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Once upon a time, there were a pack of [[Cool Loser]] brunettes, led by a girl named Sam. One day, she got into a squabble with Brooke, the [[Alpha Bitch|leader]] of the [[Girl Posse]] of [[Blondes Are Evil|blondes]] at her school. Imagine their surprise when the two of them found out that their [[Parent With New Paramour|single parents are now dating each other.]] And want to shack up. Off-and-on wars ensue, both at home and at school.
Once upon a time, there were a pack of [[Cool Loser]] brunettes, led by a girl named Sam. One day, she got into a squabble with Brooke, the [[Alpha Bitch|leader]] of the [[Girl Posse]] of [[Blondes Are Evil|blondes]] at her school. Imagine their surprise when the two of them found out that their [[Parent with New Paramour|single parents are now dating each other.]] And want to shack up. Off-and-on wars ensue, both at home and at school.


Everyone is obsessed with popularity, down to the teachers. The popular crowd get their asses kissed, the [[Cool Loser]] crowd get into fights with them, while the actual [[Nerd|Nerds]] try to swim up from the bottom. Much [[No Going Steady]] and crossing of the popularity lines ensue, along with doses of surreality and silliness galore. Sadly, it was [[Too Good to Last]].
Everyone is obsessed with popularity, down to the teachers. The popular crowd get their asses kissed, the [[Cool Loser]] crowd get into fights with them, while the actual [[Nerd|Nerds]] try to swim up from the bottom. Much [[No Going Steady]] and crossing of the popularity lines ensue, along with doses of surreality and silliness galore. Sadly, it was [[Too Good to Last]].
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* [[Absentee Actor]]: Popita and Adam in season 2 are never even seen at cheerleading!
* [[Absentee Actor]]: Popita and Adam in season 2 are never even seen at cheerleading!
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Josh's dad, Carmen's mom.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Josh's dad, Carmen's mom.
* [[Acting for Two]]: Diane Delano played twins Bobbi and Jessi Glass. And their brother Rock. And their uncle.
* [[Acting for Two]]: Diane Delano played twins Bobbi and Jessi Glass. And their brother Rock. And their uncle.
* [[A Cup Angst]]: There was an episode where Sam wore an inflatable bra to a dance because of sudden insecurity about her breast size.
* [[A-Cup Angst]]: There was an episode where Sam wore an inflatable bra to a dance because of sudden insecurity about her breast size.
* [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders]]
* [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders]]
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Pretty much every dang popular girl, but extra points go to Nicole. Less points go to Brooke, who was actually fairly non-[[Alpha Bitch]]-like except for when she was pissed off.
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Pretty much every dang popular girl, but extra points go to Nicole. Less points go to Brooke, who was actually fairly non-[[Alpha Bitch]]-like except for when she was pissed off.
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* [[Bankruptcy Barrel]]: Mary Cherry
* [[Bankruptcy Barrel]]: Mary Cherry
* [[Bathroom Stall of Overheard Insults]]
* [[Bathroom Stall of Overheard Insults]]
* [[Better As Friends]]: Harrison gets ''all'' of these tropes.
* [[Better as Friends]]: Harrison gets ''all'' of these tropes.
* [[The B Grade]]
* [[The "B" Grade]]
* [[Billy Elliot Plot]]: Josh: [[School Play]] or [[Big Game]] ?
* [[Billy Elliot Plot]]: Josh: [[School Play]] or [[Big Game]] ?
* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: Almost every popular girl is a blonde. Averted by Harrison's mom.
* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: Almost every popular girl is a blonde. Averted by Harrison's mom.
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* [[Cliff Hanger]]: {{spoiler|Brooke gets hit by a car.}}
* [[Cliff Hanger]]: {{spoiler|Brooke gets hit by a car.}}
* [[Compressed Vice]]
* [[Compressed Vice]]
* [[Cool Loser]] and [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Sam, Harrison, Lily, Carmen...all of their particular clique, really.
* [[Cool Loser]] and [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Sam, Harrison, Lily, Carmen...all of their particular clique, really.
