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* {{Retcon}}: The episode "Super Fast!!" shows the kids learning how to use Rocket's different speeds, while "Annie, Get Your Microphone!", is an episode that shows how Annie first got her microphone. Annie already has her microphone in the former episode, while the kids know how to use Rocket's speeds in the latter, which leaves a plot hole.
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** Leo again. [[ParentalBonus His arm movements]] [[MemeticMutation when]] [[StockParody he dances are]] [[SaturdayNightFever very familiar]].
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* ShoutOut: Leo's pet Melody looks remarkably similar to a [[MyNeighborTotoro Totoro]].
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* SelflessWish: In the ChristmasEpisode, Annie uses her wish box to wish that she could spend Christmas with her friends. This has to be about the most selfless wish ever since she was wishing for something she ''already had'' -- she was already there with all of her friends.
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* FloatingInABubble: Happens to the group sans Annie and Rocket in "Annie's Solo Mission."
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''Little Einsteins'' is a preschool edutainment show based on the Baby Einstein brand. It was created by Baby Einstein and Curious Pictures. It debuted on the Playhouse Disney block of DisneyChannel in August of 2005 and quickly became one of the most popular shows on the block. It is now airing on Disney Junior, though no new episodes are known to be in production at this time. Little Einsteins focuses on the adventures of four gifted, young children, Leo, June, Quincy and Annie as they travel around the world in their friend, Rocket and go on adventures called missions.
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''Little Einsteins'' is a preschool edutainment show based on the Baby Einstein brand. It was created by Baby Einstein and Curious Pictures. It debuted on the Playhouse Disney block of DisneyChannel in August of 2005 and quickly became one of the most popular shows on the block. It is now airing on Disney Junior, though no new episodes are known to be The most recently produced episode was released in production at this time. 2009. Little Einsteins focuses on the adventures of four gifted, young children, Leo, June, Quincy and Annie as they travel around the world in their friend, Rocket and go on adventures called missions.
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Rocket has two main special abilities. The first ability is his various tools, like the Look-And-Listen scope, which can help the Einsteins find important places and clues and the Grab-Nabber, a claw-like device, which lets Rocket grab things and bring them into the cockpit.
His second ability is to shape-shift into different vehicles. During various missions Rocket has become everything from a train, to a boat, to a submarine, to a drill tank. To put it simply, wherever the Little Einsteins need to go, Rocket can change into a vehicle to take them there.
His second ability is to shape-shift into different vehicles. During various missions Rocket has become everything from a train, to a boat, to a submarine, to a drill tank. To put it simply, wherever the Little Einsteins need to go, Rocket can change into a vehicle to take them there.
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* DesignatedVillain / {{Jerkass}}: Big Jet, a blue SU-27/Mig-29 visual portmanteau, who hates losing and is also fond of stealing soup. [[spoiler:At least until the episode Show and Tell.]]
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* SceneryPorn: There's a surprising number of real world shots in an animated show like this, and they're almost all ''ridiculously'' beautiful. The show's renditions of these real locations when it switches to a more animated look tend to be very true to form, and just as pretty.
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* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: Though there are exceptions, the team frequently encounters wild animals that turn out to be friendly. This includes a [[EverythingsWorseWithBears polar bear]] in the episode "Flight of the Instrument Fairies", and a '''Tyrannosaurus Rex''' ([[BodyHorror crossed with a double bass]]) in a different episode.
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* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: Though there are exceptions, the team frequently encounters wild animals that turn out to be friendly. This includes a [[EverythingsWorseWithBears [[BearsAreBadNews polar bear]] in the episode "Flight of the Instrument Fairies", and a '''Tyrannosaurus Rex''' ([[BodyHorror crossed with a double bass]]) in a different episode.
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* WereSoProudOfYou: * The phrase shows up in at least two different picture books from the show ''Quincy's Dream'' and ''Annie's Solo Mission'', and possibly in the episodes they're based on as well.
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* WithLyrics: The music of the day usually gets lyrics added to it by Annie, though [[YourMileageMayVary not necessarily]] [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks for the better]]. For example, in the episode "Fire Truck Rocket", half of the lyrics added to the 1812 Overture are simply, "la la la la la la la la, la la!"
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* {{All Animals Are Domesticated}}: Though there are exceptions, the team frequently encounters wild animals that turn out to be friendly. This includes a [[EverythingsWorseWithBears polar bear]] in the episode "Flight of the Instrument Fairies", and a '''Tyrannosaurus Rex''' ([[BodyHorror crossed with a double bass]]) in a different episode.
