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* ShooyTheTelevision: One episode has Addie and Geena learn that Zack was in a series of diaper commercials while Zack went up to get a soda. When comes back, he throws his bottle through the TV set and finds it humiliating. Addie is sympathetic, but points out she'll still need to tell her parents he broke their TV.

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* ShooyTheTelevision: ShootTheTelevision: One episode has Addie and Geena learn that Zack was in a series of diaper commercials while Zack went up to get a soda. When comes back, he throws his bottle through the TV set and finds it humiliating. Addie is sympathetic, but points out she'll still need to tell her parents he broke their TV.
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* ShooTheTelevision: One episode has Addie and Geena learn that Zack was in a series of diaper commercials while Zack went up to get a soda. When comes back, he throws his bottle through the TV set and finds it humiliating. Addie is sympathetic, but points out she'll still need to tell her parents he broke their TV.

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* ShooTheTelevision: ShooyTheTelevision: One episode has Addie and Geena learn that Zack was in a series of diaper commercials while Zack went up to get a soda. When comes back, he throws his bottle through the TV set and finds it humiliating. Addie is sympathetic, but points out she'll still need to tell her parents he broke their TV.
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* ShooTheTelevision: One episode has Addie and Geena learn that Zack was in a series of diaper commercials while Zack went up to get a soda. When comes back, he throws his bottle through the TV set and finds it humiliating. Addie is sympathetic, but points out she'll still need to tell her parents he broke their TV.
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* DoppelgangerDating: "The Two Timer" has Addie being told she was in places she was never in. She finds out that the person they saw was a girl named Abbie who looks exactly like her. She finds out Abbie is dating her ex-boyfriend Randy Klein and becomes paranoid she's trying to steal her life. Randy doesn't see it, however, and Addie calms down when she talks with Abbie and realizes they have nothing in common and strangely enough has friends who look like Zack and Geena.
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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

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The show revolves around the life of Addie Singer (Creator/EmmaRoberts), a CoolLoser teenage girl[[note]]starting out as 13 and turning 14 in the third season[[/note]] with braces and a guitar, as she grows up alongside her best friends Geena (Creator/MaleseJow) and Zack (Creator/JordanCalloway) and attends Rocky Road Middle School (located [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield somewhere on the East Coast]]). The first season is mostly about Addie's awkward struggles just getting used to middle school, but her [[SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy obsessive crush on Jake Behari]] takes most of her arcs in the second and third season.

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The show revolves around the life of Addie Singer (Creator/EmmaRoberts), a CoolLoser teenage girl[[note]]starting out as 13 and turning 14 in the third season[[/note]] with braces and a guitar, as she grows up alongside her best friends Geena (Creator/MaleseJow) and Zack (Creator/JordanCalloway) and attends Rocky Road Middle School (located [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield somewhere on the East Coast]]). The first season is mostly about Addie's awkward struggles just getting used to middle school, but her [[SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy obsessive crush on Jake Behari]] takes most of her arcs in the second and third season.



%% * CoolLoser: Addie and Geena.
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%% * ThreeAmigos: Addie, Geena, and Zack.

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->''Day after day is unfabulous,\\
And everyone around me is unbearable!\\
I'm gonna be the one unflappable,\\
It's better unfabulous.\\
It's better unfabulous.\\
I'm gonna be the one unstoppable,\\
It's better unfabulous.\\
I'm gonna be the one unforgettable!\\
It's better unfabulous.\\
It's better unfabulous.\\
I'm better unfabulous...''
-->-- '''Theme song'''

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''Unfabulous'' was a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} original teen sitcom created by Sue Rose (Of ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn'') that started in 2004. It starred Creator/EmmaRoberts as Addie Singer, a CoolLoser girl with braces and a guitar. The show is all about her life, and her friends as she grows up through middle school. She starts out as 13 years old and in the 3rd season, turns 14. Her best friends are Geena (Creator/MaleseJow) and Zack (Creator/JordanCalloway), and they attend Rocky Road Middle School [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield somewhere on the East Coast]]. The first season is mostly about her awkward struggles just getting used to middle school, but her [[SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy obsessive crush on Jake Behari]] takes most screen time of the second and third season.

The show ended in December 2007, but reruns continued into 2008.

Notable as being the only show in the Series/NickVerse to not have Creator/DanSchneider involved in writing. As a result, the show tends to be overlooked by Nick Verse fans.

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''Unfabulous'' was is a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} original teen sitcom created by Sue Rose (Of ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn'') (''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn'') that started premiered in 2004. It starred Creator/EmmaRoberts as September 2004 and ran for three seasons until December 2007 (although reruns continued into 2008).

