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* TheCastShowoff: Katy Mixon has a beautiful singing voice and puts it to good use often.
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** Season Five sees Molly [[spoiler: spending the advance from her publisher on a muscle car.]], despite her ongoing problems with debt.
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** Season Five sees Molly [[spoiler: spending the advance from her publisher on a muscle car.]], car]], despite her ongoing problems with debt.
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* TheCastShowoff: Katy Mixon has a beautiful singing voice and puts it to good use often.
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* DirtyOldMan: Vince.
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* DirtyOldMan: Vince.
** Peggy enjoys reading erotic bodice rippers, making her a DirtyOldWoman.
** Peggy enjoys reading erotic bodice rippers, making her a DirtyOldWoman.
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** Season Five sees Molly [[spoiler: spending the advance from her publisher on a muscle car.]], despite her ongoing problems with debt.
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* MostWritersAreWriters : The fourth and fifth seasons deal with Molly becoming a writer. In particular, she suffers from WritersBlock.
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** "This Old Peggy." Mike, Carl, & Samuel get an unwanted peep show from Mike's mom when Peggy forgetfully (the episode's issue at hand) walks into the living room naked as the three are repairing the house. There are no better descriptions other than "all white" & "PTSDD."
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* NamesTheSame: Mike's partner has the first name of [[FamilyMatters Another Chicago-area cop]].
** Made all the more humorous when you see that the very same actor has made a string of guest appearances on the show and was the one who marries Mike and Molly.
** Made all the more humorous when you see that the very same actor has made a string of guest appearances on the show and was the one who marries Mike and Molly.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}
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* TheWindyCity
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* WhamEpisode: McMillan and Mom. [[spoiler:Carl finds out his mother is still alive and that his grandmother lied to him his whole life about it, and sets off on a road trip with Mike and Samuel in tow. Unfortunately, she dies before he gets to see her. The episode ends with Carl and his grandmother singing at a piano and comforting each other. For a (mostly) lighthearted comedy series as this, the entire episode was a massive punch to the gut.]]
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* WhamEpisode: McMillan [=McMillan=] and Mom. [[spoiler:Carl finds out his mother is still alive and that his grandmother lied to him his whole life about it, and sets off on a road trip with Mike and Samuel in tow. Unfortunately, she dies before he gets to see her. The episode ends with Carl and his grandmother singing at a piano and comforting each other. For a (mostly) lighthearted comedy series as this, the entire episode was a massive punch to the gut.]]
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* WhamEpisode: McMillan and Mom. [[spoiler:Carl finds out his mother is still alive and that his grandmother lied to him his whole life about it, and sets off on a road trip with Mike and Samuel in tow. Unfortunately, she dies before he gets to see her. The episode ends with Carl and his grandmother singing at a piano and comforting each other. For a (mostly) lighthearted comedy series as this, the entire episode was a massive punch to the gut.]]
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* StrawLoser: No matter what kind of trouble Mike is having in his life, its loads better compared to Carl's life.
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* StrawLoser: No matter what kind of trouble Mike is having in his life, its it's loads better compared to Carl's life.
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* CloudCuckooLander: Victoria. Though mostly because she's a pothead.
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* CloudCuckooLander: Victoria. Though Victoria, though mostly because she's a pothead.
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* TheCastShowoff: Katy Mixon has a beautiful singing voice and puts it to good use often.
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* AbortedArc: Mike & Molly's attempts to conceive a kid. The season finale that included the plotline was pulled off the air because the episode featured a tornado...
just when real tornados devastated parts of the Midwestern U.S. When the next season began, Molly for some reason quits her job & becomes a writer. Aside from frustration over failing to conceive, Mike and Molly pretty much never brought it up again.
just when real tornados devastated parts of the Midwestern U.S. When the next season began, Molly for some reason quits her job & becomes a writer. Aside from frustration over failing to conceive, Mike and Molly pretty much never brought it up again.
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* AbortedArc: Mike & Molly's attempts to conceive a kid. The season finale that included the plotline was pulled off the air because the episode featured a tornado...
tornado...just when real tornados devastated parts of the Midwestern U.S. When the next season began, Molly for some reason quits her job & becomes a writer. Aside from frustration over failing to conceive, Mike and Molly pretty much never brought it up again.
