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* TheButlerDidIt: As well as his two sisters, who manage to steal the cake and make off with it before the others stop them in their tracks.
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* TheHelpHelpingThemselves: The butler and maid, as well as Lord Rectangle's friend Miss Triangle, are the ones who stole Lord Rectangle's birthday cake, out of anger that Rectangle never remembers their birthdays. Once everyone apologizes, Rectangle destroys his cake and decides to make cupcakes for everyone instead.
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* TooImportantToRememberYou: The motivation for stealing Lord Rectangle's birthday cake was because he never remembered the butler and maid's birthdays.
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* FashionDesigner: Miss Triangle is one, being one of the most famous in the world, whose trademark is using triangles in her designs.
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* IncrediblyLamePun: Otto makes one that [[LateToThePunchline Olive doesn't seem to grasp until a few moments later.]] At the end of the episode, she one-ups him with a pun of her own.
--> '''Olive:''' Can't win 'em all, partner.
--> '''Olive:''' Can't win 'em all, partner.
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* RedHerring: Professor Square and General Pentagon turn out to be red herrings, and are interrogated by Olive and Otto as to what happened when the incident occurred. Both are revealed to have lied about what they were doing at the time of the theft (presumably, Square was reading his book, while Pentagon went to wash his hands), but neither contributed to stealing the cake.
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* {{Pun}}: Otto makes one that [[LateToThePunchline Olive doesn't seem to grasp until a few moments later.]] At the end of the episode, she one-ups him with a pun of her own.
--> '''Olive:''' Can't win 'em all, partner.
* RedHerring: Professor Square and General Pentagon turn out to be redherrings, herrings and are interrogated by Olive and Otto as to what happened when the incident occurred. Both are revealed to have lied about what they were doing at the time of the theft (presumably, Square was reading his book, while Pentagon went to wash his hands), but neither contributed to stealing the cake.
--> '''Olive:''' Can't win 'em all, partner.
* RedHerring: Professor Square and General Pentagon turn out to be red
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* AbsenteeActor: Neither Ms. O nor Oscar make any appearances in this episode.
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--> '''Olive:''' ''[as a {{Narrator}}]'' I needed to find out exactly what happened here tonight. ''[outside of narration]'' Lord Rectangle, could you tell me exactly what happened here tonight?
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--> '''Olive:''' ''[as a {{Narrator}}]'' CharacterNarrator]'' I needed to find out exactly what happened here tonight. ''[outside of narration]'' Lord Rectangle, could you tell me exactly what happened here tonight?
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* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: It's implied that Olive and Otto had one that they both shared, which can serve as potential ShipTease.
* WalkingBackwards: Played for laughs when the General begins backing up after telling Otto to interrogate Miss Triangle, only to bump into the fireplace.
--> '''General Pentagon:''' There's no doorway behind me, is there?
--> '''Otto:''' [[LittleNo No.]]
--> '''General Pentagon:''' I didn't think so.
** Both Professor Square and Miss Triangle also manage to collide in this manner with Olive.
* WalkingBackwards: Played for laughs when the General begins backing up after telling Otto to interrogate Miss Triangle, only to bump into the fireplace.
--> '''General Pentagon:''' There's no doorway behind me, is there?
--> '''Otto:''' [[LittleNo No.]]
--> '''General Pentagon:''' I didn't think so.
** Both Professor Square and Miss Triangle also manage to collide in this manner with Olive.
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* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: It's implied that Olive and Otto had one that they both shared, which can serve as potential ShipTease.
* WalkingBackwards: Played for laughs when the General begins backing up after telling Otto to interrogate Miss Triangle, only to bump into the fireplace.
--> '''General Pentagon:''' There's no doorway behind me, is there?
--> '''Otto:''' [[LittleNo No.]]
--> '''General Pentagon:''' I didn't think so.
