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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Seeing that Drake really is trying as good as he can to be a salesman despite failing, Herb is willing to give him a chance and ask him for help if he gets stuck.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Seeing that Drake really is trying as good as he can to be a salesman despite failing, Herb is willing to give him a chance and chance, even tell Drake to ask him for help if he gets stuck.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Seeing that Drake really is trying as good as he can to be a salesman despite failing, Herb is willing to give him a chance.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Seeing that Drake really is trying as good as he can to be a salesman despite failing, Herb is willing to give him a chance.chance and ask him for help if he gets stuck.
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-->'''Weasel''': "Quackerware's a tenth rate product! It took me to realize its true potential!"\\
'''Herb''': "You can disgrace yourself, and you can disgrace ''me'', Weasel. But when you start messin' with Quackerware, that's it for old Herb Muddlefoot! ''[[BringIt Come on]]''!"

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-->'''Weasel''': "Quackerware's Quackerware's a tenth rate product! It took me to realize its true potential!"\\
potential!\\
'''Herb''': "You You can disgrace yourself, and you can disgrace ''me'', Weasel. But when you start messin' with Quackerware, that's it for old Herb Muddlefoot! ''[[BringIt Come on]]''!"on]]''!



* ExactWords: When Darkwing tells Weasel to let Herb go, he obliges...by tossing him [[{{Hammerspace}} into a Quackerware]].

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* ExactWords: When Darkwing tells Weasel to let Herb go, he obliges... by tossing him [[{{Hammerspace}} into a Quackerware]].
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* AbsenteeActor: Gosalyn doesn't appear in the episode.

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Darkwing is sent by S.H.U.S.H. to investigate cases of living Quackerware, believing Herb Muddlefoot to be the culprit. Drake investigates by joining in on Herb's Quackerware sales route, all while Gryzlikoff tries to investigate on his own.

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Darkwing is sent by S.H.U.S.H. is on the trail of a notorious jewel thief who has come to investigate cases of living Quackerware, believing St. Canard, but as they only have the thief's double identity as a Quackerware salesman to go on, they believe Herb Muddlefoot to be the culprit. Drake investigates tries to protect his neighbour by joining in on Herb's Quackerware sales route, all while Gryzlikoff tries to investigate on his own.



'''Herb''': "You can disgrace yourself, and you can disgrace ''me'', Weasel. But when you start messin' with Quackerware, that's it for old Herb Muddlefoot! Come on!"
* ButHeSoundsHandsome: In the last scene, Darkwing doesn't miss the chance to call Drake Mallard "good-looking" when talking to Herb.

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'''Herb''': "You can disgrace yourself, and you can disgrace ''me'', Weasel. But when you start messin' with Quackerware, that's it for old Herb Muddlefoot! ''[[BringIt Come on!"
on]]''!"
* ButHeSoundsHandsome: In the last scene, Darkwing doesn't miss the chance to call Drake Mallard "good-looking" a "good-looking cuss" when talking to Herb.



-->'''Darkwing Duck:''' Looks like two beach balls with a grudge.



* FreezeRay: Gryzlikoff's van disguised as an ice cream truck packs a blaster than can freeze anything solid. Unfortunately, when Darkwing tries to zap Weasel's van, he misses and hits the street, [[FrictionlessIce causing Gryzlikoff's truck to spin out of control]].

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* FreezeRay: Gryzlikoff's van surveillance van, disguised as an ice cream truck truck, packs a blaster than can freeze anything solid. Unfortunately, when Darkwing tries to zap Weasel's van, he misses and hits the street, [[FrictionlessIce causing Gryzlikoff's truck to spin out of control]].



* InspectorJavert: When Darkwing is reluctant to investigate Herb, J. Gander assigns Gryzlikoff to the case, who intends to go after him, guns a-blazing. To protect Herb and find out who the real culprit is, Darkwing has to join him on his sales route under the pretense that he wants to be a Quackerware salesman.

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* InspectorJavert: When Darkwing is reluctant to investigate Herb, J. Gander assigns Gryzlikoff to the case, who intends to go after him, him with guns a-blazing.blazing. To protect Herb and find out who the real culprit is, Darkwing has to join him on his sales route under the pretense that he wants to be a Quackerware salesman.


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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: J. Gander is taken aback when Darkwing Duck, who normally jumps at any chance to take down a villain, bluntly refuses to take the case implicating Herb.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When Darkwing threatens to blast Weasel, the reasons he lists are larceny, kidnapping, and [[BadBadActing doing a bad impression of Herb]].
-->'''Lowman:''' [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne I thought I was pretty good]].
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* FreezeRay: Gryzlikoff's van disguised as an ice cream truck packs blaster than can freeze anything solid. Unfortunately, when Darkwing tries to zap Weasel's van, he misses and hits the street, [[FrictionlessIce causing Gryzlikoff's truck to spin out of control]].

