Carla's Intergalactic Life/Tropes

The Face Paint World Life is an American animated series created by Diana Uhlman, aired from 2001 til 2007. This page shows the tropes for the show.

Tropes

 * [Trope related to Alexis's nonsensical stuff like intelligent imbecile and witch making pizza]
 * Absurd Fear:
 * Maddie has a weird fear of tacos, as revealed in TBD.
 * Alexis has fears of hedgehogs, porcupines and peppers.
 * Gerrett has a fear of cacti, as mentioned by himself in TBD.
 * Collin has a fear of something spicy, but conquered it in the same episode.
 * Accidental Pervert: [Gerrett with Collin, Maddie or Alexis]
 * All Star Cast: The series contains very famous voice actors (like Jeff Bergman, Grey DeLisle and others).
 * Always Identical Twins: Lapis and Lazuli. Watchers and fans alike always has trouble on whether telling which is Lapis and which is Lazuli unless you look up on the internet or have audio on the show.
 * Animal Companion: Matthew and Luna to Collin and Alexis, respectively.
 * Anvil on Head: Happens at times. Doesn't happen in every episode, but let's list occasions that happened:
 * Author Avatar: TBD.
 * Awesome Art: Diana's outstanding animation and art-style makes it stand out.
 * Best Friend: Collin and Maddie are EXTREMELY CLOSE best friends.
 * Book Ends: TBD.
 * Comic-Book Time: TBD.
 * Chick Magnet: Basically every girl Collin met... except for Mattie and Cailin. Most even kissed him in the cheek, and even develop a crush on him.
 * The notable one being Dawn, kissing him on the lips as a thank you for returning her bow.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Alexis and Gerrett at times.
 * Cry Cute: Female characters, especially Maddie and Alexis.
 * Darker and Edgier: Almost did with the cancelled reboot for ABC. However, due to major backlash from most people (and even Diana Uhlman and Disney) (especially with their creepy and horrific design), it was forced to be pulled from the plug (thankfully).
 * Deadpan Snarker: [Collin at times].
 * Does Not Like Spam:
 * Maddie REFUSES to eat any tacos since she is very scared of them.
 * Collin would not eat anything with mushrooms or olives, as revealed in TBD.
 * Dream Walker: Maddie in Dream Maddies.
 * Dumbass Has a Point: Alexis and Gerrett (at times) had these moments throughout the show.
 * Dumb, but Diligent: Alexis has some pretty intelligent moments despite her stupidity. Heck, she can solve simple math problems and can spell without any problems.
 * Expy:
 * [Reserved for Green]
 * Fictional Holiday: Fest of Paint.
 * Getting Crap Past the Radar: Even TV-G shows has adult jokes. Where do we begin...?
 * In the episode, TBD, when Collin walks into his apartment, Gerrett quickly notices and closes whatever website he was one watching. Briefly before it was closed, a female moaning, "Mmm..." was heard, implying Gerrett was watching porn.
 * In the episode, Atomic Kaitlyn, Gerrett tells Kaitlyn to name her team "Awesome Stunting Superheroes". It is a dumb name, but look at the beginning of each words (it is ASS).
 * In TBD, Collin gets angry and then starts swearing in rage. This was obviously censored to make it family friendly.
 * Girly Girl: Girl Face Paints.
 * Hates Wearing Dresses: [averted, TBD]
 * Heel-Face Turn: Spark the Dragon has preformed this prior to the future, becoming a loved baker and married to a wife and raised two kids.
 * I Am Not Weasel: In the episode Fizzy! Fizzy!, when first meeting him, Fizz mistakes Gerrett for a sea otter, which Gerrett is confused and both he and Collin tell him that he is a ferrett.
 * Jerk With A Heart of Gold:
 * Despite being a heavy and (at times) mean prankster, Gerrett does have a very warm heart and cares about his friends.
