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* SlaveRace: The diminutive men of the tribe, who are not only used as crab bait, but also have to do all the manual labor in the village. After a day of it, Launchpad points out it's no wonder they ran off. Fortunately, after the men and women are reunited, their society becomes more amicable.

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* SlaveRace: The diminutive men of the tribe, who are not only used as crab bait, but also have to do all the manual labor in the village. After a day of it, Launchpad points out realizes it's no wonder they ran off. Fortunately, after the men and women are reunited, their society becomes more amicable.

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* ChekhovsGun: Launchpad's harmonica, or rather the lousy way he plays it.



* IndyPloy: When a lightning strike sets off the dynamite, threatening to blow up him and Scrooge, Launchpad comes up with a spur-of-the-moment plan to use the wing of their broken plane as an impromptu hang-glider.

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* IndyPloy: When a lightning strike the heat of the sun sets off the dynamite, threatening to blow up him and Scrooge, Launchpad comes up with a spur-of-the-moment plan to use the wing of their broken plane as an impromptu hang-glider.


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* SlaveRace: The diminutive men of the tribe, who are not only used as crab bait, but also have to do all the manual labor in the village. After a day of it, Launchpad points out it's no wonder they ran off. Fortunately, after the men and women are reunited, their society becomes more amicable.

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* EvilAlbino: The giant bats which are the antagonists are white.


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* LightIsNotGood: The giant bats which are the antagonists are white.

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* DontWakeTheSleeper: The men warn that the giant bats wake up if they hear loud noises.



* EnemyMine: The men and the women don't agree, but they are willing to team up when they hear that the bats have captured Grunta.

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* EnemyMine: EnemyMine:
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The men and the women don't agree, but they are willing to team up when they hear that the bats have captured Grunta. Grunta.
** Subverted earlier when Scrooge and Launchpad are captured by the men. Hearing the giant bats are their enemies, they think any enemy of them is a friend. Unfortunately, upon waking them, they find that the bats are ''nobody'''s friends.
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* TinyManHugeWoman: The Amazons are huge while the men of the tribe are midgets.

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* TinyManHugeWoman: TinyGuyHugeGirl: The Amazons are huge while the men of the tribe are midgets.

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* TheBait: A matriarchal tribe hunts giant crabs using their diminutive men as a bait. When Scrooge and Launchpad arrive, all the men have just had it and left, thus the amazons use Scrooge and Launchpad. In the end Grunta tells them that the men and women reconciled with each other and now take turns as bait.

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* TheBait: A matriarchal tribe hunts [[GiantEnemyCrab giant crabs crabs]] using their diminutive men as a bait. When Scrooge and Launchpad arrive, all the men have just had it and left, thus the amazons Amazons use Scrooge and Launchpad. In the end Grunta tells them that the men and women reconciled with each other and now take turns as bait.


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* GiantSquid: While escaping from the Amazons, Scrooge and Launchpad are attacked by a squid living in the boiling lake. Launchpad drives it away by throwing diamonds in its mouth.


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* TinyManHugeWoman: The Amazons are huge while the men of the tribe are midgets.

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* EnemyMine: The men and the women don't agree, but they are willing to team up when they hear that "the screechers [bats] have Grunta."

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* EnemyMine: The men and the women don't agree, but they are willing to team up when they hear that "the screechers [bats] the bats have Grunta."captured Grunta.



* ShoutOut: At one point, Scrooge says, "[[Theater/GentlemenPreferBlondes diamonds are a babuta's best friend.]]"

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* ShoutOut: At one point, Scrooge says, "[[Theater/GentlemenPreferBlondes "[[Theatre/GentlemenPreferBlondes diamonds are a babuta's best friend.]]"


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* WeDoTheImpossible: A third-person variation occurs at the end; Scrooge tells Launchpad he is the only pilot he knows capable of pulling off the impossible things necessary on his missions.
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* IndyPloy: When a lightning strike sets off the dynamite, threatening to blow up him and Scrooge, Launchpad comes up with a spur-of-the-moment plan to use the wing of their broken plane as an impromptu hang-glider.

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* EmergencyCargoDump: Launchpad informs Scrooge they'll have to jettison some of the cargo to take off. Scrooge tries to jettison anything but the diamonds, including Launchpad!

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* EmergencyCargoDump: Launchpad informs Scrooge they'll have to jettison some of the cargo to take off. Scrooge tries to jettison anything but the diamonds, including Launchpad! However, he eventually realizes the necessity and dumps all but one diamond (which fortunately is still enough for him to "turn a profit.")


