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* AgonyOfTheFeet: Gogo Dodo brings a giant mallet down on the foot of one of the dull people trying to get into the decrepit house he and the rest of the Wackyland gang are hiding in.



* DropTheHammer: Gogo Dodo brings a giant mallet down on the foot of one of the dull people trying to get into the decrepit house he and the rest of the Wackyland gang are hiding in.
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** "A Gremlin on a Wing" to ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E123NightmareAt20000Feet Nightmare at 20,000 Feet]]", with Plucky talking like Creator/WilliamShatner, and a cross-reference to his role on ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', and Lt. Uhura appearing as a flight attendant.

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** "A Gremlin on a Wing" to ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E123NightmareAt20000Feet "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E3NightmareAt20000Feet Nightmare at 20,000 Feet]]", with Plucky talking like Creator/WilliamShatner, and a cross-reference to his role on ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', and Lt. Uhura appearing as a flight attendant.attendant.
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* BigEater:
** The premise of "The Devil Dog on the Moors" is that the eponymous beast devours people whole. [[spoiler:It turns out to be Byron Basset, and he pulls it off, despite being smaller than even Babs]].
** In the epilogue, Dizzy is standing on a large pile of candy bags he got from trick or treating. After a verse by Buster, Babs, Plucky, and Hamton, we see Dizzy has already gorged himself on all the candy.

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* BigEater:
** The premise of "The Devil Dog on
AwkwardSilenceEntrance: Parodied when Calamity walks into a GreasySpoon to hide from the Moors" is that fuel truck and everyone inside gives him a DeathGlare...including the eponymous beast devours people whole. [[spoiler:It turns out to be Byron Basset, and he pulls it off, despite being smaller than even Babs]].
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fuel truck itself which is sitting at the bar drinking a milkshake.
* BalloonBelly:
In the epilogue, Dizzy is standing on a large pile of candy bags he got from trick or treating. After a verse by Buster, Babs, Plucky, and Hamton, we see Dizzy has already gorged himself on all the candy.candy.
* BookcasePassage: When Plucky hangs his hat on the ax a suit of armor is holding, it triggers the bookshelf next to it to spin around and reveal Frankenstein’s Monster. Of course, when he takes his hat back, the passage closes and leads Buster to not believe that he’s seen a monster.



* CameraAbuse: Transitioning from the title sequence to the first skit, is a montage of the Tiny Toons making scary faces. When it’s Plucky’s turn, the camera zooms in too much and hits him in the face.



* CloserThanTheyAppear: This message appears on Calamity’s rearview mirror as he’s getting rammed by a giant fuel truck.
* CirclingBirdies: Lt. Uhura as the flight attendant in “A Gremlin on a Wing” hits Plucky over the head with a tray, which causes ufos to circle above him as he says, “Beam me up, Scotty.”
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: As punishment for destroying his beloved vacuum, Hamton turns Plucky into a vacuum himself and uses him to clean his house.



* DealWithTheDevil: In the "The Devil and Daniel Webfoot" sketch, Montana Max, as Jebez Monty, sells his soul to Mr. Scratch for $10,000,000.00.

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* DealWithTheDevil: In the "The Devil and Daniel Webfoot" sketch, Montana Max, as Jebez Monty, sells his soul to Mr. Scratch for $10,000,000.00.$10 million.



* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: In “Fuel,” Calamity whistles the show’s theme song.



* DramaticThunder: Happens several times throughout “Hold That Duck” to emphasize how creepy Horsehead Manor is, including lightning actually striking Plucky.
* DropTheHammer: Gogo Dodo brings a giant mallet down on the foot of one of the dull people trying to get into the decrepit house he and the rest of the Wackyland gang are hiding in.
* EmbarrassingOldPhoto:
-->'''Babs:''' Behind this curtain lies the scariest picture known to man. It has caused thousands to have horrifying nightmares. ''It's my third grade school photo! AHHH!''



* EvilLawyerJoke: "That's right, Mr. Webfoot. Sooner or later, most lawyers wind up [[FireAndBrimstoneHell here]]."

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* EvilLawyerJoke: Said by the Devil when he takes Montana Max and Plucky to hell:
-->'''Mr. Scratch:'''
"That's right, Mr. Webfoot. Sooner or later, most lawyers wind up [[FireAndBrimstoneHell here]].here."



* FauxHorrific:
-->'''Babs:''' Behind this curtain lies the scariest picture known to man. It has caused thousands to have horrifying nightmares. ''It's my third grade school photo! AHHH!''

