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there was a trope that i know that was missing, the "Bird-Poop Gag"

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*BirdPoopGag: In "Used Karma" when Ravi is trying to get a revenge on Luke for his pranks, he tricks Luke into going to see the telescope only to lock him up on the terrace, after that a flock of pigeons appears to poop on Luke.
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* {{Stripperific}}: The outfit Emma wears to breakfast in "Karate Kid-Tastrophie" is ''very'' inappropriate for her sense of style. When Jessie asks why, Emma's reply is, "Everybody wears this!"

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* {{Stripperific}}: The outfit Emma wears to breakfast in "Karate Kid-Tastrophie" is ''very'' inappropriate for her sense of style.style; her top exposes most of her cleavage and middrif, and her shorts don't extend a quarter down her thigh. When Jessie asks why, Emma's reply is, "Everybody wears this!"
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* {{Stripperific}}: The outfit Emma wears to breakfast in "Karate Kid-Tastrophie" is ''very'' inappropriate for her sense of style.

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* {{Stripperific}}: The outfit Emma wears to breakfast in "Karate Kid-Tastrophie" is ''very'' inappropriate for her sense of style. When Jessie asks why, Emma's reply is, "Everybody wears this!"
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%%* HeroesWantRedheads: Jessie.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from the center: [[MagicalNanny Jessie]], [[LittleMissSnarker Zuri]], [[KidAnova Luke]], [[GenkiGirl Emma]], [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Ravi]] and [[TeamPet Mrs. Kipling]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from the center: [[MagicalNanny Jessie]], right: [[LittleMissSnarker Zuri]], [[MagicalNanny Jessie]], [[KidAnova Luke]], [[GenkiGirl Emma]], [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Ravi]] and [[TeamPet Mrs. Kipling]].]]
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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In "Glue Dunnit: A Sticky Situation", the characters try to find out who used glue to prank Mrs. Chesterfield, with Ravi trying to find out who had the glue last, and eventually finding out Emma used the glue to fix her broken phone. When they tell Jessie about this, Luke accuses Emma of doing the prank, saying that Emma took the glue from Zuri, used it to fix her phone, and then put it the glue in her purse. Ravi points out Emma never said anything about her purse, revealing Luke took the glue from her purse in order to prank Bertram.

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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In "Glue Dunnit: A Sticky Situation", the characters try to find out who used glue to prank Mrs. Chesterfield, with Ravi trying to find out who had the glue last, and eventually finding out Emma used the glue to fix her broken phone. When they tell Jessie about this, Luke accuses Emma of doing the prank, saying that Emma took the glue from Zuri, used it to fix her phone, and then put it the glue in her purse. Ravi points out Emma never said anything about her purse, revealing Luke took the glue from her purse in order to prank Bertram.
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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In "Glue Dunnit: A Sticky Situation", the characters try to find out who used glue to prank Mrs. Chesterfield. They find out Emma used the glue to fix her broken phone. When they tell Jessie about this in order to accuse Emma of it, Luke says that Emma took the glue from Zuri, used it to fix her phone, and then put it back the glue in her purse. Ravi points out Emma never said anything about her purse, revealing Luke took the glue of the purse.

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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In "Glue Dunnit: A Sticky Situation", the characters try to find out who used glue to prank Mrs. Chesterfield. They Chesterfield, with Ravi trying to find out who had the glue last, and eventually finding out Emma used the glue to fix her broken phone. When they tell Jessie about this in order to accuse this, Luke accuses Emma of it, Luke says doing the prank, saying that Emma took the glue from Zuri, used it to fix her phone, and then put it back the glue in her purse. Ravi points out Emma never said anything about her purse, revealing Luke took the glue of the purse.from her purse in order to prank Bertram.
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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In "Glue Dunnit: A Sticky Situation", the characters try to find out who used glue to prank Mrs. Chesterfield. They find out Emma used the glue to fix her broken phone. When they tell Jessie about this in order to accuse Emma of it, Luke says that Emma took the glue from Zuri, used it to fix her phone, and then put it back the glue in her purse. Ravi points out Emma never said anything about her purse, revealing Luke took the glue of the purse.

