Tiger Millionaire (episode)

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{{Episode
|season        = 1
|episodenumber = 9
|overallnumber = 9
|image         = Tiger Millionaire 000.png
|airdate       = January 20, 2014
|writer        = 
[[Raven Molisee]]<br>
[[Paul Villeco]]
|director      = 
[[Yong Seop Jeong]] (animation)<br>
[[Kevin Dart]] (art)<br>
[[Ian Jones-Quartey]] (supervising)
|production    = 1020-011
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'''"Tiger Millionaire"''' is the 9<sup>th</sup> episode of the [[Season 1|first season]] in ''[[Steven Universe (TV series)|Steven Universe]]'', and the 9<sup>th</sup> episode of the series overall.

== Official Synopsis ==
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[[Steven Universe (character)|Steven]] joins [[Amethyst]] in an [[Beach City Underground Wrestling|underground wrestling league]].<ref>http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/video/steven-universe/tag-team-clip.html</ref>

== Plot ==
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The episode begins with the [[Crystal Gems|Gems]] returning to the [[Crystal Temple|temple]]. [[Pearl]] is seen yelling at Amethyst for being too "childish" on their mission. Steven is covered in gunk from a blood polyp, which he considers fun at first, but it eventually hardens and prevents him from moving. He then asks for help, but the others are busy arguing and ignores him for the rest of the evening. Later, Steven remains covered in the gunk overnight, and he falls asleep standing in the kitchen. He is woken up when Amethyst leaves the house. He falls over with surprise, breaking the blood polyp shell and setting himself free.
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Steven follows Amethyst from the house to a wrestling match. He looks through the window and sees Amethyst enter the ring, shape-shifting into her wrestling persona, the "[[Purple Puma]]". [[Ronaldo Fryman|Ronaldo]] meets Amethyst in the ring dressed as the "[[Loch Ness Bloggster]]" and attempts to fight her, but she takes him down without much effort. After the fight ends, Amethyst leaves the building and returns to her previous form. Steven jumps on Amethyst, and Amethyst reflexively flips him forward onto the ground. She is shocked to see Steven there, and Steven asks if she's secretly a wrestler.
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Amethyst reveals that she is indeed a secret wrestler, and this excites Steven. She tells him that she participates in matches because in the ring, she can do whatever she wants and everybody loves it. Steven asks if he can join in, and she says that he can become her tag-mate if he agrees not to tell Pearl and [[Garnet]]. Later that night, Steven dresses up as a tiger and calls himself "[[Tiger Millionaire (alter ego)|Tiger Millionaire]]". He and Amethyst return to the match and fight a new contender. At first, Steven is of little help to Amethyst in the matches. But after he distracts an opponent with a fake bribery and uses [[Minor Objects/Toys#Tiger Millionaire's Suitcase|his suitcase]] to knock him out, Steven becomes a strong asset to her and a popular heel.

After dozens of victories, Steven drops several drinks on the floor meant for the crowd. [[Lars Barriga|Lars]], without knowing Tiger Millionaire's true identity, asks him to sign his drink. Steven knocks his drink to the floor, hurting Lars' feelings. Immediately afterwards, Steven begins to regret his decision as the crowd looks on, disappointed.
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Garnet and Pearl discover Amethyst and Steven's night-time occupation when they find the flyers Steven created to advertise the final match. After scolding them, Garnet demands them to return to the temple. Amethyst refuses, and she begins fighting Garnet. Steven interrupts and tells the crowd Purple Puma's "backstory", helping Garnet and Pearl understand Amethyst's reasons for wrestling. The audience begins chanting for a fight between the two groups. Garnet replies "no", saying she and Pearl are "The Notorious Order of Wrestling Haters". The four pretend to fight in order to please the crowd; Garnet and Pearl let Tiger and Puma win, ending the match. Garnet, who has been dubbed as "Captain Square", and Amethyst apologize to each other. Steven and Amethyst claim the tag team medals while Sadie states that she is confused by what just happened and turns to Lars, who softly states, "I love you, Tiger Millionaire", while dramatically shedding a tear.

