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The Letter People
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First produced in 1972, The Letter People was an Edutainment Show created by the St. Louis PBS station KETC and was based on a phonics program for children that featured a cast of anthropomorphic letters. Using primitive puppets and simplistic backdrops, interspersed with Non Sequitur animated sequences, each episode would either introduce a Letter Boy or Letter Girl, or explore a new phonetic principle, such as "silent e" or the "ing" sound. Every Letter Person had his or her own special sound, demonstrated by their outfits and Mad Libs Catch Phrases. Living alongside the Letter People were the other denizens of Letter People Land, ranging from the Purple Peekaboo Palooklas to Game Show Host Monty Swell, who hosted the Show Within a Show, "The Catching Game", in which contestants sounded out words and won prizes that relate to them.Soon after its premiere, the show began to gain popularity and spread to other PBS stations via syndication. Its popularity largely grew from the fact that, despite being based on the rather mundane topic of phonics, all of the characters have rather distinct personalities (Large Ham: Mister G, Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Miss O, The Cape: Mister S). Also, even with the show's simplistic nature, a number of the Letter People went through a good deal of Character Development and found themselves involved in a number of wacky hijinks. And according to The Other Wiki, the show has aired almost constantly since its premiere.The complete series is now available on YouTube.The Letter People's sounds are:Miss A Achoo Mister N Noisy NoseMister B Beautiful Buttons Miss O ObstinateMister C Cotton Candy Mister P Pointy PatchesMister D Delicious Donuts Mister Q QuietMiss E Exercise Mister R Ripping RubberbandsMister F Funny Feet Mister S Super SocksMister G Gooey Gum Mister T Tall TeethMister H Horrible Hair Miss U Upsy-Daisy UmbrellaMiss I Itchy Itches Mister V Violet Velvet VestMister J Jumbled Junk Mister W Wonderful WinkMister K Kicking Mister X MiXed UpMister L Lemon Lollipops Mister Y YawningMister M Munching Mouth Mister Z Zipping Zippers | |
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Say My Name | |
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Say My Name: The Letter Girls' (the vowels) long sounds are their names. | |
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Fairy Companion | |
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Miss I has an invisible Fairy Companion, Itchy Itch, who tickles her when she hears a word that starts with her sound. In the Classroom version, she still loves her companion anyway. | |
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The Voice | |
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The Voice: Tom Bargo, who is apparently the announcer to every TV show in Letter People Land | |
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Camp Straight | |
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Camp Straight: Mister B and Mister D have high-pitched, campy voices, but never show romantic interest in other male characters. | |
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Girlish Pigtails | |
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Girlish Pigtails: Miss A, Miss E, Miss O in the Classroom version. Miss U in the TV Show version. Also Yolinda and Cindy. | |
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Theme Music Power-Up | |
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Theme Music Power-Up: Most characters would sing a song about their sound or their characteristic in their first appearance. For instance, Mister S sang about his "Super Socks." | |
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Quintessential British Gentleman | |
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Quintessential British Gentleman: Mister V has the accent, behaves very courteously, and is well-dressed in his Violet Velvet Vest. | |
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Heavy Sleeper | |
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Heavy Sleeper: Captain Zemo is actually an anthropomorphic boar, and has a habit of falling asleep at the drop of a hat. Even when he's on stage, playing a villain in a melodrama! | |
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Title Theme Tune | |
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Title Theme Tune | |
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Uncommon Time | |
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Uncommon Time: "Mrs. E" has a few bars in 5/4, while "Mr. J" is in 7/4 (which shows up more often in the European folk it's based off of) | |
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Zeerust | |
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Zeerust: The Word Machine, which makes words, was meant to be a rather advanced computer (It talks!), but it's covered in glowing windows and lights, while making a lot of boops and beeps. | |
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Parasol of Prettiness | |
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Parasol of Prettiness: This seems to fit Miss U cause she has her Umbrella and is pretty, graceful, feminine, polite and innocent. | |
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Blessed with Suck | |
