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* {{Misblamed}}: George carries the burden of guilt for Antonio losing his job when all he really did was explain why the menu caught fire. If anything, Elaine is more responsible for the firing with her poorly-timed joke, but it's never brought up, and in the end, Antonio attributes the "stupid, insensitive remarks" to George.



* {{Misblamed}}: George carries the burden of guilt for Antonio losing his job when all he really did was explain why the menu caught fire. If anything, Elaine is more responsible for the firing with her poorly-timed joke, but it's never brought up, and in the end, Antonio attributes the "stupid, insensitive remarks" to George.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Open flames, it turns out, are ''not'' the only fire hazard the restaurant has.



* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: Elaine's record-making drive to the airport gets interrupted, no thanks to the five-car pileup on Rockaway Boulevard.

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* NegatedMomentOfAwesome: Elaine's record-making drive to the airport gets interrupted, no thanks to the five-car pileup on Rockaway Boulevard.



* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Elaine considers a week too long to have a house guest.

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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Elaine considers a week too long to have a house guest.houseguest.

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* OutOfFocus: Jerry doesn't have a storyline in this episode. Most of the episode is centered around George's plight with the busboy, with Kramer tagging along, and Elaine's clingy house mate.

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* {{Misblamed}}: George carries the burden of guilt for Antonio losing his job when all he really did was explain why the menu caught fire. If anything, Elaine is more responsible for the firing with her poorly-timed joke, but it's never brought up, and in the end, Antonio attributes the "stupid, insensitive remarks" to George.
* OutOfFocus: Jerry doesn't have a storyline in this episode. Most of the episode is centered around George's plight with the busboy, with Kramer tagging along, and Elaine's clingy house mate.housemate.



* YankTheDogsChain: After learning about the gas explosion that has killed five people, including his replacement, Antonio is ecstatic to George for saving his life. And on top of this, he reveals he's gotten a better job being a busboy at another restaurant. But it's short-lived when Antonio gets into a fight with Elaine's housemate. They both get injured after falling down several flights of stairs and it's mentioned Antonio lost the better job.

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* YankTheDogsChain: After learning about the gas explosion that has killed five people, including his replacement, Antonio is ecstatic to George for saving his life. And on top of this, he reveals he's gotten a better job being a busboy at another restaurant. But it's short-lived when Antonio gets into a fight with Elaine's housemate. They both get injured after falling down several flights of stairs stairs, and it's mentioned Antonio lost the better job.
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Elaine considers a week too long to have a house guest.

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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Elaine considers a week too long to have a house guest.guest.
* YankTheDogsChain: After learning about the gas explosion that has killed five people, including his replacement, Antonio is ecstatic to George for saving his life. And on top of this, he reveals he's gotten a better job being a busboy at another restaurant. But it's short-lived when Antonio gets into a fight with Elaine's housemate. They both get injured after falling down several flights of stairs and it's mentioned Antonio lost the better job.
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* OutOfFocus: Jerry doesn't have a storyline in this episode. Most of the episode is centered around George's plight with the busboy, with Kramer tagging along, and Elaine's clingy house mate.
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* IWasJustJoking: When George comments to the manager about how the busboy accidentally left a menu to catch on fire, Elaine joking says "I'm never eating here again". Unfortunately, the management ends up taking this seriously and fires the busboy. Elaine even comments she didn't mean it.
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George feels guilty for inadvertently getting a busboy fired from his job and then tries to make it up to him. Meanwhile, Elaine spends the week with an old boyfriend who is visiting her from out of town.
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*EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: George and Jerry console Elaine after she fails at getting her boyfriend to the airport on time. This kind of compassion is extremely rare for the show, and was quickly phased out.
*LifesavingMisfortune: Antonio, the titular busboy, is initially angry at getting fired, especially after George tries to apologize but just ends up making the situation worse. However, he ends up grateful when a gas explosion at the restaurant kills five employees, including his replacement.
*NegatedMomentOfAwesome: Elaine's record-making drive to the airport gets interrupted, no thanks to the five-car pileup on Rockaway Boulevard.
*TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Elaine considers a week too long to have a house guest.

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