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* [[Actor Allusion]]

** Jane once said that she made a "vision-board" in order for the universe to get her what she wants, including Brad. Brad then said that it wasn't really him on her vision-board, but instead it was one of the guys from [[In Living Color]]. One of the creators cast members of In Living Color is Damon Wayans (as well has his [[The Wayans Bros|brothers]]), real-life father of Damon Wayans Jr., who plays Brad.

* [[Adult Child]]: Dave and Max. One episode revolves around them buying ''tons'' of Nerf weapons and playing with them the entire episode.

** This is actually [[Truth in Television]] for most Chicagoans.

* [[Blah Blah Blah]]: invoked by Brad in "Pilot"; also by Max in "The Shershow Redemption"

'''Brad''': I wouldn't even know how to do that. What do you do, like just walk up to random people and go, "Hey, blah, blah, blah, sports"? }}

* [[Borrowed Catchphrase]]: in "The Quicksand Girlfriend" Brad uses "chicksand" to describe Dave's one-night-stand, to Max's disdain until:

* [[Book Ends]]: The first series begins and ends with the central cast at a wedding, one of which is [[Sarcasm Mode|marginally]] more successful than the other.

** The "Year of Penny" begins at the start of the first episode of the second season and officially ends in the last episode of the season.

* [[Break the Cutie]]: In "Yesandwitch", Penny takes it upon herself to break her incessantly optimistic mother. She immediately has reason to regret it.

* [[Breathless Non-Sequitur]]: Dave, while tearing Alex out about leaving him at the altar.

* [[Brick Joke]]:

** When Max and Dave realize there's a guy living in their ceiling they sneak into his room, and Max comments that he has really nice shirts. Later in the episode Max gives the guy food in exchange for borrowing them.

* [[Broken Pedestal]]: Dave realizes that his former favorite high school teacher isn't all that great or in Penny's words, he's a "full-on douche".

* [[But Not Too Black]]: in "Bo Fight", Max and Brad debate which is harder, being gay or being black.

'''Dave''': Technically, he's more of a tie-dye. }}

* [[But Not Too Gay]]: We see rather little physical affection between Max and the guys he dates, but he's still on par with Penny in that regard. That aside, the episode ''Cocktails and Dreams'' had various characters having sex dreams about Dave, and while Penny and Jane's dreams ended with kisses, Brad's cut away just before.

* [[Camp Straight]]: Brad. He likes to twirl.

** And more recently on a kerfuffle about "The Code"

* [[Candlelit Bath]]: Dave in Alex's bathroom

* [[Characterization Marches On]]: Several episodes in the first season deal with the aftermath of Dave and Alex's breakup, but over time they settle into being two friends in the same group. Lampshaded when other characters tell Alex about having sex dreams about Dave, and she says Dave is like their brother.

* [[Character Tics]]: Dave slaps Max after high-fives.

'''Dave''': It just feels right. }}

** Brad dry heaves when he sees someone ready to throw up.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Alex runs a fine line between this and [[The Ditz]], and sometimes merges the two traits.

* [[Comic Sutra]]: Brad explains how Jane refers to sex, but the group's humming blocks it out, so the viewer is just left seeing Brad's gestures and Jane's titillated agreement

* [[Conflicting Loyalty]]: The group towards Dave and Alex's split

* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Jane, proudly.

* [[Cuteness Proximity]]: Alex. With a ''snake'' of all things.

* [[The Dandy]]: Brad, which Jane finds oddly attractive

* [[Dating Service Disaster]]

'''Brad''': No, I was talking about Penny... is also Jewish! Yeah. Alright, 26-year-old Jew. }}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Max

* [[Digging Yourself Deeper|Digging Yourself And Others Deeper]]: Everyone ''but'' Dave (who just wants to tell the truth) and Max (who joins in for fun) in 'Big White Lie', but especially Penny.