 * [Spark the Dragon]
 * Likes Older Men: Ocean is dating Collin, which Collin is 17 while Ocean is 15, making Ocean two years younger than her boyfriend.
 * "Metaphor" Is My Middle Name: TBD.
 * Mis-Matched Eyes: Alexis and Skye has them. Makes since as they are sisters. Nova and Ocean also has them, and the twins Lapis and Lazuli.
 * Not Allowed to Grow Up: The characters will be staying in their age regardless of any year or canon.
 * However, The Future Adventure, actually shows the future versions of the beloved characters, but while adults and aged up, youths are somehow shown still, no sign of wrinkles and grown up hints, staying to their original size.
 * One True Threesome:
 * Collin/Maddie/Alexis.
 * Collin/Ocean/Maddie
 * Matthew/Luna/Gerrett
 * Official Couple:
 * Matthew and Luna
 * Collin and Ocean since Lucky City.
 * Pilot: Named The Boy and The Face Paint. Starting off as a college project in 1998, Disney became so impressed with it that it went on to become the pilot for what we know and love today as The Face Paint World Life.
 * Parody:
 * Jemmings is a parody of Lemmings.
 * Spark the Dragon is a parody of Spyro the Dragon, but unlike him, he is a bad guy.
 * The Cost is Correct is the parody of The Price is Right.
 * [Wheel of Fortune parody]
 * Balooney Toons is a parody of Looney Tunes.
 * While Maroon Man is a parody of Mr. Game and Watch, his show Maroon Man, Maroon Man, Come to Life!, is a parody of Hanna-Barbera shows.
 * Kuddle Kombat is a parody of Mortal Kombat.
 * [ideas?]
 * Portmanteau Couple Name: This does include fanon shippings for all of the Collin shippings. Despite the fact Collin and Ocean became canon, shippings wars still happened.
 * Collcean (Collin/Ocean)
 * Colladdie (Collin/Maddie)
 * Collexis (Collin/Alexis)
 * Collyan (Collin/Lillyan)
 * Colye (Collin/Skye)
 * Collyn (Collin/Kaitlyn)
 * Colstal (Collin/Crystal)
 * Collva (Collin/Nova)
 * [Collin/Galaxy]
 * [Collin/Dawn]
 * Mattuna (Matthew/Luna)
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Collin is a stubborn Red Oni, while Maddie is cheerful Blue Oni.
 * Running Gag: You can't have a show without running gags.
 * [reserved for Green]
 * Ship Tease: [Collin/Ocean]
 * TBD.
 * Show Within the Show: The Cost is Correct, The Jungle and Arctic Gang, Maroon Man, Maroon Man, Come to Life! and [Wheel of Fortune parody]
 * Sick Episode: Doctor Matthew
 * Skirts, Dresses and Gowns: Obviously females due to them being Face Paints.
 * Slapstick: The show has moments of slapstick.
 * Take That!: TBD.
 * The Big Damn Kiss: [Collin and Ocean preforming one after leaving Lucky City]
 * The Ditz: Maddie and Alexis.
 * The Shout-Out:
 * In TBD, Collin mimicked Mickey Mouse.
 * In It's The Spooky Night two parters, Collin is dressed as Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House.
 * In the episode, TBD, while thinking of a plan, Maddie, Alexis and Ocean preforms The Noodle Dance, being a major nod to the PB&J Otter show. [also have the PB&J Otters appeared annoyed for lulz?]
 * [Ideas?]
 * You Mean "Xmas"?: Of course The Face Paint World have similar holiday, albeit with different name. Halloween is the only holiday that has its name remained.
 * Christmas is called Wintermas
 * Easter is called Egg Day.
 * Valentines Day is called Feelings Day.
 * [do a Mardi Gras holiday?]
 * You Mean "Xmas"?: Of course The Face Paint World have similar holiday, albeit with different name. Halloween is the only holiday that has its name remained.
 * Christmas is called Wintermas
 * Easter is called Egg Day.
 * Valentines Day is called Feelings Day.
 * [do a Mardi Gras holiday?]

