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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Flarg utterly curbstomps Tank with just his pinky.
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* KitchenSinkIncluded: When Gosalyn discovers the Brainteasers she runs home and baricades the door with a table, chairs, the refrigerator and finally a kitchen sink.
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* MotiveDecay: Nefariously inverted. Flarg initially couldn't care less about Earth, and only wants to use Honker, Drake and Launchpad's bodies to contact his allies to rescue him - with Gosalyn being mostly concerned with him taking the three of them with him off planet as hosts when he leaves. This changes when Flarg gets a look at Earth's destructive military potential, at which point his goals change dramatically from leaving to conquering Earth so he could use it against his enemies, turning the stakes into a race to stop him before he [[MakeAnExampleOutOfThem blows up a bunch of cities to send a message]].
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* MotiveDecay: Nefariously inverted. Flarg initially couldn't care less about Earth, and only wants to use Honker, Drake and Launchpad's bodies to contact his allies to rescue him - with Gosalyn being mostly concerned with him taking the three of them with him off planet as hosts when he leaves. This changes when Flarg gets a look at Earth's destructive military potential, at which point his goals change dramatically from leaving to conquering Earth so he could use it against his enemies, turning the stakes into a race to stop him before he [[MakeAnExampleOutOfThem [[MakeAnExampleOfThem blows up a bunch of cities to send a message]].
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* MotiveDecay: Nefariously so. Flarg initially couldn't care less about Earth, and only wants to use Honker, Drake and Launchpad's bodies to contact his allies to rescue him - with Gosalyn being mostly concerned with him taking the three of them with him off planet as hosts when he leaves. This changes when Flarg gets a look at Earth's destructive military potential, at which point his goals change dramatically from leaving to conquering Earth to use it against his enemies, turning the stakes into a race to stop him before he blows up a bunch of cities to send a message.
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* MotiveDecay: Nefariously so.inverted. Flarg initially couldn't care less about Earth, and only wants to use Honker, Drake and Launchpad's bodies to contact his allies to rescue him - with Gosalyn being mostly concerned with him taking the three of them with him off planet as hosts when he leaves. This changes when Flarg gets a look at Earth's destructive military potential, at which point his goals change dramatically from leaving to conquering Earth to so he could use it against his enemies, turning the stakes into a race to stop him before he [[MakeAnExampleOutOfThem blows up a bunch of cities to send a message.message]].
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* MotiveDecay: Nefariously so. Flarg initially couldn't care less about Earth, and only wants to use Honker, Drake and Launchpad's bodies to contact his allies to rescue him - with Gosalyn being mostly concerned with him taking the three of them with him off planet as hosts when he leaves. This changes when Flarg gets a look at Earth's destructive military potential, at which point his goals change dramatically from leaving to conquering Earth to use it against his enemies, turning the stakes into a race to stop him before he blows up a bunch of cities to send a message.
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* TakeOverTheWorld: Flarg was initially interested in leaving the Earth. When he found out this planet has nuclear missiles, he decided to take over the world and add it to his empire.
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* TakeOverTheWorld: Flarg After crash-landing on the planet, Flarg's initial interest was initially interested in leaving to just leave the Earth. When Earth, taking the hosts his gang had taken with them. However, when he found out this the planet has had nuclear missiles, he decided changed his plan, deciding to take over the world and add it to his empire.empire.
* VillainousPlanInertia: Even though Honker managed to free everyone from Flarg and his crew, the missiles they activated still launched. Fortunately, a ship of ''peaceful'' Brainteasers arrived in time to stop them before they hit anything.
* VillainousPlanInertia: Even though Honker managed to free everyone from Flarg and his crew, the missiles they activated still launched. Fortunately, a ship of ''peaceful'' Brainteasers arrived in time to stop them before they hit anything.
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When Honker sees what he thinks is a meteor, it's actually a hat box-shaped spaceship containing a trio of hat-like alien parasites. When the alien leader takes Honker as his host, it's up to Gosalyn to save him.
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* BullyingADragon: Tank at one point attempts to bully Honker, not knowing that Flarg is controlling him, and thus enhancing his physical strength. Cue a CurbstompBattle as Flarg[=/=]Honker beats Tank with zero effort.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Flarg utterly curbstomps Tank with just his pinky.
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* BrickJoke: When Honker gets back home at the end of the episode, Herb sympathizes that his televised "take over the world" plan didn't work out.
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* SoProudOfYou: As noted above, it's PlayedForLaughs with Herb and Binkie, who view Flarg's broadcast threatening the planet with nuclear annihilation if they do not bow down to him, and [[ComicallyMissingThePoint are overjoyed at Honker making something of himself so much that he could end up taking over the Earth.]]
