Funny / Stargirl (2020)

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Series

Season 1

Episode 1 - Pilot

• Starman reprimanding Stripesy for not following orders, even when he's in the middle of a fight.
  Starman: I told you to wait in the car!
• Starman very seriously telling Pat that Only the Chosen May Wield the Cosmic Staff, and to guard it until he finds the right person... interspersed with telling him that he's definitely not the one.
• The Cosmic Staff's Empathic Weapon status in this version leads to a lot of this, as its abilities are portrayed in a very slapsticky fashion. Courtney is constantly being pushed and pulled around by it, she 'argues' with it, and when she gets into a fight, it overreacts, but not before first demonstrating how it can kick ass without even using its energy blasts.
• Her reaction when the Staff blows up Henry Jr.'s car.
  Courtney: Bad stick! Bad stick!
  • Even better is when she tells Pat and the Staff actually seems to get indignant, rising up and glowing.
• Courtney cutting off Pat's "what did you do?"
  Courtney: Don't give me that, "Pat." If that's even your real name.
  Pat: It's Patrick.
• Courtney assures Pat that the staff didn’t hurt anyone but acknowledges that Henry's car might have lost some "resale value."

Episode 2 - S.T.R.I.P.E.

• Courtney queries why, if Pat was so important to the JSA, he wasn't in the group picture. Pat responds that it's because he took the picture.
• The montage of Pat trying (and failing) to perfect S.T.R.I.P.E.'s rocket-punch. On the third try, S.T.R.I.P.E.’s butt catches fire and poor Pat is stuck inside as the machinery inside short circuits.
• Courtney swipes Starman's suit so she can make her own version of it. This proves a bit more difficult than she anticipated, as it's obviously not mere fabric (probably kevlar) and she burns out three sewing machines just trying to work with it.
• The Running Gag of Pat telling his son not to use "damn"... but "golly gee" or "darn" is all right.
• Paula tells another parent that people say Artemis will be the first women drafted by the NFL. Artemis (both proud and embarrassed) tells her mother that people don't say that, but rather she says that, so Larry says that he says it too.

Episode 3 - Icicle

• Pat's lecture to Mike on his "old-school" arcade game obsession then wants Mike to follow the "family tradition" of...a paper route.
• Showing Pat's not the only one a bit behind in the time, when a teacher brings up an old show on two students flirting, another asks "what's The Dating Game?"
• After deciding to re-create the JSA, Courtney returns to their headquarters and takes all of their signature gear, including Doctor Mid-Nite's owl. This raises a question in the next episode: where did she hide it?

Episode 4 - Wildcat

• Dragon King casually asking if he could have William Zarick's body during his monologue to Jordan. Even the latter is a little creeped out by it, but still agrees.
• Yolanda being too embarrassed to show Courtney what she looks like in the Wildcat suit. Being a teenager, she acts like she just put on an ugly dress.
  Yolanda (from within the closet): I don't know about this.
  Courtney: Do you have it on yet?
  Yolanda: Yes, but I look ri-di-cu-lous.
  Courtney: There's not a mirror in there, you don't know that. I showed you my costume!
  Yolanda: Okay yeah, but you look good!
  • Yolanda's also repeatedly grossed out by the smell of the costume (Courtney weakly claims it's "vintage").
  • Also, Yolanda complaining about the suit fitting poorly on her until the suit's nanotech automatically fits over her body.
• Courtney practically checking out the curves and contours of Yolanda's body, front and back, after the Wildcat suit shifted to tight-fit the latter's form and bodily proportions.
• Yolanda is less than pleased to hear that Courtney is not exactly an Experienced Protagonist—in fact, she's been doing this for about a week.
  Yolanda: Why am I listening to you?!
• Courtney telling the Staff to "stay" like it's an errant dog. In general, the Staff behaves almost like an unruly toddler and even talks back to Courtney when she tries to reign it in.
• Courtney didn't know anything about the Justice Society so she looks up what Wildcat could do on Wikipedia.
• Mike trying to make pop-tarts on to discover that the toaster has been slashed, thanks to Yolanda when she and Courtney were testing Wildcat's claws.
• Yolanda's reaction to learning Henry's dad is a supervillain.
  Yolanda: ...Actually, that makes sense.
• Courtney's less than helpful advice to Yolanda before sending her to climb up the hospital wall "I believe in you!"
  Courtney: Are you...praying?
  Yolanda: No. Maybe a little.
• Beth so cheerful dropping by the hospital where she and the night guard are on a first-name basis. While Yolanda is hanging tightly to the wall over them.
• Courtney is ready to shut off the power but the Staff holds her back. Yolanda points out that shutting off the power to a hospital where people are on life support isn't a good idea. Realizing what the Staff was trying to do, Courtney gives it a "my bad" smile.
• The "WTF?" expressions for Courtney and Yolanda to watching their principal walk in, play a tune on a violin, then walk right back out like nothing happened.
  Yolanda: Does that mean she's a villain too? With a violin? Is that even a thing?
  Courtney: I don't know.

