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''[[Offspring]]'' is an Australian comedy-drama show that aired on Channel Ten in August 2010. It centres around a Melbourne obstetrician, as she deals with her [[Dysfunctional Family|family]], and her love life.
 
== Characters include: ==
* Nina Proudman- The protagonist of the series, an obstetrician who was newly single at the beginning of the show.
* Billie Proudman- Nina's older sister, a real estate agent who works in the family business.
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Originally it was planned to be a telemovie but television executives were surprised but the quality of it, leading it to be spun off into a 13 episode series. Series 3 began airing in April 2012.
 
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Not to be confused with [[The Offspring]].
 
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* [[Above the Influence]]: [[Averted Trope|Averted.]]
* [[All Lesbians Want Kids]]: Made for a strange yet amusing subplot between Kim and her partner that climaxes in the final episode in Season 1.
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* [[Runaway Bride]]: {{spoiler|Tammy}}
* [[Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl]]: Mick and Billie, respectively.
* [[Self -Proclaimed Liar]]: Jimmy.
* [[Sex Changes Everything]]: Oooh boy does it ever... {{spoiler|Especially when its with your [[The Bro Code|sisters ex]].}}
* [["Shut Up" Kiss]]: {{spoiler|Nina and Chris}}
** Another in Season 2 between {{spoiler|Nina and Patrick}}
* [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]]: Andrew, Mick's brother
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: Chris
** Patrick.
* [[Teen Pregnancy]]: {{spoiler|Billie reveals to Mick how she got two abortions in those years.}}
* [[Token Lesbian]]: Kim, arguably.{{context|reason=MOD: Let's hear the argument.}}
* [[Tsundere]]: Billie
* [[Wacky Cravings]]: Kim during her pregnancy, displayed in the Webisodes.
* [[Written in-In Absence]]: Billie disappears off to New Zealand for a conference in series 3 and gets stuck there when a volcanic ash cloud causes her flight to be cancelled. Billie appears briefly via phonecalls or on Skype. This was done to cover up Kat Stewart's [[Hide Your Pregnancy|pregnancy]].
* [[Woman Scorned]]: In season one, Billie.
* [[You Know What You Did]]: Billie constantly berates Nina {{spoiler|when she finds out she slept with Mick.}}
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