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* CallBack: Just after taking over Big Coffee, Chip taunts Cricket that he would've stayed the same if he hadn't followed "[[Recap/BigCityGreensS2E5 your advice.]]"
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** Bill ends up banned from every library worldwide, despite the other libraries not even knowing him ([[LampshadeHanging and Bill is even surprised that they have the power to do that]]).

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** Bill ends up banned from every library worldwide, despite the other libraries not even knowing him ([[LampshadeHanging and Bill is even surprised that they have the power to do that]]). In reality, he would just be banned from the current library that banned him.
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* SilenceInTheLibrary: Taken to extremes with the {'ScaryLibrarian}}s. Their hearing is so good that if they hear someone make even one sound, even the quietest, they'll immediately boot them out.
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** Firstly, the librarian threatens to ban the Greens for good if they make a single noise, a rule libraries don't even bother to enforce.

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** Firstly, the The librarian threatens to ban the Greens for good if they make a single noise, a rule libraries don't even bother to enforce.

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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Everything that happens in the library is completely unrealistic:

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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Everything that happens in the library is completely unrealistic:unrealistic (Of course, if ArtisticLicense wasn't in place, this episode wouldn't have nearly been as humorous or tense as it is). To wit:



*** To be fair, however, if ArtisticLicense wasn't in place, this episode wouldn't have nearly been as humorous or tense as it is.
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The Greens visit the public library to teach Cricket the ways of reading, but the strict librarian threatens to throw them out if they make even the slightest noise.

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The Greens visit the public library to teach Cricket the ways joys of reading, but the strict librarian threatens to throw them out if they make even the slightest noise.
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* AnAesop: Reading books is fun, but it's good to just stick to ones that are your interests.



* AnAesop:
** Sometimes your enemies win without you knowing it.
** Don't trick your family.
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* ArtisticLicense: Everything that happens in the library is completely unrealistic:

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* ArtisticLicense: ArtisticLicenseLaw: Everything that happens in the library is completely unrealistic:



** The librarian almost catches Cricket in the bathroom, which in real life is a less likely place for librarians to check for noise, as it's okay to make noise in there.

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** The librarian almost catches Cricket in the bathroom, which in real life is a less likely place for librarians to check for noise, as it's okay to make noise in there. Partially lampshaded when Bill and Tilly enter and Bill says it's safe to whisper there.
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* ArtisticLicense:Everything that happens in the library is completely unrealistic:

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* ArtisticLicense:Everything ArtisticLicense: Everything that happens in the library is completely unrealistic:
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* AffectionateParody: The entire episode is a {{Bowdlerized}} homage to ''Film/AQuietPlace'', and a lot of plot points were parodied, such as:
** The Greens in the roles of the sole surviving family (Bill as Lee, Gramma as Evelyn, Tilly as Regan, Cricket as a combination of Marcus and Beau).
** The librarians threatening to ban the Greens for making any sound, like the aliens devouring any life form who makes one sound. They even have good hearing like the aliens do, in addition to RunningOnAllFours, SuperSpeed, and climbing on the shelves.
** The son setting off a toy that makes noise, causing them to get caught.
** The family using sign language to communicate, with almost all of their dialogue coming through their inner thoughts.
** A medical device turning out to be the enemy's weakness (Gramma's hearing aide, Regan's cochlear implant).
** The father and son using a flowing water object to drown out their voices so they can talk (the drinking fountain and waterfall).
** The son stepping on a sharp object and screaming loudly.
** The talk in the bathroom where the family are safe from harm.
** The climatic ambush scene with hordes of librarians/aliens rounding on the family.
** The son making noise when they shouldn't, putting them in danger which the father notices.
** The father signing "I love you" before sacrificing themselves with a loud scream to save the son. Unlike Lee who was killed, Bill was banned from all libraries across the globe.

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* ArtisticLicense: Everything that happens in the library is completely unrealistic. Firstly, the librarian threatens to ban the Greens for good if they make a single noise, something libraries don't even bother to make a law of. Bill ends up banned from every library worldwide, despite the other libraries not even knowing him. The librarian almost caught Cricket in the bathroom, which in real life is a less likely place for librarians to check for noise, as it's okay to make noise in there. There should also be computers and wi-fi, as well as headphones, though they might've been offscreen. Lastly, it's okay to talk in the library, so long as it's at a low enough volume so you don't disturb anyone who's working or studying there. To be fair, however, if ArtisticLicense wasn't in place, this episode wouldn't have nearly been as humorous or tense as it is.

