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* {{Hypocrite}}: Wanda objects to the cruelty of the Fool's pranks, but has no problem with the people of Dimmsdale siccing an angry groundhog on Timmy and laughing as it mauls him, or with pulling that exact same prank on Timmy ''herself'' at the end of the episode.
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* SchmuckBait: The Fool's pranks on Chester and AJ. Chester sees a sign saying "Free braces cleaning - look up", and when he looks up, his braces are attracted by a magnet attached to a ceiling fan, leaving him spinning helplessly in mid-air. AJ, meanwhile, sees a lever labelled "Smartest kid in the world - pull here". You'd think the smartest kid in the world would be suspicious of such a lever, but AJ pulls it and his newly-finished essay is promptly incinerated.
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* DeadlyPrank: The Fool's pranks start out as mean-spirited yet (mostly) harmless, but cross the line into this when he "pranks" Timmy's parents by giving them free skydiving lessons situated over a "broken glass and pointy objects factory", and then replacing their parachutes with pigs. At that point, Timmy steps in to save them and calls off the deal, realising that [[PrankGoneTooFar things have gone too far]]. The April Fool [[BerserkButton doesn't take this very well]], and for his final prank, he decides to [[ExaggeratedTrope take the trope one step further]] and plunge the Earth into a permanent ice age, which would be deadly for ''all of humanity''.
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* DeadlyPrank: The Fool's pranks start out as mean-spirited yet (mostly) harmless, but cross the line into this when he "pranks" Timmy's parents by giving them free skydiving lessons situated over a "broken ''broken glass and pointy objects factory", factory'', and then replacing their parachutes with pigs. At that point, Timmy steps in to save them and calls off the deal, realising that [[PrankGoneTooFar things have gone too far]]. The April Fool [[BerserkButton doesn't take this very well]], and for his final prank, he decides to [[ExaggeratedTrope take the trope one step further]] and plunge the Earth into a permanent ice age, which would be deadly for ''all of humanity''.
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* NotGoodWithRejection: The Fool does not react well to Timmy rejecting his more deadly pranks and calling off the deal, and Timmy telling him they aren't funny tips him over the edge.
* NotWhatISignedUpFor: The Fool's attempted DeadlyPrank on Timmy's parents prompts a mutual version of this trope. Timmy protests that he didn't sign up for people to get hurt, just pranked; the Fool counters that ''he'' didn't sign up to have his creativity stifled by "restraint and compassion". Timmy swiftly calls off the deal, and things go downhill from there.
* NotWhatISignedUpFor: The Fool's attempted DeadlyPrank on Timmy's parents prompts a mutual version of this trope. Timmy protests that he didn't sign up for people to get hurt, just pranked; the Fool counters that ''he'' didn't sign up to have his creativity stifled by "restraint and compassion". Timmy swiftly calls off the deal, and things go downhill from there.
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* NationsOfTheWorldMontage: When Timmy wishes for the world to be filled with Laughing Gas in order to stop the April Fool, comes a montage of people around the world laughing, with NationalStereotypes galore: EgyptIsStillAncient, [[GayParee French people with berets and goatees]], and even for China (introduced [[DiggingToChina upside down]]) it shows people with AsianBuckTeeth and [[AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats conical hats]] in the [[EiffelTowerEffect Great Wall]].
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* DeadlyPrank: The Fool's pranks start out as mean-spirited yet (mostly) harmless, but cross the line into this when he "pranks" Timmy's parents by giving them free skydiving lessons situated over a "broken glass and pointy objects factory", and then replacing their parachutes with pigs. At that point, Timmy steps in to save them and calls off the deal, realising that [[PrankGoneTooFar things have gone too far]]. The April Fool [[BerserkButton doesn't take this very well]], and for his final prank, he decides to [[ExaggeratedTrope take the trope one step further]] and plunge the Earth into a permanent ice age, which would be deadly for ''all of humanity''.
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* PrankGoneTooFar: The episode starts off with Timmy being subjected to several of these in a row, infuriating him to the extent that he enlists the April Fool's help in getting his own back. Wanda thinks the Fool's own pranks are this from the start - the prank he pulls on AJ drives him to tears - but only when he tries to pull a DeadlyPrank on Timmy's parents does Timmy himself decide that things have gone too far and call off the deal.
