High dives are taken up to eleven.
Swimming Fool:The Greens go to an indoor swimming pool where Cricket becomes scared over the high dive.
"Swimming Fool" contains examples of:
- Artistic License – Physics: Since when was it possible for the hot tub jets to suck up Bill's swimming shorts in the hot tub?
- Big "NO!":
- By Bill when a family wants to enter the hot tub while he is naked in it.
- By Cricket in his daydream when his body parts detach in the water.
- Bottle Episode: Most of the episode takes place at the pool the Green family visits.
- Daydream Surprise: When Cricket jumps off the high dive, he splashes into the pool so hard that his body parts detach in the water...then it's revealed to be just a daydream he had.
- Early-Installment Weirdness:
- Kiki and Benny make their debut and are shown hanging out with the bratty Carlos. In all later appearances, they are shown with the nicer and more laid-back Weezie.
- The generic family that walks in on Bill is shades of yellow, orange and red; in the rest of the series, they're either pink or purple.
- Eat the Camera: During the second Big "NO!" as said above.
- Eye Scream: While Cricket is staring in awe at the high dive, a boy makes a big splash which soaks him all over, and the chemicals from the water get in his eyes and sting them.
- Face Your Fears: What Cricket learns.
- Hand-or-Object Underwear: While the crowd is distracted by Cricket jumping off the rafters, Bill runs to the locker room while hiding his crotch and butt with his hands.
- High-Dive Hijinks: Cricket attempting to go off the high dive, but getting too scared to dive once he gets up there.
- Little "No": By Bill when his shorts are sucked up by the hot tub jets leaving him naked in public.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Bill becomes one to Cricket as he shows him how to face his fears after he escapes the high dive.
- Slippery Swimsuit: Bill's swim trucks get sucked up in the jets of a jacuzzi, leaving him naked. He spends most of the episode avoiding getting out of the jacuzzi.
Well, the rules don't say a goat can't be in the dog show, soooo...
Tilly's GoatTilly thinks Melissa the goat has the spirit of a dog and enters her in a dog show.
"Tilly's Goat" contains examples of:
- All Animals Are Dogs: Tilly thinks Melissa the goat wants to be a dog, although Melissa shows no signs of Delusions of Doghood.
- Ascended Extra: Melissa the goat has a big role here.
- A Day in the Limelight: For Tilly and Melissa.
- Chekhov's Gun: Phoenix's fleas.
- Knew It All Along: Tilly knew everyone was making fun of Melissa, but it didn't matter to her at all because she was just having fun.
- Loophole Abuse: Nowhere in the dog show rulebook does it say a goat can't compete, thus Melissa enters.
- "Pan from the Sky" Beginning: The episode begins with the title spelt out in the clouds before panning down to the Green house.
- Psychic Link: Tilly does one with Melissa when attempting to find out why she isn't milking.
- The Reveal: Remy reveals he’s allergic to dogs.
- Too Dumb to Live: Remy keeps trying to pet dogs, even though it's obvious that he's dreadfully allergic to them.
