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* DontYouDarePityMe: Alice is reluctant to accept the assistant job, as she doesn't want a job out of pity. Jay doesn't see the problem, saying that's always how he's gotten hired.
* EnfantTerrible: Jay and Alice watch ''Dennis the Menace II Society'', with young Dennis shooting up Mr. Wilson's house.
-->'''Mr. Wilson:''' That kid is a pain in the ass.
* FalseReassurance: A man at the door happily tells Alice that he has news that will get her out of this lousy apartment building. He then slaps an eviction notice on the door.
* EnfantTerrible: Jay and Alice watch ''Dennis the Menace II Society'', with young Dennis shooting up Mr. Wilson's house.
-->'''Mr. Wilson:''' That kid is a pain in the ass.
* FalseReassurance: A man at the door happily tells Alice that he has news that will get her out of this lousy apartment building. He then slaps an eviction notice on the door.
* HellYesMoment: Duke over Jay's ratings finally going up.
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* NoodleIncident: Apparently, Rex Reed both punched and kissed Jay's nose for his bad review of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.
* OverlyLongGag: "Shrimp? I love shrimp!"
* OverlyLongGag: "Shrimp? I love shrimp!"
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* NoodleIncident: Apparently, Rex Reed both punched and kissed Jay's nose for his bad review of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.
''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' and apologized by kissing it.
* NoSell: Thinking Jay means her harm, Alice hits him with the pepper spray. It doesn't remotely faze him. He even considers it quite tasty.
* NothingPersonal: Duke tells Jay that while he personally likes him, he would fire him on business grounds.
* OverlyLongGag:"Shrimp? The clip of ''Forrest Gump 2: Gump Harder'' can best be summed up by the BigEater simply asking, "Did you say shrimp? I love shrimp!"
* NoSell: Thinking Jay means her harm, Alice hits him with the pepper spray. It doesn't remotely faze him. He even considers it quite tasty.
* NothingPersonal: Duke tells Jay that while he personally likes him, he would fire him on business grounds.
* OverlyLongGag:
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* SesameStreetCred: Parodied, where the special guest on the latest episode of Humphrey the Hippo's show is Music/{{Madonna}}. ClusterFBomb ensues.
* ShipTease: The closing lines (in singing fashion) note Jay's attraction to Alice isn't one-sided.
-->'''Alice:''' Jay, I'm glad that you're not gay. I may show you why some day.\\
'''Jay:''' Yay.
* ShipTease: The closing lines (in singing fashion) note Jay's attraction to Alice isn't one-sided.
-->'''Alice:''' Jay, I'm glad that you're not gay. I may show you why some day.\\
'''Jay:''' Yay.
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* ThatPoorCat: As Jay falls down the stairs in Alice's apartment building, a cat's screech can be heard.
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* WonderfulWerewolf: According to Jay, the makers of ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'' opted to capitalize on that success with ''[[Film/ScentOfAWoman Scent of a Wolf-Man]]''. Frank is a blind werewolf just having fun, and Charlie is akin to a professional dogwalker.
-->'''Frank:''' ''[catching a frisbee with his mouth]'' HOO-AH!
-->'''Frank:''' ''[catching a frisbee with his mouth]'' HOO-AH!
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* YankTheDogsChain: Just as Jay is about to confess his true feelings for Alice, he walks in on her with her ex.
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* YankTheDogsChain: Just as Jay is about to confess his true feelings for Alice, he walks in on her with her ex.ex.
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* CausticCritic: Starting this season, Jay softens a bit when reviewing movies, dismissing ''A Few More Good Men'' with a mere "feh" instead of ripping it to pieces. On the other hand, Penny notes Jay previously gave ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' a bad review and punches him in the nose for it (though she does apologize for that).
* CreatorBreakdown: In-universe. Alice realized Cyrus was cheating on her because of the titles of his songs, which ranged from subtle ("My Lying Heart" and "Daddy's Stepping Out") to the brazenly obvious ("I'm Being Unfaithful To My Wife, Alice Tompkins. You Heard Me, Alice Tompkins.").
* FriendshipMoment: Seeing how hung up Jay is on Alice, Jeremy suggests he got to her apartment and tell her how he feels.
