History WesternAnimation / TuttleTwins

--->'''Grandma Gabby:''' [Wonky] will make us rich through merchandising. ''(to the audience)'' Everything you see in the next 20 minutes can potentially be sold as a toy! ''gasp'' Is that a Derek backpack?!

* FromBadToWorse: As "War of the Worms" explores the theme of the CycleOfRevenge, this trope is in full swing. From what started off as a big KickTheDog moment from Karrine[[labelnote: Note]] She vandalizes the Tuttle's team flag, with the flagpole almost crushing the two, resulting in Ethan and Carl getting soaked in mud and almost inadvertently destroying Emily's science project, ''all at ONCE.''[[/labelnote]], [[PayEvilUntoEvil to Emily getting even with her through an overnight prank,]] [[EscalatingWar things get ''waaaaay'' out of hand!]] Pretty soon, the entire science camp is turned into a prank warzone, and everyone's science projects get ruined. By the end, [[UpToEleven if you thought it couldn't get any worse]], it got to the point where some students attempt to ''[[AdultFear drown Copernicus in a lake!]]''

Tuttle Twins is a crowdfunded animated EdutainmentShow created by Daniel Harmon. The show is based on the book series of the same name created by Conner Boyack, who is also one of the show's executive producers. The first episode, "When Laws Give You Lemons" debuted on October 12th, 2021. Every episode can be viewed on Website/YouTube and on the Angel Studios app ''for free.''

* RealityEnsues: When the sheriff of Quiet Valley pauses his arrest of two cattle rustlers [[TalkingIsAFreeAction to give an impassioned speech about the government's role in protecting the rights of the people]], the two bandits escape. One of the townsfolk criticizes him for this.
-->'''Carla:''' Is this a teaching moment, or did you ''want'' the bad guys to escape?

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Just when Sherriff Winkles had the two bandits at gunpoint, he takes the time to give the twins a little speech about how the government's job is to protect the rights of their citizens. ...then the bandits escape while his back was turned. This was [[LampshadedTrope lampshaded]] by Carla.

* ImpliedDeathThreat: From Napoleon '''Worm'''aparte: "Now we're gonna put them 6 feet underground, and not in a fun worm way."

* StrawHypocrite: One example from "When Laws Give You Lemons". Besides the fact that those "tax collectors" are really just the bandits in disguise, they claim that collecting cows from Carla will help create new jobs and help the poor and the needy, but they ''barely'' hide the fact that they're just plain greedy. Either way, the twins aren't happy about the government taking other people's property and giving it to someone else.

* TurnTheOtherCheek: In "The War of the Worms", Gahndi explains to the Tuttles that he and his people have suffered under the oppression of the British for many years. But despite all the horror that he went through, he nevertheless chooses to respond, not through vengeance, but through peaceful protesting. When Emily asks him how he responds to cruelty with pacifism, he says it's because he follows the principles of UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}}, the teachings of UsefulNotes/JesusChrist, and of course, TheGoldenRule. And so, he is able to find peace in doing good toward others, even when they're not doing good toward him in return. As for the story's conflict, this trope was necessary to break the CycleOfRevenge.

The show focuses on two twin siblings, Ethan and Emily Tuttle, who go on a series of crazy time-traveling adventures with their Cuban grandmother Gabby, and her pet raccoon Derek. Along the way, they revisit important places in history, meet well-known historical figures (such as Adam Smith, Benjamin Franklin, and Mahatma Gandhi), and learn important lessons on economics, government, freedom, and individual rights.

The first season was crowdfunded by a total of 8,731 investors. The cartoon was formally the most crowdfunded kids show of all time before it was eventually surpassed by WesternAnimation/TheWingfeatherSaga.

