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** No one ever said it was "wrong".
** It's highly doubtful that a prepubescent kid would identify as gay; it's probably [[Camp Straight|just the mannerisms]].
*** Reportedly, the character wasn't written this way. However, the director saw that playing up the stereotypes would bring in laughs. As a result, screenwriter Mike White (an open bisexual with a gay father) [[Dude, Not Funny|disowned the final film.]]
* [[The Cameo]]: If you've never heard of these guys, you'll miss it, but [[The Mooney Suzuki]] are briefly seen backstage at the battle of the bands. Sammy James Jr., the lead singer, co-wrote the song "School of Rock" for the movie along with Mike White.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Parent's Night is mentioned, Jack Black's character promptly forgets about it and does his own thing...and then half an hour later the plot element comes to fruition. And because he hasn't been planning during that intervening half hour of plot, [[Hilarity Ensues]].
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* [[Everybody Owns a Ford]]: All the parents' cars are Volvos. Probably done for laughs, not [[Product Placement]], unless Volvo itself has a sense of humor about its' stereotypical owners.
* [[Everyone Chasing You]]: After the parents take one of Dewey's remarks literally, see [[That Came Out Wrong]] below.
* [[Expy]]: Jack Black is playing his exact same character from [[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny|Tenacious D]], only without the [[Cluster F
* [[Fantasy-Forbidding Father]]
* [[Fauxreign Pronounciation]]: One-shot joke. "Actually, it's Shnay-blay."
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* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Marta, one of the back-up singers. She had them braided and below the jaw line in a dreary, bored fashion (the dull uniform doesn't help), until the very end at their concert where [[Expository Hairstyle Change|they're high up and loose]].
* [[Goggles Do Nothing]]: Freddy wears a pair during the Battle of the Bands, [[Rule of Cool]] most likely.
* [[Hey
** And the rival band has [[Rent|Roger]] as the lead singer.
** [[The Sarah Silverman Program|Sarah Silverman]] as Ned's (the real one, not Dewey) overbearing girlfriend!
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* [[Mouthy Kid]]: Freddy. Dewey had to save his skin at one point.
* [[The Power of Rock]]
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|"The Reason]] [[Crapsack World|The World Sucks" Speech]]: "Give up, just quit, because in this life, you can't win. Yeah, you can try, but in the end you're just gonna lose, big time, because the world is run by [[The Man]]. The Man, oh, you don't know the Man. [[Big Brother Is Watching|He's everywhere]]. In [[President Evil|the White House]]... [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council|down the hall]]... Ms. Mullins, [[Bifauxnen|she's the Man]]. And [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|the Man]] [[Global Warming|ruined the ozone]], he's burning down [[The Amazon]], and he [[Kick the Dog|kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank]]! And there used to be a way to stick it to the Man. It was called [[The Power of Rock|rock 'n roll]], but guess what, oh no, the Man ruined that, too, with a little thing called [[Take That|MTV]]! So don't waste your time trying to make anything cool or pure or awesome 'cause the Man is just gonna call you [[You Suck|a fat washed up loser]] and crush your soul. So do yourselves a favor and just GIVE UP!"
** [[Crowning Moment of Funny|...And we will continue our lecture on "The Man" tomorrow!]]
* [[Recycled in Space]]: ''[[Mr. Hollands Opus]]''...with a really bad teacher.
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* [[Waxing Lyrical]]: When Dewey is trying to bluff his way through a conversation with teachers while posing as a substitute, starts reciting snatches from [[Whitney Houston]]'s "Greatest Love of All". Someone asks "Isn't that a song?", and he denies it.
** His [[Rousing Speech]] concludes ""We roll tonight to the guitar bite, and for those about to rock, I salute you", from [[ACDC (Music)|ACDC]]'s "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)".
* [[Very Loosely Based
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