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** Also, the Fries Chicken Flu epidemic also satirizes the swine flu outbreak that happened in 2009.

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** Also, the Fries Fried Chicken Flu epidemic also satirizes the swine flu outbreak that happened in 2009.

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* FriendshipMoment: Huey agreeing to modify his survival plan to let Jazmine stay with his family when things go bad. Later, he lets Tom and Sarah into the house, potentially compromising his revised plan, solely because Jazmine begs him to.



* SequentialSymptomSyndrome: When Jazmine asks Huey how to tell if someone has the Fried Chicken Flu, Tom sitting behind them goes through every symptom as he lists them.
-->'''Huey:''' Well, it normally starts with a temperature, and excessive sweating. ''<Tom pulls on his collar uncomfortably as sweat beads on his face>'' After that, tremendous stomach pains, ''<Tom clutches his stomach>'' headaches, ''<Tom grabs his head>'' loss of balance. ''<Tom topples off the couch>'' As mucus builds up, they'll begin to have an incredible amount of snot. ''<Tom pulls out a handkerchief and messily blows his nose>'' After that, the inevitable projectile vomiting. ''<[[VomitIndiscretionShot puke erupts from Tom's mouth]] as Jazmine and Huey finally turn around and notice, causing Jazmine to scream>''



--> '''Citizen:''' How can they be out of chicken?! It's ''Kernel's Friend'' '''''Chicken'''''!

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--> '''Citizen:''' How can they be out of chicken?! It's ''Kernel's Friend'' Fried'' '''''Chicken'''''!

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* TheReveal: At the end, it turns out the flu pandemic was a nationwide case of salmonella from the chicken. Even with the supposed millions of people affected, no one has actually died. What's more, many others are unaware of the news due to power outages.



* TheReveal: At the end, it turns out the flu pandemic was a nationwide case of salmonella from the chicken. Even with the supposed millions of people affected, no one has actually died. What's more, many others are unaware of the news due to power outages.

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* TheReveal: At SleptThroughTheApocalypse: When Huey laments the end, it turns fact that there's not enough food to feed the nine people in the Freeman house, Uncle Ruckus suddenly appears out of nowhere, much to the flu confusion of everyone. Ruckus then reveals that he was in the attic replacing the insulation and got knocked out when he hit his head after the generator exploded earlier in the episode. Which leads to him having no knowledge of the pandemic was a nationwide case of salmonella from the chicken. Even with the supposed millions of people affected, no one has actually died. What's more, many others are unaware of the news due to power outages.currently underway.

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* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: The new recipe for Kernel's Fried Chicken, to the point there are riots over shortage of chicken in its locations.

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* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: The new recipe for Kernel's Fried Chicken, to the point there are riots over shortage of chicken in its locations. Even when the reported "mystery virus" seems to be connected to the chicken, people are willing to risk their very lives to get it.



* ParentsInDistress: Jazmine wails for Tom and Sarah to be let into the house against Huey's intention to bar out all outsiders to maintain their food and water supply as it is. Huey decides to let them in, but tells Jazmine they aren't allowed to eat anything.

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* ParentsInDistress: Jazmine wails for Tom and Sarah to be let into the house against Huey's intention to bar out all outsiders to maintain their food and water supply as it is. Huey decides to let them in, in so she stops crying, but tells Jazmine they aren't allowed to eat anything.


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* TheReveal: At the end, it turns out the flu pandemic was a nationwide case of salmonella from the chicken. Even with the supposed millions of people affected, no one has actually died. What's more, many others are unaware of the news due to power outages.
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* CrazySurvivalist: Both Huey and President Obama, the latter of whom is better off due to having more resources and also less people to share them with.

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* CrazySurvivalist: Both Huey and President Obama, the latter of whom is better off due to having more resources and also less people to share them with. Huey made his survival kit and guide specifically for his family, only to compromise when Tom's family, and Thugnificent and Leonard get involved.



* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: Kernel's Fried Chicken, to the point there are riots over shortage of chicken in its locations.
* LiteralMinded: [[TheDitz Leonard]] thought buffalo wings are really made of buffalo, rather than chicken dipped in hot sauce named after Buffalo, New York where they were invented.

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* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: The new recipe for Kernel's Fried Chicken, to the point there are riots over shortage of chicken in its locations.
* LiteralMinded: [[TheDitz Leonard]] thought buffalo wings are really made of buffalo, rather than chicken dipped in hot sauce named after Buffalo, New York where they were invented. Tom gets sick and Leonard is kicked out.



* SeriousBusiness: The fact that the chicken restaurants ran out of chicken was the reason for riots, it must be some good chicken.

