-> Story by Creator/RobertTapert, Creator/AdamArmus and Creator/NoraKayFoster
-> Teleplay by Creator/AdamArmus and Creator/NoraKayFoster
-> Directed by Creator/JoshBecker

When Aphrodite obtains the stolen Mystic Diamond, she puts a spell on Xena, Gabrielle and Joxer to distract them from rescuing the prized jewel.
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!Tropes
%%* ApeMan: Joxer becomes this thanks to Aphrodite's spell.%%Becomes what?
* {{Battlecry}}: Gabrielle brings terror to her marks with... yodeling. She does get the upper hand on them and takes the diamond.
* TheCatfish: Xena spends much of the episode trying to catch Solaris, a huge fish she's been trying to capture since she was a child.
* CurseCutShort: Xena puts a hand on Gabrielle's mouth before she says anything bawdy about her own posterior.
* DistractedByMyOwnSexy: Gabrielle throughout the entire episode. She even nearly drowns because she tried to kiss her own reflection in the water, akin to the Greek story of Narcissus.
* DoubleEntendre: So many to choose from:
** When Aphrodite is talking to Maecanus:
--->'''Maecanus:''' I’ll put it up there for you right now, most beautiful of goddesses. Tie your gem on my arrow so my shaft can bring you satisfaction.\\
'''Aphrodite:''' [''Giggles''] I do believe your sweaty, smelly leader is ''flirting'' with the goddess of love. You don't have the thrust. [''breaks off said arrow''] Besides, my guy in Parnassus has better equipment. And he knows the right time to shoot.
** When Gabrielle is observing a parchment:
--->'''Gabrielle:''' It’s beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Don’t you think it’s beautiful? The way it dips and curves?
* ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask: Subverted. Xena manages to hold back and even defeat Maecenus and his men while trying to reel in Solaris, but the spell compels her to focus on fishing. She's just that good at multitasking. Unfortunately, Solaris manages to escape.
* FishingEpisode: Thanks to Aphrodite, Xena is obsessed with fishing. Miraculously, she is able to do both that and take back the Mystic Diamond.
* FlashbackCut: The show cuts to Xena and Lyceus when they were kids to show her first encounter with Solaris. Incidentally, it's the only time the show depicts Xena as a child.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Gabrielle becomes obsessed with herself, courtesy of Aphrodite's spell.
* LoveEpiphany: Xena and Gabrielle break free from the spell once they realize the reasons for their obsessions. Xena realizes that her love of fishing is due to her reminiscing those times with her dead brother Lyceus. Gabrielle's appreciate for herself stems from the hope that Xena would do the same to her and not treat her as a sidekick anymore. It's never shown what Joxer's epiphany as the show ends before that happens.
* NegativeContinuity: Joxer does not free himself from his own trance, but is shown to be fine in his next appearance. Xena did mention helping him out after she'd gotten some rest, so it's likely he was just cured off screen.
* {{Stellification}}: In the end, Xena gets the North Star back into the sky by using it as bat for the fish Solaris, and then catapults them both into the sky when he gets caught on her line. At the end, a new fish-shaped constellation is visible in the night sky around the newly-rekindled star.
%%* VineSwing: Joxer becomes skilled in this as an ApeMan.
%%* WatchOutForThatTree: He still ends up hitting a tree in one example.
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->'''Disclaimer:''' ''[[DignityTropes Joxer`s dignity was slightly harmed during the production of this motion picture. However, Gabrielle`s pink nightie was restored to its original condition.]]''