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* KaraokeBondingScene: Chip Douglas goes all-out at karaoke with a rendition of "Somebody to Love" to try and impress his new "friend" and client Steven.
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[[caption-width-right:300:Once you get let him into your house, you'll ''never'' get him out of your life!]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Once you get let him into your house, you'll ''never'' get him out of your life!]]
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* SuddenlyShouting: Chip is sometimes prone to this.
-->'''Chip:''' So I'm the tardy one?
-->'''Steven:''' Yeah, I was gonna go to that bed and bath place and now it's closed.
-->'''Chip:''' Well maybe I shouldn't have come at all, '''''JERK-OFF!''''' ...I'm just jokin' with ya.
-->'''Chip:''' So I'm the tardy one?
-->'''Steven:''' Yeah, I was gonna go to that bed and bath place and now it's closed.
-->'''Chip:''' Well maybe I shouldn't have come at all, '''''JERK-OFF!''''' ...I'm just jokin' with ya.
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** While Chip is being the crap out of Robin's date in the bathroom, he shoves the guy's mouth onto a hand dryer and remarks as his cheeks puff up, "You look just like Dizzy Gillespie!", while the Gillespie classic "Salt Peanuts" is playing in the background.
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*MisaimedFandom: Although Filter’s "Hey Man Nice Shot" was used during the basketball sequence, the song was about the live suicide of a corrupt politician on television.
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->''"I can be your best friend, or your worst enemy." You seem to prefer the latter.''
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->''"I can be your best friend, or your worst enemy." You seem to prefer the latter.''"''
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->''"I can be your best friend, or your worst enemy."''
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->''"I can be your best friend, or your worst enemy."''" You seem to prefer the latter.''
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--> '''Steven ([[OhCrap horrified]])''': ''Bastard!''
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--> '''Steven ([[OhCrap horrified]])''': ''Bastard!'' '''Steven''': ''[[OhCrap Bastard!]]''
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[[caption-width-right:300:Once you get him out of your house, you'll ''never'' get him out of your life!]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Once you get let him out of into your house, you'll ''never'' get him out of your life!]]
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-->'''Chip''': You know what sucks about real life? There's no danger music! Dada da dum...
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-->'''Chip''': You know what sucks about know, the trouble with real life? There's life is, there's no danger music! Dada da dum...
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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Chip takes Steven to a Medieval Times restaurant. The film takes place in Seattle, Washington, where there are no Medieval Times restaurants. (The movie was shot in California, with the Medieval Times restaurant shot there being located in Buena Park.)
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* BathroomBrawl: Chip beats up Robin's date in the men's room of a restaurant.
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* LargeHam: Chip, though it's no surprise since he's played by Creator/JimCarrey.
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* LargeHam: Chip, though and it only makes sense - spending his whole life constantly watching TV and movies, instead of forming any real friendships, has warped his worldview so much that it's no surprise since he's played by Creator/JimCarrey.become his only frame of reference for how to behave. Of course, such a character is all the more justification for Creator/JimCarrey to blow poor Creator/MatthewBroderick off the screen for most of the movie.
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* ChekhovsGun: A few of them, to establish what kind of control a cable guy has. Such as one of the guys at Chip and Steven's party turning out to be a cop. The cruelest one, however, is when Steven has Robin over to watch ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle.'' Before the movie starts, he blows off some steam by trash-talking his boss. Turns out [[spoiler:Chip recorded the conversation, and after Steven punches him at his family's party, he gets revenge by playing the conversation on ''all the computers where he works,'' which gets him swiftly fired.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: A few of them, to establish what kind of control a the cable guy has. Such as one of the guys at Chip and Steven's party turning out to be a cop. The cruelest one, however, is when Steven has Robin over to watch ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle.'' Before the movie starts, he blows off some steam by trash-talking his boss. Turns out [[spoiler:Chip recorded the conversation, and after Steven punches him at his family's party, he gets revenge by playing the conversation on ''all the computers where he works,'' which gets him swiftly fired.]]
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* NiceGuy: Steven. Part of his character arc is finding the guts to stand up to Chip, and then dealing with Chip going on the warpath.
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* NiceGuy: Steven. Part of his character arc is [[GrewASpine finding the guts to stand up to Chip, Chip,]] [[{{Yandere}} and then dealing with Chip going on the warpath.]]
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* ShoutOut: The movie references several movies and shows, such as ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** The movie references several movies and shows, such as ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'' and''Franchise/StarTrek''.''Franchise/StarTrek''. Even the [[IHaveManyNames aliases]] he uses are from TV shows like ''Series/MyThreeSons,'' ''Series/ILoveLucy,'' and ''Series/{{Bewitched}}.''
