An Octopus is My Best Friend/Tropes

Octopus is My Best Friend is an American animated television series created by Catherine Uhlman, aired on Disney Channel from 2005 til 2008. This page shows the tropes for the show

Tropes

 * Actor Allusion: TBD.
 * All-Star Actor: TBD.
 * Beserk Button: Whatever you do, do NOT call Octo a "pipsqueak".
 * Best Friend: Shirley has five (Octo, Taylor, Jayden, Marvin and Cindy).
 * Crossover: [with Freaky Mona]
 * Cry Cute: [Shirley and Taylor]
 * Funny Animal: Octo and Squick
 * Official Couple:
 * [Shirley/Taylor if decided to be official]
 * Generic Cuteness: TBD.
 * Talking Animal: Octo and Squick
 * The Rival: Squick has been Octo's rival since they were younger.
 * Tomboy with a Girly Streak: [reserved for Green]
 * Easter Egg:
 * In the episode TBD, pictures of Howie, Eddie the Leech, Gerrett, Rufus, Sparky, Sara and Mr. Whiskers are seen on a wall full of pictures of animals.
 * A tiny drawing of Mr. Sticks is seen in one episode.
 * In one episode, one of the movie posters has a [TFPWL character].
 * Skirts, Dresses and Gowns: Shirley wears an overall jean skirt and Taylor wears a knee-length jean skirt.

YMMV

 * Crossover Pairing:
 * Ensemble Dark Horse:
 * [Taylor being the popular character]
 * Fan-Preferred Couple:
 * [Shirley and Taylor, or make it an official couple]
 * Anna/Anthony.
 * Friendly Fandoms:
 * [TFPWL, since it was created by Diana, Catherine's sister]
 * [MaMGA]
 * Fans of this and Me and Sparky has a rather healthy relationship with each other.
 * [Kim Possible]
 * [Outback Snake]
 * [Ferret and Parrot]
 * [Girl and Her Dinosaur]
 * [Freaky Mona]
 * [My Name's Mr. Sticks]
 * [other DC shows]
 * [Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, idk why]
 * [Soul]
 * Fandom Rivalry:
 * [The Nutshack, for obvious reasons]
 * Fans of The Buzz on Maggie has a flame war with this show's fanbase (as both shows came in 2005), mainly since the former ended up becoming less popular than the latter. Additionally, the former ended up getting cancelled and bit the dust while the latter became popular and gaining three new seasons.
 * Fans of Prince and the Porpoise have a rather poor relationship the show's fanbase, since they consider it a "ripoff"
 * TBD
 * Memetic Mutation: TBD

Trivia

 * Adored by The Network: [reserved for Green].
 * Big Name Fan:
 * [Diana Uhlman]
 * Comic Book Adaption: Octopus is My Best Friend Forever.
 * Revival: Octopus is My Best Friend Forever, being a comic.
 * What Could Have Been:
 * Octopus is My Best Friend was originally planned to be called My Best Friend is An Octopus.
 * Originally, Taylor was originally going to be a completely different character, being a big bully to Shirley and Octo, as well as sporting a different look and appearance. However, it was disliked by many test audiences and crew members. With a bit of Executive Meddling, Taylor was eventually revamped to a skirt-wearing tomboy we all know and love today.