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* ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid -- Dog Days'' (2012)
 
There is also a ''[http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_DoDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself_BookYourself Book|Do-It-Yourself Book]]'' (2008; expanded in 2011) and, tying in with the 2010 film adaptation of the first book, a ''Movie Diary'' (also updated in '11 when the second book was filmed).
 
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** The picture on the very first page<ref> As in even before the title and dedication</ref> in the 5th book.
* [[The Chew Toy]]: Greg is such a Chew Toy he could give [[Peanuts|Charlie Brown]] and [[Married With Children|Al Bundy]] a run for their money.
* [[Child -Hater]]: ''Aunt Cakey''. Dear God, Aunt Cakey. <ref>You won't find her in any of the books. She's only in the webcomic.</ref>
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Trista, a girl from New Mexico was introduced and set up to be a major character at the end of ''The Last Straw''. After a brief appearance in ''Dog Days'', she's never heard from again. Justified since she ditched Rowley and Greg at the country club in the summer between the end of ''The Last Straw'' and the beginning of ''Dog Days''.
** Aunt Cakey. Made an early appearance in the webcomic, disappeared from it and never appeared in any of the other media.
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* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: In the movie, Patty holds a massive grudge over Greg because he insulted her in kindergarten. And the movie deals with the characters entering ''middle school.''
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: After Greg's school stops selling an energy drink called Rowdy Riot, [[G-Rated Drug|several students who have been drinking several cans of it on a regular basis start to suffer from withdrawal.]]
* [[Don't Touch It You Idiot|Don't Touch It, You Idiot!]]: In the original ''webcomic'' version, a younger Greg has to stay with his Aunt Cakey for the night while his parents are on a trip or something. Right before Greg goes to bed, Aunt Cakey tells him not to touch the iron because [[Captain Obvious|it's still hot]]. Guess what Greg does after Aunt Cakey goes to sleep.
* [[Duck|Duck!]]: Greg and his dad in this scene in ''Dog Days.''
{{quote| '''Greg:''' ''(Dad is standing up in the canoe and about to hit his head on a tree branch)'' Duck! Duck!<br />
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* [[The Quiet One]]: Manny and Rowley.
* [[Retraux]]: In the film version, "It's Awesome to Be Me" was done as something from 1980s.
* [[Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies]]: Greg's mom forces Rodrick to play ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' with Greg. On the very first turn, Rodrick [the DM] declares that everyone fell into a hole and died.
{{quote| '''Rodrick:''' You and your group of nerds fall into a pit and it's full of dynamite and you blow up. The end.}}
* [[Sadist Show]]: The books rely heavily on misfortune and the misery of everyone, but since it's Greg's diary, we see most of his misfortune and misery.
* [[School Play]]: In the first book, Greg's school puts on a production of ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. It does not end well.
* [[Shout -Out]]: To ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing:'' in ''Dog Days,'' Greg and his family have a Father's Day brunch. Dad tells the story of his dog Nutty running away to a butterfly farm when he was a kid, and {{spoiler|Grandpa reveals that Nutty didn't actually run away to a butterfly farm; he was accidentally run over by Grandpa's car. Angry, Dad leaves Grandpa with the brunch bill, goes out and buys a dog.}} Rodrick suggests that the dog's name be Turtle.
** The "Sherlock Sammy" books were similar to "[[Encyclopedia Brown (Literature)|Encyclopedia Brown]]." (In the webcomic, Greg really did use Encyclopedia Brown books for his book reports.)
** In the movie adaptation, Greg's mom tells him something along the lines of: "[[Harry Potter|it's our choices who make us who we truly are...]]"
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