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** In a few moments of ContrivedCoincidence, odd, suspicious events seem to happen shortly after Ferris' visits: Buster escapes his cag--er--''[[InsistentTerminology enclosure]]'' and saunters through a suburb, a door lock on another dangerous animal enclosure is found broken, and a downed tree by the front gates delays the zoo's opening for hours. A different film would have revealed [[ScoobyDooHoax the crooked inspector was behind such shenanigans]]; this film takes the higher road, however.

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** In a few moments of ContrivedCoincidence, odd, suspicious events seem to happen shortly after Ferris' visits: Buster the bear escapes his cag--er--''[[InsistentTerminology enclosure]]'' and saunters through a suburb, a door lock on another dangerous animal the lion enclosure is found broken, and a downed tree by the front gates delays the zoo's opening for hours. A different film would have revealed [[ScoobyDooHoax the crooked inspector was behind such shenanigans]]; this film takes the higher road, however.however and keeps the incidents confined to random happenings.
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** In a few moments of ContrivedCoincidence, odd, suspicious events seem to happen shortly after Ferris' visits: Buster escapes his cag--er--''[[InsistentTerminology enclosure]]'' and saunters through a suburb, a door lock on another dangerous animal enclosure is found broken, and a downed tree by the front gates delays the zoo's opening for hours. A different film would have revealed [[ScoobyDooHoax the crooked inspector was behind such shenanigans]]; this film takes the higher road, however.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: This film is perhaps the only PG-rated film since the 80s (when the PG-13 rating was introduced) to shoehorn in at least three uses of "shit" and one of "asshole". However, it was marketed as a light-hearted family film.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene where Buster the grizzly bear escapes from his exhibit.

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%% * BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene where Buster the grizzly bear escapes from his exhibit.



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Expy misuse plus ZCE


* {{Expy}}: Dylan and Lily are expies of Jess and Leslie from [[Literature/BridgeToTerabithia Bridge to Terabithia]].
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* DesignatedVillain: Walt Ferris, the inspector. The most 'evil' thing he does is give a surprise, unofficial inspection a few weeks early... allowing the family to fix the problems he points out, so they can pass the REAL inspection.

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* DesignatedVillain: Walt Ferris, the inspector. The most 'evil' thing he does is give a surprise, unofficial inspection a few weeks early... allowing the family to fix the problems he points out, so they can pass the REAL inspection.inspection (he also warns them of an impending regulation change, something he didn't really have to do; they treat this as a dick move, for some reason, as if he's the one changing the regulation). He is stated to have stolen some of their innovations for himself, but there's no actual evidence of that. In fact, he acts downright civil towards his supposed enemy, as long as the latter doesn't try to kill him.
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* {{Expy}}: Dylan and Lily are expies of Jess and Leslie from Bridge to Terebithia.

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* {{Expy}}: Dylan and Lily are expies of Jess and Leslie from [[Literature/BridgeToTerabithia Bridge to Terebithia.Terabithia]].
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* DesignatedVillain: Walt Ferris, the inspector. The most 'evil' thing he does is give as surprise, unofficial inspection a few weeks early... allowing the family to fix the problems he points out, so they can pass the REAL inspection.

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* DesignatedVillain: Walt Ferris, the inspector. The most 'evil' thing he does is give as a surprise, unofficial inspection a few weeks early... allowing the family to fix the problems he points out, so they can pass the REAL inspection.
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* DesignatedVillain: Walt Ferris, the inspector. The most 'evil' thing he does is give as surpise, unofficial inspection a few weeks early... allowing the family to fix the problems he points out, so they can pass the REAL inspection.

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* DesignatedVillain: Walt Ferris, the inspector. The most 'evil' thing he does is give as surpise, surprise, unofficial inspection a few weeks early... allowing the family to fix the problems he points out, so they can pass the REAL inspection.
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* DesignatedVillain: Walt Ferris, the inspector. The most 'evil' thing he does is give as surpise, unofficial inspection a few weeks early... allowing the family to fix the problems he points out, so they can pass the REAL inspection.

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Don\'t natter, guys. Never refer to yourself, and never use a fourth bullet point. Remember to Repair Dont Respond. Also, commenting out Zero Context Examples.


