Affectionate Parody: "The Lost Bots and the Claw Crusader" is a parody of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.The Toilet Troop is now known as the Custodial Crew in the show.The Greaser Gang is now known as the Hunger Hubs in the show.
Adaptational Villainy: There's nothing in his toyline bio, or any of the other supplemental material, that indicated Spud Muffin was as selfish and manipulative as he is here.With Game Over being moved to the Gamer Geeks, Frostferatu over to the Sugar Shocks, and Ol' Tic Toc being independent of the tribes altogether. In particular, only eight of the Lost Bots show up compared to the twenty five of the toyline's counterpart. Adapted Out: Most of the characters in the toyline are absent here.(Which is also the name of the episode this happens in.) Acquired Situational Narcissism: Clogstopper gets a bad case of this when he becomes revered for being the only 'Bot ever to return from being "Scanned Out".
Abusive Parents: Dave's mother not respecting him is often the punchline of a joke, from her laughing at his misfortune, to her not keeping her son in her phone contacts.