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* TheUnFavorite: In the ''Crimebusters on the Haunt'' miniseries, Beetlejuice believes that even his parents prefer Donny over him. They deny this is the case, but he doesn't believe them, particularly since it's apparently common for his mother and father to ask him why he can't be more like Donny.
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* TheUnFavorite: In the ''Crimebusters on the Haunt'' miniseries, Beetlejuice believes that even his parents prefer Donny over him. They deny this is the case, but he doesn't believe them, particularly since it's apparently common for his mother and father to ask him why he can't be more like Donny.
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* BeachEpisode: "Where the Ghouls Are," in the second issue.
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* FallGuy: The ''Crimebusters on the Haunt'' miniseries has Beetlejuice's brother Donnyjuice get in trouble after he appears to be in charge of the sentient cleaning appliances that cleaned up the Neitherworld, but it later turns out that Donny was duped into taking the fall by the real mastermind.
* LoopholeAbuse: In "Get Me to the Church on Slime", Beetlejuice gets out of his marriage by observing that his bride still has the gum stuck to her face that necessitated the wedding and removing it, which is apparently enough to call the wedding off.
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* PantyThief: The backstory of "Get Me to the Church on Slime" involves Beetlejuice plotting "a pre-holiday 'Ants in the Panty Raid' at the AllGhoulsSchool."
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* PantyThief: The backstory of "Get Me to the Church on Slime" involves Beetlejuice plotting "a pre-holiday 'Ants in the Panty Raid' at the AllGhoulsSchool."AllGhoulsSchool", which was thwarted by the women already being aware of his plan and chasing him away in retribution, but not without Beetlejuice spitting his gum at them to spite them.
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* PrisonEpisode: The cover story of the second Crimebusters Special.
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* PrisonEpisode: The cover story second issue of the second Crimebusters Special.''Crimebusters on the Haunt'' miniseries focuses on Beetlejuice, Lydia and Donnyjuice having to escape from Oilcatraz Prison.
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* ThirdPartyDealBreaker: One installment sees Beetlejuice enter a DealWithTheDevil - literally, as he agrees to a couple thousand years of personal servitude to "Lucky Lucifer" in order for Lydia's lottery ticket to be a winner. When Lydia finds out about the arrangement, she talks the Devil out of it.
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* WickedStepmother: Delia generally averts the trope pretty well, but she falls squarely into it in "This Is Your Lice" when she hires a hypnotist to make Lydia more "normal."
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]WouldntHurtAChild: In "Never a Doll Moment," much as he needs a doll for Lydia's birthday gift, Beetlejuice can't bring himself to take it from a monster child. He grouses at himself for being a sap.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]WouldntHurtAChild: JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In "Never a Doll Moment," much as he needs a doll for Lydia's birthday gift, Beetlejuice can't bring himself to take it from a monster child. He grouses at himself for being a sap.
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* ShotgunWedding: The entire premise of "Get Me to the Church on Slime."
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* ShotgunWedding: The entire premise of "Get Me to the Church on Slime."Slime" is that Beetlejuice is forced to marry a woman because he spit gum at her.
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* WeddingDay: "Get Me to the Church on Slime"
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* PantyThief: The backstory of "Get Me to the Church on Slime" involves Beetlejuice plotting "a pre-holiday 'Ants in the Panty Raid' at the all-ghouls school."
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* PantyThief: The backstory of "Get Me to the Church on Slime" involves Beetlejuice plotting "a pre-holiday 'Ants in the Panty Raid' at the all-ghouls school.AllGhoulsSchool."
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* VoodooDoll: A fellow ghoul makes one of these of Beetlejuice in "Never a Doll Moment." [[spoiler:It becomes a ChekovsGun at the end, as Lydia's birthday gift.]]
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* VoodooDoll: A fellow ghoul makes one of these of Beetlejuice in "Never a Doll Moment." [[spoiler:It becomes a ChekovsGun ChekhovsGun at the end, as Lydia's birthday gift.]]
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* SuddenlySignificantRule: There's apparently a very old and weird law in the Neitherworld which states that if a man spits his gum into a woman's face, he has to marry her.
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* BeautyContest: The "Miss Neitherworld" pageant seen in the second issue. More accurately, the cover describes it as "The Neitherworld Beauty - Oh Come On Now - Pageant!"
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* BeachEpisode: "Where the Ghouls Are," in the second issue.
