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* ArtisticLicensePrison: There is no way Daryl's plan to trick the teachers into getting into prison for "team building exercises" would work in real life. Prison populations are kept under constant surveillance and any new prisoners are noted well in advance of their arrival. Three people in orange jumpsuits who randomly show up at a prison without an escort or any paperwork would never be mistaken for inmates, let alone actually let inside.

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* ArtisticLicensePrison: There is no way Daryl's plan to trick the teachers into getting into prison for "team building "team-building exercises" would work in real life. Prison populations are kept under constant surveillance and any new prisoners are noted well in advance of their arrival. Three people in orange jumpsuits who randomly show up at a prison without an escort or any paperwork would never be mistaken for inmates, let alone actually let inside.



* ChekhovsGun: Darryl tried to ride in a cart using a blower which started the whole plot. Later teachers decided to use the same trick to escape from "team building grounds".

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* ChekhovsGun: Darryl tried to ride in a cart using a blower which started the whole plot. Later teachers decided to use the same trick to escape from "team building "team-building grounds".



* DidntThinkThisThrough: Darryl managed to get three teachers sent to prison under the guise of it being a team building exercise. Reasoning that he's following Molly's teachings since the teachers make the kids miserable, and getting them out of the picture will make the other kids happy. But when Molly points out the flaw in his reasoning, that his thinking is tailored to only making the ''kids'' happy but not to making the ''teachers'' happy, and he hadn't considered how they might feel about being thrown in prison. Darryl is utterly astonished at the idea that [[DidYouThinkICantFeel teachers might have feelings too]].

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Darryl managed to get three teachers sent to prison under the guise of it being a team building team-building exercise. Reasoning that he's following Molly's teachings since the teachers make the kids miserable, and getting them out of the picture will make the other kids happy. But when Molly points out the flaw in his reasoning, that his thinking is tailored to only making the ''kids'' happy but not to making the ''teachers'' happy, and he hadn't considered how they might feel about being thrown in prison. Darryl is utterly astonished at the idea that [[DidYouThinkICantFeel teachers might have feelings too]].



* HopeSpot: At first, Darryl seems to understand Molly's lessons: think of others, take responsibility for others' actions, and find solutions to problems. He bakes his mother's favorite cookies, speaks politely, and lets others go first. Then it turns out that he uses Molly's lessons to justify more manipulative behavior, namely sending the three teachers that hate his guts to prison under the guise of it being a mandated team-building exercise.

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* HopeSpot: At first, Darryl seems to understand Molly's lessons: think of others, take responsibility for others' your own actions, and find solutions to problems. He bakes his mother's favorite cookies, speaks politely, and lets others go first. Then it turns out that he uses Molly's lessons to justify more manipulative behavior, namely sending the three teachers that hate his guts to prison under the guise of it being a mandated team-building exercise.



* TwoTeacherSchool: Three at this case. It looks like Brighton Middle School only has three teachers and director because Darryl gets complains from all school and they're the only shown school staff. And later, after Darryl get rid of those three teachers, the school is cancelled because of the lack of the staff.

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* TwoTeacherSchool: Three at in this case. It looks like Brighton Middle School only has three teachers and a director because Darryl gets complains complaints from all of school and they're the only shown school staff. staff shown. And later, after Darryl get rid of those three teachers, the school is cancelled because of the lack of the staff.
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'''Original air date:''' 10/30/2021

'''Production code:''' 106b
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* ShoutOut: The teachers, thinking their prison cell is an escape room, spot a cracked wall hidden behind a poster and reason that's their escape route, a la TheShawshankRedemption.

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* ShoutOut: The teachers, thinking their prison cell is an escape room, spot a cracked wall hidden behind a poster and reason that's their escape route, a la TheShawshankRedemption.Film/TheShawshankRedemption.
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* ShoutOut: The teachers, thinking their prison cell is an escape room, spot a cracked wall hidden behind a poster and reason that's their escape route, a la TheShawshankRedemption.
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* ArtisticLicensePrison: There is no way Daryl's plan to trick the teachers into getting into prison for "team building exercises" would work in real life. Prison populations are kept under constant surveillance and any new prisoners are noted well in advance of their arrival. Three people in orange jumpsuits who randomly show up at a prison without an escort or any paperwork would never be mistaken for inmates, let alone actually let inside.

