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* BizarroEpisode: ''Althea Joins the Chalet School'' is one of the odder books in the series. Len getting covered in paint! A pink worm in an engine! Dreams about monkeys on ships and being chased by scary black men with red lips and swords! A burglar stealing shoes! As one fan said, "some of the dreams in this one suggest EBD had been at the magic mushrooms."
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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: ''Althea Joins the Chalet School'' is one of the odder books in the series. Len getting covered in paint! A pink worm in an engine! Dreams about monkeys on ships and being chased by scary black men with red lips and swords! A burglar stealing shoes! As one fan said, "some of the dreams in this one suggest EBD had been at the magic mushrooms."
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* NamesTheSame: There are two science teachers called Miss Armitage, one in the war/St Briavels years and one in the Swiss years. [=EBD=] explains at one point that the first Miss Armitage was called Cicely, and when she left to get married, her cousin Vida - who is also a science teacher - replaced her.
** There are two Elma Conroys in the series. The first is an American girl who attends the school during the Tyrol years, while the second appears in ''The Chalet School in the Oberland'' and gets in trouble for playing cards on a Sunday and corresponding with Stuart Raynor, her dodgy boyfriend.
** There are two Elma Conroys in the series. The first is an American girl who attends the school during the Tyrol years, while the second appears in ''The Chalet School in the Oberland'' and gets in trouble for playing cards on a Sunday and corresponding with Stuart Raynor, her dodgy boyfriend.
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** It's [[NothingIsScarier never stated exactly what happens to Professor Richardson]] after he and his companion make their second serious attempt at space travel. He ''vanishes'' and is never heard from again. A popular fan theory is that he was probably shot down by the Soviets and his death was covered up somehow.
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** Annis Lovell's escape from the school in ''Island'' goes horribly wrong when she gets caught in fog and loses an oar. Although she manages to find land, she's forced to climb up the cliffs to safety as the water rises and only manages to get up there due to an adrenaline rush.
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* NamesTheSame: There are two science teachers called Miss Armitage, one in the war/St Briavels years and one in the Swiss years. [=EBD=] explains at one point that the first Miss Armitage was called Cicely, and when she left to get married, her cousin Vida - who is also a science teacher - replaced her.
** There are two Elma Conroys in the series. The first is an American girl who attends the school during the Tyrol years, while the second appears in ''The Chalet School in the Oberland'' and gets in trouble for playing cards on a Sunday and corresponding with Stuart Raynor, her dodgy boyfriend.
** There are two Elma Conroys in the series. The first is an American girl who attends the school during the Tyrol years, while the second appears in ''The Chalet School in the Oberland'' and gets in trouble for playing cards on a Sunday and corresponding with Stuart Raynor, her dodgy boyfriend.
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** Phoebe Wychcote in ''Jo to the Rescue'', a lonely IllGirl with severe chronic pain, whose only contact is with her OldRetainer Debby and Reg Entwistle, a local boy. She makes a little money by sewing, but is sometimes unable to finish orders because of her illness. Her father, a famous cellist, died and left her his cello, which is coveted by SpoiledBrat Zephyr Burthill and her overindulgent dad. Phoebe doesn't want to part with it as it's all she has left of him, and asks Joey for help in desperation after the Burthills harass her.
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** Phoebe Wychcote in ''Jo to the Rescue'', a lonely IllGirl girl with severe chronic pain, whose only contact is with her OldRetainer Debby and Reg Entwistle, a local boy. She makes a little money by sewing, but is sometimes unable to finish orders because of her illness. Her father, a famous cellist, died and left her his cello, which is coveted by SpoiledBrat Zephyr Burthill and her overindulgent dad. Phoebe doesn't want to part with it as it's all she has left of him, and asks Joey for help in desperation after the Burthills harass her.
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* {{Glurge}}/TastesLikeDiabetes: To the more cynical modern reader, some of the books can come across as immensely glurgey, particularly the ones with heavy emphasis on religion. Some readers find the Robin to be like this as a child.
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* {{Glurge}}/TastesLikeDiabetes: {{Glurge}}: To the more cynical modern reader, some of the books can come across as immensely glurgey, particularly the ones with heavy emphasis on religion. Some readers find the Robin to be like this as a child.
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** Annis Lovell is rude, surly and constantly in trouble, but has a miserable home life. Her mother is dead, her sailor father is missing off the Coast of Cape Horn [[spoiler:(but turns out to be alive)]], and her evil aunt drags her around various boarding houses in seaside towns, refuses to let her stay with her friends because she disapproves of their easygoing behaviour, and threatens to cut Annis off financially unless she stays at school until she is eighteen. Annis wants to be a nurse, but her aunt wants her to teach, and after a particularly cold letter from her aunt, Annis snaps and runs away from school. [[spoiler:As it turns out, her aunt has also been embezzling Annis' money.]]
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* FanNickname: 'OOAO' for Mary-Lou, short for 'Our One And Only', 'MBR' for the Maynard / Bettany / Russell families, and '[=EBDisms=]' for the author's various plot holes and inconsistencies.
