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* SanitySlippage: Wendy was already a ClingyJealousGirl, but the HumiliationConga she goes through after repeatedly trying and failing to win Stan back made her [[{{Yandere}} lose her moral compass completely]] by the end of the episode.



* SanitySlippage: Wendy was already a ClingyJealousGirl, but the HumiliationConga she goes through after repeatedly trying and failing to win Stan back made her [[{{Yandere}} lose her moral compass completely]] by the end of the episode.

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* SanitySlippage: StatusQuoIsGod: Mr. Garrison returns as the class' teacher and has his face returned to normal. Turns out, Wendy was already a ClingyJealousGirl, but the HumiliationConga she goes through after repeatedly trying and failing to win Stan back made her [[{{Yandere}} lose her moral compass completely]] by the end of the episode.sure that this was ''enforced''.



* StatusQuoIsGod: Mr. Garrison returns as the class' teacher and has his face returned to normal. Turns out, Wendy made sure that this was ''enforced''.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Easily one of the best examples in early ''South Park''. Wendy in this episode shows traits of being very clingy regarding her relationship with Stan that devolve into pure Yandere when she decides to have her romantic rival killed. Ever since this episode, Wendy would never come close to being this cruel and the amount of times she has been remotely clingy can be count on ''[[Recap/SouthParkS14E4YouHave0Friends one finger]]'', while the rest of the show characterizes her as a NiceGirl with a strong political beliefs.

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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Easily one of the best examples in early ''South Park''. Though initially presented as her usual NiceGirl self, Wendy in this episode shows traits of being very clingy regarding her relationship with Stan that devolve into pure Yandere {{Yandere}} territory when she decides to have her romantic rival killed. Ever since this episode, Wendy would never come close to being this cruel and the amount of times she has been remotely clingy can be count on ''[[Recap/SouthParkS6E10BebesBoobsDestroySociety two]]'' ''[[Recap/SouthParkS14E4YouHave0Friends one finger]]'', fingers]]'', while the rest of the show characterizes her as a resourceful but flawed NiceGirl with a strong political beliefs. The one trait of hers that is still preserved in future episodes is [[BewareTheNiceOnes her tendency to bite back tenfold when provoked]], but even then she always unleashes this [[PayEvilUntoEvil on people that are worse than her (like Cartman)]].
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Easily one of the best examples in early ''South Park''. Wendy in this episode shows traits of being very clingy regarding her relationship with Stan that devolve into pure Yandere when she decides to have her romantic rival killed. Ever since this episode, Wendy would never come close to being this cruel and the amount of times she has been remotely clingy can be count on ''[[Recap/SouthParkS14E4YouHave0Friends one finger]]'', while the rest of the show characterizes her as a NiceGirl with a strong political beliefs.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Wendy starts out this way after Stan grows a crush on Mrs. Ellen. When her attempts to win Stan back or to get Mrs. Ellen to back-off fail, she becomes a [[{{Yandere}} much worse version of this trope]].


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* StatusQuoIsGod: Mr. Garrison returns as the class' teacher and has his face returned to normal. Turns out, Wendy made sure that this was ''enforced''.
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* KarmaHoudini: Wendy gets no comeuppance for killing Ms. Ellen.

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* KarmaHoudini: Wendy gets no comeuppance for killing getting Ms. Ellen.Ellen framed and killed, other than getting puked in the mouth by Stan after going back to him.



* NotHelpingYourCase

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* NotHelpingYourCaseNotHelpingYourCase: Wendy is not good at hiding her {{Yandere}} side.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: Once Mr. Garrison has the Hasselhoff look and flaunts it, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAHwMJJJa80 "Shadow Dancing"]] by Alan Gibb starts playing.

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* {{Leitmotif}}: Once Mr. Garrison has the Hasselhoff look and flaunts it, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAHwMJJJa80 "Shadow Dancing"]] by Alan Andy Gibb starts playing.

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* NiceGirl: Ms. Ellen, who is remarkably kind-hearted.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Wendy has a (faked) breakdown after Stan and Ms. Ellen supposedly get together, Stan has a sad expression on his face, implying he feels bad over acting aloof towards her. Unfortunately, [[MurderTheHypotenuse Wendy already had her mind set on what to do with Ms. Ellen]].
* NiceGirl: Ms. Ellen, who is remarkably kind-hearted.kind-hearted to a fault, even rewarding students who do good in her class. Unfortunately, [[KillTheCutie she lives in a South park episode]].



* OnlySaneMan: Miss Ellen is the only one who finds it troubling how poor an education the children get, and who takes issue with Chef and the kids talking about making sweet love.

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* OnlySaneMan: OnlySaneWoman: Miss Ellen is the only one who finds it troubling how poor an education the children get, and who takes issue with Chef and the kids talking about making sweet love.love. Unfortunately, she's too much of an ExtremeDoormat to do anything about it.



