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* ContinuityNod: During their argument about who's Rocko's better friend, Heffer tells Filburt that he invited Rocko to his house for dinner to meet his family, referencing the events of "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS1E4WhosForDinnerLoveSpanked Who's For Dinner?]]". Filburt retaliates by saying "I was married to him!" to Heffer, referencing the events of "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS2E7HutSutRawKissMeImForeign Kiss Me, I'm Foreign]]".

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* ContinuityNod: During their argument about who's Rocko's better friend, Heffer tells Filburt that he invited Rocko to his house for dinner to meet his family, referencing the events of "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS1E4WhosForDinnerLoveSpanked Who's For Dinner?]]". Filburt retaliates by saying "I he was married to him!" to Heffer, him, referencing the events of "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS2E7HutSutRawKissMeImForeign Kiss Me, I'm Foreign]]".
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* BerserkBoardBarricade: Rocko tries setting one up to keep Ed out. It's immediately broken down by Heffer and Filburt coming through the door.
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* SeriousBusiness: Pro wrestling is so serious thatRocko, Heffer and Filbert are all driven to the brink of madness.

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* SeriousBusiness: Pro wrestling is so serious thatRocko, that Rocko, Heffer and Filbert are all driven to the brink of madness.
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* SeriousBusiness: Pro wrestling is so serious thatRocko, Heffer and Filbert are all driven to the brink of madness.
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* MadnessMantra:
-->'''Heffer''': You hear that, Filb? It's ringing. Ringing. Ringing. Ringing. Ringing....
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* RadioContest: The wrestling tickets were being given away on the radio, looking for the 92nd caller. Filburt and Heffer try to rig the system with multiple telephones; Rocko wins by dialing a wrong number, looking to order a pizza.
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* BlackComedy: When Heffer and Filburt are competing with each other to get Rocko's attention on his way to work, Heffer gets Rocko to stop in front of a movie theater to recall a time they saw a movie there together. But Filburt [[StuffBlowingUp blows up the entire theater]], presumably [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse killing everybody inside]], just to divert Rocko's attention away from Heffer.
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* ChekhovsGun: The squeaky monkey seems to provide a portion of the episode’s comedy, but comes in handy with snapping out Ed later.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: We are frequently shown what exactly Ed is seeing the world as whenever he's sleepwalking.

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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: We are frequently shown what exactly Ed is seeing the world as whenever he's sleepwalking.sleepwalking.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Heffer starts going into a vaguely Swedish accent when playing pirate which prompts this reaction from Ed.
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* ContinuityNod: Filburt says "I was married to him!" to Heffer during their argument about who's a better friend, referencing the events of "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS2E7HutSutRawKissMeImForeign Kiss Me, I'm Foreign]]".

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* ContinuityNod: During their argument about who's Rocko's better friend, Heffer tells Filburt says that he invited Rocko to his house for dinner to meet his family, referencing the events of "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS1E4WhosForDinnerLoveSpanked Who's For Dinner?]]". Filburt retaliates by saying "I was married to him!" to Heffer during their argument about who's a better friend, Heffer, referencing the events of "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS2E7HutSutRawKissMeImForeign Kiss Me, I'm Foreign]]".
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* OffModel: Unlike in most episodes, Filburt and Heffer's pupils are colored in instead of being black dots.
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* GenreSavvy: Rocko instantly figures out Heffer and Filburt are trying to butter him up for the tickets, and bluntly tells them to cut it out, eventually deciding neither of them will get the tickets because of their antics.
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* ContinuityNod: Filburt says "I was married to him!" to Heffer during their argument about who's a better friend, referencing the events of "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS2E7HutSutRawKissMeImForeign Kiss Me, I'm Foreign]]".


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* {{Irony}}: Filburt and Heffer both have a feud about who the better friend is as they drag Rocko on the way to the match, causing him to suffer numerous AmusingInjuries. And they don't even notice!


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* OffModel: Unlike in most episodes, Filburt and Heffer's pupils are colored in instead of being black dots.
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* PlatonicDeclarationOfLove: Filburt and Heffer try to get into Rocko's good graces by telling him that they love him. It doesn't work.

