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* Stan finds the reduction of a common phrase to simply "cut chickens" amusing. His MoodDissonance gets him a rebuke from the speaker.

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* Stan finds the reduction of a common the phrase "like chickens with their heads cut off" to simply "cut just "cut-off chickens" amusing. His MoodDissonance gets him a rebuke from the speaker.
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* Gennady, one of Stan's assets, has to deliver documents in an extremely embarassing manner - by hanging out in an airport bathroom stall and letting some other guy in the next stall scan his bag with a portable x-ray machine.

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* Gennady, one of Stan's assets, has to deliver documents in an extremely embarassing manner - by hanging out in an airport bathroom stall and letting some other guy in the next stall scan his bag with a portable x-ray machine.machine.
* A bit of ''exceedingly'' dark humor: a woman walking past Phillip and Elizabeth obliviously as the two are [[spoiler: ''hacking up Marilyn's corpse in the middle of a parking garage.'']]
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* When Elizabeth and Philip capture the Mossad agent and are dragging him down the street, a cop shows up. Since they're in front of a bar, they pretend that the agent is drunk and they're carrying him home. The agent plays along, singing along to Music/KennyRogers' "The Gambler" playing in the bar.
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* [[EnemyMine Stan and Oleg]] hatch a plan to discover if Zinaida is a fake defector by having Oleg "break in" to her hotel room posing as a hitman hired by the Soviet Union, with the idea that if she's still working for the USSR, she'll confess to avoid being mistakenly taken out, before Stan will arrive and chase off the "hitman". However, Oleg, who may have been holding on to a ''tiny'' bit of resentment toward Stan, takes the opportunity to punch him in the gut and pistol-whip him hard enough that he needs to take a day off work before making a break for it. The next day, Oleg seems suspiciously cheerful.

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* [[EnemyMine Stan and Oleg]] hatch a plan to discover if Zinaida is a fake defector by having Oleg "break in" to her hotel room posing as a hitman hired by the Soviet Union, with the idea that if she's still working for the USSR, she'll confess to avoid being mistakenly taken out, before Stan will arrive and chase off the "hitman". However, Oleg, who may have been holding on to a ''tiny'' bit of resentment toward Stan, takes the opportunity to punch him in the gut and pistol-whip him hard enough that he Stan needs to take a day off work before making a break for it. The next day, Oleg seems suspiciously cheerful.
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* Philip buys a flashy new 1982 white Chevy Z-28 Camero and arrives home with Henry as the Music/StrayCats' "Rock This Town" plays on the radio. They exit the car playing air guitar to the song and only for Elizabeth to stare in horror at this symbol of American decadence in their driveway.

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* Philip buys a flashy new 1982 white Chevy Z-28 Camero and arrives home with Henry as the Music/StrayCats' "Rock This Town" plays on the radio. They exit the car playing air guitar to the song and only for as Elizabeth to stare stares in horror at this symbol of American decadence in their driveway.
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-->'''Oleg''' ''[grinning broadly and ignoring Stan's DeathGlare]'' ''':''' How's your head?

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-->'''Oleg''' ''[grinning broadly and ignoring Stan's DeathGlare]'' ''':''' DeathGlare]''''':''' How's your head?
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* Nina and Oleg play computer games in the office just as Arkady comes up behind them...to congratulate them on how productive they've been at work lately.

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* Nina and Oleg play computer games in the office just as Arkady comes up behind them... to congratulate them on how productive they've been at work lately.



-->'''Oleg''' ''[grinning broadly and ignoring Stan's DeathGlare]'': How's your head?

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-->'''Oleg''' ''[grinning broadly and ignoring Stan's DeathGlare]'': DeathGlare]'' ''':''' How's your head?




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* After the Jennings bug the Mail Robot, the Rezidentura agents sort through the recordings only to find that the operation worked a little ''too'' well and they now have huge stacks of transcripts that must be sorted through. Arkady assigns Oleg and Tatiana to do so, and they're thrilled to have such an important assignment until they realize what exactly it entails. They're next seen in an office late at night, staring at the surrounding papers with something akin to a ThousandYardStare and reading off the ridiculously trivial transcripts.

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* Philip buys a flashy new 1982 white Chevy Z-28 Camero and arrives home with Henry as the Music/StrayCats' "Rock This Town" plays on the radio. They exit the car playing air guitar to the song and Elizabeth's reaction is just horror at this symbol of American decadence in their driveway.

