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* BerserkButton: Hank gets really pissed off when Peggy tells him how Dale sabotaged his lawn and almost kicks his ass for it.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: In retaliation for Hank telling him not to spray his lawn anymore, Dale plants fire ants on it. Apparently, he tried to do it on the driveway, but they couldn't chew through the cement.
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* EyeScream: After Bobby is swarmed by hundreds of fire ants, he goes to his dad for help. Hank is currently busy attempting to attack Dale for turning his precious lawn into a mud pit and informs him as such, we are treated to Bobby's eyesight as he says "This really can't wait", during which we see a few ants ''crawling around on his eyes''.
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* GaiasVengeance: Invoked by Dale; when Bobby (covered in hundreds of fire ants) expresses doubt that the ants will swarm onto him, Dale assures Bobby that the ants will happily swarm, bite, and sting him on the grounds that since's he's a pest exterminator, they've been waiting to get a piece of him for 15 years.
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* PapaWolf: Hand it to Dale, his TakingTheBullet move to protect Bobby from the fire ants is pretty fatherly.
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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
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* InCharacterCommentary: This episode had a commentary by Bill and Dale.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: The ending scene where the neighbors, Dale included, give Hank square feet of new lawn for him, which touches him.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: The ending scene where the neighbors, Dale included, give Hank square feet of new lawn for him, which touches him.him.
* UnexplainedRecovery: The InCharacterCommentary points out that we don't find out how the ants lost control of Bobby.
* UnexplainedRecovery: The InCharacterCommentary points out that we don't find out how the ants lost control of Bobby.
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Dewicked trope
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* AdultFear: Hank is horrified to find Bobby completely covered in fire ants. Thankfully, Dale comes to the rescue.
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* OffWithHisHead: Hank tries an eco-friendly way to kill fire ants by utilizing Ford flies that injects eggs into the ants's head, which hatch and gnaw on the brain till the head pops off.
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* OffWithHisHead: Hank tries an eco-friendly way to kill fire ants by utilizing Ford flies that injects eggs into the ants's head, which hatch and gnaw on the brain till the head pops off. It doesn't work as Dale sabotages it.
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** Additionally, Bobby smelled the ant Queens pheromones and becomes her mindless servent.
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** Additionally, Bobby smelled the ant Queens pheromones and becomes her mindless servent.
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* DirtyCoward: Dale attempts to drive off when an angry Hank chases him around his vehicle. Unfortunately for him, [[MyCarHatesMe it doesn't start]] and ends up being chased around the car.
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* DirtyCoward: Dale attempts to drive off when an angry Hank chases him around his vehicle. Unfortunately for him, [[MyCarHatesMe it doesn't start]] he’s unable to get in it]] and ends up being chased around the car.
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* TheSwarm: After Bobby frees the ants he's kept outside, they all suddenly turn on him and completely cover his body.
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* TheSwarm: After Bobby frees the ants he's kept outside, inside, they all suddenly turn on him and completely cover his body.
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* {{Blooper}}: When Hank chases Dale for planting the fire ants to ruin his lawn, he had shoes on when he was sitting on his sinking lawn chair, but when chases Dale around the "Dale's Dead Bug" van, Hank is barefoot and has mud on the cuffs of his jeans. According to a deleted scene reel on the first season DVD set, there was supposed to be a scene where Hank loses both of his shoes as he's running on the wet mud pit that used to be his lawn (with Kahn ragging on him for being a barefoot hillbilly), but it got cut before it aired (possibly for time and pacing).
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Bill, Dale, Boomhauer and Kahn seem to think this for Hank after his lawn completely dies. Kahn even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades this.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Bill, Dale, Boomhauer and Kahn seem to think this for Hank after his lawn completely dies. Kahn even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades this.]]]] Dale soon gets himself an ''actual'' dose of karma when he has to let an entire swarm of fire ants bite him to save Bobby from the same fate.
