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* BlackSheep: Sean for the main family. Rhys is an even bigger one.
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* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Dan is the central character.
** TheLancer: Sean is often set up as a foil for Dan.
** TheSmartGuy: Bridget is the most reliable member of the family.
** TheBigGuy: Kevin is the main breadwinner within the Moody household, regularly tries to install a pool in his backyard by himself and takes up exercising.
** TheChick: Maree is a shrinking violet who just wants the family to settle down for Christmas.
** Terry often fulfills any of one of these five roles at any given point.
** TheLeader: Dan is the central character.
** TheLancer: Sean is often set up as a foil for Dan.
** TheSmartGuy: Bridget is the most reliable member of the family.
** TheBigGuy: Kevin is the main breadwinner within the Moody household, regularly tries to install a pool in his backyard by himself and takes up exercising.
** TheChick: Maree is a shrinking violet who just wants the family to settle down for Christmas.
** Terry often fulfills any of one of these five roles at any given point.
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* BastardBoyfriend: The first hint we get that he doesn't care much about Cora is when he takes her to her first Moody Christmas, then makes plans to hang out with his friends without letting her come with him.
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* BrotherSisterIncest: Zigzagged. Cora and her brother are very physically affectionate with each other. While it's played off as innocent, his interest in a woman who looks just like Cora concerns Dan.
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* IncestIsRelative: Zigzagged. Cora and her brother are very physically affectionate with each other. While it's played off as innocent, his interest in a woman who looks just like Cora concerns Dan.
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* GetRichQuickSchemer: Most of Sean's businesses can be whittled down to this.
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* GetRichQuickSchemer: GetRichQuickScheme: Most of Sean's businesses can be whittled down to this.
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* GetRichQuickSchemer: Most of Sean's businesses can be whittled down to this.
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* NotSoDifferent: Hayden took Cora for granted when they first started dating by leaving her at a party with his relatives while he got to hang out with his friends. Dan winds up making a similar mistake when he takes a job in England at the last minute when he and Cora had agreed to settle down in Australia.
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* NotSoDifferent: Both she and Dan feel the need to get away from their rowdy family every now and then.
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* NotSoDifferent: Both Rhys and Sean are the black sheep of their respective families. Despite this, Sean still doesn't like him.
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* MoneyDearBoy: Being a photographer and traveling a lot means Dan can't say no often.
** After going steady with Cora, Dan gets a lucrative job offer back in London, which means he has to dump her. One year later and it turns out that well-paying job was as a paparazzo who skulks around celebrity homes. Cora is rightfully pissed at him.
** Dan later gets a job as a photographer in a shopping centre, but after dealing with a cheapskate who uses his camera-phone to avoid paying him, Dan walks out in a huff. With no other photography-related jobs on the rise, Dan reluctantly works for Sean's fireworks-funeral business [[spoiler: which is liquidated by the end of the year]].
** After going steady with Cora, Dan gets a lucrative job offer back in London, which means he has to dump her. One year later and it turns out that well-paying job was as a paparazzo who skulks around celebrity homes. Cora is rightfully pissed at him.
** Dan later gets a job as a photographer in a shopping centre, but after dealing with a cheapskate who uses his camera-phone to avoid paying him, Dan walks out in a huff. With no other photography-related jobs on the rise, Dan reluctantly works for Sean's fireworks-funeral business [[spoiler: which is liquidated by the end of the year]].
* TheBogan: Sean is the most uncouth member of his family by a long shot. He proudly wears the Australian flag as a cape during Australia Day, which Dan points out makes him look like a white supremacist.
* ArmoredClosetGay: Any possibility that he may just be a bisexual with a preference for men is nixed when Bridget points out his pained reactions whenever they had sex.
* GratuitousNazis: In his painting detailing all the things he regrets doing, a red flag with a swastika can be seen.
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* KarmaHoudini: Dan points out to Sean that she's taking advantage of him. We never see her get any come-uppance.
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* KarmaHoudini: Dan points out to Sean that she's taking advantage of him. We never see her get any come-uppance.
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* MistakenForGay: Roger takes an interest in him and holds out some hope that Matt's into men. He isn't.
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* BiTheWay: Offers to be Bridget's "girlfriend".
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* StraightGay
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A Russian nurse and Terry's brief love interest.
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A Russian nurse and Terry's brief love interest.LoveInterest.
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* HelloNurse: She gets the attention of both Terry and Bridget's new boyfriend.
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* HelloNurse: HeadTurningBeauty: She gets the attention of both Terry and Bridget's new boyfriend.
