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* TheBeard: Guillermo has been using Nadja as one.
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* OpenMindedParent: Guillermo's relatives turn out to be really accepting when it comes to him being gay.

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* OpenMindedParent: Guillermo's relatives turn out to be really accepting when it comes to him being gay. PlayedForLaughs in that they are much ''less'' accepting about him [[HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster wanting to be a vampire]].
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* CurbStompBattle: Despite their vampire powers, Lazlo and Nandor are no match for the Jersey Devil, and only manage to subdue him after child Colin distracts the devil with music of Music/BonJovi.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: When Guillermo invites his family over to the mansion, he forgets that, since he himself is a descendant of Van Helsing and thus a naturally born vampire hunter, this is likely true for the rest of his family as well. Cue an OhCrap moment when his grandma identifies Nadja as a vampire.
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* MusicSoothesTheSavageBeast: When confronted with the Jersey Devil, Laszlo attempts to subdue the beast with his [[MagicMusic magic flute]]. It seems to work, but then [[SubvertedTrope the devil grabs the flute]] and snaps it in half. The trope is then played straight when child Colin uses his ipad to play some Jersey music, which calms down the devil and allows Laszlo and Nandor to kill him.
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* BigDamnHeroes: It’s thanks to Colin playing music (specifically [[Music/BonJovi Living on a Prayer]]) that Nandor and Laszlo were able to get the drop on the Jersey Devil.
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* BrickJoke: Guillermo puts up a band poster at the beginning as part of the attempt to pass off the house as his own place to his family while Nandor and Laszlo are out. When Nandor and Laszlo come home after the weekend, they're baffled by the poster.

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* BrickJoke: Guillermo puts up a band poster of the 90's series ''Series/MySoCalledLife'' at the beginning as part of the attempt to pass off the house as his own place to his family while Nandor and Laszlo are out. When Nandor and Laszlo come home after the weekend, they're baffled by the poster.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoEachOther: Nandor and Lazslo have one of these moments towards the end of the episode, when the former finally admits that he's been hostile to the latter for most of the trip because he misses the two of them hanging out together.

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* AwLookTheyReallyDoEachOther: AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Nandor and Lazslo have one of these moments towards the end of the episode, when the former finally admits that he's been hostile to the latter for most of the trip because he misses the two of them hanging out together.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoEachOther: Nandor and Lazslo have one of these moments towards the end of the episode, when the former finally admits that he's been hostile to the latter for most of the trip because he misses the two of them hanging out together.
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* MaintainTheLie: Guillermo has been telling his family a variety of lies, including Nadja being his girlfriend. She goes along with it a bit, but by the end of the episode when she hypnotizes them, she makes it so they forget everything that happened... except for Guillermo coming out to them.

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* MaintainTheLie: Guillermo has been telling his family a variety of lies, including Nadja being his girlfriend. She goes along with it a bit, but by the end of the episode when episode, as she hypnotizes them, she makes it so they forget everything that happened... [[LaserGuidedAmnesia except for Guillermo coming out to them.]]
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* MaintainTheLie: Guillermo has been telling his family a variety of lies, including Nadja being his girlfriend. She goes with it for a bit and, at the end of the episode, hypnotizes them into continuing to believe it.

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* MaintainTheLie: Guillermo has been telling his family a variety of lies, including Nadja being his girlfriend. She goes along with it for a bit and, at bit, but by the end of the episode, episode when she hypnotizes them into continuing them, she makes it so they forget everything that happened... except for Guillermo coming out to believe it.them.
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* BrickJoke: Guillermo puts up a band poster at the beginning as part of the attempt to pass off the house as his own place to his family while Nandor and Laszlo are out. When Nandor and Laszlo come home after the weekend, they're baffled by the poster.

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* TheBeard: Guillermo has been using Nadja as one.



* ShoutOut: Nadja's favorite film turns out to be ''Film/MammaMia'' because she feels this movie about her homeland is charming and nostalgic. One of her requests to Guillermo at the end is to fetch her a copy of ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' so she can watch that as well.
* TheBeard: Guillermo has been using Nadja as one.

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* ShoutOut: Nadja's favorite film turns out to be ''Film/MammaMia'' because she feels this movie about her homeland is charming and nostalgic. One of her requests to Guillermo at the end is to fetch her a copy of ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' so she can watch that as well.
* TheBeard: Guillermo has been using Nadja as one.
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* NotHimself: Being around Nadja awakens the vampire hunter in each member of Guillermo's family, causing them to start behaving violently and irrationally without knowing why, until they learn that Nadja's a vampire and begin hunting her. Fortunately, Guillermo manages to calm them down. ''Unfortunately'', they pissed off Nadja.
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* EverybodyKnewAlready: When Guillermo finally comes out to his family, he's thrown to discover they always knew he was gay and fine with it. It's his wanting to be a vampire that throws them.
* GenderSeparatedEnsembleEpisode: Played with. Most of the men in the main cast leave for New Jersey while Nadja has various supporting female characters come up to her room to enjoy the weekend without the other male vampires in the house. Guillermo is what causes the b-plot to not ''quite'' be fully segregated like the A-plot when she intrudes on the party he's throwing. Nadja demands that Guillermo arrange things so that all the men get out of her hair whenever she wants a girls' night at the end.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Nandor and Laszlo each consider the other this when in reality, they both are.