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removing \"this troper\" (\"I\") and moving fake nationlity to trivia
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* AbortedArc: Mike & Molly's attempts to conceive a kid. (Before I go on, keep in mind said ''arc'' is aborted.) The season finale that included the plotline was pulled off the air because the episode featured a tornado...just when real tornados devastated parts of the Midwestern U.S. When the next season began, Molly for some reason quits her job & becomes a writer. Aside from frustration over failing to conceive, Mike and Molly pretty much never brought it up again.
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* AbortedArc: Mike & Molly's attempts to conceive a kid. (Before I go on, keep in mind said ''arc'' is aborted.) The season finale that included the plotline was pulled off the air because the episode featured a tornado...tornado...
just when real tornados devastated parts of the Midwestern U.S. When the next season began, Molly for some reason quits her job & becomes a writer. Aside from frustration over failing to conceive, Mike and Molly pretty much never brought it up again.
just when real tornados devastated parts of the Midwestern U.S. When the next season began, Molly for some reason quits her job & becomes a writer. Aside from frustration over failing to conceive, Mike and Molly pretty much never brought it up again.
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* BasementDweller: Carl lives with his grandmother, who frequently henpecks him, and is portrayed as something of a loser because of this. [[spoiler:She finally kicks him out in the third season.]]
** There's a bit of a DoubleStandard here at work as both Molly and her sister still live at home as well, but Molly at least is treated as responsible and practical.
** Only for Molly. It's also played straight with Victoria, who, lets be honest, probably wouldn't make it on her own.
** The Double Standard is later demolished when it's revealed that Molly is bad with money, is in debt up to her eyeballs, and probably wouldn't make it any further than Victoria on her own.
** There's a bit of a DoubleStandard here at work as both Molly and her sister still live at home as well, but Molly at least is treated as responsible and practical.
** Only for Molly. It's also played straight with Victoria, who, lets be honest, probably wouldn't make it on her own.
** The Double Standard is later demolished when it's revealed that Molly is bad with money, is in debt up to her eyeballs, and probably wouldn't make it any further than Victoria on her own.
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* BasementDweller: BasementDweller:
** Carl lives with his grandmother, who frequently henpecks him, and is portrayed as something of a loser because of this. [[spoiler:She finally kicks him out in the third season.]]
** There's a bit of a DoubleStandard here at work as both Molly and her sister still live at home as well, but Molly at least is treated as responsible andpractical.
** Only for Molly. It's also played straight with Victoria, who, lets be honest,practical. Victoria probably wouldn't make it on her own.
**own. The Double Standard is later demolished when it's revealed that Molly is bad with money, is in debt up to her eyeballs, and probably wouldn't make it any further than Victoria on her own.
** Carl lives with his grandmother, who frequently henpecks him, and is portrayed as something of a loser because of this. [[spoiler:She finally kicks him out in the third season.]]
** There's a bit of a DoubleStandard here at work as both Molly and her sister still live at home as well, but Molly at least is treated as responsible and
** Only for Molly. It's also played straight with Victoria, who, lets be honest,
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Yes, the two main characters ''are'' named Mike and Molly.
* FakeNationality: The character Samuel, a Senegalese immigrant, is played by [[RepetitiveName Nyambi Nyambi]], who is a Nigerian-American.
* FakeNationality: The character Samuel, a Senegalese immigrant, is played by [[RepetitiveName Nyambi Nyambi]], who is a Nigerian-American.
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--> Molly: (''holding up the towel on Vince's lap while Mike walks in'') Look at it! ''Look at it!'' '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis LOOK AT IT!!!!!!]]'''
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--> Molly: (''holding up the towel on Vince's lap while Mike walks in'') Look at it! ''Look at it!'' '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis LOOK AT IT!!!!!!]]'''IT!!!]]'''
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Not completely consistent, but the large majority of episodes begin with a character's name, followed by an action relevant to the episode. (ie "Mike _____", "Carl's _____", etc.)
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Not completely consistent, but the large majority of episodes begin with a character's name, followed by an action relevant to the episode. (ie (i.e. "Mike _____", "Carl's _____", etc.)
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* AbortedArc: Mike & Molly's attempts to conceive a kid. (Before I go on, keep in mind said arc is aborted.) The season finale that included the plotline was pulled off the air because the episode featured a tornado...just when real tornados devastated parts of the Midwestern U.S. When the next season began, Molly for some reason quits her job & becomes a writer. Aside from frustration over failing to conceive, Mike and Molly pretty much never brought it up again.
