History Series / SamAndCat

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Back in {Series/Zoey101}, Coco was shown to have a very toxic RelationshipRevolvingDoor history with her boyfriend Carl. When the titular duo meets her in #[=FirstClassProblems=], it's revealed how the relationship turned out: the two ended up getting married thinking it would fix their problems, only to get divorced shortly after realizing their problems were irreconcilable. 

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Back in {{Series/Zoey101}}, Coco was shown to have a very toxic RelationshipRevolvingDoor history with her boyfriend Carl. When the titular duo meets her in #FirstClassProblems, it's revealed how the relationship turned out: the two ended up getting married thinking it would fix their problems, only to get divorced shortly after realizing their problems were irreconcilable. 

* CrazyHomelessPeople: Subverted with Herb, an unkempt man who looks like he's homeless when first introduced in "[=#MadAboutShoe=}", but he's actually well-adjusted, owning a nearby condo and using a gym membership. That said, [[CloudCuckooLander he does have some weird mannerisms and habits though]].

''Sam & Cat'' is a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} teen sitcom, created by Creator/DanSchneider. It is a SpinOff from both ''Series/ICarly'' (Sam Puckett, played by Creator/JennetteMcCurdy), and ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' (Cat Valentine, played by Music/ArianaGrande). With the end of ''iCarly'' approaching, the network was looking to create a new show for Jennette to star in (continuing the tradition of making shows with actors from the previous show, and Jennette's contract formed at the start of ''iCarly'' gave her her own show no matter what). It eventually settled on this {{crossover}} SpinOff.

* AluminumChristmasTrees:
** [[http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/12/22/china%E2%80%99s-robot-waiters-no-tipping-necessary/ There is an actual restaurant in China with robot waiters.]]
** Sam got a gun that shoots hot dogs, [[https://youtu.be/-EnZsEsUTjk which is actually what happens in PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA.]]

* TheDollEpisode: In the HalloweenEpisode "#Doll Sitting", Sam and Cat are tasked by a creepy guy with babysitting a doll on a few occasions, including taking it to a rock concert. At the end, [[spoiler: the doll comes to life as a young girl, the daughter of the man, and thanks them for babysitting her.]]
** In #Fresno Girl, Sam and Cat baby-sit a girl named Kim Fimble. Kim wants a Fresno Girl doll, and Sam and Cat promise to buy her one if she gets at least a B+ on her next math test (she doesn't like math, and according to her Mom, Kim will have to go to summer school if she fails the test). She apparently receives a 92 (an A-), and so Sam and Cat keep their promise. They take her down to the Fresno Girl Doll store. Unfortunately, the Fresno Girl dolls and their accessories are ridiculously expensive. Kim chooses a doll named Gabriella, which costs $156.20 after tax, and the doll's hair and clothes cost another $119 (including the $24 tax; Mathieu and Glenda, who are the store's doll advisors, clearly cheated Sam and Cat on this. The doll's bike, according to Sam, costs another $64.80, bringing the total cost to $340. Instead of just saying "Faux fur boots...$10, each", the advisors say "Left boot, faux fur...$7" and "Right boot, faux fur...$13"). Later, Sam and Cat accidentally break Gabriella's left leg off, and they and Kim take the doll back to the store to be fixed. This costs another $223.09, including the $13 tax. The tax for the doll's hair and clothes therefore should have been only $5.88 (it's possible that Mathieu and Glenda also cheated Sam and Cat on the tax on the doll and the bike, in which case the total, including the hair and the clothes, should have been approximately $271.42 before tax, and $288.32 after tax). Furthermore, Sam and Cat later find out that Kim tricked them, because she got a 67 (which is a D) on her ''real'' math test.

* NiceHat: Dice is never without one.

Not to be confused with ''[[ComicBook/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam & Max]]''.

