History YMMV / TheSecretLifeOfTheBackyardKids

* TearJerker: [[spoiler: The end of Chapter 13.]]
->[[spoiler: "Goodnight, Jorge."]]
* TheWoobie: Jorge

* TheWoobie: Jorge
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Subverted. It used to be borderline PG-13, what with Jorge's angst, rather scary transformation scenes, HoYay, and crude jokes. However the crude jokes were edited out and the angst is somewhat toned down by the humor.

* EvilIsSexy: Tiffany Stevens.

* NightmareFuel: Jorge's TransformationSequence. [[SarcasmMode For your reading pleasure...]][[spoiler: [[PrimalStance Jorge went on all fours.]] Suddenly, [[SupernaturalGoldEyes his eyes turned goldish-green]] [[AnimalEyes and his pupils slit.]] [[WolverineClaws All his nails grew to talon length and scratched the floor.]] [[GrowingMusclesSequence His skinny body bulked up with muscle]] and black fur grew all over his body. His hands and feet got more pawlike and his jaw bulged forward, making a muzzle, and a tail shot from his spine.]]

* NightmareFuel: Jorge's TransformationSequence. [[SarcasmMode For your reading pleasure...]][[spoiler: [[PrimalStance Jorge went on all fours.]] Suddenly, [[EyesOfGold his eyes turned goldish-green]] [[AnimalEyes and his pupils slit.]] [[WolverineClaws All his nails grew to talon length and scratched the floor.]] [[GrowingMusclesSequence His skinny body bulked up with muscle]] and black fur grew all over his body. His hands and feet got more pawlike and his jaw bulged forward, making a muzzle, and a tail shot from his spine.]]

* MagnificentBitch / ManipulativeBitch: Tiffany.

* CompleteMonster: Tiffany wants to [[FateWorseThanDeath turn Jorge into a mindless beast]] ''because she can.''

* NightmareFuel: Jorge's TransformationSequence. [[SarcasmMode For your reading pleasure...]][[spoiler: [[PrimalStance Jorge went on all fours.]] Suddenly, [[EyesOfGold his eyes turned goldish-green]] [[AnimalEyes and his pupils slit.]] [[WolverineClaws All his nails grew to talon length and scratched the floor.]] [[GrowingMusclesSequence His skinny body bulked up with muscle]] and black fur grew all over his body. His hands and feet got more pawlike and his jaw bulged forward, making a muzzle, and a tail shot from his.]]

* HoYay: Jorge and Tony. Just to drive <a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">home</a> how close they are, they sing the Ronettes classic "Be My Baby."

* NightmareFuel: Jorge's TransformationSequence. [[SarcasmMode For your reading pleasure...]][[spoiler: [[PrimalStance Jorge went on all fours.]] Suddenly, [[EyesOfGold his eyes turned goldish-green]] [[AnimalEyes and his pupils slit.]] [[WolverineClaws All his <a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">nails</a> grew to talon length and scratched the floor.]] [[GrowingMusclesSequence His skinny body bulked up with muscle]] and black fur grew all over his body. His hands and feet got more pawlike and his jaw bulged forward, making a muzzle, and a tail shot from his <a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">spine</a>.]]

* CompleteMonster: Tiffany wants to [[FateWorseThanDeath turn Jorge into a mindless beast]] ''because she can.'' Need we say more?

* CompleteMonster: Tiffany wants to turn Jorge into a mindless beast ''because she can.'' Need we say more?

* HoYay: Jorge and Tony. Just to drive home how close they are, they sing the Ronettes classic "Be My Baby."

* NightmareFuel: Jorge's TransformationSequence. [[SarcasmMode For your reading pleasure...]][[spoiler: [[PrimalStance Jorge went on all fours.]] Suddenly, [[EyesOfGold his eyes turned goldish-green]] [[AnimalEyes and his pupils slit.]] [[WolverineClaws All his nails grew to talon length and scratched the floor.]] [[GrowingMusclesSequence His skinny body bulked up with muscle]] and black fur grew all over his body. His hands and feet got more pawlike and his jaw bulged forward, making a muzzle, and a tail shot from his spine.]]

[[spoiler: ->"Goodnight, Jorge."]]

[[spoiler: "Goodnight, Jorge."]]

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Jorge Garcia outrunning Pablo Sanchez ''on all fours.'' Not just outrunning someone. Not just on all fours. [[ThisIsSparta Pablo.]] [[GoshDangItToHeck FREAKIN'.]] [[MemeticBadass Sanchez]], of all people.
** Him transforming into a panther and getting back at his dad.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Tony singing "[[{{Aerosmith}} Dream On]]" for Jorge after he expresses all his problems to him.
** In Chapter 10, after Jorge's nightmare of him turning into a panther, Adrian comes to comfort him. It's nice to see that someone will support Jorge amidst his tumultuous life.
* HoYay: Jorge and Tony are "[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar as close as they can be in a children's story.]]"
* TheWoobie: Jorge. His mom died when he was little, and his dad made him be perfect all the time. [[ItGotWorse Then]] [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer he]] [[FantasticRacism gets superpowers...]]

* HoYay: Jorge and Tony are "[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar as close as they can be in a children's story.]]"

** In Chapter 10, after Jorge's nightmare of him turning into a panther, Adrian comes to comfort him. It's nice to see that someone will support Jorge amidst his tumultuous life.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Tony singing "[[{{Aerosmith}} Dream On]]" for Jorge after he expresses all his problems to him.