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* YankTheDogsChain: Mac and Charlie get painted up by two hot college girls and are about to return the favor when they're kicked out of the party since they're not in the fraternity.

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* YankTheDogsChain: Mac and Charlie get painted up by two hot college girls and are about to return the favor when they're kicked out of the party since they're not in the fraternity. They're later seen grumbling over how they would've tried harder in school if they'd known college would be like that.

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** The gang also took offense at Art Sloan slamming the bar's front door after storming out and commenting on his supposed "lack of respect", failing to understand his anger is justified because they ruined his home in reignite their Flipadelphia rivalry and then forgetting about it later.



* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Charlie tries to mimic the titular character of ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' by assuming a humble custodial position at a college who then stuns the students there with his great knowledge. However, he misses the crucial step that to come off as a prodigy in a humble position, you have to actually be a prodigy first. Instead of relying on his own knowledge, he just says what Will says in the movie (or what little he can remember of what Will said) and rambles about how the economics student he's talking to will soon be regurgitating facts from Gordon Wood--unaware that Gordon Wood is a ''historian'', not an economist, and the student has no idea what he's talking about.

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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Charlie tries to mimic the titular character of ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' by assuming a humble custodial position at a college who then stuns the students there with his great knowledge. However, he misses the crucial step that to come off as a prodigy in a humble position, you have to actually be a prodigy first. Instead of relying on his own knowledge, he just says what Will says in the movie (or what little he can remember of what Will said) and rambles about how the economics student he's talking to will soon be regurgitating facts from Gordon Wood--unaware that Gordon Wood is a ''historian'', not an economist, and the student has no idea what he's talking about. The frat boys (and Mac as well) immediately call Charlie an idiot.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Charlie ''tries'' to mimic the titular character of ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' by assuming a humble custodial position at a college who then stuns the students there with his great knowledge. However, he misses the crucial step that to come off as a prodigy in a humble position, you have to actually ''be'' a prodigy. Instead of relying on his own knowledge, he just says what Will says in the movie (or what little he can remember of what Will said) and rambles about how the economics student he's talking to will soon be regurgitating facts from Gordon Wood--unaware that Gordon Wood is a ''historian'', not an economist, and the student has no idea what he's talking about.

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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Charlie ''tries'' tries to mimic the titular character of ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' by assuming a humble custodial position at a college who then stuns the students there with his great knowledge. However, he misses the crucial step that to come off as a prodigy in a humble position, you have to actually ''be'' be a prodigy.prodigy first. Instead of relying on his own knowledge, he just says what Will says in the movie (or what little he can remember of what Will said) and rambles about how the economics student he's talking to will soon be regurgitating facts from Gordon Wood--unaware that Gordon Wood is a ''historian'', not an economist, and the student has no idea what he's talking about.

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* AssholeVictim: The gang gets revenge on the frat boys by poisoning them during the flip-cup competition. They totally had it coming.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: The gang gets revenge on the frat boys by poisoning them during the flip-cup competition. They totally had it coming.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: The gang gets revenge on KnowNothingKnowItAll: Charlie ''tries'' to mimic the frat boys titular character of ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' by poisoning them during assuming a humble custodial position at a college who then stuns the flip-cup competition. They totally had it coming.students there with his great knowledge. However, he misses the crucial step that to come off as a prodigy in a humble position, you have to actually ''be'' a prodigy. Instead of relying on his own knowledge, he just says what Will says in the movie (or what little he can remember of what Will said) and rambles about how the economics student he's talking to will soon be regurgitating facts from Gordon Wood--unaware that Gordon Wood is a ''historian'', not an economist, and the student has no idea what he's talking about.
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* BigManOnCampus: Dennis claims to have been this. It's all but stated this wasn't true; none of the freshmen remember or care about him, his descriptions of college activities are mostly juvenile harrassment, and his picture in the dorm has "I CHUG DICK!" written on it, to which Dennis reacts with wounded confusion.

