History Webcomic / LoveMeNice

* ObliviousAdoption: Carolina didn't know she was adopted until she turned 18. Heck, she didn't even realize she was a toon until that age, though the latter case may be due to her MeddlingParents.

* BuxomIsBetter: Debbie, Claire and Cassidy. Carolina tries to invoke this to get Mac Jr.'s attention but has them repeatedly bound down for the sake of the show.

* {{Expy}}: The currently-mentioned Gregory Goat is a former co-star of Mac Sr. His HairTriggerTemper supposedly resembles that of WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes's Gabby Goat, and it's because of that same temper that led to an incident which involves him attacking Mac Sr. during a toons protest. He is currently in jail and slapped with a restraining order. The comic's own Gabby shares [[NamesTheSame the same name]] as the Looney Tunes' goat.

* RapunzelHair: Claire's hair goes down past her knees. It's not always noticeable, since she usually has it up in a bun or ponytail.

* AdultFear:
** Mac Jr. and Kelly deal with the price of stardom. As the son of the famous Mac Sr, he was groomed into filling his dad's shoes as not just the cartoon character, but future owner of Fable, and is reasonably worried about living up to Mac Sr's legacy in the event that he dies. Kelly, however, has it even worse. While a talented musician, she worries that she has accomplished much into stardom because she is Mac Sr's daughter, and Mac Jr's sister, believing that she is just riding on their coattails. She has since started to find for herself so she can support her brother. The mishaps she suffered over the years, however, makes her fearful that she might take her family and friends reputation with her.

* NotSoDifferent: A friend and co-worker of Claire's reveals that {{Jerkass}} Roger, of all people, had gone though a scandal of his own, which consisted of arriving at her birthday party drunk twenty years ago and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensued afterwards]]. She kept this a secret for all of the ice cream she could eat from the wolf toon, and she has been keeping a tab since that day, especially since her network now belongs to Fable. Claire herself is shocked by this news.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Roger gets a downplayed form of this because of his many questionable business decisions to protect Fable's public image. However, no one really ''hates'' him, just his methods.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Roger gets a downplayed form of this because of his many questionable business decisions to protect Fable's public image. However, no one really ''hates'' him.

* BuxomIsBetter: Debbie, Claire and Cassidy. Carolina tries to invoke to get Mac Jr.'s attention but has them repeatedly bound down for the sake of the show.

* ContractualPurity: InUniverse. Several of the characters (especially everyone involved in the ShowWithinAShow and most of Mac's relatives) have to maintain a squeaky clean image to protect the kiddy-friendly Mac T. Monkey brand.

* TheDitz: Carolina isn't exactly dumb, but there was the time she didn't know she was a toon until she reached adulthood. Even during her first year as a TV star, there are of handful about Fable's history she doesn't know about that makes her feel this way.

* EverybodyKnewAlready: Perhaps not ''everyone'', but many Fable employees have some knowledge of Mac Jr. and Claire's relationship. A few of them learn from Roger himself. Even fewer know exactly how it sparked, but they have heard rumors. So long as it doesn't reach the public, no one has a reason to nip it in the bud.

* ForegoneConclusion: Mac Jr. and Claire come to terms with their relationship and [[spoiler: latter's pregnancy]], and look forward to the future. That said, given their positions in Fable, they are both well aware that this can (or ''will'') blow up in their faces at anytime.

* NoodleIncident: The "Bongo Incident" led to a very messy breakup between [[spoiler: Bongo Bunny and Kelly Monkey because the former threatened to expose the latter's lesbian relationship with Fran. The details remain sketchy but the point is that it ended ''really'' badly, and Roger somehow made it worst because of his GetBackInTheCloset mentality. It left Kelly with some serious psychological damage.]]
* NotSoDifferent: A friend and co-worker of Claire's reveals that {{Jerkass}} Roger, of all people, had gone though a scandal of his own, which consisted of arriving at her birthday party drunk twenty years ago and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensued afterwards]]. She kept this a secret for all of the ice cream she could eat from the wolf toon, and she has been keeping a tab since that day, especially since her network now belongs to Fable.

* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Carolina is 19 years old, but, certainly acts like this. According to her brother Jackson, she was an actual Bratty Teen years before, and not much has chanced since.

** Inverted in Claire's case, she couldn't get a job on-screen because her figure was deemed too risque for Fable's standards.

* ForegoneConclusion: Mac Jr. and Claire come to terms with their relationship and [[spoiler: latter's pregnancy]], and look forward to the future. That said, given their positions in Fable, they are both well aware that this can blow up in their faces at anytime.

* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Given a brief nod when Mac's mom threatens to ground both her kids, and her husband, for being weird in a maintenance closet. Mac Sr. declares that he is exercising the immunity afforded him by being her husband and the birthday boy on top of being old.

