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* AnAesop:
** Be honest to your friends, especially someone you haven't met yet.
** The best way to make friends is if they depend on you to fix things right.



* AnAesop:
** Your connection with those you interact with are what make your job special.
** Sometimes violence is never the answer.
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* PullingThemselvesTogether: Cricket smashes the Delivernator to smithereens with a cart of hot dogs. Thinking he [[TemptingFate now has all time in the world]], he goes to see Mrs. Torres for a ping-pong match. Then Remy informs him that the Delivernator is reassembling itself:
--> '''Delivernator:''' I do not tire, I do not waste time. [[{{Determinator}} I, DO NOT, DIE...]]
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* DeathGlare: Gloria gives one, complete with {{sleep depriv|ation}}ed {{red eyes|TakeWarning}}, to Cricket when he accidentally blurts out he played ping-pong while doing deliveries.

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* BrickJoke: The "don't like/love" joke used by Doug. The first is when he expresses his love of fishing like Bill, and he does it again near the end when he accepts Bill's apology.

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* BrickJoke: The "don't like/love" "[[BaitAndSwitchComment don't like/love]]" joke used by Doug. The first is when he expresses his love of fishing like Bill, and he does it again near the end when he accepts Bill's apology.


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* ShoutOut: The actual repairman Doug called looked like [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]].
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: From this episode and onwards, Nancy is shown to be more mature more often.
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* Job Stealing Robot: Gwendolyn Zapp all but literally says that the Delivernator is this.

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* Job Stealing Robot: JobStealingRobot: Gwendolyn Zapp all but literally says that the Delivernator is this.
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* Job Stealing Robot: Gwendolyn Zapp all but literally says that the Delivernator is this.
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* RightForTheWrongReasons: Tilly is right that there was a conspiracy behind her missing sock, but she and Andromeda determine that the conspiracy is "Big Sock" hiring laundromats to steal peoples socks, forcing them to buy more. In actuality the conspiracy is that the owner of that specific laundromat is being forced by his sock puppet to steal socks for the "Sockening".
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* WingdingEyes: Tilly and Bill get hearts in their eyes when Gramma tells them she made cinnamon buns.

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* WingdingEyes: Tilly and Bill get hearts in their eyes when Gramma tells them she made cinnamon buns.buns.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Doug's mannerisms toward Bill, and his odd living space, may imply that he's autistic.
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* UncannyValley: After Gloria decides not to purchase the delivery robot because it lacks the human touch, Gwendolyn informs her that the next revision will have humanlile faces... which turn out to be creepy enough that Gloria feels even more justified saying no.

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* UncannyValley: After Gloria decides not to purchase the delivery robot because it lacks the human touch, Gwendolyn informs her that the next revision will have humanlile humanlike faces... which turn out to be creepy enough that Gloria feels even more justified saying no.
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* UncannyValley: After Gloria decides not to purchase the delivery robot because it lacks the human touch, Gwendolyn informs her that the next revision will have humanlile faces... which turn out to be creepy enough that Gloria feels even more justified saying no.
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Ms. Torres musses with Cricket's hat, leaving it off-centered, as she voices her concerns for him to leave immediately.
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'''Bill:''': Yes. Never fall for a Cricket scheme.\\

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'''Bill:''': '''Bill:''' Yes. Never fall for a Cricket scheme.\\
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When a new neighbor named Doug Perkins moves in, Bill's dependency is tested when he tries all he can to impress Doug and make a new friend in him. Meanwhile at the laundromat, one of Tilly's socks go missing and she investigates a conspiracy of what happened to it.

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When a new neighbor named Doug Perkins moves in, Bill's dependency is tested when he tries all he can to impress Doug and make a new friend in him. Meanwhile at the laundromat, one of Tilly's socks go goes missing and she investigates a conspiracy of what happened to it.
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* TheVoiceless: Despite Vasquez being part of Cricket's team to watch and distract the Delivernator, he never speaks a single word throughout the episode. In every scene of Remy and Vasquez together, Remy does all the talking.
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* ThisMeansWar: Alice declares war on the ants for raiding her home, eating her food and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking making her son cry]].

