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Its main character was a first grader named [[CaptainObvious Stanley]]. His pets are a goldfish named Dennis, a cat named Elsie, and a dog named Harry. He also has an older brother named Lionel. He would use his GreatBigBookOfEverything to learn about the animals.
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'''''Stanley''''' (2001-2002) was a show about animals. Its main character was a first grader named [[CaptainObvious Stanley]]. His pets are a goldfish named Dennis, a cat named Elsie, and a dog named Harry. He also has an older brother named Lionel. He would use his GreatBigBookOfEverything to learn about the animals.
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'''''Stanley''''' (2001-2002) was a show about animals.animals.
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Its main character was a first grader named [[CaptainObvious Stanley]]. His pets are a goldfish named Dennis, a cat named Elsie, and a dog named Harry. He also has an older brother named Lionel. He would use his GreatBigBookOfEverything to learn about the animals.
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Its main character was a first grader named [[CaptainObvious Stanley]]. His pets are a goldfish named Dennis, a cat named Elsie, and a dog named Harry. He also has an older brother named Lionel. He would use his GreatBigBookOfEverything to learn about the animals.
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* HollywoodChameleons: Defied in "The Color of Stanley"; Stanley becomes a chameleon, thinking it'll be cool to change colors at will. He soon learns that a chameleon's color changes are actually dictated by their moods.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Marci and Mimi.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Probably the only preschool series to get away with "stupid" (without it being cited as a "bad word").
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* GreatBigBookOfEverything: TropeNamer. Given to him by his Grandma Griff. A very special book - not only does it contain an A-Z of animals, but it also contains magic properties. Stanley and others can "[[WesternAnimation/BluesClues skidoo]]" inside it, and the animals can escape from the book.
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* GreatBigBookOfEverything: TropeNamer. Given to him by his Grandma Griff. A very special book - -- not only does it contain an A-Z of animals, but it also contains magic properties. Stanley and others can "[[WesternAnimation/BluesClues skidoo]]" inside it, and the animals can escape from the book.
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The series was seen for several years as part of the lineup of the Playhouse Disney block on DisneyChannel. Repeats are currently being aired as part of the 24/7 Disney Junior network.
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* SmellySkunk: The episode "PU Pup" focuses on them. Interestingly in that, while Harry ''does'' get skunked, the episode explains that the skunk was just defending itself and they ''don't'' stink 24/7.
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* GreenAesop: The Earth Day story "Save the Bluebird," complete with an "Every Day is Earth Day" song peformed by just about the entire cast, including Stanley's pets. Occasionally shows up at other times as well, given that it is a show about animals, some of which are threatened or endangered.
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* GreenAesop: The Earth Day story "Save the Bluebird," complete with an "Every Day is Earth Day" song peformed by just about the entire cast, including Stanley's pets. Additionally, "The Way of the Buffalo" has a fairly big one about conservation, enough so for Disney Junior to choose it for their Earth Day 2013 airing, despite the Earth Day song in "Save the Bluebird." Occasionally shows up at other times as well, given that it is a show about animals, some of which are threatened or endangered.
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* ShoutOut: In "Horsepower," both when Stanley first looks up horses in ''The Great Big Book of Everything'' and when one comes out of it, a bit of the theme from ''GreenAcres'' is played. Additionally, Harry and Elsie reference the lyrics from the theme of ''MisterEd'' when they perform the "Great Big Book of Everything" song. And in ''Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up," when Stanley asks what kind of animals are at the dude ranch, Mr. Griff states "they have horses, of courses."
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* ShoutOut: In "Horsepower," both when Stanley first looks up horses in ''The Great Big Book of Everything'' and when one comes out of it, a bit of the theme from ''GreenAcres'' is played. Additionally, Harry and Elsie reference the lyrics from the theme of ''MisterEd'' ''Series/MisterEd'' when they perform the "Great Big Book of Everything" song. And in ''Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up," when Stanley asks what kind of animals are at the dude ranch, Mr. Griff states "they have horses, of courses."
