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* FirstPeriodPanic: Duke, after running into her grandma's car while skateboarding, worries that she's been injured as she gets her period until Frankie realizes what's going on and gets her a tampon.
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* CastingGag: It's probably not coincidental that Duke [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane may or may not]] be able to see dead people, as she's played by Olivia Edward, whose father John Edward is famous for claiming this ability (he even has a show based on it).
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther
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* DaddyDidntShow: Xander is largely absent, but plans to attend Max's graduation. At the very last moment, he cancels, claiming unspecified "personal complications", to Sam's anger. Everyone else reacts to this with a frustrated lack of surprise after Max is devastated, and do all they can making up for him letting her down.
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* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Much humor comes from Sam's kids saying things that you don't expect of them, like Duke swearing and Frankie asking a guy Sam dates bluntly about their sex life.
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* CallingParentsByTheirName: Sam's kids often call her "Sam". Conversely, she uses "Phyllis" or "Phyl" for her own mom frequently. In their case, it's just because they're a laid-back bunch.
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* JitterCam: The show does this a lot.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: How Sam's daughters often see her. They're often justified in thinking that way (e.g. she talks about Frankie having her period in front of a whole auditorium).
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: How Sam's daughters often see her. They're often justified in thinking that way (e.g. she talks about Frankie having her period in front of a whole auditorium). Sam's mom Phyllis also embarrasses her often, while also doing so a lot when growing up (by [[HairyGirl not shaving her armpits or legs]], for instance).
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* GenderBlenderName: Sam and all three of her daughters have one. [[spoiler: Becomes fairly notable when Sam starts to question Frankie's gender identity]].
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* GenderBlenderName: Sam and all three of her daughters have one. [[spoiler: Becomes It becomes fairly notable when Sam starts to question Frankie's gender identity]]. Sam's at least is short for Samantha.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: How Sam's daughters often see her. They're often justified in thinking that way.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: How Sam's daughters often see her. They're often justified in thinking that way. way (e.g. she talks about Frankie having her period in front of a whole auditorium).
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* NoPeriodsPeriod: {{Averted}} almost immediately, as Sam given an entire talk about periods in the second episode (she's frustrated by still having hers as well).
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* StraightGay: Rich.
* {{Tomboy}}: Frankie dresses and acts very tomboyish. [[spoiler:It's later suggested that Frankie is less tomboyish and more... boyish]].
* {{Tomboy}}: Frankie dresses and acts very tomboyish. [[spoiler:It's later suggested that Frankie is less tomboyish and more... boyish]].
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* {{Tomboy}}: Frankie dresses and acts very tomboyish. [[spoiler:It's later suggested that Frankie is less tomboyish and more... boyish]].
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* AerithAndBob: Duke's best friend is named Sorrow. Sorrow's brother is named Push.
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* DisappearedDad: Xander is somewhat present, but more often than not is not there for his children.
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* AsHimself: Creator/MikeJudge appears as himself as the creator of "Ching of the Mill."
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* AsHimself: Creator/DougJones appears as himself shooting "Monsters in the Moonlight" with Sam. Creator/MikeJudge appears as himself as the creator of "Ching of the Mill."
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* AsHimself: Creator/MikeJudge appears as himself as the creator of "Ching of the Mill."
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* AmicableExes: Jeff and Sunny, eventually.
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* MiddleChildSyndrome: Frankie starts to show this during Season 2 and it's taken UpToEleven in Season 3 when [[spoiler: her frustration at Sam's refusal to explain why she left Xander and raised the girls alone prompts her to run away.]]
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* ShowWithinAShow: Sam starred for ten years as the voice of Rooster in "Ching of the Mill."
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* StraightGay: Rich.
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* StraightGay: Rich.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: A non-romantic example. Sam, played by the 4'11 Pamela Adlon, is best friends with Rich, who is played by the 6'2 Creator/DiedrichBader
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: A non-romantic example. Sam, played by the 4'11 Pamela Adlon, is best friends with Rich, who is played by the 6'2 Creator/DiedrichBaderCreator/DiedrichBader.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: A non-romantic example. Sam, played by the 4'11 Pamela Adlon, is best friends with Rich, who is played by the 6'2 Creator/DiedrichBader
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Jeff tells Sam he is going to give one to Xander after he unexpectedly shows up to a Frankie's "Batceañera." However, [[spoiler: the speech ends up coming from Rich, who tells Xander that he has been more of a father to Max, Frankie, and Duke than the latter ever will be.]]
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Woman In White is no longer a trope
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: In "White Rock", Duke notices a WomanInWhite [[spoiler:who could either be the spirit of either her late, great-aunt, or a suicidal woman who once lived in the area. Whether she's real or just Duke's imagination manifested from hearing about these women]] is left ambiguous.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: In "White Rock", Duke notices a WomanInWhite woman in an EtherealWhiteDress [[spoiler:who could either be the spirit of either her late, great-aunt, or a suicidal woman who once lived in the area. Whether she's real or just Duke's imagination manifested from hearing about these women]] is left ambiguous.
