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* CallBack: Frank recalls the season 1 finale where Vic hosted a party that had a midget have intercourse with a woman on his car.

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* CallBack: Frank recalls the season Season 1 finale where Vic hosted a party that had a midget have intercourse with a woman on his car.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice:
** Rosie's representative in the city council, is forced to resign after being caught using Janet's services. His son immediately announces his candidacy, despite being arrested for what is strongly implied to be bestiality.
** After spending the day with Nuber, Nikki, and Morehead placing junk on the train tracks (to the tune of "Flower Duet," by Delibes), Kevin's friends decide to lead a cow onto the tracks. Kevin is horrified until his friends tell him they were just joking. When a train does come, the cow refuses to move until Kevin uses a lighter to burn her tail, causing her to jump off the tracks from the pain. Kevin and his friends cheer that the cow is now safe, but she ends up rolling down the hill and landing in a tiger cage. Subsequent episodes show her fate.

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* HurricaneOfExcuses: When Georgia tells Rosie to run for the vacant alderman's seat instead of complaining about the Morewills not doing anything for the neighborhood, he comes up with excuses both to her and to himself not to do it, but it's clear that his excuses are getting weaker and he is seriously thinking about it.

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* HurricaneOfExcuses: When Georgia tells Rosie to run for the vacant alderman's seat instead of complaining about the Morewills not doing anything for the neighborhood, he comes up with excuses both to her and to himself not to do it, but it's clear that his excuses are getting weaker and he is seriously thinking about it. It's only after Frank absentmindedly says that the idea is "crazy" that Rosie realizes that he could do it.



* TrivialTitle: The "Battle of the Sexes" plot where Maureen, Philip and Anthony watch the sport game only takes up a quarter of the episode.
* WomenAreWiser: His initial bluster notwithstanding, by the end of a rough morning at work, Rosie has completely warmed up to the idea of running for alderman.

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* TrivialTitle: The "Battle of the Sexes" plot where Maureen, Philip and Anthony watch the sport game only takes up a quarter of the episode.
* WomenAreWiser: His initial bluster notwithstanding, by the end of a rough morning at work, Rosie has completely warmed up to the idea of running for alderman.
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Sue hosts another depressing focus group for her invention. Franks tries to keep Vic and Chet from being friends. Kevin hangs out with his delinquent friends from summer school Bill and Bridget sneak out. Maureen, Phillip and Anthony watch a sports match between a man and a woman. The alderman for Rosie's ward is forced to resign after a scandal, with his equally corrupt son announcing his intent to run for the seat, and Georgia tells Rosie to run for alderman if he feels so strongly that the city government is mismanaging their neighborhood.

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Sue hosts another depressing focus group for her invention. Franks tries to keep Vic and Chet from being friends. Kevin hangs out with his delinquent friends from summer school Bill and Bridget sneak out. Maureen, Phillip and Anthony watch a sports match between a man and a woman. The In the cold opening, the alderman for Rosie's ward is forced to resign after a sex scandal, with his equally corrupt son announcing his intent to run for the seat, and Georgia tells Rosie to run for alderman if he feels so strongly that the city government is mismanaging their neighborhood.



* CrossesTheLineTwice: After spending the day with Nuber, Nikki, and Morehead placing junk on the train tracks (to the tune of "Flower Duet," by Delibes), Kevin's friends decide to lead a cow onto the tracks. Kevin is horrified until his friends tell him they were just joking. When a train does come, the cow refuses to move until Kevin uses a lighter to burn her tail, causing her to jump off the tracks from the pain. Kevin and his friends cheer that the cow is now safe, but she ends up rolling down the hill and landing in a tiger cage. Subsequent episodes show her fate.

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* CrossesTheLineTwice: CrossesTheLineTwice:
** Rosie's representative in the city council, is forced to resign after being caught using Janet's services. His son immediately announces his candidacy, despite being arrested for what is strongly implied to be bestiality.
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After spending the day with Nuber, Nikki, and Morehead placing junk on the train tracks (to the tune of "Flower Duet," by Delibes), Kevin's friends decide to lead a cow onto the tracks. Kevin is horrified until his friends tell him they were just joking. When a train does come, the cow refuses to move until Kevin uses a lighter to burn her tail, causing her to jump off the tracks from the pain. Kevin and his friends cheer that the cow is now safe, but she ends up rolling down the hill and landing in a tiger cage. Subsequent episodes show her fate.fate.
* HurricaneOfExcuses: When Georgia tells Rosie to run for the vacant alderman's seat instead of complaining about the Morewills not doing anything for the neighborhood, he comes up with excuses both to her and to himself not to do it, but it's clear that his excuses are getting weaker and he is seriously thinking about it.



