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*** Robert fights using one of Cloak-Bot's severed arms as a clawed tentacle, a nod to [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius Doctor Octopus]].

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*** Robert fights using one of Cloak-Bot's severed arms as a clawed tentacle, a nod to [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius Doctor Octopus]]. His last name is even Otto, which is Doc Ock's first name.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''♫ Spider-Sprig! Spider-Sprig! Does whatever a Spider-Sprig does!♫'']]
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* CivvieSpandex: When all you have are the clothes in Anne's closet, you're gonna need to improvise.
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* BreatherEpisode: A fun episode about Sprig becoming a superhero right before things ''really'' go downhill down at Amphibia...

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* BreatherEpisode: A fun episode about Sprig becoming a superhero right before things ''really'' go downhill down back at Amphibia...
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* AbsenteeActor: Mrs. Boonchuy is featured in this episode.

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* AbsenteeActor: Mrs. Boonchuy is featured in not present for this episode.
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* AbsenteeActor: Mrs. Boonchuy.

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* AbsenteeActor: Mrs. Boonchuy.Boonchuy is featured in this episode.



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* AbsenteeActor: Mrs. Boonchuy.
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* AlliterativeTitle: '''Sp'''ider-'''Sp'''rig

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* 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 and power reminiscent of [[{{Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius}} Doctor Octopus]].

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* 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 name, costume, and power reminiscent of [[{{Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius}} Doctor Octopus]].


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* CreateYourOwnVillain: Robert Otto, the safety officer whom Sprig got in conflict with, is jealous of all the attention he’s getting saving the city, and becomes a supervillain bent on killing him.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Robert is naturally arrested for causing so much property damage, regardless of his efforts to fix it. He concedes that it's fair.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Superhero battles in real life cause collateral damage that can result in people getting hurt or even killed.
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Robert is naturally arrested for causing so much of the aforementioned property damage, regardless of his efforts to fix it. He concedes that it's fair.


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** Frog-Man appears as a guest on ''Series/Conan''.

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** Frog-Man appears as a guest on ''Series/Conan''.''{{Series/Conan}}''.
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** One of the rejected costume designs resembles [[{{Franchise/DragonballZ}} Piccolo's outfit]].

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** One of the rejected costume designs resembles [[{{Franchise/DragonballZ}} [[{{Anime/DragonballZ}} Piccolo's outfit]].

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* GreenEyedMonster: Robert's motivation in destroying Sprig is because he spent 20 years serving as a neighborhood safety officer and has never received the same level of adoration as "Frog-Man".

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* GreenEyedMonster: Robert's motivation in destroying Sprig is because he spent 20 years serving as a neighborhood safety officer supervisor and has never received the same level of adoration as "Frog-Man". "Frog-Man".
* MetaGuy: Polly has picked up on internet dialogue and uses it to criticize the ''Tarantu-Lad'' movie and Sprig's desire of being a superhero.



* SayMyName: Anne calls out Sprig's name twice. First when she learns about his heroic antics and in the end when Sprig reveals that he cut up some of her clothes to make his costume.



** One of the rejected costume designs resembles [[{{Franchise/DragonballZ}} Piccolo's outfit]].



** One of the Frog-Man memes parodies the "Distracted Boyfriend" meme.

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** One of the Frog-Man appears as a guest on ''Series/Conan''.
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Frog-Man memes parodies the "Distracted Boyfriend" meme.



* TooDumbToLive: Robert's attempt at stopping the runaway bus is to stand in front of it in the middle of the road. It's a good thing he did this on a Disney cartoon.

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* TooDumbToLive: Robert's attempt at stopping the runaway bus is to stand in front of it in the middle of the road. It's a '''very''' good thing he did this on in a Disney cartoon.
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* BreatherEpisode: A fun episode about Sprig becoming a superhero right before things ''really'' go downhill down at Amphibia...
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** The beginning of the episode is an obvious parody of ''Franchise/KamenRider''.

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** The ''Tarantu-Lad'', the movie that plays at the beginning of the episode episode, is an obvious parody of ''Franchise/KamenRider''.

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*** Robert fights using one of Cloakbot's severed arms as a clawed tentacle, a nod to [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius Doctor Octopus]].

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*** Robert fights using one of Cloakbot's Cloak-Bot's severed arms as a clawed tentacle, a nod to [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius Doctor Octopus]].


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** The beginning of the episode is an obvious parody of ''Franchise/KamenRider''.
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*** Robert fights using one of Cloakbot's severed arms as a three-clawed tentacle, a nod to [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius Doctor Octopus]].

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*** Robert fights using one of Cloakbot's severed arms as a three-clawed clawed tentacle, a nod to [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius Doctor Octopus]].

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* GreenEyedMonster: Robert's motivation in destroying Sprig is because he spent 20 years serving as a neighborhood safety officer and has never received the same level of adoration as "Frog Man".

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* GreenEyedMonster: Robert's motivation in destroying Sprig is because he spent 20 years serving as a neighborhood safety officer and has never received the same level of adoration as "Frog Man"."Frog-Man".