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* DelusionsOfGrandeur: Has tried and failed to start dozens of businesses.
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* LoveableSexManiac: Terry is initially freaked out by it, given that she flirts with him at work. He grows to like it soon enough.
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* LoveableSexManiac: LovableSexManiac: Terry is initially freaked out by it, given that she flirts with him at work. He grows to like it soon enough.
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* RunningGag: He's been trying to install a pool in the backyard since the first Christmas episode. It's not until the series finale (set 6 years later) that it's completed. One year later, Terry sells the house, which is demolished along with the pool.
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* RunningGag: He's been trying to install a pool in the backyard since the first Christmas episode. It's not until the series finale (set 6 years later) that it's completed. One year later, Terry Kevin sells the house, which is demolished along with the pool.
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** Terry's second girlfriend only started dating him because he wouldn't stop begging her.
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** Terry's second girlfriend Irene only started dating him because he wouldn't stop begging her.
!! Irene
--> Annie Maynard
A Russian nurse and Terry's brief love interest.
* DowntimeDowngrade: She only briefly dated Terry in her second appearance and isn't seen at any future Christmas gatherings. Terry doesn't even seem to be torn up about it.
* HelloNurse: She gets the attention of both Terry and Bridget's new boyfriend.
* SensualSlav: Terry takes an interest in her as soon as he hears her accent.
--> Annie Maynard
A Russian nurse and Terry's brief love interest.
* DowntimeDowngrade: She only briefly dated Terry in her second appearance and isn't seen at any future Christmas gatherings. Terry doesn't even seem to be torn up about it.
* HelloNurse: She gets the attention of both Terry and Bridget's new boyfriend.
* SensualSlav: Terry takes an interest in her as soon as he hears her accent.
* BiTheWay: Offers to be Bridget's "girlfriend".
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* SensualSlav
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* SensualSlav
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Terry's girlfriend.
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Terry's on and off girlfriend.
* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: Starts dating Terry, who is reluctant at first. She dumps him just as he grows attached to her. There's a period where Yvonne is willing to give Terry another chance. Finally, they're married.
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* DeathGlare
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* DeathGlareDeathGlare: Seemingly his default look.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Doesn't show any concern for Bridget's pregnancy until the last minute.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Doesn't show any concern for Bridget's pregnancy until the last minute. It's even implied that he was sleeping with other women the whole time.
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* WillTheyOrWontThey: The series ends with the implication that he might get with Bridget, though he may also just be offering to provide child support.
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** Sean was planning to propose to Peggy, but her underwhelmed reaction proved to be a kick in the teeth.
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* TheStarscream: Got with Cora almost immediately after she dumped his cousin Hayden.
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* TheStarscream: Got with Cora almost immediately after she dumped his cousin Hayden.
Hayden. [[spoiler: When Dan and Cora use Terry's wedding plans to elope, Terry and Sean call him out on it.]]
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* {{Manchild}}: Any time he interacts with kids, he proves to be as immature as them.
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* {{Manchild}}: Any time he interacts with kids, he proves to be as immature as them. He was jealous of his adoptive nephew because he got a Nintendo DS.
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* RunningGag: He's been trying to install a pool in the backyard since the first Christmas episode. It's not until the series finale (set 6 years later) that it's completed.
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* RunningGag: He's been trying to install a pool in the backyard since the first Christmas episode. It's not until the series finale (set 6 years later) that it's completed. One year later, Terry sells the house, which is demolished along with the pool.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Ends up happily married to Yvonne, after a year of struggling to convince her they're meant to be.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Ends up happily married to Yvonne, after a year months of struggling to convince her they're meant to be.
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* UglyGuyHotWife: All of his girlfriends and wives are young and attractive.
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* UglyGuyHotWife: All of his girlfriends and wives are young and attractive.attractive, while Terry's look is a few decades behind.
* LookAlikeLovers: When he grows his hair long, the resemblance between him and Cora is downright uncanny, though in this case it was after she'd left him for good.
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* VillainyFreeVillain: The worst he's ever done is when he brushes off Cora for the sake of a job promotion, then gloated at Dan after Cora accepted his marriage proposal.
* TheAlcoholic: Implied in the first Christmas episode. He hoards a lot of wine during the Christmas meal, then fights Roger for the rest of the bottle later on in the day.
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* TheBlackSheep: Has a history of antagonising the rest of the family, which he tried to apologise for after getting sent to prison. When he gets out, he begs Maree to let him have a bit of her share of their mother's inheritance.
