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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Unfortunately for the Daughter, he won't help her escape (despite being in love with [=McDoon=] himself), because he's not a homewrecker.

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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Unfortunately for the Daughter, he Daughter. He won't help her escape (despite being in love with [=McDoon=] himself), because he's not a homewrecker.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Unfortunately for the Daughter, he won't help her escape (despite being in love with McDoon himself), because he's not a homewrecker.

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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Unfortunately for the Daughter, he won't help her escape (despite being in love with McDoon [=McDoon=] himself), because he's not a homewrecker.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Unfortunately for the Daughter, he won't help her escape (despite being in love with McDoon himself), because he's not a homewrecker.
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'''Son''': ''[shrugs]'' I dunno.

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'''Son''': ''[shrugs]'' I dunno.don't know.
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* DeterminedHomesteader: She is dedicated and determined to help her family surprise and do whatever it takes to keep things together. However, since she is stuck in a FoolishHusbandResonsibleWife dynamic with her homesteader, she is more of a DeadpanSnarker than is usual for this trope.

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* DeterminedHomesteader: She is dedicated and determined to help her family surprise and do whatever it takes to keep things together. However, since she is stuck in a FoolishHusbandResonsibleWife FoolishHusbandResponsibleWife dynamic with her homesteader, she is more of a DeadpanSnarker than is usual for this trope.
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* DeterminedHomesteadersWife: A surprisingly straight example for this show, since she is dedicated and determined to help her family surprise and do whatever it takes to keep things together. However, since she is stuck in a FoolishHusbandResonsibleWife dynamic with her homesteader, she is more of a DeadpanSnarker than is usual for this trope.

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* DeterminedHomesteadersWife: A surprisingly straight example for this show, since she DeterminedHomesteader: She is dedicated and determined to help her family surprise and do whatever it takes to keep things together. However, since she is stuck in a FoolishHusbandResonsibleWife dynamic with her homesteader, she is more of a DeadpanSnarker than is usual for this trope.
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* DeterminedHomesteadersWife: A surprisingly straight example for this show, since she is dedicated and determined to help her family surprise and do whatever it takes to keep things together. However, since she is stuck in a FoolishHusbandResonsibleWife dynamic with her homesteader, she is more of a DeadpanSnarker than is usual for this trope.


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* DeterminedHomesteader: Parodied. While Father is determined to get to Oregon, he manages to set his own farm on fire, get swindled into buying a defective wagon and ox, and nearly get himself and the family killed multiple times.
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* HonestJohnsDealership: He sells a broken-down wagon missing part of its bottom and practically falling apart, with octagon wheels, for twice the price of a normal wagon, and also sells an eyeless, toothless, deformed ox [[spoiler:that seems to be his HslfHumanHybrid son]] for an additional fifty dollars while claiming it is "free." After laughing about it to his girlfriend much later, he tries to [[spoiler:sell the ''same wagon'', which had burned down, to the Father, claiming it is okay to do so because it is half price]].

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* HonestJohnsDealership: He sells a broken-down wagon missing part of its bottom and practically falling apart, with octagon wheels, for twice the price of a normal wagon, and also sells an eyeless, toothless, deformed ox [[spoiler:that seems to be his HslfHumanHybrid HalfHumanHybrid son]] for an additional fifty dollars while claiming it is "free." After laughing about it to his girlfriend much later, he tries to [[spoiler:sell the ''same wagon'', which had burned down, to the Father, claiming it is okay to do so because it is half price]].
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* AffablyEvil: Is quite politely up-front about his intentions toward the Daughter when the Mother interrupts their first meeting.
-->'''[=McDoon=]''': Woah, hello, ma'am! You ain't got nothin' to worry about! I was just making sexual advances on your daughter, is all.
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* CharacterTics: He instinctually salutes with his middle and forefingers every time he says "the Bandit King". [[spoiler:This leads to his and Cletus Jones's probable deaths when he does so while trying to hold on to the Daughter while swept up in the Colorado River rapids.]]

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* CharacterTics: He instinctually salutes with his middle and forefingers every time he says "the Bandit King". [[spoiler:This leads to his and Cletus Jones's probable deaths when he does so while trying to hold on to the Daughter while swept up in the Colorado Great Columbia River rapids.]]

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* CharacterTics: He instinctually salutes with his middle and forefingers every time he says "the Bandit King". [[spoiler:This leads to his and Cletus Jones's probable deaths when he does so while trying to hold on to the Daughter while swept up in the Colorado River rapids.]]
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* BestialityIsDepraved: [[spoiler:Heavily implied to have impregnated his ox, which gave birth to the ox with a human hand he gives to the family.]]


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* HonestJohnsDealership: He sells a broken-down wagon missing part of its bottom and practically falling apart, with octagon wheels, for twice the price of a normal wagon, and also sells an eyeless, toothless, deformed ox [[spoiler:that seems to be his HslfHumanHybrid son]] for an additional fifty dollars while claiming it is "free." After laughing about it to his girlfriend much later, he tries to [[spoiler:sell the ''same wagon'', which had burned down, to the Father, claiming it is okay to do so because it is half price]].

