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* TheBadGuyWins: Subverted. While Doctor Doctor does manage to get her hands on the Trousers of Doom and use them for evil, it doesn't take long before she's [[HoistByHisOwnPetard hoisted by her own petard]] and tricked into sucking the universe into them.

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* TheBadGuyWins: Subverted. While Doctor Doctor does manage to get her hands on the Trousers of Doom and use them for evil, it doesn't take long before she's [[HoistByHisOwnPetard hoisted by her own petard]] and tricked into sucking the universe into them.them]].



* OnceAnEpisode: Changed Daily's name of the day is Fudgy Burtles.



* RunningGag: Changed Daily's name of the day is Fudgy Burtles.
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* AndIMustScream: The episode ends with [[spoiler: Anita tricking Doctor Doctor into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]]. Since [[spoiler: Doctor Doctor]] happens to be wearing them at the time, [[spoiler:she's forced to float through the void all alone where no one can hear her]]. [[spoiler:She's also unable to use the pants on herself]].

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* AndIMustScream: The episode ends with [[spoiler: Anita tricking Doctor Doctor into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]]. Doom. Since [[spoiler: Doctor Doctor]] Doctor happens to be wearing them at the time, [[spoiler:she's she's forced to float through the void all alone where no one can hear her]]. [[spoiler:She's her. She's also unable to use the pants on herself]].herself.



* TheBadGuyWins: Subverted. While Doctor Doctor does manage to get her hands on the Trousers of Doom and use them for evil, it doesn't take long before she's [[HoistByHisOwnPetard hoisted by her own petard]] and [[spoiler:tricked into sucking the universe into them]].

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* TheBadGuyWins: Subverted. While Doctor Doctor does manage to get her hands on the Trousers of Doom and use them for evil, it doesn't take long before she's [[HoistByHisOwnPetard hoisted by her own petard]] and [[spoiler:tricked tricked into sucking the universe into them]].them.



* ClingyCostume: Victor ends up having the Vest of Enlightenment fused to him for part of the episode. The vest eventually disappears after Anita [[spoiler:tricks Doctor Doctor into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]].

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* ClingyCostume: Victor ends up having the Vest of Enlightenment fused to him for part of the episode. The vest eventually disappears after Anita [[spoiler:tricks tricks Doctor Doctor into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]].Doom.



* OhCrap: Doctor Doctor gets one of these when she realizes [[spoiler:she's just been tricked into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]].

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* OhCrap: Doctor Doctor gets one of these when she realizes [[spoiler:she's she's just been tricked into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]].Doom.
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* TheBadGuyWins: Subverted. While Doctor Doctor does manage to get her hands on the Trousers of Doom and use them for evil, it doesn't take long before she's [[HoistByHisOwnPetard hoisted by her own petard]] and [[spoiler:tricked into sucking the universe into them]].

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* AndIMustScream: The episode ends with [[spoiler: Anita tricking Doctor Doctor into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]]. Since [[spoiler: Doctor Doctor]] happens to be wearing them at the time, [[spoiler: she's forced to float through the void all alone where no one can hear her]].
* ArtifactOfDoom: A pair of clown's trousers is granted incredible power once the stars align every 30 million years. These trousers are responsible for the disappearances of the dinosaurs and Atlantis. Doctor Doctor plans to use them for evil.

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* AndIMustScream: The episode ends with [[spoiler: Anita tricking Doctor Doctor into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]]. Since [[spoiler: Doctor Doctor]] happens to be wearing them at the time, [[spoiler: she's [[spoiler:she's forced to float through the void all alone where no one can hear her]].
her]]. [[spoiler:She's also unable to use the pants on herself]].
* ArtifactOfDoom: A pair of clown's trousers is granted incredible power once the stars align every 30 million years. These trousers are responsible for the disappearances of the dinosaurs and Atlantis. Doctor Doctor plans to use them for evil.



* ClingyCostume: Victor ends up having the Vest of Enlightenment fused to him for part of the episode. The vest eventually disappears after Anita [[spoiler: tricks Doctor Doctor into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]].

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* ClingyCostume: Victor ends up having the Vest of Enlightenment fused to him for part of the episode. The vest eventually disappears after Anita [[spoiler: tricks [[spoiler:tricks Doctor Doctor into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]].


