Airdate: 1989
When the Great Tromboni visits the Evergreen Forest, Bert desires to become his apprentice. Meanwhile, Cyril tries to sell Mr. Knox his new secure vault.
The Great Escape! contains examples of:
- An Aesop: Make sure you understand the basics before you move on to the more advanced.
- Anger Born of Worry: After Tromboni rescues Bert from drowning in his water trap, he chews Bert out for trying something dangerous like that without the proper practice. This shatters Bert's confidence and makes him consider giving up on magic.
- Levitating a Lady: Bert's Fantasy Sequence of becoming a successful magician like Tromboni features him levitating Melissa.
- Shout-Out: When the Pigs try to find out how Tromboni escaped the vault, they go off to watch an episode of Pignum, P.I. one of them taped to find an answer.
- Stage Magician: The Great Tromboni performs a magic show in the Blue Spruce Cafe, and Bert wants to learn how to do magic like him.
- Trick Bomb: Near the end of the episode, Tromboni teaches Bert how to create smoke bombs with magic.
