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''The Emperor's New School'' (2006-2008) is a Creator/DisneyChannel show based on the [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney Film]] ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove''.

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''The Emperor's New School'' (2006-2008) is a Creator/DisneyChannel show based on the [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney Film]] ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove''.
''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove''.



* EarlyBirdCameo: Kuzco and all the other characters from this show previously appeared in ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' (due to ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' being released before it) before making their official televised debuts here.

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* EarlyBirdCameo: Kuzco and all the other characters from this show previously appeared in ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' (due to ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' being released before it) before making their official televised debuts here.



** One of the subplots of the episode "Project Poncho" involves Yzma being tricked into believing that she got a poncho that only the intelligent could see, culminating with Tipo pointing out, from the middle of the crowd for the fashion show, that "the Empress is in her underwear". This side of the story [[WholePlotReference was all referring to]] ''Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes'', the story that loosely inspired [[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove the original movie]]. (Well, the title, if nothing else.)

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** One of the subplots of the episode "Project Poncho" involves Yzma being tricked into believing that she got a poncho that only the intelligent could see, culminating with Tipo pointing out, from the middle of the crowd for the fashion show, that "the Empress is in her underwear". This side of the story [[WholePlotReference was all referring to]] ''Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes'', the story that loosely inspired [[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove [[WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove the original movie]]. (Well, the title, if nothing else.)

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* LineOfSightName:
** Brad Bowllama.
** Brad Bananastaircasehat.

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* LineOfSightName:
** Brad Bowllama.
** Brad Bananastaircasehat.
LineOfSightAlias: Parodied when Kuzco claims his best friend's name is "Brad Bowllama"... and Malina immediately calls his bluff. (It could have been worse. He considered "Bananastaircasehat".)
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* VillainDecay: yzma's plots usually involve Kuzco failing a class instead of trying to kill him with a few exceptions and she even has a few moments where she will [[EnemyMine team up with Kuzco]] or [[PetTheDog save his life]].
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* YouMeanXmas: Kuzmas (and Kuzcoween and whatever other holiday they feel like parodying). The most painful is that in the Christmas episode a kid's wish is to see snow...and Kuzco freezes to near-death in the same episode.

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* YouMeanXmas: Kuzmas Giftmas (and Kuzcoween and whatever other holiday they feel like parodying). The most painful is that in the Christmas episode a kid's wish is to see snow...and Kuzco freezes to near-death in the same episode.

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* BatmanGambit: "The Emperor's New Home School" features two both aimed getting Kuzco back into regular school. Yzma arranges a field trip and pairs Malina with Ramon to make him insanely jealous. Meanwhile, since Kuzco's just lazying about the house, Chicha deliberately becomes an overbearing EducationMama to make him want to leave.

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* BatmanGambit: BatmanGambit:
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"The Emperor's New Home School" features two both aimed getting Kuzco back into regular school. Yzma arranges a field trip and pairs Malina with Ramon to make him insanely jealous. Meanwhile, since Kuzco's just lazying about the house, Chicha deliberately becomes an overbearing EducationMama to make him want to leave.leave.
** "Graduation Groove": with Kuzco guaranteed to finally graduate, Yzma aims to get him to abdicate instead. She poses as the Royal Record Keeper and goes on at length to Kuzco about all the boring tasks and responsibilities that come with being emperor. As herself, she then offers Kuzco a potion that will turn him into a chicken with no responsibilities. [[spoiler:It almost works, but Malina and Kronk manage to find Kuzco and help him set things right]].


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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Kuzco wants nothing more than to graduate and be emperor, but in the finale, he starts thinking about losing his friends and all the responsibilities that come with the big job.


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* SpringtimeForHitler: In the finale, Kuzco worries about being emperor and tries to deliberately fail the final exam in order to stay in school. He somehow passes with flying colors instead.
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* {{Irony}}: Yzma's potions accidentally get into the local drinking water, transforming various characters into animals. Kuzco, of all people, is spared this because he refuses to drink "peasant water" and drinks his own brand. When Yzma is confronted, he appears to find this all somewhat amusing.


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* {{Retool}}: Parodied in "The Emperor's New Show" when fan letters convince Kuzco to change the show. They do a cop show, a game show, anime, and wrestling. It turns out Yzma is behind the letters as part of a plan to get destroy Kuzco. Kronk's cooking show pitch is rejected, so he decides to interfere during the wrestling one and spills the beans in the process. Ultimately, Kuzco writes his own fan letter just to put everything back to normal.


