History YMMV / Superbad

Well she does mention her exam the next day, she has to take that's why she doesn't care at all about McLovin
buying alcohol.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: It actually ''is'' possible in the United States for a person to have [[OnlyOneName only one legal name]] (although it usually requires getting a legal name change), so the idea of someone being legally named just "[=McLovin=]" isn't entirely far-fetched.[[note]] Notable examples include the rapper Ye (born Music/KanyeWest), the magician Teller of Creator/PennAndTeller (born Raymond Teller), and the professional wrestlers Wrestling/{{Chyna}} (born Joan Laurer) and Wrestling/{{Warrior}} (born James Hellwig)--both of whom adopted their former ring names ("Chyna" and "The Ultimate Warrior") as their legal names to get around Wrestling/{{WWE}} trademarks.[[/note]]

* LoveToHate: Slater and Michaels are hedonistic and borderline sociopathic cops who, at one point, leave their colleagues to die simply for getting in the way of their conversation. Nevertheless, they are some of the most memorable aspects in the film due to their over-the-top antics and stupidity. Their [[PetTheDog genuine friendship with Fogell]] also helps.

* HoYay: Seth and Evan's friendship is a big theme of the movie, but the intimate scenes they share in the third act border on romantic. Not only is Seth super jealous of Evan and Fogell living together in college, but Seth and Evan have a drunk sleepover in which they repeatedly tell each other "I love you," announcing that they're not afraid to say it. The mall scene has Evan awkwardly commenting on how Seth's butt looks in tight pants, and the final scene of the movie has Seth and Evan longingly look at each other as Seth leaves the mall with Jules, with "P.S. I Love You" playing in the background.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The film has a varied and pretty awesome soundtrack, though highlights include "Too Hot to Stop" by The Bar-Kays during the opening credits, "Roda" during Seth's grade school flashback, Music/CurtisMayfield's "PS I Love You" at the end of the film and "Funk [=McLovin=]" by Bootsy Collins during the credits.

* FridgeHorror: You just watched a funny, entertaining movie about a guy trying to rape a girl into being his girlfriend...
** The scene in which Slater and Michaels casually turn off their radio as their police colleagues scream desperately for backup. The implication is those officers probably all died, waiting for help that never arrives, because Slater and Michaels were angry they interrupted their conversation with Fogell. This puts Slater and Michaels over the edge from reckless, irresponsible and incompetent, into downright villainous sociopathy.

* CatharsisFactor: Given how much of an obnoxious jerk Jesse was being throughout the film, Officer Slater knocking the guy out cold with his baton after the latter spits on him is very satisfying to watch.

** Did the liquor store cashier really believe Fogell was 21 and his ID was real, or did [[ApatheticClerk she just not care about selling alcohol to a teenager]]? At first the credulous acceptance of Fogell's fake ID by several adult characters seems like a mix of IdiotPlot and AdultsAreUseless, but after [[spoiler:the revelation that the officers knew all along that Fogell was underage]], the possibility that the clerk, too, realized the truth but chose to look the other way becomes likelier.

** Did the liquor store cashier really believe Fogell was 21 and his ID was real, or did [[ApatheticClerk she just not care about selling alcohol to a teenager]]?

* HarsherInHindsight: Seth refers to Fogell's fake ID photo as looking like a future child molester. This seems a lot less funny with Jared Fogle being done for child porn.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film burlesqued the [[YouCanPanicNow much-ballyhooed loose morals of 2000s-era teenagers]] (contrast this with the fact in the 2010s many would actually claim that millennials were becoming relatively prudish). It is also a prime example of the era's odd fascination for 70s-era aesthetics. The characters also all use advanced flip phones that were popular just before the release of Apple's [=iPhone=], call each other rather than send text messages, and one scene has Evan fall victim to the spotty cell phone reception that was still a minor problem during the decade. The humorous portrayal of the inept, power-drunk cops is also firmly entrenched in the 2000s.