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'''Geraldine''': Probably, yeah, yeah.
'''Alice''': Well I can't believe the stuff that is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and I can't believe that both I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and the stuff that I can't believe is not I Can't Believe It's Not Butter are both, in fact, not butter. And I believe they both might be butter, in a cunning disguise. And in fact there's a lot more butter around than we all thought there was.
'''Geraldine''': Yeah. You see, I don't know what you're talking about.
** In fact Dibley itself qualifies as a [[Cloudcuckooland]]. Regarding the council meetings, Geraldine at one point says: "We're getting a little close to the outskirts of Looney Land here." Later... "Ding ding, everybody off, Looney Land city center."
*** Some context: That last quote is in response to Hugo saying that the old (broken) church window depicted Jesus giving the Sermon on the Mount... from a boat. Or, he says, perhaps just a huge boat-shaped cigar.
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{{quote|'''Geraldine:''' So what did he say?
'''Hugo:''' Well, I can't tell you what he actually said because, because you're the vicar. But let's say a certain word is represented by another word that, that sounds a little like that word, like, uh... like... "duck," for instance. ''([[Beat]])'' He asked me what the duck I was playing at. He said he didn't give a flying duck if I ducking loved Alice ducking Tinker, and if I ducking kissed her again, he'd make sure that I was well and truly ducked.
'''Geraldine:''' Well, duck me.
* [[Cold Turkeys Are Everywhere]]: The first Easter special, where everyone has to give up something for Lent. David suggests that Geraldine give up chocolate, which she reluctantly does. Of course, David then basically waves chocolate under Geraldine's nose at the parish council meeting.
* [[Coming Out Story]]: Part of the "Radio Dibley" episode deals with Frank coming out as gay during his live radio show. However, it later turns out that no one bothered to tune in to his show, meaning that only Geraldine knows the truth (it is apparently common knowledge a few episodes later, however).
** Given that David's reaction to Frank's... rather interesting change of clothes in that same episode makes it quite clear that he's caught on (or at least suspects), it is probable that everyone knows even before the next episode takes place.
* [[Cordon Bleugh Chef]]: Letitia Cropley is known as the "Queen of Cordon Bleugh" for her penchant for making disgusting-looking ''(not to mention tasting)'' recipes such as Marmite cake, peanut butter and anchovy sandwiches, tripe salad, chocolate coated cod roe and parsnip brownies, thus making her the [[Trope Namer]]. She also bred her own snails, apparently for Bread and Butter Pudding Surprise.
* [[Crossover]]: ''Dibley'' did one with ''[[Ballykissangel]]'' ("Ballykissdibley") for [[Comic Relief]].
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'''Vicar''': Oh, ''God''...
'''Children''': An angel who was bored came down and [[A Date with Rosie Palms|taught them how to w--]]
'''Vicar''': MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!
** And in the episode with the 'Great Storm', when Hugo unexpectedly shows up in Geraldine's living room.
{{quote|'''Geraldine''': OH, FU- crying out loud, Hugo!}}
* [[Cut a Slice, Take the Rest]]: Geraldine does this with a chocolate Christmas log in one episode.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: David. Geraldine does this too, but she isn't as much of a jerk about it.
** Owen has his moments too.
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]:
{{quote|'''Vicar''': Oh for Heaven's sake, JUST KISS YOU MORONS!}}
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* [[Don't Explain the Joke]]: [[The Tag|The end of every episode]], often one of the funniest moments of the night.
* [[Doomed New Clothes]]: {{spoiler|Geraldine's wedding dress}}.
* [[Double Standard Rape (Male on Male)]]: One of the jokes that Geraldine tells Alice is the one in which Superman sees Wonder Woman lying naked on a rooftop and attempts to have sex with her in the shortest time possible. Wonder Woman asks what happened, and then the Invisible Man climbs off her and says "I don't know, but it hurt a lot." Alice doesn't laugh, pointing out that this joke besmirches Superman's reputation by implying that he committed homosexual rape on the Invisible Man, which she doesn't consider funny.▼
{{quote|'''Alice:''' And quite frankly I think you should be ashamed of yourself.▼
''(Alice leaves) (beat)''▼
'''Geraldine:''' ...Prude! }}▼
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: In [[The Tag]] of the very first episode Geraldine tells Alice a joke (a [[Running Gag]] that lasts the entire series) and is surprised by how Alice's over-the-top reaction to how hilarious she finds it. Obviously the writers realized that this type of reaction would not remain funny over the course of the entire show, and from then on Alice never understands any of Geraldine's jokes (until Harry explains it to her in the final episode).
* [[Earth Mother]]: Geraldine is called upon to provide love, sympathy, understanding and support to her flock twenty-four and seven, and dispenses this generously and unstintingly. However, the crankier side of the Earth Mother comes out when she is jilted by her lover, and she barricades hersef into the vicarage for several weeks with only a ton of chocolate for company. Who nurtures the Earth Mother when she is hurt?
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* [[Fairytale Wedding Dress]]
* [["Falling in Love" Montage]]: Parodied, with the famous puddle scene.
