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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Bugs Bunny, naturally, and Martin Short as Nathan Firm. The latter ''does'' have some merit, however, as he was being filmed by Downtown Julie Brown's news crew. [[spoiler:Bette Midler and Robin Williams break character at the end, and Midler even says that it's going to take "a whole lot more than just one television show..."]]
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Bugs Bunny, naturally, and Martin Short as Nathan Firm. The latter ''does'' have some merit, however, as he was being filmed by Downtown Julie Brown's news crew. [[spoiler:Bette Midler and Robin Williams break character at the end, and Midler even says that it's going to take "a whole lot more than just one television show..."]]"]] for humankind to truly save the Earth.
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It's Earth Day 1990, and a man named Everyman (Creator/RobinWilliams) is boasting about the progress that mankind has made throughout the centuries.. Suddenly, Mother Earth (Creator/BetteMidler) appears in the skies, chiding humanity for taking the web of life for granted. Feeling ill, she falls to Earth. Now humanity must learn to get their act together, or Mother Earth's a goner.
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It's Earth Day 1990, and a man named Everyman (Creator/RobinWilliams) is boasting about the progress that mankind has made throughout the centuries..centuries. Suddenly, Mother Earth (Creator/BetteMidler) appears in the skies, chiding humanity for taking the web of life for granted. Feeling ill, she falls to Earth. Now humanity must learn to get their act together, or Mother Earth's a goner.
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It's Earth Day, Day 1990, and a man named Everyman (Creator/RobinWilliams) is boasting about the progress that mankind has made. made throughout the centuries.. Suddenly, Mother Earth (Creator/BetteMidler) appears in the skies, chiding them all humanity for taking the web of life for granted. Feeling ill, she falls to Earth. Now humanity must learn to get their act together together, or Mother Earth's a goner.
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* ArgumentOfContradictions: Martin Short as Nathan Firm engages in one with Harold Ramis as Elon Spengler.
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* BadFuture: [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] has witnessed the year 2057, and it's not pretty.
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* BadFuture: [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] has is said to have witnessed the year 2057, and it's not pretty.
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* {{Expy}}: Creator/HaroldRamis as Dr. Elon Spengler, [[UncannyFamilyResemblance brother]] of [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Dr. Egon Spengler]] and president of Wastebusters.
* FramingDevice
* GreekChorus: Paula and Victor.
* {{Expy}}: Creator/HaroldRamis as Dr. Elon Spengler, [[UncannyFamilyResemblance brother]] of [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Dr. Egon Spengler]] and president of Wastebusters.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Bugs Bunny, naturally, and Martin Short as Nathan Firm. The latter does ''does'' have some merit, however, as he was being filmed by Downtown Julie Brown's news crew. [[spoiler:Bette Midler and Robin Williams break character at the end, and Midler even says, "It's says that it's going to take a "a whole lot more, though, more than just one television show..."]]
* {{Expy}}: Creator/HaroldRamis as Dr. Elon Spengler, the [[UncannyFamilyResemblance twin brother]] of [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Dr. Egon Spengler]] and president of Wastebusters.
*FramingDevice
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* LargeHam: Robin Williams as Every Man.
Everyman.
* LastSecondWordSwap:Every Man Everyman brags about Man having a very large... brain.
* LaughTrack: The''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' ''[[Series/SaturdayNightLive Weekend Update]]'' and ''Dating ''New Dating Game'' segments, and a little bit in the ''Cheers'' segment.
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* MoodWhiplash: All over the place.
* MuppetCameo: This just so happened to be one of Creator/JimHenson's last projects - ''The Earth Day Special'' aired mere weeks before Jim passed away.
* MoodWhiplash: All over the place.
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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: A good number of actors reprised their the roles of characters they were known for portraying playing at the time (Neil Patrick Harris in as ''Series/DoogieHowserMD'', for example).
* MoodWhiplash: All over theplace.
place, thanks to the combination of comedy sketches and Mother Earth's brush with death.