* {{All Animals Are Domesticated}}: Though there are exceptions, the team frequently encounters wild animals that turn out to be friendly. This includes a [[EverythingsWorseWithBears polar bear]] in the episode "Flight of the Instrument Fairies", and a '''Tyrannosaurus Rex''' ([[BodyHorror crossed with a double bass]]) in a different episode.
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* {{Catch Phrase}}: Quincy is very fond of magnanimously declaring, "I CAN-NOT... BELIEVE IT!" when something unexpected happens. He says this often enough that it has potential to become a {{Most Annoying Sound}} if you watch several episodes in a row. On rare occasions he'll change the end of it, in a "I CANNOT BELIEVE that you did that!" sort of fashion.
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''Little Einsteins'' is a preschool edutainment show based on the Baby Einstein brand. It was created by Baby Einstein and Curious Pictures. It debuted on the Playhouse Disney block of DisneyChannel in August of 2005 and quickly became one of the most popular shows on the block. It is now airing on Disney Junior, though no new episodes are known to be in production at this time. Little Einsteins focuses on the adventures of four gifted, young children, Leo, June, Quincy and Annie as they travel around the world in their friend, Rocket and go on adventures called missions.
Each episode of the show [[StrictlyFormula follows roughly the same pattern]]. The kids would start the episode by introducing the audience to a piece of art and a piece of music which would involve somehow in the plot. The Einsteins would then go on a mission announced by Leo, to solve a problem, help someone, or find something.
The Einsteins would use Rocket to travel to different places, looking for clues and overcoming obstacles. They would then work together to achieve their goal, when Leo would announce mission completion. The show would then go to the curtain call, where the Einsteins would introduce themselves as well as giving the audience one more look at the art and music of the episode.
The main characters in Little Einsteins are:
'''Leo''': A six-year old boy and the leader of the team. Leo is a gifted conductor and always carries a baton with a flashing ball on the end. He has used this baton to conduct everything from his friend Quincy, to cows, to a sunrise. Leo is the one who announces that the team has a mission and is the main pilot for Rocket.
'''June''': A six-year Chinese-American (or Chinese-British, depending on where you are) girl who was born to dance. June is a trained ballet dancer and easily the most athletic member of the team. She's so athletic in fact that she can use her super ballet leap to launch herself over ten feet in the air, landing without harm. June is the owner of a telescope, which has lead to a few missions over the years.
'''Quincy''': A five-year old African-American (or, African-British) boy, who loves to play musical instruments. Quincy is perhaps the most gifted of the four Einsteins. He can play any musical instrument he comes across like a pro, whether he's ever played it before, or not. Quincy once had a rather strong fear of the dark, but overcame it with help from his friends.
'''Annie''': At four years old, Leo's little sister is the youngest of the Einsteins, but don't underestimate her. This cheerful little girl is a wonderful singer, even coming up with song lyrics off the top of her head. Annie's pride and joy is a portable microphone, which she always carries with her. And she's the only person, besides Leo, to have ever piloted Rocket.
'''Rocket''': Rocket is a sentient rocket ship, who runs on musical notes. He was once a toy rocket on baby Leo's crib mobile. But as Leo got bigger, so did Rocket. Now he is capable of taking the Little Einsteins anywhere in the world and even into space.
Rocket has two main special abilities. The first ability is his various tools, like the Look-And-Listen scope, which can help the Einsteins find important places and clues and the Grab-Nabber, a claw-like device, which lets Rocket grab things and bring them into the cockpit.
His second ability is to shape-shift into different vehicles. During various missions Rocket has become everything from a train, to a boat, to a submarine, to a drill tank. To put it simply, wherever the Little Einsteins need to go, Rocket can change into a vehicle to take them there.
'''Big Jet''': Little Einsteins is unusual among preschool shows, in that it has a recurring bad guy. This bad guy takes the form of Big Jet, a jet plane who is noisy, selfish and mean. Big Jet first appeared in the episode Hungarian Hiccups, where his engine was so loud, it scared Rocket. Despite this, Rocket was able to beat Big Jet in an air race. Big Jet has been trying to get even ever since, taking things that don't belong to him and pestering Rocket and the Einsteins whenever he gets the chance. Rocket and the Little Einsteins always manage to send him packing though, at least until next time.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: They've all had episodes that focus on them every now and then, but special mention needs to go to "Quincy and the Magic Instruments" and "Annie's Solo Mission" which almost exclusively featured the title characters in each one. The former one was even missing Rocket for most of it, whereas the latter had him starring alongside Annie.
* {{Affectionate Parody}}: The show borrows a few story lines and characters from fairy tales or other well-established children's stories, such as ''The Three Little Pigs'' and ''Little Red Riding Hood''.
