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* QuestionableCasting: In-universe, Lucas Lee gets cast to play Scott Pilgrim. The two look absolutely nothing alike, as Lucas Lee is about twice Scott's size and significantly more muscular, and he has ''entirely'' the wrong tenor to play a nerdy loser. This is PlayedForLaughs, naturally.



* WTHCastingAgency: In-universe, Lucas Lee gets cast to play Scott Pilgrim. The two look absolutely nothing alike, as Lucas Lee is about twice Scott's size and significantly more muscular, and he has ''entirely'' the wrong tenor to play a nerdy loser. This is PlayedForLaughs, naturally.
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* WTHCastingAgency: In-universe, Lucas Lee gets cast to play Scott Pilgrim. The two look absolutely nothing alike, as Lucas Lee is about twice Scott's size and significantly more muscular, and he has ''entirely'' the wrong tenor to play a nerdy loser. This is PlayedForLaughs, naturally.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lucas is already in hot water and about to lose his job, so doing something as risque as dating a high-schooler at his adult age is on grounds of "career suicide". The news shows him making moves on an actress that plays Knives Chau. [[OlderThanSheLooks She is actually 31]], according to Lucas, but that doesn't stop the ninja paparazzi from trying to take advantage of this news. (This doubles as a bit of LeaningOnTheFourthWall; Ellen Wong, who played Knives in the film adaptation, is three years older than Creator/MichaelCera.)

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lucas is already in hot water and about to lose his job, so doing something as risque as dating a high-schooler at his adult age is on grounds of "career suicide". The news shows him making moves on an actress that plays Knives Chau. [[OlderThanSheLooks She is actually 31]], according to Lucas, but that doesn't stop the ninja paparazzi from trying to take advantage of this news. (This doubles as a bit of LeaningOnTheFourthWall; Ellen Wong, who played Knives in the film adaptation, adaptation and this series, is three years older than Creator/MichaelCera.)
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lucas is already in hot water and about to lose his job, so doing something as risque as dating a high-schooler at his adult age is on grounds of "career suicide". The news shows him making moves on an actress that plays Knives Chau. [[OlderThanSheLooks She is actually 31]], according to Lucas, but that doesn't stop the ninja paparazzi from trying to take advantage of this news.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lucas is already in hot water and about to lose his job, so doing something as risque as dating a high-schooler at his adult age is on grounds of "career suicide". The news shows him making moves on an actress that plays Knives Chau. [[OlderThanSheLooks She is actually 31]], according to Lucas, but that doesn't stop the ninja paparazzi from trying to take advantage of this news. (This doubles as a bit of LeaningOnTheFourthWall; Ellen Wong, who played Knives in the film adaptation, is three years older than Creator/MichaelCera.)
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Lucas accuses the movie of writing Ramona as this, as judging by his own experience he presumes that once the Evil Exes were all defeated, she'd soon move on from Scott like she did her last 7 partners.


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* OlderThanTheyLook: Knives' actress for the movie is, according to Lucas, 31 years old. She still looks enough like Knives that the media paints it as [[MistakenForPedophile Lucas dating a 17 year old.]] Ironically, Lucas is around 24, making ''him'' younger than her.
* OneManArmy: Lucas Lee takes out an entire horde of paparazzi in the episode's climax [[ImprobableWeaponUser with nothing more than a skateboard]].
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[[caption-width-right:1000:Just another day in Toronto[wood].]]
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lucas is already in hot water and about to lose his job, so doing something as risque as dating a high-schooler at his adult age is on grounds of "career suicide". The news shows him making moves on an actress that plays Knives Chau. She is actually [[OlderThanSheLooks 31]], according to Lucas, but that doesn't stop the ninja paparazzi from trying to take advantage of the allegations.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lucas is already in hot water and about to lose his job, so doing something as risque as dating a high-schooler at his adult age is on grounds of "career suicide". The news shows him making moves on an actress that plays Knives Chau. She is actually [[OlderThanSheLooks She is actually 31]], according to Lucas, but that doesn't stop the ninja paparazzi from trying to take advantage of the allegations.this news.
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* SplitScreenPhoneCall: The episode opens with one between Lucas and his agent. The fourth wall starts to crack once they start treating the split screen like a ''physical barrier'' between them.

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* SplitScreenPhoneCall: The episode opens with features one between Lucas and his agent. The fourth wall starts to crack once they start treating the split screen like a ''physical barrier'' between them.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lucas is already in hot water and about to lose his job, so doing something as risque as dating a high-schooler is on the grounds of "career suicide". The news shows him making moves on an actress that plays Knives Chau. She is actually [[OlderThanSheLooks 31]], according to Lucas, but that doesn't stop the ninja paparazzi from trying to take advantage of the allegations.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lucas is already in hot water and about to lose his job, so doing something as risque as dating a high-schooler at his adult age is on the grounds of "career suicide". The news shows him making moves on an actress that plays Knives Chau. She is actually [[OlderThanSheLooks 31]], according to Lucas, but that doesn't stop the ninja paparazzi from trying to take advantage of the allegations.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lucas is already in hot water and about to lose his job, so doing something as risque as dating a high-school is on the grounds of "career suicide". The news shows him making moves on an actress that plays Knives Chau. She is actually [[OlderThanSheLooks 31]], according to Lucas, but that doesn't stop the ninja paparazzi from trying to take advantage of the allegations.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lucas is already in hot water and about to lose his job, so doing something as risque as dating a high-school high-schooler is on the grounds of "career suicide". The news shows him making moves on an actress that plays Knives Chau. She is actually [[OlderThanSheLooks 31]], according to Lucas, but that doesn't stop the ninja paparazzi from trying to take advantage of the allegations.

