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* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: In-universe, Frond is hurt that he's the villain of Louise and Gene's tales but it's his portrayal in Tina's story, as a coward leaving children to die at the hands of zombies, that brings him to tears

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* MakeMeWannaShout: Gene gets the power to destroy a lock with only his voice in his story.



* ShaggyDogStory: In Louise's story; after all the effort it took for the Belcher kids to bring down ''one'' Robo-Frond, they're immediately confronted with five more. The ending indicates that they couldn't destroy them, and had to go into hiding.



* ShaggyDogStory: In Louise's story; after all the effort it took for the Belcher kids to bring down ''one'' Robo-Frond, they're immediately confronted with five more. The ending indicates that they couldn't destroy them, and had to go into hiding.


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* SuperScream: Gene gets the power to destroy a lock with only his voice in his story.
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* GenreSavvy: Louise is able to immediately deduce that Robo-Frond is from the future (and that he's a robot) after he takes down the water fountain trying to kill her. She later admits to Future Darryl that she figured it was only a matter of time before such a thing happened.
** Gene is also able to deduce that Darryl is from the future just because he sees him looking much older.

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*CutLexLuthorACheck: Despite having the ability to send robots back in time, Frond doesn't consider using the robots to simply warn his past self about the brownie surprise prank, instead deciding use them to kill Louise.



* UncertainDoom: In Louise's story, Future Darryl is last seen in the scene where the kids are cornered by five Robo-Fronds. He's noticeably absent when the Belchers are hiding out in Mexico, implying that the Robo-Fronds managed to kill him, but his fate is never actually revealed. The five Robo-Fronds also arrive wearing the clothes of some of the show's supporting characters (Aunt Gayle, Mr. Fischoeder, Teddy, Mort, and Marshmallow), implying that they were all killed in the Robo-Fronds' pursuit.

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* UncertainDoom: In Louise's story, Future Darryl is last seen in the scene where the kids are cornered by five Robo-Fronds. He's noticeably absent when the Belchers are hiding out in Mexico, implying that the Robo-Fronds managed to kill him, but his fate is never actually revealed. The five Robo-Fronds also arrive wearing the clothes of some of the show's supporting characters (Aunt Gayle, Mr. Fischoeder, Teddy, Mort, and Marshmallow), implying that they were all killed or at the very least assaulted/injured in the Robo-Fronds' pursuit.pursuit. It's worth noting that when the first Robo-Frond attacks the real Frond, he only spares him because he recognizes him as his eventual creator.
**Relatedly; Speedo Guy is last seen getting attacked by the first Robo-Frond for his attire. It's not shown what happened to him, as well as the Cranwinkles (who would have witnessed the attack).


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*WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Three zombies--the school nurse, Tammy, and Mr. Frond--completely vanish from Tina's story with no explanation.
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** Tina's story is based on ''Series/TheWalkingDead''.

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** Tina's story is based on ''Series/TheWalkingDead''.''Series/{{The Walking Dead|2010}}''.
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** During her story, Tina is wearing sheriff clothes similar to the initial attire of [[Series/TheWalkingDead Rick Grimes]].

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** During her story, Tina is wearing sheriff clothes similar to the initial attire of [[Series/TheWalkingDead [[Series/{{The Walking Dead|2010}} Rick Grimes]].
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*DemotedToExtra: In-universe; while Frond is the BigBad of Louise and Gene's stories, he has a relatively minor role in Tina's story.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: The Robo-Frond disguised as Mort actually has gray hair, just like Mort himself, and has Mort's toupee over it.

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* FreezeFrameBonus: The Robo-Frond disguised as Mort actually has gray hair, hair and a toupee, just like Mort himself, and has Mort's toupee over it.himself.

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* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult: Gene's story portrays Mr. Frond as an uptight jackass who steals Gene's keyboard to prevent him from rebelling with his music.

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* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult: Gene's story portrays Mr. Frond as an uptight jackass who steals Gene's keyboard to prevent him from rebelling with his music. It then turns out that the ''real'' Frond actually ''did'' confiscate Gene's keyboard, for unspecified reasons.



* JerkassHasAPoint: Mr. Frond has a ''tiny'' point in confiscating Tina's sexually-charged story, but it's rendered moot when he admits he really only confiscated the reports because they portrayed him as a HateSink.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Subverted. Mr. Frond has a ''tiny'' point in confiscating Tina's sexually-charged story, but it's rendered moot when he admits he really only confiscated the reports because they portrayed him as a HateSink.



* UncertainDoom: In Louise's story, Future Darryl is last seen in the scene where the kids are cornered by five Robo-Fronds. He's noticeably absent when the Belchers are hiding out in Mexico, implying that the Robo-Fronds managed to kill him, but his fate is never actually revealed. The Robo-Fronds also arrive wearing the clothes of Belcher family friends (Aunt Gayle, Mr. Fischoeder, Teddy, Mort, and Marshmallow), implying that they were all killed in the Robo-Fronds' pursuit.

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* UncertainDoom: In Louise's story, Future Darryl is last seen in the scene where the kids are cornered by five Robo-Fronds. He's noticeably absent when the Belchers are hiding out in Mexico, implying that the Robo-Fronds managed to kill him, but his fate is never actually revealed. The five Robo-Fronds also arrive wearing the clothes of Belcher family friends some of the show's supporting characters (Aunt Gayle, Mr. Fischoeder, Teddy, Mort, and Marshmallow), implying that they were all killed in the Robo-Fronds' pursuit.



