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* AnAesop:
** Just because you have doubts over marriage doesn't mean you should keep it from your spouse because they might have doubts themselves.
** You don't need to be rich in order to please your peers, even if those peers are rich themselves.
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* YouAreFat: While Cleveland is working his job as a postman, an Amazon drone comes along and calls his son fat.
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* OhCrap:
** Initially, Peter is happy to see his ex-girlfriend after 20 years, but he gets scared when Gretchen reveals she showed up in response to the letter he sent to her about having doubts about marrying Lois and wanting to marry her instead.
** Later in the episode, Meg uncovers Gretchen’s plot to kill Lois, and Peter panics before running out of the house to stop her.

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Realistic, but not surprisingly. There were also character reactions which are not examples of this trope.


* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: At the end of the episode, Lois ends up getting fired from her job at the post office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.
** Peter started having doubts shortly before his wedding to Lois due to her family's dislike of him.
** Because Stewie’s lie was revealed to Chadley and his new classmates, they leave him. Also, when they attempt to claim Chadley’s wallet from the real owner of the house Stewie pretended to have, Stewie’s eagerness causes him to believe he isn’t Chadley.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: At the end of the episode, Lois ends up getting fired from her job at the post office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.
** Peter started having doubts shortly before his wedding to Lois due to her family's dislike of him.
** Because Stewie’s lie was revealed to Chadley and his new classmates, they leave him. Also, when they attempt to claim Chadley’s wallet from the real owner of the house Stewie pretended to have, Stewie’s eagerness causes him to believe he isn’t Chadley.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Gretchen

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: GretchenGretchen is still smitten with Peter after all those years apart, despite him now being married.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Gretchen
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* RealityEnsues: At the end of the episode, Lois ends up getting fired from her job at the post office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.

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* RealityEnsues: SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: At the end of the episode, Lois ends up getting fired from her job at the post office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.
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After the family transfers to a fancy private preschool, Lois goes job-hunting to help pay for Stewie's tuition--Cleveland gets her a job at the local post office (which is where he currently works). While at her job, Lois discovers a letter that Peter wrote to an old girlfriend of his right before he and Lois got married--after she delivers the letter and explains who she is to Peter's ex-girlfriend, said ex tries breaking up Peter and Lois.

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After the family transfers Stewie to a fancy private preschool, Lois goes job-hunting to help pay for Stewie's tuition--Cleveland gets her a job at the local post office (which is where he currently works). While at her job, Lois discovers a letter that Peter wrote had written to an old girlfriend of his right before he and Lois they got married--after she delivers the letter and explains who she is to Peter's ex-girlfriend, said ex tries breaking up Peter and Lois.



** You do not need to be rich in order to please your peers, even if those peers are rich themselves.

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** You do not don't need to be rich in order to please your peers, even if those peers are rich themselves.



* RealityEnsues: At the end of the episode, Lois ends up getting fired from the Post-Office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.
** Peter started having doubts shortly before his wedding to Lois due to her family hating him.

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* RealityEnsues: At the end of the episode, Lois ends up getting fired from her job at the Post-Office post office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.
** Peter started having doubts shortly before his wedding to Lois due to her family hating family's dislike of him.

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** Peter started having doubts shortly before his wedding to Lois due to her family hating him.
** Because Stewie’s lie was revealed to Chadley and his new classmates, they leave him. Also, when they attempt to claim Chadley’s wallet from the real owner of the house Stewie pretended to have, Stewie’s eagerness causes him to believe he isn’t Chadley.



* RealityEnsues: At the end of the episode, Lois ends up getting fired from the Post-Office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.

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* RealityEnsues: At the end of the episode, Lois ends up getting fired from the Post-Office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.violation.
** Peter started having doubts shortly before his wedding to Lois due to her family hating him.
** Because Stewie’s lie was revealed to Chadley and his new classmates, they leave him. Also, when they attempt to claim Chadley’s wallet from the real owner of the house Stewie pretended to have, Stewie’s eagerness causes him to believe he isn’t Chadley.

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* RealityEnsues: At the end of the episode, Lois ends up getting fired from the Post-Office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.



* PetTheDog: When Meg uncovers Gretchen’s plot to kill Lois in order to be with Peter, Peter goes to stop her before returning briefly to pet Meg, calling her a ‘good dog’. This is probably one of the rarest times Peter showed Meg any respect (if you can ignore Peter calling Meg a "dog").

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* PetTheDog: When Meg uncovers Gretchen’s plot to kill Lois in order to be with Peter, Peter goes to stop her before returning briefly to pet Meg, calling her a ‘good dog’. This is probably one of the rarest times Peter showed Meg any respect (if you can ignore Peter calling Meg a "dog")."dog").
* RealityEnsues: At the end of the episode, Lois ends up getting fired from the Post-Office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.

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* AnAesop: Just because you have doubts over marriage doesn’t mean you should keep it from your spouse because they might have doubts themselves.

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* AnAesop: AnAesop:
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Just because you have doubts over marriage doesn’t mean you should keep it from your spouse because they might have doubts themselves.



