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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Haley to Dylan . he ''looks'' like an ace made attracted to him, but he's a nice guy . Of course, Dylan really isn't shown being all that bad, but he does have some of the traits associated with bad boys such as his hair, the way he dresses, and being in a rock band. If anything, he subverts (and reverses) the trope altogether. Haley's considerably more rebellious than he is and several times he treated him badly .

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Haley to Dylan . he ''looks'' like an ace made attracted to him, him , but he's a nice guy . Of course, course , Dylan really isn't shown being all that bad, but he does have some of the traits associated with bad boys such as his hair, hair , the way he dresses, dresses , and being in a rock band. band . If anything, anything , he subverts (and reverses) the trope altogether.altogether . Haley's considerably more rebellious than he is and several times he treated him badly .
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Haley to Dylan . he ''looks'' like an ace made me attracted to him, but he's a nice guy . Of course, Dylan really isn't shown being all that bad, but he does have some of the traits associated with bad boys such as his hair, the way he dresses, and being in a rock band. If anything, he subverts (and reverses) the trope altogether. Haley's considerably more rebellious than he is and several times he treated him badly .

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Haley to Dylan . he ''looks'' like an ace made me attracted to him, but he's a nice guy . Of course, Dylan really isn't shown being all that bad, but he does have some of the traits associated with bad boys such as his hair, the way he dresses, and being in a rock band. If anything, he subverts (and reverses) the trope altogether. Haley's considerably more rebellious than he is and several times he treated him badly .
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Haley to Dylan . he ''looks'' like an ace made me attracted to him, but he's a nice guy . Of course, Dylan really isn't shown being all that bad, but he does have some of the traits associated with bad boys such as his hair, the way he dresses, and being in a rock band. If anything, he subverts (and reverses) the trope altogether. Haley's considerably more rebellious than he is .

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Haley to Dylan . he ''looks'' like an ace made me attracted to him, but he's a nice guy . Of course, Dylan really isn't shown being all that bad, but he does have some of the traits associated with bad boys such as his hair, the way he dresses, and being in a rock band. If anything, he subverts (and reverses) the trope altogether. Haley's considerably more rebellious than he is .is and several times he treated him badly .
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Haley to Dylan . he ''looks'' like an ace made me attracted to him, but he's a nice guy . Of course, Dylan really isn't shown being all that bad, but he does have some of the traits associated with bad boys such as his hair, the way he dresses, and being in a rock band. If anything, he subverts the trope altogether. Haley's considerably more rebellious than he is.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Haley to Dylan . he ''looks'' like an ace made me attracted to him, but he's a nice guy . Of course, Dylan really isn't shown being all that bad, but he does have some of the traits associated with bad boys such as his hair, the way he dresses, and being in a rock band. If anything, he subverts (and reverses) the trope altogether. Haley's considerably more rebellious than he is.is .
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Haley to Dylan. Of course, Dylan really isn't shown being all that bad, but he does have some of the traits associated with bad boys such as his hair, the way he dresses, and being in a rock band. If anything, he subverts the trope altogether. Haley's considerably more rebellious than he is.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Haley to Dylan.Dylan . he ''looks'' like an ace made me attracted to him, but he's a nice guy . Of course, Dylan really isn't shown being all that bad, but he does have some of the traits associated with bad boys such as his hair, the way he dresses, and being in a rock band. If anything, he subverts the trope altogether. Haley's considerably more rebellious than he is.
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* BuxomIsBetter: ''Definitely'' Gloria.
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* FamilyThemeNaming: DeDe has two sisters who go by CeCe and BeBe.

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* FamilyThemeNaming: DeDe [=DeDe=] has two sisters who go by CeCe [=CeCe=] and BeBe.[=BeBe=].
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* RedHerring: In ''Fizbo'', Lukes birthday ends with someone in the hospital in HowWeGotHere style. The episode is full of these, with a zipline that repeatedly hits people on arrival, a climbinb wall manned by an amateur, a probably unclean ice-cream machine, a crossbow as a gift, a collapsing inflatable castle, Phil on the edge of a [[MonsterClown panic attack]] because of Fizbo, and a bunch of venomous animals in liberty. Turns out [[spoiler: Luke just slipped on beads from the DIY table]].
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* AgentMulder: Gloria is a believer in the paranormal. Strangely enough, Phil, for all that he is otherwise a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, is the AgentScully in this plotline, due to his being a stage magician with a skepticism for all things mystical or paranormal.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: In "The Big Guns", Cam tells Mitchell that if Lily doesn't make him laugh, he won't make her be a clown anymore. Well she succeeds in making Mitchell laugh... by physically abusing Cam.
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** The show got this again in season 3, when Cameron and Mitchell went to see a violent movie, only to accidentally end up in a theater showing ''Film/TheMuppets''. Despite Disney producing the film, and Rico Rodriguez having a cameo in it, the creators swear Disney did not pay them to promote the film.