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* PocketDimension: Anything that gets sucked into the Trousers of Doom ends up in a pocket dimension. Things are made somewhat better when the universe is sucked in as well.
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* IceCreamKoan: Subverted. The saying "Is not the cheesecake still a cheesecake after it has been consumed by the ox?" turns out to actually be a plot point. Anita interprets it to mean that if everything can be restored to normal by tricking Doctor Doctor into sucking everything into the trousers.

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* IceCreamKoan: Subverted. The saying "Is not the cheesecake still a cheesecake after it has been consumed by the ox?" turns out to actually be a plot point. Anita interprets it to mean that if everything can be restored to normal by tricking Doctor Doctor into sucking everything into the trousers.
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* PhlebotinumKilledTheDinosaurs: The dinosaurs were never killed, they were all sucked into the trousers. Because everything is sucked into the trousers at the end, they're back on Earth again.

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* PhlebotinumKilledTheDinosaurs: The dinosaurs were never killed, went extinct. Instead, they were all sucked into the trousers. Because everything is sucked into the trousers at the end, they're back on Earth again.

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* IceCreamKoan: Subverted. The saying "Is not the cheesecake still a cheesecake after it has been consumed by the ox?" turns out to actually be a plot point.

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* IceCreamKoan: Subverted. The saying "Is not the cheesecake still a cheesecake after it has been consumed by the ox?" turns out to actually be a plot point. Anita interprets it to mean that if everything can be restored to normal by tricking Doctor Doctor into sucking everything into the trousers.
* MundaneUtility: The trousers are found being used by a birthday clown for a party trick.


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* PhlebotinumKilledTheDinosaurs: The dinosaurs were never killed, they were all sucked into the trousers. Because everything is sucked into the trousers at the end, they're back on Earth again.
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* DemBones: At the beginning of the episode, a skeleton comes to life after Victor steals the Vest of Enlightenment off it and tries to trap him for all eternity.
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* ArtifactOfPower: The Vest of Enlightenment is supposed to enlighten anyone who wears it. Victor has to wear it for part of the episode, mostly due to the vest fusing itself to him.
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* RunningGag: Changed Daily's name of the day is Fudgy Burtles.

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* RunningGag: Changed Daily's name of the day is Fudgy Burtles.Burtles.
* SplitScreenPhoneCall: A scene employs this with a phone conversation between Anita and Doctor Doctor, but the split screens move around each other.
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* ClingyCostume: Victor ends up having the Vest of Enlightenment fused to him for part of the episode. The vest eventually disappears after Anita [[spoiler: tricks Doctor Doctor into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]].
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* OhCrap: Doctor Doctor gets one of these when she realizes [[spoiler:she's just been tricked into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]].
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* ChekhovsGun: The oldest man asks "Is not the cheesecake still a cheesecake after it has been consumed by the ox?" Anita figures out how to defeat Doctor Doctor after hearing that.

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* ChekhovsGun: The oldest man in the world asks "Is not the cheesecake still a cheesecake after it has been consumed by the ox?" Anita figures out how to defeat Doctor Doctor after hearing that.
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* RunningGag: Changed Daily's name of the day is Fudgy Bertles.

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* RunningGag: Changed Daily's name of the day is Fudgy Bertles.Burtles.
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An ancient pair of clown's trousers are capable of absorbing physical matter every thirty million years. Victor and Anita try to find them before Doctor Doctor can use them for evil.

'''Changed Daily's Name: Fudgy Burtles'''

!!Secret Tropes uncovered:

* AndIMustScream: The episode ends with [[spoiler: Anita tricking Doctor Doctor into sucking the entire universe into the Trousers of Doom]]. Since [[spoiler: Doctor Doctor]] happens to be wearing them at the time, [[spoiler: she's forced to float through the void all alone where no one can hear her]].
* ArtifactOfDoom: A pair of clown's trousers is granted incredible power once the stars align every 30 million years. These trousers are responsible for the disappearances of the dinosaurs and Atlantis. Doctor Doctor plans to use them for evil.
* ChekhovsGun: The oldest man asks "Is not the cheesecake still a cheesecake after it has been consumed by the ox?" Anita figures out how to defeat Doctor Doctor after hearing that.
* IceCreamKoan: Subverted. The saying "Is not the cheesecake still a cheesecake after it has been consumed by the ox?" turns out to actually be a plot point.
* RunningGag: Changed Daily's name of the day is Fudgy Bertles.

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