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* BreakfastInBed: Archer wakes up to breakfast in bed on his's birthday made by his butler Woodhouse. Unfortunately it gets ruined by confetti raining down on his meal.
* BrokenAesop: Malory tries to teach Archer about responsibility to keep his things safe. Unfortunately, that doesn't work as intended because Malory got rid of Archer's bike ''and'' the spy car for no other reason than being a cold bitch. [[EveryoneHasStandards Everyone is appalled by her methods.]]

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* BreakfastInBed: Archer wakes up to breakfast in bed on his's birthday his birthday, made by his butler valet, Woodhouse. Unfortunately Unfortunately, it gets ruined by confetti raining down on his meal.
meal, and Woodhouse doesn't have the ingredients to replicate it.
* BrokenAesop: Malory tries to teach Archer about responsibility to keep his things safe. Unfortunately, that doesn't work as intended intended, because Malory got rid of Archer's bike ''and'' the spy car for no other reason than being a cold bitch. [[EveryoneHasStandards Everyone is appalled by her methods.]]



* EveryoneHasStandards: Pretty much the entire main cast is disgusted when they find out Malory stole Archer's bike when he was a child and punished him for losing it to teach him a lesson about responsibility, but then their disgust doubles when they learn Malory never told him what happened to the bike and she ''never'' gave it back to him either.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Pretty much the entire main cast is disgusted when they find out Malory stole Archer's bike when he was a child and punished him for losing it to teach him a lesson about responsibility, but then their disgust doubles when they learn Malory never told him what happened to the bike bike, and she ''never'' gave it back to him either.



* JerkassHasAPoint: Even though Malory stole Sterling's car, she did tell her son that he should've locked his car when he left it in the garage. Still doesn't justify her stealing it in the first place.
* NotSoForgottenBirthday: The ColdOpening starts this way. Everyone, except for Woodhouse, has seemingly forgotten about his birthday and doing their usual work in ISIS. A fire drill was soon revealed to be a front for concealing Archer's CoolCar gift, officially starting the plot.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Even though Malory stole Sterling's car, she did tell her son that he should've locked his car when he left it in the garage. Still It still doesn't justify her stealing it in the first place.
* NotSoForgottenBirthday: The ColdOpening starts this way. Everyone, except for Woodhouse, has seemingly forgotten about his birthday and are doing their usual work duties in ISIS. ISIS. A fire drill was soon revealed to be a front for concealing Archer's CoolCar gift, officially starting the plot.



--> '''Lana:''' Wow. So...How much did Dodge kick in?

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--> '''Lana:''' Wow. So... How much did Dodge kick in?



* SpitTake: Lana lampshades, teases, and invokes this when she learns Archer lost the car. It actually happens off screen.
* {{Squee}}: Archer was excited enough about his new CoolCar, but then does this after discovering it has mini bar in the glove compartment. Granted, it has only apple juice, but he had planned on replacing it with real alcohol, if it wasn't stolen later.

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* SpitTake: Lana lampshades, teases, and invokes this when she learns Archer lost the car. It actually happens off screen.
off-screen.
* {{Squee}}: Archer was excited enough about his new CoolCar, but then does this after discovering it has mini bar a minibar in the glove compartment. Granted, it has only apple juice, but he had planned on replacing it with real alcohol, if alcohol (if it wasn't hadn't been stolen later.later).

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* ContinuityCameo: Mr. Ford, from ''WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo.'' His ass ''is'' everywhere.



* ContinuityCameo: Mr. Ford, from ''WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo.'' His ass ''is'' everywhere.
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* ContinuityCameo: Mr. Ford, from ''WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo.'' His ass ''is'' everywhere.
* DramaticDrop: Archer drops his drink when Woodhouse phones him to tell him the car's stolen. He brings another drink to the garage and drops ''that'' one when he sees the car is in fact missing.


