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* HotWind: Jane, as Barney fantasizes about her in Ms. Burnhart's class.
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* InnocentInnuendo: Coach Jones hears this while Barney and Bernadette are stuffing marijuana into the incinerator.
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* NaughtyUnderTheTable: Mr. Coolidge and Ms. Burnhart, first at the restaurant and later at the prom.

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* GoingCommando: Some of the Fanservice Extras at the prom, presumably to help give the film its intended R-rating.

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* GoingCommando: Some of the Fanservice Extras at the prom, prom stripping scene, presumably to help give the film its intended R-rating.



* PantyShot: Plenty of them in the climactic prom scene. Also, an InUniverse example when Peyton sneaks up behind Jane and snaps a picture of her panties while she bends over in her cheerleader uniform.

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* PantyShot: Plenty of them in the climactic prom stripping scene. Also, an InUniverse example when Peyton sneaks up behind Jane and snaps a picture of her panties while she bends over in her cheerleader uniform.


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* TanLines: On a number of Fanservice Extras in the prom stripping scene.
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* NakedFreakOut: Jane, after Barney pulls her entire prom dress off. Also, a number of Fanservice Extras at the prom.
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* Mooning: Two guys from a rival school do this to Barney after their baseball team loses. They end up regretting it, as do the two Fanservice Extras in the car with them.

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* Mooning: {{Mooning}}: Two guys from a rival school do this to Barney after their baseball team loses. They end up regretting it, as do the two Fanservice Extras in the car with them.

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* AllMenArePerverts: Many scenes have Barney using his powers to undress women.

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* AllMenArePerverts: Many scenes have Barney using his powers to undress women. women, and Peyton enjoys taking racy pictures of women, particularly when they're not expecting it.



* ArtisticLicenseChemistry: The chemical which explodes and gives Barney his powers seems to be a combination of plant fertilizer, cannabis extract, whiskey, and beer.



* Mooning: Two guys from a rival school do this to Barney after their baseball team loses. They end up regretting it, as do the two Fanservice Extras in the car with them.



* PantyShot: Plenty of them in the climactic prom scene. Also, an InUniverse example when Peyton snaps a picture of Jane's panties while she bends over in her cheerleading uniform.

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* PantyShot: Plenty of them in the climactic prom scene. Also, an InUniverse example when Peyton sneaks up behind Jane and snaps a picture of Jane's her panties while she bends over in her cheerleading cheerleader uniform.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Tons of it.


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* GoingCommando: Some of the Fanservice Extras at the prom, presumably to help give the film its intended R-rating.


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* TheNudifier: Barney's powers when used to undress women.
* PantyShot: Plenty of them in the climactic prom scene. Also, an InUniverse example when Peyton snaps a picture of Jane's panties while she bends over in her cheerleading uniform.


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* WardrobeMalfunction: The effect of Barney using his powers on women frequently looks like this trope, what with skirts flying up and blouses popping open inexplicably.
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The movie was universally panned upon release and has a [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating 0% Fresh Rating]] on the movie website ''[[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zapped/ RottenTomatoes.com]]''. However, the film developed somewhat of a cult following, due in no small part to the large amounts of {{Fanservice}} it provides, and did well enough in video rentals and cable TV showings for a direct-to-video sequel, ''Zapped Again!'', to be released in 1990.

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The movie was universally panned upon release and has a [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating 0% Fresh Rating]] Rating on the movie website ''[[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zapped/ RottenTomatoes.com]]''. However, the film developed somewhat of a cult following, due in no small part to the large amounts of {{Fanservice}} it provides, and did well enough in video rentals and cable TV showings for a direct-to-video sequel, ''Zapped Again!'', to be released in 1990.
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The movie was universally panned upon release and has a [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating 0% Fresh Rating]] on the movie website ''[[http://www.rottentomatoes.com RottenTomatoes.com]]''. However, the film developed somewhat of a cult following, due in no small part to the large amounts of {{Fanservice}} it provides, and did well enough in video rentals and cable TV showings for a direct-to-video sequel, ''Zapped Again!'', to be released in 1990.

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The movie was universally panned upon release and has a [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating 0% Fresh Rating]] on the movie website ''[[http://www.rottentomatoes.com com/m/zapped/ RottenTomatoes.com]]''. However, the film developed somewhat of a cult following, due in no small part to the large amounts of {{Fanservice}} it provides, and did well enough in video rentals and cable TV showings for a direct-to-video sequel, ''Zapped Again!'', to be released in 1990.

