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* CuteMonsterGirl: The female monsters in Ludo's FantasySequence are pretty cute, despite having green scales and a third eye.

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* AnythingButThat: Star begged her parents to not take her to St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses.

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* AnythingButThat: Star begged her parents to not take her to [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses.Princesses]].



* TodayXTomorrowTheWorld: Ludo wants to conquer Mewni, and then the universe. "And then... actually, the universe should do it".



* MundaneObjectAmazement: Star is fascinated by everyday Earth things like light switches and drinking fountains.

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* MundaneObjectAmazement: Star is fascinated by everyday Earth things like a light switches switch, thinking it's operated by magic. Later she examines a water fountain, considers it a menace, and drinking fountains.tries to maul it to death.


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* OrcusOnHisThrone: {{Averted}}, when told that Star is unguarded on Earth, Ludo joins his men on the attack.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Marco tries to ditch Star twice in the episode.


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* UndeadTaxExemption: Star's parents bribe the principal not to worry about things like documentation.
* UnrealisticBlackHole: When trying to expand his room like she did her own, Star ends up creating a black hole in the middle of Marco's room instead (and it sucks up one of the eight puppies she summoned earlier, too).


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* WingdingEyes: When King and Queen Butterfly offered a chest of jewels in exchange for enrolling Star into Echo Creek Academy, Principal Skeeves gets dollar-bill signs in his eyes.
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* AncientTradition: Why Star's given her magic wand on her fourteenth birthday, even though her parents are painfully aware that she can't control its powers yet.

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* AncientTradition: Why Star's given her magic wand on [[DangerousSixteenthBirthday her fourteenth birthday, birthday]], even though her parents are painfully aware that she can't control its powers yet.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Marco is first guiding Star through the school, you can see a poster that reads [[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E4SchoolSpirit "SPIRIT WEEK! PEP RALLY"]].
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--> ''(cut to Star slowly backing away as a village burns in the background)''

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--> ''(cut -->''(cut to Star slowly backing away as a village burns in the background)'' background)''
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Back on Earth, Star continues to make herself at home by conjuring up some roomier living quarters. Unfortunately, when she tries the same on Marco's bedroom she botches the spell and instead creates a vortex that wrecks Marco's room! Star's attempts to cheer up Marco only lead to her summoning a perpetual rain-cloud, and Marco finally snaps and threatens to move out, falling out a window in the process ("The cacti broke my fall...").

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Back on Earth, Star continues to make herself at home by conjuring up some roomier living quarters. Unfortunately, when she tries the same on Marco's bedroom she botches the spell and instead creates a vortex that wrecks Marco's room! Star's attempts to cheer up Marco only lead to her summoning a perpetual rain-cloud, and Marco finally snaps and threatens to move out, falling out a window in the process ("The cacti ("Luckily the cactuses broke my fall...").
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-->'''Buff-Frog:''' I'm '''freaking out!'''
* NeverLiveItDown: "You wear a helmet in the gym shower one time, and you're labelled for life!"

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-->'''Buff-Frog:''' I'm '''freaking out!'''
-->'''Buff-Frog''': Woah... what is ''happening?''
* NeverLiveItDown: "You wear a helmet in the gym shower one time, and you're labelled labeled for life!"
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* PreciousPuppy: Star uses her wand to summon a little of adorable puppies... who fire EyeBeams everywhere.

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* PreciousPuppy: Star uses her wand to summon a little litter of adorable puppies... who that fire EyeBeams everywhere.

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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After his minions get trounced by Star and Marco, Ludo decides to retreat.
-->'''Star:''' Want some of ''this'', Ludo?\\
'''Ludo:''' (''sigh'') No...



-->'''Buff-Frog:''' ''I'm '''freaking out!'''''

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-->'''Buff-Frog:''' ''I'm I'm '''freaking out!'''''out!'''


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* WeWillMeetAgain: Ludo sneers "I'll get you, Star Butter--" but is cut off by the portal closing.
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The good news is, Star isn't getting sent to [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses]] for this...yet. The bad news is, King and Queen Butterfly are still sending her away until she can learn to be more responsible with her new powers. Where are they sending her, you ask? To the most mundane dimension they can think of... Earth. Meanwhile, a sinister frog-like figure watches Star depart...