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* BigManOnCampus: Dennis claims to have been this. It's all but stated this wasn't true; none of the freshmen remember or care about him, his descriptions of college activities are mostly juvenile harrassment, harassment, and his picture in the dorm has "I CHUG DICK!" written on it, to which Dennis reacts with wounded confusion.
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'''Dennis:''' I mean, I came in there, right, and I was polite and I was nice to them, and I was cordial. And they completely goddamn disrespected me! Little [[SuddenlyShouting IDIOTS!]] ''[[SuddenlyShouting IDIOTS!!]]'' I was ''completely'' respectful, they're supposed to be my brothers, right?! They're my brothers?! NO, NO! That's not fun! What they were doing wasn't fun, they kept ZAPPING US AND ZAPPING US! ''IDIOTS!!'' ''SAVAGES!!'' '''IDIOTS!!!''' '''''IDIOTS!!!!'''''

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'''Dennis:''' I mean, I came in there, right, and I was polite and I was nice to them, and I was cordial. And they completely goddamn disrespected me! Little [[SuddenlyShouting IDIOTS!]] ''[[SuddenlyShouting IDIOTS!!]]'' I was ''completely'' respectful, they're supposed to be my brothers, right?! They're my brothers?! NO, NO! That's not fun! What they were doing wasn't fun, they kept ZAPPING US AND ZAPPING US! ''IDIOTS!!'' IDIOTS! ''SAVAGES!!'' '''IDIOTS!!!''' '''''IDIOTS!!!!'''''
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--> '''Dennis:''' These kids these days, I tell you what, they're ''nothing'' like we used to be back when we were in fraternities. They have no respect for anybody. They're like, they're like stupid, little goddamn savages.\\
'''Frank:''' Bitches, they're bitches!\\
'''Dennis:''' I mean, I came in there, right, and I was polite and I was nice to them, and I was cordial. And they completely goddamn disrespected me! Little [[SuddenlyShouting IDIOTS!]] ''[[SuddenlyShouting IDIOTS!!]]'' I was ''completely'' respectful, they're supposed to be my brothers, right?! They're my brothers?! NO, NO! That's not fun! What they were doing wasn't fun, they kept ZAPPING US AND ZAPPING US! ''IDIOTS!!'' ''SAVAGES!!'' '''IDIOTS!!!''' '''''IDIOTS!!!!'''''
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* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: The gang gets their revenge on the fraternity at the end of the episode by poisoning the beer. This was also the reason they were originally banned from the flipcup torunarment back in '98.

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* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: The gang gets their revenge on the fraternity at the end of the episode by poisoning the beer. This was also the reason they were originally banned from the flipcup torunarment tournament back in '98.
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* BreakTheHaughty: Throughout the episode, Dennis continuously insists that he was the BigManOnCampus during his college days (all evidence to the contrary). However, when he tries to introduce himself as such to the frat boys, they respond by bullying and chasing him out of their fraternity. Dennis' ego is so bruised that he spends the rest of the episode having a meltdown, raving about how he has been unjustly disrespected and desperately insisting that he is "a legend".

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* BreakTheHaughty: Throughout the episode, Dennis continuously insists that he was the BigManOnCampus during his college days (all despite all evidence to the contrary). contrary. However, when he tries to introduce himself as such to the frat boys, they respond by bullying and chasing him out of their fraternity. Dennis' ego is so bruised that he spends the rest of the episode having a meltdown, raving about how he has been unjustly disrespected and desperately insisting that he is "a legend".

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* HypocriticalHumor: Dennis ranting about how the frat boys are savages who have no respect while he's plugging up Art Sloan's sink with towels and flooding his bathroom.

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* HypocriticalHumor: Dennis ranting about how the frat boys are savages who have no respect while he's plugging up Art Sloan's sink with towels and flooding his bathroom. He also keeps talking about how back when he was in college, he treated people with respect... and then fondly recalls his time sticking bananas in a guy's ass or putting the tip of his penis in a sleeping guy's mouth.