* {{All Animals Are Domesticated}}: Though there are exceptions, the team frequently encounters wild animals that turn out to be friendly. This includes a [[EverythingsWorseWithBears polar bear]] in the episode "Flight of the Instrument Fairies", and a '''Tyrannosaurus Rex''' ([[BodyHorror crossed with a double bass]]) in a different episode.
* AnimationBump: The two specials ''Our [[strike:Big]] Huge Adventure'' and ''Rocket's Firebird Rescue''. There's also a subtle one between Season 1 and Season 2, and in the episode "The Christmas Wish".
* BigBad: Big Jet.
* BiggerOnTheInside: Rocket. This is especially evident in the OriginsEpisode, where a pullback of Rocket's interior as the kids first walk inside shows him to nearly reach the size of a schoolbus.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Not an all-female example, but Annie, Quincy and June, and Leo, in that order.
* BookEnds: The episodes start with a curtain opening and ends with a curtain call.
* CallBack: Big Jet's season-changing machine, first used in "O Yes O Yes It's Springtime," makes a reappearance in "The Great Sky Race Rematch" to help him cheat during part of the titular race. Two prior guest characters also make [[TheCameo cameos]] as song contest participants in "Annie, Get Your Microphone."
* CameraAbuse: Of a sort, anyway. Various animals have sniffed or breathed on the camera at times, and Big Jet will also occasionally shake it by buzzing by too close. Rocket even ''cleaned'' it, squeegee and all, in "The Birthday Machine."
* CaptainCrash: Leo, arguably. Rocket seems to get lodged in a looooot of places (including "space goop", a mountain and an '''erupting volcano''') when he's directly controlling him. Then again, Rocket did it to himself once, in "Rocket Safari"...
* {{Catch Phrase}}: Quincy is very fond of magnanimously declaring, "I CAN-NOT... BELIEVE IT!" when something unexpected happens. He says this often enough that it has potential to become a {{Most Annoying Sound}} if you watch several episodes in a row. On rare occasions he'll change the end of it, in a "I CANNOT BELIEVE that you did that!" sort of fashion.
** Leo's various, oft-repeated phrases using the word "mission" are [[CatchPhrase Catch Phrases]] in their own right.
* ChildProdigy: Though any of them could apply (the show is called Little ''Einsteins'' after all), if it's an instrument that can be played, expect Quincy to be able to do so. Besides "normal" instruments such as the piano, french horn, and violin, he's also been seen playing a medieval bugle, a nautical whistle, and even two birthday noisemakers. At ''once''.
** June definitely also qualifies. (See WiseBeyondTheirYears below.)
* ClassicalMusic: The music of the day, almost always.
* ConspicuousCG: Pretty much anything but the Little Einsteins themselves, up to and including Rocket. Most often seen with that episode's token animal or instrument friend(s).
* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:The episode Show and Tell has Big Jet be as jerky as normal, where he steals the kids' favorite things, which they had been bringing to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin show and tell]] at school. This lasts until the very end, after they've all gotten them back, when he shows up and apologizes for his actions for the first time ever. This leads to a rather [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming cute]] scene with the kids and Rocket.]] Though it was left somewhat open-ended, as that was that character's last appearance before the show went on hiatus, it's implied to be this trope.
** Besides this the theme pops up in other episodes, such as "The Song of the Unicorn" and "The Good Knight and the Bad Knight".
* {{Designated Villain}} / {{Jerkass}}: Big Jet, a blue SU-27/Mig-29 visual portmanteau, who hates losing and is also fond of stealing soup. [[spoiler:At least until the episode Show and Tell.]]
* DisembodiedEyebrows: While the girls have OddlyVisibleEyebrows and Quincy's are very definitely on his head, this trope applies to Leo, whose eyebrows (one at least) are visible even when viewed mostly from the back. The one farthest from the camera is floating partially off his head, and in the baby pictures spotted in "[[OriginsEpisode How We Became the Little Einsteins: The True Story]]" they're floating several ''inches'' above his head.
* {{Every Episode Ending}}: The aforementioned "Curtain Call" has gone through some changes, but it always consists of the characters celebrating themselves and the audience, and featuring the art & music of the day one more time.
* EvilIsPetty: Big Jet's ''entire'' antagonism of Rocket and the team is because he was narrowly defeated in a race during his premiere episode.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Many of the episode titles, unsurprisingly. Also Quincy's "silly song" from the episode "The Northern Night Light", which is indeed very silly.
* {{Five Man Band}}
** {{The Hero}} -- Leo
** [[TheLancer The Dancer]] -- June
** {{The Smart Guy}} -- Quincy
** {{The Chick}} -- Annie
** {{The Big Guy}} -- Rocket
* {{Hammerspace}}: Rocket employs this frequently, mostly for his tools and transformations; Big Jet is also an occasional user, such as in the episode where he dropped a cage '''much''' larger than himself on top of Rocket. The other kids will also use it from time to time. But Quincy makes "reach just off-camera/behind the back and pull out large item" an ''art form''.
