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7	-> ''Not easy to believe that this stuff is real''
8	->''Sometimes it's kinda cool but mostly just annoying''
9	->''Paranormal world, I guess it's a weird place''
10	->''O'GRADY!''
11	->''O'GRADY!''
12	-->--'''Kelly Osbourne''', "O'Grady Theme Song"
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14	''O'Grady'' was an original animated series created by Tom Snyder, Holly Schlesinger and Carl W. Adams (''WesternAnimation/DrKatzProfessionalTherapist'', ''WesternAnimation/HomeMovies'') and produced and aired by Creator/{{Noggin}} as part of its nighttime programming block for teens, called "The N."
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16	The show revolved around four normal teenagers in a suburban town. In each episode, the teens must cope with a different paranormal phenomenon that they call the "Weirdness". Kevin, Abby, Harold, and Beth's lives are complicated enough, and the "Weirdness" adds a hilarious twist.
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18	!! This series contains examples of:
19	* AlphaBitch: Brooke, the the cheerleading captain.
20	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Abby has a darker complexion than the other characters, but her heritage is never explained or hinted at.
21	* ApatheticTeacher: Mr. Lipschitz is almost always emotionless when dealing with his students. When he does seem to care about his students, it's due to the Weirdness rather than genuine concern.
22	* BaitAndSwitch: When Iris contracts "The Old Cold," she shows off some needlepoint work featuring "a famous scene from the Fatherland." It initially looks like a figure doing the Nazi salute until she explains it's a castle.
23	* BodyHorror: People affected by the Weirdness in "Cop 'Stache" have their faces locked in a distorted grin, all the while causing them to be out of breath, turning their faces red.
24	* BrutalHonesty: In one episode the weirdness caused people to blurt out the truth.
25	** Subverted in "Cop 'Stache", where [[CanNotTellALie nobody could tell a lie]].
26	* CatholicSchoolGirlsRule: In "Cut the Cord," Harold is partnered with a Catholic school girl named Misty for a big brother/sister program, and he tries to resist falling in love with her.
27	* CloudCuckooLander: Iris, a foreign exchange student with an obsession for techno music and a love of chocolate boarding on addiction.
28	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: After Harold plays a bunch of incredibly gory movies in Driver's Ed, Iris calls him a sick, twisted person. Kevin's immediate assumption is Harold and Iris dated.
29	* ComplimentBackfire: Pete actually openly adored the new outfit Abby got at the end of one episode. Unfortunately, the weirdness that episode was forcing everyone to compliment or agree whenever they tried to talk someone down. Nobody told her that The Weirdness ''had worn off'' already, so naturally she assumed that was what was happening and took it as a grievous insult.
30	* CouchGag: In the early episodes, Kevin and Abby open the show with different dialogue and different toppings on their pizza each week. Also, each episode begins with the ''O'Grady'' logo changing itself to correspond with The Weirdness displayed in each different episode (for example, the logo clones itself in the "Clones" episode).
31	* DeadpanSnarker: Usually in exchanges between Kevin and Abby. But in most cases, Kevin is often the repeat snarker.
32	* CrashIntoHello: Abby does this often with Pete Klesko ''[[StalkerWithACrush on purpose]]''.
33	* DrunkWithPower: Phillip says this in the episode "remotes".
34	* EggSitting: With electronic dolls, in the aptly-named episode Robo-babies.
35	* EmoTeen: Derrick, the guy Abby likes in the episode, "Big Jerk on Campus".
36	* FunnyForeigner: Iris, a German foreign exchange student who doesn't appreciate it when people come between her and chocolate or when they mock her love of techno music. She's a subversion in that she's not dressed like an archaic German stereotype, but she's still rather odd.
37	* GranolaGirl: Beth and her mother are both obsessed with health food.
38	* HighSchoolHustler: Kevin, especially in the Robo-babies episode. He spends the entire story getting paid to do everyone's assignments because he claims to know how to handle the dolls. Abby later discovers Kevin's been resetting the babies via a tiny slot on the back of their necks (his older brothers had taken the class and knew about the reset functions). She applies glue to make the reset slots unusable so Kevin can't scam everyone anymore.
39	* ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin: The episode where the school has to give up sugar, as well as Iris' love of chocolate.
40	-->'''Iris''': Iris ate much chocolate. Iris love ''chocolate''.
41	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: After hearing about a rumor about Abby potentially dying of an illness, Brooke geniunely tries her best to make amends with Abby and being nice to her throughout the day.
42	* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: One episode had music from nowhere as the day's "Weirdness".
43	* LocalHangout: Eets-a-Pizza, the pizza place where Harold works, is also where the gang goes to talk and hang out.
44	* MaybeEverAfter: It's ''painfully'' obvious Kevin and Abby have a thing for each other that they both refuse to admit. It's never fully resolved, but the end of the series finale "Frenched" features Kevin giving Abby his CD as a romantic gesture, seemingly starting a new chapter in their relationship.
45	* MonsterOfTheWeek: The Weirdness, which always changes itself at the worst possible time for the cast.
46	* TheNoseless: Male characters have noses; most female characters do not (Iris is an exception).
47	* QuirkyTown: The premise was a town where odd things happened on a daily basis.
48	* RiddleForTheAges: Kevin and Abby offer some theories on the cause of the Weirdness in the intro, but no concrete answer is ever given.
49	* SchoolIdol: Pete Klesko is beloved by the whole school.
50	* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: Abby has a crush on [[SatelliteLoveInterest Pete Klesko]], even though he [[AccidentalMisnaming can't remember her name]].
51	* TalentShow: The "O'Grady Idol" episode revolves around the upcoming talent show.
52	%%* TwoTeacherSchool: Dr. Myers and Mr. Lipschitz
53	* VitriolicBestBuds: Kevin and Abby are friends, but they are always arguing and trying to one-up each other.
54	* WeirdnessMagnet: The ''entire'' town is cursed to attract a new weird phenomenon every few days.
55	* WhatTheHellHero:
56	** In one episode, Harold helps out the Driver's Ed class by convincing the teacher to show a bunch of incredibly bloody movies about the dangers of bad driving. The movies are so horrific Iris goes up to Harold at one point and calls him a sick, twisted individual.
57	** Kevin does this to Beth when the school finds out she made an agreement for everyone to get new computers in exchange for going a month without sugar, without getting anyone's consent beforehand.
58	--->'''Kevin''': ''What have you done, Beth?''
59	* WithFriendsLikeThese: Kevin and Abby frequently tend to screw things over for one another.

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