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* OffModel: Several shots of [=McWinkle=] depict him with completely blue fur rather than with his patches of grey.
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* RealityEnsues: [=McWinkle=] and Gluntz have no trouble convincing the engineer to turn the train around, but they get thrown off the train for not having tickets before he can.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [=McWinkle=] and Gluntz have no trouble convincing the engineer to turn the train around, but they get thrown off the train for not having tickets before he can.
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* {{Malaproper}}: '''Sam''': "You know what they say: where there's smoke, [[ItMakesSenseInContext there's ties]]!"
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* PopularSayingBut: '''Sam''': "You know what they say: where there's smoke, [[ItMakesSenseInContext there's ties]]!"
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* RunningGag: Snitz has to keep reminding his cronies that no, they are not eating the Chickeraffe.
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* RunningGag: Snitz Snerz has to keep reminding his cronies that no, they are not eating the Chickeraffe.
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* RealityEnsues: [=McWinkle=] and Gluntz have no trouble convincing the engineer to turn the train around, but they get thrown off the train for not having ticked before he can.
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* RealityEnsues: [=McWinkle=] and Gluntz have no trouble convincing the engineer to turn the train around, but they get thrown off the train for not having ticked tickets before he can.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The fox from the book was hardly a character to begin with, as it was simply one of the many things the other character refused to eat green eggs and ham with. Here's, he's a neurotic hen house guard named Michael who's trying to ween himself off of eating eggs to impress his crush, an aloof hen who looks down on him for doing so.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The fox from the book was hardly a character to begin with, as it was simply one of the many things the other character refused to eat green eggs and ham with.with and didn't have a personality. Here's, he's a neurotic hen house guard named Michael who's trying to ween himself off of eating eggs to impress his crush, an aloof hen who looks down on him for doing so.
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* JediMindTrick: Sam convinces Michael that there ''aren't'' two people in his house removing his necktie.
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* ChekovsGun: The model train car from the previous episode helps Guy see how close the BADGUYS are to him.
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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: The model train car from the previous episode helps Guy see how close the BADGUYS are to him.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The fox from the book was hardly a character to begin with, as it was simply one of the many things the other character refused to eat green eggs and ham with. Here's, he's a neurotic hen house guard named Michael who's trying to win the heart of an aloof hen who looks down on him for eating eggs. Weening himself off of his favorite food to earn her affection prove to be so difficult that mentioning either to him send him into a fit of rage.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The fox from the book was hardly a character to begin with, as it was simply one of the many things the other character refused to eat green eggs and ham with. Here's, he's a neurotic hen house guard named Michael who's trying to win the heart ween himself off of eating eggs to impress his crush, an aloof hen who looks down on him for eating eggs. Weening himself off of his favorite food to earn her affection prove to be so difficult that mentioning either to him send him into a fit of rage.doing so.
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* BrainsAndBrawn: Subverted. Sam says that Guy is the brains and he's the "other brains."
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** Sam claims that he doesn't need "a Guy" to raise Mr. Jenkins as "a strong single father." As soon as Guy reenters, Sam throws himself at his feet and says he's been a wreck without him.
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** Sam claims that he doesn't need "a Guy" to raise Mr. Jenkins as "a strong single father." As soon as Guy reenters, Sam throws himself at his feet and says he's been a wreck without him. Mr. Jenkins also starts calling Guy "papa."
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* EatTheCamera: The episode ends with Michael doing this.
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* GrowlingGut: Subverted. After opening the closet full of Michael's secret stash of eggs, Guy hears what he ''thinks'' is Sam's stomach growling at the thought of eating them. It turns out to be Michael about to have another FreakOut.
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* {{Pun}}: Michael's meditation tape. "What is nature? What is nurture? I don't know, that's why they call it 'NOT-sure'."
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** Michael tears up a seat cushion while yelling that he needs eggs, in the same way that someone with an addiction or anger issues might let their aggression out by [[PercussiveTherapy punching a pillow]].
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** Michael tears up a seat cushion while yelling that he needs eggs, in the same way that a recovering addict or someone with an addiction or anger issues might let their aggression out by [[PercussiveTherapy punching a pillow]].
