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{{quote|'''Martin''': "I just thought of something funny: it took three Cranes to lift you." }}
{{quote|'''Martin''': "I just thought of something funny: it took three Cranes to lift you." }}
* [[Hilariously Abusive Childhood]]: Not abusive in the literal sense, but her family was so ''bizarre'' it's amazing she didn't become a lunatic (although considering she's rightly listed as a [[Cloudcuckoolander]], it's not exactly a great leap to suggest that this had something to do with it). As one snippet, her brothers apparently used to bowl their baby brother over a frozen lake in the winter and see who could get him the furthest. Then came the year the spring thaw set in early...
* [[Hilariously Abusive Childhood]]: Not abusive in the literal sense, but her family was so ''bizarre'' it's amazing she didn't become a lunatic (although considering she's rightly listed as a [[Cloudcuckoolander]], it's not exactly a great leap to suggest that this had something to do with it). As one snippet, her brothers apparently used to bowl their baby brother over a frozen lake in the winter and see who could get him the furthest. Then came the year the spring thaw set in early...
** She does pretty much state that her brothers were abused physically, but were spared most of the mental abuse and conditioning that she underwent at her mother's hands. Which probably explains why they're all free-spirited losers, while she's a bit of a neurotic basket case but with a strong work ethic.
* [[Male Gaze]]: Niles has quite an affection for her rear end. [[Lampshaded]] in one of the last episodes "Coots and Ladders" while looking at photos of them early in the series.
* [[Male Gaze]]: Niles has quite an affection for her rear end. [[Lampshaded]] in one of the last episodes "Coots and Ladders" while looking at photos of them early in the series.
{{quote|'''Daphne:''' Why are you all hunched over in this one?
{{quote|'''Daphne:''' Why are you all hunched over in this one?