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* UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter: Everybody thinks I'm a dork, but I'm super-cool. Even cooler than [[SelfDemonstrating/DougFunnie that kid from Bluffington]]. I'm pretty sure he copied my idea of having a journal to write in.

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* UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter: Everybody thinks I'm a dork, but I'm super-cool. Even cooler than [[SelfDemonstrating/DougFunnie that kid from Bluffington]]. I'm pretty sure he copied my idea of having a journal to write in.

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* AbsurdPhobia:
** I'll admit it, I'm actually nervous around EGGS of all things. Now, don't laugh -- [[JustifiedTrope there's a reason]]! You see, one time, I hid some devilled eggs in the Snellas' potted plant, and the smell got so bad that it actually made them move house, so [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone thinking about eggs makes me feel guilty about that]].
** I'm also a bit scared of watermelon. That's Rodrick's fault -- he claims that if you swallow the seeds, a watermelon will grow in your stomach. I know he's ''probably'' lying, but you can never be too careful.
** I'm afraid of Shel Silverstein... but in my defence, he looks like a burglar or a pirate.
** I'm mostly over it, but I used to be afraid of bulletin boards after reading ''Literature/FlatStanley''.



* BlindWithoutEm: If I'm not wearing my contacts (or those dumb glasses I have as a backup), I'm blind as a bat. I blame my mom, since she's also like that.



* CompanionCube: When I used to have a baby doll named Alfrendo -- I was much younger, okay!? -- my parents took him away, so I played with a grapefruit instead... and I got attached to that grapefruit as well.



* EasilyEmbarrassedYoungster: Hey! You'd be embarrassed too if you had a family and friends like mine!
* EmbarrassingAdGig: This is super embarrassing, but I was once on the cover of a book about -- of all things -- constipation!
* EmbarrassingDampSheets: I used to wet the bed until I was eight years old -- but in my defence, I was only wetting the bed because of a combination of the water I drank and the crazy dreams I had.



* EveryoneHasStandards: Rodrick is a real jerk, but I didn't want him to flunk out of school. I helped him with his science project, and when he passes science, I hope he realizes how lucky he is to have a brother like ME.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: EveryoneHasStandards:
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Rodrick is a real jerk, but I didn't want him to flunk out of school. I helped him with his science project, and when he passes science, I hope he realizes how lucky he is to have a brother like ME.



** Yes, I pranked my great-grandma Gammie with a WhoopeeCushion, but when she believed that she actually farted, and wondered if it was because of the surgery she'd had, I felt really guilty.



* FriendToBugs: Not NOW of course, but about two years ago, I had a pet inchworm named Squirm.
* GuiltyPleasure:
** Okay, I read ''Slumber Party Pals'', even though I still think it's for girls. Hey, the plots are compelling! ... Or at least, they ''used'' to be before the author ran out of ideas.
** I hate to admit this, but I used to be attached to a baby doll named Alfrendo. It was advertised as being for boys, so I guess that's not that embarrassing... but what ''is'' embarrassing, is that when my parents put him in the basement, I started playing with a grapefruit instead... and I got attached to THAT as well!



* KidsShouldntWatchHorrorFilms: I learned this lesson the hard way. One time when Rowley slept over, we found a horror movie in Rodrick's junk drawer. Neither of us had actually seen a horror movie before, so we wanted to see what all the fuss was about. The movie was about this muddy hand that goes around the country killing people. I spent the whole summer worrying about the muddy hand.

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* KidsShouldntWatchHorrorFilms: KidsShouldntWatchHorrorFilms:
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I learned this lesson the hard way. One time when Rowley slept over, we found a horror movie in Rodrick's junk drawer. Neither of us had actually seen a horror movie before, so we wanted to see what all the fuss was about. The movie was about this muddy hand that goes around the country killing people. I spent the whole summer worrying about the muddy hand.


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* LazyBum: Okay, so maybe I AM lazy. But it's not my fault -- I've been lazy ever since I was a little kid. When I was in kindergarten and had to sing the "clean up" song while cleaning up, I'd only sing the song without cleaning.


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* SharedFamilyQuirks:
** I don't like saying it, but I have some things in common with Rodrick -- we both sleep a lot, we both like to mess with our younger brothers, and neither of us is really into studying.
** My dad and I both love our sweets.
** Dad once said that no son of his was a quitter, but that's not true. Rodrick and I are huge quitters, and Manny has swapped preschools at least three times.