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Blessed with Suck: Mister N's nose goes crazy when he hears a word that starts with his sound. In the Classroom version, poor Mister N's nose goes crazy anyhow and he couldn't always control it. There was even a sympathetic story about how insecure he was because of his Noisy Nose and how he felt like he didn't fit in with anyone. Miss I has an invisible Fairy Companion, Itchy Itch, who tickles her when she hears a word that starts with her sound. In the Classroom version, she still loves her companion anyway. Mister X's letter makes whatever it's put on to go "all wrong." At least until he gets a sound. | |
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Blithe Spirit | |
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Blithe Spirit: The Runaway Words. They don't want to follow the rules, but still want to recognized as words. Examples: To, Are, Cold, World, Great, etc. In later episodes, they would become a Running Gag. | |
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One-Letter Name | |
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One-Letter Name: Obviously—each letter person's name is Mr./Ms. and then a letter. | |
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Disney Acid Sequence | |
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Disney Acid Sequence: Frequently | |
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold | |
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Miss O's sound is "Obstinate", and she can be a prima donna at times, but she ultimately means well. | |
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MadLibsCatchPhrase | |
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Mad Libs Catch Phrase: "I'm Mister/Miss [letter], and my sound is the same sound that starts '[namesake phrase]'." | |
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Paper-Thin Disguise | |
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Paper-Thin Disguise: Dolly the Dragon managed to disguise herself as a daisy and a Dalmatian. | |
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Sassy Black Woman | |
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Sassy Black Woman: Miss I. She has sass, but is much more mellow than most examples. | |
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All Your Powers Combined | |
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All Your Powers Combined: The Letter People combine their sounds to make words. | |
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Genius Ditz | |
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Genius Ditz: Professor Foghorn, inventor of the Word Machine. He constantly forgets even the simplest things and his favorite food is bologna and jelly sandwiches. Also Miss I in the classroom version, even though she was girly and silly, she was still intelligent, imaginative and creative. | |
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Coincidental Broadcast | |
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Coincidental Broadcast: "News flash! Dolly the Dancing Dragon disappeared yesterday..." Lampshaded in a later episode where the radio actually responds to Mister J's questions. | |
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Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? | |
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Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Mister H is always scared of Squoosh Boxes. They're sharp and pointy! In the classroom version, he's scared of all things sharp and pointy because they hurt and you can get cuts. And he thinks the same applies for his hair, which is why he never gets a haircut. | |
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Big Eater | |
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Big Eater: If it's not enough that Mister M's sound is "Munching Mouth", his song cements his status this way as he lists foods starting with M that he loves to eat. And if that's still not enough, his introductory episode had him at a market, eating foods beginning with M, making a mess. | |
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Pragmatic Adaptation | |
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Pragmatic Adaptation: Rather than introduce the letters in alphabetical order, the show introduced those that had the most potential to appear in single syllable words (M, T, F, N, H, B, A). They then introduced word building (The Catching Game) and built both of them up simultaneously. That's how many kindergarden handbooks for teaching to read are constructed. The classroom version started out like that too. | |
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Our Ghosts Are Different | |
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Our Ghosts Are Different: The Thing is, for all appearances, a ghost, but it's actually some ill-defined creature that haunts an old theater. It also has two sounds. | |
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Formula-Breaking Episode | |
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Formula-Breaking Episode: The two-part episode that introduced syllables centers around a new character, Chopper, and makes almost no mention of the actual Letter People. The last episode (of 60) in the series barely featured the Letter People. It was about the characters playing a baseball game but focused entirely on the announcers in the booth. | |
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Circus of Fear | |
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Circus of Fear: Not so much the circus, but the funhouse nearly scares Miss A, Miss U, and Mister W to death. | |
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Supreme Chef | |
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Supreme Chef: Mr. D and his Delicious Donuts. | |
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"I Am" Song | |
