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[[folder:Jimmy Chance (Lucas Neff)]]

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-->'''Played by:''' Creator/LucasNeff



* HappilyMarried: To Sabrina. After "Modern Wedding", Jimmy and Sabrina are married and could not be happier.

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* HappilyMarried: To Sabrina. After Sabrina after "Modern Wedding", Jimmy Wedding". While they have their squabbles, they are supportive of each other and Sabrina are married and could not be happier.sort things out with clear cool heads.



[[folder:Virginia Chance (née Thompson) (Martha Plimpton)]]

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[[folder:Virginia Chance (née Thompson) (Martha Plimpton)]]
Thompson)]]
-->'''Played by:''' Martha Plimpton



* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Due to only being a teenager when Jimmy was born; as a result, they're often mistaken for being siblings or even a couple. She's also an absurdly youthful grandma to Hope as well, as Jimmy himself is a young father.
* ActionMom: Her first scene shows her taking Lucy down by calmly smashing a TV over Lucy's head.



* GoodParents: Despite all the heckling Virginia and Burt do to Jimmy, they genuinely love him and a few times even they are surprised that they raised a decent son and flashbacks show that they did everything they could to provide Jimmy with a happy loving home.

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* GoodParents: Despite all the heckling Virginia She and Burt do to Jimmy, they genuinely love him and a few times even they are surprised that they raised a decent son and flashbacks show that they did everything they could to provide Jimmy with a happy loving home.home despite their tough situation, and the results speak for themselves.



* ParentalSubstitute: Burt and Virginia are this to Sabrina. Having grown up with parents who barely noticed her, Sabrina has begun seeing Burt and Virginia as the parents she never had, even making Virginia a necklace for Mother's Day. As a result, she quickly fit in with the rest of the Chance Family, even before she began dating Jimmy.

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* ParentalSubstitute: She and Burt and Virginia are this to Sabrina. Having grown up with parents who barely noticed her, Sabrina has begun seeing Burt and Virginia as the parents she never had, even making Virginia a necklace for Mother's Day. As a result, she quickly fit in with the rest of the Chance Family, even before she began dating Jimmy.



* TeenPregnancy: Virginia was only fifteen years old when she got pregnant with Jimmy. While it's not a RunningGag in the series, when she is out in public with her adult son, Virginia has to explain to others that they aren't married.

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* TeenPregnancy: Virginia was only fifteen years old when she got pregnant with Jimmy. While it's not a RunningGag in the series, when she is out in public with her adult son, Virginia has to explain to others that they aren't married.are not siblings or a couple.



[[folder:Burt Chance (Garret Dillahunt)]]

Jimmy's father, they both work in Burt's lawn care and pool cleaning business. He is very friendly and outgoing, always concerned with the well-being of his friends and family. He greatly enjoys the time he spends with his son and tends to find humor and enjoyment in the little things of life.

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[[folder:Burt Chance (Garret Dillahunt)]]

Chance]]
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/GarretDillahunt

Jimmy's father, they father. They both work in Burt's lawn care and pool cleaning business. He is very friendly and outgoing, always concerned with the well-being of his friends and family. He greatly enjoys the time he spends with his son and tends to find humor and enjoyment in the little things of life.



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* BumblingDad: Interestingly averted. He can be goofy but he ended up raising his son to work hard and be a good person.

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* BookDumb: He's not academically smart, but he's got a keen sense for detail, runs his own business, and espouses a strong down-to-earth kind of wisdom that keeps everyone grounded.
* BumblingDad: Interestingly averted. He can be goofy goofy, but he ended stepped up to the plate as a father very well considering he wasn't even old enough to vote when Jimmy was born, and he did a good job in raising his son Jimmy to work hard and be a good person.person and a hard worker.



* GoodParents: Despite all the heckling Virginia and Burt do to Jimmy, they genuinely love him and a few times even they are surprised that they raised a decent son and flashbacks show that they did everything they could to provide Jimmy with a happy loving home.

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* GoodParents: Despite all the heckling Virginia and Burt do to Jimmy, they genuinely love him him, and a few times times, even they are surprised that they raised a decent son as kind and diligent as Jimmy considering their [[TeenPregnancy youth]] and [[PerpetualPoverty circumstances]], and flashbacks show that they did everything they could to provide Jimmy with a happy loving home.



* MrFanservice: Technically he is a grandpa, but he is still in his early forty's and in better shape than his son. He is more likely to have a ShirtlessScene than anyone else.

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* MrFanservice: Technically he is a grandpa, but he is still in his early forty's forties and in better shape than his son. He is more likely to have a ShirtlessScene than anyone else.



* ParentalSubstitute: Burt and Virginia are this to Sabrina. Having grown up with parents who barely noticed her, Sabrina has begun seeing Burt and Virginia as the parents she never had, even making Virginia a necklace for Mother's Day. As a result, she quickly fit in with the rest of the Chance Family, even before she began dating Jimmy.

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* ParentalSubstitute: Burt He and Virginia are this to Sabrina. Having grown up with parents who barely noticed her, Sabrina has begun seeing Burt and Virginia as the parents she never had, even making Virginia a necklace for Mother's Day.had. As a result, she quickly fit in with the rest of the Chance Family, even before she began dating Jimmy.



* SingleTargetSexuality: For Virginia. He's incapable of even thinking about marrying anyone besides Virginia even should she die and his 'happy place' is an island where he's a millionaire (due to being the only person able to clean the ocean), a guy whose slightly worse at table soccer/foozball than he is, and the hottest women in the world (they're all Virginia).

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* SingleTargetSexuality: For Virginia. He's incapable of even thinking about marrying anyone besides Virginia even should if she die dies before he does and his 'happy place' HappyPlace is an a tropical island where he's a millionaire (due to being the only person able to clean the ocean), his butler is a guy whose who's slightly worse at table soccer/foozball than he is, and the hottest women in the world (they're all Virginia).surrounded by [[TwinThreesomeFantasy a harem of duplicates of Virginia]].



[[folder:Sabrina Chance (née Collins) (Shannon Woodward)]]

A girl Jimmy met shortly after he took custody of Hope, her sarcastic but friendly demeanor meshes well with Jimmy's raw honesty. Despite his crush her long time boyfriend prevents anything beyond some mild flirting. When that ran its course she and Jimmy got together and eventually marry, with her adopting Hope.

