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Cool Loser TRS cleanup, has been renamed to Unconvincingly Unpopular Character and is a YMMV audience reaction.


* CoolLoser: A friendly, outgoing, and very attractive blonde... and as an inversion of the EveryoneLovesBlondes trope, she's the only one of the three girls who often has trouble finding boyfriends and dates. Her beauty is actually acknowledged in-universe by many guys, she's just unlucky in love and usually insecure because of it. The fact that she's the Headmaster's daughter doesn't help.

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* AllegedlyDateless: He's supposed to be a loser who never gets girls. He actually has several one-shot girlfriends and dates throughout the show. Some of them were just using him, but others were genuinely interested in him and just disappear the next episode. A girl even picked him over Jackson. Then there's Ashley…



* HollywoodDateless: He's supposed to be a loser who never gets girls. He actually has several one-shot girlfriends and dates throughout the show. Some of them were just using him, but others were genuinely interested in him and just disappear the next episode. A girl even picked him over Jackson. Then there's Ashley…



* AllegedlyDateless: Very much DependingOnTheWriter. In some episode of both seasons, she is sad because she is unlucky in love and the only one without a date. In many other episodes, she easily gets dozens of boys falling at her feet, sometimes literally (going to a school dance with six boys at the same time).



* HollywoodDateless: Very much DependingOnTheWriter. In some episode of both seasons, she is sad because she is unlucky in love and the only one without a date. In many other episodes, she easily gets dozens of boys falling at her feet, sometimes literally (going to a school dance with six boys at the same time).
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* OverprotectiveDad: Sometimes to the point of trying to manipulate Ashley's social life, because he believes he's the only one who knows what it's good for her.
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->'''Played by:''' Nicholas Guest

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->'''Played by:''' Nicholas Guest
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* WomenAreWiser: Zig-Zagged. She's definitely smarter than Christian, but he has a more easygoing personality while she's a loudmouthed LargeHam.



* GeniusDitz: Possibly. It's mentioned she gets good grades, but according to Winnie, it's only because her father is the Headmaster (it is not clear if she was joking). Ashley is also very good at drawing, in contrast to [[TerribleArtist Lauren]], and is a decent singer.

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* GeniusDitz: Possibly. It's While she's mostly dimwitted, it's mentioned that she gets good grades, but according to Winnie, it's only because her father is the Headmaster (it is not clear if she was joking). Ashley is also very good at drawing, in contrast to [[TerribleArtist Lauren]], and is a decent singer.


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* CatchPhrase: "You're all on restriction". He even parodies it in a DistantFinale.

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* BigManOnCampus: Frequently stated to be one of the coolest and most popular students, especially with girls, and is aware of it.



* TheCasanova: Is known as the top womanizer of the entire school.

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* TheCasanova: Is known as the top womanizer of the entire school. In fact, Lauren is the only girl who did ''not'' immediately fall at his feet.


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* CoolLoser: A friendly, outgoing, and very attractive blonde... and as an inversion of the EveryoneLovesBlondes trope, she's the only one of the three girls who often has trouble finding boyfriends and dates. Her beauty is actually acknowledged in-universe by many guys, she's just unlucky in love and usually insecure because of it. The fact that she's the Headmaster's daughter doesn't help.
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* MrFanservice: Christian is a German muscleman who frequently appears shirtless.

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* MrFanservice: Christian is a German muscleman who frequently appears shirtless.shirtless, even in the opening credits.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Downplayed. He can be an uncaring jerk at times, but he's mostly likable.



* LadyKillerInLove: Even if he is TheCasanova, he genuinely falls in love with Lauren.

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* LadyKillerInLove: Even if he is TheCasanova, he genuinely falls in love with Lauren. He also develops genuine feelings for a blind girl in two episodes.



* OnlySaneMan: Oddly enough, he's the most levelheaded of the three main guys.

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* OnlySaneMan: Oddly enough, he's OnlySaneByComparison: Usually a bit of a neglectful slacker, and the more immature one in his relationship with Lauren. However, he comes off as the most normal and levelheaded of the three main guys.guys, which is not too hard since the other two are DumbJock Christian and ClassClown Lazz.


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* BrokenAce: She's the gorgeous, smart, and popular OnlySaneWoman of the group. But she's also a TerribleArtist (terrible at both singing and drawing) and is prone to irrational jealousy several times.
* ClingyJealousGirl: In one episode when she and Jackson are dating, she assumes another girl is trying to hit on Jackson, and becomes extremely jealous. Possibly justified, considering Jackson's TheCasanova reputation.


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* NiceGuy: He's a good-natured guy most of the time, especially compared to his short-tempered girlfriend.


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* HairTriggerTemper: The shortest temper in the main cast, she gets angry very easily.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Bad-tempered and violent, but deeply in love with Christian, and she cares for her other friends too.


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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Downplayed. His friends often find him annoying and make fun of him, but they clearly care for him and Christian even sees him as his best friend.


