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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Rocky mentions his mother just before unknowingly getting a Trawlr date request from her.
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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Rocky mentions his mother and how he has to face only a mother could love, just before unknowingly getting a Trawlr date request from her.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Brydie rejects Rocky because [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome she's horrified by his superficially romantic actions in reaching her]], thought he was creepy from the second they first saw each other, and only sent him an invite on the app because he used a heavily doctored profile photo.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Brydie rejects Rocky because [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome she's horrified by his superficially romantic actions in reaching her]], her, thought he was creepy from the second they first saw each other, and only sent him an invite on the app because he used a heavily doctored profile photo.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Rocky's attempt to win over Brydie with a GrandRomanticGesture backfires horribly, and Brydie rejects him because she's horrified by the creepy and deranged superficially romantic things Rocky went through to reach her. It also turns out that she thought he was creepy from the moment they met, and the only reason she sent him an invite on Trawlr is that he was using a profile photo that was doctored beyond recognition.
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* YourMom: Gumball does this insulting Rocky's mother, Mrs. Robinson. However, it is [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since Mrs. Robinson is a [[EvilMatriarch VERY horrible person]].
--> '''Gumball''': Yeah, well your mom is so nasty that she bit a dog and gave it rabies.
--> '''Gumball''': Yeah, well your mom is so nasty that she bit a dog and gave it rabies.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Brydie rejects Rocky because [[RealityEnsues she's horrified by his superficially romantic actions in reaching her]], thought he was creepy from the second they first saw each other, and only sent him an invite on the app because he used a heavily doctored profile photo.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Brydie rejects Rocky because [[RealityEnsues [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome she's horrified by his superficially romantic actions in reaching her]], thought he was creepy from the second they first saw each other, and only sent him an invite on the app because he used a heavily doctored profile photo.
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* RealityEnsues: Rocky's attempt to win over Brydie with a GrandRomanticGesture backfires horribly, and Brydie rejects him because she's horrified by the creepy and deranged superficially romantic things Rocky went through to reach her. It also turns out that she thought he was creepy from the moment they met, and the only reason she sent him an invite on Trawlr is that he was using a profile photo that was doctored beyond recognition.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Rocky's attempt to win over Brydie with a GrandRomanticGesture backfires horribly, and Brydie rejects him because she's horrified by the creepy and deranged superficially romantic things Rocky went through to reach her. It also turns out that she thought he was creepy from the moment they met, and the only reason she sent him an invite on Trawlr is that he was using a profile photo that was doctored beyond recognition.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Given that Rocky's mom is married to Mr. Robinson, her being on Not!Tinder means that she's cheating on her husband.
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* LoveOverridesTheLaw: Rocky and the Watterson boys cross a lot of moral, legal and ethical lines in their race to find Brydie, but everyone supports them anyway once they hear it's being done for love. All except for Brydie, who calls it out for the abhorrent and illegal actions it is.
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* RuleOfFunny: Gumball, Darwin and Rocky knock at least 3 people over, read someone's medical records and steal a car, but it's okay because it's "in the name of love".
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Given that Rocky's mom is married to Mr. Robinson, her being on Not!Tinder means that she's cheating on her husband.
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* RealDreamsAreWeirder: Darwin's suggested pickup line gets SidetrackedByTheAnalogy.
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* RealDreamsAreWeirder: Darwin's suggested [[TerriblePickUpLines pickup line line]] gets SidetrackedByTheAnalogy.
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** Mrs. Robinson is mentioned to have [[AbusiveParents always told Rocky he had a face "only a mother could love."]] Seconds later after being told such, Gumball realizes she unknowingly sent a date request [[SurpriseIncest to her own son]], which Gumball rejects and covers up.
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** Mrs. Robinson is mentioned to have [[AbusiveParents always told Rocky he had a face "only a mother could love."]] Seconds later after being told such, Gumball realizes she unknowingly sent a date request [[SurpriseIncest to her own son]], which Gumball rejects and covers up.
