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* UseYourHead: To assert herself at the top of the pecking order, Linda headbutts everyone and then the "Cyclops" turkey, which works as the other birds are too afraid to approach Linda.
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* UseYourHead: To assert herself at the top of the pecking order, Linda headbutts everyone except Rudy and Mickey and then the "Cyclops" turkey, which works as the other birds are too afraid to approach Linda.
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-->'''Gene''': Okay, don't start a brothel while we're gone. Just kidding, you can!\\
'''Tina''': And no making a fort out of the couch cushions. Just kidding, you can.\\
'''Louise''': But don't turn that fort into a brothel. Just kidding, you can.\\
'''Tina''': And no making a fort out of the couch cushions. Just kidding, you can.\\
'''Louise''': But don't turn that fort into a brothel. Just kidding, you can.\\
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-->'''Gene''': Okay, don't start a brothel while we're gone. Just kidding, kidding; you can!\\
'''Tina''': And no making a fort out of the couch cushions. Justkidding, kidding; you can.\\
'''Louise''': But don't turn that fort into a brothel. Justkidding, kidding; you can.\\
'''Tina''': And no making a fort out of the couch cushions. Just
'''Louise''': But don't turn that fort into a brothel. Just
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* KarmicProtection: Bob's frequently forced to go along with whatever ridiculous nonsense Linda and the kids get invested in regardless of how he feels (while often having to learn a lesson about why ''he'' shouldn't make ''them'' participate in what he wants despite the family not really learning the same lesson). For once, he manages to put his foot down and completely abstains from their Thanksgiving plans since his are so often derailed. As a result, he avoids the majority of the chaos caused by the birds running loose while Linda and the kids are left to fend for themselves, only getting directly involved at the very end of the chaos. He gets a nice day to himself, Linda and the kids fear for their lives.
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* KarmicProtection: Bob's frequently forced to go along with whatever ridiculous nonsense Linda and the kids get invested in regardless of how he feels (while often having to learn a lesson about why ''he'' shouldn't make ''them'' participate in what he wants despite the family not really learning the same lesson). For once, he manages to put his foot down and completely abstains from their Thanksgiving plans since his are so often derailed. As a result, he avoids the majority of the chaos caused by the birds running loose while Linda and the kids are left to fend for themselves, only getting directly involved at the very end of the chaos. He gets a nice day to himself, while Linda and the kids fear for their lives.
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* NoodleIncident: Apparently someone died on the Tickle Boat, but we don't find out how. Its design doesn't make it immediately obvious either, since it's a boat on wheels with 4 slowly moving gloved hands surrounding the people riding it instead of a fixed ride like a tunnel of love.
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* NoodleIncident: Apparently someone died on the Tickle Boat, but we don't find out how. Its design doesn't make it immediately obvious either, since it's a boat on wheels with 4 four slowly moving gloved hands surrounding the people riding it instead of a fixed ride like a tunnel of love.
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* SacrificialLion: Lampshaded. Rudy says he wants to stay for the end, but Louise says he probably won't survive.
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* SacrificialLion: Lampshaded.Discussed. Rudy says he wants to stay for the end, but Louise says he probably won't survive. This being a low-stakes comedy show, Rudy makes it out just fine.
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* ImprovisedArmor: To get past the turkeys and reach the Scramble Pan, Linda, Teddy and Mickey tape stuffed animals around themselves as protection.
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* ImprovisedArmor: To get past the turkeys and reach the Scramble Pan, Linda, Teddy and Mickey tape stuffed animals around themselves as protection. The birds make short work of the makeshift armor.
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* NoodleIncident: Apparently someone died on the Tickle Boat, but we don't find out how, and its design doesn't make it immediately obvious either, since it's a boat on wheels with 4 slowly moving gloved hands surrounding the people riding it instead of a fixed ride like a tunnel of love.
