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* OffscreenKarma: While the ending makes it clear that Princess is ''not'' getting off the hook for allowing the house to get robbed, we cut to the girls flying away before we could see the punishment.
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* LoopholeAbuse: The girls are unable to stop and villains because of the Princess’ legalization of crime. They decide to rob her house, forcing her to make crime illegal again so the girl can catch the thieves. When Princess finds out that the girls themselves were the ones that robbed her and threatens to arrest them, they quickly point out that crime was still legal when they did so, so they can’t be prosecuted for it.

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* LoopholeAbuse: The girls are unable to stop and the villains because of the Princess’ legalization of crime. They decide to rob When her house, forcing her to make house is ransacked the next day, she makes crime illegal again so the girl girls can catch the thieves. When Princess finds out that the girls themselves were the ones that trio robbed her and threatens to arrest them, they quickly point out that crime was still legal when they did so, so they can’t be prosecuted for it.
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* BellyFlopCrushing: The four smaller members of the Gangreen Gang suffer this courtesy of Big Billy after Buttercup tosses him to the jungle gym with the rest of the gang.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: This episode reveals that, despite spoiling his daughter rotten, Princess' father isn't above disciplining her. Princess is deathly afraid of being scolded by him and it's implied he's threatened to cut her off at least once. At the end of the episode, it's heavily implied that he spanks Princess with a rolled-up newspaper as punishment for indirectly allowing their house to be robbed.



* LaserGuidedKarma: Even though Princess gets her stuff back, her father is still able to find out about his house getting robbed. He is about as mad as you'd expect, and what punishment he gives Princess is anybody's guess.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Even though Princess gets her stuff back, her father is still able to find out about his house getting robbed. He is about as mad as you'd expect, and what punishment he gives Princess is anybody's guess. Princess herself believes she'll get scolded and/or cut off while the rolled-up newspaper in her father's hands implies corporal punishment.
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--> '''Princess:''' (angrily) [[CompletelyMissingThePoint That’s not the point]]! What’s important is you going out and getting whoever took Daddy’s stuff! (begging) [[AintTooProudToBeg Please]]! I’ll do anything!

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--> '''Princess:''' (angrily) [[CompletelyMissingThePoint [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint That’s not the point]]! What’s important is you going out and getting whoever took Daddy’s stuff! (begging) [[AintTooProudToBeg Please]]! I’ll do anything!
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Princess just recklessly made crime legal without considering that she and her father can also be victim of legalized crime. She pays for this later.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Princess just recklessly made crime legal without considering that she and her father can also be victim of legalized crime. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard She pays for this later.]]



* OhCrap: Ace's expression towards the girls after showing him the paper saying that crime is illegal again. Cue subsequent ass-kicking.

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* OhCrap: OhCrapSmile: Ace's expression towards the girls after showing him the paper saying that crime is illegal again. Cue subsequent ass-kicking.
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* {{Ahem}}: The only thing we hear Princess' father say the entire series.


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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Princess' father usually spoils her rotten, but once he finds his belongings outside their mansion, he actually takes the time to discipline his child. In addition, an earlier scene implies that he was hesitant to buy her Townsville since she's too young to rule a city.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Princess when asking the girls for help.

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* AintTooProudToBeg: Princess when asking the girls for help.help once her mansion is cleaned out.



* LoopholeAbuse: The girls use Princess’ legalization of crime to rob her house, forcing her to make crime illegal again so the girl can catch the thieves. When Princess finds out that the girls themselves were the ones that robbed her, they quickly point out that crime was still legal when they did so, so they can’t be prosecuted for it.

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* LoopholeAbuse: The girls use are unable to stop and villains because of the Princess’ legalization of crime crime. They decide to rob her house, forcing her to make crime illegal again so the girl can catch the thieves. When Princess finds out that the girls themselves were the ones that robbed her, her and threatens to arrest them, they quickly point out that crime was still legal when they did so, so they can’t be prosecuted for it.
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* TheVoiceless: The Gangreen Gang don't speak in this episode, despite them making an appearance.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Princess just recklessly made crime legal without considering that she and her father can also be victim of legalized crime. She pays for this later.
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* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Blossom and Buttercup scream, "USE! YOUR! GLASSES!" when trapped in the giant ant's mandibles and Bubbles' poor vision keeps missing it.
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* ReflectiveEyes: While the Professor is examining Bubbles after her eye exams fail, we get a realistic extreme close-up of her eye and he is reflected in her pupil.
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( CrossReferencedTitles: To "Bubblevicious".