** "[=#FavoriteShow=]" has Cat make a shout out to the ComicBook/WonderTwins.

** In #Fresno Girl, Sam and Cat baby-sit a girl named Kim Fimble. Kim wants a Fresno Girl doll, and Sam and Cat promise to buy her one if she gets at least a B+ on her next math test (she doesn't like math, and according to her Mom, Kim will have to go to summer school if she fails the test). She apparently receives a 92 (an A-), and so Sam and Cat keep their promise. They take her down to the Fresno Girl Doll store. Unfortunately, the Fresno Girl dolls and their accessories are ridiculously expensive. Kim chooses a doll named Gabriella, which costs $156.20 after tax, and the doll's hair and clothes cost another $119 (including the $24 tax; Mathieu and Glenda, who are the store's doll advisors, clearly cheated Sam and Cat on this. The doll's bike, according to Sam, costs another $64.80, bringing the total cost to $340). Later, Sam and Cat accidentally break Gabriella's left leg off, and they and Kim take the doll back to the store to be fixed. This costs another $223.09, including the $13 tax. The tax for the doll's hair and clothes therefore should have been only $5.88 (it's possible that Mathieu and Glenda also cheated Sam and Cat on the tax on the doll and the bike, in which case the total, including the hair and the clothes, should have been approximately $271.42 before tax, and $288.32 after tax). Furthermore, Sam and Cat later find out that Kim tricked them, because she got a 67 (which is a D) on her ''real'' math test.

** Mathieu, the advisor at the Fresno Girl Doll shop, has many effeminate mannerisms and speech patterns.

** In #Fresno Girl, Sam and Cat baby-sit a girl named Kim Fimble. Kim wants a Fresno Girl doll, and Sam and Cat promise to buy her one if she gets at least a B+ on her next math test (she doesn't like math, and according to her Mom, Kim will have to go to summer school if she fails the test). She apparently receives a 92 (an A-), and so Sam and Cat keep their promise. They take her down to the Fresno Girl Doll store. Unfortunately, the Fresno Girl dolls and their accessories are ridiculously expensive. Kim chooses a doll named Gabriella, which costs $156.20 after tax, and the doll's hair and clothes cost another $119 (including the $24 tax; Mathieu and Glenda, who are the store's doll advisors, clearly cheated Sam and Cat on this. The doll's bike, according to Sam, costs another $64.80, bringing the total cost to $340). Later, Sam and Cat accidentally break Gabriella's left leg off, and they and Kim take the doll back to the store to be fixed. This costs another $223.09, including the $13 tax. The tax for the doll's hair and clothes therefore should have been only $5.88 (it's possible that Mathieu and Glenda also cheated Sam and Cat on the tax on the doll and the bike, in which case the total, including the hair and the clothes, should have been approximately $271.42 before tax, and $288.32 after tax). Furthermore, Sam and Cat later find out that Kim tricked them, because she got a 67 (which is a D) on her ''real'' math test.

** In #Fresno Girl, Sam and Cat baby-sit a girl named Kim Fimble. Kim wants a Fresno Girl doll, and Sam and Cat promise to buy her one if she gets at least a B+ on her math test (she doesn't like math, and according to her Mom, Kim will have to go to summer school if she fails). She apparently receives a 92 (an A-), and so Sam and Cat keep their promise. They take her down to the Fresno Girl Doll store. Unfortunately, the Fresno Girl dolls and their accessories are ridiculously expensive. Kim chooses a doll named Gabriella, which costs $156.20 after tax, and the doll's hair and clothes cost another $119 (including the $24 tax; Mathieu and Glenda, who are the store's doll advisors, clearly cheated Sam and Cat on this. The doll's bike, according to Sam, costs another $64.80, bringing the total cost to $340). Later, Sam and Cat accidentally break Gabriella's left leg off, and they and Kim take the doll back to the store to be fixed. This costs another $223.09, including the $13 tax. The tax for the doll's hair and clothes therefore should have been only $5.88 (it's possible that Mathieu and Glenda also cheated Sam and Cat on the tax on the doll and the bike, in which case the total, including the hair and the clothes, should have been approximately $271.42 before tax, and $288.32 after tax). Furthermore, Sam and Cat later find out that Kim tricked them, because she got a 67 (which is a D) on her ''real'' math test.

Sam, after Carly moves away to Italy, has decided to wander the country. Leaving UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} and spending a month traveling the States, she arrives in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, where she meets Cat. After a day of hijinks that end in the two bonding, as well as being awarded a life time of free cheeseburgers, Sam and Cat decide to live together after Cat's grandmother goes to live in a retirement home. During the day the two babysit three kids, Max, Chloe, and Darby, who were supposed to be babysat by Cat's grandma, the mom, happy with how the two babysat, offers to let them do it again which leads to them starting a babysitting business.

* AbusiveParents: Butler's mom. She won't let Butler enjoy his childhood because good things keep happening to him, so she wants him to participate the texting competition so she can get the prizes.
** Goomer's mom as well after she found out he's a professional fighter.

