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Creator/JackieChan's only movie aimed directly at kids, rather than families. It stars Music/BillyRayCyrus and Creator/GeorgeLopez, Amber Valleta (as Gillian) from ''Gamer'' and ''The Transporter 2'' and three kids. Later in 2010, Chan made the much better-recieved ''Film/{{The Karate Kid|2010}}''.

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Creator/JackieChan's only movie aimed directly at kids, rather than families. It stars Music/BillyRayCyrus and Creator/GeorgeLopez, Amber Valleta (as Gillian) from ''Gamer'' and ''The Transporter 2'' and three kids. Later in 2010, Chan made the much better-recieved better-received ''Film/{{The Karate Kid|2010}}''.
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* HeadSmashesScreen: Farren calls out to Larry as she drops a TV set from upstairs, making him look up as the glass crashes into his face, knocking him down with his head in the set.
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Creator/JackieChan's only movie aimed directly at kids, rather than families. It stars Music/BillyRayCyrus and George Lopez, Amber Valleta (as Gillian) from ''Gamer'' and ''The Transporter 2'' and three kids. Later in 2010, Chan made the much better-recieved ''Film/{{The Karate Kid|2010}}''.

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Creator/JackieChan's only movie aimed directly at kids, rather than families. It stars Music/BillyRayCyrus and George Lopez, Creator/GeorgeLopez, Amber Valleta (as Gillian) from ''Gamer'' and ''The Transporter 2'' and three kids. Later in 2010, Chan made the much better-recieved ''Film/{{The Karate Kid|2010}}''.
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* TheNudifier: Family-friendly variant as the oil-eating bacteria only consumes the DarkChick's shoes.

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* TheNudifier: Family-friendly variant as the oil-eating bacteria only consumes the DarkChick's villainess' shoes.



* PokeThePoodle: The DarkChick literally takes candy from a kid.

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* PokeThePoodle: The DarkChick villainess literally takes candy from a kid.
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--> Farren: "Okay, that's just wrong."

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--> Farren: '''Farren''': "Okay, that's just wrong."
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* NeverTrustATrailer: There are numerous impressive stunts in the trailer and ads. They are indeed in the movie...during the opening credits, as a series of clips to establish Bob Ho's skills. Even more egregiously, the clips were not actually filmed for ''The Spy Next Door''; they were all taken from Jackie Chan's earlier films.
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* StockScream: Wilhelm happens midway through.

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* %%* StockScream: Wilhelm happens midway through.
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* StockScream: Wilhelm happens midway through.

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* PetTheDog: Even though Farren has trouble getting along with Gilligan and Ian, she is nice to Nora, hugging her after gymnastics practice.

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* ParentalFashionVeto: Farren tries to go out in short skirts and crop tops, but Gillian and Bob make her go back and change.
* PetTheDog: Even though Farren has trouble getting along with Gilligan Gillian and Ian, she is nice to Nora, hugging her after gymnastics practice.

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%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample entries are not allowed on wiki pages. All such entries have been commented out. Add context to the entries before uncommenting them.



%%* ActionHeroBabysitter: Bob Ho, of course.

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%%* * ActionHeroBabysitter: Bob Ho, of course.



%%* BrattyHalfPint: Pretty much all of the kids. Even their own mother can't deal with them. Farren is easily the worst offender. Ian and Nora warm up to Bob pretty quickly, but Farren acts like a complete brat in comparison. Arguably it could be because she's a teenager, but she generally comes off as an awful person.

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%%* * BrattyHalfPint: Pretty much all of the kids. Even their own mother can't deal with them. them.
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Farren is easily the worst offender. Ian and Nora warm up to Bob pretty quickly, but Farren acts like a complete brat in comparison. Arguably it could be because she's a teenager, but she generally comes off as an awful person.



* CutLexLuthorACheck: The oil-eating bacteria would be very useful in the Gulf of Mexico or some other major oil spill, or as a [[MundaneUtility slimming product]].

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* CutLexLuthorACheck: The oil-eating bacteria would be very useful in the Gulf of Mexico or some other major oil spill, spill - or as a [[MundaneUtility slimming product]].



%%* EveryoneOwnsAMac

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%%* * EveryoneOwnsAMac



* HarmlessVillain: The main villain is more of a comical character than anything, not doing anything to pose as scary.

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* HarmlessVillain: The main villain is more of a comical character than anything, not doing anything to pose as scary. Would qualify as {{Laughably Evil}} if his 'jokes' were actually funny.

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%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample entries are not allowed on wiki pages. All such entries have been commented out. Add context to the entries before uncommenting them.



* ActionHeroBabysitter: Bob Ho, of course.

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* %%* ActionHeroBabysitter: Bob Ho, of course.



* BrattyHalfPint: Pretty much all of the kids. Even their own mother can't deal with them.
** Farren is easily the worst offender. Ian and Nora warm up to Bob pretty quickly, but Farren acts like a complete brat in comparison. Arguably it could be because she's a teenager, but she generally comes off as an awful person.

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* %%* BrattyHalfPint: Pretty much all of the kids. Even their own mother can't deal with them.
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them. Farren is easily the worst offender. Ian and Nora warm up to Bob pretty quickly, but Farren acts like a complete brat in comparison. Arguably it could be because she's a teenager, but she generally comes off as an awful person.



