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* FriendToAllChildren: For some reason, all the little kids of the extended family get attached to Francis and stick to him like glue. When the boys are destroying the party, they help Francis by loosening the screws of the table so they can run over the cake.
* HeroicBSOD: Lois rarely cries, but the weekend with Hal's relatives is enough for her to lock herself in the bathroom and cry, to the shock of her family. She reaches her breaking point when they steal Lois' formal shoes so they can get rid of her enough time to exclude her from the family photo.
* HeroicBSOD: Lois rarely cries, but the weekend with Hal's relatives is enough for her to lock herself in the bathroom and cry, to the shock of her family. She reaches her breaking point when they steal Lois' formal shoes so they can get rid of her enough time to exclude her from the family photo.
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* EmbarrassingDampSheets: Hal wets the bed after having a dream about having a therapy session with Jesus. He interoperates it as his body telling him he needs to confront his father.
* FriendToAllChildren: For some reason, all the little kids of the extended family get attached to Francis and stick to him like glue. When the boys are destroying the party, they help Francis by loosening the screws of the table so they can run over thecake.
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* HeroicBSOD: Lois rarely cries, butthe weekend with Hal's relatives is enough for pushes her to lock herself in the bathroom and cry, to the shock of her family. She reaches her breaking point when they steal Lois' point. When the in-laws send her on a wild goose chase for formal shoes so they can get rid of her enough time to exclude her from the family photo.photo, she shuts herself in a closet and cries, to the shock of her family.
* FriendToAllChildren: For some reason, all the little kids of the extended family get attached to Francis and stick to him like glue. When the boys are destroying the party, they help Francis by loosening the screws of the table so they can run over the
* HeroicBSOD: Lois rarely cries, but
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Upon seeing Lois reduced to tears, Francis, Malcolm, Reese and Dewey take the golf kart, use it to destroy the buffet table, run over the cake, break everything in their way and finish it by sinking with the golf kart in the pool. Despite the subsequent obligatory scolding from Lois and Hal, it's clear from their faces that they are not really mad at them.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Claire is more masculine looking, while Amelia is more refined. Both spend the entire weekend tormenting Lois.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Claire is more masculine looking, while Amelia is more refined. Both spend the entire weekend tormenting Lois.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Upon seeing Lois reduced to tears, Francis, Malcolm, Reese and Dewey take the golf kart, use it to destroy the buffet table, run over the cake, break everything in their way decapitate a statue and finish it by sinking with the golf kart in the pool. Despite the subsequent obligatory scolding from Lois and Hal, it's clear from their faces that they are not really mad at them.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Claire is more masculine looking, while Amelia is more refined. Both spend the entire weekend tormenting Lois.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Claire is more masculine looking, while Amelia is more refined.
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* BrawnHilda: Claire is big, butch and is always wearing suits. According to Malcolm, they had to drive three blocks for her to let go of the door handle as they flee the place.
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* HeroicBSOD: Lois rarely cries, but the weekend with Hal's relatives is enough for her to lock herself in the bathroom and cry, to the shock of her family.
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* HeroicBSOD: Lois rarely cries, but the weekend with Hal's relatives is enough for her to lock herself in the bathroom and cry, to the shock of her family. She reaches her breaking point when they steal Lois' formal shoes so they can get rid of her enough time to exclude her from the family photo.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: All of Hal's relatives are cruel and passive-aggressive to Lois. Hal's father does nothing because he doesn't like to confront people.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: ObnoxiousInLaws:
** Until the end of the episode, Lois was constantly making snide comments at Piama. She starts to treat her better after everything Hal's relatives did to her.
** All of Hal's relatives are cruel and passive-aggressive to Lois. Hal's father does nothing because he doesn't like to confront people.
** Until the end of the episode, Lois was constantly making snide comments at Piama. She starts to treat her better after everything Hal's relatives did to her.
** All of Hal's relatives are cruel and passive-aggressive to Lois. Hal's father does nothing because he doesn't like to confront people.
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* ParentalNeglect: Walter is bad at confrontation and he resorts to making Hal laugh to avoid hearing his problems. When Hal finally decides to confront him and all his tricks fail, he is completely lost for words.
* PottyFailure: Hal makes a comeback by tickling his father and letting out all the problems from his childhood that he neglected to hear. The only thing that he can answer to Hal is requesting some towels.
* PottyFailure: Hal makes a comeback by tickling his father and letting out all the problems from his childhood that he neglected to hear. The only thing that he can answer to Hal is requesting some towels.
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The entire family attends Hal's Father's birthday, and the extended family humiliates Lois at every chance available. Reese and Dewey try to suck up to their grandfather in hopes they are included in his will.
!Guest starring:
* Walter (Creator/ChristopherLloyd)
* Amelia (Creator/BrendaStrong)
!This work contains examples of:
* BerserkButton: Seeing Lois cry makes all the men in their family draw the line. While Hal manages to gather courage and finally confront his father, the boys take revenge.
* CharacterDevelopment: After all the humiliation she suffers from Hal's relatives, the episode ends with Lois taking the first steps by treating Piama better, to the shock of everyone else.
* FriendToAllChildren: For some reason, all the little kids of the extended family get attached to Francis and stick to him like glue. When the boys are destroying the party, they help Francis by loosening the screws of the table so they can run over the cake.
* HeroicBSOD: Lois rarely cries, but the weekend with Hal's relatives is enough for her to lock herself in the bathroom and cry, to the shock of her family.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Claire is built like a BrawnHilda and often wears suits, while her husband is more effeminate.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: All of Hal's relatives are cruel and passive-aggressive to Lois. Hal's father does nothing because he doesn't like to confront people.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Upon seeing Lois reduced to tears, Francis, Malcolm, Reese and Dewey take the golf kart, use it to destroy the buffet table, run over the cake, break everything in their way and finish it by sinking with the golf kart in the pool. Despite the subsequent obligatory scolding from Lois and Hal, it's clear from their faces that they are not really mad at them.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Claire is more masculine looking, while Amelia is more refined. Both spend the entire weekend tormenting Lois.
!Guest starring:
* Walter (Creator/ChristopherLloyd)
* Amelia (Creator/BrendaStrong)
!This work contains examples of:
* BerserkButton: Seeing Lois cry makes all the men in their family draw the line. While Hal manages to gather courage and finally confront his father, the boys take revenge.
* CharacterDevelopment: After all the humiliation she suffers from Hal's relatives, the episode ends with Lois taking the first steps by treating Piama better, to the shock of everyone else.
* FriendToAllChildren: For some reason, all the little kids of the extended family get attached to Francis and stick to him like glue. When the boys are destroying the party, they help Francis by loosening the screws of the table so they can run over the cake.
* HeroicBSOD: Lois rarely cries, but the weekend with Hal's relatives is enough for her to lock herself in the bathroom and cry, to the shock of her family.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Claire is built like a BrawnHilda and often wears suits, while her husband is more effeminate.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: All of Hal's relatives are cruel and passive-aggressive to Lois. Hal's father does nothing because he doesn't like to confront people.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Upon seeing Lois reduced to tears, Francis, Malcolm, Reese and Dewey take the golf kart, use it to destroy the buffet table, run over the cake, break everything in their way and finish it by sinking with the golf kart in the pool. Despite the subsequent obligatory scolding from Lois and Hal, it's clear from their faces that they are not really mad at them.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Claire is more masculine looking, while Amelia is more refined. Both spend the entire weekend tormenting Lois.
