History WesternAnimation / ElinorWondersWhy

* CatchPhrase:
** After Elinor, Olive and Ari have explored something a bit, Elinor likes to declare "We need more observations!"
** After learning something cool, Elinor comments "That is ''so'' interesting!"

* OffModel: "The Seed of An Idea" has very strange animations. Elinor can be seen smiling wider than she usually does. When she grins, her mouth shows full teeth instead of mostly lineless. Elinor also has pink paw pads on her feet, which she usually doesn't. Olive's skirt uses the pre-release design shown in posters (it has an additional cyan stripe). Ari's shirt is referred to as a "sweater". His mouth is also sometimes filled in completely white when he's talking. Koa's eyes are styled like the rest of the cast, being simple dots instead of being closed like his normal design. Camilla has two humps unlike her final design which only has one and her mouth seems to be wider. Ms. Mole's voice is slightly different in some scenes.

* BarefootCartoonAnimal: Most of the characters are normally barefoot. Ms. Mole, however, wears purple shoes.

* BarefootCartoonAnimal: Elinor and her friends are all normally barefoot. Their teacher Ms. Mole, however, wears purple shoes.

* PirateTreasure: The events of "Pirate Treasure" arise from Ari forgetting where he hid a treasure while playing pirates with Elinor and Olive.

* FurryFemaleMane: Elinor herself and a few female characters have this.

* FadeToWhite: How all of the episodes end. Which is very rare for a PBS Kids show.

** In "Colorful and Tasty," Elinor and her friends Olive and Ari, with the help of Elinor's father, bake carrot cupcakes to sell at the local park.

* LostVoicePlot: The episode "No Need to Shout" revolves around Elinor's lost voice.

* AnimalStereotypes: Played straight in many cases, averted in others. For example, Mr. Cat [[CatsHateWater does indeed hate getting wet]], but Elinor (as well as her dad) is an only child, meaning her parents have not [[ExplosiveBreeder "multiplied like rabbits"]].

* AnimalStereotypes: Played straight in many cases, averted in others. For example, Mr. Cat [[CatsHateWater does indeed hate getting wet]], but Elinor (her dad as well) is an only child (meaning her parents have not [[ExplosiveBreeder "multiplied like rabbits"]]).

* AndTheAdventureContinues: The finale movie, "A Wonderful Journey", ends with Elinor, Ari, and Olive heading off for another adventure to learn how frogs hop and swim, as Elinor feels more confident about what exploring is all about.

* ExtraLongEpisode: "A Wonderful Journey", the MadeForTVMovie series finale, is approximately 45 minutes long.

* CryCute: Somewhat averted, because Elinor's eyes watered while trying to do a staring contest with Olive. But seeing Elinor shedding a few tears is adorable.

* GrandFinale: The [[ExtraLongEpisode one hour special]] [[MadeForTVMovie movie]], "A Wonderful Journey", that follows Elinor, Ari, and Olive go camping, solve a mystery, and answer their biggest question: [[WhamEpisode Why does Elinor want to wonder why?]]

* ExtraLongEpisode: "A Wonderful Journey", the MadeForTVMovie, is approximately 45 minutes long.

* SeasonFinale: The season 1 [[ExtraLongEpisode one hour special]] finale, "A Wonderful Journey", that follows Elinor, Ari, and Olive go camping, solve a mystery, and answer their biggest question: [[WhamEpisode Why does Elinor want to wonder why?]]

->''Just listen and see, come and wonder with me.''