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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Though Eddie and Jonny are often portrayed by white actors, Eddie is referred to as "from the wrong side of the tracks," which was sometimes 50s' code for "not white." This may also have had something to do with Delilah's parents disapproving of him.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Though Eddie and Jonny are often portrayed by white actors, Eddie is referred to as "from the wrong side of the tracks," which was sometimes 50s' code for "not white." This may also have had something to do with Delilah's parents disapproving of him.
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* HamtoHamCombat: Anytime Eddie and Delilah are in a room together, expect a titan clash of egos. “Case Closed” and “Exposé” are good examples.
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* HamtoHamCombat: HamToHamCombat: Anytime Eddie and Delilah are in a room together, expect a titan clash of egos. “Case Closed” and “Exposé” are good examples.
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* BrainyBeauty: Toffee.
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* BrainyBeauty: Toffee.
* {{Determinator}}: Jonny, in his efforts to win Toffee back. More sympathetic than most examples of DoggedNiceGuy, because they were actually in a relationship before, she was pressured to break it off and regrets it, and he knows she still loves him.
* FromNobodytoNightmare: Jonny, in a fairly literal example. He went from being an average teenager to a ''nuclear zombie'', but he's still a kind character.
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* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeAGirlLikeMe: Jonny says this in so many words to Toffee. “I’m no good with speeches, Toffee, I grew up an orphan. I didn’t have the things other kids had: no mom, no dad, no fancy birthday parties with ice cream and cake. You’re the first person who’s ever loved me; it would kill me to think this wasn’t forever!”
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* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeAGirlLikeMe: HeroicBastard: Jonny, as we discover. His parents conceived him on ''their'' prom night.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Ms. Strict. Though her actions end up causing more harm than good, she seems genuine enough in her desire to keep Toffee and the other students from making the same mistakes she did. And Eddie, who presumably knows her better than anyone, asserts that she’d never be able to live with herself if she mistreated [[spoiler:her son]]. Once TheReveal happens, she instantly and joyfully accepts responsibility for him.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Jonny says this in so many words to Toffee. “I’m no good with speeches, Toffee, I grew up an orphan. I didn’t have the things other kids had: no mom, no dad, no fancy birthday parties with ice cream and cake. You’re the first person who’s ever loved me; it would kill me to think this wasn’t forever!”
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Ms. Strict. Though her actions end up causing more harm than good, she seems genuine enough in her desire to keep Toffee and the other students from making the same mistakes she did. And Eddie, who presumably knows her better than anyone, asserts that she’d never be able to live with herself if she mistreated [[spoiler:her son]]. Once TheReveal happens, she instantly and joyfully accepts responsibility for him.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Jonny says this in so many words to Toffee. “I’m no good with speeches, Toffee, I grew up an orphan. I didn’t have the things other kids had: no mom, no dad, no fancy birthday parties with ice cream and cake. You’re the first person who’s ever loved me; it would kill me to think this wasn’t forever!”
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* ParentalSubstitute: Early on, Eddie takes on a rather parental role for Jonny. Seeing him as more than just a new story, Eddie actually believes in Jonny’s cause and tirelessly fights for him, while encouraging him not to give up on Toffee. As Jonny gleefully puts it, “No one’s ever stood up for me like this before!” Of course, this becomes doubly sweet with the reveal that [[spoiler:Jonny is Eddie’s long-lost son.]]
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* AngstNuke: A rare literal example – brokenhearted over Toffee’s rejection, Jonny crashes his motorcycle right into the nuclear plant. As Eddie puts it, “a tragic case of a hormonal imbalance resulting in a class three nuclear disaster!”
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Ms. Strict spends most of the show yelling and impatiently balking at Eddie’s advances, but “Exposé” is when she finally softens and shows some genuine affection for him, laughing and reminiscing about their past. In the finale, she’s only too happy [[spoiler: to accept his proposal and rekindle their relationship.]]
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Ms. Strict spends most of the show yelling and impatiently balking at Eddie’s advances, but “Exposé” is when she finally softens and shows some genuine affection for him, laughing and reminiscing about their past. In the finale, she’s only too happy [[spoiler: to accept his proposal and rekindle their relationship.]]
* BlackComedy: A staple of the show, given the premise. Toffee’s girls are usually the source, with their attempts to rekindle Toffee’s love life only a few weeks after Jonny’s death.
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* GreekChorus: A role filled by Toffee, Coco, Ginger, and Candy. They also seem to double as a FreudianTrio, with Candy as the Id, Coco as the Ego, and Ginger as the Superego.