Episode 5 - Hourman and Doctor Mid-Nite

• The goggles and AI Chuck are rife with hilarious moments.
  • AI Chuck's deadpan assessment of Courtney using Yolanda's real name in public:
    Chuck: That is a common rookie superhero mistake.
  • As Beth scans around Courtney's room with the goggles for the first time, AI Chuck points out and labels every object in front of her with a tiny description (ex. "Algebra Textbook" - "Hardly Used"). When she pans over to a little owl figure, he excitedly labels it "OWL!!" Even after his death, Charles still has an affinity for the birds.
  • When Chuck scans through Beth's information, he brings up the fact that she's the founder (and only member) of the Blue Valley High Student Teacher's Appreciation Club.
  • A Freeze-Frame Bonus reveals that Doctor Mid-Nite's goggles include an AI, Everything Sensor, access to an incredible database of information, hologram mode, X-ray, infrared, and Twitter.
• Courtney comes home as Mike puts his jack-o-lanterns out. Said pumpkins have various knives sticking out of them, which Mike was cheerfully ramming in there in an earlier scene.
  Courtney: You are a disturbed little man.
  Mike: I appreciate it.
• When the girls arrive at Cindy Burman's Halloween party, Beth uses the goggles to scan the place.
  Beth: There are 116 people at this location. 99.1% are minors, one adult. Number of underage drinking infractions: 80.
  Yolanda: Okay, narc.
• At Cindy's party, after Henry leaves, we see Cindy looking displeased, and right behind her we see Beth, this being her first time ever at a party, pass by dancing and throwing her hands in the air enthusiastically, apparently having forgotten that she's supposed to be helping Courtney look for Rick.
  • Beth's assessment of parties. It's Anjelika Washington's delivery that sells it:
    Beth: Parties are loud!
• Cindy gets upset with Jenny when they end up wearing the exact same vampire costume. When she sees Henry Jr. at the party, he does nothing to help the situation.
  Cindy: You didn't say anything about my costume!
  Henry Jr: It looks just like Jenny's.
  (Cindy looks unamused.)

Episode 6 - The Justice Society

• When Pat catches Courtney sneaking back into her room, the Cosmic Staff scurries under the bed like a misbehaved cat.
• When Brian messes with Artemis on the football field, she retaliates by punching him in the face in front of everyone. Her dad Larry, being the Jerk Jock that he is, cheers her on from the bleachers.
• Discussing Fahrenheit 451 with Chuck, Beth wants to download the movie, Comically Missing the Point of the book:
  Chuck: Why don't we just burn this book while we're at it?
• When The Gambler tells Sportsmaster and Tigress that they're all friends, Larry denies liking him with a big cheerful grin, and then Paula lectures The Gambler for littering on school property.
• Larry and Paula are assigned to break into Empire Enterprises so the Gambler can hack into their systems to steal the satellite codes. Since they're still parents, they have to explain to their daughter why they'll be out so late.
  Larry: We won't be gone all night. I mean, we'll be gone for a while, we're going to-
  Paula: Have a date night! Your father and I haven't done that in quite some time, so...
  Artemis: You've never done date night, Mom.
  • They also remind her to do all her exercises, and list which ones to focus on and how many sets while Artemis continues to look bored.
  • Also funny is the fact that they list a whole bunch of exercises, but never say anything about doing her homework.
• Beth's Squee reaction when Courtney says she and the others can have costumes.
• As the Gambler prepares to hack into the system, he puts on some music to accompany him. His song of choice: "Timber" by Pitbull and Kesha.
• After Pat saves the JSA from Sportsmaster and Tigress, while Rick, Beth and Courtney are admiring S.T.R.I.P.E., Courtney is ranting to Pat about how they refused to listen to her plan, agreeing when he sarcastically notes that it sounds like she was just trying to help them. It is only when she's done that she realizes that her complaints sound a lot like what she's been putting Pat through for the past 6 episodes, then catches on to his sarcasm.
  Courtney: ... They didn't do any of it. They didn't listen to a single word I said.
  Pat: Seriously?
  Courtney: Serious.
  Pat: What, like it went in one ear and out the other?
  Courtney: Right out the other.
  Pat: And it seems to me, based on what you're telling me, that you're trying to help them.
  Courtney: I'm just trying to help them!
  Pat: I mean, that's gotta be kind of frustrating.
  Courtney: Oh, so frustrating.
  Pat: And even maybe a little annoying.
  Courtney: A lot annoying.
  Pat: Yeah.
  Courtney: They're going to get themselves killed.
  Pat: Yeah, I mean, that's my sentiment exactly.
  [Pat turns to look at Courtney with wry amusement. She gradually turns to face him.]
  Courtney: I see what you did there.
  Pat: Yeah, yeah. Feel for ya.

