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* DescriptionCut: Hayley asks Stan how they're going to possibly get close to President Obama's daughters when they go to the most exclusive private school in the country. Cut to Francine and Hayley claiming to be a lesbian couple with Roger as their adopted daughter.
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* NoodleIncident: Stan has an entire book of names of people who gave him bad advice in extended fantasy sequences.
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--> '''Stan:''' ''(points gun at the man)'' You ''had'' to remember!\\

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--> '''Stan:''' ''(points gun at the man)'' You ''had'' to remember!\\remember.\\
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: Stan murders the man at the barber shop for remembering his embarrassing stunt.

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* HeKnowsTooMuch: Stan murders the man at the barber shop for remembering because he knows about his embarrassing stunt.

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'''Man:''' C'mon. [[TemptingFate You're really gonna kill me just 'cause I know your secret?]]\\
''(Cut to Stan at the family's new home [[KilledOffscreen covered in blood stains]])''\\
'''Stan:''' So this place isn't gonna work out.

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'''Man:''' C'mon. [[TemptingFate You're really gonna kill me just 'cause I know your secret?]]\\
''(Cut to Stan at the family's new home [[KilledOffscreen covered in blood stains]])''\\
'''Stan:''' So this place isn't gonna work out.
secret?]]
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: Stan murders the man at the barber shop for remembering his embarrassing stunt.
--> '''Stan:''' ''(points gun at the man)'' You ''had'' to remember!\\
'''Man:''' C'mon. [[TemptingFate You're really gonna kill me just 'cause I know your secret?]]\\
''(Cut to Stan at the family's new home [[KilledOffscreen covered in blood stains]])''\\
'''Stan:''' So this place isn't gonna work out.
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* BreakTheHaughty: After badgering his family constantly not to embarrass him at the party, Stan himself makes a laughing stock of himself by accidentally defecating in the pool. Zigzagged since the incident does not remotely humble Stan or make him reflect on his behaviour towards his family, even when Steve calls him out on it, he snaps [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk he couldn't care less about them]] and is [[ItsAllAboutMe only distraught that his reputation is in tatters]].

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* BreakTheHaughty: After badgering his family constantly not to embarrass him at the party, Stan himself makes a laughing stock of himself by accidentally defecating in the pool. Zigzagged since the incident does not remotely humble Stan or make him reflect on his behaviour towards his family, family; even when Steve calls him out on it, he snaps [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk he couldn't care less about them]] and is [[ItsAllAboutMe only distraught that his reputation is in tatters]].
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* PuttingThePeeInPool: The plot is kicked off when Stan craps in the pool and becomes a laughing stock in the eyes of his friends, family, and neighbors.

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* PuttingThePeeInPool: The plot is kicked off when Stan craps in the pool and becomes a laughing stock in the eyes of his friends, family, neighbors, and neighbors.even random strangers.



* YankTheDogsChain: It turns out the whole episode's events were AllJustADream, and Stan is given a chance to get through the party without embarrassment. He ends up defecating again.

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* YankTheDogsChain: It turns out the whole episode's events were AllJustADream, and Stan is given a chance to get through the party without embarrassment. He ends up defecating again.for real and gets laughed at.
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* StorefrontTelevisionDisplay: fter Stan humiliates himself by [[PuttingThePeeInPool pooping in the neighbors' pool]], he drives to work the next day and stops at a stoplight next to an electronics store where a crowd has gathered to watch the TV display. The [=TVs=] start showing a news report about Stan's accident, then [[AwkwardStoplightMoment someone in the crowd spots Stan and the whole crowd starts laughing at him.]]

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* StorefrontTelevisionDisplay: fter After Stan humiliates himself by [[PuttingThePeeInPool pooping in the neighbors' pool]], he drives to work the next day and stops at a stoplight next to an electronics store where a crowd has gathered to watch the TV display. The [=TVs=] start showing a news report about Stan's accident, then [[AwkwardStoplightMoment someone in the crowd spots Stan and the whole crowd starts laughing at him.]]
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* StorefrontTelevisionDisplay: fter Stan humiliates himself by [[PuttingThePeeInPool pooping in the neighbors' pool]], he drives to work the next day and stops at a stoplight next to an electronics store where a crowd has gathered to watch the TV display. The [=TVs=] start showing a news report about Stan's accident, then [[AwkwardStoplightMoment someone in the crowd spots Stan and the whole crowd starts laughing at him.]]
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* WholePlotReference: To the short story ''Literature/AnOccurrenceAtOwlCreekBridge''.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Stan is totally unfettered in quest to repair his image, making his family move multiple times, killing at least one person offscreen, and shrugging off Klaus' ''death'' for the fact his plan went up in smoke. Semi-justified since it was AllJustADream, not that this behaviour is particularly out of character for Stan.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Stan is totally unfettered in his quest to repair his image, making his family move multiple times, killing at least one person offscreen, and shrugging off Klaus' ''death'' for the fact his plan went up in smoke. Semi-justified since it was AllJustADream, not that this behaviour is particularly out of character for Stan.


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* PuttingThePeeInPool: The plot is kicked off when Stan craps in the pool and becomes a laughing stock in the eyes of his friends, family, and neighbors.
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'''Airdate''': May 9th of 2010

In preparation for a neighborhood pool party, Stan tells his family to get in tip-top shape, but an accident ruins the Smith family name.

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!!This episode includes examples of:

* BreakTheHaughty: After badgering his family constantly not to embarrass him at the party, Stan himself makes a laughing stock of himself by accidentally defecating in the pool. Zigzagged since the incident does not remotely humble Stan or make him reflect on his behaviour towards his family, even when Steve calls him out on it, he snaps [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk he couldn't care less about them]] and is [[ItsAllAboutMe only distraught that his reputation is in tatters]].
* ItsAllAboutMe: Stan is totally unfettered in quest to repair his image, making his family move multiple times, killing at least one person offscreen, and shrugging off Klaus' ''death'' for the fact his plan went up in smoke. Semi-justified since it was AllJustADream, not that this behaviour is particularly out of character for Stan.
* KarmaHoudini:
** Stan kills at least one man to try and prevent the embarrassing story going forward.
** Roger also posts a video of the pool party online behind Stan's back. Roger quickly grabs a nearby baby to avoid Stan's wrath.
* YankTheDogsChain: It turns out the whole episode's events were AllJustADream, and Stan is given a chance to get through the party without embarrassment. He ends up defecating again.

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