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* [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Unwitting Instigators of Doom]]: Carl and Grace. The two inviting Blooper, Dry Bones and Talia, respectively, over to the latter's house for Thanksgiving drove the episode's plot as their friends and relatives let themselves into the house without giving any prior notice.

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* [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Unwitting Instigators of Doom]]: Carl and Grace. The two Them inviting Blooper, Dry Bones Bones, Boo and Talia, respectively, Talia over to the latter's house for Thanksgiving drove the episode's plot as their friends and relatives let themselves into the house without giving any prior notice.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Calvin gives everyone one for stressing out Linda and having the Thanksgiving party go to hell.

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* NoodleIncident: It's anyone's guess as to why John decided to put Calvin inside an oven when he was a baby.

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* [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone My God, What Have They Done?]]: The Mitchell family, Staffordshire, Grace's family, Carl's friends, and Boo's Parents feel sad and remorseful for how everyone was acting up while Linda was cooking, as well as the houseguests showing up out of nowhere to attend the Thanksgiving dinner.
* NoodleIncident: It's anyone's guess as to why John decided to put Calvin inside an oven when he was a baby.


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* [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom Unwitting Instigators of Doom]]: Carl and Grace. The two inviting Blooper, Dry Bones and Talia, respectively, over to the latter's house for Thanksgiving drove the episode's plot as their friends and relatives let themselves into the house without giving any prior notice.

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* DecemberDecemberRomance: Micheal and Sheila fall in love with each other. Micheal even moves with Sheila to her house by the end of the episode.

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* DecemberDecemberRomance: Micheal and Sheila fall in love with each other. Micheal even moves in with Sheila to her house by the end of the episode.



* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: Kylie tells her friends that Emily had to cancel her plans to spend Thanksgiving with her because her father got sick from eating contaminated food.



** Sheila accuses John of only coming to the the Thanksgiving dinner for the free food. When Linda then states that she got so stressed from cooking much more than expected and that she ruined the meal as a result, John decides to leave, which gets him called out by Sheila.

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** Sheila accuses John of only coming to the the Thanksgiving dinner for the free food. When Later on when Linda then states says that she got so stressed from cooking much more than she originally had expected and that she ended up ruined the meal as a result, meal, John decides to leave, which gets him called out by Sheila.
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* AsYouKnow: Roxanne reminds Grace that Talia's parents divorced and her mother left for the Marine Kingdom during the summer. This is the first time the viewers have ever heard of it.

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* AsYouKnow: Roxanne Kylie reminds Grace that Talia's parents divorced and her mother left for the Marine Kingdom during the summer. This is the first time the viewers have ever heard of it.
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* NoodleIncident: It's anyone's guess as to why John decided to put Calvin inside an oven when he was a baby.
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* ThanksgivingEpisode: The whole premise of the episode.

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* ThanksgivingEpisode: The whole premise of the episode.episode.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: John when he throws up in Goomburger.
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* DinnerAndAShow: It was originally just the Mitchell family, Felix, Grace and Sydney, and Linda and Calvin's father and mother respectively. However, more and more people begin showing up (Dry Bones, Blooper, Talia, Boo and his parents, Roxanne and Kylie, and John).

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* DinnerAndAShow: It was originally just the Mitchell family, Felix, Grace and Sydney, and Linda and Calvin's father and mother respectively. However, more and more people begin showing up (Dry Bones, Bones and Blooper, Talia, Boo and his parents, Roxanne and Kylie, and John).
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* GivenNameReveal: Downplayed. Grace's middle name is revealed to be "Annie".

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* GivenNameReveal: Downplayed. Grace's middle name is revealed to be "Annie".
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* ClosestThingWeGot: Linda plans on serving apple pie uring the dinner. When Carl tells her that apple pie is not traditional Thanksgiving food, Linda states that the shop was out of pumpkin pie.

