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* EyeCam: While the squirrel is passing out from the hawk attack, a blurry shot through its eyes are shown, showing the girls looking at it with concern before they close completely; they then open to reveal it is now in a box in the girls' room, with the girls huddled around as before.



* HypnoRay: Mojo Jojo left a hypnosis device at the mayors office in an attempt to hypnotize the girls into becoming his allies. [[NoSell It failed]].

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* HuddleShot: During the squirrel's EyeCam, the girls are seen huddled above it as it passes out and again when waking up in their room in a box.
* HypnoRay: Mojo Jojo left a hypnosis device at the mayors Mayor's office in an attempt to hypnotize the girls into becoming his allies. [[NoSell It failed]].failed]], and it got the Mayor instead.


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* MindControlEyes: The Mayor's monocle eye is replaced with a spiral when hypnotized by Mojo.
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* BondVillainStupidity: Confident that nobody can stop him now that girls have been trapped in flypaper, Mojo decides to take his time in amassing a huge stockpile of weapons to kill the girls, only for Bullet to save them at the last second.
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* PredatorsAreMean: The hawk that attacks Bullet and later a mouse is portrayed as a villain, for seemingly no reason other than it was trying to get food, and the animals it attacked were cute.
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* DebatingNames: Bubbles rescues an injured baby squirrel, and she and her sisters argue over what to name it. Blossom suggests "Lady Josephine", Bubbles wants "Miss Fluffy", and Buttercup (who thinks it's a boy) says "Bruce". After Bubbles administers some Chemical X and it gains the girls' superpowers, they decide to call her "Bullet" due to her size and speed.
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* StickySituation: The girls get their feet stuck on flypaper Mojo Jojo laid out as a trap.

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'''Stray Bullet'''

'''Original air date:''' 7/5/2002 ''(produced in 2001)''

'''Production code:''' PPG-409



!!Stray Bullet provides examples of:

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* WeaksauceWeakness: The girls are flying bricks that can be rendered helpless by flypaper.

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* WeaksauceWeakness: The girls are flying bricks that can be rendered helpless by flypaper.flypaper.
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* ThereWasADoor: as usual, the girls break through the ceiling when invading Mojo Jojo’s hideout. This time however, he was prepared for this and put fly paper on the floor.

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* ThereWasADoor: as usual, the girls break through the ceiling when invading Mojo Jojo’s hideout. This time however, he was prepared for this and put fly paper on the floor.floor.
* WeaksauceWeakness: The girls are flying bricks that can be rendered helpless by flypaper.
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* RealityEnsues: smart as he is, the professor is doubtful he can help the wounded squirrel, since healing an animal is not the same as fixing a broken device. He even tells the girls they should prepare themselves for the worst.
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* TakeAThirdOption: Really a fourth, in deciding the squirrel's name. Blossom decides "Lady Josephine", Bubbles decides "Miss Fluffy", and Buttercup picks the male name "Bruce", to her sisters' disgust. After the squirrel saves them from Mojo, Blossom decides to call her "Bullet", in matching with the B theme of the girls.

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* TakeAThirdOption: Really a fourth, in deciding the squirrel's name. Blossom decides "Lady Josephine", Bubbles decides "Miss Fluffy", and Buttercup picks the male name "Bruce", to her sisters' disgust. After the squirrel saves them from Mojo, Blossom decides to call her "Bullet", in matching with the B and double consonant theme of the girls.

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* CatUpATree: the girls and Bullet have to rescue no less than 4 cats from a tree…

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* CatUpATree: the The girls and Bullet have to rescue no less than 4 cats from a tree…tree…
* ChildrenAreTenderHearted: Bubbles takes pity on an injured squirrel and gets teary-eyed over the fact that it may not survive (at least until she saves its life with Chemical X).



* {{Expy}}: Several of the animals in Townsville forrest are expies of the people living in the city, like a fox that resembles Mrs. Bellum and a gopher that resembles the mayor.

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* {{Expy}}: Several of the animals in Townsville forrest forest are expies of the people living in the city, like a fox that resembles Mrs. Bellum and a gopher that resembles the mayor.
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* AbnormalAmmo: when fighting a bird, Bullet fills her mouth with acorns and shoots them at her opponent.

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* AbnormalAmmo: when When fighting a bird, Bullet fills her mouth with acorns and shoots them at her opponent.



-->'''Blossom:''' (In squirrel language) Ouch. The Boccoli is on the roof.

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-->'''Blossom:''' (In squirrel language) Ouch. The Boccoli Broccoli is on the roof.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: After Bullet (in squirrel language) tells the girls she wants to stay in the forest, Blossom and Buttercup ask Bubbles to convince her to come home. After much back and forth, Bubbles explains that Bullet decided to return home with them, [[BaitAndSwitch only to add she convinced Bullet to remain in the forest]]. Bubbles recognizes that Bullet is needed in the forest as much as Townsville needs ''them'', and after explaining it to her sisters, they oblige that she remain there.


