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episodes, with the fourth one currently airing.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: In an episode where the gang takes turns "riding" the Batcycle, the last shot of the segment shows they were on the back of a trailer all along.
** And again, they take rides on the Batcycle in the third season. Kinda (see BreakingTheFourthWall)
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* SoBadItsGood: What the guys aim for when filming a commercial for the Stash.
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* CreepyDoll: Invoked by the guys when a customer brings in a [[ChildsPlay Chucky]] doll.
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*AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Kevin pronounces Mario as Mary-Oh.
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* ChekhovsGunman: The guys attend an auction in Season One, where they spend several minutes joking about the auctioneer-speak. When the guys host an auction is Season Two, they use the same auctioneer.
** Stan Lee also shows up several times after the guys win a competition to have him visit their store.
** Stan Lee also shows up several times after the guys win a competition to have him visit their store.
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* ChekhovsGunman: The guys attend an auction in Season One, where they spend several minutes joking about the auctioneer-speak. When the guys host an auction is Season Two, in a later episode they use the same auctioneer.
** Stan Lee also shows up several times afterthe guys win a competition to have him visit he visits their store.
** Stan Lee also shows up several times after
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* DuelingShows: With Travel Channel's ''Toy Hunter''. Lou Ferrigno, Stan Lee, and West Coast toy dealer Mark have shown up on both.
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* DuelingShows: With Travel Channel's ''Toy Hunter''. Lou Ferrigno, Stan Lee, and West Coast toy dealer Mark Mark, and the auctioneer have shown up on both.
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* DuelingShows: With Travel Channel's ''Toy Hunter''. Lou Ferrigno and west coast toy dealer Mark have shown up on both.
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I\'m just having a hard time with this, aren\'t I?
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guys not buys. oops
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* ChekhovsGunman: The buys guys attend an auction in Season One, where they spend several minutes joking about the joking auctioneer-speak. When the guys host an auction is Season Two, they use the same auctioneer.
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* ChekhovsGunman: The buys attend an auction in Season One, where they spend several minutes joking about the joking auctioneer-speak. When the guys host an auction is Season Two, they use the same auctioneer.
** Stan Lee also shows up several times after the guys win a competition to have him visit their store.
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** Kevin mentioned that his daughter was once horribly embarrassed by his Batman shorts, which greatly confused him because he couldn't figure out how it was different from anything else he did.
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tearjerker is sad. this is the trope you want.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: In a few episodes. The auction to help pay the medical bills of one of their long-time customers qualifies, as well as a recent episode where, after Hurricane Sandy wiped out Mike's comic collection, Walt and Ming got George Perez to create original artwork of Mike's favorite character, Wonder Man, and personally deliver it to an obviously surprised and very touched Mike as a kickstarter to rebuild his collection.
** Bryan shows his soft side when in the tattoo episode, he decides to get a tattoo dedicated to his niece. Her appearance on the show was the only time Bryan has been seen in a state other than sarcastic surliness, as he was obviously a very dedicated and caring uncle.
** Bryan shows his soft side when in the tattoo episode, he decides to get a tattoo dedicated to his niece. Her appearance on the show was the only time Bryan has been seen in a state other than sarcastic surliness, as he was obviously a very dedicated and caring uncle.
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* TearJerker: In a few episodes. The auction to help pay the medical bills of one of their long-time customers qualifies, as well as a recent episode where, after Hurricane Sandy wiped out Mike's comic collection, Walt and Ming got George Perez to create original artwork of Mike's favorite character, Wonder Man, and personally deliver it to an obviously surprised and very touched Mike as a kickstarter to rebuild his collection.
** Bryan shows his soft side when in the tattoo episode, he decides to get a tattoo dedicated to his niece. Her appearance on the show was the only time Bryan has been seen in a state other than sarcastic surliness, as he was obviously a very dedicated and caring uncle.
