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''[[The Patty Duke Show]]'' was an 1963-66 [[Dom Com]] starring Patty Duke as [[Uncanny Family Resemblance|identical-looking cousins]] Patricia "Patty" Lane and Catherine "Cathy" Lane -- one American and one [[British Accents|Scottish]]. Possibly set the record for length of time between [[Cancellation]] and [[Reunion Show]] -- 1999's ''The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights''. |
''[[The Patty Duke Show]]'' was an 1963-66 [[Dom Com]] starring Patty Duke as [[Uncanny Family Resemblance|identical-looking cousins]] Patricia "Patty" Lane and Catherine "Cathy" Lane -- one American and one [[British Accents|Scottish]]. Possibly set the record for length of time between [[Cancellation]] and [[Reunion Show]] -- 1999's ''The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights''. |
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Currently being rerun on [[This TV]]. |
Currently{{when}} being rerun on [[This TV]]. |
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* [[American Newspapers]]: Martin Lane's place of employment. |
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Latest revision as of 23:49, 1 October 2020
The Patty Duke Show was an 1963-66 Dom Com starring Patty Duke as identical-looking cousins Patricia "Patty" Lane and Catherine "Cathy" Lane -- one American and one Scottish. Possibly set the record for length of time between Cancellation and Reunion Show -- 1999's The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights.
Currently[when?] being rerun on This TV.
Tropes used in The Patty Duke Show include:
- American Newspapers: Martin Lane's place of employment.
- The Ditz: Patty's long-suffering boyfriend Richard drifts pretty near to this. It's no wonder she always seems to be on the lookout for a better option.
- Double Standard: As the series goes on, Patty really shows no loyalty to Richard at all, but he always comes back to her when she'll have him.
- Double Vision: Here's to you, Rita McLaughlin, whose back and shoulder went uncredited for decades...
- Expository Theme Song
- Mirror Routine: Done by Patty and Cathy in the first episode. The scene was then used in the opening credits.
- Not Allowed to Grow Up: Paul O'Keefe as Patty's little brother Ross experiences a quite visible growth spurt toward the end of the series, but the character is still written the same way.
- Polar Opposite Twins: Cathy and Patty. Former Trope Namer by way of the Theme Song.
- Sidney Sheldon: Co-creator
- Standard Fifties Father: Martin Lane was hardly infallible, but he was a very understanding dad, and generally one of the most likable examples of the trope.
- Twin Switch: Patty and Cathy and vice versa
- Uncanny Family Resemblance: Trope Codifier
- Wunza Plot: To the show's credit, while it unquestionably fits this trope, it subverts it in that really only a small percentage of episodes deal directly with Patty and Cathy's resemblance. In practice, the gimmick is mostly just an excuse for Patty Duke to play two distinct roles--which she does skillfully.
- Zany Scheme: Patty comes up with them frequently.