Could anyone here resist a good deal?
Big DealOn Thanksgiving, the Greens attempt to purchase a new TV but face a crowd of angry hoarders.
"Big Deal" contains examples of:
- Answer Cut: Cricket asks his family, "Who goes shopping on Thanksgiving?" It immediately cuts to them dumbfounded inside Price Busters watching the Retail Riot before them.
- Apple of Discord: The various sales, but the giant TV that costs only a single dollar really takes the cake.
- Art Evolution: Beginning with this episode, the characters have been redesigned slightly, notable in that their pupils have become smaller than they were from the beginning, the colors are more saturated, the Thin-Line Animation is more thicker and their mouth movements have improved slightly. It's especially noticeable on Cricket and Gramma, and Tilly's mouth movements have been redesigned so it no longer has the Muppet-esque Mouthflaps when talking.
- Asshole Victim: Louis orchestrates extreme sales on Thanksgiving because he is forced to work there every year and cannot celebrate with his family.
- Big "NO!":
- By the little boy when Bill takes off with the fishing rod.
- By Louis when Cricket destroys the giant TV.
- Bittersweet Ending: The Greens don't get the new TV, and they spend so long at the store that their food is spoiled and they can't have their Thanksgiving dinner. But Cricket has realized what Thanksgiving is truly about, and they host their own dinner in the store and even Louis joins.
- Black Comedy: What is Gramma thankful for? That death hasn't come for her yet.Gramma: But when it does...I'll be ready.
- Blood Knight: Gramma gets to really cut loose against the sale-crazed shoppers, and clearly relishes every moment of it.
- Bottle Episode: Most of the episode takes place in Price Busters, with the exception of the opening scene.
- Characterization Marches On: Tilly is among those who join being influenced by the Price Busters riot, even attacking some of the customers. Later episodes, beginning with "Winner Winner", give her a more pacifist nature where she's too scared to fight, let alone one punch.
- Double-Meaning Title: The episode title refers to the big deals in Price Busters, but it could also refer to Cricket initially not believing Bill about the true meaning of Thanksgiving.
- Evil Laugh: Louis lets out one as he vows to ruin Cricket's Thanksgiving and when Cricket struggles to get his family to come to their senses as they go after the giant TV.
- Friend-or-Idol Decision: Cricket comes to Price Busters to find the TV, but after seeing what Louis did to everyone, he ultimately decides against it and chooses his family instead.
- Gosh Dang It to Heck!: "Hudkins is sellin' TVs for a dang quarter!"
- Heel Realization: Cricket has one when he sees Louis torturing the customers, causing him to realize what Thanksgiving is truly about and sets about to fix everything.
- Ignored Epiphany: Cricket manages to convince the hoarders with a Rousing Speech to celebrate Thanksgiving the traditional way...then they hear of yet another sale going on at Hudkins and ignore him. The only ones who fully understand are his family.
- Karma Houdini: Louis receives zero consequences for trying to ruin everyone's Thanksgiving for the sake of not celebrating himself.
- Meaningful Echo: The first time the episode's moral of "bein' thankful for what'cha got, not gettin' upset over what'cha don't got" is said by Bill to Cricket; the second time, it's by Cricket to the hoarders.
- Oh, Crap!:
- Cricket is absolutely horrified when he realizes Louis' motives for ruining Thanksgiving and when he witnesses his family part of the hoarders. And he has an even bigger one when Louis announces a single dollar for the giant TV as a finale, which is obviously a deal no one can resist.
- A collective one by all four Greens when they enter Price Busters and see the Retail Riot.
- Pet the Dog: Cricket invites Louis to join the in-store Thanksgiving with his family, and he is moved by such.
- Pre-Mortem One-Liner: By Cricket when he is about to destroy the giant TV.Louis: Don't you want this giant TV?!
Cricket: Very much so, but I want my family SLIGHTLY MOOOOOOORRRRRREEEEEE!!!!!!!! - Retail Riot: Inside the store, shoppers are fighting each other tooth and nail for merchandise, the poor clerks unable to keep the peace. (One poor soul has been tied to a ceiling fan.) The manager orchestrates the chaos from his office; since he has to work during Thanksgiving, he aims to ruin everyone else's holiday as well.
- Shout-Out: Cricket tossing a sledgehammer at a big screen TV spoofs the famous Nineteen Eighty-Four Apple ad.
- Special Guest: Jon Hamm as Louis.
- Thanksgiving Episode: The episode is set on Thanksgiving.
Stay away from my Morality Pet!
Forbidden FelineTilly becomes infatuated with next door neighbor Mr. Grigorian's cat Anoush, but he refuses to allow any contact between them.
"Forbidden Feline" contains examples of:
- Bottle Episode: The episode generally takes place on Elkins Street, mainly in the Greens' backyard and within the floors of Mr. Grigorian's apartment, with brief shots in Big Coffee, the kids' bedroom and garage.
- Cute Kitten: Anoush is this to Tilly.
- A Day in the Limelight: Tilly's first as the primary central character.
- Demoted to Extra: Cricket doesn't have much of a role here, on account of Tilly.
- Determinator: Tilly becomes this throughout the episode, determined to hang with Anoush despite Mr. Grigorian's refusal.
- Insistent Terminology: Cricket considers Mr. Grigorian a "Dracula". According to Tilly, he thinks all old men are that.
- Musicalis Interruptus: Tilly almost bursts into song after meeting Anoush, but Gramma ruins the moment.
- No, You: Gramma and Mr. Grigorian's arguments are this.
- Only Friend: Anoush is Mr. Grigorian's only friend after losing his past ones.
- Rapid-Fire "No!": Mr. Grigorian lets out a long string of these when he forbids Tilly from coming near Anoush.
- Running Gag: Cricket calling Mr. Grigorian a "Dracula".