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* AbortedArc: Mike & Molly's attempts to conceive a kid. (Before I go on, keep in mind said arc ''arc'' is aborted.) The season finale that included the plotline was pulled off the air because the episode featured a tornado...just when real tornados devastated parts of the Midwestern U.S. When the next season began, Molly for some reason quits her job & becomes a writer. Aside from frustration over failing to conceive, Mike and Molly pretty much never brought it up again.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: The reason Molly's mother made so much banana bread three years after her husband died.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: The reason AbortedArc: Mike & Molly's mother made so attempts to conceive a kid. (Before I go on, keep in mind said arc is aborted.) The season finale that included the plotline was pulled off the air because the episode featured a tornado...just when real tornados devastated parts of the Midwestern U.S. When the next season began, Molly for some reason quits her job & becomes a writer. Aside from frustration over failing to conceive, Mike and Molly pretty much banana bread three years after her husband died.never brought it up again.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: The reason Molly's mother made so much banana bread three years after her husband died.
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\"Basement Dweller\" Mike & Molly also slept in the basement. I don\'t know when they started & stopped so feel free to add or change information.
** For a time, Mike & Molly cleaned up the basement at Molly's house & moved there from the second floor. They then return upstairs later on.
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* HiddenDepths: Most of the time, Victoria is just a goofy stoner, but in the episdoe "Victoria Can't Drive", she spouts out some very surprising insight about her views on the afterlife, [[spoiler: and convinces Mike's mom to come to his wedding, not taking any credit for it.]]
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* HiddenDepths: Most of the time, Victoria is just a goofy stoner, but in the episdoe episode "Victoria Can't Drive", she spouts out some very surprising insight about her views on the afterlife, [[spoiler: and convinces Mike's mom to come to his wedding, not taking any credit for it.]]
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* TwoDecadesBehind: Occaisional references to Mike carrying a service revolver. Almost all North American police departments switched over to semi-automatic pistols in the early '90s. Chicago Police Department ''does'' permit senior officers to elect to carry a revolver, however, Mike is shown using a Glock 17.
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A 2010 Creator/{{CBS}} sitcom starring Melissa [=McCarthy=], Billy Gardell and Swoosie Kurtz. Mike and Molly meet at an Overeaters' Anonymous meeting and hit it off.
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A 2010 Creator/{{CBS}} sitcom starring Melissa [=McCarthy=], Creator/MelissaMcCarthy, Billy Gardell and Swoosie Kurtz. Mike and Molly meet at an Overeaters' Anonymous meeting and hit it off.
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'''Harry''': I'm sorry that I ran out on you the way I did.
I just panicked.
'''Victoria''': No, I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have kissed you.
I was just so excited about my grade and you have been so lovely to me.
'''Harry''': Don't apologize.
That kiss changed my life.
'''Victoria''': Oh, Harry.
'''Harry''': Don't speak hear me out.
I've been mustering the courage to say this, and if I don't do it now, I never will.
'''Victoria''': I'm listening.
I'm sure whatever you're feeling, I'm feeling the same.
'''Harry''': [[spoiler: I'm gay.]]
I just panicked.
'''Victoria''': No, I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have kissed you.
I was just so excited about my grade and you have been so lovely to me.
'''Harry''': Don't apologize.
That kiss changed my life.
'''Victoria''': Oh, Harry.
'''Harry''': Don't speak hear me out.
I've been mustering the courage to say this, and if I don't do it now, I never will.
'''Victoria''': I'm listening.
I'm sure whatever you're feeling, I'm feeling the same.
'''Harry''': [[spoiler: I'm gay.]]
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--> '''Harry''': I'm sorry that I ran out on you the way I did.
--> I just panicked.
--> '''Victoria''': No, I'm sorry.
--> I shouldn't have kissed you.
--> I was just so excited about my grade and you have been so lovely to me.
--> '''Harry''': Don't apologize.
--> That kiss changed my life.
--> '''Victoria''': Oh, Harry.
--> '''Harry''': Don't speak hear me out.
--> I've been mustering the courage to say this, and if I don't do it now, I never will.
--> '''Victoria''': I'm listening.
