Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Recap / OddSquadS1E20PuppetShowMysticEggPizza

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

** Remember during [[Recap/OddSquadS1E9SkipDayTheGreatGrinaldi The Great Grinaldi]], where Otto declares the culprit to be a made-up villain called Fourthsie Fouriet? Well, this episode reveals that a villainess who likes splitting things into quarters and stealing one ''does'' actually exist, and she's called Quarter Quinn.

Added: 104

Removed: 114

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Incredibly Lame Pun is a redirect and not a trope by itself.


* IncrediblyLamePun: Doug says "I egg your pardon" at one point when Debbie refuses to go back into the Eggmobile.


Added DiffLines:

* {{Pun}}: Doug says "I egg your pardon" at one point when Debbie refuses to go back into the Eggmobile.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Merged page


* CallForward: A rather subtle one -- Olive gushes over Doug having an Eggmobile, which is a clear reference to the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batmobile.]] Her favorite comic book hero happens to be Shmumberman, which is a parody of Batman. "Olive and Otto in Shmumberland" has Olive and Otto being trapped in Shmumberman's world and operating the [[ToTheBatnoun Shmumbermobile.]]

to:

* CallForward: A rather subtle one -- Olive gushes over Doug having an Eggmobile, which is a clear reference to the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batmobile.]] Her favorite comic book hero happens to be Shmumberman, which is a parody of Batman. "Olive and Otto in Shmumberland" has Olive and Otto being trapped in Shmumberman's world and operating the [[ToTheBatnoun Shmumbermobile.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


--> '''Olive:''' ''(moans)'' I'm gonna be sick...

to:

--> '''Olive:''' ''(moans)'' ''[moans]'' I'm gonna be sick...



--> ''(cut to inside the car)''

to:

--> ''(cut ''[cut to everyone inside the car)''car]''

Added: 140

Removed: 152

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* [[invoked]] {{Adorkable}}: Olive immediately latches on to the fact that Delivery Doug has an Eggmobile, and she's completely adorable while doing it.


Added DiffLines:

* CheerfulChild: Olive immediately latches on to the fact that Delivery Doug has an Eggmobile, and she's completely adorable while doing it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* {{Adorkable}}: Olive immediately latches on to the fact that Delivery Doug has an Eggmobile, and she's completely adorable while doing it.

to:

* [[invoked]] {{Adorkable}}: Olive immediately latches on to the fact that Delivery Doug has an Eggmobile, and she's completely adorable while doing it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* {{Adorkable}}: Olive immediately latches on to the fact that Delivery Doug has an Eggmobile, and she's completely adorable doing it.

to:

* {{Adorkable}}: Olive immediately latches on to the fact that Delivery Doug has an Eggmobile, and she's completely adorable while doing it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Debbie and Doug are forced to work together, as they both have the same problem. This trope can apply to Olive and Otto as well, albeit they don't consider him an enemy as much as they consider him just really annoying.

to:

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Debbie and Doug are forced to work together, as they both have the same problem. This trope It can apply to Olive and Otto as well, albeit they don't consider him Doug an enemy as much as they consider him just really annoying.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* IdiotBall: Olive and Otto share the ball when eating egg salad pizzas. One would think to take a utensil, open the pizza up, and scrape off as much egg salad as possible -- but nope, they don't even think about it. Instead, Olive tells Otto to "breathe through your mouth."

to:

* IdiotBall: Olive and Otto share the ball when eating egg salad pizzas. One would think to take a utensil, open the pizza up, and scrape off as much egg salad as possible -- but nope, they don't even think about it. Instead, Olive tells Otto to "breathe through your mouth."

