Ant Assault: In the alternate timeline ruled by Snaptrap, Snaptrap has a pit of fire ants that he threw his mother into, and threatens to do the same to Keswick.
Ash Face: Happens to Dudley when he gets zapped by Snaptrap's Snapbots.
Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: When Dudley beats Kitty to the last donut in the snack room, he says that now that he has it, nothing can distract him from it... then he sees Keswick's time-travel watch and turns his attention to it.
Big Damn Heroes: Just as Dudley is about to be launched into Snaptrap's shark tank, he is saved by Kitty at the last second.
Kitty does this when Dudley sends her to the "Non Reserved Visitor Parking" floor to stop her from getting the last donut.
Dudley does this three times. First, when Kitty attempts to eat the last donut he races her for, then when his attempt to use Keswick's time travel watch alters the timeline so Snaptrap ends up ruling Petropolis, then finally, at the end of the episode, when he uses the time travel watch to get ice cream, which results in him wearing pants.
Bland-Name Product: When Dudley arrives in the alternate timeline ruled by Snaptrap, he sees Snaptrap's Coffee shopnote a parody of Starbucks, a billboard for Snapy Trap iced teanote a parody of Snapple, and Bob's Big Ratnote a parody of Big Boy's.
Butterfly of Doom: Parodied; Dudley uses Keswick's Time Travel watch to travel back in time two minutes in order to grab the last donut before Kitty gets it. This somehow causes Snaptrap to always have been the ruler of Petropolis (which is named Snaptrapolis in this timeline) and prevents the formation of T.U.F.F..
Close-Enough Timeline: Parodied. When Dudley uses the time travel watch to catch the ice cream truck at the end, he winds up in a version of the present in which he's wearing pants (that he has no idea how to remove).
Comically Missing the Point: When Dudley meets the alternate timeline version of Keswick, he says "Keswick, it's me, Dudley!". Keswick then addresses Dudley as "Me Dudley".
Eye Scream: In the alternate timeline ruled by Snaptrap, Keswick invents a robot ketchup dispenser named Jefferson who spits acid in Snaptrap's eyes.
Faux Horrific: When Dudley first arrives at the alternate timeline ruled by Snaptrap, Snaptrap announces on his blimp that everyone in Snaptrapolis will be forced to work in his gift shop, where there's no employee discount.
Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Dudley. Throughout the episode, he gets citations for violating weirdly specific laws that involve not wearing pants. At the end of the episode, when he uses Keswick's time travel watch to get some ice cream, he somehow ends up wearing pants.
Immediate Self-Contradiction: When Dudley first meets the alternate timeline version of Kitty, he tells her that in his dimension, she's his partner and a kick-butt secret agent. Kitty says that's ridiculous, as there isn't a violent bone in her body, then she tosses Dudley into a wall.
Ignored Epiphany: When Dudley gets back to his own timeline at the end of the episode, he gives Keswick his watch back, saying he's never going to mess with time again. Just then, he hears the ice cream truck, but misses it, and uses the watch to catch it, which somehow results in him wearing pants.
Lampshade Hanging: Dudley finds it odd that Snaptrap has laws against very specific things.
Look Behind You: To distract one of Snaptrap's Snapbots so he can destroy it and use its armor to pose as a Snapbot and sneak into Snaptrap's lair, Dudley tells it that there's a pantless lady dog talking in slow motion to a shiny object behind a dumpster.
Non Sequitur Causality: Dudley uses a time travel watch to go back and beat Kitty to the last donut. This somehow changes the present so Snaptrap has taken over the world. At the end, Dudley uses it again when he misses the ice cream truck, and this somehow changes the present so he's wearing pants.
Ocular Gushers: Dudley cries this way when Kitty eats the last donut.
Oil Slick: Kitty does this to Dudley when they race each other for the last donut at the beginning of the episode.
Real Men Wear Pink: This episode reveals that the Chief likes heart-shaped cookies and takes up ballet classes.
Serious Business: Getting the only chocolate donut in the snack room is such for both Dudley and Kitty.
