History Series / LesBobos

* AsHimself:
** A number of Québécois stars make an appearance, notably Creator/XavierDolan, Mahée Paiement, Isabel Richer, Luc Picard, Denys Arcand, Josée Di Stasio...
** Macha Grenon and Fabien Cloutier play as themselves, but 1940's versions of themselves in the in-universe film d'auteur ''Morte Campagne''.

* {{Corpsing}}: The actors occasionally can't help but chuckle at improvisation.

* LoonyFan: Sandrine and Étienne claim to be cool as cucumbers around stars, but always make fools of themselves when they catch a glimpse of someone who ''might'' be famous. They're actually friends with Xavier Dolan, and won't shut up about it.

* ProductionPosse: Pascale Bussière (Ninon), Pierre Brassard (Georges) Patrice Coquereau, (Richard Gledhill), Élise Guilbault (Amandine), James Hyndman (AsHimself) and Macha Grenon ([[AsHimself As Herself]]) were in Series/LeCoeurASesRaisons with the lead couple as Becky, Ridge, Lewis, Britany, Peter and Megan respectively.

* ThoseTwoActors: Marc Labrèche and Anne Dorval are pretty much inseparable.

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'''''Les Bobos''''' (Eng. ''The Bobos'') is a comedy series created by Marc Labrèche and Marc Brunet that ran from 2012 to 2013 on Télé-Québec.

Etienne (Marc Labrèche) and Sandrine (Anne Dorval) Maxou are a slightly arrogant couple living on the vibrant Plateau Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, among their family and friends. Without ever sacrificing their beloved comfort, elegance and social conscience, follow them as they keep up with the ins and outs of modern life and its trends (which do not involve staying in touch with reality).

* TheAlcoholic: Most of Mathias's lines are about "opening another good bottle", mostly to show off his taste in wine, but...

** A number of Québécois stars make an appearance, notably Xavier Dolan, Mahée Paiement, Isabel Richer, Luc Picard, Denys Arcand, Josée Di Stasio...

* BaitAndSwitch: When Etienne claims that Québec star Sébastien Benoît is one of the few men attractive enough to stop bullets with their beauty. Sébastien is promptly shot dead.
--> '''Etienne:''' Well, it was a lie.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Juliette, Etienne's daughter from his first marriage, is a selfish, lazy millenial spoiled absolutely rotten by her dad.
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: During one of the "best memories of the Plateau" segments.
--> '''Sandrine:''' It was such a magical night.
--> '''Etienne:''' We were singing, dancing, we were free!
--> '''Sandrine:''' Then Mireille fell into a canal and Rémi gotten bitten by a raccoon with rabies.
--> '''Etienne:''' They're both dead.

* CampStraight: Etienne minds his looks, what he eats, he loves art in all its forms and is just very extra in general, but he was married to at least two women and is very much in love with Sandrine. He does mention he once "experimented" with a male friend, though.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Sandrine and Etienne are absolutely this in the exact same way; it's a miracle they found each other.

** Sandrine and Amandine's everlasting war of thank you cards is still ongoing in season 2.
** In season 2, Etienne wants to invite Sébastien Benoît to promote their magazine; Sandrine points out that he was killed during his guest appearance in season 1.

* CunningLinguist: Averted: Etienne tries to speak English to communicate without Juliette understanding. Juliette has been bilingual since she was eight.

* FagHag: The Bobos are delighted to find out their new neighbors are gay, as "you people are like gas stoves: just by being here, you make the property prices go up". They describe themselves as "gay-friendly", having once attended a Creator/Madonna concert.
* FlowerMotifs: The Bobos take these [[SeriousBusiness very seriously]], so when a friend of theirs gives birth, they refuse to buy her a bouquet with baby's breath ("the Rice Krispies of botany"), white roses ("screams ''the bride was chubby''"), lilies ("they smell like funeral homes"), lily of the valley ("this isn't grandma's corsage"), orchids ("what new mother would like to receive a bouquet of vulvas?"), daisies ("pastoralism is so passé"), poppies ("for obvious reasons"), [[OverlyLongGag carnations, irises, birds of paradise, sunflowers, gerberae, cataliae, glads, dog roses, wisteria or hellebore]]. They eventually go with a branch in a vase.
--> '''Etienne:''' That, to me, in flower language, says "I got ripped off by my florist on Rue Mont-Royal by paying 100 bucks for a branch because it looks avant-garde".
--> '''Sandrine:''' Which is exactly what we were going for.
* FoodPorn: Both Sandrine and Etienne are self-described foodies, only ever ordering dishes by listing the full recipe. Etienne eventually opens a food truck to join in on the trend, his ridiculously overcomplex menu rendered pointless because he forgot to buy knives and can't cook.

** Sandrine is obnoxious and completely out of touch with reality when she tries to tell Georges what to gift to Nancy, but come on Georges, who gifts their spouse ''money'' for their birthday?
--> '''Sandrine''': Is she your wife or a prostitute?!
** Etienne is one hell of a drama queen as usual, but maybe public hospitals really do warrant it.

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: The Bobos, on every subject.
--> '''Etienne:''' Since the dawn of times, Man has feared the potato. The potato, known to Native Americans as "banana", was considered by many native peoples as a goddess of dance and harvest. Today, of course, we know that potatoes are delicious, and that they can cure mental illness when rubbed against someone's elbows during a full moon.
* LoonyFan: Sandrine and Etienne claim to be cool as cucumbers around stars, but always make fools of themselves when they catch a glimpse of someone who ''might'' be famous. They're actually friends with Creator/XavierDolan, and won't shut up about it.