Added: 10122

Changed: 43

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2020_05_30_dbodds39_1_webp_webp_image_1275_713_pixels.png]]

to:

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2020_05_30_dbodds39_1_webp_webp_image_1275_713_pixels.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2020_05_31_202.png]]



!!Tropes:

to:

!!Tropes:!!Tropes:

* {{Adorkable}}: Olive immediately latches on to the fact that Delivery Doug has an Eggmobile, and she's completely adorable doing it.
* TheAllegedCar: Doug drives a station wagon dubbed the [[{{Thememobile}} Eggmobile]] that looks fine on the outside. However, the windows don't work, only the front passenger door opens from the inside, and it's safe to say that [[TakeOurWordForIt there's a good reason Olive, Otto and Debbie are crammed in the backseat the first time around.]]
* AndYourRewardIsEdible: The precinct ends up getting a bunch of free egg salad pizzas by the end of the episode. Ms. O delegates consumption duties to Olive and Otto, much to their chagrin.
* ArtisticLicenseCars: Doug's car only has lap belts, with the exception of the driver and passenger seats. While the model and year of his station wagon is unclear, it appears to be straight out of the '90s (and likely before 1996, when the last full-size station wagons were discontinued). Most station wagons -- as well as cars in general -- have seatbelts that go diagonally across the body and straight across the lap, which no one is seen wearing except for Doug (and later on, Debbie).
* AWizardDidIt: Quite literally, in this case, as the box seller (who marked his boxes half-off) originally bought a price sticker from a wizard.
* BasementDweller: Doug runs his egg salad sandwich business from his mother's basement -- something that's only made obvious when said mother interrupts his and Debbie's argument (much to his chagrin).
* BlameGame: Debbie blames Doug, who in turn blames Debbie. Olive and Otto both blame Tommy Twosie, who blames Quarter Quinn, who blames...no one, because she has no idea who is responsible for the item thefts.
* TheBusCameBack: Both Delivery Debbie and Delivery Doug appear in this episode after last being seen in [[Recap/OddSquadS1E2SoundcheckDoubleTrouble "Double Trouble"]]. What became of the former's doubles, though, is left unknown.
** Tommy Twosie also appears in this episode after last being seen in [[Recap/OddSquadS1E15TheOddAntidoteTheOneThatGotAway "The One That Got Away"]].
* CallForward: A rather subtle one -- Olive gushes over Doug having an Eggmobile, which is a clear reference to the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batmobile.]] Her favorite comic book hero happens to be Shmumberman, which is a parody of Batman. "Olive and Otto in Shmumberland" has Olive and Otto being trapped in Shmumberman's world and operating the [[ToTheBatnoun Shmumbermobile.]]
* ChaseScene: Averted. Tommy Twosie begins to make a run for it when he's caught, but is unable to go anywhere due to wearing snowshoes.
* ContinuityNod: [[Recap/OddSquadS1E4BlobOnTheJobPartyOf54321 This isn't the first time]] Otto has been called "Oo-too".
** Olive and Otto repeat their "whaaaaat" {{Catchphrase}} after having done it [[Recap/OddSquadS1E19HoldTheDoorFlatastrophe just a couple episodes ago.]]
* CrossingTheBurntBridge: Both Olive and Debbie expressed their dislike for Doug back in [[Recap/OddSquadS1E2SoundcheckDoubleTrouble "Double Trouble"]]. In this episode, they go to visit him in order to confront him about the missing slices of pizza, and he ends up being their chauffeur. However, Doug seems to have an ItsPersonal rivalry with Debbie and doesn't antagonize Olive aside from a MaliciousMisnaming moment.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: If their reactions are any indication, Olive and Otto hate egg salad -- never mind when it's on ''pizza.''
* DreadfulMusician: Doug. ''Oh'' so much.
* DrosteImage: The ColdOpen client's trash can is this, as he opens the lid only to find himself greeting Olive and Otto as he did seconds before. When asked what gadget to use, Olive has the idea to watch what the people inside the image do -- they use the Trash-inator, which destroys the garbage can, leaving the partner pair to use the Garbage-inator instead. And it only gets more confusing from there.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: While Doug isn't necessarily villainous, he still loves his mother, and has even recorded a song with her.
* FacePalm: Olive does this multiple times (it ''is'' her CharacterTic).
* FeudEpisode: The episode revolves around Delivery Debbie and Delivery Doug as they argue consistently while working together with Olive and Otto to find out who stole part of their pizzas and egg salad sandwiches. Along the way, they pick up Tommy Twosie and Quarter Quinn, the latter of whom is having a similar issue with her items. When the culprit is found to be the seller of all three adults' delivery boxes and the situation is resolved, Debbie and Doug make up with each other and combine their businesses into one that sells egg salad pizzas.
* FictionalCurrency: This episode introduces the use of Jackalope Dollars as primary currency, albeit the currency itself isn't named until "Dr. O: Party Time, Excellent".
* FoodEnd: The episode ends with Olive and Otto chowing down on egg salad pizzas, and regretting every minute of it.
--> '''Olive:''' ''(moans)'' I'm gonna be sick...
* GilliganCut: Occurs when everyone goes to see Quarter Quinn.
