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* SecretMessageWink: Sam gets arrested and Guy wonders how to bail him out. Sam tells Guy with a wink that it "looks like a two-man job to me, if you know what I mean!" Guy gives Sam a knowing smile back, showing he gets the plan, and dashes off to get himself arrested. When Guy gets put into Sam's cell, Sam greets him with another wink, signifying the plan is working.

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* SecretMessageWink: Sam gets arrested and Guy wonders how to bail him out. Sam tells Guy with a wink that it "looks like a two-man job to me, if you know what I mean!" Guy gives Sam a knowing smile back, showing he gets the plan, and dashes off off.
-->'''Narrator''': Guy knew what Sam meant by that mischievous wink. He'd have
to get himself arrested. When Guy gets put caught, and thrown into Sam's cell, Sam greets him with another wink, signifying the plan is working.clink!
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** Sam carves little wooden figurines of himself, Guy and Jenkins in his cell like Quasimodo does in the Disney version of ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.

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** Sam carves little wooden figurines of himself, Guy and Jenkins in his cell like Quasimodo does in the Disney version of ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}''.

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* OnePhoneCall: Sam gets the obligatory "one call" offer from his arresting officer. Rather than take the call, he simply yells Guy's name out the window...only for it to cut to Snerz on the phone...


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* OnePhoneCall: Sam gets the obligatory "one call" offer from his arresting officer. Rather than take the call, he simply yells Guy's name out the window...only for it to cut to Snerz on the phone...

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* ShoutOutSecretMessageWink: Sam gets arrested and Guy wonders how to bail him out. Sam tells Guy with a wink that it "looks like a two-man job to me, if you know what I mean!" Guy gives Sam a knowing smile back, showing he gets the plan, and dashes off to get himself arrested. When Guy gets put into Sam's cell, Sam greets him with another wink, signifying the plan is working.
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* CapturedOnPurpose: In order to help Sam escape prison, Guy turns himself in and gets arrested, only to find out that Sam didn't have a plan to escape, meaning he got himself arrested for nothing.


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* HumanMail: The BAD GUYS follow Sam and Guys' example from the previous episode and have themselves packed and shipped to Shviselton to catch up with their targets. But they end up being shipped to North Shvizelton instead of South Shvizelton by mistake.


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* PrisonEpisode: Sam gets arrested and thrown in jail. Guy ends up believing that Sam has a plan to get him out that requires Guy to be in prison as well, so Guy turns himself in and also gets arrested, only to find out that Sam didn't actually have a plan, but is still glad to have Guy with him. They end up having to follow a mouse who has been working on an escape plan for many years.
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** Sam carves little wooden figurines of himself, Guy and Jenkins in his cell like Quasimodo does in the Disney version of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.

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** Sam carves little wooden figurines of himself, Guy and Jenkins in his cell like Quasimodo does in the Disney version of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.
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* OnePhoneCall: Sam gets the obligatory "one call" offer from his arresting officer. Rather than take the call, he simply yells Guy's name out the window.

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* OnePhoneCall: Sam gets the obligatory "one call" offer from his arresting officer. Rather than take the call, he simply yells Guy's name out the window.window...only for it to cut to Snerz on the phone...
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* CaptivityHarmonica: Sam imitates the sound of this while in his prison cell.
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* WrongSideOfTheTracks: Dark, gloomy North Shvizelton is quite literally on the other side of a train track from the more colorful, pleasant South Shvizelton. One's attitude changes depending on which side they're in, as Gluntz demonstrates by bodily dragging a guy from South Shvizelton into North Shvizelton, where he immediately goes from neighborly to a nasty {{gossipy hen|s}}.

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* WrongSideOfTheTracks: Dark, gloomy North Shvizelton is quite literally on the other side of a train track from the more colorful, pleasant South Shvizelton. One's attitude changes depending on which side they're in, as Gluntz demonstrates by bodily dragging a guy from South Shvizelton into North Shvizelton, where he which immediately goes turns him from a neighborly fellow who doesn't like to gossip to a nasty {{gossipy hen|s}}.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Sam's "one call" scene. Aside from him screaming out Guy's name, it suddenly shifts to [[spoiler:a ''phone call'' to Snerz.]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Sam's The "one call" scene. Aside from him screaming gag. After Sam screams out Guy's name, it suddenly shifts the scene cuts to [[spoiler:a ''phone call'' to Snerz.]]Snerz on the phone.
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/DaveedDiggs, famous for playing [[UsefulNotes/MarquisDeLaFayette a Frenchman]] in the Broadway show ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', plays the mouse, a FrenchJerk is a parody of [[Theatre/LesMiserables a different Broadway show about a Frenchman]].

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* ActorAllusion: Creator/DaveedDiggs, famous for playing [[UsefulNotes/MarquisDeLaFayette a Frenchman]] in the Broadway show ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', plays the mouse, a FrenchJerk who's character is a parody of [[Theatre/LesMiserables a different Broadway show about a Frenchman]].

