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* TheBeard: His prom date wears a tuxedo. He pretends to be Sue's boyfriend to give her slutty college roommate a taste of her own medicine; it didn't end well.

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* ICallItVera: Mike says he used to call his belt 'The Enforcer'

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* ICallItVera: Mike says he used to call his belt 'The Enforcer'Enforcer'.



* CloudCuckooLander
* CollectorOfTheStrange: He had dozens of jars of "pet dirt" as a kid
* ConspiracyTheorist
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* {{ManChild}}

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* %%* CloudCuckooLander
* CollectorOfTheStrange: He had dozens of jars of "pet dirt" as a kid
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* TheAlcoholic

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* InformedAttribute: Apparently, she loved a good party

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* InformedAttribute: Apparently, she loved a good partyparty.



* TheSpeechless

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* %%* TheSpeechless



* TheAlcoholic
* CharacterDeath: Dies at the age of 96, the family attend her funeral in "Hecks on a Train"

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* %%* TheAlcoholic
* CharacterDeath: Dies at the age of 96, the family attend her funeral in "Hecks on a Train"Train".



* ScatterbrainedSenior

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* %%* ScatterbrainedSenior



* SelfMadeMan

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* %%* SelfMadeMan



* AbhorrentAdmirer: Seems to have a crush on Frankie

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Seems to have a crush on FrankieFrankie.



* OutOfFocus

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* %%* OutOfFocus



* CorruptCorporateExecutive

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* AlliterativeName: '''B'''rad '''B'''ottig

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* AlliterativeName: '''B'''rad '''B'''ottig'''B'''ottig.



* CampGay
* NiceGuy

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* %%* CampGay
* %%* NiceGuy



* ApronMatron



* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* MyBelovedSmother

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* SupremeChef

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* %%* SupremeChef



* [[spoiler: TookALevelInJerkass: Gradually, but more prominent in Season 7.]]

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* [[spoiler: TookALevelInJerkass: Gradually, [[spoiler:Gradually, but more prominent in Season 7.]]

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* EmbarrassingDampSheets: Sue pretends to be a bedwetter to make a kid she's babysitting feel about his bedwetting. It backfires as the kid calls her a loser instead.



* EmbarrassingDampSheets: Sue pretends to be a bedwetter to make a kid she's babysitting feel about his bedwetting. It backfires as the kid calls her a loser instead.

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* FullNameBasis: He always addresses Sue as “Sue Heck”.



* NiceGuy

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* NiceGuyNiceGuy: He’s really nice and loves to help kids.

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* NiceGuy

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* NiceGuyNiceGuy: Like all the Donahues, he’s usually really nice and polite.



* NiceGuy: He’s always really nice.



%%zce* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rita can be portrayed as this occasionally.

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%%zce* * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rita can be portrayed as this occasionally.



%%zce* DeadpanSnarker

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%%zce* DeadpanSnarker* DeadpanSnarker: She’s very sarcastic.



%%* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Axl in season 4.

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%%* * WillTheyOrWontThey: With Axl in season 4.

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* RunningGag: No matter how many times they meet Sue, they never remember who she is.



* JerkAss: She's a very condescending and unpleasant woman, [[JerkassToOne at least to Frankie and her family.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: Aside from the way she handles Frankie, giving Brick a D- on his math test for only answering three questions just so he could have free reading time is justified.

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* JerkAss: She's a very condescending and unpleasant woman, [[JerkassToOne at least to Frankie and her family.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: Aside from the way she handles treats Frankie, giving Brick a D- on his math test for only answering three questions just so he could have free reading time is justified.justified.
* JerkassToOne: She's very condescending and unpleasant to Frankie.
* KarmaHoudini: She never receives any punishment for the mean way she treats Frankie.



* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Shrimp.



* {{Jerkass}}: First appears yelling at people through a megaphone for no real reason; when Sue calls him out on this, he admitts he was only doing this to cope with boredom.