--> '''Doug:''' To the Eggmobile!
--> '''Tommy Twosie:''' Cool!
--> ''(cut to inside the car)''
--> '''Tommy:''' Not cool.
** One later occurs when Quarter Quinn enters the vehicle while the group is driving to see Keith.
* GoodCopBadCop: Debbie believes that Otto is doing this while confronting Doug, playing the role of the good cop while Olive takes the role of the bad cop. However, she is the only one placing blame on Doug; Otto is trying to ease the tension from Debbie and Doug playing the BlameGame with each other, while Olive isn't pointing fingers at all.
* HiddenDepths: Otto apparently likes love songs in general, not just ones from Soundcheck -- which implies that he might be TheCharmer on a similar level as [[Recap/OddSquadS1E10TheTroubleWithCentigurpsTotallyOddSquad O'Donahue.]]
* HiddenDisdainReveal: Both Debbie and Doug start to do this, with Debbie complaining about how Doug talks too much, before Otto [[BigShutUp interrupts them.]]
* IdiotBall: Olive and Otto share the ball when eating egg salad pizzas. One would think to take a utensil, open the pizza up, and scrape off as much egg salad as possible -- but nope, they don't even think about it. Instead, Olive tells Otto to "breathe through your mouth."
* ImNotDoingThatAgain: When the group reaches Quarter Quinn's house, it's determined that they need to go driving around once again to find the villain. However, Debbie snaps and refuses to go back into the Eggmobile, which causes the two to delve into an argument.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Doug says "I egg your pardon" at one point when Debbie refuses to go back into the Eggmobile.
* InsistentTerminology: Multiple characters comment on how they thought the Eggmobile was called that because it was shaped like an egg (and all of them stand by that opinion). Instead, it just smells like one. By the time Quarter Quinn comments on it, Doug remarks that "unless you're kicking in gas money, I ''don't'' even want to hear it!"
* {{Jingle}}: Debbie and Doug have already come up with a jingle for their combined business by the end of the episode.
* MaliciousMisnaming: Doug mispronounces Olive and Otto's names as "Oo-lave" (pronounced ooh-lah-vay) and "Oo-too", respectively.
--> '''Olive:''' Wow, that's not even ''close'' to saying our names right.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Who's responsible for the thefts? Why, it's none other than the '''''BOX MASTER.'''''
--> '''Debbie:''' His name's Keith.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Otto, who is normally a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} NiceGuy that rarely has a mean bone in his body (well, aside from villains), has no problem [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/oddsquad/images/9/9e/Screenshot_2020-05-31_20.png/revision/latest?cb=20200531044500 being smug at Doug's expense]] when his (Doug's) mom interrupts his and Debbie's argument. Even ''Debbie herself'' gets in on it!
* OdeToFood: Quite a few throughout the episode -- "All I Really Want is Eggs" (a PissTakeRap), an upbeat pop song Doug's mom sings (and has recorded with Doug himself), and a love ballad (which Otto actually enjoys).
* OpenAndShutCase: Ms. O believes that the situation is this after hearing Debbie's explanation for why she blames Doug. However, Otto believes they should visit Doug and get answers before pointing any fingers.
* PissTakeRap: Doug's "All I Really Want is Eggs" song, [[OdeToFood which is about, what else, egg salad sandwiches]], is about as poor as you'd expect. Unfortunately, numerous characters have to suffer through it.
* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The episode's title is based off of the 1988 film ''Film/MysticPizza'', as well as the shop from which the film was inspired.
* ShoutOut: The Eggmobile is a pretty clear rip of the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batmobile.]] However, unlike the Batmobile, it's TheAllegedCar.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Doug fits this to an absolute T. He believes that his egg salad sandwich business is a "successful empire", and Debbie is quick to accuse him of jealousy for her own, much more successful business at selling pizzas. Even Olive and Otto grow tired of being around him over the course of the episode, especially during the car scenes.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Quarter Quinn is confronted while packing up moving boxes in her van, explaining that she's trying to move out of town really fast without telling anyone.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Debbie and Doug are forced to work together, as they both have the same problem. This trope can apply to Olive and Otto as well, albeit they don't consider him an enemy as much as they consider him just really annoying.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Olive remarks how it's nice to see Debbie and Doug getting along, while Otto offers a suggestion for them to work together. The two adults end up taking the agents' words to mean joining businesses to make egg salad pizzas, and unfortunately for Otto and Olive, they end up paying the price ''dearly'' when they are given stacks upon stacks of egg salad pizzas to eat.
* VomitDiscretionShot: Implied, as Olive remarks that she's going to throw up at the end of the episode, but it cuts to black before she actually does.
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Redirected page

