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* TooMuchInformation: How Mike and the bots react to the wife complaining about her infertility.

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* TooMuchInformation: How Mike Crow's reaction, word for word, when Madeline casually brings up her infertility in casual conversation, explains that they can't adopt because Johnathan would never raise someone else's child, that she hasn't told him yet and it's affecting their marriage and there's "no hope at all" medically speaking... You know, light, parking lot conversation.
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the bots react to the wife complaining about polyps in my colon...\\
'''Servo:''' ''[as
her infertility.
friend]'' Look, I gotta go.\\
'''Crow:''' ''[[[SarcasmFailure skeeved-out stammering]]]''

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment / NarmCharm: [[invoked]] Best Brains ''loved'' the kid playing with the monkey while wearing goofy glasses singing, "Rock 'n' roll Martian!" They stated it was a perfect example of self-invented games kids always do.
** They were also greatly amused by [[LargeHam Jonathan]]'s ThinkingOutLoud snarky comments in the first story.
--> '''Crow''': ''[chuckling]'' What's his deal?!



* CymbalBangingMonkey: The movie inspired Pearl to make Professor Bobo dress up as one of these to scare Mike and the 'bots. They weren't impressed.

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* CymbalBangingMonkey: The one in the movie inspired Pearl to make Professor Bobo dress up as one of these to scare Mike and the 'bots. They weren't impressed.



* EnragedByIdiocy: The mean psychic lady the dad seeks out in the second story snaps at him for every snarky, skeptical thing he says, while talking about demons and magic rituals as if they're everyday things [[CommonKnowledge everyone already knows]]. Mike and the bots go to town -- they really don't even have to exaggerate that much (at least when it comes to her tone).

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* EnragedByIdiocy: The mean psychic lady the dad seeks out in the second story snaps at him for every snarky, skeptical thing he says, while talking about demons and magic rituals as if they're obvious, everyday things [[CommonKnowledge everyone already knows]].knows. Mike and the bots go to town -- they really don't even have to exaggerate that much (at least when it comes to her tone).



'''Psychic:''' ''[later]'' And remember David, NEVER let it know!\\

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'''Psychic:''' ''[later]'' And remember remember, David, NEVER let it know!\\



-->'''Servo:''' ''[as the critic]'' [[SmugSnake Hi, I'm Bob Jackass!]]
* KickTheDog: Neither pet in each segment has a good end. Lampshaded by Crow, as the dog is about to die.

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-->'''Servo:''' ''[as the critic]'' Johnathan]'' [[SmugSnake Hi, I'm Bob Jackass!]]
* KickTheDog: Neither pet Both pets meet a bad end in each segment has a good end.segment. Lampshaded by Crow, as the dog is about to die.



* NarmCharm: [[invoked]] Best Brains ''loved'' the kid playing with the monkey while wearing goofy glasses singing, "[[BigLippedAlligatorMoment Rock 'n' roll Martian!]]", saying it was a perfect example of one of those self-invented games kids always do. They were also greatly amused by [[LargeHam Jonathan]]'s ThinkingOutLoud snarky comments in the first story.
--> '''Crow''': ''[chuckling]'' What's his deal?!



* {{Padding}}: InUniverse.

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* %%* {{Padding}}: InUniverse. InUniverse.



* RunningGag: The graphic events on-screen being casually described by Ernest Borgnine to his grandson.
-->'''Mike:''' ''[as Grandpa Borgnine]'' And the devil cat grabbed his throat and pulled out bloody strips of sinew and flesh.

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* RunningGag: RunningGag:
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The graphic events on-screen being casually described by Ernest Borgnine to his grandson.
-->'''Mike:''' --->'''Mike:''' ''[as Grandpa Borgnine]'' And the devil cat grabbed his throat and pulled out bloody strips of sinew and flesh.flesh!



* SmallNameBigEgo: Jonathan acts this way for a store critic, so Mike and the Bots run with it.

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* SmallNameBigEgo: Jonathan acts this way seems incredibly full of himself for a store critic, so small-town newspaper critic who reviews stores at the mall. Mike and the Bots run with it.

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--> '''Crow''': ''(chuckling)'' What's his deal?!

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--> '''Crow''': ''(chuckling)'' ''[chuckling]'' What's his deal?!



* CoversAlwaysLie / NonIndicativeName: In one host segment, Mike looks through four children's books by Ernest Borgnine. In keeping with [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids the nature of the movie]], three of the books have innocuous titles like "Slow Bear's Woodland Picnic" that mask their [[SugarApocalypse dark and gory imagery]]. "Dr. Blood's Orgy of Gore," on the other hand, is about eight plump mice who get little sweaters and live happily.