** Bryan shows his soft side when in the tattoo episode, he decides to get a tattoo dedicated to his niece. Her appearance on the show was the only time Bryan has been seen in a state other than sarcastic surliness, as he was obviously a very dedicated and caring uncle.
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* DuelingShows: With Travel Channel's ''Toy Hunter''. Lou Ferrigno and west coast toy dealer Mark have shown up on both.
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** On another episode, the guys got to go for a ride in the [[DukesofHazzard General Lee]].
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** Bryan shows his his soft side when in the tattoo episode, he decides to get a tattoo dedicated to his niece. Her appearance on the show was the only time Bryan has been seen in a state other than sarcastic surliness, as he was obviously a very dedicated and caring uncle.
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** Bryan showis shows his his soft side when in the tattoo episode, he decides to get a tattoo dedicated to his niece. Her appearance on the show was the only time Bryan has been seen in a state other than sarcastic surliness, as he was obviously a very dedicated and caring uncle.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: [[TheHulk Lou Feringo]] was tasked with getting Bryan back into shape, they had a discussion about healthy eating. When Lou asked Bryan what's the first thing he eats in the morning, Bryan dryly answered "my girlfriend's boob".
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Believe it or not, ''Bryan''! A scant six years prior to the series, Bryan reveals he was a svelte man at the top of his game. Though a serious [[AllThereInTheManual battle]] with depression lead to overeating
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** Kevin has gone on record many times saying Randall from Clerks is base heavily on Bryan. Watching this show, it's incredibly obvious.
** Kevin has gone on record many times saying Randall from Clerks is base heavily on Bryan. Watching this show, it's incredibly obvious.
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** Bryan showis his soft side when in the tattoo episode, he decides to get a tattoo dedicated to his niece. Her appearance on the show was the only time Bryan in a state other than sarcastic surliness, as he was obviously a very dedicated and caring uncle.
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** Bryan showis his soft side when in the tattoo episode, he decides to get a tattoo dedicated to his niece. Her appearance on the show was the only time Bryan has been seen in a state other than sarcastic surliness, as he was obviously a very dedicated and caring uncle.
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* TearJerker: In a few episodes. The auction to help pay the mediacl bills of one of their long-time customers qualifies, as well as a recent episode where, after Hurrican Sandy wiped out Mike's comic collection, Walt and Ming got George Perez to create original artwork of Mike's favorite character, Wonder Man, and personally deliver it to an obviously surprised and very touched Mike as a kickstarter to rebuild his collection.
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* TearJerker: In a few episodes. The auction to help pay the mediacl medical bills of one of their long-time customers qualifies, as well as a recent episode where, after Hurrican Hurricane Sandy wiped out Mike's comic collection, Walt and Ming got George Perez to create original artwork of Mike's favorite character, Wonder Man, and personally deliver it to an obviously surprised and very touched Mike as a kickstarter to rebuild his collection.collection.
** Bryan showis his soft side when in the tattoo episode, he decides to get a tattoo dedicated to his niece. Her appearance on the show was the only time Bryan in a state other than sarcastic surliness, as he was obviously a very dedicated and caring uncle.
** Bryan showis his soft side when in the tattoo episode, he decides to get a tattoo dedicated to his niece. Her appearance on the show was the only time Bryan in a state other than sarcastic surliness, as he was obviously a very dedicated and caring uncle.
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* TearJerker: In a few episodes. The auction to help pay the mediacl bills of one of their long-time customers qualifies, as well as a recent episode where, after Hurrican Sandy wiped out Mike's comic collection, Walt and Ming got George Perez to create original artwork of Mike's favorite character, Wonder Man, and personally deliver it to an obviously surprised and very touched Mike as a kickstarter to rebuild his collection.
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* BasementDweller: Bryan. Also somewhat of an {{IronicEcho}}, as he's usually the first to quip on the other guys for being loser nerds, yet he's the single 40 something geek with no job (he merely hangs out at the Stash) other than presumably what AMC pays him for being on the show, and yes, he literally lives in his parent's basement.