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* ArtisticLicense: Everything ArtisticLicense:Everything that happens in the library is completely unrealistic. Firstly, unrealistic:
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the climax when Bill sees Cricket about to be attacked by the librarian without even knowing it, he signals to him, but his back was turned at that time, which is probably why Cricket doesn't even turn his head. Had not Bill pulled a HeroicSacrifice and let himself be attacked so Cricket can escape, Cricket would've been banned without even checking out the book he found that interests him.
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Not surprising.
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Not surprising.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop[=/=]UnknownRival:

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* LockedOutOfTheLoop[=/=]UnknownRival:LockedOutOfTheLoop:
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: During the Wholesome Foods expansion plan, Chip dismantles everything inside Big Coffee, bribes Mrs. Cho into retirement, seizes complete control of Big Coffee, and fires its staff as well as throw Cricket's family members out of there.
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* TheBadGuyWins: In the end, Chip buys Big Coffee from Miss Cho, effectively making Cricket and Gloria jobless and he plans on expanding his business by dismantling the Greens' farmhouse, and for the first time Cricket completely fails to defeat him. And just to rub it in Cricket's face, he tells him that if he hadn't "set him straight" and get him in his father's good graces, none of this would have happened. Worse still, the Greens and Gloria are now left on the curb worrying over what's going to happen next.

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* TheBadGuyWins: In the end, Chip buys Big Coffee from Miss Cho, effectively making Cricket and Gloria jobless and he plans on expanding his business by dismantling the Greens' farmhouse, and for the first time Cricket completely fails to defeat him. And just to rub it in Cricket's face, he tells him that [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot if he hadn't "set him straight" and get him in his father's good graces, none of this would have happened.happened]]. Worse still, the Greens and Gloria are now left on the curb worrying over what's going to happen next.
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There was an example of "Punctuated! For! Emphasis!" in this episode.

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** "I. Love. You."
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Cricket's inability to pay attention, read and listen, as well as having a hard time staying quiet and trying to keep himself entertained by bringing toys with him because of his overly-stimulated brain, is irrational enough to be considered ADHD.
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** Chip somehow knows who Nancy is, despite she's the only nuclear Green member who hasn't encountered him yet.

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** Chip somehow knows who Nancy is, despite she's the only nuclear Green member who hasn't encountered him yet. Given his board contains notes on all the Green's acquaintances and ventures from the past, such as Big Tech or Erwin, despite not actually being certain of his relationship to the family, it would make sense for Chip's petty vendetta to drive him to dig up all information on the Green family as a whole, even the ones he's not personally met yet.

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* OneDimensionalThinking: Bill has no excuse not to quickly run right up to Cricket to grab him and escape.



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the climax when Bill sees Cricket about to be attacked by the librarian without even knowing it, he signals to him, but his back is turned, which is probably why Cricket doesn't even turn his head. Had not Bill pulled a HeroicSacrifice and let himself be attacked so Cricket can escape, Cricket would've been banned without even checking out the book he found that interests him.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the climax when Bill sees Cricket about to be attacked by the librarian without even knowing it, he signals to him, but his back is turned, was turned at that time, which is probably why Cricket doesn't even turn his head. Had not Bill pulled a HeroicSacrifice and let himself be attacked so Cricket can escape, Cricket would've been banned without even checking out the book he found that interests him.



* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/AQuietPlace'', with the librarians acting like the aliens, the Greens using sign language, the talks near the water fountain and in the bathroom, the BLEGO brick and exposed nail on the stairs that one of the protagonists accidentally steps on, and especially the HeroicSacrifice in the climax.

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* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/AQuietPlace'', dead-on; with the librarians acting like the aliens, the Greens using sign language, the talks near the water fountain and in the bathroom, the BLEGO brick and exposed nail on the stairs that one of the protagonists accidentally steps on, and especially the HeroicSacrifice in the climax.
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: Due to the episode being a G-rated parody of ''A Quiet Place'', many X-rated scenes were toned down to fit the show's target audience. The climatic sacrifice scene, for instance, has Bill beaten up and banned, a kid-friendly version of the scene in the movie when Lee is killed.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: Due to the episode being a G-rated parody of ''A Quiet Place'', many X-rated scenes were toned down to fit the show's target audience. The climatic sacrifice scene, for instance, has Bill beaten up and banned, banned from every library in the world, a kid-friendly version of the scene in the movie when Lee is killed.
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* WholePlotReference: The entirety of Quiet Please is a parody of ''Film/AQuietPlace'', with the librarians substituting the aliens.
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* WholePlotReference: The entirety of Quiet Please is a parody of ''Film/AQuietPlace'', with the librarians substituting the aliens.

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* TheBadGuyWins: In the end, Chip buys Big Coffee from Miss Cho, effectively making Cricket and Gloria jobless and he plans on expanding his business by dismantling the Greens' farmhouse, and for the first time Cricket completely fails to defeat him. And just to rub it in Cricket's face, he tells him that if he hadn't "set him straight" and get him in his father's good graces, none of this would have happened.

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* TheBadGuyWins: In the end, Chip buys Big Coffee from Miss Cho, effectively making Cricket and Gloria jobless and he plans on expanding his business by dismantling the Greens' farmhouse, and for the first time Cricket completely fails to defeat him. And just to rub it in Cricket's face, he tells him that if he hadn't "set him straight" and get him in his father's good graces, none of this would have happened. Worse still, the Greens and Gloria are now left on the curb worrying over what's going to happen next.
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** Don't call Chip Whistler a joke.
** Don't you EVER bust into a cafe, dismantle it, and threaten Cricket's family.

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