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An award-winning [[NewspaperComic newspaper comic strip]], and later ComicBook, created by Frank Cho. It was syndicated in newspapers from 1997-2001, and since then has been collected in comic book form by Insight Studios and Creator/ImageComics.

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An award-winning [[NewspaperComic newspaper comic strip]], and later ComicBook, created by Frank Cho. It was syndicated in newspapers from 1997-2001, 1997 to 2001, and since then has been collected in comic book form by Insight Studios and Creator/ImageComics.
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trope merge w slapstick


* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Not often, but even Brandy sometimes gets hit by it, [[ImmuneToSlapstick unlike Jen]].
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Dewicked trope


* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Come with everything from claims that Truman is related to dinosaurs, to Ralph's inventions malfunctioning.
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* HotScientist: Jen is a rocket scientist
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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
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* GoodAngelBadAngel: When Jen is trying to seduce Frank, his shoulder angel and devil appear, with the devil telling him to jump her bones and the angel telling him to resist. But when Jen drops her robe, even the angel says: "Dude, jump her bones."
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys
** And, following from the previous two, the obvious corollary: [[RuleOfCool Everythings Better With Dinosaurs Fighting Giant Monkeys]].

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* GirlOnGirlIsHot: In one fourth-wall breaking strip, Brandy falls out of her own comic strip and into [[ComicStrip/{{Blondie}} Blondie's]], where she lands in a bathtub with Dagwood. Frank Cho's author avatar then edits the strip so she falls into a bathtub with Blondie instead.



* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/cbc5e3ac64da44a9b116f6ec908c24b7/tumblr_mpb4fzqSUO1qhg4cco1_1280.jpg Jen demonstrates the technique.]]

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* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/cbc5e3ac64da44a9b116f6ec908c24b7/tumblr_mpb4fzqSUO1qhg4cco1_1280.jpg Jen demonstrates the technique.]]]] She wants to go dancing. Frank initially doesn't. She places her boobs right in front of his face and he changes his mind.
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Though it started its life on the comics page, after four years, Cho pulled it from newspapers claiming to be tired of dealing with newspaper censors. Most of the censorship concerned the large amounts of WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes-esque violence, as well as Brandy and Jen, who were drawn in a style notably sexier than just about anything else on the comics page (with tons of MaleGaze to boot) and who were written (specially Jen) as clearly aware of their sexuality in ways few other newspaper comics character have been. Another constant concern was Dean who, well, acted realistically lecherous and not just "newspaper comic" lecherous, if that makes any sense. Truthfully, the [[http://www.libertymeadows.com/uncengal/index.htm censored strips]] aren't that bad... they just toe the PG-13 line in ways newspaper editors were not comfortable with. Let's just say they didn't have these problems with ''The Born Loser''.

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Though it started its life on the comics page, after four years, Cho pulled it from newspapers claiming to be tired of dealing with newspaper censors. Most of the censorship concerned the large amounts of WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes-esque violence, as well as Brandy and Jen, who were drawn in a style notably sexier than just about anything else on the comics page (with tons of MaleGaze to boot) and who were written (specially Jen) as clearly aware of their sexuality in ways few other newspaper comics character have been. Another constant concern was Dean who, well, acted realistically lecherous and not just "newspaper comic" lecherous, if that makes any sense. Truthfully, the [[http://www.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20080708233042/http://www.libertymeadows.com/uncengal/index.htm censored strips]] aren't that bad... they just toe the PG-13 line in ways newspaper editors were not comfortable with. Let's just say they didn't have these problems with ''The Born Loser''.
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* ImmuneToSlapstick: Jen causes plenty of slapstick but only once is she herself the victim of any.

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* ImmuneToSlapstick: Rarely is Jen causes plenty of slapstick but only once is she herself ever the victim of any.any, and then usually in only some Sunday color strips.

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* TheCameo: Brent and Francis from ''Webcomic/PvP'' appear at [[http://www.gocomics.com/libertymeadows/2009/03/06 a sci-fi convention]]. And Skull a few strips [[http://www.gocomics.com/libertymeadows/2009/03/10 later]].

