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* DontEatAndSwim: Realizing that Tannen ''didn't'' switch Emmett out for the dummy as promised, Uncle Oliver leaps into the water to save his nephew. Marty, who knows that Jules and Verne got Emmett out of the barrel, tries to dissuade Uncle Oliver, yelling a reminder that he just ate. Uncle Oliver suffers no cramps from eating and swimming, though Marty does have to grab him before he goes down the falls himself.
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* AdultFear: Uncle Oliver is horrified when he sees the "Daredevil Brown" dummy and grabs Tannen, asking if he would really let a child die just for show biz. Tannen answers that Uncle Oliver was perfectly fine with risking his nephew's safety before. Desperate, Uncle Oliver jumps in after the barrel and is distraught when it goes over the falls. Once he sees his nephew is all right, he immediately tells his crooked promoter to go jump in a lake.
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* TearUpTheContract: After the final stunt, D.W. Tannen presents Uncle Oliver with an unsigned contract to make his nephew famous. Given that Tannen had just admitted that he didn't care if Emmett died during one of the stunts, Uncle Oliver shreds the contract and pushes Tannen into a puddle.
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* ConspicuouslyLightPatch: The section of a cliff that collapses under Young Emmett (or, in the changed timeline, under Marty) has a rather obvious black outline while the rest of the cliff is a painting.
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* AffectionateNickname: Doc's eccentric uncle Oliver calls him "[[GratuitousGerman liebchen]]."
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* AdultFear: Uncle Oliver is horrified when he sees the "Daredevil Brown" dummy and grabs Tannen, asking if he would really let a child die just for show biz. Tannen answers that Uncle Oliver was perfectly fine with risking his nephew's safety before. Desperate, Uncle Oliver jumps in after the barrel and is distraught when it goes over the falls. Once he sees his nephew is all right, he immediately tells his crooked promoter to go jump in a lake.
* AffectionateNickname: Doc's eccentric uncle Oliver calls him "Emmy" and "[[GratuitousGerman liebchen]]."
* AffectionateNickname: Doc's eccentric uncle Oliver calls him "Emmy" and "[[GratuitousGerman liebchen]]."
* InadvertentEntranceCue: While Marty and the boys are critically examining the materials for the final stunt, Verne asks what kind of blockhead would come up with this idea. Cue the arrival of D.W. Tannen.
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* TightropeWalking: While they're planning a way to stop Emmett from being forced into one final, very dangerous, stunt, Jules asks Marty if he can walk a straight line, which Marty confirms. Jules' plan involves Marty [[WeNeedADistraction creating a distraction]] with a tightrope act while he and Verne get Emmett out of the way.
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* TightropeWalking: While they're planning a way to stop Emmett from being forced into one final, very dangerous, stunt, Jules asks Marty if he can walk a straight line, which Marty confirms. Jules' plan involves Marty [[WeNeedADistraction creating a distraction]] with a tightrope act while he and Verne get Emmett out of the way.way.
* TookALevelInKindness: Oddball Uncle Oliver is never exactly mean, but he has an obsession with gaining fame and fortune that causes him to ignore his nephew at the beginning and exploit his fame, despite Marty and Verne telling him that Emmett has had enough of stunt work. In the end, he realizes he's put Emmett through too much, retires him as a stunt performer, and takes him fishing as he promised.
* TraumaButton: Doc reacts poorly to Verne showing him the poster for the Father/Son Big-Mouth-Bass-Off, and when Jules shows him an ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' episode portraying fishing, he runs into a wall. This turns out to result from Doc falling into a stream and spending minutes underwater as a four-year-old.
* TookALevelInKindness: Oddball Uncle Oliver is never exactly mean, but he has an obsession with gaining fame and fortune that causes him to ignore his nephew at the beginning and exploit his fame, despite Marty and Verne telling him that Emmett has had enough of stunt work. In the end, he realizes he's put Emmett through too much, retires him as a stunt performer, and takes him fishing as he promised.
