Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Recap / AmericanDragonJakeLongS01E15JakeTakesTheCake

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Kamehameha was an actual king of Hawaii. And his name was pronounced that way. It’s not a made up word for Dragon Ball


* ShoutOut: While it's pronounced differently, Elvis Kamehameha's surname is a very obvious ''Manga/DragonBall'' reference.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* LivingDrawing: When the original gremlin gets stuck in a fax machine, its copies become living gremlins themselves, albeit in grayscale.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

->[[EpisodeCodeNumber Production Code]]: 116
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_15_jake_takes_the_cakemkv_snapshot_1819496.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Subtract the literal gremlin, and this is just a standard night in Times Square after a Jets game.]]


Added DiffLines:

* SoapWithinAShow: Thad and Jasma are the leads on a popular SoapOpera, and the episode makes frequent mention of all the insane, over-the-top scenarios they've acted out over the course of the series.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* WeaksauceWeakness: Gremlins are defeated by listening to Elvis Kamehameha's "Hubba-Hubba Hula" song.

to:

* WeaksauceWeakness: Gremlins are defeated fall asleep by listening to Elvis Kamehameha's "Hubba-Hubba Hula" song.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* NonMaliciousMonster: Gremlins don't destroy things to intentionally cause chaos; rather, they're merely interested in learning how things work. Unfortunately, their playful personalities cause them to view "breaking" as a form of "learning."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ShoutOut: While it's pronounced differently, Elvis Kamehameha's surname is very obvious ''Manga/DragonBall'' reference.

to:

* ShoutOut: While it's pronounced differently, Elvis Kamehameha's surname is a very obvious ''Manga/DragonBall'' reference.

Added: 223

Changed: 4

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the beginning, Jake refers to the Hubba-Hubba Hula song as “elevator music”. When he sings it at the end to get the gremlins to sleep, it also winds up rekindling the love between Thad and Jasma, as it was the song playing in the elevator they first met in.

to:

* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the beginning, Jake refers to the Hubba-Hubba Hula song as “elevator music”."elevator music". When he sings it at the end to get the gremlins to sleep, it also winds up rekindling the love between Thad and Jasma, as it was the song playing in the elevator they first met in.


Added DiffLines:

* ShoutOut: While it's pronounced differently, Elvis Kamehameha's surname is very obvious ''Manga/DragonBall'' reference.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Gremlins are defeated by listening to Elvis Kamehameha's "Hubba-Hubba Hula" song.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* SelfDuplication: Happens when the gremlin gets caught in a copy machine.

to:

* SelfDuplication: Happens when the gremlin gets caught in a copy machine.machine.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Fu employs the old injured pup routine on a subway platform to distract the commuters so Jake and Lao-Shi can hunt the Gremlin.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the beginning, Jake refers to the Hubba-Hubba Hula song as elevator music. When he sings it at the end to get the gremlins to sleep, it also winds up rekindling the love between Thad and Jasma, as it was the song playing in the elevator they first met in.

to:

* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the beginning, Jake refers to the Hubba-Hubba Hula song as elevator music.“elevator music”. When he sings it at the end to get the gremlins to sleep, it also winds up rekindling the love between Thad and Jasma, as it was the song playing in the elevator they first met in.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Foreshadowing: At the beginning, Jake refers to the Hubba-Hubba Hula song as elevator music. When he sings it at the end to get the gremlins to sleep, it also winds up rekindling the love between Thad and Jasma, as it was the song playing in the elevator they first met in.

to:

* Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: At the beginning, Jake refers to the Hubba-Hubba Hula song as elevator music. When he sings it at the end to get the gremlins to sleep, it also winds up rekindling the love between Thad and Jasma, as it was the song playing in the elevator they first met in.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* Foreshadowing: At the beginning, Jake refers to the Hubba-Hubba Hula song as elevator music. When he sings it at the end to get the gremlins to sleep, it also winds up rekindling the love between Thad and Jasma, as it was the song playing in the elevator they first met in.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* FullNameUltimatum: Jake's full name gets revealed to the audience when the mess the gremlin makes in the kitchen makes Susan so angry that steam shoots out of her ears.
-->'''Susan:''' JACOB LUKE LONG!
-->'''Jake:''' (softly) Oops.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ParentsInDistress: A non-fatal example, where Jake [[LetsGetDangerous dragons up]] and comes to his mother's rescue when the gremlins' shenanigans are about to lose her job.

to:

* ParentsInDistress: A non-fatal example, where Jake [[LetsGetDangerous dragons up]] and comes to his mother's rescue when the gremlins' shenanigans are about to lose cost her job.

Added: 139

Changed: 161

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* GripingAboutGremlins: Jake has to keep a gremlin under control.

to:

The "wedding of the century" between two soap opera stars, which is being catered by Jake's mother, comes under the threat of a gremlin that Jake accidentally let get out of control.

!!Tropes
* GripingAboutGremlins: Gremlins are the antagonists of the episode, and Jake has to keep a gremlin under control.stop them from ruining his mom's catering gig.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* GripingAboutGremlins: Jake has to deal with keep a gremlin under control.

to:

* GripingAboutGremlins: Jake has to deal with keep a gremlin under control.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* MamaBear: An inversion, where it's ''Jake'' who [[LetsGetDangerous dragons up]] and comes to his mother's rescue when the gremlins' shenanigans are about to lose her job.

to:

* MamaBear: An inversion, ParentsInDistress: A non-fatal example, where it's ''Jake'' who Jake [[LetsGetDangerous dragons up]] and comes to his mother's rescue when the gremlins' shenanigans are about to lose her job.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* GripingAboutGremlins: Jake has to deal with keep a gremlin under control.
* MamaBear: An inversion, where it's ''Jake'' who [[LetsGetDangerous dragons up]] and comes to his mother's rescue when the gremlins' shenanigans are about to lose her job.
* SelfDuplication: Happens when the gremlin gets caught in a copy machine.

Top