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* TheBlackSheep: BlackSheep: Has a history of antagonising the rest of the family, which he tried to apologise for after getting sent to prison. When he gets out, he begs Maree to let him have a bit of her share of their mother's inheritance.
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* TwoGuysAndAGirl
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* TwoGuysAndAGirlTwoGuysAndAGirl: The central drama during ''A Moody Christmas''.
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* BumblingSidekick
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* BumblingSidekickBumblingSidekick: The crowning moment being when he locked himself inside someone else's house, when the room didn't even have a lock.
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* ClashingCousins: Dan and Hayden have a simmering rivalry over Cora.
* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: When Cora gets back with Hayden, Dan drinks an especially potent brew and starts a fight with Hayden.
* ButtMonkey: Usually whenever he hangs out with Sean.
* ButtMonkey: Usually whenever he hangs out with Sean.
* ClashingCousins: Dan and Hayden have a simmering rivalry over Cora.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: If Dan isn't being the OnlySaneMan, odds are it's because he's got Cora on the brain.
* NotSoDifferent: Hayden took Cora for granted when they first started dating by leaving her at a party with his relatives while he got to hang out with his friends. Dan winds up making a similar mistake when he takes a job in England at the last minute when he and Cora had agreed to settle down in Australia.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He acts like a prick to just about everyone. The sole exception being Dan, whom he just gently teases and even encourages to go after Cora. He's also tried cheering up Terry when he's feeling blue and shows genuine remorse over a penguin he'd injured.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He acts like a prick to just about everyone. The sole exception being Dan, whom he just gently teases and even encourages to go after Cora. He's also tried cheering up Terry when he's feeling blue and shows genuine remorse over both his father's heart attack and a penguin he'd injured.
* DrowningOurRomanticSorrows: His reaction to getting dumped always involves getting smashed and making a foll of himself.
* TheNavigator: He's always asking people what route they took to get to wherever they currently are, then tells them that there's at least one shortcut they could have taken. Naturally, a lot of people avoid him because of this quirk.
* SupportingProtagonist: Gets the most expansive arc in ''The Moodys'', with several episodes revolving around his decisions.
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[[folder: Extended Family]]
!! Roger Quail
--> Phil Lloyd
Bridget's husband (they eventually divorce). A closet homosexual.
* LastHetRomance: With Bridget. He still looks out for her even after they divorce.
* NiceGuy: A well-meaning bloke.
* StraightGay: Even after coming out he doesn't embrace the stereotype.
* WineIsClassy: The grape is his first and foremost love.
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!! Roger Quail
--> Phil Lloyd
Bridget's husband (they eventually divorce). A closet homosexual.
* LastHetRomance: With Bridget. He still looks out for her even after they divorce.
* NiceGuy: A well-meaning bloke.
* StraightGay: Even after coming out he doesn't embrace the stereotype.
* WineIsClassy: The grape is his first and foremost love.
* BastardBoyfriend: The first hint we get that he doesn't care much about Cora is when he takes her to her first Moody Christmas, then makes plans to hang out with his friends without letting her come with him.
* ClashingCousins: Hayden and Dan's interest in Cora leads to an increasing level of hostility. Even when Hayden has well and truly made peace with Cora leaving him, Dan can't help but feel suspicious.
* DisposableFiancee: His engagement to Cora is implied to have lasted only a few days before she leaves him for Dan.
* DisposableFiancee: His engagement to Cora is implied to have lasted only a few days before she leaves him for Dan.
* TheBlackSheep: Has a history of antagonising the rest of the family, which he tried to apologise for after getting sent to prison. When he gets out, he begs Maree to let him have a bit of her share of their mother's inheritance.
* NotSoDifferent: Both Rhys and Sean are the black sheep of their respective families. Despite this, Sean still doesn't like him.
* DeadpanSnarker: She can think up some sweet comebacks when she wants to, though she's still fairly good-natured in her delivery.
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* NiceGirl: She's fairly open to the fact that the Moodys can be a bit eccentric. Even after splitting with both Dan and Hayden she stays on good terms with them. She also gives her brother a shoulder to cry on after breaking up with his girlfriend.
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* NiceGirl: In her earliest appearance it's mentioned that she volunteers for the Red Cross. She's fairly open to the fact that the Moodys can be a bit eccentric. Even after splitting with both Dan and Hayden she stays on good terms with them. She also gives her brother a shoulder to cry on after breaking up with his girlfriend.
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!! Roger Quail
--> Phil Lloyd
Bridget's husband (they eventually divorce). A closet homosexual.
