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* OffModel: The HD master of "Pet Project" has a moment where [[https://i.imgur.com/jNCdREn.png Mr. Jolly is misaligned with Leonard's seat]], which causes Jolly's backside to be mirrored and "clipping" through Leonard's face. Strangely enough, this error does ''not'' appear in the [[https://i.imgur.com/movxv6m.png SD master of the episode]], suggesting that it was a layering error between the two masters.

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The story follows a nine year old boy named Leonard Helperman and his pet dog Spot. Spot is so interested in Leonard's life as a human that one day he follows him to school, puts on human clothes, and joins his class under the name Scott Leadready II. His disguise amazingly fools everybody, but Leonard eventually discovers the truth. While initially shocked by this, he reluctantly allows Scott to continue the charade. Scott comes up with amazing plans that sometimes inadvertently get Leonard punished, blamed, and/or beat up. Other characters include Mrs. Helperman (who is not only Leonard's mother, but his teacher as well), Mr. Jolly (the Helpermans' sensitive cat), Pretty Boy (the Helpermans' abrasive bird), and Leonard's various classmates (such as Leslie, his love interest, and Ian, the resident gross kid).

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The story follows a nine year old boy named Leonard Helperman and his pet dog Spot. Spot is so interested in Leonard's life as a human that one day he follows him to school, puts on human clothes, and joins his class under the name Scott Leadready II. His disguise amazingly fools everybody, but Leonard eventually discovers the truth. While initially shocked by this, he reluctantly allows Scott to continue the charade. Scott comes up with amazing plans that sometimes inadvertently get Leonard punished, blamed, and/or beat up.in trouble for it. Other characters include Mrs. Helperman (who is not only Leonard's mother, but his teacher as well), Mr. Jolly (the Helpermans' sensitive cat), Pretty Boy (the Helpermans' abrasive bird), and Leonard's various classmates (such such as Leslie, his love interest, Leslie (his best friend and Ian, the resident gross kid).
crush), Ian (the class weirdo) and Younghee (Leonard’s nemesis).



* AnAesop: Due to being a SliceOfLife show, every episode has a lesson.

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* AnAesop: Due to being a SliceOfLife show, There's one in every episode has episode. Some of which include:
** "A Lick Is Still
a lesson.Kiss": Don't assume things and spread rumors.
** "The Flipper": To gain someone's respect, you have to be respectful of others. Don’t put them down or make them feel small.
** "Tallulahpalooza": A good deed is it’s own reward, but it will still pay off in the end.
** "Fifi": Sometimes, we think that romance is the only way to be happy, but the true key to happiness is to be with the people you care about.
** "The Grass Seed is Always Greener": The grass may be greener somewhere else, but when you get right down to it, there’s no place like home.
** "Taint Valentine’s Day": You don’t need to be loved by everyone, sometimes just one person is good enough. Leonard wants Valentine’s cards to feel loved, but the ones Spot gave him were sincere.
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* SliceOfLife: Yet another one from the One Saturday Morning lineup.
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* TriumphantReprise: The last song before the end credits is "Proud to be a Dog", a reprise of the theme song that is about Spot accepting that he's a dog after having accomplished his goal of becoming human and being returned to normal after his experience.

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* TriumphantReprise: The last song before the movie's end credits is "Proud to be a Dog", a reprise of the theme song that is about Spot accepting that he's a dog after having accomplished his goal of becoming human and being returned to normal after his experience.
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Not to be confused with HotForStudent.
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* AnAesop: Despite being a comedy show, every episode has a lesson.

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* AnAesop: Despite Due to being a comedy SliceOfLife show, every episode has a lesson.
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* SlumberParty: Ian invites Scott and Leonard to one. Also, Leonard and Scott infiltrated Leslie's slumber party to get knowledge of what girls like from boys.

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* SlumberParty: Ian invites Scott and Leonard to one. one in "Let Sleeping-Over Dogs Lie". Also, Leonard and Scott infiltrated Leslie's slumber party in "All About Eavesdropping" to get knowledge of what girls like from boys.
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Joker Jury refers to the hero being put on trial for his good deeds by the villains he's thwarted, plus I haven't seen such a scene in any of the series' episodes.


* JokerJury: In one episode, Leonard imagined himself being put on trial in front of a judge and jury who, for some reason, all resemble [[ThePigPen Ian Waszlewzki, the class slob.]]