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* MinorInsultMeltdown: When Dennis sees that his picture in the frat has "I CHUG DICK!" graffitied on it, he takes it as if his entire self-image has been shot.
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* BlandNameProduct: Frank gets high on Ritarall, a portmanteau of Ritalin and Adderall.
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* ExcrementStatement: Dennis urinates in the rival bar when the owner calls the Gang childish.
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* BigManOnCampus: Dennis claims to have been this. It's all but stated this wasn't true; none of the freshmen remember or care about him, his descriptions of college activities are mostly juvenile harrassment, and his picture in the dorm has "I CHUG DICK!" written on it, to which Dennis reacts with wounded confusion.

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->'''-- Dennis, Dee, Mac & Charlie'''

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->'''-- Dennis, -->-- '''Dennis, Dee, Mac & Charlie'''




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* BatmanGambit: The guys' plan in the final flipcup contest against the frat boys relies entirely on Dee choking and being unable to flip her cup so that none of them have to drink to poisoned beer.

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* BatmanGambit: The guys' plan in the final flipcup contest against the frat boys relies entirely on Dee choking and being unable to flip her cup so that none of them have to drink to the poisoned beer.
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* NeverMyFault: The gang blames Art Sloan for getting them banned from "Flipadelphia" for ten decades, which only happened because they ''poisoned'' him and his team.

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* NeverMyFault: The gang blames Art Sloan for getting them banned from "Flipadelphia" for ten decades, a decade, which only happened because they ''poisoned'' him and his team.
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* BreakTheHaughty: Throughout the episode, Dennis continuously insists that he was the BigManOnCampus during his college days (all evidence to the contrary). However, when he tries to introduce himself as such to the frat boys, they respond by bullying and chasing him out of their fraternity. Dennis' ego is so bruised that he spends the rest of the episode having a meltdown, raving about how he has been unjustly disrespected and desperately insisting that he is "a legend".
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: The gangs gets revenge on the frat boys by poisoning them during the flip-cup competition. They totally had it coming.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: The gangs gang gets revenge on the frat boys by poisoning them during the flip-cup competition. They totally had it coming.
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* EvilVersusEvil: The gang are hardly saints, but the college boys they are up against are a bunch of obnoxious jerks with sadistic initiations and a general disregard for anyone who is not a part of their frat

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* EvilVersusEvil: The gang are hardly saints, but the college boys they are up against are a bunch of obnoxious jerks bullies with sadistic initiations initiation rituals and a general disregard for anyone who is not a part of their frat fraternity.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: The gangs gets revenge on the frat boys by poisoning them during the flip-cup competition. Harsh, but very much deserved.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: The gangs gets revenge on the frat boys by poisoning them during the flip-cup competition. Harsh, but very much deserved.They totally had it coming.

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* EvilVersusEvil: The gang are hardly saints, but the college boys they are up against are a bunch of obnoxious jerks with sadistic initiations and a general disregard for anyone who is not a part of their frat



* KickTheDog: The guys allow Dee to drink first in the flipcup contest, claiming that it's because they have faith in her newfound abilities. The real reason is to ensure that she's the only one who has to drink the poisoned beer.

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* KickTheDog: The guys allow Dee to drink first in the flipcup flip-cup contest, claiming that it's because they have faith in her newfound abilities. The real reason is to ensure that she's the only one who has to drink the poisoned beer.


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* KickTheSonOfABitch: The gangs gets revenge on the frat boys by poisoning them during the flip-cup competition. Harsh, but very much deserved.
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: When Art Sloan confronts the Gang for not even showing up to the tournament after all the fuss they caused about it (including destroying his house), they barely acknowledge it and tell him to just "move on".


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** The gang poisoned Art Sloan and his team ten years ago, trash his restaurant, house, and tax payments, and after all that they completely [[ButForMeItWasTuesday forget to show up to the tournament.]]
* NeverMyFault: The gang blames Art Sloan for getting them banned from "Flipadelphia" for ten decades, which only happened because they ''poisoned'' him and his team.

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After their ten-year ban from a flip-cup contest has been lifted, the gang tries to reignite their old rivalry with another local bar, but when the gang finds that everyone at the rival bar has grown up and moved on with their lives, they head to Dennis' old fraternity house at the University of Pennsylvania to find new rivals.

