avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation , and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ avoids) (NP (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (JJ comic) (NNS possibilities)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN situation))))) (, ,) (CC and) (VP (VBZ becomes) (NP (NP (CD one) (RBR more) (JJ dumb) (NML (JJ high) (NN school)) (NN comedy)) (PP (IN about) (NP (NP (NN sex) (NNS gags)) (CC and) (NP (NN prom) (NNS dates))))))))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (NP (NP (PDT ) (DT ) (JJ ) (NNS )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (NN ))))) (, ) (CC ) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (NP (CD ) (RBR ) (JJ ) (NML (JJ ) (NN )) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (NN ) (NNS )) (CC ) (NP (NN ) (NNS ))))))))