** Both Professor Square and Miss Triangle also manage to collide in this manner with Olive.ShipTease.
* WalkingBackwards: Played for laughs when the General begins backing up after telling Otto to interrogate Miss Triangle, only to bump into the fireplace.
--> '''General Pentagon:''' There's no doorway behind me, is there?
--> '''Otto:''' [[LittleNo No.]]
--> '''General Pentagon:''' I didn't think so.
** Both Professor Square and Miss Triangle also manage to collide in this manner with Olive.
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* SniffSniffNom: Subverted. Upon finding a presumably muddy footprint, Otto takes his finger to the mud and eats it without sniffing it...before realizing that it isn't mud, but frosting from a cake. Olive then tastes the footprint herself to confirm.
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* SniffSniffNom: Subverted.Played with. Upon finding a presumably muddy footprint, Otto takes his finger to the mud and eats it without sniffing it...before realizing that it isn't mud, but frosting from a cake. Olive then tastes the footprint herself to confirm. However, neither one of them sniff the footprint beforehand.
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--> '''Olive:''' ''(as a {{Narrator}})'' I needed to find out exactly what happened here tonight. ''(outside of narration)'' Lord Rectangle, could you tell me exactly what happened here tonight?
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--> '''Olive:''' ''(as ''[as a {{Narrator}})'' {{Narrator}}]'' I needed to find out exactly what happened here tonight. ''(outside ''[outside of narration)'' narration]'' Lord Rectangle, could you tell me exactly what happened here tonight?
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--> ''(he accidentally knocks over the vase)''
--> '''Otto:''' ''(as Olive is giving a FacePalm)'' I'm ''so'' sorry, I'll pay for it. How much did it cost?
--> '''Otto:''' ''(as Olive is giving a FacePalm)'' I'm ''so'' sorry, I'll pay for it. How much did it cost?
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--> ''(he ''[he accidentally knocks over the vase)''
vase]''
--> '''Otto:'''''(as ''[as Olive is giving a FacePalm)'' FacePalm]'' I'm ''so'' sorry, I'll pay for it. How much did it cost?
--> '''Otto:'''
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--> ''(he moves back over to Olive, who shakes her head and gives an [[DisapprovingLook eyeroll]])''
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--> ''(he ''[he moves back over to Olive, who shakes her head and gives an [[DisapprovingLook eyeroll]])''eyeroll]]]''
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--> '''Miss Triangle:''' Well, you've got to be, darling, to run with this crowd. ''(whispering)'' A bunch of tricksters, the whole lot.
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--> '''Miss Triangle:''' Well, you've got to be, darling, to run with this crowd. ''(whispering)'' ''[whispering]'' A bunch of tricksters, the whole lot.
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--> '''Otto:''' This case is getting odder by the m- ''(yells in surprise as he bumps into the General)'' Mr. Pentagon!
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--> '''Otto:''' This case is getting odder by the m- ''(yells ''[yells in surprise as he bumps into the General)'' General]'' Mr. Pentagon!
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* BasementDweller: Subverted in the case of the butler and the maid, who live underneath the basement.
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* BasementDweller: Subverted Exaggerated in the case of the butler and the maid, who live underneath the basement.
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--> ''(he accidentally knocks over the vase; the butler moves to clean the pieces up)''
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--> ''(he accidentally knocks over the vase; the butler moves to clean the pieces up)''vase)''
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* RewatchBonus: The reveal that the butler, maid and Miss Triangle worked together to steal the cake makes sense once viewers go back and points out all of the {{Foreshadowing}} moments with the trio.
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* RewatchBonus: The reveal that the butler, maid and Miss Triangle worked together to steal the cake makes sense once viewers go back and points point out all of the {{Foreshadowing}} moments with the trio.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The General's hands being stained with red paint is an obvious metaphor for a murder victim who has blood on their hands. Bonus points for the face that the General is...well, a part of the military.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The General's hands being stained with red paint is an obvious metaphor for a murder victim who has blood on their hands. Bonus points for the face fact that the General is...well, a part of the military.
