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[[AC: Valley Of The Unicorns]]
* When the kids sic Venger on Kelleck, Bobby really sells it with a sing-song "Someone's getting in trouble!"

[[AC: In Search Of The Dungeon Master]]
* In "Search for the Dungeon Master," Presto demands of his hat something to stop a charging monster. His hat produces a Stop Sign. Presto's sheepish grin as he plants the sign and runs away sells it.

[[AC: The Lost Children]]
* When Eric learns that the titular children mature into the very bestial looking Alfor, "You guys grow up to be [[StarWars Wookies?]]"
* Sheila tricks a couple of lizard men into trapping themselves.

[[AC: The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow]]
* Quite a few from the first half of "The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow."
** First, Eric, in a panic over the Bullywugs, tries to warn his friends, while they ignore him, resulting in him [[FailedASpotCheck grabbing and shaking a Lizard Man]] to try to get his point across, only to realize a moment later who he was talking to.
** Sheila then volunteers to retrieve him from the Bullywugs and Lizard Men, all of who are fighting over who gets to capture him. Invisible, she slaps a Lizard Man on the ass, and then calmly retrieves Eric, still gibbering, from the ensuring chaos.

[[AC: The Treasure Of Tardos]]
* When Dungeon Master tells them there is great danger ahead, Eric can only reply, "What now, Oh Terrible Tour Guide?"

[[AC: Day Of The Dungeon Master]]
* Facing off against Venger, Eric attempts to make a BadassBoast, telling old hornhead, "Only one of us will survive this, and it's not going to be me!"
* There's just something amusing about seeing Eric, now more comfortable with his new powers, casually zapping the tentacles that are trying to drag their boat under.

[[AC: Child Of The Stargazer]]
* Eric pulls a WellExcuseMePrincess on Bobby after telling the pint-sized Barbarian that Uni is off hanging with Kosar.
* Eric and Bobby tell Kosar that taking out the Demon will be a piece of cake, and that the Queen will probably thank them. Kosar then explains that [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the Queen IS the Demon]].
-->'''Eric''': Hold the cake.
* Eric points out to Hank that even if Diana and Kosar can see his flares, they'd have no way of signaling back, and then rebukes Presto for pulling a map of Pittsburgh from his hat. The others, tired of his negativity, ask him what ''he'' thinks they should do. He fumbles for a second, then gives us this gem:
--> '''Eric''': WHY ARE YOU BUGGING ME! ASK HIM! (points offscreen to reveal Dungeon Master, who [[StealthHiBye wasn't there a second ago]].)

[[AC: The Dungeon At The Heart Of Dawn]]
* The beginning of "Dungeon at the Heart of Dawn" includes a [[RunningGag common background shot]] of Hank and Sheila [[SleepCute leaning against each other]]. But this time, when she sees a falling boulder apparently crush Bobby, a frantic Sheila jumps up and runs off... and poor Hank topples over.

[[AC: The Winds Of Darkness]]

* In a scene often quoted by the Game Grumps, when the main characters arrive in the D&D world, the man they meet says "ranger, wizard, and... ''[[Main/TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers acrobat]]''."
** And when he says "thief!", stating one character's new class, the newly-minted thief says "What?" and people shout "GET HIM!"

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[[AC: Valley Of * The Unicorns]]
* When the kids sic Venger on Kelleck, Bobby really sells it with a sing-song "Someone's getting in trouble!"

[[AC: In Search Of The Dungeon Master]]
* In "Search for the Dungeon Master," Presto demands of his hat something to stop a charging monster. His hat produces a Stop Sign. Presto's sheepish grin as he plants the sign and runs away sells it.

[[AC: The Lost Children]]
* When Eric learns
players have classes that don't match their personalities, don't use their powers effectively, have trouble picking up on the titular children mature into dungeon master's instructions, and keep arguing all the very bestial looking Alfor, "You guys grow up to be [[StarWars Wookies?]]"
time. That's exactly like a real game.
* Sheila tricks a couple of lizard men into trapping themselves.

