Tropes A to H (Big Bad, Chekhov's Gun, Deconstructed Character Archetype, Foil, Foreshadowing, Hidden Depths) | Tropes I to P | Tropes Q to Z (Red Oni, Blue Oni, Running Gag, Ship Tease, Shout-Out, Shown Their Work, Wham Episode)
- Zuko's ship being damaged in Season 1: being buried under an avalanche (Episode 02), being set on fire by Zhao's catapult (07), losing the miniboat over a waterfall (09), being struck by lightning (12), a Shirshu ripping a hole in the deck (15), and finally being blown up in the season finale.
- The Cabbage Merchant getting his cabbage cart smashed. ("My cabbages!"). Lapses for the second season before making a surprise return late in the third season when the playwright traveling the world interviewing people to research the Avatar's journey met "a surprisingly knowledgeable merchant of cabbage".
- In The Legend of Korra, Cabbage Corp is mentioned in several episodes before appearing, with a statue of its familiar-looking founder standing by his cart. As the owner is being arrested and his company's assets frozen, he cries out "Not my Cabbage Corp!".
- Various characters forgetting that Toph can't see, to the point where Toph once lampshades, "I mean, seriously, what's with you people?! I'm BLIND!" Toph herself isn't above taking advantage of it in order to pick on others, but one time she gets defensive about not being included in an activity that would require sight to do. They also subverted it once where Toph mocks Sokka for asking her to take the wheel of an airship, but he wasn't actually talking to her.Sokka: Take the wheel!
Toph: (smirks sarcastically) That's a great idea! Let the blind girl steer the giant airship!
Sokka: (dryly) I was talking to Suki.
Toph: (stops smiling) Thaaat would make a lot more sense...- Taken to extreme when in order to end a rift between Toph and Katara, Sokka writes an apologetic letter supposedly from Toph and sends it to Katara who is not fooled as being blind 'Toph can't write!', Aang still enthusiastically suggests they try again reversing the recipient of the fake letter but Sokka realises 'we may face the same problem'.
- Sokka's fake beard in the third season. Then his alias of "Wang Fire" went on to become a Memetic Badass.
- His terrible drawing skills that go from "Lake Laogai" all the way to the Grand Finale. Toph however thinks he's a great artist, which is nice of— heyyyy...
- Every time a character (usually Sokka) tells a bad joke, there is a moment of silence, followed by an off-screen cough.
- Katara's water bending always gets Sokka wet throughout season one followed withSokka: KATARA!
Katara: Sorry Sokka.