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* ShowWithinAShow: ''Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life'', a biographical film about Scott that, curiously enough, retells the events of the comics. Young Neil claims to have written it, but it was really penned by a mystery person who wrote the full script while he was sleeping.

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* ShowWithinAShow: ''Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life'', a biographical film about Scott that, curiously enough, retells the events of the comics. Young Neil claims believes to have written it, it in his sleep, but it was really penned by a mystery person who wrote the full script while he was sleeping.


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* TitleDrop: Lucas occasionally saying "whatever" throughout the episode.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lucas is already in hot water and about to lose his job, so doing something as risque as dating a high-school is on the grounds of "career suicide". The news shows him making moves on an actress that plays Knives Chau. She is actually [[OlderThanSheLooks 31]], according to Lucas, but that doesn't stop the ninja paparazzi from trying to take advantage of the allegations.
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** Creator/KirbyHowellBaptiste provides the voice for Lucas Lee‘s angry agent.

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** Creator/KirbyHowellBaptiste provides the voice for Lucas Lee‘s Lee's angry agent.

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* TheCameo:BreakingTheFourthWall: After his agent cuts ties with him, Lucas compares himself to a show that's been taken off the air. He then turns to the audience and wonders if there's a word for it.
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* {{Hammerspace}}: Ramona is able to sneak Lucas past the paparazzi by hiding him in her bag. This gives us the hilarious imagery of his head sticking out of the tiny thing.
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* MoodWhiplash: After a rather touching exchange with Ramona, Lucas proves that he's still a douchebag by pushing a little kid off of his skateboard and stealing it.
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** Lucas's agent gives us this gem of a line:
--->'''Agent:''' Lucas, between your string of box office bombs and reports of your toxic skater boy behavior, this town's on the verge of saying… [[Music/AvrilLavigne "See ya later, boy."]]
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* SplitScreenPhoneCall: The episode opens with one between Lucas and his agent. The fourth wall starts to crack once they start treating the split screen like a ''physical barrier'' between them.

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* TheCameo: The Torontowood security guards are voiced by Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost, who are frequent collaborators with Edgar Wright.

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The Torontowood security guards are voiced by Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost, who are frequent collaborators with Edgar Wright.Wright.
** Creator/KirbyHowellBaptiste provides the voice for Lucas Lee‘s angry agent.
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** During the paparazzi chase, Lucas crashes through a poster depicting a giant Scott head emerging from the ground, a parody of the iconic poster for ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.

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** During the paparazzi chase, Lucas crashes through a poster backdrop depicting a giant Scott head emerging from the ground, a parody of the iconic poster for ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.

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* TheCameo: The Torontowood security guards are voiced by Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost, who are frequent collaborators with Edgar Wright.



* TheCameo: The Torontowood security guards are voiced by Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost, who are frequent collaborators with Edgar Wright.
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* ShoutOut:
** Several movie references can be found sprinkled throughout Torontowood Studios. There's a pink [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]], a ManEatingPlant a la ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'', and [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial Elliott riding his bike]] (while being chased by hazmats), to name a few.
** During the paparazzi chase, Lucas crashes through a poster depicting a giant Scott head emerging from the ground, a parody of the iconic poster for ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
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* ShowWithinAShow: ''Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life'', a biographical film about Scott that, curiously, retell the events of the comics. Young Neil claims to have written it, but it was really penned by a mystery person who wrote the full script while he was sleeping.

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* ShowWithinAShow: ''Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life'', a biographical film about Scott that, curiously, retell curiously enough, retells the events of the comics. Young Neil claims to have written it, but it was really penned by a mystery person who wrote the full script while he was sleeping.
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* ShowWithinAShow: ''Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life'', a biographical film about Scott that, curiously, retell the events of the comics. Young Neil claims to have written it, but it was really penned by a mystery person who wrote the full script while he was sleeping.
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* TheCameo: The Torontowood security guards are voiced by Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost, who are frequent collaborators with Edgar Wright.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The movie's director, Edgar Wrong, is an obvious caricature of Creator/EdgarWright, who directed the [[Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld film adaptation]] and serves as an executive producer for this series.
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Production has officially started for ''Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life'', a biography "written" by Young Neil, who doesn't even remember writing it. The actor hired to play Scott? Lucas Lee, Ramona's second Evil Ex.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Lucas Lee. Most of the episode focuses on his skateboarding antics, his time working at Torontowood Studios, and his relationship with Ramona.
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