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** Meanwhile, Doofus, a fellow duck on the Junior Woodchucks with Huey, Dewey, and Louie, faces fears of having trouble with a school bully. To make things worse, it seems he really ''does'' have this problem.
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* {{Cumulonemesis}}: Magica [[=DeSpell=]] summons an evil cloud over the [[=McDuck=]] manor, that brings the heroes' worst fears to live. After Scrooge and his nephews overcome their fear, the cloud turns against Magica instead (her worst fear) and chases her away, repeatedly zapping her with lightning.

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* {{Cumulonemesis}}: Magica [[=DeSpell=]] [=DeSpell=] summons an evil cloud over the [[=McDuck=]] [=McDuck=] manor, that brings the heroes' worst fears to live. After Scrooge and his nephews overcome their fear, the cloud turns against Magica instead (her worst fear) and chases her away, repeatedly zapping her with lightning.
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* {{Cumulonemesis}}: Magica DeSpell summons an evil cloud over the McDuck manor, that brings the heroes' worst fears to live. After Scrooge and his nephews overcome their fear, the cloud turns against Magica instead (her worst fear) and chases her away, repeatedly zapping her with lightning.

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* {{Cumulonemesis}}: Magica DeSpell [[=DeSpell=]] summons an evil cloud over the McDuck [[=McDuck=]] manor, that brings the heroes' worst fears to live. After Scrooge and his nephews overcome their fear, the cloud turns against Magica instead (her worst fear) and chases her away, repeatedly zapping her with lightning.
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* {{Cumulonemesis}}: Magica DeSpell summons an evil cloud over the McDuck manor, that brings the heroes' worst fears to live. After Scrooge and his nephews overcome their fear, the cloud turns against Magica instead (her worst fear) and chases her away, repeatedly zapping her with lightning

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* {{Cumulonemesis}}: Magica DeSpell summons an evil cloud over the McDuck manor, that brings the heroes' worst fears to live. After Scrooge and his nephews overcome their fear, the cloud turns against Magica instead (her worst fear) and chases her away, repeatedly zapping her with lightninglightning.
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* {{Cumulonemesis}}: Magica DeSpell summons an evil cloud over the McDuck manor, that brings the heroes' worst fears to live. After Scrooge and his nephews overcome their fear, the cloud turns against Magica instead (her worst fear) and chases her away, repeatedly zapping her with lightning
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* BorrowedCatchPhrase: Scrooge says "Quackaroonie!" along with the triplets during the climactic confrontation with Magica.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: When Magica runs off while getting zapped by her own fear monster, Scrooge calls after her: "You deserve to get it in the end, you old fuddy duddy."
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-->'''Huey''': Whose idea was it to not to do our homework?
-->'''Dewey and Louie''': YOURS!
-->'''Huey''': Whose idea was it to ''listen'' to my idea?

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-->'''Huey''': -->'''Louie''': Whose idea was it to not to do our homework?
-->'''Dewey and Louie''': Huey''': YOURS!
-->'''Huey''': -->'''Louie''': Whose idea was it to ''listen'' to my idea?

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* ResentfulGuardian: The boys' deepest fear manifests as an illusion of Scrooge who tells them that he's been behind all the things that have been scaring them as he never wanted them there anyway.
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* EvilLaugh: The nightmare version of Scrooge, which only brought the boys' to tears.


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* SadisticTeacher
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* FoodEatsYou: A giant banana monster threatens to eat Doofus Drake as one of his nightmares.
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** Magica De Spell used real-life images of Uncle Scrooge & Co.'s worst fears to descend upon them. For Uncle Scrooge, this took the form of being told by Huey, Dewey and Louie that they secretly couldn't stand him and they only wanted his money, for HD&L it was that Unca Scrooge never loved them.

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** Magica De Spell used real-life images of Uncle Scrooge & Co.'s worst fears to descend upon them. For Uncle Scrooge, this took the form of being told by Huey, Dewey and Louie that they secretly couldn't stand him and they only wanted his money, [[ResentfulGuardian for HD&L it was that Unca Scrooge never loved them.them]].
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* BlameGame: Huey, Dewey and Louie get into an argument about responsibility when Nightmare!Quackenbush shows up.
-->'''Huey''': Whose idea was it to not to do our homework?
-->'''Dewey and Louie''': YOURS!
-->'''Huey''': Whose idea was it to ''listen'' to my idea?
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* LiteralAssKicking: When the fear cloud turns on Magica, it zaps her in the butt with lightning. Scrooge even makes a pun on how she "got it in the end".
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* ShoutOut: Doofus sings a ditty that is clearly based on "Singing in the Rain."

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* ShoutOut: SpoofingInTheRain: Doofus sings a ditty that is clearly based on "Singing in the Rain."
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--> And as for you three kilt-nippers, my boys love me, therefore '''you're not my boys!!'''

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--> And as for you three kilt-nippers, [[OutOfCharacterAlert my boys love me, therefore '''you're therefore]] '''[[OutOfCharacterAlert you're not my boys!!'''boys!!]]'''
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* ShoutOut: Doofus sings a ditty that is clearly based on "Singing in the Rain."


