He had done a lot of awesome things in his early years, much to the village children's astonishment. Cool Old Guy: The village chief, Tok Dalang.Clip Show: "Sahabat Selamanya", where the kids are Caught in the Rain and recall past episodes' events, but the clips are new, showing what happened but wasn't shown in the past episodes.Climactic Volcano Backdrop: The climax of "Kembara ke Pulau Harta Karun" takes place inside a volcano.When the twins try to comfort her and she starts spilling her sentiments and tears, the young boys can't help but tear up themselves. The elderly mother wishes she could take back the curse, but she can only watch Tanggang's frozen body aboard his stone ship from a distance. Children Are Tender-Hearted: In The Lone Gibbon Keris, Mat Jenin relays the tale of Mother Deruma to Upin and Ipin, of when she turned her disobedient son, Tanggang, into stone.
In the climax, Mail (who has been missing for some time) shows up riding the bird to save the rest of the gang from an erupting volcano.
Chekhov's Gunman: Early in "Kembara ke Pulau Harta Karun", Mail tames a gigantic bird of prey that was attacking the pirate ship by feeding it fishes, but the bird fly off after the pirates use it to fly to the treasure island.Characterization Marches On: Tok Dalang we remember is a Cool Old Guy who is popular with the kids, except in first season where he acts more like a Grumpy Old Man.In the early season's dubbings however, he said "true, true, true".The English dubbed it as "Yes, yes, yes". Catchphrase: Ipin's classic "betul, betul, betul".Brought to You by the Letter "S": Upin and Ipin has an "u" and an "i" on their respective iconic shirt.The second one, "Do your homework early", is undermined by the fact that Upin and Ipin didn't do their homework early yet still mananged to do it anyway. Upin and Ipin wasting electricity leads to nothing since Opah somehow managed to pay the expensive bill. The first one, "Don't waste electricity", is broken since the light turns off because of a storm, not because Upin and Ipin wasting electricity throughout the episode. Broken Aesop: "Gelapnya" has two of those.Borrowed Catchphrase: Ipin's "betul, betul, betul" gets borrowed often.Bookcase Passage: An unused room in Upin and Ipin's house has one.Big Sister Instinct: She's a great sister who, despite the above trope, cares for their well-being and she makes sure to lead them to the right thing that needs to be done.Toned down in later seasons but still comes off as the big sister her brothers like to play around with and often reacts angrily towards them. Should her brothers do something wrong, she won't think twice by disciplining them with her own hands. Big Sister Bully: Kak Ros but only if needed.Then we hear a familiar cry from the house, which turns out to be Upin crying over Ipin's injury. Bait-and-Switch: In "Tersentuh Hati", Ipin fell down some stairs.
It's most noticeable in Tok Dalang and the twins. Art Evolution: Character designs from season 8 onwards are remodeled and improved.Always Identical Twins: The titular characters, only externally distinguished by their clothes and Upin's one tuft of hair.