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[[folder:Sabrina Chance (née Collins) (Shannon Woodward)]]

Collins)]]
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/ShannonWoodward

A girl Jimmy met meets shortly after he took custody of Hope, her sarcastic but friendly demeanor meshes well with Jimmy's raw honesty. Despite his crush crush, her long time longtime boyfriend prevents anything beyond some mild flirting. When that ran its course However, she and Jimmy got together after realizing they couldn't deny their feelings any longer and eventually marry, with her adopting Hope.



[[folder:Hope Chance (Baylie and Rylie Cregut)]]

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and Rylie Cregut)]]
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[[folder:Barbara-June "Maw Maw" Thompson (née Mayfair) (Cloris Leachman)]]

Virginia's grandmother and the one who raised her (also being Jimmy's great grandmother and Hope's great-great grandmother), the house is actually in her name. She suffers from a combination of memory loss and dementia, which the rest have to deal with on a regular basis. Sometimes a real chore to deal with, but at other times someone who really livens up the room.

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[[folder:Barbara-June "Maw Maw" Thompson (née Mayfair) (Cloris Leachman)]]

Mayfair)]]
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/ClorisLeachman

Virginia's grandmother and the one who raised her (also being Jimmy's great grandmother great-grandmother and Hope's great-great grandmother), great-great-grandmother), the house is actually in her name. She suffers from a combination of memory loss and dementia, which the rest have to deal with on a regular basis. Sometimes a real chore to deal with, but at other times someone who really livens up the room.



* AmbiguousDisorder: It's never clarified what she ''actually'' suffers from, as the Chances are so poor that it's likely they weren't able to get an official diagnosis. The most they talk about it being "lucid" vs. "non-lucid".

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* AmbiguousDisorder: It's never clarified what ''exactly'' she ''actually'' suffers from, from beyond general dementia, as the Chances are so poor that it's likely they weren't able to get an official diagnosis. The most they talk about They describe it as her alternating between being "lucid" vs. and "non-lucid".



* CoolOldLady: She's lived quite an adventurous life, has many different skills, and the dementia and old age haven't slowed her down.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The part of her personality that remains is a massive asshole, but she also raised Virginia as her own daughter and is fiercely protective of her.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The part of her personality that remains intact when she's non-lucid is a massive asshole, but she also raised Virginia as her own daughter and is fiercely protective of her.



[[folder:Barney Hughes (Gregg Binkley)]]

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[[folder:Shelly (Kate Micucci)]]

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[[folder:Shelly (Kate Micucci)]]
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[[folder:Frank (Todd Giebenhain)]]

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[[folder:Frank (Todd Giebenhain)]]
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-->'''Played by:''' Todd Giebenhain



[[folder:Javier and Marcus (Ray Santiago and Jermaine Williams)]]

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[[folder:Javier and Marcus (Ray Marcus]]
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%%* * TokenMinority: Javier is Hispanic and black.Marcus is black. They stand out as much of the main cast is largely white.



[[folder:Lucy Carlyle (Bijou Phillips)]]

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[[folder:Lucy Carlyle (Bijou Phillips)]]
Carlyle]]
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/BijouPhillips



[[folder: Delilah (Amy Sedaris)]]

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[[folder: Delilah (Amy Sedaris)]]]]
-->'''Played by:''' Creator/AmySedaris

Virginia's cousin, with whom she has an antagonistic relationship.



* {{Foil}}: To Virginia. She grew up rich, and her parents were part of her life, unlike Virginia. Also unlike Virginia, she went through a few husbands while Virginia has stayed HappilyMarried to Burt since they were teenagers and had a son and a grandchild.

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* {{Foil}}: To Virginia. She grew up rich, and her parents were part of her life, unlike Virginia. Also unlike Virginia, she went through a few husbands while Virginia has stayed HappilyMarried to Burt since they were teenagers and had has a son and a grandchild.grandchild.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Thinks she's better than Virginia, but she seems to be trying really hard to prove that point.



* NotSoDifferent: She looks down on Virginia for her lower-class lifestyle but while Virginia makes the best of her poverty, Delilah is very gauche and has che as p tastes (her wedding, for example) and hasn't grown out of her AlphaBitch persona.
* TheRival: To Virginia, for Maw Maw's heir...as well as for Burt.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Thinks she's better than Virginia, but she seems to be trying really hard to prove that point.

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* NotSoDifferent: She looks down on Virginia for her lower-class lifestyle but while Virginia makes the best of her poverty, Delilah is very gauche and has che as p cheap tastes (her wedding, for example) and hasn't grown out of her AlphaBitch persona.
* RichBitch: In contrast to Virginia, who is lower middle class but overall kind and sensible, Delilah is haughty and bitchy.
* TheRival: To Virginia, for Maw Maw's heir... as well as for Burt.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Thinks she's better than Virginia, but she seems to be trying really hard to prove that point.
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* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Marries a black man. They are HappilyMarried for a while, until offscreen, it becomes a choice between her and his career, and he picks his career in the US Air Force.

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* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Marries a black man. They are HappilyMarried for a while, until offscreen, it becomes a choice between her and his career, and they divorce offscreen when he picks his career in the US Air Force.Force over staying married to her.

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The show namesake, she grows up over the course of the series. Generally cheerful as most babies are, she is exceptionally smart but some of the family is concerned about her parentage and what that means for when she gets older.

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The show show's namesake, she grows up over the course of the series. Generally cheerful as most babies are, she is exceptionally smart but some of the family is concerned about her parentage and what that means for when she gets older.



* CreepyChild: There are times that she can even see other people (parents and grandparents included) with a ''killer'' look, while other she may be channeling Lucy, her biological mother.

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* CreepyChild: There are times that she can even see other people (parents and grandparents included) with a ''killer'' look, while other others she may be channeling Lucy, her biological mother.



* InTheBlood: Everyone is afraid she may grow up with her mother's psychological problems.

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* InTheBlood: Everyone is afraid she may grow up with inheriting her mother's psychological problems.problems. Jimmy and Sabrina are determined to avert this with NurtureOverNature.