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** Michael tears up a seat cushion while yelling that he needs eggs, in the same way that someone with an addiction or anger issues might let their aggression out by punching a pillow.
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** Michael tears up a seat cushion while yelling that he needs eggs, in the same way that someone with an addiction or anger issues might let their aggression out by [[PercussiveTherapy punching a pillow.pillow]].
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Sam claims that he doesn't need "a Guy" to raise Mr. Jenkins as "a strong single father."
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything
** Sam claims that he doesn't need "a Guy" to raise Mr. Jenkins as "a strong single father."" As soon as Guy reenters, Sam throws himself at his feet and says he's been a wreck without him.
** Michael tears up a seat cushion while yelling that he needs eggs, in the same way that someone with an addiction or anger issues might let their aggression out by punching a pillow.
** Sam claims that he doesn't need "a Guy" to raise Mr. Jenkins as "a strong single father.
** Michael tears up a seat cushion while yelling that he needs eggs, in the same way that someone with an addiction or anger issues might let their aggression out by punching a pillow.
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* FreakOut: Michael tears up a cushion in his house while screaming "I NEED EGGS!"
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* NamedByAdaptation: The nameless fox from the book is named Michael in the series.
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* NamedByAdaptation: NamedByTheAdaptation: The nameless fox from the book is named Michael in the series.
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* FantasticRacism: Sandra the hen isn't swayed by Michael the fox's efforts to kick his egg addiction because he's "still a fox."
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* GRatedDrug: Eggs, but only as it applies to the fox, who's trying to kick his obsession with them to get in good with a hen he has a crush on.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The fox from the book was hardly a character to begin with, as it was simply one of the many things the other character refused to eat green eggs and ham with. Here's, he's a neurotic hen house guard named Michael who's trying to win the heart of an aloof hen who looks down on him for eating eggs. Weening himself off of his favorite food to earn her affection prove to be so difficult that mentioning either to him send him into a fit of rage.
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* NamedByAdaptation: The nameless fox from the book is named Michael in the series.
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* HereWeGoAgain: After E.B. and her mother finally make up, E.B. passively mentions that she was riding on top of the train the night before, sending her mother right back to being mad at her.
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: E.B. tries to invoke this by reading the train's safety manual while being punished, but her mother won't let her do so much as ''that.''
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* NoNeckChump: The farmer of the house that Sam and Guy sneak into [[{{Irony}} to find neckties]], much to their inconvenience.
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* BaitAndSwitch: At first, the Fox looks like he's going to steal and eat one of the hen's eggs, but it turns out that he's ''guarding'' them. Sam even muses that it's "progressive."
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* ShoutOut: When the farmer's wife doesn't believe her son about the chickeraffe in the bath, she snarks "Sure, and last night, there was [[Literature/TheresAWocketInMyPocket a wozzet in your closet]]."
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* {{Malaproper}}: '''Sam''': "You know what they say: where there's smoke, [[ItMakesSenseInContext there's ties]]!"
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* CharacterDevelopment: When trying to get Mr. Jenkins to eat something he doesn't want to, Guy insists that he won't know if he likes it until he tries it.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Alleged wildlife protector Sam conveniently forgets that chickeraffes can't fly. [[spoiler:He's not a wildlife expert, he's a poacher]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Alleged wildlife protector Sam conveniently forgets that chickeraffes can't fly. fly and and what they eat. [[spoiler:He's not a wildlife expert, he's a poacher]].expert]].
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* TenderTears: Gluntz sheds these after Sam uses his "AnyLastWords" to tell Mr. Jenkins to fly them away.
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* TenderTears: Gluntz sheds these after Sam uses his "AnyLastWords" to tell Mr. Jenkins to fly them away.away.
* ThisAintRocketSurgery: Sam brushes off Guy's accusation that a wildlife expert should know that a chickeraffe can't fly by saying that biology "isn't a science."
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: After getting roped back into their adventure out of moral obligation not to let the chickeraffe go hungry or run off when Sam goes to look for food for it, Guy bites the brim of his hat in frustration.