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( * CrossReferencedTitles: To "Bubblevicious".
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( CrossReferencedTitles: To "Bubblevicious".


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* OnlySaneMan: The Professor is the only one who does not laugh at Bubbles' glasses, and he says they make her look special.


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* TemptingFate: The Professor tells Bubbles to not let anything her sisters get to her; naturally, she ''does''.

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* FailureMontage: Bubbles' eye exams in the Professor's lab, all which end with humorous failures.



* NerdGlasses: As soon as she has glasses, Buttercup and Blossom start calling Bubbles “Nerd” among other insults.
* SingleEpisodeHandicap: Bubbles’ bad eye sight came entirely out of nowhere since she never had any trouble seeing before, and gets resolved by the end of the episode.
* SolarPoweredMagnifyingGlass: Bubbles’ glasses have this effect on her laser eye beams, which finally allows her to defeat the giant ant (which was unharmed by the girls’ regular eye beams).
* StatusQuoIsGod: By the end of the episode, Bubbles’ vision is restored thanks to Buttercup accidentally hitting her with her eye beams, performing an improvised laser surgery.

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* NerdGlasses: As soon as she has glasses, Buttercup and Blossom start calling Bubbles “Nerd” "Nerd" among other insults.
* SingleEpisodeHandicap: Bubbles’ Bubbles' bad eye sight came entirely out of nowhere since she never had any trouble seeing before, and gets resolved by the end of the episode.
* SolarPoweredMagnifyingGlass: Bubbles’ Bubbles' glasses have this effect on her laser eye beams, which finally allows her to defeat the giant ant (which was unharmed by the girls’ girls' regular eye beams).
* StatusQuoIsGod: By the end of the episode, Bubbles’ Bubbles' vision is restored thanks to Buttercup accidentally hitting her with her eye beams, performing an improvised laser surgery.
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\n* TooDumbToLive: Despite the Professor giving Bubbles glasses to see better (due to her poor vision), she decides she doesn't need them and can see just fine which leads to her bumping into trees and all sorts of obstacles and mistakes two vent capes (who have shadows of her sisters) for her sisters.

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* TheCameo: Roach Coach, The Rowdyruff Boys, Abra Cadaver, the Broccoloids, and the evil cat, all of whom have not been seen since their debute episodes (and none of which acutally play a part in this episode) all have cameo’s at the start of the episode.

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* TheCameo: Roach Coach, The Rowdyruff Boys, Abra Cadaver, the Broccoloids, the Boogieman, and the evil cat, all of whom have not been seen since their debute episodes (and none of which acutally play a part in this episode) all have cameo’s in a montage of villains at the start of the episode.episode. Also, Quackor The Fowl a villain from the WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory episode of the same name appears in the same montage despite never actually fighting the girls EVER!
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* TheCameo: Roach Coach, The Rowdyruff Boys, the broccoli aliens and the evil cat, all of whom have not been seen since their debute episodes (and none of which acutally play a part in this episode) all have cameo’s at the start of the episode.

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* TheCameo: Roach Coach, The Rowdyruff Boys, Abra Cadaver, the broccoli aliens Broccoloids, and the evil cat, all of whom have not been seen since their debute episodes (and none of which acutally play a part in this episode) all have cameo’s at the start of the episode.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Blossom and Buttercup spend most of the episode laughing at Bubbles and mocking her for her glasses, and end up trapped in the ant's mandibles and covered in the ant's goop.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Even though Princess gets her stuff back, her father is still able to find out about his house getting robbed. He is about as mad as you'd expect.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Even though Princess gets her stuff back, her father is still able to find out about his house getting robbed. He is about as mad as you'd expect.expect, and what punishment he gives Princess is anybody's guess.
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* OhCrap: Ace's expression towards the girls after showing him the paper saying that crime is illegal again. Cue ass-kicking.

