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* DropTheHammer: Sharon wanted to attack Margie Harris at the reunion with a meat tenderiser until Tracey notices it and makes her leave it at home.
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** When Dorien says she feels like a fourteen-year-old, Sharon remarks "Lock up the ''Boy Scouts''".
** When Tracey asks Dorien how she's going to fit into a small dress, Dorien tells her the secret is only known to her and select members of ''The Magic Circle''.

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** When Dorien says she feels like a fourteen-year-old, Sharon remarks "Lock up the ''Boy Scouts''".
Boy Scouts".
** When Tracey asks Dorien how she's going to fit into a small dress, Dorien tells her the secret is only known to her and select members of ''The The Magic Circle''.Circle.

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* ReunionRevenge: Sharon hopes to seriously maim Margie Harris at the reunion to get back at her for her years of bullying, but can't go through with it once she sees she's now in a wheelchair. She changes her mind after Margie tricks her into eating chili cake though.



* SeriesContinuityError: "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS6E9InAtTheDeepEnd In at the Deep End]]" established Poxy Loxy as a former acquaintance of Darryl's who Tracey hardly remembered. This episode however has him as a former classmate of Tracey's.

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* SeriesContinuityError: "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS6E9InAtTheDeepEnd In at the Deep End]]" established Poxy Loxy as a former acquaintance of Darryl's who Tracey hardly remembered. This However, this episode however has him as a former classmate of Tracey's.

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->'''Tracey''': Gawd, 'ow the memory plays tricks.

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->'''Tracey''': Gawd, ''Gawd'', 'ow the memory plays tricks.






* DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery: Margie Harris is in a wheelchair by the time of the ClassReunion. She also seems to fondly remember the time she called Sharon fat and shoved her into a dustbin and feeds her chili cake as a prank.

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* DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery: Margie Harris is in a wheelchair by the time of the ClassReunion. She also seems to still fondly remember remembers the time she called shoved Sharon fat and shoved her into a dustbin dustbin, and then feeds her chili cake as a prank.



* {{Malaproper}}: Poxy Loxy says "hosepipe" when he means "horseplay" and "psychotic" when he means "psychic".



** Poxy Loxy tries to make Tracey "[[Film/TheGodfather an offer she can't refuse]]".



** Sharon disgustedly calls Dorien and Luke's relationship "something out of Creator/JackieCollins]]".

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** Sharon disgustedly calls Dorien and Luke's relationship "something out of Creator/JackieCollins]]".Creator/JackieCollins".

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->'''Tracey''': Gawd, 'ow the memory plays tricks.
->'''Sharon''': "Plays tricks"? Takin' the ''piss'' if you ask me!
-->-- '''Tracey Stubbs''' and '''Sharon Theodopolopodous''' after hearing Dorien discuss her past with Luke.






* DropTheHammer: Sharon was about to attack Margie Harris with a hammer until Tracey notices it and makes her leave it at home.

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* DropTheHammer: Sharon was about wanted to attack Margie Harris at the reunion with a hammer meat tenderiser until Tracey notices it and makes her leave it at home.



-->'''Dorien''': Oh, yes, ''Done up Something Rotten'' by UsefulNotes/SigmondFreud. A definitive work.

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-->'''Dorien''': Oh, yes, ''Done up Something Rotten'' by UsefulNotes/SigmondFreud.UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud. A definitive work.



* TheGhost: Mr. Boyd, who Tracey calls to try and organise a cleaning deal with only to get an obscene proposition.

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* TheGhost: TheGhost:
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Mr. Boyd, who Tracey calls to try and organise a cleaning deal with only to get an obscene proposition.
** Mrs. Horton, Luke's wife.
** Sharon O'Reilly, Tracey O'Reilly and Darren, people who the classmate Sharon mistakes for Billy Parker mistakes Sharon, Tracey and Darryl for.



* JustFriends: Luke hopes to be this with Dorien, which just makes her feel old.
* MistakenIdentity: Sharon and an unknown classmate mistake each other for Sharon O'Reilly and Billy Parker.



* OneSteveLimit: Sharon remembers a classmate called Billy, the same name as a OneShotCharacter from "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS2E4Muesli Muesli]]".



* ShoutOut: Dorien makes up a fictional UsefulNotes/SigmondFreud novel.

