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. ((TBF)) 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.

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)
 * Hot Dog Person

Locations

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

Objects

 * Pizza Steve's shades

Songs

 * TBA

Trivia

 * This is the first Steven Universe crossover.
 * 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 the Steven Universe staff's idea for the crossover.
 * Uncle Grandpa states in the episode itself that "None of this is canon.", which possibly means Matt Burnet's earlier statement of the episode being "100% canon" on twitter was a joke.
 * Garnet is in her pre-regeneration form.
 * It is shown that Pearl is in her post-regeneration outfit, which means "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.
 * In the first minutes of the episode Uncle Grandpa proclaims "none of this is canon".
 * The Gems play exaggerated versions of themselves in this episode, especially Pearl.
 * 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 fan art of himself as a gem.
 * There are multiple moments in this episode where the Fourth Wall is broken.
 * 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 from "Dexter's Laboratory"; Grim, Billy, and Mandy from "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy"; Sector V from "Codename: Kids Next Door"; The SWAT Kats from "SWAT Kats"; Finn from "Adventure Time"; Edd, Ed, 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.

Continuity

 * The wasps seen in "Future Vision" make a return.
 * 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".
 * A literal ship with Sadie and Lars sank in the episode.

Errors

 * TBA

Transcript
View the episode's transcript here.

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