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renamed to Intimacy Via Horror, example is misuse
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* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Subverted. Initially, Rob finds the alien thriller fascinating and Laura cowers under the covers. However, later Rob has a nightmare and wakes up screaming.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: To [[DreamRealityCheck determine whether he's dreaming]], he phones Laura and asks her to check his bed to see if he's there.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Or, rather, "Insane Dream Logic." To [[DreamRealityCheck determine whether he's dreaming]], he phones Laura and asks her to check his bed to see if he's there.
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* DreamEpisode: One of several on the show.
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* DreamRealityCheck: When he begins to suspect he's dreaming, he slaps himself, and he thinks the fact it hurts indiciates he must be awake. Then he calls Laura on the phone and [[InsaneTrollLogic asks her to check his bed to see if he's there]].
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* InsaneTrollLogic: To determine whether he's dreaming, he phones Laura and asks her to check his bed to see if he's there.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: To [[DreamRealityCheck determine whether he's dreaming, dreaming]], he phones Laura and asks her to check his bed to see if he's there.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: To determine whether he's dreaming, he phones Laura and asks her to check his bed to see if he's there.
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I don't remember the gin rummy.
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* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Twilo-ites have four eyes: two in the normal place and two in the back of their head. It freaks Rob out when Laura pulls away her hair and reveals an extra set of eyes.
--> '''Laura:''' I see you!
--> '''Laura:''' I see you!
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* EyesDoNotBelongThere: EyesDoNotBelongThere:
** Twilo-ites have four eyes: two in the normal place and two in the back of their head. It freaks Rob out when Laura pulls away her hair and reveals an extra set of eyes.
--> ---> '''Laura:''' I see ''see'' you!
** Twilo-ites have four eyes: two in the normal place and two in the back of their head. It freaks Rob out when Laura pulls away her hair and reveals an extra set of eyes.
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** They end up playing Gin Rummy for pennies
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** They end up playing Gin Rummy settling for penniesan early-morning exercise show.
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* YouHaveNoIdeaWhoYoureDealingWith: At first Rob scoffs that Kolak is just Danny Thomas
--> '''Kolak:''' What is a "Danny Thomas"?
--> '''Kolak:''' What is a "Danny Thomas"?
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-->'''Announcer''': That's tomorrow night at 2 o'clock. Now, back to ''The Werewolf from Outer Space''!
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-->'''Announcer''': That's tomorrow night at 2 o'clock. Now, back to ''The Werewolf from Outer Space''!Space''!
** They end up playing Gin Rummy for pennies
** They end up playing Gin Rummy for pennies
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** This also figures in Laura's nightmare
---> '''Laura:''' Oh Rob, It was horrible! I dreamed that Kolak was chasing me and throwing walnuts at me and everywhere he hit me I lost a thumb and grew... an eye!
---> '''Laura:''' Oh Rob, It was horrible! I dreamed that Kolak was chasing me and throwing walnuts at me and everywhere he hit me I lost a thumb and grew... an eye!
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--> '''Laura:''' I see you!
* {{Expy}}: The Sci-Fi horror movie they watch is this for (most likely) ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''
* {{Expy}}: The Sci-Fi horror movie they watch is this for (most likely) ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''
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* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Subverted. Initially, Rob finds the alien thriller fascinating and Laura cowers under the covers. However, later Rob has a nightmare and wakes up screaming.
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* ShoutOut: The aliens come from the planet Twilo. At one point, Rob actually wonders if the situation is real, referring to it as being "in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 the Twilo Zone]]."
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Rob goes into the office, his coworkers are acting a little suspicious, but the capper occurs when [[SitcomArchNemesis Mel and Buddy]] have a friendly conversation and walk out in a sideways hug.
* ShoutOut: The aliens come from the planetTwilo.Twilo and hence could be called "Twilo-ites". At one point, Rob actually wonders if the situation is real, referring to it as being "in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 the Twilo Zone]]."
* ShoutOut: The aliens come from the planet
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* WorseWithContext: When Rob describes the alien leader as resembling Danny Thomas, Laura doesn't see the creepiness and says she thinks Danny Thomas is good-looking. Then Rob adds that he had four eyes.
