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* DirtyCoward: Steve and Roger laugh their asses off as they mess with world leaders but when Argentina traces the call back to them, they're paralyzed with horror as the phone rings.
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* OhCrap: Steve and Roger when they realize that all the world leaders they've been pranking are going to *69 them (find out who had actually called them).
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* PapaWolf: The only reason Stan hadn't beaten Bullock earlier was because he didn't want to risk losing his promotion. The moment Bullock revealed he wasn't considered for it anyway, TheDogBitesBack with a '''''vice grip'''''.

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* PapaWolf: The only reason Stan hadn't beaten Bullock earlier was because he didn't want to risk losing his promotion. The moment Bullock revealed he wasn't considered for it anyway, TheDogBitesBack with he puts him in a '''''vice grip'''''.
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* CelebrityParadox: It's obscured by Klaus's voiceover commentary, but the "funniest joke of the episode" has Stan saying to [[Creator/PatrickStewart Bullock]] that "Kirk was better than Picard."

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* CelebrityParadox: It's obscured by Klaus's voiceover commentary, but the "funniest joke of the episode" has Stan saying to [[Creator/PatrickStewart Bullock]] that "Kirk "[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Kirk]] was better than Picard."[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Picard]]."
* TheDogBitesBack: Once Bullock makes it clear that Stan was never actually in consideration for the promotion, Stan absolutely '''''snaps''''' and throws back every comment Bullock said to him as he beats him to a pulp.


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* PapaWolf: The only reason Stan hadn't beaten Bullock earlier was because he didn't want to risk losing his promotion. The moment Bullock revealed he wasn't considered for it anyway, TheDogBitesBack with a '''''vice grip'''''.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Bullock ''claims'' that his relationship with Hailey was this for Stan, but it's rather obvious it's a blatant excuse to keep Stan from killing him. He even says that Jeff is just faking having a severe spinal injury.
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* AllForNothing: Bullock admitted, despite Stan's efforts through the episode, he didn't even ''consider'' him for the promotion. Needless to say, Stan does ''not'' take it well.



* PapaWolf: The only reason Stan hadn't beaten Bullock earlier was because he didn't want to risk losing his promotion. The moment Bullock revealed he wasn't considered for it anyway, TheDogBitesBack with a '''''vice grip'''''.
* RageBreakingPoint: When Bullock makes clear he was only stringing Stan along with the potential promotion so he wouldn't say anything about his relationship with Hailey, Stan '''''snaps''''' and delivers one hell of a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, only stopping when Bullock makes an obviously improvised-on-the-spot claim it was a SecretTestOfCharacter and he'd be promoted anyway. It was the only thing keeping Stan from delivering a ''killing blow''.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Bullock ''claims'' his relationship with Hailey was this for Stan, but it's obvious it's a blatant excuse to keep Stan from beating him further.
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* CelebrityParadox: It's obscured by Klaus's voiceover commentary, but the "funniest joke of the episode" has Stan saying to [[Creator/PatrickStewart Bullock]] that "Kirk was better than Picard."
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* AllForNothing: Bullock admitted, despite Stan's efforts through the episode, he didn't even ''consider'' him for the promotion. Needless to say, Stan does ''not'' take it well.
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* PapaWolf: The only reason Stan hadn't beaten Bullock earlier was because he didn't want to risk losing his promotion. The moment Bullock revealed he wasn't considered for it anyway, TheDogBitesBack with a '''''vice grip'''''.
* RageBreakingPoint: When Bullock makes clear he was only stringing Stan along with the potential promotion so he wouldn't say anything about his relationship with Hailey, Stan '''''snaps''''' and delivers one hell of a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, only stopping when Bullock makes an obviously improvised-on-the-spot claim it was a SecretTestOfCharacter and he'd be promoted anyway. It was the only thing keeping Stan from delivering a ''killing blow''.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Bullock ''claims'' his relationship with Hailey was this for Stan, but it's obvious it's a blatant excuse to keep Stan from beating him further.
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* AnimatedActors: Klaus says that one of the extras, Jimmy Ng, was killed in a car accident. At the end of the episode, we see Stan hugging Jimmy just before a read-through session for the show.

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* AnimatedActors: While providing commentary for the fight scene between Stan and Bullock, noting it took three days to choreograph, Klaus says that one of the extras, Jimmy Ng, was killed in a car accident. At the end of the episode, we see Stan hugging Jimmy just before a read-through session for the show.
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* {{Tuckerization}}: Trahn "Jimmy" Ng was a friend of Creator/SethMacFarlane who died in a car accident. He used his name in this episode as a way to honor him.
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Hayley begins dating Deputy Director Bullock while Stan is trying to get a promotion.
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* AnimatedActors: Klaus says that one of the extras, Jimmy Ng, was killed in a car accident. At the end of the episode, we see Stan hugging Jimmy just before a read-through session for the show.
* {{Ephebophile}}: Bullock is dating Hayley despite there being an age gap of roughly four decades. He even sings about how much he "loves little girls."
* YouLookFamiliar: InUniverse. According to Klaus, one of the extras during the fight had previously appeared during the carnival, because the original actor was killed in a car crash.

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