Nuclear Family: Difference between revisions

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Mom, Dad, 2.4 kids, dog, house in the suburbs. Cat optional.

Basis for most [[Dom Com]] series. The name references that this is the minimal "core" family unit, a single generation of parents and kids, as opposed to an "extended" family with cohabiting aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. Or the fact that it is usually unstable, can cause hair loss, has a fifty-fifty chance of a spontaneous split, and may also lead to early death; either works. Generally avoided in dramas, as [[Parental Abandonment|missing parents]] are a good source of teen angst.

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* ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]''

* ''[[8 Simple Rules]]''

* ''[[2point4 children|Two Point Four Children]]''; they named the series after it.

* ''[[The George Lopez Show]]''

* ''[[The Addams Family]]'' is an inversion of the Nuclear Family.

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* ''[[South Park]]'': all of the kids except for Cartman follow this trope to the T.

* ''[[Family Guy]]''

* The evil supervillain "Brainchild" (a.k.a Charles) from ''[[The Tick]]'''s animated series is the older son in a nuclear family. His parents are very progressive and hope he'll eventually grow out of the "supervillain" phase.

* The evil supervillain "Brainchild" (a.k.a Charles) from ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'''s animated series is the older son in a nuclear family. His parents are very progressive and hope he'll eventually grow out of the "supervillain" phase.

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== Real Life ==

* Completely and utterly Truth in Television, as practically any Indian family can attest to. A wedding for example, involves at least 300 people, just with the family. And that's considered small.

* Also [[Truth in Television]] with Mexican Families: even extended family is considered close family

* Heck, Italians take this [[Up to Eleven]] and include not only aunts, uncles, and cousins, but also [[True Companions]] under the roster of "family"! This can cause a lot of conflicts when planning weddings and the like.