History Recap / StevenUniverseS1E43MaximumCapacity

When they get there, though, the storage unit is packed to overflowing. There is literally not enough room for one other thing. Steven and Greg decide the unit needs to be cleaned out. Steven says one of the Gems should help, and takes off to go get her. He returns -- with Amethyst. By Steven's logic, Amethyst has seen lots of messes and they don't freak her out, so she should be the one to help. Greg says he was expecting him to bring Pearl. They briefly squabble over the KEEP, SELL, BURN boxes and whether they should be burning anything at all. Greg finds the picture of himself and Rose, the frame of which was broken during the hunt for Rose's laser light cannon, and is briefly melancholic -- until Amethyst finds a bunch of old [=VHS=] tapes of their favorite old show, "Li'l Butler" -- about a little kid who happens to also look and behave like an elderly, seasoned, English butler. Steven, dutifully honoring his having been grounded the night of the dinner party, refuses to watch even though Greg and Amethyst are willing to let him off the hook.

When they get there, though, the storage unit is packed to overflowing. There is literally not enough room for one other thing. Steven and Greg decide the unit needs to be cleaned out. Steven says one of the Gems should help, and takes off to go get her. He returns -- with Amethyst. By Steven's logic, Amethyst has seen lots of messes and they don't freak her out, so she should be the one to help. Greg says he was expecting him to bring Pearl. They briefly squabble over the KEEP, SELL, BURN boxes and whether they should be burning anything at all. Greg finds the picture of himself and Rose, the frame of which was broken during the hunt for Rose's laser light cannon, and is briefly melancholy -- until Amethyst finds a bunch of old [=VHS=] tapes of their favorite old show, "Li'l Butler" -- about a little kid who happens to also look and behave like an elderly, seasoned, English butler. Steven, dutifully honoring his having been grounded the night of the dinner party, refuses to watch even though Greg and Amethyst are willing to let him off the hook.

That evening, Steven has taught Garnet and Pearl how to dress for the weather, and how making noise with pots and pans is part of the tradition. Pearl is briefly surprised that Amethyst and Greg are hanging out together watching "that dumb show". Garnet scoffs, and for a moment they try to remember what caused Greg and Amethyst to quit hanging out, but they give up trying to recall after a short time. Midnight comes and with it a new year, as fireworks start to fill the sky, but Greg is nowhere to be seen. Pearl bangs her noisemakers ''very quietly'' in celebration. Garnet bangs her thunderously. Steven returns to the storage unit to get his father.

Thanks to a momentary pause while the VHS rewinds, Greg realizes that he's missing the fireworks, and gets up to stop watching, but Amethyst tries to cajole him into watching more, even pointing out the two-part Hawaii special is next in the lineup. Greg says he wants to be with his son and see the fireworks. Amethyst mockingly shapeshifts into Steven and imitates what his excited reaction would be to the fireworks. Greg quietly reminds her:

In it is the picture of him and Rose, in a new frame. The episode then ends with Greg closing the door to the now empty storage unit.

When they get there, though, the storage unit is packed to overflowing. There is literally not room for another thing. Steven and Greg decide the unit needs to be cleaned out. Steven says one of the Gems should help, and takes off to go get her. He returns -- with Amethyst. By Steven's logic, Amethyst has seen lots of messes and they don't freak her out, so she should be the one to help. Greg says he was expecting Pearl. They briefly squabble over the KEEP, SELL, BURN boxes and whether they should be burning anything at all. Greg finds the picture of himself and Rose, the frame of which was broken during the hunt for Rose's laser light cannon, and is briefly melancholy -- until Amethyst finds a bunch of old [=VHS=] tapes of their favourite old show, "Li'l Butler" -- about a little kid who happens to also look and behave like an elderly, seasoned, English butler. Steven, dutifully honoring his having been grounded the night of the dinner party, refuses to watch even though Greg and Amethyst are willing to let him off the hook.

