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* [[Absurdly Youthful Mother]]: Nailmi Jugg from ''Love For Sail''.
* [[Absurdly Youthful Mother]]: Nailmi Jugg from ''Love For Sail''.
* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: If the player tries to make Larry masturbate:
* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: If the player tries to make Larry masturbate:
{{quote| '''Narrator''': Larry, the whole idea was to stop doing that!}}
{{quote|'''Narrator''': Larry, the whole idea was to stop doing that!}}
** You can also "use" the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmmQ0mzCy-w&t=248 inflatable doll in the penthouse closet] in the first game, although [[Interactive Narrator|he doesn't like that much]], either.
** You can also "use" the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmmQ0mzCy-w&t=248 inflatable doll in the penthouse closet] in the first game, although [[Interactive Narrator|he doesn't like that much]], either.
{{quote| '''player''': use doll<br />
{{quote|'''player''': use doll
'''Narrator''': Geez, Larry. Do we have to? <br />
'''Narrator''': Geez, Larry. Do we have to?
'''player''': use doll<br />
'''player''': use doll
'''Narrator''': All right, you asked for it. In fact, you've asked for it twice! Here we go... }}
'''Narrator''': All right, you asked for it. In fact, you've asked for it twice! Here we go... }}
** ''Magna Cum Laude'' contains a masturbation minigame where success boosts Larry's confidence, allowing him to interact with certain female characters in the game.
** ''Magna Cum Laude'' contains a masturbation minigame where success boosts Larry's confidence, allowing him to interact with certain female characters in the game.
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* [[Disco Dan]]: Larry. Who else?
* [[Disco Dan]]: Larry. Who else?
* [[Disney Theme Parks]]: When Larry is venturing through the city in game 2, he will at one moment see a theme park far away. If you look at the scenery, you get the message:
* [[Disney Theme Parks]]: When Larry is venturing through the city in game 2, he will at one moment see a theme park far away. If you look at the scenery, you get the message:
{{quote| '''Narrator''': "Hey! Is that Disneyland? Nah, not in an Al Lowe game!" (which is ironic as Al Lowe used to work for Disney).}}
{{quote|'''Narrator''': "Hey! Is that Disneyland? Nah, not in an Al Lowe game!" (which is ironic as Al Lowe used to work for Disney).}}
* [[Disposable Love Interest]]: The final girl from the previous game usually left ''Larry'', but this applies.
* [[Disposable Love Interest]]: The final girl from the previous game usually left ''Larry'', but this applies.
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: Passionate Patti.
* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: Passionate Patti.
* [[Double Entendre]]: Just about anything Patti does in the games can be, and usually '''is''', interpreted as such by the narrator:
* [[Double Entendre]]: Just about anything Patti does in the games can be, and usually '''is''', interpreted as such by the narrator:
{{quote| '''Narrator''': You mount a big piece of wood (an experience not wholly unfamiliar to you).}}
{{quote|'''Narrator''': You mount a big piece of wood (an experience not wholly unfamiliar to you).}}
** Another in Larry 2, in which you must pick the ''padlock'' holding an airplane door shut ([[It Makes Sense in Context|don't ask]]) and the narrator states that "You feel yourself being sucked." The next line? {{spoiler|"Out, unfortunately!"}}
** Another in Larry 2, in which you must pick the ''padlock'' holding an airplane door shut ([[It Makes Sense in Context|don't ask]]) and the narrator states that "You feel yourself being sucked." The next line? {{spoiler|"Out, unfortunately!"}}
* [[Dungeon Maintenance]]: The Sierra studios labor behind the scenes, building the backgrounds, repairing characters.
* [[Dungeon Maintenance]]: The Sierra studios labor behind the scenes, building the backgrounds, repairing characters.
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* [[Easter Egg]]: In LSL 7, when some specific non-compulsive actions are accomplished (such as "Milk the beaver"), the flashing image of an Easter Egg will appear on the corner of the screen and Larry will access some "sexy" extra scenes.
