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* CallARabbitASmeerp: Typical of [[FishOutOfWater Orla]] to call a Segway a "horseless chariot".
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** Toast, the RunningGag for Season 2, makes an appearance in Osmeralda's recount of events when Dr. Dry uses it to figure out what half of 28 is.
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* FreezeFrameEnding: The episode ends with a still frame of Omar and Orla raising their shields and Osmeralda pumping her fist in the air, with a glow around them.
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* HappyBirthdayToYou: Averted in Osmeralda's version of the story, where the SingingTelegram sings this song to the Odd Squad Security guard.
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* HappyBirthdayToYou: Averted in Osmeralda's Osmerelda's version of the story, where the SingingTelegram sings this song to the Odd Squad Security guard.
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* NotAGame: Orla asks Dr. Dry if the Sandbeast planning to cover Earth entirely in sand is "some sort of ''game'' to you". He responds that yes, this is indeed a game to him, and tells her, Omar and Osmeralda how to play.
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* NotAGame: Orla asks Dr. Dry if the Sandbeast planning to cover Earth entirely in sand is "some sort of ''game'' to you". He responds that yes, this is indeed a game to him, and tells her, Omar and Osmeralda Osmerelda how to play.
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* RashomonStyle: Orla, Omar and Osmeralda all give different accounts of how they think Dr. Dry stole the Sandbeast's egg, guessing which parts are right. Each story builds on what Dr. Dry deems correct answers (such as riding a Segway), but the personalities of the agents leak into their stories. In the end, it turns out to be Oswald -- who is busy packing his getaway bag and is hardly listening to the conversation -- who gets the actual story right, down to every detail.
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* RashomonStyle: Orla, Omar and Osmeralda Osmerelda all give different accounts of how they think Dr. Dry stole the Sandbeast's egg, guessing which parts are right. Each story builds on what Dr. Dry deems correct answers (such as riding a Segway), but the personalities of the agents leak into their stories. In the end, it turns out to be Oswald -- who is busy packing his getaway bag and is hardly listening to the conversation -- who gets the actual story right, down to every detail.
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* TrickedOutGloves: Dr. Dry has "shovel gloves", which he uses for digging, in Osmeralda's story.
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* VocalDissonance: Every single "how it happened" segment that Orla, Osmeralda and Omar go through with Dr. Dry has them depicting everyone involved in their own voice -- for example, in Orla's segment, she voices all of the characters, instead of having the characters themselves speak.
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* VocalDissonance: Every single "how it happened" segment that Orla, Osmeralda Osmerelda and Omar go through with Dr. Dry has them depicting everyone involved in their own voice -- for example, in Orla's segment, she voices all of the characters, instead of having the characters themselves speak.
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: In [[Recap/OddSquadS3E12OddInSixtySecondsVillainNetworking "Villain Networking"]], Dr. Dry was initially seen as someone that was harmless. This episode has him using an UnwittingPawn to cause an ApocalyseHow by covering Earth entirely in sand.
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: In [[Recap/OddSquadS3E12OddInSixtySecondsVillainNetworking "Villain Networking"]], Dr. Dry was initially seen as someone that was harmless. This episode has him using an UnwittingPawn to cause an ApocalyseHow ApocalypseHow by covering Earth entirely in sand.
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* RiddleOfTheAges: How did Dr. Dry turn back to normal from when he was turned into a sandwich in [[Recap/OddSquadS3E12OddInSixtySecondsVillainNetworking "Villain Networking"]]?
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* RiddleOfTheAges: RiddleForTheAges: How did Dr. Dry turn back to normal from when he was turned into a sandwich in [[Recap/OddSquadS3E12OddInSixtySecondsVillainNetworking "Villain Networking"]]?
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* AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade: The barricade protecting the electric fence with the egg has absolutely no purpose -- if not because no cars are going to drive through, then because Dr. Dry could easily step over it.
* ApocalypseHow: The Sandbeast plans to cover the entire world in sand as revenge for her egg being stolen.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Quite obviously, one can't use whipped cream cans to fly. However, this ''is'' [[WorldOfWeirdness Odd Squad]] we're talking about...
* BaitAndSwitchComment: Double-subverted. The Mobile Unit tells Dr. Dry that they aren't taking his eyes off him until he admits that he stole the Sandbeast's egg. He admits right off the bat that he stole it...but then says that he's not giving it back to them.
* BinocularShot: One is shown when Dr. Dry spots the Odd Squad containment unit with the egg inside.
* BlankBook: Orla's dictionary is chock-full of Lorem ipsum text.
* ApocalypseHow: The Sandbeast plans to cover the entire world in sand as revenge for her egg being stolen.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Quite obviously, one can't use whipped cream cans to fly. However, this ''is'' [[WorldOfWeirdness Odd Squad]] we're talking about...
* BaitAndSwitchComment: Double-subverted. The Mobile Unit tells Dr. Dry that they aren't taking his eyes off him until he admits that he stole the Sandbeast's egg. He admits right off the bat that he stole it...but then says that he's not giving it back to them.
