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* ThrowTheDogABone: The Gang getting rid of Pete by sending him off to Los Angeles would be a standard KickTheDog moment for them...except Pete is actually grateful for the chance at a fresh start.
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-->'''Frank:''' [[AngstWhatAngst Oh, yeah.]] I see that. I remember that now.
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The gang is divided when their old friend "Psycho" Pete is released from his stay in a mental institution: Mac and Charlie enlist Cricket's help to relieve Pete of his guilt and return him to the "fun psycho" they remember, while Dennis and Dee worry that he's a threat to their safety and attempt to get him re-institutionalized. Meanwhile, Frank tries to track down the "frog kid" he befriended during his own stay at the asylum, but ends up discovering a disturbing truth.
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The gang is divided when their old friend "Psycho" Pete is released from his stay in a mental institution: Mac and Charlie enlist Cricket's help to relieve Pete of his guilt and return him to the "fun psycho" they remember, while Dennis and Dee worry that he's a threat to their safety and attempt to get him re-institutionalized. Meanwhile, Frank tries to track down the "frog kid" he befriended during his own stay at the asylum, asylum but ends up discovering a disturbing truth.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Averted; Pete clarifies at the end of the episode that he was institutionalized for social anxiety disorder and depression. Also, Dennis is officially diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
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* MercyKill: Frank states that he's going to put Pete out of his misery while brandishing his gun.
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* MercyKill: Frank states that he's going to put Pete out of his misery while brandishing his gun.gun, thinking that it's only a matter of time before seemingly cured psychopaths revert back to their earlier behaviour and now that he's found out that he was Froggy, states that all he'll do when he reverts is just eat a couple of flies but when Pete reverts, they'll have another massacre on their hands.
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-->'''Cricket''' Well, they're all made up.\\
''Mac:''' [[SuddenlyShouting THAT'S WHY HE BURNED YOUR FACE YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!]]
''Mac:''' [[SuddenlyShouting THAT'S WHY HE BURNED YOUR FACE YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!]]
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-->'''Cricket''' Well, they're all made up.
-->'''Mac:''' [[SuddenlyShouting THAT'S WHY HE BURNED YOUR FACE YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!]]
-->'''Mac:''' [[SuddenlyShouting THAT'S WHY HE BURNED YOUR FACE YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!]]
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-->'''Cricket''' Well, they're all made up.
-->'''Mac:'''up.\\
''Mac:''' [[SuddenlyShouting THAT'S WHY HE BURNED YOUR FACE YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!]]
-->'''Mac:'''
''Mac:''' [[SuddenlyShouting THAT'S WHY HE BURNED YOUR FACE YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!]]
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-->'''Mac:''' He used to, um, scream in babies' faces.
-->'''Cricket:''' Well, that's just funny.
-->'''Charlie:''' Okay, you know what he used to do, he used to gather like cats and dogs, and then like put them into like a little room and have them battle it out.
-->'''Cricket:''' That's just cats' and dogs' nature to fight, so I don't see a problem with that.
-->'''Mac:''' Oh, also, he murdered and ate his family.
-->'''Cricket:''' Well, that's just funny.
-->'''Charlie:''' Okay, you know what he used to do, he used to gather like cats and dogs, and then like put them into like a little room and have them battle it out.
-->'''Cricket:''' That's just cats' and dogs' nature to fight, so I don't see a problem with that.
-->'''Mac:''' Oh, also, he murdered and ate his family.
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-->'''Mac:''' He used to, um, scream in babies' faces.
-->'''Cricket:'''faces.\\
'''Cricket:''' Well, that's justfunny.
-->'''Charlie:'''funny.\\
'''Charlie:''' Okay, you know what he used to do, he used to gather like cats and dogs, and then like put them into like a little room and have them battle itout.
-->'''Cricket:'''out.\\
'''Cricket:''' That's just cats' and dogs' nature to fight, so I don't see a problem withthat.
