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* LovingParentCruelParent: The Loving Parent. She's the complete opposite of her son's father Lou, as she is sweet and kind to her family, especially Will.



* KnightOfCerebus: Unlike other characters on the show, his actions aren't PlayedForLaughs and the episode he appears in is one of, if not the darkest moment in the series. The lone episode he appears in begins lighthearted, but ends with Lou walking out on a heartbroken Will again and Will promising to make it without his father while breaking down crying. A sad and sympathetic Uncle Phil gives Will a CoolDownHug. The studio audience is completely silent during this final scene, with the only outside sound audible being a sobbing Karyn Parsons (Hilary) from off-stage.

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* KnightOfCerebus: Unlike other characters on the show, his actions aren't PlayedForLaughs and the episode he appears in is one of, if not the darkest moment episodes in the series. The lone episode he appears in begins lighthearted, but ends with Lou walking out on a heartbroken Will again and Will promising to make it without his father while breaking down crying. A sad and sympathetic Uncle Phil gives Will a CoolDownHug. The studio audience is completely silent during this final scene, with the only outside sound audible being a sobbing Karyn Parsons (Hilary) from off-stage.off-stage.
* LovingParentCruelParent: The Cruel Parent. He's Will's father who [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned him]] when he was only four years old. After 15 years, he meets Will again and tries to be a better father to him, only for abandoning him again and refusing to take any kind of responsibility as father.

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* BookSmart: He's a straight-A student, president of his schools glee club, and reads the dictionary for fun.



* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Much like his cousin, he has a very goofy and over-the-top side to his personality despite his preppiness.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Much like his cousin, he has a very goofy and over-the-top side to his personality despite his preppiness.At times.



* TheComicallySerious: He's a very cultured, ambitious and intelligent snob who tends to be very pretentious and dramatic to the point that he becomes just as comedic as Will despite being his polar opposite.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He starts out as a snobbish and sycophantic {{Jerkass}} in the first season, but gradually becomes a close friend to Will and learns to genuinely care about him, even referring to him in one episode as "the brother I've always wanted".

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He starts out as a snobbish and sycophantic {{Jerkass}} in the first season, but gradually becomes a close friend to Will and learns to genuinely care about him, even referring to him in one episode as "the brother I've always wanted".

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* AffectionateNickname: Affectionately called "Big guy" by Carlton.

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* AffectionateNickname: Affectionately called "Big guy" Guy" by Carlton.


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* GoodIsNotSoft: In "Those Were the Days," Philip and Vivian's old activist friend Marge (aka Adebola) comes to town and, after seeing their wealthy lifestyle, accuses them of going soft and abandoning their principles. Phil, in one of his best TranquilFury moments, declares that he's still ''very'' dedicated to standing up for the Black community:
-->'''Philip''': But now I have a family and I ''choose'' not to fight in the streets! I have an office to fight from. And I have fought and ''won'' cases for fair housing, affirmative action, health care--and I am not ashamed to write a big, fat check for something I believe in. And that doesn't make me any less committed than you, so don't you DARE look down your damn nose at ''me'', Adebola!

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