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* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: As seen in "Noshing and Moshing" at the Schweiber's cocktail party, where she ditches the army jacket, puts on a hot dress, and deservingly attracts the (welcome) attention of the Schweiber's eldest son, [[Nice Jewish Boy]] Barry.
* [[Soapbox Sadie]]: She represents a mild (and likeable) example. Definitely in evidence when (at the time) Vice President George Bush pays a visit to Mc Kinley High.
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* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[Teen Genius]]: As a former "mathlete", she is seen to be able to do complicated arithmatic in her head.
* [[Toxic Friend Influence]]: Used most evidently as a [[Plot Device]] in "Looks and Books".
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* [[Wild Teen Party]]: She throws a house-party to try to impress the Freaks, as seen in "Beers and Weirs".
* [[Yoko Oh No]]: She inadvertently becomes this in "I'm with the Band", where she splits up the Freak's band when actually trying to get them to improve. Ken even calls her Yoko at one point.
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* [[Broken Bird]]: Due to her fairly hellish home-life, as seen in the episode "Kim Kelly is My Friend".
* [[The Bully]]: Early on in the series, to both Lindsay ''and'' Sam.
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* [[Character Development]]: Like her boyfriend Daniel, she goes through quite the [[Defrosting Ice Queen|rehabilitation]] process as the series progresses, starting off as an antagonising, mean-spirited bitch early on, but ending up as Lindsay's best friend by the finale, "Discos and Dragons".
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]
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* [[Wrong Side of the Tracks]]
* [[You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry]]
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== Daniel Desario ==
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* [[Cool Loser]]
* [[Cool People Rebel Against Authority]]
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'''Daniel''': No, I don't think I'm cool...
'''Mr Rosso''': You don't think you're the Fonz or something? }}
* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: ''SO much!''
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* [[Improbably Cool Car]]: His (beat up) Pontiac Trans Am, which were available no earlier than 1979 and since the show takes place in 1980, it is highly unlikely that a high school student from a low-income family could afford what was then a fairly new car.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: He confides in Harris that he is secretly worried about just how badly he is doing in school, and makes a genuine effort (after initial frostiness) to be useful when he joins the AV club.
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* [[School Is for Losers]]: His attitude before [[Character Development]] kicks in, later on in the series.
* [[The Slacker]]
* [[Troubled but Cute]]
* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: His regurgitated sob-story when he's busted for cheating on a math test.
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== Nick Andopolis ==
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* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: He never really gets over Lindsay, despite hooking up with Sara by the series finale.
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: He has a huge argument with his father and storms out after he sells his drums.
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* [[Cringe Comedy]]: [[Obsession Song|"Lady L"]] anyone?
* [[Dreadful Musician]]
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* [[Military Brat]]: His over-bearing father is in the Air-Force.
* [[Obsession Song]]: Oh God yes...
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** [[Her Codename Was Mary Sue]]: Or rather, Lady L.....
* [[One Head Taller]]: He's a clear ''foot'' taller than Lindsay.
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* [[The Slacker]]
* [[The Stoner]]: He's the biggest pot-head in the Freak group, even best-friend Daniel says so.
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== Ken Miller ==
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* [[Grumpy Bear]]
* [[Invisible Parents]]: Unlike all of the other main characters, Ken's parents are never seen. From what he briefly mentions of them, they don't seem to have been around much in his life.
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(When asked what his parents are like) Well....they're good at their jobs... }}
* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: Ironic how the most timid of the Freaks became the most prominent of the actors.
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* [[Cringe Comedy]]: Sam frequently finds himself in ball-shrinkingly humiliating situations.
* [[Geek Physiques]]: Of the skinny, 103 pounds variety.
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* [[Give Geeks a Chance]]: Actually gets to date his crush Cindy. Of course, it didn't last, but at least he got to do the dumping when the time came...
* [[The Hero]]
* [[Older Than They Look]]: He's 14, but looks younger. (Arguably, he ''looks'' 14 but is an aversion of [[Dawson Casting]] surrounded by straight examples)
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* [[Naked People Are Funny]]
** [[Censor Box]]: As seen when he forced to streak through the halls.
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* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: Averted. Although it's not an important part of the plot, it comes up quite a few times.
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* [[Attention Whore]]
* [[Casanova Wannabe]]: Neal thinks he's a ladies' man, so he's a [[Casanova Wannabe]] in training
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* [[Extraverted Nerd]]
* [[Its Pronounced Tropay]]
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* [[Jewish and Nerdy]]
* [[Locked Out of the Loop]]: Before Sam and Bill told him, everyone in his family except him knew his father was cheating on his mother. Poor kid.
* [[Parental Issues]]: He reacts (understandibly) very badly to the above news.
** [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: This comes to a head at the Schweibers cocktail party in "Noshing and Moshing", where he uses his ventriliquism act as a platform to berate and humiliate his father.
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* [[Sad Clown]]
* [[Ventriloquism]]
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: In ''Smooching and Mooching,' it's implied that Harold's father was one of these.
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'''Lindsay''': Yeah, I know the feeling...
'''Harold''': Lindsay, trust me, you ''don't''. }}
* [[Bumbling Dad]]: Harold takes himself ''very'' seriously, but his kids find him amusing at best and confoundingly frustrating at his worst.
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* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Jean.
* [[Scare'Em Straight]]: Harold often employs this method:
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'''Lindsay''': DAD! what are you talking about?! }}
* [[Sexless Marriage]]: AVERTED.
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* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: To Neal, ofcourse, but all of the Geeks look up to him too.
* [[The Casanova]]: Now he's at college:
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* [[Nice Jewish Boy]]
* [[Temporary Love Interest]]: Lindsay finds him very attractive and they make out after his parent's cocktail party.
