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** The strip dealing with the Seinfeld finale. Andy forces the kids off the couch due to their having school, despite their insistance that they won't budge until the finale is over, and then somewhat hypocritically assumes the primo spot due to "her not having school." Considering how the Seinfeld finale turned out, not to mention the negatives reactions towards the finale, Andy will certainly ''wish'' that she was still in school so she'd miss it.
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** Ironically, before that happened, some strips (such as [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2001/10/25 this one]]) had insults to [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration the original Wesley]].
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** Ironically, before that happened, some strips (such as [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2001/10/25 this one]]) had insults to [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration the original Wesley]].Trope Namer]].
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** Also, the strip where Jason and Marcus attempt to pitch an idea to Hollywood of making a sequel to Titanic detailing a bigger, faster, and more safe one than before (as well as inserting a subtle TakeThat towards Paige Fox in the trailer) becomes even more funny when they actually did make [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II a Titanic sequel in 2010]], this time a Disaster-genre Film.
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: Jason Fox became worked into nearly ''every'' arc, especially in the mid-later years of the daily runs, mostly to show how much Bill Amend knew about computers and physics.
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** The strip dealing with Roger's nightmare about his stock accounts being worthless if donated certainly qualifies as well.
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* RecycledScript: Very rare occurrences:
** A story in which the family go to an amusement park by the name of 'Fun-Fun Mountain' was recycled into a later story where the family go to Fun Fun ''Universe''. A strip from that storyline was eventually recycled into ''another'' strip:\\
The original:
-->'''Jason:''' Mom, this hotel is great!
-->'''Andy:''' I'm glad you like it
-->'''Jason:''' Our room came stocked with all sorts of candy bars and sodas. A very nice touch.
-->'''Andy:''' Really? Ours didn't.
-->'''Jason:''' Did you look in that little fridge over there?
-->'''Andy:''' Jason, that's the minibar!
-->'''Jason:''' The 20-inch Snickers bars were a tad stale, but otherwise...
-->'''Andy:''' (''with her head in her hands'') Let the bankruptcy begin.
-->'''Paige:'''('' with an armload of shopping bags'') Guess what? The gift shops let you charge things to your room!
** A later strip, where the family go to a fake Caribbean resort called The Isles of Fun-Fun Caribbeanny Resort:
-->'''Jason:''' Mom, this place is great! They give you stuff for free!
-->'''Andy:''' What are you talking about?!
-->'''Jason:''' You just tell them your room number and you can have anything you want!
-->'''Andy:''' Jason, it's not free! They're just putting it on our bill!
-->'''Jason:''' Oops.
-->'''Andy:''' (''with her head in her hands'') Why didn't I pack aspirin?
-->'''Paige:'''('' with an armload of shopping bags'') Get some at the gift shop. Everything's free.
** Recycled scripts, as rare as they are, are pretty blatant at times. For example, there are two strips about Jason doing a card trick with a deck missing a card, which have the same punchline. There are also two strips about Peter telling Paige and Jason at two separate occasions how to channel-surf faster, also both using the same punchline.
** A story in which the family go to an amusement park by the name of 'Fun-Fun Mountain' was recycled into a later story where the family go to Fun Fun ''Universe''. A strip from that storyline was eventually recycled into ''another'' strip:\\
The original:
-->'''Jason:''' Mom, this hotel is great!
-->'''Andy:''' I'm glad you like it
-->'''Jason:''' Our room came stocked with all sorts of candy bars and sodas. A very nice touch.
-->'''Andy:''' Really? Ours didn't.
-->'''Jason:''' Did you look in that little fridge over there?
-->'''Andy:''' Jason, that's the minibar!
-->'''Jason:''' The 20-inch Snickers bars were a tad stale, but otherwise...
-->'''Andy:''' (''with her head in her hands'') Let the bankruptcy begin.
-->'''Paige:'''('' with an armload of shopping bags'') Guess what? The gift shops let you charge things to your room!
** A later strip, where the family go to a fake Caribbean resort called The Isles of Fun-Fun Caribbeanny Resort:
-->'''Jason:''' Mom, this place is great! They give you stuff for free!
-->'''Andy:''' What are you talking about?!
-->'''Jason:''' You just tell them your room number and you can have anything you want!
-->'''Andy:''' Jason, it's not free! They're just putting it on our bill!
-->'''Jason:''' Oops.
-->'''Andy:''' (''with her head in her hands'') Why didn't I pack aspirin?
-->'''Paige:'''('' with an armload of shopping bags'') Get some at the gift shop. Everything's free.
** Recycled scripts, as rare as they are, are pretty blatant at times. For example, there are two strips about Jason doing a card trick with a deck missing a card, which have the same punchline. There are also two strips about Peter telling Paige and Jason at two separate occasions how to channel-surf faster, also both using the same punchline.
