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stealth hi/bye is a subtrope of offscreen teleportation that fits better here (and for the series in general)
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* OffscreenTeleportation: The dock worker who Mac and Charlie interrogate disappears while their backs are turned.
-->'''Charlie:''' [[LampshadeHanging That happens to us way too much.]]
-->'''Charlie:''' [[LampshadeHanging That happens to us way too much.]]
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* StealthHiBye: The dock worker who Mac and Charlie interrogate disappears while their backs are turned.
-->'''Charlie:''' [[LampshadeHanging That happens to us way too much.]]
-->'''Charlie:''' [[LampshadeHanging That happens to us way too much.]]
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->'''-- Mac, just before the title card that proves he will NOT be doing this'''
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->'''-- Mac, just Mac''', ''just before the title card that proves he will NOT be doing this'''
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Mac, just before the title card that proves he will NOT be doing this'''
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* AssholeVictim: The only reason Dennis and Dee even decide to take out a life insurance policy on Bill Ponderosa is because they find him to be this thanks to his sleaziness and horrid behavior.
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** Denis is disturbed at the glee Bill Ponderosa's family expresses when they find out Bill is suicidal.
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** Denis Dennis is disturbed at the glee Bill Ponderosa's family expresses when they find out Bill is suicidal.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Dennis and Dee are both appalled to find out what Frank does for fun. They also continue to find Bill incredibly skeevy.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Dennis and Dee are both appalled to find out what Frank does for fun. They also continue to find Bill incrediblyskeevy.skeevy.
** Denis is disturbed at the glee Bill Ponderosa's family expresses when they find out Bill is suicidal.
** Dennis and Dee are both appalled to find out what Frank does for fun. They also continue to find Bill incredibly
** Denis is disturbed at the glee Bill Ponderosa's family expresses when they find out Bill is suicidal.
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* SureLetsGoWithThat: Mac asserts that his father must be innocent because she has a bad shoulder, which prevented him from playing catch with Mac.
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* SureLetsGoWithThat: Mac asserts that his father must be innocent because she he has a bad shoulder, which prevented him from playing catch with Mac.
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* SureLetsGoWithThat: Mac asserts that his father must be innocent because she has a bad shoulder, which prevented him from playing catch with Mac.
-->'''Luther:''' [nodding in agreement] Right.
-->'''Luther:''' [nodding in agreement] Right.
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* BreadEggsMilkSquick: A variation. Bonnie's testimony is a list of squicky events that ends in something darker: "Eduardo was in my mouth, and Luther was in my butt. Then Luther went in Eduardo's butt for awhile. Then they both 'completed' on each other. I was left out of the finale. And then Eduardo went out and then he killed somebody and that's all I know."
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* CatFolk: Maureen has undergone even more extensive cosmetic surgery since her last appearance, with the apparent intent of turning herself into a cat.
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* PettingZooPeople: Maureen has undergone even more extensive cosmetic surgery since her last appearance, with the apparent intent of turning herself into a cat.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: At the end of the episode, Eduardo Sanchez ends up being fingered for the murder by Mac and Charlie, clearing Luther's name. However, Luther points out that this makes it look like [[TheStoolPigeon Luther ratted out his old partner and told his son]], which will probably make the other prisoners want to kill him.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: At the end of the episode, Eduardo Sanchez ends up being fingered for the murder by Mac and Charlie, clearing Luther's name. However, Luther points out that this makes it look like [[TheStoolPigeon Luther ratted out his old partner and told to his son]], which will probably make the other prisoners want to kill him.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: At the end of the episode, Eduardo Sanchez ends up being fingered for the murder by Mac and Charlie, clearing Luther's name. However, Luther points out that this makes it look like [[TheStoolPigeon Luther ratted out his old partner and told his son]], which will probably make the other prisoners want to kill him.
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Mac's unloving dad Luther is in jail on a murder charge, and Mac and Charlie seek to prove his innocence with disastrous consequences. Back at Paddy's, Bill Ponderosa announces his plan to drink himself to death, so Frank, Dennis and Dee seek to either stop him from doing that or find a way to profit from his impending demise.