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* ThisMeansWar: Alice declares war on the ants for raiding her home, eating her food and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking making her son cry]].cry]].
* WingdingEyes: Tilly and Bill get hearts in their eyes when Gramma tells them she made cinnamon buns.
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* FriendOrIdolDecision: After making his last delivery, Cricket must choose between going right back to the café to keep his job or staying to play ping-pong with Mrs. Torres.
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* ControlFreak: Played for laughs. Gwendolyn Zapp will happily give Gloria the Delivernator for free, as she's quite satisfied with control over every aspect of modern life.


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* MustHaveCaffeine: There's Gwendolyn, who is unrecognizably frazzled before taking her coffee, and one of Cricket's customers, a mother with twins who's desperate for coffee with extra sugar.


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* SpecialGuest: Creator/RosiePerez guest stars as Cricket's ping pong champion customer, Mrs. Torres.
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* ThisMeansWar: Alice declares war on the ants for raiding his home, eating her food and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking making her son cry]].

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* ThisMeansWar: Alice declares war on the ants for raiding his her home, eating her food and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking making her son cry]].

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* MysteryEpisode: Tilly's side of the episode is to solve the mystery of what happened to her missing sock.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Mr. Fluffenfold seems to stammer a little when the girls interrogate him. Also, he tells them socks go missing all over the world and they don't have to single him out. This gives a vague clue to the reveal that Mr. Fluffenfold was the one responsible for Tilly's sock disappearing after she finds it.
* KarmaHoudini: Mr. Fluffenfold gets no punishments for stealing Tilly's sock behind her back (and presumably every sock of whoever comes to the laundromat) and gets away with it.
* MysteryEpisode: Tilly's side of the episode is to solve the mystery of what happened to her missing sock.sock, and why other people's socks go missing as well.
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* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Turns out Tilly was right about the conspiracy of missing socks -- Mr. Fluffenfold had secretly been stealing people's socks all over the laundromat, including Tilly's own sock which she lost, then he puts them back exactly where they left them so they wouldn't suspect a thing.

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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Note when Tilly finds her missing sock under the dryer, it was not there a few scenes before. Seconds after, it was revealed Mr. Fluffenfold stole it and put it back.



* ShaggyDogStory: Subverted with Tilly. She finds her missing sock near one of the dryers thinking it was there the whole time and there wasn't a conspiracy after all. [[StalkerShot But then the camera zooms out into the surveillance room where Mr. Fluffenfold was watching her,]] telling his sock puppet he secretly took Tilly's sock and put it back in the same place so she no longer suspects him, revealing he was in on the conspiracy all along.

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* ShaggyDogStory: Subverted with Tilly. She finds her missing sock near one of the dryers thinking it was there the whole time and there wasn't a conspiracy after all. [[StalkerShot But then the camera zooms out into the surveillance room where Mr. Fluffenfold was watching her,]] telling his sock puppet he secretly took Tilly's sock and put it back in the same place where she found it so she no longer suspects him, revealing he was in on the conspiracy all along.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Doug's mannerisms toward Bill, and his odd living space, may imply that he's autistic.
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* ShoutOut: The girl in the kiddie ride that Cricket passes looks pretty much like [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Mabel Pines.]]
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* AnAesop:
** Be honest to your friends, especially someone you haven't met yet.
** The best way to make friends is if they depend on you to fix things right.


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* AnAesop:
** Your connection with those you interact with are what make your job special.
** Sometimes violence is never the answer.

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* CrazyEnoughToWork: Gramma thinks Tilly's theory about the missing socks is forced and silly... so it ''must'' be true!
* DIYDisaster: Bill offers to fix the wiring on Doug's new apartment, despite not knowing how. He ends up making a mess of things, leaving a big hole in the ceiling.




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* StringTheory: Tilly prepares a board explaining her theory about the missing socks.
* ZanyScheme: Cricket suggests Bill pass himself off as the electrician coming to fix Doug's wiring, then reveal himself after doing a great job and earn Doug's gratitude. It backfires as expected, which is then {{Lampshaded}}.
-->'''Cricket:''' But did you learn a lesson?\\
'''Bill:''': Yes. Never fall for a Cricket scheme.\\
'''Cricket:''' That is a solid learn.



* ManVsMachine: Gloria makes a bet that if the Delivernator can deliver faster than Cricket, then it will do all the deliveries while Cricket is demoted to stock boy. Despite Cricket doing his best and Remy and Vasquez trying to slow down the Delivernator, the Delivernator still wins. However, all of Cricket's customers stand up for him because they like the attention he gives them. The Delivernator may make efficient deliveries, but it lacks the human touch Cricket gives the customers.

