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* TheCameo: Thomas appears [[DeathByCameo as a skull]] in "The Hole" and as an attendant of Mordecai and Rigby's funeral in "Unfinished Business", marking his last appearance before [[Recap/RegularShowS06E08TheRealThomas the truth about him came out]].
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-->'''Muscle Man:''' So I said, ‘That’s not your back scratcher, that’s my toothbrush!
-->'''Pops:''' It’s true, you did say that to me!
-->'''Muscle Man:''' Yeah, we both remember.
* BaitAndSwitch: It sounds like the werewolf in “Scary Movie Night” is eating his victim, but when he turns around it’s revealed that he’s actually stealing from the guy’s wallet.

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-->'''Muscle Man:''' So I said, ‘That’s "That's not your back scratcher, that’s that's my toothbrush!
-->'''Pops:''' It’s
toothbrush!"\\
'''Pops:''' It's
true, you did say that to me!
-->'''Muscle
me!\\
'''Muscle
Man:''' Yeah, we both remember.
* BaitAndSwitch: It sounds like the werewolf in “Scary "Scary Movie Night” Night" is eating his victim, but when he turns around it’s it's revealed that he’s he's actually stealing from the guy’s guy's wallet.



* BigNo: Rigby’s reaction at the end of his story when he realizes the ball lightning fused Mordecai, Eileen, CJ, and his butts together.

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* BigNo: Rigby’s Rigby's reaction at the end of his story when he realizes the ball lightning fused Mordecai, Eileen, CJ, and his butts together.



* OminousFog: In Pops’ story, the group is too scared to leave the park because they don’t know what is beyond the fog that surrounds it.

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* OminousFog: In Pops’ Pops' story, the group is too scared to leave the park because they don’t don't know what is beyond the fog that surrounds it.



** The movie that Rigby, Eileen, CJ, and Mordecai are watching in the beginning of “Scary Movie Night” is a reference to ''[[Film/NoCountryForOldMen No Country for Old Men]]''.
** The movies in “Scary Movie Night” seem to reference well-known horror movies/horror movie genres such as J-Horror and ''[[Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet Sweeney Todd]]''.
* StaircaseTumble: In “Unfinished Business,” Benson ends up dying because Mordecai scares him with a monster mask and he falls down the stairs.

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** The movie that Rigby, Eileen, CJ, and Mordecai are watching in the beginning of “Scary "Scary Movie Night” Night" is a reference to ''[[Film/NoCountryForOldMen No Country for Old Men]]''.
** The movies in “Scary "Scary Movie Night” Night" seem to reference well-known horror movies/horror movie genres such as J-Horror and ''[[Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet Sweeney Todd]]''.
* StaircaseTumble: In “Unfinished Business,” "Unfinished Business," Benson ends up dying because Mordecai scares him with a monster mask and he falls down the stairs.



* UnfinishedBusiness: Mordecai and Rigby come back from the dead as ghosts, because Benson didn’t fire them and they never finished their job of haunting the park house for Halloween.

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* UnfinishedBusiness: Mordecai and Rigby come back from the dead as ghosts, because Benson didn’t didn't fire them and they never finished their job of haunting the park house for Halloween.



* UranusIsShowing: In Pops’ story, the group is dressed as the planets of the solar system but Rigby isn’t happy with his costume:
-->'''Rigby:''' I hate dressing like this.
-->'''Mordecai:''' That’s only because you chose Uranus!

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* UranusIsShowing: In Pops’ Pops' story, the group is dressed as the planets of the solar system but Rigby isn’t happy with his costume:
-->'''Rigby:''' I hate dressing like this.
-->'''Mordecai:''' That’s
this.\\
'''Mordecai:''' That's
only because you chose Uranus!
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* {{Bowdlerization}}: The ''Scary Movie Night'' segment was cut out in the UK.

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* {{Bowdlerization}}: The ''Scary "Scary Movie Night'' Night" segment was cut out in the UK.



