Line #27 Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS3E5Confidence


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3	->'''Dorien''': Oh excuse me, I was up early this morning.
4	->'''Sharon''': Wan'ed to get 'ome before your 'usband wake up?
5	-->-- '''Sharon Theodopolopodous''' taking the mick out of '''Dorien Green'''.
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7	* Date First Aired: 28/09/1991
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9	With money tight, Sharon has taken a job, but Tracey seems reluctant to follow, despite Sharon and Dorien's encouragement. Tracey admits to having little confidence, having never been allowed to work during her marriage, but Sharon volunteers her to do some voluntary work for Siobhan, the editor of the prisoners' dependents newsletter. Sharon then goes with Tracey when she goes to apply for a receptionist job but is worried about the application form, which makes her realise how few qualifications and little experience she has. Sharon gets the job by lying on the application form.
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13	!!Tropes In This Episode:
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15	* AgonyOfTheFeet: Sharon's feet are in pain after working at her new job.
16	* ApologyGift: Sharon gets Dorien some fresh strawberry pavlova to make up for reading her SecretDiary.
17	* BigShutUp: Tracey and Dorien give one to Sharon when they aren't talking to her.
18	* BlatantLies: Sharon gets her typist job by bullshitting that she has loads of experience, seven O Levels and can type 180 words a minute.
19	-->'''Tracey''': Well that's dishonest!
20	-->'''Sharon''': No Trace, that's ''confidence''.
21	* BookDumb:
22	** For a while, no one thought Sharon would learn how to read.
23	** Whenever Tracey brought her report cards home, her parents would remark at least she still had her looks.
24	* BriefAccentImitation: Tracey briefly adopts an upper-class accent to sound posher.
25	* CallBack: Tracey is once again [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS2E14JobsForTheGirls using Garth's word processor for work]].
26	* CaptainObvious: Chris tells Darryl he's only depressed because he's in prison.
27	* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: Sharon once caught her dad masturbating in the bath.
28	* CheatingWithTheMilkman: Chris brings up the possibility of Tracey having an affair with a double-glazing salesman.
29	* ContinuityNod:
30	** Darryl recalls meeting Dorien during the events of "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS2E11LoveOnTheRun Love On the Run]]".
31	** Siobhan remembers Sharon's last prison visit ending poorly, recalling the previous episode, "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS3E4JustFamily Just Family]]", where Tracey (disguised as Sharon) got into a fight with Darryl's mum.
32	* DeadpanSnarker: After Chris tells Darryl he's only depressed because he's in prison, Darryl snarks he thought it was because of the E numbers.
33	* DumbBlonde: Tracey worries she's turning into one.
34	* FanDisservice: Sharon mentions having to shave her hairy bits that shouldn't be hairy.
35	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Chris' brief scene of interest in Dorien leads to the two of them hitting it off three episodes later in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS3E8PoeticJustice Poetic Justice]]".
36	* {{Gasshole}}: Prison tea gives Sharon wind.
37	* {{Malaproper}}: Tracey calls herself a mental leopard instead of a mental leper.
38	* NoodleIncident:
39	** Sharon once walked in on her dad playing with himself in the bath.
40	** At school Sharon was once voted "Girl Least Likely to Learn to Read".
41	** Dorien once woke up after sex to find the man had written "2/10" on her bum.
42	* OffscreenCrash: Tony breaks something from Siobhan's China cabinet off-screen.
43	* TheOldestProfession: Sharon comments Dorien could be a prostitute and have Tracey as her pimp.
44	* OneShotCharacter: Siobhan.
45	* OneWordTitle: The title of the episode is "Confidence".
46	* PickyEater: Sharon admits to Dorien this is why she doesn't like bananas.
47	* PizzaBoySpecialDelivery: Chris warns Darryl that Tracey may fall victim to this, only with a double-glazing salesman.
48	* ReallyGetsAround: Sharon thinks Dorien is like this because she's trying to fill a void in her life.
49	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tracey gives one to Darryl for making her dependent on her and then getting himself locked up.
50	* SecretDiary: Sharon finds and reads Dorien's.
51	-->'''Dorien''': Oh God, Sharon, I must be so transparent. Am I that easy to read?
52	-->'''Sharon''': No. But yer diary is.
53	* ShipTease:
54	** Chris starts developing feelings for Dorien.
55	** Chris also nearly admits to Darryl that he has fantasies about Tracey in lingerie.
56	* ShoutOut:
57	** Dorien writes an essay about UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud.
58	** A poster of Bart, Homer and Lisa from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is visible in Siobhan's house.
59	** Sharon is a fan of ''Series/SpittingImage''.
60	* SpeakInUnison: Tracey and Dorien tell Sharon to shut up at the same time.
61	* TakeThat:
62	** Sharon mentions the ring she left in the paper was more obvious than Creator/BruceForsyth's wig.
63	** Darryl asks if Tony Adams has been nicked again.
64	** Darryl says accountants are the only people that can rob legally.
65	** Darryl makes a comment on the size of Des' ears on ''Series/{{Neighbours}}''.
66	** Sharon thinks Music/{{Fergie}} has poor dress sense.
67	** Tracey says her age makes her feel like Barbara Cartland.
68	* TitleDrop: By Tracey:
69	-->'''Tracey''': I've got no ''confidence''.
70	* {{Troll}}: Sharon to the receptionist:
71	-->'''Receptionist''': Has your friend left?
72	-->'''Sharon''': Yeah. Yeah, you frightened her off. She said she couldn't work here coz she could never match your example. She thought you were so intelligent and efficient.
73	-->'''Receptionist''': You're joking.
74	-->'''Sharon''': Course I am, doll.
75	* UnusualEuphemism: Sharon uses the word "syrup" when talking about wigs.
76	* WardrobeMalfunction: Chris fantasises about this happening to Tracey.
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