When Kitty goes over Snaptrap's last evil meeting, Kitty tells Snaptrap that he dropped Larry in the shark tank, and Larry screamed for half an hour while he played Crazy Eights.
When Snaptrap captures Dudley, he puts him on a game show called Hot Dog!, where he asks Dudley a question, then launches him into a pit of molten lava before he can answer it. When Ollie informs him that they don't have any molten lava, Snaptrap decides to just drop Dudley in his shark tank. Fortunately, Dudley is saved by Kitty, Keswick, and the Chief. After they defeat the Snapbots, Dudley tosses Snaptrap into his own shark tank.
Stating the Simple Solution: After Dudley cries after Kitty eats the last donut, the Chief tells him to just go down to the bakery and buy another donut. Dudley naturally ignores his suggestion.
Suspiciously Specific Denial: This line from Dudley when he poses as one of Snaptrap's Snapbots to sneak into Snaptrap's lair.
"Hey, fellas, beep. Great day to be a robot rat and not a dog who unraveled the fabric of time to get a donut."
Sweeping Ashes: After Dudley gets zapped by Snaptrap's Snapbots, he turns into a pile of ash. He shows up perfectly unharmed in the next scene.
Verbal Tic: The Snapbots end some of their sentences with "BEEP!".
Visual Pun: In the alternate timeline where Snaptrap is the ruler of Snaptrapolis, Snaptrap tells the Chief to draw him a bath. The Chief draws a picture of Snaptrap taking a bath, which Snaptrap is impressed with.
"Dog Dish" provides examples of:
Bird-Poop Gag: After Dudley accidentally blows up the T.U.F.F. submarine with its own torpedoes, water gets into his cone, giving him the appearance of a bird bath. Some birds fly up to him and poop on him. At the end of the episode, Dudley's rash disappears because he used the bird poop as a rash cream.
Bland-Name Product: One of the store at the Petropolis mall is called Bird Bath & Beyond.
Blatant Lies: After he sneaks into the water park, Snaptrap has a new idea, which he claims to be completely original in every way; releasing all the evil inmates from the Petropolis Prison, which was actually Francisco's idea. When Larry calls him out on this, Snaptrap drops him in the shark tank.
Snaptrap: I suppose dropping you into the shark tank is his idea too?
Chekhov's Gag: Early in the episode, Keswick teases Dudley for wearing his cone. Dudley tells Keswick that he can hear him because the cone amplifies sound, as well as smell. Near the end of the episode, Dudley's cone helps him hear Kitty's cries for help when she is surrounded by Snaptrap and the escaped criminals in Petropolis prison, as well as the escaped criminals so he can tell Kitty where they are. After the escaped criminals are defeated, the cone helps him sniff out Snaptrap.
Comically Missing the Point: When Dudley and Kitty arrive at the movie theater to catch Snaptrap, Kitty sees Snaptrap partially invisible, then she says "Whoa! That's just not right!" Dudley then says "You're telling me! They're charging $8.00 for nachos!"
Cone of Shame: In this episode, Dudley has to wear one to avoid scratching his butt rash. It ends up coming in handy in saving Kitty when she is surrounded by Snaptrap and the escaped criminals in the Petropolis Prison.
Drives Like Crazy: As a result of his cone blocking his line of vision, Dudley drives the T.U.F.F. Mobile through the Petropolis mall (up an escalator, no less).
Dumbass Has a Point: When Kitty arrives at the Petropolis prison, Dudley chooses to stay behind while she fights Snaptrap and the escaped criminals, saying that with his cone, he'll only get in the way. Kitty agrees with him, saying that he did handcuff her to a vendor at the movie theater and blow her up with a torpedo.
Evil Is Petty: When Snaptrap first gets his invisibility helmet, he uses it to sneak into the movies and the water park for free. However, because he first had his helmet set to "Partly Invisible", giving him the appearance of a floating head, the vendors he tries to sneak by aren't fooled and charge his henchmen for his admission.