* [[Cut Short]]
* [[Cut Short]]
* [[Daddys Girl]]: Brooke
* [[Daddy's Girl]]: Brooke
* [[Dating Do Si Do|Dating Do-Si-Do]]
* [[Dating Do-Si-Do]]
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Various members of the cast were in their early (or late!) twenties when the series was made.
* [[Dawson Casting]]: Various members of the cast were in their early (or late!) twenties when the series was made.
* [[Disappeared Dad]] (Sam's, deceased)
* [[Disappeared Dad]] (Sam's, deceased)
* [[The Ditz]]: Mary Cherry, to the point where people think she's mentally challenged.
* [[The Ditz]]: Mary Cherry, to the point where people think she's mentally challenged.
* [[Dork Horse Candidate]]: April, who wins after [[Alpha Bitch|Brooke]] and [[Cool Loser|Harrison]] drop out of the race.
* [[Dork Horse Candidate]]: April, who wins after [[Alpha Bitch|Brooke]] and [[Cool Loser|Harrison]] drop out of the race.
* [[Dysfunction Junction]]
* [[Dysfunction Junction]]
* [[Evil Makeover]]: Harrison (this troper found it incredibly hot, though)
* [[Evil Makeover]]: Harrison (this troper found it incredibly hot, though)
* [[Evil Redheads]]: April Tuna, sometimes.
* [[Evil Redheads]]: April Tuna, sometimes.
* [[Evil Twin]]: Jessi, and Mary Cherry's twin, though calling them "evil" really is just that they're only slightly more bad by comparison to the first one. And both of Emory's sisters.
* [[Evil Twin]]: Jessi, and Mary Cherry's twin, though calling them "evil" really is just that they're only slightly more bad by comparison to the first one. And both of Emory's sisters.
* [[Fan Preferred Couple]]: Sam and Brooke. [[Word of God]] confirmed in Season 3 Sam was supposed to come out so it could have happened.
* [[Fan-Preferred Couple]]: Sam and Brooke. [[Word of God]] confirmed in Season 3 Sam was supposed to come out so it could have happened.
* [[Food Fight]]
* [[Food Fight]]
* [[Free the Frogs]]: Lily
* [[Free the Frogs]]: Lily
* [[Full Name Basis]]: Mary Cherry, Cherry Cherry
* [[Full-Name Basis]]: Mary Cherry, Cherry Cherry
* [[Fur and Loathing]]: Furs were worn, but by the rich bitches.
* [[Fur and Loathing]]: Furs were worn, but by the rich bitches.
* [[Geek]] and [[Nerd]]: April and May Tuna, Emory, pretty much everybody below the Sam/Harrison crowd on the scale of popularity.
* [[Geek]] and [[Nerd]]: April and May Tuna, Emory, pretty much everybody below the Sam/Harrison crowd on the scale of popularity.
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Sugar Daddy
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Sugar Daddy
* [[Girl Posse]]
* [[Girl Posse]]
* [[G Rated Drug]]: "cough syrup" is the new crack! Also, wacky premenstrual drugs.
* [[G-Rated Drug]]: "cough syrup" is the new crack! Also, wacky premenstrual drugs.
* [[Half Identical Twins]]: the Glass twins have a brother.
* [[Half-Identical Twins]]: the Glass twins have a brother.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Josh and Sugardaddy
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Josh and Sugardaddy
* [[High School Dance]]
* [[High School Dance]]
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* [[Ignored Epiphany]]: Nicole
* [[Ignored Epiphany]]: Nicole
* [[I Have Many Names]]: nicknames in the case of Bobbi "Bio" "Chem" "Claw" Glass. And that's not even counting the nastier ones....
* [[I Have Many Names]]: nicknames in the case of Bobbi "Bio" "Chem" "Claw" Glass. And that's not even counting the nastier ones....
* [[Important Haircut]]: some girls have to shave their heads when they lose a bet. Naturally, they all have wigs that look just like their old hair again within a few episodes- the reverse of [[Hair Today Gone Tomorrow]].