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* CoversAlwaysLie / NonIndicativeName: CoversAlwaysLie: In one host segment, Mike looks through four children's books by Ernest Borgnine. In keeping with [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids the nature of the movie]], three of the books have innocuous titles like "Slow Bear's Woodland Picnic" that mask their [[SugarApocalypse dark and gory imagery]]. "Dr. "[[NonIndicativeName Dr. Blood's Orgy of Gore," Gore]]," on the other hand, is about eight plump mice who get little sweaters and live happily.



-->'''Servo:''' ''(as Merlin)'' It's my mission to release evil into the world and gradually recover it, following the deaths of many innocent people.

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-->'''Servo:''' ''(as Merlin)'' ''[as Merlin]'' It's my mission to release evil into the world and gradually recover it, following the deaths of many innocent people.



-->'''Servo:''' ''(as the kid)'' No, Grandpa Borgnine, leave light and hope for me! Please!\\
'''Crow:''' ''(as Grandpa Borgnine)'' Get out from behind that cushion, Billy! It gets worse!

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-->'''Servo:''' ''(as ''[as the kid)'' kid]'' No, Grandpa Borgnine, leave light and hope for me! Please!\\
'''Crow:''' ''(as ''[as Grandpa Borgnine)'' Borgnine]'' Get out from behind that cushion, Billy! It gets worse!



* KarmaHoudini: One interpretation of Merlin.
-->'''Servo:''' ''[as Merlin]'' Yes, it's my mission to release evil and gradually recover it, following the deaths of many innocent people.



'''Mike (as Grandpa Borgnine):''' "...Then he puttered around the kitchen for awhile, and got himself a cold drink!"

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'''Mike (as '''Mike:''' ''[as Grandpa Borgnine):''' "...Borgnine]'' ...Then he puttered around the kitchen for awhile, and got himself a cold drink!"drink!



--->'''Crow:''' ''(as the kid)'' But, Grandpa Borgnine, the tree fell right on him!\\
'''Mike:''' ''(as Grandpa Borgnine)'' I know, but I wrote myself into a corner.

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--->'''Crow:''' ''(as ''[as the kid)'' kid]'' But, Grandpa Borgnine, the tree fell right on him!\\
'''Mike:''' ''(as ''[as Grandpa Borgnine)'' Borgnine]'' I know, but I wrote myself into a corner.



--> And the devil cat grabbed his throat and pulled out bloody strips of sinew and flesh.

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--> -->'''Mike:''' ''[as Grandpa Borgnine]'' And the devil cat grabbed his throat and pulled out bloody strips of sinew and flesh.



--->'''Mike'''''(as the boy)'': Dad is ''so'' going into [[Literature/ItsAGoodLife the cornfield]].

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--->'''Mike'''''(as --->'''Mike:''' ''[as the boy)'': boy]'' Dad is ''so'' going into [[Literature/ItsAGoodLife the cornfield]].



-->'''Crow:''' "I also have a script called ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'', but I don't like it as much."

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-->'''Crow:''' "I ''[as Grandpa Borgnine]'' I also have a script called ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'', but I don't like it as much."

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--> '''Crow:''' And so, Billy, the little boy who looks just like you, went through terrible, irredeemable grief!
--> '''Crow:''' Remember that kitten, Billy? That was nothing compared to this! At least the kitten went quick, Billy!
--> '''Tom (as sleeping kid)''': Ooooh Monkey! Oooooh... car coming! Oh, flaming cat. Dog dying, mean psychics! Oh, Grandpa! Help!



->'''Crow:''' And so, Billy, the little boy who looks just like you, went through terrible, irredeemable grief!\\
'''Crow:''' Remember that kitten, Billy? That was nothing compared to this! At least the kitten went quick, Billy!\\
'''Tom (as sleeping kid)''': Ooooh Monkey! Oooooh... car coming! Oh, flaming cat. Dog dying, mean psychics! Oh, Grandpa! Help!



'''Crow:''' "Now I gotta send you to Hell."
* DoesNotLikeMen: The psychic in the movie snaps at the dad and comes off as angry during their scene, so the riffing really plays this up.
-->'''Servo:''' You stupid bastard! I could stab you in the eye right now, so help me God!

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'''Crow:''' "Now ''[as Merlin]'' Now I gotta [[DraggedOffToHell send you to Hell."
Hell]]!
* DoesNotLikeMen: EnragedByIdiocy: The mean psychic lady the dad seeks out in the movie second story snaps at him for every snarky, skeptical thing he says, while talking about demons and magic rituals as if they're everyday things [[CommonKnowledge everyone already knows]]. Mike and the dad and comes off as angry during their scene, so the riffing bots go to town -- they really plays this up.
-->'''Servo:'''
don't even have to exaggerate that much (at least when it comes to her tone).
-->'''David:''' Great, should I wear garlic around my neck, too?\\
'''Psychic:''' My GOD, David!\\
'''Mike:''' ''[as the psychic]'' You MORON!\\
'''Psychic:''' ''[later]'' And remember David, NEVER let it know!\\
'''Servo:''' ''[as the psychic]'' ...
You stupid bastard! BASTARD, I could stab you in the eye eyes right now, NOW, so help me God!GOD!