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* NationsOfTheWorldMontage: When Timmy wishes for the world to be filled with Laughing Gas in order to stop the April Fool, comes a montage of people around the world laughing, with NationalStereotypes galore: EgyptIsStillAncient, [[GayParee French people with berets and goatees]], and even for China (introduced [[DiggingToChina upside down]]) it shows people with AsianBuckTeeth and [[AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats conical hats]] in the [[EiffelTowerEffect Great Wall]].
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* DudeNotFunny: Timmy tells the April Fool this almost word-for-word after his prank on Timmy's parents goes too far. The April Fool doesn't take it very well.
-->'''Timmy''': Dude, you're not being funny. You're being harsh!
-->'''The April Fool''': You can't tell ''me'' what's funny! ''I'm the April Fool!''
-->'''Timmy''': Dude, you're not being funny. You're being harsh!
-->'''The April Fool''': You can't tell ''me'' what's funny! ''I'm the April Fool!''
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* IWillShowYouX: The April Fool reacts to Timmy telling him he's crossed the line and [[DudeNotFunny stopped being funny]] with "I'll show ''you'' what's funny! I'll show this ''whole world'' what funny is!"
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* PieInTheFace: At the start of the episode, this is a recurring feature of the pranks that characters pull on Timmy. The Groundhog Day prank almost [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this when Timmy receives an angry groundhog that mauls him instead, [[DoubleSubversion only for the groundhog to immediately slam his face with a pie afterwards]] (and then continue mauling him).
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* InconvenientSummons: The April Fool is in the middle of a stand-up comedy routine when Timmy summons him to Earth. This especially annoys Jorgen Von Strangle, who [[BrickJoke confronts him about it later]].
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* ChekhovsGun: The April Fool experiences “comedy backup:” should anyone deprive him of the opportunity to complete a joke (often by prematurely laughing), he could swell up the point of being blown back to Fairy World. Timmy takes advantage of this in the climax by wishing for the spread of laughing gas on Earth, causing worldwide laughter that cuts off the Fool’s joke and successfully foils his plans.
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* ChekhovsGun: The April Fool experiences “comedy backup:” should Should anyone deprive him the April Fool of the opportunity to complete a joke (often by prematurely laughing), he will experience "comedy backup" and could swell up to the point of being blown back to Fairy World. Timmy takes advantage of this in the climax by wishing for the spread of laughing gas on Earth, causing worldwide laughter that cuts off the Fool’s joke and successfully foils his plans.
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* InconvenientSummons: The April Fool is in the middle of a stand-up comedy routine when Timmy summons him to Earth. This especially annoys Jorgen Von Strangle, who [[BrickJoke confronts him about it later]].
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* VaudevilleHook: The April Fool uses this a couple of times towards the end -- once when Timmy calls off the deal (or in the Fool’s words, [[VisualPun “giving [him] the hook”]]), then in a slightly darker context as he whisks himself away to launch…
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'''Original air date:''' 10/11/2002 ''(produced in 2001)''
'''Episode number:''' 18a
Everyone's pranking Timmy on April Fool's Day, so Timmy asks the April Fool, a comedian in Fairy World, to help him get his revenge. However, the April Fool's pranks end up being really mean, and Timmy has to find a way to stop him.
!! This episode provides examples of:
* AnimalsHateHim: Groundhogs attack Timmy as part of a handful of pranks that others pull on him.
* AprilFoolsPlot: Of course. The episode's title card even provides the current trope image.
* BrickJoke:
** The April Fool is first seen delivering a knock-knock joke at Uncle Knuckle’s Chuckle Bunker when Timmy summons him, causing him to disappear before he can deliver the punchline and frustrating an eager Jorgen Von Strangle. When the Fool returns at the end of the episode, Jorgen angrily confronts him, demanding to know “who was knock-knock-knocking.”
** After they and other characters put Timmy through a PrankingMontage of pies and groundhogs at the start of the episode, Cosmo and Wanda reward Timmy with a fresh pie at the end as gratitude for saving the world. Timmy is initially overjoyed -- [[MoodWhiplash until an angry groundhog pops out of the pie]] and [[HereWeGoAgain mauls him]].
