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* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: An [[OldShame embarrassing commercial]] Terry was in from the 80's is posted on Website/YouTube. It gets millions of viewers, [[StupidStatementDanceMix inspires remixes]], and becomes so popular that the company wants Terry and the original actress to reprise their roles.
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* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: An [[OldShame embarrassing commercial]] Terry was in from the 80's is posted on Website/YouTube. It gets millions of viewers, [[StupidStatementDanceMix inspires remixes]], remixes, and becomes so popular that the company wants Terry and the original actress to reprise their roles.
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* PottyEmergency: Terry is all set for a romantic evening with his latest girlfriend...until she has a PottyEmergency in the middle of a traffic jam. They manage to get out of the traffic jam and all the way back to her house, only for her to [[PottyFailure pee her pants]] after Terry accidentally breaks the house key while trying to open the door.
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* PottyEmergency: Terry is all set for a romantic evening with his latest girlfriend...until she has a PottyEmergency in the middle of a traffic jam. They manage to get out of the traffic jam and all the way back to her house, only for her to [[PottyFailure pee her pants]] pants after Terry accidentally breaks the house key while trying to open the door.
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* PottyEmergency: Terry is all set for a romantic evening with his latest girlfriend...until she has a PottyEmergency in the middle of a traffic jam. They manage to get out of the traffic jam and all the way back to her house, only for her to [[PottyFailure pee her pants pants]] after Terry accidentally breaks the house key while trying to open the door.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: One could say this about the show itself, considering TNT moved its timeslot without announcement, and the second-half of the final season aired with almost no advertisements about it.
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A {{Dramedy}} on Creator/{{TNT}} network starring Ray Romano, [[Series/QuantumLeap Scott]] [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Bakula]], and Creator/AndreBraugher, focusing on the lives of three best friends (since their teenaged years) who are at middle age. Much of the show's drama involves the men dealing with the issues brought on by their middle age, but there are other sources of tension as well, such as Joe's gambling addiction, Terry's commitment issues, and Owen's often-strained relationship with his father.
The series was conceived by ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' star Ray Romano (who not long after the landmark sitcom ended had speculated about the possibility of one day doing a show on cable) and Mike Royce (who had been on the production team of ''Raymond''). Also returning from ''Raymond'' is Joe Manfrelotti {"Gianni" on Raymond) as the bookie that Joe (Ray Romano) often deals with.
The series was conceived by ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' star Ray Romano (who not long after the landmark sitcom ended had speculated about the possibility of one day doing a show on cable) and Mike Royce (who had been on the production team of ''Raymond''). Also returning from ''Raymond'' is Joe Manfrelotti {"Gianni" on Raymond) as the bookie that Joe (Ray Romano) often deals with.
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A {{Dramedy}} on Creator/{{TNT}} network starring Ray Romano, [[Series/QuantumLeap Scott]] [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Bakula]], Creator/RayRomano, Creator/ScottBakula, and Creator/AndreBraugher, focusing on the lives of three best friends (since their teenaged teenage years) who are at middle age.aged. Much of the show's drama involves the men dealing with the issues brought on by their middle age, but there are other sources of tension as well, such as Joe's gambling addiction, Terry's commitment issues, and Owen's often-strained relationship with his father.
The series was conceived by ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' star Ray Romano (who not long after the landmark sitcom ended had speculated about the possibility of one day doing a show on cable) and Mike Royce (who had been on the production team of ''Raymond''). Also returning from ''Raymond'' is Joe Manfrelotti{"Gianni" (Gianni on Raymond) as the bookie that Joe (Ray Romano) often deals with.
The series was conceived by ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' star Ray Romano (who not long after the landmark sitcom ended had speculated about the possibility of one day doing a show on cable) and Mike Royce (who had been on the production team of ''Raymond''). Also returning from ''Raymond'' is Joe Manfrelotti
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A {{Dramedy}} on TNT Creator/{{TNT}} network starring Ray Romano, [[Series/QuantumLeap Scott]] [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Bakula]], and Creator/AndreBraugher, focusing on the lives of three best friends (since their teenaged years) who are at middle age. Much of the show's drama involves the men dealing with the issues brought on by their middle age, but there are other sources of tension as well, such as Joe's gambling addiction, Terry's commitment issues, and Owen's often-strained relationship with his father.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The three best friends: [[Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond Ray Romano]] as Joe Tranelli, [[Series/QuantumLeap Scott Bakula]] as Terry Elliot, and [[HomicideLifeOntheStreet Andre Braugher]] as Owen Thoreau, Jr. Also Joe Manfrelotti (Gianni on ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'') as recurring character "Manfro."