* HiccupHijinks: The episode Hungarian Hiccups. Unusual in that it was ''Rocket'' who had the hiccups.
* IdiotBall: The show is about kids whose early exposure to classical music and art have turned them into child prodigies, but thanks to NonInteractivity, they're still obligated to show less observational prowess and problem solving ability than your four-year-old.
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: "The Incredible Shrinking Machine" in the first season.
* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Rocket's the one seen most often, obviously, but in short the only characters that speak understandable English are the Little Einsteins themselves. Everyone else either [[SpeakingSimlish communicates with music]] or, in Big Jet's case, engine noises. This is usually translated by one or more of the kids.
* InvisibleParents: Exaggerated in that none of the kid's parents are ever seen or even mentioned, even in the Christmas special.
* [=~It's Quiet... Too Quiet~=]: Invoked by June and Quincy in "Annie, Get Your Microphone!".
* TheKiddieRide: Rocket has been immortalized as a ride. The other characters? [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Only as decals on the ride]].
* {{Leitmotif}}: June has one that's most often heard whenever she says "Dancey dancey dance" and spins, although it's also used when she opens an episode after the curtain rises. Heard [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zYH6N8hneQ here]] at about 1:45.
** Rocket also has one, which is linked with the blast-off music and used most there. The first part of it will also play during some actions of Rocket's.
* MediumAwareness: A given, with the nature of the show. But besides the frequent acknowledgment of the viewer, the characters will also mention and direct the soundtrack (such as in one episode, Leo comments on a dramatic change in music with "Whoa, that music makes me feel worried"). Rocket even takes his power from the beat of the {{BGM}}.
* MediumBlending: Between 2D/Flash animation and CG. There's also many RealLife shots; see SceneryPorn on the [[YMMV/LittleEinsteins YMMV page]].
* MickeyMousing: Perhaps obviously, music is often used for sound effects, especially when animals or puzzles are concerned.
* MusicForCourage: Similar to the ThemeMusicPowerUp note below, the episode's theme music will also kick in when things look bad.
* {{Musical Theme Naming}}: Leo is named after conductor Leopold Stokowski. June is named after choreographer June Taylor. Quincy is named after musician Quincy Jones. Annie is named after jazz singer Anni Rossi.
* NonInteractivity: A staple of every episode. And speaking of "every episode"...
* OnceAnEpisode: The introduction and re-introduction of the Music/Art of the Day, the latter in the form of the curtain call mentioned above. There's also the blast off sequence with Rocket (most oddly used at the end of the episode "Quincy and the Magic Instruments", which Rocket had been absent/stuck for the most of and ''still'' included a blast off), some sort of [[TheStinger stinger]] after the curtain falls and before the credits, and in the second season we have powering Rocket up into Super Fast. Annie's singing (see WithLyrics below) is ''almost'' OnceAnEpisode, but there have been a rare few where this is missing for one reason or another.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: There's at least two. One in the episode "Go Team!!" that less resembles a dragon than it does an iguana with wings, and one in the firebird special that could change its size with a crescendo.
* PrimalFear: Quincy's afraid of the dark.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack
* {{Repetitive Name}}: A rocket named Rocket.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Possibly. In 2005 an episode called "Knock on Wood" was released, featuring a male ivory-billed woodpecker in Arkansas. In 200''4'' there were reports (which were published in 2005) of a male woodpecker [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory-billed_Woodpecker#2004.2F2005_Arkansas_reports sighted in Arkansas]]. It's either this trope or a giant coincidence.
* ScoobyDoobyDoors: A variation, one in pathways in a garden in the firebird special.
* SequelEpisode: "The Great Sky Race Rematch" is Big Jet's [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin rematch]] with Rocket for his defeat in "Hungarian Hiccups," the first time we see the Great Sky Race. Despite Big Jet's [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat numerous attempts to cheat]] (starting with ''disabling Rocket's ability to fly'' and only getting worse from there), [[ForegoneConclusion Rocket still]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome wins]].
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: June, at least when compared to the other three kids. She's the most likely to use much larger words than the others do, and she employs them frequently.
* ShoutOut: Leo's pet Melody looks remarkably similar to a [[MyNeighborTotoro Totoro]].
** Leo again. [[ParentalBonus His arm movements]] [[MemeticMutation when]] [[StockParody he dances are]] [[SaturdayNightFever very familiar]].
** A few of the episode titles also qualify, such as "[[AnnieGetYourGun Annie, Get Your Microphone]]" and "Go West, Young Train."
