History Recap / WanderOverYonderS1E8TheBallTheBounty

* [[MorphWeapon Morph Hat]]: Wander's Hat turns into a hard hat during the construction sequence for the rocket bone.

** The end credits show the tourist annoying the heck out of Hater as they take photos of his torture room.

** They were sent to the Torture Room. What do you think happened?

* NeverSayDie: Played with. The robot bounty hunter is referred to as "Killbot" but its attacks simply teleport its victim directly to Lord Hater. But Peepers slices the Potted Plant up and beats it into submission. Without a talented botanist, that plant may well be mulch.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Peepers slices the Potted Plant and defeats it. However, he realizes too late that Wander and Sylvia escape.

** They were set to the Torture Room. What do you think happened?

* InferredHolocaust: So yeah, the little big-eyed aliens now have a home on Buster... until Buster's owner gives him a flea dip.

* TeleportersAndTransporters: Killbot 86 uses a red beam to teleport itself and other beings to and from Hater's ship.

Unfortunately, while Peepers is freaking out on the plant to avoid his worst nightmare coming true, Sylvia and Wanda have Orbbled up and are departing with thanks to Peepers for saving them.

Peepers rushes to the planet's surface. Wander and Sylvia are unaware they're being hunted; they're simply having a good time enjoying the amusement park world's attractions. Peepers is pleased that he seems to have beaten the bounty hunters, only for the huntress to show up. The huntress is closing in. Peepers thwarts her blowdarts by tossing coins at Wander and Sylvia, making them duck when they would otherwise have been hit. She threatens Peepers for messing up her hunt and says she'll bag the bounty and he'll be lucky to end up cleaning the anti-gravity toilets. He finally gets her out of the way altogether by tricking her into the enclosure of the same species of large and vicious animal whose skull and pelt she wears as fashion statements.

Peepers rants to the Watchdog that if the bounty hunters succeed, Hater's evil will spread across the galaxy allowing Hater to rule the universe. The Watchdog asks if that isn't their goal, so hence a good thing. Peepers clarifies that Hater's evil is supposed to spread across the galaxy so he can rule the univers because of ''Peepers'', not because of someone else.

Wander and Sylvia are mellowing out, ''big time''. They're enjoying the marvellous bubbles of the Relaxatorium, surrounded by the adorable, big-eyed population of the planet. But then there's a deep, sonorous chime, and their hostess tells them she's glad they enjoyed their stay, but it's time to abandon their planet forever.

Wander of course is curious to know what's going on. So she explains. Eight planets now they've settled on, and each time the chimes of doom herald the destruction of their world. They used to call the force World Buster, but now they just call him Buster.

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'''The Ball''' first aired on January 10 2014.

* Foreshadowing: The escape ship looks almost precisely like a gigantic flea.

* DeathbringerTheAdorable: Buster himself.

* {{Homage}}: Sylvia punches some rivets in during a construction montage, then takes the iconic Rosie the Riverter "We Can Do It!" pose.

Although '''The Bounty'' and ''The Ball''' are two 11 minute halves of one 22 minute episode, their first airings were individual, as separate episodes. They are listed here in the order they appear on the credits for the episode, but the order they aired is opposite.

Although '''The Bounty'' and ''The Ball''' are two 11 minute halves of one 22 minute episode, their first airings were individual, as separate episodes. They are listed here in the order they appear on the credits for the episode.

Although '''The Bounty'' and ''The Ball''' are two 11 minute halves of one 22 minute episode, their first airings were individual, as separate episodes. They are listed here in the order they appear on the credits for the episode.

Back on Phunulon, Peepers has dispatched the robot (and made a good bit of money from people thinking the whole thing was an attraction), and is about to catch his breath, when -- the Potted Plant shows up. The Plant turns out to be an animate omnivore, and eats Peepers in one bite, quickly followed by Wander and Sylvia. Wander briefly mistakes it for a ride, until Sylvia points out the truth. At which point he begins chattering cheerfully about being so happy Peepers has finally captured them, but so sad that they've actually been captured. Peepers sees them stuck behind bars, the Plant replaced in Peepers' job, and Peepers himself demoted to cleaning the anti gravity toilets. It turns out he was imagining that if he lets the Potted Plant succeed, so he uses the lightning bolt on his helmet to slice his way out, and beats the Potted Plant into submission.

All of this has, to Peepers' dismay, been recorded by Hater, who gives him an even worse dressing down, with a repeated instant replay of Peepers letting Wander and Sylvia escape. Peepers tries to salvage the day by asking Hater if he's learned his lesson about hiring bounty hunters. Peepers is excited to hear Lord Hater say he has; he realized he simply hadn't hired ''enough'', and presses a button to reveal ''dozens'' of bounty hunters. Peepers has another meltdown, and Hater is pleased to discover that Peepers' cries of dismay and frustration are perfect additions to his Torture Megamix.

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Sylvia scolds Wander about having wasted all their fuel, that the people all need a planet with fresh air and places to build homes. As she speaks, she realizes where he's landed them is a pretty nice location after all. Wander grins and says to the grateful populace that they didn't have to flee; they just had to ''[[IncrediblyLamePun flea]]''. The little aliens thank Wander for finding them a home and ending their repeatedly having to find a new home. As Wander and Sylvia bubble their way into space, there's a distant, ominous meow, and Wander spots a planet that looks a lot like a ball of yarn.

