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* CompleteTheQuoteTitle: The title is the first half of the song "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves".



** Dorien describes her meter man as having [[Creator/TomCruise Tom Cruise's]] eyes, Will Carling's smile and [[Creator/KevinCostner Kevin Costner's]] butt.

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** Dorien describes her meter man as having [[Creator/TomCruise Tom Cruise's]] Creator/TomCruise's eyes, Will Carling's smile and [[Creator/KevinCostner Kevin Costner's]] Creator/KevinCostner's butt.



** Sharon asks Dorien if she plans to publicly humiliate Bill at Lakeside Shopping Centre.



** Sharon is glad she got kicked out of the ''Brownies''.
* TitledAfterTheSong: The title is a shortened version of the ''Music/{{Eurythmics}}'' and Music/ArethaFranklin song "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves".

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** Sharon is glad she got kicked out of the ''Brownies''.
Brownies.
* TitledAfterTheSong: The title is a shortened version of the ''Music/{{Eurythmics}}'' Music/{{Eurythmics}} and Music/ArethaFranklin song "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves".
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* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Dorien has rewatched ''Film/DirtyDancing'' so many times that she wore out the rental tape once.
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* ProductPlacement:
** Sharon remarks Dorien's ''Janet Reger's'' must be too tight.
** Tracey and Bill have ''Montello'' wine with their pizza.
** Sharon mentions Dorien checking out a bloke's ''Levi's''.
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** Dorien describes her meter man as having [[Creator/TomCruise Tom Cruise's]] eyes, Will Carling's smile and Creator/KevinCostner's butt.

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** Dorien describes her meter man as having [[Creator/TomCruise Tom Cruise's]] eyes, Will Carling's smile and Creator/KevinCostner's [[Creator/KevinCostner Kevin Costner's]] butt.



** Sharon remarks "Take a letter Miss Stubbs", referencing the song "Take a Letter Miss Maria" by R. B. Greaves.

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** Sharon remarks "Take a letter letter, Miss Stubbs", referencing the song "Take a Letter Miss Maria" by R. B. Greaves.
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We open on Sharon reading the newspaper. Dorien comes in jabbering about a gorgeous man who's read her meter claiming he has Creator/TomCruise's eyes and a good ass. Tracey comes in and reveals that she's become a temporary secretary to a sales manager, much to Sharon's annoyance (as she needs someone to do the book-keeping).

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We open on Sharon reading the newspaper. Dorien comes in jabbering about a gorgeous man who's read her meter claiming he has Creator/TomCruise's [[Creator/TomCruise Tom Cruise's]] eyes and a good ass. Tracey comes in and reveals that she's become a temporary secretary to a sales manager, much to Sharon's annoyance (as she needs someone to do the book-keeping).



** Dorien describes her meter man as having Creator/TomCruise's eyes, Will Carling's smile and Creator/KevinCostner's butt.

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** Dorien describes her meter man as having Creator/TomCruise's [[Creator/TomCruise Tom Cruise's]] eyes, Will Carling's smile and Creator/KevinCostner's butt.
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-->'''Tracey''': Michael Prat, you berk. ({{Beat}}) I mean Buerk you prat.

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-->'''Tracey''': Michael Prat, you berk. ({{Beat}}) I mean Buerk "Buerk, you prat.prat".
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-->'''Tracey''': Michael Prat you berk. ({{Beat}}) I mean Buerk you prat.

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-->'''Tracey''': Michael Prat Prat, you berk. ({{Beat}}) I mean Buerk you prat.
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-->'''Tracey''': 'is name's Bill Steel an' he's late thirties an' 'e looks like that newsreader wi' the twinkly eyes.

