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* GooGooGetup: In "Sorority Girl", Tiffany and Amber were put in diapers and bonnets during pledging to join a sorority.
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** In the series finale, Jack steps up his game as a car salesman and even sells cars to celebrities. This causes him to ignore Mr. Floppy, and as he exists in Jack’s mind, this means Floppy is dying. He bites the dust for sure, but when Jack starts to miss him, he drinks a beer and brings him back. They happily close the show singing a version of the original theme song.
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** In the series finale, Jack steps up his game as a car salesman and even sells cars to celebrities. This causes him to ignore Mr. Floppy, and as he only exists in Jack’s mind, this means Floppy is dying. He bites the dust for sure, but when Jack starts to miss him, he drinks a beer and brings him back.Mr. Floppy back by [[TheAlcoholic taking up drinking again]]. They happily close the show singing a version of the original theme song.
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* BackFromTheDead: In one of the later seasons, they kill off Jennie, only for her to return as a ghost. The Fourth Wall gets busted when an executive explained that the concept isn't working and Jennie returns alive.
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* BackFromTheDead: BackFromTheDead:
** In one of the later seasons, they kill off Jennie, only for her to return as a ghost. The Fourth Wall gets busted when an executive explained that the concept isn't working and Jennie returnsalive.alive.
** In the series finale, Jack steps up his game as a car salesman and even sells cars to celebrities. This causes him to ignore Mr. Floppy, and as he exists in Jack’s mind, this means Floppy is dying. He bites the dust for sure, but when Jack starts to miss him, he drinks a beer and brings him back. They happily close the show singing a version of the original theme song.
** In one of the later seasons, they kill off Jennie, only for her to return as a ghost. The Fourth Wall gets busted when an executive explained that the concept isn't working and Jennie returns
** In the series finale, Jack steps up his game as a car salesman and even sells cars to celebrities. This causes him to ignore Mr. Floppy, and as he exists in Jack’s mind, this means Floppy is dying. He bites the dust for sure, but when Jack starts to miss him, he drinks a beer and brings him back. They happily close the show singing a version of the original theme song.
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* ShortTeensTallAdults: Ryan, the eldest son, starts off shorter than everyone bar youngest brother Ross and stays that way throughout the show's run. By the time the final season hits, a preteen Ross is rapidly catching up to the barely 5'4 Ryan, who by this point is college aged.
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* TeensAreShort: Ryan, the eldest son, starts off shorter than everyone bar youngest brother Ross and stays that way throughout the show's run. By the time the final season hits, a preteen Ross is rapidly catching up to the barely 5'4 Ryan, who by this point is college aged.
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* ClipShow: An eponymous episode in Season 4. Ross is showing off a movie he made for a school project, prompting Jack, Ryan, and Tiffany to think about past episodes to alleviate their boredom. Mr. Floppy gets in on it when he has to listen to Jack drone on about how bored he was by the movie.
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* WhenIWasYourAge: In one episode, Jack walks in on the kids having a generational debate, prompting him to lecture them about life when he was a kid. Their bored reactions suggest this is in no way a unique rant.
-->'''Jack:''' You can blame my generation all you want, but we had it tough! Yes indeed, we didn't get driven. We had to ride in A BUS TO SCHOOL! THREE MILES! IN THE COLD! We grew up with only six channels, and you had to get up to change the channel! We didn't have tape players. You had to watch a show when it was on! And if the phone rang, and you weren't home, YOU MISSED THAT CALL! So, excuse me if we ruined the o-zone and killed your rainforest, but we were just a little bit busy walkin' to the TV, answering the phone, and openin' the garage door by hand!
-->'''Jack:''' You can blame my generation all you want, but we had it tough! Yes indeed, we didn't get driven. We had to ride in A BUS TO SCHOOL! THREE MILES! IN THE COLD! We grew up with only six channels, and you had to get up to change the channel! We didn't have tape players. You had to watch a show when it was on! And if the phone rang, and you weren't home, YOU MISSED THAT CALL! So, excuse me if we ruined the o-zone and killed your rainforest, but we were just a little bit busy walkin' to the TV, answering the phone, and openin' the garage door by hand!
