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* AllForNothing: Menlo didn't admit his mistake because he was worried panic might ensue. However, the same chaos happened anyone when none of the adults could offer any explanation for why the balls were taken.
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* AllForNothing: Menlo didn't admit his mistake because he was worried panic might ensue. However, the same chaos happened anyone anyway when none of the adults could offer any explanation for why the balls were taken.
* ChekhovsGun: Prickly tells the gang that he approved a requisition form to get a new set of balls for the playground, but they never showed up. Gretchen wonders if the two sets might somehow be linked. Turns out, they were.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Prickly tells the gang that he approved a requisition form to get a new set of balls for the playground, but they never showed up. Gretchen wonders if the two sets might somehow be linked. Turns out, they were.
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* AllForNothing: Menlo didn't admit his mistake because he was worried panic might ensue. However, the same chaos happened anyone when none of the adults could offer any explanation for why the balls were taken.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Prickly shows his good side by being upfront with the gang and telling them what he knows.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Prickly shows his good side by being upfront with the gang and telling them what little he actually knows.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Prickly tells the gang that he approved a requisition form to get a new set of balls for the playground, but they never showed up. Gretchen wonders if the two sets might somehow be linked. Turns out, they were.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Prickley shows his good side by being upfront with the gang and telling them what he knows.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Apart from Prickley, all the adults that the Recess Gang confront about the missing balls say "they have no comment," leading them to think that they are trying to hide something.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Apart from Prickley, all the adults that the Recess Gang confront about the missing balls say "they have no comment," leading them to think that they are trying to hide something.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Prickley Prickly shows his good side by being upfront with the gang and telling them what he knows.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Apart fromPrickley, Prickly, all the adults that the Recess Gang confront about the missing balls say "they have no comment," leading them to think that they are trying to hide something.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Apart from
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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Apart from Prickley, all the adults that the Recess Gang confront about the missing balls say "they have no comment," leading them to think that they are trying to hide something.
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* AllOfThem: Lawson comes up with a new game that he can beat Vince at that consists of all the balls. He calls it "All the Balls."
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* IdiotBall: It really takes the gang too long to figure out that the informants are really Menlo. Butch mocks them for it.
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* IdiotBall: It No pun intended, but it really takes the gang too long to figure out that the informants are really Menlo. Butch mocks them for it.
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* IdiotBall: It really takes the gang too long to figure out that the informants are really Menlo.
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* IdiotBall: It really takes the gang too long to figure out that the informants are really Menlo. Butch mocks them for it.
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* MotiveMisidentification: The gang assumes Menlo got the balls removed to make the other kids miserable. It turns out he actually just made a mistake when filling out the forms and was too embarrassed to admit it.
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*AccidentalInnuendo: This episode is full of "ball" puns!
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* CacophonyCoverUp: Menlo turns on the radio in his office, claiming that "they" are watching him.
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The gang investigated the mysterious removal of all the playground balls.
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The gang investigated investigates the mysterious removal of all the playground balls.
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* ClarkKenting: Menlo wears drama club costumes to disguise himself as informants. For one of them, he doesn't even change his glasses. And somehow, this completely fools the gang.
* ClarkKenting: Menlo wears drama club costumes to disguise himself as informants. For one of them, he doesn't even change his glasses. And somehow, this completely fools the gang.
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-->'''Gus:''' Get on line with your little pile of President, and get us back our balls!
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-->'''Gus:''' Get on line with your little pile of pal, the President, and get us back our balls!
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* InsaneTrollLogic: The gang comes to the conclusion that the ''President of the United States'' was involved in a conspiracy to get rid of their playground balls. Even T.J. has no idea how this fits.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Prickley shows his good side by being upfront with the gang and telling them what heknows.knows.
* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/AllThePresidentsMen''.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Prickley shows his good side by being upfront with the gang and telling them what he
* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/AllThePresidentsMen''.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Gus, when they finally confront Menlo.
-->'''Gus:''' Get on line with your little pile of President, and get us back our balls!
-->'''T.J.:''' Uh, Gus, it was Menlo. ''Just'' Menlo.
* IdiotBall: It really takes the gang too long to figure out that the informants are really Menlo.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Prickley shows his good side by being upfront with the gang and telling them what he knows.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Gus, when they finally confront Menlo.
-->'''Gus:''' Get on line with your little pile of President, and get us back our balls!
-->'''T.J.:''' Uh, Gus, it was Menlo. ''Just'' Menlo.
* IdiotBall: It really takes the gang too long to figure out that the informants are really Menlo.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Prickley shows his good side by being upfront with the gang and telling them what he knows.
