->"''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''. According to Website/{{Wikipedia}}, we don't exist!"
-->'''-Yami Yugi"

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* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: Averted. It appears that losing to Arcana will result in Yami's legs being sliced off (which was actually true in the original Japanese version), but censorship from 4Kids rendered the duel physically harmless. It just sends you to the [[NeverSayDie Shadow Realm]] instead. Then Bakura shows up and gets sawed in half, showing that 4Kids forgot to censor them after all.
* CallBack: The "every time Kaiba smiles a puppy dies" joke is continued here by putting a "+1 dead puppy" text over every shot of Kaiba smiling.
* TheDogBitesBack: Mokuba ''finally'' tells someone to shut up right back. [[AvertedTrope And then apologizes for it.]]
* DrunkWithPower: Mokuba uses his status as commissioner of the tournament to do things like demand that participants buy him a pet rabbit.
* {{Fanservice}}:
** This is the Dark Magician Girl's debut episode.
---> '''Yami:''' Now I summon the Dark Magician Girl, inspiring numerous failed attempts at cosplay the world over.
** Marik ends the episode by stripping just to taunt his fangirls.
---> '''Marik:''' Now watch, fangirls, as I strip! ''(drops his robe to reveal the words "DIE YUGI DIE" on his back)'' Yeah, get a load of that back. You '''[EFF!]'''ing love it, don't you?
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Poor [[ButtMonkey Bakura]].
--> '''Bakura:''' I say, Yugi, can I be in this episode? ''(gets sliced in half)'' OH BUGGERATION!
* OpenSecret: The only one who thinks that the fact that Arcana is working for Marik isn't blatantly obvious is Arcana.
* SelfDeprecation: The bullying victim in the intro is called a fool for mixing up Graceful Dice and Graceful Charity, referencing a goof from the previous episode.
* ShoutOut:
** Yami gives a brief parody of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' theme song.
--->Now this is the story all about how\\
My life got flipped--turned upside-down\\
And I'd like to take a minute, just sit down, James\\
I'll tell you how I became the undisputed King of Card Games.
** '''[[Franchise/{{Saw}} "Hello Yugi. I wanna play a little game."]]'''
** Mokuba accuses Kaiba of being the anime version on [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Scrooge McDuck]]. Only much less fluffy.
* SpoilingShoutOut: Yami wins his duel against Arcana by "[[SpitefulSpoiler spoil[ing] every plot twist in existence]], thereby ridding the general public of any desire to see your convoluted mess of a movie series." It begins with him mentioning that Snape kills Dumbledore in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' and eventually concludes with him spoiling that Rosebud was Kane's sled in ''Film/CitizenKane''.
-->'''Yami:''' I see. Then the only way to defeat you is to spoil every plot twist in existence, thereby ridding the general public of any desire to see your convoluted mess of a movie series!
-->'''Arkana:''' You wouldn't dare!
-->'''Yami:''' Wanna bet? [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince SNAPE KILLS DU]]--
-->''[many spoilers later]''
-->'''Yami:''' ...[[Film/TheOthers Nicole Kidman is a ghost]], and [[Film/CitizenKane Rosebud is the sled]]!
--> '''Arcana:''' [[BigNo NO!]] You're spoiling all the best plot twists!
* TakeThat: The VillainOfTheWeek's chances of succeeding are described as "about as likely as ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' having a satisfying conclusion."
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