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* BigEater: Sharon and Kim.
* ChekhovsGun: A series-long one is Kim's overdue movies.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: Shown in a flashback, revealing how Brett fell for Kim. [[spoiler:He was originally Sharon's boyfriend, but was so DistractedByTheSexy that said relationship apparently disappeared entirely, including from everyone's memory save Sharon's]]Sharon's]].
* TheDogBitesBack: In the season 3 episode "Foxy on the Run", Sharon becomes so sick of Kim by the end of the episode she leaves her stranded on an active mechanical bull.
* EasilyForgiven: Kim forgives Brett every time he cheats as long as he buys her expensive gifts or at least promises to.
* TheDogBitesBack: In the season 3 episode "Foxy on the Run", Sharon becomes so sick of Kim by the end of the episode she leaves her stranded on an active mechanical bull.
* EasilyForgiven: Kim forgives Brett every time he cheats as long as he buys her expensive gifts or at least promises to.
* FreakyFridayFlip: Kath and Kim after Kath's hen's party start acting like each other the next morning.
* HypocriticalHumor: Sharon sometimes joins Kath in making fun of Kim's weight when she's much larger than Kim is.
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* UndyingLoyalty: Sharon to Kim, no matter how badly she usually treats her.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Sharon is usually in hysterics over a breakup or general lack of a love-life at least once an episode.
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The show received its GrandFinale in the form of the 2012 film ''Kath and Kimderella''.
''Film/KathAndKimderella''.
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* OppositesThemeNaming: Kath Day and Kel Knight. Kel tries to propose by asking Kath if she'd like to "turn Day into Knight".
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* {{StealthPun}}/{{VisualPun}}: One so subtle it's hard to know if it was intentional: In a series 1 episode, Kath and Kim are discussing Kath's and Kel's upcoming wedding. Kim says they should just elope and save everyone a lot of effort. Kath replies that she can't elope, having just gotten a [[DontExplainTheJoke particular type of melon]] out of the fridge.
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* RunningGag: It's noice, it's different, it's unyoosual
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* RunningGag: It's noice, it's different, it's unyoosualunyoosual.
** And of course 'Look at moi'.
** And of course 'Look at moi'.
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* {{Malaproper}}: The title characters were prone to using the wrong words as a RunningGag. Examples include:
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* AccentDepundent: Kath and Kim speak frequently of their desire to be affluent, which in a broad UsefulNotes/AustralianAccent sounds very similar to "effluent".
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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...
--> '''Kim:''' Hold on. Turn the top around.
--> '''Kath:''' Ohhh, yes thank you Kim. You're a genius. You're not a pretty face...
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--> '''Kath:''' Ohhh, yes thank you Kim. You're a genius. You're not a pretty face...
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* {{Malaproper}}: The title characters were prone to this. Kath's catchphrase, "Look at moi!" may or may not overlap with GratuitousFrench.using the wrong words as a RunningGag. Examples include:
** Effluent (affluent):
--> '''Kim:''' I want to be effluent, Mum. Effluent!
--> '''Kath:''' You are effluent, Kim!
** Pacific (specific):
--> '''Sharon:''' Where pacifically in the specific were you gonna go, Mrs D.?
** Monogamy (mahogany):
--> '''Kim:''' [about their kitchen renovation] Brett and me have decided. We want solid monogamy.
--> '''Kath:''' Oh no, Kim. Monogomy is very old fashioned, all you need is a veneer of monogomy.
** Casting nasturtiums (aspersions)
** I'm gropeable (ropeable)
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--> '''Kim:''' I want to be effluent, Mum. Effluent!
--> '''Kath:''' You are effluent, Kim!
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--> '''Sharon:''' Where pacifically in the specific were you gonna go, Mrs D.?
** Monogamy (mahogany):
--> '''Kim:''' [about their kitchen renovation] Brett and me have decided. We want solid monogamy.
--> '''Kath:''' Oh no, Kim. Monogomy is very old fashioned, all you need is a veneer of monogomy.
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* RhymesOnADime: Trude and Prue tend to slip into this.
--> '''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!
--> '''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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* ImagineSpot - Kath imagines her granddaughter Epponnee-Rae's wedding day after Kim decides to audition the toddler on the soap ''Neighbours''. Said granddaughter in the ImagineSpot is [[ActorAllusion played by]] Music/KylieMinogue.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: When Kim blames her weight gain and laziness on Kath's lack of encouragement. Given how often Kath jokes about Kim's size, it's not hard to imagine that maybe Kath had been doing this for years, crippling Kim's self-esteem.
* KavorkaMan: By his own admission, Brett isn't much to look at, being a 20-something who is out of shape and has to suffer both balding and graying prematurely. Despite this he's been with Kim, Sharon and the Boltons.
