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In the [[The Seventies|1970s]] (the age of ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' and the E.R.A.), a comic about a single young woman trying to make a career was new and innovative. The strip was extremely popular in its heyday, with many women readers readily identifying with the title character as she dealt with common problems of modern single life. A rumor in the 1980's that she was finally going to marry Irving sparked a lot of fan backlash from single women who didn't want to lose this character they could relate to. (Cathy finally ''did'' marry Irving in 2005, and the final strip in 2010 featured {{spoiler|the announcement that Cathy was pregnant with a girl)}}.
These days, the strip is a frequent target of parody and [[Take That|Take Thats]], owing to its repetitive nature, devotion to [[Men Buy From Mars, Women Buy From Venus]], and general blandness. ''[[Pearls Before Swine]]'' and ''[[Liberty Meadows]]'' satirize the strip frequently, and the Comic Book Doctor wrote a lengthy [http://wondermark.com/the-comic-strip-doctor-cathy/ article] on what the strip does wrong.
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* [[Hypocritical Humor]]
* [[Hysterical Woman]]: Somewhat, in that Cathy ''does'' tend to freak out over mundane things.
* [[Incompetence, Inc.]]
* [[Inexplicably Identical Individuals]]: Mabel, [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?|who keeps changing jobs]].
* [[Invoked Trope]]: At one point, Cathy tries invoking [[You Were Trying Too Hard]] in order to attract a boyfriend. It doesn't work.
* {{spoiler|[[I Want Grandkids]]}}: In the last strip, Cathy {{spoiler|announces her pregnancy}}; Mom's reaction is [[Squee|pretty much one of pure delight.]]
* [[Long Runner]]
* [[Mars and Venus Gender Contrast]]: Probably the main theme of the strip.
* [[Obnoxious
* [[Relationship Upgrade]]: Cathy and Irving tied the knot in 2005.
* [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]]: As the writeup indicates, at first the concept was fairly innovative, even if over the years the strip succumbed to entropy.
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