History Recap / OddSquadS1E38OliveAndOttoInShmumberland

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* {{Atlantis}}: Shmumberman comes from the lost city of [[IncrediblyLamePun Fruitlantis.]]

* IncrediblyLamePun: In the ''Shmumberman'' comic books, number lines are referred to as "Shmumber lines".

* RobbingTheMobBank: Overlaps with MuggingTheMonster -- Dr. Soup steals Shmumbertonium from the Shmumbertonium factory. Little did he know, however, that in place of Shmumberman stopping him, he has two children working for a powerful organization on his tail. However, what makes this trope played straight is that the act of taking the Shmumbertonium back from Dr. Soup is repeatedly referred to as "stealing it back" from him, and Dr. Soup himself expresses upset of them stealing from him.

* ToTheBatNoun: True to the comic book it's portraying, Olive and Otto shout "To the Shmumbermobile!" in unison.

* {{Mondegreen}}: The factory worker believes that Olive gave him the name "Hugo", when in reality she referred to him as "Hero". While she does try to protest against it, Otto tells her that it's ultimately not important, and she and him leave to deliver the Shmumbertonium to Professor Straw.

* NotSoDifferent: Otto attempts to convince Ms. O that she and Shmumberman aren't different by pointing out their similarities. Ms. O promptly interrupts him with a grating "We are ''nothing'' alike!" Even Orzack points out that she and him aren't different after she fantasizes with Shmumberman about drinking juice, to which she responds to promptly by sending him back to [[ItMakesSenseInContext banging his drum.]] By the end of the episode, she manages to befriend Shmumberman, and even sets off on another adventure with him in his world (with her as the hero and him as the sidekick).

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: When Shmumberman asks if the flavor of the juice that Ms. O is wringing into his mouth from a dirty rag is pineapple, she responds with, [[GoshDangItToHeck "You bet your straws."]] Considering the majority of Shmumberman's body is made of bendy straws, this can be seen as a more kid-friendly version of the popular phrase "you bet your ass".
** The scenes of Shmumberman lying on Ms. O's couch and the many allusions to death makes it pretty evident that Shmumberman is dying, and the B-plot of the episode revolves around keeping him alive long enough for Olive and Otto to get the Juice-o-tron 6000 needed to save his life. It's arguably one of the closest times the show has gotten to having a character actually die -- Olympia ''does'' end up dying in [[Recap/OddSquadS2E11ExtremeCakeoverAJobWellUndone "Extreme Cakeover"]] by way of turning into a cake and being squished (and the scene is played out as though she actually ''did'' die onscreen), but she is quickly resurrected due to StatusQuoIsGod.

--> '''Ms. O:''' When you imagine the juice hitting your mouth.
--> '''Shmumberman:''' And it's like... ''[in unison with Ms. O]'' Anything is possible.

* TechnicolorPerson: In comparison to the skin colors of the other characters in the comic, Dr. Soup's skin color is a sickly yellow.

--> '''Olive:''' Move aside, Dr. Soup.
--> '''Dr. Soup:''' That's ''Dr.'' Soup to ''you!''

* [[invoked]] {{Adorkable}}: The way Olive and Otto both freak out over Shmumberman referring to them by their names is absolutely ''adorable.'' Olive also gets a few moments when explaining to Otto about the comic book.

* {{Adorkable}}: The way Olive and Otto both freak out over Shmumberman referring to them by their names is absolutely ''adorable.'' Olive also gets a few moments when explaining to Otto about the comic book.

** The scenes of Shmumberman lying on Ms. O's couch and the many allusions to death makes it pretty evident that Shmumberman is dying, and the B-plot of the episode revolves around keeping him alive long enough for Olive and Otto to get the Juice-o-tron 6000 needed to save his life. It's arguably one of the closest times the show has gotten to having a character actually die -- Olympia ''does'' end up dying in "Extreme Cakeover" by way of turning into a cake and being squished (and the scene is played out as though she actually ''did'' die onscreen), but she is quickly resurrected due to StatusQuoIsGod.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Franchise/{{Batman}} The Batcave]] looks a little different than I imagined.]]

* ChairReveal: Ms. O does this when Otto asks Olive why the Director hates Shmumberman so much.

** An ad for [[Recap/OddSquadS1E26RobertPlantGameTime Robo-Blast-Bots]] appears on the back of the Shmumberman comic featuring Ms. O.
* CreatorCameo: The logo for Sinking Ship Entertainment makes an appearance as the publisher of the Shmumberman comic Otto is reading at the end of the episode.

** The scenes of Shmumberman lying on Ms. O's couch and the many allusions to death makes it pretty evident that Shmumberman is dying, and the B-plot of the episode revolves around keeping him alive long enough for Olive and Otto to get the Juice-o-tron 6000 needed to save his life. It's arguably one of the closest times the show has gotten to having a character actually die -- Olympia ''does'' end up dying in "Extreme Cakeover", but is quickly resurrected due to StatusQuoIsGod.

* IncrediblyLamePun: In the Shmumberman comic books, number lines are referred to as "Shmumber lines".

* LookingBusy: Olive attempts to do this by hiding her Shmumberman comic book inside of a folder, but ultimately fails -- her laughing, as well as her response to Otto, gives her away.

* NoNameGiven: Ultimately averted -- the factory worker isn't given a name in the comic, but when Olive and Otto refer to him as a hero for what he did to stop Dr. Soup, he decides to take on "Hugo" as a name, having misheard Olive.

