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* TitleDrop: Gideon says the episode's title during Dipper and Mabel's argument.
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-->''[[TheStinger GSV RMERHRYOV DRAZIW RH DZGXSRMT]]''. [[note]]The Invisible Wizard Is Watching.[[/note]]
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* CurbStompBattle: Dipper vs. Mabel in chess, croquet and many other games. Dipper has dozens of victories and Mabel has none.

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* CurbStompBattle: Dipper vs. Mabel in chess, croquet and many other games. Dipper has dozens of victories and Mabel has none. However, her goofing off during chess that allows Dipper to win their match at the beginning of the episode suggests she's not actually taking the games seriously while playing, but the constant losses have gotten to her.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: After Stan takes off his fez and goes to answer the phone, Soos puts the hat on his head and looks in a mirror, saying "One day." Guess what happens many episodes later?

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
** In the ColdOpen, while Gideon is looking through Journal #2, the first option he dismisses is a zombie attack. Come the Season 2 premiere, and an actual zombie attack occurs.
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After Stan takes off his fez and goes to answer the phone, Soos puts the hat on his head and looks in a mirror, saying "One day." Guess what happens many episodes later?

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* FlippingTheTable: Just before he steps out the door, Gideon angrily flips over a table with a lamp on it.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: After Stan takes off his fez and goes to answer the phone, Soos puts the hat on his head and looks in a mirror, saying "One day." Guess what happens many episodes later?



* RightBehindYou: When the flashlight first falls into Gideon's hands, Dipper understandably panics, but Mabel reassures him that Gideon didn't see them use it and can't possibly know it's a ShrinkRay... not realising that Gideon is standing right behind her.

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* RightBehindYou: Or rather Right Beside You. When the flashlight first falls into Gideon's hands, Dipper understandably panics, but Mabel reassures him that Gideon didn't see them use it and can't possibly know it's a ShrinkRay... not realising realizing that Gideon is standing right behind her.beside her and her brother.

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* LaughingMad: Gideon at various points throughout the episode.

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* LaughingMad: Gideon at various points throughout the episode. Subverted when he collapses with laughter having finally cornered Stan, who assumes that Gideon has gone laughing mad and kicks him out; it's actually the shrunken Mabel and Dipper tickling him.


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* RightBehindYou: When the flashlight first falls into Gideon's hands, Dipper understandably panics, but Mabel reassures him that Gideon didn't see them use it and can't possibly know it's a ShrinkRay... not realising that Gideon is standing right behind her.

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* CompressedVice: Dipper's rubbing his victories into Mabel's face only starts in this episode, but Mabel says he's always done it. Mabel was also shown goofing off during their chess game, making it clear she's not really putting much effort into winning games as it is.



* InformedVice: Dipper's rubbing his victories into Mabel's face only starts in this episode, but Mabel says he's always done it. Mabel was also shown goofing off during their chess game, making it clear she's not really putting much effort into winning games as it is.

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* AnAesop: It's best not to brag about having the upper hand or winning something like a game, especially if you yourself don't take it well when someone else rubs it in on you.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Soos displays his ambition to take over from Stan when he wears his fez, and hilariously, his desire to be the man who one day runs the Shack gets him in ''so'' much trouble! Gideon shrinks him thinking he's Stan wearing the fez, he gets captured with the kids, swatted off into the carpet (though Soos doesn't mind too much considering there's food there), and then gets stuck at his size thanks to the kids forgetting about him.
* BerserkButton: Gideon's eyes go separate directions when Bud tickles him too much, and he goes on a violent rampage as he leaves the house.



* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Dipper could've avoided a lot of the episode's conflict if he had not openly told Mabel about his magic flashlight, since the moment he does, she makes a run for it and leads to Gideon's attack on the Shack.



* FaceDeathWithDignity: PlayedForLaughs. When Gideon swats Soos off the back of his neck, he falls to what he thinks is certain doom and simply cries out "Tell my story!"



* InformedVice: Dipper's rubbing his victories into Mabel's face only starts in this episode, but Mabel says he's always done it. Mabel was also shown goofing off during their chess game, making it clear she's not really putting much effort into winning games as it is.



* TheNapoleon: It turns out Dipper doesn't like being teased based on his height

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* TheNapoleon: It turns out Dipper doesn't like being teased based on his heightheight.
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At the Mystery Shack, Gideon confronts Stan in his less-than-stellar Mirror Room, but before he can use the flashlight, the twins use their shrunken size to get into Gideon's suit and tickle him, causing the villain to be incapacitated with laughter. Confused, Stan just pushes Gideon out of the Shack, causing him to drop the flashlight. The twins return to their normal sizes, meaning Mabel is still 1 millimeter taller than Dipper, but now he's is okay with it.

