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* JerkassBall: Combined with GoneHorriblyRight. Anne way of motivating Sprig to play bad cop works too well as he violently harasses every suspect and destroys their possessions. This comes back to bite him hard as he and Anne are chased by Gunther. Giving Sprig a JerkassRealization for his behavior.
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* JerkassBall: Combined with GoneHorriblyRight. Anne way of motivating Sprig to play bad cop works too well as he violently harasses every suspect and destroys their possessions. This comes back to bite him hard as he and Anne are chased by Gunther.Gunther and nobody wants to help them because of the way Sprig treated them. Giving Sprig a JerkassRealization for his behavior.
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* JerkassBall: Combined with GoneHorriblyRight. Anne way of motivating Sprig to play bad cop works too well as he violently harasses every suspect and destroys their possessions. This comes back to bite him hard as he and Anne are chased by Gunther.
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* JerkassBall: Combined with GoneHorriblyRight. Anne way of motivating Sprig to play bad cop works too well as he violently harasses every suspect and destroys their possessions. This comes back to bite him hard as he and Anne are chased by Gunther. Giving Sprig a JerkassRealization for his behavior.
* JerkassRealization: Sprig has this while he and Anne are being chased by Gunther, and everyone refuses to help them because of Sprig's earlier treatment towards them.
* JerkassRealization: Sprig has this while he and Anne are being chased by Gunther, and everyone refuses to help them because of Sprig's earlier treatment towards them.
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* JerkassBall: Combined with GoneHorriblyRight. Anne way of motivating Sprig to play bad cop works too well as he violently harasses every suspect and destroys their possessions. This comes back to bite him hard as he and Anne are chased by Gunther.
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* InstantlyProvenWrong: Sprig says that only Southern Tusk Frogs change colors and transform like Gunther is, but Gunther doesn’t have tusks. Then Gunther promptly grows tusks right in front of them.
* InterrogationByVandalism: Sprig interrogates Gunther by barging into his house and smashing his belongings.
* InterrogationByVandalism: Sprig interrogates Gunther by barging into his house and smashing his belongings.
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* RuleOfThree: In Sprig’s interrogation montage, he goes to three different neighbors and knocks over their stuff: Stumpy’s cauldron, Mrs. Croaker’s grandfather clock, and Mayor Toadstool’s…Toadie.
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[[caption-width-right:350:A bad cop in all senses of the term.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:A bad cop in all senses every sense of the term.word.]]
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* CrossingTheBurnedBridge: It comes as no surprise that all the frogs Sprig played bad cop to don't want to help him when Gunther is after him and Anne.
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* CrossingTheBurnedBridge: CrossingTheBurntBridge: It comes as no surprise that all the frogs Sprig played bad cop to don't want to help him when Gunther is after him and Anne.
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* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: At the end, after finding out that Ivy was the one who actually stole the shell, an awestruck Sprig tells Anne that she also "stole his heart." He keeps his face like this while love music plays, which slowly grinds to a halt when he notices how deadpan Anne is looking at him.
* PokeThePoodle: In his first attempt at being bad cop, Sprig [[EpicFail compliments the hair of a clerk he's interrogating]], and knocks over a jar of pencils. It takes Anne's goading for him to ''really'' get aggressive and nasty.
* PokeThePoodle: In his first attempt at being bad cop, Sprig [[EpicFail compliments the hair of a clerk he's interrogating]], and knocks over a jar of pencils. It takes Anne's goading for him to ''really'' get aggressive and nasty.
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* PuppyDogEyes: Sprig has a very cute version of this when gushing about Ivy with Anne. It takes Anne to stare at him unamused for a moment for him to snap out of it.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: When she sees Sprig acting too nice to be a bad cop, Anne motivates him to be too aggressive to the point that he takes his role much too seriously, which includes assaulting suspects, calling them names, and destroying some of their possessions. Naturally, when Sprig and Anne try to come to them right afterwards while being hunted by Gunther, they are rejected for the way Sprig treated them.
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** Also, [[SycophanticServant Toadie]] literally kicks Anne and Sprig to the curb when they come to him begging for shelter from Gunther.
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* SkywardScream: Sprig does this when he realizes the blue moon shell disappeared.
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* GoodCopBadCop: Anne and Sprig interrogate their suspects this way, with Anne as the good cop and Sprig as the bad cop. Sprig gets too into it and roughs up the suspects.
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* DonutMessWithACop: While investigating the theft case, Sprig munches on a bag of licorice donuts.
* GoodCopBadCop: Anne and Sprig interrogate their suspects this way, with Anne as the good cop and Sprig as the bad cop. Sprig gets too much into it and roughs up the suspects.
* GoodCopBadCop: Anne and Sprig interrogate their suspects this way, with Anne as the good cop and Sprig as the bad cop. Sprig gets too much into it and roughs up the suspects.
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* ShowWithinAShow: "Cop Stop" is an over-the-top DetectiveDrama that Anne shows to Sprig to demonstrate what a crime investigation should look like.
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* HulkingOut: Gunther is a Southern tusked frog, a species that turns green and puffs up into a larger, more muscular form when angered.
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* HulkingOut: Gunther is a Southern tusked frog, a species that turns green and puffs up into a larger, more muscular form when angered.
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* HyperventilationBag: Sprig uses one after having a nervous breakdown once his Blue Moon Shell is stolen.
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* ShoutOut: Gunther turns into a [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk green muscular giant when he gets angry]].
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: Literature/CrimeAndPunishment.
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When Sprig's rare and precious Blue Moon Shell is stolen, he and Anne investigate to find the thief.
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When Sprig's rare and precious Blue Moon Shell is stolen, he and Anne investigate to find the thief.thief.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Gunther is awfully nice, until he gets angry and hulks out.
* CrossingTheBurnedBridge: It comes as no surprise that all the frogs Sprig played bad cop to don't want to help him when Gunther is after him and Anne.
* GoodCopBadCop: Anne and Sprig interrogate their suspects this way, with Anne as the good cop and Sprig as the bad cop. Sprig gets too into it and roughs up the suspects.
* HulkingOut: Gunther is a Southern tusked frog, a species that turns green and puffs up into a larger, more muscular form when angered.
* {{Irony}}: The shell was taken by Ivy, whom Sprig was going to give it to in the first place.
* ShaggyDogStory: The Blue Moon Shell wasn't stolen, actually; Ivy found it and had it cleaned before returning it.
* StockYuck: Sprig gets Gunther angry again by giving him licorice-flavored donuts.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Gunther is awfully nice, until he gets angry and hulks out.
* CrossingTheBurnedBridge: It comes as no surprise that all the frogs Sprig played bad cop to don't want to help him when Gunther is after him and Anne.
* GoodCopBadCop: Anne and Sprig interrogate their suspects this way, with Anne as the good cop and Sprig as the bad cop. Sprig gets too into it and roughs up the suspects.
* HulkingOut: Gunther is a Southern tusked frog, a species that turns green and puffs up into a larger, more muscular form when angered.
* {{Irony}}: The shell was taken by Ivy, whom Sprig was going to give it to in the first place.
* ShaggyDogStory: The Blue Moon Shell wasn't stolen, actually; Ivy found it and had it cleaned before returning it.
* StockYuck: Sprig gets Gunther angry again by giving him licorice-flavored donuts.
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