* [[Fourth Date Marriage]]: {{spoiler|Geraldine and Harry.}}▼
* [[Fly At the Camera Ending]]: The last episode ends with Geraldine ''flying into the air and towards the camera''.
▲* [[Fourth Date Marriage]]: {{spoiler|Geraldine and Harry.}}
* [[Good Shepherd]]: Geraldine.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: In the episode "Songs of Praise", Owen applies for the church choir -- and everybody is absolutely stunned when he shows that he has an amazing singing voice.
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* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|Letitia}}.
* [[Kissing Cousins]]: {{spoiler|Hugo and Alice, who's revealed -- at least to Geraldine, everyone else apparently already knew -- to be the daughter of his second cousin who was also called David.}}
* [[Last Request]]: {{spoiler|As Letitia lies on her deathbed, her dying request to Geraldine was that she take over from her as the Easter Bunny, taking chocolate eggs around the village each Easter. Hilariously, it was subsequently discovered that Letitia had made the same request of every member of the parish council.}}▼
* [[Last-Second Word Swap]]: When Geraldine is blindsided by someone who came into the room without knocking.
{{quote|'''Geraldine:''' Oh, fuc...rying out loud! }}
▲* [[Last Request]]: {{spoiler|As Letitia lies on her deathbed, her dying request to Geraldine was that she take over from her as the Easter Bunny, taking chocolate eggs around the village each Easter. Hilariously, it was subsequently discovered that Letitia had made the same request of every member of the parish council.}}
* [[Les Yay]]: [[In-Universe]], In "Mery Christmas", first between Geraldine and Alice, and then between Geraldine and model Rachel Hunter. Alice misinterpreting the latter scenario causes the council to briefly think that the two are having a fling, which raises eyebrows.
* [[Mirror Routine]]: In "Celebrity Vicar", this happens as part of a ballet performance. Rather slim prima ballerina Darcy Bussell [[The Cameo|in a famous cameo]] is reflected by not-at-all slim Geraldine.▼
* [[Miss Conception]]: The first episode where Alice is pregnant with her and Hugo's first child, she mentions that she can't be pregnant because "the hamster didn't turn blue". To her credit Geraldine lampshades it by saying, "I don't think I'm familiar with that particular pregnancy test."<ref>Apparently it's a traditional pregnancy test in Dibley. The woman urinates on a hamster, and if it turns blue she's pregnant. [[Fridge Logic|Make of that]] [[Fridge Brilliance|what you will.]]</ref>
* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: Geraldine herself, no thanks to Alice.
▲* [[Mirror Routine]]: In "Celebrity Vicar", this happens as part of a ballet performance. Rather slim prima ballerina Darcy Bussell [[The Cameo|in a famous cameo]] is reflected by not-at-all slim Geraldine.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: {{spoiler|Letitia's death}} in "The Easter Bunny".
* [[Narrative Profanity Filter]]: Hugo and Geraldine discuss Hugo's father's reaction to the news that he is dating Alice:
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'''Geraldine:''' Well, duck me! }}
* [[Nobody Over 50 Is Gay]]: Frank came out partway through the series as a homosexual after forty years in the closet, and did so over the local radio show set up by the vicar. The only problem? Frank's normally so very, very dull that everyone in town turned off their radios as soon as he came on. He was thrilled with how accepting everyone was the next day.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: David and Geraldine are well aware that they are the only people in the village with more than two braincells. Before Geraldine arrived, David pretty much anchored the entire village on his own.▼
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Hugo and Alice's wedding is interrupted by a woman who storms in with a marriage certificate, insisting that the groom is already married to her. Hugo turns around in shock, at which point she says: "Oops, wrong church!" and slips away again.
▲* [[Only Sane Man]]: David and Geraldine are well aware that they are the only people in the village with more than two braincells. Before Geraldine arrived, David pretty much anchored the entire village on his own.
* [[Overly Long Name]]: The vicar's full name in the series final is Geraldine [[Mary Poppins|Julie Andrews Dick Van Dyke Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Chim Chiminey Chim Chiminey Chim Chim Cher-ee]] Granger. Unsurprisingly, she's [[Embarrassing Middle Name|horribly embarrassed by it]].
** An earlier episode reveals her name as [[Embarrassing First Name|Bodicea]] Geraldine Granger.
▲* [[Double Standard Rape (Male on Male)]]: One of the jokes that Geraldine tells Alice is the one in which Superman sees Wonder Woman lying naked on a rooftop and attempts to have sex with her in the shortest time possible. Wonder Woman asks what happened, and then the Invisible Man climbs off her and says "I don't know, but it hurt a lot." Alice doesn't laugh, pointing out that this joke besmirches Superman's reputation by implying that he committed homosexual rape on the Invisible Man, which she doesn't consider funny.
▲{{quote|'''Alice:''' And quite frankly I think you should be ashamed of yourself.
▲''(Alice leaves) (beat)''
▲'''Geraldine:''' ...Prude! }}
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Letitia Cropley, apparently, especially when she was younger.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The documentary, Story of Dibley, reveals that once the writers realised they could get away with a bit of filth, they could use this trope to include absolutely anything they wanted. Owen being openly stated as having sexual relations with animals is just one example of this.
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