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* {{Jerkass}}: Mr. Fischoeder needlessly abuses and bullies Bob during the competition in order to shift all the insults ''he's'' getting from the other old men, who actually praise Bob's craftsmanship which gets under Mr. Fischoeder's skin. This only causes Bob to compete to win it for real to get back at him.
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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Mr. Fischoeder advises Bob to build his gingerbread house very tall and unstable so that it topples over, just like his properties. He reassures Bob that his home isn't like one of them...allegedly.
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* ILikeMyXLikeILikeMyY: One of the contestants likes his houses like he likes his women: sturdy and ginger.
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* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Mr. Fischoeder calls himself Bob's favorite landlord.
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trope is about the work itself being intentionally bad, not about characters being bad at things
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* StylisticSuck:
** The Belchers do ''not'' make good carolers, with many people shutting the door on them and overall being unimpressed.
** Looking at Mr. Fischoeder's gingerbread house, it's clearly lackluster compared to the others (even Bob's, who is not only a newcomer, but spent half the competition ''trying to lose on purpose''). In general, it's pretty clear why he's always gotten last place.
** The Belchers do ''not'' make good carolers, with many people shutting the door on them and overall being unimpressed.
** Looking at Mr. Fischoeder's gingerbread house, it's clearly lackluster compared to the others (even Bob's, who is not only a newcomer, but spent half the competition ''trying to lose on purpose''). In general, it's pretty clear why he's always gotten last place.
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* ChristmasCarolers: Linda, the kids, and Teddy go caroling through Mr. Fischoeder's neighborhood hoping to get some hot chocolate and get other people to join their caroling, but they don't get neither of those. They finally get what they want when they go caroling at Oscar's house.
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* ChristmasCarolers: Linda, the kids, and Teddy go caroling through Mr. Fischoeder's neighborhood hoping to get some hot chocolate and get other people to join their caroling, but they don't get neither either of those. They finally get what they want when they go caroling at Oscar's house.
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* LetsGetDangerous: Bob decides to play to win after he gets sick of Fischoeder's abuse.
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*MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Bob decides to play to win after he gets sick of Fischoeder's abuse.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: As Bob lampshades, it was not a smart idea for Calvin to relentlessly bully the one person he wants to do something for him, especially when Bob humiliating himself was already part of the initial deal.
* DisqualificationInducedVictory: Bob's gingerbread house is pretty badly wrecked by the end, but the others' are completely ''leveled'', meaning he wins by default.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: As DidntThinkThisThrough:
**As Bob lampshades, it was not a smart idea for Calvin to relentlessly bully the one person he wants to do something for him, especially when Bob humiliating himself was already part of the initial deal.
**Oscar's attempts to make his house look artistic instead make him look like a reclusive creep. He lampshades that it maybe wasn't the best idea.
* DisqualificationInducedVictory: Bob's gingerbread house is pretty badly wrecked by the end, but the others' are completely ''leveled'', meaning he wins bydefault.default while everyone else ties for last place.
**As Bob lampshades, it was not a smart idea for Calvin to relentlessly bully the one person he wants to do something for him, especially when Bob humiliating himself was already part of the initial deal.
**Oscar's attempts to make his house look artistic instead make him look like a reclusive creep. He lampshades that it maybe wasn't the best idea.
* DisqualificationInducedVictory: Bob's gingerbread house is pretty badly wrecked by the end, but the others' are completely ''leveled'', meaning he wins by
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!!The Last Trope on the Left:
*DidntThinkThisThrough: As Bob lampshades, it was not a smart idea for Calvin to relentlessly bully the one person he wants to do something for him, especially when Bob humiliating himself was already part of the initial deal.
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* FascinatingEyebrow: One of the gingerbread house contestants appears to have one, but he says that it's a medical thing that he can't always control while struggling to pull it back down.
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* FascinatingEyebrow: One of the gingerbread house contestants appears to have one, but he says explains it by saying that it's a medical thing that he can't always control while struggling to pull it back down.
*MissingMom: It was already heavily implied in previous episodes that featured Bob's father, but this episode is the first to explicitly state that Bob's mother is dead.
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* StylisticSuck: Looking at Mr. Fischoeder's gingerbread house, it's clearly lackluster compared to the others (even Bob's, who is not only a newcomer, but spent half the competition ''trying to lose on purpose''). In general, it's pretty clear why he's always gotten last place.
