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* InformedAbility: We hear a few of Paper Boi's songs on the radio, but Alfred is never actually shown rapping once in the entire series. It becomes a RunningGag that whenever Alfred is about to actually perform, either something happens to interrupt it or the camera cuts away.

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* TheLoad: As Alfred finally tells him in "North of the Border", Earn is a ''terrible'' manager. Finally averted in Season 3, when Earn has more experience and is much better st navigating the European music scene.

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* TheLoad: As Alfred finally tells him in "North of the Border", Earn is a ''terrible'' manager. Finally averted in Season 3, when Earn has more experience and is much better st at navigating the European music scene.



* TwoferTokenMinority: The only woman in the main cast who's also Half-German and Half African-American. Doubles as ActorAllusion, since Zazie Beetz is as well.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only regularly-appearing female character.



* WomenAreWiser: Downplayed, as she does [[spoiler: get fired after making the huge mistake of admitting to smoking weed]], but she isn't involved in the level of corruption and dodgy dealings as the rest of the main characters, and rightly scorns them.

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* WomenAreWiser: Downplayed, as she does [[spoiler: get fired after making the huge mistake of admitting to smoking weed]], but she isn't involved in the level of corruption and dodgy dealings as the rest of the main characters, and rightly scorns them.TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only regularly-appearing female character.



** Made even worse in season 3, where [[spoiler: she turns into a cannibalistic maniac who beats people with a baguette.]] She gets better.

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** Made even worse in season 3, where [[spoiler: she turns into a cannibalistic maniac who beats up people with a stale baguette.]] She gets better.better.
* TwoferTokenMinority: The only woman in the main cast who's also Half-German and Half African-American. Doubles as ActorAllusion, since Zazie Beetz is as well.
* WomenAreWiser: Downplayed, as she does [[spoiler: get fired after making the huge mistake of admitting to smoking weed]], but she isn't involved in the level of corruption and dodgy dealings as the rest of the main characters, and rightly scorns them.

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* HomelessHero: To an extent; he lives in a garage.

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* HomelessHero: To an extent; he lives in a garage. [[spoiler: Averted completely by the end of the series, where Paper Boi's success (and Earn's own success by extension) affords him an upscale home.]]


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* CallToAgriculture: [[spoiler: By the end of the series, his success affords him the opportunity to buy a farm. Although he continues in his music career, it's implied he will be spending more time there due to his discomfort with fame.]]
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** He’s cemented in the “nice” role by the series finale, where his friendly and grounded nature are fully on display.

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** He’s cemented in the “nice” role by the series finale, where his friendly and grounded nature are is fully on display.
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** He’s cemented in the “nice” role by the series finale, where his friendly and grounded nature are fully on display.
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** Flip-flops in the later seasons as Earn’s newfound wealth and power starts to go to his head, making him the Mean, Darius the Nice, and Alfred the In-Between.


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** He’s more of the in-between as the show goes on. He can be short-tempered and gruff, but is shown to be a pretty reasonable guy who seems somewhat uncomfortable with being a celebrity. Meanwhile, Earn becomes pettier and more vengeful after becoming a successful music manager.
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* ButtMonkey: Homeless, broke, and is treated like a doormat by everyone including his family. 9 times out of 10, Earn just can't get a break.

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* ButtMonkey: Homeless, broke, and is treated like a doormat by everyone including his family. 9 times out of 10, Earn just can't get a break. [[spoiler: Averted in the later seasons, where his management of Alfred starts to pay off and Earn becomes a respected figure in the music industry.]]
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* ButtMonkey: Homeless, Broke, treated like a doormat by everyone including his family.

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* ButtMonkey: Homeless, Broke, broke, and is treated like a doormat by everyone including his family.family. 9 times out of 10, Earn just can't get a break.
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** Zig-zagged in Season 4. He's attending therapy and working through his issues, but [[spoiler: he also gaslights and destroys a woman's life over an (admittedly racist) interaction at the airport.]]

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* StoutStrength: He's a husky guy, but he's very strong and not to be messed with in a fight. He even [[spoiler: successfully grapples a ''feral hog'']]

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* StoutStrength: He's a husky guy, but he's very strong and not to be messed with in a fight. He even [[spoiler: successfully grapples a ''feral hog'']]hog.'']]


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** Made even worse in season 3, where [[spoiler: she turns into a cannibalistic maniac who beats people with a baguette.]] She gets better.

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