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* ProductPlacement: Parodied. We get a long spiel about the Dodge Challenger, but mostly concentrating on its non-standard, spy-related features.
--> '''Lana:''' Wow. So...How much did Dodge kick in?
--> '''Malory:''' Not as much as you'd think.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Pretty much the entire main cast is disgusted when they find out Malory stole Archer's bike and punished him for losing it to teach him a lesson about responsibility, but then their disgust doubles when they learn Malory never told him what happened to the bike and she ''never'' gave it back to him either.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Pretty much the entire main cast is disgusted when they find out Malory stole Archer's bike when he was a child and punished him for losing it to teach him a lesson about responsibility, but then their disgust doubles when they learn Malory never told him what happened to the bike and she ''never'' gave it back to him either.
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* BrokenAesop: Malory tries to teach Archer about responsibility to keep his things safe. Unfortunately, that doesn't work as intended because Malory got rid of Archer's bike ''and'' the spy car for no other reason than being a cold bitch. [[EveryoneHasStandards Everyone is appalled by her methods.]]
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* NotSoForgottenBirthday: The ColdOpening starts with way. Everyone, except for Woodhouse, has seemingly forgotten about his birthday and doing their usual work in ISIS. A fire drill was soon revealed to be a front for concealing Archer's CoolCar gift, officially starting the plot.

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* NotSoForgottenBirthday: The ColdOpening starts with this way. Everyone, except for Woodhouse, has seemingly forgotten about his birthday and doing their usual work in ISIS. A fire drill was soon revealed to be a front for concealing Archer's CoolCar gift, officially starting the plot.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Pretty much the entire main cast is disgusted when they find out Malory stole Archer's bike and punished him for losing it to teach him a lesson about responsibility, but then their disgust doubles when they learn Malory never told him what happened to the bike and she ''never'' gave either back to him.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Pretty much the entire main cast is disgusted when they find out Malory stole Archer's bike and punished him for losing it to teach him a lesson about responsibility, but then their disgust doubles when they learn Malory never told him what happened to the bike and she ''never'' gave either it back to him.him either.
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* BreakfastInBed: Archer wakes up to breakfast in bed on his's birthday made by his butler Woodhouse. Unfortunately it gets ruined by confetti raining down on his meal.
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* SpitTake: Lana lampshades, teases, and invokes this when she learns Archer lost the car. It actually happens off screen.

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* CoolCar: Archer's spy car, the Dodge Challenger, has so many gadgets that, in his words, it ''"makes the [[Anime/SpeedRacer Mach 5]] look like a vagina"''.

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* CoolCar: Archer's spy car, the a custom-made Dodge Challenger, has so many gadgets that, in his words, it ''"makes the [[Anime/SpeedRacer Mach 5]] look like a vagina"''.



* NotSoForgottenBirthday: The ColdOpening starts with way. Everyone, except for Woodhouse, has seemingly forgotten about his birthday and doing their usual work in ISIS. A fire drill was soon revealed to be a front for concealing Archer's CoolCar gift, officially starting the plot.



* {{Squee}}: Archer was excited enough about his new CoolCar, but then does this after discovering it has mini bar in the glove compartment. Granted, it has apple juice, but he had planned on replacing it with real alcohol, if it wasn't stolen later.

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* {{Squee}}: Archer was excited enough about his new CoolCar, but then does this after discovering it has mini bar in the glove compartment. Granted, it has only apple juice, but he had planned on replacing it with real alcohol, if it wasn't stolen later.
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* CoolCar: Archer's spy car, the Dodge Challenger, has so many gadgets that, in his words, it ''makes the [[Anime/SpeedRacer Mach 5]] look like a vagina"''.

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* CoolCar: Archer's spy car, the Dodge Challenger, has so many gadgets that, in his words, it ''makes ''"makes the [[Anime/SpeedRacer Mach 5]] look like a vagina"''.
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* CoolCar: Archer's spy car, the Dodge Challenger, has so many gadgets that, in his words, it ''makes the [[AnimeSpeedRacer Mach 5]] look like a vagina"''.