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* SelfDeprecation: A supposed fan letter in "The Emperor's New Show" acknowledges how Kuzco keeps falling for Yzma's potions week after week, which he insists isn't true, [[HypocriticalHumor only to accept a strangely colored drink from Kronk]]. Also, the bag of real fan mail only contains a handful of letters and none of them are for Kuzco.
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* AllLovingHero: Kronk. He's always putting others before himself, does various charitable acts around the village, and participates in a number of clubs solely to make the school better for everyone. Helping Yzma is the only bad thing he ever does and sometimes he even refuses to help if the plan is too nasty.


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* ApatheticTeacher: Mr. Moleguaco becomes this over time. He's usually pretty reasonable and good with students, but he's often exasperated by Kuzco's antics and eventually worn down. By Season 2, he acknowledges how he ''encourages'' Kuzco to skip class and welcomes the idea of being fired.
-->'''Mr. Moleguaco:''' ''[to class]'' Wake me when I have to do something.


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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Kuzco being transformed into various members of the Animal Kingdom is often treated with passing indifference.
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* FreudianExcuse:
** Several episodes end up justifying why Kuzco's ego and entitlement are so massive. Flashbacks show him consistently being spoiled and getting his way with nothing in the way of good influences. Various occasions and locations are also named after him.
** Kuzco spends much of "Clash of the Families" grousing about family fun since he never got to participate in the competition before (both due to being emperor and because his own parents are gone). While Pacha's family tries to include him in the fun, he misinterprets the boat not being big enough for him as proof they don't actually want him there.


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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Yzma tries to distract Kuzco from school work by secretly feeding him a potion that makes every girl that sees him fall head over heels in love. Kuzco initially enjoys this newfound attention and hopes to exploit it with Malina, but he quickly sees she's not remotely in control of her actions and so resists her advances. He spends the rest of the episode running away from her and every other girl until the potion finally wears off.
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** "Last Ditch Effort": Mr. Puruturu (voiced by Creator/BenStein) calls class attendance, so he keeps asking, "[[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff Kuzco? Kuzco? Kuzco?]]"


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** In another episode, Kronk's devil appears as usual, but Malina's angel appears instead because Kronk gave his angel the week off. Things get extra wacky when Kuzco's devil pops up to hit on Malina's angel.
** "The Good, the Bad and the Kronk" makes it a plot-point, as Yzma captures the angel and leaves the devil free in order to influence Kronk into committing acts of evil. It works until the angel gets free.


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* OpenMouthInsertFoot: After a season and a half of denials, Malina finally says it to Kuzco in "Auction Action" when badgering him about his ego.
-->'''Malina:''' Too busy acting like the world's in love with ya. Y'know, it makes it really hard when someone actually does like you.\\
''[Kuzco gasps]''\\
'''Malina:''' ''[embarrassed]'' I can't believe I just said that.


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* OperationJealousy: "Auction Action" opens with a bachelor auction headlining the male students. Malina was actually going to bid on Kuzco, until he offended her with another egotistical fit, so she bids on Kronk out of spite. Kuzco pleads with Yata to bid on him in order to save face, as well as make Malina jealous. Both couples end up going to the same restaurant (because Kuzco asked Kronk where he was taking Malina), so passive aggressive sniping ensues. Eventually, Kronk and Yata get so sick of it that they leave and go on their own date.

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* BatmanGambit: "The Emperor's New Home School" features two both aimed getting Kuzco back into regular school. Yzma arranges a field trip and pairs Malina with Ramon to make him insanely jealous. Meanwhile, since Kuzco's just lazying about the house, Chicha deliberately becomes an overbearing EducationMama to make him want to leave.



* TheBGrade: "Girls Behaving Oddly."

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* TheBGrade: Deconstructed in "Girls Behaving Oddly."Oddly" when Malina gets an A-. She's deeply unhappy about her perfect GPA being ruined (to the point Kuzco and Kronk get scared). She's almost talked down from this, but then she gets kicked off the cheerleading squad and turned away by her other friends, which shatters her self-confidence and leaves her struggling to find a place to fit in. She ends up falling in with the school's bad girls group and nearly commits some vandalism to earn their approval.


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* BrainlessBeauty: Subverted. Malina and the other cheerleaders all get straight-A+s and don't want to coast by on their looks.
-->'''Cheerleader:''' C'mon, girls, let's go read.
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* SeriesGoal: Kuzco must graduate in order to resume being emperor, with Yzma schemes and his own laziness standing in the way. [[spoiler:He finally succeeds in the last episode]].


