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** Julia is a bad chef, but not that bad.
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** Julia is a bad chef, fair to average chef. She sucks sometimes, but not that bad.can also turn out some good dishes.
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** Julia is just plain bad at cooking.
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** Julia is just plain bad at cooking.thinks she's a good cook, but isn't.
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* '''Exploited''': The hero finds out that [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] needs a new chef. They have Julia apply for the job so she can assasinate the Emperor with her cooking not-skills.
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* '''Exploited''': The hero finds out that [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] needs a new chef. They have Julia apply for the job so she can assasinate assassinate the Emperor with her cooking not-skills.
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* '''Downplayed''': Julia is a bad chef, but not that bad.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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** Julia burns stuff in the kitchen all the time, but she can make a decent meal sometimes.
** Julia is a bad chef, but not that
** Julia burns stuff in the kitchen all the time, but she can make a decent meal sometimes.
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* '''Subverted''': We hear Julia is a horrrible chef, but her food is okay.
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* '''Subverted''': We hear Julia is a horrrible horrible chef, but her food is okay.
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** Julia's inability to cook makes it hard for people to take her seriously as a useful member of the household.
** Julia starts a fire with one of her cooking disasters.
** Parodied #1 if one were to play it seriously (or comedic in a dark, gross way)
* '''Reconstructed''':
** The rest of the family doesn't mind, since their taste buds are so shot, they'll eat anything.
** The fire is put out quickly, so nobody gets hurt.
** Julia's inability to cook makes it hard for people to take her seriously as a useful member of the household.
** Julia starts a fire with one of her cooking disasters.
** Parodied #1 if one were to play it seriously (or comedic in a dark, gross way)
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** The rest of the family doesn't mind, since their taste buds are so shot, they'll eat anything.
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** Julia starts a fire with one of her cooking disasters.
** Parodied #1 if one were to play it seriously (or comedic in a dark, gross way)
* '''Reconstructed''':
** The rest of the family doesn't mind, since their taste buds are so shot, they'll eat anything.
** The fire is put out quickly, so nobody gets hurt.
** Julia's inability to cook makes it hard for people to take her seriously as a useful member of the household.
** Julia starts a fire with one of her cooking disasters.
** Parodied #1 if one were to play it seriously (or comedic in a dark, gross way)
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** The rest of the family doesn't mind, since their taste buds are so shot, they'll eat anything.
** The fire is put out quickly, so nobody gets hurt.
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* '''Subverted''': We here hear Julia is a horrrible chef, but her food is ok.okay.
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* '''Downplayed''': Julia's food just looks bad, but tastes good.
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* '''Downplayed''': Julia's food just looks bad, Julia is a bad chef, but tastes good.not that bad.
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** Julia is a SupremeChef.
** See "Downplayed"
* '''Subverted''': A famous chef declares Julia's bad cooking as culinary genius.
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** Julia'''Inverted''':Julia is a SupremeChef.
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* '''Subverted''': A famous chef declares Julia's bad cooking as culinary genius.
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* '''Double Subverted''':The famous chef only said She ordered take out that to Julia because (a) he's a JerkAss who likes to raise people's self-esteem before crushing them, (b) Julia has a crush on him, he knows it, and was innocently trying to spare her feelings, or (c) everyone else's cooking sucks so bad that hers looks good in comparison.time.
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* '''Invoked''': See "Enforced"A chef teaches Julia to cook in the most wrong ways possible.
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** Julia can't even microwave...or make Cup-O-Noodles.
** Julia can't even microwave...or make Cup-O-Noodles.
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** Julia is just plain bad at cooking.
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* '''Parodied''': Julia's culinary "experiments" have caught the attention of the Center for Disease Control and after her latest attempt at dinner, the CDC come in and quarantine her kitchen.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Julia's culinary "experiments" have caught the attention of the Center for Disease Control and after her latest attempt at dinner, the CDC come in and quarantine her kitchen.
** Julia's culinary "experiments" have caught the attention of the Center for Disease Control and after her latest attempt at dinner, the CDC come in and quarantine her kitchen.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Julia's inability to cook makes it hard for people to take her seriously as a useful member of the household.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Julia's inability to cook makes it hard for people to take her seriously as a useful member of the household.
** Julia's inability to cook makes it hard for people to take her seriously as a useful member of the household.
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* '''Reconstructed''': The rest of the family doesn't mind, since their taste buds are so shot, they'll eat anything.
