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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: After Scrooge crashes Launchpad's lesson on how to survive plane crashes with Gyro's Time Tub, a robot policeman arrests Scrooge on charges of speeding and illegal use of a bathtub.


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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: This exchange:
-->'''Scrooge:''' Well, well, what have we here? Young enterprise at work?\\
'''Huey:''' We're all sold out, Unca Scrooge!\\
'''Dewey:''' And we're rich!\\
'''Louie:''' We made 56 cents!\\
'''Scrooge:''' I tip my tam-o'-shanter to you. Now then, was that net or gross?\\
'''Huey:''' Uh, well, Doofus stepping on the lemons was a little gross, but no one complained.


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* StealthPun: In the future, an elderly Launchpad teaches a class on how to survive plane crashes. A crash course, so to speak.
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** The title is presumably referring to ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.

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** The title is presumably referring to ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.
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* OffModel: Doofus can be seen mouthing Louie's "Great idea huh?" line near the end of the episode.
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* RidiculousFutureInflation: In the future, everyday tasks such as taking a bus ride or making a collect phone call cost 100 times more than they do in Scrooge's time.

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* RidiculousFutureInflation: In the future, everyday tasks such as taking a bus ride or making a collect phone call cost 100 times more than they do in Scrooge's time. It's implied that this is (at least partly) because Magica keeps prices high to squeeze money out of people.
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* LemonadeStandPlot: This episode begins with Huey, Dewey, and Louie starting their own lemonade stand. The boys spend six dollars to buy supplies to build the stand, but only make fifty-six cents in profits. Scrooge is unimpressed, and gives the boys advice on cutting costs so they can get better at making a profit, getting the main plot underway.
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* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: The boys say they spent all their allowances on materials for the lemonade stand.
-->'''Scrooge:''' Boys, if you spend $6 but only make 56 cents, what does that tell you?\\
'''Huey:''' Uh, we need bigger allowances?



* DidntThinkThisThrough: Seeing them run a lemonade stand, Scrooge gave the boys advice about how cutting costs can increase profits. He suggested cutting down on waste (like using smaller glasses), but it didn't occur to him that they'd cut costs by making an outright inferior product but telling the customers otherwise.



* EveryoneHasStandards:
-->'''Scrooge:''' Where did you boys learn such bad business practices?\\
'''Huey:''' From you, Uncle Scrooge.\\
'''Scrooge:''' I never taught you to cheat people. Making money at the expense of others is no bargain.



* WigDressAccent: To get to Magica Scrooge disguises himself as a salesman (and ditches the Scottish accent to complete it).

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* WigDressAccent: To get to Magica Scrooge disguises himself as a salesman (and ditches the Scottish accent to complete it).it).
* YouFool: Magica when Scrooge's first attempt to return to the present sends them both to Ancient Rome instead.
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* WidelySpacedJailBars: Scrooge is placed in a jail cell with these.
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* OffModel: Doofus can be seen mouthing Louie's "Great idea huh?" line near the end of the episode.

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