* TraumaButton: Doc reacts poorly to Verne showing him the poster for the Father/Son Big-Mouth-Bass-Off, and when Jules shows him an ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' episode portraying fishing, he runs into a wall. This turns out to result from Doc falling into a stream and spending minutes underwater as a four-year-old.
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* FifteenMinutesOfFame: Thanks to the time trip, the young Emmett Brown briefly becomes a daredevil famous for impressive stunts. Much to Emmett's relief, this brief interlude ends when Uncle Oliver realizes his nephew's showbiz promoter has no scruples about putting him in danger.
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* SeriesContinuityError: The story begins with Doc's phobia of fish and fishing destroying his sons' hopes of attending a fishing contest. However, a large marlin appears on Doc's wall during the movies.
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* SeriesContinuityError: The story begins with Doc's phobia of fish and fishing destroying his sons' hopes of attending a fishing contest. However, a large marlin appears on Doc's wall during the movies.movies.
* TightropeWalking: While they're planning a way to stop Emmett from being forced into one final, very dangerous, stunt, Jules asks Marty if he can walk a straight line, which Marty confirms. Jules' plan involves Marty [[WeNeedADistraction creating a distraction]] with a tightrope act while he and Verne get Emmett out of the way.
* TightropeWalking: While they're planning a way to stop Emmett from being forced into one final, very dangerous, stunt, Jules asks Marty if he can walk a straight line, which Marty confirms. Jules' plan involves Marty [[WeNeedADistraction creating a distraction]] with a tightrope act while he and Verne get Emmett out of the way.
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Jules and Verne decide to use the time machine to fix their father's fear of fishing in time for the "Father/Son Bass-Off", but create a new problem when they turn Doc's younger self into a stuntman.
!!This episode includes examples of the following tropes:
* AffectionateNickname: Doc's eccentric uncle Oliver calls him "[[GratuitousGerman liebchen]]."
* CatchPhrase: D.W. Tannen uses the words "You're fired!" quite a lot -- even if the person doesn't work for him.
* FishingEpisode: PlayedWith. The boys and Doc only go fishing at the end of the episode, but the entire episode happens as a preliminary to it, and Doc's younger self does appear on a fishing trip.
* {{Malaproper}}: Director D.W. Tannen keeps up the family tradition of mangling phrases, saying Emmett's last stunt has to look like "the real [=McDonald=]" rather than "the real [=McCoy=]."
* OffscreenCrash: While the boys and Marty are plotting a scheme to get Emmett out of trouble, Marty accidentally lets go of the branch he's hanging onto, and a few seconds later, the local Tannen yells "You're fired!"
* RodAndReelRepurposed: An accidental example. Emmett casts his fishing line and it catches on a low-flying plane. It acts as a rope and starts his career as "Daredevil Brown" when someone sees it.
* SeriesContinuityError: The story begins with Doc's phobia of fish and fishing destroying his sons' hopes of attending a fishing contest. However, a large marlin appears on Doc's wall during the movies.
!!This episode includes examples of the following tropes:
* AffectionateNickname: Doc's eccentric uncle Oliver calls him "[[GratuitousGerman liebchen]]."
* CatchPhrase: D.W. Tannen uses the words "You're fired!" quite a lot -- even if the person doesn't work for him.
* FishingEpisode: PlayedWith. The boys and Doc only go fishing at the end of the episode, but the entire episode happens as a preliminary to it, and Doc's younger self does appear on a fishing trip.
* {{Malaproper}}: Director D.W. Tannen keeps up the family tradition of mangling phrases, saying Emmett's last stunt has to look like "the real [=McDonald=]" rather than "the real [=McCoy=]."
* OffscreenCrash: While the boys and Marty are plotting a scheme to get Emmett out of trouble, Marty accidentally lets go of the branch he's hanging onto, and a few seconds later, the local Tannen yells "You're fired!"
* RodAndReelRepurposed: An accidental example. Emmett casts his fishing line and it catches on a low-flying plane. It acts as a rope and starts his career as "Daredevil Brown" when someone sees it.
* SeriesContinuityError: The story begins with Doc's phobia of fish and fishing destroying his sons' hopes of attending a fishing contest. However, a large marlin appears on Doc's wall during the movies.