* FridgeLogic: Is nine miles really ''that'' far away to get to Target?
** That may have been part of the joke.
** Some people live in such "everything is around the corner" communities (cities or some suburbs) that they effectively get a little lazy, and balk and anything that isn't within a five minute radius.
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**** THIS. I live in a small town, and my house is just 3 miles from downtown, and people say that I live in the country and that it takes forever to get to my house. Really, guys?
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* FridgeLogic: Is nine miles really ''that'' far away to get to Target?
** That may have been part of the joke.
** Some people live in such "everything is around the corner" communities (cities or some suburbs) that they effectively get a little lazy, and balk and anything that isn't within a five minute radius.
*** YES.
**** THIS. I live in a small town, and my house is just 3 miles from downtown, and people say that I live in the country and that it takes forever to get to my house. Really, guys?
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**** I live in a small town. My house is just 3 miles from downtown, and people always tell me it takes forever to get there.

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**** THIS. I live in a small town. My town, and my house is just 3 miles from downtown, and people always tell me say that I live in the country and that it takes forever to get there.to my house. Really, guys?
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* Expy: Dylan and Lily are expies of Jess and Leslie from Bridge to Terebithia.

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: Dylan and Lily are expies of Jess and Leslie from Bridge to Terebithia.
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* Expy: Dylan and Lily are expies of Jess and Leslie from Bridge to Terebithia.


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**** I live in a small town. My house is just 3 miles from downtown, and people always tell me it takes forever to get there.
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***YES.
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** Some people live in such "everything is around the corner" communities (cities or some suburbs) that they effectively get a little lazy, and balk and anything that isn't within a five minute radius.
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** That may have been part of the joke.

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** That may have been part of the joke.joke.
* SoOkayItsAverage
* TastesLikeDiabetes

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* FridgeLogic: Is nine miles really THAT far away to get to a Target?
** That may have been part of the joke.
* {{Narm}}: Benjamin and Dylan's heated argument which ends in Dylan complaining that Benjamin never taught him how to shave.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: The entire final act from Dylan's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove to Lilly, Kelly admitting to Benjamin she has a crush on him, Lilly asking her if she'd choose animals or people (answer being people) and Benjamin taking his kids to the restaurant and reenacting how he met their mother is all disgustingly sweet and tender.
* SoOkayItsAverage

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* FridgeLogic: Is nine miles really THAT ''that'' far away to get to a Target?
** That may have been part of the joke.
* {{Narm}}: Benjamin and Dylan's heated argument which ends in Dylan complaining that Benjamin never taught him how to shave.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: The entire final act from Dylan's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove to Lilly, Kelly admitting to Benjamin she has a crush on him, Lilly asking her if she'd choose animals or people (answer being people) and Benjamin taking his kids to the restaurant and reenacting how he met their mother is all disgustingly sweet and tender.
* SoOkayItsAverage
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The scene where Buster the grizzly bear escapes from his exhibit.
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** That may have been part of the joke.
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True Art Is Offensive has been cut.


* TrueArtIsOffensive: Dylan resents his old school principal because he thinks his grotesque mural is the reason he got expelled. (Really, it was because he was caught stealing.)
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This IS your mileage may vary, and this is my opinion.


* TrueArtIsOffensive: Dylan resents his old school principal because he thinks his grotesque mural is the reason he got expelled. (Really, it was because he was caught stealing.)

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* TrueArtIsOffensive: Dylan resents his old school principal because he thinks his grotesque mural is the reason he got expelled. (Really, it was because he was caught stealing.))
* SoOkayItsAverage
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* FridgeLogic: Is nine miles really THAT far away to get to a Target?
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: The entire final act from Dylan's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove to Lilly, Kelly admitting to Benjamin she has a crush on him, Lilly asking her if she'd choose animals or people (answer being people) and Benjamin taking his kids to the restaurant and reenacting how he met their mother is all disgustingly sweet and tender.
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{{Narm}}: Benjamin and Dylan's heated argument which ends in Dylan complaining that Benjamin never taught him how to shave.

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* {{Narm}}: Benjamin and Dylan's heated argument which ends in Dylan complaining that Benjamin never taught him how to shave.
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{{Narm}}: Benjamin and Dylan's heated argument which ends in Dylan complaining that Benjamin never taught him how to shave.

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{{Narm}}: Benjamin and Dylan's heated argument which ends in Dylan complaining that Benjamin never taught him how to shave.shave.
* TrueArtIsOffensive: Dylan resents his old school principal because he thinks his grotesque mural is the reason he got expelled. (Really, it was because he was caught stealing.)
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{{Narm}}: Benjamin and Dylan's heated argument which ends in Dylan complaining that Benjamin never taught him how to shave.

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