History WesternAnimation / TheThreeFriendsAndJerry

''The Three Friends... and Jerry'' (''De Tre Vännerna Och Jerry'') is an animated series created by the Swedish illustrator Magnus Carlsson. The series aired on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in the United Kingdom from 1998 to 1999. It was also produced in association with Nick, according to the end credits.

''The Three Friends... and Jerry'' (1998-1999) is an animated series created by the Swedish illustrator Magnus Carlsson. The series aired on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in the United Kingdom. It was also produced in association with Nick, according to the end credits.

** Jerry is awkward and has a hard time fitting in with others and making friends. When he and his family moved to a new neighborhood due to his father's new job, Jerry meets and befriends a group of kids. They look similar to the kids back in town only they are much, much nicer and far easier to get along with, [[VictoryIsBoring to the point of being unchallenging]]. Jerry finds the whole experience very strange, and when they start to move back to town, Jerry can only mutter "weirdos" to himself.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Jerry wants to be part of the Three Friends's group. Too bad he is a very whiny, needy person no one could stand to be around. It doesn't help that his schemes to help them always result in disaster.

** When they're not hanging out with Frank, Thomas and Eric are relatively nice to everyone even to Jerry (as long as he's not causing them trouble, that is). This is dropped in Season 3, when they hate him as much as Frank does.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:

** Thomas's dancing classes in "Secret Mission" are relevant for a contest in "Dance Mania".

* WholesomeCrossdresser: In "Miss Jerry", he is forced to cross-dress and join a beauty contest so that the Three Friends won't show Linda the love list he wrote (with her name at the top).

* EveryoneHasStandards: Jerry is awkward and has a hard time fitting in with others and making friends. When he and his family moved to a new neighborhood due to his father's new job, Jerry meets and befriends a group of kids. They look similar to the kids back in town only they are much, much nicer and far easier to get along with, [[VictoryIsBoring to the point of being unchallenging]]. Jerry finds the whole experience very strange, and when they start to move back to town, Jerry can only mutter "weirdos" to himself.
* FatBastard: Mimmi's father is a rich, materialistic jerk and is also very stout.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Jerry is this among the Three Friends for... uncertain reasons.

* GoodShepherd: The vicar genuinely cares about his community and wants to do good for others. Unfortunately for him, [[HilarityEnsues things usually don't go according to plan]].
* IWasQuiteALooker: Vicious Oscar was once a very attractive, famous and respected member of the community, until he lost his status for failing to take a bribe from Mimmi's father.
* {{Jerkass}}: [[WorldOfJerkass Literally everyone]] who is not the vicar or Jerry's mother qualifies, but out of all of them, Linda, Tess and Mimmi are the biggest ones.

** When they're not hanging out with Frank, Thomas and Eric are relatively nice to everyone except Jerry.

* ShaggyDogStory: Many episodes, but "My Friend is an Ant" takes the cake. After all of Jerry's plans to save his favorite ant from dissection fail, the ant breaks free from its prison and tries to reunite with him....only to get accidentally squashed by Jerry in his sleep.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: Jerry is forced to cross-dress and join a beauty contest so that the Three Friends won't show Linda the love list he wrote (with her name at the top).

** Tess, who has some HiddenDepths in "Pen Pal", showing she's a sweet girl who wants someone to connect with and has an innocent crush on Eric. But because she wants Linda's approval, she acts as a BetBitch.

* ShaggyDogStory: Many episodes, but "My Friend is an Ant" takes the cake. After all of Jerry's plans to save his favorite ant from dissection, the ant breaks free from its prison and tries to reunite with him....only to get accidentally squashed by Jerry in his sleep.

* ShaggyDogStory: Many episodes, but "My Friend is an Ant" takes the cake. After all of Jerry's plans to save his favorite ant from dissection, the ant breaks free from its prison and tries to reunite with him....only to get accidentally squashed by Jerry on his sleep.

** One episode ended with the Three Friends and Jerry getting into a fist fight, complete with a BigBallOfViolence. The Girls walk away, criticizing them for being so uncool and immature, but soon they get into an argument, which quickly devolves into their own BigBallOfViolence.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Of the Three Friends, Eric is slightly more sympathetic to Jerry (such as showing concern when everyone thought Jerry got hit by a thunder in "Magic Tricks"), but because he's a lackey to Frank, he doesn't involve himself.

* IWasQuiteALooker: Vicious Oscar was once a very attractive and respected member of the community. [[NoodleIncident It's never revealed how he hit rock bottom.]]

