* AccidentalInnuendo: From "Promises, Prom-misses":
--> '''Tawni:''' Ooooh, you must be the Tween Gladiator Hunks! Or should I say 'twunks'? [[note]]'Twunk' is a gay slang term, referring to men whose appearances fall between 'twink' and 'hunk' physiques.[[/note]]
* {{Adorkable}}: Sonny really gets into this. Yeah, she's awkward and geeky, but it's part of her charm due to how lovably persistent she is.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Sonny as bisexual, with the chemistry and friendships with Tawni and one-off character Lucy. Being TheDitz, she's oblivious to this fact.
%%* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
%%** "Me, Myself, and Time", which Sonny sings on the show precisely once.
%%** "What To Do" from the last episode.
%%** The title theme.
%%* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: At times the show can easily be called "Disney's Big Lipped Alligator: The Show".
* CrossoverShip: Sonny has been shipped with Alex Russo from ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'', which is strange, as that show exists as a fictional show InUniverse, as Music/SelenaGomez shows up and Sonny is revealed to be a fan of it. This is mainly due to shippers feeling that the two would have great chemistry and the real life friendship of their actress at the time of airing. There are a large number of fanfics for it on Platform/FanfictionDotNet, with most of these being full [=AUs=] where the Russo family just exists as real people and not as characters on a TV show.
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Implied but the fact that despite the animosity he and his castmates had towards So Random!, Chad joining the cast in the spin-off based on the sketch show possibly to honour Sonny's memory in the series.
* HilariousInHindsight: The Series/{{Punkd}} parody where Zora tricks Chad into thinking he's the host becomes more funny when the revival of the show had Music/JustinBieber do the same thing to Music/MileyCyrus
* HoYay:
** Nico and Grady, bordering on AmbiguouslyGay. For example, one episode had Grady and Sonny pretending to date whilst Nico and Tawni pulled a prank. Later when they meet up they both ask "Was she better then me?" That's right Nico was asking if Sonny was a better ''girlfriend'' then him.
%% ** The episode where Sonny's friend Lucy visits pinged more than a few radars. Also, Tawni and Sonny.
** "I need you. I need you! I need you! I need you! I need you more than a flower needs rain, more than a balloon needs air and more than you need a spray tan." Then they hug, and Sonny starts giggling.
** The Eric episode had Tawni trying to kiss Eric-as-Sonny.
%% ** Not to mention the sheer amount of girl-fighting between Sonny and Tawni.
%% ** "Falling for the Falls" has a few pieces of DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything.
* IronWoobie: Acting as ThoseTwoGuys (or is it as a HeterosexualLifePartners?), this trope defines Nico and Grady. When working or hanging out together, there's nothing - physical or emotional - that can hold them down for very long.
%% * MemeticMutation: The Check-It-Out Girls, and their CatchPhrase "Check it out!".
* {{Moe}}: Zora has a mean streak at times, but her {{Cloudcuckoolander}} nature and TheBabyOfTheBunch moments can make her surprisingly adorable.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Penelope]] frames Sonny for crimes she didn't commit and later attempts to kill Sonny with a bomb, [[spoiler: just because she loved Chad.]]
%%* NauseaFuel: Some of the "Sicky Vicky" sketches.
* NightmareFuel: "Sonny With a Secret": Sitting in a plane with its hatch open while wind is blowing in darkness, and you don't have a parachute.
* PortmanteauCoupleName:
-->'''Tia:''' And welcome back to Tia. I'm here with Hollywood's it couple du jour. Sonny Munroe and Chad Dylan Cooper, or as I've just decided to call you, Channy.\\
'''Sonny:''' Oh, that's cute! Channy, I like that.\\
'''Chad:''' Oh, we've got our own mashup name.
* ReplacementScrappy: The {{Defictionalization}} of Mackenzie Falls led to the previous actors being dropped. The most noticeable of these is the ditzy Portlyn, Chad's onscreen love interest (who the fandom took to shipping with Nico). Her replacement Penelope didn't sit well with fans. Though above is another reason.
* RetroactiveRecognition: [[Series/DogWithABlog G. Hannelius]] was Dakota, the bratty daughter of the head of the studio.
* {{Shipping}}: Channy (Chad/Sonny) are the OneTruePairing by a huge margin. Next biggest is [[LesYay Tawni/Sonny]]. Occasionally other ships are teased, such as Sonny/Nico in the pilot (with no Chad), and Sonny/Grady in another.
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