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* FacialDialogue: During the scene where Miss Triangle is explaining how she didn't steal the cake, Olive goes mostly nonverbal, shooting her various looks that range from intrigue, to doubt, to what appears to be ''[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/oddsquad/images/4/43/Screenshot_2020-05-01_3_mp4.png/revision/latest?cb=20200501225504 outright fear.]]''
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* FacialDialogue: During the scene where Miss Triangle is explaining how she didn't steal the cake, Olive goes mostly nonverbal, shooting her various looks that range from intrigue, to doubt, to what appears to be ''[[https://vignette.[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/oddsquad/images/4/43/Screenshot_2020-05-01_3_mp4.png/revision/latest?cb=20200501225504 outright fear.]]'']]
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The General's hands being stained with red paint is an obvious metaphor for a murder victim who has blood on their hands. Bonus points for the face that the General is...well, a part of the military.
* MysteryEpisode: Olive and Otto attempt to solve the mystery behind a cake being stolen at Shapely Manor. The first part of the episode has the two agents work to solve the mystery, while the second episode is comprised solely of TheSummation.
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* RedHerring: Professor Square and General Pentagon turn out to be red herrings, and are interrogated by Olive and Otto as to what happened when the incident occurred. Both are revealed to have lied about what they were doing at the time of the theft (presumably, Square was practicing square dancing, while Pentagon went to wash his hands), but neither contributed to stealing the cake.
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* RedHerring: Professor Square and General Pentagon turn out to be red herrings, and are interrogated by Olive and Otto as to what happened when the incident occurred. Both are revealed to have lied about what they were doing at the time of the theft (presumably, Square was practicing square dancing, reading his book, while Pentagon went to wash his hands), but neither contributed to stealing the cake.
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--> '''Olive:''' How are you all so sneaky?!
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--> '''Olive:''' How ''How'' are you all so sneaky?!''sneaky?!''
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* TheSummation: [[ExaggeratedTrope It's exaggerated]] in Part 2, which has Olive and Otto leading the party guests and Lord Rectangle on a run throughout the manor, visiting different rooms in order to explain what happened.
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* ActingUnnatural: Olive is easily able to tell that Professor Square is lying due to his actions.
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* BumpIntoConfrontation: When Professor Square bumps into Olive, she accuses him of attempting to sneak out of the manor.
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* BumpIntoConfrontation: When Professor Square bumps into Olive, she accuses him of attempting to sneak out of the manor.manor right off the bat.
* DetectivesFollowFootprints: One of the clues left behind by the suspect is a pentagon-shaped footprint outlined with cake.
* FacialDialogue: During the scene where Miss Triangle is explaining how she didn't steal the cake, Olive goes mostly nonverbal, shooting her various looks that range from intrigue, to doubt, to what appears to be ''[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/oddsquad/images/4/43/Screenshot_2020-05-01_3_mp4.png/revision/latest?cb=20200501225504 outright fear.]]''
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* GeneralFailure: General Pentagon has the general demeanor and attire of an army general, but doesn't have the skills to match -- one of his attack plans is putting the army's supplies in a pentagonal shape, which isn't even close to the river they have to cross, as one of his soldiers points out.
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* GeneralFailure: General Pentagon has the general demeanor and attire of an army general, and has experience fighting in the Shape Wars for 5 years, but doesn't have the skills to match -- one of his attack plans is putting the army's supplies in a pentagonal shape, which isn't even close to the river they have to cross, as one of his soldiers points out.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Otto makes one that [[LateToThePunchline Olive doesn't seem to grasp until a few moments later.]] At the end of the episode, she one-ups him with a pun of her own.
--> '''Olive:''' Can't win 'em all, partner.
--> '''Olive:''' Can't win 'em all, partner.
** Otto gives a loud "ATTENTION!" upon returning to Lord Rectangle and his guests after finding the footprint.
* OneCrazyNight: The episode takes place in a single night.
