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-->''Will you look at this? No freedom, no privacy, constant surveillance, Secret Service men...that's what we need.

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-->''Will you look at this? No freedom, no privacy, constant surveillance, Secret Service men...that's what we need.''
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* MoodWhiplash: Patty goes from being angry at Angela when she comes home from the party (which Patty wouldn't have approved of in the first place) to concerned when she sees Angela's dress has mud on it (asking what happened) to angry again when Angela tells her Graham had approved Angela going in the first place.

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* MoodWhiplash: Patty goes from being [[AngerBornOfWorry angry at Angela when she comes home from the party party]] (which Patty wouldn't have approved of in the first place) to concerned when she sees Angela's dress has mud on it (asking what happened) to angry again when Angela tells her Graham had approved Angela going in the first place.

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** A variation - when Sharon tells Angela Rayanne is just using her like she did Jodie Barsh, and when Angela asks what happened, Sharon snaps, "Please, it's like, ''so'' known."

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** A variation - when Sharon tells Angela Rayanne is just using her like she did Jodie Barsh, and when Angela asks what happened, Sharon snaps, "Please, it's that's like, ''so'' known."


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* PushoverParents: Patty accuses Graham of being this (Patty, of course, is the complete opposite).

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* CantBelieveISaidThat: After Patty chews out Angela for the fact her room is a disaster and that she quit yearbook without saying anything about it (to Patty or Sharon), Patty mimics what she just said and asks herself, "Can you imagine I would say something like that?"

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* CantBelieveISaidThat: After Patty chews out Angela for the fact her room is a disaster and that she quit yearbook without saying anything about it (to Patty or Sharon), Patty mimics what she just said and asks herself, "Can "Did you imagine think I ever dreamed that I would say something sound like that?"this?"



* TheTriple: Graham's reaction to Angela dyeing her hair is, "I can see it now; social world, wild parties, [[Music/GunsNRoses Axle Rose]]..."

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* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: When Angela sees Jordan at the party, he's watching the music video for Music/{{Divinyls}}' "I Touch Myself".
* TheTriple: Graham's reaction to Angela dyeing her hair is, "I can see it now; social world, wild parties, [[Music/GunsNRoses Axle Axel Rose]]..."
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* ReflexiveResponse: When Patty sees Angela's hair for the first time:
-->'''Patty''': So it ''is'' you.\\
'''Angela''': I had my hair dyed.\\
'''Patty''': Oh, you ''had'' it dyed. I thought it had died of natural causes.


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* TheTriple: Graham's reaction to Angela dyeing her hair is, "I can see it now; social world, wild parties, [[Music/GunsNRoses Axle Rose]]..."
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-->'''Angela''': So when Rayanne Graf told me my hair was holding me back, I had to listen. Because she wasn't just talking about my hair. She was talking about my life.
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* AnswerCut: An odd version - in a montage of classroom scenes, we see teachers asking questions, and then we see Brian answer them, but it's the next teacher's question he's answering.
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: When Graham asks Angela how school is, Angela tells him they're getting into [[Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl Anne Frank]], and Graham asks if Anne Frank is someone she goes to school with.

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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: When Graham asks Angela how school is, Angela tells him they're getting into she's starting to like [[Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl Anne Frank]], and Graham asks if Anne Frank is someone she goes to school with.

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* ShoutOut: Patty's TV has ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' on when Angela comes home from Let's Bolt. Also, in the earlier scene between Angela and Brian, Brian's wearing a shirt with the number 3 on it, which is the same type of shirt George Bailey is wearing when he and Mary are walking home from the school dance.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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Patty's TV has ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' on when Angela comes home from Let's Bolt. Also, in the earlier scene between Angela and Brian, Brian's wearing a shirt with the number 3 on it, which is the same type of shirt George Bailey is wearing when he and Mary are walking home from the school dance.dance.
** When Angela sees her father talking to another woman (see WhamShot below), Music/{{REM}}'s "Everybody Hurts" plays on the soundtrack.
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* ShoutOut: Patty's TV has ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' on when Angela comes home from Let's Bolt.