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* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: Zig-zagged. Jason occasionally gives Quincy stuff like mealworms and crickets. Iguanas are actually herbivores primarily. However; one gag-a-day strip shows him getting a bunch of fruits to feed Quincy, so it's likely he ''does'' know that they primarily prefer those.
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* YouFailAnimalCareForever: Zig-zagged. Jason occasionally gives Quincy stuff like mealworms and crickets. Iguanas are actually herbivores primarily. However; one gag-a-day strip shows him getting a bunch of fruits to feed Quincy, so it's likely he ''does'' know that they primarily prefer those.
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* CreatorsPet: Jason might be becoming this.
** Ironically, before that happened, some strips (such as [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2001/10/25 this one]]) had insults to [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration the original Wesley]].
** Ironically, before that happened, some strips (such as [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2001/10/25 this one]]) had insults to [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration the original Wesley]].
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* TheWesley: Jason might be becoming this.
** Ironically, before that happened, some strips (such as [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2001/10/25 this one]]) had insults to [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration the original Wesley]].
** Ironically, before that happened, some strips (such as [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2001/10/25 this one]]) had insults to [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration the original Wesley]].
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* UnfortunateImplications: During the arc where Jason was planning to take over as CEO of Disney after Eisner got himself fired, Peter mentioned that Jason mentioned that he would update the movies as part of the changes to Disney once he becomes CEO of Disney. It then cuts to ''The Fox And The Hound'', ''Beauty And The Beast'', and ''Dumbo'' with Paige replacing Copper, the Beast, and Dumbo, respectively. Although they were all intended to insult Paige, the Beauty and the Beast example had an unintended implication added in that Belle was a lesbian.
** Not sure this amounts as unfortunate implications.
** Not sure this amounts as unfortunate implications.
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** Or, mileage varying as it will, [[HilariousInHindsight more funny]].
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** Ironically, before that happened, some strips (such as [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2001/10/25 this one]]) had insults to [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration the original Wesley]].
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* TheWesley: Jason might be becoming this.
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* TheWesley: Jason might be becoming this.this.
* YouFailAnimalCareForever: Zig-zagged. Jason occasionally gives Quincy stuff like mealworms and crickets. Iguanas are actually herbivores primarily. However; one gag-a-day strip shows him getting a bunch of fruits to feed Quincy, so it's likely he ''does'' know that they primarily prefer those.
* YouFailAnimalCareForever: Zig-zagged. Jason occasionally gives Quincy stuff like mealworms and crickets. Iguanas are actually herbivores primarily. However; one gag-a-day strip shows him getting a bunch of fruits to feed Quincy, so it's likely he ''does'' know that they primarily prefer those.
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** Not sure this amounts as unfortunate implications.
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** Not sure this amounts as unfortunate implications.implications.
* TheWesley: Jason might be becoming this.
* TheWesley: Jason might be becoming this.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Paige and Morton's play was never shown onscreen after Paige made it into the cast.
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** Not sure this amounts to unfortunate implications.
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** Not sure this amounts to as unfortunate implications.
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* UnfortunateImplications: During the arc where Jason was planning to take over as CEO of Disney after Eisner got himself fired, Peter mentioned that Jason mentioned that he would update the movies as part of the changes to Disney once he becomes CEO of Disney. It then cuts to ''The Fox And The Hound'', ''Beauty And The Beast'', and ''Dumbo'' with Paige replacing Copper, the Beast, and Dumbo, respectively. Although they were all intended to insult Paige, the Beauty and the Beast example had an unintended implication added in that Belle was a lesbian.
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* UnfortunateImplications: During the arc where Jason was planning to take over as CEO of Disney after Eisner got himself fired, Peter mentioned that Jason mentioned that he would update the movies as part of the changes to Disney once he becomes CEO of Disney. It then cuts to ''The Fox And The Hound'', ''Beauty And The Beast'', and ''Dumbo'' with Paige replacing Copper, the Beast, and Dumbo, respectively. Although they were all intended to insult Paige, the Beauty and the Beast example had an unintended implication added in that Belle was a lesbian.lesbian.
**Not sure this amounts to unfortunate implications.
**Not sure this amounts to unfortunate implications.
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already listed, but it\'s in-universe so it shouldn\'t be here anyway
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* {{Nerdgasm}}: Jason's reaction to seeing a beautiful foldout of a computer.
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me (now Offscreen Moment Of Awesome) is not \"they SHOULD have done it, it\'d be cool.\" It\'s \"they DID do it, but offscreen where you couldn\'t see it\"
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* MissedMomentOfAwesome: We never got to see the Antony and Cleopatra play Paige and Morton appeared in, didn't we? See AbortedArc above.
