History YMMV / OzyAndMillie

* {{Anvilicious}}: A recurring theme in the comic is how flawed the American school system is, from the treatment of bullying and its victims to how football is treated better than most school subjects.

%%* {{Anvilicious}}: A good deal of the political humor falls into this.

* {{Anvilicious}}: A good deal of the political humor falls into this.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: In one strip, Millie tells Miss Sorkowitz she has to go home because she's developed a fear of writing implements and will be unable to do her schoolwork. Miss Sorkowitz gives the greatest AsideGlance you will ever see.

** When it comes to the schools JerkJock Jermey, it feels like he crosses it a little more every time he bullies someone, especially the title characters.

** Ozy and Millie have a debatable one. On the one hand, there's some [[ShipTease Ship Teasing]] going on in a few select scenes. On the other hand, Ozy and Millie's parents married in the final story arc, making them siblings. On the ''other'' other hand, they're NotBloodSiblings. The prevailing opinion on the fan forum seems to be that either they'll end up together or at least one of them will end up transsexual; seeing as the creator of the strip is the latter herself, this seems plausible. This ends without a resolution; after the wedding, the [[https://ozyandmillie.org/comic/ozy-and-millie-2131/ last actual strip]] is them waking up in bunk beds and going outside to play; the last few pics of them [[http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20090909.html as]] [[http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20090916.html adults]] don't offer any hints either.
*** [[FridgeBrilliance Maybe the author just does not like/want to concentrate on that?]]

* TastesLikeDiabetes: Timulty. Though he is only four.

** The story about Shelley, Ozy's biological mother. Sort of.
** The story arc where Jeremy shoves Millie in the mud over and over again for his own fun. This causes Millie to break down into tears and makes her [[TakeThatScrappy slap Jeremy in the face]]. The victory is short lived however when Millie gets in trouble for it ([[AdultsAreUseless as the teacher failed to see what Jeremy did first]]) while Jeremy mostly [[KarmaHoudini got away with it]] again. Seeing someone innocent get blamed for trying to stand up for themselves really is saddening to say the least.
*** Making the above worse is that when Millie points out how long Jeremy has been tormenting her, the teacher actively informs her that she knows... it's just easier to punish Millie now and ignore him the rest of the time.

* WhatAnIdiot: After he ends up getting humiliated by Felicia, a heartbroken Stephen ends up running away to UsefulNotes/{{California}} by himself while also lying to his parents he`s attending some sort of school event that is obviously made up.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Stephen's parents to get suspicious and contact the school to see if he really is attending one of their events. They would have discovered he lied to them and would have called the authorities in California or go there to find him themselves.\\
'''Instead''': [[WhatAnIdiot Stephen's parents apparently fall for it.]] In fact, Stephen's father is [[AdultsAreUseless preoccupied the whole time]] watching a ''Series/DoctorWho'' marathon while Stephen's mom doesn't even appear on screen at any point in the story arc. Lucky for everyone, Isolde spots him while she's in the state herself.

* NightmareFuel: [[http://ozyandmillie.org/2008/01/02/ozy-and-millie-2022/ This'll definitely scare you from making any sandwiches]]. Also a minor case of FridgeHorror as what exactly is Llewellyn doing with a jar of lost sou-[[MST3KMantra it's probably best we don't ask]].

* StoicWoobie: Ozy for the most part.
* TheScrappy: Jeremy, due to him bullying Ozy, [[WouldHitAGirl Millie]], Stephen and possibly many other students for little to no legit reason. It`s safe to bet he`s not well liked by readers due to his aggressive attitude.
** Not helping is the fact that he [[KarmaHoudini keeps getting away with his bullying over and over no matter what and rarely gets what he deserves]].

* CrazyAwesome: Millie, full stop.

* MoralEventHorizon: While she was not nice to begin with, Felicia really crosses this when she toys with Stephen Aardvark's feelings. After many failed attempts, Stephen nervously asks Felicia out on a date. If Felicia would have said no, that would have been one thing. However, she lies to him and says yes. As Stephen starts to get excited, she and her GirlPosse reveal that she was only playing with his emotions for a cheap laugh and viciously mock him. This ends up causing Stephen to run away to California completely heartbroken. What makes it worse is that [[KarmaHoudini Felicia got no punishment for what she did]] and gloated to Millie on how she easily hurt Stephen's feelings. See Tear Jerker below for more details.

* TastesLikeDiabetes: Timulty. [[JustifiedTrope Though he is only four.]]