-->'''Mac:'''that.\\
'''Mac:''' Oh, also, he murdered and ate his family.
-->'''Cricket:'''
'''Cricket:''' Well, that's just
-->'''Charlie:'''
'''Charlie:''' Okay, you know what he used to do, he used to gather like cats and dogs, and then like put them into like a little room and have them battle it
-->'''Cricket:'''
'''Cricket:''' That's just cats' and dogs' nature to fight, so I don't see a problem with
-->'''Mac:'''
'''Mac:''' Oh, also, he murdered and ate his family.
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* TheCloudCuckooLanderWasRight: Frank mentions that kids who escaped from his "nitwit school" were chased by guards carrying dog nets, which Dennis and Dee find ridiculous. Frank later meets his childhood psychiatrist, who actually still has one of the dog nets.
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* TheCloudCuckooLanderWasRight: TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Frank mentions that kids who escaped from his "nitwit school" were chased by guards carrying dog nets, which Dennis and Dee find ridiculous. Frank later meets his childhood psychiatrist, [[BrickJoke who actually still has one of the dog nets.nets]].
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-->'''Dennis:''' You know, we had the, uh... Oh, jeez, and that's right now!
-->'''Dee:''' Shoot, I wish I could stay...
-->'''Dee:''' Shoot, I wish I could stay...
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-->'''Dennis:''' You know, we had the, uh... Oh, jeez, and that's right now!
-->'''Dee:'''now!\\
'''Dee:''' Shoot, I wish I could stay...
-->'''Dee:'''
'''Dee:''' Shoot, I wish I could stay...
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-->'''Dee:''' What, so they just cut all the loonies loose?
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' How could they do that? That's insane!
-->'''Dee:''' I guess it was either that or raise our taxes.
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' Raise my taxes? Come on, how much do these vultures need? I already pay a ton in taxes.
-->'''Dee:''' Well, then I guess they're gonna have to shut down more of these places.
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' Shut down more of these -- we gotta have somewhere to send our lunatics!
-->'''Dee:''' ...Well, then we're going to have to pay more in taxes.
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' I'm not paying more in taxes, Dee! I won't do it! Don't speak of it again!
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' How could they do that? That's insane!
-->'''Dee:''' I guess it was either that or raise our taxes.
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' Raise my taxes? Come on, how much do these vultures need? I already pay a ton in taxes.
-->'''Dee:''' Well, then I guess they're gonna have to shut down more of these places.
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' Shut down more of these -- we gotta have somewhere to send our lunatics!
-->'''Dee:''' ...Well, then we're going to have to pay more in taxes.
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' I'm not paying more in taxes, Dee! I won't do it! Don't speak of it again!
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-->'''Dee:''' What, so they just cut all the loonies loose?
-->'''Dennis:'''loose?\\
'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' How could they do that? That'sinsane!
-->'''Dee:'''insane!\\
'''Dee:''' I guess it was either that or raise ourtaxes.
-->'''Dennis:'''taxes.\\
'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' Raise my taxes? Come on, how much do these vultures need? I already pay a ton intaxes.
-->'''Dee:'''taxes.\\
'''Dee:''' Well, then I guess they're gonna have to shut down more of theseplaces.
-->'''Dennis:'''places.\\
'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' Shut down more of these -- we gotta have somewhere to send ourlunatics!
-->'''Dee:''' ...lunatics!\\
'''Dee:''' ...Well, then we're going to have to pay more intaxes.
-->'''Dennis:'''taxes.\\
'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' I'm not paying more in taxes, Dee! I won't do it! Don't speak of it again!
-->'''Dennis:'''
'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' How could they do that? That's
-->'''Dee:'''
'''Dee:''' I guess it was either that or raise our
-->'''Dennis:'''
'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' Raise my taxes? Come on, how much do these vultures need? I already pay a ton in
-->'''Dee:'''
'''Dee:''' Well, then I guess they're gonna have to shut down more of these
-->'''Dennis:'''
'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' Shut down more of these -- we gotta have somewhere to send our
-->'''Dee:''' ...
