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* [[All Myths Are True]] |
* [[All Myths Are True]] |
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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Merton, depending on the episode. |
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Merton, depending on the episode. |
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* [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking]]: The reasons the gang give to Corey Feldman on why they {{spoiler|staked Corey Haim.}} |
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: The reasons the gang give to Corey Feldman on why they {{spoiler|staked Corey Haim.}} |
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{{quote| '''Lori:''' He tried to make me his vampire bride.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Lori:''' He tried to make me his vampire bride.<br /> |
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'''Merton:''' He buried me alive.<br /> |
'''Merton:''' He buried me alive.<br /> |
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* [[Came Back Wrong]]: The cure for petrification turns out to be itself a deadly poison, allowing Fong to extort Tommy for the cure to the cure. |
* [[Came Back Wrong]]: The cure for petrification turns out to be itself a deadly poison, allowing Fong to extort Tommy for the cure to the cure. |
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** Also, Lori's ex-boyfriend, Rob. He came back as a zombie. |
** Also, Lori's ex-boyfriend, Rob. He came back as a zombie. |
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* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: The Evil Werewolf Syndicate. |
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* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Merton runs into a couple of these, including "Corey's a real vampire" and "My childhood imaginary friend is trying to kill you." |
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Merton runs into a couple of these, including "Corey's a real vampire" and "My childhood imaginary friend is trying to kill you." |
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* [[Celebrity Is Overrated]]: Tommy choosing between friendship and social status in "Pleased to Eat You". |
* [[Celebrity Is Overrated]]: Tommy choosing between friendship and social status in "Pleased to Eat You". |
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*** Apparently there were dark suspicions about the neighbor's dog. |
*** Apparently there were dark suspicions about the neighbor's dog. |
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** Also, when he "suits up" to go up against Vampire!Corey Haim. He even lampshades this when he points out that the headband might be a bit "too effeminate". |
** Also, when he "suits up" to go up against Vampire!Corey Haim. He even lampshades this when he points out that the headband might be a bit "too effeminate". |
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* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: Tommy. |
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Tommy. |
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* [[Cursed With Awesome]]: He may not be able to touch silver, or even think of kissing his crush without inadvertently transforming, but his powers come in handy both with fighting evil and scoring touchdowns. |
* [[Cursed With Awesome]]: He may not be able to touch silver, or even think of kissing his crush without inadvertently transforming, but his powers come in handy both with fighting evil and scoring touchdowns. |
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* [[Curse Cut Short]]: A demon is opening a portal to hell and before he can say hell, he's interrupted by Lori's cry of "Hello!" |
* [[Curse Cut Short]]: A demon is opening a portal to hell and before he can say hell, he's interrupted by Lori's cry of "Hello!" |
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* [[Dumbass Has a Point]] |
* [[Dumbass Has a Point]] |
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* [[Easy Amnesia]] |
* [[Easy Amnesia]] |
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* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]: Merton since he's goth after all. And all the vampires in the show. |
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* [[The End of the Beginning]]: Said by Tommy at the end or the series. |
* [[The End of the Beginning]]: Said by Tommy at the end or the series. |
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* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]: Anytime Tommy thinks he's found a way to get rid of being a werewolf. (Or Merton, See [[Sidekick Glass Ceiling]]) |
* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]: Anytime Tommy thinks he's found a way to get rid of being a werewolf. (Or Merton, See [[Sidekick Glass Ceiling]]) |
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Besides the [[Running Gag]] of "Hey, this plot is just like that movie," Tommy once asked Merton to explain how Butch, a character from a 50s 'educational' film, could jump out of the projection. Merton tries to come up with some convincing [[Techno Babble]] but only confuses himself, to the point where he doesn't know where he is anymore. |
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Besides the [[Running Gag]] of "Hey, this plot is just like that movie," Tommy once asked Merton to explain how Butch, a character from a 50s 'educational' film, could jump out of the projection. Merton tries to come up with some convincing [[Techno Babble]] but only confuses himself, to the point where he doesn't know where he is anymore. |
