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* AnAesop: You have to search for clues to solve a mystery instead of jumping to conclusions.
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* AnAesop: As a ruler, you have to be nice and fair to your subjects instead of being a tyrant. Also, you shouldn't be mean to your friends.
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* ABoyAndHisX: A bunny and his [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane supposedly magical]] stuffed lamb.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: This episode marks the first time that James has been in the spotlight, and we find out a bit about his family history.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: This episode marks the first time that James has been in the spotlight, and we find out a bit about his family history.
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* ABoyAndHisX: A bunny and his [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane supposedly magical]] stuffed lamb.
* AChildShallLeadThem: In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, James is portrayed as an actual tyrannical ruler of a kingdom, unlike in the real world where it's just a fantasy game he's playing.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: [[DownplayedTrope Dowplayed]], as the subtext isn't exactly "erotic" given the ages of the characters involved, but at one point, Buster asks ''Arthur'' if he is his secret admirer, to which he of course responds "No."
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* HomoeroticSubtext: [[DownplayedTrope Dowplayed]], {{Downplayed|Trope}}, as the subtext isn't exactly "erotic" given the ages of the characters involved, but at one point, Buster asks ''Arthur'' if he is his secret admirer, to which he of course responds responds, "No."
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* OrWasItADream: In the ColdOpen, Buster wakes up from his nightmare when the cupid pigs start shooting suction cup arrows at him... and then he finds an arrow identical to the ones they used on his bed. Even after Buster finds out his secret admirer is his mother, Buster never realizes to ask her whether she placed the arrow on his bed...
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* OrWasItADream: In the ColdOpen, Buster wakes up from his nightmare when the cupid pigs start shooting suction cup arrows at him... and then he finds an arrow identical to the ones they used on his bed. Even after Buster finds out his secret admirer is his mother, Buster he never realizes to ask her whether she placed the arrow on his bed...
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* PuppyLove: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Buster suspects that his secret admirer is a fellow student of Lakewood who's crushing on him, but it turns out it was ''Bitzi'' all along!
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* PuppyLove: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]].{{Subverted|Trope}}. Buster suspects that his secret admirer is a fellow student of Lakewood who's crushing on him, but it turns out it was ''Bitzi'' all along!
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** The cupid pigs' attack on Buster in his episode-beginning nightmare is a reference to a helicopter attack scene from ''Film/ApocalypseNow'', complete with ''[[StandardSnippet/RideOfTheValkyries Ride of the Valkyries]]'' playing in the background.
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** The cupid pigs' attack on Buster in his episode-beginning ColdOpen nightmare is a reference to a helicopter attack scene from ''Film/ApocalypseNow'', complete with ''[[StandardSnippet/RideOfTheValkyries Ride of the Valkyries]]'' playing in the background.
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* ABoyAndHisX: A bunny and his [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane supposedly magical]] stuffed lamb.
* AChildShallLeadThem: In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, James is portrayed as an actual tyrannical ruler of a kingdom, unlike in the real world where it's just a fantasy game he's playing.
* AChildShallLeadThem: In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, James is portrayed as an actual tyrannical ruler of a kingdom, unlike in the real world where it's just a fantasy game he's playing.
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* AppleOfDiscord: James receiving a supposedly magical stuffed lamb from his uncle and starting to act like a tyrant as a result is enough to temporarily drive a wedge between him and his friends D.W. and Emily.
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* AppleOfDiscord: James receiving a supposedly magical stuffed lamb from his uncle and starting to act like a tyrant as a result is enough to temporarily drive a wedge between him and his friends friends, D.W. and Emily.
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* HeelRealization: James finally realizes how much his tyrannical behavior is hurting his classmates when the Tibbles demand him to smash Liam's toy truck and he starts crying as a result. At this point, he gives the truck back to Liam, apologizes to him, and throws out his paper crown.
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* HeelRealization: James finally realizes how much his tyrannical behavior is hurting his classmates when the Tibbles demand him to smash Liam's toy truck and he Liam starts crying as a result. At this point, he gives the truck back to Liam, apologizes to him, and throws out his paper crown.
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* HiccupHijinks: Liam has the hiccups for the whole episode. What finally cures him is when James tries to offer him his stuffed lamb after getting past his tyrant phase, which scares the hiccups out of him due to seeing how it made James act like a tyrant.
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* HiccupHijinks: Liam has the hiccups for the whole episode. What finally cures him is when James tries to offer him his stuffed lamb after getting past his tyrant phase, which scares the hiccups out of him Liam due to seeing how it made James act like a tyrant.
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* TheLastTitle: "The Last King of Lambland."
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* TheLastTitle: "The Last King of Lambland."Lambland".
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-->'''Emily:''' So, is it going to rain today, Your Highness?
-->'''James:''' Don't call me that...ever.
-->'''James:''' Don't call me that...ever.
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-->'''Emily:''' So, is it going to rain today, Your Highness?
-->'''James:'''Highness?\\
'''James:''' Don't call me that...ever.
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'''James:''' Don't call me that...ever.
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* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The password D.W. needs for Tommy to let her into "King" James' room is "ridiculous."
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* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The password D.W. needs for Tommy to let her into "King" James' room is "ridiculous.""ridiculous".
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* RoyalBlood: This episode [[TheReveal reveals]] that the [=MacDonald=] family has this, being descended from an ancient [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Scottish]] royal family called the [=MacDoogal=]-Donalds.
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* RoyalBlood: This episode It's [[TheReveal reveals]] revealed]] that the [=MacDonald=] family has this, being descended from an ancient [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Scottish]] royal family called the [=MacDoogal=]-Donalds.
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** In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, James uses a variant of UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette's apocryphal phrase, "Let them eat madeleines" instead of "Let them eat cake."
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** In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, James uses a variant of UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette's apocryphal phrase, "Let them eat madeleines" instead of "Let them eat cake."cake!"
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* SuddenlyVoiced: Liam, the overall-wearing bear boy at D.W.'s preschool, speaks for the first time in the series in this story.
* SweetTooth: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. The version of James in D.W.'s ImagineSpot does ''not'' like sweet things, which is all the motive he needs to [[EvilIsPetty order his guards to stomp on every single madeleine in the entire land]].
