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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Che is on a vegan diet but he's clearly malnourished and starving (to the point of killing other animals for food) as dogs are carnivores and cannot survive on a vegan diet.
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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: The entire joke of the series, as the Goodes practically want everything to be in their politically-correct, left-wing viewpoints.

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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: PoliticalOvercorrectness: The entire joke of the series, as the Goodes practically want everything to be in their politically-correct, left-wing viewpoints.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: With the possible exception of Bliss, none of the Goodes realize that Che doesn't like being a vegan, or that dogs are natural carnivores.[[note]]There is some controversy over whether dogs are carnivores or omnivores, which may be why the Goodes think it is okay to feed them a vegan diet. That said, although dogs are very adaptable in regards to diet, the evidence is that they are better off on a carnivorous diet. Moreover, wolves, which are genetically so close to dogs as to be practically the same species, are definitely carnivores. Contrast cats, which are obligate carnivores that would simply die on a vegan diet.[[/note]]

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: With the possible exception of Bliss, none of the Goodes realize that Che doesn't like being a vegan, or that dogs are natural carnivores.[[note]]There is some controversy over whether dogs are should be classified as carnivores or omnivores, which may be why the Goodes think it is okay to feed them a vegan diet. That said, although dogs are very adaptable in regards to diet, the evidence is that they are better off on a carnivorous diet. Moreover, wolves, which are genetically so close to dogs as to be practically the same species, are definitely carnivores. Contrast cats, which are obligate carnivores that would simply die on a vegan diet.[[/note]]



* RuleOfFunny: It's odd that Ubuntu has a very much African-sounding name, since white Africans are ethnically Dutch, but otherwise the gag about his being adopted wouldn't have worked (the Goodes thought they were adopting a black African child, going only off his name).

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* RuleOfFunny: It's odd that Ubuntu has a very much African-sounding name, since most white South Africans are ethnically Dutch, but otherwise the gag about his being adopted wouldn't have worked (the Goodes thought they were adopting a black African child, going only off his name).
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* ButchLesbian: Mo and Trish in "A Tale of Two Lesbians".
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* SadisticChoice: Helen forgets her reuseable grocery bags one day and has a minor freakout when the clerk asks her "Paper or plastic?" because she can't figure out which one is less bad for the environment. (She [[TakeAThirdOption eventually decides not to bag her groceries at all.]])
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Originally airing on Creator/{{ABC}}, it was canceled during its only season. Creator/ComedyCentral aired reruns of the show, but it failed there as well. It can now be seen in reruns (if anyone wants to watch it out of [[BileFascination morbid curiosity]] or if they ironically or unironically like the show) on Amazon Prime Video, NBC's new streaming service, Peacock; and [=TubiTV=].

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Originally airing on Creator/{{ABC}}, it was canceled during its only season. Creator/ComedyCentral aired reruns of the show, but it failed there as well. It can now be seen in reruns (if anyone wants to watch it out of [[BileFascination morbid curiosity]] or if they ironically or unironically like the show) on Amazon Prime Video, NBC's new streaming service, Peacock; and [=TubiTV=].
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--> '''Cotton'''/'''Charlie''': the overbearing, culturally backwards father-in-law. Both are rude to their child and their child's spouse while nicer to their grandchildren.

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--> '''Cotton'''/'''Charlie''': the overbearing, culturally backwards father-in-law. Both are rude to their child and their child's spouse while nicer to their grandchildren.grandchildren (or infant child in Cotton's case).
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--> '''Cotton'''/'''Charlie''': the overbearing, culturally backwards father-in-law.

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--> '''Cotton'''/'''Charlie''': the overbearing, culturally backwards father-in-law. Both are rude to their child and their child's spouse while nicer to their grandchildren.
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Originally airing on Creator/{{ABC}}, it was canceled during its only season. Creator/ComedyCentral aired reruns of the show, but it failed there as well.

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Originally airing on Creator/{{ABC}}, it was canceled during its only season. Creator/ComedyCentral aired reruns of the show, but it failed there as well. It can now be seen in reruns (if anyone wants to watch it out of [[BileFascination morbid curiosity]] or if they ironically or unironically like the show) on Amazon Prime Video, NBC's new streaming service, Peacock; and [=TubiTV=].
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* BlackComedyAnimalCruelity: The Goodes constantly give their pet dog Che only vegan food, despite the fact that canines are carnivores. As a result, Che is ''always'' malnourished and hunting down ''anything'' that's meat.

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* BlackComedyAnimalCruelity: BlackComedyAnimalCruelty: The Goodes constantly give their pet dog Che only vegan food, despite the fact that canines are carnivores. As a result, Che is ''always'' malnourished and hunting down ''anything'' that's meat.

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* BlackComedyAnimalCruelity: The Goodes constantly give their pet dog Che only vegan food, despite the fact that canines are carnivores. As a result, Che is ''always'' malnourished and hunting down ''anything'' that's meat.



* {{Expy}}: As Hank Hill is to Tom Anderson, Gerald is to Van Driessen.

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* {{Expy}}: As Hank Hill is to Tom Anderson, Gerald is to Van Driessen.Driessen, as both are protagonists who are blatantly expies of side-characters from Mike Judge's breakthrough series ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead''.



--> '''Bobby'''/'''Ubuntu''': A well-meaning son who disappoints his father (Hank wanted Bobby to be an athletic man's man, whereas Gerald and Helen expected Ubuntu would be black).

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--> '''Bobby'''/'''Ubuntu''': A well-meaning son who disappoints his father (Hank wanted Bobby to be an athletic man's man, whereas Gerald and Helen expected Ubuntu would to be black).an adopted black African child instead of an white South African).



--> '''Ladybird'''/'''Che''': The dog who's far less remarkable than the owners think them to be.

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--> '''Ladybird'''/'''Che''': The dog who's far less remarkable than the owners think them to be. The only difference is that Hank is protective of Ladybird, while the Goode constantly makes Che go on a vegan diet to the point of making their dog malnourished.



* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: The entire joke of the series.

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* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: The entire joke of the series.series, as the Goodes practically want everything to be in their politically-correct, left-wing viewpoints.



* SpiritualAntithesis: This show satirizes the opposite side of the political spectrum from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.

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* SpiritualAntithesis: This show satirizes the opposite side of the political spectrum from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', parodying liberals instead of conservatives.
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%%* GentleGiant: Ubuntu.
%%* GranolaGirl: Many of the characters.

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