The Hard Times of RJ Berger: Difference between revisions

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Oh, you want more info? Alright then. RJ Berger is your typical [[Hollywood Nerd]]. Nature made him scrawny and weird looking, awkward and pale. He's horrible at sports, and even worse at talking to girls. His parents are embarrassing, and he's got more pairs of glasses than friends. Except for one thing: [[What Do You Mean ~~Its~~ Not Awesome|His sexual organ is huge.]] [[Hilarity Ensues]].

Oh, you want more info? Alright then. RJ Berger is your typical [[Hollywood Nerd]]. Nature made him scrawny and weird looking, awkward and pale. He's horrible at sports, and even worse at talking to girls. His parents are embarrassing, and he's got more pairs of glasses than friends. Except for one thing: [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|His sexual organ is huge.]] [[Hilarity Ensues]].

The first season follows RJ and his friends [[Bromantic Foil|Miles Jenner]] and [[Abhorrent Admirer|Lily Miran]] living high school while dealing with people like [[Jerk Jock|Max Owens]]. It's been stated many times that RJ is going to try and use his "gift" to change his lifestyle, but really, all he seems to want is a chance with [[Love Interest|Jenny Swanson]].

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* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Most likely unintentional. Just try learning Spanish, and see a show where the main character has a [[Biggus Dickus]] and it's called ''Berger''.

* [[Bromantic Foil]]: Miles to RJ.

* [[Can't Get Away With Nuthin]]: {{spoiler|At the end of the second season finale, Lily reveals that she's pregnant with RJ's baby, resulting from the first and ''only'' time they ever had sex together.}}

* [[Can't Get Away With Nuthin']]: {{spoiler|At the end of the second season finale, Lily reveals that she's pregnant with RJ's baby, resulting from the first and ''only'' time they ever had sex together.}}

* [[Caught With Your Pants Down]]: The result of the opening scene.

* [[The Cheerleader]]: Jenny, though the usual character type is averted. Robin Pretnar is a straight example.

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* [[Gratuitous Japanese]]: Sprinkled around the pilot episode.

* [[Growing the Beard]]: As of Season 2, the series seems to be relying more on character development to hook viewers rather than crude humor.

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Guy|Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Millicent from [[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]].

* [[Hey It's That Guy|Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Millicent from [[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]].

** Zeke from [[High School Musical]] plays a random guy on the basketball team.

** Kevin Arnold's dad from [[The Wonder Years]] plays as RJ's principal.

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* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]: Max. Not only does RJ tell Jenny the truth when {{spoiler|the coach framed him for cheating on Jenny}} he saves him from being the victim of a hit from the [[Gang Bangers]] {{spoiler|or so he thought}}, yet Max STILL acts like a [[Jerkass]] to him. Although, this is more to play the [[Jerk Jock]] trope straight.

** [[Double Subverted]] in the second season finale - {{spoiler|Max thanks RJ for not revealing he's gay to the student body, but says that it doesn't mean he won't still mess with RJ.}}

* [[What Does She See in Him]]: Jenny and Max. Sure he's the good looking [[Big Man On Campus]] and he at least tries to be nice in front of her but there are still many moments where he acts like a big [[Jerkass]] to her.

* [[What Does She See in Him?]]: Jenny and Max. Sure he's the good looking [[Big Man On Campus]] and he at least tries to be nice in front of her but there are still many moments where he acts like a big [[Jerkass]] to her.

* [[The Woobie]]: RJ. The second season sets Jenny up as one as well.

* [[Yank the ~~Dogs~~ Chain]]: Happens to RJ (and to a lesser extent, Miles) pretty frequently, and he lampshades this.

* [[Yank the Dog's Chain]]: Happens to RJ (and to a lesser extent, Miles) pretty frequently, and he lampshades this.