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** To get some advice, Franklin goes to the backyard's fence and talks to [[Series/HomeImprovement Wilson]] (completely unaware that this is actually just a scarecrow).

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Jay's nightmare about Tiny's growing size initially sees him in a parody of the T-Rex attack from ''Film/JurassicPark''. Pleading, Jay asks for either help or to be put in a better Spielberg movie. He ends up in the opening scene of ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' instead.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The last line alludes to ABC's schedule at the time.
-->'''Jay:''' Goodnight, ''Critic'' fans. And a special goodnight to those of you just tuning in to ''Series/HomeImprovement''.



* HeroesLoveDogs: Jay adopts a starving puppy off the street. After it becomes clear that Tiny is too destructive to keep, he tries to find him a good home and absolutely refuses to leave him with Vlada (who intends to cook and serve the dog at his restaurant).



* IronicName: Jay's name the dog for the dog ("Tiny") becomes this after the dog hits a major growth spurt.



* ShoutOut: Duke at one point yells, [[Film/{{Deliverance}} "Make him squeal!"]]

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* ShoutOut: OverlyLongGag: Franklin's second chat with "Wilson" goes on long into the night because an Owl is perched behind the fence.
-->'''Owl:''' Whooo.\\
'''Franklin:''' My wife, Eleanor.\\
'''Owl:''' Whooo.\\
'''Franklin:''' My wife, Eleanor.\\
'''Owl:''' Whooo.\\
'''Franklin:''' My wife, Eleanor.
* ShamingTheMob: Subverted. Cornered and harassed by the fans of Eleanor's book, Jay tries this and fails.
-->'''Jay:''' [[Film/TheElephantMan I am not a pig; I am a human being!]] And I have feelings, too. And if you think about it, I bet there's a scared, fat, little pig inside each of you.\\
''[beat, as everyone thinks about it]''\\
'''Man:''' Get him for showing us the truth about ourselves!
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Duke at one point yells, [[Film/{{Deliverance}} "Make him squeal!"]]squeal!"]]
** To get some advice, Franklin goes to the backyard's fence and talks to [[Series/HomeImprovement Wilson]] (completely unaware that this is actually just a scarecrow).
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Eleanor (who feels her life has become dull and meaningless) writes a children's book called "The Fat Little Pig," featuring a character based on Jay. Meanwhile, Jay adopts a Great Dane puppy, who grows up too fast and becomes a nuisance.

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* EndOfEpisodeSilliness: After the main plot wraps up, we are shown Margo riding her horse, Elenor riding Jay's full-grown dog, Franklin riding a rhino, and Jay riding a sled pulled by pigs.
* IgnoreTheFanservice: A buff, handsome deliveryman shows up, does all kinds of tantalizing things, and Elenor shoves a cookie in his mouth and sends him away.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Elenor's reaction when she sees people harass Jay for his resemblance to her book's titular character.
* ShoutOut: Duke at one point yells, [[Film/{{Deliverance}} "Make him squeal!"]]

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