History YMMV / Sixteen

* RetroactiveRecognition: Nikki is [[WesternAnimation/RubyGloom Iris]], Jen is [[WesternAnimation/PawPatrol Ace]], [[TheOtherDarrin at least as of Season Three]], and Jude was at one point [[WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity MePhone4]]. For Total Drama fans, Jen is Gwen, Jude is Chris, Wayne is Justin, Chrissy is Courtney, Kirsten is Katie, Kristen is Sadie, and Serena is Leshawna. When taking the ''Ridonculous Race'' SpinOff of the series into account, Nikki is Emma, Jonesy is Don the host, and Chrissy is Ellody, as well.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Nikki is [[WesternAnimation/RubyGloom Iris]], Jen is [[WesternAnimation/PawPatrol Ace]], [[TheOtherDarrin at least as of Season Three]], and Jude was at one point [[WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity MePhone4]]. For Total Drama fans, Jen is Gwen, Jude is Chris, Wayne is Justin, Chrissy is Courtney, Kirsten is Katie, Kristen is Sadie, and Serena is Leshawna.

* VindicatedByHistory: When the show was airing on CN, many fans dismissed it as a less interesting, economy cast take on ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', another Teletoon original which was one of the channel's flagship franchises, despite the fact that this show was made first. Long after the series finale was aired, it has seen renewed interest for having much the same humor and teenage melodrama, but drastically decreased to fit a smaller cast prone to SliceOfLife misadventures. The more grounded tone and cast allowed for consistent characterization, as apposed to ''Total Drama'' which tended to stretch the focus thin to try and have time for everyone. In short, the reasons for its initial dismissal were the same that earned it a solid fanbase and a better lasting reputation.

** Nikki's '''REALLY ANGRY FACE''' when she gives Jonsey a fist in one episode.

* DieforOurShip: Some Wyatt/Marlowe shippers really hate Serena with a passion.

%% ZCE* NightmareFuel: The zombies from the "Dude of the Living Dead" special.

%% ZCE* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: A lot of one-time characters such as Ashley and Jean have never reappeared again.

* NightmareFuel
** The zombies from the Dude of the Living Dead special.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter
** A lot of one-time characters such as Ashley and Jean have never reappeared again.

* VindicatedByHistory: When the show was airing on CN, many fans dismissed it as a less interesting, economy cast take on ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', another Teletoon original which was one of the channel's flagship franchises, despite the fact that this show was made first. Long after the series finale was aired, it has seen renewed interest for having much the same humor and teenage melodrama, but drastically decreased to fit a smaller cast prone to SliceOfLife misadventures. The more grounded tone and cast allowed for consistent characterization, as apposed to Total Drama which tended to stretch the focus thin to try and have time for everyone. In short, the reasons for its initial dismissal were the same that earned it a solid fanbase and a better lasting reputation.

* ValuesResonance: The fact the show had openly LBGT+ characters in a cartoon that targeted a teen demographic, long before it was accepted by North America as a whole, is still ''very'' progressive.

** In "It's Always Courtney, Courtney, Courtney" Jen complains about how her sister Courtney is the better sister. Jen's voice actress, Megan Fahlenbrook would go on to voice Gwen in the Total Drama series, where her legendary rival with that Courtney is because she started dating her boyfriend Duncan.

** In "Boo, Dude", the viewer is supposed to cheer for the boys as they attempt to pull a prank on the {{Jerkass}} Rent-A-Cop. However, their practical joke borders on being a criminal offense: they close off ''all'' bathroom stalls in the mall sans one, then cover the only remaining seat with a thin layer of butter, ensuring that whoever sits on it slides inside and gets stuck in the bowl. Their ultimate objective is to take a picture of Ron as he is helpless and with his pants down. To make matters worse, Caitlin is the one who ends up falling for the trap, and instead of showing remorse for humiliating their friend, the boys callously laugh as she struggles to set herself free.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Nikki is [[WesternAnimation/RubyGloom Iris]], Jen is [[WesternAnimation/PawPatrol Ace]], [[TheOtherDarrin at least as of Season Three]], and Jude was at one point [[WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity MePhone4]]. For Total Drama fans, Jen is Gwen, and Jude is Chris.

* AmericansHateTingle: When it originally came to the United States, Americans hated the show, and as a result, it failed to gain an audience twice in the States, first on Nickelodeon, then on Cartoon Network. The latter aired the finale, but pulled the show immediately after. However, see VindicatedByHistory below.

* AmericansHateTingle: When it originally came to the United States, Americans hated the show, and as a result, it failed to gain an audience twice in the States, first on Nickelodeon, then on Cartoon Network. The latter aired the finale, but pulled the show immediately after.

* RootingForTheEmpire: In "Employee of the Month", some viewers would have preferred if Nikki stayed a brainwashed clone.

