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* AardvarkTrunks: Bitsy the elephant speaks with an anteater, which has a similar flexible trunk and makes the same [[IncorrectAnimalNoise trumpeting sounds]].


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* OstrichHeadHiding: Priscilla the ostrich is shown hiding her head in the sand.
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* FearInducedIdiocy: Bobby gets such bad test anxiety that he gets all the answers wrong and misspells his own name as "Booby". Downplayed, since he's usually kind of airheaded anyway.

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* AppealToForce: Rosa attempts this when she first hears that Bobby failed his BAT test. She grabs a shoe to [[MamaBear beat up the people in charge of the BAT test]], but Bobby dissuades her from doing so by pointing out that, no, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome that won't help at all]].

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* AppealToForce: Rosa attempts this when she first hears that Bobby failed his BAT test. She grabs a shoe to [[MamaBear beat up the people in charge of the BAT test]], but Bobby dissuades her from doing so by pointing out that, no, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome that won't help at all]].all.



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Of course, someone as absent-minded as [[KindheartedSimpleton Bobby]] would be poor at studying and taking tests. To be fair, though, he also suffers from anxiety, which prevents him from passing his tests.
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** This episode's title is a reference to the 2010 Creator/DreamworksAnimation movie, ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}''.

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** This episode's title is a reference to the 2010 Creator/DreamworksAnimation Creator/DreamWorksAnimation movie, ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}''.

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* ShoutOut: This episode's title is a reference to the 2010 Creator/DreamworksAnimation movie, ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''.
** Four of the night monkeys in the monkey habitat have the names and appearances of the members of the iconic band The Monkees.

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This episode's title is a reference to the 2010 Creator/DreamworksAnimation movie, ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''.
''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}''.
** Four of the night monkeys in the monkey habitat have the names and appearances of the members of the iconic band The Monkees.Music/TheMonkees.
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* WritingAroundTrademarks: This episode concerns Bobby's struggles with getting a good score on the [=BATs=] (Carlota claims that "BAT" stands for "Big Academic Test"), rather the [=SATs=] ("[=SAT=]" stands for "Scholastic Aptitude Test") or the [=ACTs=] ("[=ACT=]" stands for "American College Testing").

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* WritingAroundTrademarks: This episode concerns Bobby's struggles with getting a good score on the [=BATs=] (Carlota claims that "BAT" stands for "Big ("Big Academic Test"), rather the [=SATs=] ("[=SAT=]" stands for "Scholastic ("Scholastic Aptitude Test") Test")[[labelnote:*]]which itself is odd, given that "Future Tense" from ''The Loud House'' establishes that the [=SATs=] do exist in this universe[[/labelnote]] or the [=ACTs=] ("[=ACT=]" stands for "American ("American College Testing").
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* BathroomControl: PlayedWith in that Bobby doesn't need the bathroom but is concerned he might. When Carlos is helping his nephew, Bobby, study, one of the things he does is have Bobby sleep upside down. When Bobby says, "But what if I have to pee?", Carlos replies, "Hold it."
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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Night monkeys and a Komodo dragon play a prominent role in the episode.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Rosa gets mad at Carl for his tactic of hitting Bobby in order to motivate him into passing, despite the fact that she often threatens to hit others with her shoe. She even threw a shoe at Carl in the process.
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**Four of the night monkeys in the monkey habitat have the names and appearances of the members of the iconic band The Monkees.
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*NoSympathy: Carl is the only member of the Casagrandes who does not sympathize with Bobby's plight, since Carl only wants Bobby to pass so he can eat some celebratory cake. In fact, when Bobby breaks down sobbing in front of his family, Carl decides to beat him up with a newspaper, only to get a ShoeSlap from Rosa.
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* MaliciousMonitorLizard: Keyon tries to eat Carl upon waking up and seeing him in his enclosure. Though he's not malicious, just a predator.

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* MaliciousMonitorLizard: Keyon tries to eat Carl Nico upon waking up and seeing him in his enclosure. Though he's not malicious, just a predator.
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* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Carl calls Komodo dragons "the last living dinosaurs." Technically, according to modern paleontology, ''birds'' are the last living dinosaurs.

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* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Carl calls Komodo dragons "the last living dinosaurs." Technically, according to modern paleontology, ''birds'' are the last living dinosaurs. Also, dinosaurs are more closely related to crocodiles than to lizards.
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* MaliciousMonitorLizard: Keyon tries to eat Carl upon waking up and seeing him in his enclosure. Though he's not malicious, just a predator.


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* SeldomSeenSpecies: Night monkeys and a Komodo dragon play a prominent role in the episode.

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* CosmeticHorror: Played with regarding Bobby's reaction to Carlota in a mud mask. To be fair, Bobby and Rosa have been banging on pots and pans to frighten evil spirits, and Carlota was disturbed by the noise, so Bobby mistook her for an evil spirit.

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* CosmeticHorror: Played with regarding Bobby's reaction to Carlota his cousin, Carlota, in a mud mask. To be fair, Bobby and Rosa have been banging on pots and pans to frighten evil spirits, and Carlota was disturbed by the noise, so Bobby mistook her for an evil spirit.



