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* DesignatedHero: The Crandell siblings. They are the protagonists of the film, but they come across as unlikable brats who's only concern is getting summer to themselves and dislike authority and rules, and they even choose not to tell their mother or call the police about Mrs. Sturak being dead because they're worried ''they'll be blamed for her death'' and their mother will come back, which leads to trouble when they don't have the money that was on Mrs. Sturak and lie to their mother so they can have the house to themselves.

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The Crandell siblings. They are the protagonists of the film, but they come across as unlikable brats who's only concern is getting summer to themselves and dislike authority and rules, and they even choose not to tell their mother or call the police about Mrs. Sturak being dead because they're worried ''they'll be blamed for her death'' and their mother will come back, which leads to trouble when they don't have the money that was on Mrs. Sturak and lie to their mother so they can have the house to themselves.



* DesignatedVillain: Carolyn and Bruce aren't nice people, but they are trying to expose Sue Ellen because she did lie about her age and experience on a resume and she's only 17, and Carolyn was about to get the job until Sue Ellen got it, so she arguably had every right to be mad.

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Carolyn and Bruce aren't nice people, but they are trying to expose Sue Ellen because she did lie about her age and experience on a resume and she's only 17, and Carolyn was about to get the job until Sue Ellen got it, so she arguably had every right to be mad.



* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: This movie is ''painfully'' early 90s, caused mostly by its focus on fashion. The catwalk [[FashionShow show]] finale is particularly exemplary, and is a riot of [[TotallyRadical gaudy neon and spandex.]]

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This movie is ''painfully'' early 90s, caused mostly by its focus on fashion. The catwalk [[FashionShow show]] finale is particularly exemplary, and is a riot of [[TotallyRadical gaudy neon and spandex.]]
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** Bryan is played by Josh Charles who is probably best known post 2010 for his portrayal of Will Gardner on ''Series/TheGoodWife'' for which he received two Emmy nominations.

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** Bryan is played by Josh Charles Creator/JoshCharles who is probably best known post 2010 for his portrayal of Will Gardner on ''Series/TheGoodWife'' for which he received two Emmy nominations.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/DavidDuchovny is a minor villain in the movie, but usually gets third-billing on DVD releases and commercials.

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Creator/DavidDuchovny is a minor villain in the movie, but usually gets third-billing on DVD releases and commercials.commercials.
** Bryan is played by Josh Charles who is probably best known post 2010 for his portrayal of Will Gardner on ''Series/TheGoodWife'' for which he received two Emmy nominations.
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* AccidentalAesop: Carolyn doesn't seem to ever figure out that if you're an unpleasant, petty person who's mean and disrespectful to everyone else - including people higher up the company food chain - people will go to pretty drastic lengths to avoid having to spend a large amount of time with you. Including hiring a walk-in applicant for the promotion you were supposed to get because they literally can't stand you and hate the thought of having to spend long workdays around you.

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* AccidentalAesop: Carolyn doesn't seem to ever figure out that if you're an unpleasant, petty person who's mean and disrespectful to everyone else - including people higher up the company food chain - people will go to pretty drastic lengths to avoid having to spend a large amount of time with you. Including hiring a walk-in applicant for the promotion you were supposed to get because they literally can't stand you and hate the thought of having to spend long workdays around work even ''more'' closely with you.



* DesignatedVillain: Carolyn and Bruce aren't nice people, but they are trying to expose Sue Ellen because she did lie about her age and experience on a resume and she's only 17, and Carolyn was about to get the job until Sue Ellen got it, so she probably had every right to be mad.

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* DesignatedVillain: Carolyn and Bruce aren't nice people, but they are trying to expose Sue Ellen because she did lie about her age and experience on a resume and she's only 17, and Carolyn was about to get the job until Sue Ellen got it, so she probably arguably had every right to be mad.



* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: We are supposed to sympathize with the Crandell siblings because they don't get a free summer and when they get busted by their mother in the end, but they really come off as selfish, inconsiderate brats who don't want adults telling them what to do and they show little concern for Mrs. Sturak's death and lie to their mother because they're worried that their mother will blame them for their death and they take advantage of this just to get the house to themselves. If they had just simply told their mother that Mrs. Sturak died in her sleep, they wouldn't have to go through all that trouble.

