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* FakingTheDead: Scrooge fakes his death to have Ma Beagle finally confirm she isn't really Scrooge's wife after she gets accused of having murdered her husband by the police.
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* EnemyMine: After Ma Beagle successfully cons the court into thinking she's Scrooge's wife, she and the Beagle Boys merrily spend his money and trash his house, reminding him that if he wants them gone, he'll have to give her half his fortune in a divorce. However, when she overhears Scrooge discussing with his lawyer that if she doesn't behave like a typical HouseWife, he can divorce her without giving her a cent, she cleans up her act and forces the Beagle Boys to act accordingly as well. The Beagle Boys soon tire of [[MyBelovedSmother her smothering ways]] and team up with Scrooge to trick her into admitting that she lied about being married.

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* EnemyMine: After Ma Beagle successfully cons the court into thinking she's Scrooge's wife, she and the Beagle Boys merrily spend his money and trash his house, reminding him that if he wants them gone, he'll have to give her half his fortune in a divorce. However, when she overhears Scrooge discussing with his lawyer that if she doesn't behave like a typical HouseWife, he can divorce her without giving her a cent, [[BecomingTheMask she cleans up her act and forces the Beagle Boys to act accordingly as well.well]]. The Beagle Boys soon tire of [[MyBelovedSmother her smothering ways]] and team up with Scrooge to trick her into admitting that she lied about being married.

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* PetTheDog: Baggy is genuinely worried when seeing Scrooge so miserable when Ma Beagle BecomingTheMask.

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* PetTheDog: KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Every previous time she appeared, Ma Beagle was able to avoid getting arrested, however here she is finally caught and sent to jail. She remains there for the rest of the series too.
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Baggy is genuinely worried when seeing Scrooge so miserable when Ma Beagle BecomingTheMask.BecomingTheMask.
** Subverted when Ma Beagle thinks Scrooge is dead. For a bit she is sincerely distraught over his supposed death, though it soon turns to greedy glee when she realizes she now has his fortune.



* XanatosGambit: Ma Beagle attempts to cover all possibilities with her plan. Once she convinces the courts that she and Scrooge are now married, she'll have access to all of Scrooge's fortune, and even if he tries to get it annulled, she would still end up getting half of his fortune in the settlement. However, she didn't consider all of Scrooge's possible escape routes, and it backfires on her when Scrooge fakes his own death.

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* XanatosGambit: Ma Beagle attempts to cover all possibilities with her plan. Once she convinces the courts that she and Scrooge are now married, she'll have access to all of Scrooge's fortune, and even if he tries to get it annulled, she would still end up getting half of his fortune in the settlement. However, she didn't consider all of Scrooge's [[OutGambitted possible escape routes, routes,]] and it backfires on her when Scrooge fakes his own death.
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* PetTheDog: Baggy is genuinely worried when seeing Scrooge so miserable when Ma Beagle BecomingTheMask.
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* AbsenteeActor: Webby is oddly absent from this episode, even though it starts during her grandmother's birthday and takes place for the most part in the mansion.
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* XanatosGambit: Ma Beagle attempts to cover all possibilities with her plan. Once she convinces the courts that she and Scrooge are now married, she'll have access to all of Scrooge's fortune, and even if he tries to get it annulled she would still end up getting half of his fortune in the settlement. However, she didn't consider all Scrooge's possible escape routes, and it backfires on her when Scrooge fakes his own death.

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* XanatosGambit: Ma Beagle attempts to cover all possibilities with her plan. Once she convinces the courts that she and Scrooge are now married, she'll have access to all of Scrooge's fortune, and even if he tries to get it annulled annulled, she would still end up getting half of his fortune in the settlement. However, she didn't consider all of Scrooge's possible escape routes, and it backfires on her when Scrooge fakes his own death.
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* EnemyMine: After Ma Beagle successfully cons the court into thinking she's Scrooge's wife, she and the Beagle Boys merrily spend his money and trash his house, reminding him that if he wants them gone, he'll have to give her half his fortune in a divorce. However, when she overhears Scrooge discussing with his lawyer that if she doesn't behave like a typical HouseWife, he can divorce her without giving her a cent, she cleans up her act and forces the Beagle Boys to act accordingly as well. The Beagle Boys soon tire of [[MyBelovedSmother her smothering ways]] and team up with Scrooge to trick her into admitting that she lied about being married.
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* JerkassBall: Scrooge grabs ot in the beginning, as the triplets drag him around the town ro buy things for Mrs. Beakley's birthday, and he buys seeds instead of flowers, a Halloween card that was cheaper, and a gross cake. When the triplets say it's in an awful shape, he says that Mrs. Beakley os in an awful shape too.