** Also Principal Reynolds from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' is Owen Senior, Owen Jr's cantankerous father.
** Joe's ex-wife is [[Film/TheShadow Penelope Ann Miller]]
** Also Principal Reynolds from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' is Owen Senior, Owen Jr's cantankerous father.
** Joe's ex-wife is [[Film/TheShadow Penelope Ann Miller]]
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The three best friends: [[EverybodyLovesRaymond Ray Romano]] as Joe Tranelli, [[QuantumLeap Scott Bakula]] as Terry Elliot, and [[HomicideLifeOntheStreet Andre Braugher]] as Owen Thoreau, Jr. Also Joe Manfrelotti (Gianni on EverybodyLovesRaymond) as recurring character "Manfro."
** Also Principal Reynolds from {{Smallville}} is Owen Senior, Owen Jr's cantankerous father.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The three best friends: [[EverybodyLovesRaymond [[Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond Ray Romano]] as Joe Tranelli, [[QuantumLeap [[Series/QuantumLeap Scott Bakula]] as Terry Elliot, and [[HomicideLifeOntheStreet Andre Braugher]] as Owen Thoreau, Jr. Also Joe Manfrelotti (Gianni on EverybodyLovesRaymond) ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'') as recurring character "Manfro."
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A dramedy {{Dramedy}} on TNT network starring Ray Romano, [[Series/QuantumLeap Scott]] [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Bakula]], and Creator/AndreBraugher, focusing on the lives of three best friends (since their teenaged years) who are at middle age. Much of the show's drama involves the men dealing with the issues brought on by their middle age, but there are other sources of tension as well, such as Joe's gambling addiction, Terry's commitment issues, and Owen's often-strained relationship with his father.
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A dramedy on TNT network starring Creator/RayRomano, [[QuantumLeap Scott Ray Romano, [[Series/QuantumLeap Scott]] [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Bakula]], and Creator/AndreBraugher, focusing on the lives of three best friends (since their teenaged years) who are at middle age. Much of the show's drama involves the men dealing with the issues brought on by their middle age, but there are other sources of tension as well, such as Joe's gambling addiction, Terry's commitment issues, and Owen's often-strained relationship with his father.
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A dramedy on TNT network starring Creator/RayRomano, [[QuantumLeap Scott Bakula]], and Creator/AndreBraugher, focusing on the lives of three best friends (since their teenaged years) who are at middle age. Much of the show's drama involves the men dealing with the issues brought on by their middle age, but there are other sources of tension as well, such as Joe's gambling addiction, Terry's commitment issues, and Owen's often-strained relationship with his father.
The series was conceived by ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' star Ray Romano (who not long after the landmark sitcom ended had speculated about the possibility of one day doing a show on cable) and Mike Royce (who had been on the production team of ''Raymond''). Also returning from ''Raymond'' is Joe Manfrelotti {"Gianni" on Raymond) as the bookie that Joe (Ray Romano) often deals with.
The show is quite good, and has been hailed as one of the most honest shows about middle age, dealing with many realistic frustrations, quirks, and humor that real-life "men of a certain age" often experience.
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!!Tropes of a Certain Age:
* AmicablyDivorced: Joe and his ex-wife, who divorced before the events of the first season. As of the second season, they appear to be getting romantically involved with each other again, or at least exploring the possibility. At the very least, they are friendly and have shown up to their kids' school events together.
* CloserToEarth: Owen's wife.
* {{Cloudcuckooland}}: Joe's party supply depot. Joe's own quirkiness seems like nothing compared to his employees.
* CommitmentIssues: Terry's main problem.
* FauxDocumentary: The show uses documentary style camera tropes (JitterCam, RackFocus, LensFlare, etc.), but no indication that this is actually a documentary.
* TheGamblingAddict: Joe. He got better at the end of Season One after nearly losing thousands of dollars in a bet (luckily he narrowly won, but it scared him into quitting). However in Season 2, he relapses back into the habit, this time as a bookie.
