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* VisualPun: After Betelgeuse becomes spiky to avoid being picked up he decides to go to a strip club that appeared out of nowhere.

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* VisualPun: After Betelgeuse becomes spiky to avoid being picked up he up.[[GagPenis]] He decides to go to a strip club that appeared out of nowhere.
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* VisualPun: After Betelgeuse becomes spiky to avoid being picked up he decides to go to a strip club that appeared out of nowhere.
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* Foreshadowing: Delia is momentarily trapped by a piece of sculpture when her art collection is moved into the new house. Though he hadn't even been summoned yet, Betelguese somehow picked up on this.

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* Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: Delia is momentarily trapped by a piece of sculpture when her art collection is moved into the new house. Though he hadn't even been summoned yet, Betelguese somehow picked up on this.
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* StrangeGirl: Lydia, and she's very aware of it.

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* StrangeGirl: Lydia, [[GenreSavvy and she's very aware of it.it]]. View her quote on said page.
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-->''(normal voice)'' "Ah. Well... I attended Juilliard... I'm a graduate of the Harvard Business School. I travel quite extensively. ''(creepy voice)'' I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I've seen ''TheExorcist'' ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT... '''''NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY... NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK?''''' You think I'm qualified?"

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-->''(normal voice)'' "Ah. Well... I attended Juilliard... I'm a graduate of the Harvard Business School. I travel quite extensively. ''(creepy voice)'' I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I've seen ''TheExorcist'' ''Film/TheExorcist'' ABOUT A HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN TIMES, AND IT KEEPS GETTING FUNNIER EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT... '''''NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY... NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK?''''' You think I'm qualified?"



* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Beetlejuice has seen ''TheExorcist'' "about a hundred and sixty-seven times" (and it keeps getting funnier every time he sees it).

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* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Beetlejuice has seen ''TheExorcist'' ''Film/TheExorcist'' "about a hundred and sixty-seven times" (and it keeps getting funnier every time he sees it).
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: As Juno calls them out on, the Maitlands let out Betelgeuse, they let Otho [[spoiler:steal the ''Handbook'']], and their lackluster haunting attempts have succeeded only in Charles thinking the town would make a neat tourist attraction.
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'''Juno:''' Okay, have you been studying the manual?\\

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'''Juno:''' -->'''Juno:''' Okay, have you been studying the manual?\\
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* WeirdnessMagnet: Lydia, she's initially the only one who can see the Maitlands, and is nearly forced into a marriage with an undead bio-exorcist. Not too many people can say that's happened to them...
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** However, it's implied that they ''should'' have understand it by now.
'''Juno:''' Okay, have you been studying the manual?\\
'''Adam:''' Well, we tried.\\
'''Juno:''' The intermediate interface chapter on haunting says it all. Get them out yourselves. It's your house.


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** At one point, he claims to have lived during the Black Plague.
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* LaymansTerms: The [[EncyclopediaExposita Handbook]] For The [[AllThereInTheManual Recently Deceased]]. Strangely, it seems to be trying to be a ''[[AnimateInanimateObject helpful]]'' TomeOfEldritchLore. Barbara asks a question and the book just ''happens'' to open to the relevant section. Unfortunately, the Handbook was written by a bureaucrat.
-->'''Barbara''': ''Why did you disappear when you stepped off the porch? Are we halfway to heaven? Are we halfway to hell? And... how long is this gonna last?''
-->'''Adam''': ''I don't see anything about heaven OR hell. This book reads like stereo instructions. Listen to this: "Geographical and temporal perimeters. Functional perimeters vary from manifestation to manifestation.''
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** He found ''TheExorcist'' funny? Didn't The Zodiac Killer find The Exorcist funny too? [[FridgeHorror You don't suppose....?]]
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Sorry, I just really don\'t see how trying to get out of a Scarpia Ultimatum makes her an anti-hero at all, especially given how underage she is.


