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The series focuses on the Stevens family. Steve, the father, is a lawyer whose wife, Eileen, serves as a state senator (the show being set in Sacramento, California). Their oldest son is Donnie Stevens, a [[Too Dumb to Live|dumb jock]] who obsesses over his hair. Most of the show's plots center on middle child Ren, the family's resident [[The Smart Guy|Smart Girl]], [[Teacher's Pet|principal's pet]] and perfectionist, and youngest child Louis Stevens, the show's king of the [[Zany Scheme]], get-rich-quick stunts and practical jokes.
This was the last "old school" Disney Channel Original Series before the [[Follow the Leader|paradigm shifter]] ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]'' premiered in 2001 and pioneered the now infamous [[Strictly Formula|Disney Channel Formula]]. It remained the last show on the channel without a quirky "gimmick" as part of the premise until ''[[Good Luck Charlie]]'' premiered ''ten years later''.<ref> By this, we mean the last show produced ''solely'' by the channel; ''[[Life with Derek]]'' was produced in Canada.</ref>
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=== This series contains examples of: ===
* [[Accidental Athlete]]: Twitty in "Head Games".
* [[All Cheering All the Time]]: [[Invoked]] and [[Played for Laughs]] in an episode Ren joins the squad, only to be criticized for not being perky enough; she takes this to heart and begins cheering all the time. This takes a turn for the bizarre where she cheers while doing laundry and suddenly realizes/cheers that a sock is missing... and still manages to make it rhyme and keep the pace.
* [[Animated Credits Opening]]: Done in [[Claymation]].
* [[Anti-Sneeze Finger]]: One episode uses this at the end, when Ren is getting a retake of her school photo. She is about to sneeze, but Louis puts his finger under her nose to stop it and save her from being photographed in mid-sneeze.
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* [[Breakout Character]]: The early episodes balanced Louis and Ren fairly evenly, perhaps even erring on the side of giving Ren more screen time. But somewhere along the line, the producers obviously came to realize that they had a star on their hands in the person of [[Shia LaBeouf]], and Louis increasingly stole the spotlight.
* [[The Cast Showoff]]: A few examples, most notably Christy Carlson Romano (Ren), A.J. Trauth (Twitty) and to a lesser degree Lauren Frost (Ruby).
* [[Chained to a Railway]]: In "Louis in the Middle", Tawny pretends to be tied to a
* [[Child Prodigy]]: Louis learned to walk at six months.
* [[Criminal Doppelganger]]: In the episode
** Actually, the evil Louis was named "Loomis Freeman".
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Most of the cast, but Tawny seems to be the most prolific example.
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* [[Known Only By Their Nickname]]: Subverted with Twitty as he is rarefy referred to by his first name and never by Louis as he seems confused when someone calls him Alan.
{{quote|Louis Stevens: Who's Alan?
Alan Twitty: Dude, I have a first name too, you know
** Also Beans is rarely referred to as Bernard.
* [[Last-Minute Hookup]]: a [[Disney Channel]] tradition. {{spoiler|[[Official Couple|Louis and Tawny]]
** [[Subverted]], as their feelings towards each other were hinted multiple times throughout
** [[Ship Tease|Not that anyone was surprised]].
* [[The Movie]]: The family plus Beans is stranded on a desert island in a combination ''[[Survivor]]''/''[[The Joe Schmo Show|Joe Schmo]]''-type reality show hosted by [[Saturday Night Live|Tim Meadows]].
* [[Musical Episode]]: "Influenza: The Musical".
** Also a [[Fever Dream Episode]].
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Donnie had his fair share of shirtless scenes.
** Ren and her bikini could be an example of Ms. Fanservice in the [[Movie]], but your mileage may vary
* [[Official Couple]]: Louis and Tawny.
* [[Power Trio]]: Louis, Twitty and Tawny. Also; Ren, Ruby, and Monique.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Virtually all of Ren's friends except for Ruby and Monique.
* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Coach Tugnut, especially in "Influenza:
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Donnie Donnie is quite Masculine but enjoys getting facials and shaves his legs. In one episode he turns the safety valve of the hot water heater so he could use use the scalding hot water from the shower in order to turn the bathroom into a sauna. [[Hilarity Ensures]] when Louis's candy bars that he has to sell melt after being to close to the heater.
{{quote|'''Tugnut:''' It has been pointed out that my obstacle course is dangerous, cruel and sadistic. It has also been pointed out that I myself am dangerous, cruel, and sadistic. So I have decided to cancel 6th period.
'''*Kids cheer*'''
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