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* FauxHorrific:
-->'''Babs:''' Behind this curtain lies
FauxHorrific: The extremely boring people in “Night of the scariest picture known Living Dull” are treated as terrifying by the Wackyland gang.
* FireAndBrimstoneHell: After losing the trial and having
to man. It has caused thousands let Mr. Scratch keep his soul, Montana Max gets sent to have horrifying nightmares. ''It's my third grade school photo! AHHH!''hell and takes Plucky with him.



* HorrorHost: Babs takes on this role in a parody of ''Series/NightGallery''.



* OldDarkHouse: The house Plucky inherits from his Uncle Mortimer in “Hold That Duck.”
* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: A play on the TV show, ''Series/NightGallery'', which Babs spoofs throughout the episode.



* TheReveal: It turns out Little Beeper was the one driving the fuel truck that was harassing Calamity in the “Fuel” skit.
* RunningGag: Plucky setting off booby traps that release various monsters, only for them to disappear as soon as Buster comes running to help him.



* TheScreamParody: While introducing the skit, “The Tell Tale Vacuum,” Babs shows a painting of Plucky as this famous piece of artwork.



** In the prologue, Plucky is dessed like [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Kreugger]], Monty is dressed like J. Paul Getty, Gogo is dressed like Creator/SoupySales, Hamton is dressed like [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Barney Rubble]], Shirley is dressed like [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Jeannie]], and Fifi is dressed like Dot Warner.

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** In the prologue, Plucky is dessed dressed like [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Kreugger]], Monty is dressed like J. Paul Getty, Gogo is dressed like Creator/SoupySales, Hamton is dressed like [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Barney Rubble]], Shirley is dressed like [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Jeannie]], and Fifi is dressed like Dot Warner.



* SneezeOfDoom: Sneezer the Sneezing Ghost’s sneezes are extremely strong and prove to be a good source of defense for him.



* SquashedFlat: Happens to Calamity when he gets run over by the fuel truck.



** ''The Tell-Tale Vacuum'' to ''Literature/TheTellTaleHeart''.
** ''The Devil and Daniel Webfoot'' to ''Literature/TheDevilAndDanielWebster''.
** ''Hold That Duck'' to the Creator/AbbottAndCostello picture ''Film/HoldThatGhost'', with some elements from ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein''.
** ''A Gremlin on a Wing'' to ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E123NightmareAt20000Feet Nightmare at 20,000 Feet]]", with Plucky talking like Creator/WilliamShatner, and a cross-reference to his role on ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', and Lt. Uhura appearing as a flight attendant.

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** ''The "The Tell-Tale Vacuum'' Vacuum" to ''Literature/TheTellTaleHeart''.
** ''The “Sneezer the Sneezing Ghost” to ''[[Franchise/TomAndJerry Tom & Jerry]]''.
** “The Devil Dog on the Moors” to ''[[Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon An American Werewolf in London]]''.
** "The
Devil and Daniel Webfoot'' Webfoot" to ''Literature/TheDevilAndDanielWebster''.
** ''Hold "Hold That Duck'' Duck" to the Creator/AbbottAndCostello picture ''Film/HoldThatGhost'', with some elements from ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein''.
** ''A "A Gremlin on a Wing'' Wing" to ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E123NightmareAt20000Feet Nightmare at 20,000 Feet]]", with Plucky talking like Creator/WilliamShatner, and a cross-reference to his role on ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', and Lt. Uhura appearing as a flight attendant.
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* GrandFinale: This special was the last hurrah for the Acme Acres crew.

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* GrandFinale: This special was the last hurrah for the ([[WesternAnimation/TinyToonsLooniversity original]]) Acme Acres crew.
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Probably best not to use real names unless it's proven who it was based on


* TakeThat: In the "Night of the Living Dull" sketch, the "World's Biggest Tiny Toons Fan" is based on Dennis Falk, an overly-obsessed fan the production team encountered while working on ''Tiny Toon Adventures''. He was a stalker who sent Creator/TressMacNeille disturbing letters which caused her to fear for her life and cancel any convention appearances she was planning to make around where he lives.

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* TakeThat: In the "Night of the Living Dull" sketch, the "World's Biggest Tiny Toons Fan" is based on Dennis Falk, an overly-obsessed fan the production team encountered while working on ''Tiny Toon Adventures''. He was a stalker who sent Creator/TressMacNeille disturbing letters which caused her to fear for her life and cancel any convention appearances she was planning to make around where he lives.

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