Trivia

 * Adored by The Network: TFPWL was a pretty popular series, as Disney Channel would air marathons and, at times, even promote the series a lot until 2009.
 * Big Name Fan:
 * Diane Schmidt admitted that The Face Paint World Life was one of her favorite Disney Channel shows during her highs school years alongside Kim Possible, Phineas and Ferb, and Myth of the Monkey King. They first met accidentally in Wildwood Canyon Park in Burbank, California, and started hanging out since then.
 * [Oscar and Tadaki liking TFPWL despite the CtSB-TFPWL rivalry?]
 * Chris Reccardi and Lynne Naylor admitted they actually love The Face Paint World Life, calling the show "creative" and worth watching, being one of their favorite DC shows of all time.
 * [also have Reccardi and Naylor have their favorite characters?]
 * [Kent Osborne liking the series despite the TFPWL-MoTMK rivalry?]
 * [reserved for Green, can be a DC original series creator]
 * Genndy Tartakovsky stated that he enjoys The Face Paint World Life, because TBD.
 * Channel Hop: The series would move to Disney+ for the upcoming 2021 movie.
 * Comic-Book Adaption: The series has one since 2019 and is set to get a future-set one this year in 2020.
 * Crossover: Chipmunk'd Up! and American Dragon at Summerheart.
 * Dawson Casting: Kids and teenagers are voiced by adult actors.
 * [reserved for Green]
 * Dueling Works: TBD
 * Executive Meddling: TBD.
 * God Does Not Own This World: While being created by Diana Uhlman, The Walt Disney Company owns the full rights to the series, therefore they own the rights to the characters and Summerheart City.
 * Overshadowed by Controversy: Despite being a beloved successful Disney Channel series... well, one of them, the series did get some controversal moments.
 * TBD
 * Release Date Change: Originally slated to air on a earlier 2001 release, it was delayed to a Holday 2001 release (November 17th, 2001) due to TBD.
 * Revival: The 2019 comic series and the upcoming The Face Paint World Life: The Face Paint Tribes.
 * The Character Ice Cream Bar: Maddie gained one, being wild berry and cherry flavored with her gumball eyes being blue, it is being made by Blue Bunny.
 * Video Game: They gained a point and click PC game and a console video game in 2003, and a game for Game Boy Advance in 2005. There are rumors for a remaster to the 2003 console game.
 * What Could Have Been:
 * The series was planned to have an earlier 2001 release date, but due to schedule conflicts, it was moved to November 2001.
 * Matthew is originally going to be called Catnips, but was soon changed to the name used today.
 * Matthew was originally conceived as a female cat named Destiny.
 * There were plans to have Kaitlyn Beach join the main characters cast, but fearing that the series would start to suck with her as one of the mains, Diana stated that it would be better if she was part of supporting characters instead, and so they sticked to that.
 * Originally, Disney had plans for a theatrical The Face Paint World Life movie that would have served as a de facto series finale to the series, but it was sadly scrapped.
 * Ocean was planned to be antagonistic, always bullying Collin and Maddie. However, due to negative feedback from the workers and audiences, she was changed to the girl that became Collin's eventual girlfriend, with her original planned role went on to be given to Spark.
 * When first greenlit, it was originally named The Adventures of The Boy and The Face Paint. However, it was changed to The Face Paint World Life that we know today, because the name is said to be more creative.
 * Gerrett was planned to be a squirrel that was more dumb than Gerrett is today. His name would have been Nuts. However, Uhlman and some writers thought a ferret would be funnier, so they sticked to that.
 * [have Future Maddie's outfit the original planned outfit for Maddie?]
 * Originally, ABC had plans for a more adult-oriented TFPWL reboot that was to air in 2013. But, due to the  negative reception for the reboot, especially the designs, it was pulled (thankfully).
 * Summerheart Gala was originally conceived as a theatrical film, but due to time-constraints and problems, it was converted to a Disney Channel Original Movie.
 * [reserved for Green]
 * Originally, ABC had plans for a more adult-oriented TFPWL reboot that was to air in 2013. But, due to the  negative reception for the reboot, especially the designs, it was pulled (thankfully).
 * Summerheart Gala was originally conceived as a theatrical film, but due to time-constraints and problems, it was converted to a Disney Channel Original Movie.
 * [reserved for Green]
 * [reserved for Green]
 * [reserved for Green]

