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* DeadpanSnarker: Especially during the moments when he is aware of his status as a ButtMonkey.

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* %%* DeadpanSnarker: Especially during the moments when he is aware of his status as a ButtMonkey.



* TheLancer

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* %%* TheLancer



* OddFriendship: With Bonnie.
* OnlySaneMan
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Danny. In late season 2 as the LoveTriangle between Danny/Riley/Ben takes precedence, he does it with Bonnie.

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* %%* OddFriendship: With Bonnie.
* OnlySaneMan
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Danny. In late season 2 as the LoveTriangle between Danny/Riley/Ben takes precedence, he does it with Bonnie.
%%* OnlySaneMan



* BigGuyLittleGuy: The Big Guy to Tucker's Little Guy.

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* %%* BigGuyLittleGuy: The Big Guy to Tucker's Little Guy.



* CoolBigBro: To Ben.
* CoolUncle: To Emma.
* DoggedNiceGuy: When it comes to Riley, he's the complete polar opposite to everything he normally is.
* DumbMuscle: At times, Danny doesn't come across as too bright.
-->'''Bonnie:''' It takes him a while, but he gets there eventually.

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* %%* CoolBigBro: To Ben.
* %%* CoolUncle: To Emma.
* %%* DoggedNiceGuy: When it comes to Riley, he's the complete polar opposite to everything he normally is.
* %%* DumbMuscle: At times, Danny doesn't come across as too bright.
-->'''Bonnie:''' %%-->'''Bonnie:''' It takes him a while, but he gets there eventually.



* GentleGiant: Especially whenever he's with Emma.
* LadykillerInLove: Towards Riley.

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* %%* GentleGiant: Especially whenever he's with Emma.
* %%* LadykillerInLove: Towards Riley.



* ThoseTwoGuys: With Tucker.



* DotingParent: To Danny, but not so much with Ben. She's also become a doting grandmother to Emma.

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* %%* DotingParent: To Danny, but not so much with Ben. She's also become a doting grandmother to Emma.



* OddFriendship: With Tucker.
* StatuesqueStunner
* TeamMom




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%%* OddFriendship: With Tucker.
%%* StatuesqueStunner
%%* TeamMom



* ChildhoodFriends: With the Wheeler brothers.
* CompetitionFreak: As seen in "Take Her Out of the Ball Game".

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* %%* ChildhoodFriends: With the Wheeler brothers.
* %%* CompetitionFreak: As seen in "Take Her Out of the Ball Game".



* EmbarrassingNickname: "Fat Pants" and "Rigantor".

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* %%* EmbarrassingNickname: "Fat Pants" and "Rigantor".



* FormerlyFat

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* %%* FormerlyFat



* TheSmartGirl

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* %%* TheSmartGirl
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* OutOfFocus: While she of course remains a constant in Ben's life and his character development, the show has moved away from the group raising her, to the wacky antics they all get themselves into.

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* OutOfFocus: While she of course remains a constant in Ben's life and his character development, the show has moved away from the group raising her, her to the wacky antics they all get themselves into.
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* AmicableExes: After learning the real reason her husband left her,[[spoiler:Ray is gay]], the two seemingly patch up their relationship, and become civil parents to their adult sons and grandparents to Emma.

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* AmicableExes: After learning the real reason her husband left her,[[spoiler:Ray her ([[spoiler:Ray is gay]], gay]]), the two seemingly patch up their relationship, relationship and become civil parents to their adult sons and grandparents to Emma.
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* GoodParents: Though he had no idea Emma existed up until she was dumped on his doorstep, it takes him only a few days to get attached to her and decide to keep her, and it is very clear from the beggining that even as a single dad, he loves her just as much.

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* GoodParents: Though he had no idea Emma existed up until she was dumped on his doorstep, it takes him only a few days to get attached to her and decide to keep her, and it is very clear from the beggining beginning that even as a single dad, he loves her just as much.

