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-->'''Toffee''': What kind of leader throws you into a pit of hair, makes you do all the work, and show you know appreciation for your sacrifices?

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-->'''Toffee''': What kind of leader throws you into a pit of hair, makes you do all the work, and show shows you know no appreciation for your sacrifices?

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Toffee asks a series of them, when Ludo blames the monsters for not getting the wand. The monsters pondering these answers lead to them kicking Ludo out.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Toffee asks a series of them, when Ludo blames the monsters for not getting the wand. wand when he was largely to blame for their failure to begin with. The monsters pondering these answers lead to them kicking Ludo out.out.
-->'''Toffee''': What kind of leader throws you into a pit of hair, makes you do all the work, and show you know appreciation for your sacrifices?



* MundaneUtility: At the beginning of the episode, Star's been using her wand to do everything, walk to school, open her locker, give Marco a beard...This trope is deconstructed to a degree, as Star's over reliance on her wand causes her to have a HeroicBSOD when she gets too tired to cut through the hair flood manually.

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* MundaneUtility: At the beginning of the episode, Star's been using her wand to do everything, walk to school, open her locker, give Marco a beard... This trope is deconstructed to a degree, as Star's over reliance on her wand causes her to have a HeroicBSOD when she gets too tired to cut through the hair flood manually.



* NotHelpingYourCase: Ludo calling his monsters "stupid imbeciles" while trying to convince them to remain loyal to him turns out to be a mistake, as he is thrown out of the castle immediately after.

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* NotHelpingYourCase: Ludo After Toffee successfully turns Ludo's own army against him by calling out his monsters poor leadership, he continues to belittle them, calling them "stupid imbeciles" while trying to convince them to remain loyal to him turns out to be a mistake, as he is thrown out of the castle imbeciles". They immediately after.toss him outside on his rump.


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* TheStarscream: Toffee's plans in the previous episodes finally comes to fruition as he successfully turns Ludo's army to his side and deposes Ludo himself by the end of the episode.

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* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After Ludo's forces fail to steal the wand, Toffee uses his MeanBoss tendencies to turn the minions on their master and take over his castle.



* YouHaveFailedMe: Inverted. After Ludo's forces fail to steal the wand, Toffee uses his MeanBoss tendencies to turn the minions on their master and take over his castle.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: Ludo. Calling his monsters "stupid imbeciles" while trying to convince them to remain loyal to him turns out to be a mistake, as he is thrown out of the castle immediately after.

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* NotHelpingYourCase: Ludo. Calling Ludo calling his monsters "stupid imbeciles" while trying to convince them to remain loyal to him turns out to be a mistake, as he is thrown out of the castle immediately after.
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* EagleLand: Marco chants "USA! USA!" to celebrate when he thinks he successfully grew out a beard.

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* EagleLand: {{Eagleland}}: Marco chants "USA! USA!" to celebrate when he thinks he successfully grew out a beard.
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* AtopAMountainOfCorpses: Preteen Star is shown atop a pile of skulls looking adorable.
* BadassAdorable: The talking Laser Puppy shows Star memories of herself as a preteen who kicked monster ass without her wand.
-->'''Star:''' Oh my gosh, I was adorable.
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* WhamEpisode: Toffee takes advantage of Ludo's BadBoss tendencies and his latest failed mission to stage a coup, turning Ludo's minions against him and getting him thrown out of his own home.

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* WhamEpisode: Toffee takes advantage of Ludo's BadBoss MeanBoss tendencies and his latest failed mission to stage a coup, turning Ludo's minions against him and getting him thrown out of his own home.



* YouHaveFailedMe: Inverted. After Ludo's forces fail to steal the wand, Toffee uses his BadBoss tendencies to turn the minions on their master and take over his castle.

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* YouHaveFailedMe: Inverted. After Ludo's forces fail to steal the wand, Toffee uses his BadBoss MeanBoss tendencies to turn the minions on their master and take over his castle.
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* OpinionChangingDream: When Star is about to give up on getting her wand back and lays down for a nap, she has a dream where one of the Laser Puppies reminds her she can be tough and strong without her wand.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Inverted. After Ludo's forces fail to steal the wand, Toffee uses his BadBoss tendencies to turn the minions on their master and take over his castle.

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* YouHaveFailedMe: Inverted. After Ludo's forces fail to steal the wand, Toffee uses his BadBoss tendencies to turn the minions on their master and take over his castle.castle.
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* ChekhovsBoomerang: With her wand and kitchen shears out of reach, Star ends up using a laser puppy in the Diaz household to start shaving, and to reach the wand.

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* ChekhovsBoomerang: With her wand and kitchen garden shears out of reach, Star ends up using a laser puppy in the Diaz household to start shaving, and to reach the wand.
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* WhamEpisode: Ludo gets ousted from his own castle, and Toffee takes over.

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* WhamEpisode: Ludo gets ousted from his own castle, and Toffee takes over.advantage of Ludo's BadBoss tendencies and his latest failed mission to stage a coup, turning Ludo's minions against him and getting him thrown out of his own home.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Toffee. He puts on a show of being a BenevolentBoss to the monsters, who have a BadBoss in Ludo, so as to gain their support.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: Ludo. Calling his monsters "stupid imbeciles" while trying to convince them to remain loyal to him turns out to be a mistake, as he is thrown out of the castle immediately after.
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* OOCISSeriousBusiness: Normally Mr. and Mrs. Diaz adjust to the weirdness and monsters that Star brings with her. They're a bit shocked to encounter the monsters after coming home from the grocery store.

