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* MundaneSolution: Jake is acting sullen and irritable, and his parents have him meet with an expensive child therapist, believing that he's depressed over his parents getting divorced. Much of the episode is about everyone trying to get to the bottom of Jake's attitude, assuming it has to be something psychological. Berta resolves the situation immediately by giving him a bottle of prune juice to drink, clearing up his constipation, and with it his depression.
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* BreadEggsMilkSquick:
** Alan giving reasons why Jake doesn't want to talk to anyone about: "Girl problems, or somebody's picking on you, or you're the only guy in gym class without hair on his testicles".
** Charlie giving reasons why Jake doesn't want to talk to anyone: "Peter pressure, bullies, skipping class to drive to Tijuana with the school nurse".
** Alan giving reasons why Jake doesn't want to talk to anyone about: "Girl problems, or somebody's picking on you, or you're the only guy in gym class without hair on his testicles".
** Charlie giving reasons why Jake doesn't want to talk to anyone: "Peter pressure, bullies, skipping class to drive to Tijuana with the school nurse".
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Jake being sullen and uncooperative for days.
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* AdultFear: Alan, Charlie and Judith fear that Jake's sudden depression might be the result of dealing with his parent's divorce.
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Judith and Alan decide to send Jake to a therapist after realising he might be having a hard time dealing with their divorce.
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Judith and Alan decide to send Jake to a therapist after realising realizing he might be having a hard time dealing with their divorce.divorce. Original airdate, April 19, 2004.
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* OnlySaneMan: While the adults think Jake is depressed due to the divorce, Berta is the only one who figures out correctly that Jake is constipated.
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* OnlySaneMan: While the adults think Jake is depressed due to the divorce, Berta is the only one who figures out correctly that Jake is constipated.actually constipated.
* PottyEmergency: Jake, as a result of drinking prune juice.
* PottyEmergency: Jake, as a result of drinking prune juice.
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* BrickJoke: The prune juice Jake drinks to help him go. At the episode's end, he's running to the bathroom in the middle of a jam session.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Berta recalls how her youngest daughter once ate a whole can of Play-Doh. Stopped her up for two weeks.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Berta recalls how her youngest daughter once ate a whole can of Play-Doh. Stopped her up for two weeks.
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* BrickJoke: The prune juice Jake drinks to help him go. At By the episode's end, he's running to the bathroom in the middle of a jam session.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Berta recalls how her youngest daughter once ate a whole can of Play-Doh.Stopped Which constipated her up for two weeks.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Berta recalls how her youngest daughter once ate a whole can of Play-Doh.
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** Jake always being cranky.
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** Jake always being cranky.
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* FreudianExcuse: Judith, Charlie and Alan all drop these to each other as excuses for why their Harper family is insane and blame each other.
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* FreudianExcuse: Judith, Charlie and Alan all drop these to each other as excuses for why their Harper family is insane and blame each other.other for Jake's condition.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Judith constantly reminding Alan that she threw him out because he was sucking the life out of her and tells Jake, "Mommy has a right to be happy".
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* ExtremeOmnivore: Berta recalls how her youngest daughter once ate a whole can of Play-Doh. Stopped her up for two weeks.
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** Jake not using the bathroom.
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bathroom once.
** Jake not eatingmeals.any of his favorite meals.
** Berta asking if Jake is constipated.
* FreudianExcuse: Judith, Charlie and Alan all drop these to each other as excuses for why their Harper family is insane and blame each other.
** Jake not eating
** Berta asking if Jake is constipated.
* FreudianExcuse: Judith, Charlie and Alan all drop these to each other as excuses for why their Harper family is insane and blame each other.
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* OnlySaneMan: While the adults think Jake is depressed due to the divorce, Berta is the only one who figures out correctly that Jake is constipated.
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* OnlySaneMan: While the adults think Jake is depressed due to the divorce, Berta is the only one who figures out correctly that Jake is constipated.constipated.
* YouNeedToGetLaid: Charlie jokes that Jake needed this when he awakens the next morning no longer cranky.
* YouNeedToGetLaid: Charlie jokes that Jake needed this when he awakens the next morning no longer cranky.
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* ForeShadowing:
** Jake always being cranky.
** Jake not using the bathroom.
** Jake not eating meals.
** Jake always being cranky.
** Jake not using the bathroom.
** Jake not eating meals.
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* AdultFear: Alan, Charlie and Judith fear that Jake's sudden depression might be the result of dealing with his parent's divorce.
* BrickJoke: The prune juice Jake drinks to help him go. At the episode's end, he's running to the bathroom in the middle of a jam session.
* OnlySaneMan: While the adults think Jake is depressed due to the divorce, Berta is the only one who figures out correctly that Jake is constipated.
