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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The Geckos have one member who is a girl.
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* AssumedWin: Normally, Milo is asked by the football coach to stay away from the football team's games because everyone is worried that Murphy's Law will cause the team to lose. However, he's allowed to this one because everyone believes the team is going to lose this game anyway so him being there won't make a difference.

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* AssumedWin: Normally, Milo is asked by the football coach to stay away from the football team's games because everyone is worried that Murphy's Law will cause the team to lose. However, he's allowed to attend this one because everyone believes the team is going to lose this game anyway anyway, so him being there won't make a difference.
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* AssumedWin: Normally, Milo is asked by the football coach to stay away from the football team's games because everyone is worried that Murphy's Law will cause the team to lose. However, he's allowed to this one because everyone believes the team is going to lose this game anyway so him being there won't make a difference.
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* Foreshadowing: While played for laughs, this episode introduces the concept that Murphy’s Law can be consciously utilized and even weaponized. This would go on to play a major role later in the series, and this episode even references [[Recap/MiloMurphysLawS2E01ThePhineasAndFerbEffect just who would end up utilizing it later on]].

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* Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: While played for laughs, this episode introduces the concept that Murphy’s Law can be consciously utilized and even weaponized. This would go on to play a major role later in the series, and this episode even references [[Recap/MiloMurphysLawS2E01ThePhineasAndFerbEffect just who would end up utilizing it later on]].
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* Foreshadowing: While played for laughs, this episode introduces the concept that Murphy’s Law can be consciously utilized and even weaponized. This would go on to play a major role later in the series, and this episode even references [[Recap/MiloMurphysLawS2E01ThePhineasAndFerbEffect just who would end up utilizing it later on]].
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* ReversePsychology: Milo's bad luck can apparently invoke this ''[[UpToEleven on reality]],'' since cheering for his opponents cause them to lose.

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* ReversePsychology: Milo's bad luck can apparently invoke this ''[[UpToEleven on reality]],'' ''on reality,'' since cheering for his opponents cause them to lose.
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* PomPomGirl: The cheerleaders for both teams are nice and enthusiastic. The Tigers cheerleaders allow a bystander from the bleachers to dance on the field with them, and the Geckos cheerleaders visit Milo in the hospital and do a chant encouraging him to get better.
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* SarcasmMode: When the Geckos seem to be losing, Milo sarcastically proclaims, "Go Tigers!" to which causes Murphy's law to have the Geckos score.


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* ThousandYardStare: The coach says to his team that he will go into his office "staring into space" when he concedes that the Geckos will lose at the pep rally.
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* NoodleIncident: The last football game Milo went to had a llama stampede.

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* NoodleIncident: The last football game Milo went to had a llama stampede. Later explained in "The Llama Incident."
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* GoofyPrintUnderwear: The Geckos' mascot is wearing pink polka-dot boxers under his costume.

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* GoofyPrintUnderwear: The Geckos' mascot is wearing pink polka-dot boxers under his costume. Later, a Tigers player ends up somehow in the possession of his teammate's blue polka-dot boxers, much to both the players' embarrassments.

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* RefugeInAudacity: Milo helps his football team win by cheering for the ''opposing'' team which causes his bad luck to rub off to them. Milo even sings about it to the opposing team and speculators and they happily go along with it, and he even got their cheerleaders to dance to the song.

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* OhCrap: The shared collective reaction of all the opposing team members and their supporters (but not their own cheerleaders) to Milo coming to cheer for their side.
* RefugeInAudacity: Milo helps his football team win by cheering for the ''opposing'' team which causes his bad luck to rub off to them. Milo even sings about it to the opposing team and speculators spectators, and they happily go along with it, and he even got their cheerleaders to dance to the song.
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* HeldBackInSchool: The Geckos' coach says the rival school intentionally did it to their best players.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: As the Geckos are losing and Bradley sarcastically asks what's different about this game than usual, Milo responds that he doesn't know, since he normally doesn't come.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: As the Geckos are losing and Bradley sarcastically asks what's different about this game than usual, Milo responds that he doesn't know, since he normally doesn't come. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] because Milo has a good reason to believe his bad luck isn't the reason. When allowed to come this time, he's told it's because the coach is sure the Geckos would lose either way.
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* AcquaintedWithEmergencyServices: It's revealed that his family, mainly Milo and his father, Martin, have their own hospital suite called the "Murphy Suite".
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-->'''Cheerleader 1:''' ...Yeah, we wrote that one in the hall.

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-->'''Cheerleader 1:''' ...Yeah, we wrote that one in the hall.hall.
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* ShoutOut: After the Geckos win the game, one of the kids cheers "It's like football X-7!", a reference to the WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb episode "My Fair Goalie".
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* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: Melissa's joke about how the German sausages they used to sell were "the wurst" is followed by a {{rimshot}}, caused by one of the band members finding a snare drum.

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* NoodleIncident: The last football game Milo went to have a llama stampede.
* RefugeInAudacity: In "Rooting for the Enemy", Milo helps his football team win by cheering for the ''opposing'' team which causes his bad luck to rub off to them. Milo even sings about it to the opposing team and speculators and they happily go along with it, and he even got their cheerleaders to dance to the song.

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* GoofyPrintUnderwear: The Geckos' mascot is wearing pink polka-dot boxers under his costume.
* NoodleIncident: The last football game Milo went to have had a llama stampede.
* RefugeInAudacity: In "Rooting for the Enemy", Milo helps his football team win by cheering for the ''opposing'' team which causes his bad luck to rub off to them. Milo even sings about it to the opposing team and speculators and they happily go along with it, and he even got their cheerleaders to dance to the song.


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* RunningGag: Milo's bad luck causing an off-screen car crash, complete with [[ThatPoorCat yowling cat]] and clucking chicken noises.
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* ShipTease: Some have taken Bradley asking to sit by Melissa as a sign that he has a thing for her.

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* ShipTease: Some have taken Bradley asking to sit by Melissa as a sign that he has a thing for her.her.
* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: When the cheerleaders visit Milo in the hospital:
-->'''Cheerleaders:''' ''Milo, Milo, get well soon/Your presence today was very supportive!''
-->'''Cheerleader 1:''' ...Yeah, we wrote that one in the hall.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: As the Geckos are losing and Bradley sarcastically asks what's different about this game than usual, Milo responds that he doesn't know, since he normally doesn't come.



* RefugeInAudacity: In "Rooting for the Enemy", Milo helps his football team win by cheering for the ''opposing'' team which causes his bad luck to rub off to them. Milo even sings about it to the opposing team and speculators and they happily go along with it, and he even got their cheerleaders to dance to the song.

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* RefugeInAudacity: In "Rooting for the Enemy", Milo helps his football team win by cheering for the ''opposing'' team which causes his bad luck to rub off to them. Milo even sings about it to the opposing team and speculators and they happily go along with it, and he even got their cheerleaders to dance to the song.song.
* ReversePsychology: Milo's bad luck can apparently invoke this ''[[UpToEleven on reality]],'' since cheering for his opponents cause them to lose.
* ShipTease: Some have taken Bradley asking to sit by Melissa as a sign that he has a thing for her.
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* NoodleIncident: The last football game Milo went to have a llama stampede.

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* NoodleIncident: The last football game Milo went to have a llama stampede.stampede.
* RefugeInAudacity: In "Rooting for the Enemy", Milo helps his football team win by cheering for the ''opposing'' team which causes his bad luck to rub off to them. Milo even sings about it to the opposing team and speculators and they happily go along with it, and he even got their cheerleaders to dance to the song.
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Milo attends his first football game, which turns into an extraordinary, explosive sporting event.
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