History Series / KickinIt

** Duke Evans from the episode "Breaking Board" is none other then a self-absorbed {{Jerkass}} who mocked Jack for his love of karate and when he revealed Jerry was in the hospital. [[spoiler: It's super satisfying to see Jack finally break Duke's record.]]

* SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond: In the sub-plot of the episode "Fawlty Temple," Jack, is going to meet Kim's father for the first time. He unintentionnaly spills a drink in Kim's fathers lap and it's made clear that he does not like Jack. Throughout the episode Jack tries to set up more dates with Kim's father to make a better impression on him. [[spoiler: He does in the end after Kim fakes in injury to get Jack to substitute for her in a laser tag game]]. It kind of is justified because if you are dating a girl,[[Main/RealityEnsues you must impress her father so he can approve of you dating his daughter]].

** A specific example is Arthur from the episode "Dojo Day Afternoon". He is an annoying, stuck up, arrogant, spoiled {{Jerkass}} who even [[Main/BullyingADragon picked a fight with Jack]] and has no redeeming qualities. He went as far as trying to smash the dojo with a wrecking ball [[Main/MoralEventHorizon even if it meant killing Jack, Rudy, Eddie and Jerry.]] It was satisfying to see his father finally ground him and get kicked out of the dojo at the end of the episode.
** Duke Evans from "Breaking Board" is none other then a self-absorbed {{Jerkass}} who mocked Jack for his love of karate and when he revealed Jerry was in the hospital. [[spoiler: It's super satisfying to see Jack finally break Duke's record.]]
** Also Leona in the episode "Wedding Crashers". She seems nice at first but is actually a BitchInSheepsClothing who is planning to kill Bobby Wasabi with a poisonous ring [[Main/GoldDigger so she can steal all of his money.]] She at least admits she was bad after [[spoiler: getting arrested]]. But she still is a vile character.

** The Black Dragon dojo is basically the [[Film/TheKarateKid1984 Cobra Kai Dojo]] who's sensei forces them to cheat in tournaments and bully the main characters
** Truman who is played by Reed Alexander, couldn't be any more similar to [[Series/ICarly Nevel Papperman.]] Even Truman's last scene in the episode mirrors Nevel's last scene in his debut episode with both characters bullies saying: "Get out of here!".

** A specific example is Arthur from the episode "Dojo Day Afternoon". He is an annoying, stuck up, arrogant, spoiled {{Jerkass}} who even[[Main/BullyingADragon picked a fight with Jack]] and has no redeeming qualities. He went as far as trying to smash the dojo with a wrecking ball [[Main/MoralEventHorizon even if it meant killing Jack, Rudy, Eddie and Jerry.]] It is satisfying to see his father finally ground him and get kicked out of the dojo at the end of the episode.

* Expy:

** A specific example is Arthur from the episode "Dojo Day Afternoon". He is an annoying, stuck up, arrogant, spoiled Jerkass who even[[Main/BullyingADragon picked a fight with Jack]] and has no redeeming qualities. He went as far as trying to smash the dojo with a wrecking ball [[Main/MoralEventHorizon even if it meant killing Jack, Rudy, Eddie and Jerry.]] It is satifying to see his father finally ground him and get kicked out of the dojo at the end of the episode.
** Duke Evans from "Breaking Board" is none other then a self-absorbed Jerkass who mocked Jack for his love of karate and when he revealed Jerry was in the hospital. [[spoiler: It's super satisfying to see Jack finally break Duke's record.]]

* HateSink: ZigZagged with Frank, Ty and the Black Dragons. Although not completely terrible people, they have done some cruel and despicable acts towards the Wasabi Warriors.
** Arthur from "Dojo Day Afternoon" counts as this. He is an annoying, stuck up, arrogant, spoiled Jerkass who picked a fight with Jack and goes as far as to try and smash the dojo with a wrecking ball even if it meant killing Jack, Rudy, Eddie and Jerry. It is satifying to see his father finally ground him and get kicked out of the dojo at the end of the episode.

** Arthur from "Dojo Day Afternoon" counts as this. He is an annoying, stuck up, arrogant, spoiled [Jerkass] who picked a fight with Jack and goes as far as to try and smash the dojo with a wrecking ball even if it meant killing Jack, Rudy, Eddie and Jerry. It is satifying to see his father finally ground him and get kicked out of the dojo at the end of the episode.
** Also Leona in the episode "Wedding Crashers". She seems nice at first but is actually a [[BitchInSheepsClothing]] who is planning to kill Bobby Wasabi with a poisonous ring [[ GoldDigger so she can steal all of his money.]] She at least admits she was bad after [[spoiler: getting arrested]]. But she still is a vile character.

