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* TotallyRadical: Portergrave dresses like a hipster despite looking in his 70s in order to attempt to youth culture.
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* ShowWithinAShow: ''Gina Tracker: FBI'', a cop procedural parody that the Tillermans, and to an extent Birdie, are fans of.
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* TheCameo: Glorious Gary, Dmitry, Augustus, Ashley, Shart, and Zoom Abromavich make silent cameos during the opening number.

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* TheCameo: Glorious Gary, Dmitry, Augustus, Ashley, Shart, Esposito and Zoom Abromavich make silent cameos during the opening number.
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* TheCameo: Glorious Gary, Dmitry, Augustus, Ashley, and Zoom Abromavich make silent cameos during the opening number.

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* TheCameo: Glorious Gary, Dmitry, Augustus, Ashley, Shart, and Zoom Abromavich make silent cameos during the opening number.
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* AnimationBump: "Weehawken" contains some of the most fluid animation in the series.
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* {{Blooper}}: Creator/FredAstaire was actually born in Omaha, Nebraska, not Weehawken.
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* {{Blooper}}: Creator/FredAstaire was actually born in Omaha, Nebraska, not Weehawken.
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** Leslie also holds three fondue forks like [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]].
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* CulturalTranslation: In the Italian dub of "Weehawken", during the part where Helen sung "And that lady who sang 'Love Shack'", they replaced Music/TheB52s "Love Shack" with The Trammps "Disco Inferno" for some reason.

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* CulturalTranslation: In the Italian dub of "Weehawken", during the part where Helen sung "And that lady who sang 'Love Shack'", they replaced Music/TheB52s "Love Shack" with The Trammps "Disco Inferno" for some reason. (The Trammps are actually from Philadelphia, not Jersey.)
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* ArtShift[=/=]DisneyAcidSequence: "Come Into the Darkness" has Birdie and his busker band portrayed in different colors with the backgrounds in black and white. At certain points, the camera zooms in to Birdie's mouth to reveal another Birdie, and another, and another, etc.
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* CulturalTranslation: In the Italian dub of "Weehawken", during the part where Helen sung "And that lady who sang 'Love Shack'", they replaced Music/TheB52s "Love Shack" with The Trammps "Disco Inferno" for some reason.
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* TheCameo: Glorious Gary and Zoom Abromavich make silent cameos during the opening number.

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* TheCameo: Glorious Gary Gary, Dmitry, Augustus, Ashley, and Zoom Abromavich make silent cameos during the opening number.
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* TheStoolPigeon: During the game, as proof to back up his theory that Molly was Witch and liar, Cole reveals to their parents that she lied about only going to the concert with Brendan, and is instead inviting over two friends bringing booze. He does apologize in the end.
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* TheCameo: Glorious Gary and Zoom Abromavich make silent cameos during the opening number.
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* BigBlackout: A blackout occurs in New York City and parts of New Jersey and Birdie sings a song about how people will take advantage of the blackout. During the blackout, the several hotel owners that Bitsy pissed out tries to steal her plans while the Tillermans play a board game to pass the time but it gets out of hand.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Elwood doesn't get that just because a blackout prevents them from using any item that runs on electricity doesn't mean the item is dead and he starts throwing out items like a microwave, computers, and a fridge in the dumpster despite Owen telling him not to. When the power finally comes back, he finally realizes his mistake.
* FictionalBoardGame: Paige has the family play a board game called "Salem Witch Hunt", where the players try to figure out which player is the witch.
* HonorableMarriageProposal: During a flashback of the time Paige told lies, Paige told was to Molly when she said she and Owen got married and then they had her, but since it was lie we know what really happened.
* IgnoredExpert: Despite Helen being a native of Weehawken, Bitsy ignores her advice on what direction they should take. This bites her in the butt when her competitors were able to get ahead of her when she tries to head towards the waterfront by following the sign instead of taking Helen's shortcut.

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* BigBlackout: A blackout occurs in New York City and parts of New Jersey and Birdie sings a song about how people will take advantage of the blackout. During the blackout, the several hotel owners that Bitsy pissed out tries off try to steal her plans while the Tillermans play a board game to pass the time but it gets out of hand.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Elwood doesn't get that just because a blackout prevents them from using any item that runs on electricity doesn't mean the item is dead and he starts throwing out items like such as a microwave, computers, and a fridge in the dumpster despite Owen telling him not to. When the power finally comes back, he finally realizes his mistake.
* FictionalBoardGame: Paige has the family play a board game called "Salem Witch Hunt", where in which the players try to figure out which player is the witch.
* HonorableMarriageProposal: During a flashback of the time Paige told lies, a lie that Paige told was to Molly when she said she and Owen got married and then they had her, but since it was a lie we know what really happened.
* IgnoredExpert: Despite Helen being a native of Weehawken, Bitsy ignores her advice on what direction they should take. This bites her in the butt when her competitors were able to get ahead of her when and she tries to head towards the waterfront by following the sign instead of taking Helen's shortcut.



* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: At the end, when it looks like Bitsy does something unselfish and gives the development plans to one of her competitors in return for not harming Helen, Helen is shocked. Then Bitsy reveals that she hid the plans in her coat, meaning that she did not do anything unselfish at all. Helen even lampshades it.
* LocationSong: When Bitsy starts badmouthing Weehawken, Helen starts singing "Weehawkin" and sings why it's so great to her.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: At the end, when it looks like Bitsy does something unselfish and gives the development plans to one of her competitors in return for not harming Helen, Helen is shocked. Then Bitsy reveals that she hid the plans in her coat, [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk meaning that she did not do anything unselfish at all.all]]. Helen even lampshades it.
* LocationSong: When Bitsy starts badmouthing Weehawken, Helen starts singing "Weehawkin" and sings about why it's so great to her.



* RunningGag: Every time Birdie pulls out a flashlight while he narrates, he keeps attracting moths and isn't sure if they're moths or baby bats.

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* RunningGag: Every time Birdie pulls out a flashlight while he narrates, he keeps attracting moths and isn't sure if they're moths or baby bats.bats, not realizing that they are the former.

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* HonorableMarriageProposal: During a flashback of the time Paige told lies, one of the lies Paige told was to Molly when she said she and Owen got married and then they had her, but since it was lie we know what really happened.

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* HonorableMarriageProposal: During a flashback of the time Paige told lies, one of the lies Paige told was to Molly when she said she and Owen got married and then they had her, but since it was lie we know what really happened.


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* LocationSong: When Bitsy starts badmouthing Weehawken, Helen starts singing "Weehawkin" and sings why it's so great to her.
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* SpecialGuest:
** "Weehawken" is written by Supercommuter.
** "Come Into the Darkness" is written by Tim Dacey, Steven Davis, and Kelvin Yu.


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* UngratefulBastard: After Helen rescues Bitsy from her competitor and carried her all the way back to Manhattan, Bitsy never once thanks her.

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There's a possibility this episode was recorded before Hahn began filming Wanda Vision, so this seems like more of a coincidence.


* ActorAllusion:
** At one point in Weehawken, Helen mentions that the Burr-Hamilton duel took place there. Helen is played by Creator/DaveedDiggs who originated the roles of Lafayette and Jefferson in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''.
** Paige has the family play a board game based around the Salem witch hunt and during the game most of them accuses her of being the witch. Creator/KathrynHahn does play a certain witch in ''Series/WandaVision''.

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* ActorAllusion:
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ActorAllusion: At one point in Weehawken, "Weehawken", Helen mentions that the Burr-Hamilton duel took place there. Helen is played by Creator/DaveedDiggs who originated the roles of Lafayette and Jefferson in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''.
** Paige has the family play a board game based around the Salem witch hunt and during the game most of them accuses her of being the witch. Creator/KathrynHahn does play a certain witch in ''Series/WandaVision''.
''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''.
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* HonorableMarriageProposal: During a flashback of the time Paige told lies, one of the lies Paige told was to Molly when she said she and Owen got married and then they had her, but since it was lie we know what really happened.
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* NoYou: After Bitsy and Helen loses the hotel competitors after hiding in a dumpster, Bitsy tells Helen this place stinks. Helen points out they are in a dumpster, but Bitsy snaps back and tells her she's in a dumpster.
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* RunningGag: Every time Birdie pulls out a flashlight while he narrates, he keeps attracting moths and isn't sure if they're moths or baby bats.
* ShoutOut: After Helen runs off with Bitsy away from the hotel competitors, Leslie tells Bitsy to "[[Film/TheWarriors Come out and plaaaay]]".

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* ActorAllusion: At one point in Weehawken, Helen mentions that the Burr-Hamilton duel took place there. Helen is played by Creator/DaveedDiggs who originated the roles of Lafayette and Jefferson in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''.
* BigBlackout: A blackout occurs in New York and parts of New Jersey and Birdie sings a song about how people will take advantage of the blackout. During the blackout, the several hotel owners that Bitsy pissed out tries to steal her plans while the Tillermans play a board game to pass the time but it gets out of hand.

