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[[NamesTheSame Not to be confused]] with a 1997 romantic comedy of the same name starring Creator/JenniferAniston, Creator/JayMohr, and Creator/KevinBacon.

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''Picture Perfect'' is a movie by Creator/FeatureFilmsForFamilies. It's about two families and Ernie Barrett (Dave Thomas), owner and CEO of Barrett's Natural Soda. Alan Walters and his mother, Vicky (Mary Page Keller), live next door to the Thomases, George (Richard Karn), a widower and his daughters, JJ and Delia.

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''Picture Perfect'' is a movie by Creator/FeatureFilmsForFamilies. It's about two families and Ernie Barrett (Dave Thomas), owner and CEO of Barrett's Natural Soda. Alan Walters and his mother, Vicky (Mary Page Keller), (Creator/MaryPageKeller), live next door to the Thomases, George (Richard Karn), a widower and his daughters, JJ and Delia.

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%%* AWolfInSheepsClothing



%%* BlatantLies: Lot's of that going around.



* CassandraTruth: George's boss and Mss Scrimmer were at least right about the two groups not being a family.
%%* CoolOldGuy: Ernie Barrett.
%%* CoverIdentityAnomaly
%%* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Yep. Ms. Scrimmer.

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* CassandraTruth: George's boss and Mss Mss. Scrimmer were at least right about the two groups not being a family.
%%* CoolOldGuy: Ernie Barrett.
%%* CoverIdentityAnomaly
%%* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Yep. Ms. Scrimmer.
family.



%%* GreyAndGrayMorality
%%* GuileHero: Alan.
%%* HesitationEqualsDishonesty: A lot of ''that's'' going around too.



%%* {{Masquerade}}



%%* NosyNeighbor: Ms. Scrimmer.
* SecretChaser: Again, Ms. Scrimmer. She must have a lot of time on her hands.
%%* ShutUpKiss
%%* ZanyScheme: What else would you call it?

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%%* NosyNeighbor: Ms. Scrimmer.
* SecretChaser: Again, Ms. Scrimmer. She Scrimmer, she must have a lot of time on her hands.
%%* ShutUpKiss
%%* ZanyScheme: What else would you call it?
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The two [[CorruptCop FBI agents]] who start threatening Alan. [[spoiler: Subverted, turns out there just a couple of idiots from a rival soda company. Making them nothing more than ThoseTwoGuys.]]
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* OutrightLie: "Listen! Ernie has schizoid-detritus-melanomus! When he gets depressed, he turns violent. So it's critical we keep him happy!"
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[[NamesTheSame Not to be confused]] with a 1997 romantic comedy of the same name starring Creator/JenniferAniston, Jay Mohr, and Creator/KevinBacon.

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[[NamesTheSame Not to be confused]] with a 1997 romantic comedy of the same name starring Creator/JenniferAniston, Jay Mohr, Creator/JayMohr, and Creator/KevinBacon.

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%%* ASimplePlan

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%%* ASimplePlan* ASimplePlan: Sure let's pretend that our parents are actually married and then paint us as the absolutely perfect family; what could go wrong? It's not like the host of the contest is going to come stay with us to make sure we're what we're claiming we are.



* BrickJoke: After the whole movie's worth of "Poor Rusty", Ernie gifts the family with a pup that looks exactly like the [[TheGhost never-existed dog]] at the wedding.



* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The two [[CorruptCop FBI agents]] who start threatning Alan. [[spoiler: Subverted, turns out there just a couple of idiots from a rival soda company. Making them nothing more than ThoseTwoGuys.]]

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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The two [[CorruptCop FBI agents]] who start threatning threatening Alan. [[spoiler: Subverted, turns out there just a couple of idiots from a rival soda company. Making them nothing more than ThoseTwoGuys.]]
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The two FBI agents who start threatning Alan. [[spoiler: Subverted, turns out there just a couple of idiots from a rival soda company. Making them nothing more than ThoseTwoGuys.]]

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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The two [[CorruptCop FBI agents agents]] who start threatning Alan. [[spoiler: Subverted, turns out there just a couple of idiots from a rival soda company. Making them nothing more than ThoseTwoGuys.]]
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%%* NosyNeighbor: Mss Scrimmer.

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%%* NosyNeighbor: Mss Ms. Scrimmer.



* SecretChaser: Again, Mss Scrimmer. She must have a lot of time on her hands.

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* SecretChaser: Again, Mss Ms. Scrimmer. She must have a lot of time on her hands.
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* BluffTheImpostor: What Alan does to [[spoiler:the fake FBI guy's]]

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* BluffTheImpostor: What Alan does to [[spoiler:the fake FBI guy's]]agents]].

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* ASimplePlan
* AWolfInSheepsClothing

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* BlatantLies: Lot's of that going around.

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* CoolOldGuy: Ernie Barrett.
* CoverIdentityAnomaly
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Yep. Ms. Scrimmer.

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* %%* CoolOldGuy: Ernie Barrett.
* %%* CoverIdentityAnomaly
* %%* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Yep. Ms. Scrimmer.



