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{{quote|''"As long as we're in school, we're gonna get in trouble!"''|The theme song}} |
{{quote|''"As long as we're in school, we're gonna get in trouble!"''|The theme song}} |
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''[[Detention]]'' (1999-2000) is one of the shortest-lived cartoons to ever come out of [[Warner Bros]] Animation. Not only did it [[Too Good to Last|last for just 13 episodes]], it wasn't a [[Spin-Off]] to an earlier production, nor was it ever picked up for cable reruns. And to add insult to injury, it's been accused of ripping off [[Disney]]'s ''[[Recess]]''. In the end, though, it's still pretty dang memorable. |
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The show centers on a group of preteen students at Benedict Arnold Middle School who engage in all sorts of [[Hilarity Ensues|wacky hijinks during their everyday lives]]; but try as they may, they simply cannot avoid being put in detention by the end of the school day. There, they are kept under the strict supervision of [[Sadist Teacher|Eugenia P. Kisskillya]], a former Marine Corps sergeant who is also the school's gym teacher. |
The show centers on a group of preteen students at Benedict Arnold Middle School who engage in all sorts of [[Hilarity Ensues|wacky hijinks during their everyday lives]]; but try as they may, they simply cannot avoid being put in detention by the end of the school day. There, they are kept under the strict supervision of [[Sadist Teacher|Eugenia P. Kisskillya]], a former Marine Corps sergeant who is also the school's gym teacher. |
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The [[Five-Man Band|kids the show focuses on]] include: |
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* [[Perky Goth|Shareena Wickett]], a freely-thinking [[Little Miss Snarker|Goth-dressed girl]] who prefers to avoid the in-crowd and finds pleasure in the sublime. |
* [[Perky Goth|Shareena Wickett]], a freely-thinking [[Little Miss Snarker|Goth-dressed girl]] who prefers to avoid the in-crowd and finds pleasure in the sublime. |
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* [[The Hero|Emmitt Roswell]], a blonde boy with born leadership abilities which are questioned by the fact that [[Only Sane Man|he believes that aliens exist]] and tries fruitlessly to make contact with them. Could also be considered a [[Agent Mulder]] and or a [[Conspiracy Theorist]]. |
* [[The Hero|Emmitt Roswell]], a blonde boy with born leadership abilities which are questioned by the fact that [[Only Sane Man|he believes that aliens exist]] and tries fruitlessly to make contact with them. Could also be considered a [[Agent Mulder]] and or a [[Conspiracy Theorist]]. |
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* [[Think Twins|Orangejella]] and [[The Smart Guy|Lemonjella LaBelle]] identical [[Black Best Friend|African-American]] sisters with high intellect and a habit of trying to one-up each other. |
* [[Think Twins|Orangejella]] and [[The Smart Guy|Lemonjella LaBelle]] identical [[Black Best Friend|African-American]] sisters with high intellect and a habit of trying to one-up each other. |
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* [[The Chick|Shelley Kelley]], a [[Cheerful Child|perky girl]] who constantly kisses up to Kisskillya and as a result is seen as [[The Scrappy]] by the other kids. |
* [[The Chick|Shelley Kelley]], a [[Cheerful Child|perky girl]] who constantly kisses up to Kisskillya and as a result is seen as [[The Scrappy]] by the other kids. |
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* [[Biting the Hand Humor]]: ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', a fellow show on [[The WB]], gets parodied along with the network itself in one episode. |
* [[Biting the Hand Humor]]: ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', a fellow show on [[The WB]], gets parodied along with the network itself in one episode. |
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* [[Can't Get in Trouble For Nuthin']]: Shelley Kelley, despite the fact that she spends an entire episode trying. |
* [[Can't Get in Trouble For Nuthin']]: Shelley Kelley, despite the fact that she spends an entire episode trying. |
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