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* Neither Frank nor Joe are enthused about the Demon Week Massacre at the drive-in, with the former feeling they have too many other things going on right now. Fenton encourages him to enjoy a night off and have some fun, then Joe chimes in on his way to the the garage:
-->'''Joe''': I'm putting my bike in the trunk so I can leave if it sucks.\\
'''Fenton''': ''({{Beat}})'' He gets it.
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* Brian's [[BoyfriendBlockingDad overprotective dad-esque]] interrogation of Chet upon meeting him for the first time. Chet looks incredibly uncomfortable and awkward but still does his best to make a good first impression, Brian makes very obvious car metaphors with such a straight face that it veers into TheComicallySerious, and Belinda stands there in the background [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents looking embarrassed and sheepish by the whole thing]] until she eventually jumps in to bail poor Chet out by saying they need to get to school.
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* The four boys' banter while playing Robowar at Wilt's as they wait for Mayor Krassner to arrive.
** After Chet, who's wearing a cast on his arm, struggles with the game:
--->'''Frank''': Maybe if you had two good arms?\\
'''Chet''': Too soon, way too soon, man.
** The others poking fun at Chet's outfit he's wearing for the photo, which is much more dressy than any of theirs.
--->'''Joe''': Nice duds, Chet.\\
'''Phil''': You dress up for Robo's funeral?\\
'''Chet''': It's gonna be your funeral in a minute.\\
''(A moment later, after Chet has stated he'll be late to the wrestling group-watch that night)''\\
'''Frank''': You got another costume change?\\
'''Chet''': HaHaHaNo.
** Phil and Joe then each tell the others to step aside so they can show 'em how it's done, only to each get Game Overs almost immediately.
--->'''Joe''': See, the trick is-- ''([[EpicFail immediately loses]])''\\
'''Chet''': Uh-huh. What's the trick?
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'''Joe''': ''(embarrassed)'' Yup, yeah, got that.

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'''Joe''': ''(embarrassed)'' Yup, yeah, Ah, right, got that.
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* Joe suspects Biff was the one who took the Eye from the speaker, and confronts her about it at Wilt's hoping that she'll confirm it. When she does, Joe excitedly springs up and cries, "I knew it!", briefly forgetting that there are quite a few other people around, several of whom turn to stare at him.
-->'''Biff''': Dude! ''Public space.''\\
'''Joe''': ''(embarrassed)'' Yup, yeah, got that.
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* There's some BlackComedy when JB tries to covertly grab Joe at Wilt's and pull him into the back him so they can talk discreetly...but since Joe's not expecting it and understandably resists, they end up [[WithCatlikeTread knocking several things over and making a ton of noise]] before JB winces and closes the door.

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* There's some BlackComedy when JB tries to covertly grab Joe at Wilt's and pull him into the back him room so they can talk discreetly...but since Joe's not expecting it and understandably resists, they end up [[WithCatlikeTread knocking several things over and making a ton of noise]] before as JB winces and closes the door.
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* There's some BlackComedy when JB tries to covertly grab Joe at Wilt's and pull him into the back him so they can talk discreetly...but since Joe's not expecting it and understandably resists, they end up [[WithCatlikeTread knocking several things over and making a ton of noise]] before JB winces and closes the door.
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* Joe is already finishing his second milkshake at Wilt's when his friends arrive for one of Wilt's famous Back-to-School Brownie sundaes, which both boys join them for. Frank points out how much ice cream Joe's already had, and he replies, "I could use some more" and digs in with the others. Cut to him arriving home and collapsing on his bed while groaning, "Too much ice cream!"

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* Joe's not pleased about JB stealing the relic from him...
-->'''Joe''': That double-crossing weasel looked me right in the eyes and double-crossed me. Like a weasel!
** ...but he also immediately turns smug in his reveal that did take precautions against this, eliciting chuckles from both Frank and Chet.
--->'''Joe''': Just wish I could see the look on his face when he realizes that he ran off with a fake.
** Before that, Frank also clearly feels like the OnlySaneMan in this situation:
--->'''Chet''': Man, I can't believe JB took the relic.\\
'''Frank''': ''({{Beat}}) (incredulously)'' I can!

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* Joe's not pleased about JB stealing the relic from him...
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-->'''Chet''': Man, I can't believe JB took the relic.\\
'''Frank''': ''({{Beat}}) (incredulously)'' I can!\\
'''Joe''':
That double-crossing weasel looked me right in the eyes and double-crossed me. Like a weasel!
** ...but he also immediately turns smug in his reveal that did take precautions against this, eliciting chuckles from both Frank and Chet.
--->'''Joe''': Just wish I could see the look on his face when he realizes that he ran off with a fake.
** Before that, Frank also clearly feels like the OnlySaneMan in this situation:
--->'''Chet''': Man, I can't believe JB took the relic.\\
'''Frank''': ''({{Beat}}) (incredulously)'' I can!

