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* ConspicuousCG: The shots of the ferris wheel.
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At a fair hosted by Stan, Dipper ruins a chance to impress Wendy -in fact, driving her into Robbie's arms--while Mabel wins a pig she names Waddles. Then Dipper gets his hands on a device lost by a time traveler from the future, and decides to use it to go back in time and fix his mistake--but it turns out that doing so will cost Mabel her new pet.

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At a fair hosted by Stan, Dipper ruins a chance to impress Wendy -in -- in fact, driving her into Robbie's arms--while arms -- while Mabel wins a pig she names Waddles. Then Dipper gets his hands on a device lost by a time traveler from the future, and decides to use it to go back in time and fix his mistake--but mistake -- but it turns out that doing so will cost Mabel her new pet.



-->'''Mabel''': Don't worry, brother. Whatever happens I'll be right here, supporting you every step of the--OHMYGOSHAPIG!! (runs off in excitement)

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-->'''Mabel''': Don't worry, brother. Whatever happens I'll be right here, supporting you every step of the--OHMYGOSHAPIG!! the-- OHMYGOSHAPIG!! (runs off in excitement)



* MeaningfulEcho: The man working the baseball-throwing game tells Dipper "You only get one chance, kid." . [[YouCantFightFate He's right.]]

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* MeaningfulEcho: The man working the baseball-throwing game tells Dipper "You only get one chance, kid." . " [[YouCantFightFate He's right.]]



* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Dipper and Mabel steal Blendin's time machine and end up ruining his life and causing all sorts of {{Time Paradox}}es. [[ComedicSociopathy They don't express any regret or guilt for it, and Blendin's arrest and trial are both played for laughs.]] Possibly justified in that it was Blendin's incompetence that granted ''two twelve year olds'' the power to mess with the time stream.

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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Dipper and Mabel steal Blendin's time machine and end up ruining his life and causing all sorts of {{Time Paradox}}es. [[ComedicSociopathy They don't express any regret or guilt for it, and Blendin's arrest and trial are both played for laughs.]] Possibly justified in that it was Blendin's incompetence that granted ''two twelve year olds'' twelve-year-olds'' the power to mess with the time stream.
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->'''Dipper:'' Here it is Mabel. Our ticket to any moment in history.\\

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->'''Dipper:'' ->'''Dipper:''' Here it is Mabel. Our ticket to any moment in history.\\
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->'''Fair Person''': Ah, ol' Fifteen-Poundy! So, how much you guessing he weighs?\\
'''Mabel''': Uh... fifteen pounds?\\
'''Fair Person''': Are you some kinda witch?

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->'''Fair Person''': Ah, ol' Fifteen-Poundy! So, how much you guessing he weighs?\\
'''Mabel''': Uh... fifteen pounds?\\
'''Fair Person''': Are you some kinda witch?
->'''Dipper:'' Here it is Mabel. Our ticket to any moment in history.\\
'''Mabel:''' Let's get two dodos and force them to make out!



* BittersweetEnding: Dipper DidNotGetTheGirl, but he's learned his sister's happiness is worth the sacrifice.

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* BittersweetEnding: Dipper DidNotGetTheGirl, but he's learned not to sacrifice his sister's happiness is worth the sacrifice.for his own.



** In the end credits, we're reshown the three scenes from past episodes where the Blendin made background appearances.

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** In the end credits, we're reshown the three scenes from past episodes where the Blendin made background appearances.



* EpicFail: The Dipper's worst throw missed the bottles entirely and sent a whole ''bag'' full of baseballs into Wendy's face.

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* EpicFail: The Dipper's worst throw missed the bottles entirely and sent a whole ''bag'' full of baseballs into Wendy's face.
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** [[spoiler:[[Recap/GravityFallsS2E4TheSockOpera They are eventually]] [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E8BlendinsGame called out on this.]]]]
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** [[spoiler:[[Recap/GravityFallsS2E4TheSockOpera They are eventually]] [[Recap/GravityFallsS2E8BlendinsGame called out on this.]]]]
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* [[spoiler:EarlyBirdCameo]]: The kids accidentally end up in front of the Mystery Shack many years in the past. [[spoiler: But that's not Stan who opens its front door.]]
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* [[spoiler:Early-BirdCameo]]: The kids accidentally end up in front of the Mystery Shack many years in the past. [[spoiler: But that's not Stan who opens its front door.]]