** The movie references several movies and shows, such as ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'' and
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* {{Blackmail}}: Chip gets a prostitute for Steven at the party, while Steven and Robin are on a break. Chip takes pictures of their encounter, and uses it as leverage to attend a dinner party with Steven's family.
--> '''Steven''': I should just take you to the police right now!
--> '''Chip''': You can if you'd like. ''[produces Polaroid of Steven and "Heather"]'' But I'd hate to have to show Robin this.
--> '''Steven ([[OhCrap horrified]])''': ''Bastard!''
--> '''Steven''': I should just take you to the police right now!
--> '''Chip''': You can if you'd like. ''[produces Polaroid of Steven and "Heather"]'' But I'd hate to have to show Robin this.
--> '''Steven ([[OhCrap horrified]])''': ''Bastard!''
* TheCharmer: Chip Douglas is this to pretty much everyone around Steven, by using some goofy lines and a little smooth-talking, on top of giving free cable to the right people. Steven knows Chip's just doing this to get control of his life, and he's helpless to watch.
* ChekhovsGun: A few of them, to establish what kind of control a cable guy has. Such as one of the guys at Chip and Steven's party turning out to be a cop. The cruelest one, however, is when Steven has Robin over to watch ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle.'' Before the movie starts, he blows off some steam by trash-talking his boss. Turns out [[spoiler:Chip recorded the conversation, and after Steven punches him at his family's party, he gets revenge by playing the conversation on ''all the computers where he works,'' which gets him swiftly fired.]]
* ChekhovsGun: A few of them, to establish what kind of control a cable guy has. Such as one of the guys at Chip and Steven's party turning out to be a cop. The cruelest one, however, is when Steven has Robin over to watch ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle.'' Before the movie starts, he blows off some steam by trash-talking his boss. Turns out [[spoiler:Chip recorded the conversation, and after Steven punches him at his family's party, he gets revenge by playing the conversation on ''all the computers where he works,'' which gets him swiftly fired.]]
* CringeComedy: Chip getting Steven and his family to play Porno Password. The family thinks it's all in good fun, while Steven looks like he'd rather be back in prison.
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* HereWeGoAgain: [[spoiler:Hey, am I really your buddy?]] Bear in mind, Chip is reacting like this to something a paramedic said as a ''knee-jerk reaction'' (typical "hang in there" pep talk).
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* HereWeGoAgain: [[spoiler:Hey, [[spoiler:"Hey, am I really your buddy?]] buddy?"]] Bear in mind, Chip is reacting like this to something a paramedic said as a ''knee-jerk reaction'' (typical "hang in there" pep talk).
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* LargeHam: Chip, though it's no surprise since he's played by Jim Carrey.
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* LargeHam: Chip, though it's no surprise since he's played by Jim Carrey.Creator/JimCarrey.
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* NewMediaAreEvil: PlayedForLaughs. The movie doesn't outright say that television is evil, but it does take shots at the sensationalist trash programing it often boasts, not to mention the titular cable guy's mental instability being largely due to his inattentive mother jut letting him watch TV all day as a kid. In the end, when everyone's cable goes out, one disappointed viewer happily picks up a book and starts reading it.
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* NewMediaAreEvil: PlayedForLaughs. The movie doesn't outright say that television is evil, but it does take shots at the sensationalist trash programing it often boasts, not to mention the titular cable guy's mental instability being largely due to his inattentive mother jut just letting him watch TV all day as a kid. In the end, when everyone's cable goes out, one disappointed viewer happily picks up a book and starts reading it.
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''"This concludes our broadcast day. Click."''
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* StalkerWithoutACrush: Chip Douglas. He just wants to be Steven's friend, and he will do ''anything'' (even putting Steven in jail and beating the crap out of someone dating Steven's girlfriend) to be that role...
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* StalkerWithoutACrush: Chip Douglas. He just wants to be Steven's friend, and he will do ''anything'' (even putting Steven in jail and beating the crap out of someone dating Steven's girlfriend) to be that role...role. [[HoYay Unless...]]
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After his girlfriend Robin (Mann) flips out and gives him the boot, Steven Kovacs (Broderick) gets the very last thing he needed to fill the new void: an incredibly bizarre cable installer named Chip Douglas (Carrey) who latches on and insinuates himself into Steven's life. To his credit, Chip does lots of favors for Steven, up to and including helping him win back Robin, but his odd, off-putting and sometimes illicit behavior (including buying Steven a prostitute and then making it up to him by beating the crap out of Robin's date, and later getting him an overelaborate entertainment system via "connections"... which ends up being stolen) proves too much to take and Steven eventually has to tell him to take a hike. Things quickly turn sour after that, and Steven finds out just how weird his "pal" really is when Chip begins stalking him and pulling various strings to try and ruin his life.