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* HauntedHouse: According to Beetlejuice in "The Neitherworld Beauty (You've Gotta Be Kidding) Pageant," the Deetzes' home was one of these when they moved in - specifically, haunted by him. It's the only time in the cartoon continuity that any explanation is offered for how Lydia and Beetlejuice met.
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* ItsNotPornItsArt: Played with in "The Neitherworld Beauty (You've Gotta Be Kidding) Pageant," which ends with a "Miss Scenterfold" pinup. The comic describes it as being "Perfect for hanging on your bathroom wall."
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* NightmareFace: On their first meeting (as depicted in "The Neitherworld Beauty (You've Gotta Be Kidding) Pageant"), Beetlejuice tried one of these on Lydia. Instead of getting scared, she laughed at him; instead of being offended, he was somehow delighted and they became instant friends.
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* RulesLawyer: In "The Neitherworld Beauty (You've Gotta Be Kidding) Pageant," the judges decide not to make Lydia the new Miss Neitherworld due to a technicality about having someone else on stage with her.
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* SuperheroEpisode: In addition to being a BeachEpisode, "Where the Ghouls Are" is this - to save Charles and Delia from a shark, Beetlejuice turns himself into "Beetle Man."
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* The last three issues are all "Crimebuster Specials," focusing on stories of criminal activity in the Neitherworld (usually, though not always, committed by Beetlejuice himself). The second and third Crimebuster issues are difficult to find than the rest of the series, having had a lower print run.
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* TwinkleInTheEye: We know that Foster T. Farnsworth, the hypnotist in "This Is Your Lice," is not a nice person because of the gleam in his eyes.
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In 1991 and 1992, Creator/HarveyComics published a short comic book run based on the ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' cartoon. Like in the cartoon, Beetlejuice goes on a number of wild adventures, with his best human friend Lydia along for the ride (whether she wants to be or not).
not). Each issue contains two storylines.
* DealWithTheDevil: Beetlejuice makes one of these, ''literally'', in "Scuzz-O" to ensure that Lydia's lottery ticket is the winning number. He sells himself into two thousand years of labor for "Lucky Lucifer," but as Lydia was the one who paid for the ticket, she voids the contract on a technicality.
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* HypnoPendulum: Delia hires a hypnotist in one storyline, who uses a pocket watch to hypnotize Lydia into behaving more like a typical teenager.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The hypnotist in "This Is Your Lice" gets Lydia to completely forget not her identity, but her usual personality... and, as a strange side effect, she no longer remembers Beetlejuice at all.
* ManlyTears: Beetlejuice declares himself on the verge of this when he realizes Lydia doesn't remember him in "This Is Your Lice." He's absolutely distraught.
* NeverWinTheLottery: Averted. In "Scuzz-O," Lydia's ticket ''does'' win the Neitherworld lottery - thanks to some B-guy cheating, of course.
* OneDialogueTwoConversations: In "Scuzz-O," Lydia and Beetlejuice overhear Charles saying something that sounds like he's broke and has to sell the house. [[spoiler:He's talking about getting rid of his storage shed.]]
* ManlyTears: Beetlejuice declares himself on the verge of this when he realizes Lydia doesn't remember him in "This Is Your Lice." He's absolutely distraught.
* NeverWinTheLottery: Averted. In "Scuzz-O," Lydia's ticket ''does'' win the Neitherworld lottery - thanks to some B-guy cheating, of course.
* OneDialogueTwoConversations: In "Scuzz-O," Lydia and Beetlejuice overhear Charles saying something that sounds like he's broke and has to sell the house. [[spoiler:He's talking about getting rid of his storage shed.]]
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* PrecisionFStrike: A very mild one, but it's still the closest example in the franchise (outside of the original film). In "Scuzz-O," Lucky Lucifer notes that "Beetlejuice can certainly make life hellish for a person."
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* RelationshipResetButton: Lydia's amnesia presses this button in "This Is Your Lice," as she can't remember Beetlejuice or her love of bizarre things at all. He shows her a bunch of their memories to try to bring back her regular personality, but all she seems to get out of them is that he makes things really gross and weird. [[spoiler:At the very end, however, she finally remembers that she also had a lot of fun with him because they really care about each other, and the amnesia breaks.]]
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* TalkingInYourSleep: The amnesiac Lydia manages to summon Beetlejuice in her sleep during "This Is Your Lice," which gives him a chance to bring back her memories by taking her to the Neitherworld.
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: In "This Is Your Lice," Beetlejuice actually does fit a bunch of specializations onto a business card. These include grave digging, brain sucking, and "guts displayed."
* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: In "This Is Your Lice," Beetlejuice actually does fit a bunch of specializations onto a business card. These include grave digging, brain sucking, and "guts displayed."
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* WickedStepmother: Delia generally averts the trope pretty well, but she falls squarely into it in "This Is Your Lice" when she hires a hypnotist to make Lydia more "normal."
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* VisualPun: The comics relied on a lot of these, particularly in the background. Sometimes they were even {{lampshaded}} by the cast, such as Beetlejuice saying that he had a long story to tell and would therefore use long panels.
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* VisualPun: The comics relied rely on a lot of these, particularly in the background. Sometimes they were they're even {{lampshaded}} by the cast, such as Beetlejuice saying that he had has a long story to tell and would will therefore use long panels.
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* ShipTease: The comics hint a bit more at the BoyMeetsGhoul pairing than the cartoon did.
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* BirthdayEpisode: The holiday issue includes a story in which Beetlejuice is trying to find a doll to give Lydia for her birthday.
* ChristmasEpisode: The cover story of the holiday issue takes place at Christmas.
* HenpeckedHusband: In the wedding storyline of the holiday issue, Beetlejuice is gearing up to be this, the way his bride-to-be nags at him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]WouldntHurtAChild: In the holiday issue, much as he needs a doll for Lydia's birthday gift, Beetlejuice can't bring himself to take it from a monster child. He grouses at himself for being a sap.
* ChristmasEpisode: The cover story of the holiday issue takes place at Christmas.
* HenpeckedHusband: In the wedding storyline of the holiday issue, Beetlejuice is gearing up to be this, the way his bride-to-be nags at him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]WouldntHurtAChild: In the holiday issue, much as he needs a doll for Lydia's birthday gift, Beetlejuice can't bring himself to take it from a monster child. He grouses at himself for being a sap.
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* BirthdayEpisode: The holiday issue includes a story story, "Never a Doll Moment," in which Beetlejuice is trying to find a doll to give Lydia for her birthday.
* BlandNameProduct: In "Never a Doll Moment," Beetlejuice wants to give Lydia a "Barfie Doll."
* ChristmasEpisode:The "Get Me to the Church on Slime," the cover story of the holiday issue issue, takes place at Christmas.
* HenpeckedHusband: In "Get Me to thewedding storyline of the holiday issue, Church on Slime," Beetlejuice is gearing up to be this, the way his bride-to-be nags at him.
* HypnoPendulum: Delia hires a hypnotist in one storyline, who uses a pocket watch to hypnotize Lydia into behaving more like a typical teenager.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]WouldntHurtAChild: Inthe holiday issue, "Never a Doll Moment," much as he needs a doll for Lydia's birthday gift, Beetlejuice can't bring himself to take it from a monster child. He grouses at himself for being a sap.sap.
* PantyThief: The backstory of "Get Me to the Church on Slime" involves Beetlejuice plotting "a pre-holiday 'Ants in the Panty Raid' at the all-ghouls school."
* BlandNameProduct: In "Never a Doll Moment," Beetlejuice wants to give Lydia a "Barfie Doll."
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* ProducePelting: Beetlejuice gets bombarded with rotten sandworm eggs in "Get Me to the Church on Slime."
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* VoodooDoll: A fellow ghoul makes one of these of Beetlejuice in the BirthdayEpisode storyline. [[spoiler:It becomes a ChekovsGun at the end, becoming Lydia's birthday gift.]]
* WeddingDay: The cover story of the holiday issue.
* WeddingDeadline: Loosely invoked in the cover story of the holiday issue. Lydia stops the wedding in the nick of time.
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* UnderTheMistletoe: Played with. At the end of "Get Me to the Church on Slime," Beetlejuice is so grateful to Lydia that he gives her a big kiss on the cheek, which he justifies by the fact that she's "standing under the [[VisualPun missile toad]]."
* VisualPun: The comics relied on a lot of these, particularly in the background. Sometimes they were even {{lampshaded}} by the cast, such as Beetlejuice saying that he had a long story to tell and would therefore use long panels.
* VoodooDoll: A fellow ghoul makes one of these of Beetlejuice inthe BirthdayEpisode storyline. "Never a Doll Moment." [[spoiler:It becomes a ChekovsGun at the end, becoming as Lydia's birthday gift.]]
* WeddingDay:The cover story of "Get Me to the holiday issue.
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* WeddingDeadline: Loosely invoked in "Get Me to thecover story of the holiday issue. Church on Slime;" Lydia stops the wedding in the nick of time.
