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* CoughSnarkCough: A boy in a class is caught eavesdropping on 2 girls; a classmate calls him a loser while doing this.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Amy seems sweet and wholesome, if not a bit kooky, at first, but she's actually quite spiteful and mentally unhinged. There's even talk of a NoodleIncident in 2008 when she supposedly had a psychotic episode.
* BlackComedy: Drugs at school, slipping a mickey, swearing at kids, cheating on tests... that's hilarious.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Amy initially seems sweet and wholesome, if not a bit kooky, at first, but she's actually quite spiteful and mentally unhinged. There's even talk of a NoodleIncident in 2008 when she supposedly had a psychotic episode.
* BlackComedy: Drugs at school, slipping a mickey, swearing at kids, cheating on tests... that's hilarious.all played for laughs.

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* RealityEnsues: The chubby, geeky boy declares his love for the most popular girl in class... and she clearly and instantly rejects him. In one of her few nicer scenes, Elizabeth honestly (but not cruelly) tells him that girls like her simply don't go for guys like him, and that he won't be "cool" until college. She even gives him her bra to make the other kids think he hooked up with an older girl to restore his reputation.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The chubby, geeky boy declares his love for the most popular girl in class... and she clearly and instantly rejects him. In one of her few nicer scenes, Elizabeth honestly (but not cruelly) tells him that girls like her simply don't go for guys like him, and that he won't be "cool" until college. [[PetTheDog She even gives him her bra]] to make the other kids think he hooked up with an older girl to restore his reputation.
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** A precision S-strike is delivered by Tristan, whose [[Series/{{iCarly}} day job]] is renowned for GettingCrapPastTheRadar.

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** A precision S-strike is delivered by Tristan, whose [[Series/{{iCarly}} day job]] is renowned for GettingCrapPastTheRadar. Tristan.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Elizabeth and Scott "dry hump" during a class field trip despite Scott already being in a relationship with Amy. Elizabeth even calls Amy on Scott's phone and leaves it on so Amy will overhear the affair.
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* RaceLift: In the pilot for the planned series, Carl will be played African-American David Alan Grier.

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* RaceLift: In the pilot for the planned series, Carl will be played African-American David Alan Grier.Creator/DavidAlanGrier.
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* {{Adorkable}}:
** The new sub teacher Scott. Amy crushes on him, he's a (terrible) musician (only when he tries to write original songs), wears glasses, likes books, and he's sensitive. Plus, he's rich.
** Amy. She's cheerful and decidedly dorky, and though weird, she's quite attractive. Scott genuinely likes her.
** Garrett, who is painfully socially awkward until Elizabeth helps him out near the end.
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* AlphaBitch: Chase in Elizabeth's eighth grade class, Elizabeth herself claims she was one in school too.
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* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: Amy. She teaches her high school kids while dressed as a naval captain. She's overly enthusiastic about apples and she sometimes wears childish accessories. However, she isn't as nice as she [[BitchinSheepsClothing seems]] (because Elizabeth ''broke'' her on the inside).

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* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: Amy. She teaches her junior high school kids while dressed as a naval captain. She's overly enthusiastic about apples and she sometimes wears childish accessories. However, she isn't as nice as she [[BitchinSheepsClothing seems]] (because Elizabeth ''broke'' her on the inside).
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* VillainProtagonist: Elizabeth, who is even more of a villain than the antagonist Amy Squirrel. Amy doesn't count as a HeroAntagonist, but she isn't a villain either.

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* VillainProtagonist: Elizabeth, who is even more of a villain than pitted against the antagonist less-than-perfectly moral HeroAntagonist Amy Squirrel. Amy doesn't count as a HeroAntagonist, but she isn't a villain either.Squirrel.
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* VillainProtagonist: Elizabeth, who is even more of a villain than the antagonist Amy Squirrel. Amy doesn't count as a HeroAntagonist, but she isn't a villain either.

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* AdultsAreUseless: Principal Wally Snur, who shrugs off Elizabeth's neglecting her duties and hogging all the car wash money and to make things worse he offered a prize money for whichever teacher gains the highest test scores for his/her class, which pushed Elizabeth into aggressively attacking her kids.



* {{Golddigger}}: Elizabeth, and she gets found out pretty early on. Doesn't stop her from trying with a rich new sub.

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* {{Golddigger}}: Elizabeth, and she gets found out pretty early on. on having drained $16,000 out of her rich ex's account without his permission. Doesn't stop her from trying with a rich new sub.sub whose family owns a lavish watch brand.
-->'''Elizabeth''': My full time job is finding a guy who's gonna take care of me.



* GluttonyMontage: Because Elizabeth smokes weed daily, she often binge eats from gaining an increased appetite on hot dogs and brownies.

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* GluttonyMontage: Because Elizabeth smokes weed daily, she often binge eats from gaining an increased appetite on hot corn dogs and brownies.


