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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Jo and Natalie.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Jo and Natalie.
* [[Disabled Character, Disabled Actor]]: Geri Jewell, who played Geri, actually has cerebral palsy.
* [[Disabled Character, Disabled Actor]]: Geri Jewell, who played Geri, actually has cerebral palsy.
* [[Do It Yourself Theme Tune]]: Charlotte Rae (Mrs. Garrett) provided vocals for the season 1 theme.
* [[Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune]]: Charlotte Rae (Mrs. Garrett) provided vocals for the season 1 theme.
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me]]: Jo reacts with hostility every time someone attempts to take pity on her due to her poor upbringing.
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: Jo reacts with hostility every time someone attempts to take pity on her due to her poor upbringing.
* [[Chick Magnet|Dude Magnet]]: Natalie in particular tended to have a LOT of boyfriends during the show's run.
* [[Chick Magnet|Dude Magnet]]: Natalie in particular tended to have a LOT of boyfriends during the show's run.
* [[The Eighties]]: Pretty much one of the definitive shows of the 1980's, so it's impossible to avoid 80's nostalgia and/or horror.
* [[The Eighties]]: Pretty much one of the definitive shows of the 1980's, so it's impossible to avoid 80's nostalgia and/or horror.
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* [[Fat Girl]]: Natalie, the "happy Magic Marker."
* [[Fat Girl]]: Natalie, the "happy Magic Marker."
* [[French Jerk]]: Chef Antoine from the ''Facts of Life Goes to Paris'' special; he makes a return appearance with his jerky family the following season.
* [[French Jerk]]: Chef Antoine from the ''Facts of Life Goes to Paris'' special; he makes a return appearance with his jerky family the following season.
* [[Four Girl Ensemble]]: Of course.
* [[Four-Girl Ensemble]]: Of course.
* [[Good Girls Avoid Abortion]]: Blair's mother visits and tells Blair that she's pregnant but not going to go through with it, but Blair convinces her to keep the baby.
* [[Good Girls Avoid Abortion]]: Blair's mother visits and tells Blair that she's pregnant but not going to go through with it, but Blair convinces her to keep the baby.
** Averted in an earlier episode, where Natalie fabricates an article for the Eastland paper, saying that one of the students at Eastland had secretly had an abortion; she later finds out that such an event did in fact occur.
** Averted in an earlier episode, where Natalie fabricates an article for the Eastland paper, saying that one of the students at Eastland had secretly had an abortion; she later finds out that such an event did in fact occur.
* [[Happily Adopted]]: Natalie. She finds her birth mother in one of the earlier seasons, but still happily considers her adopted family her 'real' family.
* [[Happily Adopted]]: Natalie. She finds her birth mother in one of the earlier seasons, but still happily considers her adopted family her 'real' family.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Blair and Jo are a textbook example, right down to having dialogue that could be effortlessly be used by a genuine old married couple.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Blair and Jo are a textbook example, right down to having dialogue that could be effortlessly be used by a genuine old married couple.
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Lots, but most notably Kenneth Mars in the episode "Gossip".
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Lots, but most notably Kenneth Mars in the episode "Gossip".
** Natalie wound up voicing Velma in [[Scooby Doo]].
** Natalie wound up voicing Velma in [[Scooby Doo]].
** Mayim Bialik (the future Blossom and Amy Farrah Fowler), Seth Green, and Juliette Lewis in the finale
** Mayim Bialik (the future Blossom and Amy Farrah Fowler), Seth Green, and Juliette Lewis in the finale
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* [[Promotion to Parent]]: Blair acts as a surrogate parent to her little sister, who is born when Blair is 20-something. Also acted as birth coach for her mother.
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: Blair acts as a surrogate parent to her little sister, who is born when Blair is 20-something. Also acted as birth coach for her mother.
* [[The Quincy Punk]]: In "The Americanization of Miko," the writers demonstrated total ignorance about the Stray Cats. Based on the characters' dialogue--specifically, the adults' horror about this crazy new music and the girls' references to wild concerts wherein Brian Setzer evidently ate his guitar--the writers seemed to think the band put out earsplitting punk tunes rather than what really amounted to ''old-time rockabilly.''
* [[The Quincy Punk]]: In "The Americanization of Miko," the writers demonstrated total ignorance about the Stray Cats. Based on the characters' dialogue--specifically, the adults' horror about this crazy new music and the girls' references to wild concerts wherein Brian Setzer evidently ate his guitar--the writers seemed to think the band put out earsplitting punk tunes rather than what really amounted to ''old-time rockabilly.''
** Also, when troublemaker Kelly enters the cast, she claims to be a member of the (fake) local gang [[White Gang Bangers|the Lords of Discipline]], who specialize in vandalizing Edna's Edibles and dress like the guys in the "Beat It" video.
** Also, when troublemaker Kelly enters the cast, she claims to be a member of the (fake) local gang [[White Gang-Bangers|the Lords of Discipline]], who specialize in vandalizing Edna's Edibles and dress like the guys in the "Beat It" video.
* [[Religious Russian Roulette]]
* [[Religious Russian Roulette]]
* [[Reunion Show]]
* [[Reunion Show]]
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* [[Rube Goldberg Hates Your Guts]]: Would you believe ''this'' is the [[Trope Namer]]? {{spoiler|Good thing it was [[All Just a Dream]], because the entire group died.}}
* [[Rube Goldberg Hates Your Guts]]: Would you believe ''this'' is the [[Trope Namer]]? {{spoiler|Good thing it was [[All Just a Dream]], because the entire group died.}}
* [[Shoot the Money]]
* [[Shoot the Money]]
* [[Shout Out]]: In a nod to George Clooney, the reunion movie stated that George the handyman left to pursue an acting career in Hollywood.
* [[Shout-Out]]: In a nod to George Clooney, the reunion movie stated that George the handyman left to pursue an acting career in Hollywood.
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: Although several episodes had [[An Aesop|Aesops]] relating to smoking, [[Rich Bitch]] Blair can be seen puffing on a cigarette in the pilot episode, "The Girls School." By the time the show's first true episode aired, Blair was a non-smoker (reflecting real life, as Welchel was a non-smoker).
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: Although several episodes had [[An Aesop|Aesops]] relating to smoking, [[Rich Bitch]] Blair can be seen puffing on a cigarette in the pilot episode, "The Girls School." By the time the show's first true episode aired, Blair was a non-smoker (reflecting real life, as Welchel was a non-smoker).
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: Roy has a crush on Jo, although this is a comedic version of the trope. Still creepy.
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: Roy has a crush on Jo, although this is a comedic version of the trope. Still creepy.
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