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 Dom Com about Eddie Stark, a high school history teacher, and Joy, his wife of 23 years. A newlywed couple, Jeff and Stephanie Woodcock, move in next door, Hilarity Ensues. Originally, the show was meant to be a satirical/comedic take on the differences in the relationships of married couples when they are newlyweds and when they are more mature. However, Jeff and Steph were later written out altogether and the show became an Everybody Loves Raymond clone.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Despite very lackluster ratings, which reached comically low levels later in its run (see here for details), the show managed to make it to four seasons due to the production company offering it for a pittance, hoping to get enough episodes for syndication to make their money back. Possibly as a result, the show wound up going in weird directions, which didn't gain it any further viewers, but briefly made it must-see TV for television critic types. The strangeness of the fourth season in particular is highlighted in this AV Club article by Emily Todd VanDerWerff.
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 Break the Cutie: The whole point of the show (originally) was how marriage changes a couple, and in the case of the wife, this is implied to be one of the changes. Joy is the finished example, and Steph is "in the process", so to speak.
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 555: In-Universe, the use of this trope apparently tipped off employers that Joy had used fake references on her job applications.
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 Breakout Character: Eddie and Joy's daughter, Allison, was a minor recurring character in seasons one, two and three, then promoted to series regular in season four. Although all the Executive Meddling makes this progression difficult to fully appreciate.
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