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* ChekhovsGun: Darryl tried to ride in a cart using a blower which started the whole plot. Later teachers decided to use the same trick to escape from "team building grounds".



* NonProtagonistResolver: The teachers escaped from prison only by themselves, without Molly, Darryl and Scratch's help.

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* NonProtagonistResolver: PlayedWith. The teachers escaped from prison only by themselves, without Molly, Darryl and Scratch's help.help. [[ChekhovsGun But using Darryl's mischief that started this mess in the first place.]]
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* TwoTeacherSchool: Three at this case. It looks like Brighton Middle School only has three teachers and director because Darryl gets complains from all school and they're the only shown school staff.

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* TwoTeacherSchool: Three at this case. It looks like Brighton Middle School only has three teachers and director because Darryl gets complains from all school and they're the only shown school staff. And later, after Darryl get rid of those three teachers, the school is cancelled because of the lack of the staff.

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* OnlyTwoTeachers: Three at this case. It looks like Brighton Middle School only has three teachers and a director because Darryl gets complains from all school and they're the only shown school staff.


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* TwoTeacherSchool: Three at this case. It looks like Brighton Middle School only has three teachers and director because Darryl gets complains from all school and they're the only shown school staff.
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* OnlyTwoTeachers: Three at this case. It looks like Brighton Middle School only has three teachers and a director because Darryl gets complains from all school and they're the only shown school staff.

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* DamselOutOfDistress: The teachers managed to escape only by themselves, without Scratch, Molly and Darryl's help.
* DeusExitMachina: Scratch gets electrocuted and [[GRatedDrug started acting silly]] and only become sober again when teachers pull the prison break at the final part.



* NonProtagonistResolver: The teachers escaped from prison only by themselves, without Molly, Darryl and Scratch's help.



* PrisonsAreGymnasiums: The teachers pretend to work out to distract the guards.

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* PrisonsAreGymnasiums: The teachers pretend to work out to distract the guards. [[LampshadeHanging Much to their confusion]].
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* GRatedDrug: It turns out electric currents make ghosts act "silly", as after getting shocked by an electric fence Scratch starts acting like a surly drunk.

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* GRatedDrug: It turns out electric currents make ghosts act "silly", as after getting shocked by an electric fence Scratch starts acting like a surly drunk. They even mention him "sleeping it off".
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* CaptivityHarmonica: Played by Scratch.


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* PrisonsAreGymnasiums: The teachers pretend to work out to distract the guards.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Molly tells off Darryl for using her plans to make him fool the teachers into going to prison as a team-building exercise.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Molly tells off Darryl for using her plans etiquette lessons as a way to make him fool the teachers into going to prison as a team-building exercise.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Molly tells off Darryl for using her plans to make him fool the teachers into going to prison as a team-building exercise.
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* BeYourself: Daryl comes to the conclusion that since he's a HeroWithAnFInGood, he should just be this and hope for the best.

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* BeYourself: PlayedForLaughs. Daryl comes to the conclusion that since he's a HeroWithAnFInGood, [[ALessonLearnedTooWell he should just be this and hope for the best.best]].



* DidntThinkThisThrough: Darryl managed to get three teachers sent to prison under the guise of it being a team building exercise. Reasoning that he's following Molly's teachings since the teachers make the kids miserable, and getting them out of the picture will make the other kids happy. But when Molly points out the flaw in his reasoning, that his thinking is tailored to only making the ''kids'' happy but not to making the ''teachers'' happy, and he hadn't considered how they might feel about being thrown in prison. Darryl is utterly astonished at the idea that [[DidYouThinkICantFeel teachers might have feelings too]]