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* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Blossom and Buttercup try to follow their sister's lead and say good-bye to Bullet in squirrel language. Their efforts to speak the language is... unsuccessful. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments But it's the thought that counts]].
-->'''Blossom:''' (In squirrel language) Ouch. The Boccoli is on the roof.
-->'''Buttercup:''' (Also in squirrel language) Happy to you log pony.
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* SpecialEditionTitle: Due to the episode focusing on Bullet, the usual outro is altered to have the narrator say his famous "SoOnceAgainTheDayIsSaved" in squirrel language, as Bullet is hailed instead of the girls.

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* BigDamnHeroes: With the girls trapped in fly paper and Mojo about to destroy them, the squirrel, infused with Chemical X, flies in last minute to save them.



* {{Expy}}: several of the animals in Townsville forrest are expies of the people living in the city, like a fox that resembles Mrs. Bellum and a gopher that resembles the mayor.

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* {{Expy}}: several Several of the animals in Townsville forrest are expies of the people living in the city, like a fox that resembles Mrs. Bellum and a gopher that resembles the mayor.


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* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Bubbles' skill at understanding squirrel language plays a big part here. At one time Blossom and Buttercup try at it, but it doesn't come out well.


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* TakeAThirdOption: Really a fourth, in deciding the squirrel's name. Blossom decides "Lady Josephine", Bubbles decides "Miss Fluffy", and Buttercup picks the male name "Bruce", to her sisters' disgust. After the squirrel saves them from Mojo, Blossom decides to call her "Bullet", in matching with the B theme of the girls.
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* BodyWipe: With Mojo Jojo as he slowly walks to gather torturing weapons while the girls are stuck.
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* AmbiguousGender: Bullet can be this because female pronouns were used by Blossom and Bubbles, but Buttercup referred to her as male. Bullet also had an ambiguous looking face.

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* AccidentalTickleTorture: After cutting the girls free from Mojo's flypaper trap, Bullet zips up Bubbles' body, which apparently tickles Bubbles and makes her giggle as she crawls up before stopping on the blonde Powerpuff's head.



* RealityEnsues: smart as he is, the professor is doubtful he can help the wounded squirrel, since healing an animal is not the same as fixing a broken device. He even tells the girls they should prepare for the worst.

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* RealityEnsues: smart as he is, the professor is doubtful he can help the wounded squirrel, since healing an animal is not the same as fixing a broken device. He even tells the girls they should prepare themselves for the worst.
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* FeatheredFiend: Bullet got hurt because she was attacked by a bird of prey. After getting superpowers, he gets his revenge on the bird.

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* FeatheredFiend: Bullet got hurt because she was attacked by a bird of prey. After getting superpowers, he she gets his her revenge on the bird.
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Bubbles brings a wounded squirrel home, and gives her some chemical X to heal her. As a result, the squirrel gains super power and joins the girls under the name Bullet.

!!Stray Bullet provides examples of:
*AbnormalAmmo: when fighting a bird, Bullet fills her mouth with acorns and shoots them at her opponent.
*AnimalSuperhero: Bullet.
*CatUpATree: the girls and Bullet have to rescue no less than 4 cats from a tree…
*ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: …though the cat saved by Bullet is clearly not happy about being rescued by a squirrel.
*{{Expy}}: several of the animals in Townsville forrest are expies of the people living in the city, like a fox that resembles Mrs. Bellum and a gopher that resembles the mayor.
*FeatheredFiend: Bullet got hurt because she was attacked by a bird of prey. After getting superpowers, he gets his revenge on the bird.
*HypnoRay: Mojo Jojo left a hypnosis device at the mayors office in an attempt to hypnotize the girls into becoming his allies. [[NoSell It failed]].
*InevitableWaterfall: Bullet saves a young rabbit from one.
*InitiationCeremony: the girls hold one for Bullet when officially making her part of their team.
*RealityEnsues: smart as he is, the professor is doubtful he can help the wounded squirrel, since healing an animal is not the same as fixing a broken device. He even tells the girls they should prepare for the worst.
*SixthRanger: Bullet becomes this for the girls’ team for the duration of this episode. [[StatusQuoIsGod It doesn’t last though]] since she leaves the team at the end of the episode to become the defender of the forest.
*SpannerInTheWorks: Bullet becomes one to Mojo’s latest plan to destroy the girls. If not for her, he would probably have succeeded.
*SquirrelsInMyPants: Bullet does this to a crook, much to the amusement of the girls.
*ThereWasADoor: as usual, the girls break through the ceiling when invading Mojo Jojo’s hideout. This time however, he was prepared for this and put fly paper on the floor.

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