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* ManVsMachine: ManVersusMachine: Gloria makes a bet that if the Delivernator can deliver faster than Cricket, then it will do all the deliveries while Cricket is demoted to stock boy. Despite Cricket doing his best and Remy and Vasquez trying to slow down the Delivernator, the Delivernator still wins. However, all of Cricket's customers stand up for him because they like the attention he gives them. The Delivernator may make efficient deliveries, but it lacks the human touch Cricket gives the customers.
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* ConsultingMisterPuppet: Mr. Fluffenfold's "boss" is a sock puppet he operates himself.



* ContinuityNod: This wasn't the first time [[Recap/BigCityGreensS1E8 the Green house was infested by animals.]]

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* ContinuityNod: This wasn't the first time [[Recap/BigCityGreensS1E8 the Green house was infested by animals.]]]]
* LostFoodGrievance: Bill takes losing the cinnamon buns ''hard''. At the end, he begs Gloria for a job if she'll pay him in cinnamon buns.
* ManVsMachine: Gloria makes a bet that if the Delivernator can deliver faster than Cricket, then it will do all the deliveries while Cricket is demoted to stock boy. Despite Cricket doing his best and Remy and Vasquez trying to slow down the Delivernator, the Delivernator still wins. However, all of Cricket's customers stand up for him because they like the attention he gives them. The Delivernator may make efficient deliveries, but it lacks the human touch Cricket gives the customers.
* PestEpisode: The B-plot involves an ant infestation in the Green home. Alice at first tries violence, but after that fails, Tilly suggests a gentler way of dealing with the ants; so Alice lures them out of the house and into the dumpster at the back of the café with fresh cinnamon buns.
* StrongAnts: The ants are strong enough to carry a plate full of cinnamon buns, as well as Gramma's sword.
* ThisMeansWar: Alice declares war on the ants for raiding his home, eating her food and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking making her son cry]].

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* CallBack: When asking Bill to befriend Doug, Cricket brings up the time [[Recap/BigCityGreensS1E1 Remy helped him launch a chicken into outer space.]]



* TheBet: If Cricket finishes his deliveries and makes it back to the café before the Delivernator, then he keeps his job as deliverer; if the Delivernator makes it first, then it becomes the new deliverer and Cricket is regulated to working inventory.

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* TheBet: If Cricket finishes his deliveries and makes it back to the café before the Delivernator, then he keeps his job as deliverer; if the Delivernator makes it first, then it becomes the new deliverer and Cricket is regulated to working inventory.inventory.
* ContinuityNod: This wasn't the first time [[Recap/BigCityGreensS1E8 the Green house was infested by animals.]]
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'''[=DependaBill=]'''
When a new neighbor named Doug Perkins moves in, Bill's dependency is tested when he tries all he can to impress Doug and make a new friend in him. Meanwhile at the laundromat, one of Tilly's socks go missing and she investigates a conspiracy of what happened to it.

!!"[=DependaBill=]" contains examples of:

* BrickJoke: The "don't like/love" joke used by Doug. The first is when he expresses his love of fishing like Bill, and he does it again near the end when he accepts Bill's apology.
* MysteryEpisode: Tilly's side of the episode is to solve the mystery of what happened to her missing sock.
* PunnyName: The laundromat worker is named Mr. Fluffenfold (fluff and fold).
* ShaggyDogStory: Subverted with Tilly. She finds her missing sock near one of the dryers thinking it was there the whole time and there wasn't a conspiracy after all. [[StalkerShot But then the camera zooms out into the surveillance room where Mr. Fluffenfold was watching her,]] telling his sock puppet he secretly took Tilly's sock and put it back in the same place so she no longer suspects him, revealing he was in on the conspiracy all along.

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'''The Delivernator'''

Since Cricket gets distracted during his role as a delivery man, Gloria attempts to replace him with [=BigTech=]'s newest invention, the Delivernator, and Cricket challenges it to a race to see who can complete their deliveries the fastest. Meanwhile, the rest of the Greens fight an ant infestation.

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* TheBet: If Cricket finishes his deliveries and makes it back to the café before the Delivernator, then he keeps his job as deliverer; if the Delivernator makes it first, then it becomes the new deliverer and Cricket is regulated to working inventory.

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