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* GenderBlenderName: Fred Bitters, the new girl and [[TheBully bully]] introduced in "Attack of the 50 Inch Girl". [[LampshadedTrope Scott lampshades this]], saying that it's "a ''very'' unusual name for a girl".

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* GenderBlenderName: GenderBlenderName:
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Fred Bitters, the new girl and [[TheBully bully]] introduced in "Attack of the 50 Inch Girl". [[LampshadedTrope Scott lampshades this]], this]] after she clarifies that her name is just Fred and not short for Frederica, saying that it's "a ''very'' unusual name for a girl".girl".
** The school's cafeteria lady is named Clancy.
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* CatsAreMean: Mr. Jolly completely averts this, but Stricker’s cat Talulah plays this as straight as possible.

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* CatsAreMean: Mr. Jolly completely averts this, this by being the most selfless and amiable of the cast besides Spot and Leonard, but Stricker’s Strickler’s cat Talulah Tallulah plays this as straight as possible.possible, especially being shown to be malicious in the two episodes that give her a speaking role.



* DemotedToExtra: All of Leonard and Scott's classmates in the move except Ian, who turns out to be [[spoiler: Dr. Krank's nephew.]]

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* DemotedToExtra: All With the exception of Leonard Ian Wazselewski, all of Spot/Scott and Scott's Leonard's classmates have significantly reduced roles in the move except Ian, who turns out movie, to be [[spoiler: Dr. Krank's nephew.]]the point that they each only have one or two lines of dialogue and disappear from the plot after the school year ends.
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* HandOrObjectUnderwear: Happens twice in the movie. The song "I'm Movin' On" ends with Leonard and his mom standing out in the open and covering themselves while in their underwear because of their clothes somehow leaving with the rest of the ensemble participating in the song, while "Proud to be a Dog" has Spot cover his groin and blush to the lyric "With his pants not on".


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* ThanksgivingEpisode: "The Turkey That Came to Dinner" has Grandma Rose visit the Helperman family for Thanksgiving dinner and bringing a live turkey named Lurkey. The pets are forced to spend the holiday away from the table because of Grandma Rose's [[spoiler:assumed]] allergies and try to prevent Lurkey from becoming cooked.
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* TriumphantReprise: The last song before the end credits is "Proud to be a Dog", a reprise of the theme song that is about Spot accepting that he's a dog after having accomplished his goal of becoming human and being returned to normal after his experience.

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%% * AwardBaitSong: "A Boy Needs a Dog" from TheMovie.

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%% * AwardBaitSong: "A Boy Needs a Dog" from TheMovie.TheMovie is a grand-scale, emotionally-driven song about how important the bond between boy and dog is.



%% * BigDamnMovie: The movie.

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%% * BigDamnMovie: The movie.movie is way more dramatic than the series, with the plot involving Spot turning to a mad scientist named Dr. Ivan Krank to fulfill his dreams of being made human and the strain his obsession puts on his relationship with his owner Leonard.



%% * BodyWipe: Happens twice in the movie with Jolly and Pretty Boy's petsitter, Mrs. Boogin.

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%% * BodyWipe: Happens The technique of part of a character's body obscuring the camera as a scene transition happens twice in the movie with Jolly and Pretty Boy's petsitter, Mrs. Boogin.



%% * CloseOnTitle: TheMovie does this.

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%% * CloseOnTitle: TheMovie does this.ends with showing the title ''Teacher's Pet'' at the end credits.



* DarkerAndEdgier: The movie crosses into this territory at times. It's not as dark and edgy as other examples, but it can be at times compared to the TV series.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: The movie crosses into this territory at times. It's not as dark and edgy as other examples, but it can be at times grimmer in tone compared to the TV series.series, mainly due to the film actually having an antagonist in a deranged scientist obsessed with turning animals into humans named Dr. Ivan Krank and Spot's obsession with becoming human straining his relationship with Leonard.



%% * DisneyDeath: Happens to Spot in TheMovie.

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%% * DisneyDeath: Happens to Spot goes through a fakeout death in TheMovie.the movie when his attempt to use Dr. Krank's invention to turn back into a dog instead reduces him to a pile of blue ashes. In a fit of grief, Leonard hits the machine, which causes it to zap Spot's remains and instantly resurrect him.



%% * MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber: "I'm Moving On" from the movie.

