To pay off a debt for a rare model plane, Gus starts working for Hustler Kid.
Tropes:
- Acquired Situational Narcissism: Gus as he gets better at hustling.
- Black Market: Gus, and the audience, learns that there is an entire network of Hustler Kids who exchange goods with each other to sell to other kids for a profit.
- Everyone Has Standards: Hustler Kid refuses to sells Gus's counterfeit hall passes despite the obvious worth, citing the amount of trouble his customers would be if caught with them.
- Given Name Reveal: Hustler Kid's first name is revealed to be Francis.
- He's Back!: Hustler Kid when he and T.J. come up with a plan to get Gus out of hustling.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Hustler takes Gus on as an assistant to pay off a dept then makes him his apprentice in the art of hustling. Only Gus starts to get greedy and take over HK's operation at Third Street as he shows less scruples when it comes to selling contraband.
- Laser-Guided Karma: To earn the gang's forgiveness, Gus is forced to eat the Tofu Crunchy-Creams he scammed them, and several other kids, with.
- Tempting Fate: Once Gus says he took his dad's model plane without asking, you should be counting the seconds until he loses it.
