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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In ''This Can't Be Happening!'', Boots enthusiastically goes along with any and all of Bruno's mad schemes. In later books, he's much more the OnlySaneMan trying to talk Bruno out of his latest ZanyScheme. Of course, despite any misgivings he may privately have, Boots had a much more personal stake in this particular plotline; that may have had something to do with his willingness to follow along.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In ''This Can't Be Happening!'', Boots enthusiastically goes along with any and all of Bruno's mad schemes.schemes, even coming up with and executing some of them independently. In later books, he's much more the OnlySaneMan trying to talk Bruno out of his latest ZanyScheme. Of course, despite any misgivings he may privately have, Boots had a much more personal stake in this particular plotline; that may have had something to do with his willingness to follow along.
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* StudentsPlayingMatchmaker: In ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', the new assistant principal Mr. Wizzle is making life hell for the students with his ruthless computerized efficiency. On learning the neighbouring girls school Scrimmage's Finishing School for Young Ladies also has a new assistant principal, Miss Peabody, who is a DrillSergeantNasty who is running the school like a boot camp, the two student bodies join forces in an attempt to get rid of the two annoying assistants by getting them married off to each other.
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* BavarianFireDrill: In ''Something Fishy'', Bruno and Boots are on dishwashing duty when the dishwasher overflows because a prankster has overloaded it with detergent. Overwhelmed by the cascade of suds, Bruno yells, "Fire!" and everyone on the kitchen staff rushes in. The irritated chef points out that there is no fire, and Bruno defends himself by [[CrowningMomentOfFunny saying that nobody would have come if he had yelled "Bubbles!"]]
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* BavarianFireDrill: In ''Something Fishy'', Bruno and Boots are on dishwashing duty when the dishwasher overflows because a prankster has overloaded it with detergent. Overwhelmed by the cascade of suds, Bruno yells, "Fire!" and everyone on the kitchen staff rushes in. The irritated chef points out that there is no fire, and Bruno defends himself by [[CrowningMomentOfFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments saying that nobody would have come if he had yelled "Bubbles!"]]
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The cure didn't work. The book specifically says that Coach Flynn still had his cold when the medicine wore off.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: It is highly unlikely that Elmer could really have invented a cure for the common cold. The common cold isn't caused by a single virus; there are literally hundreds of viruses that can cause colds, and they mutate frequently. Sure, Elmer is a genius, but this is pushing it.
* DoNotAdjustYourSet: Bruno inadvertently does this in ''Beware the Fish!''. He thinks he's just amusing himself by using Elmer's transmitter to spout rambling messages about "the Fish" (usually coded references to Mr. Sturgeon). In reality, he's actually broadcasting them on all the televisions in the surrounding town, and causing havoc for affiliates and viewers alike.
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** Bruno when Cathy claims to be Elmer to play on the football field.
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** Bruno when Cathy claims to be Elmer to play on the football field. Also when he finds out that his fish rants have been broadcasting all over town.
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* BavarianFireDrill: In ''Something Fishy'', Bruno and Boots are on dishwashing duty when the dishwasher overflows because a prankster has overloaded it with detergent. Overwhelmed by the cascade of suds, Bruno yells, "Fire!" and everyone on the kitchen staff rushes in. The irritated chef points out that there is no fire, and Bruno defends himself by saying that nobody would have come if he had yelled "Bubbles!"
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* BavarianFireDrill: In ''Something Fishy'', Bruno and Boots are on dishwashing duty when the dishwasher overflows because a prankster has overloaded it with detergent. Overwhelmed by the cascade of suds, Bruno yells, "Fire!" and everyone on the kitchen staff rushes in. The irritated chef points out that there is no fire, and Bruno defends himself by [[CrowningMomentOfFunny saying that nobody would have come if he had yelled "Bubbles!""Bubbles!"]]
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* Miss Peabody and Mr. Wizzle, both non drinkers, polish off at least two bottles of wine at dinner as well as several liqueurs. By the end of the night they're both blackout drunk.
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* HeyLetsPutOnAShowHeyLetsPutOnAShow: One of the money making schemes in the second book.
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* Miss Peabody and Mr. Wizzle, both non drinkers, polish off at least two bottles of wine at dinner as well as several liqueurs. By the end of the night they're both blackout drunk.
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* MamaBear: Miss Scrimmage will come after you with her shotgun in hand if you endanger her students.
