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** The show is almost unknown in the UK and those who are aware of it tend not to be very complimentary. This is partly be cause its cultural stereotypes of Britain being seen as naive and out of touch, causing the show to fail to resonate, and partly because it originally aired on Sky One during the infancy of cable/sattelite television which put it at a severe disadvantage trying to cut through past other, far more popular american imports such as The Simpsons.

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** The Despite being a bit hit internationally, the show is almost entirely unknown in the UK UK, and those who are aware of it tend not to be very complimentary. This is partly be cause its cultural stereotypes of Britain being seen as naive and out of touch, causing the show to fail to resonate, and partly because it originally aired on Sky One during the infancy of cable/sattelite cable/satellite television which put it at a severe disadvantage trying to cut through past other, far more popular american popular, American imports such as The Simpsons.

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* AmericansHateTingle: "Lamb Chop's on the Menu" didn't translate so well when the show was brought overseas, due to the character of Lamb Chop being virtually unknown outside the US, not to mention that the bratty and diva-like behavior of the character and her brazen flirting with Maxwell put off some international viewers who saw it as obnoxious and unlikeable.

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** The show is almost unknown in the UK and those who are aware of it tend not to be very complimentary. This is partly be cause its cultural stereotypes of Britain being seen as naive and out of touch, causing the show to fail to resonate, and partly because it originally aired on Sky One during the infancy of cable/sattelite television which put it at a severe disadvantage trying to cut through past other, far more popular american imports such as The Simpsons.
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"Lamb Chop's on the Menu" didn't translate so well when the show was brought overseas, due to the character of Lamb Chop being virtually unknown outside the US, not to mention that the bratty and diva-like behavior of the character and her brazen flirting with Maxwell put off some international viewers who saw it as obnoxious and unlikeable.
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** Many of the therapy jokes about clients being disturbed, therapy not being effective, and other characters reacting to it with unease, has not aged well, due to current better understanding of mental health.
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** The show's premise, a lower-middle-class woman working for a wealthy executive, has gained greater pertinence since wealth inequality has grown exponentially, creating greater class awareness among people and sparking a surge in unionization movements and workers' strikes, with Creator/FranDrescher herself leading SAG-AFTRA in the 2023 WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike.

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** The show's premise, a lower-middle-class woman working for a wealthy executive, has gained greater pertinence since wealth inequality has grown exponentially, creating greater class awareness among people and sparking a surge in unionization movements and workers' strikes, with Creator/FranDrescher herself leading SAG-AFTRA in a strike along the 2023 WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike.WGA in 2023.
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** Creator/LanceReddick briefly appears as a production assistant in “Fair Weather Fran”.
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Not sure Hindsight examples about Trump are allowed. Regardless, Examples Are Not General. Which jokes in particular?


** The many jokes about Donald Trump and his family/wives/businesses can be this or HarsherInHindsight, depending on how you feel about him.

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