The show revolves around the life of
Addie Singer, Singer (Creator/EmmaRoberts), a CoolLoser girl teenage girl[[note]]starting out as 13 and turning 14 in the third season[[/note]] with braces and a guitar. The show is all about her life, and her friends guitar, as she grows up through middle school. She starts out as 13 years old and in the 3rd season, turns 14. Her alongside her best friends are Geena (Creator/MaleseJow) and Zack (Creator/JordanCalloway), (Creator/JordanCalloway) and they attend attends Rocky Road Middle School (located [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield somewhere on the East Coast]]. Coast]]). The first season is mostly about her Addie's awkward struggles just getting used to middle school, but her [[SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy obsessive crush on Jake Behari]] takes most screen time of her arcs in the second and third season.

The show ended in December 2007, but reruns continued into 2008.

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''Unfabulous'' is notable for being the only show in the Series/NickVerse to not have had Creator/DanSchneider involved in writing. As a result, the show tends to be overlooked by Nick Verse fans.

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%% * SlapSlapKiss: Ben and Jen.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Addie goes through a lot of humiliating situations throughout the series.

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%% * SlapSlapKiss: Ben and Jen.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Addie goes through a lot of humiliating situations throughout the series.
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%% * BrutalHonesty: Addie wants her friends to do this in ''The Secret''

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%% * BrutalHonesty: Addie wants her friends to do this Reconstructed in ''The Secret''Secret''. Addie learns that her friends have been lying to spare her feels so she makes them sign a contract to be 100% honest all the time which includes a TruthTellingSession in which Addie learns things she wished she hadn't known causing a temporary rift in the friendship. Addie realizes that she took it a little too far, but does agree to just put all the past lies behind them and agree to be honest from here on out.


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* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: Geena goes through this with Gianni in a manner of ''episodes''. She does like him but keeps dumping him after she learns he was lying about something else only to fall for another false promise. Once Zack expresses interest, she dumps him for good.
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*** Later in the episode, when she and Geena arrive at a hangout spot for high school kids, Addie accidentally flashes her Tuesday underwear.
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%%* GirlGroup: [[TastesLikeDiabetes The Cute]] [[AutoTune Girls]].

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%%* GirlGroup: [[TastesLikeDiabetes The Cute]] [[AutoTune Girls]].Cute Girls.

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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All episodes begin with “The”.

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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All episodes begin with “The”.“The”, and relate to whatever situation Addie is dealing with.


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* InjuredLimbEpisode: In "The Guilt Trip", Addie was supposed to spot Maris in gym class on the balance beam, but gets distracted and Maris falls, spraining her wrist and leaving her in a cast for the episode.
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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: The show's theme song is an animated sequence of the main characters with black-and-white photorealistic heads superimposed over animated bodies, similar in vein with ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda''.

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* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople: ''The Party''.

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%% * TwentyFourHourPartyPeople: ''The Party''.



* AloofOlderBrother: Addie sees Ben as this.
* AlphaBitch: Maris and Cranberry qualify at first, but at the end of the first season become members of Addie's TrueCompanions (Until the SnapBack for season 2.)
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: On occasion.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Ben thinks Addie is this most of the time.
* AscendedExtra: Randy Klein in season 2.
* AutoTune: The Cute Girls.
* BetaCouple: Mary Ferry and Dwayne.
* BigBrotherBully: Ben acts like this towards Addie and her friends.
* BigBrotherMentor: Ben acts as this sometimes towards Addie and her friends.
* BigBrotherInstinct: On rare occasions, Ben can be somewhat protective of Addie.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Addie.

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%% * AloofOlderBrother: Addie sees Ben as this.
%% * AlphaBitch: Maris and Cranberry qualify at first, but at the end of the first season become members of Addie's TrueCompanions (Until the SnapBack for season 2.)
%% * AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: On occasion.
%% * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Ben thinks Addie is this most of the time.
%% * AscendedExtra: Randy Klein in season 2.
%% * AutoTune: The Cute Girls.
%% * BetaCouple: Mary Ferry and Dwayne.
%% * BigBrotherBully: Ben acts like this towards Addie and her friends.
%% * BigBrotherMentor: Ben acts as this sometimes towards Addie and her friends.
%% * BigBrotherInstinct: On rare occasions, Ben can be somewhat protective of Addie.
%% * BrattyTeenageDaughter: Addie.



