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** Cartman pointing out the others repeatedly insulted him while claiming to be friends in it together.

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** Cartman pointing correctly points out that the others just repeatedly insulted him while claiming recruiting him to be save the calves, which makes the claim that they're friends in it together.together dubious.
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* BerserkButton: Kyle disobeying her, along with Sharon mocking her efforts after she boasted she could get the boys out, causes Sheila to throw herself at Stan's door, screaming and punching the door, demanding to be let in.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: At the end of their ordeal, the boys still get grounded, not for trying to help the baby cows at all, but simply for disobeying their parents.
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* ChekhovsGag: During the negotiations with the FBI, Cartman manages to get the [=FDA=] to change the name "veal" to "tortured baby cow". This winds up saving the calves at the end when Rancher Bob reveals the name change has caused the product market to dry up so now there's no need to slaughter the calves.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: "Hero" is a massive stretch, but Cartman's decision to curl the calf he was carrying creates a trail that leads the rancher to Stan's house.
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** Cartman suggests they transport the calves from the farm by killing Butters and floating the calves on a river of his blood. Kyle protests the plan... because Butters doesn't have enough blood in him to make it viable.

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** Cartman suggests they transport the calves from the farm by killing Butters and floating the calves on a river of his blood. Kyle protests the plan... because Butters doesn't have enough blood in him to make it viable. Butters then immediately claims that he ''does'' have enough blood for the plan to work.
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* ExtremeDoormat: "Mike" the negotiator, who Cartman swiftly runs rings around. By the end of the hold out he has given the boys guns and ammunition, a ''nuclear missile'', officially re-termed veal into "little tortured baby cows", and given them a cow loading truck to evacuate them to Mexico, driven by Michael Dorn, all while still not getting a single calf.
-->'''FBI Chief:''' ''(outraged)'' You have got to be the ''worst'' negotiator I have ever seen in action!!\\
'''Mike:''' Alright. I'll give you that. But in return, I want three staples.\\
'''FBI Chief:''' GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!!

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* ExtremeDoormat: Glen Dumont, AKA "Mike" the negotiator, who Cartman swiftly runs rings around. By the end of the hold out he has given the boys guns and ammunition, a ''nuclear missile'', officially re-termed veal into "little tortured baby cows", and given them a cow loading truck to evacuate them to Mexico, driven by Michael Dorn, all while still not getting a single calf.
-->'''FBI Chief:''' ''(outraged)'' Alright, that does it! You have got to be are in fact the ''worst'' negotiator I have ever seen in action!!\\
'''Mike:''' '''"Mike":''' Alright. I'll give you that. But in return, I want three staples.\\
'''FBI Chief:''' GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!!



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The fact that Kyle's willing to call Sheila a bitch goes to show he's really pissed off about the veal situation. He [[OhCrap very quickly recoils]] when he realises what he said, however.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The fact that Kyle's willing to call Sheila a bitch goes to show he's really pissed off about the veal situation. He [[OhCrap very quickly recoils]] when he realises realizes what he said, however.



* TemptingFate: As the boys watch the news coverage on the calf hostage situation, Stan notes that if their cause is making the news, it must be important. The news then recieves an update: it turns out it's a slow news day, and no one finds the crisis interesting.

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* TemptingFate: As the boys watch the news coverage on the calf hostage situation, Stan notes that if their cause is making the news, it must be important. The news then recieves receives an update: it turns out it's a slow news day, and no one finds the crisis interesting.

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-->'''Sheila''': Kyle, if you don't do as you're told, I'm going to get very angry!
-->'''Kyle''': Well, you made me eat veal without telling me what it was. So go ahead and be angry, you baby calf-killing bitch!

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-->'''Sheila''': -->'''Sheila:''' Kyle, if you don't do as you're told, I'm going to get very angry!
-->'''Kyle''':
angry!\\
'''Kyle:'''
Well, you made me eat veal without telling me what it was. So go ahead and be angry, you baby calf-killing bitch!



** When the news reports on the calf crisis, Butters exclaims, "Hey, look -- some other kids are doin' the same thing we are!" Cartman promptly issues him a DopeSlap.



-->'''FBI Chief:''' ''*outraged*'' You have got to be the ''worst'' negotiator I have ever seen in action!!
-->'''Mike:''' Alright. I'll give you that. But in return, I want three staples.
-->'''FBI Chief:''' GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!!

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-->'''FBI Chief:''' ''*outraged*'' ''(outraged)'' You have got to be the ''worst'' negotiator I have ever seen in action!!
-->'''Mike:'''
action!!\\
'''Mike:'''
Alright. I'll give you that. But in return, I want three staples.
-->'''FBI
staples.\\
'''FBI
Chief:''' GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!!