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* SoLastSeason: Season 2's premiere opens with Yzma trying to think up a new plan. Kronk proposes trying yet another potion, but Yzma says that's this. Kronk suggests making use of the Secret's Lab hall of machinery, which Yzma somehow never knew about.
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* ActorAllusion:
** "The Mystery of Micchu Pachu" features a ScoobyDooHoax perpetrated by a character voiced by Creator/FrankWelker (Fred and Scooby).
** The CouchGag right before "Kuzcogarten" has Kuzco pitch new titles to reflect other Disney shows on at the time, including a riff on ''Series/PhilOfTheFuture''. J.P. Manoux portrayed both Curtis the Caveman and Vice Principal Neil Hackett on that series.


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* NoodleIncident: Mr. Moleguaco references an occasion where Kuzco attempted to make the world's largest water balloon, which caused a drought and flooded Moleguaco's basement.


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* TraumaButton: The backstory of "The Mystery of Micchu Pachu" involves an old emperor being usurped by a royal adviser by being turned into an animal (an anteater in this case). The emperor never returned to normal, so was left alone, insane, and friendless until he died. Kuzco is, of course, terrified. Mr. Moleguaco lampshades how this story hits close to home for him and tells him it's okay to admit he's scared rather than put up a brave front.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[-[[AesopAmnesia Well, of course, he’s still kind of a dick.]]-] ]]

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* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: There are plenty of assignments that Kuzco would have been doomed to fail without Yzma interfering, yet Yzma still feels the need to scheme on getting him to fail said assignment which results in him passing because of her plan.

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A reprisal is a retaliatory attack; this is now Role Reprise. It's also Trivia. Also fixing Sinkhole misuse.


* {{Running Gag}}s: Most of them are gags continued from the movie.

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* {{Running Gag}}s: RunningGag: Most of them are gags continued from the movie.



* RoleReprisal: Patrick Warburton and Eartha Kitt reprised their roles as Kronk and Yzma respectively, as did Creator/BobBergen as Bucky. Wendie Malick came back as Chicha and Season 2 saw John Goodman return as Pacha. JP Manoux reprises the role of Kuzco from ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' .

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* ItAmusedMe: In one Episode, Yzma admits this is why they need to take a Roller Coaster to get to her Secret Lab.
-->'''Kronk:''' Hey, What's the point of this Roller Coaster, exactly?
-->'''Yzma:''' Eh, It's just for fun...



* ItAmusedMe: In one Episode, Yzma admits this is why she installed a Roller Coaster to get to her Secret Lab.
-->'''Kronk:''' Hey, What's the point of this Roller Coaster, exactly?
-->'''Yzma:''' Eh, It's just for fun...

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* ItAmusedMe: In one Episode, Yzma admits this is why she has a Roller Coaster.

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* ItAmusedMe: In one Episode, Yzma admits this is why she has installed a Roller Coaster.Coaster to get to her Secret Lab.
-->'''Kronk:''' Hey, What's the point of this Roller Coaster, exactly?
-->'''Yzma:''' Eh, It's just for fun...
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* ItAmusedMe: In one Episode, Yzma admits this is why she has a Roller Coaster.

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Mass fixing indentation. And not only does Sinkhole explicitly say not to change the display of a trope name at the beginning of a trope entry, but this episode is already on here under the correct trope name.


* ItsAllAboutMe: Kuzco, of course. As noted above, the show really tries to have it both ways.
** Heck, it's in the theme song. Verbatim. Delivered by Kuzco.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Kuzco, of course. As noted above, the show really tries to have it both ways.
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ways. Heck, it's in the theme song. Verbatim. Delivered by Kuzco.



** JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Depending on the episode, Kuzco [[AnAesop might]] or [[BrokenAesop might not]] learn his life lesson.

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** * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Depending on the episode, Kuzco [[AnAesop might]] or [[BrokenAesop might not]] learn his life lesson.



* LineOfSightName: Brad Bowllama.

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* LineOfSightName: LineOfSightName:
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Brad Bowllama.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Kuzco, believe it or not, is capable of feeling remorse whenever he realizes that his {{Jerkass}} attitude has gone too far.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
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Kuzco, believe it or not, is capable of feeling remorse whenever he realizes that his {{Jerkass}} attitude has gone too far.



* MythologyGag: One of the subplots of the episode "Project Poncho" involves Yzma being tricked into believing that she got a poncho that only the intelligent could see, culminating with Tipo pointing out, from the middle of the crowd for the fashion show, that "the Empress is in her underwear". This side of the story [[WholePlotReference was all referring to]] ''Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes'', the story that loosely inspired [[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove the original movie]]. (Well, the title, if nothing else.)

