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* DubNameChange: In the Korean dub Mimi Mortin's name was changed to Juri Ah-chan.
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* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The Korean dub has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az1v4Z8-y20 a completely different theme song]].
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%% * AlphaBitch: Sincerity Travers.
%%* AngryGuardDog: Mr. Greeley's dog Glenn is this to a T.

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%% * AlphaBitch: Sincerity Travers.
%%* * AngryGuardDog: Mr. Greeley's dog Glenn is this to a T.



%%* {{Expy}}: Mimi Mortin's basically the Canadian equivalent to [[WesternAnimation/PepperAnn Pepper Ann]].
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%%* * {{Expy}}: Mimi Mortin's basically the Canadian equivalent to [[WesternAnimation/PepperAnn Pepper Ann]].
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%%* GenkiGirl: Mimi, if that picture up top didn't clue you in.

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%%* * GenkiGirl: Mimi, if that picture up top didn't clue you in.



%%* GrumpyOldMan: Mr. Greely.
%%* ImagineSpot: Plenty, usually courtesy of Mimi.

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%%* * GrumpyOldMan: Mr. Greely.
%%* * ImagineSpot: Plenty, usually courtesy of Mimi.



%%* {{Jerkass}}: Sincerity is a huge self-centered bitch.

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%%* * {{Jerkass}}: Sincerity is a huge self-centered bitch.



%%* OnlySaneMan: Mimi's younger brother Bradley is this when his big sister has a plan.

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%%* * OnlySaneMan: Mimi's younger brother Bradley is this when his big sister has a plan.



%%* UpperClassTwit: Sincerity's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Travers, are this.

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%%* * UpperClassTwit: Sincerity's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Travers, are this.



%%* YouthfulFreckles: Mimi and Bradley.

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%%* * YouthfulFreckles: Mimi and Bradley.
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* ThereWillBeToiletPaper: In "Forget Etiquette" Mimi rushes her dad out of the bathroom when he's shaving because the Travers have arrived. The next scene is him sitting at the dinner table with bandages on his face.

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Crosswicking and replacing Vocal Dissonance with a more specific and appropriate trope.


* ProfessionalVoiceDissonance: Jake Amore in "A Star Isn't Born" is a very big, muscular man--while he's portrayed with deep baritone-like voice in his movies, it's revealed that it's digitally altered, and that [[VocalDissonance his natural voice is very high and squeaky]].



* VocalDissonance: Jake Amore in "A Star Isn't Born" is a very big, muscular man--while he's portrayed with deep baritone-like voice in his movies, it's revealed that it's digitally altered, and that his natural is very high and squeaky.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In "Poster Cat" Mimi tries to fix Wimbledon's behavior and teach him tricks. It doesn't work, as cats cannot be taught obedience and tricks the same way dogs can.
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* WildTeenParty: "Second Honeymoon" has Jason throw one.
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* CatsAreMean: Mimi's cat Wimbledon.


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* SpitTake: Mimi does this in "Poster Cat" when she finds out Wimbledon will be put down for being "vicious."


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* UrineTrouble: Wimbledon pees on Brock's boot in the episode "Second Honeymoon."
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* AlphaBitch: Sincerity Travers.
* AngryGuardDog: Mr. Greeley's dog Glenn is this to a T.

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%% * AlphaBitch: Sincerity Travers.
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* {{Expy}}: Mimi Mortin's basically the Canadian equivalent to [[WesternAnimation/PepperAnn Pepper Ann]].
* EyeObscuringHat: Lodeman wears one.

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* %%* {{Expy}}: Mimi Mortin's basically the Canadian equivalent to [[WesternAnimation/PepperAnn Pepper Ann]].
* %%* EyeObscuringHat: Lodeman wears one.



* GenkiGirl: Mimi, if that picture up top didn't clue you in.

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* %%* GenkiGirl: Mimi, if that picture up top didn't clue you in.



* GrumpyOldMan: Mr. Greely.
* ImagineSpot: Plenty, usually courtesy of Mimi.