* HypocriticalHumor: In ''The Hole'' when it comes down to Rigby and Pops. Rigby, fearing he'll be picked, starts to agree with Pops that they don't have to sacrifce people into the hole. When Pops' name is called, however, he tells him it sucks to be him.

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* HypocriticalHumor: In ''The Hole'' "The Hole" when it comes down to Rigby and Pops. Rigby, fearing he'll be picked, starts to agree with Pops that they don't have to sacrifce people into the hole. When Pops' name is called, however, he tells him it sucks to be him.

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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Benson's story revolves around him trying to fire Mordecai and Rigby when their ghosts haunt him. In the end, it's revealed that ''Benson'' was the ghost all along and Mordecai and Rigby are still alive and have taken over Benson's role as a manager.
* {{Animesque}}: The monster in the Japan section of the horror movie is drawn this way

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\n* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Benson's story revolves AndThenISaid: Played for laughs in this exchange between Muscle Man and Pops.
-->'''Muscle Man:''' So I said, ‘That’s not your back scratcher, that’s my toothbrush!
-->'''Pops:''' It’s true, you did say that to me!
-->'''Muscle Man:''' Yeah, we both remember.
* BaitAndSwitch: It sounds like the werewolf in “Scary Movie Night” is eating his victim, but when he turns
around him trying to fire Mordecai and Rigby when their ghosts haunt him. In the end, it's it’s revealed that ''Benson'' was he’s actually stealing from the ghost all along and Mordecai and Rigby are still alive and have taken over Benson's role as a manager.
guy’s wallet.
* {{Animesque}}: The monster in the Japan section of the horror movie is drawn this wayway.
* BigNo: Rigby’s reaction at the end of his story when he realizes the ball lightning fused Mordecai, Eileen, CJ, and his butts together.
* BonesDoNotBelongThere: The pit in Pops’ story coughs up the skeleton of Hi-Five ''Ghost''.



* HypocriticalHumor: In ''The Hole'' when it comes down to Rigby and Pops. Rigby, fearing he'll be picked, starts to agree with Pops that they don't have to sacrifce people into the hole. When Pops' name is called, however, he tells him "it sucks to be him".

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* FreezeFrameBonus: During the scene where Mordecai, Rigby, CJ, and Eileen make it to the credits of the movie, the names they see in the credits are actually the names of the people who worked on the show.
* HypocriticalHumor: In ''The Hole'' when it comes down to Rigby and Pops. Rigby, fearing he'll be picked, starts to agree with Pops that they don't have to sacrifce people into the hole. When Pops' name is called, however, he tells him "it it sucks to be him".him.



* LosingYourHead: The protagonist of the second horror VHS story, Wyatt, suffers this. He stays alive long enough however, to ask the rest of the group how his new haircut looks.



* OffWithHisHead: The protagonist of the second horror VHS story suffers this.

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* OffWithHisHead: MultipleChoicePast: According to Muscle Man, his mom has eaten acorns, swam across the ocean with one arm tied behind her back, and is a registered notary public.
* NightmareFace: Mordecai and Rigby as ghosts make grotesque faces at Benson to scare him and keep him from firing them.
* OminousFog: In Pops’ story, the group is too scared to leave the park because they don’t know what is beyond the fog that surrounds it.
* ShoutOut:
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The protagonist Twist Ending of Benson’s story is a reference to ''[[Film/TheSixthSense The Sixth Sense]]''.
** The movie that Rigby, Eileen, CJ, and Mordecai are watching in
the second beginning of “Scary Movie Night” is a reference to ''[[Film/NoCountryForOldMen No Country for Old Men]]''.
** The movies in “Scary Movie Night” seem to reference well-known
horror VHS story suffers this.movies/horror movie genres such as J-Horror and ''[[Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet Sweeney Todd]]''.
* StaircaseTumble: In “Unfinished Business,” Benson ends up dying because Mordecai scares him with a monster mask and he falls down the stairs.