* RunningGag: Removing her shirt (and occasionally her bra)

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* RunningGag: Removing her shirt (and occasionally her bra)bra).
* ScatterbrainedSenior: Her dementia makes her state of mind shift between being lucid and aware of her surroundings to not lucid and having no idea where or who she is.



* CloudCuckoolander: Not as badly as Frank, but it does crop up ocasionally.

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* CloudCuckoolander: Not as badly as Frank, but it does crop up ocasionally.occasionally.



* OutOfFocus: In Season's 1 and 2 she's a fairly major recurring character and her daycare is a frequent spot for Maw Maw and Hope. In Season's 3 and 4 she appears in about 8 episodes between both seasons and her daycare mysteriously disappears.

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* OutOfFocus: In Season's Seasons 1 and 2 2, she's a fairly major recurring character and her daycare is a frequent spot for Maw Maw and Hope. In Season's Seasons 3 and 4 4, she appears in about 8 episodes between both seasons and her daycare mysteriously disappears.



* BigBad: Lucy is the closest thing that the show has to one because she is constantly menacing the Chances' happy life. However, they also frequently worry that [[BiggerBad Hope will turn out like her]].

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* BigBad: Lucy is the closest thing that the show has to one because she is constantly menacing the Chances' happy life. However, life and they also frequently worry that [[BiggerBad [[InTheBlood Hope will turn out like her]].



* AlphaBitch: She looked down on Virginia since they were young and tried to make her feel less than. she is middle-aged and has be err n divorced several times and hasn't grown out of it.

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* AlphaBitch: She looked down on Virginia since they were young and tried to make constantly made her feel less than. she worthless. She is middle-aged and has be err n been divorced several times and hasn't grown out of it.



* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Thinks she's better than Virginia, but she seems to be trying hard go prove that point.
* VivaLasVegas: Had her destination wedding here. Unusally for most Vegas weddings in media, she had a big wedding to which invitations were sent out well in advance, rather than an {{Elopement}}.

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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Thinks she's better than Virginia, but she seems to be trying really hard go to prove that point.
* VivaLasVegas: Had her destination wedding here. Unusally Unusually for most Vegas weddings in media, she had a big wedding to which invitations were sent out well in advance, rather than an {{Elopement}}.

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* EtherealWhiteDress: During her [[spoiler: near-death experience]], she wears a white dress.



* WomanInWhite: During her [[spoiler: near-death experience]], she wears a white dress

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* CharacterDevelopment: From a critical DeadpanSnarker, almost SatelliteLoveInterest, to a deep, open-minded, loving, and slightly {{Cloudcuckoolander}} character, with all this development's base being here almost since the beginning.

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* CharacterDevelopment: ApatheticClerk: Makes it no secret that she does not like her job as the check out girl at Howdy's. In one episode, she admits she thinks she's better than her coworkers. Her attitude gets worse in an AlternateUniverse, where Howdy's get turned into a liquor store where the female employees must wear sexy outfits.
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* AlphaBitch: She looked down on Virginia since they were young and tried to make her feel less than. she is middle-aged and has be err n divorced several times and hasn't grown out of it.



* {{Foil}}: To Virginia. She grew up rich, and her parents were part of her life, unlike Virginia.

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* {{Foil}}: To Virginia. She grew up rich, and her parents were part of her life, unlike Virginia. Also unlike Virginia, she went through a few husbands while Virginia has stayed HappilyMarried to Burt since they were teenagers and had a son and a grandchild.



* NotSoDifferent: She looks down on Virginia for her lower-class lifestyle but while Virginia makes the best of her poverty, Delilah is very gauche and has che as p tastes (her wedding, for example) and hasn't grown out of her AlphaBitch persona.



* SuperiorityComplex: Thinks she's better than Virginia.

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* SuperiorityComplex: InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Thinks she's better than Virginia.Virginia, but she seems to be trying hard go prove that point.
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* QuirkyUkulele: Plays the ukulele, and often uses it to teach lessons to the children, elderly folks, and dogs in her care.

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* ParentsAsPeople: Virginia has made a lot of mistakes during her adulthood, but she still genuinely loves and cares for Jimmy.



* ParentalSubstitute: Burt and Virginia are this to Sabrina. Having grown up with parents who barely noticed her, Sabrina has begun seeing Burt and Virginia as the parents she never had, even making Virginia a necklace for Mother's Day. As a result, she quickly fit in with the rest of the Chance Family, even before she began dating Jimmy.
* ParentsAsPeople: Virginia has made a lot of mistakes during her adulthood, but she still genuinely loves and cares for Jimmy.



* ParentalSubstitute: Burt and Virginia are this to Sabrina. Having grown up with parents who barely noticed her, Sabrina has begun seeing Burt and Virginia as the parents she never had, even making Virginia a necklace for Mother's Day. As a result, she quickly fit in with the rest of the Chance Family, even before she began dating Jimmy.



** Burt and Virginia are this to Sabrina herself. Having grown up with parents who barely noticed her, Sabrina has begun seeing Burt and Virginia as the parents she never had, even making Virginia a necklace for Mother's Day. As a result, she quickly fit in with the rest of the Chance Family, even before she began dating Jimmy.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's fairly blunt and creepy most of the time, but he genuinely cares about Jimmy.
** This is shown in spades when he finds out Shelly was the girl he had been video chatting while wearing a baby head mask. He's genuinely distraught when a Russian grocery clerk steals her away and gives her a rather sweet heartfelt confession later.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's fairly blunt and creepy most of the time, but he genuinely cares about Jimmy. \n** This is shown in spades when he finds out Shelly was the girl he had been video chatting while wearing a baby head mask. He's genuinely distraught when a Russian grocery clerk steals her away and gives her a rather sweet heartfelt confession later.
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** Burt and Virginia are this to Sabrina herself. Having grown up with parents who barely noticed her, Sabrina has begun seeing Burt and Virginia as the parents she never had, even making Virginia a necklace for Mother's Day. As a result, she quickly fit in with the rest of the Chance Family, even before she began dating Jimmy.
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[[folder: Delilah (Amy Sedaris)]]
* FairytaleWeddingDress: As a teen (back in TheEighties or early in TheNineties), she dreamed of having a pink wedding dress, with a royal-length train carried by Music/MichaelJackson. In her late 30's or early 40's, she finally got her wish. Including the part about Michael Jackson (or at least an MJ impersonator) carrying her train.
* {{Foil}}: To Virginia. She grew up rich, and her parents were part of her life, unlike Virginia.
* {{Jerkass}}: Always makes Virginia feel like crap, and has been doing so since they were children.
* MistakenForCheating: At her bachelorette party, Virginia stays to see if she can get some dirt on Delilah to use against her. Delilah has sex with the stripper, who turns out to be...her fiancé.
* TheRival: To Virginia, for Maw Maw's heir...as well as for Burt.
* SuperiorityComplex: Thinks she's better than Virginia.
* VivaLasVegas: Had her destination wedding here. Unusally for most Vegas weddings in media, she had a big wedding to which invitations were sent out well in advance, rather than an {{Elopement}}.
* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Marries a black man. They are HappilyMarried for a while, until offscreen, it becomes a choice between her and his career, and he picks his career in the US Air Force.
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[[folder:Barbara-June "Maw Maw" Thompson (née Mayfair) (ne(Cloris Leachman)]]