* CutLexLuthorACheck: The oil-eating bacteria would be very useful in the Gulf of Mexico or some other major oil spill - or as a [[MundaneUtility slimming product]].

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* CutLexLuthorACheck: The oil-eating bacteria would be very useful in the Gulf of Mexico or some other major oil spill - spill, or as a [[MundaneUtility slimming product]].



* EveryoneOwnsAMac
* EvilCounterpart: Anton Poldark to Bob Ho, Tatiana Creel to Gillian, Glaze to Colton James. Downplayed with Larry and Farren.

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* %%* EveryoneOwnsAMac
* %%* EvilCounterpart: Anton Poldark to Bob Ho, Tatiana Creel to Gillian, Glaze to Colton James. Downplayed with Larry and Farren.



* HarmlessVillain: The main villain is more of a comical character than anything, not doing anything to pose as scary. Would qualify as {{Laughably Evil}} if his 'jokes' were actually funny.

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* HarmlessVillain: The main villain is more of a comical character than anything, not doing anything to pose as scary. Would qualify as {{Laughably Evil}} if his 'jokes' were actually funny.

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* HarmlessVillain: The main villain is more of a comical character than anything, not doing anything to pose as scary. Would qualify as {{Laughably Evil}} if his 'jokes' were actually funny.


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* EvilCounterpart: Anton Poldark to Bob Ho, Tatiana Creel to Gillian, Glaze to Colton James. Downplayed with Larry and Farren.
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* PetTheDog: Even though Farren has trouble getting along with Gilligan and Ian, she is nice to Nora, hugging her after gymnastics practice.
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* ExtremeDoormat: Bob acts as a {{pushover|Parents}} to the kids, '''especially''' Farren, with whom he has [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter no idea]] is trying to ''run'' him out of the family, he acts soft and passive to the kids rather than strict and stern person in authority, and that the kids have to ''respect'' him as an adult. The only people he ''isn't'' lenient to are ''criminals''.

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* ExtremeDoormat: Bob acts [[LawfulPushover as a a]] {{pushover|Parents}} to the kids, '''especially''' Farren, with whom he has [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter no idea]] is trying to ''run'' him out of the family, he acts soft and passive to the kids rather than strict and stern person in authority, and that the kids have to ''respect'' him as an adult. The only people he ''isn't'' lenient to are ''criminals''.
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* ExtremeDoormat: Bob acts as a {{pushover|Parents}} to the kids, '''especially''' Farren, with whom he has [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter no idea]] is trying to ''run'' him out of the family, he acts soft and passive to the kids rather than strict and stern person in authority, and that the kids have to ''respect'' him as an adult. The only people he ''isn't'' lenient to are ''criminals''.
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* ImAHumanitarian: Ian feds leftover bacon to ''their pet pig.''

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* ImAHumanitarian: Ian feds feeds leftover bacon to ''their pet pig.'''' The bacon is really just "Beggin' Strips".
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* JerkassHasaPoint: Farren does have a point that when Bob came over to their house prior to the movie's events, it was only to see Gillian; he never even spoke to the kids.

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* JerkassHasaPoint: JerkassHasAPoint: Farren does have a point that when Bob came over to their house prior to the movie's events, it was only to see Gillian; he never even spoke to the kids.kids. It's really kind of a CluelessAesop, though: we are given ample evidence that the kids ''avoid Bob like the plague'', so how is he supposed to "speak to them" in the first place? If anyone's to blame, it's Gillian for never talking about the kids!
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* TwoWordsICantCount: When Bob meets Farren’s older teenage date, Larry (who is soon revealed to be a Russian operative, and whose beatdown by Bob leads to him revealing to the kids that he’s a spy), he tries to warn him not to get too close to her by pointing out she’s too young, using this trope in the process:

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* TwoWordsICantCount: When Bob meets Farren’s older teenage date, Larry (who is soon revealed to be a Russian operative, and whose beatdown by Bob leads to him revealing to the kids that he’s a spy), he tries to warn him not to get too close to her by pointing out she’s too young, using this trope in the process:counting a one-word number as two words:
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—->'''Bob:''' “I have two words for you, Larry. Thirteen.”

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—->'''Bob:''' -->'''Bob:''' “I have two words for you, Larry. Thirteen.”
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* TwoWordsICantCount: When Bob meets Farren’s older teenage date, Larry (who is soon revealed to be a Russian operative, and whose beatdown by Bob leads to him revealing to the kids that he’s a spy), he tries to warn him not to get too close to her by pointing out she’s too young, using this trope in the process:
—->'''Bob:''' “I have two words for you, Larry. Thirteen.”
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Creator/JackieChan's only movie aimed directly at kids, rather than families. It stars Music/BillyRayCyrus and Creator/GeorgeLopez, Amber Valleta (as Gillian) from ''Gamer'' and ''The Transporter 2'' and three kids. Later in 2010, Chan made the much better-recieved ''Film/{{The Karate Kid|2010}}''.

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Creator/JackieChan's only movie aimed directly at kids, rather than families. It stars Music/BillyRayCyrus and Creator/GeorgeLopez, George Lopez, Amber Valleta (as Gillian) from ''Gamer'' and ''The Transporter 2'' and three kids. Later in 2010, Chan made the much better-recieved ''Film/{{The Karate Kid|2010}}''.

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