Pinwheel: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Pinwheel. Pick one to read it.

• Early-Installment Weirdnessin 2,763 titlesIn the show's first season (filmed in Ohio from 1977-79), there were several main characters who didn't return for the later seasons.Read →
• Missed Him by That Muchin 561 titlesSmitty is always trying to get a picture of the elusive Admiral Bird. The other characters, including Smitty's wife Sal, often see and interact with the Admiral Bird.Read →
• Lethal Chefin 737 titlesDuring a cooking competition, Ebenezer tries to enter in one of his pancakes, but it's so tough that Coco (who's serving as the judge) can't even chew it.Read →
• Expyin 3,455 titlesOne could consider Ebenezer an expy of Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street, though Ebenezer explicitly calls himself "the villain" of Pinwheel House whereas Oscar is just a grumpy character.Read →
• Running Gagin 6,941 titlesIn the "Plus Goes to the Moon" sketches, Plus would try taking a rocket to the moon, but he would get distracted easily, leaving the rocket to blast off without him.Read →