History YMMV / BlankCheck

* TheScrappy: Preston's father Fred is no doubt the most hated character in the movie even more than what the writing intended. In addition to the [[AdultsAreUseless usual uselessness]] in most 90's kids films, he lets his two older sons dominate Preston's room for their own business (despite being incompetent at computers), berates Preston for not doing the same despite being clearly too young to do so, starts the plot by being so money tight even giving him twenty bucks for a theme park was too much to ask, expressed [[SkewedPriorities more concern about how Preston's bike was ruined rather]] [[NoSympathy than concern that he was almost hit by a car]], and is overall is just so unlikable that Preston comes ''just'' shy of being actually sympathetic in the process.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The theme, composed by Creator/AlanThicke, was a blatant SuspiciouslySimilarSong version of Quincy Jones' "Chump Change" (which was used on the pilot).

* IdiotPlot: Even for a "kid empowerment" film, adults are really idiotic. The whole plot happens because the bank manager thinks a gangster would send a kid to fetch his ''laundered million dollars'' (the gangster's reaction to hearing the manager saying this is him actually saying something along the lines of "I wouldn't do that! What made you think I would?!") and all other adults hearing Preston's excuses about Mr. Machintosh (he's very secretive, I am not his son, he hired me to be his assistant, etc), while it may still be a stretch to assume "InventedIndividual", they ''never'' think this sounds like a textbook case of "Stranger Danger", ''not even Preston's father'' (who is neglectful for most of the film but still gets a PapaWolf moment in the third act when he walks into "Machintosh's" office to give him a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, without knowing that he's giving it to Preston. On that end... this also happens because he never demands "Machintosh" to turn and face him).

* {{Squick}}: An attractive, 32-year-old, female FBI agent is openly attracted to the prepubescent protagonist, and kisses him on the lips -- in front of other cops, no less. After promising to come look him up again when he's thirteen.
* ValuesDissonance: Considering how much more sensitive the general public now is to sexualizing children (so much so that making two underage actors kiss ''each other'' for ''Series/StrangerThings'' was controversial), everyone involved in the scene of Preston being kissed by a grown woman would be in jail had that scene been filmed today.
!! For [[Series/BlankCheck the game show]]:

* ValuesDissonance: Considering how much more sensitive the general public now is to sexualizing children (so much so that making two ''children'' kiss for ''Series/StrangerThings'' was controversial), everyone involved in the scene of Preston being kissed by a grown woman would be in jail had that scene been filmed today.

* TheScrappy: Preston's father Fred is no doubt the most hated character in the movie even more than what the writing intended. In addition to the [[AdultsAreUseless usual uselessness]] in most 90's kids films, he lets his two older sons dominate Preston's room for their own business (despite being incompetent at computers), berates Preston for not doing the same despite being clearly too young to do so, starts the plot by being so money tight even giving him twenty bucks for a theme park was too much to ask, expressed [[SkewedPriorities more concern about how Preston's bike was ruined rather]] [[NoSympathy than concern that he was almost hit by a car]], and is overall is just so unlikable that Preston comes ''just'' shy of being actually symphathetic in the process. Many reviewers, such as WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, had absolutely no problem giving him labels such as "Douche" as a result.

* TheScrappy: Preston's father is no doubt the most hated character in the movie even more than what the writing intended. In addition to the [[AdultsAreUseless usual uselessness]] in most 90's kids films; he lets his two older sons dominate Preston's room for their own business (despite being incomptent at computers), berates Preston for not doing the same despite being clearly too young to do so, starts the plot by being so money tight even giving him twenty bucks for a theme park was too much to ask, expressed [[SkewedPriorities more concern about how Preston's bike was ruined rather]] [[NoSympathy than concern that he was almost hit by a car]], and is overall is just so unlikable that Preston comes ''just'' shy of being actually symphathetic in the process. Many reviewers, such as WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, had absolutely no problem giving him labels such as "Douche" as a result.

* TheScrappy: Preston's father is no doubt the most hated character in the movie even more than what the writing intended. In addition to the [[AdultsAreUseless usual uselessness]] in most 90's kids films; he lets his two older sons dominate their room for their own business (despite being incomptent at computers), berates Preston for not doing the same despite being clearly too young to do so, starts the plot by being so money tight even giving him twenty bucks for a theme park was too much to ask, expressed [[SkewedPriorities more concern about how Preston's bike was ruined rather]] [[NoSympathy than concern that he was almost hit by a car]], and is overall is just so unlikable that Preston comes ''just'' shy of being actually symphathetic in the process. Many reviewers, such as WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic, had absolutely no problem giving him labels such as "Douche" as a result.