* MuppetCameo:This just so Kermit the Frog and Robin are seen watching the special with a dozen other Muppet frogs and reptiles in a swamp. The special itself also happened to be one of Creator/JimHenson's last projects - ''The Earth Day Special'' aired projects, airing mere weeks before Jim passed away.
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* RogerRabbitEffect: How the Looney Tunes characters were able to appear in the special.
* SayMyName: Every Man when Mother Earth faints.
* TemptingFate: In Every Man's speech, he says "[Mother Earth]'s the type of mom who could never say no." Cue Mother Earth putting him in his place.
* VisualPun: As Bugs leaves, he mutters, "This was a great place to live, 'til man set foot on it." Cue a closeup of one of Every Man's feet stepping into frame.
* WrongTurnAtAlbuquerque: Bugs doesn't say the actual phrase, but he was trying to get to the Cucamonga Carrot Festival.
* SayMyName: Every Man when Mother Earth faints.
* TemptingFate: In Every Man's speech, he says "[Mother Earth]'s the type of mom who could never say no." Cue Mother Earth putting him in his place.
* VisualPun: As Bugs leaves, he mutters, "This was a great place to live, 'til man set foot on it." Cue a closeup of one of Every Man's feet stepping into frame.
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* RogerRabbitEffect: How the Looney Tunes characters were are able to appear in the special.
* SayMyName:Every Man Everyman, when Mother Earth faints.
* TemptingFate: InEvery Man's Everyman's speech, he says "[Mother Earth]'s the goes on about how Mother Earth is "the type of mom who could never say no." Cue Mother Earth putting him in his place.
* VisualPun: As Bugs leaves, he mutters, "This was a great place to live, 'til man set foot on it." Cue a closeup ofone of Every Man's feet Everyman's foot stepping into frame.
* WrongTurnAtAlbuquerque: Bugs doesn't say the actual phrase, but hewas ''was'' trying to get to the Cucamonga Carrot Festival.
Festival.
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And so begins ''The Earth Day Special'', presented by Time Warner and aired on ABC in 1990 to mark the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. It's Earth Day, and a man named Every Man is boasting about the progress mankind has made. Suddenly, Mother Earth appears in the skies, chiding them all for taking the web of life for granted. Feeling ill, she falls to Earth. Now humanity must learn to get their act together or Mother Earth's a goner.
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And so begins ''The Earth Day Special'', presented produced by Time Warner and aired broadcast on ABC Creator/{{ABC|US}} in 1990 to mark the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. Day.
It's Earth Day, and a man namedEvery Man Everyman (Creator/RobinWilliams) is boasting about the progress mankind has made. Suddenly, Mother Earth (Creator/BetteMidler) appears in the skies, chiding them all for taking the web of life for granted. Feeling ill, she falls to Earth. Now humanity must learn to get their act together or Mother Earth's a goner.
It's Earth Day, and a man named
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[[Creator/CandiceBergen Murphy Brown]]
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* Creator/MayimBialik
* Creator/JonathanBrandis
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Creator/RodneyDangerfield
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* [[Creator/NeilPatrickHarris Dr. Doogie Howser]]
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Music/KidNPlay
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* [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Porky Pig]]
* Queen Latifah
* Harold Ramis
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* Edward James Olmos
Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos
*Rhea Perlman
Creator/RheaPerlman
*[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Porky Pig]]
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* VisualPun: As Bugs leaves, he mutters, "This was a great place to live, 'til man set foot on it." Cue closeup of one of Every Man's feet stepping into frame.
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And so begins ''The Earth Day Special'', presented by Time Warner and aired on ABC in 1990 to mark the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. It's Earth Day, and a man named Every Man is boasting about the progress mankind has made. Suddenly, Mother Earth appears in the skies, chiding them all for taking the web of life for granted. Feeling ill, she falls to Earth. Now humanity [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped must learn to get their act together]] or Mother Earth's a goner.
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And so begins ''The Earth Day Special'', presented by Time Warner and aired on ABC in 1990 to mark the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. It's Earth Day, and a man named Every Man is boasting about the progress mankind has made. Suddenly, Mother Earth appears in the skies, chiding them all for taking the web of life for granted. Feeling ill, she falls to Earth. Now humanity [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped must learn to get their act together]] together or Mother Earth's a goner.