* RunningGag: The party guests all tell Olive and Otto to "think about it", with "it" being that the crime is the work of another guest. They accompany this by tapping a part of their face as they leave the rooms.
* TheScapegoat: Each party guest blames each other for the incident -- Professor Square blames General Pentagon, and the General blames Miss Triangle, and it's implied that she blames both of them.
* NeatFreak: Invoked by General Pentagon, who claims that he ran away when the lights went out to wash his hands, with Otto noting that clean hands are important to him.
* TheScapegoat: Each party guest blames each other for the incident -- Professor Square blames General Pentagon, and the General blames Miss Triangle, and it's implied that she blames both of them.
* NeatFreak: Invoked by General Pentagon, who claims that he ran away when the lights went out to wash his hands, with Otto noting that clean hands are important to him.
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* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: It's implied that Olive and Otto had one that they both shared, which can serve as potential ShipTease.
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* SniffSniffNom: Subverted. Upon finding a presumably muddy footprint, Otto takes his finger to the mud and eats it without sniffing it...before realizing that it isn't mud, but frosting from a cake. Olive then tastes the footprint herself to confirm.
* StealthExpert: All three guests are quite stealthy and manage to startle Olive and Otto upon bumping into them. In the case of Miss Triangle, it's [[DiscussedTrope briefly discussed]] by Olive:
--> '''Olive:''' How are you all so sneaky?!
--> '''Miss Triangle:''' Well, you've got to be, darling, to run with this crowd. ''(whispering)'' A bunch of tricksters, the whole lot.
* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Otto can apparently play piano, as evidenced by him performing a MusicalSting on it. Whether it's for nothing more than a gag, however, is up for debate.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: When Otto bumps into General Pentagon, this exchange ensues.
--> '''Otto:''' This case is getting odder by the m- ''(yells in surprise as he bumps into the General)'' Mr. Pentagon!
--> '''General Pentagon:''' It's ''General'' Pentagon. I didn't fight for 5 years in the Shape Wars to be called "Mr.", you got it?
* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: It's implied that Olive and Otto had one that they both shared, which can serve as potentialShipTease.ShipTease.
* WalkingBackwards: Played for laughs when the General begins backing up after telling Otto to interrogate Miss Triangle, only to bump into the fireplace.
--> '''General Pentagon:''' There's no doorway behind me, is there?
--> '''Otto:''' [[LittleNo No.]]
--> '''General Pentagon:''' I didn't think so.
** Both Professor Square and Miss Triangle also manage to collide in this manner with Olive.
* StealthExpert: All three guests are quite stealthy and manage to startle Olive and Otto upon bumping into them. In the case of Miss Triangle, it's [[DiscussedTrope briefly discussed]] by Olive:
--> '''Olive:''' How are you all so sneaky?!
--> '''Miss Triangle:''' Well, you've got to be, darling, to run with this crowd. ''(whispering)'' A bunch of tricksters, the whole lot.
* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Otto can apparently play piano, as evidenced by him performing a MusicalSting on it. Whether it's for nothing more than a gag, however, is up for debate.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: When Otto bumps into General Pentagon, this exchange ensues.
--> '''Otto:''' This case is getting odder by the m- ''(yells in surprise as he bumps into the General)'' Mr. Pentagon!
--> '''General Pentagon:''' It's ''General'' Pentagon. I didn't fight for 5 years in the Shape Wars to be called "Mr.", you got it?
* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: It's implied that Olive and Otto had one that they both shared, which can serve as potential
* WalkingBackwards: Played for laughs when the General begins backing up after telling Otto to interrogate Miss Triangle, only to bump into the fireplace.
--> '''General Pentagon:''' There's no doorway behind me, is there?
--> '''Otto:''' [[LittleNo No.]]
--> '''General Pentagon:''' I didn't think so.
** Both Professor Square and Miss Triangle also manage to collide in this manner with Olive.
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* BumpIntoConfrontation: When Professor Square bumps into Olive, she accuses him of attempting to sneak out of the manor.
