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* HireTheCritic: The rationale that leads Steinbrenner to hire George.
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* HiredOnTheSpot: George, after denouncing Steinbrenner.
* HireTheCritic: The rationale that leads Steinbrenner to hire George.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: By doing the opposite of what his natural instincts dictate, ''everything'' ends up going well for George in this episode. By its end, he gets a beautiful girlfriend, a job with the Yankees, his own home, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking strikes up a friendship with Don Mattingly after giving him good advice]].

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* ThrowTheDogABone: By doing the opposite of what his natural instincts dictate, ''everything'' ends up going well for George in this episode. By its end, he gets a beautiful girlfriend, a job with the Yankees, his own home, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking strikes up a friendship with Don Mattingly after giving him good advice]].advice]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Elaine's love for Jujyfruits is a plot point in this episode, namely in how it blows up in her face. First her boyfriend breaks up with her once he finds out she bought the candies after finding out he had an accident. Later on, she stuffs her mouth with so many Jujyfruits that she's unable to tell Lippman he forgot his handkerchief when he goes to meet the Japanese executives while suffering a cold, which leads to the collapse of Pendant Publishing.
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* GrewASpine: The usually cowardly George acquires a lot of courage in his commitment to do the opposite. Much like his BrutalHonesty, it goes quite well. He threatens two jerks interrupting a movie and they cow in fear earning him applause from the audience. He also asserts himself to George Steinbrenner, and gets hired on the spot.
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* TheThingThatWouldntLeave: According to Elaine's friend, the bunch of Jehovah's Witnesses she had buzzed into her apartment building one time ended up being extremely difficult to throw out.

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* TheThingThatWouldntLeave: TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: According to Elaine's friend, the bunch of Jehovah's Witnesses she had buzzed into her apartment building one time ended up being extremely difficult to throw out.
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* ThingThatWouldntLeave: According to Elaine's friend, the bunch of Jehovah's Witnesses she had buzzed into her apartment building one time ended up being extremely difficult to throw out.

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* ThingThatWouldntLeave: TheThingThatWouldntLeave: According to Elaine's friend, the bunch of Jehovah's Witnesses she had buzzed into her apartment building one time ended up being extremely difficult to throw out.
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* ThingThatWouldntLeave: According to Elaine's friend, the bunch of Jehovah's Witnesses she had buzzed into her apartment building one time ended up being extremely difficult to throw out.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: By doing the opposite of what his natural instincts dictate, ''everything'' ends up going well for George in this episode. By its end, he gets a beautiful girlfriend, a job with the Yankees, and his own home.

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* ThrowTheDogABone: By doing the opposite of what his natural instincts dictate, ''everything'' ends up going well for George in this episode. By its end, he gets a beautiful girlfriend, a job with the Yankees, and his own home.home, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking strikes up a friendship with Don Mattingly after giving him good advice]].
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-->'''Jerry''': Elaine, don't get too down. Everything'' even out. See, I have two friends. You were up, [George] was down. Now he's up, you're down. [[ItsAllAboutMe You see how it all evens out for me?]]

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-->'''Jerry''': Elaine, don't get too down. Everything'' Everything'll even out. See, I have two friends. You were up, [George] was down. Now he's up, you're down. [[ItsAllAboutMe You see how it all evens out for me?]]
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* NoSympathy: Nobody's particularly sympathetic to Elaine as her life systematically falls apart. Special mention goes to Jerry.
-->'''Jerry''': Elaine, don't get too down. Everything'' even out. See, I have two friends. You were up, [George] was down. Now he's up, you're down. [[ItsAllAboutMe You see how it all evens out for me?]]

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* ShoutOut: George's aforementioned movie theater rant is a reference to an infamous tape recording of Buddy Rich chewing out his band mates.

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* RuleOfSymbolism: At the end of the episode, George and Elaine are dressed similarly to how the other was at the beginning, showing how they've completely swapped positions in life.
* ShoutOut: George's aforementioned movie theater rant is a reference to an infamous tape recording of Buddy Rich chewing out his band mates.bandmates.
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* AesopAmnesia: By the next episode, George completely reverts to his normal self.

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