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The Film:

See The Replacements (2000)

The Cartoon:

Fridge Brilliance
  • So, the ad Todd and Riley found was meant to replace "uncool" parents with "cool" ones. Now that's an asshole-ish thing to do with your parents because they are not "cool", right? Later I remembered that just about every replacement made ended up in An Aesop that leads to Todd or Riley deciding to undo the replacement. Therefore, it is easy to assume that any other kid who wanted cooler parents will most likely learn that they are no replacement for their true parents and do the same. Todd and Riley were orphans, so they got an exception.
  • Tasumi's armor being a Japanese Halloween costume in season two may seem like a stretch, but it makes perfect sense. We never see her costume doing anything unusual, and it can be repaired by using duct tape.
  • In "Heartbreak In The City", Agent K tells Riley “Conrad called me" and adds "Your... Uncle Conrad” when she realizes that Tasumi and Abbey are hearing her. Flashforward to the finale...
Fridge Horror
  • Agent K and Dick Daring were forced into marriage, most likely against their will, to raise two children they'd never met before. They seem to actually be in love and having a good time, but still.
    • Given the way Fleemco's replacing works (the replaced party gets to live out the life they've always wanted), it's possible that the company played match-maker for them prior to making them Todd and Riley's parents.
    • This troper was under the impression that they were already married before becoming Riley and Todd's parents.
    • Taking the above route (which does fit more with Fleemco’s benevolent attitude) it becomes a case of Fridge Heartwarming. Two people, happily married, warm-hearted, want children, but infertility prevents them from having biological ones, and their high-risk jobs of professional daredevil and spy would likely make it very hard to adopt. But then one day, they’re offered the chance to adopt a pair of orphaned siblings immediately, no questions asked, and now four people have a loving family.
  • Defied in the case of people who do get replaced. It's shown on screen what Fleemco does to get them out of the picture and it's actually quite nice; they're placed in a situation where they get to live out their dreams (for example, a Drill Sergeant Nasty cheerleading coach being hired as a water-skiing coach). It's further defied when one episode reveals that Fleemco doesn't force the issue with people who refuse to be replaced.
  • What happens if someone with more of an agenda than two orphan children get a Fleemco phone? I mean people always want to replace politicians, and that's only the tip of the iceberg.
    • Actually, probably not that much. Fleemco can't or won't force the issue and it'd be pretty difficult to persuade a high-ranking and already successful (and likely quite comfortable) politician to resign, especially if it was obvious they were planning to replace them with someone whose policies were really different. They'd be limited to lobbying and the like. Plus it'd make sense for them to have a policy against trying to replace high-level politicians, since they'd get it'd so frequently.

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