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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: All three of the main characters.

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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: All three of the main characters.characters are ostracised for not going to war. In Cecil's case, he wanted to go, but was medically ineligible due to flat feet.

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Chickens is a British sitcom created by Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, and Jonny Sweet. A pilot episode appeared on the Creator/ComedyShowcase in 2011 before it was picked up and aired in the Fall of 2013. The show details the exploits of three men who are deemed social outcasts for not fighting in the First World War.

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Chickens [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chickens.jpg]]

''Chickens''
is a British sitcom created by Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, and Jonny Sweet. A pilot episode appeared on the Creator/ComedyShowcase in 2011 before it was picked up and aired in the Fall of 2013. The show details the exploits of three men who are deemed social outcasts for not fighting in the First World War.
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Chickens is a British sitcom created by Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, and Jonny Sweet. A pilot episode appeared on the ComedyShowcase in 2011 before it was picked up and aired in the Fall of 2013. The show details the exploits of three men who are deemed social outcasts for not fighting in the First World War.

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Chickens is a British sitcom created by Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, and Jonny Sweet. A pilot episode appeared on the ComedyShowcase Creator/ComedyShowcase in 2011 before it was picked up and aired in the Fall of 2013. The show details the exploits of three men who are deemed social outcasts for not fighting in the First World War.



* TypeCasting/MetaCasting: Cecil and George are both rather similar to Will and Simon on [[TheInbetweeners their previous show]]. Cecil is a pompous but relatively reasonable person who is plagued by bad luck and unfortunate circumstances(unable to participate due to his medical condition, ostracized by the community). George is characterized by his troubles in romance.

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* TypeCasting/MetaCasting: TypeCasting / MetaCasting: Cecil and George are both rather similar to Will and Simon on [[TheInbetweeners [[Series/TheInbetweeners their previous show]]. Cecil is a pompous but relatively reasonable person who is plagued by bad luck and unfortunate circumstances(unable to participate due to his medical condition, ostracized by the community). George is characterized by his troubles in romance.
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Chickens is a British sitcom which aired in the Fall of 2013. A pilot episode appeared on the ComedyShowcase in 2011 before it was picked up. The show details the exploits of three men who are deemed social outcasts for not fighting in the First World War.

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Chickens is a British sitcom which aired in the Fall of 2013. created by Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, and Jonny Sweet. A pilot episode appeared on the ComedyShowcase in 2011 before it was picked up.up and aired in the Fall of 2013. The show details the exploits of three men who are deemed social outcasts for not fighting in the First World War.



* BigSisterBully: Cecil's sister, Agnes.

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* BigSisterBully: Cecil's sister, Agnes. She tends to be the ringleader of the women and tries to make things harder for Cecil and the other two.



* TypeCasting/MetaCasting: Cecil and George are both rather similar to Will and Simon on their previous show. Cecil is a pompous but relatively reasonable person who is plagued by bad luck and unfortunate circumstances(unable to participate due to his medical condition, ostracized by the community). George is characterized by his troubles in romance.

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* TypeCasting/MetaCasting: Cecil and George are both rather similar to Will and Simon on [[TheInbetweeners their previous show.show]]. Cecil is a pompous but relatively reasonable person who is plagued by bad luck and unfortunate circumstances(unable to participate due to his medical condition, ostracized by the community). George is characterized by his troubles in romance.



** George is the most level-headed of the three. He genuinely opposes the war out of a sense of pacifism.
** Cecil is fairly level-headed, but also has a desire to be liked.

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** George is the most level-headed and principled of the three. He genuinely opposes the war out of a sense of pacifism.
** Cecil is fairly level-headed, but also has a desire to be liked.liked by the townsfolk. Thus, he tends to be a bit more HotBlooded than George.
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Chickens is a British sitcom which aired in the Fall of 2013. A pilot episode appeared on the ComedyShowcase in 2011 before it was picked up. The show details the exploits of three men who are deemed social outcasts for not fighting in the First World War.

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!! ''Chickens'' shows examples of:

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: All three of the main characters.
* BigSisterBully: Cecil's sister, Agnes.
* CringeComedy: Much of the humor on the show is derived from putting characters in even worse situations.
* TheDitz: Bert. He is hardly aware that the war is going on concurrently despite having it repeatedly pointed out to him.
* DoggedNiceGuy: George towards Winky. While they both like each other, she is often reluctant to be seen around him.
* TypeCasting/MetaCasting: Cecil and George are both rather similar to Will and Simon on their previous show. Cecil is a pompous but relatively reasonable person who is plagued by bad luck and unfortunate circumstances(unable to participate due to his medical condition, ostracized by the community). George is characterized by his troubles in romance.
* FreudianTrio:
** George is the most level-headed of the three. He genuinely opposes the war out of a sense of pacifism.
** Cecil is fairly level-headed, but also has a desire to be liked.
** Bert is the most hedonistic of the three, defined primarily by his womanizing.
* {{Jerkass}}: The townsfolk treat the main characters with rather over-the-top disdain.
* TheSoCalledCoward: All three of the main characters, but especially George. None of them are cowards, but they're all not participating in the war for various reasons.

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