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* PropellerHatOfWhimsy: In "Toy Trouble", one of the old belongings Mia the CheerfulChild kitten is not pleased about donating is her propeller hat, which she calls her "nyow-nyow".

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* InconsistentSpelling: Some sources spell KC's name as "Kacey".



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Some sources spell KC's name as "Kacey".

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* {{Catchphrase}}:
** Pip has "This penguin's got a plan!" and "Snow cool!"
** Freddy has "Flamin-go!" and "Oh, coconuts!"
** Captain Beakman has "Alright flyers, let's get these tots to their moms and pops."


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* CharacterCatchphrase:
** Pip has "This penguin's got a plan!" and "Snow cool!"
** Freddy has "Flamin-go!" and "Oh, coconuts!"
** Captain Beakman has "Alright flyers, let's get these tots to their moms and pops."
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* PandaingToTheAudience: In "Panda Excess", K.C., Pip, and Freddy must deliver a super-adorable panda cub named Precious to her parents, which isn't an easy task, due to her charming cuteness.
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On August 25, 2021, it was announced that [[https://twitter.com/DisneyTVANews/status/1430663083521884164 the show will end after three seasons]]. Production officially wrapped on or around April 28, 2022 and the series finale aired on June 10, 2022.

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On August 25, 2021, it was announced that [[https://twitter.com/DisneyTVANews/status/1430663083521884164 the show will end after three seasons]].seasons]] as the creator was moving on to WesternAnimation/{{Pupstruction}}. Production officially wrapped on or around April 28, 2022 and the series finale aired on June 10, 2022.
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* CrowdSong: In "Rock-A-Bye Birdie," KC, Pip and Freddy perform "One in a Million" as the Rock-a-Tots to introduce the bird Mimi as T.O.T.S.'s one millionth baby delivery, with the crowd of T.O.T.S. delivery storks joining as the song continues.
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* HasTwoMommies: The ending of "Seas The Day" shows that the family Pip and Freddy bring Donny the dolphin to has two mothers. [[note]] They aren't directly referred to as such, but the close captioning calls them "dolphin mom 1" and "dolphin mom 2".[[/note]]
** Done again in "Early Birds" where Rudy the rooster's parents are two males, who he addresses as "Dada" and "Papa".
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* AcrophobicBird: Part of Bodhi's backstory is that he was scared to fly. He loved the idea of delivering babies for T.O.T.S. so much that he made up a song that helped him get himself over it.
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* BigShadowLittleCreature: In "The Fearful Flier," the [[AbsurdPhobia fearsome animal]] that Bodhi is delivering... a baby guinea pig named Gil, is introduced this way.
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* RailEnthusiast: "Porcupine Panic" involves a porcupine named Petey who is this, but is afraid to go down the delivery tube into his cradle to get delivered. Pip and Freddy manage to solve it by connecting with him on his level, turning the delivery tube into a train game with him being the caboose.
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** Might be justified, though, as we were never shown where the babies come from - it is possible that they are not born naturally.
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* ThreeMonthOldNewborn: It is explicitly stated that the delivery storks deliver babies on the day they are born. However, all of the babies look and behave more like toddlers.

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* CoolBigSis: KC The Koala fills this role, being very kind and caring and still having personal reactions with the babies and the main characters.



* CharacterDevelopment: A surprising amount but one particularly interesting one is Lucky going from bickering with Mia in a stereotypical fashion to moping in an absolute funk when she goes off to school, leaving him alone with Pip and Freddy.
* CoolBigSis: KC The Koala fills this role, being very kind and caring and still having personal reactions with the babies and the main characters.



** Done again in "Early Birds" where Rudy the rooster's parents are two males, who he addresses as "Dada" and "Papa".



* IronicFear: In "Swimming With Seals". Sebastian the seal is terrified of water, despite it being his species' natural habitat.

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* IronicFear: In "Swimming With Seals". Seals", Sebastian the seal is terrified of water, despite it being his species' natural habitat.


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* RaisedByGrandparents: Sandy the sea turtle is delivered to her "Tutu", who is clarified to be her grandmother and who is clearly the sole person in charge of Sandy's upbringing.
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* IWorkAlone: J.P. likes to maintain that this is the case with him, though he'll often budge with persuasion.
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: A tapir named Tara appears in the episode "Stripe Out." After Pip's [=FlyPad=] tablet's battery runs out, he and Freddy must find out what species she is.
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* AbsurdPhobia: Bodhi. In "Hiccup Hazard", he is said to be afraid of giant underwear and mismatched socks, and "The Fearful Flier" shows him being terrified of a guinea pig he is supposed to be delivering.