* BinocularShot: One is shown when Dr. Dry spots the Odd Squad containment unit with the egg inside.
* BlankBook: Orla's dictionary is chock-full of Lorem ipsum text.
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* CallARabbitASmeerp: Typical of [[FishOutOfWater Orla]] to call a Segway a "horseless chariot".
* CallBack: It's not the first time [[Recap/OddSquadS3E15TheSandwichProjectWaxOnWaxOdd an episode takes place in a desolate area.]]
** [[Recap/OddSquadS3E23HTwoOhNoInYourDreams A couple episodes ago,]] William Ocean was planning to flood the Earth with water. In this episode, the Sandbeast intends to flood the Earth with sand.
* CompressedVice: Orla develops quite the inflated ego while telling her story of how Dr. Dry got the Sandbeast's egg, something she rarely exhibited in past episodes.
* ContinuityNod: Dr. Dry rides a Segway to the location of the egg. Oscar also rode a Segway in [[Recap/OddSquadS1E36OscarOfAllTradesSwampsNGators "Oscar of All Trades"]].
** Toast, the RunningGag for Season 2, makes an appearance in Osmeralda's recount of events when Dr. Dry uses it to figure out what half of 28 is.
** Soundcheck makes a return via mention for the first time since [[Recap/OddSquadS3E11MusicOfSound "Music of Sound"]].
** Time Sheep also make a return appearance after having last been seen in [[Recap/OddSquadS2E2BackToThePastOddSquadNeedsYou "Back to the Past"]].
* DreadfulMusician: In contrast to Otto, the agent he's an {{Expy}} of, Omar's singing voice is definitely not great.
** Similarly, Orla is in no way skilled at opera -- which is quite weird, considering her yodelling duet with Opal in [[Recap/OddSquadS3E10SlowYourRoll "Slow Your Roll"]] had her singing well.
* FreezeFrameEnding: The episode ends with a still frame of Omar and Orla raising their shields and Osmeralda pumping her fist in the air, with a glow around them.
* CallBack: It's not the first time [[Recap/OddSquadS3E15TheSandwichProjectWaxOnWaxOdd an episode takes place in a desolate area.]]
** [[Recap/OddSquadS3E23HTwoOhNoInYourDreams A couple episodes ago,]] William Ocean was planning to flood the Earth with water. In this episode, the Sandbeast intends to flood the Earth with sand.
* CompressedVice: Orla develops quite the inflated ego while telling her story of how Dr. Dry got the Sandbeast's egg, something she rarely exhibited in past episodes.
* ContinuityNod: Dr. Dry rides a Segway to the location of the egg. Oscar also rode a Segway in [[Recap/OddSquadS1E36OscarOfAllTradesSwampsNGators "Oscar of All Trades"]].
** Toast, the RunningGag for Season 2, makes an appearance in Osmeralda's recount of events when Dr. Dry uses it to figure out what half of 28 is.
** Soundcheck makes a return via mention for the first time since [[Recap/OddSquadS3E11MusicOfSound "Music of Sound"]].
** Time Sheep also make a return appearance after having last been seen in [[Recap/OddSquadS2E2BackToThePastOddSquadNeedsYou "Back to the Past"]].
* DreadfulMusician: In contrast to Otto, the agent he's an {{Expy}} of, Omar's singing voice is definitely not great.
** Similarly, Orla is in no way skilled at opera -- which is quite weird, considering her yodelling duet with Opal in [[Recap/OddSquadS3E10SlowYourRoll "Slow Your Roll"]] had her singing well.
* FreezeFrameEnding: The episode ends with a still frame of Omar and Orla raising their shields and Osmeralda pumping her fist in the air, with a glow around them.
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* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: The Odd Squad Security guard is very easily distracted.
* HappyBirthdayToYou: Averted in Osmeralda's version of the story, where the SingingTelegram sings this song to the Odd Squad Security guard.
* HeroStoleMyBike: Inverted. Dr. Dry commandeers a tandem bike from a professional cycling champion and orders him to ride out to the middle of nowhere. He thanks him, but the cycling champion says that he ordered him to ride to the middle of nowhere. Dr. Dry's response is to simply give an EvilLaugh.
* ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere: In Omar's story, Dr. Dry says this as he's making his way over the electric fence.
* LiteralMetaphor: When Omar suggests running from the Sandbeast, Orla says that the word "run" doesn't exist in her dictionary, followed by her pulling out an actual dictionary from her {{Hammerspace}} spine and showing it to them, explaining that it doesn't go past the letter L.
* MamaBear: The Sandbeast is very protective of her egg and is willing to ''cover the entire Earth in sand'' if someone threatens its life.
* NotAGame: Orla asks Dr. Dry if the Sandbeast planning to cover Earth entirely in sand is "some sort of ''game'' to you". He responds that yes, this is indeed a game to him, and tells her, Omar and Osmeralda how to play.
