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* IncrediblyLamePun: He's known for making these.



* TheNapoleon: Subverted. He's the shortest member of the flat but at the same time TheAce. His height is Lampshaded twice-in "Bambi" in the SwappedRoles bit with Christopher Ryan as [[GentleGiant Neil,]] now suddenly much shorter; and in "Nasty", when the boys are carrying the coffin, Mike is simply holding his arm up and walking along side them.

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* TheNapoleon: Subverted. He's the shortest member of the flat but at the same time TheAce. His height is Lampshaded twice-in "Bambi" in the SwappedRoles bit with Christopher Ryan as [[GentleGiant Neil,]] now suddenly much shorter; and in "Nasty", when the boys are carrying the coffin, Mike is simply holding his arm up and walking along side alongside them.



* RealMenWearPink: He's seen wearing a pair of pink pyjamas early in "Bomb".
* SmallNameBigEgo: He repeatedly insists he is a suave and sophisticated ladies man, even though everyone outside of the main cast seem to hate him as much as they hate the others and he is later revealed to be a virgin. The other housemates swing between actually treating him like "the boss" and treating him as if they're just playing along with his delusion.

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* PungeonMaster: He's known for making puns.
* RealMenWearPink: He's seen wearing a pair of pink pyjamas pajamas early in "Bomb".
* SmallNameBigEgo: He repeatedly insists he is a suave and sophisticated ladies ladies' man, even though everyone outside of the main cast seem to hate him as much as they hate the others others, and he is later revealed to be a virgin. The other housemates swing between actually treating him like "the boss" and treating him as if they're just playing along with his delusion.
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* PsychoKnifeNut: Throughout the first series, he makes frequent use of a large knife until he upgrades to hand grenades in the second.
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Bringing back something as this.

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* CatchphraseInsult: He shares "You bastard!" as his catchphrase with Vyvyan.

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* {{Catchphrase}}: He shares "You bastard!" with Vyvyan.
** "Fascist", as well.



* CatchPhrase: "Brilliant!" and "you bastard!"

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* CatchPhrase: "Brilliant!" and "you CatchphraseInsult: His catchphrase is "You bastard!"



* FlippingTheBird: Flipping a V is practically his second CatchPhrase, along with "Brilliant".

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* FlippingTheBird: Flipping a V is practically his second CatchPhrase, along with "Brilliant".CatchphraseInsult.



* CatchPhrase: "Oh, heavy!"

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase: There are several catchphrases unique to him.
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!neil Pye:

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!neil !Neil Pye:



* CatchPhrase: "Oh, Heavy!"
** Often comments people/things are "really bringing him down".
** In the second series, he takes to referring to Rick as a "yellow chicken" on a couple of occasions.

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* CatchPhrase: "Oh, Heavy!"
heavy!"
** Often comments people/things are "really bringing him down".
down" and "hassling" him.
** Often utters a drawn-out "Oh, nooooo..." whenever something unpleasant happens to him.
** In the second series, he takes to referring to Rick as a [[DirtyCoward "yellow chicken" chicken"]] on a couple of occasions.
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* BerserkButton: It's fairly easy to annoy Vyvyan, but he '''really''' hates ''Series/TheGoodLife'', Rik's pretension and being reminded he has a girl's name.

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* BerserkButton: It's fairly easy to annoy Vyvyan, but he '''really''' hates ''Series/TheGoodLife'', Rik's pretension and being reminded he has a girl's name.name (in fact, Vivian is a male name; the female spelling is Vivien).
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* BareYourMidriff
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* LongHairIsFeminine: Frequently mocked for it by Vyvyan.

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* LongHairIsFeminine: Frequently mocked for it by Vyvyan. In "Time", Sir Boryn mistakes him for a damsel.
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* TeachersUnfavoriteStudent: In one episode, [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Rick]] shows off his old schoolbook with a written note from his old schoolmates to [[SmallNameBigEgo prove how much they all liked him]]. As soon as Neil reads it, Rick is InstantlyProvenWrong by the note saying, "[[MaliciousMisnaming Prick]] is a [[RougeAnglesOfSatin wonker]], signed, the rest of the class", and his attempts at passing it off as [[InsultOfEndearment friendly jokes]] are punctured by a follow-up note saying, "I agree with the rest of the class, signed, Teacher."
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crosswicking and commented out ZCE


* MetalHead: He wears Music/{{KISS}}, Music/{{Saxon}}, Music/{{Rush|Band}}, and Music/{{Whitesnake}} shirts.
** In a more literal sense, he's never seen without his nose ring and a forehead studded with metal stars.

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* MetalHead: He wears Music/{{KISS}}, Music/{{Saxon}}, Music/{{Rush|Band}}, and Music/{{Whitesnake}} shirts.
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shirts. In a more literal sense, he's never seen without his nose ring and a forehead studded with metal stars.stars.
* MisfitLabRat: He's a complete punk (loves punk rock, has piercings, generally anti-establishment) and is studying medicine. And when the boys throw a party, all his "medical student friends" that attend are punks too.



* SitcomArchNemesis: With Rick.

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* [[GenkiGirl Genki Guy]]: [[HotBlooded And HOW.]] Fitting as his name means [[MeaningfulName "lively"]].

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* [[GenkiGirl Genki Guy]]: GenkiGuy: [[HotBlooded And HOW.]] Fitting as his name means [[MeaningfulName "lively"]].



* PlayingGertrude: Vyvyan has a rather youthful-looking mother, whom we also meet in "Boring". The actress, Pauline Melville, is only nine years older than Adrian Edmondson.
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* CraniumChase: Happens when he [[LosingYourHead gets his head knocked off]] by [[TooDumbToLive looking out of a train window]]. His body is directed by his head to pick it up, but his head gets so insulting and verbally abusive that the body keeps kicking it along instead.
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** In the second series, he takes to referring to Rick as a "Yellow chicken" on a couple of occasions.

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** In the second series, he takes to referring to Rick as a "Yellow "yellow chicken" on a couple of occasions.

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