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* LorreLookalike: Being a parody of two of Peter Lorre's most famous films, there's a CaptainErsatz of his characters who appears, and his resemblance to Peter Lorre is {{Lampshaded|Trope}}.
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** A Creator/PeterLorre CaptainErsatz shows up. And called out on being an Ersatz.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther
* BlackWidow: Doubles as TheVamp.
* BlackWidow: Doubles as TheVamp.
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* CigarChomper: Dogbolter
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: "I don't live on top of this giant cliff."
* CreativeSterility: Purposefully set up and {{exploited| trope}} by Dogbolter.
* DameWithACase
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: "I don't live on top of this giant cliff."
* CreativeSterility: Purposefully set up and {{exploited| trope}} by Dogbolter.
* DameWithACase
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* DirtyCop
* DisneyVillainDeath: What Elgar planned for Frobisher.
* DoubleEntendre
* DropInCharacter: The Doctor's reduced to this, in the story.
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor
* FantasticRacism:
--> "My tutor had something against avian species."
* DisneyVillainDeath: What Elgar planned for Frobisher.
* DoubleEntendre
* DropInCharacter: The Doctor's reduced to this, in the story.
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor
* FantasticRacism:
--> "My tutor had something against avian species."
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*
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* FakingTheDead: Arthur. Done by Alicia
** Who's also Frobisher's ex-wife.
* FilmNoir: Parodied.
* FirstPersonSmartass
* FollowThatCar: A pipedream for Frobisher.
* {{Gonk}}: Alice's husband Arthur.
** Mr. Dogbolter gets described as this as well.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Mr. Dogbolter
* HardBoiledDetective: Frobisher tries to act the part.
* HeartBrokenBadass: Frobisher. Though the "Badass" is in question.
** Who's also Frobisher's ex-wife.
* FilmNoir: Parodied.
* FirstPersonSmartass
* FollowThatCar: A pipedream for Frobisher.
* {{Gonk}}: Alice's husband Arthur.
** Mr. Dogbolter gets described as this as well.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Mr. Dogbolter
* HardBoiledDetective: Frobisher tries to act the part.
* HeartBrokenBadass: Frobisher. Though the "Badass" is in question.
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** Who's
%%** Alice's husband Arthur.
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* MacGuffin: The something.
* MaleGaze: Frobisher gets caught.
* {{Narrator}}: Frobisher.
* MaleGaze: Frobisher gets caught.
* {{Narrator}}: Frobisher.
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* OpenSaysMe: Less glamorous than in the movies.
* PrivateEyeMonologue: In keeping with the genre, there are loads of this.
* PrivateEyeMonologue: In keeping with the genre, there are loads of this.
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* RunningGag: Twelve Mazumas. (''Plus expenses!'')
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney[=/=]ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Dogbolter, in spades
* {{Sexophone}}: When TheVamp walks into the room.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney[=/=]ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Dogbolter, in spades
* {{Sexophone}}: When TheVamp walks into the room.
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** "You know how to quack don't you? Just stiffen your beak.. and vibrate."
** Frobisher as the Doctor re-enacts ''Film/TaxiDriver''.
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* TickingTimeBomb: Planted on Mr. Chandler.
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* TheVamp: Alicia Milholland.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Somewhat, Elgar.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Chandler
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* ShesGotLegs: The Vamp
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* TheyFightCrime: Frobisher and his ex.
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This was the second Creator/BigFinish episode to feature the shape-shifting companion Frobisher, taking place in the ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' comics canon rather than the Big Finish canon. It takes place before [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho014TheHolyTerror "The Holy Terror"]]. Its official production number is "Monthly series 33 1/2", although it was released in the bonus range instead of in the monthly range (still with us?).
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This was the second Creator/BigFinish episode to feature the shape-shifting companion Frobisher, taking place in the ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' comics canon rather than the Big Finish canon. It Written by Creator/RobertShearman, it takes place before [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho014TheHolyTerror "The Holy Terror"]]. Its official production number is "Monthly series 33 1/2", although it was released in the bonus range instead of in the monthly range (still with us?).
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** The name is one to ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon''.
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** The name is one to ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon''.''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}''.
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-->'' [[MostWonderfulSound The TARDIS materialises, saving him in the nick of time.]]''
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-->'' [[MostWonderfulSound [[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound The TARDIS materialises, saving him in the nick of time.]]''
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* ShoutOut: "You know how to quack don't you? Just stiffen your beak.. and vibrate."
** Plus Frobisher as the Doctor re-enacts Taxi Driver.
** A PeterLorre CaptainErsatz shows up. And called out on being an Ersatz.
** The name is one to the TheMalteseFalcon, and Frobisher and Alicia's relationship at the end has elements of {{Casablanca}}.