Episode 7 - Shiv Part One

• Just when you thought the friendship between Beth and Chuck couldn't get any more wholesome, this episode opens with them doing karaoke together, with the song lyrics being displayed through the goggles. Judging by the energy in his voice, it seems that Chuck is having a damn good time.
  • Doubly funny because we see Courtney taking out the staff, Rick carving the hourglass on a tree, Yolanda training fiercely, and Beth doing karaoke.
• After spending most of their time with Beth being somewhat bothered by her clingy behavior and insisting that she make friends with others, Beth's parents meekly ask their daughter if she made them their lunch and are visibly disappointed when Beth brushes them off.
• Mike overhears Pat and Courtney talking about their training. When they try to explain, their cover up story turns into a genuine argument about Courtney's behavior.
  Courtney: Pat's just helping me...
  Courtney / Pat (simultaneous): ...learn to drive! / With her homework.
  Pat: Well, what I mean is it's more like a driver's ed class, y'know?
  Courtney: Well, less of a class and more of a hands-on experience, right? Because the only way to really learn how to drive is to just... do it.
  Pat: Actually you're not right, because you're not just gonna jump behind the wheel of an automobile without learning a few fundamental rules. That's a good way to get yourself and everyone you love killed.
  Mike: Geez, Dad.
• Courtney, Rick, Yolanda, and Beth partake in a badass Slow Motion Team Power Walk down the hallway... before Cindy abruptly kills the mood by walking right through them.
  Cindy: Watch where you're going. Losers.
• Rick bluntly summing up everything that the team is capable of.
  Pat: We need to go over two crucial categories: one, what you guys can do, and two, what the bad guys can do.
  Rick: We know what we can do. I can hit things hard, Yolanda can climb up walls and kill toasters, Beth can talk... about everything.
  Beth: Happy to!
  Rick: And Courtney has a glowstick that blows things up.
• To get the kids started on their training, Pat puts together some makeshift training dummies based on the members of the ISA. And by "dummies", we mean crudely-crafted statues made out of boxes, sticks, and buckets with cartoonish faces scribbled onto them.
  • Each of the teens' reactions to the "training dummies" are pretty priceless. Beth and Courtney smile it off and accept it, Yolanda looks incredibly confused, and Rick just stands there with a face that screams "I'm so done."
• At the homecoming game, Larry walks up to Pat so he could (once again) get on his case about his diet. Pat looks so annoyed that he doesn't even bother to look him in the eye.
  Larry: Popcorn, hot dogs, funnel cake... y'know, I don't see anything on that menu that's on your plan, big guy. Except maybe the water.
• When Pat gets up during the game to buy some food, Mike gets a little too excited about what he wants.
  Pat: I'm gonna grab a hot dog. You two want anything?
  Courtney: No thanks.
  Mike: Nachos, popcorn, a giant foam finger, a funnel cake...
  Pat: Okay yeah Mike, I'll go take out a quick loan and then go to the concession stand. Coke and a hot dog.
• Cindy being less than impressed by her cheerleading squad's performance.
  Cindy (bluntly): My god, you're bad.
• During her fight with Courtney, Courtney burns Cindy's face, causing her to give a worried "Oh no!", only to learn that Cindy has a Healing Factor, evoking second "Oh no!"
• Dragon King's whole over-the-top evil-ness. Aside from being the most Obviously Evil member of the IJA, complete with a Cobra Commander-style hood-mask, his section of the IJA's underground complex is inexplicably themed like a medieval dungeon or a set from Indiana Jones. Despite being a Mad Scientist and his secret door being locked with a perfectly modern keypad, his dungeon-lab has wall-sconces and looks like a band of adventurers is about to kick down the door and start a fight with his robed minions. Which, in a sense, does eventually happen...

