History WesternAnimation / ThePiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists

* {{Bowdlerise}}: ExecutiveMeddling is to blame for this in the American release. The title was changed for the official reason that the longer title wouldn't take, Albino Pirate's lines were redubbed by American actor Anton Yelchin, the Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens was redubbed by [[Series/{{Today}} Al Roker]], and any jokes that were deemed too inappropriate were removed entirely.

** It doesn't exactly take a genius to figure out that the Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate is a SweetPollyOliver. She's just lucky none of her fellow parents can be called that.

** It doesn't exactly take a genius to figure out that the Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate is a SweetPollyOliver.

** The Bathtube scene can count as well, since the Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate is naked the whole time (though conveniently covered by foam) and by definition [[ToplessnessFromTheBack topless from the back]]. While that part may get forgotten by the audience after a bit, they are quickly reminded at the end when everyone returns to the mansion but her.

** The pirates in the movie are so proud of being pirates they hold a "Pirate of the Year" award and pirates who receive pardon for their crimes are disqualified for the prize and banned from Bloody Island. When Queen Victoria revoked Pirate Captain's pardon and set the reward for his capture to be higher than the reward for any other pirate on the world, Pirate Captain liked it.

* CaptainObvious: After changing into their {{Paper Thin Disguise}}s (both of them), the pirates feel the need to remind Darwin that it's really them.

** The pirates in the movie are so proud of being pirates they hold a "Pirate of the Year" awards and pirates who receive pardon for their crimes are disqualified for the prize and banned from Bloody Island. When Queen Victoria revoked Pirate Captain's pardon and set the reward for his capture to be higher than the reward for any other pirate on the world, Pirate Captain actually liked it.
** On the other side of things, Victoria's royal crest literally says "I Hate Pirates!"

* FakeUltimateHero: The Pirate Captain in the books, where he is feared and admired by more or less everybody as the greatest pirate who ever lived despite being ridiculously incompetent. In the movie he's seen as a loser by everyone outside of his crew.

* FriendlyPirate: The Pirate Captain, his mates, and basically all of the pirates are basically glory seeking thieves, who engage in PokeThePoodle piracy.

* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: The Pirate Captain's crew consistently fails to board a ship worth stealing from, though not for lack of trying. It's implied that they have engaged in actual piracy in the past, though; one of them says his favorite bit about being a pirate is the looting. (Plus, they've been at this for over twenty years; they must have been doing something to stay in the black.) In the end they do manage to steal one very valuable thing -- [[spoiler:Polly, who the captain had sold to Queen Victoria for all the gold in London Tower]] -- and even [[spoiler:sink a ship]] in the process. Also, since the Pirate King had [[spoiler:confiscated The Pirate Captain's gold when he was discharged]], one can assume that he got that one back at the end as well.

** The crew also has one when [[spoiler:The Pirate Captain sold [[TeamPet Polly]] for Victorias gold. The crew never ''really'' cared about the award and leave when finding out that their beloved dodo is gone. Even [[UndyingLoyalty Number Two]] leaves him behind with disappointment in his face and voice.]]

** When recapping his exploits to Creator/JaneAusten, the Piraye Captain recounts an anecdote that indicates a shark could beat [[RaceNameBasis a Dracula]], suggesting she turn into a book. Later, during the raid on the Q.V.1, a pair of guards discuss Austen’s new book, “Frankenstein vs the Jellyfish”.

** When recapping his exploits to Creator/JaneAustin, the Piraye Captain recounts an anecdote that indicates a shark could beat [[RaceNameBasis a Dracula]], suggesting she turn into a book. Later, during the raid on the Q.V.1, a pair of guards discuss Austin’s new book, “Frankenstein vs the Jellyfish”.

* HeroStoleMyBike: After Darwin and Mr. Bobo steal Polly after faking the Pirate Captain out with a ''real'' gun and run off, the Captain takes a postman's bike and chases after them with it.

* AgeLift: The film depicts Queen Victoria as a FatBastard despite taking place in 1837 when she would have been 18 or 19 years old and quite thin. She wouldn't take on her familiar size until a few decades later.

* HistoricalInJoke: ** The Pirate Captain tries to refuse Darwin joining the crew due to his "nose being too big for his face." Darwin almost got refused his position on his historic expedition because the captain, a firm believer in physiognomy, thought Darwin's nose meant he was lazy.

** And the pirates [[LampshadeHanging eat a lot of ham]]

* HistoricalInJoke:
** The Pirate Captain tries to refuse Darwin joining the crew due to his "nose being too big for his face." Darwin almost got refused his position on his historic expedition because the captain, a firm believer in physiognomy, thought Darwin's nose meant he was lazy.

* SweetOnPollyOliver: The Pirate Captain seemingly tries to invoke this when he asks the Pirate With A Scarf if he's really a woman. Hilariously, he misses the actual SweetPollyOliver in his crew.

* TalkingWithSigns: Mr. Bobo, UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin's chimpanzee manservant. At one point he holds up a sign saying [[AC:"BUT..."]], and when Darwin hushes him, rolls his eyes and holds up a sign saying [--"But..."--]

* BlackAndGrayMorality: On one hand, we have the murdering, looting pirates that want nothing but fame in the pirate world, on the other we have the [[AlphaBitch Queen of England]], who is definitely not shown in a sympathetic light.

* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:The Pirate Captain becomes this for his crew when they discover that he sold Polly to Victoria. [[RebuiltPedestal He wins back their approval by saving her.]] ]]

* ThatPoorCat

* VictorianLondon

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue

* AgeLift: The film depicts Queen Victoria as an old, fat lady despite it taking place in 1837 when she would have 18 to 19 years old and quite skinny. She wouldn't be the fat old lady until 30 to 40 years later.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: [[spoiler:Queen Victoria is no pushover when it comes to a throw-down knife fight.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway''. Or rather, "the movie that ''Flushed Away'' was supposed to be." See ExecutiveMeddling.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Albino Pirate.

* BareYourMidriff: Cutlass Liz wears a cropped red shirt that is tied in the front, and shows off a gold Jolly Roger ring on her navel.

* HarmlessLadyDisguise: Pirate Captain and the crew (even Polly!) disguise themselves as Girl Guides when they first arrive in London, due to Victoria's hatred of pirates.

* FreezeFrameBonus: It wouldn't be an Aardman film without this trope.