--> I'm sure whatever you're feeling, I'm feeling the same.
--> '''Harry''': [[spoiler: I'm gay.]]
--> I just panicked.
--> '''Victoria''': No, I'm sorry.
--> I shouldn't have kissed you.
--> I was just so excited about my grade and you have been so lovely to me.
--> '''Harry''': Don't apologize.
--> That kiss changed my life.
--> '''Victoria''': Oh, Harry.
--> '''Harry''': Don't speak hear me out.
--> I've been mustering the courage to say this, and if I don't do it now, I never will.
--> '''Victoria''': I'm listening.
--> I'm sure whatever you're feeling, I'm feeling the same.
--> '''Harry''': [[spoiler: I'm gay.]]
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--> '''Victoria''': Harry? What are you doing down there?
'''Harry''': I'm sorry that I ran out on you the way I did.
I just panicked.
'''Victoria''': No, I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have kissed you.
I was just so excited about my grade and you have been so lovely to me.
'''Harry''': Don't apologize.
That kiss changed my life.
'''Victoria''': Oh, Harry.
'''Harry''': Don't speak hear me out.
I've been mustering the courage to say this, and if I don't do it now, I never will.
'''Victoria''': I'm listening.
I'm sure whatever you're feeling, I'm feeling the same.
'''Harry''': [[spoiler: I'm gay.]]
--> '''Victoria''': Harry? What are you doing down there?
'''Harry''': I'm sorry that I ran out on you the way I did.
I just panicked.
'''Victoria''': No, I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have kissed you.
I was just so excited about my grade and you have been so lovely to me.
'''Harry''': Don't apologize.
That kiss changed my life.
'''Victoria''': Oh, Harry.
'''Harry''': Don't speak hear me out.
I've been mustering the courage to say this, and if I don't do it now, I never will.
'''Victoria''': I'm listening.
I'm sure whatever you're feeling, I'm feeling the same.
'''Harry''': [[spoiler: I'm gay.]]
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* WrongInsultOffence: In "Fish for Breakfast", Carl's latest girlfriend (who thought she was going to a party) calls Mike and Vince (Mike's mother-in-law's fiance) as "two gay guys eating a banana split". Mike protests that he hasn't had a bite of the banana split.
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* ReassignedToAntarctica: After Mike's mom dumps the police chief, he gets even with Mike by assigning him and Carl to guard the port-a-potties at a Renaissance fair.
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* BookDumb: Victoria claims to be "not so much book smart as magazine smart."
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* BasementDweller: Carl lives with his grandmother, who frequently henpecks him, and is portrayed as something of a loser because of this.
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* BasementDweller: Carl lives with his grandmother, who frequently henpecks him, and is portrayed as something of a loser because of this. [[spoiler:She finally kicks him out in the third season.]]
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* IntoxicationEnsues: Mike eats gelato, not knowing that it was "specially" made by Victoria's pot dealer, and ends up wandering the streets, groaning and acting like FrankensteinsMonster.
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* GoingCommando: In one episode Joyce is wearing a LittleBlackDress to go out to dinner with an ex-boyfriend of hers. Vince says that he doesn't want her coming home with her panties in her purse. Joyce tells him not to be stupid, as she never wears panties with this dress.
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A 2010 Creator/{{CBS}} sitcom starring Melissa [=McCarthy=], Billy Gardell and Swoosie Kurtz. Mike and Molly meet at an Overeaters' Anonymous meeting and hit it off.
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!!This show provides examples of the following:
* ADateWithRosiePalms: The reason Molly's mother made so much banana bread three years after her husband died.
* AerosolFlamethrower: Victoria plans to use a can of hairspray and a lighter on an ex-boyfriend in one episode. Mike manages to talk her down and take the can and lighter away from her.
* BasementDweller: Carl lives with his grandmother, who frequently henpecks him, and is portrayed as something of a loser because of this.
** There's a bit of a DoubleStandard here at work as both Molly and her sister still live at home as well, but Molly at least is treated as responsible and practical.
** Only for Molly. It's also played straight with Victoria, who, lets be honest, probably wouldn't make it on her own.
** The Double Standard is later demolished when it's revealed that Molly is bad with money, is in debt up to her eyeballs, and probably wouldn't make it any further than Victoria on her own.