* HonorBeforeReason:
** Duke lampshades how Jay wants to give money to someone when his own job is hanging by a thread.
** Alice refuses to accept a handout from Jay, saying she got her pride from her father. She's also unsure of taking a job as his assistant out of pity, though he convinces her he'd be hiring her because she's qualified.
* HypocriticalHumor: Duke tells Alice that southerners have to work extra hard in New York to prove they're not illiterate country bumpkins. He then accidentally activates his Country Bear Jamboree (three mechanical hillbilly bears) and gets a kick out of their performance.
* HonorBeforeReason:
** Duke lampshades how Jay wants to give money to someone when his own job is hanging by a thread.
** Alice refuses to accept a handout from Jay, saying she got her pride from her father. She's also unsure of taking a job as his assistant out of pity, though he convinces her he'd be hiring her because she's qualified.
* HypocriticalHumor: Duke tells Alice that southerners have to work extra hard in New York to prove they're not illiterate country bumpkins. He then accidentally activates his Country Bear Jamboree (three mechanical hillbilly bears) and gets a kick out of their performance.
* MistakenForGay: Cyrus assumes that Jay is Alice's gay friend. Alice insists he's not gay, which an eavesdropping Jay thanks her for.
* PrecisionFStrike: Madonna guest stars on Humphrey the Hippo's show and does this, much to the horror of Humphrey and the kids.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: What convinces Jay to help Alice and Penny is a thoughtless passerby knocking over her groceries and leaving the two to fend for themselves in the rain.
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* TranquilFury: Doris tells Jay that Duke yells at everybody, but he's only ''really'' mad when he starts to sweet-talk people. Duke comes in to hug Jay and softly tell him that he's going to get canned if he can't boost his show's ratings.
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* TranquilFury: Doris tells Jay that Duke yells at everybody, but he's only ''really'' mad when he starts to sweet-talk people. Duke comes in to hug Jay and softly tell him that he's going to get canned if he can't boost his show's ratings.ratings.
* WeWillMeetAgain: Cyrus promises to keep trying to get back together with Alice, only to immediately get distracted by an attractive woman in the hallway. According to the DVD commentaries, he was going to reappear in the planned third season.
* YankTheDogsChain: Just as Jay is about to confess his true feelings for Alice, he walks in on her with her ex.
* WeWillMeetAgain: Cyrus promises to keep trying to get back together with Alice, only to immediately get distracted by an attractive woman in the hallway. According to the DVD commentaries, he was going to reappear in the planned third season.
* YankTheDogsChain: Just as Jay is about to confess his true feelings for Alice, he walks in on her with her ex.
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Your Cheating Heart is an index and not to be used as a trope.
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* TranquilFury: Doris tells Jay that Duke yells at everybody, but he's only ''really'' mad when he starts to sweet-talk people. Duke comes in to hug Jay and softly tell him that he's going to get canned if he can't boost his show's ratings.
* YourCheatingHeart: Alice's ex-husband repeatedly cheated on her, which she discovered from the titles of his musical works (capping off with the album, "I'm Being Unfaithful to my wife, Alice Tompkins. You Heard Me, Alice Tompkins.").
* YourCheatingHeart: Alice's ex-husband repeatedly cheated on her, which she discovered from the titles of his musical works (capping off with the album, "I'm Being Unfaithful to my wife, Alice Tompkins. You Heard Me, Alice Tompkins.").
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* TranquilFury: Doris tells Jay that Duke yells at everybody, but he's only ''really'' mad when he starts to sweet-talk people. Duke comes in to hug Jay and softly tell him that he's going to get canned if he can't boost his show's ratings.
* YourCheatingHeart: Alice's ex-husband repeatedly cheated on her, which she discovered from the titles of his musical works (capping off with the album, "I'm Being Unfaithful to my wife, Alice Tompkins. You Heard Me, Alice Tompkins.").ratings.
* YourCheatingHeart: Alice's ex-husband repeatedly cheated on her, which she discovered from the titles of his musical works (capping off with the album, "I'm Being Unfaithful to my wife, Alice Tompkins. You Heard Me, Alice Tompkins.").
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* ArousedByTheirVoice: Alice is aware that Cyrus is a cheating pig, but she "melts like butter on a bagel" when he sings. Jay breaks her of this pattern by doing a goofy accordion act.
