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* RescueEquipmentAttack: When Metatron first appears to Bethany, he does so in the form of a burning bush, to which Bethany responds by spraying him with her fire extinguisher.
-->'''''Metatron:''' Did you have to use the whole can?... Do you go around drenching everybody that comes into your room with flame-retardant chemicals? No wonder you're single.''

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* RescueEquipmentAttack: When Metatron first appears to Bethany, he does so Bobby sprays one of Ashley's goons with a fire extinguisher in the form of a burning bush, to which Bethany responds by spraying him warehouse fight. [[CameraAbuse The entire lens gets covered with her fire extinguisher.
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foam from the whole can?... Do you go around drenching everybody that comes into your room with flame-retardant chemicals? No wonder you're single.''goon's POV]].
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* RescueEquipmentAttack: When Metatron first appears to Bethany, he does so in the form of a burning bush, to which Bethany responds by spraying him with her fire extinguisher.
-->'''''Metatron:''' Did you have to use the whole can?... Do you go around drenching everybody that comes into your room with flame-retardant chemicals? No wonder you're single.''
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* PhoneBooth: After tailing the gang to London, Bobby uses a red phone box (still in common use at the time of the movie) to phone the police. However, he spots the crooks and has to scarper, leaving the receiver dangling off the hook.
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* SlipperySkid: Ashley goes charging into the fight only to trip on a broom and go sliding face first only the trail of slippery foam Bobby has sprayed on the floor.

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* SlipperySkid: Ashley goes charging into the fight only to trip on a broom and go sliding face first only on the trail of slippery foam Bobby has sprayed on the floor.
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* HadTheSillyThingInReverse: When Lady Truesdale starts the rally, she has her var in reverse and backs into the car behind her.

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* HadTheSillyThingInReverse: When Lady Truesdale starts the rally, she has her var car in reverse and backs into the car behind her.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Wheeler is insistent that he didn't sign up for murder, and prevents Finch from shooting Inspector Cook.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Jock knocks out Charlie (off-screen) before [[PunkInTheTrunk stuffing him in the boot of Mercer's car]].

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* DressingAsTheEnemy: A villainous version, with Wheeler and Finch dressing in the uniforms of security guards in order to steal the diamonds.



* PhoneBooth: after tailing the gang to London, Bobby uses a red phone box (still in common use at the time of the movie) to phone the police. However, he spots the crooks and has to scarper, leaving the receiver dangling off the hook.

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* PhoneBooth: after After tailing the gang to London, Bobby uses a red phone box (still in common use at the time of the movie) to phone the police. However, he spots the crooks and has to scarper, leaving the receiver dangling off the hook.

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* FruitCart: The Mini being driven by one of the teams of feuding drivers, crashes through a roadside fruit stand after a disastrous overtaking attempt.

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* FruitCart: The Mini being driven by one of the teams of feuding drivers, drivers crashes through a roadside fruit stand after a disastrous overtaking attempt.


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* RecklessGunUsage: Finch is carrying a gun and is very keen to use it, although he doesn't seem to know much about it, and all of the other gang members are horrified he brought a shooter along on the job and keep telling him to put it away. At one stage, he points it at Wheeler's head at laughs like it is a joke. When he is hoist into the air during the fight in the warehouse, he has the gun in his hand and panic fires several times, nearly hitting his comrades.
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* HastilyHiddenMacGuffin: Billy hides the bag of stolen diamonds in the seat of his MG. After his car is wrecked and he dies, Bobby buys the seat (and a bunch of other parts) to install in his car. This leads to Mercer and his gang chasing Bobby, Charlie and Susan; knowing that the diamonds are in their car, but not where.
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* SlipperySkid: Ashley goes charging into the fight only to trip on a broom and go sliding face first only the trail of slippery foam Bobby has sprayed on the floor.
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* CoveredInGunge: Ashley and one of his goons are covered in a slippery white foam after Bobby sprays them with a fire extinguisher during the fight in the warehouse.

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* DrivingIntoATruck: After the gang pulls off the ArmedBlag at the start of the film, the drive the fake armoured van into the back of a waiting truck and drive off.