* GreyAndGrayMorality
* GuileHero: Alan.
* HesitationEqualsDishonesty: A lot of ''that's'' going around too.

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* %%* HesitationEqualsDishonesty: A lot of ''that's'' going around too.



* {{Masquerade}}

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* NosyNeighbor: Mss Scrimmer.

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* %%* NosyNeighbor: Mss Scrimmer.



* ShutUpKiss

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* ZanyScheme: What else would you call it?

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* %%* ZanyScheme: What else would you call it?
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* ButIPlayOneOnTV: George tries using this in a joke to Ernie about being a doctor, Vicky isn't very amused.

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* AbuseIsOkayWhenItIsFemaleOnMale: George is okay around Mrs. Walters after she had him in a strangle hold. Admittedly she thought he'd done something to her daughter and grandson, so he might have just chalked that up to her being a MamaBear.





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* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: George is okay around Mrs. Walters after she had him in a strangle hold. Admittedly she thought he'd done something to her daughter and grandson, so he might have just chalked that up to her being a MamaBear.
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Picture Perfect is a movie by FeatureFilmsForFamilies. It's about two families and Ernie Barrett (Dave Thomas), owner and CEO of Barrett's Natural Soda. Alan Walters and his mother, Vicky (Mary Page Keller), live next door to the Thomases, George (Richard Karn), a widower and his daughters, JJ and Delia.

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Picture Perfect ''Picture Perfect'' is a movie by FeatureFilmsForFamilies.Creator/FeatureFilmsForFamilies. It's about two families and Ernie Barrett (Dave Thomas), owner and CEO of Barrett's Natural Soda. Alan Walters and his mother, Vicky (Mary Page Keller), live next door to the Thomases, George (Richard Karn), a widower and his daughters, JJ and Delia.



[[NamesTheSame Not to be confused]] with a 1997 romantic comedy of the same name starring Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, and Creator/KevinBacon.

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[[NamesTheSame Not to be confused]] with a 1997 romantic comedy of the same name starring Jennifer Aniston, Creator/JenniferAniston, Jay Mohr, and Creator/KevinBacon.
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* TheGhost: Poor Rusty!

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* TheGhost: Poor Rusty!Rusty! (The kids invented a dog for the photograph to make the "family" seem more perfect. Since the dog never existed, they have to keep mourning his death once Ernie shows up.)

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* ButtMonkey: George Thomas. He has had to face a few blows and misfortunes, but he mostly is from the way he's treated, and how he is always the victim to having to do all the hedge trimming. Amanda also is at the restaurant during the double date fiasco.



* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Yep. Mss. Scrimmer

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* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Yep. Mss. ScrimmerMs. Scrimmer.
* DiabolicalMastermind: The mastermind brains behind the whole plot is Alan, with some of the help of his friend, J.J.
** While the second scheme was not so much what you would say diabolical, the first scheme was the most diabolical one because it involved an attempt of Alan and his friend trying to wreck his mother's relationship with her boyfriend, Bob.
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* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Yep Mss Scrimmer, you actually got it right!
* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Every lie just makes the hole ''that'' much bigger!

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* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Yep Mss Scrimmer, you actually got it right!
Yep. Mss. Scrimmer
* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Every lie just makes the hole ''that'' much bigger!bigger.

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[[NamesTheSame Not to be confused]] with a 1997 romantic comedy of the same name starring Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, and Creator/KevinBacon.



* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Yep Mss Scrimmer, you actually got it right!



* TheGhost: Poor Rusty!



* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Yep Mss Scrimmer, you actually got it right!
* TheGhost: Poor Rusty!
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The two FBI agents who start threatning Alan. [[spoiler: subverted, turns out there just a couple of idiots form a rival soda company. Making them nothing more than ThoseTwoGuys.]]

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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The two FBI agents who start threatning Alan. [[spoiler: subverted, Subverted, turns out there just a couple of idiots form from a rival soda company. Making them nothing more than ThoseTwoGuys.]]
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* [[{{Technobabble}} Medical Technobabble]]: "Listen! Ernie has schizoid-detritus-melanomus! When he gets depressed, he turns violent. So it's critical we keep him happy!"

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* [[{{Technobabble}} Medical Technobabble]]: "Listen! Ernie has schizoid-detritus-melanomus! When he gets depressed, he turns violent. So it's critical we keep him happy!" Ernie's (fictional) 'Schizoid-detritus-melanomus'.
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* HilarityEnsues: Everyone trying to setup the house to make it make Ernie think both families live in it.

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* HilarityEnsues: Everyone trying to setup the house to make it make Ernie think both families live in it.
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* [[{{Technobable}} Medical Technobable]]: "Listen! Ernie has schizoid-detritus-melanomus! When he gets depressed, he turns violent. So it's critical we keep him happy!"

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* [[{{Technobable}} [[{{Technobabble}} Medical Technobable]]: Technobabble]]: "Listen! Ernie has schizoid-detritus-melanomus! When he gets depressed, he turns violent. So it's critical we keep him happy!"
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* [[{{Technobable}} Medical Technobable]]: "Listen! Ernie has schizoid-detritus-melanomus! When he gets depressed, he turns violent. So it's critical we keep him happy!"