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Flarg, controlling Honker's body, interrupts a live television feed to announce his conquest for world domination, declaring that if the world leaders do not accept him as their ruler he will begin firing nukes. When the Muddlefoots see his broadcast, Herb and Binkie's response is to be [[SoProudOfYou proud of their own son]] for having so much drive that he could potentially take over the entire planet.
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* ShoutOut: Flarg at one point says that he and his crew [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial "need to phone home."]]
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* AwwChoo: As Gosalyn is praising Honker as the hero of Earth as a warning to any possible future alien invaders, Honker lets out a tiny, adorable sneeze and then smiles bashfully.
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* WeaksauceWeakness: Pepper and dust easily causes the Brainteasers to sneeze, which in turn will force them to lose control of their hosts.
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* WeaksauceWeakness: Pepper and dust easily causes the Brainteasers to sneeze, which in turn will force them to lose control of their hosts.hosts.
* WillingChanneler: When Honker realizes the Brainteasers that arrived at the end are friendlies, given they vaporize the nuclear warheads Flarg launched but leave the protagonists be, he willingly dons the Girdist Revolutionaries' leader, Klaatu II, to give him a literal and figurative platform to speak.
* WillingChanneler: When Honker realizes the Brainteasers that arrived at the end are friendlies, given they vaporize the nuclear warheads Flarg launched but leave the protagonists be, he willingly dons the Girdist Revolutionaries' leader, Klaatu II, to give him a literal and figurative platform to speak.
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* AndIMustScream: The Brainteasers' hosts are fully aware but forced to do whatever the Brainteasers make them do.
-->'''Honker:''' It was horrible! I had to do whatever he wanted!
-->'''Honker:''' It was horrible! I had to do whatever he wanted!
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* DecoyProtagonist: Most of the episode focuses on Gosalyn trying to save Honker, Darkwing, and Launchpad after they're taken over by hat-like alien beings who are seeking to achieve world domination. Near the end of the episode Honker is freed from control but Gosalyn is then immediately taken over instead, leaving Honker on his own and setting him up as the real hero.
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* DecoyProtagonist: Most of the episode focuses on Gosalyn trying to save Honker, Darkwing, and Launchpad after they're taken over by hat-like alien beings who are seeking to achieve world domination. Near the end of the episode episode, Honker is freed from control Flarg's control, but Gosalyn is then immediately taken over by him instead, leaving Honker on his own and setting him up as the real hero.
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* DecoyProtagonist: Most of the episode focuses on Gosalyn trying to free Honker, Darkwing, and Launchpad after they're taken over by hat-like alien beings who are seeking to achieve world domination. Near the end of the episode Honker is freed from control but Gosalyn is then immediately taken over instead, leaving Honker on his own and setting him up as the real hero.
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* DecoyProtagonist: Most of the episode focuses on Gosalyn trying to free save Honker, Darkwing, and Launchpad after they're taken over by hat-like alien beings who are seeking to achieve world domination. Near the end of the episode Honker is freed from control but Gosalyn is then immediately taken over instead, leaving Honker on his own and setting him up as the real hero.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: And then Gosalyn was a Brainteaser host. After spending most of the episode as the only member of the main cast to not be controlled by one of the Brianteasers, after Gosalyn manages to finally save Honker Flarg almost immediately takes over her instead in the last act, forcing Honker to save everyone on his own.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: And then Gosalyn was a Brainteaser host. After spending most of the episode as the only member of the main cast to not be controlled by one of the Brianteasers, after Gosalyn manages to finally save Honker Honker, Flarg almost immediately takes over her instead in the last act, forcing Honker to save everyone on his own.
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* DecoyProtagonist: Most of the episode focuses on Gosalyn trying to stop free Honker, Darkwing, and Launchpad after they're taken over by hat-like alien beings and trying who are seeking to achieve world domination. Near the end of the episode Honker is freed from control but Gosalyn is then immediately taken over instead, leaving Honker on his own and setting him up as the real hero.
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* HypnoticEyes: The Brainteasers are able to mesmerize people this way.
* LetsGetDangerous: ''Honker'', not Darkwing, is the one who getsdangerousdangerous.
* MetalMuncher: The Brainteasers' diet is comprised entirely of metal, which thankfully doesn't seem to have an adverse affect on their hosts.