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* ShoutOut: SeriesContinuityError: "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS6E9InAtTheDeepEnd In at the Deep End]]" established Poxy Loxy as a former acquaintance of Darryl's who Tracey hardly remembered. This episode however has him as a former classmate of Tracey's.
* ShoutOut:
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Dorien makes up a fictional UsefulNotes/SigmondFreud novel.UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud novel.
** Dorien compares her affair with Luke to UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII and UsefulNotes/MarkAntony, and UsefulNotes/HoratioNelson and Lady Hamilton, while Sharon sarcastically remarks they were more like Rod Hull and Emu.
** When Dorien says she feels like a fourteen-year-old, Sharon remarks "Lock up the ''Boy Scouts''".
** When Tracey asks Dorien how she's going to fit into a small dress, Dorien tells her the secret is only known to her and select members of ''The Magic Circle''.
** Dorien lies to Luke that she had to stop watching Creator/Channel4 because it was too exciting.



* SuckySchool: If we're to believe Sharon, the school which she and Tracey went to (Woodberry Down Comprehensive) wasn't even really a school and only called itself that to get a ton of milk.

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* SuckySchool: If we're to believe Sharon, the school which she and Tracey went to (Woodberry Down Comprehensive) wasn't even really a school and only called itself that to get a ton of free milk.


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** Tracey hates the ''Series/AntiquesRoadshow'', but would still rather watch it than stay at the reunion.

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Sharon has shown a desire to come to the latest ClassReunion, as she had been given an invitation by her old school bully. Dorien tries to calm down Sharon by reminding her not to dwell on the past... until she comes across Luke, her old toy boy from Series 1 and 2. Dorien still loves him and decides to go out on a date with him, even though he's married now and, as she finds out on the date, he only wants her as a friend.

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Sharon has shown a desire to come to the latest ClassReunion, as she had been given an invitation by her old school bully. Dorien tries to calm down Sharon by reminding her not to dwell on the past... until she comes across Luke, her old toy boy toyboy from Series 1 and 2. Dorien still loves him and decides to go out on a date with him, even though he's married now and, as she finds out on the date, he only wants her as a friend.



* TheBusCameBack: Luke, last mentioned to have broken up with Dorien in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS2FallingInLoveAgain Falling In Love Again]]", not only makes a reappearance but in the flesh too.

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* TheBusCameBack: Luke, last mentioned to have had a fling with Dorien in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS4E3Commitments Commitments]]" after having broken up with Dorien her in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS2FallingInLoveAgain "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS2FallinginLoveAgain Falling In in Love Again]]", not only makes a reappearance is mentioned again, but appears in the flesh too.for the first time.



* ContinuityNod: [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS6E9InAtTheDeepEnd Poxy Loxy]] returns and once again tries to seduce Tracey.

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* CelebrityResemblance: Sharon makes a sarcastic comment about being mistaken for Cherie Blair.
* ContinuityNod: [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS6E9InAtTheDeepEnd Poxy Loxy]] returns [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS6E9InAtTheDeepEnd returns]] and once again tries to seduce Tracey.



-->'''Sharon''': I've never been to a school reunion.
-->'''Tracey''': Well, tha's fair enough. You never really went to ''school''.



* FictionalDocument: Dorien makes up one when snarking at Sharon:
-->'''Tracey''': They can do you up summin' rotten. There's books about it, in't there, Dor?
-->'''Dorien''': Oh, yes, ''Done up Something Rotten'' by UsefulNotes/SigmondFreud. A definitive work.



* TheGhost: Mr. Boyd, who Tracey calls to try and organise a cleaning deal with only to get an obscene proposition.



* OneWordTitle: The name of the episode is simply "Baggage".

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* OneWordTitle: The name title of the episode is simply "Baggage".



* ShoutOut: Dorien makes up a fictional UsefulNotes/SigmondFreud novel.



* StuffedIntoATrashcan: Margie Harris used to stuff Sharon into trashcans when she was little, which is why according to Sharon, she stuffs herself.
* SuckySchool: If we're to believe Sharon, the school which she and Tracey went to wasn't even really a school, only calling itself that to get a ton of milk.

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* StuffedIntoATrashcan: Margie Harris used to stuff Sharon into trashcans dustbins when she was little, which is why according to Sharon, she stuffs herself.
-->'''Sharon''': Being entrapped in a dustbin is traumatic. You don't know ''what'' effect it could 'ave!
-->'''Tracey''': ''Oh'', you mean that's why you've always 'ung around with rubbish?
* SuckySchool: If we're to believe Sharon, the school which she and Tracey went to (Woodberry Down Comprehensive) wasn't even really a school, school and only calling called itself that to get a ton of milk.milk.
* TakeThat:
** Sharon snarks about being confused for Cherie Blair.
** Sharon disgustedly calls Dorien and Luke's relationship "something out of Creator/JackieCollins]]".




