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* AdultsAreUseless: The school faculty [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Richard]] are just as much victims of Jamie's wrath as the students and her mother does absolutely nothing to stop her, even when the bullying is happening right in front of her.
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* {{Bowdlerization}}: On Cartoon Network's Latin American channel, the beginning scenes where Jamie eats Banana Joe's head (with Banana Joe acting brain-damaged) and Anton turning himself into a sandwich for Jamie to eat (including cutting his crust off), only to eat himself when Jamie says she doesn't want it, were cut[[note]]surprisingly, the other, more disturbing scenes, such as Sarah getting beat up with Jamie eating the splatter of her on her face, the AwfulWeddedLife ImagineSpot, and Gumball being stalked by Jamie in the halls, weren't censored[[/note]]
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* EncouragedRegifting: Jamie gives Darwin the best gift she can think of--[[ItsAllAboutMe giving a gift to her]]. [[NeverMyFault She then gets mad that it's perfume]], [[GiftGivingGaff because she think it's him saying she smells bad]].

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* EncouragedRegifting: Jamie gives Darwin the best gift she can think of--[[ItsAllAboutMe giving a gift to her]]. [[NeverMyFault She then gets mad that it's perfume]], [[GiftGivingGaff [[GiftGivingGaffe because she think it's him saying she smells bad]].
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* EncouragedRegifting: Jamie gives Darwin the best gift she can think of--[[ItsAllAboutMe giving a gift to her]]. [[NeverMyFault She then gets mad that it's perfume]], [[GiftGivingGaff because she think it's him saying she smells bad]].
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* AwfulWeddedLife: A lot like his mom's [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS5E5TheChoices future if she married Harold]] (but without the murder at the end), Gumball imagines a future with Jamie and ends up an emotionally abused housewife along with Darwin.

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* AwfulWeddedLife: A lot like his mom's [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS5E5TheChoices [[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS5E5TheChoices future if she married Harold]] (but without the murder at the end), Gumball imagines a future with Jamie and ends up an emotionally abused housewife along with Darwin.
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* HappyEndingOverride: It seemed in "The Coach" that Jamie's mom working at Elmore Jr. High at the new coach would force her to reign in her misbehavior. It turns out she's gotten even ''worse'' since then, and will even beat people up right in ''front'' of her mother.

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* HappyEndingOverride: It seemed in "The Coach" that Jamie's mom working at Elmore Jr. High at as the new coach would force her to reign in her misbehavior. It turns out she's gotten even ''worse'' since then, and will even beat people up right in ''front'' of her mother.
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* KarmaHoudini: Jamie receives absolutely no punishment for terrorizing the other students, the staff and even Darwin's dad throughout the episode.
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-->'''Gumbal:''' Uh, [[Film/ShaunOfTheDead you got a bit of yellow on you]]. ''(Jamie wipes her face off.)'' No, on your hand. ''([[BlackComedyCannibalism She licks it off]])'' Right, I'll just, uh, g-g-go scrape Sarah off that, uh, general area and take her to the infirmary.

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-->'''Gumbal:''' -->'''Gumball:''' Uh, [[Film/ShaunOfTheDead you got a bit of yellow on you]]. ''(Jamie wipes her face off.)'' No, on your hand. ''([[BlackComedyCannibalism She licks it off]])'' Right, I'll just, uh, g-g-go scrape Sarah off that, uh, general area and take her to the infirmary.



** Jamie apologizes to Darwin for beating his dad up by taping a bunch of school staff (Mr. Small, Rocky, Mr. Corneille, the tree librarian, '''''[[RefugeInAudacity Principal Brown]]''''', and the Band-Aid nurse) to the wall, positioning their bodies to spell "[[RougeAnglesOfSatin sorree]]".

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** Jamie apologizes to Darwin for beating his dad up by taping a bunch of school staff (Mr. Small, Rocky, Mr. Corneille, the first tree librarian, '''''[[RefugeInAudacity Principal Brown]]''''', and the Band-Aid nurse) Nurse Joan Markham) to the wall, positioning their bodies to spell "[[RougeAnglesOfSatin sorree]]".
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* AwfulWeddedLife: A lot like his mom's [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS5E5TheChoices future if she married Harold]] (but without the murder at the end), Gumball imagines a future with Jamie and ends up an emotionally abused housewife along with Darwin.
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** Also, Gumball, Darwin or Richard never told Nicole what Jamie did to them, even though she could easily take Jamie down and teach her a lesson.
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** Jamie apologizes to Darwin for beating his dad up by taping a bunch of school staff (Mr. Small, Rocky, Mr. Corneille[[note]]the pixellated frog teacher from "The Others"[[/note]], the tree librarian, '''''[[RefugeInAudacity Principal Brown]]''''', and the Band-Aid nurse) to the wall, positioning their bodies to spell "[[RougeAnglesOfSatin sorree]]".

