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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: "I think Sky just grew up" "With no birthdays? That's just rubbish"

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: "I think Sky just grew up" up." "With no birthdays? That's just rubbish"rubbish."



* {{Pun}}: Several, but not all from Clyde this time
** "Take a power nap boys"
** "What do you call a man in paper trousers: Russel."

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* {{Pun}}: Several, but not all from Clyde this time
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** "Take a power nap boys"
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** "What do you call a man in paper trousers: Russel.Russell."



** Two in the same conversation: "So you saw an [[ComicBook/IronMan iron man]][[note]]or more likely a reference to the Ted Hughes novel[[/note]], like a robot.", and "Did I say he was a robot? No, I know what a robot looks like, I've seen ''Franchise/StarWars Star''".

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** Two in the same conversation: "So you saw an [[ComicBook/IronMan iron man]][[note]]or more likely a reference to the Ted Hughes novel[[/note]], like a robot.", and "Did I say he was a robot? No, I know what a robot looks like, I've seen ''Franchise/StarWars Star''". ''Franchise/StarWars''".


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** When Clyde shows Sky Sarah Jane's attic, he calls it the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Batcave]].

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Incredibly Lame Pun is a redirect and not a trope by itself.


* IncrediblyLamePun Several, but not all from Clyde this time
** "Take a power nap boys"
** "What do you call a man in paper trousers: Russel."


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* {{Pun}}: Several, but not all from Clyde this time
** "Take a power nap boys"
** "What do you call a man in paper trousers: Russel."
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** Two in the same conversation: "So you saw an [[ComicBook/IronMan iron man]][[note]]or more likely a reference to the Ted Hughes novel[[/note]], like a robot.", and "Did I say he was a robot? No, I know what a robot looks like, I've seen ''Frachise/StarWars Star''".

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** Two in the same conversation: "So you saw an [[ComicBook/IronMan iron man]][[note]]or more likely a reference to the Ted Hughes novel[[/note]], like a robot.", and "Did I say he was a robot? No, I know what a robot looks like, I've seen ''Frachise/StarWars ''Franchise/StarWars Star''".
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** Two in the same conversation: "So you saw an [[IronMan iron man]][[note]]or more likely a reference to the Ted Hughes novel[[/note]], like a robot.", and "Did I say he was a robot? No, I know what a robot looks like, I've seen ''Frachise/StarWars Star''".

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** Two in the same conversation: "So you saw an [[IronMan [[ComicBook/IronMan iron man]][[note]]or more likely a reference to the Ted Hughes novel[[/note]], like a robot.", and "Did I say he was a robot? No, I know what a robot looks like, I've seen ''Frachise/StarWars Star''".
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* {{Fauxshadowing}}: Rani suggests the possibility that the Doctor was the one who left Sky on Sarah's doorstep, an idea which Sarah dismisses since it is not his style. This originally was going to be the case, but Creator/MattSmith wasn't available.


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* TakeThat: While attempting to entertain Sky, Clyde says the joke is as flat as Jedward.
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** Two in the same conversation: "So you saw an [[IronMan iron man]][[note]]or more likely a reference to the Ted Hughes novel[[/note]], like a robot.", and "Did I say he was a robot? No, I know what a robot looks like, I've seen [[StarWars Star Wars]]."

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** Two in the same conversation: "So you saw an [[IronMan iron man]][[note]]or more likely a reference to the Ted Hughes novel[[/note]], like a robot.", and "Did I say he was a robot? No, I know what a robot looks like, I've seen [[StarWars Star Wars]]." ''Frachise/StarWars Star''".
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Miss Myers to Mrs. Wormwood. She creates a teenager with NoSocialSkills who is Younger ThanTheyLook and refers to herself as their mother, and intends to use them as a weapon until they're adopted by Sarah Jane.

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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Miss Myers to Mrs. Wormwood. She creates a teenager with NoSocialSkills who is Younger ThanTheyLook YoungerThanTheyLook and refers to herself as their mother, and intends to use them as a weapon until they're adopted by Sarah Jane.

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* ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive: "Get in if you want the child to live".



* DoorstopBaby: Sky

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* DoorstopBaby: SkyThe Shopkeeper and Captain drop Sky off at Sarah Jane's house where the Shopkeeper believed she would be safest.



* EvilIsHammy:"The end is nigh!"

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* EvilIsHammy:"The EvilIsHammy: "The end is nigh!"nigh!"
* {{Expy}}: Miss Myers has some significant similarities to Weaver from ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles''.



