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''THE GNOMES!'' }}
''THE GNOMES!'' }}


'''The World of David the Gnome''' was a Spanish animated television series based on the children's books ''The Gnomes'' and ''The Secret Book of Gnomes'', by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet. The English dub aired on [[Nickelodeon]] in the late 80s and early 90s, and followed the adventures of one David the Gnome, who in most episodes traveled through the forest on his pet fox Swift and rescued animals that were injured or in danger.
''[[The World of David the Gnome]]'' was a Spanish animated television series based on the children's books ''The Gnomes'' and ''The Secret Book of Gnomes'', by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet. The English dub aired on [[Nickelodeon]] in the late 80s and early 90s, and followed the adventures of one David the Gnome, who in most episodes traveled through the forest on his pet fox Swift and rescued animals that were injured or in danger.

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* [[All Trolls Are Different]]: [[The Klutz|Clumsy]]? Check. [[Always Chaotic Evil|Evil race]]? Check. [[Taken for Granite|Turn to stone in sunlight]]? [[Beat|...]] Check.
* [[All Trolls Are Different]]: [[The Klutz|Clumsy]]? Check. [[Exclusively Evil|Evil race]]? Check. [[Taken for Granite|Turn to stone in sunlight]]? [[Beat|...]] Check.
* [[Anti-Sneeze Finger]]: Might be or not a [[Running Gag]] in this show...
* [[Anti-Sneeze Finger]]: Might be or not a [[Running Gag]] in this show...
* [[Automaton Horse|Automaton Fox]]: Swift, to the extreme.
* [[Automaton Horse|Automaton Fox]]: Swift, to the extreme.
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* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: In the last episode, David and his wife Lisa die of old age. Traumatized and lonely, Swift moves on to make new friends with a glasses-wearing David look-a-like named Christopher and his vixen.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: In the last episode, David and his wife Lisa die of old age. Traumatized and lonely, Swift moves on to make new friends with a glasses-wearing David look-a-like named Christopher and his vixen.
* [[Cheerful Child]]: David's granddaughter Susan, who appears in a number of episodes and is very close to her grandfather.
* [[Cheerful Child]]: David's granddaughter Susan, who appears in a number of episodes and is very close to her grandfather.
** Which causes a tiny bit of [[Fridge Logic]] if thought about too much -- since, as noted below, gnomes are always twins, why didn't the audience ever see Susan's twin? David and Lisa never even mention any other grandchildren.
** Which causes a tiny bit of [[Fridge Logic]] if thought about too much—since, as noted below, gnomes are always twins, why didn't the audience ever see Susan's twin? David and Lisa never even mention any other grandchildren.
* [[Combat Medic]]: David was a doctor by trade, but it didn't stop him from battling the trolls.
* [[Combat Medic]]: David was a doctor by trade, but it didn't stop him from battling the trolls.
* [[Every Episode Ending]]
* [[Every Episode Ending]]
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* [[Happily Married]]: David and Lisa
* [[Happily Married]]: David and Lisa
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: David is [[Happy Days|Howard Cunningham]].
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: David is [[Happy Days|Howard Cunningham]].
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: Gnomes do have a few human friends and allies but generally view them as this trope.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Gnomes do have a few human friends and allies but generally view them as this trope.
* [[James Bondage]]: David and Swift get imprisoned by the trolls in the second episode, requiring Lisa to find and rescue them.
* [[James Bondage]]: David and Swift get imprisoned by the trolls in the second episode, requiring Lisa to find and rescue them.
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]
* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]
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Latest revision as of 21:39, 25 November 2019

Soy un gnomo (I am a gnome)
Y aquí en el bosque soy feliz (and I'm happy here in the forest)
bajo un árbol vivo yo (I live under a tree)
Junto a su raiz... (Together with its root[s])

In every wish and dream and happy home,
you will find the kingdom of...
THE GNOMES!

The World of David the Gnome was a Spanish animated television series based on the children's books The Gnomes and The Secret Book of Gnomes, by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet. The English dub aired on Nickelodeon in the late 80s and early 90s, and followed the adventures of one David the Gnome, who in most episodes traveled through the forest on his pet fox Swift and rescued animals that were injured or in danger.

Tropes used in The World of David the Gnome include:

Susan: Grandma, I'm not a child anymore! I'm 65 years old!

Slitzweitz!

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