* VisualPun: The comics relied on a lot of these, particularly in the background. Sometimes they were even {{lampshaded}} by the cast, such as Beetlejuice saying that he had a long story to tell and would therefore use long panels.
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* The third issue is the holiday special, or as the cover calls it, the "horror-day" special. This is the issue which is arguably the best-known - mostly for its cover story, depicting Beetlejuice as a reluctantbridegroom. bridegroom.
* The last three issues are all "CrimebusterSpecials."
Specials," focusing on stories of criminal activity in the Neitherworld (usually, though not always, committed by Beetlejuice himself). The second and third Crimebuster issues are difficult to find than the rest of the series, having had a lower print run.
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* The third issue is the holiday special, or as the cover calls it, the "horror-day" special. This is the issue which is arguably the best-known - mostly for its cover story, depicting Beetlejuice as a reluctant
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* PrisonEpisode: The cover story of the second Crimebusters Special.
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There were just six issues of the comic published. The first is known as the "First Gross-Out Issue," and the second is titled "Beetlejuice in the Neitherworld." These have a sort of generalized theme to the stories. The third issue is the holiday special, which is arguably the best-known - mostly for its cover story, depicting Beetlejuice as a reluctant bridegroom. The last three issues are all "Crimebuster Specials."
* AffectionateNickname: In addition to the "Lyds" and "Babes" nicknames used in the show, Beetlejuice has a few additional pet names for his favorite mortal that are only seen in the comics, including "Lidsy" and "Eyelids."
* BeautyContest: The "Miss Neitherworld" pageant seen in the second issue.
* BirthdayEpisode: The holiday issue includes a story in which Beetlejuice is trying to find a doll to give Lydia for her birthday.
* ChristmasEpisode: The cover story of the holiday issue takes place at Christmas.
* HenpeckedHusband: In the wedding storyline of the holiday issue, Beetlejuice is gearing up to be this, the way his bride-to-be nags at him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]WouldntHurtAChild: In the holiday issue, much as he needs a doll for Lydia's birthday gift, Beetlejuice can't bring himself to take it from a monster child. He grouses at himself for being a sap.
* ShotgunWedding: Beetlejuice is forced to get married in the holiday issue.
* ShipTease: The comics hint a bit more at the BoyMeetsGhoul pairing than the cartoon did.
* SuddenlySignificantRule: There's apparently a very old and weird law in the Neitherworld which states that if a man spits his gum into a woman's face, he has to marry her.
* VoodooDoll: A fellow ghoul makes one of these of Beetlejuice in the BirthdayEpisode storyline. [[spoiler:It becomes a ChekovsGun at the end, becoming Lydia's birthday gift.]]
* WeddingDay: The cover story of the holiday issue.
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There were just six issues of the comic published. The first is known as the "First Gross-Out Issue," and the second is titled "Beetlejuice in the Neitherworld." These have a sort of generalized theme to the stories. The third issue is the holiday special, which is arguably the best-known - mostly for its cover story, depicting Beetlejuice as a reluctant bridegroom. The last three issues are all "Crimebuster Specials."
* AffectionateNickname: In addition to the "Lyds" and "Babes" nicknames used in the show, Beetlejuice has a few additional pet names for his favorite mortal that are only seen in the comics, including "Lidsy" and "Eyelids."
* BeautyContest: The "Miss Neitherworld" pageant seen in the second issue.
* BirthdayEpisode: The holiday issue includes a story in which Beetlejuice is trying to find a doll to give Lydia for her birthday.
* ChristmasEpisode: The cover story of the holiday issue takes place at Christmas.
* HenpeckedHusband: In the wedding storyline of the holiday issue, Beetlejuice is gearing up to be this, the way his bride-to-be nags at him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]WouldntHurtAChild: In the holiday issue, much as he needs a doll for Lydia's birthday gift, Beetlejuice can't bring himself to take it from a monster child. He grouses at himself for being a sap.
* ShotgunWedding: Beetlejuice is forced to get married in the holiday issue.
* ShipTease: The comics hint a bit more at the BoyMeetsGhoul pairing than the cartoon did.
* SuddenlySignificantRule: There's apparently a very old and weird law in the Neitherworld which states that if a man spits his gum into a woman's face, he has to marry her.
* VoodooDoll: A fellow ghoul makes one of these of Beetlejuice in the BirthdayEpisode storyline. [[spoiler:It becomes a ChekovsGun at the end, becoming Lydia's birthday gift.]]
* WeddingDay: The cover story of the holiday issue.
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