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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Sharon lies about having a fear of the dark, then the light, when trying to find ways of how Margie Harris made her life hell.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Dorien tells Sharon that one shouldn't dwell on the past... until she comes across Luke, causing her to reminisce about the past. This annoys Sharon to no end.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Dorien tells Sharon that one shouldn't dwell on the past... until she comes across Luke, causing her to reminisce about the past. This annoys Sharon to no end.

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* DrowningBySinging: Tracey starts humming loudly to try to drown out Sharon when she goes on about how cruel Margie Harris was to her.


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* IgnoringBySinging: Tracey starts humming loudly to try to drown out Sharon when she goes on about how cruel Margie Harris was to her.
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* Date First Aired: 26/01/1998

Sharon has shown a desire to come to the latest ClassReunion, as she had been given an invitation by her old school bully. Dorien tries to calm down Sharon by reminding her not to dwell on the past... until she comes across Luke, her old toy boy from Series 1 and 2. Dorien still loves him and decides to go out on a date with him, even though he's married now and, as she finds out on the date, he only wants her as a friend.

At the reunion, Tracey comes face to face with Poxy Loxy, who once again tries to seduce Tracey. However, Tracey manages to lure him away, just before Margie Harris shows up. Unfortunately for Sharon, she's in a wheelchair, making her reluctant to release her revenge. Well, until Margie Harris gives her the last laugh by giving her chili cake.

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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AccidentalMisnaming: One of the former schoolmates of the sisters calls Darryl "Darren", although it's {{Subverted}} when it turns out that he was referring to a different Darren - turns out that he's at the wrong reunion.
* TheBully: Margie Harris was not a pleasant person to Sharon, being extremely cruel to her, humiliating her, and stealing her bus fare. She would also stuff Sharon into a dustbin and keep her there until the bell went.
* TheBusCameBack: Luke, last mentioned to have broken up with Dorien in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS2FallingInLoveAgain Falling In Love Again]]", not only makes a reappearance but in the flesh too.
* CasanovaWannabe: Much like [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS6E9InAtTheDeepEnd last time]], Poxy Loxy tries to seduce Tracey.
* ContinuityNod: [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS6E9InAtTheDeepEnd Poxy Loxy]] returns and once again tries to seduce Tracey.
* ClassReunion: The episode revolves around the sisters being invited to a school reunion by Sharon's old bully. It doesn't go well for either - Poxy Loxy tries to seduce Tracey, whilst Margie Harris manages to get the last laugh on Sharon.
* DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery: Margie Harris is in a wheelchair by the time of the ClassReunion. She also seems to fondly remember the time she called Sharon fat and shoved her into a dustbin and feeds her chili cake as a prank.
* DropTheHammer: Sharon was about to attack Margie Harris with a hammer until Tracey notices it and makes her leave it at home.
* DrowningBySinging: Tracey starts humming loudly to try to drown out Sharon when she goes on about how cruel Margie Harris was to her.
* FingerExtinguisher: Dorien extinguishes one of her candles with her finger after her hoped-for date with Luke goes terribly wrong. She immediately winces in pain upon doing so.
* FreudianExcuse: According to Sharon, the reason why she's big was because Margie would stuff her into dustbins. Hence, she deliberately stuffs herself so that she could never suffer through that again by being too big for it.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Dorien tells Sharon that one shouldn't dwell on the past... until she comes across Luke, causing her to reminisce about the past. This annoys Sharon to no end.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The final shot of the episode is Poxy Loxy bursting out of a cupboard fully naked in front of the sisters.
* OneWordTitle: The name of the episode is simply "Baggage".
* OneShotCharacter: Luke Horton and Margie Harris.
* RomanticCandlelitDinner: Dorien tries to have one with Luke when they're on a date.
* SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp: Margie Harris proves to be just as much of a bully to Sharon as an adult as she was when she is a child.
* SpeakInUnison: Sharon and Tracey both say "Fancy!" after Dorien says it in front of Luke.
* StuffedIntoATrashcan: Margie Harris used to stuff Sharon into trashcans when she was little, which is why according to Sharon, she stuffs herself.
* SuckySchool: If we're to believe Sharon, the school which she and Tracey went to wasn't even really a school, only calling itself that to get a ton of milk.
* TemptingFate: At the reunion, an annoyed Tracey says that at least things can't get any worse than this. Cue [[CasanovaWannabe Poxy Loxy]] showing up.
* UnseenNoMore: Luke, Dorien's old unseen toyboy from the first two series, finally makes an appearance in the flesh.

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