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''The Jim Gaffigan Show'' is an American sitcom based on the standup comedy of Creator/JimGaffigan. The show premiered on July 15, 2015 on TV Land.

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''The Jim Gaffigan Show'' is an American sitcom based on the standup comedy of Creator/JimGaffigan. The show premiered ran for two seasons on Creator/TVLand from July 15, 2015 on TV Land.
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* ShoutOut: In the episode where Jim goes to the museum, there's a map screen showing where the various characters are. At one point, Jim goes to a restaurant and it presents him like Pac-Man.

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In the episode where Jim goes to the museum, there's a map screen showing where the various characters are. At one point, Jim goes to a restaurant and it presents him like Pac-Man.VideoGame/PacMan.
** In the episode "No Good Deed", Jim is seen watching ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol''.
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* YourCheatingHeart: In the fourth episode, Dave invites a woman to Jim's hotel room for sex. It turns out the woman has a jealous boyfriend who wants to beat the crap out of Dave, who's hiding in Jim's bathroom.
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* ThoroughlyMistakenIdentity: In "The List", Jeanie targets a man she thinks is responsible for not including Jim on a list of top 100 NYC comedians, simply because he regularly attends a coffee shop with his laptop and fits her "profile" of what a blogger looks like. It turns out the guy doesn't even speak English and has no idea what she's talking about when she confronts him.
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* BitingTheHandHumor: "No Good Deed" takes a couple pot shots at TV Land, the channel which aired the show.


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* MultiPartEpisode: There's a ''three-parter'' in season 2 where Dave creates a show for TV Land.
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* RaceAgainstTheClock: The episode where Jim takes the kids to a museum has a clock appear on-screen every so often telling how much time is left before Jeanie arrives from the dentist.


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* ShoutOut: In the episode where Jim goes to the museum, there's a map screen showing where the various characters are. At one point, Jim goes to a restaurant and it presents him like Pac-Man.
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* FlashForward: The second season premiere ends with a flash forward to Jim ascending an escalator to Heaven: "36 years from now... or if Jim doesn't change his eating habits... 2 months later."
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* ContentWarnings: The second season finale has a disclaimer that the episode contains profanity. It all comes from Jim's dad, who frequently says "God dammit!"


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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The second season finale (and series finale) had a flashback to Jim's childhood.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: The last moments of the first season finale has Jim and his real-life wife, along with various crew members, thanking the audience and to join them for season 2.
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* ACappella: The "music" in the show is just singers humming and scatting.


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* TimeLapse: Episodes frequently begin this way, with a montage of Jim doing something (like walking the kids around the neighborhood) shot in extreme {{Undercrank}} to speed up time.
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* VomitDiscretionShot: Jeanie throws up on a cruise boat in episode 5, due to excessive drinking. Jim jokes that she's had five kids, vomiting is like a second language to her.
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* RuleOfThree: Daniel's dad fakes a heart attack twice in episode 5. The third time, though, it's real (technically it was a blood pressure spike, but same ball park).
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* YourCheatingHeart: In the fourth episode, Dave invites a woman to Jim's hotel room for sex. It turns out the woman has a jealous boyfriend who wants to beat the crap out of Dave, who's hiding in Jim's bathroom.
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* {{Crossover}}: With ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'', of all shows: an animated short was produced showing Jim as a dog to promote the show.
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* KafkaComedy: Dives into this a lot of the time.


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* WorldOfJerkass: Pretty much the world seems to run on treating Jim like garbage [[KarmaHoudini and often get away with it]]

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The Jim Gaffigan Show is a television Show based on the standup of Comedian Jim Gaffigan. The show premiered on July 15, 2015 on TV Land.

!!The Jim Gaffigan Show provides examples of the following Tropes:

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The ''The Jim Gaffigan Show Show'' is a television Show an American sitcom based on the standup comedy of Comedian Jim Gaffigan.Creator/JimGaffigan. The show premiered on July 15, 2015 on TV Land.

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Jim Gaffigan Show Show'' provides examples of the following Tropes:
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* ButtMonkey: Jim naturally. The show revolves around often getting himself in trouble. Often due to his own Laziness, Incompetence and or his habit of overeating.

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* ButtMonkey: Jim naturally. The show revolves around often getting himself in trouble. Often due to his own Laziness, Incompetence and or his habit of overeating.laziness, incompetence, and/or gluttony.



* CompositeCharacter: Dave is based on a few of Jim's Comic friends

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* CompositeCharacter: Dave is based on a few of Jim's Comic friendscomedian friends.
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* BigEater: Jim practically is the poster child of this trope. He''s often never seen without some sort of food in his hand. If jim is not holding food expect him to obtain food shortly. much of the humor revolves around jim's Habit of over eating. He once convinced his kids that their Halloween handy had poison in them so he could eat it. He also took a popsicle from one of his sleeping daughters. when she woke up Jim convinced her she was still sleeping and that she was dreaming.

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* BigEater: Jim practically is the poster child of this trope. He''s often never He's rarely seen without some sort of food in his hand. If jim is not holding food he's not, expect him to obtain food shortly. much Much of the humor revolves around jim's Habit Jim's habit of over eating. He once convinced his kids that their Halloween handy candy had poison in them so he could eat it. He also took a popsicle from one of his sleeping daughters. when she woke up Jim convinced her she was still sleeping and that she was dreaming.
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** Creator/MacaulayCulkin pops up every now and again doing random things.
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The Jim Gaffigan Show is a television Show based on the standup of Comedian Jim Gaffigan. The show premiered on July 15, 2015 on TV Land.

!!The Jim Gaffigan Show provides examples of the following Tropes:

* BigEater: Jim practically is the poster child of this trope. He''s often never seen without some sort of food in his hand. If jim is not holding food expect him to obtain food shortly. much of the humor revolves around jim's Habit of over eating. He once convinced his kids that their Halloween handy had poison in them so he could eat it. He also took a popsicle from one of his sleeping daughters. when she woke up Jim convinced her she was still sleeping and that she was dreaming.
* ButtMonkey: Jim naturally. The show revolves around often getting himself in trouble. Often due to his own Laziness, Incompetence and or his habit of overeating.
** Jim's friend Dave qualifies as well. Especially the time he got mistaken for a homeless man.
* CampGay: Daniel. Jeanie's ex boyfriend.
* CompositeCharacter: Dave is based on a few of Jim's Comic friends
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Dave is this during his birthday party. All the comics he invited are pretty much there for free Booze. Even Jim seems to mostly just tolerate him.
* MistakenForGay: The time involving Daniel getting stuck in Jim's hotel room's bathroom.
* RunningGag. Jeanie finding something wrong with the apartment Daniel is showing.

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