Episode 8 - Shiv Part Two

• Pat talks to the Cosmic Staff in private and asks it to keep Courtney away from danger, rather than bring her towards it. When it doesn't respond, he leaves realizing he just had a heart-to-heart with a stick.
  Pat: Talking to a stick, Pat. That's great. You're losing it Pat, you really are.
• Beth is tasked to infiltrate Cindy's house so that the team can figure out which villain she's connected to. But first, she has to lie to Bobbie about why she's visiting.
  Beth: I'm a classmate of Cindy's! She invited me over to teach me some cheerleading moves. I really hope to join the squad. (She does a little "cheerleader hop", Pat looks at her unimpressed) ...Eventually. I need lessons.
  • With Pat now being roped into accompanying Beth, he tells Bobbie that he's her "father", but since they can't decide on whether she's a stepdaughter or adopted, he just opts for "I married her mother, I adopted her". Which is doubly funny in that it's pretty much exactly what happened with Courtney.
• When Beth puts on the goggles in front of Pat, Chuck scans his old colleague and comments that he's gained 15 pounds since they last saw each other.
  Pat: What's he saying?
  Beth: Nothing!
• Beth manages to find her way into the secret tunnels leading to the ISA headquarters. The moment she hears Solomon Grundy's monstrous growls, she lets out a "Nope!" and gets the hell out of dodge.

Episode 9 - Brainwave

• When Pat shows Courtney a picture of his old team, the Seven Soldiers of Victory, she's amused to see that two of their members were "Robin Hood" (Green Arrow) and a knight (Shining Knight). She also points out that there were clearly eight members.
  Pat: Yeah, we always argued about the name.
• During dinner with Courtney's family, Jordan and his parents say a brief Norwegian prayer which, unbeknownst to the others, ends with them asking for the suffering of their enemies. When Courtney looks to Cameron for translation, he answers, "Don't look at me, I studied French."
• The Cosmic Staff's Delayed Reaction before powering down and falling to the floor when Barb sees it float. It's as though its thought process is, "Um, I'm not alive. See?"

Episode 10 - Brainwave Jr.

• When Henry Jr. telekinetically sends Rick to the floor in front of everyone in the cafeteria, Beth attempts to cover it up with some... brutally honest words.
  Beth (to everyone): No worries, just ignore us like you usually do!
• Henry Jr. reveals to Courtney that his mother was Starman's sister, which naturally leads her to believe he's her cousin. She gives ol' "Cousin" Henry a big hug, to which he responds with a confused pat on the shoulder.
• Stargirl and Dragon King meet at last. They slowly approach each other anticipating a fierce duel. And then Stargirl gets his name wrong.
  Dragon King: Stargirl.
  Stargirl: Snap...dragon?
  Dragon King: (drawing his blade) DRAGON KING!
• When Dragon King prepares to battle Stargirl, the still-imprisoned Cindy begs him not to touch her... because she wants to be the one to kill her. It gets to the point where she actually starts whining like a child.
• In the same fight, after Courtney blasts him with the staff, Dragon King falls back and his mask is blown off, revealing his true face. Courtney and Yolanda both scream in utter horror, a hilarious and totally relatable reaction to such a visage. Then the Cosmic Staff knocks him out with a blast to the chest, adding hilarity to the moment.

Episode 11 - Shining Knight

• Pat reveals to Rick and Beth his picture of the Seven Soldiers of Victory, and just like Courtney, Beth is quick to point out the inaccuracy of the name.
  Beth: There's eight of you in the picture.
  Pat: I know that, Beth.
• Justin is impressed by the Pat's S.T.R.I.P.E. mecha, and being a medieval knight and all, he describes it as "a fine suit of armor".

Episode 12 - Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. Part One

• When the team, Barbara, and Mike meet up at the cabin, a suspicious-looking truck suddenly drives up to them. As the music swells to signify trouble, we see that it's only Sir Justin, who happily steps out carrying two buckets of KFC.
• Justin finds Rick upstairs studying his father's journal. After Rick tells him he's having trouble deciphering the final equation, he asks him if he has any idea what it could be.
  Rick: I've tried my mom's birthday, my dad's, mine, I don't know what else it could be.
  Justin: Well... all good things come in due time.
  Rick: According to Pat, I've got tonight to figure it out. Less than eight hours, to be exact. Do you have any ideas, Justin?
  Justin: (Beat) I'm going to go clean the bathroom. (Walks away)
  Rick: Uh... yeah. Have a blast.
• When Beth logs into Barbara's computer, she sees that the password is "New Kids on the Block"... and has no idea what it means. Barbara just tells her it's random words to spare her the explanation, while Chuck is more than happy to explain the band's history to her.
  • Doubly funny is the Fridge Brilliance. It's funny enough if Barbara set it, but most of the time, employers set passwords for their employees. Which says something interesting about Jordan or Steven's musical tastes....
• Beth discovers the true intent of the ISA: they want to take control of every adult mind in order to vanquish global warming and social prejudice, as well as supply clean energy and universal healthcare. Rick's flabbergasted reaction is pretty priceless.
  Rick: Hey Pat, are you sure we're on the right side?

