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Duncan Harris, a painfully average 15-year-old with AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents (a mom who always worries about his well-being and a dad who still acts like a 1980s teenager) and two sisters, doesn't want to get his driver's license (since delivery and self-driving cars are making actual driving obsolete), but decides to learn how to drive to impress his crush, Mia.
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The pilot includes opening credits that have stayed constant for the show's first three seasons. The opening credits summarize Duncan's relationships to other main characters: he's embarrassed by his parents, dislikes his slightly younger sister, loves his youngest sister, enjoys the company of three of his classmates and one cool teacher, and has a crush on one of his classmates.
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Duncan is reluctant to get his driver's
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: The mother, Annie, always worries about Duncan's well-being, and the father, Jack, still acts like a 1980s teenager.
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Duncan Harris, a painfully average 15-year-old with AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents and two sisters, doesn't want to get his driver's license (since delivery and self-driving cars are making driving obsolete), but decides to learn how to drive to impress his crush, Mia.
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Duncan Harris, a painfully average 15-year-old with AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents (a mom who always worries about his well-being and a dad who still acts like a 1980s teenager) and two sisters, doesn't want to get his driver's license (since delivery and self-driving cars are making actual driving obsolete), but decides to learn how to drive to impress his crush, Mia.
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* IWasHavingSuchANiceDream: Duncan is dreaming that ComicBook/WonderWoman is about to "make you a man" when his parents wake him up for a driving lesson. He tries to go back to his dream, but by then Wonder Woman is kissing ComicBook/{{Batman}} instead.
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* IWasHavingSuchANiceDream: Duncan is dreaming that ComicBook/WonderWoman is about to "make you him a man" when his parents wake him up for a driving lesson. He tries to go back to his dream, but by then Wonder Woman is kissing ComicBook/{{Batman}} instead.
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* SoapBoxSadie: Played with. Mia seems to be this, saying that she’s against her workplace being anti LGBTQ. Because she works in a pizza parlor, her only shown plan of attack of destroying them from the inside out is by poking her fingers in the pizzas.
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* SoapBoxSadie: Played with. Mia seems to be this, saying that she’s against her workplace being anti LGBTQ.anti-LGBTQ. Because she works in a pizza parlor, her only shown plan of attack of destroying them from the inside out is by poking her fingers in the pizzas.
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Duncan Harris, a painfully average 15-year-old with AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents and two sisters, doesn't want to get his driver's license (since delivery and self-driving cars are making driving obsolete), but decides to learn how to drive to impress his crush, Mia.
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* FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother: Jing expresses her desire to marry Duncan. He tries to explain why it's not possible, but relents when she gives him PuppyEyes.
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* DaydreamSurprise: In the ending, Duncan is visited by Captain Sullenberger, who then flies him to Mars. On the way, he explains to Duncan that he's under the effect of some mushrooms he took at the EDM festival.
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* DaydreamSurprise: In the ending, Duncan is visited by Captain Sullenberger, who then flies him to Mars. On the way, he explains to Duncan that he's under the effect of some mushrooms having a flashback from an edible he took at the EDM festival.
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* ScullyBox: InUniverse. Annie has a "shouting stool" she uses to stand up and be at Duncan's eye level when yelling at him.
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* ScullyBox: InUniverse. Annie has a "shouting "yelling stool" she uses to stand up and be at Duncan's eye level when yelling at him.
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* ChekhovsGun: Ol’ Oakie, a massive oak tree planted downtown is said to be the pride and joy of the town. It later has a bigger part to play when Duncan sneaks out with the car.
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* ChekhovsGun: Ol’ Oakie, a massive oak tree planted downtown is said to be the pride and joy of the town.Oakdale. It later has a bigger part to play when Duncan sneaks out with the car.
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* SoapBoxSadie: Played with. Mia seems to be this, saying that she’s against her workplace is anti LGBTQ. Because she works in a pizza parlor, her only shown plan of attack of destroying them from the inside out is by poking her fingers in the pizzas.
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* SoapBoxSadie: Played with. Mia seems to be this, saying that she’s against her workplace is being anti LGBTQ. Because she works in a pizza parlor, her only shown plan of attack of destroying them from the inside out is by poking her fingers in the pizzas.
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* ExactWords: Because he only has a learner's permit, Duncan can't drive without an adult present. So Grax brings along her grandmother, who is doped up with medication and is in the early stages of senility, to be that adult in their trip to the EDM festival.
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* ExactWords: Because he only has a learner's permit, Duncan can't drive without an adult present. So Grax Bex brings along her grandmother, who is doped up with medication and is in the early stages of senility, to be that adult in their trip to the EDM festival.festival.
* IWasHavingSuchANiceDream: Duncan is dreaming that ComicBook/WonderWoman is about to "make you a man" when his parents wake him up for a driving lesson. He tries to go back to his dream, but by then Wonder Woman is kissing ComicBook/{{Batman}} instead.
* IWasHavingSuchANiceDream: Duncan is dreaming that ComicBook/WonderWoman is about to "make you a man" when his parents wake him up for a driving lesson. He tries to go back to his dream, but by then Wonder Woman is kissing ComicBook/{{Batman}} instead.
