History Recap / AmphibiaS1E33Cursed

* AnAesop: Do not judge a person by their appearance. Looks can be deceiving.

-->'''Anne''': (offended, to Sprig) What? You know of a better way to eat ants off the floor? Sheesh! (walks back to her room)

* BreadEggsMilkSquick: As Anne transforms, Hop Pop tells her and Sprig that they've been cursed. Anne demands an explanation, to which Hop Pop tells her that Amphibia is home to many arts: "Sculpture, mosaics, and of course... THE DARK ARTS!"

* BlindingBangs: The curse makes Sprig's hair grow uncontrollably. When he first wakes up, his eyebrows cover his eyes; by the time it covers his whole body, he has to tie it back to see.

** Anne's bird-human form looks like a brown [[Series/SesameStreet Big Bird]] (complete with orange striped legs) and Sprig looks like a [[Series/TheMuppets Muppet]] when he's covered in fuzz.

* EverybodyHasStandards: Creepy or no, Maddie believes that curses should ''never'' be cast unless its victim '''[[LaserGuidedKarma really]]''' deserved it. If not for the fact that he cursed Anne and Sprig [[DisproportionateRetribution over a harmless accident]], she's deeply offended that Barry would abuse his power by refusing to remove the curses when they apologize.

* {{Foil}}: Between Maddie and Barry. Maddie is a [[DarkIsNotEvil misunderstood]] CreepyChild who seemingly uses black magic, but rather uses her magic to help people, and only harms people who deserve it. Barry is a [[BitchInSheepsClothing deceptively nice man]] who's secretly bitter and mean-spirited, to the point he uses curses on all who wrong him [[DisproportionateRetribution ever so slightly]]. What's more, there's a contrast between how each accepts Sprig's apology. Maddie has every reason to be mad at Sprig for breaking up with her in the most impersonal way imaginable, not helped by her clingy nature. Yet she accepted both the break up and the apology with grace. Barry, on the other hand, receives a genuine apology complete with [[AintTooProudToBeg begging on one's knees]], but outright [[RejectedApology turns it down]] out of [[EvilIsPetty sheer pettiness]].

* JustFriends: Maddie is actually fine with Sprig breaking up with her, and is willing to be friends, although she's still clingy about it.

** Anne's newspaper includes the comics ''[[ComicStrip/BeetleBailey Beetle Baily]]'' and ''[[ComicStrip/{{Marmaduke}} Frogaduke]].

** One of the funnies in Anne's newspaper is titled ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey''.

* EasilyForgiven: Zigzagged. When Barry finds himself a victim of both his curses, he concedes defeat and expects Maddie to lift the curse. She [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome refuses]], saying he's way too dangerous to go un-cursed. However, Sprig asks Maddie to lift the curses anyway, feeling they've already done him wrong [[note]] On top of accidentally making him spill produce that only grows every 10 years [[/note]]. So Maddie finds it in her heart to lift both curses, but only in exchange for a good portion of his candy.

* WholePlotReference: The basic plot of Anne and Sprig getting cursed because they knocked into Barry and made him drop a bunch of berries seems remarkably similar to the plot of ''Chicken Chicken'' from ''Franchise/{{Goosebumps}}'' where two siblings are cursed by a witch because they made her drop her groceries. The similarities aren't helped by Anne getting turned into a bird-like creature and Barry's tendencies towards DisproportionateRetribution while acting seemingly affably, much in the same way the girl protagonist of ''Chicken Chicken'' turns into a bird as well as the villain's affable demeanor hiding what a depraved sadist she is.

* {{Foil}}: Between Maddie and Barry. Maddie is a [[DarkIsNotEvil misunderstood]] CreepyChild who seemingly uses black magic, but rather uses her magic to help people, and only harms people who deserve it. Barry is a [[BitchInSheepsClothing deceptively nice man]] who's secretly bitter and mean-spirited, to the point he uses curses on all who wrong him [[DisproportionateRetribution ever so slightly]]. What's more, there's a contrast between how each accepts Sprig's apology. Maddie has every reason to be mad at Sprig for breaking up with her (given her clingy nature) but accepted both the break up and the apology with grace. Barry receives a genuine apology complete with [[AintTooProudToBeg begging on one's knees]], but outright [[RejectedApology turns it down]] out of [[EvilIsPetty sheer pettiness]].

* EasilyForgiven: Zigzagged. When Barry finds himself a victim of both his curses, he concedes defeat and expects Maddie to lift the curse. She [[RealityEnsues refuses]], saying he's way too dangerous to go un-cursed. However, Sprig asks Maddie to lift the curses anyway, feeling they've already done him wrong [[note]] On top of accidentally making him spill produce that only grows every 10 years [[/note]]. So Maddie finds it in her heart to lift both curses, but only in exchange for a good portion of his candy.

* EasilyForgiven: Zigzagged. When Barry finds himself a victim of both his curses, he concedes defeat and expects Maddie to lift the curse. She refuses, saying [[RealityEnsues he's way too dangerous]] to go un-cursed. However, Sprig asks Maddie to lift the curses anyway, feeling they've already done him wrong [[note]] On top of accidentally making him spill produce that only grows every 10 years [[/note]]. So Maddie finds it in her heart to lift both curses, but only in exchange for a good portion of his candy.

* {{Foil}}: Between Maddie and Barry. Maddie is a [[DarkIsNotEvil misunderstood]] CreepyChild who seemingly uses black magic, but rather uses her magic to help people, and only harms people who deserve it. Barry is a [[BitchInSheepsClothing deceptively nice man]] who's secretly bitter and mean-spirited, to the point he uses curses on all who wrong him [[DisproportionateRetribution ever so slightly]].

* {{Foil}}: Between Maddie and Barry. Maddie is a CreepyChild who seemingly uses black magic, but rather uses her magic to help people, and only harms people who deserve it. Barry is a [[BitchInSheepsClothing deceptively nice man]] who's secretly bitter and mean-spirited, to the point he uses curses on all who wrong him [[DisproportionateRetribution ever so slightly]].

* {{Foil}}: Between Maddie and Berry. Maddie is a CreepyChild who seemingly uses black magic, but rather uses her magic to help people, and only harms people who deserve it. Berry is a [[BitchInSheepsClothing deceptively nice man]] who's secretly bitter and mean-spirited, to the point he uses curses on all who wrong him [[DisproportionateRetribution ever so slightly]].

* EverybodyHasStandards: Creepy or no, Maddie believes that curses should only be dealt to those who '''[[LaserGuidedKarma really]]''' deserve it. If not for the fact that he cursed Anne and Sprig [[DisproportionateRetribution over a harmless accident]], she's deeply offended that Barry would abuse his power by refusing to remove the curses when they apologize.

* EverybodyHasStandards: Creepy or no, Maddie believes that curses should only be dealt to those who '''[[LaserGuidedKarma really]]''' deserve it. If not for the fact that he cursed Anne and Sprig [[DisproportionateRetribution for accidentally knocking over his stock]], she's deeply offended that Barry would abuse his power by refusing to remove their curses when they apologize.