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2	The gang is called back together to save the town from the attacks of Crybaby Clown! However, the team isn't able to give it their all when one of their members isn't looking to return.
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4	!!The episode provides examples of:
5	* ActorAllusion: Who better to voice a crazed clown terrorizing a city than [[Creator/MarkHamill the Joker himself]]?
6	* BeardOfSorrow: Fred goes without shaving for quite a while after he’s lost everything and is looking for his birth parents.
7	* ByWallThatIsHoley: Scooby springs Shaggy from military school with a tank.
8	* CoatHatMask: The Mysterious Figure who lets the Mayor know to get Mystery Inc. Velma lampshades their resemblance to [[{{Comicbook/Watchmen}} Rorschach]].
9	* DidNotThinkThisThrough: We see Fred's approach for searching for his birth parents, which seems to consist largely of knocking on random doors and asking whoever's there, rather than ''searching'' even when he has the names of his birth parents. And, later on, Crybaby Clown points out leaving their trap next to the town's fireworks factory was not the best idea when dealing with someone who's got explosives.
10	* DownerEnding: The trap doesn't work (because Fred counted on Daphne's return) and Crybaby Clown escapes. Fred is depressed that the villain escaped and states that Mystery Incorporated won't be the same since Daphne is never coming back.
11	* FemaleGaze: Bayler's Abs and his butt in "Grass Green Jeans"
12	* GooGooGetup: Not only is the Crybaby Clown dressed like a clown, but also like a giant baby - diaper and all.
13	* GreatEscape: Scooby makes one of these as he’s escaping from the prison-like farm he was sent to by Shaggy’s parents.
14	* InsaneTrollLogic: Good old Sheriff Stone. He believes that when a mayor is arrested, he should still be mayor, and refuses to acknowledge the new mayor, Janet Nettles, despite her having been elected to office.
15	-->'''Stone:''' That's not how democracy works in my America!
16	* MonsterOfTheWeek: [[MonsterClown Crybaby Clown]], a monstrous ManChild causing destruction and havoc throughout Crystal Cove.
17	* NeverSayDie: The Farmer's "Double Barrel Surprise".
18	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Bayler Hotner is a parody of Creator/TaylorLautner, as does his role as a were-turtle in the "Dusk" movies which parallels Lautner's role as Jacob Black, a werewolf in the ''Twilight'' movies.
19	* PreviouslyOn: Notable since this was the first use of this trope in franchise history.
20	* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: After the events of the previous episode, the gang's split up. Scooby's on a farm (read: prison), Shaggy's in military camp, Fred is looking for his parents, Daphne's happily with a new beau, and Velma's gone through a HeroicBSOD. But it's Velma who tells Nettles to gather the others up. She rescues Scooby, who rescues Shaggy, and they find Fred.
21	* RecognitionFailure: Because Fred is so bedraggled when he returns to Crystal Cove, when Daphne first sees him she thinks he's a hobo, despite that he's still wearing the same outfit underneath his beard.
22	* SherlockScan: Fred is able to figure out who the mysterious figure is after just one sentence. Unsurprisingly, it's Velma.
23	* RubeGoldbergDevice: Like all of his traps, Fred’s attempt to catch the Crybaby Clown is this.
24	* ShoutOut:
25	** To ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''
26	-->'''Fred:''' Velma!
27	-->'''Velma:''' Who were you expecting? Rorschach?
28	** During the meeting, Crybaby Clown scratches his nails on the chalk board and mentions how the townspeople know him and how he earns a living, this is a reference towards the film, ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', when Quint scratches his nails on the chalk board and says the exact same lines. Likewise, his mention of what happens if they pay his bribe homages how Quint outlines catching the shark.
29	** Various parts of the episode reference ''Film/TheGreatEscape'', ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' and ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978''.
30	** The title is a reference to the infamous unreleased movie ''Film/TheDayTheClownCried''.
31	* SureLetsGoWithThat: On seeing Shaggy out of military camp, his mom wonders how he got out. Shaggy claims he's been made a general, and is undercover with Scooby to stop the clown. She buys this.
32	* TitleOnlyOpening: Because the gang is still apart, the usual opening sequence is replaced with one.
33	* UngratefulTownsfolk: Guess. Aside from Mayor Nettles, none of Crystal Cove's populace want Mystery Inc back, and in Sheriff Stone's case are willing to pay Crybaby Clown's BegoneBribe.
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35	-->'''Shaggy:''' We're all responsible, Fred. We're a team, remember?\

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