An Inconvenient Tooth

Yin Yang Yo - An Inconvenient Tooth

An Inconvenient Tooth
Episode no.	2
Episode	15a
Airdate	June 16, 2008
Season list	Season 2 January 1, 2008 – July 5, 2010 "The Pecking Order" / "Party Favors" "Smoke and Mirrors" / "Yin-credible" "Season's Beatings" / "Splitting Hares" "Brain Drain" / "The Big Payback" "Imperfect Fooplicates" / "Messy Relationships" "A Bad Case of the Buglies" / "Control Issues" "Foreign Exchange Problem" / "Turnabout" "The Manotaur" / "League of Evil" "This Yang Isn't Brought to You By..." / "Stuck" "Deja Foo" "Gone-A-Fowl" "Basic Yin-stinct" / "Fighting Fooberty" "Wonder Tweens Go!" / "Touchy Feelings" "O'Brother There Art Thou" / "Roger...Over and Out" "Yin, Yang, Carl" / "Smorks" "An Inconvenient Tooth" / "Situation Tragedy" "Camp Magic Pants" / "Worked Stiff" "Skirting the Issue" / "Moon Over My Yinnie" "For the Love of Clamboy" / "Zarnot's Girlfriend" "Clown-Fu Fighting" / "Cat Smash Fever" "Mission Yinpossible" / "Disapp-Eared" "Get Off My Back" / "Slumber Party of Doooom" "Old Softie" / "Dance Dance Devastation" "Upstanding Yuck" / "A Walk in the Woods" "Welcome To The Dark Tomorrow" "Today You Are a Bear" / "Pets Peeved" "The Howl of the Weenie" "Extra Cheese, Anchovies and Doom!" / "The Confidence Game" "Roboticus Maximus" / "Size Matters" "Unmoving Pictures" / "The Recline and Fall of Civilization" "Mind Games" / "The Carl of the Wild" "Clothes Encounters" / "Commander-in-Cheat" "The Secret Life of Possum Panda" / "Dummy Up" "Game Over" / "Creeping With the Enemy" "The Yindianapolis 500" / "Personality Problem" "Yin Yang You!" "Party Troopers" / "Shadowcluck" "Division Quest" "Yin Yang Who?" ← Season 1

Synopsis

When Yang refuses to brush his teeth and see a dentist, he catches Wild Hare Tooth, a rare and dangerous disease that causes him to act like Bugs Bunny. Meanwhile, Edna is craving some rabbit stew, and sends Carl out to fetch her some fresh rabbit. Will Yin and Yo be able to find Yang before Carl does or will Edna be able to make rabbit stew?

Trivia

• This episode features Carl as the main antagonist.
• The title is a spoof of the documentary An Inconvenient Truth.
• This entire episode is a direct parody of Looney Tunes, with numerous references throughout:

1. The short intro scene mid-way of the episode is a direct reference to the intro used in the Looney Tunes shorts.
2. Yang's cartoon-like depiction (as per mentioned above) is a reference and a parody of Warner Bros. Bugs Bunny. His mannerism references those of Bugs and Daffy Duck to the point of being nearly identical, such as one of Yang's lines: "Eh, what's up, dork?", and the Daffy Duck-like laughter.
3. Carl's hunting attire is identical to Elmer Fudd's and his weapon of choice is a laser bearing the appearance of an old-model shotgun used by Fudd. Carl also makes a reference to this earlier in the episode, noting the less strict reinforcement of animation censorship during the time of classic cartoons (1920s onwards) and calling it "a time when firearms weren't very dangerous".

• This episode has an alternate, Looney Tunes-style title card.

Alternate Title Card

• When the fox (a reference to Looney Tunes Wile E. Coyote) contacts a company for hazardous equipment to capture flamingo (a parody of the road runner) (again referencing the same coyote), the company is depicted as Apex. This is a direct reference to both Acme and Ajax, fictional companies depicted in Looney Tunes and Mickey & Co. cartoons respectively.
• There even a flamingo (a reference to Looney Tunes Road Runner) he said "honk honk" instead of "beep beep" he also could move very fast (again referencing the same road runner)
• When you pause the part where Yang runs away, The Tooth Fairy appears to pick up his teeth.
• At the last seconds of the episode, Yin and Yang break the fourth wall, addressing the audience about the issue of dental care. Breaking the fourth wall has been a recurring element as of Yin Yang Yo!'s second season, seen in episodes such as This Yang Isn't Brought To You By..., Situation Tragedy and A Walk in the Woods, just to name a few.