* LastHetRomance: With Bridget. He still looks out for her even after they divorce.
* NiceGuy: A well-meaning bloke.
* StraightGay: Even after coming out he doesn't embrace the stereotype.
--> Phil Lloyd
Bridget's husband (they eventually divorce). A closet homosexual.
* LastHetRomance: With Bridget. He still looks out for her even after they divorce.
* NiceGuy: A well-meaning bloke.
* StraightGay: Even after coming out he doesn't embrace the stereotype.
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* KarmaHoudini: Dan points out to Sean that she's taking advantage of him. We never see her get any come-uppance.
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* SensualSlav
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* FoolForLove:
** Dan came back from England for one last Christmas purely because he thought Cora wanted to see him. Instead he winds up embarrassing himself in front of not only her family but his own as well.
** Terry spent almost a year trying to get a nurse to be his girlfriend, pulling stunts that would get him injured just so he could get time alone with her. He also ran for council in the hopes that it would impress Yvonne, despite having only a single platform that he wasn't fully committed to.
** Dan came back from England for one last Christmas purely because he thought Cora wanted to see him. Instead he winds up embarrassing himself in front of not only her family but his own as well.
** Terry spent almost a year trying to get a nurse to be his girlfriend, pulling stunts that would get him injured just so he could get time alone with her. He also ran for council in the hopes that it would impress Yvonne, despite having only a single platform that he wasn't fully committed to.
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* MistakenForRacist: In the first episode an unfortunate comment about boat peoplenote leads many to beleive that Dan is racist.
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* MistakenForRacist: In the first episode an unfortunate comment about boat peoplenote people leads many to beleive believe that Dan is racist.
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* BackhandedApology: When Kevin forces him to apologise to a teenage boy he'd punked. What follows is a series of "sorrys" that contain absolutely no sincerity.
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* BlackSheep: Sean for the main family. Rhys is an even bigger one.
* ClashingCousins: Dan and Hayden have a simmering rivalry over Cora.
* ClashingCousins: Dan and Hayden have a simmering rivalry over Cora.
* NuclearFamily: Kevin and Maree are married and have three kids.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: He genuinely loves Yvonne, but she's unimpressed with his bumbling antics.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: DoggedNiceGuy:
** Terry's second girlfriend only started dating him because he wouldn't stop begging her.
** He genuinely loves Yvonne, but she's unimpressed with his bumbling antics.
** Terry's second girlfriend only started dating him because he wouldn't stop begging her.
** He genuinely loves Yvonne, but she's unimpressed with his bumbling antics.
* GibberishOfLove: His love confession to Yvonne in the penultimate episode sounds more like he wants to beat her up.
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* InelegantBlubbering: After his first relationship fails.
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* InelegantBlubbering: After his first relationship fails. Happens again when Yvonne dumps him.
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* LoveEpiphany: After getting engaged to Hayden, Cora goes to [[spoiler: the grandmother's funeral]] and can't help glancing over at Dan. Upon realising that she still cares about him, Cora ends her engagement to Hayden.
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* DowntimeDowngrade: He wants to get married some day, but Roger doesn't. Eventually, this causes an offscreen rift and they split up.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite avoiding each other outside of special occasions, they've had moments where they've shown genuine love for each other. Most of the family is shown comforting Terry whenever he's upset, they're all devastated when they believe Kevin might die from a heart attack [[spoiler: and hold each other close at Gwen's funeral]].
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** TheBigGuy: Kevin is the main breadwinner within the Moody household.
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** TheBigGuy: Kevin is the main breadwinner within the Moody household.household, regularly tries to install a pool in his backyard by himself and takes up exercising.
* JerkassBall: Aside from Sean's obnoxious attitude, the rest of the family has had these moments.
** When Dan finds out that Hayden might be getting back with Cora, he gets drunk and hits his cousin in the head with a cricket ball.
** Bridget pressured Cora into buying an inner-city flat she could barely afford just to save face in front of Matt.
** Kevin convinced Maree to get breast implants immediately after a mastectomy, when she would have most likely been suffering self-esteem issues.
** When Dan finds out that Hayden might be getting back with Cora, he gets drunk and hits his cousin in the head with a cricket ball.
** Bridget pressured Cora into buying an inner-city flat she could barely afford just to save face in front of Matt.
** Kevin convinced Maree to get breast implants immediately after a mastectomy, when she would have most likely been suffering self-esteem issues.
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* JerkassBall: After Cora dumps him and gets back with Hayden, Dan gets bitter and starts a fight with him.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Sean regularly mentions how pasty Dan is.