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** Not to mention that when the season three premiere continued from where the season two finale had ended, Lori and Tommy's actors' hairstyles had changed and Tommy mentions this |
** Not to mention that when the season three premiere continued from where the season two finale had ended, Lori and Tommy's actors' hairstyles had changed and Tommy mentions this |
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* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]: Muffy the werewolf slayer. |
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** Then there was the episode involving a girl named [[Carrie|Terri]] who is an outcast in school who suddenly gains psychic powers. |
** Then there was the episode involving a girl named [[Carrie|Terri]] who is an outcast in school who suddenly gains psychic powers. |
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* [[Manchurian Agent]]: The Evil Werewolf Syndicate does this to Tommy in the aptly named episode: "The Manchurian Werewolf". |
* [[Manchurian Agent]]: The Evil Werewolf Syndicate does this to Tommy in the aptly named episode: "The Manchurian Werewolf". |
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* [[Never Say Die]]: Averted - the cliffhanger for the first part of the Manchurian werewolf plot ends with Merton deadpanning: "We're going...to die." |
* [[Never Say Die]]: Averted - the cliffhanger for the first part of the Manchurian werewolf plot ends with Merton deadpanning: "We're going...to die." |
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* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]: Merton, full stop. |
* [[Nightmare Fetishist]]: Merton, full stop. |
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* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Merton tends to spend fight scenes hiding behind his teammates. |
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** [[Lampshaded]] in an episode where Tommy is in a parallel dimension where he wasn't a werewolf and didn't fight evil with his friends. When he explains this and they get caught up in their "first" fight: |
** [[Lampshaded]] in an episode where Tommy is in a parallel dimension where he wasn't a werewolf and didn't fight evil with his friends. When he explains this and they get caught up in their "first" fight: |
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{{quote| '''Merton:''' Where would I be in a fight like this?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Merton:''' Where would I be in a fight like this?<br /> |
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** Also, Merton tends to ask the [[Monster of the Week]] (especially when they're about to kill him), "So, you're a (Insert monster here), what's that like?" |
** Also, Merton tends to ask the [[Monster of the Week]] (especially when they're about to kill him), "So, you're a (Insert monster here), what's that like?" |
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* [[Secret Keeper]]: Merton and Lori. |
* [[Secret Keeper]]: Merton and Lori. |
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* [[Shout Out]]: As mentioned in the [[Running Gag]], the plots were usually comparable to a movie. Although sometimes this went as far as being a [[Whole |
* [[Shout Out]]: As mentioned in the [[Running Gag]], the plots were usually comparable to a movie. Although sometimes this went as far as being a [[Whole-Plot Reference]]. |
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* [[Sidekick Glass Ceiling]]: Poor, Poor Merton. |
* [[Sidekick Glass Ceiling]]: Poor, Poor Merton. |
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* [[The Smart Guy]]: Merton. |
* [[The Smart Guy]]: Merton. |
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* [[Wacky Cravings]]: Merton during his stint as [[Mister Seahorse]]. |
* [[Wacky Cravings]]: Merton during his stint as [[Mister Seahorse]]. |
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* [[Weirdness Magnet]] |
* [[Weirdness Magnet]] |
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* [[Whole-Plot Reference]]: Happened a lot to accommodate the [[Running Gag]]. The most obvious example is ''The Mertonator''. |
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** Tommy taking an unpopular shy girl with [[Carrie|secret psychic abilities named Terry to the dance]]. |
** Tommy taking an unpopular shy girl with [[Carrie|secret psychic abilities named Terry to the dance]]. |
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* [[Who's On First?]]: Tommy's attempts to ask Merton what "Je ne sais quoi" means. |
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* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes]]: The modus operandi of a [[Monster of the Week]]; trapping people in illusions of their greatest fears until they are literally scared to death. |
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: The modus operandi of a [[Monster of the Week]]; trapping people in illusions of their greatest fears until they are literally scared to death. |
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* [[Witch Doctor]]: Male nurse St. Jacques. |
* [[Witch Doctor]]: Male nurse St. Jacques. |
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* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Werewolves are evil as a matter of course, [[Good Is Dumb|unless they're just too stupid]]. |
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Werewolves are evil as a matter of course, [[Good Is Dumb|unless they're just too stupid]]. |