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* AbsurdPhobia: Bodhi. In "Hiccup Hazard", he is said to be afraid of giant underwear and mismatched socks, and "The Fearful Flier" shows him being terrified of a guinea pig he is supposed to be delivering. More specifically, he is terrified by the squeaking noise that the guinea pig makes.
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The series also has a set of shorts associated with it titled ''Calling All T.O.T.S.'' in which Pip, Freddy and K.C. as the "Rock-a-Tots" perform a song for a different baby animal in each episode.
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** It's Pip's half-birthday in "The Gift-Mazing Birthday." Also, after Freddy learns that it is the birthday of ''every'' baby animal they deliver because they deliver babies on the ''day that they are born'', he becomes determined to give the baby they're delivering that day, Pearl the piglet, the best gift that he can.
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* WhereWhere: In "Monkeying Around and Around," K.C. tells the babies that "it's off to meet your brave fliers." "Where?! Where?!" asks Freddy and Pip tells him that it's them, that they're the brave fliers.
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* DiageticSoundtrackUsage: The signal alerting that there's a new baby to deliver is a brief instrumental of the opening of the theme song.

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* DiageticSoundtrackUsage: DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: The signal alerting that there's a new baby to deliver is a brief instrumental of the opening of the theme song.
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* DiageticSoundtrackUsage: The signal alerting that there's a new baby to deliver is a brief instrumental of the opening of the theme song.
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* CartoonPenguin: All penguins seen in the series have black feathers, yellow beaks and feet, and white abdomens.
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* AbsenteeActor:
** Pip and Freddy are the only two characters to appear in every episode.
** KC is absent in "Stripe Out", "The Great Robot Race","Lost Lovey"," and Bringing Back Baby" in Season 1, and "The Super Secret Mission", "Junior Junior Flyers", " Out Of Control Tower", "The Super Duper Brother", "Grandpa's Great Adventure", "Prank You Very Much", and "Team Cutie Patooties" in Season 2.
** Captain Beakman is absent in "Stripe Out", "The Great Robot Race" (although she is mentioned), "Back To Cool", "Mid Air Care/The Itsy Bitsy Baby" , "A Spooky Delivery/Under One Roof", "The Super Duper Brother/The Smiliest Shark" , "Surfin' Birds", "Sled Pup", "Listen To Your Llama/Swimming With The Seals", "Go Baby Go/Baby Freddy", "Up Up And Oh No", "The Bunny Bunch", "Once Upon A Bedtime/Thunder And Frightening", and "Early Birds" .

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* TheOneWhoWearsShoes: Most of the characters in the show are barefoot. Freddy and K.C. are expections, with Freddy wearing blue boots, and K.C. wearing orange sneakers.

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* TheOneWhoWearsShoes: Most of the characters in the show are barefoot. Freddy and K.C. are expections, exceptions, with Freddy wearing blue boots, and K.C. wearing orange sneakers.


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* PolarPenguins: In "Back to Cool", Freddy and Pip the penguin take Penn (who is also a penguin) to Iceberg Alley, where it is always frozen and snowing. Pip marvels over how nice the snow is.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: A followup to the Nick Jr. show ''WesternAnimation/TopWing'' that was canceled after its season 2.



* TheResolutionWillNotBeIdentified: The final episode of the show "Baby Fliers/TOTS: the Musical" plays out like a normal episode, with the former segment being a WholeEpisodeFlashback about when JP delivered Pip and Freddy as babies, and the latter segment focusing on one of Mr. Woodbird's intentions causing almost all of the titular facility to break out in song.
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* TheResolutionWillNotBeIdentified: The final episode of the show "Baby Fliers/TOTS: the Musical" plays out like a normal episode, with the former segment being a WholeEpisodeFlashback about when JP delivered Pip and Freddy as babies, and the latter segment focusing on one of Mr. Woodbird's intentions causing almost all of the titular facility to break out in song.
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* InvisibleParents: Pip and Freddy's parents have so far never been seen or mentioned.

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* InvisibleParents: Pip and Freddy's parents have so far were never been seen or mentioned.mentioned until the series finale when they were shown in a flashback.
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On August 25, 2021, it was announced that [[https://twitter.com/DisneyTVANews/status/1430663083521884164 the show will end after three seasons]]. Production officially wrapped on or around April 28, 2022 and the series finale will air on June 10, 2022.

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On August 25, 2021, it was announced that [[https://twitter.com/DisneyTVANews/status/1430663083521884164 the show will end after three seasons]]. Production officially wrapped on or around April 28, 2022 and the series finale will air aired on June 10, 2022.
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* Retcon: In "Bringing This Family Home", Kyle is introduced as KC's cousin, but in " Messin' Around", the latter refers to the former as her niece. Whether this was an error or not is unconfirmed.

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* Retcon: Main/{{Retcon}}: In "Bringing This Family Home", Kyle Kyla is introduced as KC's cousin, but in " Messin' Around", the latter refers to the former as her niece. Whether this was an error or not is unconfirmed.

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