History Recap / LittlestPetShop2012S3E22ProudAsAPeacock

* JustForPun: The entire ''SCI'' sequence led up to one:
--> '''Blythe''': That's right. I snailed it.

* StylisticSuck: The demonstration for ''Barks on Disc'' has a number of video distortions common to worn magnetic tape, not to meniton the BadBadActing (see above).

** Within Pepper's organized prop chest are her [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E7RussellUpSomeFun gag arrows and bowling pins]], [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E5PennyForYourLaughs banana peel]], [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E26SummertimeBlues rubber chicken]], [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E22LotsaLuck chattering teeth, jack-in-the-boxes, sticks of dynamite, cheese wheel]], and [[LittlestPetShop2012S2E16SweetPepper cream pie]].

* PerformanceAnxiety: Basil takes it to new levels, breaking out in hives even thinking about going onstage. His apprehensiveness is so bad, the normally-apprehensive Sunil is worried about him.

** SCI is already established as a parody of ''CSI''. But this episode takes it even further, with Blythe making n [[IncrediblyLamePun crime themed pun]] which was made infamous with the first ''Series/{{CSI}}'' Spinoff, ''Series/CSIMiami''.

* SuperOCD: A trait Basil shares with Russell. They briefly connect particularly well when Russell sees how Basil has sorted everything in the chest.

Back in Blythe's room, Youngmee suggests to Blythe to launch a program called ''Barks on Tape'', which would help explain canine sounds to laypeople. Youngmee then goes into a fantasy sequence where she and Blythe host an infomercial pitching ''Barks on Tape'' as audio CD sets. In response, Blythe tells Youngmee that her idea is good but that there would be problems manufacturing that many discs, that each type of pet would need its own content, and that [=CDs=] have fallen out of popular use. With Youngmee convinced ''Barks on Tape'' was a bad idea, Blythe attempts to get back to studying algebra, but Youngmee stops Blythe and says ''Barks on Tape'' was only her first idea.

* BadBadActing: During the informercial for ''Barks on Tape'', Youngmee unconvincingly fakes astonishment at Blythe.

** The drawing of the pug Youngmee makes for her presentation of ''Barks on Tape'' resembles the pug sitting in the imaginary pet jet in "[[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S2E11BlythesBigIdea Blythe's Big Idea]]."

* {{Infomercial}}: Youngmee imagines herself and Blythe hosting an infomercial for ''Barks on Tape''.

* StylisticSuck: The demonstration for ''Barks on Tape'' has a number of video distortions common to worn magnetic tape, not to meniton the BadBadActing (see above).

** SCI is already established as a parody of ''CSI''. But this episode takes it even further, with Blythe making an [[IncrediblyLamePun crime themed Pun]] which was made infamous with the first ''Series/{{CSI}}'' Spinoff, ''Series/CSIMiami''.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Basil's name rhymes with "dazzle," not "hazel," and he is pretty insistent about it. Mrs. Twombly pronounces his name wrong in the Cold Open.

* ConspicuousCG: The pet door when Basil first walks through it.

* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: When Basil sneeses during Pepper's training, causing him to crash offscreen.

** Both times, when Vinnie inadvertantly heaps pressure on Basil, [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E26SummertimeBlues Pepper has to make Vinnie stop]]. The second time has her whack him with a rubber chicken, just like in "Summertime Blues" and "[[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S3E7WhatsSoScaryAboutTheJungleEverything What's So Scary About the Jungle? Everything!]]"

** SCI is already established as a parody of CSI. But this episode takes it even further, with Blythe making an [[IncrediblyLamePun crime themed Pun]] which was made infamous with the first CSI Spinoff. CSIMiami.

** Basil seems to be a peacock version of Creator/WoodyAllen, or at least the personality he frequently plays.

* ShoutOut: Basil seems to be a peacock version of Creator/WoodyAllen, or at least the personality he frequently plays.

** Both times, when Vinnie inadvertantly heaps pressure on Basil, [[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E26SummertimeBlues Pepper has to make Vinnie stop]]. The second time has her whack him with a rubber chicken, just like in "Summertime Blues."

