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* CanadaEh: Freddy, Vanessa's new boyfriend, is from Canada and used to play on a bowling team called the Petawawa Poutines.
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* FishOutOfWater: Al in America.
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* VerySpecialEpisode: The season 2 premiere dealt with the US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan. Notable that this was the first time that the show did not have a laugh track.
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* VerySpecialEpisode: The season 2 premiere dealt with the US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan. Notable that this was the first time that the show did not have a laugh track.track.
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Despite the similar titles, has no relation to ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara''.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Translators and others who helped the Americans in Afghanistan faced reprisals from the Taliban. Efforts to bring them to America were hampered by then-President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's travel ban, and the longstanding bias of the American immigration system for white women from Eastern Europe. This is further exacerbated by the Taliban’s sudden reclamation of Afghanistan in August 2021.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Translators and others who helped the Americans in Afghanistan faced reprisals from the Taliban. Efforts to bring them to America were hampered by then-President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's travel ban, and the longstanding bias of the American immigration system for white women whites from Eastern Europe. This is further exacerbated by the Taliban’s sudden reclamation of Afghanistan in August 2021.
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The show premiered on April 1, 2021. A month later, it was renewed for a second season. On May 12, 2022, it was announced thr series was [[https://deadline.com/2022/05/united-states-of-al-canceled-cbs-2-seasons-chuck-lorre-1234754150/ cancelled]]. The news came a week before its series finale had aired.
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The show premiered on April 1, 2021. A month later, it was renewed for a second season. On May 12, 2022, it was announced thr the series was [[https://deadline.com/2022/05/united-states-of-al-canceled-cbs-2-seasons-chuck-lorre-1234754150/ cancelled]]. The news came a week before its series finale had aired.
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The show premiered on April 1, 2021. A month later, it was renewed for a second season.
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The show premiered on April 1, 2021. A month later, it was renewed for a second season. On May 12, 2022, it was announced thr series was [[https://deadline.com/2022/05/united-states-of-al-canceled-cbs-2-seasons-chuck-lorre-1234754150/ cancelled]]. The news came a week before its series finale had aired.
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The correct form is "once in a while".
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* AmicableExes: Riley and Vanessa, the two have a good relationship as co-parents, and Riley has openly acknowledged he's still in love with her, once stating to her face, he's going to clean up his act and then win her back. Even more so, Vanessa seems to be this with the entire family. She and Lizzie are best friends, Art still looks upon her like a daughter, wing the two hanging out together every once and a while, and she and her boyfriend are often included in family functions.
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* AmicableExes: Riley and Vanessa, the two have a good relationship as co-parents, and Riley has openly acknowledged he's still in love with her, once stating to her face, he's going to clean up his act and then win her back. Even more so, Vanessa seems to be this with the entire family. She and Lizzie are best friends, Art still looks upon her like a daughter, wing the two hanging out together every once and in a while, and she and her boyfriend are often included in family functions.
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Riley has plenty of problems of his own, adjusting to life as a civilian. He lives with his father, Art (Creator/DeanNorris) and his daughter Hazel (Creator/FarrahMackenzie), whose custody he shares with his ex-wife Vanessa (Creator/KelliGoss). Riley's family also includes his sister, Lizzie (Creator/ElizabethAlderfer), who is still recovering from the death of her fiancé.
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Riley has plenty of problems of his own, adjusting to life as a civilian. He lives with his father, Art (Creator/DeanNorris) and his daughter Hazel (Creator/FarrahMackenzie), whose custody he shares with his ex-wife estranged wife Vanessa (Creator/KelliGoss). Riley's family also includes his sister, Lizzie (Creator/ElizabethAlderfer), who is still recovering from the death of her fiancé.
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* AmicableExes: Riley and Vanessa, the two have a good relationship as co-parents, and Riley has openly acknowledged he's still in love with her, once stating to her face, he's going to clean up his act and then win her back. Even more so, Vanessa seems to be this with the entire family. She and Lizzie are best friends, Art still looks upon her like a daughter, wing the two hanging out together every once and a while, and she and her boyfriend are often included in family functions.
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Riley has plenty of problems of his own, adjusting to life as a civilian. He lives with his father, Art (Creator/DeanNorris) and his daughter Hazel (Creator/FarrahMackenzie), whose custody he shares with his ex-wife Vanessa (Creator/KelliGoss). Riley's family also includes his sister, Lizzie (Creator/ElizabethAlderfer), who is still recovering from the death of her fiance.
