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Fam was a 2019 American Sitcom on the CBS Network.Clem (Nina Dobrev), after an upbringing that left a lot to be desired, has pulled herself up and built a fantastic life—she has a great job, terrific apartment, and an amazing fiancé, Nick (Tone Bell), a college professor from a well-to-do "normal" family. Nick's warm and supportive parents, Rose (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and Walt (Brian Stokes Mitchell), embrace Clem and complete the family she always wanted.But when Clem’s wild-child half-sister, Shannon (Odessa Adlon), appears on their doorstep to escape their train wreck of a dad, homicide detective Freddy (Gary Cole), Nick agrees that Clem can help her avoid all the mistakes she made, and they invite her to move in. As the family Clem chose and the family she has blend, Clem realizes that this happy fam may be the perfection she's been seeking.After airing 13 episodes with decent-but-not-spectacular ratings, CBS announced in May of 2019 that it would not renew the show.
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Tempting Fate
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Tempting Fate: While Shannon introduces herself to Nick's parents, she and Clem say that they're half-siblings through their father, who is totally dead... and then the man at the door claims to be Clem and Shannon's father.
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Title Drop
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Title Drop: In the first episode.
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I "Uh" You, Too
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I "Uh" You, Too: Deep down, Freddy does love his daughters; he just has trouble expressing it. He offers a relaxed "okay" in "Jolene, Jolene" to the idea of walking Clem down the aisle for the wedding and waits until she's out of the room to talk about how happy he is about it.
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Failed a Spot Check
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Failed a Spot Check: In the second episode, Freddy is invited to dinner, and he asks if he should bring Shannon. He somehow missed that Shannon has been gone from his apartment for a week.
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Chekhov's Gag
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Chekhov's Gag: "Ocean View" opens with Walt preparing for an audition to play a Dirty Cop in a play. Shannon gives him advice on how to be more convincing (basically repeating what Freddie has said and done), and Walt's initially peeved about the criticism. Later, Walt (back from the audition) breaks up the raging Wild Teen Party by behaving exactly as Shannon had suggested.
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May–December Romance
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May–December Romance: Apparently, Jolene had a fling with one of Clem's classmates.
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Parental Abandonment
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Parental Abandonment: Clem's mother left her and her father.
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Black and Nerdy
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Black and Nerdy: Nick is an associate professor of world literature at NYU.
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Parental Substitute
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Parental Substitute: Discussed by Nick, who says that with Shannon living with them now, that basically makes him and Clem parents already, except without the cute parts of having a baby daughter and more emphasis on having a teenage daughter.
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Loser Protagonist
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Freddy and Shannon. Both are dumb losers who can't seem to keep things together, but Shannon at least has time to change her ways with help from Clem, Nick, and Nick's parents, while Freddy has already divorced from two marriages and his kids want to cut him out of their lives.
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At Least I Admit It
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At Least I Admit It: Freddy has a relaxed attitude about his faults because he's so upfront about them.
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Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling
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Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Shannon is a party girl mess, while Clem is the older sister that has her life together and is considered not fun.
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Robbing the Dead
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Robbing the Dead: In the final episode, Freddy steals Yankees tickets off a dead man at a crime scene.
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Author Avatar
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Author Avatar: Show creator Corinne Kingsbury says that Clem is based on herself.
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Hilariously Abusive Childhood
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Hilariously Abusive Childhood: Clem and Shannon's crappy treatment by their father is treated in a comedic light for the most part.
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Jerkass Has a Point
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Jerkass Has a Point: Freddy makes two good points in "Jolene, Jolene": First is when Clem asks for his help with Jolene: Later, he's the one to convince Shannon not to move back in with Jolene. He notes that Clem is not remotely fun, but that that environment is safer and healthier than living with Jolene would be.
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Casting Gag
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Casting Gag: Not the first time Gary Cole has played a neglectful single father named Fred in a comedy-drama show.
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Police Brutality
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Police Brutality: The main conflict in "Stealing Time" (getting back the watch) is resolved by Freddy assaulting the pawn shop owner.
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Armor-Piercing Question
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Armor-Piercing Question: Shannon is tempted to move back in with Jolene. Clem can't believe it, given Jolene's assorted problems, but Shannon still wants to have a close relationship with her mother.
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"The Reason You Suck" Speech
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"The Reason You Suck" Speech: When Clem and Nick pick up Shannon after she's gotten detention from the principal for violating the dress code, Clem calls him out on the Double Standard of how somehow girls are the ones for being punished for wearing whatever they want while boys are the ones who make a deal out of it by getting "distracted". This results in the principal giving Shannon more detention.
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The Alcoholic
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The Alcoholic: Freddy.
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Bait-and-Switch
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Bait-and-Switch:
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Chafing Against the Dress Code
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Chafing Against the Dress Code: In "It's Been A While", Clem and Nick go to the principal's office when Shannon is suspended for breaking the school's dress code. Clem gets into an argument with the principal over the sexist reasoning behind forcing a dress code onto girl but not boys.
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Wild Teen Party
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Wild Teen Party: Shannon holds one at the apartment without permission while Clem and Nick go on a weekend getaway in "Ocean View".