* WhatAnIdiot: In the episode "Smarten Up", a woman goes into labour while she is stuck in the change room of the Khaki Barn. Kristen screams for help, at which point Caitlin's current boyfriend, Connor, suggests Jonesy help her, as he believes him to be a gynecologist.\\

''' Even Worse''': Kristen immediately speaks up and tries to tell Connor that Jonesy is not in college, before Caitlin cuts her off. Hearing the distressed woman scream in agony, Kristen panics and says that Jonesy will do, dragging the untrained, inexperienced teenager to perform a potentially life-threatening medical procedure.\\

* WhatAnIdiot: In the episode "Smarten Up", a woman gets stuck in the change room having a baby. The clones panic.
'''You'd Expect''': That the Clones would immediately call 911, as this is a life threatening emergency, and a change room is an incredibly unsafe place for a woman to give birth, not to mention the endless amounts of bad publicity. They would also leave one of their own in the change room to keep an eye on the woman's condition.
'''Instead''': Kristen panics and runs around screaming begging for help. Plenty of time is lost before she comes across the gang, during which the woman and her unborn child could have died.
** The gang just called the paramedics when George Bickerson (though at this point, still unnamed), has a heart attack from over exertion due to drinking coffee. Kristen comes running due to the woman giving birth.
''' You'd Expect''': Since the paramedics just went off screen and are presumably still in sight of the gang, either they or Kristen would run after them and tell them what is happening. They are trained medical professionals, and they could quickly the woman to an ambulance, or if it is too late and she has to give birth in the mall, move her to a cleaner environment where she could safely give birth.
''' Instead''': Nobody thinks to do this, and Jonesy winds up getting volunteered to deliver the baby.
** Caitlain has lied to a college guy by saying she and her friends are in college. Jonesy has to pretend he has a degree in gynecology, which deals with the female reproductive system. Naturally, the second Kristen comes screaming about the woman giving birth, Connor immediately volunteers Jonesy.
''' You'd Expect''': Caitlain would immediately admit she and her friends aren't in college. Jonesy is clearly completely unqualified for something this serious and it is not worth putting a woman's life in danger.
''' Even Better''': Kristen immediately speaks up and tries to tell Connor that Jonesy is not in college, before Caitlain cuts her off. Kristen should just resume making the revelation, as she knows all of the gang personally. Connor will likely dump Caitlain on the spot for her deception, but that is far better than forcing Jonesy to deliver a birth that Kristen knows he is completely unqualified to do.
''' Instead''': Kristen, in a panic, says that Jonesy will do and forces him to deliver the baby. Jonesy panics the entire way through and clearly has no idea what he is doing, in addition to being covered in germs that could put the mother and her infant at risk at dying.
''' The Result''': Nothing bad happens. The woman gives birth just fine, but it could easily have gone very differently if this wasn't a children's show.

* EarWorm: All of Wyatt's songs at Burger McFlipsters are seen by this as the customers at the store find the usual songs boring at best and annoying at worst.

** Jonesy tends to either be loved for his funny and charismatic personality, or hated for going too far with his CasanovaWannabe schtick at times and being the most prone to [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in Jerkass]] (usually due his negative traits such as laziness or dishonesty). And unlike his girlfriend Nikki who tends to just be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold at her worst, he tends to go all the way.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Jonesy tends to either be loved for his funny and charismatic personality, or hated for going too far with his CasanovaWannabe schtick at times and being the most prone to [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in Jerkass]] (usually due his negative traits such as laziness or dishonesty). And unlike his girlfriend Nikki who tends to just be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold at her worst, he tends to go all the way.

* DesignatedVillain:
** Ron the Rent a Cop in spades throughout the show. While Tricia always does something villainous for her own amusement, Ron is just trying to do his job. Much of what the gang does, especially the male members, either do a lot of things that create a lot of trouble or are outright illegal, so he has every right to be so cautious and suspicious of them. But because of ProtagonistCenteredMorality, he gets portrayed as an [[PoliceAreUseless incompetent cop]] with a hefty dose of InspectorJavert thrown in.
** The bosses usually are this, especially Jonesy's various bosses. Usually whenever they criticize the protagonists, they usually have a valid reason to do so. Jonesy either abuses the customers or is incredibly lazy, Nikki is outright contemptuous of the clones, and Big Steve usually is correct about Caitlain's various antics. While there are some instances of the bosses clearly abusing their power, Coach Halder using Jen as target practice, and Wayne's abuse of Jude are standout examples, they often get portrayed as unreasonable or jerks.

** For instance, Canada legalized gay marriage in July of 2005, so "Role Reversal" (which aired in 2010) was justified there; the US didn't legalize gay marriage in all 50 states until just less than ''10 years later'', which was why the episode was banned from airing in the States.
** Anytime a person of either gender shows a clingy or obsessive behavior towards someone of the opposite gender would be very hard to get away with today given the awareness of sexual harassment.

* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: [[spoiler:"Bye Bye Nikki"'s plot is Nikki leaving the group forever.]] No way a light-hearted comedy show about a bunch of teenagers hanging out at the mall could have a BittersweetEnding, right?

** In "Boo, Dude", the viewer is supposed to cheer for the boys as they attempt to pull a prank on the {{Jerkass}} Rent-A-Cop. However, their practical joke borders on being a criminal offense: they close off ''all'' bathroom stalls in the mall sans one, then cover the only remaining seat with a thin layer of butter, ensuring that whoever sits on it slides inside and gets stuck inside the bowl. Their ultimate objective is to take a picture of Ron as he is helpless and with his pants down. To make matters worse, Caitlin is the one who ends up falling for the trap, and instead of showing remorse for humiliating their friend, the boys callously laugh as she struggles to set herself free.