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* FanDisservice: For one of his art lessons, Bob has to paint the elderly, out-of-shape Edith Cranwinkle... ''in the nude''. Bob reacts about as well as one would expect him to.

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* FanDisservice: [[PublicExposure For one of his art lessons, Bob has to paint the elderly, out-of-shape Edith Cranwinkle...Cranwinkle]]... ''in the nude''. Bob reacts about as well as one would expect him to.
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* {{Pun}}: Tina to Louise and Gene when they slide down a bannister.

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* {{Pun}}: Tina to Louise and Gene when they slide down a bannister.banister.



* TookALevelInJerkass: Mr. Fond is so determined to punish Zeke that he refuses to accept any explanation from anyone that can clear his name, to the point where he takes the kids to the retirement home Zeke's grandma resides and resorts to very childish gloating and "I told you so"s when they don't find Zeke. Only for him to be instantly proven wrong when Zeke appears in the mascot costume.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: Mr. Fond Frond is so determined to punish Zeke that he refuses to accept any explanation from anyone that can clear his name, to the point where he takes the kids to the retirement home Zeke's grandma resides and resorts to very childish gloating and "I told you so"s when they don't find Zeke. Only for him to be instantly proven wrong when Zeke appears in the mascot costume.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Mr. Fond is so determined to punish Zeke that he refuses to accept any explanation from anyone that can clear his name, to the point where he takes the kids to the retirement home Zeke's grandma resides and resorts to very childish gloating and "I told you so"s when they don't find Zeke. Only for him to be instantly proven wrong when Zeke appears in the mascot costume.
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** The iconic dam scene from ''Film/TheFugitive'' is parodied when Zeke is at the edge of a stack of boxes in the storage closet, he tells Tina he's innocent which Tina responds with "I don't care." He then tries to make a dramatic escape by jumping off the boxes but since he's only a few feet from the floor, nothing really happens and Tina catches him anyway.
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*SimpleSolutionWontWork: Zeke tried simply asking if he could borrow the mascot costume, but Coach Blevins's refusal caused Zeke to resort to stealing it.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rudy learns that Tina lied about Zeke being sent to the principal's office, and is so upset by it he single-handedly ruins her plans for promotion.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rudy learns that Tina lied about Zeke being sent to the principal's office, office and is so upset by it he single-handedly ruins her plans for promotion.



* IncrediblyLamePun: Tina to Louise and Gene when they slide down a bannister.
-->'''Tina:''' You just ''slid'' into detention.


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* {{Pun}}: Tina to Louise and Gene when they slide down a bannister.
-->'''Tina:''' You just ''slid'' into detention.

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'''Tina''': Okay, a lot of people are Halls.

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'''Tina''': [[VerbalBackspace Okay, a lot of people are Halls.]]


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*TakeOurWordForIt: Bob's nude drawing of Edith is not shown for obvious reasons, but according to Linda it's actually pretty good (and detailed).
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rudy learns that Tina lied about Zeke being sent to the principal's office, and single-handedly ruins her plans for promotion.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rudy learns that Tina lied about Zeke being sent to the principal's office, and is so upset by it he single-handedly ruins her plans for promotion.

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!!Tropes:

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\n!!Tropes:\n!!Midday Tropes:



* CassandraTruth: Zeke wishes to use the school mascot to cheer his grandmother up before her surgery, but no one believes him.
* ChainedHeat: Tina uses a Chinese finger trap to keep Zeke from running away from her. Zeke being [[DumbMuscle Zeke]], he has no idea how it works and is amazed when Tina easily undoes it later.

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* CassandraTruth: Zeke wishes to use the school mascot to cheer his grandmother up before her surgery, but no one believes him.
him. It's not until Zeke's grandmother calls the school asking about him that Tina realizes he was telling the truth.
* ChainedHeat: Tina uses a Chinese finger trap to keep Zeke from running away from her. Zeke being [[DumbMuscle Zeke]], he has no idea how it works and is convinced it's an overly complex contraption, leaving him amazed when Tina easily undoes it later.



