History Series / LesFillesDaCote

* AxCrazy: In her final appearance on the show, housemate Magalie receives an unexpected bequest from a relative: [[TheSavageIndian Red Indian]] regalia. Apparently she is part-Apache and these belonged to an ancestor. She considers the abominable Marc whilst weighing the tomahawk thoughtfully. Just for a moment you wonder if Magalie is contemplating a ''crime passionelle'' with the axe. French courts tend to treat these things with sympathy, and her AbhorrentAdmirer has been pursuing her for a year. And now she has an axe in her hand...

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Marc to Magalie; Marc to ''any'' of the girls; Georgette to Marc.
* AlwaysidenticalTwins: Gérard Vives plays Gérard. he also plays the occassional character of Gérard's identical twin brother Berny. HilarityEnsues.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The event that finally killed the show stone-dead - as well as other long-runners on French TV, including SaturdayMorningKidsShow ''Club Dorothée'' - was the fact that French broadcasting channel {{TF1}} abruptly severed all contracts and connections with AB Productions in 1997 for reasons which have not been publicly explained. This effectively made Jean-Luc Azoulay into an UnPerson and ended ''Les Nouvelles Filles D'à Coté' after 156 episodes. As well as all other AB shows on {{TF1}}.

** At around the same time, Cécile Auclert was excluded from the show after she pleaded for the murderous and intense production schedule to be slowed down a little. What amounted to three shows a week for over a year was taking a toll on her. It is very possible that the autocratic Azoulay did this to both actresses in order to MakeAnExampleOfThem. InUniverse, Fanny's absence was explained on an attempt to patch things up with her husband. She leaves the show pretty much for good after 133 episodes; (Le Moignic quit definitively after 135) and returnes briefly for three episodes shortly before the show's ending. During a period where only Christianne Jean (Claire) remained of the original three, other Girls were trialled, one of whom, Karen Cheryl, became a core character in the sucessor series. Similarly, Thierry Redler (Marc) left the show for a while, being replaced for a while by the ManChild and appaling FatSlob Charly Chemouny.

* AbsenteeActor: The heavy and unrelenting production schedule - 170 episodes were made and broadcast in a ''fifteen month'' period - took its toll on the actors. Hélène Le Moignic (Magalie) couldn't stand it any more; after 135 episodes and a backstage row with Cécile Auclert (Fanny) she simply quit and walked out. A sucession of newcomers were trialled to replace her and notoriously autocratic producer [[ControlFreak Jean-Luc Azoulay]] took revenge by having it written in to the series that in a moment of madness Magalie had robbed the safe at the gym - ''and'' had an affair with the execrable Marc. The character had then fled to South America, overcome with shame over both misdemeanours.

** At around the same time, Cécile Auclert was excluded from the show after she pleaded for the murderous and intense production schedule to be slowed down a little. What amounted to three shows a week for over a year was taking a toll on her. It is very possible that the autocratic Azoulay did this to both actresses in order to MakeAnExampleOfThem. InUniverse, Fanny's absence was explained on an attempt to patch things up with her husband; during a period where only Christianne Jean (Claire) remained of the original three, other Girls were trialled, one of whom, Karen Cheryl, became a core character in the sucessor series.

* Cloudcuckoolander: Georgette Bellefeuille, with her obsessions with strange animal welfare charities, such as a league for the protection of baby pigeons, and her eccentric Good Works. Also Marc, with his unrealistic desire to make his money as a writer and novellist - his novel hardly gets past the first chapter. He is frequently called out on this, even by the long-suffering Daniel.

* ObliviousToLove: during a period where he believes Magalie has hooked up with somebody else, Marc retreats into himself and becomes subdued and preoccupied with her; a RunningGag here involves the sheer number of women, usually the attractive LivingProps normally in the background in the gym, who express their interest in him - which he simply does not notice, so hung up is he on Magalie... his friend Daniel despairs.

