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The series follows Rob, a curious young robot. He and his friends Ema, TK, and Orbit, explore different planets in the Robot Galaxy while learning different [[AnAesop lessons]] along the way.

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The series follows Rob, a curious young robot. He and his friends Ema, TK, and Orbit, explore different planets in the Robot Galaxy while learning different [[AnAesop lessons]] lessons along the way.
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* AnAesop: The show delivers one per episode.
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* BaffledByOwnBiology: In "You Can't Handle the Tooth", Ema [[LooseToothEpisode loses a tooth]] and thinks it can be reattached until she learns that she'll grow a new one later.
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''Rob the Robot'' is a 2010 Canadian AllCGICartoon produced by Amberwood Entertainment and created by Manuel Rosen. Based on the book series of the same name by John Magart, the show airs on TVO Kids and Knowledge Network in English-speaking Canada and Creator/{{CBC}} Télévision de Radio-Canada in French-speaking Canada.

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''Rob the Robot'' is a 2010 Canadian Canadian-Singaporean AllCGICartoon produced by Amberwood Entertainment and created by Manuel Rosen. One Animation (best known for Animation/{{Oddbods}}). Based on the book series of the same name by Australian writer John Magart, the show airs aired on TVO Kids and Knowledge Network in English-speaking Canada and Creator/{{CBC}} Télévision de Radio-Canada in French-speaking Canada.
Canada. It ran from 2010 to 2013 for 104 episodes.
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* FooledByTheSound: In "How Sweet It Is", a geyser is heard rumbling and Ema asks Orbit if [[GrowlingGut that's his stomach]]. He responds that he thought it was her stomach making that sound.

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* SickEpisode: "Space Virus Blues", where all the kids (save for Ema) come down with a space virus. The symptoms are uncontrollable [[SneezeOfDoom Sneezes Of Doom]], and in Orbit's case, jumbled speech.

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* SickEpisode: "Space Virus Blues", where all the kids (save for Ema) come down with a space virus. The symptoms are uncontrollable [[SneezeOfDoom Sneezes Of Doom]], sneezes, and in Orbit's case, jumbled speech.



* SneezeOfDoom: The main symptom of the Blue Space Virus. It seems to be worse with Rob than TK and Orbit, as sneezing makes his rocket boots go off.
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** During the recap, the URL to the show's website is displayed onscreen.

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** During the recap, the [[LoggingOntoTheFourthWall URL to the show's website website]] is displayed onscreen.

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* BorrowedCatchphrase: In "Memory Mix Up", Orbit drops a "Greasy gears!", which is normally Rob's {{catchphrase}}. {{Justified|Trope}}, since in this episode, Rob has lost his memory.



* {{Catchphrase}}: Rob has "It's time for us to pick a planet!", "Hurry, everyone! Get to your stations and buckle your seatbelts!", and "Goodbye, (theme) Planet!"
* ColorCodedCharacters: Rob is silver, Ema is green/pink, TK is red, and Orbit is orange.

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* {{Catchphrase}}: Rob has {{Catchphrase}}:
** Rob:
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"It's time for us to pick a planet!", planet!"
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"Hurry, everyone! Get to your stations and buckle your seatbelts!", and "Goodbye, seatbelts!"
*** "[[MadLibsCatchphrase Goodbye,
(theme) Planet!"
Planet!]]"
*** "Greasy gears!"
** Mission Control:
*** "Hi, everyone! How can I help you today?"
*** "Round and round the planets go, which one stops? Nobody knows!"
* ColorCodedCharacters: Rob is silver, silver/blue, Ema is green/pink, TK is red, and Orbit is orange.
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* CampingEpisode: "Space Camp", where the kids visit the Camping Planet.


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* GreenAesop: A mild one in "Space Camp"; the kids clear the litter off the Camping Planet, and later, Orbit recycles an old bottle into a sailboat.
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* GenderSeparatedEnsembleEpisode: {{Downplayed|Trope}} in "Space Race"; the genders aren't completely separated, but the two teams consist of both boys on one and both girls on the other.
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* ColorCodedEyes: All the robot characters have a distinct yellow tint in their eyes; something noticeably missing from Ema (and by extension, Mea).
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* RuleOfThree:
** The kids are always presented with three potential planets to visit, and the third one always wins.
** Every time TK must search her trunk for something the kids need, she pulls out three items, and the third is always the thing they need.
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* BeeAfraid: In "Green Thumb", the kids get chased by a swarm of bees who later steal Orbit's flower.
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--> '''TK:''' It sounds like she thinks this movie is all about (mockingly imitates Ema's "me, me, me, me!") her, her, her, her!

