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* AnAesop:
** No matter what you may buy, nothing puts a price on your family.
** Don't annoy your family with something so much or you ''could'' face something worse.



* AnAesop: Let your family enjoy what they deserve; never attempt to take it away from them.



* SpringtimeForHitler: As a last-ditch effort when she begins missing her family, Gramma buys up a horde of hamsters and releases them into the Greens' hotel room, leading the hotel thinking their room is infested. But instead of kicking them out, the worker feels sorry for them and upgrades them to a better suite, with the addition of an extra night's stay.

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* SpringtimeForHitler: As a last-ditch effort when she begins missing her family, Gramma buys up a horde of hamsters and releases them into the Greens' hotel room, leading the hotel thinking their room is infested. But instead of kicking them out, the worker feels sorry for them and upgrades them to a better suite, with the addition of an extra night's stay.stay.
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* ShowWithinAShow: Gramma watches a workout show called ''Camp Calisthenics''.

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* ShowWithinAShow: Gramma watches a workout show called ''Camp Calisthenics''.Calisthenics''.
* SpringtimeForHitler: As a last-ditch effort when she begins missing her family, Gramma buys up a horde of hamsters and releases them into the Greens' hotel room, leading the hotel thinking their room is infested. But instead of kicking them out, the worker feels sorry for them and upgrades them to a better suite, with the addition of an extra night's stay.
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* IGaveMyWord: Gramma kicks out the Greens for the day, telling them not to come back until tomorrow. When she tries to bribe them into coming home with Saxon, Bill sticks to his word.
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* EverybodyDidIt: The whole family was responsible for the destruction of Barry.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Bill, Tilly, Gramma realize how much they hurt Cricket and apologize for trying to kill Barry. After this, Cricket undergoes this himself and kills off Barry to spare his family his annoying song.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Bill, Tilly, Gramma realize how much they hurt Cricket and apologize for trying to kill Barry. After this, Not long after, Cricket undergoes this himself and kills off when he finds out he was the only one who liked Barry to spare Cuda and his family his annoying song.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Bill, Tilly, Gramma realize how much they hurt Cricket and apologize for trying to kill Barry. After this, Cricket undergoes this himself and kills off Barry to spare his family his annoying song.
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* AbsentAnimalCompanion: Cricket has spiders he keeps in a jar, which have never been seen since this episode.



* {{Irony}}: Gramma is the one who kicks the Greens out of the house for the day, yet she tries to get them to come back when she misses them.

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* {{Irony}}: Gramma is the one who kicks the Greens out of the house for the day, yet she tries to get them to come back when she misses them.them.
* ShowWithinAShow: Gramma watches a workout show called ''Camp Calisthenics''.
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** After accusing Gramma, Cricket says, "Well if it wasn't you, then... who ''was'' it? Who was doin' this?!?" [[AnswerCut Bill then shows up, almost as if on cue.]]
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* FryingPanOfDoom: In Gramma's fantasy, she uses one to destroy Barry. She also uses this in real life to destroy him more, making her the only suspect whose accusation was correct.


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* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: Cricket accuses each one of his family for murdering Barry, but upon hearing it get destroyed more and more by something different, he is led to believe they are innocent. But it turns out it was ''everyone'' the whole time.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Murder on the Fishmental Express.]]


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[[caption-width-right:350:Have a good day out... but it won't be long until I start to suffer empty-nest.]]
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* TearsOfRemorse: Cricket has tears in his eyes when his family comes upon him after Barry gets hit with an axe.
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* KubrickStare: Bill is shown giving one in Cricket's third accusation.
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* CallForward: One of the pamphlets in the hotel is for the Big City Zoo, which will appear in "Uncaged".
* ContinuityNod: Some of the pamphlets in the hotel are for the Big City Dog Show and Sea Fusion.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Cricket pulls the axe out of Barry Cuda, it splits a Green Family photo apart, with Tilly, Gramma and Bill all together on one half.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
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When Cricket pulls the axe out of Barry Cuda, it splits a Green Family photo apart, with Tilly, Gramma and Bill all together on one half.half.
** You can tell who used which weapon against Barry by comparing them to the family member who'd most likely use it (ie. the axe was used by Bill, who's fond of gardening).
** When Cricket is angry at his family and is determined to find out who did it, the members sound out of character and unnatural as if they're trying to hide something.


