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** In "Mugged", she immediately stops acting like a ranch hand and even takes off her cowboy hat upon hearing Arnold got beat up and mugged. She then dotes upon him and speaks in a calm, comforting tone while offering green tea.
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* AchillesHeel: Almost literally. He's a pretty tough guy, but as Helga tells Phil, his ankles are a weak spot.
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* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father, Like Daughter]]: Despite their tumultuous relationship, Helga (especially in her "bully" facade) mimics her dad's behavior. They both have a fondness for the expletitive "criminy"; are prone to angry blowups; and enjoy mocking others. They even bond over mocking a cheesy musical together.
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* CharacterDevelopment: It's subtle, but he becomes a ''slightly'' better father to Helga by the end of the show. Notable in "School Play", where, despite some grumbling, he stays up all night helping her memorize her lines and then goes to watch her performance. He never would have done either in Season 1.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In both "Spelling Bee" (where he bribes Arnold to purposefully lose because he doesn't believe in his own daughter) and "Parents' Day" (where he calls Arnold an orphan), his jerkass behavior leads to [[EveryoneHasStandards his daughter]] respectively throwing the spelling bee, and telling Phil where [[AchillesHeel Bob's weak spot is]]. Had he played fair and not gone so far with the trash talk, those could have been the victories he craves.
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** "Never Eat Raspberries."
** "Mama Leone!" (most likely a reference to "Movin Out (Anthony's Song)" by Music/BillyJoel) is another one he's fond of.
** "Never Eat Raspberries."
** "Mama Leone!" (most likely a reference to "Movin Out (Anthony's Song)" by Music/BillyJoel) is another one he's fond of.
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* CatchPhrase: "Very creepy".
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* CatchPhrase: If anyone (usually Helga) talks back to him or doesn't do what he says, he'll give them an angry "Hey-hey-hey-hey!".
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* ObliviousToHisOwnDescription: He is the only one who doesn't recognize his own CatchPhrase in Helga's parody.
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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Wartz's Manly Man, being a non-confrontational sort who prefers a softer, more diplomatic approach to his job.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Simmons' Sensitive Guy, being a stern disciplinarian who generally prefers a firm but fair approach to managing the students.
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* HateSink: Nobody in his class likes him for his rude and strict attitude and quickly want to get rid of him by convincing Mr. Simmons to return to the school.
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* HateSink: HatedByAll: Nobody in his class likes him for his rude and strict attitude and quickly want to get rid of him by convincing Mr. Simmons to return to the school.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He physically resembles Creator/DannyDeVito, having both a short stature and being similarly balding as well as having a raspy New England accent (Brooklyn in Ernie's case and [[{{Joisey}} New Jersey]] in [=DeVito's=] case).
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He physically resembles Creator/DannyDeVito, having both a short stature and being similarly balding as well as having a raspy New England Northeastern US accent (Brooklyn in Ernie's case and [[{{Joisey}} New Jersey]] in [=DeVito's=] case).
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* TinyGuyHugeGirl: In one of the later episodes, Ernie gets into a romantic relationship with a very tall fashion model named Lola, though they eventually have a falling out due to Lola feeling uncomfortable with their height difference. But she eventually apologizes for how she acted and the two at least remain friends.
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* TinyGuyHugeGirl: In one of the later episodes, Ernie gets into a romantic relationship with a [[StatuesqueStunner very tall tall]] fashion model named Lola, though they eventually have a falling out due to Lola feeling uncomfortable with their height difference. But she eventually apologizes for how she acted and the two at least remain friends.
* NiceGuy: Usually, he is one of the friendliest and most approachable boarders at Sunset Arms.
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* CatchPhrase: He often describes things as "special". He seems [[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription unaware that he does this]] since Helga lampshaded this with an impression of him and he assumed she was imitating a different teacher.
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** He often describes things as "special". He seems [[ObliviousToHisOwnDescription unaware that he does this]] since Helga lampshaded this with an impression of him and he assumed she was imitating a differentteacher.teacher.
** When Mr. Simmons wants his students to quiet down and pay attention, he tells the class to put on their "listening ears".
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** When Mr. Simmons wants his students to quiet down and pay attention, he tells the class to put on their "listening ears".