** Really, all of them but the Maitlands could fall under this. Charles wants to use them as exhibits in a theme park-type thing, which Delia's right along with, Otho calls them up and almost inadvertently exorcises them, and Lydia pretty much uses Betelgeuse to fix that and then manages to get out of her end of the deal. Not that one can blame her, but still.

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** Really, all of them but the Maitlands and Lydia could fall under this. Charles wants to use them as exhibits in a theme park-type thing, which Delia's right along with, and Otho calls them up and almost inadvertently exorcises them, and Lydia pretty much uses Betelgeuse to fix that and then manages to get out of her end of the deal. Not that one can blame her, but still.them.
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* MaleGaze and FemaleGaze: During at the dinner party where everyone is possessed and singing the Banana Boat song, a couple bend over and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny continue singing from their butts.]]
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* IAmNotShazam: Due to their being homonyms, people make the mistake of thinking the character is named Beetlejuice as well, rather than Betelgeuse.
** His name is officially "Beetlejuice" in the animated series - hence Lydia calling him "BJ."
** The Maitlands have difficulty summoning him at first, as Adam thinks it's pronounced "Bay-tell-gice."
*** Additionally, despite the poster, the film credits make it clear that the title is Beetle Juice, not Beetlejuice.
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* TheUnmasqued: the Maitlands are roundly criticized by their caseworker for letting the living get solid evidence of ghosts, while the Deetzes look to find a way to monetize their haunted house.

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* TheUnmasqued: the TheUnmasquedWorld: The Maitlands are roundly criticized by their caseworker for letting the living get solid evidence of ghosts, while the Deetzes look to find a way to monetize their haunted house.
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* TheUnmasqued: the Maitlands are roundly criticized by their caseworker for letting the living get solid evidence of ghosts, while the Deetzes look to find a way to monetize their haunted house.
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** If you kill yourself, you spend your afterlife as a civil servant.
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* WipeThatSmileOffYourFace: At the end, when Barbara tries to banish BJ, she's able to get his name out once before he zips her lip...literally. She unzips her lip to say his name a second time, which pisses him off enough to seal it up with a metal plate.
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** Actually, Charles is reading a different book - a guide for living people with ghosts in their houses.

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** Actually, Charles is reading a different book - a guide for living people with ghosts in their houses.houses called "The Living and the Dead".
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**Actually, Charles is reading a different book - a guide for living people with ghosts in their houses.
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* VampireVannabe: Lydia Deetz wants to die and become a ghost like the Maitlands.


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* ScaleModelDestruction: Averted by the town model, which only suffers minor damage.
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* NestedMouths: The Saturnian {{sandworms}} have what looks like a smaller version of themselves inside their mouths, with a different colour scheme.
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* GodzillaThreshold: Only when the Maitlands are threatened with [[AFateWorseThanDeath Exorcism]] does Lydia finally cross it by summoning Betelgeuse.

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* AnimatedAdaptation

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* AnimatedAdaptationAnimatedAdaptation[=/=]TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation: ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}: The Animated Series'' (1989-1991)



* TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation: ''WesternAnimation/BeetleJuice: The Animated Series'' (1989-1991)

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* TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation: ''WesternAnimation/BeetleJuice: The Animated Series'' (1989-1991)



* TearOffYourFace: Barbara pulls her own face off in an attempt to frighten off the Deetzes. Unfortunately they can't see her.



* TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation: ''WesternAnimation/BeetleJuice: The Animated Series'' (1989-1991)
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* KitschyLocalCommercial: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UICgA-P67Zw commercial featuring Betelgeuse]] appears to be based on the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGEYCsvPJzw cheezy ads Cal Worthington used to create for his car dealership.]]

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* DubNameChange: In Brazil, Betelgeuse was renamed Besourosuco. ("Besouro" meaning "Beetle" and "Suco" meaning "Juice")



* NameChangeDub: In Brazil, Betelgeuse was renamed Besourosuco. ("Besouro" meaning "Beetle" and "Suco" meaning "Juice")
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* NameChangeDub: In Brazil, Betelgeuse was renamed Besourosuco. ("Besouro" meaning "Beetle" and "Suco" meaning "Juice")

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