Episode 13 - Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. Part Two

• Beth and Chuck distracting The Gambler by robbing him blind. Judging by how he calls Beth a "horrible little girl" later, he'll be holding a grudge against her for a long while.
• As much as Jordan bursting in on two of the arguably weakest characters, is genuinely terrifying because of what he can and will do, the way Barbara tells Courtney in a weird, monotone that would be more appropriate to inform someone that a relative had come to visit, is actually kind of hilarious.
• His plans in ruins and having survived his fall from the tower while trying to kill Pat and Barbara, Jordan rises menacingly, preparing to blast the heroes with his ice powers... and is promptly hit by a truck. Driven by Mike.
  Mike: (enthusiastically) Does this mean I get to be in the JSA?
  • Last episode, Pat told him he had to watch over the dog while the family went to fight. Mike technically followed orders by bringing Buddy with him. And properly leashed in, to boot.
• In a Brick Joke from earlier in the series, Mike yells "Golly gee" when chasing after Buddy the dog.

Season 2

Episode 1 - Summer School: Chapter One

• Pat's new employee Zeek discovers the S.T.R.I.P.E. suit (which he assumes is a robot) and tells Pat he doesn't need to know what it's for and just assumes that Pat made it solely for the sake of making it, even offering to help Pat upgrade it. Apparently, he's not so different, having once made a flamethrower from discarded pieces of junk.
  Zeek: Sometimes a man just needs himself a robot.
• Courtney's Victory Is Boring moments, where she insists on patrolling the town despite the absence of villains, then looks through Pat's files to see if there are more villains. When he asks if she's been up all night, she says that they're supposed to be honest with each other, so yes she was.

Episode 2 - Summer School: Chapter Two

• When Jade finds out who Pat is, she whispers "you're a legend." In unison, Courtney and Mike go "he is?"...as Pat goes "I am?"
• Bummed attending summer school, Courtney perks up when she sees Yolanda attending despite being a straight-A student as her parents want her "keeping out of trouble." Courtney is actually delighted but tries to quench it with an unconvincing "that's...that's awful."
• During lunch, Courtney tells Yolanda about Jennifer showing up in their house and bonding with Pat, bringing up how she made pancakes, handing Yolanda some to try. Yolanda admits they're really good and passes the container back to Courtney. Courtney takes a bite.
  Courtney: They are really good.
• Richard expressing genuine disgust in a diner's choice of tea.
  Waitress: All we have by way of tea is orange pekoe. We got coffee.
  Richard: And while I assume it's not the bizarre brew derived from monkey droppings, I'm sure it tastes no better. Very well, orange pekoe it is. God help me.
• The sheer absurdity of the JSA teens running up the street with the unstable lantern in a blind panic.
• Bobbie's And There Was Much Rejoicing scene manages to blend awesome, heartwarming, and funny moments together. For the humor part, she's seen pouring herself a glass of wine, then drinks out of the bottle to save the glass for later. Then there's her insincere "oops" after knocking over a floral arrangement symbolizing her previous role of being made to play a Housewife.
• Courtney's Squee moment when she finds out that Shade's presence means there's another super villain for her to fight.

Episode 3 - Summer School Chapter Three

• The way the Thunderbolt is a Literal Genie leads to bits like Mike doused with water when asking for a drink.
  • Thunderbolt lifts Mike onto a bench to grant his wish to be taller. When Mike notices this, there's a cartoonish "Doing!" sound.
  • Knowing this, the gang take up the entire whiteboard to make sure they have a wish (find the Shade) that is as specific as possible with no room for the Thunderbolt to mess it up...and still can't make it work quite right.
• Thunderbolt reminisces about one time a civilian had a (possibly fatal) heart attack when he saw him.
• The Shade's dialogue is so true to the comic books, one would think James Robinson worked on the script.
  • When the JSA finds him, he has tea and biscuits laid out for them.
    The Shade: Icicle was a lunatic. If there's one thing worse than a man who wants to rule the world, it's man who wants to save it.
• Yolanda notes the Shade is in a house labeled "historic."
  Rick: It'll be historic when I get my hands on the Shade.
  Yolanda: What does that even mean?
  Rick: I don't know, I'm amped.

Episode 4 - Summer School Chapter Four

• The fact that two ice-cold psychopathic killers break out of prison and take hostages...just to watch their daughter's college sports tryout.
• Pat and Barbara's reluctant hosting of Crusher and Paula is full of hilarity, with Crusher acting like it's weird that Pat and Barbara should hold the fact that he and Paula tried to kill them against them. He's also disappointed that Pat hasn't been sticking to the diet and exercise regime that he recommended.
  • When Pat asks Crusher about the Shade, Crusher dismisses him as a "tea-sucking scone-gobbler". He also describes Icicle as a good guy, albeit "a few colors short of a rainbow."
  • Barbara and Paula talk about how frustrating their daughters can be then give each other a weird look of "are...we bonding?"
• Crusher and Paula's promise to keep a low profile at the football tryouts goes right out the window when they see Artemis, at which point they shout their encouragements. It's both hilarious and heartwarming.

