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** He also instigated the fight in the final game when a Yankees base runner cleated Amanda in the chest sliding into home.
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], and it was the first film to subvert the trope, beating ''{{Film/Rocky}}'' to [[IncrediblyLamePun the punch]] by half a year.

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* UnderdogsNeverLose: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], and it was the first film to subvert the trope, beating ''{{Film/Rocky}}'' to [[IncrediblyLamePun the punch]] by half a year.year (though some of them did achieve a moral victory).

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* LogoJoke: When ''The Bad News Bears Go to Japan,'' the Paramount mountain becomes Mt. Fuji.



* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: One of the poster childs of this trope.

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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: One of the poster childs children of this trope.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Despite being a "politically correct" remake, there were a lot more dirty stuff that the creators got away with. For one thing, they had Buttermaker alluding to prison sexuality in the beginning of the film.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Despite being a "politically correct" remake, there were a lot more dirty stuff that the creators got away with. For one thing, they had Buttermaker alluding GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to prison sexuality overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the beginning of future, please check the film.trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
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* BrickJoke: After the Bears win their first game, Cleveland jokes that they might sue for the right to play at Dodger Stadium. In the climax of the second film, they play at the Houston Astrodome.
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], and it was the first film to subvert the trope.

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* UnderdogsNeverLose: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], and it was the first film to subvert the trope.trope, beating ''{{Film/Rocky}}'' to [[IncrediblyLamePun the punch]] by half a year.
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* UnbuiltTrope: The film was one of the first to depict a children's sports team, but it seems like a deconstruction compared to successors such as ''Film/TheMightyDucks'' and ''Film/LittleGiants''. Buttermaker only gets involved for money and only becomes interested in coaching to get back at Turner, the players regularly insult and fight with each other, they only finally start winning because of [[TheAce Amanda and Kelly]], both of whom joined for purely selfish reasons, and they ultimately lose the championship to the juggernaut Yankees when Buttermaker decides to let the less talented players get a chance to play.
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* SmokingIsCool: It’s TheSeventies, they’re starting to avert it explicitly in the first film. Kelly's smoking is frowned upon, and Amanda tosses Buttermaker's cigar out of his convertible after he succeeds at recruiting her to the team.
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* CallingYourShot: Ahmad does this in the final inning of the championship game. It's subverted when it turns out it was a bluff and his actual plan was to catch the opposing team off guard while he bunted for an easy single.
* ChampionsOnTheInside

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* CallingYourShot: CallingYourShots: Ahmad does this in the final inning of the championship game. It's subverted when it turns out it was a bluff and his actual plan was to catch the opposing team off guard while he bunted for an easy single.
* ChampionsOnTheInsideChampionsOnTheInside: While the Bears lose the championship, they still take pride in how much they improved over the season and are ready to win it all the next year.



* OnlySaneMan: Kelly.

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* OnlySaneMan: Kelly.Kelly, despite engaging in some TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior, doesn't get involved in most of the antics of his teammates.
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* CallingYourShot: Ahmad does this in the final inning of the championship game. It's subverted when it turns out it was a bluff and his actual plan was to catch the opposing team off guard while he bunted for an easy single.


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* HopeSpot: With two outs in the final inning, Ogilvy manages to draw a walk after an 0-2 count, Ahmad bunts for a single, and Miguel draws another walk to bring up Kelly as the tying run. Just as it appears Kelly will hit an inside-the-park grand slam, the Yankees get the ball to the catcher and he's out at the plate.
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-->'''Cleveland:''' Goddamn class action suits are gonna be the ruin of this country.

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-->'''Cleveland:''' Goddamn [[FrivolousLawsuit class action suits suits]] are gonna be the ruin of this country.
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* MeaningfulEcho: At the end of the second film

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* MeaningfulEcho: At the end of the second filmfilm, after the team returns victorious to Los Angeles, Kelly rides his motorbike to the little league field, and just has a brief face-off with one of the groundskeepers before riding off.

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* MeaningfulEcho: At the end of the second film



* ReplacementFlatCharacter: In the second film, Amanda was replaced as the Bears' star pitcher by Carmen. Probably part of the reason why he didn't receive too much development is because so much of the plot revolved around Kelly and his father, who took over as the team's coach during the trip to Houston.

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* ReplacementFlatCharacter: In the second film, Amanda was replaced as the Bears' star pitcher by Carmen. Probably part of the reason why he didn't receive too much development beyond being a mix of Kelly and Tanner is because so much of the plot revolved around Kelly and his father, who took over as the team's coach during the trip to Houston.
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* ReplacementFlatCharacter: In the second film, Amanda was replaced as the Bears' star pitcher by Carmen. Probably part of the reason why he didn't receive too much development is because so much of the plot revolved around Kelly and his father, who took over as the team's coach during the trip to Houston.
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* ShipTease: After the initial bad blood between Amanda and Kelly, there is a scene or two showing them bonding in what could be a romantic sense. But it's not really expounded upon very far. And with Amanda disappearing after the first film, it's never mentioned again.
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** Later on in the film, after the Bears win their first stadium, Cleveland joked that they might sue for the right to play at Dodger Stadium.