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* LowerClassLout: Elizabeth. Even given her dire financial situation, there is little justification for Elizabeth being a gold-digger and a lazy to aggressive teacher.
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Elizabeth got away with several things she's done]] and even [[spoiler:got Amy's wealthy boyfriend. And she didn't even want him anymore in the end.]]

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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Elizabeth got away with several things she's done]] and even [[spoiler:got Amy's wealthy boyfriend.boyfriend Scott. And she didn't even want him anymore in the end.]]
** [[spoiler:Though it can be assumed that without Scott's finances she's still trapped in that small apartment with Kurt as her teacher salary will not be enough to launch her into a better home.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Elizabeth, though for some her PetTheDog moments might shift her over into JerkWithAHeartOfGold territory.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Elizabeth, though Elizabeth. She's rude, she bullies and harasses everyone, she only wants men [[GoldDigger for their money]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking can come off as blatantly racist]]. Though some of her PetTheDog moments might shift her over into JerkWithAHeartOfGold territory.


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* NiceGuy: Scott, who is way more benevolent of a teacher than Elizabeth.
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* LesserOfTwoEvils: Both Elizabeth and Amy are quite unfit as love interests for Scott, the former is a ruthless {{jerkass}} {{golddigger}} and a bully, but the latter is simply a CloudCuckoolander {{womanchild}} and so has a bigger heart than Elizabeth does.

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* LesserOfTwoEvils: Both Elizabeth and Amy are quite unfit as love interests for Scott, the former is a ruthless {{jerkass}} {{golddigger}} and a bully, but the latter is simply a CloudCuckoolander {{womanchild}} and so has a bigger heart than Elizabeth does.does, and so has a more genuine love for Scott while Elizabeth only wants his money.
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* LesserOfTwoEvils: Both Elizabeth and Amy are quite unfit as love interests for Scott, the former is a ruthless {{jerkass}} {{golddigger}} and a bully, but the latter is simply a CloudCuckoolander {{womanchild}} and so has a bigger heart than Elizabeth does.

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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Elizabeth decides against a boob job in the end... but she still (presumambly) keeps the money and certainly dodges punishment for her various crimes and pinning them all on poor Amy.]]

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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Elizabeth decides against a boob job in the end... but she still (presumambly) (presumably) keeps the money and certainly dodges punishment for her various crimes and pinning them all on poor Amy.]]



* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: Amy. She teaches her high school kids while dressed as a naval captain. She's overly enthusiastic about apples and she sometimes wears childish accessories. However, she isn't as nice as she [[BitchinSheepsClothing seems]].
* MurderTheHypotenuse: Elizabeth wants Amy kicked out of the school so she can have the wealthy sub Scott all for herself.

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* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: Amy. She teaches her high school kids while dressed as a naval captain. She's overly enthusiastic about apples and she sometimes wears childish accessories. However, she isn't as nice as she [[BitchinSheepsClothing seems]].
seems]] (because Elizabeth ''broke'' her on the inside).
* MurderTheHypotenuse: Elizabeth wants Amy kicked out of the school so she can have the wealthy sub Scott all for herself.herself and as a bonus get revenge for all the awful things Elizabeth inflicted on her such as stealing the car wash from her, giving her a poisoned apple and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking stealing the ''Annie'' wig]].


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* {{Womanchild}}: Amy Squirrell. If she doesn't get what she wants, she'll throw a huge tantrum about it. Even her own students are put off by her disturbing immaturity as she treats them all like kindergarteners.
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* TrojanHorse: The apple Elizabeth laced with poison ivy then placed on Amy's desk for her to find and eat.

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* ComicallySmallBribe: When Elizabeth's first and very rich boyfriend breaks up with her as a sanction for spending too much of his own money without consent, Elizabeth tries to persuade him to stay with a gift card for $37.



* HardWorkMontage: When Elizabeth decides to win the prize money, her class starts working really hard. However, it's not enough.

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* HardWorkMontage: When Elizabeth decides to win the prize money, money for the teacher whose students score highest on the Illinois State Exams, her class starts working really hard. However, it's not enough.



* JapanTakesOverTheWorld: Elizabeth insults her students' mediocre essays claiming "This is why the Japs are overtaking us!"

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* JapanTakesOverTheWorld: Elizabeth insults her students' mediocre essays claiming "This is why the Japs are overtaking us!"us!" But then points out she doesn't mean the sole Japanese student in her class.



* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Elizabeth decides against a boob job in the end... but she still (presumambly) keeps the money and certainly dodges punishment for her various crimes.]]

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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Elizabeth decides against a boob job in the end... but she still (presumambly) keeps the money and certainly dodges punishment for her various crimes.crimes and pinning them all on poor Amy.]]


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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Elizabeth enjoys a good reputation that she earns through deception, manipulation (including bribery) and even extortion, which is how she managed to get the principal to overlook all her misdeeds and wring dollars out of her students' parents. In the end, the only one who doesn't like Elizabeth is Amy, though Amy did like her at first but that's before she realized what a cruel {{jerkass}} she is.