* [[Easter Egg]]: In LSL 7, when some specific non-compulsive actions are accomplished (such as "Milk the beaver"), the flashing image of an Easter Egg will appear on the corner of the screen and Larry will access some "sexy" extra scenes.
* [[Erotic Eating]]: Eve, with an apple, at the end of LSL 1.
* [[Erotic Eating]]: Eve, with an apple, at the end of LSL 1.
{{quote| She's really turning you on! You had no idea fruit could be so exciting.}}
{{quote|She's really turning you on! You had no idea fruit could be so exciting.}}
** Michelle Milkem eating a banana split in LSL 5.
** Michelle Milkem eating a banana split in LSL 5.
* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: Par for the course, considering it's a Sierra franchise:
* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: Par for the course, considering it's a Sierra franchise:
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* [[Freaky Friday Flip]]: From the player's perspective, [[And Now for Someone Completely Different|changing protagonists between Larry and Patti]] in Larry 3 and 5 - in fact, Larry 3 was advertised as the first computer game that comes with a free sex change operation.
* [[Freaky Friday Flip]]: From the player's perspective, [[And Now for Someone Completely Different|changing protagonists between Larry and Patti]] in Larry 3 and 5 - in fact, Larry 3 was advertised as the first computer game that comes with a free sex change operation.
* [[French Jerk]]: Jacques the croupier in LSL 7.
* [[French Jerk]]: Jacques the croupier in LSL 7.
{{quote| '''Jacques''' (thinking): "Hm, American asshole!"}}
{{quote|'''Jacques''' (thinking): "Hm, American asshole!"}}
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: Conservatives Against Nearly Everything in LSL 5.
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: Conservatives Against Nearly Everything in LSL 5.
* [[Gainax Ending]]: In LSL 3.
* [[Gainax Ending]]: In LSL 3.
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* [[Have a Nice Death]]: Well, this is a Sierra adventure game after all.
* [[Have a Nice Death]]: Well, this is a Sierra adventure game after all.
* [[Hide Your Children]]: Because of the adult overtones of the games, there are no children seen. It is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by Ken in LSL 7:
* [[Hide Your Children]]: Because of the adult overtones of the games, there are no children seen. It is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by Ken in LSL 7:
{{quote| '''Ken''': "I am the handsome sailor who entertains the kids on this ship!<br />
{{quote|'''Ken''': "I am the handsome sailor who entertains the kids on this ship!
'''Larry''': "But I didn't see a kid anywhere!"<br />
'''Larry''': "But I didn't see a kid anywhere!"
'''Interviewer''': "That is because this game is too dirty for kids!" }}
'''Interviewer''': "That is because this game is too dirty for kids!" }}
** Ironically, there ''is'' a child in LSL 7 that catches Larry in one of his many attempts to sneak into his cabin naked.
** Ironically, there ''is'' a child in LSL 7 that catches Larry in one of his many attempts to sneak into his cabin naked.
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* [[Identical Grandfather]]: "Zircon Jim" Laffer makes a [[Continuity Cameo]] in Lowe's ''[[Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist]]''.
* [[Identical Grandfather]]: "Zircon Jim" Laffer makes a [[Continuity Cameo]] in Lowe's ''[[Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist]]''.
* [[I'm Going to Disney World]]: At the beginning of ''Love For Sail!'', when Larry ends up on a cactus:
* [[I'm Going to Disney World]]: At the beginning of ''Love For Sail!'', when Larry ends up on a cactus:
{{quote| '''Interviewer''': "Leisure Suit Larry! You've just leapt from the 40th floor of a burning building! What are you going to do next?"<br />
{{quote|'''Interviewer''': "Leisure Suit Larry! You've just leapt from the 40th floor of a burning building! What are you going to do next?"
'''Larry''': "I think I'm going to... take a cruise!" }}
'''Larry''': "I think I'm going to... take a cruise!" }}
* [[In Name Only]]: The games starring Larry Lovage. Even Al Lowe [[Creator Backlash|dismissed]] the Lovage games as Larry Laffer being in a corporate prison.
* [[In Name Only]]: The games starring Larry Lovage. Even Al Lowe [[Creator Backlash|dismissed]] the Lovage games as Larry Laffer being in a corporate prison.