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* CoolCar: Archer's spy car, the Dodge Challenger, has so many gadgets that, in his words, it ''makes the [[AnimeSpeedRacer [[Anime/SpeedRacer Mach 5]] look like a vagina"''.

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* CoolCar: Archer's spy car, the Dodge Challenger.

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* BigRedButton: When Krieger tells Archer to press this, he believed the feature might be something that could kill everyone in the vicinity. Krieger tells him to press the blue button instead.
* CoolCar: Archer's spy car, the Dodge Challenger.Challenger, has so many gadgets that, in his words, it ''makes the [[AnimeSpeedRacer Mach 5]] look like a vagina"''.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Pam claimed that the nickname the Yakuza gave her, ''Shiro Kabocha'', meant "White Shadow", but the leader reveals it to accurately translate to "White Pumpkin" due to her race and size, respectively.


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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Lana does not want Archer to do this while infiltrating the Yakuza. Sadly, he is too impatient for it to last.
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* Squee: Archer was excited enough about his new CoolCar, but then does this after discovering it has mini bar in the glove compartment. Granted, it has apple juice, but he had planned on replacing it with real alcohol, if it wasn't stolen later.

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* Squee: {{Squee}}: Archer was excited enough about his new CoolCar, but then does this after discovering it has mini bar in the glove compartment. Granted, it has apple juice, but he had planned on replacing it with real alcohol, if it wasn't stolen later.

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* AllForNothing: Archer dragged his friends in a car chase with the Yakuza because he believed they stole his car. They didn't, and Pam's car paid the price.



* EveryoneHasStandards: Pretty much the entire main cast is disgusted when they find out Malory stole Archer's bike and punished him for losing it to teach him a lesson about responsibility, but then their disgust doubles when they learn Malory never told him what happened to the bike and she ''never'' gave it back to him.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Pretty much the entire main cast is disgusted when they find out Malory stole Archer's bike and punished him for losing it to teach him a lesson about responsibility, but then their disgust doubles when they learn Malory never told him what happened to the bike and she ''never'' gave it either back to him.him.
* HeroicBSOD: Archer is furious when he learned his mother stole his new car in the first place, but practically breaks when he learns she stole his bike as a kid. He then walks dazedly off-screen, describing his bike in detail.


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* Squee: Archer was excited enough about his new CoolCar, but then does this after discovering it has mini bar in the glove compartment. Granted, it has apple juice, but he had planned on replacing it with real alcohol, if it wasn't stolen later.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Even though Malory stole Sterling's car, she did tell her son that he should've locked his car when he left it in the garage.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Even though Malory stole Sterling's car, she did tell her son that he should've locked his car when he left it in the garage. Still doesn't justify her stealing it in the first place.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Even though Malory stole Sterling's car, she did tell her son that he should've locked his car when he left it in the garage.

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* CoolCar: Archer's spycar.

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* BigNo: Sterling yells this when he finds out that his spy car is gone.
* CoolCar: Archer's spycar.spy car, the Dodge Challenger.



* InsaneTrollLogic: Malory steals Archer's car and sells it, apparently considering it some kind of lesson. She apparently did it years ago with his bike, too.

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* InsaneTrollLogic: Malory steals Archer's car and YankTheDogsChain: Just as Sterling was enjoying his time with his new spy car, it gets stolen... [[AbusiveParents by Malory]], who sells it, [[InsaneTrollLogic apparently considering it some kind of lesson. lesson.]] She apparently did it years ago with his bike, too.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Pretty much the entire main cast is disgusted when they find out Malory stole Archer's bike and punished him for losing it to teach him a lesson about responsibility, but then their disgust doubles when they learn Malory never told him what happened to the bike and she ''never'' gave it back to him.
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* CoolCar: Archer's spycar.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Malory steals Archer's car and sells it, apparently considering it some kind of lesson. She apparently did it years ago with his bike, too.
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Archer's surprise birthday present – a high-tech, souped-up spy car – leads to all sorts of other surprises—none of which are good.

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