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*** Molly Jo's name is a spoof of Spider-Man's love-interest [[Characters/MarvelComicsMaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]].
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** Sprig uses ComicBook/{{Superman}}'s "Up, up, and away!" catchphrase when setting out to become a superhero.
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*** The scene where Sprig looks down at his hand to see mucus oozing out of his fingers and then starts climbing a wall is a reference to ''Film/SpiderMan1'', where Peter looks down at his hand to see tiny barbs coming out of his fingers, and starts climbing a wall.

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*** The scene where Sprig looks down at his hand to see mucus oozing out of his fingers and then starts climbing a wall is a reference to ''Film/SpiderMan1'', where Peter looks down at his hand to see tiny barbs coming out of his fingers, and starts climbing a wall. The scene of Sprig sketching and discarding several costume concepts is also a nod to a similar scene from the movie.

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** The episode's title is an obvious reference to ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''.

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** The episode's title is an obvious reference to ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''.''ComicBook/SpiderMan'', and the episode itself contains numerous references to the character.
*** The scene where Sprig looks down at his hand to see mucus oozing out of his fingers and then starts climbing a wall is a reference to ''Film/SpiderMan1'', where Peter looks down at his hand to see tiny barbs coming out of his fingers, and starts climbing a wall.
*** Robert fights using one of Cloakbot's severed arms as a three-clawed tentacle, a nod to [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius Doctor Octopus]].

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* AffectionateParody: Of the [[{{Franchise/Spiderman}} Spiderman]] story 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 and power reminiscent of [[{{Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius}} Doctor Octopus]].

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* AffectionateParody: Of the [[{{Franchise/Spiderman}} Spiderman]] story ''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 and power reminiscent of [[{{Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius}} Doctor Octopus]].


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** The episode's title is an obvious reference to ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''.
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* AffectionateParody: Of the ''Franchise/Spiderman'' story 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 and power reminiscent of [[{{Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius}} Doctor Octopus]].

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* AffectionateParody: Of the ''Franchise/Spiderman'' [[{{Franchise/Spiderman}} Spiderman]] story 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 and power reminiscent of [[{{Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius}} Doctor Octopus]].
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* AffectionateParody: Of the ''Franchise/Spiderman'' story 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 and power reminiscent of [[{{Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius}} Doctor Octopus]].


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* GreenEyedMonster: Robert's motivation in destroying Sprig is because he spent 20 years serving as a neighborhood safety officer and has never received the same level of adoration as "Frog Man".
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Sprig says this when he realizes how his carelessness led to the city's destruction.


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** One of the Frog-Man memes parodies the "Distracted Boyfriend" meme.
** A pizzeria owner who admires Sprig is seen [[{{Franchise/SuperMarioBros}} dressed in green overalls and with a mustache]].


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* TooDumbToLive: Robert's attempt at stopping the runaway bus is to stand in front of it in the middle of the road. It's a good thing he did this on a Disney cartoon.
* TheUnmasking: Defied. Molly Jo asks to see Sprig's true face but the young frog denies her request claiming that she would get nightmares if she were to see his true self.

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* ChekhovsGun: The Cloak-Bot's discarded right arm that was torn off when Anne punted its torso into space is seen being wielded by a human fighting Sprig in his 'superhero costume'.

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* CallBack: Robert finds Cloak-Bot's severed arm in the junkyard.
* ChekhovsGun: The Cloak-Bot's discarded right arm that was torn off when Anne punted its torso into space is seen being still there, found by Robert and wielded by a human fighting against Sprig in his 'superhero costume'.


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* DestructiveSavior: Robert and Sprig's battle causes massive property damage, partly because Sprig isn't treating the situation as seriously as he should be.
* PunchParry: Sprig and Robert do this with kicks, then immediately clutch their legs in pain.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Robert is naturally arrested for causing so much property damage, regardless of his efforts to fix it. He concedes that it's fair.
* WhatTheHellHero: Sprig and Robert are chewed out for caring more about their own egos than the people, as their battle has caused destruction all through town.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: The episode focuses almost completely on Sprig, with the other main characters only having bit parts.

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* SuperheroEpisode: The episode's theme involves Sprig deciding to become a hero who helps others. He even gets to fight his own supervillain.

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* {{Deconstruction}}: Of superhero battles in public.
* SpitTake: Anne does this when she sees Sprig as a superhero on a laptop. Her spray hits Polly in the back of the head.
* SuperheroEpisode: The episode's theme involves Sprig deciding to become a hero who helps others. He even gets to fight his own supervillain. supervillain.
* YouExclamation: Anne says this to Sprig when she catches him trying to sneak back into the house.
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* SuperheroEpisode: The episode's theme involves Sprig deciding to become a hero who helps others. He even gets to fight his own supervillain.
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Determined to make his mark on Earth, Sprig becomes a superhero.
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* ChekhovsGun: The Cloak-Bot's discarded right arm that was torn off when Anne punted its torso into space is seen being wielded by a human fighting Sprig in his 'superhero costume'.
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