* DoorFocus: Manfro punches Joe's tooth out and trashes his store for stealing $500 from him, then storms out. Five seconds later, he comes back and tells Joe he should keep the tooth in milk and go to the dentist as soon as possible to save it.
* GloryDays: Owen Sr. in his Laker days, and Terry's acting career.
* HappilyMarried: Owen and his wife.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: The big three characters.
* HeyItsThatGuy: The three best friends: [[EverybodyLovesRaymond Ray Romano]] as Joe Tranelli, [[QuantumLeap Scott Bakula]] as Terry Elliot, and [[HomicideLifeOntheStreet Andre Braugher]] as Owen Thoreau, Jr. Also Joe Manfrelotti (Gianni on EverybodyLovesRaymond) as recurring character "Manfro."
** Also Principal Reynolds from {{Smallville}} is Owen Senior, Owen Jr's cantankerous father.
** Joe's ex-wife is [[Film/TheShadow Penelope Ann Miller]]
* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: An [[OldShame embarrassing commercial]] Terry was in from the 80's is posted on Website/YouTube. It gets millions of viewers, [[StupidStatementDanceMix inspires remixes]], and becomes so popular that the company wants Terry and the original actress to reprise their roles.
* KitschyLocalCommercial: After Scarpulla Chevrolet creates a series of cheesy rap commercials, Owen decides to shoot a classy commercial with his dad and his friend Terry. Terry decides it's too boring and convinces Owen to outcheese Scarpulla.
* LesbianJock: [[DoubleSubversion Double Subverted]] with Maria, one of the managers at Joe's store. Owen needs another woman for his dealership's softball league and asks Joe if Maria can play softball. Joe tells him that it's stereotyping to assume that she can play softball because she's a lesbian, but asks anyways. Turns out she really can play softball, and she [[LampshadeHanging jokingly acknowledges]] the trope.
* LocalHangout: The guys' favorite diner. Scenes of them enjoying a lunch break together at their favorite booth are always prominently featured in the show's advertising on TNT.
* {{Nepotism}}: This trope is completely averted, subverted, smashed to pieces, run over by a lawnmower, and fed to hungry sharks by Owen's father, Owen Thoreau, Sr., who actually treated his son a million times ''worse'' than any other employee at the car dealership.
* OnlySaneMan: The three main characters seem to take turns being the OnlySaneMan, and they're all aware of this fact. Owen's wife is also this trope, as she often acts as a voice of reason.
* PottyEmergency: Terry is all set for a romantic evening with his latest girlfriend...until she has a PottyEmergency in the middle of a traffic jam. They manage to get out of the traffic jam and all the way back to her house, only for her to pee her pants after Terry accidentally breaks the house key while trying to open the door.
* ReallyGetsAround: Terry.
* ScaryBlackMan: Subverted with Owen--he is in no way personally scary, but Ray Romano and co-creator Mike Royce joked in an interview that they initially found Andre Braugher too "scary" to consider for the role because of his Julliard training, Shakespearean background and history of playing intimidating dramatic characters.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: One could say this about the show itself, considering TNT moved its timeslot without announcement, and the second-half of the final season aired with almost no advertisements about it.
* SicklyNeuroticGeek: Joe and his son, though his son seems to be improving.
* TrueCompanions: Joe, Terry, and Owen of course.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Owen's dad.
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A dramedy on TNT network starring Creator/RayRomano, [[QuantumLeap Scott Bakula]], and Creator/AndreBraugher, focusing on the lives of three best friends (since their teenaged years) who are at middle age. Much of the show's drama involves the men dealing with the issues brought on by their middle age, but there are other sources of tension as well, such as Joe's gambling addiction, Terry's commitment issues, and Owen's often-strained relationship with his father.
The series was conceived by ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' star Ray Romano (who not long after the landmark sitcom ended had speculated about the possibility of one day doing a show on cable) and Mike Royce (who had been on the production team of ''Raymond''). Also returning from ''Raymond'' is Joe Manfrelotti {"Gianni" on Raymond) as the bookie that Joe (Ray Romano) often deals with.
The show is quite good, and has been hailed as one of the most honest shows about middle age, dealing with many realistic frustrations, quirks, and humor that real-life "men of a certain age" often experience.
