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''Horrible Harry'' is a book series by Suzy Kline for young kids about the adventures of a typical second-grader named Harry who likes gross things and causing trouble. The books also follow the antics of Harry's fellow second-graders, including his [[Heterosexual Life Partners|best friend,]] Doug; his [[Puppy Love|crush]], Song Lee; his arch-rival, Sidney, and their teacher, Miss Mackle. |
''Horrible Harry'' is a book series by Suzy Kline for young kids about the adventures of a typical second-grader named Harry who likes gross things and causing trouble. The books also follow the antics of Harry's fellow second-graders, including his [[Heterosexual Life Partners|best friend,]] Doug; his [[Puppy Love|crush]], Song Lee; his arch-rival, Sidney, and their teacher, Miss Mackle. |
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If you were looking for the other Harry that has a scar and glasses, go [[Harry Potter|here]]. |
If you were looking for the other Harry that has a scar and glasses, go [[Harry Potter|here]]. |
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* [[Arch Enemy|Arch Enemies]]: Sidney and Harry. |
* [[Arch Enemy|Arch Enemies]]: Sidney and Harry. |
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* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: Mary. |
* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: Mary. |
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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Harry gets one in ''Horrible Harry and the Holidaze'' after his great-grandfather has to be sent to a nursing home because of a stroke. |
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Harry gets one in ''Horrible Harry and the Holidaze'' after his great-grandfather has to be sent to a nursing home because of a stroke. |
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Doug and Harry; Mary and Ida. |
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Doug and Harry; Mary and Ida. |
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* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Harry and Sidney constantly refer to each other as "Sid the Squid" and "Harry the Canary." |
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* [[Jerkass]]: Sidney, Harry and Mary all have their moments, but Sidney takes it [[Kick the Dog|a step too far]] in ''Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion'' when he kills a fish in the class fish tank so he can frame Harry. |
* [[Jerkass]]: Sidney, Harry and Mary all have their moments, but Sidney takes it [[Kick the Dog|a step too far]] in ''Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion'' when he kills a fish in the class fish tank so he can frame Harry. |
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* <s>[[Evil Redhead|Evil]]</s> [[Evil Redhead|Jerk Ass Redhead]]: Sidney. |
* <s>[[Evil Redhead|Evil]]</s> [[Evil Redhead|Jerk Ass Redhead]]: Sidney. |
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* [[Limited Wardrobe]] |
* [[Limited Wardrobe]] |
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* [[New Year Same Class]] |
* [[New Year, Same Class]] |
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* [[No Name Given|No (Full) Name Given]]: Averted. Everyone's last name is mentioned at some point; Harry (Spooger), Doug (Hurtuk), Song Lee (Park), Sidney (La Fleur), Dexter (Sanchez), Mary (Berg), Ida (Burrell), and Yousef "ZuZu" (Hadad). |
* [[No Name Given|No (Full) Name Given]]: Averted. Everyone's last name is mentioned at some point; Harry (Spooger), Doug (Hurtuk), Song Lee (Park), Sidney (La Fleur), Dexter (Sanchez), Mary (Berg), Ida (Burrell), and Yousef "ZuZu" (Hadad). |
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* [[Not Allowed to Grow Up]]: Averted. The class and their teacher carry on into third grade. |
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* [[Not So Different]]: Sidney and Harry. |
* [[Not So Different]]: Sidney and Harry. |
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* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: In ''Horrible Harry and the Dragon War'', Harry and Song Lee get into an argument about Asian and European dragons. |
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: In ''Horrible Harry and the Dragon War'', Harry and Song Lee get into an argument about Asian and European dragons. |
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* [[Sassy Black Woman]]: Ida is an aversion. (Well, she's only seven or eight years old, so yeah.) |
* [[Sassy Black Woman]]: Ida is an aversion. (Well, she's only seven or eight years old, so yeah.) |
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* [[Shown Their Work]]: All of the depictions of winter holidays from around the world in ''Horrible Harry and the Holidaze'' are certified 100% accurate. |
* [[Shown Their Work]]: All of the depictions of winter holidays from around the world in ''Horrible Harry and the Holidaze'' are certified 100% accurate. |
