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7	[[caption-width-right:350:Our protagonists from left to right: Natella, Latrina, and Keisha]]
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9	''Bromwell High'' is a British-Canadian [[AnimatedShows animated comedy]] produced by Britain's Hat Trick Productions (famous for their live-action comedies, such as ''Series/FatherTed'' and ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'') and Canada's [[Creator/WildBrain Decode Entertainment]] (''WesternAnimation/{{Undergrads}}'', ''WesternAnimation/FreakyStories'', ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'') that aired in 2005.
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11	[[DumbMuscle Keisha]], [[ReallyGetsAround Latrina]], and [[OnlySaneMan Natella]] form a ComicTrio at Bromwell High, an [[SuckySchool incredibly poor state school]], and the show [[SliceOfLife profiles the wacky hijinks of their everyday lives]]. The show also notably averts TwoTeacherSchool by giving the teachers just as big of a part (if not bigger) in the plots as the students.
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13	The series' thirteen episodes aired on Creator/{{Teletoon}}’s [[Creator/TeletoonAtNight Detour block]] (basically, its version of Creator/AdultSwim) in Canada, and had an incomplete run on the UK's Channel 4.
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15	!!This British animated series provides examples of:
16	* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: The student council president is given absolute power, even above that of the headmaster, though this is only discovered by digging through the school records.
17	* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: We never see her on-screen, but Latrina's mother is apparently younger than 25 ([[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} if Latrina is to be believed, that is]]). This leads to a bit of FridgeHorror when one considers that Latrina herself is 12. And for a run-down, poorly performing ex-Secondary Modern that's one bad exam year from the dreaded Special Measures like Bromwell it's [[TruthInTelevision depressingly plausible.]]
18	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Tamsin. When she shows up in one episode, she's revealed to be middle-class, and therefore bested the girls at each of their defining qualities (cleverer than Natella, more powerful than Keisha, and more alluring than Latrina). The girls deal with her by calling her parents to tell them all the horrible things that happen at the school.
19	* AllWomenAreLustful: The two female teachers tend to fight over the attentions of any new adult male characters.
20	* AmbiguousGender: Keisha's relative Marlong, who is referred to as her aunt in one episode, and her uncle in another. Doubles as AmbiguousGenderIdentity: they may have testicles and are suggested to be transgender, through whether they're female-to-male or male-to-female is unknown. They ''do'' have a gender they identify as, but Keisha's ignorance and confusion keep us just as confused as she is.
21	* AndImTheQueenOfSheba: In "Fire Drill":
22	-->'''Natella:''' You'll get detention if you set the school on fire!
23	-->'''Keisha:''' And if my auntie had nuts, she'd be my uncle!
24	-->'''Carol:''' Keisha, you have a detention.
25	-->'''Keisha:''' ''[on mobile phone]'' Auntie May! You is a lying bitch!
26	* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: In the episode "No More Teachers", a teacher named Dave Anderson finds musical success and goes on to live a life of SexDrugsAndRockNRoll. Naturally, the other teachers are very jealous of him. Martin later informs the staff that he suffered a massive drug overdose and died at the end of the episode, and the entire staff breaks out into cheers and forms a conga line.
27	* AnimalsLackAttributes: Very much averted in "Police Story" when a dead male tiger's genitals are out on full display at one point.
28	* AnimatedShockComedy: The series is full of crude humour and BlackComedy and caricatures modern British society.
29	* ApatheticStudent: Natella is probably the only student in the whole school who cares about her studies.
30	* ApatheticTeacher: A school full of them. ''Especially'' Martin.
31	* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: Natella often asks Keisha this, and she ''never'' is.
32	* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Latrina is the most beautiful girl in school, Natella is the smartest kid in school, and Keisha is the strongest kid in school, respectively.
33	* BigNo: Latrina yells one when Natella reveals that she (Natella) and Keisha taped over her Valentine's Day card box.
34	* BigThinShortTrio: The main character trio consists of Keisha (big), Latrina (tall and thin), and Natella (short, and [[ShorterMeansSmarter the smartest]]).
35	* BlatantLies: In "No More Teachers", Iqbal pulls out a shotgun to shoot the monkey that's teaching the class. He claims that it's a tranquilizer gun and that it will just put it to sleep despite it clearly being a shotgun and blowing the monkey's head off with it.
36	-->'''Iqbal:''' And now, I will take him to the zoo. ''(dead monkey falls over)''
37	* BoomHeadshot: In "No More Teachers", Iqbal shoots a monkey's head off with a shotgun.
38	* BritishBrevity: This series only lasted thirteen episodes.
39	* ButchLesbian: Ms. Gosby, who has a husky voice, bulky body and is often compared to a man. A comment from Mrs. Jackson confirms that Ms. Gosby's unseen wife is also one.
