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[[File:Mr_Sunshine_7574.jpg|frame|Could he ''be'' any more cynical?]]
 
{{quote| '''Ben''': I'll tell you what's wrong! Something's happening to me! Roman, is very sad about his mother, and that makes me sad. Crystal, is very ''very'' upset about a [[The Smurfs|little blue person]], and that makes me upset. It's just occurring to me now, I'm actually curious, how your night went with Alonzo! What the hell's happening to me?<br />
'''Alice''': Aw, you're becoming an actual human being!<br />
'''Ben''': Well I don't like it! }}
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** Of course [[The Ace|Alonso]] who has never even picked up a racket has Perry running frantically to keep up.
* [[Cat Fight]]: How the double date ends.
{{quote| '''Ben:''' I'm gonna go.<br />
'''Heather:''' I should slap you.<br />
'''Stephanie:''' I should slap ''you''.<br />
'''Ben:''' [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|I'm gonna stay.]] }}
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Crystal Cohen. Also, her son Roman. He really likes boats.
* [[Completely Missing the Point]]: Crystal, when Ben shows her a certain photo.
{{quote| '''Ben:''' I just spoke to the photographer and this is the picture they were going to go with in tomorrow's paper. <br />
'''Crystal:''' Ooh! Look at my arms! Pilates is paying off.<br />
'''Ben:''' Yes; may I direct your attention to the terrified child you're hurling through the air? }}
* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Heather, though she may just be crazy. When no one can park because the traffic guys are at Crystal's house detailing her cars and the gate's still locked:
{{quote| '''Ben:''' You probably have bolt cutters under your desk. [She does.]}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Ben
* [[The Ditz]]: Roman. He ''literally'' knows nothing.
{{quote| '''Ben''': Yesterday he asked me what the letter "Q" was.}}
* [[Fan Service]]: Lingerie football.
* [[Forgotten Birthday]]: Averted in the pilot, Heather puts "Happy Birthday BEN" on the big screen, but in the next episode absolutely no one realizes that its the 10th anniversary of Ben working at the arena.
* [[Friends with Benefits]]: Ben and Alice are this in the backstory, but she leaves him in the pilot for his best friend.
* [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot]]: Invoked by Heather's sister.
{{quote| '''Ben:''' No, I can stay; you seem great.<br />
'''Stephanie:''' Wanna watch me make out with the hostess?<br />
'''Ben:''' Really?<br />
'''Stephanie:''' No. I'm not ''that'' great. }}
* [[Grievous Harm with a Body]]: When Crystal stops using the child as a shield, she hurls him at the clowns.
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* [[Intoxication Ensues]]: Crystal took a pill. She is then entirely stoned.
* [[Jerkass]]: The teen pop star, played by Nick Jonas, of episode two. Makes outrageous demands and is fully aware that he's a nightmare.
{{quote| "Here's the problem: I wasn't parented properly and I'm very rich. It's a brutal combination.}}
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Ben. Possibly Crystal.
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: Apparently, Heather's MO. Also how Roman proves his love to her.
* [[Literal Metaphor]]: In the pilot, after {{spoiler|Crystal dumps Ben for Alonzo}}, [[Brick Joke|the missing elephant appears]].
{{quote| '''Alonzo''': There's an elephant in the room.<br />
'''Ben''' [''walking away'']: Yeah, I know.<br />
'''Alonzo''': Ben?<br />
[''Ben turns. The elephant trumpets.'']<br />
'''Ben''': Oh, I see what you mean. }}
* [[Liz Lemon Job]]: Ben's job in a nutshell.
* [[Loony Fan]]: Ben, to [[Tony Hawk]] and [[Carrie Underwood]], though it's more a business thing with him.
{{quote| '''Heather:''' Oh, I almost forgot, you have a dinner tonight with pro skateboarder Tony Hawk.<br />
'''Ben:''' Oh? I do? I love Tony Hawk! How did this happen?<br />
'''Heather:''' He called saying he got all your letters asking to include the Sunshine Center on his tour and that he'd like to have dinner tonight to discuss it.<br />
'''Ben:''' Tony Hawk; this is so exciting. I guess you're right; if you pester celebrities long enough eventually they have to notice you. Oh! Let's go ahead and send another muffin basket to Carrie Underwood. }}
** Also Heather of... the Unabomber...
* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Crystal
{{quote| I see in the schedule that John Cougar Mellencamp is playing her next Wednesday; I'd very much like to sleep with him.}}
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Roman and Heather
* [[Ludicrous Precision]]: Within the first thirty seconds of the first episode.
{{quote| '''Ben:''' Every night 17,505 people come here expecting to have a good time and I make sure they do.}}
** It's perfectly reasonable for the person who runs a major arena to know what the maximum seating capacity is, though not necessarily to mention it every time he describes his job.
* [[Mama Bear]]: Heather, to her sister. Apparently, that guy she lit on fire? Yeah, he broke up with her sister.
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** "Don't look in that drawer. It will change you."
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Crystal picked up a child to use as a shield to defend herself from clowns with axes. Then she threw him at the clowns. Ben bribed the photographers to use a photo that made it look a bit more like she was ''hugging'' the child.
{{quote| '''Crystal:''' How much?<br />
'''Ben:''' More than when you kicked the policeman , less than when you [[Kill It with Water|sank the mayor's boat.]] }}
* [[Oh Crap]]: Ben walks around a corner and finds himself face to face with an angry bull. Then he starts [[Subverted Trope|talking to it about his girl troubles]].
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* [[Please Dump Me]]: Ben doesn't want Heather to set him on fire for dumping Stephanie, so he tries to get Stephanie to dump him.
* [[Racist Grandma]]: Crystal, sort of. "I specifically requested an asian" (about a group of ''children''). Then she sings a '''song'''.
{{quote| '''Ben:''' Well, apart from the musical interlude, that was actually moving.}}
* [[Sour Supporter]]: Ben will help Crystal out with her shenanigans and her lusty lustings and trying to get to know her son and running her arena, but he's not particularly nice about it.
* [[Speed Sex]]: Alice mocks Ben. Since they then proceed to have sex, she was probably joking. Probably.
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* [[Supervillain Lair]]: Crystal has a second, secret office. It has a bar, a bed, a closet, and a grand piano.
* [[This Is Wrong on So Many Levels]]: The pop star tells Ben to get him a teen girl's phone number (the hottest girl). This is frightfully easy, and Ben is unhappy about it.
{{quote| '''Ben:''' I know this is going to sound creepy and weird, but could I have your phone number?<br />
'''Girl:''' Sure!<br />
'''Ben:''' Sure? Just like that? Why don't I just give you a ride home, too?<br />
'''Girl:''' Okay!<br />
'''Ben:''' Oh my god! I do not approve of this behavior young lady, that is dangerous! [[Hypocritical Humor|Is that an eight?]] }}
* [[Too Incompetent to Operate a Blanket]]: Roman is not a fry cook. He tells Ben this while putting heavy bandages on BOTH his hands.
{{quote| '''Ben:''' Yes, but in his defense, in his very brief time here he has demonstrated little or no skill at anything.}}
* [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]]: All over the place.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Crystal is terrified of clowns. Then she's charged by a horde of axe-wielding clowns...
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