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** Larissa and Shay call Becky out on crying for failing the challenge in episode 6 and they say that she's acting like a crybaby. Shay also cals Becky out on trying to run to Monique to speak about what she did wrong. The duo were proven right when Monique calls Becky out on being a quitter when the latter was called down to the carpet. Even Saaphryi speaks about how Becky needs to watch what she says in the clip show episode. Had it not been for Larissa confessing to stealing Leilene's photos, then Becky would have been the one getting expelled.

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** Larissa and Shay call Becky out on crying for failing the challenge in episode 6 7 and they say that she's acting like a crybaby. Shay also cals calls Becky out on trying to run to Monique to speak about what she did wrong. The duo were proven right when Monique calls Becky out on being a quitter when the latter was called down to the carpet. Even Saaphryi speaks about how Becky needs to watch what she says in the clip show episode. Had it not been for Larissa confessing to stealing Leilene's photos, then Becky would have been the one getting expelled.
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* AscendedExtra: During ''Flavor of Love'', Saaphryi was not only eliminated first, but technically got disqualified over a physical altercation with one of the other contestants over ownership of a bed the first day. This is even brought up in the first episode of ''Charm School'' when the girls discard their silly nicknames and Saaphryi has to admit she never got a nickname due to said disqualification. On this show, however, Saaphryi not only lasts until the end, but wins the entire first season!
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** You could say Cristal had one by not making herself the model in the runway challenge. She was just admonished the previous challenge about making everything about herself, so when she becomes a leader of her team it would only make sense she wouldn't want to the model. However, Mo'nique points out this was the exact right time ''to'' put herself forward since Cristal has experience in the modeling world ... that, and putting Darra in bedsheets and chicken feathers was not the right solution regardless.
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** Darra ends up getting really stingy when it comes to the charity challenge and having to sell her clothes and accessories ... however even though it goes against the point of the challenge, it was unfair that she was expected to step up when Schatar didn't have to sell anything because all of her clothes were nasty and damaged.
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* AnAesop: The entire theme of the show was that a woman should not allow themselves to be objectified and be turned into a joke. Despite there being plenty of levity and lampshade hanging, the show always took itself seriously that it was trying to turn these 'ghetto girls' into proud women.

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** Larissa constantly berates Leilene for being a paid stripper and flaunting her sexuality throughout the show, despite the former performing a lap dance for Flav's friends on ''Series/FlavorOfLove''.

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** Larissa constantly berates Leilene for being a paid stripper and flaunting her sexuality throughout the show, despite the former performing a lap dance for Flav's friends ''for free'' on ''Series/FlavorOfLove''.


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** Monique again after the show. She criticized Bootz for the latter's low self esteem. Cue years later and Monique has no problem letting her husband cheat on her.

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* SmallNameBigEgo: Cristal had one, which led to her elimination. Heather too.

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* SmallNameBigEgo: Cristal had one, which led to her elimination. Heather too.


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** This partially played a role in Cristal's elimination. Cristal spent the episode being bitter over being benched from participating in the debate challenge, which Saaphryi brought up when she and Cristal were on the carpet. This influenced Monique to expel Cristal.
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* HypocriteHasAPoint: Despite being a hypocrite, Monique was right about Larissa and her bad attitude. She was also right about Becky and her quitter attitude.

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* HypocriteHasAPoint: Despite being a hypocrite, Monique was still right to make personality assessments about Larissa the contestants. She's the dean of Charm School and it ''is'' her bad attitude. She was also right about Becky and her quitter attitude.job, after all.
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* AdultHater: Although Larissa is an adult herself, it’s heavily implied that she hates people that she deems are her elder. This may be why she was so defiant towards Monique throughout the show. It doesn’t help that 15 years later down the road that Larissa is proven right about Monique.

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* AdultHater: Although Larissa is an adult herself, it’s it's heavily implied that she hates people that she deems are her elder. This may be why she was so defiant towards Monique throughout the show. It doesn’t doesn't help that 15 years later down the road that Larissa is proven right about Monique.



* AsianAirhead: Eventually averted with Leilene, although early episodes did show she struggled a lot with education. During the debate episode she even reveals she only made it to about 10th grade before dropping out of high school.

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* AsianAirhead: Eventually averted subverted with Leilene, although early episodes did show she struggled a lot with education. During the debate episode she even reveals she only made it to about 10th grade before dropping out of high school.

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* NoIndoorVoice: Larissa.

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* NoIndoorVoice: Larissa.Larissa seems to scream a lot. It's noted in the debate episode.
* ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife: Larissa and Brooke show shades of getting upset when they aren't able to get things to work the way they want it to.
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* AbsenteeActor: Heather doesn't show up for the reunion. The fact she didn't do much during the season and no one during the reunion even mentions her absence, you wouldn't be remiss if you didn't even realize she was missing.
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* IdiotBall:
** In the first season after Courtney's elimination Mo'Nique offered her a spot on her comedy tour. However, during the reunion it was revealed that Courtney had made some very rude jokes at Mo'Nique's expense (purportedly about Mo'Nique having fat, flabby arms), and Mo'Nique promptly rescinded her tour offer. After losing that opportunity, Courtney pretty much gave up stand-up comedy altogether.
** Leilene in the first season (episode 4) for attempting to confront Larissa in a ''bar'' about her argument with Monique. First, Leilene should already know how much of a jerkass and [[HairTriggerTemper short-tempered]] Larissa is. Second, a public place for partying is not the right setting to speak to someone about certain matters such as debates. This doesn't excuse Larissa's KickTheDog moment, but Leilene should have known better.

