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* PublicServiceAnnouncement: The episode ends with one given by the Titans to the show's audience, advising children to get their parents involved before making any promises to help them avoid getting scammed.



* SocialEngineering: The Titans use this to get the password for the front gate of Axis Chemicals by playing up the various Jokers.



* TakeThat: When the Titans decide to BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame and weaponize scams against the Joker, Robin takes out most of the henchmen by using what he claims is the most horrid scam of all...a financial advice seminar.
* TitleDrop: The titular "Pig in a Poke" is the name of an old scam where a pig being sold is replaced with a cat. The Titans change a few parts of it when using the scam against the Joker's henchmen, having Raven play the part of a hot dog vendor that sells them hot dogs that turn out to be feral cats that chase the goons off with their scratching.
* TooGoodToBeTrue: Although Starfire is initially ecstatic to tell the other Titans of the prince she sent all of her money to online, the other Titans immediately recognize the FourOneNineScam and help Starfire realize this.



* SocialEngineering: The Titans use this to get the password for the front gate of Axis Chemicals by playing up the various Jokers.

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* SocialEngineering: The Titans use this to get WoundedGazelleGambit: In the password for end, the front gate of Axis Chemicals by playing up only scam that works on the various Jokers.Joker is when Starfire seemingly trips on some spilled chemicals in his lair and threatens to sue him in retaliation.
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* SdrawkcabAlias: The email that Starfire received was from a "J. Reko". Spelling the last name backwards reveals the true identity of the sender, "J. okeR".
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Starfire is fooled by an online scam and [[FourOneNineScam sends money to a prince]]...Joker, the clown prince of crime!
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** The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin [[TakeThat almost blows it doing]] [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto]], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamill]].

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** The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], Nicholson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin [[TakeThat almost blows it doing]] [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto]], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamill]].
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** The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin [[TakeThat almost blows it doing]] [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto in ''Suicide Squad'']], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamill]].

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** The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin [[TakeThat almost blows it doing]] [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto in ''Suicide Squad'']], Leto]], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamill]].

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** The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin [[TakeThat almost blows it doing]] [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto in ''Suicide Squad'']], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamil]].
** The password to enter Axis Chemicals is "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE2ChristmasWithTheJoker Jingle Bells, Batman smells]] 1939[[note]]1939 was the year Batman made his debut, througth the Joker wouldn't appear unti a year later[[/note]]".

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** The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin [[TakeThat almost blows it doing]] [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto in ''Suicide Squad'']], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamil]].
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** The password to enter Axis Chemicals is "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE2ChristmasWithTheJoker Jingle Bells, Batman smells]] 1939[[note]]1939 was the year Batman made his debut, througth though the Joker wouldn't appear unti until a year later[[/note]]".later[[/note]]".
* StylisticSuck: Robin's "testimonials" for his business seminar are stock DC Comics promotional artwork of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, with lips -- Scott Menville's own, complete with beard -- [[SynchroVox badly superimposed over them]].
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* SuddenlyVoiced: The Joker gets his first ever speaking role in the series.
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** The password to enter Axis Chemicals is "[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE2ChristmasWithTheJoker Jingle Bells, Batman smells]] 1939[[note]]1939 was the year Batman made his debut, througth the Joker wouldn't appear unti a year later[[/note]]".

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** The password to enter Axis Chemicals is "[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE2ChristmasWithTheJoker "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE2ChristmasWithTheJoker Jingle Bells, Batman smells]] 1939[[note]]1939 was the year Batman made his debut, througth the Joker wouldn't appear unti a year later[[/note]]".
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** The password to enter Axis Chemicals is "[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Jingle Bells, Batman smells]] 1939[[note]]1939 was the year Batman made his debut, througth the Joker wouldn't appear unti a year later[[/note]]".

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** The password to enter Axis Chemicals is "[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries "[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE2ChristmasWithTheJoker Jingle Bells, Batman smells]] 1939[[note]]1939 was the year Batman made his debut, througth the Joker wouldn't appear unti a year later[[/note]]".
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** The password to enter Axis Chemicals is "[[[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Jingle Bells, Batman smells]] 1939[[note]]1939 was the year Batman made his debut, througth the Joker wouldn't appear unti a year later[[/note]]".

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** The password to enter Axis Chemicals is "[[[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries "[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Jingle Bells, Batman smells]] 1939[[note]]1939 was the year Batman made his debut, througth the Joker wouldn't appear unti a year later[[/note]]".

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I think it should be more clear, cause if this page will talk about a scene in which Leto's Joker is mocked, it should be clear the joke is on his Suicide Squad peerformance since his scene in Zack Snyder's JL was a success with audiences.


* ShoutOut: The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin [[TakeThat almost blows it doing]] [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto]], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamil]].

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin [[TakeThat almost blows it doing]] [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto]], Leto in ''Suicide Squad'']], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamil]].Hamil]].
** The password to enter Axis Chemicals is "[[[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Jingle Bells, Batman smells]] 1939[[note]]1939 was the year Batman made his debut, througth the Joker wouldn't appear unti a year later[[/note]]".
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* ShoutOut: The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin almost blows it doing [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto]], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamil]].

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* ShoutOut: The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin [[TakeThat almost blows it doing doing]] [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto]], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamil]].
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* UnknownRival: Robin is this to the Joker. Joker thought that if he's here, then Batman must be nearby.
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* ShoutOut: The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin almost blows it doing [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto]], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WeaternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamil]].

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* ShoutOut: The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin almost blows it doing [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto]], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WeaternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamil]].
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* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: The Titans feel the only way to beat a conman like the Joker is to outcon him. And they do.
* FourOneNineScam: The plot starts with Starfire falling for one of these, and by the Joker of all people.
* ShoutOut: The male Titans play up the different Jokers starting with Cyborg as [[Film/Batman1989 Jack Nickolson]], then Beast Boy as [[Film/TheDarkKnight Heath Ledger]]. Robin almost blows it doing [[Film/SuicideSquad2016 Jared Leto]], so Beast Boy has to bring in his [[WeaternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mark Hamil]].
* SocialEngineering: The Titans use this to get the password for the front gate of Axis Chemicals by playing up the various Jokers.

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