* BlackBestFriend: Mike's partner, Carl, is both black and Mike's best friend.
* BrideZilla: Molly turns into one three weeks before the wedding.
* ChristmasEpisode
* CloudCuckooLander: Victoria. Though mostly because she's a pothead.
* CoolCar: One episode has Mike buy a 1957 Chevy Bel Air, only to have [[InformedFlaw Informed Flaws]] no one could have missed pop up, and Molly forcing him to sell it and get back his money.
* CoolOldLady: Carl's grandmother.
* DeadpanSnarker: Samuel
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment:
--->'''Victoria:'''Dead people are just like us. Except they're dead.
* DirtyOldMan: Vince.
* DysfunctionalFamily: Both Mike and Molly's families. [[FreudianExcuse And they both wonder why they have weight issues...]]
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Yes, the two main characters ''are'' named Mike and Molly.
* FakeNationality: The character Samuel, a Senegalese immigrant, is played by [[RepetitiveName Nyambi Nyambi]], who is a Nigerian-American.
* FanDisservice: "Vince Takes a Bath." You will never un-see anything that appeared on screen in this episode. Ever.
--> Molly: (''holding up the towel on Vince's lap while Mike walks in'') Look at it! ''Look at it!'' '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis LOOK AT IT!!!!!!]]'''
* HalloweenEpisode
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Mike and Carl.
* HiddenDepths: Most of the time, Victoria is just a goofy stoner, but in the episdoe "Victoria Can't Drive", she spouts out some very surprising insight about her views on the afterlife, [[spoiler: and convinces Mike's mom to come to his wedding, not taking any credit for it.]]
* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: Mike buys a repugnant green sweater from his partner's cousin.
* IAmBigBoned: Molly's mom calls her that.
-->'''Molly:''' Bones don't jiggle, ma!
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Not completely consistent, but the large majority of episodes begin with a character's name, followed by an action relevant to the episode. (ie "Mike _____", "Carl's _____", etc.)
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Molly's sister Victoria is ... unlucky in love to say the least. Molly and Joyce had to physically stop her from going after her married boyfriend.
* MistakenForGay: Carl and Mike are mistaken for this "at least three times a week." In the season 3 premiere, Carl gets a temporary partner while Mike is on his honeymoon, and on their last day together the partner kisses Carl full on the lips, resulting in a HeroicBSOD.
* MotorMouth: Carl
* MyBelovedSmother: Mike's mom, who fakes a heart attack as soon as she finds out Mike is on a date with Molly.
** Another episode has Mike getting very sick and being taken care of Molly at his place. His mother shows up and steals him back to her place and them stealing him back & forth. Eventually, she gets him last and alludes to possibly hiding him in his uncle's ice cabin to keep her away.
* NameAndName
* NamesTheSame: Mike's partner has the first name of [[FamilyMatters Another Chicago-area cop]].
** Made all the more humorous when you see that the very same actor has made a string of guest appearances on the show and was the one who marries Mike and Molly.
* UsefulNotes/{{Pittsburgh}}: Billy Gardell, who portrays Mike, hasn't forgotten where he came from and makes regular appearances on Pittsburgh radio station WDVE's morning show.
** In one episode, they go to a baseball game between the Cubs and Gardell's favorite team, the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don't think that wasn't done on purpose.
* RealSongThemeTune: "I See Love" by Keb' Mo'.
* SassyBlackWoman: Carl's grandma.
* TheStoner: Victoria.
-->'''Molly:''' You're high?
-->'''Victoria:''' You're not?
* StrawLoser: No matter what kind of trouble Mike is having in his life, its loads better compared to Carl's life.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Averted, in fact it's the entire point of the series.
* UnusualEuphemism: ''Every'' conversation between Molly's mother and Victoria ends up dissolving into this.
* TheWindyCity
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A 2010 Creator/{{CBS}} sitcom starring Melissa [=McCarthy=], Billy Gardell and Swoosie Kurtz. Mike and Molly meet at an Overeaters' Anonymous meeting and hit it off.
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!!This show provides examples of the following:
* ADateWithRosiePalms: The reason Molly's mother made so much banana bread three years after her husband died.
* AerosolFlamethrower: Victoria plans to use a can of hairspray and a lighter on an ex-boyfriend in one episode. Mike manages to talk her down and take the can and lighter away from her.