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[[folder:Sabrina Collins (Shannon Woodward)]]

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Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome is only applicable if an older child actor is brought in to replace a baby for plot purposes. In this case, the same twins played Hope throuhgout the show's run and the character simply grew up at the same rate as her actresses.


* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Starts out the series as a six-month-old baby. By the time Season 2 begins, she's already a toddler.

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%%* HappilyMarried: To Sabrina.

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%%* * HappilyMarried: To Sabrina.Sabrina. After "Modern Wedding", Jimmy and Sabrina are married and could not be happier.



%%* GoodParents
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* GoodParents: Despite all the heckling Virginia and Burt do to Jimmy, they genuinely love him and a few times even they are surprised that they raised a decent son and flashbacks show that they did everything they could to provide Jimmy with a happy loving home.
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HappilyMarried: To Burt. Burt and Virginia are amazingly well adjusted, supportive and loving to each other considering they have been together for over twenty years.



* ExtremeDoormat: To Virginia. He learned that it was much easier to let her have her way than to argue with her, and attributes this to his happy marriage.



%%* GoodParents

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%%* GoodParents* GoodParents: Despite all the heckling Virginia and Burt do to Jimmy, they genuinely love him and a few times even they are surprised that they raised a decent son and flashbacks show that they did everything they could to provide Jimmy with a happy loving home.



%%* HappilyMarried: To Virginia.

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%%* * HappilyMarried: Burt and Virginia are amazingly well adjusted, supportive and loving to each other considering they have been together for over twenty years.
* HenpeckedHusband:
To Virginia.Virginia. He learned that it was much easier to let her have her way than to argue with her, and attributes this to his happy marriage.



* TheUnfavourite: Burt's family preferred his brother Bruce over him. In a flashback to their childhood, their parents gave Bruce twenty dollars for getting an "A" on his report card. When Burt says that he got two "A"'s, Bruce calls him a jackass "because it also has two "A"'s in it", and their parents laugh before dismissively telling Burt to play outside.



%%* HappilyMarried: To Jimmy.

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%%* * HappilyMarried: To Jimmy.Jimmy. After "Modern Wedding", Jimmy and Sabrina are married and could not be happier.



%%* ParentalSubstitute: To Hope.

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%%* * ParentalSubstitute: To Hope.Hope is formally adopted by Sabrina in "Adoption".



* TookALevelInDumbass: Earlier episodes she was a smart, quick-witted, sarcastic but friendly girl who was there to comment on Jimmy's situation. By the end of the first season, she showed some neurosis and having panic attacks that made her more prone to mistakes and odd behavior, making her more of a RoundedCharacter.



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%%* ChildProdigy* ChildProdigy: She is shown to be learning at a faster rate than her father when he was her age.


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* HappilyAdopted: Hope is formally adopted by Sabrina in "Adoption".


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* SecondaryCharacterTitle: She's not the main character since the adults get more focus.
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* LoveMartyr: Will do ''anything'' for Sabrina, even if it means sacrificing their friendship and marriage in the process.

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* LoveMartyr: Will do ''anything'' for Sabrina, even if it means sacrificing to sacrifice their friendship and marriage in the process.



* ParentsAsPeople: He makes mistakes, as this whole "parenting" thing is new to him

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* ParentsAsPeople: He Because parenting is a new thing to him, Jimmy often makes mistakes, as this whole "parenting" thing is new he ''really'' doesn't want to himuse his parents' examples (when raising him) to raise Hope. But he has to admit that even though they weren't the best, they were good parents that made (almost) the same mistakes as him.



* DeadpanSnarker: Frequently
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Choleric

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* TeenPregnancy: He was 17 when Jimmy was born. In addition to his playful personality they come across more like siblings than father/son.

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* TeenPregnancy: He As he was 17 only seventeen when Jimmy was born. In born, in addition to his playful personality personality, they come across more like siblings than father/son.father and son as adults.

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* DotingParent: To Hope

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* HappilyMarried: To Sabrina.

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* %%* HappilyMarried: To Sabrina.Sabrina.
* IdiotSavant: When Jimmy was a teenager, he was a highly skilled piano player and had a beautiful singing voice... until he got nailed in the head with a putter [[spoiler: that his dad accidentally threw at him.]]



* LoveMartyr: Will do ''anything'' for Sabrina.

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* LoveMartyr: Will do ''anything'' for Sabrina.Sabrina, even if it means sacrificing their friendship and marriage in the process.



* NeverMyFault: Jimmy blames his parents' for not having a higher education, having a successful career, or making his own decision in life. While the show acknowledges that Virginia and Burt's parenting was questionable, they are not entirely at fault for his current lifestyle.
* NiceGuy: For the most part.

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* NeverMyFault: Jimmy blames his parents' parents for not having a higher education, having a successful career, or making his own decision decisions in life. While the show acknowledges that Virginia and Burt's parenting was questionable, they are not entirely at fault for his ''his'' current lifestyle.
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: With her cousin [[AlphaBitch Delilah]].

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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: With her cousin [[AlphaBitch Delilah]].Delilah]], as Virginia grew up in a different environment than her. She always seemed to be more pretty and popular when they were younger, and even as adults, Virginia still doubts that she is ''better'' than her in some regards.