* SatelliteLoveInterest: Mac Jr. and Claire didn't start out as lovers at first, but this was revealed to be the reason why Carolina never stood a chance outside of their roles on the ''Mac the Monkey'' show. Kelly summarizes that "if it's not Claire, [Mac Jr.] is not interested".

** Downplayed for Claire and her grandmother's eyes. They can react very subtly depending on their mood without changing their shape.
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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Carolina, despite the comic having very little to do with her actual home life.

* Dramedy: Toonkind is not immune to the human complications of everyday life. The comic dives into how Fable's ContractualPurity can put a damper on the stars and workers' personal lives, relationships and issues. That said, it does have a handful of laughs.

* TheDitz: Carolina isn't exactly dumb, but there was the time she didn't know she was a toon until she reached adulthood.

* EverybodyKnewAlready: Perhaps not ''everyone'', but many Fable employees have some knowledge of Mac Jr. and Claire's relationship. A few of them learn from Roger himself. No one but the couple know exactly how it sparked, but they have heard rumors. So long as it doesn't reach the public, no one has a reason to nip it in the bud.

* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: The monkeys in Mac's family all go pantless when not on set.

* InterspeciesRomance: The interactions between Toons and Humans count as this. The main couple of this is Claire, a half-human/half-toon, and Mac Jr., a anthropomorphic monkey toon. Second to that is monkey sister Kelly and both [[spoiler: her rabbit ex-boyfriend Bongo and current human girlfriend Frac]].

* IronLady: Claire and sometimes Cassidy.

* JailBake: Before Mac Sr.'s birthday party, Roger found a "very colorful" letter by Greggory, who smuggled it in a cake ''out'' of Toon Jail instead of into. Apparently, jail contraband for a toon-centered prison [[ItMakesSenseInContext works differently from a normal human one, as Roger and Cassidy discussed.]]

* JerkassHasAPoint: ...it could be argued that said decisions are the reason all of the main characters in a stable-ish job.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Bongo Bunny is a colossal one. His relationship with [[spoiler: Kelly]] ended badly because he attempted to exploit her real life relationship with [[spoiler: Fran]]. He has no issue pushing her buttons to the point of her getting sick and makes the excuse that the incident itself was [[NeverMyFault not his fault]].
* LegacyCharacter: ''Mac The Monkey'''s "Girlfriend Character" is regarded as this ever since the first actor, Katy Monkey died early. Cassidy Cat replaced her but was fired later because of her BadBadActing, and the show itself ended sometime after. Carolina took over shortly after the show's revival thirty years later.

* NiceGuy: Mac Sr. is depicted as extremely optimistic, yet too sensitive to handle most insults. His wife Cassidy convinced Roger to scrap a celebrity roast for his birthday party because of this.
* NoodleIncident: The "Bongo Incident" led to a very messy breakup between [[spoiler: Bongo Bunny and Kelly Monkey because the former threatened to expose the latter's lesbian relationship with Fran. The details remain sketchy but the point is that it ended ''really'' badly, and Roger somehow made it worst because of his GetBackInTheCloset mentality. It left Kelly really antsy.]]
* NotSoDifferent: A friend and co-worker of Claire's reveals that Roger, of all people, had gone though a scandal of his own, which consisted of arriving at her birthday party drunk twenty years ago and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensued]]. She kept this a secret for all of the ice cream she could eat from the wolf toon, and she has been keeping a tab since that day, especially since her network now belongs to Fable.

* OfficeRomance: What starts as a way to get back at Roger becomes this when Claire was first assigned to manage Mac Jr. Unfortunately, due to Mac's past scandals, this becomes a problem since Claire is basically babysitting him and keeping him out of trouble. According to Kelly, if Claire was just another actor or even a writer, the implied consequences wouldn't be so bad in the event things go wrong. Roger inevitably finds out but lets it continue as long as it's kept under wraps. Once Claire finds out [[spoiler:she's pregnant]], she starts preparing for retirement so she and Mac's relationship can be more public.

* ShowWithinAShow: A ''show within a comic'', more like. Mac Jr. is the star of ''Mac the Monkey'', a revival series of his father's original work. It works as he resembles his dad and his character. The comic itself revolves around the on and offsite lives of the show's cast, mainly Mac Jr. and Carolina, as well as the studio's staff and stars, such as Kelly and Claire.

* SitcomArchNemesis: Fran and Mac.
* TheSlacker: Praline.