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* ClosestThingWeGot: Linda plans on serving apple pie uring during the dinner. When Carl tells her that apple pie is not traditional Thanksgiving food, Linda states that the shop was out of pumpkin pie.
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* ClosestThingWeGot: Linda plans on serving apple pie uring the dinner. When Carl tells her that apple pie is not traditional Thanksgiving food, Linda states that the shop was out of pumpkin pie.
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* BrickJoke: Logan mentions at the beginning of the episode that he had plans with Kenny on Thanksgiving Day. By the end of the episode Kenny goes to the Mitchells house to pick up Logan, who forgot to cancel.


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* TemptingFate: After Boo shows up with his parents, Carl tells Calvin that the three of them will be the last ones to be coming to the dinner. Immediately after this, Kylie and Roxanne show up as their partners had to cancel on them.
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* SitcomArchNemesis: Calvin spends quite a good part of the episode dealing with principal Staffordshire's many complaints about him. He didn't even want her to come and tried to kick her out when she showed up with Felix and Gray.

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* SitcomArchNemesis: Calvin spends quite a good part of the episode dealing with principal Staffordshire's many complaints about him. He didn't even want her to come and tried to kick her out when she showed up with Felix and Gray.Grace.
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* AwfulWeddedLife: Sheila's marriage with John can only be summed up as this.
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* FoodAsBribe: More like "Alcohol as bribe". Talia manages to convince Calvin to let her in by giving her a bottle of beer. At the end of the episode, Kenny also gives Calvin a bag full of beer in order to convince him to let him stay.

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* FoodAsBribe: More like "Alcohol as bribe". Talia manages to convince Calvin to let her in by giving her him a bottle of beer. At the end of the episode, Kenny also gives Calvin a bag full of beer in order to convince him to let him stay.
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* ClosetShuffle: Carrie and Sally hide in their closet when Linda tells them to help them get everything ready for the Thanksgiving dinner)

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* ClosetShuffle: Carrie and Sally hide in inside their closet wardrobe when Linda tells them to help them get everything ready for the Thanksgiving dinner)dinner.
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Carl's family organizes a Thanksgiving Dinner at home, but trouble arises when more people than intended begin showing up.

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* TheAlcoholic: While John being a heavy drinker isn't anything new, Sheila excplicitly states that he always wasted her money on alcohol back when they were still married.
* AsYouKnow: Roxanne reminds Grace that Talia's parents divorced and her mother left for the Marine Kingdom during the summer. This is the first time the viewers have ever heard of it.
* ClosetShuffle: Carrie and Sally hide in their closet when Linda tells them to help them get everything ready for the Thanksgiving dinner)
* DecemberDecemberRomance: Micheal and Sheila fall in love with each other. Micheal even moves with Sheila to her house by the end of the episode.
* DinnerAndAShow: It was originally just the Mitchell family, Felix, Grace and Sydney, and Linda and Calvin's father and mother respectively. However, more and more people begin showing up (Dry Bones, Blooper, Talia, Boo and his parents, Roxanne and Kylie, and John).
* FoodAsBribe: More like "Alcohol as bribe". Talia manages to convince Calvin to let her in by giving her a bottle of beer. At the end of the episode, Kenny also gives Calvin a bag full of beer in order to convince him to let him stay.
* GivenNameReveal: Downplayed. Grace's middle name is revealed to be "Annie".
* JustHereForTheFreeSnacks:
** Sheila accuses John of only coming to the the Thanksgiving dinner for the free food. When Linda then states that she got so stressed from cooking much more than expected and that she ruined the meal as a result, John decides to leave, which gets him called out by Sheila.
** Boo's parents seem to only care about the meal they are going to have.
* LethallyStupid: John put Calvin in the oven when he was a baby!
* TheLoad: As Sheila tells everyone, John was this during their marriage, not lifting a finger to educate Calvin and wasting her hard-earned money away. No wonder she divorced him.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Calvin spends quite a good part of the episode dealing with principal Staffordshire's many complaints about him. He didn't even want her to come and tried to kick her out when she showed up with Felix and Gray.
* ThanksgivingEpisode: The whole premise of the episode.

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