History Recap / XiaolinShowdownLikeARock

* MundaneUtility: The Third-Arm Sash, which makes its debut in this episode, is used by Jack Spicer to drink some tea, as well as pointing to Wuya that she and him are partners.

* MundaneSolution: The moral of the episode. During the Xiao Lin Showdown, the goal is that the first to capture the bluebird is the winner. Jack tries using his tech and his wu to pursue the bird. Meanwhile, Clay uses his time to go to the nearby sunflower fields and gather sunflower seeds in his hat. Between Jack scaring the bird and Clay patiently holding the sunflower seeds, one can guess who wins out.

* MundaneSolution: The moral of the episode. During the Xiao Lin Showdown, the goal is that the first to capture the bluebird is the winner. Jack tries using his tech and his wu to capture the bird. Meanwhile, Clay uses his time to go to the nearby sunflower fields and gather sunflower seeds in his hat. Between Jack scaring the bird and Clay patiently holding the sunflower seeds, one can guess who wins out.

* MundaneSolution: The moral of the episode.

* CuttingTheKnot: This is more or less TheAesop of the episode. While everyone is taking the complicated route to complete a hard task, Clay finds simple ways to complete it.

* EveryoneHatesMimes

The monks are each trying for the best time on an obstacle course to "get to the doggie," at the end. Omi's outraged when Clay, instead of engaging in elaborate moves, simply grabs the toy without moving through the course at all and Master Fung congratulates Clay on his inventive thinking. The others figure this to be a show of Clay's incompetence rather than ingenuity and mock him for it.

Across the world, Jack meets Le Mime, a mime imbued with magical powers that let his fake constructions take physical (if invisible) form. The two form an alliance and begin with going after the newly activated Fist of Tebbigong.

Meanwhile, Clay easily takes out Le Mime by forcing the other to knock himself out via copycat gimmick. Clay then finds the Fist of Tebbigong and challenges Jack to a Xiaolin Showdown [[TheCavalryArrivesLate just as the others escape]] from the box by [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve power of imagination.]]

Clay uses his patient, slow, and steady nature to win the Showdown and the others are astonished to realize that they vastly underestimated Clay's simple solutions. They apologize for undervaluing him as a competent teammate and [[EverybodyLaughsEnding everybody laughs.]]

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The first episode to introduce the Third Arm Sash.

* OnceAnEpisode: The Xiaolin Showdown pitching Clay against Jack, in which the winner is the first one to catch a robin, for the Fist of Tebigong; it's Clay's Eye of Dashi versus Jack's Third Arm Sash. Clay wins after luring the robin to him with sunflower seeds.

* MacGuffin: The Fist of Tebbigong.

->'''Master Fung:''' But being a Xiaolin Dragon also means seeing the world in a different way. For example, finding simple solutions to complicated problems.\\

!!Tropes

'''Clay:''' No, we learned everybody hates mimes.

'''Clay:''' No, we learned everybody hates mimes.\\

->'''Master Fung:''' But being a Xiaolin Dragon also means seeing the world in a different way. For example, finding simple solutions to complicated problems.

->'''Clay:''' Besides, I like to think we all learned a little somethin' today.//
'''Kimiko:''' Never lose faith in a friend?//
'''Omi:''' The value of simple solutions?//
'''Raimundo:''' Omi can't use slang?//
'''Clay:''' No, we learned everybody hates mimes.

'''Clay:''' No, we learned everybody hates mimes.//

->'''Master Fung:''' But being a Xiaolin Dragon also means seeing the world in a different way. For example, finding simple solutions to complicated problems.//

->'''Clay:''' Besides, I like to think we all learned a little somethin' today.
->'''Kimiko:''' Never lose faith in a friend?
->'''Omi:''' The value of simple solutions?
->'''Raimundo:''' Omi can't use slang?
->'''Clay:''' No, we learned everybody hates mimes.

Meanwhile, Clay easily takes out Le Mime by forcing the other to knock himself out via copycat gimmick. Clay then finds the Fist of Tebbigong and challenges Jack to a Xiaolin Showdown [[TheCavalryArrivesLate just as the others escape]] from the box by [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve power of imagination.]]

Meanwhile, Clay easily takes out Le Mime by forcing the other to knock himself out via copycat gimmick. Clay then finds the Fist of Tebbigong and challenges Jack to a Xiaolin Showdown [[JustInTimeToBeTooLate just as the others escape]] from the box by [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve power of imagination.]]

Meanwhile, Clay easily takes out Le Mime by forcing the other to knock himself out via copycat gimmick. He then