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1	It's almost the 1-year anniversary of the day Beetlejuice first met Lydia, so he gets the idea to take up babysitting in order to raise money to buy her a present. But Neitherworld babies are a much bigger handful than human babies, and he quickly finds himself in over his head— so much so that he's dragged before court and risks being fed to Sandworms!
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4	!!This episode contains examples of:
5	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The episode begins with Beetlejuice directly BreakingTheFourthWall, something he wouldn't do in future episodes.
6	* FaceYourFears: When Arlo, the baby Lydia is babysitting, winds up in the path of a Sandworm, Beetlejuice works up the courage to fight off and rescue the little guy.
7	* FountainOfYouth: Beetlejuice accidentally turns himself into a baby after he says that hanging around the babies he's been watching makes him "feel like a kid again".
8	* IAmSong: When Lydia pleads with the court to let him explain in his own words why he deserves another chance, Beetlejuice performs a short one of these, fittingly called "[[https://youtu.be/WpbqLxnmBdQ?si=CD_qwTMwuk16VXI9 Ghost with the Most]]".
9	* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: It's established here that Beetlejuice tends to turn into anything based on whatever figure of speech he says, making it more of a literal translation.
10	-->'''Lydia:''' Beetlejuice, have you seen a doctor about this problem of yours?\
11	'''Beetlejuice:''' What do ya mean "problem"? I'm fit as a fiddle! (''turns into a large fiddle'') Strong as an ox! (''turns into an ox and moos'') I get a kick outta life! (''rears one of his hind legs up'')\
12	'''Lydia:''' (''holds her hands up defensively'') I get your drift, Beetlejuice.
13	* LiteralMinded: When he gets the idea to raise some money to buy Lydia's present, BJ thinks that babysitting involves ''actually sitting on babies''.
14	* LoserFriendPuzzlesOutsiders: Judge Mental and all those present in the Neitherworld court are utterly baffled by Lydia not only coming to Beetlejuice's defense, but outright calling him her best friend.
15	-->'''Lydia:''' I object, Your Honor!\
16	'''Judge Mental:''' What are you, some kind of sicko? We can get rid of this disgusting creep forever!\
17	'''Lydia:''' This "disgusting creep" is ''my best friend''!\
18	'''Beetlejuice:''' Yeah!\
19	'''Judge Mental:''' You mean you hang around with Beetlejuice ''on purpose''?!\
20	'''Lydia:''' (''proudly'') Yes, Your Honor.\
21	'''Crowd:''' ''WHY''?\
22	'''Lydia:''' Because, [[MustMakeHerLaugh he makes me laugh]]! And he knows 101 ways to eat beetles.\
23	'''Crowd:''' (''[[ScreamingAtSquick Groans in disgust]]'')

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