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Not to be confused with Film/TheCrew.

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Not to be confused with Film/TheCrew.
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''The Crew'' is a WorkCom co-produced by UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} and Creator/{{Netflix}}. Its first season was released on the latter service on February 15, 2021.

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''The Crew'' is a WorkCom co-produced by UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} and Creator/{{Netflix}}. Its first season It was released on the latter service on February 15, 2021.



* BittersweetEnding: Season 1 ends with [[spoiler:Beth leaving for New York to check out condos with her fiancé before Kevin can confess his feelings to her. On the bright side, he and Catherine save the team from bankruptcy by setting up a truck series team for Jessie to race in to get her experience and windfall of sponsorship dollars, which allows Jake to stay in the Cup car.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: Season 1 The last episode ends with [[spoiler:Beth leaving for New York to check out condos with her fiancé before Kevin can confess his feelings to her. On the bright side, he and Catherine save the team from bankruptcy by setting up a truck series team for Jessie to race in to get her experience and windfall of sponsorship dollars, which allows Jake to stay in the Cup car.]]
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* LastOfHisKind: Kevin. His old school methods of managing the team is on the way out, as is acknowledged InUniverse by several characters. Further, his lack of formal qualifications for management makes it hard for him to find work outside of Spencer, forcing him to stay with the team despite his dislike for Catherine.

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* LastOfHisKind: Kevin. His old school methods of managing the team is are on the way out, as is acknowledged InUniverse by several characters. Further, his lack of formal qualifications for management makes it hard for him to find work outside of Spencer, forcing him to stay with the team despite his dislike for Catherine.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Jake is as dumb as a box of rocks about almost everything except driving.


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* GrumpyOldMan: Chuck is not ''that'' old, but he is the oldest member of the team and cantankerous as all hell.


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** Kevin ends up doing this quite a bit.
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* DistinctionWithoutADifference: After pit crew member Ed forgets to replace a tire properly costing the team a good finish:

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* DistinctionWithoutADifference: After pit crew member Ed forgets to replace a tire properly costing the team a good finish:
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Catherine is an antagonist for most of the season, but she does take her job seriously and cares about her teammates more than she lets on. When she actually takes time to explain ''why'' she's being so strict (namely, that the team is bleeding money and needs a drastic overhaul to stay afloat), Kevin unhesitatingly takes her side.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Catherine is an antagonist for most of the season, but she does take her job seriously and cares about her teammates more than she lets on. When she actually takes time to explain ''why'' she's being so strict (namely, that the team is bleeding money and needs a drastic overhaul to stay afloat), Kevin unhesitatingly takes sees her side.point and works to improve their relationship.
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* LastOfHisKind: Kevin. His old school methods of managing the team is on the way out, as is acknowledged InUniverse by several characters. Further, his lack of formal qualifications for management makes it hard for him to find work outside of Spencer, forcing him to stay with the team despite threatening to quit.

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* LastOfHisKind: Kevin. His old school methods of managing the team is on the way out, as is acknowledged InUniverse by several characters. Further, his lack of formal qualifications for management makes it hard for him to find work outside of Spencer, forcing him to stay with the team despite threatening to quit.his dislike for Catherine.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Catherine is an antagonist for most of the season, but she does take her job seriously and cares about her teammates more than she lets on. When she actually takes time to explain ''why'' she's being so strict (namely, that the team is bleeding money and needs a drastic overhaul to stay afloat), Kevin unhesitatingly takes her side.
* LastOfHisKind: Kevin. His old school methods of managing the team is on the way out, as is acknowledged InUniverse by several characters. Further, his lack of formal qualifications for management makes it hard for him to find work outside of Spencer, forcing him to stay with the team despite threatening to quit.
* MrFanservice: Jake, who is ''very'' much aware of it.
* OnlySaneWoman: Beth is generally the one who keeps the office on an even keel and smooths out conflicts with her coworkers. In some episodes, though, she's NotSoAboveItAll.


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* PetTheDog: Although Jessie is a smug {{Jerkass}} most of the time, she is concerned when Jake suffers a concussion and hides it from the team, enough to tell Kevin. Granted, she admits that she'll benefit from it, so this could fall under PragmaticVillainy.