* IllKillYou
* {{Jerkass}}:
-->'''Servo:''' ''(as the critic)'' [[SmugSnake Hi, I'm Bob Jackass!]]

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* IllKillYou
IllKillYou: "Believe in magic, or..."
* {{Jerkass}}:
{{Jerkass}}: The critic from the first story ''instantly'' provokes this response, on sight, without saying a word.
-->'''Servo:''' ''(as ''[as the critic)'' critic]'' [[SmugSnake Hi, I'm Bob Jackass!]]Jackass!]]
* KarmaHoudini: One interpretation of Merlin.
-->'''Servo:''' ''[as Merlin]'' Yes, it's my mission to release evil and gradually recover it, following the deaths of many innocent people.



* {{Mondegreen}}: According to the episode guide, the writers thought the kid was singing "F***ing old martian" instead of "Rock'n'roll martian" the first time they heard it.

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* {{Mondegreen}}: According to the episode guide, the writers thought the kid was singing "F***ing old martian" Martian" instead of "Rock'n'roll martian" Martian" the first time they heard it.



-->'''Mike''': Ahh, it's the [[WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit Wallace]] method for [[WesternAnimation/TheWrongTrousers going down to breakfast]].

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-->'''Mike''': --->'''Mike''': Ahh, it's the [[WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit Wallace]] method for [[WesternAnimation/TheWrongTrousers going down to breakfast]].



-->'''Mike'''''(as the boy)'': Dad is ''so'' going into [[Literature/ItsAGoodLife the cornfield]].
** Crow: "[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey What are you doing, Dave?]]"

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-->'''Mike'''''(as --->'''Mike'''''(as the boy)'': Dad is ''so'' going into [[Literature/ItsAGoodLife the cornfield]].
** Crow: "[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey What are you doing, Dave?]]"



->'''Michael:''' [[TheStinger Rock n' Roll Martian! Rock n' Roll Martian!]]

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->'''Michael:''' [[TheStinger Rock n' Roll Martian! Rock n' Roll Martian!]]->''"[[TheStinger Rock'n'roll Martian...! Rock'n'roll Martian!]]"''
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-->'''Mike''': Ahh, it's the [[Franchise/WallaceAndGromit Wallace]] method for [[WesternAnimation/TheWrongTrousers going down to breakfast]].

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-->'''Mike''': Ahh, it's the [[Franchise/WallaceAndGromit [[WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit Wallace]] method for [[WesternAnimation/TheWrongTrousers going down to breakfast]].
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* {{Jerkass}}:
-->'''Servo:''' ''(as the critic)'' [[SmugSnake Hi, I'm Bob Jackass!]]
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* TooMuchInformation: How Mike and the bots react to the wife complaining about her infertility.
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* FreudWasRight: Invoked by Crow, who says the first segment was based on a story written by Freud.
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* SpaceWhaleAesop: After Pearl does an experiment involving Mike and the bots, she concludes that "[[ItMakesSenseInContext fire ants in the underwear can change the course of whole governments]]."
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** They were also greatly amused by [[LargeHam Jonathan]]'s ThinkingOutLoud snarky comments in the first story.
--> '''Crow''': ''(chuckling)'' What's his deal?!


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** Jonathan's derision of the Latin language.
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** Crow: "[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey What are you doing, Dave?]]"
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** When the boy finds his toy in the garbage...
-->'''Mike'''''(as the boy)'': Dad is ''so'' going into [[Literature/ItsAGoodLife the cornfield]].
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-->'''Mike''': Ahh, it's the [[Franchise/WallaceandGromit Wallace]] method for [[WesternAnimation/TheWrongTrousers going down to breakfast]].

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-->'''Mike''': Ahh, it's the [[Franchise/WallaceandGromit [[Franchise/WallaceAndGromit Wallace]] method for [[WesternAnimation/TheWrongTrousers going down to breakfast]].

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* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Many riffs and a host segment directed at Grandpa Borgnine say this. Mike and the Bots are certain that kid will be having nightmares for a very long time.



* OutOfOrder: Intended as the third episode of Season 10, it aired on Sci-Fi Channel a month after the finale due to clearance issues.

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* OutOfOrder: Intended as NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Many riffs and a host segment directed at Grandpa Borgnine say this. Mike and the third episode of Season 10, it aired on Sci-Fi Channel Bots are certain that kid will be having nightmares for a month after the finale due to clearance issues.very long time.
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** In one scene, Madeline's bed collapses falls through the floor.