** Mrs. Sturgeon has her moments too. When her husband goes too far with punishing the boys she tears him a new one.
** Mrs. Sturgeon has her moments too. When her husband goes too far with punishing the boys she tears him a new one.
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* BedtimeBrainwashing: In ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', the girl students try to improve Miss Peabody's temper by playing motivational tapes while she sleeps. Unfortunately they just make Peabody even crankier because she's not sleeping properly.
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* SleepLearning: In ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', the girl students try to improve Miss Peabody's temper by playing motivational tapes while she sleeps. Unfortunately they just make Peabody even crankier because she's not sleeping properly.
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* WritingLines: In ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', the new PointyHairedBoss of an assistant principal introduces lines as a standardized universal punishment. The students retaliate by picking a handful to write everybody's lines for them, giving the other students time to sabotage Wizzle's computer, make an InventedIndividual, and so on. By contrast, Mr. Sturgeon, whose power the students respect, disapproves of lines and prefers to impose lengthy essays as punishment.
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* WritingLines: In ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', the new PointyHairedBoss of an assistant principal Mr Wizzle introduces lines as a standardized universal punishment. The students retaliate by picking a handful to write everybody's lines for them, giving the other students time to sabotage Wizzle's computer, make an InventedIndividual, and so on. By contrast, Mr. Sturgeon, whose power the students respect, disapproves of lines and prefers to impose lengthy essays as punishment.
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* EasilyForgiven: Elmer forgives Bruno for the campaign that involves Bruno messing with his personal property, including his projects and even gives him a goldfish as a parting present. Later on, in ''The Zucchini Warriors'', he becomes more firm about not going along with Bruno's hairbrained schemes.
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* InventedIndividual - In ''The War with Mr. Wizzle'', the protagonists create a fictitious student named Gavin Gunhold to mess with the school's new administration. The name becomes a running gag in many of Korman's later books. Gavin Gunhold (sometimes G. Gavin Gunhold) is mentioned, usually in passing, always as an incidental character who never actually appears (unless you count [[TheRealRemingtonSteele imposters posing as him]]).
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* InventedIndividual - In ''The War with Mr. Wizzle'', the protagonists create a fictitious student named Gavin Gunhold to mess with the school's new administration. Mr. Sturgeon finally puts an end to it when Mr. Wizzle comes to him, and Mr. Sturgeon can't lie. The name becomes a running gag in many of Korman's later books. Gavin Gunhold (sometimes G. Gavin Gunhold) is mentioned, usually in passing, always as an incidental character who never actually appears (unless you count [[TheRealRemingtonSteele imposters posing as him]]).
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* LoopholeAbuse: After Cathy is discovered moonlighting on the football team in ''The Zucchini Warriors'', they attempt to argue that there's no rule saying girls can't play. The referee points out that there ''is'' a rule saying that all the players in the school team have to be students at the school.
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* LoopholeAbuse: LogicalLatecomer: Mr. Wizzle as a man with a computer and ideas on how to change Macdonald Hall. Only problem? All of his ideas make everyone miserable since he doesn't take their feelings into account.
* LoopholeAbuse:
** After Cathy is discovered moonlighting on the football team in ''The Zucchini Warriors'', they attempt to argue that there's no rule saying girls can't play. The referee points out that there ''is'' a rule saying that all the players in the school team have to be students at theschool.school.
** In ''The War with Mr. Wizzle'' Mr. Sturgeon tells Bruno and Boots that they can't form the Committee, a tiny resistance group within the Hall, since they're sabotaging Mr. Wizzle. So they form the Coalition, with Cathy and Diane, to help them get rid of Miss Peabody. Mr. Sturgeon does call them out, however, since without the girls you just have the Committee.
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** After Cathy is discovered moonlighting on the football team in ''The Zucchini Warriors'', they attempt to argue that there's no rule saying girls can't play. The referee points out that there ''is'' a rule saying that all the players in the school team have to be students at the
** In ''The War with Mr. Wizzle'' Mr. Sturgeon tells Bruno and Boots that they can't form the Committee, a tiny resistance group within the Hall, since they're sabotaging Mr. Wizzle. So they form the Coalition, with Cathy and Diane, to help them get rid of Miss Peabody. Mr. Sturgeon does call them out, however, since without the girls you just have the Committee.
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** Bruno when Cathy claims to be Elmer to play on the football field.
** Mr. Sturgeon when he realizes [[spoiler:his wife has a hat with owl feathers identical to the prankster's.]]
** Bruno when Cathy claims to be Elmer to play on the football field.
** Mr. Sturgeon when he realizes [[spoiler:his wife has a hat with owl feathers identical to the prankster's.]]
* ParentalSubstitute: The students of Macdonald Hall treat Mr. Sturgeon and his wife like this. When Mr. Sturgeon gets surgery on an ingrown toenail, Bruno and his friends sneak out to see him in the hospital because they thought the surgery was serious and they wouldn't get to see him again. The Fish is annoyed but also touched by the gesture.
