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* When Dewey is convincing a tipsy Ms. Mullins to let his class go on a field trip to a classical music concert (which is really the Battle of the Bands), some of the "classical" artists he says that the children will be listening to are Beethoven, Mozart... [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and]] Music/{{Enya}}.

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* When Dewey is convincing a tipsy Ms. Mullins to let his class go on a field trip to a classical music concert (which is really the Battle of the Bands), some of the "classical" artists he says that the children will be listening to are Beethoven, Mozart... [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and]] Mozart, and Music/{{Enya}}.
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Per TRS, Just For Pun was renamed to Punny Trope Names due to misuse.


* Alex Brightman (the original Broadway Dewey)'s vlogs for Broadway.com, ''[[JustForPun Hard Rock Life]]'', have their fair share of funny backstage antics. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPl_1K60BAs Episode 2]], in particular, features recurring player (and former vlogger herself) Sierra Boggess in her natural habitat... listening to Music/BarbraStreisand.

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* Alex Brightman (the original Broadway Dewey)'s vlogs for Broadway.com, ''[[JustForPun ''[[{{Pun}} Hard Rock Life]]'', have their fair share of funny backstage antics. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPl_1K60BAs Episode 2]], in particular, features recurring player (and former vlogger herself) Sierra Boggess in her natural habitat... listening to Music/BarbraStreisand.

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'''Freddy:''' I ‘unno... burn stuff.

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'''Freddy:''' I ‘unno...'unno... burn stuff.



-->'''Dewey''': I have been touched by your kids, and I'm pretty sure I've touched them. ''(Horrified, disgusted looks on the parents faces. Cut to Dewey running out of the class in a hurry.)''

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-->'''Dewey''': -->'''Dewey:''' I have been touched by your kids, and I'm pretty sure I've touched them. ''(Horrified, disgusted looks on the parents faces. Cut to Dewey running out of the class in a hurry.)''



--->'''Dewey''': These children of yours have truly touched me, and I can assure you I have ''definitely'' touched them.\\
'''Horrified Parents''': What??\\
'''Dewey''': Well, most of them.

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--->'''Dewey''': --->'''Dewey:''' These children of yours have truly touched me, and I can assure you I have ''definitely'' touched them.\\
'''Horrified Parents''': Parents:''' What??\\
'''Dewey''': '''Dewey:''' Well, most of them.



* Dewey at the end of the credits, yelling at the audience to leave the theater: “The cleaner guy’s gotta come and clean up the sticky stuff on the floor... aaaahhhh!!”
** “Look at that name right there! I do not know that guy!”

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* Dewey at the end of the credits, yelling at the audience to leave the theater: “The "The cleaner guy’s guy's gotta come and clean up the sticky stuff on the floor... aaaahhhh!!”
aaaahhhh!!"
** “Look "Look at that name right there! I do not know that guy!”
guy!"



--->He seems like a really nice guy. [[{{Understatement}} Seems like he tweets a lot.]]

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--->He seems like a really nice guy. [[{{Understatement}} Seems like he tweets a lot.]]]]
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** “Look at that name there! I do not know that guy!”

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** “Look at that name right there! I do not know that guy!”
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-->'''Dewey:''' Freddy, what do you like to do?
-->'''Freddy:''' I ‘unno... burn stuff.

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-->'''Dewey:''' Freddy, what do you like to do?
-->'''Freddy:'''
do?\\
'''Freddy:'''
I ‘unno... burn stuff.



-->'''Billy:''' You're tacky and I hate you.
-->'''Dewey:''' All right, you see me after class!

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-->'''Billy:''' You're tacky and I hate you.
-->'''Dewey:'''
you.\\
'''Dewey:'''
All right, you see me after class!



--->'''Dewey:''' ''*still singing*'' "No, it's ''eight''!"
--->'''Marta:''' ''*also singing, slightly confused*'' "No, it's ''niiine''."
--->'''Dewey:''' ''*beat as he realizes he probably shouldn't double down on this*'' "...Yes, I was testing you, ''iiiit's niiine!'' And that's a magic number!"

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--->'''Dewey:''' ''*still singing*'' "No, it's ''eight''!"
--->'''Marta:'''
''eight''!"\\
'''Marta:'''
''*also singing, slightly confused*'' "No, it's ''niiine''."
--->'''Dewey:'''
"\\
'''Dewey:'''
''*beat as he realizes he probably shouldn't double down on this*'' "...Yes, I was testing you, ''iiiit's niiine!'' And that's a magic number!"