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At the Mystery Shack, Gideon confronts Stan in his less-than-stellar Mirror Room, but before he can use the flashlight, the twins use their shrunken size to get into Gideon's suit and tickle him, causing the villain to be incapacitated with laughter. Confused, Stan just pushes Gideon out of the Shack, causing him to drop the flashlight. The twins return to their normal sizes, meaning Mabel is still 1 millimeter taller than Dipper, but now he's is okay with it.
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Meanwhile, Dipper learns that Mabel has become (very slightly) taller than him, not helped by a slew of short jokes at his expense. Reading in Journal 3 about a place in the forest where animals change size, Dipper finds crystals that grow and shrink things depending on what side light is shone through, and makes a flashlight that can change his own height. Mabel finds out, and the twins fight for the flashlight- causing it to fall into Gideon's hands. Gideon shrinks the twins down and kidnaps them, but his attempt at ransom fails because Stan doesn't believe Gideon over the phone. Gideon decides that all he needs to do is ''shrink Stan himself'', and take the Shack by force! While the twins escape and try to stop Gideon, Dipper learns why Mabel was so happy to be taller than him- She's felt that he's AlwaysSomeoneBetter, and that she wanted to have an edge for once.

At the Mystery Shack, Gideon confronts Stan in his less-than-stellar Mirror Room, but before he can use the flashlight, the twins use their shrinken size to get into Gideon's suit and tickle him, causing the villain to be incapacitated with laughter. Confused, Stan just pushes Gideon out of the Shack, causing him to drop the flashlight. The twins return to their normal sizes, meaning Mabel is still one-milimeter taller than Dipper, but now the brother is okay with it.

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Meanwhile, Dipper learns that Mabel has become (very slightly) taller than him, not helped by a slew of short jokes at his expense. Reading in Journal 3 about a place in the forest where animals change size, Dipper finds crystals that grow and shrink things depending on what side light is shone through, and makes a flashlight that can change his own height. Mabel finds out, and the twins fight for the flashlight- flashlight - causing it to fall into Gideon's hands. Gideon shrinks the twins down and kidnaps them, but his attempt at ransom fails because Stan doesn't believe Gideon over the phone. Gideon decides that all he needs to do is ''shrink Stan himself'', and take the Shack by force! While the twins escape and try to stop Gideon, Dipper learns why Mabel was so happy to be taller than him- She's felt him - she feels that he's AlwaysSomeoneBetter, and that she wanted to have an edge for once.

At the Mystery Shack, Gideon confronts Stan in his less-than-stellar Mirror Room, but before he can use the flashlight, the twins use their shrinken shrunken size to get into Gideon's suit and tickle him, causing the villain to be incapacitated with laughter. Confused, Stan just pushes Gideon out of the Shack, causing him to drop the flashlight. The twins return to their normal sizes, meaning Mabel is still one-milimeter 1 millimeter taller than Dipper, but now the brother he's is okay with it.
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* HollywoodLaw: Gideon's attempt to get Stan to sign over ownership of the Mystery Shack is a clear-cut case of attempted contract fraud since he tried to get Stan to sign the deed over under false pretenses (making Stan think he won a contest and have him sign a form to collect his prize money). The whole thing is PlayedForLaughs, especially as Stan saw the ruse coming from a mile away, but the contract would have been void due to the circumstances anyway.

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The book was shown to be Journal #2 in Gideon's debut episode.


* CallForward: Before his first attempt to take the Mystery Shack Gideon is seen reading a book [[spoiler: later revealed to be Journal #2]]



* HypocriticalHumor: A subtle one. when playing chess, Dipper corrects Mabel when she calls a pawn a 'little guy', then immediately refers to the knights as 'tiny horses'.

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* HypocriticalHumor: A subtle one. when When playing chess, Dipper corrects Mabel when she calls a pawn a 'little guy', then immediately refers to the knights as 'tiny horses'.



* JerkassRealization: Dipper realizes that he has been a jerk by always rubbing his victories in Mabel's face, which is what caused her to tease because of his size.

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* JerkassRealization: Dipper realizes that he has been a jerk by always rubbing his victories in Mabel's face, which is what caused her to tease because of his size.him about being shorter than her.



* TheNapoleon: It turns out Dipper doesn't like being teased on based on his height

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* TheNapoleon: It turns out Dipper doesn't like being teased on based on his height
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* CallForward: Before his first attempt to take the Mystery Shack Gideon is seen reading a book [[spoiler: later revealed to be Journal #2]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Why Mabel, I wouldn't hurt a hair on your itty-bitty head- if you agree to be my queen!"]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Why Mabel, I wouldn't hurt a hair on your itty-bitty head- if head-[softreturn]if you agree to be my queen!"]]

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