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* AnAesop: As pointed out by Bill, family dinners aren't about the food, they're about the family you love and spending time with them.

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* AnAesop:
** When you have something big planned in mind, try not to cause destruction.
** Making an impression isn't literally trying to impress someone, it's about being on your best behavior.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Basically Cricket somehow getting the steaks out of Bill's grocery bag and promising to watch it is what kicks off the eventual problem of the episode.

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Basically Cricket somehow getting the steaks out of Bill's grocery bag and promising to watch it is what kicks off the eventual problem of the episode.episode.
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* {{Determinator}}: Cricket stops at ''nothing'' to at least launch one chicken into space, let alone destroy the property in the process.


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* PanFromTheSkyBeginning: The episode starts panning down from the episode title in the sky in outer space to the Green house down on earth.


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* BittersweetEnding: The Greens lose their steaks for good, having been mistook for a bomb and destroyed by the train. But on the good side, Cricket has realized the importance of why steak night is important and embraces his family more than that.
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* CluckingFunny: Cricket tries to launch the Green family's chickens into space. They end up running amok on the street, scaring passersby.
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Cricket and Tilly attempt to impress their new neighbors by launching a chicken into outer space.

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After settling into their home in Big City, Bill Green tells his children Cricket and Tilly attempt to make a good impression amongst their new neighbors, but Cricket misinterprets his advice and attempts to impress their new neighbors by launching a chicken into outer space.
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* CallForward: Cricket asks Remy to abandon his violin lessons in favor of helping him launch a chicken into space; before accepting, Remy worries his parents would not approve.

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* CallForward: Cricket asks Remy to abandon his violin lessons in favor of helping him launch a chicken into space; before accepting, Remy worries his parents would not approve. This becomes a major plot point in "Remy Rescue".
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* DroppedAfterThePilot: This episode shows one of the Greens' neighbors, a cranky old lady named Mrs. Louis. She is gone completely after this episode.


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* LiteralMinded: Bill asks the kids the best way to fit in is "make a good impression". Cricket takes this too literally and tries to actually ''impress'' the neighbors by launching a chicken into space.
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* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Being the second half of the first episode chronologically following "Welcome Home", this episode introduces the grumpy cafe barista next door, Gloria Sato.

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* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Being the second half of the first episode chronologically following "Welcome Home", this episode introduces the grumpy cafe barista next door, retroactively named Gloria Sato.

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* AnAesop: When you have something big planned in mind, try not to cause destruction.

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* AnAesop: AnAesop:
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When you have something big planned in mind, try not to cause destruction.destruction.
** Making an impression isn't literally trying to impress someone, it's about being on your best behavior.
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* YouAreGrounded: As punishment for not taking Bill's advice correctly and destroying Big Coffee with a chicken launch, Cricket is grounded and has to stay in his room for the rest of the day. However, he sneaks out through the secret passageway in his shelf drawer.
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* CallForward: Cricket asks Remy to abandon his violin lessons in favor of helping him launch a chicken into space; before accepting, Remy worries his parents would not approve.

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** Tilly is surprisingly not very talkative, with Remy having more dialogue than her. She also sleeps during the day, something not acknowledged in the rest of the series.

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** Tilly is surprisingly not very talkative, with Remy having more dialogue than her.her, because this was made back when Remy was the deuteragonist before giving said role to Tilly. She also sleeps during the day, something not acknowledged in the rest of the series.


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* MyGodYouAreSerious: Cricket is beyond shocked when Bill tells him he's not joking over telling him he's grounded to his bedroom for the rest of the day for destroying Big Coffee with the launching chicken.

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* GoToYourRoom: Bill orders Cricket to go to his room and stay there for the rest of the day as punishment when the chickens damage the Big Coffee property.

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* GoToYourRoom: Bill orders Cricket to go to his room and stay there for the rest of the day as punishment when for not taking his advice seriously and having the chickens damage the Big Coffee property.



* YouAreGrounded: Bill forces Cricket to stay in his room for the rest of the day as punishment for not taking his advice properly and launching a chicken to Big Coffee.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The package of steaks isn't labeled, is wrapped in paper bags, and appears slightly disheveled, making it resemble a suspicious package.
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[[caption-width-right:350:We're gonna launch a chicken into ''outer space!!'']]


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[[caption-width-right:350:Word of advice: Always hold onto your steaks.]]

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