Fountain of Youth: Yzma's plan in this episode involves water that turns her into a teen in an effort to get Kuzco to lower his guard. When Kronk accidentally uncorks the fountain said water came from and spills it in a spa, Pacha and Chicha get aged down to teens by it as well.
I Was Quite a Looker: As Yasmine, Yzma proves to be quite beautiful, surprisingly.
Prisoner of Kuzcoban contains examples of:
Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Young!Kuzco was going to set Theodore free but was distracted by a monkey wearing a funny hat.
Coincidental Dodge: Kuzco during the first portion of the episode has been dodging numerous of his traps without being aware until they got more serious.
Here We Go Again!: When the guards assume Theodore was the one who broke Kuzco's statue again, this time Kuzco swear to try and set him free...only to get distracted by the monkey with the hat.
Kuzco's portion is to help Theodore revisit all the moments he lost when he was stuck in prison for seven years.
Yzma's portion was dressing up as Pajama Llama after she insulted said superhero which made Kronk sad. At the end she's even seen listening to the Pajama Llama show with Kronk.
Not Me This Time: Kuzco interrogates Yzma about a letter threatening to kill him. Yzma responds by telling him she prefers turning him into animals in trying to get rid of him over shooting him with arrows.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Theodore used to be this, until Kuzco caught him 'breaking the nose' off his statue and spent seven years for something he didn't do.