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* TheBigGuy

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* %%* TheBigGuy



* ProudBeauty: Not usually highlighted, but he knows he's hot, and will use it to his advantage if the opportunity presents itself. Particularly when he and Tucker have a contest of PickUpBabesWithBabes, and decides to take Tucker's ego down a peg.
-->'''Tucker''': Wait you get the nail salon and the yogurt shop!?!\\
''(Danny smiling strips off his shirt and tosses it at Tucker)''\\
'''Danny''': ''(smugly)'' Is it ever hot out today!\\
''(confidently struts off with Emma, as Tucker gawks)''\\
'''Tucker''': Hey! I wanna renegotiate!



* ActionMom
* DeadpanSnarker

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* %%* ActionMom
* AmicableExes: After learning the real reason her husband left her,[[spoiler:Ray is gay]], the two seemingly patch up their relationship, and become civil parents to their adult sons and grandparents to Emma.
%%*
DeadpanSnarker



* GenkiGirl
* GirlyBruiser

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* %%* GenkiGirl
* %%* GirlyBruiser



* DeadpanSnarker

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* %%* DeadpanSnarker



%%zce* HonoraryAunt: To Emma.

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%%zce* * HonoraryAunt: To Emma. Emma, a given as Ben asked her to be Emma's Godmother.
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The Hero is Definition-Only and an exampleless supertrope. Per TRS.


%%zce* TheHero
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* BigGuyLittleGuy: The Little Guy to Danny's Big Guy.
* BerserkButton: Don't take ''his'' food from the fridge.

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* %%* BigGuyLittleGuy: The Little Guy to Danny's Big Guy.
%% * BerserkButton: Don't take ''his'' food from the fridge.

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Has Two Mommies is a disambiguation now, The Other Darrin is trivia


* TheCutie
* TheOtherDarrin: They rotate in a new set of twins to play her every season.
* HasTwoDaddies: Exaggerated as her primary caregivers are her father, uncle, and their roommate/her HonoraryUncle.
* MissingMom

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* %%* TheCutie
* TheOtherDarrin: They rotate in a new set of twins to play her every season.
* HasTwoDaddies: Exaggerated as her primary caregivers are her father, uncle, and their roommate/her HonoraryUncle.
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%%* MissingMom



* TagalongKid

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* PlatonicCoParenting: Her primary caregivers are her father, uncle, and their roommate/her HonoraryUncle.
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TagalongKid
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* AgeistTropes: In the season 5 episode "She Said, Ben Said", Tucker is dating his dad's secretary Renee (Chelsea Harris). After getting suspicious assumptions from Bonnie, Tucker begins to believe that his dad is also dating Renee, thus exposing all Tucker's ageism, hypocrisy and prejudice against not-the-same-age couples or relationships.

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* AgeistTropes: AgeismTropes: In the season 5 episode "She Said, Ben Said", Tucker is dating his dad's secretary Renee (Chelsea Harris). After getting suspicious assumptions from Bonnie, Tucker begins to believe that his dad is also dating Renee, thus exposing all Tucker's ageism, hypocrisy and prejudice against not-the-same-age couples or relationships.
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* AgeistTropes: In the season 5 episode "She Said, Ben Said", Tucker is dating his dad's secretary Renee (Chelsea Harris). After getting suspicious assumptions from Bonnie, Tucker begins to believe that his dad is also dating Renee, thus exposing all Tucker's ageism, hypocrisy and prejudice against not-the-same-age couples or relationships.

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I hid a few examples with nil context. Also, Playing Gertrude is no longer a trope.


* BumblingDad

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* %%zce* BumblingDad



* TheHero

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* %%zce* TheHero



* ButtMonkey

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* %%zce* ButtMonkey



* PlayingGertrude: Although Bonnie's Vegas wedding at eighteen implied she was fairly wild as a child, Melissa Peterman was still only fifteen when Derek Theler (Danny) was born.
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I meant to use this redirect instead lol. (If you're confused, please see my first edit on this page. Thanks.)


%%zce* HonoraryUncle: To Emma.

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%%zce* HonoraryUncle: HonoraryAunt: To Emma.
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Jean-Luc Bilodeau

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Jean-Luc Bilodeau
Creator/JeanLucBilodeau

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%%Administrivia/HowToWriteAnExample should be read before editing.



