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* GiveGeeksAChance: Deconstructed. Jared carried a torch for Dawn for years while she pursued more conventionally handsome and charming men. They finally got together, but Dawn quickly grew bored with his geekiness and introversion, while he got fed up with her taking him for granted and acting like she was doing him a favour by dating him. They ultimately split up on more or less amicable terms.
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* SupportingProtagonist: Mary is only rarely the focus of a story arc, but usually only appears once or twice to utter some sage advice that helps the current central character solve their problems.
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Misuse. Characters must realize and comment in-universe on how they could have avoided the plot.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Wilbur could have easily called his loved ones [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg (and Mary)]] at the resort island he washed up on after falling off the cruise ship but instead decided he wanted to surprise them while they all thought for over a week that he was dead.
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* BrokenAesop: The only real lesson learned by Saul Wynter and his great-niece Madi seems to be, "Get over your grief because it's inconvenient to other people. Also dogs solve everything."
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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Dawn Weston slips into this trope more often than not despite being a college student in her early twenties.
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* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: Toby is one of these from the little we see of her actually teaching her community college art class. She lavishes compliments and praise on all of her students of varying art levels without giving them any real criticism or ways to improve on their style. Remember, these are ''college students''.
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* DumbBlonde: Toby Cameron never seems to think things through and tends to act half her age.
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* InformedAttribute: Oh, boy, this comic strip ''loves'' to lay these on which ends up making Mary look like she doesn't know a single thing about the people she claims are her friends such as Wilbur (an overweight middle aged man who writes an advice column) supposedly being a big fan of sports.
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* NoHuggingNoKissing: Mary's relationship with Dr. Jeff Corey is very much this. The most action they get is holding hands and yet we're meant to believe that they have a solid relationship despite Mary constantly refusing his proposals.
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* {{Manchild}}: The middle aged Wilbur Weston (who is also the father of a college student) often acts like a petulant child when he's not indulged in his demands. Toby Cameron also seems to be his DistaffCounterpart by acting more like someone half her age at times rather than a wife in her thirties.
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** One of Toby's students at her community college course ''wants'' this relationship with her.
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** This tends to happen a lot in the series. If no one has a significant part to play in a current storyline, most of the time they don't bother with an excuse why they wouldn't be around.
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* ThinkOfTheChildren: Delilah's reaction to one of Charley's artworks (a woman modeling in a one piece swimsuit) is expressing shock at how children could see it in a way that would make [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Helen Lovejoy]] jealous.
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* StudentTeacherRomance: Dawn ''claims'' this isn't the case with her and her art professor but she does decide to go with him to Arizona (presumably on a trip just with him) despite having a boyfriend.
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** Not calling your loved ones to let them know that you survived falling off a cruise ship and let them think that you were dead for over a week ''just to surprise them''?
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** Not calling your loved ones to let them know that you survived falling off a cruise ship and let them think that you were dead for over a week ''just to surprise them''?them''? They might be happy to see you but they're not going to let that slide so easily.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Wilbur could have easily called his loved ones [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg (and Mary)]] at the resort island he washed up on after falling off the cruise ship but instead decided he wanted to surprise them while they all thought for over a week that he was dead.
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** Not calling your loved ones to let them know that you survived falling off a cruise ship and let them think that you were dead for over a week ''just to surprise them''?
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* HeroesLoveDogs: Well, that depends on how heroic you see the cast but dogs are the more preferred pet of Charterstone's residents.
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** A recent storyline has Dawn's usage of Twitter reaching levels of obsession akin to drug addiction. However, it all comes to nothing, as Dawn ends up beating her addiction by declaring that she will go Luddite for one day a week.
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** A recent 2011 storyline has Dawn's usage of Twitter reaching levels of obsession akin to drug addiction. However, it all comes to nothing, as Dawn ends up beating her addiction by declaring that she will go Luddite for one day a week.
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* PutOnABus: In the latest storyline focusing on Wilbur and Estelle's relationship, Dawn Weston has left for Arizona with her teacher.
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* PutOnABus: In the latest storyline focusing on Wilbur and Estelle's relationship, Dawn Weston has left for Arizona with her teacher. The Camerons and the Coreys are ''also'' missing in this one.
