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=== The original show provides examples of: ===

* [[Aesop Amnesia]]: Frank, after wallowing in self-pity just after Stella and Liam are taken into care, promptly mans up and puts much effort into changing his ways to appear a good parent and get them back. A couple of episodes later he's back to normal because, well, he [[Status Quo Is God|just wouldn't be Frank Gallagher]] if he'd stayed sober.

{{quote|'''Frank''': You hit me in the face with a pan of porridge. I went to casualty looking like [[Acceptable Political Targets|Ann fucking Widdecombe.]]}}

* [[Take That (band)|Take That]]: Never Forget played at Karen and Jamie's wedding.

* [[Who's Your Daddy?]]: Ian's parentage is come into question when Debbie looks at the blood types of the family, leading him on a hunt for his real father and possibly an escape from the Chatsworth Estate. Turns out {{spoiler|his dad is exactly like Frank, only he also owns the pub he constantly gets wasted at}}.

 

=== The American series provides examples of: ===

** It turns out that {{spoiler|neither Lip nor Jody is the father of her baby, but rather an Asian guy Karen was having sex with on the side}}.

* [[The Windy City]]: Takes place in the south side of Chicago.

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