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* EverybodyKnewAlready: When Guillermo finally comes out to his family, he's thrown to discover that they always knew he was gay and are fine with it. It's his wanting to be a vampire that throws them.
* GenderSeparatedEnsembleEpisode: Played with. Most of the men in the main cast leave for New Jersey Jersey, while Nadja has various supporting female characters come up to her room to enjoy the weekend without the other male vampires in the house. Guillermo is what causes the b-plot B-plot to not ''quite'' be fully segregated like the A-plot when she intrudes on the party he's throwing. At the end, Nadja demands that Guillermo arrange things so that all the men get out of her hair whenever she wants a girls' night at the end.
night.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Nandor and Laszlo each consider the other this this, when in reality, they both are.
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* OpenMindedParent: Guillermo's relatives turn out to be really accepting when it comes to him being gay.



* ShoutOut: Nadja's favorite film turns out to be ''Film/MammaMia'' because she feels this movie about her homeland is charming and nostalgic. One of her requests to Guillermo at the end is to fetch her a copy of ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' so she can watch that as well.

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* ShoutOut: Nadja's favorite film turns out to be ''Film/MammaMia'' because she feels this movie about her homeland is charming and nostalgic. One of her requests to Guillermo at the end is to fetch her a copy of ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' so she can watch that as well.well.
* TheBeard: Guillermo has been using Nadja as one.
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* AllMythsAreTrue: It turns out that the Jersey Devil does exist, matching Sean's strange description to the letter. Laszlo and Nandor (with an assist from Baby Colin Robinson and the music of Music/BonJovi) manage to take it down before it kills Sean, and they bring its head back as a trophy.

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* AllMythsAreTrue: It turns out that the Jersey Devil does exist, matching Sean's strange description to the letter. This is despite the vampires dismissing it as a story they made up to explain away their murders. Laszlo and Nandor (with an assist from Baby Colin Robinson and the music of Music/BonJovi) manage to take it down before it kills Sean, and they bring its head back as a trophy.
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* AllMythsAreTrue: It turns out that the Jersey Devil does exist, matching Sean's strange description to the letter. Laszlo and Nandor (with an assist from Baby Colin Robinson and the music of Music/BonJovi) manage to take it down before it kills Sean, and they bring its head back as a trophy.


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* PetTheDog: Nadja actually finds a little enjoyment hanging out with Guillermo's family until they turn on her, and she listens to Guillermo's plea not to kill them, mainly because she remembers how it feels to have family members die in front of her.

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* GenderSeparatedEnsembleEpisode: Played with. Most of the men in the main cast leave for New Jersey while Nadja has various supporting female characters come up to her room to enjoy the weekend without the other male vampires in the house. Guillermo is what causes the b-plot to not ''quite'' be fully segregated like the A-plot when she intrudes on the party he's throwing. Nadja demands that Guillermo arrange things so that all the men get out of her hair whenever she wants a girls' night at the end.



* OffScreenMomentOfAwesome: Somehow, Nadja is able to hypnotize a pack of vicious vampire hunters by herself despite them chasing her.

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* OffScreenMomentOfAwesome: NeverMessWithGranny: Guillermo's grandma is the first to deduce Nadja's true nature. She is later shown to have both the strength and agility to rapidly produce wooden stakes on the fly for killing Nadja with excellent accuracy.
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Somehow, Nadja is able to hypnotize a pack of vicious vampire hunters by herself despite them chasing her.her.
* ShoutOut: Nadja's favorite film turns out to be ''Film/MammaMia'' because she feels this movie about her homeland is charming and nostalgic. One of her requests to Guillermo at the end is to fetch her a copy of ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' so she can watch that as well.
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Nandor and Laszlo's trip to New Jersey doesn't work as planned. Meanwhile, Guillermo and Nadja's separate plans for a fun night collide.

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* EverybodyKnewAlready: When Guillermo finally comes out to his family, he's thrown to discover they always knew he was gay and fine with it. It's his wanting to be a vampire that throws them.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Nandor and Laszlo each consider the other this when in reality, they both are.
* MaintainTheLie: Guillermo has been telling his family a variety of lies, including Nadja being his girlfriend. She goes with it for a bit and, at the end of the episode, hypnotizes them into continuing to believe it.
* OffScreenMomentOfAwesome: Somehow, Nadja is able to hypnotize a pack of vicious vampire hunters by herself despite them chasing her.

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