* BigBad: Gretchen Mercer

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* BigBad: Gretchen MercerMercer, Peter's ex, who drives the conflict between him and Lois.



* LiarRevealed: Although most episodes have Brian at the center of this trope, it’s Stewie on the receiving end of it when his lie of being wealthy is exposed.

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* LiarRevealed: Although most episodes have Brian at the center of this trope, it’s Stewie on the receiving end of it when his Stewie's lie of being wealthy is exposed.exposed at the end of the episode, when [[BigFancyHouse the house]] he claims is his is revealed to belong to a couple who have just come back from a vacation.

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Lois takes a job as a postal worker to pay for Stewie's private school and discovers a letter Peter wrote to an old girlfriend, who tries to come between them. Meanwhile, Stewie befriends a fellow student named Chadley and enlists Brian to help impress him.

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After the family transfers to a fancy private preschool, Lois takes a job as a postal worker goes job-hunting to help pay for Stewie's private school and tuition--Cleveland gets her a job at the local post office (which is where he currently works). While at her job, Lois discovers a letter that Peter wrote to an old girlfriend, girlfriend of his right before he and Lois got married--after she delivers the letter and explains who she is to Peter's ex-girlfriend, said ex tries to come between them. breaking up Peter and Lois.

Meanwhile, at his new school, Stewie befriends befriend a fellow student rich kid named Chadley and enlists Brian to help impress him.
him and the rest of his new classmates.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Brian expresses annoyance over an arrogant rich guy bragging about a minor thing, though Brian is well-known for his arrogance.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Brian expresses annoyance over an arrogant rich guy bragging about a minor thing, though Brian is thing--at this point in the series, Brian's well-known for his arrogance.
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** Peter started having doubts shortly before his wedding to Lois due to her family hating him.
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Lois takes a job as a postal worker to pay for Stewie's private school, and discovers a letter Peter wrote to an old girlfriend, who tries to come between them. Meanwhile, Stewie befriends a fellow student named Chadley and enlists Brian to help impress him.

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Lois takes a job as a postal worker to pay for Stewie's private school, school and discovers a letter Peter wrote to an old girlfriend, who tries to come between them. Meanwhile, Stewie befriends a fellow student named Chadley and enlists Brian to help impress him.



* AnAesop: Just because you have doubts over a marriage doesn’t mean you shouldn’t keep it from your spouse, because they might have doubts themselves.

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* AnAesop: Just because you have doubts over a marriage doesn’t mean you shouldn’t should keep it from your spouse, spouse because they might have doubts themselves.

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* {{Bowdlerization}}: On the part where Lois and Peter try to have sex through the P.O. boxes, the TV version has Peter clothed (at least from the waist-up) and mashed against the P.O. boxes. On the DVD version, Peter is naked and spread-eagled against the P.O. boxes.



* PetTheDog: When Meg uncovers Gretchen’s plot to kill Lois in order to be with Peter, Peter goes to stop her before returning briefly to pet Meg, calling her a ‘good dog’. This is probably one of the most rare times Peter showed Meg any respect.

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* PetTheDog: When Meg uncovers Gretchen’s plot to kill Lois in order to be with Peter, Peter goes to stop her before returning briefly to pet Meg, calling her a ‘good dog’. This is probably one of the most rare rarest times Peter showed Meg any respect.respect (if you can ignore Peter calling Meg a "dog").
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* BigBad: Gretchen Mercer
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* RealityEnsues: Lois ends up getting fired from the Post-Office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.

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* RealityEnsues: At the end of the episode, Lois ends up getting fired from the Post-Office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.
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* RealityEnsues: Lois ends up getting fired from the Post-Office due to using a banner to attack Gretchen and for trying to make love with Peter between a mail slot, which are charges for assault on a person (albeit an insane person) and causing a potential health violation.
** Because Stewie’s lie was revealed to Chadley and his new classmates, they leave him. Also, when they attempt to claim Chadley’s wallet from the real owner of the house Stewie pretended to have, Stewie’s eagerness causes him to believe he isn’t Chadley.
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Lois takes a job as a postal worker to pay for Stewie's private school, and discovers a letter Peter wrote to an old girlfriend, who tries to come between them. Meanwhile, Stewie befriends a fellow student named Chadley and enlists Brian to help impress him.

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* AnAesop: Just because you have doubts over a marriage doesn’t mean you shouldn’t keep it from your spouse, because they might have doubts themselves.
**You do not need to be rich in order to please your peers, even if those peers are rich themselves.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Brian expresses annoyance over an arrogant rich guy bragging about a minor thing, though Brian is well-known for his arrogance.
* LiarRevealed: Although most episodes have Brian at the center of this trope, it’s Stewie on the receiving end of it when his lie of being wealthy is exposed.
* PetTheDog: When Meg uncovers Gretchen’s plot to kill Lois in order to be with Peter, Peter goes to stop her before returning briefly to pet Meg, calling her a ‘good dog’. This is probably one of the most rare times Peter showed Meg any respect.

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