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* EatTheCamera: Miss Simian does this when she falls off the edge of the broken bridge with her car.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite her hostility towards Miss Simian for her insults and for tricking her and the rest of the family, Nicole still shows concern for her when she falls off the unfinished bridge.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Miss Simian actually caring about winning a teaching award will feel confusing for viewers who are used to seeing Miss Simian as either an insanely strict teacher or an apathetic teacher who has all but given up on trying to do her job.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Miss Simian.

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* NeverTrustATitle: The episode is about Ms. Simian, who is a monkey, not an ape (she has a tail).


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* TaxonomicTermConfusion: The title refers to Ms. Simian, but she's a monkey, not an ape (she has a tail).
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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, [[TheBadGuyWins Ms. Simian got her award]], but it cost her her first actual friends and led to grievous personal injury. She is still entirely satisfied with herself.

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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, [[TheBadGuyWins Ms. Simian got her award]], but it cost her her first actual friends and led to grievous personal injury. She is still entirely satisfied with herself.herself.
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* DisproportionateRetribution[=/=]SkewedPriorities: Ms. Simian scammed an award recommendation from the Watterson family and Nicole engages her in a violent car chase--''which she brought her whole family to''-- just to take it back.

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* DisproportionateRetribution[=/=]SkewedPriorities: DisproportionateRetribution: Ms. Simian scammed an award recommendation from the Watterson family and Nicole engages her in a violent car chase--''which she brought her whole family to''-- just to take it back.
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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, [[TheBadGuyWins Ms. Simian got her award]], but it cost her her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury. She is still entirely satisfied with herself.

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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, [[TheBadGuyWins Ms. Simian got her award]], but it cost her her first actual friends and lead led to grievous personal injury. She is still entirely satisfied with herself.
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Miss Simian pretends to make friends with the Wattersons after Rocky (the orange muppet) tells her that no one likes her enough to give her a recommendation for a prestigious award.

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Miss Simian pretends to make friends with the Wattersons after Rocky (the orange muppet) muppet who mostly works as the school janitor) tells her that no one likes her enough to give her a recommendation for a prestigious award.
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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, [[TheBadGuyWins Ms. Simian got her award]], but cost her her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury. She is still entirely satisfied with herself.

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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, [[TheBadGuyWins Ms. Simian got her award]], but it cost her her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury. She is still entirely satisfied with herself.
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* NeverTrustATitle: The episode is about Ms. Simian, who is monkey not an ape (she has a tail).

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* NeverTrustATitle: The episode is about Ms. Simian, who is monkey a monkey, not an ape (she has a tail).
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* NeverTrustATitle: The episode is about Ms. Simian, who is monkey not an ape (she has a tail).
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* DisproportionateRetribution[=/=]SkewedPriorities: Ms. Simian scammed an award recommendation from the Watterson family and Nicole engages her in a violent car chase--''which she brought her whole family too''-- just to take it back.

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* DisproportionateRetribution[=/=]SkewedPriorities: Ms. Simian scammed an award recommendation from the Watterson family and Nicole engages her in a violent car chase--''which she brought her whole family too''-- to''-- just to take it back.

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* BondOneLiner: Richard gives three at the end of the episode, each time followed by a short laugh by the family and Nicole admonishing him because Ms. Simian could be seriously hurt.

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* ApologeticAttacker: Nicole orders the kids to throw stuff at Ms. Simian's car and Gumball apologizes as he does it.
* BondOneLiner: Richard gives three at the end of the episode, each time followed by a short laugh by from the family and Nicole admonishing him because Ms. Simian could be seriously hurt.



* DramaticDrop: Nicole hears that Ms. Simian was tricking her family and [[BerserkButton called them losers]], then drops the cake she brought for her.

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* DisproportionateRetribution[=/=]SkewedPriorities: Ms. Simian scammed an award recommendation from the Watterson family and Nicole engages her in a violent car chase--''which she brought her whole family too''-- just to take it back.
* DramaticDrop: Nicole hears that Ms. Simian was tricking her family and [[BerserkButton called them losers]], then drops the cake she brought for her. Richard eats it in seconds.



* LastSecondChance: As Ms. Simian is teetering over the edge of an unfinished road, trying to grab her recommendation, Gumball tells her they can still be friends.
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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, Ms. Simian got her award, but cost her her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury. She is still entirely satisfied with herself.

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* TastesLikeFriendship: Darwin and Gumball teach Ms. Simian about how friends share food. They use imaginary ice cream cones as an example, which leads to Gumball and Ms. Simian's tongues almost touching.
* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, [[TheBadGuyWins Ms. Simian got her award, award]], but cost her her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury. She is still entirely satisfied with herself.
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* FreudianExcuse: Nicole's type-A personality and drive to be a winner by any means necessary stems from Miss Simian calling her a loser from the time she took her first steps to the day she got married.

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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, Ms. Simian got her award, but cost her her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury. She is still entirely satisfied with herself.
* RunningGag: Ms. Simian "high-fiving" people in the face.

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*FreudianExcuse: Nicole's type-A personality and drive to be a winner by any means necessary stems from Miss Simian calling her a loser from the time she took her first steps to the day she got married.
* RunningGag: Ms. Simian "high-fiving" people in the face.
* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, Ms. Simian got her award, but cost her her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury. She is still entirely satisfied with herself.
* RunningGag: Ms. Simian "high-fiving" people in the face.
herself.
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Miss Simian pretends to make friends with the Wattersons to get a recommendation for an award.

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Miss Simian pretends to make friends with the Wattersons after Rocky (the orange muppet) tells her that no one likes her enough to get give her a recommendation for an award. a prestigious award.



* BulletSeed: Darwin machine-guns hard candy at Ms. Simians car.

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* BulletSeed: Darwin machine-guns hard candy at Ms. Simians Simian's car.
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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, Ms. Simian got her award, but it the cost her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury. She is still entirely satisfied with herself.

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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, Ms. Simian got her award, but it the cost her her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury. She is still entirely satisfied with herself.
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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, [[spoiler:Ms. Simian got her award, but it the cost her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury.]] She is still entirely satisfied with herself.

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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, [[spoiler:Ms.Ms. Simian got her award, but it the cost her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury.]] She is still entirely satisfied with herself.
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* BulletSeed: Darwin machine-guns hard candy at Ms. Simians car.
* DramaticDrop: Nicole hears that Ms. Simian was tricking her family and [[BerserkButton called them losers]], then drops the cake she brought for her.



* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, [[spoiler:Ms. Simian got her award, but it the cost her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury.]] She is still entirely satisfied with herself.

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* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, [[spoiler:Ms. Simian got her award, but it the cost her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury.]] She is still entirely satisfied with herself.herself.
* RunningGag: Ms. Simian "high-fiving" people in the face.
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Miss Simian pretends to make friends with the Wattersons to get a recommendation for an award.
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* BondOneLiner: Richard gives three at the end of the episode, each time followed by a short laugh by the family and Nicole admonishing him because Ms. Simian could be seriously hurt.
* DumbassHasAPoint: ''[[BumblingDad Richard]]'' calls Nicole's sanity into question when she tells him to stick his body out of a moving car to take Ms. Simian's recommendation from her.
* WorthIt: At the end of the episode, [[spoiler:Ms. Simian got her award, but it the cost her first actual friends and lead to grievous personal injury.]] She is still entirely satisfied with herself.

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