History Recap / AmphibiaS3E04ThaiFeud

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: While finally scolding Sprig, Mrs. Boonchuy chews him out for disobeying her, putting Anne and himself in danger, and then incredulously asking him why he's smiling.

'''Mrs. Boonchuy:''' Not so fast! If you think you're getting out of here without an earful, you've got another thing coming. Firstly, how dare you disobey me?! Secondly, how dare you put Anne and yourself in danger?! Thirdly… why are you smiling?\\

* PoorCommunicationKills: Mrs. Boonchuy is bothered by how Ned is parking his food truck right outside the family restaurant, thinking that he's trying to drive them out of business. As it turns out, the brakes were broken, and Ned had no idea how much it hurt the restaurant rather than help, and is horrified when he realizes how InnocentlyInsensitive he was both by that and by requesting the Boonchuy family recipes.

** Ned is seen wearing a t-shirt for ''[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Romance Academy 7]]''.

* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: On the fake note he put in Ned's truck to send him away, Sprig makes it seem as if it's written by Anne's mother. Only "she" refers to herself in the letter as "Mrs. Boonchuy," which is what he uses to address her since he doesn't know her first name. Thus, when Ned shows the ''real'' Mrs. Boonchuy the note, she sees it and immediately realizes that Sprig is behind it.

-->'''Mrs. Boonchuy:''' (''chewing him out'') Thirdly… why are you smiling?\\

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When Anne and Sprig are careening down the road in the runaway foot truck, they see a flimsy improvised ramp made out of garbage and a piece of sheet metal in their way. They initially think it's going to send the food truck flying through the air, only for them to smash straight through it, as the food truck is too heavy and the ramp too weak to support its weight and give it air time.

-->'''Anne:'' ''(peeking her head around the corner)'' I heard that!\\

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Sprig tries to get rid of a food truck that’s threatening the family business.

* MagicBrakes: The brakes on Ned's food truck are broken and the truck is on an incline, so when Sprig's struggle with Anne sets it in neutral, they can't stop it. The fact that Anne doesn't know how to drive beyond using the pedals means it also doesn't occur to her to put in park or use the emergency brake (which, incidentally, Ned also carelessly left off despite knowing the condition of the vehicle).

The episode begins with Sprig walking around the Boonchuys' house, treating it like he owns the place while Hop Pop and Polly still recognize that they are guests in their new home. Hop Pop and Polly remind Sprig that they aren't part of Anne's family, and that's where this episode takes flight. Now, Sprig wants to help out around the house with chores and sees the opportunity to pitch in when the family heads to work at the restaurant, where he is sent to a corner to sip Thai tea.

While there, Anne introduces Sprig to Ned, the family's most loyal customer of their restaurant, Thai Go. As it turns out, Ned has started a new food truck and wants to partner with Mrs. Boonchuy and bring her great recipes to all of Los Angeles with his new truck that he keeps parked outside, "Thai on the Go".

However, Mrs. Boonchuy tells him no, and that the recipes are part of the family and he isn't part of it. She then points out to Anne that the title and placement of his truck right outside actually hurts the business since people and potential customers are confused.

Sprig sees this is an opportunity to help business, and tries to concoct a scheme to get Ned to move his truck, starting by ordering food and ripping his disguise off and saying that Ned's food turned him pink. Of course, LA residents and acting-wannabes think this is a good thing, and rush the truck to order what Sprig ate. But then, Sprig calls them fools and then he starts calling them morons, making them mad. Anne and Mrs. Boonchuy then hear the commotion and end up dragging Sprig back to the restaurant.

Anne tells Sprig to stay out of it, but he writes a fake note to Ned saying Mrs. Boonchuy wants to talk business and gets him to leave the truck where Sprig attempts to sabotage the vehicle. Anne catches him mid-act and the two begin fighting in the middle of the truck, accidentally knocking it into gear and taking off through the streets of Los Angeles.

Ned goes to talk to Mrs. Boonchuy per the note when she realizes that the tiny frog wrote it. By the time Anne and Sprig get the truck to stop via a conveniently placed skate park, Ned and Mrs. Boonchuy arrive on scene, where Sprig takes full responsibility because he wanted to help and be part of the family. Mrs. Boonchuy apologizes and says that she shouldn't have made him feel like an outsider.

Then Ned starts crying saying the same thing and echoing the sentiment that he too feels like an outsider and Mrs. Boonchuy offers him a job running deliveries in lieu of getting the family recipes.

-->'''Anne:'' ''(peeking her head around the corner)'' I heard that!
-->'''Sprig:''' ''(runs away)'' NO, YOU DIDN'T!

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: While finally scolding Sprig, Mrs. Boonchuy chews him out for disobeying her, putting Anne and himself in danger, and then asking him why he's crying.

* AngerBornOfWorry: After apologizing for making Sprig feel like an outsider, Mrs. Boonchuy scolds him for his reckless behavior. Much to her surprise, Sprig is touched by this, as this means he’s now part of the family.

'''Sprig:''' (''[[TearsOfJoy teary-eyed]]'') You’re… you’re scolding me. Which means…\\
'''Anne:''' Yep. You’re family now, Bud.

** Ned didn't realize that parking his Thai food truck outside the Boonchuy's Thai restaurant would be hurting their business, but in his defense, the brakes were shot, so he ''couldn't'' drive it elsewhere for the moment sadly. However, he failed to explain this to Mrs Boonchuy, which made her think he was trying to drive her out of business.
* NoNameGiven: Mr and Mrs Boonchuy's first names haven't been mentioned thus far, which gets partially {{Lampshaded}} in Sprig's letter when he just signs it 'Mrs B'.

