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1-> Whatcha lookin' at there [=SMG3=]??? 🤨🤨
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3After catching [=SMG3=] using [=SMG4's=] computer for an undisclosed reason, Mario and [=SMG4=] are determined to look at his browser history after his increasingly suspicious behavior piques their interest. When they succeed and are [[TakeOurWordForIt shocked by what they see]], a broken-hearted [=SMG3=] flees the castle to work for the Franchise/MenInBlack.
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5* AnAesop:
6** Don't look at people's search history. Not only is it violating their privacy, you might end up seeing something you'd wish you hadn't.
7** If you're going to look up content you don't want others to see, don't use someone else's computer to do it; there's a good chance they'll find out.
8* BadLiar: [=SMG3=] claims that there's a spider on [=SMG4's=] PC before smashing it to bits, then when [=SMG4=] is about to check the laptop he attempts to avert [=SMG4=] from looking by first claiming that he's pregnant and then claiming that he's gonna do something evil. [=SMG4=] shortly after realizes that [=SMG3=] doesn't want him seeing the browser's history.
9* BehindTheBlack: When [=SMG3=] escapes into Saiko's room, no one notices that he disguised himself as the guitar that Saiko is holding until she attempts to play it.
10* BrokenAesop: The story makes a point of respecting one's privacy with [=SMG4=] and Mario prying into [=SMG3's=] web history, being horrified and judgmental over what they find, and [=SMG3=] erasing their memory of it in the end. What undermines the message is the fact that [=SMG3=] was browsing with ''[=SMG4's=]'' PC without permission to begin with, to say nothing of website tracking regardless of whether the browser's history is cleared, so it's well within [=SMG4's=] right to know what sites [=SMG3=] visits.
11* ButtMonkey: Tari ends up suffering collateral damage twice in the episode despite not even being involved with the main conflict. First, [=SMG3=] gets flung on top of her by a horrified Saiko, then [[ItMakesSenseInContext the car SMG3 crashed into the plane lands on her]]. At least the ducks she was escorting were unharmed both times.
12* CallBack: The [[Recap/MarioGetsHisPINGASStuckInTheDoor door aliens]] show up [[Recap/SMG4MarioGoesToTMobileToUpgradeHisDataPlan yet again]], and Swag and Chris are shown to [[Recap/SMG4sMarioBloopersMarioGetsHisPINGASStuckInCarDoor still be in conflict with them]].
13* ContinuityNod: The castle bathroom is shown to still be littered with the toilets that Mario and Luigi obtained from killing a bunch of Skibidi Toilets in the previous episode.
14* CurbStompBattle: [=SMG3=] sics several Ugandan Knuckles on [=SMG4=] and Mario to keep them at bay. One flamethrower from each man quickly takes them out.
15* ADayInTheLimelight: [=SMG3=] is the primary focus here, for the episode deals with him desperately trying to protect his Internet history from Mario and [=SMG4=], then dealing with the fallout when they and several others find out anyway.
16* DidntThinkThisThrough: Using [=SMG4's=] computer to look up questionable content was not one of [=SMG3's=] smarter decisions. [=SMG4=] has his own search history that he might need to look at, and he naturally gets suspicious when [=SMG3=] tries to stop him.
17* DrivenToSuicide: When trying to carjack Karen while the vehicle is in motion, [=SMG3=] says "GIMME THE CAR! OR YOU'RE DEAD!". Karen shrugs and replies "I'll take both!" before jumping out and rolling away.
18-->'''[=SMG3=] (taken aback):''' [[EveryoneHasStandards Damn, bro...]]
19* EmbarrassingBrowserHistory: Whatever [=SMG3=] was looking at serves as the central point of conflict of the episode, with him desperately trying and failing to keep [=SMG4=] and Mario from finding out. While it's not shown, it was horrible enough to make [=SMG4=], Mario and a passing Meggy get stuck in a screaming glitchfest. [[TooKinkyToTorture At least Luigi liked it]]...
20* FunnyBackgroundEvent: After seeing [=SMG3's=] internet history, a [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Medic]] is shown reviving [=SMG4=]. He then moves on to Mario and Meggy as [=SMG4=] gathers his thoughts, only to accidentally light the pair of them on fire with his defibrillator.
21* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The memory stick can wipe anyone's memories of a given event. This gives [=SMG3=] the tool he needs to make sure no one remembers his browser history.
22* LeftHanging: [=SMG3=] manages to erase Mario, [=SMG4=], and Meggy's memories, though Luigi is unaccounted for.
23* MagicalDefibrillator: After [=SMG4=], Mario, and Meggy pass out from seeing [=SMG3's=] search history, Medic revives them with a defibrillator no problem.[[note]]Though, Mario and Meggy do get set on fire.[[/note]]
24* NoodleIncident: Apparently, someone told Mario to put his [[UnusualEuphemism ravioli]] in... something that he's not proud of.
25* NotSoAboveItAll: Chris isn't sure what the spinning machine test is for, but the reason that it's around is because he's seen it in a bunch of sci-fi movies.
26* PokeThePoodle: In true [[LaughablyEvil SMG3]] fashion, when trying to distract from his browser history, he gives Mario a ShortDistancePhoneCall to say that he unplugged the fridge and spoiled all his spaghetti. But then again, whether he actually did or if he's just saying that is left unclear.
27* ShoutOut: [=SMG3=] takes a leaf from the ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'' playbook as he tries to escape [=SMG4=] and Mario, rolling out some grass and taking some Ugandan Knuckles from a menu to send after them.
28* SoundtrackDissonance: PlayedForLaughs when [=SMG3=] attempts to play getaway music after stealing Karen's car. The wrong music keeps playing until the episode cuts to the part where [=SMG3=] is on top of the airplane.
29* TakeOurWordForIt: Whatever Mario, [=SMG4=], and a passing Meggy saw, it was so awful that Mario outright ''glitched out'' from existence. By the time the story cuts back to them, the trio are knocked out and need a Medic to come revive them. Luigi, however, is fully shown to enjoy what was on the screen.
30* TooDumbToLive: Old Man Hobo is shown as a plane pilot this time, and when a frightened [=SMG3=] sticks himself to the plane's windshield, Old Man Hobo decides to "park the car and wipe it off". This entails putting the plane into a nosedive.
31* TheUnreveal:
32** After spending half the episode trying to find out about [=SMG3's=] EmbarrassingBrowserHistory, [=SMG4=] and Mario finally look at it... and the episode only shows [[TakeOurWordForIt their reactions]], never revealing what it is they saw.
33** The meme that [=SMG4=] wanted to show Mario is never revealed, either.

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