* NotQuiteFlight: Dr. Dry uses whipped cream cans to fly over the electric fence in Omar's story.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: In [[Recap/OddSquadS3E12OddInSixtySecondsVillainNetworking "Villain Networking"]], Dr. Dry was initially seen as someone that was harmless. This episode has him using an UnwittingPawn to cause an ApocalyseHow by covering Earth entirely in sand.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Sandbeast acts very similar to a dragon and has small dragon wings that it uses to fly, but looks more like an extraterrestial alien than a dragon.
* ProductPlacement: Dr. Dry is shown riding a Segway, and it's revealed that it's how he got out into the desolate area where the egg was located. Hilariously, however, unlike the [[Recap/OddSquadS1E36OscarOfAllTradesSwampsNGators last time]] a Segway was shown, no one refers to it as a Segway. Omar instead refers to it as a "strange two-wheeled scooter", which may be a TakeThat to the Segway's poor popularity.
* RashomonStyle: Orla, Omar and Osmeralda all give different accounts of how they think Dr. Dry stole the Sandbeast's egg, guessing which parts are right. Each story builds on what Dr. Dry deems correct answers (such as riding a Segway), but the personalities of the agents leak into their stories. In the end, it turns out to be Oswald -- who is busy packing his getaway bag and is hardly listening to the conversation -- who gets the actual story right, down to every detail.
* RiddleOfTheAges: How did Dr. Dry turn back to normal from when he was turned into a sandwich in [[Recap/OddSquadS3E12OddInSixtySecondsVillainNetworking "Villain Networking"]]?
** Exactly why is the egg being held in an Odd Squad containment unit? Is it because the Sandbeast is a dangerous creature, and if so, why keep it in the middle of nowhere to begin with instead of at an Odd Squad Headquarters nearby?
* SandBlaster: True to its name, the Sandbeast can spit out a stream of sand at its enemies.
* SealedRoomInTheMiddleOfNowhere: Of a sort -- the egg is located in a chicken coop guarded by lasers, which is guarded by an electric laser fence, smack-dab in the middle of a desert-like region that's explicitly stated to be the middle of nowhere.
* {{Seers}}: In Orla's version of events, Dr. Dry summons an oracle to help him figure out what half of 28 is, who in turn summons a [[ClockRoaches time sheep.]]
* SingingTelegram: Dr. Dry uses one in order to distract the Odd Squad Security guard, which is given by a woman dressed in hotel bellhop attire.
* StealthHiBye: Dr. Dry can easily summon the SingingTelegram just by telling her he needs her into a walkie-talkie.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted. Oswald knows that they don't have much time before the Sandbeast arrives, so his version of events is very condensed and rushed.
* TemporarilyExaggeratedTrait: Oswald's CowardlyLion tendencies flare up during this episode, as he's mostly seen being so fearful of the Sandbeast that he's already halfway through packing his bag when the episode begins.
* TrickedOutGloves: Dr. Dry has "shovel gloves", which he uses for digging, in Osmeralda's story.
* TrickedOutShoes: In Orla's story, Dr. Dry uses his "bouncy shoes" to get over the electric fence.
* UnwittingPawn: Dr. Dry steals the Sandbeast's egg so she'll cover the entire world in sand, which is exactly what he wants. She is completely unaware it's him who stole it and isn't working with him whatsoever.
* VocalDissonance: Every single "how it happened" segment that Orla, Osmeralda and Omar go through with Dr. Dry has them depicting everyone involved in their own voice -- for example, in Orla's segment, she voices all of the characters, instead of having the characters themselves speak.
* HappyBirthdayToYou: Averted in Osmeralda's version of the story, where the SingingTelegram sings this song to the Odd Squad Security guard.
* HeroStoleMyBike: Inverted. Dr. Dry commandeers a tandem bike from a professional cycling champion and orders him to ride out to the middle of nowhere. He thanks him, but the cycling champion says that he ordered him to ride to the middle of nowhere. Dr. Dry's response is to simply give an EvilLaugh.
* ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere: In Omar's story, Dr. Dry says this as he's making his way over the electric fence.
* LiteralMetaphor: When Omar suggests running from the Sandbeast, Orla says that the word "run" doesn't exist in her dictionary, followed by her pulling out an actual dictionary from her {{Hammerspace}} spine and showing it to them, explaining that it doesn't go past the letter L.
* MamaBear: The Sandbeast is very protective of her egg and is willing to ''cover the entire Earth in sand'' if someone threatens its life.
* NotAGame: Orla asks Dr. Dry if the Sandbeast planning to cover Earth entirely in sand is "some sort of ''game'' to you". He responds that yes, this is indeed a game to him, and tells her, Omar and Osmeralda how to play.
* NotQuiteFlight: Dr. Dry uses whipped cream cans to fly over the electric fence in Omar's story.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: In [[Recap/OddSquadS3E12OddInSixtySecondsVillainNetworking "Villain Networking"]], Dr. Dry was initially seen as someone that was harmless. This episode has him using an UnwittingPawn to cause an ApocalyseHow by covering Earth entirely in sand.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Sandbeast acts very similar to a dragon and has small dragon wings that it uses to fly, but looks more like an extraterrestial alien than a dragon.
