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After a series of comedic incidents, his father finds out that Van has been wasting his life at college and cuts him off from the college fund. Now Van has only a few months left to graduate and win the heart of journalism major Gwen Pearson (Creator/TaraReid), who is also a reporter for the college newspaper. However, she's dating Richard Bagg (Creator/DanielCosgrove), an arrogant medical student who is trying to get Van expelled. HilarityEnsues.

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After a series of comedic incidents, his father finds out that Van has been wasting his life at college and cuts him off from the college fund. Now Van has only a few months left to graduate and win the heart of journalism major Gwen Pearson (Creator/TaraReid), who is also a reporter writing an article about Van for the college newspaper. However, she's dating Richard Bagg (Creator/DanielCosgrove), an arrogant medical student who is trying to get Van expelled. HilarityEnsues.
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After a series of comedic incidents, his father finds out that Van has been wasting his life at college and cuts him off from the college fund. Now Van has only a few months left to graduate and win the heart of a journalism major Gwen Pearson (Creator/TaraReid), who is also a reporter for the college newspaper. However, she's dating Richard Bagg (Creator/DanielCosgrove), an arrogant medical student who is trying to get Van expelled. HilarityEnsues.

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After a series of comedic incidents, his father finds out that Van has been wasting his life at college and cuts him off from the college fund. Now Van has only a few months left to graduate and win the heart of a journalism major Gwen Pearson (Creator/TaraReid), who is also a reporter for the college newspaper. However, she's dating Richard Bagg (Creator/DanielCosgrove), an arrogant medical student who is trying to get Van expelled. HilarityEnsues.
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After a series of comedic incidents, his father finds out that Van has been wasting his life at college and cuts him off from the college fund. Now Van has only a few months left to graduate and win the heart of a journalism major Gwen Pearson (Creator/TaraReid), who is also a reporter for the college newspaper. However, she's dating an arrogant medical student who is trying to get Van expelled. HilarityEnsues.

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After a series of comedic incidents, his father finds out that Van has been wasting his life at college and cuts him off from the college fund. Now Van has only a few months left to graduate and win the heart of a journalism major Gwen Pearson (Creator/TaraReid), who is also a reporter for the college newspaper. However, she's dating Richard Bagg (Creator/DanielCosgrove), an arrogant medical student who is trying to get Van expelled. HilarityEnsues.
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After a series of comedic incidents, his father finds out that Van has been wasting his life at college and cuts him off from the college fund. Now Van has only a few months left to graduate and win the heart of a journalism major Gwen Pearson (Creator/TaraReid). However, she's dating an arrogant medical student who is trying to get Van expelled. HilarityEnsues.

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After a series of comedic incidents, his father finds out that Van has been wasting his life at college and cuts him off from the college fund. Now Van has only a few months left to graduate and win the heart of a journalism major Gwen Pearson (Creator/TaraReid).(Creator/TaraReid), who is also a reporter for the college newspaper. However, she's dating an arrogant medical student who is trying to get Van expelled. HilarityEnsues.
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* HumiliationConga: The LaxativePrank Richard experiences. Not only does he have to rush through his pre-med exam (the board clearly says "No bathroom breaks"), he then meets with several of his future professors and, unable to hold himself back, violently shits into a wastebasket right in front of them.

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* HumiliationConga: The LaxativePrank Richard experiences. Not only does he have to rush through his pre-med exam (the board clearly says "No bathroom breaks"), he then meets with several of his future professors and, unable to hold himself back, violently shits poops into a wastebasket right ''right in front of them.''
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The 2002 film is another entry in the Film/NationalLampoon movies. While it had a low budget and negative critical reviews, Creator/RyanReynolds was praised for managing to pull off the silly gags with flying colors, and it did pretty well at the box office. Unfortunately, it spawned an even less successful spin-off sequel ''Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj'' and a [[DirectToVideo direct-to-DVD]] {{prequel}} ''Van Wilder: Freshman Year''.

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The 2002 film is another entry in the Film/NationalLampoon movies. While it had a low budget and negative critical reviews, Creator/RyanReynolds Ryan Reynolds was praised for managing to pull off the silly gags with flying colors, and it did pretty well at the box office. Unfortunately, it spawned an even less successful spin-off sequel ''Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj'' and a [[DirectToVideo direct-to-DVD]] {{prequel}} ''Van Wilder: Freshman Year''.
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The 2002 film is another entry in the Film/NationalLampoon movies. While it had a low budget and negative critical reviews, Creator/RyanReynolds managed to pull off the silly gags with flying colors, and it did pretty well at the box office. Unfortunately, it spawned an even less successful spin-off sequel ''Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj'' and a [[DirectToVideo direct-to-DVD]] {{prequel}} ''Van Wilder: Freshman Year''.

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The 2002 film is another entry in the Film/NationalLampoon movies. While it had a low budget and negative critical reviews, Creator/RyanReynolds managed was praised for managing to pull off the silly gags with flying colors, and it did pretty well at the box office. Unfortunately, it spawned an even less successful spin-off sequel ''Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj'' and a [[DirectToVideo direct-to-DVD]] {{prequel}} ''Van Wilder: Freshman Year''.
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%%* BigManOnCampus: A rare case where he graduated to the position after being a HighSchoolHustler... and couldn't figure out what to do next.
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%%* BigManOnCampus: A rare case where he the titular character graduated to the position after being a HighSchoolHustler... HighSchoolHustler...and couldn't figure out what to do next.
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** Van's repeated use of "Write that down" after giving someone else advice, Which he actually got from his dad.

