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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Even the most pro-capitalist viewers have reported difficulties with the show. It's about taking money from rich business owners... and giving it to rich management consultants instead. This wouldn't be so bad if the consultants in question didn't KickTheDog every episode, or act in some hypocritical fashion that makes it difficult to take the characters seriously.
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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Marty's fairly constant KickTheDog moments, Jeannie's hypocrisy and the sheer tendency for all cast members to take a steaming dump on Doug (the only character resembling 'friendly') all combine with the show's fairly pro-capitalist overtones to distance some viewers, especially outside America.
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* LesYay: In the pilot, Jeannie orders a stripper for herself just like the guys do.
* MagnificentBastard: Kaan. And arguably, his ex-wife.

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* LesYay: In the pilot, Jeannie orders a stripper for herself just like the guys do.
* MagnificentBastard: Kaan. And arguably, his ex-wife.
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* HollywoodLaw: A big driver in season 1 is Marty having a non-compete. Marty's firm is in California, where non-competes are considered against public policy and generally invalid.
* MagnificentBastard: Kaan. And arguably, his ex-wife.
* {{Transgender}}:
** There’s no discussion of hormone treatments, but Roscoe seems to identify more with the feminine gender. Though as the series progresses, characterization moves more to him being male with more fluid sexual orientation, rather than identity. That is, more "male with effeminate taste, and bisexual orientation".

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* HollywoodLaw: A big driver in season 1 is Marty having a non-compete. Marty's firm is in California, where non-competes are considered against public policy and generally invalid.
* MagnificentBastard: Kaan. And arguably, his ex-wife.
* {{Transgender}}:
** There’s no discussion of hormone treatments, but Roscoe seems to identify more with the feminine gender. Though as the series progresses, characterization moves more to him being male with more fluid sexual orientation, rather than identity. That is, more "male with effeminate taste, and bisexual orientation".
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* MagnificentBastard: Kaan. And arguably, his ex-wife.

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* MagnificentBastard: Kaan. And arguably, his ex-wife.ex-wife.
* {{Transgender}}:
** There’s no discussion of hormone treatments, but Roscoe seems to identify more with the feminine gender. Though as the series progresses, characterization moves more to him being male with more fluid sexual orientation, rather than identity. That is, more "male with effeminate taste, and bisexual orientation".
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* HollywoodLaw: A big driver in season 1 is Marty having a non-compete. Marty's firm is in California, where non-competes are considered against public policy and generally invalid.
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* LesYay: In the pilot, Jeannie orders a stripper for herself just like the guys do.
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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Marty's fairly constant KickTheDog moments, Jeannie's hypocrisy and the sheer tendency for all cast members to take a steaming dump on Doug (the only character resembling 'friendly') all combine with the show's fairly pro-capitalist overtones to distance some viewers, especially outside America.

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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Marty's fairly constant KickTheDog moments, Jeannie's hypocrisy and the sheer tendency for all cast members to take a steaming dump on Doug (the only character resembling 'friendly') all combine with the show's fairly pro-capitalist overtones to distance some viewers, especially outside America.America.
* MagnificentBastard: Kaan. And arguably, his ex-wife.
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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Marty's fairly constant KickTheDog moments, Jeannie's hypocrisy and the sheer tendency for all cast members to take a steaming dump on Doug (the only character resembling 'friendly') all combine with the show's fairly pro-capitalist overtones to distance some viewers, especially outside America.

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