** From ''Firebird Rescue'': "Spiders!" "Mosquitoes!" "Bats!" "And bears!" "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oh my]]!"
* SongsInTheKeyOfLock: Often used as part of the problem.
* SpeakOfTheDevil: Big Jet is the one used most often, but even in episodes with other antagonists this can still come into play.
* StockFootage: The blast-off and Super Fast sequences, with any [[GuestStarPartyMember guest characters for that episode]] edited in where necessary.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Happens whenever exposition gets in the way of something that needs to be finished quickly. A variation is the easing up into Rocket's Super Fast speed, as by the end of the time it takes for Rocket to speed up all the way, the given event would be over in real time. Naturally, he always makes it just in time in-episode.
* TemptingFate: Leo is a repeat offender. If he warns the others ([[NoFourthWall or the viewer]]) to be careful for one reason or another, you can bet something bad is about to happen. In one episode this got the entire group separated, and on several instances this has brought Big Jet into the picture.
* ThereAreNoAdults: Combined with InvisibleParents.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: An episode's given music is often used to save the day.
* TitleDrop: This happens. A lot. The title itself is also something of a [[TheNamesake namesake]], as the phrase "Little Einsteins" was coined by June at the end of their first mission.
* TrueCompanions: The group is very dedicated to each other, and will go great lengths for another member. Though this is seen at several times throughout the series, it's never more evident than in the climax of ''Rocket's Firebird Rescue'', when each of the kids give up what they gathered throughout the earlier parts of the special to help Rocket save the day.
* ViewersAreGoldfish
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: June. Besides the SesquipedalianLoquaciousness touched on above, she's often the one to answer questions, come up with obscure information, or just act the most adult in general. Her elegancy also plays into this, and all of this can make her seem much older than six.
** This occasionally even pushes her into TeamMom territory, especially with the guest characters. That in and of itself can be seen most in the episode "The Blue-Footed Booby Bird Ballet" where she mentors a baby [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin blue-footed booby bird that's a member of her bird ballet troupe]].
* {{With Lyrics}}: The music of the day usually gets lyrics added to it by Annie, though [[YourMileageMayVary not necessarily]] [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks for the better]]. For example, in the episode "Fire Truck Rocket", half of the lyrics added to the 1812 Overture are simply, "la la la la la la la la, la la!"
* YourSizeMayVary: Rocket and Big Jet are the [[IncrediblyLamePun biggest]] victims of this trope, although it can also occur with certain guest characters. The size proportion between Jet and Rocket will also change, sometimes within the confines of the same episode.
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''Little Einsteins'' is a preschool edutainment show based on the Baby Einstein brand. It was created by Baby Einstein and Curious Pictures. It debuted on the Playhouse Disney block of DisneyChannel in August of 2005 and quickly became one of the most popular shows on the block. It is now airing on Disney Junior, though no new episodes are known to be in production at this time. Little Einsteins focuses on the adventures of four gifted, young children, Leo, June, Quincy and Annie as they travel around the world in their friend, Rocket and go on adventures called missions.
Each episode of the show [[StrictlyFormula follows roughly the same pattern]]. The kids would start the episode by introducing the audience to a piece of art and a piece of music which would involve somehow in the plot. The Einsteins would then go on a mission announced by Leo, to solve a problem, help someone, or find something.
The Einsteins would use Rocket to travel to different places, looking for clues and overcoming obstacles. They would then work together to achieve their goal, when Leo would announce mission completion. The show would then go to the curtain call, where the Einsteins would introduce themselves as well as giving the audience one more look at the art and music of the episode.
The main characters in Little Einsteins are:
'''Leo''': A six-year old boy and the leader of the team. Leo is a gifted conductor and always carries a baton with a flashing ball on the end. He has used this baton to conduct everything from his friend Quincy, to cows, to a sunrise. Leo is the one who announces that the team has a mission and is the main pilot for Rocket.
'''June''': A six-year Chinese-American (or Chinese-British, depending on where you are) girl who was born to dance. June is a trained ballet dancer and easily the most athletic member of the team. She's so athletic in fact that she can use her super ballet leap to launch herself over ten feet in the air, landing without harm. June is the owner of a telescope, which has lead to a few missions over the years.
'''Quincy''': A five-year old African-American (or, African-British) boy, who loves to play musical instruments. Quincy is perhaps the most gifted of the four Einsteins. He can play any musical instrument he comes across like a pro, whether he's ever played it before, or not. Quincy once had a rather strong fear of the dark, but overcame it with help from his friends.