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* TearJerker:
** During an arc where the family travels to Washington DC, this exchange at the Vietnam memorial:
-->(''Roger is looking at the wall with a sad expression'')
-->'''Andy''': He was your father's best friend's older brother.
-->'''Peter''': I'm an older brother...
** One strip has Jason standing in front of a snow dinosaur and imaging what he could do if it were real. The last panel has Jason walking away disappointed, and the snow dinosaur sheds a tear.
** Roger's favorite cartoon strip since he was a kid, Captain Goofball, gets replaced by a new comic strip and Jason comments on how Captain Goofball was dumb. Roger's reply is almost heartbreaking. "Captain Goofball was NOT dumb! At least, not twenty years ago when it really mattered!...to ''me''..."
** One storyline early on had Jason wake up at midnight on Christmas to open all his presents. While the first two strips were funny, the following three showed Jason deeply saddened by not being able to share the joy of opening presents with his family. The final one ends on a HeartwarmingMoment, though, as Andy gives Jason a present meant for Roger for him to share. Granted, Roger didn't volunteer that present, but the way he held Andy in the last panel made it clear he understood.
--->'''Roger''': I thought I wanted that sweater.
--->'''Andy''': Someone else wanted it more.
** When Jason is hospitalized for falling off the roof, Peter, who feels responsible, stays up all night with him and gives a very tearful, heartfelt apology. Anyone who has accidentally hurt a sibling knows exactly how he feels.
** During an arc where the family travels to Washington DC, this exchange at the Vietnam memorial:
-->(''Roger is looking at the wall with a sad expression'')
-->'''Andy''': He was your father's best friend's older brother.
-->'''Peter''': I'm an older brother...
** One strip has Jason standing in front of a snow dinosaur and imaging what he could do if it were real. The last panel has Jason walking away disappointed, and the snow dinosaur sheds a tear.
** Roger's favorite cartoon strip since he was a kid, Captain Goofball, gets replaced by a new comic strip and Jason comments on how Captain Goofball was dumb. Roger's reply is almost heartbreaking. "Captain Goofball was NOT dumb! At least, not twenty years ago when it really mattered!...to ''me''..."
** One storyline early on had Jason wake up at midnight on Christmas to open all his presents. While the first two strips were funny, the following three showed Jason deeply saddened by not being able to share the joy of opening presents with his family. The final one ends on a HeartwarmingMoment, though, as Andy gives Jason a present meant for Roger for him to share. Granted, Roger didn't volunteer that present, but the way he held Andy in the last panel made it clear he understood.
--->'''Roger''': I thought I wanted that sweater.
--->'''Andy''': Someone else wanted it more.
** When Jason is hospitalized for falling off the roof, Peter, who feels responsible, stays up all night with him and gives a very tearful, heartfelt apology. Anyone who has accidentally hurt a sibling knows exactly how he feels.
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move awesome and heartwarming
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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome:
** AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Paige telling off two senior students that crashed Peter's party.
** The first summer camp StoryArc may be the best writing Bill Amend's ever done. The first one, starting in [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1997/06/16/ June 1997]] and ending in August, features a great deal of character development among Jason, Marcus and Eileen, and introduces Eugene and Phoebe Wu.
** Three years later, the Wus and Eileen [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2000/06/05 return]] for an epic six-week arc about who stole Eileen's camp journal, complete with a cliffhanger on every Saturday strip (meaning that those who read it in papers had to wait two days for the resolutions).
** The Earlier StoryArc about Peter and Denise's temporary break-up counts. Deep characterization and some heartbreak make for a great {{Tearjerker}}.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: During an arc where the family travels to Washington DC, this exchange at the Vietnam memorial:
-->(''Roger is looking at the wall with a sad expression'')
-->'''Andy''': He was your father's best friend's older brother.
-->'''Peter''': I'm an older brother...
** Also at the [[http://books.google.com/books?id=XEBzsvFZKqIC&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=#v=onepage&q=&f=false end of an arc when Roger gives blood]]. It's one of the few times in the strip that Jason expresses admiration for his father.
** [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1997/06/23/ This strip]] is one of the only times he admits to loving his mother.
** AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Paige telling off two senior students that crashed Peter's party.
** The first summer camp StoryArc may be the best writing Bill Amend's ever done. The first one, starting in [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1997/06/16/ June 1997]] and ending in August, features a great deal of character development among Jason, Marcus and Eileen, and introduces Eugene and Phoebe Wu.
** Three years later, the Wus and Eileen [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2000/06/05 return]] for an epic six-week arc about who stole Eileen's camp journal, complete with a cliffhanger on every Saturday strip (meaning that those who read it in papers had to wait two days for the resolutions).