* [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Violently Protective Boyfriend]]: Interestingly enough, despite never actually having been Riley's boyfriend, Danny still fits in this role. Hurt her in any way, and you will have six-and-a-half feet of pissed-off pro-athlete raining down on you. His own brother Ben has found this out repeatedly.

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* [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Violently Protective Boyfriend]]: ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: A gender-flipped example. Interestingly enough, despite never actually having been Riley's boyfriend, Danny still fits in this role. Hurt her in any way, and you will have six-and-a-half feet of pissed-off pro-athlete raining down on you. His own brother Ben has found this out repeatedly.



* [[HonouraryUncle Honourary Aunt]]: To Emma.

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* [[HonouraryUncle Honourary Aunt]]: %%zce* HonoraryUncle: To Emma.



* [[HasTwoMommies Has Three Daddies]]: Her primary caregivers are her father, uncle, and their roommate/her HonoraryUncle.

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* [[HasTwoMommies Has Three Daddies]]: Her HasTwoDaddies: Exaggerated as her primary caregivers are her father, uncle, and their roommate/her HonoraryUncle.
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->'''Portrayed by:''' [[Creator/ChelseaStaub Chelsea Kane]]

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->'''Portrayed by:''' [[Creator/ChelseaStaub Chelsea Kane]]
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChelseaStaub

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChelseaStaub
[[Creator/ChelseaStaub Chelsea Kane]]
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Melissa Peterman

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Melissa Peterman
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* HiddenDepths: For all her apparent shallowness, she had the hardest time when she got pregnant with Danny as a teenager. She got kicked out of her house at 17, had to move in with her boyfriend's family, was verbally abused and stranged from her mother for keeping her baby and still did everything she could to keep her sons safe and happy.

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* TheBartender

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* TheBartender TheBartender: The characterization of this job helps establish that Ben didn't bother with higher education and lacks aspiration.



* ObliviousToLove: Ben has no clue Riley loves him.

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* ObliviousToLove: Ben has no clue Riley loves him.has been crushing on him all their lives.



* BerserkButton: Don't eat his food.

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* BerserkButton: Don't eat his food.take ''his'' food from the fridge.



* CampStraight: Tucker has a high-pitched voice, is obsessed with cleanliness and grooming, and displays some effeminate mannerisms. He's also a skirt-chasing CasanovaWannabe.



* TheNapoleon

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* TheNapoleonTheNapoleon: He compensates for his shortness with a bold personality.



* TokenMinority

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* TokenMinority
TokenMinority: The only black in the otherwise white, blond main cast.



* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's mostly a sweet-hearted lug who a little bit of a MommasBoy, but if you hurt someone he cares about (especially Riley,) you '''will''' regret it.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's mostly a sweet-hearted lug who a little bit of a MommasBoy, but if you hurt someone he cares about (especially Riley,) you '''will''' ''will'' regret it.



* ItsAllAboutMe: Bonnie is very full of herself and foremost concerned with getting what she wants, especially when it involves publicity or hot guys. Not even her sons are safe from getting thrown under the bus from time to time when she is in pursuit of something.



* MamaBear: When she thought Emma fell she ripped two doors off it's hinges t get to her.

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* MamaBear: When she thought Emma fell fell, she ripped two doors off it's their hinges t to get to her.



* LikeFatherLikeSon: During her search for his biological parents in season 3, she learns she inherited her love of sweets from her father, a baker.



* PostStressOvereating: Baked goods are Riley's go-to stress relief. It was the reason behind her childhood weight problem, but (for the most part) she has a better control over her indulging now.



* [[HasTwoMommies Has Three Daddies]]

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* [[HasTwoMommies Has Three Daddies]] Daddies]]: Her primary caregivers are her father, uncle, and their roommate/her HonoraryUncle.
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adorkable cleanup, now it's YMMV. removing misuse and ZCE, and moving appropriate examples to YMMV


* {{Adorkable}}



* {{Adorkable}}



* {{Adorkable}}
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Tahj Mowry

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Tahj Mowry
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