Archimedes shows Xavier, Yadina, and Brad that when trying to accomplish a difficult goal, creative thinking can lead to new ideas.
This episode includes examples of:
- An Aesop:Archimedes: Creative thinking can lead to new ideas.
- "Eureka!" Moment:
- Archimedes shouts "Eureka!" when he realizes he can use a lever to lift one of the heavy rocks.
- Brad also has a eureka moment, also with levers, later on.
- Laughing at Your Own Jokes: Brad tells his egg that time travel is a "scrambly" business, then laughs at his own joke.
- Pen Pals: The conflict of the episode is that Brad wants to get a giant pretend egg he made up onto a nest exhibit so that the egg already in the nest won't be lonely. When he fails the first time, he wonders if the two eggs could be pen pals.
- Reused Character Design: The episode re-uses Cleopatra's character design for a minor character in the episode.
- Viewers Are Goldfish: Xavier takes the time to explain to Yadina (and the viewers) what "BCE" means, even though he already explained that back in "I Am Cleopatra."
- Yiddish as a Second Language: Brad is so stressed out about going back in time 2,300 years, that he says "Oy gevalt" instead of "Oy vey."
