History Trivia / ForBetterOrForWorse

* CelebrityVoiceActor: VanessaLengies as Liz in the 2000s series.

* CelebrityVoiceActor:
** Bryn [=McAuley=] (aka the original WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}) as April in the Teletoon shorts.
** In the same animation series, Vanessa Lengies as Liz.

* RoleReprise: For the series, the only major voice actor returning from the specials was Creator/TerrenceScammell as John.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Bryn [=McAuley=] (aka the original WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}) as April in the Teletoon shorts.

* CreatorBreakdown: Many readers allege that Lynn Johnston suffered one of these in the strip's later years, thanks to a messy divorce from her real-life husband, who was also the inspiration and model for John Patterson. Adding to this, Aaron and Katie (the models for Michael and Elizabeth) hadn’t settled down, resulting in both Michael and Elizabeth getting married and having children quickly after starting their adult lives.
* DearNegativeReader: Lynn was absolutely unhappy that people didn’t like Anthony and made an entire essay on why he was actually a good guy. It didn’t work and it actually made him even more unlikeable.

* FanNickname:
** "Foob" and "Foobiverse" for the strip itself. "[=ReFoob=]" for the post-2008 ReTool.
** Anthony is "Blandthony", "the Mustache", "Pornstache," "Granthony," or "That Fucking Mustache Guy."
** Liz and Anthony's wedding is the "Settlepocalypse."
** The many intentional mutilations of "Mtigwaki."
** The advent of several characters becoming blatant Purity Sues led to the nickname "Pattersaints".
** Since the reruns began, Elly's husband John has picked up the nickname of "J-Rod" due to the obvious parallels between the character and Johnston's ex-husband Rod. Many readers noted that since the reruns began, the reruns chosen often highlight only the worst aspects of John, making it seem that Johnston is more than a little bitter about the breakup of her marriage.
** Disabled former regular Shannon picked up the nickname "Shan...non" due to the odd way the strip rendered her severe speech impediments.
** The final strip quickly gained the name "The Strip Of Destiny" for its use of the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue trope.
** Detractors of Michael give him the sarcastic nickname "The Delicate Genius".
* ImageSource:
** UnusualEuphemism

* OldShame: Zig-zagged - Johnston has redrawn several strips because she hated the result years later.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Elizabeth was initially going to be set up with Christopher Nichols, the son of Elly’s friend Anne. But then Lynn had the family PutOnABus and created Anthony Caine instead.

* RoleReprise: For the series, the only major voice actor returning from the specials was Terrence Scammell as John.

* CreatorBreakdown: Many readers allege that Lynn Johnston suffered one of these in the strip's later years, thanks to a messy divorce from her real-life husband, who was also the inspiration and model for John Patterson.

* BigNameFan: Many other comic strip creators were fans of the strip. Famously, Creator/CharlesMSchulz threatened to have Snoopy hit by a truck if Johnston went ahead with killing off Farley. (He was probably joking, but just to be safe, Johnston concealed the timing of when Farley would be killed off from him.) But even more shockingly, Creator/BillWatterson [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes (yes, that Bill Watterson)]] was a huge fan of the strip.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: A number of the stories in this strip are almost certainly based off of RealLife experiences Lynn Johnson has. Averted with Elly and John's third child, April; Johnson had been debating having a third child, but was unsure if she wanted to go through it all again. Rod advised her to have ''Elly'' get pregnant instead, and she did so.

* BigNameFan: Many other comic strip creators were fans of the strip. Famously, Creator/CharlesMSchulz threatened to have Snoopy hit by a truck if Johnston went ahead with killing off Farley. (He was probably joking, but just to be safe, Johnston concealed the timing of when Farley would be killed off from him.) But even more shockingly, Bill Watterson [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes (yes, that Bill Watterson)]] was a huge fan of the strip.

* BigNameFan: Many other comic strip creators were fans of the strip. Famously, [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charles M. Schulz]] threatened to have Snoopy hit by a truck if Johnston went ahead with killing off Farley. (He was probably joking, but just to be safe, Johnston concealed the timing of when Farley would be killed off from him.) But even more shockingly, Bill Watterson [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes (yes, that Bill Watterson)]] was a huge fan of the strip.

* RoleReprisal: For the series, the only major voice actor returning from the specials was Terrence Scammell as John.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Bryn [=McAuley=] (aka the original WesternAnimation/Caillou) as April in the Teletoon shorts.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: A number of the stories in this strip are almost certainly based off of RealLife experiences Lynn Johnson has.

** The advent of several characters becoming blatant {{Purity Sue}}s led to the nickname "Pattersaints".

* ExecutiveMeddling: Lynn Johnston wanted to end the strip in 2008, however executives didn't want to give up her spot in the paper given how long it's been there, and they weren't willing to rerun it like they do {{Peanuts}}.

* BigNameFan: Many other comic strip creators were fans of the strip. Famously, [[ComicStrip/Peanuts Charles M. Schulz]] threatened to have Snoopy hit by a truck if Johnston went ahead with killing off Farley. But even more shockingly, Bill Watterson [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes (yes, that Bill Watterson)]] was a huge fan of the strip.

* BigNameFan: Bill Watterson [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes (yes, that Bill Watterson)]] was a huge fan of the strip.

** Disabled former regular Shannon picked up the nickname "Shan...non" due to the odd way the strip rendered her severe speech impediments.

** Liz and Anthony's wedding is the "Settlepocalypse"
** The many intentional mutilations of "Mtigwaki"