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Beautiful People
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- 41 feature instances
- 5 referencing feature instances
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Beautiful People is a BBC sitcom. It follows the story of Simon Doonan, the "Crown Prince, well, Queen, of window dressing" as he relates his life story to anyone who will listen. Set in the 90's, it's about as fabulous as stories about the childhood of a ridiculously camp window dresser could possibly be. It faced a mixed reception, which in itself was lampshaded on its own DVD cover: While the back contained genuinely positive reviews, the front cover of the first series features a review from Heat Magazine that simply said "Perhaps the gayest sitcom ever." The show is based on the memoirs of Simon Doonan, the creative director at Barney's Department Store. | |
| Beautiful People | fetched |
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| Beautiful People | parsed |
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| Beautiful People / int_184e7708 | type |
Hands-Off Parenting | |
| Beautiful People / int_184e7708 | comment |
Hands-Off Parenting: Although often strict, the Doonans believe that making sure their children are happy is more important than enforcing rules. | |
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Chekhov's Gun | |
| Beautiful People / int_22cf536c | comment |
Chekhov's Gun: Each episode relates to how Simon acquired an item. Roughly half are this trope, the rest are just a pleasant coincidence. Outside of this, however, you have Chekhov's Miniature Replica Of The Eiffel Tower. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_2719ab04 | type |
Special Guest | |
| Beautiful People / int_2719ab04 | comment |
Special Guest: The reason why, if you're not stereotypically camp, you probably recognise several of the names listed under 'Hey Its That Guy'. And they had Dana International as Dana International. | |
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Disappeared Dad | |
| Beautiful People / int_28cd01ca | comment |
Disappeared Dad: Kylie's father is never mentioned until season 2, when he shows up... and promptly is written out of the show in a very dramatic manner. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_2f64caee | type |
X Called; They Want Their Y Back | |
| Beautiful People / int_2f64caee | comment |
X Called; They Want Their Y Back. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_3743ef88 | type |
Feud Episode | |
| Beautiful People / int_3743ef88 | comment |
Feud Episode: Kylie to Simon in "How I Got My Tongs". | |
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Batman Gambit | |
| Beautiful People / int_38d02d44 | comment |
Batman Gambit: When the Doonan family cannot afford a holiday, they stage an elaborate lie and holiday in their own living room. The failure condition is more than obvious. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_415b3315 | type |
Stylistic Suck | |
| Beautiful People / int_415b3315 | comment |
Stylistic Suck: Simon's mental image of his family as Eurovision contestants. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_4781adbb | type |
Jerk with a Heart of Gold | |
| Beautiful People / int_4781adbb | comment |
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Subverted with Jayeson. He tries to redeem himself, but nobody lets him. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_47fea76b | type |
Butt-Monkey | |
| Beautiful People / int_47fea76b | comment |
Butt-Monkey: Simon, but then again he doesn't really do much to fight against it - barring the episode "How I Got My Posh", naturally. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_5f49ac76 | type |
Single-Target Sexuality | |
| Beautiful People / int_5f49ac76 | comment |
Single-Target Sexuality: Andy Doonan Does. Not. Stray. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_69cc2a27 | type |
Hilariously Abusive Childhood | |
| Beautiful People / int_69cc2a27 | comment |
Hilariously Abusive Childhood: See "Butt Monkey" entry. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_741e8e7 | type |
The Cast Showoff | |
| Beautiful People / int_741e8e7 | comment |
The Cast Show Off: There's plenty of singing and dancing, particularly with the Musical Theatre-trained Luke Ward-Wilkinson and Layton Williams, but the second series turns this up to 11. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_7464705c | type |
Arc Words | |
| Beautiful People / int_7464705c | comment |
Arc Words: Actually Series Words. The phrase "Beautiful People" appears at least once per episode, accompanied by a snatch of the show's theme song. Also, whenever the character Reba's name is mentioned, Debbie Doonan replies, "Slut." | |
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| Beautiful People / int_7abba202 | type |
The Faceless | |
| Beautiful People / int_7abba202 | comment |
The Faceless: Subverted. Kylie's dad appears at the start of "How I Got My Camp", but his face is hidden. He later shows up, quite faced. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_7efd2e30 | type |
Expository Hairstyle Change | |
| Beautiful People / int_7efd2e30 | comment |
Expository Hairstyle Change: Two first season episodes use Hair styles as a plot, the second series gave Simon greasier hair to emphasis him going through puberty (and the memories we all have of how we looked back then). | |
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| Beautiful People / int_820ac3c5 | type |
Dysfunction Junction | |
| Beautiful People / int_820ac3c5 | comment |
Dysfunction Junction: Its a show about two kids and their suburban families. Of course this will happen. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_823c6e3e | type |
Large Ham | |
| Beautiful People / int_823c6e3e | comment |
Large Ham: Simon's drama teacher. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_83fb6177 | type |
First-Episode Twist | |
| Beautiful People / int_83fb6177 | comment |
First-Episode Twist: More akin to First Minute Spoiler - every episode builds up to how Simon acquired an item mentioned either explicitly or in the show titles. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_a7382a73 | type |