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* Philip buys a flashy new 1982 white Chevy Z-28 Camero and arrives home with Henry as the Music/StrayCats' "Rock This Town" plays on the radio. They exit the car playing air guitar to the song and Elizabeth's reaction is just only for Elizabeth to stare in horror at this symbol of American decadence in their driveway.driveway.
* Nina and Oleg play computer games in the office just as Arkady comes up behind them...to congratulate them on how productive they've been at work lately.
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-->'''Oleg:''' ''[grinning broadly and ignoring Stan's DeathGlare]'' How's your head?

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-->'''Oleg:''' -->'''Oleg''' ''[grinning broadly and ignoring Stan's DeathGlare]'' DeathGlare]'': How's your head?

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!!Unsorted

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!!Unsorted
!!Season One




!!Season Two



--> "Is President Reagan scaling the walls of the Rezidentura wearing his cowboy hat?"

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--> "Is President Reagan personally scaling the our walls of the Rezidentura wearing in his cowboy hat?"



* Henry reenacting the "Mr. Robinson" sketch from [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL]] and doing an Creator/EddieMurphy impression to an unimpressed Phillip. When Henry says the word "bitch" it's just when Elizabeth comes up behind him!

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!!Season Three
* [[EnemyMine Stan and Oleg]] hatch a plan to discover if Zinaida is a fake defector by having Oleg "break in" to her hotel room posing as a hitman hired by the Soviet Union, with the idea that if she's still working for the USSR, she'll confess to avoid being mistakenly taken out, before Stan will arrive and chase off the "hitman". However, Oleg, who may have been holding on to a ''tiny'' bit of resentment toward Stan, takes the opportunity to punch him in the gut and pistol-whip him hard enough that he needs to take a day off work before making a break for it. The next day, Oleg seems suspiciously cheerful.
-->'''Oleg:''' ''[grinning broadly and ignoring Stan's DeathGlare]'' How's your head?
* Henry reenacting the "Mr. Robinson" sketch from [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL]] and doing an Creator/EddieMurphy impression to an unimpressed Phillip. When Elizabeth appears behind him just as Henry says the word "bitch" it's just when Elizabeth comes up behind him!"bitch."
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* Practically every interaction between Phillip and his latest target, Deirdre, the single Agricorp executive living in Kansas is hilariously uncomfortable. All of Phillip's attempts to charm fail on this odd woman even after they have sex and she dumps him over the phone for not being "aggressive enough"! Phillip later calls her telling her the reason he was so hesitant is because he's married. Deirdre immediately responds and they're back on.

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* Practically every interaction between Phillip and his latest target, Deirdre, the single Agricorp executive living in Kansas is hilariously uncomfortable. All of Phillip's attempts to charm fail on this odd woman even after they have sex and she dumps him over the phone for not being "aggressive enough"! Phillip later calls her telling her the reason he was so hesitant is because he's married. Deirdre immediately responds and they're back on.on.

!!Season 6
* Gennady, one of Stan's assets, has to deliver documents in an extremely embarassing manner - by hanging out in an airport bathroom stall and letting some other guy in the next stall scan his bag with a portable x-ray machine.
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** Later, facing and outbreak, they ask William what they can. He snarks that "If we believed in God, I'd say pray."

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** Later, facing and an outbreak, they ask William what they can.can do. He snarks that "If we believed in God, I'd say pray."
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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]], two are daughters of acquaintances and one a childhood firend, each with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead), in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color and the camera moves from one to the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!

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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]], two are daughters of acquaintances and one a childhood firend, each with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead), in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color and the camera moves from one to the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!TheDatingGame!
* Practically every interaction between Phillip and his latest target, Deirdre, the single Agricorp executive living in Kansas is hilariously uncomfortable. All of Phillip's attempts to charm fail on this odd woman even after they have sex and she dumps him over the phone for not being "aggressive enough"! Phillip later calls her telling her the reason he was so hesitant is because he's married. Deirdre immediately responds and they're back on.
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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]], two are daughters of acquaintances and one a childhood firend, each with a different hair color,(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color and the camera moves from one to the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!

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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]], two are daughters of acquaintances and one a childhood firend, each with a different hair color,(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead), in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color and the camera moves from one to the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!
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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]], two are daughters of acquaintances and one a childhood firend, each with a different hair color,(BlondeBrunetteRedhead)in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color and the camera moves from one to the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!

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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]], two are daughters of acquaintances and one a childhood firend, each with a different hair color,(BlondeBrunetteRedhead)in color,(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color and the camera moves from one to the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!
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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]], daughters of acquaintances and with a different hair color,(BlondeBrunetteRedhead)in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color and the camera moves from one to the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!

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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]], two are daughters of acquaintances and one a childhood firend, each with a different hair color,(BlondeBrunetteRedhead)in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color and the camera moves from one to the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!
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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]](two daughters of acquaintances and a childhood friend), in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) and the camera moves from one to the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!