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* ActorAllusion: ActorAllusion:
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At one point in Weehawken, Helen mentions that the Burr-Hamilton duel took place there. Helen is played by Creator/DaveedDiggs who originated the roles of Lafayette and Jefferson in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''.
** Paige has the family play a board game based around the Salem witch hunt and during the game most of them accuses her of being the witch. Creator/KathrynHahn does play a certain witch in ''Series/WandaVision''.
* BigBlackout: A blackout occurs in New York City and parts of New Jersey and Birdie sings a song about how people will take advantage of the blackout. During the blackout, the several hotel owners that Bitsy pissed out tries to steal her plans while the Tillermans play a board game to pass the time but it gets out of hand.hand.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Elwood doesn't get that just because a blackout prevents them from using any item that runs on electricity doesn't mean the item is dead and he starts throwing out items like a microwave, computers, and a fridge in the dumpster despite Owen telling him not to. When the power finally comes back, he finally realizes his mistake.



* IgnoredExpert: Despite Helen being a native of Weehawken, Bitsy ignores her advice on what direction they should take.

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* IgnoredExpert: Despite Helen being a native of Weehawken, Bitsy ignores her advice on what direction they should take. This bites her in the butt when her competitors were able to get ahead of her when she tries to head towards the waterfront by following the sign instead of taking Helen's shortcut.


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* PokeThePoodle: Leslie reveals during the blackout of '77 he did terrible things, and that thing was pooping in a trash can.
* TooDumbToLive: Despite Helen warning her it's a bad idea, Bitsy decides to brag about or show her infrastructure plans to her competitors during the Hotel Owner Association meeting and then later insults them. When a blackout occurs, her competitors team up together and use this moment to try to steal her plans.
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* ActorAllusion: At one point in Weehawken, Helen mentions that the Burr-Hamilton duel took place there. Helen is played by Creator/DaveedDiggs who originated the roles of Lafayette and Jefferson in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''.
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* MusicalisInterruptus: Paige begins to sing a song about how great family is when the lights go out all over New York.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: At the end, when it looks like Bitsy does something unselfish and gives the development plans to one of her competitors in return for not harming Helen, Helen is shocked. Then Bitsy reveals that she hid the plans in her coat, meaning that she did not do anything unselfish at all. Helen even lampshades it.

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* BigBlackout: A blackout occurs in New York and parts of New Jersey and Birdie sings a song about how people will take advantage of the blackout. During the blackout, the several hotel owners that Bitsy pissed out tries to steal her plans while the Tillermans play a board game to pass the time but it gets out of hand.
* FictionalBoardGame: Paige has the family play a board game called "Salem Witch Hunt", where the players try to figure out which player is the witch.
* IgnoredExpert: Despite Helen being a native of Weehawken, Bitsy ignores her advice on what direction they should take.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Leslie uses three fondue forks like claws to threaten Bitsy and Helen.
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* Come Into the Darkness - Birdie & Street Performers

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* Come Into the Darkness - Birdie & Street PerformersBirdie

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->'''Written by:''' TBA\\
'''Directed by:''' TBA

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->'''Written by:''' TBA\\
Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit\\
'''Directed by:''' TBA
Mario D'Anna




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* Middle of it All - Owen, Paige, Molly, Cole, & Birdie
* Weehawken - Helen
* Come Into the Darkness - Birdie & Street Performers
* W(h)ich Way - Owen, Paige, Molly, Cole, Birdie, Helen, Elwood, Leslie
* In the Dark
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'''[[Recap/CentralPark Index]]'''\\
'''Season One''': [[Recap/CentralParkS1E1EpisodeOne 1]] | [[Recap/CentralParkS1E2SkatersCircle 2]] | [[Recap/CentralParkS1E3HatLuncheon 3]] | [[Recap/CentralParkS1E4GarbageBallet 4]] | [[Recap/CentralParkS1E5DogSprayAfternoon 5]] | [[Recap/CentralParkS1E6RivalBusker 6]] | [[Recap/CentralParkS1E7SquirrelInterrupted 7]] | [[Recap/CentralParkS1E8HotOven 8]] | [[Recap/CentralParkS1E9LiveItUpTonight 9]] | [[Recap/CentralParkS1E10AFishCalledSnakehead 10]]\\
'''Season Two''': '''1''' | [[Recap/CentralParkS2E02MothersDaze 2]] | [[Recap/CentralParkS2E03FistaPuffsMetsOutJustice 3]] | [[Recap/CentralParkS2E04OfCourseYouRealizeThisMeansWard 4]] -]]]]]
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->'''Written by:''' TBA\\
'''Directed by:''' TBA

A tristate blackout leaves Bitsy and Helen trapped in New Jersey — and forces the Tillerman family to see each other in a new light.
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