After getting into a Sticky Situation with some maple syrup, Dan swears revenge on Canada.
This episode provides examples of the following Tropes:
- Actor Allusion: Chris mentions he's 1/16th Canadian. His voice actor, Dave Foley, is 16/16ths Canadian, and on NewsRadio also portrayed a character ashamed of his secret Canadian heritage.
- Affably Evil: In Canada, everyone is very polite, and axe murderers are a dime a dozen.
- Ax-Crazy: Axe murderers are a dime a dozen in Canada!
- Bears Are Bad News: Unless you speak bear.
- Be Careful What You Wish For, eh?
- Berserk Button:
- Dan pointing out to the Quebecois that they're Canadian, not French.
- Dan joking about Chris's great-great-grandfather marrying a yeti enrages Chris. Justified as its revealed this is why Chris' family left Canada; they were shamed into it because of the disgrace.
- Comically Missing the Point: While Chris is describing traits typical of the stereotypical Canadian, he points out some of their regional dialogue, including, "eh," "about," (pronounced aboot) and "sorry" (with a long o). Dan agrees, not on the grounds of pronunciation, but that normal people never apologize.
- The Cuckoo Lander Was Right: Chris really is half-bear and his great-great grandfather really did marry a Yeti.
- Deadpan Snarker:Chris: [answering the phone] Hello?
Dan: I'M COVERED IN SYRUP!
Chris: Who is this? - Dissonant Serenity: When Dan tells him he plans to get revenge on Canada, the border patrol mountie just chuckles, turns their car the other way and says "Not today. Sorry."
- Flashback: Chris telling the story of his great-great-grandfather.
- French Jerk: Well, Quebecois, but, as Chris points out, they think they're French.
- Half-Human Hybrid: Dan keeps accusing Chris of being half-bear.
- Identical Great-Great Grandson
- Insistent Terminology: Chris notes his great-great-grandfather was an attempted axe murderer, not an actual one.
- Interspecies Romance: Yeti-lovers. It is a thing.
- La Résistance: And, yes, they are Francophones.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Dan and Chris cause a massive avalanche that devastates Canada. They get caught in the snow and get sick, though Chris at least has Elise to tend to him, while Dan has to get better on his own.
- Loony Laws: According to the flashback, a widow must get remarried after three years.Chris's great-great-grandmother: It's the law, eh?
Skip: Canadian law. - Oh, Crap!: The Yeti is openly surprised when Dan smacks him with the Captain Saskatchewan comic and asserts himself.
- Our Werebeasts Are Different: Specifically, arctanthropy (Ancient Greek: arktos = bear, anthropos = person).
- Pet the Dog: Dan lets Chris perform the actual act of vengeance when he learns that Chris' family was shamed into leaving Canada because of his ancestor being a Yeti lover.
Also makes sense because to Dan, Chris probably had a more valid reason for payback. - Skewed Priorities:
- According to Chris, being an axe murderer (attempted or otherwise) isn't a big deal in Canada since every family there has at least one. But a member marrying a Yeti is cause for the immediate family leaving out of shame.
- When Chris us trying to cut through the electric fence, he asks Dan if he can have the gloves to absorb some of the shock. Dan, who's just standing there, says no because his hands are cold.
- Slasher Smile: Chris's great-great-grandfather.
- Speaks Fluent Animal: Chris speaks ursine!
- Stealth Pun:Chris: I can't believe he moved the car with his bear hands!
- Summon Bigger Fish: Chris transforms into a bear to save Dan from a yeti.
- Sticky Situation: Maple syrup.
- Transformation Sequence
- Trauma Button: "My great-great-grandfather was not a Yeti lover!"
- What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: Dan voices this opinion as he peruses his new comicbooks.Dan: Politeness is not a superpower!
- Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?: "What kind of name is Skip?"
