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* FailedASpotCheck: At the very end the Health Inspector doesn't catch the truck driving away was where her car was parked, and Charlie managed to distract her long enough while Dee returned the car to the proper place ''right behind her.''



* LetsGetDangerous: Most days Charlie seems to be [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny easily distracted]] and relegated to the [[ButtMonkey work no one else wants to do]], but this episode shows that he is fully aware of what is needed for Paddy's to pass a health inspection. He rallies the group and kicks everyone in the ass in order to get things in motion, and over the course of a [[TheOner Ten Minute unbroken shot]] was able to both pass the health inspection AND pull off the ZanyScheme the others were in the middle of.



* TheOner: The second half of the episode, focusing on dealing with the truck driver ''and'' the health inspection, is edited together to appear like this (since the exterior, interior, alley, and basement of the pub are separate sets), mainly through the usage of green screens and closeups on characters/doors.

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* TheOner: The second half of the episode, focusing on dealing with the truck driver ''and'' the health inspection, is edited together to appear like this (since since the exterior, interior, alley, main bar, street pavilion, back alley and basement of the pub are separate sets), mainly sets. This was accomplished through the usage use of [[ChromaKey green screens screens]], JitterCam and closeups on characters/doors.{{Whip Pan}}s to hide transitions.


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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: When Charlie is in a panic over the health inspector coming over Dennis tries explaining their whole scheme involving chickens, a truckload of steaks and airline miles is all about. Charlie cuts him off by explaining this insane combination of items step by step, as though it was obvious from the outset.
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** Charlie demands the 'Talk American' sign be taken down, insisting that the health inspector isn't racist. When he sees the new inspector taking over for their previous one, she turns out to be a black woman.
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* BittersweetEnding: Downplayed: Charlie managed to both fix the Gang's airline miles scam ''and'' pass the bar's inspection. However, Dee failing to move the dumpster prevented Paddy's from getting a perfect score, and after Charlie's prank with the bar stool occurs, the rest of the Gang assume one of ''them'' was behind it instead of ''Charlie'', clearly bumming him out.

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* BittersweetEnding: Downplayed: Charlie managed to both fix the Gang's airline miles scam ''and'' pass the bar's inspection. However, Dee failing to move the dumpster prevented Paddy's from getting a perfect score, and after Charlie's prank with the bar stool occurs, the rest of the Gang assume one of ''them'' was behind it instead of ''Charlie'', clearly bumming him out.out, on top of them not appreciating the massive amount of work he put into being able to pass the inspection to begin with despite all the additional shit he had to deal with thanks to their scam, considering the fact that they pass the inspections a ForegoneConclusion.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Frank spends the entire episode barefoot after flushing his shoes down the toilet. He claims it's an "anxiety thing".
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* LaserGuidedKarma: After being TheLoad for both the Gang's steaks scheme and the health inspection, as well as dismissing everything Charlie did to ensure the bar passed, Dee ultimately falls victim to Charlie's joke barstool and embarrasses herself when it collapses under her.


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* TheLoad: Dee is this throughout the episode. She messed up the steak scam by mistyping the amount of steaks they needed, screws up several of the instructions Charlie gives her to help the bar pass the inspection and complete the scheme, and ultimately causes Paddy's to earn a less than perfect score because she blew off Charlie's request to move the dumpster further from the bar.

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* ThirtySecondBlackout: The vacuum sealer being used to seal steaks keeps tripping the bar's fuse box, causing a blackout. Charlie exploits this during the inspection, cranking a blender while the sealer's being used in order to spin the blackout as being caused by the blender.



-->'''Charlie''': ''That's'' how you make a joke stool, okay?

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-->'''Charlie''': -->'''Charlie:''' ''That's'' how you make a joke stool, okay?



-->'''Charlie''': But none of this matters to me, okay? Because today is inspection day. A day that I pride myself on, a day that I've never failed on and I don't plan to begin failing now, so listen to me and listen close, like you've never done before. We are going to pull this thing off, so help me God.

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-->'''Charlie''': -->'''Charlie:''' But none of this matters to me, okay? Because today is inspection day. A day that I pride myself on, a day that I've never failed on and I don't plan to begin failing now, so listen to me and listen close, like you've never done before. We are going to pull this thing off, so help me God.



-->'''Dee''': Is it broken? It won't shut the hell up.
-->'''Charlie''': No, it's doing exactly what it's supposed to do, and that's the problem. There's, like, a ton of carbon monoxide down here, so I don't want it doing that.
-->'''Dee''': (panicked) What?! Why?!
-->'''Charlie''': Uh, well, I... actually, what I do is I block the vents to the furnace and that fills the basement with dangerous gases. Drives the rodents away. I always do it leading up to an inspection.
-->'''Dee''': Is that safe?
-->'''Charlie''': [[CaptainObvious No, no. It's incredibly unsafe.]] We can't be down here too long, so just get the battery and we gotta roll.

