Hilary's attempts to hide it always fail, no matter which bizarre location she hides it in. Every Easter, Sally always bites the ears off of Hilary's chocolate bunny.Poor Communication Kills: Hilary and Faye had a falling out with Nona and, thinking that she needs space, wait so long to apologize that Nona found a new pair of blond and brunette friends.He was eventually demoted to her co-worker before she was reorg'd to the marketing department. Pointy-Haired Boss: Ralph, Sally's former boss.In fact it's not too rare to see a one-two-three punchline if, say Sally, Ted and Hilary are all in the last panel. One-Two Punchline: Under Marciuliano, especially.At some point Ted's mother was reinvented as an Extreme Doormat to his layabout brothers, who Sally finds frustrating to deal with because she can't stop trying to do everything for people.
Ted's parents are dour borderline alcoholics. Obfuscating Stupidity: According to the above interview, Nona is apparently very bright if scatterbrained.Non-Standard Character Design: The "Karen" that visits Jackie's shop in the 9/16/20 strip.Meta Guy: Sally's husband Ted was Abed before Abed was.
As an example, the Forths have no friends because no one wants to deal with Ted's loopiness or Sally's desperate need to prove herself to her mother. Deconstructor Fleet: Marciuliano seems to take pleasure in showing how off-putting a family with sitcom-like behavior would be in the real world.Deadpan Snarker: If you find one person in the strip that isn't one, you get a gold star.Ted: Don't.don't go down that rabbit hole.