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** In the latest storyline, Wilbur becomes borderline abusive toward Estelle's cat Libby for taking attention away from him so he and Estelle break up. Immediately he decides to get a dog to "pick up chicks" but after a failed date with a woman he has nothing in common with, he foists the dog onto Estelle after he ruins her date with a karaoke battle. Thanks to some help (i.e. gaslighting) from Mary, once again they get back together.
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** In the latest storyline, Wilbur becomes borderline abusive toward Estelle's cat Libby for taking attention away from him so he and Estelle break up. Immediately he decides to get a dog to "pick up chicks" but after a failed date with a woman he has nothing in common with, he foists the dog onto Estelle after he ruins her date with a karaoke battle. Thanks to some help (i.e. gaslighting) from Mary, once again they get back together.together with Wilbur still being cast as sympathetic the entire time.
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* ExtremeDoormat: Poor Estelle keeps letting people take advantage of her from the con artist to even Mary and Wilbur.
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** Estelle keeps taking back Wilbur despite him having issues with his ex and practically abusing her cat.
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** In the latest storyline, Wilbur becomes borderline abusive toward Estelle's cat Libby for taking attention away from him so he and Estelle break up. Immediately he decides to get a dog to "pick up chicks" but after a failed date with a woman he has nothing in common with, he foists the dog onto Estelle after he ruins her date with a karaoke battle. Thanks to some help (i.e. gaslighting) from Mary, once again they get back together.
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* HeteronormativeCrusader: Anyone young enough to be married and single will certainly be paired by Mary to someone of the opposite sex that she deems compatible.
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* HeteronormativeCrusader: Anyone young single who is old enough to be married and single will certainly be paired by Mary to someone of the opposite sex that she ''she'' deems compatible.compatible for them.
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* PutOnABus: In the latest storyline focusing on Wilbur and Estelle's relationship, Dawn Weston has left for Arizona with her teacher.
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* HeteronormativeCrusader: Anyone young enough to be married and single will certainly be paired by Mary to someone of the opposite sex that she deems compatible.
* PairTheSpares: If you're single, expect Mary to try and pair you with someone (of the opposite sex) and she'll do her damnedest to keep you together no matter what.
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** Wilbur also ends up giving up Pierre the French bulldog when they don't bond together.
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* RealityEnsues: Adopting a French bulldog (an expensive breed known for being stubborn and manipulative for inexperienced owners) in order to both spite your ex (and her cat) and to "pick up chicks" isn't going to go over well if you aren't bonding with the dog.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Adopting a French bulldog (an expensive breed known for being stubborn and manipulative for inexperienced owners) in order to both spite your ex (and her cat) and to "pick up chicks" isn't going to go over well if you aren't bonding with the dog.
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* RealityEnsues: Adopting a French bulldog (an expensive breed known for being stubborn and manipulative for inexperienced owners) in order to both spite your ex (and her cat) and to "pick up chicks" isn't going to go over well if you aren't bonding with the dog.
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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Mary Worth has full freedom to meddle in the affairs of others whether or not they ask for it and is often proven to be right about everything even when it seems impossible. This also extends to her friends (particularly the Westons, the Camerons, and the Coreys) who are only given free reign to have horrible judges of character and even behave poorly while still getting everything they want simply because they are friends of Mary Worth. Anyone who doesn't believe in the power of Mary's meddling is often deemed unable to be saved and is given karmic retribution (or DisproportionateRetribution in the case of Aldo).
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''Mary Worth'' is a soap-opera style comic strip by Allen Saunders.
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* SignificantAnagram: "Aldo Kelrast" = "A(n) Old Stalker." [[ShockingSwerve WHAT?!]]
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* SmallReferencePools: Dawn Weston's brilliant art history professor, Harlan Jones, only seems to teach well-known facts about Craetor/LeonardoDaVinci, maybe a few tidbits of Creator/VincentVanGogh. To date, nothing about, say, Creator/PaulCezanne, a pivotal figure in modern art.
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* SmallReferencePools: Dawn Weston's brilliant art history professor, Harlan Jones, only seems to teach well-known facts about Craetor/LeonardoDaVinci, Creator/LeonardoDaVinci, maybe a few tidbits of Creator/VincentVanGogh. To date, nothing about, say, Creator/PaulCezanne, a pivotal figure in modern art.
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* ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive: For some strange reason, Mary does this as she listens to an old friend give a speech praising her.
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