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* SuicideAsComedy: The suicidal Representative Theodore Van Horne, had one memorably darkly funny bit of him reading ''Final Exit'' (a book detailing various methods of suicide) with commentary ("tried it, tried that twice, like ''that's'' going to work,...").
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* SuicideAsComedy: The suicidal Representative Theodore Van Horne, had one memorably darkly funny bit of him reading ''Final Exit'' (a book detailing various methods of suicide) with commentary ("tried it, tried that twice, like ''that's'' going to work,...").
"). He also once tried to hang himself from a window, but when he jumped off the chair, all it did was open the drapes.
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* SocialClimber: Powers' wife Margaret.
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* PunBasedTitle: The show centers around Sen. Bill ''Powers'' and his family.
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* TheMistress: Jordan Miller is this to Bill Powers as well as his chief of staff.
* PunBasedTitle: The show centers aroundSen. Senator Bill ''Powers'' and his family.
* PunBasedTitle: The show centers around
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A ShortRunner Creator/{{NBC}} American TV Sitcom that follows a clueless Senator (Creator/JohnForsythe) and his family (Creator/HollandTaylor, Creator/ValerieMahaffey, Creator/DavidHydePierce) as they navigate their way through Washington.
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AShortRunner [[ShortRunner short-running]] Creator/{{NBC}} American TV Sitcom that sitcom, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman (''Series/{{Friends}}'') and executive produced by Creator/NormanLear, which follows a clueless US Senator (Creator/JohnForsythe) and his family (Creator/HollandTaylor, Creator/ValerieMahaffey, Creator/DavidHydePierce) as they navigate their way through Washington.
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** ''Bill Gets Shot''.
** ''Kiss Me Caitlyn''.
** ''Bill's Dead... Not''.
** ''Sophie's Big Decision''.
** ''Oh, Mack''.
** ''St. Caitlyn of Shears''.
** ''Bradley Gets Fired''.
** ''Kiss Me Caitlyn''.
** ''Bill's Dead... Not''.
** ''Sophie's Big Decision''.
** ''Oh, Mack''.
** ''St. Caitlyn of Shears''.
** ''Bradley Gets Fired''.
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** ''Bill "Bill Gets Shot''.
Shot"
**''Kiss "Kiss Me Caitlyn''.
Caitlyn"
**''Bill's "Bill's Dead... Not''.
Not"
**''Sophie's "Sophie's Big Decision''.
Decision"
**''Oh, Mack''.
"Oh, Mack"
**''St. "St. Caitlyn of Shears''.
Shears"
**''Bradley "Bradley Gets Fired''.Fired"
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** ''Charlerella''.
** ''Grammargate''.
* SuicideAsComedy: The suicidal Representative Theodore Van Horne, had one memorably darkly funny bit of him reading ''Final Exit'' (a book detailing various methods of suicide) with commentary ("tried it, tried that twice, like ''that's'' going to work,...").
** ''Grammargate''.
* SuicideAsComedy: The suicidal Representative Theodore Van Horne, had one memorably darkly funny bit of him reading ''Final Exit'' (a book detailing various methods of suicide) with commentary ("tried it, tried that twice, like ''that's'' going to work,...").
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** ''Charlerella''.
"Charlerella"
**''Grammargate''.
"Grammargate"
* PunBasedTitle: The show centers around Sen. Bill ''Powers'' and his family.
* SuicideAsComedy: The suicidal Representative Theodore Van Horne, had one memorably darkly funny bit of him reading ''Final Exit'' (a book detailing various methods of suicide) with commentary ("tried it, tried that twice, like ''that's'' going to work,...").").
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* PunBasedTitle: The show centers around Sen. Bill ''Powers'' and his family.
* SuicideAsComedy: The suicidal Representative Theodore Van Horne, had one memorably darkly funny bit of him reading ''Final Exit'' (a book detailing various methods of suicide) with commentary ("tried it, tried that twice, like ''that's'' going to work,...
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A ShortRunner Creator/{{NBC}} American TV Sitcom that follows a clueless Senator (Creator/JohnForsythe) and his family (Creator/HollandTaylor, Creator/ValerieMahaffey, Creator/DavidHydePierce) as they navigate their way through Washington.
The show also features Creator/EveGordon, Creator/PeterMacNicol, Creator/ElizabethBerridge, Creator/JosephGordonLevitt, and Creator/RobinBartlett.
It aired from March 7, 1992 to January 2, 1993.
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* AccidentalMarriage: In the two-parter "Grammargate", Bradley Grist gets married to a general named Gurdy Walker, who is older than him, and an old friend to his mother during a drunken trip in Maryland.
* CharacterTitle:
** ''Bill Gets Shot''.
** ''Kiss Me Caitlyn''.
** ''Bill's Dead... Not''.
** ''Sophie's Big Decision''.
** ''Oh, Mack''.
** ''St. Caitlyn of Shears''.
** ''Bradley Gets Fired''.
* OneWordTitle:
** ''Charlerella''.
** ''Grammargate''.
* SuicideAsComedy: The suicidal Representative Theodore Van Horne, had one memorably darkly funny bit of him reading ''Final Exit'' (a book detailing various methods of suicide) with commentary ("tried it, tried that twice, like ''that's'' going to work,...").
The show also features Creator/EveGordon, Creator/PeterMacNicol, Creator/ElizabethBerridge, Creator/JosephGordonLevitt, and Creator/RobinBartlett.
It aired from March 7, 1992 to January 2, 1993.
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!Tropes for the series:
* AccidentalMarriage: In the two-parter "Grammargate", Bradley Grist gets married to a general named Gurdy Walker, who is older than him, and an old friend to his mother during a drunken trip in Maryland.
* CharacterTitle:
** ''Bill Gets Shot''.
** ''Kiss Me Caitlyn''.
** ''Bill's Dead... Not''.
** ''Sophie's Big Decision''.
** ''Oh, Mack''.
** ''St. Caitlyn of Shears''.
** ''Bradley Gets Fired''.
* OneWordTitle:
** ''Charlerella''.
** ''Grammargate''.
* SuicideAsComedy: The suicidal Representative Theodore Van Horne, had one memorably darkly funny bit of him reading ''Final Exit'' (a book detailing various methods of suicide) with commentary ("tried it, tried that twice, like ''that's'' going to work,...").