* ProductPlacement: Dr. Dry is shown riding a Segway, and it's revealed that it's how he got out into the desolate area where the egg was located. Hilariously, however, unlike the [[Recap/OddSquadS1E36OscarOfAllTradesSwampsNGators last time]] a Segway was shown, no one refers to it as a Segway. Omar instead refers to it as a "strange two-wheeled scooter", which may be a TakeThat to the Segway's poor popularity.
* RashomonStyle: Orla, Omar and Osmeralda all give different accounts of how they think Dr. Dry stole the Sandbeast's egg, guessing which parts are right. Each story builds on what Dr. Dry deems correct answers (such as riding a Segway), but the personalities of the agents leak into their stories. In the end, it turns out to be Oswald -- who is busy packing his getaway bag and is hardly listening to the conversation -- who gets the actual story right, down to every detail.
* RiddleOfTheAges: How did Dr. Dry turn back to normal from when he was turned into a sandwich in [[Recap/OddSquadS3E12OddInSixtySecondsVillainNetworking "Villain Networking"]]?
** Exactly why is the egg being held in an Odd Squad containment unit? Is it because the Sandbeast is a dangerous creature, and if so, why keep it in the middle of nowhere to begin with instead of at an Odd Squad Headquarters nearby?
* SandBlaster: True to its name, the Sandbeast can spit out a stream of sand at its enemies.
* SealedRoomInTheMiddleOfNowhere: Of a sort -- the egg is located in a chicken coop guarded by lasers, which is guarded by an electric laser fence, smack-dab in the middle of a desert-like region that's explicitly stated to be the middle of nowhere.
* {{Seers}}: In Orla's version of events, Dr. Dry summons an oracle to help him figure out what half of 28 is, who in turn summons a [[ClockRoaches time sheep.]]
* SingingTelegram: Dr. Dry uses one in order to distract the Odd Squad Security guard, which is given by a woman dressed in hotel bellhop attire.
* StealthHiBye: Dr. Dry can easily summon the SingingTelegram just by telling her he needs her into a walkie-talkie.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted. Oswald knows that they don't have much time before the Sandbeast arrives, so his version of events is very condensed and rushed.
* TemporarilyExaggeratedTrait: Oswald's CowardlyLion tendencies flare up during this episode, as he's mostly seen being so fearful of the Sandbeast that he's already halfway through packing his bag when the episode begins.
* TrickedOutGloves: Dr. Dry has "shovel gloves", which he uses for digging, in Osmeralda's story.
* TrickedOutShoes: In Orla's story, Dr. Dry uses his "bouncy shoes" to get over the electric fence.
* UnwittingPawn: Dr. Dry steals the Sandbeast's egg so she'll cover the entire world in sand, which is exactly what he wants. She is completely unaware it's him who stole it and isn't working with him whatsoever.
* VocalDissonance: Every single "how it happened" segment that Orla, Osmeralda and Omar go through with Dr. Dry has them depicting everyone involved in their own voice -- for example, in Orla's segment, she voices all of the characters, instead of having the characters themselves speak.
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* CallBack: This isn't the first episode to have a Scrambler machine -- Tennifer also had a machine of the same name in "[[Recap/OddSquadS3E13MrUnpredictableDownTheTubes Down the Tubes]]", which she used to scramble the tubes at Tube Central Station.
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* APirate400YearsTooLate: A villainous pirate is among the villains seen at the gala.
* BigEater: As shown in a {{Flashback}}, Orpita is capable of eating a rather large plate of nachos, with only a small glass of water as a drink. It's such an impressive feat that she gets her photo added to the wall of the restaurant. At the end of the episode, she and the Mobile Unit all share a large stack of nachos and get a photo of them added to the wall.
* BinocularShot: One is seen when Orpita looks into the Villain Party Room.
* BlackTieInfiltration: Orpita is forced to infiltrate a fancy "villain gala" in order to retrieve the map with the locations of every Odd Squad precinct in the world. She does this by donning a tuxedo and disguising herself as a waitress.
* BluntYes: The Mobile Unit's response when Orpita asks them if they've heard the part in her "I ate a bunch of nachos" story where she got her picture hung on the wall for eating the entire portion.
* TheBusCameBack: Kevin Noisemaker, who hasn't been seen since [[Recap/OddSquadS3E12OddInSixtySecondsVillainNetworking "Villain Networking"]], returns in this episode as an auctioneer.
* CallBack: This isn't the first episode to have a Scrambler machine -- Tennifer also had a similar machineof the same name in "[[Recap/OddSquadS3E13MrUnpredictableDownTheTubes Down the Tubes]]", which she used to scramble the tubes at Tube Central Station.Station.
