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* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: After getting de-aged to 7 in "Little Big Zack", Zack's stuck in his now-oversized teenage clothes for the entire episode.
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%% * OverprotectiveDad: Dan has shades of this.
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* AdaptationLocationChange: The book series took place in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity; the TV show, being made in Canada, moved the setting to UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}.

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* AdaptationLocationChange: AdaptationalLocationChange: The book series took place in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity; the TV show, being made in Canada, moved the setting to UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}.

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* AdaptationLocationChange: The book series took place in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity; the TV show, being made in Canada, moved the setting to UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}.



* CulturalTranslation: The book series took place in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity; the TV show, being made in Canada, moved the setting to UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}.
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%% * ExcitedShowTitle: "Fiber!".
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%% * TheDollEpisode: "The Talented Mr. Talisman".

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%% * PowerTrio: Zack, Cam and Spence.

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%% * PowerTrio: WithAFriendAndAStranger: Zack, Cam and Spence.

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Vernon is this to Gwen.
* AdultsAreUseless: Zack's father Dan qualifies. He means well!

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%% * AbhorrentAdmirer: Vernon is this to Gwen.
%% * AdultsAreUseless: Zack's father Dan qualifies. He means well!



* AlliterativeName: Spencer Sharpe and Ann Arlington.

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%% * AlliterativeName: Spencer Sharpe and Ann Arlington.



* AlternateUniverse: Zack sends himself, Cam and Spence to one in "What's Eating Zack Greenburg?" and visits another in "Zack and White".
* AlienInvasion: The Zugottian Empire try to invade Earth in "Total Rewind" but they're not very good at it.
* AlmightyJanitor: Floyd.
* AmnesiaEpisode: Zack in "Who Did You Say I Was?".

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%% * AlternateUniverse: Zack sends himself, Cam and Spence to one in "What's Eating Zack Greenburg?" and visits another in "Zack and White".
%% * AlienInvasion: The Zugottian Empire try to invade Earth in "Total Rewind" but they're not very good at it.
%% * AlmightyJanitor: Floyd.
%% * AmnesiaEpisode: Zack in "Who Did You Say I Was?".



* AsleepInClass: Both Zack and Vernon in "In Your Dreams".

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%% * AsleepInClass: Both Zack and Vernon in "In Your Dreams".



* {{Bookworm}}: Spence.
* CampingEpisode: Zack, Spence and Cam go camping and are sent to a parallel universe in "What's Eating Zack Greenburg?".

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%% * {{Bookworm}}: Spence.
%% * CampingEpisode: Zack, Spence and Cam go camping and are sent to a parallel universe in "What's Eating Zack Greenburg?".



* CannotTalkToWomen: Zack, especially in "Deja Vudoo".

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%% * CannotTalkToWomen: Zack, especially in "Deja Vudoo".



* ClassTrip: Comes up fairly often.

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%% * ClassTrip: Comes up fairly often.



* DanceOfRomance: Cam and Gwen in "Gone".
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The AlternateUniverse in "Zack and White".
* TheDollEpisode: "The Talented Mr. Talisman".
* EvilGloating: Vernon often does this or at least tries to.
* ExcitedShowTitle: "Fiber!".
* FMinusMinus: In "Looking for Zack Greenburg", Zack receives an F- in a physics pop quiz.

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%% * DanceOfRomance: Cam and Gwen in "Gone".
%% * DeliberatelyMonochrome: The AlternateUniverse in "Zack and White".
%% * TheDollEpisode: "The Talented Mr. Talisman".
%% * EvilGloating: Vernon often does this or at least tries to.
%% * ExcitedShowTitle: "Fiber!".
%% * FMinusMinus: In "Looking for Zack Greenburg", Zack receives an F- in a physics pop quiz.



* GoGetterGirl: Gwen.

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%% * GoGetterGirl: Gwen.



* HighSchoolHustler: Cam. Technically, a Junior High School Hustler.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: This often happens to Vernon.
* HotTeacher: Zack has a huge crush on Ms. Arlington in Season Two. It's obvious to everyone in spite of what Zack thinks.

