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Struggling algebra teacher and warlock-in-training Abe North (Creator/BudCort) quits his job, planning to use his knowledge of the dark arts and his contact with the spirit world to rig the local lottery so he wins the jackpot. Unfortunately, when he tunes into the drawing, he loses said jackpot by one single number to hairdresser Ann [=MacColl=] (Creator/CarolKane). After unsucessfully trying to get his job back, Abe decides to break into Ann's shop and swipe her winning ticket, only to learn that she had sinister assistance for her own victory.
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Struggling algebra teacher and warlock-in-training Abe North (Creator/BudCort) quits his job, planning to use his knowledge of the dark arts and his contact with the spirit world to rig the local lottery so he wins the jackpot. Unfortunately, when he tunes into the drawing, he loses said jackpot by one single number to hairdresser Ann [=MacColl=] (Creator/CarolKane). After unsucessfully unsuccessfully trying to get his job back, Abe decides to break into Ann's shop and swipe her winning ticket, only to learn that she had sinister assistance for her own victory.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Though she's a wicked sorcress who kills Abe to have all her dreams come true, Ann is known by Phil, one of her most loyal customers, as a sweet young lady who won't let money change her.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Though she's a wicked sorcress sorceress who kills Abe to have all her dreams come true, Ann is known by Phil, one of her most loyal customers, as a sweet young lady who won't let money change her.
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* TemptingFate: Continuing from the above, Abe insults and yells at the headmaster of his school, claiming that after he wins the lottery, he'll be rich for the first time in his life. Naturally, he doesn't win the lottery, and the headmaster is in ''not'' in a forgiving mood.
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* TemptingFate: Continuing from the above, Abe insults and yells at the headmaster of his school, claiming that after he wins the lottery, he'll be rich for the first time in his life. Naturally, he doesn't win the lottery, and the headmaster is in ''not'' in a forgiving mood.
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Math professor-turned-warlock Abe North (Creator/BudCort) quits his job, planning to use his knowledge of the dark arts to win the lottery. When hairdresser Ann [=McColl=] (Creator/CarolKane) wins instead, Abe enters her shop and begins a battle of wits with her for the money.
!!This episode provides examples of:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ann turns out to be more skilled in the dark arts than Abe is.
* BornUnlucky: Both Ann and Abe have pretty miserable lives. While Ann's misfortunes primarily amount to her lack of success in having a long-lasting romance, Abe has it way, ''way'' worse.
* ButtMonkey: Before he turned to the dark arts, Abe would often be ridiculed by class after class of rowdy and ungrateful students, whose just as ungrateful parents blamed him for not being a good teacher. His money problem made itself known too, the poor guy making less than half of what the ''janitors'' make. Even the school's headmaster didn't seem to know who he was. When he turns to the dark arts and uses their powers to rig the lottery, he gradually discovers that he's outmatched in magic by the very person he was hoping to swipe the winning ticket from. He's such a loser, in fact, that Ann specifically sought him out because he was the perfect sacrifice to complete her spell. By the end of the episode, we discover that he's become the latest wig head in Ann's salon.
* CreepyCrows: Ann has one as a pet, which she named "Lucifer".
* EntitledBastard: In spite of his FreudianExcuse, Abe is an entitled shit who feels that the world owes him for his life of misery.
* HumanSacrifice: Apparently the final portion of the ritual for the spell of perpetual victory, wherein the spellcaster must kill someone more pathetic than they are.
* TemptingFate: Abe yells at the headmaster of his school that after he wins the lottery, he'll be rich for the first time in his life. Naturally, he doesn't win the lottery.
* VillainProtagonist: Protagonist Abe North is a mathematics professor... who got into black magic for the greedy, petty purpose of being rich.
Math professor-turned-warlock Abe North (Creator/BudCort) quits his job, planning to use his knowledge of the dark arts to win the lottery. When hairdresser Ann [=McColl=] (Creator/CarolKane) wins instead, Abe enters her shop and begins a battle of wits with her for the money.
!!This episode provides examples of:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ann turns out to be more skilled in the dark arts than Abe is.
* BornUnlucky: Both Ann and Abe have pretty miserable lives. While Ann's misfortunes primarily amount to her lack of success in having a long-lasting romance, Abe has it way, ''way'' worse.
