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** Also, unrelating to Splendid, but in this episode, Giggles is shown with a mother in this episode. Later episodes do not even include a single mention of a parental figure, not counting Pop.

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** Also, unrelating unrelated to Splendid, but in this episode, Giggles is shown with a mother in this episode. Later episodes do not even include a single mention of a parental figure, not counting Pop.
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* OffModel:
** Splendid's belly marking is missing when he notices an acorn to use as Giggles's fake head.
** When he holds up Giggles to her mother, Splendid's skin flaps disappear.
** Splendid is colored much darker in the DVD version.
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* TearsOfFear: {{Downplayed|Trope}} as Giggles sheds a SingleTear out of fear when she believes the GiantWallOfWateryDoom will kill her.
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* SingleTear: Giggles lets out this when she thinks the GiantWallOfWateryDoom is finally getting her.

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* SingleTear: Giggles lets out this one tear when she thinks the GiantWallOfWateryDoom is finally getting her.
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** Also, unrelating to Splendid, but in this episode, Giggles is shown with a mother in this episode. Later episodes do not even include a single mention of a parental figure, not counting Pop.
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* UpdatedRerelease: One of the early episodes to be part of "Classics Remastered" releases, which rereleas early ''HTF'' episodes in HD.

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An injured Giggles is walking through the forest with a pair of crutches when the nearby dam suddenly breaks, unleashing flood she cannot escape from. Her scream is heard by Splendid the Flying Squirrel who immediately flies over to help. Right before the flood hits her, the flying squirrel manages to snatch her, saving her life. Unfortunately, when carrying her away, he accidentally decapitates her by flying too close to a tree branch. To avoid trouble, he tries to find a way to cover it. He finds an acorn, then he brings her back home where her mother is sobbing, thinking she has lost her daughter. When he shows Giggles (the acorn with a crudely-drawn face replacing her head) to her mother, she is somehow overjoyed, oblivious to the fact that her daughter is dead. The flying squirrel gives a salute before flying away from the place. Giggles's mother waves goodbye when suddenly the acorn falls off from Giggles's body, squirting blood on her mother.

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An injured Giggles is walking through the forest with a pair of crutches when the nearby dam suddenly breaks, unleashing a flood she cannot escape from. Her scream is heard by Splendid the Flying Squirrel who immediately flies over to help. Right before the flood hits her, the flying squirrel manages to snatch her, saving her life. Unfortunately, when carrying her away, he accidentally decapitates her by flying too close to a tree branch. To avoid trouble, he tries to find a way to cover it. He finds an acorn, then he brings her back home where her mother is sobbing, thinking she has lost her daughter. When he shows Giggles (the acorn with a crudely-drawn face replacing her head) to her mother, she is somehow overjoyed, oblivious to the fact that her daughter is dead. The flying squirrel gives a salute before flying away from the place. Giggles's mother waves goodbye when suddenly the acorn falls off from Giggles's body, squirting blood on her mother.



** Splendid does not hum his own superhero fanfare when he hears trouble in this episode. The only later episode to do this is the TV episode "See What Develops".

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** Splendid does not hum his own superhero fanfare when he hears trouble in this episode. The only later episode to do this is the TV episode "See "[[Recap/HTFSeeWhatDevelops See What Develops".Develops]]".



* OfCorpseHesAlive: After Splendid accidentally kills Giggles by getting her decapitated by a tree branch, he covers up his mistake by drawing a face on a head-sized acorn and putting that on the corpse before presenting it to Giggles's mother. Somehow, she fails to realise that her daughter is dead even when the acorn falls off, splattering her with Giggles's blood.



* UpdatedRerelease: One of the early episodes to be part of "Classics Remastered" releases, which rereleases early HTF episodes in HD.

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Splendid tries to save Giggles from an oncoming flood.
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Airdate: January 7, 2000

"Helping Helps" is the third episode of the first (internet) season of ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends''.