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* During the hospital heist, Joe--who was earlier thrown out of the hospital and banned from returning, and is serving as MissionControl out in the parking lot--ends up LockedOutOfTheLoop, thanks to poor signals on the walkie-talkies, when the heist goes awry and Dennis disappears. Once Burelli and the Shadow Man have already left and the danger is past, Lucy finds Dennis, on his feet and walking again, watching TV in someone's room, and Biff and Phil express their relief over the walkies. The heartwarming moment of Lucy happily hugging him is juxtaposed with Joe chiming in to add, "Wait, you guys ''lost Dennis''?!"

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* As the younger kids plan the hospital heist in Trudy's van, with Joe going over the plan out loud:
-->'''Phil''': That's a lot of "we" talk from the guy that's gonna sit in the van the whole time.\\
'''Joe''': What do you want me to do? I'm banned! It's not like I can [[TotemPoleTrench sit on your shoulders under a gown with a surgeon's mask and pretend to be a doctor]]! Unless...\\
'''Phil''': ''(Grins and nods)''\\
'''Biff''': ''(Incredulously)'' No!\\
'''Joe''': ''({{Beat}})'' No no no, we need to stick to the plan.
* During the hospital heist, Joe--who was earlier thrown out of the hospital and banned from returning, and is serving as MissionControl out in the parking lot--ends up LockedOutOfTheLoop, thanks to poor signals on the walkie-talkies, when the heist goes awry and Dennis disappears. Once Burelli and the Shadow Man have already left and the danger is past, Lucy finds Dennis, on his feet and walking again, watching TV in someone's room, and Biff and Phil express their relief over the walkies. The heartwarming moment of Lucy happily hugging him is juxtaposed with Joe chiming in to add, "Wait, you guys ''lost Dennis''?!"
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* Joe tries to get in touch with JB at the end via the radio, but feels the need to repeatedly add corrections to it: he first says JB "knows where to find him", but then adds not to come to his house because it has to stay between them. ''[[RuleOfThree Then]]'' elaborates that this is Joe speaking. And '''''[[OverlyLongGag then]]''''' clarifies that it's Joe ''Hardy''.[[labelnote:*]](Though he discovers in the next couple of episodes that JB didn't get these messages anyway and the real method for contacting him is by phone.)[[/labelnote]]

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* An in-universe one: Frank reveals to his friends that he has the power of the Eye, and tells everyone about his vision that day, and how George somehow saw him there from the past. Phil instinctively says that's not possible, and Frank is quick to point out that that's ArbitrarySkepticism at this point...and then first Biff, and then everybody else starts cracking up at the craziness of it all (except Joe, who's too worried about Frank to do any laughing).
-->'''Phil''': Wait wait wait wait wait. How bad is it that Angela knows my name and where I live?\\
'''Biff''': ''(Still laughing)'' It's ''bad''. ''(Callie and Frank laugh too)''\\
'''Phil''': No, no. Scale of one to ten?\\
'''Biff''': Twenty.

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* "Secrets and Lies": Frank and Callie sneak into the library at night for some snooping. Despite it being dark with absolutely no one there, Callie still whispers out of habit, and Frank playfully teases her and reminds her that they can be [[SuddenlyShouting AS LOUD AS THEY WANT!]]
** Meanwhile, Joe and Biff go to the police station so he can steal his soldering iron back, and don't see it sitting out where it was before. Biff points out the obvious, that evidence boxes would be in the evidence lockers, leading to:
--->'''Joe''': Ix-nay on the ox-bay, iff-Bay.\\

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Frank and Callie sneak into the library at night for some snooping. Despite it being dark with absolutely no one there, Callie still whispers out of habit, and Frank playfully teases her and reminds her that they can be [[SuddenlyShouting AS LOUD AS THEY WANT!]]
** * Meanwhile, Joe and Biff go to the police station so he can steal his soldering iron back, and don't see it sitting out where it was before. Biff points out the obvious, that evidence boxes would be in the evidence lockers, leading to:
--->'''Joe''': -->'''Joe''': Ix-nay on the ox-bay, iff-Bay.\\




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* Biff takes Phil with her to the graveyard to show him her bio dad's grave at the beginning of "The Missing Camera":

