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--> '''Mrs. A''': You can be a shelf filler, and do the stock taking!\\
'''Dolly''': ''(the camera pans to the lack of stock in the store)'' Oh, that'll be a challenge.


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* DudeMagnet: Gloria attracts a lot of male attention, and can even charm those that are already spoken for.


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* TamponRun: The episode "P.M.T." deals with Dolly getting her period despite her vehement denial of it. She later requires a tampon after she finally admits she's gotten her period, with her mother bemoaning that Dolly is never prepared for it. Dolly compensates with a diaper that her mother has on her.

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* AmicableExes: Downplayed with Nobby and Dolly. Nobby is still in love with Dolly but Dolly always rebukes him and reminds him frequently that she doesn't love, fancy, or even really like him. That said they still hang out together a lot.



* TheBore: The episode "Good Looking Boyfriend" introduces Didier, who's drop dead gorgeous but every time he talks everyone else is bored to tears.
* BrattyHalfPint: Dolly's niece and nephew come off as this, although they're usually only brats to her.



* ChubbyChaser: In the episode ''Fat,'' Dolly gains some weight, and starts dating one, not realising he only likes her for her body.

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* ChubbyChaser: In the episode ''Fat,'' Dolly gains some weight, and starts dating one, not realising realizing he only likes her for her body.



* DCupDistress: Belle expresses this at times, although part of it is because she's overweight and Dolly isn't.



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* HappilyMarried: Alan and AlanaAlana.
* {{Jerkass}}: Dolly really is an unpleasant and bitter person, although a lot of her frustration comes from being stuck in her dead-end life and her parents' refusal to let her grow as a person.


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* MutualEnvy: Dolly and Belle are jealous of each other's bodies, although in Dolly's case it's just Belle's chest.


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* OperationJealousy: Dolly attempts this in ''Mr. Wrong'', but Nobby already knows the guy Dolly is with is gay.
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* ObliviousToHatred: Gloria never seems to pick up on the utter vitrol Dolly has for her.
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''Pond Life'' was a British animated television series created by Candy Guard. It ran for two seasons in 1996 and 2000 on Creator/Channel4, and, despite being a cartoon, its target audience was women.

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''Pond Life'' was a British animated television series created by Candy Guard.Guard and produced by Creator/CollingwoodAndCo. It ran for two seasons in 1996 and 2000 on Creator/Channel4, and, despite being a cartoon, its target audience was women.
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Not to be confused with [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E17PondLife that]] "Pond Life".

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Not to be confused with [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E17PondLife [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33PrequelPondLife that]] "Pond Life".
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* VisualPun: The show's intro, a play on Dolly's surname, is a symbolic fantasy sequence of Dolly attempting to swim up to the surface of a pond, only to be held back by a tangle of weeds held by the rest of the cast at the bottom of the pond.
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* EnvironmentalSymbolism: Dolly has lived her whole life on the same cul-de-sac, echoing the 'dead end' life that she feels trapped in.
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* HappilyMarried: Alan and Alana
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Not to be confused with [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E17PondLife that]] Pond Life.

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Not to be confused with [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E17PondLife that]] Pond Life.
"Pond Life".
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* PrivilegedRival: Gloria Leaf's modelling career and steady boyfriend has given her a more affluent lifestyle than Dolly. She often brags about her success much to Dolly's annoyance.
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* Foil: Belle is this to Dolly in demeanour, [[RudeHeroNiceSidekick behaviour]] and [[FatAndSkinny appearance]].

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* Foil: {{Foil}}: Belle is this to Dolly in demeanour, [[RudeHeroNiceSidekick behaviour]] and [[FatAndSkinny appearance]].

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* Foil: Belle is this to Dolly in demeanour, [[RudeHeroNiceSidekick behaviour]] and [[FatAndSkinny appearance]].



* OddFriendship: Dolly and Belle in demeanour, [[RudeHeroNiceSidekick behaviour]] and [[FatAndSkinny appearance]].
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* OddFriendship: Dolly and Belle in demeanour, [[RudeHeroNiceSidekick behaviour]] and [[FatAndSkinny appearance]].
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* BlackSheep: While Dolly's family have learned to accept her as the rebel, they find her rude behaviour intolerable.


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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Alana is married with children and more sensible than Dolly.

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