-->'''Neighbor:''' Just be careful. This thing is like a son to me. ''(The food truck flies straight through the TV and smashes it to pieces)'' [[BlackComedy Junior!!!]]

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-->'''Mrs. Boonchuy:''' Thirdly… why are you smiling?\\

-->'''Sprig:''' Well, I guess we’re all done here.\\
'''Mrs. Boonchuy:''' (''grabs him by his hoodie'') Not so fast! (''picks him up to meet her gaze'') If you think you’re getting out of here without an earful, you’ve got another thing coming. Firstly, how dare you disobey me? Secondly, how dare you put Anne and yourself in danger? Thirdly… why are you smiling?\\

'''Anne:''' Yep. You’re family now, Bud.\\
'''Sprig:''' (''hugs Mrs. Boonchuy'')

* ChekhovsSkill: [[PlayingWithATrope Somewhat]]. Anne admits she has no idea how to drive a car, but notes she's had experience driving Bessie and has played a ''Mario Kart'' knockoff, which [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkOBUhNixSg Vlogs From the Bog]] showcased she aimed to transfer into getting herself a driving license back home. There's obviously a world of difference between driving a [[HorseOfADifferentColor snail]] and driving an automobile--not to mention Anne is too young to get a license yet anyway--which isn't helped by the fact Ned doesn't have working brakes.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Mrs. Boonchuy is bothered by how Ned is parking his food truck right outside the family restaurant, thinking that he's trying to drive them out of business. As it turns out, the brakes were broken, and Ned had no idea how much she was bothered by its presence outside the restaurant, and is horrified when he realizes how InnocentlyInsensitive he was both by that and by requesting the Boonchuy family recipes.
* {{Ramprovisation}}: Spoofed. As the runaway food truck careens down a hill, Anne and Sprig see a piece of sheet metal and some garbage which form a crude ramp. They scream, but the truck crashes right through the flimsy structure. Then they see a tortoise crossing the street in front of them, which hides inside its shell from the oncoming vehicle, and colliding with that ''does'' send them flying.

* ExactWords: Anne asks Polly and Hop Pop to research portals and similar dimensional displacement theories whilst she and Sprig are helping at the restaurant. They choose to do this through watching [[Expy variants]] of ''Film/Stargate'' and ''Series/QuantumLeap'' on fictional Earth media.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** When Anne and Sprig are careening down the road in the runaway foot truck, they see a flimsy improvised ramp made out of garbage and a piece of sheet metal in their way. They initially think it's going to send the food truck flying through the air, only for them to smash straight through it, as the food truck is too heavy and the ramp too weak to support its weight and give it air time.

** Sprig has a harder time proving himself to the Boonchuys than Anne does proving herself to the Plantars. In the harsh environment of Amphibia, Anne is much more durable and stronger which can be a great asset to farming and hunting. Due to monsters being a common occurrence, Anne's presence while feared, wasn't out of the ordinary. Sprig however doesn't have any strengths that benefit a food business and even if he does work it is seen as a liability due to talking frogs being far from normal in the human world and not worth risking their cover.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: When Anne and Sprig are careening down the road in the runaway foot truck, they see a flimsy improvised ramp made out of garbage and a piece of sheet metal in their way. They initially think it's going to send the food truck flying through the air, only for them to smash straight through it, as the food truck is too heavy and the ramp too weak to support its weight and give it air time.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Sprig assumed that the Plantars having HappilyAdopted Anne automatically made her parents [[ParentalSubstitute as good as family to him]], only for Anne and the rest to spell out for him that that's not the case. Anne has no problems thinking of the Plantars as family, but that was after five months of bonding time with them. The Boonchuys have known the Plantars for about a week, and have an easier time treating them as Anne's guests in their home rather than new family members, given their unfamiliarity with them. Hop Pop gives Sprig a much-needed discipline for it.
** Anne's knowledge of driving is limited to a giant snail and cartoonish racing games, so she has no idea what to do when she finds herself driving a truck with no brakes.
** When Anne and Sprig are careening down the road in the runaway foot truck, they see a flimsy improvised ramp made out of garbage and a piece of sheet metal in their way. They initially think it's going to send the food truck flying through the air, only for them to smash straight through it, as the food truck is too heavy and the ramp too weak to support its weight and give it air time.

* OffscreenTeletrasportation: How exactly Anne’s mom and Ned arrives as soon as Anne and Sprig stop their joy ride in a food truck remains a mystery.

* ParentalSubstitute: {{Double Subverted|Trope}}. Initially Sprig is under the impression that Anne being an honorary Plantar makes her mom and dad this to him and Polly by default, only for Anne and the rest to spell out that that's not the case. It took Anne about 5 months of bonding time to consider the Plantars family, and the Boonchuys have only known the Plantars for less than a week, so obviously they don't look on Sprig and the rest as new family members, and are more comfortable thinking of them as guests in their home. Sprig's desire to reverse this and be accepted as a Boonchuy leads to him escalate the situation with Ned's food truck, and by the end of it, whilst she's still not comfortable thinking of his as a son, Mrs Boonchuy is at least willing to hold Sprig accountable for his own actions like she would with Anne, which is a level of familiarity he's comfortable with.

* AngerBornOfWorry: After apologizing for making Sprig feel like an outsider, Mrs. Boonchuy scolds him for his reckless behavior. Sprig is touched at this, as this means he’s now part of Anne’s family.