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* TriangRelations: Depending on your perspective, the Andy/Ellen/Felix triangle can be considered a type 7 (Andy and Felix both have feelings for Ellen, she has feelings for both of them) or two type 4's (they both have feelings for her, she only has feelings for one of them - but ''who'' she has feelings for is different in each universe).
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What happens when an [[JerkJock arrogant sports-fanatic]], a [[{{Nerd}} socially-clueless but intelligent dork]], an [[EmoKid anti-social, sarcastic emo]] and a [[BigEater food-obsessed]] [[BigManOnCampus popular kid]] find themselves lost together in a world where no one knows who they are? Worse, that world is their own hometown, but everything is just ''slightly'' different, including the fact that there's no record they exist?

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What happens when an [[JerkJock arrogant sports-fanatic]], a [[{{Nerd}} socially-clueless [[NoSocialSkills socially-clueless]] but intelligent dork]], dork, an [[EmoKid anti-social, sarcastic emo]] and a [[BigEater food-obsessed]] [[BigManOnCampus popular kid]] find themselves lost together in a world where no one knows who they are? Worse, that world is their own hometown, but everything is just ''slightly'' different, including the fact that there's no record they exist?
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* FreakyFridayFlip: Late in the second season, [[spoiler:Sam and Roland swap bodies.]]
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* AlternateUniverse: The primary setting of the first season.
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* AlternateSelf: The recurring cast all have alternate counterparts in the Alterworld World, often different to the versions of themselves that the boys are familiar with.

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* AlternateSelf: The recurring cast all have alternate counterparts in the Alterworld Alternate World, often different to the versions of themselves that the boys are familiar with.
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* AlternateSelf: The recurring cast all have alternate counterparts in the Alterworld World, often different to the versions of themselves that the boys are familiar with.
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* PersonalRaincloud: Ellen has her own in the second season when she is stressed. It returns in [[Film/NowhereBoysTheBookOfShadows the film]].
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: As opined by Ellen: "Why do I always fall for Bad Boys?" Played for laughs, as the boy she's talking about, Andy, is nothing of the sort.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: As opined by Ellen: "Why do I always fall for Bad Boys?" Played for laughs, PlayedForLaughs, as the boy she's talking about, Andy, is nothing of the sort.

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* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: The Entity seems to resemble a cephalopod, having many tentacles.
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* FieryStoic: The fire user and TheLeader of the Boys, Felix Ferne, is an EmoKid that's considered the most center-focused of the crew and the series.
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--->'''Counselor''': ''(exasperated)'' Okay, can you remember anything other than food?
--->'''Sam:''' Yes.
--->'''Counselor''': Good.
--->'''Sam:''' Jake's porridge. That ''wasn't'' food.
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* BigEater: Sam is always thinking about food and if there's any food at hand he's on it. In the first episode he's so hungry he eats cream for itchy crotch by accident (it's fruit flavored).
** In a second-season episode Sam is hypnotized by the school counselor. He's asked if he can recall the two weeks he was lost (in the other universe, which the boys are all desperate to keep secret). He says he can... then, hilariously, he proceeds to list under hypnosis everything we saw him eat in the other universe.
--->'''Counselor''': ''(exasperated)'' Okay, can you remember anything other than food?
--->'''Sam:''' Yes.
--->'''Counselor''': Good.
--->'''Sam:''' Jake's porridge. That ''wasn't'' food.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Felix spends some time in an episode with no pants on, and Andy and Jake have a shirtless scene in an early episode.

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* {{Fanservice}}: Felix spends some time in an episode with no pants on, and Andy and Jake have all others share a a shirtless scene in an early episode.episode bathing in the river (with an additional flashback showing Sam in trunks swimming in the river before climbing into a rowboat with Mia).
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** Possibly a coincidence, but the "witch-lady" [[spoiler:(or at least they think she's a witch)]] the boys meet is named [[Series/{{Charmed}} Phoebe]].

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** Possibly a coincidence, but the "witch-lady" [[spoiler:(or at least they think she's a witch)]] the boys meet is named [[Series/{{Charmed}} [[Series/Charmed1998 Phoebe]].
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* Apocalypse How: [[spoiler: Class X-5]]; by the finale of ''Battle For Negative Space'', the Entity has [[spoiler: destroyed all universes in the Multiverse. Of course, when the Entity is defeated, the Multiverse is restored]].

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* Apocalypse How: ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: Class X-5]]; by the finale of ''Battle For Negative Space'', the Entity has [[spoiler: destroyed all universes in the Multiverse. Of course, when the Entity is defeated, the Multiverse is restored]].
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* Apocalypse How: [[spoiler: Class X-5]]; by the finale of ''Battle For Negative Space'', the Entity has [[spoiler: destroyed all universes in the Multiverse. Of course, when the Entity is defeated, the Multiverse is restored]].
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* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: The Entity seems to resemble a cephalopod, having many tentacles.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Brooklyn is absent in ''Battle For Negative Space'', and is never mentioned.
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* CallBack: The gang defeat the Entity with the [[spoiler: original unmaking spell that Felix cast in season 1]].
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* GilliganCut: When the gang confront the Other Jesse intending to have their Jesse take his place, the Other Jesse says there’s no way he’ll switch clothes with the real Jesse. Cut to the Other Jesse wearing the real Jesse’s clothes, looking defeated.
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* TheBusCameBack: In ''Battle For Negative Space'', [[spoiler: Jake (or at least a version of him) and Roland return]] for a few episodes.

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* TheBusCameBack: In ''Battle For Negative Space'', [[spoiler: Jake (or at least a version of him) and Roland return]] for a few episodes.episodes.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: The Entity.
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* ElementalPowers: The main characters, as expected, and [[spoiler:Ellen]] briefly shows off that she still has hers but also [[spoiler: the Atridax.]]

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* ElementalPowers: The main characters, as expected, and [[spoiler:Ellen]] briefly shows off that she still has hers but also [[spoiler: the Atridax.]]]]
* TheBusCameBack: In ''Battle For Negative Space'', [[spoiler: Jake (or at least a version of him) and Roland return]] for a few episodes.
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** In ''Battle For Negative Space'', a new creature called the Entity takes control of [[spoiler: Ellen, Zeb and briefly Jesse]].
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!! ''Nowhere Boys: Two Moons Rising'' provides exampes of:

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!! ''Nowhere Boys: Two Moons Rising'' and ''Nowhere Boys: Battle For Negative Space'' provides exampes of:



* DemotedToExtra: Ellen returns, now a teacher at Bremin High. However, she has only appeared in the first two episodes so far, one of which was just a flashback. She does get a slightly larger role later in the series once [[spoiler: she finds out the new kids have magic.]]

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* DemotedToExtra: Ellen returns, now a teacher at Bremin High. However, she has only appeared in the first two episodes so far, one of which was just a flashback. She does get a slightly larger role later in the series once [[spoiler: she finds out the new kids have magic.]]magic]]. She has much more screen time in ''Battle For Negative Space''.
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In 2016, a film taking place a year after season two titled ''Film/NowhereBoysTheBookOfShadows'' was released. Also a SequelSeries with a new cast called ''Nowhere Boys: Two Moons Rising'' is set to start in November 2016.

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In 2016, a film taking place a year after season two titled ''Film/NowhereBoysTheBookOfShadows'' was released. Also a A SequelSeries with a new cast called ''Nowhere Boys: Two Moons Rising'' is set to start premiered in November 2016.
2016, with a follow-up called ''Nowhere Boys: Battle For Negative Space'' released in December 2018 as the final series.
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