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* FictionalSocialNetwork: The Elmore equivalent of Tinder is a called "Trawlr".
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* ShaggyDogStory: Rocky's attempt to meet up with Friday after accidentally rejecting her on Trawlr only causes her to see him as creepy. The episode ends with Rocky still single.
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* RealityEnsues: Rocky's attempt to win over Brydie with a GrandRomanticGesture backfires horribly, and Brydie rejects him because she's horrified by the creepy and deranged superficially romantic things Rocky went through to reach her. It also turns out that she thought he was creepy from the moment they met, and the only reason she sent him an invite on Trawlr is that he was using a profile photo that was doctored beyond recognition.
* ShaggyDogStory: Rocky's attempt to meet up withFriday Byrdie after accidentally rejecting her on Trawlr only causes her to see him as creepy. The episode ends with Rocky still single.
* ShaggyDogStory: Rocky's attempt to meet up with
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* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The game that Rocky is shown playing is clearly meant to be ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''.
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* DownerEnding: See DidNotGetTheGirl.
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* DownerEnding: See DidNotGetTheGirl.Rocky fails to get the girl he wanted, or any girl period.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Rocky mentions his mother just before unknowingly getting a Trawlr date request from her.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Rocky mentions his mother just before unknowingly getting a Trawlr date request from her.
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* ShaggyDogStory: See DidNotGetTheGirl.
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* ShaggyDogStory: See DidNotGetTheGirl.Rocky's attempt to meet up with Friday after accidentally rejecting her on Trawlr only causes her to see him as creepy. The episode ends with Rocky still single.
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* CreatorCameo: Brydie's father is voiced by Ben Locket, the show's composer.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: At the end Byrdie tells Rocky she won't let him walk away after all the things he did, [[HopeSpot suggesting that she's willing to give him another chance]]. But then it turns out she was going to [[ItMakesSenseInContext send him flying out of her room along with Gumball and Darwin by un-friending him on Trawlr]].
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: At the end Byrdie tells Rocky she won't let him walk away after all the things he did, [[HopeSpot suggesting that she's willing to give him another chance]]. But then it turns out she was going to [[ItMakesSenseInContext send him flying out of her room along with Gumball and Darwin flying out of her room by un-friending rejecting him on Trawlr]].
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: At the end Byrdie tells Rocky she won't let him walk away after all the things he did, [[HopeSpot suggesting that she's willing to give him another chance]]. But then it turns out she was going to [[ItMakesSenseInContext send him flying out of her room along with Gumball and Darwin by un-friending him on Trawlr]].
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Rocky neglected to find love himself because he always figured he'd have some sort of absurd MeetCute. Once he, Darwin, and Gumball start trying to act with reckless disregard "in the name of love" [[SubvertedTrope everyone supports them]], but the girl he's after [[DoubleSubversion disgustedly rejects him]] for his abhorrent behavior.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Rocky neglected to find love himself because he always figured he'd have some sort of absurd MeetCute. Once he, Darwin, and Gumball start trying to act with reckless disregard "in the name of love" [[SubvertedTrope everyone supports them]], but the girl he's after [[DoubleSubversion disgustedly rejects him]] for his abhorrent behavior.behavior.
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Kick The Dog is done for no reason but to demonstrate cruelty. She did that because Rocky, among other things, ran a car through a wall and over her dad.
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* KickTheDog:After Brydie rejects Rocky she calls back for him ...only to slide up on profile which sends him flying through the air.
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* ShaggyDogStory: See DidNotGetTheGirl.
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* KickTheDog:After Brydie rejects Rocky she calls back for him ...only to slide up on profile which sends him flying through the air.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Brydie rejects Rocky because [[RealityEnsues she's horrified by his superficially romantic actions in reaching her]], thought he was creepy from the second they first saw each other, and only sent him an invite on the app because he used a heavily doctored profile photo.
