History YMMV / AmericanPie

* Crazy Awesome: The Stifmeister! Steal his prom date by spreading false rumors? He'll spike your drink with laxatives. Wedding got ruined at the last minute? He'll call in an entire football team to fix things. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Splash him at the beach]]? He'll shit in your cooler and destroy your jetskis.

%%* Crazy Awesome:
%%** The Stifmeister!

* FairForItsDay: The video of Nadia has made the first film come across as having an unenlightened view of sexual harassment typical of the '80s coming-of-age sex comedies it was homaging, like ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds'' and ''Film/{{Porkys}}''. At the time, however, ''American Pie'' was considered a big step ''away'' from films like those that depicted girls as little more than prizes to be won. Jim's relationship with Nadia is ruined by the video, Kevin and Oz have to put in considerable effort to show their respective girlfriends that they genuinely care for them (with Kevin ultimately having to let go of Vicky anyway), Finch's attempt to score through lying backfires spectacularly, and Sherman's attempt to lie about scoring gets him publicly humiliated at prom by the girl he claimed to have slept with. The irony with Sherman is that, if he hadn't pretended that they had had sex (as opposed to staying up all night and having a deep conversation) and just treated her with respect like the protagonists do with their women, they may have actually consummated their burgeoning romance at the prom.

* MonochromeCasting: Although there are some non-white characters, they are mostly rather peripheral.

** There's also Stifler taking a dump in a cooler.

* TastesLikeDiabetes: Stifler's over-the-top sugary sweet nice guy act in the third movie. It briefly comes back in the fourth.

** The first movie was made in 1999, and it shows through right from the opening scene, in which Jim uses [[PoorMansPorn grainy, scrambled cable channels]] and [[PornStash print magazines]] as masturbation aids. The characters could also be forgiven for thinking that [[ArtisticLicenseGeography Czechoslovakia was still one country]], as the "Velvet Divorce" between the UsefulNotes/CzechRepublic and UsefulNotes/{{Slovakia}} had only happened six years prior. The big one, though, is the scene of Jim's HomePornMovie GoneHorriblyWrong. Not only was this a time when streaming video and [[MemeticMutation internet memes]] were still cute novelties, it was also a time before 'revenge porn' became a major concern. Today, Stifler (and possibly Jim as well, for being a part of it) likely would've faced legal reprimand or even jail time for filming [[MsFanservice Nadia]] naked without her consent. Creator/ShannonElizabeth, in [[https://pagesix.com/2019/07/09/shannon-elizabeth-reflects-on-life-changing-american-pie-role-20-years-later/ an interview]] twenty years later, said that that scene would have gone down very differently if the film were made in 2019, especially since ''Nadia'', and [[KarmaHoudini not Jim or Stifler]], is the only character who faces any punishment for it.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The webcam scene is a lot less humorous in light of what happened to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Tyler_Clementi Tyler Clementi]] in 2010.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: In the late 90s and early 2000's, many teens and children, '''some of whom were elementary-school age''', [[https://nypost.com/2001/08/10/sleazy-as-pie-in-its-own-vulgar-way-this-sequel-is-a-side-splitter/ went with their parents or brought a ticket to another movie to sneak in to see it]], mistaken that this was just a silly high school teen comedy, when the franchise itself revolves around scenes of a sexual nature.

* FanPreferredCouple: Oz and Heather, [[spoiler:who do in fact get back together at the end of ''Reunion''.]]

** [[CoolOldGuy Jim's Dad.]]

* AngstWhatAngst: Nadia was subjected to voyeurism without her knowledge and when her sponsors found out, it's implied they blamed her for it, since she was sent back home the very next day. The movie ends with Nadia and Jim staying pen-pals and in the second movie Nadia is even more attracted to Jim.

* CrazyAwesome:
** The Stifmeister!
** Dwight Stifler from ''Naked Mile'' and ''Beta House'' also counts.

* FetishRetardant: For some, Nadia's extremely fake-looking breasts.

** Jeanine Stifler is often misconstrued as some sort of sexual predator in videos and articles talking about the DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale society has. In reality, their relationship is wholly consensual, and the main reason people seem to think this is because she is [[MrsRobinson a lot older than him]], so people tend to assume she took advantage of him.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:
** Heather gets a moment of this in the first movie where she gets mad at Oz for making fun of her with his lacrosse buddies...only, he ''wasn't''. Stifler and the others were, Oz just stood there looking mildly uncomfortable, which makes Heather look like kind of a drama queen. Sure, it sucks to have idiots making gross comments about you, but it seems unfair of her to go off on Oz when he didn't do anything.
** Cadance, Michelle's sister in the third movie, is pissed when she catches Stifler making lewd comments to Finch about how he's finally going to have sex with her and realizes he's been pretending to be polite and well-mannered to get her into bed. While Stifler is definitely being a perverted {{Jerkass}}, Cadance told Michelle she was hoping to have a fling with someone at the wedding, and spent the film leading both Stifler and Finch on, and the reason Stifler is so excited about having sex with Cadance is because minutes before she invited him into a linen closet. And the next day, ''hours before the ceremony'', she invites him to the linen closet again. Considering how eager Cadance is for a quickie in a closet the day of her sister's wedding and has been hoping for a hook-up since her plane landed, her anger at Stifler is rather hypocritical.

