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* PunnyName: All of Raccoonia's founders have pun-based names that parody America's founders. [[LampshadeHanging The twins point out how suspiciously similar those names are.]]

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* PunnyName: All of Raccoonia's Raccoonius' founders have pun-based names that parody America's founders. [[LampshadeHanging The twins point out how suspiciously similar those names are.]]

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* AndTheAdventureContinues: This episode is the official finale for season two (though it is followed by a ChristmasEpisode), and ends with Gabby, Derek and the twins blasting off to more adventures.



* TheDogBitesBack: After being dismissed by F.A.R.T., Karinne turns them in on every law and regulation she can think of. It wins her back her title of "daughter of the year."



* GrossUpCloseUp: The Oracle offers the twins cookies, but when they see what the ingredients are, they decline.



* LiteralMetaphor: When the twins ask the Oracle how they can prove to the people of Raccoonia that their system is cronyism, she tells them to follow the money. Emily spots a line of coins on the floor leading to an AirVentPassageway.

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* LiteralMetaphor: When the twins ask the Oracle how they can prove to the people of Raccoonia Raccoonius Five that their system is cronyism, she tells them to follow the money. Emily spots a line of coins on the floor leading to an AirVentPassageway.



* {{Narcissist}}: Why President Rabies films his secret meetings with his constituents. And he's proud of it.



* SupermanSubstitute: The inhabitants of the planet Raccoonia intended Derek to be this, sending him to Earth in a dumpster to protect him. But 5-year-old Gabby couldn't read the instructions they sent along with Derek, so he never reached his intended potential.

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* SupermanSubstitute: The inhabitants of the planet Raccoonia Raccoonius Five intended Derek to be this, sending him to Earth in a dumpster to protect him. But 5-year-old Gabby couldn't read the instructions they sent along with Derek, so he never reached his intended potential.potential.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When President Rabies is accused of hoarding knowledge juice, he proceeds to confess his entire plan by claiming he definitely did not do what his plan describes.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Drinking as much of the knowledge juice as Derek has been known to do is supposedly fatal to others of his species. [[ExtremeOmnivore But because he's spent 80 years steeling his stomach against all kinds of chemicals and substances that would make any pica expert's eye twitch,]] he's able to ingest the knowledge juice with zero negative side effects.
->'''Ethan:''' He's been training for this moment his whole life!
* FemmeFataleSpy: [[spoiler: Oh, sure, you knew [[Recap/TuttleTwinsS1E10RollForPower President Coolidge really had a pet raccoon named Rebecca,]] but did you know she was actually an ''[[TheReveal alien spy sent to keep tabs on Derek??]]'']]
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* AirVentPassageway: The twins take one to a space above President Rabies' meeting room where he's discussing the election with his constituents.


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* GrapplingHookPistol: This episode's [[EasterEgg golden gummy]] is one of these.


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* NeverMessWithGranny: When the sweet-old-lady-in-need ploy doesn't work, Grandma Gabby breaks out [[Recap/TuttleTwinsS2E9WrestlingWithSocialism her La Abuelita persona]] and [[CurbStompBattle proceeds to wipe the floor with President Rabies' guards.]]
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* PunnyName: All of Raccoonia's founders have pun-based names that parody America's founders. [[LampshadeHaning The twins point out how suspiciously similar those names are.]]

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* PunnyName: All of Raccoonia's founders have pun-based names that parody America's founders. [[LampshadeHaning [[LampshadeHanging The twins point out how suspiciously similar those names are.]]

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* AnAesop:

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* AnAesop:AnAesop: "Transparency makes corruption flee."


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* LiteralMetaphor: When the twins ask the Oracle how they can prove to the people of Raccoonia that their system is cronyism, she tells them to follow the money. Emily spots a line of coins on the floor leading to an AirVentPassageway.
->'''Ethan:''' Oh. So she was being literal.


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* PunnyName: All of Raccoonia's founders have pun-based names that parody America's founders. [[LampshadeHaning The twins point out how suspiciously similar those names are.]]
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* HumanDisguise: Cyborg Tarzan from the previous episode turns out to be a bunch of raccoons in a robotic human suit.



* PreviouslyOn: The cold open recaps the events of the previous episode that led to Derek's kidnapping.

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* PreviouslyOn: The cold open recaps the events of the previous episode that led to Derek's kidnapping.kidnapping.
* {{Retcon}}: In [[Recap/TuttleTwinsS1E8WonkyWages "Wonky Wages,"]] Gabby claims [[ReplacementGoldfish to have had a lot of "Dereks" over the years, an explanation for how Derek could be an 80-year-old raccoon.]] This episode establishes that his particular species is naturally that long lived and then some, and he's never had to be replaced.
* SupermanSubstitute: The inhabitants of the planet Raccoonia intended Derek to be this, sending him to Earth in a dumpster to protect him. But 5-year-old Gabby couldn't read the instructions they sent along with Derek, so he never reached his intended potential.
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* KickTheDog: Larry rips into Karinne for failing to capture Derek for F.A.R.T., calling her a failure in the eyes of her family as well as his organization. Friendly reminder that he's saying all of this to a literal child [[WellDoneDaugherGirl who already has parent-pleasing issues.]]

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* KickTheDog: Larry rips into Karinne for failing to capture Derek for F.A.R.T., calling her a failure in the eyes of her family as well as his organization. Friendly reminder that he's saying all of this to a literal child [[WellDoneDaugherGirl [[WellDoneDaughterGirl who already has parent-pleasing issues.]]
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'''Summary:''' Invaders from another world kidnap Derek, launching Grandma and the twins on a dangerous rescue mission. On a dark planet, the twins encounter mysterious clues, cyborgs and spy gadgets as they solve the mystery of why capitalism is failing.

!!This episode contains the following tropes:
* AnAesop:
* BaitAndSwitch: This episode reveals that it was ''not'' Karinne who took Derek. He was taken by alien raccoons.
* KickTheDog: Larry rips into Karinne for failing to capture Derek for F.A.R.T., calling her a failure in the eyes of her family as well as his organization. Friendly reminder that he's saying all of this to a literal child [[WellDoneDaugherGirl who already has parent-pleasing issues.]]
* PreviouslyOn: The cold open recaps the events of the previous episode that led to Derek's kidnapping.

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