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* NiceMeanAndInBetween: After Abby starts to work at the Brandenham, she starts to develop this dynamic with Bitsy and Helen. Abby is the nice one as she is a friendly, helpful and optimistic person, Bitsy is the mean one, being the selfish, greedy, spiteful hag that she is and Helen is the In Between One, as she is a manipulative and ambitious woman, who plotted to kill Bitsy’s Dog Shampagne, but couldn’t bring herself to do it and also developed some sort of friendship with Cole.
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Originally created for Creator/{{Fox}}, the project was shelved, then bought by Creator/AppleTVPlus. The first season of the series made its debut on May 29, 2020. The first eight episodes of the second season premiered on June 25, 2021. The second half of the season aired between March 4 and April 8, 2022. A third season premiered on September 9, 2022.

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Originally created for Creator/{{Fox}}, the project was shelved, then bought by Creator/AppleTVPlus. The first season of the series made its debut on May 29, 2020. The first eight episodes of the second season premiered on June 25, 2021. The second half of the season aired between March 4 and April 8, 2022. A third season premiered on September 9, 2022. On December 3, 2023, it was announced that the show had been canceled.
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** "I'm The Worst" is one comic-book/science-fiction reference after another, including Molly name-dropping [[Franchise/SpiderMan Spider-Man]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batman]] and [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] directly, corresponding with Fista-Puffs recreating the famous comic cover where Peter Parker throws his suit away, Commissioner Gordon smashing the Batsignal at the end of ''[[Film/TheDarkKnight The Dark Knight]]'' and the image from ''The Unworthy Thor'' of Thor on the Moon. There's also a parody of [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Lois Lane holding Superman]], [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Sarah Connor's nuclear vision]], [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Thanos' infamous "snap"]] and [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Doctor Manhattan on Mars]].

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** "I'm The Worst" is one comic-book/science-fiction reference after another, including Molly name-dropping [[Franchise/SpiderMan Spider-Man]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batman]] ComicBook/SpiderMan, ComicBook/{{Batman}} and [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] directly, corresponding with Fista-Puffs recreating the famous comic cover where Peter Parker throws his suit away, Commissioner Gordon smashing the Batsignal at the end of ''[[Film/TheDarkKnight The Dark Knight]]'' and the image from ''The Unworthy Thor'' of Thor on the Moon. There's also a parody of [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Lois Lane holding Superman]], [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Sarah Connor's nuclear vision]], [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Thanos' infamous "snap"]] and [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Doctor Manhattan on Mars]].

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* GiftedlyBad: Neither Ambrose nor Bitsy are coherent as writers. They rush to be the first to finish up a memoir, only to be rejected by the publisher as being entirely incoherent.

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* GiftedlyBad: Neither Ambrose nor Bitsy are coherent as writers. They rush to be the first to finish up a memoir, only to be rejected by the publisher as being entirely incoherent.incoherent
* HardTruthAesop: In "Lunar Palaver", Owen witness Cole being treated like a threat by a [[ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife racist lady]] and he would later have a talk with Cole about that incident, who had no idea the lady was being racist towards him. The episode makes it clear that there's still racism out there and it can happen to everyone, regardless of age, and it's unavoidable for some people. Owen even tells Cole that while he hopes it doesn't happen again, moments like that will definitely happen again and it's best to be prepared for it.
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* HardTruthAesop: In "Lunar Palaver", Owen witness Cole being treated like a threat by a [[ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife racist lady]] and he would later have a talk with Cole about that incident, who had no idea the lady was being racist towards him. The episode makes it clear that there's still racism out there and it can happen to everyone, regardless of age, and it's unavoidable for some people. Owen even tells Cole that while he hopes it doesn't happen again, moments like that will definitely happen again and it's best to be prepared for it.

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* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: The credits lists the main cast first and then all the additional and guest voices without telling who voices who.
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* HardTruthAesop: In "Lunar Palaver", Owen witness Cole being treated like a threat by a [[ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife racist lady]] and he would later have a talk with Cole about that incident, who had no idea the lady was being racist towards him. The episode makes it clear that there's still racism out there and it can happen to everyone, regardless of age, and it's unavoidable for some people. Owen even tells Cole that while he hopes it doesn't happen again, moments like that will definitely happen again and it's best to be prepared for it.