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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: We are supposed to sympathize with the Crandell siblings because they don't get a free summer and when they get busted by their mother in the end, but they really come off as selfish, inconsiderate brats who don't want adults telling them what to do and they show little concern for Mrs. Sturak's death and lie death, lying to their mother because they're worried that their mother will blame them for their death and they death. They take advantage of this just to get the house to themselves. If they had just simply told their mother that Mrs. Sturak died in her sleep, they wouldn't have to go through all that trouble.
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* DesignatedHero: The Crandell siblings. They are the protagonists of the film, but they come across as unlikable brats who's only concern is getting summer to themselves and dislike authority and rules, and they even choose not to tell their mother or call the police about Mrs. Sturak being dead because they're worried ''they'll be blamed for her death'' and their mother will come back in their faces which leads to trouble when they don't have the money that was on Mrs. Sturak and lie to their mother so they can have the house to themselves.

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* DesignatedHero: The Crandell siblings. They are the protagonists of the film, but they come across as unlikable brats who's only concern is getting summer to themselves and dislike authority and rules, and they even choose not to tell their mother or call the police about Mrs. Sturak being dead because they're worried ''they'll be blamed for her death'' and their mother will come back in their faces back, which leads to trouble when they don't have the money that was on Mrs. Sturak and lie to their mother so they can have the house to themselves.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: This movie is ''painfully'' early 90s, caused mostly by it's focus on fashion. The catwalk [[FashionShow show]] finale is particularly exemplary, and is a riot of [[TotallyRadical gaudy neon and spandex.]]

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: This movie is ''painfully'' early 90s, caused mostly by it's its focus on fashion. The catwalk [[FashionShow show]] finale is particularly exemplary, and is a riot of [[TotallyRadical gaudy neon and spandex.]]
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* AccidentalAesop: Carolyn doesn't seem to ever figure out that if you're an unpleasant, petty person who's mean and disrespectful to everyone else - including people higher up the company food chain - people will go to pretty drastic lengths to avoid having to spend a large amount of time with you. Including hiring a walk-in applicant for the promotion you were supposed to get because they literally can't stand you and hate the thought of having to spend long workdays around you.
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* AccidentalAesop: Carolyn doesn't seem to ever figure out that if you're an unpleasant, petty person who's mean and disrespectful to everyone else - including people higher up the company food chain - people will go to pretty drastic lengths to avoid having to spend a large amount of time with you. Including hiring a walk-in applicant for the promotion you were supposed to get because they literally can't stand you and hate the thought of having to spend long workdays around you.

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* AccidentalAesop: Carolyn doesn't seem to ever figure out that if you're an unpleasant, petty person who's mean and disrespectful to everyone else - including people higher up the company food chain - people will go to pretty drastic lengths to avoid having to spend a large amount of time with you. Including hiring a walk-in applicant for the promotion you were supposed to get because they literally can't stand you and hate the thought of having to spend long workdays around you.



** Sue Ellen even lies about her age on a resume to get a job and ''steals'' petty cash from GAW and intending to return it when she gets her paycheck.

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** Sue Ellen even lies about her age on a resume to get a job and ''steals'' petty cash from GAW and GAW, though intending to return it when she gets her paycheck.paycheck. (Though to be fair, it's nearly all for food)



* DesignatedVillain: Carolyn and Bruce aren't nice people but they are trying to expose Sue Ellen because she did lie about her age and experience on a resume and she's only 17, and Carolyn was about to get the job until Sue Ellen got it, so she probably had every right to be mad.

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* DesignatedVillain: Carolyn and Bruce aren't nice people people, but they are trying to expose Sue Ellen because she did lie about her age and experience on a resume and she's only 17, and Carolyn was about to get the job until Sue Ellen got it, so she probably had every right to be mad. mad.
** Working to sabotage the person in charge of a project and subsequent presentation that will drastically affect the company's future - and keep a huge part of the workforce from ''losing their jobs'' - is going way too far, though.
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* DesignatedHero: The Crandell siblings, they are the protagonists of the film, but they come across as unlikable brats who's only concern is getting summer to themselves and dislike authority and rules, and they even choose not to tell their mother or call the police about Mrs. Sturak being dead because they're worried ''they'll be blamed for her death'' and their mother will come back in their faces which leads to trouble when they don't have the money that was on Mrs. Sturak and lie to their mother so they can have the house to themselves.

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* DesignatedHero: The Crandell siblings, they siblings. They are the protagonists of the film, but they come across as unlikable brats who's only concern is getting summer to themselves and dislike authority and rules, and they even choose not to tell their mother or call the police about Mrs. Sturak being dead because they're worried ''they'll be blamed for her death'' and their mother will come back in their faces which leads to trouble when they don't have the money that was on Mrs. Sturak and lie to their mother so they can have the house to themselves.