** [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: Despite being plain and awkward, Sharon actually gets a lot of male attention, mainly because she's a sports enthusiast.
* KavorkaMan: By his own admission, Brett isn't much to look at, being a 20-something who is out of shape and has to suffer both balding and graying prematurely. Despite this he's been with Kim, Sharon and the Boltons.
** [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: Despite being plain and awkward, Sharon actually gets a lot of male attention, mainly because she's a sports enthusiast.
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* BlondesAreEvil: Kylie and Dani Bolton are just plain nasty.
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* ChristmasSpecial: ''Da Kath and Kim Code''
* FanDisservice: Kim's outfits. She makes no attempt to hide her underwear when she's bending over in a miniskirt and in one episode considered hiking up her G-string above her pants.
* ItsAllAboutMe: "Everyone's been acting really selfish lately. [[HypocriticalHumour I'm the only one here thinking about me.]]"
* {{Jerkass}}: Apart from Kim, there's Kylie and Dani Bolton, Mark, Sandy Freckle and Gary Pool.
* [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: Despite being plain and awkward, Sharon actually gets a lot of male attention, mainly because she's a sports enthusiast.
* {{Jerkass}}: Apart from Kim, there's Kylie and Dani Bolton, Mark, Sandy Freckle and Gary Pool.
* [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: Despite being plain and awkward, Sharon actually gets a lot of male attention, mainly because she's a sports enthusiast.
* NiceGuy: Kel is an absolute sweetheart, [[BewareTheNiceOnes but don't flirt with Kath in front of him.]]
* ThoseTwoGuys: Trude and Prue, the Kath and Kim doppelgangers who work at a homewares store.
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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 he really imagine a stable future with this woman?]]
* YourCheatingHeart: In series 1 both Kath and Kel suspected each other of this.
** 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.
* YourCheatingHeart: In series 1 both Kath and Kel suspected each other of this.
** 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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* ActingForTwo: Jane Turner (Kath) and Gina Riley (Kim) also play Trude and Prue, a pair of snobby shop assistants. A common gag is to have Trude mock Kath's appearance.
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* DawsonCasting: Kim is supposed to be in her mid-late 20's. Gina Riley is pushing 50. But it worked out better in the U.S. version, as despite SelmaBlair being in her mid-30s, she looked young enough to be convincing as twenty-something Kim Day, it also helped make the small age gap between her and MollyShannon less obvious.
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An Australian comedy show created by Gina Riley and Jane Turner, which premiered in 2002. It ran for four seasons, as well as a special Christmas episode entitled 'da Kath and Kim Code' which aired on Christmas day 2005. It follows the family relationships and mishaps of title characters [[DiscoDan Kath Day]], and her daughter [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist Kim Craig]], along with Kim's second best friend [[ButtMonkey Sharon Strezlecki]], Kath's fiance (then husband) Kel Knight, Kim's estranged husband [[HenpeckedHusband Brett Craig]], and in later seasons, Kim and Brett's daughter Epponnee Rae.
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An Australian comedy show created by Gina Riley and Jane Turner, which premiered in 2002. It ran for four seasons, as well as a special Christmas episode entitled 'da Kath and Kim Code' which aired on Christmas day 2005. It follows the family relationships and mishaps of title characters [[DiscoDan Kath Day]], and her daughter [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist Kim Craig]], along with Kim's second best friend [[ButtMonkey Sharon Strezlecki]], Strzelecki]], Kath's fiance (then husband) Kel Knight, Kim's estranged husband [[HenpeckedHusband Brett Craig]], and in later seasons, Kim and Brett's daughter Epponnee Rae.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Kim organised [[TheGames the Olympic Games?]]
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* SpinOff: The three main characters of Kath, Kim and Sharon originally appeared on the sketch comedy shows ''Series/FastForward'', ''Series/BigGirlsBlouse'', and ''Series/SomethingStupid'' before [[MorePopularSpinOff finally achieving real success]] with ''Kath And Kim''. However, the sketches and the show don't operate in the same continuity, as Sharon was originally married with children.
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---> '''Kim''': I want to be effluent, Mum, effluent.
---> '''Kath''': You are effluent, Kim.
An Australian comedy show created by Gina Riley and Jane Turner, which premiered in 2002. It ran for four seasons, as well as a special Christmas episode entitled 'da Kath and Kim Code' which aired on Christmas day 2005. It follows the family relationships and mishaps of title characters [[DiscoDan Kath Day]], and her daughter [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist Kim Craig]], along with Kim's second best friend [[ButtMonkey Sharon Strezlecki]], Kath's fiance (then husband) Kel Knight, Kim's estranged husband [[HenpeckedHusband Brett Craig]], and in later seasons, Kim and Brett's daughter Epponnee Rae.
