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Garth has made it into the ''[[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords Guinness Book of Records]]'' for becoming champion pancake-tosser, though Darryl doesn't believe that a sponsored pancake toss is something to be proud of. Meanwhile, Dorien believes that she's pregnant but is in for a shock when it turns out she is going through the menopause. She becomes depressed and seemingly loses her sex drive but is soon back to her old ways when Sharon suggests something to cheer her up.
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Garth has made it into the ''[[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords Guinness Book of Records]]'' for becoming champion pancake-tosser, though Darryl doesn't believe that a sponsored pancake toss is something to be proud of. Meanwhile, Dorien believes that she's pregnant but is in for a shock when it turns out she is going through the menopause. She becomes depressed and seemingly loses her sex drive but is soon back to her old ways when Sharon Tracey suggests something to cheer her up.
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* MistakenForPregnant: Dorien initially believes herself to have become pregnant, but it turns out to the symptoms of a menopause.
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* MistakenForPregnant: Dorien initially believes herself to have become pregnant, but it turns out to be the symptoms of a menopause.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Darryl doesn't want the other prisoners to know Garth is a champion pancake tosser because of all the tosser/wanker comparisons.
* DeadpanSnarker: Sharon after Tracey tells Dorien no one's ever gotten her pregnant before.
* DeadpanSnarker: Sharon after Tracey tells Dorien no one's ever gotten her pregnant before.
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: One of Dorien's porn films is called ''The Good, The Bad & The Virgin'', a play on ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.
* PornStash: Dorien bequeaths hers to Tracey and Sharon after becoming boring.
* PornStash: Dorien bequeaths hers to Tracey and Sharon after becoming boring.
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: ParallelPornTitles: One of Dorien's porn films is called ''The Good, The Bad & The Virgin'', a play on ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.
* PornStash: Dorien bequeaths hers to Tracey and Sharon after becomingboring.a boring person.
* PornStash: Dorien bequeaths hers to Tracey and Sharon after becoming
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** Dorien remembers meeting a former lover at ''AA''.
** Chris recalls the ''RSPCA'' taking his dog away.
** Chris brings up Creator/LennyHenry and his wife adopting a foreign baby.
** Among the dirty videos Dorien gives Tracey and Sharon is a VHS copy of ''H.O.T.S.''
** Chris recalls the ''RSPCA'' taking his dog away.
** Chris brings up Creator/LennyHenry and his wife adopting a foreign baby.
** Among the dirty videos Dorien gives Tracey and Sharon is a VHS copy of ''H.O.T.S.''
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** Dorien remembers meeting a former lover at ''AA''.
AA.
** Chris recalls the''RSPCA'' RSPCA taking his dog away.
** Chris brings up Creator/LennyHenry and [[Creator/DawnFrench hiswife wife]] adopting a foreign baby.
** Among the dirty videos Dorien gives Tracey and Sharon is a VHS copy of ''H.O.T.S.''''.
** Chris recalls the
** Chris brings up Creator/LennyHenry and [[Creator/DawnFrench his
** Among the dirty videos Dorien gives Tracey and Sharon is a VHS copy of ''H.O.T.S.
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* HilariousOuttakes: Pauline Quirke (Sharon) cracks up during her speech telling Tracey why she and Chris would never be allowed to adopt a baby.
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* HilariousOuttakes: Pauline Quirke Creator/PaulineQuirke (Sharon) cracks up during her speech telling Tracey why she and Chris would never be allowed to adopt a baby.
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** Two Gary's are mentioned this episode: One a former fling of Dorien's, the other a mechanic she's currently trying to seduce, and Gary was also a OneShotCharacter in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS2E4Muesli Muesli]]".
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** Two Gary's are mentioned this episode: One a former fling of Dorien's, the other a mechanic she's currently trying to seduce, and Gary was also a OneShotCharacter in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E6Substitute Subsititute]]" and a different OneShotCharacter in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS2E4Muesli Muesli]]".
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* TheGhost: Gary, Tony, Carl, Eric, Dennis, Giovanni, Vince, Roger and Ken - all former lovers of Dorien's.
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* TheGhost: Gary, Tony, Carl, Harvey, Eric, Dennis, Giovanni, Vince, Roger and Ken - all former lovers of Dorien's.
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** Two Gary's are mentioned this episode: One a former fling of Dorien's, the other a mechanic she's currently trying to seduce.
