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* CantHaveSexEver: As Randi and Ian find out the hard way when they finally try to consummate their relationship, getting too...excited triggers Randi's transformation.



** In "Bride of the Wolfman", Randi lists [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Pottsylvania]] as a "sight" she's seen staying inside watching monster movies all day.



* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Beyond The Beyond", which takes a sharp turn away from horror and into a closed-circle murder mystery at a convention for an InUniverse [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]] {{Expy}} with no supernatural elements, to the point of not even mentioning Randi's lycanthropy.

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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Beyond The Beyond", which takes a sharp turn away from horror and into a closed-circle murder mystery at a convention for an InUniverse [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]] {{Expy}} with no supernatural elements, to the point of not even mentioning that Randi's lycanthropy.lycanthropy isn't even mentioned.
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* HotterAndSexier: More than once In-Universe.

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* HotterAndSexier: More than once In-Universe.InUniverse.



* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Beyond The Beyond", which takes a sharp turn away from horror and into a closed-circle murder mystery at a convention for an In-Universe [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]] {{Expy}}, which doesn't even offhandedly mention Randi's lycanthropy.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Although they don't officially become a couple until after Ian loses his job at the university.

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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Beyond The Beyond", which takes a sharp turn away from horror and into a closed-circle murder mystery at a convention for an In-Universe InUniverse [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]] {{Expy}}, which doesn't {{Expy}} with no supernatural elements, to the point of not even offhandedly mention mentioning Randi's lycanthropy.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Although they Downplayed. Ian and Randi don't officially become a couple until after Ian loses his job at the university.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When Randi and Ian leave for California "for a few weeks" in "Curiosty Killed The Cravitz", Ian's mum gets a feeling that they won't be coming back. They don't, as the episode marked the start of the series ReTool and move to LA.

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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When Randi and Ian leave for California "for a few weeks" in "Curiosty Killed The Cravitz", Ian's mum gets begins crying after getting a feeling that they won't be coming back. They don't, as the episode marked the start of the series ReTool and move to LA.



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* [[DirtyOldMan Dirty Old Woman]]: Aunt Elsa.


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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When Randi and Ian leave for California "for a few weeks" in "Curiosty Killed The Cravitz", Ian's mum gets a feeling that they won't be coming back. They don't, as the episode marked the start of the series ReTool and move to LA.


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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Beyond The Beyond", which takes a sharp turn away from horror and into a closed-circle murder mystery at a convention for an In-Universe [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]] {{Expy}}, which doesn't even offhandedly mention Randi's lycanthropy.

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* HotterAndSexier: More than once In-Universe.
** First, Ian and his aunt Elsa rework his dry book on mythology into an erotic novel to get it published.
** Then, Ian starts writing a screenplay about his life, but to make it more appealing to Hollywood executives, he reworks Randi into a big breasted blonde and turns their UnresolvedSexualTension into her being full-on HotForTeacher. Randi promptly tears it up in disgust.



* SexSells: The way Ian manages to get his mythology book sold to a publisher is enlisting his aunt's help to rework it into a trashy romance novel.

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* SexSells: The way Ian manages to get his mythology book sold to a publisher is enlisting his aunt's help to rework it into a trashy romance novel.erotic novel called "Satan's Sex Slaves".
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''She-Wolf of London'', also known as ''Love and Curses'', featured a young female werewolf and an older male professor of mythology. It was produced by Creator/{{Universal}} as part of their syndicated ''Hollywood Premiere Network'', an attempt to create an ad-hoc TV "network" that got cancelled after the 1990-91 season (and in turn was the genesis of the ''Creator/ActionPack'' Universal created a couple years later).

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''She-Wolf of London'', also known as ''Love and Curses'', featured is about American grad student Randi Wallace, who travels to England to study with mythology professor Ian Matheson. While on a young female solo research trip out to the moors, Randi's attacked by a werewolf and an older male professor of mythology. turned into one herself. The duo then place a classified ad in the paper, advertising their services as occult investigators in the hopes that some case will lead to a cure for Randi's condition.
It was produced by Creator/{{Universal}} as part of their syndicated ''Hollywood Premiere Network'', an attempt to create an ad-hoc TV "network" that got cancelled after the 1990-91 season (and in turn was the genesis of the ''Creator/ActionPack'' Universal created a couple years later).



* GreasySpoon: Ian and Randi stop at one for lunch after their car breaks down during a trip "Wild Hunt". Notably, they sell a cheeseburger with sliced up hot dog in it.
* HornyDevil: The Succubuses and another episodes features an aphrodisiac that turns people into monsters.