* ButtMonkey: Before he turned to the dark arts, Abe would often be ridiculed by class after class of rowdy and ungrateful students, whose just as ungrateful parents blamed him for not being a good teacher. His money problem made itself known too, the poor guy making less than half of what the ''janitors'' make. Even the school's headmaster didn't seem to know who he was. When he turns to the dark arts and uses their powers to rig the lottery, he gradually discovers that he's outmatched in magic by the very person he was hoping to swipe the winning ticket from. He's such a loser, in fact, that Ann specifically sought him out because he was the perfect sacrifice to complete her spell. By the end of the episode, we discover that he's become the latest wig head in Ann's salon.
* CreepyCrows: Ann has one as a pet, which she named "Lucifer".
* EntitledBastard: In spite of his FreudianExcuse, Abe is an entitled shit who feels that the world owes him for his life of misery.
* HumanSacrifice: Apparently the final portion of the ritual for the spell of perpetual victory, wherein the spellcaster must kill someone more pathetic than they are.
* TemptingFate: Abe yells at the headmaster of his school that after he wins the lottery, he'll be rich for the first time in his life. Naturally, he doesn't win the lottery.
* VillainProtagonist: Protagonist Abe North is a mathematics professor... who got into black magic for the greedy, petty purpose of being rich.
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!!This episode provides examples of:
!! Tropes:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ann turns out to
* TheBadGuyWins: Ann wins the lottery, kills Abe, and has all her dreams come true, turning the math professor into her latest headpiece.
* BornUnlucky:
* ButtMonkey:
* CreepyCrows: Ann has one as a pet,
* DownerEnding: From Abe's point of view, Ann kills him to have all the success she could ever want.
* EntitledBastard:
* EvilVersusEvil: Abe and Ann are both loners who have led horrible lives, and they align themselves with the dark spirits down below solely to become rich. The conflict comes from when they battle each other for the winning ticket.
* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: Before we learn Abe's final fate, Ann looks right to the camera when mentioning to her latest customer that she's been "dying" to try a new hairstyle on him, as if she's giving a warning to anyone else who's thinking about trying to screw her over.
* HumanSacrifice:
* LonersAreFreaks: Ann's only form of company is her pet raven "Lou", and she's villainous enough to practice the dark arts to win the lottery and get a boyfriend.
* LoserProtagonist: Nothing even ''remotely'' good ever happens to Abe. Before he practiced black magic, he'd be ridiculed by class after class of rowdy students, whose ungrateful parents blamed him for not being a good teacher instead of themselves being atrocious role models. His money problems become aware to the viewers, too, as he yells to the headmaster (who doesn't know who he even is) that he makes half of what the ''janitor'' makes. When he turns to the dark arts and uses demonic magic to rig the lottery, he gradually discovers that he's been outmatched by Ann, who he was hoping to swipe his winning ticket from. He's such a loser, in fact, that Ann was specifically looking to lure him into her salon and kill him, because he was the perfect sacrifice to complete her own victory spell. The end of the episode reveals that Ann lopped off his head and turned it into the latest headpiece in her salon.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: The spirits that Abe consulted about the lottery spoke to Ann before they did him, telling her all about him and how to get rid of him.
* NumberOfTheBeast: Abe's lottery ticket reads "666666", whereas Ann's reads "66666'''7'''".
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Abe and Ann, both living mediocre and pathetic lives, turned to the dark arts to rig the lottery in their favor. Too bad Ann is more skilled than Abe.
* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: Before he tunes into the lottery drawing, Abe calls up the headmaster of his school and tells him off, vowing that he's going to quit and be a rich man for the very first time. As expected, he doesn't win the lottery.
* TemptingFate: Continuing from the above, Abe insults and yells at the headmaster of his
* VillainProtagonist:
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Though she's a wicked sorcress who kills Abe to have all her dreams come true, Ann is known by Phil, one of her most loyal customers, as a sweet young lady who won't let money change her.
* WhamShot: The end of the episode, where we see Ann's gotten a new headpiece that looks suspiciously familiar to Abe.
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Math professor-turned-warlock Abe North (Bud Cort) quits his job, planning to use his knowledge of the dark arts to win the lottery. When hairdresser Ann [=McColl=] (Creator/CarolKane) wins instead, Abe enters her shop and begins a battle of wits with her for the money.
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Math professor-turned-warlock Abe North (Bud Cort) (Creator/BudCort) quits his job, planning to use his knowledge of the dark arts to win the lottery. When hairdresser Ann [=McColl=] (Creator/CarolKane) wins instead, Abe enters her shop and begins a battle of wits with her for the money.
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Abe North (Bud Cort) quits his job, planning to use his knowledge of the black arts to win the lottery. When hairdresser Ann [=McColl=] (Creator/CarolKane) wins instead, Abe begins a battle of wits with her for the money.