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* Phil gets caught by Angela in Gloria Estabrook's study and tries to bluff his way out of the situation. He actually starts off strong enough by telling Angela (quite correctly) that she's trespassing...but then takes it a little too far by [[BlatantLies claiming to be Gloria's great-nephew]] George Estabrook '''V''', despite there not even having been enough generations between the original George Estabrook for there to have been a "Fifth" (at most, he would be "the Fourth"), and then DiggingHimselfDeeper by claiming he's related to Gloria "on the mother's side", making the claim even more ludicrous. Not only is Angela not impressed, she then, completely deadpan, proceeds to reveal that she knows Phil's name, address, and family members, down to the name and breed of his dog, and sarcastically turns his faux-eloquent speech back on him:

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* Phil gets caught by Angela in Gloria Estabrook's study and tries to bluff his way out of the situation. He actually starts off strong enough by telling Angela (quite correctly) that she's trespassing...but then takes it a little too far by [[BlatantLies claiming to be Gloria's great-nephew]] George Charles Estabrook '''V''', despite there not even having been enough generations between the original George Estabrook for there to have been a "Fifth" (at most, he would be "the Fourth"), and then DiggingHimselfDeeper by claiming he's related to Gloria "on the mother's side", making the claim even more ludicrous. Not only is Angela not impressed, she then, completely deadpan, proceeds to reveal that she knows Phil's name, address, and family members, down to the name and breed of his dog, and sarcastically turns his faux-eloquent speech back on him:
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* The gang discusses the theory of the bombing obscuring a location of a robbery. Phil states that there's "just one question" of where it took place, but then Frank adds the "What was stolen?" and Joe puts in "Who did it?", and Phil corrects it to three questions. He then keeps adding idle chat between the others as additional questions.
-->'''Chet''': Phil, would you ''please''.\\
'''Phil''': Is that a question?\\
'''Joe''': Phil!
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'''Joe''': Trudy, she does patrols in the house in the middle of the night in case of burglars.

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'''Joe''': '''Jessie''': Trudy, she does patrols in the house in the middle of the night in case of burglars.
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** Meanwhile, Joe and Biff go to the police station so he can steal his soldering iron back, and doesn't see it sitting out where it was before. Biff points out the obvious, that evidence boxes would be in the evidence lockers, leading to:

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** Meanwhile, Joe and Biff go to the police station so he can steal his soldering iron back, and doesn't don't see it sitting out where it was before. Biff points out the obvious, that evidence boxes would be in the evidence lockers, leading to:
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* A BlackComedyBurst in the otherwise-serious scene where Frank and Joe are alone for a moment after being kidnapped and interrogated by Stratemeyer. They've realized that JB and Angela weren't bluffing about the latter being able to track the Eye, and Joe worries about what will happen if Frank has another vision from it, which--in case Stratemeyer is listening in--refers to as a "panic attack". Frank responds, "Well, [[SarcasmMode it's a good thing there's nothing to panic about.]]"
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* Phil [[ComicallyMissingThePoint gets overly-obsessed with figuring out the motive of the Demon Day bomber]], to his friends' exasperation.
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* In the otherwise-very-tense scene of the confrontation with Tom Elroy (who owns most of the East Woods, and whose house Frank broke into), there's a bit of MoodWhiplash after he states that he's heard the names people call him, like "Widowmaker" and "Demon Helper":
-->'''Elroy''': I just don't get it. I mean, [[BrickJoke the Demon lives in the West Woods]].
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-->'''Phil''': Man, graveyards are even creepier in the morning. It's the mist. It's like ghosts' breath.

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* Biff takes Phil with her to the graveyard to show him her bio dad's grave at the beginning of "The Missing Camera":
-->'''Phil''': Man, graveyards are even creepier in the morning. It's the mist. It's like ghosts' breath.
'''Biff''': Or farts.\\
'''Phil''': Ghosts don't fart.\\
'''Biff''': You think they ''breathe''?
* One of the reasons Joe's not happy about Fenton planning to sell their old house in Dixon City:
-->'''Joe''': If I knew we were never coming back, I would've taken all the cash out of my secret hiding spot.\\
'''Frank''': ''(chuckles)'' Floorboard beside the bed?\\
'''Joe''': ''(grinning)'' Nah, that's my decoy spot. Sucker.
* Biff calls the florist who sold the flowers she found on her dad's grave to try to find out who bought them. Phil gets increasingly incredulous at the lies she tells over the phone, culminating with her claiming her name is "Joe", and if she's not present when they call her back, they can leave a message with her "secretary", Trudy.
-->'''Phil''': I have so many questions.
* The kids need to bring Dennis back to the East Woods to get more info from him, so they offer Joe's camera so he can take some still shots. Dennis agrees and brainstorms aloud how he could use it in his film, and Phil just rolls his eyes and mutters "Oh my ''god''" until Biff elbows him.
-->'''Phil''': ''(completely unenthusiastically)'' I mean, yeah, that sounds amazing.
* Frank tells Chet they could've taken his car to Elroy's, but Chet shuts it down with, "[[DrivesLikeCrazy I've seen the way you drive.]]"

