Cat Fight: Two in this episode, and both involving Nancy and Cassandra. The first has Nancy snatching Cassandra's baseball, and the second happens after Cassandra catches Nancy stealing James' homework.
Everyone Has Standards: While Albert comments on Elmer's weight, comparing him to a whale, he doesn't laugh at the drawing someone made on the blackboard comparing him to a pig.
Gilligan Cut: Immediately after Harriet hopes that Nancy will be good as gold while she's gone, we see Nancy getting into a fight with Cassandra over a baseball.
Grew a Spine: Cassandra seems to have grown out of the Shrinking Violet she was portrayed as after losing her parents, as she stands up to Nancy when she tries to bully her into giving her a baseball without asking, and later when she catches her stealing her brother's homework.
Lazy Bum: Nancy lets her mother do her homework for her, and is nervous when Mrs. Oleson has travel for a week because she knows her father and brother won't do the same. She later tries to to use Elmer to do her homework and even her chore which Nels had given her, claiming that she's allergic to soap and can't scrubble the floor.
Little Sister Instinct: Cassandra catches Nancy stealing James' homework and gets into a fight with her for it.
Ungrateful Bitch: Elmer does such things to Nancy as doing her homework and even scrubbing the floor at her home. When he fails to do one thing (getting a white leaf in the middle of the river, which winds up getting wet and won't be useful for her project), she immediatly scolds him, ignoring his efforts to please her.
Weight Woe: Elmer starts paying attention to his weight when his classmates keep teasing him too many times.