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* NoodleIncident: Apparently someone died on the Tickle Boat, but we don't find out how, and its how. Its design doesn't make it immediately obvious either, since it's a boat on wheels with 4 slowly moving gloved hands surrounding the people riding it instead of a fixed ride like a tunnel of love.love.
*ParentalFavoritism: Not actually, but when Linda calls out to the kids, Gene interprets her saying his name first as this.
*ParentalFavoritism: Not actually, but when Linda calls out to the kids, Gene interprets her saying his name first as this.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Linda, Mickey, and Teddy all fall over and become disoriented when they climb onto the Scramble Pan to shut it down. Louise points out that all of the kids have been on it for a whole hour and no one's even barfed. Gene even had a snack.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Linda, Mickey, and Teddy all fall over and become disoriented when they climb onto the Scramble Pan to shut it down. Louise points out that all of the kids have been on it for a whole hour and no one's even barfed. Gene even had a snack.snack.
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Crosswicking new trope.
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-->'''Gene''': Okay, don't start a brothel while we're gone. Just kidding, you can!
-->'''Tina''': And no making a fort out of the couch cushions. Just kidding, you can.
-->'''Louise''': But don't turn that fort into a brothel. Just kidding, you can.
-->'''Bob''': Oh, my God, just -
-->'''Louise''': I mean, it's illegal, but -
-->'''Bob''': I know. Just leave.
-->'''Tina''': And no making a fort out of the couch cushions. Just kidding, you can.
-->'''Louise''': But don't turn that fort into a brothel. Just kidding, you can.
-->'''Bob''': Oh, my God, just -
-->'''Louise''': I mean, it's illegal, but -
-->'''Bob''': I know. Just leave.
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-->'''Gene''': Okay, don't start a brothel while we're gone. Just kidding, you can!
-->'''Tina''':can!\\
'''Tina''': And no making a fort out of the couch cushions. Just kidding, youcan.
-->'''Louise''':can.\\
'''Louise''': But don't turn that fort into a brothel. Just kidding, youcan.
-->'''Bob''':can.\\
'''Bob''': Oh, my God,just -
-->'''Louise''':just-\\
'''Louise''': I mean, it's illegal,but -
-->'''Bob''':but-\\
'''Bob''': I know. Just leave.
-->'''Tina''':
'''Tina''': And no making a fort out of the couch cushions. Just kidding, you
-->'''Louise''':
'''Louise''': But don't turn that fort into a brothel. Just kidding, you
-->'''Bob''':
'''Bob''': Oh, my God,
-->'''Louise''':
'''Louise''': I mean, it's illegal,
-->'''Bob''':
'''Bob''': I know. Just leave.
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* IsThisThingStillOn: In front of a large crowd, Felix remarks on the dangerous nature of the birds (as well as that not all of them are turkeys) while his mic is still on.
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* IsThisThingStillOn: IsThisThingStillOn:
** In front of a large crowd, Felix remarks on the dangerous nature of the birds (as well as that not all of them are turkeys) while his mic is still on.
** In front of a large crowd, Felix remarks on the dangerous nature of the birds (as well as that not all of them are turkeys) while his mic is still on.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: The Fischoeders do not escape the birds in the end, as one of them attacks their Thanksgiving dinner.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: LaserGuidedKarma:
** The Fischoeders do not escape the birds in the end, as one of them attacks their Thanksgiving dinner.
** The Fischoeders do not escape the birds in the end, as one of them attacks their Thanksgiving dinner.
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* NamedAfterTheInjury: The flock of rampaging turkeys is led by a vicious one-eyed turkey that Teddy calls Cyclops.
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* NoodleIncident: Apparently someone died on the Tickle Boat, but we don't find out how.
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* NoodleIncident: Apparently someone died on the Tickle Boat, but we don't find out how.how, and its design doesn't make it immediately obvious either, since it's a boat on wheels with 4 slowly moving gloved hands surrounding the people riding it instead of a fixed ride like a tunnel of love.