* TemptingFate: Timmy takes James' stuffed lamb from him and, while holding it, insists that it can't create rain like James claimed it can... and right after that, there is a clap of thunder followed by a downpour. This [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane may or may not imply]] that despite what Molly says to James near the end of the episode, the lamb's magic powers actually ''are'' real.
* SweetTooth: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. The version of James in D.W.'s ImagineSpot does ''not'' like sweet things, which is all the motive he needs to [[EvilIsPetty order his guards to stomp on every single madeleine in the entire land]].
* TemptingFate: Timmy takes James' stuffed lamb from him and, while holding it, insists that it can't create rain like James claimed it can... and right after that, there is a clap of thunder followed by a downpour. This [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane may or may not imply]] that despite what Molly says to James near the end of the episode, the lamb's magic powers actually ''are'' real.
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* SuddenlyVoiced: Liam, the overall-wearing bear boy at D.W.'s preschool, speaks for the first time in the series in this story.
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* SweetTooth: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. The version of James in D.W.'s ImagineSpot does ''not'' like sweet things, which is all the motive he needs to [[EvilIsPetty order his guards to stomp on every single madeleine in the entireland]].
kingdom]].
* TemptingFate: Timmy takes James' stuffed lamb from him and, while holdingit, it up, insists that it can't create rain like James claimed it can... and right after that, there is a clap of thunder followed by a downpour. This [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane may or may not imply]] that despite what Molly says to James near the end of the episode, the lamb's magic powers actually ''are'' real.
* SweetTooth: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. The version of James in D.W.'s ImagineSpot does ''not'' like sweet things, which is all the motive he needs to [[EvilIsPetty order his guards to stomp on every single madeleine in the entire
* TemptingFate: Timmy takes James' stuffed lamb from him and, while holding
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: James lets the supposed magical powers of his new stuffed lamb go to his head and starts acting like a ruthless tyrant toward his classmates for a brief period.
* FictionalCounty: The [=MacDonald=] family's ancestors lived in the fictional [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Scottish]] town of Kilflurgan.
* HiccupHijinks: Liam has the hiccups for the whole episode. What finally cures him is when James tries to offer him his stuffed lamb after getting past his tyrant phase, which scares the hiccups out of him due to seeing how it made James act like a tyrant.
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* TheLastTitle: "The Last King of Lambland".
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* TheLastTitle: "The Last King of Lambland".Lambland."
* TheMagnificent: Played straight with the two of the ancient rulers of Kilflurgan, Flurgan the Fantastic and Oliver the Walloper, but [[InvertedTrope inverted]] with the other three, who had unflattering titles: Kilgore the Dim, Edna the Easily Amused, and James the Squinty.
* TheMagnificent: Played straight with the two of the ancient rulers of Kilflurgan, Flurgan the Fantastic and Oliver the Walloper, but [[InvertedTrope inverted]] with the other three, who had unflattering titles: Kilgore the Dim, Edna the Easily Amused, and James the Squinty.
* PassingTheTorch: Once his tyrant phase is over, James attempts to pass on his stuffed lamb to Liam so he can be "king" in his place, but having seen James' tyrannical behavior while he had it, he refuses. Thankfully, this also scares his episode-long case of hiccups out of him.
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* TheReveal: This episode reveals that the [=MacDonald=] family are [[RoyalBlood descendants of an ancient Scottish clan]].
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* TheReveal: This episode reveals that the [=MacDonald=] family are [[RoyalBlood descendants of an ancient Scottish clan]].clan of monarchs]].
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* AerithAndBob: The four named heads of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan are named Kilgore, Edna, Oliver, James, and... ''Flurgan''?
* AlliterativeName: The first head of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan was named '''F'''lurgan the '''F'''antastic, while one of his successors was named '''E'''dna the '''E'''asily Amused.
* AlliterativeName: The first head of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan was named '''F'''lurgan the '''F'''antastic, while one of his successors was named '''E'''dna the '''E'''asily Amused.
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* AerithAndBob: The four named heads of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald [=MacDoogal=]-Donald clan are named Kilgore, Edna, Oliver, James, and... ''Flurgan''?
* AlliterativeName: The first head of the[=MacDougal=]-Donald [=MacDoogal=]-Donald clan was named '''F'''lurgan the '''F'''antastic, while one of his successors was named '''E'''dna the '''E'''asily Amused.
* AlliterativeName: The first head of the
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** The heads of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan all wore these as well.
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** The heads of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald [=MacDoogal=]-Donald clan all wore these as well.
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* MeaningfulName: All the ancient rulers of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan had these. [[TheDitz Kilgore the Dim]], [[FunPersonified Edna the Easily Amused]], [[HairTriggerTemper Oliver the Walloper]], and King James the Squinty, who did indeed have squinty eyes.
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* MeaningfulName: All the ancient rulers of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald [=MacDoogal=]-Donald clan had these. [[TheDitz Kilgore the Dim]], [[FunPersonified Edna the Easily Amused]], [[HairTriggerTemper Oliver the Walloper]], and King James the Squinty, who did indeed have squinty eyes.
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* NeverSayDie: According to Myles, the first head of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan, Flurgan the Fantastic, "perished" when his haggis exploded at the Feast of Saint Ninian.
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* NeverSayDie: According to Myles, the first head of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald [=MacDoogal=]-Donald clan, Flurgan the Fantastic, "perished" when his haggis exploded at the Feast of Saint Ninian.
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* OneShotCharacter: Molly and James' uncle Myles only appears in this episode. Same with the members of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan.
* OneSteveLimit: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. One of the ancient rulers of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan was named Kilgore, which is also the name of another character in a [[Recap/ArthurS16E8BustersBookBattleOnTheBusterScale later episode]].
* OneSteveLimit: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. One of the ancient rulers of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan was named Kilgore, which is also the name of another character in a [[Recap/ArthurS16E8BustersBookBattleOnTheBusterScale later episode]].
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* OneShotCharacter: Molly and James' uncle Myles only appears in this episode. Same with the members of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald [=MacDoogal=]-Donald clan.
* OneSteveLimit: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. One of the ancient rulers of the[=MacDougal=]-Donald [=MacDoogal=]-Donald clan was named Kilgore, which is also the name of another character in a [[Recap/ArthurS16E8BustersBookBattleOnTheBusterScale later episode]].
