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* {{Sampling}}: The plot of the series is set into motion when [=Girls5eva=]'s hit song is sampled by a young rapper who invites them to perform with him on ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon''.
* ShoutOut: The group becoming a foursome despite being named for its five members echoes Music/FifthHarmony retaining their name even after their lineup change.
* ShoutOut: The group becoming a foursome despite being named for its five members echoes Music/FifthHarmony retaining their name even after their lineup change.
* {{Sampling}}: The plot of the series is set into motion when [=Girls5eva=]'s hit song is sampled by a young rapper who invites them to perform with him on ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon''.
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** The group becoming a foursome despite being named for its five members echoes Music/FifthHarmony retaining their name even after their lineup change.
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->''"Well, strap in. Four grown ladies trying to be pop stars. Get ready for the same amount of respect I get when I'm riding my recumbent bike."''
-->-- '''Gloria'''
-->-- '''Gloria'''
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* CelebrityLie: As part of her MockMillionaire act Wickie pretended to be friends with the Dalai Lama.
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* HistoryWithCelebrity: As a GirlGroup in the late '90s and early '00s, the girls mingled with several celebrities. Dawn once hooked up with Derek Jeter.
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* TheMall: The nearby mall was once thriving but has now crumbled due to being abandoned for e-commerce.
-->'''Gloria:''' I bought Skechers here, like, a month ago. Oh, my God.
-->'''Gloria:''' I bought Skechers here, like, a month ago. Oh, my God.
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** Episode 1:
*** Li'l Stinker's options for {{sampling}} include "[[PlaygroundSong Baby Shark]]" backwards, Creator/SharonStone, and Creator/OliverStone. (
*** The girls have media appearances with Creator/LarryKing and Creator/CarsonDaly. In the present they reunite on ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon''.
*** Larry is trying to make one of his clients "the next Music/BillieEilish".
*** Summer mentions multiple failed auditions for ''Series/DesperateHousewives''.
*** "We're not little Music/ArianaGrande's anymore."
*** Caroline is teaching a course about Creator/DwayneJohnson.
** Episode 2:
*** When Wickie claims that "Scott" is not a black name, Scott mentions Music/KidCudi[[note]]born Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi[[/note]], Scottie Pippen, and Music/TravisScott.
*** The celebrities that played Jingle Ball in 2001: Music/{{Pink}}, Music/AliciaKeys, and Music/JayZ.
*** "Let's warm up with some Music/{{Britney|Spears}} scales. [=#FreeBritney=]"
** Episode 3:
*** Alf Musik's contacts include Music/{{Future}} (whom he rejected because he wants to work in the present), Music/JustinBieber's pastor, and Music/EdSheeran.
*** The girls get a meeting by pretending to be representatives for Masterclass.
---->'''Emil:''' Alf is out of the country, but I'll relay the message.\\
'''[=Girls5eva=]''': Not a problem. We'll just call Music/DavidGuetta instead.\\
'''Alf:''' David Guetta? I am superior. Set the meeting, Emil.
*** "It has been an entire Music/{{Zendaya}} since you have recorded music."
*** Creator/CharliDAmelio gets a reference as one of the influencers who could help propel them to stardom.
*** Dawn despairs when she hears her son Max listen to Creator/{{NPR}}.
---->'''Dawn:''' Shut up, Michael Barbaro!
** Episode 1:
*** Li'l Stinker's options for {{sampling}} include "[[PlaygroundSong Baby Shark]]" backwards, Creator/SharonStone, and Creator/OliverStone. (
*** The girls have media appearances with Creator/LarryKing and Creator/CarsonDaly. In the present they reunite on ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon''.
*** Larry is trying to make one of his clients "the next Music/BillieEilish".
*** Summer mentions multiple failed auditions for ''Series/DesperateHousewives''.
*** "We're not little Music/ArianaGrande's anymore."
*** Caroline is teaching a course about Creator/DwayneJohnson.
** Episode 2:
*** When Wickie claims that "Scott" is not a black name, Scott mentions Music/KidCudi[[note]]born Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi[[/note]], Scottie Pippen, and Music/TravisScott.
*** The celebrities that played Jingle Ball in 2001: Music/{{Pink}}, Music/AliciaKeys, and Music/JayZ.
*** "Let's warm up with some Music/{{Britney|Spears}} scales. [=#FreeBritney=]"
** Episode 3:
*** Alf Musik's contacts include Music/{{Future}} (whom he rejected because he wants to work in the present), Music/JustinBieber's pastor, and Music/EdSheeran.