* [[Important Haircut]]: some girls have to shave their heads when they lose a bet. Naturally, they all have wigs that look just like their old hair again within a few episodes- the reverse of [[Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow]].
* [[In With the In Crowd]]
* [[In with the In Crowd]]
* [[Jerk Jock]]: subverted, as the jock guys on the show were actually pretty nice.
* [[Jerk Jock]]: subverted, as the jock guys on the show were actually pretty nice.
* [[Language of Love]]: Sugar Daddy and Exquisite Woo, though she magically seems to have better English later.
* [[Language of Love]]: Sugar Daddy and Exquisite Woo, though she magically seems to have better English later.
* [[Les Yay]] (Sam and Brooke, Carmen and Lily)
* [[Les Yay]] (Sam and Brooke, Carmen and Lily)
* [[Makeover Montage]] (of course)
* [[Makeover Montage]] (of course)
* [[Make Way for The Princess]]
* [[Make Way for the Princess]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Nicole is the show's best example. New student Adam is also very capable when it comes to this (his backstory reveals that he forced a girl into a mental institution just by screwing with her head). Brooke and Sam also have their moments, as their ongoing rivalry gives them more than ample time to demonstrate.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Nicole is the show's best example. New student Adam is also very capable when it comes to this (his backstory reveals that he forced a girl into a mental institution just by screwing with her head). Brooke and Sam also have their moments, as their ongoing rivalry gives them more than ample time to demonstrate.
* [[Menstrual Menace]]: The episode "Caged!" revolves [[Unfortunate Implications|awkwardly]] around this idea.
* [[Menstrual Menace]]: The episode "Caged!" revolves [[Unfortunate Implications|awkwardly]] around this idea.
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* [[Musical Episode]]
* [[Musical Episode]]
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: Mary Cherry always calls Harrison "Joe." Yes, she knows what his real name is.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: Mary Cherry always calls Harrison "Joe." Yes, she knows what his real name is.
* [[My Sister Is Off Limits]]: this never works well with Brooke and Sam.
* [[My Sister Is Off-Limits]]: this never works well with Brooke and Sam.
* [[No Going Steady]] (doesn't Josh somehow sleep with/make out with/date every female in the cast? Not to mention that you can't keep track of who's interested in who from week to week.)
* [[No Going Steady]] (doesn't Josh somehow sleep with/make out with/date every female in the cast? Not to mention that you can't keep track of who's interested in who from week to week.)
* [[Non Identical Twins]]: the Tunas
* [[Non-Identical Twins]]: the Tunas
* [[The One Guy]]: Harrison
* [[The One Guy]]: Harrison
* [[Parent Ex Machina]]
* [[Parent Ex Machina]]
* [[Parent Trap Plot]]
* [[Parent Trap Plot]]
* [[Parent With New Paramour]]: Sam's mom and Brooke's dad date and shack up with each other, and eventually have a baby together.
* [[Parent with New Paramour]]: Sam's mom and Brooke's dad date and shack up with each other, and eventually have a baby together.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Nicole does have her moments, giving Harrison a bone marrow transplant, and even apologising to a few of her victims after going to far. She gets worse. Bobbi Glass also has a few decent episodes. Basically, no one hurts her students but her.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Nicole does have her moments, giving Harrison a bone marrow transplant, and even apologising to a few of her victims after going to far. She gets worse. Bobbi Glass also has a few decent episodes. Basically, no one hurts her students but her.
* [[Picture Day]]
* [[Picture Day]]
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* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Bobbi Glass
* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Bobbi Glass
* [[School Newspaper Newshound]]: Sam
* [[School Newspaper Newshound]]: Sam
* [[Screw the Rules I Have Money]]: all the rich bitch folks
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: all the rich bitch folks
* [[Screwed By the Network]]: Season 2 ends with a cliffhanger because the [[Show Runner]] was told he'd get a Season 3.
* [[Screwed by the Network]]: Season 2 ends with a cliffhanger because the [[Show Runner]] was told he'd get a Season 3.
