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* MixedRace: Miles and Loretta appear to be half-white, on their father's side, and half-Chinese, on their mother's side. "Lunar New Year" introduces their maternal grandparents, and their own New Year's traditions.

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* MixedRace: Miles and Loretta appear to be half-white, on their father's side, and half-Chinese, on their mother's side. "Lunar New Year" introduces their maternal grandparents, Po Po and their own New Year's traditions.Gong Gong.
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* MixedRace: Miles and Loretta are half-Chinese on their mother's side. "Lunar New Year" introduces their maternal grandparents, and their own New Year's traditions.

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* MixedRace: Miles and Loretta are half-Chinese appear to be half-white, on their father's side, and half-Chinese, on their mother's side. "Lunar New Year" introduces their maternal grandparents, and their own New Year's traditions.

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* AffectionateNickname: Phoebe calls Loretta "Starshine" sometimes.

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* AccidentalMisnaming: The space pirate Gadfly Garnett seems to have trouble remembering names; He continually got Stella's name wrong in "Who Stole The Stellosphere?" and did the same with Miles in "Frozen Food."
* AffectionateNickname: Leo and Phoebe calls often call Loretta "Starshine" sometimes."Starshine."
* AIIsACrapShoot: Mostly averted with most of the machines in this series, but in "Mighty M.E.R.C," Axel, M.E.R.C.'s intended replacement, refused to allow the Callistos to try and recover Loretta from a rapidly freezing planet (on the grounds that he couldn't let [[TheNeedsOfTheMany the entire crew endanger themselves for one member]]), even locking down the Starjetter to try and stop them.



* AlliterativeName: The sand twins Melvin and Melinda Mendelson and space pirate Gadfly Garnett.

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* AlliterativeName: The sand twins Melvin and Melinda Mendelson and space pirate Gadfly Garnett.


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* MixedRace: Miles and Loretta are half-Chinese on their mother's side. "Lunar New Year" introduces their maternal grandparents, and their own New Year's traditions.
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* FictionalHoliday: Averted in "Yuri's Night" - [[TitleDrop the titular holiday]] (celebrating UsefulNotes/YuriGagarin Yuri Gagarin's pioneering voyage into space) [[https://yurisnight.net/ is celebrated internationally every April 12th]].

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* FictionalHoliday: Averted in "Yuri's Night" - [[TitleDrop the titular holiday]] (celebrating UsefulNotes/YuriGagarin (which celebrates [[UsefulNotes/YuriGagarin Yuri Gagarin's pioneering voyage into space) space]]) [[https://yurisnight.net/ is celebrated internationally every April 12th]].
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* FictionalHoliday: Averted in "Yuri's Night" - [[TitleDrop the titular holiday]] (celebrating UsefulNotes/YuriGagarin Yuri Gagarin's pioneering voyage into space) [[https://yurisnight.net/ is celebrated internationally every April 12th]].

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'''''Miles From Tomorrowland''''' is a preschool series that has officially premiered on February 5, 2015 on Disney Junior.

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'''''Miles From Tomorrowland''''' is a preschool series that has officially premiered on February 5, 2015 on Disney Junior.



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* ABoyAndHisX: Miles and M.E.R.C., who are almost never apart.

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!!This show contains examples of:
* ABoyAndHisX: Miles and M.E.R.C., who are almost never apart.
!!Tropes from Tomorrowland:


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* ABoyAndHisX: Miles and M.E.R.C., who are almost never apart.

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* ThatsNoMoon: Invoked in "Hiccup in the Plan," when the Callistos encounter a Sporjot, a giant space creature that resembles a moon when at rest.



* TotallyRadical: Leo uses the term "gnarly" in "Surfin' The Whirlpool." Miles, of course, has no idea what it means.

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* TotallyRadical: Leo uses the term "gnarly" in "Surfin' The Whirlpool." Miles, of course, has no idea what it means.means (May also count as AntiquatedLinguistics).


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* VacuumMouth: Blodger. In his first appearance, he uses it to suck an entire field of space junk into the Stellosphere.
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* HoverBoard: Miles' "blastboard."