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* AppleForTeacher: A poisoned apple. Elizabeth slips an apple onto Amy's desk after rubbing a poison ivy leaf all over it. The next morning, Amy takes a bite and she gets quarantined from the field trip.

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* AppleForTeacher: A poisoned apple. This is something of an AchillesHeel to Amy, who hands out apples to her students. Elizabeth slips uses this against her by slipping an apple onto Amy's desk after rubbing a poison ivy leaf all over it. The next morning, Amy takes a bite and she gets quarantined from the field trip.



* CloudCuckoolander: Amy. She's weird, sits on men's toilet, organizes teachers' watches etc.

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* CloudCuckoolander: Amy. She's weird, sits on men's toilet, urinals, organizes teachers' watches etc.


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* DidntThinkThisThrough: After Amy drags Elizabeth's desk right into her own classroom then cracks it open finding a whole bunch of contraband that can put away Elizabeth, Amy ''forgets'' to move the desk back.
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* MurderTheHypotenuse: Elizabeth wants Amy kicked out of the school so she can have the wealthy sub Scott all for herself.
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* AppleForTeacher: A poisoned apple by the way.

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* AppleForTeacher: A poisoned apple. Elizabeth slips an apple by onto Amy's desk after rubbing a poison ivy leaf all over it. The next morning, Amy takes a bite and she gets quarantined from the way. field trip.
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* ForTheEvulz: Elizabeth isn't flat-out evil, but she still ruins Amy's life for no real reason. Especially cruel since Amy sincerely tried to befriend her initially.

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* ForTheEvulz: Elizabeth isn't flat-out evil, but she still ruins Amy's life because she's a love rival to her for no real reason.Scott. Especially cruel since Amy sincerely tried to befriend her initially.
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* AppleForTeacher: A poisoned apple by the way.

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* BingeMontage: Because Elizabeth smokes weed daily, she often binge eats from gaining an increased appetite on hot dogs and brownies.


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* GluttonyMontage: Because Elizabeth smokes weed daily, she often binge eats from gaining an increased appetite on hot dogs and brownies.
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* BingeMontage: Because Elizabeth smokes weed daily, she often binge eats such as hot dogs and brownies.

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* BingeMontage: Because Elizabeth smokes weed daily, she often binge eats such as from gaining an increased appetite on hot dogs and brownies.
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* BingeMontage: Because Elizabeth smokes weed daily, she often binge eats such as hot dogs and brownies.
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* JapanTakesOverTheWorld: Elizabeth insults her students' mediocre essays claiming "This is why the Japs are overtaking us!"
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* NotInTheFace: Elizabeth when taking a dodgeball for the cause.

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* NotInTheFace: Elizabeth when taking a dodgeball for the cause. The kid that she throws the ball at goes for the face, anyway.



** Precision S-Strike. Delivered by Tristan, whose [[Series/{{iCarly}} day job]] is renowned for GettingCrapPastTheRadar.
** Amy yells out "Fucking damn it! What the fuck?!" after she's framed by Elizabeth for drug possession. Before that she avoided [[GoshDangItToHeck swearing]]

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** Precision S-Strike. Delivered A precision S-strike is delivered by Tristan, whose [[Series/{{iCarly}} day job]] is renowned for GettingCrapPastTheRadar.
** Amy yells out "Fucking damn it! What the fuck?!" after she's framed by Elizabeth for drug possession. Before that that, she avoided [[GoshDangItToHeck swearing]]swearing]].



* RealityEnsues: The chubby, geeky boy declares his love for the most popular girl in class. . .and she shrieks "Gross", clearly instantly rejecting him. In one of her few nicer scenes, Elizabeth honestly (but not cruelly) tells him that girls like her simply don't go for guys like him, and that he won't be "cool" until college. She even gives him her bra to make the other kids think he hooked up with an older girl to restore his reputation.

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* RealityEnsues: The chubby, geeky boy declares his love for the most popular girl in class. . .class... and she shrieks "Gross", clearly and instantly rejecting rejects him. In one of her few nicer scenes, Elizabeth honestly (but not cruelly) tells him that girls like her simply don't go for guys like him, and that he won't be "cool" until college. She even gives him her bra to make the other kids think he hooked up with an older girl to restore his reputation.
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* FanDisservice: Averted. In a bawdy comedy about a hot teacher, one might expect some female nudity. Well... it's there, but it's wholly unerotic. Elizabeth checks out her prospective plastic surgeon's handiwork on a surgically enhanced glamour model, and the whole scene feels like a butcher selling cuts of meat.

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* FanDisservice: Averted. In a bawdy comedy about a hot teacher, one might expect some female nudity. Well... it's there, but it's wholly unerotic. Elizabeth checks out her prospective plastic surgeon's handiwork on a surgically enhanced glamour model, and the whole scene feels like a butcher selling cuts of meat.

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