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* [[Black Humor]]: So much so that the show has a [[Broken Base]]
* [[Bloodless Carnage]]: In one episode, a man gets his head cut off with a jump rope, but there is absolutely no blood.
** [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] in [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Brain Bleach]]: Seems to be what people need when they witness Bob's method of playing the piano or organ, [[Gag Penis|considering that he has no arms or legs]].
** Also when the Hill kids saw Helga naked ("Please, God! Someone poke my eyes out!").
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* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]: Creepy Susie.
* [[The Eeyore]]: Creepy Susie.
* [[Elephant in
* [[Expository Theme Tune]]
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Milo's friends are called the "Clubhouse Kids".
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* [[Happily Married]]: Bob and Pickles.
* [[Has Two Daddies]]: Peggy
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Bob Oblong is voiced by ''[[
** Another ''SNL'' cast member who does voice work on this show is Laraine Newman (the female member from the original 1970's cast who wasn't a Weekend Update anchor like Jane Curtin or a crowd-pleasing [[Genki Girl]] like the dearly departed Gilda Radner). Newman voices Mrs. Hubbard (an old, white Bible thumper who was hired to crack down on juvenile delinquency as seen in "Milo, Interrupted") and the school nurse (or as Jawless Peggy calls her, "a godless butcher without a shred of legitimate medical training.")
** Helga's father is voiced by [[Mark Hamill]].
* [[Hoist
{{quote| '''Pickles:''' Beth, honey, nobody likes a tattletale.<br />
'''Bob:''' I do. They're an essential part of any family. You keep right on tattling, sweetie pie.<br />
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* [[Little Miss Snarker]]: Beth is this on occasion.
* [[Man of a Thousand Voices]]: [[Billy West]] (of course).
* [[Maurice
* [[May Contain Evil]]: Milo's Manic energy drink was popular because {{spoiler|it contained morphine from discarded medicine bottles found outside a hospital}}.
** Actually {{spoiler|The morphine kept the evil in check}}. It was only after it was removed from the formula that the drink made people riot.
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* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted with all six of the Debbies.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Beth is the most normal of the Oblongs, both in personality and appearance.
* [[Opening Theme]]: By [[They Might Be Giants (
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: All you need to do to infiltrate the Debbies is dress exactly like them. Helga is short, fat and ugly and she had them fooled completely -- until Helga [[Big Eater|scarfed down a platter of tea cakes and belched her wig clean off her head]].
** Same with Yvette, the alien girl, who was able to completely hide the fact that she was a Grey by wearing sunglasses.
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* [[Running Gag]]: At least [[Once an Episode]] Milo's friend Mikey ends up getting into a horrible accident.
* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Principal Davis
* [[Screwed
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: The credo of everyone living in the Hills.
* [[Shout-Out]]: [[Heathers|The Debbies]]
* [[Show Within a Show]]: ''Velva The Warrior'', a very [[Merchandise-Driven]] parody of ''[[
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Pristine Klimer.
* [[Tag-Team Twins]]: Biff and Chip compete in the same sports at school.
** Although one episode had one of them competing in a wrestling tournament one-armed while another was bandaged up from injuries he incurred earlier in the episode (remember, they're conjoined...)
* [[Take That]]: Mayor Johnny "The Mayor" Bledsoe, a dig at pro-wrestlers-turned-elected-officials.
** A few subtle ones are done toward ''[[The Simpsons (
* [[Thick Line Animation]]
* [[Urban Segregation]]: Enforced at just about every corner.
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