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* HeterosexualLife-Partners: Danny and Mike have a serious bromance.

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* HeterosexualLife-Partners: HeterosexualLifePartners: Danny and Mike have a serious bromance.
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* BottleEpisode: "The Night the Lights Went Out in Vegas." The episode takes place entirely at the Montecitio, and only the main cast is used and none of the (few) extras can speak. Danny and Mary are stuck in an elevator with a deaf man who writes notes they read out loud.

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* BottleEpisode: "The Night the Lights Went Out in Vegas." The episode takes place entirely at the Montecitio, and only the main cast is used and none of the (few) extras can speak. Danny and Mary are stuck in an elevator with a deaf man who writes notes they read out loud. According to the DVD commentary the series was far exceeding its' budget so this scenario was created to cut costs.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Mike and Danny would give occasional nods to the camera accompanied by a "Ding" sound, normally when they have inadvertently stumbled into a sexually advantageous situation.


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** After Mike is attacked he and Danny eventually track down the culprit and discover the motive was a huge stash of priceless, pre-embargo Cuban cigars. Ed is seen smoking them for the rest of the series.
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** Steve Wynn, Glenn Schaeffer and the Maloofs, pretty much the people who built Modern Day Vegas, often make many appearances as patrons of the Montecito (the show was essentially 40 minutes of free advertising on primetime for the city every week).

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** Steve Wynn, Glenn Schaeffer and the Maloofs, pretty much the people who built Modern Day Vegas, often make many appearances as patrons of the Montecito (the show was essentially 40 minutes of free advertising on primetime for the city every week).week, little wonder the Vegas establishment bent over backwards to aid the production).
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** Steve Wynn, Glenn Schaeffer and the Maloofs, pretty much the people who built Modern Day Vegas, often make many appearances as patrons of the Montecito.

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** Steve Wynn, Glenn Schaeffer and the Maloofs, pretty much the people who built Modern Day Vegas, often make many appearances as patrons of the Montecito.Montecito (the show was essentially 40 minutes of free advertising on primetime for the city every week).
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* RealLifeWritestheplot: the ongoing war in Iraq was referenced both with Danny's temporary recall to duty with the Marines and the recurring character of Detective Luis being killed there whilst serving as a reservist and the cast attending his funeral.
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* FatalMethodActing: [[invoked]] In the first season, Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme makes an appearance and gets killed off in a sabotaged stunt. It turns out [[MurderByMistake he wasn't the intended target]]; the director was trying to kill Van Damme's stunt man because he was sleeping with the director's wife. It's because Van Damme insisted on NoStuntDouble and [[WagTheDirector went behind the director's back]] to do so that he died instead of the stunt man.
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** The sets for this series were extremely expensive but the creators sold them to the network pointing out that they could be reused time and again for other series/films which had scenes based in casinos which indeed they have been.
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* VigilanteExecution: Ed and Mary cold bloodedly assassinate Mary's paedophile father after he is acquitted by the court rather than risk him abusing his young daughters and both walk away unpunished.
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* HardBoiledDetective: LVPD officer Max Dillon, introduced in the final season.


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* JerkAssHasAPoint: antagonistic Detective Max Dillon introduced in season 5, pointing out that the relationship between the local police and the Montecito has been far too cosy, allowing the staff to regularly break the law without consequence.
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* StacysMom: Ed's wife is ex-Charlie's Angel Cheryl Ladd.
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** Other Vegas standouts, Creator/PennAndTeller, Music/BlueManGroup, Music/PaulAnka, Music/ThePussycatDolls, Creator/LanceBurton, Criss Angel and more make appearances in the show as well.

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** Other Vegas standouts, Creator/PennAndTeller, Music/BlueManGroup, Music/PaulAnka, Music/ThePussycatDolls, Creator/LanceBurton, Criss Angel and more make appearances in the show as well. Harder to find a 2000s celebrity who didn't guest on this show.
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* StacysMom: Ed's wife is ex-Charlie's Angel Cheryl Ladd.
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* StatuesqueStunner: many examples but Delinda is perhaps the most notable (Molly Sims nearly 5 feet 10 inches in height). When Sam (played by 5 feet 4 inch Vanessa Marcil) is borderline deranged due to sleep deprivation she cattily refers to her taller female co-workers as "Supermodel bitches!".
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* High-ClassCallGirl: numerous examples, prostitution actually legal in various parts of Nevada.

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* High-ClassCallGirl: HighClassCallGirl: numerous examples, prostitution actually legal in various parts of Nevada.

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* High-ClassCallGirl: numerous examples, prostitution actually legal in various parts of Nevada.



