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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Is finally defeated when [[spoiler:Sherman uses the youth formula that Buddy was trying to regress Buddy back to an embryonic state]].

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Is In the second film, he goes out of his way to use Sherman's youth serum to secure his own path to fame and fortune, while sabotaging Sherman's attempted demonstration of it so Buddy's presentation will look better. In the end, he's finally defeated when [[spoiler:Sherman uses the same youth formula that Buddy was trying to regress Buddy back to an embryonic state]].state so he can be reabsorbed]].
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The only Klump family member not to be played by Creator/EddieMurphy, instead being played by then-child actor Jamal Mixon.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the original Buddy was pretty obnoxious and conceited but doesn't do anything villainous. In this film, Buddy starts out this way, but starts to become truly evil as the film progresses, eventually attempting to make the transformation stable and permanent which would cause Sherman's identity to be entirely consumed and replaced by that of Buddy ([[Main/FateWorseThanDeath as opposed to Sherman's being killed outright]]).

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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the original Buddy was pretty obnoxious and conceited but doesn't do anything villainous. In this film, Buddy starts out this way, but starts to become truly evil as the film progresses, eventually attempting to make the transformation stable and permanent [[DeathOfPersonality which would cause Sherman's identity to be entirely consumed and replaced by that of Buddy Buddy]] ([[Main/FateWorseThanDeath as opposed to Sherman's being killed outright]]).

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%%[[caption-width-right:300:some caption text]][[caption-width-right:300:''"I can't believe I'm so thin! You ever just feel thin? I am ''thin''!"'']]


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* AdamWesting: Buddy is an exaggeration of the fast-talking, foul-mouthed {{troll}} character Murphy's known for.


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* LineOfSightName: A janitor calls him "buddy" while trying to get his attention. He gives this name to Carla when introducing himself. As he gazes at her, he can only think of one possible surname: [[LoveAtFirstSight Love]].


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* TestosteronePoisoning: Literally, in fact. The formula spikes his testosterone considerably. At first, this just makes him the bold, outgoing ladies' man that Sherman [[SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan isn't]], but later--as his T-levels turn dangerous--he becomes a vain, violent bully.
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* XanatosGambit: Upon developing his own ego and persona, Buddy leaves a video message for Sherman, mocking him for his appearance and mild- mannered nature, knowing that Sherman's confidence would be so destroyed that he'd willingly turn back into Buddy rather than remain himself or [[spoiler: become so enraged and disgusted with Buddy that he would destroy all the samples of his serum just to prove him wrong and then resume drinking his diet protein shake which Buddy had earlier replaced with the serum. Sherman chooses the latter but either way, Sherman would revert back to Buddy and grant Buddy the chance to enact his plan to take over their shared body permanently.]]
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I'm pretty sure this is supposed to go the opposite direction, mentioning the example on the page that the Actor Allusion appears in rather than what originates it.


* ActorAllusion: Regarding Lance's "I'm a pony" quote, Eddie Murphy voiced [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} a donkey]] a year later.
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* WeightWoe: Despite being well-loved, he is very insecure about being obese, which is what leads him test his experimental weight loss serum on himself. By the end of the first movie, he overcomes his insecurities over his weight, which does stick for the sequel.
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* LaughablyEvil: Even as it becomes clear that he's actually villainous he's such a colossal ham that even his worst antics still have an element of humor to them.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Ernie reveals that he "can relate" to when Grandma "relates" to herself.



* ADateWithRosiePalms: "Sometimes, when I'm alone, I relate to myself."
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* TakingYouWithMe: A spiteful version. Knowing that [[spoiler: Sherman will continue to degrade without reabsorbing him, Buddy exhausts and destroys himself fleeing Sherman after being reduced to genetic slime until he completely melts away]].

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* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Due to being a NiceGuy and a brilliant scientist, barely anybody holds any resentment towards Sherman, who is adored by his students and coworkers alike. This is evident by how many of his students greet him at the start of the first film as he walks to class.


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* LovedByAll: Due to being a NiceGuy and a brilliant scientist, barely anybody holds any resentment towards Sherman, who is adored by his students and coworkers alike. This is evident by how many of his students greet him at the start of the first film as he walks to class.
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* BigBrotherBully: Downplayed. He's kind of a grump to Sherman but other than that, he's quite supportive of him.


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* FatSlob: He chugs ice cream from the machine, much to his father and Mama's disgust.
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* HeavyVoice: Like the rest of the Klump family, Sherman has a much huskier voice than Buddy; dropping back into it is even an early sign of his transformations, alerting Buddy that he's losing control of Sherman's body again.
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* BlackComedyRape: When the tainted serum turns Petey the Hamster into a giant monster, Dean Richmond tries to sneak out under the cover of a lady's fur coat. Petey immediately mistakes him for a female hamster and the inevitable result is broadcast live on TV.
-->'''Grandma Klump (while watching with the rest of the family):''' That man ain't gonna never be right again."