*** The girls get a meeting by pretending to be representatives for Masterclass.
---->'''Emil:''' Alf is out of the country, but I'll relay the message.\\
'''[=Girls5eva=]''': Not a problem. We'll just call Music/DavidGuetta instead.\\
'''Alf:''' David Guetta? I am superior. Set the meeting, Emil.
*** "It has been an entire Music/{{Zendaya}} since you have recorded music."
*** Creator/CharliDAmelio gets a reference as one of the influencers who could help propel them to stardom.
*** Dawn despairs when she hears her son Max listen to Creator/{{NPR}}.
---->'''Dawn:''' Shut up, Michael Barbaro!
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: InUniverse, Dawn's song for the group, "Four Stars", has two meanings. There are four of them in the girl group, and the title refers to being less than perfect (ie. four out of five stars).
* MemeticMutation: "Cease and desist, bitch!", a line from one of Wickie's tirades, has become an InUniverse meme after Zander's lipsync of the moment when viral. Gay men come up to Wickie to say the line, and Zander has been selling merchandise with the line.
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* PersonAsVerb: They refer going solo as "Wickie-ing" after Wickie unsuccessfully tried to break out by herself in the 2000s.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Alf Musik is a parody of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin Max Martin]], a prolific Swedish songwriter and producer responsible for some of the world's biggest hits.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Wickie continues to act like a diva despite her time in the spotlight having ended decades ago.
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-->'''Gloria:''' I'm Gloria and I love performing almost as much as I love boys! Because...I like how men's bodies are flat and then there's...a tube!
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** The second episode features a flashback of the girls on ''Series/LarryKingLive'', while actual footage of King is used to make it seem like he was interviewing them.
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* FakeShemp: The pilot features a flashback of [=Girls5eva=] on ''Series/{{TRL}}''. While Carson Daly voices himself, he is portrayed on screen by a body double seen from the back.
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** An uncredited young boy portrays young Kev in a cereal ad in "A.I.R.P.I.G.", but is still voiced by Creator/AndrewRannells.
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Then back it up, back it up, back it up, back it up!"''
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* DumbBlonde: Summer is the only blonde member of [=Girls5eva=] and is the least bright of all of them because she's never had to think for herself.
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* FriendOrIdolDecision: In "[=Separ8=] Ways" [[spoiler:the foursome take the financially stable but unfulfilling jobs offered to them by megaproducer Nance Trace...for a while. When presented with the opportunity to reunite and perform music with each other, they take it, even if it means destroying their fledgling careers.]]
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* HiddenDepths: Kev initially seems like a self-absorbed ex-boy bander, but it turns out that he's [[spoiler:dedicated his life to rehabilitating hermit crabs in Florida]]. He's still a crappy husband, though, and [[spoiler:Summer eventually divorces him.]]
* ImmoralRealityShow: Wickie becomes a judge on the reality show ''American Warrior Singer'', where contestants have to sing and fight off an opponent at the same time. Some are seen exiting the stage with gruesome injuries.
* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: Exploited. After learning that a young man named Zander has been profiting off of lip syncing to one of Wickie's diva tirades, she and Gloria strike a deal with him. Wickie will pretend to have a meltdown onstage, and Zander's following will make his lip sync of it go viral.
* ImmoralRealityShow: Wickie becomes a judge on the reality show ''American Warrior Singer'', where contestants have to sing and fight off an opponent at the same time. Some are seen exiting the stage with gruesome injuries.
* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: Exploited. After learning that a young man named Zander has been profiting off of lip syncing to one of Wickie's diva tirades, she and Gloria strike a deal with him. Wickie will pretend to have a meltdown onstage, and Zander's following will make his lip sync of it go viral.
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* MeaningfulRename: Played for laughs. Between the first and eighth episodes rapper Lil Stinker rebranded himself Stinker because he's ready to take on more mature material.
* MistakenForCheating: Despite a multitude of suspicious purchases, including a trip to the Florida Keys and a bulk order of condoms, [[spoiler:Kev isn't cheating on Summer. He's instead rehabilitating hermit crabs.]]
* MistakenForCheating: Despite a multitude of suspicious purchases, including a trip to the Florida Keys and a bulk order of condoms, [[spoiler:Kev isn't cheating on Summer. He's instead rehabilitating hermit crabs.]]
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* TheMusical: InUniverse; Wickie once led a short-lived musical adaptation of ''Film/TheMask''.