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* OhCrap: Ace's expression towards the girls after showing him the paper saying that crime is illegal again. Cue subsequent ass-kicking.
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* OhCrap: Ace's expression towards the girls after showing him the paper saying that crime is illegal again. Cue ass-kicking.

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* HereWeGoAgain: A few moments after Bubbles is able to see without glasses again, she starts having problems with her hearing. This prompts the Professor to invent something else.



* HereWeGoAgain: A few moments after Bubbles is able to see without glasses again, she starts having problems with her hearing. This prompts the Professor to invent something else.
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* AnAesop: If someone makes fun of whatever problem you have, don't let it bother you.


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* ImpairmentShot: Bubbles gets rather blurry point-of-view shots due to her poor eyesight.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Even though Princes gets her stuff back, her father is still able to find out about his house getting robbed. He is about as mad as you'd expect.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Even though Princes Princess gets her stuff back, her father is still able to find out about his house getting robbed. He is about as mad as you'd expect.


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* NeverMyFault: This exchange basically sums up Princess' attitude:
--> '''Princess:''' (wailing) And they took all of it! Everything, and if Daddy finds out, I’ll be grounded forever, and just ’cause I begged him to buy me Townsville and make me Mayor, he’ll say it’s my responsibility and he’ll blame me and think it’s all my fault!
--> '''Bubbles:''' [[BrutalHonesty It is your fault]].
--> '''Princess:''' (angrily) [[CompletelyMissingThePoint That’s not the point]]! What’s important is you going out and getting whoever took Daddy’s stuff! (begging) [[AintTooProudToBeg Please]]! I’ll do anything!
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* HereWeGoAgain: A few moments after Bubbles is able to see without glasses again, she starts having problems with her bearing. This prompts the Professor to invent something else.

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* HereWeGoAgain: A few moments after Bubbles is able to see without glasses again, she starts having problems with her bearing.hearing. This prompts the Professor to invent something else.

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* HereWeGoAgain: A few moments after Bubbles is able to see without glasses again, she starts having problems with her bearing. This prompts the Professor to invent something else.



* AintTooProudToBeg: princess when asking the girls for help.

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* AintTooProudToBeg: princess Princess when asking the girls for help.



* LoopholeAbuse: the girls use Princess’ legalization of crime to rob her house, forcing her to make crime illegal again so the girl can catch the thieves. When princess finds out that the girls themselves were the ones that robbed her, they quickly point out that crime was still legal when they did so, so they can’t be prosecuted for it.
* MayorPain: princess deliberately becomes one of these after buying Townsville, by making crime legal.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Even though Princes gets her stuff back, her father is still able to find out about his house getting robbed. He is about as mad as you'd expect.
* LoopholeAbuse: the The girls use Princess’ legalization of crime to rob her house, forcing her to make crime illegal again so the girl can catch the thieves. When princess Princess finds out that the girls themselves were the ones that robbed her, they quickly point out that crime was still legal when they did so, so they can’t be prosecuted for it.
* MayorPain: princess Princess deliberately becomes one of these after buying Townsville, by making crime legal.



* WretchedHive: Princess turns Townsville into one of these.

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* WretchedHive: Princess turns Townsville into one of these.these.

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* MayorPain: princess deliberately becomes one of these after buying Tonwsville, by making crime legal.

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* MayorPain: princess deliberately becomes one of these after buying Tonwsville, Townsville, by making crime legal.

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* AttackItsWeakPoint: said by Blossom as they attack the ant from various angles. Unfortunately, the ant apparently has no weak spot.

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* AttackItsWeakPoint: said Said by Blossom as they attack the ant from various angles. Unfortunately, the ant apparently has no weak spot. spot.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: A giant ant is the enemy in this episode.



* BigCreepyCrawlies: a giant ant is the enemy in this episode.
* ForgotTheCall: when Buttercup and Blossom realize something is not right with Bubbles, they immediately take her home, completely ignoring the giant ant they were supposed to fight. Bubbles even lampshades this.
* NerdGlasses: as soon as she has glasses, Buttercup and Blossom start calling Bubbles “Nerd” among other insults.

