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* DisproportionateRetribution: After keeping the baby's gender under wraps the whole way as Allison requested, Ben purposefully reveals the gender to her during an argument just to stick it to her.
-->'''Ben''': It's a girl, buy some pink shit!



* WhatTheHellHero:
** After spending much of the movie keeping the sex of the baby under wraps per Allison's request, Ben purposely tells her what it is during a heated argument just to stick it to her.
** His "Fuck you hormones" speech after she made him walk three miles to the hospital definitely qualifies.

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* WhatTheHellHero:
** After spending much
WhatTheHellHero: Ben gives Allison one of these after her hormones get the movie keeping the sex best of the baby under wraps per Allison's request, Ben purposely tells her what it is during a heated and their preceding argument just leads to stick it to her.
** His "Fuck you hormones" speech after she made
him having to walk three miles to the hospital definitely qualifies.their doctor's appointment.
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* ItsBeenDone: The protagonists work for months on a website where one could check on celebs to look up movies/shows where they go nude, including the ''relevant'' time marks. Then somebody comes a long to tell them that there is already such a [[http://www.mrskin.com website]].

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* ItsBeenDone: The protagonists work for months on a website where one could check on celebs to look up movies/shows where they go nude, including the ''relevant'' time marks. Then somebody comes a long along to tell them that there is already such a [[http://www.mrskin.com website]].
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* TheStoner: Martin and his girl friend Jodi are prime examples.

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* TheStoner: Martin Ben and his girl friend Jodi are prime examples.roommates spend most of their spare time smoking weed.
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* AMistakeIsBorn: A girl gets [[TitleDrop knocked up]] after a OneNightStand.
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* TakeThat: In a deleted scene, Jonah goes off on a big spiel about how pretentious ''BrokebackMountain'' is.

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* TakeThat: In a deleted scene, Jonah goes off on a big spiel about how pretentious ''BrokebackMountain'' ''Film/BrokebackMountain'' is.
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* ItsBeenDone: The protagonists work for moths on a website where one could check on celebs to look up movies/shows where they go nude, including the ''relevant'' time marks. Then somebody comes a long to tell them that there is already such a [[http://www.mrskin.com website]].

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* ItsBeenDone: The protagonists work for moths months on a website where one could check on celebs to look up movies/shows where they go nude, including the ''relevant'' time marks. Then somebody comes a long to tell them that there is already such a [[http://www.mrskin.com website]].
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* MistakenForCheating: Pete.

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* MistakenForCheating: Pete. Turns out that he's just been doing things like playing in a fantasy football league or going to the cinema alone just get have some time away from Debbie.
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Misuse. A Five Man Band has five members, and five members only.


* FiveManBand: Ben and his friends as much as a group of stoners can be
** TheHero: Ben
** TheLancer: Jason
** TheBigGuy: Jonah
** TheSmartGuy: Jay
** TheChick: Martin
** TheSixthRanger: Allison
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-->'''Alison:''' ''I'm pregnant.''
-->'''Ben:''' ''Pregnant... with emotion?''
-->'''Alison:''' ''Pregnant with a baby.''

'''''Knocked Up''''' is a 2007 romantic comedy directed by Creator/JuddApatow (''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin''), starring Creator/SethRogen (''Film/PineappleExpress'', ''Film/ObserveAndReport'') and Katherine Heigl (''Series/GreysAnatomy'', ''Film/TwentySevenDresses''.)

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-->'''Alison:''' ->'''Alison:''' ''I'm pregnant.''
-->'''Ben:''' ->'''Ben:''' ''Pregnant... with emotion?''
-->'''Alison:''' ->'''Alison:''' ''Pregnant with a baby.''

'''''Knocked Up''''' ''Knocked Up'' is a 2007 romantic comedy directed by Creator/JuddApatow (''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin''), starring Creator/SethRogen (''Film/PineappleExpress'', ''Film/ObserveAndReport'') and Katherine Heigl (''Series/GreysAnatomy'', ''Film/TwentySevenDresses''.)

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Natter-y mess.


* UglyGuyHotWife: A pretty big example, with the chubby Ben Stone ''also'' being a gigantic loser with no self esteem about his appearance, paired with the conventionally beautiful, confident Katherine Heigl. This doesn't help the perceptions that the movie is sexist.
** Although the movie is aware enough to point this out (Ben even remarks "You're prettier than I am!") and most of the characters wonder WhatDoesSheSeeInHim. It is one of the film's strengths in that it does a good job showing their relationship all the way, in that Allison is willing to give him a chance and Ben does his best to be there for her once he gets the news about being an impending father.
** Ben is arguably a BigBeautifulMan who makes no effort with his appearance.

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* UglyGuyHotWife: A pretty big example, with The movie has the chubby Ben Stone ''also'' who is also being a gigantic loser with no self esteem about his appearance, paired with the conventionally beautiful, confident Katherine Heigl. This doesn't help the perceptions that the movie is sexist.
** Although the movie is aware enough to point this out (Ben even remarks "You're prettier than I am!") and most
Most of the characters wonder WhatDoesSheSeeInHim. It is one of the film's strengths in that it does a good job showing their relationship all the way, in that Allison is willing to give him a chance and Ben does his best to be there for her once he gets the news about being an impending father.
** Ben is arguably a BigBeautifulMan who makes no effort with his appearance.

