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7 | Deep in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania there are the quiet Amish. They live a simple religious life that leaves them vulnerable to those who want to abuse them. The Amish doesn't go to the Police or any outside law enforcements. They go to a secret group named 'The Amish Mafia'. |
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9 | For the record, 'Amish Mafia' has been exposed as BlatantLies. |
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12 | !!This series provides examples of: |
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14 | * AbortedArc: The majority of the show's subplots ultimately amount to nothing. |
15 | * TheAlcoholic: Crazy Dave, sadly played straight. |
16 | * AlmightyJanitor: Jolin on Levi's end, Wayne on Merlin's. Wayne however, didn't take too kindly to not being paid, [[TookALevelInBadass taking a few levels of badass in the process]]. |
17 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Esther. She may look like your typical Amish woman but she's not above manipulating everyone (including her own brothers) to gain status in their community. |
18 | * BlatantLies: One of Discovery Channel's finest cases of this, as its original plot involved Levi and Esther being in love. [[WordofGod Word of God]] even said that it was supposed to be more of a documentary about the Lancaster Amish, but ultimately settled on Levi and his friends, as well as their ''mischief''. |
19 | * TheChessmaster: Merlin exemplifies this very much so in earlier seasons. |
20 | ** Esther and John to some extent, along with Alan... but Levi however, he tops them all. |
21 | * ChristmasEpisode: "A Very Amish Christmas." |
22 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Freeman in earlier seasons. |
23 | ** Merlin [[SubvertedTrope may seem like it]], but he's mainly confusing his enemies with this. |
24 | * CreepyMonotone: Alvin, as the way he speaks invokes this. |
25 | * EnemyMine: Season 4 seems to be setting this up between Levi and Merlin by introducing a common enemy: 'Devil' Doug and his Mennonites. |
26 | * EvilCripple: Zach, nicknamed The Bear and one of Indiana's supposedly most terrifying Amishmen. |
27 | * FaceHeelTurn: Alan, from season 2 until near the end of the final episode. |
28 | * HearingVoices: Merlin believes God is speaking to him. |
29 | ** Subverted off the show, as Merlin is a rather pleasant man. |
30 | * HeelFaceTurn: John, in season 3. |
31 | ** Alan makes one in the final season, promising to protect everyone around him, Amish or Mennonite. |
32 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Merlin in the final season, but most especially during season 3 onwards. He wants to save the Amish within Lancaster from Doug and his Mennonite minions, but he also wants a piece of Levi's Amish Aid control in the process. Merlin succeeds in his quest in his part of Ohio within the final episode. |
33 | * HillbillyHorrors: The Kentucky Amish. |
34 | * KavorkaMan: Merlin to an Amish woman named Mary who's equally enamored by him in their relationship. |
35 | ** The relationship however was shortlived, [[WordofGod as confirmed by Merlin]] in his Facebook group. |
36 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Freeman's supposed demonic possession is much more likely a simple case of schizophrenia. |
37 | * NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: Levi's duty, along with his 'mafia', is to help out his community. Half the community sees 'Lebanon' Levi as a saint. |
38 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: Doug ([[LouisCypher Devil Doug]] is his nickname). The Mennonites under his domain are commanded in a rally to take back Lancaster from Levi and his "bearded breeders". |
39 | * TattooedCrook: Jolin has several tattoos. It is taboo for ordinary Mennonites to have tattoos, so it is supposed to paint him as an absolute rebel. |
40 | * RuralGangsters: Essentially parodied in this "reality show" about a gang that protects an Amish community from other criminals. |
41 | * TheStarscream: Caleb, working for Doug in season 4. After losing a bull in the final episode to Levi, he decides to invoke EvilIsPetty and ultimately [[RoaringRampageofRevenge gets his revenge]] on him by exposing Levi's marriage and child. |
42 | * TookALevelInBadass: Wayne, due to having not been paid enough by Merlin. He has since gathered his own gang at one point before the show ended. |
43 | * UndyingLoyalty: Alvin, to Levi. |
44 | * VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Presents itself as RealityTV, or at least re-enactments of true events. [[BlatantLies Most often it is not]]. |
45 | * WeWillMeetAgain: Doug attempts to invoke this in the end, but fails. Zach partially succeeds in getting revenge, but Alan stops him by blowing up one of his vehicles. |
46 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In Season 4, John, Esther, Jolin, Alvin, and Wayne do not appear. Some receive brief mentions, others not at all. |
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