* ParentsAsPeople: Made a lot of mistakes, but still genuinely loves and cares for Jimmy.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother didn't want children, and ran off to lead a wild, swinger lifestyle, leaving Virginia with Maw-Maw, ''her'' own mother. Her father also wanted no part in raising her (although he left Natesville for different reasons, as he was gay... and both a stalker and a narcissist).
* RaisedByGrandparents: Her Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw raised her.

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* ParentsAsPeople: Made Virginia has made a lot of mistakes, mistakes during her adulthood, but she still genuinely loves and cares for Jimmy.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother didn't want children, and ran off to lead a wild, swinger lifestyle, leaving Virginia with Maw-Maw, Maw Maw, ''her'' own mother. Her father also wanted no part in raising her (although (however, he left Natesville for different reasons, as he was gay... and both a stalker and a narcissist).
* RaisedByGrandparents: Her Maw-Maw Maw Maw and Paw-Paw Paw Paw raised her. her in their house, with lots of love. Even if that would mean developing an InferioritySuperiorityComplex with her cousin, Delilah.



* TeenPregnancy: She was 15 when pregnant with Jimmy. While not a RunningGag in the series, she is accustomed to explaining to others when out in public with an adult Jimmy that they are not married.

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* TeenPregnancy: She Virginia was 15 only fifteen years old when she got pregnant with Jimmy. While it's not a RunningGag in the series, when she is accustomed to explaining to others when out in public with an her adult Jimmy son, Virginia has to explain to others that they are not aren't married.



* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine

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* %%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine



* HappilyMarried: To Virginia.

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* %%* HappilyMarried: To Virginia.



%%* IdiotSavant

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%%* IdiotSavant * IdiotSavant: Even though Burt never finished High School, he got a 1540 on his SAT. Apparently, he's good at filling in bubbles.



* PoisonousFriend: Albeit a well meaning, unintentional example
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: When stressed while doing taxes.

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* %%* PoisonousFriend: Albeit a well meaning, unintentional example
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: When stressed while he is doing taxes.his taxes, out of stress he screams in a high pitch.



* TroubledButCute: As a teenager.

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* %%* TroubledButCute: As a teenager.



* FunSize: She is really short, Burt and Virginia mention it is their go-to joke about her.
* HappilyMarried: To Jimmy.

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* FunSize: She is really short, Burt and Virginia mention it is as their go-to joke about her.
* %%* HappilyMarried: To Jimmy.



* ParentalSubstitute: To Hope.

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* %%* ParentalSubstitute: To Hope.



* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Maw-Maw usually doesn't have a filter, mostly thanks to her dementia. She also regularly walks around without a shirt.
* WrenchWench: During her longer lucid moments, Maw-Maw is a skilled mechanic. And electrician. When not lucid, she's also a skilled exterminator.

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* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Maw-Maw Maw Maw usually doesn't have a filter, mostly thanks to her dementia. She also regularly walks around without a shirt.
* WrenchWench: During her longer lucid moments, Maw-Maw Maw Maw is a skilled mechanic. And electrician. When not lucid, she's also a skilled exterminator.



* AscendedExtra: After joining the main cast.
* CampStraight: Very finicky and loves collecting dolls, Sabrina notes with amusement that he isn't gay.
* FormerlyFat: Through his youth and adulthood, he used to be 100 pounds heavier, until he went through a surgery. He is also seen constantly eating as a stress' coping defense.
* HasTwoMommies: Barney was raised by a couple of lesbians, probably the reason he is CampStraight as an adult.

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* %%* AscendedExtra: After joining the main cast.
* CampStraight: Very Barney is very finicky and loves collecting dolls, and Sabrina often notes with amusement that he isn't gay.
* FormerlyFat: Through his youth and adulthood, he used to be 100 pounds heavier, until he went through a surgery. He sometimes is also seen constantly eating binge-eating as a form of stress' coping defense.
* HasTwoMommies: Barney was raised by a couple of lesbians, probably the reason he is CampStraight as an adult. He is shown to have a good relationship with them, as well.



* OfficialCouple: With Frank.

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* %%* OfficialCouple: With Frank.



* OfficialCouple: With Shelly.
* OddFriendship: With Maw Maw.

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* %%* OfficialCouple: With Shelly.
* %%* OddFriendship: With Maw Maw.



* WackyGuy: Albeit a low key, disturbing example.

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* %%* WackyGuy: Albeit a low key, disturbing example.



* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappear after season 1 and are never mentioned again.
* ThoseTwoGuys: They seem to only hang out together.
* TokenMinority: Hispanic and black.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappear They were Jimmy's original best friends, but they seem to disappear after the first season 1 and are never mentioned again.
again.
* ThoseTwoGuys: They seem to only hang out together.
*
with each other.
%%*
TokenMinority: Hispanic and black.



* DumbBlonde: She thought that being six months pregnant would let her get out of being executed, although it obviously didn't. [[spoiler: And in the second season's finale, after gaining full custody of Hope and Jimmy, she chases Sabrina with a knife, just to get run over by Smokey Floyd's tour bus (and even if she hadn't, she might have gotten arrested for attempted murder and lost custody of Hope).]]

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* DumbBlonde: She thought that being six months pregnant would let her get out of being executed, although but it obviously didn't. [[spoiler: And in the second season's finale, after gaining full custody of Hope and Jimmy, she chases Sabrina with a knife, just to get run over by Smokey Floyd's tour bus (and even if she hadn't, she might have gotten arrested for attempted murder and lost custody of Hope).]]



* FourthDateMarriage: [[spoiler: To Jimmy, while in prison.]]

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* %%* FourthDateMarriage: [[spoiler: To Jimmy, while in prison.]]



* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Turns out to have survived her execution. She ends up getting hit by a bus... and survives again. ]]
* PosthumousCharacter: She shows up in flashback at random times, notable especially in the first season finale when it shows her StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler: Until it's revealed she was alive after her apparent execution.]]

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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Turns out that she managed to have survived survive her execution.execution through "sheer willpower". She ends up getting hit by a bus... and survives again. ''again'', with a childlike state of mind as a result.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: She shows up in flashback flashbacks at random times, notable especially in the first season finale when it shows her StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler: Until it's revealed she was actually alive after her apparent execution.]]