* FairForItsDay: The video of Nadia has made the first film come across as having an unenlightened view of sexual harassment as typical of most coming of age comedies like ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds'' and ''Film/{{Porkys}}''. At the time, ''American Pie'' was considered a big step away from films which depicted girls as little more than prizes to be won, as Jim fails to get with Nadia, Kevin and Oz have to put in considerable effort to show their respective girlfriends that they genuinely care for them (with Kevin ultimately having to let go of Vicky anyway) and Finch's attempt to score through lying backfires spectacularly. One further illustration: Sherman lies that he had sex with Bernette or as he calls her "the Central chick", and when she finds out she publicly humiliates him in retaliation, at prom no less. The irony there is if he hadn't pretended that they had had sex (as opposed to staying up all night and having a deep conversation) and just treated her with respect like the protagonists do with their women, they may have actually consummated their burgeoning romance at the prom.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Ironically, considering that the film has the word "American" in its title, ''American Reunion'' did pretty poorly in the US, not even managing to make back its budget, but earned the better part of $200 million outside of its home country.

* ValuesResonance: In ''American Pie 2'' Stifler asks a girl he is making out with if she was sure she wanted to have sex as she was drinking at the party and might have been intoxicated, something he says they told him about in college, feels quite ahead of its time in 2001 considering stories about rape on campuses and understanding of consent in the late 2010s.

* FairForItsDay: The video of Nadia has made the first film come across as having an unenlightened view of sexual harassment as typical of most coming of age comedies like ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds'' and ''Film/{{Porkys}}''. At the time, ''American Pie'' was considered a big step away from films which depicted girls as little more than prizes to be won, as Jim fails to get with Nadia, Kevin and Oz have to put in considerable effort to show their respective girlfriends that they genuinely care for them (with Kevin ultimately having to let go of Vicky anyway) and Finch's attempt to score through lying backfires spectacularly.

* HilariousInHindsight: In ''Wedding'', Stifler (pretending to be a super-polite guy) says "I love old people". [[spoiler:This becomes literally true when he accidentally has sex with Jim's grandmother.]]

** Cadance, Michelle's sister in the third movie, is pissed when she finds out Stifler has been putting on an act to try and get her into bed and catches him making lewd comments to Finch about what he plans to do with her. However, she's openly hoping to hook up with someone for a fling, spends the film leading both Stifler and Finch on (and despite it being obvious the two are both putting on an act, she never catches on), invited Stifler to have sex in a linen closet the night of the wedding, and the next day ''hours before the ceremony'' she invites him to the linen closet again. Considering she's been scoping the two out for sex since she met them and is eager to have sex the day of her sister's wedding, her disgust and anger at Stifler are rather hypocritical,

** While Reunion does retcon a few plot points, most notably from Band Camp, your mileage may vary if the rest of it is canon or not, such as Jim’s Dad being the original writer of “The Bible”

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7sN2g-9RGk HOGARTH SAID FUCK]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]There are fans of WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant that know Stifler's brother as Hogarth Hughes, so they can't tell the difference. [[/labelnote]]

** Cadance, Michelle's sister in the third moviem, is pissed when she finds out Stifler has been putting on an act to try and get her into bed and catches him making lewd comments to Finch about what he plans to do with her. However, she's openly hoping to hook up with someone for a fling, spends the film leading both Stifler and Finch on (and despite it being obvious the two are both putting on an act, she never catches on), invited Stifler to have sex in a linen closet the night of the wedding, and the next day ''hours before the ceremony'' she invites him to the linen closet again. Considering she's been scoping the two out for sex since she met them and is eager to have sex the day of her sister's wedding, her disgust and anger at Stifler are rather hypocritical,

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Heather gets a moment of this in the first movie where she gets mad at Oz for making fun of her with his lacrosse buddies...only, he ''wasn't''. Stifler and the others were, Oz just stood there looking mildly uncomfortable, which makes Heather look like kind of a drama queen. Sure, it sucks to have idiots making gross comments about you, but it seems unfair of her to go off on Oz when he didn't do anything.

* NeverLiveItDown: Jim will forever be known as the guy who blew his load prematurely with Nadia on cam. The incident is referenced in almost every single film in the series and in ''Reunion'', it has even gone viral on Website/YouTube.

* UnpopularPopularCharacter: Stifler. He's TheFriendNobodyLikes, barely tolerated by Jim and the gang, and in ''Band Camp'' it's revealed he was hated by pretty much everyone in high school because of his {{Jerkass}} attitude. But it goes without saying that he's loved by fans, being one of the main reasons why the franchise was popular.

** Sherman really did act like a jerk to the guys when he made it appear he slept with a girl before they did, but you have to feel sympathy for him in the sequel when he's still a virgin and discovers his Sherminator act doesn't work. [[spoiler:It's fixed at the end of the movie when he hooks up with Nadia.]] By the time of the reunion, his life has once again hid the skids as he's divorced, AloneAmongTheCouples and didn't get custody of his son. By this point even Stifler feels sorry for him.

** Jeanine Stiffler is often misconstrued as some sort of sexual predator in videos and articles talking about the DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale society has. In reality, their relationship is wholly consensual, and the main reason people seem to think this is because she is [[MrsRobinson a lot older than him]], so people tend to assume she took advantage of him.
** Vicki in the first movie makes it clear she won't sleep with Kevin until he says he loves her. The very next morning, she breaks up with him. While her reasons for doing so were made clear in the moment, to some it can seem like she's taking Kevin for granted.

** For the first film: Jim's cringe-worthy striptease.