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Cathy Jamison is a middle-aged woman like many others; she teaches English in a local high school, is a neat freak and has a peculiar family: a childish husband, an asshole of a son and an environmentalist to the pain brother.
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: Adam can frequently be heard saying "''JESUS!''"
* [[Closer to Earth]]: Cathy used to be, but she doesn't want to be anymore. Literally, Sean.
* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: Andrea [[Squick|walks in on Paul]] having one of these. Cathy also has one in the
* [[Dead Guy, Junior]]: Rebecca finds out she's having a girl, and decides to call her Cathy. Since the father's Cathy's brother Sean, she will have ''the exact name and surname as our leading character''. Cathy and Paul find it's a bit [[Too Soon]] for that.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Marlene}}.
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* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|Marlene, Baby Cathy, and Lee}}.
* [[The Man]]: Sean's entire life is a crusade against this.
* [[New Age Retro Hippie]]: Played with with
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: Lee and Cathy seem to be becoming this, declaring themselves to be "[[Incredibly Lame Pun|mole-mates]]".
* [[Real Song Theme Tune]]: The theme song is Leftover Cuties' "Game Called Life".
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* [[Shout-Out]]: To ''[[Dexter]]''. Playing a cruel prank on her son, Cathy lies in [[Blood Bath|a bathtub full of what looks like blood]], similarly to Rita. Except, with Rita {{spoiler|it wasn't a joke}}.
** Practically a whole ''series'' shout-out to the 1950 movie ''No Sad Songs For Me''.
* [[Stop Being Stereotypical]]: Played
* [[Teens Are Monsters]]: Played with with Adam, although he has occasional depth.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Paul in "Happy Birthday, Cancer". {{spoiler|Marlene}} joins in the fun in Episode 10.
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