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* AbandonedShipping: Anyone who wanted to see Eddie and Nicole together had their hopes dashed when Nicole came out as a lesbian.

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* AbandonedShipping: AbandonShipping: Anyone who wanted to see Eddie and Nicole together had their hopes dashed when Nicole came out as a lesbian.
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%%* AbandonedShipping: Anyone who wanted to see Eddie and Nicole together had that hope dashed with Nicole coming out of the closet.

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%%* * AbandonedShipping: Anyone who wanted to see Eddie and Nicole together had that hope their hopes dashed with when Nicole coming came out of the closet.as a lesbian.



** "Garbage man is right. Promote him to garbage boss."[[labelnote:explanation]]Jessica's comment on a janitor being able to explain FourIsDeath is also used as a reaction image to people or characters that are massively disliked but [[JerkassHasAPoint still manage to say something correct]].[[/labelnote]]

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** "Garbage "The garbage man is right.right. Promote him. Promote him to garbage boss."[[labelnote:explanation]]Jessica's comment on a janitor being able to explain FourIsDeath is also used as a reaction image to people or characters that are massively disliked but [[JerkassHasAPoint still manage to say something correct]].[[/labelnote]]

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* AcceptableEthnicTargets: Oh boy, white Americans, but mostly WASP-y ones. Black people too.
** The show runs on this regarding Asian Americans, to the point that it's nearly the premise of the show. Many people around the Huangs are {{Innocent Bigot}}s and the double standards are lampshaded. Entire episodes are based on this - why can't Santa be Chinese, and why is Chinese New Year a theme park ride for white guys? Even the name of the show is a somewhat cheeky play at this.

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* HarsherInHindsight: The real Eddie Huang lobbied for the show to preserve its original title rather than being changed because it better represented his experiences. Subsequent changes to the show's narrative in relation to his life ultimately led him to quit since it wasn't about his childhood anymore.

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* HarsherInHindsight: HarsherInHindsight:
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The real Eddie Huang lobbied for the show to preserve its original title rather than being changed because it better represented his experiences. Subsequent changes to the show's narrative in relation to his life ultimately led him to quit since it wasn't about his childhood anymore.anymore.
** The highly vitriolic reaction to Constance Wu's public disappointment that the show was renewed for a final season looks worse when in 2022, Wu revealed that she was partly ready to move on from the series because [[https://www.avclub.com/constance-wu-why-hid-fresh-off-the-boat-harassment-1849620625 during the early years of the series, she was repeatedly sexually harassed by a producer]].

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* CrazyAwesome: Jessica. She deals with dine-and-dashers by hitting them with her van, and then taking the one that escaped out by hitting him with a thrown onion.

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* CrazyAwesome: CrazyIsCool: Jessica. She deals with dine-and-dashers by hitting them with her van, and then taking the one that escaped out by hitting him with a thrown onion.



* MemeticMutation: It's become popular to recreate the "Neutral Face of Displeasure" scene with characters from other fandoms.

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* MemeticMutation: MemeticMutation:
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It's become popular to recreate the "Neutral Face of Displeasure" scene with characters from other fandoms.
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%%* Crazy Awesome: Jessica. She deals with dine-and-dashers by hitting them with her van, and then taking the one that escaped out by hitting him with a thrown onion.

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%%* Crazy Awesome: * CrazyAwesome: Jessica. She deals with dine-and-dashers by hitting them with her van, and then taking the one that escaped out by hitting him with a thrown onion.
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* AbandonedShipping: Anyone who wanted to see Eddie and Nicole together had that hope dashed with Nicole coming out of the closet.

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* %%* AbandonedShipping: Anyone who wanted to see Eddie and Nicole together had that hope dashed with Nicole coming out of the closet.
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%%* AbandonedShipping: Anyone who wanted to see Eddie and Nicole together had that hope dashed with Nicole coming out of the closet.
* AcceptableEthnicTargets: Oh boy, white Americans, but mostly WASP-y ones. Blacks too.

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%%* * AbandonedShipping: Anyone who wanted to see Eddie and Nicole together had that hope dashed with Nicole coming out of the closet.
* AcceptableEthnicTargets: Oh boy, white Americans, but mostly WASP-y ones. Blacks Black people too.
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* BrokenBase: There are those who side with Eddie Huang (whose memoir serves as the inspiration for this show) and criticize the writers for moving away from the source material and the darker aspects of the real Eddie's childhood (racism, domestic abuse, drugs, etc.) in favor of more traditional sitcom plots that focus more on the idealized fictional versions of Louis and Jessica. The other side prefers the LighterAndSofter approach, saying that the show can still address the darker issues while providing the audience with an entertaining show that features a ethnic group that is greatly underrepresented in American pop culture.

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* BrokenBase: There are those who side with Eddie Huang (whose memoir serves as the inspiration for this show) and criticize the writers for moving away from the source material and the darker aspects of the real Eddie's childhood (racism, domestic abuse, drugs, etc.) in favor of more traditional sitcom plots that focus more on the idealized fictional versions of Louis and Jessica. The other side prefers the LighterAndSofter approach, saying that the show can still address the darker issues while providing the audience with an entertaining show that features a an ethnic group that is greatly underrepresented in American pop culture.
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* CrazyAwesome: Jessica. She deals with dine-and-dashers by hitting them with her van, and then taking the one that escaped out by hitting him with a thrown onion.

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* CrazyAwesome: %%* Crazy Awesome: Jessica. She deals with dine-and-dashers by hitting them with her van, and then taking the one that escaped out by hitting him with a thrown onion.
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* MemeticMutation: It's become popular to recreate the "Neutral Face of Displeasure" scene with characters from other fandoms.

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* MemeticMutation: It's become popular to recreate the "Neutral Face of Displeasure" scene with characters from other fandoms.fandoms.
** "Garbage man is right. Promote him to garbage boss."[[labelnote:explanation]]Jessica's comment on a janitor being able to explain FourIsDeath is also used as a reaction image to people or characters that are massively disliked but [[JerkassHasAPoint still manage to say something correct]].[[/labelnote]]
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* CaliforniaDoubling: One episode shows Honey driving around the Orlando Airport and having a meltdown. The surroundings are very obviously the terminals at LAX.



* MemeticMutation: It's become popular to recreate the "Neutral Face of Displeasure" scene with characters from other fandoms.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Louis and Jessica generally have much more focus than Eddie himself. An example of Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, as both are recognized as the funniest parts of the show.

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* MemeticMutation: It's become popular to recreate the "Neutral Face of Displeasure" scene with characters from other fandoms.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Louis and Jessica generally have much more focus than Eddie himself. An example of Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, as both are recognized as the funniest parts of the show.
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* MemeticMutation: It's become popular to recreate the "Neutral Face of Displeasure" scene with characters from other fandoms.

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