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!!Tropes of a Certain Age:
* AmicablyDivorced: Joe and his ex-wife, who divorced before the events of the first season. As of the second season, they appear to be getting romantically involved with each other again, or at least exploring the possibility. At the very least, they are friendly and have shown up to their kids' school events together.
* CloserToEarth: Owen's wife.
* {{Cloudcuckooland}}: Joe's party supply depot. Joe's own quirkiness seems like nothing compared to his employees.
* CommitmentIssues: Terry's main problem.
* FauxDocumentary: The show uses documentary style camera tropes (JitterCam, RackFocus, LensFlare, etc.), but no indication that this is actually a documentary.
* TheGamblingAddict: Joe. He got better at the end of Season One after nearly losing thousands of dollars in a bet (luckily he narrowly won, but it scared him into quitting). However in Season 2, he relapses back into the habit, this time as a bookie.
* DoorFocus: Manfro punches Joe's tooth out and trashes his store for stealing $500 from him, then storms out. Five seconds later, he comes back and tells Joe he should keep the tooth in milk and go to the dentist as soon as possible to save it.
* GloryDays: Owen Sr. in his Laker days, and Terry's acting career.
* HappilyMarried: Owen and his wife.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: The big three characters.
* HeyItsThatGuy: The three best friends: [[EverybodyLovesRaymond Ray Romano]] as Joe Tranelli, [[QuantumLeap Scott Bakula]] as Terry Elliot, and [[HomicideLifeOntheStreet Andre Braugher]] as Owen Thoreau, Jr. Also Joe Manfrelotti (Gianni on EverybodyLovesRaymond) as recurring character "Manfro."
** Also Principal Reynolds from {{Smallville}} is Owen Senior, Owen Jr's cantankerous father.
** Joe's ex-wife is [[Film/TheShadow Penelope Ann Miller]]
* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: An [[OldShame embarrassing commercial]] Terry was in from the 80's is posted on Website/YouTube. It gets millions of viewers, [[StupidStatementDanceMix inspires remixes]], and becomes so popular that the company wants Terry and the original actress to reprise their roles.
* KitschyLocalCommercial: After Scarpulla Chevrolet creates a series of cheesy rap commercials, Owen decides to shoot a classy commercial with his dad and his friend Terry. Terry decides it's too boring and convinces Owen to outcheese Scarpulla.
* LesbianJock: [[DoubleSubversion Double Subverted]] with Maria, one of the managers at Joe's store. Owen needs another woman for his dealership's softball league and asks Joe if Maria can play softball. Joe tells him that it's stereotyping to assume that she can play softball because she's a lesbian, but asks anyways. Turns out she really can play softball, and she [[LampshadeHanging jokingly acknowledges]] the trope.
* LocalHangout: The guys' favorite diner. Scenes of them enjoying a lunch break together at their favorite booth are always prominently featured in the show's advertising on TNT.
* {{Nepotism}}: This trope is completely averted, subverted, smashed to pieces, run over by a lawnmower, and fed to hungry sharks by Owen's father, Owen Thoreau, Sr., who actually treated his son a million times ''worse'' than any other employee at the car dealership.
* OnlySaneMan: The three main characters seem to take turns being the OnlySaneMan, and they're all aware of this fact. Owen's wife is also this trope, as she often acts as a voice of reason.
* PottyEmergency: Terry is all set for a romantic evening with his latest girlfriend...until she has a PottyEmergency in the middle of a traffic jam. They manage to get out of the traffic jam and all the way back to her house, only for her to pee her pants after Terry accidentally breaks the house key while trying to open the door.
* ReallyGetsAround: Terry.
* ScaryBlackMan: Subverted with Owen--he is in no way personally scary, but Ray Romano and co-creator Mike Royce joked in an interview that they initially found Andre Braugher too "scary" to consider for the role because of his Julliard training, Shakespearean background and history of playing intimidating dramatic characters.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: One could say this about the show itself, considering TNT moved its timeslot without announcement, and the second-half of the final season aired with almost no advertisements about it.
* SicklyNeuroticGeek: Joe and his son, though his son seems to be improving.
* TrueCompanions: Joe, Terry, and Owen of course.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Owen's dad.
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