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* ExtendedDisarming: Mills Lane tells Saddam that he must submit to a weapon search before calling the fight. Saddam, of course, refuses.
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* ArrestedForHeroism: James manages to kill Saddam, a man considered to be a national threat...and is promptly placed in handcuffs by Mills Lane for desecrating the American flag.

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* ArrestedForHeroism: James manages to kill Saddam, a man considered to be a national threat...and is promptly placed in handcuffs by Mills Lane for having desecrating the American flag.flag in the process.



* HandicappedBadass: One of the veterans interviewed by Johnny and Nick, who is shown attacking Nick after he steals their war memorabilia.

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* HandicappedBadass: One of the veterans interviewed by Johnny and Nick, who is shown attacking Nick after he steals their war memorabilia.memorabilia, is in a wheelchair.

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* AnAxeToGrind: Nixon gives Washington a hatchet to use during the fight.



* ExplosiveStupidity: Washington lighting the fireworks without any idea of what would happen, especially considering how close he was standing to them.



* FatalFireworks: In honor of the theme of the episode, a fireworks display had been prepared to close out the show. However, Washington decides to light them in a last-ditch effort to try and win the fight. [[ExplosiveStupidity Not only does he immediately get blown up for his efforts]], he does eventually pull of a post-humous victory when the fireworks decapitate both Roosevelt and Lincoln.

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* FatalFireworks: In honor of the theme of the episode, a fireworks display had been prepared to close out the show. However, Washington Lincoln decides to light them in a last-ditch effort to try and win the fight. Not only does he succeed in blowing up Washington, [[ExplosiveStupidity Not only does he immediately get blown up for his efforts]], he does eventually pull of a post-humous victory when the fireworks decapitate also decapitates both Roosevelt and Lincoln.himself in the aftermath]].



* LastDitchMove: Washington lighting the fireworks display in an attempt to take down Lincoln.

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* LastDitchMove: Washington Lincoln lighting the fireworks display in an attempt to take down Lincoln.Washington.
* MinorInjuryOverreaction: After slipping on a pool of blood, Mills demands that Washington and Lincoln return to their corners while the ring is mopped. Nixon is outraged at the interruption, however Mills then claims that [[DeathByFallingOver he almost killed himself]].


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* MonumentOfHumiliationAndDefeat: Nixon's decapitated head is kicked into the rafters above the ring and lands on a piece of rock. Washington's head is shortly sent hurdling in to the air following his explosive defeat and lands next to Nixon's head. After Roosevelt and Lincoln are then both decapitated by stray fireworks, their heads both land on the same rock, thus recreating an almost identical replica of Mount Rushmore.


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* SpitTake: After extinguishing his wooden teeth in a bucket of water, Washington spits hot ash into Lincoln's eyes, blinding him.


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* WeaponSpecialization: Nixon gives Washington a hatchet to use during the fight.
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->''"Let's see a good, clean, presidential fight to the death. No low blows. No negative campaigning. No pardons. [[UncleSamWantsYou I want you...to get it on]]!"''
-->--'''Mills Lane'''


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* AnAxeToGrind: Nixon gives Washington a hatchet to use during the fight.
* ArrestedForHeroism: James manages to kill Saddam, a man considered to be a national threat...and is promptly placed in handcuffs by Mills Lane for desecrating the American flag.


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* BludgeonedToDeath: James manages to wrap Saddam in the American flag while he is distracted with Clinton's corpse, and beats him to death with the flagpole.


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* SlipperySkid:
** James slips on an OilSlick created by Saddam.
** After Washington chops off Lincoln's leg, Mills slips on the pool of blood that forms, and sends the fighters back to their corner while he cleans up the mess.

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* HeadTurnedBackwards: Saddam pins James to the floor and twists his head around several times. James kicks him off and allows his neck to unwind itself back to normal.



* MissileLockOn: Saddam launches a missile right into James' face. [[EpicFail It does nothing but crumple upon impact]].



* OffWithHisHead: After he is caught wire-tapping in order to eavesdrop on Roosevelt and Lincoln, Nixon is swiftly decapitated by Roosevelt's cane.

