History Series / GCB

* CaptainErsatz: the restaurant/bar Amanda works at, Boobylicious, for the real-life chain, Hooters. Also, Armadillo Mart for Wal-Mart and Stockholm 'N Things for IKEA.

* ModernMinstrelsy: the show's exaggerated portrayal of Southern / Texas and Christian stereotypes is offensive to some.

* ProfessionalsDoItOnDesks: Charlene Cockburn and her husband Ripp in the pilot.

* WardrobeMalfunction: Alexandra, current head cheerleader and high-school Alpha Bitch, has had breast enlargement but ignores her mother Cricket's warning that "you can't wear last year's uniform with this year's breasts"; the over-strained top bursts open during a pep rally.

* TheBible: Kind of a given when considering how 'religious' the characters on this show claim to be. Also, each episode's central plot is derived from the morals of various biblical stories.

''GCB'' is a 2011-debut American TV {{Dramedy}} set in the exclusive Dallas, Texas suburb of Highland Park. It's frequently described as a Southern ''DesperateHousewives.'' The show was created by Darren Star (''BeverlyHills90210'', ''MelrosePlace'', ''SexAndTheCity'') and written by Robert Harling (''SteelMagnolias''). It's somewhat based on the book ''Literature/GoodChristianBitches'' by Kim Gatlin; the show was originally going to bear that title (it still got [[TitleDrop dropped]] in the ads), and then changed to ''Good Christian Belles'' before settling on the less controversial abbreviation.

* InternetBackdraft: In-Universe, when Amanda, Blake, and Cricket try to relaunch a jean line from the70s called Westward Ho, Christian forums are outraged by the name.

* WardrobeMalfunction: Alexandra, current head cheerleader and high-school Alpha Bitch, has had breast enlargement but ignores her mother Cricket's
warning that "you can't wear last year's uniform with this year's breasts"; the over-strained top bursts open during a pep rally.

* BigBeautifulWoman: Sharon, the way her husband sees her. She herself doesn't, and resolves to lose weight, leading to her invention of "eating biblical".

* CaptainErsatz: the restaurant/bar Amanda works at, Boobylicious, for the real-life chain, Hooters.

* EverythingIsBiggerInTexas: And how. It is set in Dallas, after all.

* EverythingsBiggerInTexas: And how. It is set in Dallas, after all.

* HeyItsThatGuy : [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Carlene]] and [[HedwigAndTheAngryInch Cricket]] have sung before, Sharon [[Series/{{Glee}} schemed a plenty in Ohio]], Gigi [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} temped for some high-profile city-slickers]], and Ripp [[Series/{{JAG}} looks fine in a uniform]] (just to name a few)...

* HeyItsThatGuy : [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Carlene]] and [[HedwigAndTheAngryInch Cricket]] have sung before, Sharon [[Series/{{Glee}} schemed a plenty in Ohio]], Gigi [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} temped for some high-profile city-slickers]], and Ripp [[JAG looks fine in a uniform]] (just to name a few)...

* HeyItsThatGuy : [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Carlene]] and [[HedwigAndTheAngryInch Cricket]] have sung before, Sharon [[Series/{{Glee}} schemed a plenty in Ohio]], Gigi temped from some high-profile city-slickers, and Ripp looks fine in a uniform (just to name a few)...

* HeyItsThatGuy : [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Carlene]] and [[HedwigAndTheAngryInch Cricket]] have sung before, Sharon [[Glee schemed a plenty in Ohio]], Gigi temped from some high-profile city-slickers, and Ripp looks fine in a uniform (just to name a few)...

* HeyItsThatGuy : [[Theatre/Wicked Carlene]] and [[HedwigAndTheAngryInch Cricket]] have sung before, Sharon schemed a plenty in Ohio, Gigi tempted from some high-profile city-slickers, and Ripp looks fine in a uniform (just to name a few)...

warning that "you can't wear last year's uniform with this year's breasts"; the over-strained top bursts open during a pep rally.

* HeyItsThatGuy : [[Theatre:Wicked Carlene]] and [[HedwigAndTheAngryInch Cricket]] have sung before, Sharon schemed a plenty in Ohio, Gigi tempted from some high-profile city-slickers, and Ripp looks fine in a uniform (just to name a few)...

* HeyItsThatGuy : [[Wicked Carlene]] and [[HedwigAndTheAngryInch Cricket]] have sung before, Sharon schemed a plenty in Ohio, Gigi tempted from some high-profile city-slickers, and Ripp looks fine in a uniform (just to name a few)...

* BBW: Sharon, the way her husband sees her. She herself doesn't, and resolves to lose weight, leading to her invention of "eating biblical".

* TheBeard: Cricket's husband Blake is gay. He was in the closet when they married, but it's not been a secret between them for a long time. They do love each other, despite incompatible sexualities; they stay together partly for that reason, partly for their son, and partly because Blake feels that a man in his position cannot be out as gay.

* AlphaBitch: Amanda in highschool; Cricket and Carlene now

* WardrobeMalfunction: Alexandra, current head cheerleader and high-school Alpha Bitch, has had breast enlargement but ignores her mother Cricket's warning that "you can't wear last year's uniform with this year's breasts"; the over-strained top bursts open during a pep rally.

Protagonist Amanda Vaughn and her two teenage children move back in with her pushy socialite mother Gigi after Amanda's husband Bill dies in a car crash with his mistress after stealing billions from his investors, leaving Amanda with nothing. Amanda was head cheerleader and AlphaBitch in high school, but time and distance (she lived in Santa Barbara, California) have helped her become a somewhat better person. Moving back home, she meets the four women she was most evil to in high school; only one accepts her apology for her past behavior, while the other three have most definitely not moved on and are not ready to forgive at all.

''GCB'' is a 2011-debut American TV {{Dramedy}} set in the exclusive Dallas, Texas suburb of Highland Park. It's frequently described as a Southern ''DesperateHousewives.'' The show was created by Darren Star (''BeverlyHills90210'', ''MelrosePlace'', ''SexAndTheCity'') and written by Robert Harling (''SteelMagnolias''). It's somewhat based on the book ''Literature/GoodChristianBitches'' by Kim Gatlin; the show was originally going to bear that title, and then changed to ''Good Christian Belles'' before settling on the less controversial abbreviation.

''GCB'' is a 2011-debut American TV {{Dramedy}} set in the exclusive Dallas, Texas suburb of Highland Park. It's frequently described as a Southern ''DesperateHousewives.'' The show was created by Darren Star (''BeverleyHills90210'', ''MelrosePlace'', ''SexAndTheCity'') and written by Robert Harling (''SteelMagnolias''). It's somewhat based on the book ''Literature/GoodChristianBitches'' by Kim Gatlin; the show was originally going to bear that title, and then changed to ''Good Christian Belles'' before settling on the less controversial abbreviation.