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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** The rest of the family doesn't mind, since their taste buds are so shot, they'll eat anything.
** The rest of the family doesn't mind, since their taste buds are so shot, they'll eat anything.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Julia's cooking ability depends on what ingredients she has in her house. When she has enough money for groceries, she makes great food; when money's tight, it's time to break out the Tums and the airline barfbags.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Zagged''':
** Julia's cooking ability depends on what ingredients she has in her house. When she has enough money for groceries, she makes great food; when money's tight, it's time to break out the Tums and the airline barfbags.
** Julia's cooking ability depends on what ingredients she has in her house. When she has enough money for groceries, she makes great food; when money's tight, it's time to break out the Tums and the airline barfbags.
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* '''Averted''': Julia is too lazy to cook and has never tried.
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** Julia is too lazy to cook and has never tried.
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* '''Defied''': Realizing Julia doesn't know the first thing about cooking, her friends ban her from the kitchen.
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** Realizing Julia doesn't know the first thing about cooking, her friends ban her from the kitchen.
** Realizing Julia doesn't know the first thing about cooking, her friends ban her from the kitchen.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Julia's lifelong dream is to become a great chef, but her [[GiftedlyBad inherently terrible skills]] and inability to improve make it hard for her to succeed.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Drama''':
** Julia's lifelong dream is to become a great chef, but her [[GiftedlyBad inherently terrible skills]] and inability to improve make it hard for her to succeed.
** Julia's lifelong dream is to become a great chef, but her [[GiftedlyBad inherently terrible skills]] and inability to improve make it hard for her to succeed.
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* '''Downplayed''': Julia's food just looks bad. In reality, it's actually very tasty.
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* '''Downplayed''': Julia's food just looks bad. In reality, it's actually very tasty.bad, but tastes good.
** Parodied #1 if one were to play it seriously (or comedic in a dark, gross way)
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Julia's boyfriend hides from Julia whenever she tries to feed him to avoid hurting her feelings. Wacky chase scenes ensue.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Julia's boyfriend hides from Julia whenever she tries to feed him to avoid hurting her feelings. Wacky chase scenes ensue. Almost always is.
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** "Justified #2" and "Justified #4" if done as a VerySpecialEpisode of a sitcom. For "Justified #2," the focus is on learning disabilities and the importance of literacy. For "Justified #4," the focus is on how living in a dysfunctional family can and will screw a person up -- especially if that person is/was designated an OnlySaneMan (or woman) who spent every waking moment of his or her life trying to justify their family members' insane behavior or get them out of their many moral, legal, and ethical jams.
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** "Justified #2" (the "Julia is dyslexic" excuse) and "Justified #4" (the "Julia grew up with no one to teach her how to cook") if done as a VerySpecialEpisode of a sitcom. For "Justified #2," the focus is on learning disabilities and the importance of literacy. For "Justified #4," the focus is on how living in a dysfunctional family can and will screw a person up -- especially if that person is/was designated an OnlySaneMan (or woman) who spent every waking moment of his or her life trying to justify their family members' insane behavior or get them out of their many moral, legal, and ethical jams.TV show.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': See "Parodied" and "Deconstructed #2"Julia's boyfriend hides from Julia whenever she tries to feed him to avoid hurting her feelings. Wacky chase scenes ensue.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Julia's cooking ability depends on what ingredients she has in her house.
** Julia sucks at cooking, but is a whiz at baking.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Julia's cooking ability depends on what ingredients she has in her house.
house. When she has enough money for groceries, she makes great food; when money's tight, it's time to break out the Tums and the airline barfbags.
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** Julia sucks at
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* '''Enforced''': "We need a believable character flaw for Julia... how 'bout we make her completely unable to cook?"
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* '''Enforced''': "We need "What better way to paint Julia as a believable character flaw for Julia... how 'bout we make ditzy Cloudcuckoolander than to have her completely unable to cook?"cook? ''Brilliant''!"
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* '''Exaggerated''': Julia can't even microwave.microwave...or make Cup-O-Noodles.
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* '''Downplayed''': Julia's food looks horrible: however, it tastes just fine.
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** "Justified #2" and "Justified #4" if done as a VerySpecialEpisode (for #2, it's about learning disabilities and the importance of literacy; for #4, it's about how living in a dysfunctional family can and will ruin a person's perspective on the world, especially if that person is/was the OnlySaneMan (or woman) in the family).