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* DaydreamSurprise: In the ending, Duncan is visited by Captain Sullenberger, who then flies him to Mars. On the way, he explains to Duncan that he's under the effect of some mushrooms he took at the EDM festival.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Duncan when he first drives with his dad. He almost hits the Pope, who is there for some reason.
* ExactWords: Because he only has a learner's permit, Duncan can't drive without an adult present. So Grax brings along her grandmother, who is doped up with medication and is in the early stages of senility, to be that adult in their trip to the EDM festival.
* LoudGulp: Duncan gulps when the family hears news of Ol' Oakie falling. Everyone hears it and instantly deduce Duncan had something to do with it.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Duncan when he first drives with his dad. He almost hits the Pope, who is there for some reason.
* ExactWords: Because he only has a learner's permit, Duncan can't drive without an adult present. So Grax brings along her grandmother, who is doped up with medication and is in the early stages of senility, to be that adult in their trip to the EDM festival.
* LoudGulp: Duncan gulps when the family hears news of Ol' Oakie falling. Everyone hears it and instantly deduce Duncan had something to do with it.
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* OverlyLongGag: Jing doing a cartwheel. Veeery slooowly. While her mother is in a hurry.
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* AnswerCut: Duncan wonders why he needs to be a designated driver for Annie's book club. Cut to him driving a bunch of unruly drunken ladies singing "I Touch Myself" offkey.
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* DangerTakesABackSeat: Parodied. One of the things Annie teaches Duncan to do when getting on the car is to check the back seat for murderers. Sure enough, there is a murderer hiding there... who then politely leaves and wishes Duncan well.
* NothingExcitingEverHappensHere: Duncan bemoans that his town has no fun places to drive to. Camera then zooms out the window to an amusement park named Fun Place.
* RagingStiffie: Duncan gets one whenever he thinks of Mia. It even talks to him!
* ScullyBox: InUniverse. Annie has a "shouting stool" she uses to stand up and be at Duncan's eye level when yelling at him.
* ShatterpointTap: Duncan very nearly crashes the car into Ol' Oakie. When he opens the car door to check for damage, he lightly dings the tree with it and it just topples over.
* ShoutOut:
** Annie tells Duncan that he might end up in a [[Film/TheHumanCentipede human centipede]].
** Annie suggests watching ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby'' later.
** Kimberly and Jing watch ''Series/TheMaskedSinger''.
** The DJ at the EDM festival is S'More, a parody of Music/{{Marshmello}}.
** When a noise wakes him up in the night, Jack worries it might be Film/TheBabadook.
* NothingExcitingEverHappensHere: Duncan bemoans that his town has no fun places to drive to. Camera then zooms out the window to an amusement park named Fun Place.
* RagingStiffie: Duncan gets one whenever he thinks of Mia. It even talks to him!
* ScullyBox: InUniverse. Annie has a "shouting stool" she uses to stand up and be at Duncan's eye level when yelling at him.
* ShatterpointTap: Duncan very nearly crashes the car into Ol' Oakie. When he opens the car door to check for damage, he lightly dings the tree with it and it just topples over.
* ShoutOut:
** Annie tells Duncan that he might end up in a [[Film/TheHumanCentipede human centipede]].
** Annie suggests watching ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby'' later.
** Kimberly and Jing watch ''Series/TheMaskedSinger''.
** The DJ at the EDM festival is S'More, a parody of Music/{{Marshmello}}.
** When a noise wakes him up in the night, Jack worries it might be Film/TheBabadook.
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* SweetieGraffiti: Annie and Jack carved their initials on Ol' Oakie. After it falls, Duncan and his friends sneak the part with the initials into the house.
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* SoapBoxSadie: Played with. Mia seems to be this, saying that she’s against her workplace is anti LGBTQ. Because she works in a pizza parlor, her only shown plan of attack of destroying them from the inside out is by poking her fingers in the pizzas.
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* SoapBoxSadie: Played with. Mia seems to be this, saying that she’s against her workplace is anti LGBTQ. Because she works in a pizza parlor, her only shown plan of attack of destroying them from the inside out is by poking her fingers in the pizzas.pizzas.
* TermiteTrouble: Duncan accidentally infests the house with cicadas, prompting pest control to intervene.
* TermiteTrouble: Duncan accidentally infests the house with cicadas, prompting pest control to intervene.
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* ChekhovsGun: The big oak tree planted downtown is said to be the pride and joy of the town. It later has a bigger part to play when Duncan sneaks out with the car.
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* ChekhovsGun: The big Ol’ Oakie, a massive oak tree planted downtown is said to be the pride and joy of the town. It later has a bigger part to play when Duncan sneaks out with the car.
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* ChekhovsGun: The big oak tree in the town square.
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* ChekhovsGun: The big oak tree planted downtown is said to be the pride and joy of the town. It later has a bigger part to play when Duncan sneaks out with the car.
* SoapBoxSadie: Played with. Mia seems to be this, saying that she’s against her workplace is anti LGBTQ. Because she works in a pizza parlor, her only shown plan of attack of destroying them from the inside out is by poking her fingers in thetown square.pizzas.
* SoapBoxSadie: Played with. Mia seems to be this, saying that she’s against her workplace is anti LGBTQ. Because she works in a pizza parlor, her only shown plan of attack of destroying them from the inside out is by poking her fingers in the
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* ChekhovsGun: The big oak tree in the town square.
