History Series / GrossePointe

* AdamWesting: Jason Priestley as a sex addict.

Although it was highly reviewed by critics it lasted only 17 episodes [[TooGoodToLast due to low ratings]], but it was later fortunately released on DVD. It can be considered a ShowWithinAShow version of another similarly [[ScrewedByTheNetwork screwed-over]] series, ''Series/{{Action}}''. Not to be confused with ''Film/GrossePointeBlank''.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Deliberate. Courtney calls this out in the pilot when she's being fitted for an outfit more befitting the climate of southern California than fall weather in the ShowWithinAShow's setting of Michigan.

''Grosse Pointe'' was a ShowWithinAShow WorkCom that aired on Creator/TheWB from 2000 to 2001. Based on Darren Star's experiences working on ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', it revolved around the behind-the-scenes antics of an eponymous, struggling WB TeenDrama, and starred Irene Molloy, Bonnie Somerville, Al Santos, William Ragsdale, Lindsay Sloane, Kyle Howard, Kohl Sudduth, and later Nat Faxon. It also frequently featured cameos from stars of other WB and/or Darren Star series.

* CaliforniaDoubling: deliberate. Courtney calls this out in the pilot when she's being fitted for an outfit more befitting the climate of southern California than fall weather in the ShowWithinAShow's setting of Michigan.
* CompositeCharacter: Courtney is a mix of Jennie Garth (blonde, from Arizona) and Tiffani Thiessen (new ShowWithinAShow cast member whose character becomes a troublemaker).
* [[SonOfAWhore Daughter Of A Whore]]: Hunter, compliments of one of her PartyGirl mother's many drunken one-night stands.

** In the episode "Star Wars" a Japanese ad exec reveals that Courtney is known in Japan as "Miss Big Breasts."
*** Courtney's ex-boyfriend then sells some old nude photos of her to the tabloids in "Barenaked In America."

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The main cast of the ShowWithinAShow are all {{Expy}}s of the ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' cast as well as the actors portraying them. Rob Fields, the in-universe creator of the ShowWithinAShow is a parody of Darren Star, the creator of ''Beverly Hills 90210''. ExecutiveMeddling by Creator/AaronSpelling forced them to remove all Tori Spelling comparisons from Marcy.

* PutOnABus: Hope Lustig, as Joely Fisher departed to do ''Normal Ohio''.

* DaughterOfAWhore: Hunter, compliments of one of her PartyGirl mother's many drunken one-night stands.

''Grosse Pointe'' was a ShowWithinAShow WorkCom that aired on Creator/TheWB from 2000 to 2001. Based on Darren Star's experiences working on ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', it revolved around the behind-the-scenes antics of a struggling The WB TeenDrama, and starred Irene Molloy, Bonnie Somerville, Al Santos, William Ragsdale, Lindsay Sloane, Kyle Howard, Kohl Sudduth, and later Nat Faxon.

** Marcy intentionally tries to be this in "Sleeping With The Enemy," getting a revealing JenniferLopez -style dress for a movie premiere that winds up falling apart after a magazine article says she's not sexy.

''Grosse Pointe'' was a ShowWithinAShow WorkCom that aired on Creator/TheWB from 2000 to 2001. Based on Creator/DarrenStar's experiences working on ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', it revolved around the behind-the-scenes antics of a struggling The WB TeenDrama, and starred Irene Molloy, Bonnie Somerville, Al Santos, William Ragsdale, Lindsay Sloane, Kyle Howard, Kohl Sudduth, and later Nat Faxon.

The show contains examples of the following tropes:
* AdamWesting: JasonPriestley as a sex addict.
* AlphaBitch: Hunter. In "Devil In A Blue Dress" it turns out that it might be due to her starving herself to look good for the cameras after deliberately putting on weight to play MonicaLewinsky in a movie made her pleasant.

* ArmoredClosetGay: the actor playing Brad & Becky's dad on the ShowWithinAShow lusts for Johnny.
* AsHimself: cameos by JasonPriestley, KristinDavis, SarahMichelleGellar, CarlyPope, LeslieBibb and ElizabethBerkeley.
* BasedOnATrueStory[=/=]WriteWhatYouKnow: the behind-the-scenes drama of ''Series/BeverlyHills90210''.

* CompositeCharacter: Courtney is a mix of JennieGarth (blonde, from Arizona) and TiffaniThiessen (new ShowWithinAShow cast member whose character becomes a troublemaker).