** Sperm Whales and Spearmint Rhinos: Mary and Sam may or may not have had sex after a night out at a strip club. Also Delinda called dibs on the girl in the gold top while they were out.

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** Sperm Whales and Spearmint Rhinos: Mary Mary, Sam and Sam may or may not have had sex after Delinda take a night out at trio of glamourous lipstick lesbians to a strip club. Also club to try to distract them from their winning streak which is costing the casino a fortune. To the surprise of the others Delinda called calls dibs on the girl in the gold top while if they were out.do all actually hook up. Mary and Sam may have had sex together afterwards.
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->If you're looking for information about the city itself, [[UsefulNotes/LasVegas click here]]. Also not to be confused with the CBS series ''Series/{{Vegas}}''.

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->If you're looking for information about the city itself, [[UsefulNotes/LasVegas click here]]. Also not to be confused with the CBS series ''Series/{{Vegas}}''.
anything called "{{Vegas}}".
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** Wolfgang Puck is eventually introduced as opening his own restaurant at the Montecito, and takes over as the head chef for Mystique as well, with Gunther quitting in defiance after loosing a cooking competition to him.
** Wayne Newton appears as himself many times, with him and Ed having a rivalry over a botched golf card.
** Other Vegas standouts, Creator/PennAndTeller, Music/BlueManGroup, Music/PaulAnka, Music/ThePussycatDolls, Creator/LanceBurton, Criss Angel and more make appearances in the show as well.
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* HistoricalAU: "Everything Old Is You Again" takes the cast back to 1962 after Danny purchases a souvenir from the Jubilee Hotel, which was located where the Montecito now stands. In this setting, they work for a mob casino, deal with issues of the times, and generate a forward-thinking moneky-making scheme. As a bonus, the title card is retooled to be 60s-style.
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** Sam was faced in bet against another Host to see who could be the best. [[spoiler:She ends up being so desperate she goes to a Gambler's Anonymous meeting to try and convince one of her old whales to come back into the game but relents and is willing to accept a lose when the meeting starts. Mistaken for one of them, she stays and listens to some of their stories, which included a man who recently when off the wagon because the new drug prescription his doctor gave him was causing him to gamble]]. With this knowledge in mind, she was able to beat the other host as [[spoiler:he is drugging his clients to play more]].

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** Sam was faced in bet against another Host to see who could be the best. [[spoiler:She ends up being so desperate she goes to a Gambler's Anonymous meeting to try and convince one of her old whales to come back into the game but relents and is willing to accept a lose when the meeting starts. Mistaken for one of them, she stays and listens to some of their stories, which included a man who recently when went off the wagon because the new drug prescription his doctor gave him was causing him to gamble]]. With this knowledge in mind, she was able to beat the other host as [[spoiler:he is drugging his clients to play more]].
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** Sam was faced in bet against another Host to see who could be the best. [[spoiler:She end up being so desperate she goes to a Gambler's Anonymous meeting to try and convince one of her old whales to come back into the game but relents and is willing to accept a lose when the meeting starts. Mistaken for one of them, she stays and listens to some of their stories, which included a man who recently when off the wagon because the new drug prescription his doctor gave him was causing him to gamble]]. With this knowledge in mind, she was able to beat the other host as [[spoiler:he is drugging his clients to play more]].

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** Sam was faced in bet against another Host to see who could be the best. [[spoiler:She end ends up being so desperate she goes to a Gambler's Anonymous meeting to try and convince one of her old whales to come back into the game but relents and is willing to accept a lose when the meeting starts. Mistaken for one of them, she stays and listens to some of their stories, which included a man who recently when off the wagon because the new drug prescription his doctor gave him was causing him to gamble]]. With this knowledge in mind, she was able to beat the other host as [[spoiler:he is drugging his clients to play more]].
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* FalseRapeAccusation: A privileged women lies that Danny forced himself onto her after she came onto him while both were drunk. She then tries to blackmail Ed into using his worldwide contacts to get several of her company's overseas development projects approved in exchange for her dropping the false charges against his employee and protégé. Ed blackmails her right back by using these same contacts to cancel most of her company's projects, and generally make her life a living hell, after which she backs off.

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* FalseRapeAccusation: A privileged women woman lies that Danny forced himself onto her after she came onto him while both were drunk. She then tries to blackmail Ed into using his worldwide contacts to get several of her company's overseas development projects approved in exchange for her dropping the false charges against his employee and protégé. Ed blackmails her right back by using these same contacts to cancel most of her company's projects, and generally make her life a living hell, after which she backs off.
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* AlmightyJanitor: Mike Cannon is an engineer, MIT graduate, and {{Nerd}}. He starts the series as a valet. He's called in to help the actual security staff several times during the first season. Despite his initial reluctance — he actually likes being a valet, and doesn't want the potential pay cut -- he eventually becomes full-time security staff. In the final season, he's actually promoted to head of security.