== Features ==
=== Characters ===
* [[Steven Universe (character)|Steven]] ([[Tiger Millionaire (alter ego)|Tiger Millionaire]])
* [[Amethyst]] ([[Purple Puma]])
* [[Lars Barriga]]
* [[Sadie Miller]]
* [[Harold Smiley]]
* [[Loch Ness Bloggster]] ([[Ronaldo Fryman]])
* [[Minor Characters/Humans#Concrete Heat|Concrete Heat]]
* [[Minor Characters/Humans#Chunk Truck|Chunk Truck]]
* [[Minor Characters/Humans#Dashing Danny Doober|Dashing Danny Doober]]
* [[Minor Characters/Humans#Handsome Hank Hackleschmidt|Handsome Hank Hackleschmidt]]
* [[Pearl]]
* [[Garnet]]

=== Objects ===
* [[Minor Objects/Food#Margarine|Margarine]]
* [[Minor Objects/Toys#Jungle Bucks|Jungle Bucks]]
* [[Minor Objects/Toys#Wall Street Newspaper Prop|Wall Street Newspaper Prop]]
* [[Minor Objects/Toys#Giant Cellphone Prop|Giant Cellphone Prop]]
* [[Tag Team Belt]]
* [[Minor Objects/Toys#Tiger Millionaire's Suitcase|Tiger Millionaire's Suitcase]]

=== Locations ===
* [[Beach City]]
** [[Abandoned Warehouse]] (debut)
** [[Crystal Temple]]
*** [[Beach House]]

=== Music ===
==== Instrumental Songs ====
* "[[Purple Puma and Tiger Millionaire]]"

== Trivia ==
* Steven's voice actor, [[Zach Callison]], stated in a Comic Con interview that this is his favorite episode of season one.
* The poster of Steven and Amethyst was drawn by [[Nick DeMayo]] 's daughter, according to [[Steven Universe: Art & Origins|Steven Universe: Art and Origins]] .

=== Cultural References ===
* The character of Tiger Millionaire has many subtle references to real-world professional wrestling.
** The primary reference is likely to the professional wrestler, Ted "Million Dollar Man" DiBiase, who was known for flaunting his wealth, being a jerk, and stuffing dollar bills in his opponents' mouths after they lost.
** Additionally, his outfit bears resemblance to that of "Irwin R. Schyster", Ted DiBiase's partner in a tag team.
** The usage of a tennis racket bears resemblance to professional wrestling manager "Jim Cornette", whose signature foreign object is the tennis racket.
** The usage of an oversized cell phone bears resemblance to professional wrestling manager "Paul E. Dangerously", also known as Paul Heyman, who regularly struck people with an oversized cell phone.
** The usage of coconuts is likely a reference to professional wrestling bad guy "Roddy Piper", who broke a coconut over an opponent's head in a famed moment.

=== Continuity ===
* Amethyst has transformed into Purple Puma before in "[[Cat Fingers]]" and transforms into him again in "[[Ocean Gem]]", "[[Maximum Capacity]]", "[[Log Date 7 15 2]]", "[[Steven Floats]]", "[[Steven vs. Amethyst|Steven vs Amethyst]]", "[[Bismuth (episode)|Bismuth]]", "[[Adventures in Light Distortion]]" and "[[Tiger Philanthropist]]".
* This is one of the first episodes to hint at the fact that Sadie has feelings for Lars, which is not revealed until "[[Island Adventure]]". After Lars becomes a fan of Tiger Millionaire, she appears to have gotten bored of wrestling after attending multiple matches and only smiles when she sees Lars happy.

== Errors ==

<div align="center">''Note: Time is displayed in [mm:ss]; [00:00] refers to the point after the title card is displayed and before the episode's start.''</div>


=== Plot ===

[03:55] Throughout the match, Lars is seated next to Sadie and behind a dark skinned man with a beard and sunglasses. However, in [04:41], when Steven offers the bribe to [[Minor Characters/Humans#Chunk Truck|Chunk Truck]], Lars is seated between a man and a red-haired woman.

=== Design ===
[03:29] When Amethyst says "Pumas are cool", her gem is missing.

[TBA] When Pearl announces that she and Garnet were not there to fight, the middle finger part of Garnet's left glove is not colored in.

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== Videos ==
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Cruelest Creature - Steven Universe - Tiger Millionaire - CN
Steven Universe Pearl and Garnet Upset Amethyst Tiger Millionaire Cartoon Network
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