YMMV

 * Abandon Shipping: Ever since Collin/Ocean became canon after Lucky City, fans started to stop shipping Collin/Maddie and Collin/Alexis, but they still find the two best friend pairings.
 * Best Known for the Fanservice: [female characters]
 * Broken Base: Yes, even one of the beloved Disney Channel show can't avoid the broken base. Let's see what's wrong with the show.
 * Some people have complained about it being too girly and believe it doesn't deserve the popularity it had. A few people think it should've been on a different channel and Kodiak: The Dog Timestopper should've been Diana's first series instead.
 * Many people did not like the idea of the 2013 ABC reboot, mainly due to the cringy appearances and the fact it going to be adult. This forced ABC and the creators to cancel plans for it. However, there are memes that made fun of the designs.
 * [slightly passive one, but people preferring Maddie's future outfit as the main outfit over Maddie's main outfit]
 * Crack Pairing:
 * [Gerrett/Wu/Shank as threesome]
 * Creepypasta: Of course, a beloved Disney Channnel show isn't safe from getting a character-creepypasta treatment. Specfically, it gained a Creepypasta lost episode named TBD, and includes the bloody and (slightly) scary version of Maddie named Lost Episode Maddie.
 * Crossover Shipping: [reserved for Green]
 * Essemble Dark Horse: 
 * Matthew is considered the most popular character of the series to date.
 * Ocean became the most popular humanoid character of the series to date.
 * Alexis Doll gained popularity as well, tied with Maddie as the 2nd most popular humanoid character in the series.
 * Along with Alexis, Maddie is tied as the 2nd most popular humanoid character in the series.
 * The Jemmings gained popularity, especially those who liked Lemmings.
 * [Gerrett]
 * [Lillyan]
 * The future version of Maddie did gain popularity.
 * While not as popular as Maddie or Alexis, Kaitlyn Beach has got enough popularity to be on the list of popular TFPWL characters.
 * [Crystal]
 * [Quincy]
 * [Collin]
 * Ms. Fanservice:
 * Maddie, due to being a pretty character.
 * The future varaint of Maddie due to her being prettier than the main Maddie.
 * Alexis, due to her appearance and her stupidity.
 * Luna, due to her appearance.
 * [Ocean]
 * Kaitlyn Beach, due to her prettiness.
 * Fandom Rivalry:
 * The Tales of the Paintders and this fanbase does not get along very well, due to a crazy fan calling Paintders "too girly".
 * Fans of this and Steven Universe aren't very friendly with each other, mainly due to the latter's fanbase being toxic.
 * [Wild Critters, later seasons of that show]
 * Fans of The Face Paint World Life does not enjoy The Nutshack for obvious reasons.
 * Fans of this does not like the The Powerpuff Girls 2016 reboot for obvious reasons.
 * [inside the fandom, related to Collin/Maddie, Collin/Skye, Collin/Kaitlyn, Collin/Lillyan, Collin/Crystal, Collin/Nova and Collin/Alexis shipping war, despite Collin/Ocean being canon]
 * Due to the Collin-Bugs meme, some of the Looney Tunes fans do not go along with TFPWL fans.
 * Fans of this and SpongeBob SquarePants do not get along with each other very well, mainly since a crazy fan of the latter criticized it for being "girly and should've been forgotten".
 * Due to the toxic fandom of My Little Pony, fans of TFPWL do not go along very well with them.
 * [Ideas?]
 * Myth of the Monkey King fans have argued with fans of this and admitted to disliking it, due to TFPWL being too girly and stated this shouldn't have been popular as other Disney shows.
 * Fans of Velocity, Samurai Jack, Primal and Mythical don't get along well with TFPWL fans for similar reason as MoTMK.
