俩口子去买衣服，老婆在一件厚厚的和一件薄薄的衣服之间犹豫，不知道哪一件好，于是问老公：“你说买哪一件好?”老公说：“如果你会洗衣服，就买厚的那件。”老婆笑了笑，叫老板：“把这件薄的给我包起来。”

Ayoungboytakeshismother’splaceinagroupofgemstone-basedbeings,andmustlearntocontrolhispowers.ThisseriesissetinthefictionalBeachCity,whereagelessalienwarriors,theCrystalGems,liveinanancientbeachsidetemple,protectingtheworldfromevil.Theyprojectfemalehumanoidformsfrommagicalgemstonesthatarethecoreoftheirbeing.TheCrystalGemsareGarnet,Amethyst,PearlandSteven,ayounghalf-human,half-Gemboywhoinheritedhisgemstonefromhismother,theGems’formerleaderRoseQuartz.AsSteventriestofigureouthispowers,hespendshisdayswithhishumanfatherGreg,hisfriendConnie,otherpeopleinBeachCity,ortheotherGems,whethertohelpthemsavetheworldorjusttohangout.Heexplorestheabilitiespasseddowntohimbyhismother,whichincludefusion(theabilityofGemstomergetheiridentitiesandbodiestoformanewandmorepowerfulpersonality).