Line #48 Recap/BigCityGreensS1E12


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Murder on the Fishmental Express.]]
3	'''Barry Cuda'''
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5	Cricket brings home a singing fish plaque which annoys the Greens, but when it gets destroyed he tries to find out who did it.
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7	!! "Barry Cuda" contains examples of:
8	* CallBack: Cricket recalls he's trying to pay for the destruction caused to Big Coffee in "Critterball Crisis".
9	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Cricket's predictions of who destroyed Barry and why are in black and white.
10	* EverybodyDidIt: The whole family was responsible for the destruction of Barry.
11	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
12	** When Cricket pulls the axe out of Barry Cuda, it splits a Green Family photo apart, with Tilly, Gramma and Bill all together on one half.
13	** You can tell who used which weapon against Barry by comparing them to the family member who'd most likely use it (ie. the axe was used by Bill, who's fond of gardening).
14	** When Cricket is angry at his family and is determined to find out who did it, the members sound out of character and unnatural as if they're trying to hide something.
15	** After accusing Gramma, Cricket says, "Well if it wasn't you, then... who ''was'' it? Who was doin' this?!?" [[AnswerCut Bill then shows up, almost as if on cue.]]
16	* FryingPanOfDoom: In Gramma's fantasy, she uses one to destroy Barry. She also uses this in real life to destroy him more, making her the only suspect whose accusation was correct.
17	* KubrickStare: Bill is shown giving one in Cricket's third accusation.
18	* HumanSacrifice: While Barry Cuda is just a battery-powered knick-knack, when Cricket accuses Bill of destroying Barry Cuda, his vision shows Bill [[BlackCloak dressed in a black hooded robe]] destroying Barry in a cult-like ritual.
19	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Bill, Tilly, Gramma realize how much they hurt Cricket and apologize for trying to kill Barry. Not long after, Cricket undergoes this himself when he finds out he was the only one who liked Barry Cuda and his song.
20	* OnlyOneFindsItFun: Cricket was the only one of the family who liked Barry Cuda.
21	* RageBreakingPoint: Cricket almost blows his top when he realizes his whole family is responsible for destroying Barry.
22	* ShoutOut: Barry Cuda is a parody of Big Mouth Billy Bass.
23	* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: Tilly says this as she is officiating a wedding between Phoenix and Cynthia the chicken. Cue Cricket disrupting with Barry Cuda.
24	* StatingTheSimpleSolution: At the end of the episode, Cricket "kills" Barry by taking his batteries out, something none of the other Greens thought of doing.
25	* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: Cricket accuses each one of his family for murdering Barry, but upon hearing it get destroyed more and more by something different, he is led to believe they are innocent. But it turns out it was ''everyone'' the whole time.
26	* TearsOfRemorse: Cricket has tears in his eyes when his family comes upon him after Barry gets hit with an axe.
27	* {{Whodunnit}}: The premise of the episode.
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30	[[caption-width-right:350:Have a good day out... but it won't be long until I start to suffer empty-nest.]]
31	'''Suite Retreat'''
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33	The Greens go to a hotel to give Gramma privacy, but she begins to miss them and tries to get them to come home.
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35	!! "Suite Retreat" contains examples of:
36	* AbsentAnimalCompanion: Cricket has spiders he keeps in a jar, which have never been seen since this episode.
37	* ADayInTheLimelight: For Gramma.
38	* CallForward: One of the pamphlets in the hotel is for the Big City Zoo, which will appear in "Uncaged".
39	* ContinuityNod: Some of the pamphlets in the hotel are for the Big City Dog Show and Sea Fusion.
40	* DoubleMeaningTitle: The episode title refers to the hotel retreat (trip), and the fact Gramma is trying to get the Greens to retreat (leave) and return home.
41	* IGaveMyWord: Gramma kicks out the Greens for the day, telling them not to come back until tomorrow. When she tries to bribe them into coming home with Saxon, Bill sticks to his word.
42	* {{Irony}}: Gramma is the one who kicks the Greens out of the house for the day, yet she tries to get them to come back when she misses them.
43	* ShowWithinAShow: Gramma watches a workout show called ''Camp Calisthenics''.
44	* SpringtimeForHitler: As a last-ditch effort when she begins missing her family, Gramma buys up a horde of hamsters and releases them into the Greens' hotel room, leading the hotel thinking their room is infested. But instead of kicking them out, the worker feels sorry for them and upgrades them to a better suite, with the addition of an extra night's stay.

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