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* GreasySpoon: Ian and Randi stop at one for lunch after their car breaks down during a trip in "Wild Hunt". Notably, they sell a house specialty cheeseburger with sliced up hot dog in it.
* HornyDevil: The Succubuses and another episodes features an aphrodisiac that turns people into monsters.Succubus escorts in "Nice Girls Don't".



** {{Downplayed}} with Randi, who begins craving rare red meat in the hours leading up to her transformations.

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** {{Downplayed}} with Randi, who begins craving rare red meat in the hours days leading up to her transformations.



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%%* MonsterOfTheWeek* MonsterOfTheWeek: Aside from Randi being the titular she-wolf, each episode had the main duo dealing with a new supernatural creature in hopes that something will lead them to a cure for lycanthropy.


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* SexSells: The way Ian manages to get his mythology book sold to a publisher is enlisting his aunt's help to rework it into a trashy romance novel.
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* BigNo: Randi lets out one in "Wild Hunt" when she wakes up with rabbit's blood on her hands and believes she's killed Ian.
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* BackFromTheDead: Ian twice in "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down" first as a zombie, then his normal human self.

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* BackFromTheDead: Ian twice in "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down" first Down". First as a zombie, then his normal human self.



* KillItWithFire: Ian uses the fact that enbalming fluid is extremely flammable to send a Dr. Stevens hoard of zombies up in smoke.

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* KillItWithFire: Ian uses the fact that enbalming fluid is extremely flammable to send a Dr. Stevens hoard of zombies up in smoke.



* SlippingAMickey: Charlie slips Randi a sleeping pill at the end of the first part of "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down" so he can get her on a plane back to California. Ian's family even calls it by name in the second part.

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* SlippingAMickey: Charlie slips Randi a sleeping pill at the end of the first part of "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down" so he can get her on a plane back to California. Ian's family even calls it as such by name in the second part.

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* BackFromTheDead: Ian

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* BackFromTheDead: Ian twice in "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down" first as a zombie, then his normal human self.


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* GreasySpoon: Ian and Randi stop at one for lunch after their car breaks down during a trip "Wild Hunt". Notably, they sell a cheeseburger with sliced up hot dog in it.


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** {{Downplayed}} with Randi, who begins craving rare red meat in the hours leading up to her transformations.

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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: In "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down", the smutty rewrite of Ian's book getting published immediately goes to his head. He even goes so far as to believe the university would willingly ''get rid of the library'' to give him a bigger office. His ego is deflated when the head of his department arrives and tells him he'll no longer be getting a salary because of it.

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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: In "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down", the smutty rewrite of a Hollywood studio's interest in Ian's book getting published immediately goes to his head. He even goes so far as to believe the university would willingly ''get rid of the library'' to give him a bigger office. His ego is deflated when the head of his department arrives and tells him he'll no longer be getting a salary because of it.



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* BackFromTheDead: Ian



* GenreShift: after the move to Los Angeles the show became much more comedic in tone.

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* GenreShift: after After the move to Los Angeles the show became much more comedic in tone.



* HorrorHunger: The zombies in "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down" have the standard craving of human flesh.

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* HorrorHunger: The zombies in "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down" have the standard craving of human flesh.flesh, which Ian is forced to deal with when he becomes one.
* KillItWithFire: Ian uses the fact that enbalming fluid is extremely flammable to send a Dr. Stevens hoard of zombies up in smoke.



* ShoutOut: Dr. Stevens, whose first name is [[{{Series/Bewitched}} Samantha]].
* SlippingAMickey: Charlie slips Randi a sleeping pill at the end of the first part of "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down" so he can get her on a plane back to California. Ian's family even calls it by name in the second part.



* TwoFaced: Dr. Stevens gets a severe facial burn similar to the TropeNamer after Ian pulls the aforementioned KillItWithFire.



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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: In "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down", Ian's book getting published immediately goes to his head. He even goes so far as to believe the university would willingly ''get rid of the library'' to give him a bigger office.

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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: In "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down", the smutty rewrite of Ian's book getting published immediately goes to his head. He even goes so far as to believe the university would willingly ''get rid of the library'' to give him a bigger office. His ego is deflated when the head of his department arrives and tells him he'll no longer be getting a salary because of it.



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* HorrorHunger: The zombies in "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down" have the standard craving of human flesh.


