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* DumbassNoMore: After hooking up with Candace, he gives up his get-rich-quick schemes and focuses more on maintaining the opulent lifestyle he's been handed, even becoming more insightful.
-->'''Violet:''' You got smarter when you stopped smoking weed.
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* HiddenDepths:
** The Season 1 finale has him reveal he's fully aware of what a pathetic loser he is and his get-rich-quick schemes are due to the shame of the fact he has no stability at his age and it's just a desperate attempt to obtain it.
** As hair-brained as some of his schemes are, they actually work sometimes, like his knockoff Viagra scheme or using Roscoe to pass a drug urine screen.
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* MundaneLuxury: Several years in jail where all of her choices have been made for her (and most weren't all that good, as well,) have left her amazed by rather ordinary things, even finding Olive Garden (a memetic ButtMonkey among restaurant chains) to be incredible. It becomes PlayedForDrama as well, as the luxury of even ''having choices'' can be overwhelming, with something mundane as picking out clothes (after years of nothing but prison sweatsuits) being able to make her freak out.
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* HasTwoMommies: Wendy reveals in "Fake Bacon and a Plan to Kill all of Us" that she was raised by her two mothers "before it was cool", on a houseboat in Florida.

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** She has rap sheets in multiple states, even on the other side of the country like West Virginia. She even got into trouble in Micronesia, of all regions.
** While giving Tammy advice about being too obsessive over possible partners, Bonnie admits she once secretly moved into a guy's attic just to be near him. She made it three weeks before getting caught. She says a website was once dedicated to warning others about this.



* OnlySaneMan: "Crazy never takes a day off here."

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* OnlySaneMan: "Crazy The cooler head to Bonnie's behavior and prone to pointing out the others needlessly doing something odd. He is very much aware of.
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never takes a day off here."here.
* ReallyGetsAround: Before Bonnie, he dated and slept with a lot of different women. Well-into Season 5, Bonnie says she still bumps into his exes at random locations, much to her irritation.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: When the topic of conversation goes to theoretical scenarios where her friends are gay, Wendy always gets the most into it.
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* AscendedExtra: She has lasted far longer with the girls than most characters who only last 5 or so episodes at best. In Season 7, it cements her status as a secondary character that she gets PromotedToOpeningTitles by integrating her mugshot with the rest of the ladies' mugshots (which extend the opening theme's music a little longer) and appears in the full picture with everyone else.

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* AscendedExtra: She has lasted far longer with the girls than most characters who only last 5 or so episodes at best. In Season 7, it cements her status as a secondary character that she gets PromotedToOpeningTitles by integrating her mugshot with the rest of the ladies' mugshots (which extend extends the opening theme's music a little longer) and appears in the full picture with everyone else.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Together with his foreign chef companion.

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* ThoseTwoGuys: Together with Paul, his foreign chef companion.sous chef.
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* TheStoner: [[spoiler:And not even his new life with Candace is enough for this man to forget about having a hidden stash that he abuses himself]].

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* TheStoner: If made to choose between oxygen and pot, Baxter would pick pot. [[spoiler:And not even his new life with Candace is enough for this man to forget about having a hidden stash that he abuses himself]].
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* NamesTheSame: InUniverse. There was already another character named Adam; one of Christy's first crushes.

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* NamesTheSame: InUniverse. Christy tried to find a good Secret Santa gift for Wendy, but she didn't know what, so she went around Facebook to track down Wendy's family for clues and managed to give her a nurse bear cookie jar with cookies using Wendy's grandma's cookie recipe, but Wendy tells her she got the wrong Wendy Harris. She still thanks Christy for the gift and hugs her. [[spoiler:Until she whispers...]]
--->'''Wendy''': [[spoiler:[[DysfunctionalFamily Do yourself a favor and never talk about that side of my family again]].]]