* HitlerCam: While trying to get a good pic for Rocky's profile [[DiscussedTrope Darwin discusses the effect of high and low angles]], demonstrating that a low angle makes you look intimidating and a high one makes you seem approachable. Unfortunately, Rocky looks just as bad from any direction.
* HumansAreUgly: The first hit on Rocky's profile is from an attractive [[MediumBlending live-action]] human woman which disgusts everyone--[[RuleOfFunny even though Rocky's doctor photo was considered very attractive for looking the same]].
-->'''Darwin:''' She looks like a puppet made out of meat!\\
'''Rocky:''' [[NoFlowInCGI Her hair looks like it's made of lots of little hairs!]]\\
'''Gumball:''' And what's wrong with her ''hands!?'' Arrgh, dude, [[FourFingeredHands she's got five fingers]]! Slide up, slide up!\\
''(Rocky slides up and the neck photo is a rock with googly eyes, a smile, and a flower in her "hair")''\\
'''All three:''' ''Now'' we're talking!
* LateToThePunchline: Gumball tries hard to get why an online dating app is called "Trawlr" ("There's plenty of fish in the sea, but you need the net to catch them.") but Darwin beats him to it.
* LookalikeLovers: The woman Rocky fell for looks a lot like him (orange fur, bulbous nose, similar body shape), despite being animated in 2D instead of CG like Rocky. When asking people if they'd seen her, Darwin and Gumball stick a plant on Rocky's head to demonstrate what she looks like.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Rocky fell in love with Brydie as soon as he saw her. Her feelings are pretty much [[HateAtFirstSight the opposite]], as from her perspective Rocky just stared at her and made her feel uncomfortable.
* NarrativeShapeshifting: Rocky mimics some of his mother's [[TheUnintelligible speech]] and his eyes suddenly change to look like her.
* RaceForYourLove: Relentlessly parodied. Rocky mentions he imagined meeting his love after racing to get to her before she leaves on a plane. After accidentally turning down the girl he saw at the mall, Gumball and Darwin convince him to make an extremely hasty search for her, during which they do a number of immoral or illegal things to speed up the process ([[ComedicSociopathy or for no reason at all]]), despite nothing indicating they were short for time at all. Everyone permits these things because they're being done "in the name of love"--except the girl being chased after, who thinks they're terrible and insane.
* RidiculouslyPhotogenic: Despite normally looking extremely friendly, [[InvertedTrope any photo of Rocky makes him look ghastly and threatening]].
* RealDreamsAreWeirder: Darwin's suggested pickup line gets SidetrackedByTheAnalogy.
-->'''Darwin:''' Are you a combination of my recent memories and my childhood traumas? Because, girl, you are a ''dream''.\\
''(Gumball and Rocky look dumbfounded, though Rocky still types it in)''\\
'''Darwin:''' [[DefensiveWhat What?]] That's what dreams are.
* TemptingFate:
** Rocky doesn't feel bad about rejecting people on the dating app because it's not like sliding their picture away is hurting them in real life. Cue a montage of women spontaneously being flung into the air.
** Mrs. Robinson is mentioned to have [[AbusiveParents always told Rocky he had a face "only a mother could love."]] Seconds later after being told such, Gumball realizes she unknowingly sent a date request [[SurpriseIncest to her own son]], which Gumball rejects and covers up.
* HitlerCam: While trying to get a good pic for Rocky's profile [[DiscussedTrope Darwin discusses the effect of high and low angles]], demonstrating that a low angle makes you look intimidating and a high one makes you seem approachable. Unfortunately, Rocky looks just as bad from any direction.
* HumansAreUgly: The first hit on Rocky's profile is from an attractive [[MediumBlending live-action]] human woman which disgusts everyone--[[RuleOfFunny even though Rocky's doctor photo was considered very attractive for looking the same]].
