Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Difference between revisions

* [[You Fail Biology Forever]]: Greg stated that the moose, along with humans, evolved from birds in his Science Project. The teacher was not amused.

* [[You Fail History Forever]]: Rodrick.

* [[Ascended Extra]]: ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' itself. It used to be a very obscure webcomic on a site meant for elementary school age kids (specifically Funbrain.com). Now it's a wildly popular 6-book series with two movies, a third in the making, and more books to come.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Do NOT make the gym teacher drop his groceries.

* [[Black Sheep]]: Several members of the extended family; especially Gary who is explained as having been married at least four times.

* [[Blatant Lies]]:

'''Rodrick:''' ''(averts eyes)'' Nope. }}

* [[Blind Without'Em]]: Patty Ferrell. Greg is also revealed to be one in the third book (he wears contact lenses).

* [[Completely Missing the Point]]: Greg feels that the girls [[My Friends and Zoidberg|and Rowley]] did this in regards to the egg sitting project.

* [[Contemptible Cover]]: Greg's comment on the cover of the fantasy novel ''Shadowdoom'', a cover that features a female barbarian warrior in a [[Chainmail Bikini]]:

* [[Covers Always Lie]]: ''The Ugly Truth''. Greg is seen with his egg that he has during the brief [[Egg Sitting]] plot. It goes on for two journal entries, has no impact on the plot, and is never mentioned again.

* [[Crapsack World]]

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Manny and Patty in the second movie.

* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Rodrick is usually guilty of this whenever he has homework.

* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: In the movie, Patty holds a massive grudge over Greg because he insulted her in kindergarten. And the movie deals with the characters entering ''middle school.''

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: After Greg's school stops selling an energy drink called Rowdy Riot, [[G-Rated Drug|several students who have been drinking several cans of it on a regular basis start to suffer from withdrawal.]]

* [[Don't Touch It, You Idiot!]]: In the original ''webcomic'' version, a younger Greg has to stay with his Aunt Cakey for the night while his parents are on a trip or something. Right before Greg goes to bed, Aunt Cakey tells him not to touch the iron because [[Captain Obvious|it's still hot]]. Guess what Greg does after Aunt Cakey goes to sleep.

* [[Duck]]: Greg and his dad in this scene in ''Dog Days.''

'''Dad:''' ''(looking through binoculars)'' Where? Where? }}

* [[Dumbass Has a Point]]: The very few times Rowley calls out Greg for being unfair, he's completely right.

* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: Rodrick, [[Troubled but Cute|in]] [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|the]] [[Adaptational Attractiveness|movies.]]

* [[The European Carry All]]: Greg states that he doesn't want to take Home Ec. 2, even though he was pretty good at Home Ec. 1, because this kept happening:

'''Kid 2:''' Okay, Pursie. }}

* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: "Nasty Pants" in the 6th book.

** At the party in the second film, everyone's drinking out of red cups - standard for beer, IRL.

** There's this exchange from "The Last Straw"

* [[Gentle Giant]]: Rowley.

* [[Gone Horribly Right]]: Greg's mom tells him that if he lies again he'll be grounded for a month. The result? Greg starts to use ''[[Brutal Honesty]]''.

* [[I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham]]: When Rodrick tells Greg that Rowley's new babysitter Leland is the biggest nerd in high school, Greg is reluctant to play [[Dungeons and Dragons]] <ref> in the books it's ''Magic and Monsters'', likely due to copyright restrictions</ref>. Subverted in the fact that while Greg actually likes D&D, he agrees with Rodrick that Leland is a nerd.

* [[Ignoring by Singing]]: In the third book, when Greg and Rowley are being driven to a roller skating rink to impress Holly Hills and Susan overhears the conversation:

'''Greg:''' LA LA LA...I CAN'T HEAR YOU! }}

* [[I Got a Rock]]: Each year, for Christmases and his birthdays, Greg gets nothing but clothes and books.

** Manny is also Gramma's favorite (all you need to do is look on her fridge for proof), to the point where everyone in the family (yes, even ''[[Parental Obliviousness|Susan]]'') is aware of it.

** Grandpa, however, will tell you straight up who his favorite is.

* [[Parental Obliviousness]]: Susan seems to be completely unaware of modern teenage behaviour.

* [[Periphery Demographic]]: ''Everyone''. The print publishers chose to market it as a kids' book but [[Word of God]] is that it was written as a nostalgia trip for adult readers "...like ''[[The Wonder Years]]''".

* [[Poor Communication Kills]]: Several things could have been avoided if Greg just ''told'' people what was going on.

** In ''The Ugly Truth'', this is what pretty much leads to Uncle Gary's second divorce.

'''Greg:''' As it turns out, Uncle Gary only had forty-five ''dollars'', not forty-five ''thousand''. }}

* [[Porn Stash]]: While Rodrick's magazine as seen would be sold right out on the open shelves in any store, his mother treats it as such.

* [[Retraux]]: In the film version, "It's Awesome to Be Me" was done as something from 1980s.

* [[Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies]]: Greg's mom forces Rodrick to play ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' with Greg. On the very first turn, Rodrick [the DM] declares that everyone fell into a hole and died.

* [[Sadist Show]]: The books rely heavily on misfortune and the misery of everyone, but since it's Greg's diary, we see most of his misfortune and misery.

* [[School Play]]: In the first book, Greg's school puts on a production of ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. It does not end well.

* [[You Are a Tree Charlie Brown]]: Greg is a tree in his school's production of ''The Wizard of Oz''. Subverted in that he ''wanted'' this role, in part because he didn't want to be in the show but was forced to audition by his mom.

** Another student ends up with the role of a shrub. He ends up delaying the start of the play due to stage fright. Greg even comments on how ridiculous the whole situation was.

** In the movie adaptation, Greg wanted a main role in the play to make Rowley jealous. He can sing extremley well, but he's a male soprano. The theatre director said the only soprano parts in the play were Dorothy (he quickly made her drop that idea) and the Trees.

* [[You Are Grounded]]: Well ''duh''! Who ''wasn't'' grounded as a teenager?