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* JerkassBall: Scrooge grabs ot it in the beginning, as the triplets drag him around the town ro to buy things for Mrs. Beakley's birthday, and he buys seeds instead of flowers, a Halloween card that was cheaper, and a gross cake. When the triplets say it's in an awful shape, he says that Mrs. Beakley os is in an awful shape too.
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* AdultsDressedAsChildren: After Ma Beagle embraces being Scrooge's wife, Big Time, Burger, and Baggy get roped into wearing sailor suits along with the triplets. Later, the three are wearing the triplets' usual clothes and are stretching them out.


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* ConfirmedBachelor: After having to put up with Ma Beagle as his wife, Scrooge loudly says he this for the rest of his days.
* EurekaMoment: It's Scrooge remarking that he's stuck with Ma until death do them part that gives him the idea to fake his death.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: After Ma Beagle gets arrested and taken away, her boys run after her and promise to break her out as soon as possible.


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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: With their mother embracing being Scrooge's wife to the extreme, the Beagle Boys end up resenting this situation as much as Scrooge and the boys do.
-->'''Burger:''' Nothing personal, but we hates livin' here.\\
'''Scrooge:''' I hate havin' you here.
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* AbsenteeActor: Webby is oddly abseent from this episode, even though it starts during her grandmother's birthday and takes place for the most part in the mansion.

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* AbsenteeActor: Webby is oddly abseent absent from this episode, even though it starts during her grandmother's birthday and takes place for the most part in the mansion.
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* AbsentActor: Webby is oddly abseent from this episode, even though it starts during her grandmother's birthday and takes place for the most part in the mansion.

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* AbsentActor: AbsenteeActor: Webby is oddly abseent from this episode, even though it starts during her grandmother's birthday and takes place for the most part in the mansion.
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* AbseentActor: Webby is oddly abseent from this episode, even though it starts during her grandmother's birthday and takes place for the most part in the mansion.

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* AbseentActor: AbsentActor: Webby is oddly abseent from this episode, even though it starts during her grandmother's birthday and takes place for the most part in the mansion.
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* AbseentActor: Webby is oddly abseent from this episode, even though it starts during her grandmother's birthday and takes place for the most part in the mansion.


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* JerkassBall: Scrooge grabs ot in the beginning, as the triplets drag him around the town ro buy things for Mrs. Beakley's birthday, and he buys seeds instead of flowers, a Halloween card that was cheaper, and a gross cake. When the triplets say it's in an awful shape, he says that Mrs. Beakley os in an awful shape too.
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* XanatosGambit: Ma Beagle's plan involves her convincing the courts that she and Scrooge are now married so she'll have access to all of Scrooge's fortune, and even if he tries to get it annulled she would still end up getting half of his fortune in the settlement. Unlike other examples, it backfires on her when Scrooge fakes his own death.

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* XanatosGambit: Ma Beagle's plan involves Beagle attempts to cover all possibilities with her convincing plan. Once she convinces the courts that she and Scrooge are now married so married, she'll have access to all of Scrooge's fortune, and even if he tries to get it annulled she would still end up getting half of his fortune in the settlement. Unlike other examples, However, she didn't consider all Scrooge's possible escape routes, and it backfires on her when Scrooge fakes his own death.
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* ShoutOut: Ma asks her "husband" if he's going to kiss her; he says, "I'd rather kiss [[SeaWorld Shamu the whale!]]"

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* ShoutOut: Ma asks her "husband" if he's going to kiss her; he says, "I'd rather kiss [[SeaWorld [[Ride/SeaWorld Shamu the whale!]]"
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* BecomingTheMask: At one point it seems Ma Beagle has fully embraced being Scrooge's new housewife. It doesn't last.

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* BecomingTheMask: At one point it seems Ma Beagle has fully embraced being Scrooge's new housewife. It doesn't last.This will not last though.



* GoneHorriblyWrong: Scrooge tasks Ma Beagle with a bunch of hard work that she has to do as long as the two of them are married, hoping that the stress of it makes her fed up and admit that she faked their marriage. Instead, it leads her to BecomingTheMask and liking the idea of seriously being a couple with Scrooge, something that horrifies him, his family, and even the other Beagle Boys.