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Parental Neglect
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Parental Neglect: Clem and Shannon's father, Freddy, to the point that Clem didn't tell him about her engagement with Nick and later Shannon running away from home to live with them. Shannon's mother, Jolene, moved away and let Shannon stay behind. Which in contrast, makes Freddy look better, since he does try to look for Clem and Shannon and is a bit hurt when Clem reveals she's trying to cut him out of her life.
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Amicable Exes
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Amicable Exes: Freddy and Jolene, who (awkwardly) hug when they reunite and try to calmly argue why Shannon can't be in her custody. It ends with Jolene "persuading" Freddy and Freddy stating that he hates her before giving in.
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Adults Are Useless
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Adults Are Useless: Jolene, Shannon's mother, left her when she moved away after she got remarried. When she comes back a couple of years later to get Shannon back into her custody, she's willing to let her go off on a four day (or longer) excursion with her friends to a concert in Pennsylvania without adult supervision.
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Embarrassing Middle Name
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Embarrassing Middle Name: Clementine Lawrence Taylor Barnes and Shannon Patrick Ewing Barnes, obviously reflecting Freddy's admiration of two New York sports legends.
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It's All About Me
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It's All About Me: Freddy.
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So Proud of You
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So Proud of You: Given the kind of guy he is, Freddy often expresses pride for such things as Clem picking a winning horse at the track or Shannon pawning a stolen watch.
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You're Not My Father
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You're Not My Father: Clem disowns her father in front of her fiancee and parents-in-law, saying that they along with Shannon are her family now.
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And Starring
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And Starring: Sheryl Lee Ralph and Brian Stokes Mitchell both get "With" credits, while Gary Cole gets an "And" credit.
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Nice Guy
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Nice Guy: Nick is an exceptionally polite and easygoing guy, to the point of wanting a good relationship with Freddy. Also, Walt is an extremely trusting guy.
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Karaoke Box
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Karaoke Box: In "Freddy Returns", Freddy sings "Baby Got Back" at Rose and Walt's dinner when they set up the karaoke machine.
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Freudian Excuse
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Freudian Excuse: Shannon's various quirks and faults can be traced back to her irresponsible father and ditzy mother.
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Mrs. Robinson
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Mrs. Robinson: Jolene, Shannon's biological mother, qualifies. She made out with Clem's boyfriend at Clem's prom and is very flirtatious with Nick when they meet for the first time.
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I Wished You Were Dead
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I Wished You Were Dead: Clem told Nick's parents that her father is dead, and as far as she's concerned, she wishes he was dead.
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What the Hell, Hero?
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What the Hell, Hero?: Shannon is disgusted in "Pregnant Pause" by Clem saying, "I love you." She considers it emotional blackmail to keep her from moving out. Shannon gives her a hug and then immediately runs out of the room like she's about to vomit in disgust.
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Hypocrite
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Hypocrite: Clem can't tell Shannon that she can't have boys over for a sleepover because she had boys over all-ccasionally herself growing up and she knows Shannon would call her out on it if she didn't let her do the same.
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Gay Best Friend
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Gay Best Friend: Ben is this to Clem.
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O.O.C. Is Serious Business
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O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Clem and Shannon find it odd that their father has come to dinner to meet with Nick and his family on time, cleaned up, and without smelling like alcohol.
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Freudian Trio
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Freudian Trio: Id: Shannon — Impetuous, irresponsible and flighty. Superego: Clem — Cautious and responsible to a fault. Ego: Nick — Has his own quirks and silly moments but still pretty level-headed.
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Dirty Cop
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Dirty Cop: Played for Laughs. Freddy is a homicide detective, yet he's The Alcoholic, a neglectful parent, implied to be a gambler, has had multiple marriages and divorces, participates in tax evasion, scams, and is easily persuaded by sex. He has also acknowledged that he breaks various rules and regulations for his own benefit.
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One-Steve Limit
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One-Steve Limit: In "Drunk in Love", it is revealed that Clem and Nick's relationship began when she accidentally texted him due to mistaking him for another guy named Nick whom she had met.
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Locked Out of the Loop
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Locked Out of the Loop: Clem didn't tell her dad that she was getting married in an attempt to cut him out of her life. It only lasts about an episode or two in.
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Distracted by the Sexy
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Distracted by the Sexy: Freddie goes over to Jolene to convince her that Shannon can't live with her. He changes his mind after Jolene "persuades" him, if you catch our drift.
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Promotion to Parent
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Promotion to Parent: The premise of the show is Clem stepping up as a parental figure for her teenage sister. Nick thinks it'll be good practice for when they have their own kids... "in 5-7 years minimum."
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Insult Backfire
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Insult Backfire: Clem tells her dad that he's the worst person to ever exist, which he takes in stride because it's good to be the best at something.
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Comically Missing the Point
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Comically Missing the Point: Clem's "The Reason You Suck" Speech towards her father flies over his head.
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Cut Short
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Cut Short: The final episode, "This is Fam", wrapped up the main story thread with the wedding of Clem and Nick. But it also clearly set up what would've been the storyline had it continued: Freddy, recovering from his gunshot wounds, moves in with Clem, Nick and Shannon.
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