YMMV / Private Practice

• Funny Moments: Sheldon and Cooper decided to switch seats while waiting for the results of Pete's surgery based entirely off events that happened beforehand.
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Charlotte, for many fans, once she was defrosted. Probably helps that KaDee Strickland pulls off the whole Southern-Belle Texas-accented charm with perfect ease.
  • Amelia proved popular enough that she was eventually absorbed into the parent show Grey's Anatomy, after Private Practice was canceled.
• Fan-Preferred Couple: Sheldon and Amelia have a pretty passionate fan base, although Ryan and James don't often get the Die for Our Ship treatment ( although that may be because Ryan did).
• Growing the Beard: Every fan will have a different answer to "When did the show completely step out of the shadow of Grey's Anatomy and become its own entity?", but they can all agree that "Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?" is a contender.
• Harsher in Hindsight:
  • Early in Season 3, in order to get some perspective on one of her patients, Violet poses Cooper a hypothetical: Charlotte is raped, falls pregnant by the rapist, and decides to keep it. Cooper responds with "Don't hypothetically rape my girlfriend!". A year later, Charlotte being raped is no longer a hypothetical.
  • In an early episode that dealt with STD's, Maya reassures her mother that she's still a virgin. A couple years later she gets pregnant.
  • Sheldon turning down Amelia's advances to him becomes this when her drug addiction resurfaces and he develops a massive concern for her. He even lampshades it as a regret.
• Heartwarming Moments: When Cooper finds out that Charlotte was raped, he sits down with her, tells her he loves her (no matter what), vows to protect her, and ultimately helps her find the strength to identify her rapist. May also be a Tear Jerker for some. It was just that good.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: Sam in episode 2 of the first season, upon seeing Charlotte, declares her not a member of the Practice... a season or two later...
• Jerkass Woobie: Charlotte, as of the episode in which she was brutally raped and beaten.
• Moment of Awesome: Sheldon turning down Amy's advances, and telling her to try again once she grows the hell up.
• The Scrappy: Let's just say that some characters were worthy of that sinister title in some seasons, prior to Character Development. Initially Violet was one, but slowly pulled herself out of this category. Then Sam became one because of his treatment of Addison in late seasons.
• The Woobie: They take turns. Actually, there isn't a single character who didn't end up as the woobie at one point or another in the show.
• Wangst: Holy shit, where to even start? Let's just say these people make The Winchesters look like a perfectly happy, well-adjusted, picket-fence-rockin' family.