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* [[spoiler:Early-BirdCameo]]: [[spoiler:EarlyBirdCameo]]: The kids accidentally end up in front of the Mystery Shack many years in the past. [[spoiler: But that's not Stan who opens its front door.]]
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* [[spoiler:Early-BirdCameo]]: The kids accidentally end up in front of the Mystery Shack many years in the past. [[spoiler: But that's not Stan who opens its front door.]]
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* BrokenAesop: The episode teaches Dipper that it is more important to sacrifice your needs for your sister. Except that the only reason he did it is because Mabel selfishly forced him to do so and does not do the same for him.

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* BrokenAesop: The episode teaches Dipper that it is more important to sacrifice your needs for your sister. sibling. Except that the only reason he did it is because Mabel selfishly forced him to do so and does not do the same for him.



* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Dipper and Mabel steal Blendin's time machine and end up ruining his life and causing all sorts of {{Time Paradox}}es. [[ComedicSociopathy They don't express any regret or guilt for it, and Blendin's arrest and trial are both played for laughs.]]

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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Dipper and Mabel steal Blendin's time machine and end up ruining his life and causing all sorts of {{Time Paradox}}es. [[ComedicSociopathy They don't express any regret or guilt for it, and Blendin's arrest and trial are both played for laughs.]]
]] Possibly justified in that it was Blendin's incompetence that granted ''two twelve year olds'' the power to mess with the time stream.

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* FreezeFrameBonus:
** Three retroactive ones: go back and watch the first three episodes carefully. Blendin's there, [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o1_500.jpg fixing]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o2_250.jpg the]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o3_250.jpg paradoxes!]]
** When Mabel and Dipper go back to the Mystery Shack during winter, we see Stan poke his head out the door, but he's not wearing the same glasses as he is in the present. And he has a noticeable cleft in his chin... [[spoiler:Stan doesn't have such a cleft, so between that and the glasses, it gives away to people who have seen later episodes that it's not actually Stan that opened the door.]]

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FreezeFrameBonus: Three retroactive ones: go back and watch the first three episodes carefully. Blendin's there, [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o1_500.jpg fixing]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o2_250.jpg the]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o3_250.jpg paradoxes!]]
** When Mabel and Dipper go back to the Mystery Shack during winter, we see Stan poke his head out the door, but he's not wearing the same glasses as he is in the present. And he has a noticeable cleft in his chin... [[spoiler:Stan doesn't have such a cleft, so between that and the glasses, it gives away to people who have seen later episodes that it's not actually Stan that opened the door.]]
paradoxes!]]

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Dipper is the protagonist.


* ProtagonistCenteredMorality:
** Dipper and Mabel steal Blendin's time machine and end up ruining his life and causing all sorts of {{Time Paradox}}es. [[ComedicSociopathy They don't express any regret or guilt for it, and Blendin's arrest and trial are both played for laughs.]]
** In a more personal point between the two twins, Dipper refuse to help Waddles in favor if impressing Wendy is treated as him being in the wrong, yet Mabel refusing to help Dipper impressing Wendy in favor of gaining Waddles is treated as being in the right despite being as selfish as the former.

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ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Dipper and Mabel steal Blendin's time machine and end up ruining his life and causing all sorts of {{Time Paradox}}es. [[ComedicSociopathy They don't express any regret or guilt for it, and Blendin's arrest and trial are both played for laughs.]]
** In a more personal point between the two twins, Dipper refuse to help Waddles in favor if impressing Wendy is treated as him being in the wrong, yet Mabel refusing to help Dipper impressing Wendy in favor of gaining Waddles is treated as being in the right despite being as selfish as the former.

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* BrokenAesop: The episode teaches Dipper that it is more important to sacrifice your needs for your sister. Except that the only reason he did it is because Mabel selfishly forced him to do so and does not do the same for him.



* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Dipper and Mabel steal Blendin's time machine and end up ruining his life and causing all sorts of {{Time Paradox}}es. [[ComedicSociopathy They don't express any regret or guilt for it, and Blendin's arrest and trial are both played for laughs.]]

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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: ProtagonistCenteredMorality:
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Dipper and Mabel steal Blendin's time machine and end up ruining his life and causing all sorts of {{Time Paradox}}es. [[ComedicSociopathy They don't express any regret or guilt for it, and Blendin's arrest and trial are both played for laughs.]]]]
** In a more personal point between the two twins, Dipper refuse to help Waddles in favor if impressing Wendy is treated as him being in the wrong, yet Mabel refusing to help Dipper impressing Wendy in favor of gaining Waddles is treated as being in the right despite being as selfish as the former.
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I guess that's not COMPLETELY true from what I'm seeing in other places.