** Oswald's ability to [[ReadingLips read lips,]] revealed in [[Recap/OddSquadS3E18TheWeightOfTheWorldDependsOnOrlaSubstituteAgents "Substitute Agents"]], comes back into play in this episode.
** In the Little O's story, her mission is to retrieve a map detailing the locations of all the Odd Squad precincts worldwide from a villain gala. [[Recap/OddSquadS1E31UndercoverOlive "Undercover Olive"]] had a similar premise, with some differences -- it was a map of all the tube entrances in the world, Olive had to retrieve it from a villains-only RockPaperScissors tournament, and she wasn't working undercover as a spy. Similarly, WeaksauceWeakness is used to defeat the villains in both episodes (ice cream in "Undercover Olive", paper and pencils in this episode).
** This episode shares quite a few similarities with [[Recap/OddSquadS3E18TheWeightOfTheWorldDependsOnOrlaSubstituteAgents "The Weight of the World Depends on Orla"]], being [[WholeEpisodeFlashback flashback episodes]] that showcase origins of a main character, with the flashbacks helping characters in the present day somehow. However, "The Weight of the World Depends on Orla" did not have a parody of anything, nor was it a ParodyEpisode, and was more of an OriginsEpisode than this one.
* ChekhovsGun: Orpita's graph paper and pencils end up helping the Mobile Unit figure out what floor Jimmy Jam lives on.
* ContinuityCavalcade: A lot of villains seen in the background of [[Recap/OddSquadS3E20EndOfTheRoad "End of the Road"]] return in this episode. There are also villains who appear via mention, such as [[Recap/OddSquadS2E19TheVoicePartnerProblems Randy Rounding]] and [[Recap/OddSquadS2E25TwoAgentsAndABabyOceanAndTheFly Marty Marmalade.]]
* ContinuityNod: A villainous pirate? [[Recap/OddSquadS1E35TheCuriousCaseOfPirateitisOscarTheCouch Been there, done that,]] although Olive wasn't so much villainous as she was sick and under the influence of the disease's effects.
** First came the Super-Safe Room [[Recap/OddSquadS3E22BoxTrotOForADay just a couple episodes ago,]] and now, there's a Super-Safe ''Secure'' Room.
* CueTheSun: Inverted. The Mobile Unit has to stop Jimmy Jam's signal jammer before the sun comes up, otherwise numerous villains will begin to wreak oddness on the world.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Orpita is shown wearing all black clothing during her time as a Special Operations agent. Inversely, in the present day, she is shown wearing predominantly white.
* FrothyMugsOfWater: A common RunningGag with Orpita's disguise as a waitress is that villains are constantly asking her for Shirley Temple drinks. Since the episode is a kid-friendly parody of ''[[Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission Impossible]]'', and since it ''is'' Creator/PBSKids, it makes sense that the writers would substitute an alcoholic drink for something non-alcoholic (and as a bonus, Shirley Temples are often given to kids instead of actual cocktails). However, for someone unfamiliar with Shirley Temples, it may not seem like it at first glance.
* GroupPictureEnding: The episode ends with a picture of the Mobile Unit and the Little O with their huge plate of nachos.
* ICantHearYou: Jimmy Jam can't hear the agents due to him having headphones on and his signal jammer emitting a loud whirring noise. This benefits them, as they just take the signal jammer out of his apartment by dragging it along the floor, effectively defeating him.
* IKnowWhatWeCanDoCut: When the mission is accomplished at the end of the episode, Oswald says that there's only one thing to celebrate. Transition to the Mobile Unit and the Little O at the restaurant the latter was previously at, with a big stack of "nachos!!"
* ImpededCommunication: Jimmy Jam's signal jammer device causes Odd Squad badge phones and smartwatches to be unable to work.
* InstantlyProvenWrong: When she is given her mission, Orpita remarks that it sounds easy. The head agent tells her that she'll have to pass through a metal detector, meaning that she can't take any electronic devices with her -- including her badge phone, smartwatch, and any gadgets on her person.
* InstantMessengerPigeon: The Mobile Unit uses one to contact Orpita. Apparently, it's employed with the organization and bears the name and title of Agent O'Bird.
* {{IPhony}}: When Orla opens up her smart watch, a spinning rainbow wheel shows up to indicate that it's not working -- something that's found on Mac computers (the Microsoft Windows equivalent would be a spinning blue wheel). This more or less confirms that the smartwatches in the show, like a majority of other technology, use Apple as an OS.
* MetalDetectorCheckpoint: The auction has one which screens villains as they enter. A RunningGag involves a knight attempting to pass through, only to be rejected because his suit is entirely metal. However, he fails to realize this, and believes it's stuff in his pocket instead.
* MomentKiller: Oswald frequently interrupts the story to give clues as to where various villains live in proximity to Jimmy Jam, but doesn't give their ''actual'' locations, making him more of a hindrance than anything else (and presumably, a way to tell the audience that the Mobile Unit is present in the episode and is just as important to the plot). By the third interruption, Orpita has caught on enough that ''she's'' the one who stops her own story because she thinks he's going to give another clue.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Orpita had been quiet for the entirety of her mission, but her excitedly shouting that she got the map causes the curtains to open, revealing her and outing her true identity to all the villains.