* EverybodyKnewAlready: Perhaps not ''everyone'', but many Fable employees have some knowledge of Mac Jr. and Claire's relationship. A few of them from Roger himself. No one but the couple knows how it sparked, but they have heard rumors. So long as it doesn't reach the public, no one has a reason to nip it in the bud.
* ExecutiveMeddling: In-Universe. Roger and, by extension Mac Sr., goes through great lengths for Fable's image. It's up to everyone to follow suit, even if they don't like it. Being Mac Jr.'s manager, this is a stressful job for Claire to keep him in line.
** Kelly's show was forced into an insane overhaul after a scandal. It was turned into more of an EdutainmentShow.

* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: The Macs.

* InVinoVeritas: While hanging out with Kelly, Fran, and Praline, Carolina had some colorful words about Roger, Mac, Claire, and ''her own parents'', while drunk. She eventually descends to BrokenTears.

** Inverted in Claire's case, she couldn't get a job on-screen her figure was deemed too risque for Fable's standards.

** Kelly's show was forced into an insane overhaul after a scandal. It was turned into a more of an EdutainmentShow, which is wearing her out.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Bongo Bunny is a colossal one. His relationship with [[spoiler: Kelly]] ended badly because he attempted to exploit her real life relationship with [[spoiler: Fran]]. He has no issue pushing her buttons to the point of getting sick and makes the excuse that the incident was [[NeverMyFault not his fault]].

* BadBadActing: In the original ''Mac the Monkey'' show, Mac Sr.'s future wife Cassidy replaced the late co-star Katy Monkey, but was fired near the show's end due to her terrible acting. When Claire was a kid, she believed Cassidy's acting was SoBadItsGood. She tells Carolina this history because that the young star has big shows to fill as the "Girlfriend Character" of the show.

* {{Expy}}: The currently-mentioned Gregory Goat is a former co-star of Mac Sr. His HairTriggerTemper supposedly resembles that of WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes's Gabby Goat, and it's because of that same temper that is currently in jail and slapped with a restraining order. The comic's own Gabby shares [[NamesTheSame the same name]] as the Looney Tunes' goat.

* ForegoneConclusion: Mac Jr. and Claire come to terms with their relationship and [[spoiler: latter's pregnancy]], and look forward to the future. That said, given their position in Fable, they are both well aware that this can blow up in their faces at anytime.

* TheIngenue: Carolina.
* InterspeciesRomance: Due to the interactions between Toons and Humans. The main couple of this is Claire, a half-human/half-toon, and Mac Jr., a anthropomorphic monkey toon. Second to that is monkey sister Kelly and both [[spoiler: her rabbit ex-boyfriend Bongo and current human girlfriend Frac]].

* {{Jerkass}}: Roger, but...
* JerkassHasAPoint: ...It could be argued that for all the awful advice and LOTS of nasty decision making, he's kept Fable afloat, and all of the main characters in a stable-ish job.

* NoodleIncident: The "Bongo Incident" led to a messy breakup between [[spoiler: Bongo Bunny and Kelly Monkey because the former threatened to expose the latter's lesbian relationship with Fran. The details are sketchy but the point is that it ended badly, and Roger somehow made it worst because of his HideYourLesbians mentality.]]

* ToonTown: Claire mentions that obvious toon products like {{Hammerspace}} bags are banned outside the "Toon Quarter", and mention was made of "Inkblot Grove", which was explicitly referred to as a de facto ToonTown. We finally visit Inkblot Grove in Chapter 9.

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Claire and Mac tend to clash now and then due to their jobs, but they always find their way in bed, if not kiss and make up.
* BadBadActing: In the original ''Mac the Monkey'' show, Mac Sr.'s future wife Cassidy replaced the late co-star Katy Monkey, but was fired near the show's end due to her terrible acting. When Claire was a kid, she believed Cassidy's acting was SoBadItsGood.

* ExecutiveMeddling: In-Universe. Mac Sr. and, by extension Roger, goes through great lengths for Fable's image. It's up to everyone to follow suit, even if they don't like it. Being Mac Jr.'s manager, this is a stressful job for Claire to keep him in line.

* FurryReminder: Some toons have animal traits and so tend to act like animals. For example, when Mac Jr. and Kelly meet Jackson, they secrets have a desire to hang on his arms like a jungle gym due to how tall he was compared to them.

* NiceGuy: Mac Sr. is depicted as extremely optimistic, yet too sensitive to handle insults. His wife Cassidy convinced Roger to scrap a celebrity roast for his birthday party because of this.

* RuleOfFunny: A hardwired part of toon behavior; if there's an obvious joke to be had in a situation, a toon will instinctively walk into it. Mac once protests to Claire that at one point he's only slipped on, "like, three" of his own banana peels.

