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* SignsOfDisrepair: Both InUniverse, in the play's official posters, and during the series' [[PullThePlugOnTheTitle title sequence]], this is used as a way to show how run-down the building the characters inhabit is. The 'Hotel Baltimore' neon sign has the 'e' no longer functioning.
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* IllBeInMyBunk: A character who is implied to be gay by his "swish" demeanor and stereotypical gay mannerisms, mentions in one episode where he is "going into the toilet and meditate."
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''Hot l Baltimore'' is a Platform/{{Broadway}} play written by Creator/LanfordWilson that first premiered in the Circle in the Square Downtown theater in 1973. It won the 1973 iterations of both the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play
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In 1975, it got a LiveActionAdaptation as a controversial Creator/{{ABC}} DramaticHalfHour {{sitcom}} by Creator/NormanLear. Although the play already has a CentralTheme about the unwanted parts of the population, the series reinforces it in a way that was not up to the tastes of its time --the main cast contains two sex workers (of which one is an illegal immigrant) and an openly gay couple. Fortunately, the network still supported its airing and went all-out with the marketing. It sadly got canceled due to poor ratings after just one season.
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In 1975, it got a LiveActionAdaptation as a controversial Creator/{{ABC}} [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]] DramaticHalfHour {{sitcom}} by Creator/NormanLear. Although the play already has a CentralTheme about the unwanted parts of the population, the series reinforces it in a way that was not up to the tastes of its time --the main cast contains two sex workers (of which one is an illegal immigrant) and an openly gay couple. Fortunately, the network still supported its airing and went all-out with the marketing. It sadly got canceled due to poor ratings after just one season.
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In 1975, it got a LiveActionAdaptation as a DramaticHalfHour Creator/{{ABC}} controversial {{sitcom}} by Creator/NormanLear. Although the play already has a CentralTheme about the unwanted parts of the population, the series reinforces it in a way that was not up to the tastes of its time --the main cast contains two sex workers (of which one is an illegal immigrant) and an openly gay couple. Fortunately, the network still supported its airing and went all-out with the marketing. It sadly got canceled due to poor ratings after just one season.
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In 1975, it got a LiveActionAdaptation as a controversial Creator/{{ABC}} DramaticHalfHour Creator/{{ABC}} controversial {{sitcom}} by Creator/NormanLear. Although the play already has a CentralTheme about the unwanted parts of the population, the series reinforces it in a way that was not up to the tastes of its time --the main cast contains two sex workers (of which one is an illegal immigrant) and an openly gay couple. Fortunately, the network still supported its airing and went all-out with the marketing. It sadly got canceled due to poor ratings after just one season.
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''Hot l Baltimore'' is a UsefulNotes/{{Broadway}} play written by Creator/LanfordWilson that first premiered in the Circle in the Square Downtown theater in 1973. It won the 1973 iterations of both the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play
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''Hot l Baltimore'' is a UsefulNotes/{{Broadway}} Platform/{{Broadway}} play written by Creator/LanfordWilson that first premiered in the Circle in the Square Downtown theater in 1973. It won the 1973 iterations of both the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play
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Both the series and the play get their peculiar name because the E in the hotel's sign burnt out and was never replaced; a further symbol of the work's themes.
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Both the series and the play get their peculiar name because [[SignsOfDisrepair the E in the hotel's sign burnt out and was never replaced; replaced]]; a further symbol of the work's themes.
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It's TheSeventies and a RagTagBunchOfMisfits inhabit the decaying Hotel Baltimore. When said building fails the [[HouseInspection safety insepction]], the tenants now run the risk of getting evicted, which prompts them to try all sorts of hijinks among the (ab)normal fare of their lives.
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It's TheSeventies and a RagTagBunchOfMisfits inhabit the decaying Hotel Baltimore. When said building fails the [[HouseInspection safety insepction]], inspection]], the tenants now run the risk of getting evicted, which prompts them to try all sorts of hijinks among the (ab)normal fare of their lives.
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It's TheSeventies and a RagTagBunchOfMisfits inhabit the decaying Hotel Baltimore. When said building fails the [[HouseInspection safety insepction]], the tenants now run the risk of getting evicted, which prompts them to try all sorts of hijinks in-between among the (ab)normal fare of their lives.