* OneSteveLimit: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. One of the ancient rulers of the
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* PosthumousCharacter: All the members of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan shown in the ColdOpen are naturally already long dead by the time the {{plot}} of the episode happens.
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* PosthumousCharacter: All the members of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald [=MacDoogal=]-Donald clan shown in the ColdOpen are naturally already long dead by the time the {{plot}} of the episode happens.
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* RoyalBlood: This episode [[TheReveal reveals]] that the [=MacDonald=] family has this, being descended from an ancient [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Scottish]] royal family called the [=MacDougal=]-Donalds.
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* RoyalBlood: This episode [[TheReveal reveals]] that the [=MacDonald=] family has this, being descended from an ancient [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Scottish]] royal family called the [=MacDougal=]-Donalds.[=MacDoogal=]-Donalds.
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* BlueBlood: This episode [[TheReveal reveals]] that the [=MacDonald=] family is this, being descended from an ancient [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Scottish]] royal family called the [=MacDougal=]-Donalds.
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* TheReveal: This episode reveals that the [=MacDonald=] family are [[BlueBlood descendants of an ancient Scottish clan]].
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* TheReveal: This episode reveals that the [=MacDonald=] family are [[BlueBlood [[RoyalBlood descendants of an ancient Scottish clan]].clan]].
* RoyalBlood: This episode [[TheReveal reveals]] that the [=MacDonald=] family has this, being descended from an ancient [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Scottish]] royal family called the [=MacDougal=]-Donalds.
* RoyalBlood: This episode [[TheReveal reveals]] that the [=MacDonald=] family has this, being descended from an ancient [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Scottish]] royal family called the [=MacDougal=]-Donalds.
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** James starts behaving like a ruthless king after he receives a stuffed lamb from UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}}, a nod to the several RealLife Kings of Scotland who shared his name, such as UsefulNotes/JamesVIAndI.
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-->'''Emily:''' [[LampshadeHanging Welcome back, James]].
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* In the ColdOpen, Myles mentions the Feast of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninian Saint Ninian]].
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* TheCaligula: The tyrannical king version of James in D.W.'s ImagineSpot seems to only care about his own desires and not those of his subjects, such as having all of his kingdom's crayons stolen just so he can look at them, or having all the madeleines in the kingdom stomped on because he personally does not like them.
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* NeverSayThatAgain: After getting past his tyrant phase, James tells D.W. and Emily to ''never'' call him "Your Highness" again.
-->'''Emily:''' So, is it going to rain today, Your Highness?
-->'''James:''' Don't call me that...ever.
-->'''Emily:''' So, is it going to rain today, Your Highness?
-->'''James:''' Don't call me that...ever.
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-->'''D.W.:''' I've seen this before, Emily. Like when Mom and Dad leave Arthur in charge. [[LampshadeHanging He goes mad with power]].
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* ABoyAndHisX: A nestling and his [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane supposedly magical]] stuffed lamb.
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* ABoyAndHisX: A nestling bunny and his [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane supposedly magical]] stuffed lamb.
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"Buster's Secret Admirer": Buster receives a box of chocolates and a card saying they're from from his "secret admirer", and tries to figure out who that admirer is.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Who knew Buster was such a {{Kidanova}}?]]
"Buster's Secret Admirer": Buster receives a box of chocolates and a card saying they're from
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* DreamIntro: Buster's dream starts out pretty sweet, with him simply plucking a flower while saying "she loves me, they love me, I love me". Then the flower states it dislikes being plucked by the petals, some squirrels throw heart-shaped strawberries at Buster, and a group of winged pigs shoot arrows at him. Buster wakes up, asks the audience how it's weird that the nicest dreams can devolve into the worst nightmares, and notices [[OrWasItADream an arrow like the ones the pigs shot in the dream has appeared in his bed]].
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* AnAesop: You have to search for clues to solve a mystery instead of jumping to conclusions.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: The squirrels that assault Buster in his dream at the beginning of the episode have black eyes. But of course, this is TruthInTelevision for squirrels (the black eyes part, not the evil part).
* CardiovascularLove: The postcard Buster receives from his secret admirer has a heart symbol on the front. PlayedWith with Buster's card for his mother at the end, which has a ''cardiologically accurate'' heart on the front!
* CatapultNightmare: Buster's NightmareSequence in the ColdOpen makes him wake up with a start.
* ContinuityNod:
** Muffy is shown playing with a [[Recap/ArthurS10E9DoYouSpeakGeorgeWorldGirls World Girl doll]] in her bedroom.
** Binky again [[ArthurS6E2ArthurPlaysTheBluesBustersSweetSuccess gorges himself on Pinchman's Chocolates]].
** Buster makes a mention of [[WesternAnimation/ArthursPerfectChristmas Baxter Day]].
* DreamIntro: Buster's dream starts out pretty sweet, with him simply plucking a flower while saying "she loves me, they love me, I loveme". me." Then the flower states it dislikes being plucked by the petals, some squirrels throw heart-shaped strawberries at Buster, and a group of winged cupid pigs shoot shoots arrows at him. Buster wakes up, asks the audience how it's weird that the nicest dreams can devolve into the worst nightmares, and notices [[OrWasItADream an arrow like the ones the pigs shot in the dream has appeared in his bed]].bed]].
* EdibleAmmunition: The squirrels in Buster's dream in the ColdOpen assault him by throwing lots and ''lots'' of strawberries at him.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Buster assumes that the card and chocolates he received from his "secret admirer" were from someone who has a crush on him, which is a logical assumption to make, but in the end, it turns out they were actually from his ''mother''!
* FogFeet: In one of his dreams, Buster imagines his secret admirer as a mysterious cloaked figure that floats a little bit above the ground.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: The squirrels that assault Buster in his dream at the beginning of the episode have black eyes. But of course, this is TruthInTelevision for squirrels (the black eyes part, not the evil part).
* CardiovascularLove: The postcard Buster receives from his secret admirer has a heart symbol on the front. PlayedWith with Buster's card for his mother at the end, which has a ''cardiologically accurate'' heart on the front!
