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The boys all take notice of Gina's over-development, which causes self-esteem issues for Missy and Jessi.


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  • Bait-and-Switch: When Matthew interviews a few people to ask their opinions on Gina's boobs, it seems like Coach Steve loves them like the boys do, before it's revealed that he's actually talking about his whistle.
    "Hohoho! I love em! I love em so much! Cuz whistles, they're on strings. So when you accidentally swallow em, you can yank em right back out."
  • Blatant Lies: Jay tries to claim that Jessi dumping him is fake news.
  • Calling the Old Woman Out: Jessi finally lets out her anger at her mom.
    Jessi: You had an affair, and then forced dad to live in the basement.
    Shannon: Okay Jessi, what exactly do you want from me?
    Jessi: I want you to be a grown up and tell me what's going to happen!
  • Captain Oblivious: Cantor Dina is genuinely confused about why Jessi doesn't like her.
    Cantor Dina: Why do all my girlfriends' daughters hate me?
  • Go Fetch: Nick does this to Rick a few times so that he'll be able to talk to Gina without any distractions.
  • Go to Your Room!: After Jessi makes her mom cry, the latter tells her to go to her room, which doesn't work because they're already there. Then Jessi yells at her mom to go to her room.
    Shannon: Go to Your Room!
    Jessi: I'm already in my room! You go to your room!
    Shannon: Fine!
    Jessi: Fine!!
    [Shannon leaves crying]
  • Imagine Spot: Andrew has two about boobs.
    • The first time was in the locker room, and then he wakes up to find that he's hugging two basketballs that Jay has pressed to his chest.
    • He does it again later in the cafeteria. When he wakes up, it turns out he's hugging a bunch of bags. Unfortunately for Andrew, one of them is Caleb's.
    • A third one is stopped by Andrew before it could start because he wants to talk to Maury about why he likes boobs so much.
  • Irony: Coach Steve, the boys' sex-ed teacher, is a virgin who's never even seen a naked woman before.
  • Jerkass Has a Point: As mean as she is when she says it, Jessi's right in that Shannon had an affair, made Greg live in the basement, and needs to be the adult and tell her daughter what's going to happen now.
  • My Eyes Are Up Here: The advice Diane and Leah give Nick is to get to know Gina as more than just her boobs.
  • Nocturnal Emission: This apparently happens to Coach Steve a lot, seemingly because he's never had sex and hardly ever masturbates.
  • Noodle Incident: Apparently, Coach Steve once accidentally walked into the girls locker room, though he calls it the "triangle body locker room".
  • Precision F-Strike: The normally sweet Missy gives one to Mirror Missy when she finally comes to accept her body.
  • Public Bathhouse Scene: Missy's mom takes Jessi and Missy to a Korean spa.
  • Running Gag: Jay keeps putting his penis between his legs in a very obvious way.
  • Sarcasm Mode: After Jay's misogynistic remark on female sports, Nick says: "I can't believe Jessi dumped you."
  • Scenery Censor: Averted. The Korean spa scene doesn't hide the bodies of all the naked women.
  • So Proud of You: Connie is ecstatic at Jessi calling out her mother.
    Connie: That, was, beautiful. No notes!
  • Spit Take: After Leah mentions that she occasionally appreciates another woman's boobs, Maury spits the contents of the cup he brought from home onto Andrew.
    Andrew: Ugh! This is vodka!
    Maury: Hey listen, you want me sharp or what?
  • Stating the Simple Solution: Duke's advice for Nick to not blow his chances with Gina is to simply listen to what she has to say.
    Duke: It's shockingly effective! Haha!
    • It took Duke himself a while to realize this.
      Duke: Took me a lifetime to realize that women, get this, just want to be treated like human beings. Hahaha!
  • Suspiciously Specific Denial: After Jay messes with Andrew by pressing basketballs to his chest and tucking his penis between his legs, he claims he won't be doing it again later.
  • This Explains So Much: After Coach Steve confesses to Mr. Lizer that he's never "done sex", Mr. Lizer's response is: "That makes a tremendous amount of sense."
  • Unexpected Virgin: The boys are surprised to learn that Coach Steve, despite being over 40 and the Sex-Ed Teacher, has never even seen a naked woman before, let alone have sex.
  • Unusual Euphemism: At one point when talking to Mr. Lizer, Coach Steve calls sex "the hoochy poochy".

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