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After he is caught wire-tapping in order to eavesdrop on Roosevelt and Lincoln, Nixon is swiftly decapitated by Roosevelt's cane.


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* OilSlick: Saddam spills an entire barrel of oil into the ring, resulting in a SlipperySkid when James steps in it.


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* TrouserSpace: Saddam pulls out an assault rifle from his pants, as well as a plate full of hamburgers.

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* AnArmAndALeg: Washington dismembers Lincoln by chopping off one of his legs with an axe.

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* AnArmAndALeg: AnArmAndALeg:
** After Starr is restrained by audience members holding his arms, Clinton launches himself out of the ring and straight into a dropkick to Starr's chest, dismembering both of his arms.
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Washington dismembers Lincoln by chopping off one of his legs with an axe.



* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Clinton lands the first blow against Starr by slapping him; once for ruining his presidency, once for ruining his marriage, and once for ruining his chances of "cute interns".

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Clinton lands the first blow against Starr by slapping him; once for ruining his presidency, once for ruining his marriage, and once for ruining his chances of "cute "hiring cute interns".


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* EtTuBrute: As Starr puts the pressure on Clinton to confess to every single thing he did with Monica Lewinsky, right down to explicit detail, Hillary is shown in the audience cheering for Starr before realizing that the camera is on her.


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* ExtendedDisarming: Mills Lane tells Saddam that he must submit to a weapon search before calling the fight. Saddam, of course, refuses.

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This episode consists of three pre-determined fights. The first undercard fight features lawyer Kenneth Starr taking on the 42nd President of the United States, UsefulNotes/BillClinton. The second undercard fight sees the all-American ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' star Creator/JamesVanDerBeek taking on the 5th President of Iraq, UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein. The main event of the night features a presidential brawl, courtesy of the Deathmatch [[TimeMachine time machine]], between founding father UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington and 16th president UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.

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This episode consists of three pre-determined fights. The first undercard fight features lawyer Kenneth Starr taking on the 42nd President of the United States, UsefulNotes/BillClinton.UsefulNotes/BillClinton in a fight for public approval. The second undercard fight sees the all-American ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' star Creator/JamesVanDerBeek taking on the 5th President of Iraq, UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein. The main event of the night features a presidential brawl, courtesy of the Deathmatch [[TimeMachine time machine]], between founding father UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington and 16th president UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.



* ExplosiveCigar: Clinton manages to shove one in Starr's mouth before lighting it.



* SpectatorCasualty: After the audience expresses their undying loyalty and preference to Clinton, even after confessing to having an affair, Starr goes berserk and starts attacking random audience members.
* SupportingHarem: A group of young women are sat in the front row, cheering for Clinton. Clinton responds in kind by openly flirting with them...in front of his wife, no less.



* TheToothHurts: Lincoln manages to set Washington's wooden dentures on fire using the flame of the torch from the Statue of Liberty's dismembered arm.

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* TheToothHurts: Lincoln manages to set Washington's wooden dentures on fire using the flame of the torch from the Statue of Liberty's dismembered arm.arm.
* ThrowTheBookAtThem: Starr manages to subdue Clinton by unloading an entire truck-full of books, copies of the Starr Report, on top of him.
* UniversallyBelovedLeader: Starr manages to beat a confession out of Clinton about having an affair with Monica Lewinsky...much to the delight of the Deathmatch audience.
* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: The first fight features a scoreboard that shows the approval ratings of each fighter. Starr's approval rating wasn't high to begin with, and no matter how hard he tries to convince the Deathmatch audience how awful Clinton is, Starr's approval drops to zero by the end of the fight.

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This episode consists of three pre-determined fights. The first undercard fight features lawyer Kenneth Starr taking on the 42nd President of the United States, UsefulNotes/BillClinton. The second undercard fight sees the all-American ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' star Creator/JamesVanDerBeek taking on the 5th President of Iraq, UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein. The main event of the night features a presidential brawl, courtesy of the Deathmatch time machine, between founding father UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington and 16th president UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.

