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*FromTheMouthsOfBabes: As shown in this Season 2 call:
-->'''Patty''': Carmen's still free, and I'm not! Well, she can just go to fiddlesticks! Better yet, she can go to jail.

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* CatchPhrase: "Greg, go away!", "I salute you!"



* CatchPhrase: "Greg, go away!", "I salute you!"

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* CatchPhrase: "Greg, go away!", "I salute you!"


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*MaliciousMisnaming: In one episode, she writes a letter to the Chief, addressing ACME Crimenet as "Slimenet."


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*NeverMyFault: Whenever she gets jailed, she accuses Carmen of double-crossing her.


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*AttentionWhore: His usual motivation for stealing things is to get attention.
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* SmarterThanYouLook: One of the comments DaChief makes about her is that she's on the dean's list. You don't get on the dean's list unless you get good grades, also when she stole the hope diamond DaChief described her as 'brainy' she's probably one of the smartest ones in Carmen's gang but considering that one of the gang is DumbMuscle that's not exactly a high bar to clear. (She's also still in High School, 'Life Of Crime High' to be more specific)


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* SmarterThanYouLook : Instantly recognizes what the Galapagos Islands are, specifically naming the Boobie as one of the birds there.
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* DaChief: [[CaptainObvious Well,]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin duh.]]

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* BreakoutRole: Before this show they were just another college a cappella group. Now everyone thinks of them whenever someone brings up the style.



* [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed Men]][=/=]UnlimitedWardrobe: Jokes abound that their costumes were the reason PBS couldn't afford too many grand prizes.

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* [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed Men]][=/=]UnlimitedWardrobe: SharpDressedMan: Jokes abound that their costumes were the reason PBS couldn't afford too many grand prizes.
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Jokes abound that their costumes were the reason PBS couldn't afford too many grand prizes.
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* BlackBossLady: The current trope image, in fact.

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* BlackBossLady: The current A former trope image, in fact.image.
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!!!Rockapella | Members: Sean Altman, Scott Leonard, Elliot Kerman, Barry Carl, Jeff Thacher
* AscendedExtra: Compared to his fellow band members, Elliot didn't have many standout moments Season 1, whether it be leading a song or providing clues. Later seasons gave him considerably more things to do.

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!!!Rockapella | Members: Sean Altman, Scott Leonard, Elliot Elliott Kerman, Barry Carl, Jeff Thacher
* AscendedExtra: Compared to his fellow band members, Elliot Elliott didn't have many standout moments Season 1, whether it be leading a song or providing clues. Later seasons gave him considerably more things to do.
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* AscendedExtra: Compared to his fellow band members, Elliot didn't have many standout moments Season 1, whether it be leading a song or providing clues. Later seasons gave him considerably more things to do.

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* LastNameBasis: Greg always refers to her by her last name, but the full name of his upstairs neighbor, as seen on a book in "Rio Rock Wrangers", is "Mrs. Prunella Pumpkin-Klanger".



* WholesomeCrossdresser: One of the informants was upstairs neighbor Mrs. Pumpkinclanger, who was played by Barry Carl in drag.

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* WholesomeCrossdresser: One of the informants was upstairs neighbor Mrs. Pumpkinclanger, Pumpkin-Klanger, who was played by Barry Carl in drag.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Greg only ever addresses her as "Chief". However, she does sign off at the end of every episode as Lynne Thigpen, although this could just be a fourth wall break.
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* KaleidoscopeHair: Her hair can change colors on its own, seemingly by magic.

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* ConjoinedTwins: Subverted. Although they may look conjoined at a first glance, some episodes featuring Double Trouble showed them in a
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* ConjoinedTwins: Subverted. Although they may look conjoined at a first glance, some episodes featuring Double Trouble showed them in a
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: For whatever reason, Double Trouble are completely black and white, right down to their skin tones.


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*AmbiguousGender: Although female, Greg sometimes refers to Kneemoi as a male, possibly by accident. It might just be a slip of the tongue due to her male namesake (see below).
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* MulticoloredHair
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A one-armed pink blob from the planet of Roddenberry where they follow a religion centered on [[http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carmen_Sandiego#Brazilian_Lingo_Sting_.5B3.23.5D plumbing devices]]. Able to use her nose as a vacuum.