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* ActorAllusion: Creator/DaveedDiggs, famous for playing [[UsefulNotes/MarquisDeLaFayette a Frenchman]] in the Broadway show ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', plays the mouse, who has a French accent and is a parody of [[Theatre/LesMiserables a different Broadway show about a Frenchman]].

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* ActorAllusion: Creator/DaveedDiggs, famous for playing [[UsefulNotes/MarquisDeLaFayette a Frenchman]] in the Broadway show ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', plays the mouse, who has a French accent and FrenchJerk is a parody of [[Theatre/LesMiserables a different Broadway show about a Frenchman]].


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* FrenchJerk: The mouse, being an {{expy}} of Jean Valjean.
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/DaveedDiggs, famous for playing [[UsefulNotes/MarquisDeLaFayette a Frenchman]] in the Broadway show "Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', plays the mouse, who has a French accent and is a parody of [[Theatre/LesMiserables a different Broadway show about a Frenchman]].

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* ActorAllusion: Creator/DaveedDiggs, famous for playing [[UsefulNotes/MarquisDeLaFayette a Frenchman]] in the Broadway show "Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', plays the mouse, who has a French accent and is a parody of [[Theatre/LesMiserables a different Broadway show about a Frenchman]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Sam's "one call" scene. Aside from him screaming out Guy's name, it suddenly shifts to [[spoiler:a ''phone call'' to Snerz.]]
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* WrongSideOfTheTracks: Dark, gloomy North Shvizelton is quite literally on the other side of a train track from the more colorful, pleasant South Shvizelton. One's attitude changes depending on which side they're in, as Gluntz demonstrates by bodily dragging a guy from South Shvizelton into North Shvizelton, where he immediately goes from neighborly to a nasty GossipingHen.

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* WrongSideOfTheTracks: Dark, gloomy North Shvizelton is quite literally on the other side of a train track from the more colorful, pleasant South Shvizelton. One's attitude changes depending on which side they're in, as Gluntz demonstrates by bodily dragging a guy from South Shvizelton into North Shvizelton, where he immediately goes from neighborly to a nasty GossipingHen.{{gossipy hen|s}}.
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* WrongSideOfTheTracks: Dark, gloomy North Shvizelton is quite literally on the other side of a train track from the more colorful, pleasant South Shvizelton. One's attitude changes depending on which side they're in, as Gluntz demonstrates by bodily dragging a guy from South Shvizelton into North Shvizelton, where he immediately goes from neighborly to a nasty GossipyHen.

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* WrongSideOfTheTracks: Dark, gloomy North Shvizelton is quite literally on the other side of a train track from the more colorful, pleasant South Shvizelton. One's attitude changes depending on which side they're in, as Gluntz demonstrates by bodily dragging a guy from South Shvizelton into North Shvizelton, where he immediately goes from neighborly to a nasty GossipyHen.GossipingHen.
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* WrongSideOfTheTracks: North Shvizelton, quite literally. There's a train track dividing it from the much more pleasant South Shvizelton. Not only is everything more colorful on the other side, but one's attitude immediately changes depending on which side they're in.

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* WrongSideOfTheTracks: Dark, gloomy North Shvizelton, Shvizelton is quite literally. There's literally on the other side of a train track dividing it from the much more colorful, pleasant South Shvizelton. Not only is everything more colorful on the other side, but one's One's attitude immediately changes depending on which side they're in.in, as Gluntz demonstrates by bodily dragging a guy from South Shvizelton into North Shvizelton, where he immediately goes from neighborly to a nasty GossipyHen.
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Guy and Sam go to jail.

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Guy and Sam get arrested and go to jail.
jail, where they encounter a mouse who may help them break out.



** Sam carves little wooden figurines of himself, Guy and Jenkins in his cell like Quasimoto does in the Disney version of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.

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** Sam carves little wooden figurines of himself, Guy and Jenkins in his cell like Quasimoto Quasimodo does in the Disney version of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.
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* CurseCutShort: The mouse begins to call Guy a "filthy son of a-" before switching back to Sam and Guy's perspective, where the offending word is rendered as squeaks.
* GloveSnap: Gluntz does one before entering Sam and Guy's cell to interrogate them.


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* LiteralMetaphor: While making an escape rope of neckties, Sam runs out and leaves him and Guy several feet above the pipe they need to jump onto. They're literally at the end of their rope.


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* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: When Guy turns himself in, his briefcase containing Mr. Jenkins is taken into custody and thrown into a huge pile of identical briefcases.
* NoticingTheFourthWall: The mouse is offended by the narrator calling him a vermin, even if it's only to fit the rhyme.


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** The ending parodies ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'', complete with the protagonists escaping through a sewage pipe and the narrator briefly affecting a Creator/MorganFreeman imitation. Sam even strikes the iconic pose from the poster when it starts raining.
* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: The narrator grumbles about having to change "vermin" to "mouse" when the mouse gets upset with him saying the former.
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* AnimalSpeak: While the audience can understand the mouse, none of the other characters can and only hear squeaking when he talks, much to his chagrin.

