Arlo comes down with a severe case of "swamp itch" and Ansel tries whatever he can to take care of him.
Tropes:
- A Day in the Limelight: Although he's had a large role before, this is the first Ansel-centered episode, and he gets his chance to shine as a father bird.
- An Aesop: Taking care of someone who is sick is hard, but don't give up.
- Big "NO!": Arlo screams this as he is being trapped in a nest by Ansel.
- Brick Joke: Arlo mentions upon catching the swamp itch that it's highly contagious. In the end, Ansel ends up contracting it.
- Chekhov's Gag: Ansel repeatedly dropping twigs everywhere comes in handy near the end as it's what finally makes Arlo calm down.
- Creator Cameo: The author of Ansel's book is Dr. R. Crego.
- Disguised in Drag: Ansel disguises himself as Winifred, the love interest from Arlo's hallucination, to trick him into getting trapped by using his bird instincts.
- Gross-Up Close-Up: Of the hives on Arlo's arm, causing him to realize he contracted swamp itch.
- Hallucinations: A side-effect of Arlo's swamp itch causes him to hallucinate himself as a gold-hungry prospector in search of treasure.
- Here We Go Again!: In the end, Ansel ends up catching the swamp itch from Arlo, evidenced by the same Gold Rush hallucinations, prompting Arlo it's now his turn to take care of him.
- Homemade Sweater from Hell: Arlo gets a sweater from Edmée, which in turn causes him to get swamp itch.
- I Ate WHAT?!: Ansel remembers he once chewed on a rock as a child when hungry. For Arlo's soup, he uses maple syrup, garlic, and bone juice, which is totally not Arlo's taste in food prompting him to vomit it up.
- My Significance Sense Is Tingling: Ansel's neck twitches and he repeatedly makes bird noises once he senses something is amiss with Arlo.
- Nurse with Good Intentions: Ansel's attempts at caring for the itchy Arlo end up flying off the handle.
- Open the Iris: When Arlo enters the hallucination stage of swamp itch, his pupils briefly get so big they block out almost all the whites.
- Oral Fixation: Upon discovering the itchy hives on his arm, Arlo chomps on them several times.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: Ghosts apparently exist as corporal beings, evidenced by Tony and Furlecia chasing them out of an ally and sending them to haunt Alia's bus. Bertie is not too pleased to have a girls' night with them.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning:
- Arlo's eyes turn red a few times as his swamp itch starts to take effect.
- Bertie has blood red eyes the morning after her girls' night with Furlecia, Alia and the ghosts.
- Sick Episode: The episode revolves around Arlo catching an itchy illness and Ansel trying to care for him.
- Vomit Indiscretion Shot: Arlo does it as he is throwing up Ansel's chicken soup substitute.