[[caption-width-right:350:"From Angel Studios comes a cartoon so 'RADICAL' it doesn't give kids MEDICAL ADVICE!''"[[labelnote: Note]] From left to right: [[NonHumanSidekick Derek]], [[CoolOldLady Grandma Gabby]], [[TheSmartGirl Emily]], and Ethan.[[/labelnote]]]]

* TurnTheOtherCheek: In "The War of the Worms", Gahndi explains to the Tuttles that he and his people have suffered under the oppression of the British for many years. But despite all the horror that he went through, he nevertheless chooses to respond, not through vengeance, but through peaceful protesting. When Emily asks him how he responds to cruelty with pacifism, he says it's because he follows the principles of UsefulNotes/Hinduism, the teachings of UsefulNotes/JesusChrist, and of course, TheGoldenRule. And so, he is able to find peace in doing good towards even those who would mistreat him. As for the story's conflict, this trope was necessary to break the CycleOfRevenge.

[[caption-width-right:350:"A cartoon so 'radical' it doesn't give kids ''medical advice!''"[[labelnote: Note]] From left to right: [[NonHumanSidekick Derek]], [[CoolOldLady Grandma Gabby]], [[TheSmartGirl Emily]], and Ethan.[[/labelnote]]]]

%%* AlphaBitch: [[AccidentalMisnaming Karen,]] [[RunningGag er... I mean, Karrine.]]

* CycleOfRevenge: The secondary theme for "War of the Worms", which is referred to as "blowback." The Tuttles learn the hard way that revenge often leads to more revenge and more devastating consequences, and the best way to break the cycle is for one side to choose not to fight.
%%* TheDitz: Copernicus.

* FlatWorld: In "War of the Worms", Copernicus' science project is a model of the solar system, but with flat earth being in the center of it. Later at the end, Emily helps Copernicus rebuild his model by replacing the flat earth with a lemon, which represents the sun. But Copernicus, being TheDitz that he is, now thinks that the center of the solar system is a giant lemon, then he eats it.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: The two bandits, who have spent the second half of the first episode stealing cows (both legally and illegally), say that they ''really'' need cows and are so jealous that Carla has so many of them. Emily sets them both straight by invoking this very trope.
* FromBadToWorse: As "War of the Worms" explores the concept of the CycleOfRevenge, this trope is in full swing. From what started off as a big KickTheDog moment from Karrine[[labelnote: Note]] With her attempting to crush both Ethan and Emily with their flagpole, getting their teammates soaked in mud, and almost inadvertently destroying Emily's project, all at once.[[/labelnote]], [[PayEvilUntoEvil to Emily getting even with her with an overnight prank,]] [[EscalatingWar things get ''waaaaay'' out of hand!]] Pretty soon, the entire science camp the episode takes place in is turned into a prank warzone, and everyone's science projects get ruined. By episode's end, [[UpToEleven if you thought it couldn't get any worse]], it got to the point where some students attempt to ''[[AdultFear drown Copernicus in a lake!]]''

* ImpliedDeathThreat: From Napoleon '''Worm'''aparte: "Now we're going to put them 6 feet underground, and not in a fun way."

-->'''Gabby''': I dunno. I've only been to the ''[[{{Hell}} other]]'' [[{{Hell}} place.]] [[BaitAndSwitch Congress!]]
* LookBehindYou: Parodied twice in "War of the Worms". When Gabby and the Twins try to go back in time without being spotted, Gabby distracts the other campers by saying that UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla is among them with a time machine. Turn's out, he's actually there! [[BrickJoke The same gag is used again later on.]]

* TheGoldenRule: The overall theme for "War of the Worms". The episode even features UsefulNotes/MahatmaGandhi, who is a strong follower of the concept.

* TurnTheOtherCheek: While overlapping with TheGoldenRule, this trope is encouraged to viewers as AnAesop in "War of the Worms".
** This also gets briefly parodied by Gabby on the same episode. When Gandhi asks the twins if they heard of this trope, Gabby replies that it's a great trick for when her butt falls asleep, which disgusts Gandhi.
* WorthIt: During the first episode, they suddenly run out of knowledge juice and end up trapped in the western age. This was due to all those bathroom stops that Gabby made because she drank too many slushes. Then Gabby is seen drinking another slushy and then invokes this trope.
* WouldHarmASenior: At the end of "Pencils, Pirates, and Ice Cream People", Karrine goes through a MadnessMantra about how she's not crazy when she saw Gabby warp away using a time-traveling wheelchair. But then when she spots a security camera that would definitely have recorded Gabby warping to another time, she pulls a SlasherSmile, smacks her fist into her other palm, and saying "Gotcha! ''Grandma.''" Then someone who was watching her misinterprets this as this trope.

