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* LifeguardFanservice: Dipper's crush Wendy Corduroy becomes a lifeguard at the local pool, making Dipper decide to try to become assistant lifeguard so he can spend more time with her. Downplayed, since, outside of Dipper's crush and a single line of dialogue from Mabel pointing out that Wendy could be in a bikini, the lifeguard job isn't particularly sexualized.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: We don't know exactly why a child is kept in a jail under the pool for around ''one year'', but in the worst case scenario he just broke several pool's rules.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: We don't know exactly why a child is kept in a jail under the pool for around ''one year'', but in the worst case scenario he just broke several of the pool's rules.
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* FriendOrIdolDecision: Mabel offers Mermando the loudspeaker from the pool so his family can hear his calls, but if she does so, Dipper will get fired from his job working alongside Wendy all summer. Dipper ultimately allows her to give Mermando the loudspeaker as he knows what it's like to be in love with someone you'll do anything for.

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* FriendOrIdolDecision: Mabel offers Mermando the loudspeaker from the pool so his family can hear his calls, but if she does so, Dipper will get fired from his job working alongside Wendy all summer. Dipper ultimately allows her to give Mermando the loudspeaker as he knows what it's like to be in love with someone you'll do anything for.for, even if you know it won't work out.
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* CueTheShootingStar: The first time Mabel attempts a FirstKiss with Mermando in the pool, a shooting star goes by.
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-->''[[TheStinger 22-9-22-1-14 12-15-19 16-1-20-15-19 4-5 12-1 16-9-19-3-9-14-1]]''. [[note]]Vivan Los Patos De La Piscina.[[/note]]

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-->''[[TheStinger 22-9-22-1-14 12-15-19 16-1-20-15-19 4-5 12-1 16-9-19-3-9-14-1]]''. [[note]]Vivan Los Patos De La Piscina.[[/note]] (Long live the pool ducks.)[[/note]]
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-->''[[TheStinger 22-9-22-1-14 12-15-19 16-1-20-15-19 4-5 12-1 16-9-19-3-9-14-1]]''. [[note]]Vivan Los Patos De La Piscina."[[/note]]

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-->''[[TheStinger 22-9-22-1-14 12-15-19 16-1-20-15-19 4-5 12-1 16-9-19-3-9-14-1]]''. [[note]]Vivan Los Patos De La Piscina."[[/note]][[/note]]
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-->''[[TheStinger 22-9-22-1-14 12-15-19 16-1-20-15-19 4-5 12-1 16-9-19-3-9-14-1]]''. [[note]]Vivan Los Patos De La Piscina."[[/note]]
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* IWasToldThereWouldBeCake: Wendy took the lifeguard job because she heard they got free snack privileges. Mr. Poolcheck realising how much she's been abusing said privileges is what gets her fired at the end of the episode.

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* IWasToldThereWouldBeCake: Wendy took the lifeguard job because she heard they got free snack privileges. Mr. Poolcheck realising realizing how much she's been abusing said privileges is what gets her fired at the end of the episode.
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There's no such trope as I Always Wanted To Do That.


* IAlwaysWantedToDoThat: After freeing Mermando, Mabel and Dipper are about to leave when Mabel asks for "one more thing" and then re-enacts the famous scene from ''Film/FreeWilly'', posing dramatically as Mermando leaps over her. She then remarks, "I've always wanted to do that."
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* FirstKiss: Mabel wants hers from Mermando. She ultimately ends getting her first kiss from him. And so does Dipper.
* FootPopping: When Mabel kisses Mermando.

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* FirstKiss: Mabel wants hers from Mermando. She Mermando, and ultimately ends getting her first kiss from him. And so succeeds at the end of the episode. As does Dipper.
* FootPopping: When Mabel does this when she kisses Mermando.



* FriendOrIdolDecision: Mabel offers Mermando the loudspeaker from the pool so his family can hear his calls, but if she does so, Dipper will get fired, but he lets her do it anyway since she'll do anything for him even though their relationship won't work out.

