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* CreditCardPlot: Cedric goes on a spending spree after recieving a platinum card in "Brush With Greatness".

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* CreditCardPlot: Cedric goes on a spending spree after recieving receiving a platinum card in "Brush With Greatness".
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Death By Sex is no longer a trope per this TRS thread Zero Context Examples and examples that do not fit existing tropes will be deleted.


* DeathBySex: Regina's husband Jordan dies this way on their honeymoon. She returns home and recounts the tragedy to Cedric, Lovita, and Steve.
--> '''Steve''' (to Cedric): I always knew it would be killer, but Damn!
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* TheBully: Coretta "The Ox" Cox and The Gangsta Girls. She became nicer before the BrotherChuck.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: In “The Negotiators” Steve suggests that he and Lydia perform a funk ballad called “She’s Got Papers On Me” for the school’s student-faculty talent show. As far fetched as it sounds, “Papers” is an actual (albeit largely forgotten) song made popular by 80s Soul singer Richard “Dimples” Fields.
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* SleekHighRiseApartment: Steve lives in ome that overlooks Chicago.

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* SleekHighRiseApartment: Steve lives in ome one that overlooks Chicago.
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%%* TheCheerleader: Jennifer the Cheerleader is Lydia's nemesis.
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''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an rather obscure sitcom starring Creator/SteveHarvey and Creator/CedricTheEntertainer that aired on Creator/TheWB for six seasons from the late 1990's to the early 2000's. Reruns can be seen daily on the music channel BET Her (formerly called Centric), Saturdays on Creator/{{TBS}}, & as of October 1, 2018, Get TV.

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''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an rather obscure a sitcom starring Creator/SteveHarvey and Creator/CedricTheEntertainer that aired on Creator/TheWB for six seasons from the late 1990's to the early 2000's. Reruns can be seen daily on the music channel BET Her (formerly called Centric), Saturdays on Creator/{{TBS}}, & as of October 1, 2018, Get TV.
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%%* {{Expy}}: In many ways Lydia Liza Guttman comes across as a live action version of [[TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]]

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%%* {{Expy}}: In many ways Lydia Liza Guttman comes across as a live action version of [[TheSimpsons [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]]
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''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an unfortunately somewhat forgotten sitcom starring Creator/SteveHarvey and Creator/CedricTheEntertainer that aired on Creator/TheWB for six seasons from the late 1990's to the early 2000's. Reruns can be seen daily on the music channel BET Her (formerly called Centric), Saturdays on Creator/{{TBS}}, & as of October 1, 2018, Get TV.

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''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an unfortunately somewhat forgotten rather obscure sitcom starring Creator/SteveHarvey and Creator/CedricTheEntertainer that aired on Creator/TheWB for six seasons from the late 1990's to the early 2000's. Reruns can be seen daily on the music channel BET Her (formerly called Centric), Saturdays on Creator/{{TBS}}, & as of October 1, 2018, Get TV.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: In “The Negotiators” Steve suggests that he and Lydia perform a funk ballad called “She’s Got Papers On Me”, which is an actual (albeit largely forgotten) song by 80s Soul singer Richard “Dimples” Fields.

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* AluminumChristmasTrees: In “The Negotiators” Steve suggests that he and Lydia perform a funk ballad called “She’s Got Papers On Me”, which Me” for the school’s student-faculty talent show. As far fetched as it sounds, “Papers” is an actual (albeit largely forgotten) song made popular by 80s Soul singer Richard “Dimples” Fields.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: In “The Negotiators” Steve suggests that he and Lydia perform a funk ballad called “She’s Got Papers On Me”, which is an actual (albeit largely forgotten) song by 80s Soul singer Richard “Dimples” Fields.
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''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an unfortunately somewhat forgotten sitcom starring Creator/SteveHarvey and Cedric The Entertainer that aired on Creator/TheWB for six seasons from the late 1990's to the early 2000's. Reruns can be seen daily on the music channel BET Her (formerly called Centric), Saturdays on Creator/{{TBS}}, & as of October 1, 2018, Get TV.