* ToeknGoodTeammate: Of the Three Friends, Eric is slightly more sympathetic to Jerry (such as showing concern when everyone thought Jerry got hit by a thunder in "Magic Tricks"), but because he's a lackey to Frank, he doesn't involve himself.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: One episode had Jerry having had an unusually miserable time as of late, and he is met with his guardian angel who explains that due to CelestialBureaucracy, he's been having an unbalanced amount of bad luck, which should begin to turn around soon. However, all the good things that happen to him over the course of the next day ends up having unpleasant consequences after his good luck was cancelled when the angel got Jerry mixed up with ''another'' Jerry. The next time the angel shows up, explaining that he was right the first time and both Jerrys was supposed to have additional good luck after all, Jerry tells to take a hike or he'll "rip your wings off!".

* {{Jerkass}}: Literally everyone who is not the vicar or Jerry's mother qualifies, but out of all of them, Linda, Tess and Mimmi are the biggest ones.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: One episode had Jerry having had an unusually miserable time as of late, and he is met with his guardian angel who explains that due to CelestialBureaucracy, he's been having an unbalanced amount of bad luck, which should begin to turn around soon. However, all the good things that happen to him over the course of the next day ends up having unpleasant consequences after his good luck was cancelled when the angel got Jerry mixed up with ''another'' Jerry. The next time the angel shows up, explaining that he was right the first time and both Jerrys was supposed to have additional good luck after all, Jerry tells to take a hike or he'll "rip your wings off!".

* BritishTeeth: Mostly averted, but Frank, the teacher, and Vicious Oscar all play this straight.

* {{Gonk}}: Most of the adults of the series are this, but GOOD LORD Vicious Oscar and Jerry's father take the cake!

* JerkJock: Jerry's father, the gym coach of the local school, is a loud, obnoxious {{Jerkass}} to both his students and his son.

* ButtMonkey: Jerry UpToEleven. The Three Friends can be this as well, but [[LaserGuidedKarma mostly Frank when he deserves it.]]

* DownerEnding: Things get pretty bad for the Three Friends and Jerry at the end of many episodes.

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''The Three Friends... and Jerry'' (1998-1999) is an animated television series, created by the Swedish illustrator Magnus Carlsson. The series aired on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in the United Kingdom. It was also produced in association with Nick, according to the end credits.

* BlatantLies: Jerry has a habit of telling these often in order to try to sound cool. Most people don't buy it but sometimes humor him just to watch him fail to live up to them.
* ButtMonkey: Jerry UpToEleven, the Three Friends can be this as well but [[LaserGuidedKarma mostly Frank when he deserves it.]]

* EveryoneHasStandards: Jerry is awkward and has a hard time fitting in with others and making friends. When he and his family moved to a new neighborhood due to his father's new job, Jerry meets and befriends a group of kids. They look similar to the kids back in town only they are much, much nicer and far easier to get along with, [[VictoryIsBoring to the point of being unchallenging]]. Jerry finds the whole experience very strange and when they start to move back to town, Jerry can only mutter "weirdos" to himself.
* {{Expy}}: Frank is the only thing close to this series' version of [[WesternAnimation/{{Southpark}} Eric Cartman]].

* {{Gonk}}: Most of the adults of the series are this but GOOD LORD Vicious Oscar and Jerry's father take the cake!

* KidsAreCruel: And manipulative, perverted and greedy. The show's frank depiction of kids (and some adults) acting this way led to a lot of parents in America complaining that the show was inappropriate for children.

The series was distributed by [[Creator/HITEntertainment HiT Entertainment]] internationally. In 2005, [=HiT=] Entertainment partnered to launch [[Creator/{{Sprout}} PBS Kids Sprout]], and ''The Three Friends and Jerry'' was made available on Sprout on Demand. (Really. Here's the [[https://www.awn.com/news/pbs-kids-sprout-demand-launches-comcast original article]] confirming it.) The show was a bit of an outlier on Sprout, as the rest of the shows were preschool-friendly, while ''Jerry'' was more for older kids.

%%* AllMenArePerverts

* FatBastard: Mimi's father is a rich, materialistic jerk and is also very stout.

* {{Jerkass}}: Literally everyone who is not the vicar or Jerry's mother qualifies, but out of all of them, Linda, Tess and Mimi are the biggest ones.

* NotNowKiddo: Mimi is often the victim of this trope by her father.