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** In one scene, Madeline's bed collapses falls through the floor.
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-->'''Crow:''' See, here's his problem: he's goin' around dressed like, askin' women, "Have you seen my little monkey?"

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-->'''Crow:''' See, here's his problem: he's goin' around dressed like, askin' like that, asking women, "Have you seen my little monkey?"



'''Crow:''' "Now, I gotta send you to Hell."

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'''Crow:''' "Now, "Now I gotta send you to Hell."
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* Inspired by Merlin, Servo tries his hand on magic. After chanting a spell, he turns Mike into a baby; he gets better in the theater though.

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* Inspired by Merlin, Servo tries his hand on in magic. After chanting a spell, he turns Mike into a baby; he gets better in the theater though.
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This was the last episode ever seen on television, airing long after the finale, ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S10E13Diabolik Danger! Diabolik]]'' had aired.

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This was the last new episode ever seen to air on television, airing long after the finale, ''[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S10E13Diabolik Danger! Diabolik]]'' had aired.
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Not a correct use of Freud Was Right


* FreudWasRight: InUniverse. The first half, {{lampshade|Hanging}}d by Tom Servo.
-->'''Servo:''' Based on a story by Sigmund Freud!

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* ActorAllusion: The "totally not pieced together Creator/ErnestBorgnine movie" that Servo talks about during the end credits references several Borgnine projects, including ''Series/McHalesNavy'' and ''Film/FromHereToEternity''.
-->'''Servo:''' I think it's called ''Series/{{Airwolf}}''.



->'''Micheal:''' [[TheStinger Rock n' Roll Martian! Rock n' Roll Martian!]]

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->'''Micheal:''' ->'''Michael:''' [[TheStinger Rock n' Roll Martian! Rock n' Roll Martian!]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Try the Merlin chop, half a pound of Merlin served with steak fries, vegetable of the day and whipped desert.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Try the Merlin chop, half a pound Chop: A half-pound of Merlin Merlin, served with steak fries, vegetable of the day and whipped desert.dessert.]]
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-->'''Mike''': Ahh, it's the [[Franchise/WallaceandGromit Wallace]] method for [[TheWrongTrousers going down to breakfast]].

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-->'''Mike''': Ahh, it's the [[Franchise/WallaceandGromit Wallace]] method for [[TheWrongTrousers [[WesternAnimation/TheWrongTrousers going down to breakfast]].
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-->'''Mike''': Ahh, it's the [[WallaceandGrommit Wallace]] method for [[TheWrongTrousers going down to breakfast]].

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-->'''Mike''': Ahh, it's the [[WallaceandGrommit [[Franchise/WallaceandGromit Wallace]] method for [[TheWrongTrousers going down to breakfast]].
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** The woman in the first film bringing up at random times that she's unable to conceive.

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** The woman in the first film story bringing up at random times that she's unable to conceive.
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-->'''Crow:''' Remember that cat, Billy? That was nothing compared to this. At least the cat went quickly.

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-->'''Crow:''' Remember that cat, Billy? That was nothing compared to this. At least the cat went quickly.quick.

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--> '''Crow:''' And so, Billy, the little boy who looks just like you, went through terrible, irredeemable grief!
--> '''Crow:''' Remember that kitten, Billy? That was nothing compared to this! At least the kitten went quick, Billy!
--> '''Tom (as sleeping kid)''': Ooooh Monkey! Oooooh... car coming! Oh, flaming cat. Dog dying, mean psychics! Oh, Grandpa! Help!



--> '''Crow:''' And so, Billy, the little boy who looks just like you, went through terrible, irredeemable grief!
--> '''Crow:''' Remember that kitten, Billy? That was nothing compared to this! At least the kitten went quick, Billy!
--> '''Tom (as sleeping kid)''': Ooooh Monkey! Oooooh... car coming! Oh, flaming cat. Dog dying, mean psychics! Oh, Grandpa! Help!
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There are so many more, but this one is my favorite. Please add more examples if you wish.

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* ShoutOut:
** In one scene, Madeline's bed collapses falls through the floor.
-->'''Mike''': Ahh, it's the [[WallaceandGrommit Wallace]] method for [[TheWrongTrousers going down to breakfast]].

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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Apparently, Grandpa Borgnine is very confident that his script will be a smash:
-->'''Crow:''' "I also have a script called ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'', but I don't like it as much."




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* ThisIsGoingToBeHuge: Apparently, Grandpa Borgnine is very confident that his script will be a smash:
-->'''Crow:''' "I also have a script called ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'', but I don't like it as much."
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* ItsASureThing: Apparently, Grandpa Borgnine is very confident that his script will be a smash:

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* ItsASureThing: ItWillNeverCatchOn: Apparently, Grandpa Borgnine is very confident that his script will be a smash:

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