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Problem Child

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73 feature instances
7 referencing feature instances

Problem Child	type	TVTItem
Problem Child	label	Problem Child
Problem Child	page	ProblemChild
Problem Child	comment	Problem Child is an animated series produced by Universal Cartoon Studios, based on the Problem Child films.It ran from 1993 to 1994, on the USA Cartoon Express, and followed the continuing adventures of Junior Healy and his hapless neighbors.Five videocassettes (each with two episodes) were released, but said tapes are next to impossible to track down.The entire series was available on Tubi, but was removed off the platform sometime in 2022.
Problem Child	fetched	2023-04-26T20:28:26Z
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Problem Child	processingComment	Dropped link to FreeTheFrogs: Not a Feature - ITEM
Problem Child	processingComment	Dropped link to HomeAlone: Not a Feature - ITEM
Problem Child	processingComment	Dropped link to NatureVsNurture: Not a Feature - UNKNOWN
Problem Child	processingUnknown	DeadlierThanTheMale
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Problem Child	isPartOf	DBTropes
Problem Child / int_169d22e6	type	Villain Team-Up
Problem Child / int_169d22e6	comment	Villain Team-Up: Big Ben and Peabody worked together in "Junior and the Dictator" (to get Junior out of town during a high-profile visit), "The Weird Olympics" (to rig the eponymous games in a betting scheme), "The Legend of Big Bob Healy" (conning the kids into fixing up a tourist attraction), and "Junior Vanilli" (making money off the kids' phony band).
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Problem Child / int_18d15922	type	Title Drop
Problem Child / int_18d15922	comment	Title Drop: Courtesy of "My Fair Cyndi":
Problem Child / int_18d15922	featureApplicability	1.0
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Problem Child / int_1d18887f	type	Pay Evil unto Evil
Problem Child / int_1d18887f	comment	Pay Evil unto Evil: In this version, Junior certainly has a reputation for pranks, but he's generally well-liked because he only harasses people that deserve the abuse (like Peabody and Big Ben). His attempt to teach Cyndi how to be a problem child even includes a roleplaying exercise of pranking someone for stealing candy from a child.
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Problem Child / int_26ac510e	type	Mythology Gag
Problem Child / int_26ac510e	comment	Mythology Gag: In the first movie, Big Ben was running for mayor. In this show, he is a mayor. "Junior Healy Superstar": Junior wants to become famous in order to outdo the star of a Home Alone parody. Macaulay Culkin auditioned to play Junior in the first movie.
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Problem Child / int_2916334d	type	It's What I Do
Problem Child / int_2916334d	comment	It's What I Do: As noted in "Junior and the Dictator":
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Problem Child / int_2978c012	type	Stage Mom
Problem Child / int_2978c012	comment	Stage Mom: Part of why the scam in "Junior Healy Superstar" gets so far. Ben had to be talked into the sign-up fee, but a lot of parents love the idea of their kids becoming famous actors. Cyndi's mother in particular keeps pressuring her to not blow an audition.
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Problem Child / int_2ae29c0d	type	The Dreaded
Problem Child / int_2ae29c0d	comment	The Dreaded: Small Paul is the most infamous inmate in the joint. Even the guards grovel before him. Mistaken for Paul, Junior is able to use this to have some fun, at least until the other inmates learn who he really is.
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Problem Child / int_2dc0d2bf	type	Hidden Depths
Problem Child / int_2dc0d2bf	comment	Hidden Depths: Despite all the effort in "Junior Vanilli" to pass the kids off as a quality band, it turns out that Murph (who was relegated to roadie) is actually quite gifted with the piano.
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Problem Child / int_33ba31cc	type	Grade Skipper
Problem Child / int_33ba31cc	comment	Grade Skipper: Spencer is old enough to be a second grader, but she's in the same class as Junior and the other kids. The idea of being sent back down scares her.
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Problem Child / int_353f2b06	type	"Die Hard" on an X
Problem Child / int_353f2b06	comment	"Die Hard" on an X: "Junior Dies Hard" unsurprisingly. When Peabody blames him for a supposed prank and punishes the other kids by refusing to let them leave the auditorium, Junior sneaks off into the air vents and picks off the other teachers before facing the man himself in his office.
