History Series / HappyEndings

* UnusualEuphemism: "Quaint? [[IThoughtItMeant Isn't that that space between a gal's goal and her penalty box?"]]

* CampGay: Derek, an offensively-over-the-top-[[SexAndTheCity Sex-and-the-City]] gay guy that Max finds for Penny so she can be a FagHag.

A 2011–13 Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom which followed a group of six friends: an engaged couple, Alex and Dave; Alex's sister Jane, and her other half Brad; Dave's gay roommate, Max; and their chronically single friend, Penny. The series begins when Alex leaves fellow friend and husband-to-be Dave [[RunawayBride at the altar]]. This completely traumatizes Dave, and leaves their friends, who were brought together due to Dave and Alex being a couple, lamenting how they will probably never see each other again.

A 2011–13 Creator/{{ABC}} SitCom which followed a group of six friends: an engaged couple, Alex and Dave; Alex's sister Jane, and her other half Brad; Dave's gay roommate, Max; and their chronically single friend, Penny. The series begins when Alex leaves fellow friend and husband-to-be Dave [[RunawayBride at the altar]]. This completely traumatizes Dave, and leaves their friends, who were brought together due to Dave and Alex being a couple, lamenting how they will probably never see each other again.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} Fun night stand.]]]]

''Happy Endings'' was an Creator/{{ABC}} SitCom that premiered in April 2011, which follows a group of six friends: an engaged couple, Alex and Dave; Alex's sister Jane, and her other half Brad; Dave's gay roommate, Max; and their chronically single friend, Penny. The series begins when Alex leaves fellow friend and husband-to-be Dave [[RunawayBride at the altar]]. This completely traumatizes Dave, and leaves their friends, who were brought together due to Dave and Alex being a couple, lamenting how they will probably never see each other again.

The show ran until 2013 for three seasons, before ultimately being cancelled when ABC [[ScrewedByTheNetwork made a monumental screw-up of scheduling and airing the show]], adding it to the pile of perfectly successful shows inadvertantly killed by ExecutiveMeddling.

** Penny's LittleWhiteLie in 'Big White Lie' ends up having Brad, Jane and Alex getting caught up in her Master Lie From Hell ''and'' Max joining in for fun. And to not feel left out.

* LittleWhiteLie: In "Blax, Snakes, Home," Jane goads Alex and Dave to reveal the little lies they told during their failed relationship, including lies to circumvent Alex's poor pet care and Dave's love of frolf. In true sitcom form, they realize hiding a few disagreements kept them from fighting.

* TheDitz: Penny describes Alex as "marching to the beat of her own very slow drummer". Max is also pretty clueless, shenannigans multiply exponentially when they take on projects together

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Eliza Coupe(Jane) and Elisha Cuthbert(Alex) do really look like sisters.

** Brad has the male reaction when his "work-wife" Vanessa explains she thinks of him as her "wordk-''dad''", thinking he's forty. Brad protests that he's only 29.

** Other characters do this as well, but Brad the most, like when he gets excited about having honeymoon sex again with Jane, so he can put his c...ar keys in her a...ttic. Or when he says, again right next to Jane, that having an assistant because they buy anniversary presents for your...mailman.

* RacistGrandma: Nana Kerkovich. Big time.

* RapidFireComedy: One of the show's distinctive characteristics that helps differentiate it from its [[SpiritualSuccessor spiritual predecessor]] {{Friends}}.

-->'''Brad:''' I cannot wait for this year's monster mash pumpkin bash. The buffest, ugh! The drag queen contest, [[BriefAccentImitation (gay voice)]] ok?! The smoking hot girl...*realizes his wife is glaring*..orilla costumes. \\

** In the third season - and series - finale, the appearance of Jane and Alex's previously unmentioned older sister, Brooke:

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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[CampStraight Brad]], [[ControlFreak Jane]], [[TheDitz Alex]], [[TheEveryman Dave]], [[GenkiGirl Penny]], and [[TheSlacker Max]].]]

* ArmorPiercingSlap: PlayedForLaughs in the episode "Fowl Play Date", while Penny and Brad are in panic mode because they killed Alex's racist parrot, Penny slaps Brad three times for being stupid/overly dramatic. He has this to say.
-->'''Brad''': You know, the first two slaps I get, no notes on the those. But the third, like our ideas were pretty similar. If anything I got us in the area.\\
'''Penny''': *Sarcastic slow clap* Congratulations Brad. You pitched an area. *She feints a slap and he flinches in fear.*

--> '''Alex:''' "He could be your soul mate, your kindred spirit, your ''OneTreeHill''."\\

* ShoutOut: Tons. This show relies on Shout outs probably as much as puns, often combining the two.
** '''Jane''': Ok dokey, Lee Iaccoceys.
** '''Jane''': Slow down, Jackie Joyner-Crazy
** '''Max''': I'm gonna Film/ExitThroughTheGiftShop.
** '''Penny''': You're really 'Film/EatPrayLove'-ing your way through this.
** TheBachelor gets quite a few mentions in the episode "Bo Fight", (it ''is'' ABC after all).
** '''Max''': We had to rent ''Film/TheRoad'' twice, and it is not that funny the second time.
** '''Brad''': She's [[Film/ABeautifulMind Beautiful Mind]]-ing it. You just gotta let it play itself out.
** '''Dave''': [[That70sShow Hello Wisconsin!]]
** '''Max''': If you're going to do this sex-tape, a couple of things. One: Make sure she shoots you from the right side, because from the left you look like a troll. And not like a cute doll with the hair troll, like a [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} "I distract you with a crystal and steal your baby"]] troll.
** '''Jane''': Dave is [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger-ing]] us in our dreams... with sex.
** '''Max''': Had to leave em at home he was threatening to blow up this whole operation, so I had to go [[Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol Ghost Protes]] on him.
** '''Max''': You're not the only one who's good at this game, [[Series/{{Revenge}} Emily Thorne]]!
** The episode when Brad, [[MushroomSamba still tripping from the dental visit]], refers to the gang by their {{Friends}} Identities.
--->'''Brad''': ...Hey! (''points to Dave'') Ross! (''Dave smirks'')\\
(''to Alex'') Rachel! (''Alex smiles'')\\
(''to Penny'') Phoebe! (''Penny shrugs'')\\
(''to Max'') Fat Joey! (''Max scowls'')\\
...\\
(''addressing Jane being condescending'') Don't patronize me, Monica. (''passes out'')
** Penny's doctor is [[ChildrensHospital Dr. Spratt]].

'''Jane''': Sweetie! You and Alex are going to work this out! This is just the sad chapter in your epic love story!\\

''Happy Endings'' is an ABC sitcom that premiered in April 2011 and ran for three seasons. The series begins when Alex leaves fellow friend and husband-to-be Dave [[RunawayBride at the altar]]. This completely traumatizes Dave, and leaves their friends, who were brought together due to Dave and Alex being a couple, lamenting how they will probably never see each other again. When Alex returns from the honeymoon that she and Dave planned, Dave is understandably ticked off; and now the friends have a problem: having to either disband or pick sides between Dave and Alex.

Fortunately, Alex and Dave decide that what happened was for the better and that it should not be something that should destroy their friendship. However many complications remain down the road for this group of friends. And HilarityEnsues.

* WhatWouldXDo: Regarding StevenSeagal