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"I Am" Song: Each Letter Person has one. Also the Word Machine and 'The Thing'(from the books)in the TV version. | |
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Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist | |
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Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist: Mr. J's introductory episode had a police officer named Jasper Jabberwocky who was tasked by a judge to evict Mr. J from his junkyard. Officer Jabberwocky even admitted he didn't want to do the eviction, but had to uphold the law and do his job. Fortunately Mr. J was able to convince the judge of the value of his junkyard to the community and change her mind. | |
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Large Ham | |
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Large Ham: Mister G and Mister H both have very hammy introductory songs. | |
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Parental Bonus | |
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Parental Bonus: More than you'd expect. Mr. T sings Johnny Cash, and Miss I tells Detective Nardo, "You know how to stop an itch, don't you, Nardo? You just spread your fingers apart and... scratch." | |
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Private Detective | |
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Private Detective: Detective Nardo isn't part of the police force, as at one point in the series, he takes a job as a night watchman in a museum. | |
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The Voiceless | |
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The Voiceless: Mister Q was this until Miss U stood next to him. | |
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Art Shift | |
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Art Shift: Again, a variation. The initial few episodes had very simple sets with largely black backgrounds. Then, there was a very sudden change to the sets, which came to include buildings, street signs, roads, and landscapes. | |
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Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism | |
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Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism: All the Letter Girls are largely human in form, while most of the Letter Boys have much more bizarre forms. Mister T is essentially an orange rectangle with an enormous mouth. Mister F has gigantic feet. Mister N has a multi-colored trunk that makes random noises. Mister X is the most ordinary-looking of the lot. He can't even get wrongness right! | |
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More Teeth than the Osmond Family | |
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More Teeth than the Osmond Family: Mister M, Mister T, Miss A | |
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Quarter Hour Short | |
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Quarter Hour Short: All 60 episodes of the 1970s series ran for roughly 15 minutes each. | |
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Alien Abduction | |
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Alien Abduction: Mister R and the Letter Girls are kidnapped by Empress Mung of the planet Snickers in order to make use of her Divided Catching Clue Box. | |
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Ascended Extra | |
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Ascended Extra: A number of throwaway characters from the initial, introductory episodes reappeared later in the series in more story-focussed episodes. Detective Nardo, for instance. | |
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Rule of Three | |
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Rule of Three: Look carefully at the sets. Whenever there is three of something (trees, arches, etc.), those three things will probably be used as Clue Boxes for playing a Catching Game at some point in the episode. | |
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Deadpan Snarker | |
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Deadpan Snarker: Mister H | |
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| The Letter People / int_b01abe4f | type |
Catchphrase | |
| The Letter People / int_b01abe4f | comment |
Catchphrase Mister B - "Boy oh boy!" Mister H - "Hubba hubba! Hey, hey, hey!" Mister S - "Darn my socks!" Mister Z - "Zowey!" Monty Swell - "Goodbye everyone, and kissy-kissy!" | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_b01abe4f | |
| The Letter People / int_b36ae36a | type |
Collector of the Strange | |
| The Letter People / int_b36ae36a | comment |
Collector of the Strange: Mister J. He owns a junkyard. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_b36ae36a | |
| The Letter People / int_b5049d76 | type |
Added Alliterative Appeal | |
| The Letter People / int_b5049d76 | comment |
Added Alliterative Appeal: Most of the Letter People tend to use words that start with their sound. | |
| The Letter People / int_b5049d76 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_b5049d76 | |
| The Letter People / int_b6db5695 | type |
Political Overcorrectness | |
| The Letter People / int_b6db5695 | comment |
This has been changed has far as the current modern incarnation of the Letter People are concerned; see Political Overcorrectness above. | |
| The Letter People / int_b6db5695 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_b6db5695 | |
| The Letter People / int_b72ae7 | type |
Omnidisciplinary Scientist | |
| The Letter People / int_b72ae7 | comment |
