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* AlliterativeName: Maddie Murdock.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: the end of "Time Stew"


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* NobodyTouchesTheHair: Zack is absurdly protective of his hair, due to fearing of becoming bald when older.
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* ChildPrpdigy: Tilly, who's able to build scientific inventions and being ''less than a year old''.

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* ChildPrpdigy: ChildProdigy: Tilly, who's able to build scientific inventions and being ''less than a year old''.
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* ChildPrpdigy: Tilly, who's able to build scientific inventions and being ''less than a year old''.
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* BrainyBrunette: Tilly, being a ChildProdigy in science to boot.



* ChekhovsGun: In "Mighty Murdocks", Cody's water power is deemed useless by all the characters until much later, when it turns out that his power is the most powerful of all, he just needs the source of water to perform it.

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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsSkill: In "Mighty Murdocks", Cody's water power is deemed useless by all the characters until much later, when it turns out that his power is the most powerful of all, he just needs the source of water to perform it.it.
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* WackyParentSeriousChild: Jillian and Chris' wacky parents to Tilly's serious child.
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* GadgeteerGenius: Tilly, though more often than not she' s BunglingInventor.

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* GadgeteerGenius: Tilly, though more often than not she' s she's a BunglingInventor.

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* BunglingInventor: If Tilly's inventions are plot relevant, they usually backfire.



* GadgeteerGenius: Tilly.

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* GadgeteerGenius: Tilly.Tilly, though more often than not she' s BunglingInventor.
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* ChekhovsGun: In "Mighty Murdocks", Cody's water power is deemed useless by all the characters until much later, when it turns out that his power is the most powerful of all, he just needs the source of water to perform it.
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* PolarOppositeTwins: Tilly and CJ. Tilly is an intelligent inventor with awful social skills whereas C.J. is just as dumb as his parents, although with decent social skills.

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* PolarOppositeTwins: Tilly and CJ. Tilly is an intelligent inventor with awful social skills whereas C.J.CJ. is just as dumb as his parents, although with decent social skills.
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* PolarOppositeTwins: Tilly and CJ. Tilly is an intelligent inventor with awful social skills whereas C.J. is just as dumb as his parents, although with decent social skills.
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* NoSocialSkills: '''Tilly.'''
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* BerserkButton: If you trim just a ''little'' of Zack's hair...well...

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* BerserkButton: If you trim just a ''little'' bit of Zack's hair...well...
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* BerserkButton: If you trim just a ''little'' of Zack's hair...well...
** Don't talk smack about his wife Meg.
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-->'''C.J.''': ''Haha! You said '''brain!'''

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-->'''C.J.''': ''Haha! Haha! You said '''brain!'''

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** [[spoiler:Lucifer does this when the truth that he was Zack's biological father comes out.]]



** [[spoiler:Lucifer does this when the truth that he was Zack's biological father comes out.]]
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* CurseCutShort: By Connie in "Mighty Murdocks":
-->'''Connie''': Holy shi- ''(crash)''


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* GadgeteerGenius: Tilly.


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* HehHehYouSaidX: Too often. But parodied at least once:
-->'''Tilly''': ''(to Jillian)'' Wow, mom, I think you just had a brain fart.
-->'''C.J.''': ''Haha! You said '''brain!'''


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** Chris and Jillian.
* OnlySaneMan: Tilly, in her own family.
** Zack could be this in his.
* ParentalObliviousness: Lois and Peter to Chris' relationship with Jillian.

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** To say nothing about what happens to Zack throughout the fanfic's run. He's been treated badly by his [[spoiler:NOT biological]] father Frank until [[spoiler:he died from a heart attack and was out of Zack's life forever]], puts up with Peter's stupidity, has been injured numerous times, and nearly died a few times.



* CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming: the end of "Time Stew"

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming: CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: the end of "Time Stew"



* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Diego Montoya. He once seduced a man, convinced him to have a sex chage operation, and then he [[{{Jerkass}} turned "her" down for not being his type.]]

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* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Diego Montoya. He once seduced a man, convinced him to have a sex chage change operation, and then he [[{{Jerkass}} turned "her" down for not being his type.]]



* HeelFaceTurn: Olivia in the eighth chapter of ''Family''.
** Also [[spoiler:Lucifer.]]

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* HeelFaceTurn: Olivia in the eighth chapter of ''Family''.
''Family'' after Maddie saves her life.
** Also [[spoiler:Lucifer.[[spoiler:Lucifer does this when the truth that he was Zack's biological father comes out.]]