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* LegFocus: How the audience -- and Sherman -- is introduced to her, as we see from Sherman's POV as he looks up from the floor (where he was picking up a sweet wrapper) and looks up her legs to the rest of her body.



* ShesGotLegs: How the audience -- and Sherman -- is introduced to her, as we see from Sherman's POV as he looks up from the floor (where he was picking up a sweet wrapper) and looks up her legs to the rest of her body.

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* ShesGotLegs: How the audience -- and Sherman -- is introduced to her, as we see from Sherman's POV as he looks up from the floor (where he was picking up a sweet wrapper) and looks up her legs to the rest of her body.
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* BlackAndNerdy: He's African-American and a highly-intelligent college professor.
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* NiceHat: It covers what Buddy Love calls his "shitlocks".

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* NiceHat: It covers what Buddy Love calls his "shitlocks".
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* DirtyOldWoman: While she talks about sex a lot in front of Carla in the first film, it's taken UpToEleven in the second when she orders a stripper for Denise's batchelorette party, and then forces herself on Buddy when she mistakes him for said stripper.

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* DirtyOldWoman: While she talks about sex a lot in front of Carla in the first film, it's taken UpToEleven up to eleven in the second when she orders a stripper for Denise's batchelorette party, and then forces herself on Buddy when she mistakes him for said stripper.
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* CoolTeacher: Sherman is very popular as a college professor as he's genuinely nice and is passionate about his job. The only one who speaks badly of him is Dean Richmond, mainly because he's sick of his experiments and tries to replace him with Buddy Love as soon as possible.
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* BigEater: All of the Klump family are this, but he appears to be the biggest of them all, as indicated by his having the largest meal in his "retirement" dinner.

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* BigEater: All of the Klump family are this, but he appears to be the biggest of them all, as indicated by his him having the largest meal in at his "retirement" dinner.
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The main protagonist of the films. He's very intelligent and very kind, but he's not comfortable with his looks. He invents a potion to make himself thin turning him into a thin man called Buddy Love. However, the potion doesn't last long and Sherman creates more. When Sherman becomes Buddy, he appearance doesn't just change, his personality does too.

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The main protagonist of the films. He's very intelligent and very kind, but he's not comfortable with his looks. He invents a potion to make himself thin turning him into a thin man called Buddy Love. However, the potion doesn't last long and Sherman creates more. When Sherman becomes Buddy, he his appearance doesn't just change, his personality does too.
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* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Due to being a NiceGuy and a brilliant scientist, barely anybody holds any resentment towards Sherman, who is adored by his students and coworkers alike. This is evident by how many of his students greet him at the start of the first film as he walks to class.


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* NiceGuy: Sherman is a very friendly and polite man, and is a brilliant scientist to boot. He does suffer from insecurity regarding his weight, but barely anybody else judges him for it.
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* {{Jerkass}}{{Jerkass}}: His general attitude doesn't exactly make him a nice person.



* ActorAllusion: Regarding Lance's "I'm a pony" quote, Eddie Murphy voiced [[Film/{{Shrek}} a donkey]] a year later.

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* ActorAllusion: Regarding Lance's "I'm a pony" quote, Eddie Murphy voiced [[Film/{{Shrek}} [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} a donkey]] a year later.



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* ActorAllusion: Regarding Lance's "I'm a pony" quote, Eddie Murphy voiced {{Film/Shrek a donkey}} a year later.

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* ActorAllusion: Regarding Lance's "I'm a pony" quote, Eddie Murphy voiced {{Film/Shrek [[Film/{{Shrek}} a donkey}} donkey]] a year later.



->''"Well, if it isn't the world's oldest living Negro! Hey, how's things going on the UsefulNotes/UndergroundRailroad, Isaac?"''

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->''"Well, if it isn't the world's oldest living Negro! Hey, how's things going on the UsefulNotes/UndergroundRailroad, Underground Railroad, Isaac?"''

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I don't think he hails from the South.


* BigEater

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* BigEaterBigEater: To the point where it makes him extremely uncomfortable with his own body.
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* MamasBoy

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* MamasBoyMamasBoy: Lives with his parents despite being a very intelligent college professor.



* NiceGuy
* SouthernFriedGenius: A professor who develops serums which transform fat people into thin people, turn split personalities into physical beings, and reverse aging. He can even do complex arithmetic in his head.
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* JerkAss: One could have argued that his insults were just him doing his job, but his behavior towards Sherman pushes him well into this trope.

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* JerkAss: One could have argued that his insults were just him doing his job, but his behavior towards Sherman and him resoritng to physical violence when Buddy gets the better of him pushes him well into this trope.



* LaserGuidedKarma: After needlessly embarrassing Sherman, he gets even when Buddy roasts him terribly before upstaging him live. Then when Reggie snaps, Buddy manages to overpower him and throws him into a piano.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: After needlessly embarrassing Sherman, he gets even when Buddy roasts him terribly before upstaging him his live. Then when Reggie snaps, Buddy manages to overpower him and throws him into a piano.

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