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* BigNo: Bob’s reaction when his jack-o-lantern is stolen, well in Linda’s version of the story at least.
-->'''Bob:''' I didn’t scream "Noooooooo!" I said, "No." Actually I don’t even think I said no, I think I said something cool like a swear.
-->'''Bob:''' I didn’t scream "Noooooooo!" I said, "No." Actually I don’t even think I said no, I think I said something cool like a swear.
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* CallingParentsByTheirName: Tina calls her mom by her full name to cast a spell on her, which Linda doesn’t appreciate.
-->'''Linda:''' Don’t call me Linda Belcher, it’s creepy!
-->'''Linda:''' Don’t call me Linda Belcher, it’s creepy!
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* {{Curse}}: Jackie the Crossing Guard curses Tina when she’s rude to her at the crosswalk.
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* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Tina starts believing that she’s a real witch and the power goes to her head, giving her quite the attitude.
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* HalloweenEpisode: Tina wants to win the Halloween costume contest so badly that she learns magic to try to cheat.
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** Gene tells Tina she could go as “Cheer-bacca” for Halloween, a mix between a cheerleader and [[Franchise/StarWars Chewbacca]].
** Louise isn’t surprised that Mr. Ambrose is a witch because “he does ride to school on a [[Film/TheWizardOfOz bike with a little dog in the front basket]].”
** Louise tells Tina to “cast it, [[Film/CastAway cast away]]” and Gene says not to bring up that movie because it always makes him cry.
** Louise isn’t surprised that Mr. Ambrose is a witch because “he does ride to school on a [[Film/TheWizardOfOz bike with a little dog in the front basket]].”
** Louise tells Tina to “cast it, [[Film/CastAway cast away]]” and Gene says not to bring up that movie because it always makes him cry.
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** In another one of the flashbacks, Tina’s dressed as Music/{{Liberace}}.
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** In another one of the flashbacks, Tina’s dressed as outfit is a pretty clear reference to Music/{{Liberace}}.
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** In another one of the flashbacks, Tina’s dressed as Music/{{Liberace}}.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"I'm gonna be a sand-witch for Halloween. Get it?"]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"I'm gonna be a sand-witch for Halloween. Get it?"]]
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* FailureMontage: More specifically a series of flashbacks depicting Tina ''always'' losing the Wagstaff costume contest, including one year where Frond actually read her name out as the winner before revealing he meant to announce a student with the same initials.
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* FailureMontage: More specifically a series of flashbacks depicting Tina ''always'' losing the Wagstaff costume contest, including one year [[HopeSpot where Frond actually read her name out as the winner winner]] before revealing he meant to announce a student with the same initials.
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* CopycatMockery: Louise is disqualified from the costume contest because the previous year she dressed up as a very unflattering portrayal of Mr. Frond.
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* CopycatMockery: Louise is disqualified banned from entering the costume contest because the previous year she dressed up as a very unflattering portrayal of Mr. Frond.
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* DraggedOffToHell: Not seen but alluded to; the Store Next Door is named "Sag Me Off To Hell".
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** The Store Next Door is named "[[Film/DragMeToHell Sag Me To Hell]]".
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*TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Mr. Ambrose claims this about witches, dismissing Tina's assumption that they follow the pointy hat/broomstick stereotype. His point gains merit when Jackie the crossing guard reveals herself as a witch to curse Tina for being rude to her.
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*MagicLibrarian: Mr. Ambrose is a regular practitioner of witchcraft. Though it's played with in that, due to the show's realistic setting, none of his spells actually do anything.
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*SoreLoser: Discussed; when Tina complains about always losing the costume contest, Louise quips that she could dress as a sore loser again.
-->'''Louise:''' You're great at that costume.
-->'''Louise:''' You're great at that costume.
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*FailureMontage: More specifically a series of flashbacks depicting Tina ''always'' losing the Wagstaff costume contest, including one year where Frond actually read her name out as the winner before revealing he meant to announce a student with the same initials.
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* CheatersNeverProsper: Tina tries to use a spell to win the costume contest. She ends up losing to Regular-Sized Rudy.
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*BrickJoke: Louise gets out of her book report because Ms. [=LaBonz=] had jury duty. During Tina's speech at the end, [=LaBonz=] reveals more details.
-->'''[=LaBonz=]:''' He was guilty. We were done before lunch. I went to the mall for the rest of the day.
* CheatersNeverProsper: Tina tries to use a spell to win the costume contest. She ends up losing to Regular-SizedRudy. Rudy.
*CopycatMockery: Louise is disqualified from the costume contest because the previous year she dressed up as a very unflattering portrayal of Mr. Frond.
-->'''[=LaBonz=]:''' He was guilty. We were done before lunch. I went to the mall for the rest of the day.
* CheatersNeverProsper: Tina tries to use a spell to win the costume contest. She ends up losing to Regular-Sized
*CopycatMockery: Louise is disqualified from the costume contest because the previous year she dressed up as a very unflattering portrayal of Mr. Frond.
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*DraggedOffToHell: Not seen but alluded to; the Store Next Door is named "Sag Me Off To Hell".
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-->"I thought we had an understanding. You carve them and leave them out, and then I take them. It's like how people keep giving me bikes."
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*LaserGuidedKarma: Tammy steals Tina's idea to win the contest, and ends up losing.