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** Julia's cooking causes a fatal case of food poisoning and she vows never to pick up set foot in a pot kitchen again.
** "Justified #2" and "Justified #4" if done as a VerySpecialEpisode(for #2, it's about of a sitcom. For "Justified #2," the focus is on learning disabilities and the importance of literacy; for #4, it's about literacy. For "Justified #4," the focus is on how living in a dysfunctional family can and will ruin screw a person's perspective on the world, person up -- especially if that person is/was the designated an OnlySaneMan (or woman) in the family).who spent every waking moment of his or her life trying to justify their family members' insane behavior or get them out of their many moral, legal, and ethical jams.
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** "Justified #2" and "Justified #4" if done as a VerySpecialEpisode (for #2, it's about learning disabilities and the importance of literacy; for #4, it's about how living in a sitcomdysfunctional family can and will ruin a person's perspective on the world, especially if that person is/was the OnlySaneMan (or woman) in the family).
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** Julia is an alien from another planet (or a FunnyForeigner) from another planet (or country) where the standards of what's tasty and what isn't are ''very'' warped.
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** Julia is an alien from another planet (or a FunnyForeigner) FunnyForeigner from another planet (or country) where the standards of what's tasty and what isn't are ''very'' warped.
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** Julia is an alien from another planet with clashing opinions on (or a FunnyForeigner) from another planet (or country) where the standards of what's considered tasty.tasty and what isn't are ''very'' warped.
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* '''Subverted''': A famous chef declares Julia a culinary genius and everyone else has bad taste in food.
** Julia's a good cook--but when her kitchen is invaded, she does very lethal things to the invaders.
* '''Double Subverted''': The chef lied because he wanted her to like him.
** Julia's a good cook--but when her kitchen is invaded, she does very lethal things to the invaders.
* '''Double Subverted''': The chef lied because he wanted her to like him.
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* '''Subverted''': A famous chef declares Julia a culinary genius and everyone else has bad taste in food.
**Julia's a good cook--but when her kitchen is invaded, she does very lethal things to the invaders.
bad cooking as culinary genius.
* '''Double Subverted''': The famous cheflied only said that to Julia because (a) he's a JerkAss who likes to raise people's self-esteem before crushing them, (b) Julia has a crush on him, he wanted knows it, and was innocently trying to spare her to like him.feelings, or (c) everyone else's cooking sucks so bad that hers looks good in comparison.
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* '''Reconstructed''': ...but Bob's an ExtremeOmnivore anyway, so it's all good.
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* '''Reconstructed''': ...but Bob's an ExtremeOmnivore anyway, '''Reconstructed''': The rest of the family doesn't mind, since their taste buds are so it's all good.shot, they'll eat anything.
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**Julia knows her cooking sucks and tries to get help for it (or says, "Fuck it!" and orders take-out food).
* '''Discussed''': "Whydoes is it seem that these shows there's always include at least one comically bad cook?"character in these ensemble sitcoms who can't even put ice cream in a bowl without setting fire to the kitchen?"
* '''Discussed''': "Why
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* '''Justified''': Julia is a CloudCuckooLander, has defective taste buds or simply inexperienced just plain bad at cooking.
** Julia **Julia is dyslexic, so she has a hard time reading and comprehending the recipes.
**Julia is a stoner and/or CloudCuckoolander and comes up with her culinary experiments while high or in one of her "wacky" moods.
**Julia was never taught how to cook at any point in her life.
**Julia is an alien froma foreign culture another planet with a terribly unique cuisine.clashing opinions on what's considered tasty.
**Julia is a stoner and/or CloudCuckoolander and comes up with her culinary experiments while high or in one of her "wacky" moods.
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* '''Subverted''': A famous chef declares Julia a culinarygenius. Apparently the rest of the cast genius and everyone else has no bad taste in food.
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* '''Parodied''': Julia's culinary experiments tend to [[ItCameFromTheFridge gain mobility and sentience]], and then they go into an homicidal rampage.
--> '''Julia:''' [[OhNoNotAgain Oh no! It's happening yet again!]]
** When Julia makes a bowl of CEREAL, it catches on fire even though nothing around it was at the time.
* '''Deconstructed''': Julia's inability to cook makes it hard for her to win over [[{{Big Eater}} Bob]]...
--> '''Julia:''' [[OhNoNotAgain Oh no! It's happening yet again!]]