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* YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive: The video game villain gloats that he's going to "conquer your puny little planet, starting with this puny little mansion."
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* BigOlEyebrows [=/=] EvilEyebrows: On closeups the evil versions of both Scrooge and Huey, Dewey, and Louie have these as telltale seasons that they aren't the real deal.

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* BigOlEyebrows [=/=] EvilEyebrows: On closeups the evil versions of both Scrooge and Huey, Dewey, and Louie have these as telltale seasons signs that they aren't the real deal.
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* BigOlEyebrows [=/=] EvilEyebrows: On closeups the evil versions of both Scrooge and Huey, Dewey, and Louie have these as telltale seasons that they aren't the real deal.

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* TheGameComeToLife: A video-game villain materializes because the boys are afraid of him.

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* TheGameComeToLife: A video-game villain materializes because the boys are afraid of him. The hero from the game comes to life as well, but gets vaporized by the villain.


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* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: The monster banana after it turns big and mean.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: The nightmare version of Scrooge representing the boys' fear that he never loved them uses this as the excuse for how he was able to create the cursed rain cloud. "I'm rich! I can do anything!"
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Doofus disappears early on in the third act of the episode after deciding not to eat a banana because of his previous experience.
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* FaceYourFears: In the end, the real Scrooge, HD&L band together to face their evil-magic versions. The nephews sling mud at Magica's "Scrooge" to turn him into a penny which vanishes, while Scrooge embraces the nephews. He then tells off the "evil versions" of HD&L, causing the evil nephews to shrink and vanish:
--> And as for you three kilt-nippers, my boys love me, therefore '''you're not my boys!!'''
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* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever: Duckworth sees the limo become a monster and Doofus is threatened by a banana he is trying to eat.
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* TheGameComesToLife: A video-game villain materializes because the boys are afraid of him.

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* TheGameComesToLife: TheGameComeToLife: A video-game villain materializes because the boys are afraid of him.
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* TheGameComesToLife: A video-game villain materializes because the boys are afraid of him.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The evil nephews throw Scrooge out of his mansion.]]



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* WhatDoTheyFearEpisode [=/=] YourWorstNightmare: The episode starts by [[PlayedForLaughs playing this for laughs]] before the nightmares suddenly become dark and heartbreaking. Not even Magica De Spell is spared this: once Scrooge and the boys face their fears, her own worst nightmare of one of her own spells coming back onto her comes true.

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* WhatDoTheyFearEpisode [=/=] YourWorstNightmare: The episode starts by [[PlayedForLaughs playing this for laughs]] before the nightmares suddenly become dark and heartbreaking. Not even Magica De Spell is spared this: once Scrooge and the boys face their fears, her own worst nightmare of one of her own spells coming back onto her comes true.true.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Magica falls victim to her own spell.

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* KidsAreCruel: "We created that magic rain cloud with our junior woodchucks chemistry set...JUST TO RUIN YOUR DAY!" This is one of Scrooge's worst fears brought to life.

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* KidsAreCruel: KidsAreCruel:
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"We created that magic rain cloud with our junior woodchucks chemistry set...JUST TO RUIN YOUR DAY!" This is one of Scrooge's worst fears brought to life.life.
** Doofus' fear manifests as school bully Bully Beagle who constantly picks on him.
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** Magica DeSpell used real-life images of Uncle Scrooge & Co.'s worst fears to descend upon them. For Uncle Scrooge, this took the form of being told by Huey, Dewey and Louie that they secretly couldn't stand him and they only wanted his money, for HD&L it was that unca Scrooge never loved them.

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** Magica DeSpell De Spell used real-life images of Uncle Scrooge & Co.'s worst fears to descend upon them. For Uncle Scrooge, this took the form of being told by Huey, Dewey and Louie that they secretly couldn't stand him and they only wanted his money, for HD&L it was that unca Unca Scrooge never loved them.
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Magica casts a spell over the [=McDuck=] mansion, causing everyone to hallucinate their worst nightmares.
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* AdultFear:
** Magica DeSpell used real-life images of Uncle Scrooge & Co.'s worst fears to descend upon them. For Uncle Scrooge, this took the form of being told by Huey, Dewey and Louie that they secretly couldn't stand him and they only wanted his money, for HD&L it was that unca Scrooge never loved them.
** The same episode also previously has Scrooge facing the fear of being penniless and having custody of the nephews removed from him as a result.
* EvilDebtCollector: Even Scrooge [=McDuck=] isn't immune to this trope. Scrooge's worst fear is debt collectors taking away everything he owns, even to the point of trying to take away Huey, Dewey and Louie.
* KidsAreCruel: "We created that magic rain cloud with our junior woodchucks chemistry set...JUST TO RUIN YOUR DAY!" This is one of Scrooge's worst fears brought to life.
* WhatDoTheyFearEpisode [=/=] YourWorstNightmare: The episode starts by [[PlayedForLaughs playing this for laughs]] before the nightmares suddenly become dark and heartbreaking. Not even Magica De Spell is spared this: once Scrooge and the boys face their fears, her own worst nightmare of one of her own spells coming back onto her comes true.

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