* {{Fanservice}}: in addition to a swimming hole scene where everybody strips to their underwear, the episode "Satisfaction" has new female executive producer Shawn pander to the female viewership by stripping Johnny for an art class scene and throwing in blatant sexuality. Once she's fired over it, Rob promptly writes and films a [[GirlOnGirlIsHot half-naked catfight scene in the girls' locker room]].
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: every episode shares a title with an existing movie at the time and somehow gels with the episode's theme, such as " Film/PassionFish " revolving around [[GirlOnGirlIsHot lesbianism]].
* MistakenForGay: Marcy does this to SarahMichelleGellar in the episode "Passion Fish" when Sarah wants to do a SweepsWeekLesbianKiss with Marcy in the wake of Sarah's famed kiss with SelmaBlair in ''Film/CruelIntentions''. [[spoiler: It turns out that Sarah thought it was a way to snag an Emmy nomination]].

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The main cast of the ShowWithinAShow are all {{Expy}}s of the ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' cast as well as the actors portraying them. Rob Fields, the in-universe creator of the ShowWithinAShow is a parody of Darren Star, the creator of ''Beverly Hills 90210''. ExecutiveMeddling by Creator/AaronSpelling forced them to remove all Creator/ToriSpelling comparisons from Marcy.
* OlderThanHeLooks: Quentin, in a ShoutOut to GabrielleCarteris, is in his 30s and balding.
* PutOnABus: Hope Lustig, as JoelyFisher departed to do ''NormalOhio''.

''Grosse Pointe'' was a ShowWithinAShow WorkCom that aired on Main/TheWB from 2000 to 2001. Based on Creator/DarrenStar 's experiences working on ''BeverlyHills90210'', it revolved around the behind-the-scenes antics of a struggling Main/TheWB TeenDrama, and starred Irene Molloy, Bonnie Somerville, Al Santos, William Ragsdale, Lindsay Sloane, Kyle Howard, Kohl Sudduth, and later Nat Faxon.

* BasedOnATrueStory[=/=]WriteWhatYouKnow: the behind-the-scenes drama of ''BeverlyHills90210''.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The main cast of the ShowWithinAShow are all {{Expy}}s of the ''BeverlyHills90210'' cast as well as the actors portraying them. Rob Fields, the in-universe creator of the ShowWithinAShow is a parody of Darren Star, the creator of ''BeverlyHills90210''. ExecutiveMeddling by Creator/AaronSpelling forced them to remove all ToriSpelling comparisons from Marcy.

* MistakenForGay: Marcy does this to SarahMichelleGellar in the episode "Passion Fish" when Sarah wants to do a SweepsWeekLesbianKiss with Marcy in the wake of Sarah's famed kiss with SelmaBlair in ''CruelIntentions''. [[spoiler: It turns out that Sarah thought it was a way to snag an Emmy nomination]].

'''''Grosse Pointe''''' was a ShowWithinAShow WorkCom that aired on Main/TheWB from 2000 to 2001. Based on Creator/DarrenStar 's experiences working on ''BeverlyHills90210'', it revolved around the behind-the-scenes antics of a struggling Main/TheWB TeenDrama, and starred Irene Molloy, Bonnie Somerville, Al Santos, William Ragsdale, Lindsay Sloane, Kyle Howard, Kohl Sudduth, and later Nat Faxon.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The main cast of the ShowWithinAShow are all {{Expy}}s of the ''BeverlyHills90210'' cast as well as the actors portraying them. Rob Fields, the in-universe creator of the ShowWithinAShow is a parody of Darren Star, the creator of ''BeverlyHills90210''. ExecutiveMeddling by AaronSpelling forced them to remove all ToriSpelling comparisons from Marcy.

* BasedOnATrueStory: the behind-the-scenes drama of ''BeverlyHills90210''.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: the principal cast of the ShowWithinAShow are all {{Expy}}s of the ''BeverlyHills90210'' cast. ExecutiveMeddling by AaronSpelling forced them to remove all ToriSpelling comparisons from Marcy.

* CompositeCharacter: Courtney is a mix of JennieGarth (blonde, from Arizona) and TiffaniThiessen (late addition to the show, ShowWithinAShow character becomes a troublemaker).

* MsFanservice: in the episode "Star Wars" a Japanese ad exec reveals that Courtney is known in Japan as "Miss Big Breasts."
** Courtney's ex-boyfriend then sells some old nude photos of her to the tabloids in "Barenaked In America."