Ear No Evil
Year produced: 2002
Production code: 102-008
Original U.S. air date: 8/22/2003 (first aired in the U.K. on 11/24/2002)
Jenny's in an EARFUL of trouble!
The one with Jenny's ears.
When Jenny wishes to have ears after Tiff gets her ears pierced, she turns over to Sheldon to make her some. Things don't work out the way Jenny imagined, and hilarity ensues.
Ear No Evil contains examples of:
- Bankruptcy Barrel: Many of the Lancer's victims end up wearing barrels after he robs them.
- Ear-Piercing Plot: Jenny wants Dr. Wakeman to make her some pierced ears, as she was built without any external ears initially, after the Crust cousins flaunt their new ear piercings at school one day and mock Jenny for not having any ears to get pierced. While her creator/mother refuses, Sheldon is more than happy to make a pair for her. This results in Jenny spending a portion of the episode sporting a pair of comically large pierced ears which make her the unwitting subject of much mockery by her peers (even her own mother was holding back laughter when Jenny showed off her new ears to her) as well as prove to be a hinderance in her fight against the episode's Monster of the Week Lancer.
Unlicensed Flying Object
Year produced: 2002
Production code: 102-001
Original U.S. air date: 8/22/2003 (first aired in the U.K. on 11/24/2002)
Brad showing off his learner's permit.
The one with the UFO.
Brad, Tuck, and Jenny encounter a UFO, which Brad takes for a joyride.
Unlicensed Flying Object contains examples of:
- An Aesop: Don’t mess with things that look potentially dangerous or could easily end in disaster and confusion.
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: This exchange:Tuck: You're going to blow us up, or vaporize us, or get us grounded! [Brad lifts off the UFO] Or get us un-grounded.
- Donut Mess with a Cop: A Sky Patrol officer is eating a box of donuts and drinking coffee until he pursues the spaceship.
- Here We Go Again!: Brad speeds down the street in the same way he did with the UFO, and Tuck gets stuck on a jetpack that goes flying.
- I Call It "Vera": Carl, Lucille’s husband calls his fly-swatter-like device the “Attitude Adjuster”
- Jerkass Has a Point: Carl’s attitude towards Brad is understandable as he did steal his spaceship and does not know him very well.
- No Ending: Tuck accidentally flings onto a jet pack and Brad speeds in Nora’s car for yet another high-speed catastrophe.
- Only Sane Man: Tuck and Jenny are the most level-headed people here.
- Shout-Out: Brad tells Tuck to look for lions, tigers, and bears.
- What the Hell, Hero?:
- Jenny calls Brad out for hijacking the UFO for a joyride.
- Nora calls Jenny out for stealing her jet packs.
- Lastly, Lucille reprimands Carl for his aggression towards humans.