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* ArgumentOfContradictions: Martin Short as Nathan Firm engages in one with Harold Ramis as Elon Spenger.
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* ArgumentOfContradictions: Martin Short as Nathan Firm engages in one with Harold Ramis as Elon Spenger.Spengler.
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* {{Expy}}: Creator/HaroldRamis as Dr. Elon Spenger, [[UncannyFamilyResemblance brother]] of [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Dr. Egon Spangler]] and president of Wastebusters.
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* {{Expy}}: Creator/HaroldRamis as Dr. Elon Spenger, Spengler, [[UncannyFamilyResemblance brother]] of [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Dr. Egon Spangler]] Spengler]] and president of Wastebusters.
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* {{Expy}}: Harold Ramis as Dr. Elon Spenger, [[UncannyFamilyResemblance brother]] of [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} Dr. Egon Spangler]] and president of Wastebusters.
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* {{Expy}}: Harold Ramis Creator/HaroldRamis as Dr. Elon Spenger, [[UncannyFamilyResemblance brother]] of [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Dr. Egon Spangler]] and president of Wastebusters.
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And so begins
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* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: A good number of actors reprised their roles of characters they were known for portraying at the time (Neil Patrick Harris as DoogieHowserMD, for example).
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* LaughTrack: The ''SaturdayNightLive'' and ''Dating Game'' segments, and a little bit in the ''Cheers'' segment.
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* BadFuture: [[Film/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] has witnessed the year 2057, and it's not pretty.
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* BadFuture: [[Film/BackToTheFuture [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] has witnessed the year 2057, and it's not pretty.
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->''"We have searched the skys for signals... Our spacecraft have explored dozens of exquisite worlds in the family of our sun... But as far as we've looked, there's only one place in the entire universe where the miracle of life exists... Our own planet Earth. Life is so rare and precious. We must safeguard... protect... and cherish it."''
And so begins '''''The Earth Day Special''''', presented by Time Warner and aired on ABC in 1990 to mark the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. It's Earth Day, and a man named Every Man is boasting about the progress mankind has made. Suddenly, Mother Earth appears in the skies, chiding them all for taking the web of life for granted. Feeling ill, she falls to Earth. Now humanity [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped must learn to get their act together]] or Mother Earth's a goner.
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[[folder:Starring (in alphabetical order)]]
* Creator/DanAykroyd
* Candice Bergen
* James Brolin
* [[Creator/{{MTV}} Downtown Julie Brown]]
* Characters/BugsBunny
* Chevy Chase
* Creator/KevinCostner
* Rodney Dangerfield
* Geena Davis
* Dana Delany
* Danny [=DeVito=]
* MichaelDouglas
* Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial
* Creator/JaneFonda
* Creator/MorganFreeman
* [[WillSmith Fresh Prince]]
* Creator/NeilPatrickHarris
* Heavy D.
* Creator/DustinHoffman
* Music/IceT
* Magic Johnson
* Quincy Jones
* Creator/MichaelKeaton
* Kid 'N Play
* Creator/ChristopherLloyd
* Jack Lemmon
* Melanie Mayron
* Bette Midler
* Dennis Miller
* Rick Moranis
* Franchise/TheMuppets
* Edward James Olmos
* Rhea Perlman
* [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Porky Pig]]
* Queen Latifah
* Harold Ramis
* Pat Riley
* Dr. CarlSagan
* Martin Short
* Creator/MerylStreep
* BarbraStreisand
* Tone-Lōc
* [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Tweety Bird]]
* Creator/RobinWilliams
* And the casts of
** ''Series/{{Cheers}}''
** ''Series/TheCosbyShow''
** ''Series/TheDatingGame''
** ''Series/TheGoldenGirls''
** ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}''
** ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''
[[/folder]]
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!!This special has the following examples of:
* AwardBaitSong: Barbra Streisand's "One Day". The opening has a bit of her 1985 song "Somewhere".
* BadFuture: [[Film/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] has witnessed the year 2057, and it's not pretty.