* CrazyAwesome: Millie full stop.
* MoralEventHorizon: While she was not nice to begin with, Felicia really crosses this when she toys with Stephen Aardvarks feelings. After many failed attempts, Stephen nervously asks Felicia out on a date. If Felicia would have said no, that would have been one thing. However, she lies to him and says yes. As Stephen starts to get excited, she and her GirlPosse reveal that she was only playing with his emotions for a cheap laugh and viciously mock him. This ends up causing Stephen to run away to California completely heartbroken. What makes it worse is that [[KarmaHoudini Felicia got no punishment for what she did]] and gloated to Millie on how she easily hurt Stephen's feelings. See Tear Jerker below for more details.

* TearJerker: The story about Shelley, Ozy's biological mother. Sort of.

*** Making the above worse is that when Millie points out how long Jeremy has been tormenting her, the teacher actively informs her that she knows...it's just easier to punish Millie now and ignore him the rest of the time.

* TheWoobie: Ozy as above. Stephen as well...at least when it comes to romance. While nothing ever happened with Isolde, good or bad, the end of his crushes on Felicia and Stephanie both ended in pain: Felicia pretended to say she would go out with him, then mocked him with her GirlPosse and insulted him causing him to run away, and Stephanie was only interested in being friends despite being perfect for him and was instead interested in Jeremy. Millie is a minor example but has her moments.

* MoralEventHorizon: What Felicia did to Stephan. Rejecting him's one thing, toying with him and not feeling bad at all is another. See Tear Jerker below for more details.
** When it comes to the schools JerkJock Jermey, it feels like he crosses it a little more every time he bullies someone.

** Ozy and Millie have a debatable one. On the one hand, there's some [[ShipTease Ship Teasing]] going on in a few select scenes. On the other hand, Ozy and Millie's parents married in the final story arc, making them siblings. On the ''other'' other hand, they're NotBloodSiblings. The prevailing opinion on the fan forum seems to be that either they'll end up together or at least one of them will end up transsexual; seeing as the creator of the strip is the latter herself, this seems plausible. This ends without a resolution; after the wedding, the [[http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20081223.html last actual strip]] is them waking up in bunk beds and going outside to play; the last few pics of them [[http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20090909.html as]] [[http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20090916.html adults]] don't offer any hints either.

** The story arc where Jeremy shoves Millie in the mud over and over again for his own fun. This causes Millie to break down into tears and makes her [[TakeThatScrappy slap Jeremy in the face]]. The victory is short lived however when Millie gets in trouble for it ([[AdultsAreUseless as the teacher failed to see what Jeremy did first]])while Jeremy mostly [[KarmaHoudini got away with it]] again. Seeing someone innocent get blamed for trying to stand up for themselves really is saddening to say the least.
** In one story Stephen (after repeated failed attempts) asks Felicia out on a date nervously. To his surprise, she says yes. As Stephen starts to get excited however, Felicia and her posse suddenly laugh in his face and cruelly reveal [[WhamLine that she wasn`t serious]] and she was playing with his emotions for a cheap laugh. The look on Stephen's face really makes you feel sad for the nerd.

* WhatAnIdiot: After he ends up getting humiliated by Felicia, a heartbroken Stephen ends up running away to California by himself while also lying to his parents he`s attending some sort of school event that is obviously made up.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Stephens parents to get suspicious and contact the school to see if he really is attending one of their events. They would have discovered he lied to them and would have called the authorities in California or go there to find him themselves.\\
'''Instead''': [[WhatAnIdiot Stephe'ns parents apparently fall for it.]] In fact, Stephen's father is [[AdultsAreUseless too preoccupied the whole time]] watching a ''Series/DoctorWho'' marathon while Stephens mom doesn`t even appear on screen at any point in the story arc. Lucky for everyone, Isolde spots him while she's in the state herself.

* TheWoobie: Ozy as above. Stephen as well...at least when it comes to romance. While nothing ever happened with Isolde, good or bad, the end of his crushes on Felicia and Stephanie both ended in pain: Felicia pretended to say she would go out with him, then mocked him with her GirlPosse and insulted him causing him to run away, and Stephanie was only interested in being friends despite being perfect for him and was instead interested in Jeremy. Millie is a minor example but has her moments.

'''Instead''': [[WhatAnIdiot Stephens parents apparently fell for it.]] In fact, Stephens father was [[AdultsAreUseless too preoccupied the whole time watching a Doctor Who marathon]] while Stephens mom didn`t even appear on screen at any point in the story arc. Lucky for everyone, Isolde spotted him while she was in the state herself.