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-->'''Dee''': -->'''Dee:''' Is it broken? It won't shut the hell up.
-->'''Charlie''':
up.\\
'''Charlie:'''
No, it's doing exactly what it's supposed to do, and that's the problem. There's, like, a ton of carbon monoxide down here, so I don't want it doing that. \n-->'''Dee''': \\
'''Dee:'''
(panicked) What?! Why?!
-->'''Charlie''':
Why?!\\
'''Charlie:'''
Uh, well, I... actually, what I do is I block the vents to the furnace and that fills the basement with dangerous gases. Drives the rodents away. I always do it leading up to an inspection. \n-->'''Dee''': \\
'''Dee:'''
Is that safe?
-->'''Charlie''':
safe?\\
'''Charlie:'''
[[CaptainObvious No, no. It's incredibly unsafe.]] We can't be down here too long, so just get the battery and we gotta roll.



-->'''Mac''': You just don't know what it's like to be overlooked.
-->'''Charlie''': Oh my God. That's exactly what's happening to me, right now!

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-->'''Mac''': -->'''Mac:''' You just don't know what it's like to be overlooked.
-->'''Charlie''':
overlooked.\\
'''Charlie:'''
Oh my God. That's exactly what's happening to me, right now!



* InsistentTerminology: Charlie insists that the alley outside the bar is a "patio" and the back office is a "[=VIP=] lounge" in an attempt to convince the truck driver that they're actually a restaurant.

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* InsistentTerminology: Charlie insists that the alley outside the bar is a "patio" and the back office is a "[=VIP=] "VIP lounge" in an attempt to convince the truck driver that they're actually a restaurant.



--->'''Charlie''': Why are you doing that to me?
--->'''Dennis''': I don't know.

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--->'''Charlie''': --->'''Charlie:''' Why are you doing that to me?
--->'''Dennis''':
me?\\
'''Dennis:'''
I don't know.



-->'''Mac:''' Dee, we should have never done your stupid plan!
-->'''Dee:''' My plan?! No way, this was Frank's idea.
-->'''Frank:''' Wasn't my idea. Dennis was all over it.
-->'''Dennis:''' Me? No, this was Mac's stupid plan.

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-->'''Mac:''' Dee, we should have never done your stupid plan!
-->'''Dee:'''
plan!\\
'''Dee:'''
My plan?! No way, this was Frank's idea.
-->'''Frank:'''
idea.\\
'''Frank:'''
Wasn't my idea. Dennis was all over it.
-->'''Dennis:'''
it.\\
'''Dennis:'''
Me? No, this was Mac's stupid plan.



-->'''Mac:''' ''(To Dennis)'' Did you do that?
-->'''Dennis:''' You know what, I think I did!
-->'''Charlie:''' Are you kidding me?!

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-->'''Mac:''' ''(To Dennis)'' Did you do that?
-->'''Dennis:'''
that?\\
'''Dennis:'''
You know what, I think I did!
-->'''Charlie:'''
did!\\
'''Charlie:'''
Are you kidding me?!



-->'''Frank:''' Are you sure? Maybe he's a racist too.
-->'''Charlie:''' The health inspector's not a racist, Frank.

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-->'''Frank:''' Are you sure? Maybe he's a racist too.
-->'''Charlie:'''
too.\\
'''Charlie:'''
The health inspector's not a racist, Frank.



* ThirtySecondBlackout: The vacuum sealer being used to seal steaks keeps tripping the bar's fuse box, causing a blackout. Charlie exploits this during the inspection, cranking a blender while the sealer's being used in order to spin the blackout as being caused by the blender.



* ZanyScheme: The gang's scheme involving chickens, steaks and airmiles.

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* ZanyScheme: The gang's scheme [[NoodleImplements involving chickens, steaks and airmiles.airmiles]].
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* {{Pastiche}}: The percussion-led soundtrack and supposed [[TheOner one-shot]] in the second-act are very reminiscent of ''Film/{{Birdman}}''.

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* {{Pastiche}}: The percussion-led soundtrack and supposed [[TheOner one-shot]] in the second-act are very reminiscent of ''Film/{{Birdman}}''.''Film/BirdmanOrTheUnexpectedVirtueOfIgnorance''.
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Charlie sets about preparing the bar after receiving word of a surprise health inspection, but the gang's decidedly unhygienic scam involving chickens, steaks and airmiles threatens to jeopardize the entire operation.

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Charlie sets about preparing the bar after receiving word of a surprise health inspection, but the gang's decidedly unhygienic scam involving chickens, steaks and airmiles airline miles threatens to jeopardize the entire operation.
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* ReversePsychology: Charlie does this to distract the health inspector by asking her to ''not'' check the drainage pipes so Mac and Dennis can move around the bar with chickens while she's checking the pipes.
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* HypercompetentSidekick: Despite being relegated to Charlie Work and being the second lowest ranking member of the Gang, after Dee, when it comes to the hierarchy at Paddy's, Charlie proves himself to be the only competent member of the Gang at keeping the bar open by single-handedly passing its health inspections.

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* ExactWords: After the delivery driver refers to the bar as a restaurant in front of the inspector while leaving, Charlie explains away that remark by commenting "Well, yeah, if you count a bowl of peanuts, you know?"

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* ExactWords: ExactWords:
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After the delivery driver refers to the bar as a restaurant in front of the inspector while leaving, Charlie explains away that remark by commenting "Well, yeah, if you count a bowl of peanuts, you know?"know?"
** Frank tells Charlie that when he said he lost his shoes, Frank didn't mean that he didn't know where they are. He lost them down the toilet by flushing them.

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