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Probably doesn't ''quite'' make it to classic status, especially the ending which {{spoiler|veers off into painfully straight teen-movie win-the-athletic-competition territory}}, but mentioning this film or quoting from it is very likely to bring a smile to the face of Tropers of a certain age. It does have a pretty strong cult following due to the fact that aside from that ending, it has a different sense of humor than most 80's teen comedies and seems far less dated than other films of its type.
Probably doesn't ''quite'' make it to classic status, especially the ending which {{spoiler|veers off into painfully straight teen-movie win-the-athletic-competition territory}}, but mentioning this film or quoting from it is very likely to bring a smile to the face of Tropers of a certain age. It does have a pretty strong cult following due to the fact that aside from that ending, it has a different sense of humor than most 80's teen comedies and seems far less dated than other films of its type.


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* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Ricky and his pursuit of Monique.
* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Ricky and his pursuit of Monique.
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* [[Evil Genius]]: Badger possibly qualifies.
* [[Evil Genius]]: Badger possibly qualifies.
* [[Funny Foreigner]]: [[Foreign Exchange Student|Monique]] mostly avoids this, except {{spoiler|for one or two ''slight'' problems with English.}}
* [[Funny Foreigner]]: [[Foreign Exchange Student|Monique]] mostly avoids this, except {{spoiler|for one or two ''slight'' problems with English.}}
* [[Hey Its That Guy]]: [[MASH|Charles Emerson Winchester]] is Lane's father. [[True Grit|Mattie Ross]] is his mother. His best bud Charles is [[Revenge of the Nerds|Dudley Dawson]]!
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: [[MASH|Charles Emerson Winchester]] is Lane's father. [[True Grit|Mattie Ross]] is his mother. His best bud Charles is [[Revenge of the Nerds|Dudley Dawson]]!
** Vincent Schiavelli as his math teacher, and didn't that truck driver own a [[Porkys|strip joint]] near Angel Beach?
** Vincent Schiavelli as his math teacher, and didn't that truck driver own a [[Porkys|strip joint]] near Angel Beach?
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: [[Powerpuff Girls|Buttercup]] is singing at the dance.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Powerpuff Girls|Buttercup]] is singing at the dance.
** Subversion: [[Rich Little]] as the voice of the Korean guy who learned to speak English from [[Howard Cosell]].
** Subversion: [[Rich Little]] as the voice of the Korean guy who learned to speak English from [[Howard Cosell]].
* [[Homemade Sweater From Hell]]: Jenny wears a reindeer outfit which comes complete with an antler-headpiece, and gives one to her husband which is aardvark-themed.
* [[Homemade Sweater From Hell]]: Jenny wears a reindeer outfit which comes complete with an antler-headpiece, and gives one to her husband which is aardvark-themed.
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* [[Medium Shift Gag]]: There are a couple of gag sequences in both clay and hand-drawn animation, representing Lane's bizarre daydreams about dancing hamburgers and so forth.
* [[Medium Shift Gag]]: There are a couple of gag sequences in both clay and hand-drawn animation, representing Lane's bizarre daydreams about dancing hamburgers and so forth.
* [[My Beloved Smother]]: Ricky's harridan of a mother.
* [[My Beloved Smother]]: Ricky's harridan of a mother.
* [[My Girl Is Not a Slut]]: After the break-up, every guy from the [[One Scene Wonder|math teacher]] to the rude mailman to [[The Flintstones|Barney Rubble]] is asking Lane if it would be alright to date his ex.
* [[My Girl Is Not a Slut]]: After the break-up, every guy from the [[One-Scene Wonder|math teacher]] to the rude mailman to [[The Flintstones|Barney Rubble]] is asking Lane if it would be alright to date his ex.
* [[Naked Freak Out]]: The roller-skating cheerleader in the cafeteria in her underwear, due to Lane's accidental slip-up. [[It Gets Worse]] as {{spoiler|ALL of her boyfriends give him a [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]}}.
* [[Naked Freak Out]]: The roller-skating cheerleader in the cafeteria in her underwear, due to Lane's accidental slip-up. [[It Gets Worse]] as {{spoiler|ALL of her boyfriends give him a [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]}}.
* [[One Scene Wonder]]: Vincent Schiavelli as Lane's [[The Ace|math teacher]].
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Vincent Schiavelli as Lane's [[The Ace|math teacher]].
* [[Reverse Harem]]: Chris Cummins is a cheerleader who dates the basketball team. The ''entire'' team.
* [[Reverse Harem]]: Chris Cummins is a cheerleader who dates the basketball team. The ''entire'' team.
* [[Running Gag]]: "I want my two dollars!!"
* [[Running Gag]]: "I want my two dollars!!"
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