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* AlmightyJanitor: Mike Cannon is an engineer, MIT graduate, and {{Nerd}}.nerd. He starts the series as a valet. He's called in to help the actual security staff several times during the first season. Despite his initial reluctance — he actually likes being a valet, and doesn't want the potential pay cut -- he eventually becomes full-time security staff. In the final season, he's actually promoted to head of security.
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* CowardiceCallout: Mary calls Danny a coward for running away from their potential relationship after they sleep together for the first time. Notably, Danny is leaving to ''join the Marines and fight in Iraq,'' making the c-word sting a little more.
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'''Mary Connell''' (Nikki Cox) - The Montecito's Special Events Director, who was responsible for planning and organizing conventions, weddings, and any other events taking place at the hotel.

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'''Mary Connell''' (Nikki Cox) (Creator/NikkiCox) - The Montecito's Special Events Director, who was responsible for planning and organizing conventions, weddings, and any other events taking place at the hotel.
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'''Delinda Deline''' (Molly Sims) - Ed's daughter, Delinda becomes the Entertainment Manager of the Montecito, overseeing the running of the casino's clubs, restaurants and shops. She has a short-lived affair with Danny at the beginning of the first season, but they later fall in love and get back together.

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'''Delinda Deline''' (Molly Sims) (Creator/MollySims) - Ed's daughter, Delinda becomes the Entertainment Manager of the Montecito, overseeing the running of the casino's clubs, restaurants and shops. She has a short-lived affair with Danny at the beginning of the first season, but they later fall in love and get back together.

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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: This is how Monica's exit is handled. The cast is not only all-around pleased that she's gone, but [[spoiler:they flush her ashen remains down a toilet]].

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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: This is how Monica's exit is handled. The cast is not only all-around pleased that she's gone, but [[spoiler:they flush her ashen remains down a toilet]]. Though this was according to Monica's wishes, [[spoiler:as her will and friend explained that it was a metaphor for what Monica believed life to be like.]]



* KarmicDeath: After her Megalomania is exposed, with her openly stating she has begun her plans to take over the entirety of the Las Vegas Strip, Monica Mancuso immediately is killed in a bizarre incident, involving the roof of the Montactio, long cape-like sleeves, and a gust of wind. Her death is even underscored by "Optimistic Voices" and the leitmotif of the "Wicked Witch of the West", from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.

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After her Megalomania is exposed, with her openly stating she has begun her plans to take over the entirety of the Las Vegas Strip, Monica Mancuso immediately is killed in a bizarre incident, involving the roof of the Montactio, long cape-like sleeves, and a gust of wind. Her death is even underscored by "Optimistic Voices" and the leitmotif of the "Wicked Witch of the West", from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
** Mr. Chips, the man who had kidnapped Delinda and buried her in the desert, finds himself waking up in a coffin BuriedAlive after Delinda's rescue.



* PreciousPuppy: Sam receives a puppy as an unwanted Christmas present from Delinda, then brings it to a dying friend who it comforts.

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* PreciousPuppy: Sam receives a puppy as an unwanted Christmas present from Delinda, then brings it to a dying friend who it comforts. Sam later names the puppy after her dying friend/client, Reggie.
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* AlmightyJanitor: Mike Cannon is an engineer, MIT graduate, and HollywoodNerd. He starts the series as a valet. He's called in to help the actual security staff several times during the first season. Despite his initial reluctance — he actually likes being a valet, and doesn't want the potential pay cut -- he eventually becomes full-time security staff. In the final season, he's actually promoted to head of security.

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* AlmightyJanitor: Mike Cannon is an engineer, MIT graduate, and HollywoodNerd.{{Nerd}}. He starts the series as a valet. He's called in to help the actual security staff several times during the first season. Despite his initial reluctance — he actually likes being a valet, and doesn't want the potential pay cut -- he eventually becomes full-time security staff. In the final season, he's actually promoted to head of security.
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* CelebrityCasualty: Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme made a guest appearance as himself in which a stunt was sabotaged and he fell to his death.

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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's never fully confirmed if Sam's whale in "Hide and Seek" is an actual Vampire or a VampireVannabe.

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It's never fully confirmed if Sam's whale in "Hide and Seek" is an actual Vampire or a VampireVannabe.VampireVannabe.
** Likewise in "The Bitch Is Back," no logical explanation is given to some of the mysterious events going on, leaving it up in the air if Monica's ghost is actually haunting the Montecito or not.

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