* {{Yandere}}: There's a reason she's called the "Boyfriend Killer" (although she admits that she murdered some out of pure boredom). Also, she tries to kill Sabrina, and was planning to kill Jimmy at [[spoiler: their wedding]].

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* {{Yandere}}: There's a reason she's called the "Boyfriend Killer" (although she admits that she murdered some out of pure boredom). Also, she tries to kill Sabrina, and was planning to kill Jimmy and his family at [[spoiler: their wedding]].

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* NeverMyFault: Jimmy blames his parents' for not having a higher education, having a successful career or making his own decision in life. While it has been recognized that Virginia and Burt's parenting was questionable, they are not entirely at fault for his current life.

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* NeverMyFault: Jimmy blames his parents' for not having a higher education, having a successful career career, or making his own decision in life. While it has been recognized the show acknowledges that Virginia and Burt's parenting was questionable, they are not entirely at fault for his current life.lifestyle.



* ObliviousToLove: Ironically to Sabrina during his goth phase.
* OopsIForgotIWasMarried: Unintentionally. He married [[spoiler: Lucy]] ([[NoAccountingForTaste the reason he gave was]] [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe that she flattered him]]), but he believes she's dead and gets into a relationship with Sabrina. It turns out that [[spoiler: Lucy is not dead]], and he's still legally married to her. (Sabrina is not happy when she finds out.)

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* ObliviousToLove: Ironically to Sabrina during his goth phase.
* OopsIForgotIWasMarried: Unintentionally. He married [[spoiler: Lucy]] Lucy when she was still in prison]], ([[NoAccountingForTaste although the reason reason]] he gave was]] was that [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe that she flattered him]]), but he believes she's dead and dead, so he gets into a relationship with Sabrina. It later turns out that [[spoiler: Lucy is not wasn't dead]], and he's still legally married to her. her (Sabrina is not happy when she finds out.) out, of course).



* BookDumb: Wasn't much of a scholar to begin with, then she got pregnant with Jimmy and dropped out of high school.

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* BookDumb: Wasn't Although she wasn't much of a scholar to begin with, then soon after she got pregnant with Jimmy and Jimmy, she dropped out of high school.



* HappilyMarried: To Burt.

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* %%* HappilyMarried: To Burt.



* MamaBear: Always protects her family. With the TV set, if (she deems it) necessary.

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* MamaBear: Always protects She is always first when it is about protecting and defending her family. With family, even with the TV set, if (she deems it) necessary.



* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother didn't want children, and ran off to lead a wild, swinger lifestyle, leaving Virginia with ''her'' mother. Her father also wanted no part in raising her.
** Later it's revealed that her father left because he was gay and he didn't feel safe in Natesville. He ''is'', however, both a stalker and a narcissist.

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* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother didn't want children, and ran off to lead a wild, swinger lifestyle, leaving Virginia with Maw-Maw, ''her'' own mother. Her father also wanted no part in raising her.
** Later it's revealed that
her father (although he left because Natesville for different reasons, as he was gay gay... and he didn't feel safe in Natesville. He ''is'', however, both a stalker and a narcissist.narcissist).



* AxCrazy: Lucy is mentally unstable, that ''probably'' went to worse when she started her SerialKiller career. As an example of her instability, [[spoiler: in the second season's finale, instead of not giving a damn about Sabrina since she gained full custody of Hope (and Jimmy accepted going with her to the other side of the world...), she instead chases her with a knife, with intentions of killing her]].

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* AxCrazy: Lucy is mentally unstable, that ''probably'' went to worse when she started her SerialKiller career.career as a SerialKiller. As an example of her instability, [[spoiler: in the second season's finale, instead of not giving a damn about Sabrina since she gained full custody of Hope (and Jimmy accepted going with her to the other side of the world...), she instead chases her with a knife, with intentions of killing her]].



* DumbBlonde: She thought that being six months pregnant would let her get out of being executed, although it obviously didn't. [[spoiler: And in the second season's finale, after gaining full custody of Hope and Jimmy, she chases Sabrina with a knife, just to get run over by Smokey Floyd's tour bus (and even if she hadn't, she might have gotten arrested for attempted murder and lost custody of Hope)..]]

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* DumbBlonde: She thought that being six months pregnant would let her get out of being executed, although it obviously didn't. [[spoiler: And in the second season's finale, after gaining full custody of Hope and Jimmy, she chases Sabrina with a knife, just to get run over by Smokey Floyd's tour bus (and even if she hadn't, she might have gotten arrested for attempted murder and lost custody of Hope)..Hope).]]



* SerialKiller: Has killed ''at least'' three different guys.

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* SerialKiller: Has killed ''at least'' three different guys. guys, and she would have killed Jimmy... if it wasn't for Virginia smacking her head with the TV set.



* {{Yandere}}: There's a reason she's called the "Boyfriend Killer" (although she admits that she murdered them out of pure boredom). Also, she tries to kill Sabrina, and was planning to kill Jimmy at [[spoiler: their wedding]].

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* {{Yandere}}: There's a reason she's called the "Boyfriend Killer" (although she admits that she murdered them some out of pure boredom). Also, she tries to kill Sabrina, and was planning to kill Jimmy at [[spoiler: their wedding]].

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* AxCrazy: Yes. Very much so.
* {{Badass}}: Escaped FireAndBrimstoneHell (and death itself) ''by sheer willpower''.
* BigBad: Lucy is the closest thing that show has to one because she is seen constantly menacing the Chances' happy life. However, they also frequently worries that [[BiggerBad Hope will turn out like her]].

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* AxCrazy: Yes. Very much so.
* {{Badass}}: Escaped FireAndBrimstoneHell
Lucy is mentally unstable, that ''probably'' went to worse when she started her SerialKiller career. As an example of her instability, [[spoiler: in the second season's finale, instead of not giving a damn about Sabrina since she gained full custody of Hope (and death itself) ''by sheer willpower''.
Jimmy accepted going with her to the other side of the world...), she instead chases her with a knife, with intentions of killing her]].
* BigBad: Lucy is the closest thing that the show has to one because she is seen constantly menacing the Chances' happy life. However, they also frequently worries worry that [[BiggerBad Hope will turn out like her]].