* ShowWithinAShow: A ''show within a comic'', more like. Mac Jr. is the star of ''Mac the Monkey'', a revival of his father's original work. It works as Mac resembles his dad and his character. The comic itself revolves around the offstage lives of the show's cast, mainly Mac and Carolina, as well as the studio's staff and stars, such as Kelly and Claire.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Bongo Bunny is a colossal one. His relationship with [[spoiler: Kelly]] ended badly because he attempted to exploit her real life relationship with [[spoiler: Fran]]. He has no issue pushing her buttons to the point of getting sick and makes the excuse that the incident [[NeverMyFault not his fault]].

* {{Expy}}: Gregory Goat is a former co-star of Mac Sr. His HairTriggerTemper is said to resemble that of WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes 's Gabby Goat, and it's because of that same temper that is currently in jail and slapped with a restraining order.

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Claire and Mac tend to clash due to their jobs, but they always find their way in bed, if not kiss and make up.
* BadBadActing: In the original ''Mac the Monkey'' show, Mac Sr.'s future wife Cassidy replaced the late co-star Katy, but was fired near the show's end due to her terrible acting. When she was a kid, Claire believed Cassidy's acting was SoBadItsGood.

* TheCutie: Carolina's cute factor helped landed her the role of Mac's co-star. Kelly as well.
* TheDitz: Carolina isn't exactly dumb, but there was the time she didn't know she was a toon until she became a teenager.

* ExecutiveMeddling: In-Universe. Mac Sr. and, by extension Roger, goes through great lengths for Fable's image. It's up to everyone to follow suit, even if they don't like it.

* NiceGuy: Mac Sr. is seen as extremely optimistic, yet too sensitive to handle insults. His wife Cassidy convinced Roger to scrap a celebrity roast for his birthday party because of this.
* ObliviousAdoption: Carolina didn't know she was adopted until well into her teenage years. Heck, she didn't even realize she was a toon, though both cases may be due to her MeddlingParents.
* OfficeRomance: What starts as a way to get back at Roger becomes this when Claire was first assigned to manage Mac Jr. Unfortunately, due to Mac's past scandals, this becomes a problem since Claire is basically babysitting him and keeping him out of trouble. Roger inevitably finds out but lets it continue as long as it's kept under wraps. Once Claire finds out [[spoiler:she's pregnant]], she starts preparing for retirement so she and Mac's relationship can be more public.

* ShowWithinAShow: A ''show within a comic'', more like. Mac Jr. is the star of ''Mac the Monkey'', a revival of his father's original work. It works as Mac Jr. resembles his dad and his character. The comic itself revolves around the offstage lives of the show's cast, mainly Mac and Carolina, as well as the studio's staff and stars, such as Kelly and Claire.

* WingdingEyes: Carolina.

* TheCutie: Carolina has this as a job. Kelly as well.
* TheDitz: Carolina.

** Inverted in Claire's case, she couldn't get a job on-screen because of her figure.
* ChasteToons: Averted and shown in-universe with the Monkey family but invoked for the show. Also why Mac and Claire can't get together in public.

* ExecutiveMeddling: In-Universe almost everything regarding Fable's image, but special mention goes to Kelly's show, which is wearing her out.

* GossipyHens: Gabby.

* NiceGuy: Mac Sr.
* ObliviousAdoption: Carolina.

* RuleOfFunny: A hardwired part of toon behavior; if there's an obvious joke to be had in a situation, a toon will instinctively walk into it. Mac once protests to Claire that this last week he's only slipped on, "like, three" of his own banana peels

* [[ShowWithinAShow A show within a comic]] that's a revival of a show by the star of the original's son, while the comic is about the Son's life. Deep Huh?

* HideYourGays: Used in a metatextual sense with [[spoiler:Kelly Monkey]]. There was some kind of scandal with someone named "Bongo" (later revealed to be [[spoiler: [[TheBeard her ex-boyfriend]]]]) and [[spoiler:Roger's]] advice afterwards was for her to "stay in the closet" in order to maintain the squeaky-clean image of the company. Claire is horrified when she finds out. It's later revealed [[spoiler: that Roger gave this advice to Kelly because that's how he lived ''his'' life]].

** When Kelly is first introduced, she has a HammerSpace bag that she rummages through. The shape and patterns on the bag are a shoutout to WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat and his magic bag of tricks

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** When Kelly is first introduced, she has a HammerSpace bag that she rummages through. The shape and patterns on the bag are a shoutout to FelixTheCat and his magic bag of tricks

* {{Dogfaces}}: Carolina and [[spoiler Claire's father]] look like this, being basically toon-human apart from the ears and nose.

* GetBackInTheCloset: Allegedly, [[spoiler:Roger's]] advice to [[spoiler:Kelly Monkey]] in the aftermath of the "Bongo scandal". We still don't know the full details of what went on there.