'''Annie''': At four years old, Leo's little sister is the youngest of the Einsteins, but don't underestimate her. This cheerful little girl is a wonderful singer, even coming up with song lyrics off the top of her head. Annie's pride and joy is a portable microphone, which she always carries with her. And she's the only person, besides Leo, to have ever piloted Rocket.
'''Rocket''': Rocket is a sentient rocket ship, who runs on musical notes. He was once a toy rocket on baby Leo's crib mobile. But as Leo got bigger, so did Rocket. Now he is capable of taking the Little Einsteins anywhere in the world and even into space.
Rocket has two main special abilities. The first ability is his various tools, like the Look-And-Listen scope, which can help the Einsteins find important places and clues and the Grab-Nabber, a claw-like device, which lets Rocket grab things and bring them into the cockpit.
His second ability is to shape-shift into different vehicles. During various missions Rocket has become everything from a train, to a boat, to a submarine, to a drill tank. To put it simply, wherever the Little Einsteins need to go, Rocket can change into a vehicle to take them there.
'''Big Jet''': Little Einsteins is unusual among preschool shows, in that it has a recurring bad guy. This bad guy takes the form of Big Jet, a jet plane who is noisy, selfish and mean. Big Jet first appeared in the episode Hungarian Hiccups, where his engine was so loud, it scared Rocket. Despite this, Rocket was able to beat Big Jet in an air race. Big Jet has been trying to get even ever since, taking things that don't belong to him and pestering Rocket and the Einsteins whenever he gets the chance. Rocket and the Little Einsteins always manage to send him packing though, at least until next time.
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!!''LittleEinsteins'' provides examples of:
* ADayInTheLimelight: They've all had episodes that focus on them every now and then, but special mention needs to go to "Quincy and the Magic Instruments" and "Annie's Solo Mission" which almost exclusively featured the title characters in each one. The former one was even missing Rocket for most of it, whereas the latter had him starring alongside Annie.
* {{Affectionate Parody}}: The show borrows a few story lines and characters from fairy tales or other well-established children's stories, such as ''The Three Little Pigs'' and ''Little Red Riding Hood''.
* {{All Animals Are Domesticated}}: Though there are exceptions, the team frequently encounters wild animals that turn out to be friendly. This includes a [[EverythingsWorseWithBears polar bear]] in the episode "Flight of the Instrument Fairies", and a '''Tyrannosaurus Rex''' ([[BodyHorror crossed with a double bass]]) in a different episode.
* AnimationBump: The two specials ''Our [[strike:Big]] Huge Adventure'' and ''Rocket's Firebird Rescue''. There's also a subtle one between Season 1 and Season 2, and in the episode "The Christmas Wish".
* BigBad: Big Jet.
* BiggerOnTheInside: Rocket. This is especially evident in the OriginsEpisode, where a pullback of Rocket's interior as the kids first walk inside shows him to nearly reach the size of a schoolbus.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Not an all-female example, but Annie, Quincy and June, and Leo, in that order.
* BookEnds: The episodes start with a curtain opening and ends with a curtain call.
* CallBack: Big Jet's season-changing machine, first used in "O Yes O Yes It's Springtime," makes a reappearance in "The Great Sky Race Rematch" to help him cheat during part of the titular race. Two prior guest characters also make [[TheCameo cameos]] as song contest participants in "Annie, Get Your Microphone."
* CameraAbuse: Of a sort, anyway. Various animals have sniffed or breathed on the camera at times, and Big Jet will also occasionally shake it by buzzing by too close. Rocket even ''cleaned'' it, squeegee and all, in "The Birthday Machine."
* CaptainCrash: Leo, arguably. Rocket seems to get lodged in a looooot of places (including "space goop", a mountain and an '''erupting volcano''') when he's directly controlling him. Then again, Rocket did it to himself once, in "Rocket Safari"...
* {{Catch Phrase}}: Quincy is very fond of magnanimously declaring, "I CAN-NOT... BELIEVE IT!" when something unexpected happens. He says this often enough that it has potential to become a {{Most Annoying Sound}} if you watch several episodes in a row. On rare occasions he'll change the end of it, in a "I CANNOT BELIEVE that you did that!" sort of fashion.
** Leo's various, oft-repeated phrases using the word "mission" are [[CatchPhrase Catch Phrases]] in their own right.
* ChildProdigy: Though any of them could apply (the show is called Little ''Einsteins'' after all), if it's an instrument that can be played, expect Quincy to be able to do so. Besides "normal" instruments such as the piano, french horn, and violin, he's also been seen playing a medieval bugle, a nautical whistle, and even two birthday noisemakers. At ''once''.
** June definitely also qualifies. (See WiseBeyondTheirYears below.)
* ClassicalMusic: The music of the day, almost always.