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''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an unfortunately somewhat forgotten sitcom starring Creator/SteveHarvey and Cedric The Entertainer Creator/CedricTheEntertainer that aired on Creator/TheWB for six seasons from the late 1990's to the early 2000's. Reruns can be seen daily on the music channel BET Her (formerly called Centric), Saturdays on Creator/{{TBS}}, & as of October 1, 2018, Get TV.

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%%* BabiesEverAfter: Cedric & Lovita

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%%* * BabiesEverAfter: Cedric & LovitaLovita spend the whole final season dealing with Lovita's pregnancy. It's assumed they had the baby shortly after the series ended.



%%* BigManOnCampus: Romeo

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%%* * BigManOnCampus: RomeoRomeo is established as the main driving force for the student body's actions, shown in an early episode where nobody wants to join the school band because Romeo thought it was corny.



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** In the first season, nearly every episode started with Steve giving a monologue to the audience, and ended with HilariousOuttakes playing over the credits. The second season onward replaced these with regular {{Cold Open}}s and {{Credits Montage}}s.
** There's also the presence of Sophia and Sara (both of whom [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome disappeared after the first season]] and the lack of Lovita and Lydia (who were introduced in the second and third seasons, respectively.)



* MonochromeCasting: Bullethead and Lydia are the only white characters in the main cast; everyone else is black.



%%* PanickyExpectantFather: Cedric

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%%* PanickyExpectantFather: CedricCedric becomes one in the final season, during Lovita's pregnancy.
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''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an unfortunately somewhat forgotten sitcom starring Steve Harvey and Cedric The Entertainer that aired on Creator/TheWB for six seasons from the late 1990's to the early 2000's. Reruns can be seen daily on the music channel BET Her (formerly called Centric), Saturdays on Creator/{{TBS}}, & as of October 1, 2018, Get TV.

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''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an unfortunately somewhat forgotten sitcom starring Steve Harvey Creator/SteveHarvey and Cedric The Entertainer that aired on Creator/TheWB for six seasons from the late 1990's to the early 2000's. Reruns can be seen daily on the music channel BET Her (formerly called Centric), Saturdays on Creator/{{TBS}}, & as of October 1, 2018, Get TV.



* '''Merlin Santana''' and '''William Lee Scott''' as ''Romeo Santana'' and ''Stanley "Bullethead" Kuznocki'', (two best friends who look up to Steve as their personal mentor and who look up to Cedric, Lovita, and Principal Regina, as almost like honorary parental figures);
* '''Wendy Raquel Robinson''' as ''Principal Regina Grier'', (who eventually becomes Steve's love interest throughout the show);

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* '''Merlin Santana''' '''Creator/MerlinSantana''' and '''William Lee Scott''' as ''Romeo Santana'' and ''Stanley "Bullethead" Kuznocki'', (two best friends who look up to Steve as their personal mentor and who look up to Cedric, Lovita, and Principal Regina, as almost like honorary parental figures);
* '''Wendy Raquel Robinson''' '''Creator/WendyRaquelRobinson''' as ''Principal Regina Grier'', (who eventually becomes Steve's love interest throughout the show);



* '''Kel Mitchell''' as ''Vincent'';
* '''Kenan Thompson''' as ''Junior'';

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* '''Kel Mitchell''' '''Creator/KelMitchell''' as ''Vincent'';
* '''Kenan Thompson''' '''Creator/KenanThompson''' as ''Junior'';

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* CatchPhrase: Cedric: You can't [do x] all willy-nilly!; Steve: I'm so very, very [x]; Regina: Whoo!; Lovita: HEEYYYY!; Romeo: ... and whatnot; Lydia: I gotta go!