* InsaneTrollLogic: In 'Swiss Family Griffins', a sleazy salesmen convinces Peter to buy a flamethrower so if the house ever catches fire, he can 'fight fire with fire'.

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* InsaneTrollLogic: In 'Swiss ''Swiss Family Griffins', Griffins'', a sleazy salesmen convinces Peter to buy a flamethrower so if the house ever catches fire, he can 'fight fire with fire'.



* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: the author uses almost every Family Guy character who ever appeared, as well as a good bunch of Original Characters.

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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: the The author uses almost every Family Guy character who ever appeared, as well as a good bunch of Original Characters.



* NotSoImaginaryFriend: the Boogeyman
* RunningGag: Several, the most common being Adam West forgetting Maddie's name and Olivia's lesbian crush on Maddie.

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* NotSoImaginaryFriend: the Boogeyman
* RunningGag: Several, the most common being Adam West forgetting Maddie's name and Olivia's lesbian crush on Maddie.
The Boogeyman



-->'''Stewie:'''She's Mary Sue. And apparently she's also my best friend, girlfriend, first kiss, she saved my life, had a DisneyDeath, is smarter than me, has great sex, is TheChosenOne, can solve everything, and is also my long lost sister!

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-->'''Stewie:'''She's -->'''Stewie:''' She's Mary Sue. And apparently she's also my best friend, girlfriend, first kiss, she saved my life, had a DisneyDeath, is smarter than me, has great sex, is TheChosenOne, can solve everything, and is also my long lost sister!sister!
* RunningGag: Several, the most common being Adam West forgetting Maddie's name and Olivia's lesbian crush on Maddie.



* ZombieApocalypse: "The Obligatory Zombie Chapter"

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* ZombieApocalypse: "The Obligatory Zombie Chapter"
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* HotMom: Valarie, Jillian, and Meg

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* AccidentalMisnaming: Adam West constantly gets Maddie's name wrong.



* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Adam West constantly gets Maddie's name wrong.
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* GothGirlsKnowMagic: Raven studies and practices magic in her spare time (her main source of knowledge is the internet), which comes quite in handy in supernatural-themed chapters.
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* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Diego Montoya. He once seduced a man, convinced him to have a sex chage operation, and then he [[{Jerkass}} turned "her" down for not being his type.]]

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* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Diego Montoya. He once seduced a man, convinced him to have a sex chage operation, and then he [[{Jerkass}} [[{{Jerkass}} turned "her" down for not being his type.]]

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** Also, Cody's mom Nikki, who barely takes care of him, culminating in finally abandoning him after she elopes with her boyfriend to Las Vegas.



** Quagmire also has an enemy/rival in the form of DashingSpaniard Diego Montoya.



* AuthorAvatar: Zack is sometimes used to voice the author's opinion on something, usually about Family Guy.



* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Diego Montoya. He once seduced a man, convinced him to have a sex chage operation, and then he [[{Jerkass}} turned "her" down for not being his type.]]



* IdenticalGrandson: Averted with Maddie, played straight with Tilly and CJ.

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* IdenticalGrandson: Averted with Maddie, played straight with Maddie who according to her description and official art has a very distinctive design, while retaining some traits from her parents. Tilly and CJ.CJ are literally baby versions of Jillian and Chris respectively (well, and that Tilly is brunette).



* LikesOlderWomen: Chris

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* LikesOlderWomen: ChrisChris, though not that Jillian is ''that'' old.



* TimeTravel: "Time Stew"

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* TimeTravel: In "Time Stew"Stew", Stewie misses how things were before Meg met Zack and travels back in time to stop them from meeting each other. Later, he regrets that decision when he realizes how much he misses Maddie.

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** James Woods.



* FutureBadass: played straight with Maddie, subverted with Stewie.

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* FutureBadass: played Played straight with Maddie, subverted with Stewie.



* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Zack]] at the end of "Sex Lies and Rock".

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* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Zack]] Zack at the end of "Sex Lies and Rock".



* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Lucifer]] is Zack's biological dad. not that it wasn't blatantly hinted.

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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Lucifer]] is Zack's biological dad. not Not that it wasn't blatantly hinted.



* MidlifeCrisis: Chapter 14 has Peter and Lois go through this once Meg announces her pregnancy.