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%% * MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber: "I'm Moving On" from the movie.movie has Leonard, Mrs. Helperman and Spot/Scott sing about Spot/Scott being forced to leave after his falling out with Leonard as well as Leonard regretting how he's driven his dog away, with some parts being about Dr. Ivan Krank and his creations Dennis and Adelle trying to find Spot/Scott as well as Pretty Boy and Mr. Jolly doing the same.



%% * MoneySong: "Take the Money and Run" from the movie.

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%% * MoneySong: "Take the Money and Run" from the movie.movie describes the benefits of having money and plays during a scene where Leonard and Spot/Scott are using the 500 dollars they were rewarded with after reuniting a lost dog and her puppies with the family that owned her to get new clothes and a car.



* TinyHeadedBehemoth: At one point in the movie's song "Small but Mighty", Pretty Boy morphs into a beefy giant with a disproportionately small head.



%% * WhamEpisode: TheMovie could qualify as this for the series.

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%% * WhamEpisode: TheMovie could qualify as this for the series.series, as it has [[spoiler:Spot's fondness for masquerading as a human boy escalate to wanting to actually ''become'' human, getting into a falling out with Leonard after he becomes human and coming to terms with being a dog after returning to normal]].

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** "All About Eavesdropping" has Scott and Leonard put on a magic act for Leslie's birthday and deals with the two attempting to eavesdrop on her and the other girls to learn what would get them to like the boys more.



* UncattyResemblace: "A Breed Apart" has Scott and Leonard witness a dog show where the participating dogs have owners who look like human versions of them.

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* UncattyResemblace: UncattyResemblance: "A Breed Apart" has Scott and Leonard witness a dog show where the participating dogs have owners who look like human versions of them.

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Fixing up all the zero context examples remaining (and removing ones that are flagrant misuses) before I revisit the movie to finish touching up this trope page and its related sub-pages. Removing the commented out Getting Crap Past the Radar entry because I've seen the described episodes and the scenes' actual context didn't really seem that risque.


%% * AdorablyPrecociousChild: Spot gives vibes of this at times in this Scott persona. Also Leonard.

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%% * AdorablyPrecociousChild: Spot gives vibes of this being an unusually smart and mature child at times in this Scott persona. Also Leonard.persona, given that he brings up subjects that are atypical for a fourth grader to be well-informed about.



%% * ChildhoodFriendRomance: Leonard Helperman and Leslie Dunking.



%% * CuteLittleFangs: Jolly has these.



%% * DerangedAnimation: Oh, hell yes.

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%% * DerangedAnimation: Oh, hell yes.The animation can get pretty trippy and weird at times.



%% * EyePop: Frequently
%% * FatBestFriend: Mr. Jolly is this to Pretty Boy (Of the unsorted variety)
%% ** Leonard is Type B to Scott.

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%% * EyePop: Frequently
%% * FatBestFriend: Mr. Jolly is this
Frequently, characters react to Pretty Boy (Of the unsorted variety)
%% ** Leonard is Type B to Scott.
something by having their eyes bug out.



%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.



%% * GrossOutShow: At least given the character of Ian.

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%% * GrossOutShow: At least Most of the gross-out comes from Ian Wazselewski, given his fondness for earwax, boogers and the character of Ian.like.



%% * IJustWantToBeNormal: Both Leonard and Scott.

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%% * IJustWantToBeNormal: Both Leonard frequently bemoans his inability to be a normal kid due to the standards he has to meet being his teacher's son and Scott.having a dog who disguises himself as a human in order to attend his class.



%% * LargeHam: Spot/Scott and Mr. Jolly.

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%% * LargeHam: Spot/Scott and Mr. Jolly.Jolly both have a tendency to chew the scenery and talk in a grandiose manner.



%% * LovableCoward: Mr. Jolly.

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%% * LovableCoward: Mr. Jolly.Jolly is timid as all get out, but also quite friendly and likeable.



%% * NiceHat: Scott's Beanie.

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%% * NiceHat: Scott's Scott wears a Beanie.



%% * ThoseTwoGuys: Pretty Boy and Mr. Jolly.
%% ** Also Chelsey and Kelsey and Dennis and Adele in TheMovie.

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%% * ThoseTwoGuys: Pretty Boy and Mr. Jolly.
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Jolly are seen together and Kelsey frequently remark about what's going on with Leonard and Dennis and Adele in TheMovie.Spot.


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* UncattyResemblace: "A Breed Apart" has Scott and Leonard witness a dog show where the participating dogs have owners who look like human versions of them.
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%% * PrimeTimeCartoon: Post ChannelHop.

