History Series / Blossom

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* CousinOliver: Kennedy, the daughter of the woman Nick marries in the show's later seasons

* TheDanza: Joey Lawrence's character shares his first name.

* FakeBrit: Kennedy

* VerySpecialEpisode: Notorious enough to get the show mocked due to the frequent ''very special Blossoms''.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Occasionally happened with Kennedy. Later in the show's final season, the writers threw in the towel and ditched the accent altogether.

* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Blossom is a dead ringer for her since-deceased grandmother, as revealed in the episode "Ruby".

* TheCameo: Mark-Paul Gosselaar plays Six's boyfriend in one episode; he's better known as Zack Morris on [Series/Saved bytheBell Saved by the Bell] (another NBC show at the time)

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The series disappeared from syndication around 1998 and, save for a set of DVDs from the first 2 seasons released last year, has been little seen since.

* ActorAllusion - At least one episode references Mayim Bialik's role on ''MacGyver''.
* AndYouWereThere - When Nick wakes her up from the dream where she's a singer, Blossom says that he was there, as were Joey, Anthony and Toto. Nick asks if she means [[Film/TheWizardOfOz the dog]], but she actually meant the band.
* BreakoutCharacter - Joey
* CallingTheOldManOut - Late in the series, Joey confronts his mom about all the times she let him down and for being a crappy mother in general.

* CatchPhrase - WHOA!
* CousinOliver - Kennedy, the daughter of the woman Nick marries in the show's later seasons

* TheDanza - Joey Lawrence's character shares his first name.
* DeadpanSnarker - Primarily Nick and Blossom
* DreamSequence - Fairly frequent usage, including an appearance by Phylicia Rashad from ''TheCosbyShow'' as Blossom's "ideal mother" in the pilot, an episode where Blossom dreams she becomes a singer, and one which doubles as the vehicle for Joey Lawrence's "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" video.
* FakeBrit - Kennedy
* FeverDreamEpisode - The "{{Rockumentary}}" episode has Blossom falling asleep while watching the Madonna concert video of the "Truth or Dare" tour.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar - When Six is asked about her name, she replies that her father says "that's how many beers it took".
* TheGhost - Six's father.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes - The series disappeared from syndication around 1998 and, save for a set of DVD's from the first 2 seasons released last year, has been little seen since.
* MissingMom - in this case, by way of divorce, when Maddy runs off. Unlike many series, Maddy is heard from several times, and actually shows up more than once at the Russos. (When Maddy is featured, she is played by singer Melissa Manchester.)

* MotorMouth - Six, Sharon (Six's mom) and to a lesser degree Blossom herself.
* NewscasterCameo - The episode "The Making of the President" features a class election between Blossom and Eddie Warwick covered by longtime NBC newscaster Keith Morrison.
* NoPeriodsPeriod - subverted, as the first episode concentrated on Blossom getting hers.
* ObnoxiousInLaws - Nick isn't very fond of Buzz Richman, his ex-wife's father and Blossom's maternal grandfather. In an unusual twist, though, Buzz doesn't seem to have anything against Nick. His obnoxiousness comes more from the way he sometimes sponges off the Russo family and the fact that his daughter ditched Nick and their children.
* OohMeAccentsSlipping - Occassionally happened with Kennedy. Later in the show's final season, the writers threw in the towel and ditched the accent altogether.
* OutOfFocus - The emphasis on Joey during the second half of the show's run.
* OverprotectiveDad - Nick, though not as much as other sitcom dads
* ParentalSexualitySquick - Blossom's parents meet after the divorce, and nearly sleep together again. Blossom and Tony discuss it later.

* SawItInAMovieOnce - Blossom blinds an intruder (who turns out to actually be her brother) by blowing talcum powder in face. When Six asks her where she learned that trick, Blossom replies "MacGyver". (Also an ActorAllusion.)
* SeinfeldianConversation - Done a few times. One specific example that comes to mind is a conversation between Blossom and Six about how people on tv never seem to need to use the bathroom. This discussion ends when Six announces that she has to go to the bathroom.
* SheIsAllGrownUp - "Blossom Blossoms" (see also NoPeriodsPeriod).
* SpecialGuest - Phylicia Rashad in aforementioned pilot, ''Series/{{ALF}}'', Mary Hart from ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'', John Ratzenberger from ''Series/{{Cheers}}''...to name a few. (This was toned down in later seasons, in contrast to other sitcoms.)

* VerySpecialEpisode - Notorious enough to get the show mocked due to the frequent ''very special Blossoms''.
* WhoNamesTheirKidDude - Six.

* YouAreNumberSix - ''Literally''.

''Blossom'' was a sitcom that ran from 1991 to 1995 on Creator/{{NBC}} as a midseason replacement series. The show centers on Blossom Russo, a girl living with her single musician father, Nick, [[MissingMom whose wife left him]], and older brothers Tony (a recovering drug addict) and Joey ([[TooDumbtoLive dumb jock]]). Often visiting is gabby [[DropInCharacter best friend]] [[YouAreNumberSix Six LeMeure]].

Midway through the show's run, the writers put more emphasis on the Joey character (played by Joey Lawrence).

* MissingMom - in this case, by way of divorce

* SheIsAllGrownUp - "Blossom Blossoms"

* SpecialGuest - Phylicia Rashad in aforementioned pilot, Series/{{ALF}}, Mary Hart from ''EntertainmentTonight'', John Ratzenberger from ''{{Cheers}}''...to name a few. (This was toned down in later seasons, in contrast to other sitcoms.)

''Blossom'' was a sitcom that ran from 1991 to 1995 on {{NBC}} as a midseason replacement series. The show centers on Blossom Russo, a girl living with her single musician father, Nick, [[MissingMom whose wife left him]], and older brothers Tony (a recovering drug addict) and Joey ([[TooDumbtoLive dumb jock]]). Often visiting is gabby [[DropInCharacter best friend]] [[YouAreNumberSix Six LeMeure]].

* ActorAllusion - At least one episode references Mayim Bialik's role on ''{{MacGyver}}''.

** In addition, Mayim, Ted Wass, Joey Lawrence and Jenna von Oy were all given several opportunities to show off their singing talents.

* ObnoxiousInLaws - Nick isn't very fond of Buzz Richman, his ex-wife's father and Blossom's maternal grandfather. In an unusual twist, though, Buzz doesn't seem to have anything against Nick. His obnoxiousness comes more from the way he sometimes sponges off the Russo family and the fact that his daughter ditched Nick and their children.

* PromotionToOpeningTitles: To a certain extent. The intros for the first two seasons simply had Blossom dancing by herself, but the intro for the third and fourth seasons featured Joey, Anthony, Six and Nick each appearing with Blossom as their actors were credited.

** And then there was the time that Six met Blossom's grandfather Buzz:

-->'''Buzz''': Awful tall for your age, aren't you?

* TheCastShowoff: The opening credits had Mayim Bialik showing off her dance training.

* TheGhost - Six's parents.