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Recap / Milo Murphy's Law S1E16 "Time Out"

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Milo and Zack go fishing with their dads. Meanwhile, when their phone battery dies, Cavendish and Dakota interfere with Brick and Savannah's time travel mission.


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  • Comically Missing the Point: It's pointed out to Cavendish and Dakota that one of them is dressed 1970's style and the other is dressed 1870's style, Cavendish asks which one he is.
  • A Day in the Limelight: This episode focuses more on Cavendish and Dakota than Milo and his friends.
  • Enemies Equals Greatness: Cavendish takes the notion that someone is intentionally preventing him and Dakota from accomplishing their mission as a reason to believe it's important.
  • I'm Standing Right Here: Cavendish complains about Brick and Savannah's vastly better resources and ends up offending Dakota.
    Cavendish: Where's my limo? Where's my fish tank? Where's my attractive partner?
    Dakota: Hey, I'm sitting right here...
  • Misplaced Wildlife: A swordfish shows up in a fresh water lake. Justified by Murphy's Law and Lampshaded several times.
  • Noodle Incident:
    • Dakota once prevented something called the Mississippi Purchase. What the purchase was exactly and how he stopped it aren't elaborated on.
    • Brick and Savannah are trying to prevent World War V. They already prevented World Wars III and IV but the viewers never get a clue to how.
  • Reassigned to Antarctica: It turns out that Cavendish and Dakota's mission to protect pistachios is basically pointless; they were just given the easiest assignment because of their incompetence. Pistachios are extinct in the future, but there's no major catastrophe related to that that they're trying to prevent.
  • Strange Minds Think Alike: Early on the episode, Dakota says he entered the Time Police to stop the Mississipi Purchase. When Cavendish asks if he meant the Louisiana Purchase, Dakota says "You're welcome". Later, when told Brick and Savannah are trying to prevent World War V, Dakota asks about World Wars III and IV and Savannah says "You're welcome".
  • Wham Episode: The plot A featuring Milo and his friends gets permanently mixed up with the plot B featuring Cavendish and Dakota after Dakota realizes that Milo is always there when the pistachios get destroyed, leading Cavendish to reach the conclusion that Milo is a counter-agent sent to stop them.
  • World War III: Brick says he and Savannah are trying to prevent World War V. Savannah's answer when Dakota asks about World Wars III and IV, her answer implies that she and Brick already prevented them.
  • You Have GOT to Be Kidding Me!: Zack's dad has this reaction when Murphy's law causes one of the scuba tanks to fly off and destroy a dam.

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