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* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: Some scripts for the series, which were shown publicly, had "AD LIB" in some of the character's lines, usually when everyone was talking at the same time or an character was chasing another.
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* ActingForTwo: Chespirito in the CrossOver; Carlos Villagrán in a flashback with Quico's father and baby Quico; María Antonieta De Las Nieves as both La Chilindrina and her "Bizcabuela" great-grandmother; Édgar Vivar as Sr. Barriga and Ñoño; Florinda Meza as Doña Florinda and look-alike niece La Popis.

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* ActingForTwo: Chespirito in the CrossOver; CrossOver episode with Series/ElChapulinColorado; Carlos Villagrán in a flashback with Quico's father and baby Quico; María Antonieta De Las Nieves as both La Chilindrina and her "Bizcabuela" great-grandmother; Édgar Vivar as Sr. Barriga and Ñoño; Florinda Meza as Doña Florinda and look-alike niece La Popis.
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* CreativeDifferences: The main reason for Carlos Villagrán and Ramón Valdés left the show. The former for disagreements with Bolaños and the latter to show his discontentment with Florinda Meza's interference in the show.

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* CreativeDifferences: The main reason for Carlos Villagrán and Ramón Valdés left leaving the show. The former for disagreements with Bolaños and the latter to show his discontentment with Florinda Meza's interference in the show.
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** In 2008, Chespirito revealed that there was to be a series finale where [[spoiler:[[SuddenDownerEnding Chavo saves the life of a child about to be hit by a car, but at the cost of his own life.]] His daughter, who worked as a therapist, talked him out of it because she felt that doing this kind of series finale would cause the audience to be ''horribly'' traumatized.]]

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** In 2008, Chespirito revealed that there was to be a series finale where [[spoiler:[[SuddenDownerEnding Chavo saves the life of a child about to be hit by a car, but at the cost of his own life.]] His daughter, who worked as a therapist, talked him out of it because she felt that doing this kind of series finale would cause the audience to be ''horribly'' traumatized.traumatized, and there was the possibility that [[DontTryThisAtHome some children could have tried to imitate this]].]]
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** In 2010, Bolaños got sued by a group of musicians whose soundtrack he used on his series without permission, most notably Jean Jacques-Perrey who composed "The Elephant Never Forgets", which was used as the music for the show's theme song. As a result of this, the music for the live-action series' theme song was replaced by the intro music for WesternAnimation/ElChavoAnimado, which was itself already a more energetic version of "The Elephant Never Forgets".

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** In 2010, Bolaños got sued by a group of musicians whose soundtrack he used on his series without permission, most notably Jean Jacques-Perrey who composed "The Elephant Never Forgets", which was used as the music for the show's theme song. As a result of this, the music for the live-action series' theme song was replaced by the intro music for WesternAnimation/ElChavoAnimado, which was itself already a more energetic version of "The Elephant Never Forgets".Forgets", with other soundtracks also being replaced by original music from ''El Chavo Animado''.
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* {{Blooper}}: In one episode, Chavo accidentally stomps on Quico's foot, causing the latter to groan in pain. However, the viewer can clearly see that Roberto's foot does ''not'' touch Villagrán's and instead actually touches the floor, in front of him. Thus, it ends up seeming like Chavo stepped on the ground and then Quico started feeling pain out of nowhere.
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* LateExportForYou: The show first arrived on Brazil in 1984, eleven years after the independent series premiered. Many episodes were dubbed over the course of four slots until 1992, but many episodes remained either undubbed or with their dub archived, especially remakes or original versions of episodes that were already airing normally. Over the course of the 2010s, several episodes were dubbed or finally premiered after their dub having been archived for decades, and it was only in '''''2019''''' that every common episode had been dubbed in Brazilian Portuguese (and that's not counting the lost episodes or the 80s ''Chespirito'' sketches, which still haven't been dubbed as of now).
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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Due to a rights dispute between Televisa and Chespirito's family, the series stopped being broadcasted worldwide after July 31, 2020. Fans were understandably frustrated.

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** In 2010, Bolaños got sued by a group of musicians whose soundtrack he used on his series without permission, most notably Jean Jacques-Perrey who composed "The Elephant Never Forgets", which was used as the music for the show's theme song. As a result of this, the music for the live-action series' theme song was replaced by the intro music for WesternAnimation/ElChavoAnimado, which was itself already a more energetic version of "The Elephant Never Forgets".
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Due to a rights dispute between Televisa and Chespirito's family, the series stopped being broadcasted worldwide after July 31, 2020. Fans were understandably frustrated.
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** "Malicha" (the infamous three-episode long character) is a common nickname in Mexico for "María Luisa", which is the actual name of the actress, María Luisa Alcalá.
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* SerendipityWritesThePlot: Horacio Gómez (Godínez) wasn't an actor by trade, he was in fact the ''accountant'' of his broher Robeto Gómez Bolaños's acting troupe, but at the request of his brother Roberto, Horacio began to fill supporting roles in his productions in lieu of having to bring an outside actor, including the Godínez character.[[note]]In fact, looking at Horacio Gómez's filmography will show that he didn't act in anything outside of his brother's productions.[[/note]] Ironically, Godínez would end up becoming one of the most memorable characters outside of those played by the core cast of the show.
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* FranchiseZombie: After the departure of Quico and Don Ramón the show substantially dropped in quality, but it still went on for approximately fourteen more years. The reason for this was that back in the 80's, the channel where the program aired enjoyed a virtual monopoly on the Mexican TV airwaves, making it possible to air whatever it wanted without risking many ratings.

