History Series / GCB

* ActorAllusion: In episode 5, Amanda tells Carlene "In the words of another very famous witch: you have no power here". Carlene is played by [[KristinChenoweth Kristin Chenoweth]], who played the witch in question in [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Wicked]].

* TheCastShowoff: When one of your actors is KristinChenoweth, having her sing is sort of inevitable.

* HollywoodToneDeaf : Miriam Shor was in HedwigAndTheAngryInch and even in the show can sing well when it's not crucial to the plot; have her audition for a Jesus-themed musical, however . . .

** It had plenty in real life too. MoralGuardians ravaged the show the same way they did the American version of {{Skins}}

''GCB'' is a 2011-debut American TV [[{{Dramedy}} dramedy]] set in the exclusive Dallas, Texas suburb of Highland Park. It's frequently described as a Southern ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' or a grown up MeanGirls. The show was created by Darren Star (''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', ''Series/MelrosePlace'', ''Series/SexAndTheCity'') and written by Robert Harling (''Literature/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.

''GCB'' is a 2011-debut American TV [[{{Dramedy}} dramedy]] set in the exclusive Dallas, Texas suburb of Highland Park. It's frequently described as a Southern ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' or a grown up MeanGirls. The show was created by Darren Star (''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', ''Series/MelrosePlace'', ''Series/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.

''GCB'' is a 2011-debut American TV [[{{Dramedy}} dramedy]] set in the exclusive Dallas, Texas suburb of Highland Park. It's frequently described as a Southern ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' or a grown up MeanGirls. 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.

''GCB'' is a 2011-debut American TV [[{{Dramedy}} dramedy]] set in the exclusive Dallas, Texas suburb of Highland Park. It's frequently described as a Southern ''DesperateHousewives'' or a grown up MeanGirls. 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.

* RecycledInSpace: DesperateHousewives IN TEXAS!

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Carlene's son to a photo of Amanda's bedonk (Carlene's reaction when she walks in on him is priceless...).

* 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)...

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Carlene's son to a photo of Amanda's bedonk (Carlene's reaction when she walks in on is priceless...).

* [[AbsurdlyYouthfulMother AbsurdlyYouthfulParents]]: Plenty of the characters fall under this category, one episode revealed Amanda to be a [[TeenPregnancy TeenMom]] which oddly is supposed to set her as a fallen woman [[EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether amongst her old classmates]].

* 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 daughter, and partly because Blake feels that a man in his position cannot be out as gay.

''GCB'' is a 2011-debut American TV [[{{Dramedy}} 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.

* 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)...

** YMMV on that, she seems to be HollywoodPudgy[[http://blu.stb.s-msn.com/i/DC/F3F3996ADAEF3789EB62838ECA5BF.jpg]].

* MistakenforCheating: Ripp [[spoiler: the woman is actually his daughter, most likely conceived before he and Carlene married.]]

* HollywoodPudgy: Sharon is supposed to be a former beauty queen now struggling with her body after gaining a lot of weight over the years. Which, well, would be believable if her actress isn't hardly any bigger than the rest of the women in the cast. The show seems to be aware of this too since they get heavy-handed into convincing the audience that she's heavy by having the other characters frequently comment on her body and relying on trite stereotypes, like her CONSTANTLY chowing down on candy bars and the like.

* HollywoodPudgy: Sharon is supposed to be a former beauty queen now struggling with her body after gaining a lot of weight over the years. Which, well, would be believable if her actress isn't hardly any bigger than the rest of the women in the cast. The show seems to be aware of this since they seem really desperate into trying to convince the audience that she's heavy by having the other characters comment on constantly on her body and relying on stereotypes, like her CONSTANTLY chowing down on candy bars and the like.

* HollywoodToneDeaf : Miriam Shor was in [[HedwigAndTheAngryInch]] and even in the show can sing well when it's not crucial to the plot; have her audition for a Jesus-themed musical, however . . .