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* AnAesop: Subverted. At first it seems like the aesop might be "help people because it's the right thing to do, not because you expect a reward." Nope, it turns out the Magic Man is just a jerk. Double subverted in a way, as while it mocks typical Aesops, the episode actually does have several important lessons, including: bad things happen to good people for no good reason, don't accept misfortune as "fate", and try to correct injustice instead of despairing over it.



* TitleDrop: "Freak City" turns out to be the nickname for the little community under the bridge where Gork and the other "freaks" who fell victim to Magic Man live.

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* TitleDrop: "Freak City" turns out to be the nickname for the little community under the bridge where Gork and the other "freaks" who fell victim to Magic Man live.live.
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* SpoofAesop: The lesson Finn and Jake learn from the episode is "don't give your sugar to jerks".

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* SpoofAesop: The lesson Finn and Jake learn from the episode is "don't give your sugar to jerks".jerks".
* TitleDrop: "Freak City" turns out to be the nickname for the little community under the bridge where Gork and the other "freaks" who fell victim to Magic Man live.
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Baleful Polymorph was renamed per TRS


* BalefulPolymorph: What Magic Man does to Finn, turning him into a giant foot.


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* ForcedTransformation: What Magic Man does to Finn, turning him into a giant foot.

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* OldBeggarTest: Finn and Jake find magic man disguised as a hobo in need of aid. They see through it immediately and expect to be rewarded for helping him, but he just turns Finn into a foot.

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* OldBeggarTest: Finn and Jake find magic man Magic Man disguised as a hobo in need of aid. They see through it immediately and expect to be rewarded for helping him, but he just turns Finn into a foot.foot.
-->'''Finn:''' What the heck, man? What kind of deal is that? I help somebody out, and they turn me into a stinky foot?
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-->'''Finn:''' [[SpoofAesop I never should've been nice to you, 'cause you're just a big jerk!]]
-->'''Magic Man:''' Oh, that's it! You've finally learned your lesson!
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A jerkass magician turns Finn into a foot in order to teach him "a magical life lesson".

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A jerkass {{jerkass}} magician turns Finn into a foot in order to teach him "a magical life lesson".lesson", and Finn encounters a group of other people who were turned into other body parts by said magician.
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* CardCarryingVillain: The giant identifies itself, and its crotch, as evil.

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* CardCarryingVillain: Played for laughs. The giant identifies itself, and its crotch, as evil.
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* CardCarryingJerkass: Magic Man feely admits to being a big jerk.

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* CardCarryingJerkass: Magic Man feely freely admits to being a big jerk.

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We have a trope for admitting you're a jerk now


* CardCarryingVillain:
** Downplayed-while he doesn't call himself evil, Magic Man freely admits to being a big jerk.
** The giant identifies itself, and its crotch, as evil.

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* CardCarryingVillain:
** Downplayed-while he doesn't call himself evil,
CardCarryingJerkass: Magic Man freely feely admits to being a big jerk.
** * CardCarryingVillain: The giant identifies itself, and its crotch, as evil.

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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The people of the burning town refuse Foot Finn's help, and send him to live under a bridge with the other "freaks" who ran afoul of Magic Man.



* OwMyBodyPart: "Our crotch! Our ''evil'' crotch!"

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* OwMyBodyPart: After Foot Finn gets launched into an evil two-headed giant's groin, the giant yells "Our crotch! Our ''evil'' crotch!"

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* CardCarryingVillain: Downplayed-while he doesn't call himself evil, Magic Man freely admits to being a big jerk.

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* CardCarryingVillain: CardCarryingVillain:
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Downplayed-while he doesn't call himself evil, Magic Man freely admits to being a big jerk.jerk.
** The giant identifies itself, and its crotch, as evil.


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* GroinAttack: Jake's plan for Finn's foot form: Build a giant catapult, hope something evil walks by and steps on it, catapulting Finn into their crotch.
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: After Cartoon Network UK started censoring the show, their edit had Kim getting under Trudy without complaint after Finn told her to.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: After Cartoon Network UK started censoring the show, their edit had Kim getting under Trudy without complaint after Finn told her to.to, editing out Kim moaning, "I freaking hate Trudy" as "freaking" was a bit too strong for children's TV in the UK (despite that "freaking" is a [[GoshDangItToHeck TV-friendly substitute for "fucking"]]).
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* OwMyBodyPart: "Our crotch! Our ''evil'' crotch!"

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* OwMyBodyPart: "Our crotch! Our ''evil'' crotch!"crotch!"
* SpoofAesop: The lesson Finn and Jake learn from the episode is "don't give your sugar to jerks".
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* CardCarryingVillain: Downplayed-while he doesn't call himself evil, Magic Man freely admits to being a big jerk.
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: After Cartoon Network UK started censoring the show, their edit had Kim getting under Trudy without complaint after Finn told her to.

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%%* JerkAss: Magic Man. Please add context before un-commenting.
%%* LargeHam: Magic Man. Please add context before un-commenting.