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-->'''Tracey''': 'is 'Is name's Bill Steel an' he's late thirties an' 'e looks like that newsreader wi' the twinkly eyes.
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-->-- '''Dorien Green''' and '''Sharon Theodopolopodous''' brainstorming ways to take care of Bill for Tracey.
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-->'''Dorien''': Well if she won't do anything about Bill, perhaps we should.
-->'''Sharon''': We could always do what Film/ThelmaAndLouise did.
-->'''Dorien''': What, drive off a cliff?

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-->'''Dorien''': ->'''Dorien''': Well if she won't do anything about Bill, perhaps we should.
-->'''Sharon''': ->'''Sharon''': We could always do what Film/ThelmaAndLouise did.
-->'''Dorien''': ->'''Dorien''': What, drive off a cliff?
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* CelebCrush: Dorien's infatuation with Creator/PatrickSwayze is what causes her to rent ''Film/DirtyDancing'' over and over.
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** Sharon remarks Dorien's Janet Reger's must be too tight.

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** Sharon remarks Dorien's Janet Reger's ''Janet Reger's'' must be too tight.

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* ContinuityNod: Tracey [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS4E1Breadwinner taking over the café's bookkeeping]] is brought up again.

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* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
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Tracey [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS4E1Breadwinner taking over the café's bookkeeping]] is brought up again.again.
** Dorien's obsessive rewatching of ''Film/DirtyDancing'' was first seen in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS3E3BabyComeBack Baby Come Back]]".
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* Spoonerism: Tracey does so when correcting Sharon.

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* Spoonerism: {{Spoonerism}}: Tracey does so when correcting Sharon.

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* SpeakInUnison: After Tracey remarks she doesn't need Sharon and Dorien's help.
-->'''Sharon/Dorien''': She does.



* TalkingInUnison: After Tracey remarks she doesn't need Sharon and Dorien's help.
-->'''Sharon/Dorien''': She does.

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** Tracey thanks Bill for hiring her instead of a Music/KylieMinogue lookalike.
** Sharon tells a fretting Tracey to stop the [[Series/CoronationStreet Mavis Riley]] impression.
** Tracey mentions she watches ''Series/LALaw'' every week.
** Dorien calls Sharon "Franchise/PerryMason".
** Sharon asks Dorien if she plans to publicly humiliate Bill at Lakeside Shopping Centre.



* TitledAfterTheSong: The title is a shortened version of the Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin song ''Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves''.

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** Sharon moans that Dorien didn't get a Creator/PatrickSwayze film, only because she was banned from renting ''Film/DirtyDancing'' after wearing out the tape.
* Spoonerism: Tracey does so when correcting Sharon.
-->'''Tracey''': 'is name's Bill Steel an' he's late thirties an' 'e looks like that newsreader wi' the twinkly eyes.
-->'''Sharon''': Moira Stuart?
-->'''Tracey''': Michael Prat you berk. ({{Beat}}) I mean Buerk you prat.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Tracey is fired from her new job at the end of the episode.
* TakeThat:
** Dorien asks if Bill has a Bobby Charlton hairdo.
** After hearing Dorien call herself a femenist, Sharon remarks that's like saying Norman Lamont's good at sums.
** Sharon remarks Tracey looks as miserable as Imelda Marcos' shoeshine girl.
** Sharon is glad she got kicked out of the ''Brownies''.
* TalkingInUnison: After Tracey remarks she doesn't need Sharon and Dorien's help.
-->'''Sharon/Dorien''': She does.
* TitledAfterTheSong: The title is a shortened version of the Eurythmics ''Music/{{Eurythmics}}'' and Aretha Franklin Music/ArethaFranklin song ''Sisters "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves''.
Themselves".
* ThreeWaySex: Tracey and Anne offer it to Bill to make him look like a pervert in front of Ms. Dawson.
* VerbalBackspace: Dorien mentions the men she harasses, before correcting herself and saying men she flirts with.

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Date First Aired: 08/11/1992

We open on Sharon reading the newspaper. Dorien comes in jabbering about a gorgeous man who's read her meter. who has Tom Cruise's smile and a good ass according to her? Tracey comes in and reveals that she's become a temporary secretary to a sales manager, much to Sharon's annoyance (as she needs someone to do the book-keeping).