Sportsmaster calling Artemis's foster parents "animals" upon hearing they don't watch football.

• Sportsmaster rants about how the Shade made fun of his cleats despite his own unusual wardrobe.

Episode 5 - Summer School Chapter Five

Episode 6 - Summer School Chapter Six

• During the fight with Cindy and her gang, Beth realizes that she's not going to be much help with the actual fighting, and thus uses her goggles to find Mike... who complains that she took so long.
• Mike lands a hit on Shiv and feels pretty badass about it. One Death Glare from her has him quivering in fear.
• During Hourman's fight with Artemis in the restroom, the latter slams her opponent right through a sink before letting out a triumphant "Boom!" Then Rick swiftly grabs her and slams her into the same sink.
  • What's Artemis's next move after that? A swirly!
• After getting clawed in the sides by Eclipso, the Shade retreats to another part of town, alive but clearly in pain.
  The Shade: Oh damnation...
• Artemis and Isaac attacking Pat.
  Artemis: [tauntingly] Hi, Mr. Dugan.
  Pat: [stumbling to his feet] Just hold on, alright! I'm not going to harm a child!
  Artemis: Cool with me. [hits Pat a few times, hard]
  Pat: [nearly falls over again, but manages to catch himself] Okay, look, I'm not going to hit a kid, alright?
  Artemis: [punches Pat a few more times] Yep.
  Pat: [both irritated and in disbelief] Are any of the kids in this town normal?
  Artemis: [beats Pats unconscious]

Episode 8 - Summer School Chapter Eight

• Courtney strides into Pat's garage and announces that "Cosmo" needs their help. Pat, befuddled, asks who she's talking about, to which Courtney clarifies she meant the staff.
  Pat: You named the Staff?
  Courtney: You named the robot!
  Pat: You named the robot!
  Courtney: (with a hilarious expression) Whatever!
• Highlighting Pat's Butt-Monkey nature, when Beth comes into the Dugans' house and finds no one there, she calls for Courtney. And then Barbara, and then Mike (who she barely even knows), and then Pat!

Episode 10 - Summer School: Chapter Ten

• The Shade falls from the shadows of the ceiling to crash right through the kitchen table.
  The Shade: I'll admit...it's not my best entrance.
• When Mike calls the Shade Benedict Cumberbatch, the man has a confused expression that says, "Who or what is that?"
• While it's meant to be dramatic, it's also funny seeing Beth wearing the goggles while having a heartfelt discussion with her parents on the divorce. Then a "call" coming in over them so to them, it looks like she's talking to thin air before leaving.

Episode 11 - Summer School Chapter Eleven

• As Cindy and Courtney travel through the Shadowlands into Cindy's bedroom, Courtney asks where they are. Cindy says that this is where Eclipso was born.
  Courtney: He was born in a little girl's bedroom?

Episode 12 - Summer School Chapter Twelve

• Buddy the bulldog making a mess around the house after being left alone for a long time.
• When Jakeem agrees to participate in the season's climactic finale, he makes a rather unusual statement.
  Jakeem: Before we go save the world, can you help me do the dishes.

Episode 13 - Summer School: Chapter Thirteen

• When everyone is surprised to find the Shade returning from the dead, he reveals his entire "death scene" was just him doing a dramatic exit. Dr. Mid-nite's utterly bamboozled face really sells it.
• Zeek helps Mike out by being a Voice with an Internet Connection while eating all the Chinese food Thunderbolt brought in via Shanghai.
• When the heroes are dealing the final blow on Eclipso, Jakeem allows Thunderbolt to join in by saying "I wish this guy was toast!" After it's over, all that's left of Eclipso is... a charred piece of burnt toast.
• Eclipso has been defeated and Courtney's family is settling down to breakfast, remarking that "everything's getting back to normal (for them)." Just then, the new neighbors pop in: It's Tigress, Sportsmaster and Artemis, standing on the doorstep as if this is completely normal, blueberry muffins in tow. Special note goes to Artemis politely greeting "Mr. Dugan," given that the last time they really interacted, Artemis and Isaac had just beat Pat up and kidnapped Mike.
  Courtney: What the f-