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A one-armed pink blob from the planet of Roddenberry where they follow a religion centered on [[http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carmen_Sandiego#Brazilian_Lingo_Sting_.5B3.23.5D plumbing devices]]. Able to use her nose as a vacuum. Debuted in Season 2.



* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Not only is Kneemoi pink, but she has the ability to instantly change the color of her body.

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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Not only is While Kneemoi is normally pink, but she has the ability to instantly change the color of her body.body. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] due to her being an alien.



A teenage rock and roll star. Her name is a pun off "serenade."

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A teenage rock and roll star. Her name is a pun off "serenade."" Debuted in Season 3.



A wannabe superhero who flies by dangling himself from a helicopter.

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A wannabe superhero who flies by dangling himself from a helicopter. Debuted in Season 2.
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife Not only is Kneemoi pink, but she has the ability to instantly change the color of her body.

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* AmusingAlien

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* AmusingAlien*AmazingTechnicolorWildlife Not only is Kneemoi pink, but she has the ability to instantly change the color of her body.
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***During Season 2, Contessa's book can still be seen on the Chief's bookshelf, despite her absence.

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* ConjoinedTwins: Subverted. Although they may look conjoined at a first glance, some episodes featuring Double Trouble showed them in a scenario where it was obvious that they weren't conjoined.

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* TheDividual
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* BigGood
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** Out of all of V.I.L.E's gang she's probably stolen the most loot and has gotten arrested the most. She's even stolen the atmospheric phenomenon responsible for the Northern Lights (using a giant magnet apparently).
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* UncleanlinessIsNextToUngodliness
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* TheVillainSucksSong: A few of their songs sing about the criminals Carmen Sandiego hires. "Stinkin' Dirtbag" and "Bad Girl" to name a few. The theme song could also qualify as such, since they're singing about Carmen Sandiego herself.
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** Lampshaded in some of the computer games as Carmen having a preference for hiring idiots.
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* CanonImmigrant: RoboCrook appears with a new design in the 1996 version of the ''Where in the U.S.A.'' computer game.

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* CanonImmigrant: RoboCrook He appears with a new design in the 1996 version of the ''Where in the U.S.A.'' computer game.

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* CanonImmigrant: Lynne reprises her role as Chief for the 1996 versions of the ''Where in the World'' and ''Where in the U.S.A.'' computer games.



A one-armed pink blob from the planet of Rottenberry where they follow a religion centered on [[http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carmen_Sandiego#Brazilian_Lingo_Sting_.5B3.23.5D plumbing devices]]. Able to use her nose as a vacuum.

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A one-armed pink blob from the planet of Rottenberry Roddenberry where they follow a religion centered on [[http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carmen_Sandiego#Brazilian_Lingo_Sting_.5B3.23.5D plumbing devices]]. Able to use her nose as a vacuum.


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** Her home planet's name is also an obvious nod to Creator/GeneRoddenberry.


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* CanonImmigrant: RoboCrook appears with a new design in the 1996 version of the ''Where in the U.S.A.'' computer game.
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* BlondesAreEvil: ...Well, not Patty, who is described as a genuinely nice and good person...who just happens to be a kleptomaniac.



* BlondesAreEvil
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* SpellMyNameWithAThe: Subverted: While everyone else simply called her Contessa, Greg had a habit of adding "The" to her name. [[ItMakesSenseInContext It makes sense that he'd do it]], as ''contessa'' is [[GratuitousItalian Italian]] for "countess" instead of being an actual name.

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* SpellMyNameWithAThe: Subverted: Zigzagged. While everyone else simply called her Contessa, Greg had a habit of adding "The" to her name. [[ItMakesSenseInContext It makes sense that he'd do it]], as ''contessa'' is [[GratuitousItalian Italian]] for "countess" instead of being an actual name.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Sounds like [[TheThreeStooges Curly Howard]], right down to the laugh.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Sounds like [[TheThreeStooges [[Film/TheThreeStooges Curly Howard]], right down to the laugh.

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