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* HarsherInHindsight: Noblet declaring to God that his dad will never die when in real life Stephen Colbert's father died in a plane crash.


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* LGBTFanbase: Gained a strong queer following due to Chuck Noblet and Geoffrey Jellineck being a highly sympathetic closeted gay couple during a time when LGBT characters were still extremely rare on television.
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** RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/ChrisPratt was in the movie four years before his StarMakingRole in ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''.

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** * RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/ChrisPratt was in the movie four years before his StarMakingRole in ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''.

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* NightmareFuel: The expression on the face of the shoe salesman as he asks Melissa to step into the back with him, calling her the name of the woman he is implied to have murdered and buried under his shoe store

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* NightmareFuel: The expression on the face of the shoe salesman as he asks Melissa to step into the back with him, calling her the name of the woman he is implied to have murdered and buried under his shoe storestore.
** RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/ChrisPratt was in the movie four years before his StarMakingRole in ''Series/ParksAndRecreation''.
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* HiliariousInHindsight: In one episode David Cross plays a psychiatrist. This might be the closet we see to [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Tobias practicing psychiatry.]]

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* HiliariousInHindsight: HilariousInHindsight: In one episode David Cross plays a psychiatrist. This might be the closet we see to [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Tobias practicing psychiatry.]]
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* HiliariousInHindsight: In one episode David Cross plays a psychiatrist. This might be the closet we see to [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Tobias practicing psychiatry.]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: Noblet declaring to God that his dad will never die when in real life Stephen Colbert's father died in a plane crash.

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Fixing ZCE. Hilarious In Hindsight suffers from Fan Myopia.


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%%* CultClassic: Well loved enough that it got its own movie in 2005.
%%* HilariousInHindsight: "Joffrey" Jellineck?

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* CrossingTheLineTwice: A lot of the comedy comes from the SpoofAesop lessons that Jerri learns in each episode being deliberately horrible to the point of hilarity.
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CultClassic: Well loved Although the show was canceled only three seasons in, the series was popular enough that it got to get its own prequel movie in 2005.
%%* HilariousInHindsight: "Joffrey" Jellineck?
2005. The series also made it to TV Guide's [[https://www.tvguide.com/news/top-cult-shows-40239/ Top Cult Shows Ever]] list.



** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShAV1QmZSBE Noblet]] [[NoYou going apeshit on his student]].

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShAV1QmZSBE Noblet]] [[NoYou going apeshit on his student]].student]] is commonly posted in response to posts the user disagrees with.



* NightmareFuel: the expression on the face of the shoe salesman as he asks Melissa to step into the back with him, calling her the name of the woman he is implied to have murdered and buried under his shoe store

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* NightmareFuel: the The expression on the face of the shoe salesman as he asks Melissa to step into the back with him, calling her the name of the woman he is implied to have murdered and buried under his shoe store
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* CrossingTheLineTwice
* CultClassic: Well loved enough that it got its own movie in 2005.
* EarWorm - "Iiiii'm gonna sit at the welcome taaaable..." from the cult episodes.
* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop - parodied in every episode. "I don't have to join the debate team to get people to pay attention to me, I just need to starve myself to the brink of death!" "Drugs are for losers. Unless you use them to win. In that case, drugs are for winners!"
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* %%* CultClassic: Well loved enough that it got its own movie in 2005.
* EarWorm - "Iiiii'm gonna sit at the welcome taaaable..." from the cult episodes.
* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop - parodied in every episode. "I don't have to join the debate team to get people to pay attention to me, I just need to starve myself to the brink of death!" "Drugs are for losers. Unless you use them to win. In that case, drugs are for winners!"
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%%* HilariousInHindsight: "Joffrey" Jellineck?



* TearJerker - The ending to 'The Blank Stare'.

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** A gif of Noblet removing his glasses while shaking his head in disapproval is a popular reaction image on forums and Message Boards.