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The good news is, Star isn't getting sent to [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses]] for this...yet.this. The bad news is, King and Queen Butterfly are still sending her away until she can learn to be more responsible with her new powers. Where are they sending her, you ask? To the most mundane dimension they can think of... Earth. Meanwhile, a sinister frog-like figure watches Star depart...
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The good news is, Star isn't getting sent to [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses]] for this. The bad news is, King and Queen Butterfly are still sending her away until she can learn to be more responsible with her new powers. Where are they sending her, you ask? To the most mundane dimension they can think of... Earth. Meanwhile, a sinister frog-like figure watches Star depart...

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The good news is, Star isn't getting sent to [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses]] for this.this...yet. The bad news is, King and Queen Butterfly are still sending her away until she can learn to be more responsible with her new powers. Where are they sending her, you ask? To the most mundane dimension they can think of... Earth. Meanwhile, a sinister frog-like figure watches Star depart...
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-->'''Buff-Frog:''' ''I'm '''freaking out!'''''
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'''Marco:''' ...Who ''are'' you?!\\

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'''Marco:''' ...Who ''are'' you?!\\you?\\
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'''Star:''' I'm a maaagical princess from another dimension! (''Summons a rainbow and a horde of cute critters... who flee when the rainbow bursts into flame'')\\

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'''Star:''' I'm ♪I'm a maaagical princess from another dimension! dimension!♪ (''Summons a rainbow and a horde of cute critters... who flee when the rainbow bursts into flame'')\\
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'''Star:''' Oops...heh! I thought you wanted a little... "dangaaah".\\

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'''Star:''' Oops...heh! I thought you wanted a little... "dangaaah".\\"dan-jaaa"!\\



'''Star:''' I'm a magical princess from another dimension! (''Summons a rainbow and a horde of cute critters... who flee when the rainbow bursts into flame'')\\

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'''Star:''' I'm a magical maaagical princess from another dimension! (''Summons a rainbow and a horde of cute critters... who flee when the rainbow bursts into flame'')\\



As Marco escorts Star to her room, the sinister figure that's been spying on her reports to his master... the evil (and diminutive) Ludo, who wants to conquer the universe with the power of Star's wand. Knowing that the princess is unguarded on Earth, he prepares his men to strike...

Back on Earth, Star continues to make herself at home by conjuring up some roomier living quarters. Unfortunately, when she tries the same on Marco's room she botches the spell and instead creates a vortex that wrecks Marco's room! Star's attempts to cheer up Marco only lead to her summoning a perpetual rain-cloud, and Marco finally snaps and threatens to move out, falling out a window in the process ("The cacti broke my fall...").

Later that night, Star finds Marco squatting outside the local Stop & Slurp, bugging passers-by to get him a refill on his drink ("They won't let me back inside because I'm ''sooooooggyyy!''") She banishes the rain-cloud and apologizes for the havoc she's caused, saying she knows what it's like to have your life unexpectedly change, and prepares to leave to find a new home... when Ludo and his minions show up!

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As Marco escorts Star to her room, the sinister figure that's been spying on her reports to his master... master, the evil (and diminutive) Ludo, who wants to conquer the universe with the power of Star's wand. Knowing that the princess is unguarded on Earth, he prepares his men to strike...

Back on Earth, Star continues to make herself at home by conjuring up some roomier living quarters. Unfortunately, when she tries the same on Marco's room bedroom she botches the spell and instead creates a vortex that wrecks Marco's room! Star's attempts to cheer up Marco only lead to her summoning a perpetual rain-cloud, and Marco finally snaps and threatens to move out, falling out a window in the process ("The cacti broke my fall...").

Later that night, Star finds Marco squatting outside the local Stop & Slurp, bugging passers-by to get him a refill on his drink ("They won't let me back inside because I'm ''sooooooggyyy!''") She banishes the rain-cloud and apologizes for the havoc she's caused, saying she knows what it's like to have your life unexpectedly change, and prepares change. She's about to leave to find a new home... when Ludo and his minions show up!

