History Recap / LittlestPetShop2012S1E21TerriersAndTiaras

On Zoe's turn, Zoe rips off the dress and runs backstage. Blythe chases her into the makeup room and demands Zoe help her win and beat Judi. Zoe snaps back, saying she no longer cares about winning or the pageant and runs off again, slipping past Blythe. Blythe decides she doesn't need Zoe to win and substitutes Russell in Zoe's place, which Christopher allows. Christopher meets Blythe backstage and shows her some footage intended for airing to Blythe, pointing out that she's "even more Judi Jo Jameson than Judi Jo Jameson herself." Blythe sees herself throwing a fit at Judi Jo onscreen and realizes the pageant got to her head. She sees Princess Stori running into the room with a furious Judi Jo in hot pursuit. Princess Stori hides behind Blythe, and Blythe tells Judi Jo that Princess Stori doesn't want to be in the pageant circuit anymore. After a moment of speechless rage, Judi Jo promptly decides to abandon Princess Stori, who immediately leaps into Philippa's loving arms.

* JustForPun: In the cold open, Russell agrees to come along as Blythe's gofer, which "isn't easy for a hedgehog." [[note]]Gophers and hedgehogs are not closely taxonomically related.[[/note]]

* PuppyDogEyes: From Zoe in the cold open--who else? Blythe even says it word-for-word to call her out.

* AffectionateNickname: Blythe, for a moment, calls Minka "Monkeybutt."

* AbsenteeActor: As is with some other episodes, there is no Michael Kopsa or Shannon Chan-Kent here due to a lack of Roger and the Biskit Twins. In addition, Kyle Rideout, Kathleen Barr, and Jocelyne Loewen have no lines in this episode becuse of the total absence of Vinnie, Mrs. Twombly, and Penny, respectively. (While Pepper and Sunil make a voiceless cameo at the start, their voice actors, Tabitha St. Germain and Peter New, voice Philippa and Christopher.)

* ThreeDEffectsTwoDCartoon: Judi Jo's van as it pulls into the parking lot.

* ConspicuousCG: Judi Jo's van as it pulls into the parking lot.

* BrickJoke: Blythe talks about reality shows turning ugly in the ColdOpen. After Blythe descends into madness at the end of Act 2, Russell refers back to that statement.

* ConspicuousCGI: Judi Jo's van as it pulls into the parking lot.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: A rather strange example, with Princess Stori's name requiring a heart above the first "i." The ''Terriers & Tiaras'' post-production team does not acknowledge this when the name is repeatedly displayed onscreen. Blythe later mimics this quirk, insisting [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext a heart over the "y."]]

--> '''Zoe''': Blythe!? Oh, no, she's just a little… overexcited, that's all.

* YourTomcatIsPregnant: Princess Stori is male, though it's more likely that Judi Jo doesn't care. There is a reason why he remained completely silent until TheReveal in Act 3. Philippa knows, however, and makes sure to always refer to him with male pronouns (though she still calls him "Princess Stori.")

On Zoe's turn, Zoe rips off the dress and runs backstage. Blythe chases her into the makeup room and demands Zoe help Blythe win and beat Judi. Zoe snaps back, saying she no longer cares about winning or the pageant and runs off again, slipping past Blythe. Blythe decides she doesn't need Zoe to win and substitutes Russell in Zoe's place, which Christopher allows. Christopher meets Blythe backstage and shows her some footage intended for airing to Blythe, pointing out that she's "even more Judi Jo Jameson than Judi Jo Jameson herself." Blythe sees herself throwing a fit at Judi Jo onscreen and realizes the pageant got to her head. She sees Princess Stori running into the room with a furious Judi Jo in hot pursuit. Princess Stori hides behind Blythe, and Blythe tells Judi Jo that Princess Stori doesn't want to be in the pageant circuit anymore. After a moment of speechless rage, Judi Jo promptly decides to abandon Princess Stori, who immediately leaps into Philippa's loving arms.

* ActorAllusion: Sam U.L. is voiced by a Creator/{{Samuel|Vincent}}.
** Princess Stori's name may be based off Kira Tozer's (voice of Minka and Tanya) pseudonym of Moneca Stori as Kagome in ''Manga/InuYasha''.
** The accent Blythe slips into sounds awfully similar to how her voice actor Ashleigh Ball plays [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Applejack]], though this is most likely coincidential.