[[caption-width-right:350:"A cartoon so "radical" it doesn't give kids ''medical advice!''"[[labelnote: Note]] From left to right: [[NonHumanSidekick Derek]], [[CoolOldLady Grandma Gabby]], [[TheSmartGirl Emily]], and Ethan.[[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:"The cartoon that can literally change the world"[[labelnote: Note]] From left to right: [[NonHumanSidekick Derek]], [[CoolOldLady Grandma Gabby]], [[TheSmartGirl Emily]], and Ethan.[[/labelnote]]]]

Tuttle Twins is a crowdfunded EdutainmentShow based on the book series created by Conner Boyack, who is also the show's executive producer.

Tuttle Twins focuses on the lives of Ethan and Emily, two young siblings who go on crazy time-traveling adventures with their Cuban grandmother named Gabby, and her pet raccoon named Derek. Along the way, they revisit important places in American history, meet famous people (like Adam Smith, Benjamin Franklin, and Mahatma Gandhi), and learn important lessons on economics, government, freedom, and individual rights.

According to showrunner Daniel Harmon, the staff's goal is to teach children the important lessons mentioned above while still being entertaining for family audiences, and to reach 100 million children by the next decade in an effort to fight against misinformation. They also have plenty of merchandising (such as t-shirts and plushies) and comic book tie-ins for each episode planned out.

The first episode, "When Laws Give You Lemons" debuted on October 12th 2021, and can be viewed on the Angel Studios app for free. Every future episode will be released bi-weekly.

-->'''Gabby''': Vamanos! We have places to go, people to see, ''[[DirtyCommunists communists]]'' [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers to offend!]]

* AlphaBitch: [[AccidentalMisnaming Karen,]] [[RunningGag er... I mean, Karrine.]]

* BreakingTheFourthWall: There are quite a few examples, courtesy of Grandma Gabby.
** While everyone is trapped in the western age, Gabby points out that their only hope of getting back home is if the twins "learned a [[AnAesop valuable lesson]] in the time it takes to watch a children’s show, not counting commercials if this goes to network.”
** Look for the HowWeGotHere trope below.
* TheBully: Bruce. He enjoys picking on Ethan and tapes hurtful notes on his back. (i.e. “Kick me”, “Trip me”, [[RuleOfThree and the worst one yet,]] [[KickTheDog “Ask me about my dead goldfish”,]] which is bad enough to push his TraumaButton.)

* TheDitz: Copernicus.

* HowWeGotHere: The first episode begins with all the main characters traveling through time and space while struggling to hold on. Grandma Gabby worries that they aren’t going to make it, then the episode rewinds to 12 hours... whoops! ''11 hours'' prior. [[spoiler: When we return to that scene, it turns out Gabby was only bluffing [[BreakingTheFourthWall and just wanted to provide the opening scene with some fake suspense, then she winks at the camera.]]]]

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** This also gets briefly parodied by Gabby on the same episode. When Gahndi asks the twins if they heard of this trope, Gabby replies that it's a great trick for when her butt falls asleep, which disgusts Gandhi.

* WouldHarmASenior: At the end of "Pencils, Pirates, and Ice Cream People", Karren goes through a MadnessMantra about how she's not crazy when she saw Gabby warp away using a time-traveling wheelchair. But then when she spots a security camera that would definitely have recorded Gabby warping to another time, she pulls a SlasherSmile, smacks her fist into her other palm, and saying "Gotcha! ''Grandma.''" Then someone who was watching her misinterprets this as this trope.

-->'''Karren''': What?

!!Note: This article is a stub. If you could add more information to it, that'd be great.