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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: An obnoxious AttentionWhore, but he's not that bad and he usually apologizes when he goes too far.


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* TinySchoolboy: He's much shorter than all the other main characters, which is part of his ButtMonkey loser status, along with his annoying ClassClown personality.
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* WeakWilled: In 'The Winnie Show' she manages to become deeply hypnotised simply sitting in the same room watching Lazz and Christian unsuccessfully try their hypnosis trick on Mr Elliott.
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* GeniusDitz: Possibly. It's mentioned she gets good grades, but according to Winnie, it's only because her father is the Headmaster (it is not clear if she was joking). Ashley is also very good at drawing, in contrast to [[TerribleArtist Lauren]].

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* GeniusDitz: Possibly. It's mentioned she gets good grades, but according to Winnie, it's only because her father is the Headmaster (it is not clear if she was joking). Ashley is also very good at drawing, in contrast to [[TerribleArtist Lauren]].Lauren]], and is a decent singer.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: She's normally the sanest of them all, but she has a few moments where she can be as immature as her friends.



* LovableJock: A basketball player and probably the nicest of the main six, despite not being very smart.



->'''Played by:''' James Madio

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->'''Played by:''' James Madio
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Black Best Friend was renamed Token Black Friend in TRS. Removing examples that are low-context or don't seem to be about a black Satellite Character whose purpose is to add diversity.


* BlackBestFriend: To both Lauren and Ashley.
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* LackOfEmpathy: PlayedForLaughs in one episode, when his friends complain about it. He learns to be more sensitive and empathetic but he goes overboard, getting a WeWantOurJerkBack reaction.

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* LackOfEmpathy: PlayedForLaughs in one episode, when his friends complain about it. He learns to be more sensitive and empathetic empathic but he goes overboard, getting a WeWantOurJerkBack reaction.
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* OverprotectiveDad: Sometimes to the point of trying to manipulate Ashley's social life, because he believes he's the only one who knows what it's good for her.
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* HollywoodDateless: He's supposed to be a loser who never gets girls. He actually has sever one-shot girlfriends and dates throughout the show. Some of them were just using him, but others were genuinely interested in him and just disappear the next episode. A girl even picked him over Jackson. Then there's Ashley…

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* HollywoodDateless: He's supposed to be a loser who never gets girls. He actually has sever several one-shot girlfriends and dates throughout the show. Some of them were just using him, but others were genuinely interested in him and just disappear the next episode. A girl even picked him over Jackson. Then there's Ashley…
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[[folder: Jackson Greene]]
->'''Played by:''' Josh Holland

* BookDumb: Mostly because he couldn't care less about school lessons. He's also stated to be often LateForSchool... on his better days.
* TheCasanova: Is known as the top womanizer of the entire school.
* ChickMagnet: When he's not chasing girls, they will chase him.
* {{Expy}}: A blonde troublemaker and casanova like Zack Morris from ''Series/SavedByTheBell''
* LackOfEmpathy: PlayedForLaughs in one episode, when his friends complain about it. He learns to be more sensitive and empathetic but he goes overboard, getting a WeWantOurJerkBack reaction.
* LadyKillerInLove: Even if he is TheCasanova, he genuinely falls in love with Lauren.
* NewTransferStudent: Introduced as this in the pilot.
* OnlySaneMan: Oddly enough, he's the most levelheaded of the three main guys.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Lauren, whenever they are not dating.
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[[folder: Lauren Fontaine]]
->'''Played by:''' Elena Lyons

* BrainyBrunette: More intellectual than all her friends, at least. She also has much more common sense than DumbBlonde Ashley.
* DeadpanSnarker: Shares this role with Winnie. Both are equally snarky, but Lauren is more deadpan.
* DudeMagnet: In one season 2 episode, she actually complains about having too many boys asking her out.
* MsFanservice: Lauren is the glamorous leggy brunette, whose actress Elena Lyons made it onto Maxim's Hot 100 List in 2005.
* OnlySaneWoman: The closest to a reasonable person in the group.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Jackson, whenever they are not dating.
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[[folder: Christian Mueller]]
->'''Played by:''' Thomas Magiar

* BetaCouple: With Winnie. They are a much more stable couple than Jackson/Lauren.
* BookDumb: In one episode he needs to be tutored by Winnie, which was also the start of their relationship.
* BrainlessBeauty: A male example, merging this with DumbMuscle and DumbJock.
* ChickMagnet: Quite a few girls tried to steal him from Winnie. Needless to say, she didn't take it well.
* DumbJock: A basketball player who is not very smart.
* {{Expy}}: A hunky jock like Slater from ''Series/SavedByTheBell''. Though he has no rivalry with Jackson (Zack's expy).
* KindheartedSimpleton: A DumbJock who is pretty much well-meaning, loves Winnie, and is a loyal friend.
* MrFanservice: Christian is a German muscleman who frequently appears shirtless.
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[[folder: Winnie Barnes]]
->'''Played by:''' Marquita Terry