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** Jamie apologizes to Darwin for beating his dad up by taping a bunch of school staff (Mr. Small, Rocky, Mr. Corneille[[note]]the pixellated frog teacher from "The Others"[[/note]], Corneille, the tree librarian, '''''[[RefugeInAudacity Principal Brown]]''''', and the Band-Aid nurse) to the wall, positioning their bodies to spell "[[RougeAnglesOfSatin sorree]]".
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* BlackComedyCannibalism: Banana Joe lets Jamie eat part of his head when she walks by. She decides she doesn't want it and spits it out, while Joe seems slightly brain damaged. Anton offers himself with a slice of cheese, and cuts the crust off. She's still not interested, so she tells him to eat "it". [[{{Autocannibalism}} Anton attempts to oblige]], but seems incapable of finishing himself off. Later, Jamie beats up Sarah and licks ups some of the ice cream splattered on her hand.

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* BlackComedyCannibalism: Banana Joe lets Jamie eat part of his head when she walks by. She decides she doesn't want it and spits it out, while Joe seems slightly brain damaged. Anton offers himself with a slice of cheese, and cuts the crust off. She's still not interested, so she tells him to eat "it". [[{{Autocannibalism}} Anton attempts to oblige]], but seems incapable of finishing himself off. Later, Jamie beats up Sarah and licks ups up some of the ice cream splattered on her hand.
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* DutchAngle: While Jamie is chasing Gumball, the camera suddenly tilts while on Gumball, then show Jamie's making a QuizzicalTilt.

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* DutchAngle: While Jamie is chasing Gumball, the camera suddenly tilts while on Gumball, then show Jamie's making a QuizzicalTilt.QuizzicalTilt at the same angle.

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''(Gumball remains silent)''\\

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''(Gumball ''([[{{Beat}}Gumball remains silent)''\\silent)]]''\\


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* HypocriticalHumor: Gumball spends the entire episode trying to get Darwin to do something about the latter's situation with Jamie, which he persistently refuses on the grounds that she needs to understand the meaning of love herself. When he finally does so and gets beat up for it due to Jamie already figuring it out by then, Gumball reprimands him for the intervention.
-->'''Gumball:''' You know dude, all you had to do is keep your mouth shut and say nothing.
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* BlackComedyCannibalism: Banana Joe lets Jamie eat part of his head when she walks by. She decides she doesn't want it and spits it out, while Joe seems slightly brain damaged. Anton offers himself with a slice of cheese, and cuts the crust off. She's still not interested, so she tells him to eat "it". [[{{Autocannibalism}} Anton attempts to oblige]], but seems incapable of finishing himself off.

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* BlackComedyCannibalism: Banana Joe lets Jamie eat part of his head when she walks by. She decides she doesn't want it and spits it out, while Joe seems slightly brain damaged. Anton offers himself with a slice of cheese, and cuts the crust off. She's still not interested, so she tells him to eat "it". [[{{Autocannibalism}} Anton attempts to oblige]], but seems incapable of finishing himself off. Later, Jamie beats up Sarah and licks ups some of the ice cream splattered on her hand.



-->'''Gumbal:''' Uh, [[Film/ShaunOfTheDead you got a bit of yellow on you]]. ''(Jamie wipes her face off.)'' No, on your hand. ''(She licks it off)'' Right, I'll just, uh, g-g-go scrape Sarah off that, uh, general area and take her to the infirmary.

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-->'''Gumbal:''' Uh, [[Film/ShaunOfTheDead you got a bit of yellow on you]]. ''(Jamie wipes her face off.)'' No, on your hand. ''(She ''([[BlackComedyCannibalism She licks it off)'' off]])'' Right, I'll just, uh, g-g-go scrape Sarah off that, uh, general area and take her to the infirmary.
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* AbsenteeActor: Penny is Gumball's girlfriend, so logically she would have something to say about all this. However, she is nowhere to be found, and isn't mentioned at all.

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* AbsenteeActor: Penny is Gumball's girlfriend, so logically she would have something to say about all this.Jamie declaring Gumball her boyfriend. However, she is nowhere to be found, and isn't mentioned at all.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: [[{{Yandere}} Jamie]] beats Sarah just for talking to Darwin offscreen, and it's implied to be pretty violent by the ice cream on Jamie's face and hand.
-->'''Gumbal:''' Uh, you got a bit of yellow on you. ''(Jamie wipes her face off.)'' No, on your hand. ''(She licks it off)'' Right, I'll just, uh, g-g-go scrape Sarah off that, uh, general area and take her to the infirmary.