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* FreezeRay: Gryzlikoff's van disguised as an ice cream truck packs a blaster than can freeze anything solid. Unfortunately, when Darkwing tries to zap Weasel's van, he misses and hits the street, [[FrictionlessIce causing Gryzlikoff's truck to spin out of control]].
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* SeriousBusiness: Herb really takes his Quackerware selling serious, so much that he's ticked off when he finds out that Weasel has been turning it into living robotic thieves.

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* SeriousBusiness: Herb really takes his Quackerware selling serious, seriously, so much that he's ticked off when he finds out that Weasel has been turning it into living robotic thieves.
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* ExactWords: When Darkwing tells Weasel to let Herb go, he obliges...by tossing him [[{{Hammerspace}} into a Quackerware]].
-->'''Darkwing:''' I meant, put him down ''safely!''
* FreezeRay: Gryzlikoff's van disguised as an ice cream truck packs blaster than can freeze anything solid. Unfortunately, when Darkwing tries to zap Weasel's van, he misses and hits the street, [[FrictionlessIce causing Gryzlikoff's truck to spin out of control]].
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* LatexPerfection: Loweman has an impressive mask that looks exactly like Herb that he uses as a disguise. Thanks to having a similar build to Herb, he can look like his doppelganger.

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* LatexPerfection: Loweman Loman has an impressive mask that looks exactly like Herb that he uses as a disguise. Thanks to having a similar build to Herb, he can look like his doppelganger.
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* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: As a part of his plan, Loman paints his second batch of Quackerware gold to sell them to mansions.
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* LatexPerfection: Loweman has an impressive mask that looks exactly like Herb that he uses as a disguise. Thanks to having a similar build to Herb, he can look like his doppelganger.
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* InspectorJavert: When Darkwing is reluctant to investigate Herb, J. Gander assigns Gryzlikoff to the case, and intends to go after him guns a-blazing. To protect Herb and find out who the real culprit is, Darkwing has to join him on his sales route under the pretense that he wants to be a Quackerware salesman.

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* InspectorJavert: When Darkwing is reluctant to investigate Herb, J. Gander assigns Gryzlikoff to the case, and who intends to go after him him, guns a-blazing. To protect Herb and find out who the real culprit is, Darkwing has to join him on his sales route under the pretense that he wants to be a Quackerware salesman.
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* InspectorJavert: When Darkwing is reluctant to investigate Herb, J. Gander assigns Gryzlikoff to the case, and intends to go after him guns a-blazing. To protect Herb and find out who the real culprit is, Darkwing has to join him on his sales route under the pretense that he wants to be a Quackerware salesman.
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* HumbleHero: Herb has won the prize as "Salesman of The Year" and "Salesman of The Decade", are beloved by the housewives, even Darkwing and Launchpad are impressed, but Herb bashfully waves it off as it is nothing as long as his customers are happy.


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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Seeing that Drake really is trying as good as he can to be a salesman despite failing, Herb is willing to give him a chance.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When Herb and Loman, two rather large men, begin fighting, they stand in a circle and go at each other like sumo wrestlers.
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* PokemonSpeak: The only thing the living Quackerware can say is "Sir!", likely referring to the master, Weasel Lowman.

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* PokemonSpeak: The only thing the living Quackerware can say is "Sir!", likely referring to the their master, Weasel Lowman.
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* {{Animate Inanimate Object}}s: Weasel Lowman somehow built a machine that can transform Quackerware into his minions.


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* PokemonSpeak: The only thing the living Quackerware can say is "Sir!", likely referring to the master, Weasel Lowman.


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* SeriousBusiness: Herb really takes his Quackerware selling serious, so much that he's ticked off when he finds out that Weasel has been turning it into living robotic thieves.

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* ShoutOut: The villain is named [[Theatre/DeathOfASalesman Weasel Loman]]. He also has a Creator/RichardNixon-like voice.

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* ShoutOut: The villain is named [[Theatre/DeathOfASalesman Weasel Loman]]. He also has a Creator/RichardNixon-like voice.a UsefulNotes/RichardNixon-like voice.
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Darkwing is sent by S.H.U.S.H. to investigate cases of living Quackerware, believing Herb Muddlefoot to be the culprit. Drake investigates by joining in on Herb's Quackerware sales route, all while Gryzlikoff tries to investigate on his own.

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!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:

* AbsenteeActor: Gosalyn doesn't appear in the episode.
* BerserkButton: Herb, of all characters, is shown to have one when facing off against evil salesman Weasel Loman.
-->'''Weasel''': "Quackerware's a tenth rate product! It took me to realize its true potential!"\\
'''Herb''': "You can disgrace yourself, and you can disgrace ''me'', Weasel. But when you start messin' with Quackerware, that's it for old Herb Muddlefoot! Come on!"
* ButHeSoundsHandsome: In the last scene, Darkwing doesn't miss the chance to call Drake Mallard "good-looking" when talking to Herb.
* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: A reference of ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice''.
* ShoutOut: The villain is named [[Theatre/DeathOfASalesman Weasel Loman]]. He also has a Creator/RichardNixon-like voice.

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