* {{Blipvert}}: Especially at the beginning, when Mother Earth is rushed into the hospital.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Bugs Bunny, naturally, and Martin Short as Nathan Firm. The latter does have some merit, however, as he was being filmed by Downtown Julie Brown's news crew. [[spoiler:Bette Midler and Robin Williams break character at the end, and Midler even says, "It's going to take a whole lot more, though, than just one television show..."]]
* {{Expy}}: Harold Ramis as Dr. Elon Spenger, [[UncannyFamilyResemblance brother]] of [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} Dr. Egon Spangler]] and president of Wastebusters.
* FramingDevice
* GreekChorus: Paula and Victor.
* GreenAesop: What's an Earth Day special without one?
* HilariousOuttakes: Some of the parting advice from the AllStarCast before the credits end up as nothing more than flubs.
* LargeHam: Robin Williams.
* LaughTrack: The ''SaturdayNightLive'' and ''Dating Game'' segments, and a little bit in the ''Cheers'' segment.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Some characters from other sources have one taken straight from their source material.
* LogoJoke: The Blue Office Pictures logo at the beginning turns into "Green Office Pictures". The Vault Productions logo also turns green.
* MadeForTVMovie
* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: A good number of actors reprised their roles of characters they were known for portraying at the time (Neil Patrick Harris as DoogieHowserMD, for example).
* MilestoneCelebration: As Porky Pig points out in the beginning, the special was created to commemorate Earth Day's 20th Anniversary.
* MoodWhiplash: All over the place.
* MuppetCameo: This just so happened to be one of Creator/JimHenson's last projects - ''The Earth Day Special'' aired mere weeks before Jim passed away.
* NightmareSequence: Vic dreams about his buddies making fun of him and taking the environment for granted, then witnessing Mother Earth flatlining.
* OpeningNarration: Quoted above.
* PrecisionFStrike: The word "Hell" is used sparingly throughout this special.
* PhysicalGod: Mother Earth.
* {{P|ublicServiceAnnouncement}}SA: They don't kick in until late in the special.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: The end of Vic's nightmare.
-->'''Doogie Howser:''' "Vic, this is ALL... YOUR... FAULT!"
* RandomEventsPlot
* RecurringRiff: The melody from "One Day" underscores the action occasionally.
* RogerRabbitEffect: How the Looney Tunes characters were able to appear in the special.
* SayMyName: Every Man when Mother Earth faints.
* TemptingFate: In Every Man's speech, he says "[Mother Earth]'s the type of mom who could never say no." Cue Mother Earth putting him in his place.
* VisualPun: As Bugs leaves, he mutters, "This was a great place to live, 'til man set foot on it." Cue closeup of one of Every Man's feet stepping into frame.
* WrongTurnAtAlbuquerque: Bugs doesn't say the actual phrase, but he was trying to get to the Kookamunga Carrot Festival.
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->''"We have searched the skys for signals... Our spacecraft have explored dozens of exquisite worlds in the family of our sun... But as far as we've looked, there's only one place in the entire universe where the miracle of life exists... Our own planet Earth. Life is so rare and precious. We must safeguard... protect... and cherish it."''
And so begins '''''The Earth Day Special''''', presented by Time Warner and aired on ABC in 1990 to mark the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. It's Earth Day, and a man named Every Man is boasting about the progress mankind has made. Suddenly, Mother Earth appears in the skies, chiding them all for taking the web of life for granted. Feeling ill, she falls to Earth. Now humanity [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped must learn to get their act together]] or Mother Earth's a goner.
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[[folder:Starring (in alphabetical order)]]
* Creator/DanAykroyd
* Candice Bergen
* James Brolin
* [[Creator/{{MTV}} Downtown Julie Brown]]
* Characters/BugsBunny
* Chevy Chase
* Creator/KevinCostner
* Rodney Dangerfield
* Geena Davis
* Dana Delany
* Danny [=DeVito=]
* MichaelDouglas
* Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial
* Creator/JaneFonda
* Creator/MorganFreeman
* [[WillSmith Fresh Prince]]
* Creator/NeilPatrickHarris
* Heavy D.