-->'''Darwin:''' She looks like a puppet made out of meat!\\
'''Rocky:''' [[NoFlowInCGI Her hair looks like it's made of lots of little hairs!]]\\
'''Gumball:''' And what's wrong with her ''hands!?'' Arrgh, dude, [[FourFingeredHands she's got five fingers]]! Slide up, slide up!\\
''(Rocky slides up and the neck photo is a rock with googly eyes, a smile, and a flower in her "hair")''\\
'''All three:''' ''Now'' we're talking!
* LateToThePunchline: Gumball tries hard to get why an online dating app is called "Trawlr" ("There's plenty of fish in the sea, but you need the net to catch them.") but Darwin beats him to it.
* LookalikeLovers: The woman Rocky fell for looks a lot like him (orange fur, bulbous nose, similar body shape), despite being animated in 2D instead of CG like Rocky. When asking people if they'd seen her, Darwin and Gumball stick a plant on Rocky's head to demonstrate what she looks like.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Rocky fell in love with Brydie as soon as he saw her. Her feelings are pretty much [[HateAtFirstSight the opposite]], as from her perspective Rocky just stared at her and made her feel uncomfortable.
* NarrativeShapeshifting: Rocky mimics some of his mother's [[TheUnintelligible speech]] and his eyes suddenly change to look like her.
* RaceForYourLove: Relentlessly parodied. Rocky mentions he imagined meeting his love after racing to get to her before she leaves on a plane. After accidentally turning down the girl he saw at the mall, Gumball and Darwin convince him to make an extremely hasty search for her, during which they do a number of immoral or illegal things to speed up the process ([[ComedicSociopathy or for no reason at all]]), despite nothing indicating they were short for time at all. Everyone permits these things because they're being done "in the name of love"--except the girl being chased after, who thinks they're terrible and insane.
* RidiculouslyPhotogenic: Despite normally looking extremely friendly, [[InvertedTrope any photo of Rocky makes him look ghastly and threatening]].
* RealDreamsAreWeirder: Darwin's suggested pickup line gets SidetrackedByTheAnalogy.
-->'''Darwin:''' Are you a combination of my recent memories and my childhood traumas? Because, girl, you are a ''dream''.\\
''(Gumball and Rocky look dumbfounded, though Rocky still types it in)''\\
'''Darwin:''' [[DefensiveWhat What?]] That's what dreams are.
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** Rocky doesn't feel bad about rejecting people on the dating app because it's not like sliding their picture away is hurting them in real life. Cue a montage of women spontaneously being flung into the air.
** Mrs. Robinson is mentioned to have [[AbusiveParents always told Rocky he had a face "only a mother could love."]] Seconds later after being told such, Gumball realizes she unknowingly sent a date request [[SurpriseIncest to her own son]], which Gumball rejects and covers up.
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'''Rocky:''' It was in the video game we're playing.
'''Rocky:''' It was in the video game we're playing.
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'''Gumball:''' ''(prodding Rocky's arm)'' That sounds like you can ''milk'' that situation.\\
'''Rocky:''' It was in the video game we'replaying.playing.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Rocky neglected to find love himself because he always figured he'd have some sort of absurd MeetCute. Once he, Darwin, and Gumball start trying to act with reckless disregard "in the name of love" [[SubvertedTrope everyone supports them]], but the girl he's after [[DoubleSubversion disgustedly rejects him]] for his abhorrent behavior.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Rocky neglected to find love himself because he always figured he'd have some sort of absurd MeetCute. Once he, Darwin, and Gumball start trying to act with reckless disregard "in the name of love" [[SubvertedTrope everyone supports them]], but the girl he's after [[DoubleSubversion disgustedly rejects him]] for his abhorrent behavior.
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-->'''Rocky:''' The only woman I've spoken to in the last six months was a farmer's daughter who wanted me to retrieve her goat.\\
'''Gumball:''' That sounds like you ''milk'' that situation.\\
'''Rocky:''' It was in the video game we're playing.
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Darwin and Gumball help Rocky find a girlfriend through an online dating app.
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