'''Dee:''' ...Well, then we're going to have to pay more in
-->'''Dennis:'''
'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' I'm not paying more in taxes, Dee! I won't do it! Don't speak of it again!
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-->'''Dee:''' ...Are you saying you have a collection of skin luggage?
-->'''Dennis:''' Of course I'm not, Dee, don't be ridiculous. Think of the smell! You haven't thought of the smell, you bitch! Now, you say another word and I swear to God I will dice you into a million little pieces... and put those pieces in a box. A glass box... that I will display on my mantel.
-->'''Dennis:''' Of course I'm not, Dee, don't be ridiculous. Think of the smell! You haven't thought of the smell, you bitch! Now, you say another word and I swear to God I will dice you into a million little pieces... and put those pieces in a box. A glass box... that I will display on my mantel.
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-->'''Dee:''' ...Are you saying you have a collection of skin luggage?
-->'''Dennis:'''luggage?\\
'''Dennis:''' Of course I'm not, Dee, don't be ridiculous. Think of the smell! You haven't thought of the smell, you bitch! Now, you say another word and I swear to God I will dice you into a million little pieces... and put those pieces in a box. A glass box... that I will display on my mantel.
-->'''Dennis:'''
'''Dennis:''' Of course I'm not, Dee, don't be ridiculous. Think of the smell! You haven't thought of the smell, you bitch! Now, you say another word and I swear to God I will dice you into a million little pieces... and put those pieces in a box. A glass box... that I will display on my mantel.
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-->'''Charlie:''' Is there anything we can do to have you not talk about, like, sucking penises or getting raped in the butt?
-->'''Cricket:''' It just keeps popping up.
-->'''Cricket:''' It just keeps popping up.
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-->'''Charlie:''' Is there anything we can do to have you not talk about, like, sucking penises or getting raped in the butt?
-->'''Cricket:'''butt?\\
'''Cricket:''' It just keeps popping up.
-->'''Cricket:'''
'''Cricket:''' It just keeps popping up.
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Dee puts on a terrible British accent while she's acting "crazy".
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Dee puts on a terrible Southern accent, that slips into a terrible British accent accent, while she's acting "crazy".
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* BerserkButton: Mac thinks that creatures like demons, ghouls, and goblins are real and takes offense when Cricket points out that they're all fake.
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* BerserkButton: Mac and Charlie thinks that creatures like demons, ghouls, and goblins are real and takes take offense when Cricket points out that they're all fake.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Cricket notes he's "open to it" in a suggestive way when he informs Pete that he'll exchange sex for beer.
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* SexForServices: Cricket offers to let people "inside of me" in exchange for a six pack of beer.
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* DemonicPossession: Mac decides that Pete is possessed by the devil and the only to get the old Pete back is to exorcise him.
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* DemonicPossession: Mac decides that Pete is possessed by the devil and the only way to get the old Pete back is to exorcise him.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Cricket laughs when told that the man he is absolving used to scream at babies but is utterly appalled when he realizes the man is Psycho Pete and refuses to absolve someone he believes murdered his family.
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* BerserkButton: Mac thinks that creatures like demons, ghouls, and goblins are real and takes offense when Cricket points out that they're all fake.
-->'''Cricket''' Well, they're all made up.
-->'''Mac:''' [[SuddenlyShouting THAT'S WHY HE BURNED YOUR FACE YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!]]
-->'''Cricket''' Well, they're all made up.
-->'''Mac:''' [[SuddenlyShouting THAT'S WHY HE BURNED YOUR FACE YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!]]
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Played for laughs; Mac thinks that Pete is possessed by the devil but still maintains that Charlie's belief in goblins and ghouls is idiotic. Lampshaded by Cricket, who points out that they're all made up.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Played for laughs; Mac thinks spins a theory that Pete is possessed by the devil but still maintains that Charlie's chastises Charlie conflating belief in demons with goblins and ghouls is idiotic. ghouls. Lampshaded by Cricket, Cricket - an ex-priest - who points out says that they're all made up.up. Cue Mac threatening Cricket’s eye.
