Line #19 WebVideo/TheClassroom


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4	''The Classroom'' is a class project/webseries, and AffectionateParody of ''Series/TheOfficeUS''. Set in the titular classroom of West Florida High School, in a Senior Multimedia class, whose focus is school news and video projects, the show follows the wacky hijinks of the class's students. Led by a lazy and apathetic teacher, Mr. Justin Luciano, the students must deal with rivalries among each other, demands of the greater school area, and other mayhem and mischief.
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6	Being a class project, it should be noted the show's target audience were the students and staff of the school in which it is set, but that doesn't stop one from enjoying the show, as it's easy enough to follow without much prior knowledge. ''WebVideo/TheClassroom'' follows its source material's mockumentary style, and takes more than a few pages out of its book when it comes to characters and style. The series lasted seven episodes throughout 2014, until the starring class graduated. It ended inconclusively, with other episodes being planned and written, but left unfinished.
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8	The first official episode (discounting the unofficial pilot), can be found: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUAL16WzBGE&feature=c4-overview&list=UUSXnQ9rNFSFOHXDMGhv7Hug./ here]]
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10	The unofficial pilot (which is considered non-canon and is a RandomEventsPlot lacking the current series' tone and style can be watched here: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD4MvhJ4sAk/ here]]
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12	!!The Classroom contains examples of:
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14	* ADayInTheLimelight: Most episodes will revolve around two or three of the main cast, with some being more ensemble-based.
15	** The pilot is one for Scooter
16	** The third episode for Jason and Garrett.
17	** The fourth for Ashley, and to a lesser extent Taylor.
18	** The fifth episode is one for Scooter and Anthony.
19	* AffectionateParody: of ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', complete with the credits theme.
20	* AlwaysInClassOne
21	* ApatheticTeacher: Luciano. Averted by Mrs. Reda though.
22	* AsideGlance: Like it's source material, The Classroom is fond of these from time to time.
23	* AsHimself: The entire cast.
24	* BatmanGambit: Used by Luciano in the first episode to trick Scooter into getting a referral.
25	* BenevolentBoss: Played mostly straight by Luciano, and moreso by Mrs. Reda.
26	* BerserkButton: Jason has one when Scooter is recognized over him.
27	* BeYourself: The point of the fourth episode.
28	* BigBadDuumvirate: Garrett and Anthony, while not outright villains, can cause a lot of trouble for the rest of the cast with their antics, intentional or not.
29	* BigNo: Jason closes out the first episode with one.
30	* BillingDisplacement: Luciano appears less and less frequently, despite being featured first in the credits. See Real Life Writes the Plot below.
31	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Taylor, sort of.
32	* BreatherEpisode: The 6th episode, which follows the rather turbulent ValentinesDayEpisode.
33	* BrickJoke: There's almost always one at the end of each episode.
34	* BrilliantButLazy: Luciano, and also Scooter.
35	* BrokenAesop: Often used to comedic effect; for example, the fourth episode has everyone undergo New Years Resolutions to better themselves, resulting in them becoming completely different people. Everything's returned to normal by the end - but "normal" isn't a reassuring prospect.
36	* ButtMonkey: Myles
37	* CheshireCatGrin: Garrett has one in the Christmas Episode, in a ShoutOut to the ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' cartoon.
38	* ChristmasEpisode: The third episode, no less.
39	* ComedicSociopathy: The show practically runs on this.
40	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Everyone assumes that New Years Resolutions are about changing their entire personalities rather than simply improving themselves as they are.
41	* ContinuityNod: Garrett references Taylor called him "friendless" in the 5th episode.
42	* DirectedByCastMember: Every single episode is, as it's produced by Multimedia students. The show is as much a project for them as anything else.
43	* {{Eagleland}}: Type II slightly invoked by Anthony in his PDA lecture, stating that in America, hugging isn't tolerated and that "we are not a loving culture."
44	* EarlyBirdCameo: Corey and Addie appear in the credits at least two episodes before their characters are properly introduced.
45	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: With Luciano being OutOfFocus, the first episode seems odd with him in place as the teacher, the lack of a subplot, no ZanyScheme from Garrett and Anthony, and Jason and Scooter's rivalry is toned down in favor of Jason's YesMan characterization and Scooter's delusions of favoritism.
46	** Even stranger in hindsight is the unofficial pilot, which has very little in common with the current series. Luciano is still the teacher, but is more sympathetic and willing to listen. Scooter is more aware of his and Jason's rivalry, rather than blissfully ignorant of it, and he actively (rather than accidentally) antagonizes him. Jason is more creative than controlling, Garrett and Anthony are more hyperactive comic relief than malicious snarkers, Kameron is a CovertPervert, and Myles only has one scene. Additionally, the entire episode revolves around a project for the news, which isn't as big a plot point in the current series. While it was intended to introduce an audience to the series, it bears very little semblance to what the show has recently become.
47	* EurekaMoment: Garrett has one in the Christmas Episode.
48	* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Shared among the cast, it generally goes:
49	** The Cynics are Garrett and Taylor, who actively hate everyone and everything.
50	** The Optimists are Myles and Ashley, who maintain positive outlooks despite their shortcomings.
51	** The Realists are Jason and Luciano, who approach situations rationally and see both sides of issues.
52	** The Apathetics are Anthony and Kameron, who sit back and watch, or participate halfheartedly.