Imagine Spot | |
| Beautiful People / int_a7382a73 | comment |
Imagine Spot: Pretty much every musical number in the show. And they're quickly growing in number. Notably, however: Elaine Page's cameo and Kylie in the Closet. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_a9de87d2 | type |
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass | |
| Beautiful People / int_a9de87d2 | comment |
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Either Doonan parent, as they both get VERY protective. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_aa6043ca | type |
Open-Minded Parent | |
| Beautiful People / int_aa6043ca | comment |
Open-Minded Parent: To Eleven. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_ac7cbf8d | type |
Myth Arc | |
| Beautiful People / int_ac7cbf8d | comment |
Myth Arc: Simon is telling the story of his childhood. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_b01abe4f | type |
Catchphrase | |
| Beautiful People / int_b01abe4f | comment |
Catchphrase: Reba. Slut. We'll be amongst the Beautiful People. Feckin' Eejit. More like a gay [noun]. Just like my days in Greenham Common. Hibes (Its short for 'Hi Babes' for people in too much of a hurry). I'm not being funny but... Batty Boy! | |
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| Beautiful People / int_b3c0ed0c | type |
Spoof Aesop | |
| Beautiful People / int_b3c0ed0c | comment |
Spoof Aesop: "How I Got My Tongs" - Don't steal from the dead, get someone else to for you. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_b5043180 | type |
Don't Look At Me | |
| Beautiful People / int_b5043180 | comment |
Don't Look At Me: Simon in "How I Got My Nose" and Kylie in "How I Got My Tongs". | |
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| Beautiful People / int_ba3454a7 | type |
Future Me Scares Me | |
| Beautiful People / int_ba3454a7 | comment |
Future Me Scares Me: 2009!Simon frightens 1990s!Simon when he appears as the "Ghost of Gay Future." | |
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| Beautiful People / int_bdb0438e | type |
Everything's Better with Sparkles | |
| Beautiful People / int_bdb0438e | comment |
Everything's Better with Sparkles: Debbie loves her Body Glitter, Simon and Kylie love their sequins. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_beb932ca | type |
Big Applesauce | |
| Beautiful People / int_beb932ca | comment |
Big Applesauce: The entire first series is told by Simon who lives in New York, but is subverted in that his window dressings are very un-New York. Lampshaded in the second series when Simon meets a woman with a NY accent... only to discover she's 100% British. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_bec0417c | type |
Happily Married | |
| Beautiful People / int_bec0417c | comment |
Happily Married: Subverted in "How I Got My Groom". | |
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| Beautiful People / int_c313d43a | type |
True Companions | |
| Beautiful People / int_c313d43a | comment |
True Companions: The Extended Doonan Family - The Doonans, Hailey, Kylie. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
| Beautiful People / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: Features many to the 90's, especially to that era's icons of camp. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_cf231d54 | type |
Cool Teacher | |
| Beautiful People / int_cf231d54 | comment |
Cool Teacher: Simon's music teacher takes him to see Eurovision. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_cf351e09 | type |
Skip to the End | |
| Beautiful People / int_cf351e09 | comment |
Skip to the End: The "Dumbo Debbie" wedding scene. | |
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Unusually Uninteresting Sight | |
| Beautiful People / int_d99a228f | comment |
Unusually Uninteresting Sight: Most of Simon's schoolmates don't even notice him and Kylie camping it up - unless the plot calls for it. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_e4b69188 | type |
Very Loosely Based on a True Story | |
| Beautiful People / int_e4b69188 | comment |
Very Loosely Based on a True Story: The show is based on the memoirs of Simon Doonan, the creative director of Barney's Department Store. They took his 1950s childhood, moved it to the 90s and changed not only most of the names but also the stories. For example, fictional Simon's older sister, Ashlene, is a sexually promiscuous girl who gets pregnant at sixteen; the real Simon's older sister, Shelagh, is a lesbian. | |
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The Show of the Books | |
| Beautiful People / int_ee00a219 | comment |
The Show of the Books: Loosely based on Simon Doonan's memoirs, but with a Setting Update and a lot of licence taken with other aspects. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_f1d3f0c9 | type |
Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness | |
| Beautiful People / int_f1d3f0c9 | comment |
Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: Simon often corrects people's grammar and pronunciation, even though he can't say Epitome properly. | |
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| Beautiful People / int_f9f2c33 | type |
Running Gag | |
| Beautiful People / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
Running Gag: Several, mostly in the form of catchphrases. Hailey's Blindness, Simon and Kylie's Camp and Ashlene and Reba(Slut)'s sluttiness are also prime examples of this. | |
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Master of the Mixed Message | |
| Beautiful People / int_fb7cc1ff | comment |
Master of the Mixed Message: Anyone on the show. | |
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Beautiful People |
The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.
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Beautiful People | |
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Creepy Gym Coach / int_d16c8f79 | |
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Talking in Bed / int_d16c8f79 | |
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The Beautiful Elite / int_d16c8f79 | |
| Beautiful People | hasFeature |
The Show of the Books / int_d16c8f79 |
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