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* BrosBeforeHoes: Eddie spending so much time either telling his friends about his relationship woes or ditching them entirely to try and improve his image ends up nearly breaking the bros apart, so Eddie ultimately decides to put his friends first and make amends by bribing the local arcade's staff to get them first dibs on the new ''Dance Dance Revolution'' machine.

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* BaitAndSwitch: The episode opens with Jessica and Louis at a dimly-lit restaurant table, celebrating an anniversary and how far their dream has come, mentioning how it all began at a strip club. It's then revealed they're not celebrating a marriage anniversary, but the anniversary of Cattleman's Ranch, which was converted into a restaurant from a strip club.
* BrosBeforeHoes: Eddie spending so much time either telling his friends about his relationship woes or ditching them entirely to try and improve his image ends up nearly breaking the bros apart, so Eddie ultimately decides to put his friends first and make amends by bribing the local arcade's staff to get them first dibs on the new ''Dance Dance Revolution'' ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' machine.



* ShoutOut: While trying to listen to Eddie, his friends express eagerness at trying out a ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' machine that's been added to the local arcade.

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* ShoutOut: While trying In addition to listen to Eddie, Eddie spending the entire episode watching and then reenacting various bits from ''Series/SexAndTheCity'', his friends express eagerness at trying out a ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' machine that's been added to the local arcade.

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* ForgedMessage: When Emery thinks he's found Evan's journal, he's aghast to learn that Evan's dreamt of killing him. He then confronts Evan about it, upset that either he's secretly wanted to kill him or set up a threatening decoy to mess with his mind, only for Evan to admit that he got Grandma to write the decoy entry for him.

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* BrosBeforeHoes: Eddie spending so much time either telling his friends about his relationship woes or ditching them entirely to try and improve his image ends up nearly breaking the bros apart, so Eddie ultimately decides to put his friends first and make amends by bribing the local arcade's staff to get them first dibs on the new ''Dance Dance Revolution'' machine.
* ForgedMessage: When Emery thinks he's found Evan's journal, he's aghast to learn read that Evan's dreamt of killing him. He then confronts Evan about it, upset that either he's secretly wanted to kill him or set up a threatening decoy to mess with his mind, only for Evan to admit that he got Grandma to write the decoy entry for him.



* MyNewGiftIsLame: After forgiving Jessica for ruining his retirement plans and spending her half of their savings on classes when she explains why, Louis tries to show support by gifting her a monogrammed backpack. Jessica appreciates the sentiment but dislikes it because it'll be easier for a potential mugger to identify her.

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* MyNewGiftIsLame: After forgiving Jessica for ruining his retirement plans and spending her half of their savings on classes when [[ReluctantRetiree she explains why, why]], Louis tries to show support by using his own half of the savings to help her afford even more classes, and also by gifting her a monogrammed backpack. Jessica appreciates the sentiment but dislikes it the backpack because it'll be easier for a potential mugger to identify her.



* VoiceoverLetter: Played for laughs at the start of an episode, when we hear Eddie's voice as he writes in a journal and hopes that it'll help show Tina his sentimental side, only for Evan to comment on it and the whole family to point out Eddie was actually speaking as he wrote.

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* VoiceoverLetter: Played for laughs at the start of an episode, when we hear Eddie's voice as he writes in a journal and hopes that it'll help show Tina his sentimental side, only for Evan to comment on it and the whole family to point out Eddie was actually speaking as he wrote. Eddie narrates various other events in the episode after that, but it's all internal monologue.
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* TitleDrop: "Rancho Contento" is the name of the retirement community that Louis has been planning to eventually move into.

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Louis considers early retirement, but Jessica has conflicting plans. Eddie wants to win back Tina, and tries to understand her better by watching her favorite show, ''Series/SexAndTheCity''.

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Louis considers early retirement, but Jessica has conflicting plans. Eddie wants to win back Tina, and tries to understand her better by watching her favorite show, ''Series/SexAndTheCity''. Emery learns that Evan has a "dream journal", and tries to find it.



* ForgedMessage: When Emery thinks he's found Evan's journal, he's aghast to learn that Evan's dreamt of killing him. He then confronts Evan about it, upset that either he's secretly wanted to kill him or set up a threatening decoy to mess with his mind, only for Evan to admit that he got Grandma to write the decoy entry for him.
* ImagineSpot: While describing his retirement plan to Jessica, Louis envisions a future where they're both old and enjoying mundane activities like fishing and reading the paper.



* ReluctantRetiree: Instead of agreeing with Louis' plan to spend their twilight years relaxing in peace, Jessica ends up withdrawing most of the money Louis had saved for retirement in order to attend university classes and become a school administrator. She later admits that it's because she's a workaholic that genuinely can't be happy if she ever stops trying to improve herself.

