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Baby Blues
- 200 statements
- 38 feature instances
- 15 referencing feature instances
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A short-lived cartoon on The WB based on the comic strip Baby Blues. It lasted only 13 episodesnote it really had 26 episodes, but only half made it to the air as a midseason replacement. The first 8 episodes aired between July and August 2000, with the final five airing on [adult swim] in 2002.The show was subjected to much Executive Meddling to make it more like a copy of The Simpsons or Family Guy. The strip's creators weren't too thrilled with the results and neither were most of the audience. Not only was the show a critical failure (especially when compared to the more warm comic strip), but it suffered very poor ratings. [adult swim] in its early years aired this show as part of a trio of short-lived WB network animated shows from the late 1990s into 2000 (this show, The Oblongs, and Mission Hill), but now, the show has largely faded into obscurity, and is the only one of the three to not see a home media release. | |
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Dropped link to HappyBirthdayToYou: Not a Feature - ITEM | |
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Dropped link to Prequel: Not a Feature - ITEM | |
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| Baby Blues / int_108c268e | type |
Hotter and Sexier | |
| Baby Blues / int_108c268e | comment |
Hotter and Sexier: In an effort to appeal to the 18-25 age range, the animated series relied on more risque comedy to compete with Family Guy and The Simpsons. Fans of the original comic and the comic strip creators were not pleased with the results. Oddly enough, though, when it comes to most of [adult swim]'s other shows, Baby Blues is pretty tame in comparison (yes, it does have sex references, Fanservice [The Birthday Lady], and kid-unfriendly jokes that'd nevertheless go over their heads, but it's nothing worse than a TV-PG). | |
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| Baby Blues / int_113480b7 | type |
Canon Foreigner | |
| Baby Blues / int_113480b7 | comment |
Canon Foreigner: The Bittermans, Darryl's co-worker Kenny, the family's dog Charlie, and Bizzy the babysitter. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_14c04cad | type |
Butch Lesbian | |
| Baby Blues / int_14c04cad | comment |
Kenny has to be reminded that he has three kids, not two, and his wife seems to be developing into a Butch Lesbian with her "special friend" playing "board games" with her while he has his "me time." | |
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| Baby Blues / int_16b734e7 | type |
Hippie Parents | |
| Baby Blues / int_16b734e7 | comment |
Hippie Parents: In "Bizzy Moves In", Bizzy mentions that Sioux's parents are this, hence his unusually name. His dad later show up to pick him up at the police station, he definitely looks hippie. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_19fe3478 | type |
Daddy's Girl | |
| Baby Blues / int_19fe3478 | comment |
Daddy's Girl: Megan seems to get the least of Carl's lectures and he's even willing to have tea parties with her. Zoe might be only a baby but she already has Darryl wrapped around her tiny fingers. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_1bb7211b | type |
The Hyena | |
| Baby Blues / int_1bb7211b | comment |
The Hyena: Megan, whenever Rodney or Shelby does something to piss off Carl. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_247228a9 | type |
Subverted Catch-Phrase | |
| Baby Blues / int_247228a9 | comment |
Subverted Catchphrase: In "Ugly Zoe", Melinda says "Hi Wanda, how's the- (notices Zoe's pinkeye and cradle cap) weather? | |
| Baby Blues / int_247228a9 | featureApplicability |
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| Baby Blues / int_2719ab04 | type |
Special Guest | |
| Baby Blues / int_2719ab04 | comment |
Special Guest: One episode had Drew Carey appear as himself, though the oddness of this was Lamp Shaded. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_33d5b7f2 | type |
Adapted Out | |
| Baby Blues / int_33d5b7f2 | comment |
Adapted Out: Since this series takes place when Zoe was a baby, Hammie and Wren do not appear. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_38faf433 | type |
Animated Shock Comedy | |
| Baby Blues / int_38faf433 | comment |
Animated Shock Comedy: While the comic was generally rather tame and down-to-earth, the show is filled to the brim with crude humor. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_392372f9 | type |
Actor Allusion | |
| Baby Blues / int_392372f9 | comment |
Actor Allusion: In one episode, Darryl refers to Wanda's aunt who does imitations of old Saturday Night Live characters, including Julia Sweeney's "Pat" character. | |
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| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
Baby Blues / int_392372f9 | |