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* PersonAsVerb: They refer going solo as "Wickie-ing" after Wickie unsuccessfully tried to break out by herself in the 2000s.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: The plot of the eighth episode happens because [[spoiler:Wickie saw Dawn leave Nance Trace's room and assumed she sold out. Wickie then takes Nance's job offer as well. It turned out that Dawn sold her songwriting scraps to Nance for money to invest in [=Girls5eva=].]]
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* SexWithTheEx: In one episode Gloria hooks up with her ex-wife Caroline, who admits the sex was great but she has no desire to get back together with her.
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* ReclusiveArtist: Alf Musik, a Swedish-American songwriter who has won every music award there is multiple times and has written for many A-list musicians, is notoriously hard to get ahold of because he is a recluse. After [=Girls5eva=] manage to get an audience with him, he agrees to write them a song because they are his only failure.
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* ReclusiveArtist: InUniverse. Alf Musik, a Swedish-American songwriter who has won every music award there is multiple times and has written for many A-list musicians, is notoriously hard to get ahold of because he is a recluse. After [=Girls5eva=] manage to get an audience with him, he agrees to write them a song because they are his only failure.
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* NWordPrivileges: Dawn (who is white) is hesitant to say the drink ''negroni'' in front of the black Wickie.
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* NWordPrivileges: Dawn (who is white) is hesitant to say the drink ''negroni'' in front of the black Wickie. Gets a CallBack in "Catskills" when she says she looked it up and she can say it because it was named for a real person (Count Camillo Negroni).
* ReclusiveArtist: Alf Musik, a Swedish-American songwriter who has won every music award there is multiple times and has written for many A-list musicians, is notoriously hard to get ahold of because he is a recluse. After [=Girls5eva=] manage to get an audience with him, he agrees to write them a song because they are his only failure.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Gloria appears much older than her bandmates, but also mentions that she's the youngest member of the group. In real life, Paula Pell is the oldest of the four regulars, nearing sixty years old as of the first season. This is explained by how she's a workaholic.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Gloria appears much older than her bandmates, but also mentions that she's the youngest member of the group. In real life, Paula Pell is the oldest of the four regulars, nearing sixty years old as of the first season.season, and is the only one to get a TimeshiftedActor to play her character during the group's heyday. This is explained by how she's a workaholic.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Parodied with the concept of the "New York lonely boy": a young boy who, because he's [[OnlyChildSyndrome an only child]], makes friends with doormen, enjoys going to the bookstore, watches documentaries, listens to Creator/{{NPR}} every day, and gets niche hobbies.
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* BuryYourGays: Discussed. In a quest to not be TheDitz, Summer binges queer theory, and at the gay rave the girls attend in the sixth episode, she mentions that gay characters on TV are much more likely to die compared to straight characters.
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* BuryYourGays: Discussed. In a quest to not be TheDitz, Discussed after Summer binges queer theory, and at theory. At the gay rave the girls attend in the sixth episode, she mentions that gay characters on TV are much more likely to die compared to straight characters.characters.
* TheCameo: Creator/JohnSlattery and his family pop up to briefly reassure Dawn that Max will be fine as an only child -- or, more specifically, a "New York lonely boy".
* TheCameo: Creator/JohnSlattery and his family pop up to briefly reassure Dawn that Max will be fine as an only child -- or, more specifically, a "New York lonely boy".
* LGBTFanbase: Discussed InUniverse. While at a gay party, Summer comments on the attendees' "diva worship" towards Wickie, telling the others that they are drawn to divas and figures like Creator/JudyGarland because of their ability to project strength and vulnerability.
* {{Narcissist}}: Wickie is exceedingly self-absorbed and doesn't even notice that she was dating two guys (who kept switching out) at the same time until they revealed it to be a [=TikTok=] prank.
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* TransparentCloset: Kev insists he's heterosexual and Summer desperately hopes it's true, but everyone else can see that they're trying to maintain a fracturing fantasy.
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** Kev insists he's heterosexual and Summer desperately hopes it's true, but everyone else can see that they're trying to maintain a fracturingfantasy.fantasy.
** Gloria was terrible at hiding the fact that she was a lesbian during the group's glory days, refusing to hang out with a contemporary BoyBand and wearing a helmet during a shoot that required kissing a man.
** Kev insists he's heterosexual and Summer desperately hopes it's true, but everyone else can see that they're trying to maintain a fracturing
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* ActorAllusion: Wickie mentions that she had a "Henrietta Lacks situation with HPV cells". Her actress Creator/ReneeEliseGoldsberry played Lacks in the biopic ''Film/TheImmortalLifeOfHenriettaLacks''.