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** The show got this again in season 3, when Cameron and Mitchell went to see a violent movie, only to accidentally end up in a theater showing ''Film/TheMuppets''.''Film/TheMuppets2011''. Despite Disney producing the film, and Rico Rodriguez having a cameo in it, the creators swear Disney did not pay them to promote the film.
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* TimePassageBeard: {{Parodied|Trope}} in the episode "The Old Man and the Tree". In the episode, Phil has bought a crosstrainer, planning to use it to walk the distance from the family house to Canada over the course of a year. After a while, he loses interest in it and throws a towel over a camera attached to it. When he removes the towel months later, he's suddenly sporting a huge, grey beard - which turns out to be part of the Halloween costume he's wearing.
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** Mitchell's fake commitment to the gym, as he goes there but never actually works out.
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Phil is the furthest thing there is from Hair Trigger Temper.


* HairTriggerTemper: Normally, Gloria is a very fun and amiable person. She can also go ''berserk'' at the drop of a hat. Also, Phil can either be your best friend or your worst nightmare.

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* HairTriggerTemper: Normally, Gloria is a very fun and amiable person. She can also go ''berserk'' at the drop of a hat. Also, Phil can either be your best friend or your worst nightmare.
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* PlayingCyrano:
** Cameron telling Manny how to declare his flame to a girl he likes while on the phone, in public.
--> '''Cameron:''' You're the prettiest, smartest, funniest girl in the 6th grade. I know you're only eleven, but I can't stop thinking about you. I've loved talking to you online, and I think we should become boyfriend and girlfriend. [''to the glaring audience''] Oh no! It's not what you think. [[CrossesTheLineTwice I'm talking to a little boy.]]
** One episode has Phil texting Luke's crush because Luke didn't know what to say, and the conversation goes great. During their date, it turns out that the girl's mom had been texting in her place. Phil has to point out that no, it's not a MeetCute for a ParentWithNewParamour, he's happily married.
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* LastSecondPhotoFailure: The main plot of the season one finale is about Claire trying to prepare for the family portrait. Being a control freak, she wants everything to be perfect. When it comes time to take the picture, Phil confesses that he kissed Gloria (they were on the kiss cam) right as the photo is being taken. They try to take another photo, but Cam tells Mitchell that he's mad at him, again as the photo is being taken. This results in an argument that devolves into a mud fight. They then take some photos in their messy clothes, showing a much more relaxed and happy attitude than earlier.
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** "Patriot Games" has the double-whammy of Gloria in Daisy Dukes and [[{{Gainaxing}} Alex on a treadmill]].

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** "Patriot Games" has the double-whammy of Gloria in Daisy Dukes and [[{{Gainaxing}} Alex on a treadmill]].treadmill.
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* InterracialAdoptionStruggles: Lily Tucker-Pritchett was a Vietnamese child adopted by a white American gay couple as a two-year-old. In "The Future Dunphys", at five years old, Mitchell and Cameron discover that Lily thinks she's gay because her fathers are gay. They inform her that gay is not a heritage and that she is actually Vietnamese. When the family tries to introduce her to her native culture via a restaurant, Lily resists and causes trouble because, Mitchell realizes, she doesn't want to feel different from her dads. They assure her that by making a scene in a restaurant she does take after them, heritage or not.

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** "Baby on Board" switches between a parody of soap operas to the devastating realisation that Mitch and Cam aren't going to adopt the baby.

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** "Baby on Board" switches between a parody of soap operas to the devastating realisation that Mitch and Cam aren't going to be able to adopt the baby.



* ShakingHerHairLoose: In "After the Fire", Alex undoes her ponytail and shakes her hair loose in front of a group of older nerds who have crushes on her before she stops them from bullying Luke and Manny.

