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''SMILF''[[note]][[FunWithAcronyms Single/Southie Mother I'd Like to Fuck]][[/note]] is an Showtime comedy series starring Frankie Shaw as a young woman struggling with the hassle of single motherhood.


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''SMILF''[[note]][[FunWithAcronyms Single/Southie Mother I'd Like to Fuck]][[/note]] is an a Showtime comedy series starring Frankie Shaw as a young woman struggling with the hassle of single motherhood.

motherhood. It's based on Shaw's Sundance award-winning short of the same name.




* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode is named after two items of food eaten during the episode.

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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every In the first season, every episode is named after two items of food eaten during the episode. In the second, every episode is a different acronym of the show title.



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nelson Rose is pretty clearly based on Creator/TeresaPalmer who is also blonde, Australian, a Main/GranolaGirl and is married to Frankie Shaw's ex-boyfriend Mark Webber.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nelson Rose is pretty clearly based on Creator/TeresaPalmer who is also blonde, Australian, a Main/GranolaGirl GranolaGirl and is married to Frankie Shaw's ex-boyfriend Mark Webber.
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* MeaningfulName: Brigitte's son Larry is named after Boston basketball legend Larry Bird.
** Similarly, Nelson Rose got her first name in honor of Nelson Mandella.
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* EmbarrassingNickname: After a nipple-slip photo goes viral, Nelson is stuck with the sobriquet "Hard-Nipples Nelson."
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* LandDownUnder: Samara Weaving keeps her natural Australian accent to play Nelson Rose.

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* LandDownUnder: Samara Weaving Creator/SamaraWeaving keeps her natural Australian accent to play Nelson Rose.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nelson Rose is pretty clearly based on Creator/TeresaPalmer who is also blonde, Australian, a [[Main/GranolaGirl]] and is married to Frankie Shaw's ex-boyfriend Mark Webber.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nelson Rose is pretty clearly based on Creator/TeresaPalmer who is also blonde, Australian, a [[Main/GranolaGirl]] Main/GranolaGirl and is married to Frankie Shaw's ex-boyfriend Mark Webber.

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''SMILF'' is an Showtime comedy series starring Frankie Shaw as a young woman struggling with the hassle of single motherhood.


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''SMILF'' ''SMILF''[[note]][[FunWithAcronyms Single/Southie Mother I'd Like to Fuck]][[/note]] is an Showtime comedy series starring Frankie Shaw as a young woman struggling with the hassle of single motherhood.



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* FunWithAcronyms: The series title, of course, and every season 2 episode title can use SMILF as an acronym.
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* LandDownUnder: Samara Weaving keeps her natural Australian accent to play Nelson Rose.
* NiceGirl: Nelson Rose is incredibly sweet and good-natured and gets along really well with Brigitte and Larry. She even enjoys waiting in line.

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* GenderBlenderName: Rafi's girlfriend Nelson-Rose.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Brigitte.
* GenderBlenderName: Rafi's girlfriend Nelson-Rose.Nelson Rose.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Nelson Rose.



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nelson-Rose is pretty clearly based on Creator/TeresaPalmer who is also blonde, Australian, a [[Main/GranolaGirl]] and is married to Frankie Shaw's ex-boyfriend Mark Webber.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nelson-Rose Nelson Rose is pretty clearly based on Creator/TeresaPalmer who is also blonde, Australian, a [[Main/GranolaGirl]] and is married to Frankie Shaw's ex-boyfriend Mark Webber.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nelson-Rose is pretty clearly based Creator/TeresaPalmer who is also blonde, Australian, a [[Main/GranolaGirl]] and is married to Frankie Shaw's ex-boyfriend Mark Webber.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nelson-Rose is pretty clearly based on Creator/TeresaPalmer who is also blonde, Australian, a [[Main/GranolaGirl]] and is married to Frankie Shaw's ex-boyfriend Mark Webber.
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* AmicableExes: Brigitte and Rafi get along very well despite not being together anymore.


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* GenderBlenderName: Rafi's girlfriend Nelson-Rose.


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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nelson-Rose is pretty clearly based Creator/TeresaPalmer who is also blonde, Australian, a [[Main/GranolaGirl]] and is married to Frankie Shaw's ex-boyfriend Mark Webber.
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* WholePlotReference: "Run Brigitte Run" is a takeoff of ''RunLolaRun''.

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* WholePlotReference: "Run Brigitte Run" is a takeoff of ''RunLolaRun''.''Film/RunLolaRun''.
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''SMILF'' is an Showtime comedy series starring Frankie Shaw as a young woman struggling with the hassle of single motherhood.


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!!Tropes included in ''SMILF'':

* DatingServiceDisaster: Brigitte runs across her own father on Tinder.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode is named after two items of food eaten during the episode.
* ImagineSpot: A dark one where she imagines a temp agency suggesting prostitution for her as a career.
* OffTheWagon: Her ex Rafi is a recovering addict; he slips and takes some pain pills after a stressful day.
* RapeAsBackstory: Brigitte was molested as a child.
* WholePlotReference: "Run Brigitte Run" is a takeoff of ''RunLolaRun''.

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