Gross-Up Close-Up: Several are shown of Dudley's butt rash, much to everyone's horror.
Chief: My eyes!
Hoist by His Own Petard: While at the water park, Dudley and Kitty spy on Snaptrap from inside a submarine. When Dudley tries to scratch his rash, he accidentally hits the button that fires the torpedoes, which go up the water slides and then destroy the sub.
Huge Rider, Tiny Mount: When Dudley hears Kitty calling for help, he gets the little birds resting on his arms to lift him so he can come to Kitty's rescue.
I Heard That: After Keswick says that Dudley's cone makes him look like a floor lamp, Dudley tells him that he can hear him because his cone amplifies sound.
Laser-Guided Karma: Throughout the episode, Keswick keeps teasing Dudley for his cone. At the end of the episode, after Dudley no longer has to wear the cone, he summons the little birds he befriended to attack Keswick and his brother-in-law.
Literal Metaphor: When Snaptrap releases the most evil inmates from the Petropolis prison, two of them are named Wild Turkey and Kung Pao Chicken, and he tells them they're free as birds.
Mirror Reveal: It's only when Snaptrap sees his reflection in the window of the admission booth does he realize his head is still visible and didn't set the helmet to the right setting.
Road Trip Across the Street: After Snaptrap sneaks into the water park, he decides to release the most evil inmates from the Petropolis prison. Dudley and Kitty are able to get there and stop his plans because the prison is right next door to the water park.
Rule of Three: Snaptrap uses his invisibility helmet for three evil schemes. First, to sneak into the movie theater to avoid paying, then to sneak into the water park for the same reason, then finally, to release all the evil inmates from the Petropolis prison.
Shark Pool: Snaptrap drops Larry in his shark tank twice. First, when Larry tells Snaptrap that he can see him (due to his helmet being set to "Visible"), then later when he calls Snaptrap out for stealing Francisco's idea of releasing the most evil inmates from the Petropolis Prison. The second time, Larry gets launched through a basketball hoop before landing in the shark's mouth, and on the scoreboard, Snaptrap has managed to score 91 points, while Larry has scored 0.
Shout-Out: A poster for FINS can be seen at the movie theater.
Snacksploitation: Snaptrap uses his invisibility helmet to get free food from the movie theater, because the snacks there are overpriced. The vendor charges $8.00 for nachos, and $37.50 for a box of chocolate-covered raisins and an extra-large root beer (the latter of which she charges Snaptrap's henchmen for when Snaptrap's invisibility helmet fails to fool her).
Stating the Simple Solution: Throughout the episode, Francisco suggests that Snaptrap use his invisibility helmet to release the most evil inmates from the Petropolis prison. Snaptrap doesn't do this until halfway through the episode, claiming it was his idea. When Larry calls him out on this, Snaptrap drops him in the shark tank.
Francisco: Free the inmates from prison? Snaptrap: No, Mr. I-only-have-one-idea-and-I-keep-repeating-it!
When Snaptrap first tests his invisibility helmet, he has it set to "Visible", but still believes he's invisible. Larry quickly points out that he can still see him, so Snaptrap sets his helmet to "Partly Invisible", giving him the appearance of a floating head. He continues to keep up the act even though the vendors can clearly see his head (and charge his henchmen for his admission). When the vendor at the water park tells him he's a floating head, Snaptrap sets the helmet to "Invisible", but the vendor still isn't fooled and charges his henchmen for his admission.
Later in the episode, when Snaptrap and the escaped criminals are about to attack Kitty, the escaped criminals have their helmets set to "Partly Invisible" until Snaptrap assures them that he made the same mistake the first time, and tells them to turn the dial to the right.
At the end of the episode, Dudley wears an invisibility helmet, but has it set to "Partly Invisible". Kitty is not fooled.
With Catlike Tread: Snaptrap initially uses his invisibility helmet for trivial things (sneaking into the movie theater and water park), but it was set for him to be partially invisible and his head was still seen, so any attempt at stealth completely failed to fool anyone.