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* SeriousBusiness: The Due to the fact that the multiple chicken restaurants ran out of chicken was the reason for the episode's riots, it must be some good chicken.
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* SeriousBusiness: The fact that the restaurants ran out of chicken was the reason for riots, it must be some good chicken.
--> '''Citizen:''' How do you run out of chicken?! It's ''Kernel's Friend'' '''''Chicken'''''!

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* SeriousBusiness: The fact that the chicken restaurants ran out of chicken was the reason for riots, it must be some good chicken.
--> '''Citizen:''' How do you run can they be out of chicken?! It's ''Kernel's Friend'' '''''Chicken'''''!
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--> '''Citizen:''' How do you run out of chicken?! It's ''Kernel's Friend'' '''''Chicken'''''!
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** To Kentucky's Fried Chicken (Kernel's Fried Chicken), Popeye's ([[Comicstrip/{{Popeye}} Bluto's]]), Church's Chicken (Temple's) and Chick-fil-a (Chick-le-fait).

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** To Kentucky's Fried Chicken (Kernel's Fried Chicken), Popeye's ([[Comicstrip/{{Popeye}} ([[ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} Bluto's]]), Church's Chicken (Temple's) and Chick-fil-a (Chick-le-fait).
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** This episode satirizes an actual moment in [=KFC=] history when Oprah gave out coupons for grilled chicken, which led to a shortage and riots [[note]] And this was seven years before the WesternAnimation/{{Rick and Morty}} Szechuan sauce riots occurred. [[/note]]

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** This episode satirizes an actual moment in [=KFC=] history when Oprah gave out coupons for grilled chicken, which led to a shortage and riots riots. [[note]] And this was seven years before the WesternAnimation/{{Rick and Morty}} Szechuan sauce riots occurred. [[/note]]

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--> '''Riley:''' The ''real'' tragedy is that we may never get to eat fried chicken again.

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--> '''Riley:''' The ''real'' tragedy is that we may never get to eat fried chicken again.again.
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* ParentsInDistress: Jazmine wails for Tom and Sarah to be let into the house against Huey's intention to bar out all outsiders to maintain their food and water supply as it is. Huey decides to let them end, but tells Jazmine they aren't allowed to eat anything.

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* ParentsInDistress: Jazmine wails for Tom and Sarah to be let into the house against Huey's intention to bar out all outsiders to maintain their food and water supply as it is. Huey decides to let them end, in, but tells Jazmine they aren't allowed to eat anything.
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* SocialDarwinist: Huey keeps refusing other people (including dear friends Tom, Sarah, Thugnificent, Leonard) into the house because of the limited supply of water, green beans and Cheerios.
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* ParentsInDistress: Jasmine wails for her parents (Tom and Sarah) to be let into the house against Huey's intention to bar out all outsiders to maintain their food and water supply as it is. Huey decides to let them end, [[spoiler:but don't allow them to eat anything]].

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* ParentsInDistress: Jasmine Jazmine wails for her parents (Tom Tom and Sarah) Sarah to be let into the house against Huey's intention to bar out all outsiders to maintain their food and water supply as it is. Huey decides to let them end, [[spoiler:but don't allow them but tells Jazmine they aren't allowed to eat anything]].anything.
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My mistake, it was "Kernel's"


** Colonel's Fried Chicken is clearly a parody of UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken.
** The angry customer at the Colonel's Fried Chicken drive-thru is based on Big Smoke from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''.

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** Colonel's Kernel's Fried Chicken is clearly a parody of UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken.
** The angry customer at the Colonel's Fried Chicken drive-thru is based on Big Smoke from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''.''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', evident by his voice, appearance, and mannerisms.
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** Kernel's Fried Chicken is clearly a parody of UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken.
** The angry customer at the Kernel's Fried Chicken is based on Big Smoke from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''.

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** Kernel's Colonel's Fried Chicken is clearly a parody of UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken.
** The angry customer at the Kernel's Colonel's Fried Chicken drive-thru is based on Big Smoke from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''.
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* BigDamnHeroes: When the Woodcrest residents attack the Freeman-[=DuBois=] family over supplies, Thugnificent and Leonard save them by ramming the residents off with their [=UPS=] truck.

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* BigDamnHeroes: When the Woodcrest residents attack Fried Chicken Flu militia attacks the Freeman-[=DuBois=] family over supplies, Thugnificent and Leonard save them by ramming the residents militia's bus off the road with their [=UPS=] truck.



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** The angry customer at the Kernel's Fried Chicken is based on Big Smoke from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''.

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* Expy:
** Kernel's Fried Chicken is clearly a parody of UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken.



* ParentsInDistress: Jasmine wails for her parents (Tom and Sarah) to be let into the house against Huey's intention to bar out all outsiders to maintain their food and water supply as it is.

