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* DefeatByTransformation: [[spoiler: The endgame pits Bernard, Hoagie, and Laverne against Future Purple Tentacle, who is armed with his [[ShrinkRay Diminuator]] and blocking the heroes from switching off the Sludge-O-Matic. The only way to stop him is to convince him that to take out his frustrations on Dr Fred; as always, Purple aims the shrink ray right at the target's forehead and fires... only for the beam to bounce off Dr Fred's head mirror and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard hit Purple instead]], shrinking him down to thumb-size. The heroes then nonlethally squash him flat, put him in an envelope, and have him mailed to Siberia.]]
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** During the endgame (that is set one day before the present), it is possible to remove the "Help Wanted" sign from the window, that will be picked up by Bernard in the present. Also, the bowling ball should be in a different place.

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** During the endgame (that is set one day before the present), it is possible to remove the "Help Wanted" sign from the window, that will be picked up by (possibly) preventing Bernard from picking it up in the present. Also, the bowling ball should be in a different place.
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* SignatureLine: Purple's "I feel like I could... like I could... TAKE ON THE WORLD!" is the most iconic and memetic one, featured prominently in game-related merchandising and apparel.
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** Using the computer in Big Ed's room launches ''VideoGame/ManiacMansion'', although it was designed as an easter egg in the macintosh version by requiring the player to use the comuter five times instead of once.

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* NapInducingSpeak: Hoagie has to read Bernard's textbook to put the talking horse to sleep in order to take his dentures.



* RedHerring: [[spoiler: The hubcap, the recyclatron, and the Medula-Oblongator.]]
** The playing character even wonders why they even picked up the former.

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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The hubcap, the recyclatron, and the Medula-Oblongator.]]
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* TauntingTheTransformed: In the finale, Future Purple Tentacle arrives on the scene with his newly completed [[ShrinkRay Diminuator]] and proceeds to shrink Bernard, Hoagie, and Lavern down to mouse-size. Though it wears off very quickly, further encounters with Future Purple will result in the trio getting shrunk all over again, usually prompting Purple to gloat and pepper them with jokes about their tiny stature, most prominently "you humans are so ''small minded!"''
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* {{Expy}}: Bernard has an expy in the form of Jackson in the amateur adventure game ''No-Action Jackson''. He also appears with slight variations (but with the exact same voice) as the three Snuckey's employees in ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxHitTheRoad''.
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* AllThereInTheScript: [[spoiler:The script internally refers to the [[MultipleHeadCase fusion]] of the three kids as Hoagvernard.]]

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* AllThereInTheScript: [[spoiler:The script internally refers to In the [[MultipleHeadCase fusion]] final sequence of the game, [[spoiler:you play as the three kids all stuck together after going through the Chron-o-John in a single stall]]. This character is never named in-game, but the internal data refers to them as Hoagvernard.]][[spoiler:"Hoagvernard", fusing the kids' names together]]. The game developers also confirmed on Twitter that this is the canon name.
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* AlwaysCheckBehindTheChair: At one point you have to close the door of a room you've just entered to get a set of keys.
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Creator/DoubleFine released a remaster for Platform/MicrosoftWindows, [[Platform/AppleMacintosh macOS]] (then OS X), Platform/PlayStation4, and Platform/PlayStationVita on March 22, 2016. The remaster was ported to Platform/{{iOS|Games}} and [[Platform/{{UNIX}} Linux]] on July 11, 2016, and to Platform/XboxOne four years later on October 29, 2020.

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Creator/DoubleFine released a remaster for Platform/MicrosoftWindows, [[Platform/AppleMacintosh macOS]] (then OS X), Platform/PlayStation4, and Platform/PlayStationVita Platform/{{PlayStation Vita}} on March 22, 2016. The remaster was ported to Platform/{{iOS|Games}} UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} and [[Platform/{{UNIX}} Linux]] on July 11, 2016, and to Platform/XboxOne four years later on October 29, 2020.
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Creator/DoubleFine released a remaster for UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows, [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh macOS]] (then OS X), UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, and UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Vita}} on March 22, 2016. The remaster was ported to UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} and [[UsefulNotes/{{UNIX}} Linux]] on July 11, 2016, and to UsefulNotes/XboxOne four years later on October 29, 2020.