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* ObnoxiousInLaws:
** Jack and Maureen positively hate each other, trading insults during practically every encounter. Uniquely, Maureen also doesn't care much for her own daughter.
** Apparently averted with Jennifer's unseen father, Joe. He's Jack's boss and continues to employ him, despite the marriage difficulties. The fact that he divorced Maureen might have something to do with it.
** Jack and Maureen positively hate each other, trading insults during practically every encounter. Uniquely, Maureen also doesn't care much for her own daughter.
** Apparently averted with Jennifer's unseen father, Joe. He's Jack's boss and continues to employ him, despite the marriage difficulties. The fact that he divorced Maureen might have something to do with it.
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* RobbingTheDead: It's mentioned in Season 3 that Maureen passed away. The family helped themselves to whatever possessions she had on her person before burying her.
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* BrainlessBeauty: Tiffany certainly plays this trope. Despite having an above-average intellect, Tiffany doesn't like using her her brains and is fully aware of her good looks the [[BuxomBeautyStandard appeal of her buxom figure]]. The fact that she [[GoldDigger plans to marry a rich, dying old man to get money]] shows clearly that she has no plans to use her intellect to get by.
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* BrainlessBeauty: Tiffany certainly plays averts this trope. Despite having an above-average intellect, Tiffany doesn't like using trope, being the smartest person in her her brains family and is fully aware of her good looks qualified to get into Harvard, though the [[BuxomBeautyStandard appeal of her buxom figure]]. The fact that she [[GoldDigger plans to marry a rich, dying old man to get money]] shows clearly that she has no plans to use her intellect to get by.
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* BrainlessBeauty: Tiffany certainly plays this trope. Despite having an above-average intellect, Tiffany doesn't like using her her brains and is fully aware of her good looks the [[BuxomBeautyStandard appeal of her buxom figure]]. The fact that she [[GoldDigger plans to marry a rich, dying old man to get money]] shows clearly that she has no plans to use her intellect to get by.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Tiffany certainly plays this trope. Despite having an above-average intellect, Tiffany uses her sex appeal more than her brains. The fact that she plans to marry a rich, dying old man to get money shows clearly that she has no plans to use her intellect to get by.
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* DumbassTeenageSon: Ryan, and how.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Tiffany most definitely, though Jack and Mr. Floppy qualify, as well.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Tiffany most definitely, though Jack and Mr. Floppy qualify, qualifies as well.
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* AbsenteeActor: Jennie is absent from a good chunk of episodes from the season before she left the show. Like everything else, this is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] when Ross points out that he hasn't seen his mom in weeks and has to check ''[[BreakingTheFourthWall TV Guide]]'' to find out what will happen to her next.
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* TheDitz: Ryan. His intellect seems to dimish [[{{Flanderization}} more and more]] as the series progressed.
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* TheDitz: Ryan. His intellect seems to dimish diminish [[{{Flanderization}} more and more]] as the series progressed.
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* AbsenteeActor: Jennie is absent from a good chunk of episodes from the season before she left the show. Like everything else, this is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] when Ross points out that he hasn't seen his mom in weeks and has to check [[BreakingTheFourthWall ''TV Guide'']] to find out what's happened to her.
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* AbsenteeActor: Jennie is absent from a good chunk of episodes from the season before she left the show. Like everything else, this is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] when Ross points out that he hasn't seen his mom in weeks and has to check [[BreakingTheFourthWall ''TV Guide'']] ''[[BreakingTheFourthWall TV Guide]]'' to find out what's happened what will happen to her.her next.
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* AbsenteeActor: Jennie is absent from a good chunk of episodes from the season before she left the show.
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* AbsenteeActor: Jennie is absent from a good chunk of episodes from the season before she left the show. Like everything else, this is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] when Ross points out that he hasn't seen his mom in weeks and has to check [[BreakingTheFourthWall ''TV Guide'']] to find out what's happened to her.