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* HollywoodHomely: Ben is played by the fairly attractive SethRogen



* UglyGuyHotWife: A pretty big example, with the chubby Ben Stone ''also'' being a gigantic loser in addition to being far less attractive than Katherine Heigl. This doesn't help the perceptions that the movie is sexist.

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* UglyGuyHotWife: A pretty big example, with the chubby Ben Stone ''also'' being a gigantic loser in addition to being far less attractive than with no self esteem about his appearance, paired with the conventionally beautiful, confident Katherine Heigl. This doesn't help the perceptions that the movie is sexist.
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* [[invoked]]DudeNotFunny: James Franco is less than amused by Allison's vomiting mid-interview.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Subverted; the trailer has a specially-shot alternate take of Alison revealing her pregnancy, which Ben reacts to by shrugging and saying "congratulations," in order to make the PrecisionFStrike in the actual scene that much funnier.
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** "[[{{LOST}} Matthew Fox]], you know what's interesting about him, right? Nothing."

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** "[[{{LOST}} "[[Series/{{LOST}} Matthew Fox]], you know what's interesting about him, right? Nothing."
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* BingeMontage: Ben and Pete on mushrooms in Las Vegas, complete with a FishEyeLens effect during the Cirque du Soleil show.

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* BingeMontage: Ben and Pete on mushrooms in Las Vegas, UsefulNotes/LasVegas, complete with a FishEyeLens effect during the Cirque du Soleil show.



* VivaLasVegas: Ben and Peter are have a good time there.

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* VivaLasVegas: Ben and Peter are have a good time there.
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* CelebrityParadox: Steve Carell appears in the movie as himself. Since one of Carell's most famous roles is ''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin'' which costarred Seth Rogen, that would suggest that the "real" Seth Rogen exists in this movie's universe.



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* HollywoodHomely: Ben is played by the fairly attractive SethRogen


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** Ben is arguably a BigBeautifulMan who makes no effort with his appearance.
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* ItsBeenDone: The protagonists work for moths on a website where one could check on celebs to look up movies/shows where they go nude, including the ''relevant'' time marks. Then somebody comes a long to tell them that there is already such a [[http://www.mrskin.com website]].
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''Film/ThisIs40'' is a SpinOff movie or "sort-of sequel" written and directed by Apatow that follows the lives of Allison's sister Debbie (Apatow's real life wife Leslie Mann) and her husband Pete (PaulRudd) five years later. It was released in December 2012.

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''Film/ThisIs40'' is a SpinOff movie or "sort-of sequel" written and directed by Apatow that follows the lives of Allison's sister Debbie (Apatow's real life wife Leslie Mann) and her husband Pete (PaulRudd) (Creator/PaulRudd) five years later. It was released in December 2012.
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* {{Improv}}: Much of the dialogue was improvised by the actors or fed to them in the moment by Cretor/JuddApatow just before a take.

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* {{Improv}}: Much of the dialogue was improvised by the actors or fed to them in the moment by Cretor/JuddApatow Creator/JuddApatow just before a take.



** TheLancer:Jason
** TheBigGuy:Jonah

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** TheBigGuy:JonahTheBigGuy: Jonah
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* TimePassageBeard: Martin, due to TheBet. By the length of his beard we can tell how far the pregnancy is.

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* DuelingMovies: In-universe example. Ben mentions several movies that came in pairs: Volcano and Dante's Peak, Deep Impact and Armageddon, Wyatt Earp and Tombstone.
Deep Impact, Armageddon, right?

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* DuelingMovies: In-universe example. Discussed InUniverse. Ben mentions several movies that came in pairs: Volcano ''Film/{{Volcano}}'' and Dante's Peak, Deep Impact ''Film/DantesPeak'', ''Film/DeepImpact'' and Armageddon, Wyatt Earp ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', ''Wyatt Earp'' and Tombstone.
Deep Impact, Armageddon, right?
''Film/{{Tombstone}}''.

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* BingeMontage: Ben and Pete on mushrooms in Las Vegas, complete with a FishEyeLens effect during the Cirque du Soleil show.



* DuelingMovies: In-universe example. Ben mentions several movies that came in pairs: Volcano and Dante's Peak, Deep Impact and Armageddon, Wyatt Earp and Tombstone.
Deep Impact, Armageddon, right?



* FishEyeLens: Effect used during the stoner montage at the Circus du Soleit show.


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* ItsNotPornItsArt: Ben reacts like this to Pete when latter calls his movie business "porn".
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* BlowingSmokeRings: Ben is blowing one in the opening scene.


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* VivaLasVegas: Ben and Peter are have a good time there.


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* WhatDidIDoLastNight: After a night of hard drinking, Ben doesn't remember anything.