* HamtoHamCombat: Anytime Eddie and Delilah are in a room together, expect a titan clash of egos. “Case Closed” and “Exposé” are good examples.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeAGirlLikeMe: Jonny says this in so many words to Toffee. “I’m no good with speeches, Toffee, I grew up an orphan. I didn’t have the things other kids had: no mom, no dad, no fancy birthday parties with ice cream and cake. You’re the first person who’s ever loved me; it would kill me to think this wasn’t forever!”
* HamtoHamCombat: Anytime Eddie and Delilah are in a room together, expect a titan clash of egos. “Case Closed” and “Exposé” are good examples.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeAGirlLikeMe: Jonny says this in so many words to Toffee. “I’m no good with speeches, Toffee, I grew up an orphan. I didn’t have the things other kids had: no mom, no dad, no fancy birthday parties with ice cream and cake. You’re the first person who’s ever loved me; it would kill me to think this wasn’t forever!”
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* MeaningfulName: The principal's name is Miss Strict. Also, Enrico Fermi High school is named after the eminent nuclear physicist.
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* MeaningfulName: The principal's name is Miss Strict. Toffee is very sweet. Also, Enrico Fermi High school is named after the eminent nuclear physicist.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Candy's full name is Candace, and Jake's is Jacob. Coco's is presumably Nicole.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Candy's full name is Candace, and Jake's is Jacob. Coco's is presumably Nicole.
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* SlapSlapKiss: Strict and Flagrante. She’s understandably angry, but still smitten with him under it all, and he knows it. And when she actually slaps him, he hilariously shrieks in a rather girly way.
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* UglyGuyHotWife: Jonny and Toffee. While Jonny is a [[CuteMonsterGirl cute zombie boy]], he's still a rotting corpse.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: When Jonny comes back from the dead, the only thing different is that he is green. All he wants to do is take his girlfriend to the prom.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: When Jonny comes back from the dead, the only thing different is that he is green. He's still fully articulate and has absolutely ''no'' interest in cannibalism. All he wants to do is take his girlfriend to the prom.
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* RevenantZombie: Jonny is one in the "[[ThePowerOfLove Risen by True Love]]" sense.
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* StatuesqueStunner: Delilah is a lot taller than both the female and male members of the cast in the film adaptation.
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* TinyGuyHugeGirl:[[spoiler: Delilah is a head taller than Eddie.]]
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* ButNotTooForeign: [[spoiler:Jonny's parents in the movie adaptation are a black mother(Delilah Strict) and a white father(Eddie Flagrate).]]
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Jonny is a zombie and a NiceGuy.
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* Breakingthefourthwall: BreakingTheFourthWall: Done a lot depending on the production.
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* VillainSong: Several.
"Rules regulation and respect." Ms. Strict.
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"Rules regulation and respect." Ms. Strict.
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** "That's the Beat for Me," sung by Eddie Flagrante.
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* Bigbad: Strict comes closest to this. At least until the end.
* Bigentrance: When Jonny comes back during "Blast from the past."
* Breakthecutie: Basically Toffee the whole time.
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* Bigbad: BigBad: Strict comes closest to this. At least until the end.
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* ThemeNaming: Toffee, Coco, Ginger, and Candy.
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* Bigbad: Strict comes closest to this. At least until the end.
* Bigentrance: When Jonny comes back during "Blast from the past."
* Breakthecutie: Basically Toffee the whole time.
** The sweet tarts at some points.
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At the very final song Toffee thanks the audience.
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* SmokingIsCool: Parodied with True Blue Cigarettes commercial in "Come Join Us". The sexy woman singing the song for the commercial coughs very unsexily at the end of the song.
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* SmokingIsCool: Parodied with True Blue Cigarettes commercial in "Come Join Us". The sexy woman singing the song for the commercial Ramona Merangue coughs very unsexily at the end of the song.
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* VillianSong: Several.
"Rules regulation and respect." Ms. Strict.
* TheVoiceless: Ramona doesn't say anything except for her songs.
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* GreekChorus: A role filled by Toffee, Coco, Ginger, and Candy.
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Jonny Warner, a rebel who spells his name without the customary H, is the new transfer student at Enrico Fermi High School. He falls in love with good girl Toffee, the first woman who's ever loved him. Toffee's parents and principal Miss Strict pressure her to break up with him, and when she does, Jonny commits suicide by jumping into a vat of nuclear waste. He comes back as a zombie, and wants to take Toffee to the prom. Miss Strict, however, does not want any zombies at her high school. Jonny teams up with fame-seeking reporter Eddie Flagrante to campaign for zombie civil rights. It turns out that Miss Strict has a few secrets in her past.