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Monique wasn’t actually “nice.” She came off as a smug, self-righteous jerkass.


* BewareTheNiceOnes:
** Monique shows that she can be friendly to the contestants when she's in a good mood, but when Larissa tried to be rude towards her in episode 4, she gives the latter a lengthy TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about her bad attitude and immaturity.
** Leilene is normally sweet and friendly towards people, but she has her limits. She shows that she's dangerous when she gets angry. When Larissa makes comments about her mothering skills, she gets so angry and looked like she was about to attack Larissa. Even ''Saaphryi'' made comments about her anger.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes:
** Monique shows that she can be friendly to the contestants when she's in a good mood, but when Larissa tried to be rude towards her in episode 4, she gives the latter a lengthy TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about her bad attitude and immaturity.
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BewareTheNiceOnes: Leilene is normally sweet and friendly towards people, but she has her limits. She shows that she's dangerous when she gets angry. When Larissa makes comments about her mothering skills, she gets so angry and looked like she was about to attack Larissa. Even ''Saaphryi'' made comments about her anger.



* BreakTheCutie: When Larissa [[KickTheDog makes not-so-nice comments about Leilene's mothering skills]], [[TheWoobie Leilene]] ''really'' breaks.

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* BreakTheCutie: When Larissa [[KickTheDog makes not-so-nice comments about Leilene's mothering skills]], [[TheWoobie Leilene]] Leilene ''really'' breaks.



** Although Larissa had issues with Heather in the past, even she believed that it was unfair how Schafer got away with the theft of Heather’s dress.

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** Although Larissa had issues with Heather in the past, even she believed that it was unfair how Schafer Schatar got away with the theft of Heather’s dress.



* HypocriteHasAPoint: Despite being a hypocrite, Monique was right about Larissa and her bad attitude. She was also right about Becky and her quitter attitude.



--->'''Saaphryi:''' Larissa’s dumb, she don’t think that far.

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* AdultHater: Although Larissa is an adult herself, it’s heavily implied that she hates people that she deems are her elder. This may be why she was so defiant towards Monique throughout the show. It doesn’t help that 15 years later down the road that Larissa is proven right about Monique.
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** It was implied in episode 4 that even Shay felt Larissa went too far when she insulted Leilene’s mothering skills.
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* TheMakeover: The finale episode has the final two contestants given a makeover completing the journey of them being former ''Flavor of Love'' caricatures into Charm School graduates.


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* PopQuiz: The final four girls are tasked with making questions and then quizzing each other, whoever misses three questions first being eliminated. Saaphryi and Becky actually convince Leilene to form an alliance with them so that they will only ask questions to Shay, bullying her out of the competition.
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** Inferring Leilene is a bad mother who didn't do the best for her kids.
** Stealing or disrespecting Saaphryi's possessions, or lack thereof.
** Calling Becky fake for her mannerisms.
** Mixing up Larissa and Shay.

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* BerserkButton: Calling Brooke a whore.

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Calling Brooke a whore.whore.
** The episode where Mo'Nique brings New York back to interview the girls is all about this, New York attempts to push the girls' berserk buttons on purpose so they will forget their manners and fight with her ... Becky falls for this the worst out of anyone.
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* SpinOff: The show is a spin-off of a spin-off of a spin-off ''of a spin-off!''[[note]]The original show ''The Surreal Life'' birthed ''Strange Love'' which birthed ''Flavor of Love'' which finally birthed ''Charm School''. Season 2 could actually be considered a spin-off x5, since ''Rock of Love'' was also a spin-off of ''Flavor of Love''[[/note]]

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* CallBack: Brooke's spitting on New York is brought up ''constantly''. Also, in the first episode Mo'Nique warns the girls not to defecate on her floor (yes, someone actually ''did'' that in ''Flavor of Love'').

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Brooke's spitting on New York is brought up ''constantly''. Also, in the first episode Mo'Nique warns the girls not to defecate on her floor (yes, someone actually ''did'' that in ''Flavor of Love'').Love'').
** During the episode in which Tiffany "New York" Pollard is a guest judge, Mo'Nique ends the episode by telling the girls Tiffany would, in fact, be joining them in the competition ... only to tell them she was kidding; Becky was ''not'' amused! This was a call back to ''Flavor of Love'' season 2, in which New York was brought back causing Becky "Buckwild" to quit the show.
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* AppleForTeacher: Schatar gives Monique an apple in the first episode. Monique just leaves it on the table because it's hot and it was also from Schatar's shirt.
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** Speaking of the picture incident, while it was unfortunate that an innocent party got eliminated its hard to say Schatar didn't kind of deserve it. She had been shown to not really change her personality whatsoever and instead coast through the challenges, even going back to her old tricks like when she stole Heather's dress and manipulating her to win the challenge. It was frankly her own fault her poor reputation caused Larissa and Shay's ploy to work so effectively.
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* Cloudcuckoolander: Schatar comes off as this due to her bad weave and her antics.

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* Cloudcuckoolander: {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Schatar comes off as this due to her bad weave and her antics.
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* TheBully: Larissa and Shay towards

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* TheBully: Larissa and Shay towards the cast, at least the ones they felt they could intimidate.

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