Omnidisciplinary Scientist: Mister Q, who can build a machine capable of producing objects and cured Miss O after she lost her voice. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_b72ae7 | |
| The Letter People / int_b8e3f20a | type |
Demoted to Extra | |
| The Letter People / int_b8e3f20a | comment |
Demoted to Extra: Unfortunately, possibly due to budget from the TV show, not all off the Letter People got to be seen much and few such as Mister Z and Mister V were Put on a Bus. In the Classroom version, they appeared more and you were allowed to use a Letter Person or more into a story or lesson as much as you desired. The same happened with the Word Machine. In the TV Show, he only appeared in one episode and was invented by Professor Foghorn. In the classroom version, we don't really know where the Word Machine came from, but he appeared more then just one story and he needed the Letter People to help him make words rather then just simple letters like in the TV show. Plus, a lot of the Letter People got involved in the Runaway words mishap then just Miss O. | |
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1.0 | |
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| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_b8e3f20a | |
| The Letter People / int_bbf11c0 | type |
Genius Bruiser | |
| The Letter People / int_bbf11c0 | comment |
Genius Bruiser: Miss E is super strong, writes songs, and is an excellent piano player. | |
| The Letter People / int_bbf11c0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_bbf11c0 | |
| The Letter People / int_bc74ef27 | type |
Berserk Button | |
| The Letter People / int_bc74ef27 | comment |
Berserk Button: Do NOT add anything to Mister V's velvet vest, such as pointy patches, beautiful buttons, or zipping zippers. | |
| The Letter People / int_bc74ef27 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_bc74ef27 | |
| The Letter People / int_bcb452a9 | type |
Weirdness Magnet | |
| The Letter People / int_bcb452a9 | comment |
Weirdness Magnet: The Letter People seem prone to meeting unusual people. | |
| The Letter People / int_bcb452a9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_bcb452a9 | |
| The Letter People / int_be009bbc | type |
Alliterative Name | |
| The Letter People / int_be009bbc | comment |
Alliterative Name: Charlie McChoo, and his engine, the Chewy Cherry Choo-Choo The Thing And lots of others | |
| The Letter People / int_be009bbc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_be009bbc | |
| The Letter People / int_c2393191 | type |
Show Within a Show | |
| The Letter People / int_c2393191 | comment |
Show Within a Show The Catching Game The game was played two ways. Contestants would sound out words and call out the corresponding Letter People to stand in the Clue Boxes (Starting, Catching, and Ending). Then, the Letter People would make their sounds "catch" to create the word. Or, the letter people would already be in the Clue Boxes, and the contestants would have to figure out what word they were spelling by sounding it out. Frantic Freddie's Rocking, Hopping, Dancing Party | |
| The Letter People / int_c2393191 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_c2393191 | |
| The Letter People / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
| The Letter People / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: Whenever a Runaway Word shows up, it shouts, "Hi-ho Silver, away!" as it runs away. | |
| The Letter People / int_c75df49a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_c75df49a | |
| The Letter People / int_c9c0fd62 | type |
Mistaken for Subculture | |
| The Letter People / int_c9c0fd62 | comment |
Mistaken for Subculture: The Letter People are mistaken for a rock band when they pitch the idea for "The Catching Game." | |
| The Letter People / int_c9c0fd62 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_c9c0fd62 | |
| The Letter People / int_ce9da072 | type |
Realistic Diction Is Unrealistic | |
| The Letter People / int_ce9da072 | comment |
Realistic Diction Is Unrealistic: Surprisingly Averted in a number of places, but played straight in others. | |
| The Letter People / int_ce9da072 | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_ce9da072 | |
| The Letter People / int_d332bf54 | type |
Lampshaded | |
| The Letter People / int_d332bf54 | comment |
Lampshaded in a later episode where the radio actually responds to Mister J's questions. | |
| The Letter People / int_d332bf54 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_d332bf54 | |
| The Letter People / int_d5b84171 | type |
PowerOfFriendship | |
| The Letter People / int_d5b84171 | comment |
Power of Friendship: Solves a lot of problems. | |
| The Letter People / int_d5b84171 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_d5b84171 | |
| The Letter People / int_da0eeab5 | type |
Breakout Character | |
| The Letter People / int_da0eeab5 | comment |
Breakout Character: Miss O, to a degree. The sheer number of sounds that the letter O produces meant she was the star of a disproportionate number of episodes. In a number of later episodes, she was often thrown into the background in crowd scenes and such. | |
| The Letter People / int_da0eeab5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_da0eeab5 | |
| The Letter People / int_dae5c997 | type |
Action Girl | |
| The Letter People / int_dae5c997 | comment |
Action Girl: Miss E's name refers to Exercise, and she's stated to be one of the strongest Letter People alongside Flying Brick Mister S. | |
| The Letter People / int_dae5c997 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_dae5c997 | |
| The Letter People / int_dc579c91 | type |
Contrived Coincidence | |