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* SweetPollyOliver: Cathy does this in order to join the football team in ''The Zucchini Warriors.''
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** Cathy does this in order to join the football team in ''The Zucchini Warriors.''''
** Elmer later poses as a cheerleader, and as a terrible one because he's not wearing his glasses.
** Cathy does this in order to join the football team in ''The Zucchini Warriors.
** Elmer later poses as a cheerleader, and as a terrible one because he's not wearing his glasses.
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* ToBeLawfulOrGood: Mr. Sturgeon doesn't like Mr. Wizzle, but he can't condone the students rising up against Mr. Wizzle. Instead he just steps back and doesn't stop the students unless Mr. Wizzle comes to him directly, forcing him to exercise his authority.
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Bruno Walton and Melvin 'Boots' O'Neal are roommates at a prestigious boys' boarding school called Macdonald Hall, overseen by stern Headmaster William Sturgeon (known affectionately as 'The Fish'). The books generally feature the completely irrepressible -- not to say irresponsible -- Bruno trying to achieve some goal via a series of increasingly crazy plans, often getting the entire student body involved by the time he's done. The equally excitable Cathy Burton and her fellow students across the road at Miss Scrimmage's Finishing School for Young Ladies frequently work themselves into the mix as well. More cautious Boots spends much of his time trying to keep his friends in check, but it rarely has much of an effect.
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Bruno Walton and Melvin 'Boots' O'Neal are roommates at a prestigious boys' boarding school called Macdonald Hall, Hall,[[note]]Yes, with a lower-case 'd'. It's named for Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.[[/note]] overseen by stern Headmaster William Sturgeon (known affectionately as 'The Fish'). The books generally feature the completely irrepressible -- not to say irresponsible -- Bruno trying to achieve some goal via a series of increasingly crazy plans, often getting the entire student body involved by the time he's done. The equally excitable Cathy Burton and her fellow students across the road at Miss Scrimmage's Finishing School for Young Ladies frequently work themselves into the mix as well. More cautious Boots spends much of his time trying to keep his friends in check, but it rarely has much of an effect.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Again, Miss Peabody, ex-Marine Corps[[note:why she subsequently decided to emigrate to Canada, which has no Marine Corps, is never explained]] and damn proud of it.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Again, Miss Peabody, ex-Marine Corps[[note:why Corps[[note]]why she subsequently decided to emigrate to Canada, which has no Marine Corps, is never explained]] explained[[/note]] and damn proud of it.
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* MistakenIdentity: Bruno and Boots try to force this by pretending to be George Wexford-Smyth III and Elmer Drimsdale in order to frame them for a panty-raid at Scrimmage's, in a ploy to get back together as roommates in ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!'' The Fish is not fooled. Played completely straight in ''Go Jump In the Pool'' when Wilbur sells Miss Scrimmage's shotgun at the garage sale, and she gets arrested for armed robbery later than night.
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* MistakenIdentity: Bruno and Boots try to force this by pretending to be George Wexford-Smyth III and Elmer Drimsdale in order to frame them for a panty-raid at Scrimmage's, in a ploy to get back together as roommates Scrimmage's in ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!'' Happening!'' The Fish is not fooled. Played Later played completely straight in ''Go Jump In the Pool'' when Wilbur sells Miss Scrimmage's shotgun at the garage sale, and she gets arrested for armed robbery later than night.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Again, Miss Peabody, ex-Marine Corps[[note: why she subsequently decided to emigrate to Canada, which has no Marine Corps, is never explained]] and damn proud of it.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Again, Miss Peabody, ex-Marine Corps[[note: why Corps[[note:why she subsequently decided to emigrate to Canada, which has no Marine Corps, is never explained]] and damn proud of it.
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* FictionalCountry: The flag of "Malbonia" is mentioned in the first book.
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* FictionalCountry: The flag of "Malbonia" is mentioned in the first book.
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* BavarianFireDrill: In ''Something Fishy'', Bruno and Boots are on dishwashing duty when the dishwasher overflows because a prankster has overloaded it with detergent. Overwhelmed by the cascade of suds, Bruno yells, "Fire!" and everyone on the kitchen staff rushes in. The irritated chef points out that there is no fire, and Bruno defends himself by saying that nobody would have come if he had yelled, "Bubbles!"