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* SignificantNameOverlap: InUniverse. Christy tried to find a good Secret Santa gift for Wendy, but she didn't know what, so she went around Facebook to track down Wendy's family for clues and managed to give her a nurse bear cookie jar with cookies using Wendy's grandma's cookie recipe, but Wendy tells her she got the wrong Wendy Harris. She still thanks Christy for the gift and hugs her. [[spoiler:Until she whispers...]]
--->'''Wendy''': [[spoiler:[[DysfunctionalFamily Do yourself a favor and never talk about that side of my family again]].]]
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* DotingGrandparent: [[spoiler:Thankfully, she manages to make amends with her son and is allowed to take care of her infant granddaughter. And even despite being gone for a period of time, her son doesn't try to belittle her and is thankful she was honest with him.]]
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* GrumpyBear: Outside of Marjorie, he detests everyone.
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* PetTheDog: On one occasion, Gabriel was being so obnoxious to Christy that Rudy presented her with a pie. As Rudy expected, she shoved the pie into Gabriel's face.

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* PetTheDog: On one occasion, Gabriel was being so obnoxious to Christy that Rudy presented her with a pie. As Rudy expected, she shoved the pie into Gabriel's face. Another time, he gave Christy a gambling tip that he assured her was a sure deal to help her save her home. [[spoiler: It worked, but she got mugged on the way home.]]
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* YouAreNotMyFather: Or rather You're Not My Mother. [[spoiler:When she returns in Season 6, while Violet is somewhat proud of her mother coming around, Christy is greatly saddened by the fact Violet will never forgive her for missing out on her childhood for things she or any other kid shouldn't worry about and will continue disliking Christy for that, and she will continue her podcast in hopes to help other people with similar problems. She doesn't have any enmity against Bonnie, though.]]

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* YouAreNotMyFather: Or rather You're Not My Mother. YoureNotMyMother: [[spoiler:When she returns in Season 6, while Violet is somewhat proud of her mother coming around, Christy is greatly saddened by the fact Violet will never forgive her for missing out on her childhood for things she or any other kid shouldn't worry about and will continue disliking Christy for that, and she will continue her podcast in hopes to help other people with similar problems. She doesn't have any enmity against Bonnie, though.]]though]].
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* AdultFear: She freaks in Season 4 when she learns Roscoe has been smoking weed and trying beer. It gets exaggerated, as she becomes extremely overprotective and more of a disciplinarian to the point of stressing out Roscoe, Bonnie, and literally anyone else around to hear it.


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* MyBelovedSmother: She freaks in Season 4 when she learns Roscoe has been smoking weed and trying beer. It gets exaggerated, as she becomes extremely overprotective and more of a disciplinarian to the point of stressing out Roscoe, Bonnie, and literally anyone else around to hear it.
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* TheAtoner: She spends season 5 fighting for Tammy to get an early release, after discovering how much damage she did to Tammy’s life. She also continues to be on Tammy’s corner throughout the rest of the series, supporting her endeavours.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: When Christy's friends ask her how bad Violet's podcast is, she has to admit "It's horrible. She tells the truth."
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite wishing to break the cycle of alcohol abuse with Violet, she is quick to judge Bonnie and would not hesitate to insult her to her face if it will make her feel better. The irony is quite lost on her that she’s just as bad as violet when it comes to handling her relationship with her mother.


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* {{Forgiveness}}: When her mother died, Bonnie is forced to confront her own feelings about the relationship she had with her. Despite seeing her mother as an easy scapegoat for most of her life, Bonnie ultimately comes to accept responsibility for her own actions in life and forgives her mom.
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* HopeSpot: Season 5 has her [[spoiler:failing to get into law school despite graduating, which very nearly pushed her to drink again]].

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* HopeSpot: Season 5 has her [[spoiler:failing to get into law school school, despite graduating, which very nearly pushed her to drink again]].
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She's far better at anything her boyfriend cop Andy does when it comes to physical labor (exercising, paint gun games, the Heimlich maneuver), which bums him out. [[RealityEnsues It helps her actress grew up as a gymnast.]]

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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She's far better at anything her boyfriend cop Andy does when it comes to physical labor (exercising, paint gun games, the Heimlich maneuver), which bums him out. [[RealityEnsues It helps her actress grew up as a gymnast.]]gymnast.
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* AbusiveOffspring: Due to her mother's alcoholism, [[spoiler: she slowly begins to psychologically and emotionally abuse Christy for her misfortune and practically blames her for everything and manipulates her and makes her the bad guy without any remorse.]]