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* %%* GrumpyOldMan: Mr. Greely.
* %%* ImagineSpot: Plenty, usually courtesy of Mimi.



* {{Jerkass}}: Sincerity is a huge self-centered bitch.

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* %%* {{Jerkass}}: Sincerity is a huge self-centered bitch.



* UpperClassTwit: Sincerity's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Travers, are this.

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* %%* UpperClassTwit: Sincerity's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Travers, are this.
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%%* {{Nerd}}: Herbert Finkle.

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* {{Expy}}: Mimi Mortin's basically the Canadian equivalent to [[WesternAnimation/PepperAnn Pepper Ann]].



* {{Expy}}: Mimi Mortin's basically the Canadian equivalent to [[WesternAnimation/PepperAnn Pepper Ann]].
* FreeTheFrogs: Mimi and Russell do this in "Leapfrog", thinking Mr. Petri brought in live frogs to dissect. However, it actually turned out that the frogs were Northern Spotted Swamp Toads, which are an endangered species. They spend the episode trying to track them down, [[spoiler:and discover they've been procreating in the sewers]].


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* FreeTheFrogs: Mimi and Russell do this in "Leapfrog", thinking Mr. Petri brought in live frogs to dissect. However, it actually turned out that the frogs were Northern Spotted Swamp Toads, which are an endangered species. They spend the episode trying to track them down, [[spoiler:and discover they've been procreating in the sewers]].

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* {{Nerd}}: Herbert Finkle.

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* OnlySaneMan: Mimi's younger brother Bradley is this when his big sister has a plan.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Sincerity's hair is pink.
* YouthfulFreckles: Mimi and Bradley.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Sincerity's hair is pink.
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* TheBully: Brock and Buddy Wickersham, two devious troublemakers who routinely make life difficult for Mimi and her friends with their incessant pranks. Their favorite target is resident nerd Herbert Finkle.

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* TheBully: Brock and Buddy Wickersham, two devious troublemakers of brothers who routinely make life difficult for Mimi and her friends with their incessant pranks. Their favorite target is resident nerd Herbert Finkle.

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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Mimi constantly suffers from this, meddling in other people's affairs in order to set things right. Trouble is, Mimi often misinterprets the things she hears and her wild imagination tends to have her think of the worst possible outcome.



* DumbassHasAPoint: When Mimi tries to deal with Bradley's bully in "Jokers Wild", Jason posits the idea that Bradley asked them to stay out of it because he likes her, and that she's only pranking him because she likes him. Mimi initially dismisses the idea before realizing that her older brother is absolutely right.



* LovingBully: The episode "Jokers Wild" centers around a girl bullying Bradley because she likes him. A short flashback reveals that Mimi did something similar to a boy she liked when she was younger.



* MsImagination: Mimi frequently lets her imagination get the better of her, prompting her to meddle in other people's affairs.

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* MsImagination: Mimi frequently lets her imagination get the better of her, prompting her to meddle in other people's affairs. For her part, she admits that she needs to rein it in a bit.


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* {{Tsundere}}: Mimi has some traits of this, being normally sweet but can get angry like nobody's business. When it comes to her cat Wimbledon and the Crabdinkle kids, she frequently gets frustrated with them but defiantly admits that she loves them both.


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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Mimi and Sincerity were good friends when they were younger but grew apart as their interests diverged. This forms the crux of their intense rivalry, although it's hinted on occasion that they do care about each other. [[StatusQuoIsGod Any attempt to reconcile said friendship though will result in failure]].
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* TheBully: Two, Brock and Buddy Wickersham.

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* TheBully: Two, Brock and Buddy Wickersham.Wickersham, two devious troublemakers who routinely make life difficult for Mimi and her friends with their incessant pranks. Their favorite target is resident nerd Herbert Finkle.
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* TheAce: Sincerity is pretty, she's popular, and she has the highest grades in her class.
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* BorrowedCatchPhrase: When Mimi runs out ideas about how to make Bradley's business fail in "Lemonade Kid", Bradley steps up to the plate before warning Elaine that he might freak her out by using Mimi's familiar CatchPhrase.
-->'''Bradley''': Bradley's got a plan.