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* TheUndead: First the titular monster in "The Bogman of Letchmoor Heath", then a whole gaggle of standard zombies in "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down".
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: In "Can't Keep A Dead Man Down", Ian's book getting published immediately goes to his head. He even goes so far as to believe the university would willingly ''get rid of the library'' to give him a bigger office.



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The first 14 episodes were a US/UK coproduction, filmed on location in England. After that, the English backers dropped out, and the show was retooled and relocated to Los Angeles.



* ReTool: After the British side of the international coproduction pulled out, the setting was shifted to Los Angeles and the series was renamed ''Love and Curses''.

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* ReTool: After the British side of the international coproduction pulled out, the setting was shifted to Los Angeles with a completely different supporting cast, and the series was renamed ''Love and Curses''.
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* InternationalCoproduction: The first 14 episodes were a US/UK coproduction, filmed on location in England. After that, the English backers dropped out, and the show was retooled and relocated to Los Angeles.
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* CircusEpisode: In "Big Top She-Wolf", Randi feels strangely attracted to the Caleb Wakefield, the ringmaster of a rundown circus.
* CircusOfFear: In "Big Top She-Wolf", Randi feels strangely attracted to the Caleb Wakefield, the ringmaster of a rundown circus. The attraction deepens when she discovers that she does not metamorphose into a werewolf when she spends the night of a full moon with him. Randi learns that Caleb has a steep price for this 'gift' - all she has to do to be permanently rid herself of the curse is to sell her soul to the Devil.

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* CircusEpisode: In "Big Top She-Wolf", Randi feels strangely attracted to the Caleb Wakefield, the ringmaster of a rundown circus.
* CircusOfFear: In "Big Top She-Wolf", Randi feels strangely attracted to the Caleb Wakefield, the ringmaster of a rundown circus. The attraction deepens when she discovers that she does not metamorphose into a werewolf when she spends the night of a full moon with him. Randi learns that Caleb has a steep price for this 'gift' - all she has to do to be permanently rid herself of the curse is to sell her soul to the Devil.
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* CircusEpisode: In "Big Top She-Wolf", Randi feels strangely attracted to the Caleb Wakefield, the ringmaster of a rundown circus. The attraction deepens when she discovers that she does not metamorphose into a werewolf when she spends the night of a full moon with him. Randi learns that Caleb has a steep price for this 'gift' - all she has to do to be permanently rid herself of the curse is to sell her soul to the Devil.
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circus. The attraction deepens when she discovers that she does not metamorphose into a werewolf when she spends the night of a full moon with him. Randi learns that Caleb has a steep price for this 'gift' - all she has to do to be permanently rid herself of the curse is to sell her soul to the Devil. \n%%* CircusOfFear: One monster of the week was this.



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* {{Jerkass}}: Skip Seville in the "Love & Curses" episodes.
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''She-Wolf of London'', also known as ''Love and Curses'', featured a young female werewolf and an older male professor of mythology.

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''She-Wolf of London'', also known as ''Love and Curses'', featured a young female werewolf and an older male professor of mythology. It was produced by Creator/{{Universal}} as part of their syndicated ''Hollywood Premiere Network'', an attempt to create an ad-hoc TV "network" that got cancelled after the 1990-91 season (and in turn was the genesis of the ''Creator/ActionPack'' Universal created a couple years later).
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* CircusEpisode: In "Big Top She-Wolf", Randi feels strangely attracted to the Caleb Wakefield, the ringmaster of a rundown circus. The attraction deepens when she discovers that she does not metamorphose into a werewolf when she spends the night of a full moon with him. Randi learns that Caleb has a steep price for this 'gift' - all she has to do to be permanently rid herself of the curse is to sell her soul to the Devil.
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* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: "Don't worry, there won't be another full moon for months!"
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* [[Jerkass Jerkass]]: Skip Seville in the "Love & Curses" episodes.

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* BackFromTheDead: Twice in the same episodes
* GenreShift: after the move to Los Angeles the show became much more comedic in tone
* HornyDevil: The Succubuses and another episodes features an aphrodisiac that turns people into monsters
* InternationalCoproduction: The first 14 episodes

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* BackFromTheDead: Twice in the same episodes
episodes.
* CircusOfFear: One monster of the week was this.
* GenreShift: after the move to Los Angeles the show became much more comedic in tone
tone.
* HornyDevil: The Succubuses and another episodes features an aphrodisiac that turns people into monsters
monsters.
* InternationalCoproduction: The first 14 episodesepisodes.



* CircusOfFear: One monster of the week was this.

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