* MisterMuffykins: All of the competition in ''Terriers & Tiaras'' seem to give off this vibe. Cindeanna lets Shea Butter sleep on her bed while she (the human) sleeps in the dog bed.
* MusicalEpisode: Averted. This is the last episode of the season to not have a musical sequence.

* AbsenteeActor: As is with some other episodes, there is no Michael Kopsa or Shannon Chan-Kent here due to a lack of Roger and the Biskit Twins. In addition, Kyle Rideout, Kathleen Barr, and Jocelyne Loewen have no lines in this episode becuse of the total absence of Vinnie, Mrs. Twombly, and Penny, respectively. (While Pepper and Sunil are nowhere in sight, their voice actors Tabitha St. Germain and Peter New voice Philippa and Christopher.)

Somewhere else in Downtown City, the other pageant contestants arrive to get televised by the crew: Judi Jo Jameson and her maltese Pr❣ncess Stori, accompanied by Judi Jo's assistant Philippa, who like to arrive extra-early to stake out the area; Cindeanna Mellon, whose Yorkshire terrier Shea Butter gets pampered to a ridiculous extent; Tanya Twitchel, who trains her griffon bruxellois Sam U.L. for the pageant eighteen hours per day to stay in peak physical condition; and a terrified Blythe Baxter and her cavalier King Charles spaniel Zoe Trent. Blythe is initially too nervous to say much on-camera, so Christopher lets her see Judi Jo speak. Zoe notices Pr❣ncess Stori and starts gushing about Pr❣ncess to Blythe. Unfortunately, everyone else hears it as Zoe yapping like mad, and Blythe has to leave the area.

Pr❣ncess Stori walks over to Zoe to get away from the two of them, and Zoe explains to the maltese about Blythe's nonchalance over the butchering of her birthday gift to Zoe. Pr❣ncess Stori points out that it's nothing compared to how he's had to put up with [[WholesomeCrossdresser crossdressing]] and being called "Princess" his entire life. When Zoe asks why he endures it, Pr❣ncess Stori says that it makes Judi Jo happy. Zoe, however, sees Blythe and Judi Jo arguing their lungs out and tells him they don't look too happy. When Shea Butter and Sam U.L. come over, she convinces the three of them to sneak in some fun through Philippa's dog treats, but before they can head off, Judi Jo and Blythe grab Pr❣ncess Stori and Zoe and take them onstage.

On Zoe's turn, Zoe rips off the dress and runs backstage. Blythe chases her into the makeup room and demands Zoe help Blythe win and beat Judi. Zoe snaps back, saying she no longer cares about winning or the pageant and runs off again, slipping past Blythe. Blythe decides she doesn't need Zoe to win and substitutes Russell in Zoe's place, which Christopher allows. Christopher meets Blythe backstage and shows her some footage intended for airing to Blythe, pointing out that she's "even more Judi Jo Jameson than Judi Jo Jameson herself." Blythe sees herself throwing a fit at Judi Jo onscreen and realizes the pageant got to her head. She sees Pr❣ncess Stori running into the room with a furious Judi Jo in hot pursuit. Pr❣ncess Stori hides behind Blythe, and Blythe tells Judi Jo that Pr❣ncess Stori doesn't want to be in the pageant circuit anymore. After a moment of speechless rage, Judi Jo promptly decides to abandon Pr❣ncess Stori, and Pr❣ncess Stori leaps into Philippa's loving arms.

When Christopher is about to declare the winner for ''Terriers & Tiaras'', all of the dogs see Pr❣ncess Stori and Zoe taking on the obstacle course and leave the stage to follow them. This leaves Russell as the only creature left, who wins the pageant by default.

* CallBack: Zoe's owners John and Clarissa leave a note on Zoe for Blythe giving her approval to enter Zoe into any pageants she wishes. Apparently, they were okay with Blythe's failed grooming efforts for Zoe's previous known outing in "[[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E3BadHairDay Bad Hair Day]]." Later, Blythe refers to Zoe's victory in that dog show as a comeback for Judi Jo's boasting of Pr❣ncess Stori's reputation.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: A rather strange example, with Pr❣ncess Stori's name requiring a heart above the first "i." The ''Terriers & Tiaras'' post-production team does not acknowledge this when the name is repeatedly displayed onscreen. Blythe later mimics this quirk, insisting [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext a heart over the "y."]]