Greg and Amethyst get absorbed in the show entirely, disregarding the cleaning of the storage unit. When Greg realizes how late it's become, he tells Steven to go home and they'll pick up in the morning. Steven stops of at Fryman's for a double order of hash browns. The pair briefly discuss the practicalities of starting a new year on the right note. When Steven arrives at the unit, his father asks why he's come back so late. Steven points out it's morning. Greg and Amethyst blink over this for all of a second, then take the hashbrowns as snacks, and Greg promises to show up for the New Year's Eve fireworks.

-->'''Steven:''' Seriously, when did you even ''got'' a cat!?

In it is the picture of him and Rose, in a new frame.

** Greg mentions how shapeshifting bothers him. No doubt that's at least partly because of the time Steven turned into a mass of cats, though it's implied Amethyst shapeshifting into Rose out of anger at him "taking her" from Amethyst was part of why they aren't really friends anymore.

* NeverSayDie: Greg can't bring himself to actually call where Rose has gone ''anything'', but the way he phrases himself makes it sound like he's talking about her having died. In this instance, he catches himself at the end of the sentence, and clears his throat.

When they get there, though, the storage unit is packed to overflowing. There is literally not room for another thing. Steven and Greg decide the unit needs to be cleaned out. Steven says one of the Gems should help, and takes off to go get her. He returns -- with Amethyst. By Steven's logic, Amethyst has seen lots of messes and they don't freak her out, so she should be the one to help. Greg says he was expecting Pearl. They briefly squabble over the KEEP, SELL, BURN boxes and whether they should be burning anything at all. Greg finds the picture of himself and Rose, the frame of which was broken during the hunt for Rose's laser light cannon, and is briefly melancholy -- until Amethyst finds a bunch of old [=VHS=] tapes of their favourite old show, "Li'l Butler" -- about a little kid who happens to also look and behave like an elderly, seasoned, English butler. Steven, dutifully honoring his having been grounded the night of the dinner party, refuses to watch even though Greg and Amethyst are willing to let him off the hook.

* NeverSayDie: Greg can't bring himself to actually call where Rose has gone ''anything'', but the way he phrases himself makes it sound like he's talking about her having died.

* ShoutOut:

** CatchPhrase: Li'l Butler's is "You people have too much money!" spoken in a scolding tone. Greg and Amethyst know it well enough to say it on cue with the tape.

When they get there, though, the storage unit is packed to overflowing. There is literally not room for another thing. Steven and Greg decide the unit needs to be cleaned out. Steven says one of the Gems should help, and takes off to go get her. He returns -- with Amethyst. By Steven's logic, Amethyst has seen lots of messes and they don't freak her out, so she should be the one to help. Greg says he was expecting Pearl. They briefly squabble over the KEEP, SELL, BURN boxes and whether they should be burning anything at all. Greg finds the picture of himself and Rose, the frame of which was broken during the hunt for Rose's laser light cannon, and is briefly melancholy -- until Amethyst finds a bunch of old [=VHS=] tapes of their favourite old show, "Li'l Butler" -- about a little kid who happens to also look and behave like an elderly, seasoned, English butler. Steven, dutifully honoring his having been grounded the night of the dinner party, refuses to watch even though Greg and Amethyst are willing to let him off the hook.

* ShoutOut:

** ''Series/MrBelvedere" was about a fully grown butler who taught a family lessons about themselves while caring for the home.

** CatchPhrase: Li'l Butler's is "You people have too much money!" spoken in a scolding tone. Greg and Amethyst know it well enough to say it on cue with the tape.

It's almost New Year's Eve. Steven and his father are looking forward to the Beach City Fireworks display put on by Mayor Dewey. But it's early and the two of them are headed for Greg's storage unit to put away his way-out-of-date Summer Wax standing sign.