* TemptingFate: The protagonist yells at his boss that after he wins the lottery, he'll be rich for the first time in his life. Well, he doesn't win the lottery.
* VillainProtagonist: The protagonist is a teacher... who got into black magic for the greedy, petty purpose of being rich.
* TemptingFate: The protagonist yells at his boss that after he wins the lottery, he'll be rich for the first time in his life. Well, he doesn't win the lottery.
* VillainProtagonist: The protagonist is a teacher... who got into black magic for the greedy, petty purpose of being rich.
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Math professor-turned-warlock Abe North (Bud Cort) quits his job, planning to use his knowledge of the black dark arts to win the lottery. When hairdresser Ann [=McColl=] (Creator/CarolKane) wins instead, Abe enters her shop and begins a battle of wits with her for the money.
!!This episode provides examples of:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ann turns out to be more skilled in the dark arts than Abe is.
* BornUnlucky: Both Ann and Abe have pretty miserable lives. While Ann's misfortunes primarily amount to her lack of success in having a long-lasting romance, Abe has it way, ''way'' worse.
* ButtMonkey: Before he turned to the dark arts, Abe would often be ridiculed by class after class of rowdy and ungrateful students, whose just as ungrateful parents blamed him for not being a good teacher. His money problem made itself known too, the poor guy making less than half of what the ''janitors'' make. Even the school's headmaster didn't seem to know who he was. When he turns to the dark arts and uses their powers to rig the lottery, he gradually discovers that he's outmatched in magic by the very person he was hoping to swipe the winning ticket from. He's such a loser, in fact, that Ann specifically sought him out because he was the perfect sacrifice to complete her spell. By the end of the episode, we discover that he's become the latest wig head in Ann's salon.
* CreepyCrows: Ann has one as a pet, which she named "Lucifer".
* EntitledBastard: In spite of his FreudianExcuse, Abe is an entitled shit who feels that the world owes him for his life of misery.
* HumanSacrifice: Apparently the final portion of the ritual for the spell of perpetual victory, wherein the spellcaster must kill someone more pathetic than they are.
* TemptingFate:The protagonist Abe yells at the headmaster of his boss school that after he wins the lottery, he'll be rich for the first time in his life. Well, Naturally, he doesn't win the lottery.
* VillainProtagonist:The protagonist Protagonist Abe North is a teacher...mathematics professor... who got into black magic for the greedy, petty purpose of being rich.
!!This episode provides examples of:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Ann turns out to be more skilled in the dark arts than Abe is.
* BornUnlucky: Both Ann and Abe have pretty miserable lives. While Ann's misfortunes primarily amount to her lack of success in having a long-lasting romance, Abe has it way, ''way'' worse.
* ButtMonkey: Before he turned to the dark arts, Abe would often be ridiculed by class after class of rowdy and ungrateful students, whose just as ungrateful parents blamed him for not being a good teacher. His money problem made itself known too, the poor guy making less than half of what the ''janitors'' make. Even the school's headmaster didn't seem to know who he was. When he turns to the dark arts and uses their powers to rig the lottery, he gradually discovers that he's outmatched in magic by the very person he was hoping to swipe the winning ticket from. He's such a loser, in fact, that Ann specifically sought him out because he was the perfect sacrifice to complete her spell. By the end of the episode, we discover that he's become the latest wig head in Ann's salon.
* CreepyCrows: Ann has one as a pet, which she named "Lucifer".
* EntitledBastard: In spite of his FreudianExcuse, Abe is an entitled shit who feels that the world owes him for his life of misery.
* HumanSacrifice: Apparently the final portion of the ritual for the spell of perpetual victory, wherein the spellcaster must kill someone more pathetic than they are.
* TemptingFate:
* VillainProtagonist:
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Abe North (Bud Cort) quits his job, planning to use his knowledge of the black arts to win the lottery. When hairdresser Ann [=McColl=] (Creator/CarolKane) wins instead, Abe begins a battle of wits with her for the money.
Abe North (Bud Cort) quits his job, planning to use his knowledge of the black arts to win the lottery. When hairdresser Ann [=McColl=] (Creator/CarolKane) wins instead, Abe begins a battle of wits with her for the money.
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* TemptingFate: The protagonist yells at his boss that after he wins the lottery, he'll be rich for the first time in his life. Well, he doesn't win the lottery.
* VillainProtagonist: The protagonist is a teacher... who got into black magic for the greedy, petty purpose of being rich.
* VillainProtagonist: The protagonist is a teacher... who got into black magic for the greedy, petty purpose of being rich.
