
Jones spent 10 years in prison for pirating Snow Falling on Cedars.Truth in Television, as the legislation enhancing penalties for certain activities near playgrounds, schools, and such is based on the location, rather than whether or not there are any children present. It was night, and there were no kids there, but he's still a registered sex offender, which is why he's stuck working for Julia. Dale got drunk at a bar and went to the bathroom (publicly) that was next to a playground.It's All About Me: Bobby's and Rex's attitudes are basically this.Heterosexual Life-Partners: The first film implies that the three main characters have been best friends since high school (with their high school friend Kenny calling them The Three Musketeers), and now, in adulthood, they regularly share drinks together and confide in each other, start a business together, clearly know each other quite well, and, despite their frequent bickering, have ultimately stuck together and remained good friends by the end of the second movie.Kurt once refers to him as "our little Kevin Costner you're our bodyguard." to drop many of the bigger charges and keeps the guys from getting into irreparable trouble. Most prominently: in the first movie, when Nick and Kurt are on the verge of turning on each other, Dale uses his "Law and Order" knowledge to force the cops to let them all go, and in the second, he bravely but recklessly charges at the bad guy and gets shot, which ultimately causes the the D.A. Even though he makes numerous dumb mistakes that exasperate Nick and Kurt, we see several examples in both movies that, when the chips are down, he is the one who holds the group together. Kurt even calls him this, verbatim, at the start of the second movie. Freudian Trio: Kurt is the Id, Dale is the Ego, and Nick is the Superego.


Dope Slap: The three protagonists frequently inflict these on each other.Justified as this is helped by the fact that their bosses are significantly worse. Designated Heroes: The three protagonists frequently act like criminals and commit minor actions that envelope into a huge disaster, but the audience still cheers them on.Depraved Dentist: Julia, on a scale never seen since Steve Martin wore a gas mask in Little Shop of Horrors.Comic Trio: Kurt, Nick, and Dale, complete with frequently slapping each other.

"Let me tell you something, you stupid little runt.