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* VerySpecialEpisode: While the show normally focuses on comedy and musicals, "Lunar Palavar" is the first episode to tackle a serious subject. Aside from the side plot with Bitsy following Helen, this episode deals with the subject of racism, and it is treated as appropriately serious by everyone involved, to the point that even ''Birdie'' [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness tones down his usual narrator antics]]. And when Owen is discussing racism with Cole, there's absolutely no music playing in the background, emphasizing how serious the discussion is.
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*** "My Worst Day" is written Rafael Casal.

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*** "My Worst Day" is written Rafael Casal.Creator/RafaelCasal.
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* ToyBasedCharacterization: As a kid, the toy Owen wanted more than anything was a toy street sweeper "with real spinning brushes" so he could [[FunForSome pretend to be the guy cleaning the streets of New York]]. He is introduced as the manager of Central Park, so this shows he always had the same selflessness and the same interest in [[BoringButPractical boring things that nevertheless need doing]] that he starts the series with.
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*** In the same episode, Owen sings a song about the titular Snakeheads, and how they're an invasive species that will "gobble up the fauna / like a fishy Jeffrey Dahmer".

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*** ** In the same episode, Owen sings a song about the titular Snakeheads, and how they're an invasive species that will "gobble up the fauna / like a fishy Jeffrey Dahmer".
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*** In the same episode, Owen sings a song about the titular Snakeheads, and how they're an invasive species that will "gobble up the fauna / like a fishy Jeffrey Dahmer".

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* GiftedlyBad: Bitsy and Paige's editor have a footrace in which they're so slow that it looks like they're mall walking. Of course, when they were kids, they were the second to last and last place finishers in a school meet.
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* GiftedlyBad: Neither Ambrose nor Bitsy and Paige's editor have a footrace in which they're so slow that it looks like they're mall walking. Of course, when they were kids, they were are coherent as writers. They rush to be the second first to last and last place finishers in finish up a school meet.
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memoir, only to be rejected by the publisher as being entirely incoherent.
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* GiftedlyBad: Bitsy and Paige's editor have a footrace in which they're so slow that it looks like they're mall walking. Of course, when they were kids, they were the second to last and last place finishers in a school meet.
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* VaryingCompetencyAlibi: In Season 3 "[[Recap/CentralParkS3E06AMatterOfLifeAndBoeuf A Matter of Life and Boeuf]]", when a valuable steak is stolen at Bitsy's hotel restaurant, it becomes a {{whodunnit}} mystery and everyone is a suspect. Molly points out it can't be Cole because he's too bad at being bad. Cole tries to prove he can be bad by [[PokeThePoodle spilling over a pepper shaker]] and then instantly regretting it, proving Molly's point. When Shampagne is accused of eating the steak, Cole tries TakingTheHeat to save Shampagne, but nobody buys it at all due to him being too innocent.
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* TreatedWorseThanThePet: Helen, [[RichBitch Bitsy Brandenham's]] personal maid who has been with her for many years, despises her pampered pooch Shampagne, as she sees the dog as her only competition for Bitsy's inheritance when she dies. While Helen puts up with all of Bitsy's demands 24/7, Shampagne is regularly treated to spa days and fine food (though the dog himself would rather be a regular dog, living with young Cole Tillerman).
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** During Molly's "Film/GoodWillHunting" fantasy, she hangs out at a restaurant with the exact same layout as WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers, and her friends are voiced by Creator/HJonBenjamin (who voices Bob) and Larry Murphy (who voices Teddy). See ProductionPosse on the Trivia page.
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* CreativeClosingCredits: In the credits during Season 1, they would show images of different areas of the park. In the Season 2 credits, they would show images of events that occurred in their respective episodes through a kaleidoscope effect. And the Season 3 credits would show silhouette of characters dancing in from respective episode, with the exception of the first episode of Season 3 which shows previous dances from Season 1 and 2.

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** The song "Up To Here" is about how high the snow is, how fed up the New Yorkers are with it, and, in Birdie's case, [[spoiler:how he's lost his narrator's omniscience]].

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** The song "Up To Here" is about how high the snow is, how fed up the New Yorkers are with it, and, in Birdie's case, [[spoiler:how he's lost his narrator's omniscience]].omniscience (he knows everything that will happen "up to here")]].
** The VillainSong "Time to Close" is both about how it's ''time'' to ''close'' a big business deal, and about how it's ''time'' for the park to ''close''.

