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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Scallops are shellfish and serving them at a synagogue would violate Jewish dietary laws.
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* WhamEpisode: Jessi's parent's marriage starts to go through a meltdown when Greg learns of Shannon's affair.

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* WhamEpisode: Jessi's parent's parents' marriage starts to go through a meltdown when Greg learns of Shannon's affair.

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* TheReveal: The woman that Shannon is seeing is revealed to be their Cantor.



* TheReveal: The woman that Shannon is seeing is revealed to be their Cantor.



* YouAreGrounded: Diane grounds Judd and Leah for 3 weeks for throwing a party without her consent in the previous episode.



* YouAreGrounded: Diane grounds Judd and Leah for 3 weeks for throwing a party without her consent in the previous episode.
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* YouAreGrounded: Diane grounds Judd and Leah for 3 weeks for throwing a party without her consent in the previous episode.
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* ProductPlacement: Maury is trying to get sponsored by an in-universe energy drink called Monster Energy.

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* ProductPlacement: Maury is trying to get sponsored by an in-universe real world energy drink called Monster Energy.
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* TheILoveYouStigma: Andrew telling Missy the words "I love you" causes her to vomit and dump him.

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* CallBack: The final flashback Jessi has about her parents' marriage is a scene from ''[[Recap/BigMouthS01E04SleepoverAHarrowingOrdealOfEmotionalBrutality Sleepover: A Harrowing Ordeal of Emotional Brutality]]''.

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* CallBack: CallBack:
** Missy and Andrew find the latter's jazz hat, which he lost in ''[[Recap/BigMouthS01E06PillowTalk Pillow Talk]]'', in the synagogue, which helps Andrew realize who Shannon's been seeing.
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The final flashback Jessi has about her parents' marriage is a scene from ''[[Recap/BigMouthS01E04SleepoverAHarrowingOrdealOfEmotionalBrutality Sleepover: A Harrowing Ordeal of Emotional Brutality]]''.



** Marty's allergy to scallops is brought up again.



* EasilyOverheardConversation: Jessi takes her mom outside the synagogue to confront her about her affair. It's only after the finish arguing that they notice that Jessi's father is also out there vaping, and heard everything.

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* EasilyOverheardConversation: Jessi takes her mom outside the synagogue to confront her about her affair. It's only after the they finish arguing that about it do they notice that Jessi's father is also out there vaping, and heard everything.


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* TheReveal: The woman that Shannon is seeing is revealed to be their Cantor.

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* EasilyOverheardConversation: Jessi takes her mom outside the synagogue to confront her about her affair. It's only after the finish arguing that they notice that Jessi's father is also out there vaping, and heard everything.



* JerkassHasAPoint: While he could've said it in a gentler manner, Maury is right when he says it's too soon for Andrew to tell Missy that he loves her.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: JerkassHasAPoint:
** Jay's right in that Nick is being shitty to his mom, when she just wants to show her love for him.
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While he could've said it in a gentler manner, Maury is right when he says it's too soon for Andrew to tell Missy that he loves her.



* ProductPlacement: Maury is trying to get sponsored by an in-universe energy drink, Monster Energy.

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* ProductPlacement: Maury is trying to get sponsored by an in-universe energy drink, drink called Monster Energy.

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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Nick goes to talk to his mom, you can see a passed out Lars on his wheelchair, which is slowing moving forward.

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When Nick goes to talk to his mom, you can see a passed out Lars on his wheelchair, which is slowing moving forward.forward.
** While Diane and Nick, and Elliot and Jay have their respective sweet moments, Jew Fishman's corpse falls off its seat.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: While he could've said it in a gentler manner, Maury is right when he says it's too soon for Andrew to tell Missy that he loves her.

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** Once again, Jay brings up the cameras he has hidden, and adds that he has it all over Nick's house, not just the kitchen.



* LyricalDissonance: The song "Life Is a Fucked Up Mess", in which all the characters lament their lives (Nick and his mother's fallout, Jessi's family breaking apart once her mother's cheating is outed, Andrew's father's issues with scallops and Andrew and Missy's end of their relationship) to the tune of an upbeat electric slide.

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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Nick goes to talk to his mom, you can see a passed out Lars on his wheelchair, which is slowing moving forward.
* LyricalDissonance: The song "Life Is a Fucked Up Mess", in which all the characters lament their lives (Nick and his mother's fallout, Jessi's family breaking apart once her mother's cheating is outed, Andrew's father's Marty's issues with scallops scallops, and the end of Andrew and Missy's end of their relationship) to the tune of an upbeat electric slide.
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* ProductPlacement: Maury is trying to get sponsored by an in-universe energy drink, Monster Energy.
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I'm not sure if this counts as a Call Back. If there is a better fitting trope, can someone please put it in?

