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%% This is a Zero-Context example as it doens't explain if she gets angry or if she reacts violently.* BerserkButton: We learn that Doris's is being mistaken for Japanese. Considering that she's Korean, this is not even remotely surprising.

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* BerserkButton: We learn that Doris's is being mistaken for Japanese. Considering that she's Korean, this is not even remotely surprising.surprising.
* CreatureOfHabit: Greg cannot work properly without completing his work ritual, and must restart it if he is interrupted.



* SitcomArchNemesis: The seeds of the antipathy between Doris and Oliver which will last for four seasons are planted here.
* SuperOCD: A rare example of this on a show with an otherwise more realistic depiction of the disorder, and not even from the character who actually ''has'' OCD. Greg cannot work properly without completing his work ritual, and must restart it if he is interrupted.

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* SitcomArchNemesis: The seeds of the antipathy between Doris and Oliver which will last for four seasons are planted here.
* SuperOCD: A rare example of this on a show with an otherwise more realistic depiction of the disorder, and not even from the character who actually ''has'' OCD. Greg cannot work properly without completing his work ritual, and must restart it if he is interrupted.
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%% This is a Zero-Context example as it doens't explain if she gets angry or if she reacts violently.* BerserkbButton: We learn that Doris's is being mistaken for Japanese. Considering that she's Korean, this is not even remotely surprising.

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%% This is a Zero-Context example as it doens't explain if she gets angry or if she reacts violently.* BerserkbButton: BerserkButton: We learn that Doris's is being mistaken for Japanese. Considering that she's Korean, this is not even remotely surprising.
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* BerserkButton: We learn that Doris's is being mistaken for Japanese. Considering that she's Korean, this is not even remotely surprising.

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%% This is a Zero-Context example as it doens't explain if she gets angry or if she reacts violently.* BerserkButton: BerserkbButton: We learn that Doris's is being mistaken for Japanese. Considering that she's Korean, this is not even remotely surprising.
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* BerserkButton: We learn that Doris's is being mistaken for Japanese. Considering that she's Korean, this is not even remotely surprising.
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Katie is distraught by Anna-Kat's unflattering portrayal of her in a drawing she made for the children's art show. As she deals with this issue, she leaves Doris in charge of Taylor and Oliver, and they instantly chafe under her much stricter parenting style. Meanwhile, Greg attempts to write an article but finds himself constantly interrupted and having to restart his work ritual.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Doris gets her first substantial role in this episode.
* EarlyBirdCameo: This is the first mention of the richest kid in Westport, Cooper Bradford.
* EducationMama: Doris brings her "tiger mom" parenting style to babysitting Taylor and Oliver.
* TheGhost: Cooper Bradford, whose party Oliver is missing because of Doris's rules, is frequently mentioned but unseen.
* SitcomArchNemesis: The seeds of the antipathy between Doris and Oliver which will last for four seasons are planted here.
* SuperOCD: A rare example of this on a show with an otherwise more realistic depiction of the disorder, and not even from the character who actually ''has'' OCD. Greg cannot work properly without completing his work ritual, and must restart it if he is interrupted.

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