An injured Giggles is walking through the forest with a pair of crutches when the nearby dam suddenly breaks, unleashing flood she cannot escape from. Her scream is heard by
Splendid the Flying Squirrel who immediately flies over to help. Right before the flood hits her, the flying squirrel manages to snatch her, saving her life. Unfortunately, when carrying her away, he accidentally decapitates her by flying too close to a tree branch. To avoid trouble, he tries to save find a way to cover it. He finds an acorn, then he brings her back home where her mother is sobbing, thinking she has lost her daughter. When he shows Giggles (the acorn with a crudely-drawn face replacing her head) to her mother, she is somehow overjoyed, oblivious to the fact that her daughter is dead. The flying squirrel gives a salute before flying away from an oncoming flood.
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the place. Giggles's mother waves goodbye when suddenly the acorn falls off from Giggles's body, squirting blood on her mother.

!!"Helping Helps" contains the following:



* BigDamnHeroes: Splendid saves Giggles just in time from a massive wave of water -- [[SubvertedTrope only for Giggles' head to get sliced off by a tree branch]].
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Giggles' mom's first and only appearance.

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* AmbidextrousSprite: Giggles's bandages switch places between certain shots.
* BigDamPlot: The episode kicks off with the forest dam being destroyed.
* BigDamnHeroes: Splendid saves Giggles just in time from a massive wave of water -- [[SubvertedTrope only for Giggles' Giggles's head to get sliced off by a tree branch]].
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Giggles' Giggles's mom's first and only appearance.



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Regarding Splendid:
** Splendid is introduced with a full title of "Splendid the Flying Squirrel". In a similar manner to Russell, this title is only used in his debut and is never used or referred to again in his later starring role appearances.
** Splendid does not hum his own superhero fanfare when he hears trouble in this episode. The only later episode to do this is the TV episode "See What Develops".
** He has high-pitched, childlike voice in this episode, which can surprise new viewers who are used to his deep voice.



* EstablishingSeriesMoment: With Giggles reappearing again despite being killed off in the first episode she appeared in, this introduces the viewers to the show's tendency of bringing dead main characters back to life in a later episode.
* FurryReminder: Splendid is shown biting into an acorn when he hears Giggles's scream.
* GiantWallOfWateryDoom: Giggles is almost hit by this.
* OffModel:
** Splendid's belly marking is missing when he notices an acorn to use as Giggles's fake head.
** When he holds up Giggles to her mother, Splendid's skin flaps disappear.
** Splendid is colored much darker in the DVD version.
* OffWithHisHead: How Giggles dies.
* SingleTear: Giggles lets out this when she thinks the GiantWallOfWateryDoom is finally getting her.
* SuperSenses: Splendid's super hearing is what made him able to pull a BigDamnHeroes on Giggles.



* OffWithHisHead: How Giggles dies.

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* OffWithHisHead: How Giggles dies.UpdatedRerelease: One of the early episodes to be part of "Classics Remastered" releases, which rereleases early HTF episodes in HD.
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* DebutQueue: Splendid's first major appearance.


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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Splendid accidentally killing Giggles and trying to hide it.
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[[caption-width-right:350:]][[caption-width-right:350:Splendid (almost) saved the day!]]



* OffWithYourHead: How Giggles dies.

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* OffWithYourHead: OffWithHisHead: How Giggles dies.

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Splendid survives enough episodes as it is, not really a bone thrown if its super-regular.


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--> ''"Don't forget to stop and smell the roses!"''

Splendid tries to save Giggles from an oncoming flood.
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* AccidentalMurder: Splendid beheads Giggles by mistake.
* BigDamnHeroes: Splendid saves Giggles just in time from a massive wave of water -- [[SubvertedTrope only for Giggles' head to get sliced off by a tree branch]].
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Giggles' mom's first and only appearance.
* DownerEnding: Splendid kills Giggles by accident and tries to cover it up with a fake head.



* ThrowTheDogABone: Splendid survives.

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* ThrowTheDogABone: Splendid survives.OffWithYourHead: How Giggles dies.
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i’m not gonna complete them, they just needed a recap page

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* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Giggles dies.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Splendid survives.

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