* MeetCute: According to Etienne, he and Sandrine met at the premiere of ''Film/Titanic1997'' after he saw her crying. Of course, Sandrine would never admit to having been an adult when the movie was released.

* {{Mockumentary}}: A large number of the skits are presented in this form, with Etienne and/or Sandrine presenting the ins and outs of a trendy lifestyle on the Plateau Mont-Royal.

** Etienne claims that the best way to get a good deal at a yard sale is to be as detached as possible and haggle even for the cheapest things, but he gets obsessed when he finds a cutlery set he identifies as Frank Lloyd Wright dinnerware and rolls on the floor begging for it.
* ObliviousToHisOwnDescription: When Etienne and Sandrine give a waiter a list of things to recognized bobos by (which they know from reading David Brookes's ''Bobos in Paradise''), they essentially give an extended description of themselves.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Sandrine and occasionally Etienne insist that they are this. They're not.

* PhonyPsychic: The Bobos once hire one, Madame Carmina, to guide them in the redecorating of their [[InsistentTerminology lounge]]. Her spiritual reactions to specific pieces of furniture make more sense when Etienne mentions that she gets a percentage on all their purchases.
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Etienne and Sandrine are self-styled experts on abstract art, dramatic novels and auteur films, but they have no idea what ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' is [[note]][[FailedASpotCheck even though they reference the franchise several times over the course of the series]][[/note]].
--> '''Etienne:''' It's about a big mouse[[note]]The French word for ''bat'' is ''chauve-souris'', which means ''bald mouse''[[/note]] saving a town.
--> '''Sandrine:''' Oh, so it's a movie for children? For babies?
* PreciousPuppy: Chiffon (meaning "rag" in French), Etienne and Sandrine's adorable puppy. Turns out that apart from the aesthetic, they hate all things dog-related; Sandrine is always looking for an excuse to get him put down. [[spoiler: They eventually abandon it at Georges and Nancy's house]].
* PretentiousPronunciation: Etienne and Sandrine insist to pronounce Georges's name "Gee-orge".
--> '''Etienne:''' When there's a ''e'' in a word, ''we'' pronounce it, sorry not sorry.

* PsychoPsychologist: PlayedForLaughs. Unfortunately for Etienne and Sandrine's development, their therapist Dr. Gorzinski is the only person outside of their direct friend circle who's the exact same flavor of crazy as them.

* ShowWithinAShow: Etienne and Sandrine have a weekly talk show about art, cinema and literature, called ''La Bande des Deux''[[note]]''The Group of Two''[[/note]]. There's also the great classic of OldHollywood Quebecois cinema, a black and white incomprehensible film about boredom in the coutry called ''Morte Campagne''[[note]]''Dead Countryside''[[/note]], which Etienne and Sandrine often use to analyze the art of cinema.
* SoapboxSadie: Sandrine is very involved in social causes... ish. She certainly loves to talk about how involved she is.
--> '''Sandrine:''' I'm a non-practicing vegetarian. Meaning I eat meat but judge people who do the same thing.
* StrawFeminist: As part of SoapboxSadie. Sandrine's great fights are about not having a vulva drawn in her latte (it was a heart) or refusing to see a spatula used as a keychain for the women's bathroom in a restaurant.
--> '''Sandrine:''' I'm so admirative of women who fight for a cause. I too would love to have the time to launch a cooperative for African women, but I choose to wax my legs. You have to pick your battles.
* TakeThat: At about every Québec star and personality (as well as a few French ones), from Céline Dion to Christiane Charette.

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Etienne and Sandrine are the ''worst''. They're obnoxious, pedantic, beyond egocentric, and project their insecurities onto others with as much kindness as if they were rocks.
* WhamLine: In the last episode of the first season.
--> '''Etienne:''' Oh look, there's my daughter! Juliette!

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Macha Grenon as she appears in ''Morte Campagne'' is supposed to be 17 years old. The actress is blatantly in her 40's.

* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Etienne and Sandrine are self-styled experts on abstract art, dramatic novels and auteur films, but they have no idea what ''ComicBook/Batman'' is [[note]][[FailedASpotCheck even though they reference the franchise several times over the course of the series]][[/note]].

* {{Cloudcuckoolader}}: Sandrine and Etienne are absolutely this in the exact same way; it's a miracle they found each other.

* CloudCuckoolader: Sandrine and Etienne are absolutely this in the exact same way; it's a miracle they found each other.

* Corpsing: The actors occasionally can't help but chuckle at improvisation.

* InsistantTerminology: Always: it's all about sounding smart. The Bobos eventually give a class on particularly pretentious words.

* MeetCute: According to Etienne, he and Sandrine met at the premiere of ''Film/Titanic'' after he saw her crying. Of course, Sandrine would never admit to having been an adult when the movie was released.

* PhonyPsychic: The Bobos once hire one, Madame Carmina, to guide them in the redecorating of their [[InsistantTerminology lounge]]. Her spiritual reactions to specific pieces of furniture make more sense when Etienne mentions that she gets a percentage on all their purchases.
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Etienne and Sandrine are self-styled experts on abstract art, dramatic novels and auteur films, but they have no idea what ''Franchise/Batman'' is.

* PretentiousPronuniciation: Etienne and Sandrine insist to pronounce Georges's name "Gee-orge".

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Juliette is a terrible person too, but at leasr she can leave the house without making a fool of herself; not her parents.

Etienne and Sandrine Maxou are a slightly arrogant couple living on the vibrant Plateau Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, among their family and friends. Without ever sacrificing their beloved comfort, elegance and social conscience, follow them as they keep up with the ins and outs of modern life and its trends (which do not involve staying in touch with reality).