* Creator/DustinHoffman
* Music/IceT
* Magic Johnson
* Quincy Jones
* Creator/MichaelKeaton
* Kid 'N Play
* Creator/ChristopherLloyd
* Jack Lemmon
* Melanie Mayron
* Bette Midler
* Dennis Miller
* Rick Moranis
* Franchise/TheMuppets
* Edward James Olmos
* Rhea Perlman
* [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Porky Pig]]
* Queen Latifah
* Harold Ramis
* Pat Riley
* Dr. CarlSagan
* Martin Short
* Creator/MerylStreep
* BarbraStreisand
* Tone-Lōc
* [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Tweety Bird]]
* Creator/RobinWilliams
* And the casts of
** ''Series/{{Cheers}}''
** ''Series/TheCosbyShow''
** ''Series/TheDatingGame''
** ''Series/TheGoldenGirls''
** ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}''
** ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''
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!!This special has the following examples of:
* AwardBaitSong: Barbra Streisand's "One Day". The opening has a bit of her 1985 song "Somewhere".
* BadFuture: [[Film/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]] has witnessed the year 2057, and it's not pretty.
* {{Blipvert}}: Especially at the beginning, when Mother Earth is rushed into the hospital.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Bugs Bunny, naturally, and Martin Short as Nathan Firm. The latter does have some merit, however, as he was being filmed by Downtown Julie Brown's news crew. [[spoiler:Bette Midler and Robin Williams break character at the end, and Midler even says, "It's going to take a whole lot more, though, than just one television show..."]]
* {{Expy}}: Harold Ramis as Dr. Elon Spenger, [[UncannyFamilyResemblance brother]] of [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} Dr. Egon Spangler]] and president of Wastebusters.
* FramingDevice
* GreekChorus: Paula and Victor.
* GreenAesop: What's an Earth Day special without one?
* HilariousOuttakes: Some of the parting advice from the AllStarCast before the credits end up as nothing more than flubs.
* LargeHam: Robin Williams.
* LaughTrack: The ''SaturdayNightLive'' and ''Dating Game'' segments, and a little bit in the ''Cheers'' segment.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Some characters from other sources have one taken straight from their source material.
* LogoJoke: The Blue Office Pictures logo at the beginning turns into "Green Office Pictures". The Vault Productions logo also turns green.
* MadeForTVMovie
* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: A good number of actors reprised their roles of characters they were known for portraying at the time (Neil Patrick Harris as DoogieHowserMD, for example).
* MilestoneCelebration: As Porky Pig points out in the beginning, the special was created to commemorate Earth Day's 20th Anniversary.
* MoodWhiplash: All over the place.
* MuppetCameo: This just so happened to be one of Creator/JimHenson's last projects - ''The Earth Day Special'' aired mere weeks before Jim passed away.
* NightmareSequence: Vic dreams about his buddies making fun of him and taking the environment for granted, then witnessing Mother Earth flatlining.
* OpeningNarration: Quoted above.
* PrecisionFStrike: The word "Hell" is used sparingly throughout this special.
* PhysicalGod: Mother Earth.
* {{P|ublicServiceAnnouncement}}SA: They don't kick in until late in the special.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: The end of Vic's nightmare.
-->'''Doogie Howser:''' "Vic, this is ALL... YOUR... FAULT!"
* RandomEventsPlot
* RecurringRiff: The melody from "One Day" underscores the action occasionally.
* RogerRabbitEffect: How the Looney Tunes characters were able to appear in the special.
* SayMyName: Every Man when Mother Earth faints.
* TemptingFate: In Every Man's speech, he says "[Mother Earth]'s the type of mom who could never say no." Cue Mother Earth putting him in his place.
* VisualPun: As Bugs leaves, he mutters, "This was a great place to live, 'til man set foot on it." Cue closeup of one of Every Man's feet stepping into frame.
* WrongTurnAtAlbuquerque: Bugs doesn't say the actual phrase, but he was trying to get to the Kookamunga Carrot Festival.
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