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* GoneHorriblyWrong: Scrooge tasks Ma Beagle with a bunch of hard work that she has to do as long as the two of them are married, hoping that the stress of it makes her fed up and admit that she faked their marriage. Instead, it leads her to BecomingTheMask and liking the idea of seriously being a couple with Scrooge, something that horrifies him, his family, family and even the other Beagle Boys.her sons.
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* XanatosGambit: Ma Beagle's plan involves her convincing the courts that she and Scrooge are now married so she'll have access to all of Scrooge's fortune, and even if he tries to get it annulled she would still end up getting half of his fortune in the settlement.

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* XanatosGambit: Ma Beagle's plan involves her convincing the courts that she and Scrooge are now married so she'll have access to all of Scrooge's fortune, and even if he tries to get it annulled she would still end up getting half of his fortune in the settlement. Unlike other examples, it backfires on her when Scrooge fakes his own death.

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* RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue: Burger Beagle does a poem based on this during the episode.
-->Roses is red,
-->Violets is blue,
-->Misery loves company,
-->That's why we're here with you!



* TilMurderDoUsPart: Exploited. Scrooge fakes his own death by diving into the money vault, and the servant accused the wife of killing Scrooge for the money. She quickly backpedals about being married, with Scrooge confirming the denial a few seconds later.

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* TilMurderDoUsPart: Exploited. Scrooge fakes his own death by diving into the money vault, and the a servant accused the wife Ma Beagle of killing Scrooge for the money. She quickly backpedals about being married, with Scrooge confirming the denial a few seconds later.
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* WouldRatherSuffer: See ShoutOut; Scrooge would rather kiss a whale than Ma Beagle.

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* WouldRatherSuffer: See ShoutOut; Scrooge would rather kiss a whale than Ma Beagle.Beagle.
* XanatosGambit: Ma Beagle's plan involves her convincing the courts that she and Scrooge are now married so she'll have access to all of Scrooge's fortune, and even if he tries to get it annulled she would still end up getting half of his fortune in the settlement.
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* TilMurderDoUsPart: exploited in DuckTales during the episode where Ma Beagle faked a marriage with Scrooge. Scrooge fakes his own death by diving into the money vault, and the servant accused the wife of killing Scrooge for the money. She quickly backpedals about being married, with Scrooge confirming the denial a few seconds later.

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* TilMurderDoUsPart: exploited in DuckTales during the episode where Ma Beagle faked a marriage with Scrooge.Exploited. Scrooge fakes his own death by diving into the money vault, and the servant accused the wife of killing Scrooge for the money. She quickly backpedals about being married, with Scrooge confirming the denial a few seconds later.
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* TilMurderDoUsPart: exploited in DuckTales during the episode where Ma Beagle faked a marriage with Scrooge. Scrooge fakes his own death by diving into the money vault, and the servant accused the wife of killing Scrooge for the money. She quickly backpedals about being married, with Scrooge confirming the denial a few seconds later.
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* PricelessMingVase: The Beagle Boys use a Ming Vase as a baseball bat, of course breaking it in the process.
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* GoneHorriblyWrong: Scrooge tasks Ma Beagle with a bunch of hard work that she has to do as long as the two of them are married, hoping that the stress of it makes her fed up and admit that she faked their marriage. Instead, it leads her to BecomingTheMask and liking the idea of seriously being a couple with Scrooge, something that horrifies him, his family, and even the other Beagle Boys.
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* EmergencyImpersonation: Fenton pretends to be Scrooge so a deal the latter started wouldn't fall through in his absence.
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* EmergencyImpersonation: Fenton pretends to be Scrooge so a deal the latter started wouldn't fall through in his absence.
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* BecomingTheMask: At one point it seems Ma Beagle has fully embraced being Scrooge's new housewife. It doesn't last.

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* BecomingTheMask: At one point it seems Ma Beagle has fully embraced being Scrooge's new housewife. It doesn't last.last.
* GoldDigger: Ma Beagle fakes a marriage to Scrooge so she could be legally entitled to half of his fortune if he divorced her.
* ShoutOut: Ma asks her "husband" if he's going to kiss her; he says, "I'd rather kiss [[SeaWorld Shamu the whale!]]"
* WouldRatherSuffer: See ShoutOut; Scrooge would rather kiss a whale than Ma Beagle.
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Ma Beagle hatches a plan to inherit Scrooge's fortune by faking a marriage to him.
!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes.
* BecomingTheMask: At one point it seems Ma Beagle has fully embraced being Scrooge's new housewife. It doesn't last.

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