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* TeensAreShort: Averted with Emma. Why would Jessie wear high heel boots to a camping trip? Because she is about the same height as Emma.
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''Jessie'' is a Creator/DisneyChannel [[KidCom original situation comedy]], which debuted on September 30, 2011 and ended on October 16, 2015 after four seasons. The series stars Creator/DebbyRyan as the title character Jessie Prescott, an 18-year old woman who moves from Fort Hood, Texas to New York City, eager to forge a life of her own against the wishes of her father.

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''Jessie'' is a Creator/DisneyChannel [[KidCom original situation comedy]], KidCom series which debuted on September 30, 2011 and ended on October 16, 2015 after four seasons. The series stars Creator/DebbyRyan as the title character Jessie Prescott, an 18-year old woman who moves from Fort Hood, Texas to New York City, eager to forge a life of her own against the wishes of her father.
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* AcquaintanceDenial: In "Are You Cooler Than a 5th Grader?", [[BollywoodNerd Ravi]] goes to Luke's school for the first time and tries acting cool to get along with his brother's friends. But due to being more embarrassing than cool, Luke denies knowing Ravi, saying he is just his "dad's friend's cousin's dog's neighbor".
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* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader - Jessie.
** TheLancer - Emma.
** TheBigGuy - Luke.
** TheSmartGuy - Ravi.
** TheChick - Zuri.
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** In "Make New Friends, But Hide The Old", Rosie and Emma make a couple fake boob jokes when Emma dresses up like a doll, complete with borderline GagBoobs.

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** In "Make New Friends, But Hide The Old", Rosie and Emma make a couple fake boob jokes [[BoobBasedGag jokes]] when Emma dresses up like a doll, complete with borderline GagBoobs.a ridiculously-sized bosom.
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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender:

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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender:{{Slapstick}}:

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* RaceAgainstTheClock: In "Morning Rush", Jessie has 30 minutes to help the Rosses with their problems and get them out the door before the school bus arrives.

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** In "Take the A-Train... I Think?", Jessie and the Rosses have three hours to get to Battery Park where Emma can use the Cultural Fair it's hosting for her project before it ends.
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In "Morning Rush", Jessie has 30 minutes to help the Rosses with their problems and get them out the door before the school bus arrives.

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** Creepy Connie.



** This happens during Jessie's father's wedding. Ironically, the one who ends up catching it is Mrs Kibling.

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** This happens during Jessie's father's wedding. Ironically, the one who ends up catching it is Mrs Kibling.Mrs. Kipling.



* FriendlessBackground: A {{Running Gag}} is that Ravi doesn't have any friends other than his pet lizard, Mrs. Kibling.

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* FriendlessBackground: A {{Running Gag}} is that Ravi doesn't have any friends other than his pet lizard, Mrs. Kibling.Kipling.



** In "Glue Dunnit: A Sticky Situation", Jessie insits to Mrs. Chesterfeild that the kids did not prank her with switching her hair gel with glue. Next, we see Jessie interrogating the kids in the penthouse and accusing them of the prank.

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** In "Glue Dunnit: A Sticky Situation", Jessie insits insists to Mrs. Chesterfeild Chesterfield that the kids did not prank her with switching her hair gel with glue. Next, we see Jessie interrogating the kids in the penthouse and accusing them of the prank.



* GuiltByAssociationGag: In the ending of one episode, Jessie made the Roas kids work to pay for a video game that Ravi stole. Despite Emma being the OnlySaneMan in that situation, Jessie made her work too so she can take the day off.

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* GuiltByAssociationGag: In the ending of one episode, Jessie made the Roas Ross kids work to pay for a video game that Ravi stole. Despite Emma being the OnlySaneMan in that situation, Jessie made her work too so she can take the day off.



-->'''Mrs Chesterfeild:''' These revolting children were in my house?! How repugnant!

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-->'''Mrs Chesterfeild:''' -->'''Mrs. Chesterfield:''' These revolting children were in my house?! How repugnant!



** In "G.I Jessie", Bertram competes with a lunchlady in baking the wedding cake for Jessie's father's wedding. The lunchlady licks the icing of Bertram's cake and remarks: "This icing tastes like dirt". A moment later, Darla gets knocked over the cake and says the same line.

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** In "G.I Jessie", Bertram competes with a lunchlady lunch lady in baking the wedding cake for Jessie's father's wedding. The lunchlady lunch lady licks the icing of Bertram's cake and remarks: "This icing tastes like dirt". A moment later, Darla gets knocked over the cake and says the same line.



* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In the third season finale, Tony is jealous of Jessie's new relationship with Brooks, Mrs Chesterfield's son. However, he does hire Brooks as an elevator operator in the building when he was temporarily broke. Tony is just about to tell Jessie how he feels about her, but when Brooks proposes he takes a step back and accepts Jessie's decision to marry him, even volunteering to officiate the wedding. However, this proved to be unnecessary because Jessie and Brooks' engagement breaks off at the altar when Brooks leaves for a new job in Africa.

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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In the third season finale, Tony is jealous of Jessie's new relationship with Brooks, Mrs Mrs. Chesterfield's son. However, he does hire Brooks as an elevator operator in the building when he was temporarily broke. Tony is just about to tell Jessie how he feels about her, but when Brooks proposes he takes a step back and accepts Jessie's decision to marry him, even volunteering to officiate the wedding. However, this proved to be unnecessary because Jessie and Brooks' engagement breaks off at the altar when Brooks leaves for a new job in Africa.



* KissOfDistraction: In "Romancing The Crown", Bertram needs to distract Mrs Chesterfield so that Jessie and Zuri can sneak into her penthouse and retrieve Christina's tiara. They are nearly caught when Zeus, Mrs Chesterfield's dog, spots them and barks at them. To prevent Mrs Chesterfield from seeing Jessie and Zuri, Bertram compliments Rhoda on her breath leading her to kiss him for several minutes, much to Bertram's disgust. This distraction proves enough for Jessie and Zuri to escape.

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* KissOfDistraction: In "Romancing The Crown", Bertram needs to distract Mrs Mrs. Chesterfield so that Jessie and Zuri can sneak into her penthouse and retrieve Christina's tiara. They are nearly caught when Zeus, Mrs Mrs. Chesterfield's dog, spots them and barks at them. To prevent Mrs Mrs. Chesterfield from seeing Jessie and Zuri, Bertram compliments Rhoda on her breath leading her to kiss him for several minutes, much to Bertram's disgust. This distraction proves enough for Jessie and Zuri to escape.



* MeatOVision: When the Ross kids and Stuart and locked in the panic room in "Panic Attack Room", Luke sees Mrs. Kibling as a plate of chicken and Mrs. Kibling sees Stuart as a rat.

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* MeatOVision: When the Ross kids and Stuart and locked in the panic room in "Panic Attack Room", Luke sees Mrs. Kibling Kipling as a plate of chicken and Mrs. Kibling Kipling sees Stuart as a rat.



* TakingItWell: After Bertram is forced to go out with Mrs Chesterfield, he breaks down crying. Jessie comments he took that better than she thought.

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* TakingItWell: After Bertram is forced to go out with Mrs Mrs. Chesterfield, he breaks down crying. Jessie comments he took that better than she thought.
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* MsFanservice: Jessie herself. [[BuxomIsBetter It's not hard to see how]]. Also Christina (and, to a degree, Emma).

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* MsFanservice: Jessie herself. [[BuxomIsBetter It's not hard herself, due to see how]].her large bust. Also Christina (and, to a degree, Emma).
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* ShesGotLegs:
** Jessie herself. ''Damn''.
** Emma has moments of this, particularly in "Take the A-Train, I Think?", "Teacher's Pest" and "Toy Con."
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* BallBalancingSeal: In Season 1, Zuri is forced to compete in a beauty pageant so Jessie can crush her nanny nemesis, Agatha. Ironically, neither of the girls wins. It's the girl who's dressed up as a seal, balancing a ball on her nose.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from the center: [[MagicalNanny Jessie]], [[LittleMissSnarker Zuri]], [[KidAnova Luke]], [[GenkiGirl Emma]], [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Ravi]] and [[CoolPet Mrs. Kipling]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from the center: [[MagicalNanny Jessie]], [[LittleMissSnarker Zuri]], [[KidAnova Luke]], [[GenkiGirl Emma]], [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Ravi]] and [[CoolPet [[TeamPet Mrs. Kipling]].]]
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* RaceAgainstTheClock: In "Morning Rush", Jessie has 30 minutes to help the Rosses with their problems and get them out the door before the school bus arrives.