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* CameraAbuse: When Bobby sprays one of Ashley's goons with a fire extinguisher in the fight in the warehouse, there is a shot from the goon's POV and the entire lens gets blanked out by fire extinguisher foam.
* DrivingIntoATruck: After the gang pulls off the ArmedBlag at the start of the film, the they drive the fake armoured van into the back of a waiting truck and drive off.
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* ImpairmentShot: When Finch receives a TapOnTheHead from Billy, there is a blurry shot of Billy making his escape before Finch finally passes out.


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* TapOnTheHead: Billy knocks Finch out with a karate chop to the neck before stealing the diamonds. Oddly, this is the only time in the movie when someone succumbs to a tap on the head.
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* PhoneBooth: after tailing the gang to London, Bobby uses a red phone box (still in common use at the time of the movie) to phone the police. However, he spots the crooks and has to scarper, leaving the receiver dangling off the hook.
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* FruitCart: The Mini being driven by one of the teams of feuding drivers, crashes through a roadside fruit stand after a disastrous overtaking attempt.

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* DrivingIntoATruck: After the gang pulls off the ArmedBlag at the start of the film, the drive the hijacked armoured van into the back of a waiting truck and drive off.

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* BoundAndGagged: Charlie is bound and gagged after being knocked out by Jock at the castle. He spends a good chunk of the final third of the film tied up, until Bobby and Susan manage to rescue him.
* DrivingIntoATruck: After the gang pulls off the ArmedBlag at the start of the film, the drive the hijacked fake armoured van into the back of a waiting truck and drive off. off.
* ForkliftFu: The gang uses a forklift to demolish a fence while chasing Bobby outside the warehouse; nearly flattening him with a pile of crates in the process.
* HadTheSillyThingInReverse: When Lady Truesdale starts the rally, she has her var in reverse and backs into the car behind her.
* LittleGirlsKickShins: Susan kicks the thug holding her in the shins to make him let go when the kids make their escape from the warehouse.



* RoadSignReversal: The gang uses this in an attempt to waylay the MG, but they are unable to reset the arrows and they end up diverting the entire race down the wrong road.

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* PunkInTheTrunk: Jock knocks out Charlie and dumps him in the boot of Mercer's car.
* RoadSignReversal: The gang uses this in an attempt to waylay the MG, but they are the rain causes the lime arrow to set on the road and Finch is unable to reset the arrows brush it off, allowing Inspector Cook to see it and they end up diverting the entire race down the wrong road.follow it.
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* DrivingIntoATruck: After the gang pulls off the Armed Blag at the start of Diamonds on Wheels, the drive the hijacked armoured van into the back of a waiting truck and drive off.

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* DrivingIntoATruck: After the gang pulls off the Armed Blag ArmedBlag at the start of Diamonds on Wheels, the film, the drive the hijacked armoured van into the back of a waiting truck and drive off.
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* DrivingIntoATruck: After the gang pulls off the Armed Blag at the start of Diamonds on Wheels, the drive the hijacked armoured van into the back of a waiting truck and drive off.
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* NoHonorAmongThieves: The gang is double-crossed by one of their members who steals all of the diamonds.


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* StupidCrooks: Although the crooks manage to pull off a successful ArmedBlag of a diamond transport, they spend the rest of the film being outwitted by a trio of teens who don't even realise they are being chased for most the movie.
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* ArmedBlag
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* ArmedBlag
ArmedBlag: The film opens with a gang robbing an armoured car carrying diamonds.
* RoadSignReversalRoadSignReversal: The gang uses this in an attempt to waylay the MG, but they are unable to reset the arrows and they end up diverting the entire race down the wrong road.
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!!''Diamonds on Wheels'' contains examples of:

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''Diamonds on Wheels'' is a 1974 British family comedy film directed by Jerome Courtland and starring Patrick Allen, George Sewell and Derek Newark and Barry Jackson.

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''Diamonds on Wheels'' is a 1974 British family comedy film directed by Jerome Courtland and starring Patrick Allen, George Sewell and Sewell, Derek Newark and Barry Jackson.

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