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Darryl managed to get three teachers sent to prison under the guise of it being a team building exercise. Reasoning that he's following Molly's teachings since the teachers make the kids miserable, and getting them out of the picture will make the other kids happy. But when Molly points out the flaw in his reasoning, that his thinking is tailored to only making the ''kids'' happy but not to making the ''teachers'' happy, and he hadn't considered how they might feel about being thrown in prison. Darryl is utterly astonished at the idea that [[DidYouThinkICantFeel teachers might have feelings too]]too]].
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* Didn'tThinkThisThrough: Darryl managed to get three teachers sent to prison under the guise of it being a team building exercise. Reasoning that he's following Molly's teachings since the teachers make the kids miserable, and getting them out of the picture will make the other kids happy. But when Molly points out the flaw in his reasoning, that his thinking is tailored to only making the ''kids'' happy but not to making the ''teachers'' happy, the idea completely comes out of left field for Darryl as [[DidYouThinkICantFeel he wasn't even aware teachers had feelings too]]

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* Didn'tThinkThisThrough: DidntThinkThisThrough: Darryl managed to get three teachers sent to prison under the guise of it being a team building exercise. Reasoning that he's following Molly's teachings since the teachers make the kids miserable, and getting them out of the picture will make the other kids happy. But when Molly points out the flaw in his reasoning, that his thinking is tailored to only making the ''kids'' happy but not to making the ''teachers'' happy, and he hadn't considered how they might feel about being thrown in prison. Darryl is utterly astonished at the idea completely comes out of left field for Darryl as that [[DidYouThinkICantFeel he wasn't even aware teachers had might have feelings too]]
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* Didn'tThinkThisThrough: Darryl managed to get three teachers sent to prison under the guise of it being a team building exercise. Reasoning that he's following Molly's teachings since the teachers make the kids miserable, and getting them out of the picture will make the other kids happy. But when Molly points out the flaw in his reasoning, that his thinking is tailored to only making the ''kids'' happy but not to making the ''teachers'' happy, the idea completely comes out of left field for Darryl as [[DidYouThinkICantFeel he wasn't even aware teachers had feelings too]]
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* HopeSpot: At first, Darryl seems to understand Molly's lessons: think of others, take responsibility for others' actions, and find solutions to problems. He bakes his mother's favorite cookies, speaks politely, and lets others go first. Then it turns out that he uses Molly's lessons to justify more manipulative behavior, namely sending the three teachers that hate his guts to prison under the guise of it being a mandated team-building exercise.
* InsaneTrollLogic: How Darryl justifies sending three of the teachers to prison: they're always fighting with each other and making the kids miserable, causing a problem. If there are no teachers, there is no problem and kids would be much happier. So he sends them jumpsuits and a note in a gift basket, copying the principal's signature and telling them a trip to prison is a team-building exercise. Now the kids are happy, he took responsibility, and he thought of others' feelings. Molly points out the problem: he didn't consider how the ''teachers'' would feel about it. His response: "Teachers... [[OhCrap have feelings]]?"


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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** Normally, the [=McGee=]s are pretty lackadaisical towards Darryl's mischief. They mainly ask him to try not to get in trouble. Here, both parents read him the riot act for getting in trouble again, saying that they can't tolerate this behavior.
** Molly likewise believes in fundamental goodness and doesn't get angry at people. She legitimately loses it at Darryl for his prison scheme. Scratch actually takes a photo for posterity.
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* BeYourself: Daryl comes to the conclusion that since he's a HeroWithAnFInGood, he should just be this and hope for the best.
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* LiteralMetaphor: After coming to, Scratch says he has a splitting headache. Followed by his entire body splitting in half.
* PrisonEpisode: Daryl tricks the teachers to go into prison thinking it was a bonding exercise.
* PrisonRiot: The teachers inadvertently start one while trying to solve what they thought was an escape room.


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* TeachersOutOfSchool: Daryl is shocked when he realizes that teachers might actually have ''feelings''.
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* SpoofAesop: Daryl concludes that since he's so bad at being a good kid, he should [[BeYourself be his usual rowdy self]] and hope for the best.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: The teachers seem to think the prison is some sort of escape room, despite a poster hanging in their cell that says "This Is Not A Game!"
* GRatedDrug: It turns out electric currents make ghosts act "silly", as after getting shocked by an electric fence Scratch starts acting like a surly drunk.
* HeroWithAnFInGood: Daryl takes Molly's lessons totally the wrong way, to the point that he gets three of Brighton Middle School's teachers sent to prison under the guise of a team-building exercise.
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Molly tries to stop her brother Darryl from being such a delinquent by giving him "nice lessons".

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