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* TomatoInTheMirror: Played for laughs in Frank's subplot, when he's eventually made to realize that ''he'' was the frog kid all along.
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* TomatoInTheMirror: Played for laughs in Frank's subplot, when he's eventually made to realize that ''he'' was the frog kid all along. Frank...takes it rather well, actually.
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** Charlie asks Cricket if he's doing a ''Theatre/PhantomOfTheOpera'' thing when he sees the latter's hooded robe.
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** Charlie asks Cricket if he's doing a ''Theatre/PhantomOfTheOpera'' ''[[Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Phantom of the Opera]]'' thing when he sees the latter's hooded robe.
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-->'''Dennis:''' Of course I'm not, Dee, don't be ridiculous. Think of the smell! You haven't thought of the smell, you bitch!!
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-->'''Dennis:''' Of course I'm not, Dee, don't be ridiculous. Think of the smell! You haven't thought of the smell, you bitch!!bitch! Now, you say another word and I swear to God I will dice you into a million little pieces... and put those pieces in a box. A glass box... that I will display on my mantel.
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* TheCloudCuckooLanderWasRight: Frank mentions that kids who escaped from his "nitwit school" were chased by guards carrying dog nets, which Dennis and Dee find ridiculous. Frank later meets his childhood psychiatrist, who actually still has one of the dog nets.
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The gang is divided when "Psycho Pete" (an old member of the gang mentioned in "The High School Reunion" who was sent to the mental hospital for killing and cannibalizing his family) returns, fresh from his stay at a mental hospital. Meanwhile, Frank discovers a secret about the "Frog Kid" he befriended when his parents had him institutionalized as a child.
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->''"It's actually really sad, but once your brain's a piece of shit it's always a piece of shit."''
->'''-- Dee'''
The gang is divided when"Psycho Pete" (an their old member friend "Psycho" Pete is released from his stay in a mental institution: Mac and Charlie enlist Cricket's help to relieve Pete of his guilt and return him to the "fun psycho" they remember, while Dennis and Dee worry that he's a threat to their safety and attempt to get him re-institutionalized. Meanwhile, Frank tries to track down the "frog kid" he befriended during his own stay at the asylum, but ends up discovering a disturbing truth.
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!This episode provides examples of the following tropes:
* AmbiguousDisorder: Averted; Pete clarifies at the end of the episode that he was institutionalized for social anxiety disorder and depression. Also, Dennis is officially diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Played for laughs; Mac thinks that Pete is possessed by the devil but still maintains that Charlie's belief in goblins and ghouls is idiotic. Lampshaded by Cricket, who points out that they're all made up.
* ArmoredClosetGay: Mac says that he feels guilty all the time for his "thoughts and urges".
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Mac and Charlie describing Pete's crimes to Cricket:
-->'''Mac:''' He used to, um, scream in babies' faces.
-->'''Cricket:''' Well, that's just funny.
-->'''Charlie:''' Okay, you know what he used to do, he used to gather like cats and dogs, and then like put them into like a little room and have them battle it out.
-->'''Cricket:''' That's just cats' and dogs' nature to fight, so I don't see a problem with that.
-->'''Mac:''' Oh, also, he murdered and ate his family.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: When Cricket tells the gang that his face was burned at their Thanksgiving party, they can't even remember him ''being'' there.
* CallBack: Dee says that Frank has [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E05TheGangGetsAnalyzed "unzipped"]] when he starts ranting about the frog kid.
* CanisLatinicus: Referenced; Cricket says that he doesn't actually know any Latin for the exorcism, but he can just make some up.
* {{Confessional}}: Mac and Charlie use the men's bathroom in Paddy's as a makeshift one in an attempt to relieve Pete's guilt and get their "fun psycho" back.