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* {{Jerkass}}: First appears yelling at people through a megaphone for no real reason; when Sue calls him out on this, he admitts admits he was only doing this to cope with boredom.
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* DitzyGenius: He's by far the smartest of the Heck kids, he loves books, and he has a eidetic memory. He also has tics and social issues, is easily distracted, and tends to [[PoorCommunicationKills forget to give people important information]], where he puts his books, or even what he's doing (like reading ''while riding a bike''). At some point he wasn't even able to tie his shoelaces or blow his nose.

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* DitzyGenius: He's by far the smartest of the Heck kids, he loves books, and he has a eidetic memory. He also has tics and social issues, is easily distracted, and tends to [[PoorCommunicationKills forget to give people important information]], where he puts his books, or even what he's doing (like reading ''while riding a bike''). At some point he wasn't even able to tie his shoelaces or shoelaces, blow his nose.nose, and couldn't turn off a ''bathtub faucet''.
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** He may be the smartest of the Heck children, but most of the time, his parents end up doing most of the work, such as his paper-route job. He is also known to inform Frankie of special events or homework assignments until the last minute. He is especially distracted when he is reading a book.

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** He may be the smartest of the Heck children, but most of the time, his parents end up doing most of the work, such as his paper-route job. He is also known to wait to inform Frankie of special events or homework assignments until the last minute. He is especially distracted when he is reading a book.
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* CastingGag: Her dynamic with Frankie is an obvious nod to that of Debra and Marie's in ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'', though with the roles reversed. Ms. Rinsky is the one who considers Frankie to be a "smother", and believes that no child benefits from helicopter parenting.
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-->'''Played by:''' Creator/AtticusShafer

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-->'''Played by:''' Creator/AtticusShafer
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* Expy: He's extremely similar appearance and personality wise to {{Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Dewey}}

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: He's extremely similar appearance and personality wise to {{Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Dewey}}[[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Dewey]].
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* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Axl in season 4 [[spoiler:TheyDo]]

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* {{Foil}}: To Mike, in a way. During Jeremy's first dinner with the Hecks, the two clash on various subjects in a manner reminiscent of a [[Series/LastManStanding different Mike arguing with a far left-wing love interest of his daughter]].
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* Expy: He's extremely similar appearance and personality wise to {{Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Dewey}}
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* TeenIdol: Maybe not in the traditional sense, but Reverend Tim-Tom is adored by the local teenagers and apparently really "gets teens".
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* WillTheyOrWontThey: A minor example compared to Sue's other love interests, but he asked her to be his prom date in one episode. [[spoiler:It doesn't work out in the end.]]
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* HiddenDepths: While he's the strict manager at Spudsy's Sue and Brick both agree that he is a very good actor, and is auditioning for a role on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL.]]

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* HiddenDepths: While he's the strict manager at Spudsy's Spudsy's, Sue and Brick both agree that he is a very good actor, and is auditioning for a role on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL.]]
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* HiddenDepths: Sue and Brick both agree that he is a very good actor, and is auditioning for a role on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL.]]

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* HiddenDepths: While he's the strict manager at Spudsy's Sue and Brick both agree that he is a very good actor, and is auditioning for a role on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL.]]

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* CoolTeacher: Zig-Zagged. Most of the time when she's on screen, she's not very nice, [[InformedKindness but other people like Brick and a school faculty member describe her as "wonderful"]] and gives her students candy for every question they answer right. She also likes Brick to a certain degree, outright stating to Frankie that he makes her laugh.
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* CoolTeacher: Zig-Zagged. Most of the time when she's on screen, she's not very nice, usually cranky and sarcastic, [[InformedKindness but other people like Brick and a school faculty member describe her as "wonderful"]] and gives her students candy for every question they answer right. She also likes Brick to a certain degree, outright stating to Frankie that he makes her laugh.
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%%zce* ScrewPolitenessImASenior

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* SadistTeacher: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with her first appearance, where she deliberately makes Brick uncomfortable by giving him "special attention."
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!Edwin

-->'''Played by:''' Jimmy Bellinger

* HiddenDepths: Sue and Brick both agree that he is a very good actor, and is auditioning for a role on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL.]]

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