Tuttle Twins focuses on the lives of Ethan and Emily, two young siblings who go on crazy time-traveling adventures with their grandmother and her pet raccoon. Along the way, they rediscover American History and learn important values; such as economics, freedom, and individual rights.

According to showrunner Daniel Harmon, the staff's goal is to capture the educational aspects of WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus while making the show as humorous as WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb, WesternAnimation/GravityFalls, and WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons.

* AlphaBitch: [[AccidentalMisnaming Karen,]] [[RunningGag er... I mean, Karren.]]
* AnAesop: For every episode, there is a moral to be learned. Usually, during the second half of each episode, the main characters run out of knowledge juice and are trapped in another world. For them to return home, they must learn a lesson, which refills their fuel tank with knowledge juice.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: There are quite a few examples.
** While everyone is trapped in the western age, Grandma Gabby points out that their only hope of getting back home is if the twins "learned a [[AnAesop valuable lesson]] in the time it takes to watch a children’s show, not counting commercials if this goes to network.”
* TheBully: Bruce. He enjoys picks on Ethan and tapes hurtful notes on his back. (i.e. “Kick me”, “Trip me”, [[RuleOfThree and the worst one yet,]] [[KickTheDog “Ask me about my dead goldfish”,]] which is bad enough to push his TraumaButton.)
* CassandraTruth: Karren, who has been spying on Grandma Gabby, is also trying to expose her. She tries to convince the people around her that Gabby can travel through time and space using her wheelchair, but to no avail.
* TheDitz: Copernicus
* DumbMuscle: Bruce, the bully, qualifies for this trope. When Ethan kindly offers him a canvas for his project, he rejects his help solely [[BreakingTheFourthWall because he believes his role in the show]] [[InsaneTrollLogic is to be a metaphor of certain nations who reject the value of free trade,]] [[ObfuscatingStupidity and are deprived of its own benefits.]] He ends up getting an F as a result, much to his displeasure.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** When [[AlphaBitch Karren]] makes her first appearance. she shows up to confront the twins in their lemonade stand business. Uninterested in "buying" their lemonade, she held an emergency meeting at the kids club last night to make up a new law that would allow her as president, (a status she often brags about) to have all the lemonade she wants [[LoopholeAbuse "for free, now and always, Amen."]] Only one kid showed up however, but it's implied that Karren forced said kid to show up. She also threatened her to vote "yes" on the law, then calling the vote "unanimous" after the law was passed. Then while the twins run to Grandma Gabby to say hello, Karren confiscates their lemonade stand while they weren't looking. and drags it away with a wagon, saying this is what's best for the kids club. So to sum it all up, Karren starts off as an arrogant jerk who is willing to bend the rules to her liking for selfish and [[EvilIsPetty petty]] reasons, and controls other members of her club through fear. And on a side note, [[BerserkButton she gets angry]] [[AccidentalMisnaming whenever people mispronounce her name.]]
** When we get to know of [[TheBully Bruce,]] we are shown a flashback of him actively picking on Ethan by taping notes on his back. To name a few; "Kick me", "Trip me", and last but not least, [[KickTheDog "Ask me about my dead goldfish".]] He thinks it's ''funny'' to rub salt into Ethan's emotional wounds about his dead goldfish, which goes to show how cruel, [[LackOfEmpathy unempathetic,]] and [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] he is.
* ExtremeOmnivore: [[NonHumanSidekick Derek]] counts as this trope. He especially enjoys eating art supplies; pencils, crayons, and paint. Near the end of episode 2, Derek eats an ice cream cone with pencils on top.
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Surprisingly averted on episode 1. During the second half of the episode, taking place in the wild west, several characters are seen holding firearms. There's even a violent shoot-out in a saloon during the episode's climax.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: The two bandits, who have spent the second half of the first episode stealing cows, say they ''desperately'' need cows and are so jealous that Carla has so many of them. Emily sets them both straight by using this trope.
* FromBadToWorse: As Episode 3 explores the concept of the CycleOfRevenge, this trope is in full swing. From what started off as a big KickTheDog moment from Karren, [[PayEvilUntoEvil to Emily getting even with her with an overnight prank,]] [[EscalatingWar things get waaaaay out of hand!]] Pretty soon, the entire science camp turns into a prank warzone, and everyone's science projects get ruined. By episode's end, [[UpToEleven if you thought it couldn't get any worse]], it got to the point where some students attempt to ''[[AdultFear drown Copernicus in a lake!]]''
* HowWeGotHere: The first episode begins with all the main characters traveling through time and space while struggling to hold on. Grandma Gabby worries that they aren’t going to make it, then the episode rewinds to 12 hours... whoops! My mistake, ''11 hours'' prior. [[spoiler: When we return to that scene, it turns out Gabby was only bluffing [[BreakingTheFourthWall and just wanted to provide the opening scene with some fake suspense, then she winks at the audience.]]]]
* NeverSayDie: This is surprisingly averted for a children's cartoon, From the very first line of dialogue in the first episode: "Emily, remind me why we're on this '''''death trap''''' again?!"
* NonIndicativeName: In the second half of the first episode, we have a town located in the wild west named "Quiet Valley". [[TheScream Cue woman screaming from a distance.]] Justified, because the town was once peaceful before it had to put up with two bandits whose goals are to steal people's cows.
* LevelAte: The second half of Episode 2 takes place in Ice Cream Land, in another dimension.
--->'''[[SweetTooth Ethan]]''': Grandma?? Are we in ''heaven?''
--->'''Gabby''': I dunno. I've only been to the ''[[{{Hell}} other]]'' [[{{Hell}} place.]] [[BaitAndSwitch Congress!]] HAHA! Give me some skin Derek!
--->''(Both Gabby and Derek High-five each other)''