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* CatchPhrase: CatchPhrase:
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Cedric: You can't [do x] all willy-nilly!; willy-nilly!;
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Steve: I'm so very, very [x]; [x];
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Regina: Whoo!; Whoo!;
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Lovita: HEEYYYY!; HEEYYYY!;
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Romeo: ... and whatnot; whatnot;
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Lydia: I gotta go!
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* BachelorAuction: In "Going, Going, Gone", Regina hosts the event for her sorority. Steve initially isn't bid on at all but at the last minute a very attractive young woman bids $2000 for him. Ced (who really didn't want to participate at first) is involved in a bidding war between his girlfriend Lovita and another woman. Later in the episode, it is revealed that the young woman who bid on Steve was actually bidding on behalf of her boss, an older woman who is using Steve to make her husband jealous because he's been ignoring her. In Ced's case, the other woman beats out Lovita. Ced is excited to go out with her but Lovita demands that she goes on the date too. When Nikki (the other woman) comes to the apartment for the date, she an

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* BachelorAuction: In "Going, Going, Gone", Regina hosts the a "Win A Date with a Handsome Bachelor" event for her sorority. Steve initially isn't bid on at all but at the last minute a very attractive young woman bids $2000 for him. Ced (who really didn't want to participate at first) is involved in a bidding war between his girlfriend Lovita and another woman. Later in the episode, it is revealed that the young woman who bid on Steve was actually bidding on behalf of her boss, an older woman who is using Steve to make her husband jealous because he's been ignoring her. In Ced's case, the other woman beats out Lovita. Ced is excited to go out with her but Lovita demands that she goes on the date too. When Nikki (the other woman) comes to the apartment for the date, she an
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* Steve Harvey as the main character ''Steven "Steve" Hightower'';
* Cedric the Entertainer as ''Cedric Jackie Robinson'', (Steve's best friend and the school's football coach);
* Merlin Santana and William Lee Scott as ''Romeo Santana'' and ''Stanley "Bullethead" Kuznocki'', (two best friends who look up to Steve as their personal mentor and who look up to Cedric, Lovita, and Principal Regina, as almost like honorary parental figures);
* Wendy Raquel Robinson as ''Principal Regina Grier'', (who eventually becomes Steve's love interest throughout the show);
* Terri J. Vaughn as ''Lovita Alizé Jenkins-Robinson'' (Cedric's love interest and eventual wife on the show);
* Lori Beth Denberg as quirky, awkward student ''Lydia Liza Guttman'' (Romeo and Bullethead's best friend and sometimes acts like she has a crush on Romeo);
* Kel Mitchell as ''Vincent'';
* Kenan Thompson as ''Junior'';
** (as former troublemaking students who became good friends of Steve and Cedric.)
* Tracy Vilar as ''Sophia Ortiz'' (1996-1997)

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* Steve Harvey as '''Steve Harvey''' as the main character ''Steven "Steve" Hightower'';
* Cedric '''Cedric the Entertainer as Entertainer''' as ''Cedric Jackie Robinson'', (Steve's best friend and the school's football coach);
* Merlin Santana and William '''Merlin Santana''' and '''William Lee Scott Scott''' as ''Romeo Santana'' and ''Stanley "Bullethead" Kuznocki'', (two best friends who look up to Steve as their personal mentor and who look up to Cedric, Lovita, and Principal Regina, as almost like honorary parental figures);
* Wendy '''Wendy Raquel Robinson as Robinson''' as ''Principal Regina Grier'', (who eventually becomes Steve's love interest throughout the show);
* Terri '''Terri J. Vaughn as Vaughn''' as ''Lovita Alizé Jenkins-Robinson'' (Cedric's love interest and eventual wife on the show);
* Lori '''Lori Beth Denberg as Denberg''' as quirky, awkward student ''Lydia Liza Guttman'' (Romeo and Bullethead's best friend and sometimes acts like she has a crush on Romeo);
* Kel Mitchell '''Kel Mitchell''' as ''Vincent'';
* Kenan Thompson '''Kenan Thompson''' as ''Junior'';
** (as former troublemaking students who became good friends of Steve and Cedric.)
Cedric and with Romeo and Bullethead)
* Tracy Vilar as '''Tracy Vilar''' as ''Sophia Ortiz'' (1996-1997)



