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* NotSoAboveItAll: Frank keeps steering the conversation to other subjects so as to avoid discussing how he handles the bar's finances...only to display some strong opinions on the topic of how they slice the limes.
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* GilliganCut: "You guys all better eat a dick, 'cause Sweet Dee beat the system." *cue title card*
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* GilliganCut: "You One of the show's most direct.
-->'''Dee''': You guys all better eat a dick, 'cause Sweet Dee beat thesystem." *cue title card*system.
-->'''''Sweet Dee Gets Audited'''''
-->'''Dee''': You guys all better eat a dick, 'cause Sweet Dee beat the
-->'''''Sweet Dee Gets Audited'''''
* ImplausibleDeniability: The IRS auditor points out Dee's "$cammin" VanityLicensePlate in response to her [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial insistence]] that she's not defrauding the government.
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* VanityLicensePlate: The license plate on Dee's new scooter reads "$CAMMIN'", which lands her in some difficulty when the IRS lady notices it.
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* VanityLicensePlate: The license plate on Dee's new scooter reads "$CAMMIN'", which lands her in some difficulty [[ImplausibleDeniability an awkward spot]] when the IRS lady notices it.
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* EyeScream: To get Dee to cry convincingly during the fake funeral, Dennis blows chili powder into her eyes, causing severe irritation and bleeding.
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* ChekhovsGun: Charlie mentions at the beginning of the episode that he's been filling the urinals with rocks, and later states that these are what Frank put in the casket. However, it's then revealed that he actually used the dead dog that was discussed earlier in the episode instead.
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* ChekhovsGun: Charlie mentions at the beginning of the episode that he's been filling the urinals with rocks, and later states that these are what Frank put in the casket. However, it's then revealed that he actually used the dead dog that was discussed earlier in the episode instead.instead, wanting to give it something of a proper burial.
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* TearsOfBlood: Dee's eyes start bleeding after Dennis blows chili powder in them to make her cry convincingly at the funeral.
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* TearsOfBlood: Dee's eyes start bleeding after Dennis blows chili powder in them to try to make her cry convincingly at the funeral.
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* ComedicShowSeriousScene: The episode rolls along in BlackComedy, but then right in the middle, Dennis admits he has a giant gaping hole inside of him, and Frank gently reassures he understands instead of the usual assuming his stepson is just a deranged freak.
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* ComedicShowSeriousScene: ComedicWorkSeriousScene: The episode rolls along in BlackComedy, but then right in the middle, Dennis admits he has a giant gaping hole inside of him, and Frank gently reassures he understands instead of the usual assuming his stepson is just a deranged freak.
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* ComedicShowSeriousScene: The episode rolls along in BlackComedy, but then right in the middle, Dennis admits he has a giant gaping hole inside of him, and Frank gently reassures he understands instead of the usual assuming his stepson is just a deranged freak.
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* CrocodileTears: Dee's inability to cry on command becomes a plot point when Dennis has to spray chili powder in her eyes so she can convincingly play a grieving mother. Dee still can't manage to produce tears even with the chili powder, however.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Understandably, the IRS agent decides she's "out of here" when Mac and Charlie dump the dead dog out of the casket.
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* ShoutingFreeForAll: The Gang decides unanimously to go back to resolving their issues by screaming at each other, and the episode ends with all five of them yelling at each over the dead dog, fake funeral, various bar issues, and Dee's issues.
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* BlatantLies:
-->'''Dee:''' I'm not scamming the government, if that's what you're saying.\\
'''Susan:''' Your license plate says "scammin'".\\
'''Dee:''' Uuuuuh... No.\\
'''Susan:''' What do you mean, "no"?\\
'''Dee:''' ...Yes.\\
''(Susan gives her an utterly unimpressed look)''
-->'''Dee:''' I'm not scamming the government, if that's what you're saying.\\
'''Susan:''' Your license plate says "scammin'".\\
'''Dee:''' Uuuuuh... No.\\
'''Susan:''' What do you mean, "no"?\\
'''Dee:''' ...Yes.\\
''(Susan gives her an utterly unimpressed look)''
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite going through with it, Frank and Dennis both make note of the fact that they've hit a new low by faking a baby funeral.
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* TakeThat: "If you're not as educated or as informed, what you do is you start your own party and you yell the loudest."