* WomenAreWiser: When Georgia tells Rosie to run for the vacant alderman seat instead of just complaining, Rosie comes up with a lot of excuses to her why. However, it's clear that his initial bluster aside, he's seriously considering the idea. By the end of a rough morning at work, Rosie has completely warmed up to the idea.

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* WomenAreWiser: When Georgia tells Rosie to run for the vacant alderman seat instead of just complaining, Rosie comes up with a lot of excuses to her why. However, it's clear that his His initial bluster aside, he's seriously considering the idea. By notwithstanding, by the end of a rough morning at work, Rosie has completely warmed up to the idea.idea of running for alderman.

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Sue hosts another depressing focus group for her invention. Franks tries to keep Vic and Chet from being friends. Kevin hangs out with his delinquent friends from summer school Bill and Bridget sneak out. Maureen, Phillip and Anthony watch a sports match between a man and a woman. The alderman for Rosie's ward is forced to resign after a scandal, with his equally corrupt son announcing his intent to run for the seat, and Nia tells Rosie to run for alderman if he feels so strongly that the city government is mismanaging their neighborhood.

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Sue hosts another depressing focus group for her invention. Franks tries to keep Vic and Chet from being friends. Kevin hangs out with his delinquent friends from summer school Bill and Bridget sneak out. Maureen, Phillip and Anthony watch a sports match between a man and a woman. The alderman for Rosie's ward is forced to resign after a scandal, with his equally corrupt son announcing his intent to run for the seat, and Nia Georgia tells Rosie to run for alderman if he feels so strongly that the city government is mismanaging their neighborhood.



* TrivialTitle: The "Battle of the Sexes" plot where Maureen, Philip and Anthony watch the sport game only takes up a quarter of the episode.

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* TrivialTitle: The "Battle of the Sexes" plot where Maureen, Philip and Anthony watch the sport game only takes up a quarter of the episode.episode.
* WomenAreWiser: When Georgia tells Rosie to run for the vacant alderman seat instead of just complaining, Rosie comes up with a lot of excuses to her why. However, it's clear that his initial bluster aside, he's seriously considering the idea. By the end of a rough morning at work, Rosie has completely warmed up to the idea.
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Sue hosts another depressing focus group for her invention. Franks tries to keep Vic and Chet from being friends. Kevin hangs out with his delinquent friends from summer school Bill and Bridget sneak out. Maureen, Phillip and Anthony watch a sports match between a man and a woman. Rosie

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Sue hosts another depressing focus group for her invention. Franks tries to keep Vic and Chet from being friends. Kevin hangs out with his delinquent friends from summer school Bill and Bridget sneak out. Maureen, Phillip and Anthony watch a sports match between a man and a woman. RosieThe alderman for Rosie's ward is forced to resign after a scandal, with his equally corrupt son announcing his intent to run for the seat, and Nia tells Rosie to run for alderman if he feels so strongly that the city government is mismanaging their neighborhood.

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Sue hosts another depressing focus group for her invention. Franks tries to keep Vic and Chet from being friends. Bill and Bridget sneak out. Maureen, Phillip and Anthony watch a sports match between a man and a woman.

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Sue hosts another depressing focus group for her invention. Franks tries to keep Vic and Chet from being friends. Kevin hangs out with his delinquent friends from summer school Bill and Bridget sneak out. Maureen, Phillip and Anthony watch a sports match between a man and a woman. Rosie


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* CrossesTheLineTwice: After spending the day with Nuber, Nikki, and Morehead placing junk on the train tracks (to the tune of "Flower Duet," by Delibes), Kevin's friends decide to lead a cow onto the tracks. Kevin is horrified until his friends tell him they were just joking. When a train does come, the cow refuses to move until Kevin uses a lighter to burn her tail, causing her to jump off the tracks from the pain. Kevin and his friends cheer that the cow is now safe, but she ends up rolling down the hill and landing in a tiger cage. Subsequent episodes show her fate.
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* MoodWhiplash: The ending where after everyone has a good time watching the titular sporting event, when Sue goes to return some Tupperware to the Stevensons, she discovers that Chet abuses his wife.
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Sue hosts another depressing focus group for her invention. Franks tries to keep Vic and Chet from being friends. Bill and Bridget sneak out. Maureen, Phillip and Anthony watch a sports match between a man and a woman.
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* CallBack: Frank recalls the season 1 finale where Vic hosted a party that had a midget have intercourse with a woman on his car.
* RuleOfThree: At the beginning, Frank keeps walking in on people while naked since he threw his clothes in the washing machine in the laundry due to being soaked in blood from a live goose being cut to pieces at the airport. He first walks in on Sue's support group, the kids in Maureen's room, and finally Nana Bonfiglio in the upstairs bathroom in his room.
* TrivialTitle: The "Battle of the Sexes" plot where Maureen, Philip and Anthony watch the sport game only takes up a quarter of the episode.

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