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* BuryYourGays: Discussed. In a quest to not be TheDitz, Summer binges queer theory, and at the gay rave the girls attend in the sixth episode, she mentions that gay characters on TV are much more likely to die compared to straight characters.
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* ArmoredClosetGay: Gloria mentions that she tried to go deeper into the closet to deny her sexuality. However, this resulted in mental anguish that manifested itself as an obsession with SteamPunk that became too much for even the most hardcore members of the Steampunk community.
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* NWordPrivileges: Dawn (who is white) is hesitant to say the drink ''negrino'' in front of the black Wickie.
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* OnlyChildSyndrome: Scott worries about his and Dawn's son Max being an only child, fearing he'll be weird.
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When [[TheNineties late '90s]] {{girl group}} [=Girls5eva=] unexpectedly returns to relevancy after their first ([[OneHitWonder and only]]) hit single decades earlier, the ladies reunite in the hopes of making a comeback. Among them are Dawn Solano (Music/SaraBareilles), the timid sweetheart; Summer Dutkowsky (Creator/BusyPhilipps), the vapid [[HollywoodToneDeaf non-singer]]; Gloria [=McManus=] (Paula Pell), the former [[GayEuphemism "tomboy"]]; and Wickie Roy (Creator/ReneeEliseGoldsberry), the glamorous diva. Creator/AshleyPark also appears in flashbacks as [[TheDanza Ashley Gold]], the [[PosthumousCharacter deceased]] member of the group.
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When [[TheNineties late '90s]] {{girl group}} [=Girls5eva=] unexpectedly returns to relevancy after their first ([[OneHitWonder and only]]) hit single decades earlier, is sampled by an up-and-coming rapper, the ladies reunite in the hopes of making a comeback. Among them are Dawn Solano (Music/SaraBareilles), the timid sweetheart; Summer Dutkowsky (Creator/BusyPhilipps), the vapid [[HollywoodToneDeaf non-singer]]; Gloria [=McManus=] (Paula Pell), the former [[GayEuphemism "tomboy"]]; and Wickie Roy (Creator/ReneeEliseGoldsberry), the glamorous diva. Creator/AshleyPark also appears in flashbacks as [[TheDanza Ashley Gold]], the [[PosthumousCharacter deceased]] member of the group.
* NWordPrivileges: Dawn (who is white) is hesitant to say the drink ''negrino'' in front of the black Wickie.
-->'''Wickie:'' Why are you whispering?\\
'''Dawn:''' I'm aware of the history of the word, okay?
-->'''Wickie:'' Why are you whispering?\\
'''Dawn:''' I'm aware of the history of the word, okay?
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Gloria appears much older than her bandmates, but also mentions that she's UndignifiedDeath: Ashley died after swimming off the youngest member side of an infinity pool.
* UnfortunateNames: Wickie's beloved transparent piano is named Ghislaine. She refuses to rename it even after thegroup. In real life, Paula Pell is the oldest name became tied to Ghislaine Maxwell[[note]]a noted associate of the four regulars, nearing sixty years old as of the first season.Jeffrey Epstein[[/note]].
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'''''[=Girls5eva=]''''' is a musical comedy series created by Meredith Scardino and co-produced by Creator/TinaFey & Robert Carlock (''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'').
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* GiveMeASign: In the first episode, Gloria, Dawn, and Summer sit on the park bench dedicated to their deceased member Ashley and ask for a sign that they should continue with the reunion show. The construction workers across the street then proclaim that they can do a five-person job with four people, inspiring Dawn and Gloria. Summer [[TheDitz doesn't quite understand what the sign was]].
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* TransparentCloset: Kev insists he's heterosexual and Summer desperately hopes it's true, but everyone else can see that they're trying to maintain and fracturing fantasy.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Lil Stinker lays down what sounds like gun noises for his latest single, only to reveal that he's actually making bird calls.
* DirtyOldMan: Larry, the group's former manager, seems to believe that "air honking" women's breasts is perfectly acceptable now that he's gone through mandatory sensitivity training.
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: In flashbacks, Gloria struggles to pretend that she likes boys.
* PetTheDog: Gloria takes pity on Summer and tries to be supportive as she struggles in her marriage with Kev. Later, Gloria tries to be as gentle as possible in showing Summer that Kev is gay and that staying with him will only lead to more misery.
