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%% * TheyDo: [[spoiler: Axel and Susan]]
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* {{Elopement}}: At the end of the play [[spoiler: Father Drobney performs an impromptu wedding ceremony for Axel and Susan.]]
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* SkewedPriorities: Walter is adamant about leaving the country as quickly as possible: Susan and Donald are due to be married the following week and he doesn't want to lose his deposit on the wedding venue.


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* UglyAmericanStereotype: Walter is loud, self-important, and is openly disdainful of the local cuisine.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: With the exception of Donald, Walter is not pleased with the men that Susan has been involved with.


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* DisposableFiance: Donald, a respectable lawyer back home in New Jersey. He and Susan are due to be married the following week. However, Susan finds him dull and has been developing cold feet.
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* AuthorAvatar: Both Walter and Axel have similarites to Woody Allen.

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* AuthorAvatar: Both Walter and Axel have similarites similarities to Woody Allen.



* BetaCouple: Walter and Marion to Axel and Susan

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%% * BetaCouple: Walter and Marion to Axel and Susan



* ButtMonkey: Axel

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%% * ButtMonkey: Axel



* FlatCharacter: Burns
* GenderFlip: In many amateur productions, several of the male characters are played by women. The most common are Kilroy, Burns and Krojack.
* HappilyMarried: Walter and Marion, [[spoiler: Axel and Susan]]
* HawaiianShirtedTourist: Walter

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%% * FlatCharacter: Burns
%% General Example%% * GenderFlip: In many amateur productions, several of the male characters are played by women. The most common are Kilroy, Burns and Krojack.
%% * HappilyMarried: Walter and Marion, [[spoiler: Axel and Susan]]
%% * HawaiianShirtedTourist: Walter



* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Axel
* JerkAss: Walter, who turns out to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* JewishMother: Marion
* LargeHam: Walter. Marion is a unique kind of character who can either be a ham or a DeadpanSnarker.
* MistakenForSpies: Walter, Marion and Susan by Krojack. Basically the entire essence of the plot.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Susan
* MotorMouth: Axel

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%% * HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Axel
%% * JerkAss: Walter, who turns out to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
%% * JewishMother: Marion
%% * LargeHam: Walter. Marion is a unique kind of character who can either be a ham or a DeadpanSnarker.
%% * MistakenForSpies: Walter, Marion and Susan by Krojack. Basically the entire essence of the plot.
%% * ManicPixieDreamGirl: Susan
%% * MotorMouth: Axel



* PickyEater: Walter, much to the Chef's exasperation.

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%% * PickyEater: Walter, much to the Chef's exasperation.



* ProfessionalButtKisser: Kilroy
* RomanticRunnerUp: Susan's fiance, Donald.

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%% * ProfessionalButtKisser: Kilroy
%% * RomanticRunnerUp: Susan's fiance, Donald.



* SarcasticConfession: Walter gives one to Krojack when he thinks he and his family are safe. Unfortunately, they're not safe...
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Susan and Axel.
* TheSixties

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%% * SarcasticConfession: Walter gives one to Krojack when he thinks he and his family are safe. Unfortunately, they're not safe...
%% * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Susan and Axel.
%% * TheSixties



* TheyDo: [[spoiler: Axel and Susan]]
* UglyGuysHotDaughter: Walter and Susan.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Axel

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%% * TheyDo: [[spoiler: Axel and Susan]]
%% * UglyGuysHotDaughter: Walter and Susan.
%% * WellDoneSonGuy: Axel



* WorldOfHam

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%% * WorldOfHam
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''Don't Drink the Water'' is a comedy play written by Creator/WoodyAllen. Written and set in TheSixties, the play bases itself around the UsefulNotes/ColdWar.

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''Don't Drink the Water'' is a 1966 comedy play written by Creator/WoodyAllen. Written Creator/WoodyAllen and set in TheSixties, the play bases itself centering around the UsefulNotes/ColdWar.
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Adapted into a 1969 feature film starring Creator/JackieGleason as Walter, Creator/EstelleParsons as Marion, Ted Bessell as Axel, Joan Delaney as Susan, and Creator/RichardLibertini as Father Drobney; and a 1994 MadeForTVMovie starring Allen as Walter, Creator/JulieKavner as Marion, Creator/MichaelJFox as Axel, Creator/MayimBialik as Susan, and Creator/DomDeLuise as Father Drobney.

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Adapted into a 1969 feature film film, directed by Howard Morris and starring Creator/JackieGleason as Walter, Creator/EstelleParsons as Marion, Ted Bessell as Axel, Joan Delaney as Susan, and Creator/RichardLibertini as Father Drobney; and a 1994 MadeForTVMovie starring Allen as Walter, Creator/JulieKavner as Marion, Creator/MichaelJFox as Axel, Creator/MayimBialik as Susan, and Creator/DomDeLuise as Father Drobney.
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In an unnamed European country behind the UsefulNotes/IronCurtain, the American Ambassador must leave the Embassy for business. In his absence he places his incompetent son Axel Magee in charge. Almost immediately the Embassy is thrust into a crisis as the Hollanders, an American family of tourists, come rushing in on the run from the Communist police. Walter, the father, had accidentally snuck into a high security area and taken pictures, causing the communist to believe the family are spies. Axel digs the hole deeper and the embassy is surrounded, leaving the Hollanders trapped.

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In an unnamed European country behind the UsefulNotes/IronCurtain, the American Ambassador must leave the Embassy for business. In his absence he places his incompetent son Axel Magee in charge. Almost immediately the Embassy is thrust into a crisis as the Hollanders, an American family of tourists, come rushing in on the run from the Communist police. Walter, the father, had accidentally snuck into a high security area and taken pictures, causing the communist Communists to believe the family are spies. Axel digs the hole deeper and the embassy is surrounded, leaving the Hollanders trapped.

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