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* CatchPhrase: Rocky is very fond of using the word "Yowza!" in his patter to the audience.[[note]]Creator/GigYoung patterned his performance as Rocky after '30s bandleader and radio personality Ben Bernie, who also used "Yowza!" liberally.[[/note]]

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase: Rocky is very fond of using the word "Yowza!" in his patter to the audience.[[note]]Creator/GigYoung patterned his performance as Rocky after '30s bandleader and radio personality Ben Bernie, who also used "Yowza!" liberally.[[/note]]



* ImmoralRealityShow: The marathon is basically one of these in-universe, as lampshaded by Rocky after [[spoiler:he admits to having stolen and destroyed Alice's second gown.]]

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* ImmoralRealityShow: The marathon is basically one of these in-universe, these, as is lampshaded in-universe by Rocky after [[spoiler:he admits to having stolen and destroyed Alice's second gown.]]
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* MonochromePast: The opening-credits flashback of Robert as a child seeing his grandfather shoot an injured horse is shown with a washed-out sepia tint.
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Rocky keenly exploits the dancers' various vulnerabilities for audience amusement, and periodically organises hellish "derbies" in which the contestants must complete several circuits of the ballroom, with the last three couples automatically eliminated from the overall marathon. During one such derby, Harry suffers a heart attack and is dragged across the finish line by Gloria; and his (presumably) dead body falls into Alice's arms, causing her to suffer a severe nervous breakdown and withdraw from the competition, thereby re-uniting Robert and Gloria as dancing partners. Rocky attempts to persuade them to get publicly married on the dance floor, but after Gloria refuses and states her determination to win the marathon, the MC makes a devastating revelation.

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Rocky keenly exploits the dancers' various vulnerabilities for audience amusement, and periodically organises hellish "derbies" in which the contestants must complete several circuits of the ballroom, with the last three couples automatically eliminated from the overall marathon. During one such derby, Harry suffers a heart attack and is dragged by Gloria across the finish line by Gloria; and line, where his (presumably) dead presumably-dead body falls into Alice's arms, causing arms; this causes her to suffer a severe nervous breakdown and withdraw from the competition, thereby re-uniting Robert and Gloria as dancing partners. Rocky then attempts to persuade them the pair to get publicly married on the dance floor, but after Gloria refuses and states her determination to win the marathon, the MC makes a devastating revelation.
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Rocky keenly exploits the dancers' various vulnerabilities for audience amusement, and periodically organises hellish "derbies" in which the contestants must complete several circuits of the ballroom, with the last three couples automatically eliminated from the overall marathon. During one such derby, Harry suffers a fatal heart attack and is dragged across the finish line by Gloria; his dead body falls into Alice's arms, causing her to suffer a nervous breakdown and withdraw from the competition, re-uniting Robert and Gloria as dancing partners. Rocky tries to persuade the two of them to get married on the dance floor, but after Gloria refuses and states her determination to win the marathon, the MC makes a devastating revelation.

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Rocky keenly exploits the dancers' various vulnerabilities for audience amusement, and periodically organises hellish "derbies" in which the contestants must complete several circuits of the ballroom, with the last three couples automatically eliminated from the overall marathon. During one such derby, Harry suffers a fatal heart attack and is dragged across the finish line by Gloria; and his (presumably) dead body falls into Alice's arms, causing her to suffer a severe nervous breakdown and withdraw from the competition, thereby re-uniting Robert and Gloria as dancing partners. Rocky tries attempts to persuade the two of them to get publicly married on the dance floor, but after Gloria refuses and states her determination to win the marathon, the MC makes a devastating revelation.



* ThousandYardStare: Alice ends up with one of these after her close encounter with Harry's dead body following one of the derbies. She proceeds to take a shower fully clothed, and finally [[FreakOut breaks down completely]] and is forced to drop out of the marathon.

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* ThousandYardStare: Alice ends up with one of these after her close encounter with Harry's dead presumably-dead body following his heart attack during one of the derbies. She proceeds to take a shower fully clothed, and finally [[FreakOut breaks down completely]] and is forced to drop out of the marathon.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment:

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* BaitAndSwitchComment:BaitAndSwitchComment: While Rocky is reminiscing about his childhood with his FakeFaithHealer father:

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* BaitAndSwitchComment:
-->'''Rocky:''' You know something, Turkey? My old man never got out of the fourth grade. But when it came to people... he didn't know his ass from his elbow.



-->"But what do we say about the Depression? ''[raspberry]'' That's what we say about the Depression!"

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-->"But -->'''Rocky:''' But what do we say about the Depression? ''[raspberry]'' That's what we say about the Depression!"Depression!
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Robert Syverton (Creator/MichaelSarrazin), an unemployed young man and aspiring film director, wanders into the shabby La Monica Ballroom on the Santa Monica Pier just as contestants are getting signed up for a dance marathon with a cash prize of $1,500. When the partner of cynical would-be actress Gloria Beatty (Creator/JaneFonda) is disqualified for having a cough that could be a sign of tuberculosis, Rocky (Creator/GigYoung), the fast-talking MC of the marathon, recruits Robert to be her new partner. Among the other contestants are middle-aged retired sailor Harry Kline (Creator/RedButtons), aspiring actress Alice (Creator/SusannahYork) and her partner Joel (Robert Fields), and farm worker James (Creator/BruceDern) and his heavily pregnant wife Ruby (Creator/BonnieBedelia).

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Robert Syverton (Creator/MichaelSarrazin), an unemployed young man and aspiring film director, wanders into the shabby La Monica Pacific Ballroom on the Santa Monica Pier just as contestants are getting signed up for a dance marathon with the marathon, which has a cash prize of $1,500. When the partner of cynical would-be actress Gloria Beatty (Creator/JaneFonda) is disqualified for having a cough that could be a sign of tuberculosis, Rocky (Creator/GigYoung), the fast-talking MC of the marathon, recruits Robert to be her new partner. Among the other contestants are middle-aged retired sailor Harry Kline (Creator/RedButtons), aspiring actress Alice (Creator/SusannahYork) and her partner Joel (Robert Fields), and farm worker James (Creator/BruceDern) and his heavily pregnant wife Ruby (Creator/BonnieBedelia).

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