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Riley has plenty of problems of his own, adjusting to life as a civilian. He lives with his father, Art (Creator/DeanNorris) and his daughter Hazel (Creator/FarrahMackenzie), whose custody he shares with his ex-wife Vanessa (Creator/KelliGoss). Riley's family also includes his sister, Lizzie (Creator/ElizabethAlderfer), who is still recovering from the death of her fiance.
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* BasementDweller: Riley lives in Art's garage as he struggles to get his life back together after his divorce while Lizzie is back in her childhood bedroom as she tries to cope with the death of her fiance. Al starts the series moving into the garage with Riley as there's nowhere else for him to stay. Art, for his own part, is welcoming of Al but would like to see his kids on their own feet.
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* BasementDweller: Riley lives in Art's garage as he struggles to get his life back together after his divorce while Lizzie is back in her childhood bedroom as she tries to cope with the death of her fiance.fiancé. Al starts the series moving into the garage with Riley as there's nowhere else for him to stay. Art, for his own part, is welcoming of Al but would like to see his kids on their own feet.
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* VerySpecialEpisode: The season 2 premiere dealt with the US troops withdrawl from Afghanistan. Notable that this was the first time that the show did not have a laugh track.
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* InterserviceRivalry: Riley and Art use the Air Force as a negative comparison when criticizing others.
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* DentedIron: Riley is suffering from a long list of chronic conditions from his time in uniform. When he finally submits his paperwork to the VA to access his benefits, he's shocked to learn that he has a 70% disability rating.
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** Al is also revealed to be suffering from trauma stemming from growing up under the Taliban and then risking his life for years as an interpreter, which gets exacerbated at seeing the Taliban rise back into power.
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** Al is also revealed to be suffering from trauma stemming from growing up under the Taliban and then risking his life for years as an interpreter, which gets exacerbated at seeing the Taliban rise back into power.power.
* VerySpecialEpisode: The season 2 premiere dealt with the US troops withdrawl from Afghanistan. Notable that this was the first time that the show did not have a laugh track.
* VerySpecialEpisode: The season 2 premiere dealt with the US troops withdrawl from Afghanistan. Notable that this was the first time that the show did not have a laugh track.
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* BasementDweller: Riley lives in Art's garage as he struggles to get his life back together after his divorce while Lizzie is back in her childhood bedroom as she tries to cope with the death of her fiance. Al starts the series moving into the garage with Riley as there's nowhere else for him to stay. Art, for his own part, is welcoming of Al but would like to see his kids on their own feet.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Al develops an attraction to Ariana, who reciprocates. Their interactions are prickly, however, because Ariana opposed American intervention in Afghanistan and doesn't understand why Al would work in support of American troops.
* CanadaEh: Freddy, Vanessa's new boyfriend, is from Canada and used to play on a bowling team called the Petawawa Poutines.
* CommonalityConnection: After initially being hostile towards Freddy, Riley starts warming up to the guy over their shared love of bowling.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Al develops an attraction to Ariana, who reciprocates. Their interactions are prickly, however, because Ariana opposed American intervention in Afghanistan and doesn't understand why Al would work in support of American troops.
* CanadaEh: Freddy, Vanessa's new boyfriend, is from Canada and used to play on a bowling team called the Petawawa Poutines.
* CommonalityConnection: After initially being hostile towards Freddy, Riley starts warming up to the guy over their shared love of bowling.
* MundaneLuxury: Al tells a story of how his family treasured a small bottle of Coke and tried to make it last as long as possible.
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Riley has PTSD but refuses to get treatment.
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** Riley has PTSDbut refuses and refused to get treatment.seek treatment for years before relenting and entering therapy.
** Al is also revealed to be suffering from trauma stemming from growing up under the Taliban and then risking his life for years as an interpreter, which gets exacerbated at seeing the Taliban rise back into power.
** Riley has PTSD
** Al is also revealed to be suffering from trauma stemming from growing up under the Taliban and then risking his life for years as an interpreter, which gets exacerbated at seeing the Taliban rise back into power.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Translators and others who helped the Americans in Afghanistan faced reprisals from the Taliban. Efforts to bring them to America were hampered by 2016 Electoral College winner Donald Trump's capricious travel ban, and the longstanding bias of the American immigration system for white women from Eastern Europe. This is further exacerbated by the Taliban’s sudden reclamation of Afghanistan in August 2021.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Translators and others who helped the Americans in Afghanistan faced reprisals from the Taliban. Efforts to bring them to America were hampered by 2016 Electoral College winner Donald Trump's capricious then-President UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's travel ban, and the longstanding bias of the American immigration system for white women from Eastern Europe. This is further exacerbated by the Taliban’s sudden reclamation of Afghanistan in August 2021.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Translators and others who helped the Americans in Afghanistan faced reprisals from the Taliban. Efforts to bring them to America were hampered by 2016 Electoral College winner Donald Trump's capricious travel ban, and the longstanding bias of the American immigration system for white women from Eastern Europe. This is further exacerbated by the Taliban’s sudden reclamation of Afghanistan in August 2021.