* BrutalHonesty: Addie wants her friends to do this in ''The Secret''
* ButtMonkey: Maris and Cranberry in Addie's daydreams.
* CatholicSchoolGirlsRule: The Cute Girls (Jolene, Molly and Skye).

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%% * BrutalHonesty: Addie wants her friends to do this in ''The Secret''
%% * ButtMonkey: Maris and Cranberry in Addie's daydreams.
%% * CatholicSchoolGirlsRule: The Cute Girls (Jolene, Molly and Skye).



* CoolLoser: Addie and Geena.
* ContinuityNod: Randy Klein becoming Addie's boyfriend after being TheGhost for the first season.

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%% * CoolLoser: Addie and Geena.
* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
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Randy Klein becoming Addie's boyfriend after being TheGhost for the first season.



* CosmicPlaything: Randy Klein.

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%% * CosmicPlaything: Randy Klein.



* DaydreamSurprise: Often.

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%% * DaydreamSurprise: Often.



* TheFashionista: Geena, in contrast to Addie.

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* %%* TheFashionista: Geena, in contrast to Addie.



* GeniusDitz: Geena Fabiano, who alternates between fashion obsessed teen and somebody with an encyclopedic knowledge of sociology.
** Jolene and Molly of the Cute Girls are Regional Science Fair Champions.

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* GeniusDitz: GeniusDitz:
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Geena Fabiano, who alternates between fashion obsessed teen and somebody with an encyclopedic knowledge of sociology.
%% ** Jolene and Molly of the Cute Girls are Regional Science Fair Champions.



* GirlGroup: [[TastesLikeDiabetes The Cute]] [[AutoTune Girls]].
* GirlPosse: Maris, Cranberry, and Patty, as well as the Cute Girls.
* GranolaBoy: Zack in the first season.

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* %%* GirlGroup: [[TastesLikeDiabetes The Cute]] [[AutoTune Girls]].
* %%* GirlPosse: Maris, Cranberry, and Patty, as well as the Cute Girls.
* %%* GranolaBoy: Zack in the first season.



* HollywoodNerd: Mary Ferry, Freddy, and Dwayne.



* IndulgentFantasySegue: Many, many times.
* InformedJudaism: Addie and Randy.

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* %%* IndulgentFantasySegue: Many, many times.
* %%* InformedJudaism: Addie and Randy.



* LyricalDissonance: Some of Addie's songs.
* MsImagination: Addie.
* NoodleIncident: Addie's failed science projects.
* OneWordTitle

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%% * LyricalDissonance: Some of Addie's songs.
%% * MsImagination: Addie.
%% * NoodleIncident: Addie's failed science projects.
%% * OneWordTitle



* PromotionToOpeningTitles: Maris and Cranberry as of Season 2.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Addie and Jake in ''The Perfect Moment'', Zack and Geena in ''The Best Trip Ever''.
* RougeAnglesOfSatin: ''The Little Sister''.
* SadistTeacher: Principal Brandywine, and Zack's basketball coach.
* SiblingRivalry: Many episodes focus on Ben and Addie's rivalry.

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%% * PromotionToOpeningTitles: Maris and Cranberry as of Season 2.
%% * RelationshipUpgrade: Addie and Jake in ''The Perfect Moment'', Zack and Geena in ''The Best Trip Ever''.
%% * RougeAnglesOfSatin: ''The Little Sister''.
%% * SadistTeacher: Principal Brandywine, and Zack's basketball coach.
%% * SiblingRivalry: Many episodes focus on Ben and Addie's rivalry.



* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: Addie toward Jake Behari, especially in ''The 66th Day''
* SlapSlapKiss: Ben and Jen.

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%% * SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: Addie toward Jake Behari, especially in ''The 66th Day''
%% * SlapSlapKiss: Ben and Jen.



* SnapBack: Maris and Cranberry in Season 2.
* SoundtrackDissonance: The ''Mexican Wrestler'' song after Addie learns Jake has a girlfriend.

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%% * SnapBack: Maris and Cranberry in Season 2.
%% * SoundtrackDissonance: The ''Mexican Wrestler'' song after Addie learns Jake has a girlfriend.



* StylisticSuck: Addie's songs.
* ThreeAmigos: Addie, Geena, and Zack.
* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Cranberry.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Zack and Abbie in ''The List of Kissed''.

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%% * StylisticSuck: Addie's songs.
%% * ThreeAmigos: Addie, Geena, and Zack.
%% * WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Cranberry.
%% * WrongGenreSavvy: Zack and Abbie in ''The List of Kissed''.

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