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* [[Hot Mom]]
** [[Stacy's Mom]]
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* [[Looking for Love In All the Wrong Places]]: Dating her son's hated PE teacher, for example.
* [[Mama Bear]]: She's very protective of her son, and really lays into Alan after Bill falls into a coma following Alan's peanut prank.
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* [[Military School]]: Where he keeps threatening to send Nick, if his grades don't improve.
* [[Stealth Mentor]]: He claims to be looking out for Nick's future, which in essence is true, but the way he goes about it is incredibly harsh.
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== Cookie Kelly and Arlo, Kim's Stepfather ==
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: The episode "Kim Kelly is My Friend" was [[Banned in China|not shown]] by NBC in the initial run because of it's portrayal of Kim's violent homelife.
* [[Berserk Button]]
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* [[Dumb Muscle]]: Kim's step-dad.
* [[Dysfunctional Family]]: And how...
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* [[Jerkass]]: Both of them....
* [[Joisey]]: Cookie's got the accent (and look).
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* [[You're Not My Father]]
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== Chip Kelly ==
* [[Parental Favoritism]]
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* [[Police Brutality]]: Kim's older brother was beaten up by the police and appears to be brain-damaged.
** [[Empty Shell]]: Following the above incident, he lies on the couch all day sleeping and "never parties".
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* [[Foil]]: Again, to Lindsay. Good student, goes to church, listens to her parents and cares about school in contrast to Lindsay, possibly reflecting what Lindsay used to be before she joined the freaks.
* [[Christian Rock]]
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* [[Holier Than Thou]]
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* [[Les Yay]]: A lot of fans think Millie has the hots for Lindsay.
* [[Moral Guardians|Moral Guardian]]: She acts like this to Lindsay, and is constantly trying to bring her back into the mathlete crowd, early on in the series.
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* [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders]]
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: She's not so much a bitch per se, but it's pretty shocking when we finally see her flip-side.
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* [[Class Representative]]: For the young Republicans club.
* [[Derailing Love Interests]]: ''Prior'' to dating Sam, she only comes across as perfectly pleasant, just a little shallow and ditzy perhaps. Her character [[Face Heel Turn]] into a bossy, controlling shrew is abrupt and surprising.
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* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Lovable Jock]]: He's a genuinely nice guy.
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** And is likewise a [[Strawman Political|Democrat]].
* [[Lust Object]]: For Cindy.
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* [[Big Fun]]: He shows an infectious enthusiasm for the Geeks favorite interests: sci-fi, Dungeons & Dragons, etc.
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* [[Fat Girl|Fat Guy]]
* [[Geek Physiques]]: Of the clinically obese variety
* [[Hidden Depths]]: He's seen to be quite an intuitive, astute guy and offers Sam relationship advice about Cindy.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Once he's taken up by the Geeks, he's seen to be a very complimentary, constructive friend.
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* [[The Pig Pen]]: He's not messy, but due to a medical condition (trimethylaminuria), he ''reeks''.
* [[Sixth Ranger]]
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* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]
* [[Mentor Archetype]]: Very much so to the Geeks (and occasionally Daniel), he provides sage counselling on a variety of topics.
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* [[Nerds Are Sexy]]: His girlfriend, Judith, finds him irresistable.
* [[Older and Wiser]]: Than the Geeks, despite being only one year older.
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* [[Please Put Some Clothes On]]: He has no compunction about strutting around in the locker room naked, much to Sam's discomfort.
* [[The Smart Guy]]
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: She's one of the show's recurring extras before her big spotlight in the finale.
* [[Disco Dan|Disco Dawn]]: She loves it, despite the backlash against disco at the time.
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* [[Fan Girl]]: She admits to having had a crush on Nick for years.
* [[Genki Girl]]
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* [[The Bully]]: She takes particular exception to poor Sam, giving him the nickname "Pygmy Geek".
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* [[Jerkass]]
* [[The Ladette]]
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* [[Break the Haughty]]: She freezes and embarrasses herself at a mathlete competition where Lindsay's brilliance wins the day.
* [[Holier Than Thou]]: She's unbelievably prim and patronising.
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* [[The Rival]]: To Lindsay, when it comes to math.
* [[Smug Snake]]
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* [[Giant Mook]]: He's one of the nastier elements at Mc Kinley, picking on Sam and Lindsay on occasion.
* [[Jerkass]]: So much so even teachers enjoy putting him in his place.
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== Laurie ==
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* [[Granola Girl]]: She's a flaky Deadhead, and befriends Lindsay in the series finale.
* [[Hello, Nurse!]]
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* [[Moe]]: She provides a good real-life example.
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* [[Psychologist Teacher]]: He's the school guidance councillor.
* [[When I Was Your Age]]: Relates to other students this way. Sometimes it works...mostly it doesn't.
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== Mr Frank Kowchevski ==
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
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* [[Foe Yay]]: With Daniel, (whom he dislikes intensley) as seen in this quote:
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* [[Only Sane Man]]: So he thinks.
* [[Sadist Teacher]]
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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: He has an overtly camp manner.
* [[Apathetic Teacher]]: As seen with the despairing attitude he displays towards the pupils in his English Lit class.
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* [[Break the Haughty]]: He's pretty pompous, which makes him a prime target for back-chat from his pupils, such as when Lindsay ripped apart his attack on Kim by proving her opinion on Kerouac's ''On the Road'' book valid.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: He's a waspish, bitchy sort, and reserves particular venom for Daniel when he is trying to set up a projector for his class in "Discos and Dragons".
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* [[Mentor Archetype]]: To the Geeks - he's more like a friend than a teacher.
* [[Seen It All]]: He reassures the Geeks on the high school hierarchy and how the lives will turn out for the jocks who bully them.
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== Miss Foote ==
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