User blog comment:Xydux/Status Report for 2013/@comment-1915803-20140111194826/@comment-3242362-20140112184313

That's not a running gag, that's a plot (which, unfortunately, some users have mistaken for a running gag; that's another problem in the trivia sections). A running gag is a joke that's repeated several times throughout an episode, such as Rolf's reaction to "load of bologna" in Tinker Ed or Ed misusing the jet pack in In Like Ed.

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