diff --git a/ui/jquery.effects.bounce.js b/ui/jquery.effects.bounce.js
index 4ccf4c77d..1ffd5ed5a 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.effects.bounce.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.effects.bounce.js
@@ -12,30 +12,28 @@
  */
 (function( $, undefined ) {
 
-var rshowhide = /show|hide/;
-
 $.effects.effect.bounce = function(o) {
 
-	return this.queue(function() {
-
-		// Create element
+	return this.queue( function( next ) {
 		var el = $( this ), 
-			props = [ 'position', 'top', 'bottom', 'left', 'right' ],
+			props = [ "position", "top", "bottom", "left", "right" ],
+
 			// defaults:
-			mode = $.effects.setMode( el, o.mode || 'effect' ),
-			showhide = rshowhide.test( mode ),
-			direction = o.direction || 'up', 
+			mode = $.effects.setMode( el, o.mode || "effect" ),
+			hide = mode === "hide",
+			show = mode === "show",
+			direction = o.direction || "up", 
 			distance = o.distance || 20,
 			times = o.times || 5,
 
 			// number of internal animations
-			anims = times * 2 + showhide,
+			anims = times * 2 + ( show || hide ? 1 : 0 ),
 			speed = o.duration / anims,
 			easing = o.easing,
 
 			// utility:
-			ref = ( direction == 'up' || direction == 'down' ) ? 'top' : 'left',
-			motion = ( direction == 'up' || direction == 'left' ), // true is positive
+			ref = ( direction === "up" || direction === "down" ) ? "top" : "left",
+			motion = ( direction === "up" || direction === "left" ), 
 			i,
 			upAnim,
 			downAnim,
@@ -45,8 +43,8 @@ $.effects.effect.bounce = function(o) {
 			queuelen = queue.length;
 
 		// Avoid touching opacity to prevent clearType and PNG issues in IE	
-		if ( showhide ) {
-			props.push( 'opacity' );
+		if ( show || hide ) {
+			props.push( "opacity" );
 		} 
 
 		$.effects.save( el, props ); 
@@ -55,41 +53,44 @@ $.effects.effect.bounce = function(o) {
 
 		// default distance for the BIGGEST bounce is the outer Distance / 3
 		if ( !distance ) {
-			distance = el[ ref == 'top' ? 'outerHeight' : 'outerWidth' ]({ margin:true }) / 3;
+			distance = el[ ref === "top" ? "outerHeight" : "outerWidth" ]({ margin:true }) / 3;
 		}
 
-		if ( mode == 'show' ) {
-			upAnim = { opacity: 1 };
-			upAnim[ ref ] = 0;
+		if ( show ) {
+			downAnim = { opacity: 1 };
+			downAnim[ ref ] = 0;
 
-			// fade and set the initial position if we are showing
-			el.css( 'opacity', 0 )
+			// if we are showing, force opacity 0 and set the initial position
+			// then do the "first" animation
+			el.css( "opacity", 0 )
 				.css( ref, motion ? -distance*2 : distance*2 )
-				.animate( upAnim, speed, easing );
+				.animate( downAnim, speed, easing );
 		}
 
 		// start at the smallest distance if we are hiding
-		if ( mode == 'hide' ) {
+		if ( hide ) {
 			distance = distance / ( ( times - 1 ) * 2 );
 		}
 
-		// Bounces up then down (or reversed if motion) -- times * 2 animations happen here
+		downAnim = {};
+		downAnim[ ref ] = 0;
+		// Bounces up/down/left/right then back to 0 -- times * 2 animations happen here
 		for ( i = 0; i < times; i++ ) {
 			upAnim = {};
-			downAnim = {};
-			upAnim[ ref ] = ( motion ? '-=' : '+=' ) + distance;
-			downAnim[ ref ] = ( motion ? '+=' : '-=' ) + distance;
+			upAnim[ ref ] = ( motion ? "-=" : "+=" ) + distance;
+
+			// add the finish callback to the last animation if we aren't hiding
 			el.animate( upAnim, speed, easing )
 				.animate( downAnim, speed, easing,
-					( i == times - 1 ) && ( mode != "hide" ) ? finish : undefined );
+					( ( i === times - 1 ) && !hide ) ? finish : undefined );
 
