History Fridge / DiaryOfAWimpyKid

*** In the first book, the webcomic and the first film, Greg says once he becomes rich and famous, he'll give his journal to reporters instead of answering their questions. I think Greg makes a lot of stuff up in the books and webcomic so people will be entertained reading his journals and not just read a bunch of mundane, day-to-day stuff. Plus, at the end of ''The Deep End'', Greg says he's looking forward to telling Rowley about what happened but Greg's going to leave out the parts that weren't so great and says "And I might change a few other details here and there, because you should never let the ruth get in the way of a good story." accompanied by [[https://diary-of-a-wimpy-kid.fandom.com/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_The_Deep_End/Gallery?file=15_-_217.png this]] thus indicating he makes a lot of stuff in the books up.

*** In the first book, the webcomic and the first film, Greg says once he becomes rich and famous, he'll give his journal to reporters instead of answering their questions. I think Greg makes a lot of stuff up in the books and webcomic so people will be entertained reading his journals and not just read a bunch of mundane, day-to-day stuff.

** Given that Stewart (the band member that became a lawyer) was there to take legal action against Löded Diper, it's more likely that Rodrick didnt recognise him because he wasn't attending the show at all, and only ''just'' walked in the venue the moment Greg noticed him. He was on the job, after all.

* A minor one but in the ''Dog Days'' movie, there is a scene where Greg tries to get Holly's phone number. That doesn't sound too bad but considering that some of the people Greg called were adult men, Greg and Rowley were both very lucky that they didn't accidentally call a pedophile/groomer (or if one of their parents [[MistakenForPedophile mistook one of the people they were calling for a child molestor trying to groom their kids]]).

* A minor one but in the ''Dog Days'' movie, there is a scene where Greg tries to get Holly's phone number. That doesn't sound too bad but considering that some of the people Greg called were adult men, Greg and Rowley were both very lucky that they didn't accidentally call a pedophile/groomer.

* By a rather obvious coincidence, all four members of Rodrick's favourite band (Metallichihuahua) happened to be in Battle of the Bands. Why wouldn't he recognise them? Well, Rodrick didn't recognise the lawyer because of how much his appearance changed - same with the security guard. In fact, note that Rodrick ''wasn't even there'' when Greg [[ItMakesSenseInContext pulled off that stunt at the pizza place the security guard worked at]].

* Even accounting for Greg's UnreliableNarrator tendencies, if this world is even half as bad the events Greg describes make it out to be, it'd basically the [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto Grand Theft Auto universe]]; [[CrapsackWorld full of morons, jerks and apathetic people]] [[AdultsAreUseless of all ages.]] What's Greg's life going to be like when there are actual stakes? How much damage could an actually malicious person do with how stupid and apathetic authorities are portrayed as? Would society survive events like COVID-19? RuleOfFunny is really the only thing stopping this series from being horrifying on an existential level.

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* Why does Greg’s dad disapprove of musicians so much in Rodrick Rules, especially in the movie? Well, let’s just say that [[ActorAllusion Steve Zahn has been there and done that]], and it didn’t exactly end well [[Film/ThatThingYouDo the first time.]]
* In Rodrick Rules, Rodrick's poem for history class, "A Hundred Years Ago", makes more sense when taking into account his pastime. He is part of a band that writes ''music'', needing rhymes in the first place!
* Why did the girl dump Rodrick for Rodrigo? Rodrick and Rodrigo look really similar. They have the spiky hair, the frown, even the name is almost the same! The girl probably got confused and mistook him for Rodrick. Either that, or she dumped him for his terrible sunburn.

* It's established that Chirag is the only one of Greg's classmates who gets bullied for being short, yet in "Hard Luck", it's revealed that Chirag and Alex are about the same height. So why don't the bullies go after Alex? Well, A.) Alex is renowned for his brains, meaning that the bullies might want to stay on his good side in case they need him for help with an assignment or something, and B.) in most illustrations of Alex, he's drawn with a blank expression. This might indicate that he's TheStoic, and thus the bullies don't bother bullying him, since he won't give them any sort of emotional response anyway.

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* Why does Greg’s dad disapprove musicians so much in Rodrick Rules, especially in the movie? Well, let’s just say that [[ActorAllusion Steve Zahn has been there and done that]], and it didn’t exactly end well [[Film/ThatThingYouDo the first time.]]

* Why does Greg’s dad disapprove musicians so much in Rodrick Rules, especially in the movie? Well, let’s just say that [[ActorIllusion Steve Zahn has been there and done that]], and it didn’t exactly end well [[Film/ThatThingYouDo the first time]]

* Why does Greg’s dad disapprove musicians so much in Rodrick Rules, especially in the movie? Well, let’s just say that Steve Zahn knows from [[Film/ThatThingYouDo personal experience]] exactly how difficult being in a band is.

** Keep in mind that [[UnreliableNarrator Greg]] is the only person who claims that the chance to make money is the only reason that the Snella family keep having kids. For all we know, they could be a perfectly loving family who just happen to make a lot of attempts to win prizes.