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* IAteWhat: Leon pushes Julie's ex-fiancee Lester to eat the bar food with him as a display of his street cred. So they dine together on pickled pigs' feet, pickled eggs, prairie oysters, and spicy hog balls. As a finale, Leon tricks Lester into eating something called "back bottom gristle lumps", which turns out to be [[spoiler:pickled human shit]].
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* TooDumbToLive: Leon overhears the VSA threaten his life and is successfully sneaking out of the bar... until he hears them claim he has a tiny penis and loudly objects, leading to a chase.
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* HeroAntagonist: The Victims of the Smiling Ass.

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* HeroAntagonist: The Victims of the Smiling Ass.Ass, the husbands of the various women that Leon's slept with. (And to a point their relatives, but it's mostly the husbands who get focused on.)



* TransparentCloset: Lance. Also his "wrestling partner" Brian.

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* TransparentCloset: Lance.Lance, whom absolutely everyone gets the vibe off but no one quite has the heart to talk to him about. Also his "wrestling partner" Brian.
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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Creator/TimMeadows (who co-wrote the screenplay), Creator/KarynParaons, Creator/BillyDeeWilliams, Creator/TiffaniThiessen, Creator/LeeEvans, and Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the Leon Phelps character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.

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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Creator/TimMeadows (who co-wrote the screenplay), Creator/KarynParaons, Creator/KarynParsons, Creator/BillyDeeWilliams, Creator/TiffaniThiessen, Creator/LeeEvans, and Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the Leon Phelps character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.
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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: The VSA pulls up to the radio station and the group declares that getting revenge will prove that they are manly men. Cue song and dance number.

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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: The VSA pulls up to the radio station and the group declares that getting revenge will prove that they are manly men. Cue song and dance number.
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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: The VSA pulls up to the radio station and the group declares that getting revenge will prove that they are manly men. Cue song and dance number.

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* BiggusDickus: Everyone who sees Leon's penis seems both shocked and impressed. It even has glorious light and a choir.


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* GagPenis: Everyone who sees Leon's penis seems both shocked and impressed. It even has glorious light and a choir.
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I Ate What clean up. The trope is when a character eats something, unaware of what they are consuming, and then reacts in disgust after they find out what it is. Misuse will be deleted or moved to another trope when applicable. Administrivia.Zero Context Examples will be removed or commented out depending on the amount of context within the entry.


* IAteWhat:
** Julie's JerkAss ex is tricked into eating human feces at a bar.
** Leon knows ''exactly'' what he ate. And goes to puke it up because of that.
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* {{Cuckold}}: A whole gang of them who want to castrate and/or kill Leon for screwing their wives.
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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: When the group arrives at the radio station to kill Leon, Lance says they are there to declare their "supreme manliness". Cue jazz song and dance number that begins with Lance and Hal nuzzling noses.

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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: When the group arrives at the radio station to kill Leon, Lance says they are there to declare their "supreme manliness". Cue jazz song and dance number that begins with Lance and Hal nuzzling noses.
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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: The mob of angry husbands that that Leon's horribly tacky houseboat is "tasteful".

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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: The mob of angry husbands that think that Leon's horribly tacky houseboat is "tasteful".

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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Tim Meadows (who co-wrote the screenplay), Karyn Paraons, Creator/BillyDeeWilliams, Tiffani Thiessen, Lee Evans, and Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the Leon Phelps character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.

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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Tim Meadows Creator/TimMeadows (who co-wrote the screenplay), Karyn Paraons, Creator/KarynParaons, Creator/BillyDeeWilliams, Tiffani Thiessen, Lee Evans, Creator/TiffaniThiessen, Creator/LeeEvans, and Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the Leon Phelps character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.



* TheCasanova: Leon.
* ChickMagnet: Leon, again.

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* %%* TheCasanova: Leon.
* %%* ChickMagnet: Leon, again.



* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: The obviously gay Lance.
* HereWeGoAgain:

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* %%* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: The obviously gay Lance.
* %%* HereWeGoAgain:



* IAteWhat: Julie's JerkAss ex is tricked into eating human feces at a bar.

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* IAteWhat: IAteWhat:
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Julie's JerkAss ex is tricked into eating human feces at a bar.



* JerkAss: Julie's aforementioned ex.
** Also, the mailman who ridicules Leon's style.

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* JerkAss: JerkAss:
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Julie's aforementioned ex.
** Also, the The mailman who ridicules Leon's style.