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* ShoutOut: Patty's TV has ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' on when Angela comes home from Let's Bolt. Also, in the earlier scene between Angela and Brian, Brian's wearing a shirt with the number 3 on it, which is the same type of shirt George Bailey is wearing when he and Mary are walking home from the school dance.
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** When Rickie first bursts into the Chase's kitchen while Angela and Patty are having a conversation (along with Rayanne), he takes time to compliment Patty on the house and to introduce himself, showing that while he doesn't look (at first) like the type of person Patty would approve of, he's very polite.

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** When Rickie first bursts into the Chase's kitchen while Angela and Patty are having a conversation (along with Rayanne), he takes time to compliment Patty on the house and to introduce himself, house, showing that while he doesn't look (at first) like the type of person Patty would approve of, he's very polite.

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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: When Angela's English teacher is talking about ''Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl'', and asks the class how Anne Frank must have felt, Angela blurts out, "Lucky." Naturally, Angela's teacher gets upset at this (and the rest of the class even looks at her funny), pointing out Anne Frank died in UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, but Angela clarifies she meant she got to spend three hours in the attic with a guy she liked.

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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: When Angela's English teacher is talking about ''Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl'', and asks the class how to describe Anne Frank must have felt, Frank, Angela blurts out, "Lucky." Naturally, Angela's teacher gets upset at this (and the rest of the class even looks at her funny), pointing out Anne Frank died in UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, but Angela clarifies she meant she got to spend three hours in the attic with a guy she liked.



* NoodleIncident: A variation - when Sharon tells Angela Rayanne is just using her like she did another girl, and when Angela asks what happened, Sharon snaps, "Please, like, ''everyone'' knows."

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* NoodleIncident: NoodleIncident:
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A variation - when Sharon tells Angela Rayanne is just using her like she did another girl, Jodie Barsh, and when Angela asks what happened, Sharon snaps, "Please, it's like, ''everyone'' knows."''so'' known."
** A straight version happens earlier - when Angela is running to class, we see a cheerleader sitting by the lockers and crying. We never find out why.

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* TheAlcoholic: Rayanne - when she's fending off her attacker, and the police come (see AttemptedRape below), Rickie tells Angela Rayanne will blackout and won't remember anything that happened, [[{{Foreshadowing}} which will become important the rest of the series]].



* CompletelyMissingThePoint: When Angela's English teacher is talking about ''Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl'', and asks the class how Anne Frank must have felt, Angela blurts out, "Lucky." Naturally, Angela's teacher gets upset at this (and the rest of the class even looks at her funny), pointing out Anne Frank died in UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, but Angela clarifies she meant she got to spend three hours in the attic with a guy she liked.

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* CompletelyMissingThePoint: CryIntoChest: After seeing her father talk to another woman (see WhamShot below), Angela [[TearsOfRemorse tearfully apologizes to Patty]] (she says for dying her hair, but what she really means is for how she's been treating her mother up till then), goes onto the bed, and buries her head into Patty's chest while Patty strokes her hair.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint:
When Angela's English teacher is talking about ''Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl'', and asks the class how Anne Frank must have felt, Angela blurts out, "Lucky." Naturally, Angela's teacher gets upset at this (and the rest of the class even looks at her funny), pointing out Anne Frank died in UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, but Angela clarifies she meant she got to spend three hours in the attic with a guy she liked.


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* StepfordSmiler: As they're having dinner, Angela smiles wanly at her mother but says in a voiceover, "Lately, I can't even look at my mother without wanting to stab her repeatedly."


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* WhatDidIDoLastNight: Averted - while Rickie claims Rayanne won't remember what happened at Let's Bolt because of she drinks (see TheAlcoholic and AttemptedRape above), the next day at class, Rayanne is telling other people about what happened.

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* CompletelyMissingThePoint: When Angela's English teacher is talking about ''Literature/DiaryOfAYoungGirl'', and asks the class how Anne Frank must have felt, Angela blurts out, "Lucky." Naturally, Angela's teacher gets upset at this (and the rest of the class even looks at her funny), pointing out Anne Frank died in UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, but Angela clarifies she meant she got to spend three hours in the attic with a guy she liked.

