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** Sharon sings "Night Fever" by the ''Music/BeeGees''.
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** Sharon makes a joke about wearing a bin bag to the first ''Music/SexPistols'' concert and getting [[Music/JohnnyRotten Johnny Rotten's]] autograph.
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** Sharon tries to sell a Mark Bolan record for two quid.
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** Sharon tries to sell a Mark Bolan Music/MarcBolan record for two quid.
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* ProductPlacement:
** One of Tracey's chores is to dust her many ''Wedgewood'' knickknacks.
** Sharon recalls getting photos developed at Boots.
** Dorien is quite proud of her ''Louis Vuitton'' luggage.
** Tracey complains that Sharon eats all of her chocolate ''Hobnobs''.
** Tom wears an ''Armani'' suit.
** One of Tracey's chores is to dust her many ''Wedgewood'' knickknacks.
** Sharon recalls getting photos developed at Boots.
** Dorien is quite proud of her ''Louis Vuitton'' luggage.
** Tracey complains that Sharon eats all of her chocolate ''Hobnobs''.
** Tom wears an ''Armani'' suit.
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-->'''Darryl''': It's ''history'' babe.
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-->'''Darryl''': It's ''history'' ''history'', babe.
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* UnusualEuphemism: A wig is once again referred to as a "syrup".
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* UnusualEuphemism: A wig is once again referred to as a "syrup".
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-->-- '''Dorien Green''' trying to get '''Tracey Stubbs''' to stop obsessing over her husband Darryl's potential infidelity.
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-->'''Tracey''': You make 'im sound like a slab a'beef steak!
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-->'''Dorien''': Shouldn't you just let sleeping dogs lie?
-->'''Tracey''': Not until I find out which dog 'e's been sleeping with!
-->'''Tracey''': Not until I find out which dog 'e's been sleeping with!
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* SpotOfTea: Dorien asks for one the second she enters Tracey's kitchen.
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* UnusualEuphemism: A a wig is once again referred to as a "syrup".
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* UnusualEuphemism: A a wig is once again referred to as a "syrup". "syrup".
* WhatDidIDoLastNight: Tracey, Sharon and Darryl can't remember anything about Kieth Wheeler's party because of his 90% proof punch.
* WhatDidIDoLastNight: Tracey, Sharon and Darryl can't remember anything about Kieth Wheeler's party because of his 90% proof punch.
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* WomanScorned: Tracey flips out when she thinks Darryl cheated on her and interrogates him furiously.
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** Sharon calls a drunk Darryl "[[Creator/OliverReed Oliver Reeded out of his skull".
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** Sharon calls a drunk Darryl "[[Creator/OliverReed Oliver Reeded Reeded]] out of his skull".
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** Tracey complains that S
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** Tracey complains that S Sharon eats all of her chocolate ''Hobnobs''.
** Tom wears an ''Armani'' suit.
** Tom wears an ''Armani'' suit.
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* ShoutOut: Tracey notes that the last time Sharon did any cleaning, UsefulNotes/JohnMajor was a nobody.
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* ShoutOut: RightInFrontOfMe: Darryl tells Tracey notes he didn't fancy the girl he was kissing at Kieth Wheeler's party and that she was an ugly slag. Then at the last time end of the episode we find out he was kissing Tracey the whole time.
-->'''Sharon''': You're the ugly slag he didn't fancy!
-->'''Tracey''': Yeah! ({{Beat}}) The bastard! I'll kill him!
* ShipTease: Sharondid any cleaning, calls Darryl hunky.
* ShoutOut:
** Sharon would rather French kiss [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] than clean Dorien's house.
** Sharon finds records of "Diamond Dogs", "True Blue" and "The Best of Elvis" and fakes the signatures of Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Madonna}} and Music/ElvisPresley.
** Sharon sings "Night Fever" by the ''Music/BeeGees''.
** Tracey recalls when Sharon used to claim Chris had eyes like Creator/JohnTravolta.
** Sharon remembers Chris used to snog great to "Three Times a Lady".
** Sharon mentions her and Tracey used to throw more parties than the Young Conservatives.
** Sharon makes a joke about wearing a bin bag to the first ''Music/SexPistols'' concert and getting [[Music/JohnnyRotten Johnny Rotten's]] autograph.