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* FranchiseZombie: After the departure of Quico and Don Ramón the show substantially dropped in quality, but it still went on for approximately fourteen more years. years (though in its final years it was absorved by Gomez Bolaños's sketch show ''Chespirito''). The reason for this was that back in the 80's, '80s, the channel where the program aired enjoyed a virtual monopoly on the Mexican TV airwaves, making it possible to air whatever it wanted without risking many ratings.ratings. Perhaps the most obvious sign of this is how by the final years of the show, all of the ''Chavo del ocho'' sketches ditched the ''vecindad'' set in favor of being limited exclusively to the school setting, as the majority of the cast had aged so much that they couldn't perform the slapstick comedy visible in the ''vecindad''.
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* ActingForTwo: Chespirito in the CrossOver; Carlos Villagrán in a flashback with Quico's father and baby Quico; María Antonieta De Las Nieves as both La Chilindrina and her "Bizcabuela" great-grandmother; Edgar Vivar as Sr. Barriga and Ñoño; Florinda Meza as Doña Florinda and look-alike niece La Popis.

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* ActingForTwo: Chespirito in the CrossOver; Carlos Villagrán in a flashback with Quico's father and baby Quico; María Antonieta De Las Nieves as both La Chilindrina and her "Bizcabuela" great-grandmother; Edgar Édgar Vivar as Sr. Barriga and Ñoño; Florinda Meza as Doña Florinda and look-alike niece La Popis.
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** The supposed LoveTriangle that many claim to have happened between Bolaños, Florinda Meza and Carlos Villagran. Not only was the romance between Carlos and Florinda short lived, Bolaños would only engage with Florinda years after her and Carlos had broke up.
** A lot of people still believe the Acapulco episodes were the final appearance of Quico, despite it being aired a year prior to Villagran's departure. This confusion is likely caused due to the episode being reran the next year, with some people also interpreting the music played at the end of the trilogy as a goodbye song for him.

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** The supposed LoveTriangle that many claim to have happened between Bolaños, Florinda Meza and Carlos Villagran.Villagrán. Not only was the romance between Carlos and Florinda short lived, Bolaños would only engage with Florinda years after her and Carlos had broke up.
** A lot of people still believe the Acapulco episodes were the final appearance of Quico, despite it being aired a year prior to Villagran's Villagrán's departure. This confusion is likely caused due to the episode being reran the next year, with some people also interpreting the music played at the end of the trilogy as a goodbye song for him.

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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: The supposed LoveTriangle that many claim to have happened between Bolaños, Florinda Meza and Carlos Villagran. Not only was the romance between Carlos and Florinda short lived, Bolaños would only engage with Florinda years after her and Carlos had broke up.

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The supposed LoveTriangle that many claim to have happened between Bolaños, Florinda Meza and Carlos Villagran. Not only was the romance between Carlos and Florinda short lived, Bolaños would only engage with Florinda years after her and Carlos had broke up.
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** A lot of people still believe the Acapulco episodes were the final appearance of Quico, despite it being aired a year prior to Villagran's departure. This confusion is likely caused due to the episode being reran the next year, with some people also interpreting the music played at the end of the trilogy as a goodbye song for him.
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* PopCultureUrbanLegends: The supposed LoveTriangle that many claim to have happened between Bolaños, Florinda Meza and Carlos Villagran. Not only was the romance between Carlos and Florinda short lived, Bolaños would only engage with Florinda years after her and Carlos had broke up.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Bolaños and Villagrán started to have differences in the latter seasons of Villagrán's tenure. In Bolaños' point of view, Villagrán tried to "steal the show" exaggerating his performances to get more attention from the public (something that Valdés corroborated in interviews from the time). On other hand, Villagrán considered that Bolaños was becoming "jealous" about the Quico character being one of the most popular and tried to hold him back. As result of this conflict, Villagrán left after the 1978 season.

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* HostilityOnTheSet: Bolaños and Villagrán started to have differences in the latter seasons of Villagrán's tenure. In Bolaños' point of view, Villagrán tried to "steal the show" exaggerating his performances to get more attention from the public (something that Valdés corroborated in interviews from the time). On other hand, Villagrán considered that According to Villagrán, however, Bolaños was becoming "jealous" about the Quico character being one of the most popular and tried to hold him back. As a result of this conflict, Villagrán left after the 1978 season.
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** In 2008, Chespirito revealed that there was to be a series finale where [[spoiler:[[SuddenDownerEnding Chavo saves the life of a child about to be hit by a car, but at the cost of his own life.]] His daughter, who worked as a therapist, talked him out of it because she felt that doing this kind of series finale would cause the audience to be HORRIBLY traumatized.]]

