History Recap / AmphibiaS3E12SpiderSprig

* WhyWontYouDie: A NeverSayDie variant. As Sprig constantly dodges his attacks, Robert yells, "Why won't you just sit still?!"

[[caption-width-right:350:'' ♫ [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 Spider-Sprig! Spider-Sprig!]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie Does whatever a Spider-Sprig does!♫]]'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie ♫ Spider-Sprig! Spider-Sprig! Does whatever a Spider-Sprig does!♫]]'' [[labelnote: Or...]] ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan If I could sum my summer vacation up in one glorious, hyphenated word...]]''[[/labelnote]]]]

** One storeowner offers Sprig a free game console resembling a UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, except that it's a [=GamePyramid=].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Many shows would give Otto [[EasilyForgiven a slap on the wrist]] once he acknowledged he screwed up and worked to fix the damage he caused. While Molly Jo is willing to forgive her grandfather, the LAPD isn't so willing to let him off the hook, as an officer arrests him once Sprig leaves.

* AffectionateParody: Of ''Franchise/SpiderMan'', with Sprig having abilities similar to the wallcrawler, a strong female character who's based on [[{{Characters/MarvelComicsMaryJaneWatson}} Mary-Jane]], and a villain with a name, costume, and power reminiscent of [[{{Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius}} Doctor Octopus]].

** A pizzeria owner who admires Sprig is seen [[{{Franchise/SuperMarioBros}} mustachioed, with a large, bulbous nose, and dressed in green overalls and a hat with the letter T on it]].

** A pizzeria owner who admires Sprig is seen [[{{Franchise/SuperMarioBros}} mustachioed and dressed in green overalls and a hat with the letter T on it]].

** A pizzeria owner who admires Sprig is seen [[{{Franchise/SuperMarioBros}} dressed in green overalls and with a mustache]].

* ConversationalTroping: While Sprig and Mr. Boonchuy were moved to tears, finding the superhero movie they watched to be SugarWiki/SoCoolItsAwesome, [[DeadpanSnarker Polly]] by contrast is not so EasilyImpressed and is quick to point out how she deems the movie to be a ClicheStorm of SuperheroTropes that aren't practical with reality. Funny enough, ''this'' in turn gets [[LampshadeHanging gets called out]] by Hop Pop who feels she's spending [[SocialMediaIsBad too much time online]].
--> '''Polly:''': I still can't believe you guys liked that movie! It was stuffed with [[{{Cliche}} predictable tropes and lazy writing]].

--> '''Polly:''': I am just saying you'd have to be [[ViewersAreMorons pretty dense]] to think any of that [[RealityIsUnrealistic would be possible]].

* SpiderManSendUp: Frog Man is meant as an obvious {{Expy}} to Spider-Man; a plucky (pre-)teen, wisecracking AnimalThemedSuperBeing that swings around, can cling to walls, [[DestructiveSaviour tends to cause a lot of property damage (both directly and indirectly)]], has a blonde-haired female associate and a [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius a green, goggle-wearing, middle-aged man with a robot arm as a villain]].