History WesternAnimation / HerselfTheElf

* AYearAndADay: Herself's wand won't give up ownership to Thorn until a year and a day has passed since he took it. By the time the story proper begins, Herself has been captured for a year and time's almost up to return things to normal.

* {{Invisibility}}: Woodpink makes her colors disappear to become invisible and hide from Ivy, but it wears off quickly and she's caught.

* TimedMission: With a year gone by, the heroines have only a day to retrieve Herself's wand before Thorn gains control over nature.

''Herself the Elf'' was a girl-oriented franchise from the early 1980s created by Those Characters From Cleveland. Starting life as a character on greeting cards, Herself became popular enough to get toys, records, books, and a cartoon special produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}}, which featured Music/JudyCollins on music. Herself the Elf and her friends are protectors and guardians of nature, using their magic wands to attend to every detail of our world.

* JustInTime: Herself regains her wand and hr powers seconds before time's almost up.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: Herself loves all animals, and they love her in return.

* ToylessToylineCharacter: Creeping Ivy and Thorn didn't get toys made, and neither did their pet vulture Vendetta. Wilfie downplays this as he appeared on merchandise, but never got a doll.

** Ivy and Vendetta successfully capture Herself and three of the elves rather quickly, while Thorn sits and waits in his lab and isn't as effective.

* HypercompetentSidekick: Ivy and Vendetta successfully capture Herself and three of the elves rather quickly, while Thorn sits and waits in his lab and isn't as effective.

* PlantHair: Ivy certainly has this.
* PlotTailoredToTheParty: Double subverted. It seems like every elf's individual powers will be used to save the day, but their powers are a hindrance individually, the wands stop working due to Herself's magic fading and they're captured before long. Then Willow Song uses her voice-changing powers just long enough to distract Thorn to get the wand back, and everyone else uses their powers to stop the villains and escape safely.

* GardenGarment: Parts of Creeping Ivy's outfit include leafy short sleeves and a foliaged skirt.

* PantyShot: Herself's light blue undies are shown from behind when trying to squeeze through a hole in a door and when she's seated on top of a door.

** The hemlines of the elves' skirts/dresses are shaped like flower petals. Some are stellate or funnel-form; others are trumpet-shaped.

** The hemlines of the elves' skirts/dresses are shaped like flower petals.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The elves use their various powers individually to try and reach Thorn's castle, but end up destroying the bridge used to get there.

* ToylessToylineCharacter: Creeping Ivy and King Thorn didn't get toys made, and neither did their pet vulture Vendetta. Wilfie downplays this as he appeared on merchandise, but never got a doll.

''Herself the Elf'' was a girl-oriented franchise from the early 1980s created by Those Characters From Cleveland. Starting life as a character on greeting cards, Herself became popular enough to get toys, records, books, and a cartoon special produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}}, which featured Music/JudyCollins on music. Herself the Elf and her friends were protectors and guardians of nature, using their magic wands to attend to every detail of our world.

* MissingMom: The protagonist's father is mentioned (the elf king who died recently) but nothing about her mother or whether she had one at all. Similarly, on the antagonist side we have the evil Thorn and his daughter the wicked Creeping Ivy but no mention of a mother.

''Herself the Elf'' was a girl-oriented franchise from the early 1980s. Starting life as a character on greeting cards, Herself became popular enough to get toys, records, books, and a cartoon special produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}}, which featured Music/JudyCollins on music. Herself the Elf and her friends were protectors and guardians of nature, using their magic wands to attend to every detail of our world.

* IAmSong: The special starts with a song sung from Herself's perspective, describing her magic and duties to nature.

* AYearAndADay: Herself's wand won't give up ownership to Thorn until a year and a day has passed since he took it.

* AYearAndADay: Herself's wand won't give up ownership to Thorn until a year and a day has passed since they took it.