* SanitySlippage: Wendy was already a ClingyJealousGirl, but the HumiliationConga she goes through after repeatedly trying and failing to win Stan back made her [[{{Yandere}} lose her moral compass completely]] by the end of the episode.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If Chef had been more clear on what the word "lesbian" meant, he could have saved the boys a lot of trouble (and Wendy would have been spared the heartache as well).

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If Chef had been more clear on what the word "lesbian" meant, he could have saved the boys a lot of trouble (and trouble, Wendy would have been spared the heartache heartache, and Ms. Ellen would've been spared ''her life'' as well).well.
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* BlackComedyBurst: This show named the TheyKilledKennyAgain trope, but Wendy (normally one of the good guys) having somebody murdered over what amounts to a mere misunderstanding is another level.


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* UnknownRival: Ms. Ellen doesn't even intend to be part of the competition.
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* HopeSpot: For Wendy. When Mr. Garrison returns, it seems like he's back to continue teaching and Wendy celebrates preemptively. Unfortunately for her, Garrison only returned to announce his retirement.


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* HumiliationConga: Wendy, after getting a makeover to win Stan back, is immediately out-shined by Ellen's own makeover, then Mr. Garrison comes back to announce his retirement from teaching and that Ellen will replace him, and finally Mr. Mackey comes in to break the news that Wendy's grandmother passed away. Needless to say, she was ''not'' happy by the end of the scene.
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'''Kenny:''' ''(stunned)'' You bastard!

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'''Kenny:''' '''Kyle:''' ''(stunned)'' You bastard!
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Ms. Ellen grabs an Iraqi soldier's sword and attempts to defend herself with it. She loses her grip on the sword and accidentally throws it at Kenny, pinning him against a wall.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Ms. Ellen grabs an Iraqi soldier's sword and attempts to defend herself with it. She loses her grip on the sword and kills Kenny by accidentally throws throwing it at Kenny, pinning him against a wall.him.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Ms. Ellen grabs an Iraqi soldier's sword and attempts to defend herself with it. She loses her grip on the sword and accidentally throws it at Kenny, pinning him against a wall.


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-->'''Stan:''' Oh my God, she killed Kenny!\\
'''Kenny:''' ''(stunned)'' You bastard!
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'''Episode''' – 111\\
'''Airdate''' – 2/11/1998

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'''Episode''' – 111\\
'''Airdate''' – 2/11/1998
'''Original air date:''' 2/11/1998 ''(produced in 1997)''
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* BigNo: Wendy lets several of these out when Mr. Garrison quits, Ms. Ellen becomes her permanent teacher and when she hears her grandmother died.

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* BigNo: Wendy lets several of these out when Mr. Garrison quits, Ms. Ellen becomes her permanent teacher and when she hears her grandmother died.
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* AdultsAreUseless: Due to her ExtremeDoormat personality, Ms. Ellen doesn't give Wendy any punishing for looking over her authority and threatening her.

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* AdultsAreUseless: Due to her ExtremeDoormat personality, Ms. Ellen doesn't give Wendy any punishing punishment for looking over challenging her authority and authority, nor for threatening her.
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* BuryYourGays: Ms. Ellen turns out to be a lesbian and Wendy ends up getting her killed.
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* StayInTheKitchen: Cartman claiming that he's going to buy a vaccuum cleaner for Ms. Ellen cause "chicks love vaccuum cleaners".

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* StayInTheKitchen: Cartman claiming that he's going to buy a vaccuum vacuum cleaner for Ms. Ellen cause "chicks love vaccuum vacuum cleaners".


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* {{Yandere}}: Wendy goes from ClingyJealousGirl to outright murdering her "rival" for Stan's affections.
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* OnlySaneMan: Miss Ellen is the only one who finds it troubling how poor an education the children get, and who takes issue with Chef and the kids talking about making sweet love.

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'''Airdate:''' February 11, 1998\\
When Mr. Garrison takes time off from school to get a nose job, a substitute named Ms. Ellen is called in to teach the class -- and Wendy worries that she has her eyes on Stan.

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'''Airdate:''' February 11, 1998\\
'''Episode''' – 111\\
'''Airdate''' – 2/11/1998

When Mr. Garrison takes time off from school to get a nose job, a substitute named Ms. Ellen ({{guest star}} [[Creator/NatashaHenstridge The Chick from "Species"]]) is called in to teach the class -- and Wendy worries that she has her eyes on Stan.

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* ShoutOut:
** Principal Victoria tells Wendy that [[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff her grandmother died]].

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* ShoutOut:
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ShoutOut: Principal Victoria tells Wendy that [[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff her grandmother died]].


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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: If Chef had been more clear on what the word "lesbian" meant, he could have saved the boys a lot of trouble (and Wendy would have been spared the heartache as well).
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-->'''Wendy:''' NO I'M NOT ACTING LIKE A '''''FREEEEAK!!!'''''