* BehindTheBlack: Alice shows off her exquisite paintings twice, and Jay [[BreakingTheFourthWall admits to the audience]] [[LampshadeHanging he's not sure how he keeps missing this stuff]].
* BigEater: In ''Film/ForrestGump 2: Gump Harder'', UsefulNotes/BillClinton goes on and on to Forrest about the many variations of shrimp that he enjoys, while eating Forrest's delivery.
* BehindTheBlack: Alice shows off her exquisite paintings twice, and Jay [[BreakingTheFourthWall admits to the audience]] [[LampshadeHanging he's not sure how he keeps missing this stuff]].
* BigEater: In ''Film/ForrestGump 2: Gump Harder'', UsefulNotes/BillClinton goes on and on to Forrest about the many variations of shrimp that he enjoys, while eating Forrest's delivery.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Jay eats a bucket of shrimp before remembering he's allergic to it.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Jay admits he can make peace with not ending up with Alice, but not if she ends up with an ex that treated her like dirt.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Jay admits he can make peace with not ending up with Alice, but not if she ends up with an ex that treated her like dirt.
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* SanitySlippage: Jay's previous assistant got institutionalized, due to the stress of having to constantly reassure Jay.
* SelfDeprecation: Jay suggests Penny go watch a cartoon with pointless violence right before a flower pot suddenly falls and hits him in the head.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Jay's response to Duke being nice to him.
* TranquilFury: Doris tells Jay that Duke yells at everybody, but he's only ''really'' mad when he starts to sweet-talk people. Duke comes in to hug Jay and softly tell him that he's going to get canned if he can't boost his show'sratings.ratings.
* YourCheatingHeart: Alice's ex-husband repeatedly cheated on her, which she discovered from the titles of his musical works (capping off with the album, "I'm Being Unfaithful to my wife, Alice Tompkins. You Heard Me, Alice Tompkins.").
* SelfDeprecation: Jay suggests Penny go watch a cartoon with pointless violence right before a flower pot suddenly falls and hits him in the head.
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Jay's response to Duke being nice to him.
* TranquilFury: Doris tells Jay that Duke yells at everybody, but he's only ''really'' mad when he starts to sweet-talk people. Duke comes in to hug Jay and softly tell him that he's going to get canned if he can't boost his show's
* YourCheatingHeart: Alice's ex-husband repeatedly cheated on her, which she discovered from the titles of his musical works (capping off with the album, "I'm Being Unfaithful to my wife, Alice Tompkins. You Heard Me, Alice Tompkins.").
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His show's ratings falling and on the verge of being fired, Jay's life begins to turn around when he meets Alice Thompkins, a single mother from Knoxville and her daughter Penny.
!!This episode has examples of
* CommonalityConnection: Jay and Alice both have a history of unhappy marriages.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When introducing himself to Alice, Jay tells her, "I used to have a big show on ABC", a reference to how ''The Critic'' originally aired on that station before being dropped and picked up by FOX.
* NoodleIncident: Apparently, Rex Reed both punched and kissed Jay's nose for his bad review of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.
* SamaritanRelationshipStarter: Jay meets Alice letting her and Penny share his cab to get out of the rain.
* TranquilFury: Doris tells Jay that Duke yells at everybody, but he's only ''really'' mad when he starts to sweet-talk people. Duke comes in to hug Jay and softly tell him that he's going to get canned if he can't boost his show's ratings.
!!This episode has examples of
* CommonalityConnection: Jay and Alice both have a history of unhappy marriages.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: When introducing himself to Alice, Jay tells her, "I used to have a big show on ABC", a reference to how ''The Critic'' originally aired on that station before being dropped and picked up by FOX.
* NoodleIncident: Apparently, Rex Reed both punched and kissed Jay's nose for his bad review of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.
* SamaritanRelationshipStarter: Jay meets Alice letting her and Penny share his cab to get out of the rain.
* TranquilFury: Doris tells Jay that Duke yells at everybody, but he's only ''really'' mad when he starts to sweet-talk people. Duke comes in to hug Jay and softly tell him that he's going to get canned if he can't boost his show's ratings.