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* CallBack: The final flashback Jessi has about her parents' marriage is a scene from ''[[Recap/BigMouthS01E04SleepoverAHarrowingOrdealOfEmotionalBrutality Sleepover: A Harrowing Ordeal of Emotional Brutality]]''.

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* ContinuityNod: Duke mentions seeing Nick's tiny dick, which happened in the previous episode.

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** Judd and Leah are grounded for throwing the party that happened in the previous episode.
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Duke mentions seeing Nick's tiny dick, which happened in the previous episode.

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* ContinuityNod: Duke mentions seeing Nick's tiny dick, which happened in the previous episode.



* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Completely subverted and PlayedForLaughs when Matthew sarcastically congratulates Coach Steve for messing up his job as the Bat Mitzvah DJ, but Steve honestly believes he’s complimenting him.

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* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Completely subverted and PlayedForLaughs when Matthew sarcastically congratulates Coach Steve for messing up his job as the Bat Mitzvah DJ, but Steve honestly believes he’s complimenting him.him.
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* WhamEpisode: Jessi's parent's marriage starts to go through a meltdown when Greg acknowledges Shannon's affair.

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* WhamEpisode: Jessi's parent's marriage starts to go through a meltdown when Greg acknowledges learns of Shannon's affair.
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* WhamEpisode: Jessi's parent's marriage starts to go through a meltdown when Greg acknowledges Shannon's affair.
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* YourApprovalFillsMewithShame: Completely subverted and PlayedforLaughs when Matthew sarcastically congratulates Coach Steve for messing up his job as the Bat Mitzvah DJ, but Steve honestly believes he’s complimenting him.

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* YourApprovalFillsMewithShame: YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Completely subverted and PlayedforLaughs PlayedForLaughs when Matthew sarcastically congratulates Coach Steve for messing up his job as the Bat Mitzvah DJ, but Steve honestly believes he’s complimenting him.
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* YourApprovalFillsMe withShame: Completely subverted and PlayedforLaughs when Matthew sarcastically congratulates Coach Steve for messing up his job as the Bat Mitzvah DJ, but Steve honestly believes he’s complimenting him.

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* YourApprovalFillsMe withShame: YourApprovalFillsMewithShame: Completely subverted and PlayedforLaughs when Matthew sarcastically congratulates Coach Steve for messing up his job as the Bat Mitzvah DJ, but Steve honestly believes he’s complimenting him.
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* YourApprovalFillsMewithShame: Completely subverted and PlayedforLaughs when Matthew sarcastically congratulates Coach Steve for messing up his job as the Bat Mitzvah DJ, but Steve honestly believes he’s complimenting him.

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* YourApprovalFillsMewithShame: YourApprovalFillsMe withShame: Completely subverted and PlayedforLaughs when Matthew sarcastically congratulates Coach Steve for messing up his job as the Bat Mitzvah DJ, but Steve honestly believes he’s complimenting him.
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* YourApprovalFillsMewithShame: Completely subverted and PlayedforLaughs when Matthew sarcastically congratulates Coach Steven for messing up his job as the Bat Mitzvah DJ, but Steve honestly believes he’s complimenting him.

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* YourApprovalFillsMewithShame: Completely subverted and PlayedforLaughs when Matthew sarcastically congratulates Coach Steven Steve for messing up his job as the Bat Mitzvah DJ, but Steve honestly believes he’s complimenting him.
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* StepfordSmiler: Everyone manages to look pretty happy during the musical number despite singing about some truly miserable issues.

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* StepfordSmiler: Everyone manages to look pretty happy during the musical number despite singing about some truly miserable issues.issues.
* YourApprovalFillsMewithShame: Completely subverted and PlayedforLaughs when Matthew sarcastically congratulates Coach Steven for messing up his job as the Bat Mitzvah DJ, but Steve honestly believes he’s complimenting him.
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* DownerEpisode: Jessi's parents call it quits and Missy dumps Andrew.

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* DownerEpisode: DownerEnding: Jessi's parents call it quits and Missy dumps Andrew.
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-->''"Life is a fucked-up mess!"''
Jessi's rite-of-passage becomes a rollercoaster of emotion.

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* {{Bathos}}: After everyone goes through their own personal problems, the episode climaxes with a pessimistic song sung in a comically upbeat tone.
* DownerEpisode: Jessi's parents call it quits and Missy dumps Andrew.
* LyricalDissonance: The song "Life Is a Fucked Up Mess", in which all the characters lament their lives (Nick and his mother's fallout, Jessi's family breaking apart once her mother's cheating is outed, Andrew's father's issues with scallops and Andrew and Missy's end of their relationship) to the tune of an upbeat electric slide.
* ParentsAsPeople:
** Jessi's mother explores her bisexuality while her father smokes weed, all to Jessi's and each other's detriment.
** Nick's mother has to come to terms with the fact that her youngest son doesn't want her affections as much as he used to.
* StepfordSmiler: Everyone manages to look pretty happy during the musical number despite singing about some truly miserable issues.

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