It soon becomes clear that this sales manager (called Bill) is not the most morally ethical person and he proceeds to flirt and sexually harass Tracey, something which Sharon and Dorien have picked up on. However, Tracey is unwilling to quit. Thus, Dorien and Sharon plan revenge.

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-->'''Dorien''': Well if she won't do anything about Bill, perhaps we should.
-->'''Sharon''': We could always do what Film/ThelmaAndLouise did.
-->'''Dorien''': What, drive off a cliff?

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Date First Aired: 08/11/1992

We open on Sharon reading the newspaper. Dorien comes in jabbering about a gorgeous man who's read her meter. who meter claiming he has Tom Cruise's smile Creator/TomCruise's eyes and a good ass according to her? ass. Tracey comes in and reveals that she's become a temporary secretary to a sales manager, much to Sharon's annoyance (as she needs someone to do the book-keeping).

It soon becomes clear that this sales manager (called Bill) (Bill) is not the most morally ethical person and he proceeds to flirt and sexually harass Tracey, something which Sharon and Dorien have picked up on. However, Tracey is unwilling to quit. Thus, Dorien and Sharon plan revenge.



* AccidentalMisnaming: Bill misremembers Darryl as Derrick.

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* AccidentalMisnaming: AccidentalMisnaming:
** Tracey calls Michael Buerk "Michael Prat".
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Bill misremembers Darryl as Derrick.Derrick.
* AssShove: Tracey threatens to do this to Sharon with a bottle of bubbly.



* BigEater: Tracey tells Darryl that Sharon's always been one.
* CaptainObvious: Tracey shows Sharon a blouse and asks her what she thinks, so Sharon tells her it's a blouse.



* EveryoneHasStandards: Dorien may be the most sex-crazed woman in Chigwell but even she doesn't think that what the sales manager is doing to Tracey is right.

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* ContinuityNod: Tracey [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS4E1Breadwinner taking over the café's bookkeeping]] is brought up again.
* CurseCutShort: Tracey stops Sharon from saying "shit".
-->'''Sharon''': Who d'ya'think it was that filled his motor wi' steamin' shi-
-->'''Tracey''': That was you?!
* DeadpanSnarker: Tracey's response to Sharon asking if she's home.
-->'''Sharon''': Trace is that you?
-->'''Tracey''': Nah it's Santa Claus, I've 'ad it with comin' down chimneys.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Bill gives Sheila "Sheila Blige".
* EveryoneHasStandards: Dorien may be the most sex-crazed woman in Chigwell Chigwell, but even she doesn't think that what the sales manager is doing to Tracey is right.right.
* GroinAttack: Sharon tells Tracey to kick Bill in the goolies and leave her job.
* HandsomeLech: Bill, who uses his charming nature to sexually harass his secretaries.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Dorien and Sharon end up wrecking the wrong car in their attempts to get revenge on Bill.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Dorien and Sharon end up wrecking the wrong Ms. Dawson's car in their attempts to get revenge on Bill.Bill.
* NoodleIncident: Dorien once held a gardener captive in her potting shed.
* OneShotCharacter: Bill Steel, Sheila, Valerie Dawson and Anne.
* ProductPlacement:
** Sharon remarks Dorien's Janet Reger's must be too tight.
** Tracey and Bill have ''Montello'' wine with their pizza.
** Sharon mentions Dorien checking out a bloke's ''Levi's''.



* RunForTheBorder: At the very end of the episode, Sharon considers running for Mexico after she and Dorien wreck the wrong car.

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* PunnyName: Bill calls Sheila "Sheila Blige" which sounds like "She'll oblige" as a crack at how easy she is.
* ReallyGetsAround: Sheila to the point where she's earned the nickname "Sheila Blige".
* RoadApples: Sharon and Dorien fill Ms. Dawson's car with horse manure.
* RunForTheBorder: At the very end of the episode, Sharon considers running for Mexico after she and Dorien wreck the wrong Ms. Dawson's car.



