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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Cory takes the military barging into her apartment in stride.
-->'''Cory:''' [[GenreSavvy They live upstairs.]]

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Bruce, as usual.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Bruce, as usual. When the mild-mannered scientist has a superpowered alter-ego powered by rage, a smart person tries not to make him angry.



* IShallTauntYou: When they're surrounded by agents, Ben tries to insult Bruce to make him mad enough to Hulk out. However, when Ben tries to go through with the plan, Bruce tells him that "Ben transparently saying insults" is not going to make him angry.
** A more practical reminder of the stakes ''does'' make him angry and help turn him into the Hulk. The Hulk, unfortunately, remembers and initially acts on, "''Rock man made fun of Hulk's ma-ma!!''"
* LeaveMeAlone: "Hulk knows you! Stupid man in black coat should leave Hulk alone!"

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* IShallTauntYou: When they're surrounded by agents, Ben tries to insult Bruce to make him mad enough to Hulk out. However, when Ben tries to go through with the plan, Bruce tells him that "Ben transparently saying insults" is not going to make him angry.
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angry. A more practical reminder of the stakes ''does'' make him angry and help turn him into the Hulk. The Hulk, unfortunately, remembers and initially acts on, "''Rock man made fun of Hulk's ma-ma!!''"
* LapPillow: Susan kneels by the unconscious Reed, cradling his head in her lap.
* LeaveMeAlone: "Hulk Naturally, Hulk just wants the agents to stop chasing and trying to capture him. Or as he says to Agent Pratt after [[AngryCollarGrab collaring the man]]:
-->"Hulk
knows you! Stupid man in black coat should leave Hulk alone!"



* LivingWeapon: The agents chasing Bruce Banner want to use the Hulk as a weapon. Once the Four intervene, they consider doing the same thing to them.

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* LivingWeapon: The agents chasing Bruce Banner want to use the Hulk as a weapon. Once the Four intervene, they consider doing the same thing to them. They fail because the "weapons" have no interest in being controlled.



** Ben to the Hulk: "Say goodnight, Jolly Green!"

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** Before slugging the Hulk, Ben to the Hulk: quips, "Say goodnight, Jolly Green!"



** Reed to the invading agents: "You know, normally, I'm very accommodating to guests, but I have to draw the line at walking on me."

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** Reed to precedes his sneak attack on the invading agents: agents with a longer one-liner: "You know, normally, I'm very accommodating to guests, but I have to draw the line at walking on me."



* YourMom: Ben throws one of these at Banner to try and get him angry enough to Hulk out. When he finally does, it turns out to be a mistake.

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* YourMom: Ben throws one of these at Banner calls Bruce's mother ugly to try and get him angry enough to Hulk out. When he finally does, does transform, it turns out to be that using that tactic was a mistake.
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The Fantastic Four discover [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner's]] secret the hard way when he comes to Reed for help and proceeds to Hulk out in the lab. Can the FF find a way to save Bruce from the ruthless agents tracking him?

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The Fantastic Four discover [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner's]] secret the hard way when he comes to Reed for help and proceeds to Hulk out in the lab. Can the FF find a way to save Bruce from the ruthless agents tracking him?
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** A more practical reminder of the stakes ''does'' make him angry and help turn him into the Hulk. The Hulk, unfortunately, remembers and initially acts on, "''Rock man made fun of Hulk's ma-ma!!''"

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** Likewise, Johnny declares, "Human Torch ''angry!'' ...And ''[[ImAHumanitarian HUNGRY]]!''"



* IShallTauntYou: When they're surrounded by agents, Ben tries to insult Bruce to make him mad enough to Hulk out.

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* IShallTauntYou: When they're surrounded by agents, Ben tries to insult Bruce to make him mad enough to Hulk out. However, when Ben tries to go through with the plan, Bruce tells him that "Ben transparently saying insults" is not going to make him angry.
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* HulkSpeak: From the Hulk, of course. Also, we have an example from Johnny when he's scaring the tar out of the agents.

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* HulkSpeak: From the Hulk, TropeNamer, of course. Also, we have an example from Johnny when he's scaring the tar out of the agents.
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The Fantastic Four discover [[TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner's]] secret the hard way when he comes to Reed for help and proceeds to Hulk out in the lab. Can the FF find a way to save Bruce from the ruthless agents tracking him?

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The Fantastic Four discover [[TheIncredibleHulk [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner's]] secret the hard way when he comes to Reed for help and proceeds to Hulk out in the lab. Can the FF find a way to save Bruce from the ruthless agents tracking him?
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* WoundedGazelleWarcry: An imaginary version. Ben tries to get Bruce to hulk out so he can have Hulk's help in the fight against the agents, but is unable to find anything to make him mad enough. Then Ben reminds him that if the agents get ahold of the Hulk, they'll use him as a living weapon to hurt innocents. That reminder causes a hulk out.

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Berserk Button apparently does not include "things that would make anybody mad."


* BerserkButton: the results of the Hulk being used as a weapon seem to make Banner angry.