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Creator/DoubleFine released a remaster for UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows, [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Platform/MicrosoftWindows, [[Platform/AppleMacintosh macOS]] (then OS X), UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStation4, and UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation Vita}} Platform/PlayStationVita on March 22, 2016. The remaster was ported to UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} Platform/{{iOS|Games}} and [[UsefulNotes/{{UNIX}} [[Platform/{{UNIX}} Linux]] on July 11, 2016, and to UsefulNotes/XboxOne Platform/XboxOne four years later on October 29, 2020.
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* CompactInfiltrator: During the finale, the main characters are pitted against the [[ShrinkRay Diminuator]]-wielding Future Purple Tentacle and his army; defeating the Tentacles requires the bowling ball from Green's room, but Purple's patrol is blocking the route to the door. Fortunately, Dwayne's room has a mousehole in the wall that leads directly into Green's room, so players [[IncredibleShrinkingMan just have to take a blast from the Diminuator]]...
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* BriarPatching: In the final confrontation with Purple Tentacle, Purple reveals that he always aims his shrinking ray for the [[spoiler: center of the forehead]]. When Bernard persuades Purple to [[spoiler: use the shrinking ray on Dr. Fred]], [[spoiler: Fred's headlamp reflects the ray to shrink Purple instead]].

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* DontTryThisAtHome: Don't attempt to revive a frozen hamster in a 20th century microwave. According to Laverne, you'll be taken from your parents and put up for adoption.

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Don't attempt to revive a frozen hamster in a 20th century microwave. According to Laverne, you'll be taken from your parents and put up for adoption.adoption.
** Trying to use the Cigarette lighter (Which looks like a gun) on just about anything will have the characters say it's ''not'' a toy.
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* AbsurdBrandName: At one point you have to use a "U-SUCK" brand vacuum.
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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Laverne has to disguise herself as a tentacle to be able to move freely in the tentacle-controlled future.
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** Dead Cousin Ted can be seen from the screen with the filthy car in Bernard's era. If you painted him red, or pulled him up to the roof, the background will change accordingly.

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** Dead Cousin Ted can be seen from the screen with the filthy car in Bernard's era. If you painted him red, or have the rope on him, or pulled him up to the roof, the background will change accordingly.
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** Dead Cousin Ted can be seen from the screen with the filthy car in Bernard's era. If you painted him red, or pulled him up to the roof, the background will change accordingly.
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* BagOfSharing: The game has the characters in three separate time zones, but they can share items by putting them into the time-travelling port-o-johns that are central to the plot. However, you can't pass every item or living things (sometimes requiring a different method of getting them through time), and some of them change when you do this. One of the first puzzles is allowing Laverne to even get to her Chron-O-John to receive items, since she gets stuck in a tree upon first arriving in the future, and even after that's taken care of she's immediately thrown in Human Jail.

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* BagOfSharing: The game has the characters in three separate time zones, but they can share items by putting them into the time-travelling port-o-johns that are central to the plot. However, you can't pass every item or living things (sometimes requiring a different method of getting them through time), and some of them change when you do this. One of the first puzzles is allowing Laverne to even get to her Chron-O-John to receive items, since she gets stuck in a tree upon first arriving in the tentacle-dominated future, and even after that's taken care of she's immediately thrown in Human Jail.
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* WorstAid: Dr. Fred is unconscious and needs coffee. You do this by... opening his mouth, putting a funnel in, and pouring coffee in. Good thing this is a cartoon, otherwise Fred would be dead.
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** Drying machines usually have an upper limit as to how long it keeps running, so Bernard really would've had to keep feeding it continually for 200 years, and it probably would've destroyed the sweater from repeated tumbling rather than shrink it to tiny adorable hamster size.

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** Drying machines Dryers usually have an upper limit as to how long it keeps running, so Bernard really would've had to keep feeding it continually for 200 years, and it probably would've destroyed the sweater from repeated tumbling rather than shrink it to tiny adorable hamster size.
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* AmusingInjuries: Lots of {{slapstick}} humour.

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* AmusingInjuries: Lots of {{slapstick}} humour.humor.

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