* CatapultNightmare: Buster's NightmareSequence in the ColdOpen makes him wake up with a start.
* ContinuityNod:
** Muffy is shown playing with a [[Recap/ArthurS10E9DoYouSpeakGeorgeWorldGirls World Girl doll]] in her bedroom.
** Binky again [[ArthurS6E2ArthurPlaysTheBluesBustersSweetSuccess gorges himself on Pinchman's Chocolates]].
** Buster makes a mention of [[WesternAnimation/ArthursPerfectChristmas Baxter Day]].
* DreamIntro: Buster's dream starts out pretty sweet, with him simply plucking a flower while saying "she loves me, they love me, I love
* EdibleAmmunition: The squirrels in Buster's dream in the ColdOpen assault him by throwing lots and ''lots'' of strawberries at him.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Buster assumes that the card and chocolates he received from his "secret admirer" were from someone who has a crush on him, which is a logical assumption to make, but in the end, it turns out they were actually from his ''mother''!
* FogFeet: In one of his dreams, Buster imagines his secret admirer as a mysterious cloaked figure that floats a little bit above the ground.
* FurryReminder: The commander of the cupid pigs in Buster's dream in the ColdOpen says "Bunny's in sight" when ordering the others to shoot at him.
* HomoeroticSubtext: [[DownplayedTrope Dowplayed]], as the subtext isn't exactly "erotic" given the ages of the characters involved, but at one point, Buster asks ''Arthur'' if he is his secret admirer, to which he of course responds "No."
* ImagineSpot: After revealing to Arthur his theory of the "dream reciters", Buster has one where they sympathize with him because of the nightmare he had in the ColdOpen and send him the card and post of chocolates to make him feel better.
* InTheHood: Buster imagines the "dream reciters" as people wearing red hoods that leave only their eyes visible.
* HomoeroticSubtext: [[DownplayedTrope Dowplayed]], as the subtext isn't exactly "erotic" given the ages of the characters involved, but at one point, Buster asks ''Arthur'' if he is his secret admirer, to which he of course responds "No."
* ImagineSpot: After revealing to Arthur his theory of the "dream reciters", Buster has one where they sympathize with him because of the nightmare he had in the ColdOpen and send him the card and post of chocolates to make him feel better.
* InTheHood: Buster imagines the "dream reciters" as people wearing red hoods that leave only their eyes visible.
* NightmareSequence: Buster has two: one in the ColdOpen where he is attacked by squirrels and cupid pigs, and another during the episode proper where he follows his secret admirer to an alley where his friends and even Mr. Ratburn mock him for his obsession with finding out who his secret admirer is.
* OrWasItADream: In the ColdOpen, Buster wakes up from his nightmare when the cupid pigs start shooting suction cup arrows at him... and then he finds an arrow identical to the ones they used on his bed. Even after Buster finds out his secret admirer is his mother, Buster never realizes to ask her whether she placed the arrow on his bed...
* OutOfTheFryingPan: In his first NightmareSequence, Buster manages to escape the strawberry-throwing squirrels, only to immediately have a squadron of cupid pigs fire a hail of suction cup arrows at him.
* PuppyLove: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Buster suspects that his secret admirer is a fellow student of Lakewood who's crushing on him, but it turns out it was ''Bitzi'' all along!
* TheReveal: In the end, it's revealed that Buster's "secret admirer" is ''not'' a fellow Lakewood student as he suspected, but rather his own mother.
* RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue: In a nightmare, Buster is mocked by his fellow students for obsessing over finding his secret admirer. Fern tells him "Roses are red, violets are blue. Rotten eggs stink and so do you!"
* ScrewballSquirrel: A whole scurry of them assaults Buster with [[EdibleAmmunition strawberries]] in his first nightmare.
* ShoutOut:
** The cupid pigs' attack on Buster in his episode-beginning nightmare is a reference to a helicopter attack scene from ''Film/ApocalypseNow'', complete with ''[[StandardSnippet/RideOfTheValkyries Ride of the Valkyries]]'' playing in the background.
** When the dream reciters appear for the second time in Buster's dream, the BGM is directly borrowed from the final episode of the AnimatedAdaptation of ''Literature/{{Redwall}}''.
* OrWasItADream: In the ColdOpen, Buster wakes up from his nightmare when the cupid pigs start shooting suction cup arrows at him... and then he finds an arrow identical to the ones they used on his bed. Even after Buster finds out his secret admirer is his mother, Buster never realizes to ask her whether she placed the arrow on his bed...
* OutOfTheFryingPan: In his first NightmareSequence, Buster manages to escape the strawberry-throwing squirrels, only to immediately have a squadron of cupid pigs fire a hail of suction cup arrows at him.
* PuppyLove: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Buster suspects that his secret admirer is a fellow student of Lakewood who's crushing on him, but it turns out it was ''Bitzi'' all along!
* TheReveal: In the end, it's revealed that Buster's "secret admirer" is ''not'' a fellow Lakewood student as he suspected, but rather his own mother.
* RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue: In a nightmare, Buster is mocked by his fellow students for obsessing over finding his secret admirer. Fern tells him "Roses are red, violets are blue. Rotten eggs stink and so do you!"
* ScrewballSquirrel: A whole scurry of them assaults Buster with [[EdibleAmmunition strawberries]] in his first nightmare.
* ShoutOut:
** The cupid pigs' attack on Buster in his episode-beginning nightmare is a reference to a helicopter attack scene from ''Film/ApocalypseNow'', complete with ''[[StandardSnippet/RideOfTheValkyries Ride of the Valkyries]]'' playing in the background.
** When the dream reciters appear for the second time in Buster's dream, the BGM is directly borrowed from the final episode of the AnimatedAdaptation of ''Literature/{{Redwall}}''.
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* FogFeet: In one of his dreams, Buster imagines his secret admirer as a mysterious cloaked figure that floats a little bit above the ground.
* RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue: In a nightmare, Buster is mocked by his fellow students for obsessing over finding his secret admirer. One of the students tells him "Roses are red, violets are blue. Rotten eggs stink and so do you!"
* WellSeeAboutThat: Buster's response to Arthur thinking all those chocolates have gotten to his brain when the former suggest Fern might be his secret admirer, since she'd be too shy to let anyone know about her feelings for him.
* RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue: In a nightmare, Buster is mocked by his fellow students for obsessing over finding his secret admirer. One of the students tells him "Roses are red, violets are blue. Rotten eggs stink and so do you!"
* WellSeeAboutThat: Buster's response to Arthur thinking all those chocolates have gotten to his brain when the former suggest Fern might be his secret admirer, since she'd be too shy to let anyone know about her feelings for him.
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* RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue: In a nightmare, Buster is mocked by his fellow students for obsessing over finding his secret admirer. One of the students tells him "Roses are red, violets are blue. Rotten eggs stink and so do you!"
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Even after Buster finds out his secret admirer's identity, it is never explained where the suction cup arrow he found on his bed in the ColdOpen came from, implying his dream with the cupid pigs shooting at him [[OrWasItADream may not have been a dream after all]].
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"The Last King of Lambland": James receives a gift from his Uncle Miles - a stuffed lamb that is said to grant its owner the magical abilities of an ancient Scottish king.
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"The Last King of Lambland": James receives a gift from his Uncle
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* ContinuityNod: D.W. mentions the events of the episode "Hic or Treat", saying she still thinks Arthur's "Frankentist" costume is creepy.
* DrunkWithPower: James slowly becomes less friendly towards his fellow students as he lets the supposed powers of his lamb plush get to him, going as far as to have his personal guards, the Tibble twins, steal a girl's apple juice for him.
* DrunkWithPower: James slowly becomes less friendly towards his fellow students as he lets the supposed powers of his lamb plush get to him, going as far as to have his personal guards, the Tibble twins, steal a girl's apple juice for him.
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* ContinuityNod: AChildShallLeadThem: In D.W. 's ImagineSpot, James is portrayed as an actual tyrannical ruler of a kingdom, unlike in the real world where it's just a fantasy game he's playing.
* ADayInTheLimelight: This episode marks the first time that James has been in the spotlight, and we find out a bit about his family history.
* AerithAndBob: The four named heads of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan are named Kilgore, Edna, Oliver, James, and... ''Flurgan''?
* AlliterativeName: The first head of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan was named '''F'''lurgan the '''F'''antastic, while one of his successors was named '''E'''dna the '''E'''asily Amused.
* AmbiguousSituation: Ultimately, it is left up in the air whether the legend of King James the Squinty having been a BenevolentMageRuler is true or not.
* AnAesop: As a ruler, you have to be nice and fair to your subjects instead of being a tyrant. Also, you shouldn't be mean to your friends.
* AppleOfDiscord: James receiving a supposedly magical stuffed lamb from his uncle and starting to act like a tyrant as a result is enough to temporarily drive a wedge between him and his friends D.W. and Emily.
* BenevolentMageRuler: King James the Squinty is said to have been a very generous, kind, and wise ruler who only used his magic powers to help his people, though it is [[AmbiguousSituation ambiguous]] whether the "Mage" part was actually true.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: The normally quiet and shy James starts acting like a tyrant towards his classmates after receiving the stuffed lamb.
* BlueBlood: This episode [[TheReveal reveals]] that the [=MacDonald=] family is this, being descended from an ancient [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Scottish]] royal family called the [=MacDougal=]-Donalds.
* ContinuityNod:
** D.W. mentions the events of the episode"Hic "[[Recap/ArthurS11E7HicOrTreatMrAlwaysright Hic or Treat", Treat]]", saying she still thinks Arthur's "Frankentist" "[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Frankentist]]" costume is creepy.
** Inside the preschool, the Good Behavior of the Week Award featured in "[[Recap/ArthurS9E4BustersGreenThumbMyFairTommy My Fair Tommy]]" can be seen in the background with what appears to be a picture of D.W., implying that this story takes place during the same time period as that one.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, James sentences her to clean out every single ''{{unicorn}}'' stable in the land.
* CoolCrown:
** During his tyrant phase, James wears one made out of paper. In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, he wears a real, GemEncrusted one.
** The heads of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan all wore these as well.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: The tyrannical ruler version of James in D.W.'s ImagineSpot does not like madeleines because he finds them too sweet, which is why he [[EvilIsPetty orders his guards to stomp on every single one in the entire land]].
* DrunkWithPower: James slowly becomes less friendly towards his fellow students as he lets the supposed powers of his lamb plush get to him, going as far as to have his personal guards, the Tibble twins, steala girl's Maryann's apple juice for him.him.
* EasilyForgiven: D.W. and Emily don't hesitate to have James back as their friend once he's given up his tyrannical ways.
* EvilIsPetty: In D.W.'s ImagineSpot of James being a real tyrannical king, he orders his guards to steal all the crayons in the land. Is this because he wants to use them to draw? No, he just likes ''looking'' at them. Then, when Emily comes to him begging for bread for the starving people of the kingdom, he at first says they should eat madeleines, then instantly changes his mind and orders his guards to ''stomp on all the madeleines in the land'' simply because ''he'' finds them too sweet for his liking. Finally, when D.W. attempts to stand up to his tyranny, he sentences her to clean out all the {{unicorn}} stables in the entire land.
* EvilLaugh: In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, James has a tendency to let out these. "Mwahahaha!"
* GemEncrusted:
** The crowns of both Edna the Easily Amused and King James the Squinty, with Edna's having a single red gemstone on the front, and King James' having red and green ones going all around it.
** In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, present-day James wears a golden crown decorated with several emeralds.
* GenerationXerox: Myles says of King James the Squinty, the current day James's ancestor, that "he was very timid and couldn't see very well", which certainly sounds just like his descendant.
* HeelRealization: James finally realizes how much his tyrannical behavior is hurting his classmates when the Tibbles demand him to smash Liam's toy truck and he starts crying as a result. At this point, he gives the truck back to Liam, apologizes to him, and throws out his paper crown.
* HesBack: James ultimately gives up his tyrannical ways and goes back to being the nice boy he used to be.
-->'''Emily:''' [[LampshadeHanging Welcome back, James]].
* ImagineSpot: D.W. has one where James is a real tyrannical king who orders the Tibbles to steal all the crayons in the land [[EvilIsPetty just so he can look at them]]. When Emily (portrayed in the imagination sequence as a peasant woman) comes to King James begging for food for the people, he orders his guards to stomp on all the madeleines in the land because he finds them too sweet, and when D.W. attempts to stand up to him, he sentences her to clean out all the {{unicorn}} stables in the land.