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* GoryDiscretionShot: [[{{Yandere}} Jamie]] beats Sarah just for talking to Darwin offscreen, Darwin, and while it happens offscreen it's implied to be pretty violent by the ice cream on Jamie's face and hand.
-->'''Gumbal:''' Uh, [[Film/ShaunOfTheDead you got a bit of yellow on you.you]]. ''(Jamie wipes her face off.)'' No, on your hand. ''(She licks it off)'' Right, I'll just, uh, g-g-go scrape Sarah off that, uh, general area and take her to the infirmary.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: [[{{Yandere}} Jamie]] beats Sarah just for talking to Darwin offscreen, and it's implied to be pretty violent by the ice cream on Jamie's face and hand.
-->'''Gumbal:''' Uh, you got a bit of yellow on you. ''(Jamie wipes her face off.)'' No, on your hand. ''(She licks it off)'' Right, I'll just, uh, g-g-go scrape Sarah off that, uh, general area and take her to the infirmary.
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* DuckSeasonRabbitSeason: Gumball tries to trick Darwin into saying he'll do something about Jamie, but doesn't watch the words closely enough.
-->'''Gumball:''' Please.\\
'''Darwin:''' No.\\
'''Gumball''': Please.\\
'''Darwin''': No.\\
'''Gumball''': Please.\\
'''Darwin''': No.\\
'''Gumball''': Please.\\
'''Darwin''': No.\\
'''Gumball''': Please.\\
'''Darwin''': No.\\
'''Gumball''': Please.\\
'''Darwin''': No.\\
'''Gumball''': Please.\\
'''Darwin''': No.\\
'''Gumball''': No.\\
'''Darwin''': Please.\\
'''Gumball''': Bummer. [[ThisIsReality Usually, it works on TV.]]
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* DutchAngle: While Jamie is chasing Gumball, the camera suddenly tilts while on Gumball, then show Jamie's making a QuizzicalTilt.
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* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Jamie tries to fall in love because Alan told her it could make her happier. Jamie tries this [[AdviceBackfire without understanding]] some basic concepts related to it, like "[[EntitledToHaveYou consent]]" or "[[{{Polyamory}} monogamy]]".

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* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Jamie tries to fall in love because Alan told her it could make her happier. Jamie tries this [[AdviceBackfire without understanding]] some basic concepts related to it, like "[[EntitledToHaveYou consent]]" or "[[{{Polyamory}} monogamy]]".monogamy]]".
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The plot is kicked off when Jamie is baffled by Alan sharing with Carmen without getting anything out of it.
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* HappyEndingOverride: It seemed in "The Coach" that Jamie's mom (the red cube coach) working at Elmore Jr. High would force her to reign in her misbehavior. It turns out she's gotten even ''worse'' since then, and will even beat people up right in ''front'' of her mother.

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* HappyEndingOverride: It seemed in "The Coach" that Jamie's mom (the red cube coach) working at Elmore Jr. High at the new coach would force her to reign in her misbehavior. It turns out she's gotten even ''worse'' since then, and will even beat people up right in ''front'' of her mother.
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* AbsenteeActor: Penny is Gumball's girlfriend, so logically she would have something to say about all this. However, she is nowhere to be found, and isn't mentioned at all.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Jamie reasons that, since she gave Darwin a box with a perfume bottle in it and then took it out of his hands, Darwin must think she smells bad.

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* NoodleImplements: Invoked by Jamie to make her threats more effective.

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* NoodleImplements: Invoked by Jamie to make her makes a lot of threats more effective."involving you, me, [one random object], and [second random object]". She eventually admits she ''doesn't'' have anything in mind for them.
-->'''Jamie:''' I know people [[NothingIsScarier imagine way scarier stuff than anything I could think of]]. So I just [[InvokedTrope took any two words together]]. You, me, a jug of gravy, and an umbrella. A flame and a French horn. A feather duster and a pack of mini pizzas.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Jamie expresses her conclusion that she needs a sweetheart in the school bus, it ''explodes'' from everyone running away in fear.

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* NoodleImplements: Invoked by Jamie to make her threats more effective.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Jamie expresses her conclusion that she needs a sweetheart in on the school bus, it ''explodes'' from everyone running away in fear.
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-->'''Gumball:''' Sorry-e?\\

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-->'''Gumball:''' --->'''Gumball:''' Sorry-e?\\



* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Jamie tries to fall in love because Alan told her it could make her happier. Jamie tries this [[AdviceBackfire without understanding]] some basic concept related to it, like "[[EntitledToHaveYou consent]]" or "[[{{Polyamory}} monogamy]]".

