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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Victoria is not happy to find out Templeton is her secret admirer.
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* FunctionalAddict: Victoria is very open about how much she loves drugs, far more open than any rational person would ever be with their boss even in a city as tolerant as Seattle. A lot of her stories about doing drugs have her getting into situations that would likely end badly if this wasn't such a lighthearted sitcom. It's all PlayedForLaughs and doesn't seem to affect her ability to do her job.
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* FunctionalAddict: Victoria is very open about how much she loves drugs, far more open than any rational person would ever be with their boss even in a city as tolerant as Seattle.Seattle, and keeps clean urine on hand in the event of a random drug test. A lot of her stories about doing drugs have her getting into situations that would likely end badly if this wasn't such a lighthearted sitcom. It's all PlayedForLaughs and doesn't seem to affect her ability to do her job.
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* {{Typecasting}}: InUniverse. All of Frank's undercover characters are bald.
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* FunctionalAddict: Victoria is very open about how much she loves drugs, far more open than any rational person would ever be with their boss.boss even in a city as tolerant as Seattle. A lot of her stories about doing drugs have her getting into situations that would likely end badly if this wasn't such a lighthearted sitcom. It's all PlayedForLaughs and doesn't seem to affect her ability to do her job.
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** The second half of Season 1 teases an attraction between Frank and Victoria, even though she's poked fun at his age a few times.
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** The Starting in the second half of Season 1 1, the show teases an attraction between Frank and Victoria, even though she's poked fun at his age a few times.
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* ButtMonkey: Most of the abuse and misfortune gets heaped on Amit. So far, he's been: [[ItMakesSenseInContext stabbed by a knife-wielding crab]], blackmailed, got a vasectomy that failed (resulting in a fourth child), booked an expensive and non-refundable vacation only for his wife to be placed on bed rest by her doctors, bought a house that turns out to be a deathtrap, [[ItMakesSenseInContext bitten on the nipple by a rat]].
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* ButtMonkey: Most of the abuse and misfortune gets heaped on Amit. So far, he's been: [[ItMakesSenseInContext stabbed by a knife-wielding crab]], blackmailed, got a vasectomy that failed (resulting in a fourth child), booked an expensive and non-refundable vacation only for his wife to be placed on bed rest by her doctors, bought a house that turns out to be a deathtrap, [[ItMakesSenseInContext bitten on the nipple by a rat]].rat]]...
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* ButtMonkey: Most of the abuse and misfortune gets heaped on Amit. So far, he's been: [[ItMakesSenseInContext stabbed by a knife-wielding crab]], blackmailed, got a vasectomy that failed (resulting in a fourth child), booked an expensive and non-refundable vacation only for his wife to be placed on bed rest by her doctors, bought a house that turns out to be a deathtrap, [[ItMakesSenaseInContext bitten on the nipple by a rat]].
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* ButtMonkey: Most of the abuse and misfortune gets heaped on Amit. So far, he's been: [[ItMakesSenseInContext stabbed by a knife-wielding crab]], blackmailed, got a vasectomy that failed (resulting in a fourth child), booked an expensive and non-refundable vacation only for his wife to be placed on bed rest by her doctors, bought a house that turns out to be a deathtrap, [[ItMakesSenaseInContext [[ItMakesSenseInContext bitten on the nipple by a rat]].
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* ButtMonkey: Amit seems to be taking on this role. Stabbed in the leg by a crab; blackmailed into helping cover for a missing tranquilizer dart; [[spoiler:expecting a fourth child at the end of the season, implying that either his vasectomy failed or his wife is cheating on him]]...
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* ButtMonkey: Amit seems to be taking on this role. Stabbed in the leg by a crab; blackmailed into helping cover for a missing tranquilizer dart; [[spoiler:expecting a fourth child at the end Most of the season, implying that either his abuse and misfortune gets heaped on Amit. So far, he's been: [[ItMakesSenseInContext stabbed by a knife-wielding crab]], blackmailed, got a vasectomy that failed or (resulting in a fourth child), booked an expensive and non-refundable vacation only for his wife is cheating to be placed on him]]...bed rest by her doctors, bought a house that turns out to be a deathtrap, [[ItMakesSenaseInContext bitten on the nipple by a rat]].
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* MyBelovedSmother: Amit's parents are loving but overwhelming, so he keeps them at arm's length. When Victoria accidentally makes them worried about their son and his family, they drop everything and move in, making him feel like a child again.
