Dunce Upon a Time/Trivia

==Trivia==
*Despite her heroics, it is notable that Giggles actually failed to save any of the prisoners of Lumpy, and in fact, even killed one of them (Petunia). However, she did potentially saved the homeland she was on as Lumpy was preparing to invade it once Giggles reached the ground.
*Because of Lumpy being portrayed as a mythical creature, and the characters not knowing each other, it is assumed that everything in this episode is not canon, except for purposes of counting appearances, kills, and deaths. In this case, it is similar to the All in Vein's canonicity.
*All of the characters who were trapped in jars (except for Flaky) act out of character:
**When Lumpy is choosing the first character for his stew, the characters are either not caring (Sniffles and Handy) or are cheering for Lumpy to choose them (Cuddles and Toothy, although the latter is not so happy when he is picked and Cuddles is known for being adventurous, so he likely wanted to be picked out of wanting fun.)
**None of the characters are shocked in the slightest by Toothy's deaths or when Handy's jar is picked up by Lumpy (However, Handy is known for not caring for another characters' injury).
**Mime in particular acts uncharacteristically happy throughout the episode despite the danger he is in, and he does not stop until he is about to die.
*Out of the main characters, the skeleton seen sitting in one of the jars could be Pop, The Mole, Disco Bear, or Flippy.
*This is the only episode that Giggles stars alone in.
*Lumpy is also a mythical creature in As You Wish and All In Vein.
*This is the only TV episode in which a female character (in this case Giggles) stars and survives. This is also the only episode in which a female character was a sole survivor.
*This is one of the seven episodes where Lumpy intentionally kills another character. The others are Happy Trails Pt. 2: Jumping the Shark, Remains to be Seen, We're Scrooged!, All In Vein, By The Seat Of Your Pants, and Banjo Frenzy.
**However, Lumpy is portrayed as a giant, possibly explaining why he killed characters out of own intention.
*Mime, Nutty, Lifty, Petunia, and Shifty are the only characters whose deaths were unintentional.
*When Giggles falls to the ground after Petunia dies, her scream is similar to Flaky’s.
*This is one of only five times where Lumpy is not seen living in a trailer, the other four times being Junk in the Trunk (where he lives in a house), Aw, Shucks! and Peas in a Pod (where he lives on a farm), and All In Vein (where he lives in a castle).
*If one looks closely, one can see a small patch on Giggles' bow in her starring role pop-up and in the episode itself. For that reason, this is the only time a starring pop-up has been altered for an episode.
*Also, if one looks closely when Giggles is about to knock the shelf, old designs can be seen.
*Giggles jumping down from the tower and gently landing on the ground may be a reference to the episode Eye Candy, where Toothy falls off a very tall cliff and lands gently onto the ground.
*The YouTube thumbnail for Part 2 spoils Cuddles' death.
*This is one of only three episodes where Lumpy is depicted as a villain while not having a starring role. The other two are Mime to Five and A Bit of a Pickle.
*When Giggles sighs after she learns that Nutty traded the cow for jellybeans, her voice is deeper than usual.
*When Lumpy is starting to chase Giggles, he says "You'll get no dinner until you come back in this castle!"
*MondoMedia's upload of this episode skips a few seconds between parts 1 and 2, therefore, it is only possible to see these seconds through unofficial uploads.
*The episode’s description on the DVD says that “Giggles climbs a beanstalk”, but the house was taken up with the beanstalk.
==Cultural References==
*The moral means that there is nothing in the way, there is nothing limiting how far you can go. When your heart is in it, you are completely and totally committed to it.
*The main plot of the episode is based on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. The part with the long haired Petunia atop a high castle is based on the fairy tale of Rapunzel. The spinning wheel in front of her may also be a reference to the fairy tale of Rumpelstiltskin.
*This episode also has many similarities to the Disney parody of Jack and the Beanstalk from Fun and Fancy Free. For example, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy's house is elevated into the sky by the beanstalk rather than them having to climb it; when Willie the Giant comes in, they hide, etc. It also contains the similarities to the 1978 Pink Panther cartoon "Cat and the Pinkstalk", which also starred a pink protagonist. All three parodies leave out elements from the original story, like the Giant's wife, and climbing up the beanstalk three times.
*The description of the episode describes Lumpy as "the jolly, blue Lumpy giant", a reference to the Jolly Green Giant vegetables.
==Superlatives==
*Lumpy's death in this episode is very similar to his death in Every Litter Bit Hurts.
**Coincidentally, both episodes star Giggles, Giggles is responsible for Lumpy's death in both episodes, both are TV episodes, and both episodes portray Lumpy as a villain.
*Cuddles' death is similar to Sniffles' injury in All Work and No Play.
*Toothy's death is similar to that of Nutty's death in Swelter Skelter.
*Flaky's death is similar to that of Lifty's injury before death in Meat Me for Lunch.
==Continuity==
*The cow in this episode is skinny, similar to her appearance at the end of Milkin' It.
*Sniffles' corpse is reused from From Hero to Eternity, the only difference being that his pupils are bigger and his glasses are not broken.
==Production Notes==
*When this episode aired along with Snow Place to Go and Gems the Breaks on YouTube, the alternate title for the conglomeration of segments was "Deep Six". Cuddles, Giggles, Toothy, and Lumpy appear in all three episodes. Additionally, Cuddles and Toothy die in all three episodes, while Giggles and Lumpy (debatably) die twice.
*The storyboard version of this episode has a few minor differences from the finished episode.
**Giggles wears a headscarf in the opening scenes.
**When Giggles chops the beanstalk, it splits in two up the middle. When the crack reaches Lumpy, he too does a split before falling off-screen.
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