** Sharon asks Tracey if she's still looking for the ''Series/BluePeter'' badge she stole from her as a child.
** Dorien talks about Ian [=McCaskill=].
** Sharon tries to sell a Mark Bolan record for two quid.
** Sharon moves back into Dalentrace because Dorien won't let her watch ''Series/GrangeHill''.
** Dorien sells Marcus' ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' comics to Tom.
** Dorien lies about having a valuable collection of ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' comics in the attic.
** Sharon reads Gloria Hunniford's horoscope.
* SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein: Sharon doesn't know the words to a song on the radio and just scats along to it.
* SpitefulSpit: Sharon makes a joke about getting spat on by Music/JohnnyRotten.
* SpotOfTea: Dorien asks for one the second she enters Tracey's kitchen.
* TakeThat:
** Tracey remarks Sharon leaves enough hair in the bath to weave Creator/BurtReynolds a new wig.
** Sharon doesn't know who UsefulNotes/JohnMajorwas is.
** Sharon mentions Mary Whitehouse couldn't cramp Dorien's style.
** Sharon compares Dorien to UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein.
** Sharon gets embarrassed when she remembers doing anobody.strip tease to "Sing Along With Max".
** Sharon calls a drunk Darryl "[[Creator/OliverReed Oliver Reeded out of his skull".
* TitleDrop: Darryl telling Tracey not to worry about the photo.
-->'''Darryl''': It's ''history'' babe.
-->'''Sharon''': You're the ugly slag he didn't fancy!
-->'''Tracey''': Yeah! ({{Beat}}) The bastard! I'll kill him!
* ShipTease: Sharon
* ShoutOut:
** Sharon would rather French kiss [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] than clean Dorien's house.
** Sharon finds records of "Diamond Dogs", "True Blue" and "The Best of Elvis" and fakes the signatures of Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Madonna}} and Music/ElvisPresley.
** Sharon sings "Night Fever" by the ''Music/BeeGees''.
** Tracey recalls when Sharon used to claim Chris had eyes like Creator/JohnTravolta.
** Sharon remembers Chris used to snog great to "Three Times a Lady".
** Sharon mentions her and Tracey used to throw more parties than the Young Conservatives.
** Sharon makes a joke about wearing a bin bag to the first ''Music/SexPistols'' concert and getting [[Music/JohnnyRotten Johnny Rotten's]] autograph.
** Sharon asks Tracey if she's still looking for the ''Series/BluePeter'' badge she stole from her as a child.
** Dorien talks about Ian [=McCaskill=].
** Sharon tries to sell a Mark Bolan record for two quid.
** Sharon moves back into Dalentrace because Dorien won't let her watch ''Series/GrangeHill''.
** Dorien sells Marcus' ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' comics to Tom.
** Dorien lies about having a valuable collection of ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' comics in the attic.
** Sharon reads Gloria Hunniford's horoscope.
* SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein: Sharon doesn't know the words to a song on the radio and just scats along to it.
* SpitefulSpit: Sharon makes a joke about getting spat on by Music/JohnnyRotten.
* SpotOfTea: Dorien asks for one the second she enters Tracey's kitchen.
* TakeThat:
** Tracey remarks Sharon leaves enough hair in the bath to weave Creator/BurtReynolds a new wig.
** Sharon doesn't know who UsefulNotes/JohnMajor
** Sharon mentions Mary Whitehouse couldn't cramp Dorien's style.
** Sharon compares Dorien to UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein.
** Sharon gets embarrassed when she remembers doing a
** Sharon calls a drunk Darryl "[[Creator/OliverReed Oliver Reeded out of his skull".
* TitleDrop: Darryl telling Tracey not to worry about the photo.
-->'''Darryl''': It's ''history'' babe.
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-->'''Dorien''': Shouldn't you just let sleeping dogs lie?
-->'''Tracey''': Not until I find out which dog 'e's been sleeping with!
-->'''Dorien''': Shouldn't you just let sleeping dogs lie?
-->'''Tracey''': Not until I find out which dog 'e's been sleeping with!
