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--->'''Dorothy:''' I can't think of anything I hate more. [Stan shows up at the door] I spoke too soon.

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--->'''Dorothy:''' -->'''Dorothy:''' I can't think of anything I hate more. [Stan [''Stan shows up at the door] door''] I spoke too soon.



* The various unusual things Stanley peddles as a traveling salesman, including chain link fencing and heated toilet seat covers.

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* The various unusual things Stanley peddles as a traveling salesman, including chain link fencing and heated toilet seat covers.covers.
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* The other women making fun of Dorothy's {{Hollywood Dateless}}ness and [[InformedFlaw unattractiveness]].

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* The other women making fun of Dorothy's {{Hollywood Dateless}}ness datelessness and [[InformedFlaw unattractiveness]].
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* Just how much murder Sophia and her family have ''actually'' performed. It ranges from literal hits on people to throwing a priest out of a window.
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'''Dorothy:''' Beter than anyone I know.

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'''Dorothy:''' Beter Better than anyone I know.

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* AskAStupidQuestion borders on OncePerEpisode.

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* AskAStupidQuestion borders on OncePerEpisode. It once got a doozy of a LampshadeHanging.
-->'''Rose:''' Can I ask a dumb question?\\
'''Dorothy:''' Beter than anyone I know.
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* AskAStupidQuestion borders on OncePerEpisode.
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* Sophia describing her native Sicily as an impoverished WretchedHive that runs on vendettas.
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---> '''Rose:''' Looking good isn't that important to me.
---> '''Dorothy:''' Rose, what are you talking about? You wear makeup. You even dye your hair.
---> '''Rose:''' ''[guiltily looking away from the others while sipping her coffee]'' This is my hair's natural color.
---> '''Sophia:''' [[TakeThat Yeah, and John Madden is a finicky eater.]]

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---> --> '''Rose:''' Looking good isn't that important to me.
---> --> '''Dorothy:''' Rose, what are you talking about? You wear makeup. You even dye your hair.
---> --> '''Rose:''' ''[guiltily looking away from the others while sipping her coffee]'' This is my hair's natural color.
---> --> '''Sophia:''' [[TakeThat Yeah, and John Madden is a finicky eater.]]
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'''Sophia:''' I can't eat cottage cheese. It repeats on me.

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'''Sophia:''' [she's just eaten ''kaldolmar'', a Scandinavian dish made with cabbage] Cabbage she serves me! In ten minutes I can't eat cottage cheese. It repeats on me.could be skywriting!

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-->'''Sophia:''' Dorothy, when you get around my age two things happen. One, you get more intuitive about the weather and two, corn becomes your enemy.

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-->'''Sophia:''' Dorothy, when you get around my age two things happen. One, you get more intuitive about the weather and two, corn becomes your enemy.\\
'''Sophia:''' Ribs, great! Why don't you just ''kick'' the dentures out of my mouth?!
* Sophia's ToiletHumor, often centering around being a {{Gasshole}} or certain foods turning her into a Gasshole
-->'''Sophia:''' Every morning at seven, like clockwork, I pee. Unfortunately, I don't get up until eight.\\
'''Sophia:''' I can't eat cottage cheese. It repeats on me.
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* Sophia eavesdropping on conversations by listening through the kitchen door, or listening to phone conversations on the extension in her bedroom and commenting on them when the girls talk.

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* Sophia eavesdropping on conversations by listening through the kitchen door, or [[LandlineEavesdropping listening to phone conversations conversations]] on the extension in her bedroom and commenting on them when the girls talk.
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* Sophia constantly calling Stanley a "yutz".

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* Sophia constantly calling Stanley a "yutz". In later seasons, other characters start calling him that too.
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* In a first season episode, Sophia consistently makes an absolute statement about all of her children, then adds "Except Phil."
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* Sophia's constant feuding with her sister, Gloria.

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* Sophia's constant feuding with her sister, Gloria.Angela.
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* Blanche keeps coming up with different times and locations that she supposedly lost her virginity.

