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* ComicBookTime: Lampshaded by Hil's boyfriend, Jon, after he comes back for the summer and is...quite a bit taller than when he left.

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Lampshaded by Hil's boyfriend, Jon, after he comes back for the summer and is...quite a bit taller than when he left.



** Also lampshaded on September 14, 2014.

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** Also lampshaded Lampshaded on September 14, 2014.

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* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The Forths' daughter Hilary is a blonde. Her best friend Faye has black hair. Their friend Nona is a redhead.

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The Forths' daughter Hilary is a blonde. Her best friend Faye has black hair. Their friend Nona is a redhead.
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* LastSecondPhotoFailure: Ted forgot to shave and then sneezed when they were taking the picture, making him look like he was turning into a werewolf.
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* BreakfastInBed: A RunningGag is that every Mother's Day, Sally's husband Ted and daughter Hillary go to ridiculous lengths to outdo each other in providing her breakfast in bed, which rarely results in anything edible, or even vaguely resembling a normal breakfast. She keeps begging them to stop, but they insist that this is how they show how much she means to them.
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** The 4/17/2022 strip has Ted recreate the famous panel from ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' where the Joker [[https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5885fdc0fea33d3f3d21fea35a35e16433bb008f/133_0_1333_800/master/1333.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=3e74fc0f340337a80531db84d34ac307 laughs with his hands in his hair]]. Although, in this case, Ted is screaming in fear while Sally and Hilary laugh at him (it's a NightmareSequence.)

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Ted threatens to kick out Sally's mother during an arc where the lady is staying at their house, unless she agrees to be nicer to Sally. They try, with some alcohol, but nothing resolves. [[spoiler:Sally then finds out her mother was lying about her house needing repairs, and send her out the door, furious that she was lying about it]]. Even if her mother had good intentions [[spoiler:in wanting to spend time with her daughters]], she was still emotionally abusing the family for several weeks.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Ted threatens to kick out Sally's mother during an arc where the lady is staying at their house, unless she agrees to be nicer to Sally. They try, with some alcohol, but nothing resolves. [[spoiler:Sally then finds out her mother was lying about her house needing repairs, and send her out the door, furious that she was lying about it]]. being in need]]. Even if her mother had good intentions [[spoiler:in wanting to spend time with her daughters]], she was still emotionally abusing the family for several weeks. days, while also emotionally abusing her other daughter for ''weeks'' and lying about the reason why. It never occurred to Sally's mother that if she had been honest -- and nice-- she would have gotten the desired results.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Sally, in an OOCIsSeriousBusiness moment, [[spoiler:boots her mother out the door when learning that she was lying about her house needing repairs. The reason that she lied was to have an excuse to spend more time with both her daughters. Just one problem: she spent all the time "bonding" with them by insulting them and their families repeatedly, including going after Hilary for the crime of playing guitar and saying she should take up ballet to lose that "pudge". While Ted, who had threatened to kick the woman out earlier, says that her mother had good intentions, Sally calls bullshit. Her mother is a narcissist that couldn't handle her daughters having lives separate from hers]].
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''Sally Forth'' is a King Features syndicated [[NewspaperComics newspaper comic]], originally written and drawn by Greg Howard (then a recently retired lawyer), and introduced in 1982. It is a slice-of-life domestic comedy, tending towards story arcs but often using the gag-a-day format for the Sunday strips. In 1992, Craig [=MacIntosh=] took over the drawing with Howard continuing to write. Then, in 1999, Francesco Marciuliano took over the writing, when Howard left the strip completely (and when arguably the strip [[GrowingTheBeard entered into its full form]]). Sally Forth is carried in nearly 700 papers nationwide.

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''Sally Forth'' is a King Features syndicated [[NewspaperComics newspaper comic]], originally written and drawn by Greg Howard (then a recently retired lawyer), and introduced in 1982. It is a slice-of-life domestic comedy, tending towards story arcs but often using the gag-a-day format for the Sunday strips. In 1992, Craig [=MacIntosh=] took over the drawing with Howard continuing to write. Then, in 1999, [[http://medium-large.com/ Francesco Marciuliano Marciuliano]] took over the writing, when Howard left the strip completely (and when arguably the strip [[GrowingTheBeard entered into its full form]]). Sally Forth is carried in nearly 700 papers nationwide.



* AuthorAvatar: Marciuliano [[http://medium-large.com has said]] "there is no denying Ted is essentially me."

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* AuthorAvatar: Marciuliano [[http://medium-large.com [[https://mediumlarge.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/seriously-sign-up-for-tsa-pre-check/ has said]] "there "Ted Forth is no denying Ted is essentially for the most part just a whiter version of me."



** Sally's favourite cartoon from her childhood is called [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Starlee and the Moonbeams]].

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** Sally's favourite favorite cartoon from her childhood is called [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} Starlee and the Moonbeams]].
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* {{Cloneopoly}}: A RunningGag is Ted getting the Monopoly board out and describing increasingly bizarre and arcane House Rules, to the point that it barely resembles Monopoly anymore. Sally and Hil have usually given up by then.

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* {{Cloneopoly}}: A RunningGag is Ted getting the Monopoly board out and describing increasingly bizarre and arcane House Rules, HouseRules, to the point that it barely resembles Monopoly anymore. Sally and Hil have usually given up by then.
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* {{Cloneopoly}}: A RunningGag is Ted getting the Monopoly board out and describing increasingly bizarre and arcane House Rules, to the point that it barely resembles Monopoly anymore. Sally and Hil have usually given up by then.

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* NightmareFuel: [[https://www.comicskingdom.com/sally-forth/2019-10-01#comic-comments this 2019 strip that sets up the year's Halloween arc.]]



* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler: Hilary and Faye had a falling out with Nona and, thinking that she needs space, wait so long to apologize that Nona found a new pair of blond and brunette friends]].
* RunningGag: Every Easter, Sally always bites the ears off of Hilary's chocolate bunny. Hilary's attempts to hide it always fail, no matter which bizarre location she hides it in. The crowner had to be when Hilary bought twelve of them, and Sally got a stomachache afterward.

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* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler: Hilary [[spoiler:Hilary and Faye had a falling out with Nona and, thinking that she needs space, wait so long to apologize that Nona found a new pair of blond and brunette friends]].
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Every Easter, Sally always bites the ears off of Hilary's chocolate bunny. Hilary's attempts to hide it always fail, no matter which bizarre location she hides it in. The crowner had to be when Hilary bought twelve of them, and Sally got a stomachache afterward.


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** In a strip set shortly after Sally got a purple hair highlight, Ted describes her as looking like [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]].

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* RealityEnsues: Ted threatens to kick out Sally's mother during an arc where the lady is staying at their house, unless she agrees to be nicer to Sally. They try, with some alcohol, but nothing resolves. [[spoiler:Sally then finds out her mother was lying about her house needing repairs, and send her out the door, furious that she was lying about it]]. Even if her mother had good intentions [[spoiler:in wanting to spend time with her daughters]], she was still emotionally abusing the family for several weeks.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Ted threatens to kick out Sally's mother during an arc where the lady is staying at their house, unless she agrees to be nicer to Sally. They try, with some alcohol, but nothing resolves. [[spoiler:Sally then finds out her mother was lying about her house needing repairs, and send her out the door, furious that she was lying about it]]. Even if her mother had good intentions [[spoiler:in wanting to spend time with her daughters]], she was still emotionally abusing the family for several weeks.
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** Ted and Hilary compete with each other over who can provide the beast Mother's Day breakfast for Sally.

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** Ted and Hilary compete with each other over who can provide the beast best Mother's Day breakfast for Sally.
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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: The "Karen" that visits Jackie's shop in the 9/16/20 strip.

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* AbusiveParents: Sally's mother is the ''worst''. She is catty, emotionally abusive, and clingy. There was an entire arc where her house needed repairs that necessitated her to move, and Ted helps Sally arrange for Sally's mother to go to her sister's. When Sally decides to give her sister a break and invite her mother for a few days, the lady belittles everyone in the house, going so far as to demean Hilary's guitar-playing and saying [[YouAreFat she should take up ballet to lose the pudge she has]]. It gets so bad that Ted nearly kicks her out on Sally's behalf unless she agrees to talk things out. [[spoiler:Sally becomes livid when learning that her mother lied about the home repairs because she wanted to spend time with her daughters. Fortunately, her mother moved out and stayed out, realizing she went too far]].



* BewareTheNiceOnes: Ted is generally laid-back and flexible. Then he finds out his wife is on the verge of tears thanks to his mother-in-law, and threatens to kick the lady out unless she can work things out with Sally.



* RunningGag: Every Easter, Sally always bites the ears off of Hilary's chocolate bunny. Hilary's attempts to hide it always fail, no matter which bizarre location she hides it in.

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* RealityEnsues: Ted threatens to kick out Sally's mother during an arc where the lady is staying at their house, unless she agrees to be nicer to Sally. They try, with some alcohol, but nothing resolves. [[spoiler:Sally then finds out her mother was lying about her house needing repairs, and send her out the door, furious that she was lying about it]]. Even if her mother had good intentions [[spoiler:in wanting to spend time with her daughters]], she was still emotionally abusing the family for several weeks.
* RunningGag: Every Easter, Sally always bites the ears off of Hilary's chocolate bunny. Hilary's attempts to hide it always fail, no matter which bizarre location she hides it in. The crowner had to be when Hilary bought twelve of them, and Sally got a stomachache afterward.



** Ted and Hilary compete with each other over who can provide the best Mother's Day breakfast for Sally.

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** Ted and Hilary compete with each other over who can provide the best beast Mother's Day breakfast for Sally.
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* RunningGag: Every Easter, Sally always bites the ears off of Hilary's chocolate bunny.

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* RunningGag: Every Easter, Sally always bites the ears off of Hilary's chocolate bunny. Hilary's attempts to hide it always fail, no matter which bizarre location she hides it in.


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** Ted and Hilary compete with each other over who can provide the best Mother's Day breakfast for Sally.

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* ObnoxiousInLaws: Both sets, really. Sally's mother is a constant belittler. Ted's parents are dour borderline alcoholics.

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* ObnoxiousInLaws: Both sets, really. Sally's mother is a constant belittler. Ted's parents are dour borderline alcoholics. At some point Ted's mother was reinvented as an ExtremeDoormat to his layabout brothers, who Sally finds frustrating to deal with because she can't ''stop'' trying to do everything for people.


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** The way Sally's stepdad Gerald suddenly appears when people wonder where he is (or just remember he exists), often emerging from rooms they're almost certain he wasn't in before.
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* NightmareFuel [[https://www.comicskingdom.com/sally-forth/2019-10-01#comic-comments this 2019 strip that sets up the year's Halloween arc.]]

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* NightmareFuel NightmareFuel: [[https://www.comicskingdom.com/sally-forth/2019-10-01#comic-comments this 2019 strip that sets up the year's Halloween arc.]]
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* NightmareFuel [[https://www.comicskingdom.com/sally-forth/2019-10-01#comic-comments this 2019 strip that sets up the year's Halloween arc.]]
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-->"It doesn't feel like people ever age around here. It's like a ''Series/TwilightZone'' episode, but with Wi-Fi."

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-->"It doesn't feel like people ever age around here. It's like a ''Series/TwilightZone'' ''[[Franchise/TheTwilightZone Twilight Zone]]'' episode, but with Wi-Fi."

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