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* StylisticSuck: Looking StylisticSuck:
**The Belchers do ''not'' make good carolers, with many people shutting the door on them and overall being unimpressed.
**Looking at Mr. Fischoeder's gingerbread house, it's clearly lackluster compared to the others (even Bob's, who is not only a newcomer, but spent half the competition ''trying to lose on purpose''). In general, it's pretty clear why he's always gotten last place.
**The Belchers do ''not'' make good carolers, with many people shutting the door on them and overall being unimpressed.
**Looking at Mr. Fischoeder's gingerbread house, it's clearly lackluster compared to the others (even Bob's, who is not only a newcomer, but spent half the competition ''trying to lose on purpose''). In general, it's pretty clear why he's always gotten last place.
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* HopeSpot: Bob seemingly convinces the millionnaires not to gun down each others' gingerbread houses. Until...
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*{{Jobber}}: Bob's original reason for being in the competition amounts to this--get last place so Mr. Fischoeder doesn't. He eventually decides to play to win after one insult too many from Fischoeder.
*OhNoNotAgain: The judge's reaction to the millionaires aiming loaded guns at each other's gingerbread houses ("Here we go") implies they've done this before, although it's also made clear that they haven't actually fired them until now.
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* StylisticSuck: Looking at Mr. Fischoeder's gingerbread house, it's clearly lackluster compared to the others (even Bob's, who is not only a newcomer, but spent half the competiton competition ''trying to lose on purpose''). In general, it's pretty clear why he's always gotten last place.
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*EccentricMillionaire: The Fischoeders, who are already this, hang out with a whole pack of them.
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*GunNut: All of Fischoeder's friends. They end the competition by gunning down each other's gingerbread houses, and when the rest of the Belchers show up to carol one of the millionaires asks if he can shoot them.
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*StylisticSuck: Looking at Mr. Fischoeder's gingerbread house, it's clearly lackluster compared to the others (even Bob's, who is not only a newcomer, but spent half the competiton ''trying to lose on purpose''). In general, it's pretty clear why he's always gotten last place.
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* FascinatingEyebrow: One of the gingerbread house contestants appears to have one, but he was just born with it.
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* MexicanStandoff: The competition eventually culminates in this between the contestants.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Oscar, the guy who lives in the "creepy murder house", is actually a really nice guy despite being profoundly socially awkward.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Oscar, the guy who lives in the "creepy murder house", is actually a really nice guy despite being profoundly socially awkward.
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* MexicanStandoff: The competition eventually culminates in this between the contestants.
contestants, although instead of aiming at each other, they're aiming at each others' gingerbread houses.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Oscar, the guy who lives in the "creepy murder house", is actually a really nice guy despite being profoundly sociallyawkward.awkward and thinking that covering all his windows with blankets is artistic instead of creepy.
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* SpringtimeForHitler: Mr. Fischoeder attempts this by telling Bob to lose so that Fischoeder doesn't have to wear the "loser's hat" (an old bed pan) for coming in dead last. It backfires when he taunts him one too many times, leading Bob to play to win.
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* SpringtimeForHitler: Mr. Fischoeder attempts this by telling Bob to lose so that Fischoeder doesn't have to wear the "loser's hat" (an old bed pan) for coming in dead last. It backfires when he taunts him one too many times, times and Bob hears what the prize of the contest is and that it'd be a perfect Christmas present for his kids, leading Bob to play to win.
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* DisqualificationInducedVictory: Bob's gingerbread house is utterly wrecked by the end, but the others' are completely ''leveled'', meaning he wins by default.
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-->'''Fischoeder:''' Or, counterpoint? (''Shoots at Bob's gingerbread house at nearly point-blank range'')
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* FreezeFrameBonus: They're only visible in one shot, but Bob [[https://i.imgur.com/tK4YVBH.png made miniatures of his family on his gingerbread house's front lawn.]]
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* FreezeFrameBonus: They're only visible in one shot, shot (as a bullet hits Bob's gingerbread house), but Bob [[https://i.imgur.com/tK4YVBH.png made miniatures of his family on his gingerbread house's front lawn.]]]]
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-->'''Fischoeder:''' Or, counterpoint? (''Shoots at Bob's gingerbread house at nearly point-blank range'')
*HopeSpot: Bob seemingly convinces the millionnaires not to gun down each others' gingerbread houses. Until...