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* TheCameo: TheCameo:
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Brent and Francis from ''Webcomic/PvP'' appear at [[http://www.gocomics.com/libertymeadows/2009/03/06 a sci-fi convention]]. And Skull a few strips [[http://www.gocomics.com/libertymeadows/2009/03/10 later]].later]].
** A recurring gag are appearances by characters from nearly every other comic strip from the same newspaper comic pages that had ''Liberty''.
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* ImmuneToSlapstick: Jen causes plenty of slapstick but is never the victim of any at all.

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* ImmuneToSlapstick: Jen causes plenty of slapstick but only once is never she herself the victim of any at all.any.

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* ImmuneToSlapstick: While Brandy and Jen both cause plenty of it and Brandy is frequently in the middle of such, Brandy only rarely is the victim of it while Jen never at all.

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* ImmuneToSlapstick: While Brandy and Jen both cause causes plenty of it and Brandy slapstick but is frequently in the middle of such, Brandy only rarely is never the victim of it while Jen never any at all.


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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Not often, but even Brandy sometimes gets hit by it, [[ImmuneToSlapstick unlike Jen]].
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* ImmuneToSlapstick: While Brandy and Jen both cause plenty of slapstick and Brandy is frequently in the middle of such, Brandy only rarely is the victim of it while Jen never at all.

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* ImmuneToSlapstick: While Brandy and Jen both cause plenty of slapstick it and Brandy is frequently in the middle of such, Brandy only rarely is the victim of it while Jen never at all.
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* ImmuneToSlapstick: While Brandy and Jen both cause plenty of slapstick and Brandy is frequently in the middle of such, neither ever become victims of it.

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* ImmuneToSlapstick: While Brandy and Jen both cause plenty of slapstick and Brandy is frequently in the middle of such, neither ever become victims Brandy only rarely is the victim of it.it while Jen never at all.
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* NoAnimalsWereHarmed

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* NoAnimalsWereHarmedNoAnimalsWereHarmed: Always subverted, in cartoon violence style.

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* ImmuneToSlapstick: While Brandy and Jen both cause plenty of slapstick and Brandy is frequently in the middle of such, neither ever become victims of it.



* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Averted, as while Brandy and Jen both cause plenty of slapstick and Brandy is frequently in the middle of such, neither become victims of it.
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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Averted, as while Brandy and Jen both cause plenty of slapstick and Brandy is frequently in the middle of such, neither become victims of it.
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The strip is notable for how Cho freely mixes visual styles in the strip, drawing the majority of the cast like [[ComicStrip/{{Pogo}} Walt Kelly's anthropomorphic animals]], borrowing DaveStevens's pin-up look for Brandy, FranklinBooth's lush landscapes and routinely throws in the styles of whatever artists and cartoonists Cho feels like homaging at the time.

Though it started its life on the comics page, after four years, Cho pulled it from newspapers claiming to be tired of dealing with newspaper censors. Most of the censorship concerned the large amounts of WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes-esque violence, as well as Brandy and Jen, who were drawn in a style notably sexier than just about anything else on the comics page (with tons of MaleGaze to boot) and who were written (specially Jen) as clearly aware of their sexuality in ways few other newspaper comics character have been. Another constant concern was Dean who, well, acted realistically lecherous and not just "newspaper comic" lecherous, if that makes any sense. Truthfully, the [[http://www.libertymeadows.com/uncengal/index.htm censored strips]] aren't that bad... they just toe the PG-13 line in ways newspaper editors were not comfortable with. Let's just say they didn't have these problems with ''TheBornLoser''.

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The strip is notable for how Cho freely mixes visual styles in the strip, drawing the majority of the cast like [[ComicStrip/{{Pogo}} Walt Kelly's anthropomorphic animals]], borrowing DaveStevens's [[ComicBook/TheRocketeer Dave Stevens's]] pin-up look for Brandy, FranklinBooth's Creator/FranklinBooth's lush landscapes and routinely throws in the styles of whatever artists and cartoonists Cho feels like homaging at the time.

