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*BetaBitch: During her Glamazon Era
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Cool Loser TRS cleanup, has been renamed to Unconvincingly Unpopular Character and is a YMMV audience reaction.


* CoolLoser: Despite being stunningly beautiful, Sam and her friends are designated "outsiders" and "unpopular", especially insecure about their bodies and putting the jocks and cheerleaders on physical piedestals

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* NotSoDifferent: Shares this with Sam too, as they have a lot of similarities among their differences
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* BettyAndVeronica: Sam's [[GirlNextDoor girl next door]] Betty and Brooke's troubled [[GirlNextDoor girl next door]] Veronica to Harrison's GuyNextDoor] Archie

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* BettyAndVeronica: Sam's [[GirlNextDoor girl next door]] Betty and Brooke's troubled [[GirlNextDoor girl next door]] Veronica to Harrison's GuyNextDoor] [[GirlNextDoor guy next door]] Archie
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* BettyAndVeronica: Sam's [[GirlNextDoor girl next door]] Betty and Brooke's troubled [[GirlNextDoor girl next door]] Veronica to Harrison's [[GuyNextDoor guy next door]] Archie

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* BettyAndVeronica: Sam's [[GirlNextDoor girl next door]] Betty and Brooke's troubled [[GirlNextDoor girl next door]] Veronica to Harrison's [[GuyNextDoor guy next door]] GuyNextDoor] Archie

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* AlphaBitch: Though Brooke wavers with this trope and does have {{HiddenDepths}}, there are moments when she is ruthless



* GirlNextDoor: To Harrison

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* GirlNextDoor: To HarrisonHarrison.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Though Brooke wavers with this trope and does have HiddenDepths, there are moments when she is ruthless. She's still portrayed as a likable character, and is the nicest of the popular girls.



* BrainyBrunette: The editor of the school paper

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* BrainyBrunette: The editor of the school paperpaper.
* CoolLoser: Despite being stunningly beautiful, Sam and her friends are designated "outsiders" and "unpopular", especially insecure about their bodies and putting the jocks and cheerleaders on physical piedestals



* HollywoodNerd: Despite being stunningly beautiful, Sam and her friends are designated "outsiders" and "unpopular", especially insecure about their bodies and putting the jocks and cheerleaders on physical piedestals
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fatGirl is detroped per TRS


* FatGirl: Most of Carmen's story is based on her being rejected because of her weight and how shallow her fellow high school students are, though this is also subverted by having Carmen achieve her goals and become happy in some instances, and eventually best friends with the queen of the school, Brooke, as well as Carmen herself being accused of acting like she's a notch higher up the popularity hierarchy than eg. April Tuna
* WeightWoe: Carmen confides in Brooke that she suffers from overeating, which is a result of her family's [[AbusiveParents verbal abuse]]

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* FatGirl: WeightWoe:
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Most of Carmen's story is based on her being rejected because of her weight and how shallow her fellow high school students are, though this is also subverted by having Carmen achieve her goals and become happy in some instances, and eventually best friends with the queen of the school, Brooke, as well as Carmen herself being accused of acting like she's a notch higher up the popularity hierarchy than eg. April Tuna
* WeightWoe: ** Carmen confides in Brooke that she suffers from overeating, which her overeating is a result of her family's [[AbusiveParents verbal abuse]]

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* BigSisterInstinct: Once she and Sam cede their warring and become close, Brooke is on the war path if anyone hurts Sam.



* MamaBear: Once she and Sam cede their warring and become close, Brooke is on the war path if anyone hurts Sam
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->'''Played by:''' Leslie Bibb

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->'''Played by:''' Leslie Bibb
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->'''Played by:''' Carly Pope

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->'''Played by:''' Carly Pope
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->'''Played by:''' Christopher Gorham

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->'''Played by:''' Christopher Gorham
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->'''Played by:''' Tamara Mello

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->'''Played by:''' Tamara Mello
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->'''Played by:''' Sara Rue

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->'''Played by:''' Sara Rue
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->'''Played by:''' Leslie Grossman

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->'''Played by:''' Leslie Grossman
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->'''Played by:''' Bryce Johnson

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->'''Played by:''' Bryce Johnson
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->'''Played by:''' Ron Lester

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->'''Played by:''' Ron Lester
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* BetaBitch: Though actually an [[Alpha Bitch alpha-in-disguise]] towards Brooke anyway

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* BetaBitch: Though actually an [[Alpha Bitch [[AlphaBitch alpha-in-disguise]] towards Brooke anyway
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* TheAllAmericanBoy: Quarterback, head of the high school football team and MVP. Blond

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* GirlNextDoor: To Harrison



* BettyAndVeronica: Sam's [[GirlNextDoor]] Betty and Brooke's troubled [[GirlNextDoor]] Veronica to Harrison's [[NiceGuy]] Archie

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* BettyAndVeronica: Sam's [[GirlNextDoor]] [[GirlNextDoor girl next door]] Betty and Brooke's troubled [[GirlNextDoor]] [[GirlNextDoor girl next door]] Veronica to Harrison's [[NiceGuy]] [[GuyNextDoor guy next door]] Archie


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* BoyNextDoor: To the girls (Sam, Lil and Carm), although only to Sam in a romantic sense. Later to Brooke

