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Notably predated ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' (as well as ''[[Yo Soy Betty La Fea]]'') and ''[[The Devil Wears Prada]]'' with the premise of a non-materialistic woman working for a shallow magazine. Was ultimately canceled due to [[Executive Meddling]] and being bounced around the schedule.
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* [[Adam Westing]]/[[As Himself]]: [[Goodfellas|Ray]] [[Field of Dreams|Liotta]] as Kevin's [[Recurring Character|cousin]].
** [[Star Wars|Mark Hamill]] shows up as...Mark Hamill. Fanboy Finch drives him nuts with endless questions about the ''Star Wars'' movies.
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{{quote| '''Finch''': Look, we were WASPs. I didn't have that whole Jewish, Italian, or whatever you guys have going on. }}
** Jack Gallo is in fact half Jewish, as told in one episode. There are many Jewish managers in the fashion media world.
* [[Benevolent Boss]] / [[Pointy
* [[Berserk Button]]: Eliot doesn't react well when you criticize his work
* [[Big Breasts Big Deal]]: Laura San Giacomo is ''at least'' a natural Double-D in [[Real Life]]. Maya often wore baggy clothes, and was often teased by Finch for this.
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* [[Did You See That Too]]?
* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: Various men around Nina. She does it on purpose.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]
* [[Don't Look At Me]]: Finch, when he cries over ''[[King Lear]]''.
* [[Dude Not Ironic]]: In "When Nina Met Elliot", after Nina realizes that she was the one who ran Elliot over that day he was going to propose to her girlfriend, the following exchange occurs:
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* [[The Ghost]]: Nina's friend Binnie.
* [[Glory Days]]: Nina and Jack sometimes lament their best times.
* [[Good Angel, Bad Angel]]: Subverted. Finch wouldn't get a good angel.
* [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!]]: Nina often sleeps with men half her age. She ''is'' a former supermodel, after all.
** [[Truth in Television]]: Many men half her age want to sleep with Wendy Malick.
* [[Hair Today Gone Tomorrow]]: Elliot, in a flashback to his fateful meeting with Jack.
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** When Finch, Eliot, and Jack watch ''[[Brians Song]]''.
* [[Massive Multiplayer Scam]]: When Finch wanted to show Maya how to pull off real pranks.
* [[May
* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: Finch's old-fashioned firefighting father concludes that Dennis is gay and makes an embarassing show of acceptance. It's with some discomfort that he realizes that while Dennis is straight, one of his [[Straight Gay|more traditionally masculine]] brothers isn't.
** He was even mistaken for lesbian by a gay woman.
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* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: The original pitch for the series was [[Janeane Garofalo (Creator)|Janeane Garofalo]] getting stuck in a waiting room with a model with whom she has nothing in common. Garofalo later became the template for Maya's character.
* [[Nobody Loves the Bassist]]: In one episode, Nina keeps reminiscing about the "magical weekend" she once spent with the lead singer of a famous rock band. When she discovers that she actually slept with the bassist, she is horrified.
* [[Not So Above It All]]: Maya, from falling for a guy based on appearance, to wearing a [[
* [[Obfuscating Disability]]: Elliot's brother Donnie pretended to be mentally retarded since he graduated from high school to avoid responsibility
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: What "Slow" Donnie does.
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* [[Paintball Episode]]
* [[Pet the Dog]]
* [[Pimped
* [[Puppy Dog Eyes]]: Maya attempts to do this to Finch, but it doesn't work.
{{quote| ''[Maya makes the Puss-In-Boots eyes]''<br />
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* [[Retool]]: A minor tweaking in the final season, including the addition of a new female character, Vicki.
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Nina.
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: Jack uses his vast influence to blacklist Eliot, rendering him unable to order a drink at the bar or even hail a cab - all because Eliot wouldn't give up his last éclair. Eliot at last agrees to fork over the dessert, but not before [[I Ate What?|scrubbing it with his tongue]].
* [[Sexy Coat Flashing]]: A model does this to Finch when they are dating.
* [[Shout Out]]: Jack comments on firing his previous limo driver, who kept mumbling "[[Taxi Driver|Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets.]]"
* [[Soapbox Sadie]]: Maya. Often leading to [[Hypocritical Humor]] on her part.
* [[
* [[Super Senses]]: Finch has "an ear for certain words"; like "nude", or "g-string". He's capable of hearing them from literally miles away.
* [[Theme Tune]]
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: Finch [[Accidental Marriage|mistakingly gets married]] to supermodel Rebecca Romijn during a mass wedding.
* [[Unwanted Gift Plot]]: In one episode, Finch has to try to get rid of a handmade vase Jack gave him.
* [[Welcome Episode]]
* [[While You Were in Diapers]]: Nina tries this on a younger model, but the model wasn't even born then, and Nina freaks out.
* [[Whole
** A Christmas episode had Dennis fulfilling the role of [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Literature)|The Grinch]].
** Another episode had Jack as [[King Lear (Theatre)|King Lear]], with Maya as Cordelia, and Elliot and Nina as Goneril and Regan.
* [[Will They or Won't They?]]:
** Eliot and Maya for a few seasons. Before the writers realized no one cared, and a romance didn't gel with the [[Comedic Sociopathy]] of the show. As such, Eliot promptly has a panic attack as soon as he proposes to Maya, and that's the end of that.
** Finch and Nina for one episode.
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