* PreciousPuppy: The news channel broadcasting the boys' protest decided this story wasn't interesting enough so they decide to instead play live action footage of puppies from around the world.

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* PreciousPuppy: The news channel broadcasting the boys' protest decided this story wasn't interesting enough enough, so they decide to instead play live action footage of puppies from around the world. world.
-->'''Butters:''' The Chinese puppy's my favorite so far.



* TemptingFate: As the boys watch the news coverage on the calf hostage situation, Stan notes that if their cause is making the news, it must be important. The news then recieves an update: it turns out it's a slow news day, and no one finds the crisis interesting.



* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: Parodied. The reporter explains the story is not interesting news to anyone. Nothing else was going on, so this was the only story he had to make seem important, but people are just simply tuning out. Later during the car chase, he notes it is still very uninteresting news.

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* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: Parodied. The Right as Stan comments that the boys' terrorism be covered by the news validates their cause, the reporter explains the story is not interesting news to anyone. Nothing else was going on, so this was the only story he had to make seem important, but people are just simply tuning out. Later during the car chase, he notes it is still very uninteresting news.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The fact that Kyle's willing to call Sheila a bitch goes to show he's really pissed off about the veal situation. He just [[OhCrap very quickly recoil]] when he realises what he said however.
* PetTheDog: While Cartman doesn't care about the baby cows at first, he treats one like a pet later. Also he shows concern for Stan when he gets sick. He also negotiates changing the word "veal" to "tortured baby cow" of his own volition.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The fact that Kyle's willing to call Sheila a bitch goes to show he's really pissed off about the veal situation. He just [[OhCrap very quickly recoil]] recoils]] when he realises what he said said, however.
* PetTheDog: While Cartman doesn't care about the baby cows at first, he treats one like a pet later. Also Also, he shows concern for Stan when he gets sick. He also negotiates changing the word "veal" to "tortured baby cow" of his own volition.
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'''Original airdate''': March 27, 2002

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'''Original airdate''': March 27, 2002
air date:''' 3/27/2002
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The fact that Kyle's willing to call Sheila a bitch goes to show he's really pissed off about the veal situation.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The fact that Kyle's willing to call Sheila a bitch goes to show he's really pissed off about the veal situation. He just [[OhCrap very quickly recoil]] when he realises what he said however.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The fact that Kyle's willing to call Sheila a bitch goes to show he's really pissed off about the veal situation.

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* {{Gasshole}}: Cartman farts in Kyle's face after he forces the latter to kiss his ass. Kyle then tackles him for this.

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* {{Gasshole}}: Cartman farts in Kyle's face after he forces the latter to kiss his ass. Kyle then tackles him for this.when he refuses to go along after all that.



* InsistentTerminology: The boys manage to get the [=FDA=] to change the name "veal" to "tortured baby cow" in order to discourage people from buying it.

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* InsistentTerminology: InsistentTerminology:
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The boys manage to get the [=FDA=] to change the name "veal" to "tortured baby cow" in order to discourage people from buying it. it.
** Cartman also constantly telling Dorn to address him as Captain.



* ToiletHumour: While the kids are determined to stay in their rooms no matter how long it takes, one of the calves urinate on the floor.

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* ToiletHumour: While the kids are determined to stay in their rooms no matter how long it takes, one of the calves urinate urinates on the floor.
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* {{Gasshole}}: Cartman farts in Kyle's face after he forces the latter to kiss his ass. Kyle then tackles him for this.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Butters brings over Suzanne Somers' Calf Exerciser to strengthen the baby cows. When Kyle expresses his frustration at the plan, Butters points out that it isn't just a gimmick since Somers promises right on the box that it works.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: ComicallyMissingThePoint:
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Butters brings over Suzanne Somers' Calf Exerciser to strengthen the baby cows. When Kyle expresses his frustration at the plan, Butters points out that it isn't just a gimmick since Somers promises right on the box that it works.
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* AnimalGenderBender: The calves all have udders. Since they are veal calves, they are presumably all males.


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* ChildrenAreTenderHearted: The kids are upset to see that veal calves are kept chained up, but none of the adults seem to be bothered by it.
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* ExtremeDoormat: "Mike" the negotiator, who Cartman swiftly runs rings around. By the end of the hold out he has given the boys guns and ammunition, a ''nuclear missile'', officially re-termed veal into "tortured murdered baby cow", and given them a cow loading truck to evacuate them to Mexico, driven by Michael Dorn, all while still not getting a single calf.

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* ExtremeDoormat: "Mike" the negotiator, who Cartman swiftly runs rings around. By the end of the hold out he has given the boys guns and ammunition, a ''nuclear missile'', officially re-termed veal into "tortured murdered "little tortured baby cow", cows", and given them a cow loading truck to evacuate them to Mexico, driven by Michael Dorn, all while still not getting a single calf.

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