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* GratuitousGerman: Professor Square speaks with a German accent and peppers some of his dialogue with German words.
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* ImpossiblyCompactFolding: The butler hands Olive and Otto a folded-up map of the manor on a small dish. When they unfold it, it's the size of them combined, and Olive has trouble attempting to fold it up even with Lord Rectangle and the others helping her. She eventually gives it back to the butler and maid.
* InvoluntaryDance: Played for laughs when Professor Square forces Olive to be his square dancing partner for a brief moment.
* InvoluntaryDance: Played for laughs when Professor Square forces Olive to be his square dancing partner for a brief moment.
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* LetsSplitUpGang: Olive and Otto split up to search the manor for clues.
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* ShoutOut: The episode serves as a WholePlotReference to the film ''Film/{{Clue}}'', with all four adults serving as parodies of various characters -- Professor Square as Professor Plum, General Pentagon as Col. Mustard, Miss Triangle as Miss Scarlett, and Lord Rectangle as Mr. Green.
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* ShoutOut: The episode serves as a WholePlotReference to the film ''Film/{{Clue}}'', with all four adults serving as parodies of various characters -- Professor Square as Professor Plum, General Pentagon as Col. Mustard, Miss Triangle as Miss Scarlett, and Lord Rectangle as Mr. Green.Boddy.
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* AbsenteeActor: Neither Ms. O nor Oscar make any appearances in this episode.
* BasementDweller: Subverted in the case of the butler and the maid, who live underneath the basement.
* BigFancyHouse: Shapely Manor is one. As befitting of its name, it has many rooms and floors, and has a rather large map to boot.
--> '''Otto:''' This is not a small house.
* BirthdayEpisode: The crime centers around Lord Rectangle's cake being stolen while celebrating his birthday, which is also the birthday shared by Miss Triangle, the butler, and the maid.
* BottleEpisode: The episode takes place entirely at Shapely Manor, and is one of the few to not show Headquarters and/or mention it.
* BasementDweller: Subverted in the case of the butler and the maid, who live underneath the basement.
* BigFancyHouse: Shapely Manor is one. As befitting of its name, it has many rooms and floors, and has a rather large map to boot.
--> '''Otto:''' This is not a small house.
* BirthdayEpisode: The crime centers around Lord Rectangle's cake being stolen while celebrating his birthday, which is also the birthday shared by Miss Triangle, the butler, and the maid.
* BottleEpisode: The episode takes place entirely at Shapely Manor, and is one of the few to not show Headquarters and/or mention it.
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* MultiPartEpisode: The second after "[[Recap/OddSquadS1E5ReindeerGames Reindeer Games]]".
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* TheCameo: Three of the four members of ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'' -- Creator/KevinMcDonald, Mark [=McKinney=], and Scott Thompson -- star as Lord Rectangle, General Pentagon, and Professor Square, respectively.
* CharacterNarrator: Olive serves as a narrator for this episode twice: once at the beginning of the episode,but only and when describing Lord Rectangle and his guests.
* FacePalm: As part of her CharacterTic, Olive does one when Otto accidentally breaks a vase.
* FakeFood: Subverted; Lord Rectangle has a photo of his cake taken from above, and it's the real deal.
* FairPlayWhodunnit: Defied. Olive obtains a photo of the cake thinking that if the cake is in a certain shape (triangle, square, pentagon), she and Otto will be able to figure out who did it. However, the cake is shaped to contain all three shapes, meaning that anyone could have done it.
* FashionDesigner: Miss Triangle is one, being one of the most famous in the world, whose trademark is using triangles in her designs.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are plenty of moments that lead up to TheButlerDidIt reveal -- starting with the butler and maid explaining to Olive and Otto how they live underneath the basement, and the butler intentionally dropping the agents' coats.