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''Better Things'' is an Creator/{{FX}} series created by Creator/LouisCK and Creator/PamelaAdlon.
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''Better Things'' is an Creator/{{FX}} Creator/{{FX|Networks}} series created by Creator/LouisCK and Creator/PamelaAdlon.
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'''''Better Things''''' is an Creator/{{FX}} series created by Creator/LouisCK and Creator/PamelaAdlon.
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* RapidFireNo: In 2.07, an AlmostKiss with a friend's ex leads Sam to pull off an absolutely epic one, going on for almost ''two minutes''.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: In "White Rock", Duke notices a WomanInWhite [[spoiler:who could either be the spirit of either her late, great-aunt, or a suicidal woman who once lived in the area. Whether she's real or just Duke's imagination manifested from hearing about these women]] is left ambiguous.
* RapidFireNo: In2.07, "Blackout", an AlmostKiss with a friend's ex leads Sam to pull off an absolutely epic one, going on for almost ''two minutes''.
* RapidFireNo: In
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* RapidFireNo: In 2.07, an AlmostKiss with a friend's ex leads Sam to pull off an absolutely epic one, going on for almost ''two minutes''.
-->'''Sam:''' ...We calm down. We calm down because [[PunctuatedForEmphasis this. Is a very. NO.]]
-->'''Sam:''' ...We calm down. We calm down because [[PunctuatedForEmphasis this. Is a very. NO.]]
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* WhamLine: In ""Only Women Bleed":
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* WhamLine: In ""Only "Only Women Bleed":
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* TheCutie: Duke, being the littlest of Sam's kids, is naturally this.
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* SpearCounterpart: To ''Series/{{Louis}}'', which co-creator Louis C.K. also created.
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* SpearCounterpart: To ''Series/{{Louis}}'', ''Series/{{Louie}}'', which co-creator Louis C.K. also created.
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'''''Better Things''''' is an Creator/{{FX}} series created by Creator/LouisCK and Creator/PamelaAdlon.
Adlon plays Sam Fox, an [[HollywoodOld aging actress]] and single mother in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, struggling to find work while also raising her three daughters of varying adolescence: Max, an [[BrattyTeenageDaughter angsty teenager]], Frankie a {{tomboy}}ish tween, and Duke, [[TheBabyOfTheBunch the youngest of the Fox clan]]. Also in the picture is Sam's mother Phyllis, with whom she has a complicated relationship.
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!! ''Better Things'' contains examples of the following tropes:
* AdultFear: Sam worries about her daughters, especially Max.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: How Sam's daughters often see her. They're often justified in thinking that way.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Duke is the youngest of Sam's three daughters, and is treated very fondly by pretty much everyone.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Max is ''very'' dramatic and whiny, which Sam doesn't buy into. Usually.
* GenderBlenderName: Sam and all three of her daughters have one. [[spoiler: Becomes fairly notable when Sam starts to question Frankie's gender identity]].
* HollywoodOld: As an aging actress in Hollywood, Sam struggles to find substantial roles, usually settling for bit parts.
* ImmigrantParents: Phyllis is originally from England, but Sam was born and raised in America.
* SpearCounterpart: To ''Series/{{Louis}}'', which co-creator Louis C.K. also created.
* {{Tomboy}}: Frankie dresses and acts very tomboyish. [[spoiler:It's later suggested that Frankie is less tomboyish and more... boyish]].
* WhamLine: In ""Only Women Bleed":
--> '''Max:''' [[spoiler:Mom... Frankie's a boy]].
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'''''Better Things''''' is an Creator/{{FX}} series created by Creator/LouisCK and Creator/PamelaAdlon.
Adlon plays Sam Fox, an [[HollywoodOld aging actress]] and single mother in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, struggling to find work while also raising her three daughters of varying adolescence: Max, an [[BrattyTeenageDaughter angsty teenager]], Frankie a {{tomboy}}ish tween, and Duke, [[TheBabyOfTheBunch the youngest of the Fox clan]]. Also in the picture is Sam's mother Phyllis, with whom she has a complicated relationship.
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!! ''Better Things'' contains examples of the following tropes:
* AdultFear: Sam worries about her daughters, especially Max.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: How Sam's daughters often see her. They're often justified in thinking that way.
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Duke is the youngest of Sam's three daughters, and is treated very fondly by pretty much everyone.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Max is ''very'' dramatic and whiny, which Sam doesn't buy into. Usually.
* GenderBlenderName: Sam and all three of her daughters have one. [[spoiler: Becomes fairly notable when Sam starts to question Frankie's gender identity]].
* HollywoodOld: As an aging actress in Hollywood, Sam struggles to find substantial roles, usually settling for bit parts.
* ImmigrantParents: Phyllis is originally from England, but Sam was born and raised in America.
* SpearCounterpart: To ''Series/{{Louis}}'', which co-creator Louis C.K. also created.
* {{Tomboy}}: Frankie dresses and acts very tomboyish. [[spoiler:It's later suggested that Frankie is less tomboyish and more... boyish]].
* WhamLine: In ""Only Women Bleed":
--> '''Max:''' [[spoiler:Mom... Frankie's a boy]].
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