* CallOnMe: According to Cosmo, summoning the April Fool requires an introduction “like any great comedian.”
-->'''Timmy:''' ''[reading off Cosmo’s cue cards]'' Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the comedy stylings of… the April Fool?
* ChekhovsGun: The April Fool experiences “comedy backup:” should anyone deprive him of the opportunity to complete a joke (often by prematurely laughing), he could swell up the point of being blown back to Fairy World. Timmy takes advantage of this in the climax by wishing for the spread of laughing gas on Earth, causing worldwide laughter that cuts off the Fool’s joke and successfully foils his plans.
* ChirpingCrickets: One of the April Fool’s stand-up jokes elicits one of these and ''a howling wolf''.
-->'''The April Fool:''' They can’t all be gems.
* ChuteSabotage: The April Fool does this to Timmy’s parents as they’re skydiving, changing their parachutes into pigs. This causes them to almost plummet into a factory of broken glass and pointy objects (fortunately, Timmy has it magically changed to rubber trampolines and pillows in time).
* ComedicSociopathy: Much of the April Fool’s pranks involve this -- which, to the April Fool, is all a part of the show.
-->'''The April Fool:''' All comedy involves a little pain!
* FoodAsBribe: Timmy wins over the April Fool’s help after presenting him with a stick of spearmint gum.
* HollywoodMagnetism: One of Timmy and the April Fool’s pranks utilizes a powerful ceiling fan-mounted magnet to target the braces-wearing Chester, who they trick into looking up with a sign promising free cleaning for braces.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: A [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] case near the beginning when Timmy tries to use his ElectricJoybuzzer on Cosmo. [[EpicFail It only shocks Timmy.]]
* TheHyena: Cosmo will laugh at ''anything''. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Wanda:
-->'''Wanda:''' Cosmo thinks everything is funny. Watch. ''[turns to Cosmo, completely deadpan]'' Pudding.\\
'''Cosmo:''' ''[bursts into hysterical laughter and goes to the April Fool]'' She said “pud,” and then “ding!”
* KillItWithFire: In one of the pranks, A.J. is tricked into pulling a lever, summoning a flamethrower that incinerates his [[{{Doorstopper}} lengthy report on the history of mankind]].
* PieInTheFace: At the start of the episode, this is a recurring feature of the pranks that characters pull on Timmy. The Groundhog Day prank almost [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this when Timmy receives an angry groundhog that mauls him instead, [[DoubleSubversion only for the groundhog to immediately slam his face with a pie afterwards]] (and then continue mauling him).
* PrankingMontage: Timmy is on the receiving end of this in the beginning. Across a number of holidays (i.e., the Fourth of July, Halloween, Groundhog Day), various people show up on his front doorstep with a seemingly innocent present, only for said present to ultimately [[PieInTheFace chuck a pie in his face.]]
* {{Rimshot}}: The April Fool naturally plays this various times throughout the episode.
* SquirtingFlowerGag: The bouquet that the April Fool gives Wanda squirts out ''chocolate syrup''.
* VaudevilleHook: The April Fool uses this a couple of times towards the end -- once when Timmy calls off the deal (or in the Fool’s words, [[VisualPun “giving [him] the hook”]]), then in a slightly darker context as he whisks himself away to launch…
* WeaponOfMassDestruction: Of a sort. The April Fool’s climactic plan is to launch a giant rocket called the “Punch Liner” towards the moon, propelling it to orbit around the sun instead and plunge the entire Earth into a potentially damaging ice age. You know, [[ItAmusedMe for the funny]].
'''Episode number:''' 18a
Everyone's pranking Timmy on April Fool's Day, so Timmy asks the April Fool, a comedian in Fairy World, to help him get his revenge. However, the April Fool's pranks end up being really mean, and Timmy has to find a way to stop him.
!! This episode provides examples of:
* AnimalsHateHim: Groundhogs attack Timmy as part of a handful of pranks that others pull on him.
* AprilFoolsPlot: Of course. The episode's title card even provides the current trope image.
