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Recap / Aladdin S 1 E 8 Never Say Nefir

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When Aladdin and the gang accompany Iago to Gezistan to hit up some gambling hotspots, they're confronted with a strange site- a city that gets destroyed every night by a giant pink dancing rhino, only to be built again in the morning by a crowd of imps! Can Aladdin figure out what's really going on in this strange city?


This episode contains examples of the following tropes:

  • Actually Quite Catchy: When Aladdin and his friends starts to rock 'n' roll the imp band joins in.
  • Bankruptcy Barrel: A featherless Iago is seen wearing one at the end of the episode.
  • Big "NO!":
    • Nefir's reaction when the magic dance shoes starts to overheating and explode.
    • Iago give this reaction when he begs the dancing giant(s) not to crush his favorite casino.
  • Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?: Genie finds Samir's lair, goes in... and ends up having a pleasant conversation with him over tea, as he's really a nice guy whose "rampages" are caused by magic dancing shoes he's wearing.
  • "Eureka!" Moment: While doing a spinning Cossack dance, Genie finds out the flaw to destroy the magic dance shoes and when calling to Aladdin to play faster, Aladdin quickly catches on.
  • Hawaiian-Shirted Tourist: At the end of the episode Genie and Abu are dressed like this.
  • Involuntary Dance: Samir, and later Genie, are forced to dance all over Gezistan by the magic shoes Nefir put on their feet.
  • Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: The imp band joining Aladdin's rock session makes it easier to overheat the magic dance shoes.
  • Oh, Crap!:
    • When the heroes see Samir, a giant dancing rhino.
    • Genie's reaction when Nefir smugly point on his feet which wear magic dance shoes.
    • When the heroes see a giant Genie dancing along with Samir.
  • Rhino Rampage: Samir resembles a giant rhino and causes a lot of collateral damage. Contrary to most depictions of his species, he's actually quite chummy.
  • Ridiculously Fast Construction: Imps are able to rebuild any destroyed building in seconds.
  • Running Gag: Nefir's minions bumping into each other and falling to the ground.
  • Smelly Feet Gag: Samir shows his magic dance shoes in front of Genie's face who gags and turns green.
  • Stock Punishment: Nefir and his imps traps Genie in a genie-safe pillory before putting on magic dance shoes.
  • Underestimating Badassery: Genie thinks taking down Samir the Destroyer will be easy, but then he appears and Genie realizes he was thinking of Ned the Destroyer; "They're basically the same, only Ned isn't nearly as large."
  • Unwitting Pawn: Samir, and later Genie, are controlled by magic dance shoes that forces them to dance while destroying Gezistan.

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