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Line 2: [[File:cymphonique-how-to-rock-cast_7412.jpg\|frame]] ''[[How Toto Rock]]'' is a Nickelodeon series about a girl named Kacey Simon, member of her school's social elite until her loss of eyesight and the tooth injury that results from it force her to get glasses and braces, which causes her [[Girl Posse]] to kick her out. With her former friends wanting nothing to do with her, she ends up hanging out with the members of a music group called Gravity 5, who turn out to be much better friends than the ones she knew. Loosely based on the book ''How To Rock Braces and Glasses'' by Meg Haston. ''How To Rock'' ~~aired its first two episodes~~premiered on February 5, 2012 and lasted only one season. ~~----~~ ~~=== Tropes used in this series: ===~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Adaptational Villainy]]: Molly was still kind of unpleasant in the book, but not to the degree that she is in the TV series. Notably, in the book, she and Kacey remain friends even after Kacey's [[Heel Face Turn]]. (They do go through a rough patch after Kacey's fall, but it gets mended by the end of the book.) * [[Alpha Bitch]]: Kacey, prior to her fall. After it, Molly takes her place. Molly also qualifies as a [[Big Bad]], for she is often described as "evil". Line 17 ⟶ 16: * [[The Bet]]: The subject of "How To Rock A Messy Bet". * [[Be Yourself]]: The message of the song "Only You Can Be You". * [[Buffy -Speak]]: In "How To Rock A Guest List": {{quote\| '''Stevie:''' I can come to your party. I couldn't come when I said I couldn't come because I had a thing, which was a real thing and not a made up thing, but now it's not a thing anymore, so I can come.}} * [[Card -Carrying Villain]]: Molly even admits she is evil in "How To Rock A Messy Bet". * [[Catch Phrase]]: ** "Hold it down" for Gravity Five Line 38 ⟶ 37: * [[Fallen Princess]]: Kacey, but she doesn't seem to mind. * [[False Friend]]: Well-established in the first episode when she realizes that Molly only liked her because she was perfect. * [[Five -Man Band]]: Gravity 5 follows this trope quite well. [[The Hero]]: Kacey, also [[The Chick]] [[The Lancer]]: Zander, who is also [[The Leader]] of Gravity 5. Stevie could also be considered a lancer to Kacey. Line 53 ⟶ 52: In "How To Rock a Secret Agent", Kacey tells Stevie that Molly is only using her as a spy, even though she was doing the exactly same thing. Stevie returns the favor in "How To Rock a Birthday Party": She called out Kacey for not knowing her birthday in ''Secret Agent'', but she didn't know when Kacey's birthday was either. * [[I Control My Minions Through...]]: Molly is said to have a talent of staring at people and making them nervous. * [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: Each episode is called "How To Rock X". * [[If You Taunt Him You Will Be Just Like Him\|If You Taunt Her, You Will Be Just Like Her]]: Zander seems to have this opinion about Kacey's feud with Molly. {{spoiler\|Zander makes an exception, however, when Molly calls him a "dork". Zander does not take this well, and personally takes care of Molly and Grace by tying their shoes together.}} * [[In Name Only]]: The only thing that is remotely similar to Haston's novel is that it has a protagonist named Kacey Simon who falls from popularity after having to get braces and glasses. New characters have been added, others removed, and some had their last names changed. * [[In -Series Nickname]]: The Perfs call Stevie "Loserberry", as does Kacey during her time with them, until she falls from popularity and becomes Stevie's friend. Also, "Stevie" is one, her full name being "Stevana." * [[Insistent Terminology]]: Nelson repeatedly insists that people refer to his blanket as "Captain Blanket". * [[~~Its~~It's All About Me]]: Kacey dips into this on occasion, but she usually gets over it. * [[Jerk ~~With~~with a Heart of Gold]]: Kacey. * [[Laser -Guided Karma]]: Ever Since Kacey's eviction from the Perfs, Molly and the Perfs almost always get what they truly deserve for their actions