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** "Who beat up Ed and Zed? Was it your guys? Other guys? [[GambitPileup How many sets of guys are there in this situation?!]]"

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** "Who beat up Ed and Zed? Was it your guys? Other guys? [[GambitPileup How many different sets of guys are there in this situation?!]]"

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* Dirk and Todd hope to get some answers from the big bad, and discover he is as clueless about what is going on as they are.

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* Dirk and Todd hope to get some answers from the big bad, BigBad, and discover he is as clueless about what is going on as they are.


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** "Who beat up Ed and Zed? Was it your guys? Other guys? [[GambitPileup How many sets of guys are there in this situation?!]]"
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** Also when Farah and Wheedle are stood in the doorway and Farah realises that something is VERY wrong with Wheedle -- pointing out that he's completely breaking FBI protocol by wearing his holster backwards and having his gun on the wrong side:

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** Also when Farah and Wheedle Fake!Wheedle are stood in the doorway and Farah realises that something is VERY wrong with Wheedle this so-called agent -- pointing out that he's completely breaking FBI protocol by wearing his holster backwards and having his gun on the wrong side:



[''Farah and Wheedle stare at her'']\\

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[''Farah and Wheedle Fake!Wheedle stare at her'']\\
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* In ‘Watkin’, Dirk calling Todd to come out to play

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* In ‘Watkin’, Dirk calling Todd to come out to playplay:



* Fake!Agent Wheedle holding up his badge when Farah walks in, she ignores him completely and checks on Amanda, and confused, he continues showing his badge to Farah’s back. Also his random-related-word-association interrogation style: “Aiding. Abetting... Probable Cause.”

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* Fake!Agent Wheedle holding up his badge when Farah walks in, into Todd's apartment, she ignores him completely and checks on Amanda, and confused, he continues showing his badge to Farah’s back. Also his random-related-word-association interrogation style: “Aiding. Abetting... Probable Cause.
** Also when Farah and Wheedle are stood in the doorway and Farah realises that something is VERY wrong with Wheedle -- pointing out that he's completely breaking FBI protocol by wearing his holster backwards and having his gun on the wrong side:
--->'''Amanda:''' [''excited''] Oh, SHIT!\\
[''Farah and Wheedle stare at her'']\\
'''Amanda:''' [''awkwardly, while closing the door''] You're so cool.

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* The entirety of Dirk and Todd's first meeting -- which has Dirk breaking into Todd's apartment.

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* The entirety of Dirk and Todd's first meeting -- which has Dirk breaking into Todd's apartment.apartment and declaring that Todd is now his assistant.


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-->'''Dirk:''' You're a TERRIBLE assistant!
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-->[''Todd gives Dirk a look that plainly says "the HELL you are!". Cue GilliganCut to Todd shoving Dirk out the door and throwing his bag out after him'']

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-->[''Todd gives Dirk a look that plainly says "the "like HELL you are!". Cue GilliganCut to Todd shoving Dirk out the door and throwing his bag out after him'']
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-->'''Dirk''': There are teens sweating on me, real teens! This This music sounds like robots being tortured by monkeys! I am never going to find Scott Boreton in this mayhem!

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-->'''Dirk''': There are teens sweating on me, real teens! This This-- This music sounds like robots being tortured by monkeys! I am never going to find Scott Boreton in this mayhem!
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** Made even funnier when you know that Elijah Wood's ACTUAL British accent [[IronyAsSheIsCast is pretty convincing]].

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** Made even funnier when you know that Elijah Wood's ACTUAL British accent [[IronyAsSheIsCast is pretty convincing]].convincing]].
* In "Shapes and Colors," Dirk is shying away from his whole nature as a holistic detective. Nevertheless, he agrees to join the group in searching for an individual who might be of interest, a teen named Scott, at a concert called Sound of Nothing.
-->'''Dirk''': There are teens sweating on me, real teens! This This music sounds like robots being tortured by monkeys! I am never going to find Scott Boreton in this mayhem!
-->'''Scott''': (''directly in front of Dirk, shouting into a smartphone'') Sound of Nothing, my name is Scott Boreton! Hey, watch it, man, I'm trying to take a video!
-->'''Dirk''': Oh, this is just stupid now.
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--->'''[[spoiler:Amanda]]:''' You don't wanna come over here, it's the Rowdy Three.