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* DoomItYourself: Amit and Fred club together to buy a rundown house as an investment property and try to save money by doing the renovations themselves. They proceed to rip a wall down in a panic after discovering mold and the contractor they'd hired and fired tells them that their efforts just doubled the price of his services.
* RunningGag: Season 2 features an ongoing license plate game between Frank-Fred and Victoria-Amit, with the two partnerships occasionally getting sidetracked from their jobs after spotting rare license plates on the road.
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* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Emily starts the series with a badly hidden crush on Fred, to which he's oblivious. By the time Fred starts to find Emily attractive, she's entered into a relationship with Rick, who used to run the Northwest Seattle Animal Control precinct.
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* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Emily starts the series with a badly hidden crush on Fred, to which he's oblivious. By the time Fred starts to find Emily attractive, she's entered into a relationship with Rick, who used to run the Northwest Seattle Animal Control precinct. [[spoiler:Then when Emily's feelings start swinging back towards Fred, he's become smitten with someone else]].
* WineIsClassy: Frank is a oenophile and has a healthy collection of fine wines at home. He takes great offense when others don't appreciate it when he opens good bottles or don't take the necessary care when drinking.
-->'''Frank:''' Oh my ''God''! They opened the 2007! Oh, this was a beautiful vintage...dark fruits...leather...and they didn't even pair it with a hard cheese!
* WineIsClassy: Frank is a oenophile and has a healthy collection of fine wines at home. He takes great offense when others don't appreciate it when he opens good bottles or don't take the necessary care when drinking.
-->'''Frank:''' Oh my ''God''! They opened the 2007! Oh, this was a beautiful vintage...dark fruits...leather...and they didn't even pair it with a hard cheese!
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** Emily's predecessor Rick also becomes this after he's introduced. Despite apparently being independently wealthy from a settlement with the city after getting mauled on the job, he still visits the precinct, even briefly rejoining Frank on the job when Fred's unavailable.
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An American {{Sitcom}} that follows a group of people who work in animal control and having to deal with humans more than animals themselves.
The show stars Creator/JoelMcHale, Creator/VellaLovell, Creator/MichaelRowland, Creator/RaviPatel, Creator/GracePalmer, Creator/GerryDee, Creator/KelliOgmundson, and Creator/AlvinaAugust.
The show stars Creator/JoelMcHale, Creator/VellaLovell, Creator/MichaelRowland, Creator/RaviPatel, Creator/GracePalmer, Creator/GerryDee, Creator/KelliOgmundson, and Creator/AlvinaAugust.
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Set in Seattle, the series follows a group of people
The show stars Creator/JoelMcHale, Creator/VellaLovell, Creator/MichaelRowland, Creator/RaviPatel,
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* HiddenDepths: Victoria likes to party, sleep around, and take hallucinogenics. She's also revealed to be a devout Christian who attends church regularly.
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* HiddenDepths: Victoria likes to party, sleep around, and take hallucinogenics. She's also revealed to be a devout Christian who attends church regularly.regularly and also knows how to play the electric organ.
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* CareerEndingInjury: Rick, Frank's former partner and Emily's predecessor as head of the Northwest Seattle precinct, was forced to retire from Animal Control after incurring serious injuries on the job -- which include the loss of an ear (he wore a prosthetic for a while before getting reconstructive surgery) and hand, and huge scars across his face. Due to the lighthearted setting, everything is played for laughs.
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* BlackSheep: Frank has been all but shunned by his father and brother for having tried to expose corruption in the police force and gotten fired for rocking the boat.
* DropInCharacter: Templeton Drudge. Despite the fact that he runs the Central Seattle precinct, he somehow finds a reasons to stop by the Northwest Seattle precinct and annoy people there on a regular basis.
-->'''Frank:''' Templeton? How is it that you're always here?\\
'''Patel:''' All the time!\\
'''Frank:''' Do you even know where your precinct is?
-->'''Frank:''' Templeton? How is it that you're always here?\\
'''Patel:''' All the time!\\
'''Frank:''' Do you even know where your precinct is?
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* SitcomArchNemesis: Templeton. He can be a jerk, but Frank isn't really any better. It's never been explained how exactly their animosity started.
