Jake realizes the glow of a glass doorknob is hypnotic and can make the school fall a slave to him.
- Artifact Domination: Jake used the glare from glass doorknobs to overpower everyone.
- Artifact of Attraction: Glass doorknobs.
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Perfect example here, as the pretty shininess of light refracting off of a weirdly shaped glass object, was enough to get the animals of CDMS, to become completely hypnotized.Jake: Pretty Pretty ... Shiny Shiny!
- Butt-Monkey: James Ant kept getting incinerated by the light of the glass doorknobs.James: Anyone got some aloe vera?
- The Dark Side: This episode referred to is as the bright side.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Miss Tusk shakes Adam down for money and a bunch of random objects fall out of his pockets. One of these is an action figure of Amazon Kevin, a man who would not debut until the episode of the same name.
- Gesundheit: Miss Loon used this joke, when Adam said "Haiku".
- Hong Kong Dub: This was done, during the ninja battle between Adam and Jake.
- Hypno Fool: Every animal became this, when Jake used the pretty shiny glass doorknob light.
- Meet the New Boss: Jake Spidermonkey became the new leader of Charles Darwin Middle School.
- Monkeys on a Typewriter: Windsor pounded on a typewriter in creative writing class.
- Running Gag: James Any getting burned by the light.
- Shout-Out: This episode had many.
- Posters around the school read "Jake is Always Watching".
- Jake tried to lure Adam to, come over to the bright side.
- While tempting Adam to go into the light, he said "All are welcome. All are welcome." in a valley girl accent.
- Jake's obsession with the glass doorknob at the beginning of the episode was similar to Gollum's obsession for the ring. His voice, when saying "Pretty Pretty, Shiny Shiny" really sold it too, being so similar to "My Precious."
- Solar-Powered Magnifying Glass: The glass doorknob had this effect on James.
- Tradesnark™: Jake acted this this, with his new hat.Adam: You got a patent for that hat?
Jake: It's pending. [pulls out a legal contract]