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A new Thanksgiving run, organized by the Fischoeders, turns into a disaster as hundreds of crazed birds are let loose in Wonder Wharf, trapping Linda, Teddy, and the kids.
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A new Thanksgiving run, organized by the Fischoeders, turns into a disaster as hundreds of crazed birds are let loose in Wonder Wharf, trapping Linda, Teddy, and the kids. Meanwhile, Bob spends the day drinking, completely oblivious to the chaos unfolding in town.
*DirtyCoward: Mickey left the kids on a ride to save himself from the turkeys. He seemed to think they were safe from the chaos there, so it's not like he was ''entirely'' selfish, but still.
*PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The episode title is a reference to ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978''.
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* ShoutOut: The episode's opening is similar to the opening of ''Film/JurassicPark''
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* ShoutOut: The ShoutOut:
**The episode's opening is similar to the opening of''Film/JurassicPark''''Film/JurassicPark''.
**When Louise refers to the turkeys as "bad company", Gene adds "and not the [[Music/BadCompany band]]!"
**The episode's opening is similar to the opening of
**When Louise refers to the turkeys as "bad company", Gene adds "and not the [[Music/BadCompany band]]!"
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* ImprovisedArmor: To get past the turkeys and reach the Scramble Pan, Linda, Teddy and Mickey tape stuffed animals around themselves as protection.
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* BadassBoast: "Who's in control? Animal Control!" [[{{Subverted}} But they don't end up in control.]]
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* BadassBoast: "Who's in control? Animal Control!" [[{{Subverted}} But they don't end up in control.[[{{Subverted}} ...Until they're not.]]
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** {{Subverted}} when Animal Control arrives, as they are quickly overrun.
* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Combined with RuleOfThree
* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Combined with RuleOfThree
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** {{Subverted}} when Animal Control arrives, as they are quickly overrun.
overrun. In fact, they only make things worse, as they opened the gates of Wonder Wharf believing they had things under control, which just let the previously-contained birds swarm the entire town.
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* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Combined with
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* ChekhovsGun: Linda bought a belt of mini water bottles to wear during the run. When they're trapped trying to save the kids from the Scramble Pan ride and they need to shut it off, Linda uses her mini water bottles to shut it off by throwing it at the off button. (Technically, it was actually Rudy who did it since Linda kept missing.)
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* ChekhovsGun: Linda bought a belt of mini water bottles to wear during the run. When they're trapped trying to save the kids from the Scramble Pan ride and they need to shut it off, Linda uses her mini water bottles to shut it off by throwing it at the off button. (Technically, button (though technically, it was actually Rudy who did it since Linda kept missing.)missing).
*TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: Teddy, who usually qualifies as TheDitz, manages to accurately predict why the turkeys went crazy very early on (being stored with other birds messed up the pecking order).
*TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: Teddy, who usually qualifies as TheDitz, manages to accurately predict why the turkeys went crazy very early on (being stored with other birds messed up the pecking order).
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* TheDitz: Felix doesn't know why turkeys are so rare around Thanksgiving.
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* TheDitz: Felix doesn't know why turkeys are so rare around Thanksgiving. Calvin is not amused.
*DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Bob speaks to his turkey baster as if it's an old flame he's spent some time apart from.
*DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Bob speaks to his turkey baster as if it's an old flame he's spent some time apart from.
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* FeatheredFiend: Thanks to Felix mixing turkeys, chickens, geese, and ducks together, messing up their pecking order, the birds go on rampage and attack everyone. The most notable bird among them is a turkey with one eye they call "Cyclop".
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* FeatheredFiend: Thanks to Felix mixing turkeys, chickens, geese, and ducks together, messing up their pecking order, the birds go on rampage and attack everyone. The most notable bird among them is a turkey with one eye they call "Cyclop"."Cyclops".
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* IsThisThingStillOn: The Fischoeders admit that there are people still trapped in the wharf while live on the news.