* ContinuityNod:
** Psycho Pete was first mentioned back in [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E13TheHighSchoolReunionPart2 "The High SchoolReunion" Reunion"]] as the ringleader of Mac and Charlie's old gang who was sent to the mental hospital for killing and cannibalizing his family) returns, fresh from his stay at a mental hospital. Meanwhile, Frank discovers a secret about the "Frog Kid" he befriended when his parents had him institutionalized for killing and eating his family.
** Frank realizes that the mental institution where Pete was released from was also the [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E05TheGangGetsAnalyzed "nitwit school"]] he got sent to as achild.kid. Dee asks if it was the same school that [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E10TheCerealDefense gave him a certificate to prove he doesn't have "donkey brains"]].
** Half of Cricket's face is now horrifically burned, an injury he claims to have gotten at [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS09E10TheGangSquashesTheirBeefs the gang's Thanksgiving party]].
** Pete asks about the [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS04E05MacAndCharlieDiePart1 glory hole]] in the bathroom stall, and Cricket uses the viewing slot during his "confession".
** Dee mentions that she [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS09E02GunFeverTooStillHot burned her college roommate]].
* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: What Dennis threatens to do Dee when he's enraged by her terrible acting.
-->'''Dennis:''' You say another word and I swear to God, I will dice you into a million little pieces. And put those pieces in a box. A glass box, that I will display on my mantel.
* DemonicPossession: Mac decides that Pete is possessed by the devil and the only to get the old Pete back is to exorcise him.
* EveryManHasHisPrice: Cricket agrees to help Mac and Charlie after they bribe him with beer.
* FirstNameBasis: Pete addresses Mac by his [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E12TheHighSchoolReunionPart1 given first name]], Ronald.
* GentleGiant: What Pete is ultimately revealed to be; despite his fearsome reputation and somewhat intimidating build, he's actually just a soft-spoken, rather timid man struggling with anxiety and depression.
* HerrDoktor: The psychiatrist who treated Frank as a child has a vaguely German accent.
* HollywoodPsych: In-universe example; Dee fakes having multiple personalities and then claims to be schizophrenic. Even more egregious since she was a psych major in college, though she admittedly failed all her classes.
* HypocriticalHumor: Dennis describing Pete as a "very dangerous, very unstable man", moments after threatening to kill Dee and turn her skin into luggage.
* IHaveToGoIronMyDog: Dennis, Dee and Frank's hilariously transparent excuses for leaving the bar after they're left alone with Pete.
-->'''Dennis:''' You know, we had the, uh... Oh, jeez, and that's right now!
-->'''Dee:''' Shoot, I wish I could stay...
* KickTheDog: According to Mac and Charlie, Pete used to scream in babies faces and make stray dogs and cats fight.
* MercyKill: Frank states that he's going to put Pete out of his misery while brandishing his gun.
* OpinionFlipFlop: Dennis does this multiple times in the space of a single conversation.
-->'''Dee:''' What, so they just cut all the loonies loose?
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' How could they do that? That's insane!
-->'''Dee:''' I guess it was either that or raise our taxes.
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' Raise my taxes? Come on, how much do these vultures need? I already pay a ton in taxes.
-->'''Dee:''' Well, then I guess they're gonna have to shut down more of these places.
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' Shut down more of these -- we gotta have somewhere to send our lunatics!
-->'''Dee:''' ...Well, then we're going to have to pay more in taxes.
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' I'm not paying more in taxes, Dee! I won't do it! Don't speak of it again!
* PutOnABus: The gang's "solution" to their Pete problem at the end of the episode is to put him on a one-way train to [=LA=].
* RightBehindMe: The gang spent several minutes discussing the fact that they don't want a dangerous psychopath like Pete hanging around before they realize that the large, awkward man hovering behind them is none other than Pete himself.
* ShoutOut:
** Charlie asks Cricket if he's doing a ''Theatre/PhantomOfTheOpera'' thing when he sees the latter's hooded robe.
** Dennis asks Dee if she's trying to do ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire'' when she starts her "acting" in the psychiatrist's office.