-			distance = mode == 'hide' ? distance * 2 : distance / 2;
+			distance = hide ? distance * 2 : distance / 2;
 		}
 
-		// Last Bounce
-		if ( mode == 'hide' ) {
+		// Last Bounce when Hiding
+		if ( hide ) {
 			upAnim = { opacity: 0 };
-			upAnim[ ref ] = ( motion ? '-=' : '+=' ) + distance;
+			upAnim[ ref ] = ( motion ? "-=" : "+=" ) + distance;
 
 			el.animate( upAnim, speed, easing, function(){
 				el.hide();
@@ -97,18 +98,21 @@ $.effects.effect.bounce = function(o) {
 			});
 		}
 
+		function finish() {
+			$.effects.restore( el, props );
+			$.effects.removeWrapper( el );
+			if ( o.complete ) {
+				o.complete.apply( el[ 0 ] );
+			}
+		}
+
 		// inject all the animations we just queued to be first in line (after "inprogress")
 		if ( queuelen > 1) {
 			queue.splice.apply( queue,
 				[ 1, 0 ].concat( queue.splice( queuelen, anims ) ) );
 		}
-		el.dequeue();
+		next();
 
-		function finish() {
-			$.effects.restore( el, props );
-			$.effects.removeWrapper( el );
-			$.isFunction( o.complete ) && o.complete.apply( el[ 0 ], arguments );
-		}
 	});
 
 };
diff --git a/ui/jquery.effects.pulsate.js b/ui/jquery.effects.pulsate.js
index 3d90d1fa7..bcba48797 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.effects.pulsate.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.effects.pulsate.js
@@ -13,45 +13,49 @@
 (function( $, undefined ) {
 
 $.effects.effect.pulsate = function( o ) {
-	return this.queue( function() {
+	return this.queue( function( next ) {
 		var elem = $( this ),
-			mode = $.effects.setMode( elem, o.mode || 'show' ),
+			mode = $.effects.setMode( elem, o.mode || "show" ),
+			show = mode === "show" || !elem.is( ":visible" ),
+			showhide = ( show || mode === "hide" ),
 
-			// showing or hiding leave of the "last" time
-			times = ( ( o.times || 5 ) * 2 ) - ( mode == "show" || mode == "hide" ),
-			duration = o.duration / times,
-			show = !elem.is( ":visible" ),
+			// showing or hiding leaves of the "last" animation
+			anims = ( ( o.times || 5 ) * 2 ) - ( showhide ? 1 : 0 ),
+			duration = o.duration / anims,
 			animateTo = 0,
-			i,
 			queue = elem.queue(),
-			queuelen = queue.length;
+			queuelen = queue.length,
+			i;
 
 		if ( show ) {
-			elem.css('opacity', 0).show();
+			elem.css( "opacity", 0 ).show();
 			animateTo = 1;
 		}
 
-		for ( i = 0; i < times - 1; i++ ) {
-			elem.animate({ 
-				opacity: animateTo 
+		for ( i = 0; i < anims - 1; i++ ) {
+			elem.animate({
+				opacity: animateTo
 			}, duration, o.easing );
 			animateTo = 1 - animateTo;
 		}
 
-		elem.animate({ 
-			opacity: animateTo 
+		elem.animate({
+			opacity: animateTo
 		}, duration, o.easing, function() {
-			if (animateTo == 0) {
+			if ( animateTo === 0 ) {
 				elem.hide();
 			}
-			(o.complete && o.complete.apply(this, arguments));
+			if ( o.complete ) {
+				o.complete.apply( this );
+			}
 		});
 
+		// We just queued up "anims" animations, we need to put them next in the queue
 		if ( queuelen > 1) {
 			queue.splice.apply( queue,
-				[ 1, 0 ].concat( queue.splice( queuelen, times ) ) );
+				[ 1, 0 ].concat( queue.splice( queuelen, anims ) ) );
 		}
-		elem.dequeue();
+		next();
 	});
 };