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->''"I'm gonna save my dad's life!"''
->'''-- Mac'''
After discovering that Mac'sunloving dad Luther is in jail on facing the death penalty over a murder charge, and Mac and Charlie seek set out to prove clear his innocence with disastrous consequences. Back at Paddy's, name. Meanwhile, Dennis, Dee and Frank attempt to talk Bill Ponderosa announces out of drinking himself to death -- or failing that, to find a way of profiting from his plan suicide.
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!This episode provides examples of the following tropes:
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Maureen seems to think that there might be a chance for her and Dennis getting back together, much to his disgust.
* AbusiveParents: Bill apparently told his preteen daughter that she was "too fat to be a slut" and told his son outright that he didn't love him.
* CampStraight: Dennis claims that a good mani-pedi is one of the things he enjoys most in the world.
* ContinuityNod:
** Charlie expresses his hopes that Luther doesn't ask him and Mac to [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS02E10DennisAndDeeGetANewDad shove heroin up their asses again]].
** Dee reminds Frank that he's Bill's [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E03WeddingMassacre AA sponsor]].
** The gang comment that they've already had [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS01E06TheGangFindsADeadGuy too many deaths]] in the bar.
** Bill's wife [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS06E02DennisGetsDivorced mistakes Dee for a hooker again]].
** Both of Mac's parents admonish him [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E12TheHighSchoolReunionPart1 not to be a rat]].
* DepravedBisexual: According to Bonnie, Luther had sex with his partner in crime Eduardo Sanchez.
* DrivenToSuicide: Bill spends most of the episode trying to drink himself to death,so Frank, though he ultimately changes his mind.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Dennis and Deeseek are both appalled to either stop him from doing find out what Frank does for fun. They also continue to find Bill incredibly skeevy.
* GilliganCut:
-->'''Mac:''' I'm gonna save my dad's life.
-->''(Cut to title card: 'Mac Kills His Dad'.)''
* ImprovisedWeapon: Eduardo Sanchez decapitated a guy with a ''stop sign''.
* KickTheDog: Frank claims thator find he likes to ride around in limousines, throwing balloons filled with champagne at homeless people and asking them how they like a taste of the good life.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Mac apparently takes after his father in at least one respect (though not the one he'd like) since it's revealed that Luther is also attracted to men.
* OffscreenTeleportation: The dock worker who Mac and Charlie interrogate disappears while their backs are turned.
-->'''Charlie:''' [[LampshadeHanging That happens to us way too much.]]
* OneSteveLimit: Discussed; Charlie comments on how odd it is that the last person toprofit from visit Luther in jail has the same name as his impending demise.mom, until Mac points out that it obviously ''is'' his mom.
* PettingZooPeople: Maureen has undergone even more extensive cosmetic surgery since her last appearance, with the apparent intent of turning herself into a cat.
* RunningGag: Charlie once again professes to be an expert in bird law.
* SayingTooMuch: Mac reveals Eduardo's name as he's in the middle of explaining why he's not supposed to say Eduardo's name.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Mac insists there must be something wrong with the prison intercom when Luther repeatedly ignores his "I love you", and even when Luther states outright that he ''doesn't'' love Mac, Mac insists he doesn't mean it. He also refuses to believe that his father is anything other than straight despite the fact that he had sex with another man, claiming it's a "dominance" thing.
* StagingAnIntervention: Dennis, Dee and Frank attempt to do this for Bill before realizing that his family all hate him and want him to die so that they can get his life insurance.
* TooMuchInformation: Bonnie telling Mac and Charlie in explicit detail about her threesome with Luther and Eduardo.
-->'''Bonnie:''' They were both inside me. Eduardo was in my mouth and Luther was in my butt.
-->'''Charlie:''' Oh my God, no, don't tell me everything. No! ''What?!'' No!
-->''(...)''
-->'''Mac:''' Holy shit, tell us more!
-->'''Bonnie:''' Then Luther went in Eduardo's butt for a while.
-->'''Mac:''' Tell us less. Tell us less.
* TheUnintelligible: Lampshaded when Charlie states that Mrs. Mac is "off words again".
