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* GenreSavvy: Although the audience rarely knows directly what Josephine is saying (other characters are limited to [[RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear repeating what Josephine has said]]), it is clearly communicated that she loves television shows, and has trouble separating television from reality. Austin [[EurekaMoment realizes]] that [[spoiler:this means she was the one who had killed Louise Boken, and her next target is Mickey]]!
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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Someone has planted evidence that [[ThisBearWasFramed an orangutan]] (Josephine) had killed Louise with a gun. Josephine was surgically modified to [[SuperIntelligence increase her intelligence. She has created a sign language and written language, and educated herself by watching TV. She murdered Louise because she was a romantic rival for Austin's affections, and planted the evidence because on TV, the [[RedHerring obvious suspect]] that everyone thinks did it at first, is always found innocent.
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* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Someone has planted evidence that [[ThisBearWasFramed an orangutan]] (Josephine) had killed Louise with a gun. Josephine was surgically modified to [[SuperIntelligence increase her intelligence. She has created a sign language and written language, and educated herself by watching TV.TV]]. She murdered Louise because she was a romantic rival for Austin's affections, and planted the evidence because on TV, the [[RedHerring obvious suspect]] that everyone thinks did it at first, is always found innocent.
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Originally airing on 24 March 1988, "Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype Over You" begins with Mickey and Austin leaving his company with one of his [=CEOs=] trying to convince him to interview a scientist with a "Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype", or MAPE. Before they get to their car, they're ambushed by a Louise Boken (Creator/TaraWindsor), who is convinced that Austin has miscalculated the size of galaxies by a factor of 2. He invites her to follow him to his warehouse, where he discovers that Dr Deanna Hardwick (Creator/KathrynLeighScott), creator of the MAPE, is already waiting for him.
Austin has to deal with flirting coming from both Josephine (the MAPE) and Ms Boken, both of whom want to replace Mickey as the only woman in Austin's life. Unfortunately, someone begins killing off these women. Louise Boken is discovered dead by gunshot wound that first night, and the [[ThisBearWasFramed prim(at)e suspect ends up being Josephine]]. Austin struggles to find who was behind the attack, quickly learning that the MAPE is just as intelligent as her creator tried to claim, even if he despises her choice in entertainment.
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* AnimalTesting: Dr Deanna Hardwick has been testing a new method of increasing intelligence on an orangutan. The result is a [[SuperIntelligence highly intelligent]] ape that sends Austin into a fury as he realizes just how badly Josephine had been abused to advance Dr Hardwick's position in the scientific community.
* AnimalWrongsGroup: An animal rights group attempts to free Josephine, an ape that Dr Deanna Hardwick had done been doing unethical [[AnimalTesting experiments]] on. Ironically, when they release her from [[PoundsAreAnimalPrisons the pound]], she locks them in her cell before making her escape.
* CallBack: At the climax, Austin turns on "[[StandardSnippet Blue Danube]]", and reminds [[StalkerWithACrush Josephine]] that it is [[DanceOfRomance their song]]. He uses this as a distraction.
* EpunymousTitle: The title refers to an English idiom, "going ape over you", meaning that someone is extremely excited or enthusiastic about someone. The ape, or "Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype", is the primary focus of the episode, and in love with Austin.
* EurekaMoment: While decoding Josephine's writings, Austin realizes that she thinks [[GenreSavvy all of reality is just like on television]]. Her morality is based on things like {{Soap Opera}}s, where killing romantic rivals is acceptable behaviour. He immediately calls Mickey and tells her to lock down the warehouse for her protection.
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Someone has planted evidence that [[ThisBearWasFramed an orangutan]] (Josephine) had killed Louise with a gun. Josephine was surgically modified to [[SuperIntelligence increase her intelligence. She has created a sign language and written language, and educated herself by watching TV. She murdered Louise because she was a romantic rival for Austin's affections, and planted the evidence because on TV, the [[RedHerring obvious suspect]] that everyone thinks did it at first, is always found innocent.
* GenreSavvy: Although the audience rarely knows directly what Josephine is saying (other characters are limited to [[RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear repeating what Josephine has said]]), it is clearly communicated that she loves television shows, and has trouble separating television from reality. Austin [[EurekaMoment realizes]] that [[spoiler:this means she was the one who had killed Louise Boken, and her next target is Mickey]]!
* TheGlassesGottaGo: When Josephine pulls off Louise Boken's glasses, Mr Decker retrieves them for her, and tries to convince her that she looks more attractive without them on.
* LastMinuteReprieve: Austin and Mickey try to get the Judge to issue a stay of execution to prevent Josephine (an orangutan [[ThisBearWasFramed suspected of murder]]) from getting a lethal injection. At that same time, an AnimalWrongsGroup tries to free her from [[PoundsAreAnimalPrisons the pound]].
* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: Because Josephine (an ape modified with SuperIntelligence) is accused of murder, she is taken to jail. Er, the animal shelter. (A mistake that a cop makes InUniverse.)
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Because the first person accused of murder is always found innocent on television shows, Josephine [[FramingTheGuiltyParty frames herself]] so that she will be exonerated by the investigation.]]
* SkeletonKeyCard: Josephine becomes the prime suspect in a murder due to being able to pick the lock on her cage with a credit card that she stole from Austin.