--> My name's Abe Lincoln, and I'm here to say, [[CrossesTheLineTwice I was shot in the head in the usual way!]]

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--> My -->My name's Abe Lincoln, and I'm here to say, [[CrossesTheLineTwice I was shot in the head in the usual way!]]



Made worse in the stage play:
-->'''Dewey''': These children of yours have truly touched me, and I can assure you I have ''definitely'' touched them.
-->'''Horrified Parents''': What??
-->'''Dewey''': Well, most of them.

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** Made worse in the stage play:
-->'''Dewey''': --->'''Dewey''': These children of yours have truly touched me, and I can assure you I have ''definitely'' touched them.
-->'''Horrified
them.\\
'''Horrified
Parents''': What??
-->'''Dewey''':
What??\\
'''Dewey''':
Well, most of them.



--> '''Dewey:''' So you're not mad?
--> '''Ms Mullens:''' Mad? I'm ''furious''!

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--> '''Dewey:''' -->'''Dewey:''' So you're not mad?
--> '''Ms
mad?\\
'''Ms.
Mullens:''' Mad? I'm ''furious''!



-->He seems like a really nice guy. [[{{Understatement}} Seems like he tweets a lot.]]

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-->He --->He seems like a really nice guy. [[{{Understatement}} Seems like he tweets a lot.]]

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** Dewey trying to correct Marta even though she gave the right answer to 54-45:
--->'''Dewey:''' ''*still singing*'' "No, it's ''eight''!"
--->'''Marta:''' ''*also singing, slightly confused*'' "No, it's ''niiine''."
--->'''Dewey:''' ''*beat as he realizes he probably shouldn't double down on this*'' "...Yes, I was testing you, ''iiiit's niiine!'' And that's a magic number!"



** After learning that Dewey's class has gone to the Battle of the Bands, she goes back to the parents and tells them, ''[[BrokenSmile in a congratulatory voice]]'', "I've just been informed that all of your children are missing!"

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** After learning that Dewey's class has gone to the Battle of the Bands, she goes back to the parents and tells them, ''[[BrokenSmile in a congratulatory voice]]'', "I've just been informed that all of your children are missing!"missing!" ''*shrug!*''
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* The kids feigning the terminal illness "Stick-it-to-da-man-ni-osis". That is all. The one taking the cake is Freddy, who is pretending to be [[UpToEleven dead]].

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* The kids feigning the terminal illness "Stick-it-to-da-man-ni-osis". That is all. The one taking the cake is Freddy, who is pretending to be [[UpToEleven dead]].dead.
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-->''Dewey'': These children of yours have truly touched me, and I can assure you I have ''definitely'' touched them.
-->''Horrified Parents'': What??
-->''Dewey'': Well, most of them.

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-->''Dewey'': -->'''Dewey''': These children of yours have truly touched me, and I can assure you I have ''definitely'' touched them.
-->''Horrified Parents'': -->'''Horrified Parents''': What??
-->''Dewey'': -->'''Dewey''': Well, most of them.

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** Dewey trying to offer a better comparison by calling them "cheerleaders," [[NotHelpingYourCase disgusting Summer even further]].

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** In the movie Dewey trying tries to offer a better comparison by calling them "cheerleaders," [[NotHelpingYourCase disgusting Summer even further]].further]]; in the musical she shows him something on her phone and he panics and immediately offers to find her another job.


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Made worse in the stage play:
-->''Dewey'': These children of yours have truly touched me, and I can assure you I have ''definitely'' touched them.
-->''Horrified Parents'': What??
-->''Dewey'': Well, most of them.
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-->'''Dewey''': I have been touched by your kids, and I'm pretty sure I've touched them. (Horrified, disgusted looks on the parents faces. Cut to Dewey running out of the class in a hurry.)

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-->'''Dewey''': I have been touched by your kids, and I'm pretty sure I've touched them. (Horrified, ''(Horrified, disgusted looks on the parents faces. Cut to Dewey running out of the class in a hurry.))''
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* Also in the play, at the end of the Math scene, he alludes to how next time he'll teach [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} history with hip-hop]].

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* Also in the play, at the end of the Math scene, he alludes with an OldSchoolIntroductoryRap to how next time he'll teach [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} history with hip-hop]].
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* The way Dewie snaps his fingers at Zack to give him the lyrics to his song, then points straight at him and says "No more secret songs!" It speaks to Jack Black's acting abilities that all we see is in the shot is his ''arm'' and he can ''still'' communicate exactly what he's thinking.