* NotQuiteFlight: It's revealed that the Little O has a hang glider stored in her {{Hammerspace}} spine that allows her to fly, which is activated by tapping her belt buckle.
* NoTimeToExplain: The head agent of Special Operations refuses to explain how the pencils and graph paper will help Orpita, saying that she has no time to do so.
* {{Overcrank}}: Used for the fight scene at the climax in Orpita's story.
* ParodyEpisode: A majority of the episode is basically one long ''[[Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission Impossible]]'' parody. However, to some, it can come off as a ShallowParody, with it playing out like a standard episode that just so happens to include a Special Operations team and a secret spy agent. It's generally very low-stakes compared to the ''Mission Impossible'' films, with very little action and violence in the form of WeaksauceWeakness, likely no thanks to Creator/PBSKids' Standards and Practices -- to say nothing of the fact that being an Odd Squad Special Operations agent feels like something better suited for Oprah than [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Orpita,]] given that the former has the experience, the age, and the skills that the latter does not.
* BigEater: As shown in a {{Flashback}}, Orpita is capable of eating a rather large plate of nachos, with only a small glass of water as a drink. It's such an impressive feat that she gets her photo added to the wall of the restaurant. At the end of the episode, she and the Mobile Unit all share a large stack of nachos and get a photo of them added to the wall.
* BinocularShot: One is seen when Orpita looks into the Villain Party Room.
* BlackTieInfiltration: Orpita is forced to infiltrate a fancy "villain gala" in order to retrieve the map with the locations of every Odd Squad precinct in the world. She does this by donning a tuxedo and disguising herself as a waitress.
* BluntYes: The Mobile Unit's response when Orpita asks them if they've heard the part in her "I ate a bunch of nachos" story where she got her picture hung on the wall for eating the entire portion.
* TheBusCameBack: Kevin Noisemaker, who hasn't been seen since [[Recap/OddSquadS3E12OddInSixtySecondsVillainNetworking "Villain Networking"]], returns in this episode as an auctioneer.
* CallBack: This isn't the first episode to have a Scrambler machine -- Tennifer also had a similar machine
** Oswald's ability to [[ReadingLips read lips,]] revealed in [[Recap/OddSquadS3E18TheWeightOfTheWorldDependsOnOrlaSubstituteAgents "Substitute Agents"]], comes back into play in this episode.
** In the Little O's story, her mission is to retrieve a map detailing the locations of all the Odd Squad precincts worldwide from a villain gala. [[Recap/OddSquadS1E31UndercoverOlive "Undercover Olive"]] had a similar premise, with some differences -- it was a map of all the tube entrances in the world, Olive had to retrieve it from a villains-only RockPaperScissors tournament, and she wasn't working undercover as a spy. Similarly, WeaksauceWeakness is used to defeat the villains in both episodes (ice cream in "Undercover Olive", paper and pencils in this episode).
** This episode shares quite a few similarities with [[Recap/OddSquadS3E18TheWeightOfTheWorldDependsOnOrlaSubstituteAgents "The Weight of the World Depends on Orla"]], being [[WholeEpisodeFlashback flashback episodes]] that showcase origins of a main character, with the flashbacks helping characters in the present day somehow. However, "The Weight of the World Depends on Orla" did not have a parody of anything, nor was it a ParodyEpisode, and was more of an OriginsEpisode than this one.
* ChekhovsGun: Orpita's graph paper and pencils end up helping the Mobile Unit figure out what floor Jimmy Jam lives on.
* ContinuityCavalcade: A lot of villains seen in the background of [[Recap/OddSquadS3E20EndOfTheRoad "End of the Road"]] return in this episode. There are also villains who appear via mention, such as [[Recap/OddSquadS2E19TheVoicePartnerProblems Randy Rounding]] and [[Recap/OddSquadS2E25TwoAgentsAndABabyOceanAndTheFly Marty Marmalade.]]
* ContinuityNod: A villainous pirate? [[Recap/OddSquadS1E35TheCuriousCaseOfPirateitisOscarTheCouch Been there, done that,]] although Olive wasn't so much villainous as she was sick and under the influence of the disease's effects.
** First came the Super-Safe Room [[Recap/OddSquadS3E22BoxTrotOForADay just a couple episodes ago,]] and now, there's a Super-Safe ''Secure'' Room.
* CueTheSun: Inverted. The Mobile Unit has to stop Jimmy Jam's signal jammer before the sun comes up, otherwise numerous villains will begin to wreak oddness on the world.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Orpita is shown wearing all black clothing during her time as a Special Operations agent. Inversely, in the present day, she is shown wearing predominantly white.