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* TheChick: Being the only daughter in the Moody family.
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* TheChick: Being the only daughter ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She adopted a child in the Moody family.final Christmas episode, but he doesn't appear in ''The Moodys'' due to some red tape forcing Bridget and Roger to surrender him.
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* JerkassBall: Pressured Cora into buying an inner-city flat she could barely afford just to save face in front of Matt.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She adopted a child in the final Christmas episode, but he doesn't appear in ''The Moodys''.
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* DCupDistress: After having to undergo a mastectomy, Kevin convinces her to get breast implants. She regrets it due to how heavy they are.
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* BetaCouple: Is this in ''The Moodys''.
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* BetaCouple: Is this with Yvonne in ''The Moodys''.
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* {{Gonk}}: He's short, chubby and has bad hair.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He has a habit of taking his shirt off at inappropriate moments.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He has a habit of taking his shirt off at inappropriate moments.
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* MyGirlfriendIsNotASlut: Terry tries in vain to convince everyone that she's not dating him for money.
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!! In General
* DysfunctionalFamily: They have some very conflicting personalities.
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Dan is the central character.
** TheLancer: Sean is often set up as a foil for Dan.
** TheSmartGuy: Bridget is the most reliable member of the family.
** TheBigGuy: Kevin is the main breadwinner within the Moody household.
** TheChick: Maree is a shrinking violet who just wants the family to settle down for Christmas.
** Terry often fulfills any of one of these five roles at any given point.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan:
** Dan is a photographer and a hopeless romantic. Sean is a blue-collar entrepreneur and a hooligan.
** Terry and Kevin have a similar dynamic.
* RedOniBlueOni: Dan is the Blue to Sean's Red.
* DysfunctionalFamily: They have some very conflicting personalities.
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Dan is the central character.
** TheLancer: Sean is often set up as a foil for Dan.
** TheSmartGuy: Bridget is the most reliable member of the family.
** TheBigGuy: Kevin is the main breadwinner within the Moody household.
** TheChick: Maree is a shrinking violet who just wants the family to settle down for Christmas.
** Terry often fulfills any of one of these five roles at any given point.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan:
** Dan is a photographer and a hopeless romantic. Sean is a blue-collar entrepreneur and a hooligan.
** Terry and Kevin have a similar dynamic.
* RedOniBlueOni: Dan is the Blue to Sean's Red.
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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Sean's Manly Man.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He acts like a prick to just about everyone. The sole exception being Dan, whom he just gently teases and even encourages to go after Cora.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He acts like a prick to just about everyone. The sole exception being Dan, whom he just gently teases and even encourages to go after Cora. He's also tried cheering up Terry when he's feeling blue and shows genuine remorse over a penguin he'd injured.
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* TheLancer: Subverted. While he's secondary to Dan, Sean is actually the proactive one who drags Dan along.
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* RealMenWearPink: Played with dolls up until he was 12.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He got Dan in trouble with the police in the very first episode and sabotages Terry's plans on two occasions.
* HiddenDepths: She wants to travel to Italy. Failing that, she decides to take classes in psychology.
* EpicFail: Ran for council, won the election, then got kicked out on his first day.
* MayDecemberRomance: Starts dating Peggy after she dumps Sean.
* DudeMagnet: Aside from Dan and Hayden, Sean has tried to steal a kiss from her, her own brother is uncomfortably affectionate with her and some rich guy bought her and Bridget champagne.
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* MyGirlfriendIsNotASlut: Terry tries in vain to convince everyone that she's not dating him for money.
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* RememberTheNewGuy: Debuts in the second episode of ''The Moodys'' and is treated as a familiar face. Given that this is a year after the finale to ''A Moody Christmas'', it's understandable that she would have simply been introduced during the gap.
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* LoveableSexManiac: Terry is initially freaked out by it, given that she flirts with him at work. He grows to like it soon enough.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Debuts in the second episode of ''The Moodys'' andis treated as a familiar face. Terry has apparently worked with her for some time. Given that this is a year after the finale to ''A Moody Christmas'', it's understandable that she would have simply been introduced during the gap.out of focus.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Debuts in the second episode of ''The Moodys'' and
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* BerserkButton: His uncle Rhys always manages to agitate him.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He acts like a prick to just about everyone. The sole exception being Dan, whom he just gently teases.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He acts like a prick to just about everyone. The sole exception being Dan, whom he just gently teases.teases and even encourages to go after Cora.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Most of the people he gets into scuffles with usually deserve it. His dad being an exception.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Most of the people he gets into scuffles with usually deserve it. His dad being an exception.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Goes from Roger to a womaniser that had his tubes tied.
