Doofus's luck in the Junior Woodchucks changes when he finds a diamond-like, donut-shaped rock that gives him special powers.
This episode includes examples of the following tropes:
- Acquired Situational Narcissism: Doofus, ordinarily a Nice Guy, takes great pleasure in rubbing his new capability in the others' faces after getting special powers.
- Adults Are Useless: Launchpad encourages Doofus, but he doesn't say anything to the other Woodchucks who are teasing him. This trope is especially noticeable given that Launchpad is the only adult in the episode (except the aliens who are the antagonists).
- Always Need What You Gave Up: The main premise of this episode involves clumsy Doofus finding an alien crystal at the Junior Woodchucks camp that grants him superpowers. Although he does use his powers to save the camp from a flood, he also uses them to score easy merit badges and show off to Launchpad and the kids, which in turn causes the Woodchucks to resent Doofus's behavior. Frustrated, Doofus throws the crystal away and gives back his merit badges. Huey, Dewey, and Louie commend Doofus for being honest but question what he'll do if there's another disaster. Doofus exclaims "How often does that happen?", only for two timber wolves to suddenly show up. Fortunately, Doofus is able to use his wits to stop the wolves.
- Animal Superhero: When Doofus gets rid of the rock, it lands around the neck of a squirrel. Said squirrel is last seen inside the aliens' spaceship, making trouble for them.
- Asteroid Thicket: The incoming alien ship flies through one of these.
- Flight: One of the powers the rock gives Doofus is the ability to fly.
- "Flowers for Algernon" Syndrome: Doofus finds an energy crystal from outer space that gives him super-abilities. Through his new powers, he becomes the all-time Junior Woodchuck merit-badge-earning champion, but others dislike him even more than they did the old laughable, clumsy, and slow Doofus. He throws away the crystal, gives back his merit badges, and later saves the camp without any superpowers, winning the respect of others. Everyone is happy to have the old Doofus back, including Doofus himself.
- Ghost Story: Launchpad is telling a spooky story at the end of the episode. Doofus provides a "what was that noise?" moment when he trips while carrying some pans of popcorn.
- Had the Silly Thing in Reverse: Two alien criminals are scheming to recover their stolen power crystal. One of their plots involves destroying the summer camp with an alien bazooka; unfortunately, the one holding the bazooka is holding it backwards, and it ends up blasting the forest behind them instead.
- Ironic Echo: While giving Doofus a pep talk after a discouraging day, Launchpad mentions the "scientific principle" of thinking positively. After finding the rock, Doofus humiliates all the other Woodchucks with his newfound competence, taunting them for not knowing how to think positively.
- Jerkass Has a Point: During their second scene, the lead alien makes what seems like a rather cruel comment about how he alone will wield the power of the crystal, in response to his sidekick asking if they can share it. The sidekick in question subsequently proceeds to hold a bazooka backwards while firing it and then sets a bomb to blow up a dam while the two aliens are still standing on it, making it clear that he really isn't someone who should be trusted with that kind of cosmic power.
- Kids Are Cruel: Even Huey, Dewey, and Louie aren't above making snide comments about Doofus's slowness or weight, and the other Junior Woodchucks barely wait any time in the episode before doing so.
- Lonely at the Top: Doofus realizes that while he has amazing superpowers, none of the other campers want to be friends with him anymore. So he gets rid of the rock.
- Montage: We get a sequence of Doofus gaining all the merit badges.
- Oh, Crap!: The lead alien has this reaction when his sidekick reveals that he set the bomb they attached to the dam to detonate in "ten flarns". It's not clear exactly how long a flarn is, but it's short enough that the bomb explodes while they're still standing on the dam.
- Paper-Thin Disguise: Huey, Dewey, and Louie see through Doofus's disguise as Superdoo almost immediately, with it being implied that the only reason they don't immediately call him out is so that they can catch him in the act and make sure there's no way he can deny it.
- Pay Evil unto Evil: Subverted. The Junior Woodchucks may not have treated Doofus very well, but his mocking and messing with them in return after getting his powers is portrayed as a bad thing.
- Power Glows: The "diamond donut" which gives Doofus his powers glows.
- Shout-Out:
- Of course, Doofus' career as a superhero is heavily influenced by Superman.
- When he throws away the crystal, Doofus comments about it being the end of "the short, unhappy career of Superdoo", probably referencing "The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber."
- Smug Super: After becoming empowered, Doofus takes great pleasure in showing off how much better he is at various activities than the other Junior Woodchucks, snickering at and mocking them. One of the nephews calls him on "acting like you're so much better than the rest of us." Doofus responds, "I am."
- Strange-Syntax Speaker: The aliens speak like Yoda. "When find energy crystal we do, powerful we will become."
- Supering in Your Sleep: Doofus' first brush with the strange powers granted by an alien rock he found occurs while he's asleep. He flies out of the cabin while asleep and wakes up flying over the countryside.
- They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!: When Doofus's secret identity is blown, he decides he'll just discard it and be his superhero self all the time. He accordingly asks to be addressed by "Superdoo" rather than "Doofus."
- Too Qualified to Apply: After throwing away the rock, Doofus returns to camp to find Launchpad. He tells him that he wants to give back his recent merit badges because his earning them had more to do with the rock than his own abilities. Launchpad praises him for his honesty and tells him he's proud.
- Wolves Always Howl at the Moon: Two wolves are shown howling at a full moon the night Doofus discovers his powers.