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Riley has plenty of problems of his own, adjusting to life as a civilian. He lives with his father, Art (Creator/DeanNorris) and his daughter Hazel (Creator/FarrahMackenzie), whose custody he shares with his ex-wife Vanessa (Creator/KelliGoss).
The show was renewed for a second season on May 15, 2021.
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Riley has plenty of problems of his own, adjusting to life as a civilian. He lives with his father, Art (Creator/DeanNorris) and his daughter Hazel (Creator/FarrahMackenzie), whose custody he shares with his ex-wife Vanessa (Creator/KelliGoss).
(Creator/KelliGoss). Riley's family also includes his sister, Lizzie (Creator/ElizabethAlderfer), who is still recovering from the death of her fiance.
The show premiered on April 1, 2021. A month later, it was renewed for a secondseason on May 15, 2021.season.
The show premiered on April 1, 2021. A month later, it was renewed for a second
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* DoesntKnowTheirOwnBirthday: Al. In "Birthday/Kaleeza," Hazel decides to share her birthday with Al.
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'''''United States of Al''''' is a {{sitcom}} created by Creator/DaveGoetsch and Creator/MariaFerrari. Marine veteran Riley (Creator/ParkerYoung) has obtained a visa for Awalmir (Creator/AdhirKalyan), better known as "Al," a translator from UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}}. Al could face retaliation from the Taliban, since his family is still in Afghanistan.
Riley has plenty of problems of his own, adjusting to life as a civilian. He lives with his father, Art (Creator/DeanNorris) and his daughter Hazel (Creator/FarrahMackenzie), whose custody he shares with his ex-wife Vanessa (Creator/KelliGoss).
Critics have been generally disparaging of the show, finding it well-meaning but neither funny nor insightful. Audiences like the show a little better (a 50% audience score on Website/RottenTomatoes compared to a 31% Tomatometer).
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: In "Fundraiser/Baspana Towlawal," the Marine Corps uniform replaces the iconic eagle, globe and anchor with a different symbol. The only explanation seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding of the law against impersonating military personnel, which includes an exception for theatrical productions.
* FishOutOfWater: Al in America.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Except for the pilot, each episode's title consists of a term given in both English and Pashto, usually in that order.
* TheMatchmaker: In "Matchmaker/Roybar," Al tries to find a woman for Art.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Translators and others who helped the Americans in Afghanistan faced reprisals from the Taliban. Efforts to bring them to America were hampered by 2016 Electoral College winner Donald Trump's capricious travel ban, and the longstanding bias of the American immigration system for white women from Eastern Europe.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Riley has PTSD but refuses to get treatment.
Riley has plenty of problems of his own, adjusting to life as a civilian. He lives with his father, Art (Creator/DeanNorris) and his daughter Hazel (Creator/FarrahMackenzie), whose custody he shares with his ex-wife Vanessa (Creator/KelliGoss).
Critics have been generally disparaging of the show, finding it well-meaning but neither funny nor insightful. Audiences like the show a little better (a 50% audience score on Website/RottenTomatoes compared to a 31% Tomatometer).
!! Tropes
* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: In "Fundraiser/Baspana Towlawal," the Marine Corps uniform replaces the iconic eagle, globe and anchor with a different symbol. The only explanation seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding of the law against impersonating military personnel, which includes an exception for theatrical productions.
* FishOutOfWater: Al in America.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Except for the pilot, each episode's title consists of a term given in both English and Pashto, usually in that order.
* TheMatchmaker: In "Matchmaker/Roybar," Al tries to find a woman for Art.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Translators and others who helped the Americans in Afghanistan faced reprisals from the Taliban. Efforts to bring them to America were hampered by 2016 Electoral College winner Donald Trump's capricious travel ban, and the longstanding bias of the American immigration system for white women from Eastern Europe.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Riley has PTSD but refuses to get treatment.