** Dorien describes her meter man as having Creator/TomCruise's smile and Creator/KevinCostner's butt.
** Dorien and Sharon watch Film/ThelmaAndLouise and get inspired by it.

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** Dorien describes her meter man as having Creator/TomCruise's eyes, Will Carling's smile and Creator/KevinCostner's butt.
** Dorien tells Sharon she loves truffles and Jilly Cooper novels.
** Sharon asks Tracey if Bill looks like Moira Stuart, so Tracey corrects her and says he looks more like Michael Buerk.
** Sharon remarks "Take a letter Miss Stubbs", referencing the song "Take a Letter Miss Maria" by R. B. Greaves.
** Dorien
and Sharon watch Film/ThelmaAndLouise ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'' and get inspired by it.
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* MoneyDearBoy: Tracey gives this as one of the reasons she can't leave her job, since they need the money.

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* MoneyDearBoy: In-Universe. Tracey gives this as one of the reasons she can't leave her job, since they need the money.
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* CardboardHome: Sharon fears that she'll be put into "cardboard city" when she thinks that Tracey has a new boyfriend.

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* CardboardHome: CardboardBoxHome: Sharon fears that she'll be put into "cardboard city" when she thinks that Tracey has a new boyfriend.
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Date First Aired: 08/11/1992

We open on Sharon reading the newspaper. Dorien comes in jabbering about a gorgeous man who's read her meter. who has Tom Cruise's smile and a good ass according to her? Tracey comes in and reveals that she's become a temporary secretary to a sales manager, much to Sharon's annoyance (as she needs someone to do the book-keeping).

It soon becomes clear that this sales manager (called Bill) is not the most morally ethical person and he proceeds to flirt and sexually harass Tracey, something which Sharon and Dorien have picked up on. However, Tracey is unwilling to quit. Thus, Dorien and Sharon plan revenge.

Meanwhile, Bill tries to win over Tracey by serving her ''Montello'' and pizza and a trip to a fancy hotel but Tracey is having none of it and rejects his advances, although she's not going to do much more about it.

Soon after, Dorien and Sharon set up their plan to get revenge, following Bill by car and pursuing him to a restaurant, where they proceed to ruin his car with hay and manure. Meanwhile, Tracey sets up her own plan, getting her own back alongside the other secretaries that he wronged. As they celebrate, Tracey reveals that Dorien and Sharon got the wrong car.


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!!Tropes In This Episode:
* AccidentalMisnaming: Bill misremembers Darryl as Derrick.
* BadBoss: Bill, who's a bully to Tracey and sexually harassed her.
* CardboardHome: Sharon fears that she'll be put into "cardboard city" when she thinks that Tracey has a new boyfriend.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Dorien may be the most sex-crazed woman in Chigwell but even she doesn't think that what the sales manager is doing to Tracey is right.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Sharon outright calls Dorien this when she voices her disgust over the sales manager's action, considering her track record with men. She argues that she is a feminist who cares about these things.
* MoneyDearBoy: Tracey gives this as one of the reasons she can't leave her job, since they need the money.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Dorien and Sharon end up wrecking the wrong car in their attempts to get revenge on Bill.
* ProfessionalsDoItOnDesks: When Tracey is talking about her (sexually harassing) boss, Sharon makes a comment about her knowing what he does on desks.
* RunForTheBorder: At the very end of the episode, Sharon considers running for Mexico after she and Dorien wreck the wrong car.
* ShoutOut:
** Dorien describes her meter man as having Creator/TomCruise's smile and Creator/KevinCostner's butt.
** Dorien and Sharon watch Film/ThelmaAndLouise and get inspired by it.
* TitledAfterTheSong: The title is a shortened version of the Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin song ''Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves''.

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