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* BavarianFireDrill: In ''Something Fishy'', Bruno and Boots are on dishwashing duty when the dishwasher overflows because a prankster has overloaded it with detergent. Overwhelmed by the cascade of suds, Bruno yells, "Fire!" and everyone on the kitchen staff rushes in. The irritated chef points out that there is no fire, and Bruno defends himself by saying that nobody would have come if he had yelled, yelled "Bubbles!"
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* CelebrityStar: Jordie in ''Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood.''
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In ''This Can't Be Happening!'', Boots enthusiastically goes along with any and all of Bruno's mad schemes. In later books, he's much more the OnlySaneMan trying to talk Bruno out of his latest ZanyScheme.
** Despite any misgivings he may privately have, Boots had a much more personal stake in this particular plotline; that may have had something to do with his willingness to follow along.
* ChekhovsGunman: George Wexford-Smyth III plays a somewhat important rule in the first book, but only appears in the second to comment on how 'vulgar' their events are (not knowing what is going on) [[spoiler: He manages to invest all the money Bruno and Boots made beforehand into Lorelei Mining, giving them more than enough (around 2 million in the old copy of the book or around 65 thousand in the 2003 version) to build a pool.)]]
* CutHimselfShaving: When Bruno and Boots kidnap York Academy's mascot (a large domestic cat) before the first hockey game of the season, it scratches Boots' face. The coach later asks what happened to his face, and Boots says he cut himself shaving.
* DeadpanSnarker: Mr. Sturgeon usually turns into one of these when he's forced to deal with the ever-frustrating Miss Scrimmage.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In ''This Can't Be Happening!'', Boots enthusiastically goes along with any and all of Bruno's mad schemes. In later books, he's much more the OnlySaneMan trying to talk Bruno out of his latest ZanyScheme.
** Despite any misgivings he may privately have, Boots had a much more personal stake in this particular plotline; that may have had something to do with his willingness to follow along.
* ChekhovsGunman: George Wexford-Smyth III plays a somewhat important rule in the first book, but only appears in the second to comment on how 'vulgar' their events are (not knowing what is going on) [[spoiler: He manages to invest all the money Bruno and Boots made beforehand into Lorelei Mining, giving them more than enough (around 2 million in the old copy of the book or around 65 thousand in the 2003 version) to build a pool.)]]
* CutHimselfShaving: When Bruno and Boots kidnap York Academy's mascot (a large domestic cat) before the first hockey game of the season, it scratches Boots' face. The coach later asks what happened to his face, and Boots says he cut himself shaving.
* DeadpanSnarker: Mr. Sturgeon usually turns into one of these when he's forced to deal with the ever-frustrating Miss Scrimmage.
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* CelebrityStar: Played to the hilt with teen idol Jordie Jones in ''Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood.''
'' Bruno gets ''deeply'' annoyed by how excited the girls at Scrimmage's are to have Jordie in their midst.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In ''This Can't Be Happening!'', Boots enthusiastically goes along with any and all of Bruno's mad schemes. In later books, he's much more the OnlySaneMan trying to talk Bruno out of his latestZanyScheme.
** DespiteZanyScheme. Of course, despite any misgivings he may privately have, Boots had a much more personal stake in this particular plotline; that may have had something to do with his willingness to follow along.
* ChekhovsGunman: George Wexford-Smyth III playsa somewhat an important rule in the first book, but only appears in the second to comment on how 'vulgar' their events are (not knowing what is going on) [[spoiler: He manages to invest all the money Bruno and Boots made beforehand into Lorelei Mining, giving them more than enough (around 2 million in the old copy of the book or around 65 thousand in the 2003 version) to build a pool.)]]
* CutHimselfShaving: When Bruno and Boots kidnap York Academy's mascot (a large domestic cat) before the first hockey game of the season, it scratches Boots' face. The coach later askswhat happened to his face, about the scratch, and Boots says he cut himself shaving.invokes this trope.
* DeadpanSnarker: Mr. Sturgeon usually turns into one of these when he's forced to deal with theever-frustrating flighty Miss Scrimmage.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In ''This Can't Be Happening!'', Boots enthusiastically goes along with any and all of Bruno's mad schemes. In later books, he's much more the OnlySaneMan trying to talk Bruno out of his latest
** Despite
* ChekhovsGunman: George Wexford-Smyth III plays
* CutHimselfShaving: When Bruno and Boots kidnap York Academy's mascot (a large domestic cat) before the first hockey game of the season, it scratches Boots' face. The coach later asks
* DeadpanSnarker: Mr. Sturgeon usually turns into one of these when he's forced to deal with the
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* DefrostingIceQueen: Miss Peabody. Initially described by Cathy as a cruel and heartless woman, she later warms up a bit when [[spoiler:she falls in love with Wizzle]].