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* IsThisThingStillOn: The In front of a large crowd, Felix remarks on the dangerous nature of the birds (as well as that not all of them are turkeys) while his mic is still on.
**Later on, the Fischoeders admit that there are people still trapped in the wharf while live on thenews.news. Felix even lampshades that this isn't the first time this trope happened.
**Later on, the Fischoeders admit that there are people still trapped in the wharf while live on the
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* KarmicProtection: Bob's frequently forced to go along with whatever ridiculous nonsense Linda and the kids get invested in regardless of how he feels (while often having to learn a lesson about why ''he'' shouldn't make ''them'' participate in what he wants despite the family not really learning the same lesson). For once, he manages to put his foot down and completely abstains from their Thanksgiving plans since his are so often derailed. As a result, he avoids the majority of the chaos caused by the birds running loose while Linda and the kids are left to fend for themselves. He gets a nice day to himself, Linda and the kids fear for their lives.
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* KarmicProtection: Bob's frequently forced to go along with whatever ridiculous nonsense Linda and the kids get invested in regardless of how he feels (while often having to learn a lesson about why ''he'' shouldn't make ''them'' participate in what he wants despite the family not really learning the same lesson). For once, he manages to put his foot down and completely abstains from their Thanksgiving plans since his are so often derailed. As a result, he avoids the majority of the chaos caused by the birds running loose while Linda and the kids are left to fend for themselves.themselves, only getting directly involved at the very end of the chaos. He gets a nice day to himself, Linda and the kids fear for their lives.
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* NoodleIncident: Apparently someone died on the Tickle Boat, but we don't find out how.
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**Linda assumes that the chaotic day is because she and the kids refused to spend Thanksgiving with Bob.
* NoodleIncident: Apparently someone died on the Tickle Boat, but we don't find out how.
* NoodleIncident: Apparently someone died on the Tickle Boat, but we don't find out how.
*TemptingFate: Linda claims the Turkey Trot is like a safe Running of the Bulls. It definitely is like Running of the Bulls, but as for being ''safe''... hoo, boy.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Linda, Mickey, and Teddy all fall over and become disoriented when they climb onto the Scramble Pan to shut it down. Louise points out that all of the kids have been on it for a whole hour and no one's even barfed.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Linda, Mickey, and Teddy all fall over and become disoriented when they climb onto the Scramble Pan to shut it down. Louise points out that all of the kids have been on it for a whole hour and no one's even barfed. Gene even had a snack.
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* ShoutOut: The episode's opening is similar to the opening of ''Film/JurassicPark''
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* AdamAndEvePlot: After the turkeys break out, Teddy tells Linda that they don't need to repopulate the Earth yet, but they might need to soon.
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* AdamAndEvePlot: Parodied. After the turkeys break out, Teddy tells Linda that they don't need to repopulate the Earth yet, but they might need to soon.
* AdamAndEvePlot: Parodied. After the turkeys break out, Teddy tells Linda that they don't need to repopulate the Earth yet, but they might need to soon.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Bob gets hammered, then decides to go grocery shopping. When a man being attacked by a turkey almost runs into him, Bob says as an aside [[ItMakesSenseInContext to his turkey baster]], “Whoa! I think that guy was drunk.”
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* HypocriticalHumor: Bob gets hammered, then decides to go grocery shopping. When a man being attacked by a turkey almost runs into him, Bob says as an aside [[ItMakesSenseInContext to his turkey baster]], “Whoa! "Whoa! I think that guy was drunk.”"
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* WholePlotReference: The episode is half-''Film/TheBirds'' and half-''Film/JurassicPark''.
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* WholePlotReference: The episode is half-''Film/TheBirds'' and half-''Film/JurassicPark''.half-''Film/JurassicPark'', with some ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'' thrown in there.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Bob gets hammered, then decides to go grocery shopping. When a man being attacked by a turkey almost runs into him, Bob says as an aside [[ItMakesSenseInContext to his turkey baster]], “Whoa! I think that guy was drunk.”