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*MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Initially discussed at the end before Tina notes that everything the "spells" accomplished were probably in place to happen normally.
*NoKillLikeOverkill: Teddy's father went a ''[[{{Understatement}} little]]'' overboard trying to stop squirrels from eating the jack-o-lanterns.
-->'''Teddy:''' One year my dad sat in the bushes with a BB gun and waited for the squirrels to come. Well, it wasn't the BB's that got 'em. He also poisoned the pumpkins. That was, uh, not my favorite Halloween.
*NoKillLikeOverkill: Teddy's father went a ''[[{{Understatement}} little]]'' overboard trying to stop squirrels from eating the jack-o-lanterns.
-->'''Teddy:''' One year my dad sat in the bushes with a BB gun and waited for the squirrels to come. Well, it wasn't the BB's that got 'em. He also poisoned the pumpkins. That was, uh, not my favorite Halloween.
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*TearJerker: In-universe; Gene cites ''Film/CastAway'' as a movie that makes him cry. Louise merely bringing it up nearly accomplishes the same effect.
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* DarkHorseVictory: Rudy ends up winning the contest, dressed as [[Creator/MarcelMarceau Bip the Clown]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: Jimmy Pesto's assistant Trev draws the line at calling Bob "crazy", saying mental illness is no joke.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Jimmy Pesto's assistant Trev draws the line at calling Bob "crazy", saying mental illness is no joke.
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* DarkHorseVictory: Regular-Sized Rudy ends up winning the contest, dressed as [[Creator/MarcelMarceau Bip the Clown]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: Jimmy Pesto'sassistant bartender Trev draws the line at calling Bob "crazy", saying mental illness is no joke.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Jimmy Pesto's
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*NoodleIncident: Mr. Fischoeder apparently steals ''bikes''.
*TheReveal: Mr. Fischoeder is the jack-o-lantern thief.
*TheReveal: Mr. Fischoeder is the jack-o-lantern thief.
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* DarkHorseVictory: Rudy ends up winning the contest, dressed as Marcel Marceau.
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* DarkHorseVictory: Rudy ends up winning the contest, dressed as Marcel Marceau.[[Creator/MarcelMarceau Bip the Clown]].
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-->"Hey, Jimmy Jr. Wanna walk my ass to class?"
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-->"Hey, Jimmy Jr. Wanna walk my ass to class?"class?"
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* ShoutOut: In one of the flashbacks to past Halloween contests, Tina is wearing [[Series/CaptainKangaroo a kangaroo costume with a ship captain's hat]].
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** The title is one to ''Film/TeenWitch''.
** In one of the flashbacks to past Halloween contests, Tina is wearing [[Series/CaptainKangaroo a kangaroo costume with a ship captain's hat]].
** The title is one to ''Film/TeenWitch''.
** In one of the flashbacks to past Halloween contests, Tina is wearing [[Series/CaptainKangaroo a kangaroo costume with a ship captain's hat]].
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* LivingCrashpad: Tina falls off the stage during the costume pageant, but she's okay because she fell on top of Tammy.
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After Tammy steals her Halloween costume idea, Tina decides to go as a "sand-witch". She ends up getting a book of genuine spells from Mr. Ambrose, and uses them to give herself an edge. Meanwhile, Bob tries to find who's stealing his jack-o-lanterns.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Mr. Fischoeder calls Teddy "Freddy".
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Mr. Ambrose says that Jackie creeped out their coven. She wanted to go dark, cast revenge spells, and "never chipped in for pizza."
* CheatersNeverProsper: Tina tries to use a spell to win the costume contest. She ends up losing to Regular-Sized Rudy.
* DarkHorseVictory: Rudy ends up winning the contest, dressed as Marcel Marceau.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Jimmy Pesto's assistant Trev draws the line at calling Bob "crazy", saying mental illness is no joke.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Mr. Fischoeder justifying stealing Bob's pumpkins.
-->"I thought we had an understanding. You carve them and leave them out, and then I take them. It's like how people keep giving me bikes."
* ShoutOut: In one of the flashbacks to past Halloween contests, Tina is wearing [[Series/CaptainKangaroo a kangaroo costume with a ship captain's hat]].
* TookALevelInBadass: Tina becomes a lot more confident after becoming a witch.
-->"Hey, Jimmy Jr. Wanna walk my ass to class?"
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Mr. Fischoeder calls Teddy "Freddy".
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Mr. Ambrose says that Jackie creeped out their coven. She wanted to go dark, cast revenge spells, and "never chipped in for pizza."
* CheatersNeverProsper: Tina tries to use a spell to win the costume contest. She ends up losing to Regular-Sized Rudy.
* DarkHorseVictory: Rudy ends up winning the contest, dressed as Marcel Marceau.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Jimmy Pesto's assistant Trev draws the line at calling Bob "crazy", saying mental illness is no joke.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Mr. Fischoeder justifying stealing Bob's pumpkins.
-->"I thought we had an understanding. You carve them and leave them out, and then I take them. It's like how people keep giving me bikes."
* ShoutOut: In one of the flashbacks to past Halloween contests, Tina is wearing [[Series/CaptainKangaroo a kangaroo costume with a ship captain's hat]].
* TookALevelInBadass: Tina becomes a lot more confident after becoming a witch.
-->"Hey, Jimmy Jr. Wanna walk my ass to class?"