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* TakeAThirdOption: While the men and women are willing to cooperate with one another to rescue Grunta, they spend some time arguing over whether the head woman or the head man should lead the expedition. Launchpad proposes a third option which everyone agrees with -- ''he'll'' lead the rescue mission.

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* DreadfulMusician: Scrooge hates Launchpad's harmonica playing, claiming it broke something in his head. It becomes a ChekhovsSkill when the bats don't like it either (it messes up their radar).

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* DreadfulMusician: Scrooge hates Launchpad's harmonica playing, claiming it broke something in his head. It becomes a ChekhovsSkill when Luckily, the bats don't like it either (it messes up their radar).



* GoryDiscretionShot: When the Amazons kill the giant crab, the camera only shows them throwing the spears.

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* GoryDiscretionShot: When the Amazons kill the giant crab, the camera only shows them throwing the spears. We don't see the spears hit home or the aftermath of what the crab looked like.


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* NitroExpress: At the beginning of the story, Scrooge and Launchpad are transporting some dynamite to Scrooge's copper mines. Scrooge is nervous even before the crash, and things only get worse when the dynamite gets scattered around them, meaning it could blow them up if lightning hits it.
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* [[TheAllegedCar The Alleged Plane]]: Launchpad's ''Sun Chaser.'' A wing falls off while the glue is drying.

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* [[TheAllegedCar The Alleged Plane]]: TheAllegedCar: Launchpad's ''Sun Chaser.'' Chaser'' appears to be an "alleged plane". A wing falls off while the glue is drying. However, it actually holds up very well.
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* ShoutOut: At one point, Scrooge says, "[[Theater/GentlemenPreferBlondes diamonds are a babuta's best friend.]]"
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* TheBait: A matriarchal tribe hunts giant crabs using their diminutive men as a bait. When Scrooge and Launchpad arrive, all the men have just had it and left, thus amazons use Scrooge and Launchpad. In the end Granta tells that men and women reconciled with each other and now take turns as a bait.

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* TheBait: A matriarchal tribe hunts giant crabs using their diminutive men as a bait. When Scrooge and Launchpad arrive, all the men have just had it and left, thus the amazons use Scrooge and Launchpad. In the end Granta Grunta tells them that the men and women reconciled with each other and now take turns as a bait.
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* NervesOfSteel: Discussed; Scrooge says he's looking for a pilot with "nerves of steel."
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* EvilAlbino: The giant bats which are the antagonists are white.

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* HiddenDepths: According to Launchpad, Scrooge is actually a pretty good cook.

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* HiddenDepths: According to Launchpad, Scrooge is actually a pretty good cook. [[FridgeBrilliance He did spend a lot of time out in the Klondike...]]
* SecurityCling: Launchpad and Scrooge cling to each other when the dynamite begins going off.
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* HiddenDepths: According to Launchpad, Scrooge is actually a pretty good cook.
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* TheAllegedPlane: Launchpad's ''Sun Chaser.'' A wing falls off while the glue is drying.

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* TheAllegedPlane: [[TheAllegedCar The Alleged Plane]]: Launchpad's ''Sun Chaser.'' A wing falls off while the glue is drying.
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After yet another crash, Scrooge and Launchpad remember the time they first met and their first mission together.
!!This episode contains the following tropes:
* TheAllegedPlane: Launchpad's ''Sun Chaser.'' A wing falls off while the glue is drying.
* TheBait: A matriarchal tribe hunts giant crabs using their diminutive men as a bait. When Scrooge and Launchpad arrive, all the men have just had it and left, thus amazons use Scrooge and Launchpad. In the end Granta tells that men and women reconciled with each other and now take turns as a bait.
* DreadfulMusician: Scrooge hates Launchpad's harmonica playing, claiming it broke something in his head. It becomes a ChekhovsSkill when the bats don't like it either (it messes up their radar).
* EmergencyCargoDump: Launchpad informs Scrooge they'll have to jettison some of the cargo to take off. Scrooge tries to jettison anything but the diamonds, including Launchpad!
* EnemyMine: The men and the women don't agree, but they are willing to team up when they hear that "the screechers [bats] have Grunta."
* GoryDiscretionShot: When the Amazons kill the giant crab, the camera only shows them throwing the spears.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Almost the whole episode is Scrooge and Launchpad remembering their first meeting.

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