* [[Distracting Disambiguation]]:

'''Jane''': [[Punny Name|Mice Tyson]]! }}

** or

'''Max''':... I'm just trying to clear something up in my head as I go over it again. Are you a Super Dave Osborne fan? Or are you tired of ''telling'' people you're a Super Dave Osborne fan? }}

* [[Disaster Dominoes]]: In Dave's mind

'''Dave''': We try to make it work for a while, but it's only a matter of time before she runs off with a roadie from Pantera. Before you know it, I'm a single dad living in this torture-porn warehouse with my cross-eyed baby Mitchell. }}

** Penny's [[Little White Lie]] in 'Big White Lie' ends up having Brad, Jane and Alex getting caught up in her Master Lie From Hell ''and'' Max joining in for fun.

* [[The Ditz]]: Penny describes Alex as "marching to the beat of her own very slow drummer".

* [[Drunken Master]]: When Penny gets ''really'' drunk, she can speak fluent Italian.

* [[Dumb Blonde]]: Alex

* [[Eek! A Mouse!]]

'''Alex''': Both, and believe me, it was not easy getting up on this chair. }}

* [[Embarrassing Tattoo]]: Dave and Alex have matching tattoos with one another's names. Dave (believing Alex has had hers removed) consults a doctor {{spoiler|but Alex comes to him at the last minute to show that she didn't remove hers. They try to remove them together, but find it too painful and decide to leave them as a tribute to their friendship.}}

* [[Ensemble Cast]]

** Brad also starts having sex dreams about Dave when he starts drinking Dave's cocktails, just like Penny and Jane.

* [[Everything Is Racist]]

'''Brad (again)''': (Jane crashes the Prius and her airbag deploys) Of course the white lady's airbag deploys. }}

* [[Everything Is Worse With Bears]]: Brad's mailman picks a fight with a polar bear at the zoo. [[Too Dumb to Live|The bear wins]].

{{quote| '''Penny''': I want somebody who goes to brunch with me and touches my boobs in a platonic way!}}

* [[Fake Band]]: Barefoot Pedaler

{{quote| '''Jane''': I'm gonna go take a nap, think about it, maybe buzz one out.<br />

'''Brad''': "Buzz one out"? That's a weird way to say "snoring". }}

* [[The Graduate Homage Shot]]: The very first scene of the pilot

* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: Dave becomes this when he gets ''insanely'' jealous of how popular Max's new boyfriend Grant is with the rest of the group, in a very [[Ho Yay|homoerotic]] version of him as the [[Crazy Jealous Guy]].

* [[Happily Married]]: Brad and Jane. Although she did experience some insecurities over the state of her marriage after the break up of Dave and Alex.

* [[Hates Being Touched]]: Invoked by Max, but averted when he and Brad do an intricate handshake

** Brad and Max as well. Brad did tell Max that "he loves him the most."

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Dave after being left at the altar by Alex. He's drunk, writing depressing thank you cards for the wedding gifts, and ate most of the world's largest chocolate bride. He left the hand to hold on to.

'''Max''': ...Final rule, everything is dumb. If someone says something and you don't understand, you just go, "I'm over it."<br />

'''Penny''': Froyo, over it. Other stuff, over it. }}

* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: Alex

* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: Alex makes several of them when she finds out Penny is dating Douglas Hitler.

{{quote| '''Max''': Yeah, this is a classic of boy meets girl, boy loses girl to guy on rollerblades, boy becomes biggest [[YouTube]] sensation since "kitten stuck in tuba".<br />

'''Dave''': It's on [[YouTube]]? How many hits? }}

** Dave also has a relationship with a woman who insists her name is pronounced "Uh-ndrea," prompting Max to introduce the bro-trio to her as "Mox, Braid, and Dove"

** This is a common trope on the show, mostly from Penny 'This sooks!', but the rest of the cast gets in on it too. See 'roof stoof' instead of 'rough stuff', among others

** Derek, who goes from Penny's [[Pet Homosexual]] to a guy who orders her around and refuses to let her speak.

** Alan Fitzgerald, Dave's favorite teacher from high school, who tries to scam money off Penny and doesn't follow through on a promise made to Dave.