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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: We are supposed to sympathize with the Crandell siblings because they don't get a free summer and when they get busted by their mother in the end, but they really come off as selfish, inconsiderate brats who don't want adults telling them what to do and they show little concern for Mrs. Sturak's death and lie to their mother because they're worried that their mother will blame them for their death and they take advantage of this just to get the house to themselves. If they had just simply told their mother that Mrs. Sturak died in her sleep, they wouldn't have to go through all that trouble.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: This movie is ''painfully'' early 90s, caused mostly by it's focus on fashion. The catwalk [[FashionShow show]] finale is particularly exemplary, and is a riot of [[TotallyRadical gaudy neon and spandex.]]
** The office uses a cashbox for expenses, and Rose mentions to Sue Ellen the she can cash checks since no one has time to go to the bank. Retail banking vastly changed in the 1990s, and cashboxes were quickly replaced with company credit cards, and ATM popularity was starting to explode right around the time the film came out, making it seem odd to viewers just a few years later that cashing a check had to be done during banking hours.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: We are supposed to sympathize with the Crandell siblings because they don't get a free summer and when they get busted by their mother in the end, but they really come off as selfish, inconsiderate brats who don't want adults telling them what to do and they show little concern for Mrs. Sturak's death and lie to their mother because they're worried that their mother will blame them for their death and they take advantage of this just to get the house to themselves. If they had just simply told their mother that Mrs. Sturak died in her sleep, they wouldn't have to go through all that trouble.trouble.
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* DesignatedVillain: Carolyn and Bruce aren't nice people but they are trying to expose Sue Ellen because she did lie about her age and experience on a resume and she's only 17. And she probably had every right to be mad because Sue Ellen ''did'' lie about her age and experience to get the job.

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* DesignatedVillain: Carolyn and Bruce aren't nice people but they are trying to expose Sue Ellen because she did lie about her age and experience on a resume and she's only 17. And 17, and Carolyn was about to get the job until Sue Ellen got it, so she probably had every right to be mad because Sue Ellen ''did'' lie about her age and experience to get the job.mad.

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The "what an idiot" entries are 1. the entire plot, the kids are supposed to be irresponsible. 2. A simple mistake. 3. It wouldn't be wise for children to approach possibly armed criminals.


* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: We are supposed to sympathize with the Crandell siblings because they don't get a free summer and when they get busted by their mother in the end, but they really come off as selfish, inconsiderate brats who don't want adults telling them what to do and they show little concern for Mrs. Sturak's death and lie to their mother because they're worried that their mother will blame them for their death and they take advantage of this just to get the house to themselves. If they had just simply told their mother that Mrs. Sturak died in her sleep, they wouldn't have to go through all that trouble.
* WhatAnIdiot: The babysitter Mrs. Sturak dies in her sleep and the Crandells find out.
** '''You'd Expect:''' For either one of them to call their mom and tell her what happened.
** '''Instead:''' They don't because she'll blame them and they don't want mom coming home to ruin their summer, so they just put her body inside of her car trunk and drop her off at a funeral home and keep her car.
** While the Crandells were driving to the funeral home, they soon forget about the money.
** '''You'd Expect:''' For either to come to their senses about the money and check if she has the money on her.
** '''Instead:''' They just drop her off without checking for the money and it leaves them completely broke.
** The Crandells witness the drag queens stealing the Buick.
** '''You'd Expect:''' That the Crandells run up to the Buick and stop them from stealing the car.
** '''Instead:''' They just stand there and watch them take their car, thus having no car to drive to or from home.

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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: We are supposed to sympathize with the Crandell siblings because they don't get a free summer and when they get busted by their mother in the end, but they really come off as selfish, inconsiderate brats who don't want adults telling them what to do and they show little concern for Mrs. Sturak's death and lie to their mother because they're worried that their mother will blame them for their death and they take advantage of this just to get the house to themselves. If they had just simply told their mother that Mrs. Sturak died in her sleep, they wouldn't have to go through all that trouble. \n* WhatAnIdiot: The babysitter Mrs. Sturak dies in her sleep and the Crandells find out.\n** '''You'd Expect:''' For either one of them to call their mom and tell her what happened.\n** '''Instead:''' They don't because she'll blame them and they don't want mom coming home to ruin their summer, so they just put her body inside of her car trunk and drop her off at a funeral home and keep her car.\n** While the Crandells were driving to the funeral home, they soon forget about the money.\n** '''You'd Expect:''' For either to come to their senses about the money and check if she has the money on her. \n** '''Instead:''' They just drop her off without checking for the money and it leaves them completely broke.\n** The Crandells witness the drag queens stealing the Buick.\n** '''You'd Expect:''' That the Crandells run up to the Buick and stop them from stealing the car.\n** '''Instead:''' They just stand there and watch them take their car, thus having no car to drive to or from home.

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