History WesternAnimation / Pelswick

* AsianAndNerdy: The Japanese-American Ace is the tech whiz of the group, and also has a [[InsistentTerminology tendency to correct people for their diction]]

* AsianAndNerdy: Ace is more technologically advanced than his friends.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: [[MeaningfulName Goon]] and Vice-Principal Zeigler are both pretty airheaded, especially the former, who has to be reminded at one point that stop signs don't turn green.

* MeaningfulName: Goon the {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and Ace to a lesser extent. While Ace isn't TheAce, he's the smartest of the PowerTrio.

* PaperThinDisguise: Pelswick puts on a raincoat and a fake beard when he delivers newspapers out of embarrassment. [[TheSmartGuy Ace]] sees through it immediately; [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Goon]] does not.

In most episodes, Pelswick would have to learn AnAesop from his Guardian Angel, Mr. Jimmy. No matter what the Aesop was, Pelswick would usually [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint not get it until the very end of the episode.]]

* AnAesop: Pelswick has to learn one from Mr. Jimmy in every episode. The topics vary, but can cover a wide variety that are usually not brought up.

* TheManBehindTheCurtain: N*Talented are actually just lip-syncing to an old band.

* IThoughtItMeant: Played with, when Boyd's toady mistakes the word "peculiar" for "perpendicular".

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Played for laughs, usually, often through Pelswick's father Quentin, who always insists on being politically correct, even correcting Gram-Gram when she said she'd be a "stewardess" because "flight attendant" was the "correct gender-sensitive term." Taken UpToEleven in the episode "Hear No Evil, P.C. No Evil" with Quentin's girlfriend Spagna, who [[HypocriticalHumor at the same time constantly patronizes and babies Pelswick for his disability]], finally culminating in her referring to Pelswick as a "poor defenseless crippled child," at which point Quentin asks her to leave.

* TrapDoorFail: Because the trap door wasn't wheelchair-accessible.

* DontYouDarePityMe: Pelswick hates it when other people express pity for him, mainly because he's completely self-sufficient and not nearly as much of a burden as people make him feel like. Their pity usually actually makes things ''worse'' for him, such as preventing him from going on a camping trip for little reason or getting his crush suspended.

* HypeAversion: N*Talented for the male students is an in-universe example.

* {{Jerkass}}: Boyd is the worst sort of bully.

* TastesLikeFeet: Pelswick's response to Kate's lethal cooking is that it tastes like a bathtub plug, which was later verified by Mr. Jimmy.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: N*Talented name is based on N*Sync and they have Milli Vanilli's controversy.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: N*Talented.

* ObfuscatingDisability: {{Inverted}}. When Pelswick goes on a date with a girl he meets online and finds out she loves to dance, he gets robotic legs in order to pretend to be able to walk (and dance). HilarityEnsues.

* TastesLikeFeet: Pelswick's response to Kate's lethal cooking, which was later verified by Mr. Jimmy.

* TheDanza: Julie is voiced by Julie Lemieux.

* AdultsAreUseless

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Played for laughs, usually, often through Pelswick's father Quentin, who always insists on being politically correct, even correcting Gram-Gram when she said she'd be a "stewardess" because "flight attendant" was the "correct gender-sensitive term."
** Taken UpToEleven in the episode "Hear No Evil, P.C. No Evil" with Quentin's girlfriend Spagna, who [[HypocriticalHumor at the same time constantly patronizes and babies Pelswick for his disability]], finally culminating in her referring to Pelswick as a "poor defenseless crippled child," at which point Quentin asks her to leave.

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Sometimes played for laughs.

* SelfDeprecation: Pelswick has been known to do this on occasion.

* NWordPrivileges: {{Enforced}}. Pelswick writes a comic that is considered offensive to disabled people (err... "[[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad differently able]]" people) until they find out [[SelfDeprecation who wrote it.]]

Created by (but not directly based on the [[BlackComedy cartooning]] of) John Callahan, ''Pelswick'' was a show that was produced by {{Nelvana}}, and was shown on {{CBC}} Television and {{Nickelodeon}} starting in 2000 (it was originally aired alongside ''AsToldByGinger'') , and ran for two seasons. The show was about Pelswick Eggert, a teenage boy who struggled with the average problems that teenagers have, such as trying to decide between impressing a girl and going with his gut feelings, and dealing with bullies, while also being in a wheelchair.

In most episodes, Pelswick would have to learn AnAesop from his Guardian Angel, Mr. Jimmy. No matter what the Aesop was, Pelswick would usually [[CompletelyMissingThePoint not get it until the very end of the episode.]]

In 2004, FUNimation decided that they wanted to release Pelswick on DVD, but were unable to because of the low fanbase.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Vice Principal Zeigler.
* AnAesop: Every episode.
* BlackBestFriend: Sandra.

* CloudCuckooLander: Goon and Vice-Principal Zeigler.

* EruditeStoner: Mr. Jimmy.
* EvilRedhead: Boyd.

* GagNose: Almost every character.

* HeroesWantRedheads: Julie.

* JerkAss: Boyd.

* MeaningfulName: Goon, Ace to a lesser extent.

* RevolvingDoorBand: N*Talented constantly changes their lineup, with Mitch being the only one still remaining.

In 2004, FUNimation decided that they wanted to release Pelswick on DVD, but were unable to because of the low fanbase (which is hypocritical, considering ''My Dad the Rockstar'' doesn't have a lot of fans even though it was released on DVD).

In 2004, FUNimation decided that they wanted to release Pelswick on DVD, but were unable to because of the low fanbase.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: After being confused by his dad speaking words he doesn't even know, Pelwick adds that if he talks like that, "they're gonna need subtitles."