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* BlandNameProduct: Snot’s dad used to buy him off-brand Cheetos called “Cheese-O’s” - proving to Snot how little he cared about him. It’s a bag of these snacks getting stuck in a vending machine, as well as their unique “Always There for You” tagline, that makes Snot finally break down about his dad’s death.
* BreakingBadNewsGently: Inverted. Snot’s uncle takes a lot of time trying to figure out how to tell Snot his dad died, before deciding to shout it at him dramatically.
* CatharticScream: The boys do this as part of their stereotypical indie movie journey. Snot doesn’t scream at all and Toshi’s scream is so loud that it makes part of the cliff they’re standing on break off.



* DramaticThunder: A storm starts right after Snot shouts at Steve that he doesn’t care about his dad’s death because everyone’s going to die eventually.
-->'''Snot:''' I’M GONNA DIE. YOU’RE GONNA DIE. EVERYONE DIES!



* FailedAttemptAtDrama: This happens to Steve a lot as he tries to make Snot care about his dad’s death.
* FinishingEachOthersSentences: Stan and Roger do this as they’re coming up with their “Piece of Cake” cake-cutting invention.



* GutFeeling: Hideki says he’s experienced so much success because he’s trusted his gut. His gut then tells him to destroy one of the last two Etruscan urns in existence, which he does.



* OverlyLongGag: Stan and Roger brainstorming their "piece of cake" idea takes place over a flashback of Hideki's party in which guests had to wait a long time for him to cut the cake, illustrating their point.

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* OverlyLongGag: NoodleIncident: Steve apparently had a rat tail at one point that he regrets cutting off.
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Stan and Roger brainstorming their "piece of cake" idea takes place over a flashback of Hideki's party in which guests had to wait a long time for him to cut the cake, illustrating their point.point.
** When Snot thanks Barry for driving him to his dad’s funeral, they gaze at each other for an uncomfortably long time with Barry rapidly shifting his eyes back and forth from the road.



** Snot later uses this same term to describe he and his father’s relationship.



* SecretlySelfish: Steve drives Snot to his father's funeral to get closure but he then ditches him upon meeting a pretty girl, who goes on to say that Steve's an emotional tourist; getting involved in other people's drama to fill up his own humdrum life.

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* RoadTripPlot: Steve, Snot, Barry, & Toshi take a road trip to California so Snot can go to his dad’s funeral.
* SecretlySelfish: Steve drives Snot to his father's funeral to get closure but he then ditches him upon meeting a pretty girl, who goes on to say that Steve's an emotional tourist; getting involved in other people's drama to fill up his own humdrum life.life.
* ShoutOut:
** The scene where Steve and his friends shout off of a cliff is a reference to the film ''[[Film/GardenState Garden State]]''.
** The scene where Steve floats down the river naked is a reference to ''[[Film/IntoTheWild Into the Wild]]''.
** Steve's monologue ending with the line "We are infinite" is a reference to the 2012 indie film ''[[Film/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]''.
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-->'''Toshi''': Is Barry old enough to drive?

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-->'''Toshi''': [[LampshadeHanging Is Barry old enough to drive?drive]]?
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* Growling Gut: This happens to Stan, Roger and Hideki.

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* Growling Gut: GrowlingGut: This happens to Stan, Roger and Hideki.Hideki. As they combine their guts, it causes the entire street to vibrate.
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* Growling Gut: This happens to Stan, Roger and Hideki.
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* {{Retraux}}: Once the road trip starts, the animation gets more gritty, as though it was actually shot on film.

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* {{Retraux}}: Once the road trip starts, the animation gets more gritty, as though it was actually shot on film.film.
* SecretlySelfish: Steve drives Snot to his father's funeral to get closure but he then ditches him upon meeting a pretty girl, who goes on to say that Steve's an emotional tourist; getting involved in other people's drama to fill up his own humdrum life.
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Snot's uncle dies and Steve convinces him to embark on a road trip to the funeral. Meanwhile, Stan, Roger, and Hideki come up with a revolutionary means of cutting cake.

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Snot's uncle father dies and Steve convinces him to embark on a road trip to the funeral. Meanwhile, Stan, Roger, and Hideki come up with a revolutionary means of cutting cake.
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* KidsDrivingCars: Barry drives Steve, Snot and Toshi to the funeral. They're all fourteen-year-olds.
-->'''Toshi''': Is Barry old enough to drive?
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* PerfectlyCromulentWord: At Hideki's party, Roger mentions that he's friends, no, friendly, no, ''friendsly'' with Shaun White. A definition then appears and clarifies that "friendsly" is an adjective that means "not actually friends; strangers."
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* OverlyLongGag: Stan and Roger brainstorming their "piece of cake" idea takes place over a flashback of Hideki's party in which guests had to wait a long time for him to cut the cake, illustrating their point.
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-->'''Roger:''' What more is necessary amongst friends?

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-->'''Roger:''' ''(also does this)'' What more is necessary amongst friends?
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* ActorAllusion: Steve's ManicPixieDreamGirl is voiced by Zooey Deschanel, who has made a career of playing such characters in films.
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-->'''Hideki:''' The best part is we'll be... ''(begins rubbing his hands evilly)'' equal partners.
-->'''Stan:''' ''(does the same)'' With only a verbal contract based on trust!
-->'''Roger:''' What more is necessary amongst friends?



* {{Retraux}}: Once the road trip starts, the animation gets more gritty, as though it is actually film.

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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: The unnamed dream girl that Steve meets, voiced by Creator/ZooeyDeschanel.

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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: The unnamed dream girl that Steve meets, voiced by Creator/ZooeyDeschanel. Steve even refers to her as this trope verbatim.
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Snot's uncle dies and Steve convinces him to embark on a road trip to the funeral. Meanwhile, Stan, Roger, and Hideki come up with a revolutionary means of cutting cake.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Stan during his brainstorming with Roger.
-->'''Roger:''' Don't you hate it when you're at a party and you have to wait like forever for a piece of cake?
-->'''Stan:''' Yeah, but they have to cut the cake somehow.
-->'''Roger:''' But...what if they didn't?
-->'''Stan:''' You mean, what if they had enough cakes to give each and every person their own entire cake?
-->'''Roger:''' No, that's not what I mean at all.
* EvilLaugh: Stan, Roger, and Hideki laugh evilly with the obvious intention that they will all try to stab each other in the back once they get rich.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: The unnamed dream girl that Steve meets, voiced by Creator/ZooeyDeschanel.
* MexicanStandoff: After Stan, Roger, and Hideki get rich, their guts go off and they all pull guns on each other. The scene cuts to black, a gunshot is heard, and Roger explains that Hideki was shot.
* {{Retraux}}: Once the road trip starts, the animation gets more gritty, as though it is actually film.

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