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* AllNaturalSnakeOil: Peggy buys a pesticide because it has "eco" in the name, and she figures the Government wouldn't let anyone put "eco" on their name if it wasn't ecologically friendly. A close-up of the box reveals that "eco" stands for "Eco''nomical''".
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* AllNaturalSnakeOil: Peggy buys a pesticide because it has "eco" in the name, and she figures says that the Government government wouldn't let anyone put them use the word "eco" on their name if unless it wasn't ecologically friendly.was "ecologically safe". A close-up of the box reveals that "eco" stands for "Eco''nomical''".
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* DespairEventHorizon: After Dale sprays for the last time, Hank walks up to see his lawn completely barren, which puts him on the verge of tears. He even gives up and sits on a lawn chair with sprinklers sinking him slightly.
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* DespairEventHorizon: After Dale sprays for the last time, Hank walks up to see his lawn completely barren, which puts him on the verge of tears. He even gives up up, states that he's not going to grow a new lawn anymore ("From now on, wood chips and gravel"), and sits on a lawn chair with sprinklers sinking him slightly.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: While Hank is out shopping, he considers buying a gardening hoe, to which an irritated Peggy asks "Why are men so attracted to hoes?"
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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: While Hank GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is out shopping, he considers buying a gardening hoe, to which an irritated Peggy asks "Why on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are men so attracted reading this in the future, please check the trope page to hoes?"make sure your example fits the current definition.
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*{{Blooper}}: When Hank chases Dale for planting the fire ants to ruin his lawn, he had shoes on when he was sitting on his sinking lawn chair, but when chases Dale around the "Dale's Dead Bug" van, Hank is barefoot and has mud on the cuffs of his jeans. According to a deleted scene reel on the first season DVD set, there was supposed to be a scene where Hank loses both of his shoes as he's running on the wet mud pit that used to be his lawn (with Kahn ragging on him for being a barefoot hillbilly), but it got cut before it aired (possibly for time and pacing).
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* TheStinger: The square feet of lawn the neighbors give Hank cover a good chunk of his front yard, but Hank proudly mows the area.
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* TheStinger: The square feet of lawn the neighbors give Hank cover just a good modest chunk of his front yard, but Hank proudly mows the area.
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* PlacebotinumEffect: After Dale told him that the queen fire ant emits pheromones that control the other ants, Bobby sniffs her and starts acting like he had been brainwashed by her.
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* ImmediateSelfContradiction: Peggy is frustrated over the neighbors not bringing any authentically made Mexican food to the party, where she mentions Boomhauer wanting to bring ''Swiss'' cheese because it's American.
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* ImmediateSelfContradiction: Peggy is frustrated over the neighbors not bringing any authentically made Mexican food to the party, where she mentions Boomhauer wanting to bring ''Swiss'' cheese because it's American.American -- she wants him to bring Monterey Jack.
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* OhCrap: Bobby before the ants swarm him.
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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
** Bobby before the ants swarmhim.him.
** Dale when Hank goes after him after learning he was responsible for his lawn being destroyed.
** Bobby before the ants swarm
** Dale when Hank goes after him after learning he was responsible for his lawn being destroyed.
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* DirtyCoward: Dale attempts to drive off when an angry Hank chases him around his vehicle.
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* DirtyCoward: Dale attempts to drive off when an angry Hank chases him around his vehicle. Unfortunately for him, [[MyCarHatesMe it doesn't start]] and ends up being chased around the car.
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: How does Dale react to being bitten by ''over a thousand fire ants simultaneously''? A brief shudder and a quiet "Youch", before passing out.
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* OhCrap: Bobby before the ants swarm him.
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* PetTheDog: The ending scene where the neighbors, Dale included, give Hank square feet of new lawn for him, which touches him.
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* TheSwarm: After Bobby frees the ants he's kept outside, they all suddenly turn on him and completely cover his body.
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* TheSwarm: After Bobby frees the ants he's kept outside, they all suddenly turn on him and completely cover his body.body.