** When Mabel and Dipper go back to the Mystery Shack during winter, we see Stan poke his head out the door, but he's not wearing the same glasses as he is in the present. And he has a noticeable cleft in his chin... [[spoiler:Stan doesn't have such a cleft, and didn't wear glasses when he was younger, giving away to people who have seen later episodes that it's not actually Stan that opened the door.]]

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** When Mabel and Dipper go back to the Mystery Shack during winter, we see Stan poke his head out the door, but he's not wearing the same glasses as he is in the present. And he has a noticeable cleft in his chin... [[spoiler:Stan doesn't have such a cleft, so between that and didn't wear glasses when he was younger, giving the glasses, it gives away to people who have seen later episodes that it's not actually Stan that opened the door.]]
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** When Mabel and Dipper go back to the Mystery Shack during winter, we see Stan poke his head out the door, but he's not wearing the same glasses as he is in the present.

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** When Mabel and Dipper go back to the Mystery Shack during winter, we see Stan poke his head out the door, but he's not wearing the same glasses as he is in the present. And he has a noticeable cleft in his chin... [[spoiler:Stan doesn't have such a cleft, and didn't wear glasses when he was younger, giving away to people who have seen later episodes that it's not actually Stan that opened the door.]]
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'''Mabel''': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Uh... fifteen pounds?]]\\

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'''Mabel''': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Uh... fifteen pounds?]]\\pounds?\\

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Do you have any idea how many rules you just broke?]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Do you have any idea how many rules you just broke?]]
broke?"]]



-->'''Mabel''': Don't worry, brother. Whatever happens I'll be right here, supporting you every step of the- OHMYGOSHAPIG!! (runs off in excitement)

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-->'''Mabel''': Don't worry, brother. Whatever happens I'll be right here, supporting you every step of the- OHMYGOSHAPIG!! the--OHMYGOSHAPIG!! (runs off in excitement)



** In ''The Inconveniencing'' Mabel exclaims "the future is in the past" thanks to Smile Dip. And of course the future was indeed in the past thanks to time travel.

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** In ''The Inconveniencing'' "The Inconveniencing", Mabel exclaims "the future is in the past" thanks to Smile Dip. And of course the future was indeed in the past thanks to time travel.



** To [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E8IrrationalTreasure "Irrational Treasure"]]: Stan's mention of there being no police around, and a pioneer's swear of, "By Trembley!"
** Dipper brings up the lesson he learned from "Double Dipper."

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** To [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E8IrrationalTreasure "Irrational Treasure"]]: Stan's mention of there being no police around, and a pioneer's swear of, of "By Trembley!"
** Dipper brings up the lesson he learned from "Double Dipper."Dipper".



* DoubleMeaning: When Dipper is about to willingly lose Wendy to Robbie so Mabel can win Waddles again, he tries to make her understand that [[ItMakesSenseInContext people makes mistakes and tight jeans are overrated]].

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* DoubleMeaning: When Dipper is about to willingly lose Wendy to Robbie so Mabel can win Waddles again, he tries to make her understand that [[ItMakesSenseInContext people makes make mistakes and tight jeans are overrated]].


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* FriendOrIdolDecision: Dipper does find a way to win the stuffed animal for Wendy and prevent Robbie from asking her out, but it requires Mabel to lose the chance to win Waddles, making her miserable. Dipper decides that Mabel being happy is more important.


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* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: Blendin admonishes the twins for stealing his time machine, telling them "Do you have any idea how many rules you just broke?" Then he adds that he's actually asking that, because he wasn't there to document their rule-breaking.

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* FreezeFrameBonus: Three retroactive ones: go back and watch the first three episodes carefully. Blendin's there, [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o1_500.jpg fixing]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o2_250.jpg the]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o3_250.jpg paradoxes!]]
** Also, when Mabel and Dipper go back to the Mystery Shack during winter, we see Stan poke his head out the door. [[spoiler: Except the glasses he's wearing don't belong to Stan - they belong to [[EarlyBirdCameo Ford!]] ]].

