Ben and Rook must stop Zombozo and the Circus Freaks from turning everyone in Bellwood into zombie clowns!
Tropes in this episode
- Aesop Amnesia: After getting over it 6 years ago, Ben is once more having to face his fear of clowns.
- Cardboard Prison: Despite Max's assurance that Zombozo is safely locked up, Ben uses Wildmutt to find that he escaped without anyone noticing, leaving a Bound and Gagged Jerry to serve as a decoy. Ben lampshades that Plubers HQ really needs better security.
- Continuity Nod: Ben’s fear of clowns is once again addressed.
- Clownification: The basic premise of the episode.
- Horrifying the Horror: Ben defeats Zombozo by accidentally turning into Toepick, creating a scenario where a horrifying alien and an undead clown cower in fear of each other.
- Plague Zombie: Zombozo spreads a virus around Bellwood that turns its victims, human and alien, into zombie clowns.
- Madness Mantra: The zombie clowns only say "Come one, come all." Except for Driba, who says “Don’t come one, don’t come all.”
- Retcon: In Ultimate Alien, Ben explained hat his fear of clowns stemmed from a creepy experience at a circus at age 4. Here, he’s shown to have developed the fear at age 5 when he saw his Grandpa in clown makeup. (That is, unless Max was being Innocently Insensitive)
- Villain Team-Up: Prior to seeing a circus is the cause of the commotion, Ben is hoping for one of these, such as Albedo with Billy Billions, or Vilgax with a Way Bad.
