History Fridge / UnbreakableKimmySchmidt

* "Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!" has a gag where Gretchen pronounces Creator/SteveBuscemi's last name "Busk Em Eye". By 2004, the year Gretchen was kidnapped, Buscemi was a fairly well-known actor and had already made some of his best-known films, such as ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' and ''{{Film/Fargo}}''... But Gretchen not being very familiar with him still fits her background, since most of those movies were rated R and thus unlikely to be watched by an 18 year old [[note]]If Gretchen never got to see an R-Rated film prior to being in the bunker, pretty much the only movies she could have seen Steve Buscemi in would be ''{{Film/Armageddon}}'', ''Film/BigDaddy'', ''Film/{{Fargo}}'', ''Film/TheWeddingSinger'', or ''Film/BillyMadison'', all rated PG-13 and released in the mid-to-late 90's[[/note]]. Alternately, it's possible she's seen his name in print before but never heard it spoken aloud.

* In season 4, we find out that one of Titus's more recent gigs is doing stock footage for what later turned out (or rather gradually turn into) an [[StrawMisogynist MRA]] documentary slamming Kimmy and the other Mole Women, which he was also surprised at. Which is strange because one of the shots is obviously Titus pretending to be Kimmy in the bunker, yet he somehow didn't pick up on. I know this is supposed to run on RuleOfFunny, but even by ''Kimmy Schmidt'' standards, it seems rather odd that they wouldn't notice that.

* "Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!" has a gag where Gretchen pronounces Creator/SteveBuscemi's last name "Busk Em Eye". By 2004, the year Gretchen was kidnapped, Buscemi was a fairly well-known actor and had already made some of his best-known films, such as ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' and ''{{Film/Fargo}}''... But Gretchen not being very familiar with him still fits her background, since most of those movies were rated R and thus unlikely to be watched by an 18 year old [[note]]If Gretchen never got to see an R-Rated film prior to being in the bunker, pretty much the only movies she could have seen Steve Buscemi in would be ''{{Film/Armageddon}}'', ''Film/BigDaddy'', ''Film/TheWeddingSinger'', or ''Film/BillyMadison'', all rated PG-13 and released in the mid-to-late 90's[[/note]]. Alternately, it's possible she's seen his name in print before but never heard it spoken aloud.

* Jacqueline's husband's control over her, while not named, is a form of abuse called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting gaslighting.]] Complicit in this is Jacqueline's own marriage counselor, who's positioned like a therapist.

* Some of Kimmy's word choices subtly refer back to her lack of formal education since her early teens. For example, she says "tooken" instead of "taken", "lookit" instead of just "look" and "how come" instead of "why."

* In season 4, we find out that one of Titus's more recent gigs is doing stock footage for what later turned out (or rather gradually turn into) a [[StrawMisogyonist MRA]] documentary slamming Kimmy and the other Mole Women, which he was also surprised at. Which is strange because one of the shots is obviously Titus pretending to be Kimmy in the bunker, yet he somehow didn't pick up on. I know this is supposed to run on RuleOfFunny ,but even by ''Kimmy Schmidt'' standards, it seems rather odd that they wouldn't notice that.

-->'''Kimmy''': I had a weird childhood (she says after hitting a guy she's about to have sex with a telephone - twice.

* In season 4, we find out that one of Titus's more recent gigs is doing stock footage for what later turned out (or later gradually turn into) a [[StrawMisogyonist MRA]] documentary slamming Kimmy and the other Mole Women, which he was also surprised at. Which is strange because one of the shots is obviously Titus pretending to be Kimmy in the bunker, yet he somehow didn't pick up on. I know this is supposed to run on RuleOfFunny ,but even by ''Kimmy Schmidt'' standards it seems rather odd that they wouldn't notice that.

* A running gag in Season 1: Kimmy is terrified of Velcro. Hilarious, random gag, right? In Season 2, [[spoiler:we find out she was struggling with Velcro on her shoes when the Reverend emerged from a dark van and took her into the bunker.]] Oh.

* Some of Kimmy's word choices subtly refer back to her lack of formal education since her early teens. For example, she says "lookit" instead of just "look" and "how come" instead of "why."
* "Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!" has a gag where Gretchen pronounces Creator/SteveBuscemi's last name "Busk Em Eye". By 2000, the year Gretchen was kidnapped, Buscemi was a fairly well-known actor and had already made some of his best-known films, such as ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' and ''{{Film/Fargo}}''... But Gretchen not being very familiar with him still fits her background, since most of those movies were rated R and thus unlikely to be watched by a 13 year old [[note]]If Gretchen never got to see an R-Rated film prior to being in the bunker, pretty much the only movies she could have seen Steve Buscemi in would be ''{{Film/Armageddon}}'', ''Film/BigDaddy'', ''Film/TheWeddingSinger'', or ''Film/BillyMadison'', all rated PG-13 and released in the mid-to-late 90's[[/note]]. Alternately, it's possible she's seen his name in print before but never heard it spoken aloud.

* Kimmy was ''thirteen'' when she was kidnapped. The horror multiplies when you realize that this line was written by Tina Fey, whose face was slashed by a knife-wielding stranger when she was playing in her front yard as a five-year-old.
-->'''Kimmy:''' The worst thing that has ever happened to me happened in my own front yard.

