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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The Beanie [=McGum=] must be really good if Lazy Kid was willing to run over and wrestle with Mundy and Skeens over it.



* PetTheDog: Though they pressure Gus into stealing, Mundy, Skeens, and Lazy Kid still fulfill their end of the bargain and let Gus hang out with them afterwards, they're even willing to share the stolen gum with him.



* TokenGoodTeammate: While not exactly "good," Lazy Kid is still not as bad as Skeens or Mundy.

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* TokenGoodTeammate: While not exactly "good," Lazy Kid is still not as bad as Skeens or Mundy.Mundy, if only due to his laziness.
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* IHaveThisFriend: Gus tells TJ that he has a friend named "Russ" who stole from Mr. Kelso. TJ sees right through it, but he plays along and suggests that "Russ" should confess to what he did, or else he will have to deal withthe guilt for the rest of his life. When he sees Gus confessing to Mr. Kelso and having an ice cream after promising never to steal again, TJ says "Good job, Russ."

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* IHaveThisFriend: Gus tells TJ that he has a friend named "Russ" who stole from Mr. Kelso. TJ sees right through it, but he plays along and suggests that "Russ" should confess to what he did, or else he will have to deal withthe with the guilt for the rest of his life. When he sees Gus confessing to Mr. Kelso and having an ice cream after promising never to steal again, TJ says "Good job, Russ."
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* IHaveThisFriend: Gus tells TJ that he has a friend named "Russ" who stole from Mr. Kelso. TJ sees right through it, though he still says "Russ" should turn himself in. When he sees Gus confessing to Mr. Kelso and having an ice cream after promising never to steal again, TJ says "Good job, Russ."

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* IHaveThisFriend: Gus tells TJ that he has a friend named "Russ" who stole from Mr. Kelso. TJ sees right through it, though but he still says plays along and suggests that "Russ" should turn himself in.confess to what he did, or else he will have to deal withthe guilt for the rest of his life. When he sees Gus confessing to Mr. Kelso and having an ice cream after promising never to steal again, TJ says "Good job, Russ."
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* IHaveThisFriend: Gus tells TJ that he has a friend named "Rus" who stole from Mr. Kelso. TJ sees right through it, though he still says "Rus" should turn himself in. When he sees Gus confessing to Mr. Kelso and having an ice cream after promising never to steal again, TJ says "Good job, Rus."

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* IHaveThisFriend: Gus tells TJ that he has a friend named "Rus" "Russ" who stole from Mr. Kelso. TJ sees right through it, though he still says "Rus" "Russ" should turn himself in. When he sees Gus confessing to Mr. Kelso and having an ice cream after promising never to steal again, TJ says "Good job, Rus.Russ."
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* IHaveThisFriend: Gus tells TJ that he has a friend named "Rus" who stole from Mr. Kelso. TJ sees right through it, though he still says "Rus" should turn himself in. When he sees Gus confessing to Mr. Kelso and having an ice cream after promising never to steal again, TJ says "Good job, Rus."
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* WantingIsBetterThanHaving: Skeens and Mundy tell Gus of a "secret creek" that they have all to themselves. Gus imagines it to be a combination of Literature/TomSawyer and [[Literature/TheBible the Garden of Eden]]. But when he gets there, after the bad kids convince him to steal from Kelso's, Gus finds that the creek is nothing but [[CrapsackWorld a literal dump]].

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* WantingIsBetterThanHaving: Skeens and Mundy tell Gus of a "secret creek" that they have all to themselves. Gus imagines it to be a combination of Literature/TomSawyer and [[Literature/TheBible the Garden of Eden]]. But when he gets there, after the bad kids convince him to steal from Kelso's, Gus finds that the creek is nothing but [[CrapsackWorld [[DownInTheDumps a literal dump]].
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* InsistentTerminology: When Skeens convinces Gus to put a piece of Beanie McGum in his pocket without paying for it:

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* InsistentTerminology: When Skeens convinces Gus to put a piece of Beanie McGum [=McGum=] in his pocket without paying for it:



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: For much of the second half of the episode, Gus is stricken with guilt at stealing the Beanie McGum.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: For much of the second half of the episode, Gus is stricken with guilt at stealing the Beanie McGum.[=McGum=].



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Not only has Kelso banished Skeens, Mundy, and Lazy Kid for stealing from him, but when Gus confesses that ''he'' stole the Beanie McGum, Kelso allows him to work off his debts to finish paying for it.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Not only has Kelso banished Skeens, Mundy, and Lazy Kid for stealing from him, but when Gus confesses that ''he'' stole the Beanie McGum, [=McGum=], Kelso allows him to work off his debts to finish paying for it.
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When three bad kids pressure Gus into stealing some Beanie McGum, Gus feels racked by a guilty conscience.

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When three bad kids pressure Gus into stealing some Beanie McGum, [=McGum=], Gus feels racked by a guilty conscience.
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*DownInTheDumps: What the "creek" Skeens and Mundy were talking about turns out to be.

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When three bad kids pressure Gus into stealing a piece of bubble gum, Gus feels racked by a guilty conscience.

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When three bad kids pressure Gus into stealing a piece of bubble gum, some Beanie McGum, Gus feels racked by a guilty conscience.



*InsistentTerminology: When Skeens convinces Gus to put a piece of Beanie McGum in his pocket without paying for it:
-->'''Gus''': But, isn't that stealing?\\
'''Skeens''': We prefer to think of it as "borrowing".\\
'''Mundy''': Yeah, only you don't have to give it back.



* {{Manipulative Bastard|s}}: Skeens and Mundy take advantage of Gus' [[ChildrenAreInnocent naiveté]] to get him to steal a piece of bubble gum from Kelso's.

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* {{Manipulative Bastard|s}}: Bastard}}s: Skeens and Mundy take advantage of Gus' [[ChildrenAreInnocent naiveté]] to get him to steal a piece of bubble gum from Kelso's.Kelso's.
*MyGodWhatHaveIDone: For much of the second half of the episode, Gus is stricken with guilt at stealing the Beanie McGum.


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*ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Not only has Kelso banished Skeens, Mundy, and Lazy Kid for stealing from him, but when Gus confesses that ''he'' stole the Beanie McGum, Kelso allows him to work off his debts to finish paying for it.
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When three bad kids pressure Gus into stealing a piece of bubble gum, Gus feels racked by a guilty conscience.

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*BookDumb: Skeens seems to think that "ninety-ten" is a number.
*KarmaHoudini: Skeens, Mundy, and Lazy Kid never get punished for convincing Gus to rob Kelso's.
*{{Manipulative Bastard|s}}: Skeens and Mundy take advantage of Gus' [[ChildrenAreInnocent naiveté]] to get him to steal a piece of bubble gum from Kelso's.
*PersonaNonGrata: Skeens, Mundy, and Lazy Kid are banned from [[GoodGuyBar Kelso's]]. It is implied that they were banned for stealing from Mr. Kelso.
*TokenGoodTeammate: While not exactly "good," Lazy Kid is still not as bad as Skeens or Mundy.
*VerySpecialEpisode: This episode centers on Gus having to steal candy from Kelso's store for Mundy and his gang, and is wracked with guilt.
*WantingIsBetterThanHaving: Skeens and Mundy tell Gus of a "secret creek" that they have all to themselves. Gus imagines it to be a combination of Literature/TomSawyer and [[Literature/TheBible the Garden of Eden]]. But when he gets there, after the bad kids convince him to steal from Kelso's, Gus finds that the creek is nothing but [[CrapsackWorld a literal dump]].

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