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* UnfinishedBusiness: Mordecai and Rigby come back from the dead as ghosts, because Benson didn’t fire them and they never finished their job of haunting the park house for Halloween.


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* UranusIsShowing: In Pops’ story, the group is dressed as the planets of the solar system but Rigby isn’t happy with his costume:
-->'''Rigby:''' I hate dressing like this.
-->'''Mordecai:''' That’s only because you chose Uranus!
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* UnseenNoMore: After being the punchline of Muscle Man's "My Mom!" jokes for 6 seasons, Muscle Mom makes her first on-screen appearance.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Sucks to be you, Pops!"]]

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--> Written and storyboarded by Owen Dennis and Toby Jones (''The Hole'' and ''Unfinished Business'') and by Minty Lewis and Sarah Oleksyk (''Scary Movie Night'') .

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--> Written -->Written and storyboarded by Owen Dennis and Toby Jones (''The Hole'' and ''Unfinished Business'') and by Minty Lewis and Sarah Oleksyk (''Scary Movie Night'') .



* '''The Hole''': Pops' story involves the park crew doing a raffle to decide who get thrown into a hole with the belief that it'll keep them alive. Pop winds up the unlucky winner.

* '''Unfinished Business''': Benson's story sees Mordecai and Rigby suddenly die and haunting the household. The only way to get rid of their spirits is to fire them. A task easier said than done.

* '''Scary Movie Night''': Rigby's story involves Mordecai, CJ, Eileen and him watching scary movies. Rigby pulls out supposedly haunted VHS with three different stories fused into one. It seems lame at first...until the movie sucks the group into it.

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* '''The Hole''': Hole:''' Pops' story involves the park crew doing a raffle to decide who get thrown into a hole with the belief that it'll keep them alive. Pop winds up the unlucky winner.

* '''Unfinished Business''': Business:''' Benson's story sees Mordecai and Rigby suddenly die and haunting the household. The only way to get rid of their spirits is to fire them. A task easier said than done.

* '''Scary Movie Night''': Night:''' Rigby's story involves Mordecai, CJ, Eileen and him watching scary movies. Rigby pulls out supposedly haunted VHS with three different stories fused into one. It seems lame at first...until the movie sucks the group into it.



* WholePlotReference: Pops' story is based on ''Literature/TheLottery'', with a bit of ''Literature/TheMist'' thrown in. {{Lampshaded}} by Muscle Man accusing Pops of rehashing classic literature.

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* WholePlotReference: Pops' story is based on ''Literature/TheLottery'', with a bit of ''Literature/TheMist'' thrown in. {{Lampshaded}} {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Muscle Man accusing Pops of rehashing classic literature.literature.
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* LosingAShoeInTheStruggle: CJ is forced to abandon her boots when a lighting ball nearly shocks her.

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* LosingAShoeInTheStruggle: CJ is forced to abandon her boots when a lighting lightning ball nearly shocks her.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Benson's story revolves around him trying to fire Mordecai and Rigby when their ghosts haunt him. In the end, it's revealed that ''Benson'' was the ghost all along and Mordecai and Rigby are still alive and have taken over Benson's role as a manager.
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* '''The Hole''': Pop's story involves the park crew doing a raffle to decide who get thrown into a hole with the belief that it'll keep them alive. Pop winds up the unlucky winner.

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* '''The Hole''': Pop's Pops' story involves the park crew doing a raffle to decide who get thrown into a hole with the belief that it'll keep them alive. Pop winds up the unlucky winner.
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* {{Bowdlerization}}: The ''Scary Movie Night'' segment was cut out in the UK.
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* OffWithHisHead: The protagonist of the second horror VHS story suffers this.
* SwallowedWhole: The Japanese girl when she tries to befriend the monster in the Japanese section of the horror VHS.

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In this fourth installment of the Halloween specials, the park crew finish giving out candy and decide what to do for the rest of the night. When the subject of Muscle Man's mom comes up, the crew requests to go see her. Muscle Man agrees but only on the condition the group tell scary stories. Pops, Benson and Rigby all give it a shot during the trip.