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* [[Tear Jerker]]: In-universe - when Miss Mackle is reading the part of ''[[ |
* [[Tear Jerker]]: In-universe - when Miss Mackle is reading the part of ''[[Charlotte's Web]]'' where {{spoiler|Charlotte}} dies, Harry and Song Lee cry. |
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* [[Token Minority]]: Averted, '''hard'''. There's Song Lee (who's Korean), Mary (who is Jewish), ZuZu (who's Lebanese), Ida (who's black), Dexter (who is Hispanic or Latin-American) and possibly Sidney (who's probably French because his last name is La Fleur). |
* [[Token Minority]]: Averted, '''hard'''. There's Song Lee (who's Korean), Mary (who is Jewish), ZuZu (who's Lebanese), Ida (who's black), Dexter (who is Hispanic or Latin-American) and possibly Sidney (who's probably French because his last name is La Fleur). |
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* [[Toy Ship]]: Harry and Song Lee — one book even saw them getting (fake) married. |
* [[Toy Ship]]: Harry and Song Lee — one book even saw them getting (fake) married. |
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* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes|Why Did It have To Be Elevators]]: Harry is terrified of elevators because of an incident in a department store (IIRC) that happened when he was three. |
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It have To Be Elevators]]: Harry is terrified of elevators because of an incident in a department store (IIRC) that happened when he was three. |
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* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Song Lee, although she's Korean, not Japanese. |
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: Song Lee, although she's Korean, not Japanese. |
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Latest revision as of 18:48, 3 August 2017
Horrible Harry is a book series by Suzy Kline for young kids about the adventures of a typical second-grader named Harry who likes gross things and causing trouble. The books also follow the antics of Harry's fellow second-graders, including his best friend, Doug; his crush, Song Lee; his arch-rival, Sidney, and their teacher, Miss Mackle.
If you were looking for the other Harry that has a scar and glasses, go here.
Tropes used in Horrible Harry include:
- Arch Enemies: Sidney and Harry.
- Blondes Are Evil: Mary.
- Book Dumb: Harry.
Cool TeacherCool Principal: Mr. Cardini. He let Doug spike his hair.- Crowning Moment of Awesome: The climax of Song Lee and the "I Hate You" Notes. Beware the Nice Ones indeed.
- Crowning Moment of Funny: Sidney making a canary out of Tinker Toys in Horrible Harry and the Green Slime (see In Series Nickname below).
- Fan Boy: Dexter's main shtick is being an Elvis fanboy.
- Feud Episode: Three times.
- Follow the Leader: This series takes several cues from Ramona Quimby and The Magic School Bus.
- Girlish Pigtails: Mary.
- Hair Color Dissonance: Is Harry's hair black or dark red?
- Hair of Gold: Doug and Miss Mackle.
- Heroic BSOD: Harry gets one in Horrible Harry and the Holidaze after his great-grandfather has to be sent to a nursing home because of a stroke.
- Heterosexual Life Partners: Doug and Harry; Mary and Ida.
- In-Series Nickname: Harry and Sidney constantly refer to each other as "Sid the Squid" and "Harry the Canary."
- Jerkass: Sidney, Harry and Mary all have their moments, but Sidney takes it a step too far in Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion when he kills a fish in the class fish tank so he can frame Harry.
EvilJerk Ass Redhead: Sidney.- Limited Wardrobe
- New Year, Same Class
- No (Full) Name Given: Averted. Everyone's last name is mentioned at some point; Harry (Spooger), Doug (Hurtuk), Song Lee (Park), Sidney (La Fleur), Dexter (Sanchez), Mary (Berg), Ida (Burrell), and Yousef "ZuZu" (Hadad).
- Not So Different: Sidney and Harry.
- Our Dragons Are Different: In Horrible Harry and the Dragon War, Harry and Song Lee get into an argument about Asian and European dragons.
- Sassy Black Woman: Ida is an aversion. (Well, she's only seven or eight years old, so yeah.)
- Shown Their Work: All of the depictions of winter holidays from around the world in Horrible Harry and the Holidaze are certified 100% accurate.
- Tear Jerker: In-universe - when Miss Mackle is reading the part of Charlotte's Web where Charlotte dies, Harry and Song Lee cry.
- Token Minority: Averted, hard. There's Song Lee (who's Korean), Mary (who is Jewish), ZuZu (who's Lebanese), Ida (who's black), Dexter (who is Hispanic or Latin-American) and possibly Sidney (who's probably French because his last name is La Fleur).
- Toy Ship: Harry and Song Lee — one book even saw them getting (fake) married.
- Why Did It have To Be Elevators: Harry is terrified of elevators because of an incident in a department store (IIRC) that happened when he was three.
- Yamato Nadeshiko: Song Lee, although she's Korean, not Japanese.