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* CanadaEh: Roger sticks a Canadian flag on Klaus' bowl after arriving in Europe, feeling they'd be better off.
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* BaitAndSwitch:
** Roger and Klaus visit Normandy and have a moment where they think about the heroism of the soldiers who fought there...until it's clear that Klaus is thinking of the Germans who were defending the beach.
** Stan rushes into Steve's room, only to find it is now filled with communist posters, flags, and busts. However, he's more shocked to see a photo of Steve meeting Creator/TimRobbins and Creator/SusanSarandon.
** Roger and Klaus visit Normandy and have a moment where they think about the heroism of the soldiers who fought there...until it's clear that Klaus is thinking of the Germans who were defending the beach.
** Stan rushes into Steve's room, only to find it is now filled with communist posters, flags, and busts. However, he's more shocked to see a photo of Steve meeting Creator/TimRobbins and Creator/SusanSarandon.
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* BaitAndSwitch:
** Roger and Klaus visit Normandy and have a moment where they think about the heroism of the soldiers who fought there...until it's clear that Klaus is thinking of the Germans who were defending the beach.
**BaitAndSwitch: Stan rushes into Steve's room, only to find it is now filled with communist posters, flags, and busts. However, he's more shocked to see a photo of Steve meeting Creator/TimRobbins and Creator/SusanSarandon.
** Roger and Klaus visit Normandy and have a moment where they think about the heroism of the soldiers who fought there...until it's clear that Klaus is thinking of the Germans who were defending the beach.
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* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Roger and Klaus comment on the bravery of the young men who fought on D-Day, until Roger is caught off guard when Klaus mentions that they were "trying to fight off an American invasion".
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* AllForNothing: After the entire episode focuses on the lead-up of the rocket race, then on Stan and Sergei's burgeoning feud being involved in it, the winner is... Sergei's rocket. Stan is crushed, believing Steve will still remain with the communists, but Steve assures him the effort they put in towards building it, and the fun they had doing so, is what mattered more to him.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Stan is so desperate to get Steve back into American patriotism, he empties the family's life savings and makes sure Steve has the best rocket possible. Considering Stan would, if anything, put him ''down'' for competing such a non-masculine event, not to mention be ridiculously cheap when it comes to such matters, it speaks ''volumes'' as to how much he loves his country and his family.
* PapaWolf: The instant Stan realizes his inattentiveness towards Steve drove him straight into Sergei's and communism's arms, he immediately dives right into helping Steve make the best damn rocket possible, and is completely willing to defend himself and Steve against Sergei without even raising a punch. It's arguably one of the first examples that shows for all their differences, [[AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Stan still wholly loves his son and will defend him if necessary]].
* PapaWolf: The instant Stan realizes his inattentiveness towards Steve drove him straight into Sergei's and communism's arms, he immediately dives right into helping Steve make the best damn rocket possible, and is completely willing to defend himself and Steve against Sergei without even raising a punch. It's arguably one of the first examples that shows for all their differences, [[AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Stan still wholly loves his son and will defend him if necessary]].
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* AllForNothing: After the entire episode focuses on the lead-up of the rocket race, then on Stan and Sergei's burgeoning feud being involved in it, the winner is... Sergei's rocket. Stan is crushed, believing Steve will still remain with the communists, but Steve assures him the effort they put in towards building it, and the fun they had doing so, is what mattered more to him.
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* EasyEvangelism: Spending a few days with Sergei is enough for Steve to become a devoted communist.
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* EasyEvangelism: Spending a few days with Sergei is enough for Steve to become a devoted communist. The fact Stan, at that time, barely gave a passing glance towards either Steve or the rocket, made it all the more easier.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Stan is so desperate to get Steve back into American patriotism, he empties the family's life savings and makes sure Steve has the best rocket possible. Considering Stan would, if anything, put him ''down'' for competing such a non-masculine event, not to mention be ridiculously cheap when it comes to such matters, it speaks ''volumes'' as to how much he loves his country and his family.
* PapaWolf: The instant Stan realizes his inattentiveness towards Steve drove him straight into Sergei's and communism's arms, he immediately dives right into helping Steve make the best damn rocket possible, and is completely willing to defend himself and Steve against Sergei without even raising a punch. It's arguably one of the first examples that shows for all their differences, [[AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Stan still wholly loves his son and will defend him if necessary]].
* PapaWolf: The instant Stan realizes his inattentiveness towards Steve drove him straight into Sergei's and communism's arms, he immediately dives right into helping Steve make the best damn rocket possible, and is completely willing to defend himself and Steve against Sergei without even raising a punch. It's arguably one of the first examples that shows for all their differences, [[AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Stan still wholly loves his son and will defend him if necessary]].
