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* BrokenAesop: "Handsome charming guy chooses girl over her attractive rival, based upon nothing but her personality and smarts." That Aesop assumes the viewer finds Abby and by extension Janeane Garofalo far less attractive than Noelle/Uma Thurman.
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* IntimateTelecommunications: Abby and Brian spend several hours on the phone talking to each other. The evening is topped by ADateWithRosiePalms on both ends.
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* IntimateTelecommunications: Abby and Brian spend several hours on the phone talking to each other. The evening is topped by ADateWithRosiePalms masturbation on both ends.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: During their phone date, Abby and Brian take a moment to let their hands go "nowhere" under the sheets. Beforehand, Abby admits to Brian that if she thinks too much about what they will do, it's not going to happen and even has to muffle her giggles with a pillow.
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HollywoodHomely Abby Barnes (Creator/JaneaneGarofalo) is a radio veterinarian, who falls in love with a photographer to her radio show called named Brian (Ben Chaplin). When Abby gets a blind date with Brian, her insecurity about her appearance causes her to send in her conventionally beautiful neighbor Noelle Slusarsk (Creator/UmaThurman). Of course, Noelle develops feelings for Brian too, with complications (and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]]) duly ensuing.
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HollywoodHomely Abby Barnes (Creator/JaneaneGarofalo) is a radio veterinarian, who falls in love with a photographer to her radio show called named Brian (Ben Chaplin).(Creator/BenChaplin). When Abby gets a blind date with Brian, her insecurity about her appearance causes her to send in her conventionally beautiful neighbor Noelle Slusarsk (Creator/UmaThurman). Of course, Noelle develops feelings for Brian too, with complications (and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]]) duly ensuing.
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''The Truth About Cats and Dogs'' is a 1996 RomanticComedy film directed by Michael Lehmann, involving a ''Franchise/CyranoDeBergerac'' LoveTriangle.
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''The Truth About Cats and Dogs'' is a 1996 RomanticComedy film directed by Michael Lehmann, involving a ''Franchise/CyranoDeBergerac'' ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' LoveTriangle.
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* BrokenAesop: "Handsome charming guy chooses girl over her attractive rival, based upon "nothing" but her personality and smarts." That Aesop requires you to assign a value to people based upon their looks, let alone assume that you find Abby and by extension Janeane Garofalo far less attractive than Noelle/Uma Thurman's
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* BrokenAesop: "Handsome charming guy chooses girl over her attractive rival, based upon "nothing" nothing but her personality and smarts." That Aesop requires you to assign a value to people based upon their looks, let alone assume that you find assumes the viewer finds Abby and by extension Janeane Garofalo far less attractive than Noelle/Uma Thurman'sThurman.
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->''"You can love your pets, just don't '''love''' your pets."''
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->'''Abby''': That night on the phone? I'm pregnant
* BrokenAesop: "Handsome charming guy chooses girl over her attractive rival, based upon "nothing" but her personality and smarts." That Aesop requires you to objectify people by their looks, let alone assume that you find Abby and by extension Janeane Garofalo far less attractive than Noelle/Uma Thurman's
* BrokenAesop: "Handsome charming guy chooses girl over her attractive rival, based upon "nothing" but her personality and smarts." That Aesop requires you to objectify people by their looks, let alone assume that you find Abby and by extension Janeane Garofalo far less attractive than Noelle/Uma Thurman's
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* FluffyTamer: Brian calls in Abby's show because he was assigned to photograph a dog wearing skates and the dog is acting very aggressive, to the point where a child actor and his mom [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere get the hell out of his studio]]. She coaches him to approach the dog on his hands and knees, acting submissively (avoiding eye contact, for example). This allows him to get close enough to the dog to remove the skates and he still manages to get the cool picture.
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* FluffyTamer: Brian calls in Abby's show because he was assigned to photograph a dog wearing skates skates. Hank, the dog, is growling and the dog is acting very aggressive, to the point where a child actor and his mom [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere get the hell out of his studio]]. She coaches him to approach the dog on his hands and knees, acting submissively (avoiding eye contact, for example). This allows him to get close enough to the dog to remove the skates and he still manages to get the cool picture.
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* PlayingCyrano: After calling Abby's show, Brian stops by the station. Abby has Noelle impersonate her and introduces herself as Donna, a friend of "Abby".
* PublicExposure: Noelle appears as Miss January in a sexy calendar. When Brian sees "Abby" in the calendar, the jig is up.