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-->'''Marco:''' ...Who ''are'' you?!\\

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-->'''Marco:''' ...-->'''Marco''': What the heck was that?!\\
'''Star:''' Oops...heh! I thought you wanted a little... "dangaaah".\\
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'''Marco:''' ...
Who ''are'' you?!\\



'''Marco:''' (''stunned'') ...Welp, that brings us to the end of our tour! I'm going home now!\\

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'''Marco:''' (''stunned'') ...Welp, that brings us to the end of our tour! I'm going home now!\\now! (''walks away awkwardly, then breaks into a run'')\\
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'''Marco:''' (''stunned'') ...Welp, that brings us to the end of our tour! I'm going home now!

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'''Marco:''' (''stunned'') ...Welp, that brings us to the end of our tour! I'm going home now!
now!\\
'''Star:''' (''Waves enthusiastically'') Bye, new friend! See ya tomorrow! Bye! Bye, new friend! See ya later!
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* AnythingButThat: Star begged her parents to not take her to St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses.

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As tradition dictates, Star receives the royal magic wand for her 14th birthday, but her parents worry that she is not ready for the responsibility and send her to a place they deem safe - Earth.

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As In the magical kingdom of Mewni, crown princess Star Butterfly has just turned fourteen and, as tradition dictates, Star receives the royal magic wand from her mother. Given that Star is a hyperactive and reckless young girl whose idea of fun includes fighting monsters and taming wild unicorns, they're more than a little worried... and rightly so when Star nearly burns down the kingdom not long after receiving the wand.

The good news is, Star isn't getting sent to [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors St. Olga's Reform School
for Wayward Princesses]] for this. The bad news is, King and Queen Butterfly are still sending her 14th birthday, but away until she can learn to be more responsible with her new powers. Where are they sending her, you ask? To the most mundane dimension they can think of... Earth. Meanwhile, a sinister frog-like figure watches Star depart...

With a little encouragement (and a hefty bribe to the principal), Star is enrolled at Echo Creek Academy as a foreign exchange student. Understandably worried about the sort of chaos Star can cause in her new home, the King and Queen request a guide for Star. Principal Skeeves has the perfect person for the job: Marco Diaz, the school's resident "Safe Kid".

-->'''Principal Skeeves:''' I need a responsible, never-take-chances type to keep an eye on her, and who better than you, the Safe Kid?\\
'''Marco:''' [[BigWhat WHAT?!]] No, no, no, I am completely wrong for this! [[BlatantLies I'm a misunderstood bad-boy!]]\\
'''Principal Skeeves:''' (''pinches Marco's cheek'') You're ''adorable!'' Now, I'm off to the ice-cream shop. Daddy's getting all 52 flavors!

With reluctance, Marco shows Star around the school, all the while ranting about (and [[IResembleThatRemark inadvertently showing off]]) his reputation as "the Safe Kid". He expresses his desire for more excitement and danger in his life... and Star obliges by turning a butterfly into a giant monster that flies off with a hapless bystander.

-->'''Marco:''' ...Who ''are'' you?!\\
'''Star:''' I'm a magical princess from another dimension! (''Summons a rainbow and a horde of cute critters... who flee when the rainbow bursts into flame'')\\
'''Marco:''' (''stunned'') ...Welp, that brings us to the end of our tour! I'm going home now!

Marco flees from the crazy girl who insists on calling him "new friend" (and who has just accidentally set the school on fire)... only to find her chatting up his
parents worry when he gets home; it seems the Diaz family will be hosting Star during her stay on Earth.

-->'''Mrs. Diaz:''' Won't it be nice to have Star's upbeat, lively energy around the house?\\
'''Marco:''' ...We could have gotten
that from a litter of ''puppies''...\\
'''Star:''' (''gasp'') I ''love'' puppies! (''summons a litter of adorable puppies... with destructive laser eyes'')

As Marco escorts Star to her room, the sinister figure that's been spying on her reports to his master... the evil (and diminutive) Ludo, who wants to conquer the universe with the power of Star's wand. Knowing that the princess is unguarded on Earth, he prepares his men to strike...