* ConspicuousCG: Pretty much anything but the Little Einsteins themselves, up to and including Rocket. Most often seen with that episode's token animal or instrument friend(s).
* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:The episode Show and Tell has Big Jet be as jerky as normal, where he steals the kids' favorite things, which they had been bringing to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin show and tell]] at school. This lasts until the very end, after they've all gotten them back, when he shows up and apologizes for his actions for the first time ever. This leads to a rather [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming cute]] scene with the kids and Rocket.]] Though it was left somewhat open-ended, as that was that character's last appearance before the show went on hiatus, it's implied to be this trope.
** Besides this the theme pops up in other episodes, such as "The Song of the Unicorn" and "The Good Knight and the Bad Knight".
* {{Designated Villain}} / {{Jerkass}}: Big Jet, a blue SU-27/Mig-29 visual portmanteau, who hates losing and is also fond of stealing soup. [[spoiler:At least until the episode Show and Tell.]]
* DisembodiedEyebrows: While the girls have OddlyVisibleEyebrows and Quincy's are very definitely on his head, this trope applies to Leo, whose eyebrows (one at least) are visible even when viewed mostly from the back. The one farthest from the camera is floating partially off his head, and in the baby pictures spotted in "[[OriginsEpisode How We Became the Little Einsteins: The True Story]]" they're floating several ''inches'' above his head.
* {{Every Episode Ending}}: The aforementioned "Curtain Call" has gone through some changes, but it always consists of the characters celebrating themselves and the audience, and featuring the art & music of the day one more time.
* EvilIsPetty: Big Jet's ''entire'' antagonism of Rocket and the team is because he was narrowly defeated in a race during his premiere episode.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Many of the episode titles, unsurprisingly. Also Quincy's "silly song" from the episode "The Northern Night Light", which is indeed very silly.
* {{Five Man Band}}
** {{The Hero}} -- Leo
** [[TheLancer The Dancer]] -- June
** {{The Smart Guy}} -- Quincy
** {{The Chick}} -- Annie
** {{The Big Guy}} -- Rocket
* {{Hammerspace}}: Rocket employs this frequently, mostly for his tools and transformations; Big Jet is also an occasional user, such as in the episode where he dropped a cage '''much''' larger than himself on top of Rocket. The other kids will also use it from time to time. But Quincy makes "reach just off-camera/behind the back and pull out large item" an ''art form''.
* HiccupHijinks: The episode Hungarian Hiccups. Unusual in that it was ''Rocket'' who had the hiccups.
* IdiotBall: The show is about kids whose early exposure to classical music and art have turned them into child prodigies, but thanks to NonInteractivity, they're still obligated to show less observational prowess and problem solving ability than your four-year-old.
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: "The Incredible Shrinking Machine" in the first season.
* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Rocket's the one seen most often, obviously, but in short the only characters that speak understandable English are the Little Einsteins themselves. Everyone else either [[SpeakingSimlish communicates with music]] or, in Big Jet's case, engine noises. This is usually translated by one or more of the kids.
* InvisibleParents: Exaggerated in that none of the kid's parents are ever seen or even mentioned, even in the Christmas special.
* [=~It's Quiet... Too Quiet~=]: Invoked by June and Quincy in "Annie, Get Your Microphone!".
* TheKiddieRide: Rocket has been immortalized as a ride. The other characters? [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Only as decals on the ride]].
* {{Leitmotif}}: June has one that's most often heard whenever she says "Dancey dancey dance" and spins, although it's also used when she opens an episode after the curtain rises. Heard [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zYH6N8hneQ here]] at about 1:45.
** Rocket also has one, which is linked with the blast-off music and used most there. The first part of it will also play during some actions of Rocket's.
* MediumAwareness: A given, with the nature of the show. But besides the frequent acknowledgment of the viewer, the characters will also mention and direct the soundtrack (such as in one episode, Leo comments on a dramatic change in music with "Whoa, that music makes me feel worried"). Rocket even takes his power from the beat of the {{BGM}}.
* MediumBlending: Between 2D/Flash animation and CG. There's also many RealLife shots; see SceneryPorn on the [[YMMV/LittleEinsteins YMMV page]].
* MickeyMousing: Perhaps obviously, music is often used for sound effects, especially when animals or puzzles are concerned.
* MusicForCourage: Similar to the ThemeMusicPowerUp note below, the episode's theme music will also kick in when things look bad.
* {{Musical Theme Naming}}: Leo is named after conductor Leopold Stokowski. June is named after choreographer June Taylor. Quincy is named after musician Quincy Jones. Annie is named after jazz singer Anni Rossi.
* NonInteractivity: A staple of every episode. And speaking of "every episode"...