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* ChekhovsSkill: Ben eventually gets around to read the baby books and impresses Allison when she falls in labor and calls for his help.
* {{Improv}}: Much of the dialogue was improvised by the actors or fed to them in the moment by Cretor/JuddApatow just before a take.



* CreativeClosingCredits: Baby photos of the cast and crew are shown during the closing credits.



* FishEyeLens: Effect used during the stoner montage at the Circus du Soleit show.



* LawOfInverseFertility

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* LawOfInverseFertilityLawOfInverseFertility: All it takes is a one-night-stand.
* LetsJustBeFriends: Allison suggests this to Ben at some point.



* SecondActBreakup. Between Allison and Ben, as she thinks they are not made for another.



* SpiritualSuccessor: Rumor has it that this film became this when scheduling conflicts prevented it from being a direct sequel to the successful Apatow film ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', which Rogen had a supporting role in.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: Rumor has it that this film became this when scheduling conflicts prevented it from being a direct sequel to the successful Apatow film ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', ''Film/The40YearOldVirgin'', which Rogen had a supporting role in.in.
* TheStoner: Martin and his girl friend Jodi are prime examples.


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* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: A variant involving gynecologists. Allison and Ben are seeing several doctors to find the right one.

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''Knocked Up'' is a 2007 romantic comedy directed by Creator/JuddApatow (''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin''), starring Creator/SethRogen (''Film/PineappleExpress'', ''Film/ObserveAndReport'') and Katherine Heigl (''Series/GreysAnatomy'', ''Film/TwentySevenDresses''.)

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''Knocked Up'' '''''Knocked Up''''' is a 2007 romantic comedy directed by Creator/JuddApatow (''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin''), starring Creator/SethRogen (''Film/PineappleExpress'', ''Film/ObserveAndReport'') and Katherine Heigl (''Series/GreysAnatomy'', ''Film/TwentySevenDresses''.)



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* ActorAllusion: KenJeong actually is a doctor.

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* ActorAllusion: KenJeong actually is a doctor.



* TheDanza: Ben's friends all go by the name shared by the actor who plays them: Jason (Segel), Jay (Baruchel), Jonah (Hill) and Martin (Starr).
* EnforcedMethodActing: Jay Baruchel is ''terrified'' of roller coasters and was initially not going to partake in the roller coaster scenes used for the opening montage. When one of the other actors was running late, director Judd Apatow convinced Baruchel to go on the coaster just once for a take. According to Apatow (and the behind-the-scenes footage), Jay's panicked "IWANNAGETOFF!" that made the final cut of the film is a legitimate Jay Baruchel freak-out and not actually being in character.



* RealLifeRelative: The kids of Debbie are played by Iris and Maude Apatow, the real-life daughters of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann.



* ThrowItIn: The eldest daughter of Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann ad-libbed her dialogue about Googling "murder".



* WriteWhatYouKnow: Judd Apatow said that a lot of the sequences from when Allison goes into labor, from the doctor being away when his client is ready to deliver to the annoyed replacement doctor (played by Ken Jeung), are based on what he and Leslie Mann experienced when she was pregnant.
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-->'''Alison:''' I'm pregnant.
-->'''Ben:''' Pregnant... with emotion?
-->'''Alison:''' Pregnant with a baby.

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-->'''Alison:''' I'm pregnant.
''I'm pregnant.''
-->'''Ben:''' Pregnant... ''Pregnant... with emotion?
emotion?''
-->'''Alison:''' Pregnant ''Pregnant with a baby.
baby.''
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-->'''Alison Scott:''' I'm pregnant.
-->'''Ben Stone:''' Pregnant... with emotion?
-->'''Alison Scott:''' Pregnant with a baby.

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-->'''Alison Scott:''' -->'''Alison:''' I'm pregnant.
-->'''Ben Stone:''' -->'''Ben:''' Pregnant... with emotion?
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-->'''Alison Scott:''' I'm pregnant.
-->'''Ben Stone:''' Pregnant... with emotion?
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'''''Knocked Up''''' is a 2007 romantic comedy directed by Creator/JuddApatow (''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin''), starring Creator/SethRogen (''Film/PineappleExpress'', ''Film/ObserveAndReport'') and Katherine Heigl (''Series/GreysAnatomy'', ''Film/TwentySevenDresses''.)

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'''''Knocked Up''''' ''Knocked Up'' is a 2007 romantic comedy directed by Creator/JuddApatow (''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin''), starring Creator/SethRogen (''Film/PineappleExpress'', ''Film/ObserveAndReport'') and Katherine Heigl (''Series/GreysAnatomy'', ''Film/TwentySevenDresses''.)



* HeyItsThatGuy: The US version of ''TheOffice'''s Ryan the Temp as one of the possible gynecologists.
** And [[TheOffice Darryl]] is the doorman of the club Debbie tries to get into.
** [[FireFly Wash]] is Alison's boss!
** [[Series/{{Community}} Señor Chang]] is Alison's ER delivery doctor, which can also serve as a case of RetroactiveRecognition.
*** And [[ParksAndRecreation Ben Wyatt]] is his nurse.

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