* WholesomeCrossdresser: [[spoiler: Pr❣ncess Stori and Russell Ferguson]].
* YourTomcatIsPregnant: Pr❣ncess Stori is male, though it's more likely that Judi Jo doesn't care. There is a reason why he remained completely silent until TheReveal in Act 3. Philippa knows, however, and makes sure to always refer to him with male pronouns (though she still calls him "Pr❣ncess Stori.")

** Pr❣ncess Stori's name may be based off Kira Tozer's (voice of Minka and Tanya) pseudonym of Moneca Stori as Kagome in ''Manga/InuYasha''.

* YourTomcatIsPregnant: Pr❣ncess Stori is male, though it's more likely that Judi Jo doesn't care. There is a reason why he remained completely silent until TheReveal in Act 3. Philippa knows, however, and makes sure to always refer to him with male pronouns (though she still calls him "Pr❣ncess Stori.")

** Blythe was shown to be incredibly camera-shy in "[[[[Recap/LittlestPetSHop2012S1E12SoYouSkinkYouCanDance So You Skink You Can Dance]]." She was not able to work on that between then and the beginning of this episode.

Blythe emerges in front of the stage loudly mocking the other contestants. Shea Butter and Sam U.L. sit next to Zoe and lament about Blythe having become a StageMom. Zoe initially denies this, pointing out that Blythe [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E3BadHairDay tends]] [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E5PennyForYourLaughs to]] [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E6MeanIsntYourColor get]] [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E8BlythesCrush very]] [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E11BooksAndCovers into]] everything [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E20BakersAndFakers she]] [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E26SummertimeBlues does]]. Shea Butter, however, points out that Cindeanna and Tanya used to play with their pets, but the pageant circuit brought out their bitterly competitive sides. Zoe goes up to Blythe, telling her that she's nervous. Blythe, in return, asks Zoe to put on her dress Blythe made for Zoe's birthday but sees that Blythe had modified it. Zoe feels heartbroken to have seen Blythe mess with her favorite dress, but Blythe only cares about winning. Blythe forcibly puts it on Zoe and leaves to start an argument with Judi Jo.

** Blythe was shown to be incredibly camera-shy in "So You Skink You Can Dance." She was not able to work on that between then and the beginning of this episode.

* ActorAllusion: Sam U.L. is voiced by a [[SamVincent Samuel]].

[[caption-width-right:300:"[[StopHavingFunGuys Fun? There's no fun in dog pageants!]] [[RevengeBeforeReason This is about beating Judy Jo!]]"]]

Christopher Lyedecker, a producer, mistakenly walks into The Littlest Pet Shop mistaking it for The Largest Ever Pet Shop, requesting the Biskit family be on the program ''Terriers & Tiaras''. Blythe almost directs him to the right location when Zoe begs Blythe to put her on. Blythe initially resists, but Zoe refuses to give in, and Blythe requests Lyedecker to put Zoe on the show. Minka and Russell volunteer to help Blythe out for anything she needs.

Somewhere else in Downtown City, the other pageant contestants arrive to get televised by the crew: Judy Jo Jameson and her maltese Pr❣ncess Stori, accompanied by Judy Jo's assistant Philippa, who like to arrive extra-early to stake out the area; Cindeanna Mellon, whose Yorkshire terrier Shea Butter gets pampered to a ridiculous extent; Tanya Twitchel, who trains her griffon bruxellois Sam U.L. for the pageant eighteen hours per day to stay in peak physical condition; and a terrified Blythe Baxter and her cavalier King Charles spaniel Zoe Trent. Blythe is initially too nervous to say much on-camera, so Christopher lets her see Judy Jo speak. Zoe notices Pr❣ncess Stori and starts gushing about Pr❣ncess to Blythe. Unfortunately, everyone else hears it as Zoe yapping like mad, and Blythe has to leave the area.

During the beauty round, Blythe overhears Judy Jo telling Philippa that the taller a pet's hairdo, the prettier he or she will be. Blythe takes this advice and styles Zoe's head, pleased with the results. She gets so pleased that by the time Shea Butter is demonstrating her talent of catching frisbees, Blythe is boasting about Zoe on the interview couch, no longer frightened of the camera. After Judy Jo shoos Blythe off the armchair, Blythe heads to a back room and puts Zoe on vigorous dance practice. Russell initially comes up with a routine, but Blythe rejects it for a simpler but more obtuse dance. After Zoe performs it once, Blythe takes Zoe elsewhere. Russell and Minka have witnessed the whole scene, and both feel worried for Blythe's new attitude.