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* The way Dewie Dewey snaps his fingers at Zack to give him the lyrics to his song, then points straight at him and says "No more secret songs!" It speaks to Jack Black's acting abilities that all we see is in the shot is his ''arm'' and he can ''still'' communicate exactly what he's thinking.
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* Like in the movie, Summer in the musical adaptation sings "Memory" from Cats. Dewey stops her, saying that the song's from his ''least'' favorite composer.[[note]]Andrew-Lloyd Webber composed the songs for Cats and the musical adaption of School of Rock.[[/note]]

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* Like in the movie, Summer in the musical adaptation sings "Memory" from Cats. Dewey stops her, saying that the song's from his ''least'' favorite composer.[[note]]Andrew-Lloyd Webber composed the songs for Cats ''Cats'' and the musical adaption of School ''School of Rock.Rock''.[[/note]]



* When Dewey is convincing a tipsy Ms. Mullins to let his class go on a field trip to a classical music concert (which is really the Battle of the Bands), some of the "classical" artists he says that the children will be listening to are Beethoven, Mozart...[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and]] Music/{{Enya}}''.

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* When Dewey is convincing a tipsy Ms. Mullins to let his class go on a field trip to a classical music concert (which is really the Battle of the Bands), some of the "classical" artists he says that the children will be listening to are Beethoven, Mozart... [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and]] Music/{{Enya}}''.Music/{{Enya}}.



* Alex Brightman (the original Broadway Dewey)'s vlogs for Broadway.com, ''[[JustForPun Hard Rock Life]]'', have their fair share of funny backstage antics. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPl_1K60BAs Episode 2]], in particular, features recurring player (and former vlogger herself) Sierra Boggess in her natural habitat...listening to Music/BarbraStreisand.

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* Alex Brightman (the original Broadway Dewey)'s vlogs for Broadway.com, ''[[JustForPun Hard Rock Life]]'', have their fair share of funny backstage antics. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPl_1K60BAs Episode 2]], in particular, features recurring player (and former vlogger herself) Sierra Boggess in her natural habitat... listening to Music/BarbraStreisand.
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* Joan Cusack's hilarious delivery of the following exchange (after Ms Mullins is backstage to congratulate the band).
--> '''Dewey:''' So you're not mad?
--> '''Ms Mullens:''' Mad? I'm ''furious''!

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* The parents' shocked and awed faces right after two of the children sing, "Kick some ass!" It's like, "I can't believe they just sung that."
* After learning that Dewey's class has gone to the Battle of the Bands: ''in a congratulatory voice'' "I've just been informed that all of your children are missing!"
* Dewey's '''[[ThatCameOutWrong very]]''' unfortunate word choice:
-->'''Dewey''': I have been touched by your kids, and I'm pretty sure I've touched them. (Horrified, disgusted looks on the parents faces. Cut to Dewey running out of the class in a hurry.)



* The kids feigning the terminal illness "Stick-it-to-da-man-ni-osis". That is all.
* When the kids are feigning ''Stick-it-to-the-man-ni-osis'', Freddy is pretending to be [[UpToEleven dead]].
** When Dewey chastises them for celebrating too enthusiastically and reminds them they are supposed to be ''dying'' Freddy falls face first back into the gutter.



* “Actually, it’s Schnay-blay!”
* When the principal comes in suddenly in the movie, Dewey pretends to teach "E=[=MC2=]." In the stage play, he does the same-only he pronounces it "E equals [[UsefulNotes/{{McDonalds}} McDoubled]]".



* Spider, the replacement guitarist in Dewey's old band, trying to pick up Ms. Mullins.

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* Spider, Also in the replacement guitarist play, at the end of the Math scene, he alludes to how next time he'll teach [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} history with hip-hop]].
--> My name's Abe Lincoln, and I'm here to say, [[CrossesTheLineTwice I was shot
in Dewey's old band, trying to pick up Ms. Mullins.the head in the usual way!]]



* The look on Summer's face when Dewey unleashes a sudden BigWhat in response to some bad news about Freddy. The flash of terror in her eyes is ''way'' too convincing to have been scripted.