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* SurferDude: Leo has this air. In "Surfin' The Whirlpool," it was revealed that he and his friends used to surf their blastboards on the Zuma Whirlpool, a pool of swirling energies. For added effect, his blastboard is much larger than Miles', being the size of an actual surfboard.


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* TotallyRadical: Leo uses the term "gnarly" in "Surfin' The Whirlpool." Miles, of course, has no idea what it means.


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* YouGotSpunk: Gadfly says this of Miles in "Who Stole The Stellosphere?"
-->'''Gadfly''': Scrappy kid. ...I hate scrap!
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* AlliterativeName: The sand twins Melvin and Melinda Mendelson and space pirate Gadfly Garnett.

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* NoPaperFuture: Averted on some occasions; in one episode, Loretta pulls out a backup instruction manual on her suit, remarking on how "analog" it is.

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* NoPaperFuture: Averted on some occasions; in one episode, Loretta pulls out a backup instruction manual on her suit, remarking on how "analog" it is. In the opening of another, Miles is seen reading a comic book that appears to be printed on paper.
* ParentalBonus: Watson and Crick take their names from scientists [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watson James Watson]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Crick Francis Crick]].



* ShownTheirWork: All the space jargon and phenomena featured in the show is quite accurate.

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* ShownTheirWork: All the space jargon and phenomena featured in the show is quite accurate. One such example is the term "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification spaghettification]]", which occurs near strong tidal forces or black holes.

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* AbsoluteXenophobe: Queen Gemma of Dethalia. She doesn't answer any of the Tomorrowland Alliance's requests to join them, and arrests anyone who enters her planet's space uninvited. Thankfully, her son, prince Rygan, feels differently.

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* AbsoluteXenophobe: Queen Gemma of Dethalia. She doesn't answer any of the Tomorrowland Alliance's requests to join them, and arrests anyone who enters her planet's space uninvited. Thankfully, her son, prince Prince Rygan, feels differently.differently, and helps the Callistos win their freedom.



* CardboardPrison: [[SpacePirates Gadfly Garnett]] gets captured at the end of his appearances, yet he's back committing more crimes before long.



* GuiltByAssociation: Taken to an absurd degree in "Game On"; Queen Gemma believes that, since the Callistos know [[SpacePirates Gafly Garnet]] (who had recently stolen from Dethalia), they are no friends to her people.

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* GuiltByAssociation: Taken to an absurd degree in "Game On"; Queen Gemma believes that, since the Callistos know [[SpacePirates Gafly Garnet]] Gadfly Garnett (who had recently stolen from Dethalia), they are no friends to her people.



* PermaStubble: Captain Joe Callisto ([[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in "On Spaceguard," where Gadfly called him "Captain Needs-a-shave").
* ShownTheirWork: All the space jargon and phenomena featured in the show is quite accurate.



* WeaksauceWeakness: Gadfly's [[{{Mook}} Mooks]], the Goovs can be completely destroyed by throwing something through the rings in the center of their bodies.

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* WeaksauceWeakness: Gadfly's [[{{Mook}} Mooks]], the Goovs Goovs, can be completely destroyed by throwing something through the rings in the center of their bodies.
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* NoPaperFuture: Averted on some occasions; in one episode, Loretta pulls out a backup instruction manual on her suit, remarking on how "analog" it is.

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* AbsoluteXenophobe: Queen Gemma of Dethalia. She doesn't answer any of the Tomorrowland Alliance's requests to join them, and arrests anyone who enters her planet's space uninvited. Thankfully, her son, prince Rygan, feels differently.
* AffectionateNickname: Phoebe calls Loretta "Starshine" sometimes.



* ColorCodedEmotions: Blodger turns blue whenever he feels sad.



* GuiltByAssociation: Taken to an absurd degree in "Game On"; Queen Gemma believes that, since the Callistos know [[SpacePirates Gafly Garnet]] (who had recently stolen from Dethalia), they are no friends to her people.



* SiblingYinYang: For both the fun-loving Miles and brainiac Phoebe, along with the serious Watson and goofy Crick.

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* SiblingYinYang: For both the fun-loving Miles and brainiac Phoebe, Loretta, along with the serious Watson and goofy Crick.