* PublicExposure: Noelle appears as Miss January in a sexy calendar. When Brian sees "Abby" in the calendar, the jig is up.
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* DumbBlonde: Played with. Noelle sometimes acts ditzy and is very insecure about both her looks (despite being a model) and her intelligence. Part of her CharacterDevelopment is that she grows more intellectually curious and is seen reading a book while at her photoshoot assignment.
* FluffyTamer: Brian calls in Abby's show because he was assigned to photograph a dog wearing skates and the dog is acting very aggressive, to the point where a child actor and his mom [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere get the hell out of his studio]]. She coaches him to approach the dog on his hands and knees, acting submissively (avoiding eye contact, for example). This allows him to get close enough to the dog to remove the skates and he still manages to get the cool picture.
* FluffyTamer: Brian calls in Abby's show because he was assigned to photograph a dog wearing skates and the dog is acting very aggressive, to the point where a child actor and his mom [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere get the hell out of his studio]]. She coaches him to approach the dog on his hands and knees, acting submissively (avoiding eye contact, for example). This allows him to get close enough to the dog to remove the skates and he still manages to get the cool picture.
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%%Quoting Roger Ebert: "The movie is based upon the presumption that Garofalo is not pretty, and of course she is."
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%%Quoting Roger Ebert: Creator/RogerEbert: "The movie is based upon the presumption that Garofalo is not pretty, and of course she is."
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%%%Split-Screen Phone Call: a Phone Sex conversation between Abby and Brian.
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%%Hilarious in Hindsight: Janeane Garofalo would play a [[Film/WetHotAmericanSummer camp counselor who ends up pregnant by the movie's end five years later]].
%%Les Yay: Some fans may have preferred that Noelle and Abby ended up with each other instead of Brian, helped by this exchange:
%%Abby: If I was a guy, I think women would, like, line up to go out with me. I'm smart. I have a good sense of humor. I make a great living.
%%Noelle: I'd fuck you.
%%Abby: Thank you, honey. I know you would.
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%%Hilarious in Hindsight: Janeane Garofalo would play a [[Film/WetHotAmericanSummer camp counselor who ends up pregnant by the movie's end five years later]].
%%Les Yay: Some fans may have preferred that Noelle and Abby ended up with each other instead of Brian, helped by this exchange:
%%Abby: If I was a guy, I think women would, like, line up to go out with me. I'm smart. I have a good sense of humor. I make a great living.
%%Noelle: I'd fuck you.
%%Abby: Thank you, honey. I know you would.
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%%%Split-Screen Phone Call: a Phone Sex conversation between Abby and Brian.
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%%Hilarious in Hindsight: Janeane Garofalo would play a [[Film/WetHotAmericanSummer camp counselor who ends up pregnant by the movie's end five years later]].
%%Les Yay: Some fans may have preferred that Noelle and Abby ended up with each other instead of Brian, helped by this exchange:
%%Abby: If I was a guy, I think women would, like, line up to go out with me. I'm smart. I have a good sense of humor. I make a great living.
%%Noelle: I'd fuck you.
%%Abby: Thank you, honey. I know you would.Brian.
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%%Hilarious in Hindsight: Janeane Garofalo would play a [[Film/WetHotAmericanSummer camp counselor who ends up pregnant by the movie's end five years later]].
%%Les Yay: Some fans may have preferred that Noelle and Abby ended up with each other instead of Brian, helped by this exchange:
%%Abby: If I was a guy, I think women would, like, line up to go out with me. I'm smart. I have a good sense of humor. I make a great living.
%%Noelle: I'd fuck you.
%%Abby: Thank you, honey. I know you would.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Much to Abby's surprise (and horror), Brian shows up to her place, wanting to see her in person. She covers her face with a beauty face mask and an eye gel mask. He asks her to throw him something she has worn. She runs around her room, picking up her underwear. Cut to Brian catching a very sexy... Keds tennis shoe.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Much to Abby's surprise (and horror), Brian shows up to her place, wanting to see her in person. She covers her face with a beauty face mask and an eye gel mask. He asks her to throw him something she has worn. She runs around her room, picking up making it seem like she is going to toss her underwear. Cut to Brian catching a very sexy... Keds tennis shoe.shoe.
* BestialityIsDepraved: Abby's advice on her radio show after [[NoodleIncident a call we don't hear]]:
''"You can love your pets, just don't '''love''' your pets."''