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* AmusingInjuries: Rocko suffers these when he, while still handcuffed to both Heffer and Filburt, continuously slams into every object between his bickering friends, who are so busy arguing they fail to notice the physical pain they're putting their friend through.



* SanitySlippage: By the time they reach the stadium, Rocko snaps after all the abuse Heffer and Filburt unknowningly put him through.

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* SanitySlippage: By the time they reach the stadium, Rocko snaps after all the abuse Heffer and Filburt unknowningly unknowingly put him through.
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* JustOneExtraTicket: In this episode, Rocko wins two tickets to a wrestling event, and Heffer and Filburt compete over who will get the second ticket. They take things too far by handcuffing themselves to Rocko as he is on his way to the arena. Brought to the edge of madness, Rocko tears the tickets into little pieces, ranting "A ticket for you, and a ticket for you, and tickets for everybody! Now we can all go!!"

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* JustOneExtraTicket: In this episode, Rocko wins two tickets to a wrestling event, and Heffer and Filburt compete over who will get the second ticket. Rocko is eventually fed up and decides to go by himself, but they don't listen. They take things too far by handcuffing themselves to Rocko as he is on his way to the arena. Brought to the edge of madness, Rocko tears the tickets into little pieces, ranting "A ticket for you, and a ticket for you, and pieces under the delusion that they can all attend. With no tickets for everybody! Now we can all go!!"to enter, his friends take him back home.
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The first episode of the fourth season of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''.



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* JustOneExtraTicket: In this episode, Rocko wins two tickets to a wrestling event, and Heffer and Filburt compete over who will get the second ticket. They take things too far by handcuffing themselves to Rocko as he is on his way to the arena. Brought to the edge of madness, Rocko tears the tickets into little pieces, ranting "A ticket for you, and a ticket for you, and tickets for everybody! Now we can all go!!"



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* ChainedHeat: Both Heffer and Filburt handcuff themselves to Rocko as a desperate last bid to get the extra ticket.




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* SanitySlippage: By the time they reach the stadium, Rocko snaps after all the abuse Heffer and Filburt unknowningly put him through.
--> '''Rocko''': Let me see now. Where did I put those tickets? Where did I put them? Oh, here are the tickets. Here they are, I found them. I found them (''starts ripping them up'') here are the tickets, here they are! (''throws the shreds in Heffer's face'') HERE'S A TICKET FOR YOU!!! (throws the shreds in Filburt's face) AND A TICKET FOR YOU!!!! (''throws the shreds in the air'') AND TICKETS FOR EVERYBODY!!! NOW WE CAN ALL GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! (''short circuits'')
* WithFriendsLikeThese: It's right there in the title! Heffer and Filburt put poor Rocko through hell trying to prove which of them was his "best" friend.


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* BorrowedCatchphrase: Rocko does Dr. Hutchinson's "'Kay?", complete with head tilt.
* APirate400YearsTooLate: Mr. Bighead sleepwalks and acts out dreams of being a pirate, brought on by going to see a play about pirates with Bev, and thinking back to his first instance of stage fright while performing in the very same play back in grade school.
* SchoolPlay: As a child, Ed Bighead was in a school play about pirates. He totally froze up when it came time to sing a song, then started crying from anxiety.
* {{Sleepwalking}}: Ed starts playing pirate in his sleep, driving Rocko crazy.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: We are frequently shown what exactly is seeing the world as whenever he's sleepwalking.

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'''With Friends Like These'''

Rocko finds himself caught between his two best buddies when he wins two tickets to a big wrestling match.

'''Sailing the 7 Zzz's'''

An unearthed childhood trauma causes Mr. Bighead to sleep-walk and act like a pirate.

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* HereWeGoAgain: The episode ends with Heffer and Filburt getting into ''another'' feud over Rocko and two tickets.

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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: When Rocko rants about his situation with Ed attacking him over a treasure map, Heffer innocently asks, "Why don't you just give him his map?" inspiring Rocko to make a map to give Ed.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: We are frequently shown what exactly is seeing the world as whenever he's sleepwalking.

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