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After his girlfriend Robin (Mann) flips out and gives him the boot, Steven Kovacs (Broderick) gets the very last thing he needed to fill the new void: an incredibly bizarre cable installer named Chip Douglas (Carrey) who latches on and insinuates himself into Steven's life. To his credit, Chip does lots of favors for Steven, up to and including helping him win back Robin, but his odd, off-putting and sometimes illicit behavior (including buying Steven a prostitute and then making it up to him by beating the crap out of Robin's date, and later getting him an overelaborate entertainment system via "connections"... [[FellOffTheBackOfATruck which ends up being stolen) stolen]]) proves too much to take and Steven eventually has to tell him to take a hike. Things quickly turn sour after that, and Steven finds out just how weird his "pal" really is when Chip begins stalking him and pulling various strings to try and ruin his life.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Carrey gives the exact same performance that he always did at the time, except this one shows just how weird and creepy real-life people would find it.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Carrey gives the exact same performance that he always did at the time, except this one shows just how weird and creepy real-life normal people would find it.it in real-life.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Carrey gives the exact same performance that he always did at the time, except this one shows just how weird and creepy regular people would find it.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Carrey gives the exact same performance that he always did at the time, except this one shows just how weird and creepy regular real-life people would find it.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: Averted. Chip lets himself drop, hoping he will get impaled on the antenna's tip, but misses. His reaction to that is along the lines of "dammit, I pulled an EpicFail!".
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* DisappearedDad: Chip was raised by a neglectful mother alone (well, mostly by the TV), and his father never appears in the flashbacks we see. Given what we've seen, his mother was pretty promiscuous, and possibly isn't aware of who it even was.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Averted. Chip lets himself drop, hoping he will get impaled on the antenna's tip, but misses. His reaction to that is along the lines of"dammit, "Dammit, I pulled an EpicFail!".
* DisneyVillainDeath: Averted. Chip lets himself drop, hoping he will get impaled on the antenna's tip, but misses. His reaction to that is along the lines of
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-->'''Melinda''': Dude, I've got a lot of tables.
[[note]]In fact people did use knives while eating in the medieval era. They were the only utensils.[[/note]]
[[note]]In fact people did use knives while eating in the medieval era. They were the only utensils.[[/note]]
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-->'''Melinda''': Dude, I've got a lot of tables.
tables.[[note]]In fact people did use knives while eating in the medieval era. They were the only utensils.[[/note]]
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* ShowWithinAShow: ''Double Trouble'', which has a looming presence throughout the movie, due to the closing trial of former child actor Sam Sweet for shooting his twin brother Stan. Also ''Brother, Sweet Brother'', a "movie of the week" cashing on the trial's media circus (and starring Eric Roberts as [[ActingForTwo both Sweet brothers]]).
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* ShowWithinAShow: ''Double Trouble'', which has a looming presence throughout the movie, due to the closing trial of former child actor Sam Sweet for shooting his twin brother Stan. Also ''Brother, Sweet Brother'', a "movie of the week" cashing in on the trial's media circus (and starring Eric Roberts as [[ActingForTwo both Sweet brothers]]).
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* StalkerWithoutACrush: Chip Douglas. He just wants to be Steven's friend, and he will do ''anything'' (even putting Steven in jail and beating the crap out of someone dating Steven's girlfriend) to be on that role...
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* StalkerWithoutACrush: Chip Douglas. He just wants to be Steven's friend, and he will do ''anything'' (even putting Steven in jail and beating the crap out of someone dating Steven's girlfriend) to be on that role...
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[[note]]In fact people did use knives while eating in the medieval era. They were the only utensils.[[/note]]
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* CharacterNameAlias [=/=]IHaveManyNames: His name isn't really [[MyThreeSons Chip Douglas]]. Or [[Series/{{Bewitched}} Larry Tate]]. Or [[Series/ILoveLucy Ricky Ricardo]]. Or [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons George Jetson]]. Or even [[Series/LaverneAndShirley The Big Ragu]].
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* CharacterNameAlias [=/=]IHaveManyNames: His name isn't really [[MyThreeSons [[Series/MyThreeSons Chip Douglas]]. Or [[Series/{{Bewitched}} Larry Tate]]. Or [[Series/ILoveLucy Ricky Ricardo]]. Or [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons George Jetson]]. Or even [[Series/LaverneAndShirley The Big Ragu]].