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* {{Wangst}}: After recovering from a heart attack, Kevin mentions it at every opportunity for sympathy points. By the next Christmas, it's well and truly become annoying.
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* BourgeoisBohemian: During the time gap he travels around on a boat, lets his hair grow long and acts more spiritual.
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* NotSoDifferent: Both she and Dan feel the need to get away from their rowdy family every now and then.
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* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Right from the first episode, everyone keeps mistaking her for Dan's girlfriend instead of Hayden's, due to Dan's last-minute breakup.
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A single mother that Sean starts dating.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Doesn't appear in ''The Moodys''. Justified, as Roger mentioned not wanting to remarry the last time he appeared.
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* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: With Terry.]]
* RememberTheNewGuy: Debuts in the second episode of ''The Moodys'' and is treated as a familiar face. Given that this is a year after the finale to ''A Moody Christmas'', it's understandable that she would have simply been introduced during the gap.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Debuts in the second episode of ''The Moodys'' and is treated as a familiar face. Given that this is a year after the finale to ''A Moody Christmas'', it's understandable that she would have simply been introduced during the gap.
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* LoserProtagonist: His romantic arc with Cora is a long one. Even when they finally get together, he's got to deal with career problems.
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* GiveTheBabyAFather: Proposes to Peggy so their love child can have a stable family. [[spoiler: That's not his kid.]]
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* SociallyAwkwardHero: He's actually the protagonist of ''The Moodys'', given that he's got to go through the most and the finale revolves around [[spoiler: his wedding day.]]
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Maree's brother. Very sketchy.
* TheAtoner: One Christmas he tried to apologise for all the wrongs he'd done to the family. Turns out they'd long forgotten about most of what he'd done and all it did was open old wounds. Averted with Sean, who keeps bringing up the time Rhys shot him in the leg, yet Rhys never apologises for it.
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* OnlySaneWoman: Though unlike Dan, she's fairly laid back about the weirdness.
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* TheBusCameBack: Is revealed to be dating Rhys.
* GoldDigger: Goes out with men so they'll buy her and her kids nice things.
* {{Jerkass}}: When she refuses to say "I love you" to Sean even after he proposes to her, it's clear she's not right for him.
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* TheBusCameBack: Is revealed to be dating Rhys.
* GoldDigger: Goes out with men so they'll buy her and her kids nice things.
* {{Jerkass}}: When she refuses to say "I love you" to Sean even after he proposes to her, it's clear she's not right for him.
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* FamilyBusiness: Keeps telling Sean to swallow his pride and work for him. It backfires horribly.
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* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: With Yvonne.]]
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* PornStache: Yvonne mentions that [[FanDisservice he knows how to use it.]]
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* NiceToTheWaiter: Averted. When the nurse to his grandmother loses her, he gets noticeably agitated. By the end of the episode he's ready to sue.
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* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: Elopes with Dan minutes before Terry and Yvonne's wedding.]]
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* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: Alternates between Dan and Hayden at least twice.
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* JerkassBall: After Cora dumps him and gets back with Hayden, Dan gets bitter and starts a fight with him.
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* TheStarscream: Got with Cora almost immediately after she dumped his cousin Hayden.
* HeroicComedicSociopath: Provides a lot of the humour with his immaturity.
* {{Manchild}}: Any time he interacts with kids, he proves to be as immature as them.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Averted. Once Bridget has a baby, her situation is left ambiguous.
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* StacysMom: Scotty has a crush on her. He got her a sexy negligee one Christmas.
* RealMenWearPink: Though he'll say it's "salmon".
* ADeathInTheLimelight: [[spoiler: Subverted. Her death goes by unnoticed until Sean accidentally lets her fall into the new pool.]]
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Exists solely to be Terry's love interest.
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* BerserkButton: Don't disrespect the flag. He almost died defending it.
* RetiredBadass: Fought in Vietnam.
* RetiredBadass: Fought in Vietnam.
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* CannotKeepASecret: Lets slip that Roger is gay to Kevin even after Bridget explicitly told him not to.
* ChildHater: Any time he interacts with kids, he comes across as even more unpleasant.
* TheLancer: Subverted. While he's secondary to Dan, Sean is actually the proactive one who drags Dan along.
* TheChick: Being the only daughter in the Moody family.