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Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake (Creator/FreddieStroma) having crashed out of the first lap of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine (Creator/JillianMueller). The series deals with former driver and current crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), office/finance manager Beth (Creator/SarahStiles) head engineers Chuck (Creator/GaryAnthonyWilliams) and Amir (Creator/DanAhdoot) and aforementioned driver Jake as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.

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Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake (Creator/FreddieStroma) having crashed out of the first lap of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner (Creator/BruceMcGill) decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine (Creator/JillianMueller). The series deals with former driver and current crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), office/finance manager Beth (Creator/SarahStiles) head engineers Chuck (Creator/GaryAnthonyWilliams) and Amir (Creator/DanAhdoot) and aforementioned driver Jake as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.



** Kevin and Catherine's relationship falls here generally. As a former driver and long-time crew chief, Kevin has a much better feel for the actual, day-to-day operations of a racing team than Catherine does. But Catherine is right that the team has gone years without winning and needs to modernize its business practices to stay competitive. Most episodes are careful not to paint one or the other as completely in the wrong when they butt heads.



--> '''Kevin:''' After today, she's not allowed in the buildng.

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--> '''Kevin:''' After today, she's not allowed in the buildng.building.
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* BrainyBrunette: Catherine, who went to Stamford.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: The Jake vs. Jessie as the team's driver debate between Kevin and Catherine is this. Kevin rightfully points out that Jake is the superior driver and gives the team the best chance to win. Catherine retorts that Jessie brings in more sponsorship revenue and makes the team more profitable.
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* BittersweetEnding: Season 1 ends with [[spoiler:Beth leaving for New York to check out condos with her fiancé before Kevin can confess his feelings to her. On the bright side, he and Catherine save the team from bankruptcy by setting up a truck series team for Jessie to race in to get her experience and windfall of sponsorship dollars, which allows Jake to stay in the Cup car.]]
* ButtMonkey: Amir is constantly insulted and made fun of by just about everyone in the garage.
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''The Crew'' is a comedy series co-produced by UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} and Creator/{{Netflix}}. Its first season was released on the latter service on February 15, 2021.

Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake (Creator/FreddieStroma) having crashed out of the first lap of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine (Creator/JillianMueller). The series deals with former driver and current crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), financial lead Beth (Creator/SarahStiles) head engineers Chuck (Creator/GaryAnthonyWilliams) and Amir (Creator/DanAhdoot) and aforementioned driver Jake as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.

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''The Crew'' is a comedy series WorkCom co-produced by UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} and Creator/{{Netflix}}. Its first season was released on the latter service on February 15, 2021.

Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake (Creator/FreddieStroma) having crashed out of the first lap of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine (Creator/JillianMueller). The series deals with former driver and current crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), financial lead office/finance manager Beth (Creator/SarahStiles) head engineers Chuck (Creator/GaryAnthonyWilliams) and Amir (Creator/DanAhdoot) and aforementioned driver Jake as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.
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Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake having crashed out of the first lap (Freddie Stroma) of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine (Creator/JillianMueller). The series deals with former driver and current crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), marketing lead Beth (Creator/SarahStiles) engineers Chuck (Creator/GaryAnthonyWilliams) and Amir (Creator/DanAhdoot) and aforementioned driver Jake as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.

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Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake (Creator/FreddieStroma) having crashed out of the first lap (Freddie Stroma) of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine (Creator/JillianMueller). The series deals with former driver and current crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), marketing financial lead Beth (Creator/SarahStiles) head engineers Chuck (Creator/GaryAnthonyWilliams) and Amir (Creator/DanAhdoot) and aforementioned driver Jake as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.
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--> ''Kevin:'' She's not allowed in the building.
--> ''Catherine:'' She's in the gym right now.
--> ''Kevin:'' After today, she's not allowed in the buildng.

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--> ''Kevin:'' '''Kevin:''' She's not allowed in the building.
--> ''Catherine:'' '''Catherine:''' She's in the gym right now.
--> ''Kevin:'' '''Kevin:''' After today, she's not allowed in the buildng.
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* CareerEndingInjury: Kevin suffered one between his lone win in Darlington 1994 and the start of the series.