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* IronicName: Sincerity is anything but sincere. She has no qualms about lying to make herself look better.
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* AngryGuardDog: Mr. Greeley's dog Glenn is this to a T.
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* GretzkyHasTheBall: Mimi repeatedly gets sports terminology wrong during "Wildthing", prompting Elaine to correct her.
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* AllLovingHeroine: Mimi loves her friends, family, classmates and neighbors... Basically, anyone that isn't [[AlphaBitch Sincerity]].


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* {{Jerkass}}: Sincerity is a huge self-centered bitch.
* JerkassToOne: Mimi is nice and polite to everyone except Sincerity.


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* PuttingThePeeInPool: One of the Crabdinkle kids pees in the kiddy pool at the end of "The Stepford Twins".


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* SleepDeprivation: Mimi's trials and tribulations with the Crabdinkle kids leave her wanting for sleep. She eats her lunch bag instead of what's inside it.
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* MissionImpossibleCableDrop: In "The Stepford Twins", Mimi imitates this to infiltrate the home of her neighbors, as Sincerity is babysitting their kids and has left with them after activating the security system. To drive the parody home, Mimi declares it "Mission Possible" beforehand.

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''What About Mimi?'' is an award-winning [[CanadianSeries Canadian]] AnimatedSeries created by Chris Bartleman and Blair Peters that first aired on Creator/{{Teletoon}} in 2000. Produced by Decode Entertainment and Creator/StudioBProductions (both now part of Creator/DHXMedia), the series ran until 2002, for a grand total of 39 episodes over 3 seasons. While the first two seasons were [[HalfHourComedy full half-hour episodes]], the third season changed the format to TwoShorts.

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''What About Mimi?'' is an award-winning [[CanadianSeries Canadian]] SliceOfLife AnimatedSeries created by Chris Bartleman and Blair Peters that first aired on Creator/{{Teletoon}} in 2000. Produced and produced by Toronto's Decode Entertainment and Vancouver's Creator/StudioBProductions (both now part of Creator/DHXMedia), the series ran until 2002, for a grand total of 39 episodes over 3 seasons. While the first two seasons were [[HalfHourComedy full half-hour episodes]], the third season changed the format to TwoShorts.
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The show debuted on Creator/{{Teletoon}} on October 4, 2000 and ran until August 14, 2002, ending with a grand total of 39 episodes over 3 seasons. While the first two seasons were [[HalfHourComedy full half-hour episodes]], the third season changed the format to TwoShorts.
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* ChildHater: Despite only being 11, Sincerity loathes children. Mimi recalls a story where she tried to refund her baby brother at the mall.
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* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: Since she was once friends with Sincerity, Mimi has at least one that Sincerety asked her to destroy.


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* NotSoAboveItAll: As much as Elaine is all about peace and pacifism, she can be coerced into more underhanded tactics if pushed too far.


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* RealMenWearPink: As it turns out, Brock is really into tea parties with stuffed animals.
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* GenkiGirl: Mimi, if that picture up top didn't clue you in.
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* CynicIdealistDuo: Bradley and Mimi respectively, especially when it comes to Mimi's plans:
-->'''Bradley''': I've got this feeling... Something's just waiting to go wrong.
-->'''Mimi''': You've always got that feeling.
-->'''Bradley''': And something always goes wrong.
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* ThePollyanna: Thanks to her intense imagination, Mimi often believes the best can come out of any plan she comes up. This tends to backfire on her whenever said plans don't work out.
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* TheMatchmaker: "Second Honeymoon" involves Mimi getting her parents to have the titular second honeymoon, while simultaneously setting up Hayley with Russell at a party at her place.
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* CharacterTic: Mimi tends to bite her pearls whenever she gets anxious. This usually is followed by an ImagineSpot.
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* GranolaGirl: Mimi's mother is this in spades, forbidding her family from eating any meat. Mimi herself has shades of this.

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