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* BreatherEpisode: Following the very serious "Good Cop, Bad Cop", which dealt with racism in the police force, this episode is a much lighter CourtroomEpisode.
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* ButtMonkey: Poor Dexter just can't catch a break. Even the ''staff'' gets a few jabs at him.

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* ButtMonkey: Poor Dexter just can't catch a break. Even the ''staff'' ''school staff'' gets a few jabs at him.
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* AlmightyJanitor: The school janitor, Mr. Looney, is an actually pretty good singer and knows a bit about chemistry as Steve consulted him.

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* AlmightyJanitor: The school janitor, Mr. Looney, is an actually a pretty good singer and knows a bit about chemistry as Steve consulted him.
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* CourtroomEpisode: The episode sees Steve on trial after he is accused of destroying the school science lab. Laura acts as Steve's lawyer, while Principal Shimata serves as the judge. Waldo also acts as the bailiff, but being Waldo, he shows up to court dressed like as a Boy Scout (a "bay leaf").

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* CourtroomEpisode: The episode sees Steve on trial after he is accused of destroying the school science lab. Laura acts as Steve's lawyer, while Principal Shimata serves as the judge. Waldo also acts as the bailiff, but being Waldo, he shows up to court dressed like as a Boy Scout (a "bay leaf").
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* CourtroomEpisode: The episode sees Steve on trial after he is accused of destroying the school science lab. Laura acts as Steve's lawyer, while Principal Shimata serves as the judge. Waldo also acts as the bailiff, but being Waldo, he dresses up as a Boy Scout (a "bay leaf").

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* CourtroomEpisode: The episode sees Steve on trial after he is accused of destroying the school science lab. Laura acts as Steve's lawyer, while Principal Shimata serves as the judge. Waldo also acts as the bailiff, but being Waldo, he dresses shows up to court dressed like as a Boy Scout (a "bay leaf").
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* CourtroomEpisode: The episode sees Steve on trial after he is accused of destroying the school science lab. Laura acts as Steve's lawyer, while Principal Shimata serves as the judge.

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* CourtroomEpisode: The episode sees Steve on trial after he is accused of destroying the school science lab. Laura acts as Steve's lawyer, while Principal Shimata serves as the judge. Waldo also acts as the bailiff, but being Waldo, he dresses up as a Boy Scout (a "bay leaf").
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-->'''Dexter:''' ''Okay okay, I did it!'' I deserved to win last year's science fair, me! I'm tired of studying until 4:00 ok the morning while Urkel just ''glances'' at a pa he and gets A's! How does he do it?! Darn you, Urkel, darn you to heck!

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-->'''Dexter:''' ''Okay okay, I did it!'' I deserved to win last year's science fair, me! I'm tired of studying until 4:00 ok in the morning while Urkel just ''glances'' at a pa he page and gets A's! How does he do it?! Darn you, Urkel, darn you to heck!
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* VillainousBreakdown: When the jig is up, Dexter loses his cool and breaks into a frenzied rant against Steve.

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* VillainousBreakdown: When the jig is up, Dexter loses his cool and breaks into a frenzied rant against Steve.Steve.
-->'''Dexter:''' ''Okay okay, I did it!'' I deserved to win last year's science fair, me! I'm tired of studying until 4:00 ok the morning while Urkel just ''glances'' at a pa he and gets A's! How does he do it?! Darn you, Urkel, darn you to heck!
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* GreenEyedMonster: Dexter is venomously-jealous of Steve's intelligence, and was so tired of getting one-upped that he willingly destroys a classroom just to get him expelled.

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* GreenEyedMonster: Dexter is venomously-jealous venomously jealous of Steve's intelligence, and was so tired of getting one-upped that he willingly destroys a classroom just to get him expelled.

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* GreenEyedMonster: Dexter is venomously-jealous of Steve's intelligence, and was so tired of getting one-upped that he willingly destroys a classroom just to get him expelled.



* GreenEyedMonster: Dexter is venomously-jealous of Steve's intelligence, and was so tired of getting one-upped that he willingly destroys a classroom just to get him expelled.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Dexter is venomously-jealous of Steve's intelligence, and was so tired of getting one-upped that he willingly destroys a classroom just to get him expelled.
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* ButtMonkey: Poor Dexter just can't catch a break. Even the ''staff'' gets a few jabs at him.
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* AlmightyJanitor: The school janitor is an actually pretty good singer and knows a bit about chemistry as Steve consulted him.

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* AlmightyJanitor: The school janitor janitor, Mr. Looney, is an actually pretty good singer and knows a bit about chemistry as Steve consulted him.



* MundaneUtility: The reason the janitor didn't admit to using Steve's Bunsen burner to toast his grilled cheese sandwich is that he was scared if he admitted to it, he'd be wrongly blamed.
* PetTheDog: Despite not liking Steve, the janitor allows Steve to sing along with him in TheStinger.

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* MundaneUtility: The reason the janitor Mr. Looney didn't admit to using Steve's Bunsen burner to toast his grilled cheese sandwich is that he was scared if he admitted to it, he'd be wrongly blamed.
* PetTheDog: Despite not liking Steve, the janitor Mr. Looney allows Steve to sing along with him in TheStinger.
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* EvilIsHammy: Robert Laughlin as Dexter nearly reaches Creator/JimCarrey-levels of manic, especially towards the end.



* TakingTheHeat: Myra nobly tries to accept responsibility for the explosion despite not going to the same school as Steve, Steve graciously talks her out of it.

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* TakingTheHeat: Myra nobly tries to accept responsibility for the explosion despite not going to the same school as Steve, Steve graciously talks her out of it.it.
* {{Understatement}}: When Dexter questions Carl about Steve's long history with property damage, Carl blatantly downplays it as "nothing major". We then cut to a montage of all the times Steve destroyed his house.
-->'''Dexter:''' You don't call those things ''major''?\\
'''Carl:''' Well, I still have my health.
* VillainousBreakdown: When the jig is up, Dexter loses his cool and breaks into a frenzied rant against Steve.
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* CallBack: Just like in "Fight the Good Fight", both Steve and Myra converse with Principal Shimata in fluent Japanese.
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* CourtroomEpisode: The episode sees Steve on trial after he is accused of destroying the school science lab. Laura acts as Steve's lawyer, while Principal Shimata serves as the judge.


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* TheRival: The snobbish Dexter Thornhill serves as an academic rival to Steve. His jealousy towards Urkel is what pushes him to blow up the lab and frame him in the first place.
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Steve is accused of blowing up the science lab and risks expulsion unless Laura can prove his innocence.
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* AlmightyJanitor: The school janitor is an actually pretty good singer and knows a bit about chemistry as Steve consulted him.
* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Two of the best examples from the show:
** Laura spares little hesitation to defend Steve with her only concern being how the other students will feel about her ruining the party planned for Steve's expulsion.
** Carl, with no complaint, defends Steve insisting that Steve would've admitted to the explosion had he done it.
* MundaneUtility: The reason the janitor didn't admit to using Steve's Bunsen burner to toast his grilled cheese sandwich is that he was scared if he admitted to it, he'd be wrongly blamed.
* PetTheDog: Despite not liking Steve, the janitor allows Steve to sing along with him in TheStinger.
* TakingTheHeat: Myra nobly tries to accept responsibility for the explosion despite not going to the same school as Steve, Steve graciously talks her out of it.

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