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--> '''TK:''' It sounds like she thinks this movie is all about (mockingly imitates (to the tune of Ema's "me, me, me, me!") singing) her, her, her, her!
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* DeadpanSnarker: TK in "Star Struck", after Ema goes to perform her vocal exercises.
--> '''Orbit:''' Golly, what's wrong with Ema?
--> '''TK:''' It sounds like she thinks this movie is all about (mockingly imitates Ema's "me, me, me, me!") her, her, her, her!

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* CanOnlyMoveTheEyes: Orbit when he gets frozen in "Be Careful For What You Wish For". He is unable to move, blink or look around, but a very subtle movement in his pupils indicates that he's still conscious and he's still able to utter a few phrases through his frozen mouth.



* TheNoseless: The main four (as well as other robots/aliens introduced in the series) all lack noses, yet they can still smell.

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* TheNoseless: The main four (as well as other robots/aliens introduced in the series) all lack noses, yet they can still smell. In "Be Careful For What You Wish For", while in his frozen state, Orbit even complains that his nonexistent nose is itchy and has Rob scratch it for him.
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* AnAlienNamedBob: Downplayed with Ema the [[LittleGreenMen green alien]]. Her name is [[MyNaymeIs an unorthodox spelling of "Emma".]]
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* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: Apparently it can rain in space, who knew?

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* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: ArtisticLicenseSpace: Apparently it can rain in space, who knew?
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''Rob the Robot'' is a 2010 AllCGICartoon that airs on TVO Kids.

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''Rob the Robot'' is a 2010 Canadian AllCGICartoon that produced by Amberwood Entertainment and created by Manuel Rosen. Based on the book series of the same name by John Magart, the show airs on TVO Kids.
Kids and Knowledge Network in English-speaking Canada and Creator/{{CBC}} Télévision de Radio-Canada in French-speaking Canada.
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* HungerCausesLethargy: Near the end of "Food-O-Matic", Ema lies down on the ground, saying that she's so hungry that she can barely move. She gets her energy back once she eats some of "Rob Surprise".

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* {{Adorkable}}: Orbit through and through.

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-->'''Ema:''' No, I'm supposed to be green! It's my friends that are sick!

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-->'''Ema:''' -->'''Ema''': No, I'm supposed to be green! It's my friends that are sick!



* ParentalBonus: A few episode titles are references to R-rated movies, such as "[[Film/TheBigLebowski The Big Robowski]]" and "[[Film/AFewGoodMen You Can't Handle the Tooth]]".



** Rob's voice is much more boisterous and energetic in later episodes

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** Rob's voice is much more boisterous and energetic in later episodesepisodes.
* YouCantHandleTheParody: There is an episode titled "You Can't Handle the Tooth".

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* ArtEvolution: In the beginning of the series, the "Pick-a-Planet" dance sequence had silhouettes of the characters for the backgrounds. Later episodes updated this segment with new backgrounds, as well as a new routine for TK.



* LaterInstallmentWeirdness:
** Later episodes spend only about thirty seconds establishing a plot before getting to the "Pick-a-Planet" segment, rather than the minute or two it took in the early episodes.
** Later episodes also removed the URL displayed on the screen during the recap.



* VocalEvolution: TK's voice got deeper in later episodes.

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* VocalEvolution: VocalEvolution:
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TK's voice got deeper in later episodes.episodes.
** Rob's voice is much more boisterous and energetic in later episodes

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In "Be careful for what you wish for" (no pun intended), Orbit and Ema's wishes end up backfiring on them, with the former ending up unable to move, and the latter unable to stop moving.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In "Be careful for what you wish for" (no pun intended), Careful For What You Wish For" (the episode's actual title), Orbit and Ema's wishes end up backfiring on them, with the former ending up unable to move, and the latter unable to stop moving.



* GentleGiant: The junkyard planet robot (later named "Blossom by TK), who towers over the other characters, and was originally thought to be a monster, but in reality, she's a kind-hearted robot with a deep love of flowers. She even helps them find the right part to fix their spaceship near the end.

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* GentleGiant: The junkyard planet robot (later named "Blossom Blossom by TK), who towers over the other characters, and was originally thought to be a monster, but in reality, she's a kind-hearted robot with a deep love of flowers. She even helps them find the right part to fix their spaceship near the end.



* MeaningfulName: Ema named her fish "Stripey" after his stripe patterns.

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* MeaningfulName: MeaningfulName:
** They call him Rob cause he's a ''rob''ot.
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Ema named her fish "Stripey" after his stripe patterns.



* ShoutOut: There is an episode titled [[Film/TheBigLebowski "The Big Robowski"]]. And yes, it is about bowling.

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There is an episode titled [[Film/TheBigLebowski "The Big Robowski"]]. And yes, it is about bowling.

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