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* DoubleMeaning: In "Hat Luncheon," when Helen meets a former maid named Lucy who inherited everything from her previous employer, Lucy gives Helen advice on waiting to inherit's Bitsy's fortune by telling her "Where there's a will, there's way", and then whispers to her to make sure she's in the will. The phrase means to have determination to overcome a difficult obstacle, which Helen is going to need if she continues to be Bitsy's assistant, and if Bitsy has a will then there's a way to inherit everything from her. The double meaning is used again in Helen's song "If There's a Will".

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** In the Season 2 finale, [[spoiler:it's Bitsy who]] sings a reprise to the IWantSong "Own It", about whether it's worth getting what they first wanted if it means losing something important.
* DoubleMeaning: A lot of songs run on this.
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In "Hat Luncheon," when Helen meets a former maid named Lucy who inherited everything from her previous employer, Lucy gives Helen advice on waiting to inherit's Bitsy's fortune by telling her "Where there's a will, there's way", and then whispers to her to make sure she's in the will. The phrase means to have determination to overcome a difficult obstacle, which Helen is going to need if she continues to be Bitsy's assistant, and if Bitsy has a will then there's a way to inherit everything from her. The double meaning is used again in Helen's song "If There's a Will".Will".
** The song "Own It" is, at various times, either about being incredibly self-confident or about literally owning things.
** The song "Show Up" is both about impressing people and about physically attending an event.
** The song "Up To Here" is about how high the snow is, how fed up the New Yorkers are with it, and, in Birdie's case, [[spoiler:how he's lost his narrator's omniscience]].
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Originally created for Creator/{{Fox}}, the project was shelved, then bought by Creator/AppleTVPlus. The first season of the series made its debut on May 29, 2020. The first eight episodes of the second season premiered on June 25, 2021. The second half of the season aired between March 4 and April 8, 2022. A third season is scheduled to premiere on September 9, 2022.

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Originally created for Creator/{{Fox}}, the project was shelved, then bought by Creator/AppleTVPlus. The first season of the series made its debut on May 29, 2020. The first eight episodes of the second season premiered on June 25, 2021. The second half of the season aired between March 4 and April 8, 2022. A third season is scheduled to premiere premiered on September 9, 2022.
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Originally created for Creator/{{Fox}}, the project was shelved, then bought by Creator/AppleTVPlus. The first season of the series made its debut on May 29, 2020. The first eight episodes of the second season premiered on June 25, 2021. The second half of the season aired between March 4 and April 8, 2022. A third season is scheduled to be released on September 9, 2022.

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Originally created for Creator/{{Fox}}, the project was shelved, then bought by Creator/AppleTVPlus. The first season of the series made its debut on May 29, 2020. The first eight episodes of the second season premiered on June 25, 2021. The second half of the season aired between March 4 and April 8, 2022. A third season is scheduled to be released premiere on September 9, 2022.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise on the top: Birdie (Creator/JoshGad), Cole (Creator/TitussBurgess), Owen (Creator/LeslieOdomJr), Helen (Creator/DaveedDiggs), Bitsy (Creator/StanleyTucci), Shampagne, Paige (Creator/KathrynHahn), Molly (Creator/KristenBell (s1), Emmy Raver-Lampman (s2)).]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise on the top: Birdie (Creator/JoshGad), Cole (Creator/TitussBurgess), Owen (Creator/LeslieOdomJr), Helen (Creator/DaveedDiggs), Bitsy (Creator/StanleyTucci), Shampagne, Paige (Creator/KathrynHahn), Molly (Creator/KristenBell (s1), (S1), Emmy Raver-Lampman (s2)).(S2)).]]



Because it's a musical, the cast consist of actors who have musical talents, such as Creator/KristenBell (s1), Emmy Raver-Lampman (s2-present), Creator/JoshGad, and Creator/DaveedDiggs as examples.

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Because it's a musical, the cast consist of actors who have musical talents, such as Creator/KristenBell (s1), (S1), Emmy Raver-Lampman (s2-present), (S2-present), Creator/JoshGad, and Creator/DaveedDiggs as examples.



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Originally created for Creator/{{Fox}}, the project was shelved, then bought by Creator/AppleTVPlus. The first season of the series made its debut on May 29, 2020. The first eight episodes of the second season premiered on June 25, 2021. The second half of the season aired between March 4 and April 8, 2022.