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'''Zapped''' is a 1982 Teen SexComedy starring Scott Baio as Barney Springboro, a science nerd who gains telekinetic powers, which are known about only to his best friend Peyton (Willie Aames) and class president Bernadette (Felice Schachter). Over the course of the film, he uses these powers to win baseball games, control roulette wheels, and make women's clothes fly off, particular those of senior class beauty queen Jane Mitchell (Heather Thomas). Several elements of the plot borrow heavily from the 1976 film adaptation of ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'', with some additional spoofing of ''Film/TheExorcist'' and ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.

This movie was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, ''Zapped Again!'', in 1990.

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'''Zapped''' '''Zapped!''' is a 1982 Teen SexComedy starring Scott Baio as Barney Springboro, a science nerd who gains telekinetic powers, which are known about only to his best friend Peyton (Willie Aames) and class president Bernadette (Felice Schachter). Over the course of the film, he uses these powers to win baseball games, control roulette wheels, and make women's clothes fly off, particular those of senior class beauty queen Jane Mitchell (Heather Thomas). Several elements of the plot borrow heavily from the 1976 film adaptation of ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'', with some additional spoofing of ''Film/TheExorcist'' and ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.

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The film had a somewhat TroubledProduction. Following the box office success of ''Film/{{Porkys}}'', parts of ''Zapped!'' were refilmed to make the movie HotterAndSexier, to increase the amount of nudity, and to intentionally earn an R-rating. Also, Heather Thomas had serious reservations about filming her nude scenes. In post-production, the filmmakers used a body double for Thomas's topless scene at the prom, and pasted her head onto a topless body double in a photograph in the movie. These changes prompted Thomas to file a complaint with the Screen Actors Guild.

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movie was followed by universally panned upon release and has a [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating 0% Fresh Rating]] on the movie website ''[[http://www.rottentomatoes.com RottenTomatoes.com]]''. However, the film developed somewhat of a cult following, due in no small part to the large amounts of {{Fanservice}} it provides, and did well enough in video rentals and cable TV showings for a direct-to-video sequel, ''Zapped Again!'', to be released in 1990.



* ReluctantFanserviceGirl:
** In-universe: Strictly speaking, any girl that finds herself suddenly stripped by Barney's powers; it's not like they're actually ''volunteering'' to end up topless in front of the entire senior class. More specifically Jane, not only when Barney strips her on more than one occasion, but also when Peyton takes a topless photo of her without her consent and is prepared to distribute 500 copies of it.
** In reality: Actress Heather Thomas, who had serious reservations about filming most of her {{Fanservice}} scenes. In post-production, the filmmakers used a body double for Thomas's topless scene at the prom, and pasted her head onto a topless body for Peyton's photograph. These changes prompted Thomas to file a complaint with the Screen Actors Guild.

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* ReluctantFanserviceGirl:
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ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Strictly speaking, any girl that finds herself suddenly stripped by Barney's powers; it's not like they're actually ''volunteering'' to end up topless in front of the entire senior class. More specifically Jane, not only when Barney strips her on more than one occasion, but also when Peyton takes a topless photo of her without her consent and is prepared to distribute 500 copies of it.
** In reality: Actress Heather Thomas, who had serious reservations about filming most of her {{Fanservice}} scenes. In post-production, the filmmakers used a body double for Thomas's topless scene at the prom, and pasted her head onto a topless body for Peyton's photograph. These changes prompted Thomas to file a complaint with the Screen Actors Guild.
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'''Zapped''' is a 1982 Teen Sex Comedy starring Scott Baio as Barney Springboro, a science nerd who gains telekinesis powers, which are known about only to his best friend Peyton and class president Bernadette. This movie was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, ''Zapped Again!'', in 1990.

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'''Zapped''' is a 1982 Teen Sex Comedy SexComedy starring Scott Baio as Barney Springboro, a science nerd who gains telekinesis telekinetic powers, which are known about only to his best friend Peyton (Willie Aames) and class president Bernadette. Bernadette (Felice Schachter). Over the course of the film, he uses these powers to win baseball games, control roulette wheels, and make women's clothes fly off, particular those of senior class beauty queen Jane Mitchell (Heather Thomas). Several elements of the plot borrow heavily from the 1976 film adaptation of ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'', with some additional spoofing of ''Film/TheExorcist'' and ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.