* DistaffCounterpart: Cathy and Diane to Bruno and Boots.
** Cathy, like Bruno, is the dominant leader who has a penchant for causing trouble. In ''The War with Mr. Wizzle'', they're always the ones to accumulate the most punishments from their new teachers.
** Diane and Boots are the long-suffering betas who try their best to keep their respective best friends in line, but usually just ended up getting caught up with their antics.
* DistaffCounterpart: Cathy and Diane to Bruno and Boots.
** Cathy, like Bruno, is the dominant leader who has a penchant for causing trouble. In ''The War with Mr. Wizzle'', they're always the ones to accumulate the most punishments from their new teachers.
** Diane and Boots are the long-suffering betas who try their best to keep their respective best friends in line, but usually just ended up getting caught up with their antics.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: Miss Peabody. Initially An ex-Marine initially described by Cathy as a cruel and heartless woman, she later warms up a bit when [[spoiler:she falls in love with Wizzle]].
* DistaffCounterpart: Cathy and Diane to Bruno and Boots. \n** Cathy, like Bruno, is the dominant leader who has a penchant for causing trouble. In ''The War with Mr. Wizzle'', they're always easily the ones to accumulate the most punishments from their new teachers.
**teachers. Diane and Boots Boots,meanwhile, are the long-suffering betas who try despite their best efforts to keep their respective best friends in line, but usually just ended end up getting caught up with in their antics.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Again, Miss Peabody.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Again, Miss Peabody.
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* IntoxicationEnsues: In the first book, there's a description of Miss Scrimmage accidentally drinking spiked punch at a dance, which caused her to drag Mr. Sturgeon onto the dance floor and dance the funky chicken with him. In ''Beware The Fish!'', Elmer invents a cure for the common cold. Bruno and Boots slip it into Coach Flynn's sports drink when he has a cold; unfortunately, the combination of ingredients has an intoxicating effect.
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* IntoxicationEnsues: In the first book, there's a description of Miss Scrimmage accidentally drinking drinks spiked punch at a dance, which caused leading her to drag a horrified Mr. Sturgeon onto the dance floor and dance do the funky chicken with him. chicken. In ''Beware The Fish!'', Elmer invents a cure for the common cold. cold, Bruno and Boots slip it into Coach Flynn's sports drink when he has a cold; drink... unfortunately, the combination of ingredients has an intoxicating a predictable effect.
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* LastNameBasis: It's customary for the [=MacDonald Hall=] teachers to address students by their last names.
* LaymansTerms: Due to his SesquipedalianLoquaciousness, Elmer is frequently asked to put things in layman's terms.
* LaymansTerms: Due to his SesquipedalianLoquaciousness, Elmer is frequently asked to put things in layman's terms.
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* LastNameBasis: It's customary for the [=MacDonald Hall=] Macdonald Hall teachers to address students by their last names.
* LaymansTerms:Due to his SesquipedalianLoquaciousness, As a mild RunningGag, resident genius Elmer is frequently asked to put things in layman's terms.translate what he just said.
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* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Bruno and Boots to each other, let's face it.as seen on the few occasions when they fight.
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* MeaningfulName: Miss Scrimmage. Comes in handy in ''The Zucchini Warriors'', when the cheerleaders use the name "The Line Of Scrimmage."
* MinorInjuryOverreaction: In ''The Zucchini Warriors'', Calvin Fizhgart (who has ironically given himself the nickname The Beast) gets a bruised elbow. He then insists that it's actually a compound fracture and walks around with his arm in a sling for nine weeks.
* MistakenIdentity: Bruno and Boots try to force this by pretending to be George Wexford-Smyth III and Elmer Drimsdale in order to frame them for a panty-raid at Scrimmage's, in a ploy to get back together as roommates in ''This Can't Be Happening At Macdonald Hall!'' The Fish is not fooled.
** Played completely straight in ''Go Jump In the Pool'' when Wilbur sells Miss Scrimmage's shotgun at the garage sale, and she gets arrested for armed robbery later than night.
* MinorInjuryOverreaction: In ''The Zucchini Warriors'', Calvin Fizhgart (who has ironically given himself the nickname The Beast) gets a bruised elbow. He then insists that it's actually a compound fracture and walks around with his arm in a sling for nine weeks.