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* BasementDweller: Bryan. Also somewhat of an {{IronicEcho}}, {{Ironic Echo}}, as he's usually the first to quip on the other guys for being loser nerds, yet he's the single 40 something geek with no job (he merely hangs out at the Stash) other than presumably what AMC pays him for being on the show, and yes, he literally lives in his parent's basement.
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''Comic Book Men'' is a [[RealityTV Reality TV]] show on AMC about [[KevinSmith Kevin Smith]]'s comic book shop, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash. The show uses a combination of following the cast around with the going-ons in the store, and podcast style commentary about the going-ons with the cast, and host Kevin Smith. The shop itself is named after Jay and Silent Bob, two recurring characters in Smith's films set in [[TheViewAskewniverse The View Askewniverse]].
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''Comic Book Men'' is a [[RealityTV Reality TV]] show on AMC Creator/{{AMC}} about [[KevinSmith Kevin Smith]]'s Creator/KevinSmith's comic book shop, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash. The show uses a combination of following the cast around with the going-ons in the store, and podcast style commentary about the going-ons with the cast, and host Kevin Smith. The shop itself is named after Jay and Silent Bob, two recurring characters in Smith's films set in [[TheViewAskewniverse The View Askewniverse]].
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* CoolCar: The [[{{Batman}} Batmobile]] makes an appearance in one episode, and the guys even get to drive it around town.
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* CreepyDoll: Invoked by the guys when a customer brings in a [[/Film/ChildsPlay Chucky]] doll.
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* CoolCar: The [[Batman [[Franchise/Batman Batmobile]] makes an appearance in one episode, and the guys even get to drive it around town.
* CreepyDoll: Invoked by the guys when a customer brings in a[[/Film/ChildsPlay [[ChildsPlay Chucky]] doll.
* CreepyDoll: Invoked by the guys when a customer brings in a
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* CreepyDoll: Invoked by the guys when a customer brings in a [[/Film/ChildsPlay Chucky]] doll.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Main Cast L-R: Ming Chen, Bryan Johnson, host Kevin Smith, Mike Zapcic and Walt Flannigan]]
''Comic Book Men'' is a [[RealityTV Reality TV]] show on AMC about [[KevinSmith Kevin Smith]]'s comic book shop, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash. The show uses a combination of following the cast around with the going-ons in the store, and podcast style commentary about the going-ons with the cast, and host Kevin Smith. The shop itself is named after Jay and Silent Bob, two recurring characters in Smith's films set in [[TheViewAskewniverse The View Askewniverse]].
The show's main cast consist of Secret Stash manager and Kevin Smith's childhood friend, Walt Flannigan, his store assistant, Mike Zapcic, third employee, Ming Chen, and Kevin Smith's other childhood friend, Bryan Johnson.
The first season premiered on February 12, 2012 and featured six hour-long episodes. This was followed by a second season, currently airing, with a shift to half-hour episodes.
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!!This series shows examples of:
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Walt may be one of these, joking about showing off his action figure collection to his daughter's friends.
* AsianAndNerdy: Ming Chen, who loves comics and Star Wars just as much as the rest of the guys.
* Auction: One episode has Walt and Bryan competing against Mike and Ming on which team can purchase the best items at a local auction. Another episode has the Secret Stash throwing an auction to help a store regular sell his collection to pay for medical bills.
* BaseballEpisode: In this case hockey. One episode has Kevin Smith dropping by, getting the guys into a local street hockey game.
* ButtMonkey: Ming is often the target of jokes among the main cast, especially Bryan and Walt.
* CookingDuel: Literally, in one episode. Mike and Ming compete with Walt and Bryan to design a sandwich to be named after the Secret Stash at a local sandwich shop.
* CoolCar: The Batmobile makes an appearance in one episode, and the guys even get to drive it around town.
* DagwoodSandwich: Essentially what Walt and Bryan make in the [[CookingDuel Cooking Duel]] episode.