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* CompletelyMissingThePoint: When Angela's English teacher is talking about ''Literature/DiaryOfAYoungGirl'', ''Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl'', and asks the class how Anne Frank must have felt, Angela blurts out, "Lucky." Naturally, Angela's teacher gets upset at this (and the rest of the class even looks at her funny), pointing out Anne Frank died in UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, but Angela clarifies she meant she got to spend three hours in the attic with a guy she liked.


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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: When Graham asks Angela how school is, Angela tells him they're getting into [[Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl Anne Frank]], and Graham asks if Anne Frank is someone she goes to school with.

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* CompletelyMissingThePoint: When Angela's English teacher is talking about ''Literature/DiaryOfAYoungGirl'', and asks the class how Anne Frank must have felt, Angela blurts out, "Lucky." Naturally, Angela's teacher gets upset at this (and the rest of the class even looks at her funny), pointing out Anne Frank died in UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, but Angela clarifies she meant she got to spend three hours in the attic with a guy she liked.



* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Angela lets Rayanne dye her hair to show how she's changed her life and no longer feels the same about her friends (especially Sharon), her family, school, and life in general.



* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: When Angela and Patty are arguing about Rickie:

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* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: When Angela and Patty are arguing about Rickie:Rickie in front of Graham and Angela's younger sister Danielle:



'''Angela''': Okay, so maybe he's bi. Who cares? His cousin can still drive.

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'''Angela''': Okay, so maybe he's bi. Who cares? His cousin can still drive.\\
'''Patty''': What? He is what? (''to Graham'') Do you hear these terms she's throwing around here? Bi?\\
'''Danielle''': It means bisexual.
* InsistentTerminology: When Danielle makes a crack about Angela's hair being dyed red, she responds, "It's crimson glow."
* IronicEcho: When Rickie asks Angela and Rayanne what they'd like the person who they want to have sex with say to them right before, Angela responds, "You're so beautiful, it hurts to look at you," which Rickie thinks is romantic, but Rayanne thinks is silly. Later, as the police car is dropping her off at her house, Rayanne tells Angela, "Your hair...it hurts to look at you."

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* BaitAndSwitchComment: Patty looks at an article about Chelsea Clinton (daughter of UsefulNotes/BillClinton), and how her life is constantly monitored by the secret service so she has no privacy and everyone knows what she' doing, before declaring, "That's what we need." (in regards to Angela)

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* AttemptedRape: One of the boys Rayanne meets outside of Let's Bolt orders her to come to him. Though Rayanne snarks that she doesn't take orders, she does come over to him, at which point he grabs her and shoves her against the car, as if he's going to force himself on her. Angela grabs him to stop him, and while he pushes her away (as well as Rayanne), the police come.
* BaitAndSwitchComment: Patty looks at an article about Chelsea Clinton (daughter of UsefulNotes/BillClinton), and how her life is constantly monitored by the secret service so she has UsefulNotes/BillClinton) while she's really thinking about Angela:
-->''Will you look at this? No freedom,
no privacy and everyone knows what she' doing, before declaring, "That's privacy, constant surveillance, Secret Service men...that's what we need." (in regards to Angela)



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Normally, each episode is an example of TwoLinesNoWaiting, with the A-plot focused on Angela ([[ADayInTheLimelight or, occasionally, someone else]]) and the B-plot focused on Patty and Graham. This episode is completely focused on Angela.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: When she's with Graham in the kitchen, Angela mentions in a voiceover how Graham was supposed to go to chef school but it didn't work out, which becomes important later in the season.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
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When she's with Graham in the kitchen, Angela mentions in a voiceover how Graham was supposed to go to chef school but it didn't work out, which becomes important later in the season.season.
** In the context of this episode, when Graham tells Patty he's going to go visit his brother Neil, Patty mentions it's the second time this week, setting up what Angela sees Graham doing later (see WhamShot below).
* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: When Angela and Patty are arguing about Rickie:
-->'''Patty''' I find Rickie a little confusing.\\
'''Angela''': Okay, so maybe he's bi. Who cares? His cousin can still drive.