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* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: In ''Stanley's Great Dinosaur Round-Up," Stanley's Uncle Stew says this word-for-word before performing "Believe in Your Dreams."
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* PlaygroundSong: In "Stanley's Dinosaur Round-up," Stanley and his friends perform "The Song That Gets on Everybody's Nerves."
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* ShoutOut: In "Horsepower," both when Stanley first looks up horses in ''The Great Big Book of Everything'' and when one comes out of it, a bit of the theme from ''GreenAcres'' is played. Additionally, Harry and Elsie reference the lyrics from the theme of ''MisterEd'' when they perform the "Great Big Book of Everything" song. And in ''Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up," when Stanley asks what kind of animals are at the dude ranch, Mr. Griff states "they have horses, of courses."
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: One episode was about the TyrannosaurusRex, while the TV movie has Brachiosaurus as the main dinosaur of focus.
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* GreatBigBookOfEverything: TropeNamer. Given to him by his Grandma Griff. A very special book - not only does it contain an A-Z of animals, but it also contains magic properties. Stanley and others can "[[BluesClues skidoo]]" inside it, and the animals can escape from the book.
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* CassandraTruth: Happens with Stanley on those occasions when he excuses his actions regarding something ''Great Big Book'' related by simply telling the truth. "I have to go chase after a snake." ({{Beat}}) "Oh, Stanley, don't joke with me like that. You know I hate snakes."
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* StatusQuoIsGod: In "Sheep and a Haircut," Mrs. Griff gets a new hairstyle, which Stanley has to get used to, the aesop being that change can be good. In the next episode, however, her hairstyle is right back to the one seen on her throughout the series.
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* ShoutOut: In "Horsepower," both when Stanley first looks up horses in ''The Great Big Book of Everything'' and when one comes out of it, a bit of the theme from ''GreenAcres'' is played. Additionally, Harry and Elsie reference the lyrics from the theme of ''MisterEd'' when they perform the "Great Big Book of Everything" song.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Stanley Griff and his classmates]]
'''''Stanley''''' (2001-2002) was a show about animals. Its main character was a first grader named [[CaptainObvious Stanley]]. His pets are a goldfish named Dennis, a cat named Elsie, and a dog named Harry. He also has an older brother named Lionel. He would use his GreatBigBookOfEverything to learn about the animals.
The series was seen for several years as part of the lineup of the Playhouse Disney block on DisneyChannel. Repeats are currently being aired as part of the 24/7 Disney Junior network.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: The TV show is actually based on a property of books and CD-ROM games by Griff, whose name was lent as the family name for Stanley and his family.
* CharacterTitle
* {{Edutainment}}
* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Elsie and Harry respectively.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Probably the only preschool series to get away with "stupid" (without it being cited as a "bad word").
* GreatBigBookOfEverything: TropeNamer. Given to him by his Grandma Griff. A very special book - not only does it contain an A-Z of animals, but it also contains magic properties. Stanley and others can "[[BluesClues skidoo]]" inside it, and the animals can escape from the book.
** However, even though the book in the show is referred to by its title, we only learn what it contains about animals.
* GreenAesop: The Earth Day story "Save the Bluebird," complete with an "Every Day is Earth Day" song peformed by just about the entire cast, including Stanley's pets. Occasionally shows up at other times as well, given that it is a show about animals, some of which are threatened or endangered.
* InvisibleToNormals / NarniaTime: Either or both may be responsible for why nobody ever seems to notice the absence of Stanley and his friends when they go inside ''The Great Big Book of Everything''.
* OncePerEpisode: Stanley looks something up in the ''Great Big Book'' and Harry & Elsie perform their "Great Big Book of Everything" song, much to Dennis's dismay. Except in rare cases that Stanley goes online to look something up, in which case Harry and Elsie have an "online" variation of the song that they perform.