Added DiffLines:

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2020_05_29_olive20and20otto20are20puppets_jpg_resize_710x399_1_webp_webp_image_710_399_pixels.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[Series/SesameStreet Can you tell me how to get to Odd Squad?]]]]
'''''Puppet Show'''''

'''Airdates:''' January 21, 2015 [[note]]PBS Kids premiere[[/note]], March 16, 2015 [[note]]TVO Kids premiere[[/note]], May 10, 2015 [[note]]ICI Radio-Canada premiere[[/note]]

Olive and Otto have to crack a case in which a group of people have been turned into puppets, including themselves.

----
!!Tropes:

* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: Whoops, Ms. O's dog, likes fruit juice. While most fruit juices are non-toxic to dogs, and most can safely eat and digest fruits like apple slices, [[https://dogtime.com/dog-health/dog-food-dog-nutrition/84049-can-dogs-drink-fruit-juices vets don't recommend that they drink fruit juice]]. In addition, grapes in general -- whether as a whole fruit or as juice -- are toxic to dogs.
* BodyHorror: Olive and Otto still have puppet hands at the end of the episode despite being turned back to humans. While their arms aren't shown, it leaves one to question whether they also have rod arms.
* BrokenRecord: When Olive, Otto and the other puppets are getting ready to leave, they encounter a girl who only repeats two words: [[TitleDrop "Puppet show!"]] (Well, and she says "nope" when Olive asks the obvious question.)
* ButtMonkey: Olive, Otto and Jimmy are consistently belittled by their co-workers due to them being puppets. Jenny, Anne, and the cab driver are exceptions.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Oscar is showing Ms. O pet options, he shows her a lion. Then this exchange ensues:
--> '''Ms. O:''' Oh! A lion! I can dress it up like a zebra!
--> '''Oscar:''' Couldn't you just get a zebra?
--> '''Ms. O:''' [[OneDialogueTwoConversations I feel like we're having two different conversations here.]]
* ContinuityNod: Ms. O is shown a bear as an option for a possible pet, which she says is "too weak" -- referencing her battle with one in [[Recap/OddSquadS1E6OscarAndTheOscarbotsPictureDay "Oscar and the Oscarbots"]].
* EvilPuppeteer: The Puppet Master is this, having turned Olive, Otto, and a few other people into puppets.
* FirstPetStory: While Olive and Otto are out finding the other puppets, Ms. O decides to adopt a pet, and a good portion of the episode is dedicated to her finding one. After shooting down ideas for various [[PetMonstrosity exotic pets,]] she finally settles on an Australian Shepherd/border collie mix [[note]]speculated; the breed of Whoops is not confirmed[[/note]] named Whoops, [[ThievingPet who promptly steals the Puppet Master's gadget.]] Otto is able to fling himself at Whoops to get him to let go of the gadget, and Ms. O lures him away with some juice. Once the gadget is retrieved, the puppets are turned back into humans, including Olive and Otto. However, Whoops becomes an AbsentAnimalCompanion.
* HatesBeingCalledCute: Both Olive and Otto ''despise'' being called cute while as puppets.
* ICallItVera: Jimmy calls his hammer "Big Thunder".
* ImplausibleDeniability: While interrogating her, Ms. O holds up the Puppet Master's gadget, explaining that it looks like a dog bone. The Puppet Master retorts that it does ''not'' look like a dog bone. The Main 3 bluntly tell her that yes, it does. It becomes a BrickJoke when the Puppet Master sees Whoops, Ms. O's new dog, with the gadget in its mouth.