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* CreatorCameo:
** Executive Producer Danny Thomas appears as Kolak.
** Carl Reiner provides the voice of the scared guy in the movie that Rob and Laura are watching.
** Executive Producer Danny Thomas appears as Kolak.
** Carl Reiner provides the voice of the scared guy in the movie that Rob and Laura are watching.
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* LastOfHisKind: Rob is the last remaining human, according to Kolak.
* LittleNo: Rob's reaction to seeing his thumbs are gone.
* LittleNo: Rob's reaction to seeing his thumbs are gone.
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* ExplodingCloset: Rob opens the hall closet and millions of walnuts come pouring out, with Laura riding on top of the pile.
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* ChekhovsGun: After the movie, Laura sets her alarm to go off an hour from then to wake her up in the middle of the nightmare she anticipates having. It wakes up both her and Rob, much to their relief.
* ExplodingCloset: Rob opens the hall closet and millions of walnuts come pouring out, with Laura riding ontop of the pile.
* ExplodingCloset: Rob opens the hall closet and millions of walnuts come pouring out, with Laura riding on
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* VorpalPillow: Played for laughs; when Laura is complaining that she can still hear the scary movie Rob is watching even though she has her head under the covers, he covers her head with a pillow for the climax. Cue her flailing in protest while he's too absorbed in the movie to notice:
-->'''Rob''': It's all over now.
-->'''Laura''': No, it's not; I'm still breathing.
-->'''Rob''': It's all over now.
-->'''Laura''': No, it's not; I'm still breathing.
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* ExplodingCloset: Rob opens the hall closet and millions of walnuts come pouring out, with Laura riding on top of the pile.
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Rob scares Laura by watching an alien invasion thriller on late-night TV. When things the next morning begin suddenly to resemble the events of the movie, he assumes she's trying to get revenge. However, as time passes, Rob becomes less certain and more scared. Are aliens really trying to conquer the planet?
!!This episode includes examples of the following tropes:
* AllJustADream: Most of the episode turns out to be Rob's nightmare.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Twilo-ites have four eyes: two in the normal place and two in the back of their head. It freaks Rob out when Laura pulls away her hair and reveals an extra set of eyes.
* ImaginationDestroyer: Rob watches a sci-fi movie where aliens use a walnut-like object to strip humans of their thumbs and imagination so they can't make things. Then Rob has a nightmare about the movie where the walnuts figure heavily and he ends up losing his thumbs and sense of humor much to his despair.
* ShoutOut: The aliens come from the planet Twilo. At one point, Rob actually wonders if the situation is real, referring to it as being "in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 the Twilo Zone]]."
* YourTelevisionHatesYou: After the horror movie gives them both nightmares, Rob and Laura try to find something pleasant to watch on TV. One channel shows a man with a beard of bees. When Rob switches to another channel, an announcer says they'll be showing ''Road to Singapore''.
-->'''Rob''': [[TemptingFate Well, that can't scare you much.]]
-->'''Announcer''': That's tomorrow night at 2 o'clock. Now, back to ''The Werewolf from Outer Space''!
!!This episode includes examples of the following tropes:
* AllJustADream: Most of the episode turns out to be Rob's nightmare.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Twilo-ites have four eyes: two in the normal place and two in the back of their head. It freaks Rob out when Laura pulls away her hair and reveals an extra set of eyes.
* ImaginationDestroyer: Rob watches a sci-fi movie where aliens use a walnut-like object to strip humans of their thumbs and imagination so they can't make things. Then Rob has a nightmare about the movie where the walnuts figure heavily and he ends up losing his thumbs and sense of humor much to his despair.
* ShoutOut: The aliens come from the planet Twilo. At one point, Rob actually wonders if the situation is real, referring to it as being "in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 the Twilo Zone]]."
* YourTelevisionHatesYou: After the horror movie gives them both nightmares, Rob and Laura try to find something pleasant to watch on TV. One channel shows a man with a beard of bees. When Rob switches to another channel, an announcer says they'll be showing ''Road to Singapore''.
-->'''Rob''': [[TemptingFate Well, that can't scare you much.]]
-->'''Announcer''': That's tomorrow night at 2 o'clock. Now, back to ''The Werewolf from Outer Space''!