* StalkerWithACrush: Austin is pursued by a stalker who murders one woman and tries to murder another she sees as an obstacle to her obsession with Austin. The twist? The stalker is Josephine, a [[SuperIntelligence mentally enhanced]] orangutan.
* StandardSnippet: When Josephine invites Austin to dance, he requests the "Blue Danube" and [[DanceOfRomance waltzes with her]].
* SuperIntelligence: Josephine, the [[EpunymousTitle titular ape]], has been [[AnimalTesting modified]] to be more intelligent. She's created her own UsefulNotes/SignedLanguage and written language, and is working on "[[UsefulNotes/GreatAmericanNovel The Great Orangutan Novel]]".
* ThisBearWasFramed: Early evidence in the case for Louise's murder has Josephine, an [[KillerGorilla orangutan]], as the only possible culprit. Naturally, [[AnimalWrongsGroup animal rights activists]] try to free her from an [[PoundsAreAnimalPrisons animal impound]].
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Austin has to deal with flirting coming from both Josephine (the MAPE) and Ms Boken, both of whom want to replace Mickey as the only woman in Austin's life. Unfortunately, someone begins killing off these women. Louise Boken is discovered dead by gunshot wound that first night, and the [[ThisBearWasFramed prim(at)e suspect ends up being Josephine]]. Austin struggles to find who was behind the attack, quickly learning that the MAPE is just as intelligent as her creator tried to claim, even if he despises her choice in entertainment.
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!!This episode provides examples of:
* AnimalTesting: Dr Deanna Hardwick has been testing a new method of increasing intelligence on an orangutan. The result is a [[SuperIntelligence highly intelligent]] ape that sends Austin into a fury as he realizes just how badly Josephine had been abused to advance Dr Hardwick's position in the scientific community.
* AnimalWrongsGroup: An animal rights group attempts to free Josephine, an ape that Dr Deanna Hardwick had done been doing unethical [[AnimalTesting experiments]] on. Ironically, when they release her from [[PoundsAreAnimalPrisons the pound]], she locks them in her cell before making her escape.
* CallBack: At the climax, Austin turns on "[[StandardSnippet Blue Danube]]", and reminds [[StalkerWithACrush Josephine]] that it is [[DanceOfRomance their song]]. He uses this as a distraction.
* EpunymousTitle: The title refers to an English idiom, "going ape over you", meaning that someone is extremely excited or enthusiastic about someone. The ape, or "Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype", is the primary focus of the episode, and in love with Austin.
* EurekaMoment: While decoding Josephine's writings, Austin realizes that she thinks [[GenreSavvy all of reality is just like on television]]. Her morality is based on things like {{Soap Opera}}s, where killing romantic rivals is acceptable behaviour. He immediately calls Mickey and tells her to lock down the warehouse for her protection.
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: Someone has planted evidence that [[ThisBearWasFramed an orangutan]] (Josephine) had killed Louise with a gun. Josephine was surgically modified to [[SuperIntelligence increase her intelligence. She has created a sign language and written language, and educated herself by watching TV. She murdered Louise because she was a romantic rival for Austin's affections, and planted the evidence because on TV, the [[RedHerring obvious suspect]] that everyone thinks did it at first, is always found innocent.
* GenreSavvy: Although the audience rarely knows directly what Josephine is saying (other characters are limited to [[RepeatingSoTheAudienceCanHear repeating what Josephine has said]]), it is clearly communicated that she loves television shows, and has trouble separating television from reality. Austin [[EurekaMoment realizes]] that [[spoiler:this means she was the one who had killed Louise Boken, and her next target is Mickey]]!
* TheGlassesGottaGo: When Josephine pulls off Louise Boken's glasses, Mr Decker retrieves them for her, and tries to convince her that she looks more attractive without them on.
* LastMinuteReprieve: Austin and Mickey try to get the Judge to issue a stay of execution to prevent Josephine (an orangutan [[ThisBearWasFramed suspected of murder]]) from getting a lethal injection. At that same time, an AnimalWrongsGroup tries to free her from [[PoundsAreAnimalPrisons the pound]].
* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: Because Josephine (an ape modified with SuperIntelligence) is accused of murder, she is taken to jail. Er, the animal shelter. (A mistake that a cop makes InUniverse.)
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Because the first person accused of murder is always found innocent on television shows, Josephine [[FramingTheGuiltyParty frames herself]] so that she will be exonerated by the investigation.]]
* SkeletonKeyCard: Josephine becomes the prime suspect in a murder due to being able to pick the lock on her cage with a credit card that she stole from Austin.
* StalkerWithACrush: Austin is pursued by a stalker who murders one woman and tries to murder another she sees as an obstacle to her obsession with Austin. The twist? The stalker is Josephine, a [[SuperIntelligence mentally enhanced]] orangutan.
* StandardSnippet: When Josephine invites Austin to dance, he requests the "Blue Danube" and [[DanceOfRomance waltzes with her]].
* SuperIntelligence: Josephine, the [[EpunymousTitle titular ape]], has been [[AnimalTesting modified]] to be more intelligent. She's created her own UsefulNotes/SignedLanguage and written language, and is working on "[[UsefulNotes/GreatAmericanNovel The Great Orangutan Novel]]".
* ThisBearWasFramed: Early evidence in the case for Louise's murder has Josephine, an [[KillerGorilla orangutan]], as the only possible culprit. Naturally, [[AnimalWrongsGroup animal rights activists]] try to free her from an [[PoundsAreAnimalPrisons animal impound]].
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