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* TransparentCloset: Kev insists he's heterosexual and Summer desperately hopes it's true, but everyone else can see that they're trying to maintain and fracturing fantasy.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Gloria appears much older than her bandmates, butseems to be more or less also mentions that she's the same age as them based on youngest member of the flashbacks. group. In real life, Paula Pell is the oldest of the four regulars, nearing sixty years old as of the first season.season.
* WelcomeToCorneria: The group obtains a hologram of Ashley to perform alongside them, but it's glitchy and ends up reading out Gloria's emails in public.
* TheWorkaholic: Gloria realizes that she threw herself into work to avoid having to socialize with men while a part of [=Girls5eva=]. This habit carried over as she started a dental practice and she even worked up to the last minute on her own wedding day.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Gloria appears much older than her bandmates, but
* WelcomeToCorneria: The group obtains a hologram of Ashley to perform alongside them, but it's glitchy and ends up reading out Gloria's emails in public.
* TheWorkaholic: Gloria realizes that she threw herself into work to avoid having to socialize with men while a part of [=Girls5eva=]. This habit carried over as she started a dental practice and she even worked up to the last minute on her own wedding day.
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* OneHitWonder: "[[IronicName Famous 5eva]]" was the group's only hit single in their short time together.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Summer's husband Kev, a former {{boy band}} member, has very stereotypical gay mannerisms (and is played by Creator/AndrewRannells), but his sexuality is never explicitly stated.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Summer's longtime boyfriend Kev, a former {{boy band}} member, is implied to be gay because on his appearance and mannerisms, but it's not outright stated.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Summer's longtime boyfriend husband Kev, a former {{boy band}} member, is implied to be has very stereotypical gay because on mannerisms (and is played by Creator/AndrewRannells), but his appearance and mannerisms, but it's not outright sexuality is never explicitly stated.
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When [[TheNineties late '90s]] {{girl group}} [=Girls5eva=] unexpectedly returns to relevancy after their first ([[OneHitWonder and only]]) hit single decades earlier, the ladies reunite in the hopes of making a comeback. Among them are Dawn Solano (Music/SaraBareilles), the timid sweetheart; Summer Dutkowsky (Creator/BusyPhilipps), the vapid [[HollywoodToneDeaf non-singer]]; Gloria [=McManus=] (Paula Pell), the former [[GayEuphemism "tomboy"]]; and Wickie Roy (Creator/ReneeEliseGoldsberry), the glamorous diva. Creator/AshleyPark also appears in flashbacks as [[TheDanza Ashley]], Ashley Gold]], the [[PosthumousCharacter deceased]] member of the group.
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'''''[=Girls5eva=]''''' is a musical comedy series created by Meredith Scardino and co-produced by Creator/TinaFey & Robert Carlock (''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'').
When [[TheNineties late '90s]] {{girl group}} [=Girls5eva=] unexpectedly returns to relevancy after their first ([[OneHitWonder and only]]) hit single decades earlier, the ladies reunite in the hopes of making a comeback. Among them are Dawn (Music/SaraBareilles), the timid sweetheart; Summer (Creator/BusyPhilipps), the vapid [[HollywoodToneDeaf non-singer]]; Gloria (Paula Pell), the former [[GayEuphemism "tomboy"]]; and Wickie (Creator/ReneeEliseGoldsberry), the glamorous diva. Creator/AshleyPark also appears in flashbacks as [[TheDanza Ashley]], the [[PosthumousCharacter deceased]] member of the group.
The series premiered on Creator/{{Peacock}} in May 2021.
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!! ''[=Girls5eva=]'' contains examples of:
* AmbiguouslyGay: Summer's longtime boyfriend Kev, a former {{boy band}} member, is implied to be gay because on his appearance and mannerisms, but it's not outright stated.
* ArtifactTitle: The group was named [=Girls5eva=] for their five-member lineup, which obviously becomes a NonIndicativeName when they return as a foursome.
* ButchLesbian: Gloria is a downplayed example. She's not especially masculine in appearance or personality, but she's also the least traditionally feminine of the four and comes across as butch by comparison.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Problematic lyrics in pop music from the early 2000s are discussed in "Alf Musik", when Dawn notes how sexist a lot of their songs were but never noticed until now.
* FourGirlEnsemble: The modern day lineup of [=Girls5eva=] as follows — Dawn (admirable leader), Summer (sweet & naive), Wickie (sexy one), and Gloria (snarky tomboy).
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The modern day lineup of [=Girls5eva=] as follows — Dawn (phlegmatic), Gloria (melancholic), Summer (sanguine), and Wickie (choleric).