* MistakenIdentity: Bruno and Boots try to force this by pretending to be George Wexford-Smyth III and Elmer Drimsdale in order to frame them for a panty-raid at Scrimmage's, in a ploy to get back together as roommates in ''This Can't Be Happening At Macdonald Hall!'' The Fish is not fooled.
** Played completely straight in ''Go Jump In the Pool'' when Wilbur sells Miss Scrimmage's shotgun at the garage sale, and she gets arrested for armed robbery later than night.
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* MeaningfulName: Miss Scrimmage. Comes in particularly handy in ''The Zucchini Warriors'', when the cheerleaders use the name "The Line Of Scrimmage."
of Scrimmage".
* MinorInjuryOverreaction: In ''The Zucchini Warriors'', Calvin Fizhgart (who hasironically given himself the nickname The Beast) gets a bruised elbow.elbow in the first play of the first game. He then insists that it's actually a compound fracture and walks around with his arm in a sling for nine weeks.
* MistakenIdentity: Bruno and Boots try to force this by pretending to be George Wexford-Smyth III and Elmer Drimsdale in order to frame them for a panty-raid at Scrimmage's, in a ploy to get back together as roommates in ''This Can't Be HappeningAt at Macdonald Hall!'' The Fish is not fooled.
**fooled. Played completely straight in ''Go Jump In the Pool'' when Wilbur sells Miss Scrimmage's shotgun at the garage sale, and she gets arrested for armed robbery later than night.
* MinorInjuryOverreaction: In ''The Zucchini Warriors'', Calvin Fizhgart (who has
* MistakenIdentity: Bruno and Boots try to force this by pretending to be George Wexford-Smyth III and Elmer Drimsdale in order to frame them for a panty-raid at Scrimmage's, in a ploy to get back together as roommates in ''This Can't Be Happening
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* NotAMorningPerson: Bruno despises getting up in the morning. His usual routine is to sleep in as long as possible and then make a frantic effort to get to class on time.
* NotHelpingYourCase: Mr. Wizzle decides to send Sidney Rampulsky to take ballet lessons at Miss Scrimmage's in the hope that this will make him less clumsy. Sidney tries to argue with Mr. Wizzle about this, but he falls out of his chair and bumps into a desk during the conversation. This just makes Mr. Wizzle all the more convinced that Sidney is too clumsy for his own good.
* NotHelpingYourCase: Mr. Wizzle decides to send Sidney Rampulsky to take ballet lessons at Miss Scrimmage's in the hope that this will make him less clumsy. Sidney tries to argue with Mr. Wizzle about this, but he falls out of his chair and bumps into a desk during the conversation. This just makes Mr. Wizzle all the more convinced that Sidney is too clumsy for his own good.
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* NotAMorningPerson: Bruno despises getting up in the morning.Bruno. His usual routine is to sleep in as long as possible and then make a frantic effort to get to class on time.
* NotHelpingYourCase: Mr. Wizzle decides to send Sidney Rampulsky to take ballet lessons at Miss Scrimmage's in the hope that this will make him less clumsy. Sidney tries to argue with Mr. Wizzle about this, but given that he falls out of his chair and bumps into a desk during theconversation. This just makes Mr. Wizzle all the more convinced that Sidney is too clumsy for his own good.conversation...
* NotHelpingYourCase: Mr. Wizzle decides to send Sidney Rampulsky to take ballet lessons at Miss Scrimmage's in the hope that this will make him less clumsy. Sidney tries to argue with Mr. Wizzle about this, but given that he falls out of his chair and bumps into a desk during the
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* OneGenderSchool: Macdonald Hall is an all-boys school. Miss Scrimmage's is an all-girls school.
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* OneGenderSchool: Macdonald Hall is an all-boys school. school, Miss Scrimmage's is an all-girls school.
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* PricelessMingVase: Boots deliberately used three of George's mint 1886 Queen Victoria Canadian stamps to mail a letter to his mother.
* PrideBeforeAFall: A RunningGag. Bruno confidently assures Boots that they won't get caught sneaking out of school, or that the Fish has no idea what mischief they've been up to. This practically guarantees that in the next few pages, Bruno and Boots ''will'' be caught sneaking out of school, or the Fish will summon them to his office because he knows ''exactly'' what mischief they've been up to.
* PrideBeforeAFall: A RunningGag. Bruno confidently assures Boots that they won't get caught sneaking out of school, or that the Fish has no idea what mischief they've been up to. This practically guarantees that in the next few pages, Bruno and Boots ''will'' be caught sneaking out of school, or the Fish will summon them to his office because he knows ''exactly'' what mischief they've been up to.