** The salesman at the Fresno Girl Doll shop has many effeminate mannerisms and speech patterns.

** At the end of #[=MommaGoomer=], it seems like Goomer fighting the robber would make his mom be okay with the fact he's an MMA fighter, but instead she hooks up with the cop who arrests him and allows Goomer to stay.

*** Cat's Nona was first mentioned in "Star Spangled Tori", and now appears in the series.

** In #Fresno Girl, Sam and Cat baby-sit a girl named Kim Fimble. Kim wants a Fresno Girl doll, and Sam and Cat promise to buy her one if she gets at least a B+ on her math test (according to her Mom, Kim will have to go to summer school if she fails). She apparently receives a 92 (an A-), and so Sam and Cat keep their promise. They take her down to the Fresno Girl Doll store. Unfortunately, the Fresno Girl dolls and their accessories are ridiculously expensive. Kim chooses a doll named Gabriella, which costs $156.20 after tax, and the doll's hair and clothes cost another $119 (including the $24 tax; Mathieu and Glenda, who are the store's doll advisors, clearly cheated Sam and Cat on this. The doll's bike, according to Sam, costs another $64.80, bringing the total cost to $340). Later, Sam and Cat accidentally break Gabriella's left leg off, and they and Kim take her back to the store to be fixed. This costs another $223.09, including the $13 tax. The tax for the doll's hair and clothes therefore should have been only $5.88 (it's possible that Mathieu and Glenda also cheated Sam and Cat on the tax on the doll and the rest of her accessories, including the bike, in which case the total should have been approximately $271.42 before tax, and $288.32 after tax). Furthermore, Sam and Cat later find out that Kim tricked them, because she got a 67 (which is a D) on her ''real'' math test.

** In #Fresno Girl, Sam and Cat baby-sit a girl named Kim Fimble. Kim wants a Fresno Girl doll, and Sam and Cat promise to buy her one if she gets at least a B+ on her math test (according to her Mom, Kim will have to go to summer school if she fails). She apparently receives a 92 (an A-), and so Sam and Cat keep their promise. They take her down to the Fresno Girl Doll store. Unfortunately, the Fresno Girl dolls and their accessories are ridiculously expensive. Kim chooses a doll named Gabriella, which costs $156.20 after tax, and the doll's hair and clothes cost another $119 (including the $24 tax; Mathieu and Glenda, who are the store's doll advisors, clearly cheated Sam and Cat on this. The doll's bike, according to Sam, costs another $64.80, bringing the total cost to $340). Later, Sam and Cat accidentally break Gabriella's left leg off, and they and Kim take her back to the store to be fixed. This costs another $223.09, including the $13 tax. The tax for the doll's hair and clothes therefore should have been only $5.88 (it's possible that Mathieu and Glenda cheated Sam and Cat on the tax on the doll and the rest of her accessories including the bike as well, in which case the total should have been approximately $271.42 before tax, and $288.32 after tax). Furthermore, Sam and Cat later find out that Kim tricked them, because she got a 67 (which is a D) on her ''real'' math test.

** In #Fresno Girl, Sam and Cat baby-sit a girl named Kim Fimble. Kim wants a Fresno Girl doll, and Sam and Cat promise to buy her one if she gets at least a B+ on her math test (according to her Mom, Kim will have to go to summer school if she fails). She apparently receives a 92 (an A-), and so Sam and Cat keep their promise. They take her down to the Fresno Girl Doll store. Unfortunately, the Fresno Girl dolls and their accessories are ridiculously expensive. Kim chooses a doll named Gabriella, which costs $156.20 after tax, and the doll's hair and clothes cost another $119 (including the $24 tax; Matyoo and Glenda, who are the store's doll advisors, clearly cheated Sam and Cat on this. The doll's bike, according to Sam, costs another $64.80, bringing the total cost to $340). Later, Sam and Cat accidentally break Gabriella's left leg off, and they and Kim take her back to the store to be fixed. This costs another $223.09, including the $13 tax. The tax for the doll's hair and clothes should have been only $5.88 (it's possible that Matyoo and Glenda cheated Sam and Cat on the tax on the doll and the rest of her accessories as well, in which case the total should have been approximately $271.42 before tax, and $288.32 after tax). Furthermore, Sam and Cat later find out that Kim tricked them, because she got a 67 (which is a D) on her ''real'' math test.

