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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Oh hey, I didn't see you there".
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* {{Animated Credits Opening}}: Both Christmas specials have this. "A Very Hoarder Christmas" has Lego versions of scenes from Season 1 and "It's An Economic Snowfall" showcases elements around a festive living room based off the characters.

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* {{Angst? What Angst?}}: David studies the economy in order to process his childhood trauma. It's clear there are some things that he has never gotten over.


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* {{Kill The Lights}}: In "It's An Economic Snowfall", the lights dramatically go out when the Econiangel hovers above David's apartment.
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* {{Electromagnetic Pulse}}: The Econiangel has the ability to shut down electronics in its vicinity.
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* {{Central Theme}}: The central theme is about how the economy impacts people.
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* {{Birthday Episode}}: Episode 22, "CAKE", is a birthday episode and follows David's birthday as he discusses the CAKE cryptocurrency from PancakeSwap.
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* {{Angst? What Angst?}}: David studies the economy in order to process his childhood trauma. It's clear there are some things that he has never gotten over.
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* {{An Aesop}}: Both season finales have a message or theme. "A Very Hoarder Christmas" is about the damage that commercialism and unhealthy hoarding brings, and "It's An Economic Snowfall" is about addiction to religion and how it can change a person.
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* {{Offscreen Moment of Awesome}}: The trial in Season 2 is done entirely off-screen, despite being hyped up for the entire season. This is because it is illegal to record trials.
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* {{Story Arc}}: Season 2 featured an arc that lasted pretty much the whole season.
** In Episode 17, "Rent Inflation", David is evicted from his apartment and joins a camp for homeless people, where he finds a lawyer named Matthew Stratton. Matthew and David plot a lawsuit against his landlord, but Matthew tells him that it will take some time.
** In Episode 18, "Spanish Pesetas", David attempts to move to Spain due to rent being cheaper there than in other countries.
** In Episode 19, "Cryptic Cryptos", Isaac invites David over to his house in Michigan before the werewolf apocalypse happens.
** In Episode 20, "American Dollars", David flies from Michigan to New Jersey and swims to Washington, D.C. to meet up with a client that Matthew wanted David to talk to. Unfortunately, he forgets about the client and discusses American dollars instead.
** In Episode 21, "A Wall Street Thanksgiving", David eats turkey at a restaurant and makes a joke about his homeless status.
** In Episode 22, "CAKE", David spends his birthday alone at a restaurant, mentioning that he has trial duty soon.
** In Episode 23, "The Economics of Football", David visits the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid. This is the final episode before the trial, which is done off-screen.
** In Episode 24, "It's An Economic Snowfall", David is revealed to have his apartment back.
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* {{Title Drop}}: The phrase "Economy Watch" is used at the beginning of Episode 1, "Bitcoin".
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* {{Savage Wolves}}: Isaac becomes a werewolf in the 2022 Halloween special, "Cryptic Cryptos", savagely trying to attack David before he domesticates him. Isaac remains in the wolf form in the following episode, "American Dollars", but reveals he found a cure to his werewolf form in the 2022 Christmas special.
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* {{Back From The Dead}}: Happens twice in the series. The first time in the Season 1 Halloween special, "Night of the Economic Dead", David returns from the dead as a zombie thanks to the old videotape being played. The second time in the Season 1 Christmas special, "A Very Hoarder Special", David returns from the dead after being redeemed in the Afterlife.
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* {{Mysterious Past}}: David's past is virtually unknown, with only mild teases here and there.