* GeneralFailure: General Pentagon has the general demeanor and attire of an army general, but doesn't have the skills to match -- one of his attack plans is putting the army's supplies in a pentagonal shape, which isn't even close to the river they have to cross, as one of his soldiers points out.
* GeniusSweetTooth: Otto [[LampshadeHanging hangs a lampshade]] on Lord Rectangle wanting to have dessert first on his birthday.
--> '''Otto:''' ''Cake?'' Before ''pizza?'' You are the smartest man I've ever met.
* GoodLookingPrivates: General Pentagon -- himself an army soldier in the appropriate attire -- treats Olive and Otto as [[ConsummateProfessional Consummate Professionals]] due to them being in uniform.
* GreensPrecedeSweets: Both subverted and inverted -- Lord Rectangle orders the butler to bring out the cake to eat first, before the pizza.
* HappyBirthdayToYou: General Pentagon, Professor Square and Miss Triangle sing the last line of a different "happy birthday" song. A rather confusing example considering the show is made in Canada.
* InventorOfTheMundane: Lord Rectangle became wealthy by inventing the ice cream sandwich.
* LightsOffSomebodyDies: It's invoked by the butler, who turns the lights off and makes a break for the cake along with the maid when the candles on ittwice.
are blown out by Lord Rectangle.
* LimitedWardrobe: Olive and Otto's rain jackets look exactly like their suits -- badges, lapels and all.
* LostFoodGrievance: Lord Rectangle is so distraught over the loss of his birthday cake that he cries over it, much to the annoyance of his guests.
--> '''Miss Triangle:''' Oh, he's ''crying'' again.
--> '''General Pentagon:''' Unbelievable.
--> '''Miss Triangle:''' I mean it's just a cake...
* MeaningfulRename: Miss Triangle was formerly called Miss Steinerflute.
* MultiPartEpisode: The second after "[[Recap/OddSquadS1E5ReindeerGames ReindeerGames]]".Games]]".
* NarrationEcho: Olive does this at one point to herself.
--> '''Olive:''' ''(as a {{Narrator}})'' I needed to find out exactly what happened here tonight. ''(outside of narration)'' Lord Rectangle, could you tell me exactly what happened here tonight?
* NoisyShutUp: When Lord Rectangle begins to accuse his guests of stealing the cake, they become offended and begin to angrily defend themselves. Olive resorts to giving a loud whistle to shut them up.
* NoPeripheralVision: Otto fails to see the white vase that's ''directly in front of his face'' when he orders everyone to stay inside until the mystery is solved, managing to knock it over and shatter it with a sweep of his hand.
* PricelessMingVase: Otto manages to knock over a vase while ordering all of the suspects to stay in the room.
--> '''Otto:''' You're all staying here until we solve this mystery. ''All'' of you.
--> ''(he accidentally knocks over the vase; the butler moves to clean the pieces up)''
--> '''Otto:''' ''(as Olive is giving a FacePalm)'' I'm ''so'' sorry, I'll pay for it. How much did it cost?
--> '''Butler:''' It was priceless, sir.
--> '''Otto:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Oh. Phew.]]
--> ''(he moves back over to Olive, who shakes her head and gives an [[DisapprovingLook eyeroll]])''
* RedHerring: Professor Square and General Pentagon turn out to be red herrings, and are interrogated by Olive and Otto as to what happened when the incident occurred. Both are revealed to have lied about what they were doing at the time of the theft (presumably, Square was practicing square dancing, while Pentagon went to wash his hands), but neither contributed to stealing the cake.
* RewatchBonus: The reveal that the butler, maid and Miss Triangle worked together to steal the cake makes sense once viewers go back and points out all of the {{Foreshadowing}} moments with the trio.
* ShoutOut: The episode serves as a WholePlotReference to the film ''Film/{{Clue}}'', with all four adults serving as parodies of various characters -- Professor Square as Professor Plum, General Pentagon as Col. Mustard, Miss Triangle as Miss Scarlett, and Lord Rectangle as Mr. Green.