* RecordNeedleScratch: This is sometimes, but not always, used to introduce "The Great Big Book of Everything" song, or its second verse.
* SanitySlippage: Elsie experiences one when she grows tired of waiting for the butterfly to emerge from its chrysalis in "Caterpillar Countdown."
* TalkingAnimal: But only his pets, who only talk to him, his Grandma Griff and his immediate circle of friends
* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat
* TitleThemeTune: Performed by the Baha Men, of all groups
* WeirdnessCensor: On the rare occasions that anyone who is not Stanley, Grandma Griff, or one of Stanley's friends sees any weirdness associated with ''The Great Big Book'' (animals that have come out, etc.) or something like Harry & Elsie singing/talking, they will dismiss it as their eyes playing tricks on them or some sort of hallucination.
* YouCanSayThatAgain: Stanley says this after Elsie tells him "Boy, do you have a problem" in "Kangaroo Cleanup," so Elsie does so. Harry then enters the room-- "Hey, Stanley, did you hear? You have a problem."
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'''''Stanley''''' (2001-2002) was a show about animals. Its main character was a first grader named [[CaptainObvious Stanley]]. His pets are a goldfish named Dennis, a cat named Elsie, and a dog named Harry. He also has an older brother named Lionel. He would use his GreatBigBookOfEverything to learn about the animals.
The series was seen for several years as part of the lineup of the Playhouse Disney block on DisneyChannel. Repeats are currently being aired as part of the 24/7 Disney Junior network.
!!Contains examples of the following tropes:
* AnimatedAdaptation: The TV show is actually based on a property of books and CD-ROM games by Griff, whose name was lent as the family name for Stanley and his family.
* CharacterTitle
* {{Edutainment}}
* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Elsie and Harry respectively.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Probably the only preschool series to get away with "stupid" (without it being cited as a "bad word").
* GreatBigBookOfEverything: TropeNamer. Given to him by his Grandma Griff. A very special book - not only does it contain an A-Z of animals, but it also contains magic properties. Stanley and others can "[[BluesClues skidoo]]" inside it, and the animals can escape from the book.
** However, even though the book in the show is referred to by its title, we only learn what it contains about animals.
* GreenAesop: The Earth Day story "Save the Bluebird," complete with an "Every Day is Earth Day" song peformed by just about the entire cast, including Stanley's pets. Occasionally shows up at other times as well, given that it is a show about animals, some of which are threatened or endangered.
* InvisibleToNormals / NarniaTime: Either or both may be responsible for why nobody ever seems to notice the absence of Stanley and his friends when they go inside ''The Great Big Book of Everything''.
* OncePerEpisode: Stanley looks something up in the ''Great Big Book'' and Harry & Elsie perform their "Great Big Book of Everything" song, much to Dennis's dismay. Except in rare cases that Stanley goes online to look something up, in which case Harry and Elsie have an "online" variation of the song that they perform.
* RecordNeedleScratch: This is sometimes, but not always, used to introduce "The Great Big Book of Everything" song, or its second verse.
* SanitySlippage: Elsie experiences one when she grows tired of waiting for the butterfly to emerge from its chrysalis in "Caterpillar Countdown."
* TalkingAnimal: But only his pets, who only talk to him, his Grandma Griff and his immediate circle of friends
* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat
* TitleThemeTune: Performed by the Baha Men, of all groups
* WeirdnessCensor: On the rare occasions that anyone who is not Stanley, Grandma Griff, or one of Stanley's friends sees any weirdness associated with ''The Great Big Book'' (animals that have come out, etc.) or something like Harry & Elsie singing/talking, they will dismiss it as their eyes playing tricks on them or some sort of hallucination.
* YouCanSayThatAgain: Stanley says this after Elsie tells him "Boy, do you have a problem" in "Kangaroo Cleanup," so Elsie does so. Harry then enters the room-- "Hey, Stanley, did you hear? You have a problem."
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