** When Julia makes a bowl of CEREAL, it catches on fire even though nothing around it was at the time.
* '''Deconstructed''': Julia's inability to cook makes it hard for her to win over [[{{Big Eater}} Bob]]...
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* '''Parodied''': Julia's culinary experiments tend to [[ItCameFromTheFridge gain mobility "experiments" have caught the attention of the Center for Disease Control and sentience]], after her latest attempt at dinner, the CDC come in and then they go into an homicidal rampage.
quarantine her kitchen.
--> '''Julia:''' [[OhNoNotAgain Oh no!It's happening yet Not again!]]
** [[EpicFail When Juliamakes pours herself a bowl of CEREAL, cereal, it catches on fire even though nothing around it was at the time.
fire]].
* '''Deconstructed''': Julia's inability to cook makes it hard for her to win over[[{{Big Eater}} Bob]]...her LoveInterest, Bob.
--> '''Julia:''' [[OhNoNotAgain Oh no!
** [[EpicFail When Julia
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Julia is very bad at cooking, but only on the stove. She's an absolute whiz at baking. But then she keeps making the microwave explode when heating up TV dinners...
** This is a science fiction show with many different aliens. Tulga (an alien) hates her cooking, but Burhues (an alien of a different species) loves it. Lorf (an alien from a third species) doesn't really care.
* '''Averted''': Julia's cooking skill is never brought up.
** This is a science fiction show with many different aliens. Tulga (an alien) hates her cooking, but Burhues (an alien of a different species) loves it. Lorf (an alien from a third species) doesn't really care.
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** This is a science fiction show with many different aliens. Tulga (an alien) hates her cooking, but Burhues (an alien of a different species) loves it. Lorf (an alien from a third species) doesn't really care.
baking.
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**Julia sucks at cooking, but
** This is a science fiction show with many different aliens. Tulga (an alien) hates her cooking, but Burhues (an alien of a different species) loves it. Lorf (an alien from a third species) doesn't really care.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Julia's lifelong dream is to become a great chef, but her [[GiftedlyBad inherently terrible skills]] and difficult to improve don't help her at all. This causes her a lot of stress and angst.
** Julia's inability to cook is caused by a troublesome childhood and adds stress to her marriage.
** Julia's cooking causes a fatal case of food poisoning.
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** Julia's cooking causes a fatal case of food poisoning.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Julia's boyfriend hides from Julia whenever she tries to feed him to avoid hurting her feelings. Wacky chase scenes ensue.
See "Parodied" and "Deconstructed #2"
* '''Played For Drama''': Julia's lifelong dream is to become a great chef, but her [[GiftedlyBad inherently terrible skills]] anddifficult inability to improve don't help make it hard for her at all. This causes her a lot of stress and angst.
to succeed.
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parents were too lazy or wrapped up in their own problems to teach her how to cook.
** Julia's cooking causes a fatal case of foodpoisoning.poisoning and she vows never to pick up a pot again.
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** Julia's inability to cook is caused by a
** Julia's cooking causes a fatal case of food
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** Julia's a good cook--but when her kitchen is invaded, she does very lethal things to the invaders.
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* '''Downplayed''': Julia's food looks horrible: however, it tastes just fine.
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** Julia's cooking causes a fatal case of food poisoning.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Julia can't even microwave or make a bowl of cereal.
** Julia's food is a bio-hazard and the kitchen had to be sealed off.
** Julia's food is a bio-hazard and the kitchen had to be sealed off.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Julia can't even microwave or make a bowl of cereal.
microwave.
** Everyone who smells Julia's foodis a bio-hazard and the kitchen had to be sealed off.vomits instantly.
** Everyone who smells Julia's food
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* '''Parodied''': Julia regularly makes pots explode when she cooks.
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* '''Parodied''': Julia's culinary experiments tend to [[ItCameFromTheFridge gain mobility and sentience]], and then they go into an homicidal rampage.
--> '''Julia:''' [[OhNoNotAgain Oh no! It's happening yet again!]]
** When Juliaregularly makes pots explode when she cooks.a bowl of CEREAL, it catches on fire even though nothing around it was at the time.
--> '''Julia:''' [[OhNoNotAgain Oh no! It's happening yet again!]]
** When Julia
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Julia's culinary experiments tend to [[ItCameFromTheFridge gain mobility and sentience]], and then they go into an homicidal rampage.
--> '''Julia:''' [[OhNoNotAgain Oh no! It's happening yet again!]]