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--> Written and storyboarded by Owen Dennis and Toby Jones (''The Hole'' and ''Unfinished Business'') and by Minty Lewis and Sarah Oleksyk (''Scary Movie Night'') .

In this fourth installment instalment of the Halloween specials, the park crew finish giving out candy and decide what to do for the rest of the night. When the subject of Muscle Man's mom comes up, the crew requests to go see her. Muscle Man agrees but only on the condition the group tell scary stories. Pops, Benson and Rigby all give it a shot during the trip.
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* MistakenForAnImposter: The monster that scares the gang at Muscle Mom's house was supposed to be Muscle Bro in disguise, but then he walks in and Muscle Man realizes it's a ''real'' monster outside the window. [[spoiler:Turns out it's Muscle Mom in disguise.]]

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* MistakenForAnImposter: The monster that scares the gang at Muscle Mom's house was supposed to be Muscle Bro in disguise, but then he walks in and Muscle Man realizes it's a ''real'' monster outside the window. [[spoiler:Turns Turns out it's Muscle Mom in disguise.]]
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* MistakenForImposter: The monster that scares the gang at Muscle Mom's house was supposed to be Muscle Bro in disguise, but then he walks in and Muscle Man realizes it's a ''real'' monster outside the window. [[spoiler:Turns out it's Muscle Mom in disguise.]]

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* MistakenForImposter: MistakenForAnImposter: The monster that scares the gang at Muscle Mom's house was supposed to be Muscle Bro in disguise, but then he walks in and Muscle Man realizes it's a ''real'' monster outside the window. [[spoiler:Turns out it's Muscle Mom in disguise.]]

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* '''Unfinished Business''': Benson's story sees Mordecai and Rigby suddenly die and haunting the household. The only way to get rid of their spirits is to fire them. A task easier said then done.

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* '''Unfinished Business''': Benson's story sees Mordecai and Rigby suddenly die and haunting the household. The only way to get rid of their spirits is to fire them. A task easier said then than done.



* HypocriticalHumor: In ''The Hole'' when it comes down to Rigby and Pops. Rigby, fearing he'll be picked, starts to agree with Pops that they don't have to sacrifce people into the hole. When Pops name is called however, he tells him "it sucks to be him".

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* HypocriticalHumor: In ''The Hole'' when it comes down to Rigby and Pops. Rigby, fearing he'll be picked, starts to agree with Pops that they don't have to sacrifce people into the hole. When Pops Pops' name is called called, however, he tells him "it sucks to be him".



* LightningCanDoAnything: The cursed tape in Rigby's story was created when three different horror movies were struck by ball lightning.



* MistakenForImposter: The monster that scares the gang at Muscle Mom's house was supposed to be Muscle Bro in disguise, but then he walks in and Muscle Man realizes it's a ''real'' monster outside the window. [[spoiler:Turns out it's Muscle Mom in disguise.]]



* TwistEnding: All the stories try to attempt them, but the crew is unimpressed.

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* TwistEnding: All the stories try to attempt them, but the crew is unimpressed.unimpressed.
* WholePlotReference: Pops' story is based on ''Literature/TheLottery'', with a bit of ''Literature/TheMist'' thrown in. {{Lampshaded}} by Muscle Man accusing Pops of rehashing classic literature.
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In this fourth installment of the Halloween specials. The park crew finish giving out candy and decide what to do for the rest of the night. When the subject of Muscle Man's mom comes up, the crew curiosity is peaked and they request to go see her. Muscle Man agrees but only on the condition the group tell scary stories. Pops, Benson and Rigby all give it a shot during the trip.

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In this fourth installment of the Halloween specials. The specials, the park crew finish giving out candy and decide what to do for the rest of the night. When the subject of Muscle Man's mom comes up, the crew curiosity is peaked and they request requests to go see her. Muscle Man agrees but only on the condition the group tell scary stories. Pops, Benson and Rigby all give it a shot during the trip.