* DumbBlonde: She thought being seven months pregnant would let her get out of being executed[[note]]It didn't.[[/note]]. [[spoiler: And in the season 2 finale, after gaining full custody of Hope and Jimmy, she chases Sabrina with a knife, with intentions of killing her just to get run over by Smokey Floyd's tour bus (and even if she hadn't, she might have gotten arrested for attempted murder and lost custody of Hope).]]

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* DumbBlonde: She thought that being seven six months pregnant would let her get out of being executed[[note]]It didn't.[[/note]]. executed, although it obviously didn't. [[spoiler: And in the season 2 second season's finale, after gaining full custody of Hope and Jimmy, she chases Sabrina with a knife, with intentions of killing her just to get run over by Smokey Floyd's tour bus (and even if she hadn't, she might have gotten arrested for attempted murder and lost custody of Hope).Hope)..]]

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* ACupAngst: A minor insecurity and brought up a few times.

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* ACupAngst: A minor insecurity and that is brought up a few times. An AlternateUniverse version of herself is shown to have GagBoobs, possibly as a response to this insecurity, since she is working at a strip club.



* AdorablyPrecociousChild: It actually scares the rest of the Chance family how intelligent she is, in part because that's a trait they associate with [[AxCrazy her mother]].

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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: It actually scares the rest of the Chance family how intelligent smart she is, in part because that's a trait they associate with [[AxCrazy her mother]].



* TroubledButCute: How she will probably turn out.



* AmbiguousDisorder: It's never clarified what she suffers from, the Chance's are so poor it's likely they weren't able to get an official diagnosis. The most they talk about it being lucid vs. non-lucid.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: It's never clarified what she ''actually'' suffers from, as the Chance's Chances are so poor that it's likely they weren't able to get an official diagnosis. The most they talk about it being lucid "lucid" vs. non-lucid."non-lucid".



* FormerlyFat: Use to be 100 pounds heavier.

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* FormerlyFat: Use Through his youth and adulthood, he used to be 100 pounds heavier.heavier, until he went through a surgery. He is also seen constantly eating as a stress' coping defense.



* SixthRanger: Often joins the chances on their escapades.

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* %%* SixthRanger: Often joins the chances on their escapades.



* BigBad: The closest thing the show has to one.
** BiggerBad: The family frequently worries Hope will turn out like her.

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* BigBad: The Lucy is the closest thing the that show has to one.
** BiggerBad: The family
one because she is seen constantly menacing the Chances' happy life. However, they also frequently worries that [[BiggerBad Hope will turn out like her.her]].



* InTheBlood: While (probably) not dangerous, Lucy's mother is delusional, while her father is a sociopathic psychiatrist who married a patient that he ''still'' treats.

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* InTheBlood: While (probably) not dangerous, Lucy's Her parents are equally as screwed up as her, which may explain her mental instability -- her mother is delusional, while her father is a sociopathic psychiatrist who married a patient that he is ''still'' treats.treating up until the present day.



* PosthumousCharacter: She shows up in flashback at random times, notable especially in the first season finale when it shows her StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler: At least it is this trope until it's revealed she was alive after her apparent execution.]]

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* PosthumousCharacter: She shows up in flashback at random times, notable especially in the first season finale when it shows her StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler: At least it is this trope until Until it's revealed she was alive after her apparent execution.]]

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* {{Tsundere}}: A generous type A.

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* {{Tsundere}}: A generous type A.Virginia is an A-type with a capital A. She's simultaneously responsible for half of the show's [[DeadpanSnarker dry]] [[BrutalHonesty humor]], as well as half of its heartwarming moments.



* GeniusDitz: Burt is dumb as a brick in most respects, but he often shows a high degree of emotional intelligence and insight into human nature.



* HypnoFool: Burt is easily entranced by hand gestures.



* MamaBear: To Hope.

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* MamaBear: To Hope.She is shown as very protective to Hope, as early as late Season 1, when she [[spoiler: cannonballed through the ceiling to land on a shotgun-toting Maw Maw.]]
--> '''Sabrina:''' [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Hope is not going to be an orphan!]]



* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: When she's ''not'' lucid.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: When she's ''not'' lucid. Although it's justified thanks to her dementia. She has lucid moments, but they're ''very'' few and far between.



* [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior Screw Politeness I'm A Senior With Dementia]]: Has ''no'' filter.
%%* WrenchWench

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* [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior Screw Politeness I'm A Senior With Dementia]]: Has ''no'' filter.ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Maw-Maw usually doesn't have a filter, mostly thanks to her dementia. She also regularly walks around without a shirt.
%%* WrenchWench* WrenchWench: During her longer lucid moments, Maw-Maw is a skilled mechanic. And electrician. When not lucid, she's also a skilled exterminator.



* HeelFaithTurn: Temporarily. After her...ordeal, she joins up with some Buddhist monks. (Though she does still participate in some decidedly un-Buddhist behavior afterwards.)

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* HeelFaithTurn: Temporarily. After her... ordeal, she joins up with some Buddhist monks. (Though she does still participate in some decidedly un-Buddhist behavior afterwards.) )
* InTheBlood: While (probably) not dangerous, Lucy's mother is delusional, while her father is a sociopathic psychiatrist who married a patient that he ''still'' treats.



* {{Yandere}}: There's a reason she's called the Boyfriend Killer. Also, she tries to kill Sabrina, and holds Jimmy hostage at [[spoiler: their wedding]].

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* {{Yandere}}: There's a reason she's called the Boyfriend Killer. "Boyfriend Killer" (although she admits that she murdered them out of pure boredom). Also, she tries to kill Sabrina, and holds was planning to kill Jimmy hostage at [[spoiler: their wedding]].
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* {{Goth}}: Was this when he was a teenager. He insisted his name was "Drakkar Noir."

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* {{Goth}}: Was this He had a goth phase when he was a teenager. He insisted his name was "Drakkar Noir." Noir".



* LoveMartyr: Will do ''anything'' for Sabrina

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* LoveMartyr: Will do ''anything'' for SabrinaSabrina.



* NeverMyFault: Jimmy blames his parents' for not having a higher education, having a successful career or making his own decision in life. While it's recognized that Virginia and Burt's parenting was questionable, they are not entirely at fault for Jimmy current life.

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* NeverMyFault: Jimmy blames his parents' for not having a higher education, having a successful career or making his own decision in life. While it's it has been recognized that Virginia and Burt's parenting was questionable, they are not entirely at fault for Jimmy his current life.



