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* AssholeVictim: Mrs. Sturak.


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** Also, Mrs. Sturak.
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* DumbBlonde: Averted. Sue Ellen is an unfocused teenager, but once she sets her mind to something, she is very competent and learns quickly.
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\"bitch\" (and swearing generally, as long as it\'s not excessive) is fine


* WomanScorned: Carolyn, who seems like a top grade female dog even ''before'' Sue Ellen takes the job she was after. She sets out to destroy Sue Ellens prospects at GAW.

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* WomanScorned: Carolyn, who seems like a top grade female dog bitch even ''before'' Sue Ellen takes the job she was after. She sets out to destroy Sue Ellens prospects at GAW.

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* EvilDuo: Bruce and Carolyn are both petty, vindictive, and slimy people. They seem perfectly happy together.



* OppositesAttract: Averted. Bruce and Carolyn are both petty, vindictive, and slimy people. They seem perfectly happy together.
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\"Nitwit\" is too twee - asshole was just fine.


** [[TheXFiles Fox Mulder]] as a slimy office nitwit?

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** [[TheXFiles Fox Mulder]] as a slimy office nitwit? asshole?
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-->'''Kenny''': Those queens stole our car!
-->'''Sue Ellen''': Liza?

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-->'''Kenny''': Those Hey! What are you queens stole doing with our car!
car?!
-->'''Sue Ellen''': Liza?Ellen/Kenny''': Liza???
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**Carolyn still having a job. Even before Sue Ellen shows up, she is shown being very rude and condescending on the phone. It may have been a personal call, but when Sue Ellen simply asks for directions, Carolyn bites her head off. Rose can't even stand Carolyn, and in the real world, she would have been fired after the first, ''maybe'' second, time she spoke to someone like that.
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* ViewerFriendlyInterface: Averted. Sue-Ellen has trouble getting her computer to do much of anything. It's a text-based system, and every time she presses a key, it scrolls back to the main menu. She eventually offloads her computer-based work to an overlooked employee in another department.
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* MetalHead: Kenny.


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* TheStoner: Kenny.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Again, the line about all women over 25 having a cucumber in the house.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Mr. Egg, the manager of Clown Dog.
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* KarmaHoudini: The drag queens most likely got away with stealing the Buick since Sue Ellen and her siblings didn't report it to the police, Mrs. Sturak was dead, and none of Mrs. Sturak's family (if any exists) were informed of her death. Even if they got pulled over, they could say they borrowed it since it was not reported stolen.

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* {{Tomboy}}: Melissa.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: This movie is ''painfully'' early 90s, caused mostly by it's focus on fashion. The catwalk [[FashionShow show]] finale is particularly exemplary, and is a riot of [[TotallyRadical gaudy neon and spandex.]]


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* {{Tomboy}}: Melissa.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: This movie is ''painfully'' early 90s, caused mostly by it's focus on fashion. The catwalk [[FashionShow show]] finale is particularly exemplary, and is a riot of [[TotallyRadical gaudy neon and spandex.]]
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** Also, simply the fact that when showing Sue Ellen her computer, Rose proudly pointed out the mouse like it was state of the art. YMMV but may be TruthInTelevision as most PC users in '91 were still using DOS-based computers. Windows 3.0 came out in 1990, but FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize most big companies are slow to upgrade their workstations and home computers weren't as ubiquitous as they are today. As such, the mouse probably ''was'' state of the art to them.

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** Also, simply the fact that when showing Sue Ellen her computer, Rose proudly pointed out the mouse like it was state of the art. YMMV but may be TruthInTelevision as most PC users in '91 were still using DOS-based computers. Windows 3.0 came out in 1990, but FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize most big companies are slow to upgrade their workstations and workstations, home computers weren't as ubiquitous as they are today.today, and Apple wasn't cool yet. As such, the mouse probably ''was'' state of the art to them.

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** Also, simply the fact that when showing Sue Ellen her computer, Rose proudly pointed out the mouse like it was state of the art. And they used Lotus. And Sue Ellen wrote her resume on a typewriter. The CD changer during the fashion show still looks semi-current, though.

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** Also, simply the fact that when showing Sue Ellen her computer, Rose proudly pointed out the mouse like it was state of the art. And YMMV but may be TruthInTelevision as most PC users in '91 were still using DOS-based computers. Windows 3.0 came out in 1990, but FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize most big companies are slow to upgrade their workstations and home computers weren't as ubiquitous as they used are today. As such, the mouse probably ''was'' state of the art to them.
**Their office was using
Lotus. And Also, Sue Ellen wrote her resume on a typewriter. The At least the CD changer during the fashion show still looks semi-current, though.
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* HardWorkMontage: When they clean up the house before the fashion show.