** The Earlier StoryArc about Peter and Denise's temporary break-up counts. Deep characterization and some heartbreak make for a great {{Tearjerker}}.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: During an arc where the family travels to Washington DC, this exchange at the Vietnam memorial:
-->(''Roger is looking at the wall with a sad expression'')
-->'''Andy''': He was your father's best friend's older brother.
-->'''Peter''': I'm an older brother...
** Also at the [[http://books.google.com/books?id=XEBzsvFZKqIC&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=#v=onepage&q=&f=false end of an arc when Roger gives blood]]. It's one of the few times in the strip that Jason expresses admiration for his father.
** [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1997/06/23/ This strip]] is one of the only times he admits to loving his mother.
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* TearJerker: TearJerker:
** During an arc where the family travels to Washington DC, this exchange at the Vietnam memorial:
-->(''Roger is looking at the wall with a sad expression'')
-->'''Andy''': He was your father's best friend's older brother.
-->'''Peter''': I'm an older brother...
** One strip has Jason standing in front of a snow dinosaur and imaging what he could do if it were real. The last panel has Jason walking away disappointed, and the snow dinosaur sheds a tear.
** During an arc where the family travels to Washington DC, this exchange at the Vietnam memorial:
-->(''Roger is looking at the wall with a sad expression'')
-->'''Andy''': He was your father's best friend's older brother.
-->'''Peter''': I'm an older brother...
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: [[http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/1996/05/20 This comic]] became less funny after the death of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Treadwell Timothy Treadwell]].
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** Recycled scripts, as rare as they are, are pretty blatant at times. For example, there are two strips about Jason doing a card trick with a deck missing a card, which have the same punchline. There are also two strips about Peter telling Paige and Jason at two separate occasions how to channel-surf faster, also both using the same punchline.
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** When Jason is hospitalized for falling off the roof, Peter, who feels responsible, stays up all night with him and gives a very tearful, heartfelt apology. Anyone who has accidentally hurt a sibling knows exactly how he feels.
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** [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther]]Paige AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Paige telling off two senior students that crashed Peter's party.
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** Roger's favorite cartoon strip since he was a kid, Captain Goofball, gets replaced by a new comic strip and Jason comments on how Captain Goofball was dumb. Roger's reply is almost heartbreaking. "Captain Goofball was NOT dumb! At least, not twenty years ago when it really mattered!...to ''me''..."
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** Roger's favorite cartoon strip since he was a kid, Captain Goofball, gets replaced by a new comic strip and Jason comments on how Captain Goofball was dumb. Roger's reply is almost heartbreaking. "Captain Goofball was NOT dumb! At least, not twenty years ago when it really mattered!...to ''me''..." "
** One storyline early on had Jason wake up at midnight on Christmas to open all his presents. While the first two strips were funny, the following three showed Jason deeply saddened by not being able to share the joy of opening presents with his family. The final one ends on a HeartwarmingMoment, though, as Andy gives Jason a present meant for Roger for him to share. Granted, Roger didn't volunteer that present, but the way he held Andy in the last panel made it clear he understood.
--->'''Roger''': I thought I wanted that sweater.
--->'''Andy''': Someone else wanted it more.
** One storyline early on had Jason wake up at midnight on Christmas to open all his presents. While the first two strips were funny, the following three showed Jason deeply saddened by not being able to share the joy of opening presents with his family. The final one ends on a HeartwarmingMoment, though, as Andy gives Jason a present meant for Roger for him to share. Granted, Roger didn't volunteer that present, but the way he held Andy in the last panel made it clear he understood.
--->'''Roger''': I thought I wanted that sweater.
--->'''Andy''': Someone else wanted it more.
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* CompleteMonster: In-universe, Jason portrays Paige(-O-Tron) in Jason's "Slug-man" comics as the most horrible character possible.
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* ToyShip: Jason and Eileen.
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* ToyShip: Jason and Eileen.Eileen.
* UnfortunateImplications: During the arc where Jason was planning to take over as CEO of Disney after Eisner got himself fired, Peter mentioned that Jason mentioned that he would update the movies as part of the changes to Disney once he becomes CEO of Disney. It then cuts to ''The Fox And The Hound'', ''Beauty And The Beast'', and ''Dumbo'' with Paige replacing Copper, the Beast, and Dumbo, respectively. Although they were all intended to insult Paige, the Beauty and the Beast example had an unintended implication added in that Belle was a lesbian.
* UnfortunateImplications: During the arc where Jason was planning to take over as CEO of Disney after Eisner got himself fired, Peter mentioned that Jason mentioned that he would update the movies as part of the changes to Disney once he becomes CEO of Disney. It then cuts to ''The Fox And The Hound'', ''Beauty And The Beast'', and ''Dumbo'' with Paige replacing Copper, the Beast, and Dumbo, respectively. Although they were all intended to insult Paige, the Beauty and the Beast example had an unintended implication added in that Belle was a lesbian.
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