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''Even Stevens'' was a [[Disney Channel]] series that ran from 2000 to 2003 and is best known now for launching the career of [[I'm a Humanitarian|Actual Cannibal]] [[Shia
The series focuses on the Stevens family. Steve, the father, is a lawyer whose wife, Eileen, serves as a state senator (the show being set in Sacramento, California). Their oldest son is Donnie Stevens, a [[Too Dumb to Live|dumb jock]] who obsesses over his hair. Most of the show's plots center on middle child Ren, the family's resident [[The Smart Guy|Smart Girl]], [[
This was the last "old school" Disney Channel Original Series before the [[Follow the Leader|paradigm shifter]] ''[[Lizzie
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* [[Accidental Athlete]]: Twitty in "Head Games".
* [[All Cheering, All the Time]]: [[Invoked]] and [[Played for Laughs]] in an episode Ren joins the squad, only to be criticized for not being perky enough; she takes this to heart and begins cheering all the time. This takes a turn for the bizarre where she cheers while doing laundry and suddenly realizes/cheers that a sock is missing... and still manages to make it rhyme and keep the pace.▼
▲* [[All Cheering All the Time]]: [[Invoked]] and [[Played for Laughs]] in an episode Ren joins the squad, only to be criticized for not being perky enough; she takes this to heart and begins cheering all the time. This takes a turn for the bizarre where she cheers while doing laundry and suddenly realizes/cheers that a sock is missing...and still manages to make it rhyme and keep the pace.
* [[Animated Credits Opening]]: Done in [[Claymation]].
* [[Anti
* [[Bacon Addiction]]: Beans' favorite food.
* [[Breakout Character]]: The early episodes balanced Louis and Ren fairly evenly, perhaps even erring on the side of giving Ren more screen time. But somewhere along the line, the producers obviously came to realize that they had a star on their hands in the person of [[Shia
* [[The Cast Showoff]]: A few examples, most notably Christy Carlson Romano (Ren), A.J. Trauth (Twitty) and to a lesser degree Lauren Frost (Ruby).
* [[Chained to
* [[Child Prodigy]]: Louis learned to walk at six months.
* [[Criminal Doppelganger]]: In the episode
** Actually, the evil Louis was named "Loomis Freeman".
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Most of the cast, but Tawny seems to be the most prolific example.
▲* [[Drop in Character]]: Beans, probably doubling as [[The Scrappy]].
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: Eldest brother Donnie.
* [[Evil Twin]]: Loomis Freeman in the episode "Short Story".
* [[Extracurricular Enthusiast]]: Ren Stevens.
* [[Fake Band]]: The Twitty/Stevens Connection.
* [[Goth]]
* [[Happily Ever After]]: Louis and Tawny.
* [[It Came From the Fridge]]: Louis' sloppiness has resulted in old food coming into vicious, evil life in both his school locker and under his bed. Never in the fridge, though, probably because other family members use it too.
* [[
** This is the only episode available on DVD, included on a compilation of various holiday specials starring [[Disney Channel]] characters.
* [[Ivy League for Everyone]]
* [[Known Only By Their Nickname]]: Subverted with Twitty as he is rarefy referred to by his first name and never by Louis as he seems confused when someone calls him Alan.
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Alan Twitty: Dude, I have a first name too, you know
** Also Beans is rarely referred to as Bernard.
* [[Last
** [[Subverted]], as their feelings towards each other were hinted multiple times throughout
** [[Ship Tease|Not that anyone was surprised]].
* [[The Movie]]: The family plus Beans is stranded on a desert island in a combination ''[[Survivor]]''/''[[The Joe Schmo Show|Joe Schmo]]''-type reality show hosted by [[Saturday Night Live|Tim Meadows]].
* [[Musical Episode]]: "Influenza: The Musical".
** Also a [[Fever Dream Episode]].
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Donnie had his fair share of shirtless scenes.
** Ren and her bikini could be an example of [[Ms. Fanservice]] in
* [[Official Couple]]: Louis and Tawny.
* [[Power Trio]]: Louis, Twitty and Tawny. Also; Ren, Ruby, and Monique.
* [[Put
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Donnie Donnie is quite Masculine but enjoys getting facials and shaves his legs. In one episode, he turns the safety valve of the hot water heater so he could use use the scalding hot water from the shower in order to turn the bathroom into a sauna. [[Hilarity Ensures]] when Louis's candy bars that he has to sell melt after being to close to the heater.▼
* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Coach Tugnut, especially in Influenza the Musical.▼
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▲[[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Donnie Donnie is quite Masculine but enjoys getting facials and shaves his legs. In one episode he turns the safety valve of the hot water heater so he could use use the scalding hot water from the shower in order to turn the bathroom into a sauna. [[Hilarity Ensures]] when Louis's candy bars that he has to sell melt after being to close to the heater.
▲{{quote| '''Tugnut:''' It has been pointed out that my obstacle course is dangerous, cruel and sadistic. It has also been pointed out that I myself am dangerous, cruel, and sadistic. So I have decided to cancel 6th period.<br />
▲'''*Kids cheer*'''<br />
▲'''Tugnut:''' Just Kidding. I'm also funny. I should add that. }}
* [[Shout
* [[Slippery Swimsuit]]: Louis was trying to show his dad that he could be serious in a swimming contest, only for it to backfire horribly when he still managed to be the brunt of jokes due to his trunks falling off and his not realizing it until ''after'' Twitty points it out.
* [[Spinning Clock Hands]]: Gag version is done in one episode where Steve Stevens remarks he has to fix the clock.
* [[Teen Genius]]: Ren, and to a lesser degree Tom Gribalski.
* [[Throw It In]]: In-Universe example: In the movie's beginning, during Ren's valedictorian speech, Louis and Beans (after tricking Donny into letting them go backstage) have a beach ball-shaped device bounce around the podium, with Tugnut (who was asleep during the speech) being ordered by Weskler into grabbing the ball and restoring order. Louis intended for the ball, when exploding, to release confetti. However, Beans (who presumably was the one who actually created the ball) misheard his instructions and said that he thought Louis said "spaghetti", right after the ball detonates and sprays the coach with the brunt of spaghetti and meatballs. Louis then said to Beans that his mishearing things made the prank even better.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Donnie. "When I look at the sun, I have to squint."
** This sequence from [[The Movie]] when the family learns that the "tribe" has shunned them.
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'''Donnie:''' [[Crowning Moment of Funny|YES!]]<br />
'''Eileen:''' No, Donnie. That's bad.
* [[Two Lines, No Waiting]]: Virtually every episode had a main plot and "B" story, with one revolving around Louis and the other involving Ren. The show alternated which character received the A plot and which received the B plot.
* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: Louis and Tawny.
* [[Zany Scheme]]: Probably the show that first got [[Disney Channel]] addicted to the trope.
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