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** Later on in the film, after the Bears win their first stadium, game, Cleveland joked that they might sue for the right to play at Dodger Stadium.
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** Later on in the film, as the Bears began to find traction and move up in the league's standings, Cleveland joked that they might sue for the right to play at Yankee Stadium.

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** Later on in the film, as after the Bears began to find traction and move up in the league's standings, win their first stadium, Cleveland joked that they might sue for the right to play at Yankee Dodger Stadium.
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** Later on in the film, as the Bears began to find traction and move up in the league's standings, Cleveland joked that they might sue for the right to play at Yankee Stadium.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Despite the cussing--especially the racial epithets (the N-word was uttered ''three times'')--and the other adult themes, the film was originally rated PG in the United States. It was later re-certified to PG-13.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Despite the cussing--especially the racial epithets (the N-word was uttered ''three times'')--and the other adult themes, the film was originally rated PG in the United States. It was later re-certified to PG-13.
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* GroinAttack: Tanner repays a rival Yankee player for cleating Amanda by giving him a swift kick to the jewels.

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* TheSmartGuy: Ogilvie is practically an assistant coach for the team in the first two films, always keeping stats on the games.

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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Bob Whitewood, the city councilman who filed suit against the league when his son was excluded, is the one responsible for the creation of the Bears in the first place, as well as for hiring Buttermaker.
* TheSmartGuy: Ogilvie Oglivie is practically an assistant coach for the team in the first two films, always keeping stats on the games.
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* TheSmartGuy: Ogilvie is practically an assistant coach for the team in the first two films, always keeping stats on the games.
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-->'''Tanner:''' All we got on this team is a bunch of Jews, spics, niggers, pansies, and a booger-eating moron.\\
'''Ogilvie:''' Tanner, you should be reminded from time to time that you're one of the few people on this team who's not a Jew, spic, nigger, pansy, or booger-eating moron. [[SophisticatedAsHell So you better cool it, or we may be disposed to beat the crap outta you]].
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'''Tanner:''' Well, Lupus, if you wiped your nose once in a while, people wouldn't give you so much crud.

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'''Tanner:''' Well, Lupus, if you wiped your nose once in a while, people wouldn't give you so much crud.crud all the time.

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* FatComicRelief: Engelberg.

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* FatComicRelief: Engelberg. Of note, when Engelberg collapses exhausted during a run.
-->'''Engelberg:''' Any second now, Ogilvie. Heart attack time.\\
'''[[DeadpanSnarker Ogilvie]]:''' I'll send flowers to your funeral.
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** Tanner may be a foul-mouthed, ill-tempered, racist, and sexist little shit, but he won't let anyone [else] pick on his teammates, and is very quick to defend them. Especially when Lupus gets bullied by members of a rival team.

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** Tanner may be a foul-mouthed, ill-tempered, racist, and sexist little shit, but he won't let anyone [else] pick on his teammates, and is very quick to defend them. Especially when Lupus gets bullied by members of a rival team. Even then, he still has some BrutalHonesty to dish out.



'''Tanner:''' Well, Lupus, if you wiped your nose once in a while, people wouldn't give you so much crud all the time.

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'''Tanner:''' Well, Lupus, if you wiped your nose once in a while, people wouldn't give you so much crud all the time.crud.

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* TwoDecadesBehind: The other teams all wear polyester uniforms with an elastic waist band and pullover jerseys while the bears are wearing loosefitting flannel button downs with the belt. However this becomes more of a hilarious in hindsight as the new style was gone by the 90s and teams have again returned to a fashion much more similar to what the Bears were wearing.



* Two Decades Behind: The other teams all wear polyester uniforms with an elastic waist band and pullover jerseys while the bears are wearing loosefitting flannel button downs with the belt. However this becomes more of a hilarious in hindsight as the new style was gone by the 90s and teams have again returned to a fashion much more similar to what the Bears were wearing.

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-->'''Tanner''': Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and [[PrecisionFStrike shove 'em straight up your ass!]]\\

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-->'''Tanner''': --->'''Tanner''': Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and [[PrecisionFStrike shove 'em straight up your ass!]]\\


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--->'''Timmy:''' Thanks, no one ever stood up for me before.\\
'''Tanner:''' Well, Lupus, if you wiped your nose once in a while, people wouldn't give you so much crud all the time.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Roy's wife after he smacked their son, Joey, on the mound for throwing at Engelberg.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Roy's wife after he smacked their son, Joey, on the mound for throwing at Engelberg. Her issue is likely how cold and business-like he was about it.



* YouGoGirl: Amanda. Downplayed in that she has to be talked into playing, her acceptance on the team is a very minor source of conflict at most, and one of her conditions for joining the team is that Buttermaker pays for her designer clothes and ballet classes.

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* YouGoGirl: Amanda. Downplayed in that she has to be talked into playing, her acceptance on the team is a very minor source of conflict at most, most (as the team's equal-opportunity bigot, Tanner, is the only one to have issue, and she quickly puts him in his place), and one of her conditions for joining the team is that Buttermaker pays for her designer clothes and ballet classes.

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