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2	[[quoteright:352:(From left to right) [[AmbulanceChaser Wilma]], [[ChildProdigy Wendell]], [[AdultChild Vinnie]], and [[GirlNextDoor Taryn]]]]
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4	''Wendell & Vinnie'' is a comedy airing on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}}, created by Jay Kogen. The two co-stars are Vinnie (Creator/JerryTrainor), an immature, womanizing {{Adult Child}} who is appointed the guardian of Wendell; a 12-year old {{Heartwarming Orphan}} who is, conveniently, a {{Child Prodigy}} ([[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands in whatever subject is useful to the episode]]). The ''very first episode'' is literally Vinnie being [[DysfunctionalFamily investigated by Child Services after Wendell breaks his arm and almost dies from an allergic reaction.]] ...[[TemptingFate Yeah, he'll be okay.]]
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6	The series was cancelled in the summer of 2013, quietly ending its run while its time slot was taken over by shows more recognizable as Nickelodeon's traditional programming (namely ''Series/TheHauntedHathaways'' and ''Series/TheThundermans'').
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8	!!Tropes:
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10	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Wilma's neurotic, sour, [[TheCynic cynical]], [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], and hopeless at maintaining a steady relationship, but she's a competent lawyer when shown in action.
11	* CasanovaWannabe: Vinnie. Wilma could be seen as a RareFemaleExample.
12	%%* ChildrenRaiseYou
13	* CoolUncle: Vinnie runs a pop culture memorabilia shop.
14	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When Wendell reveals himself as a Yankees fan (despite everyone in his family always rooting for the Dodgers) Vinnie reacts exactly as if Wendell has just come out of the closet.
15	* {{Expy}}: Trainor and Handleson pretty much play the same characters they had in ''Series/ICarly'' and ''Series/ShakeItUp''.
16	* GoshdangItToHeck: Averted. "Hells" and "Damns" are sprinkled throughout. Even the conservative twelve-year-old manages to slip one in once in awhile.
17	* InstantWebHit: In episode five, Vinnie rants at a teacher outside of Wendell's school and mentions, amongst [[PrecisionFStrike several other things]], a "poop chart". There were several dozen children recording. Within a few hours, it's had an [[YouTubePoop electronica remix.]]
18	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Tomboyish Lacy and nerdy Wendell are the best of friends.
19	* OneOfTheKids: Vinnie even describes himself as being a 10 year old boy for the last 20 years.
20	* WellDoneSonGuy: Wilma is one to her (and Vinnie's) father. She desperately craves his love and approval. He can barely stand to be in the same room with her. One look at them together and it becomes painfully clear where Wilma's issues with men stem from.

Context Series / WendellAndVinnie