* TheScrappy: Preston's father is no doubt the most hated character in the movie even more than what the writing intended. In addition to the [[AdultsAreUseless usual uselessness]] in most 90's kids films; he lets his two older sons dominate their room for their own business (despite being incomptent at computers), berates Preston for not doing the same despite being clearly too young to do so, starts the plot by being so money tight even giving him twenty bucks for a theme park was too much to ask, expressed [[SkewedPriorities more concern about how Preston's bike was ruined rather]] [[NoSympathy than concern that he was almost hit by a car]], and is overall is just so unlikable that Preston comes ''just'' shy of being actually symphathetic in the process.

* TheScrappy: Preston's father is no doubt the most hated character in the movie even more than what the writing intended. In addition to the [[AdultsAreUseless usual uselessness]] in most 90's kids films; he lets his two older sons dominate their room for their own business (despite being incomptent at computers), berates Preston for not doing the same despite being clearly too young to do so, starts the plot by being so money tight even giving him twenty bucks for a theme park was too much to ask, expressed [[SkewedPriorities more concern about how Preston's bike was ruined rather]] [[NoSympathy than concern that he was almost hit by a car]], and is overall is just so unlikable that Preston comes ''just'' shy of being actually symphathetic in the process. He definitely deserved the Douche label given to him by WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic.
* {{Squick}}: An attractive, 32-year-old, female FBI agent is openly attracted to the prepubescent protagonist, and kisses him on the lips -- in front of other cops, no less. After promising to come look him up again when he's thirteen. WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic played this moment for all it was worth.

* TheScrappy: Preston's father is no doubt the most hated character in the movie even more than what the writing intended. In addition to the [[AdultsAreUseless usual uselessness]] in most 90's kids films; he lets histwo older sons dominate their room for their own business (despite being incomptent at computers), berates Preston for not doing the same despite being clearly too young to do so, starts the plot by being so money tight even giving him twenty bucks for a theme park was too much to ask, expressed [[SkewedPriorities more concern about how Preston's bike was ruined rather]] [[NoSympathy than concern that he was almost hit by a car]], and is overall is just so unlikable that Preston comes ''just'' shy of being actually symphathetic in the process. He definitely deserved the Douche label given to him by WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic.

* TheScrappy: Preston's father is no doubt the most hated character in the movie even more than what the writing intended. In addition to the [[AdultsAreUseless usual uselessness]] in most 90's kids films; he lets his sons dominate their room for their own business (despite being incomptent at computers), berates Preston for not doing the same despite being clearly too young to do so, starts the plot by being so money tight even giving him twenty bucks for a theme park was too much to ask, expressed [[SkewedPriorities more concern about how Preston's bike was ruined rather]] [[NoSympathy than concern that he was almost hit by a car]], and is overall is just so unlikable that Preston comes ''just'' shy of being actually symphathetic in the process. He definitely deserved the Douche label given to him by WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic.

* {{Squick}}: An attractive female FBI agent is openly attracted to the prepubescent protagonist, and kisses him on the lips -- in front of other cops, no less. WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic played this moment for all it was worth.

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! For [[Series/BlankCheck the game show]]:

* {{Squick}}: An attractive female FBI agent is openly attracted to the prepubescent protagonist, and kisses him on the lips -- in front of other cops, no less.

%%* {{Squick}}: An attractive adult woman (the FBI agent) is openly attracted to a prepubescent boy, and kisses him on the lips -- in front of cops, no less. The DoubleStandard is that the movie would have seemed darker had the genders been reversed.

* DoubleStandard / {{Squick}} / UnfortunateImplications: An attractive adult woman (the FBI agent) is openly attracted to a prepubescent boy, and kisses him on the lips -- in front of cops, no less. The DoubleStandard is that the movie would have seemed darker had the genders been reversed. Required UnfortunateImplications Cite: {{Shotacon}} -- a [=TVtropes=] page locked against edit and without examples, due to issues with Google Ads.

* DoubleStandard / {{Squick}} / UnfortunateImplications: Apparently, it's okay for an adult woman to be openly attracted to a young boy and even kiss him on the lips (in front of cops, no less). This movie would've seemed much darker had the genders been reversed.

* DoubleStandard / {{Squick}} / UnfortunateImplications: Apparently, it's okay for an adult woman to be openly attracted to a young boy and even kiss him on the lips (in front of cops, no less). This movie would've seemed much darker had the genders been reversed.

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* DoubleStandard / {{Squick}} / UnfortunateImplications: Apparently, it's okay for an adult woman to be openly attracted to a young boy and even kiss him on the lips (in front of cops, no less). This movie would've seemed much darker had the genders been reversed.
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* DoubleStandard, {{Squick}}, UnfortunateImplications: Apparently, it's okay for an adult woman to be openly attracted to a young boy and even kiss him on the lips (in front of cops, no less). This movie would've seemed much darker if the genders were reversed.