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Originally created for Creator/{{Fox}}, the project was shelved, then bought by Creator/AppleTVPlus. The first season of the series made its debut on May 29, 2020. The first eight episodes of the second season premiered on June 25, 2021. The second half of the season aired between March 4 and April 8, 2022. A third season is scheduled to be released on September 9, 2022.
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* SmartDumbAndInBetween: Among the park staff, Owen is the smart one, he's the manager of Central Park and does his best to keep the park at its best; Elwood is the dumb one, who's TheDitz who occasionally makes mistakes or forget things; Fran is in-between, she's more competent than Elwood and isn't uptight like Owen.
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Originally created for Creator/{{Fox}}, the project was shelved, then bought by Creator/AppleTVPlus. The first season of the series made its debut on May 29, 2020. The first eight episodes of the second season premiered on June 25, 2021. The second half of the season will air between March 4 and April 8, 2022.

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Originally created for Creator/{{Fox}}, the project was shelved, then bought by Creator/AppleTVPlus. The first season of the series made its debut on May 29, 2020. The first eight episodes of the second season premiered on June 25, 2021. The second half of the season will air aired between March 4 and April 8, 2022.
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* SmartDumbAndInBetween: Among the park staff, Owen is the smart one, he's the manager of Central Park and does his best to keep the park at its best; Elwood is the dumb one, who's TheDitz who occasionally makes mistakes or forget things; Fran is in-between, she's more competent than Elwood and isn't uptight like Owen.
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** In the song "Weehawken", Helen (played by Creator/DaveedDiggs) makes mention of [[{{Theatre/Hamilton}} the Hamilton-Burr duel]] taking place in said township.

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** In the song "Weehawken", Helen (played by Creator/DaveedDiggs) makes mention of [[{{Theatre/Hamilton}} the Hamilton-Burr duel]] taking that took place in said township.
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** In "The Lyin' in Winter", Birdie mentions that he can usually always tell when it's going to snow. Appropriate, considering his actor is [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} famous for playing a snowman]].

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** In "The Lyin' in Winter", Birdie mentions that he can usually always tell when it's going to snow.snow, as part of his narrator abilities. Appropriate, considering his actor is [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} famous for playing a snowman]].

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* ActorAllusion: In the song "Weehawken", Helen (played by Creator/DaveedDiggs) makes mention of [[{{Theatre/Hamilton}} the Hamilton-Burr duel]] taking place in said township.

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In the song "Weehawken", Helen (played by Creator/DaveedDiggs) makes mention of [[{{Theatre/Hamilton}} the Hamilton-Burr duel]] taking place in said township.township.
** In "The Lyin' in Winter", Birdie mentions that he can usually always tell when it's going to snow. Appropriate, considering his actor is [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} famous for playing a snowman]].

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->''"In the middle of Manhattan\\

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->''"In ->''♫ "In the middle of Manhattan\\



Why, I'm so glad you asked..."''

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Why, I'm so glad you asked..."'' " ♫''



* FailedASpotCheck: The Tillermans still haven't noticed that Birdie is watching them from a distance, especially when he's watching them in their home through the windows. Even when he's talking loud enough for them to hear, like in "Dog Spray Afternoon" and "Caste Sweet Castle", they still haven't notice him. Birdie got caught one time by Owen in "Hot Oven" when Birdie was going to check on Owen's progress with the pizza but is Owen washing his hands and is already facing out the window. Owen questions what's he doing at his house, but Birdie [[ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject changes the subject by asking what he's cooking]] and it's never brought up again.



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It's central in my heart…"''

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It's central in my heart…"''heart…" ♫''
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Originally created for Creator/{{Fox}}, the project was shelved, then bought by Creator/AppleTVPlus. The first season of the series made its debut on May 29, 2020. The second season launched on June 25, 2021. In addition, further episodes for the second season was announced, with airing between March 4 and April 8, 2022.

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Originally created for Creator/{{Fox}}, the project was shelved, then bought by Creator/AppleTVPlus. The first season of the series made its debut on May 29, 2020. The first eight episodes of the second season launched premiered on June 25, 2021. In addition, further episodes for the The second half of the season was announced, with airing will air between March 4 and April 8, 2022.

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