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** In 2008, Chespirito revealed that there was to be a series finale where [[spoiler:[[SuddenDownerEnding Chavo saves the life of a child about to be hit by a car, but at the cost of his own life.]] His daughter, who worked as a therapist, talked him out of it because she felt that doing this kind of series finale would cause the audience to be HORRIBLY ''horribly'' traumatized.]]
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* CreativeDifferences: The main reason for Carlos Villagrán and Ramon Valdez left the show. The former for disagreements with Bolaños and the latter to show his discontentment with Florinda Meza's interference in the show.

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* CreativeDifferences: The main reason for Carlos Villagrán and Ramon Valdez Ramón Valdés left the show. The former for disagreements with Bolaños and the latter to show his discontentment with Florinda Meza's interference in the show.



* HostilityOnTheSet: Bolaños and Villagrán started to have differences in the latter seasons of Villagrán's tenure. In Bolaños' point of view, Villagrán tried to "steal the show" exaggerating his performances to get more attention from the public (something that Valdez corroborated in interviews from the time). On other hand, Villagrán considered that Bolaños was becoming "jealous" about the Quico character being one of the most popular and tried to hold him back. As result of this conflict, Villagrán left after the 1978 season.

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* HostilityOnTheSet: Bolaños and Villagrán started to have differences in the latter seasons of Villagrán's tenure. In Bolaños' point of view, Villagrán tried to "steal the show" exaggerating his performances to get more attention from the public (something that Valdez Valdés corroborated in interviews from the time). On other hand, Villagrán considered that Bolaños was becoming "jealous" about the Quico character being one of the most popular and tried to hold him back. As result of this conflict, Villagrán left after the 1978 season.

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* CastIncest: Carlos Villagrán and Florinda Meza ''did'' have a RomanceOnTheSet and a LoveTriangle with Chespirito, as confirmed in an interview by Villagrán.



* CreativeDifferences: The main reason for Carlos Villagrán and Ramon Valdez left the show. The former for disagreements with Bolaños and the latter for two reasons: to support Villagrán's decision and to show his discontentment with Florinda Meza's interference in the show.

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* CreativeDifferences: The main reason for Carlos Villagrán and Ramon Valdez left the show. The former for disagreements with Bolaños and the latter for two reasons: to support Villagrán's decision and to show his discontentment with Florinda Meza's interference in the show.



* HostilityOnTheSet: Bolaños and Villagrán started to have differences in the latter seasons of Villagrán's tenure. In Bolaños' point of view, Villagrán tried to "steal the show" exaggerating his performances to get more attention from the public. On other hand, Villagrán considered that Bolaños was becoming "jealous" about the Quico character being one of the most popular and tried to hold him back. As result of this conflict, Villagrán left after the 1978 season.

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* HostilityOnTheSet: Bolaños and Villagrán started to have differences in the latter seasons of Villagrán's tenure. In Bolaños' point of view, Villagrán tried to "steal the show" exaggerating his performances to get more attention from the public.public (something that Valdez corroborated in interviews from the time). On other hand, Villagrán considered that Bolaños was becoming "jealous" about the Quico character being one of the most popular and tried to hold him back. As result of this conflict, Villagrán left after the 1978 season.

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* ActingForTwo: Chespirito in the CrossOver; Carlos Villagrán in a flashback with Quico's father and baby Quico; María Antonieta De Las Nieves as both La Chilindrina and her "Bizcabuela" great-grandmother; Edgar Vivar as Sr. Barriga and Ñoño (sometimes even TalkingToHimself); Florinda Meza as Doña Florinda and look-alike niece La Popis.

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* ActingForTwo: Chespirito in the CrossOver; Carlos Villagrán in a flashback with Quico's father and baby Quico; María Antonieta De Las Nieves as both La Chilindrina and her "Bizcabuela" great-grandmother; Edgar Vivar as Sr. Barriga and Ñoño (sometimes even TalkingToHimself); Ñoño; Florinda Meza as Doña Florinda and look-alike niece La Popis.



* TalkingToHimself: In the later seasons, (after the departure of Ramón and Quico) most of the cast actually played two characters. And they were needed to interact each other using split image. In the CrossOver with ''Series/ElChapulinColorado'', even the titular character needed to do it.
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* PlayingGertrude:
** Angelines Fernández as Doña Clotilde is the only actress that [[AvertedTrope averts]] (and even barely [[InvertedTrope inverts]]) this trope. Doña Clotilde claims to not be more than 45 years old, while Angelines was 5 years older than that by the time she first appeared in the series.
** Doña Florinda was often mocked by the children due to her age, while Florinda Meza was 22 years old when the series started.
** Two cases were more extreme than Florinda's: Janet Arceo and María Antonieta de las Nieves portrayed characters (Doña Eduviges and Doña Nieves, respectively) that are supposed to be noticeably older than Doña Florinda, but they are younger than even Florinda Meza.
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* RealLifeRelative: Godínez' actor is Chespirito's brother.

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* RealLifeRelative: Godínez' actor Horacio Gómez Bolaños (Godínez) is Chespirito's Roberto Gómez Bolaños's (El Chavo) brother.

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