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Harrison John

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Harrison John
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Lily Esposito

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Lily Esposito
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Carmen Ferrara

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Carmen Ferrara
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Mary Cherry

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Mary Cherry
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Sugar Daddy (Michael Bernardino)

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Sugar [[folder:Sugar Daddy (Michael Bernardino)
Bernardino)]]



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Authority figures occasionally call him Michael, but he's known as Sugar Daddy or Sug

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Authority figures occasionally call him Michael, but he's known as Sugar Daddy or SugSug

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* BettyAndVeronica: Sam's [[GirlNextDoor]] Betty and Brooke's troubled [[GirlNextDoor]] Veronica to Harrison's [[NiceGuy]] Archie



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Nobody calls her Samantha



Nicole Julian

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Nicole Julian
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Josh Ford

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Josh Ford
[[folder:Josh Ford]]



* BookDumb: There are a lot of moments where Josh doesn't understand things, scholastically, which is set in contrast to Lily's intelligence and understanding of activism for the betterment of society



Michael Bernardino

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Michael Bernardino

* ReallyGetsAround: The girls refer to him as a not nice slur after finding out that he slept with Nicole

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Sugar Daddy (Michael Bernardino)

->'''Played by:''' Ron LesterLester

* BookDumb: Displayed mostly in contrast with Harrison when the latter hangs out with Sugar Daddy and Josh
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Authority figures occasionally call him Michael, but he's known as Sugar Daddy or Sug
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* BetaCouple: With Josh


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* BetaCouple: With Lily

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Brooke McQueen

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Brooke McQueen
[[folder:Brooke McQueen]]



* MamaBear: Once she and Sam cede their warring and become close, Brooke is on the war path if anyone hurts Sam
* NotSoDifferent: Shares this with Sam too, as they have a lot of similarities among their differences




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* WeightWoe: Brooke is very skinny and suffers from anorexia due to her mother's abandonment

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* WeightWoe: Carmen confides in Brooke that she suffers from overeating, which is a result of her family's [[AbusiveParents verbal abuse]]


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* WeightWoe: Nicole is obsessed with being the media ordained body size, which she learns from her abusive mother. This leads to her use of elephant laxatives at one point, but throughout the series she body-shames all the other students at the school.

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* AllLovingHero: No cause too small




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* SoapBoxSadie:



* AlphaBitch:

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* AlphaBitch:
BetaBitch: Though actually an [[Alpha Bitch alpha-in-disguise]] towards Brooke anyway
* TheVamp

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* AbusiveParents: Her mother is [[The Alcoholic an alcoholic]] and Carmen attends an AA support group

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* AbusiveParents: Her mother is [[The Alcoholic [[TheAlcoholic an alcoholic]] and Carmen attends an AA support group




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* AbusiveParents: Nicole's mother is a cold, body-shaming, patronising menace
* AlphaBitch:
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* AbusiveParents: Her mother is [[The Alcoholic an alcoholic]] and Carmen attends an AA support group
* FatGirl: Most of Carmen's story is based on her being rejected because of her weight and how shallow her fellow high school students are, though this is also subverted by having Carmen achieve her goals and become happy in some instances, and eventually best friends with the queen of the school, Brooke, as well as Carmen herself being accused of acting like she's a notch higher up the popularity hierarchy than eg. April Tuna
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* BrutallyHonest: Like Harrison, Lily is not afraid to stand up to her friends. Lily is also an activist who speaks out against injustice.

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Sam McPherson

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\nSam McPherson\n* ParentalAbandonment: Brooke's mother leaves her when she's a kid

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* HolierThanThou: Mostly in her war with Brooke, Sam can come across as thinking herself morally superior to even her own friends
* HollywoodNerd: Despite being stunningly beautiful, Sam and her friends are designated "outsiders" and "unpopular", especially insecure about their bodies and putting the jocks and cheerleaders on physical piedestals
* PlatonicLifePartners: Her and Harrison originally share this, but it changes when they profess their romantic feelings for one another


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* DeadpanSnarker: Not afraid to call people on their stuff, but also [[BrutallyHonest sometimes taking his brutal honesty too far]]
* HopelessSuitor: To Brooke, at first.
* JustFriends: Harrison shares this with Sam until she comes to terms with how she feels about him.


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* ChickMagnet: Romantic situations with both Brooke, Sam, Nicole, Carmen and Lily.
* LovableJock: A good-hearted quarterback, who has a true passion for theatre.
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!!Main Characters

Brooke McQueen

->'''Played by:''' Leslie Bibb

* AlphaBitch: Though Brooke wavers with this trope and does have {{HiddenDepths}}, there are moments when she is ruthless

Sam McPherson

->'''Played by:''' Carly Pope

* BrainyBrunette: The editor of the school paper

Harrison John

->'''Played by:''' Christopher Gorham

Lily Esposito

->'''Played by:''' Tamara Mello

Carmen Ferrara

->'''Played by:''' Sara Rue

Nicole Julian


Mary Cherry

->'''Played by:''' Leslie Grossman

Josh Ford

->'''Played by:''' Bryce Johnson

Michael Bernardino

->'''Played by:''' Ron Lester

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