Though it started its life on the comics page, after four years, Cho pulled it from newspapers claiming to be tired of dealing with newspaper censors. Most of the censorship concerned the large amounts of WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes-esque violence, as well as Brandy and Jen, who were drawn in a style notably sexier than just about anything else on the comics page (with tons of MaleGaze to boot) and who were written (specially Jen) as clearly aware of their sexuality in ways few other newspaper comics character have been. Another constant concern was Dean who, well, acted realistically lecherous and not just "newspaper comic" lecherous, if that makes any sense. Truthfully, the [[http://www.libertymeadows.com/uncengal/index.htm censored strips]] aren't that bad... they just toe the PG-13 line in ways newspaper editors were not comfortable with. Let's just say they didn't have these problems with ''TheBornLoser''.
''The Born Loser''.



* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Brandy is very clearly based on Creator/LyndaCarter of ''Series/WonderWoman'' fame. In the same vein, her father John Carter was originally supposed to be a dead ringer for {{Superman}}, which can be seen in a panel from [[spoiler: Brandy's wedding]] that must be gold to all Superman/Wonder Woman shippers (he eventually ends up looking an awful lot like Creator/TomSelleck).

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* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Brandy is very clearly based on Creator/LyndaCarter of ''Series/WonderWoman'' fame. In the same vein, her father John Carter was originally supposed to be a dead ringer for {{Superman}}, Franchise/{{Superman}}, which can be seen in a panel from [[spoiler: Brandy's wedding]] that must be gold to all Superman/Wonder Woman shippers (he eventually ends up looking an awful lot like Creator/TomSelleck).



* EroticEating: Brandy can tie a cherry stalk in a knot with her tongue. This revelation renders Frank incapable of coherent speech.

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* EroticEating: Brandy can tie a cherry stalk in a knot with her tongue.tongue (a'la Creator/SherilynFenn in ''Series/TwinPeaks''). This revelation renders Frank incapable of coherent speech.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Oscar at first is too little to understand TimmyInAWell. In a later arc where Frank ends up in a mineshaft, Oscar understands the trope, and apparently knows semaphore to explain a dangerous situation.



* LetsGetDangerous: When Frank falls down a mineshaft that is rapidly filling with rainwater, Brandy ties back her hair, grabs a safety line, and orders the animals to pull them up when she finds him. The problem is that the water floods too fast and an injured Frank slips out of Brandy's grip. She lets go of the safety line and keeps Frank's head above water. When they end up in the woods, she tends to him to the best of her ability until help can come via her signal fire. Frank is actually disappointed when they get rescued because of how awesome she is.



* WholePlotReference: When a celebrity animal photographer Mark [=DeRail=] comes to visit Liberty Meadows, the Cow kidnaps him and acts out the part of Annie Wilkes from ''Literature/Misery'' and acting like Mark is Paul Sheldon. Fortunately,  Ralph and Leslie find them and accidentally save Mark before the cow can use a sledgehammer to break Mark's legs. Leslie would accept the thanks, except he still has the hammer stuck in his face. 

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* WholePlotReference: When a celebrity animal photographer Mark [=DeRail=] comes to visit Liberty Meadows, the Cow kidnaps him and acts out the part of Annie Wilkes from ''Literature/Misery'' ''Literature/{{Misery}}'' and acting like Mark is Paul Sheldon. Fortunately,  Ralph and Leslie find them and accidentally save Mark before the cow can use a sledgehammer to break Mark's legs. Leslie would accept the thanks, except he still has the hammer stuck in his face. 

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* {{Crossover}} with PlayerVersusPlayer while many other characters sneak in now and then

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* {{Crossover}} with PlayerVersusPlayer while many other characters sneak in now and thenthen. In fact, the webcomic reveals that Brent "rescued" what he thought was Skull from Liberty Meadows. It was actually the Panda.



* GoingColdTurkey: Brandy makes Dean go without cigarettes for his own good. He only lasts a few days, not helped by surreal hallucinations.



* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Downplayed with Mark [=DeRail=]. On-camera, he's described as a rugged manly-man that educates the public about nature. Off-camera, while he's a bit narcissistic and vain, he's pretty civil to all of the animals that he meets at Liberty Meadows. It helps that Brandy as the TeamMom is trying to get everyone to behave for the shoot, and encouraging them to try and ''not'' kill Mark by accident. 

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* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Downplayed with Mark [=DeRail=]. On-camera, he's described as a rugged manly-man that educates the public about nature. Off-camera, while he's a bit narcissistic and vain, he's pretty civil to all of the animals that he meets at Liberty Meadows. It helps that Brandy as the TeamMom is trying to get everyone to behave for the shoot, and encouraging them to try and ''not'' kill Mark by accident. 



** More than once, the heroes try to invoke TimmyInAWell by asking their dogs to run and get help, or to track down someone lost. One dog leads Leslie to a fire hydrant instead, while Oscar rolls over for belly rubs as Truman realizes they need to get adults to stop The Cow. 
** Usually, the ZanyScheme land of Liberty Meadows is just a place where the animals have wild adventures. After the Cow kidnaps Mark [=DeRail=], however, he ends up diagnosed with PTSD. Julius mentions that the scandal has caused bad publicity for Liberty Meadows when the shoot was supposed to promote the residents' well-being and the location itself. In fact, the evening news alleges that the residents tried to kill Mark on purpose. 

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** More than once, the heroes try to invoke TimmyInAWell by asking their dogs to run and get help, or to track down someone lost. One dog leads Leslie to a fire hydrant instead, while Oscar rolls over for belly rubs as Truman realizes they need to get adults to stop The Cow. 
** Usually, the ZanyScheme land of Liberty Meadows is just a place where the animals have wild adventures. After the Cow kidnaps Mark [=DeRail=], however, he ends up diagnosed with PTSD. Julius mentions that the scandal has caused bad publicity for Liberty Meadows when the shoot was supposed to promote the residents' well-being and the location itself. In fact, the evening news alleges that the residents tried to kill Mark on purpose. 



* WholePlotReference: When a celebrity animal photographer Mark [=DeRail=] comes to visit Liberty Meadows, the Cow kidnaps him and acts out the part of Annie Wilkes from ''Literature/Misery'' and acting like Mark is Paul Sheldon. Fortunately,  Ralph and Leslie find them and accidentally save Mark before the cow can use a sledgehammer to break Mark's legs. Leslie would accept the thanks, except he still has the hammer stuck in his face. 

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* WholePlotReference: When a celebrity animal photographer Mark [=DeRail=] comes to visit Liberty Meadows, the Cow kidnaps him and acts out the part of Annie Wilkes from ''Literature/Misery'' and acting like Mark is Paul Sheldon. Fortunately,  Ralph and Leslie find them and accidentally save Mark before the cow can use a sledgehammer to break Mark's legs. Leslie would accept the thanks, except he still has the hammer stuck in his face. 

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* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: Al holds a [=PhD=], but still just tends the tavern

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* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: Al holds a [=PhD=], but still just tends the taverntavern.



* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Downplayed with Mark [=DeRail=]. On-camera, he's described as a rugged manly-man that educates the public about nature. Off-camera, while he's a bit narcissistic and vain, he's pretty civil to all of the animals that he meets at Liberty Meadows. It helps that Brandy as the TeamMom is trying to get everyone to behave for the shoot, and encouraging them to try and ''not'' kill Mark by accident. 



* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Dean the pig gets clobbered every single time he hits on a woman. On one occasion he is savagely beaten for ''five strips''. By the end of the fourth strip it's getting a bit intense and you're fearing for his life.

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Dean the pig gets clobbered every single time he hits on a woman. On one occasion he is savagely beaten for ''five strips''. By the end of the fourth strip strip, it's getting a bit intense and you're fearing for his life.



* PrisonRape: Almost happens to Frank when he gets arrested after a bar fight, but his friends bail him out just in time.

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* PrisonRape: Almost This almost happens to Frank when he gets arrested after a bar fight, but his friends bail him out just in time.