* One of Xanthippe's friends mentions her that her boyfriend is a married man and another time that her doctor is in love with her. She can't be older than 16, so if the relationships do actually have any physical component to them, she'd be a victim of statutory rape. Even in the case she was lying about it, it still gives the horrific implication that being in such relationship is seen as positive in her social group. Similarly, Xanthippe's flippant reference to one of her dad's adult male friends giving her jewelry in exchange for her old retainers, which is {{squick}}y on several levels.

* Cyndee likes that she gets to kiss Brandon and smell his chest - nothing more. Maybe the "weird sex stuff" in the bunker gives her reasons to enjoy having a boyfriend who has no interest in sleeping with her.

* The senile old man Kimmy goes on "dates" with to share dark secrets eventually mentions that he pretended to be his brother so he could sleep with his brother's wife. In many places, this would be considered rape by fraud.

* "Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!" has a gag where Kimmy pronounces Creator/SteveBuscemi's last name "Busk Em Eye". By 2000, the year Kimmy was kidnapped, Buscemi was a fairly well-known actor and had already made some of his best-known films, such as ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' and ''{{Film/Fargo}}''... But Kimmy not being very familiar with him still fits her background, since most of those movies were rated R and thus unlikely to be watched by a 13 year old [[note]]If Kimmy never got to see an R-Rated film prior to being in the bunker, pretty much the only movies she could have seen Steve Buscemi in would be ''{{Film/Armageddon}}'', ''Film/BigDaddy'', ''Film/TheWeddingSinger'', or ''Film/BillyMadison'', all rated PG-13 and released in the mid-to-late 90's[[/note]]. Alternately, it's possible she's seen his name in print before but never heard it spoken aloud.
* Gretchen likes that she gets to kiss Brandon and smell his chest - nothing more. Maybe the "weird sex stuff" in the bunker gives her reasons to enjoy having a boyfriend who has no interest in sleeping with her.

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* "Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!" has a gag where Gretchen pronounces Creator/SteveBuscemi's last name "Busk Em Eye". By 2000, the year Kimmy was kidnapped, Buscemi was a fairly well-known actor and had already made some of his best-known films, such as ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' and ''{{Film/Fargo}}''... But Kimmy not being very familiar with him still fits her background, since most of those movies were rated R and thus unlikely to be watched by a 13 year old [[note]]If Kimmy never got to see an R-Rated film prior to being in the bunker, pretty much the only movies she could have seen Steve Buscemi in would be ''{{Film/Armageddon}}'', ''Film/BigDaddy'', ''Film/TheWeddingSinger'', or ''Film/BillyMadison'', all rated PG-13 and released in the mid-to-late 90's[[/note]]. Alternately, it's possible she's seen his name in print before but never heard it spoken aloud.

* "Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!" has a gag where Kimmy pronounces Creator/SteveBuscemi's last name "Busk Em Eye". By 2000, the year Kimmy was kidnapped, Buscemi was a fairly well-known actor and had already made some of his best-known films, such as ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' and ''{{Film/Fargo}}''... But Kimmy not being very familiar with him still fits her background, since most of those movies were rated R and thus unlikely to be watched by a 13 year old [[note]]If Kimmy never got to see an R-Rated film prior to being in the bunker, pretty much the only movies she could have seen Steve Buscemi in would be ''{{Film/Armageddon}}'', ''Film/BigDaddy'', ''Film/TheWeddingSinger'', or ''Film/BillyMadison'', all rated PG-13 and released in the mid-to-late 90's[[/note]]. Alternately, it's possible she's seen his name in print before but never heard it spoken aloud.

* The Reverend wanting to send an audition tape to Series/TheApprentice makes sense because its a great reality show for one as power-hungry and wannabe-charismatic as him, with a few SmugSnake tendencies to boot.

* [[spoiler: The Reverend wanting to send an audition tape to Series/TheApprentice makes sense because its a great reality show for one as power-hungry and wannabe-charismatic as him, with a few SmugSnake tendencies to boot.]]

* Jacqueline's husbands control over her, while not named, is a form of abuse called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting gaslighting.]]

* "Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!" has a gag where Kimmy pronounces Creator/SteveBuscemi's last name "Busk Em Eye". By 2000, the year Kimmy was kidnapped, Buscemi was a fairly well-known actor and had already made some of his best-known films, such as ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' and ''{{Film/Fargo}}''... But Kimmy not being very familiar with him still fits her background, since most of those movies were rated R and thus unlikely to be watched by a 13 year old [[note]]If Kimmy never got to see an R-Rated film prior to being in the bunker, pretty much the only movies she could have seen Steve Buscemi in would be ''{{Film/Armageddeon}}'', ''Film/BigDaddy'', ''Film/TheWeddingSinger'', or ''Film/BillyMadison'', all rated PG-13 and released in the mid-to-late 90's[[/note]]. Alternately, it's possible she's seen his name in print before but never heard it spoken aloud.

* Part of the joke of Titus singing Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love To You" at a funeral might be that it would have been less awkward if he had only thought to perform a different song by the same artist: One of their other hits is the MariahCarey collaboration "One Sweet Day", which is a GriefSong.