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* TheAristocrats: Lupe tells a version of the joke offscreen during a talent show, disturbing everyone listening.
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Cancelled after 3 seasons.
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* PowerOutageEpisode: In "Emerency Preparedness Kit, $129.99", an earthquake causes a blackout, leaving everyone stranded at Connor's house because the hand release for the front gate is rusted shut. Marina had taken classes in emergency preparedness, which makes Tom feel useless, while Connor starts to question how he lives his life, since all his expensive electronic devices have been rendered useless.

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* PowerOutageEpisode: PowerOutagePlot: In "Emerency "Emergency Preparedness Kit, $129.99", an earthquake causes a blackout, leaving everyone stranded at Connor's house because the hand release for the front gate is rusted shut. Marina had taken classes in emergency preparedness, which makes Tom feel useless, while Connor starts to question how he lives his life, since all his expensive electronic devices have been rendered useless.
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** "Wheel of Vegan Brie, $24" has the Hayworths celebrating Thanksgiving with Harmony.

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** "Wheel of Vegan Brie, $24" has the Hayworths celebrating Thanksgiving with Harmony.Harmony, welcoming her into the family.
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* RichSiblingPoorSibling: The show's premise is that three siblings are in different financial straits: Tom is a middle-class author married to a lawyer, his sister Sarah is a recently-fired social worker married to a teacher (poor), and their younger brother Connor is a wealthy entrepreneur.
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* InDefenseOfStorytelling: In "Emergency Preparedness Kit, $129.99", Tom feels like he's useless in a crisis when a power outage traps them in Connor's home. But when the kids' mobile devices go dead, he tells them a story based on the day's events to calm them down, making them realize that his abilities as a storyteller are valued.

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* InDefenseOfStorytelling: InDefenceOfStorytelling: In "Emergency Preparedness Kit, $129.99", Tom feels like he's useless in a crisis when a power outage traps them in Connor's home. But when the kids' mobile devices go dead, he tells them a story based on the day's events to calm them down, making them realize that his abilities as a storyteller are valued.
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* InDefenseOfStorytelling: In "Emergency Preparedness Kit, $129.99", Tom feels like he's useless in a crisis when a power outage traps them in Connor's home. But when the kids' mobile devices go dead, he tells them a story based on the day's events to calm them down, making them realize that his abilities as a storyteller are valued.


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** In "Emergency Preparedness Kit, $129.99", a power outage disables the front gate to Connor's home, and with the manual release rusted shut, the family is unable to leave. [[spoiler:Eventually, Connor decides to simply ram through the gate with one of his cars; the power comes on just then, but Connor's foot is already on the accelerator and doesn't stop.]]


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* PowerOutageEpisode: In "Emerency Preparedness Kit, $129.99", an earthquake causes a blackout, leaving everyone stranded at Connor's house because the hand release for the front gate is rusted shut. Marina had taken classes in emergency preparedness, which makes Tom feel useless, while Connor starts to question how he lives his life, since all his expensive electronic devices have been rendered useless.
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** "wheel of Vegan Brie, $24" has the Hayworths celebrating Thanksgiving with Harmony.

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* ThanksgivingEpisode: "Two Thousand Pounds of Sand, $240" has the Hayworths spending Thanksgiving at Connor's, where he's set up a Caribbean themed party.

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"Two Thousand Pounds of Sand, $240" has the Hayworths spending Thanksgiving at Connor's, where he's set up a Caribbean themed party.party.
** "wheel of Vegan Brie, $24" has the Hayworths celebrating Thanksgiving with Harmony.
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** "Novel Signed by Author, $22.19", where Tom holds a book reading that takes a scary turn when he meets an obsessed fan, while the kids dress as characters from ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'', except for Gretchen who dresses like an anime character to please her boyfriend.

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** "Novel Signed by Author, $22.19", where Tom holds a book reading that takes a scary turn when he meets an obsessed fan, while the kids dress as characters from ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'', except for Gretchen Shamiah who dresses like an anime character to please her boyfriend.
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* FirstWorldProblems: The crux of "Santa Suit Rental, $25 Per Day". When Connor loses a huge amount in a botched windfarm (It was quite literally blown into the ocean), he mopes around acting like he's broke. When the family inquires how much he's got left, he reveals he's still ''incredibly'' rich and the family's sympathy instantly evaporates.

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* BrokeEpisode: In "Santa Suit Rental, $25 Per Day", Connor loses a substancial amount of money on a failed venture, and for the first time has to worry about how much he spends. Downplayed in that he still has a lot of money (when he shows the others how much, they remark that it's the same amount he just lost); he's actually more worried that he lost his "business mojo".



* ChristmasEpisode: "Secret Santa Gift, $25 Limit", where the Hayworths exchange gifts, but not without the usual family drama.

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"Secret Santa Gift, $25 Limit", where the Hayworths exchange gifts, but not without the usual family drama.drama.
** "Santa Suit Rental, $25 Per Day", where the family try to cheer up Connor after a rare financial setback.
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: In "Novel Signed by Author, $22.19" Tom meets Harmony, who comes off as a LoonyFan who drove all the way from Colorado and grew up alone with her single mother Kristen. As Tom reads from his book and gets to the part where [[spoiler:his father spent long days in Colorado with a colleague named Kris, he puts two and two together and realizes that Harmony is his half-sister.]]

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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: In "Novel Signed by Author, $22.19" Tom meets Harmony, who comes off as a LoonyFan who drove all the way from Colorado and grew up alone with her single mother Kristen. Christine. As Tom reads from his book and gets to the part where [[spoiler:his father spent long days in Colorado with a colleague named Kris, Chris, he puts two and two together and realizes that Harmony is his half-sister.]]

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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: In "Novel Signed by Author, $22.19" Tom meets Harmony, who comes off as a LoonyFan who drove all the way from Colorado and grew up alone with her single mother Kristen. As Tom reads from his book and gets to the part where [[spoiler:his father spent long days in Colorado with a colleague named Kris, he puts two and two together and realizes that Harmony is his half-sister.]]



* HalloweenEpisode: "Box of King-Size Candy Bars, $48.99", where the Hayworths go trick or treating with their kids as Film/TheAvengers2012.

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"Box of King-Size Candy Bars, $48.99", where the Hayworths go trick or treating with their kids as Film/TheAvengers2012.Film/TheAvengers2012.
** "Novel Signed by Author, $22.19", where Tom holds a book reading that takes a scary turn when he meets an obsessed fan, while the kids dress as characters from ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'', except for Gretchen who dresses like an anime character to please her boyfriend.

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