The episode starts
with Calvin using the MTM to look through different dimensions. Eventually, he makes their universe collide with another one filled with nothing but poetic energy. Because of this, everyone will rhyme, and only Calvin and the MTM will be aware of it. The constant rhyming drives Calvin insane as he and MTM search for a solution.
Tropes:
- Least Rhymable Word: How the MTM gets rid of the curse - "Hey Calvin, want an orange?"
- The Multiverse: Calvin visits about fifteen different universes."No, really! There was one where ducks were the dominant species!"
"Uh-huh."
"And another one had a planet where the entire surface was made of glass! Upon closer inspection, I found it was all beer bottles!"
"Please leave."
"The third universe was even more interesting! It had three planets where the main delicacy was bicycles! Can you imagine such a thing? Imagine sitting down and dining on Moo Goo Gai Bike!"
"Whatever."
"There was a fourth universe that was particularly intriguing!" Calvin continued. "It had ten planets, and they were all linked together by a long scarf! Imagine! Interplanetary disruption caused by a giant pair of scissors!"
"Go away."
"The fifth one was pretty cool! It had miles upon miles of chocolate bars! And the best part was acne was curable there!"
"Shut up, please."
"And the sixth one! Oh, that one was incredibly weird! All the clothes there see-through! Needless to say, we didn't spend a long time there."
"Just stop it."
"The seventh had this really weird religion that involved dogs. It gave out five sacred laws, and apparently, we've broken at least four. It'd be five, but there's no sheep around here." - Noodle Incident: The dog-worshiping universe has five sacred laws, of which Calvin had broken four. "It'd be five, but there's no sheep around here."
- Rhymes on a Dime: The episode's main plot concerns Calvin unintentionally doing this to everyone.
- Sophisticated as Hell: "Well, I'm just a scientist, but given the evidence, I'd say he's shakin' his groove thang."
- Take That!: Several to "Stayin' Alive" at the beginning.
- Unusual Euphemism: Andy uses the names of Gordon Ramsay, "James P. Morgan" (possibly the actor James Morgan), and Nutter Butters as euphemisms.