* InsistentTerminology: According to James, his stuffed lamb is not a mouse or a "mouse-lamb" like the Tibbles call it, just a lamb.
* KilledOffscreen: Or rather, Died Offscreen. The animated tapestry in the ColdOpen shows the explosion of Flurgan the Fantastic's haggis, but his resulting death is not shown on-screen.
* ADayInTheLimelight: This episode marks the first time that James has been in the spotlight, and we find out a bit about his family history.
* AerithAndBob: The four named heads of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan are named Kilgore, Edna, Oliver, James, and... ''Flurgan''?
* AlliterativeName: The first head of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan was named '''F'''lurgan the '''F'''antastic, while one of his successors was named '''E'''dna the '''E'''asily Amused.
* AmbiguousSituation: Ultimately, it is left up in the air whether the legend of King James the Squinty having been a BenevolentMageRuler is true or not.
* AnAesop: As a ruler, you have to be nice and fair to your subjects instead of being a tyrant. Also, you shouldn't be mean to your friends.
* AppleOfDiscord: James receiving a supposedly magical stuffed lamb from his uncle and starting to act like a tyrant as a result is enough to temporarily drive a wedge between him and his friends D.W. and Emily.
* BenevolentMageRuler: King James the Squinty is said to have been a very generous, kind, and wise ruler who only used his magic powers to help his people, though it is [[AmbiguousSituation ambiguous]] whether the "Mage" part was actually true.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: The normally quiet and shy James starts acting like a tyrant towards his classmates after receiving the stuffed lamb.
* BlueBlood: This episode [[TheReveal reveals]] that the [=MacDonald=] family is this, being descended from an ancient [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} Scottish]] royal family called the [=MacDougal=]-Donalds.
* ContinuityNod:
** D.W. mentions the events of the episode
** Inside the preschool, the Good Behavior of the Week Award featured in "[[Recap/ArthurS9E4BustersGreenThumbMyFairTommy My Fair Tommy]]" can be seen in the background with what appears to be a picture of D.W., implying that this story takes place during the same time period as that one.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, James sentences her to clean out every single ''{{unicorn}}'' stable in the land.
* CoolCrown:
** During his tyrant phase, James wears one made out of paper. In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, he wears a real, GemEncrusted one.
** The heads of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan all wore these as well.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: The tyrannical ruler version of James in D.W.'s ImagineSpot does not like madeleines because he finds them too sweet, which is why he [[EvilIsPetty orders his guards to stomp on every single one in the entire land]].
* DrunkWithPower: James slowly becomes less friendly towards his fellow students as he lets the supposed powers of his lamb plush get to him, going as far as to have his personal guards, the Tibble twins, steal
* EasilyForgiven: D.W. and Emily don't hesitate to have James back as their friend once he's given up his tyrannical ways.
* EvilIsPetty: In D.W.'s ImagineSpot of James being a real tyrannical king, he orders his guards to steal all the crayons in the land. Is this because he wants to use them to draw? No, he just likes ''looking'' at them. Then, when Emily comes to him begging for bread for the starving people of the kingdom, he at first says they should eat madeleines, then instantly changes his mind and orders his guards to ''stomp on all the madeleines in the land'' simply because ''he'' finds them too sweet for his liking. Finally, when D.W. attempts to stand up to his tyranny, he sentences her to clean out all the {{unicorn}} stables in the entire land.
* EvilLaugh: In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, James has a tendency to let out these. "Mwahahaha!"
* GemEncrusted:
** The crowns of both Edna the Easily Amused and King James the Squinty, with Edna's having a single red gemstone on the front, and King James' having red and green ones going all around it.
** In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, present-day James wears a golden crown decorated with several emeralds.
* GenerationXerox: Myles says of King James the Squinty, the current day James's ancestor, that "he was very timid and couldn't see very well", which certainly sounds just like his descendant.
* HeelRealization: James finally realizes how much his tyrannical behavior is hurting his classmates when the Tibbles demand him to smash Liam's toy truck and he starts crying as a result. At this point, he gives the truck back to Liam, apologizes to him, and throws out his paper crown.
* HesBack: James ultimately gives up his tyrannical ways and goes back to being the nice boy he used to be.
-->'''Emily:''' [[LampshadeHanging Welcome back, James]].
* ImagineSpot: D.W. has one where James is a real tyrannical king who orders the Tibbles to steal all the crayons in the land [[EvilIsPetty just so he can look at them]]. When Emily (portrayed in the imagination sequence as a peasant woman) comes to King James begging for food for the people, he orders his guards to stomp on all the madeleines in the land because he finds them too sweet, and when D.W. attempts to stand up to him, he sentences her to clean out all the {{unicorn}} stables in the land.
* InsistentTerminology: According to James, his stuffed lamb is not a mouse or a "mouse-lamb" like the Tibbles call it, just a lamb.
* KilledOffscreen: Or rather, Died Offscreen. The animated tapestry in the ColdOpen shows the explosion of Flurgan the Fantastic's haggis, but his resulting death is not shown on-screen.
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* StealthPun: James starts to act like a ruthless king after receiving a plush toy from Scotland. In real life, there have been several kings of Scotland named James.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: While Molly ''says'' the stuffed lamb's magic powers are just a legend, the fact remains that it ''did'' start raining right after Timmy insisted while holding the lamb [[TemptingFate that it can't make rain]]. Whether this is evidence of the legend actually being true or a ContrivedCoincidence is unknown.
* MeaningfulName: All the ancient rulers of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan had these. [[TheDitz Kilgore the Dim]], [[FunPersonified Edna the Easily Amused]], [[HairTriggerTemper Oliver the Walloper]], and King James the Squinty, who did indeed have squinty eyes.
* NamedInTheSequel: While Liam's name had already been said in [[Literature/{{Arthur}} the picture books]], this episode marks the first time it's been used in the cartoon.
* NeverSayDie: According to Myles, the first head of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan, Flurgan the Fantastic, "perished" when his haggis exploded at the Feast of Saint Ninian.