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* AlliterativeTitle: '''K'''rypton '''K'''omix, the comic shop whose card Thomas gives Sharon.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Sharon tries to apologise to Tracey by asking "'''Tr'''uce '''Tr'''ace?".
* AlliterativeTitle: '''K'''rypton '''K'''omix, the comic shop whose cardThomas Tom gives Sharon.Sharon.
* AutoErotica: Dorien wants to have sex with Tom in his van.
* {{Blackmail}}: Dorien is immune to it claiming Marcus trusts her for some strange reason.
* CaptainObvious: After seeing Tracey and Sharon's mood change the second Tracey finds an old pair of shoes, Dorien comments the shoes must have something to do with it.
* AlliterativeTitle: '''K'''rypton '''K'''omix, the comic shop whose card
* AutoErotica: Dorien wants to have sex with Tom in his van.
* {{Blackmail}}: Dorien is immune to it claiming Marcus trusts her for some strange reason.
* CaptainObvious: After seeing Tracey and Sharon's mood change the second Tracey finds an old pair of shoes, Dorien comments the shoes must have something to do with it.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: If Tracey found the shoes at the start of the episode, she would've never believed Darryl had been cheating on her.
* DeadpanSnarker:
** After seeing Sharon doing some cleaning, Dorien dryly asks Tracey if she's going to introduce her to the new cleaning lady.
** Dorien misses Luke because he was raw and unseasoned, so Tracey remarks:
-->'''Tracey''': You make 'im sound like a slab a'beef steak!
** After Dorien tells Sharon that ignorance is bliss, she snaps back that Marcus must think he's died and gone to Heaven.
* DelayedReaction: Tracey laughs after finding out she was the slag that Darryl didn't fancy, then realises this and threatens to kill him.
* DeadpanSnarker:
** After seeing Sharon doing some cleaning, Dorien dryly asks Tracey if she's going to introduce her to the new cleaning lady.
** Dorien misses Luke because he was raw and unseasoned, so Tracey remarks:
-->'''Tracey''': You make 'im sound like a slab a'beef steak!
** After Dorien tells Sharon that ignorance is bliss, she snaps back that Marcus must think he's died and gone to Heaven.
* DelayedReaction: Tracey laughs after finding out she was the slag that Darryl didn't fancy, then realises this and threatens to kill him.
* FeudEpisode: Tracey and Sharon fall out over Sharon not telling Tracey about a photo of Darryl seemingly cheating on her.
* GetOut:
** Tracey kicks Sharon out for not telling her about the photo of Darryl.
** Dorien threatens to kick out Sharon for not telling her the gossip.
* GotMeDoingIt: Dorien briefly picks up Tracey's accent.
-->'''Dorien''': She don't- I mean, she doesn't want it.
* GrailInTheGarbage: Dorien sells Marcus' ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' comics to Tom for a fiver, then finds out they were worth a fortune.
* GroinAttack: Tracey taps Darryl's groin while interrogating him.
* HeCleansUpNicely: Tom scrubs up nice for someone who looks like a builder.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Tracey is furious when she sees a photo of Darryl kissing an unknown woman, yet later in the episode brings up her past involvements with Patsy Edwards and Manfred from Berlin.
* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim:
** Tracey, Sharon and Darryl all laugh about the perm Kieth Wheeler used to have.
** Sharon remembers a garish pair of blue and yellow platform shoes she used to wear.
** Tracey kicks Sharon out for not telling her about the photo of Darryl.
** Dorien threatens to kick out Sharon for not telling her the gossip.
* GotMeDoingIt: Dorien briefly picks up Tracey's accent.
-->'''Dorien''': She don't- I mean, she doesn't want it.
* GrailInTheGarbage: Dorien sells Marcus' ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' comics to Tom for a fiver, then finds out they were worth a fortune.
* GroinAttack: Tracey taps Darryl's groin while interrogating him.
* HeCleansUpNicely: Tom scrubs up nice for someone who looks like a builder.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Tracey is furious when she sees a photo of Darryl kissing an unknown woman, yet later in the episode brings up her past involvements with Patsy Edwards and Manfred from Berlin.
* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim:
** Tracey, Sharon and Darryl all laugh about the perm Kieth Wheeler used to have.
** Sharon remembers a garish pair of blue and yellow platform shoes she used to wear.
* MistakenForCheating: Tracey believes Darryl cheated on her at Kieth Wheeler's party, but at the end of the episode finds out that it was her all along.
* MistakenForGay: After hearing Darryl cheated on Tracey, Dorien remarks prison does that to some men.
* MistakenForGay: After hearing Darryl cheated on Tracey, Dorien remarks prison does that to some men.
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* NoodleIncident: Apparently, Sharon once spilled byriani down the back of the radiator.
* OneWordTitle: The name of this episode is simply "History".
* RecognitionFailure: Sharon has no idea who John Major is (keep in mind that at the time of the episode's airing, he was the Prime Minister).
* OneWordTitle: The name of this episode is simply "History".
* RecognitionFailure: Sharon has no idea who John Major is (keep in mind that at the time of the episode's airing, he was the Prime Minister).
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* NoodleIncident: NoodleIncident:
** Apparently, Sharon once spilledbyriani biryani down the back of the radiator.
** Darryl claims half of North London wore cowboy boots after Kenny Lawrence turned over a show factory.
** Sharon mentions doing a strip tease on one of her birthdays to "Sing Along With Max".
* OneShotCharacter: Tom Lucas.
* OneSteveLimit: Dorien mentions Melanie Fishman picking up a builder named Jason. Jason was also the name of one of Garth's friends in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS3E3BabyComeBack Baby Come Back]]".
* OneWordTitle: Thename title of this the episode is simply "History".
* ProductPlacement:
** One of Tracey's chores is to dust her many ''Wedgewood'' knickknacks.
** Sharon recalls getting photos developed at Boots.
** Dorien is quite proud of her ''Louis Vuitton'' luggage.
** Tracey complains that S
* RecognitionFailure: Sharon has no idea whoJohn Major UsefulNotes/JohnMajor is (keep in mind that at the time of the episode's airing, he was the Prime Minister).
** Apparently, Sharon once spilled
** Darryl claims half of North London wore cowboy boots after Kenny Lawrence turned over a show factory.
** Sharon mentions doing a strip tease on one of her birthdays to "Sing Along With Max".
* OneShotCharacter: Tom Lucas.
* OneSteveLimit: Dorien mentions Melanie Fishman picking up a builder named Jason. Jason was also the name of one of Garth's friends in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS3E3BabyComeBack Baby Come Back]]".
* OneWordTitle: The
* ProductPlacement:
** One of Tracey's chores is to dust her many ''Wedgewood'' knickknacks.
** Sharon recalls getting photos developed at Boots.
** Dorien is quite proud of her ''Louis Vuitton'' luggage.
** Tracey complains that S
* RecognitionFailure: Sharon has no idea who
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* CallBack: Tracey mentions to Sharon to not mention [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E6Substitute Patsy Edwards]] or [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS2FallingInLoveAgain Manfred from Berlin]] when Darryl gets out.
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* CallBack: ContinuityNod: Tracey mentions to Sharon to not mention [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E6Substitute Patsy Edwards]] or [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS2FallingInLoveAgain Manfred from Berlin]] when Darryl gets out.
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* CallBack: Tracey mentions to Sharon to not mention Patsy Edwards or Manfred from Berlin when Darryl gets out.
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* CallBack: Tracey mentions to Sharon to not mention [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E6Substitute Patsy Edwards Edwards]] or [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS2FallingInLoveAgain Manfred from Berlin Berlin]] when Darryl gets out.
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* AlliterativeTitle: '''K''''rypton '''K'''omix, the comic shop whose card Thomas gives Sharon.
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* AlliterativeTitle: '''K''''rypton '''K'''rypton '''K'''omix, the comic shop whose card Thomas gives Sharon.
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* TheDreadedTolietDuty: When we first see Sharon, she's been cleaning the toliets. She's annoyed by this and wonders why Tracey isn't doing this.
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* TheDreadedTolietDuty: TheDreadedToiletDuty: When we first see Sharon, she's been cleaning the toliets. She's annoyed by this and wonders why Tracey isn't doing this.
