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Dear John

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12 referencing feature instances

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Dear John	label	Dear John
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Dear John	comment	Dear John.... is a British sitcom written by John Sullivan (of Only Fools and Horses fame) and starring Ralph Bates as John Lacey, a divorced man who was recovering from his ex-wife having left him for his best friend. Much of the comedy centred around his friendships with the members of the '1-2-1 Club', a support group for divorced and separated people.The show, which aired for two seasons (1986â€“87) on BBC1, came in at sixty-fourth in Britains Best Sitcom.Remade for American television with Judd Hirsch as Dear John...note Note that there are three periods in the title as opposed to four in the British version., which ran on NBC from 1988â€“92.Not to be confused with the 2010 film of the same name.For the trope about ending a relationship with letter, see "Dear John" Letter.
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Dear John / int_18d15922	type	Title Drop
Dear John / int_18d15922	comment	John actually gets one of these in an episode of the US show, resulting in an amusing Title Drop.
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Dear John / int_1afb845c	type	Tropaholics Anonymous
Dear John / int_1afb845c	comment	Tropaholics Anonymous: The 1-2-1 Club.
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Dear John / int_1c751b35	type	The Vicar
Dear John / int_1c751b35	comment	The Vicar: Or rather the Catholic Priest. Wendy decides Toby should go to a Catholic school, so she and John pretend they are still married. Of course, Hilarity Ensues.
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Dear John / int_27ba9b64	type	What Did I Do Last Night?
Dear John / int_27ba9b64	comment	What Did I Do Last Night?: The end of Kate and John's Not a Date
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Dear John / int_28a5213a	type	Small Name, Big Ego
Dear John / int_28a5213a	comment	Small Name, Big Ego: Kirk
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Dear John / int_309edee6	type	Divorce Assets Conflict
Dear John / int_309edee6	comment	Divorce Assets Conflict: John's ghastly ex-wife Wendy has taken everything.
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Dear John / int_37d99981	type	Not a Date
Dear John / int_37d99981	comment	Not a Date: Kate and John go for dinner once. Hilarity Ensues when they both drink too much and wake up in bed next to each other with no memory of what had happened after dinner.
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Dear John / int_4b50895	type	Taking the Kids
Dear John / int_4b50895	comment	Taking the Kids: Before the beginning of the first episode, no less.
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Dear John / int_60426489	type	Citizenship Marriage
Dear John / int_60426489	comment	Citizenship Marriage: Ralph's Polish ex-wife married him for citizenship.
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Dear John / int_794cff5	type	Transatlantic Equivalent
Dear John / int_794cff5	comment	Transatlantic Equivalent: The Judd Hirsch version.
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Dear John / int_820ac3c5	type	Dysfunction Junction
Dear John / int_820ac3c5	comment	Dysfunction Junction: As well as John and Ralph's problems above, Kate's been married and divorced three times due to being frigid, and where does one start with Kirk's problems?
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Dear John / int_863fac26	type	Jerk Jock
Dear John / int_863fac26	comment	Jerk Jock: One gets the impression Mike is the Jerk Jock grown up.
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Dear John / int_96cc4848	type	"Dear John" Letter
Dear John / int_96cc4848	comment	"Dear John" Letter: John actually gets one of these in an episode of the US show, resulting in an amusing Title Drop. Featured in the opening titles of both versions: the UK version starts with Wendy writing it, then John crumpling it up; the US version has John finding it on the carriage clock. The Expository Theme Tune also takes this form:
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Dear John / int_994e1fa8	type	Urban Legend Love Life
Dear John / int_994e1fa8	comment	Urban Legend Love Life: Kirk again. In one episode we actually find out that Kirk's real name is Eric Morris, and he's a wooly jumper-wearing nerd who lives with his mum and has never been married at all, let alone divorced. Averted in the US version, where Kirk's numerous affairs are obviously quite real.
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Dear John / int_a806691d	type	Casanova Wannabe
