Line #59 WesternAnimation/GirlstuffBoystuff


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3	->''Girlstuff, Boystuff''
4	->''Girlstuff, and don't forget the Boystuff''
5	->''Girlstuff, Boystuff''
6	->''We love our stuff and we can't get enough of it''
7	-->-- '''The theme song'''
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9	''Girlstuff/Boystuff'' is a Canadian/Hong Kong/British cartoon created by Ruth Beni of Animage Films UK and produced between Decode Entertainment (now part of Creator/WildBrain) and Agogo Media.
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11	The show follows six teenagers who have been friends forever; three girls (Reanne, Talia and Hanna) and three boys (Jason, Simon and Ben). In each episode, the gang goes through typical teenage ups and downs throughout their daily lives.
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13	The series debuted in Canada on Creator/{{YTV}} and aired from November 2002 to February 2003. It ran for 2 seasons for a total of 52 episodes.
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15	!!This cartoon contains examples of:
16	* AgonyOfTheFeet: "Tickets, Please" has Reanne's foot accidentally get stepped on by an overenthusiastic 411 Boyformation cheerleader.
17	* AmateurFilmMakingPlot:
18	** "The Making Of..." has the gang attempted to re-shoot a documentary.
19	** "Lights, Camera, Ahhhh!" has the gang shooting a student film at an abandoned warehouse.
20	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Talia is the youngest member of the group.
21	* BathroomStallGraffiti: In one episode, as part of a frankly contrived "everyone in detention" plotline, had the boys ''correcting the spelling'' of this.
22	* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Reanne is the brains, Talia is the Brawn and Hanna is the Beauty.
23	* BeachEpisode: "The Lake" is treated as such.
24	* BeefBandage: Parodied when, in "Gorilla My Dreams", Simon is offered a chicken nugget for his black eye when Talia tells Reanne to go fetch a steak after football tryouts.
25	-->'''Reanne:''' I only had $1.50!
26	* BigBeautifulWoman: Talia is quite plump, and wears her curves beautifully.
27	* BirthdayEpisode: "The Birthday Party" features Ben's birthday.
28	* CampingEpisode: "Tents Situation" has the gang camping for a night in Talia's backyard.
29	* CasanovaWannabe:
30	** Ben tries, but he has no luck with girls.
31	** Hanna has bouts of this to as several episodes have her trying to impress a boy she likes and it always backfires on her.
32	* ChickMagnet: Jason is usually quite popular with the girls.
33	* ChildhoodFriends: The members of the gang have known each other since nursery school.
34	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: "Lust in Translation" has Jason and Reanne trying to turn their longstanding friendship into a romance.
35	* ChristmasEpisode: "Last Minute Shopping", in which everyone forgets to get each other gifts, so now they have just a few hours to get presents!
36	* CreditCardPlot: "Cha Ching" has Simon being mailed a credit card by accident, and he tries not to give into temptation... at first. ''Hanna'', who was basically TheDitz, summed up the basic aesop.
37	* DoorToDoorEpisode: "Selling Out" has the gang being tasked to sell boxes of chocolate-covered almonds.
38	* DrillSergeantNasty: "Eleven Minute Workout" has Jason and Ben get stuck in a militant aerobics class.
39	* EatingContest: In "If the Shoe Fits", while at the fair, Ben and Jason compete to see who can eat the most without getting sick.
40	* TheFashionista: Although the LimitedWardrobe makes it hard to tell, Hanna is this. "Cha Ching" has [[GoodAngelBadAngel a devilish Hanna appearing on Simon's shoulder to tempt him to buy]].
41	-->'''Devil!Hanna:''' By the way, does this pitchfork match my shoes?
42	* FelonyMisdemeanor: One episode has Talia and Reanne having an ImagineSpot of Ben getting arrested by the Video Store Police for spoiling movie plots out loud and "enjoying ''Honky Tonk Heatwave''".
43	* FeudEpisode: In "Cause and Effect", Reanne and Hanna have a falling out.
