Say Uncle

"Say Uncle" is the 4th episode in season two of Steven Universe, and the 53rd episode overall.

The episode was announced at Cartoon Network's Upfront Slate for 2015-2016. It is a crossover between Steven Universe and Uncle Grandpa, another series made by Cartoon Network.

Synopsis
A long-lost relative of Steven's comes to town to aid him in unlocking the power of his mother's gem.

Plot
Steven is sitting on the shore of the beach practicing trying to summon his shield. In failure, he summons his bubble instead. When he wishes there was someone to help him summon his shield, a variety of different sea animals appear and a giant clam arises from the sky. The clam opens, revealing what seems to be the form of Rose Quartz. But under closer inspection, it appears to be Uncle Grandpa. Uncle Grandpa sees that Steven is having trouble summoning his gem, so he offers to help him. After probing Steven's gem and asking a few questions, Uncle Grandpa decides that the best way to activate his powers is by assaulting Steven with an array of weapons including rocket launchers, snakes, bees, and vaporizers. However, Steven is only able to summon his bubble or is beaten up by the weapon. Pearl and Garnet then walk out of the temple to see Amethyst amused by Uncle Grandpa testing these various weapons on Steven. Pearl is shocked when she see's Uncle Grandpa aiming a Large,futuristic Vaporizer at Steven. He fires the weapon at Steven and a giant ball of smoke engulfs them both. The smoke clears only to find that Steven summoned his bubble once more and not his shield. (unfinished)

Characters

 * Steven
 * Uncle Grandpa
 * Mr. Gus
 * Pizza Steve
 * Belly Bag
 * Giant Realistic Flying Tiger
 * Garnet
 * Amethyst
 * Pearl
 * Lion
 * Lars
 * Sadie
 * Rose Quartz (referenced by Uncle Grandpa)
 * Hopper (On Video Game)
 * Tiny Miracle (On Video Game)
 * Hot Dog Person (in wormhole)

Locations

 * Beach City
 * UG RV
 * Plot Hole (white background/nothingness)

Objects

 * Pizza Steve's shades

Songs

 * Steven's Shield (instrumental)

Trivia

 * This is the first Steven Universe crossover.
 * In honor of the crossover, CN Studios held an ice cream social at the episode's premiere.
 * Steven Universe Story Writer Matt Burnet confirmed via his twitter that the episode "Say Uncle" is canonical. He also confirmed via twitter that Pizza Steve and Steven are to permanently switch shows after this episode. The latter, at least, is an obvious joke.
 * Matt Burnett also stated that it was Steven Universe's staffs' idea for the crossover.
 * Uncle Grandpa states in the episode itself that "none of this is canon" and flies over a large cloud reading "April Fools." This likely means that Uncle Grandpa was joking, though it could also mean the episode itself was meant as an April Fools joke as it takes place after the 1. April.
 * Garnet is in her pre-regeneration form.
 * It is also shown that Pearl is in her post-regeneration outfit, which could mean "Say Uncle" takes place somewhere between "Steven the Sword Fighter" and "The Return" therefore this episode was meant to premiere in Season 1 despite airing in Season 2.
 * Amethyst eats Pizza Steve, an Uncle Grandpa character known for his large ego and getting on Mr. Gus' nerves.
 * This is the first episode in which Steven attacks the Crystal Gems.
 * Uncle Grandpa sinks a ship that Lars and Sadie are on, after making a joke about the episode not being canon.
 * Mr. Gus appears to be a fan of Steven Universe and has clear insight into how Steven is able to access his shield.
 * He also draws a gemsona, a fan term for a fan made Gem based on oneself, named Mr. Gusite.
 * There are multiple moments in this episode where the Fourth Wall is broken.
 * When Garnet broke the white space around her and the gems and said "I'm ready for this episode to end."
 * When the gems were chasing Uncle Grandpa and Amethyst tripped on the "Run Away" sign.
 * When Amethyst tripped over the sign, she had tripped over the letter, "Y," and then loudly exclaimed, "Why?!"
 * When Uncle Grandpa said that this episode wasn't canon.
 * When Uncle Grandpa asked Belly Bag to open a 'plot hole' bringing them in the white space.
 * Mr. Gus made a gemsona which is what Steven Universe fans commonly do.
 * Uncle Grandpa said he saw Steven's predicament with his shield before during an the first episode where he was trying to talk to him threw an advertisement of his show.
 * Pearl said Steven was "her baby" after seeing Pizza Steve.

Cultural References

 * Uncle Grandpa's introduction by emerging from a clam-shell may be based on the painting "The Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli.
 * A number of Cartoon Network characters are listed by Uncle Grandpa including: Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls, Dexter and Dee-Dee from Dexter's Laboratory, Billy and Mandy from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Mac from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Juniper Lee from The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, The SWAT Kats from SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Flapjack from The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Finn from Adventure Time, Ed, Edd, and Eddy from Ed, Edd n' Eddy, and Clarence from Clarence.
 * During the montage, Uncle Grandpa dressed up as Robin Hood.
 * When the Crystal Gems were attacking Uncle Grandpa, they said the memetic line, "Finish Him!" from the Mortal Kombat series.
 * Lars and Sadie sinking with the ship is a reference to Titanic and possibly to the fan theory that they will have a romantic relationship.
 * The game Steven and Uncle Grandpa was a mixture of fighting games, most notably Super Smash Bros.

Continuity

 * The wasps seen in "Future Vision" make a return.
 * The way the Crystal Gems summon their weapons to fight against Uncle Grandpa is the same way they summon them in "Ocean Gem".
 * Uncle Grandpa plays a flashback to "Gem Glow" when Steven was trying to recreate the event that first activated his gem. He can be seen breaking the fourth wall by attempting to make contact with Steven from his own show's corner-screen advertisement.
 * Belly Bag's explanation about Uncle Grandpa scene is similar with a scene in "Belly Bros".

Errors

 * Before Mr. Gus enters the room, SU & UG are infront of a sofa. Once Gus enters the scene, the sofa is replaced with a TV and a wood burning stove.
 * The set in UGRV changes MANY more times.
 * This could all be resolved due to the fact that Uncle Grandpa was present in the room.

Transcript
View the episode's transcript here.

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