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Problem Child / int_392372f9	type	Actor Allusion
Problem Child / int_392372f9	comment	Actor Allusion: Dan Castellanenta plays an oddball criminal in "Junior and the Jail Break" that has a weird obsession with electricity. He even reuses his Megavolt voice for the part.
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Problem Child / int_3a1c2171	type	The Man Behind the Man
Problem Child / int_3a1c2171	comment	The Man Behind the Man: The crooked talent agent in "Junior Healy Superstar" is revealed to be working for Big Ben, who thought up the scam in the first place.
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Problem Child / int_3b4185fb	type	Stalker without a Crush
Problem Child / int_3b4185fb	comment	Stalker Without a Crush: In "Junior and the Clown", Junior finds himself stalked by a clown. He is creeped out, not liking clowns in the first place. The episode reveals that the clown is simply obsessed with his failure to make the boy laugh, and keeps trying to get appreciation for his performance.
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Problem Child / int_3ed17fe0	type	Wide-Eyed Idealist
Problem Child / int_3ed17fe0	comment	Wide-Eyed Idealist: As in the movies, Ben is excessively optimistic and sees the good in everyone. He's well-aware of how flawed Big Ben is, though he at least tries to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Problem Child / int_3f45f1e6	type	Adaptational Heroism
Problem Child / int_3f45f1e6	comment	Adaptational Heroism: Murph is Junior's friend instead of a hotheaded thug overreacting to people pointing out his questionable intelligence.
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Problem Child / int_3fcfdefd	type	Hillbilly Horrors
Problem Child / int_3fcfdefd	comment	Hillbilly Horrors: Subverted in "The Wilderness Healys" by the trio that the Healys encounter in the woods. They come across as creepy and ask for the Healys' "purdy" belongings. It later looks like they stole the Healys' stuff, but they simply bought similar gear because they liked it so much. They even help the Healys out against the real thieves (who wanted payback for Big Ben cheating them).
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Problem Child / int_4484e50a	type	I Will Punish Your Friend for Your Failure
Problem Child / int_4484e50a	comment	I Will Punish Your Friend for Your Failure: Peabody tries to break Junior's resolve in "Junior Dies Hard" by punishing not just him but also his friends in increasingly elaborate and petty ways. He's sure to emphasize he's doing this in order to cause the needed divisions, and he tells Junior to bend to his will or else it will get even worse. When he later thinks Junior broke their deal, he brings the hammer down: refusing to let any of the students get up from their auditorium seats until Junior confesses or someone else finks on him.
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Problem Child / int_45cd286c	type	Corrupt Politician
Problem Child / int_45cd286c	comment	Corrupt Politician: Big Ben is Toe Valley's mayor, so this was to be expected. He actively abuses his position for assorted perks and got in bed with a local gang to ensure continued electoral success. Junior acknowledges how he's the biggest criminal in town. He actually runs for governor at one point, but luckily, he doesn't get very far.
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Problem Child / int_4781adbb	type	Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Problem Child / int_4781adbb	comment	Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Junior more so than in the movies, due to having a larger group of friends and frequently going up against clear-cut antagonists that actually deserve the abuse he dishes out.
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Problem Child / int_4782e60f	type	Jerk with a Heart of Jerk
Problem Child / int_4782e60f	comment	Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: Junior uses Yoji to give a sample to Doctor Malpractice, which leads to the doctor thinking the boy has the Black Plague. Malpractice is horrified and says they have to get the boy back before it spreads to the rest of the town. His nurse is touched by this concern for a troublesome patient and humanity in general, but Malpractice says he's just worried about getting the blame for all this.
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Problem Child / int_59907e4f	type	Police Are Useless
Problem Child / int_59907e4f	comment	Police Are Useless: The eponymous jail break in "Junior and the Jail Break" only occurs because Ben left the cell doors unlocked and his keys in the ignition of his police car. He's much more competent in following episodes, though, so he apparently learned from this.
