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* BorrowedCatchphrase: Or rather 'adapted catchphrase' as Frank's infamous 'Put you through that fucking wall' threat was inspired by his father's threat of putting him down a well because since there wasn't a well anywhere near him when he was kid, he changed it to a wall since he usually says it when around walls.

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* BorrowedCatchphrase: Or rather 'adapted catchphrase' as Frank's infamous 'Put you through that fucking wall' threat was inspired by his father's threat of putting him down a well because since well. Since there wasn't a well anywhere near him when he was kid, he changed it to a wall since he usually says it when around walls.
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* BorrowedCatchphrase: Or rather 'adapted catchphrase' as Frank's infamous 'Put you through that f***ing wall' threat was inspired by his father's threat of putting him down a well because since there wasn't a well anywhere near him when he was kid, he changed it to a wall since he usually says it when around walls.

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* BorrowedCatchphrase: Or rather 'adapted catchphrase' as Frank's infamous 'Put you through that f***ing fucking wall' threat was inspired by his father's threat of putting him down a well because since there wasn't a well anywhere near him when he was kid, he changed it to a wall since he usually says it when around walls.
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* BlatantLies: Frank claiming that his own car is fine... when it is clearly damaged from the accident in the Season 3 finale.


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* CallBack: Anthony is still mad at Hobo [=JoJo=], showing up at his autograph session about to attack him and sending him clumps of his hair.
* DopeSlap: Sue does this to Frank when he makes a crack at her pregnancy.
* HesitationEqualsDishonesty: Sue’s reaction to hearing Frank’s claims that he was nice to his children is to say “...Yes.”
* HistoricalInJoke: Frank thinks to himself that by 1986, there will be a Black president.


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* RageBreakingPoint: Frank tries to be nice around his father for the family. But when they are at the restaurant and Bill spills his drink on the table, similar to how Frank did so many years ago, Frank suddenly snaps at him [[YouAreWhatYouHate just like his father did]].
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-->'''Kevin''': Sounds pretty funny to me.
-->'''Frank''': It wasn't funny, it hurt my feelings!
-->'''Kevin''': That's what's so funny about it.

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-->'''Kevin''': Sounds pretty funny to me.
-->'''Frank''':
me.\\
'''Frank''':
It wasn't funny, it hurt my feelings!
-->'''Kevin''':
feelings!\\
'''Kevin''':
That's what's so funny about it.
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* AbusiveFather: 'Big Bill' Murphy was a total jackass to Frank growing up.

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* AbusiveFather: AbusiveParents: 'Big Bill' Murphy was a total jackass to Frank growing up.
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* AbusiveFather: 'Big Bill' Murphy was a total jackass to Frank growing up.
* BorrowedCatchphrase: Or rather 'adapted catchphrase' as Frank's infamous 'Put you through that f***ing wall' threat was inspired by his father's threat of putting him down a well because since there wasn't a well anywhere near him when he was kid, he changed it to a wall since he usually says it when around walls.
* NoSympathy: Kevin's reaction to hearing about some of his grandfather's unpleasant exploits to Frank growing up.
-->'''Kevin''': Sounds pretty funny to me.
-->'''Frank''': It wasn't funny, it hurt my feelings!
-->'''Kevin''': That's what's so funny about it.
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Father Pat is doing confessions, listening to all the confessions of various characters. His last confessor is Frank, who tells Father Pat about his horrible relationship with his father and all that has happened since he reentered Frank's life.
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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Most of the episode takes place either in Frank's past when he lived with his father, or how life with his father is since the old man arrived a month ago.
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