* VisualPun: While looking out at the sunset, Guy and Mr. Jenkins see a rainbow... tied in a literal bow.
* ThisAintRocketSurgery: Sam brushes off Guy's accusation that a wildlife expert should know that a chickeraffe can't fly by saying that biology "isn't a science."
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: After getting roped back into their adventure out of moral obligation not to let the chickeraffe go hungry or run off when Sam goes to look for food for it, Guy bites the brim of his hat in frustration.
* VisualPun: While looking out at the sunset, Guy and Mr. Jenkins see a rainbow... tied in a literal bow.
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* RunningGag: Snitz has to keep reminding his cronies that no, they are not eating the Chickeraffe.
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* LiteralMinded: MadeOfIron: In true Warner Bros. Animation tradition, Guy falls end-over-end down a cliff and is only in slight pain upon reaching the bottom.
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* RealityEnsues: [=McWinkle=] and Gluntz have no trouble convincing the engineer to turn the train around, but they get thrown off the train for not having ticked before he can.
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After some more adventures on the train, Sam and Guy take a detour from their trip to get Mr. Jenkins some food and find themselves at the mercy of an emotionally unstable fox.
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* AnyLastWords: [=McWinkle=] says this to Sam and Guy as he and Glunts are about to net them. Sam [[SarcasmBlind says he has several]] and Gluntz, being... well, [[TheDitz Gluntz]], says [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike it's only fair to let Sam speak them]].
* ChekovsGun: The model train car from the previous episode helps Guy see how close the BADGUYS are to him.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Sam claims that he doesn't need "a Guy" to raise Mr. Jenkins as "a strong single father."
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Alleged wildlife protector Sam conveniently forgets that chickeraffes can't fly. [[spoiler:He's not a wildlife expert, he's a poacher]].
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Sam says that the story of how he and Guy came to harbor a chickeraffe has "Plot twists for days!" and is "Binge-worthy!"
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* OffModel: Several shots of [=McWinkle=] depict him with completely blue fur rather than with his patches of grey.
* TemptingFate: After [=McWinkle=] catches Guy, Sam and Mr. Jenkins in his net and is reeling them in from off the side of the caboose.
-->'''Gluntz''': Let's see you get outta this one!\\
(''Train goes into a tunnel, net rod gets broken by the top and releases Guy, Sam and Mr. Jenkins, sending them plummeting into the chasm below'')\\
'''Gluntz''': Oooo, [[LampshadeHanging I should not have said that]]...
* TenderTears: Gluntz sheds these after Sam uses his "AnyLastWords" to tell Mr. Jenkins to fly them away.
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* AnyLastWords: [=McWinkle=] says this to Sam and Guy as he and Glunts are about to net them. Sam [[SarcasmBlind says he has several]] and Gluntz, being... well, [[TheDitz Gluntz]], says [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike it's only fair to let Sam speak them]].
* ChekovsGun: The model train car from the previous episode helps Guy see how close the BADGUYS are to him.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Sam claims that he doesn't need "a Guy" to raise Mr. Jenkins as "a strong single father."
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Alleged wildlife protector Sam conveniently forgets that chickeraffes can't fly. [[spoiler:He's not a wildlife expert, he's a poacher]].
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Sam says that the story of how he and Guy came to harbor a chickeraffe has "Plot twists for days!" and is "Binge-worthy!"
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* OffModel: Several shots of [=McWinkle=] depict him with completely blue fur rather than with his patches of grey.
* TemptingFate: After [=McWinkle=] catches Guy, Sam and Mr. Jenkins in his net and is reeling them in from off the side of the caboose.
-->'''Gluntz''': Let's see you get outta this one!\\
(''Train goes into a tunnel, net rod gets broken by the top and releases Guy, Sam and Mr. Jenkins, sending them plummeting into the chasm below'')\\
'''Gluntz''': Oooo, [[LampshadeHanging I should not have said that]]...
* TenderTears: Gluntz sheds these after Sam uses his "AnyLastWords" to tell Mr. Jenkins to fly them away.
