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* UnconventionalFoodUsage: In "Ouch!", Bertie uses mustard to pretend that his bruised thumb is infected. The doctor pranks him back by pretending he'll need to cut off the thumb.
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* ChickenpoxEpisode: In the story "Germs", Bertie's older sister Susie gets chicken pox. He tries to catch it [[BookDumb so that he can stay home from school]], but unfortunately when he does catch it, [[ShaggyDogStory it's the weekend]].
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* CrappyHomemadeGift: In the story "Nitwit", Bertie's grandmother knits him a sweater as a belated birthday present, but [[HomemadeSweaterFromHell he hates it]], because not only is it too big and in a colour and pattern he hates, but it has holes.
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* RhymingNames: The series is about [[ThePigPen a dirty kid]] named Bertie.
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* RevengeViaStorytelling: In one book, Angela writes a story about marrying Bertie, on whom she has a PuppyLove crush. Bertie, who doesn't like Angela, angrily rewrites the story to have her marry his NerdyBully rival Nick instead. He adds in a jab at Nick by having him [[SlippingIntoStink fall into a cowpat]] at the end.
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* ScarilySpecificStory: The story "Spooky" has Bertie tell a campfire story while camping with Darren and Eugene. He makes the campers in the story ''three boys'', just like them.
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* GamesOfTheElderly:
** In one story, Bertie's school holds a bingo, which Bertie considers an old people's game and which his grandmother and [[NerdyBully Nick]]'s grandmother eagerly go to.
** In "Horror!", Bertie expresses disgust at his grandmother [[DecemberDecemberRomance getting a boyfriend]] and says that if he had his way, old people would just stay at home and play bingo (and also knit, but that's another matter entirely).
** In one story, Bertie's school holds a bingo, which Bertie considers an old people's game and which his grandmother and [[NerdyBully Nick]]'s grandmother eagerly go to.
** In "Horror!", Bertie expresses disgust at his grandmother [[DecemberDecemberRomance getting a boyfriend]] and says that if he had his way, old people would just stay at home and play bingo (and also knit, but that's another matter entirely).
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* BlackComedyPetDeath: In the story "Beg!", Bertie is pretending to be a beggar and tries to look sad by imagining his pet worm has died.
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* WeddingEpisode: The story "Wedding!" is about Bertie's second cousin marrying a Scottish guy and Bertie having to be the page. He gets the ring stuck on his finger and is embarrassed about having to wear a kilt.
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* HairDecorations: A lot of the girls wear hair decorations, including Angela's very large hair bow.
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* WearingItAllWrong: On the cover of the book "Pants!", Bertie is seen wearing his underwear on his head. In the story proper, he puts his ''dad's'' underwear on his head.
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* AffectionHatingKid: Bertie finds his neighbour girl Angela's kiddie crush on him (she claims she's his girlfriend but she's six and he's seven) disgusting and he's both disgusted and bored by romance movies.
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* The ''Literature/DirtyBertie'' story "Bum!" involves baby Molly learning [[BabysFirstWords her first word]] "bum" from Bertie and she says it twice. She also says the nonsense phrases "Bee bee" and "Da da da" several times.
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* EpisodeTagline: The ''Literature/DirtyBertie'' story "Bum!" involves baby Molly learning [[BabysFirstWords her first word]] "bum" from Bertie and she says it twice. She also says the nonsense phrases "Bee bee" and "Da da da" several times.
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* The ''Literature/DirtyBertie'' story "Bum!" involves baby Molly learning [[BabysFirstWords her first word]] "bum" from Bertie and she says it twice. She also says the nonsense phrases "Bee bee" and "Da da da" several times.
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* ThemedParty: In the book ''Worms!'', Angela has a pink-themed birthday party and Bertie goes as a worm.
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* AppetiteEqualsHealth: In the story "Pants!", when Bertie doesn't want a potato crisp, Darren says, "Are you ill?"
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* FatCat: The Nicelys' cat Pusskins is quite tubby.
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* OutSick:
** In "Dare!", Mr. Weakly is substituting because Miss Boot is sick.
** In "Germs!", Suzy gets chicken pox so she has to stay home from school. Bertie tries to catch it off her but he doesn't until the next day, which is Saturday.
** In "Dare!", Mr. Weakly is substituting because Miss Boot is sick.
** In "Germs!", Suzy gets chicken pox so she has to stay home from school. Bertie tries to catch it off her but he doesn't until the next day, which is Saturday.
