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* JustJokingJustification: While wondering whether or not to give Eddie personalized driving lessons while on the road home, Louis notices another car that's overheated and pulls over to help. A cop then approaches Louis and starts interrogating him, assuming he caused an accident; when the other driver corrects him, he plays it off as making a joke and claims [[SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX he's not actually racist because his mentor is Korean]].

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* JustJokingJustification: While driving Eddie home from a mustard tasting and wondering whether or not to give Eddie him personalized driving lessons while on the road home, lessons, Louis notices another car that's overheated and pulls over to help. A cop then approaches Louis and starts interrogating him, assuming he caused an accident; when the other driver corrects him, he plays it off as making a joke and claims [[SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX he's not actually racist because his mentor is Korean]].

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** After the cop incident, Louis talks to Jessica about his concern that the AsianDrivers stereotype will affect Eddie, and is aghast at himself for not considering it until now. She points out how he once called Grandma bumping into a table with her wheelchair an "Asian Driver", and how it's easy to joke about racist stereotypes until you're actually affected by them.

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** After the cop incident, Louis talks to Jessica about his concern that the AsianDrivers stereotype will affect Eddie, and is aghast at himself for not considering it until now. She points out how he once called Grandma bumping into a table with her wheelchair an "Asian Driver", and how it's easy to joke make jokes about racist your own race's stereotypes until you're actually affected by them.racism.



* TheMunchausen: The reason Evan doesn't get invited to Grandma's apartment is because he keeps questioning how implausible her "life stories" are; for example, buying a man's freedom with a golden owl that can sing opera.

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* TheMunchausen: TheKilljoy: The reason Evan doesn't get invited to Grandma's apartment is because he keeps questioning how implausible her "life stories" are; are.
* MistakenForRacist: After Louis's lessons become more strict, Eddie seeks lessons from Marvin instead, and ends up bumping into one of his friends on a bike. When Louis hears the crash and confronts Eddie, Eddie assumes Louis is being hard on him
for example, being just as racist as the cop, rather than just being an overprotective father.
* TheMunchausen: Grandma's stories are wildly unrealistic, such as
buying a man's freedom with a golden owl that can sing opera.

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* HypocriticalHumor: In TheTag, Jessica is delighted that ''Film/RushHour'' wasn't stereotyping Asians badly, and Eddie says she's one to talk after [[{{Snacksploitation}} being frugal enough to smuggle food from home]].

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* HypocriticalHumor: JustJokingJustification: While wondering whether or not to give Eddie personalized driving lessons while on the road home, Louis notices another car that's overheated and pulls over to help. A cop then approaches Louis and starts interrogating him, assuming he caused an accident; when the other driver corrects him, he plays it off as making a joke and claims [[SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX he's not actually racist because his mentor is Korean]].
* HypocriticalHumor:
** After the cop incident, Louis talks to Jessica about his concern that the AsianDrivers stereotype will affect Eddie, and is aghast at himself for not considering it until now. She points out how he once called Grandma bumping into a table with her wheelchair an "Asian Driver", and how it's easy to joke about racist stereotypes until you're actually affected by them.
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In TheTag, Jessica is delighted that ''Film/RushHour'' wasn't stereotyping Asians badly, and Eddie says she's one to talk after [[{{Snacksploitation}} being frugal enough to smuggle food from home]].



* {{Snacksploitation}}: In TheTag, the Huangs see ''Film/RushHour'' in theater, followed by them going to the food court and Jessica pulling out a home-cooked meal from her purse.

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* {{Snacksploitation}}: In TheTag, the Huangs see ''Film/RushHour'' in theater, followed by them going to the food court and Jessica pulling out a home-cooked meal from her purse.purse.
* TrainingMontage: Louis puts Eddie through one of these to prepare for his driving lessons, including using a hose to test how fast he can activate the windshield wipers without also losing focus on the road, and making him play Rainbow Road on ''VideoGame/MarioKart64''.
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* TheMunchausen: The reason Evan doesn't get invited to Grandma's apartment is because he keeps questioning how implausible her "life stories" are; for example, buying a man's freedom with a golden owl that can sing in baritone.

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* TheMunchausen: The reason Evan doesn't get invited to Grandma's apartment is because he keeps questioning how implausible her "life stories" are; for example, buying a man's freedom with a golden owl that can sing in baritone.opera.



* {{Snacksploitation}}: In TheTag, the Huangs see ''Film/RushHour'' in theater, followed by them eating in the food court and Jessica pulling out a home-cooked meal from her purse.

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* {{Snacksploitation}}: In TheTag, the Huangs see ''Film/RushHour'' in theater, followed by them eating in going to the food court and Jessica pulling out a home-cooked meal from her purse.
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Louis makes it his mission to teach Eddie how to be a good driver after a police officer makes a comment about Asian drivers. Evan is jealous when he discovers that Grandma has only been inviting Emery to hang out with her at her new apartment.
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* AsianDrivers: Trying to avert this trope is the main crux of the Louis/Eddie plot, though Louis ends up being a tad too strict with Eddie's teaching as a result.
* HypocriticalHumor: In TheTag, Jessica is delighted that ''Film/RushHour'' wasn't stereotyping Asians badly, and Eddie says she's one to talk after [[{{Snacksploitation}} being frugal enough to smuggle food from home]].
* TheMunchausen: The reason Evan doesn't get invited to Grandma's apartment is because he keeps questioning how implausible her "life stories" are; for example, buying a man's freedom with a golden owl that can sing in baritone.
* ShoutOut: Quite a few references are made to ''Film/RushHour'', which is in theatres during the episode's timeframe, due to Jackie Chan's character performing various car stunts.
* {{Snacksploitation}}: In TheTag, the Huangs see ''Film/RushHour'' in theater, followed by them eating in the food court and Jessica pulling out a home-cooked meal from her purse.

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