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->''"Flip, flip, flip-ADELPHIA!"''
->'''-- Dennis, Dee, Mac & Charlie'''

After their ten-year ban from a flip-cup flipcup contest has been is lifted, the gang tries to reignite their old rivalry with another local bar, but when the gang finds bar only to find out that everyone at the rival bar has grown up and their old rivals have since moved on with their lives, lives. Fortunately, Dennis finds a new enemy for the gang to focus on after he's disrespected by his old fraternity.
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* AlmightyJanitor: Discussed; Charlie plans to pull a ''Good Will Hunting'' on the frat boys until Mac points out that he isn't a genius janitor -- he's just a janitor.
* BatmanGambit: The guys' plan in the final flipcup contest against the frat boys relies entirely on Dee choking and being unable to flip her cup so that none of them have to drink to poisoned beer.
* CentipedesDilemma: Dee manages to flip ten cups in a row while practising, but chokes under the pressure during the actual tournament.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Mac and Charlie go to the frat house in order to try and recruit a fourth for their flipcup team, but quickly become distracted when a pair of sexy coeds offer to paint them.
* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: Dennis mentions that during his frat days he would haze the pledges by sticking bananas up their asses or putting the tip of his penis into their mouths while
they head were sleeping, and he seems to Dennis' consider this kind of behavior to be lighthearted pranking rather than sexual assault.
* FanDisservice: Frank spends the entire episode wearing a pair of skinny jeans.
* GroinAttack: One of the frat boys is shown hazing a pledge by tying him to a chair and repeatedly zapping him in the crotch with a stun gun.
* HypocriticalHumor: Dennis ranting about how the frat boys are savages who have no respect while he's plugging up Art Sloan's sink with towels and flooding his bathroom.
* KickTheDog: The guys allow Dee to drink first in the flipcup contest, claiming that it's because they have faith in her newfound abilities. The real reason is to ensure that she's the only one who has to drink the poisoned beer.
* APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy: The "paint party" that Mac and Charlie attend at the frat house, which involves lots of attractive people walking around with very few clothes on and covering each other in neon paint.
* SeriousBusiness: The gang treats the flipcup tournament with the utmost seriousness, oblivious to the fact that their "rivals" of ten years ago have long since moved on.
* ShirtlessScene: Mac and Charlie both take their shirts off while they're being painted by the women at the frat party.
* ShoutOut: Charlie states that he's going to pull a ''Film/GoodWillHunting'' on the frat boys, and later recites some lines from the film.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Dennis insists that he was a "goddamn legend" at his
old fraternity, but all the available evidence suggests otherwise.
* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: The gang gets their revenge on the
fraternity house at the University end of Pennsylvania the episode by poisoning the beer. This was also the reason they were originally banned from the flipcup torunarment back in '98.
* UnknownRival: The gang consider Art Sloan, the proprietor of the bar that originally got them banned from the tournament,
to find new rivals.be theirs despite the fact that he's now a successful restaurant owner and barely remembers them.
* UrineTrouble: Dennis urinates against the bar in Art's restaurant.
* VillainousBreakdown: Dennis goes into meltdown after he's disrespected by the frat boys, repeatedly screaming in a harsh falsetto that they're ''"idiots!"'' and ''"savages!"'' and that he's a ''"goddamn legend!"''.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: Dee and the frat boys all end up projectile vomiting after drinking the poisoned beer.
* TheWatson: Frank has no idea what "Flipadelphia" is at the beginning of the episode, as the gang were banned from the tournament long before he showed up.
* YankTheDogsChain: Mac and Charlie get painted up by two hot college girls and are about to return the favor when they're kicked out of the party since they're not in the fraternity.
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After their ten-year ban from a flip-cup contest has been lifted, the gang tries to reignite their old rivalry with another local bar, but when the gang finds that everyone at the rival bar has grown up and moved on with their lives, they head to Dennis' old fraternity house at the University of Pennsylvania to find new rivals.

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