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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
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One of the subplots of the episode "Project Poncho" involves Yzma being tricked into believing that she got a poncho that only the intelligent could see, culminating with Tipo pointing out, from the middle of the crowd for the fashion show, that "the Empress is in her underwear". This side of the story [[WholePlotReference was all referring to]] ''Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes'', the story that loosely inspired [[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove the original movie]]. (Well, the title, if nothing else.)



* [[ItsAWonderfulPlot Wonderful Life]]: "Yzmopolis"
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* WonderfulLife: "Yzmopolis"

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* WonderfulLife: [[ItsAWonderfulPlot Wonderful Life]]: "Yzmopolis"
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* KarmaHoudini: In "The Emperor's New Tuber" Malina cheats to win a largest potato contest and gets away with it because [[ItMakesSenseInContext the foot of Yzma's giant stone robot]] crushed it into mashed potato and she instead gets 1st place for the best tasting category and doesn't confess to cheating.

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* KarmaHoudini: In "The Emperor's New Tuber" Tuber", Malina cheats to win a largest potato contest and gets away with it because [[ItMakesSenseInContext the foot of Yzma's giant stone robot]] crushed it into mashed potato potato, and she instead gets 1st place for the best tasting category and doesn't confess to cheating.



* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: So much so. Kuzco even has a remote that he uses to effect the show as if it were DVD content.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: So much so. Kuzco even has a remote that he uses to effect affect the show as if it were DVD content.
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* AvertedTrope: One episode has the RunningGag of Yzma telling Kronk to [[CatchPhrase "pull the lever"]]. Usually the lever is pulled and something comical regarding Yzma happens. In one episode nothing happens, as in literally nothing; they take the stairs instead.

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* AvertedTrope: One episode has the RunningGag of Yzma telling Kronk to [[CatchPhrase "pull the lever"]]. Usually the lever is pulled and something comical regarding Yzma happens. In one episode nothing happens, as in literally nothing; they take the stairs instead. Another episode, rather then physical harm to Yzma, the fire alarm gets set off.
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* RoleReprisal: Patrick Warburton and Eartha Kitt reprised their roles as Kronk and Yzma respectively, as did Creator/BobBergen as Bucky. Wendie Malick came back as Chicha and Season 2 saw John Goodman return as Pacha.

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* RoleReprisal: Patrick Warburton and Eartha Kitt reprised their roles as Kronk and Yzma respectively, as did Creator/BobBergen as Bucky. Wendie Malick came back as Chicha and Season 2 saw John Goodman return as Pacha. JP Manoux reprises the role of Kuzco from ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' .
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* RoleReprisal: Patrick Warburton and Eartha Kitt reprised their roles as Kronk and Yzma respectively, as did Creator/BobBergen as Bucky. Wendie Malick came back as Chicha and Season 2 saw John Goodman return as Pacha. JP Manoux so do voiced Kuzco on ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' .

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* RoleReprisal: Patrick Warburton and Eartha Kitt reprised their roles as Kronk and Yzma respectively, as did Creator/BobBergen as Bucky. Wendie Malick came back as Chicha and Season 2 saw John Goodman return as Pacha. JP Manoux so do voiced Kuzco on ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' .
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[[caption-width-right:350:[-[[AesopAmnesia He's still a dick.]]-] ]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[-[[AesopAmnesia He's Well, of course, he’s still a dick.]]-] ]]
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* RoleReprisal: Patrick Warburton and Eartha Kitt reprised their roles as Kronk and Yzma respectively. Wendie Malick came back as Chicha and Season 2 saw John Goodman return as Pacha.

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* RoleReprisal: Patrick Warburton and Eartha Kitt reprised their roles as Kronk and Yzma respectively.respectively, as did Creator/BobBergen as Bucky. Wendie Malick came back as Chicha and Season 2 saw John Goodman return as Pacha. JP Manoux so do voiced Kuzco on ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' .
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: So much so. Kuzco even has a remote that he uses to affect the show as if it were DVD content.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: So much so. Kuzco even has a remote that he uses to affect effect the show as if it were DVD content.
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* MoodDissonance: [[CrowningMomentOfFunny The "Kuzco Mambo,"]] a cheery [[AudienceParticipationSong sing-a-long]] with flashy colors and praise about how awesome Kuzco is. Right after Kuzco was bemoaning how few friends he had and got captured by Yzma.

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* MoodDissonance: [[CrowningMomentOfFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments The "Kuzco Mambo,"]] a cheery [[AudienceParticipationSong sing-a-long]] with flashy colors and praise about how awesome Kuzco is. Right after Kuzco was bemoaning how few friends he had and got captured by Yzma.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[-[[AesopAmnesia He's still a jerk.]]-] ]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[-[[AesopAmnesia He's still a jerk.dick.]]-] ]]

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