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-->'''Wendy:''' (shrieking hysterically) NO I'M NOT ACTING LIKE A '''''FREEEEAK!!!'''''
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* BreakTheCutie: Wendy emotionally tears up as she is losing Stan to Ms. Ellen.
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* NiceGirl: Ms. Ellen, who is remarkably kind-hearted.
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* InsultBackfire: When Stan and Cartman fight over Ms. Ellen.
-->'''Cartman:''' I'm a bigger lesbian than you!\\
'''Stan:''' No, you're a fatter lesbian than me!
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein makes his first appearance via a photograph of Ms. Ellen apparently giving him a lapdance, but is drawn like most other ''South Park'' characters, instead of having the photo cut-out head he was given starting with "[[Recap/SouthParkS2E2TerranceAndPhillipInNotWithoutMyAnus Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus."

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein makes his first appearance via a photograph of Ms. Ellen apparently giving him a lapdance, but is drawn like most other ''South Park'' characters, instead of having the photo cut-out head he was given starting with "[[Recap/SouthParkS2E2TerranceAndPhillipInNotWithoutMyAnus "[[Recap/SouthParkS2E1TerranceAndPhillipInNotWithoutMyAnus Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus."Anus]]".

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* AdultsAreUseless: Due to her ExtremeDoormat personality, Ms. Ellen doesn't give Wendy any punishing for looking over her authority and threatening her.



* DudeShesALesbian: Chef tells the boys Ms. Ellen is a lesbian, but they don't understand what the word "lesbian" means, and spend the rest of the episode trying to become lesbians to impress her.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Saddam Hussein makes his first appearance via a photograph of Ms. Ellen apparently giving him a lapdance, but is drawn like most other ''South Park'' characters, instead of having the photo cut-out head he was given starting with "Not Without My Anus."

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* DudeShesALesbian: The boys are crushing on Ms. Ellen, but Chef tells the boys Ms. Ellen is a lesbian, but them they don't understand have a chance because she's a lesbian; unfortunately they don't know what the word "lesbian" means, and spend the rest of the episode trying to become lesbians to impress her.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Saddam Hussein UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein makes his first appearance via a photograph of Ms. Ellen apparently giving him a lapdance, but is drawn like most other ''South Park'' characters, instead of having the photo cut-out head he was given starting with "Not "[[Recap/SouthParkS2E2TerranceAndPhillipInNotWithoutMyAnus Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus.""
* ExtremeDoormat: Ms. Ellen lets Wendy intimidate her and kindly accepts her gift of a ''dead animal'', refusing to give her any form of deserved punishment.
* HotForTeacher: The boys have a crush on the substitute teacher, Ms. Ellen. But even besides the obvious age problem, she turns out to be a lesbian. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, nobody told Wendy that]].
* IncompatibleOrientation: Every boy in class develop a crush on their substitute teacher; Chef, likewise, managed to strong-arm her into a date, but the next day told the kids that she was a lesbian. The boys don't know what that means, so Chef simply explains that lesbians will only date other lesbians. Naturally, the boys thus decide to try and become lesbians.


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* LipstickLesbian: Ms. Ellen is this, according to Chef (thus, causing Stan to be a HopelessSuitor even without the age and profession complications keeping things platonic on her part).


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* TheRival: Ms. Ellen to Wendy Testaburger. Stan is one of the boys infatuated by Ms. Ellen and she seemingly takes a liking to him, which causes Wendy to go Ax-Crazy, and her attempts to win Stan back fail after her beauty is overshadowed by Ms. Ellen's. She even goes as far as hiring a bunch of Iraqis to shoot her into the center of the sun, and throws a party in celebration of her death.
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* BigNo: Wendy lets several of these out when Mr. Garrison quits, Ms. Ellen becomes her permanent teacher and [[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking when she hears her grandmother died]].

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* BigNo: Wendy lets several of these out when Mr. Garrison quits, Ms. Ellen becomes her permanent teacher and [[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking when she hears her grandmother died]].died.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: After hearing that Ms. Ellen is a lesbian, Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny [[LiteralMinded subsequently lick carpet]] [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext while listening to music in an attempt to become lesbians]].



* LiteralMinded: Cartman's ideas of being a lesbian involve him literally licking carpet and chewing boxes.



** Mr. Garrison also does this after waking up from his surgery.

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** Mr. Garrison also does this after waking up from his surgery.surgery, not after hearing all of the medical terms, but after hearing of the movie Film/{{Contact}}.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: Once Mr. Garrison has the Hasselhoff look and flaunts it, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAHwMJJJa80 "Shadow Dancing"]] by Alan Gibb starts playing.
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: When Cartman sees Wendy [[HellbentForLeather dressed in leather]], he immediately thinks that she's like 'that chick from Film/{{Grease}}', only to mistake Music/OliviaNewtonJohn as [[Music/EltonJohn Elton]].

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* VomitIndiscretionShot: Mr. Garrison after waking up from his surgery.

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* VomitIndiscretionShot: VomitIndiscretionShot:
** Stan throughout the episode around Ms. Ellen. The flashback montage is of him puking when he's with Wendy. To top that off, Stan vomits in ''Wendy's mouth'' when the two get back together.
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Mr. Garrison also does this after waking up from his surgery.

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