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* OnlyOneFindsItFun: Cricket was the only one of the family who liked Barry Cuda.

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Cricket brings home a singing fish plaque which annoys the Greens, but when it gets destroyed he tries to find out who did it; the Greens go to a hotel to give Gramma privacy, but she begins to miss them and tries to get them to come home.

!! Barry Cuda

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'''Barry Cuda'''

Cricket brings home a singing fish plaque which annoys the Greens, but when it gets destroyed he tries to find out who did it; the Greens go to a hotel to give Gramma privacy, but she begins to miss them and tries to get them to come home.

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!! Suite Retreat:

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'''Suite Retreat'''

The Greens go to a hotel to give Gramma privacy, but she begins to miss them and tries to get them to come home.

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* HumanSacrifice: While Barry Cuda is just a battery-powered knick-knack, when Cricket accuses Bill of destroying Barry Cuda, his vision shows Bill [[BlackCloak dressed in a black hooded robe]] destroying Barry in a cult-like ritual.
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* CallBack: Cricket recalls he's trying to pay for the destruction caused to Big Coffee in "Critterball Crisis".
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The episode title refers to the hotel retreat (trip), and the fact Gramma is trying to get the Greens to retreat (leave) and return home.
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* AnAesop: Let your family enjoy what they deserve; never attempt to take it away from them.

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* AnAesop: Let your family enjoy what they deserve; never attempt to take it away from them.
* {{Irony}}: Gramma is the one who kicks the Greens out of the house for the day, yet she tries to get them to come back when she misses
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* RageBreakingPoint: Cricket almost blows his top when he realizes his whole family is responsible for destroying Barry.
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* AnAesop:
** No matter what you may buy, nothing puts a price on your family.
** Don't annoy your family with something so much or you ''could'' face something worse.

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!! Barry Cuda:
* AnAesop:
** What you may find fun might not seem as fun as others think.
** No matter what you may buy, nothing can put a price on your family.

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!! Barry Cuda:
* AnAesop:
** What you may find fun might not seem as fun as others think.
** No matter what you may buy, nothing can put a price on your family.
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* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: Tilly says this as she is officiating a wedding between Phoenix and Cynthia the chicken. Cue Cricket disrupting with Barry Cuda.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Cricket pulls the axe out of Barry Cuda, it splits a Green Family photo apart, with Tilly, Gramma and Bill all together on one half.

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* AnAesop: What you may find fun might not seem as fun as others think.

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* AnAesop: AnAesop:
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What you may find fun might not seem as fun as others think.think.
** No matter what you may buy, nothing can put a price on your family.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: At the end of the episode, Cricket "kills" Barry by taking his batteries out, something none of the other Greens thought of doing.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Gramma.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Gramma.Gramma.
* AnAesop: Let your family enjoy what they deserve; never attempt to take it away from them.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Cricket's predictions of who destroyed Barry and why are in black and white

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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Cricket's predictions of who destroyed Barry and why are in black and whitewhite.
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Cricket brings home a singing fish plaque which annoys the Greens, but when it gets destroyed he tries to find out who did it; the Greens go to a hotel to give Gramma privacy, but she begins to miss them and tries to get them to come home.

!! Barry Cuda:
* AnAesop: What you may find fun might not seem as fun as others think.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Cricket's predictions of who destroyed Barry and why are in black and white
* ShoutOut: Barry Cuda is a parody of Big Mouth Billy Bass.
* {{Whodunnit}}: The premise of the episode.

!! Suite Retreat:
* ADayInTheLimelight: For Gramma.

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