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* AdvertisedExtra: Izzy, while listed as a main character, is the only member of the main cast to ever be absent, not appearing in 18 episodes throughout the series.



* ArchEnemy: Charles "Chucky" Albertson and Metal Wolf serve as such for Iron Weasel in Season 2, actively trying to sabotage the band so they'll lose their record label with Simon Craig.



* BilingualBonus: Derek in "Annoying Arlene." Apparently, he's fluent in Spanish, Finish, and Turkish. Or at least knows how to say "Her neck smells like vanilla" in all three.
%%* BirthdayEpisode: "Birthdazed" for Tripp.
* BreakingTheFellowship: Happens to Iron Weasel in "Weasels on a Plane" after a nasty plane crash. [[spoiler:Ash succeeds in getting the band back together at the end of the episode by renting another plane for them all to go up in so Iron Weasel can work together as friends in landing it]].

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* BilingualBonus: Derek in "Annoying Arlene." Apparently, he's fluent in Spanish, Finish, Finnish, and Turkish. Or at least knows how to say "Her neck smells like vanilla" in all three.
%%* * BirthdayEpisode: "Birthdazed" has everyone celebrating Tripp's birthday with two parties. One is thrown by Beth which is more of a kid's party, another by the band to showcase that Tripp's a teenager. Beth learns to accept that her son's too old for Tripp.
her parties and allows him to celebrate how he wants to.
* BreakingTheFellowship: BreakingTheFellowship:
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Happens to Iron Weasel in the Season 2 premiere, "I'm Out of the Band" when Tripp's frustrations with the guys [[spoiler:leads him to quitting Iron Weasel and joining Metal Wolf. They later make up and hijack Metal Wolf's gig at the Super Bowl halftime show.]]
** Happens to the guys again
in "Weasels on a Plane" after a nasty plane crash. [[spoiler:Ash succeeds in getting the band back together at the end of the episode by renting another plane for them all to go up in so Iron Weasel can work together as friends in landing it]].



* {{Catchphrase}}:
--->'''Tripp:''' Guys
--->'''Iron Weasel:''' What?
--->'''Tripp:''' *tells them to do something*
--->'''Iron Weasel:''' Kay.

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* {{Catchphrase}}:
--->'''Tripp:'''
CharacterCatchphrase:
-->'''Tripp:'''
Guys
--->'''Iron -->'''Iron Weasel:''' What?
--->'''Tripp:''' -->'''Tripp:''' *tells them to do something*
--->'''Iron -->'''Iron Weasel:''' Kay.



* {{Crossover}}: With Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck in the episode "Weasels on Deck".

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* {{Crossover}}: With Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'' in the episode "Weasels on Deck".



* DumbBlonde: Tripp dates Lana in "I Wanna Punch Stuff". She is tricked to break up with him.

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* DumbBlonde: Tripp dates Lana in "I Wanna Punch Stuff". She is tricked Stuff", and she isn't very intelligent. When the band needs to break make him angry so he'll finish writing a song, they trick Lana into breaking up with him.



%%* PokeThePoodle: The band's attempts to make Tripp angry in "I Wanna Punch Stuff".

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%%* * PokeThePoodle: The band's band attempts to make Tripp angry in "I Wanna Punch Stuff".Stuff"; they aren't able to insult him without apologizing soon after.
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%%* {{Bishonen}}: Derek.
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* TeensAreShort: Tripp is notably shorter than everybody else.
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* ToTheBatNoun: To the band van, mostly. Can degenerate down to "To the that way!"
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* ImprobableHairstyle: The members of Iron Weasel sans Tripp have rather unusual hairdoes: Ash's hair entirely stands up on end, Derek has long, flowing feminine curls, and Burger has wavy hair held up by a sweatband.

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* ImprobableHairstyle: The members of Iron Weasel sans Tripp have rather unusual hairdoes: hairdos: Ash's hair entirely stands up on end, looks like a porcupine, Derek has long, flowing feminine curls, too-wavy hair, and Burger has feminine wavy hair held up by a sweatband.
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* StageMagician: Derek, [[Berserk Button much to his chagrin]], used to be one and retains all of his skill.

