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* BoyishShorts: The ''much'' younger, more immature son of the Professor is almost always shown in shorts.



* BoyishShorts: On Dwight, paired with a Jamaican flag shirt, reflecting both his youth and the relaxed implications of the culture.



* HappilyMarried: [=LaBarbara=]'s generally portrated as a loving and devoted wife to Hermes and has supported him on several occassions, but she's been shown to leave him to go back to her previous husband, Barbados Slim (and in a couple of the later episodes, she's implied to be having an affair with Slim). But in the end, [=LaBarbara=] ultimately chooses Hermes.

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* HappilyMarried: [=LaBarbara=]'s generally portrated portrayed as a loving and devoted wife to Hermes and has supported him on several occassions, occasions, but she's been shown to leave him to go back to her previous husband, Barbados Slim (and in a couple of the later episodes, she's implied to be having an affair with Slim). But in the end, [=LaBarbara=] ultimately chooses Hermes.
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* UnlimitedWardrobe: Unlike Leela and Amy, [=LaBarbara=]'s got a different outfit in almost every episode that she appears (sometimes multiple outfits within the same episode). The one thing that that (almost) all of her outfits have in common is that they show off her midriff.

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* UnlimitedWardrobe: Unlike Leela and Amy, [=LaBarbara=]'s got a different outfit in almost every episode that she appears (sometimes multiple outfits within the same episode). The one thing that that (almost) all of her outfits have in common is that they show off her midriff. This [[DownplayedTrope died down]] with the Comedy Central run, likely due to budget, as she typically appears in just her pink top and tiedye leggings.
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* {{Irony}}: Yancy Sr. was convinced there would be nuclear war, and prepared for nuclear radiation to, in his words, "turn us all into monkeys", and yet nuclear war never happened between the year 2000 and 3000.

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* {{Irony}}: Yancy Sr. was convinced there would be nuclear war, war was imminent, and prepared for nuclear radiation to, in his words, "turn us all into monkeys", and yet nuclear war never happened between the year 2000 and 3000.in their lifetimes.
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They're not really an affectionate couple at all, and I think that one joke is enough to imply they don't count as Happily Married. Just neutral at best


* HappilyMarried: They are usually shown as happy together, except in a throwaway joke.
-->'''Leo''': I'm ruined!
-->'''Inez''': OK, I want a divorce.

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* IWantGrandkids: They are so obsessed with getting Amy to have grandchildren, it almost seems like they care more about that than they care about Amy herself. To the point that when the latter [[FountainOfYouth got de-aged to her preteen years]], they were too busy complaining about how they were never going to have grandchildren at this rate (And in Leo's case, [[{{Jerkass}} cruelly tease Amy]]) to actually worry about their daughter's condition.
** In Season 8, they ''do'' get grandkids, but they don't like them very much, possibly because they're technically adopted.

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* IWantGrandkids: They are so obsessed with getting Amy to have grandchildren, it almost seems like they care more about that than they care about Amy herself. To the point that when the latter [[FountainOfYouth got de-aged to her preteen years]], they were too busy complaining about how they were never going to have grandchildren at this rate (And in Leo's case, [[{{Jerkass}} cruelly tease Amy]]) to actually worry about their daughter's condition.
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condition. In Season 8, they ''do'' get grandkids, but they don't like them very much, possibly because much since they're technically adopted.weird-looking aliens (and not biologically Amy's, though it's unclear how much they remember this).
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* HiddenDepths: "Zapp Dingbat" offers more insight into their ambitions beyond just being Leela's parents. While Munda's exolinguistics Ph.D. was mentioned in her debut, the episode reveals she still wants to pursue it beyond being a housewife, while Morris used to be a SurferDude and apparently still has the chops for it.
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Wait. That's not a spoiler. They're in the folder below.


** In Season 8, they ''do'' get grandkids, but they don't like them very much, possibly because [[spoiler:they're technically adopted]].

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** In Season 8, they ''do'' get grandkids, but they don't like them very much, possibly because [[spoiler:they're they're technically adopted]].adopted.
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** In Season 8, they ''do'' get grandkids, but they don't like them very much, possibly because [[spoiler:they're technically adopted]].
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* {{Flanderization}}: While she still usually seems attracted to Hermes, [=LaBarbara=]'s attraction to her ex-husband Barbados Slim has gone from a former romantic rival to audacious infidelity. It started as just an AlwaysSomeoneBetter joke at Hermes' expense, then the first movie had [=LaBarbara=] quickly leave Hermes for Barbados because Hermes' body had been mutilated, but come around on Hermes in the end. The Comedy Central run then had a few moments implying [=LaBarbara=] continued to see Barbados on the side while still married to Hermes. Then in the Hulu run, "Rage Against the Vaccine" made it explicit she's seeing Barbados, upping her audacity by having her make out with Barbados to try and make Hermes angry (albeit to test the voodoo cure).
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* HiddenDepths: "Rage Against the Vaccine" reveals that Labarbara has extensive knowledge of voodoo, and previously studied it with Barbados Slim.

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* HiddenDepths: "Rage Against the Vaccine" reveals that Labarbara [=LaBarbara=] has extensive knowledge of voodoo, and previously studied it with Barbados Slim.
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* HiddenDepths: "Rage Against the Vaccine" reveals that Labarbara has extensive knowledge of voodoo, and previously studied it with Barbados Slim.
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* AnimalMotifs: Pigs. Not only is Cubert aware of the comparison people make due to his snout-like nose befitting of a pig, but he also squeals like one, and often snorts like one too when being a DeadpanSnarker. By Season 8's [[Recap/FuturamaS8E6IKnowWhatYouDidNextXmas I Know What You Did Next Xmas]] episode airs, he is mistaken for a spit roast, for no other reason than for the writers to invoke this trope.

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* AnimalMotifs: Pigs. Not only is Cubert aware of the comparison people make due to his snout-like nose befitting of a pig, but he also squeals like one, and often snorts like one too when being a DeadpanSnarker. By Season 8's [[Recap/FuturamaS8E6IKnowWhatYouDidNextXmas ''"[[Recap/FuturamaS8E6IKnowWhatYouDidNextXmas I Know What You Did Next Xmas]] Xmas]]"'' episode airs, he is mistaken for a spit roast, for no other reason than for the writers to invoke this trope.
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* AnimalMotifs: Pigs. Not only is Cubert aware of the comparison people make due to his snout-like nose befitting of a pig, but he also squeals like one, and often snorts like one too when being a DeadpanSnarker. By Season 8's [[Recap/FuturamaS8E6IKnowWhatYouDidNextXmas I Know What You Did Next Xmas]] episode airs, he is mistaken for a spit roast, for no other reason than for the writers to invoke this trope.
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* HereditaryHairstyle: Axl's hair is the exact shape of Leela's bangs.



* OlderThanTheyLook: They’re all 20 years old but due to their species’ bizarre life cycle and spending their tadpole years in water of different temperatures they look like children of different ages.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: They’re all 20 years old but due to their species’ species' bizarre life cycle and spending their tadpole years in water of different temperatures they look like children of different ages.

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