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Jonny Warner, a rebel who spells his name without the customary H, is the new transfer student at Enrico Fermi High School. He falls in love a with good girl named Toffee, the first woman who's ever loved him. Toffee's parents and principal Miss Strict pressure her to break up with him, and when she does, Jonny commits suicide by jumping riding his motorcycle into a vat of nuclear waste.plant. He comes back as a zombie, and wants to take Toffee to the prom. Miss Strict, however, does not want any zombies at her high school.school ruining the order that she's established. Jonny teams up with fame-seeking reporter Eddie Flagrante to campaign for zombie civil rights. It turns out that Miss Strict has a few secrets in her past.
past that she wishes to keep under wraps...
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted with Jonny and Toffee. Ms. Strict and Toffee's parents take him for a delinquent, all because of his motorcycle, leather jacket, and his "[[FelonyMisdemeanor defiling of a good Christian name]]." It never seems to occur to them that Toffee could love him because he's actually a good guy.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted with Jonny and Toffee. Ms. Strict and Toffee's parents take him for a delinquent, all because of his motorcycle, leather jacket, and his "[[FelonyMisdemeanor defiling of a good Christian name]]." It never seems to occur to them that Toffee could love him because he's actually a good guy. guy.
** [[spoiler: Ms. Strict qualifies as well. Back in the day, she had a thing for Eddie Flagrante, and if she wouldn't be allowed to go to the prom with him, she wasn't going at all.]]
** [[spoiler: Ms. Strict qualifies as well. Back in the day, she had a thing for Eddie Flagrante, and if she wouldn't be allowed to go to the prom with him, she wasn't going at all.]]
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* LetterMotif: Jonny, Joey, Jake, Joshand Josh.
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* ParentalAbandonment: Jonny grew up in an orphanage, and has never seen his parents. [[spoiler: Subverted when it's later revealed that Ms. Strict and Eddie are his parents.]]
* {{Premiseville}}: Enrico FermiHighHigh School
* {{Premiseville}}: Enrico Fermi
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* SmokingIsCool: Parodied with True Blue Cigarettes in "Come Join Us". Sexy lady sings jingle. She coughs very unsexily at the end of the song.
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* ThemeNaming: Toffee, Coco, Ginger, Candy
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* ThemeNaming: Toffee, Coco, Ginger, Candyand Candy.
* ThePowerOfLove: Toffee's undying love for Jonny, even after he commits nuclear suicide, manages to raise Jonny back from the dead as a nuclear zombie.
* ThePowerOfLove: Toffee's undying love for Jonny, even after he commits nuclear suicide, manages to raise Jonny back from the dead as a nuclear zombie.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Jonny. Though the most rebellious thing he does is spell his name without an "h". [[FelonyMisdemeanor Everyone (especially Miss Strict and Toffee's parents) still react as though he's a bad boy]].
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Jonny. Though the most rebellious thing he does is spell his name without an "h". [[FelonyMisdemeanor Everyone (especially Miss Subverted with Jonny and Toffee. Ms. Strict and Toffee's parents) still react as though parents take him for a delinquent, all because of his motorcycle, leather jacket, and his "[[FelonyMisdemeanor defiling of a good Christian name]]." It never seems to occur to them that Toffee could love him because he's actually a bad boy]].good guy.
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* TroubledButCute: Jonny is a lighthearted parody of this. He grew up an orphan, wears a leather jacket, rides a motorcycle, and rebels by... leaving the "H" out of his name. On top of that, he's a perfectly nice guy.
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* GhostShip
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** The real counterpoint number is the trio following said number, "Case Closed," which also ends Act One.
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* XMeetsY: ''{{Grease}}'' meets zombies.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Jonny. Though the most rebellious thing he does is spell his name without an "h". [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous Everyone (especially Miss Strict and Toffee's parents) still react as though he's a bad boy]].
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Jonny. Though the most rebellious thing he does is spell his name without an "h". [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous [[FelonyMisdemeanor Everyone (especially Miss Strict and Toffee's parents) still react as though he's a bad boy]].
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Jonny Warner, a rebel who spells his name without the customary H, is the new transfer student at Enrico Fermi High School. He falls in love with good girl Toffee, the first woman who's ever loved him. Toffee's parents and principal Miss Strict pressure her to break up with him, and when she does, Jonny commits suicide by jumping into a vat of nuclear waste. He comes back as a zombie, and wants to take Toffee to the prom. Miss Strict, however, does not want any zombies at her high school. Jonny teams up with fame-seeking reporter Eddie Flagrante to campaign for zombie civil rights. It turns out that Miss Strict has a few secrets in her past.