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* SitcomArchNemesis: Templeton. He can be a jerk, but Frank isn't really any better. Templeton Drudge to the Northwest Seattle precinct, in general, and Frank, in particular. It's never been explained how exactly their the animosity started.started -- Templeton's an egotistical jerk, but Frank is not much better -- but everyone groans just at the sight of him and try to end their interactions as soon as possible.
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* FunctionalAddict: Victoria is very open about how much she loves drugs, far more open than any rational person would ever be with their boss. A lot of her stories about doing drugs have her getting into situations that would likely end badly if this wasn't such a lighthearted sitcom. It's all PlayedForLaughs and doesn't seem to affect her ability to do her job.
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* SitcomArchNemesis: Templeton. He can be a jerk, but Frank isn't really any better. It's never been explained how exactly their animosity started.
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* CitizenshipMarriage: Season 2 reveals that Victoria married a man named Diego to get a green card. However, he's filed for divorce so he can get married for real, forcing her to study for the citizenship test so she can stay in the US.
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* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Emily starts the series with a badly hidden crush on Fred, to which he's oblivious. By the time Fred starts to find Emily attractive, she's entered into a relationship with Rick, who used to run the Northwest Seattle Animal Control precinct.
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It began airing on Creator/{{Fox}} in 2023 and has been renewed for a second season.
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It began airing on Creator/{{Fox}} in 2023 and has been renewed for a second and third season.
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-->'''Victoria''': See how I did that and still preserve my dignity?.
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-->'''Victoria''': See how I did that and still preserve my dignity?.dignity?
* ButtMonkey: Amit seems to be taking on this role. Stabbed in the leg by a crab; blackmailed into helping cover for a missing tranquilizer dart; [[spoiler:expecting a fourth child at the end of the season, implying that either his vasectomy failed or his wife is cheating on him]]...
* ChainOfDeals: How Frank and Victoria avoid getting in trouble for [[spoiler:tranquilizing and relocating C-38 behind Emily's back, in a situation where he probably would have otherwise been shot]].
* ButtMonkey: Amit seems to be taking on this role. Stabbed in the leg by a crab; blackmailed into helping cover for a missing tranquilizer dart; [[spoiler:expecting a fourth child at the end of the season, implying that either his vasectomy failed or his wife is cheating on him]]...
* ChainOfDeals: How Frank and Victoria avoid getting in trouble for [[spoiler:tranquilizing and relocating C-38 behind Emily's back, in a situation where he probably would have otherwise been shot]].
* DueToTheDead: Victoria organizes a funeral for [[spoiler:C-38 the mountain lion]]--mostly because she thinks that Frank needs an opportunity to grieve.
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* InterserviceRivalry: Crossing over with JurisdictionFriction. The local Seattle animal control officers don't get along with those working for Washington's Department of Fish & Wildlife as Fish & Wildlife officers look down on animal control and enjoy showing off their bigger budget and fancier gadgets.
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* InterserviceRivalry: Crossing over with JurisdictionFriction. The local Seattle animal control officers don't get along with those working for Washington's Department of Fish & Wildlife Wildlife, as Fish & Wildlife officers look down on animal control and enjoy showing off their bigger budget and fancier gadgets.
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* ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful: Victoria appears to be counting on this, when she calls in a fake Silver Alert[[note]]denoting a missing or at-risk elderly person[[/note]] on Frank, and the responding officer warns her that this is technically a crime. [[RuleOfFunny She's right.]]
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* Fanservice: While high on drugs Emily opens her dress showing off her bra and panties.
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* Fanservice: {{Fanservice}}: While high on drugs in "Rabbits and Pythons", Emily opens her dress showing off her bra and panties.
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* Fanservice: While high on drugs Emily opens her dress showing off her bra and panties.
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* ActorAllusion: During a disagreement about how to pronounce something in Spanish, Frank insists he is correct. After all, he took Spanish in Series/{{Community}} College.
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* InterserviceRivalry: The local Seattle animal control officers don't get along with those working for Washington's Department of Fish & Wildlife as Fish & Wildlife officers look down on animal control and enjoy showing off their bigger budget and fancier gadgets.
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* InterserviceRivalry: Crossing over with JurisdictionFriction. The local Seattle animal control officers don't get along with those working for Washington's Department of Fish & Wildlife as Fish & Wildlife officers look down on animal control and enjoy showing off their bigger budget and fancier gadgets.