* UnwantedAssistance: Luther repeatedly tells Mac and Charlie ''not'' to interfere, as they'll undoubtedly screw it up.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Mac's desperation for his father's approval is almost painful to watch at times, especially as it's obvious to everyone but him that none is forthcoming.
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->'''-- Mac'''
After discovering that Mac's
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!This episode provides examples of the following tropes:
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Maureen seems to think that there might be a chance for her and Dennis getting back together, much to his disgust.
* AbusiveParents: Bill apparently told his preteen daughter that she was "too fat to be a slut" and told his son outright that he didn't love him.
* CampStraight: Dennis claims that a good mani-pedi is one of the things he enjoys most in the world.
* ContinuityNod:
** Charlie expresses his hopes that Luther doesn't ask him and Mac to [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS02E10DennisAndDeeGetANewDad shove heroin up their asses again]].
** Dee reminds Frank that he's Bill's [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS08E03WeddingMassacre AA sponsor]].
** The gang comment that they've already had [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS01E06TheGangFindsADeadGuy too many deaths]] in the bar.
** Bill's wife [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS06E02DennisGetsDivorced mistakes Dee for a hooker again]].
** Both of Mac's parents admonish him [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS07E12TheHighSchoolReunionPart1 not to be a rat]].
* DepravedBisexual: According to Bonnie, Luther had sex with his partner in crime Eduardo Sanchez.
* DrivenToSuicide: Bill spends most of the episode trying to drink himself to death,
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Dennis and Dee
* GilliganCut:
-->'''Mac:''' I'm gonna save my dad's life.
-->''(Cut to title card: 'Mac Kills His Dad'.)''
* ImprovisedWeapon: Eduardo Sanchez decapitated a guy with a ''stop sign''.
* KickTheDog: Frank claims that
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Mac apparently takes after his father in at least one respect (though not the one he'd like) since it's revealed that Luther is also attracted to men.
* OffscreenTeleportation: The dock worker who Mac and Charlie interrogate disappears while their backs are turned.
-->'''Charlie:''' [[LampshadeHanging That happens to us way too much.]]
* OneSteveLimit: Discussed; Charlie comments on how odd it is that the last person to
* PettingZooPeople: Maureen has undergone even more extensive cosmetic surgery since her last appearance, with the apparent intent of turning herself into a cat.
* RunningGag: Charlie once again professes to be an expert in bird law.
* SayingTooMuch: Mac reveals Eduardo's name as he's in the middle of explaining why he's not supposed to say Eduardo's name.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Mac insists there must be something wrong with the prison intercom when Luther repeatedly ignores his "I love you", and even when Luther states outright that he ''doesn't'' love Mac, Mac insists he doesn't mean it. He also refuses to believe that his father is anything other than straight despite the fact that he had sex with another man, claiming it's a "dominance" thing.
* StagingAnIntervention: Dennis, Dee and Frank attempt to do this for Bill before realizing that his family all hate him and want him to die so that they can get his life insurance.
* TooMuchInformation: Bonnie telling Mac and Charlie in explicit detail about her threesome with Luther and Eduardo.
-->'''Bonnie:''' They were both inside me. Eduardo was in my mouth and Luther was in my butt.
-->'''Charlie:''' Oh my God, no, don't tell me everything. No! ''What?!'' No!
-->''(...)''
-->'''Mac:''' Holy shit, tell us more!
-->'''Bonnie:''' Then Luther went in Eduardo's butt for a while.
-->'''Mac:''' Tell us less. Tell us less.
* TheUnintelligible: Lampshaded when Charlie states that Mrs. Mac is "off words again".
* UnwantedAssistance: Luther repeatedly tells Mac and Charlie ''not'' to interfere, as they'll undoubtedly screw it up.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Mac's desperation for his father's approval is almost painful to watch at times, especially as it's obvious to everyone but him that none is forthcoming.
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Mac's unloving dad Luther is in jail on a murder charge, and Mac and Charlie seek to prove his innocence with disastrous consequences. Back at Paddy's, Bill Ponderosa announces his plan to drink himself to death, so Frank, Dennis and Dee seek to either stop him from doing that or find a way to profit from his impending demise.