[[AC: The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow]]
* Quite a few from the first half of
"The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow.Tomorrow": As the episode's title states, Terri's visions are specifically of "tomorrow." So how does she dream of herself meeting up with Bobby in the real world when Bobby and the others have remained in the Realm for weeks or months? Because "City at the Edge of Midnight" confirms that YearInsideHourOutside is in effect -- back on Earth, it's still the same night the kids got on the rollercoaster that sent them to the Realm, and no matter how many months pass from their POV before they get back, they'll still get back on the same night they left. Terri gets back to Earth (where it's still that same night) on the day (in the Realm) after she had that dream... so, from her POV back on Earth, when the kids get back that same night, and Bobby tracks her down the next day, it will be "tomorrow."
** First, Eric, * Diana reveals in a panic over "Child of the Bullywugs, tries to warn his friends, while they ignore him, resulting in him [[FailedASpotCheck grabbing and shaking a Lizard Man]] to try to get his point across, only to realize a moment later who he Stargazer" that her father is an astronomer. That probably explains how she ended up named after the Roman goddess of the moon.
* The show creators admit that TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong
was talking to.
** Sheila then volunteers to retrieve him
an EnforcedTrope placed on them from higher up. But like any writers worth their salt? They put all the Bullywugs and Lizard Men, all of complaining on Eric the Cavalier, who are fighting over who gets (as others have pointed out) is derided for his opinions, but ''actually turns out to capture him. Invisible, she slaps a Lizard Man on be spot-on'' about most of the ass, and then calmly retrieves Eric, still gibbering, from the ensuring chaos.

[[AC: The Treasure Of Tardos]]
things he's pointing out.
* When Dungeon Master tells them there is great danger ahead, Eric can only reply, "What now, Oh Terrible Tour Guide?"

[[AC: Day Of The Dungeon Master]]
* Facing off against Venger, Eric attempts to make a BadassBoast, telling old hornhead, "Only one of us will survive this, and it's not going
claimed to be me!"
* There's just something amusing about seeing Eric, now more comfortable with his new powers, casually zapping the tentacles that are trying to drag
their boat under.

[[AC: Child Of The Stargazer]]
* Eric pulls a WellExcuseMePrincess on Bobby after telling
''guide,'' he never claimed to be their ''friend.'' As any tabletop gamer knows, the pint-sized Barbarian that Uni dungeonmaster is off hanging with Kosar.
* Eric and Bobby tell Kosar that taking out
''supposed'' to put the Demon will be a piece of cake, and that the Queen will probably thank them. Kosar then explains that [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the Queen IS the Demon]].
-->'''Eric''': Hold the cake.
* Eric points out to Hank that even if Diana and Kosar can see his flares, they'd have no way of signaling back, and then rebukes Presto for pulling a map of Pittsburgh from his hat. The others, tired of his negativity, ask him what ''he'' thinks they should do. He fumbles for a second, then gives us this gem:
--> '''Eric''': WHY ARE YOU BUGGING ME! ASK HIM! (points offscreen to reveal Dungeon Master, who [[StealthHiBye wasn't there a second ago]].)

[[AC: The Dungeon At The Heart Of Dawn]]
* The beginning of "Dungeon at the Heart of Dawn" includes a [[RunningGag common background shot]] of Hank and Sheila [[SleepCute leaning against each other]]. But this time, when she sees a falling boulder apparently crush Bobby, a frantic Sheila jumps up and runs off... and poor Hank topples over.

