Cougar Town

TV Show • 2009 • Comedy  

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Jules Cobb is a mom in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of life's next chapter. Along for the journey is her son, her ex-husband, her husband/neighbor and her friends who together make up her dysfunctional, but supportive and caring extended family... even if they have a funny way of showing it sometimes.
This tv show contains 7 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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Dog Travis is a very happy dog.
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Are animals abused?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Is there pedophilia?
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lots of jokes about older women being attracted to high schoolers, in first few episodes, main character flashes a high schooler
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Is there a dead animal?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Is a child abused?
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Does a horse die?
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Addiction
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There are several quips about drinking all day, how wine makes things better, and even though it's played for laughs, Bobby, Jules, Laurie, and Ellie all have alcoholic tendencies. The mood of the show is light and comedic, so this is never really addressed as a serious problem, but is considered a quirky hobby and bonding ritual.
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The plot of 1:2 and 1:8 revolve around Jules partying and getting drunk, in one specifically so she can have a fun drunk story like Ellie and Laurie. S1E7: After Jules makes a bet she can spend a whole day alone, she receives a call from Laurie who had passed out drunk on someone's bed and woke up not knowing where she was.
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Does an animal die?
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season 1, episode 17 -8 min 45 sec mark: bobby catches a big catfish by “noodling”; at the very end of the episode, Travis does as well

season 3, episode 5 - 15 min mark: see a dead manatee wrapped in a tarp; mention of how someone is going to come down and “chainsaw the carcass”
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S1E6: the main female character is taking to an older man, who asks her out. She later accepts under the condition that he understands it's platonic. At the end of their date, he asks for a kiss goodnight, leaving her feeling skeeved out. Although an assault does not happen, the harassment itself could be triggering.

S4E6: the main female character takes a sleeping pill and she spends the whole night sleepwalking and doing weird things. She has no memory of it, so her husband tells her what she did. She asks him "You didn't have sex with me, did you?" in a tone that shows she is disturbed by the idea. He says no, but when she is not looking, he nods yes grinning at his two male friends who grin and give him the thumbs-up (13:20).
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Is someone buried alive?
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Family
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The setup of the show is that Jules is trying to navigate being a single mom after divorcing Bobby following several infidelities. This is brought up often in dialogue. BEHIND THE SCENES: David Arquette was quoted as saying Courtney Cox's emotional affair with a co-star on set played a part in their divorce.
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Fear
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Gross
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Does someone spit?
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S1E6: unsure of the exact timestamp, but Jules sucks on a piece of chocolate and then spits it into a trashcan.
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Mental Health
Are there anxiety attacks?
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A lot of Jules' and Ellis's insecurities revolve around the fact that they're getting older. Jules often criticizes her own appearance, and her goofy attempts at staying young and fit are a running gag. Throughout the first season, Travis is shown to be jealous of other men who are visibly more fit than he is, including one stand out scene in 1:6 where he quips about killing himself because a much fitter Josh drew Laurie's attention away from him.
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S1E6: Jules mentions she only sucks on chocolate for 3 seconds to avoid gaining weight. Later in the episode, we see her do this before spitting the chocolate into a trash can.
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Pregnancy
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Sex
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The premise of the show is a divorcee wanting to be a friend with benefits to younger men (a cougar, if you will). Although this premise is dropped halfway through season 1, it remains a comedy with very open dialogue regarding the character's sex lives. After season 4, the show moved to cable, marking a notable increase in the raunchiness of the jokes. The character of Barb exists solely for making lewd jokes and to be sexually aggressive to younger men (seasons 1-3).
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gracer
Jules' dad has alzheimer's and ends up living with them
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Does someone drown?
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