* AmbiguousDisorder: Compulsively eats dirt, is a perfectionist, and is TerrifiedOfGerms

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* AmbiguousDisorder: Compulsively eats dirt, is a perfectionist, and is TerrifiedOfGermsTerrifiedOfGerms.



* CreepyChild: Sometimes...

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* CreepyChild: Sometimes...There are times that she can even see other people (parents and grandparents included) with a ''killer'' look, while other she may be channeling Lucy, her biological mother.



* HasTwoMommies: Barney was raised by a couple of lesbians, probably the reason he is CampStraight.

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* HasTwoMommies: Barney was raised by a couple of lesbians, probably the reason he is CampStraight.CampStraight as an adult.

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! Main Characters
!! Jimmy Chance (Lucas Neff)

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! Main Characters
!! Jimmy
[[foldercontrol]]

!!The Chances
[[folder:Jimmy
Chance (Lucas Neff)
Neff)]]



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* NeverMyFault: Jimmy blames his parents' for not having a higher education, having a successful career or making his own decision in life. While it's recognized that Virginia and Burt's parenting was questionable, they are not entirely at fault for Jimmy current life.




!! Virginia Chance (née Thompson) (Martha Plimpton)

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\n!! Virginia [[/folder]]

[[folder:Virginia
Chance (née Thompson) (Martha Plimpton)
Plimpton)]]



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!! Burt Chance (Creator/GarretDillahunt)

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\n!! Burt [[/folder]]

[[folder:Burt
Chance (Creator/GarretDillahunt)
(Garret Dillahunt)]]



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%%* PapaWolf

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%%* PapaWolf* PapaWolf: Don't insult Burt's family in front of him. Smokey Floyd did, and got smacked by a guitar to the back of his head.




!! Sabrina Collins (Shannon Woodward)

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\n!! Sabrina [[/folder]]

[[folder:Sabrina
Collins (Shannon Woodward)
Woodward)]]



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!! Hope Chance ([[MakingUseOfTheTwin Baylie and Rylie Cregut]])

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\n!! Hope [[/folder]]

[[folder:Hope
Chance ([[MakingUseOfTheTwin Baylie (Baylie and Rylie Cregut]])
Cregut)]]



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!! Barbara-June "Maw Maw" Thompson (Cloris Leachman)

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\n!! Barbara-June [[/folder]]

[[folder:Barbara-June
"Maw Maw" Thompson (Cloris Leachman)
Leachman)]]



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! Recurring Characters

!! Barney Hughes (Gregg Binkley)

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\n! Recurring Characters\n\n!! Barney [[/folder]]

!!Recurring Characters
[[folder:Barney
Hughes (Gregg Binkley)
Binkley)]]



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* HasTwoMommies: Often talks about his moms.

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* HasTwoMommies: Often talks about his moms.Barney was raised by a couple of lesbians, probably the reason he is CampStraight.




!! Shelly (Kate Micucci)

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\n!! Shelly [[/folder]]

[[folder:Shelly
(Kate Micucci)
Micucci)]]



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!! Frank (Todd Giebenhain)

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\n!! Frank [[/folder]]

[[folder:Frank
(Todd Giebenhain)
Giebenhain)]]



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! Minor Characters

!! Javier and Marcus (Ray Santiago and Jermaine Williams)

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\n! Minor Characters\n\n!! Javier [[/folder]]

!!Minor Characters
[[folder:Javier
and Marcus (Ray Santiago and Jermaine Williams)
Williams)]]



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!! Lucy Carlyle (Bijou Phillips)

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\n!! Lucy [[/folder]]

[[folder:Lucy
Carlyle (Bijou Phillips)
Phillips)]]



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* DumbBlonde: She thought being seven months pregnant would let her get out of being executed[[note]]It didn't.[[/note]]. [[spoiler: And in the season 2 finale, after gaining full custody of Hope and Jimmy, she chases Sabrina with a knife, with intentions of killing her just to get run over by Smokey Floyd's tour bus (and even if she hadn't, she might have gotten arrested for attempted murder and lost custody of Hope).]]



* {{Yandere}}: There's a reason she's called the Boyfriend Killer. Also, she tries to kill Sabrina, and holds Jimmy hostage at [[spoiler: their wedding]].

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* {{Yandere}}: There's a reason she's called the Boyfriend Killer. Also, she tries to kill Sabrina, and holds Jimmy hostage at [[spoiler: their wedding]].wedding]].
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* ExtremeDoormat: To Virginia. He learned that it was much easier to let her have her way than to argue with her, and attributes this to his happy marriage.


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* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Starts out the series as a six-month-old baby. By the time Season 2 begins, she's already a toddler.

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%%* DeadpanSnarker

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%%* DeadpanSnarker
* BookDumb: Wasn't much of a scholar to begin with, then she got pregnant with Jimmy and dropped out of high school.
* DeadpanSnarker: Frequently



%%* {{Malaproper}}

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%%* {{Malaproper}}* {{Malaproper}}: Frequently confuses one word for another.



%%* ParentsAsPeople
%%* RaisedByGrandparents

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%%* ParentsAsPeople
%%* RaisedByGrandparents
* ParentsAsPeople: Made a lot of mistakes, but still genuinely loves and cares for Jimmy.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her mother didn't want children, and ran off to lead a wild, swinger lifestyle, leaving Virginia with ''her'' mother. Her father also wanted no part in raising her.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Her Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw raised her.



* AmbiguousDisorder: Compulsively eats dirt, is a perfectionist, and is TerrifiedOfGerms



%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}

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%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: When she's ''not'' lucid.



%%* [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior Screw Politeness I'm A Senior With Dementia]]

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%%* * [[ScrewPolitenessImASenior Screw Politeness I'm A Senior With Dementia]]Dementia]]: Has ''no'' filter.



* HereWeGoAgain: Dates Gloria, his ex-wife again, after finding out she broke up with her boyfriend. Sabrina helps him realize that Gloria loved him for who she wanted him to be, not who he actually was (and that had driven him to binge-eat again), and that she was no good for him.




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* StalkerWithACrush: Still hung up on his ex-wife. To the point where she and her new boyfriend took out a restraining order against him.
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* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: When stressed while doing taxes.

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