History Recap / StevenUniverseS1E43MaximumCapacity

* ServileSnarker: Lil' Butler's got "sass and pep" and his CatchPhrase is crack at the family that took him in.
-->'''Li'l Butler:'''You people have too much money!

* ShapeshifterGuiltTrip: Amethyst tries to convince Greg to stay by first shapeshifting into Steven and imitating how we would act at the fireworks. When that doesn't work she mocks him in his form. When he asserts he has to spend time with his son she accussingly points out she used to have Rose until he came around. Finally she taunts him by taking on her form, something to which he ''does not'' respond well.

* ServileSnarker: Lil' Butler would seem to be this. He's got "sass and pep" and his one line (possibly a CatchPhrase) is crack at the family that took him in.
-->'''Li'l Butler:'''You people have too much money!\\

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar
-->'''Amethyst''': [to Greg] Hey man, it's cool. I've seen your junk before.

-->'''Amethyst:''' Ah come on, Greg! What are afraid of?\\

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Greg founds his copy of his photo with Rose and Steven points it out, the camera focuses on Amethyst's face so you can see she's feeling either upset or uncomfortable.

* AffectionateParody: ''L'il Butler'' is a parody of cheesey live-action sitcoms, which one of the show's staff even [[http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/112189134869/the-demo-for-the-lil-butler-theme-from-the-steven described as]] "an unholy mix of ''Series/MrBelvedere'' and ''Series/{{Webster}}''".

* BlandNameProduct: The TV that Greg and Amethyst watch L'il Bulter on is a [[Creator/{{Sony}} "SUMY."]]
** What looks like an O'Reilly Media programming guide to [="DNIX"=] is part of the mess inside Greg's storage locker.

** The photo of Rose and Greg that Steven broke when trying to find the Light Cannon makes another appearance. Greg had forgotten Steven broke it and took hard seeing it that way.

* ShapeshiftingSquick: Greg does ''not'' like it when Amethyst transforms into Rose.

* BlandNameProduct: The TV that Greg and Amethyst watch Lil' Bulter on is a [[Creator/{{Sony}} "SUMY."]]

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: The Lil' Butler's theme song is all about Lil' Butler being the littlest butler, butlering around.
* DoorstopBaby: Lil' Butler was left on a doorstep as a baby.

* VocalDissonance: Even though he looks like an old man, Lil' Butler has a child's voice. Presumably his actor was a kid wearing a fake mustache and bald cap.

* AffectionateParody: ''L'il Butler'' is a parody of cheesey live-action sitcoms, which one of the show's staff even [[http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/112189134869/the-demo-for-the-lil-butler-theme-from-the-steven described as]] "an unholy mix of ''Series/MrBelvedere'' and ''Series/{{Webster}}''.

* ShownTheirWork: Or maybe a happy coincidence, but Amethyst shapeshifting into Rose Quartz. Amethyst is a kind of Quartz.

Amethyst and Greg's conversation escalates, Amethyst mockingly shapeshifting into Greg and sidling up to him faux-flirtatiously. 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 Greg that he would stay if she was "her"... and she shapeshifts again, this time into a purple version of Rose Quartz! Greg, expecting this, and by his expression, dreading it -- 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.

** The photo of Rose and Greg that Steven broke when trying to find the Light Cannon is still broken.

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.

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 Steven to bring Pearl. They briefly squabble over the KEEP, SELL, BURN boxes and whether they should be burning anything at all. Greg bequeaths a box of books to Steven, pleased and surprised that "books are cool again". Steven agrees they are, especially in light of his having been grounded from watching television for 1,000 years -- which Greg had not taken seriously and had pretty much forgotten altogether.

-->"You know how I feel about shapeshifting."

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

** Greg mentions how shapeshifting bothers him. No doubt that's at least partly because of the time Steven turned into a mass of cats. It's also implied Amethyst may have taken Rose form to upset him before that, and even earlier in that same episode Greg freaked out when Amethyst transformed into Steven.

** 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, as well as part of the reason he's uncomfortable around magic stuff.

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

* ShoutOut:
** ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' which had a special two-part episode taking place in Hawaii, as Amethyst describes of "Li'l Butler".
** ''Series/MrBelvedere'' was about a fully grown butler who taught a family lessons about themselves while caring for the home.
** One of the books in the box Steven finds in Greg's storage locker has a cover based on one for Literature/LordOfTheFlies.

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

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

** Amethyst is still 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.

* NoodleIncident: Amethyst has shapeshifted into Rose in front of Greg before. It's implied to be the reason they stopped hanging out.
* PetTheDog: After their fight, Amethyst picks up a new frame for Greg's photo of himself and Rose.

* TruthInTelevision: Hoarders tend to accumulate things because they're unable to let go of a fond memory or a tragic experience.

It's almost New Year's Eve. Steven and Greg are looking forward to the Beach City Fireworks display put on by Mayor Dewey, Steven chattering excitedly about what he likes best. But it's still a day away, and the two of them are headed for Greg's storage unit to put away his way-out-of-date Summer Wax standing sign from the car wash.

As they dig deeper into the mess, 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. Greg cheerfully reminisces good times watching the show with Amethyst while Steven was very small. 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.

-->You know how I feel about shapeshifting.

** Amethyst is still 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 showed 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".

** 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.
** ExpositoryThemeTune: Li'l Butler has one, about how they found him and he teaches them about themselves while keeping the house clean.
* TrashOfTheTitans: Greg's storage unit has finally got so full that nothing else will fit in it. At the end the Gems take most of it to the Temple.
** It's implied that both Greg and Amethyst are reluctant to throw stuff away because of the memories they associate them with.

As they dig deeper into the mess, 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 Steven 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.