* BasementDweller: Carl lives with his grandmother, who frequently henpecks him, and is portrayed as something of a loser because of this.
** There's a bit of a DoubleStandard here at work as both Molly and her sister still live at home as well, but Molly at least is treated as responsible and practical.
** Only for Molly. It's also played straight with Victoria, who, lets be honest, probably wouldn't make it on her own.
** The Double Standard is later demolished when it's revealed that Molly is bad with money, is in debt up to her eyeballs, and probably wouldn't make it any further than Victoria on her own.
* BlackBestFriend: Mike's partner, Carl, is both black and Mike's best friend.
* BrideZilla: Molly turns into one three weeks before the wedding.
* ChristmasEpisode
* CloudCuckooLander: Victoria. Though mostly because she's a pothead.
* CoolCar: One episode has Mike buy a 1957 Chevy Bel Air, only to have [[InformedFlaw Informed Flaws]] no one could have missed pop up, and Molly forcing him to sell it and get back his money.
* CoolOldLady: Carl's grandmother.
* DeadpanSnarker: Samuel
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment:
--->'''Victoria:'''Dead people are just like us. Except they're dead.
* DirtyOldMan: Vince.
* DysfunctionalFamily: Both Mike and Molly's families. [[FreudianExcuse And they both wonder why they have weight issues...]]
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Yes, the two main characters ''are'' named Mike and Molly.
* FakeNationality: The character Samuel, a Senegalese immigrant, is played by [[RepetitiveName Nyambi Nyambi]], who is a Nigerian-American.
* FanDisservice: "Vince Takes a Bath." You will never un-see anything that appeared on screen in this episode. Ever.
--> Molly: (''holding up the towel on Vince's lap while Mike walks in'') Look at it! ''Look at it!'' '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis LOOK AT IT!!!!!!]]'''
* HalloweenEpisode
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Mike and Carl.
* HiddenDepths: Most of the time, Victoria is just a goofy stoner, but in the episdoe "Victoria Can't Drive", she spouts out some very surprising insight about her views on the afterlife, [[spoiler: and convinces Mike's mom to come to his wedding, not taking any credit for it.]]
* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: Mike buys a repugnant green sweater from his partner's cousin.
* IAmBigBoned: Molly's mom calls her that.
-->'''Molly:''' Bones don't jiggle, ma!
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Not completely consistent, but the large majority of episodes begin with a character's name, followed by an action relevant to the episode. (ie "Mike _____", "Carl's _____", etc.)
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Molly's sister Victoria is ... unlucky in love to say the least. Molly and Joyce had to physically stop her from going after her married boyfriend.
* MistakenForGay: Carl and Mike are mistaken for this "at least three times a week." In the season 3 premiere, Carl gets a temporary partner while Mike is on his honeymoon, and on their last day together the partner kisses Carl full on the lips, resulting in a HeroicBSOD.
* MotorMouth: Carl
* MyBelovedSmother: Mike's mom, who fakes a heart attack as soon as she finds out Mike is on a date with Molly.
** Another episode has Mike getting very sick and being taken care of Molly at his place. His mother shows up and steals him back to her place and them stealing him back & forth. Eventually, she gets him last and alludes to possibly hiding him in his uncle's ice cabin to keep her away.
* NameAndName
* NamesTheSame: Mike's partner has the first name of [[FamilyMatters Another Chicago-area cop]].
** Made all the more humorous when you see that the very same actor has made a string of guest appearances on the show and was the one who marries Mike and Molly.
* UsefulNotes/{{Pittsburgh}}: Billy Gardell, who portrays Mike, hasn't forgotten where he came from and makes regular appearances on Pittsburgh radio station WDVE's morning show.
** In one episode, they go to a baseball game between the Cubs and Gardell's favorite team, the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don't think that wasn't done on purpose.
* RealSongThemeTune: "I See Love" by Keb' Mo'.
* SassyBlackWoman: Carl's grandma.
* TheStoner: Victoria.
-->'''Molly:''' You're high?
-->'''Victoria:''' You're not?
* StrawLoser: No matter what kind of trouble Mike is having in his life, its loads better compared to Carl's life.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Averted, in fact it's the entire point of the series.
* UnusualEuphemism: ''Every'' conversation between Molly's mother and Victoria ends up dissolving into this.
* TheWindyCity
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