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This episode consists of three pre-determined fights. The first undercard fight features lawyer Kenneth Starr taking on the 42nd President of the United States, UsefulNotes/BillClinton. The second undercard fight sees the all-American ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' star Creator/JamesVanDerBeek taking on the 5th President of Iraq, UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein. The main event of the night features a presidential brawl, courtesy of the Deathmatch [[TimeMachine time machine, machine]], between founding father UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington and 16th president UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.


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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Clinton lands the first blow against Starr by slapping him; once for ruining his presidency, once for ruining his marriage, and once for ruining his chances of "cute interns".


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* ChestOfMedals: Both the veterans and Johnny are shown wearing their uniforms, each having their own medals pinned on.
* CoolOldGuy: The guest veterans. While they are all frail, and one of them in a wheelchair, they don't take kindly to having their belongings stolen, and have no qualms about beating Nick senseless after he's caught with their war memorabilia.


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* HandicappedBadass: One of the veterans interviewed by Johnny and Nick, who is shown attacking Nick after he steals their war memorabilia.


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* OldSoldier: At the beginning and end of the episode, Johnny and Nick chat to a group of senior veterans at ringside.
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** Also, in the same fight, Washington throws his axe at Lincoln, only to miss and knock off the arm of a scaled model of the Art/StatueOfLiberty.



* DavidVersusGoliath: It seems ill-fitting for a young actor with no combat experience to want to engage in a fight to the death against someone with experience in armed warfare, but that doesn't stop James from taking on Saddam.



* MoneyMauling: Quite early on in the fight, Washington pelts Lincoln with a barrage of dollar coins.



** Later, both Roosevelt and Lincoln are decapitated by stray fireworks.



** TooDumbToLive: This doesn't stop Clinton from interrupting the fight to eat one of the burgers and swiftly dying.

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** TooDumbToLive: This doesn't stop Clinton from interrupting the fight to eat one of the burgers and swiftly dying.dying.
* TheToothHurts: Lincoln manages to set Washington's wooden dentures on fire using the flame of the torch from the Statue of Liberty's dismembered arm.
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The tenth episode of the second season of Celebrity Deathmatch, also known as '''4th Of July Celebration'''.

This episode consists of three pre-determined fights. The first undercard fight features lawyer Kenneth Starr taking on the 42nd President of the United States, UsefulNotes/BillClinton. The second undercard fight sees the all-American ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' star Creator/JamesVanDerBeek taking on the 5th President of Iraq, UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein. The main event of the night features a presidential brawl, courtesy of the Deathmatch time machine, between founding father UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington and 16th president UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.

!!This episode contains examples of:
* TheAlcoholic: Roosevelt is obsessed with brandy and is rarely seen without carrying a flask full.
* AnArmAndALeg: Washington dismembers Lincoln by chopping off one of his legs with an axe.
* AttackBackfire: See Fatal Fireworks below.
* TheCameo: This episode features appearances from UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton, UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, and UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt.
* ExplosiveStupidity: Washington lighting the fireworks without any idea of what would happen, especially considering how close he was standing to them.
* FatalFireworks: In honor of the theme of the episode, a fireworks display had been prepared to close out the show. However, Washington decides to light them in a last-ditch effort to try and win the fight. [[ExplosiveStupidity Not only does he immediately get blown up for his efforts]], he does eventually pull of a post-humous victory when the fireworks decapitate both Roosevelt and Lincoln.
* HeadCrushing: Clinton manages to throw Starr, head-first, into the newly restored Liberty Bell.
* HealItWithBooze: After Lincoln loses a leg, Roosevelt attempts to sterilize the wound by pouring brandy on it.
* LastDitchMove: Washington lighting the fireworks display in an attempt to take down Lincoln.
* OffWithHisHead: After he is caught wire-tapping in order to eavesdrop on Roosevelt and Lincoln, Nixon is swiftly decapitated by Roosevelt's cane.
* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: Saddam tries to appease James by offering him hamburgers. However, it's soon discovered that the burgers have been tainted with BSE (aka "mad cow disease").
** TooDumbToLive: This doesn't stop Clinton from interrupting the fight to eat one of the burgers and swiftly dying.

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