'''The Bounty''' first aired on January 24, 2014.

Aboard Lord Hater's Hatecraft, Peepers is having a meltdown. He's ranting about proving how ruthless, evil, and strong he is. Lord Hater is playing a video game of himself fighting Wander (well, he's fighting. Wander's hugging him). Once Peepers has his attention again, Hater dresses him down for failing, repeatedly, to do the most important thing he has asked of his major domo: capture Wander and Sylvia. Hater introduces three bounty hunters he has hired to do the job Peepers can't. One is a pelt-clad huntress. One is a Killbot 86. And to Peepers' ever-increasing chagrin, the third is a ''potted plant''. Hater shows his hirelings the location of Wander and Sylvia, and insists that they be brought to him ''alive'' because he thinks their screams of agony be the perfect addition to his Torture Megamix. They take off and Peepers is left alone with the Watchdog he abused in his proving himself rant.

Peepers rants to the Watchdog that if the bounty hunters succeed, Hater's evil will spread across the galaxy allowing Hater to rule the universe. The Watchdog asks if that isn't their goal, so hence a good thing. Peepers clarifies that Hater's evil is supposed to spread across the galaxy so he can rule the univers because of ''Peepers'', not because of someone else.

Peepers rushes to the planet's surface. Wander and Sylvia are unaware they're being hunted; they're simply having a good time enjoying the amusement park world's attractions. Peepers is pleased that he seems to have beaten the bounty hunters, only for the huntress to show up. The huntress is closing in. Peepers thwarts her blowdarts by tossing coins at Wander and Sylvia, making them duck when they would otherwise have been hit. She threatens Peepers for messing up her hunt and says she'll bag the bounty and he'll be lucky to end up cleaning the anti-gravity toilets. He finally gets her out of the way altogether by tricking her into the enclosure of the same species of large and vicious animal whose skull and pelt she wears as fashion statements.

When Peepers returns to his own objective of catching the pair, he finds the Killbot 86 having a go. The Bot targets our heroes, only for Peepers to knock a hapless alien into the path of its bright red laser beam. Its shot wasn't deadly anyway: the miss simply teleports him aboard the Hatecraft. Peepers and the Bot continue like this for several minutes, the Bot's teleport beam repeatedly missing Wander and Sylvia. Aboard the Hatecraft, a bemused Hater finds himself surrounded by tourists who think they are still enjoying a Phunulon attraction. They offer him advice on playing his Hater vs. Wander video game, and he eventually decides to take them to the torture room to add to his Torture Megamix. They cheerfully go along.

Back on Phunulon, Peepers has dispatched the robot (and made a good bit of money from people thinking the whole thing was an attraction), and is about to catch his breath, when -- the Potted Plant shows up. The Plant turns out to be an animate omnivore, and eats Peepers in one bite, quickly followed by Wander and Sylvia. Wander briefly mistakes it for a ride, until Sylvia points out the truth. At which point he begins chattering cheerfully about being so happy Peepers has finally captured them, but so sad that they've actually been captured. Peepers sees them stuck behind bars, the Plant replaced in Peepers' job, and Peepers himself demoted to cleaning the anti gravity toilets. It turns out he was imagining that if he lets the Potted Plant succeed, so he uses the lightning bolt on his helmet to slice his way out, and beats the Potted Plant into submission.

Unfortunately, while Peepers is freaking out on the plant to avoid his worst nightmare coming true, Sylvia and Wanda have Orbbled up and are departing with thanks to Peepers for saving them.

All of this has, to Peepers' dismay, been recorded by Hater, who gives him an even worse dressing down, with a repeated instant replay of Peepers letting Wander and Sylvia escape. Peepers tries to salvage the day by asking Hater if he's learned his lesson about hiring bounty hunters. Peepers is excited to hear Lord Hater say he has; he realized he simply hadn't hired ''enough'', and presses a button to reveal ''dozens'' of bounty hunters. Peepers has another meltdown, and Hater is pleased to discover that Peepers' cries of dismay and frustration are perfect additions to his Torture Megamix.

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!!Tropes appearing in ''The Bounty'':

* AllPartOfTheShow: The Phunulon tourists on seeing Peepers and the Killbot's antics. To the point where they've thrown money at Peepers by the time he defeats the robot.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Commander Peepers' theme music features prominently.
* ManEatingPlant: The Potted Plant, which appears at first to be a harmless daisy, captures Peepers, Wander, and Sylvia by ingesting them whole.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Peepers at the idea of being defeated by a Potted Plant -- from ''inside'' the plant.
* NeverSayDie: Played with. The robot bounty hunter is referred to as "Killbot" but its attacks simply teleport its victim directly to Lord Hater. But Peepers slices the Potted Plant up and beats it into submission. Without a talented botanist, that plant may well be mulch.
* RewindReplayRepeat: Hater does this on the bridge of his ship to remind Peepers that he let Wander and Sylvia escape.

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