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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dottie doesn't exactly confirm what happened to Jimmy Kratner.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dottie doesn't exactly confirm what happened to Jimmy Kratner. (Going by the BrickJoke at the end of "The Experiment," he was abducted by aliens and it had nothing to do with the ball he lost.)
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* FluffyCloudHeaven: Heaven is portrayed this way during Gus's nightmare.
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* FluffyCloudHeaven: Heaven is portrayed this way during Gus's nightmare.nightmare, when he's [[BarredFromTheAfterlife denied entrance]] at ThePearlyGates because of the lost ball.
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* JerkassBall / OutOfCharacterMoment: '''Mikey''' of all people chides Gus about losing the ball at one point. Although this could be just Gus's imagination, since it happens when he seems to be hearing the word "lost" everywhere and even hallucinates the fence chiding him.
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* JerkassBall / OutOfCharacterMoment: '''Mikey''' of all people chides Gus about losing the ball at one point. Although this could be just Gus's imagination, since it happens when he seems to be hearing the word "lost" everywhere nonstop and even hallucinates the fence chiding him.
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* JerkassBall / OutOfCharacterMoment: '''Mikey''' of all people chides Gus about losing the ball at one point.
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* JerkassBall / OutOfCharacterMoment: '''Mikey''' of all people chides Gus about losing the ball at one point. Although this could be just Gus's imagination, since it happens when he seems to be hearing the word "lost" everywhere and even hallucinates the fence chiding him.
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The kids get a new kickball and decide to play with it. Gus gets the honor of being the first one to kick it, but unfortunately he ends up kicking it over into The Yard of No Return and must retrieve it.
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The kids get a new kickball and decide to play with it. Gus gets the honor of being the first one to kick it, but unfortunately unfortunately, he ends up kicking it over into The Yard of No Return and must retrieve it.
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* CoolOldLady: Dottie it's revealed treats Gus and the kids to cookies. When they reveal that they wanted Gus back, she says that it's perfectly fine, and returns them all the balls that fell into her yard.
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* CoolOldLady: Dottie it's It's revealed that Dottie treats Gus and the kids to cookies. When they reveal that they wanted Gus back, she says that it's perfectly fine, and returns them all the balls that fell into her yard.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The episode begins with Gus daydreaming about being a knight in King Arthur's time who is requested to retrieve the sword Excalibur from a cave but is too scared to do so. This is set up as a framing device for the events of the plot.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The episode begins with Gus Gus's daydreaming about being a knight in King Arthur's time who is requested to retrieve the sword Excalibur from a cave but is too scared to do so. This is set up as a framing device for the events of the plot.
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* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Gus is given a hard time by the other kids due to kicking the new ball over the fence and he fears that his reputation as a "ball loser" will follow him for the rest of his life. Luckily he manages to win everyone back by retrieving the ball.
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* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Gus is given a hard time by the other kids due to kicking the new ball over the fence and he fears that his reputation as a "ball loser" will follow him for the rest of his life. Luckily Luckily, he manages to win everyone back by retrieving the ball.
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* CoolOldLady: Dottie it's revealed treats Gus and the kids to cookies. When they reveal that they wanted Gus back, she says that it's perfectly fine, and returns them all the balls that fell into her yard.
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* AnxietyDreams: After losing the ball to the Yard of No Return, Gus starts to have dreams that [[MyGreatestFailure his losing the ball]] will follow him throughout his life. He'll be unable to graduate college, he'll be turned down at job interviews, and he'll be [[BarredFromTheAfterlife barred from Heaven]]. This is what convinces Gus to retrieve the ball from the infamous yard, knowing he'll never live with himself otherwise.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity / NeverLiveItDown: Gus is given a hard time by the kids due to kicking the new ball over the fence and he fears that his reputation as a "ball loser" will follow him for the rest of his life. Luckily he manages to win everyone back by retrieving the ball.
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* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Gus is given a hard time by the other kids due to kicking the new ball over the fence and he fears that his reputation as a "ball loser" will follow him for the rest of his life. Luckily he manages to win everyone back by retrieving the ball.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Everyone's reaction when they realize that ''Gus'', of all people, won the honor to be the first to kick the new ball.
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* ActorAllusion: Dottie is voiced by Creator/TressMacNeille, who voiced Dot Warner on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''.
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* DatedHistory: One of the school supplies in the delayed shipment is a chart of all the presidents, ending with UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter.
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* DatedHistory: In-Universe example: One of the school supplies in the delayed shipment is a chart of all the presidents, ending with UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter.
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* DatedHistory: One of the school supplies in the delayed shipment is a chart of all the presidents, ending with UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dotty doesn't exactly confirm what happened to Jimmy Kratner.
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*ProducePelting: Gus is subject to this at his high school graduation during his nightmare.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:Dotty Dottie doesn't exactly confirm what happened to Jimmy Kratner.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
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* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult: Subverted. The owner of the Yard of No Return is set up to be this but then is revealed to be a CoolOldLady who gives them back not only the ball they were looking for, but every ball that's ever been kicked into her yard.
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* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult: Subverted.[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. The owner of the Yard of No Return is set up to be this but then is revealed to be a CoolOldLady who gives them back not only the ball they were looking for, but every ball that's ever been kicked into her yard.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After Gus disappears, with his safety line cut, TJ ties the rope around his waist and prepares to go save Gus.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After Gus disappears, with his safety line cut, TJ ties the rope around his waist and prepares to go save Gus. When the others protest, he tells them that their pettiness over Gus losing one ball resulted in them losing ''him'' and they must save him.
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*FailedAttemptAtDrama: See CoveredInMud.