Back on Earth, Star continues to make herself at home by conjuring up some roomier living quarters. Unfortunately, when
she tries the same on Marco's room she botches the spell and instead creates a vortex that wrecks Marco's room! Star's attempts to cheer up Marco only lead to her summoning a perpetual rain-cloud, and Marco finally snaps and threatens to move out, falling out a window in the process ("The cacti broke my fall...").

Later that night, Star finds Marco squatting outside the local Stop & Slurp, bugging passers-by to get him a refill on his drink ("They won't let me back inside because I'm ''sooooooggyyy!''") She banishes the rain-cloud and apologizes for the havoc she's caused, saying she knows what it's like to have your life unexpectedly change, and prepares to leave to find a new home... when Ludo and his minions show up!

Star
is not ready for a fight... and as it turns out, so is Marco, who happens to know more than a little karate. Between Marco's fighting moves and Star's magic wand, Ludo's minions are savagely beaten and sent into an ignoble retreat. Their friendship rekindled, Marco accepts Star's apology and the responsibility two head home, looking forward to more action and send her to a place they deem safe - Earth.
excitement together.

-->'''Marco:''' Are there gonna be monsters attacking us all the time?\\
'''Star:''' [[BluntYes Yeah, probably]].\\
'''Marco:''' Alright! Sounds so ''dangerous''... (''stops Star'') Woah! Let's cross at the light...\\
'''Star:''' Okay, "wild man"...



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* SanitySlippage: Marco undergoes this after Star wrecks his bedroom and he moves out, only to end up squatting outside a convenience store.

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* SanitySlippage: Marco undergoes this after Star wrecks his bedroom and he moves out, only to end up squatting loitering outside a convenience store.

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* PreciousPuppy: Star uses her wand to summon a little of adorable puppies... who fire EyeBeams everywhere.



'''Star:''' Yes, that's why I asked.\\

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'''Star:''' (''totally serious'') Yes, that's why I asked.\\



-->'''Marco:''' They won't let me back inside because I'm ''soooooggy!''

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-->'''Marco:''' They won't let me back inside because I'm ''soooooggy!''''soooooggyyy!''



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never saw what happened with the giant mutant butterfly Star created. or the guy it carried off into the distance.

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* ShamuFu: Star finishes off the last of Ludo's minions with a "Mega Narwhal Blast".
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never saw what happened with the giant mutant butterfly Star created. created, or the guy it carried off into the distance.
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* IResembleThatRemark: Marco complains about being stereotyped as "The Safe Kid" as he shows Star around the school, all the while steering her away from minor hazards like a loose tile and a small pile of broken glass.

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* NeverLiveItDown: Marco resents his status as "the Safe Kid".
-->'''Marco:''' You wear a helmet in the gym shower one time, and you're labelled for life!

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* MushroomSamba: Star distracts Ludo's lackey Buff-Frog with a "Jellybean Hallucination Mist".
* NeverLiveItDown: Marco resents his status as "the Safe Kid".
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"You wear a helmet in the gym shower one time, and you're labelled for life!life!"
* PersonalRaincloud: Marco is stuck with one of these after another of Star's spells goes awry.
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder:
-->'''Star:''' ''Ludo!'' How did you know I was here?\\
'''Ludo:''' Hee hee hee, wouldn't you like to know?\\
'''Star:''' Yes, that's why I asked.\\
'''Ludo:''' Well, Buff-frog... ''Hey!'' I don't have to tell you ''anything''!
* SanitySlippage: Marco undergoes this after Star wrecks his bedroom and he moves out, only to end up squatting outside a convenience store.
-->'''Marco:''' They won't let me back inside because I'm ''soooooggy!''

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-->'''Star''': "Don't worry, Mom! I can handle it."

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-->'''Star''': "Don't Don't worry, Mom! I can handle it."



-->'''King and Queen Butterfly''': "She can't handle it..."

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-->'''King and Queen Butterfly''': "She She can't handle it..."



