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## Tempt Job: Jack and Kyle briefly take up jobs as Canadian Yarn Art salesmen.

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## Tempt Temp Job: Jack and Kyle briefly take up jobs as Canadian Yarn Art salesmen.yarn art salespeople.
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Silly Dilly.


* MadArtist: Half of the episode has Jack and Kyle doing "pre-show rituals". Such rituals including banging holes in the ceiling, subjecting themselves to freezing in their fridge and overheating via a steaming kettle, smashing the ceiling with a hammer while swinging, and swallowing an incredibly long string to "purify (their) insides".

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* MadArtist: Half of the episode has Jack and Kyle doing "pre-show rituals". Such rituals including banging holes in the ceiling, subjecting themselves to freezing in their fridge and overheating via a steaming kettle, smashing the ceiling with a hammer while swinging, and swallowing an incredibly long string to "purify (their) insides".
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## Door-to-Door Rocking: They sing an IntercourseWithYou to a random woman.

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## Door-to-Door Rocking: They sing an IntercourseWithYou song to a random woman. woman.



* IntercourseWithYou: "Keilbasa" is another sexually charged song they sing when going through the "Door-to-Door Rocking" stage.

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* IntercourseWithYou: "Keilbasa" "Kielbasa" is another sexually charged song they sing when going through the "Door-to-Door Rocking" stage. See above.



* MadArtist: Half of the episode has Jack and Kyle doing "pre-show rituals". Such rituals including banging holes in the ceiling, subjecting themselves to freezing in their fridge and overheating via a steaming kettle and swallowing an incredibly long string to "purify (their) insides".

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* MadArtist: Half of the episode has Jack and Kyle doing "pre-show rituals". Such rituals including banging holes in the ceiling, subjecting themselves to freezing in their fridge and overheating via a steaming kettle kettle, smashing the ceiling with a hammer while swinging, and swallowing an incredibly long string to "purify (their) insides".
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* SpaghettiKiss: During the band's "pre-show rituals", Kyle and Jack accidentally do this when they're trying to purify their insides... [[DidntThinkThisThrough using the same string]].
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* CouchGag: The Open-Mic Host's intro:
--> '''Open-Mic Host''': "Stick around if you don't mind some cream in your jeans." Here they are, Tenacious D.
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!! "Death of a Dream" contains examples of:
* BreakingTheFourthWall: When Jack and Kyle walk away in a huff, Ed looks to the audience and explains the five stages a person must go through when confronting death (of a dream).
* FiveStagesOfGrief: According to Captain Ed, the Death of a Dream (specifically dreams of being a Rock Star) come in five stages.
## Anger: Jack and Kyle curse out Captain Ed on their way home.
## Denial: Jack and Kyle convince themselves that they'll be rock stars any day, measuring themselves for suit-sizes and making their list of diva-demands.
## Door-to-Door Rocking: They sing an IntercourseWithYou to a random woman.
## Tempt Job: Jack and Kyle briefly take up jobs as Canadian Yarn Art salesmen.
## Acceptance: Jack and Kyle burn all of their merch and Jack destroys his guitar.
* IfJesusThenAliens: Captain Ed tries dissuading Tenacious D from following through on their dream, calling it a myth like Sasquatch. It is not until Jack and Kyle reach the "Acceptance" stage of their dream's death do they see Sasquatch for real, the two of them immediately breaking out into a song as their dream had spontaneously come back to life.
* IntercourseWithYou: "Keilbasa" is another sexually charged song they sing when going through the "Door-to-Door Rocking" stage.
* JadeColoredGlasses: Having experienced the rock and roll lifestyle for himself, Captain Ed tries to encourage Jack and Kyle to "let the dream die".
* ShoutOut: Jack does his own version of the famous "For the Rabbits" part from ''Literature/OfMiceAndMen'' on his guitar.

!! "The Greatest Song in the World" contains examples of:
* MadArtist: Half of the episode has Jack and Kyle doing "pre-show rituals". Such rituals including banging holes in the ceiling, subjecting themselves to freezing in their fridge and overheating via a steaming kettle and swallowing an incredibly long string to "purify (their) insides".
* ParodyCommercial: The episode ends with Jack and Kyle hawking their very own "Rocket Sauce."
* WowingCthulhu: According to "Tribute", Jack and Kyle encountered a demon who threatened to eat their souls if they don't play him "the best song in the world." Not only do they play the song, but they beat him an a wrestling match.

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