* BrickJoke: After their phone date ends up in [[IntimateTelecommunications phone sex]]:
->'''Abby''': That night on the phone? I'm pregnant
* BestialityIsDepraved: Abby's advice on her radio show after [[NoodleIncident a call we don't hear]]:
''"You can love your pets, just don't '''love''' your pets."''
* BrickJoke: After their phone date ends up in [[IntimateTelecommunications phone sex]]:
->'''Abby''': That night on the phone? I'm pregnant
* IntimateTelecommunications: Abby and Brian spend several hours on the phone talking to each other. The evening is topped by ADateWithRosiePalms on both ends.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Noelle is attracted to Brian, but she realizes that he may be attracted to her looks but he is drawn to Abby's personality. She understands that is not a good basis for a relationship, so she goes on an out-of-town assignment to give them both some space. The "Beloved" could also apply to Abby in a platonic way.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Noelle is attracted to Brian, but she realizes that he may be attracted to her looks but he is drawn to Abby's personality. She understands that is not a good basis for a relationship, so she goes on an out-of-town assignment to give them both some space. The "Beloved" could also apply to Abby in a platonic way.
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%%Hollywood Homely: Played with: Janeane Garofalo is beautiful by any normal standards. However, she considers herself far from attractive, especially when compared to Uma Thurman. It's never stated if she is considered ugly In-Universe and Uma Thurman has a serious case of self esteem issues where she considers herself ugly.
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%%Hollywood Homely: Played with: Janeane Garofalo is beautiful by any normal standards. However, she considers herself far from attractive, especially when compared to Uma Thurman. It's never stated if she is considered ugly In-Universe and Uma Thurman has a serious case of self esteem self-esteem issues where she considers herself ugly.
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%%Brick Joke:
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''The Truth About Cats and Dogs'' is a 1996 RomanticComedy film directed by Michael Lehmann, involving a ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' LoveTriangle.
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''The Truth About Cats and Dogs'' is a 1996 RomanticComedy film directed by Michael Lehmann, involving a ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' ''Franchise/CyranoDeBergerac'' LoveTriangle.
* BaitAndSwitch: Much to Abby's surprise (and horror), Brian shows up to her place, wanting to see her in person. She covers her face with a beauty face mask and an eye gel mask. He asks her to throw him something she has worn. She runs around her room, picking up her underwear. Cut to Brian catching a very sexy... Keds tennis shoe.
* BrokenAesop: "Handsome charming guy chooses girl over her attractive rival, based upon "nothing" but her personality and smarts." That Aesop requires you to objectify people by their looks, let alone assume that you find Abby and by extension Janeane Garofalo far less attractive than Noelle/Uma Thurman's
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* HandOfObjectUnderwear: A nude Noelle has to use a bunch of loudspeakers to hide behind.
* InformedFlaw: The plot is based around Creator/UmaThurman's character being [[HeadTurningBeauty ''much'' more attractive]] than Creator/JaneaneGarofalo's character, who is treated sometimes as if she was hideous.
* InformedFlaw: The plot is based around Creator/UmaThurman's character being [[HeadTurningBeauty ''much'' more attractive]] than Creator/JaneaneGarofalo's character, who is treated sometimes as if she was hideous.
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* HandOfObjectUnderwear: HandOrObjectUnderwear: A nude Noelle has to use a bunch stack of loudspeakers to hide behind.
* InformedFlaw: The plot is based around Creator/UmaThurman's character being [[HeadTurningBeauty ''much'' more attractive]] than Creator/JaneaneGarofalo's character, who is treated sometimes as if she washideous.hideous.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Abby to Noelle. Abby is a veterinarian, who isn't afraid of handling animals and touching gross stuff. Meanwhile, Noelle is totally image-obsessed and hates touching animals.
%%Hollywood Homely: Played with: Janeane Garofalo is beautiful by any normal standards. However, she considers herself far from attractive, especially when compared to Uma Thurman. It's never stated if she is considered ugly In-Universe and Uma Thurman has a serious case of self esteem issues where she considers herself ugly.
%%Quoting Roger Ebert: "The movie is based upon the presumption that Garofalo is not pretty, and of course she is."
Split-Screen Phone Call: a Phone Sex conversation between Abby and Brian.
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%%Abby: That night on the phone? I'm pregnant.
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%%Hilarious in Hindsight: Janeane Garofalo would play a [[Film/WetHotAmericanSummer camp counselor who ends up pregnant by the movie's end five years later]].