[[AC: The Winds Of Darkness]]

* In a scene often quoted by the Game Grumps, when the main
player's characters arrive in dangerous situations and refrain from helping them when they get overwhelmed.
* Sheila falling into the TeamMom role makes sense when you look at the way her and Bobby interact. She's at least eight years older than he is, and some of the statements they make indicate that Sheila has been doing a lot to raise her little brother, probably due to parents who are working and/or divorced. This also explains why Bobby is the most at ease with being in The Realm, his "mom" figure is already there with him.
* Diana's fear of getting old? Considering that, even though she's in her mid to late teens, gymnasts are considered long
in the D&D world, tooth by 20, this makes far too much sense.
* Of course
the man they meet says "ranger, wizard, and... ''[[Main/TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers acrobat]]''."
** And when he says "thief!", stating one character's new class,
series has NoEnding, but there's a script showing all kinds of awesome stuff that was supposed to happen. Every real DungeonMaster has that situation where the newly-minted thief says "What?" players drift off or have schedule conflicts, so the DM ends up with this big climactic showdown designed and people shout "GET HIM!"ready to go but never getting used.
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[[AC: Valley Of The Unicorns]]
* When the kids sic Venger on Kelleck, Bobby really sells it with a sing-song "Someone's getting in trouble!"

[[AC: In Search Of The Dungeon Master]]
* In "Search for the Dungeon Master," Presto demands of his hat something to stop a charging monster. His hat produces a Stop Sign. Presto's sheepish grin as he plants the sign and runs away sells it.

[[AC: The Lost Children]]
* When Eric learns that the titular children mature into the very bestial looking Alfor, "You guys grow up to be [[StarWars Wookies?]]"
* Sheila tricks a couple of lizard men into trapping themselves.

[[AC: The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow]]
* Quite a few from the first half of "The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow."
** First, Eric, in a panic over the Bullywugs, tries to warn his friends, while they ignore him, resulting in him [[FailedASpotCheck grabbing and shaking a Lizard Man]] to try to get his point across, only to realize a moment later who he was talking to.
** Sheila then volunteers to retrieve him from the Bullywugs and Lizard Men, all of who are fighting over who gets to capture him. Invisible, she slaps a Lizard Man on the ass, and then calmly retrieves Eric, still gibbering, from the ensuring chaos.

[[AC: The Treasure Of Tardos]]
* When Dungeon Master tells them there is great danger ahead, Eric can only reply, "What now, Oh Terrible Tour Guide?"

[[AC: Day Of The Dungeon Master]]
* Facing off against Venger, Eric attempts to make a BadassBoast, telling old hornhead, "Only one of us will survive this, and it's not going to be me!"
* There's just something amusing about seeing Eric, now more comfortable with his new powers, casually zapping the tentacles that are trying to drag their boat under.

[[AC: Child Of The Stargazer]]
* Eric pulls a WellExcuseMePrincess on Bobby after telling the pint-sized Barbarian that Uni is off hanging with Kosar.
* Eric and Bobby tell Kosar that taking out the Demon will be a piece of cake, and that the Queen will probably thank them. Kosar then explains that [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen the Queen IS the Demon]].
-->'''Eric''': Hold the cake.
* Eric points out to Hank that even if Diana and Kosar can see his flares, they'd have no way of signaling back, and then rebukes Presto for pulling a map of Pittsburgh from his hat. The others, tired of his negativity, ask him what ''he'' thinks they should do. He fumbles for a second, then gives us this gem:
--> '''Eric''': WHY ARE YOU BUGGING ME! ASK HIM! (points offscreen to reveal Dungeon Master, who [[StealthHiBye wasn't there a second ago]].)

[[AC: The Dungeon At The Heart Of Dawn]]
* The beginning of "Dungeon at the Heart of Dawn" includes a [[RunningGag common background shot]] of Hank and Sheila [[SleepCute leaning against each other]]. But this time, when she sees a falling boulder apparently crush Bobby, a frantic Sheila jumps up and runs off... and poor Hank topples over.

[[AC: The Winds Of Darkness]]

* In a scene often quoted by the Game Grumps, when the main characters arrive in the D&D world, the man they meet says "ranger, wizard, and... ''[[Main/TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers acrobat]]''."
** And when he says "thief!", stating one character's new class, the newly-minted thief says "What?" and people shout "GET HIM!"

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