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* [[Heroes Love Dogs]]: Norm treats Weiner Dog very well. As said in one episode:
{{quote| "I would never do anything to Weiner Dog that I wouldn't do to myself. That's why I never had him neutered."}}
* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]: Every time Denby tries to get him, Norm is able to turn the tables and humiliate him instead. Even when simply invoking the trope name.
{{quote| '''Denby:''' You've been hoisted by your own petard.<br />
'''Norm:''' Petard? What's that, sir? What's a petard? I never heard of that.<br />
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'''Norm:''' Oh. Oh, you mean like a moment ago when I pretended not to know what that phrase meant. I was helping you hoist yourself on your petard?<br />
'''Denby:''' Exactly. ''(realizes and groans)'' }}
* [[Hooker Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: Taylor
* [[I Want You to Meet An Old Friend of Mine]]: Norm and Artie, of course, worked together before this series. Also, in different episodes, Norm's former ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' co-stars Kevin Nealon and Dennis Miller also appear.
** [[Roseanne|Johnny Galecki]] guest starred in a two-parter as Laurie's young boyfriend.
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: Most episodes were titled "Norm vs. _____"
* [[Intellectual Animal]]: Weiner Dog. Granted, Norm yells at Weiner Dog for bringing him corn chips instead of the potato chips he asked for, but still...
* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: The defining characteristic of Norm. He was arrogant, angry, and mean to everyone he knew, but usually ended up wanting to help the people he worked with.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Norm is this when, say, Mr. Denby hasn't done anything in the given episode to deserve it.
** [[Lampshaded]] in one episode: "How come he can pick on me, but I can't pick on him?"
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* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: Norm and Laurie.
* [[The Quiet One]]: William, one of Norm's clients. He does talk, but he's so incredibly shy that it's almost always an inaudible whisper.
* [[Screwed Byby the Network]]: The series was a hit in its first season in a post-''[[The Drew Carey Show|Drew Carey]]'' timeslot. For the second season, the show was moved to before ''Drew'' (where ratings fell) to after ''Drew'' (where ratings rose) to before ''Drew'' (where ratings again fell) before the show was taken off the air in March 2000. Though the show was renewed for a third season, it was moved to [[Friday Night Death Slot|Fridays]], where its fate was sealed.
* [[Series Fauxnale]]: "Norm Comes Back" was filmed as this, though it was the second-to-last episode aired.
* [[Shout-Out]]: In "Norm vs. Youth, Part 2," Norm greets the bar and the response is "Norm!" - [[Cheers|just like another character of the same name]].
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{{quote| "Look, Taylor, I don't think you understand. You're a huge whore."}}
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: Artie in Season 2. He even once filled in for Norm.
* [[Wisdom Fromfrom the Gutter]]: Artie may be a bit gruffer and sleazier than the others, but he more often than not tends to provide reasonable or correct advice.
* [[You Mean "Xmas"]]: In-universe example. Norm wants to hold a Christmas party at the office, but Mr. Denby informs him that separation of church and state makes that impossible in a government office. Norm has his party anyway as intended, but includes every other possible religion to prevent any backlash.
{{quote| "Ah, that's for the goat sacrifice."}}
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