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* AbuseIsOkayWhenItIsFemaleOnMale: George is okay around Mrs. Walters after she had him in a strangle hold. Admittedly she thought he'd done something to her daughter and grandson, so he might have just chalked that up to her being a MamaBear.



* ASimplePlan



* ButIPlayOneOnTV: George tries using this in a joke to Ernie about being a doctor, Vicky isn't very amused.



* CoolOldGuy: Ernie Barrett.



* GreyAndGrayMorality
* GuileHero: Alan.



* HilarityEnsues: Everyone trying to setup the house to make it make Ernie think both families live in it.



* ShutUpKiss



* ThoseTwoGuys: Those annoying FBI agents.

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* ThoseTwoGuys: Those annoying ThoseTwoBadGuys: The two FBI agents.
agents who start threatning Alan. [[spoiler: subverted, turns out there just a couple of idiots form a rival soda company. Making them nothing more than ThoseTwoGuys.]]
* ZanyScheme: What else would you call it?

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'''Picture Perfect''' is a movie by FeatureFilmsForFamilies. It's about two families and Ernie Barrett (Dave Thomas), owner and CEO of Barrett's Natural Soda. Alan Walters and his mother, Vicky (Mary Page Keller), live next door to the Thomases, George (Richard Karn), a widower and his daughters, JJ and Delia. Alan enters both families in a contest sponsored by Barrett's Natural Soda. When they do become the finalists they have to join their families together in order to win the grand prize by pretending to be the perfect family. And the problems just keep coming after that.

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'''Picture Perfect''' Picture Perfect is a movie by FeatureFilmsForFamilies. It's about two families and Ernie Barrett (Dave Thomas), owner and CEO of Barrett's Natural Soda. Alan Walters and his mother, Vicky (Mary Page Keller), live next door to the Thomases, George (Richard Karn), a widower and his daughters, JJ and Delia.

Alan enters both families in a contest sponsored by Barrett's Natural Soda. When they do become the finalists they have to join their families together in order to win the grand prize by pretending to be the perfect family. And the problems just keep coming after that.
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'''Picture Perfect''' is a movie by Feature Films for Families. It's about two families and Ernie Barrett (Dave Thomas), owner and CEO of Barrett's Natural Soda. Alan Walters and his mother, Vicky (Mary Page Keller), live next door to the Thomases, George (Richard Karn), a widower and his daughters, JJ and Delia. Alan enters both families in a contest sponsored by Barrett's Natural Soda. When they do become the finalists they have to join their families together in order to win the grand prize by pretending to be the perfect family. And the problems just keep coming after that.

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'''Picture Perfect''' is a movie by Feature Films for Families.FeatureFilmsForFamilies. It's about two families and Ernie Barrett (Dave Thomas), owner and CEO of Barrett's Natural Soda. Alan Walters and his mother, Vicky (Mary Page Keller), live next door to the Thomases, George (Richard Karn), a widower and his daughters, JJ and Delia. Alan enters both families in a contest sponsored by Barrett's Natural Soda. When they do become the finalists they have to join their families together in order to win the grand prize by pretending to be the perfect family. And the problems just keep coming after that.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Those annoying FBI agents.

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* ThoseTwoGuys: Those annoying FBI agents.agents.

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'''Picture Perfect''' is a movie by Feature Films for Families. It's about two families and Ernie Barrett (Dave Thomas), owner and CEO of Barrett's Natural Soda. Alan Walters and his mother, Vicky (Mary Page Keller), live next door to the Thomases, George (Richard Karn), a widower and his daughters, JJ and Delia. Alan enters both families in a contest sponsored by Barrett's Natural Soda. When they do become the finalists they have to join their families together in order to win the grand prize by pretending to be the perfect family. And the problems just keep coming after that.

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!!Tropes in the film
* ActingUnnatural: It's actually amazing that Ernie did notice how unnatural the ''family'' was acting most of the time.
* AmateurSleuth: Eve Scrimmer, boy is she ''ever''. Trying to get the inside scoop on people by peeping through hedges.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing
* BadLiar: The whole ''family's'' not very good at it, but the kids did do a good job with their letter so?
* BlatantLies: Lot's of that going around.
* BecomingTheMask: After a while George and Vicky realize that they actually ''do'' love each other [[spoiler:and get married.]]
* BluffTheImpostor: What Alan does to [[spoiler:the fake FBI guy's]]
* CassandraTruth: George's boss and Mss Scrimmer were at least right about the two groups not being a family.
* CoverIdentityAnomaly
* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Every lie just makes the hole ''that'' much bigger!
* HesitationEqualsDishonesty: A lot of ''that's'' going around too.
* {{Masquerade}}
* NosyNeighbor: Mss Scrimmer.
* OutrightLie: "Listen! Ernie has schizoid-detritus-melanomus! When he gets depressed, he turns violent. So it's critical we keep him happy!"
* SecretChaser: Again, Mss Scrimmer. She must have a lot of time on her hands.
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Yep Mss Scrimmer, you actually got it right!
* TheGhost: Poor Rusty!
* ThoseTwoGuys: Those annoying FBI agents.

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