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In 1975, it got a LiveActionAdaptation as a DramaticHalfHour Creator/{{ABC}} controversial {{sitcom}}. Although the play already has a CentralTheme about the unwanted parts of the population, the series reinforces it in a way that was not up to the tastes of its time --the main cast contains two sex workers (of which one is an illegal immigrant) and a non-villainous an openly gay couple. Fortunately, the network still supported its airing and went all-out with the marketing. It sadly got canceled due to poor ratings after just one season.
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* CommunityThreateningConstruction: Initially, the hotel is targeted for demolition because it has decayed so much it's not safe to be inhabited; with no plans to build anything in particular. It's when a Japanese corporation decides to renovate it that this comes into play. Turning it into a hotel again means that it'll no longer be a rundown apartment complex where the poverty-stricken cast can live in.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Clifford gets the hotel declared a historical landmark to prevent its demolition. However, as it is now more valuable, a Japanese corporation wants to purchase it for renovations, which gets the tenants back to square one.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Clifford gets the hotel declared a historical landmark to prevent its demolition. However, as it is now more valuable, a Japanese corporation wants to purchase it for renovations, which gets the tenants back to square one.
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It's TheSeventies and a RagTagBunchOfMisfits inhabit the decaying Hotel Baltimore. When said building fails the [[HouseInspection safety insepction]], the tenants now run the risk of getting evicted, which prompts them to all sorts of hijinks in-between the (ab)normal fare of their lives.
''Hot l Baltimore'' is a UsefulNotes/{{Broadway}} play written by Creator/LanfordWilson that first premiered in the Circle in the Square Downtown theater in 1973. It won the 1973 iterations of both the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play
and the Obie Award for Best American Play.
In 1975, it got a LiveActionAdaptation as a DramaticHalfHour Creator/{{ABC}} controversial {{sitcom}}. Although the play already has a CentralTheme about the unwanted parts of the population, the series reinforces it in a way that was not up to the tastes of its time --the main cast contains two sex workers (of which one is an illegal immigrant) and a non-villainous gay couple. Fortunately, the network still supported its airing and went all-out with the marketing. It sadly got canceled due to poor ratings after just one season.
Both the series and the play get their peculiar name because the E in the hotel's sign burnt out and was never replaced; a further symbol of the work's themes.
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* PullThePlugOnTheTitle: {{Justified|Trope}}. The brief opening sequence of the TV show makes use of the fact that, canonically, the letter E of Hotel Baltimore's sign no longer lits due to disrepair. In a sense, the play's window card also qualifies because it also omits the E marquee.
* TheTheTitleConfusion: The TV adaptation is simply ''Hot l Baltimore'', which makes many forget the play is called ''The Hot l Baltimore''. In the end, both phrasings are used interchangeably.
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''Hot l Baltimore'' is a UsefulNotes/{{Broadway}} play written by Creator/LanfordWilson that first premiered in the Circle in the Square Downtown theater in 1973. It won the 1973 iterations of both the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play
and the Obie Award for Best American Play.
In 1975, it got a LiveActionAdaptation as a DramaticHalfHour Creator/{{ABC}} controversial {{sitcom}}. Although the play already has a CentralTheme about the unwanted parts of the population, the series reinforces it in a way that was not up to the tastes of its time --the main cast contains two sex workers (of which one is an illegal immigrant) and a non-villainous gay couple. Fortunately, the network still supported its airing and went all-out with the marketing. It sadly got canceled due to poor ratings after just one season.
Both the series and the play get their peculiar name because the E in the hotel's sign burnt out and was never replaced; a further symbol of the work's themes.
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* PullThePlugOnTheTitle: {{Justified|Trope}}. The brief opening sequence of the TV show makes use of the fact that, canonically, the letter E of Hotel Baltimore's sign no longer lits due to disrepair. In a sense, the play's window card also qualifies because it also omits the E marquee.
* TheTheTitleConfusion: The TV adaptation is simply ''Hot l Baltimore'', which makes many forget the play is called ''The Hot l Baltimore''. In the end, both phrasings are used interchangeably.
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