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{{quote|''One normal night is a [[Tempting Fate|perilous trick]],

''[[Can't Stay Normal|Normal is hard to attain]]

''[[Love Is in ~~The~~ Air|Children are crazy]]

''[[Love Is in the Air|Children are crazy]]

''and [[Mama Bear|Parents are]] [[Papa Wolf|quick]],

''[[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|Passions are hard to explain]]...''|'''Uncle Fester''', ''[[The Addams Family]]'' (2010 Broadway musical)}}

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So, the youngest child is now [[She Is All Grown Up|all grown up]], and is [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|no longer]] clueless to the phenomenon known as love, experiencing some of the associated symptoms like [[Longing Look|longing looks]], a more bubbly personality, and long pauses between responses. The parents, and quite possibly siblings, who notice these changes will start to express some [[Where Did We Go Wrong?|concern amongst themselves]], before addressing the situation to the person in question, who, by that time, will [[Relationship Reveal|tell]] the family that he/she is in love with someone, and is planning to introduce the significant other and their family to his/her own. But, there's a catch. Turns out he/she feels quite [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents|embarrassed]] with the current status that the family is in right now. So, before the significant other arrives, some ground rules have to be applied: Don't be a [[Doting Parent]], don't drag out any [[Embarrassing Old Photo]]s, father, whatever you do, try to resist the temptation of falling into your [[Wacky Parent, Serious Child|typical habits]], do not tell stories like "I Used To Change Your Diapers", keep those tacky, [[Homemade Sweater From Hell|moth-ridden sweaters]] you used to make me out of sight, and especially don't reveal my [[Embarrassing Middle Name|full name.]] Just, for the love of God, give me one normal night.

May overlap with [[Give Him a Normal Life]]. May also involve [[Bad Bad Acting]] if the people involved are not used to behaving to the normal standards of society. Expect [[Stock Phrase|stock phrases]] such as "[[You're Not My Father]]", "[[Where Did We Go Wrong?]]?", and, the extreme "[[You Are Grounded]]". Expect massive [[Face Palm|Facepalms]] from the child if they start to think the family isn't respecting his or her request, or are acting even worse than they normally do. As a last-ditch effort, the child in question might use [[Stand in Parents]] to make the illusion a reality.

May overlap with [[Give Him a Normal Life]]. May also involve [[Bad Bad Acting]] if the people involved are not used to behaving to the normal standards of society. Expect [[Stock Phrase|stock phrases]] such as "[[You're Not My Father]]", "[[Where Did We Go Wrong?]]?", and, the extreme "[[You Are Grounded]]". Expect massive [[Face Palm|Facepalms]] from the child if they start to think the family isn't respecting his or her request, or are acting even worse than they normally do. As a last-ditch effort, the child in question might use [[Stand-In Parents]] to make the illusion a reality.

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== [[Live Action Television]] ==

* In conjunction with [[Stand in Parents]], this happens in an episode of ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' when Max bring over a girlfriend.

* In conjunction with [[Stand-In Parents]], this happens in an episode of ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' when Max bring over a girlfriend.

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* An episode of the ''[[Casper]]'' animated series had Fatso convince the rest of the ghostly trio to help him pretend to be a lord to impress a visiting woman ghost. {{spoiler|She turned out to be Miss Banshee in disguise, who was furious that they "cheated" on her...with her.}}

* Inverted in one episode of ''[[Doug]]'', where Judy is so embarrassed of her family being "ordinary" that she comes up with a ridiculous scenario for them to act out for her boyfriend, with her parents playing the roles of eccentric bohemians and Doug playing the role of...the ''butler,'' since he's supposedly too boring to be part of "her" family. {{spoiler|Doug turns the tables by adding a "secret agent" role to the proceedings, culminating in him [[Jumping On a Grenade|jumping onto the table in the middle of the lasagna]] and making a dramatic [[Final Speech]].}}

* Inverted in one episode of ''[[Doug]]'', where Judy is so embarrassed of her family being "ordinary" that she comes up with a ridiculous scenario for them to act out for her boyfriend, with her parents playing the roles of eccentric bohemians and Doug playing the role of...the ''butler,'' since he's supposedly too boring to be part of "her" family. {{spoiler|Doug turns the tables by adding a "secret agent" role to the proceedings, culminating in him [[Jumping on a Grenade|jumping onto the table in the middle of the lasagna]] and making a dramatic [[Final Speech]].}}