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* Date First Aired: 12/10/1991
Dorien puts forward having a car-boot sale, and the girls are keen - Sharon is hoping to get rid of some of Chris's old stuff, and Tracey desires to sell things that her son Garth has outgrown. However, while their clearing out possessions, an old photo is found with Darryl at a party, under the table with some other woman. Sharon proceeds to get chucked out of the house by Tracey for keeping it a secret. They eventually decide to make up however.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AlliterativeTitle: '''K''''rypton '''K'''omix, the comic shop whose card Thomas gives Sharon.
* CallBack: Tracey mentions to Sharon to not mention Patsy Edwards or Manfred from Berlin when Darryl gets out.
* TheDreadedTolietDuty: When we first see Sharon, she's been cleaning the toliets. She's annoyed by this and wonders why Tracey isn't doing this.
* AFamilyAffair: Sharon fears that Darryl may have snogged her (instead of his wife and her sister Tracey) at a party. {{Subverted}} when it's revealed that Darryl kissed Tracey all along.
* GarageSale: The plot of the episode hinges on the girls preparing a car boot sale.
* KissingUnderTheInfluence: Darryl made love to a woman (eventually revealed to be Tracey) after consuming a decent amount of alcohol at a party, with neither being aware of it.
* MortonsFork: Tracey states that if Sharon reveals that Darryl was under the table with someone else, then she gets chucked out. She also states that if she doesn't reveal this, then she'll get kicked out anyway.
* NoodleIncident: Apparently, Sharon once spilled byriani down the back of the radiator.
* OneWordTitle: The name of this episode is simply "History".
* RecognitionFailure: Sharon has no idea who John Major is (keep in mind that at the time of the episode's airing, he was the Prime Minister).
* ShoutOut: Tracey notes that the last time Sharon did any cleaning, UsefulNotes/JohnMajor was a nobody.
* TitleThemeDrop: A brief snippet of the theme tune plays during the cut from Sharon and Dorien to the car boot sale.
* WhiteFlag: Sharon decides to call a truce by coming in with a white flag.
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Dorien puts forward having a car-boot sale, and the girls are keen - Sharon is hoping to get rid of some of Chris's old stuff, and Tracey desires to sell things that her son Garth has outgrown. However, while their clearing out possessions, an old photo is found with Darryl at a party, under the table with some other woman. Sharon proceeds to get chucked out of the house by Tracey for keeping it a secret. They eventually decide to make up however.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AlliterativeTitle: '''K''''rypton '''K'''omix, the comic shop whose card Thomas gives Sharon.
* CallBack: Tracey mentions to Sharon to not mention Patsy Edwards or Manfred from Berlin when Darryl gets out.
* TheDreadedTolietDuty: When we first see Sharon, she's been cleaning the toliets. She's annoyed by this and wonders why Tracey isn't doing this.
* AFamilyAffair: Sharon fears that Darryl may have snogged her (instead of his wife and her sister Tracey) at a party. {{Subverted}} when it's revealed that Darryl kissed Tracey all along.
* GarageSale: The plot of the episode hinges on the girls preparing a car boot sale.
* KissingUnderTheInfluence: Darryl made love to a woman (eventually revealed to be Tracey) after consuming a decent amount of alcohol at a party, with neither being aware of it.
* MortonsFork: Tracey states that if Sharon reveals that Darryl was under the table with someone else, then she gets chucked out. She also states that if she doesn't reveal this, then she'll get kicked out anyway.
* NoodleIncident: Apparently, Sharon once spilled byriani down the back of the radiator.
* OneWordTitle: The name of this episode is simply "History".
* RecognitionFailure: Sharon has no idea who John Major is (keep in mind that at the time of the episode's airing, he was the Prime Minister).
* ShoutOut: Tracey notes that the last time Sharon did any cleaning, UsefulNotes/JohnMajor was a nobody.
* TitleThemeDrop: A brief snippet of the theme tune plays during the cut from Sharon and Dorien to the car boot sale.
* WhiteFlag: Sharon decides to call a truce by coming in with a white flag.
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