History Series / McGeeAndMe

* BrokenAesop: "The Not-So-Great Escape" aims to teach a straightforward KidsShouldntWatchHorrorFilms moral, but it fails to actually explain it beyond [[BecauseISaidSo being correct solely because Nick's parents say so]], and pretty much just ends up making them look unnecessarily harsh and emotionally cruel towards their son by [[FelonyMisdemeanor punishing him for doing something that he didn't know was wrong because they completely refused his requests for it to be explained to him.]] At the end they do present the angle that Nick has perverted his thoughts by [[BrainBleach "seeing things he cannot unsee"]], but Nick was never really traumatized by the film (he just didn't like it and felt like sneaking out to see it wasn't worth it), and the idea falls apart when you consider that he can't control being exposed to violent or traumatic things in real life. Even if they had explained this to him at the beginning, the moral lesson is still completely bungled.

* KarmaHoudini: Although Louis' parents did allow him to see the horror movie in "The Not-So-Great Escape", he doesn't get punished for helping Nicholas sneak out of the house while grounded and see the movie his parents had forbidden him to see, which they also managed to get in despite being too young by claiming the adult who just paid was Nicholas' dad (yet they still pay themselves), and Louis clearly enjoys the movie more than Nicholas does.

* GoodIsNotNice: Mildly; post HeelFaceTurn Derrick clearly still intimidates the other characters, indicating that he hasn't gone totally soft; notably Nick's new {{{Jerkass "cool" friends won't dare cross him.

* GoodIsNotNice: Mildly; post ''HeelFaceTurn'' Derrick clearly still intimidates the other characters, indicating that he hasn't gone totally soft; notably Nick's new ''JerkAss'' "cool" friends won't dare cross him.
* GreenEyedMonster: In "Back to the Drawing Board", Nicholas has a bout with jealousy when a new kid named Todd arrives at school, wows everyone with his drawings of a robot he calls Jawbreaker, and even makes fun of [=McGee=] when he is shown to him. Nicholas nearly gives up drawing altogether until he gets a pep-talk from his grandmother, and in the end, both Nick and Todd (as well as [=McGee=] and Jawbreaker) begin to be more civil to each other.

* TheBully: Derrick Cryder. [[spoiler: [[DefrostingIceQueen He eventually becomes nicer by the end of "Twas The Fight Before Christmas"]].]]
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: In "The Not-So-Great Escape", Nicholas gets grounded after complaining that his parents won't let him see a horror movie. Nicholas and Louis come up with a plan for him to sneak out of the house so they can see the movie, and Nicholas arranges for a recording of himself to play if anyone knocks on the door. But the family finds out that he's escaped and see a newspaper ad for the movie by the tape player, and Nicholas ends up not enjoying the movie. He comes home to a lecture from his parents about why they forbid him to see it in the first place, and give him a load of extra chores as punishment for defying them.

* [[AloofOlderBrother Aloof Older Sister]]: Nicholas's older sister Sarah at times.

* AdultFear: In "Twister And Shout", Nicholas, his sisters, and Louis are home alone by themselves as a tornado is approaching their house.

The series ran for twelve episodes from 1989 to 1995, sometimes airing on [=ABC=] in the early-90s and being nominated for a handful of awards along the way, including one for "[[http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms15.htm Outstanding Youth Mini-Video Series]]" by the Young Artist Awards for 1992-1993.

* AsTheGoodBookSays: Most of the episodes opened with Nicholas reading a passage in Literature/TheBible that usually wound up relating to the episode in some way.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: Similar to when ''WesternAnimation/{{VeggieTales}}'' aired on [=NBC=] more than a decade later, some of the more explicitly Christian content was edited out whenever the show aired on [=ABC=].

* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: [[invoked]] The entire premise of "The Not-So-Great Escape", when Nick sneaks out to see a new horror movie all of his friends are going to see against his parents' wishes. It turns out to be nothing like he thought it would be and is visibly disturbed by what he just saw as he walks home. By the time he faces his parents, he admits that it was a horrible experience and vows not to let himself be willingly exposed to such things again.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Not unlike [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Hobbes]], we have [=McGee=] himself. Is he a real person, just a figment of Nicholas's imagination, or a being that only Nicholas is able to interact with? Evidence for all theories exist, as [=McGee=] often interacts with real life objects, can apparently be seen by animals such as a raccoon and the family dog, Whatever, and has his own adventures separate from Nicholas. On the other hand, [=McGee=] is never seen by any other humans other than Nicholas and disappears whenever another person walks in.

* GoodParents: Nick's parents. They love all their kids and are firm but fair when discipline is necessary.

* ArtInitiatesLife: McGee comes to life after being drawn by Nicholas.

* EtTuBrute: Phillip's reaction in "The Blunder Years" when one of the [[InWithTheInCrowd cool kids Nick had been hanging with]] [[KickTheDog scribbles "nerd" on Phillip's locker]] and [[BystanderSyndrome Nick does nothing and says nothing]].

* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: In "The Not-So-Great Escape", Nicholas gets grounded after complaining that his parents won't let him see a horror movie. Nicholas and Louis come up with a plan for him to sneak out of the house so they can see the movie, and Nicholas arranges for a recording of himself to play if anyone knocks on the door. But the family finds out that he's escaped and see a newspaper ad for the movie by the tape player, and Nicholas ends up not enjoying the movie.

** "The Big Lie" wherein Nicholas's lies about an old man who lives in a very old house, done to try and make himself look cool in front of his new peers, leads to bullies laying waste to said old man's house in a PlayedForDrama fashion.

* CantGetAwayWithNuthing: In "The Not-So-Great Escape", Nicholas gets grounded after complaining that his parents won't let him see a horror movie. Nicholas and Louis come up with a plan for him to sneak out of the house so they can see the movie, and Nicholas arranges for a recording of himself to play if anyone knocks on the door. But the family finds out that he's escaped and see a newspaper ad for the movie by the tape player, and Nicholas ends up not enjoying the movie.

* CantGetAwayWithNothing: In "The Not-So-Great Escape", Nicholas gets grounded after complaining that his parents won't let him see a horror movie. Nicholas and Louis come up with a plan for him to sneak out of the house so they can see the movie, and Nicholas arranges for a recording of himself to play if anyone knocks on the door. But the family finds out that he's escaped and see a newspaper ad for the movie by the tape player, and Nicholas ends up not enjoying the movie.

''[=McGee=] and Me!'' is a Christian direct-to-video and book series created by Ken C. Johnson and Bill Myers and produced by the American Christian advocacy group Focus On The Family, who also created ''Radio/AdventuresInOdyssey''.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: Similar to when ''WesternAnimation/{{Veggietales}}'' aired on [=NBC=] more than a decade later, some of the more explicitly Christian content was edited out whenever the show aired on [=ABC=].

* TheBully: Derrick Cryder. [[spoiler: [[DefrostingIceQueen He eventually becomes nicer by the end of "Twas The Fight Before Christmas"]].]])

* InstantThunder: Averted in the Twister and Shout episode: Nick explains how counting the seconds works to [=McGee=], but only counts one second before the thunder booms loudly, showing how close the storm is.

* WhatTheHellHero: A surprisingly gentle one of [[TookALevelInKindness a reformed Derrick]] in ''"The Blunder Years"'', telling Nick that he's too good and too smart to hang out with the [[TheBully "cool" kids]].

* KarmaHoudini: Although Louis' parents did allow him to see the horror movie in "The Not-So-Great Escape", he doesn't get punished for helping Nicholas sneak out of the house while grounded and see the movie his parents had forbidden him to see, and Louis clearly enjoys the movie more than Nicholas does.

* BlackBestFriend: Nicholas's human friend Louis.

''[=McGee=] and Me!'' is a Christian TV and book series created by Ken C. Johnson and Bill Myers and produced by the American Christian advocacy group Focus On The Family, who also created ''Radio/AdventuresInOdyssey''.