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*CoveredInMud: Gus falls into a mud puddle while retrieving the ball.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dotty doesn't exactly confirm what happened to Jimmy.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dotty doesn't exactly confirm what happened to Jimmy.Jimmy Kratner.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dotty doesn't exactly confirm what happened to Jimmy.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dotty doesn't exactly confirm what happened to Jimmy.Jimmy.
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* JerkassBall / OutOfCharacterMoment: '''Mikey''' of all people chides Gus about losing the ball at one point.
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* JerkassBall / OutOfCharacterMoment: '''Mikey''' of all people chides Gus about losing the ball at one point.point.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After Gus disappears, with his safety line cut, TJ ties the rope around his waist and prepares to go save Gus.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dotty doesn't exactly confirm what happened to Jimmy.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After Gus disappears, with his safety line cut, TJ ties the rope around his waist and prepares to go save Gus.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dotty doesn't exactly confirm what happened to Jimmy.
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* JerkassBall: '''Mikey''' of all people chides Gus about losing the ball at one point.
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* JerkassBall: JerkassBall / OutOfCharacterMoment: '''Mikey''' of all people chides Gus about losing the ball at one point.
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* CatapultNightmare: Gus has a nightmare about how his life is ruined by the mere fact that he kicked a ball over the fence and was too scared to go get it and wakes up screaming.
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* CatapultNightmare: Gus has wakes up screaming from a nightmare about how his life is ruined by the mere fact that he kicked a ball over the fence and was too scared to go get it and wakes up screaming.it.
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* DirtyCoward: Gus considers himself to be this for not being brave enough to climb over the fence to get the ball which he then resolves to do.
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* DirtyCoward: Gus considers himself to be this for not being brave enough to climb over the fence to get the ball ball, which he then resolves to do.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The episode begins with Gus daydreaming about being a knight in King Arthur's time who is requested to retrieve the sword Excalibur from a cave but is too scared to do so, set up as a framing device for the events of the plot.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The episode begins with Gus daydreaming about being a knight in King Arthur's time who is requested to retrieve the sword Excalibur from a cave but is too scared to do so, so. This is set up as a framing device for the events of the plot.
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* CatapultNightmare: Gus has a nightmare about how his life is ruined by the mere fact that he kicked a ball over the fence and was too scared to go get it.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The old lady who lives in the Yard of No Return points out that the kids could've simply came up to her door and asked for the ball back instead of going over the fence.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The old lady who lives in the Yard of No Return points out that the kids could've simply came up to her door and asked for the ball back instead of going over the fence.
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* CatapultNightmare: Gus has a nightmare about how his life is ruined by the mere fact that he kicked a ball over the fence and was too scared to go get it.
it and wakes up screaming.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The old lady who lives in the Yard of No Return points out that the kids could've simply came up to her door and asked for the ball back instead ofgoing having Gus go over the fence.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The old lady who lives in the Yard of No Return points out that the kids could've simply came up to her door and asked for the ball back instead of
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The kids get a new kickball and decide to play with it. Gus gets the honor of being the first one to kick it, but unfortunately he ends up kicking it over into The Yard of No Return and must retrieve it.
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* BigNo: Mikey yells this when Gus seems to disappear into the Yard of No Return.
* CatapultNightmare: Gus has a nightmare about how his life is ruined by the mere fact that he kicked a ball over the fence and was too scared to go get it.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The old lady who lives in the Yard of No Return points out that the kids could've simply came up to her door and asked for the ball back instead of going over the fence.
* DirtyCoward: Gus considers himself to be this for not being brave enough to climb over the fence to get the ball which he then resolves to do.
* FluffyCloudHeaven: Heaven is portrayed this way during Gus's nightmare.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The episode begins with Gus daydreaming about being a knight in King Arthur's time who is requested to retrieve the sword Excalibur from a cave but is too scared to do so, set up as a framing device for the events of the plot.
* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult: Subverted. The owner of the Yard of No Return is set up to be this but then is revealed to be a CoolOldLady who gives them back not only the ball they were looking for, but every ball that's ever been kicked into her yard.
* HeroWithBadPublicity / NeverLiveItDown: Gus is given a hard time by the kids due to kicking the new ball over the fence and he fears that his reputation as a "ball loser" will follow him for the rest of his life. Luckily he manages to win everyone back by retrieving the ball.
* JerkassBall: '''Mikey''' of all people chides Gus about losing the ball at one point.
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* BigNo: Mikey yells this when Gus seems to disappear into the Yard of No Return.
* CatapultNightmare: Gus has a nightmare about how his life is ruined by the mere fact that he kicked a ball over the fence and was too scared to go get it.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The old lady who lives in the Yard of No Return points out that the kids could've simply came up to her door and asked for the ball back instead of going over the fence.
* DirtyCoward: Gus considers himself to be this for not being brave enough to climb over the fence to get the ball which he then resolves to do.
* FluffyCloudHeaven: Heaven is portrayed this way during Gus's nightmare.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The episode begins with Gus daydreaming about being a knight in King Arthur's time who is requested to retrieve the sword Excalibur from a cave but is too scared to do so, set up as a framing device for the events of the plot.
* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult: Subverted. The owner of the Yard of No Return is set up to be this but then is revealed to be a CoolOldLady who gives them back not only the ball they were looking for, but every ball that's ever been kicked into her yard.
* HeroWithBadPublicity / NeverLiveItDown: Gus is given a hard time by the kids due to kicking the new ball over the fence and he fears that his reputation as a "ball loser" will follow him for the rest of his life. Luckily he manages to win everyone back by retrieving the ball.
* JerkassBall: '''Mikey''' of all people chides Gus about losing the ball at one point.