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* MidlifeCrisis: MidlifeCrisisCar: Chapter 14 has Peter and Lois go through this once get one after Meg announces her pregnancy.pregnancy.
* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Adam West constantly gets Maddie's name wrong.



* ZombieApocalypse: "The Mandatory Zombie Chapter"

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* ZombieApocalypse: "The Mandatory Obligatory Zombie Chapter"
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** Brianne from "She's A Mad Dog".

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* AbusiveParents: Zack's dad can give flanderized Peter and Lois a run for their money.
* AntiSue: Meg is a borderline example of this: her ButtMonkey status is taken to the extreme, she has zero self steem, no talents nor abilities and is prone to {{Wangst}}

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* AbusiveParents: Zack's dad Frank can give flanderized Peter and Lois a run for their money.
* AntiSue: Meg is a borderline example of this: her ButtMonkey status is taken to the extreme, she has zero self steem, no talents nor abilities and is prone to {{Wangst}}
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* AllJustADream: "The Mandatory Zombie Chapter"
* AscendedExtra: Many, most notabily Jillian, Mrs. Lockhart, Ollivia Fuller...

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* AllJustADream: "Forgotten", "Time Stew", and "The Mandatory Zombie Chapter"
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* AscendedExtra: Many, most notabily Jillian, Mrs. Lockhart, Ollivia Olivia Fuller...



* BearsAreBadNews: When Stewie and Maddie get lost in the woods, they get attacked by a bear after Stewie mistakes it for a rock.



* BrainyBaby: Tilly.



* CanadaEh: [[spoiler:Zack's birthplace.]]



* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: lots of them.



* DeadpanSnarker: Zack is made of this

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* DeadpanSnarker: Zack is made of thisthis.



* TheDitz: CJ.
* {{Emo}}: Cody, the son of Zack and his ex-girlfriend Nikki.



* TheGenericGuy: Tilly and CJ during Meg's boyfriend. In Meg's family they finally got some CharacterDevelopment

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* TheGenericGuy: Tilly and CJ during Meg's boyfriend. "Meg's Boyfriend". In Meg's family they finally got some CharacterDevelopmentCharacterDevelopment.
* {{Goth}}: Meg's friend Raven.



* GrowingTheBeard: "Jillian the Genius" marked the end of the mediocre chapters following the fanmail.

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* GrowingTheBeard: "Jillian the Genius" marked the end of the mediocre chapters following the fanmail.HairTriggerTemper: Zack, usually brought upon by Peter.



* LesYay: Olivia is pretty much in love with Maddie.

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* LesYay: Olivia is pretty much in love with Maddie.JerkAss: Frank, big time.



* MidlifeCrisis: Chapter 14 has Peter and Lois go through this once Meg announces her pregnancy.



* UniversalAdaptorCast: In a similar vein to Blue Harvest, the ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' parody also features almost every prominent character (Meg as Dorothy, Brian as Toto, Zack as the Scarecrow, Peter as the Tinman, Chris as the Lion, Lois as the Wicked Witch, Jillian as the Good Witch, and Stewie and other kids as munchkins)



* UniversalAdaptorCast: In a similar vein to Blue Harvest, the ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' parody also features almost every prominent character (Meg as Dorothy, Brian as Toto, Zack as the Scarecrow, Peter as the Tinman, Chris as the Lion, Lois as the Wicked Witch, Jillian as the Good Witch, and Stewie and other kids as munchkins)

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* UniversalAdaptorCast: In a similar vein to Blue Harvest, the ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' parody also features almost every prominent character (Meg as Dorothy, Brian as Toto, Zack as the Scarecrow, Peter as the Tinman, Chris as the Lion, Lois as the Wicked Witch, Jillian as the Good Witch, and Stewie and other kids as munchkins){{Yandere}}: Diane Simmons towards Zack.



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* FakingTheDead: Zack and Death pretend that the latter has come to claim the former. When they reveal it to be a joke, DudeNotFunny ensues (everyone eventually forgives him, although Meg takes a little longer to do so until he admits he would have willingly sacrificed his life to save her and Maddie).
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* BlondesAreEvil: Maddie, although YourMileageMayVary

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* BlondesAreEvil: Maddie, although YourMileageMayVaryMaddie



* HotMom: Valarie, Jillian, and [[YourMileageMayVary Meg]]

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* HotMom: Valarie, Jillian, and [[YourMileageMayVary Meg]]Meg
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* BetterThanItSounds: the above mentioned Chris/Jillian pairing.

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* CakeEater: Chris.


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