History WesternAnimation / SixTeen

* MeanBoss: A constant theme in the series is that the bosses are either apathetic towards or outright abuse the gang. While Coach Halder and Wayne are consistently depicted as jerks, depending on the episodes, some of the episodes have it set as a blatant abuse of power.
* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: In "Dude of the Living Dead", several zombies are seen [[BuffySpeak zombifying]] people in the background.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tim, Wyatt's boss at Burger McFlipsters, where he works for the rest of the show, is one of the few bosses in the show who actually cares about his employees or his business. When Wyatt deviates from the usual burger songs the employees are supposed to sing, and creates made up catchy songs, Tim actually likes his methods and encourages him to keep doing it. When he catches Wyatt storing Caitlin's dress, he teaches him how to dance instead of asking questions. When the Bickersons start driving away customers and threatening the business, he fully agrees with Wyatt that they have to go and allows him to fire them.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Discussed InUniverse. "The Girls in the Band" is about a cheesy love song called "My Fantasy" sung by a boy band called [=DawgToy=], which appears to be about a guy who pines for his crush from a distance. While Jen and Caitlin (who're big fans of the group) find the song to sweet and romantic, the boys and Nikki all seem creeped out by it, with Nikki[[note]]Who, in the end, is revealed to be just as much of a [=DawgToy=]-fan as Jen and Caitlin are--if anything, Nikki's actually ''more'' obsessed with the group that either Jen or Caitlin.[[/note]] going so far as to describe the song as "[sounding] like a {{stalker|WithACrush}} wrote it."

* CreditCardDestruction: In the pilot episode, the Khaki Barn staff [[https://youtu.be/owPKQ3-o0ko?t=415 cut Caitlyn's credit card in half]] while she's holding it in her hand, commencing the CreditCardPlot.

* IndyEscape: At one point, the giant lemon that houses Squeeze It, where Caitlyn works, breaks free of its supports and rolls around the mall.

* TallDarkAndSnarky: Nikki's [[GirlOfTheWeek Guy of the week]] Stone, whom she dated for all of two episodes after breaking up with Jonesy.

%%* TallDarkAndSnarky: Nikki's [[GirlOfTheWeek Guy of the week]] Stone.

[[caption-width-right:300:Left to right: [[DeadpanSnarker Nikki Wong]], [[{{HandsomeLech}} Jonesy Garcia]], [[SpoiledSweet Caitlin Cooke]], [[SurferDude Jude Lizowski]], [[TeamMom Jen Masterson]], and [[BlackAndNerdy Wyatt Williams]].]]

There's a [[Recap/{{Sixteen}} recap page]] that could use some work for the episodes, and a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/BestEpisode/Sixteen Best Episode Crowner]]. You can also watch every episode on Nelvana's Retro Rerun channel on Youtube [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBZNlAa1UKF65P4LXh-eLNt5gR4g8LKcj here]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** When someone finds a cockroach in their meal, they promptly report it to Ron the Rent-a-Cop, who in turn gets the Board of Public Health. Ron proceeds to tell Jude about all the safety regulations he violated, and subsequently fires Jude over the incident, while stating that he won't work in food services again.
** In "The Khaki Girl", Jude forgets to plug in the fridge for the the Roast Burkey Chunklet meat. As a result, the meat gets rotten, and results in a [[VomitChainReaction brutal vomiting]] and [[TheFoodPoisoningIncident sickness epidemic]] breaking out across the mall. Jonesy is promptly fired and Ron the Rent-a-Cop says that the mall could be under investigation for food poisoning.
** When Jonesy gets fired, it's usually for a valid reason. While the show usually makes it either funny or paints the boss as unreasonable, Jonesy either goes blatantly against job safety norms or abuses or insults the customers, which is a fireable offence.
** In the b-plot to "The Wedding Destroyers," the clones accuse Nikki of stealing stuff from the Khaki Barn without any proof. They even go as far as to have Ron the Rent-a-Cop follow Nikki everywhere, even ''into the bathroom.'' Nikki finally snaps and quits her job. As soon as she leaves though, the real culprit, little Stanley, comes in with all the stuff he stole and is forced by his mother to apologize. The clones then find Nikki and try to apologize. Nikki, of course, doesn't accept their apology and threatens to call the head office and tell them that the clones have been harassing her. She only changes her mind when Chrissy offers to give her three extra breaks.