* Letters2Numbers: [=Girls5eva=] has one of these names, which were popular at the time they were created.
* OneHitWonder: "[[IronicName Famous 5eva]]" was the group's only hit single in their short time together.
* {{Sampling}}: The plot of the series is set into motion when [=Girls5eva=]'s hit song is sampled by a young rapper who invites them to perform with him on ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon''.
* ShoutOut: The group becoming a foursome despite being named for its five members echoes Music/FifthHarmony retaining their name even after their lineup change.
* OneSteveLimit: Summer's real name is actually Ashley, but she was advised to change it by Larry.
* PosthumousCharacter: Ashley, one of the original members of the group, died in 2004 and is only seen in flashbacks. Her absence partially convinces the surviving members to reunite.
* SpiritualSuccessor: The series is comparable to the early 2000s Creator/{{MTV}} series ''2gether'', which similarly followed a fictional pop group with a [[Letters2Numbers similar name]] and satirized the industry at the time.
* TimeShiftedActor: Erika Henningsen portrays young Gloria in flashbacks.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Gloria appears much older than her bandmates, but seems to be more or less the same age as them based on the flashbacks. In real life, Paula Pell is the oldest of the four regulars, nearing sixty years old as of the first season.
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'''''[=Girls5eva=]''''' is a musical comedy series created by Meredith Scardino and co-produced by Creator/TinaFey & Robert Carlock (''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'').
When [[TheNineties late '90s]] {{girl group}} [=Girls5eva=] unexpectedly returns to relevancy after their first ([[OneHitWonder and only]]) hit single decades earlier, the ladies reunite in the hopes of making a comeback. Among them are Dawn (Music/SaraBareilles), the timid sweetheart; Summer (Creator/BusyPhilipps), the vapid [[HollywoodToneDeaf non-singer]]; Gloria (Paula Pell), the former [[GayEuphemism "tomboy"]]; and Wickie (Creator/ReneeEliseGoldsberry), the glamorous diva. Creator/AshleyPark also appears in flashbacks as [[TheDanza Ashley]], the [[PosthumousCharacter deceased]] member of the group.
The series premiered on Creator/{{Peacock}} in May 2021.
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!! ''[=Girls5eva=]'' contains examples of:
* AmbiguouslyGay: Summer's longtime boyfriend Kev, a former {{boy band}} member, is implied to be gay because on his appearance and mannerisms, but it's not outright stated.
* ArtifactTitle: The group was named [=Girls5eva=] for their five-member lineup, which obviously becomes a NonIndicativeName when they return as a foursome.
* ButchLesbian: Gloria is a downplayed example. She's not especially masculine in appearance or personality, but she's also the least traditionally feminine of the four and comes across as butch by comparison.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Problematic lyrics in pop music from the early 2000s are discussed in "Alf Musik", when Dawn notes how sexist a lot of their songs were but never noticed until now.
* FourGirlEnsemble: The modern day lineup of [=Girls5eva=] as follows — Dawn (admirable leader), Summer (sweet & naive), Wickie (sexy one), and Gloria (snarky tomboy).
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The modern day lineup of [=Girls5eva=] as follows — Dawn (phlegmatic), Gloria (melancholic), Summer (sanguine), and Wickie (choleric).
* Letters2Numbers: [=Girls5eva=] has one of these names, which were popular at the time they were created.
* OneHitWonder: "[[IronicName Famous 5eva]]" was the group's only hit single in their short time together.
* {{Sampling}}: The plot of the series is set into motion when [=Girls5eva=]'s hit song is sampled by a young rapper who invites them to perform with him on ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon''.
* ShoutOut: The group becoming a foursome despite being named for its five members echoes Music/FifthHarmony retaining their name even after their lineup change.
* OneSteveLimit: Summer's real name is actually Ashley, but she was advised to change it by Larry.
* PosthumousCharacter: Ashley, one of the original members of the group, died in 2004 and is only seen in flashbacks. Her absence partially convinces the surviving members to reunite.
* SpiritualSuccessor: The series is comparable to the early 2000s Creator/{{MTV}} series ''2gether'', which similarly followed a fictional pop group with a [[Letters2Numbers similar name]] and satirized the industry at the time.
* TimeShiftedActor: Erika Henningsen portrays young Gloria in flashbacks.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Gloria appears much older than her bandmates, but seems to be more or less the same age as them based on the flashbacks. In real life, Paula Pell is the oldest of the four regulars, nearing sixty years old as of the first season.
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