* ThrowTheDogABone: The ending scene where the neighbors, Dale included, give Hank square feet of new lawn for him, which touches him.
* ThrowTheDogABone: The ending scene where the neighbors, Dale included, give Hank square feet of new lawn for him, which touches him.
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* AllNaturalSnakeOil: Peggy buys a pesticide because it has "eco" in the name, and she figures the Government wouldn't let anyone put "eco" on their name if it wasn't ecologically friendly. A close-up of the box reveals that "eco" stands for "Eco''nomical''".
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* PlacebotinumEffect: After Dale told him that the queen fire ant emits pheromones that control the other ants, Bobby sniffs her and starts acting like he had been brainwashed by her.
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To take care of his lawn in time for Cinco de Mayo, Hank fires Dale as his exterminator, who doesn't take it well and goes out of his way to sabotage his lawn. Bobby ends up becoming something of a slave for the ants he's keeping as pets.
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!!This episode contains examples of:
* AdultFear: Hank is horrified to find Bobby completely covered in fire ants. Thankfully, Dale comes to the rescue.
* BerserkButton: Hank gets really pissed off when Peggy tells him how Dale sabotaged his lawn and almost kicks his ass for it.
* BlatantLies: When Peggy goes into Dale's basement for sugar, she discovers his plans of sabotaging Hank's lawn, with a model of the Hill house with signs of when to plant ants and has a whole jar of them. Dale even flat out denies it, even claiming the ants were "silk worms".
* BreakTheHaughty: This episode is this for Hank and his pride of having the best lawn in Arlen, all invoked by a disgruntled Dale.
* CassandraTruth:
** With Dale, who being an exterminator, should know that fire ants will sting all at once, with Hank arguing that only half do, while the others are on defense. The guys side with Hank. Becomes something on an IronicEcho when Hank finds Bobby covered in fire ants and warns him not to move or they'll all sting him at once.
** Hank gets on the receiving end with Dale giving Bil advice on cooking sausages on a propane grill, using if there's not enough heat left, [[TooDumbToLive use lighter fluid, under the guise "Burn is burn".]]
* [[UsefulNotes.CincoDeMayo Cinco de Mayo]]: The episode takes place around the lead-up to the Cinco de Mayo block party.
* DespairEventHorizon: After Dale sprays for the last time, Hank walks up to see his lawn completely barren, which puts him on the verge of tears. He even gives up and sits on a lawn chair with sprinklers sinking him slightly.
* DirtyCoward: Dale attempts to drive off when an angry Hank chases him around his vehicle.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: To help out in his lawn care, he ends up firing Dale as his exterminator, which puts a dent in their friendship, especially with Dale's attempts to sabotage the lawn. Hank reigns on the decision in a desperate attempt to save his lawn by hiring Dale back, not that it helps his lawn any.
* FriendToBugs: Bobby and Joseph initially collect the fire ants to keep as pets. However down the line, Bobby ends up being [[{{Brainwashed}} mind controlled by the queen ant to do her bidding.]]
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: While Hank is out shopping, he considers buying a gardening hoe, to which an irritated Peggy asks "Why are men so attracted to hoes?"
* ImmediateSelfContradiction: Peggy is frustrated over the neighbors not bringing any authentically made Mexican food to the party, where she mentions Boomhauer wanting to bring ''Swiss'' cheese because it's American.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Bill, Dale, Boomhauer and Kahn seem to think this for Hank after his lawn completely dies. Kahn even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades this.]]
* OffWithHisHead: Hank tries an eco-friendly way to kill fire ants by utilizing Ford flies that injects eggs into the ants's head, which hatch and gnaw on the brain till the head pops off.
* PetTheDog: The ending scene where the neighbors, Dale included, give Hank square feet of new lawn for him, which touches him.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Dale does this when he grabs Bobby's hand to get the swarm of ants on him, which sting him. Hank is touched by the sacrifice and forgives him for ruining his lawn. It's subverted though, [[DisneyDeath when he doesn't die]], but Hank is still touched nonetheless.
