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''Kindergarten Cop'' is one of [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]'s earlier comedic roles, following his comedy debut in ''[[Twins]]''.

* [[From the Mouths of Babes]]: The one kid in the class who keeps saying "Boys have a penis, girls have a vagina..."

** What about the twin girls?!

* [[Generic Cop Badges]]: When Kimble arrests Cullen in the beauty salon, he is not wearing a uniform. It's a total win for reality that the security guards ''call his badge in'' to verify its authenticity.

* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: Kimble, until the kids soften him up.

* [[Hero Insurance]]: Kimble evidently took out a bit of this due to his being an undercover cop.

** It does not matter if the Dad was abusing his wife and son - Kimble ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|punches him, unprovoked, in front of students and teachers]]''. He ''should'' have been suspended for behavior unbecoming of a school teacher. On the other hand, he's not really a teacher then, and he does release the man of his own accord.

* [[Kick the Son of a Bitch|Hit The Son Of A Bitch]]: This term is used in regards to Kimble decking the abusive father of one of his students.

* [[Large Ham]]: The titular character himself.

* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Cindy. The girl is a "Miss Exposition" delivering a very quick setup at the very beginning as the [[Red Shirt|guy]] pushes [[He Knows Too Much|her]] into the hiding place - he already knows what he's going to tell Cullen so there's really no reason she should be saying this to him [[Tropes Are Tools|except to fill the audience in]].

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: The principal pretends to throw a punch herself, still bathing in the afterglow of John beating the crap out of the abusive father. It's a cute and funny scene and oh holy shit, did they just cut to a ''corpse's face?!'' The juxtaposition is jarring, to say the least.

** There's also the genuine joy on Crisp's face when he sees his son for the first time in ages, a stark contrast to the bastard we've been seeing throughout the film. Then the mood switches again later when he points a gun to his own son's head and any sympathy he got from you before flies out the window.

** And don't forget the ending of the movie, which is {{spoiler|Kimble's showdown with Cullen, which includes him kidnapping poor Dominic and Kimble going after him.}}

* [[Real Men Hate Sugar]]: John Kimble is visibly gargling at the taste of the sweet fruit jelly that the orderlies fed him as he lies bedridden in hospital. His visiting partner Phoebe [[Lampshade Hanging|points this out]] to the nurse.

** They fed him Jello, never mind the fact that ''his arms worked just fine''.

* [[Red Shirt]]: Danny, the informant at the start of the film.

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