* LampshadeHanging: "I was lucky, it was only the ten thousand and fifty-second camera I checked"

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* LampshadeHanging: "I was lucky, it was only the ten thousand and fifty-second camera I checked"checked".
* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: Mr Smith opens up slower than usual and with no fanfare, apparently because he's scared of Sky's power to short out electronics.



* ShoutOut: Two in the same conversation: "So you saw an [[IronMan iron man]][[note]]or more likely a reference to the Ted Hughes novel[[/note]], like a robot.", and "Did I say he was a robot? No, I know what a robot looks like, I've seen [[StarWars Star Wars]]."
** [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} "Get in if you want the child to live"]]. Miss Myers also has some similarities in personality and plot role to Weaver from ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', and her portals look '''exactly''' like ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' time-travel bubbles. Except without the nakedness. This is a kids' show after all.

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* ShoutOut: ParentService: The dominatrix-y Miss Myers.
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Baby Sky begins a metamorphosis. Myers is delighted that the weapon is "priming" itself; an energy aura surrounds Sky and she becomes a pre-teen.
* ShockAndAwe: Like her "daughter" Sky, Miss Myers has an affinity for electricity. She can fire electrical bolts from her hands.
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Two in the same conversation: "So you saw an [[IronMan iron man]][[note]]or more likely a reference to the Ted Hughes novel[[/note]], like a robot.", and "Did I say he was a robot? No, I know what a robot looks like, I've seen [[StarWars Star Wars]]."
** [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} There are a few nods to the Franchise/{{Terminator}}. The Metalkind's hunt for Sky, a child that will be used against them in a war, is reminiscent of Skynet hunting John Connor. The way Miss Myers initially appears is very similar to the method of time travel used in The Terminator. She also tells Clyde to go into the van, saying, "Get in if you want the child to live"]]. Miss Myers also has some similarities live", similar to "come with me if you want to live", a famous line used in personality and plot role to Weaver from ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', and her portals look '''exactly''' like ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' time-travel bubbles. Except without the nakedness. This is a kids' show after all.Terminator.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Miss Myers to Mrs. Wormwood. She creates a teenager with NoSocialSkills who is Younger ThanTheyLook and refers to herself as their mother, and intends to use them as a weapon until they're adopted by Sarah Jane.



* TykeBomb: Sky

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* TykeBomb: SkySky is a more literal one than most, since she was designed to literally ''blow up'', hopefully eliminating her race's enemies in the process, but decides she liked her Earth friends better than her alien "mother".



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** LaserGuidedTykeBombLaserGuidedTykeBomb
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* GoLookAtTheDistraction: Clyde looks over the shoulder of the metal man as if someone was behind him, the metal man turns to look giving Clyde the time to escape.


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* LookBehindYou: Clyde looks over the shoulder of the metal man as if someone was behind him, the metal man turns to look giving Clyde the time to escape.
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* BlackAndGrayMorality: Miss Myers and the Metalkind agent are both bad news, but the Metalkind notes that the Fleshkind started the war and only antagonises the gang because they are harbouring the weapon that could wipe his kind out.


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* FluffyTheTerrible: Our MonsterOfTheWeek has the fairly common sounding name of “Miss Myers”, though she claims it’s spelt differently on her planet.
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* CousinOliver: Cute kid added during what ended up being the final episodes of the series, ostensibly as a successor to a longtime regular? Sky had potential to be the SJA version of this trope but, thankfully, ended up averting it instead by providing more than one CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

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* CousinOliver: Cute kid added during what ended up being the final episodes of the series, ostensibly as a successor to a longtime regular? Sky had potential to be the SJA version of this trope but, thankfully, ended up averting it instead by providing more than one CrowningMomentOfAwesome.instead.
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** "What do you call a man in paper trousers: Russel"
* {{Invisibility}}: The metal form is able to turn himself perfectly invisible, it does not however prevent him leaving footprints.
* LampshadeHanging "I was lucky, it was only the ten thousand and fiftieth second camera I checked"

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** "What do you call a man in paper trousers: Russel"
Russel."
* {{Invisibility}}: The metal form is able to turn himself perfectly invisible, but it does not however prevent him leaving footprints.
* LampshadeHanging LampshadeHanging: "I was lucky, it was only the ten thousand and fiftieth second fifty-second camera I checked"
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* HarsherInHindsight: At the end of Part 2, Sky asks Sarah Jane who [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E9E10LostInTime the Captain and the Shopkeeper]] are. Sarah Jane replies, "I haven't the faintest idea. But I daresay we'll find out, all in good time.
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** LaserGuidedTykeBomb
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sky chose to stay with Sarah Jane at the end of the episode, but with the sad passing of Elisabeth Sladen, and only four more episodes filmed, we will not see her character develop that much.