* SolarPoweredMagnifyingGlass: Bobby and Joseph watch the fire ants with a magnifying glass and Bobby accidentally burns a couple.
* TheStinger: The square feet of lawn the neighbors give Hank cover a good chunk of his front yard, but Hank proudly mows the area.
* TheSwarm: After Bobby frees the ants he's kept outside, they all suddenly turn on him and completely cover his body.
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!!This episode contains examples of:
* AdultFear: Hank is horrified to find Bobby completely covered in fire ants. Thankfully, Dale comes to the rescue.
* BerserkButton: Hank gets really pissed off when Peggy tells him how Dale sabotaged his lawn and almost kicks his ass for it.
* BlatantLies: When Peggy goes into Dale's basement for sugar, she discovers his plans of sabotaging Hank's lawn, with a model of the Hill house with signs of when to plant ants and has a whole jar of them. Dale even flat out denies it, even claiming the ants were "silk worms".
* BreakTheHaughty: This episode is this for Hank and his pride of having the best lawn in Arlen, all invoked by a disgruntled Dale.
* CassandraTruth:
** With Dale, who being an exterminator, should know that fire ants will sting all at once, with Hank arguing that only half do, while the others are on defense. The guys side with Hank. Becomes something on an IronicEcho when Hank finds Bobby covered in fire ants and warns him not to move or they'll all sting him at once.
** Hank gets on the receiving end with Dale giving Bil advice on cooking sausages on a propane grill, using if there's not enough heat left, [[TooDumbToLive use lighter fluid, under the guise "Burn is burn".]]
* [[UsefulNotes.CincoDeMayo Cinco de Mayo]]: The episode takes place around the lead-up to the Cinco de Mayo block party.
* DespairEventHorizon: After Dale sprays for the last time, Hank walks up to see his lawn completely barren, which puts him on the verge of tears. He even gives up and sits on a lawn chair with sprinklers sinking him slightly.
* DirtyCoward: Dale attempts to drive off when an angry Hank chases him around his vehicle.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: To help out in his lawn care, he ends up firing Dale as his exterminator, which puts a dent in their friendship, especially with Dale's attempts to sabotage the lawn. Hank reigns on the decision in a desperate attempt to save his lawn by hiring Dale back, not that it helps his lawn any.
* FriendToBugs: Bobby and Joseph initially collect the fire ants to keep as pets. However down the line, Bobby ends up being [[{{Brainwashed}} mind controlled by the queen ant to do her bidding.]]
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: While Hank is out shopping, he considers buying a gardening hoe, to which an irritated Peggy asks "Why are men so attracted to hoes?"
* ImmediateSelfContradiction: Peggy is frustrated over the neighbors not bringing any authentically made Mexican food to the party, where she mentions Boomhauer wanting to bring ''Swiss'' cheese because it's American.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Bill, Dale, Boomhauer and Kahn seem to think this for Hank after his lawn completely dies. Kahn even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades this.]]
* OffWithHisHead: Hank tries an eco-friendly way to kill fire ants by utilizing Ford flies that injects eggs into the ants's head, which hatch and gnaw on the brain till the head pops off.
* PetTheDog: The ending scene where the neighbors, Dale included, give Hank square feet of new lawn for him, which touches him.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Dale does this when he grabs Bobby's hand to get the swarm of ants on him, which sting him. Hank is touched by the sacrifice and forgives him for ruining his lawn. It's subverted though, [[DisneyDeath when he doesn't die]], but Hank is still touched nonetheless.
* SolarPoweredMagnifyingGlass: Bobby and Joseph watch the fire ants with a magnifying glass and Bobby accidentally burns a couple.
* TheStinger: The square feet of lawn the neighbors give Hank cover a good chunk of his front yard, but Hank proudly mows the area.
* TheSwarm: After Bobby frees the ants he's kept outside, they all suddenly turn on him and completely cover his body.