* IShallTauntYou: Ben tries to do this to Bruce so that he can have the Hulk's help in the fight against the agents. It doesn't initially work, but when the Hulk comes out, he remembers what Ben said.

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* IShallTauntYou: When they're surrounded by agents, Ben tries to do this to insult Bruce so that he can have the Hulk's help in the fight against the agents. It doesn't initially work, but when the to make him mad enough to Hulk comes out, he remembers what Ben said.out.



* LivingLegend: the Hulk, although Johnny thought that a legend was all he was.
* LivingWeapon: what the agents want to do to the Hulk and the Four.

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* LivingLegend: Upon seeing the Hulk, Hulk in Reed's lab, Johnny immediately knows who he is, although Johnny he says that he thought that the Hulk was just a legend was all he was.
like Bigfoot.
* LivingWeapon: what the The agents chasing Bruce Banner want to do to use the Hulk and as a weapon. Once the Four.Four intervene, they consider doing the same thing to them.



* TheNicknamer: the Hulk. He refers to Ben as "big orange rock man", to Johnny as "fire man" and to Reed as "rubber man."

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* TheNicknamer: the Hulk.The Hulk refers to people by nicknames, perhaps because of [[DumbMuscle his lower intelligence]]. He refers to Ben as "big orange rock man", to Johnny as "fire man" and to Reed as "rubber man."



* ThirdPersonPerson: "Hulk is strongest there is!"

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* ThirdPersonPerson: "Hulk Hulk tends to refer to himself as if he were another person.
* WoundedGazelleWarcry: An imaginary version. Ben tries to get Bruce to hulk out so he can have Hulk's help in the fight against the agents, but
is strongest there is!"unable to find anything to make him mad enough. Then Ben reminds him that if the agents get ahold of the Hulk, they'll use him as a living weapon to hurt innocents. That reminder causes a hulk out.



* YouTalkTooMuch: the Hulk to Johnny. Johnny acknowledges that that is not the first time someone has said that to him.

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* YouTalkTooMuch: the The Hulk to Johnny.grabs Johnny and says he talks too much. Johnny acknowledges that that is not the first time someone has said that to him.
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The Fantastic Four discover [[TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner's]] secret the hard way when he comes to Reed for help and proceeds to Hulk out in the lab. Can the FF find a way to save Bruce from the ruthless agents tracking him?
!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* [[BeleagueredChildhoodFriend Beleaguered College Friend]]: Bruce was one of the few people on Reed's IQ level in college. When he needs help with the Hulk, he turns up at the Baxter Building.
* BerserkButton: the results of the Hulk being used as a weapon seem to make Banner angry.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Bruce, as usual.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: Ben at the end. "Thing smash!"
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Reed manages to sneak attack and overpower some of the invading agents by posing as a piece of the floor.
* HulkingOut: this happens once off-screen and once on.
* HulkSpeak: From the Hulk, of course. Also, we have an example from Johnny when he's scaring the tar out of the agents.
-->'''Johnny''': Torch angry and hungry!
* HypocriticalHumor: at the beginning of the episode, Johnny is trying to convince Susan to use her powers so they can see what Reed is doing in the lab.
-->'''Susan''': We need to respect Reed's privacy. So it'll be a quick peek, just for a second.
* IAmAMonster: Ben comments to Bruce that "us monsters have to stick together." Bruce then retorts that the Thing is a hero; it's the Hulk that is a monster.
* IShallTauntYou: Ben tries to do this to Bruce so that he can have the Hulk's help in the fight against the agents. It doesn't initially work, but when the Hulk comes out, he remembers what Ben said.
* LeaveMeAlone: "Hulk knows you! Stupid man in black coat should leave Hulk alone!"
* LivingLegend: the Hulk, although Johnny thought that a legend was all he was.
* LivingWeapon: what the agents want to do to the Hulk and the Four.
* MistakenForOwnMurderer: Susan, Johnny, and Ben initially assume the Hulk killed Bruce. Reed renders the Hulk unconscious, undoing the transformation and revealing the Hulk's SecretIdentity.
* TheNicknamer: the Hulk. He refers to Ben as "big orange rock man", to Johnny as "fire man" and to Reed as "rubber man."
* PreShowdownOneLiner:
** Ben to the Hulk: "Say goodnight, Jolly Green!"
** Ben to Agent Pratt. "Hi. You're in so much trouble!" Subverted in that Hulk disrupted the fight.
** Reed to the invading agents: "You know, normally, I'm very accommodating to guests, but I have to draw the line at walking on me."
* ShoutOut: Ben refers to the Hulk as "Jolly Green", presumably referencing the vegetable brand.
* ThirdPersonPerson: "Hulk is strongest there is!"
* YourMom: Ben throws one of these at Banner to try and get him angry enough to Hulk out. When he finally does, it turns out to be a mistake.
* YouTalkTooMuch: the Hulk to Johnny. Johnny acknowledges that that is not the first time someone has said that to him.
* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: obviously.

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