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* FriendOrIdolDecision: Mabel offers Mermando the loudspeaker from the pool so his family can hear his calls, but if she does so, Dipper will get fired, but he lets fired from his job working alongside Wendy all summer. Dipper ultimately allows her do it anyway since she'll to give Mermando the loudspeaker as he knows what it's like to be in love with someone you'll do anything for him even though their relationship won't work out.for.



** In some of the non-English and non-Spanish translations of this episode (by example the French-one), Mermando is renamed "Sireno", the masculine version of "sirena", the spanish for "mermaid".
* HeatWave: And what better way to deal with one than a day at the pool?

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** In some of the non-English and non-Spanish translations of this episode (by example (for example. the French-one), French one), Mermando is renamed "Sireno", the masculine version of "sirena", the spanish Spanish for "mermaid".
* HeatWave: And Gravity Falls is in the throes of one, with the temperature reaching 110°F[[note]]that's 43°C[[/note]], and what better way to deal with one it than a day at the pool?



* IntimateHealing: Dipper has to perform mouth-to-mouth on Mermando to keep him from dying, forcing water into his lungs, as he is a merman.

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* IntimateHealing: IAlwaysWantedToDoThat: After freeing Mermando, Mabel and Dipper has are about to perform mouth-to-mouth on leave when Mabel asks for "one more thing" and then re-enacts the famous scene from ''Film/FreeWilly'', posing dramatically as Mermando leaps over her. She then remarks, "I've always wanted to keep him from dying, forcing water into his lungs, as he is a merman.do that."



* IWasToldThereWouldBeCake: Wendy took the lifeguard job because she heard they got free snack privileges.
* KissOfLife: Dipper is forced to give Mermando "reverse CPR" to keep him from suffocating.
* LatinLover: Mermando, of course.

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* IWasToldThereWouldBeCake: Wendy took the lifeguard job because she heard they got free snack privileges.
privileges. Mr. Poolcheck realising how much she's been abusing said privileges is what gets her fired at the end of the episode.
* KissOfLife: Mabel forces Dipper is forced to give Mermando "reverse CPR" to keep him from suffocating.
suffocating. When Mermando comes to, he asks why Dipper didn't just roll him into the lake.
* LatinLover: Mermando, of course.course, although the "Latin" part seems to go over Mabel's head.



* ManlyTears: Mr. Poolchek when he fires Dipper.
* MessageInABottle: How Mermando keeps in touch with Mabel.

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* ManlyTears: Mr. Poolchek when he fires Dipper.
starts crying while chewing out Dipper over the broken pool equipment. Dipper lampshades it.
* MessageInABottle: How Mermando keeps in touch with Mabel.Mabel after being freed. Parodied slightly as his first message ends with "More bottles to follow", at which point half-a-dozen bottles come spilling out of the drain at once.



* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Wendy & Dipper as Lifeguard & Assistant Lifeguard. Whilst Poolcheck tells Dipper that he's on thin ice after being caught throwing life preservers at the patrons, they both ultimately get fired for other things.

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* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Wendy & and Dipper as Lifeguard & and Assistant Lifeguard. Whilst Poolcheck tells Dipper that he's on thin ice after being caught throwing life preservers at the patrons, they both ultimately get fired for other things.



* ShaggyDogStory: Dipper winds up getting fired from his job as Assistant Lifeguard due to the damage caused by Stan & Mabel's break-in attempts despite his attempts to stop them, which means he doesn't get to hang out with Wendy since she's still working at the pool; except Wendy was fired minutes before Dipper for abusing her snack privileges.

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* ShaggyDogStory: A positive example. Dipper winds up getting fired from his job as Assistant Lifeguard due is desperate to the damage caused by stop Stan & and Mabel's break-in attempts despite because if anything else goes wrong, Mr. Poolcheck will fire him from his attempts to stop them, which means he doesn't get to hang out with Wendy since she's still job working at the pool; except alongside Wendy. He fails, and is fired... only to learn that Wendy was has ''also'' been fired minutes before Dipper for abusing her snack privileges.



* ThisIsMyChair: Stan fights Gideon for the best chair in the pool.

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* ThisIsMyChair: Stan fights Gideon for the best chair in the pool. Stan wins... ''[[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor permanently]]'', as Gideon put superglue on the chair.



