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* '''Deconstructed''':
** The constant unluckiness kept bothering Bevis with increasing levels of misfortune to the point of [[Break the Cutie|breakage.]]
** One day, Bevis gets a shotgun and, [[
** All the abuse Bevis goes through causes him to become very bitter and cynical to the point where he's afraid of being happy lest something bad happens as a result. Whenever anything [[Throw the Dog A Bone|goes his way]], he becomes [[Properly Paranoid|paranoid]] that its merely a set up for him to be knocked down in an [[Yank the
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Even after the breakage, the unluckiness kept happening.
** Alternatively, in spite of all his bad luck, Bevis is [[The Stoic]] or manages to keep a [[Stiff Upper Lip]]. Due to this mentality, he never sees his bad luck as anything more than a bother or annoyance (even if logic says he really should). His low key reaction to the bad stuff that happens to him only serves to enhance the comedy.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bevis almost gets hit by a car, but the car stops. What ''does'' hit him is the baseball that rolls off the roof of a nearby building. But it turns it to be autographed, and worth thousands of dollars! Then he trips and falls down a hill. Into a river. But he finds a gold ring in the bottom of the stream! So he goes to the pawn shop... [[
* '''Averted''': Bevis T. Monkey is not particularly unlucky, nor is he especially lucky.
* '''Enforced''': The creators needed comedy relief so they created Bevis
* '''Lampshaded''': “Why do these bad things keep happening to me?”
* '''Invoked''': "I'm bored let's go pick on Bevis T. Monkey because that's always good for a laugh."
* '''Defied''': "[[
* '''Discussed''': "Is it just me or does God seem to hate Bevis T. Monkey?"
* '''Conversed''': "Maybe we should cut Monkey some slack." [[Beat]] "Naaaaaahhhh..."
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