** A mystery-themed episode of a show with a ruined cake and multiple suspects? [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E24MysteryOnTheFriendshipExpress Hmm, sounds a bit familiar...]]
* SimpleYetOpulent: The red farmhouse painting and flat diamond that Lord Rectangle shows off to his guests both look plain and simple, but are apparently rarities and hold great value.
* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: It's implied that Olive and Otto had one that they both shared, which can serve as potential ShipTease.
* CharacterNarrator: Olive serves as a narrator for this episode twice: once at the beginning of the episode,
* FacePalm: As part of her CharacterTic, Olive does one when Otto accidentally breaks a vase.
* FakeFood: Subverted; Lord Rectangle has a photo of his cake taken from above, and it's the real deal.
* FairPlayWhodunnit: Defied. Olive obtains a photo of the cake thinking that if the cake is in a certain shape (triangle, square, pentagon), she and Otto will be able to figure out who did it. However, the cake is shaped to contain all three shapes, meaning that anyone could have done it.
* FashionDesigner: Miss Triangle is one, being one of the most famous in the world, whose trademark is using triangles in her designs.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are plenty of moments that lead up to TheButlerDidIt reveal -- starting with the butler and maid explaining to Olive and Otto how they live underneath the basement, and the butler intentionally dropping the agents' coats.
* GeneralFailure: General Pentagon has the general demeanor and attire of an army general, but doesn't have the skills to match -- one of his attack plans is putting the army's supplies in a pentagonal shape, which isn't even close to the river they have to cross, as one of his soldiers points out.
* GeniusSweetTooth: Otto [[LampshadeHanging hangs a lampshade]] on Lord Rectangle wanting to have dessert first on his birthday.
--> '''Otto:''' ''Cake?'' Before ''pizza?'' You are the smartest man I've ever met.
* GoodLookingPrivates: General Pentagon -- himself an army soldier in the appropriate attire -- treats Olive and Otto as [[ConsummateProfessional Consummate Professionals]] due to them being in uniform.
* GreensPrecedeSweets: Both subverted and inverted -- Lord Rectangle orders the butler to bring out the cake to eat first, before the pizza.
* HappyBirthdayToYou: General Pentagon, Professor Square and Miss Triangle sing the last line of a different "happy birthday" song. A rather confusing example considering the show is made in Canada.
* InventorOfTheMundane: Lord Rectangle became wealthy by inventing the ice cream sandwich.
* LightsOffSomebodyDies: It's invoked by the butler, who turns the lights off and makes a break for the cake along with the maid when the candles on it
* LimitedWardrobe: Olive and Otto's rain jackets look exactly like their suits -- badges, lapels and all.
* LostFoodGrievance: Lord Rectangle is so distraught over the loss of his birthday cake that he cries over it, much to the annoyance of his guests.
--> '''Miss Triangle:''' Oh, he's ''crying'' again.
--> '''General Pentagon:''' Unbelievable.
--> '''Miss Triangle:''' I mean it's just a cake...
* MeaningfulRename: Miss Triangle was formerly called Miss Steinerflute.
* MultiPartEpisode: The second after "[[Recap/OddSquadS1E5ReindeerGames Reindeer
* NarrationEcho: Olive does this at one point to herself.
--> '''Olive:''' ''(as a {{Narrator}})'' I needed to find out exactly what happened here tonight. ''(outside of narration)'' Lord Rectangle, could you tell me exactly what happened here tonight?
* NoisyShutUp: When Lord Rectangle begins to accuse his guests of stealing the cake, they become offended and begin to angrily defend themselves. Olive resorts to giving a loud whistle to shut them up.
* NoPeripheralVision: Otto fails to see the white vase that's ''directly in front of his face'' when he orders everyone to stay inside until the mystery is solved, managing to knock it over and shatter it with a sweep of his hand.
* PricelessMingVase: Otto manages to knock over a vase while ordering all of the suspects to stay in the room.