 * Fans of this and Collin the Speedy Boy has a big flame war (maybe even worse than one with MoTMK), due to the main characters sharing the same name as the latter, and even the crazy fan of the latter calling the series "the DC series that should've been forgotten after one season".
 * Fan Nickname:
 * Gerrett is often referred by fans as "Tommy, but as a ferret" and even "Disney's Tommy".
 * The series is often referred to by fans as Disney's Animal Crossing, but with Face Paints due to the fact the main character is a human, and the rest of the humanoid characters are Face Paints.
 * Fans often referred to Collin as either "Bugs Human" or Collbugs", due to the fact that Jeff Bergman provides voices for both of him and Bugs.
 * Fan-Preferred Shipping:
 * Many fans of the series ship Collin x Maddie, but there are fans that ship Collin x Alexis. However, some fans started shipping Collin x Skye, Collin x Crystal, Collin x Lillyan, Collin x Nova and even Collin x Kaitlyn as well since their introduction. Despite Collin x Ocean now being canon, the war still happens.
 * Friendly Fandoms:
 * Fans of The Powerpuff Girls, specifically the 1998 series, has a rather hearty relationship with this.
 * Despite the on-going rivalry of this and Myth of the Monkey King, the non-toxic fans of the latter tend to have a rather good relationship with the former.
 * Despite the flame war, non-toxic Collin the Speedy Boy fans does tend to go along with TFPWL fans pretty well.
 * [Adventure Time?]
 * While not liking the recent seasons, the TFPWL fans actually go along with pre-Season 5 Wild Critters fans rather well.
 * [The Simpsons?]
 * [Non-toxic fans of MLP]
 * [LPS]
 * [idk why, but fans of Lapis Lazuli from SU, mainly due to Lapis and Lazuli]
 * Fans of Lemmings get along well with the show's fan, mainly due to the Jemmings.
 * Fans of Mickey Mouse get along well with TFPWL, mainly since Disney owns both of them.
 * Fans of this and Animal Crossing has a rather healthy relationship.
 * Many fandoms of Disney Channel shows such as The Proud Family, Kim Possible, Lilo and Stitch: The Series, Kaylia: Space Avenger, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, American Dragon Jake Long, Phineas and Ferb/Milo Murphy's Law, Gravity Falls, Wander Over Yonder, Amphibia, Robby Rottweiler, The Owl House and Ocean Depths get along well with this fandom.
 * Fans of The Face Paint'nimal Gang has a rather healthy relationship with the show.
 * [Bear in the Big Blue House, due to Collin dressing as him in It's a Spooky Night]
 * [Stanley, the Playhouse Disney show... for lulz?]
 * [PB&J Otter, due to the Noodle Dance scene]
 * Fans of this and Fluke rather adore each other's franchises. Mainly since Diana and Diane are BFFs.
 * Fans of this and The Cosmic Adventures of Stella get along with each other rather well.
 * [Kodiak, reserved for Green]
 * Fans of this and Ferryman has a rather excellent relationship with each other. Mainly since Elisha Lake-Quinn, the creator of the latter, is Diana's fiancé (about to be married).
 * Despite some fans hating on the series due to the Collin-Bugs joke, there are fans of Looney Tunes that actually enjoyed the series, especially the Balooney Toons.
 * This and Bailey the Face Paint Hero started to get along well since Uhlman is put in charge of the series since 2020.
 * Fans of Ori have a rather healthy relationship, therefore getting along with TFPWL fans.
 * Fans of this and Trolls gets along with each other very well.
 * Fans of Onward got along with TFPWL fans really well. They can't help that Uhlman is developing a series based off the film.