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* ParentsInDistress: Jasmine wails for her parents (Tom and Sarah) to be let into the house against Huey's intention to bar out all outsiders to maintain their food and water supply as it is. Huey decides to let them end, [[spoiler:but don't allow them to eat anything]].

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* CrazySurvivalist: Both Huey and President Obama, the latter of whom is better off due to having more resources.

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* CrazySurvivalist: Both Huey and President Obama, the latter of whom is better off due to having more resources.resources and also less people to share them with.


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* SocialDarwinist: Huey keeps refusing other people (including dear friends Tom, Sarah, Thugnificent, Leonard) into the house because of the limited supply of water, green beans and Cheerios.
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** This episode satirizes an actual moment in [=KFC=] history when Oprah gave out coupons for grilled chicken, which led to a shortage and riots [[note]] And this was seven years before the WesternAnimation/Rick and Morty Szechuan sauce riots occurred. [[/note]]

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** This episode satirizes an actual moment in [=KFC=] history when Oprah gave out coupons for grilled chicken, which led to a shortage and riots [[note]] And this was seven years before the WesternAnimation/Rick WesternAnimation/{{Rick and Morty Morty}} Szechuan sauce riots occurred. [[/note]]
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** This episode satirizes an actual moment in [=KFC=] history when Oprah gave out coupons for grilled chicken, which led to a shortage and riots [[note]] And this was seven years before the Rick and Morty Szechuan sauce riots occurred. [[/note]]

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** This episode satirizes an actual moment in [=KFC=] history when Oprah gave out coupons for grilled chicken, which led to a shortage and riots [[note]] And this was seven years before the Rick WesternAnimation/Rick and Morty Szechuan sauce riots occurred. [[/note]]
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* SkewedPriorities: Riley is never concerned that the civilization appears to be going to Hell, only that he didn't get to try any chicken.

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* SkewedPriorities: Riley is never concerned that the civilization appears to be going to Hell, only that he didn't get to try any chicken.KFC's new recipe.
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** To Kentucky's Fried Chicken (Kernel's Fried Chicken), Popeye's ([[Comicstrip/Popeye Bluto's]]), Church's Chicken (Temple's) and Chick-fil-a (Chick-le-fait).

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** To Kentucky's Fried Chicken (Kernel's Fried Chicken), Popeye's ([[Comicstrip/Popeye ([[Comicstrip/{{Popeye}} Bluto's]]), Church's Chicken (Temple's) and Chick-fil-a (Chick-le-fait).
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* CrazySurvivalist: Both Huey and President Obama.

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* CrazySurvivalist: Both Huey and President Obama.Obama, the latter of whom is better off due to having more resources.
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* CrazySurvivalist: Both Huey and President Obama.
* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: Kernel's Fried Chicken, to the point there are riots over shortage of chicken in its locations.
* LiteralMinded: [[TheDitz Leonard]] thought buffalo wings are really made of buffalo, rather than chicken dipped in hot sauce named after Buffalo, New York where they were invented.
* ParentsInDistress: Jasmine wails for her parents (Tom and Sarah) to be let into the house against Huey's intention to bar out all outsiders to maintain their food and water supply as it is.


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* ShoutOut:
** The climax at the end is a parody of the ''Film/MadMax'' movies.
** To Kentucky's Fried Chicken (Kernel's Fried Chicken), Popeye's ([[Comicstrip/Popeye Bluto's]]), Church's Chicken (Temple's) and Chick-fil-a (Chick-le-fait).
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* Serious Business: The fact that the restaurants ran out of chicken was the reason for riots, it must be some good chicken.

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* Serious Business: SeriousBusiness: The fact that the restaurants ran out of chicken was the reason for riots, it must be some good chicken.chicken.
* SkewedPriorities: Riley is never concerned that the civilization appears to be going to Hell, only that he didn't get to try any chicken.
--> '''Riley:''' The ''real'' tragedy is that we may never get to eat fried chicken again.
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When a virus erupts during a [=KFC=] special, the Freemans and Jazmine have to survive in the post-apocalyptic world, but Granddad and Riley invite friends over.

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* BigDamnHeroes: When the Woodcrest residents attack the Freeman-[=DuBois=] family over supplies, Thugnificent and Leonard save them by ramming the residents off with their [=UPS=] truck.
* RealitySubtext:
** This episode satirizes an actual moment in [=KFC=] history when Oprah gave out coupons for grilled chicken, which led to a shortage and riots [[note]] And this was seven years before the Rick and Morty Szechuan sauce riots occurred. [[/note]]
** Also, the Fries Chicken Flu epidemic also satirizes the swine flu outbreak that happened in 2009.
* Serious Business: The fact that the restaurants ran out of chicken was the reason for riots, it must be some good chicken.

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