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* StudioAudience: The most obnoxious one since Morton Downey Jr, hooting and catcalling not only whenever [[MsFanservice Tiffany]] made an entrance, but ''constantly'' as she walked around the set.
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* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Tiffany's main ambition is to get into Harvard. [[spoiler: In the final episode, she gets accepted by Harvard and Jack finally makes enough money to pay for her tuition.]]
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* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Tiffany's other main ambition is to get into Harvard. [[spoiler: In the final episode, she gets accepted by Harvard and Jack finally makes enough money to pay for her tuition.]]
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* OnlySaneMan: Ross. Everyone else in the cast is TooDumbToLive, a {{Jerkass}}, or both, while Ross plays the StraightMan to the others. Even his examples of BreakingTheFourthWall usually feature him pointing out the idiocy of the plots or [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] the show's conventions.
--->'''Ross:''' Fine, I'll just stand next to [[BreakoutCharacter Tiffany]]. At least that way I'll be in the shot.
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* OnlySaneMan: Ross. Everyone else in the cast is TooDumbToLive, a {{Jerkass}}, or both, while Ross plays the StraightMan to the others. Even his examples moments of BreakingTheFourthWall usually feature have him pointing out the idiocy of the plots or [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] the show's conventions.
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* OnlySaneMan: Ross. Everyone else in the cast is TooDumbToLive, a {{Jerkass}}, or both, while Ross plays the StraightMan to the others. Even his examples of BreakingTheFourthWall usually feature him pointing out the idiocy of the show's plots
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* OnlySaneMan: Ross. Everyone else in the cast is TooDumbToLive, a {{Jerkass}}, or both, while Ross plays the StraightMan to the others. Even his examples of BreakingTheFourthWall usually feature him pointing out the idiocy of the plots or [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] the show's plotsconventions.
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--->'''Jennie:''' You gotta have the mother. Otherwise it's just a stupid, disjointed show about school, a bunny and a guy! The mother is the glue that holds the whole show together, you fools!
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--->'''Jennie:''' You gotta have the mother. Otherwise it's just a stupid, disjointed show about school, a bunny and a guy! The mother is the glue that holds the whole show together, you fools!
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* JadedWashout: Jack is certainly this, though a mentally unstable one.
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* MsFanservice: Tiffany. Just look at the picture. And that's what she pretty much always wore.
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* ParasolOfPrettiness: Jennie tries this once, when trying to hold a picnic.
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* PetHomosexual: Barry.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''.
* SplitPersonality: Jack and his alter ego, Mr. Floppy.
* StudioAudience: One of the most obnoxious ones ever.
* SplitPersonality: Jack and his alter ego, Mr. Floppy.
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* SelfDeprecation: As the page quote demonstrates, there's nothing negative you can say about the show that the characters haven't pointed out themselves.
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* SelfDeprecation: As the page quote demonstrates, there's nothing negative you can say about the show that the characters writers haven't pointed out [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] themselves.
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* StudioAudience: One of the most obnoxious ones ever.
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* BrownNote: In "Tiffany's Rival", its revealed that Tiffany was potty-trained to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," and [[PottyEmergency now she has to go to the bathroom whenever she hears it.]] Guess what the AlphaBitch does to her own advantage the next day in the lunchroom?
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* BrownNote: In "Tiffany's Rival", its it's revealed that Tiffany was potty-trained to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," and [[PottyEmergency now she has to go to the bathroom whenever she hears it.]] Guess what the AlphaBitch does to her own advantage the next day in the lunchroom?
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* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Tiffany's main ambition is to get into Harvard. [[spoiler: In the final episode, Jack finally makes enough money to pay for her tuition, and she is preparing to leave for Harvard when we last see her.]]
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* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Tiffany's main ambition is to get into Harvard. [[spoiler: In the final episode, she gets accepted by Harvard and Jack finally makes enough money to pay for her tuition, and she is preparing to leave for Harvard when we last see her.tuition.]]