 * Fans of this and The Marvelous Mis-adventures of Flapjack does tend to get along with each other very well.
 * Fans of this and Catscratch has a rather healthy relationship with each other.
 * Hoe Yay Shipping:
 * Maddie/Alexis
 * Maddie/Ocean
 * Matthew/Gerrett
 * Launcher of a Thousand Ships: Collin was a prime victim of tons of Face Paint girl shippings.
 * Memetic Mutation:
 * The extremely weird face Matthew makes in The Strange Dimension has become a meme since 2016.
 * The Jemmings has become a meme since 2018, being used in the similar style as Big Chungus.
 * Additionally, hacks of Lemmings, with the Lemmings being replaced with the Jemmings are now a thing.
 * Not a major meme, but Collin did become a base for some artwork with him being dressed as Bugs Bunny.
 * [YouTube Poops]
 * Even after the mandatory cancellation of the planned reboot, many TFPWL fans (and Disney Channel fans) made fun of their designs, and also even replaced the crappy designs with either the better designs or even use the TFPWL designs we know and love.
 * For the insulting side, one fan called the reboot Maddie "Meddie", or even "Crack-addict Maddie". Heck, the reboot Collin is often called "Allen Gregory dressed as Collin".
 * Rule 34: Of course, it had to get the Rule 34 fanart treatment.
 * [Diana's reaction]
 * Ship-to-Ship Combat: Fans argue when it comes to betting that Collin x Maddie or Collin x Alexis are a better couple.
 * Since her debut, some fans started to ship Collin x Skye, Collin x Crystal and Collin x Kaitlyn, joining the shipping rivalry. Heck, even when Collin x Ocean became canon, it became even worse.
 * X Meets Y: The Face Paints meets Animal Crossing.
 * Even after the mandatory cancellation of the planned reboot, many TFPWL fans (and Disney Channel fans) made fun of their designs, and also even replaced the crappy designs with either the better designs or even use the TFPWL designs we know and love.
 * For the insulting side, one fan called the reboot Maddie "Meddie", or even "Crack-addict Maddie". Heck, the reboot Collin is often called "Allen Gregory dressed as Collin".
 * Rule 34: Of course, it had to get the Rule 34 fanart treatment.
 * [Diana's reaction]
 * Ship-to-Ship Combat: Fans argue when it comes to betting that Collin x Maddie or Collin x Alexis are a better couple.
 * Since her debut, some fans started to ship Collin x Skye, Collin x Crystal and Collin x Kaitlyn, joining the shipping rivalry. Heck, even when Collin x Ocean became canon, it became even worse.
 * X Meets Y: The Face Paints meets Animal Crossing.
 * X Meets Y: The Face Paints meets Animal Crossing.

WMG

 * Maddie's fear of tacos is currently not known, but there are theories that caused her to be scared.
 * Some fans theorized that Maddie almost died by choking on a taco when she was younger, but surviving it and started developing a fear of tacos.
 * Some fans went a bit dark, and theorized that she used to like tacos until someone poisoned the tacos, and killed her family, except Maddie who never eat the taco because she thought it was poisoned.
 * Spark is actually a very sad dragon, pretending to be mean to hide his true feelings.
 * Spark is actually a very sad dragon, pretending to be mean to hide his true feelings.

Funny

 * Both Alexis, Gerrett and Matthew are actually comic reliefs.
 * [reserved for Green]
 * Moments where Maddie's fear of tacos is hilarious to viewers. Same with Alexis's fears.

Tear Jerker

 * Alexis saying her tearful goodbye to Synla can make some viewers cry.

Heartwarming

 * Cute moments with Collin and Maddie can be heartwarming at times.
 * [Collin x Ocean moments]

Nightmare Fuel

 * Drackus's appearance can scare some viewers, especially younger ones.