When they get there, though, the storage unit is packed to overflowing. There is literally not room for another thing. Steven and Greg decide the unit needs to be cleaned out. Steven says one of the Gems should help, and takes off to go get her. He returns -- with Amethyst. By Steven's logic, Amethyst has seen lots of messes and they don't freak her out, so she should be the one to help. They briefly squabble over the KEEP, SELL, BURN boxes and whether they should be burning anything at all. Greg finds the picture of himself and Rose that got broken during the hunt for Rose's laser light cannon, and is briefly melancholy -- until Amethyst finds a bunch of old [=VHS=] tapes of their favourite old show, "Li'l Butler" -- about a little kid who happens to also look and behave like an elderly, seasoned, English butler. Steven, dutifully honoring his having been grounded the night of the dinner party, refuses to watch even though Greg and Amethyst are willing to let him off the hook.

They get absorbed in the show entirely, disregarding the cleaning of the storage unit. When Greg realizes how late it's become, he tells Steven to go home and they'll pick up in the morning. Steven stops of at Fryman's for a double order of hash browns. When he returns, his father asks why he's come back so late. Steven points out it's morning. Greg and Amethyst take the hashbrowns as snacks, and Greg promises to show up for the New Year's Eve fireworks.

Thanks to a momentary pause while the VHS rewinds, Greg realizes that he's missing the fireworks, and gets up to stop watching, but Amethyst tries to cajole him into watching more, even pointing out the two-part Hawaii special is next in the lineup. Greg says he wants to be with his son and see the fireworks. Amethyst mockingly turns into Steven and imitates what his excited reaction would be to the fireworks. Greg quietly reminds her:

Amethyst and Greg's conversation escalates, Amethyst mockingly shapeshifting into Greg. Greg acknowledges that he knows Amethyst enjoys making him uncomfortable. Amethyst snaps that she used to have someone who hung out with her all the time, until Greg ''stole her'' from her. Greg tries to stop the discussion, saying that they already had this fight before. Amethyst taunts him that he would stay if she was "her"... and she shapeshifts again, this time into a purple version of Rose Quartz. Greg, expecting this, turns away from her and asks her to stop. He says he wants to be friends again, but he can't let her do this to him again. As Amethyst begins to press the issue, Steven interrupts.

That evening, Steven has taught Garnet and Pearl how to dress for the weather, and how making noise with pots and pans is part of the tradition. Pearl is briefly surprised that Amethyst and Greg are hanging out together watching "that dumb show". Garnet scoffs, and for a moment they try to remember what caused Greg and Amethyst to quit hanging out, but they give up trying to recall after a short time. Midnight comes and with it a new year, as fireworks start to fill the sky, but Greg is nowhere to be seen. Pearl bangs her noisemakers, as Steven teach her, but ''very quietly,'' Garnet bangs her thunderously. Steven returns to the storage unit to get his father.

A little shocked but firm, Steven says that he understands their feelings: it's hard to stop clinging to the past but they both need to let it go...because the storage unit is '''''full'''''.

Amethyst shamefacedly turns back to herself and runs off. Greg and Steven don't stop her, as Greg turns off the Tv, putting an end to his vice.

That evening, Steven has taught Garnet and Pearl how to dress for the weather, and how making noise with pots and pans is part of the tradition. Pearl is briefly surprised that Amethyst and Greg are hanging out together watching "that dumb show". Garnet scoffs, and for a moment they try to remember what caused Greg and Amethyst to quit hanging out, but they give up trying to recall after a short time. Pearl bangs her noisemakers ''very quietly,'' but Garnet bangs her thunderously. Steven realizes Greg hasn't shown and returns to the storage unit to get his father.

Greg realizes that he's missing the fireworks, and gets up to stop watching, but Amethyst tries to cajole him into watching more, even pointing out the two-part Hawaii special is next in the lineup. Greg says he wants to be with his son and see the fireworks. Amethyst mockingly turns into Steven and imitates what his excited reaction would be to the fireworks. Greg quietly reminds her:

Amethyst and Greg's conversation escalates, Amethyst mockingly shapeshifting into Greg. Greg acknowledges that he knows Amethyst enjoys making him uncomfortable. Amethyst snaps that she used to have someone who hung out with her all the time, until ... and she shapeshifts again, this time into a purple version of Rose Quartz. Greg, expecting this, turns away from her and asks her to stop. He says he wants to be friends again, but he can't let her do this to him again. As Amethyst begins to press the issue, Steven interrupts.