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** Two Gary's are mentioned this episode: One a former fling of Dorien's, the other a mechanic she's currently trying to seduce.seduce, and Gary was also a OneShotCharacter in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS2E4Muesli Muesli]]".
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* TheGhost: Gary, Tony, Carl, Eric, Dennis, Giovanni, Vince, Roger and Ken - all former lovers of Dorien's.
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* OneSteveLimit: Two Gary's are mentioned this episode: One a former fling of Dorien's, the other a mechanic she's currently trying to seduce.
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* OneSteveLimit: OneSteveLimit:
** Two Gary's are mentioned this episode: One a former fling of Dorien's, the other a mechanic she's currently trying toseduce.seduce.
** One of Dorien's past flings is called Tony, a name shared by Chris' plumber mate from "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS4E7Belongings Belongings]]".
** Two Gary's are mentioned this episode: One a former fling of Dorien's, the other a mechanic she's currently trying to
** One of Dorien's past flings is called Tony, a name shared by Chris' plumber mate from "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS4E7Belongings Belongings]]".
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-->-- '''Garth Stubbs''' complaining about living with women.
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** Tracey and Sharon tell Dorien how good HRT treatment was for Kate O'Mara.
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** Tracey and Sharon tell Dorien how good HRT treatment was for Kate O'Mara.Creator/KateOMara.
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-->'''Garth''': That's the trouble with living with a load o' women. You have to leave the room twice a day while they talk about internals. Feel sorry about those Arab guys with a dozen wives, they must end up standing outside the tent all night.
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* ShoutOut:
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* ShoutOut: RunningGag: Whenever people think of Chris trying to raise a child they bring up his disastrous time owning a dog.
* ShoutOut:
** Garth makes it into the ''[[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords Guinness Book of Records]]''.
** Garth mentions ''The Watchtower'' magazine.
* ShoutOut:
** Garth makes it into the ''[[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords Guinness Book of Records]]''.
** Garth mentions ''The Watchtower'' magazine.
** Dorien compares the pregnant women in the shops to the Michelin Man.
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** Tracey tells Dorien that thanks to HRT treatment UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher still looks young and sexy.
** The first two lovers Dorien mentions are [[Series/MenBehavingBadly Gary and Tony]].
** Dorien remembers meeting a former lover at ''AA''.
** Chris recalls the ''RSPCA'' taking his dog away.
** Chris brings up Creator/LennyHenry and his wife adopting a foreign baby.
** Among the dirty videos Dorien gives Tracey and Sharon is a VHS copy of ''H.O.T.S.''
** Tracey and Sharon tell Dorien how good HRT treatment was for Kate O'Mara.
** Tracey reads ''True Confessions'' magazine to fill the void left by Dorien.
* ShowWithinAShow:
** Sharon is shocked that Dorien would give away her treasured video tape ''Horny Truckers Go Wild in Vegas''.
** Also visible in Dorien's PornStash is ''The Good, The Bad & The Virgin''.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Dorien becomes boring after starting menopause, but thankfully HRT treatment brings her back to normal.
* TakeThat: The thought of a coach trip to Waltham Abbey is enough to drive Dorien to tears.
* {{Troll}}: After hearing Dorien confess she may be pregnant, Tracey makes a comment about having something in the oven.
** The first two lovers Dorien mentions are [[Series/MenBehavingBadly Gary and Tony]].
** Dorien remembers meeting a former lover at ''AA''.
** Chris recalls the ''RSPCA'' taking his dog away.
** Chris brings up Creator/LennyHenry and his wife adopting a foreign baby.
** Among the dirty videos Dorien gives Tracey and Sharon is a VHS copy of ''H.O.T.S.''
** Tracey and Sharon tell Dorien how good HRT treatment was for Kate O'Mara.
** Tracey reads ''True Confessions'' magazine to fill the void left by Dorien.
* ShowWithinAShow:
** Sharon is shocked that Dorien would give away her treasured video tape ''Horny Truckers Go Wild in Vegas''.
** Also visible in Dorien's PornStash is ''The Good, The Bad & The Virgin''.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Dorien becomes boring after starting menopause, but thankfully HRT treatment brings her back to normal.
* TakeThat: The thought of a coach trip to Waltham Abbey is enough to drive Dorien to tears.
* {{Troll}}: After hearing Dorien confess she may be pregnant, Tracey makes a comment about having something in the oven.
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* LadyDrunk: Dorien gets pissed out of her skull after discovering she's begun menopause.
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* MorningSickness: {{Subverted}}. Dorien lists it as one of the symptoms that she's having but it turns out to be something completely different.
