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* [[Adam Westing]]: A lot of celebrities made cameos on this show, including [[Salma Hayek]] (who beats up Peter), [[Sandra Bullock]] (who beats up Peter), [[Scott Wolf]] ([[Very Punchable Man|sensing a pattern here?]])...
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Uncle Lonny
{{quote| '''Lonnie''':You're threatening me? That's a laugh...I'm 79 years old. I've got one kidney, one ball and one lung. I take Viagra just to keep from peeing on my shoes, and you're threatening me? Who are you frightening?}}
* [[Bi the Way]]: Given Peter's reaction when Bobby G. disrobes, he could be.
* [[Blood Brothers]]: Hilariously inverted. A very drunk Peter declares he and Adam to be this, then stabs both himself and Adam through the hand with a toothpick. Adam's horrified reaction shows the feeling is ''not'' mutual.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Stuart, especially when he complains that Peter is now taking movie advice from his "whore" (Wendy). Peter's response?
{{quote| "She's not my whore, she's my prostitute. '''You're''' my whore."}}
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: Everyone, especially Peter.
* [[Comedic Sociopathy]]
* [[Cosmic Plaything]]: The entire series is based around Peter Dragon's fall from grace and his chance to claw his way back to the top of the heap. This trope is explicitly acknowledged and lampshaded when spoiled A-List star [[Cloudcuckoolander|Holden Van Dorn]] makes the mistake of claiming he has ''Bad Luck'' in front of [[Butt Monkey|Peter...]]
{{quote| '''Peter''': Hey, hey, hey... bad luck? Let me tell you something - thirty-three years old I had cancer of the mole, ''that's'' "bad luck". ''*to [[Badass Grandpa|Lonnie]]*'' I'm calm! Heart attack at thirty-four is "bad luck". Overdosing the Director while [[Precision F-Strike|fucking]] his wife in the hot tub, he's ''wearing water wings'' for christ's sakes! [[Punctuated for Emphasis|That! Is! Just! Sheer! STUPIDITY!!!]]}}
* [[Determinator]]: Peter, in spades. He may be a cold-hearted [[Dirty Coward|amoral coward,]] but he is bound and determined to get to his place on top [[Humiliation Conga|no matter what it takes.]]
* [[Downer Ending]]: The result of being cancelled before it's main arc could be finished.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Peter does have a few stray morals lurking in his heart, though they usually manifest themselves at inopportune moments... like when his [[Cloudcuckoolander|drug-addled A-List star]] accidently {{spoiler|murders the director of his movie.}}
* [[Eye Take]]: When Peter realizes what a smarmy agent asking him to [[Crosses the Line Twice|cast a "falsely accused former football player" is really doing...]]
{{quote| '''Peter''': You're pitching me OJ Simpson?!?<br />
'''Agent''': Every kid knows his name!<br />
'''Peter''': Yeah, every kid knows to ''stay away from him!''' }}
* [[Gag Penis]]: Bobby G. [[Smug Snake|He isn't shy about it either,]] typically whipping it out in front of Peter to end an argument.