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Problem Child / int_5e5b1f43	type	Sports Dad
Problem Child / int_5e5b1f43	comment	Sports Dad: Both of Cyndi's parents are this in "The Cyndi Kerrigan Story" when she's in an ice-skating competition. Cyndi clearly enjoys the sport and wants to compete, but her parents are constantly fussing in overbearing fashion over how she should do her routine and what her costume should be like. They have panic attacks when she misses her turn.
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Problem Child / int_5e965a73	type	Nice, Mean, and In-Between
Problem Child / int_5e965a73	comment	Nice, Mean, and In-Between: Ben's the nice, Big Ben's the mean, and Junior's the in-between. This is particularly highlighted in "The Wilderness Healys" when the three of them go camping and keep playing off of each other.
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Problem Child / int_5ed94741	type	That Syncing Feeling
Problem Child / int_5ed94741	comment	That Syncing Feeling: "Junior Vanilli" to a tee. Junior and friends are trying to make a go as a bad, but they stink. Big Ben, Peabody, and a music executive trick them into thinking they've improved and rake in the cash from an unaware audience. When the kids learn what's going on, they're ashamed, as well as reveal the deception in order to land their managers in trouble.
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Problem Child / int_617f0563	type	Heelâ€“Face Turn
Problem Child / int_617f0563	comment	Heel–Face Turn: Murph. After Junior rescued him from detention, if the season one opening would indicate.
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Problem Child / int_6d7026fa	type	Punny Name
Problem Child / int_6d7026fa	comment	Punny Name: Ben takes Junior to a doctor named Malpractice.
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Problem Child / int_6eb1268c	type	Extreme Omnivore
Problem Child / int_6eb1268c	comment	Extreme Omnivore: Yoji will eat literally every object in sight. After finding most of his police car devoured, Ben said he told Junior to give Yoji a crowbar to nibble on during the ride. According to the vet, it's because he's teething.
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Problem Child / int_70bdac19	type	Honest John's Dealership
Problem Child / int_70bdac19	comment	Honest John's Dealership: When not abusing the power of his office, Big Ben is scamming people with these kind of ventures. "Junior Healy Superstar": He's the one behind the phony talent agency that's bilking parents for thousands of dollars for auditions, classes, and the like. "The Wilderness Healys": He's busted for selling condos in a condemned building, encyclopedias written in Russian to English audiences, and swampland that he claimed was farmland. That's right. Three scams in one episode alone, and three very angry people at his doorstep. No wonder he opted to go camping with Ben and Junior. "Grease My Palm": He's hocking an overpriced exercise video that he claims did wonders for him. He's wearing a girdle and uses special effects trickery to make it look like he's effortlessly doing impressive physical feats.
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Problem Child / int_77aae115	type	Hated by All
Problem Child / int_77aae115	comment	Hated by All: The family reunion in "Junior and the Bathroom Door" demonstrates that the extended family doesn't care for Big Ben any more than Junior does. Him going missing during a reunion really livens things up. Even Ben admits to being happier than he's ever been before simply because his father isn't around.
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Problem Child / int_77b03c0a	type	Remember the New Guy?
Problem Child / int_77b03c0a	comment	Remember the New Guy?: In Season 2, new character Spencer is depicted as a regular member of Junior's circle of friends as if she had always been there. One episode even has her mention having been at the school for at least three years.
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Problem Child / int_786e5cac	type	Circling Birdies
Problem Child / int_786e5cac	comment	Circling Birdies: The stars version appears frequently, especially to Yoji. Junior also sees stars three separate times when facing off against Tiny Ben.
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Problem Child / int_83cef301	type	Right for the Wrong Reasons
Problem Child / int_83cef301	comment	Right for the Wrong Reasons: Big Ben questions his son's competence as sheriff and threatens to replace him. His reasoning is that so few arrests per month is proof he's failing on the job instead of indicating just a low crime rate. However, Ben ends up easily restrained by escaped prisoners.
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Problem Child / int_86ae1278	type	Adaptational Dumbass
Problem Child / int_86ae1278	comment	Adaptational Dumbass: With Murph surprisingly enough. He was clearly not very intelligent in the second movie, given how many times he had been held back, but he was primarily Book Dumb and clearly just didn't care about applying himself. In this version, he is far more incompetent, speaking in a Simpleton Voice and being lucky if he spells his own name correctly.
