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Recap / Molly Of Denali S 3 E 6 Puppy Sitting Big Dreams And Blue Skies

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Airdate: March 21, 2023

"Puppy Sitting": Tooey is visiting Japan, so Trini decides to look after one of his sled dogs, Khi, while he's gone.


"Puppy Sitting" contains the following tropes:

  • Catch Your Death of Cold: Referenced. Trini is supposed to take Khi for a walk every day, but on one day, she didn't because it was raining and she didn't want the dog to catch a cold. Molly says that dogs don't mind the rain.
  • Freeze-Frame Bonus: Around 7 minutes into the episode, we briefly get to see Tooey's pictures of Japan, which can only be seen if you pause. You can see:
    • Tooey and his brothers eating ice cream at the Tokyo Tower.
    • Tooey at the hot springs.
    • Tooey at a shrine.
  • "Harmful to Pets" Reminder: Trini wants to feed Khi pizza crusts like she does with her own pet dog, Four Spots, but Tooey reminds her that while pizza crusts are okay for a house dog like Four Spots, they're not good for sled dogs like Khi.
  • Oh, Crap!: Trini cries out in despair when she realizes that she's been spoiling Khi, and thinks that she 'ruined' Tooey's puppy.
  • Rule of Three: Training a lead sled dog takes three things: practice, practice, and practice.
  • Tokyo Tower: One of the pictures of Japan that Tooey shares is of him and his brothers in front of the Tokyo Tower.
  • Training the Pet: Trini trains Khi using a checklist that Tooey made. She does a good job at first, and teaches Khi how to say 'please.'

"Big Dreams and Blue Skies": Molly wants to create her own book highlighting woman pilots.

"Big Dreams and Blue Skies" contains the following tropes:

  • And That's Terrible: Molly's reaction to learning that women have been left out of history books.
    Molly: That is so unfair!
  • Backstory: This episode explains why Layla wanted to become a pilot. She was always fascinated by the planes taking off and landing, and she knew she could become a pilot when she met Ellen Paneok, an Alaskan Native woman pilot.
  • Code Emergency: Layla's bush plane suddenly ends up going through turbulence. She gets a call on the radio that says "Nine Nine Alpha Victor," which means 'turbulence approaching Qyah.'
  • Continuity Nod: Trini makes her own book about her mom, and talks about how she rescued lost hikers from Denali, referencing the Molly and the Great One special.
  • Fictional Fan, Real Celebrity: Layla met Ellen Paneok when she was younger.
  • Start My Own: Molly and Trini can't find any mention of women pilots in the books, so they make their own books about women pilots such as their mothers and Ellen Paneok.
  • Written by the Winners: While Paneok was a famous bush pilot, she was left out of all of the history books because she was a woman.

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