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* LipstickAndLoadMontage: When Sue Ellen is getting dressed for her job interview at GAW.
* OppositesAttract: Averted. Bruce and Carolyn are both petty, vindictive, and slimy people. They seem perfectly happy together.
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* AccidentalPervert: Gus propositions Sue Ellen several times to which she refuses, and he has no intention of letting up. She's 17.

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* AccidentalPervert: Gus propositions Sue Ellen several times to which she refuses, and he has no intention of letting up. She's He doesn't know it, but she's 17.

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* AccidentalPervert: Gus propositions Sue Ellen several times to which she refuses, and he has no intention of letting up. She's 17.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: Averted with Carolyn, and how. She wears her bitchiness on her sleeve...and ''it'' bitches at you! Played straight with Mrs. Sturak.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Averted with Carolyn, and how. She wears her bitchiness on her sleeve...and ''it'' ''it also'' bitches at you! Played straight with Mrs. Sturak.



* FreeRangeChildren: Subverted since Sue Ellen is pretending to be 27. Played straight with everyone else. In all fairness, their mom ''did'' hire a babysitter to avoid this trope.

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* FreeRangeChildren: Subverted since Sue Ellen is almost 18 and pretending to be 27. Played straight with everyone else. In all fairness, their mom ''did'' hire a babysitter to avoid this trope.



* HotMom: From her co-workers' perspective, Sue Ellen appears to be this.

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* HotMom: From her co-workers' perspective, perspectives, Sue Ellen appears to be this.
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* HotMom: From her co-workers' perspective, Sue Ellen appears to be this.
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* [[DragQueen Drag Queens]]: Liza Minelli steals their CoolCar.
-->'''Kenny''': Those queens stole our car!
-->'''Sue Ellen''': Liza?
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* FreeRangeChildren: Somewhat the point of the movie, but slightly subverted since Sue Ellen is pretending to be 27.

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* FreeRangeChildren: Somewhat the point of the movie, but slightly subverted Subverted since Sue Ellen is pretending to be 27.27. Played straight with everyone else. In all fairness, their mom ''did'' hire a babysitter to avoid this trope.
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* DoubleEntendre: Rose's line to Sue Ellen about how all women over 25 should have a cucumber in the house.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Averted with Carolyn, and how. She wears her bitchiness on her sleeve...and it bitches at you! Played straight with Mrs. Sturak.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Averted with Carolyn, and how. She wears her bitchiness on her sleeve...and it ''it'' bitches at you! Played straight with Mrs. Sturak.
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**Also, simply the fact that when showing Sue Ellen her computer, Rose proudly pointed out the mouse like it was state of the art. And they used Lotus. And Sue Ellen wrote her resume on a typewriter. The CD changer during the fashion show still looks semi-current, though.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Averted with Carolyn, and how. She wears her bitch on her sleeve...and it bitches at you! Played straight with Mrs. Sturak.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Averted with Carolyn, and how. She wears her bitch bitchiness on her sleeve...and it bitches at you! Played straight with Mrs. Sturak.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Averted with Carolyn, and how. She wears her bitch on her sleeve...and it bitches at you! Played straight with Mrs. Sturak.

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* HeyItsThatGuy!: [[TheXFiles Fox Mulder]] as a slimy office nitwit?

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**[[TheXFiles
Fox Mulder]] as a slimy office nitwit?nitwit?
**[[MarriedWithChildren Kelly Bundy]] finally applied herself, BS'd into a job, and did pretty darn well.
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* FreeRangeChildren: Kindof the point of the movie.

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* FreeRangeChildren: Kindof Somewhat the point of the movie.movie, but slightly subverted since Sue Ellen is pretending to be 27.
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* FreeRangeChildren: Kindof the point of the movie.

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* HeyItsThatGuy!: [[TheXFiles Fox Mulder]] as a slimy office asshole?

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* FictionBusinessSavvy: The new fashion designs did not look cool in the 1990's or in the world of fashion.
* HeyItsThatGuy!: [[TheXFiles Fox Mulder]] as a slimy office asshole?nitwit?



* WomanScorned: Carolyn, who seems like a top grade bitch even ''before'' Sue Ellen takes the job she was after. She sets out to destroy Sue Ellens prospects at GAW.

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* WomanScorned: Carolyn, who seems like a top grade bitch female dog even ''before'' Sue Ellen takes the job she was after. She sets out to destroy Sue Ellens prospects at GAW.

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