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'''General'''

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'''General'''!! General



'''Character Specific'''

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* Sophia's inclination to drink liquor and gamble, usually with the money she stole from Dorothy.

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* ** Sophia's inclination to drink liquor and gamble, usually with the money she stole from Dorothy.Dorothy.
* Sophia's constant acrimony for Shady Pines, an alleged BleakAbyssRetirementHome she despises. Whenever Sophia does or intends to do something particularly villainous, Dorothy threatens to send her back to the home to keep her in check.



* Sophia constantly calling Stanley a "yutz".

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* Sophia constantly calling Stanley a "yutz"."yutz".
* The various unusual things Stanley peddles as a traveling salesman, including chain link fencing and heated toilet seat covers.
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* The use of an InadvertentEntranceCue almost every time Stan arrived, with him announcing his arrival ("Hi, it's me, Stan").

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* The use of an InadvertentEntranceCue almost every time Stan arrived, with him [[AlwaysIntroducesThemselves announcing his arrival arrival]] ("Hi, it's me, Stan").
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'''General'''
* Having guests stay the night and the girls fighting over which of them will share their bed to free up a bed for the visitors.
* When some of the characters are in the kitchen late at night talking about what is keeping them up, another character will walk in and receive a snarky response when they ask if the other characters "couldn't sleep".
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'''Character Specific'''
!!Blanche
* Blanche constantly lies about her age and insists she's younger that she really is.
!!Dorothy
* The other women making fun of Dorothy's {{Hollywood Dateless}}ness and [[InformedFlaw unattractiveness]].
!!Rose
* Rose's outrageous stories from her {{Cloudcuckooland}} hometown of St. Olaf, where animals are treated as people and nearly all things are SeriousBusiness.
* Rose being hit with a newspaper/magazine by Dorothy when she says something particularly outrageous and being told to "Shut up, Rose!"
* Rose dyeing her hair. She'll insist until she's blue in the face that she's a natural blonde, but her roommates aren't fooled. Every time the subject of Rose's hair color comes up, she finds a way to dodge it.
---> '''Rose:''' Looking good isn't that important to me.
---> '''Dorothy:''' Rose, what are you talking about? You wear makeup. You even dye your hair.
---> '''Rose:''' ''[guiltily looking away from the others while sipping her coffee]'' This is my hair's natural color.
---> '''Sophia:''' [[TakeThat Yeah, and John Madden is a finicky eater.]]
* Rose using various [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kks-ju9ljWE words from her native tongue]] in conversation without explanation, leaving the others to speculate on the meaning.
!!Sophia
*Sophia complaining about food getting stuck in her teeth/dentures, usually corn.
-->'''Sophia:''' Dorothy, when you get around my age two things happen. One, you get more intuitive about the weather and two, corn becomes your enemy.
* Sophia beginning every story from her past with the words "Picture it: [City], [Year]", which often turn out to be made up, exaggerated, or completely irrelevant to the situation. Dorothy calls her out on it often.
* Sophia begging for or stealing money from Dorothy.
* Sophia's inclination to drink liquor and gamble, usually with the money she stole from Dorothy.
* Dorothy offering a PreemptiveShutUp to Sophia when she has the opportunity to make a rude remark, though a couple of times Dorothy went as far as covering her mouth or shoving food into it.
* Sophia eavesdropping on conversations by listening through the kitchen door, or listening to phone conversations on the extension in her bedroom and commenting on them when the girls talk.
*Sophia's constant feuding with her sister, Gloria.
*Sophia placing food, contraband, or other unusual items in her purse.
!!Stanley
* The use of an InadvertentEntranceCue almost every time Stan arrived, with him announcing his arrival ("Hi, it's me, Stan").
--->'''Dorothy:''' I can't think of anything I hate more. [Stan shows up at the door] I spoke too soon.
* Dorothy and the other girls often roast Stanley about his baldness and the toupees he constantly wears.
* Sophia constantly calling Stanley a "yutz".

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