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* OOCISSeriousBusiness: OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Normally Mr. and Mrs. Diaz adjust to the weirdness and monsters that Star brings with her. They're a bit shocked to encounter the monsters after coming home from the grocery store.
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* OOCISSeriousBusiness: Normally Mr. and Mrs. Diaz adjust to the weirdness and monsters that Star brings with her.

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* OOCISSeriousBusiness: Normally Mr. and Mrs. Diaz adjust to the weirdness and monsters that Star brings with her. They're a bit shocked to encounter the monsters after coming home from the grocery store.
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* NoNonsenseNemesis: Marco's hair after Star enchants it, oddly enough. When he picks up a razor to shave it, it immediately grows and leaves him BoundAndGagged. When Star brandishes lawn shears and cuts her way through, it quickly gets rid of the shears and binds her in turn. If not for the laser puppy, she would've been trapped there.
* OOCISSeriousBusiness: Normally Mr. and Mrs. Diaz adjust to the weirdness and monsters that Star brings with her.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Toffee asks a series of them, when Ludo blames the monsters for not getting the wand. The monsters pondering these answers lead to them kicking Ludo out.
* BoundAndGagged: Marco ends up this way when his beard gets out of control.
* ChekhovsBoomerang: With her wand and kitchen shears out of reach, Star ends up using a laser puppy in the Diaz household to start shaving, and to reach the wand.
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* EagleLand: Marco chants "USA! USA!" to celebrate when he thinks he successfully grew out a beard.
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* MundaneUtility: At the beginning of the episode, Star's been using her wand to do everything, walk to school, open her locker, give Marco a beard...This trope is deconstructed to a degree, as Star's over reliance on her wand causes her to have a HeroicBSOD when she gets too tired to cut through the hair flood manually.
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* NeverMyFault: Ludo blames his army for their failure to get Star's wand, even though it was him who had the wand at his fingertips and failed to take it. Toffee uses this attitude to convince the monsters to turn on Ludo.


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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Ludo is terrified of hair, mostly because of a childhood experience with a hairy "tickle monster," and also because so much as touching it causes him to laugh uncontrollably.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Toffee. He puts on a show of being a BenevolentBoss to the monsters, who have a BadBoss in Ludo, so as to gain their support.


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* NiceToTheWaiter: Toffee exploits this trope with the monsters.
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* DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: During Star's inspirational dream, the Laser Puppy brings up all the times she's beaten monsters without the wand as a kid.


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* ImagineSpot: When Star tries to think of how a normal person would handle things, the closest she can come is a daydream about a dolphin flailing away at a computer while chanting "Work, work, work, work..."
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Inverted. After Ludo's forces fail to steal the wand, Toffee uses his BadBoss tendencies to turn the minions on their master and took over his castle.

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* YouHaveFailedMe: Inverted. After Ludo's forces fail to steal the wand, Toffee uses his BadBoss tendencies to turn the minions on their master and took take over his castle.
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When Marco decides to grow some facial hair to impress his crush Jackie, Star takes it upon herself to magically speed up the process. Naturally, it doesn't take long for the Diaz household to be overwhelmed with hair. With her wand lost among the follicles, Star must save her friend without magic ''and'' keep the wand out of the hands of Ludo and Toffee.

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When Marco decides to grow some facial hair to impress his crush Jackie, Star takes it upon herself to magically speed up the process. Naturally, it doesn't take long for the Diaz household to be overwhelmed with hair. With her wand lost among the follicles, Star must save her friend without magic ''and'' keep the wand out of the hands of Ludo and Toffee.Toffee.

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* GoneHorriblyRight: Star wanted to give Marco a beard. What she got was enough hair to flood the house.
* UnwantedAssistance: Star uses her wand to give Marco a beard, even though he told her he wanted to grow one on his own.
* WhamEpisode: Ludo gets ousted from his own castle, and Toffee takes over.
*YouHaveFailedMe: Inverted. After Ludo's forces fail to steal the wand, Toffee uses his BadBoss tendencies to turn the minions on their master and took over his castle.
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When Marco decides to grow some facial hair to impress his crush Jackie, Star takes it upon herself to magically speed up the process. Naturally, it doesn't take long for the Diaz household to be overwhelmed with hair. With her wand lost among the follicles, Star must save her friend without magic.

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When Marco decides to grow some facial hair to impress his crush Jackie, Star takes it upon herself to magically speed up the process. Naturally, it doesn't take long for the Diaz household to be overwhelmed with hair. With her wand lost among the follicles, Star must save her friend without magic.magic ''and'' keep the wand out of the hands of Ludo and Toffee.
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When Marco decides to grow some facial hair to impress his crush Jackie, Star takes it upon herself to magically speed up the process. Naturally, it doesn't take long for the Diaz household to be overwhelmed with hair. With her wand lost among the follicles, Star must save her friend without magic.

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