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* {{Mysterious Past}}: David's past {{Nerd Glasses}}: David is virtually unknown, with only mild teases here a very nerdy boy and there.wears glasses.
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* {{Genre Roulette}}: Some episodes parody genres and the tropes found in those genres. "Night of the Economic Dead" was a parody of zombie movies, "Cryptic Cryptos" was a parody of low-budget horror and werewolf stories, "Chinese Yuan" parodied elements of Chinese and 70s kung-fu movies, and the Christmas specials are parodies of typical Christmas specials. David has said he wants to do more of these genre parodies.
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* {{Played For Laughs}}: David's death in Episode 10, "The Lottery", is played for laughs.
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* {{Mysterious Past}}: David's past is virtually unknown, with only mild teases here and there.
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* {{Allegory}}: Several allegories are present throughout the series. The economy, for example, represents a variety of concepts - it represents the balance and structure of the universe, and David feels as though it's his responsibility to study and watch it. David's obsession with the economy can be seen as a metaphor for obsession with religion and the belief of a higher power, which causes him to question his existence in "It's An Economic Snowfall". His obsession with it could also be seen as a metaphor for depression and the need to find purpose in life.
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* {{Fallen Angel}}: Used literally in "It's An Economic Snowfall". The antagonist is a massive fallen angel from "the Economist's Afterlife". Not much about the Econiangel's origins, and it is suggested that it is a fallen angel.
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* {{Angelic Abomination}}: The overarching antagonist of Season 2 is revealed in the finale, "It's An Economic Snowfall" - the Econiangel. The Econiangel takes inspiration from biblically accurate angels.
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* {{IJustWantToHaveFriends}}: As the series goes on, it's increasingly obvious that David has little friends. He even mentions directly in Episode 24, "It's An Economic Snowfall", that his obsession with the economy has prevented him from connecting with people or making friends, leading him to rant about it with Frederick.
* {{NoSocialSkills}}: David is a character with difficulties with social cues. This is due to his namesake, who also had social problems.
* {{SpitTake}}: In Episode 29, "The Economics of American Football", David does a spit take when he realizes that Super Bowl tickets cost around $400,000.
* {{TamperingWithFoodAndDrink}}: In Episode 10, "The Lottery", David's REFORM bottle is poisoned with cyanide, causing him to die.

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* {{IJustWantToHaveFriends}}: {{I Just Want To Have Friends}}: As the series goes on, it's increasingly obvious that David has little friends. He even mentions directly in Episode 24, "It's An Economic Snowfall", that his obsession with the economy has prevented him from connecting with people or making friends, leading him to rant about it with Frederick.
* {{NoSocialSkills}}: {{No Social Skills}}: David is a character with difficulties with social cues. This is due to his namesake, who also had social problems.
* {{SpitTake}}: {{Spit Take}}: In Episode 29, "The Economics of American Football", David does a spit take when he realizes that Super Bowl tickets cost around $400,000.
* {{TamperingWithFoodAndDrink}}: {{Tampering With Food And Drink}}: In Episode 10, "The Lottery", David's REFORM bottle is poisoned with cyanide, causing him to die.
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* {{IJustWantToHaveFriends}}: As the series goes on, it's increasingly obvious that David has little friends. He even mentions directly in Episode 24, "It's An Economic Snowfall", that his obsession with the economy has prevented him from connecting with people or making friends, leading him to rant about it with Frederick.
* {{NoSocialSkills}}: David is a character with difficulties with social cues. This is due to his namesake, who also had social problems.
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* [=SpitTake=]: In Episode 29, "The Economics of American Football", David does a spit take when he realizes that Super Bowl tickets cost around $400,000.
* [=TamperingWithFoodAndDrink=]: In Episode 10, "The Lottery", David's REFORM bottle is poisoned with cyanide, causing him to die.

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* [=SpitTake=]: {{SpitTake}}: In Episode 29, "The Economics of American Football", David does a spit take when he realizes that Super Bowl tickets cost around $400,000.
* [=TamperingWithFoodAndDrink=]: {{TamperingWithFoodAndDrink}}: In Episode 10, "The Lottery", David's REFORM bottle is poisoned with cyanide, causing him to die.
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* [=TropeTitle=]: List of tropes that are fixtures of the series.

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* [=TropeTitle=]: List [=SpitTake=]: In Episode 29, "The Economics of tropes American Football", David does a spit take when he realizes that are fixtures of the series.Super Bowl tickets cost around $400,000.
* [=TamperingWithFoodAndDrink=]: In Episode 10, "The Lottery", David's REFORM bottle is poisoned with cyanide, causing him to die.

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!! This show provides examples of:
* [=TropeTitle=]: List of tropes that are fixtures of the series.
* [=TropeTitle=]: Any tropes in which the show is already cited can be retrieved from the Wiki if you text-search in a separate window on the program name.


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!! Episodes of this series provide examples of:
* The guidelines for listing show-level tropes apply to this list, too. Alphabetical by trope title.
* List of tropes that are only seen in a single episode or a small handful of episodes.
* Tropes ''about'' episodes, like BottleEpisode, are prime examples.
* This list may also include tropes relating to a secondary or tertiary character or location.
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