Blythe emerges in front of the stage loudly mocking the other contestants. Shea Butter and Sam U.L. sit next to Zoe and lament about Blythe having become a StageMom. Zoe initially denies this, pointing out that Blythe [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E3BadHairDay tends]] [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E5PennyForYourLaughs to]] [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E6MeanIsntYourColor get]] [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E8BlythesCrush very]] [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E11BooksAndCovers into]] everything [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E20BakersAndFakers she]] [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E26SummertimeBlues does]]. Shea Butter, however, points out that Cindeanna and Tanya used to play with their pets, but the pageant circuit brought out their bitterly competitive sides. Zoe goes up to Blythe, telling her that she's nervous. Blythe, in return, asks Zoe to put on her dress Blythe made for Zoe's birthday but sees that Blythe had modified it. Zoe feels heartbroken to have seen Blythe mess with her favorite dress, but Blythe only cares about winning. Blythe forcibly puts it on Zoe and leaves to start an argument with Judy Jo.

Pr❣ncess Stori walks over to Zoe to get away from the two of them, and Zoe explains to the maltese about Blythe's nonchalance over the butchering of her birthday gift to Zoe. Pr❣ncess Stori points out that it's nothing compared to how he's had to put up with [[WholesomeCrossdresser crossdressing]] and being called "Princess" his entire life. When Zoe asks why he endures it, Pr❣ncess Stori says that it makes Judy Jo happy. Zoe, however, sees Blythe and Judy Jo arguing their lungs out and tells him they don't look too happy. When Shea Butter and Sam U.L. come over, she convinces the three of them to sneak in some fun through Philippa's dog treats, but before they can head off, Judy Jo and Blythe grab Pr❣ncess Stori and Zoe and take them onstage.

On Zoe's turn, Zoe rips off the dress and runs backstage. Blythe chases her into the makeup room and demands Zoe help Blythe win and beat Judy. Zoe snaps back, saying she no longer cares about winning or the pageant and runs off again, slipping past Blythe. Blythe decides she doesn't need Zoe to win and substitutes Russell in Zoe's place, which Christopher allows. Christopher meets Blythe backstage and shows her some footage intended for airing to Blythe, pointing out that she's "even more Judy Jo Jameson than Judy Jo Jameson herself." Blythe sees herself throwing a fit at Judy Jo onscreen and realizes the pageant got to her head. She sees Pr❣ncess Stori running into the room with a furious Judy Jo in hot pursuit. Pr❣ncess Stori hides behind Blythe, and Blythe tells Judy Jo that Pr❣ncess Stori doesn't want to be in the pageant circuit anymore. After a moment of speechless rage, Judy Jo promptly decides to abandon Pr❣ncess Stori, and Pr❣ncess Stori leaps into Philippa's loving arms.

* CallBack: Zoe's owners John and Clarissa leave a note on Zoe for Blythe giving her approval to enter Zoe into any pageants she wishes. Apparently, they were okay with Blythe's failed grooming efforts for Zoe's previous known outing in "[[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E3BadHairDay Bad Hair Day]]." Later, Blythe refers to Zoe's victory in that dog show as a comeback for Judy Jo's boasting of Pr❣ncess Stori's reputation.

* CampStraight: Christopher Lyedecker.
* ConspicuousCGI: Judy Jo's van as it pulls into the parking lot.

** Blythe had once [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E5PennyForYourLaughs started acting like the Biskit Twins by hanging around them for too long]]. She starts absorbing Judy Jo's behavior in this episode.

* FisherKingdom: Staying too long among the ''Terriers & Tiaras'' regulars causes Blythe to start acting like them. She soon develops Judy Jo's southern accent and re-styles her hair.

* HypocriticalHumor: Blythe calls Zoe a diva in Act 3, not realizing she's become an even bigger one than Judy Jo.

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: When Judy Jo finds out Blythe has been occupying the interview armchair in Act 2, she shoves her face closer and closer to Blythe that Blythe almost retreats completely into the armchair.

* TheRival: Judy Jo.

* StageMom: Judy Jo, Cindeanna, and Tanya are these, with varying approaches. Blythe eventually turns into one too. By Act 3, Sam U.L. directly refers to Blythe as a stage mom and points out that the ''Terriers & Tiaras'' regulars were not always like this.