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* BigNameShout: Teddy decides to sacrifice himself to distract the turkeys, telling them to remember his name. Louise then shouts "TEDDY!", before saying she just remembered what his name is.
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* SayMyName: Teddy decides to sacrifice himself to distract the turkeys, telling them to remember his name. Louise then shouts "TEDDY!", before saying she just remembered what his name is.
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* BadassBoast: "Who's in control? Animal Control!" [[{{Subverted}} But they don't end up in control.]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: Rudy takes Linda's last water bottle and throws it to shut down the tea cup ride.
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* BigDamnHeroes: BigDamnHeroes:
** Rudy takes Linda's last water bottle and throws it to shut down the tea cupride.ride.
** {{Subverted}} when Animal Control arrives, as they are quickly overrun.
* BigNameShout: Teddy decides to sacrifice himself to distract the turkeys, telling them to remember his name. Louise then shouts "TEDDY!", before saying she just remembered what his name is.
** Rudy takes Linda's last water bottle and throws it to shut down the tea cup
** {{Subverted}} when Animal Control arrives, as they are quickly overrun.
* BigNameShout: Teddy decides to sacrifice himself to distract the turkeys, telling them to remember his name. Louise then shouts "TEDDY!", before saying she just remembered what his name is.
* FlippingTheBird: Linda does this to all of the birds as they escape the wharf, and she allows the kids to do so as well because it's a holiday.
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* WholePlotReference: The episode is half-''Film/TheBirds'' and half-''Film/JurassicPark''.
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* WholePlotReference: The episode is half-''Film/TheBirds'' and half-''Film/JurassicPark''.half-''Film/JurassicPark''.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Linda, Mickey, and Teddy all fall over and become disoriented when they climb onto the Scramble Pan to shut it down. Louise points out that all of the kids have been on it for a whole hour and no one's even barfed.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Linda, Mickey, and Teddy all fall over and become disoriented when they climb onto the Scramble Pan to shut it down. Louise points out that all of the kids have been on it for a whole hour and no one's even barfed.
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* AccidentalInnuendo: After she beats the turkeys and rises to the top of the pecking order, Bob toasts to Linda being "Queen of the Peckers"[[note]]American slang for "penis"[[/note]].
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A new Thanksgiving run, organized by the Fischoeders, turns into a disaster as hundreds of crazed birds are let loose in Wonder Wharf, trapping Linda, Teddy, and the kids.
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* AccidentalInnuendo: After she beats the turkeys and rises to the top of the pecking order, Bob toasts to Linda being "Queen of the Peckers"[[note]]American slang for "penis"[[/note]].
* AdamAndEvePlot: After the turkeys break out, Teddy tells Linda that they don't need to repopulate the Earth yet, but they might need to soon.
* BerserkButton: Bob was absolutely livid when Linda and the kids said they wanted to do the Thanksgiving run instead of having a traditional dinner like he enjoys preparing. He even started crying.
* BigDamnHeroes: Rudy takes Linda's last water bottle and throws it to shut down the tea cup ride.
* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Combined with RuleOfThree
-->'''Gene''': Okay, don't start a brothel while we're gone. Just kidding, you can!
-->'''Tina''': And no making a fort out of the couch cushions. Just kidding, you can.
-->'''Louise''': But don't turn that fort into a brothel. Just kidding, you can.
-->'''Bob''': Oh, my God, just -
-->'''Louise''': I mean, it's illegal, but -
-->'''Bob''': I know. Just leave.
* ChekhovsGag: When deciding what rides to go on, Gene wants to go on the Tickle Boat until Tina tells him it's been shut down because [[NoodleIncident someone died on it]]. When trying to escape from the wharf, Teddy comes in with the Tickle Boat to rescue everyone.