* OneShotCharacter: Molly and James' uncle Myles only appears in this episode. Same with the members of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan.
* OneSteveLimit: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. One of the ancient rulers of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan was named Kilgore, which is also the name of another character in a [[Recap/ArthurS16E8BustersBookBattleOnTheBusterScale later episode]].
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The password D.W. needs for Tommy to let her into "King" James' room is "ridiculous."
* PosthumousCharacter: All the members of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan shown in the ColdOpen are naturally already long dead by the time the {{plot}} of the episode happens.
* TheReveal: This episode reveals that the [=MacDonald=] family are [[BlueBlood descendants of an ancient Scottish clan]].
* ShoutOut:
** The title of the episode is a reference to the phrase "The Last King of Scotland", a title that is most famously associated with UsefulNotes/IdiAmin, and which is also the title of [[Literature/TheLastKingOfScotland the book written about him]] and its [[Film/TheLastKingOfScotland film adaptation]].
* In the ColdOpen, Myles mentions the Feast of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninian Saint Ninian]].
** In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, James uses a variant of UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette's apocryphal phrase, "Let them eat madeleines" instead of "Let them eat cake."
** When D.W. confronts King James in her ImagineSpot, she is wearing a feathered cap that resembles Myth/RobinHood's.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: According to legend, King James the Squinty had this ability, and according to the same legend, the stuffed lamb that James receives gives its owner the same ability.
* StatusQuoIsGod: In the end, James gives up acting like a tyrant and is back to his normal self.
* StealthPun: James starts to act like a ruthless king after receiving a plush toy fromScotland. UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}}. In real life, RealLife, there have been several kings of Scotland named James.James.
* StuffBlowingUp: Apparently, Flurgan the Fantastic's haggis somehow ''exploded'' at the Feast of Saint Ninian, which is what caused his death.
* SuckSessor: According to Myles, the rulers of Kilflurgan that came between Flurgan the Fantastic and King James the Squinty were ''all'' terrible, with ones like [[TheDitz Kilgore the Dim]], [[FunPersonified Edna the Easily Amused]], and [[HairTriggerTemper Oliver the Walloper]].
* SuddenlyVoiced: Liam, the overall-wearing bear boy at D.W.'s preschool, speaks for the first time in the series in this story.
* SweetTooth: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. The version of James in D.W.'s ImagineSpot does ''not'' like sweet things, which is all the motive he needs to [[EvilIsPetty order his guards to stomp on every single madeleine in the entire land]].
* TemptingFate: Timmy takes James' stuffed lamb from him and, while holding it, insists that it can't create rain like James claimed it can... and right after that, there is a clap of thunder followed by a downpour. This [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane may or may not imply]] that despite what Molly says to James near the end of the episode, the lamb's magic powers actually ''are'' real.
* WeatherManipulation: The legend of King James the Squinty states that he had the ability to create rain, and James' stuffed lamb is said to give its owner the same ability. There's actually a scene in the episode that implies [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane the latter part may be]] ''true'', as Timmy, while holding the lamb, insists that it can't make rain, [[TemptingFate after which there is a clap of thunder followed by rain]].
* MeaningfulName: All the ancient rulers of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan had these. [[TheDitz Kilgore the Dim]], [[FunPersonified Edna the Easily Amused]], [[HairTriggerTemper Oliver the Walloper]], and King James the Squinty, who did indeed have squinty eyes.
* NamedInTheSequel: While Liam's name had already been said in [[Literature/{{Arthur}} the picture books]], this episode marks the first time it's been used in the cartoon.
* NeverSayDie: According to Myles, the first head of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan, Flurgan the Fantastic, "perished" when his haggis exploded at the Feast of Saint Ninian.
* OneShotCharacter: Molly and James' uncle Myles only appears in this episode. Same with the members of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan.
* OneSteveLimit: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. One of the ancient rulers of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan was named Kilgore, which is also the name of another character in a [[Recap/ArthurS16E8BustersBookBattleOnTheBusterScale later episode]].
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The password D.W. needs for Tommy to let her into "King" James' room is "ridiculous."
* PosthumousCharacter: All the members of the [=MacDougal=]-Donald clan shown in the ColdOpen are naturally already long dead by the time the {{plot}} of the episode happens.
* TheReveal: This episode reveals that the [=MacDonald=] family are [[BlueBlood descendants of an ancient Scottish clan]].
* ShoutOut:
** The title of the episode is a reference to the phrase "The Last King of Scotland", a title that is most famously associated with UsefulNotes/IdiAmin, and which is also the title of [[Literature/TheLastKingOfScotland the book written about him]] and its [[Film/TheLastKingOfScotland film adaptation]].
* In the ColdOpen, Myles mentions the Feast of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninian Saint Ninian]].
** In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, James uses a variant of UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette's apocryphal phrase, "Let them eat madeleines" instead of "Let them eat cake."
** When D.W. confronts King James in her ImagineSpot, she is wearing a feathered cap that resembles Myth/RobinHood's.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: According to legend, King James the Squinty had this ability, and according to the same legend, the stuffed lamb that James receives gives its owner the same ability.
* StatusQuoIsGod: In the end, James gives up acting like a tyrant and is back to his normal self.
* StealthPun: James starts to act like a ruthless king after receiving a plush toy from
* StuffBlowingUp: Apparently, Flurgan the Fantastic's haggis somehow ''exploded'' at the Feast of Saint Ninian, which is what caused his death.
* SuckSessor: According to Myles, the rulers of Kilflurgan that came between Flurgan the Fantastic and King James the Squinty were ''all'' terrible, with ones like [[TheDitz Kilgore the Dim]], [[FunPersonified Edna the Easily Amused]], and [[HairTriggerTemper Oliver the Walloper]].
* SuddenlyVoiced: Liam, the overall-wearing bear boy at D.W.'s preschool, speaks for the first time in the series in this story.
* SweetTooth: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. The version of James in D.W.'s ImagineSpot does ''not'' like sweet things, which is all the motive he needs to [[EvilIsPetty order his guards to stomp on every single madeleine in the entire land]].
* TemptingFate: Timmy takes James' stuffed lamb from him and, while holding it, insists that it can't create rain like James claimed it can... and right after that, there is a clap of thunder followed by a downpour. This [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane may or may not imply]] that despite what Molly says to James near the end of the episode, the lamb's magic powers actually ''are'' real.