** In #Fresno Girl, Sam and Cat baby-sit a girl named Kim Fimble. Kim wants a Fresno Girl doll, and Sam and Cat promise to buy her one if she gets at least a B+ on her math test (according to her Mom, Kim will have to go to summer school if she fails). She apparently receives a 92 (an A-), and so Sam and Cat keep their promise. They take her down to the Fresno Girl Doll store. Unfortunately, the Fresno Girl dolls and their accessories are ridiculously expensive. Kim chooses a doll named Gabriella, which costs $156.20 after tax, and the doll's hair and clothes cost another $119 (including the $24 tax; Matyoo and Glenda, who are members of the store's staff, clearly cheated Sam and Cat on this. The doll's bike, according to Sam, costs another $64.80, bringing the total cost to $340). Later, Sam and Cat accidentally break Gabriella's left leg off, and they and Kim take her back to the store to be fixed. This costs another $223.09, including the $13 tax. The tax for the doll's hair and clothes should have been only $5.88 (it's possible that Matyoo and Glenda cheated Sam and Cat on the tax on the doll and the rest of her accessories as well, in which case the total should have been approximately $271.42 before tax, and $288.32 after tax). Furthermore, Sam and Cat later find out that Kim tricked them, because she got a 67 (which is a D) on her ''real'' math test.

** In #Fresno Girl, Sam and Cat baby-sit a girl named Kim Fimble. Kim wants a Fresno Girl doll, and Sam and Cat promise to buy her one if she gets at least a B+ on her math test (according to her Mom, Kim will have to go to summer school if she fails). She apparently receives a 92 (an A-), and so Sam and Cat keep their promise. They take her down to the Fresno Girl store. Unfortunately, the Fresno Girl dolls and their accessories are ridiculously expensive. Kim chooses a doll named Gabriella, which costs $156.20 after tax, and the doll's hair and clothes cost another $119 (including the $24 tax; Matyoo and Glenda, who are members of the store's staff, clearly cheated Sam and Cat on this. The doll's bike, according to Sam, costs another $64.80, bringing the total cost to $340). Later, Sam and Cat accidentally break Gabriella's left leg off, and they and Kim take her back to the store to be fixed. This costs another $223.09, including the $13 tax. The tax for the doll's hair and clothes should have been only $5.88 (it's possible that Matyoo and Glenda cheated Sam and Cat on the tax on the doll and the rest of her accessories as well, in which case the total should have been approximately $271.42 before tax, and $288.32 after tax). Furthermore, Sam and Cat later find out that Kim tricked them, because she got a 67 (which is a D) on her ''real'' math test.

** In #Fresno Girl, Sam and Cat baby-sit a girl named Kim Fimble, and promise to buy her a Fresno Girl doll if she gets at least a B+ on her math test (according to her Mom, Kim will have to go to summer school if she fails). She apparently receives a 92 (an A-), and so they keep their promise. Unfortunately, the Fresno Girl dolls and their accessories are ridiculously expensive. Kim chooses a doll named Gabriella, which costs $156.20, and the doll's hair and clothes cost another $119 (including the $24 tax; Matyoo and Glenda, who are members of the store's staff, clearly cheated Sam and Cat on this). The doll's bike apparently costs another $64.80. Later, Sam and Cat accidentally break Gabriella's left leg off, and they and Kim take her back to the store to be fixed. This costs another $223.09, including the $13 tax. The tax for the doll's hair and clothes should have been only $5.88. Furthermore, Sam and Cat later find out that Kim tricked them, because she got a 67 (which is a D) on her ''real'' math test.

** In #Fresno Girl, Sam and Cat baby-sit a girl named Kim Fimble, and promise to buy her a Fresno Girl doll if she gets at least a B+ on her math test (according to her Mom, Kim will have to go to summer school if she fails). She apparently receives a 92, and so they keep their promise. Unfortunately, the Fresno Girl dolls and their accessories are ridiculously expensive. Kim chooses a doll named Gabriella, which costs $156.20, and the doll's hair and clothes cost another $119 (including the $24 tax; Matyoo and Glenda, who are members of the store's staff, clearly cheated Sam and Cat on this). The doll's bike apparently costs another $64.80. Later, Sam and Cat accidentally break Gabriella's left leg off, and they and Kim take her back to the store to be fixed. This costs another $223.09, including the $13 tax. The tax for the doll's hair and clothes should have been only $5.88. Furthermore, Sam and Cat later find out that Kim tricked them, because she got a 67 (which is a D) on her ''real'' math test.

