Line #17 Recap/RockosModernLifeS4E11DumbellsRugBirds


1	The eleventh episode of the fourth season of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''.
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3	'''Dumbells'''
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5	Heffer and Filburt's obsession with Ding Dong Ditch gets Rocko in trouble.
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7	'''Rug Birds'''
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9	Filburt drags Rocko along on a trip to snatch a wig from a rare bird.
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12	!!"Dumbbells" provides examples of:
13	* CourtroomEpisode: The series' second.
14	* ADayInTheLimelight: For Gladys the Hippo Lady.
15	* DingDongDitchDistraction: Heffer and Filburt go on a ding-dong-ditch spree and rope Rocko into it. Rocko knocks on the door of Gladys the Hippo Lady, but can't go through with it and apologizes. Gladys, however, is tickled by the idea and goes on a pranking spree of her own.
16	* HereWeGoAgain: The episode ends with Heffer and Filburt getting the judge from the trial hooked on prank-calling.
17	* IAmNotWeasel:
18	-->'''Fran:''' Behind me, the trial of the century is about to begin and the ''whole world'' wants to know: What the heck ''is'' Rocko? Is he some kind of poodle, a schnoz, or what?\
19	'''Kangaroo:''' I think he's a rabbit.\
20	'''Frog:''' A rabbit!\
21	'''"Spuinky":''' You're asking me?
22	** The court judge thinks he's a dancing bear.
23	* IdenticalStranger: During the montage of people saying what animal they think Rocko is during the second news report about Rocko being arrested, one of the interviewees resembles Spunky, answering in an adult male voice, "You're asking ''me''?" A [[FreezeFrameBonus close look reveals that the dog dish actually reads "SPUINKY"]], not Spunky.
24	* PaperThinDisguise: When Heffer and Filburt go on the lam, they both don Groucho glasses in an attempt to be inconspicuous as they break for Buenos Tardos. When they get interviewed after Rocko's arrest, Heffer says [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent in his normal voice]] "Me llamo Francois!" and Filburt adds, "And I don't speak English!"
25	* PrankCall: The new prank Heffer and Filburt take up after their Ding-Dong-Ditch pranking spree, even roping the judge into it.
26	* SeriousBusiness: The act of ding-dong ditching is enough for Rocko and Gladys to get sent to ''court'' for it.
27	* ShoutOut: The EpisodeTitleCard is one to ''Film/TheThreeStooges''.
28	* WeInterruptThisProgram: After the montage of Rocko and Glady's ding-dong-ditch spree, it fades to the exercise show ''Bunmaster'', just for the sake of showing it get interrupted by an O-Town special report (as always) about the ding-dong-ditch craze.
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31	!!"Rug Birds" provides examples of:
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33	* AnAesop: Don't assume people won't love you for who you really are.
34	* LaserGuidedKarma: After setting a trap that uses Rocko as the bait ''just'' so he can get a chance to steal the American Balding Eagle's wig, Filburt gets his shell shattered to pieces at the end of the episode.
35	* WasItReallyWorthIt: The eagle hands Rocko his wig, which he gives to Filbert, who doesn't want it anymore. Presumably he gives up snatching bird hairs altogether.
36	* WithFriendsLikeThese: Filburt endangers Rocko's life just for the opportunity to get the centerpiece for his wig collection.

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