* Netfa Perry as ''Sara'' (1996–1997)

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* Netfa Perry as '''Netfa Perry''' as ''Sara'' (1996–1997)



Ariyan A. Johnson – Aisha (1997–1998)

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Ariyan * '''Ariyan A. Johnson – Johnson''' as Aisha (1997–1998)



* The Lady of Rage (Robin Yvette) as ''Coretta "The Ox" Cox'' (a [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak somewhat girly tomboy]] and [[DefrostingIceQueen former female bully]] who develops a huge crush on Romeo and Bullethead throughout the show)

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* The '''The Lady of Rage (Robin Yvette) Yvette)''' as ''Coretta "The Ox" Cox'' (a [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak somewhat girly tomboy]] and [[DefrostingIceQueen former female bully]] who develops a huge crush on Romeo and Bullethead throughout the show)
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** as former troublemaking students who became good friends of Steve and Cedric.

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** as (as former troublemaking students who became good friends of Steve and Cedric.)



** [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Only played in one season of the show]] as one of Romeo, Bullethead, and Lydia's best friends and briefly as a love interest.

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** [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome ([[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Only played in one season of the show]] as one of Romeo, Bullethead, and Lydia's best friends and briefly as a love interest.)



** [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Only played in one season of the show]] as one of Romeo, Bullethead, and Lydia's best friends and briefly as a love interest.

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** [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome ([[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Only played in one season of the show]] as one of Romeo, Bullethead, and Lydia's best friends and briefly as a love interest.)



** [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Only played in one season of the show]] as one of Romeo, Bullethead, and Lydia's best friends.

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** [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome ([[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Only played in one season of the show]] as one of Romeo, Bullethead, and Lydia's best friends.)

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* Kel Mitchell as ''Vincent'';
* Kenan Thompson as ''Junior'';

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* Kel Mitchell as Mitchell as ''Vincent'';
* Kenan Thompson as ''Junior''; Thompson as ''Junior'';
** as former troublemaking students who became good friends of Steve and Cedric.
* Tracy Vilar as ''Sophia Ortiz'' (1996-1997)
** [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Only played in one season of the show]] as one of Romeo, Bullethead, and Lydia's best friends and briefly as a love interest.
* Netfa Perry as ''Sara'' (1996–1997)
** [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Only played in one season of the show]] as one of Romeo, Bullethead, and Lydia's best friends and briefly as a love interest.
Ariyan A. Johnson – Aisha (1997–1998)
** [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Only played in one season of the show]] as one of Romeo, Bullethead, and Lydia's best friends.
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The show's cast included:
* Steve Harvey as the main character ''Steven "Steve" Hightower'';
* Cedric the Entertainer as ''Cedric Jackie Robinson'', (Steve's best friend and the school's football coach);
* Merlin Santana and William Lee Scott as ''Romeo Santana'' and ''Stanley "Bullethead" Kuznocki'', (two best friends who look up to Steve as their personal mentor and who look up to Cedric, Lovita, and Principal Regina, as almost like honorary parental figures);
* Wendy Raquel Robinson as ''Principal Regina Grier'', (who eventually becomes Steve's love interest throughout the show);
* Terri J. Vaughn as ''Lovita Alizé Jenkins-Robinson'' (Cedric's love interest and eventual wife on the show);
* Lori Beth Denberg as quirky, awkward student ''Lydia Liza Guttman'' (Romeo and Bullethead's best friend and sometimes acts like she has a crush on Romeo);
* Kel Mitchell as ''Vincent'';
* Kenan Thompson as ''Junior'';
* The Lady of Rage (Robin Yvette) as ''Coretta "The Ox" Cox'' (a [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak somewhat girly tomboy]] and [[DefrostingIceQueen former female bully]] who develops a huge crush on Romeo and Bullethead throughout the show)

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