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* In ''{{Community}}'', '''Jeff and Britta''' serve as the mom & dad of the study group in several situations. Repeatedly {{Lampshaded}}, [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]], and PlayedForLaughs in the show's typical BetterThanABareBulb fashion.

* '''Piper and Leo''' from ''{{Charmed}}'' started to fulfill these roles after they got married and Prue died.

* '''Franky and Robin''' from ''OnePiece'' act as the parents of the Straw Hats

* '''Nate and Sophie''' in ''{{Leverage}}''.

* Nate and Sophie on ''{{Leverage}}'' act as the TeamDad and TeamMom respectively, with Eliot as the older brother, and Hardison and Parker as the younger siblings.

* A rare (and [[YourMileageMayVary somewhat arguable]]) example of this trope existing in a PowerTrio is that of '''Terra and Aqua''' in ''[=~Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep~=]''. They are as every bit parents to the few years-younger [[CuteShotaroBoy Ventus]] as they are his [[BigBrotherMentor surrogate]] [[CoolBigSis siblings]]. While Aqua is the TeamMom from the get-go, Terra doesn't start to act as the TeamDad until he enters the KnightInSourArmor phase of his [[SlidingScaleOfAntiheroes antiheroic character progression]] about halfway through the game. [[spoiler:And yes, PapaWolf and MamaBear moments ''abound'' in this game. Moral of the story: [[BerserkButton you do not antagonize, harm, or even IMPLY that anything has happened to Ven]].]]

* In ''{{Community}}'', '''Jeff and Britta''' serve as the mom & dad of the study group in several situations. Repeatedly {{Lampshaded}}, Subverted, Deconstructed, and PlayedForLaughs in the show's typical BetterThanABareBulb fashion.

* In ''{{Community}}'', '''Jeff and Britta''' serve as the mom & dad of the study group. Repeatedly {{Lampshaded}} and PlayedForLaughs in the show's typical BetterThanABareBulb fashion.

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* In the Season Four premiere of Angel, "Deep Down," most of the Fang Gang of Angel Investigations have gone their separate ways, with Angel, Cordelia, Lorne, and Wesley all enmeshed in some situation that keeps them from seeing the group. Subtracting these characters from the group left us with Gunn, Fred, and Connor: i.e., a romantically involved adult couple and a teenage boy. Gunn and Fred were clearly growing into the role of acting as Connor's parents, worrying about his tendencies toward destructive rebellion in the way that his own parents might worry about it.

* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', '''the Doctor and''' (when she's around) '''River Song''' are like this, especially with Amy and Rory. Winds up being a bit ironic, since [[spoiler:Amy and Rory are River's parents]].

* '''Franky and Robin''' from OnePiece act as the parents of the Straw Hats

* In ''DoctorWho'', '''the Doctor and''' (when she's around) '''River Song''' are like this, especially with Amy and Rory. Winds up being a bit ironic, since [[spoiler:Amy and Rory are River's parents]].

* '''Senator Lance and Valerie Prevert''' on YouCantDoThatOnTelevision, they appear to be ALL the child cast members' parents.

* '''Senator Lance and Valerie Prevert''' on [[YouCan'tDoThatOnTelevision]], they appear to be ALL the child cast members' parents.

* On some episodes of ''TheBigBangTheory'', '''Leonard and Penny''' assume the role of parents to Sheldon, especially Penny. Not so much with Howard and Rajesh, since they don't live at the appartment.

* '''Piper and Leo''' from ''{{Charmed}}'' started to fulfill these roles after they got married and prue died.

* An interesting example: On [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]] when Buffy was dead, '''Willow and Tara''' became sorta the [[TeamMom surrogate mothers]] while '''Xander and Spike''' became somewhat of the [[TeamDad substitute fathers]] for Dawn. Buffybot became the public face of Buffy for Dawn at school before [[MakesSenseInContext Buffy was brought back from the dead.]]

When there is a group of friends all the same age, generally there is the couple in the group who act as the adults, sorta the parents of the group. Together they are like the superego of the gang and are actually recognized as the "Mom" and "Dad" of their friends.

When there is a group of friends all the same age, generally there is the couple in the group who act as the adults, sorta the parents of the group. Together they are like the {{SuperEgo}} of the gang and are actually recognized as the "Mom" and "Dad" of their friends.

* In ''TsubasaReservoirChronicle'', '''Fai''' accurately identifies himself and '''Kurogane''' as the [[DesignatedParents "mommy" and "daddy"]] of the group.

* '''*Franky and Robin''' from OnePiece act as the parents of the Straw Hats

* An interesting example: On [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]] when Buffy was dead, '''Willow and Tara''' became sorta the [[TeamMom surrogate mothers]] while Xander and Spike became somewhat of the [[TeamDads substitute fathers]] for Dawn. Buffybot became the public face of Buffy for Dawn at school before [[MakesSenseInContext Buffy was brought back from the dead.]]