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* [[Butt Monkey]]: She's the school laughingstock for a long time, but eventually grows out of it.
* [[Demonic Possession]]:
* [[The Friend Nobody Likes]]: Chuck and Steve enjoy scaring and pranking her, and even her best friend Sabrina occasionally makes fun of her for how easily scared she is.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: In the Horrorland spinoffs, she's much more level-headed than the rest of the group.
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* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: They seem to have a kid version of this.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Evan is one of, if not ''the'' biggest one in the series. He ''cannot'' catch a break.
* [[The Cameo]]: Evan
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: When Evan tells Andy none of the kids at school believed him about the Monster Blood, her response is the equivalent of "No shit, Sherlock".
* [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"]]: Andy hates to be called by her real name, Andrea.
* [[Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl]]: Andy is much more bold, daring and impulsive than Evan, who is more sensible and cautious about things like using the Monster Blood and breaking into Conan's house.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: They regularly banter and tease each other.
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* [[Daddy's Girl]]: Sari. Justified since her mom died when she was little and she only sees her dad during the holidays.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Sari's mother died when she was little.
* [[Named by the Adaptation]]: Gabe's last name is only revealed in the TV episode.
* [[The Prankster]]: Sari likes to prank Gabe.
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* [[Determinator]]: After witnessing Mortman change into a monster, she becomes determined to prove it to everyone and repeatedly returns to the library to spy on him, even following him to his house at one point.
* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]: Her love of monster tales. {{spoiler|:Makes sense; she herself is a monster.]]
=== Matt Amsterdam ===
The protagonist of ''Don't Go to Sleep''. Tired of getting the worst of everything in his family, including the smallest bedroom, he decides to sleep in it against his mother's wishes and ends up waking up to a different reality each time he goes to sleep.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: His siblings try their hardest to make him miserable.
* [[Circus Brat]]: In one of his alternate realities, he's a member of a circus family and the star of the show.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: His father died when he was a baby.
* [[Plot Relevant Age-Up]]: The first time he falls asleep in the guest room, he wakes up as sixteen when he used to be twelve.
* [[The Unfavorite]]: His mother takes Greg and Pam's side whenever they torment him, [[Horrible Judge of Character|believing they're wonderful siblings who take good care of him]].
=== Michael Webster ===
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* [[Baleful Polymorph]]: {{spoiler|:She gets turned into a bird as a result of Judith's first wish.}}
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Her life was miserable even ''before'' she met Clarissa.
* [[The Klutz]]:
* [[Meaningful Name]]: {{spoiler|:Eventually gets turned into an actual bird.}}
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: After Judith and Anna
* [[Nice Girl]]: Has moments of temper, but is one of the nicer protagonists, even showing concern for her bully when she becomes ill.
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* [[Easily Forgiven]]: When her bunkmates decide to offer her a second chance, she is completely fine with making a fresh start, even though they apologized previously as a ploy to put a snake down her back. She also agrees to be Jan's canoeing partner even though last time she was, Jan tipped the canoe over.
* [[Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling]]: The foolish to her brother Aaron's responsible. Despite being younger than her, he's much more mature and social than she is.
* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: Aside from pretending to drown to gain friends, she's so happy to finally have them that she immediately forgives her bunkmates when they apologize, even though last time they were lying. Ironically, Della wants to be friends with Sarah, but even after the latter has died and there's no reason for her not to be friends with a ghost, she refuses.
* [[Innocently Insensitive]]: When she accidentally insults Meg's height due to speaking without thinking.
* [[Nice Girl]]: Aside from her awkwardness, she's rather nice and forgiving.
* [[No Social Skills]]: Within the first few chapters, Sarah's awkwardness and selfishness have already alienated her from her bunkmates, taking the bunk Briana has already claimed, insulting Meg's height, and revealing Jan's asthma to the whole bunk.
* [[Not So Different]]: Sarah and Della are both desperate for friends and do crazy things to gain them, and are shunned by the people they try to make friends with. They also both dislike the camp and contemplate running away, with Della actually doing so and Sarah doing so later, but more due to Della's continual stalking of her.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Her plan of pretending to drown to guilt trip everyone into feeling sorry for her - you can guess how well that went.
=== Steve Boswell ===
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* [[The Prankster]]: His pranks are primarily directed at Carly Beth.
* [[Promoted to Love Interest]]: In the TV episode, where he claims he pranks Carly Beth because he likes her.
=== Tim Swanson ===
The protagonist of ''Bad Hare Day''. A magic enthusiast who discovers something about his idol magician Amaz-O.
* [[Broken Pedestal]]: He loses all respect for his idol Amaz-O after the latter calls him a punk and tells him to beat it.
* [[Fanboy]]: He's a huge fan of Amaz-O and magic, although he gained a [[Broken Pedestal]] for the former.
* [[Pull a Rabbit Out of My Hat]]: One of his magic tricks, but it gets ruined when the rabbit escapes out of the side compartment.
* [[The Unfavorite]]: His parents encourage his sister's interest in karate while discouraging his interest in magic, as well as letting her practice her karate moves on him.
=== Todd Barstow ===
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