* Like in the movie, one of the girls in the musical adaptation sings "Memory" from Cats. Dewey stops her, saying that the song's from his ''least'' favorite composer.[[note]]Andrew-Lloyd Webber composed the songs for Cats and the musical adaption of School of Rock.[[/note]]

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* Like in the movie, one of the girls Summer in the musical adaptation sings "Memory" from Cats. Dewey stops her, saying that the song's from his ''least'' favorite composer.[[note]]Andrew-Lloyd Webber composed the songs for Cats and the musical adaption of School of Rock.[[/note]]



** Ms. Mullins, slightly tipsy and finally relaxing in a pub with Dewey, jamming to "[[Music/StevieNicks Edge of Seventeen]]".
* The kids feigning the terminal illness "Stick-it-to-da-man-ni-osis". That is all. The one taking the cake is Freddy, who is pretending to be [[UpToEleven dead]].
** When Dewey chastises them for celebrating too enthusiastically and reminds them they are supposed to be ''dying'' Freddy falls face first back into the gutter.
* The look on Summer's face when Dewey unleashes a sudden BigWhat in response to some bad news about Freddy. The flash of terror in her eyes is ''way'' too convincing to have been scripted.
* Dewey's '''[[ThatCameOutWrong very]]''' unfortunate word choice:
-->'''Dewey''': I have been touched by your kids, and I'm pretty sure I've touched them. (Horrified, disgusted looks on the parents faces. Cut to Dewey running out of the class in a hurry.)



** After learning that Dewey's class has gone to the Battle of the Bands, she goes back to the parents and tells them, ''[[BrokenSmile in a congratulatory voice]]'', "I've just been informed that all of your children are missing!"
* The parents' shocked and awed faces right after two of the children sing "Kick some ass!" It's like, "I can't believe they just sung that."
* Spider, the replacement guitarist in Dewey's old band, trying to pick up Ms. Mullins.



* “Actually, it’s Schnay-blay!”
* When the principal comes in suddenly in the movie, Dewey pretends to teach "E=MC2." In the stage play, he does the same-only he pronounces it "E equals {{McDoubled}}".
* Also in the play, at the end of the Math scene, he alludes to how next time he'll teach [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} history with hip-hop]].
--> My name's Abe Lincoln, and I'm here to say, [[CrossesTheLineTwice I was shot in the head in the usual way!]]

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* “Actually, it’s Schnay-blay!”
* When the principal comes in suddenly in the movie, Dewey pretends to teach "E=MC2." In the stage play, he does the same-only he pronounces it "E equals {{McDoubled}}".
* Also in the play, at the end of the Math scene, he alludes to how next time he'll teach [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} history with hip-hop]].
--> My name's Abe Lincoln, and I'm here to say, [[CrossesTheLineTwice I was shot in the head in the usual way!]]

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* When the kids are feigning ''Stick-it-to-the-man-ni-osis'', Freddy is pretending to be [[UpToEleven dead]]

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* When the kids are feigning ''Stick-it-to-the-man-ni-osis'', Freddy is pretending to be [[UpToEleven dead]]dead]].
** When Dewey chastises them for celebrating too enthusiastically and reminds them they are supposed to be ''dying'' Freddy falls face first back into the gutter.
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* When the principal comes in suddenly in the movie, Dewey pretends to teach "E=MC2." In the stage play, he does the same-only he pronounces it "E equals McDoubled".

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* When the principal comes in suddenly in the movie, Dewey pretends to teach "E=MC2." In the stage play, he does the same-only he pronounces it "E equals McDoubled".{{McDoubled}}".

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* When the principal comes in suddenly in the movie, Dewey pretends to teach "E=MC2." In the stage play, he does the same-only he pronounces it "E equals McDoubled".
* Also in the play, at the end of the Math scene, he alludes to how next time he'll teach [[Theatre/{{Hamilton}} history with hip-hop]].
--> My name's Abe Lincoln, and I'm here to say, [[CrossesTheLineTwice I was shot in the head in the usual way!]]
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* The way Dewie snaps his fingers at Zack to give him the lyrics to his song, then points straight at him and says "No more secret songs!" It speaks to Jack Black's acting abilities that all we see is in the shot is his ''arm'' and he can ''still'' communicate exactly what he's thinking.
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* “Actually, it’s Schnay-blay!”
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** “Look at that name there! I do not know that guy!”
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-->'''Freddy:''' I dunno... burn stuff.

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-->'''Freddy:''' I dunno...‘unno... burn stuff.
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*** This is even BETTER during a show in the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London - where ''Cats'' '''first opened in 1981.'''
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* Dewey's '''very''' unfortunate word choice:

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* Dewey's '''very''' '''[[ThatCameOutWrong very]]''' unfortunate word choice:
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Freddy Jones TM

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* When the kids are feigning ''Stick-it-to-the-man-ni-osis'', Freddy is pretending to be [[UpToEleven dead]]
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-->'''Freddy:''' I dunno...burn stuff.