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* ReluctantRetiree: Instead of agreeing with Louis' plan to spend their twilight years relaxing in peace, Jessica ends up withdrawing most of the money Louis had saved for retirement in order to attend university classes and become a school administrator. She later admits that it's because she's a workaholic that genuinely can't be happy if she ever stops trying to improve herself.herself.
* ShoutOut: While trying to listen to Eddie, his friends express eagerness at trying out a ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' machine that's been added to the local arcade.
* TimePassesMontage: Eddie starts relating his relationship woes to his friends at the start of their lunch break. There's repeated cuts to the cafeteria getting emptier, until their table is the last one occupied, and Eddie says they were just getting started when the bell for class rings.
* VoiceoverLetter: Played for laughs at the start of an episode, when we hear Eddie's voice as he writes in a journal and hopes that it'll help show Tina his sentimental side, only for Evan to comment on it and the whole family to point out Eddie was actually speaking as he wrote.
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* MyNewGiftIsLame: After forgiving Jessica for ruining his retirement plans and spending her half of their savings on college classes when she explains why, Louis tries to show support by gifting her a monogrammed backpack. Jessica appreciates the sentiment but dislikes it because it'll be easier for a potential mugger to identify her.

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* MyNewGiftIsLame: After forgiving Jessica for ruining his retirement plans and spending her half of their savings on college classes when she explains why, Louis tries to show support by gifting her a monogrammed backpack. Jessica appreciates the sentiment but dislikes it because it'll be easier for a potential mugger to identify her.
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* ReluctantRetiree: Instead of agreeing with Louis' plan to spend their twilight years relaxing in peace, Jessica ends up withdrawing most of the money Louis had saved for retirement in order to attend college classes. She later admits that it's because she's a workaholic that genuinely can't be happy if she ever stops trying to improve herself.

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* ReluctantRetiree: Instead of agreeing with Louis' plan to spend their twilight years relaxing in peace, Jessica ends up withdrawing most of the money Louis had saved for retirement in order to attend college classes.university classes and become a school administrator. She later admits that it's because she's a workaholic that genuinely can't be happy if she ever stops trying to improve herself.
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* MyNewGiftIsLame: After forgiving Jessica for ruining his retirement plans and spending her half of their savings on university classes when she explains why, Louis tries to show support by gifting her a monogrammed backpack. Jessica appreciates the sentiment but dislikes it because it'll be easier for a potential mugger to identify her.
* ReluctantRetiree: Instead of agreeing with Louis' plan to spend their twilight years relaxing in peace, Jessica ends up withdrawing most of the money Louis had saved for retirement in order to attend university classes. She later admits that it's because she's a workaholic that genuinely can't be happy if she ever stops trying to improve herself.

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* MyNewGiftIsLame: After forgiving Jessica for ruining his retirement plans and spending her half of their savings on university college classes when she explains why, Louis tries to show support by gifting her a monogrammed backpack. Jessica appreciates the sentiment but dislikes it because it'll be easier for a potential mugger to identify her.
* ReluctantRetiree: Instead of agreeing with Louis' plan to spend their twilight years relaxing in peace, Jessica ends up withdrawing most of the money Louis had saved for retirement in order to attend university college classes. She later admits that it's because she's a workaholic that genuinely can't be happy if she ever stops trying to improve herself.

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Louis considers early retirement, but Jessica has conflicting plans. Eddie wants to win back Tina, and tries to understand her better by watching her favorite show, ''Series/SexAndTheCity''.



* ReluctantRetiree: Instead of agreeing with Louis' plan to spend their twilight years relaxing in peace, Jessica ends up withdrawing all of the money Louis had saved for retirement in order for her to attend university classes. When she admits that it's because she's a workaholic that genuinely can't be happy if she ever stops trying to improve herself, Louis forgives her, and even tries to show support by gifting her a monogrammed backpack (which Jessica dislikes because it'll be easier for a potential mugger to identify her).

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* MyNewGiftIsLame: After forgiving Jessica for ruining his retirement plans and spending her half of their savings on university classes when she explains why, Louis tries to show support by gifting her a monogrammed backpack. Jessica appreciates the sentiment but dislikes it because it'll be easier for a potential mugger to identify her.
* ReluctantRetiree: Instead of agreeing with Louis' plan to spend their twilight years relaxing in peace, Jessica ends up withdrawing all most of the money Louis had saved for retirement in order for her to attend university classes. When she She later admits that it's because she's a workaholic that genuinely can't be happy if she ever stops trying to improve herself, Louis forgives her, and even tries to show support by gifting her a monogrammed backpack (which Jessica dislikes because it'll be easier for a potential mugger to identify her).herself.
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* ReluctantRetiree: Instead of agreeing with Louis' plan to spend their twilight years relaxing in peace, Jessica ends up withdrawing all of the money Louis had saved for retirement in order for her to attend university classes. When she admits that it's because she's a workaholic that genuinely can't be happy if she ever stops trying to improve herself, Louis forgives her, and even tries to show support by gifting her a monogrammed backpack (which Jessica dislikes because it'll be easier for a potential mugger to identify her).

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