-->'''Fischoeder:''' Or, counterpoint? (''Shoots at Bob's gingerbread house at nearly point-blank range'')
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: It's a ShoutOut to ''Film/TheLastHouseOnTheLeft''.
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* BrickJoke: In the first scene, when Bob is fretting over the kids' Christmas presents, Linda says, "You know what the greatest gift of all is? Family." Bob makes fun of her for it, but he uses the same line on Mr. Fischoeder and his friends at the end of the episode.
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Mr. Fischoeder introduces the group as the ''Gingerbread'' Gentlemen's Annual ''Gingerbread'' House Competition.
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On Christmas Eve, Bob is called to deliver food to Mr. Fischoeder's house, only to find himself roped into a cutthroat gingerbread house-building contest. Meanwhile, the rest of the family and Teddy go caroling, and find themselves drawn to a very creepy house.
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* BearyFriendly: The winner of the gingerbread house contest gets to cuddle with an albino baby polar bear from the local zoo.
* ChristmasCarolers: Linda, the kids, and Teddy go caroling through Mr. Fischoeder's neighborhood hoping to get some hot chocolate and get other people to join their caroling, but they don't get neither of those. They finally get what they want when they go caroling at Oscar's house.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Mr. Fischoeder and his rich friends can't understand why Bob is so desperate to spend the holiday with his family.
* FascinatingEyebrow: One of the gingerbread house contestants appears to have one, but he was just born with it.
* FreezeFrameBonus: They're only visible in one shot, but Bob [[https://i.imgur.com/tK4YVBH.png made miniatures of his family on his gingerbread house's front lawn.]]
* LetsGetDangerous: Bob decides to play to win after he gets sick of Fischoeder's abuse.
* MexicanStandoff: The competition eventually culminates in this between the contestants.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Oscar, the guy who lives in the "creepy murder house", is actually a really nice guy despite being profoundly socially awkward.
* PetTheDog: Bob wins the contest by virtue of his house being the least destroyed. He allows Fischoeder's wealthy friends to cuddle the polar bear cub too.
* SeriousBusiness: The other rich guys get a bit heated in their competition, especially when Bob calls their contest "stupid".
* SoundtrackDissonance: The scene of the gingerbread houses getting destroyed in comical slow-motion is played over Oscar's haunting rendition of "Adeste Fideles".
* SpringtimeForHitler: Mr. Fischoeder attempts this by telling Bob to lose so that Fischoeder doesn't have to wear the "loser's hat" (an old bed pan) for coming in dead last. It backfires when he taunts him one too many times, leading Bob to play to win.
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* BearyFriendly: The winner of the gingerbread house contest gets to cuddle with an albino baby polar bear from the local zoo.
* ChristmasCarolers: Linda, the kids, and Teddy go caroling through Mr. Fischoeder's neighborhood hoping to get some hot chocolate and get other people to join their caroling, but they don't get neither of those. They finally get what they want when they go caroling at Oscar's house.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Mr. Fischoeder and his rich friends can't understand why Bob is so desperate to spend the holiday with his family.
* FascinatingEyebrow: One of the gingerbread house contestants appears to have one, but he was just born with it.
* FreezeFrameBonus: They're only visible in one shot, but Bob [[https://i.imgur.com/tK4YVBH.png made miniatures of his family on his gingerbread house's front lawn.]]
* LetsGetDangerous: Bob decides to play to win after he gets sick of Fischoeder's abuse.
* MexicanStandoff: The competition eventually culminates in this between the contestants.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Oscar, the guy who lives in the "creepy murder house", is actually a really nice guy despite being profoundly socially awkward.
* PetTheDog: Bob wins the contest by virtue of his house being the least destroyed. He allows Fischoeder's wealthy friends to cuddle the polar bear cub too.
* SeriousBusiness: The other rich guys get a bit heated in their competition, especially when Bob calls their contest "stupid".
* SoundtrackDissonance: The scene of the gingerbread houses getting destroyed in comical slow-motion is played over Oscar's haunting rendition of "Adeste Fideles".
* SpringtimeForHitler: Mr. Fischoeder attempts this by telling Bob to lose so that Fischoeder doesn't have to wear the "loser's hat" (an old bed pan) for coming in dead last. It backfires when he taunts him one too many times, leading Bob to play to win.
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