** When everyone enters the saloon to celebrate eliminating unjust laws, Grandma Gabby asks for some “root beer” while suspiciously making quotation marks with her fingers. Later, when Ethan tries some of that “root beer” himself, he correctly points out that it is not root beer... [[BaitAndSwitch it’s just ginger ale.]]
* StrawHypocrite: Besides the fact that those tax collectors are really just bandits in disguise, they claim that collecting cows from Carla will help create new jobs and help the poor and the needy, but they barely hide the fact that they are just plain greedy.

--->'''Carla''': Is this like, a "teaching moment"? ...or did you ''want'' the bandits to escape?
--->'''Winkles''': Uhhhh... ''(in a defeated tone)'' it was a teaching moment.

--->'''Gabby''': Vamanos! We have places to go. People to see. ''[[DirtyCommunists Communists]]'' [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers to offend!]]
--->'''The Cows''': Mmm-HMM!
* TimeForPlanB: The bandits were first seen attempting to steal the cow. When that doesn’t work, they disguise themselves as law-abiding tax collectors to legally confiscate Carla’s cows. But then when the law gets turned against them, they decide to revert to their original plan: take the cows away by force, except this time, using violence.

* ToiletHumor: In the first episode, we learn that Gabby went back in time to the French Revolution and borrowed a bidet from her dear friend, Frédéric Bastiat. What ''really'' makes this example work is that she confuses the bidet for a salad bowl, which she uses it for.
* WorthIt: During the first episode, they suddenly ran out of knowledge juice and end up trapped in the western age. The twins theorize that this was due to all those bathroom stops that Gabby made because she drank too many slushes. Then Gabby says it was worth it.

[[caption-width-right:350:"The cartoon that can literally change the world"[[labelnote: Note]] From left to right: [[NonHumanSidekick Derek]], [[CoolOldLady Grandma Girdle]], [[TheSmartGirl Emily]], and Ethan.[[/labelnote]]]]

* AlphaBitch: Karen

* TakeThat: This show pokes fun at communists.

[[caption-width-right:350:"The cartoon that can literally change the world"]]

Tuttle Twins is an upcoming children's show that is being crowdfunded via Angel Studios. This show is based on the book series created by Conner Boyack, who is also the show's executive producer.