| Baby Blues / int_430e15e1 | type |
Stripperific | |
| Baby Blues / int_430e15e1 | comment |
Stripperific: The woman that sings the birthday song at the fun center. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_4781adbb | type |
Jerk with a Heart of Gold | |
| Baby Blues / int_4781adbb | comment |
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Carl and Rodney. Like father, like son. Kenny as well. With all the teasing he gives Darryl, he's actually his best friend. | |
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Baby Blues / int_4781adbb | |
| Baby Blues / int_4a6e9fd9 | type |
Obnoxious In-Laws | |
| Baby Blues / int_4a6e9fd9 | comment |
Obnoxious In-Laws: Wanda sees Darryl's mother as annoying for never shutting up. Darryl has the same opinion of Wanda's father for telling boring stories, which Wanda is willing to concede. | |
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Baby Blues / int_4a6e9fd9 | |
| Baby Blues / int_565ce678 | type |
Game Show Appearance | |
| Baby Blues / int_565ce678 | comment |
Game Show Appearance: In "A Baby Blues Christmas Special," Darryl dreams that he and Wanda appear on Family Feud, with both of their parents pointing out various mistakes in raising Zoey. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_5f861d0f | type |
Only Friend | |
| Baby Blues / int_5f861d0f | comment |
Only Friend: As often as Darryl is irritated with Kenny (to the point of calling him an idiot), "Wanda Moves Up" reveals he's this to him. When Darryl quits his job to be a stay-at-home dad, Kenny is depressed, as none of the other hundreds of people who work in their office will even make small talk with him. Kenny outright hugs Darryl when he comes back for a visit. | |
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Baby Blues / int_5f861d0f | |
| Baby Blues / int_618dc1ea | type |
Parent with New Paramour | |
| Baby Blues / int_618dc1ea | comment |
Parent with New Paramour: Bizzy's mom's boyfriend, who's a real jerk, according to Bizzy. He's actually Drew Carey, and he's only trying to get along with Bizzy. | |
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Baby Blues / int_618dc1ea | |
| Baby Blues / int_6e92a631 | type |
Four-Fingered Hands | |
| Baby Blues / int_6e92a631 | comment |
Four-Fingered Hands: Carried over from the strip. "Ugly Zoe" further shows that having five fingers per hand is freak show worthy. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_6ef9d3fe | type |
Christmas Episode | |
| Baby Blues / int_6ef9d3fe | comment |
Christmas Episode: "A Baby Blues Christmas Special," which shows Darryl and Wanda struggling with the newborn Zoey and getting the hang of it by Christmas Day. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_77ed6b7d | type |
Troubling Unchildlike Behavior | |
| Baby Blues / int_77ed6b7d | comment |
Troubling Unchildlike Behavior: Shelby, the youngest of the Bitterman children, who doesn't speak and just whacks at things with his bat. If he doesn't become a serial killer, then the best he can hope for is a petty thug. Even Wanda called him "a four-year-old sociopath." | |
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| Baby Blues / int_7ea2a915 | type |
Animation Bump | |
| Baby Blues / int_7ea2a915 | comment |
Animation Bump: The episodes by Varga Studio are far more fluid compared to the ones by Sunwoo Entertainment and Rough Draft Studios. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_7f760614 | type |
The Silent Bob | |
| Baby Blues / int_7f760614 | comment |
The Silent Bob: Zoey. Even after being a month old, she was well-aware of what was being said around her and would react in some fashion. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_820ac3c5 | type |
Dysfunction Junction | |
| Baby Blues / int_820ac3c5 | comment |
Dysfunction Junction: Just about everyone on the show has some form of dysfunction. Carl and Melinda Bitterman have a trio of terrifying children, have to really stretch a dollar, and have a few problems with their marriage. Bizzy's parents are divorced (quite messily from the sound of it) and she tends to go for the type of guy who has a future in prison. Kenny has to be reminded that he has three kids, not two, and his wife seems to be developing into a Butch Lesbian with her "special friend" playing "board games" with her while he has his "me time." | |
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| Baby Blues / int_82fc5bdf | type |
Bratty Half-Pint | |
| Baby Blues / int_82fc5bdf | comment |
Bratty Half-Pint: Rodney | |
| Baby Blues / int_82fc5bdf | featureApplicability |
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Baby Blues / int_82fc5bdf | |
| Baby Blues / int_8e4a0f15 | type |
Dumb Blonde | |
| Baby Blues / int_8e4a0f15 | comment |
Dumb Blonde: Bizzy. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_8ec0abf | type |
The Voiceless | |
| Baby Blues / int_8ec0abf | comment |
The Voiceless: Shelby. His only ways of communicating are staring blankly and whacking things with his baseball bat. | |