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** Mom thinks I'm afraid of water, but what I'm actually afraid of, is swimming in the same ocean that fish, turtles, and whales go to the bathroom in.
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Sometime, this guy named Jeff Kinney STOLE MY JOURNAL and published it as a webcomic on Funbrain.com, then as a book. Unfortunately for me, I didn't become famous. That was an alternate world. But hey, I am famous in there. There are 18 books from each one of my 18 journals and they are a hit. One of the biggest book series of all time. They've been adapted into four live-action movies, two animated movies on Creator/DisneyPlus, even a stage musical. Rowley even has his own spinoff series, but I don't like how he portrays me as a bigger jerk than I actually am. I just wish the people in MY world knew about it, because this is kind of COOL.

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Sometime, this guy named Jeff Kinney STOLE MY JOURNAL and published it as a webcomic on Funbrain.com, then as a book. Unfortunately for me, I didn't become famous. That was an alternate world. But hey, I am famous in there. There are 18 books from each one of my 18 journals and they are a hit. One of the biggest book series of all time. They've been adapted into four live-action movies, two three animated movies on Creator/DisneyPlus, even a stage musical. Rowley even has his own spinoff series, but I don't like how he portrays me as a bigger jerk than I actually am. I just wish the people in MY world knew about it, because this is kind of COOL.
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Sometime, this guy named Jeff Kinney STOLE MY JOURNAL and published it as a webcomic on Funbrain.com, then as a book. Unfortunately for me, I didn't become famous. That was an alternate world. But hey, I am famous in there. There are 17 books from each one of my 17 journals and they are a hit. One of the biggest book series of all time. They've been adapted into four live-action movies, two animated movies on Creator/DisneyPlus, even a stage musical. Rowley even has his own spinoff series, but I don't like how he portrays me as a bigger jerk than I actually am. I just wish the people in MY world knew about it, because this is kind of COOL.

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Sometime, this guy named Jeff Kinney STOLE MY JOURNAL and published it as a webcomic on Funbrain.com, then as a book. Unfortunately for me, I didn't become famous. That was an alternate world. But hey, I am famous in there. There are 17 18 books from each one of my 17 18 journals and they are a hit. One of the biggest book series of all time. They've been adapted into four live-action movies, two animated movies on Creator/DisneyPlus, even a stage musical. Rowley even has his own spinoff series, but I don't like how he portrays me as a bigger jerk than I actually am. I just wish the people in MY world knew about it, because this is kind of COOL.

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* CoolLoser: Everybody thinks I'm a dork, but I'm super-cool. Even cooler than [[SelfDemonstrating/DougFunnie that kid from Bluffington]]. I'm pretty sure he copied my idea of having a journal to write in.


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* UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter: Everybody thinks I'm a dork, but I'm super-cool. Even cooler than [[SelfDemonstrating/DougFunnie that kid from Bluffington]]. I'm pretty sure he copied my idea of having a journal to write in.
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* TheSociopath: Woah, calm down. I AM JustAKid after all. There are far worse characters that fit this trope, like that [[SelfDemonstrating/EricCartman overweight kid who needs some real counseling]] or [[SelfDemonstrating/YuukiTerumi that nutball from that anime-style fighting game]] or [[SelfDemonstrating/YunoGasai that pink-haired psycho with her own diary that can predict the future (man, why can't I have of those?)]]. My little brother, on the other hand...

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* TheSociopath: Woah, calm down. I AM JustAKid after all. There are far worse characters that fit this trope, like that [[SelfDemonstrating/EricCartman overweight kid who needs some real counseling]] or [[SelfDemonstrating/YuukiTerumi [[SelfDemonstrating/YukiTerumi that nutball from that anime-style fighting game]] or [[SelfDemonstrating/YunoGasai that pink-haired psycho with her own diary that can predict the future (man, why can't I have of those?)]]. My little brother, on the other hand...
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* TheSociopath: Woah, calm down. I AM JustAKid after all. There are far worse characters that fit this trope, like that [[SelfDemonstrating/EricCartman overweight kid who needs some real counseling]] or [[SelfDemonstrating/YuukiTerumi that nutball from that anime-style fighting game]]. My little brother, on the other hand...

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* TheSociopath: Woah, calm down. I AM JustAKid after all. There are far worse characters that fit this trope, like that [[SelfDemonstrating/EricCartman overweight kid who needs some real counseling]] or [[SelfDemonstrating/YuukiTerumi that nutball from that anime-style fighting game]].game]] or [[SelfDemonstrating/YunoGasai that pink-haired psycho with her own diary that can predict the future (man, why can't I have of those?)]]. My little brother, on the other hand...

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