* WeatherManipulation: The legend of King James the Squinty states that he had the ability to create rain, and James' stuffed lamb is said to give its owner the same ability. There's actually a scene in the episode that implies [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane the latter part may be]] ''true'', as Timmy, while holding the lamb, insists that it can't make rain, [[TemptingFate after which there is a clap of thunder followed by rain]].
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* ContinuityNod: D.W. mentions the events of the episode "Hic or Treat", saying she still thinks Arthur's "Franketist" costume is creepy.
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* ContinuityNod: D.W. mentions the events of the episode "Hic or Treat", saying she still thinks Arthur's "Franketist" "Frankentist" costume is creepy.
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* RosesAreRedVioletsAreBlue: In a nightmare, Buster is mocked by his fellow students for obsessing over finding his secret admirer. One of the students tells him "Roses are red, violets are blue. Rotten eggs stink and so do you!"
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* KnockKnockJoke: Buster gives one to Fern. "Knock knock?" "Who's there?" "I know." "I know who?" "I know that you're my secret admirer." Understandably, Fern doesn't find the joke funny.
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* StealthPun: James starts to act like a ruthless king after receiving a plush toy from Scotland. There have been several kings of Scotland named James.
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* StealthPun: James starts to act like a ruthless king after receiving a plush toy from Scotland. There In real life, there have been several kings of Scotland named James.
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I might as well do something love-related since Valentine's Day is tomorrow. Feel free to add any tropes to this recap that I may have missed.
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-->'''Original airdate (US):''' October 12th, 2011
"Buster's Secret Admirer": Buster receives a box of chocolates and a card saying they're from from his "secret admirer", and tries to figure out who that admirer is.
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!!"Buster's Secret Admirer" contains the following tropes:
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: In his dream at the beginning of the episode, Buster is assaulted by blue-colored squirrels.
* DreamIntro: Buster's dream starts out pretty sweet, with him simply plucking a flower while saying "she loves me, they love me, I love me". Then the flower states it dislikes being plucked by the petals, some squirrels throw heart-shaped strawberries at Buster, and a group of winged pigs shoot arrows at him. Buster wakes up, asks the audience how it's weird that the nicest dreams can devolve into the worst nightmares, and notices [[OrWasItADream an arrow like the ones the pigs shot in the dream has appeared in his bed]].
* FunWithAcronyms: Buster soon realizes in a dream that the first letters of each line in his card's poem spell "fall", referring to his made-up holiday, Fall Day.
* SignificantAnagram: Buster discovers "secret admirer" could be an anagram of "dream reciters", a group of mysterious people who look into and recite a person's dreams at their gatherings, and thinks they're the ones who gave him the chocolates.
* FogFeet: In one of his dreams, Buster imagines his secret admirer as a mysterious cloaked figure that floats a little bit above the ground.
* WellSeeAboutThat: Buster's response to Arthur thinking all those chocolates have gotten to his brain when the former suggest Fern might be his secret admirer, since she'd be too shy to let anyone know about her feelings for him.
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"The Last King of Lambland": James receives a gift from his Uncle Miles - a stuffed lamb that is said to grant its owner the magical abilities of an ancient Scottish king.
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!!"The Last King of Lambland" contains the following tropes:
* ContinuityNod: D.W. mentions the events of the episode "Hic or Treat", saying she still thinks Arthur's "Franketist" costume is creepy.
* DrunkWithPower: James slowly becomes less friendly towards his fellow students as he lets the supposed powers of his lamb plush get to him, going as far as to have his personal guards, the Tibble twins, steal a girl's apple juice for him.
* TheLastTitle: "The Last King of Lambland".
* StealthPun: James starts to act like a ruthless king after receiving a plush toy from Scotland. There have been several kings of Scotland named James.
* TheXOfY: "''The'' Last King ''of'' Lambland".
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"Buster's Secret Admirer": Buster receives a box of chocolates and a card saying they're from from his "secret admirer", and tries to figure out who that admirer is.
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!!"Buster's Secret Admirer" contains the following tropes:
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: In his dream at the beginning of the episode, Buster is assaulted by blue-colored squirrels.
* DreamIntro: Buster's dream starts out pretty sweet, with him simply plucking a flower while saying "she loves me, they love me, I love me". Then the flower states it dislikes being plucked by the petals, some squirrels throw heart-shaped strawberries at Buster, and a group of winged pigs shoot arrows at him. Buster wakes up, asks the audience how it's weird that the nicest dreams can devolve into the worst nightmares, and notices [[OrWasItADream an arrow like the ones the pigs shot in the dream has appeared in his bed]].
* FunWithAcronyms: Buster soon realizes in a dream that the first letters of each line in his card's poem spell "fall", referring to his made-up holiday, Fall Day.
* SignificantAnagram: Buster discovers "secret admirer" could be an anagram of "dream reciters", a group of mysterious people who look into and recite a person's dreams at their gatherings, and thinks they're the ones who gave him the chocolates.
* FogFeet: In one of his dreams, Buster imagines his secret admirer as a mysterious cloaked figure that floats a little bit above the ground.
* WellSeeAboutThat: Buster's response to Arthur thinking all those chocolates have gotten to his brain when the former suggest Fern might be his secret admirer, since she'd be too shy to let anyone know about her feelings for him.
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"The Last King of Lambland": James receives a gift from his Uncle Miles - a stuffed lamb that is said to grant its owner the magical abilities of an ancient Scottish king.
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!!"The Last King of Lambland" contains the following tropes:
* ContinuityNod: D.W. mentions the events of the episode "Hic or Treat", saying she still thinks Arthur's "Franketist" costume is creepy.
* DrunkWithPower: James slowly becomes less friendly towards his fellow students as he lets the supposed powers of his lamb plush get to him, going as far as to have his personal guards, the Tibble twins, steal a girl's apple juice for him.
* TheLastTitle: "The Last King of Lambland".
* StealthPun: James starts to act like a ruthless king after receiving a plush toy from Scotland. There have been several kings of Scotland named James.
* TheXOfY: "''The'' Last King ''of'' Lambland".
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