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* AnimalLover: Bertie likes all animals except cats, and even then, he doesn't ''dis''like cats but doesn't "see the point" of them. He's tried to keep frogs, worms, etc as pets.
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* OnlyOneFindsItFun: In "Burp!", the beginning shows Bertie and his friends eating lunch together with only Bertie enjoying it.
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* ArtisticLisenceReligion: Discussed when Bertie wants to rewrite the nativity story so that pirates fight robbers, but his mother says no.
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* ArtisticLisenceReligion: ArtisticLicenseReligion: Discussed when Bertie wants to rewrite the nativity story so that pirates fight robbers, but his mother says no.
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* CarRideGames: In "Loo," Bertie tries counting cars to keep himself occupied, but because he has to urinate, he says "[[FreudianSlip thirty-loo]]" instead of "thirty-two."
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* UnderwaterFartGag: At the end of "Pooh, is That You, Bertie?", Bertie says that everyone farts, but he does it best, especially in the bath.
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* BirdPoopGag: In "Potty!", the house Bertie's class visits is described as being "whitewashed with pigeon poo".
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A Boy And His X is when they form a bond with the "X" that "changes them forever, usually starting them down the path to adulthood."
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* ABoyAndHisX: Bertie has several animal friends including Eric the frog, Arthur the worm and Whiffer the dog.
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* ArtisticLicenceReligion: Discussed when Bertie wants to rewrite the nativity story so that pirates fight robbers, but his mother says no.
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* ArtisticLicenceReligion: ArtisticLisenceReligion: Discussed when Bertie wants to rewrite the nativity story so that pirates fight robbers, but his mother says no.no.
* BabySeeBabyDo: In "Bum!", Molly copies Bertie saying, "Bum!" and it ends up her first word. To avoid trouble, he tries unsuccessfully to get her to say his name instead. Then, Molly says, "Bum!" again and her friend Nadia copies.
* BabySeeBabyDo: In "Bum!", Molly copies Bertie saying, "Bum!" and it ends up her first word. To avoid trouble, he tries unsuccessfully to get her to say his name instead. Then, Molly says, "Bum!" again and her friend Nadia copies.
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** "Outlaw!" is about Bertie emulating ''Literature/RobinHood''.
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** "Outlaw!" is about Bertie emulating ''Literature/RobinHood''.Myth/RobinHood.
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* EmbarrassmentPlot:
** In one story, Bertie tries to get out of going to the hairdresser because he has to have his hair cut by a guy named Sweeney Bob who only does buzz-cuts, which Bertie finds embarrassing.
** In "Pants!", Bertie is embarrassed and tries to get out of a bet he lost with Know-All Nick which means he has to go to school in his underwear the next day.
** In one story, Bertie tries to get out of going to the hairdresser because he has to have his hair cut by a guy named Sweeney Bob who only does buzz-cuts, which Bertie finds embarrassing.
** In "Pants!", Bertie is embarrassed and tries to get out of a bet he lost with Know-All Nick which means he has to go to school in his underwear the next day.
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* BabysFirstWords: In "Bum!", Bertie and his parents are visiting his mother's friends Simon and Jenny and their 14-month-old daughter Molly. When Bertie shouts "Bum!" as an exclamation, it becomes Molly's first word and Bertie tries to hide it from Simon and Jenny.
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* CallingYourBathroomBreaks:
** Sometimes exploited when Bertie or another kid lies that they need to go to the bathroom.
** Bertie says, "I need the loo!" several times in the story "Loo!".
** Sometimes exploited when Bertie or another kid lies that they need to go to the bathroom.
** Bertie says, "I need the loo!" several times in the story "Loo!".
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* ImNotHungry: In "Burp!", Bertie, Darren, Eugene, and Donna dislike the new cook's food, so they go on "strike" by not eating it. Only Bertie is stubborn enough to do this more than once, though.
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* LethalChef: Zigzagged. Mrs Mould the school cook makes food that is generally unpopular with most of Bertie's class, but Bertie likes it, however, she seems to have improved. Miss Beansprout who temporarily replaced Mrs Mould is popular with the other students, but Bertie, Darren, Donna and Eugene don't like her food.
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* StrikeEpisode: Played with in "Burp!". Bertie, Darren, Donna and Eugene try to go on "strike" by not eating the new school cook's food which they hate, however, only Bertie is stubborn enough to strike through two lunches in a row.