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* MorningSickness: {{Subverted}}. Dorien lists it as one of the symptoms that she's having having, but it turns out to be something completely different.different.
* NoodleIncident:
** Chris used to have a dog until the ''RSPCA'' took it away.
** Dorien did something in the past with a man named Franko and tells Tracey and Sharon that if he rings to say they've never heard of her.
* OneSteveLimit: Two Gary's are mentioned this episode: One a former fling of Dorien's, the other a mechanic she's currently trying to seduce.
* PageThreeStunna: Darryl tells Chris that another prisoner's son ended up with a page three tart.
* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: One of Dorien's porn films is called ''The Good, The Bad & The Virgin'', a play on ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.
* PornStash: Dorien bequeaths hers to Tracey and Sharon after becoming boring.
* ProfessionalsDoItOnDesks: Dorien mentions having sex on a nice big desk.
* ReallyGetsAround: Dorien, Tracey and Sharon discuss Dorien's past flings.
-->'''Dorien''': No, I'm glad I had Gary an' Tony an'... Carl an'... what's his name?
-->'''Tracey''': Luke.
-->'''Dorien''': Oh yes, Luke!
-->'''Sharon''': Oh, an' Harvey an' Eric an' that Dennis from the ''AA''.
-->'''Tracey''': An' that solici'or in the 'igh street.
-->'''Sharon''': An' the tennis coach, an' Giovanni from the salon, an' Vince with the big, um, Harley-Davidson.
-->'''Dorien''': An' all those wonderful backroom boys!
-->'''Sharon''': An' frontroom boys.
* NoodleIncident:
** Chris used to have a dog until the ''RSPCA'' took it away.
** Dorien did something in the past with a man named Franko and tells Tracey and Sharon that if he rings to say they've never heard of her.
* OneSteveLimit: Two Gary's are mentioned this episode: One a former fling of Dorien's, the other a mechanic she's currently trying to seduce.
* PageThreeStunna: Darryl tells Chris that another prisoner's son ended up with a page three tart.
* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: One of Dorien's porn films is called ''The Good, The Bad & The Virgin'', a play on ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.
* PornStash: Dorien bequeaths hers to Tracey and Sharon after becoming boring.
* ProfessionalsDoItOnDesks: Dorien mentions having sex on a nice big desk.
* ReallyGetsAround: Dorien, Tracey and Sharon discuss Dorien's past flings.
-->'''Dorien''': No, I'm glad I had Gary an' Tony an'... Carl an'... what's his name?
-->'''Tracey''': Luke.
-->'''Dorien''': Oh yes, Luke!
-->'''Sharon''': Oh, an' Harvey an' Eric an' that Dennis from the ''AA''.
-->'''Tracey''': An' that solici'or in the 'igh street.
-->'''Sharon''': An' the tennis coach, an' Giovanni from the salon, an' Vince with the big, um, Harley-Davidson.
-->'''Dorien''': An' all those wonderful backroom boys!
-->'''Sharon''': An' frontroom boys.
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* HilariousOuttakes: Pauline Quirke (Sharon) cracks up during her speech telling Tracey why she and Chris would never be allowed to adopt a baby.
* JarPotty: Dorien is disgusted at the concept of a home pregnancy test where you piss in a bucket.
* JarPotty: Dorien is disgusted at the concept of a home pregnancy test where you piss in a bucket.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Darryl doesn't want the other prisoners to know Garth is a champion pancake tosser because of all the tosser/wanker comparisons.
* DeadpanSnarker: Sharon after Tracey tells Dorien no one's ever gotten her pregnant before.
-->'''Sharon''': And God knows 'alf the world's tried.
* DrivenToSuicide:
** A drunk Dorien mentions there's always a choice of using arsenic or cyanide to end her misery.
** Sharon mentions Chris briefly considered suicide over his infertility.
* FictionalDocument: Garth appears in the ''Hemel Hempstead Appetiser''.
* DeadpanSnarker: Sharon after Tracey tells Dorien no one's ever gotten her pregnant before.
-->'''Sharon''': And God knows 'alf the world's tried.
* DrivenToSuicide:
** A drunk Dorien mentions there's always a choice of using arsenic or cyanide to end her misery.
** Sharon mentions Chris briefly considered suicide over his infertility.
* FictionalDocument: Garth appears in the ''Hemel Hempstead Appetiser''.
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* ContinuityNod: Sharon briefly mentions that [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E4WomensTroubles she once almost had a baby]] at one point.