--> '''Otto:''' You're all staying here until we solve this mystery. ''All'' of you.
--> ''(he accidentally knocks over the vase; the butler moves to clean the pieces up)''
--> '''Otto:''' ''(as Olive is giving a FacePalm)'' I'm ''so'' sorry, I'll pay for it. How much did it cost?
--> '''Butler:''' It was priceless, sir.
--> '''Otto:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Oh. Phew.]]
--> ''(he moves back over to Olive, who shakes her head and gives an [[DisapprovingLook eyeroll]])''
* RedHerring: Professor Square and General Pentagon turn out to be red herrings, and are interrogated by Olive and Otto as to what happened when the incident occurred. Both are revealed to have lied about what they were doing at the time of the theft (presumably, Square was practicing square dancing, while Pentagon went to wash his hands), but neither contributed to stealing the cake.
* RewatchBonus: The reveal that the butler, maid and Miss Triangle worked together to steal the cake makes sense once viewers go back and points out all of the {{Foreshadowing}} moments with the trio.
* ShoutOut: The episode serves as a WholePlotReference to the film ''Film/{{Clue}}'', with all four adults serving as parodies of various characters -- Professor Square as Professor Plum, General Pentagon as Col. Mustard, Miss Triangle as Miss Scarlett, and Lord Rectangle as Mr. Green.
** A mystery-themed episode of a show with a ruined cake and multiple suspects? [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E24MysteryOnTheFriendshipExpress Hmm, sounds a bit familiar...]]
* SimpleYetOpulent: The red farmhouse painting and flat diamond that Lord Rectangle shows off to his guests both look plain and simple, but are apparently rarities and hold great value.
* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: It's implied that Olive and Otto had one that they both shared, which can serve as potential ShipTease.
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* TheButlerDidIt: As well as her sister and brother, who manage to steal the cake and make off with it before the others stop them in their tracks.
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* TheButlerDidIt: As well as her sister and brother, his two sisters, who manage to steal the cake and make off with it before the others stop them in their tracks.
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'''''Crime at Shapely Manor'''''
'''Airdates:''' December 4, 2014 [[note]]PBS Kids premiere[[/note]], January 15, 2015 [[note]]TVO Kids premiere[[/note]], January 17, 2015 [[note]]ICI Radio-Canada premiere[[/note]]
On a dark and stormy night, Olive and Otto are sent to Shapely Manor to investigate an odd crime with even odder people. It's Lord Rectangle's birthday, and he has his friends over! But...his cake has been stolen! Olive and Otto must decipher the clues to find out who stole his cake.
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!!Tropes:
* TheButlerDidIt: As well as her sister and brother, who manage to steal the cake and make off with it before the others stop them in their tracks.
* CharacterNarrator: Olive serves as a narrator for this episode, but only does it twice.
* MultiPartEpisode: The second after "[[Recap/OddSquadS1E5ReindeerGames Reindeer Games]]".
[[caption-width-right:350:[[ItWasADarkAndStormyNight A dark and stormy night]] is a perfect time to solve crime.]]
'''''Crime at Shapely Manor'''''
'''Airdates:''' December 4, 2014 [[note]]PBS Kids premiere[[/note]], January 15, 2015 [[note]]TVO Kids premiere[[/note]], January 17, 2015 [[note]]ICI Radio-Canada premiere[[/note]]
On a dark and stormy night, Olive and Otto are sent to Shapely Manor to investigate an odd crime with even odder people. It's Lord Rectangle's birthday, and he has his friends over! But...his cake has been stolen! Olive and Otto must decipher the clues to find out who stole his cake.
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!!Tropes:
* TheButlerDidIt: As well as her sister and brother, who manage to steal the cake and make off with it before the others stop them in their tracks.
* CharacterNarrator: Olive serves as a narrator for this episode, but only does it twice.
* MultiPartEpisode: The second after "[[Recap/OddSquadS1E5ReindeerGames Reindeer Games]]".