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%% * PrimeTimeCartoon: Post ChannelHop.After moving from ABC to Toon Disney, new episodes aired in the evening.
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I've done some research and the comic in question is the only known time a comic based on the cartoon was made, so I'm specifying where the comic came from.


* MysteryMeat: In the comic, Leonard (his owner), in a hurry, accidentally feeds Spot a can of corned beef hash instead of his regular dogfood. Later, dressed as "Scott" in the School cafeteria, Spot finds out the mystery meat tastes just like his dogfood and concludes that the school is putting dogfood in their recipes, which starts a school riot. During a talk-in with Principal Strickler, the principal demands to know whether Spot has actually eaten dog food before. Fearing this could blow his cover, Spot agrees with Strickler to eat a large plate of their mystery meat and confirm to the students it's dogfood free. Much to the Principal and lunchlady's surprise, Spot ends up enjoying the experience (he's a dog after all). Overall, most of the cafeteria's recipes are made of turkey.

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* MysteryMeat: In the comic, comic story "Food for Thought", which was originally published in the October 2000 issue of ''Magazine/DisneyAdventures'' and later adapted into the season two episode "The Nose Knows", Leonard (his owner), in a hurry, accidentally feeds Spot a can of corned beef hash instead of his regular dogfood.dog food due to being in a hurry. Later, dressed as "Scott" in the School cafeteria, Spot finds out the mystery meat tastes just like his dogfood and concludes that the school is putting dogfood in their recipes, which starts a school riot. During a talk-in with Principal Strickler, the principal demands to know whether Spot has actually eaten dog food before. Fearing this could blow his cover, Spot agrees with Strickler to eat a large plate of their mystery meat and confirm to the students it's dogfood free. Much to the Principal and lunchlady's surprise, Spot ends up enjoying the experience (he's a dog after all). Overall, most of the cafeteria's recipes are made of turkey.
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%% * BaseballEpisode: "Take Me Out of the Ball Game".

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%% * BaseballEpisode: "Take Me Out of the Ball Game".Game" has Scott trying to get Leonard to be a good baseball player after Scott has been barred from participating after letting it slip that he's only been a student for eight months.



** Mrs. Helperman screams "No" in the episode "The Blight Before Christmas" in response to seeing that the delivery truck that was her last chance to get her son Leonard the Mach III Game Command system he wanted has been completely emptied off its contents by the other people who rushed over to get their own systems.

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** Mrs. Helperman screams "No" in the episode "The Blight Before Christmas" in response to seeing that the delivery truck that was her last chance to get her son Leonard the Mach III Game Command system he wanted has been completely emptied off of its contents by the other people who rushed over to get their own systems.

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* BigNo: Leonard reacts this way when he finds out Scott is actually his dog in the first episode.

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* BigNo: BigNo:
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** Mrs. Helperman screams "No" in the episode "The Blight Before Christmas" in response to seeing that the delivery truck that was her last chance to get her son Leonard the Mach III Game Command system he wanted has been completely emptied off its contents by the other people who rushed over to get their own systems.
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%%** "The Blight Before Christmas" from season two (Which, oddly, didn't air anywhere near Christmas).

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%%** ** "The Blight Before Christmas" from season two (Which, oddly, didn't air anywhere near Christmas).has Spot annoyed that he doesn't get any boy toys for Christmas, so he schemes to find a lost dog in order to get the promised $500 cash reward.
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: "The Flipper" has Leonard became champion of a game that involves flipping baseball cards and letting his fame go to his head.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: In "Attack of the 50-Inch Girl", Leonard, Scott and the other boys want to enter the girls' room to figure out what Fred Bitters and the other girls were laughing about. After Scott asks a girl exiting the girl's bathroom if there are any other girls in there and if there are any baths there, the girl replies no to both questions. Scott then comes to the conclusion that this makes the girls' bathroom just a plain old room and therefore okay for the boys to enter.


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* WondrousLadiesRoom: In the episode "Attack of the 50-Inch Girl", Leonard, Spot/Scott, Taylor, Tyler, Trevor and Ian enter the girls' bathroom to try and figure out what the girls are laughing about. After being awed by the sight of the girls' room's pink and luxurious interior, they discover that it's an unflattering drawing of Scott getting down on all fours in front of Mrs. Helperman while declaring himself to be the [[TitleDrop teacher's pet]].
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* HehHehYouSaidX: In "Inspector Leadready II", Ian laughs at Spot saying "touche" because it sounds like "tushy" and later laughs again when he actually says "tushy".


