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* BittersweetEnding: How the series ends as a whole. [[spoiler: Both Midge and Susie go onto great success, Midge as a landmark comedian and Susie as a legendary agent. However, Midge is estranged from both of her children, Joel went to prison for a spell in order to protect her and has had a string of failed marriages, and had a falling out with Susie that lasted several years. Susie is a respected and feared agent, but has very if any close friends. However, by 2005, the two women have reconciled and stay in touch on a nightly basis despite living on opposite coasts. They have wealth and fame, but at the expense of their personal lives, but they still have each other in the end.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: How the series ends as a whole. [[spoiler: Both Midge and Susie go onto great success, Midge as a landmark comedian and Susie as a legendary agent. However, Midge is estranged from both of her children, Joel went to prison for a spell in order to protect her and she has had a string of failed marriages, and had a falling out with Susie that lasted several years. Susie is a respected and feared agent, but has very if any close friends. However, by 2005, the two women have reconciled and stay in touch on a nightly basis despite living on opposite coasts. They have wealth and fame, but at the expense of their personal lives, but they still have each other in the end.]]
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: This applies to the situation at the end of season 3 regarding Midge and Shy. On one hand, she was told by Reggie to make jokes at his expense. She didn't know how to connect with the audience (especially after being berated by Moms Mabely's manager) and Reggie told her that Shy was what they had in common. What she did say wasn't outing him as gay in and of itself. She was making jokes about him being a diva and high maintenance which is how it was taken by the audience. However she said something about "Judy Garland shoes", which was a code back in the day for being gay, she didn't know this but he and Reggie did and interpretated it as her outing him. Once again, the audience didn't seem to understand it. However given that he trusted her with his secret and the fact that being outed back then was a one-way ticket to losing his livelihood, it's understandable that he's very sensitive about anything that could be remotely construed as being about him being gay.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: This applies to the situation at the end of season 3 regarding Midge and Shy. On one hand, she was told by Reggie to make jokes at his expense. She didn't know how to connect with the audience (especially after being berated by Moms Mabely's manager) and Reggie told her that Shy was what they had in common. What she did say wasn't outing him as gay in and of itself. She was making jokes about him being a diva and high maintenance which is how it was taken by the audience. However she said something about "Judy Garland shoes", which was a code back in the day for being gay, she didn't know this but he and Reggie did and interpretated interpreted it as her outing him. Once again, the audience didn't seem to understand it. However given that he trusted her with his secret and the fact that being outed back then was a one-way ticket to losing his livelihood, it's understandable that he's very sensitive about anything that could be remotely construed as being about him being gay.
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** In the pilot, set in 1958, Joel rips off Creator/BobNewhart's "Abe Lincoln vs Madison Avenue" routine, which Midge realizes when she sees Newhart on ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow''. Newhart's debut album was released in May of 1960 and his first appearance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' was in November of 1960. Midge also mentions Creator/DonRickles, who was not yet widely known would make his debut on ''Series/TheTonightShow with Creator/JohnnyCarson'' in 1965.
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** In the pilot, set in 1958, Joel rips off Creator/BobNewhart's "Abe Lincoln vs Madison Avenue" routine, which Midge realizes when she sees Newhart on ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow''. Newhart's debut album was released in May of 1960 and his first appearance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' was in November of 1960. Midge also mentions Creator/DonRickles, who was not yet widely known would make his debut on ''Series/TheTonightShow with Creator/JohnnyCarson'' ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJohnnyCarson'' in 1965.
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** In the pilot, set in 1958, Joel rips off Creator/BobNewhart's "Abe Lincoln vs Madison Avenue" routine, which Midge realizes when she sees Newhart on ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow''. Newhart's debut album was released in May of 1960 and his first appearance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' was in November of 1960. Midge also mentions Creator/DonRickles, who was not yet widely known would make his debut on ''Series/TheTonightShow with Creator/JohnnyCarson'' in 1965.
** Midge's degree in Russian literature is mentioned to have only produced a ''Literature/DoctorZhivago'' themed wedding, presumably referring to her and Joel's wedding in the pilot. The book was released in 1957, while their wedding was several years before then (unless it's a [[NoodleIncident reference to some other, unseen event]]).
** Midge's degree in Russian literature is mentioned to have only produced a ''Literature/DoctorZhivago'' themed wedding, presumably referring to her and Joel's wedding in the pilot. The book was released in 1957, while their wedding was several years before then (unless it's a [[NoodleIncident reference to some other, unseen event]]).
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* JewishComplaining: Rarely an episode goes by without Midge's entire family and in-laws having a long kvetch about something.
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* GayBarReveal: Susie is shocked when she realizes belatedly that Midge has taken her to a lesbian bar. Not for the usual reasons though -- she's shocked because she is gay and she realizes Midge is trying to get her to date again, which she doesn't want to do.