%%Les Yay: Some fans may have preferred that Noelle and Abby ended up with each other instead of Brian, helped by this exchange:
%%Abby: If I was a guy, I think women would, like, line up to go out with me. I'm smart. I have a good sense of humor. I make a great living.
%%Noelle: I'd fuck you.
%%Abby: Thank you, honey. I know you would.
* InformedFlaw: The plot is based around Creator/UmaThurman's character being [[HeadTurningBeauty ''much'' more attractive]] than Creator/JaneaneGarofalo's character, who is treated sometimes as if she was
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Abby to Noelle. Abby is a veterinarian, who isn't afraid of handling animals and touching gross stuff. Meanwhile, Noelle is totally image-obsessed and hates touching animals.
%%Hollywood Homely: Played with: Janeane Garofalo is beautiful by any normal standards. However, she considers herself far from attractive, especially when compared to Uma Thurman. It's never stated if she is considered ugly In-Universe and Uma Thurman has a serious case of self esteem issues where she considers herself ugly.
%%Quoting Roger Ebert: "The movie is based upon the presumption that Garofalo is not pretty, and of course she is."
Split-Screen Phone Call: a Phone Sex conversation between Abby and Brian.
%%Brick Joke:
%%Abby: That night on the phone? I'm pregnant.
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%%Hilarious in Hindsight: Janeane Garofalo would play a [[Film/WetHotAmericanSummer camp counselor who ends up pregnant by the movie's end five years later]].
%%Les Yay: Some fans may have preferred that Noelle and Abby ended up with each other instead of Brian, helped by this exchange:
%%Abby: If I was a guy, I think women would, like, line up to go out with me. I'm smart. I have a good sense of humor. I make a great living.
%%Noelle: I'd fuck you.
%%Abby: Thank you, honey. I know you would.
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->''"You can love your pets, just don't ''love'' your pets."
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_truth_about_cats_and_dogs.jpg]]
''The Truth About Cats and Dogs'' is a 1996 RomanticComedy film directed by Michael Lehmann, involving a ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' LoveTriangle.
HollywoodHomely Abby Barnes (Creator/JaneaneGarofalo) is a radio veterinarian, who falls in love with a photographer to her radio show called named Brian (Ben Chaplin). When Abby gets a blind date with Brian, her insecurity about her appearance causes her to send in her conventionally beautiful neighbor Noelle Slusarsk (Creator/UmaThurman). Of course, Noelle develops feelings for Brian too, with complications (and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]]) duly ensuing.
!!Tropes present in this film.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: During their phone date, Abby and Brian take a moment to let their hands go "nowhere" under the sheets. Beforehand, Abby admits to Brian that if she thinks too much about what they will do, it's not going to happen and even has to muffle her giggles with a pillow.
* TheGrovel: Unusual with this trope, the film ends with the woman groveling to the guy.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Noelle is a sweetheart and genuinely nice towards Abby.
* HandOfObjectUnderwear: A nude Noelle has to use a bunch of loudspeakers to hide behind.
* InformedFlaw: The plot is based around Creator/UmaThurman's character being [[HeadTurningBeauty ''much'' more attractive]] than Creator/JaneaneGarofalo's character, who is treated sometimes as if she was hideous.
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_truth_about_cats_and_dogs.jpg]]
''The Truth About Cats and Dogs'' is a 1996 RomanticComedy film directed by Michael Lehmann, involving a ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' LoveTriangle.
HollywoodHomely Abby Barnes (Creator/JaneaneGarofalo) is a radio veterinarian, who falls in love with a photographer to her radio show called named Brian (Ben Chaplin). When Abby gets a blind date with Brian, her insecurity about her appearance causes her to send in her conventionally beautiful neighbor Noelle Slusarsk (Creator/UmaThurman). Of course, Noelle develops feelings for Brian too, with complications (and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]]) duly ensuing.
!!Tropes present in this film.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: During their phone date, Abby and Brian take a moment to let their hands go "nowhere" under the sheets. Beforehand, Abby admits to Brian that if she thinks too much about what they will do, it's not going to happen and even has to muffle her giggles with a pillow.
* TheGrovel: Unusual with this trope, the film ends with the woman groveling to the guy.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Noelle is a sweetheart and genuinely nice towards Abby.
* HandOfObjectUnderwear: A nude Noelle has to use a bunch of loudspeakers to hide behind.
* InformedFlaw: The plot is based around Creator/UmaThurman's character being [[HeadTurningBeauty ''much'' more attractive]] than Creator/JaneaneGarofalo's character, who is treated sometimes as if she was hideous.