40	%%* ButtMonkey: Kylie and Mr. Jackson. Natella as well, to an extent.
41	* CatchPhrase: Latrina has a bunch; most common are "blank is for gays!" and "Like me that time."
42	%%* {{CloudcuckooLander}}: Latrina and Mr. Philips.
43	* [[ClusterFBomb Cluster S Bomb]]:
44	-->'''Natella:''' Well? What did you think? Give me your honest opinion.\
45	'''Keisha:''' You were shit. Shitter than shit. You were so shit that it made me want to block up my ears with shit, then eat some shit, and then do a shit.\
46	'''Natella:''' Right. Latrina?\
47	'''Latrina:''' ... Shit.
48	* ComicTrio: Latrina (TheFool), Keisha (TheLeader), and Natella (the OnlySaneMan).
49	%%* CouchGag: Headmaster Iqbal's announcements.
50	* CourtroomAntics: In "Keisha's in Love", Keisha is put on trial to determine whether or not she has a crush on Spencer. When it is proven that she does indeed have a crush on him, instead of going to jail for assaulting ([[{{Tsundere}} and nearly killing]]) him, she is sentenced to... ask him out on a date. [[InsaneTrollLogic Wait, what?]]
51	* CriminalMindGames: One of the girls hides some illegal sweets people are looking for and composes a rhyme telling where they are.
52	-->''If it is the sweets you seek, into the cloakroom you must sneak, and find where I keep my books, and hang my coat and bag on hooks. Behind the metal doors is stowed the sweets what make your head explode.''
53	* CrushFilter: In "Keisha's in Love", whenever Keisha looks at Spencer, she sees him floating on a golden cloud in heaven, complete with an angelic choir.
54	* DeagedInDeath: When Iqbal is giving a speech about a near-death experience he had in one episode, he describes seeing his mom. He says that when he saw her, she was young again, and "is not have moustache anymore".
55	* DeathOfAChild: At the end of "Baby Boom", the ultimate fate of Latrina's baby half-sibling is unknown, but it's safe to assume that they died [[ItMakesSenseInContext while being shipped to Japan in that doll box]].
56	* DialogueReversal: The "unethical" exchange; Natella toward Keisha, and then later vice versa.
57	* TheDitz: Both Keisha and Latrina, though both may qualify as {{Genius Ditz}}es: see the entry for HiddenDepths, below.
58	* DoubleEntendre: Expect Ms. Dickson and Mrs. Jackson to engage in these whenever there's a man they want to have sex with.
59	--> '''Mrs. Jackson:''' Can I see your truncheon?
60	* DreadfulMusician: Natella and her sitar. The only cheers it got during the Music Talent Show was when Mr Beale smashed it.
61	* DumbBlonde: Latrina. In the episode "Police Story", her attempts at locating the cell phone thief mostly included overlooking ridiculously obvious clues. She didn't even realize she had stumbled across the case-breaking clue until it was explicitly spelled out for her.
62	* DumbMuscle: Keisha. She's regarded as TheDreaded by her classmates and rules the school through her violent ways and incredible strength, but she's one of the stupidest characters on the show.
63	* ExtremeOmnivore: Keisha eats her exam in "Goodbye Mr. Crisps".
64	* GRatedDrug: The contraband candy is quite literally mind-blowing.
65	* HiddenDepths:
66	** In the episode "Natella Takes Charge", Keisha shows surprising political savvy and hints of a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] side. In that same episode she also wonders who the next Creator/JonathanSwift is going to be in response to Natella asking AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering, which is odd for someone who is supposedly illiterate. Not to mention that, in other episodes, she displays small tidbits of knowledge that most people wouldn't expect her to know.
67	---> '''Keisha:''' ''[[ItMakesSenseInContext (while beating up a beauty pageant contestant)]]'' Lithuania is not a country, ''bitch!''
68	** In "Sack Race" we learn that Latrina is very athletically gifted to the point of being able to beat school records, though she chalks it up to the influence of [[MagicFeather Leroy Thomas's old vest]]. And in "Drama Queen", she displays a raw talent for acting that gets her fast-tracked to play the lead in Carol's play.
69	* HollywoodTourettes: Carol, although it's used as a one-off joke.
70	* {{Hypocrite}}: Mrs. Jackson frequently tries to sleep with any moderately attractive man in her vicinity, but chews out her husband Martin when he cheats on her.
71	* IdiotSavant: Iqbal, on one hand, is a very, ''very'' lousy headmaster at the titular school. On the other hand, he paints in his spare time (although has trouble selling his paintings), can memorize an encyclopedia, works a bit of amateur theater into staff meetings and assemblies, and can dance and sing.
72	* InsufferableGenius: Natella may be the OnlySaneMan, but she often has a holier-than-thou attitude.
73	* {{Jerkass}}: [[WorldOfJerkass The entire cast]], especially Iqbal and [[TheSociopath Mr. Bibby]].
