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* AmoralAttorney: He responds to any morally unethical legal action with "The Patriot Act. Read it."

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* AmoralAttorney: He responds to any questioning of morally unethical legal action actions with "The Patriot Act. Read it."
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* AmoralAttorney: He responds to any illegal action with "The Patriot Act. Read it."

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* AmoralAttorney: He responds to any illegal morally unethical legal action with "The Patriot Act. Read it."
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* ForWantOfANail: All of his lessons involved a small misdemeanour committed by one of the children leading to the loss of his arm.
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* HeroesWantRedheads: Is a love interest for [[spoiler:both Michael and George Michael.]]

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** In Season 4, she becomes fond of ending sentences with “you pig,” generally when she’s disgusted by (perceived) sexist behavior.

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** In Season 4, she becomes fond of ending sentences with “you “you pig,” generally when she’s disgusted by (perceived) sexist behavior.


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* TransChaser: He is shown to exclusively solicit crossdressing prostitutes.
-->'''Barry:''' Hey, you're not one of those silly men that's dressed like a woman, are you?
-->'''Prostitute:''' No, baby, I'm the real thing.
-->'''Barry:''' [''drives away'']
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[[folder: Murphybrown [[spoiler:Fünke]]]]

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[[folder: Murphybrown [[spoiler:Fünke]]]]Murphybrown]]

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* AmbiguouslyBi: He's very clearly into men as hard as he tries to hide it, but there are moments that imply he ''may'' be interested in women, such as when he keeps his hand on Lucille's thigh for way longer than necessary or when he gives Maggie Lizer a smack on the ass during their court case.



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%%* ArmoredClosetGay* ArmoredClosetGay: He tries to be this, but it quickly becomes clear to everyone that he's gay and he eventually stops trying to hide it.
* BoomerangBigot: He's very homophobic and treats his openly gay paralegal poorly, yet he himself is a homosexual.
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* AscendedExtra: Their only appearance in the first three seasons was in the Season 3 episode “S.O.B.s”, but they return multiple times in Season 4. It's most notable with Emmett, who ''didn't'' even appear in "S.O.B.s" (besides being blurred out in a family picture), but turns up in-person in Season 4 to play the Human Torch in Tobias' Franchise/FantasticFour play.

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* AscendedExtra: Their only appearance in the first three seasons was in the Season 3 episode “S.O.B.s”, but they return multiple times in Season 4. It's most notable with Emmett, who ''didn't'' even appear in "S.O.B.s" (besides being blurred out in a family picture), but turns up in-person in Season 4 to play the Human Torch in Tobias' Franchise/FantasticFour ComicBook/FantasticFour play.



Marky Bark is an ostrich farmer and a political activist whom Lindsay meets in Season 4 at a methadone clinic. The government have been suspicious of him ever since he accidentally signed up for the wrong political group (which turned out to be al-Qaeda). He has a condition called Face Blindness that prevents him from recognising faces. [[labelnote:Spoiler Information]]He also appears to George and Oscar as the Divine Spirit. Eventually, Marky tries to take down politician Herbert Love, the leader of congress at Cinco de Cuatro, but due to a complicated misunderstanding (Tobias boarded Marky's boat to take him to the raft his ''Franchise/FantasticFour'' musical was playing on, covered in blue paint and wearing a wig in an attempt to play Sue Storm, and brought his luggage along with him. Marky put Tobias' luggage, thinking it was Lindsay's luggage (which contained his bomb) on the Love float, leaving the bomb on their boat. When they tried to warn Lindsay, who had boarded Love's boat and become the leader of Congress, the bomb exploded), he was caught in the explosion.[[/labelnote]]

