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* StalkingIsLove: Beverly tries to pass it off as "romantic" when she tracks Brea's location down with complete accuracy while she's in the ''middle'' of the drive to Virginia, calling the appropriate pit stop.

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* StalkingIsLove: Beverly tries to pass it off as "romantic" when she tracks Brea's location down with complete accuracy while she's in the ''middle'' of the drive to Virginia, calling the appropriate pit stop.stop.
* TalkShowAppearance: Geoff and Erica get seats at Nancy Glass' talk show audience, with Barry and Joanne butting in to try and make Geoff jealous. Eventually, all four are brought on stage to discuss their problems.
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* KaraokeBondingScene: Barry and Joanne singing "Islands in the Stream" by Music/KennyRogers and Creator/DollyParton, which Geoff told Erica that he and Barry sang ironically.
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* SouthernBelle: In TheStinger, Beverly has prepared a lot of Southern American cuisine and is speaking with a notable drawl, claiming she picked it all up during their brief time in Virginia.

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* SouthernBelle: In TheStinger, TheTag, Beverly has prepared a lot of Southern American cuisine and is speaking with a notable drawl, claiming she picked it all up during their brief time in Virginia.
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* InMemoriam: The end of the episode, rather than the regular "Adam F. Goldberg" production card, states "Rest in Peace Prince" in reference to [[https://twitter.com/adamfgoldberg/status/1362855655648882689 Prince Markie Dee passing in February 2021]].
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* DynamicEntry: Just as Adam is about to surprise Brea at her cousin's sorority, he gets tackled down by, of all people, ''Murray'', who drove all the way down to Virginia to stop him.
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* InMemoriam: The end of the episode, rather than the regular "Adam F. Goldberg" production card, states "Rest in Peace Music/{{Prince}}".

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* InMemoriam: The end of the episode, rather than the regular "Adam F. Goldberg" production card, states "Rest in Peace Music/{{Prince}}".Prince" in reference to [[https://twitter.com/adamfgoldberg/status/1362855655648882689 Prince Markie Dee passing in February 2021]].

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* ArmorPiercingResponse: When Murray drives all the way to Virginia to stop the GrandRomanticGesture and point out Beverly's true motivations, Beverly asks if it's so wrong to want to keep her family close. When Adam states that it is if she ruins their dreams in the process, she quickly relents to returning home, and apologizes for overreacting.



* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: It's just as well that Adam is talked out of his GrandRomanticGesture, because the first thing a completely-oblivious Brea says when she returns is how Virginia wasn't enjoyable without him there with her.

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* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Beverly uses this rationale to convince Adam why he should chase after Brea.



* DidntThinkThisThrough: Played with, in that Barry and Joanne say to themselves that they've thought ''everything'' through when they conspire to fake dating in order to get the '''one''' extra ticket to Nancy Glass from Geoff.

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* BecomingTheMask: At the end of the B Plot, Joanne is glad to stop fake-dating Barry, but does admit that the relationship was better than some of the ''actual'' relationships she's had in the past.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: It's just as well that Adam is talked out of his GrandRomanticGesture, because the first thing a completely-oblivious Brea says when she returns is how Virginia wasn't enjoyable without him there with her.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Played with, in that Barry and Joanne say to themselves that they've thought ''everything'' through it's a foolproof plan when they conspire to fake dating in order to get the '''one''' extra ticket to Nancy Glass from Geoff.Geoff that they both want.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the start of the episode, when Geoff invites Erica to the Nancy Glass show, Beverly is excited and plans to make her look nice so she'll end up getting more attention than the freaks on stage. Later, the drama involving her, Geoff, and Barry does end up taking all attention away from the freaks on stage.



* LoveTriangle: Both plots have played-with cases of one; Beverly's worried about Adam choosing Brea over staying close to her, while both Barry and Joanne are fighting with Erica over Geoff's attention.
* NotQuiteTheRightThing: Geoff got two tickets to Nancy Glass in the first place because of his father, who accidentally temporarily blinded a man that works for the show during surgery, but said man ended up grateful after developing a better sense of smell that helped him find a lethal strain of mold growing in his house. Everyone chooses to blush over the medical malpractice part after Beverly points it out.
* NowYouTellMe: Murray has this reaction after learning how Adam and Beverly are using his credit card to pay for gas during the trip, as well as a white stallion and various gifts for his GrandRomanticGesture. This frustrates Pops, who ''did'' tell him as soon as it was happening but was ignored due to Murray not wanting to upset his wife.

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* LoveTriangle: Both plots have played-with cases of one; Beverly's worried about Adam choosing Brea over staying close to her, while both Barry and Joanne are fighting is competing with Erica over Geoff's attention.
attention (with Barry even calling it a Love Triangle, to Joanne's confusion).
* {{Malaproper}}: To quote Beverly when she's convincing Adam that [[AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder Brea will leave him if he lets her go to Virginia]], "If you love someone, ''never'' set them free!"
* NotQuiteTheRightThing: Geoff got two tickets to Nancy Glass in the first place because of his father, who accidentally temporarily blinded a man that works for the show during surgery, but said man ended up grateful after developing a better sense of smell that helped him find a lethal strain of mold growing in his house. Everyone chooses to blush brush over the medical malpractice part after Beverly points it out.
* NowYouTellMe: Murray has this reaction after learning how Adam and Beverly are using his credit card to pay for gas during the trip, as well as a white stallion and various gifts for his GrandRomanticGesture. This frustrates Pops, who ''did'' tell try to get him involved as soon as it was happening but was ignored due to Murray not wanting to upset his wife.



