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Squirrel Boy S 1 E 7 Islands In The Street Speechless

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Air date: August 18, 2006

"Islands in the Street": An accident leaves Rodney on a deserted island in the middle of the highway alongside Salty Mike.

"Speechless": Mr. Johnson is going to present his speech with Scoutmaster Witherbones, a scoutmaster who inspired him when he was a Badger Scout. When he watches a comedy film with Andy and Rodney, he laughs so hard that he loses his voice.


"Islands in the Street" contains examples of:

  • All Take and No Give: Kyle steals Salty Mike's ice cream and shows no remorse over it during their reunion.
    Kyle: I'm glad you're back, Salty. More ice cream for me!
  • Extreme Doormat: Salty Mike fails to stand up against Kyle's abuse, letting the latter steal his ice cream and reluctantly agreeing to trim his infected toenails.
  • Gross-Up Close-Up: Kyle's toenail infection is given one while he's wearing sandals.
  • Here We Go Again!: Salty Mike still cares about the island in the middle of the highway even after being back home, so he takes Rodney's advice to ask Kyle to drive him in a high-speed motorcycle and get involved in the same incident that Rodney did.
  • Horrible Judge of Character: Mr. J deems Kyle a Nice Guy despite witnessing him destroying his car's cup holder and bullying his son in front of him. And surprisingly, he doesn't say this is his usual Deadpan Snarker tone.
  • Island Help Message: Rodney puts up a sign demanding help to get the attention of the cars passing by, though Salty sabotages it since the island turns out to be his paradise.
  • It's All About Me: Rodney keeps his food all to himself while in the middle of the island, despite how Salty Mike would have died of starvation had Rodney not offered him any of his food.
  • Robinsonade: Parodied. Rodney and Salty Mike are stranded on a traffic island.
  • Running Gag: Kyle bringing up his infected toenails.
  • Shout-Out: The title is a reference to the Bee Gees' 1983 song "Islands in the Stream".

"Speechless" contains examples of:

  • Hidden Depths: Rodney is shown to be a good violin player while accompanying a flashback, though he stops playing and denies this when Andy informs him of this talent.
  • Holding in Laughter: Andy has an extreme case of this after imagining Mr. J as Milton the Cow, and it builds up so much that he has an insanely huge laughing fit that gets everyone’s attention.
  • Laughing Mad: After he imagines Mr. J as Milton the Cow and fails to find an empty room to release his manic laughter, Andy does it in the auditorium which catches the attention of Mr. J and all the others present.
  • Left the Background Music On: The old-timey music accompanying Mr. J's Badger Scout flashback turns out to be Rodney playing the violin, continuing after the flashback ends.
  • Lost Voice Plot: Mr. J loses his voice after laughing too hard from watching Milton the Cow Finally Goes to the Dairy Olympics.
  • Pride: Rodney views his advice with a high opinion.
    Rodney: So J Man, I heard you were gonna write a speech without tapping into my vast amount of experience, which is so weird. Are you okay? (places his hand on Mr. J's head)
  • Running Gag:
    • Andy imagining normal things in the form of Milton the Cow, trying to control his laughter.
    • Kyle’s tendency to "squirm" in his seat.
  • Self-Serving Memory: Andy is seen in the flashback of Mr. J's childhood as a Boy Scout, though is told to leave since he wasn't alive at that time.

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