* DeadpanSnarker: Most of Brian's comments fall into this.
* DeliciousFruitPies: Discussed in one episode, as the cast and Smith reminisce about the ads.
* Joisey: The Secret Stash is in Red Bank, NJ, Kevin Smith's home town.
* TheJerseyDevil: The guys go hunting for the Jersey Devil in one episode.
* MotorMouth: Discussed by the guys, in the first [[Auction]] episode, about auctioneers.
* SeinfeldianConversation: Happens often, with the guys discussing what Superhero they would hate to be, what animated universe they would like to live in, if James Bond could beat a superhero, etc.
* SoBadItsGood: What the guys aim for when filming a commercial for the Stash.
* TakeAThirdOption: Consignment comes off as this. The seller leaves the item or items in the shop, and the shop sells it for a small percentage, instead of buying it outright and reselling.
* TeamChef: Mike, who was a trained chef, takes the lead in the [[CookingDuel Cooking Duel]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:Main Cast L-R: Ming Chen, Bryan Johnson, host Kevin Smith, Mike Zapcic and Walt Flannigan]]
''Comic Book Men'' is a [[RealityTV Reality TV]] show on AMC about [[KevinSmith Kevin Smith]]'s comic book shop, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash. The show uses a combination of following the cast around with the going-ons in the store, and podcast style commentary about the going-ons with the cast, and host Kevin Smith. The shop itself is named after Jay and Silent Bob, two recurring characters in Smith's films set in [[TheViewAskewniverse The View Askewniverse]].
The show's main cast consist of Secret Stash manager and Kevin Smith's childhood friend, Walt Flannigan, his store assistant, Mike Zapcic, third employee, Ming Chen, and Kevin Smith's other childhood friend, Bryan Johnson.
The first season premiered on February 12, 2012 and featured six hour-long episodes. This was followed by a second season, currently airing, with a shift to half-hour episodes.
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!!This series shows examples of:
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Walt may be one of these, joking about showing off his action figure collection to his daughter's friends.
* AsianAndNerdy: Ming Chen, who loves comics and Star Wars just as much as the rest of the guys.
* Auction: One episode has Walt and Bryan competing against Mike and Ming on which team can purchase the best items at a local auction. Another episode has the Secret Stash throwing an auction to help a store regular sell his collection to pay for medical bills.
* BaseballEpisode: In this case hockey. One episode has Kevin Smith dropping by, getting the guys into a local street hockey game.
* ButtMonkey: Ming is often the target of jokes among the main cast, especially Bryan and Walt.
* CookingDuel: Literally, in one episode. Mike and Ming compete with Walt and Bryan to design a sandwich to be named after the Secret Stash at a local sandwich shop.
* CoolCar: The Batmobile makes an appearance in one episode, and the guys even get to drive it around town.
* DagwoodSandwich: Essentially what Walt and Bryan make in the [[CookingDuel Cooking Duel]] episode.
* DeadpanSnarker: Most of Brian's comments fall into this.
* DeliciousFruitPies: Discussed in one episode, as the cast and Smith reminisce about the ads.
* Joisey: The Secret Stash is in Red Bank, NJ, Kevin Smith's home town.
* TheJerseyDevil: The guys go hunting for the Jersey Devil in one episode.
* MotorMouth: Discussed by the guys, in the first [[Auction]] episode, about auctioneers.
* SeinfeldianConversation: Happens often, with the guys discussing what Superhero they would hate to be, what animated universe they would like to live in, if James Bond could beat a superhero, etc.
* SoBadItsGood: What the guys aim for when filming a commercial for the Stash.
* TakeAThirdOption: Consignment comes off as this. The seller leaves the item or items in the shop, and the shop sells it for a small percentage, instead of buying it outright and reselling.
* TeamChef: Mike, who was a trained chef, takes the lead in the [[CookingDuel Cooking Duel]].
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