* DespairEventHorizon: Poor Bobby. After he has failed his BAT test four times, he nearly gives up on his hopes of going into business school... until Ronnie Anne, as "La Hermana," gets the idea of building a replica mercado for Bobby to take his test in.
* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: When Carl, as "El Travieso," tries to beat up Bobby with a newspaper, Rosa smacks Carl with a shoe.
* HealingHerb: Rosa, as "La Curandera," decides to relieve Bobby's stress by feeding him a mug full of boiled herbs, which looks disgusting to Bobby.

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* DespairEventHorizon: Poor Bobby. After he has failed his BAT test four times, he nearly gives up on his hopes of going into business school... until Ronnie Anne, as "La Hermana," Hermana" ("The Sister"), gets the idea of building a replica mercado for Bobby to take his test in.
* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: When Carl, as "El Travieso," Travieso" ("The Naughty"), tries to beat up Bobby with a newspaper, Rosa smacks Carl with a her shoe.
* EmptyNest: When Carlota gets excited about her high score on the BAT-exam, she claims "Fashion design school, here I come!" Frida's happy for her daughter and is her supportive of her ambitions, but then starts crying at the thought of her daughter eventually moving out to leave for college (see OcularGushers below).
* HealingHerb: Rosa, as "La Curandera," Curandera" ("The Healer"), decides to relieve Bobby's stress by feeding him a mug full of boiled herbs, which looks disgusting to Bobby.



* LiteralMinded: Carl initially thinks a BAT test is where you "hang upside-down and eat crickets."

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* LiteralMinded: Before his older sister explains "BAT" really stands for, Carl initially thinks that a BAT test is where you "hang BAT-test involves "hang[ing] upside-down and eat crickets."eat[ing] crickets" like a bat would.



* OcularGushers: Frida does this as she begs Carlota not to leave her as she goes into fashion designing school.

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* OcularGushers: [[EmptyNest Frida does this as she begs Carlota not to leave her as she goes into to fashion designing school.]]



* TooHungryToBePolite: When Bobby finally passes his BAT test, Carl eats the celebratory cake very messily, much to Rosa's displeasure.

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* TooHungryToBePolite: When Bobby finally passes his BAT test, the BAT-test, Carl eats the celebratory cake very messily, much to Rosa's displeasure.



* WritingAroundTrademarks: This episode concerns Bobby's struggles with getting a good score on the [=BATs=][[note]]Big Academic Test[[/note]], rather than the [=SATs=] or the [=ACTs=].

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* WritingAroundTrademarks: This episode concerns Bobby's struggles with getting a good score on the [=BATs=][[note]]Big [=BATs=] (Carlota claims that "BAT" stands for "Big Academic Test[[/note]], Test"), rather than the [=SATs=] ("[=SAT=]" stands for "Scholastic Aptitude Test") or the [=ACTs=].
[=ACTs=] ("[=ACT=]" stands for "American College Testing").
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**Towards the end of the episode, Bobby cries until a puddle is formed on the floor after failing the BAT test for the fourth time.
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* CosmeticHorror: Bobby's reaction to Carlota in a mud mask. To be fair, though, Bobby and Rosa have been banging on pots and pans to frighten evil spirits, and Carlota was disturbed by the noise, so Bobby mistook her for an evil spirit.

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* CosmeticHorror: Played with regarding Bobby's reaction to Carlota in a mud mask. To be fair, though, Bobby and Rosa have been banging on pots and pans to frighten evil spirits, and Carlota was disturbed by the noise, so Bobby mistook her for an evil spirit.
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* ShoutOut: This episode's title is a reference to the 2010 Creator/DreamworksAnimation movie, ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''.
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* InelegantBlubbering: After failing his fourth BAT test, Bobby collapses to the floor, weeping hysterically in a wet, teary fit.

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* InelegantBlubbering: After failing his fourth BAT test, Bobby collapses to the floor, weeping hysterically in front of his whole family. By the time he lifts his head off the floor, he's a wet, teary fit.mess.
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* InelegantBlubbering: After failing his fourth BAT test, Bobby collapses to the floor, weeping hysterically. As he lifts his head to his family, there are tears streaming down his face.

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* InelegantBlubbering: After failing his fourth BAT test, Bobby collapses to the floor, weeping hysterically. As he lifts his head to his family, there are tears streaming down his face.hysterically in a wet, teary fit.
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*AllAnimalsAreDogs: Despite being a reptile, Keyon the Komodo dragon is easily distracted by a bone Becca throws.


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*FriendToAllLivingThings: Becca Chang's animal-whisperer skills really come into use in this episode.

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* JabbaTableManners: When Bobby finally passes his BAT test, Carl eats the celebratory cake in this manner, much to Rosa's displeasure.



* TooHungryToBePolite: When Bobby finally passes his BAT test, Carl eats the celebratory cake very messily, much to Rosa's displeasure.