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* StageMagician: Derek, [[Berserk Button [[BerserkButton much to his chagrin]], used to be one and retains all of his skill.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Jared in the second season, so his role of Tripp's best friend was reassigned to Ash.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Jared doesn't appear in the second season, so his role of Tripp's best friend was reassigned to Ash.



* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Iron Weasel will alway fail in becoming successful. [[StatusQuoIsGod SQIG]] after all.
%%* FakeBand: Iron Weasel

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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Iron Weasel will alway always fail in becoming successful. [[StatusQuoIsGod SQIG]] after all.
%%* FakeBand: Iron Weasel
all. [[spoiler:Subverted when the guys end up under the label of Simon Craig with a new album titled "Back in your Face" being released.]]



* ParentalSubstitute: Tripp considers Derek to be his father figure at the end of "Lord of the Weasels".

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* ParentalSubstitute: Tripp admits that he considers Derek to be his father figure at the end of "Lord of the Weasels".



* ShoutOut: The episode "What Happened?" to the movie ''Film/TheHangover''.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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The episode "What Happened?" to the movie ''Film/TheHangover''.



* SmallNameBigEgo: Derek

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* SmallNameBigEgo: DerekDerek in spades, as he always focuses on himself more than the band.



%%* StageMagician: Derek [[Berserk Button much to his chagrin]].

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%%* * StageMagician: Derek Derek, [[Berserk Button much to his chagrin]].chagrin]], used to be one and retains all of his skill.



* TitleDrop: Towards the end of "[[CrossOver Weasels On Deck]]" and complete with a partial one for ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck''

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* TitleDrop: Towards the end of "[[CrossOver Weasels On Deck]]" and complete with a partial one for ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck''''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck''.



* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Arlene's cat Hip-Hop.

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* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Arlene's cat Hip-Hop.Hip-Hop and her turtle Jazz.
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* DissensionRemorse: In "Weasels on a Plane", after their first plane crash, Iron Weasel don't speak to each other (apart from band business). The reality kicks in early for Ash, then it hits Tripp, Burger, and Derek once Ash takes them up in another plane so they can reconcile and land it together.

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Hiding some zero context examples. Removing misuse, as she is attracting the attention of a man her own age.


* BerserkButton:
** Never touch Derek's motorcycle.
** For Charles, it can be described in four words: [[NoIndoorVoice NOBODY CALLS ME CHUCKY]]!

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%% * BerserkButton:
Berserk Button:
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** Never touch Derek's motorcycle.
%% ** For Charles, it can be described in four words: [[NoIndoorVoice NOBODY CALLS ME CHUCKY]]!



* StacysMom: Burger has a crush on Tripp's mother Beth.
%%* StageMagician: Derek [[BerserkButton much to his chagrin]].

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* StacysMom: Burger has a crush on Tripp's mother Beth.
%%* StageMagician: Derek [[BerserkButton [[Berserk Button much to his chagrin]].
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* AbsenteeActor: Caitlyn Taylor Love (Izzy) is the only cast member who has been absent from some episodes.
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* SkunkStripe: On Burger's beard.
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* SkunkStripe: On Burger's [[BadassBeard beard]].

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* SkunkStripe: On Burger's [[BadassBeard beard]].beard.

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%%* DistaffCounterpart: The Diamond Sharks to Iron Weasel.

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%%* DistaffCounterpart: The Diamond Sharks to Iron Weasel. Izzy is the only character to not have a SpearCounterpart.


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* StacysMom: Burger has a crush on Tripp's mother Beth.
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* LikesOlderWomen: Burger has a crush on Tripp's mother Beth.
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The series is noted for having slightly more crass and inappropriate humor in comparison to the Disney Channel sitcoms, being made for the then-new boys-oriented ''Creator/DisneyXD''.

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The series is noted for having slightly more crass and inappropriate humor in comparison to the Disney Channel sitcoms, being made for the then-new boys-oriented ''Creator/DisneyXD''.
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The series is noted for having slightly more crass and inappropriate humor in comparison to the Disney Channel sitcoms, being made for the then-new boys-oriented ''Creator/DisneyXD''.



The main cast:

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The !!The main cast:
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* LiteralMinded: Ash, being TheDitz, has a tendency to take things overly literally. For example, when he hears about a gig that's going to "put Iron Weasel on the map," he has an ImagineSpot where his face is literally on a map.

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