* LawOfInverseFertility: Struggles to get pregnant with Roger in the Christmas series, with the most obvious factor being his homosexuality. Justified in ''The Moodys'' as she slept with her boss after seemingly giving up.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Much more assertive than Roger.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Much more assertive than Roger.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She adopted a child in the final Christmas episode, but he doesn't appear in ''The Moodys''.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Actually likes the negligee that Scotty got her.
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* NoodleIncident: After breaking up with Cora, Hayden and Terry had a tryst with a sex worker that ended in the most awkward way.
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* RomanticFalseLead: To Cora.
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* BetaCouple: With Roger in the Christmas series.
* JerkassBall: Pressured Cora into buying an inner-city flat she could barely afford just to save face in front of Matt.
* JerkassBall: Pressured Cora into buying an inner-city flat she could barely afford just to save face in front of Matt.
* BetaCouple: Is this in ''The Moodys''.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: His rivalry with Dan over Cora makes him turn incredibly smug by the end of the series, though he takes a level in kindness a year after Cora dumps him for good.
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* IncestIsRelative: Zigzagged. Cora and her brother are very physically affectionate with each other. While it's played off as innocent, his interest in a woman who looks just like Cora concerns Dan.
* NiceGirl: She's fairly open to the fact that the Moodys can be a bit eccentric. Even after splitting with both Dan and Hayden she stays on good terms with them. She also gives her brother a shoulder to cry on after breaking up with his girlfriend.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl
* WillTheyOrWontThey: She has this with both Dan and Hayden, as both manage to screw things up whenever she goes steady with one of them.
* NiceGirl: She's fairly open to the fact that the Moodys can be a bit eccentric. Even after splitting with both Dan and Hayden she stays on good terms with them. She also gives her brother a shoulder to cry on after breaking up with his girlfriend.
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* WillTheyOrWontThey: She has this with both Dan and Hayden, as both manage to screw things up whenever she goes steady with one of them.
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* WillTheyOrWontThey: Terry really puts himself on thin ice for awhile before she comes back around.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: His attitude towards immigrants and the homeless doesn't endear him to many. Not that he's intentionally prejudiced. He's just awkward around certain people.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Sean's Manly Man.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Sean's Manly Man.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Scotty.
* HiddenDepths: Can play ''Toccata and Fuge in D Minor'' on guitar.
* HiddenDepths: Can play ''Toccata and Fuge in D Minor'' on guitar.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Tries to become an overnight success with some ill-informed business schemes.
* InelegantBlubbering: After his first relationship fails.
* InLoveWithLove: Pines after several women before he starts dating Yvonne.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: He goes after younger women with foreign accents. One of whom turns out to be an escort.
* MayDecemberRomance: Goes after women noticeably younger than himself.
* InLoveWithLove: Pines after several women before he starts dating Yvonne.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: He goes after younger women with foreign accents. One of whom turns out to be an escort.
* MayDecemberRomance: Goes after women noticeably younger than himself.
* UglyGuyHotWife: All of his girlfriends and wives are young and attractive.
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* LastHetRomance: With Bridget. He still looks out for her even after they divorce.
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* {{Determinator}}: When it comes to Cora.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Cora likes him, but he has a habit of shooting himself in the foot when he should be playing it cool.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Cora likes him, but he has a habit of shooting himself in the foot when he should be playing it cool.
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* DelusionsOfGrandeur: Has tried and failed to start dozens of businesses.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He acts like a prick to just about everyone. The sole exception being Dan, whom he just gently teases.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He acts like a prick to just about everyone. The sole exception being Dan, whom he just gently teases.
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* RunningGag: He's been trying to install a pool in the backyard since the first Christmas episode. It's not until the series finale (set 6 years later) that it's completed.
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* ButtMonkey: A lot of the series' comedy comes from Terry embarrassing himself.
* DoggedNiceGuy: He genuinely loves Yvonne, but she's unimpressed with his bumbling antics.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Ends up happily married to Yvonne, after a year of struggling to convince her they're meant to be.
* DoggedNiceGuy: He genuinely loves Yvonne, but she's unimpressed with his bumbling antics.
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* TheAce: He's handsome, successful and popular. Even after Cora settles with Dan, Hayden manages to one-up him without even realising it.
* PutOnABus: Appears briefly in the first episode of ''The Moodys'' and is never seen again after that.
* PutOnABus: Appears briefly in the first episode of ''The Moodys'' and is never seen again after that.
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* TwoferTokenMinority: A homosexual of South-Asian heritage.
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* TheBusCameBack: Tries to get with Terry in ''The Moodys''. He rebuffs her as he was trying to propose to Yvonne.