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-->'''Freddy:''' I dunno... burn stuff.



** Dewie trying to offer a better comparison by calling them "cheerleaders," [[NotHelpingYourCase disgusting Summer even further]].

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** Dewie Dewey trying to offer a better comparison by calling them "cheerleaders," [[NotHelpingYourCase disgusting Summer even further]].



* "You are a fat loser and you have body odour!"

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* "You are a fat loser and you have body odour!"odor!"



** "Dont be talking about my bow tie!"

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** "Dont "Don't be talking about my bow tie!"



* When Ms Mullins is disciplining a little girl, said girl starts to cry and Ms Mullins says (in the same stern voice) [[MoodWhiplash "Would you like a hug?"]] -- and it's ''this'' which prompts the girl to swear she'll be good from now on.
** Even funnier is when Ms Mullins reaches out her arms to hug her, she steps away and ''screams'' like she's about to be murdered.

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* When Ms Ms. Mullins is disciplining a little girl, said girl starts to cry and Ms Ms. Mullins says (in the same stern voice) [[MoodWhiplash "Would you like a hug?"]] -- and it's ''this'' which prompts the girl to swear she'll be good from now on.
** Even funnier is when Ms Ms. Mullins reaches out her arms to hug her, she steps away and ''screams'' like she's about to be murdered.



** After saying this, Dewey says that "I never want to hear that song in this building again". The theatres showing School of Rock on both Broadway and West End have had Cats play in them in the past.
* When Dewey is convincing a tipsy Ms Mullins to let his class go on a field trip to a classical music concert (which is really the Battle of the Bands), some of the "classical" artists he says that the children will be listening to are Beethoven, Mozart...''[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and]] Music/{{Enya}}''.
* After having to endure further verbal abuse from the parents, who are understandably upset at her for allowing Dewie to pose as their children's teacher, Miss Mullins excuses herself, walks down the hall and makes herself stand in the corner.
* Dewey at the end of the credits, yelling at the audience to leave the theatre: “The cleaner guy’s gotta come and clean up the sticky stuff on the floor... aaaahhhh!!”

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** After saying this, Dewey says that "I never want to hear that song in this building again". The theatres theaters showing School of Rock on both Broadway and West End have had Cats play in them in the past.
* When Dewey is convincing a tipsy Ms Ms. Mullins to let his class go on a field trip to a classical music concert (which is really the Battle of the Bands), some of the "classical" artists he says that the children will be listening to are Beethoven, Mozart...''[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and]] Music/{{Enya}}''.
* After having to endure further verbal abuse from the parents, who are understandably upset at her for allowing Dewie Dewey to pose as their children's teacher, Miss Mullins excuses herself, walks down the hall and makes herself stand in the corner.
* Dewey at the end of the credits, yelling at the audience to leave the theatre: theater: “The cleaner guy’s gotta come and clean up the sticky stuff on the floor... aaaahhhh!!”
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* Dewey at the end of the credits, yelling at the audience to leave the theatre: “The cleaner guy’s gotta come and clean up the sticky stuff on the floor... aaaahhhh!!”
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Funny how apostrophes are everywhere, just look and see.


* Right before the speech on "The Man", Freddy says this line so casually and the way its forgotten about immediately after tops it off. [[CreepyChild Freddy's even drawing a picture of a fire when it's happening.]]

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* Right before the speech on "The Man", Freddy says this line so casually and the way its it's forgotten about immediately after tops it off. [[CreepyChild Freddy's even drawing a picture of a fire when it's happening.]]
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** The ''very'' disgruntled face she's making as she waits for Dewey's van to pull up.
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* Alex Brightman (the original Broadway Dewey)'s vlogs for Broadway.com, ''[[JustForPun Hard Rock Life]]'', have their fair share of funny backstage antics. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPl_1K60BAs Episode 2]], in particular, features recurring player (and former vlogger herself) Sierra Boggess in her natural habitat...listening to Music/BarbraStreisand.

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* Alex Brightman (the original Broadway Dewey)'s vlogs for Broadway.com, ''[[JustForPun Hard Rock Life]]'', have their fair share of funny backstage antics. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPl_1K60BAs Episode 2]], in particular, features recurring player (and former vlogger herself) Sierra Boggess in her natural habitat...listening to Music/BarbraStreisand.Music/BarbraStreisand.
** He answers a Twitter question in part 3 from one Creator/LinManuelMiranda.
-->He seems like a really nice guy. [[{{Understatement}} Seems like he tweets a lot.]]

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