** When Julia makes a bowl of CEREAL, [[TheSimpsons it catches on fire even though nothing around it was at the time.]]
--> '''Julia:''' [[OhNoNotAgain Oh no! It's happening yet again!]]
** When Julia makes a bowl of CEREAL, [[TheSimpsons it catches on fire even though nothing around it was at the time.]]
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Julia's culinary experiments tend to [[ItCameFromTheFridge gain mobility and sentience]], and then they go into an homicidal rampage.
--> '''Julia:''' [[OhNoNotAgain Oh no! It's happening yet again!]]
** Whenboyfriend hides from Julia makes a bowl of CEREAL, [[TheSimpsons it catches on fire even though nothing around it was at the time.]]whenever she tries to feed him to avoid hurting her feelings. Wacky chase scenes ensue.
--> '''Julia:''' [[OhNoNotAgain Oh no! It's happening yet again!]]
** When
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* '''Straight''': Everything [[{{Meaningful Name}} Ju]][[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Child lia]] tries to cook tastes bad.
* '''Exaggerated''': Julia is completely incapable of making anything edible.
** Julia actually kills someone with her cooking.
* '''Justified''': Julia is inexperienced at cooking.
** Julia is an [[AlienAmongUs alien in disguise]], and while her culinary skills are rather good (or even sublime!) on her planet, [[FishOutOfWater by Earth standards they are just terrible]].
* '''Exaggerated''': Julia is completely incapable of making anything edible.
** Julia actually kills someone with her cooking.
* '''Justified''': Julia is inexperienced at cooking.
** Julia is an [[AlienAmongUs alien in disguise]], and while her culinary skills are rather good (or even sublime!) on her planet, [[FishOutOfWater by Earth standards they are just terrible]].
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* '''Straight''': Everything [[{{Meaningful Name}} Ju]][[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Child lia]] Julia tries to cook tastes bad.
* '''Exaggerated''': Julia can't even microwave or make a bowl of cereal.
** Julia's food iscompletely incapable of making anything edible.
** Julia actually kills someone with her cooking.
a bio-hazard and the kitchen had to be sealed off.
* '''Justified''': Julia is a CloudCuckooLander, has defective taste buds or simply inexperienced at cooking.
** Juliais an [[AlienAmongUs alien in disguise]], and while her culinary skills are rather good (or even sublime!) on her planet, [[FishOutOfWater by Earth standards they are just terrible]].comes from a foreign culture with a terribly unique cuisine.
* '''Exaggerated''': Julia can't even microwave or make a bowl of cereal.
** Julia's food is
** Julia actually kills someone with her cooking.
* '''Justified''': Julia is a CloudCuckooLander, has defective taste buds or simply inexperienced at cooking.
** Julia
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* '''Subverted''': Julia, despite her reputation, is a good cook.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...However, it's eventually discovered that she has a secret chef that cooks for her. When she's forced to cook on her own, she's just as bad as rumored, or worse!
* '''Double Subverted''': ...However, it's eventually discovered that she has a secret chef that cooks for her. When she's forced to cook on her own, she's just as bad as rumored, or worse!
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* '''Subverted''': Julia, despite her reputation, is A famous chef declares Julia a good cook.
culinary genius. Apparently the rest of the cast has no taste in food.
* '''DoubleSubverted''': ...However, it's eventually discovered that she has a secret Subverted''': The chef that cooks for her. When she's forced to cook on lied because he wanted her own, she's just as bad as rumored, or worse!to like him.
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* '''Defied''': "Very funny, Bob, but believe it or not, I ''don't'' make pans explode on a regular basis."
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* '''Defied''': "Very funny, Bob, but believe it or not, I ''don't'' make pans explode on a regular basis."Realizing Julia doesn't know the first thing about cooking, her friends ban her from the kitchen.
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** Julia's inability to cook is caused by a troublesome childhood and adds stress to her marriage.
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* '''Enforced''': "We need a believable character flaw for Julia...how 'bout we make her completely unable to cook?"
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* '''Enforced''': "We need a believable character flaw for Julia... how 'bout we make her completely unable to cook?"
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** Julia starts a fire with one of her cooking disasters.
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** The fire is put out quickly, so nobody gets hurt.
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* '''Invoked''': ???A person is trying to be MOE, and purposely cooks a terrible dish, or they look for someone with terrible cooking skills.
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** When Julia makes a bowl of CEREAL, [[TheSimpsons it catches on fire even though nothing around it was at the time.]]