** Arthur from "Dojo Day Afternoon" counts as this. He is an annoying, stuck up, arrogant [[Jerkass]] who goes as far as to try and smash the dojo with a wrecking ball even if it meant killing Jack, Rudy, Eddie and Jerry. It is satifying to see his father finally ground him and get kicked out of the dojo at the end of the episode.

* HarmlessElectrocution: Phil shocks himself on an electrical cricket trap. Also, Ronnie uses an electric fence (triggered by remote) to shock Rudy twice.

* FiveManBand:
*** TheHero - Jack
*** TheChick[=/=]TheLancer - Kim
*** TheBigGuy - Jerry
*** TheSmartGuy - Milton
*** TheHeart - Eddie
*** BigBrotherMentor - Rudy
** ''As of Season 3:''
*** TheHero - Jack
*** TheLancer - Jerry
*** TheSmartGuy - Milton
*** TheChick - Kim
*** BigBrotherMentor - Rudy

** [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar There's an episode called]] [[Series/BreakingBad "Breaking Board"]].

* ClusterBleepBomb: When told she can't race against male competitors due to being female, every time Kim screams a tirade at the chauvinist who made the rule, Bobby Wasabi activates a wheel gun. He tells them he's doing this on purpose because he doesn't want them to hear all the impolite words Kim is using.

* {{Disneyfication}}: Most obvious in ''Temple of Doom'': they're 15/16 in Season 3 and planning a huge party in a place they're housesitting. Surely "talk [[AdultChild Rudy]] into [[WildTeenParty buying beer for us]]" would be on the list, but nope. In the same ep's [[ThreeLinesNoWaiting B plot]], there's a run-in with ''gunless'' scary rednecks.

* {{Adorkable}}: Milton, Julie, and Rudy.

[[caption-width-right:333:L to R: [[ButtMonkey Jer]][[HandsomeLech ry]], [[ManChild Ru]][[JerkWithAHeartOfGold dy]], [[ActionHero Ja]][[PrettyBoy ck]], [[ActionGirl Ki]][[TheChick m]], [[TheSmartGuy Mil]][[BadassBookworm ton]], [[BlackBestFriend Ed]][[MommasBoy die]].]]

* AbsenteeActor: Eddie was absent in a Season 1 episode and has been written out of the show as of season 3 (likely to go be a semi-regular on ''Series/LivAndMaddie''.
** Kim has been absent for 5 episodes (It Takes Two to Tangle, Buddyguards, Dojo Day Care, Kickin' It Old School, and Wedding Crashers) due to Olivia Holt having to film her own Disney Channel Original Movie and has missed the season 3 episode "Glove Hurts". She's also left the show in the season 3 finale to work on another Disney Channel show ''Series/IDidntDoIt''.

* MonsterClown: The Black Dragons' getup for the fight in "Boo Gi Nights". Special mention goes to the clown that pulled off Jack's blindfold. Just...[[NightmareFuel eegh...]]

** In "Kickin' It in China", when Jack is attacked by masked people with staves, he blocks a strike from a staff with his bare hands without any trouble. [[spoiler: This is despite the fact that when he gets hit in the hand with the staff a few moments later, that strike breaks his hand]]

* Flynning: There are some instances where characters fight with weapons, and very little effort is made to hide the fact that they are aiming their attacks at each other's weapon.

* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts: Common, but it doesn't distract from the fun of the show.

** Kim has been absent for 5 episodes (It Takes Two to Tangle, Buddyguards, Dojo Day Care, Kickin' It Old School, and Wedding Crashers) due to Olivia Holt having to film her own Disney Channel Original Movie and has missed the season 3 episode "Glove Hurts". She's also left the show in the season 3 finale to work on another Disney Channel show ''IDidntDoIt''.

* AbsenteeActor: Eddie was absent in a Season 1 episode and has been written out of the show as of season 3 (likely to go be a semi-regular on ''LivAndMaddie''.

* {{Crossover}}: [[AlliterativeName Dale Davis]], a recurring character from ''ZekeAndLuther'', once interviewed Kim and Milton about a beach at the mall.

* XMeetsY: [[WordOfGod Jason Earles]] once described it as "''TheBadNewsBears'' meets ''Film/TheKarateKid''".

* GroinAttack: At the end of "Rock'em Sock'em Ruby", the Wasabitron 3000 ends up breaking down and is finally defeated by Rudy with a kick to "the motherboard", as put best by Bobby.

* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: At the end of "Rock'em Sock'em Ruby", the Wasabitron 3000 breaks down from being unable to process the fact that even though the dojo members (and Bobby) can't win against it, they still won't give up. Rudy then approaches it and says, "Something else about us humans: we don't hit a man when he's down. The thing is...[[ExactWords you're not]] [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman a man.]]" He then kicks the robot in [[GroinAttack "the motherboard"]], as described by Bobby.