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Problem Child / int_8841192a	type	Like Father, Unlike Son
Problem Child / int_8841192a	comment	Like Father, Unlike Son: In the last episode, we meet Peabody's mother, who is a soft-spoken Honest Corporate Executive and Friend to All Children. Maybe he turned out the way he did because he's more like his father.
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Problem Child / int_9591377d	type	Heel Realization
Problem Child / int_9591377d	comment	Heel Realization: "Governing Principal" sees Junior get increasingly sleazy and awful in his run for governor, until he realizes he's acting just like Big Ben. He gives up his campaign, endorses the only credible candidate in the race, and reveals the underhanded scheme that Big Ben and local criminals were engaged in.
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Problem Child / int_95b875b1	type	Not Me This Time
Problem Child / int_95b875b1	comment	Not Me This Time: Junior had agreed in "Junior Dies Hard" to be a model student in exchange for Peabody laying off Cyndi and the other kids, only to be left alone in the office with a bucket of glue (which Junior acknowledged as being quite a tempting proposition). Peabody ends up glued to his chair and jumps to the obvious conclusion, despite Junior's later protests. As it happens, Junior really didn't do it; Peabody's assistant came in after Junior left and used the glue thinking it was wax.
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Problem Child / int_96b89043	type	Not So Above It All
Problem Child / int_96b89043	comment	Not So Above It All: Cyndi is far more level-headed and will caution than Junior and her other friends, but she still participates in pranks against Peabody and Big Ben.
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Problem Child / int_9ccedbed	type	Single-Minded Twins
Problem Child / int_9ccedbed	comment	Single-Minded Twins: Betsy and Ross.
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Problem Child / int_a1b141f4	type	My God, What Have I Done?
Problem Child / int_a1b141f4	comment	My God, What Have I Done?: In "My Fair Cyndi", Junior trains Cyndi in the art of being a problem child but accidentally makes her worse.
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Problem Child / int_a6123b72	type	Enfant Terrible
Problem Child / int_a6123b72	comment	Enfant Terrible: Little Ben is just a preschooler, but he's an even bigger handful than Junior is. He runs himself ragged trying to keep up with the kid.
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Problem Child / int_a65288e2	type	Ascended Extra
Problem Child / int_a65288e2	comment	Ascended Extra: Murph was a minor antagonist from the second movie that was carried over to be one of the school characters. He appears fairly often in Season 1, but primarily just for bit parts at school and has little involvement with the actual plots. He gains increased prominence in Season 2 and is regularly shown participating in whatever Junior and Cyndi are doing outside of school. Similarly, Betsy and Ross appeared in Season 1 as Junior's friends, but they didn't appear that often and rarely had any involvement in a story. Come Season 2, the twins are depicted as part of the main group of kids and regularly involved in adventures.
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Problem Child / int_a6e8221e	type	Status Quo Is God
Problem Child / int_a6e8221e	comment	Status Quo Is God: Though there's no shortage of humiliating setbacks for specific schemes, Big Ben and Peabody are never any worse for wear in the next episode, despite being involved in a number of sleazy and outright criminal dealings. Of course, they are arrested in the very last episode and looking at serious jail time, so make of that what you will.
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Problem Child / int_a939a527	type	Red Eyes, Take Warning
Problem Child / int_a939a527	comment	Red Eyes, Take Warning: Subverted. Yoji has red eyes, but he's not evil, just very excitable and hungry. The only one he is ever shown deliberately antagonizing is Big Ben.
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Problem Child / int_aa9bdb08	type	Youthful Freckles
Problem Child / int_aa9bdb08	comment	Youthful Freckles: Junior gains them in the second season.
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Problem Child / int_ac781948	type	Cartoon Creature
Problem Child / int_ac781948	comment	Cartoon Creature: Yoji, Junior's pet... monkey-lizard thing? Seriously, what was it supposed to be? An alien? Some sort of escaped lab experiment?