** In #Fresno Girl, Sam and Cat baby-sit Kim Fimble, and promise to buy her a Fresno Girl doll if she gets at least a B+ on her math test (according to her Mom, Kim will have to go to summer school if she fails). She apparently receives a 92, and so they keep their promise. Unfortunately, the Fresno Girl dolls and their accessories are ridiculously expensive. Kim chooses a doll named Gabriella, which costs $156.20, and the doll's hair and clothes cost another $119 (including the $24 tax; Matyoo and Glenda, who are members of the store's staff, clearly cheated Sam and Cat on this). The doll's bike apparently costs another $64.80. Later, Sam and Cat accidentally break Gabriella's left leg off, and they and Kim take her back to the store to be fixed. This costs another $223.09, including the $13 tax. The tax for the doll's hair and clothes should have been only $5.88).

*** Remember how Cat failed as a make up artist in ''Victorious''? Well in ''Sam & Cat'' this was semi-continued. Cat tried to make Dice look younger in "[=#ToddlerClimbing=]". It would've been believable if they were in the 1940's (mentioned by Sam). In the next episode, Cat tried making Dice look like a teenager, (he's 12) but would up giving him the appearance of a young hippie.

* DoYouWantToHaggle: Sam vs Dice for hot sauce: Sam wins. Cat vs Dice for yoyos: Dice wins.

* GamesOfTheElderly: The episode "[=#The Brit Brats=]" mostly takes place at Nona's retirement home, where Sam has to help her set up a bingo game in order to get a signature on her community service form. Nona wants a good, memorable game, so Sam set it up as "Extreme Bingo", complete with a rap...that made all of the elders leave within minutes. She later sets up a "Slightly Less Extreme Bingo" with a prize of a new, 5,000 dollar TV. Though the TV prize is all to trick the con-artist kids they're watching, the police show up because such a prize was supposedly illegal in a bingo game.

*** And apparently Cat is addicted to presents, to the point where she makes a new holiday in order to get some, and can not stop herself from opening them. It gets so bad that she starts opening Goomer's present without meaning to and has a hard time stopping. And she takes medication, I'm sorry I mean "special vitamins", for it. Just how many addictions does Cat have?

* GroinAttack: [[DumbMuscle Goomer]] suffered from this in "[=#GoomerSitting=]". Unusually though, while it definitely hurt, it didn't fully incapacitate him (and it also partially fixed his vision problems, caused earlier in the episode)... the BerserkButton probably helped.

* KidsShouldntWatchHorrorFilms: Invoked and parodied when Sam takes a kid out to see a horror movie rated R. The kid doesn't ''show'' any emotional distress, but he says: "That movie messed me up, man!"
* LampshadeHanging: This bit from the pilot:

** In "[=#FavoriteShow=]," Sam and Cat are watching TV, and:

* RedOniBlueOni: Cat has a fun, passion personality while Sam is cool. Sam has a tough, hotheaded personality while Cat is calm. This depends on the situation.

* YoungEntrepreneur: Dice will sell pretty much anything weird. Episode 1: celebrity hair (he even collects some from Sam). Episode 2: hats with fake state names. In 3: [[DoubleWeapon spifes ie. spoons with knives on the other end.]]

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When a kid turns out to be accident prone, Sam is amused while Cat says [[DudeNotFunny it's not funny]]. [[CrossesTheLineTwice Said kid gets his head stuck in a toilet]], Cat struggles not to laugh.
* AdultFear: Sam's situation in "[=#SuperPsycho=]." A young friend is kidnapped by someone you know is a murderous psychopath who outright tells you that she's ''never'' going to return them. It's no wonder Sam is so desperate she goes to [[EnemyMine Nevel for help]].

* CrazyHomelessPeople: Subverted with Herb, an unkempt man who looks like he's homeless when first introduced in "[=#MadAboutShoe=}", but he's actually well-adjusted, owning a nearby condo and using a gym membership. That said, [[{{CloudCuckooLander}}he does have some weird mannerisms and habits though.]]

* SuddenlySpeaking: Sophia Grace Brownlee's sister Rosie, aka the "[[FanNickname hype girl]]", never sang along with Sophia or even said much of anything in those videos, until she appeared in this show.

--> '''Sam''': [[LampshadingTheObscureReference "Kids are not gonna get this!"]]

--> '''Red bot''': Eventually all humans will die and robots will rule the earth! ({{Beat}}) Enjoy your meal!

* CurbStompBattle: Goomer vs three muggers. He even manages to stare down the last mugger into unconsciousness.

* ShockStick: Bubs Dixon uses one to make Sam train in "[=#KnockOut=]".