** Gene's story is one to ''Film/RockAndRollHighSchool''.

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** Gene's story is one to based on ''Film/RockAndRollHighSchool''.



* WouldHurtAChild: Besides the obvious fact that he's been sent to kill Louise (and eventually her siblings and Future Darryl), Robo-Frond attacks numerous students walking through the halls in order to clear a path.

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* WouldHurtAChild: Besides the obvious fact that he's been sent to kill Louise (and eventually her siblings and Future Darryl), Robo-Frond attacks numerous students walking through the halls in order to clear a path.path.
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* PuncturedForEmphasis: ''"I SAID! I LOCKED! MYSELF! IN A ROOM! WHILE CHILDREN WERE EATEN!"''

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* PuncturedForEmphasis: PunctuatedForEmphasis: ''"I SAID! I LOCKED! MYSELF! IN A ROOM! WHILE CHILDREN WERE EATEN!"''
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* PuncturedForEmphasis: ''"I SAID! I LOCKED! MYSELF! IN A ROOM! WHILE CHILDREN WERE EATEN!"''

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*ArtEvolution: Starting with this episode, Mr. Frond's design is noticeably altered.



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Gene and Tina don't really understand what the "brownie surprise" prank actually is, and Louise has to explain it to them.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Gene and Tina don't really understand what the "brownie surprise" prank actually is, and Louise has to explain it to them. Then Tina reveals she ''still'' doesn't get it.



*DisproportionateRetribution: In Louise's story, Mr. Frond decides the best way to react to a ToiletHumor prank is to send a robot back in time to assassinate a child.



* HateSink: Discussed; while Frond is the clear-cut BigBad of Louise and Gene's stories, Bob points out that he wasn't so much a villain in Tina's story. Frond instead points out that he was portrayed as a selfish coward, which he almost seems to consider worse.

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* HateSink: Discussed; while Frond is the clear-cut BigBad of Louise and Gene's stories, Bob points out that he wasn't so much a villain in Tina's story. Frond instead points out that he was portrayed as a selfish coward, DirtyCoward, which he almost seems to consider worse.



* JerkassHasAPoint: Mr. Frond has a ''tiny'' point in confiscating Tina's sexually-charged story, but it's rendered moot when he admits he really only confiscated the reports because it portrayed him as a HateSink.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Mr. Frond has a ''tiny'' point in confiscating Tina's sexually-charged story, but it's rendered moot when he admits he really only confiscated the reports because it they portrayed him as a HateSink.



* UncertainDoom: In Louise's story, Future Darryl is last seen in the scene where the kids are cornered by five Robo-Fronds. He's noticeably absent when the Belchers are hiding out in Mexico, implying that the Robo-Fronds managed to kill him, but his fate is never actually revealed. The Robo-Fronds also arrive wearing the clothes of Belcher family friends (Aunt Gayle, Mr. Fischoeder, Teddy, Mort, and Marshmallow), implying that they were all killed in the Robo Fronds’ pursuit.

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* UncertainDoom: In Louise's story, Future Darryl is last seen in the scene where the kids are cornered by five Robo-Fronds. He's noticeably absent when the Belchers are hiding out in Mexico, implying that the Robo-Fronds managed to kill him, but his fate is never actually revealed. The Robo-Fronds also arrive wearing the clothes of Belcher family friends (Aunt Gayle, Mr. Fischoeder, Teddy, Mort, and Marshmallow), implying that they were all killed in the Robo Fronds’ Robo-Fronds' pursuit.



* TheUnReveal: While we see what twelfth-grade Darryl and the eighth-grade Pesto twins look like, we never see a glimpse of eighth-grade Louise despite her actions instigating the plot.

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* TheUnReveal: While we see what twelfth-grade eleventh-grade Darryl and the eighth-grade Pesto twins look like, we never see a glimpse of eighth-grade Louise despite her actions instigating the plot.



** Tina's story is based on ''Series/TheWalkingDead''.

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** Tina's story is based on ''Series/TheWalkingDead''.''Series/TheWalkingDead''.
*WouldHurtAChild: Besides the obvious fact that he's been sent to kill Louise (and eventually her siblings and Future Darryl), Robo-Frond attacks numerous students walking through the halls in order to clear a path.
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* AmbiguousEnding: Discussed; Bob claims that the end of Gene's story was left open-ended for the reader to decide if [[ItMakesSenseInContext his fart song destroyed the school]].

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* AmbiguousEnding: Discussed; Bob claims that the end of Gene's story was left open-ended for the reader to decide if [[ItMakesSenseInContext his fart song destroyed the school]]. Mr. Frond isn't convinced.



* {{Polyamory}}: Tina's story ends with her starting a relationship with all 15 zombies.

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* {{Polyamory}}: Tina's story ends with her starting a relationship with all 15 zombies.

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* CreepyCrossdresser: Mr. Frond is shown dressed up as the feminine Principal Togar in Gene's story yet is referred to as a male.



* PreAssKickingOneLiner: "Hey, Frond. Let's do lunch."

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* PreAssKickingOneLiner: PreAsskickingOneLiner: "Hey, Frond. Let's do lunch."



* VillainousCrossdresser: Mr. Frond is shown dressed up as the feminine Principal Togar in Gene's story yet is referred to as a male.
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* MistakenForFlatulence: During Gene's story, he plays a farting sound effect on his keyboard, and the students mistakenly think Mr. Frond was the one who cut it.

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