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Marky Bark is an ostrich farmer and a political activist whom Lindsay meets in Season 4 at a methadone clinic. The government have been suspicious of him ever since he accidentally signed up for the wrong political group (which turned out to be al-Qaeda). He has a condition called Face Blindness that prevents him from recognising faces. [[labelnote:Spoiler Information]]He also appears to George and Oscar as the Divine Spirit. Eventually, Marky tries to take down politician Herbert Love, the leader of congress at Cinco de Cuatro, but due to a complicated misunderstanding (Tobias boarded Marky's boat to take him to the raft his ''Franchise/FantasticFour'' ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' musical was playing on, covered in blue paint and wearing a wig in an attempt to play Sue Storm, and brought his luggage along with him. Marky put Tobias' luggage, thinking it was Lindsay's luggage (which contained his bomb) on the Love float, leaving the bomb on their boat. When they tried to warn Lindsay, who had boarded Love's boat and become the leader of Congress, the bomb exploded), he was caught in the explosion.[[/labelnote]]



Most famous (or is it infamous) for her portrayal of Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman in Ron Howard's contractually obligated film version of ''Franchise/FantasticFour''. Later becomes a drug addict and a potential [[strike:beard]] love interest for Tobias.

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Most famous (or is it infamous) for her portrayal of Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman in Ron Howard's contractually obligated film version of ''Franchise/FantasticFour''.''ComicBook/FantasticFour''. Later becomes a drug addict and a potential [[strike:beard]] love interest for Tobias.
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* BaldnessAngst: He suffers from alopecia, lacking a single natural hair on his body. He makes up for it by going through a series of wigs and eyebrows.


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* HereditaryHairstyle: [[spoiler:Inverted. It’s revealed in the fourth season she suffers from alopecia like her father, but does a better job at hiding it.]]
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* AmbiguousDisorder: [[spoiler:We know that she's "mentally retarded", but no further information about her disability is disclosed.]]
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!!!Played by: Justin Grant Wade

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!!!Played by: Justin Grant WadeCreator/JustinGrantWade



!!!Played by: Creator/HenryWinkler, Max Winkler (Young Barry)

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!!!Played by: Creator/HenryWinkler, Max Winkler Creator/MaxWinkler (Young Barry)



!!!Played by: Steve Ryan

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!!!Played by: Steve RyanCreator/SteveRyan
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[[folder:The Business Parnter]]

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[[folder:The Business Parnter]]Partner]]
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[[folder:Doctor Fishman]]
!!Doctor Fishman/Doctor Wordsmith

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[[folder:Doctor [[folder:"Literal" Doctor Fishman]]
!!Doctor Fishman/Doctor Wordsmith!!"Literal" Doctor Fishman

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* CatchPhrase / SayMyName: STEVE HOLT!
* DumbJock / LovableJock: He’s dumb as a box of hair but still quite likeable and friendly, as well as surprisingly tolerant when he thought [[ItMakesSenseInContext Lindsay was transgender]].

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* %%* CatchPhrase / SayMyName: STEVE HOLT!
* %%* DumbJock / LovableJock: He’s dumb as a box of hair but still quite likeable and friendly, as well as surprisingly tolerant when he thought [[ItMakesSenseInContext Lindsay was transgender]].



* {{Embarrassing|MiddleName}} {{Tomboyish|Name}} [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Middle Name]]: Paul.

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* %%* {{Embarrassing|MiddleName}} {{Tomboyish|Name}} [[EmbarrassingMiddleName Middle Name]]: Paul.



* DudeMagnet: Marta is considered beautiful by the narrative and at one point draws the attention of all three Bluth brothers at once.



* TheOtherDarrin: At first played by Creator/LeonorVarela, then by Patricia Velásquez
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* CovertPervert: Despite her fundamentalist Christian beliefs, she's visibly turned on by George Sr.'s rather graphic vows.
->'''George''': “...to love and honor your spirit and flesh. First, the flesh. I will caress and tweak. I will nibble and bite. I will blow alternatingly hot and cool...”\\
'''Ann''': Oh, man, I can’t wait to get married.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last we seen of him, he was left behind in Mexico and it was never stated what happened to him afterwards.
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*TheOtherDarrin: At first played by Creator/LeonorVarela, then by Patricia Velásquez

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