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* OnceOriginalNowCommon: When it was first released, creating an uncensored sex comedy was innovative.
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* FairForItsDay: Back when it premiered, the movie was revolutionary for its sympathetic portrayal of open relationships. Nowadays saix portrayal comes off as dated and harmful, as the characters encourage each other to cheat rather than communicate with their partners.

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* FairForItsDay: Back when it premiered, the movie was revolutionary for its sympathetic portrayal of open relationships. Nowadays saix said portrayal comes off as dated and harmful, as the characters encourage each other to cheat rather than communicate with their partners.
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* FairForItsDay: The movie was revolutionary in its frank depiction of sex and open relationships back when it premiered. Nowadays its portrayal of polyamory comes off as dated and reductive, as the characters encourage each other to cheat rather than communicate with their partners.

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* FairForItsDay: The Back when it premiered, the movie was revolutionary in for its frank depiction of sex and open relationships back when it premiered. Nowadays its sympathetic portrayal of polyamory open relationships. Nowadays saix portrayal comes off as dated and reductive, harmful, as the characters encourage each other to cheat rather than communicate with their partners.
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* FairForItsDay: The movie was revolutionary in its frank depiction of sex and open relationships back when it premiered. Nowadays its portrayal of polyamory comes off as dated and reductive, as the characters encourage each other to cheat rather than to communicate with their partners.

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* FairForItsDay: The movie was revolutionary in its frank depiction of sex and open relationships back when it premiered. Nowadays its portrayal of polyamory comes off as dated and reductive, as the characters encourage each other to cheat rather than to communicate with their partners.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: It's hard to care for Ted after he [[MaritalRapeLicense repeatedly tries to coerce Alice into sex]] and tells her, to her face, that he doesn't care about her consent. He later also drives Alice to a small mental breakdown when he loudly reveals he slept with another woman without her knowledge.

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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: It's hard to care for Ted after he [[MaritalRapeLicense repeatedly tries to coerce Alice into sex]] and tells her, to her face, that he doesn't care about her consent. He later also drives Alice to a small mental breakdown when he loudly reveals he slept with another woman without her knowledge.knowledge.
* ValuesResonance: For all its dated ideas about polyamory, the movie's treatment of women is excellent. Carol and Alice are not afraid to set boundaries and be honest with their husbands, and Carol in particular is very comfortable with her sexuality. Bob and Ted, for their part, feel safe sharing their feelings with their wives and are not afraid of seeking comfort from them.
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* SignatureScene: Ted and Alice's conversation in the bedroom after Carol tells them Bob cheated on her with a girl in San Francisco.
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: It's hard to care for Ted after he repeatedly tries to coerce Alice into sex and tells her, to her face, that he doesn't care about her consent. He later also drives Alice to a small mental breakdown when he loudly reveals he slept with another woman without her knowledge.

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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: It's hard to care for Ted after he [[MaritalRapeLicense repeatedly tries to coerce Alice into sex sex]] and tells her, to her face, that he doesn't care about her consent. He later also drives Alice to a small mental breakdown when he loudly reveals he slept with another woman without her knowledge.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: This marks Creator/LeifGarrett's [[AndIntroducing movie debut]] as Ted and Alice's son Jimmy Henderson.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: This marks Creator/LeifGarrett's [[AndIntroducing movie debut]] as Ted and Alice's son Jimmy Henderson.Henderson.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: It's hard to care for Ted after he repeatedly tries to coerce Alice into sex and tells her, to her face, that he doesn't care about her consent. He later also drives Alice to a small mental breakdown when he loudly reveals he slept with another woman without her knowledge.
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* FairForItsDay: The movie was revolutionary in its frank depiction of sex and open relationships back when it premiered. Nowadays its portrayal of polyamory comes off as dated and reductive, given that the characters encourage each other to cheat rather than to communicate with their partners.

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* FairForItsDay: The movie was revolutionary in its frank depiction of sex and open relationships back when it premiered. Nowadays its portrayal of polyamory comes off as dated and reductive, given that as the characters encourage each other to cheat rather than to communicate with their partners.
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* FairForItsDay: The movie was revolutionary in its frank depiction of sex and open relationships back when it premiered. Nowadays its portrayal of polyamory comes off as dated and reductive, given that the characters encourage each other to cheat rather than to communicate with their partners.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: This marks Music/LeifGarrett's [[AndIntroducing movie debut]] as Ted and Alice's son Jimmy Henderson.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: This marks Music/LeifGarrett's Creator/LeifGarrett's [[AndIntroducing movie debut]] as Ted and Alice's son Jimmy Henderson.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: This marks Music/LeifGarrett's [[AndIntroducing movie debut]] as Ted and Alice's son Jimmy Henderson.

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