Season 3

Episode 1 - Frenemies Chapter 1: The Murder

• Courtney does a big show of unlocking the front door as a sign of trust. The next morning, Crusher just shows up in their kitchen as the door was unlocked.
• The Shade's expression of utter disgust when he tries Maria the waitress' latest cup of tea.
• Beth's parents have gotten totally into her being a superhero, complete with trying to design a new costume, waking her up with "hero breakfasts" and Beth realizing she might have been better off with them splitting then uniting to support her.
• Paula meets Barbara about Artemis joining the JSA, barely able to even say "Justice Society of America" without gagging on her words. Barbara does her best to sound sincere when saying that "Artemis is a great kid" while hoping Paula doesn't punch her.
• Artemis' "tryout" for the JSA? Race in on her own, beat down a gang of thugs, give the poor security guard a pat on the head, and then run off, all to C&C Music Factory's "Everybody Dance Now."

Episode 2 - Frenemies Chapter 2: The Suspects

• Barbara has to walk Paula through how baking for the local clubs is good. Paula considers it more on how it can make people believe she cares...then asks if Barbara can bake one with Barbara quickly saying she can't.
• Later, the pair attempt to cook a few cakes. Emphasis on "attempt."
  Barbara: I don't think we used enough something. Or we used too much of...something else.
  Paula: (pointing to a sloppy mess in a dish than to a book) It does look different than the picture.
• After forty-four failed attempts, Maria is so nervous about giving the Shade his tea that her hands are shaking. Fortunately, she finally gives him the perfect cup, and his Pet the Dog compliments are as amusing as they are heartwarming.
  Shade: My dear Maria... Earl Grey himself could not have brewed a finer cup.
• Later, Sylvester and Pat interrogate Shade about his last meeting with the Gambler. He claims that the last time they met, they buried the hatchet, but Sylvester thinks he's just bluffing.
  Sylvester: Hold on Hufflepuff, you expect us to believe that? I bet you said...
  (cut to the Shade and Gambler in an Imagine Spot)
  Shade: I'm going to kill you.
  Gambler: NO!
  (cut back to reality)
  Shade: Oh heavens. Can you credit me with a little subtlety?
  Sylvester: Says the guy who wears a top hat.
  • It really cannot be overstated just how offended Shade is by Sylvester's imagined script, certainly far more than the accusation of murder. Just look at his face.
• Sylvester pulling Courtney out of class so they could train together.
  Sylvester: (enthusiastic) It's time to level up. Like a video game. Like Frogger!
• Meanwhile, Mike and Jakeem try to uncover the killer's identity using another specifically-worded wish from the Thunderbolt. The genie proceeds to zap the answer into the wall, but much to Mike's frustration, it's just a vague clue and not a name ("The killer has many names!").
  Jakeem: So what do we do now?
  Mike: We should probably get out of here before someone sees what you did to that wall.
• The Shade's response when he finds Sylvester and Courtney at his doorstep.
  Shade: If you're here selling life insurance, I'm sorry but I have no intention of dying. Ever.

Episode 3 - Frenemies Chapter 3: The Blackmail

• Sylvester is walking around Blue Valley with a spring in his step, and he stops to get a cup of coffee. His happy stroll is cut short when he has to immediately spit out his first sip of coffee. Apparently, what he and the barista consider "best cup of coffee" are wildly different.
• Courtney is going through the murder scene with Barbara dryly stating this isn't breakfast conversation.
• The Crocks dropping in to try and give the family a "more balanced breakfast."
• Beth's parents continue to offer advice on the murder case via her goggles.
• Cindy is annoyed that every attempt to crack the Gambler's computer passwords ends with a recorded message of him laughing, "Try again!"
• Paula drags Barbara into her office as she has an emergency: She did such a great job with that cake that the Women's Rotary Club wants her to give a speech. Watching this badass supervillain reduced to a near-whimpering panic over public speaking is hilarious.
• Sylvester is trying to figure out how he's less employable than other members of the JSA.
  Pat: Well, Dr. Mid-Nite, he's a surgeon.
  Sylvester: Sounds icky.
  Pat: Hourman was a chemist.
  Sylvester: Lab nerd, no thanks.
  Pat: And Green Lantern ran a broadcasting company.
  Sylvester: Entertainment business? That's a lot of headaches.
• Paula's idea of "helping" Barbara is to scare (and possibly beat up) her jerk co-worker.