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* TheStinger: [[spoiler: Sergei shows up at the Smith's household, revealing that he [[PokeThePoodle fiddled with the shower's pulse setting]], [[AffablyEvil before handing important mail meant for the Smiths to Stan]].]]
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* TheStinger: [[spoiler: Sergei shows up at the Smith's household, revealing that he [[PokeThePoodle fiddled with the shower's pulse setting]], [[AffablyEvil before handing important mail meant for the Smiths to Stan]].]]
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* CanadaEh: Roger sticks a Canadian flag on Klaus' bowl after arriving in Europe, feeling they'd be better off.
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* HardWorkMontage: Stan puts in the money and effort to help build a rocket with - and be there for - his son, set to the song "(You Can Still) Rock in America" by Night Rangers.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Steve initially becomes a communist after spending time with Sergei at the end of the second act, only to revert back during the third act.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Steve initially becomes a communist after spending time with Sergei at the end of the second act, only to revert back during the third act.
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* NoEnding: The European trip subplot involving Roger and Klaus stops after they drive to Schaffhausen.
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* SmoochOfVictory: Two Tech Support guys kiss each other following a successful test rocket launch.
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: Sergei shows up at the Smith's household, revealing that he [[PokeThePoodle fiddled with the shower's pulse setting]], [[AffablyEvil before handing important mail meant for the Smiths to Stan]].]]
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: Sergei shows up at the Smith's household, revealing that he [[PokeThePoodle fiddled with the shower's pulse setting]], [[AffablyEvil before handing important mail meant for the Smiths to Stan]].]]
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A typo in the Russian word.
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* TheBackwardsR: Both averted and inverted. A wide shot of one of Steve's propaganda posters reads ''ВЕАИКИХ РАБОТ'' (correct Cyrillic), but close-ups replace it with ''BEANKNX PAGOT'' (similar-looking Latin gibberish).
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* TheBackwardsR: Both averted and inverted. A wide shot of one of Steve's propaganda posters reads ''ВЕАИКИХ ''ВЕΛИКИХ РАБОТ'' (correct Cyrillic), but close-ups replace it with ''BEANKNX PAGOT'' (similar-looking Latin gibberish).
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* TheRedBaron: Sergei's nickname during the Cold War was "the Wolf of Leningrad."
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* TheRedBaron: RedBaron: Sergei's nickname during the Cold War was "the Wolf of Leningrad."
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-->Roger: "Do I even like girls? I must like girls."
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: This is the first episode to more or less make Roger pansexual rather than simply CampGay as he and Klaus decide to go to Schaffhausen to chase two German girls on bikes.
-->Roger: "Do I even like girls? I must like girls."
-->Roger: "Do I even like girls? I must like girls."
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* TheBackwardsR: Both averted and inverted. Wide shots of one of Steve's propaganda posters read ''ВЕАИКИХ РАБОТ'' (correct Cyrillic), but close-ups replace it with ''BEANKNX PAGOT'' (similar-looking Latin gibberish).
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* TheBackwardsR: Both averted and inverted. Wide shots A wide shot of one of Steve's propaganda posters read reads ''ВЕАИКИХ РАБОТ'' (correct Cyrillic), but close-ups replace it with ''BEANKNX PAGOT'' (similar-looking Latin gibberish).
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* TheBackwardsR: Both averted and inverted. Wide shots of one of Steve's propaganda posters read ''ВЕАИКИХ РАБОТ'' (correct Cyrillic), but close-ups replace it with ''BEANKNX PAGOT'' (similar-looking Latin gibberish).
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* ShownTheirWork: Roger and Klaus get lost in the Alps trying to find Winterthur and instead decide to go to Schaffhausen. Both are real neighboring towns in Switzerland.
* TakeThat: Sergei describes the time he worked at Moscow's first Hardee's as a dark period of his post-communist career.
* TakeThat: Sergei describes the time he worked at Moscow's first Hardee's as a dark period of his post-communist career.
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* ShownTheirWork: Roger and Klaus get lost in the Alps trying to find Winterthur and instead decide to go follow some girls to Schaffhausen. Both are real neighboring towns in Switzerland.
* TakeThat: Sergei describes the time he worked at Moscow's first Hardee's as a dark period of his post-communistcareer.career.
* VacationEpisode: Roger and Klaus go on a tour of Europe, visiting Italy, France, and Switzerland.
* TakeThat: Sergei describes the time he worked at Moscow's first Hardee's as a dark period of his post-communist
* VacationEpisode: Roger and Klaus go on a tour of Europe, visiting Italy, France, and Switzerland.
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* AbortedArc: Sergei promises a very long-ended scheme to get his revenge on Stan, but aside from a speaking appearance in "Roy Rogers [=McFreely=]," he rarely appears after this episode.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Roger and Klaus visit Normandy and have a moment where they think about the heroism of the soldiers who fought there...until it's clear that Klaus is thinking of the Germans who were defending the beach.