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* KickMePrank: In "Inspector Leadready II", Principal Strickler comments that he's not easily made a fool of, [[ImmediateSelfContradiction then turns around to reveal someone put a Kick Me sign on his back]].


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* PreemptiveShutUp: In "Inspector Leadready II", Spot says to Ian "Not one word" when the latter is about to laugh at him for mentioning Lake Titicaca.
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* {[Antidisestablishmentarianism}}: "To Bee or Not to Bee" begins with Ian being asked to spell this word and failing spectacularly.

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* {[Antidisestablishmentarianism}}: {{Antidisestablishmentarianism}}: "To Bee or Not to Bee" begins with Ian being asked to spell this word and failing spectacularly.

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* {[Antidisestablishmentarianism}}: "To Bee or Not to Bee" begins with Ian being asked to spell this word and failing spectacularly.



%% ** Also happens to Spot/Scott again in "Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Green" (water fountain) and "To Bee or Not to Bee"

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%% ** Also happens to Spot/Scott again in "Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Green" (water fountain) and has Spot/Scott get a big belly from drinking at the water fountain.
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* NonMammalMammaries: "Taint Valentine's Day" features Pretty Boy falling for a female bird who has noticeable breasts.



%% * ValentinesDayEpisodes: "Taint Valentine's Day"

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%% * ValentinesDayEpisodes: ValentinesDayEpisode: "Taint Valentine's Day"Day" has Spot write 15 valentines for Leonard in hopes that it will make him appear popular and get his crush Leslie to like him. Instead, this gets Leonard in trouble when the other kids assume he wrote all the valentines himself. At the end of the episode, after Spot confessed that he was the one who wrote all the valentines, it is revealed that Spot actually wrote 14 and that the 15th is from a secret admirer. Leonard assumes it is from Leslie, [[spoiler:but it's actually Younghee.]]
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%% ** Also happens to Spot/Scott again in "Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Green" and "To Bee or Not to Bee"

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%% ** Also happens to Spot/Scott again in "Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Green" (water fountain) and "To Bee or Not to Bee"

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* BirthdayEpisode: "Party Animals" has Spot wanting to throw a surprise party for Leonard's 10th birthday.

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* BirthdayEpisode: BirthdayEpisode:
** "Let Sleeping-Over Dogs Lie" has Spot and Leonard invited to Ian's birthday sleepover.
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"Party Animals" has Spot wanting to throw a surprise party for Leonard's 10th birthday.
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%% * BirthdayEpisode: "Party Animals", where Leonard turns ten.

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%% * BirthdayEpisode: "Party Animals", where Leonard turns ten.Animals" has Spot wanting to throw a surprise party for Leonard's 10th birthday.

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* GoodAngelBadAngel: "Never Take Candy from a Kindergartner" shows Leonard and Spot to have shoulder angels and devils. Leonard's argue over whether he should stick by with Spot or betray him by accepting Emma's offer of candy while Spot's angel and devil argue on whether he should share the jawcracker candy like he promised or crunch it. Pretty Boy is later shown to have two shoulder devils. When asked why he doesn't have an angel, one of the devils tells Pretty Boy that his angel quit because of Pretty Boy being too big a pain.

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* GoodAngelBadAngel: GoodAngelBadAngel:
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"Never Take Candy from a Kindergartner" shows Leonard and Spot to have shoulder angels and devils. Leonard's argue over whether he should stick by with Spot or betray him by accepting Emma's offer of candy while Spot's angel and devil argue on whether he should share the jawcracker candy like he promised or crunch it. Pretty Boy is later shown to have two shoulder devils. When asked why he doesn't have an angel, one of the devils tells Pretty Boy that his angel quit because of Pretty Boy being too big a pain.pain.
** "Don't Make My Brown Eyes Green" features a variant where instead of an angel and a devil, the two sides are a strong version of the character and a weak version of the character. Leonardo's strength and weakness argue over whether he should take the credit for coming up with the game Fetch-It Ball, while Spot's strength and weakness argue over whether Spot should take offense for Leonard stealing credit for creating the game or live and let live. Subsequently, Leonard is faced over whether he should continue lying about making up the game himself or to reveal that the game was actually Spot's idea, with Spot's strength encouraging Spot to let Leonard have the popularity he obtained from his peers by claiming Fetch-It Ball was his idea entirely.

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