I've never seen Kath and Kim so I don't know if this actually happens on Kath and Kim but it seems inspired by the premise of the show
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Replying to @arthur_affect @AnaMardoll and
It's also what happens in The Graduate but in reverse order
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Replying to @arthur_affect @AnaMardoll and
But yes the whole "my mom is hotter than me and I can't stand it" thing is the entire basis of Kath and Kim
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Replying to @arthur_affect @AnaMardoll and
It was kind of obnoxious they did a US remake of that show but they cast Selma Blair as Kim and had her be "fat" by gaining like 15 pounds
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Replying to @LouisatheLast @AnaMardoll and
The Aussie version worked partly bc it was self-deprecating for both actresses - they were the same age irl
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Replying to @arthur_affect @LouisatheLast and
So the mom was playing someone 30 years older than herself and kind of hamming it up
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In interviews they said it was bc they'd been a comedy duo a long time and wanted to play with the whole "hot one and fat one" thing
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