Amethyst shamefacedly turns back to herself and runs off.

** Amethyst is very upset about the loss of Rose. She refers to her as someone who used to hang out with Amethyst all the time until (Greg) took her away. We learned in "On The Run" that Rose was most likely the one who found feral, hole-grown Amethyst and brought her into the group.
** Greg is wearing his one nice sweater, originally show in "Fusion Cuisine" and brought up in "Winter Forecast". He also appears to have only the one holey-kneed pair of sweatpants by way of winter clothing, as the pants made their first appearance in "Winter Forecast".

* Amethyst is very upset about the loss of Rose. She refers to her as someone who used to hang out with Amethyst all the time until (Greg) took her away. We learned in "On The Run" that Rose was most likely the one who found feral, hole-grown Amethyst and brought her into the group.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: It is strongly implied that Amethyst shapeshifting into Rose to torment Greg is why they're not close friends anymore. But Amethyst tries to make amends at the end of the episode.

That evening, Steven has taught Garnet and Pearl how to dress for the weather, and how making noise with pots and pans is part of the tradition. Pearl is briefly surprised that Amethyst and Greg are hanging out together watching "that dumb show". Garnet scoffs, and for a moment they try to remember what caused Greg and Amethyst to quit hanging out, but they can't. Pearl bangs hers ''very quietly'' but Garnet bangs her thunderously. Steven realizes Greg hasn't shown and returns to the storage unit to get his father.

** Greg mentions how shapeshifting bothers him.
*** No doubt that's at least partly because of the time Steven turned into a mass of cats.
*** And by his reaction also because Amethyst used to shapeshift into Rose out of anger at him "taking her" from Amethyst which was part of why they aren't really friends anymore.

Amethyst and Greg's conversation escalates, Amethyst mockingly shapeshifting into Greg. Greg acknowledges that he knows Amethyst enjoys making him uncomfortable. Amethyst snaps that she used to have someone who hung out with her all the time, until ... and she shapeshifts again, this time into a purple version of Rose Quartz. Greg, expecting this, turns away from her and asks her to stop. He says he wants to be friends again, but he can't let her do this to him again. As Amethyst begins to press the issue, Steven interrupts.

** Early in the episode, Greg assumes that Steven meant Pearl when he was talking about getting a Gem to help sort his storage locker. Pearl has demonstrated herself to be obsessed with organization and cleanliness in several episode. She does in fact help at the end.

Amethyst and Greg's conversation escalates, Amethyst mockingly shapeshifting into Greg. Greg acknowledges that he knows Amethyst enjoys making him uncomfortable. Amethyst snaps that she used to have someone who hung out with her all the time, until ... and she shapeshifts again, this time into a purple version of Rose Quartz. Greg, expecting this, turns away from her and asks her to stop. As Amethyst begins to press the issue, Steven interrupts.

** Greg mentions how shapeshifting bothers him. No doubt that's at least partly because of the time Steven turned into a mass of cats.

That evening,

A garage sale reunites Greg and Amethyst with their favorite sitcom--Lil' Butler.

* NoodleIncident: Amethyst has shapeshifted into Rose in front of Greg before. It's implied to be the reason they stopped hang out.

** Steven mentions his 1000 year punishment to not watch TV; Greg apparently forgot about it, or possibly didn't think they were serious.

* CallBack:

* BaitAndSwitch:

** Early in the episode, Greg assumes that Steven meant Pearl when he was talking about getting a Gem to help he though he meant Pearl, and Pearl does help at the end of the episode.

** Steven mentions his 1000 year punishment to not watch TV, Greg apparently forgot about it.

* VocalDissonance: Even though he look like an old man, Lil' Butler has a child's voice. Presumably his actor was a kid.

* CallBack: Greg mentions how shapeshifting bothers him. No doubt that's at least partly because of the time Steven turned into a mass of cats.

* VocalDissonance: Even though he look like an old man Lil' Butler has a child's voice.

* ShowWithinAShow: Apparently starring a butler.

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