* [[Separated At Birth]]: Mary Cherry and her twin
* [[Separated at Birth]]: Mary Cherry and her twin
* [[Soapbox Sadie]]: Lily
* [[Soapbox Sadie]]: Lily
* [[Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace]]
* [[Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace]]
* [[Special Guest]]: Mary Cherry's parents were Delta Burke and [[Ru Paul]]. Oh, and Ann-Margret is [[God]].
* [[Special Guest]]: Mary Cherry's parents were Delta Burke and [[Ru Paul]]. Oh, and Ann-Margret is [[God]].
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Pretty much everybody in the popular crowd, excepting [[Broken Ace]] Josh. Brooke and Sugar are the depressed variety, Nicole is the psycho version.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Pretty much everybody in the popular crowd, excepting [[Broken Ace]] Josh. Brooke and Sugar are the depressed variety, Nicole is the psycho version.
* [[Stock Series Finales]]: the first season finale did its best to make fun of every trope it could possibly find.
* [[Stock Series Finales]]: the first season finale did its best to make fun of every trope it could possibly find.
* [[Straight Gay]]: Harrison's mom
* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]: Harrison's mom
* [[Student Council President]]
* [[Student Council President]]
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: the pricipals
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: the pricipals
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* [[Tomboyish Name]]: Sam.
* [[Tomboyish Name]]: Sam.
* [[Tonight Someone Dies]]: Pastiched all to heck in the first season finale, with a running vote of who should die going on the screen periodicially, and Bobbi Glass in particular having a ''really'' bad day. In the end, it was the {{spoiler|[[Ill Girl]] May Tuna}} who bit it at the last moment.
* [[Tonight Someone Dies]]: Pastiched all to heck in the first season finale, with a running vote of who should die going on the screen periodicially, and Bobbi Glass in particular having a ''really'' bad day. In the end, it was the {{spoiler|[[Ill Girl]] May Tuna}} who bit it at the last moment.
* [[Transsexual]]: The shop teacher, though Bobbi Glass sure did seem to have Issues with that. Hmmmmmmmm...
* [[Transsexualism]]: The shop teacher, though Bobbi Glass sure did seem to have Issues with that. Hmmmmmmmm...
* [[Two Teacher School]]: Not at first, but later in the series where Bobbi Glass taught ''everything''.
* [[Two-Teacher School]]: Not at first, but later in the series where Bobbi Glass taught ''everything''.
* [[Unrequited Love Switcheroo]]: Harrison and Brooke
* [[Unrequited Love Switcheroo]]: Harrison and Brooke
* [[Wacky Homeroom]]
* [[Wacky Homeroom]]
* [[Wedding Day]]
* [[Wedding Day]]
* [[What Measure Is a Non Cute]]: Subverted, as activist Lily will try to save non-cute animals such as lobsters.
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?]]: Subverted, as activist Lily will try to save non-cute animals such as lobsters.
* [[Wonderful Life]]
* [[Wonderful Life]]
* [[Wondrous Ladies Room]]: So fabulous it has a name: the Novak. And all the homecoming queen's pictures are posted there. And both genders wander on through.
* [[Wondrous Ladies' Room]]: So fabulous it has a name: the Novak. And all the homecoming queen's pictures are posted there. And both genders wander on through.
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs]]
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]
* [[Yet Another Christmas Carol]]
* [[Yet Another Christmas Carol]]
* [[You're Not My Father]]
* [[You're Not My Father]]
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Latest revision as of 23:53, 4 October 2020

Once upon a time, there were a pack of Cool Loser brunettes, led by a girl named Sam. One day, she got into a squabble with Brooke, the leader of the Girl Posse of blondes at her school. Imagine their surprise when the two of them found out that their single parents are now dating each other. And want to shack up. Off-and-on wars ensue, both at home and at school.

Everyone is obsessed with popularity, down to the teachers. The popular crowd get their asses kissed, the Cool Loser crowd get into fights with them, while the actual Nerds try to swim up from the bottom. Much No Going Steady and crossing of the popularity lines ensue, along with doses of surreality and silliness galore. Sadly, it was Too Good to Last.

There are also BUTTLOADS of twins on this show.

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