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)
The show received its GrandFinale in the form of the 2012 film ''Kath and Kimderella''.
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* ActingForTwo: Jane Turner (Kath) and Gina Riley (Kim) also play Trude and Prue, a pair of snobby shop assistants. A common gag is to have Trude mock Kath's appearance.
* AlterEgoActing:
** Jane Turner and Gina Riley almost never do interviews or appear at awards ceremonies as themselves. Their only instance where they did promotion for Kath and Kim as themselves was on an episode of the talk show ''Enough Rope''. However, Gina has done promotion for other things, such as her appearances in the stage versions of ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' and ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}''.
** They also appeared on radio shows ToughLove and GetThis as themselves, but those shows were hosted by two former guest stars of the show (and friends of the pair) MickMolloy (Gary Poole) and TonyMartin (Mark, the violinist) respectively.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Kim was this when she was a teenager, and she still acts like it now, though with less emphasis on boys (she's too busy moping over Brett)
* ButtMonkey: Sharon.
* ChewingTheScenery: Kim has a tendency to do this.
* DawsonCasting: Kim is supposed to be in her mid-late 20's. Gina Riley is pushing 50. But it worked out better in the U.S. version, as despite SelmaBlair being in her mid-30s, she looked young enough to be convincing as twenty-something Kim Day, it also helped make the small age gap between her and MollyShannon less obvious.
* DecadeThemedParty / DiscoDan: Kath still perms her hair and dresses as though it's still the '80s. She doesn't even seem to realize that times, and fashions, have changed. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in 'Da Kath and Kim Code' where Kath arrives at an 80s themed party dressed in her everyday clothes...
--> '''Kim:''' Oh, Mum! What a great costume!
--> '''Sharon:''' Oh wow, Mrs D. You look hilarious. You're gonna win for sure. Where'd you get that?
--> '''Kath:''' ''[Wearing an over-the-top 80's style pink outfit]'' Oh, from my wardrobe, Sharon. Costume?
--> '''Kim:''' Yeah, it's an 80's party.
--> '''Kath:''' Oh, no! Nobody told me! I would have put something funny on!
* DistractedByTheSexy: Shown in a flashback, revealing how Brett fell for Kim. [[spoiler:He was originally Sharon's boyfriend, but was so DistractedByTheSexy that said relationship apparently disappeared entirely, including from everyone's memory save Sharon's]]
* 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.
* ForeignRemake
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Kath, Kim and Sharon often slip into moments where two of them scream at each other, while the third breaks up the problem. Almost always it's Kim and Sharon arguing with Kath as the peacemaker, though occasionally Kim will scream on her own, calming down when Sharon slaps her.
* HelloSailor: According to Kel, he [[ExperimentedInCollege Experimented In The Navy]]. He doesn't think it's a big deal. Kath does.
* HenpeckedHusband: Brett.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Kim organised [[TheGames the Olympic Games?]]
* ImagineSpot - Kath imagines her granddaughter Epponnee-Rae's wedding day after Kim decides to audition the toddler on the soap ''Neighbours''. Said granddaughter in the ImagineSpot is [[ActorAllusion played by]] KylieMinogue.
* MistakenForGay: Kim and Sharon in the second episode.
* NameAndName
* NouveauRiche: Lampooned to a T.
* PlayingGertrude: This has been virtually Jane Turner's only role during her 40's. Kath is supposed to be around 50.
* OppositesThemeNaming: Kath Day and Kel Knight. Kel tries to propose by asking Kath if she'd like to "turn Day into Knight".
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The actress playing Sharon (Magda Szubanski) came out as gay in 2012, which led to a number of lesbian references for Sharon in the 2012 movie 'Kath and Kimderella'.
* RunningGag: It's noice, it's different, it's unyoosual
* SpicyLatina: Angel in the U.S. remake
* SpinOff: The three main characters of Kath, Kim and Sharon originally appeared on the sketch comedy shows FastForward, BigGirlsBlouse, and SomethingStupid before [[MorePopularSpinOff finally achieving real success]] with KathAndKim . However, the sketches and the show don't operate in the same continuity, as Sharon was originally married with children.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Kim. She's a horrible, HORRIBLE person. But we like her anyway.
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---> '''Kim''': I want to be effluent, Mum, effluent.
---> '''Kath''': You are effluent, Kim.
