HTF Chew Said A Mouthful - TV Tropes

Believe me, a jawbreaker really breaks the jaw!

"Keep a stiff upper lip"

Aired: November 20, 2006

Nutty attempts to eat a jawbreaker but ends up breaking his jaw.

"Chew Said A Mouthful" contains examples of:

• Advertised Extra: Lumpy is listed as a starring character despite being more of a featured one.
• Central Theme: The jaw, seeing as how Nutty keeps breaking his.
• Continuity Nod: This isn't the first time Lumpy and Giggles worked at a hospital together.
• Dinner Deformation: Nutty throws an umbrella at Flaky, sending it down her gullet. The umbrella then opens, extending her mouth and body to accommodate the shape.
• Face Doodling: After applying the jawbreaker eye on Toothy, Lumpy adds a mustache to his face for some reason.
• Hollywood Magnetism: The junkyard magnet pulls the car Nutty was on from range. And doesn't start until Nutty was on it.
• Karmic Death: After committing a litany of crimes, kidnapping Toothy, and causing the deaths of many Tree Friends, Nutty gets his own when he gets slowly crushed by a car magnet as he is forced to watch the jawbreaker break into dust in front of his eyes.
• New Job as the Plot Demands:
  • Lumpy and Giggles are surgeons again.
  • The Mole runs a hot dog cart.
• Noodle Incident: Unlucky Everyman Toothy is in the hospital after somehow losing his left eye.
• Punny Name: "You said a mouthful."
• Smart Ball: Lumpy successfully performs multiple treatments on Nutty's increasingly ruined lower jaw. This stands out, as the same episode also features him replacing an eye with a jawbreaker.
• They Killed Kenny Again: Flaky, Nutty, Mime, Toothy, and Disco Bear die.
• Throw the Dog a Bone: Russell, The Mole, Lumpy, and Giggles survive.
• Too Dumb to Live: Nutty starts with trying to break a jawbreaker with his raw strength and doesn't stop until he's shattered his jawbone, and only goes downhill from there.