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* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Jamie tries to fall in love because Alan told her it could make her happier. Jamie tries this [[AdviceBackfire without understanding]] some basic concept concepts related to it, like "[[EntitledToHaveYou consent]]" or "[[{{Polyamory}} monogamy]]".
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After seeing Alan share his lunch with Carmen during her cafeteria bullying, Jamie gets it in her head that she needs a sweetheart and chooses Darwin (since he was the only one left on the bus when it exploded from her brainstorm). While Darwin wants to go along with it until Jamie realizes the error of her ways, Gumball pushes his brother to break up with her.
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* BlackComedyCannibalism: Banana Joe lets Jamie eat part of his head when she walks by. She decides she doesn't want it and spits it out, while Joe seems slightly brain damaged. Anton offers himself with a slice of cheese, and cuts the crust off. She's still not interested, so she tells him to eat "it". [[{{Autocannibalism}} Anton attempts to oblige]], but seems incapable of finishing himself off.
* DinnerDeformation: Jamie makes Richard eat a lacrosse stick, which visibly sticks out from both sides of his ''head''.
* EntitledToHaveYou: The opening show Jamie as [[EntitledBastard used to get anything she wants]] without even asking because everyone is so afraid of her. Following this, she decides that if she wants Darwin to be her boyfriend, he ''is'' her boyfriend.
* FigureItOutYourself: Darwin refuses to tell Jamie she isn't his girlfriend, as he thinks she needs to figure it out herself. Right after she ''does'', Darwin finally decides to step in, and [[HairTriggerTemper she punches him in the face for assuming she didn't already know something so obvious]].
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Richard is impressed by Jamie dead-lifting an entire treadmill, and Gumball comments that "You should see what she does with a lacrosse stick." When Richard tries to talk to her in the same scene, Jamie is holding a lacrosse stick that she ends up shoving down his throat.
* HappyEndingOverride: It seemed in "The Coach" that Jamie's mom (the red cube coach) working at Elmore Jr. High would force her to reign in her misbehavior. It turns out she's gotten even ''worse'' since then, and will even beat people up right in ''front'' of her mother.
* HeelRealization: As Jamie is pursuing Gumball, his panicked shout of "[[ArmorPiercingQuestion What do you WANT from me?!]]" leads her to realize that she can't make someone love her, albeit in her own way.
-->'''Jamie:''' I can't do this. I can't force you to be my boyfriend. That's not how love works.\\
'''Gumball:''' OK, so you're no--\\
'''Jamie:''' I'm not ''done'' yet!... If you want to be in a relationship, there has to be a mutual bond of trust.\\
'''Gumball:''' ... OK, so--\\
'''Jamie:''' ''There's more!'' Love is not something you take. It's something you ''earn''.\\
''(Gumball remains silent)''\\
'''Jamie:''' I'm ''done'' now!
* HumanDoorstop:
** Jamie apologizes to Darwin for beating his dad up by taping a bunch of school staff (Mr. Small, Rocky, Mr. Corneille[[note]]the pixellated frog teacher from "The Others"[[/note]], the tree librarian, '''''[[RefugeInAudacity Principal Brown]]''''', and the Band-Aid nurse) to the wall, positioning their bodies to spell "[[RougeAnglesOfSatin sorree]]".
-->'''Gumball:''' Sorry-e?\\
'''Principal Brown:''' Has she gone? \\
'''Gumball:''' Uh-huh. And if her spelling was better, she could have spared one of you.
** Jamie also uses Gumball as a living park bench.
* ImagineSpot: When Jamie declares that Gumball is also her boyfriend, he imagines an AwfulWeddedLife where Gumball and Darwin are dressed as housewives and married to her.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Jamie expresses her conclusion that she needs a sweetheart in the school bus, it ''explodes'' from everyone running away in fear.
* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror: Jamie's behavior walks the line between funny and terrifying. The climax of the episode is played like a horror movie as she's chasing Gumball and trying to act cute.
* TroubledFetalPosition: Jamie corners Gumball in the library, and he briefly crawls into a fetal position while sucking his thumb and calling out for Darwin's help.
* VictoryIsBoring: Jamie basically has the run of the school unopposed, yet she seems deeply unsatisfied with herself. She gets very confused when she sees Alan sharing his lunch with Carmen, and he suggests she finds someone to share with.
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Jamie tries to fall in love because Alan told her it could make her happier. Jamie tries this [[AdviceBackfire without understanding]] some basic concept related to it, like "[[EntitledToHaveYou consent]]" or "[[{{Polyamory}} monogamy]]".

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