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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer:
** Apartment Building Managers/Supers, while often provided housing for their work, still receive a paid salary (usually near minimum wage).
** All of the women have stories about abusing substances other than alcohol. They should all be in Narcotics Anonymous in addition to Alcoholics Anonymous.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Marjorie's son was played by a different actor in his first appearance.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: Octavia Spencer, fresh off an Oscar win, asked Chuck Lorre for a recurring role on the show after coming to the taping of the pilot in support of her friend and ''The Help'' co-star Alison Janney.
* DawsonCasting: Entirely averted. The actors who play Violet, Spencer and Luke are the same age as their characters, and for that matter, so is Anna Faris.

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* AwesomeDearBoy: Octavia Spencer, Creator/OctaviaSpencer, fresh off an Oscar win, asked Chuck Lorre Creator/ChuckLorre for a recurring role on the show after coming to the taping of the pilot in support of her friend and ''The Help'' ''Film/TheHelp'' co-star Alison Janney.
* DawsonCasting: Entirely averted. The actors who play Violet, Spencer and Luke are the same age as their characters, and for that matter, so is Anna Faris.Creator/AnnaFaris.



* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Two of Allison Janney's former ''Series/TheWestWing'' costars, Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff, have appeared on the show; the former as Adam's friend Mitch, and the latter in Bonnie's ImagineSpot about being President, complete with WalkAndTalk.
* RealSongThemeTune: The show uses pieces of classical music for its soundtrack, primarily snippets from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj5ZaukB-EA the overture to ''Ruslan and Lyudmila'' by Mikhail Glinka]].

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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Two of Allison Janney's former ''Series/TheWestWing'' costars, Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff, have appeared on the show; the former as Adam's friend Mitch, and the latter in Bonnie's ImagineSpot about being President, complete with WalkAndTalk.
* RealSongThemeTune: The show uses pieces of classical music for its soundtrack, primarily snippets from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj5ZaukB-EA the overture to ''Ruslan and Lyudmila'' by Mikhail Glinka]].Glinka]].
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* RealSongThemeTune: The show uses pieces of classical music for its soundtrack, primarily snippets from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj5ZaukB-EA the overture to ''Ruslan and Lyudmila'' by Mikhail Glinka]].
* TooSoon: One episode of season one has Christy dating a pothead firefighter who refers to himself as "The Professor" in reference to the ''Series/GilligansIsland'' character. Russell Johnson, who played the Professor on ''Gilligan's Island'' died shortly before the episode aired. Chuck Lorre even acknowledges the poor timing in his vanity card and apologizes.

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* RealSongThemeTune: The show uses pieces of classical music for its soundtrack, primarily snippets from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj5ZaukB-EA the overture to ''Ruslan and Lyudmila'' by Mikhail Glinka]].
* TooSoon: One episode of season one has Christy dating a pothead firefighter who refers to himself as "The Professor" in reference to the ''Series/GilligansIsland'' character. Russell Johnson, who played the Professor on ''Gilligan's Island'' died shortly before the episode aired. Chuck Lorre even acknowledges the poor timing in his vanity card and apologizes.
Glinka]].
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* RealSongThemeTune: The show uses pieces of classical music for its soundtrack, namely snippets from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj5ZaukB-EA the overture to ''Ruslan and Lyudmila'']].

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* RealSongThemeTune: The show uses pieces of classical music for its soundtrack, namely primarily snippets from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj5ZaukB-EA the overture to ''Ruslan and Lyudmila'']].Lyudmila'' by Mikhail Glinka]].
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* AwesomeDearBoy: Octavia Spencer, fresh off an Oscar win, asked Chuck Lorre for a recurring role on the show after coming to the taping of the pilot in support of her friend and ''The Help'' co-star Alison Janney.
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Two of Allison Janney's former ''Series/TheWestWing'' costars, Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff, have appeared on the show; the former as Adam's friend Mitch, and the latter in Bonnie's ImagineSpot about being President, complete with WalkAndTalk.
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* RealSongThemeTune: The show uses pieces of classical music for its soundtrack, namely snippets from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj5ZaukB-EA the overture to ''Ruslan and Lyudmila'']].
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* HideYourPregnancy: In the beginning of season 5, actress Creator/JaimePressly's pregnancy (with twins) was hidden by putting her in a FatSuit and having the others express concern about her character's weight gain.
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* DawsonCasting: Entirely averted. The actors who play Violet, Spencer and Luke are the same age as their characters, and for that matter, so is Ana Faris.

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* DawsonCasting: Entirely averted. The actors who play Violet, Spencer and Luke are the same age as their characters, and for that matter, so is Ana Anna Faris.
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* DawsonCasting: Entirely averted. The actors who play Violet, Spencer and Luke are the same age as their characters, and for that matter, so is Ana Faris.
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* TooSoon: One episode of season one has Christy dating a pothead firefighter who refers to himself as "The Professor" in reference to the ''Series/GilligansIsland'' character. Russell Johnson, who played the Professor on ''Gilligan's Island'' died shortly before the episode aired. Chuck Lorre even acknowledges the poor timing in his vanity card and apologizes.

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