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* CharacterNameAlias [=/=]IHaveManyNames: His name isn't really [[MyThreeSons Chip Douglas]]. Or [[Series/{{Bewitched}} Larry Tate]]. Or [[Series/ILoveLucy Ricky Ricardo]]. Or [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons George Jetson]]. Or even [[LaverneAndShirley The Big Ragu]].
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* CharacterNameAlias [=/=]IHaveManyNames: His name isn't really [[MyThreeSons Chip Douglas]]. Or [[Series/{{Bewitched}} Larry Tate]]. Or [[Series/ILoveLucy Ricky Ricardo]]. Or [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons George Jetson]]. Or even [[LaverneAndShirley [[Series/LaverneAndShirley The Big Ragu]].
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[[IThoughtThatWas Has nothing to do with]] Creator/LarryTheCableGuy.
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''The Cable Guy'' is a 1996 BlackComedy film directed by Creator/BenStiller, written by Creator/JuddApatow[[note]]He later claimed that most of the screenplay was rewritten without his permission, which he was not happy about.[[/note]], and starring Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/MatthewBroderick and Apatow's future wife Creator/LeslieMann.
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''The Cable Guy'' is a 1996 BlackComedy film directed by Creator/BenStiller, written by Creator/JuddApatow[[note]]He later claimed that most of the screenplay was rewritten without his permission, which he was not happy about.[[/note]], Creator/JuddApatow, and starring Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/MatthewBroderick and Apatow's future wife Creator/LeslieMann.
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''The Cable Guy'' is a 1996 BlackComedy film directed by Creator/BenStiller, written by Creator/JuddApatow, and starring Creator/JimCarrey and Creator/MatthewBroderick.
After his girlfriend Robin (Creator/LeslieMann) flips out and gives him the boot, Steven Kovacs (Broderick) gets the very last thing he needed to fill the new void: an incredibly bizarre cable installer named Chip Douglas (Carrey) who latches on and insinuates himself into Steven's life. To his credit, Chip does lots of favors for Steven, up to and including helping him win back Robin, but his odd, off-putting and sometimes illicit behavior (including buying Steven a prostitute and then making it up to him by beating the crap out of Robin's date, and later getting him an overelaborate entertainment system via "connections"... which ends up being stolen) proves too much to take and Steven eventually has to tell him to take a hike. Things quickly turn sour after that, and Steven finds out just how weird his "pal" really is when Chip begins stalking him and pulling various strings to try and ruin his life.
After his girlfriend Robin (Creator/LeslieMann) flips out and gives him the boot, Steven Kovacs (Broderick) gets the very last thing he needed to fill the new void: an incredibly bizarre cable installer named Chip Douglas (Carrey) who latches on and insinuates himself into Steven's life. To his credit, Chip does lots of favors for Steven, up to and including helping him win back Robin, but his odd, off-putting and sometimes illicit behavior (including buying Steven a prostitute and then making it up to him by beating the crap out of Robin's date, and later getting him an overelaborate entertainment system via "connections"... which ends up being stolen) proves too much to take and Steven eventually has to tell him to take a hike. Things quickly turn sour after that, and Steven finds out just how weird his "pal" really is when Chip begins stalking him and pulling various strings to try and ruin his life.
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''The Cable Guy'' is a 1996 BlackComedy film directed by Creator/BenStiller, written by Creator/JuddApatow, Creator/JuddApatow[[note]]He later claimed that most of the screenplay was rewritten without his permission, which he was not happy about.[[/note]], and starring Creator/JimCarrey Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/MatthewBroderick and Creator/MatthewBroderick.
Apatow's future wife Creator/LeslieMann.
After his girlfriend Robin(Creator/LeslieMann) (Mann) flips out and gives him the boot, Steven Kovacs (Broderick) gets the very last thing he needed to fill the new void: an incredibly bizarre cable installer named Chip Douglas (Carrey) who latches on and insinuates himself into Steven's life. To his credit, Chip does lots of favors for Steven, up to and including helping him win back Robin, but his odd, off-putting and sometimes illicit behavior (including buying Steven a prostitute and then making it up to him by beating the crap out of Robin's date, and later getting him an overelaborate entertainment system via "connections"... which ends up being stolen) proves too much to take and Steven eventually has to tell him to take a hike. Things quickly turn sour after that, and Steven finds out just how weird his "pal" really is when Chip begins stalking him and pulling various strings to try and ruin his life.
After his girlfriend Robin