* BetaCouple: With Christian. They are a much more stable couple than Jackson/Lauren.
* BlackBestFriend: To both Lauren and Ashley.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She will ''kill'' any girl who tries to make a move on Christian.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: She mentions her father never liked any of her ex-boyfriends.
* DeadpanSnarker: She and Lauren are both the snarkiest characters. Although Winnie is much less deadpan.
* TheDreaded: She's so aggressive that a lot of people are scared of her, even her boyfriend Christian.
* SassyBlackWoman: Black, feisty and hugely aggressive.
* TokenMinority: The only black character in the first season. In season 2, she shares the role with Excess.
* {{Tsundere}}: In the first few episodes, she claimed to hate Christian. When they get together, she mellows out and warms up to him but she is still very much this trope when she gets angry (Christian is still scared of her).
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[[folder: Bobby "Lazz" Lazzarini]]
->'''Played by:''' James Madio

* BigApplesauce: Lazz is from Brooklyn.
* BigEater: Especially when it comes to meat.
* BookDumb: He once said that C- is the highest grade he ever got.
* ButtMonkey: He is often teased by his friends and has a tendency to get girls using him for their ulterior motives.
* CasanovaWannabe: Shamelessly hits on girls, but he's not successful at all.
* HollywoodDateless: He's supposed to be a loser who never gets girls. He actually has sever one-shot girlfriends and dates throughout the show. Some of them were just using him, but others were genuinely interested in him and just disappear the next episode. A girl even picked him over Jackson. Then there's Ashley…
* HopelessSuitor: To a lot of girls, including his teacher Ms Dupree.
* LastNameBasis: Usually called Lazz, which is short for his last name Lazzarini.
* PluckyComicRelief: The ClassClown who is the most prone to wacky antics.
* PutOnABus: After season 1, Lazz goes back to Brooklyn to spend some more time with his family.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Meat.
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[[folder: Ashley Elliot]]
->'''Played by:''' Kristen Miller

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She is very spacey and prone to illogical thoughts that make no sense.
* CuteAndPsycho: A cute blonde NiceGirl but has several unstable MoodSwinger moments.
* DaddysGirl: Ultimately, she and her father are very close.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: In one episode she dates Lazz just to piss her father off. She ends up liking him for real, but it was one-sided and she gets over it...until the season 1 finale.
* TheDitz: The ditziest of the group.
* DumbBlonde: Blonde-haired Ashley isn't the brightest bulb.
* {{Expy}}: A British [[Series/{{Friends}} Phoebe Buffay]] in almost every way.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: To the degree where she rescues a chimpanzee in one episode and tries to hide it from her father.
* GeniusDitz: Possibly. It's mentioned she gets good grades, but according to Winnie, it's only because her father is the Headmaster (it is not clear if she was joking). Ashley is also very good at drawing, in contrast to [[TerribleArtist Lauren]].
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Ashley is blonde and therefore kind and considerate.
* HollywoodDateless: Very much DependingOnTheWriter. In some episode of both seasons, she is sad because she is unlucky in love and the only one without a date. In many other episodes, she easily gets dozens of boys falling at her feet, sometimes literally (going to a school dance with six boys at the same time).
* IAmVeryBritish: Ashley and her father speak with very posh RP accents.
* {{Tsundere}}: Normally friendly and innocent, but she can get scarily rude and aggressive out of nowhere.
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[[folder: Miss Gabrielle Dupree]]
->'''Played by:''' Angela Visser

* CoolTeacher: The girls frequently go to her for help.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Blonde and a LustObject for the male students.
* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: She has a French accent in early episodes.
* HotTeacher: All the male students have the hots for her.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Mr Elliot, DependingOntheWriter. It sometimes seems one sided on his part. They eventually get married.
* WomenAreWiser: More levelheaded than Mr Elliott.
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[[folder: Headmaster Patrick Elliot]]
->'''Played by:''' Nicholas Guest

* CanNotSpitItOut: When it comes to his feelings for Miss Dupree.
* FormerTeenRebel: Jackson in the pilot ruins the school uniforms by pouring red dye in the washing machine. After Mr Elliot decides to get rid of uniforms altogether, he says to Jackson "I used a lot more red dye".
* IAmVeryBritish: Like his daughter, he speaks with a very posh RP accent.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Lazz falls out of a window watching Ms Dupree changing and sues the school for the injury suffered. At the end of the episode Mr Elliot falls out the window for the same reason.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He may be stern but ultimately not a DeanBitterman.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Miss Dupree. It sometimes seems one sided on his part. They eventually get married.
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[[folder: Dwane "Excess" Wilson]]
->'''Played by:''' William James Jones

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Excess is one for Lazz in the second season, being similarly eccentric and [[MeaningfulName excessive.]]
* TokenMinority: Shares this with Winnie, as the other black member in a white cast.
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