44	* GenderEqualEnsemble: Three girls (Hanna, Reanne, and Talia) and three boys (Jason, Ben, and Simon).
45	* GoodAngelBadAngel: "Cha Ching" has a devilish Hanna appearing on Simon's shoulder to tempt him to buy.
46	-->'''Devil!Hanna:''' By the way, does this pitchfork match my shoes?
47	* GranolaGirl:
48	** Reanne is a vegetarian and cares very deeply about the environment.
49	** In "Save Me", Talia ends up meeting a cute guy, but he's far too environmentally conscious, and he drives her nuts.
50	* HairColorDissonance: Ben, Reanne and Simon all have blue hair, meant to be black. Talia has bright purple hair, and what colour that's meant to be isn't clear; though since her brother Jason is redheaded, one could infer that Talia is some form of auburn.
51	* HalloweenEpisode: "Goulstuff/Boilstuff".
52	* ImagineSpot: Prevalent in pretty much every episode.
53	* InjuredLimbEpisode:
54	** In "Spring Break", Hanna gets stuck with a broken ankle, so the gang tries to comfort their wounded friend.
55	** One episode has Ben ending up with a broken leg.
56	* ItTastesLikeFeet: Everyone but resident vegetarian Reanne thinks tofu "tastes like feet".
57	* NerdyNasalness: Simon has a rather nasally voice.
58	* NotInFrontOfTheParrot: "Teacher's Pet" has Ben tasked with taking care of the science teacher's parrot for a few days. His friends teach it to say various things as jokes, including "Ben is a chick magnet", which they find funny since he's a CasanovaWannabe. The bird talks incessantly while Ben tries to sleep, and he tries to get it to stop talking and bribe it with a cookie. It also turns out to have a skin infection which it didn't seem to have until the bird was in his care, and since Ben doesn't want to be blamed for it, he tries to treat it in secret. When it comes time for the parrot to be given back to the teacher, it suddenly repeats a large number of the phrases it learned over the course of the episode, ending with...
59	-->'''Parrot:''' ...Shut up! Cookie if you shut up! Skin infection! Ben is a dead man!
60	-->'''Teacher:''' ''You can say that again.''
61	* NotSoAboveItAll:
62	** At points, Reanne can be just as boy-crazy as Hannah and Talia despite usually being the more calm of the girls.
63	** Also when Reanne tries to show Simon that the dentist is not as scary as he thinks be volunteering to be checked up, they inform her she has cavities. This quickly causes her to become just as scared as him and it ends with them both bailing.
64	* OncePerEpisode: Very wacky {{Imagine Spot}}s from the gang.
65	* OnlySaneWoman: Reanne usually believes she is.
66	* PopGoesTheHuman: "Multiplex" has an ImagineSpot involving a special effects man eating so much junk food he swells up like a balloon and then explodes.
67	* ShaggyDogStory: In "Party of the Year", the gang is psyched about going to THE party of the year--or so they thought it would be. On the night of the party, the girls worry about what to wear, while the guys are more concerned about the possibility of slow-dancing with a girl. It turns out that the party is being thrown by a girl who isn't that popular--and that the party turns out to be pretty lame.
68	* ShamefulShrinking: In "Valentine Curse", Talia does this when she realizes that she had forgotten to sign her candygram to Colin.
69	* SickEpisode: "Flu Manchu" has Ben, Jason, and Talia coming down with the flu.
70	* SingleTargetSexuality: Talia's crush on Colin.
71	* SlipperySwimsuit: In "The Lake", Talia loses her bikini top in the lake, and she tries desperately to get it back.
72	* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Both Simon and Reanne are the smart ones in the group and wear glasses.
73	* TheSmartGuy: Simon, the group's computer whiz and nerd.
74	* ThemeTuneRollCall: A section of the theme song has the members of the gang introducing themselves by their names.
75	* TownGirls: Talia is the Butch, Hanna is the Femme, and Reanne is the Neither.
76	* ValentinesDayEpisode: The aptly-titled "Valentine Curse".

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