* DeadAllAlong: Benson in his story. Turns out Mordicai and Rigby weren't the ghosts, he was.

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* DeadAllAlong: Benson in his story. Turns out Mordicai Mordecai and Rigby weren't the ghosts, he was.



* ItsBeenDone: Muscle Man complains of Pop's story being a rehash of older more well known ones. And Mordicai tells Benson his twist likewise is nothing new.

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* ItsBeenDone: Muscle Man complains of points out that Pop's story being is a rehash of older more well known ones. classic literature. And Mordicai Mordecai tells Benson his DeadAllAlong twist likewise is nothing new.
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* ''The Hole'': Pop's story involves the park crew doing a raffle to decide who get thrown into a hole with the belief that it'll keep them alive. Pop winds up the unlucky winner.

* ''Unfinished Business'': Benson's story sees Mordecai and Rigby suddenly die and haunting the household. The only way to get rid of their spirits is to fire them. A task easier said then done.

* ''Scary Movie Night'': Rigby's story involves Mordecai, CJ, Eileen and him watching scary movies. Rigby pulls out supposedly haunted VHS with three different stories fused into one. It seems lame at first...until the movie sucks the group into it.

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* ''The Hole'': '''The Hole''': Pop's story involves the park crew doing a raffle to decide who get thrown into a hole with the belief that it'll keep them alive. Pop winds up the unlucky winner.

* ''Unfinished Business'': '''Unfinished Business''': Benson's story sees Mordecai and Rigby suddenly die and haunting the household. The only way to get rid of their spirits is to fire them. A task easier said then done.

* ''Scary '''Scary Movie Night'': Night''': Rigby's story involves Mordecai, CJ, Eileen and him watching scary movies. Rigby pulls out supposedly haunted VHS with three different stories fused into one. It seems lame at first...until the movie sucks the group into it.
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* TrappedInTVLand: The plot of Rigby's story.
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In this fourth installment of the Halloween specials. The park crew finish giving out candy and decide what to do for the rest of the night. When the subject of Muscle Man's mom comes up, the crew curiosity is peaked and they request to go see her. Muscle Man agrees but only on the condition the group tell scary stories. Pops, Benson and Rigby all give it a shot during the trip.

* ''The Hole'': Pop's story involves the park crew doing a raffle to decide who get thrown into a hole with the belief that it'll keep them alive. Pop winds up the unlucky winner.

* ''Unfinished Business'': Benson's story sees Mordecai and Rigby suddenly die and haunting the household. The only way to get rid of their spirits is to fire them. A task easier said then done.

* ''Scary Movie Night'': Rigby's story involves Mordecai, CJ, Eileen and him watching scary movies. Rigby pulls out supposedly haunted VHS with three different stories fused into one. It seems lame at first...until the movie sucks the group into it.

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The episode has the following tropes:

* {{Animesque}}: The monster in the Japan section of the horror movie is drawn this way
* DeadAllAlong: Benson in his story. Turns out Mordicai and Rigby weren't the ghosts, he was.
* DumbBlonde: One of the movie protagonists of the werewolf section of the VHS. She seems to initially see through the werewolf's trick of package delivery. When the werewolf asks for a signature, she quickly falls for it though.
* HypocriticalHumor: In ''The Hole'' when it comes down to Rigby and Pops. Rigby, fearing he'll be picked, starts to agree with Pops that they don't have to sacrifce people into the hole. When Pops name is called however, he tells him "it sucks to be him".
* ItsBeenDone: Muscle Man complains of Pop's story being a rehash of older more well known ones. And Mordicai tells Benson his twist likewise is nothing new.
* LosingAShoeInTheStruggle: CJ is forced to abandon her boots when a lighting ball nearly shocks her.
* TooDumbToLive: The movie protagonists Mordecai, CJ, Eileen and Rigby run into.
* TwistEnding: All the stories try to attempt them, but the crew is unimpressed.

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