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* PricelessMingVase: As part of a campaign to be so annoying he'll get kicked out of his new room, Boots deliberately used uses three of George's mint 1886 Queen Victoria Canadian stamps to mail a letter to his mother.
* PrideBeforeAFall:A Another RunningGag. Bruno confidently assures Boots that they won't get caught sneaking out of school, or that the Fish has no idea what mischief they've been up to. This practically guarantees that in the next few pages, Bruno and Boots ''will'' be caught sneaking out of school, or the Fish will summon them to his office because he knows ''exactly'' what mischief they've been up to.
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* SeriousBusiness: The war games held at Miss Scrimmages' in ''The Wizzle War'' had fortresses, traps, (water) guns, and (water) balloons. Even the pouring rain and fog didn't keep these games from being played.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Elmer often speaks this way because he's a genius with a very large vocabulary.
* TheShowMustGoWrong: Bruno interferes with the filming of ''Academy Blues'' in ''Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood''. His attempts to befriend Jordie Jones also lead to some trouble.
* SignsOfDisrepair: In ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!'', Miss Scrimmage accidentally shoots the sign outside her school that reads, "Miss Scrimmage's Finishing School for Young Ladies", changing the word "Finishing" to "Fishing". Mr. Sturgeon then tells her that she ''should'' start teaching her students fishing because they certainly aren't learning any manners.
* SleepLearning: In ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', the girl students try to change the behaviour of teacher Gloria Peabody by playing tapes telling her to be nice while she sleeps. Unfortunately they just make Peabody even crankier because she's not sleeping properly.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Elmer often speaks this way because he's a genius with a very large vocabulary.
* TheShowMustGoWrong: Bruno interferes with the filming of ''Academy Blues'' in ''Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood''. His attempts to befriend Jordie Jones also lead to some trouble.
* SignsOfDisrepair: In ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!'', Miss Scrimmage accidentally shoots the sign outside her school that reads, "Miss Scrimmage's Finishing School for Young Ladies", changing the word "Finishing" to "Fishing". Mr. Sturgeon then tells her that she ''should'' start teaching her students fishing because they certainly aren't learning any manners.
* SleepLearning: In ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', the girl students try to change the behaviour of teacher Gloria Peabody by playing tapes telling her to be nice while she sleeps. Unfortunately they just make Peabody even crankier because she's not sleeping properly.
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* SeriousBusiness: The As per Miss Peabody's hard-line attitude, the war games held she organizes at Miss Scrimmages' Scrimmage's in ''The Wizzle War'' had end up involving fortresses, traps, (water) guns, and (water) balloons. Even the pouring rain and fog didn't keep these games from being played.
don't hold them back.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Elmer often speaks thisway because he's a genius with a very large vocabulary.
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* TheShowMustGoWrong:Bruno Bruno's determination to get on-camera constantly interferes with the filming of ''Academy Blues'' in ''Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood''. His attempts to befriend Jordie Jones to the same purpose also lead to some trouble.
* SignsOfDisrepair: In ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!'', Miss Scrimmage accidentally shootsthe sign outside her school that reads, "Miss Scrimmage's Finishing School for Young Ladies", Ladies" sign, changing the word "Finishing" to "Fishing". Mr. Sturgeon then acridly tells her that she ''should'' start teaching her students fishing because they certainly aren't learning any manners.
* SleepLearning: In ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', the girl students try tochange the behaviour of teacher Gloria Peabody improve Miss Peabody's temper by playing motivational tapes telling her to be nice while she sleeps. Unfortunately they just make Peabody even crankier because she's not sleeping properly.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Elmer often speaks this
* TheShowMustGoWrong:
* SignsOfDisrepair: In ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall!'', Miss Scrimmage accidentally shoots
* SleepLearning: In ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', the girl students try to
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* StrawCritic: The last few pages of ''Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood'' describe a film critic who hasn't liked a single thing he's ever seen in his whole life... until he happens to watch the video tape Mark made that happened to capture all of the crazy events that took place during the novel. Which, of course, he immediately declares to be brilliant.
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* StrawCritic: The last few pages of ''Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood'' describe feature a film critic who hasn't liked a single thing he's ever seen in his whole life... until he happens to watch the video tape Mark made that happened to capture randomly captured all of the crazy events that took place during the novel. class wilderness campout. Which, of course, he the critic immediately declares to be brilliant.''brilliant''.
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* TheTeetotaler: Coach Flynn
* TerrifiedOfGerms: George Wexford-Smyth III. He sterilizes his dorm room with rubbing alcohol every other day and he keeps a huge supply of medicines in the bathroom. In the first book, he puts up a quarantine screen and sprays disinfectant everywhere ... just because Boots sneezed a few times when he woke up.