* ShipTease: A ''lot'' between Tina and Zeke at the end. Zeke remarks that he'll finally have a story to tell on his and Tina's wedding day. He then remarks that while Tina might not think they're ending up together, he'll win her over eventually. Tina can also be seen with a small smile at this comment.

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* ShipTease: A ''lot'' between Tina and Zeke at the end. Zeke remarks that he'll finally have a story to tell on his and Tina's wedding day. He then remarks that while Tina might not think they're ending up together, he'll win her over eventually. Tina can also be seen with a small smile at after this comment.
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->'''Zeke:''' I told you, I'm ''innocent''!\\
'''Tina:''' I don't ''care''.



* ChainedHeat: Tina uses a Chinese finger trap to keep Zeke from running away from her.

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* ChainedHeat: Tina uses a Chinese finger trap to keep Zeke from running away from her. Zeke being [[DumbMuscle Zeke]], he has no idea how it works and is amazed when Tina easily undoes it later.
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*ShipTease: A ''lot'' between Tina and Zeke at the end. Zeke remarks that he'll finally have a story to tell on his and Tina's wedding day. He then remarks that while Tina might not think they're ending up together, he'll win her over eventually. Tina can also be seen with a small smile at this comment.
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* RiddleForTheAges: Gene apparently has a middle name that Linda never revealed to him. This is the only episode Gene's middle name is ever referenced in, and just like Gene the audience never learns what it is.

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* RiddleForTheAges: Gene apparently has a middle name that Linda never revealed to him. This is the only episode Gene's middle name is ever referenced in, and just like Gene the audience never learns what it is.is[[note]]That said, it's also possible that Gene only ''thinks'' he has a middle name, with Linda's reason for not telling him being because he doesn't actually have a middle name[[/note]].
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* NoNameGiven: Gene apparently has a middle name that Linda never revealed to him, and just like Gene the audience never learns what it is.

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* NoNameGiven: RiddleForTheAges: Gene apparently has a middle name that Linda never revealed to him, him. This is the only episode Gene's middle name is ever referenced in, and just like Gene the audience never learns what it is.
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* NoNameGiven: Gene apparently has a middle name that Linda never revealed to him.

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* NoNameGiven: Gene apparently has a middle name that Linda never revealed to him.him, and just like Gene the audience never learns what it is.
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* BrokenPedestal: Rudy looks up to Tina as a fellow hall monitor until he learns she lied about getting Zeke to the hospital.

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* BrokenPedestal: Rudy looks up to Tina as a fellow hall monitor until he learns she lied about getting Zeke to the hospital.principal's office.
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* BrokenPedestal: Rudy looks up to Tina as a fellow hall monitor until he learns she lied about getting Zeke to the hospital. It only gets worse when he learns she bribed Louise and Gene to help her find Zeke.

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* BrokenPedestal: Rudy looks up to Tina as a fellow hall monitor until he learns she lied about getting Zeke to the hospital. It only gets worse when he learns she bribed Louise and Gene to help her find Zeke.

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While serving as hall monitor, Tina is ordered to bring Zeke to his immediate suspension, only for him to escape.

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While serving as hall monitor, Tina is ordered to bring Zeke to his immediate suspension, only for him to escape. Meanwhile, Linda starts hanging up napkin drawings, leading Bob to take art lessons when his aren't good enough to make it onto the wall.



*BewareTheNiceOnes: Rudy learns that Tina lied about Zeke being sent to the principal's office, and single-handedly ruins her plans for promotion.
*BrokenPedestal: Rudy looks up to Tina as a fellow hall monitor until he learns she lied about getting Zeke to the hospital. It only gets worse when he learns she bribed Louise and Gene to help her find Zeke.
*CallBack: Zeke tried to do the simple solution of ''asking'' Coach Blevins for the mascot costume, but Blevins refused because he thought Zeke would just poop in it, just like he pooped everywhere in "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS3E12BroadcastWagstaffSchoolNews Broadcast Wagstaff School News]]".