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* BigCreepyCrawlies: a giant ant is the enemy in this episode.
* ForgotTheCall: when When Buttercup and Blossom realize something is not right with Bubbles, they immediately take her home, completely ignoring the giant ant they were supposed to fight. Bubbles even lampshades this.
* NerdGlasses: as As soon as she has glasses, Buttercup and Blossom start calling Bubbles “Nerd” among other insults.



* StatusQuoIsGod: by the end of the episode, Bubbles’ vision is restored thanks to Buttercup accidently hitting her with her eye beams, performing an improvised laser surgery.
* UnwantedGlassesPlot: the plot of this episode, with Bubbles as the one who needs glasses.


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* StatusQuoIsGod: by By the end of the episode, Bubbles’ vision is restored thanks to Buttercup accidently accidentally hitting her with her eye beams, performing an improvised laser surgery.
* UnwantedGlassesPlot: the The plot of this episode, with Bubbles as the one who needs glasses.




* LoopHoleAbuse: the girls use Princess’ legalization of crime to rob her house, forcing her to make crime illegal again so the girl can catch the thieves. When princess finds out that the girls themselves were the ones that robbed her, they quickly point out that crime was still legal when they did so, so they can’t be prosecuted for it.

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* LoopHoleAbuse: LoopholeAbuse: the girls use Princess’ legalization of crime to rob her house, forcing her to make crime illegal again so the girl can catch the thieves. When princess finds out that the girls themselves were the ones that robbed her, they quickly point out that crime was still legal when they did so, so they can’t be prosecuted for it.
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'''Bubblevision''': Bubbles needs glasses when her vision goes bad, but they quickly make her the source of ridicule by her sisters.

'''Bought and Scold''': Daddy Morbucks buys Townsville from the Mayor, and Princess uses her new power to legalize crime to put the girls out of business.

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* AttackItsWeakPoint: said by Blossom as they attack the ant from various angles. Unfortunately, the ant apparently has no weak spot.
*BlindWithoutEm: Bubbles in this episode. The Narrator even points it out.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: a giant ant is the enemy in this episode.
* ForgotTheCall: when Buttercup and Blossom realize something is not right with Bubbles, they immediately take her home, completely ignoring the giant ant they were supposed to fight. Bubbles even lampshades this.
* NerdGlasses: as soon as she has glasses, Buttercup and Blossom start calling Bubbles “Nerd” among other insults.
* SingleEpisodeHandicap: Bubbles’ bad eye sight came entirely out of nowhere since she never had any trouble seeing before, and gets resolved by the end of the episode.
* SolarPoweredMagnifyingGlass: Bubbles’ glasses have this effect on her laser eye beams, which finally allows her to defeat the giant ant (which was unharmed by the girls’ regular eye beams).
* StatusQuoIsGod: by the end of the episode, Bubbles’ vision is restored thanks to Buttercup accidently hitting her with her eye beams, performing an improvised laser surgery.
* UnwantedGlassesPlot: the plot of this episode, with Bubbles as the one who needs glasses.


!!Bought and Scold provides examples of:
* AintTooProudToBeg: princess when asking the girls for help.
*TheCameo: Roach Coach, The Rowdyruff Boys, the broccoli aliens and the evil cat, all of whom have not been seen since their debute episodes (and none of which acutally play a part in this episode) all have cameo’s at the start of the episode.
*FacePalm: Mrs. Bellum gives the mayor one after he sells Townsville for a room full of Turkish Delight.
* GroundedForever: Princess fears this will happen to her if her dad finds out that their house has been robbed. She is so afraid of this that she is willing to make crime illegal again and step down as Mayor if the girls help her get everything back before her dad finds out.
*LoopHoleAbuse: the girls use Princess’ legalization of crime to rob her house, forcing her to make crime illegal again so the girl can catch the thieves. When princess finds out that the girls themselves were the ones that robbed her, they quickly point out that crime was still legal when they did so, so they can’t be prosecuted for it.
* MayorPain: princess deliberately becomes one of these after buying Tonwsville, by making crime legal.
*{{Mooning}}: Arturo does this to the viewer in the opening of the episode.
* WretchedHive: Princess turns Townsville into one of these.

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