against Gravity 5. Kacey, however, is not immune to this trope either, especially when she slips into her jerkass tendencies. * [[Meganekko]]: Kacey, briefly. It doesn't last beyond the end of the first episode though. * [[Minion ~~With~~with an F In Evil]]: Grace doesn't seem to have a particularly nasty attitude per se, she just loyally goes along with whatever [[Alpha Bitch\|Molly]] says. * [[Narcissist]]: Zander's obsession in "How To Rock a Messy Bet" is checking his reflection in the mirror. * [[Never Live It Down]]: [[Invoked]]. Kacey worries that "she'll never live down" being seen by Molly or Grace working at Danny Mangos. * [[Not So Different]]: Even though she hates Molly, Kacey is more or less just as ambitious and manipulative as Molly. Of course Kacey and Molly are both shown to be bossy and/or demanding. Both obsess over outdoing the other, with the goal moving their respective groups to the top. This is taken to an extreme in "How to Rock A Secret Agent" where Kacey is aware that Molly uses people, ironically does not realize she herself is doing the same to Stevie. Both attempt to get Stevie to find out what the other is wearing for a dance. After Stevie [[The Dog Bites Back\|figures out both were using her,]] {{spoiler\|[[Hoist Byby His Own Petard\|it does not end well for either Molly or Kacey (and Zander)]]}}. [[Justified Trope\|Justified]] in that Kacey was one of the Perfs. The fact that Kacey isn't much different from Molly is even more evident in "How To Rock a Birthday Party", where she plots to send Molly to the wrong party and even has her own [[Evil Laugh]]. Unlike Molly, however, Kacey has a conscience and usually feels bad when she's a jerk to her friends. * [[Number Two for Brains]]: Grace, [[Minion ~~With~~with an F In Evil\|explained above]]. * [[Odd Couple]]: Kacey and Stevie. * [[Out -Gambitted]]: In "How To Rock a Birthday Party", Kacey is always one step ahead of Molly, who is plotting to overshadow Kacey during her party. Kacey (along with everyone else) does not even buy Molly's "nice" facade, leading her to change the location of her party without telling Molly. * [[Popular Is Dumb]]: Grace * [[The Power of Friendship]]: Gravity Five runs on it. Line 75 ⟶ 74: * [[Serious Business]]: Sitting at the right lunch table for Kacey. Slightly [[Justified Trope\|justified]] by the fact that Gravity Five's current table is in a er...prime pooping location for the school's bird population, which Kacey finds very unpleasant. * [[The Snark Knight]]: Stevie * [[Special Guest]]: [[~~Big Time Rush (TV)\|~~Big Time Rush]] in "How To Rock An Election" * [[Spell My Name ~~With~~with an "S"]]: It's K-a-c-e-y. It's not very clear since there's not a lot of promotional material, so in articles/fansites/internet/wherever, her name gets spelled different each time. Casey, Kaci, Kacy, you get the drift. ** ''Cymphonique!'' * [[The Starscream]]: Molly, who succeeds in removing Kacey from the Perfs in the first episode. * [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: In "How To Rock Braces and Glasses": {{quote\| '''Kacey:''' Why are you making me wear this?~~<br />~~ '''Molly:''' To show school spirit, not to hide your face. }} * [[Third Person Person]]: Danny Mango, but when he's sad, he speaks in first person. Line 92 ⟶ 91: * [[Villainous Friendship]]: Molly and Grace, but just barely. * [[Villain Song]]: "Rules for Being Popular" by the Perfs. * [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Stevie gives Kacey one in "How to Rock a Secret Agent" when Kacey doesn't know her middle name, birthday, or favorite color. * [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]: Molly definitely and successfully employs this alot in "How to Rock a Lunch Table" to make sure Gravity 5 does not take their table at all costs, {{spoiler\|at least until her gambit ultimately fails when Gravity 5 hangs the bird feeder over their table}} {{reflist}} [[Category:Nickelodeon (Creator)]]▼ [[Category:American Series]] [[Category:How Toto Rock]] [[Category:TV Series]] ▲[[Category:Nickelodeon ~~(Creator)~~]]