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** LaserGuidedTykeBomb
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sky chose to stay with Sarah Jane at the end of the episode, but with the sad passing of Elisabeth Sladen, and only four more episodes filmed, we will not see her character develop that much.
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** [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} "Get in if you want the child to live"]]. Miss Myers also has some similarities in personality and plot role to Weaver from ''Series/TheSarahConnorChronicles'', and her portals look '''exactly''' like ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' time-travel bubbles. Except without the nakedness. This is a kids' show after all.

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** [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} "Get in if you want the child to live"]]. Miss Myers also has some similarities in personality and plot role to Weaver from ''Series/TheSarahConnorChronicles'', ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', and her portals look '''exactly''' like ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' time-travel bubbles. Except without the nakedness. This is a kids' show after all.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sky chose to stay with Sarah Jane at the end of the episode, but with the sad passing of Elisabeth Sladen, and only four more episodes filmed, we will not see her character develop that much.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Sky chose to stay with Sarah Jane at the end of the episode, but with the sad passing of Elisabeth Sladen, and only four more episodes filmed, we will not see her character develop that much.
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* FleshVersusSteel: The Fleshkind versus the Metalkind almost literally names the trope.
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* HotMom: Miss Myers
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* ShoutOut: Two in the same conversation: "So you saw an [[IronMan iron man]][[hottip:*:or more likely a reference to the Ted Hughes novel]], like a robot.", and "Did I say he was a robot? No, I know what a robot looks like, I've seen [[StarWars Star Wars]]."

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* ShoutOut: Two in the same conversation: "So you saw an [[IronMan iron man]][[hottip:*:or man]][[note]]or more likely a reference to the Ted Hughes novel]], novel[[/note]], like a robot.", and "Did I say he was a robot? No, I know what a robot looks like, I've seen [[StarWars Star Wars]]."
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** [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} "Get in if you want the child to live"]]. Miss Myers also has some similarities to [[Series/TheSarahConnorChronicles Weaver]], and her portals look '''exactly''' like ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' time-travel bubbles. Except without the nakedness. This is a kids' show after all.

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** [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} "Get in if you want the child to live"]]. Miss Myers also has some similarities in personality and plot role to [[Series/TheSarahConnorChronicles Weaver]], Weaver from ''Series/TheSarahConnorChronicles'', and her portals look '''exactly''' like ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' time-travel bubbles. Except without the nakedness. This is a kids' show after all.
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** [[{{Terminator}} "Get in if you want the child to live"]]. Miss Myers also has some similarities to [[TheSarahConnorChronicles Weaver]], and her portals look '''exactly''' like ''{{Terminator}}'' time-travel bubbles. Except without the nakedness. This is a kids' show after all.

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** [[{{Terminator}} [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} "Get in if you want the child to live"]]. Miss Myers also has some similarities to [[TheSarahConnorChronicles [[Series/TheSarahConnorChronicles Weaver]], and her portals look '''exactly''' like ''{{Terminator}}'' ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' time-travel bubbles. Except without the nakedness. This is a kids' show after all.
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* CousinOliver: Cute kid added during what ended up being the final episodes of the series, ostensibly as a successor to a longtime regular? Sky had potential to be the SJA version of this trope but, thankfully, ended up averting it instead by providing more than one CrowningMomentOfAwesome.


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** The Russell joke, while not original, is a probable reference to the show's creator, Russell T Davies.
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* TykeBomb: Sky
** DefusingTheTykeBomb
** LaserGuidedTykeBomb
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* LampshadeHanging "I was lucky, it was only the ten thousand fifty second camera I checked"

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* LampshadeHanging "I was lucky, it was only the ten thousand fifty and fiftieth second camera I checked"
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'''This story takes place over two episodes.'''

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'''This story takes place over two episodes.'''
An alien baby mysteriously appears on Sarah Jane's doorstep. Two different aliens come to Earth searching for her.
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* CompletelyMissingThePoint: "I think Sky just grew up" "With no birthdays? That's just rubbish"

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* CompletelyMissingThePoint: ComicallyMissingThePoint: "I think Sky just grew up" "With no birthdays? That's just rubbish"

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