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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: She never faces any consequences for her horrible actions and abusing Christy all together till date.]]


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* PlayingTheVictimCard: [[spoiler: How she deals with everything. Act like a victim and make Christy the bad guy of every situation.]]


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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Thanks to her podcast.]]

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* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Part of the reason she really wanted a baby was to overcome the loss of her mother when she opted for suicide. [[spoiler:Even after she pressed on despite Christy's lack of support for her decision, she lost the baby, which later became a catalyst for her to become a foster mother. She got wound up fostering a teenage girl in late season 4]].

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* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Part of the reason she really wanted a baby was to overcome the loss of her mother when she opted for suicide. [[spoiler:Even after she pressed on despite Christy's lack of support for her decision, she lost the baby, which later became a catalyst for her to become a foster mother. She got wound up fostering a teenage girl in late season 4]]. In the final season, [[spoiler:she finally gets pregnant with Andy's baby.]]



* AscendedExtra: She has lasted far longer with the girls than most characters who only last 5 or so episodes at best. In Season 7, she gets PromotedToOpeningTitles by integrating her mugshot with the rest of the ladies' mugshots (which extend the opening theme's music a little longer) and appears in the full picture with everyone else.

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* AscendedExtra: She has lasted far longer with the girls than most characters who only last 5 or so episodes at best. In Season 7, it cements her status as a secondary character that she gets PromotedToOpeningTitles by integrating her mugshot with the rest of the ladies' mugshots (which extend the opening theme's music a little longer) and appears in the full picture with everyone else.


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* HeroicBSOD: The final episode reveals [[spoiler:he suffers from a mild case of cancer, though fortunately it's apparently treatable.]]
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* YourCheatingHeart: Sees absolutely no problem in dating a married man, even after being talked about it. Fortunately, the man breaks up with her, but she does realize she was doing wrong.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Started out as the embodiment of ComedicSociopathy, then became a StepfordSnarker and JerkWithAHeartOfGold, then finally became TheAtoner.
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** In Season 8, [[spoiler:she goes through a brief episode of grief after her then-boyfriend Gary breaks up with her, but she pulls back thanks to the others, despite getting a fractured wrist on top.]]



* YourCheatingHeart: Sees absolutely no problem in dating a married man, even after being talked about it. Fortunately, the man breaks up with her, but she does realize she was doing wrong.




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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After his debut, he only gets mentioned at times until [[spoiler:he breaks up with Marjorie in a text.]]
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* AmbiguouslyBi: She claims she's not actually bisexual, just "easy-going" and "temporarily disgusted with men." But two years of living with a woman (who was like a second mother to Christy) is a ''long'' time to be easy-going...


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* GoldDigger: Without a hint of shame, at that. She's engaged to an older man for a time because he pays for everything for her, and when that blows up, she gets Luke to take her back after finding out he now has a good job and a condo.
-->'''Bonnie:''' The condo's in your name, right?\\
'''Luke:''' Yeah?\\
'''Bonnie:''' Keep it that way.
* HatesTheirParent: She makes no secret of the fact that she hates Christy for ruining her childhood. She likes Bonnie, though.


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* TookALevelInJerkass: In Season 1, she was cynical and angry, but overall trying her best in a rough situation and ultimately did the right thing for her baby. Come Season 4, she's a freeloading GoldDigger who refuses to accept any responsibility for her own choices, and manipulates people without remorse.
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** Later on, [[spoiler:it turned out her maternal aunt didn't know she even existed until her aunt needed a compatible kidney transplant to live, and only found out about Tammy's existence to get her to donate a kidney to her.]] Tammy averted breaking up, but she did lay down some rules.

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** Later on, [[spoiler:it turned turns out her long-lost maternal aunt didn't know she even existed until her aunt needed a compatible kidney transplant to live, really care about Tammy, and only found out about Tammy's existence tracked her down to get her to donate a her kidney to her.for a lifesaving transplant.]] Tammy averted breaking up, down, but she did lay down some rules.refuse to be taken advantage of any further.

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