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Though critics found the show mediocre, it had [[Cult Classic|a loyal fanbase]]. It got very good ratings in its first season, largely thanks to being placed between ''[[Seinfeld]]'' and ''[[ER]]'' on the schedule. In its second season, it shifted to Tuesdays between ''[[Frasier]]'' and ''[[Dateline (TV series)|Dateline NBC]]'' and managed to hold its own.
Then NBC decided that ''Caroline'' was strong enough to carry a night of programming on its own and made the [[Screwed
Animated versions of Caroline's comic strip served as [[Book Ends]], a gimmick that wasn't exploited nearly enough. Later, the same cartoonist would use the same style for paper towel commercials.
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* [[As Himself|As Herself]]: Joanne Worley.
* [[Author Avatar]]: An in-universe example, with Caroline's life providing content for her eponymous comic strip.
* [[Back for
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: Caroline and Julia for Richard.
** Del and Richard for Caroline. Just don't tell [[True Art Is Angsty|angst-ridden]] [[Deadpan Snarker]] Richard he's [[Jerk
* [[Body Swap]]: In the [[Something Completely Different]] episode "Caroline and [[
* [[Casting Gag]]: ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' stars Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam guest starred in "Caroline and the Watch" as an old married couple.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: A shared one: when hearing something incredible Caroline would say, "Get Out!" and her friend Annie would rejoin, "I'm out!" (or vice versa). One time her employee Richard was having an art show at an all-gay gallery due to being [[Mistaken for Gay]]; he tells Caroline he's sold a piece for $5,000, she says, "Get out," and he responds "I'm out!", [[Coming Out Story|which causes the crowd at the gallery to applaud.]]
* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: Caroline makes fun of ''[[Howard the Duck (
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Remo, the owner of the restaurant which Caroline and friends frequented, appeared in the majority of episodes during the first two seasons but vanished without explanation midway through Season Three.
* [[Converting for Love]]: In "Caroline and the Nice Jewish Boy", Del dates a Jewish woman who apparently only dates Jewish men, so he lies and tells her he's Jewish so he can continue seeing her. He doesn't actually convert, but he ''does'' get a circumcision in order to maintain the ruse. {{spoiler|Right as he's about to go into surgery, she dumps him for another man who isn't even Jewish, but by then it's too late for Del to back out.}}
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Richard, and to some extent, Annie.
* [[The Ditz]]: Charlie.
* [[Down
* [[Dying Declaration of Love]]: Subverted. A drugged-up and about to enter surgery Richard confesses to Caroline that he loves her. Caroline is shocked... until Richard says the same thing to the nurse moments later.
* [[Everyone Can See It]]: Even Del, Caroline's former fiance, thinks she and Richard are perfect for each other.
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* [[Joisey]]: Annie is from Paramus; her mother is very much a caricature of the Italian Jersey housewife stereotype.
* [[Just Friends]]: Caroline and Richard.
* [[Locked in
* [[Love Letter Lunacy]]: A major plot point at the end of Season One which continues to influence events in Season Two.
* [[Love Triangle]]: Caroline doesn't awaken to Richard's love for her until his ex-wife shows up, with Richard's [[The Baby Trap|surprise baby]] in tow.
* [[Mars and Venus Gender Contrast]]: Yet another female-oriented '90s sitcom with this view on relationships. One critic called CITC [[Sex and
* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: Richard; ironic because the actor who played him was actually gay.
** In another episode, an insurance agent believes Del and Charlie to be a gay couple; the two end up playing along with it because it will get them a better rate on their insurance.
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* [[Status Quo Game Show]]: Richard {{spoiler|isn't allowed to keep $100,000 he wins in a contest because Caroline's strip is run in the paper sponsoring it}}.
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: Caroline's comic strip.
* [[Take That]]: ''[[
* [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl]]: In one episode Dell got into a panic once he noticed that his new girlfriend was taller then him. He then desperately tried to keep her from noticing, [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Caroline and Annie, respectively.
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