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[[File:troop leader lounging around.jpg|link=Troop Beverly Hills|frame|Doesn't every woman go camping in a [[Pretty in Mink|white mink coat]] while [[Wine Is Classy|sipping chilled wine]]?]] |
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The threat of [[Passed Over Inheritance]] is particularly powerful against the younger members of the family in this set. |
The threat of [[Passed Over Inheritance]] is particularly powerful against the younger members of the family in this set. |
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Now this is some [[Truth in Television]], as some real life people have acted like this (such as during the "Gilded Age"), as do [[Socialite |
Now this is some [[Truth in Television]], as some real life people have acted like this (such as during the "Gilded Age"), as do [[Socialite]]s today. And the [[Ermine Cape Effect]] long gave the impression of this among royalty and nobility. |
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A [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]] [[Exploited Trope|exploits this image]] to hide their superhero activities. |
A [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]] [[Exploited Trope|exploits this image]] to hide their superhero activities. |
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* ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' Mr. and Mrs. Howell were this. |
* ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' Mr. and Mrs. Howell were this. |
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* The Hippo couple in ''[[Animaniacs]]''. |
* The Hippo couple in ''[[Animaniacs]]''. |
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* Charlie Chaplin's wealthy man, who winds up being [[Identical Stranger |
* Charlie Chaplin's wealthy man, who winds up being [[Identical Stranger]]s with the Little Tramp in ''[[The Idle Class]]'' |
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* [[Time Scout]]: Prince Albert Victor, AKA "Eddie". This is also Malcolm's cover when he goes to [[Victorian London]]; he's a landholder in the British Caribbean. It explains his long absences, his idiot friends from America, and the occasional wobble in his accent. |
* [[Time Scout]]: Prince Albert Victor, AKA "Eddie". This is also Malcolm's cover when he goes to [[Victorian London]]; he's a landholder in the British Caribbean. It explains his long absences, his idiot friends from America, and the occasional wobble in his accent. |
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* Miss Milo Roberts in ''[[An American in Paris]]''. |
* Miss Milo Roberts in ''[[An American in Paris]]''. |
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