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Problem Child / int_b06bbf4b	type	Be Careful What You Wish For
Problem Child / int_b06bbf4b	comment	Be Careful What You Wish For: When Junior announces his run for governor, an irritated Big Ben tries to rush the stage, only to get stopped by Murph (acting as Junior's bodyguard). A now enraged Big Ben demands that someone be arrested for all this. One cut later, Big Ben is in a jail cell since, as Ben reminds him, he committed a crime by trying to rush the stage.
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Problem Child / int_b1dde8fd	type	Loophole Abuse
Problem Child / int_b1dde8fd	comment	Loophole Abuse: Due to the way the state laws were worded, Junior can run for governor, despite his young age.
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Problem Child / int_b4a6ae4c	type	Everyone Has Standards
Problem Child / int_b4a6ae4c	comment	Everyone Has Standards: Junior opposes stealing, refuses to antagonize reasonable adults like Miss Hill, and would never prank his friends.
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Problem Child / int_b58b7975	type	Kindhearted Simpleton
Problem Child / int_b58b7975	comment	Kindhearted Simpleton: In this version, Murph is a very pleasant and very dimwitted fellow.
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Problem Child / int_b8dbbc07	type	Ink-Suit Actor
Problem Child / int_b8dbbc07	comment	Ink-Suit Actor: Mr. Peabody was modelled after Gilbert Gottfried, who reprised his role.
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Problem Child / int_b9c3de84	type	Bumbling Dad
Problem Child / int_b9c3de84	comment	Bumbling Dad: Downplayed with Ben. He certainly has moments of obliviousness and stupidity (which is hardly unique for the adults on this show, anyway), but he's generally portrayed as a competent father figure that always makes time for Junior and knows how to keep him in line. As Junior says, he's a doofus, but a loving doofus that taught him proper values.
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Problem Child / int_bccb6703	type	Cement Shoes
Problem Child / int_bccb6703	comment	Cement Shoes: In "The Weird Olympics", Big Ben and Peabody fail to uphold their end of a deal with a mob boss who reacts by ordering his right-hand-man to drive them to a driver and stop on the way to buy some cement.
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Problem Child / int_c33ba0a8	type	Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Problem Child / int_c33ba0a8	comment	Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Spencer just disappears after "Junior Vanilli" (the third-to-last episode).
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Problem Child / int_c868a42a	type	Freudian Excuse
Problem Child / int_c868a42a	comment	Freudian Excuse: Tiny Ben is a bigger handful than Junior and far less ethical (such as bullying little kids and trying to scam money out of family). When called out on his behavior, Tiny Ben points out his parents are con artists on the run from the law. Junior admits that's a fair point.
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Problem Child / int_cb6b1aba	type	Held Back in School
Problem Child / int_cb6b1aba	comment	Held Back in School: Junior quips that Murph is old enough to vote. Murph doesn't argue the point.
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Problem Child / int_cb71c461	type	Deus Exit Machina
Problem Child / int_cb71c461	comment	Deus Exit Machina: The only way Junior can be mistaken for his Criminal Doppelgänger in "Junior and the Big House" is for Ben to be out of the house on an errand when the police show up.
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Problem Child / int_cbe687ab	type	Corrupt Corporate Executive
Problem Child / int_cbe687ab	comment	Junior forces the Corrupt Corporate Executive to refund his money for a falsely advertised toy, but he also demands that everyone else who complained get a refund, too.
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Problem Child / int_d0caee40	type	Uncanny Family Resemblance
Problem Child / int_d0caee40	comment	Uncanny Family Resemblance: Murph's dad appears in "The Legend of Big Bob Healy" as the bus driver. Father and son look exactly alike, with the former just being a little bit taller than the latter.
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Problem Child / int_dbca2c99	type	Red Herring
Problem Child / int_dbca2c99	comment	Red Herring: Junior tries to figure out who prevented Cyndi from competing in an ice skating competition: Big Ben (since he's making money on the venue), Peggy Fleming (the egotistical celebrity judge), a couple local bullies, and Tonya Hardly (Cyndi's biggest competition). It turns out Peabody (Tonya's manager) paid the bullies to do it without Tonya's knowledge.