* LetsGetDangerous: ''Honker'', not Darkwing, is the one who gets
* MetalMuncher: The Brainteasers' diet is comprised entirely of metal, which thankfully doesn't seem to have an adverse affect on their hosts.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: After spending most of the episode as the only member of the main cast to not be controlled by one of the Brianteasers, after Gosalyn manages to finally save Honker Flarg almost immediately takes over her instead in the last act, forcing Honker to save everyone on his own.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: And then Gosalyn was a Brainteaser host. After spending most of the episode as the only member of the main cast to not be controlled by one of the Brianteasers, after Gosalyn manages to finally save Honker Flarg almost immediately takes over her instead in the last act, forcing Honker to save everyone on his own.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: After spending most of the episode as the only member of the main cast to not be controlled by one of the Brianteasers, after Gosalyn manages to finally save Honker Flarg almost immediately takes over her instead in the last act, forcing Honker to save everyone on his own.
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* DecoyProtagonist: Most of the episode focuses on Gosalyn trying to stop Honker, Darkwing, and Launchpad after they're taken over by hat-like alien beings and trying to achieve world domination. Near the end of the episode Honker is freed from control but Gosalyn is then immediately taken over instead, leaving Honker on his own and setting him up as the real hero.
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* ArtisticlicenseBiology: Nikto, being a BigEater, is happy to take over the body of a cow with four stomachs. When Flarg forces him to switch to a sheep's body, he complains that now he has only one stomach. Sheep are ruminants with four stomachs just like cows.
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* ArtisticlicenseBiology: ArtisticLicenseBiology: Nikto, being a BigEater, is happy to take over the body of a cow with four stomachs. When Flarg forces him to switch to a sheep's body, he complains that now he has only one stomach. Sheep are ruminants with four stomachs just like cows.
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* AdultsAreUseless: The Muddlefoot parents and Drake Mallard completely ignore Honker's warnings about the spaceship crashing from the sky. It's up to the two children, Honker and Gosalyn, to stop the alien invaders.
* ArtisticlicenseBiology: Nikto, being a BigEater, is happy to take over the body of a cow with four stomachs. When Flarg forces him to switch to a sheep's body, he complains that now he has only one stomach. Sheep are ruminants with four stomachs just like cows.
* BigEater: Nikto is a Brainteaser with a huge appetite. Honker takes advantage of this in the climax, throwing him a metal can full of pepper.
* ArtisticlicenseBiology: Nikto, being a BigEater, is happy to take over the body of a cow with four stomachs. When Flarg forces him to switch to a sheep's body, he complains that now he has only one stomach. Sheep are ruminants with four stomachs just like cows.
* BigEater: Nikto is a Brainteaser with a huge appetite. Honker takes advantage of this in the climax, throwing him a metal can full of pepper.
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* LetsGetDangerous: ''Honker'', not darkwing Darkwing, is the one who gets dangerous
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!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* CassandraTruth: Nobody but Gosalyn believes Honker when he tells them that he saw a fire ball falling from the sky, and later they don't believe them when they tell them about the Brainteasers.
* DoNotAdjustYourSet: Flarg hijack all the TV stations to deliver his ultimatum to the world.
* LetsGetDangerous: ''Honker'', not darkwing is the one who gets dangerous
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Launchpad initially doesn't believe Gosalyn that hats have taken over Drake and Honker's bodies. He spots them, with the hats on their heads and talking in different voices, and doesn't see anything odd... Until Drake transforms into Darkwing. "You're right, DW would never wear a hat that clashes with his outfit."
* PlanetOfHats: The Brainteasers are the most literal example of this trope, being actual sentient alien hats who hop onto other beings' heads to control them.
* PuppeteerParasite: The Brainteasers are able to control people after latching onto their heads.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Flarg was initially interested in leaving the Earth. When he found out this planet has nuclear missiles, he decided to take over the world and add it to his empire.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Pepper and dust easily causes the Brainteasers to sneeze, which in turn will force them to lose control of their hosts.
!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* CassandraTruth: Nobody but Gosalyn believes Honker when he tells them that he saw a fire ball falling from the sky, and later they don't believe them when they tell them about the Brainteasers.
* DoNotAdjustYourSet: Flarg hijack all the TV stations to deliver his ultimatum to the world.
* LetsGetDangerous: ''Honker'', not darkwing is the one who gets dangerous
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Launchpad initially doesn't believe Gosalyn that hats have taken over Drake and Honker's bodies. He spots them, with the hats on their heads and talking in different voices, and doesn't see anything odd... Until Drake transforms into Darkwing. "You're right, DW would never wear a hat that clashes with his outfit."
* PlanetOfHats: The Brainteasers are the most literal example of this trope, being actual sentient alien hats who hop onto other beings' heads to control them.
* PuppeteerParasite: The Brainteasers are able to control people after latching onto their heads.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Flarg was initially interested in leaving the Earth. When he found out this planet has nuclear missiles, he decided to take over the world and add it to his empire.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Pepper and dust easily causes the Brainteasers to sneeze, which in turn will force them to lose control of their hosts.