An Australian comedy show created by Gina Riley and Jane Turner, which premiered in 2002. It ran for four seasons, as well as a special Christmas episode entitled 'da Kath and Kim Code' which aired on Christmas day 2005. It follows the family relationships and mishaps of title characters [[DiscoDan Kath Day]], and her daughter [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist Kim Craig]], along with Kim's second best friend [[ButtMonkey Sharon Strezlecki]], Kath's fiance (then husband) Kel Knight, Kim's estranged husband [[HenpeckedHusband Brett Craig]], and in later seasons, Kim and Brett's daughter Epponnee Rae.
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)
The show received its GrandFinale in the form of the 2012 film ''Kath and Kimderella''.
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!!'''Provides examples of:'''
* ActingForTwo: Jane Turner (Kath) and Gina Riley (Kim) also play Trude and Prue, a pair of snobby shop assistants. A common gag is to have Trude mock Kath's appearance.
* AlterEgoActing:
** Jane Turner and Gina Riley almost never do interviews or appear at awards ceremonies as themselves. Their only instance where they did promotion for Kath and Kim as themselves was on an episode of the talk show ''Enough Rope''. However, Gina has done promotion for other things, such as her appearances in the stage versions of ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' and ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}''.
** They also appeared on radio shows ToughLove and GetThis as themselves, but those shows were hosted by two former guest stars of the show (and friends of the pair) MickMolloy (Gary Poole) and TonyMartin (Mark, the violinist) respectively.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Kim was this when she was a teenager, and she still acts like it now, though with less emphasis on boys (she's too busy moping over Brett)
* ButtMonkey: Sharon.
* ChewingTheScenery: Kim has a tendency to do this.
* DawsonCasting: Kim is supposed to be in her mid-late 20's. Gina Riley is pushing 50. But it worked out better in the U.S. version, as despite SelmaBlair being in her mid-30s, she looked young enough to be convincing as twenty-something Kim Day, it also helped make the small age gap between her and MollyShannon less obvious.
* DecadeThemedParty / DiscoDan: Kath still perms her hair and dresses as though it's still the '80s. She doesn't even seem to realize that times, and fashions, have changed. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in 'Da Kath and Kim Code' where Kath arrives at an 80s themed party dressed in her everyday clothes...
--> '''Kim:''' Oh, Mum! What a great costume!
--> '''Sharon:''' Oh wow, Mrs D. You look hilarious. You're gonna win for sure. Where'd you get that?
--> '''Kath:''' ''[Wearing an over-the-top 80's style pink outfit]'' Oh, from my wardrobe, Sharon. Costume?
--> '''Kim:''' Yeah, it's an 80's party.
--> '''Kath:''' Oh, no! Nobody told me! I would have put something funny on!
* DistractedByTheSexy: Shown in a flashback, revealing how Brett fell for Kim. [[spoiler:He was originally Sharon's boyfriend, but was so DistractedByTheSexy that said relationship apparently disappeared entirely, including from everyone's memory save Sharon's]]
* 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.
* ForeignRemake
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Kath, Kim and Sharon often slip into moments where two of them scream at each other, while the third breaks up the problem. Almost always it's Kim and Sharon arguing with Kath as the peacemaker, though occasionally Kim will scream on her own, calming down when Sharon slaps her.
* HelloSailor: According to Kel, he [[ExperimentedInCollege Experimented In The Navy]]. He doesn't think it's a big deal. Kath does.
* HenpeckedHusband: Brett.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Kim organised [[TheGames the Olympic Games?]]
* ImagineSpot - Kath imagines her granddaughter Epponnee-Rae's wedding day after Kim decides to audition the toddler on the soap ''Neighbours''. Said granddaughter in the ImagineSpot is [[ActorAllusion played by]] KylieMinogue.
* MistakenForGay: Kim and Sharon in the second episode.
* NameAndName
* NouveauRiche: Lampooned to a T.
* PlayingGertrude: This has been virtually Jane Turner's only role during her 40's. Kath is supposed to be around 50.
* OppositesThemeNaming: Kath Day and Kel Knight. Kel tries to propose by asking Kath if she'd like to "turn Day into Knight".
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The actress playing Sharon (Magda Szubanski) came out as gay in 2012, which led to a number of lesbian references for Sharon in the 2012 movie 'Kath and Kimderella'.
* RunningGag: It's noice, it's different, it's unyoosual
* SpicyLatina: Angel in the U.S. remake
* SpinOff: The three main characters of Kath, Kim and Sharon originally appeared on the sketch comedy shows FastForward, BigGirlsBlouse, and SomethingStupid before [[MorePopularSpinOff finally achieving real success]] with KathAndKim . However, the sketches and the show don't operate in the same continuity, as Sharon was originally married with children.
* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Kim. She's a horrible, HORRIBLE person. But we like her anyway.
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