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** Van's repeated use of "Write that down" after giving someone else advice, Which which he actually got from his dad.



%%** Van has his initials (V.W.) emblazoned on his golf cart.

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%%** ** Van has his initials (V.W.) emblazoned on his golf cart.
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** Creator/LindenAshby (Van Wilder Sr. in ''Freshman Year'') was every bit as snarky and cocky, and prone to LampshadeHanging in his role as [[Film/MortalKombat Johnny Cage]] as Reynolds's Van Wilder.

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** Creator/LindenAshby (Van Wilder Sr. in ''Freshman Year'') was every bit as snarky and cocky, and prone to LampshadeHanging in his role as [[Film/MortalKombat [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie Johnny Cage]] as Reynolds's Van Wilder.
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** First Film: Richard Bagg is an arrogant pre-med student caring only about his own dreams and status as President of student government, seeing that as a license to talk down to and walk all over other students, even physically toying with his pledges. He is also Gwen's condescending boyfriend, who sees her as his "bitch" and when he sees Van and Gwen getting close, gets into a rivalry with Van. When Gwen rejects his marriage proposal, he frames Van for serving alcohol to kids to get him arrested and expelled and later cheats on Gwen. This serves to make the humiliation and revenge pranks he's subjected to a joy to watch.=

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** First Film: Richard Bagg is an arrogant pre-med student caring only about his own dreams and status as President of student government, seeing that as a license to talk down to and walk all over other students, even physically toying with his pledges. He is also Gwen's condescending boyfriend, who sees her as his "bitch" and when he sees Van and Gwen getting close, gets into a rivalry with Van. When Gwen rejects his marriage proposal, he frames Van for serving alcohol to kids to get him arrested and expelled and later cheats on Gwen. This serves to make the humiliation and revenge pranks he's subjected to a joy to watch.=

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* HateSink: Richard Bagg is an arrogant pre-med student caring only about his own dreams and status as President of student government, seeing that as a license to talk down to and walk all over other students, even physically toying with his pledges. He is also Gwen's condescending boyfriend, who sees her as his "bitch" and when he sees Van and Gwen getting close, gets into a rivalry with Van. When Gwen rejects his marriage proposal, he frames Van for serving alcohol to kids to get him arrested and expelled and later cheats on Gwen. This serves to make the humiliation and revenge pranks he's subjected to a joy to watch.

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* HateSink: HateSink:
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Richard Bagg is an arrogant pre-med student caring only about his own dreams and status as President of student government, seeing that as a license to talk down to and walk all over other students, even physically toying with his pledges. He is also Gwen's condescending boyfriend, who sees her as his "bitch" and when he sees Van and Gwen getting close, gets into a rivalry with Van. When Gwen rejects his marriage proposal, he frames Van for serving alcohol to kids to get him arrested and expelled and later cheats on Gwen. This serves to make the humiliation and revenge pranks he's subjected to a joy to watch.=
** ''Rise of Taj'': Pip Everett is an arrogant and exclusionist Earl of Grey; whenever a lower class person is accepted into his fraternity, the Foxes and Hounds, Pip would lie about a typo saying they haven't accepted and send them. On top of that, he's racist towards Indian people, taking potshots at Taj's nationality. He also cheats on his girlfriend Charlotte, and attempts to frame Taj and his house for stealing exam answers to ruin their reputation. Luckily, he [[HumiliationConga suffers quite the comeuppance]]; he soils his reputation when his theft is exposed; he gets expelled and his letter of recommendation for the House of Lords is rejected.
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* HumiliationConga: The LaxativePrank Richard experiences. Not only does he have to rush through his pre-med exam (the board clearly says "No bathroom breaks"), he then meets with several or his future professors and, unable to hold himself back, violently shits into a wastebasket right in front of them.

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* HumiliationConga: The LaxativePrank Richard experiences. Not only does he have to rush through his pre-med exam (the board clearly says "No bathroom breaks"), he then meets with several or of his future professors and, unable to hold himself back, violently shits into a wastebasket right in front of them.

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* BiggusDickus: One of the art students comments that he's gonna need a bigger pencil to sketch a nude Van.


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* GagPenis: One of the art students comments that he's gonna need a bigger pencil to sketch a nude Van.
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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. Also, I Ate What is not a character trope.


%%* IAteWhat: The "dog pastries".
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%%* HumiliationConga: The LaxativePrank Richard experiences.

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%%* * HumiliationConga: The LaxativePrank Richard experiences.experiences. Not only does he have to rush through his pre-med exam (the board clearly says "No bathroom breaks"), he then meets with several or his future professors and, unable to hold himself back, violently shits into a wastebasket right in front of them.
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* DrJerk: Richard is on the road to becoming this, being a pre-med student seeking acceptance to Northwestern Medical School. He still is very much a dick.

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