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Downplayed. Ms. O attempts to get the Puppet Master to spill the truth about how to turn the puppets back by using psychological tricks -- she'll close her eyes in three seconds, and [[CountingToThree when she reaches three,]] she'll sic Olive and Otto on the villainess if she refuses to comply. (It's possible that she meant the threat with the intent to harm or kill, albeit it's subtle since, well, kids' show, and Olive and Otto wouldn't have done much damage anyway in their current forms.) Before Ms. O can reach three, however, the Puppet Master manages to crack from fear.
* JustIgnoreIt: This is Otto's advice to Olive after O'Neal begins laughing at them in their puppet states.
* LostFoodGrievance: Otto makes a remark on Jenny's melted ice cream when he, Olive and the others go to see her.
* NoodleImplements: Upon Olive finding out that she has puppet hands at the end of the episode, she tells someone to get "glue, ''lots'' of glue!"
* NotSoExtinct: Parodied. When Ms. O is describing to Oscar what pet she wants, she explains that said pet doesn't exist -- it has fur, four legs, a tail, and it "makes a sound like 'woof woof'". As it turns out, she's describing a dog, which Oscar picks up on.
* OneHourWorkWeek: It's zig-zagged. Jimmy is a construction worker that has been turned into a puppet. His co-workers feel resentful that he gets to leave work early to tag along with Olive and Otto as the three of them attempt to find the other puppets. However, whether Jimmy actually did leave work early or went back to his job is left ambiguous.
* PetMonstrosity: A bear and an alpaca are among the pets presented to Ms. O as options for potential adoptees.
* PuppetPermutation: The premise of the episode.
* PuppetShows: The episode features the use of [[HandPuppet hand puppets]] for both Olive and Otto, and a few other citizens of the town, who have been turned into puppets.
** An InUniverse example also occurs when three kids come up to Olive, Otto, Jimmy and Jenny wanting them to put on a show for them and refusing to let them leave until they do.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: Olive and Otto have until sundown to round up the other puppets and turn them, as well as themselves, back to their normal states.
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: When Jimmy is explaining to Olive and Otto how he got turned into a puppet.
--> '''Jimmy''': So. This villain-looking lady comes over to me, holding something that looks like a dog bone. Anyway, kapow! Next thing you know, I'm a puppet, can you believe it?
--> '''Otto:''' Uhh, unfortunately, yes.
* RunningGag: The fact that the Puppet Master's gadget looks like a dog bone does not go unnoticed.
* SuperCellReception: Olive uses her badge phone, which is made of felt, to contact Ms. O. However, she can barely hear her agent on the other side of the line, and resorts to just approving whatever Olive is saying (or about to say).
* UnsuccessfulPetAdoption: Ms. O decides to adopt a pet. However, it becomes an AbsentAnimalCompanion for the remainder of the series.
----
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2020_05_30_dbodds39_1_webp_webp_image_1275_713_pixels.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:This isn't your average Film/MysticPizza.]]
'''''Mystic Egg Pizza'''''

'''Airdates:''' January 21, 2015 [[note]] PBS Kids premiere[[/note]], March 16, 2015 [[note]] TVO Kids premiere[[/note]], May 10, 2015 [[note]] ICI Radio-Canada premiere[[/note]]

With the help of Olive and Otto, Delivery Debbie and Delivery Doug must figure out why their food is disappearing.

----
!!Tropes:

Top