* FrothyMugsOfWater: A common RunningGag with Orpita's disguise as a waitress is that villains are constantly asking her for Shirley Temple drinks. Since the episode is a kid-friendly parody of ''[[Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission Impossible]]'', and since it ''is'' Creator/PBSKids, it makes sense that the writers would substitute an alcoholic drink for something non-alcoholic (and as a bonus, Shirley Temples are often given to kids instead of actual cocktails). However, for someone unfamiliar with Shirley Temples, it may not seem like it at first glance.
* GroupPictureEnding: The episode ends with a picture of the Mobile Unit and the Little O with their huge plate of nachos.
* ICantHearYou: Jimmy Jam can't hear the agents due to him having headphones on and his signal jammer emitting a loud whirring noise. This benefits them, as they just take the signal jammer out of his apartment by dragging it along the floor, effectively defeating him.
* IKnowWhatWeCanDoCut: When the mission is accomplished at the end of the episode, Oswald says that there's only one thing to celebrate. Transition to the Mobile Unit and the Little O at the restaurant the latter was previously at, with a big stack of "nachos!!"
* ImpededCommunication: Jimmy Jam's signal jammer device causes Odd Squad badge phones and smartwatches to be unable to work.
* InstantlyProvenWrong: When she is given her mission, Orpita remarks that it sounds easy. The head agent tells her that she'll have to pass through a metal detector, meaning that she can't take any electronic devices with her -- including her badge phone, smartwatch, and any gadgets on her person.
* InstantMessengerPigeon: The Mobile Unit uses one to contact Orpita. Apparently, it's employed with the organization and bears the name and title of Agent O'Bird.
* {{IPhony}}: When Orla opens up her smart watch, a spinning rainbow wheel shows up to indicate that it's not working -- something that's found on Mac computers (the Microsoft Windows equivalent would be a spinning blue wheel). This more or less confirms that the smartwatches in the show, like a majority of other technology, use Apple as an OS.
* MetalDetectorCheckpoint: The auction has one which screens villains as they enter. A RunningGag involves a knight attempting to pass through, only to be rejected because his suit is entirely metal. However, he fails to realize this, and believes it's stuff in his pocket instead.
* MomentKiller: Oswald frequently interrupts the story to give clues as to where various villains live in proximity to Jimmy Jam, but doesn't give their ''actual'' locations, making him more of a hindrance than anything else (and presumably, a way to tell the audience that the Mobile Unit is present in the episode and is just as important to the plot). By the third interruption, Orpita has caught on enough that ''she's'' the one who stops her own story because she thinks he's going to give another clue.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Orpita had been quiet for the entirety of her mission, but her excitedly shouting that she got the map causes the curtains to open, revealing her and outing her true identity to all the villains.
* NotQuiteFlight: It's revealed that the Little O has a hang glider stored in her {{Hammerspace}} spine that allows her to fly, which is activated by tapping her belt buckle.
* NoTimeToExplain: The head agent of Special Operations refuses to explain how the pencils and graph paper will help Orpita, saying that she has no time to do so.
* {{Overcrank}}: Used for the fight scene at the climax in Orpita's story.
* ParodyEpisode: A majority of the episode is basically one long ''[[Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission Impossible]]'' parody. However, to some, it can come off as a ShallowParody, with it playing out like a standard episode that just so happens to include a Special Operations team and a secret spy agent. It's generally very low-stakes compared to the ''Mission Impossible'' films, with very little action and violence in the form of WeaksauceWeakness, likely no thanks to Creator/PBSKids' Standards and Practices -- to say nothing of the fact that being an Odd Squad Special Operations agent feels like something better suited for Oprah than [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Orpita,]] given that the former has the experience, the age, and the skills that the latter does not.
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* RunningGag: The tall plate of nachos and the numerous agents who eat them.
* SeriesContinuityError: Orpita refers to her workplace as the "Big O Headquarters". The actual name for it is the Big Office, which is also the name of the department that agents who work there are in.
** Similarly, the smartwatch is repeatedly referred to as a "watch tablet". They were previously called "smartwatches", or just "watches".
* SpearCounterpart: Jimmy Jam might be one to Jamie Jam, with the only difference being that he deals with communication jams while she deals with the edible kind of jam (although Jimmy is shown making a sandwich with jam at the climax).
* SpyTuxReveal: Orpita does one when she lands outside the Villain Mansion, tearing off her skydiving attire to reveal a spiffy tuxedo underneath.
* StealthHiBye: Averted when Orpita is talking to a villainous pirate and he tells her where the auction is being held -- he begins telling her his drink order as he's looking away from the stairs, but we see her run upstairs while he's talking, and he doesn't notice she's gone until he looks back at the stairs.
** It's played straight when she's talking to a rain-oriented villainess, however. The villainess begins asking for cherries, and Orpita suddenly disappears the next time she looks back to her.
* TaughtByExperience: A couple villains that Orpita runs into immediately assume she's an Odd Squad agent with the sole reason being that she's a kid. They turn out to be right on the money, likely due to their own run-ins with Odd Squad in the past, but Orpita is forced to lie and say that she's really a waitress in order to maintain her ruse. Although she merely conjures up a tray from her {{Hammerspace}} spine to convince them, they buy it.
