History YMMV / KindergartenCop

* MisaimedFandom: The "Boys have a penis. Girls have a vagina" line likely wasn't intended to be anything more than an innocent BrickJoke, but it frequently gets parroted by transphobes, or a source of hate, by people on the other side who take it too seriously.

* MisaimedFandom: The "Boys have a penis. Girls have a vagina" line likely wasn't intended to be anything more than an innocent BrickJoke, but it frequently gets parroted by transphobes, or a source of hate, by people on the other side who take it too seriously..

* LoveToHate: Cullen Crisp is perfectly okay with killing anyone who gets in his way and plans to kidnap a child, but he is so fun to watch, gets some of the best lines, and the actor is having so much fun that it is hard not to laugh at his antics, even when you are rooting against him.
* MemeticMutation: Pretty much all the early interactions between a completely lost Kimble and the kindergarteners are [[FountainOfMemes meme fountains.]] Several lines from the film--notably "Stop whining!" and "Who is your daddy and what does he do?" among others--found themselves on an Arnold Schwarzenegger soundboard used by various radio morning shows for (likely fake) prank calls in the late nineties and early aughts, contributing to their memetic status. "It's not a tumor!" is another one that gets quoted a lot[[note]]And it had to be quoted with Arnold's accent rather than just speaking normally (as in 'Too-mah'), as ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-KW90GHHTY has shown how the accent makes the difference]][[/note]]. And sometimes, "''There is no bathroom!''"

* MisaimedFandom: The "Boys have a penis. Girls have a vagina" line likely wasn't intended to be anything more than an innocent BrickJoke, but it frequently gets parroted by transphobes.

** "Boys have a penis. Girls have a vagina": in the 1990s, it was an unremarkable statement of biological fact, but funny when said by a child. Nowadays, it's a controversial equation of gender identity with biological sex.

* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: Cullen Crisp is a crime lord, who is willing to kidnap his own son and hold him hostage at gunpoint during the climax of the movie and yet he is not as loathsome as [[AbusiveParents Mr. Sullivan,]] Zack's father. When John Kimble sees that Zack was being beaten again, [[PapaWolf he angrily confronts Mr. Sullivan]], punches him in the gut when he tries to take a swing at Kimble and was willing to completely beat him, until he sees [[NotInFrontOfTheKid a bunch of parents with their own kids watching him,]] so he stops himself and tells him that [[BadassTeacher he's going to press charges against him instead.]] Many thought that John punching out Zack's abusive father was the most cathartic moment of the film. Even the school principal, who was reasonably skeptical of having Kimble as an undercover teacher with zero teaching experience was glad that he [[KickTheSonOfABitch "hit that son of a bitch."]]

** Anytime we see John bonding with the kindergarteners and Dominic, when he's not in usual badass HollywoodActionHero mode and kicking bad guy butt (or in badass action guy mode and kicking any guy's butt if you also count ''Film/TheTerminator'', where Arnold played the BigBad). However, Arnold's time using his action guy mode in a heartwarming moment is when he confronts one of the kindergarteners' parents who is an AbusiveDad, [[BadassTeacher beats him up and press charges against him]]. Principal Schlowski gets one by praising John for hitting the asshole.

** Then of course, there’s Arnold [[BigShutUp screaming shut up]]. Whether it be in video or gif form, expect it to pop up when somebody gets annoyed.

* NarmCharm: Arnold's BigShutUp during his first day at school.

** "Boys have a penis. Girls have a vagina": In the 1990s, it was an unremarkable statement of biological fact, but funny when said by a child. Nowadays, it's a controversial equation of gender identity with biological sex.

* MisaimedFandom: The "Boys have a penis. Girls have a vagina" line likely wasn't intended to be anything more than an innocent BrickJoke, but it frequently gets parroted by transphobes.

* CatharsisFactor: Kimble hits a man who was beating his kindergartner son. After telling him off, Principal Schlowski asks him what it felt like to hit the son of a bitch and he says it was great.

** Principal Schlowski introduces Kimball to the parents at the fair and praises the job he's done, inviting him to remain at the school as long as he wants.

** Several parents and even Principal Schlowski are utterly weirded out by the concept of a man teaching kindergarten, with the former loudly assuming he must be gay. By the end of the film, Kimball has managed to prove himself as a competent teacher and gain their acceptance. Sadly, the town's initial attitude is still pretty common: as of 2019, over ''97%'' of kindergarten and preschool teachers in the U.S. are female, with a major contributing factor being gender stereotypes of women being more suitable for taking care of children while men who wish to do so are likely either gay or possible pedophiles.