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The protagonist. A photographer living in Britain who pines for Cora.
* MistakenForGay: According to the grandmother, they used to think Dan was gay.
* MistakenForRacist: In the first episode an unfortunate comment about boat peoplenote leads many to beleive that Dan is racist.
* OnlySaneMan: Dan Moody is this to the rest of his family. His reactions to some of the things they do are priceless.
* OpenMouthInsertFoot: In the first episode Dan mistakes Cora for a door-knocking Red Cross volunteer because of her shirt, and donates some money. It turns out she is his cousin's new girlfriend, isn't a volunteer, and designed and hand-made the shirt herself.
* MistakenForGay: According to the grandmother, they used to think Dan was gay.
* MistakenForRacist: In the first episode an unfortunate comment about boat peoplenote leads many to beleive that Dan is racist.
* OnlySaneMan: Dan Moody is this to the rest of his family. His reactions to some of the things they do are priceless.
* OpenMouthInsertFoot: In the first episode Dan mistakes Cora for a door-knocking Red Cross volunteer because of her shirt, and donates some money. It turns out she is his cousin's new girlfriend, isn't a volunteer, and designed and hand-made the shirt herself.
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Dan's sister. A real estate agent who is trying to have kids with limited success.
* WackyCravings: When Bridget is pregnant she says that she sometimes craves salt-and-vinegar chips and ice cream.
!! Kevin Moody
--> Danny Adcock
The Moody patriarch.
* WackyCravings: When Bridget is pregnant she says that she sometimes craves salt-and-vinegar chips and ice cream.
!! Kevin Moody
--> Danny Adcock
The Moody patriarch.
The Moody matriarch.
Dan's uncle. A socially awkward man looking for love.
* MistakenForRacist: During an Australia Day barbecue, he unintentionally insults an Aboriginal family by accidentally setting fire to a tea towel with the indigenous flag printed on it.
* ShadowArchetype: He's essentially how Dan might turn out in 20 years time. He does dramatic things to impress the women he fancies and has made ill-informed career choices.
* MistakenForRacist: During an Australia Day barbecue, he unintentionally insults an Aboriginal family by accidentally setting fire to a tea towel with the indigenous flag printed on it.
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* RunningGag: Every Christmas is treated as if it will be her last...only for her to live for at least another year. [[spoiler: She eventually dies in the Christmas finale.]]
* RunningGag: Every Christmas is treated as if it will be her last...only for her to live for at least another year. [[spoiler: She eventually dies in the Christmas finale.]]
A fashion designer. Caught in a love triangle between Hayden and Dan.
Bridget's husband (they eventually divorce). A closet homosexual.
Sean's right-hand man. Neither smart nor competent.
Roger's boyfriend.
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!! Dan Moody
--> Ian Meadows
!! Sean Moody
--> Patrick Brammall
!! Kevin Moody
--> Danny Adcock
!! Bridget Quail
--> Rachel Gordon
!! Maree Moody
--> Tina Bursill
!! Terry Moody
--> Darren Gilshenan
!! Hayden Roberts
--> Guy Edmonds
!! Gwen Dawes
--> Robina Beard
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!! Cora Benson
--> Jane Harber
!! Roger Quail
--> Phil Lloyd
!! Scotty
--> Dave Eastgate
!! Chris
--> Chum Ehelepola
!! Oksana
--> Natasha Beaumont
!! Yvonne Tisdale
--> Sacha Horler
!! Howard Benson
--> Marshall Napier
!! Matt Capello
--> Jonny Pasvolsky
!! Lucy
--> Madeleine Madden
! The Moody Family
!! Dan Moody
--> Ian Meadows
!! Sean Moody
--> Patrick Brammall
!! Kevin Moody
--> Danny Adcock
!! Bridget Quail
--> Rachel Gordon
!! Maree Moody
--> Tina Bursill
!! Terry Moody
--> Darren Gilshenan
!! Hayden Roberts
--> Guy Edmonds
!! Gwen Dawes
--> Robina Beard
! Other Characters
!! Cora Benson
--> Jane Harber
!! Roger Quail
--> Phil Lloyd
!! Scotty
--> Dave Eastgate
!! Chris
--> Chum Ehelepola
!! Oksana
--> Natasha Beaumont
!! Yvonne Tisdale
--> Sacha Horler
!! Howard Benson
--> Marshall Napier
!! Matt Capello
--> Jonny Pasvolsky
!! Lucy
--> Madeleine Madden
