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Not surprising as mentioned and too fantasical.


* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After revealing his ability to chew food with his belly button, Fregley then announces that he can blow bubblegum with it. Unsurprisingly, the attempt flops, a fact that Greg himself {{Lampshades}}. This gets subverted by the end of "Hard Luck", where Fregley reveals that he really can learn how to blow gum with his belly button.
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Greg's mother, Susan is a kind and supportive woman, but is also somewhat naï ve and out of touch with the world experienced by her teenage sons.

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Greg's mother, Susan is a kind and supportive woman, but is also somewhat naï ve naive and out of touch with the world experienced by her teenage sons.
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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Somewhat downplayed since he otherwise mostly looks the same but his eyes are always drawn in the same style to represent someone being shocked, though it could represent his NervousWreck nature.
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Not a literal sociopath. His Pet The Dog moments disprove this.


* TheSociopath: Never outright stated, but Greg has a concerning LackOfEmpathy, is a pretty impulsive guy, and has a comically big ego.
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* HumiliationConga: In the second film, which finishes with him falling into a cake and getting beaten up.

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* HumiliationConga: In the second film, which finishes starts with him trying to talk to Holly at the skating rink, getting stranded as he can't skate, having to be carried off by his dad, and then falling into a cake and getting beaten up.
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** He was quite rightly upset when his Mom allowed Rodrick and Manny to buy gifts for themselves when they were supposed to be getting a make-up gift for Greg after his birthday party was ruined.

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** He was quite rightly upset when his Mom allowed Rodrick and Manny In ''Dog Days'', Susan decides to buy gifts for themselves when they were supposed take Greg to be getting a make-up the mall to get an extra gift for Greg him after his birthday party was ruined.ruined. However, she allows Rodrick and Manny to come along and get gifts for themselves too in the "essence of fairness." Greg rightly points out that this isn't the time for equal treatment, since his brothers weren't the ones who had their birthday cake eaten by a dog.
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** He was quite rightly upset when his Mom allowed Rodrick and Manny to buy gifts for themselves when they were supposed to be getting a make-up gift for Greg after his birthday party was ruined.
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* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: He is shown swearing at other drivers in "The Deep End" when Susan lets him sit in front of it to pretend he is driving the RV.

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