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* WeaksauceWeakness: Gadfly's [[{{Mook}} Mooks]], the Goovs can be completely destroyed by throwing something through the rings in the center of their bodies.

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It centers on the Callistos, a family who lives on a spaceship and works for the Tomorrowland Transit Authority, where they travel the galaxy to solve conflicts and mysteries on other planets. There's the enthusiastic and curious Miles, his brainier sister Loretta, his pet robot ostrich Merc, and his parents Leo and Phoebe.

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It centers on the Callistos, a family who lives on a spaceship and works for the Tomorrowland Transit Authority, where they travel the galaxy to solve conflicts and mysteries on other planets. There's the enthusiastic and curious Miles, his brainier sister Loretta, his pet robot ostrich Merc, M.E.R.C., and his parents Leo and Phoebe.



* ABoyAndHisX: Miles and Merc, who are almost never apart.

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* ABoyAndHisX: Miles and Merc, M.E.R.C., who are almost never apart.



* EatingMachine: Despite being a robot, M.E.R.C. is often seen eating organic food.



* IncredibleShrinkingMan: Happens in one episode when Merc accidentally shrinks the Callistos with a device used by a delivery alien to deliver goods easily by shrinking and enlarging them.

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** M.E.R.C. is short for Mechanical Emotionally Responsive Creature.
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: Happens in one episode when Merc M.E.R.C. accidentally shrinks the Callistos with a device used by a delivery alien to deliver goods easily by shrinking and enlarging them.
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* MarketBasedTitle: Screened on Disney Junior UK as ''Miles From Tomorrow''. [[Film/{{Tomorrowland}} They love adjusting the name Tomorrowland in Britain, apparently.]]
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* ChekovsGun / ChekovsSkill: Any new tech or game Miles is playing in the opening is usually going to be important later.

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* ChekovsGun / ChekovsSkill: ChekhovsGun: Any new tech or game Miles is playing in the opening is usually going to be important later.
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* ChekovsGun/ChekovsSkill: Any new tech or game Miles is playing in the opening is usually going to be important later.

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* ChekovsGun/ChekovsSkill: ChekovsGun / ChekovsSkill: Any new tech or game Miles is playing in the opening is usually going to be important later.
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* Chekov's Gun/Chekov's Skill: Any new tech or game Miles is playing in the opening is usually going to be important later.

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* Chekov's Gun/Chekov's Skill: ChekovsGun/ChekovsSkill: Any new tech or game Miles is playing in the opening is usually going to be important later.
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* BlobMonster: One episode features a friendly blob alien named Blodger, who visits the Callistos as part of a Cosmic Explorers exchange program. Predictably, the family is bewildered by Blodger's unusual customs such as consuming space dust.

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* BlobMonster: One episode features a friendly blob alien named Blodger, Blodger Blopp, who visits the Callistos as part of a Cosmic Explorers exchange program. Predictably, the family is bewildered by Blodger's unusual customs such as consuming space dust.



* BumblingDad: Averted with Leo Callisto; he may be a bit more laid-back and goofy than his wife Phoebe, but he's certainly no idiot.

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* BumblingDad: Averted with Leo Callisto; he may be a bit more laid-back and goofy than his wife Phoebe, being a former SurferDude and all, but he's certainly no idiot.



* FantasyHelmetEnforcement: Miles' spacesuit deploys a sort of holographic helmet every time he does a somewhat reckless activity like riding his hoverboard around the ship.

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* FantasyHelmetEnforcement: Miles' spacesuit deploys a sort of holographic helmet every time he does a somewhat reckless activity like riding his hoverboard Blaster Board around the ship.ship. The other Callistos have such a function for space helmets every time they venture out into space.


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* IncredibleShrinkingMan: Happens in one episode when Merc accidentally shrinks the Callistos with a device used by a delivery alien to deliver goods easily by shrinking and enlarging them.
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* TronLines: In some of the aesthetics.
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* NoFlowInCGI: Less obvious in this show; despite the space setting that makes stiff fabric and hair feel more natural, it does move lightly from time to time.