Episode 4 - Frenemies Chapter 4: The Evidence

• The Cosmic Staff flying into Courtney's room and prodding at her like a pet cat.
• Mike and Jakeem wish for the keys (to S.T.R.I.P.E.) and are hit with a tidal wave of keys. What's even worse is they're in a school washroom and get weirded out looks from the students.
  • Thunderbolt's graffiti has been vandalized, with "the killer" crossed out for "Your Mom".
• Sportsmaster decides to interrupt Sylvester and Pat's movie-watching. Before long, the trio are watching The Outlaw Josey Wales together with some beers.
  • Larry chugging a beer and crushing the can with his head like a fratboy.
• Already baffled at her boss almost terrified forcing himself to support her park proposal, Barbara is more thrown when she finds Paula in her office with a "gift" of a stuffed and mounted weasel. Barbara's forced smile at Paula happily saying, "I made it myself," is wonderful.

Episode 5 - Frenemies Chapter 5: The Thief

• The Crocks crash Pat and Barb's lunch to tell them they've been investigating the murder by interrogating the Gambler's loaners... and dangling them off a building. They also share that all this superhero stuff has, shall we say, "spiced up" their relationship.
  Crusher: It's kinda supercharged our lives in the bedroom, if ya know what I mean.
  Paula: Prrrr!
  Crusher: Ayo!
  (The two rub noses and kiss)
  Pat: Hey Maria? We'll get the check, please.
• Jakeem wishes for two bullies to become nicer after they demand his and Mike's lunch money. Literal Genie Thunderbolt granting that wish merely makes the bullies ask Mike and Jakeem to "please" hand over their money so they won't have to beat up the younger boys.
• Beth has the cutest Oh, Crap! reaction when putting on the Dr. Mid-nite goggles in class to help her friends accidentally causes her to cheat on a math test.

Episode 6 - Frenemies Chapter 6: The Betrayal

• Mike bitching about having to juice fruits and veggies for breakfast because Crusher and Paula have taken his sugary cereals. Pat likewise complains that they stole his beer. "It was light beer!"
• Mike and Jakeem visiting Zeek due to a girl problem. Zeek's story about a past love is rambling and of absolutely no help.

Episode 7 - Frenemies Chapter 7: Infinity Inc. Part One

• The Whitmore-Dugans have to act natural while Beth engineers a town-wide black out to cut the surveillance cameras' feed. Pat decides to stall by saying grace, and by the time it cuts back to them, the prayer has gone off the rails into the pledge of allegiance.
  • Starman is...not impressed with Pat and Mike's acting, to say the least:
    Sylvester: Jesus, Pat, can you and Leonardo DiCaprio there lay it on any thicker?
• The Shade and Jennie are not getting along, her because he helped murder her father and him because she burned down his favorite tea house.
  Shade: First, let me explain our problem simply.
  Jennie: I don't think you could simply explain how to make a cup of tea.
  Shade: Brewing tea is rather more complicated than you might imagine, Jennie.
• Pat tells the Shade the kids need help.
  Shade: Oh, when don't they? But why is it always my problem? Oh, it was amusing at first, but now it's just annoying.

Episode 8 - Frenemies Chapter 8: Infinity Inc. Part Two

• Finding herself locked in Nurse Love's office, Courtney tries to use the office phone to call for help. Unfortunately for her, it's an old-school rotary phone and she doesn't know how to use it, so she's reduced to fruitlessly tapping away at it.
  • The fact that the whole plot of the episode—heck, the fate of the world—could've ended up very differently if Courtney only knew how to use it.
• The Shade summing up having to mentor Jennie and Todd.
  Shade: My heart's dream. Saddled with reprobates.
• The Shade tells Jennie, "none of your outlandish theatrics," then proceeds to open up a portal of darkness in the front lawn.
  • Which is then followed by Pat and Courtney realizing they're stuck and have to take a bus back to Blue Valley.

Episode 10 - Frenemies Chapter 10: The Killer

• Once more, the Thunderbolt's Literal Genie style causes trouble as he interprets "Get us home" as "Home is where the heart is" to dump Mike and Jakeem in the woods. And when they ask for a way to call home, he produces an old-fashioned phone booth, which they can't use because no one their age carries dimes on them anymore.
• The revelation Dolores Winters was just an okay actress before the Ultra-Humanite transplanted his brain into her body and turned her into an Oscar-winning star.

Episode 13 - Frenemies Chapter 13: The Reckoning

• Wildcat's reaction to Lily Mahkent's death (crushed by a car that the old woman knocked down while trying to hit her with an ice blast) is to look up at Dr. Mid-Nite and quickly insist "I didn't do it!"
• Like Eclipso before him, Dragon King's defeat comes with being transformed by Thunderbolt at Jakeem's request. This time, the genie turns the mad scientist into a gorilla plushie - which Cindy then gives to the Whitmore-Dugan family dog as a chew toy!
• The Shade's annoyance when Jay Garrick makes his return by running right through the JSA meeting table, cutting it in half. Even better, his attitude makes it sound like this is far from the first time the table has been wrecked.