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* GilliganCut: "You guys all better eat a dick, 'cause Sweet Dee beat the system." *cue title card*
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'''Mac:''' ''I AM GONNA PUT MY THUMB THROUGH YOUR EYE, YOU LITTLE BITCH!!''
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'''Mac:''' ''I I AM GONNA PUT MY THUMB THROUGH YOUR EYE, YOU ''YOU LITTLE BITCH!!''
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->'''-- Dee'''
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-->'''Frank:''' This is dark.
-->'''Dennis:''' Darkest thing we've ever done.
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-->'''Dennis:'''dark.\\
'''Dennis:''' Darkest thing we've ever done.
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'''Dennis:''' Darkest thing we've ever done.
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-->'''Mac:''' That's really heavy, what did Frank put in there?
-->'''Charlie:''' The urinal rocks.
-->'''Mac:''' Huh. [[LampshadeHanging Knew they'd come in handy.]]
-->'''Charlie:''' The urinal rocks.
-->'''Mac:''' Huh. [[LampshadeHanging Knew they'd come in handy.]]
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-->'''Mac:''' That's really heavy, what did Frank put in there?
-->'''Charlie:'''there?\\
'''Charlie:''' The urinalrocks.
-->'''Mac:'''rocks.\\
'''Mac:''' Huh. [[LampshadeHanging Knew they'd come in handy.]]
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'''Charlie:''' The urinal
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'''Mac:''' Huh. [[LampshadeHanging Knew they'd come in handy.]]
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-->'''Charlie:''' What the hell?! ''Thin limes?!'' People will choke! ''PEOPLE WILL DIE!''
-->'''Mac:''' Charlie, take emotion out of it.
-->'''Frank:''' Charlie's got a point. One of the cornerstones of Paddy's Pub are thick limes!
-->'''Mac:''' ''I AM GONNA PUT MY THUMB THROUGH YOUR EYE, YOU LITTLE BITCH!!''
-->'''Mac:''' Charlie, take emotion out of it.
-->'''Frank:''' Charlie's got a point. One of the cornerstones of Paddy's Pub are thick limes!
-->'''Mac:''' ''I AM GONNA PUT MY THUMB THROUGH YOUR EYE, YOU LITTLE BITCH!!''
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-->'''Charlie:''' What the hell?! ''Thin limes?!'' People will choke! ''PEOPLE WILL DIE!''
-->'''Mac:'''DIE!''\\
'''Mac:''' Charlie, take emotion out ofit.
-->'''Frank:'''it.\\
'''Frank:''' Charlie's got a point. One of the cornerstones of Paddy's Pub are thicklimes!
-->'''Mac:'''limes!\\
'''Mac:''' ''I AM GONNA PUT MY THUMB THROUGH YOUR EYE, YOU LITTLE BITCH!!''
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'''Mac:''' Charlie, take emotion out of
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'''Frank:''' Charlie's got a point. One of the cornerstones of Paddy's Pub are thick
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'''Mac:''' ''I AM GONNA PUT MY THUMB THROUGH YOUR EYE, YOU LITTLE BITCH!!''
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-->'''Dee:''' Audited? Why, what are you talking about? I'm not scamming the government, if that's what you're saying.
-->'''Susan:''' Your license plate says "scammin'".
-->'''Susan:''' Your license plate says "scammin'".
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-->'''Dee:''' Audited? Why, what are you talking about? I'm not scamming the government, if that's what you're saying.
-->'''Susan:'''saying.\\
'''Susan:''' Your license plate says "scammin'".
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'''Susan:''' Your license plate says "scammin'".
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Desperate times call for desperate and horrible measures when an IRS agent contacts Dee about her latest tax return (in which she listed the surrogate child she carried as a dependent), while Mac, Dennis, and Charlie creates a more democratic way of negotiating plans for the bar.
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->'''-- Dee'''
Dee's plan to scam the tax system by claiming the baby she was a surrogate for
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* AppleOfDiscord: Dennis deliberately gets Mac and Charlie to argue over whether they should get a crucifix for the
* BlackComedy: Even by this show's standards, holding a fake funeral for a dead baby so that Dee can avoid the IRS is going a little far. This is duly lampshaded.
-->'''Frank:''' This is dark.
-->'''Dennis:''' Darkest thing we've ever done.
* BloodyHilarious: A rotting dog corpse falling out of the "baby" casket and splattering on the floor after Mac and Charlie upend it as revenge for Frank and Dennis cutting them out of their dealings.