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* SchmuckBait: Don't ask Ralph the former circus bear if he can do tricks. At best, he'll show off his armpit solos.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** More than once, the heroes try to invoke TimmyInAWell by asking their dogs to run and get help, or to track down someone lost. One dog leads Leslie to a fire hydrant instead, while Oscar rolls over for belly rubs as Truman realizes they need to get adults to stop The Cow. 
** Usually, the ZanyScheme land of Liberty Meadows is just a place where the animals have wild adventures. After the Cow kidnaps Mark [=DeRail=], however, he ends up diagnosed with PTSD. Julius mentions that the scandal has caused bad publicity for Liberty Meadows when the shoot was supposed to promote the residents' well-being and the location itself. In fact, the evening news alleges that the residents tried to kill Mark on purpose. 


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* TeamMom: Brandy is this to all of the animal residents. It's her job as one of the vets on staff.


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* WholePlotReference: When a celebrity animal photographer Mark [=DeRail=] comes to visit Liberty Meadows, the Cow kidnaps him and acts out the part of Annie Wilkes from ''Literature/Misery'' and acting like Mark is Paul Sheldon. Fortunately,  Ralph and Leslie find them and accidentally save Mark before the cow can use a sledgehammer to break Mark's legs. Leslie would accept the thanks, except he still has the hammer stuck in his face. 
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* WhatsHeGotThatIAintGot: In one strip, Frank complains after seeing Brandy with her boyfriend:
-->'''Frank:''' Look at the way Brandy's fawning over Roger. It's just disgusting. [[YouAnsweredYourOwnQuestion Take away his height, his good looks, his bulging muscles, his piercing eyes, his perfect teeth, his rock-hard abs...]] What does he have that I don't?!\\
'''Ralph:''' Brandy.
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** Brandy’s mother, Barbara, is a [[MyDearestSmother smothering type]] for her daughter and [[RomanticFalseLead Roger]].

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** Brandy’s mother, Barbara, is a [[MyDearestSmother [[MyBelovedSmother smothering type]] for her daughter and [[RomanticFalseLead Roger]].
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Deserves a Lifetime Achievement Award in the field. Of course, 90% of the time his editors or censors caught the "I tore my sac", "Nice Beaver, Brandy!" or Jen's ridiculously-skimpy bikinis, and made Frank re-do the strips. He pretty much intentionally created things to get rejected.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Deserves a Lifetime Achievement Award GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the field. Of course, 90% of future, please check the time his editors or censors caught trope page to make sure your example fits the "I tore my sac", "Nice Beaver, Brandy!" or Jen's ridiculously-skimpy bikinis, and made Frank re-do the strips. He pretty much intentionally created things to get rejected.current definition.
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A [[CharacterSheets character sheet]] is in progress [[Characters/LibertyMeadows here]] and NeedsWikiMagicLove.
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: Despite knowing Brandy for so many years than Frank, Tony the repairman mentions that the former is like a little sister to him.


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* ShipperOnDeck:
** Brandy’s mother, Barbara, is a [[MyDearestSmother smothering type]] for her daughter and [[RomanticFalseLead Roger]].
** Tony the repairman, encouraged Frank to ask Brandy out on several occasions, knowing full well of Frank’s feelings for the latter.

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I tried looking for the rest of the gang during the final arc, but they were strangely absent, despite working close to Brandy.


* ShooOutTheClowns: The animals disappeared during [[spoiler: Brandy’s wedding.]]



* WillTheyOrWontThey

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* WillTheyOrWontTheyWillTheyOrWontThey: Frank and Brandy. Possibly a [[spoiler: MaybeEverAfter at the end of The Wedding Album.]]

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* BettyAndVeronica: Brandy and Jen

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* BettyAndVeronica: Brandy and JenJen to Frank.
** Also Frank is the Betty to Roger’s Veronica to Brandy’s Archie.
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** On a recurring basis, [[StarTrek Khan]] the biggest, meanest catfish in the tri-county area. And Julius and his arch-nemesis Augustus.

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** On a recurring basis, [[StarTrek [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan Khan]] the biggest, meanest catfish in the tri-county area. And Julius and his arch-nemesis Augustus.

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