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* EthnicScrappy: In the episode "Yope from Norway", the titular character has been known to provoke offense from Norwegians, as his accent is extremely stereotypical, he is portrayed as naïve and ignorant, and [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign his name is a nonsense word instead of a real Norwegian name.]]
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** "Bonky Fever" has Mikey regressing to a toddler-like state due to fears of growing up, the whole scenario being treated like a horrifying drug addiction. These days, age regression therapy has become more accepted as a valid coping/defense mechanism for certain issues such as anxiety or trauma.
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** In "Randall's Friends", among the many lies Randall told his father about the main gang, he told him that Mikey used to be a savage bully until Randall changed him. But "All Growed Down" shows that although the cast (save Gus) doesn't remember, it was the complete opposite. In kindergarten, Randall tricked Mikey into acting like a bully cause nobody liked him until Gus told him the truth.
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* MisaimedMarketing: There was a ''lighter'' with the main six on it. Not something you'd buy a member of the target audience.

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* MisaimedMarketing: MisaimedMerchandising: There was a ''lighter'' with the main six on it. Not something you'd buy a member of the target audience.
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** Vince's older brother Chad, being called a [[WebOriginal/VirginVsChad Chad]].

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** Vince's older brother Chad, being called a [[WebOriginal/VirginVsChad [[Webcomic/VirginVsChad Chad]].
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** Miss Lemon, despite being one of the more prominent adults, never had an episode focusing on her.

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** The ending of "Nobody Doesn't Like TJ" is either "you can't please everyone" or "sometimes you dislike someone for no good reason, and that's okay!" due to the ambiguous meaning of "not like" - some people think it means "indifferent to" and Gordy is perfectly within his rights to not want to be friends with TJ, while others think it means "averse to" and Gordy is being petty and jerkish hating on TJ without even giving him a reason why. Though his behavior compared to the beginning implies he no longer thinks of T.J as badly as he did, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs possibly meaning a mix between both, resulting in]] "don't be so quick or hard to judge someone no matter how much you don't like them."

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** The ending of "Nobody Doesn't Like TJ" is either "you can't please everyone" or "sometimes you dislike someone for no good reason, and that's okay!" due to the ambiguous meaning of "not like" - some people think it means "indifferent to" and Gordy is perfectly within his rights to not want to be friends with TJ, while others think it means "averse to" and Gordy is being petty and jerkish hating on TJ without even giving him a reason why. Though his behavior compared to the beginning implies he no longer thinks of T.J as badly as he did, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs possibly meaning a mix between both, resulting in]] "don't be so quick or hard to judge someone no matter how much you don't like them."" One could also interpret a message on how one doesn't have to be friends with everyone they come across.



** "Don't Ask Me" has Spinelli filling in for Guru Kid, and then getting in trouble with the other kids when she gives bad advice, with Guru Kid saving the day by pointing out that none of them actually had to listen to her advice. But since Spinelli actually did give some good advice at first, and didn't come out with bad advice until all the kids started demanding it of her, the lesson could be interpreted as 'no one is right all the time', or if you start expecting one person to be your source of advice as opposed to thinking for yourself as well, you're going to get disappointed eventually.
** "More Like Gretchen" has AnAesop for the Spinelli parents on how it's wrong to compare your child to someone else. One could also interpret a lesson on how, if her parents wanted her to be more polite in public, there are healthier ways to encourage her improvement. Or, since Gretchen only tagged along because Flo was trying to force her daughter into another 'be more feminine' outing, one could interpret a lesson on 'don't be surprised when your child doesn't like being forced into something'.



* BizarroEpisode: "Big Ol' Mikey" is pretty strange, given that the children somehow believe that Mikey will grow to fifty feet in the future - even Gretchen, the young genius, believes this.

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"Big Ol' Mikey" is pretty strange, given that the children somehow believe that Mikey will grow to fifty feet in the future - even Gretchen, the young genius, believes this.



* EnsembleDarkhorse: King Bob, for his [[LargeHam hammyness]].

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King Bob, for his [[LargeHam hammyness]].