| The Letter People / int_dc579c91 | comment |
Contrived Coincidence: Whenever the Letter People decide to play the Catching Game, the exact Letter People needed for the word they want to make are always present. | |
| The Letter People / int_dc579c91 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_dc579c91 | |
| The Letter People / int_e2415f | type |
The Cape | |
| The Letter People / int_e2415f | comment |
The Cape: Mister S is a Flying Brick superhero. | |
| The Letter People / int_e2415f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_e2415f | |
| The Letter People / int_e35b1a96 | type |
Everything Is Big in Texas | |
| The Letter People / int_e35b1a96 | comment |
Everything Is Big in Texas: Mister T. He has huge teeth and a Texan accent. | |
| The Letter People / int_e35b1a96 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_e35b1a96 | |
| The Letter People / int_e5120d | type |
The Igor | |
| The Letter People / int_e5120d | comment |
The Igor: Mister Q's assistant, Bottomsly Ups-Down. | |
| The Letter People / int_e5120d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Letter People / int_e5120d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_e5120d | |
| The Letter People / int_ea85d6ea | type |
All Just a Dream | |
| The Letter People / int_ea85d6ea | comment |
All Just a Dream: Miss U's experience with the Unforgettable Underground Uglies. Or Was It a Dream? | |
| The Letter People / int_ea85d6ea | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_ea85d6ea | |
| The Letter People / int_eb002293 | type |
Shrinking Violet | |
| The Letter People / int_eb002293 | comment |
Shrinking Violet: Mr. X is a rare male example of this; being very shy around the other letter people due to his X causing everything to go all wrong. He comes out of his shell a bit once Mr. K and Mr. S let him borrow their sounds, which cancels his "all wrong" effect. | |
| The Letter People / int_eb002293 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_eb002293 | |
| The Letter People / int_ebe5d89c | type |
Disco Dan | |
| The Letter People / int_ebe5d89c | comment |
Disco Dan: Frantic Freddie. When the series was first made (in the 1970s), he probably wasn't intended to be this, but he comes off this way to some modern viewers. | |
| The Letter People / int_ebe5d89c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_ebe5d89c | |
| The Letter People / int_f23ad6de | type |
Food Porn | |
| The Letter People / int_f23ad6de | comment |
Food Porn: You'll probably be craving donuts after listening to Mr. D's song. | |
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1.0 | |
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| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_f23ad6de | |
| The Letter People / int_f2877d9e | type |
IncrediblyLamePun | |
| The Letter People / int_f2877d9e | comment |
Incredibly Lame Pun: The monks that train Chopper to break words into parts are called the Order of the Silly Bull. Get it? Syllable, silly bull? | |
| The Letter People / int_f2877d9e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_f2877d9e | |
| The Letter People / int_f36c4f98 | type |
Easily Forgiven | |
| The Letter People / int_f36c4f98 | comment |
Easily Forgiven: Most of the villains get off pretty lightly. Once they're thwarted, they pledge to change their ways, and the Letter People usually find somewhere in Letter People Land that their talents would be useful. | |
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| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_f36c4f98 | |
| The Letter People / int_f9f2c33 | type |
Running Gag | |
| The Letter People / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
In later episodes, they would become a Running Gag. | |
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The Letter People / int_f9f2c33 | |
| The Letter People / int_fdf22cfd | type |
Evil Is Hammy | |
| The Letter People / int_fdf22cfd | comment |
Evil Is Hammy: Empress Mung of the Planet Snickers. She borders on Laughing Mad. Constantly. | |
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1.0 | |
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| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Letter People / int_fdf22cfd | |
| The Letter People / int_ff5a74c8 | type |
Talking Is a Free Action | |
| The Letter People / int_ff5a74c8 | comment |
Talking Is a Free Action: No one ever interrupts the Letter People when they talk about their sounds and words that start with them. | |
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1.0 | |
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| The Letter People / int_name | type |
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The Letter People |
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Achilles in His Tent / int_e7de0d5f | |
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Animated Credits Opening / int_e7de0d5f | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
Big Eater / int_e7de0d5f | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
Camp Straight / int_e7de0d5f | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
"I Am" Song / int_e7de0d5f | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
Mad Libs Catchphrase / int_e7de0d5f | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
Mistaken for Subculture / int_e7de0d5f | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
Quarter Hour Short / int_e7de0d5f | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist / int_e7de0d5f | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
The Cape / int_e7de0d5f | |
| The Letter People | hasFeature |
Title Theme Tune / int_e7de0d5f |
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