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* HighSchoolHustler: Parker Lewis is an iconic example. Parker was also a rather sympathetic example. Many of his schemes are designed to help ''others'' (like getting Kubiak into college, or helping Mikey talk to a girl he likes). That fact that he often benefits himself is just a bonus. He also has lines he won't cross, like altering grades.
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* HighSchoolHustler: Parker Lewis is an iconic example. Parker was also a rather sympathetic example. Many example, as many of his schemes are designed to help ''others'' (like getting Kubiak into college, or helping Mikey talk to a girl he likes). That The fact that he often benefits himself is just a bonus. He also has lines he won't cross, like altering grades.
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* LandmarkDeclarationGambit: In the final, Jerry attempts to save the Atlas diner this way, but only receives "NOPE." in response.
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** Sometimes drifts into a FiveManBand dynamic: TheHero = Parker, TheLancer = Mikey, TheSmartGuy = Jerry, TheBigGuy = Kube, and with an empty TheChick spot (filled occasionally by Shelly, occasionally by the [[TemporaryLoveInterest temporary love interest]] ).
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** Sometimes drifts into a FiveManBand dynamic: TheHero = Parker, TheLancer = Mikey, TheSmartGuy = Jerry, TheBigGuy = Kube, and with an empty TheChick TheHeart spot (filled occasionally by Shelly, occasionally by the [[TemporaryLoveInterest temporary love interest]] ).
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* CatchPhrase: "Coolness!", "Not a problem," "Synchronise Swatches!" "Food/Eat now!" "Mooomm!"
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* DeanBitterman: Miss Musso and Dr Pankow, which the latter is fitting as he is played by the actor who played the ObstructiveBureaucrat foster father Phil Simpson from ''Film/ChildsPlay2''.
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* HighSchoolHustler: Parker Lewis is an iconic example.
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** Parker was also a rather sympathetic example. Many of his schemes are designed to help ''others'' (like getting Kubiak into college, or helping Mikey talk to a girl he likes). That fact that he often benefits himself is just a bonus. He also has lines he won't cross, like altering grades.
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* {{Nerd}}: Jerry is one of these in the biggest way... and a doormat.
* NoFourthWall : The characters in the show break the fourth wall a lot
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* SittingOnTheRoof: In later seasons.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off.''
* SubordinateExcuse: Frank Lemmer and Miss Musso.
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''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' was a sitcom on Creator/{{Fox}}, running from [[TheNineties 1990 to 1993]]. It centered around a good-hearted (but low-scrupled) HighSchool wheeler-dealer and his two associates, and the scams, cons and manipulations that they got away with (mostly) day to day. It starred Corin Nemec, now known for playing Jonas Quinn, the former TropeNamer for SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute on ''Series/StargateSG1''.
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''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' was a sitcom on Creator/{{Fox}}, running from [[TheNineties 1990 to 1993]]. It centered around a good-hearted (but low-scrupled) HighSchool wheeler-dealer and his two associates, and the scams, cons and manipulations that they got away with (mostly) day to day. It starred Corin Nemec, Creator/CorinNemec, now known for playing Jonas Quinn, the former TropeNamer for SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute on ''Series/StargateSG1''.
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* MaleGaze: The camera often tilts down to give focus to female figures, reflecting where the eyes of hormonal male teenagers wander.
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* TheDragon: Frank Lemmer.
* EmbarrassingMiddleName: "''...Lloyd?!''"
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* BadVibrations: Kubiak was often heralded by thunderous footsteps.
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* GrandFinale : The series finale in the third season has a ClipShow with a EndOfSeriesAwareness and a SavingTheOrphanage trope on the atlas diner plot except [[spoiler:[[DownerEnding our heroes failed]]]]
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* GrandFinale : The series finale in the third season has a ClipShow with a EndOfSeriesAwareness and a SavingTheOrphanage trope on the atlas diner plot except [[spoiler:[[DownerEnding our heroes failed]]]]
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* HeightAngst: A running gag for an episode was Kubiak having random growth spurts that grew him out of his clothes and him seeking treatment from a hormone clinic. They managed to stop it with the side effect of giving him a ZZ Top beard.
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* GrandFinale : The series finale in the third season has a ClipShow with a EndOfSeriesAwareness and a SavingTheOrphanage trope on the atlas diner plot except [[spoiler:DownerEnding [[DownerEnding our heroes failed.]]failed]]
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In later seasons, the show's title was truncated to simply ''Parker Lewis.'' In one episode the title character has such unusually bad luck that the main title credit was changed to ''Parker Lewis Can't Win.''
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In later seasons, the show's title was truncated to simply ''Parker Lewis.'' Lewis''. In one episode the title character has such unusually bad luck that the main title credit was changed to ''Parker Lewis Can't Win.''Win''.
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''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' was a sitcom on Creator/{{Fox}}, running from [[TheNineties 1990 to 1993]]. It centered around a good-hearted (but low-scrupled) HighSchool wheeler-dealer and his two associates, and the scams, cons and manipulations that they got away with (mostly) day to day. It starred Corin Nemec, now known for playing Jonas Quinn, the former TropeNamer for SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute on ''Series/StargateSG1''.