* ChekhovsGun: Linda bought a belt of mini water bottles to wear during the run. When they're trapped trying to save the kids from the Scramble Pan ride and they need to shut it off, Linda uses her mini water bottles to shut it off by throwing it at the off button. (Technically, it was actually Rudy who did it since Linda kept missing.)
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Teddy initially describes Cyclops as "a crazy one-eyed cyclops turkey."
* TheDitz: Felix doesn't know why turkeys are so rare around Thanksgiving.
* TheEndOrIsIt: The Belchers and friends survive the day. Meanwhile, the Fischoeders are having their Thanksgiving dinner at their home until the birds break in through their window.
* EyepatchOfPower: While he doesn't actually wear an eye-patch, the biggest and toughest bird is a one-eyed turkey Teddy takes to calling "Cyclops".
* FeatheredFiend: Thanks to Felix mixing turkeys, chickens, geese, and ducks together, messing up their pecking order, the birds go on rampage and attack everyone. The most notable bird among them is a turkey with one eye they call "Cyclop".
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Linda has thrown nine of her ten water bottles at the button and prepares to throw her last bottle. As Louise begs Linda to let someone else take the shot, Regular Sized Rudy spins in and out of the shot several seconds before his BigDamnHeroes moment.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Mickey starts freaking out that there is no way to escape the birds in which Louise gives him a slap.
* IsThisThingStillOn: The Fischoeders admit that there are people still trapped in the wharf while live on the news.
* ItsAllMyFault: Linda believes the birds are attacking in punishment for skipping Thanksgiving.
* KarmicProtection: Bob's frequently forced to go along with whatever ridiculous nonsense Linda and the kids get invested in regardless of how he feels (while often having to learn a lesson about why ''he'' shouldn't make ''them'' participate in what he wants despite the family not really learning the same lesson). For once, he manages to put his foot down and completely abstains from their Thanksgiving plans since his are so often derailed. As a result, he avoids the majority of the chaos caused by the birds running loose while Linda and the kids are left to fend for themselves. He gets a nice day to himself, Linda and the kids fear for their lives.
* LaserGuidedKarma: The Fischoeders do not escape the birds in the end, as one of them attacks their Thanksgiving dinner.
* NoodleIncident: Apparently someone died on the Tickle Boat, but we don't find out how.
* PutOffTheirFood: Thanks to the entire experience everyone went through, when Bob served turkey to everyone for Thanksgiving dinner, everyone did not feel like eating and Linda decides to make spaghetti instead.
* SacrificialLion: Lampshaded. Rudy says he wants to stay for the end, but Louise says he probably won't survive.
* SoundtrackDissonance: Donna Summer's "Dim All the Lights" plays over footage of the crazed birds attacking people.
* UseYourHead: To assert herself at the top of the pecking order, Linda headbutts everyone and then the "Cyclops" turkey, which works as the other birds are too afraid to approach Linda.
* VillainOpeningScene: The episode opens with the delivery of the birds being dropped off at Wonder Wharf and one of the employees gets his finger nipped by one of the birds when trying to feed it. This lets us know that the birds in the episode will be a problem once they are freed.
* WholePlotReference: The episode is half-''Film/TheBirds'' and half-''Film/JurassicPark''.
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* AccidentalInnuendo: After she beats the turkeys and rises to the top of the pecking order, Bob toasts to Linda being "Queen of the Peckers"[[note]]American slang for "penis"[[/note]].
* AdamAndEvePlot: After the turkeys break out, Teddy tells Linda that they don't need to repopulate the Earth yet, but they might need to soon.
* BerserkButton: Bob was absolutely livid when Linda and the kids said they wanted to do the Thanksgiving run instead of having a traditional dinner like he enjoys preparing. He even started crying.
* BigDamnHeroes: Rudy takes Linda's last water bottle and throws it to shut down the tea cup ride.
* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Combined with RuleOfThree
-->'''Gene''': Okay, don't start a brothel while we're gone. Just kidding, you can!
-->'''Tina''': And no making a fort out of the couch cushions. Just kidding, you can.
-->'''Louise''': But don't turn that fort into a brothel. Just kidding, you can.
-->'''Bob''': Oh, my God, just -
-->'''Louise''': I mean, it's illegal, but -
-->'''Bob''': I know. Just leave.
* ChekhovsGag: When deciding what rides to go on, Gene wants to go on the Tickle Boat until Tina tells him it's been shut down because [[NoodleIncident someone died on it]]. When trying to escape from the wharf, Teddy comes in with the Tickle Boat to rescue everyone.
* ChekhovsGun: Linda bought a belt of mini water bottles to wear during the run. When they're trapped trying to save the kids from the Scramble Pan ride and they need to shut it off, Linda uses her mini water bottles to shut it off by throwing it at the off button. (Technically, it was actually Rudy who did it since Linda kept missing.)
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Teddy initially describes Cyclops as "a crazy one-eyed cyclops turkey."
* TheDitz: Felix doesn't know why turkeys are so rare around Thanksgiving.
* TheEndOrIsIt: The Belchers and friends survive the day. Meanwhile, the Fischoeders are having their Thanksgiving dinner at their home until the birds break in through their window.
* EyepatchOfPower: While he doesn't actually wear an eye-patch, the biggest and toughest bird is a one-eyed turkey Teddy takes to calling "Cyclops".
* FeatheredFiend: Thanks to Felix mixing turkeys, chickens, geese, and ducks together, messing up their pecking order, the birds go on rampage and attack everyone. The most notable bird among them is a turkey with one eye they call "Cyclop".
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Linda has thrown nine of her ten water bottles at the button and prepares to throw her last bottle. As Louise begs Linda to let someone else take the shot, Regular Sized Rudy spins in and out of the shot several seconds before his BigDamnHeroes moment.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Mickey starts freaking out that there is no way to escape the birds in which Louise gives him a slap.
* IsThisThingStillOn: The Fischoeders admit that there are people still trapped in the wharf while live on the news.
* ItsAllMyFault: Linda believes the birds are attacking in punishment for skipping Thanksgiving.
* KarmicProtection: Bob's frequently forced to go along with whatever ridiculous nonsense Linda and the kids get invested in regardless of how he feels (while often having to learn a lesson about why ''he'' shouldn't make ''them'' participate in what he wants despite the family not really learning the same lesson). For once, he manages to put his foot down and completely abstains from their Thanksgiving plans since his are so often derailed. As a result, he avoids the majority of the chaos caused by the birds running loose while Linda and the kids are left to fend for themselves. He gets a nice day to himself, Linda and the kids fear for their lives.
* LaserGuidedKarma: The Fischoeders do not escape the birds in the end, as one of them attacks their Thanksgiving dinner.
* NoodleIncident: Apparently someone died on the Tickle Boat, but we don't find out how.
* PutOffTheirFood: Thanks to the entire experience everyone went through, when Bob served turkey to everyone for Thanksgiving dinner, everyone did not feel like eating and Linda decides to make spaghetti instead.
* SacrificialLion: Lampshaded. Rudy says he wants to stay for the end, but Louise says he probably won't survive.
* SoundtrackDissonance: Donna Summer's "Dim All the Lights" plays over footage of the crazed birds attacking people.
* UseYourHead: To assert herself at the top of the pecking order, Linda headbutts everyone and then the "Cyclops" turkey, which works as the other birds are too afraid to approach Linda.
* VillainOpeningScene: The episode opens with the delivery of the birds being dropped off at Wonder Wharf and one of the employees gets his finger nipped by one of the birds when trying to feed it. This lets us know that the birds in the episode will be a problem once they are freed.
* WholePlotReference: The episode is half-''Film/TheBirds'' and half-''Film/JurassicPark''.