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The show pioneered a specific dialect of pop-culture wit. It mixed Valley Girl slang with neo-Victorian formalisms and invented suffixes (the "much" at the end of a sentence, or adding "-age" and "-ness" to everything). This wasn't just flavor; it was a way for the characters to use humor as a defense mechanism against the genuine trauma of their lives. 2. Horror as Puberty

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remains the gold standard for musical episodes, using song to force characters to reveal secrets they couldn't say aloud. The show pioneered a specific dialect of pop-culture wit