* YouKeepUsingThatWord: When the group arrives at the radio station to kill Leon, Lance says they are there to declare their "supreme manliness". Cue jazz song and dance number that begins with Lance and Hal nuzzling noses.

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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: When the group arrives at the radio station to kill Leon, Lance says they are there to declare their "supreme manliness". Cue jazz song and dance number that begins with Lance and Hal nuzzling noses.noses.

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* CoolHouse: Leon's opinion of his house boat, decorated

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* CoolHouse: Leon's opinion of his house boat, decorated like the 1970's Playboy mansion.


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** Leon knows ''exactly'' what he ate. And goes to puke it up because of that.


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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: The mob of angry husbands that that Leon's horribly tacky houseboat is "tasteful".
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* BiggusDickus: Everyone who sees Leon's penis seems both shocked and impressed. It even has glorious light and a choir.



* CoolHouse: Leon's opinion of his house boat, decorated



* HereWeGoAgain:



* InteractiveNarrator: Lester the bartender.

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* ImpossiblyTackyClothing: Leon tends to dress as if it were the mid-1970s, despite it being several decades later.
* InteractiveNarrator: Lester the bartender. [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Leon even calls him out on it]]. Especially for apparently doing it ''every time'' he goes to the bar, despite it being the same few barflies.
* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: While Leon is trying to sneak past the VSA in the bar, due to them being there to '''kill him''', he speaks up when they say he has a small penis. Cue chase scene and Lester's FacePalm.



** Given that he enjoys sleeping with married women and mocking their husbands by leaving naked and showing them his ass tattoo, Leon qualifies too.



* TransparentCloset: Lance.
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* TransparentCloset: Lance.
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Lance. Also his "wrestling partner" Brian.
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: When the group arrives at the radio station to kill Leon, Lance says they are there to declare their "supreme manliness". Cue jazz song and dance number that begins with Lance and Hal nuzzling noses.
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* InteractiveNarrator

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* InteractiveNarratorInteractiveNarrator: Lester the bartender.
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* JerkAss: Julie's aforementioned ex.
** Also, the mailman who ridicules Leon's style.
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Not to be confused with the 1961 Creator/JerryLewis film of the same title.
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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Tim Meadows (who co-wrote the screenplay), Karyn Paraons, Billy Dee Williams, Tiffani Thiessen, Lee Evans, and Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the Leon Phelps character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.

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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Tim Meadows (who co-wrote the screenplay), Karyn Paraons, Billy Dee Williams, Creator/BillyDeeWilliams, Tiffani Thiessen, Lee Evans, and Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the Leon Phelps character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.
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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Tim Meadows (who co-wrote the screenplay), Karyn Paraons, Billy Dee Williams, Tiffani Thiessen, and Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the Leon Phelps character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.

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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Tim Meadows (who co-wrote the screenplay), Karyn Paraons, Billy Dee Williams, Tiffani Thiessen, Lee Evans, and Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the Leon Phelps character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.
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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Tim Meadows (who co-wrote the screenplay) and Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the Leon Phelps character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.

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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Tim Meadows (who co-wrote the screenplay) screenplay), Karyn Paraons, Billy Dee Williams, Tiffani Thiessen, and Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the Leon Phelps character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.
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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Tim Meadows (who co-wrote the screenplay) and Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.

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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Tim Meadows (who co-wrote the screenplay) and Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the Leon Phelps character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.
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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 romantic comedy starring Tim Meadows and Will Ferrell.

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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin, starring Tim Meadows (who co-wrote the screenplay) and Will Ferrell.Creator/WillFerrell. It centers around the character originated by Meadows in a series of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketches.
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* AngryMobSong: After finding out that Leon is the one who slept with their wives, The Victims of the Smiling Ass are so glad to have a new goal that they cheerfully dance through the city on their way to his workplace while singing about their plan to castrate & kill him.
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* {{Cuckold}}: A whole gang of them who want to castrate and/or kill Leon for screwing their wives.
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''The Ladies Man'' is a 2000 romantic comedy starring Tim Meadows and Will Ferrell.
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!!Tropes include:

* TheCasanova: Leon.
* ChickMagnet: Leon, again.
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: The obviously gay Lance.
* HeroAntagonist: The Victims of the Smiling Ass.
* IAteWhat: Julie's JerkAss ex is tricked into eating human feces at a bar.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Leon is very protective of Julie, even if he is a complete womanizer.
* MoodWhiplash: Leon's Valentine's Day poem, which starts out sweet and romantic and ends with "do it in the butt".
* TransparentCloset: Lance.
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