* OnceAnEpisode: The introduction and re-introduction of the Music/Art of the Day, the latter in the form of the curtain call mentioned above. There's also the blast off sequence with Rocket (most oddly used at the end of the episode "Quincy and the Magic Instruments", which Rocket had been absent/stuck for the most of and ''still'' included a blast off), some sort of [[TheStinger stinger]] after the curtain falls and before the credits, and in the second season we have powering Rocket up into Super Fast. Annie's singing (see WithLyrics below) is ''almost'' OnceAnEpisode, but there have been a rare few where this is missing for one reason or another.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: There's at least two. One in the episode "Go Team!!" that less resembles a dragon than it does an iguana with wings, and one in the firebird special that could change its size with a crescendo.
* PrimalFear: Quincy's afraid of the dark.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack
* {{Repetitive Name}}: A rocket named Rocket.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Possibly. In 2005 an episode called "Knock on Wood" was released, featuring a male ivory-billed woodpecker in Arkansas. In 200''4'' there were reports (which were published in 2005) of a male woodpecker [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory-billed_Woodpecker#2004.2F2005_Arkansas_reports sighted in Arkansas]]. It's either this trope or a giant coincidence.
* ScoobyDoobyDoors: A variation, one in pathways in a garden in the firebird special.
* SequelEpisode: "The Great Sky Race Rematch" is Big Jet's [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin rematch]] with Rocket for his defeat in "Hungarian Hiccups," the first time we see the Great Sky Race. Despite Big Jet's [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat numerous attempts to cheat]] (starting with ''disabling Rocket's ability to fly'' and only getting worse from there), [[ForegoneConclusion Rocket still]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome wins]].
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: June, at least when compared to the other three kids. She's the most likely to use much larger words than the others do, and she employs them frequently.
* ShoutOut: Leo's pet Melody looks remarkably similar to a [[MyNeighborTotoro Totoro]].
** Leo again. [[ParentalBonus His arm movements]] [[MemeticMutation when]] [[StockParody he dances are]] [[SaturdayNightFever very familiar]].
** A few of the episode titles also qualify, such as "[[AnnieGetYourGun Annie, Get Your Microphone]]" and "Go West, Young Train."
** From ''Firebird Rescue'': "Spiders!" "Mosquitoes!" "Bats!" "And bears!" "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oh my]]!"
* SongsInTheKeyOfLock: Often used as part of the problem.
* SpeakOfTheDevil: Big Jet is the one used most often, but even in episodes with other antagonists this can still come into play.
* StockFootage: The blast-off and Super Fast sequences, with any [[GuestStarPartyMember guest characters for that episode]] edited in where necessary.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Happens whenever exposition gets in the way of something that needs to be finished quickly. A variation is the easing up into Rocket's Super Fast speed, as by the end of the time it takes for Rocket to speed up all the way, the given event would be over in real time. Naturally, he always makes it just in time in-episode.
* TemptingFate: Leo is a repeat offender. If he warns the others ([[NoFourthWall or the viewer]]) to be careful for one reason or another, you can bet something bad is about to happen. In one episode this got the entire group separated, and on several instances this has brought Big Jet into the picture.
* ThereAreNoAdults: Combined with InvisibleParents.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: An episode's given music is often used to save the day.
* TitleDrop: This happens. A lot. The title itself is also something of a [[TheNamesake namesake]], as the phrase "Little Einsteins" was coined by June at the end of their first mission.
* TrueCompanions: The group is very dedicated to each other, and will go great lengths for another member. Though this is seen at several times throughout the series, it's never more evident than in the climax of ''Rocket's Firebird Rescue'', when each of the kids give up what they gathered throughout the earlier parts of the special to help Rocket save the day.
* ViewersAreGoldfish
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: June. Besides the SesquipedalianLoquaciousness touched on above, she's often the one to answer questions, come up with obscure information, or just act the most adult in general. Her elegancy also plays into this, and all of this can make her seem much older than six.
** This occasionally even pushes her into TeamMom territory, especially with the guest characters. That in and of itself can be seen most in the episode "The Blue-Footed Booby Bird Ballet" where she mentors a baby [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin blue-footed booby bird that's a member of her bird ballet troupe]].
* {{With Lyrics}}: The music of the day usually gets lyrics added to it by Annie, though [[YourMileageMayVary not necessarily]] [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks for the better]]. For example, in the episode "Fire Truck Rocket", half of the lyrics added to the 1812 Overture are simply, "la la la la la la la la, la la!"
* YourSizeMayVary: Rocket and Big Jet are the [[IncrediblyLamePun biggest]] victims of this trope, although it can also occur with certain guest characters. The size proportion between Jet and Rocket will also change, sometimes within the confines of the same episode.
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