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* ContinuityNod: CallBack: Chris' [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E4WomensTroubles infertility]] is brought up again and fuels his desire to adopt a baby.
* ChildHater: Dorien never wanted to have a child because of the possibility of puke on her beige carpets
* ContinuityNod:
** Dorien still doesn't care for Garth after the events of "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS3WellAlwaysHaveMajorca We'll Always Have Majorca]]".
** Sharon jokes that Tracey's [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS4E8HungryForLove putting on weight again]].
** Sharon briefly mentions that [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E4WomensTroubles she once almost had a baby]] at onepoint.point.
** Sharon reminds Tracey about her [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS3E12Business drunk and disorderly charge]].
* ChildHater: Dorien never wanted to have a child because of the possibility of puke on her beige carpets
* ContinuityNod:
** Dorien still doesn't care for Garth after the events of "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS3WellAlwaysHaveMajorca We'll Always Have Majorca]]".
** Sharon jokes that Tracey's [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS4E8HungryForLove putting on weight again]].
** Sharon briefly mentions that [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E4WomensTroubles she once almost had a baby]] at one
** Sharon reminds Tracey about her [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS3E12Business drunk and disorderly charge]].
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* AbortedArc: Chris' desire to adopt a baby is never brought up again after this episode.
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Garth has made it into the ''Guinness ''[[Literature/GuinnessWorldRecords Guinness Book of Records'' Records]]'' for becoming champion pancake-tosser, though Darryl doesn't believe that a sponsored pancake toss is something to be proud of. Meanwhile, Dorien believes that she's pregnant but is in for a shock when it turns out she is going through the menopause. She becomes depressed and seemingly loses her sex drive but is soon back to her old ways when Sharon suggests something to cheer her up.
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** Dorien mentions how Britt Ekland was 46 when she conceived.
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** Dorien mentions how Britt Ekland Creator/BrittEkland was 46 when she conceived.
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* AlliterativeTitle: The name of the episode is "'''T'''imes and '''T'''ides".
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** It's noted that Dorien without a sex drive is like Series/{{Emu}} Emu without Rod Hull.
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* Date First Aired: 01/11/1992
Garth has made it into the Guinness Book of Records for becoming champion pancake-tosser, though Darryl doesn't believe that a sponsored pancake toss is something to be proud of. Meanwhile, Dorien believes that she's pregnant but is in for a shock when it turns out she is going through the menopause. She becomes depressed and seemingly loses her sex drive but is soon back to her old ways when Sharon suggests something to cheer her up.
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!!Tropes In This Episode:
* AlliterativeTitle: The name of the episode is "'''T'''imes and '''T'''ides".
* ContinuityNod: Sharon briefly mentions that [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E4WomensTroubles she once almost had a baby]] at one point.
* HeroicBsod: Dorien is horrified when she's found out that she's entered the menopause and ends up disappearing for several days.
* MistakenForPregnant: Dorien initially believes herself to have become pregnant, but it turns out to the symptoms of a menopause.
* MorningSickness: {{Subverted}}. Dorien lists it as one of the symptoms that she's having but it turns out to be something completely different.
* ShoutOut:
** Dorien mentions how Britt Ekland was 46 when she conceived.
** It's noted that Dorien without a sex drive is like Series/{{Emu}} without Rod Hull.
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Garth has made it into the Guinness Book of Records for becoming champion pancake-tosser, though Darryl doesn't believe that a sponsored pancake toss is something to be proud of. Meanwhile, Dorien believes that she's pregnant but is in for a shock when it turns out she is going through the menopause. She becomes depressed and seemingly loses her sex drive but is soon back to her old ways when Sharon suggests something to cheer her up.
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!!Tropes In This Episode:
* AlliterativeTitle: The name of the episode is "'''T'''imes and '''T'''ides".
* ContinuityNod: Sharon briefly mentions that [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E4WomensTroubles she once almost had a baby]] at one point.
* HeroicBsod: Dorien is horrified when she's found out that she's entered the menopause and ends up disappearing for several days.
* MistakenForPregnant: Dorien initially believes herself to have become pregnant, but it turns out to the symptoms of a menopause.
* MorningSickness: {{Subverted}}. Dorien lists it as one of the symptoms that she's having but it turns out to be something completely different.
* ShoutOut:
** Dorien mentions how Britt Ekland was 46 when she conceived.
** It's noted that Dorien without a sex drive is like Series/{{Emu}} without Rod Hull.
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