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3	''Warped!'' is a live-action KidCom for Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert (their third show after ''Series/AustinAndAlly'' and ''Series/CousinsForLife''). It had a sneak peek on January 16, 2022, before officially premiering on January 20.
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5	It focuses on a teen boy named Milo (Creator/AntonStarkman), who works part-time at the comic store Warped!. His life is drastically changed when his boss hires him a co-worker: the excessively excitable but smart Ruby (Kate Godfrey), and the two must work together as teammates to keep the store in ship-shape. Joining them for the ride is Milo's role-playing friend Darby (Ariana Molkara), and Hurley (Christopher Martinez), who runs the upstairs pizzeria.
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7	The series is the third spinoff from the 2019 ''Series/AllThat'' revival to feature a cast member and 9th spinoff overall.
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10	* AmusingInjuries: Happens very often.
11	* BigNo: Milo lets out a dramatic couple of these after his laptop (which got accidentally wet) in "Finished!".
12	* BottleEpisode: Episodes rarely take place outside the store.
13	* BrokenRecord: Ruby repeatedly saying please to Milo in "Pilot!" just so she wear a pair of boots.
14	--> '''Ruby''': I'm warning you, I once said please for eight hours straight.
15	* BrutalHonesty: "Sandwiched!" had a scene about this, where Milo and Ruby struggled at being brutally honest until they praised each other's work:
16	--> '''Ruby''': How about from here on out, we're just super honest with each other about anything and everything?
17	--> '''Milo''': Deal.
18	--> '''Ruby''': Starting now. I don't love that you wear so much red. Blue is obviously your color.
19	--> '''Milo''': Wow. Okay, so we're starting right now.
20	* ButtMonkey: Milo gets hurt or injured at least OncePerEpisode. Usually more.
21	* CelebrityIsOverrated: In "Space-Conflicted!", Chet Donovan felt like his acting career is getting stale and doesn't want to act anymore.
22	* ChekhovsGun: The giant meatball (as Hurley calls it "albondiga gigante") in "Raccooned!" which was the only way to get rid of the raccoons.
23	* CompanyCrossReferences: The store is filled with merchandise from several other Nickelodeon properties.
24	* {{Crossover}}: A five way crossover with ''Series/SideHustle'', ''Series/ThatGirlLayLay'', ''Series/DangerForce'', and Young Dylan.
25	* DroppedAfterThePilot: Owen, Milo and Ruby's boss, only appears in the first episode, who is replaced by Wilson.
26	* DumpsterDive: "Finished!" had a scene of Milo and Ruby looking for the copy of their finished graphic novel at the dumps and it didn't go for them as you expect.
27	* EatingContest: "Limited!" features a spicy eating contest, where the winner can win a video game console.
28	* EpicFail: "Plagiarized!" in a Nutshell.
29	* FakinMacGuffin: The plot for "Duped!"
30	* GenkiGirl: Sometimes Ruby acts like this towards Milo (See "Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl" trope below).
31	* TheGhost: Ruby frequently mentions her friend Margo, who had never shown up.
32	* HalloweenEpisode: "Creeped!", despite premiering during February.
33	* HonestyAesop: In "Sandwiched!", Ruby designed a character for the graphic novel named Blorphy, who is made out of ham. When it turns out Milo doesn't like the design, he tries to hide his honest opinions from Ruby, but during the lift scene, Ruby confesses that she didn't like Blorphy either and just roll with it due to Milo being the king of the comic book world.
34	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode is a one to two word verb written in past-tense, which ends in an exclamation point.
35	* IdiosyncraticWipes: The scene transitions are done in the style of comic books.
36	* InjuredLimbEpisode: In "Challenged!", Milo loses his record on ''Hamster Hazard'' to his rival Carl, and Ruby accidentally injures his fingers when she accidentally slams his locker door on them. This results in him wearing double hand casts for the rest of the episode, while Ruby decides to take his place.
37	* {{JumpScare}}: Ruby attempts to shout this phrase out loud at Milo with a creepy doll, scaring him every time.
38	* LocalHangout: Hot Fresh Pizza, where Hurley works at.
39	* LoopholeAbuse: In "Challenged!", Ruby accidently slams Milo's locker door on his fingers, injuring him thus he is forced to forfeit to Carl. However, Ruby points out that both she and Milo agreed to the deal, and it never said Milo is the one who has to break the ''Hamster Hazard'' record, so she decides to break the record instead.
40	* ManicPixieDreamGirl: While her and Milo's relationship isn't a romantic one (yet), Ruby acts as this for him. She's both bubbly extroverted and just as geeky as Milo.
41	* NewJobEpisode: "Hired!" for Olivia, who temporarily become a Warped! employee after her main job requires her to sing, which Darby takes her place. This excites Milo at first, but then Wilson started treating Olivia better than him and Ruby, so he finds a way to get her fired. Turns out Olivia didn't liked working at Warped!.
42	* OddFriendship: Milo and Ruby, who personalities often contrast to each other, but are able to work together to make a graphic novel.
43	* OfficialCouple: Milo and Olivia.
44	* OncePerEpisode:
45	** Ruby mentions her friend Margo from "back home."
46	** A character getting injured (particularly Milo) or dirty. The cast points this out in interviews that they're always getting dirty while filming.
47	* PaperThinDisguise: Ruby's disguises often fool the adults. Averted in "Recorded!" where Olivia somehow recognizes Ruby's disguise as a businesswoman, much to Ruby's annoyance.
48	* PocketDial: "Recorded!" is about Milo unknowingly recording a message to his crush Olivia.
49	* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The friendship pairing between Milo and Ruby screams this trope to the max sometimes, although Ruby can slow down and be more pragmatic and rational when she needs to be. More often than not, Milo actually doesn't get annoyed with it (at least he tries not to show it), but he definitely does have some minor clashes with her sometimes because of it.
50	* ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow: Milo, Ruby, Darby and Hurley have yet to be seen attending school.
51	* ShoutOut: There are a lot of Nickelodeon EasterEggs in the store such as WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera dolls.
52	** "Space-Conflicted!" is a reference to Franchise/StarWars.
53	** "Creeped!" has several references to horror movies.
54	* TalentContest: "Talented!"
55	* TitleOnlyOpening: As a rare case with modern day Nick sitcoms, the theme song is only ten to fifteen seconds of the show title drawn out.

Context Series / Warped