--> ''Jonesy:'' "It's not a breast, [[FreudianSlip it's a boob--I mean a bowl]]!"

* TheFatEpisode: Caitlin's story in "Girlie Boys", where she gains weight working at a candy shop.

** Jude and Jonesy have a ton. One episode parodies the famous pottery scene from Film/{{Ghost}} (with Jude holding Jonesy's hands as they partake on the activity), they have an onscreen kiss, and whenever Jude ends up in drag (which is surprisingly often) Jonesy ends up hitting on him.

--> '''Nikki''': "...[Jonesy's] oversized male ego!"\\
'''Jonesy''': "I think you like my 'oversized male ego'."

* FunWithBlenders: The very first episode has Jen's cell phone accidentally falling into a blender while it's running.

%%* TheFatEpisode: Caitlin's story in "Girlie Boys".

* EveryoneHasStandards: Upon finding out Serena dumped Wyatt by text message, even her new boyfriend sympathized with Wyatt on that.

* TheFatEpisode: Caitlin's story in "Girlie Boys".

There's a [[Recap/{{Sixteen}} recap page]] that could use some work for the episodes, and a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/BestEpisode/Sixteen Best Episode Crowner.]] You can also watch every episode on Nelvana's Retro Rerun channel on Youtube [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBZNlAa1UKF65P4LXh-eLNt5gR4g8LKcj here]].

* AccidentalPervert: In the ChristmasEpisode, Caitlin, who is wearing the Christmas costume for Jonesy, is knocked over by some children and accidentally gropes a woman in front of Nikki's mom. Since everyone thinks it is Jonesy, Nikki is absolutely furious, and Jonesy gets fired as a result.

* AllPeriodsArePMS: Played with in "Enter The Dragon." The three main girls' menstrual cycles are synchronized, causing them to behave in unusual ways. Jen, who is usually sporty and active, takes some muscle relaxants to soften her debilitaing cramps, becoming lethargic as a result. Nikki, who is snarky and insociable, becomes kinder and more talkative, but has wild mood swings that cause her to shift between overjoyed and sorrowful states. Finally, Caitlin, who is generally calm and jolly, gets a HairTriggerTemper that scares away most of the other characters.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: An in-universe example from "The Girls in the Band," regarding a cheesy love song called "My Fantasy," sung by a boy band called [=DawgToy=], which appears to be about a guy who pines for his crush from a distance. While Jen and Caitlin (who're big fans of the group) find the song to sweet and romantic, the boys and Nikki all seem creeped out by it, with Nikki[[note]]Who, in the end, is revealed to be just as much of a [=DawgToy=]-fan as Jen and Caitlin are--if anything, Nikki's actually '''more''' obsessed with the group that either Jen or Caitlin.[[/note]] going so far as to describe the song as "[sounding] like a stalker wrote it."

''6teen'' lasted from November 2004 to February 2010, with four seasons and a total of 93 episodes. The series was a co-production between Creator/{{Nelvana}} and Creator/FreshTV, being the latter company's very first series. It aired on Creator/{{Teletoon}} in Canada, becoming one of the channel's most popular and long-running series during its time on air. Broadcasting in the United States was originally handled by Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in 2005, but they dropped the show quite quickly afterwards. The show was then picked up by Creator/CartoonNetwork in 2008 in response to the success of Fresh TV's second series ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' (part of a general trend of Canadian imports rising to prominence on the channel at the time). But despite its flagship status for Teletoon throughout most of the 2000s, the show little success stateside, in part due to heavy editing from American censors (although it still managed to develop its own American fanbase).

%%* CandidCameraPrank: In Cecil B. Delusioned, [[{{Jerkass}} Jonesy]] pulls this on Nikki (the results do NOT turn out well).

* CurseCutShort There are many uses of this involving the word 'Bitch'. Once completely averted in "The Sushi Connection" when The Clones teased Nikki due to her assistant manager nametag saying "ASS. MAN" (short for Assistant Manager)