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* [[Optional Sexual Encounter]]: Having sex with the prostitute in LSL 1 is completely optional, but necessary if you want to [[Hundred-Percent Completion|get the maximum score]] - and just ''getting'' to the hooker's room is mandatory to get some of the items.
* [[Optional Sexual Encounter]]: Having sex with the prostitute in LSL 1 is completely optional, but necessary if you want to [[Hundred-Percent Completion|get the maximum score]] - and just ''getting'' to the hooker's room is mandatory to get some of the items.
* [[Overly Long Gag]]: To name a few (both from LSL 2, the scene where Larry finds himself lost in a jungle ([[Get On With It|you go through this every time you come there]])<ref> Thankfully, there's a way to skip it. Just type "leave", and Larry will find a shortcut.</ref>, and the seating scene:
* [[Overly Long Gag]]: To name a few (both from LSL 2, the scene where Larry finds himself lost in a jungle ([[Get On With It|you go through this every time you come there]])<ref> Thankfully, there's a way to skip it. Just type "leave", and Larry will find a shortcut.</ref>, and the seating scene:
{{quote| "Why, Mr. and Mrs. Rich/Famous/Gates/Leach/Williams," says the Maitre d'. "What a pleasure to see you again. Of course I have a table for you!"<br />
{{quote|"Why, Mr. and Mrs. Rich/Famous/Gates/Leach/Williams," says the Maitre d'. "What a pleasure to see you again. Of course I have a table for you!"
"Please, walk this way."<br />
"Please, walk this way."
Well, that was certainly rude! You were here before them. You feel yourself becoming perturbed/annoyed/indignant/incensed/enraged!<br />
Well, that was certainly rude! You were here before them. You feel yourself becoming perturbed/annoyed/indignant/incensed/enraged!
"I hope you find this satisfactory, Sir," grovels the Maitre d' with his palm extended. }}
"I hope you find this satisfactory, Sir," grovels the Maitre d' with his palm extended. }}
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Flat-out subverted in ''Leisure Suit Larry 2''. You need a perfect disguise at the beach to fool the KGB there. If not, they will mock you as they capture you ("Only in Russia do women wear leisure suits to the beach!", etc.). And even then, it doesn't work once you reach the airport -- {{spoiler|the guards there think you are a cross-dresser and let's just say that YOU ARE DEAD.}}
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Flat-out subverted in ''Leisure Suit Larry 2''. You need a perfect disguise at the beach to fool the KGB there. If not, they will mock you as they capture you ("Only in Russia do women wear leisure suits to the beach!", etc.). And even then, it doesn't work once you reach the airport -- {{spoiler|the guards there think you are a cross-dresser and let's just say that YOU ARE DEAD.}}
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* [[Squirrels in My Pants]]: In LSL 3, Larry has sex with a woman called Tawni on a beach, but after a moment, he stands up and shivers because he has some crabs that have climbed in his pants. Larry announces "[[Incredibly Lame Pun|I've got crabs]]!", and Tawni calls it quits.
* [[Squirrels in My Pants]]: In LSL 3, Larry has sex with a woman called Tawni on a beach, but after a moment, he stands up and shivers because he has some crabs that have climbed in his pants. Larry announces "[[Incredibly Lame Pun|I've got crabs]]!", and Tawni calls it quits.
* [[Stealth Pun]]: There are some cases, like when you make Larry talk to a bush in LSL 5, he will say:
* [[Stealth Pun]]: There are some cases, like when you make Larry talk to a bush in LSL 5, he will say:
{{quote| '''Larry''': "Hi, is by any chance your name George?"}}
{{quote|'''Larry''': "Hi, is by any chance your name George?"}}
* [[Strip Poker]]: A variant of this is used in LSL 7, with Strip ''Dice''.
* [[Strip Poker]]: A variant of this is used in LSL 7, with Strip ''Dice''.
** Strip versions of most of the minigames in LSL 8 are also available.
** Strip versions of most of the minigames in LSL 8 are also available.