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--->'''[[spoiler:Amanda]]:''' You don't wanna come over here, it's dude. It's the Rowdy Three.
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-->'''Bart:''' Why didn't you say "I'm not Dirk Gently"?

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-->'''Bart:''' Why didn't you say just say: "I'm not Dirk Gently"?



--->'''[[spoiler:Amanda]]:''' We're the Rowdy 3.

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--->'''[[spoiler:Amanda]]:''' We're You don't wanna come over here, it's the Rowdy 3.Three.
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** Made even funnier when you know that Elijah Wood's ACTUAL British accent [[IronyAsHeIsCast is pretty convincing]].

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** Made even funnier when you know that Elijah Wood's ACTUAL British accent [[IronyAsHeIsCast [[IronyAsSheIsCast is pretty convincing]].
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* A potentially heartwarming MeaningfulEcho is ruined when Todd tells Dirk the advice he was given by him in the very first episode, to "take control of his life"... [[EpicFail when he imitates Dirk with a]] [[OohMeAccentsSlipping HORRIFICALLY BAD British accent]] akin to Creator/DickVanDyke in ''Film/MaryPoppins''.

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* A potentially heartwarming MeaningfulEcho is ruined when Todd tells Dirk the advice he was given by him in the very first episode, to "take control of his life"... [[EpicFail when he imitates Dirk with a]] [[OohMeAccentsSlipping HORRIFICALLY BAD British accent]] akin to Creator/DickVanDyke in ''Film/MaryPoppins''.''Film/MaryPoppins''.
** Made even funnier when you know that Elijah Wood's ACTUAL British accent [[IronyAsHeIsCast is pretty convincing]].
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* The entire bridge scene during episode 2.

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* The entire bridge scene during episode 2. Special mention goes to Rimmer countering a question about why he wants the dog back by asking why Dirk and Todd stole it, at which point they have to sheepishly admit they don't know.
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** And this from episode 1 of season 2, when Vogle and [[spoiler:Amanda]] are on the run from Blackwing:
--->'''[[spoiler:Amanda]]:''' We're the Rowdy 3.
--->'''Security guard:''' There's only two of you.
--->'''[[spoiler:Amanda]]:''' SHUT UP, MATH!
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* A MeaningfulEcho is ruined when Todd tells Dirk the advice he was given by him in the very first episode, to "take control of his life"... [[EpicFail but he imitates Dirk with a]] [[OohMeAccentsSlipping HORRIFICALLY BAD British accent]] akin to Creator/DickVanDyke in ''Film/MaryPoppins''.

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* A potentially heartwarming MeaningfulEcho is ruined when Todd tells Dirk the advice he was given by him in the very first episode, to "take control of his life"... [[EpicFail but when he imitates Dirk with a]] [[OohMeAccentsSlipping HORRIFICALLY BAD British accent]] akin to Creator/DickVanDyke in ''Film/MaryPoppins''.
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* A MeaningfulEcho is ruined when Todd tells Dirk the advice he was given by him in the very first episode, to "take control of his life"... [[EpicFail but he imitates Dirk with a]] [[OohMeAccentsSlipping HORRIFICALLY BAD British accent]] that sounds more like Creator/DickVanDyke in ''Film/MaryPoppins''.

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* A MeaningfulEcho is ruined when Todd tells Dirk the advice he was given by him in the very first episode, to "take control of his life"... [[EpicFail but he imitates Dirk with a]] [[OohMeAccentsSlipping HORRIFICALLY BAD British accent]] that sounds more like akin to Creator/DickVanDyke in ''Film/MaryPoppins''.

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