*FanDisservice: For one of his art lessons, Bob has to paint the elderly, out-of-shape Edith Cranwinkle... ''in the nude''. Bob reacts about as well as one would expect him to.



* ShoutOut: The PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle and several plot points are references to ''Film/MidnightRun.''
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Zeke’s grandma looks like an old, female version of Zeke. She even has the same haircut.

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*NoNameGiven: Gene apparently has a middle name that Linda never revealed to him.
* ShoutOut: The PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle and several plot points are references to ''Film/MidnightRun.''
''Film/MidnightRun''.
**Tina bribes her siblings to help find Zeke with a permanent hall pass. Gene refers to it as the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings one hall pass to rule them all]].
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Zeke’s grandma looks like an old, female version of Zeke. She even has the same haircut. Louise lampshades it.
-->'''Louise:''' Yup, that is ''definitely'' Zeke's grandma.
*TitleDrop: Tina says "It's a midday run" when Rudy asks if Tina is fine escorting Zeke to the principal's office alone.

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-->'''Gene''': Tell that to Darryl Hall.
-->'''Louise''': And Anthony Michael Hall.
-->'''Mr. Frond''': Arsenio Hall.
-->'''Tina''': Okay, a lot of people are Halls.

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-->'''Gene''': Tell that to Darryl Hall.
-->'''Louise''':
Music/{{Daryl Hall|And John Oates}}.\\
'''Louise''':
And Anthony Michael Hall.
-->'''Mr.
Creator/AnthonyMichaelHall.\\
'''Mr.
Frond''': Arsenio Hall.
-->'''Tina''':
Creator/ArsenioHall.\\
'''Tina''':
Okay, a lot of people are Halls.



-->"You just ''slid'' into detention."

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-->"You -->'''Tina:''' You just ''slid'' into detention."



* ShoutOut: The title and several plot points are references to ''Film/MidnightRun.''

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* ShoutOut: The title PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle and several plot points are references to ''Film/MidnightRun.''



* WholePlotReference: The episode follows the plot of 1993's ''Film/TheFugitive'', even including a moment along the lines of the "I don't care!" scene.

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* WholePlotReference: The Besides ''Midnight Run'', the episode also follows the plot of 1993's ''Film/TheFugitive'', even including a moment along the lines of the "I don't care!" scene.scene.
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Zeke’s grandma looks like an old, female version of Zeke. She even has the same haircut.
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* AnalogyBckfire: When Tina argues for letting Zeke go, she tells Mr. Frond, "We're hall monitors. But people aren't halls."

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* AnalogyBckfire: AnalogyBackfire: When Tina argues for letting Zeke go, she tells Mr. Frond, "We're hall monitors. But people aren't halls."
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* AnalogyBckfire: When Tina argues for letting Zeke go, she tells Mr. Frond, "We're hall monitors. But people aren't halls."
-->'''Gene''': Tell that to Darryl Hall.
-->'''Louise''': And Anthony Michael Hall.
-->'''Mr. Frond''': Arsenio Hall.
-->'''Tina''': Okay, a lot of people are Halls.
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* ChainedHeat: Tina uses a Chinese finger trap to keep Zeke from running away from her.


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* ShoutOut: The title and several plot points are references to ''Film/MidnightRun.''
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* ImagineSpot: Tina imagines that receiving her hall monitor promotion include a knighting and a flyover.

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* ImagineSpot: Tina imagines that receiving her hall monitor promotion include includes a knighting and a flyover.
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While serving as hall monitor, Tina is ordered to bring Zeke to his immediate suspension, only for him to escape.
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* CassandraTruth: Zeke wishes to use the school mascot to cheer his grandmother up before her surgery, but no one believes him.
* ImagineSpot: Tina imagines that receiving her hall monitor promotion include a knighting and a flyover.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Tina to Louise and Gene when they slide down a bannister.
-->"You just ''slid'' into detention."
* InspectorJavert: Tina and Regular-Sized Rudy both serve as this.
* WholePlotReference: The episode follows the plot of 1993's ''Film/TheFugitive'', even including a moment along the lines of the "I don't care!" scene.

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