Stumpy is horribly sick. Nobody cares.
"Let's Play Doctors and Nurses" contains the following tropes:
- Dr. Jerk: Mr. Cat, who went to med school (or at least claims that he did), is trying to teach Kaeloo how to be a doctor. Most of his tips involve being rude and selfish, and he seems more focused on hurting Quack Quack, his patient, than helping him.Mr. Cat: Make sure your patient can pay. You're not the Salvation Army.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: Mr. Cat acts like a Large Ham in this episode, while usually he is the least hammiest character on the show.
- Evil Is Hammy: Due to Early-Installment Weirdness, Mr. Cat is the perfect embodiment of the trope in this episode.
- Freudian Couch: At the end of the episode, Kaeloo lies on a couch and tells Mr. Cat (who is now pretending to be a psychologist) about her metamorphosis from tadpole to frog.
- Funny Background Event: While Quack Quack sneaks away from the "doctors", Bad Kaeloo can be seen hitting Mr. Cat over the head repeatedly with a giant thermometer.
- Half the Man He Used to Be: Kaeloo and Mr. Cat become so obsessed with who gets to "treat" Quack Quack that they do tug-of-war with him and he ends up getting split in half.
- Humiliation Conga: Stumpy gets the flu, eats a poisonous mushroom, gives himself a concussion, and breaks his leg.
- I'm a Doctor, Not a Placeholder: Kaeloo suggests using homeopathic cures to "cure" Quack Quack. Mr. Cat, eager to hurt Quack Quack, asks if she means acupuncture, and she clarifies that she meant to use herbs and flowers, eliciting this response from him:Mr. Cat: I'm a doctor, not a florist.
- Sick Episode: Stumpy gets sick and ask Kaeloo and Mr. Cat to help him. Of course, they callously ignore him and focus on giving medical treatment to Quack Quack, who is perfectly fine.
- Sneeze of Doom: Stumpy's sneezes keep getting worse as the episode progresses, to the point of causing damage and injuries.
- Take That!: One to doctors who do unnecessary but expensive procedures:Mr. Cat (referring to Quack Quack, who is the patient): I'm gonna book him in for surgery, but, before that... (starts throwing papers around) scanners, MRAs, X-rays, colonoscopies, the whole nine yards, muahahahaha!Kaeloo: Is all that really necessary, Mr. Cat?
- Thermometer Gag: Mr. Cat pulls out a giant thermometer and decides to use it on Quack Quack. He never gets the chance, though, since Kaeloo transforms and Quack Quack takes the opportunity to escape.
- You Need a Breath Mint: Bad Kaeloo lifts Mr. Cat by the neck and roars in his face. He takes the opportunity to remark about her breath:Mr. Cat (looking in her mouth): Is there a skunk in there or what?