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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]](two women]], daughters of acquaintances and with a childhood friend), in different hair color,(BlondeBrunetteRedhead)in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) color and the camera moves from one to the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!
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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]](two daughters of officials and a childhood neighbor), in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) and the camera moves from one to the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!

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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]](two daughters of officials acquaintances and a childhood neighbor), friend), in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) and the camera moves from one to the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!
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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]](two daughters of officials and a childhood neighbor), in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) for him to choose from, it's like TheDatingGame!

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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]](two daughters of officials and a childhood neighbor), in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker set up situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) for him and the camera moves from one to choose from, the other as Oleg's father introducing them, it's like a Russian version of TheDatingGame!
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* When the Jennings go to Oklahoma City for their mission, they're disguised like characters from the show ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' with Phillip wearing a cowboy hat, western suit and sunglasses and Elizabeth in a blonde wig with big hair like a country singer and arriving in a Cadillac.

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* When the Jennings go to arrive in Oklahoma City for their mission, they're disguised like characters from the show ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' ''Series/{{Dallas}}'', driving around in a Cadillac with Phillip wearing a cowboy hat, western suit and sunglasses and Elizabeth in a blonde wig with big hair like a country singer and arriving in a Cadillac.singer.
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* When the Jennings go to Oklahoma City for their mission, they're disguised like characters from the show ''Series/Dallas'' with Phillip wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses and Elizabeth in a blonde big hair wig looking like a country singer and arriving in a Cadillac.

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* When the Jennings go to Oklahoma City for their mission, they're disguised like characters from the show ''Series/Dallas'' ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' with Phillip wearing a cowboy hat hat, western suit and sunglasses and Elizabeth in a blonde wig with big hair wig looking like a country singer and arriving in a Cadillac.
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* When the Jennings go to Oklahoma City for their mission, they're disguised like characters from the show ''Series/Dallas'' with Phillip wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses and Elizabeth in a blonde big hair wig looking like a country singer and arriving in a Cadillac.
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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]](two daughters of acquaintances and a neighbor_, whom his parents obviously [[TheMatchmaker invited to set him up with]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) for him to choose from, it's like TheDatingGame.

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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrassment, his parents have invited to dinner three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]](two daughters of acquaintances officials and a neighbor_, whom his parents obviously childhood neighbor), in an obvious [[TheMatchmaker invited to set him up with]]. situation]]. The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) for him to choose from, it's like TheDatingGame.TheDatingGame!
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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrasment, three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]](two daughters of acquaintances and a neighbor_, whom his parents obviously [[TheMatchmaker invited to set him up with]]. Each are sitting side by side on one side of the table with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) for him to choose from like it's TheDatingGame.

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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrasment, embarrassment, three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]](two daughters of acquaintances and a neighbor_, whom his parents obviously [[TheMatchmaker invited to set him up with]]. Each The way each are sitting side by side smiling on one side of the table with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) for him to choose from like from, it's like TheDatingGame.
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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrasment, three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]] a BlondeBrunetteRedhead, whom his parents obviously [[TheMatchmaker invited to set him up with]]and choose from after getting to know like he's on TheDatingGame.

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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrasment, three [[SensualSlavs beautiful young women]] women]](two daughters of acquaintances and a BlondeBrunetteRedhead, neighbor_, whom his parents obviously [[TheMatchmaker invited to set him up with]]and with]]. Each are sitting side by side on one side of the table with a different hair color(BlondeBrunetteRedhead) for him to choose from after getting to know like he's on it's TheDatingGame.
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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrasment, three [[SensualSlavs beauitful young women]] a BlondeBrunetteRedhead, whom his parents obviously [[TheMatchmaker invited to set him up with]]and choose from after getting to know like he's on TheDatingGame.

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* Oleg comes home to find, much to his embarrasment, three [[SensualSlavs beauitful beautiful young women]] a BlondeBrunetteRedhead, whom his parents obviously [[TheMatchmaker invited to set him up with]]and choose from after getting to know like he's on TheDatingGame.
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* Oleg comes home to find guests for dinner, three [[SensualSlavs beauitful young women]] a BlondeBrunetteAndARedhead, whom his parents obviously [[TheMatchmaker invited to set him up with]].

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* Oleg comes home to find guests for dinner, find, much to his embarrasment, three [[SensualSlavs beauitful young women]] a BlondeBrunetteAndARedhead, BlondeBrunetteRedhead, whom his parents obviously [[TheMatchmaker invited to set him up with]].with]]and choose from after getting to know like he's on TheDatingGame.

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