''Zombie Prom'' was originally an off-Broadway musical, and was made into a much-abridged film featuring [=RuPaul=] as Miss Strict.
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!!This production contains examples of:
* AffectionateParody: Of 1950 [[BMovie B Movies]]
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Jonny. Though the most rebellious thing he does is spell his name without an "h". [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous Everyone (especially Miss Strict and Toffee's parents) still react as though he's a bad boy]].
* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: Averted. Was a musical first, and then a film.
* BackFromTheDead: Jonny.
* CounterpointDuet: "Where Do We Go From Here," though it's an ensemble number rather than a duet.
* DaEditor: Eddie Flagrante - especially prominent during the "That's the Beat for Me" sequence.
* DarkReprise: "Then Came Jonny" is repeated at the start of the second act but is much more ominous because everything is going badly. This is {{Played For Laughs}}; the final punishment is [[FateWorseThanDeath cancelling the senior prom]].
* {{Delinquents}}: Jonny is referred to as a juvenile delinquent, but the most rebellious thing he does is spell his name without the customary H.
* DrivenToSuicide: Jonny.
* TheFifties
* FinalLoveDuet: "Forbidden Love"
* GhostShip
* IntrepidReporter: Eddie Flagrante, though as the story progresses he seems to become genuinely interested in promoting equal rights for the undead.
* LetterMotif: Jonny, Joey, Jake, Josh
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Miss Strict and Eddie Flagrante turn out to be Jonny's parents, though Miss Strict doesn't find out until Jonny does.]]
* MeaningfulName: The principal's name is Miss Strict. Also, Enrico Fermi High school is named after the eminent nuclear physicist.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: When Jonny comes back from the dead, the only thing different is that he is green. All he wants to do is take his girlfriend to the prom.
* {{Premiseville}}: Enrico Fermi High
* ResurrectedRomance
* SmokingIsCool: Parodied with True Blue Cigarettes in "Come Join Us". Sexy lady sings jingle. She coughs very unsexily at the end of the song.
* TWordEuphemism: "The C Word"
* ThemeNaming: Toffee, Coco, Ginger, Candy
* XMeetsY: ''{{Grease}}'' meets zombies.
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''Zombie Prom'' was originally an off-Broadway musical, and was made into a much-abridged film featuring [=RuPaul=] as Miss Strict.
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!!This production contains examples of:
* AffectionateParody: Of 1950 [[BMovie B Movies]]
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Jonny. Though the most rebellious thing he does is spell his name without an "h". [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous Everyone (especially Miss Strict and Toffee's parents) still react as though he's a bad boy]].
* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: Averted. Was a musical first, and then a film.
* BackFromTheDead: Jonny.
* CounterpointDuet: "Where Do We Go From Here," though it's an ensemble number rather than a duet.
* DaEditor: Eddie Flagrante - especially prominent during the "That's the Beat for Me" sequence.
* DarkReprise: "Then Came Jonny" is repeated at the start of the second act but is much more ominous because everything is going badly. This is {{Played For Laughs}}; the final punishment is [[FateWorseThanDeath cancelling the senior prom]].
* {{Delinquents}}: Jonny is referred to as a juvenile delinquent, but the most rebellious thing he does is spell his name without the customary H.
* DrivenToSuicide: Jonny.
* TheFifties
* FinalLoveDuet: "Forbidden Love"
* GhostShip
* IntrepidReporter: Eddie Flagrante, though as the story progresses he seems to become genuinely interested in promoting equal rights for the undead.
* LetterMotif: Jonny, Joey, Jake, Josh
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Miss Strict and Eddie Flagrante turn out to be Jonny's parents, though Miss Strict doesn't find out until Jonny does.]]
* MeaningfulName: The principal's name is Miss Strict. Also, Enrico Fermi High school is named after the eminent nuclear physicist.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: When Jonny comes back from the dead, the only thing different is that he is green. All he wants to do is take his girlfriend to the prom.
* {{Premiseville}}: Enrico Fermi High
* ResurrectedRomance
* SmokingIsCool: Parodied with True Blue Cigarettes in "Come Join Us". Sexy lady sings jingle. She coughs very unsexily at the end of the song.
* TWordEuphemism: "The C Word"
* ThemeNaming: Toffee, Coco, Ginger, Candy
* XMeetsY: ''{{Grease}}'' meets zombies.
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