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* BaitAndSwitch: BaitAndSwitch:
** Roger and Klaus visit Normandy and have a moment where they think about the heroism of the soldiers who fought there...until it's clear that Klaus is thinking of the Germans who were defending the beach.
** Stan rushes into Steve's room, only to find it is now filled with communist posters, flags, and busts. However, he's more shocked to see a photo of Steve meeting Creator/TimRobbins and Creator/SusanSarandon.
** Roger and Klaus visit Normandy and have a moment where they think about the heroism of the soldiers who fought there...until it's clear that Klaus is thinking of the Germans who were defending the beach.
** Stan rushes into Steve's room, only to find it is now filled with communist posters, flags, and busts. However, he's more shocked to see a photo of Steve meeting Creator/TimRobbins and Creator/SusanSarandon.
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* EasyEvangelism: Spending a few days with Sergei is enough for Steve to become a devoted communist.
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* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Sergei teaches this to Steve as he helps him build a rocket.
-->"If you want to win contest, your mind must be hard and joyless, like Russian turnip!"
-->"If you want to win contest, your mind must be hard and joyless, like Russian turnip!"
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* ShoutOut: The title is a combination of Red October (the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution) and ''Film/OctoberSky''.
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Stan's old KGB rival, Sergei, moves into the neighborhood with ulterior motives. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus go on a trip to Europe.
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Stan's old KGB rival, Sergei, Sergei Kruglov, moves into the neighborhood with ulterior motives. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus go on a trip to Europe.
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* PrisonerExchange: A flashback shows Stan and Sergei being exchanged during the 1980s. However, while Sergei extolled the benefits of communism, he walked Stan right back into the hands of the Russian guards.
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* PrisonerExchange: A flashback shows Stan and Sergei being exchanged during the 1980s. However, while Sergei extolled the benefits virtues of communism, he walked Stan right back into the hands of the Russian guards.guards.
* TheRedBaron: Sergei's nickname during the Cold War was "the Wolf of Leningrad."
* TheRedBaron: Sergei's nickname during the Cold War was "the Wolf of Leningrad."
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Stan's old KGB rival, Sergei, moves into the neighborhood with ulterior motives. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus go on a trip to Europe.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Roger and Klaus visit Normandy and have a moment where they think about the heroism of the soldiers who fought there...until it's clear that Klaus is thinking of the Germans who were defending the beach.
* ChummyCommies: Even though the Cold War is long over, Sergei still believes in communism, but is affable with the Smiths.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Stan splurges money to build a rocket for Steve, which explodes after takeoff. When Francine points out that he spent all their savings, Stan replies that you need to spend money to make money. She says he didn't make any money, to which he says that by that logic, he didn't spend any money.
* MeaningfulName: Sergei shares his full name with Sergei Kruglov, who was the head of the Soviet Union's internal security forces between 1946 and 1953.
* OhNoNotAgain: In the flashback, the American soldiers groan in frustration when Stan is recaptured by the Russians.
* PrisonerExchange: A flashback shows Stan and Sergei being exchanged during the 1980s. However, while Sergei extolled the benefits of communism, he walked Stan right back into the hands of the Russian guards.
* ShownTheirWork: Roger and Klaus get lost in the Alps trying to find Winterthur and instead decide to go to Schaffhausen. Both are real neighboring towns in Switzerland.
* TakeThat: Sergei describes the time he worked at Moscow's first Hardee's as a dark period of his post-communist career.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Roger and Klaus visit Normandy and have a moment where they think about the heroism of the soldiers who fought there...until it's clear that Klaus is thinking of the Germans who were defending the beach.
* ChummyCommies: Even though the Cold War is long over, Sergei still believes in communism, but is affable with the Smiths.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Stan splurges money to build a rocket for Steve, which explodes after takeoff. When Francine points out that he spent all their savings, Stan replies that you need to spend money to make money. She says he didn't make any money, to which he says that by that logic, he didn't spend any money.
* MeaningfulName: Sergei shares his full name with Sergei Kruglov, who was the head of the Soviet Union's internal security forces between 1946 and 1953.
* OhNoNotAgain: In the flashback, the American soldiers groan in frustration when Stan is recaptured by the Russians.
* PrisonerExchange: A flashback shows Stan and Sergei being exchanged during the 1980s. However, while Sergei extolled the benefits of communism, he walked Stan right back into the hands of the Russian guards.
* ShownTheirWork: Roger and Klaus get lost in the Alps trying to find Winterthur and instead decide to go to Schaffhausen. Both are real neighboring towns in Switzerland.
* TakeThat: Sergei describes the time he worked at Moscow's first Hardee's as a dark period of his post-communist career.
