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* AsianAirhead: A rare male example with Miggy, whose list of potential careers included "abbreviated jobs" like CEO, CFO, and UTI, along with "millionaire."

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* AsianAirhead: A rare male example with Miggy, whose Miggy's list of potential careers included "abbreviated jobs" like CEO, CFO, and UTI, along with "millionaire."
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* CelebrityParadox: Will sings "My Shot" from {{Theatre/Hamilton}}, Taran Killam was a King George replacement on Broadway.

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Will sings "My Shot" from {{Theatre/Hamilton}}, Taran Killam was a King George replacement on Broadway.



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* NotImportantToThisEpisodeCamp: None of the kids appear in "Ronald Reagan's White House Collectible Pen," which mostly takes place during the annual parents' social.
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* SexinessScore: In the ValentinesDayEpisode "A Cash-Grab Cooked Up by the Crepe Paper Industry", Graham gives his crush a valentine while telling her she's a "10".
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* SpecialGuest: Will has to deal with [[Creator/LanceBass]] when he forgets to mail the deposit to secure Sophie’s spot at Lance Bass Space Camp.

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* SpecialGuest: Will has to deal with [[Creator/LanceBass]] Creator/LanceBass when he forgets to mail the deposit to secure Sophie’s spot at Lance Bass Space Camp.
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* SpecialGuest: Will has to deal with [[Music/{{NSYNC}} Lance Bass]] when he forgets to mail the deposit to secure Sophie’s spot at Lance Bass Space Camp.

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* SpecialGuest: Will has to deal with [[Music/{{NSYNC}} Lance Bass]] [[Creator/LanceBass]] when he forgets to mail the deposit to secure Sophie’s spot at Lance Bass Space Camp.
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** Angie’s deadbeat former boyfriend, Graham’s father, is played by Creator/AdamBrody, the real-life husband of Creator/Leighton eester.

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** Angie’s deadbeat former boyfriend, Graham’s father, is played by Creator/AdamBrody, the real-life husband of Creator/Leighton eester.
Leighton Meester.
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* CelebrityParadox: Will sings "My Shot" from {{Theatre/Hamilton}}, Taran Killam was a King George replacement on Broadway.
** Series/SaturdayNightLive is also referenced, Killam having been a cast member for six years.
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* CastingGag:
** Will's ex-wife is played by Creator/TaranKillam's ex-SNL cast mate Creator/VanessaBayer.
** Angie’s deadbeat former boyfriend, Graham’s father, is played by Creator/AdamBrody, the real-life husband of Creator/Leighton eester.
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''Single Parents'' is an Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom starring Creator/TaranKillam, Creator/LeightonMeester, Kimrie Lewis, Jake Choi, and Creator/BradGarrett.

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''Single Parents'' is an Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom starring Creator/TaranKillam, Creator/LeightonMeester, Kimrie Lewis, Jake Choi, Creator/KimrieLewis, Creator/JakeChoi, and Creator/BradGarrett.

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* SantasExistenceClause: Graham's belief in Santa is shaken by Bunny Ears, but Santa's "appearance" in his house on Christmas Eve and his ability to answer [[HowCanSantaDeliverAllThoseToys the tough questions]] squelches any doubt (for Miggy too!).



* YesVirginia: Graham's belief in Santa is shaken by Bunny Ears, but Santa's "appearance" in his house on Christmas Eve and his ability to answer [[HowCanSantaDeliverAllThoseToys the tough questions]] squelches any doubt (for Miggy too!).
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* BiTheWay: Miggy is confirmed to be bi in "Welcome to Hilltop!", though it's mentioned that the other parents have met his past boyfriends offscreen.
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The show premiered on September 26, 2018 and was picked up for a full season of 23 episodes on October 17, 2018. On May 10, 2019, ABC renewed the show for a second season.

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The show premiered on September 26, 2018 and was picked up for a full season of 23 episodes on October 17, 2018. On May 10, 2019, ABC renewed the show for a second season. On May 21, 2020, ABC announced that the show would not be back for a third season.
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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: Emma and Amy are pretty scheming and apparently dispose of damning evidence on the regular, but considering their father it's not too shocking. Who really takes the cake is Louisa, one of the kids' classmates who seems to live in the 1800s and who's only entertainment is watching her pet owl hunt.
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* MistakenForDating: In "The Angie-man", Will's parents think that Will and Angie are dating because they're such close friends. They keep the ruse going because his parents ''also'' tell them that their relationship was the only thing keeping them together.

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* MistakenForDating: MistakenForRomance: In "The Angie-man", Will's parents think that Will and Angie are dating because they're such close friends. They keep the ruse going because his parents ''also'' tell them that their relationship was the only thing keeping them together.
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* BiTheWay: Miggy is confirmed to be bi in "Welcome to Hilltop!", though it's mentioned that the other parents have met his past boyfriends offscreen.


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* MistakenForCheating: In "Welcome to Hilltop!", Angie and Poppy stalk Miggy's girlfriend Homily because they think she's cheating on him. Turns out the man she's seeing is her and Miggy's shared boyfriend, and the three are a throuple.
* MistakenForDating: In "The Angie-man", Will's parents think that Will and Angie are dating because they're such close friends. They keep the ruse going because his parents ''also'' tell them that their relationship was the only thing keeping them together.


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* {{Polyamory}}: In "Welcome to Hilltop!" Angie and Poppy find out that Miggy and his girlfriend Homily have become a throuple with another man. The episode also ends with Angie trying out a Polyamorous dating app after seeing how happy the three of them are.

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** Averted at one point, when one of them pretends to be able to sense what the other just did, only to get exasperated when Angie immediately believes her.
--> "We don't know the extent of your powers!"


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* TwinTelepathy: Emma pretends to be able to sense what Amy just did, only to get exasperated when Angie immediately believes her, complaining that people have ridiculous ideas about what twins can do.
--> "We don't know the extent of your powers!"
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** Averted at one point, when one of them pretends to be able to sense what the other just did, only to get exasperated when Angie immediately believes her.
--> "We don't know the extent of your powers!"
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* SomethingWeForgot: The second season premiere shows how the parents spent their summer while the children were at camp. The final shot has them relaxing by Douglas' pool as the kids appear, angry that they forgot to pick them up from the bus station.
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* HumanNotepad:
** To help Miggy move on from his ex, dermatologist Douglas removes Miggy’s “Zara” tattoo. During the procedure, he notes, and the audience sees, the abundance of tattoos covering Miggy’s body. Also becomes an issue for Miggy when he dates golf pro Bobbi and she asks him to cover up his tattoos.
** Graham becomes one when the twins write “farts” on his forehead with permanent marker. Angie is not amused.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Emma and Amy, in "The Shed."
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* DifferentInEveryEpisode: The establishing shot of Hilltop School has a different message on the signboard in every episode.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Douglas buys Miggy a website to sell his sneakers: Sneaks by ''Mickey''

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