Courage Meets Bigfoot
Original air date: 8/21/1999
Production code: CCD-102a
Out in the middle of Nowhere, Courage has been noticing some strange things, and to top it all off, a large footprint was found, suggesting the presence of a Sasquatch. Can Courage stop the Bigfoot from doing any harm, or will Eustace capture it and get his reward?
Hothead
Original air date: 11/26/1999
Production code: CCD-102b
After reading an ad in the newspaper, Eustace goes to a testing facility hoping that they can get him to grow some hair. Unfortunately, the product that they give him causes explosive results whenever he gets mad at anything.
"Courage Meets Bigfoot" provides examples of the following Tropes:
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: When Courage is imagining all the horrible things the Bigfoot could do to Muriel, the first two are him stepping on her and preparing to break her in half between its toes. The last one has him punting her through a goal post.
- Food Fight: Courage's attempts to stop Bigfoot from stealing Muriel's pie escalates into one of these, with Bigfoot taking cover behind a table and Courage using bananas as throwing knives. They soon end up having fun and bonding over it.
- Happy Dance: Eustace does one once he hears that there will be a reward to the person who brings in Bigfoot. He really wants that life-long membership.
- My God, What Have I Done?: When the angry mob realizes that Bigfoot is really a little boy who got separated from his mom, they collectively look very ashamed of themselves for trying to capture him for a museum. And the minute Eustace still goes through with his plan to capture Bigfoot and collect the reward, they promptly chase him down.
- Pie in the Face: Courage does this to himself by accident as he's playing tug-o-war with Bigfoot over Muriel's pie. When Bigfoot finally lets the pie go, the momentum sends Courage flying into the wall behind him and the pie splatting into his face. Muriel then enters the room and, assuming Courage was trying to eat the pie, chides him to use a plate next time.
- Torches and Pitchforks: Eustace summons a mob wielding these when he tries to capture Bigfoot. They end up chasing him away when he puts it in shackles after it reunites with its mother.
"Hothead" provides examples of the following tropes:
- Angst Nuke: The hair tonic Eustace takes has the unfortunate side effect that when he gets angry, he becomes red with rage and gets the ability to blow up the target of his aggravation with his mind, somehow remaining unscathed himself.
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: During the interview between Eustace and the manager of the bald cure company:Manager: Was your father bald?
Eustace: A little, on the...
Manager: Was your mother bald?
Eustace: My ma?
Manager: Sister? Brother? Second cousin twice removed?
Eustace: Eh?
Manager: What's 414 divided by 6?
- Mind over Matter: The hair-formula's side effect. When the user gets too angry/upset, their head somehow Hulks Out, making them able (and willing) to psychically blow stuff up.
- Oh, Crap!: When Courage reads the warning label not to get angry while using the hair growth formula, he knows how much trouble everyone is in, as Eustace has a very short fuse.
- Potty Emergency: Eustace forces Courage to wear a leash. At one point, Courage needs to pee and has to wait for an opportunity to remove the leash before he can use the restroom.