* WouldHurtAChild: PlayedForLaughs. If Stan had been trying to blind anyone else AND/OR was effective at it, there would be firm disapproval coming from both the audience and the protagonists [[VillainWithGoodPublicity (in addition to the witnesses at the pool)]], but since it's [[EnfanteTerrible Gideon]], who also manages to [[CrazyPrepared counter all of Stan's schemes]], it ends up turning into a show where Stan ends up being made a fool of repeatedly.

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* WouldHurtAChild: PlayedForLaughs. If Stan had been trying to blind anyone else AND/OR else, and/or was effective at it, there would be firm disapproval coming from both the audience and the protagonists [[VillainWithGoodPublicity (in addition to the witnesses at the pool)]], but since it's [[EnfanteTerrible Gideon]], who also manages to [[CrazyPrepared counter all of Stan's schemes]], it ends up turning into a show where Stan ends up being made a fool of repeatedly.

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** We see Wax Stan from [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E3Headhunters "Headhunters"]] melting at the beginning of the episode.

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** We see Wax Stan from [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E3Headhunters "Headhunters"]] "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E3Headhunters Headhunters]]" melting at the beginning of the episode.



** Mabel recalls having dated [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped a zombie and some gnomes.]]

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** Mabel recalls having dated [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E1TouristTrapped a zombie and some gnomes.]]gnomes]].



* FreudianExcuse: The fact that Poolchecks had lost his hand in a pool accident is probably why he is obsessed with the strict respect of the safety rules.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: Mabel offers Mermando the loudspeaker from the pool so his family can hear his calls, but if she does so, Dipper will get fired, but he lets her do it anyway since she’ll do anything for him even though their relationship won’t work out.

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* FreudianExcuse: The fact that Poolchecks Poolcheck had lost his hand in a pool accident is probably why he is obsessed with the strict respect of the safety rules.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: Mabel offers Mermando the loudspeaker from the pool so his family can hear his calls, but if she does so, Dipper will get fired, but he lets her do it anyway since she’ll she'll do anything for him even though their relationship won’t won't work out.



** In some of the non-english and non-spanish translations of this episode (by example the french-one), Mermando is renamed "Sireno", the masculine version of "sirena", the spanish for "mermaid".

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** In some of the non-english non-English and non-spanish non-Spanish translations of this episode (by example the french-one), French-one), Mermando is renamed "Sireno", the masculine version of "sirena", the spanish for "mermaid".



** Poolchecks lost his hand in an accident because he didn't respect municipal pool's safety rules. The exact circumstances of the accident are never specified.

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** Poolchecks Poolcheck lost his hand in an accident because he didn't respect municipal pool's safety rules. The exact circumstances of the accident are never specified.



* WouldHurtAChild: PlayedForLaughs. If Stan had been trying to blind anyone else AND/OR was effective at it, there would be firm disapproval coming from both the audience and the protagonists [[VillainWithGoodPublicity (in addition to the witnesses at the pool)]], but since it's [[EnfanteTerrible Gideon]], who also manages to [[CrazyPrepared counter all of Stan's schemes,]] it ends up turning into a show where Stan ends up being made a fool of repeatedly.

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* WouldHurtAChild: PlayedForLaughs. If Stan had been trying to blind anyone else AND/OR was effective at it, there would be firm disapproval coming from both the audience and the protagonists [[VillainWithGoodPublicity (in addition to the witnesses at the pool)]], but since it's [[EnfanteTerrible Gideon]], who also manages to [[CrazyPrepared counter all of Stan's schemes,]] schemes]], it ends up turning into a show where Stan ends up being made a fool of repeatedly.repeatedly.
* YouExclamation: Mr. Poolcheck shouts this out at the end of the episode when he catches Soos throwing the inflatable ducks over the fence.

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* ArtisticLicenseChildLaborLaws: In RealLife, 12 year old Dipper would ''not'' be able to work as an assistant lifeguard and especially not on night patrol for presumably the entire night.



* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: This is why Mabel was so eager to bust Mermando out of the pool.

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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: This is why Mabel was so eager to bust Mermando out of the pool.pool: She loves him and he loves her, but he deeply misses his family and the sea.
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