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*ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Carl calls Komodo dragons "the last living dinosaurs." Technically, according to modern paleontology, ''birds'' are the last living dinosaurs.
*ButtMonkey: Carl gets the worst of it at the zoo.
*CoveredInGunge: Carl after running into a huge pile of animal dung.
*ADayInTheLimelight: For Carl.
*MischiefMakingMonkey: Upon seeing Carl with some beef jerky, Nico the monkey decides to follow him to the Komodo dragon. He is exactly as mischievous as Carl, and in fact, they quickly become rivals as a result.
*SmellySkunk: Carl gets sprayed with a pair of skunks when an argument between him and Nico ends up waking them up.
*StockAnimalDiet: CJ brings peanuts as a snack for the elephant.
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* TemptingFate: After Carlos tries to help Bobby pass, the Casagrande family awaits his joy at passing. But when he returns to the apartment, Bobby is sad because he failed again.

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* DespairEventHorizon:DespairEventHorizon: Poor Bobby. After he has failed his BAT test four times, he nearly gives up on his hopes of going into business school... until Ronnie Anne, as "La Hermana," gets the idea of building a replica mercado for Bobby to take his test in.


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*JabbaTableManners: When Bobby finally passes his BAT test, Carl eats the celebratory cake in this manner, much to Rosa's displeasure.

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BreakTheCutie: When poor Bobby fails his BAT test for the fourth time, he collapses in tears in front of his family and briefly crosses the DespairEventHorizon.
* CosmeticHorror:CosmeticHorror: Bobby's reaction to Carlota in a mud mask. To be fair, though, Bobby and Rosa have been banging on pots and pans to frighten evil spirits, and Carlota was disturbed by the noise, so Bobby mistook her for an evil spirit.



*DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: When Carl, as "El Travieso," tries to beat up Bobby with a newspaper, Rosa smacks Carl with a shoe.



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*HopeSpot: When Rosa breaks an egg into a glass of water, the yolk seems to foretell an A in Bobby's next BAT test... then it foretells an F.
* InelegantBlubbering:InelegantBlubbering: After failing his fourth BAT test, Bobby collapses to the floor, weeping hysterically. As he lifts his head to his family, there are tears streaming down his face.


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*TheMakeover: Carlota, as "La Fashionista," gives Bobby a makeover in another attempt to improve his confidence.


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*PutOffTheirFood: When Ronnie Anne sees Rosa rubbing an egg all over (a very ticklish) Bobby, she is disgusted and vows never to eat omelets in the Casagrande apartment again.


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**Bobby does it again when he mistakes Carlota in a mud mask for an evil spirit.
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*ADayInTheLimelight: For Bobby, concerning his stress over the BAT test.
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*HealingHerb: Rosa, as "La Curandera," decides to relieve Bobby's stress by feeding him a mug full of boiled herbs, which looks disgusting to Bobby.
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*ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Bobby when Lalo chases a squirrel while in a wheelbarrow, which Bobby is holding, causing Bobby to lose control of the wheelbarrow.
*SeriousBusiness: For Rosa, taking apart the food she makes ''is'' serious business. When Carlos removes the meat, cheese, bread, and beans from Bobby's torta, reducing him to bare-bones vegetables, Rosa beans him with a shoe and exclaims that he's "lost [his] torta privileges."


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*TemptingFate: After Carlos tries to help Bobby pass, the Casagrande family awaits his joy at passing. But when he returns to the apartment, Bobby is sad because he failed again.
*TrainingMontage: Carlos, or "El Profesor," puts Bobby through exercise to relieve his stress. Carlos, CJ, and Carl have Bobby do push-ups and chin-ups and make him run laps with Lalo in a wheelbarrow.
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'''Stress Test:''' The family tries to help Bobby get over his test-taking anxieties.

'''How to Train Your Carl:''' Carl gets lost in the city zoo after sneaking away from his family to search for a Komodo dragon.

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*AchievementTestOfDestiny: The BAT test is meant to get graduating high-school seniors into college. Carlota passed hers in one go, but Bobby needs quite a bit of help passing his.
*AppealToForce: Rosa attempts this when she first hears that Bobby failed his BAT test. She grabs a shoe to [[MamaBear beat up the people in charge of the BAT test]], but Bobby dissuades her from doing so by pointing out that, no, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome that won't help at all]].
*LiteralMinded: Carl initially thinks a BAT test is where you "hang upside-down and eat crickets."
*ManChild: Carlos and Maria, who are siblings, squabbling over who won the loteria game, resulting in Rosa stepping in between them.
*OcularGushers: Frida does this as she begs Carlota not to leave her as she goes into fashion designing school.
*RunningGag: Carl wanting to eat the celebratory cake.
*SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Of course, someone as absent-minded as [[KindheartedSimpleton Bobby]] would be poor at studying and taking tests. To be fair, though, he also suffers from anxiety, which prevents him from passing his tests.
*WritingAroundTrademarks: This episode concerns Bobby's struggles with getting a good score on the [=BATs=][[note]]Big Academic Test[[/note]], rather than the [=SATs=] or the [=ACTs=].

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