History WesternAnimation / BeingIan

!!'''Tropes in this series include:'''

* KidHero: Ian, obviously.

* MovieMakingMess: Happens a few times, given the protagonist is a teenage wannabe filmmaker. In "Cyrano de Mille", he attempts to make a horror movie that get hijacked into being a romance.

* TooDumbToLive: Korey.

* CanadaEh: Set in Burnaby, British Columbia, ''Being Ian'' has lots of shout outs to Canadian culture. The kids attend [[Music/CelineDion Celine Dion High School]], and another nearby school is named for Creator/WilliamShatner. And of course, everyone is obsessed with hockey.

* FeatheredFiend: There are several gags in the series involving seagulls attacking and chasing people in [[ZergRush/Main groups]]. This is notably seen in "Bad Day at White Rock", where Ian gets chased by seagulls while trying to enjoy his day at White Rock.

''Being Ian'' is a Canadian animated sitcom created by voice actor Creator/IanJamesCorlett of Creator/TheOceanGroup dubbing team (who had previously created another animated series, ''WesternAnimation/YvonOfTheYukon''), inspired by his own childhood experiences. Produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}} and Creator/StudioBProductions (who would collaborate again on ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans''), the show was shown on Creator/{{YTV}} in its home country, but also saw exposure on US television as part Creator/{{Qubo}}'s Night Owl block. It ran from January 1, 2005 until October 11, 2008 with a grand total of 65 episodes over 3 seasons.

** One of the judges for Burnaby Idol is a HarshTalentShowJudge named Simeon, who's a parody of ''Series/AmericanIdol'' judge Creator/SimonCowell.

* ParodiesForDummies: In "Dummy Up", Ian uses a book called "Ventriloquism For Morons" to learn how to be a ventriloquist.

* {{Fanboy}}: Ian is a huge fan of movies.
* FantasySequence: Constantly. Ian is a chronic daydreamer. He's also obsessed with movies, so these are frequently shout outs.

** Royal Stilton from the episode "Piano Man" is a clear parody of Music/EltonJohn. The song seen in the episode is also based on Elton's "Your Song".

* ActingOutADaydream: Due to Ian's very imaginative personally, this is bound to happen sometimes. In the beginning of "The Ians" for example, Ian imagines himself in medieval times where he pulls out a sword out of a stone. It then cuts to him in the bathroom with a toilet brush and him spreading water over the walls, which prompts a angry reaction from his mother.

* DistinctionWithoutADifference: Once, when Korey tries to build a fort made out of empty boxes, while Kyle sleeps in a box next to him. When Korey wakes him up and tells him to get to work, Kyle tell him he "wasn't sleeping, he was lying very still with his eyes closed."

* ActingOutADaydream: Due to Ian's very imaginative personally, this is bound to happen sometimes. In the beginning of "The Ians" for example, Ian imagines himself in medieval times and pulls out a sword out of the stone. It then cuts to him in the bathroom with a toilet brush and spreading water on the walls, which prompts a angry reaction from his mother.

* HeyYou: Fricken Chicken Guy keeps referring to Ian as "Kid".

* LongTitle: The episodes "The Kelley Boys and the Mysterious Lighthouse Mystery" and "Scream Because I Know What You Did to That Psycho Last Summer."

* FatFlex: In the episode "What's Combover You?", Ken Kelly flexes his muscles in the bathroom, and all of a sudden, it turns into a middle age pot belly, [[WeightWoe much to his shock!]]

* StickySituation: Some of the pranks gone by Kyle and Korey in the series involve using super-glue. For example, the beginning of "Cyrano de Mille" were Korey super-glues all of Ian's shoes to the floor.