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** Spinelli it has to be said. She may be foul-mouthed and often a bad friend, despite her best intentions, but she has to deal with parents who very openly wish she was more feminine and outwardly compare her to a friend. Not to mention how they embarrass her so much she doesn't want her friends to meet them.
** Ms Finster has a few moments that imply this, SternTeacher though she may be. In "That Sinking Feeling", she sympathises with Spinelli on how "women of power like us" aren't supposed to have feelings or fall in love, and relates a story on how a past lover left her "in Paris with no money and a broken axel on the VW". TheMovie likewise shows her past relationship with Phil Benedict ending because of their differing beliefs. "Weekend At Muriel's" also implies that she has to play the disciplinarian in order to maintain her authority over the children.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Finster mentions that Randall was "Fingered" - specifically because everyone ratted him out. Whilst many have considered this AccidentalInnuendo and it's become a meme in of itself, [[HaveAGayOldTime Finster is actually correct in her usage]].
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* The gang in "Bonky Fever". Yes, they had a right to be concerned about Mikey's juvenile behavior and worried about him being teased for liking Bonky, but tackling him to the ground and having Miss Finster confiscate his Bonky stuff was going a bit too far. Not to mention ripping the head off someone in a Bonky suit (which turns out to be Mikey's mom) in front of a bunch of kindergarteners. And at no point in the episode does one of his friends sit down with him and have a concerned talk about WHY he's behaving like a younger kid. It takes his own mom at the end of the episode to have this talk with him.

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* ** The gang in "Bonky Fever". Yes, they had a right to be concerned about Mikey's juvenile behavior and worried about him being teased for liking Bonky, but tackling him to the ground and having Miss Finster confiscate his Bonky stuff was going a bit too far. Not to mention ripping the head off someone in a Bonky suit (which turns out to be Mikey's mom) in front of a bunch of kindergarteners. And at no point in the episode does one of his friends sit down with him and have a concerned talk about WHY he's behaving like a younger kid. It takes his own mom at the end of the episode to have this talk with him.
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* The gang in "Bonky Fever". Yes, they had a right to be concerned about Mikey's juvenile behavior and worried about him being teased for liking Bonky, but tackling him to the ground and having Miss Finster confiscate his Bonky stuff was going a bit too far. Not to mention ripping the head off someone in a Bonky suit (which turns out to be Mikey's mom) in front of a bunch of kindergarteners. And at no point in the episode does one of his friends sit down with him and have a concerned talk about WHY he's behaving like a younger kid. It takes his own mom at the end of the episode to have this talk with him.

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** Outside the main six, Randall is either hilarious or TheScrappy.

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** Outside the main six, Randall is either hilarious or TheScrappy.annyoing.



* TheScrappy:
** Gordy for some fans, thanks to him disliking T.J. ''for no reason'', [[UngratefulBastard even after T.J. tries to please him]].
** Becky Benson from "A Science Fair to Remember", due to her befriending Gretchen only to steal her science experiment for the science fair.
** Phil the Scout, for being a massive {{Jerkass}} in most of his appearances, especially in his [[ADayInTheLimelight focus]] episode "Beyond a Reasonable Scout".
** Spinelli's mother Flo due to some rather nasty treatment in episodes. Notably, she tries to force her daughter to try and be more feminine and seems very [[WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent unappreciative of who Spinelli actually is]]. Her treatment is especially nasty in "More Like Gretchen". Notably her husband seems to be more understanding.
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** Gordy's attitude towards TJ at the end of "Nobody Doesn't Like TJ". Perhaps he did come to like TJ after all and is just enjoying {{Troll}}ing him over it. It could also just be some BrutalHonesty from him [[TookALevelInKindness when he has in fact softened up towards T.J compared to how he felt at the beginning]].

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** Gordy's attitude towards TJ at the end of "Nobody Doesn't Like TJ". Perhaps he did come to like TJ after all and is just enjoying {{Troll}}ing him over it. It could also just be some BrutalHonesty from him [[TookALevelInKindness when he has in fact softened up towards T.J compared to how he felt at the beginning]]. Another possibility for either is that if there ''was'' a reason Gordy originally had, it might not even exist anymore thanks to TJ's efforts.
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** "Big Brother Chad" and "Lord Of the Nerds" both make a big deal about a character being geeky. The former being about Vince being distraught to find out his older brother is a geek, and the latter being about TJ secretly befriending a group of them. Of course, nowadays, nerds are more widely accepted, making the moral a bit of a CaptainObviousAesop, but back in then, nerds were often AcceptableTargets.

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** "Big Brother Chad" and "Lord Of the Nerds" both make a big deal about a character being geeky. The former being about Vince being distraught to find out his older brother is a geek, and the latter being about TJ secretly befriending a group of them. Of course, nowadays, nerds are more widely accepted, making the moral a bit of a CaptainObviousAesop, but back in then, nerds were often AcceptableTargets.targets of derision.

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