* SouthernBelle: In TheStinger, Beverly has prepared a lot of Southern American cuisine and is speaking with a notable drawl, claiming she picked it all up during their brief time in Virginia.

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* SouthernBelle: In TheStinger, Beverly has prepared a lot of Southern American cuisine and is speaking with a notable drawl, claiming she picked it all up during their brief time in Virginia.Virginia.
* StalkingIsLove: Beverly tries to pass it off as "romantic" when she tracks Brea's location down with complete accuracy while she's in the ''middle'' of the drive to Virginia, calling the appropriate pit stop.

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* TheCameo: Nancy Glass, who is played by herself.

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* TheCameo: AsHimself: Nancy Glass, who Glass is played by herself.herself when Geoff and the others attend her show.


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* FriendInTheBlackMarket: When Barry and Joanne end up in Nancy Glass' audience to call Geoff out despite neither of them getting Geoff's ticket, Barry plays it off as having a similar connection as Geoff's father's thankful patient.


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* LoveTriangle: Both plots have played-with cases of one; Beverly's worried about Adam choosing Brea over staying close to her, while both Barry and Joanne are fighting with Erica over Geoff's attention.
* NotQuiteTheRightThing: Geoff got two tickets to Nancy Glass in the first place because of his father, who accidentally temporarily blinded a man that works for the show during surgery, but said man ended up grateful after developing a better sense of smell that helped him find a lethal strain of mold growing in his house. Everyone chooses to blush over the medical malpractice part after Beverly points it out.
* NowYouTellMe: Murray has this reaction after learning how Adam and Beverly are using his credit card to pay for gas during the trip, as well as a white stallion and various gifts for his GrandRomanticGesture. This frustrates Pops, who ''did'' tell him as soon as it was happening but was ignored due to Murray not wanting to upset his wife.


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* PointAndLaughShow: Nancy Glass' show is one of these. The episode Geoff et al attend has her talking to a family that was haunted, only to dismiss them entirely and state that ghosts aren't real when the drama between Geoff, Barry, Erica, and Joanne in the audience becomes better entertainment.

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* OperationJealousy: After misinterpreting Matt Bradley's advice, Barry's plan to get Geoff to stop hanging out with Erica is to date Geoff's sister Joanne. Joanne can't stand Barry, but also wants the ticket to Nancy Glass, and agrees to fake a relationship.

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* InMemoriam: The end of the episode, rather than the regular "Adam F. Goldberg" production card, states "Rest in Peace Music/{{Prince}}".
* OperationJealousy: After misinterpreting Matt Bradley's advice, Barry's plan to get Geoff to stop hanging out with Erica is to date Geoff's sister Joanne. Joanne can't stand Barry, but also wants the ticket to Nancy Glass, and agrees to fake a relationship.relationship.
* SouthernBelle: In TheStinger, Beverly has prepared a lot of Southern American cuisine and is speaking with a notable drawl, claiming she picked it all up during their brief time in Virginia.

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* TheCameo: Nancy Glass, who is played by herself.



* GrandRomanticGesture: Adam attempts one of these so he and Brea won't end up attending different colleges, driving cross-country with his mother in order to declare his feelings in person.

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* GrandRomanticGesture: Adam attempts one of these so he and Brea won't end up attending different colleges, driving cross-country with his mother in order to declare his feelings in person. Murray ends up having to interfere and talk some sense into Adam before he appears too clingy and ruins the relationship entirely.

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'''A Plot:''' After Geoff invites Erica to join him in the audience of a popular talk show, Barry gets jealous that his friend keeps picking Erica over him.

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'''A Plot:''' After Geoff invites Erica to join him in the audience of a Nancy Glass' popular talk show, Barry gets jealous that his friend keeps picking Erica over him.



* GrandRomanticGesture: Adam attempts one of these so he and Brea won't end up attending different colleges.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Played with, in that Barry and Joanne say to themselves that they've thought ''everything'' through when they conspire to fake dating in order to get the '''one''' extra ticket to Nancy Glass from Geoff.
* GrandRomanticGesture: Adam attempts one of these so he and Brea won't end up attending different colleges.colleges, driving cross-country with his mother in order to declare his feelings in person.
* OperationJealousy: After misinterpreting Matt Bradley's advice, Barry's plan to get Geoff to stop hanging out with Erica is to date Geoff's sister Joanne. Joanne can't stand Barry, but also wants the ticket to Nancy Glass, and agrees to fake a relationship.

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As Adam's girlfriend, Brea, heads to visit her cousin at the University of Virginia, Beverly projects her own insecurity onto Adam, convincing him to make a grand gesture to prevent Brea from choosing UVA for college.

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'''A Plot:''' After Geoff invites Erica to join him in the audience of a popular talk show, Barry gets jealous that his friend keeps picking Erica over him.

'''B Plot:'''
As Adam's girlfriend, Brea, heads to visit her cousin at the University of Virginia, Beverly projects her own insecurity onto Adam, convincing him to make a grand gesture to prevent Brea from choosing UVA for college.
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As Adam's girlfriend, Brea, heads to visit her cousin at the University of Virginia, Beverly projects her own insecurity onto Adam, convincing him to make a grand gesture to prevent Brea from choosing UVA for college.
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* GrandRomanticGesture: Adam attempts one of these so he and Brea won't end up attending different colleges.

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