* TheSociopath: Dennis calmly threatens to skin Dee and turn her skin into luggage, which certain catches the psychiatrist's attention. This is ultimately subverted, however, as he's diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, ''not'' antisocial personality disorder.
-->'''Dee:''' ...Are you saying you have a collection of skin luggage?
-->'''Dennis:''' Of course I'm not, Dee, don't be ridiculous. Think of the smell! You haven't thought of the smell, you bitch!!
* TomatoInTheMirror: Played for laughs in Frank's subplot, when he's eventually made to realize that ''he'' was the frog kid all along.
* TooMuchInformation: Mac and Charlie's reactions to Cricket constantly telling them about his exploits as a homeless prostitute.
-->'''Charlie:''' Is there anything we can do to have you not talk about, like, sucking penises or getting raped in the butt?
-->'''Cricket:''' It just keeps popping up.
* TwoFaced: Cricket's face looks mostly normal from one side, but the other side is horribly scarred and disfigured.
* WeWantOurJerkBack: Mac and Charlie are rather disappointed to discover that Pete is now mild-mannered and docile, and seek to bring the "fun psycho" back.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Dee puts on a terrible British accent while she's acting "crazy".
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->'''-- Dee'''
The gang is divided when
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!This episode provides examples of the following tropes:
* AmbiguousDisorder: Averted; Pete clarifies at the end of the episode that he was institutionalized for social anxiety disorder and depression. Also, Dennis is officially diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Played for laughs; Mac thinks that Pete is possessed by the devil but still maintains that Charlie's belief in goblins and ghouls is idiotic. Lampshaded by Cricket, who points out that they're all made up.
* ArmoredClosetGay: Mac says that he feels guilty all the time for his "thoughts and urges".
* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Mac and Charlie describing Pete's crimes to Cricket:
-->'''Mac:''' He used to, um, scream in babies' faces.
-->'''Cricket:''' Well, that's just funny.
-->'''Charlie:''' Okay, you know what he used to do, he used to gather like cats and dogs, and then like put them into like a little room and have them battle it out.
-->'''Cricket:''' That's just cats' and dogs' nature to fight, so I don't see a problem with that.
-->'''Mac:''' Oh, also, he murdered and ate his family.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: When Cricket tells the gang that his face was burned at their Thanksgiving party, they can't even remember him ''being'' there.
* CallBack: Dee says that Frank has [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E05TheGangGetsAnalyzed "unzipped"]] when he starts ranting about the frog kid.
* CanisLatinicus: Referenced; Cricket says that he doesn't actually know any Latin for the exorcism, but he can just make some up.
* {{Confessional}}: Mac and Charlie use the men's bathroom in Paddy's as a makeshift one in an attempt to relieve Pete's guilt and get their "fun psycho" back.
* ContinuityNod:
** Psycho Pete was first mentioned back in [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E13TheHighSchoolReunionPart2 "The High School
** Frank realizes that the mental institution where Pete was released from was also the [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E05TheGangGetsAnalyzed "nitwit school"]] he got sent to as a
** Half of Cricket's face is now horrifically burned, an injury he claims to have gotten at [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS09E10TheGangSquashesTheirBeefs the gang's Thanksgiving party]].
** Pete asks about the [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS04E05MacAndCharlieDiePart1 glory hole]] in the bathroom stall, and Cricket uses the viewing slot during his "confession".
** Dee mentions that she [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS09E02GunFeverTooStillHot burned her college roommate]].
* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: What Dennis threatens to do Dee when he's enraged by her terrible acting.
-->'''Dennis:''' You say another word and I swear to God, I will dice you into a million little pieces. And put those pieces in a box. A glass box, that I will display on my mantel.
* DemonicPossession: Mac decides that Pete is possessed by the devil and the only to get the old Pete back is to exorcise him.
* EveryManHasHisPrice: Cricket agrees to help Mac and Charlie after they bribe him with beer.