* ThinkingOutLoud: While this occurs every time an agent is solving a math problem (and explaining it to the audience), one of Orpita's instances of doing so is unique in that she [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it.
--> '''Orpita:''' I realize I'm talking to myself, but it's really helping me stay calm.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Orpita ends up distracting, and by extension defeating, the villains by using the graph paper and pencil that was given to her, since she doesn't have any gadgets to fight with.
* WizardBeard: This is one of the items that is up for bidding at the auction.
* WorldBuilding: The Villain Mansion is introduced for the first time.
** Odd Squad Special Operations is also introduced. It's unknown if it's meant to be a department, or some kind of special division of the organization.
* SeriesContinuityError: Orpita refers to her workplace as the "Big O Headquarters". The actual name for it is the Big Office, which is also the name of the department that agents who work there are in.
** Similarly, the smartwatch is repeatedly referred to as a "watch tablet". They were previously called "smartwatches", or just "watches".
* SpearCounterpart: Jimmy Jam might be one to Jamie Jam, with the only difference being that he deals with communication jams while she deals with the edible kind of jam (although Jimmy is shown making a sandwich with jam at the climax).
* SpyTuxReveal: Orpita does one when she lands outside the Villain Mansion, tearing off her skydiving attire to reveal a spiffy tuxedo underneath.
* StealthHiBye: Averted when Orpita is talking to a villainous pirate and he tells her where the auction is being held -- he begins telling her his drink order as he's looking away from the stairs, but we see her run upstairs while he's talking, and he doesn't notice she's gone until he looks back at the stairs.
** It's played straight when she's talking to a rain-oriented villainess, however. The villainess begins asking for cherries, and Orpita suddenly disappears the next time she looks back to her.
* TaughtByExperience: A couple villains that Orpita runs into immediately assume she's an Odd Squad agent with the sole reason being that she's a kid. They turn out to be right on the money, likely due to their own run-ins with Odd Squad in the past, but Orpita is forced to lie and say that she's really a waitress in order to maintain her ruse. Although she merely conjures up a tray from her {{Hammerspace}} spine to convince them, they buy it.
* ThinkingOutLoud: While this occurs every time an agent is solving a math problem (and explaining it to the audience), one of Orpita's instances of doing so is unique in that she [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it.
--> '''Orpita:''' I realize I'm talking to myself, but it's really helping me stay calm.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Orpita ends up distracting, and by extension defeating, the villains by using the graph paper and pencil that was given to her, since she doesn't have any gadgets to fight with.
* WizardBeard: This is one of the items that is up for bidding at the auction.
* WorldBuilding: The Villain Mansion is introduced for the first time.
** Odd Squad Special Operations is also introduced. It's unknown if it's meant to be a department, or some kind of special division of the organization.
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'''''Mission O Possible'''''
'''Airdate:''' July 15, 2021 [[note]]PBS Kids premiere[[/note]]
As Jimmy Jam's Scrambler Machine scrambles Odd Squad communication, the villains plan to unleash oddness.
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!!Tropes:
* CallBack: This isn't the first episode to have a Scrambler machine -- Tennifer also had a machine of the same name in "[[Recap/OddSquadS3E13MrUnpredictableDownTheTubes Down the Tubes]]", which she used to scramble the tubes at Tube Central Station.
* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The episode title references the ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission Impossible]]'' series of films.
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'''''Nature of the Sand Beast'''''
'''Airdate:''' July 15, 2021 [[note]]PBS Kids premiere[[/note]]
Dr. Dry steals the Sand Beast's golden egg.
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!!Tropes:
* TheBusCameBack: After having last been seen in "[[Recap/OddSquadS3E12OddInSixtySecondsVillainNetworking Villain Networking]]", Dr. Dry returns with a major role.
* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: The eponymous Sand Beast has a golden egg.
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'''Airdate:''' July 15, 2021 [[note]]PBS Kids premiere[[/note]]
As Jimmy Jam's Scrambler Machine scrambles Odd Squad communication, the villains plan to unleash oddness.
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!!Tropes:
* CallBack: This isn't the first episode to have a Scrambler machine -- Tennifer also had a machine of the same name in "[[Recap/OddSquadS3E13MrUnpredictableDownTheTubes Down the Tubes]]", which she used to scramble the tubes at Tube Central Station.
* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The episode title references the ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFilmSeries Mission Impossible]]'' series of films.
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'''''Nature of the Sand Beast'''''
'''Airdate:''' July 15, 2021 [[note]]PBS Kids premiere[[/note]]
Dr. Dry steals the Sand Beast's golden egg.
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!!Tropes:
* TheBusCameBack: After having last been seen in "[[Recap/OddSquadS3E12OddInSixtySecondsVillainNetworking Villain Networking]]", Dr. Dry returns with a major role.
* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: The eponymous Sand Beast has a golden egg.
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