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%% * HighSchoolHustler: Cam. Technically, a Junior High School Hustler.
%% * HoistByHisOwnPetard: This often happens to Vernon.
%% * HotTeacher: Zack has a huge crush on Ms. Arlington in Season Two. It's obvious to everyone in spite of what Zack thinks.



* IJustWantToHaveFriends: The practical joke pulling ghost Gilbert Millerson in "Things to do at Horace Hyde When You're Dead".

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%% * IJustWantToHaveFriends: The practical joke pulling ghost Gilbert Millerson in "Things to do at Horace Hyde When You're Dead".



* ItWasAGift: In "The Talented Mr. Talisman", Cam used this excuse for a Skipper doll.

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%% * ItWasAGift: In "The Talented Mr. Talisman", Cam used this excuse for a Skipper doll.



* JustFriends: Cam and Gwen frequently insist that they are this but Zack and Spence don't believe them.

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* JustFriends: Cam and Gwen frequently insist that they are this just friends, but Zack and Spence don't believe them.



* KissOfLife: One episode had Spencer attempt this on Zack. Zack is NOT amused.
* LastMinuteProject: Zack is a master of this trope, which usually causes problems of a paranormal variety for him, Cam and Spence.

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%% * KissOfLife: One episode had Spencer attempt this on Zack. Zack is NOT amused.
%% * LastMinuteProject: Zack is a master of this trope, which usually causes problems of a paranormal variety for him, Cam and Spence.



* LeastRhymableWord

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* MerlinSickness: Merlin himself exhibits this in "Once and Future Zack".

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%% * MerlinSickness: Merlin himself exhibits this in "Once and Future Zack".



* NiceGuy: Zack and Spence.

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%% * NiceGuy: Zack and Spence.



* OnlySaneMan: Mostly Spence but Zack and Gwen have their moments.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Zack.
* OppositesAttract: Cam and Gwen, though they repeatedly claim that they aren't attracted to each other.

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%% * OnlySaneMan: Mostly Spence but Zack and Gwen have their moments.
%% * OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Zack.
%% * OppositesAttract: Cam and Gwen, though they repeatedly claim that they aren't attracted to each other.



* OverprotectiveDad: Dan has shades of this.
* PainfulTransformation: Zack transforms into a ''tree'' in "Fiber!".

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%% * OverprotectiveDad: Dan has shades of this.
%% * PainfulTransformation: Zack transforms into a ''tree'' in "Fiber!".



* PictureDay: In "Photo Double", Zack's soul is trapped in his student ID card.
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: In "Frog Prince", Zack is upset when Cam mocks his poor swimming in front of people. He accidentally turns Cam into a frog and he can't become human again until they repair their friendship.



* PowerTrio: Zack, Cam and Spence.
* PunBasedTitle: "Deja Vudoo".
* PutOnABus: Mr. Killerby, Ms. Coleman-Levin, Zack's grandma Leah and Vernon's manservant Charles all disappeared after Season One.

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%% * PowerTrio: Zack, Cam and Spence.
%% * PunBasedTitle: "Deja Vudoo".
* PutOnABus: Mr. Killerby, Ms. Coleman-Levin, Zack's grandma Leah and Vernon's manservant Charles all disappeared after Season One.
Vudoo".



* [[ReferencedBy/WilliamShakespeare Referenced by...: William Shakespeare]]: In "Zackeo and Juliet", Zack and Gwen play the title characters of ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' in the [[SchoolPlay school's production]] of the play. When Zack puts on his costume, he is [[TrappedinTVLand transported into the world of the play]] and meets Romeo himself. When he puts on Zack's baseball cap, Romeo [[RefugeeFromTVLand is able to enter the real world]].



* SociallyAwkwardHero: Zack.
* SchoolIdol: Cam, at least in his own mind.

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%% * SociallyAwkwardHero: Zack.
%% * SchoolIdol: Cam, at least in his own mind.



* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: Horace Hyde-White has one.

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%% * SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: Horace Hyde-White has one.



* TheSnarkKnight: Spence has his moments, particularly when it comes to Cam and Vernon.
* SpoiledBrat: Vernon.
* StalkerWithACrush: Gwen tends to see Vernon as this.
* SternTeacher: Mr. Munk. Although Zack considers him a SadisticTeacher, he is shown to be tough but fair and it is hinted that he genuinely likes Zack, Cam and Spence.

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%% * TheSnarkKnight: Spence has his moments, particularly when it comes to Cam and Vernon.
%% * SpoiledBrat: Vernon.
%% * StalkerWithACrush: Gwen tends to see Vernon as this.
* SternTeacher: Mr. Munk. Although Zack considers him a SadisticTeacher, he is shown to be tough but fair fair, and it is hinted that he genuinely likes Zack, Cam and Spence.



* TeenGenius: Spence.
* TheTalk: Dan gives Zack, Cam and Spence the Talk in "The Zack Show".

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%% * TeenGenius: Spence.
%% * TheTalk: Dan gives Zack, Cam and Spence the Talk in "The Zack Show".



* WillTheyOrWontThey: Gwen and Cameron.

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%% * WillTheyOrWontThey: Gwen and Cameron.
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* ShoutOut: In "Library of No Return", Zack is asked to say what he remembers about Alice in Wonderland, but accidentally says the author is Creator/RLStine

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* [[ReferencedBy/WilliamShakespeare Referenced by...: William Shakespeare]]: In "Zackeo and Juliet", Zack and Gwen play the title characters of ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' in the [[SchoolPlay school's production]] of the play. When Zack puts on his costume, he is [[TrappedinTVLand transported into the world of the play]] and meets Romeo himself. When he puts on Zack's baseball cap, Romeo [[RefugeeFromTVLand is able to enter the real world]].



* TrumanShowPlot: In the Season Two episode "The Zack Show", Zack discovers that he is the star of a reality show which is broadcast in a parallel universe. The only problem is that ratings are flagging and, if the show is cancelled, his universe will be destroyed.

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* TrumanShowPlot: In the Season Two episode "The Zack Show", Zack discovers that he is the star of a reality show which is broadcast in a parallel universe. The only problem is that ratings are flagging and, if the show is cancelled, his universe will be destroyed.
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* LiteraryAllusionTitle:
** "Talented Mr. Talisman" is a reference to ''Film/TheTalentedMrRipley'' by Patricia Highsmith.
** "Once and Future Zack" is a reference to ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing'' by Creator/THWhite.

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* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: In "Quiet Please, I'm Reading Your Mind", Zack becomes telepathic. Cam wants to use it to make his fortune. Zack ends up hearing someone plotting murder, then tries to figure out whose mind he was reading and try prevent said murder. Turns out [[spoiler:a classroom spider was trying to eat Harvey the grasshopper.]]


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* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: In "Quiet Please, I'm Reading Your Mind", Zack becomes telepathic. Cam wants to use it to make his fortune. Zack ends up hearing someone plotting murder, then tries to figure out whose mind he was reading and try prevent said murder. Turns out [[spoiler:a classroom spider was trying to eat Harvey the grasshopper.]]

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Coincidentally, this show has [[OnlySoManyCanadianActors pretty much the same cast]] as ''Series/BlackHoleHigh'', and a number of the actors wound up on ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration''.

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Coincidentally, this show has [[OnlySoManyCanadianActors pretty much several of the same cast]] cast members]] as ''Series/BlackHoleHigh'', and a number of the actors wound up on ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration''.


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* BlandNameProduct: In "Crypt Seeker", the titular video game, featuring an archaeologist named Tara Bond, is one for ''Franchise/TombRaider''.
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* PunBasedTitle: "Deja Vudoo".
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* AlliterativeTitle: "The Terrible Truth" and "Zack Zero".
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* ExcitedShowTitle: "Fiber!".
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* QuestioningTitle: "Who Did You Say I Was?".

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