History Series / KimsConvenience

* TheBeard: In one episode, Omar lies to his parents and tells them Shannon's his girlfriend, to get them off his back about finding someone (Shannon had encouraged him to lie to them, she just didn't think he'd use her as his fake girlfriend). She comes clean when his grandmother tries to make them kiss, which results in his whole family hating her (and his grandma apparently putting a curse on her).

* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Although the Kims' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Korea Protestant faith]] is a large part of the story and is portrayed fairly decently, they keep a statue of the Virgin Mary and Catholic candles in the store near their personal things, both which are Catholic traits. (For the record, about a quarter of Korean Canadians are Catholic.)

* CanadaEh: The show proudly shows Toronto as a backdrop, but otherwise goes out of its way to defy every Canadian stereotype. For one thing every episode through the first two seasons has taken place during hot summer weather. The show emphasizes that Canada is a very multicultural place, and that Toronto is a very cosmopolitan city. Finally you don't hear any ridiculous Canadian accents (unless you count how Shannon and Kimchee pronounce words like "sorry") or constant talk about hockey and fishing.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Shannon's corny zingers and gregarious awkwardness led her to stick out enough for her to get her own spin-off series.

** Gerald feels very uncomfortable when he hears [[ADateWithRosiePalms Janet moaning and thinks she is pleasuring herself]]. She was actually using a neck massager.

** Due to misunderstanding Janet's neck-massaging sessions, Gerald mistakes the term "massage-''kigae''" as some Korean term for ADateWithRosiePalms (it's just a massaging device). Cue his horrified looks when Janet, Mrs. Kim and Mr. Kim casually talk about having some massage-''kigae'' time, including Mr. Kim wanting to use it quickly before leaving the store and Mrs. Kim telling him to "just use cream" while in the car.

* ActorAllusion: An art print of Gypsy Danger from ''Film/PacificRim'' can be seen on the wall of Jung and Kimchee's apartment. Creator/SimuLiu (Jung) began his acting career as an extra in the film.

* WalkOnTheWildSideEpisode: Janet starts to act rebellious when she feels she doesn't receive enough appreciation from her parents, highlighted by turning up to Jung's GED celebration party with an on motorcycle right in front of said parents.

* In Season 5 Episode 3, Mr. Kim mockingly calls Gerald "[[Franchise/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown]]" because of his treasured blanket from his grandma (which was unknowingly used as a wash rag and ripped apart by Mr. Kim beforehand). Gerald tries to point out multiple times that it isn't Charlie who owns the SecurityBlanket in the ''Peanuts'' series (it's Linus, and he's referenced in the episode title "Appa & Linus"), but Mr. Kim still gets it wrong.

A SpinOff called ''Strays'', created by the series' co-creator Kevin White, is set to premiere in late 2021 and focuses on Shannon starting a new career in Hamilton managing an animal shelter.