* NotSoDifferent: Otto attempts to convince Ms. O that she and Shmumberman aren't different by pointing out their similarities. Ms. O promptly interrupts him with a grating "We are ''nothing'' alike!" Even Orzack points out that she and him aren't different after she fantasizes with Shmumberman about drinking juice; to which she responds to promptly by sending him back to [[ItMakesSenseInContext banging his drum.]] By the end of the episode, she manages to befriend Shmumberman, and even sets off on another adventure with him (with her as the hero and him as the sidekick).

* PissTakeRap: Dr. Soup performs a version of the chorus of "(Whoomp!) There It Is" by Tag Team while attacking Olive, Otto and the factory worker. It's about as horrible as you'd expect.

* ThemeNaming: Many of the things in the Shmumberman comic are named with either the prefix "Shmumber" as a whole, or part of the prefix (such as Shmumbley the butler).

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Olive and Otto get zapped into the world of the Shmumberman comic book.

* TrustPassword: Olive has to prove to Professor Straw that she and Otto are heroes and not villains, that they are stuck in the world of Shmumberman, and that in their world, Shmumberman is merely a comic book. She does this by pointing out how the Professor made the Juice-o-tron 6000 today. She also attempts to reveal Shmumberman's SecretIdentity before Otto interrupts her.

* TrickedOutGloves: The cans that Dr. Soup wears on his hands enable him to fire chowder at his enemies. Without them, he's essentially powerless.

* HiddenDepths: If Ms. O's comment to Olive is any indication, she knows her side tables.

* [[invoked]] CollectorsEdition: An in-universe example, as the comic book Olive and Otto are in happens to be a collector's edition that the former owns.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: For all his villainous ways, Dr. Soup shares something in common with Otto: neither one of them like spoilers. He profusely apologizes to Otto...right before blasting him and his allies with soup.

* {{Determinator}}: Averted for both Olive and Otto, who immediately give up upon being told that Dr. Soup has the Shmumbertonium, then played straight once they realize they can go to the page Dr. Soup is on and battle him for it.

* DescriptionCut: Olive [[LampshadeHanging hangs a lampshade]] on the trope at one point.

* ChekhovsGun: The side tables that show up as a BrickJoke throughout the episode prove useful when Olive, Otto and the factory worker hide behind one for cover. Similarly, the factory worker serves as a ChekhovsGunman when

* CharacterWitness: The factory worker repays the kindness Olive and Otto showed him by letting him come along (albeit Olive attempted to protest at first) by helping them to stop Dr. Soup with his BigEater tendencies.

* AbnormalAmmo: Dr. Soup shoots soup out of his can hands to attack Olive, Otto and the construction worker.

--> '''Ms. O:''' ''[to Olive]'' That would be Orzack- ''[to Orzack]'' ''not drumming fast enough!''

* ALightInTheDistance: A variant occurs just as Orzack tells Ms. O that there's no more juice left as Shmumberman is nearing death -- the Shmumberman comic book, sitting on the coffee table, begins to blink green. After a few brief seconds, the comic glows with a brighter green flash, and the partner pair emerge, blasting Shmumberman with the Juice-o-tron 6000 and restoring him to full health.

* AbnormalAmmo: Dr. Soup shoots chowder out of his can hands to attack Olive, Otto and the construction worker.
* {{Adorkable}}: Olive, natch, right down to the way she speaks about the comic book series.
** The way Olive and Otto both freak out over Shmumberman referring to them by their names is absolutely ''adorable.''

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Orzack, Orzack, Orzack...

* {{Eyedscreen}}: Shown before the factory worker begins defeating Dr. Soup by eating his chowder ammo.

* LeaderWannabe: Ms. O asks Orzack to help her carry Shmumberman up into her office. He mistakenly believes that she's promoting him to Director, and expresses excitement over moving into her office and helping her run the precinct. This is something that carries into the end of the episode, where he temporarily takes over for Ms. O while she's in Shmumberman's latest comic. Of course, he's terribly incompetent at being Director anyway, as he is unable to get inside Ms. O's office. Even ''Olive and Otto'' refuse to obey him.

* MidBattleTeaBreak: In the middle of confronting Dr. Soup, he gives away a few spoilers for how his sidekick abandoned him in the comic, something that Otto refuses to listen to. When Olive explains that her partner hasn't read it, Dr. Soup has a heart-to-heart with him and says that he too hates spoilers, and apologizes for giving some away to Otto. And then the battle ''really'' begins, with him shooting chowder at them.

* HeroicSacrifice: A non-lethal example -- Ms. O sacrifices her juice box in order to save Shmumberman. Not only that, but she also sacrifices her entire juice box stash and whatever fruit the precinct has in order to save him. She even goes so far as to use a ''dirty rag'' that she used to clean up a juice spill earlier, wringing it out so the juice falls in his mouth. She, and the other agents, manage to buy enough time for Olive and Otto to retrieve the Juice-o-tron 3000 in the comic book, find a way to exit it, and zap Shmumberman with it, which restores him to full health.

* LeaderWannabe: Orzack carries a false belief that Ms. O promoted him to the rank of Director, something that carries into the end of the episode. Of course, he's terribly incompetent at being Director anyway, as he is unable to get inside Ms. O's office. Even ''Olive and Otto'' refuse to obey him.

* NotSoDifferent: Otto attempts to convince Ms. O that she and Shmumberman aren't different by pointing out their similarities. Ms. O promptly interrupts him with a grating "We are ''nothing'' alike!" By the end of the episode, she manages to befriend Shmumberman, and even sets off on another adventure with him (with her as the hero and him as the sidekick).

* StockShoujoBullyingTactics: A downplayed example; Otto exposes Olive by lunging for her comic book and holding it up high so she can't reach it, but he doesn't have any malicious intent behind it.

* MediumBlending: The episode blends live-action footage with comic-book-style animation as it switches between Olive and Otto, and Ms. O and Shmumberman.