* MundaneObjectAmazement: Star is fascinated by everyday Earth things like light switches.
-->'''Star:''' And you said there was no magic on Earth!

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* MundaneObjectAmazement: Star is fascinated by everyday Earth things like light switches.
switches and drinking fountains.
-->'''Star:''' (''to her mother'') And you said there was no magic on Earth!Earth!
* NeverLiveItDown: Marco resents his status as "the Safe Kid".
-->'''Marco:''' You wear a helmet in the gym shower one time, and you're labelled for life!

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* MundaneObjectAmazement: Star is fascinated by everyday Earth things like light switches.
-->'''Star:''' And you said there was no magic on Earth!



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never saw what happened with the giant, mutant butterfly Star created. Or the guy it carried off into the distance.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never saw what happened with the giant, giant mutant butterfly Star created. Or or the guy it carried off into the distance.
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It was sucked into a black hole, what more do you want?


* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never saw what happened with the giant, mutant butterfly Star created. Or the guy it carried off into the distance... Nor the puppy that was sucked into the black hole Star accidentally creates.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never saw what happened with the giant, mutant butterfly Star created. Or the guy it carried off into the distance... Nor the puppy that was sucked into the black hole Star accidentally creates.distance.

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As tradition dictates, Star receives the royal magic wand for her 14th birthday, but her parents worry that she is not ready for the responsibility and send her to a place they deem safe - Earth

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As tradition dictates, Star receives the royal magic wand for her 14th birthday, but her parents worry that she is not ready for the responsibility and send her to a place they deem safe - Earth
Earth.



* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Marco resents being known as the [[EmbarrassingNickname "Safe Kid"]] and wishes there to be more danger and excitement in his life. When that danger and excitement comes in the guise of Star, he's at first freaked out by all the magic craziness and annoyed with her antics. By the end of the episode, however, he's accepted Star and embraced the excitement that comes with her.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Marco resents being known as the [[EmbarrassingNickname "Safe Kid"]] and wishes there to be more danger and excitement in his life. When that danger and excitement comes in the guise of Star, he's at first freaked out by all the magic craziness and annoyed with her antics. By the end of the episode, however, [[SubvertedTrope however]], he's accepted Star and embraced the excitement that comes with her.



-->'''Star''': Don't worry, Mom! I can handle it.

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-->'''Star''': Don't "Don't worry, Mom! I can handle it."



-->'''King and Queen Butterfly''': She can't handle it...

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-->'''King and Queen Butterfly''': She "She can't handle it..."



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never saw what happened with the giant, mutant butterfly Star created. Or the guy it carried off into the distance...

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never saw what happened with the giant, mutant butterfly Star created. Or the guy it carried off into the distance... Nor the puppy that was sucked into the black hole Star accidentally creates.
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* TheHerosBirthday: Not dwelt upon, but the series starts on Star's fourteenth birthday.



* TheHerosBirthday: Not dwelt upon, but the series starts on Star's fourteenth birthday.
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* AncientTradition: Why Star's given her magic wand on her fourteenth birthday, even though her parents are painfully aware that she can't control its powers yet.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Marco resents being known as the [[EmbarrassingNickname "Safe Kid"]] and wishes there to be more danger and excitement in his life. When that danger and excitement comes in the guise of Star, he's at first freaked out by all the magic craziness and annoyed with her antics. By the end of the episode, however, he's accepted Star and embraced the excitement that comes with her.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The episode starts with Star sliding down the stair rails, fighting a bunch of monsters bare handed, and then riding into her parents' throne room on a wild unicorn she just tamed.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The episode title.
* GilliganCut:
-->'''Star''': Don't worry, Mom! I can handle it.
--> ''(cut to Star slowly backing away as a village burns in the background)''
-->'''King and Queen Butterfly''': She can't handle it...
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: How Star's parents "enroll" her into Marco's school.
* TheHerosBirthday: Not dwelt upon, but the series starts on Star's fourteenth birthday.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never saw what happened with the giant, mutant butterfly Star created. Or the guy it carried off into the distance...

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