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Stateside adults might be a little taken aback by the frequent fart jokes, which are more common on Asian television than they are in the U.S. But there also is a genuine charm to the show. Children will certainly enjoy watching while learning along the way.

A South Korean kid's show about a bus named Tayo and his friends. It is so popular in its home country that the South Korean government turned real city buses into characters from the show in order to teach kids how to ride the bus. Human characters play a large role in-universe, both as friends and riders of the buses. This show provides examples of: An Aesop: Being a kid's show, almost every episode contains one. "I Can't Sleep!": Don't stay up so late watching TV, or your entire sleep schedule will be off for days. "Laugh, Pat": Pat the police car does a great job enforcing traffic rules with Rookie the police officer, but the former is getting a little overbearing. One day, a wayward feather gets stuck in Pat's rear window, forcing the straight-laced Pat to laugh uncontrollably (and at inconvenient times). Pat eventually learns that traffic safety is important, but delivering reminders in a harsh manner can alienate (and even frighten) your fellow citizens. Adults Are Useless: Refreshingly averted. Adults regularly help the buses and other characters, and provide insights and advice when needed. They do, however, back off and let the kids solve their own problems as they see fit. "Tiny Tayo": After Tayo gets shrunk by Hana's experimental shrink ray, he gets accidentally taken home by a young boy. To eventually switch Tayo with the boy's real toy bus, the adults don't just grab the kid's bus and try to switch it - they use clever negotiation to get Tayo back. City of Adventure: Except a few episodes where the main characters travel to a farm, the entirety of the show's (mis)adventures takes place in a city. Color-Coded Characters: Tayo is blue, Lani is yellow, Gani is red, and Rogi is green. Construction Zone Calamity: Happens every time there's roadwork going on. Traffic backs up, cars get stuck and need towed out, etc. Cool Garage: The little buses live in a garage complex that features a virtual reality driving simulator, a gigantic flat-screen TV, a private car wash, garages color-coded for their convenience, and easy access to Hana the mechanic. Cute Machines: All of the four little busses fit this trope, but particularly Tayo and Lani. Damage-Proof Vehicle: Averted. Cars routinely get into scrapes (sometimes even full-on crashes) and need to be fixed up with Hana. Some episodes focus on acquiring parts for broken vehicles, or showing how repairs are performed. Early-Installment Weirdness: The first few episodes of Season One differ in animation quality and this is more obvious in the buses' facial expressions. The human characters move around more stiffly, too. Ear Worm: The theme song is so catchy, the characters even sing it in-universe! In one episode, it serves as a major plot focus. Faking Engine Trouble: The buses do this sometimes in order to get out of working their routes. Follow That Car: Regularly occured and even stated with new buses, traveling to new locations, police chases, etc. Four-Temperament Ensemble: Tayo the blue bus (melancholic), Gani the red bus (choleric), Lani the yellow bus (sanguine), and Rogi the green bus (phlegmatic). Hanguk Manhwa Aenimeisyeon: So very South Korean. Hollywood Police Driving Academy: Averted. Police cars are nearly anal-rententive in following traffic laws and driving safety. Not stopping with your nose in front of the stop line is an offense! Iconic Item: Hana is never without her hat! She even gets an episode about its origins. Inconsistent Dub: Sometimes the characters' names are pronounced differently from season to season. Examples: Lani is pronounced "Laney" and Citu is pronounced "Cito." Korean Media: Brought to you by Iconix Entertainment[1]. Made of Iron: No matter how bad the accident or crash, everyone can be fixed. Missed the Bus: What the main characters aim to avoid - they are taught to run their routes on time and don't want their passengers to be late. Never Say "Die": An unfortunate example of how the use of this trope can make the context seem worse. Gani's introductory episode the cast discussing a Bus whose body had been scrapped after he died of old age. They use neither "Died" nor the more family-friendly "Passed away", but rather that he "Got too old", which almost makes it sound like they killed him themselves for being past his prime. Origins Episode: The series likes to do this for a lot of its characters. Hana, Gani, Citu, and Heart get one. Parental Substitute: Citu, a larger and older bus, serves as this to the little buses. Also serves as Team Dad. Sentient Vehicle: All vehicles and aircraft have eyes and can talk. Season One reveals that buses can inherit "memory chips" from scrapped predecessors. Ship Tease: Are Hana and Rookie the policeman just cordial acquaintances, or is there more to their friendship? Snot Bubble: Well, it IS an Asian show, after all. Toilet Humour: Buses "fart" by visibly straining to release exhaust fumes from their tailpipes. Yep. It's even used as a problem-solving device when a little boy is too afraid to ride a bus: Tayo farts and the little boy thinks it's just hilarious, and eventually rides the bus. Though considered crude in the Western world, it's quite funny for its native audience. True Companions: A great example of this trope. From the minute they meet each other, they're welcoming and supportive. Workaholic: Citu the older bus is shown to be this when the little buses beg him to take them on a picnic one weekend. He initially resists, but decides to go anyway. Wrench Wench: Hana takes care of all of the buses at the bus garage, as well as random vehicles from around the city. She's never without her tools.