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Due to an unexpected turn of events, Jessie ends up becoming the nanny for the affluent Ross family, who live in a multi-million-dollar penthouse on the Upper West Side. The family is comprised of a film director, his business mogul wife, their four children -- 13-year old Emma (Creator/PeytonRList), 12-year old Luke (Creator/CameronBoyce), 10-year old Ravi (Creator/KaranBrar) and 7-year old Zuri (Creator/SkaiJackson), the latter three being adopted -- and their pet Mrs. Kipling. The butler Bertram Winkle (Creator/KevinChamberlin) and the [[LoveInterest doorman Tony Ciccolini]] (Chris Galya) help her from time to time.

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Due to an unexpected turn of events, Jessie ends up becoming the nanny for the affluent Ross family, who live in a multi-million-dollar penthouse on the Upper West Side. The family is comprised of a film director, his business mogul wife, their four children -- 13-year old Emma (Creator/PeytonRList), (Creator/{{Peyton List|1998}}), 12-year old Luke (Creator/CameronBoyce), 10-year old Ravi (Creator/KaranBrar) and 7-year old Zuri (Creator/SkaiJackson), the latter three being adopted -- and their pet Mrs. Kipling. The butler Bertram Winkle (Creator/KevinChamberlin) and the [[LoveInterest doorman Tony Ciccolini]] (Chris Galya) help her from time to time.



** In "Star Wars", Emma mentions being tall for her age. Creator/PeytonRList is indeed tall (5'6") for her age (17).

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* BalefulPolymorph: In "The Princess and the Pea Brain", the humble peasant in Zuri's story takes a potion that would make him irresistible. Instead, he gets turned into a hamburger, as "everybody loves hamburgers", though fortunately he changes back.


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* ForcedTransformation: In "The Princess and the Pea Brain", the humble peasant in Zuri's story takes a potion that would make him irresistible. Instead, he gets turned into a hamburger, as "everybody loves hamburgers", though fortunately he changes back.

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%%* GrumpyBear: Bertram.
* GuiltByAssociationGag: In the ending to one episode, Jessie made the Roas kids work to pay for a video game that Ravi stole. Despite Emma being the OnlySaneMan in that situation, Jessie made her work too so she can take the day off.

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%%* GrumpyBear: Bertram.
* GuiltByAssociationGag: In the ending to of one episode, Jessie made the Roas kids work to pay for a video game that Ravi stole. Despite Emma being the OnlySaneMan in that situation, Jessie made her work too so she can take the day off.


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* TheKilljoy: Bertram fancies himself a responsible adult who puts a damp on the kids and their babysitter's potentially dangerous schemes. In truth, it's more usual for him to spoil their fun just because it annoys him and he can be that petty. Sometimes it's because they've criticized one of his hobbies while in others it's just because they are making too much noise.
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** Connie turns it UpToEleven in "Creepy Connie 3: The Creepening" including hiring an actress in order to dupe Luke. In order to avoid paying said actress, Connie ''kidnaps her''.

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** Connie turns it UpToEleven up to eleven in "Creepy Connie 3: The Creepening" including hiring an actress in order to dupe Luke. In order to avoid paying said actress, Connie ''kidnaps her''.
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* ClarkKenting: Emma's "Kitty Couture" disguise consists entirely of big sunglasses and a ''really'' big [[NiceHat hat]].

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* ClarkKenting: Emma's "Kitty Couture" disguise consists entirely of big sunglasses and a ''really'' big [[NiceHat hat]].hat.
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He is a Jerk With A Heart Of Gold, as revealed in his character folder. Also, Super Trope states that's a Sub Trope of Jerkass.


%%* {{Jerkass}}: Luke.

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* AbsenteeActor:
** Creator/PeytonRList (Emma) was absent from "World Wide Web of Lies" and "Creepy Connie Comes A Callin'" (due to wrap-up filming for ''Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKidDogDays'').
** Kevin Chamberlin (Bertram) was absent from "Cattle Calls and Scary Walls".

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* AbsenteeActor:
** Creator/PeytonRList (Emma) was absent from "World Wide Web of Lies" and "Creepy Connie Comes A Callin'" (due to wrap-up filming for ''Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKidDogDays'').
** Kevin Chamberlin (Bertram) was absent from "Cattle Calls and Scary Walls".
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* {{Meganekko}}: Emma has a brief moment of this in "One Day Wonders".

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