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* NoFlowInCGI: Less obvious in this show; despite the space setting that makes stiff shorter, stiffer fabric and hair feel more natural, it does materials on these characters do move lightly from time to time.
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* DinnerWithTheBoss: In one episode, the Callistos try to get Ambassador Titus of the Fastidian Empire -- who is notoriously hard to please -- to join the Tomorrowland Alliance as part of their 100th mission. Unfortunately, it becomes a disaster thanks to Leo's latest invention, the IOTA, malfunctioning and making a mess on the ship.

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* DinnerWithTheBoss: In one episode, the episode "Catch That IOTA!", the Callistos try to get Ambassador Titus of the Fastidian Empire -- who is notoriously hard to please -- to join the Tomorrowland Alliance as part of their 100th mission. Unfortunately, it becomes a disaster thanks to Leo's latest invention, the IOTA, malfunctioning and making a mess on the ship.

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* CatchPhrase: Miles has several, including "Blast-tastic!", "Galactic!", and "Aw, craters!".

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* CatchPhrase: Miles has several, including "Blast-tastic!", "Galactic!", and "Aw, craters!".craters!" (the latter uttered whenever making a mistake).
* DinnerWithTheBoss: In one episode, the Callistos try to get Ambassador Titus of the Fastidian Empire -- who is notoriously hard to please -- to join the Tomorrowland Alliance as part of their 100th mission. Unfortunately, it becomes a disaster thanks to Leo's latest invention, the IOTA, malfunctioning and making a mess on the ship.


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* FunWithAcronyms: The aforementioned Intelligent Outerspace Technical Assistant (IOTA), which can be used to clean up and repair things.

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* BlobMonster: One episode features a friendly blob alien named Blodger, who visits the Callistos as part of a Cosmic Explorers exchange program.

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* BlobMonster: One episode features a friendly blob alien named Blodger, who visits the Callistos as part of a Cosmic Explorers exchange program. Predictably, the family is bewildered by Blodger's unusual customs such as consuming space dust.



* MultipleHeadCase: Admirals Watson and Crick, two of the higher-ups of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority, and where they Callistos get their missions from.
* SiblingYinYang

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* SiblingYinYangSiblingYinYang: For both the fun-loving Miles and brainiac Phoebe, along with the serious Watson and goofy Crick.
* TheSwarm: One episode featured the Flickorax, which seek out and devour anything that's brightly lit.
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* FantasyHelmetEnforcement: Miles' spacesuit deploys a sort of holographic helmet every time he does a somewhat reckless activity.

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* FantasyHelmetEnforcement: Miles' spacesuit deploys a sort of holographic helmet every time he does a somewhat reckless activity.activity like riding his hoverboard around the ship.
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* GeniusBonus: There are many references to astronomy that are likely to go over the preschoolers' heads. The Callisto family, for one, is named after one of the moons of Jupiter.
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'''''Miles From Tomorrowland''''' is a preschool series that has officially premiered on February 5, 2015 on Disney Junior.

It centers on the Callistos, a family who lives on a spaceship and works for the Tomorrowland Transit Authority, where they travel the galaxy to solve conflicts and mysteries on other planets. There's the enthusiastic and curious Miles, his brainier sister Loretta, his pet robot ostrich Merc, and his parents Leo and Phoebe.
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!!This show contains examples of:
* ABoyAndHisX: Miles and Merc, who are almost never apart.
* AllCGICartoon
* BrainyBrunette: Loretta.
* BumblingDad: Averted with Leo Callisto; he may be a bit more laid-back and goofy than his wife Phoebe, but he's certainly no idiot.
* CasualInterplanetaryTravel
* CatchPhrase: Miles has several, including "Blast-tastic!", "Galactic!", and "Aw, craters!".
* ExpositoryThemeTune
* GeniusBonus: There are many references to astronomy that are likely to go over the preschoolers' heads. The Callisto family, for one, is named after one of the moons of Jupiter.
* FantasyHelmetEnforcement: Miles' spacesuit deploys a sort of holographic helmet every time he does a somewhat reckless activity.
* MultipleHeadCase: Admirals Watson and Crick, two of the higher-ups of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority, and where they Callistos get their missions from.
* SiblingYinYang
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