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* ExtremeDoormat: Alex is this with women.
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* DopeSlap: Todd does this to Wiseman in "[[Recap/TheRandomYearsS01E03MenBehavingSadly Men Behaving Sadly]]"
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''The Random Years'' is a sitcom that was broadcast on Creator/UPN in 2002. The show was about three young men- Alex Barnes (Will Friedle), Wiseman (Joshua Ackerman) and Todd Mitchell (Sean Murray)- childhood friends who share a loft in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, and are trying to navigate life and love after graduating college.

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''The Random Years'' is a sitcom that was broadcast on Creator/UPN Creator/{{UPN}} in 2002. The show was about three young men- Alex Barnes (Will Friedle), Wiseman (Joshua Ackerman) and Todd Mitchell (Sean Murray)- childhood friends who share a loft in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, and are trying to navigate life and love after graduating college.
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* ActorAllusion: Alex dates a part-time stage magician. In ''Film/MyDateWithThePresidentsDaughter'', Will Friedle (Alex's actor) played a teen whose hobby was magic tricks.

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* ActorAllusion: Alex dates a part-time stage magician.magician in the episode "[[Recap/TheRandomYearsS01E04DangerousLiaisons Dangerous Liaisons]]". In ''Film/MyDateWithThePresidentsDaughter'', Will Friedle (Alex's actor) played a teen whose hobby was magic tricks.
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* ActorAllusion: Alex dates a part-time stage magician. In ''Film/MyDateWithThePresidentsDaughter'', Will Friedle (Alex's actor) played a teen whose hobby was magic tricks.
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* HiddenDepths: Despite being TheSlacker, Todd can speak fluent French, and know enough about antiques that he can avoid becoming completely naked in "Strip ''Antique Road Show''", and knows how to pick locks manufactured in the 1920's
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* OnlyOneName: Wiseman
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: The three of them allow a neighbor to use their telephone number as an alternate telephone number. In 2024, most young people have cell phones.
** In the pilot episode, Todd claimed to be startled by a modem (with its then-infamous screeching sound) when he spilled chocolate milk on a temp worker's to-do list. In 2024, cable companies often offer Internet access, and their modems do not make noise.

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Seven episodes were produced; only four were aired.

!!''The Random Years'' provides examples of:

* TechnologyMarchesOn: The three of them allow a neighbor to use their telephone number as an alternate telephone number. In 2024, most young people have cell phones.
** In the pilot episode, Todd claimed to be startled by a modem (with its then-infamous screeching sound) when he spilled chocolate milk on a temp worker's to-do list. In 2024, cable companies often offer Internet access, and their modems do not make noise.
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''The Random Years'' is a sitcom that was broadcast on Creator/UPN in 2002. The show was about three young men- Alex Barnes (Will Friedle), Wiseman (Joshua Ackerman) and Todd Mitchell (Sean Murray)- childhood friends who share a loft in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, and are trying to navigate life and love after graduating college.


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\n''The Random Years'' is a sitcom that was broadcast on Creator/UPN in 2002. The show was about three young men- Alex Barnes (Will Friedle), Wiseman (Joshua Ackerman) and Todd Mitchell (Sean Murray)- childhood friends who share a loft in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, and are trying to navigate life and love after graduating college.

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''The Random Years'' is a sitcom that was broadcast on Creator/UPN in 2002. The show was about three young men- Alex Barnes (Will Friedle), Wiseman (Joshua Ackerman) and Todd Mitchell (Sean Murray)- childhood friends who share a loft in Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, and are trying to navigate life and love after graduating college.


!!''The Random Years'' provides examples of:

* TechnologyMarchesOn: The three of them allow a neighbor to use their telephone number as an alternate telephone number. In 2024, most young people have cell phones.
** In the pilot episode, Todd claimed to be startled by a modem (with its then-infamous screeching sound) when he spilled chocolate milk on a temp worker's to-do list. In 2024, cable companies often offer Internet access, and their modems do not make noise.

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