74	* NotSoAboveItAll: Natella: she often tries to do the right thing and usually comes off as the OnlySaneMan, but under the right circumstances, her pride can get the better of her and make her act just as dysfunctional as anyone else in the cast.
75	* OncePerEpisode: The trio riding on the bus to school in the morning.
76	* OnlySaneMan: Natella - although she can be just as neurotic as any other character given the circumstances. Carol plays the straight man to Keisha an awful lot, as well, although Melanie plays the straight man to her when they're lusting after various men and Carol demonstrates her poor fluency with the double entendre.
77	* PointyHairedBoss: Iqbal is what happens when you put a prideful {{Cloudcuckoolander}} in charge of being the Headmaster of a SuckySchool.
78	* PottyFailure: In "Goodbye Mr. Crisps":
79	-->'''Iqbal:''' Hah! You've shat your pants! [[BringMyBrownPants You is scared!]]
80	-->'''Bibby:''' I assure you, I am ''not'' scared. The fact that I've shat my pants is neither here nor there.
81	* PowerCorrupts: Natella, literally any time she's put in a position of power.
82	* PrecisionFStrike: One of ''many'':
83	-->'''Iqbal:''' Remember: a vote for Iqbal is a vote for jobs. ''Your'' [[FunetikAksent moddafockin']] jobs!
84	* {{Pyromaniac}}: Keisha, often to the detriment of the disabled students.
85	* ReallyGetsAround: Latrina, Latrina's mother, and Kellie Edwards.
86	%%* RedHeadedStepchild: Kylie.
87	* ARiddleWrappedInAMysteryInsideAnEnigma: As Mrs. Jackson is explaining her separation from her husband to the main characters:
88	--> '''Mrs. Jackson:''' As Churchill said, Martin is "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, wrapped in an enigma".
89	--> '''Keisha:''' [[BreadMilkEggsSquick Wrapped in a cocksucker.]]
90	--> '''Mrs. Jackson:''' I don't think Churchill said that.
91	* SadistTeacher: Most of the teachers to some extent, but special mention goes to Mr. Bibby who is heavily implied to be involved in everything from murders to human trafficking with Iqbal.
92	* SchoolPlay: "Drama Queen" has Carol putting her energy into organizing a school play.
93	* SevenDeadlySins: PlayedForLaughs in "Goodbye Mr. Crisps" when Bibby lists off pride, envy, sloth, and gluttony among Iqbal's {{Fatal Flaw}}s that quickly devolves into a ListOfTransgressions.
94	* ShoutOut: A Franchise/{{Troll Doll\|s}} can be seen in the background of the Minister of Education's office in "No More Teachers".
95	* SlutShaming: Latrina, Mrs. Jackson, and Ms. Dickson are frequently subjected to it, but none of them really care.
96	--> '''Ms. Dickson:''' YES! I'm the slutty one!
97	* StatusQuoIsGod: Everything always goes back to normal by the end of each episode.
98	* SuckySchool: With useless teachers, terrible students, and an incredibly poor budget.
99	* SuspectIsHatless: Invoked by Natella, when [[DumbBlonde Latrina]] wants to be a police officer. Natella points out that Latrina is too unobservant for the job. Natella has their mutual friend Keisha strike her, then asks Latrina to describe her attacker. Despite just witnessing the assault, and being longtime friends with Keisha, the only thing she can remember was that the attacker was black.
100	* TokenTrio: Latrina is white, Natella appears to be South Asian, and Keisha is black.
101	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: The three main characters are 12-years-old: Keisha is an EXTREMELY violent troublemaker, and Latrina is incredibly sexually loose. Natella isn't as bad as either of them, but under the right circumstances, she can do some pretty messed-up things, such as in "Natella Takes Charge", where her power quickly goes to her head, and she becomes disturbingly unsympathetic to the plight of her classmates.
102	* {{Tsundere}}: Keisha, in the episode "Keisha's in Love", where her love for a student (and her inability to understand her feelings) is processed through acts of violence against him.
103	* TwoLinesNoWaiting: There's usually one plot for the kids and another for the teachers.
104	* ValentinesDayEpisode: There is one aptly called "Valentine's Day", in which Natella mentions that it's only a "meaningless marketing event created by greeting-card companies to boost sales figures."
105	* WorldOfJerkass: Basically everyone in the show is an unpleasant asshole.
106	* {{Yandere}}: "Drama Queen" shows that Mrs. Jackson is one. On the heels of her separation with Martin, she writes a play that's clearly inspired by their marriage. The play's name is "If You Don't Come Back to Me, Martin, I'll Kill You."
107	* ZanyScheme: In "No More Teachers", when all the teachers leave to pursue their dreams, what does Iqbal do? Replace the entire staff with monkeys, of course! Ends as badly as you would expect.

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