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* SexyWhateverOutfit: Claire is hosting a haunted house at home. Haley appears dressed up as a "scary black cat", but Claire tells her to change. Haley returns in a sexy nurse outfit; Claire rejects it too ("Are you trying to get candy or Japanese businessmen?"). Finally Haley shows up as Sexy ''Mother Theresa'' "from when she was hot". Claire just gives up, grabs a sheet and drapes it around her daughter.
* ShakingHerHairLoose: In "After the Fire", Alex undoes her ponytail and shakes her hair loose in front of a group of of
older nerds who have crushes on her before she stops them from bullying Luke and Manny.
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* RediscoveringRootsTrip: Colombian-American Gloria becomes worried that her son Manny is losing touch with his heritage and considers sending him on a solo trip to Colombia.
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* {{Fetish}}: The foot fetish is referenced in three episodes.
** Haley sends a picture of her feet to a prospective boyfriend in "Egg Drop".
** A truck driver wants to see Alex's feet in the season 6 premiere episode.

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* {{Fetish}}: The foot fetish is referenced in three episodes.
FetishesAreWeird: Foot fetishes are [[AcceptableTargets always portrayed as creepy and wrong.]]
** Haley sends a picture of her feet to a prospective boyfriend in "Egg Drop".
Drop". Everyone finds it creepy and thinks she should break it off, and Gloria even tells her "all foot guys are creeps".
** A creepy truck driver wants to see Alex's feet in the season 6 premiere episode.
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** Further to this, passenger trains didn't use cabooses, as the conductor had their own compartment on the train. This was usually in the last coach. Only freight or mixed trains used cabooses.
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[-[[caption-width-right:350:One big (straight, gay, multi-cultural, traditional) happy family.[[note]]L - R: [[DumbassTeenageSon Luke]], [[{{Nerd}} Alex]], [[ControlFreak Claire]], [[HormoneAddledTeenager Haley]], [[{{Manchild}} Phil]], [[HotBlooded Gloria]], [[TheBabyOfTheBunch Joe]], [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Manny]], [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jay]], [[DramaQueen Cameron]], [[LittleMissSnarker Lily]], and [[StraightGay Mitchell]].[[/note]]]]-]

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[-[[caption-width-right:350:One big (straight, gay, multi-cultural, traditional) happy family.[[note]]L - R: [[DumbassTeenageSon Luke]], [[{{Nerd}} [[TheSmartGuy Alex]], [[ControlFreak Claire]], [[HormoneAddledTeenager Haley]], [[{{Manchild}} Phil]], [[HotBlooded Gloria]], [[TheBabyOfTheBunch Joe]], [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Manny]], [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jay]], [[DramaQueen Cameron]], [[LittleMissSnarker Lily]], and [[StraightGay Mitchell]].[[/note]]]]-]
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* FamilyThemeNaming: DeDe has two sisters who go by CeCe and BeBe.
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** The very over-the-top portrayal of Colombia is addressed by Gloria admitting that she has a tendency to exaggerate everything.
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* InsultComic: Jay decides to leave after DavidBrenner constantly makes jokes about his age at a show he and Gloria attend in "My Funky Valentine."

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* InsultComic: Jay decides to leave after DavidBrenner David Brenner constantly makes jokes about his age at a show he and Gloria attend in "My Funky Valentine."
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* {{CloudcuckoolLander}}: Phil has proven he more than deserves this title, thanks to the "Phil'sosophy", a collection of his thoughts and sayings. The episode featuring it has the rest of the cast reading from it at the end of the episode, then looking up in utter bafflement as to what they just read.

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* {{CloudcuckoolLander}}: {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Phil has proven he more than deserves this title, thanks to the "Phil'sosophy", a collection of his thoughts and sayings. The episode featuring it has the rest of the cast reading from it at the end of the episode, then looking up in utter bafflement as to what they just read.



* EmbarassingTattoo: Ben has a tattoo of a Tasmanian devil on his butt.

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* EmbarassingTattoo: EmbarrassingTattoo: Ben has a tattoo of a Tasmanian devil on his butt.



* InsultComic: Jay decides to leave after Creator/DavidBrenner constantly makes jokes about his age at a show he and Gloria attend in "My Funky Valentine."

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* InsultComic: Jay decides to leave after Creator/DavidBrenner DavidBrenner constantly makes jokes about his age at a show he and Gloria attend in "My Funky Valentine."
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* MasculineGirlFeminineGuy: Claire (wearing tomboyish outfits) had this dynamic with her husband Phil (former cheerleader) and with her mannered brother Mitchell.

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* MasculineGirlFeminineGuy: MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Claire (wearing tomboyish outfits) had this dynamic with her husband Phil (former cheerleader) and with her mannered brother Mitchell.
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* MasculineGirlFeminineGuy: Claire (wearing tomboyish outfits) had this dynamic with her husband Phil (former cheerleader) and with her mannered brother Mitchell.

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