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It was clearly influenced by the classic teen movie ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' -- much more so than the movie's TV adaptation; many consider ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' to be the SpiritualSuccessor to the ''Ferris Bueller'' film. ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' actually had ''lower'' ratings than ''Ferris Bueller'', but the Fox network was still in its early years and thus had lower expectations, allowing ''Lewis'' to outlast ''Bueller'' by two seasons.
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It was clearly influenced by the classic teen movie ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' -- much more so than the movie's TV adaptation; many consider ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' to be the SpiritualSuccessor to the ''Ferris Bueller'' film. Initially, ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' actually had ''lower'' ratings than ''Ferris Bueller'', but the Fox network was still in its early years and thus had lower expectations, allowing ''Lewis'' to outlast ''Bueller'' by two seasons.
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-->''...Mr. Lewis? ...Mr. Randall? ...Mr. Phillips?! ...hellooooo?!''
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* TakeThat: Soon after the ''Ferris Bueller'' series was cancelled, the season finale "Parker Lewis Can't Win" ended with the camera pulling back to reveal [[BreakingTheFourthWall the film crew and the set layout]], along with rows of chairs. Two boys sit near the back in shadow:
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** Soon after the ''Ferris Bueller'' series was cancelled, the season finale "Parker Lewis Can't Win" ended with the camera pulling back to reveal [[BreakingTheFourthWall the film crew and the set layout]], along with rows of chairs. Two boys sit near the back in shadow:
** Soon after the ''Ferris Bueller'' series was cancelled, the season finale "Parker Lewis Can't Win" ended with the camera pulling back to reveal [[BreakingTheFourthWall the film crew and the set layout]], along with rows of chairs. Two boys sit near the back in shadow:
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* TakeThat: Soon after the ''Ferris Bueller'' series was cancelled, one episode ended with the camera pulling back to reveal the episode (still running) on a movie screen in a small theater. In the theater are two people, Parker Lewis and a teenage boy hidden in shadows. Parker turns to the other boy and says, "See, Ferris? That's how it's supposed to be done."
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* TakeThat: Soon after the ''Ferris Bueller'' series was cancelled, one episode the season finale "Parker Lewis Can't Win" ended with the camera pulling back to reveal [[BreakingTheFourthWall the episode (still running) on a movie screen in a small theater. In film crew and the theater are two people, Parker Lewis and a teenage boy hidden in shadows. Parker turns to set layout]], along with rows of chairs. Two boys sit near the other boy and says, "See, Ferris? That's back in shadow:
--->'''Boy #1''': So ''that's'' howit's supposed to be done."they do it!
--->'''Boy #2''': [[TheReveal C'mon, Ferris, let's get outta here.]]
--->'''Boy #1''': So ''that's'' how
--->'''Boy #2''': [[TheReveal C'mon, Ferris, let's get outta here.]]
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''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' was a sitcom on the {{Creator/FOX}} network, running from [[TheNineties 1990 to 1993]]. It centered around a good-hearted (but low-scrupled) HighSchool wheeler-dealer and his two associates, and the scams, cons and manipulations that they got away with (mostly) day to day. It starred Corin Nemec, now known for playing the former TropeNamer for SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute on ''Series/StargateSG1''.
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''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' was a sitcom on the {{Creator/FOX}} network, Creator/{{Fox}}, running from [[TheNineties 1990 to 1993]]. It centered around a good-hearted (but low-scrupled) HighSchool wheeler-dealer and his two associates, and the scams, cons and manipulations that they got away with (mostly) day to day. It starred Corin Nemec, now known for playing the former TropeNamer for SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute on ''Series/StargateSG1''.
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''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' was a sitcom on the {{Fox}} {{Creator/FOX}} network, running from [[TheNineties 1990 to 1993]]. It centered around a good-hearted (but low-scrupled) HighSchool wheeler-dealer and his two associates, and the scams, cons and manipulations that they got away with (mostly) day to day. It starred Corin Nemec, now known for playing the former TropeNamer for SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute on ''Series/StargateSG1''.
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* ImGoingToDisneyland: Parodied. When Larry Kubiak finds out he has actually met his weight loss goals and can stay on the football team Parker asks:
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* ImGoingToDisneyland: ImGoingToDisneyWorld: Parodied. When Larry Kubiak finds out he has actually met his weight loss goals and can stay on the football team Parker asks:
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* ImGoingToDisneyland: Parodied. When Larry Kubiak finds out he has actually met his weight loss goals and can stay on the football team Parker asks:
--> '''Parker:''' So, Kube, what are you going to do now?
--> '''Kubiak:''' I'm going to ''eat'' Disneyland.
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--> '''Kubiak:''' I'm going to ''eat'' Disneyland.
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--> Come on, Frank! Everyone knows you have the missing eleven minutes of the Watergate tapes!
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In later seasons, the show's title was truncated to simply ''Parker Lewis''. In one episode the title character has such unusual bad luck that the main title credit was changed to ''Parker Lewis Can't Win''.
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In later seasons, the show's title was truncated to simply ''Parker Lewis''. Lewis.'' In one episode the title character has such unusual unusually bad luck that the main title credit was changed to ''Parker Lewis Can't Win''.Win.''