History Recap / TheSecretShowS1E12MirrorMirror

* WholePlotReference: This episode shares many of the beats from the Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries episode [[Recap/StarTrekS2E4MirrorMirror "Mirror Mirror"]], which also deals with alternate counterparts and a MirrorUniverse.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Professor Professor notes that his mirror reflection has a large white hat on, which directly foreshadows his AlternateSelf being a pizza chef. Professor Pizza is properly introduced a few minutes later.

* RunningGag:

** Victor and Anita land on their skybikes after the title sequence, being late to the World Leader's meeting.

* WholePlotReference: This episode shares many of the beats from the Series/StarTrek episode [[Recap/StarTrekS2E4MirrorMirror "Mirror Mirror"]], which also deals with alternate counterparts and a MirrorUniverse.

** Sweet Little Granny, as well as the bunnies and the set itself, gets attached by balloons and floats away, while feeling very light-headed.

* IfMyCalculationsAreCorrect: Extremely subverted. According to Professor Professor, when the dimensional doors close, if everything isn't in the universe it started in, ''both'' will ''explode''. Everyone has prepared for the worst when they realize they got all their people out successfully, but left Doctor Doctor behind... but the calculations turn out to be, in Iva Twinkletoe's words, "completely and utterly ''wrong''."

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Victor and Anita are so busy trying to escape the MirrorUniverse that they forget to bring Doctor Doctor with them. As a result, Doctor Doctor is trapped in the MirrorUniverse and forced to fight her AlternateSelf for quite some time.

Due to a comet circling the earth, all mirrors lead to a MirrorUniverse where T.H.E.M. rules the world and U.Z.Z. has been reduced to a pizza delivery service. For the Doctor Doctor of this universe, however, it's not enough; she wants our world too, and she kidnaps World Leader to get her crown.

** "Professor Pizza" from the MirrorUniverse.
* TheBadGuyWins: Doctor Doctor from the MirrorUniverse actually succeeds in defeating U.Z.Z. and turning them into a pizzeria.
* CallBack: To [[Recap/TheSecretShowS1E3BogieBall "Bogie Ball"]], as the events of the MirrorUniverse when Victor and Anita arrive are related to that episode's conclusion.

* MirrorUniverse: The premise of the episode is that mirrors no longer work the way they're supposed to due to the effect of a comet in the solar system. It's an unusual variant in that it's a literal mirror universe.

* CallBack: To "[[Recap/TheSecretShowS1E3BogieBall Bogie Ball]]", as the events of the MirrorUniverse when Victor and Anita arrive are related to that episode's conclusion.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: This episode directly connects to the episode "[[Recap/TheSecretShowS1E3BogieBall Bogie Ball]]", as it directly references its ending where the AlternateSelf Victor, Anita, and Alphonse go the wrong way and get captured, leading to T.H.E.M actually winning.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Professor Professor notes that his mirror reflection has a large white hat on, which directly foreshadows his AlternateSelf being a pizza chef. Professor Pizzeria is properly introduced a few minutes later.

Due to a comet circling the earth, all mirrors lead to a MirrorUniverse where T.H.E.M. rules the world and U.Z.Z. has been reduced to a Pizza Delivery Service. For the Doctor Doctor of this universe however, its not enough: she wants our world too, and she kidnaps World Leader to get her crown.

** "Professor Pizzeria" from the MirrorUniverse.

* IfMyCalculationsAreCorrect: Extremely subverted. According to Professor Professor, when the dimensional doors close, if everything isn't in the universe it started in, ''both'' will ''explode''. Everyone has prepared for the worst when they realize they got all their people out successfully, but left Doctor Doctor behind... but the calculations are, in Iva Twinkletoe's words, "completely and utterly ''wrong''".

* NotMeThisTime: Iva Twinkletoe blames Doctor Doctor for the kidnapping of the World Leader when in fact she had nothing to do with it. It was an ''alternate'' Doctor Doctor who had kidnapped her. It takes a while before the actual Doctor Doctor is involved in the story proper.