* BrickJoke:
** The April Fool is first seen delivering a knock-knock joke at Uncle Knuckle’s Chuckle Bunker when Timmy summons him, causing him to disappear before he can deliver the punchline and frustrating an eager Jorgen Von Strangle. When the Fool returns at the end of the episode, Jorgen angrily confronts him, demanding to know “who was knock-knock-knocking.”
** After they and other characters put Timmy through a PrankingMontage of pies and groundhogs at the start of the episode, Cosmo and Wanda reward Timmy with a fresh pie at the end as gratitude for saving the world. Timmy is initially overjoyed -- [[MoodWhiplash until an angry groundhog pops out of the pie]] and [[HereWeGoAgain mauls him]].
* CallOnMe: According to Cosmo, summoning the April Fool requires an introduction “like any great comedian.”
-->'''Timmy:''' ''[reading off Cosmo’s cue cards]'' Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the comedy stylings of… the April Fool?
* ChekhovsGun: The April Fool experiences “comedy backup:” should anyone deprive him of the opportunity to complete a joke (often by prematurely laughing), he could swell up the point of being blown back to Fairy World. Timmy takes advantage of this in the climax by wishing for the spread of laughing gas on Earth, causing worldwide laughter that cuts off the Fool’s joke and successfully foils his plans.
* ChirpingCrickets: One of the April Fool’s stand-up jokes elicits one of these and ''a howling wolf''.
-->'''The April Fool:''' They can’t all be gems.
* ChuteSabotage: The April Fool does this to Timmy’s parents as they’re skydiving, changing their parachutes into pigs. This causes them to almost plummet into a factory of broken glass and pointy objects (fortunately, Timmy has it magically changed to rubber trampolines and pillows in time).
* ComedicSociopathy: Much of the April Fool’s pranks involve this -- which, to the April Fool, is all a part of the show.
-->'''The April Fool:''' All comedy involves a little pain!
* FoodAsBribe: Timmy wins over the April Fool’s help after presenting him with a stick of spearmint gum.
* HollywoodMagnetism: One of Timmy and the April Fool’s pranks utilizes a powerful ceiling fan-mounted magnet to target the braces-wearing Chester, who they trick into looking up with a sign promising free cleaning for braces.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: A [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] case near the beginning when Timmy tries to use his ElectricJoybuzzer on Cosmo. [[EpicFail It only shocks Timmy.]]
* TheHyena: Cosmo will laugh at ''anything''. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Wanda:
-->'''Wanda:''' Cosmo thinks everything is funny. Watch. ''[turns to Cosmo, completely deadpan]'' Pudding.\\
'''Cosmo:''' ''[bursts into hysterical laughter and goes to the April Fool]'' She said “pud,” and then “ding!”
* KillItWithFire: In one of the pranks, A.J. is tricked into pulling a lever, summoning a flamethrower that incinerates his [[{{Doorstopper}} lengthy report on the history of mankind]].
* PieInTheFace: At the start of the episode, this is a recurring feature of the pranks that characters pull on Timmy. The Groundhog Day prank almost [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this when Timmy receives an angry groundhog that mauls him instead, [[DoubleSubversion only for the groundhog to immediately slam his face with a pie afterwards]] (and then continue mauling him).
* PrankingMontage: Timmy is on the receiving end of this in the beginning. Across a number of holidays (i.e., the Fourth of July, Halloween, Groundhog Day), various people show up on his front doorstep with a seemingly innocent present, only for said present to ultimately [[PieInTheFace chuck a pie in his face.]]
* {{Rimshot}}: The April Fool naturally plays this various times throughout the episode.
* SquirtingFlowerGag: The bouquet that the April Fool gives Wanda squirts out ''chocolate syrup''.
* VaudevilleHook: The April Fool uses this a couple of times towards the end -- once when Timmy calls off the deal (or in the Fool’s words, [[VisualPun “giving [him] the hook”]]), then in a slightly darker context as he whisks himself away to launch…
* WeaponOfMassDestruction: Of a sort. The April Fool’s climactic plan is to launch a giant rocket called the “Punch Liner” towards the moon, propelling it to orbit around the sun instead and plunge the entire Earth into a potentially damaging ice age. You know, [[ItAmusedMe for the funny]].
