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Instead, Gorilla Grodd and his minions provide source for the action. Non-Action Big Bad: Bat-Mite is the true villain of the episode, but he doesn't do any fighting and does his damage from behind the scenes.Mythology Gag: Aquaman tells Batman to make use of his shark repellent.One of the ways that Bat-Mite irritates the fans is by having Batman engage in product placement ordered by toy companies' meddling. Lighter and Softer: Bat-Mite notes how fans initially panicked over the show being "a lighter incarnation" before seeing that it was "a love letter to Silver Age comics." While he feels this worked for a time, he wants to get the show cancelled so that a darker Batman show will be made.Leaning on the Fourth Wall: The entire episode revolves around Bat-Mite and Ambush Bug fighting for the show's existence, with Bat-Mite twisting the show's plot.Ambush Bug points out Ace may be ridiculous, but he's still an accepted part of the mythos.

Bat-Mite remarks that Ambush Bug is an obscure character even for this show.

Fittingly, Henry Winkler, who played Arthur "The Fonz/Fonzie" Fonzarelli and thus was involved in the very scene that spawned the term, appeared as Ambush Bug. He decides to weaponize this trope by introducing other tropes to drive the show to cancellation.

Jumping the Shark: Bat-Mite feels that the episode "Chill of the Night" was the height of the series before going back to his campiness.

After the plug is pulled on The Brave and the Bold and a new, darker show is previewed, Ambush Bug appears to remind Bat-Mite that he's also a character in the show he just got cancelled and thus gonna fade away, too.

I Warned You: Ambush Bug tells Bat-Mite to stop interfering with the show and warns him that he is messing with forces beyond his comprehension.

Despite this, he soon accepts his fate as his body slowly starts to disappear.

Graceful Loser: By helping to cancel the show, Bat-Mite learns too late that he can no longer exist, especially in the new Batman show.

"Everyone Comes Back" Fantasy Party Ending: The series ends with a final scene of various characters attending a wrap party as the elements of the Batcave set are packed up and hauled away.