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* TheAllegedBoss: The animal control officers like Emily. However, they don't have any real respect for her and take advantage of her kind nature whenever they can.
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* FamilyMan: Amit stands in contrast with the other characters as he is married and has children.
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* CynicismCatalyst: Frank was a cop who tried to uncover corruption in the force and ended up fired for his troubles. In his current job as an animal control officer, he shields himself with a great deal of sarcasm and maintains emotional distance from his colleagues.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Dr. Summers, the precinct's resident veterinarian is very attractive and is lusted after by men and women alike.
* FamilyMan: Amit stands in contrast with the other characters as he is married and has children. Although he's worn down by the demands of his family, he loves them dearly.
* HiddenDepths: Victoria likes to party, sleep around, and take hallucinogenics. She's also revealed to be a devout Christian who attends church regularly.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each episode has a two-part title referring to the animals it features, such as "Weasels and Ostriches" and "Cougars and Kangaroos".
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Dr. Summers, the precinct's resident veterinarian is very attractive and is lusted after by men and women alike.
* FamilyMan: Amit stands in contrast with the other characters as he is married and has children. Although he's worn down by the demands of his family, he loves them dearly.
* HiddenDepths: Victoria likes to party, sleep around, and take hallucinogenics. She's also revealed to be a devout Christian who attends church regularly.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each episode has a two-part title referring to the animals it features, such as "Weasels and Ostriches" and "Cougars and Kangaroos".
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Frank used to be a police officer and uncovered evidence of corruption in the force. When he revealed this, however, he was summarily fired.
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Ravi Patel and Joel [=McHale=] previously worked together on ''Series/TheGreatIndoors''.
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* FamilyMan: Amit stands in contrast with the other characters as he is married and has children.
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* NewMeat: Fred joins the team in the first episode and becomes Frank's new partner, much to Frank's displeasure.
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* InSeriesNickname: Fred is occasionally referred to as "Shred" or as "Fred the Shred", nicknames he earned in his previous career as a professional snowboarder.
* NewMeat: Fred joins the team in the first episode and becomes Frank's new partner, much to Frank'sdispleasure.displeasure.
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** The bulk of the show's teasing happens between Emily and Fred, with Emily having a badly hidden crush while Frank is too oblivious to notice.
** The second half of Season 1 teases an attraction between Frank and Victoria.
* NewMeat: Fred joins the team in the first episode and becomes Frank's new partner, much to Frank's
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** The bulk of the show's teasing happens between Emily and Fred, with Emily having a badly hidden crush while Frank is too oblivious to notice.
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An American {{Sitcom}} that follows a group of people who work in animal control who have to deal with humans more than animals themselves.
The show stars Creator/JoelMcHale, Creator/VellaLovell, Creator/MichaelRowland, Creator/RaviPatel, Creator/GracePalmer, Creator/GerryDee, Creator/KelliOgmundson, and Creator/AlvinaAugust.
It began airing on Creator/{{Fox}} in 2023 and has been renewed for a second season.
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* BoringButPractical: After Patel tries to duel with a [[ItMakesSenseInContext knife-wielding crab]] and gets stabbed in the leg for his troubles, Victoria successfully captures it with a cutting board and a bucket.
-->'''Victoria''': See how I did that and still preserve my dignity?.
* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Ravi Patel and Joel [=McHale=] previously worked together on ''Series/TheGreatIndoors''.
* NewMeat: Fred joins the team in the first episode and becomes Frank's new partner, much to Frank's displeasure.
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The show stars Creator/JoelMcHale, Creator/VellaLovell, Creator/MichaelRowland, Creator/RaviPatel, Creator/GracePalmer, Creator/GerryDee, Creator/KelliOgmundson, and Creator/AlvinaAugust.
It began airing on Creator/{{Fox}} in 2023 and has been renewed for a second season.
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* BoringButPractical: After Patel tries to duel with a [[ItMakesSenseInContext knife-wielding crab]] and gets stabbed in the leg for his troubles, Victoria successfully captures it with a cutting board and a bucket.
-->'''Victoria''': See how I did that and still preserve my dignity?.
* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Ravi Patel and Joel [=McHale=] previously worked together on ''Series/TheGreatIndoors''.
* NewMeat: Fred joins the team in the first episode and becomes Frank's new partner, much to Frank's displeasure.
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