* ThisIsMySide: After Bruno and Boots have a fight in ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', Bruno divvies up the room and refuses to talk to Boots. (He does permit him to use the bathroom, though.)
* TerrifiedOfGerms: George Wexford-Smyth III. He sterilizes his dorm room with rubbing alcohol every other day and he keeps a huge supply of medicines in the bathroom. In the first book, he puts up a quarantine screen and sprays disinfectant everywhere ... just because Boots sneezed a few times when he woke up.
* ThisIsMySide: After Bruno and Boots have a fight in ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', Bruno divvies up the room and refuses to talk to Boots. (He does permit him to use the bathroom, though.)
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* TheTeetotaler: Coach Flynn
Flynn, when Elmer's not dosing him at least.
* TerrifiedOfGerms: George Wexford-Smyth III. He sterilizes his dorm room with rubbing alcohol every other day and he keeps a huge supply of medicines in the bathroom. In the first book, he puts up a quarantine screen and sprays disinfectanteverywhere ... everywhere just because Boots sneezed a few times when he woke up.
* ThisIsMySide: After Bruno and Boots have a huge fight in ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', Bruno divvies up the room and refuses to talk to Boots. (He does permit him to use the bathroom, though.)
* TerrifiedOfGerms: George Wexford-Smyth III. He sterilizes his dorm room with rubbing alcohol every other day and he keeps a huge supply of medicines in the bathroom. In the first book, he puts up a quarantine screen and sprays disinfectant
* ThisIsMySide: After Bruno and Boots have a huge fight in ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', Bruno divvies up the room and refuses to talk to Boots. (He does permit him to use the bathroom, though.)
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: The Fish, much more than his students suspect. Gloria Peabody, the new student advisor at Scrimmages', shows shades of this too.
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* MinorInjuryOverreaction: In ''The Zucchini Warriors'', Calvin Fizhgart (who has ironically given himself the nickname The Beast) gets a bruised elbow. He then insists that it's actually a compound fracture and walks around with his arm in a sling for nine weeks.
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* StrawCritic: The last few pages of ''Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood'' describe a film critic who hasn't liked a single thing he's ever seen in his whole life... until he happens to watch the video tape Mark made that happened to capture all of the crazy events that took place during the novel. Which, of course, he immediately declares to be brilliant.
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* PricelessMingVase: Boots deliberately used three of George's mint 1886 Queen Victoria Canadian stamps to mail a letter to his mother.
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* HorribleCampingTrip: The students go on the mandatory "Die in the Woods" camping trip. [[spoiler: It really does become a matter of wilderness survival when their supplies end up in the lake.]]
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* HorribleCampingTrip: The students go on the mandatory "Die in the Woods" camping trip.trip in ''Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood''. [[spoiler: It really does become a matter of wilderness survival when their supplies end up in the lake.]]
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* HorribleCampingTrip: The students go on the mandatory "Die in the Woods" camping trip. [[spoiler: It really does become a matter of wilderness survival when their supplies end up in the lake.]]
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* CutHimselfShaving: When Bruno and Boots kidnap York Academy's mascot (a large domestic cat) before the first hockey game of the season, it scratches Boots' face. The coach later asks what happened to his face, and Boots says he cut himself shaving.
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* TheShowMustGoWrong: Bruno interferes with the filming of ''Academy Blues'' in ''Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood''. His attempts to befriend the movie star also lead to some trouble.
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* TheShowMustGoWrong: Bruno interferes with the filming of ''Academy Blues'' in ''Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood''. His attempts to befriend the movie star Jordie Jones also lead to some trouble.
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-->Boots: "How come the bathroom and the closet are in your half? Not to mention the door."
-->Bruno: "First come, first served. You can use all three. ''Especially'' the door."
-->Bruno: "First come, first served. You can use all three. ''Especially'' the door."
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* ThisIsMySide: After Bruno and Boots have a fight in ''The War With Mr. Wizzle'', Bruno divvies up the room and refuses to talk to Boots. (He does permit him to use the bathroom, though.)
-->Boots: "How come the bathroom and the closet are in your half? Not to mention the door."
-->Bruno: "First come, first served. You can use all three. ''Especially'' the door."
-->Boots: "How come the bathroom and the closet are in your half? Not to mention the door."
-->Bruno: "First come, first served. You can use all three. ''Especially'' the door."
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* TheTeetotaller: Coach Flynn
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* TheTeetotaller: TheTeetotaler: Coach Flynn