History WesternAnimation / YoohooAndFriends

''[=YooHoo=] & Friends'' had its world debut on Creator/CartoonNetwork in Latin America in January 2012 (and later [[ChannelHop channel hopped]] to {{Creator/Boomerang}}), with [[Creator/ABCMe ABC3]] in Australia and Pop in the UK premiering the show as well in English in the same year. The show wasn't a big success, and the show never aired on French and German-speaking territories across Europe as planned. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen A merchandise line was also planned too, with plush toys, playsets, and light up dolls]]. Eventually, the show wasn't renewed for a second season, which caused Toonzone Studios, the (now closed) company behind the adaptation, to take legal action against Aurora World. They lost, and the show [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes started to fade into obscurity]] shortly afterwards.

* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife

[[Main/{{Catchphrase}} YEAH, BOY!]] It's time to [[DescribeTopicHere describe]] ''[[DescribeTopicHere [=YooHoo=] and Friends]]'' [[DescribeTopicHere here]]!

* CutenessProximity: The Yoohoos constantly discover it's hard to be cute and cuddly, without acting like it. All (except Lemmee) behave like the small, adorable animals they have become.

-->'''[[FiveManBand The Yoohoos]]''': We're one step closer to our wish!

--> Lemmee: "Like I said a dumb idea always saves the day."
* UnfortunateImplications: The same problem with the ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'' films occurs here as well whenever romance with the Furry Five is involved, considering they were once humans now turned into animals. It's made less horrifying when they [[spoiler:decide to stay as animals forever]], but one could only wonder how awkward it would be if they decided to [[spoiler:go with their original wish and become humans again]].

Each episode is also started by a narration by Father Time, as he finds certain problems in the past and tries (and usually fails) to fix them.

Adding to the weird is the fact that Father Time's scenes are animated in the same style as David Feiss' previous work, while [=YooHoo=] and co. are animated in UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash.

-> ''"We're one step closer to our wish!"\\
"[[DeadpanSnarker I wish this article would end...]]"''

!!BOY! It's time for the tropes!

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Father Time, who is voiced by Flava Flav, to the surprise of many.

!!This show provides examples of:

[[Main/{{Catchphrase}} YEAH, BOY!]] It's time to [[DescribeTopicHere describe]] ''[[DescribeTopicHere [=YooHoo=] and Friends]]''!

-> ''"[[CatchPhrase YEAH, BOY!]] [[ThatsAllFolks That's the end of the show!]]"''

''[=YooHoo=] & Friends'' had its world debut on Creator/CartoonNetwork in Latin America in January 2012 (and later [[ChannelHop channel hopped]] to {{Creator/Boomerang}}), with [[Creator/ABCMe ABC3]] in Australia and Pop in the UK premiering the show as well in English in the same year. The show wasn't a big success, and the show never aired on French and German-speaking territories across Europe as planned. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen A merchandise line was also planned too, with plush toys, playsets, and light up dolls]]. Eventually, the show wasn't renewed for a second season, which caused Toonzone Studios, the production company behind the series, to take legal action against Aurora World.

So in 2009, there was [[Animation/YooHooAndFriends an animated series based on a line of plush toys depicting many endangered animals, to help raise awareness of their situation]]. It depicted the main protagonists, [=YooHoo=], Roodee, Chewoo, Pammee and Lemmee, attempting to fix the environment to continue growing their Trees of Life.

[[caption-width-right:350:"[[OnceUponATime Once upon a time]], [[ExpositoryThemeTune there were five executives who destroyed the Earth for money.]]"]]

->''"After Imagi, I was contacted by Konnie Kwak, the owner of Toonzone Studios (no relation). She brought me on, and gave me this Korean kid show "Animation/YooHooAndFriends" which she had acquired the rights to. She wanted me to make this really young Korean language kid show into something that she could sell to western TV. The style wasn't my style at all, and at first I was worried about what I could do with it. But then it occurred to me that if I approached it similarly to Woody Allen's "Film/WhatsUpTigerLily," where a foreign language film is redubbed in english with an entirely different story, it could be funny. I proposed taking the existing 11 minute Korean shorts, and rewriting the dialogue, and creating 4 minutes of new animation per episode (cutting out 4 minutes of old footage). I created a brand new story arc, back story, etc..."''

* AdaptedOut: The Tree of Life in the English dub. It's possible they intended to return to it in Season 2, [[CutShort but...]]

* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Let's see, we've got: a bushbaby with blue rings on his tail, a purple red-panda, magenta and purple flying squirrels, and a skunk with pink fur patches.

* DolledUpInstallment: So much was altered in the English dub that it's practically a different show.

* ExpositoryThemeTune: The English theme speaks for itself.

** Chewoo's dub personality seems heavily derived from [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]].

-> ''"[[Catchphrase YEAH, BOY!]] [[ThatsAllFolks That's the end of the show!]]"''

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The series had its world debut on Creator/CartoonNetwork in Latin America in January 2012 (and later [[ChannelHop channel hopped]] to {{Creator/Boomerang}}), with [[Creator/ABCMe ABC3]] in Australia and Pop in the UK premiering the show as well in English in the same year. The show wasn't a big success, and the show never aired on French and German-speaking territories across Europe as planned. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen A merchandise line was also planned too, with plush toys, playsets, and light up dolls]]. Eventually, the show wasn't renewed for a second season, which caused Toonzone Studios, the production company behind the series, to take legal action against Aurora World.

An animated series based on a line of plush toys depicting many endangered animals, to help raise awareness of their situation. In 2010, an animated series arrived in South Korea, depicting the main protagonists, [=YooHoo=], Roodee, Chewoo, Pammee and Lemmee, attempting to fix the environment to continue growing their Trees of Life.

