8. The, What I Call, Inside Jokes
I got into Miranda relatively recently when my roommate told me her friend had recommended to her a "quirky British sitcom." She thought I might be interested, and after one episode I was hooked we went on to watch every episode we could find by the end of the week some more than once. But even when we weren't watching, Miranda managed to come up in conversation, without fail, every single day. Why you ask? The inside jokes the show creates for its viewers are memorable, repeatable, and most importantly, funny! A number of times in the series, Stevie is inspired to put a Heather Small mask in front of her face and sing in her not-half-bad Heather Small impression, "what have you done today to make me feel proud?" always prompting a pep talk for Miranda or a serious reflection on the happenings of the episode so far. I now sing that to my roommate every time I know she needs motivation. And it works. And that's just the one! Other characters come with catch phrases, like Penny's use of the phrase "what I call" at inappropriate times, for instance at one point she says "Im going to start a spring clean, even though it is what I call, November." I have started using the phrase as a, what I call, inside joke. There's plenty more than this even, but you'll have to discover the rest for yourself!