History WesternAnimation / ThreeTwoOnePenguins

In Episode 2 ([[Recap/ThreeTwoOnePenguinsEpisode2TheCheatingScalesOfBullamanka The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka]]), it's Michelle's turn to take a ride with the Rockhopper crew, and from then on, one or both of the twins would join the Rockhopper crew as they traveled through the stars, helping various [[AmusingAlien Amusing]] (and less-than-amusing) [[AmusingAlien Aliens]] with whatever the universe decided to throw at them. [[SarcasmMode Astonishingly]], the solution to each location's problem usually hinges on [[AnAesop something Grandmum tried to teach the kids earlier]].

--->'''Jason:''' Having to go first all the time only leads to trouble! Like getting burned up by the sun! [[LampshadeHanging Now, the consequences are not always so extreme,]] [[AnAesop but good things come to those who wait.]]

* AliensOfLondon: The accents that the various aliens have include American (Zidgel, the Gator King), Southern American (Wild Bill Quasar, that yellow cowboy alien that appears every so often), Australian (Midgel, the Bandicoot and Lizard Kings), British (Fidgel, the dart aliens from Tell-a-Lie, the Tiki King), and whatever the hell Miso Guapo's accent is supposed to be.

** In ''The Doom Funnel Rescue'' Zidgel exclaims that they're all gonna die.

* [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace Penguins Can Breath In Space]]: Most of the characters, including the human kids.

* TheMoralSubstitute: This show serves as a Christian Moral Substitute to ScienceFiction cartoons.

* JudicialWig: In the court scene of ''12 Angry Hens'', Zidgel wears a white curly wig when he assumes the position of judge.

* JudicialWig: In the court scene of ''12 Angry Hens'', Zidgel wears this wig when he assumes the position of judge.

* ExcitedShowTitle: And it's not just the show itself, these episodes get in on the action.

The series was initially a set of six DirectToVideo episodes, released between 2000 and 2003, but after a four-year hiatus, the show was picked up by Creator/{{NBC}}'s Creator/{{Qubo}} block and has since gained a 20-episode season.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: This T.V. show is about penguins, in space!

* {{Revival}}: After the show got cancelled in 2003, it got renewed in 2006 and ran for two seasons before it got re-canceled.

The series was initially a set of six DirectToVideo episodes, released between 2000 and 2003, but after a four-year hiatus, the show was picked up by Creator/{{NBC}}'s Creator/{{Qubo}} block and has since gained two additional seasons.

Since the show is targeted at a slightly older demographic than that of ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', there's a distinct lack of musical numbers in each episode (but not Big Idea's trademark humor). However, at the end of episodes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, the Rockhopper crew attends Amateur Night at the Comet Lounge where they sing a song related to the episode's moral lesson.

* RecycledSoundtrack: In general, every single made-for-TV episode re-uses music from episodes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, with very few new original tunes created for those episodes (and even when new tunes play for one episode, they get re-used for later ones). As for some specific examples...

In Episode 2 (The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka), it's Michelle's turn to take a ride with the Rockhopper crew, and from then on, one or both of the twins would join the Rockhopper crew as they traveled through the stars, helping various [[AmusingAlien Amusing]] (and less-than-amusing) [[AmusingAlien Aliens]] with whatever the universe decided to throw at them. [[SarcasmMode Astonishingly]], the solution to each location's problem usually hinges on [[AnAesop something Grandmum tried to teach the kids earlier]].

The series was initially a set of six direct-to-video episodes, released between 2000 and 2003, but after a four-year hiatus, the show was picked up by Creator/{{NBC}}'s Creator/{{Qubo}} block and has since gained two additional seasons.

In the first episode (Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn), Jason mopes around because he would much rather be at Space Camp, and as evening falls on their first day at the cottage, he is bored out of his skull after their television blows a fuse. Michelle, on the other hand, has found a set of porcelain penguins and is rather enjoying herself when Jason happens upon the [[MissingFloor hidden attic]]. Upon investigation, the twins find a bunch of old toys and games, as well as a large telescope. When Michelle hogs the telescope, Jason stuffs her penguins into a toy spaceship and accidentally drops them both. Rather than breaking, the ship bounces around before springing to life. The now sentient penguins, [[AerithAndBob Zidgel, Midgel, Fidgel and...Kevin]], "galeezel" Jason into the toy ship and whisk off into space to deal with a distress call.

--> ''"Let's sing a little song''
--> ''With eight little words''
--> '''Bout a rocket ship''
--> ''And flightless birds''
--> ''Zidgel! Midgel! Fidgel! Kevin!''
--> ''Three! Two! One! Penguins!"''
--> --''3-2-1 Penguins!'' ThemeSong

Now, there is a WIP tool for [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/BestEpisode/ThreeTwoOnePenguins voting for the best episodes.]]

** "Space Surfin' Superstar" starts in B major and ends in C major.