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=== '''Tropes''': ===
* [[Author Filibuster]]: Many Lou Grant episodes dealt with social issues, but it did not come off nearly as preachy as ''[[Quincy]]''.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Lou Grant has four grandchildren, one of whom is deaf.
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* [[Red Shirt Reporter]]: In episodes that involved natural disasters.
* [[Right-Hand Attack Dog]]: Barney, Mrs. Pynchon's yappy Yorkshire terrier.
* [[The Seventies]]: From building interiors, to Animal's attire, to episodes like "Sect", Lou Grant is clearly a creation of the seventies.▼
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Often, real-life problems are showcased with outstanding attention to detail.
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Billie, not including the matriarch Mrs. Pynchon.
* [[Spin-Off]]: Lou Grant's character was largely unchanged since his departure from the Twin Cities via the ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''.
▲* [[The Seventies]]: From building interiors, to Animal's attire, to episodes like "Sect", Lou Grant is clearly a creation of the seventies.
* [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs]]: Mrs. Pynchon
* [[Welcome Episode]]: Fresh from his firing at WJM Minneapolis, Lou Grant relies on his old friend Charlie Hume to secure a City Editor job at a busy Los Angeles newspaper.
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