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* CareerEndingInjury: Kevin suffered one sometime between his lone win in Darlington 1994 and the start of the series.
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Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake having crashed out of the first lap of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine (Creator/JillianMueller). The series deals with former driver and current crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), marketing lead Beth (Creator/SarahStiles) engineers Chuck (Creator/GaryAnthonyWilliams) and Amir (Creator/DanAhdoot) and aforementioned driver Jake (Creator/FreddieStroma) as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.

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Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake having crashed out of the first lap (Freddie Stroma) of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine (Creator/JillianMueller). The series deals with former driver and current crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), marketing lead Beth (Creator/SarahStiles) engineers Chuck (Creator/GaryAnthonyWilliams) and Amir (Creator/DanAhdoot) and aforementioned driver Jake (Creator/FreddieStroma) as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.
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* BadNewsInAGoodWay: Kevin tries to break the news of Ed's firing in the lightest way possible. [[spoiler: Subverted when he plainly tells Ed, who takes it well.]]
* CareerEndingInjury: Kevin suffered one between his lone win in Darlington 1994 and the start of the series.
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* VerbalBackspace: In regards to Catherine preparing to hire Jessie to replace Jake:
--> ''Kevin:'' She's not allowed in the building.
--> ''Catherine:'' She's in the gym right now.
--> ''Kevin:'' After today, she's not allowed in the buildng.
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''The Crew'' is a comedy series co-produced by UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} and Creator/{{Netflix}}, and released on the latter service on February 15, 2021.

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''The Crew'' is a comedy series co-produced by UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} and Creator/{{Netflix}}, and Creator/{{Netflix}}. Its first season was released on the latter service on February 15, 2021.
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Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake having crashed out of the first lap of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine. The series deals with former driver and current crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), marketing lead Beth, engineers Chuck and Arwin, and aforementioned driver Jake as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.

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Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake having crashed out of the first lap of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine. Catherine (Creator/JillianMueller). The series deals with former driver and current crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), marketing lead Beth, Beth (Creator/SarahStiles) engineers Chuck (Creator/GaryAnthonyWilliams) and Arwin, Amir (Creator/DanAhdoot) and aforementioned driver Jake (Creator/FreddieStroma) as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.
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-->Kevin: He didn't forget to put it on, he...forgot to attach it to the car.

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-->Kevin: -->'''Kevin:''' He didn't forget to put it on, he...forgot to attach it to the car.
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* DistinctionWithoutADifference: After pit crew member Ed forgets to replace a tire properly costing the team a good finish:
-->Kevin: He didn't forget to put it on, he...forgot to attach it to the car.
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Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake having crashed out of the first lap of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine. The series deals with former driver and crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), marketing lead Beth, engineers Chuck and Arwin, and new replacement driver Jessie as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.

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Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake having crashed out of the first lap of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine. The series deals with former driver and current crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), marketing lead Beth, engineers Chuck and Arwin, and new replacement aforementioned driver Jessie Jake as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.



* ThoseTwoGuys: Chuck and Amir.

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* ThoseTwoGuys: Chuck and Amir.Amir, who are almost always seen together cracking jokes or working on the team's car.
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''The Crew'' is a comedy series co-produced by UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} and Creator/{{Netflix}}, and released on the latter service on February 15, 2021.

Bobby Spencer Racing is a NASCAR Cup Series team that, after several years of success, is now struggling to keep up with the midfield. With their driver Jake having crashed out of the first lap of the most recent race and the team starting to run low on funding, their future doesn't look very bright. However, after celebrating his 70th birthday, the eponymous team owner decides to retire to Hawaii, and passes control of his team down to his young genius daughter Catherine. The series deals with former driver and crew chief Kevin (Creator/KevinJames), marketing lead Beth, engineers Chuck and Arwin, and new replacement driver Jessie as they navigate Catherine's attempts to modernize and reorganize the team in hopes of bringing it back up to the top.

Not to be confused with Film/TheCrew.

!!Tropes found in this series:
* CasanovaWannabe: Jake can't seem to figure out how to talk to women without making them feel uncomfortable.
* PassingTheTorch: The series starts when Bobby, the team owner, hands control down to his daughter.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Chuck and Amir.
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