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Problem Child / int_dca70c44	type	Reasonable Authority Figure
Problem Child / int_dca70c44	comment	Reasonable Authority Figure: Miss Hill so much that she's Junior's favorite teacher. "Teacher of the Year" is about him and the other kids trying to help her win the eponymous award, as well as get her to return to the school after she quits in frustration with Peabody's antics.
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Problem Child / int_dcb9c541	type	Ship Tease
Problem Child / int_dcb9c541	comment	Ship Tease: Junior and Cyndi, since they always stick together.
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Problem Child / int_dcb9c541	featureConfidence	1.0
Problem Child	hasFeature	Problem Child / int_dcb9c541
Problem Child / int_dfa40c1b	type	Didn't See That Coming
Problem Child / int_dfa40c1b	comment	Didn't See That Coming: Junior's reaction in "Junior and the Grammy Bombs" to accidentally destroying the school. He had simply intended to cause a closure by sticking the eponymous candy in the furnace room and creating a foul odor.
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Problem Child / int_e0443d9a	type	Criminal DoppelgÃ¤nger
Problem Child / int_e0443d9a	comment	Criminal Doppelgänger: Small Paul from "Junior and the Big House" looks exactly like Junior and is the same height, despite being an adult. The only differences are his deep voice (provided by Brad Garrett) and a beard (which he shaves off after breaking out).
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Problem Child / int_e2b576a1	type	I Just Want to Be You
Problem Child / int_e2b576a1	comment	I Just Want to Be You: Between the scorn she gets for sweeping the student awards and the praise that Junior gets for besting Peabody, Cyndi would rather be a problem child.
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Problem Child / int_e2d457	type	The Ditz
Problem Child / int_e2d457	comment	The Ditz: Peabody's assistant. She's certainly pleasant, but she's often unaware of basic details, including what her boss looks like.
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Problem Child / int_e2f13529	type	World of Jerkass
Problem Child / int_e2f13529	comment	World of Jerkass: Unlike the movies, this is averted. There's no shortage of antagonists (with Big Ben and Peabody being the most prominent), but a number of adults and kids are shown to be quite pleasant.
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Problem Child / int_e43c66bd	type	Art Evolution
Problem Child / int_e43c66bd	comment	Art Evolution: The first season was very toony. The second season was semi-realistic. Part of this was due to a switch in animation studios; the first season was co-produced at D'Ocon Films in Spain, while the second was co-produced at Lacewood Productions in Canada, and used AKOM as its overseas studio.
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Problem Child / int_e43c66bd	featureConfidence	1.0
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Problem Child / int_e5421161	type	Expy
Problem Child / int_e5421161	comment	Expy: Cyndi appears to be a nicer version of Trixie from Problem Child 2.
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Problem Child / int_e9e35e8f	type	Exact Words
Problem Child / int_e9e35e8f	comment	Exact Words: Peabody once stole an invention to pass as his own and renames it the "doesntmakebutter", claiming that making butter is the only thing it doesn't do. When Junior and Cyndi got it back, they replaced it with a machine that, when activated, destroyed itself leaving only some butter. The machine having seemingly done the one thing Peabody said it didn't do is held as grounds to have him arrested for fraud.
Problem Child / int_e9e35e8f	featureApplicability	1.0
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Problem Child / int_f15c2859	type	NO INDOOR VOICE
Problem Child / int_f15c2859	comment	No Indoor Voice: Take a wild guess. They hired Gilbert Gottfried, and they certainly got their money's worth.
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Problem Child / int_f16da697	type	Undying Loyalty
Problem Child / int_f16da697	comment	Undying Loyalty: As excitable and hungry as he gets, Yogi is completely devoted to Junior.
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Problem Child / int_ff7f34c5	type	Pet the Dog
Problem Child / int_ff7f34c5	comment	Pet the Dog: Junior forces the Corrupt Corporate Executive to refund his money for a falsely advertised toy, but he also demands that everyone else who complained get a refund, too. When Cyndi sweeps the student awards, Junior's the only one not acting jealous. He outright congratulates her.
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