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%%* JerkAss: Magic Man. Please add context before un-commenting.
%%* LargeHam: Magic Man. Please add context before un-commenting.
* OldBeggarTest: Finn and Jake find magic man disguised as a hobo in need of aid. They see through it immediately and expect to be rewarded for helping him, but he just turns Finn into a foot.
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* BrainBleach: Jake cowers and shields his eyes while trying to resist the urge to throw up after Magic Man turned a bird inside out.

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* BrainBleach: Jake cowers and shields his eyes while trying to resist the urge to throw up after Magic Man turned turns a bird inside out.



* CombiningMecha: In a way; Finn (after being transformed into a foot) combines with several other cursed freaks to create a giant body mech. After getting un-cursed, it turns out that the other Freaks just ''like'' being combined into a single unit, and just stand on each-others' shoulders to replicate the effect.

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* CombiningMecha: In a way; Finn (after being transformed into a foot) combines with several other cursed freaks to create a giant body mech. body. After getting un-cursed, it turns out that the other Freaks just ''like'' being combined into a single unit, and just stand on each-others' shoulders to replicate the effect.
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* IllKillYou: When Kim is reluctant to cooperate with Trudy, Finn snaps "''KIM!'' I will '''''destroy''''' you!"

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* TenMinuteRetirement: Finn is all set to give up being a hero and resign himself to living as a disembodied foot with the other freaks under the bridge. A moment of contemplation inspires him to rally the other freaks together to fight back against Magic Man.



* OwMyBodyPart: "Our crotch! Our ''evil'' crotch!"
* TenMinuteRetirement: Finn is all set to give up being a hero and resign himself to living as a disembodied foot with the other freaks under the bridge. A moment of contemplation inspires him to rally the other freaks together to fight back against Magic Man.

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* OwMyBodyPart: "Our crotch! Our ''evil'' crotch!"
* TenMinuteRetirement: Finn is all set to give up being a hero and resign himself to living as a disembodied foot with the other freaks under the bridge. A moment of contemplation inspires him to rally the other freaks together to fight back against Magic Man.
crotch!"
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* CombiningMecha: In a way; Finn (after being transformed into a foot) combines with several other cursed freaks to create a giant body mech. After getting un-cursed, it turns out that the other Freaks just ''like'' being combined into a single unit, and just stand on each-others' shoulders to replicate the effect.

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%%* TenMinuteRetirement: Please add context before un-commenting.

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%%* * OwMyBodyPart: "Our crotch! Our ''evil'' crotch!"
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TenMinuteRetirement: Please add context before un-commenting.Finn is all set to give up being a hero and resign himself to living as a disembodied foot with the other freaks under the bridge. A moment of contemplation inspires him to rally the other freaks together to fight back against Magic Man.

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* AutoTune: "The Hero Boy Named Finn".
* BalefulPolymorph: What Magic Man does to Finn.

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* AutoTune: "The Hero Boy Named Finn".
Finn" is sung in Finn's autotuned voice.
* BalefulPolymorph: What Magic Man does to Finn.Finn, turning him into a giant foot.



* BrainBleach: Jake cowers and shields his eyes while trying to resist the urge to throw up after Magic Man turned a bird inside out.
-->''"Think happy thoughts. Little cute bees. Little babies. Tiny, tiny bunnies."''



* JerkAss: Magic Man.
* LargeHam: Magic Man.
* TenMinuteRetirement

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* BlessedWithSuck: Finn after being transformed into a foot. The concept is quite appealing to Jake (for probably quite personal reasons), but Finn gets to experience the obvious drawbacks first-hand.

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* AutoTune: "Hero Boy Named Finn".

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* AutoTune: "Hero "The Hero Boy Named Finn".


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* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Finn to everyone else under the bridge when he tells them to get it together and challenge Magic Man.
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* BalefulPolymorph: What Magic Man does to Finn.
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* AnAesop: Subverted. At first it seems like the aesop might be "help people because it's the right thing to do, not because you expect a reward." Nope, it turns out the Magic Man is just a jerk. Double subverted in a way, as while it mocks typical Aesops, the episode actually does have several important lessons, including: bad things happen to good people for no good reason, don't accept misfortune as "fate", and try to correct injustice instead of despairing over it.

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* AnAesop: Subverted. At first it seems like the aesop might be "help people because it's the right thing to do, not because you expect a reward." Nope, it turns out the Magic Man is just a jerk. Double subverted in a way, as while it mocks typical Aesops, the episode actually does have several important lessons, including: bad things happen to good people for no good reason, don't accept misfortune as "fate", and try to correct injustice instead of despairing over it.it.
* AutoTune: "Hero Boy Named Finn".
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Magic Man turning the bird on his fingertip inside out.
* JerkAss: Magic Man.
* LargeHam: Magic Man.
* TenMinuteRetirement
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* AnAesop: Subverted. At first it seems like the aesop might be "help people because it's the right thing to do, not because you expect a reward." Nope, it turns out the Magic Man is just a jerk. Double subverted in a way, as while it mocks typical Aesops, the episode actually does have several important lessons, including: bad things happen to good people for no good reason, don't accept misfortune as "fate", and try to correct injustice instead of despairing over it.
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A jerkass magician turns Finn into a foot in order to teach him "a magical life lesson".
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