* NoodleIncident: A variation - when Sharon tells Angela Rayanne is just using her like she did

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* NoodleIncident: A variation - when Sharon tells Angela Rayanne is just using her like she diddid another girl, and when Angela asks what happened, Sharon snaps, "Please, like, ''everyone'' knows."
* ShoutOut: Patty's TV has ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' on when Angela comes home from Let's Bolt.


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* WhamShot: Angela sees Graham talking with another woman on the street.

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->'''Angela Chase''': ''School is a battlefield...for your heart.''



->'''Angela Chase''': ''School is like a battlefield...for your heart.''

Angela Chase, a 15-year-old teenager, starts to feel alienated from everyone, including Sharon Cherski, her best friend, and her parents Graham and Patty. So, she starts hanging out with Rayanne Graf and Rickie Vasquez

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->'''Angela Chase''': ''School is like a battlefield...for your heart.''

Angela Chase, a 15-year-old teenager, starts to feel alienated from everyone, including Sharon Cherski, her best friend, and her parents Graham and Patty. So, she Angela starts hanging out with Rayanne Graf and Rickie Vasquez
Vasquez, two classmates who are very different from who Angela used to hang out with, she allows Rayanne to dye her hair, and she drifts apart from Sharon. Because Angela has a crush on Jordan Catalano, Rayanne arranges for the two of them and Rickie to go to a party and then a club because she thinks Jordan will be there, but things don't quite work out as planned.



* VerbalBackspace: Angela is in the bathroom with Rayanne and Rickie when the bell rings, and she says, "Oh my God, it's the second bell!" When they both look at her, Angela clarifies, "I mean, I may as well go to Bio, since I'm not all that busy."

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** In a voice-over, Angela gushes about Jordan Catalano and about how he has his eyes closed as if it hurts to look at things. When we see him, Jordan is putting eye drops in his eyes, suggesting there might be other reasons why his eyes are often closed.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When she's with Graham in the kitchen, Angela mentions in a voiceover how Graham was supposed to go to chef school but it didn't work out, which becomes important later in the season.
* MoodWhiplash: Patty goes from being angry at Angela when she comes home from the party (which Patty wouldn't have approved of in the first place) to concerned when she sees Angela's dress has mud on it (asking what happened) to angry again when Angela tells her Graham had approved Angela going in the first place.
* NoodleIncident: A variation - when Sharon tells Angela Rayanne is just using her like she did
* VerbalBackspace: Angela is in the bathroom with Rayanne and Rickie when the bell rings, and she says, "Oh my God, it's the second bell!" When they both look at her, Angela clarifies, "I mean, I may as well go to Bio, since I'm not all that busy.""
* WhatTheHellHero: In the bathroom, Sharon gets angry at Angela for the fact she dumped Sharon as a friend without saying anything to her.
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!Pilot
->Directed By: Creator/ScottWinant
->Written By: Creator/WinnieHolzman

->'''Angela Chase''': ''School is like a battlefield...for your heart.''

Angela Chase, a 15-year-old teenager, starts to feel alienated from everyone, including Sharon Cherski, her best friend, and her parents Graham and Patty. So, she starts hanging out with Rayanne Graf and Rickie Vasquez

!!This episode contains examples of:
* BaitAndSwitchComment: Patty looks at an article about Chelsea Clinton (daughter of UsefulNotes/BillClinton), and how her life is constantly monitored by the secret service so she has no privacy and everyone knows what she' doing, before declaring, "That's what we need." (in regards to Angela)
* CantBelieveISaidThat: After Patty chews out Angela for the fact her room is a disaster and that she quit yearbook without saying anything about it (to Patty or Sharon), Patty mimics what she just said and asks herself, "Can you imagine I would say something like that?"
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** When we first see Brian Krakow, he's getting shoved against a locker, showing his ButtMonkey status with most of the school.
** When Rickie first bursts into the Chase's kitchen while Angela and Patty are having a conversation (along with Rayanne), he takes time to compliment Patty on the house and to introduce himself, showing that while he doesn't look (at first) like the type of person Patty would approve of, he's very polite.
* VerbalBackspace: Angela is in the bathroom with Rayanne and Rickie when the bell rings, and she says, "Oh my God, it's the second bell!" When they both look at her, Angela clarifies, "I mean, I may as well go to Bio, since I'm not all that busy."

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