* FirstNameBasis: Pete addresses Mac by his [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E12TheHighSchoolReunionPart1 given first name]], Ronald.
* GentleGiant: What Pete is ultimately revealed to be; despite his fearsome reputation and somewhat intimidating build, he's actually just a soft-spoken, rather timid man struggling with anxiety and depression.
* HerrDoktor: The psychiatrist who treated Frank as a child has a vaguely German accent.
* HollywoodPsych: In-universe example; Dee fakes having multiple personalities and then claims to be schizophrenic. Even more egregious since she was a psych major in college, though she admittedly failed all her classes.
* HypocriticalHumor: Dennis describing Pete as a "very dangerous, very unstable man", moments after threatening to kill Dee and turn her skin into luggage.
* IHaveToGoIronMyDog: Dennis, Dee and Frank's hilariously transparent excuses for leaving the bar after they're left alone with Pete.
-->'''Dennis:''' You know, we had the, uh... Oh, jeez, and that's right now!
-->'''Dee:''' Shoot, I wish I could stay...
* KickTheDog: According to Mac and Charlie, Pete used to scream in babies faces and make stray dogs and cats fight.
* MercyKill: Frank states that he's going to put Pete out of his misery while brandishing his gun.
* OpinionFlipFlop: Dennis does this multiple times in the space of a single conversation.
-->'''Dee:''' What, so they just cut all the loonies loose?
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' How could they do that? That's insane!
-->'''Dee:''' I guess it was either that or raise our taxes.
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' Raise my taxes? Come on, how much do these vultures need? I already pay a ton in taxes.
-->'''Dee:''' Well, then I guess they're gonna have to shut down more of these places.
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' Shut down more of these -- we gotta have somewhere to send our lunatics!
-->'''Dee:''' ...Well, then we're going to have to pay more in taxes.
-->'''Dennis:''' ''What?!'' I'm not paying more in taxes, Dee! I won't do it! Don't speak of it again!
* PutOnABus: The gang's "solution" to their Pete problem at the end of the episode is to put him on a one-way train to [=LA=].
* RightBehindMe: The gang spent several minutes discussing the fact that they don't want a dangerous psychopath like Pete hanging around before they realize that the large, awkward man hovering behind them is none other than Pete himself.
* ShoutOut:
** Charlie asks Cricket if he's doing a ''Theatre/PhantomOfTheOpera'' thing when he sees the latter's hooded robe.
** Dennis asks Dee if she's trying to do ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire'' when she starts her "acting" in the psychiatrist's office.
* TheSociopath: Dennis calmly threatens to skin Dee and turn her skin into luggage, which certain catches the psychiatrist's attention. This is ultimately subverted, however, as he's diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, ''not'' antisocial personality disorder.
-->'''Dee:''' ...Are you saying you have a collection of skin luggage?
-->'''Dennis:''' Of course I'm not, Dee, don't be ridiculous. Think of the smell! You haven't thought of the smell, you bitch!!
* TomatoInTheMirror: Played for laughs in Frank's subplot, when he's eventually made to realize that ''he'' was the frog kid all along.
* TooMuchInformation: Mac and Charlie's reactions to Cricket constantly telling them about his exploits as a homeless prostitute.
-->'''Charlie:''' Is there anything we can do to have you not talk about, like, sucking penises or getting raped in the butt?
-->'''Cricket:''' It just keeps popping up.
* TwoFaced: Cricket's face looks mostly normal from one side, but the other side is horribly scarred and disfigured.
* WeWantOurJerkBack: Mac and Charlie are rather disappointed to discover that Pete is now mild-mannered and docile, and seek to bring the "fun psycho" back.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Dee puts on a terrible British accent while she's acting "crazy".
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The gang is divided when "Psycho Pete" (an old member of the gang mentioned in "The High School Reunion" who was sent to the mental hospital for killing and cannibalizing his family) returns, fresh from his stay at a mental hospital. Meanwhile, Frank discovers a secret about the "Frog Kid" he befriended when his parents had him institutionalized as a child.
