History WesternAnimation / YoohooAndFriends

-->'''[[FiveManBand The [=YooHoos=]]]''': We're one step closer to our wish!
-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Lemmee]]''': I wish this page would end! ''*ding*''

* CruellaToAnimals: One of the crimes committed by the Nasty Corp executives when they were human was dining on endangered eagle, then picking their teeth with ebony toothpicks [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and throwing the toothpicks out of their private jet]].

* BalefulPolymorph: The central theme of the series with the Nasty Corp executives being transformed into [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter cute, cuddly animals]].

* 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.

* CutAndPasteTranslation: One can tell at a glance what was and wasn't in the original.

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

-->'''Lemmee:''' We're not attracted to you ... that much. Now take your godlike face, and rippling muscles and leave!

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

* AdaptedOut:
** The Tree of Life. It's possible they intended to return to it in Season 2, [[CutShort but...]]
** Oops, Coops and Big Boss for the same reasons.
** [=YooHoo=] doesn't show ''any'' romantic interest towards Pammee, unlike in the original series where he had a crush on her.

* AllGermansAreNazis: Done to a small degree with Pookee 1, but in the reverse manner to usual (giving the so called 'evil villain' a German accent rather than making the German character evil).
* AllMythsAreTrue: Except for George Washington Carver inventing peanut butter.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: The series finale, which was never followed up on due to poor ratings (See CutShort).
* {{Animesque}}: Although, this is because the footage is recycled from Korean animation.
* TheAtoner: More or less the very ''reason'' why Father Time changed Nasty Corp in the first place.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Human!Lemmee is the only executive in Nasty Corp to have gray skin.
* BadassAdorable: The [=YooHoos=] themselves qualify as this, being able to accomplish great feats, despite their small size, and adorable appearance.

* BambooTechnology: Anything Roodee builds.
* BearsAreBadNews: Invoked but then subverted, as the gang come across a bear and are terrified only for him to be harmless.
** And how about this: the reason why the bear is harmless is due to a badly written newspaper making him myopic, with the episode even titled "Bearly News". ''Makes you wonder''.

* BigBad: Nasty Corporation. Interesting case as the "villains" are the same as the main protagonists, now trying to atone for their terrible actions as money-grubbing humans by fixing what they caused.
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: All of which have appeared over the course of the series [[RuleOfFunny for no apparent reason other than for Father Time to go: "Ah! The Abominable Snowman!"]]
* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: Nasty Corp. has a toilet in the meeting room.
* BlatantLies: '''Everything''' that Ruby says.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: See NoFourthWall.

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

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

* FiveManBand: Made especially prominent during the OnceAnEpisode ''Gem Music Video''.
** [=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.''
** Roodee: TheSmartGuy - ''You mean aside from the impossibly high-tech inventions he makes from wood?''
** Chewoo: TheBigGal - ''Interesting as she is the [[TheCutie cutest and sweetest]], but is also the [[CuteBruiser most physical and violent]], while using her brains the least.''
** Happy the Red Panda: SixthRanger - ''In three episodes.''

* UnfortunateNames:
** The reoccurring joke where Father Time will say "I don't have the time" for one of Mother Nature's requests which she will respond by saying "Don't have the time? You're Father Time!". In the first episode, he reveals that sometimes he wishes that his name were "Bob or Carl or something."

* DudeLooksLikeALady: [[UnfortunateName Sasa]] the Shaolin Monkey (who's a boy in this series) has girly eyelashes and a flower in his hair.

** The fact that back when the animals were human, their animal names were their actual human surnames. Seriously, "Mr. [=YooHoo=]"!?

** The Pookees being named after numbers: (Pookee 1, Pookee 2, Pookee 16).
** A Leprechaun named Leper.

The result is several flavors of ''weird''.

In the 2012 GagDub adaptation headed by Feiss, entirely new scenes now 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.

-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Lemmee]]''': I wish this page would end!

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

* ThemeTuneRollCall: The theme song has the five animals introducing each other near the end.

-->How would I know? I'm just a book, not the cloud master or something!

-->-- '''David Feiss to John Pannozzi of Website/PlatypusComix'''

* {{Adorkable}}: Chewee and Pammee as well as whenever they are completely clueless.

And then David Feiss, the guy behind ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' and ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'', got his hands on it.

** 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).

** In episode 52, Father Time seemed pretty convinced that the [=YooHoos=] were going to use their wish to become human again and acted amazed when they didn't. He should have known they wouldn't the moment he met [[IdenticalGrandson the Eco Police]] in Episode 33.

* AndTheAdventureContinues: The Season One finale, which was never followed up on due to poor ratings (See CutShort).

* IChooseToStay: In the Season One finale [[spoiler:the protagonists make a SelflessWish rather than change back to "normal", ultimately deciding that the adventures they had were far more enjoyable than being a CorruptCorporateExecutive]].

In the 2012 GagDub adaptation 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.

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.

OnceUponATime, there was [[Animation/YooHooAndFriends an animated series]] based on a line of plush toys [[Toys/YoohooAndFriends of the same name]] 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.

''[=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]].

OnceUponATime, there was [[Animation/YooHooAndFriends an animated series]] based on a line of plush toys of the same name 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.