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** A gif of Noblet [[GlassesPull removing his glasses glasses]] while shaking his head in disapproval is a popular reaction image on forums and Message Boards.

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* CultClassic: Well loved enough that it got its own movie in 2005.



** A gif of Noblet removing his glasses while shaking his head in disapproval is a popular reaction image on forums and ImageBoards.

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** A gif of Noblet removing his glasses while shaking his head in disapproval is a popular reaction image on forums and ImageBoards.Message Boards.



* TearJerker - The ending to 'The Blank Stare'.
* ValuesDissonance: While all of the overtly racist characters are ''supposed'' to be wrong, it's hard to imagine a show depicting overt racism as comedy post-Trump, when "ironic" prejudice is seen as a flaccid excuse to be genuinely prejudiced.

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* TearJerker - The ending to 'The Blank Stare'.
* ValuesDissonance: While all of the overtly racist characters are ''supposed'' to be wrong, it's hard to imagine a show depicting overt racism as comedy post-Trump, when "ironic" prejudice is seen as a flaccid excuse to be genuinely prejudiced.
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* ValuesDissonance: While all of the overtly racist characters are ''supposed'' to be wrong, it's hard to imagine a show depicting overt racism as comedy post-Trump, when "ironic" racism is seen as a flaccid excuse to be genuinely racist.

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* ValuesDissonance: While all of the overtly racist characters are ''supposed'' to be wrong, it's hard to imagine a show depicting overt racism as comedy post-Trump, when "ironic" racism prejudice is seen as a flaccid excuse to be genuinely racist.prejudiced.
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* TearJerker - The ending to 'The Blank Stare'.

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* TearJerker - The ending to 'The Blank Stare'.Stare'.
* ValuesDissonance: While all of the overtly racist characters are ''supposed'' to be wrong, it's hard to imagine a show depicting overt racism as comedy post-Trump, when "ironic" racism is seen as a flaccid excuse to be genuinely racist.
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* Memetic Mutation:

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* Memetic Mutation: MemeticMutation:
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** [[http://emotibot.net/pix/1368.gif This .gif of Noblet]] removing his glasses while shaking his head in disapproval is a popular reaction image on forums and ImageBoards.

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** [[http://emotibot.net/pix/1368.gif This .** A gif of Noblet]] Noblet removing his glasses while shaking his head in disapproval is a popular reaction image on forums and ImageBoards.



* TearJerker - The ending to 'The Blank Stare'.

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* TearJerker - The ending to 'The Blank Stare'.
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* HilariousInHindsight: "Joffrey" Jellineck?
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* UnfortunateImplications - Some of the jokes in the show mock this trope.

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* Memetic Mutation: [[http://emotibot.net/pix/1368.gif This .gif]] of Noblet removing his glasses and shaking his head in disapproval is a very popular reaction image on various forums and ImageBoards.

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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShAV1QmZSBE Noblet]] [[NoYou going apeshit on his student]].
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[[http://emotibot.net/pix/1368.gif This .gif]] gif of Noblet Noblet]] removing his glasses and while shaking his head in disapproval is a very popular reaction image on various forums and ImageBoards.
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* Memetic Mutation: [[http://emotibot.net/pix/1368.gif This .gif]] of Noblet removing his glasses and shaking his head in disapproval is a very popular reaction image on various forums and ImageBoards.
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: the expression on the face of the shoe salesman as he asks Melissa to step into the back with him, calling her the name of the woman he is implied to have murdered and buried under his shoe store

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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: NightmareFuel: the expression on the face of the shoe salesman as he asks Melissa to step into the back with him, calling her the name of the woman he is implied to have murdered and buried under his shoe store
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: the expression on the face of the shoe salesman as he asks Melissa to step into the back with him, calling her the name of the woman he is implied to have murdered and buried under his shoe store
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* CrossingTheLineTwice
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* TearJerker - The ending to 'The Blank Stare'.
* UnfortunateImplications - Some of the jokes in the show mock this trope.

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