As Basil walks into the room, he hits himself with the pet door and causes himself to fall to the ground. Putting his thick eyeglasses back on, he immediately asks if the building has been inspected for mold, to which Minka asks, in disbelief if it's actually him. Basil confirms his identity and then asks about a breeze coming in through the window, which makes Minka even more confused. As Basil rubs his wings with hand sanitizer and talks about germs with Russell, Blythe interrupts Russell to assure Basil that the pets will make sure he feels welcome, then heads up via the dumbwaiter to study algebra with Youngmee.

In the day camp, the other pets marvel at how Basil has sorted all of the small objects in the day camp into their own compartments within the chest, with Russell walking over to take a look. With Russell and Sunil giving him their compliments, Basil tells them he wants to start a business organizing closets and that it's his passion. Penny Ling segues the conversation to Basil's upcoming performance, which gives him a panic attack and causes him to itch all over and demand antihistamines. Sunil figures that thinking about going onstage gives him hives, so Minka tests it out, confirms Sunil's assertion, and leaves, annoying Sunil. As Basil recovers, he explains that he's incredibly worried about having to display his plumage as he has never been able to lift his train the way other peacocks can. Pepper tries to get him to calm down by saying that it's not nearly as hard as he might think and that people have kept quiet, but Vinnie rolls in the TV and presents to Basil his marketing and how much hype he's accumulated. By the time Pepper yells at him to shut him up, Basil has retreated inside one of the benches, hyperventilating, and exclaims that he's never coming out.

Penny's attempt to coerce Basil to come out with a bottle of mentholated ointment fails with Basil staying quiet, so Zoe pulls out a throat lozenge claiming that peacocks love them. Zoe turns out to be right, with Basil instantly appearing in front of her. Pepper takes this opportunity to shut the compartment and guard it from him, then tells him that the maladies that appear when thinking about performing are all psychosomatic. She then turns to the other pets for help, and while initially reluctant, Zoe is the first one up. Zoe asks for a demonstration of how Basil struts, and when he tries walking down a red carpet, he trips on a squeaky toy and stumbles, making a mess of himself and wrapping himself in yarn. Zoe tries taking off his glasses, with Pepper creating a scent trail for Basil to follow. He soon finds out he's allergic to Pepper's scent and sneezes, causing him to stumble and crash into furniture, again tying himself to some yarn. With Pepper back to the drawing board and Vinnie packing and screaming, the two find the other pets having caught Basil trying to get back in the bench compartment and attempting to pull him back out.

Having talked Blythe into hearing her out again, Youngmee provides her third pitch: Finding animal witnesses for crimes that would have otherwise had no witnesses. Youngmee then imagines herself and Blythe as investigators, with Blythe finding a snail who saw an incident and hearing what it has to say and figuring out what happened thanks to that. This time, Blythe believes it's a good idea, and an excited Youngmee scrambles back home to build upon her plan.

Without much time left, Pepper engages Basil in more rigorous training. Although slow, Basil is gradually able to lift up more and more of his train until he can do so for every feather, but in doing so, he also kicks up dust, causing him to sneeze and injure himself offscreen. With Pepper ready to give up, Blythe heads down the dumbwaiter to see how Pepper's been doing. Pepper admits that she's utterly failed to instill confidence in Basil but shows Blythe her newly organized prop chest. Looking at the prop chest, Blythe suggests to Pepper to provide him an object that will help overcome his mental blocks, but soon receives a text from Youngmee with a list of local unsolved crimes and has to leave. Taking Blythe's words to heart, she searches the day camp for something and finds a polka-dotted bow tie underneath the armchair's cushion. Grabbing it, she calls Basil over and tells him of an object that's endowed its owners of amazing skill and talent. Although initially skeptical once he sees it's a bow tie, he still displays great interest in it with Pepper listing a series of celebrity pets who have achieved fame with it, including pulling out a photograph of Old Bananas wearing the bow tie. Basil, being a fan of Old Bananas during his younger years, is convinced that the bow tie and enthusiastically wears it around his neck.

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The "Perfect Plumage Presentation." This phrase, or parts of it, are spoken by Pepper, Vinnie, and Zoe at different times through the episode.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Basil's name rhymes with "hassle," not "hazel." Mrs. Twombly pronounces his name wrong in the Cold Open.