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Baby Blues / int_8ec0abf | |
| Baby Blues / int_a536f3a3 | type |
Gender-Blender Name | |
| Baby Blues / int_a536f3a3 | comment |
Gender-Blender Name: In "Bizzy Moves In", one of Bizzy's friend is named Sioux, which sounds like "Sue". | |
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Baby Blues / int_a536f3a3 | |
| Baby Blues / int_a6123b72 | type |
Enfant Terrible | |
| Baby Blues / int_a6123b72 | comment |
Carl and Melinda Bitterman have a trio of terrifying children, have to really stretch a dollar, and have a few problems with their marriage. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_ae9dc88 | type |
Conjoined Eyes | |
| Baby Blues / int_ae9dc88 | comment |
Conjoined Eyes: Some of the characters are drawn this way. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_b01abe4f | type |
Catchphrase | |
| Baby Blues / int_b01abe4f | comment |
Catchphrase: "Hi, Wanda, how's the baby?" is Melinda's typical greeting whenever she runs into Wanda. Kenny always greets Darryl with "Hey, Cap'n...". | |
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Baby Blues / int_b01abe4f | |
| Baby Blues / int_b8dbbc07 | type |
Ink-Suit Actor | |
| Baby Blues / int_b8dbbc07 | comment |
Ink-Suit Actor: Diedrich Bader as Kenny. | |
| Baby Blues / int_b8dbbc07 | featureApplicability |
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| Baby Blues / int_bf74d357 | type |
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife | |
| Baby Blues / int_bf74d357 | comment |
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Darryl's boss, an old man, keeps "trading in for a younger wife." | |
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| Baby Blues / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
| Baby Blues / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: A black neighbor named Rex was prone to wearing Cosby-like sweaters. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_ca4e037 | type |
Dude Looks Like a Lady | |
| Baby Blues / int_ca4e037 | comment |
Dude Looks Like a Lady: In "Bizzy Moves In", Wanda mistaken one of Bizzy's friends Sioux as a girl because of his long hair and his name sounds like "Sue". | |
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| Baby Blues / int_d7fc9fd0 | type |
Vitriolic Best Buds | |
| Baby Blues / int_d7fc9fd0 | comment |
Vitriolic Best Buds: Darryl and Kenny at work, Darryl and Carl in the neighborhood. | |
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| Baby Blues / int_db2f3581 | type |
All Girls Want Bad Boys | |
| Baby Blues / int_db2f3581 | comment |
All Girls Want Bad Boys: Played straight and subverted in one episode. Bizzy is going out with a jerkass who's "hurting inside" but is convinced to dump him by Darryl and give a nice boy a chance. The boyfriend threatens Darryl to get her back to him, he refuses and is rewarded with a beating, and Bizzy still goes back to the jerk. He gets vindicated when it's revealed that Flak, the guy who was 'hurting inside' when he was in high school grew up to be the "actually" depressed high school janitor. | |
| Baby Blues / int_db2f3581 | featureApplicability |
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Baby Blues / int_db2f3581 | |
| Baby Blues / int_f7d724e6 | type |
Santa's Existence Clause | |
| Baby Blues / int_f7d724e6 | comment |
Santa's Existence Clause: At the end of "A Baby Blues Christmas Special," Darryl and Wanda wind up at a diner with Zoey and get some useful advice from a big guy with a white beard. After a moment of wondering, they see he's a truck driver and laugh it off, but the end reveals he was Santa all along. | |
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Baby Blues |
The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.
| BabyBlues | seeAlso |
Baby Blues | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
Babysitter Friendship / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
Casanova Wannabe / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
Digging to China / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
"Gender-Normative Parent" Plot / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
Let's Have Another Baby / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
Nice Guys Finish Last / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
Non-Singing Voice / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
Real Song Theme Tune / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
Suck E. Cheese's / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
The Shelf of Movie Languishment / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
The Voiceless / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
Too Good to Last / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
Western Animation of the 2000s / int_6c518bb7 | |
| Baby Blues | hasFeature |
Who Names Their Kid "Dude"? / int_6c518bb7 |
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