Dear John / int_a806691d	comment	Casanova Wannabe: Kirk, and he literally has a polyester suit and medallion!
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Dear John / int_a9de87d2	type	Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Dear John / int_a9de87d2	comment	Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Kirk as mentioned elsewhere is a Casanova Wannabe with a Small Name, Big Ego and a habit of claiming to be a spy and a black belt in karate when in fact he's a bespectacled, cardigan wearing wimp who lives with his mother and spends his time reading martial arts magazines. However in the final episode when the gang are threatened by four Hells Angels it turns out that his fighting skills aren't just boasts.
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Dear John / int_aec3d8b2	type	Expository Theme Tune
Dear John / int_aec3d8b2	comment	Featured in the opening titles of both versions: the UK version starts with Wendy writing it, then John crumpling it up; the US version has John finding it on the carriage clock. The Expository Theme Tune also takes this form:
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Dear John / int_b01abe4f	type	Catchphrase
Dear John / int_b01abe4f	comment	Catchphrase: Kirk: 'Cos that's the sort of man I am!' Louise: 'Were there any...sexual problems?'
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Dear John / int_b28a8d0a	type	Break-Up Song
Dear John / int_b28a8d0a	comment	Break-Up Song (relationship breakup): The theme tune.
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Dear John / int_b871de85	type	Annoying Laugh
Dear John / int_b871de85	comment	Annoying Laugh: Sylvia. Apparently, her ex-husband even informed her of this.
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Dear John / int_c5249b29	type	Nice Guy
Dear John / int_c5249b29	comment	Nice Guy: John is one, and sadly it has got him nowhere in life.
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Dear John / int_c83cd6b8	type	The Nicknamer
Dear John / int_c83cd6b8	comment	The Nicknamer: Kirk - 'Tiger', 'Ralphey' etc.
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Dear John / int_ca87e3ec	type	No Name Given
Dear John / int_ca87e3ec	comment	No Name Given: All the members of the 1-2-1 Club call each other by their first names, except for Mrs Arnott.
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Dear John / int_d346d7e8	type	Mail-Order Bride
Dear John / int_d346d7e8	comment	Mail-Order Bride: Ralph's ex-wife.
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Dear John / int_dbfd6b8	type	Lyrical Dissonance
Dear John / int_dbfd6b8	comment	Lyrical Dissonance: The theme song is an upbeat song...about a breakup.
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Dear John / int_eddb470c	type	Have I Mentioned I Am Sexually Active Today?
Dear John / int_eddb470c	comment	Have I Mentioned I Am Sexually Active Today?: Kirk's constant boasting.
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Dear John / int_f09afb0	type	Digging Yourself Deeper
Dear John / int_f09afb0	comment	Digging Yourself Deeper: Poor John is the king of this trope.
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Dear John / int_fa5381d4	type	The Good Old British Comp
Dear John / int_fa5381d4	comment	The Good Old British Comp: John teaches in one.
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Dear John / int_fcd9b657	type	Gallows Humor
Dear John / int_fcd9b657	comment	Gallows Humor: There is a lot of bittersweet humour about divorce, lack of love, and bad sex (or no sex).
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Dear John / int_fdc1e848	type	Will They or Won't They?
Dear John / int_fdc1e848	comment	Will They or Won't They?: Kirk/Kate, John/Kate
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Dear John / int_ffa0483f	type	Cut Short
Dear John / int_ffa0483f	comment	Cut Short: Star Ralph Bates died in 1991 so plans to continue the series were scrapped.
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

Dear John	hasFeature	Annoying Laugh / int_54d84ec4
Dear John	hasFeature	Brit Com / int_54d84ec4
Dear John	hasFeature	Casanova Wannabe / int_54d84ec4
Dear John	hasFeature	Citizenship Marriage / int_54d84ec4
Dear John	hasFeature	"Dear John" Letter / int_54d84ec4
Dear John	hasFeature	Divorce Assets Conflict / int_54d84ec4
Dear John	hasFeature	Facial Composite Failure / int_54d84ec4
Dear John	hasFeature	Forgotten First Meeting / int_54d84ec4
Dear John	hasFeature	Kiss of Life / int_54d84ec4
Dear John	hasFeature	Skeleton Key Card / int_54d84ec4
Dear John	hasFeature	The Cast Showoff / int_54d84ec4
Dear John	hasFeature	Tropaholics Anonymous / int_54d84ec4

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