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Removal of What An Idiot potholes


--> '''Trude:''' Oh, that reminds me -- that little man from Beechtree and Sons is coming over to talk jojoba.
--> '''Prue:''' I hope he's sober. We've got stacks of jojoba left over from October!

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--> '''Trude:''' Oh, that reminds me -- that little man from Beechtree and Sons is coming over to talk jojoba. \n--> \\
'''Prue:''' I hope he's sober. We've got stacks of jojoba left over from October!



* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHerBack?: Brett is far too forgiving of Kim. When he first asked her out, she callously dropped her current boyfriend. [[WhatanIdiot did he really imagine a stable future with this woman?]]

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* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHerBack?: Brett is far too forgiving of Kim. When he first asked her out, she callously dropped her current boyfriend. [[WhatanIdiot did Did he really imagine a stable future with this woman?]]woman?
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Playing Gertrude is now a disambig


* PlayingGertrude: This has been virtually Jane Turner's only role during her 40's. Kath is supposed to be around 50.
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* SexAtWork: In one episode, Kath and Kel have sex in the walk-in fridge at the butchery. They're in there for so long that a line begins to form at the counter.
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Your Cheating Heart is an index, not a trope.


* YourCheatingHeart: In series 1 both Kath and Kel suspected each other of this.
** Brett with Kylie and Danni Bolton, two women from his work, and Sharon in season 4.
** In series 2 Mark brazenly flirts with another woman in front of Sharon. There's also hints that Kim was impregnated by a waiter [[spoiler: turns out she wasn't.]]
** In series 3 there's hints that Sharon and Brett might get back together. Confirmed with a brief moment of passion in series 4.
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* FatGirl:
** Kim. Despite ''thinking'' she is the epitome of sexiness and slimness, and often squeezing herself into far-too-small clothing, the other characters have no qualms about pointing out how chubby she is. Especially her own mother!
** Also Sharon, who was played by the (at the time) obese Magda Szubanski. It is speculated that Kim keeps her around to make herself look better by comparison.
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Brought across the Pacific for an American version in 2008, which only lasted one season and wasn't too succesful(though it did get released on DVD)

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Brought across the Pacific for an American version in 2008, which only lasted one season and wasn't too succesful(though succesful (though it did get released on DVD)
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* TheBogan: Kim, obviously.
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* YouAreFat: Kim is often on the receiving end of this, with good reason.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Kim and Sharon's entire relationship consists of them yelling and throwing shade on each other with a few slightly nicer moments sprinkled in between.

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* ComplimentBackfire: When Kim solves the fake tan dilemma before Kath's hens night. Kath offers rare praise to her daughter but of course it goes wrong...

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* ComplimentBackfire: When Kim solves the fake tan dilemma before Kath's hens night. night, Kath offers rare praise to her daughter but of course it goes wrong...



* DeadpanSnarker: Kath to Kim, and Kim to Sharon.



** A strange variant in a season 3 episode where Kath is playing Virginia Woolf in a play but is useless in the role, meanwhile Kim injures her nose which enlarges to look more like Virginia's and she briefly starts acting just like her.



* HopeSpot: When Kim and/or Brett announce they're moving out, it's played as this for Kath and Kel.



** Inversely, Kim often teases Sharon about her lack of attractiveness while receiving far less male admiration than Sharon does.



* {{Jerkass}}: Apart from Kim, there's Kylie and Dani Bolton, Mark, Sandy Freckle and Gary Pool.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Apart from Kim, there's Kylie and Dani Danni Bolton, Mark, Sandy Freckle and Gary Pool.Poole.



** When Sharon laments her lost signed cricket ball, Kim has a point to say such a complaint was insensitive after Gary Poole had swindled her and Brett out of their home.
* KarmaHoudini: Gary Poole escapes to Hong Kong with Kim and Brett's entire estate [[spoiler: and Sharon's Shane Warne-signed cricket ball]].



* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The Series 2 premier has everyone but Kim experiment with nudism.

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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The Series 2 premier premiere has everyone but Kim experiment with nudism.



* NiceGirl: Sharon to the point of ExtremeDoormat at times. Kath generally is too, with the exception of next-door neighbour Mandy.



* RedOniBlueOni: Though it can become muddled at times, Kim is usually red, Kath blue between the two of them. In other pairings, Kath would definitely be the red to Kel's blue.



* ShoutOut: Kylie and Dani Bolton are obviously named after the Minogue sisters, with a possible reference to Michael Bolton.

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* ShoutOut: Kylie and Dani Danni Bolton are obviously named after the Minogue sisters, with a possible reference to Michael Bolton.


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* TheShrink: Marion is somewhere between harmful and dopey. She's not malicious, but also (doubling as a marriage celebrant) caused Kath and Kel to have a sham marriage through not being properly accredited, and also noted that charges were pending for 'unorthodox' (sexually adventurous) methods. On the other hand her 'counseling' is never shown to help anyone.

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