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* FreezeFrameBonus: FreezeFrameBonus:
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Three retroactive ones: go back and watch the first three episodes carefully. Blendin's there, [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o1_500.jpg fixing]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o2_250.jpg the]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o3_250.jpg paradoxes!]]
** Also, when When Mabel and Dipper go back to the Mystery Shack during winter, we see Stan poke his head out the door. [[spoiler: Except the glasses door, but he's not wearing don't belong to Stan - they belong to [[EarlyBirdCameo Ford!]] ]].the same glasses as he is in the present.
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**Also, when Mabel and Dipper go back to the Mystery Shack during winter, we see Stan poke his head out the door. [[spoiler: Except the glasses he's wearing don't belong to Stan - they belong to [[EarlyBirdCameo Ford!]] ]].
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* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Wendy and the Duck[=/=]Panda. She declares she wants one upon seeing them as prizes, and when Dipper finally wins one for her, she has an enormous grin on her face.
-->'''Wendy''': This is the best present ever.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Everyone laughs at Robbie's humiliation when hot water makes his pants shrink, even Wendy, his new girlfriend.
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At a fair hosted by Stan, Dipper ruins a chance to impress Wendy -in fact, driving her into Robbie's arms- while Mabel wins a pig she names Waddles. Then Dipper gets his hands on a device lost by a time traveler from the future, and decides to use it to go back in time and fix his mistake- but it turns out that doing so will cost Mabel her new pet.

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At a fair hosted by Stan, Dipper ruins a chance to impress Wendy -in fact, driving her into Robbie's arms- while arms--while Mabel wins a pig she names Waddles. Then Dipper gets his hands on a device lost by a time traveler from the future, and decides to use it to go back in time and fix his mistake- but mistake--but it turns out that doing so will cost Mabel her new pet.
pet.



! This ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode provides examples of:

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! !! This ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode provides examples of:


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* ThrowTheDogABone: Dipper has to let Wendy get hit by the baseball so Robbie can ask her to go steady, but Mabel has Waddles make a fool of Robbie.
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* TorchesAndPitchforks: These are broken out when Mable declares herself a witch to the guy running the pig stand.

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* TorchesAndPitchforks: These are broken out when Mable Mabel declares herself a witch to the guy running the pig stand.

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* BadFuture: So apparently, in the future, a time baby will destroy everything and take over humanity. On the plus side, humanity gets time travel.
** On a smaller scale, Dipper refusing to help save Waddles because it would blow his shot at Wendy causes a despondent Mabel to lean against the Shack's totem pole and refuse to leave. Dipper waits more than a month - until Mabel is covered with vines and has been incorporated into the tour - to go back in time to help her.

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* BadFuture: BadFuture:
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So apparently, in the future, a time baby will destroy everything and take over humanity. On the plus side, humanity gets time travel.
** On a smaller scale, Dipper refusing to help save Waddles because it would blow his shot at Wendy causes a despondent Mabel to lean against the Shack's totem pole and refuse to leave. Dipper waits more than a month - -- until Mabel is covered with vines and has been incorporated into the tour - -- to go back in time to help her.



* EyeScream: Poor, poor Wendy.

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* EyeScream: Poor, poor Wendy.Wendy gets hit in the eye with a baseball in increasingly improbable ways.



* ShapedLikeItself: Mabel names her pig Waddles, because it waddles.

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Mabel names her pig Waddles, because it waddles.



-->'''Pioneer 1:''' Be on the lookout for mountain lions, travelers.\\

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-->'''Pioneer --->'''Pioneer 1:''' Be on the lookout for mountain lions, travelers.\\


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** On a smaller scale, Dipper refusing to help save Waddles because it would blow his shot at Wendy causes a despondent Mabel to lean against the Shack's totem pole and refuse to leave. Dipper waits more than a month - until Mabel is covered with vines and has been incorporated into the tour - to go back in time to help her.

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** The two TimePolice who show up at the end are named [[Creator/DolphLundgren Lolph and Dundgren]]
*** Which is a little weird because it seems like they intended a reference to ''Film/{{TimeCop}}'', but that starred Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme.

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** The two TimePolice who show up at the end are named [[Creator/DolphLundgren Lolph and Dundgren]]
*** Which is a little weird because it seems like they intended a reference to ''Film/{{TimeCop}}'', but that starred Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme.
Dundgren]].



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* NotHelpingYourCase: When Blendin tries to point out that it was Dipper and Mabel causing all the chaos he's been blamed for he calls Waddles the pig their leader. Lolph and Dundgren are less than impressed.
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* DoubleMeaning: When Dipper is about to willingly lose Wendy to Robbie so Mabel can win Waddles again, he's trying to make her know [[ItMakesSenseInContext people makes mistakes and tight jeans are overrated]].

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* DoubleMeaning: When Dipper is about to willingly lose Wendy to Robbie so Mabel can win Waddles again, he's trying he tries to make her know understand that [[ItMakesSenseInContext people makes mistakes and tight jeans are overrated]].

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* ShaggyDogStory: At the end, Dipper undoes the effect of the time travel: Wendy and Robbie start dating and Mabel wins Waddles.



* ShaggyDogStory: At the end, Dipper undoes the effect of the time travel: Wendy and Robbie starts dating and Mabel wins Waddles.

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