--> '''Zoe''': Blythe!? Oh, no, she's just a little…overexcited, that's all.

** Judy Jo, the villain of this episode, resembles and acts much like June from ''Series/HereComesHoneyBooBoo''.

* YourTomcatIsPregnant: Pr❣ncess Stori is male, though it's more likely that Judy Jo doesn't care. There is a reason why he remained completely silent until TheReveal in Act 3. Philippa knows, however, and makes sure to always refer to him with male pronouns (though she still calls him "Pr❣ncess Stori.")

Christopher Lyedecker, a producer, mistakenly walks into The Littlest Pet Shop mistaking it for The Largest Ever Pet Shop, requesting the Biskit family be on the program ''Terriers and Tiaras''. Blythe almost directs him to the right location when Zoe begs Blythe to put her on. Blythe initially resists, but Zoe refuses to give in, and Blythe requests Lyedecker to put Zoe on the show. Minka and Russell volunteer to help Blythe out for anything she needs.

When Christopher is about to declare the winner for ''Terriers and Tiaras'', all of the dogs see Pr❣ncess Stori and Zoe taking on the obstacle course and leave the stage to follow them. This leaves Russell as the only creature left, who wins the pageant by default.

* BrokenPedestal: Zoe initially dreamt of being on ''Terriers and Tiaras''. It soon becomes clear that it's far from as glamorous as she imagined. Zoe later succumbs to a Broken Pedestal to ''Blythe'', of all people, when she sees that Blythe had screwed around with her favorite dress for the pageant. She loses so much respect for Blythe that she destroys it outright onstage.

** The director for [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E13LightsCameraMongoose Shahrukh's]] movies is also on the ''Terriers and Tiaras'' staff.

* DepthOfField: The camera has to re-focus itself when any sort of zoom happens in the ''Terriers and Tiaras'' footage. For some reason, the cameraperson seems to be relying on autofocus rather than manual focus.

* FisherKingdom: Staying too long among the ''Terriers and Tiaras'' regulars causes Blythe to start acting like them. She soon develops Judy Jo's southern accent and re-styles her hair.

* JitterCam: Done slightly but noticeably in all ''Terriers and Tiaras'' footage, even still shots.

* MisterMuffykins: All of the competition in ''Terriers and Tiaras'' seem to give off this vibe. Cindeanna lets Shea Butter sleep on her bed while she (the human) sleeps in the dog bed.

* PokemonSpeak: Blythe gets so nervous when she first appears on ''Terriers and Tiaras'' that all she can say is "Blythe."
* PullARabbitOutOfMyHat: The opening narration for ''Terriers and Tiaras'' displays a Scottish terrier pulling what seems to be a tiger cub out of his top hat.

* ShoutOut: ''Terriers and Tiaras'' is a dog-themed take on ''Series/ToddlersAndTiaras''.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: A rather strange example, with Pr❣ncess Stori's name requiring a heart above the first "i." The ''Terriers and Tiaras'' post-production team does not acknowledge this when the name is repeatedly displayed onscreen. Blythe later mimics this quirk, insisting a heart over the "y."
* StageMom: Judy Jo, Cindeanna, and Tanya are these, with varying approaches. Blythe eventually turns into one too. By Act 3, Sam U.L. directly refers to Blythe as a stage mom and points out that the ''Terriers and Tiaras'' regulars were not always like this.

* ContinuityNod: Blythe's second attempt at grooming Zoe has much better results than the first in "Bad Hair Day." This is likely because it's a (relatively) simpler hairstyling, involving only a brush and a hair dryer.

* AbsenteeActor: As is with some other episodes, there is no Michael Kopsa or Shannon Chan-Kent here due to a lack of Roger and the Biskit Twins. In addition, Kyle Rideout Kathleen Barr, and Jocelyne Loewen have no lines in this episode due to the total absence of Vinnie, Mrs. Twombly, and Penny, respectively. (While Pepper and Sunil are nowhere in sight, their voice actors Tabitha St. Germain and Peter New voice Philippa and Christopher, in that order.)

[[caption-width-right:300:"[[StopHavingFunGuys Fun? There's no fun in dog pageants! This is about beating Judy Jo!]]"]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:"[[StopHavingFunGuys Fun? There's no fun in dog pageants! This is about beating Judy Jo!"]]