* AbsenteeActor: The heavy and unrelenting production schedule - 170 episodes were made and broadcast in a ''fifteen month'' period - took its toll on the actors. Hélène Le Moignic (Magalie) couldn't stand it any more; after 135 episodes and a backstage row with Cecile Auclert (Fanny) she simply quit and walked out. A sucession of newcomers were trialled to replace her and notoriously autocratic producer [[TheCaligua Jean-Luc Azoulay]] took revenge by having it written in to the series that in a moment of madness Magalie had robbed the safe at the gym - ''and'' had an affair with the execrable Marc. The character had then fled to South America, overcome with shame over both misdemeanours.
** At around the same time, Cecile Auclert was excluded from the show after she pleaded for the murderous and intense production schedule to be slowed down a little. What amounted to three shows a week for over a year was taking a toll on her. It is very possible that the autocratic Azoulay did this to both actresses in order to MakeAnExampleOfThem. InUniverse, Fanny's absence was explained on an attempt to patch things up with her husband; during a period where only Christianne Jean (Claire) remained of the original three, other Girls were trialled, one of whom, Karen Cheryl, became a core character in the sucessor series.

* AbsenteeActor: The heavy and unrelenting production schedule - 170 episodes were made and broadcast in a ''fifteen month'' period - took its toll on the actors. Hélène Le Moignic (Magalie) couldn't stand it any more; after 135 episodes and a backstage row with Cecile Auclert (Fanny) she simply quit and walked out. A sucession of newcomers were trialled to replace her and autocratic producer Jean-Luc Azoulay took revenge by having it written in to the series that in a moment of madness Magalie had robbed the safe at the gym - ''and'' had an affair with the execrable Marc. The character had then fled to South America, overcome with shame over both misdemeanours.
** At around the same time, Cecile Auclert was excluded from the show after she pleaded for the murderous and intense production schedule to be slowed down a little. What amounted to three shows a week for over a year was taking a toll on her. InUniverse, her absence was explained on an attempt to patch things up with her husband; during a period where only Christianne Jean (Claire) remained of the original three, other Girls were trialled, one of whom, Karen Cheryl, became a core character in the sucessor series.

** Similarly, Cecile Auclert was sacked from the show for a while after she pleaded for the murderous and intense production schedule to be slowed down a little. What amounted to three shows a week for over a year was taking a toll on her. Her absence was explained on an attempt to patch things up with her husband; during a period where only Christianne Jean (Claire) remained of the original three, other Girls were trialled, one of whom, Karen Cheryl, became a core character in the sucessor series.

** Similarly, Cecile Auclert was sacked from the show for a while after she pleaded for the murderous and intense production schedule to be slowed down a little. What amounted to three shows a week for over a year was taking a toll on her.

* EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench: The only regular character who is not a walking exemplar of TheNineties French chic, style and attractiveness is Georgette. Otherwise everyone is either handsome or drop-dead beautiful, even the [[InformedAttribute slobby]] Marc.

* FatComicRelief: Georgette, middle-aged, obese, and resident AbhorrentAdmirer to Marc, whose role is to be the ButtMonkey for all the stereotypes associated with fat women: a deliberate foil to all the stylish and attractive characters around her. She is so fat the lift cannot cope with her weight, for instance, and this causes ElevatorFailure.
* FatGirl: Georgette Bellefeuille, the only cast member who does not fit the desired image of young and beautiful.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Thierry Redler, who played Marc Malloy, died in 2014 following a critical illness.

* elevatorFailure: Magalie would love to be stuck in the lift with her neighbour Daniel for an indefinite period before they are discovered and rescued. This is something of a fantasy for her. Unfortunately what ''has'' caused the lift to jam is the third person in there, the vastly obese Madame Georgette Bellefeuille. She is simply too fat for the lift. And makes it too small for three people to wait patiently.

* SocialSemiCircle: * The sofa is the indispensible prop in the girls' apartment. The three girls and others are often seen interacting or having in-depth conversation while sitting on the sofa, with the camera angle directly in front and shot from a suspiciously low angle. Of course, this is also an aspect of MsFanservice, as TheNineties fashions tended towards short skirts and bare legs. the occassional PantyShot was not edited out of the final show. [[SarcasmMode One wonders why this was not spotted in editing]]. Discussions in the boys' apartment tended to be around the dining table and shot from a higher angle - but also stuck to this principle.