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'''Original air date:''' 2/26/2022

'''Production code:''' 113a
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* NotMeThisTime: Scratch insists that even though he has a habit of sneaking food, he wasn't the one who ate Pete and Sharon's anniversary cake.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The entire [=McGee=] is unnerved when they learn about Darryl's tarantula and that it's possibly on the loose, but Molly is especially skittish and worriedly asks if he caught it.

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The entire [=McGee=] family is unnerved when they learn about Darryl's tarantula and that it's possibly on the loose, but Molly is especially skittish and worriedly asks if he caught it.

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* CallBack: Back in The Curse, Molly offered Scratch a granola bar, and he said “as long as it’s not carob” before eating it. Turns out Scratch has a carob allergy.

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* CallBack: Back in The Curse, "The Curse", Molly offered Scratch a granola bar, and he said “as long as it’s not carob” before eating it. Turns out Scratch has a carob allergy.



* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Scratch threatens to make the guilty party hand-wash Darryl's filthy gym socks, and when it looks like Scratch is guilty after all Pete threatens to make Scratch do it.

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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Scratch threatens to make the guilty party hand-wash Darryl's filthy gym socks, and when it looks like Scratch is guilty after all all, Pete threatens to make Scratch do it.


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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The entire [=McGee=] is unnerved when they learn about Darryl's tarantula and that it's possibly on the loose, but Molly is especially skittish and worriedly asks if he caught it.

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* BlatantLies: [[TheSlacker Darryl's]] alibi is that he was busy doing his homework, and Molly immediately calls him out on his flimsy lie.

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* BlatantLies: [[TheSlacker Darryl's]] alibi is that he was busy doing his homework, and Molly immediately calls him out on his flimsy lie. Even Darryl's lawyer won't support that alibi.


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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Geoff thought the cake was for ''his'' birthday in spite of it not being his birthday and the cake having Sharon's name on it. He thought "s-h-a-r-o-n" was a misspelling of his name.


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* HesitationEqualsDishonesty: When asked if he caught his spider, Darryl hesitates before lying that he did.
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* CallBack: Back in The Curse, Molly offered Scratch a granola bar, and said “as long as it’s not carob” before eating it. Turns out he has a carob allergy.

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* CallBack: Back in The Curse, Molly offered Scratch a granola bar, and he said “as long as it’s not carob” before eating it. Turns out he Scratch has a carob allergy.
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* FacePlam: Darryl's lawyer does this.

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* FacePlam: FacePalm: Darryl's lawyer does this.
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* Faceplam: Darryl's lawyer does this.

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* Faceplam: FacePlam: Darryl's lawyer does this.
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* Faceplam: Darryl's lawyer does this.
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* CallBack: Back in The Curse, Molly offered Scratch a granola bar, and said “as long as it’s not carob” before eating it. Turns out he has a carob allergy.
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* BottleEpisode: The entire episode is set at the [=McGee=] house.
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* BreakingOldTrends: This is the first episode to not feature a song.

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* DramaticDrop: As Pete discovers the cake is gone, he drops the cake toppers, and they shatter on the ground in slow motion.



* FailedAttemptAtDrama: Molly's attempt at dramatically shouting "''Justice'' is what's going on!" is interrupted by her falling off a table, then realizing she's facing the wrong way after taking off the blindfold she was wearing.

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* FailedAttemptAtDrama: Molly's attempt at dramatically shouting "''Justice'' is what's going on!" is interrupted by her falling off a table, then realizing she's facing the wrong way after taking off the blindfold she was wearing.wearing as Lady Justice.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Molly asks Darryl if he caught the spider, you can see it crawling on the ceiling behind her as Darryl lies that he did.


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* StockYuck: Sharon can't stand carob, calling it a liar for pretending to be chocolate. As for Scratch, he's allergic to it.
* TemporaryBulkChange: Scratch's carob allergy causes him to swell so much he fills out the whole house.
* UnitConfusion: Pete ruined the first cake because the recipe was British and used Celsius, and he mistranslated to Fahrenheit.
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Scratch threatens to make the guilty party hand-wash Darryl's filthy gym socks, and when it looks like Scratch is guilty after all Pete threatens to make Scratch do it.


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* EverybodyDidIt: It turns out Sharon can't stand carob and was tempted to throw out the cake but put it back, Darryl stole the dome from the cake plate to try and catch his new pet tarantula, Pete ruined his first attempt at the cake because he was working with a new recipe, and the one who actually ate the cake was Scratch's fellow ghost Geoff.


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* PlotAllergy: Molly is only able to prove Scratch's innocence by revealing he has a carob allergy.


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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: It turns out ''Geoff'' ate the cake, setting off the whole series of events.
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* PinkySwear: Molly describes a "Molly [=McGee=] Guarantee" as "a pinky promise dipped in a blood oath wrapped in the American Constitution!"

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* PinkySwear: Molly describes a "Molly [=McGee=] Guarantee" as "a pinky promise dipped in a blood oath wrapped in the American Constitution!"Constitution!"
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* BlatantLies: [[TheSlacker Darryl's]] alibi is that he was busy doing his homework, and Molly immediately calls him out on his flimsy lie.
* CourtroomEpisode: Molly arranges a mock trial to try and prove Scratch is innocent of cake theft.
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* FailedAttemptAtDrama: Molly's attempt at dramatically shouting "''Justice'' is what's going on!" is interrupted by her falling off a table, then realizing she's facing the wrong way after taking off the blindfold she was wearing.
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Scratch is accused of stealing the passion-fruit crumb-cake Mr. [=McGee=] made for his wedding anniversary, but he insists he's innocent, and Molly vows to investigate the truth.
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* BigWhy: Pete lets out one of these when he sees the cake is gone.
* LostFoodGrievance: Molly and her father treat the cake-theft like a heinous crime.
* {{Mockumentary}}: The presentation for the episode riffs on "true crime" documentary series.
* OverlyLongGag: Molly and Scratch accompany their Molly [=McGee=] Guarantee with a long and complicated SecretHandshake.
* PinkySwear: Molly describes a "Molly [=McGee=] Guarantee" as "a pinky promise dipped in a blood oath wrapped in the American Constitution!"

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