--> "[[AffectionateParody This could be the continuation of a beautiful friendship]]."
** Plus Frobisher as the Doctor re-enacts Taxi Driver.
** A PeterLorre CaptainErsatz shows up. And called out on being an Ersatz.
** The name is one to the TheMalteseFalcon, and Frobisher and Alicia's relationship at the end has elements of {{Casablanca}}.
--> "[[AffectionateParody This could be the continuation of a beautiful friendship]]."
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** "You know how to quack don't you? Just stiffen your beak.. and vibrate."
**Plus Frobisher as the Doctor re-enacts Taxi Driver.
''Film/TaxiDriver''.
** APeterLorre Creator/PeterLorre CaptainErsatz shows up. And called out on being an Ersatz.
** The name is one tothe TheMalteseFalcon, and ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon''.
** Frobisher and Alicia's relationship at the end has elements of{{Casablanca}}.
-->''Film/{{Casablanca}}''.
---> "[[AffectionateParody This could be the continuation of a beautiful friendship]]."
** "You know how to quack don't you? Just stiffen your beak.. and vibrate."
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** A
** The name is one to
** Frobisher and Alicia's relationship at the end has elements of
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* FakingTheDead: Arthur. [[spoiler: Done by Alicia]]
** [[spoiler: Who's also Frobisher's ex-wife.]]
** [[spoiler: Who's also Frobisher's ex-wife.]]
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* FakingTheDead: Arthur. [[spoiler: Done by Alicia]]
Alicia
**[[spoiler: Who's also Frobisher's ex-wife.]]
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* TheReveal: Alicia [[spoiler: is Frobisher's ex-wife.]]
* RunningGag: Twelve Mazumas. (''Plus expenses!'')
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* TheReveal: Alicia [[spoiler: is Frobisher's ex-wife.]]
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* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: "My friends call me Frobisher. My enemies call me ''Mr.'' Frobisher. [[spoiler: And the junk mail department of the Galactic Reader's Digest calls me Mrs. F. R. Rubbisher when they say I may have already won 30,000 Mazumas.]]"
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* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: "My friends call me Frobisher. My enemies call me ''Mr.'' Frobisher. [[spoiler: And the junk mail department of the Galactic Reader's Digest calls me Mrs. F. R. Rubbisher when they say I may have already won 30,000 Mazumas.]]""
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* TickingTimeBomb: Planted on [[spoiler: Mr. Chandler]].
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* TickingTimeBomb: Planted on [[spoiler: Mr. Chandler]].Chandler.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Somewhat, [[spoiler: Elgar]].
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Chandler]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: Somewhat, [[spoiler: Elgar]].
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Somewhat,
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* AffectionateParody: Of FilmNoir. While a few archetypical tropes of the genre is played straight, most of them are bended or given a humorous twist in some way.
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* BlackEyesOfEvil[=/=]RedEyesTakeWarning: Frobisher notices that Dogbolt's normally black eyes becomes a threatening shade of red when he is angry.
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* BlackEyesOfEvil[=/=]RedEyesTakeWarning: Frobisher notices that Dogbolt's Dogbolter's normally black eyes becomes a threatening shade of red when he is angry.
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney[=/=]ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Dogbolt, in spades
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney[=/=]ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Dogbolt, Dogbolter, in spades
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* SuddenlyShouting: Dogbolt speaks in a rather [[FauxAffablyEvil pleasant and patient tone]], until he for a brief moment finally gets fed up with Frobisher's defiant smartassery and [[ToThePain explains at the top of his lungs exactly what he will do to him if he doesn't cooperate]], before regaining his composure again.
* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: To Dogbolt, there are those who work for him, and those who will at some point in the future.
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* SuddenlyShouting: Dogbolt Dogbolter speaks in a rather [[FauxAffablyEvil pleasant and patient tone]], until he for a brief moment finally gets fed up with Frobisher's defiant smartassery and [[ToThePain explains at the top of his lungs exactly what he will do to him if he doesn't cooperate]], before regaining his composure again.
* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: ToDogbolt, Dogbolter, there are those who work for him, and those who will at some point in the future.
* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: To
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* SuddenlyShouting: Dogbolt speaks in a rather [[FauxAffablyEvil pleasant and patient tone]], until he for a brief finally get fed up with Frobisher's defiant cleverness and [[ToThePain explains at the top of his lungs exactly what he will do to him if he doesn't cooperate]], before regaining his composure again.
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* SuddenlyShouting: Dogbolt speaks in a rather [[FauxAffablyEvil pleasant and patient tone]], until he for a brief moment finally get gets fed up with Frobisher's defiant cleverness smartassery and [[ToThePain explains at the top of his lungs exactly what he will do to him if he doesn't cooperate]], before regaining his composure again.
