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* AnAesop:
** "The Phantom Ninja" had a healthy-eating {{Aesop}}, which also served as a metaphor for the actual plot of the episode involving Lance's boredom with Earth life. The blandness of the good food is Lance's boredom with Earth, but he later realizes that even though it's bland at first, it has qualities that are good for him in the long run. Kids will understand the health message, but older audiences will see the subtext.
** "Lessons in Love," which is most remembered for the "[[{{Fanservice}} Booty Quake]]" scene, actually did deliver a rather subtle aesop where Octus all but told Kimmy she didn't need to act like a ditzy airhead just because society expects her to act that role.
** Throughout the episode "Elephant Logic", the neighborhood kids are able to solve their problems efficiently thanks to the lessons from their ''Animal Buddies'' show, while Lance and Ilana are stuck squabbling. After checking out what ''Animal Buddies'' has to say, Octus realizes that one shouldn't write off these morals for little kids, as there are many grown-ups who could stand to learn them.

* HeroesWantRedheads: Octus and Kimmy, though it's [[InvertedTrope Kimmy]] who's attracted to Octus first.

* Throughout the episode "Elephant Logic", the neighborhood kids are able to solve their problems efficiently thanks to the lessons from their ''Animal Buddies'' show, while Lance and Ilana are stuck squabbling. After checking out what ''Animal Buddies'' has to say, Octus realizes that one shouldn't write off these morals for little kids, as there are many grown-ups who could stand to learn them.

* [[AliensInCardiff Aliens in Sherman]]

* VagueAge: None of the characters' ages are explicitly stated, with almost all of them falling into vague groups like "teen". Lance comes the closest to specifics; his unfazed reaction to Ilana saying he'd have to be 16 to get a driver's license in "Roar of the White Dragon" suggests he's at least that old, but when he eventually receives his license this trope is ultimately enforced, as [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/sym-bionic-titan/images/0/08/Lance%27s_Drivers_Licenses_in_Roar_of_the_White_Dragon.png/revision/latest?cb=20140407163002 when we see it onscreen]] it's shown to completely lack a field for age or a birthdate.

* SpaceWhaleAesop: Ilana's lectures about following the rules would make a good Aesop if she chose rational examples. Instead she references her string of bad luck (which was not her fault), goes nuts about following the rules, then has to break them to save the day. Then again, that could be the entire point.

** This may not be the right trope to file this under, but the fact that Solomon was willing to sacrifice probably millions of dollars in damage to their Helicarrier, the lives of his men, and even beat the living piss out of them himself is pretty goddamn committed. This is probably one of the ''most'' unrealistic parts of the show.

** [[spoiler:In "Shadows of Youth," the WholeEpisodeFlashback to when Lance is at the Academy, he's bullied by [[{{Jerkass}} Baron]] relentlessly until he shows his skills off in a suicide scenario. Baron decides to [[MoralEventHorizon murder him]] with his two cronies following, and Lance is forced to get into a mech just to defend himself. Yet... he gets all the blame in the end since he didn't just ''speak out'', try to get out stealthfully, and when the King confronts him... he didn't even inform him of what happened.]]

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** Mike Chan's ''{{Stripperific}}'' girlfriend who [[TheVoiceless never spoke]] for some reason wasn't seen again in the end of the episode.

* LeftHanging: Due to the show's cancellation, we will never find out what G3's connections to Galaluna were, or who the mysterious figure was who [[spoiler:brought Octus back to life]] Not to mention Modula still ruling Galaluna and The King's unknown fate.

* BadassLongcoat: Solomon.

* BareYourMidriff
** Kimmy in the "Ballad of Scary Mary".
** Also Ilana's [=PJs=] in "Tashy 497".

* BigBad: Modula

* InnocentCohabitation: Subverted. The main reason Ilana, Lance and Octus all live in the same house together is due to their mission to blend in with Earthlings. They avoid arousing suspiscion by pretending to be a family. And so far, there has been no romantic interest amongst them to complicate things.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu-fu Fu-fu]] from "The Phantom Ninja" is real.

* ShipSinking:
** The goth girl [[AllThereInTheScript Kristin]] and Jason were Ship Sinkers for the pairing of Ilana and Lance in "The Ballad of Scary Mary". Although we may be mistaken given "Under the Three Moons", though the dance they shared seemed to have platonic connotations. Seems a bit odd to think that just because Lance and Ilana met two others they clicked with, doesn't exactly mean anything unless they both become regulars like Kimmy.
** [[spoiler:Octus and Kimmy in "Under the Three Moons." Maybe.]]

** They seem to have a penchant for exposing Ilana's [[ShesGotLegs legs]] as well. There's actually a scene in "Elephant Logic" featuring both shirtless Lance and Ilana in short shorts. And then there's the episode full of chearleaders crawling around an air duct.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: BRICK JACKSON, the reporter who appears in episodes 1, 19 and 20.

** Further, when they get into the local high school, they all end up as a different stereotype -- Lance is a [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys bad boy]], Ilana is a [[GranolaGirl flower girl]], and Octus is a {{nerd}}.

** Lance manages this ''[[UpToEleven while driving a car]]'' in "Roar of the White Dragon."

* TheCheerleader: More mean than stupid, but they don't exactly scream honor-roll material.

** Averted by the AlphaBitch of said cheerleaders. Her skirt floats when they dive into a pool, so the viewers get an underwater panty shot. The rest of the cheerleaders play it straight, though, despite being in the same situation.

** Averted by the AlphaBitch of said cheerleaders. Her skirt floats when they dive into a pool, so the viewers get an underwater PantyShot. The rest of the cheerleaders play it straight, though, despite being in the same situation.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** "Lessons in Love," which is basically a romantic teen comedy. Complete with the token battle sequence being set to an [[TheEighties 80s]] pop ballad!
** Or "The Fast and the Furious". Lance getting his license, and a monster battle thrown in the last two minutes. More specifically, ''Tokyo Drift''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4-7qqi1WIs This has not gone unnoticed]].