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* AnimalSpeak: AnimalTalk: While the audience can understand the mouse, none of the other characters can and only hear squeaking when he talks, much to his chagrin.

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* AmbiguousSyntax: Sam's arresting officer offers Sam "one call." Sam accepts it and calls out for Guy through the bars for his cell window.

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Sam's arresting officer offers Sam "one call." Sam accepts it and calls out for Guy through the bars for his cell window.window.
** Later, when Guy comes to Sam's cell wearing a fake mustache.
-->'''Sam''': (not recognizing him) And who might you be?\\
'''Guy''': It's me, Guy. With a mustache.\\
'''Sam''': Nice to meet you, guy with a mustache. I'm Sam with a jail hat.
* AnimalSpeak: While the audience can understand the mouse, none of the other characters can and only hear squeaking when he talks, much to his chagrin.


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* CallBack: When Guy returns for him, Sam lets out the same long, guttural gasp he made when they first met.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The mouse, like the fox and the goat, was hardly a character to begin with in the book and only existed as one of the many things Sam suggested eating green eggs and ham with. Here, he's a [[Theatre/LesMiserables Jean Valjean]] {{expy}} who was thrown in jail for stealing a scrap of food to feed his impoverished family.


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** The mouse's entire character and backstory are a parody of ''Theatre/LesMiserables''. He's thrown in jail during a time when those living in poverty are revolting against their oppressors and he tells his backstory in a pop-opera song.

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* ApologeticAttacker: The cop who arrests Sam is very polite and the two exchange compliments and apologies as he chases Sam down.
* MythologyGag: During the chase at the beginning, Sam stumbles into a graduation ceremony and knocks the valedictorian off the podium mid-speech. He decided to give the speech himself, beginning with "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" the title of Dr. Seuss's last book released during his lifetime and a highly popular graduation gift.
* ShoutOut: Sam's speech during the graduation he stumbles into: "Oh, the places you'll go!" See MythologyGag above.

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* ActorAllusion: Creator/DaveedDiggs, famous for playing [[UsefulNotes/MarquisDeLaFayette a Frenchman]] in the Broadway show "Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', plays the mouse, who has a French accent and is a parody of [[Theatre/LesMiserables a different Broadway show about a Frenchman]].
* AmbiguousSyntax: Sam's arresting officer offers Sam "one call." Sam accepts it and calls out for Guy through the bars for his cell window.
* ApologeticAttacker: The cop who arrests Sam is very polite and the two exchange compliments and apologies as he chases Sam down.
down. He even gives Sam a hug before arresting him when Sam tells him that Guy ran off.
* BaitAndSwitch: Sam climbs the water tower and calls out for Guy to wave to him. He indeed sees Guy waving... down a taxi to get out of town, much to Sam's disappointment.
* CaughtInTheBadPartOfTown: Instead of mailing themselves to South Shvizelton where Sam and Guy are, Gluntz and [=McWinkle=] accidentally mail themselves to ''North'' Shvizelton, which turns out to be TheCityNarrows. The city slogan is even "You're probably here by mistake."
* OnePhoneCall: Sam gets the obligatory "one call" offer from his arresting officer. Rather than take the call, he simply yells Guy's name out the window.
* MythologyGag: During the chase at the beginning, Sam stumbles into a graduation ceremony and knocks the valedictorian off the podium mid-speech. He decided to give the speech himself, beginning launches into his own speech, starting with "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" Go!", the title of Dr. Seuss's last book released published during his lifetime and a highly popular graduation gift.
* ShoutOut: SayMyName: When offered "one call," Sam walks to the window and screams Guy's name as loud as he can.
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Sam's speech during the graduation he stumbles into: "Oh, the places you'll go!" See MythologyGag above.above.
** The prison hats resemble [[Literature/TheCatInTheHat a certain striped stovepipe hat]], but in greyscale.
** Sam carves little wooden figurines of himself, Guy and Jenkins in his cell like Quasimoto does in the Disney version of ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.
* WrongSideOfTheTracks: North Shvizelton, quite literally. There's a train track dividing it from the much more pleasant South Shvizelton. Not only is everything more colorful on the other side, but one's attitude immediately changes depending on which side they're in.
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Guy and Sam go to jail.

!!Tropes appearing in "Mouse"
* ApologeticAttacker: The cop who arrests Sam is very polite and the two exchange compliments and apologies as he chases Sam down.
* MythologyGag: During the chase at the beginning, Sam stumbles into a graduation ceremony and knocks the valedictorian off the podium mid-speech. He decided to give the speech himself, beginning with "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" the title of Dr. Seuss's last book released during his lifetime and a highly popular graduation gift.
* ShoutOut: Sam's speech during the graduation he stumbles into: "Oh, the places you'll go!" See MythologyGag above.

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