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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The episode claims Copernicus was the one who initially had the idea that the Earth was round, but he is credited instead with heliocentrism. The Earth was believed to be some sort of "round" (whether a perfect sphere or imperfect spheroid) for over a thousand years before Copernicus was born.
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After being challenged to come up with an original idea by a school assignment, Charlene winds up in trouble by proposing the theory that the Earth is round.
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* BatmanGambit: Charlene wishes for herself and Robbie to be tossed off at the "End of the Earth", knowing there isn't one.
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* BatmanGambit: After being sentenced to death, but being allowed to choose the method, Charlene wishes for herself and Robbie to be tossed off at the "End of the Earth", knowing there isn't one.
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*IdiotHoudini: Earl gets off scot-free despite doing [[SarcasmMode a bang-up job]] [[AFoolForAClient trying to defend his children]].
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** Earl surprisingly, also gets this despite doing [[SarcasmMode a bang up job]] [[AFoolForAClient trying to defend his children]].
* ShoutOut: It takes Robbie and Charlene [[Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays 80 days]] to be taken across the the world and back.
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: The Elders allow the Sinclairs go free as long as they keep secret of their discovery.
* ShoutOut: It takes Robbie and Charlene [[Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays 80 days]] to be taken across the the world and back.
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: The Elders allow the Sinclairs go free as long as they keep secret of their discovery.
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* ShoutOut: It takes Robbie and Charlene [[Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays 80 days]] to be taken across the
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: The Elders allow the Sinclairs go free as long as they keep secret of their discovery.
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** Earl surprisingly, also gets this despite doing [[SarcasmMode a bang up job]] [[AFoolForAClient trying to defend his children]].
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* ShoutOut: It takes Robbie and Charlene [[Literature/AroundTheWorldIn80Days 80 days]] to be taken across the the world and back.
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* ShoutOut: It takes Robbie and Charlene [[Literature/AroundTheWorldIn80Days [[Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays 80 days]] to be taken across the the world and back.
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* ShoutOut: It takes Robbie and Charlene [[Literature/AroundTheWorldIn80Days 80 days]] to be taken across the the world and back.
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* BigBrotherIsWatching: Charlene's teacher is put under heavy surveilance to ensure no one else believes into Charlene's theories or develop anymore ''radical'' ideas.
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* BigBrotherIsWatching: Charlene's teacher is put under heavy surveilance surveillance to ensure no one else believes into Charlene's theories or develop anymore ''radical'' ideas.ideas. Robbie ends up developing these same ideas in defense for her and is similarly tried.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Earl tells Fran that none of the events of the episode would have happened if she never told Charlene to actually think, while she's on trial.
* CourtroomEpisode: Most of the episode takes place in one, run by a HangingJudge who clearly just wants to get to the death sentence.
* AFoolForAClient: Played with, Earl is representing both of his children during the trial and it goes about as well as you'd expect with someone as bumbling as he is. Charlene also attempts this early on in the trial, only to make things [[FromBadToWorse worse]] until she pulls off her BatmanGambit.
* InsanityDefense: Earl tries to pull a "Temporary Intelligence" plea as an excuse for Charlene's thoughts during the trial.
* KarmaHoudini: Fran is never suspected or accused by anyone, except for Earl [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot obviously]], to be the reason why Charlene got the round Earth idea in the first place. Though this is mostly because the judge is running a KangarooCourt and is more into [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner sentencing people over the slightest provocation]] than actually hearing anyone out.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Earl tells Fran that none of the events of the episode would have happened if she never told Charlene to actually think, while she's on trial.
* CourtroomEpisode: Most of the episode takes place in one, run by a HangingJudge who clearly just wants to get to the death sentence.
* AFoolForAClient: Played with, Earl is representing both of his children during the trial and it goes about as well as you'd expect with someone as bumbling as he is. Charlene also attempts this early on in the trial, only to make things [[FromBadToWorse worse]] until she pulls off her BatmanGambit.
* InsanityDefense: Earl tries to pull a "Temporary Intelligence" plea as an excuse for Charlene's thoughts during the trial.
* KarmaHoudini: Fran is never suspected or accused by anyone, except for Earl [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot obviously]], to be the reason why Charlene got the round Earth idea in the first place. Though this is mostly because the judge is running a KangarooCourt and is more into [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner sentencing people over the slightest provocation]] than actually hearing anyone out.
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*BatmanGambit: Charlene wishes for herself and Robbie to be tossed off at the "End of the Earth", knowing there isn't one.
*BigBrotherIsWatching: Charlene's teacher is put under heavy surveilance to ensure no one else believes into Charlene's theories or develop anymore ''radical'' ideas.
*LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: The Elders allow the Sinclairs go free as long as they keep secret of their discovery.
*BatmanGambit: Charlene wishes for herself and Robbie to be tossed off at the "End of the Earth", knowing there isn't one.
*BigBrotherIsWatching: Charlene's teacher is put under heavy surveilance to ensure no one else believes into Charlene's theories or develop anymore ''radical'' ideas.
*LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: The Elders allow the Sinclairs go free as long as they keep secret of their discovery.