* CatchPhrase: Mac and Charlie repeatedly chant "reason will prevail!" and later "pickles will prevail!" throughout the episode, much to Dennis's irritation.
* ChekhovsGun: Charlie mentions at the beginning of the episode that he's been filling the urinals with rocks, and later states that these are what Frank put in the casket. However, it's then revealed that he actually used the dead dog that was discussed earlier in the episode instead.
-->'''Mac:''' That's really heavy, what did Frank put in there?
-->'''Charlie:''' The urinal rocks.
-->'''Mac:''' Huh. [[LampshadeHanging Knew they'd come in handy.]]
* ContinuityNod: Dee claims [[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS06E12DeeGivesBirth the baby she was a surrogate for]] as a dependent in an attempt to get tax breaks.
* CreepyCatholicism: Played for laughs; Mac not only wants to get a giant crucifix for the bar, he also insists that it should be drenched in blood.
* DueToTheDead: Mac and Charlie want to hold a funeral for a dead dog that's been rotting in the alleyway for over a week.
* HotBlooded: Mac lampshades this after he's shown to be more or less incapable of forming arguments based on reason rather than emotion.
-->'''Mac:''' Goddammit! I don't know how to express myself unless through anger and personal attack!
* IKnewIt: Dennis's reaction when Frank admits that he's been cooking the bar's books for years.
* IntimidatingRevenueService: Dee is absolutely terrified at the prospect of being audited, though in her case it's justified as she actually ''is'' committing tax fraud.
* ManipulativeBastard: Frank keeps derailing the gang's attempts to discuss why their pay has been cut by getting them to argue about trivial stuff instead. Dennis is the only one who picks up on this at first, and he immediately wants in on the action.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Dennis admits that he doesn't want any real power, since it comes with real responsibility -- he just wants money, and the illusion of power.
* OrderVersusChaos: The gang spends the entire episode trying out a more democratic approach to resolving their disputes, only to fall back on their old methods after it fails to yield positive results.
-->'''Dennis:''' All in favor of going back to the old system of organized chaos, where emotion trumps reason every single time and we just yell at each other to get the shit that we want, raise your hands.
* OverlyNervousFlopSweat: Dee when she's being interviewed by the IRS lady
* PetTheDog: Frank seems genuinely concerned when Dennis is talking about how empty he feels inside.
* ProductPlacement: Played for laughs, as Frank and Dennis keep shoehorning awkward references to "Wolf Cola", one of Frank's shell corporations, into the supposed baby funeral.
-->'''Dennis:''' Wolf Cola, everyone. The right cola... for closure.
* PuppetKing: Frank agrees to make Dennis his "puppet" after the latter points out that he's better than Frank at managing Mac and Charlie.
* TheScrooge: Frank refuses to use any of his considerable wealth to address the bar's serious maintenance issues, despite having already cut the gang's pay.
* SeriousBusiness: Mac and Charlie treat such trivial matters as the thickness of the limes used in the bar as though they were life-or-death decisions.
-->'''Charlie:''' What the hell?! ''Thin limes?!'' People will choke! ''PEOPLE WILL DIE!''
-->'''Mac:''' Charlie, take emotion out of it.
-->'''Frank:''' Charlie's got a point. One of the cornerstones of Paddy's Pub are thick limes!
-->'''Mac:''' ''I AM GONNA PUT MY THUMB THROUGH YOUR EYE, YOU LITTLE BITCH!!''
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial:
-->'''Dee:''' Audited? Why, what are you talking about? I'm not scamming the government, if that's what you're saying.
-->'''Susan:''' Your license plate says "scammin'".
* TearsOfBlood: Dee's eyes start bleeding after Dennis blows chili powder in them to make her cry convincingly at the funeral.
* TakeAThirdOption: Mac and Charlie take their dispute over the thickness of the limes to Dee, who suggests that they do away with the limes altogether and use pickles instead. The three of them then join forces and become the Pickle Party.
* TinMan: Dennis considers himself to be the only "rational and emotionless" member of the group, and gives Frank a whole speech about how empty he feels most of the time.
-->'''Dennis:''' I got this, uh... this giant, gaping hole inside me. And I'm - I'm always trying to fill it with something. I like to call it my God-hole. And I think a lot of people in this world, they fill it with religion. But I don't believe in God.
* VanityLicensePlate: The license plate on Dee's new scooter reads "$CAMMIN'", which lands her in some difficulty when the IRS lady notices it.
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