{{quote| '''Dave''': It's always v-neck season.}}

* [[Little White Lie]]: In "Blax, Snakes, Home," Jane goads Alex and Dave to reveal the little lies they told during their failed relationship, including lies to circumvent Alex's poor pet care and Dave's love of frolf. In true sitcom form, they realize hiding a few disagreements kept them from fighting.

{{quote| '''Penny''': And ''then'' he said he hates when I say ''[[Catch Phrase|Uh-mahzing]]. But I've barely said that at all this season!<br />

'''Max''': ...you mean ''Winter''?<br />

** Then the Season 2 finale gives us two bits, first with Max saying he's glad he doesn't get invested in Penny's 'Boys of the week I only hear about through dialouge.' And then Derek says to the entire group 'I don't have time for this endless bantering! The back and forth, its exhausting, I don't even no what you're saying half the time. So slow down!" Made more funny because Derek's quite the motor mouth himself.

* [[Logging Onto the Fourth Wall]]: www.steakmehometonight.com, which advertises Dave's food truck.

* [["Ma'am" Shock]]:

{{quote| '''Woman''': Excuse me ma'am, are you done with this machine?<br />

* [[Punny Name]]: Dave's food truck is named Steak Me Home Tonight.

* [[Rant-Inducing Slight]]: Most of the causes of Brad and Jane's annual spring fight, such as grated cheese incorrectly and hair length.

* [[Real Life Relative]]: Brad's father is played by Damon Wayans.

* [[Reset Button]]:

* [[Runaway Bride]]: Alex, obviously.

* [[Share Phrase]]: "Shut your whore mouth!"

* [[Shout-Out]]

** '''Penny''': You're really [[Eat Pray Love|'Eat Pray Love']]-ing your way through this.

** At one point Penny's [[Pet Homosexual]] called her [[Penny Arcade]].

** '''Max''': We had to rent [[The Road]] twice, and it is not that funny the second time.

** '''Brad''': She's [[A Beautiful Mind|Beautiful Mind]]-ing it. You just gotta let it play itself out.

** The episode when Dave calls all of them by their [[Friends]] Identities. His wife being Monica and Alex being Pheobe.

* [[The Slacker]]: Max

** Invoked by Max in "Dave of the Dead"

{{quote| "I did that double spit take to illustrate how insane you sound right now."}}

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]

{{quote| '''Alex''': No, I was just picking up a [[Big Eater|normal amount of to-go food for one person]], and I didn't eat half in the cab and the other half in bed.<br />

'''Alex''': Good, cause I didn't! }}

* [[Take That]]

'''Dave''': What, no? I mean, yeah, of course it was. Who's gonna believe that [[George Clooney|Clooney]]'s gonna be alone at that age? }}

** Lori Petty

'''Penny''': Yes. }}

* [[Unfortunate Names]]: Penny tried to date a guy named Douglas ''Hitler''.

{{quote| '''Dave''': Just tell me one thing: what would Seagal do in this situation?<br />

'''Max''': Well, I think it's pretty cut and dry. He'd fly over to Bo's house on an eagle, tear his throat out, use it as a dreamcatcher, and then ride away on a polar bear. }}

** In addition to hinting at a possible Penny/Dave hook-up, in Season 2 Dave and Alex do sleep together, although they agree to move past out immeaditely after, not wanting to threaten their friendship. The season 2 finale does end with them hinting at a rekindled attraction, and holding hands at the end of the episode.

* [[Xenafication]]: Jane during Krav Maga {{spoiler|and Penny after Jazz Kwon-Do}}.

* [[Your Costume Needs Work]]: Alex loses a drag contest to Max.

* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]: Max and Jane get into a dispute leading to a Zombie Apocalypse Olympics that tests athletic prowess, ability to be still, aim, and ruthlessness

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