53	* FriendshipMoment: Jason's apology to Scooter in the fifth episode is easily one.
54	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Often invoked during talking heads of the cast.
55	* GoneHorriblyRight: Many episodic plots run on this, like the 4th and 5th episodes.
56	* HappilyMarried: Luciano reminds the class that he's married and has children in defense that he's not a computer nerd. Apparently it "Proves nothing."
57	* HeelRealization: Garrett at the end of the third episode, and pretty much everyone at the end of the fourth.
58	* HowTheCharacterStoleChristmas: Loosely done with Garrett in the Christmas episode.
59	* InSeriesNickName: "Lucy" for Luciano. He doesn't seem to mind.
60	** "Scooter" is also technically a nickname.
61	* {{Irony}}: Garrett and Taylor's mutual hatred of romance and couples results in them developing unexpected {{UST}}.
62	* JerkassHasAPoint: Jason concedes that Garrett's right about Ashley New Years resolution plan hurt them more than it helped them.
63	* KickTheDog: Scooter and Myles receive the worst of it.
64	* KissingDiscretionShot: Taylor and Garrett's kiss from the Valentines Day Episode is obscured by Myles's untimely entrance.
65	* LampshadeHanging: Garrett points out that there was no reason to do New Years Resolutions at the ''end'' of January towards the end of the 4th episode, referencing the episode's late release.
66	* LightFeminineDarkFeminine: Ashley is Light - being outgoing and seeing the best in the others, while Taylor is dark - being jaded and guarded.
67	* LivingProp: Most people who aren't in the main cast qualify as this as nameless students in the background.
68	* LonelyTogether: Garrett and Taylor during the 5th episode.
69	* {{Mockumentary}}
70	* MoodWhiplash: Regularly used; the most notable is likely in the ValentinesDayEpisode, where Jason delivers a particularly hurtful speech to Scooter and walks away. Then we cut to Anthony condemning twerking as disgustingly resembling "violent pooping," and being completely serious about the entire thing.
71	* NoAntagonist: The source of most conflicts are the students' own faults.
72	* OstentatiousSecret: Luciano's secret box would be more of a secret if he didn't make such a huge deal about it.
73	* PaperThinDisguise: Garrett's Janitor disguise. It's literally just a jumpsuit and fake mustache.
74	* PetTheDog: Occasionally, Luciano reveals that he does actually care about his students, if not about teaching them.
75	* PoorCommunicationKills: Garrett and Taylor over the course of the 6th episode.
76	* OutOfFocus: Luciano, increasingly so.
77	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The cast gradually evolve into this.
78	* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Because Luciano took up a new job at the school as its Technology Coordinator, he had to replaced both in and out of the show by Mrs. Reda. He still stays on occasionally, but not nearly as often as was planned.
79	* ReplacementScrappy: Averted by Mrs. Reda as Luciano's replacement for Luciano in-universe. Jason notes she certainly appreciates him more.
80	* RomanceEnsues: Garrett and Taylor over the course of the 5th episode.
81	* RunningGag: Anthony seeming to practically live under the news desk.
82	* SeinfeldianConversation: The fourth episode opens with the cast debating who the best comedian to deeply kiss is.
83	* SanitySlippage: Ashley over the course of the fourth episode.
84	* SchoolClubStories: It's not a club, but as a Career Academy, the Multimedia class is close enough.
85	* SlouchOfVillainy: Garrett is often seated this way, with his legs propped up somewhere.
86	* ShipTease: Garrett and Taylor in the fifth episode, which later becomes regular {{UST}}
87	* ShoutOut: Several. The second episode has Jason practically quote the Joker's speech to Harvey Dent from ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
88	* SpoofAesop: While most episodes have some genuine lesson learned by the cast, some are parodied.
89	* TakeThat: To twerking in the 5th episode as part of Anthony's PDA lecture.
90	* ThatDidntHappen: Taylor and Garrett reluctantly state this of their interaction on Valentine's Day.
91	* ThoseTwoGuys: Garrett and Anthony, though they regularly branch off from each other.
92	* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: They're Multimedia students, but their projects and such are only ever mentioned in passing, and even then, it seems most of the class spend their time goofing off than working.
93	* TookALevelInKindness: Garrett thinks he's doing this during the 4th episode, but he's not.
94	* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Taylor when she becomes the new teacher in the second episode, if only for a brief moment.
95	* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Almost everyone at some point, save Myles.
96	* ValentinesDayEpisode: The 5th episode.
97	* WackyHomeroom: The entire premise.
98	* WeirdnessMagnet: The Classroom as a whole, and to a lesser extent, Luciano; he doesn't escape the kids' antics even after his promotion.
99	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Jason in his efforts to better the class. The same could occasionally be said for Garrett and Anthony.
100	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Luciano was going to stay on and evolve into a more blatant Michael Scott {{Expy}}, and several episodes such as ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' and '*Film/TheShining'' parodies were scrapped as being too unjustified for the {{Mockumentary}} style.
101	* WholePlotReference: Garrett's subplot in the Christmas episode is a very loose one of ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas.''
102	* Creator/WillFerrell: Referred to in the fourth episode as the best comedian to make out with.
103	* WithFriendsLikeThese: Myles's relationship with the rest of the cast.
104	* WrittenByCastMember: The show's writing team consists of actors Jason, Anthony, Garrett, and Corey.

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