Line #8 Series/OneBigHappy


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2	[[caption-width-right:214:A Family is Born]]
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4	->'''Nurse''': So you're his wife?\
5	'''Prudence''': Oh no, I'm his wife.\
6	'''Lizzy''': Yeah, I'm his lesbian best friend.\
7	'''Prudence''': She's having his baby.\
8	'''Lizzy''': We all live together.
9	-->-- Liz and Prudence summing up the series.
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11	''One Big Happy'' was an Creator/{{NBC}} sitcom produced by Creator/EllenDegeneres, which began airing in March 2015.
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13	Luke (Creator/NickZano) and Lizzy (Creator/ElishaCuthbert) have been best friends since childhood. They went to prom together, they live together, and Luke knew Lizzy was gay before she did. Now that they're thirty and single, they've decided to make good on a pact they made years ago to make and raise a baby together. Unfortunately, they haven't been very successful conceiving and Lizzy is ready to throw in the towel...
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15	Enter Prudence (Creator/KellyBrook), a young British girl who's spending her last few days in America having fun before being deported. Luke meets her at a bar and they hit it off immediately, falling in love within the day and getting married in UsefulNotes/LasVegas so that Prudence can stay in America. Just in time for Lizzy to announce that she's finally pregnant. Thus begins the story of a man, his wife, and his pregnant lesbian best friend all living together and trying to be some kind of family.
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17	The series lasted for [[ShortRunners one truncated six-episode season]] before being cancelled by NBC.
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19	This show has no relation to [[ComicStrip/OneBigHappy the comic strip of the same name]].
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23	!!Contains examples of:
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25	* AllLesbiansWantKids: Played with. Lizzy plays it straight, obviously. Her ex Erica is surprised at first, but warms up to it in an attempt to get Lizzy to come back to her. Kate doesn't mind the kid part, but still can't date Lizzy because she's her nurse and that'd violate protocol.
26	* AmbiguouslyGay: Kate when the group first meets her. They decides to play "Gay or Nay" to determine whether Lizzy should pursue her or not.
27	* BestWoman: After Luke and Prudence's marriage turns out to be invalid, Lizzy offers to plan a proper wedding with her as Luke's best man.
28	* BoobBasedGag: Prudence was once accused of [[DoubleEntendre smuggling melons]].
29	* CitizenshipMarriage: Luke marries Prudence partially because she was about to be deported. [[spoiler:When Luke has to remarry again and can't make it on time, Lizzy ends up marrying Prudence instead.]]
30	* CreepyDoll: Prudence has a pair of creepy marionettes that she used to entertain children with at a hospital. Marionettes just happen to be Luke's fear. [[HilarityEnsues She hangs the puppets above their bed]].
31	* DeadpanSnarker: Lizzy's sister Leila.
32	* DistractedByTheSexy: During her [[NakedFirstImpression with MsFanservice Prudence]], Lizzy finds difficult to concentrate on talking to her.
33	* DoubleEntendre: Prudence finds her grandma's cock (rooster statue) in her belongings. Lizzy begs Luke to get her to stop, and he refuses.
34	* FriendVersusLover: The source of the main conflict in the show. Luke is in love with Prudence, but has known Lizzy for his entire life. Neither of them really want to share them, and when they start fighting over him his response is usually to TakeAThirdOption and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere run]].
35	* GayBestFriend: Lizzy to Luke.
36	* GenkiGirl: Prudence is very energetic and spontaneous.
37	* HomeNudist: Prudence qualifies for walking around Luke and Lizzy's kitchen stark naked without a care in the world.
38	* IronicName: Prudence is anything but prudent.
39	* IWillWaitForYou: A variant. Kate and Lizzy go on a date before finding out that the latter is the former's nurse, which means that they'd be violating protocol if they continued. Kate suggests that she'll try to wait for Lizzy's pregnancy to finish so that they can try going out again.
40	* JumpOffABridgeRebuttal: Lizzy after Luke gets hurt trying to prove to Prudence how adventurous he is.
41	-->'''Lizzy:''' If Prudence jumped off a bridge, would you do it?\
42	'''Luke:''' We're actually doing that next week.
43	* LesbianJock: Subverted. When playing "Gay or Nay" to determine Kate's sexuality, the group ask her if she ever played sports. She played soccer in high school ("Yay!") but wasn't very good ("Nay.") but likes tennis (which throws them for a loop).
44	* LipstickLesbian: Lizzy, who barely shows any stereotypical lesbian traits. Though considering the show is produced by Creator/EllenDegeneres, she's closer to a "chapstick" lesbian.
45	* LoveAtFirstSight: Luke and Prudence, who were able to get married within a day, seemingly without any problems.
46	* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Prudence is a textbook example.
47	* MsFanservice: Prudence, who often wears skimpy clothing - or none at all!
48	* NakedFirstImpression: Lizzy finds out that Prudence slept with Luke when she appears in her kitchen stark naked.
49	* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Lizzy finding Prudence naked in her kitchen is PlayedForLaughs.
50	* NervousWreck: Lizzy is quite high-strung and is prone to panicking if things don't go according to her expectations.
51	* NoodleIncident: Prudence has had an adventure-filled life, but not without consequence. She's no longer allowed inside a Catholic Church, for example.
52	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: This is Prudence in spades. Her main way of trying to build a relationship with Lizzy is by awkwardly tug-hugging her at every opportunity.
53	* OopsIForgotIWasMarried: Prudence was married in England to a shifty guy named Martin. They got a divorce, but Martin never signed the paperwork, so they are still technically married.
54	* PlatonicLifePartners: Luke and Lizzy, who both figured it'd be a while before they actually found somebody and decide to have a baby together.
55	* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: Lizzy to Prudence, which makes Prudence question whether she really is a lesbian.
56	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Prudence is very comfortable with her body, and struts around naked in her new lover's kitchen. Even when Lizzy catches she's completely unashamed and carries on their conversation like nothing's wrong.
57	* ShortRunners: Only lasted six episodes.
58	* TemptingFate: When Lizzy is complaining to Leisha that it feels like Luke is changing because of Prudence, Leisha consoles her by saying that Luke isn't a completely different person. Enter Luke wearing a body-chute for base-jumping.
59	-->'''Lizzy''': Oh my god, who are you?
60	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Luke's fear of puppets.
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