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Nilesy t1_iy3db1w wrote

The reason for this is that there are a lot of common phrases which start with "The Good/Good". Let's go through your list:

The Good Doctor, a very common olde timey way of greeting a doctor, "Ah look, here comes the good doctor now."

The Good Cop, good cop bad cop interrogation tactics, a very common trope.

The Good Witch, a reference to Wizard of Oz.

The Good Place, a common term used to refer to heaven.

The only one I can't think of a phrase for is Good Wife, but that is probably created by self-referencing the "Good" trope.

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urgasmic t1_iy3kvcr wrote

the good wife was a reference to the "good" wives standing by their man at press conferences as they apologized for cheating on them.

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omnilynx t1_iy4hc3a wrote

"Goodwife" is also an old timey way to speak of a married woman. Sometimes shortened to "Goody".

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