In the dub version headed by Feiss, entirely new scenes now suddenly show how [=YooHoo=] and co. start out life as the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive executives of the company Nasty Corp]], whose money grubbing schemes leave natural wonder after natural wonder devastated in their wake. As a result, Father Time, voiced by rapper Flavor Flav ([[BluntYes yes]], we're not joking) is tasked by his wife Mother Nature to do something about it. Father Time uses his magic to transform the executives into adorable little animals, and sends them on a quest to fix all their misdeeds, in return for gemstones. Once they get enough gemstones, they will be granted one wish; which they plan to use to become human again.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[BiggerBad Ms. Bushu]] seemed to have been set up as a reoccurring villain, but vanished after her initial appearance and was never mentioned again.

** In fact, Pookee 16 is named as such, because the Pookees seem to think that "16" comes after "1" and "2".

** Chewoo: TheBigGal - ''Interesting as she is the [[TheCutie cutest and sweetest]], but is also the [[CuteBruiser most physical and violen]]t, while using her brains the least.''

* GirlyGirl: Pammee the 'princess' who finds half of the characters they come across to be romantic, and wanting to marry them. Humorously averted with Ring-Ring the Panda, who is the one character to ever openly display affection to her, but she ends up remaining completely oblivious to this.

In the dub version headed by Feiss, entirely new scenes now suddenly show how [=YooHoo=] and co. start out life as the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive executives of the company Nasty Corp]], whose money grubbing schemes leave natural wonder after natural wonder devastated in their wake. As a result, Father Time, voiced by rapper Flavor Flav ([[BluntYes yes]], we're not joking) is tasked by his wife Mother Nature to do something about it. Father Time uses his magic to transform the executives into adorable little animals, and sends them on a quest to fix all their misdeeds, in return for gem stones. Once they get enough gem stones, they will be granted one wish; which they plan to use to become human again.

* {{Animesque}}: Although this is because the footage is recycled from Korean Animation.

* CuteBruiser: Chewoo

* ExiledToTheCouch: Mother Nature threatens Father Time with this in the pilot (and in the ExpositoryThemeTune)
* ExpositoryThemeTune: Speaks for itself.

** [=YooHoo=]: TheLeader - ''played straight, as it's literally his title''
** Lemmee: TheLancer - ''because of his contrasting personality to [=YooHoo=], and his several attempts to usurp him as leader''
** Pammee: TheChick - ''The romantic GirlyGirl as well as the one to display the most compassion to others''

** Chewoo: TheBigGal - ''interesting as she is the [[TheCutie cutest and sweetest]], but is also the [[CuteBruiser most physical and violen]]t, while using her brains the least''
** Happy the Red Panda: SixthRanger - ''In three episodes''

* GrumpyBear: Lemmee the 'sourpuss' is the only one of the [=YooHoos=] whose personality has not changed from his human counterpart (and also the only one whose voice hasn't changed). He is self-centered, pessimistic, sadistic, lazy (to the point where he'd rather be crushed under an elephant and used as a doormat than do work), and in general an all-round jerk. In later episodes Lemmee attempts on another of occasions to rename their team "Lemmee and Friends" presenting himself as the leader. In the episode with the Forest of Lemurs, Lemmee points out that all lemurs act the way he does and it is not his fault, where [=YooHoo=] states that "[they] would never question his self-centered attitude ever again". However if anything the animosity between Lemmee and the others has steadily increased over the course of the series to say the least.

-->'''Chewoo (cheerfully):''' "Ears and eyes!"

* ImpossibleThief: Libby the lynx hides the gem bag in Roodee's ear then pulls it out of Yoohoo's.
* InkSuitActor: Flavor Flav as Father Time. He even has the Viking helmet, clock and his consistent usage of the phrase "Yeah Boy!". This is later poked fun at when Father Time appears as a special guest at a hippie concert where he performs a rap, but is then booed off the stage.

-->'''Chewoo (at the top of her voice):''' Hey Pammee! Why are you whispering?

* NoFourthWall: The series is aware of itself, with the [[BreakingTheFourthWall fourth wall being broken]] in every manner possible; with characters able to notice and point out every cartoon element in the show including; [[ThoughtBubbleSpeech Thought Bubbles]], [[BigBallOfViolence Fight Clouds]], Fade Outs, [[SnotBubble Snot Bubbles]], [[ToonPhysics Cartoon Physics]], Referring to Episode Transition, and many more.
** One of the most evident ones is when Roodee was scared of seeing vampire bats (actually the [[PaperThinDisguise (pathetically) disguised]] Pookees) [=YooHoo=] tells him not to worry as the vampire bats were nocturnal and that it was day time, he would be safe until night time, and Roodee's response; "But that could be in a few seconds! This is a cartoon, you know!".
** In addition Father Time actually acts as the show's narrator, talking directly with the audience at the start of every episode. In fact, he once explains that he appears on the show and makes the episodes as an excuse to not get a real job.

* RunningGag: A running gag was introduced later in the series involving Lemmee where after the [=YooHoo=] and friends fixes one of their crimes and the victim of the crime wishes to repay them, Lemmee will always selfishly try to claim the reward only to discover it is a hug from the (over sized) victim which causes him pain.

** The Ringring the Panda episodes are shown in the wrong order (with the [=YooHoos=] mentioning they met Ringring in "the previous episode" that hadn't occurred yet)

* VocalEvolution: Coupled with a previous point above; the [=YooHoos=] voices are cutified along with their physical appearance, especially Chewoo's high-pitched HeliumSpeech. With the possible exception of Lemmee (and on some occasions Roodee). With Lemmee his personality doesn't seem to have changed either.