This movie was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, ''Zapped Again!'', in 1990.
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* WhereNoParodyHasGoneBefore: A short ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' parody while Barney uses his powers to make his model spaceship fly around his bedroom. Ironically, the saucer section of the model ship looks a ''lot'' like a backwards ''[[Franchise/StarWars Millenium Falcon]]''.
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* FallingInLoveMontageFallingInLoveMontage: Barney and Bernadette, to David Pomeranz's "Got to Believe in Magic"

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* CoolOldGuy: The coach.

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* CoolOldGuy: The coach.Baseball coach Dexter Jones, played by Scatman Crothers.
* DreamSequence: Coach Jones has a wild one--bike riding with AlbertEinstein while the coach's wife chases them on a chariot and shoots salamis at them from a bazooka--after Barney and Bernadette put the marijuana in the incinerator.
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* MarilynManeuver: One of the Fanservice Extras at the prom tries this, only to have her dress get blown completely off her body.
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* FanserviceExtra: The two girls in the convertible who get their tops zapped off. Also, loads and loads of them at the prom when the telekinetic windstorm makes everyone's clothes fly off.


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* SexySecretary: Miss Updike, who goes so far as to do a cheesecake photo shoot and to make out with Peyton.

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* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Jane, in-universe, and actress Heather Thomas, in reality, who had serious reservations about filming most of her Fanservice scenes.

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* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: ReluctantFanserviceGirl:
** In-universe: Strictly speaking, any girl that finds herself suddenly stripped by Barney's powers; it's not like they're actually ''volunteering'' to end up topless in front of the entire senior class. More specifically
Jane, in-universe, not only when Barney strips her on more than one occasion, but also when Peyton takes a topless photo of her without her consent and actress is prepared to distribute 500 copies of it.
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Heather Thomas, in reality, who had serious reservations about filming most of her Fanservice scenes.{{Fanservice}} scenes. In post-production, the filmmakers used a body double for Thomas's topless scene at the prom, and pasted her head onto a topless body for Peyton's photograph. These changes prompted Thomas to file a complaint with the Screen Actors Guild.

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'''Zapped''' is a 1982 Teen Sex Comedy starring Scott Baio as Barney Springboro, a science nerd who gains telekinesis powers, which are known about only to his best friend Peyton and class president Bernadette. This movie was followed by a sequel, ''Zapped Again!'', in 1990.

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'''Zapped''' is a 1982 Teen Sex Comedy starring Scott Baio as Barney Springboro, a science nerd who gains telekinesis powers, which are known about only to his best friend Peyton and class president Bernadette. This movie was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, ''Zapped Again!'', in 1990.
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* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Jane, in-universe, and actress Heather Thomas, in reality, who had serious reservations about filming most of her Fanservice scenes.
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'''Zapped''' is a 1982 Teen Sex Comedy starring Scott Baio as Barney Springboro, a science nerd who gains telekinesis powers, which are known about only to his best friend Peyton and class president Bernadette.

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'''Zapped''' is a 1982 Teen Sex Comedy starring Scott Baio as Barney Springboro, a science nerd who gains telekinesis powers, which are known about only to his best friend Peyton and class president Bernadette. \n This movie was followed by a sequel, ''Zapped Again!'', in 1990.
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* Adorkable: Bernadette.

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* Adorkable: {{Adorkable}}: Bernadette.
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* CoolOldGuy: The coach.

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* Adorkable: Bernadette.




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* PutMeInCoach: Barney plays on the school baseball team but hasn't been picked to play until the end of a game, when he uses his powers to cheat.

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* PutMeInCoach: Barney plays on the school baseball team but hasn't been picked to play until the end of a game, when he uses his powers to cheat.cheat.
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'''Zapped''' is a 1982 Teen Sex Comedy starring Scott Baio as Barney Springboro, a science nerd who gains telekinesis powers, which are known about only to his best friend Peyton and class president Bernadette.

This film includes examples of:
* AllMenArePerverts: Many scenes have Barney using his powers to undress women.
* AlphaBitch: Jane.
* JerkJock: Greg Bradford.
* PutMeInCoach: Barney plays on the school baseball team but hasn't been picked to play until the end of a game, when he uses his powers to cheat.

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