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  • Stanley Spadowski is awesome in generalnote  but most notably, he singlehandedly turns Uncle Nutsy's Clubhouse, a pathetic, hacky children's show with a bored audience, into Stanley Spadowski's Clubhouse, a goofy, good-natured ratings smash, with imagination and laughs to spare, and becomes a local hero. He goes over so incredibly well with kids that even grown men start watching in droves.
  • Stanley Spadowski's speech about his mop, which doubles as a Shout-Out to Network. The audience loves it so much that it launches both Stanley and U-62 as a whole into the public spotlight.
  • George, invigorated by Stanley's surprise success, runs amok at the station with his bizarre, off-the-wall ideas such as Wheel of Fish, Raul's Wild Kingdom, Wonderful World of Phlegm, The Volcano Worshipper's Hour, Underwater Bingo For Teens, and Fun With Dirt. And for once in his underachieving life, his vivid imagination pays off:
    George: Bob? What'cha got there?
    Bob: (in awe) The ratings.
    George: Don't tell me we actually showed up on the list.
    Bob: We're number one.
    George: .....say what?
    Bob: We beat out the networks! This is unbelievable! Look at these numbers! We've got three shows in the top 5! Stanley Spadowski's Clubhouse went through the roof! He got a .60 share! Do you know what this means?! We're finally gonna have some real money! George, we're the number one station in town!
    Both: AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
  • Stanley's attempted escape from the villains is seriously badass. And what triggers this daring escape? "MY MOOOOOOP!!!!!"
  • The whole Rambo parody is funny and awesome.
  • "SUPPLIES!" Cue Curb-Stomp Battle.
  • Philo managing to single-handedly destroy R.J. Fletcher's reputation in the community by overriding Channel 8's signal at just the right time with a recording he secretly took of Fletcher cursing out his viewers in private. And as the magic happens, he he simply sits back, munches on his popcorn and smiles smugly to himself without saying a word.
  • "WE DID IT! THE STATION'S OURS!!!" Cue fireworks spewing from the countdown clock and everyone (except Fletcher and his son) cheering wildly. Not only does George save U-62, but R.J. Fletcher gets put through a massive (and well deserved) Humiliation Conga: Uncle Harvey blows off his threat to sue; an FCC official informs Fletcher that thanks to his comments being broadcast by Philo and Channel 8 having been late in filing its license renewal, his station is being taken off the air immediately; Pamela capitalizing on the scoop (and calling him a "worthless slobbering pig" to boot); and getting kicked in the nuts from an elderly woman who watched this little tirade politely asking if he's whom he says he is. And all because of a penny he gave to a bum (which turned out to be a rare, valuable coin).
  • Noodles getting his revenge of Fletcher's suck-up of a son during the celebration.
    (Richard rushes through the crowd in a panic)
    Richard: Dad?! Where's my dad? What's going on here?
    (A short leg extends from the crowd and trips Richard, sending him face-first into a mud puddle. He slowly looks up, his humiliated face covered in muddy water, to see Noodles looking down at him)
    Noodles: Aww, did I do that? Oopsie!
    Richard : (in a shrill whine) Daaaaaaaaaaad!

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