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-->'''Munder''': Mr. Hardy. If you don't pay attention, you'll never know the difference between [[TechnoBabble static manifest and multi-paradism object-oriented procedural]].\\

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* The boys get through the fence with "Trespassers will be Shot" on it to enter private property and investigate what happened to Dennis. They find an abandoned shack in the woods, and in it, some crumbs of flour and thumbtacks on one of the wood boards, and joke about the person who owns the shack tacking up recipe cards and planning to bake a cake.
-->'''Frank''': Sure, bake a cake, shoot a couple of trespassers, [[SarcasmMode regular chef stuff]]. ''(Joe chuckles)''
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* When the gang hypes up Wilt's delicious milkshakes to Belinda, Callie acknowledges that part of what may make them so good is that they're free. Wilt happens to walk by and hear this and give a DoubleTake, and Frank is quick to "correct" Callie that [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial the milkshakes are NOT free, they're $3 apiece like always]] while she nods in agreement. Seems Frank's been rather liberal about providing a "friends-and-family" discount....

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* When the gang hypes up Wilt's delicious milkshakes to Belinda, Callie acknowledges that part of what may make them maybe they're so good is that because they're free. Wilt happens to walk by and hear this and give a DoubleTake, and Frank is quick to "correct" Callie that [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial the milkshakes are NOT free, they're $3 apiece like always]] while she nods in agreement. Seems Frank's been rather liberal about providing a "friends-and-family" discount....

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* Wilt's repeated use of the term "stink damp" to refer to the toxic fumes in the mines. Chet eventually just says outright, "[[LampshadeHanging Stop saying stink damp.]]"

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* When the gang hypes up Wilt's delicious milkshakes to Belinda, Callie acknowledges that part of what may make them so good is that they're free. Wilt happens to walk by and hear this and give a DoubleTake, and Frank is quick to "correct" Callie that [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial the milkshakes are NOT free, they're $3 apiece like always]] while she nods in agreement. Seems Frank's been rather liberal about providing a "friends-and-family" discount....
* Wilt's repeated use of the term "stink damp" to refer to the toxic fumes in the mines. Chet eventually just says outright, "[[LampshadeHanging Stop saying stink damp.]]"



* When the gang hypes up Wilt's delicious milkshakes to Belinda, Callie acknowledges that part of what may make them so good is that they're free. Wilt happens to walk by and hear this and give a DoubleTake, and Frank is quick to "correct" Callie that [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial the milkshakes are NOT free, they're $3 apiece like always]]. Seems Frank's been rather liberal about providing a "friends-and-family" discount....
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* Wilt's repeated use of the term "stink damp" to refer to the toxic fumes in the mines. Chet eventually just says outright, "[[LampshadeHanging Stop saying stink damp.]]"

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* Phil repeatedly, incessantly reciting the Legend of Demon's Paw, to the increasing exasperation and annoyance of his friends.

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* Callie invites Frank to come over to her house that evening to [[DoubleEntendre study]]. Frank tells her he has to work, but she can come study at Wilt's while he's there if she wants. She [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar clarifies that's not exactly what she had in mind]] before giving him a quick kiss and heading to class, leaving Frank ''very'' curious about what she meant.
* Mr. Munder catches Joe whispering to Biff during class:
-->'''Munder''': Mr. Hardy. If you don't pay attention, you'll never know the difference between [[TechnoBabble static manifest and multi-paradism object-oriented procedural]].\\
'''Joe''': ''({{Beat}})'' [[DeadpanSnarker I think I can live with that, sir]]. ''(Multiple students crack up, including Phil)''
* Phil repeatedly, incessantly reciting the Legend of Demon's Paw, old poem about Demon Week, to the increasing exasperation and annoyance of his friends.
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* The BrickJoke that even after working at Wilt's for a couple of months and regularly having to do so on the job, Frank is ''still'' terrible at making coffee, with Fenton gagging on it after one sip.

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* The BrickJoke that even after working at Wilt's for a couple of months and regularly having to do so on the job, Frank is ''still'' terrible at making coffee, with Fenton gagging on it after one sip.sip while Joe and Trudy knowingly chuckle.
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* The BrickJoke that even after working at Wilt's for a couple of months and regularly having to do so on the job, Frank is ''still'' terrible at making coffee, with Fenton gagging on it after one sip.

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