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Victor and Anita are so busy trying to escape the MirrorUniverse that [[spoiler:they forget to bring Doctor Doctor with them]]. As a result, [[spoiler:Doctor Doctor]] is trapped in the MirrorUniverse and forced to fight [[spoiler:her AlternateSelf]] for quite some time.

* IfMyCalculationsAreCorrect: Extremely subverted. According to Professor Professor, when the dimensional doors close, if everything isn't in the universe it started in, ''both'' will ''explode''. Everyone has prepared for the worst when they realize they got all their people out successfully, but left Doctor Doctor behind... but the calculations are "completely and utterly ''wrong''".

'''Changed Daily's Name: Anka Tippytoe.'''

* TheBadGuyWins: Doctor Doctor from the MirrorUniverse actually succeeds in defeating U.Z.Z, and turning them into a pizzeria.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Professor Professor notes that his mirror reflection has a large white hat on, which directly foreshadows his AlternateSelf being a pizza chef; Professor Pizzeria, that we meet a few minutes later.
* IfMyCalculationsAreCorrect: Extremely subverted. When the dimensional doors close, if everything isn't in the universe it started in, ''both'' will ''explode''. Everyone has prepared for the worst when they realize they got all their people out successfully, but left the villain behind... but the calculations are "completely and utterly ''wrong''".

* NotMeThisTime: Anka Tippytoe blames Doctor Doctor for the kidnapping of the World Leader, when in fact she had nothing to do with it. It was an ''alternate'' Doctor Doctor who had kidnapped her, and it takes a while for the actual Doctor Doctor to take part in story events.

** Changed Daily's name is now "Anka Tippytoe".

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Victor and Anita are so busy trying to escape the MirrorUniverse that [[spoiler: they forget to bring Doctor Doctor with them]]. As a result, [[spoiler: Doctor Doctor]] is trapped in the MirrorUniverse and forced to fight [[spoiler: her AlternateSelf]] for quite some time.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: This episode directly connects to the episode "[[Recap/TheSecretShowS1E3BogieBall Bogie Ball]]", as it directly references its ending where the AlternateSelf Victor, Anita, and Alphonse go the wrong way and get captured, leading to T.H.E.M actually winning.

* MirrorUniverse: The premise of the episode is that mirrors no long work due to the effect of a comet in the solar system. It's an unusual variant in that it's a literal mirror universe.

Due to a comet circling the earth, all mirrors lead to a MirrorUniverse, and the World Leader gets kidnapped by the AlternateSelf of Doctor Doctor to get her crown.

** "Doctor Doctor Doctor Doctor", as proposed by Professor Professor.

* MirrorUniverse: The premise of the episode is that mirrors no long work due to the effect of a comet in the solar system.

** The Victors acting like a monkey and being told to stop by the Anitas.

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Victor and Anita are so busy trying to escape the MirrorUniverse that [[spoiler: they forget to bring Doctor Doctor with them]]. As a result, [[spoiler: Doctor Doctor]] is trapped in the MirrorUniverse and forced to fight [[spoiler: her AlternateSelf]].

** Victor and Anita land on their skybikes after the title sequence, being late to the World Leaders' meeting.

** The Victors' acting like a monkey and being told to stop by the Anita's.

** "Professor Pizzaria" from the MirrorUniverse.
* TheBadGuyWins: Doctor Doctor from the MirrorUniverse actually succeeds in defeating U.Z.Z, and turn them into a pizzaria.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: This episode directly connects to the episode "[[Recap/TheSecretShowS1E3BogieBall Bogie Ball]]", as it directly references it's ending, where the AlternateSelf Victor, Anita and Al Fonz go the wrong way and T.H.E.M actually win.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Professor Professor notes that his mirror reflection has a large white hat on, which directly foreshadows his AlternateSelf being a pizza chef; Professor Pizzaria, that we meet a few minutes later.