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[[folder:Cletus Jones]]
[-Played by Creator/CoreyDorris-]
* IncompatibleOrientation: He's genuinely in love with [=McDoon=], who sees their relationship as SituationalSexuality.
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[[folder:General Store Guy]]
[-Played by Creator/JoeyRichter-]
* HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: Judging by his interactions with his girlfriend, he actually goes by General Store Guy.
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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Will happily mouth off about how her Mother doesn't understand her and openly wishes that her family would all disappear so she can run off with the Bandit King. This disappears quickly when it actually happens.


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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Played for laughs. Sure, he'll kidnap Daughter to Mexico so he can marry her against her will...but he's not gonna try and sleep with her until then.
* ObliviouslyEvil: He seems genuinely confused why Daughter isn't in love with him after all the nice things he did for her, like chloroforming her to sleep every night and tying her up with expensive ropes.
* SituationalSexuality: Is in a relationship with his second Cletus Jones, but makes clear that he doesn't consider it real and will happily jump on the first woman he can kidnap as a new bride.

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* NeverMyFault: Claims all of his many failings, including the fire that prompted the trip in the first place, were acts of God.
* TookALevelInBadass: After Mother leaves him, he finally gets his act together, robbing the General Store Guy at gunpoint for a new wagon.



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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}{{Cloudcuckoolander}}: [[spoiler:Subverted. All that crazy shit he was saying about how he fought lobsters, who then banished him to the land, stole his wife, and his million dollar bill? Completely true.]]
* InsaneTrollLogic: Farmers use pitchforks. The Devil is sometimes depicted with a pitchfork. Ergo, farmers are the Devil.
* RamblingOldManMonologue: Likes to reminisce about how he fought lobsters in the War of 1812 and banished them to the sea. In private, he admits to the son that this was a lie...they actually banished him to the land, and stole his wife to boot.
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Making the tropers McSwoon.


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* OnlySaneMan: The only sane woman of the family, as traditional for sitcom moms.
* WetBlanketWife: Always waiting to put the kibosh on the Father's fun schemes like trying to sprout wings and fly to Oregon.
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''(Beat)''\\
'''Son''' (shrugs): I dunno.

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''(Beat)''\\
'''Son''' (shrugs):
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'''Son''': ''[shrugs]''
I dunno.



'''Mother''': She's a child.

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-->'''Mother:''' ''(to the Bandit King)'' You see that girl right there? I made her. Out of my blood and my flesh, my sweat and my tears. And I love her more than the wicked world. But I will smother her in her sleep before I see her ruin herself with some ''thing'' like you, so you better just run along now cause you'd have better luck sticking your pecker in a cactus.

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-->'''Mother:''' ''(to ''[to the Bandit King)'' King]'' You see that girl right there? I made her. Out of my blood and my flesh, my sweat and my tears. And I love her more than the wicked wakin' world. But I will smother her in her sleep before I see her ruin herself with some ''thing'' like you, so you better just run along now cause you'd have better luck sticking your pecker in a cactus.


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Can't say I'd tell a difference in bed.\\

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Can't say I'd tell a difference in bed.\\
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-->'''Mother''': I'm babysitting, but not my kids!\\
Sometimes I wonder what the hell goes on in his head,\\
Would he even notice if any one of use wound up dead?\\
Who am I kidding, lord known he'd kill himself instead.\\
Can't say I'd tell a difference in bed.\\


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* ExtremeOmnivore: If he doesn't know what an object is, he will try to eat it. This includes a dead bird, a scorpion, and a ''gun''.
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-->'''Daughter''': Oh my god, I can't believe it! Mr. [=McDoon=] was the Bandit King the whole time, what a rogue!\\
'''Mother''': What is the matter with you girl? Were you just encouraging that wild man's advances?\\
'''Daughter''': Yes I was, until ''you'' came along and interrupted!


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[[folder:McDoon]]
*{{Ephebophile}}
-->'''[=McDoon=]''': I want to make your daughter my bride, alright alright!\\
'''Mother''': She's a child.
'''[=McDoon=]''': Well my child bride, please and thank you.
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[[folder:Mother]]
* FakingTheDead: The mother does this while guilt-tripping the daughter; apparently, she did it quite often in the past. [[spoiler:She pulls the same stunt if she's the one who "dies" of dysentery. If the daughter is chosen to die, she does this in order to get back at the mother. The mother begrudgingly promises to never do it again.]]
* MamaBear: Like woah.
-->'''Mother:''' ''(to the Bandit King)'' You see that girl right there? I made her. Out of my blood and my flesh, my sweat and my tears. And I love her more than the wicked world. But I will smother her in her sleep before I see her ruin herself with some ''thing'' like you, so you better just run along now cause you'd have better luck sticking your pecker in a cactus.
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[[folder:Father]]
*BumblingDad
* CatchPhrase: [[Film/NationalLampoonsVacation "That's what this trip's all about."]]
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She is initially charmed by [=McDoon=].
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* CatchPhrase: "I don't know."
--->'''Mother''': How did a bird end up in your mouth?\\
''(Beat)''\\
'''Son''' (shrugs): I dunno.
*CrosscastRole & DawsonCasting: Unsurprisingly for [=StarKid=], Lauren Lopez plays a little boy.
-->'''Son''': Yeah that's me, I'm 7 and I'm male!
* TheDitz: The son has shades of this, but he ''is'' only seven years old...
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[[folder:Grandpa]]
* CatchPhrase: "I'm trying!"
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
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