History Recap / TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E11MousersAttack

* [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice Job Breaking It Heroes]]: The conflict of this episode is more or less entirely caused by the turtles going out to get April's phone, against the wishes of both April and Master Splinter. In the end, all that they end up accomplishing is getting the Foot clan to recruit Baxter Stockman...and breaking April's phone... twice.

* MemeticMutation: Fans of Donnie and Mikey often refer to them affectionately as the "B-team", and sometimes use the CatchPhrase "B-team is the Best Team."

** When Splinter calls for a two-on-two training session, Leo immediately starts to say that he'll partner up with Donnie, possibly referring to [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E9TheGauntlet The Gauntlet]], where he claimed that he didn't want to be partnered up with Mikey. The resulting CurbStompBattle references the match-up of [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E1RiseOfTheTurtlesPart1 the beginning of the first episode]]. Also a CallBack to [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E9TheGauntlet The Gauntlet]] in terms of Donnie peevishly asking why Leo always pairs him with Mikey. There is a reason - Leo considers them the "B-team", even if he wasn't admitting it at that point.

** When Splinter calls for a two-on-two training session, Leo immediately starts to say that he'll partner up with Donnie, possibly referring to [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E9TheGauntlet The Gauntlet]], where he claimed that he didn't want to be partnered up with Mikey. The resulting CurbStompBattle references the match-up of [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E1RiseOfTheTurtlesPart1 the beginning of the first episode]].
** Also a CallBack to [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E9TheGauntlet The Gauntlet]] in terms of Donnie peevishly asking why Leo always pairs him with Mikey. There is a reason - Leo considers them the "B-team", even if he wasn't admitting it at that point.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Leo is the one to initially suggest that he and Raph teaming up against Donnie and Mikey "seems unfair", and he seems to at least ''try'' to be tactful about it. Indeed, he and Raph do [[CurbStompBattle Curb-Stomp]] their younger brothers and it ''is'' unfair to all four of them - it's frustrating and demoralizing for Donnie and Mikey to get beaten so quickly, and Leo and Raph don't get much benefit out of it at all.[[note]] In fact, after this point it becomes increasingly rare to see Leo or Raph spar against Donnie or Mikey at all. It does still occasionally happen, but Leo and Raph continue to spar against each more far more often ''because'' they're more evenly matched and can benefit more from it.[[/note]]
** Could also be viewed as Leo CompletelyMissingThePoint however, as the point of the spar was to make Leo and Raph work as a team, not necessarily to build any of their combat skills.

** Also a CallBack to [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E9TheGauntlet The Gauntlet]], when Donnie peevishly asked why Leo always pairs him with Mikey. There is a reason - Leo considers them the "B-team", even if he wasn't admitting it at that point.

** Also a CallBack in terms of Donnie peevishly asking why Leo always pairs him with Mikey. There is a reason - Leo considers them the "B-team", even if he wasn't admitting it at that point.

** Mikey's FragileSpeedster skills are also important in this episode, as he keeps April's phone and himself away from Dogpound (and keeps Dogpound ''away from his brothers'') while Don helps solve Leo and Raph's mouser problem.

JerkassHasAPoint: Leo is the one to initially suggest that he and Raph teaming up against Donnie and Mikey "seems unfair", and he seems to at least ''try'' to be tactful about it. Indeed, he and Raph do [[CurbStompBattle Curb-Stomp]] their younger brothers and it ''is'' unfair to all four of them - it's frustrating and demoralizing for Donnie and Mikey to get beaten so quickly, and Leo and Raph don't get much benefit out of it at all.[[note]] In fact, after this point it becomes increasingly rare to see Leo or Raph spar against Donnie or Mikey at all. It does still occasionally happen, but Leo and Raph continue to spar against each more far more often ''because'' they're more evenly matched and can benefit more from it.[[/note]]

JerkassHasAPoint: Leo is the one to initially suggest that he and Raph teaming up against Donnie and Mikey "seems unfair", and he seems to at least ''try'' to be tactful about it. Indeed, he and Raph do [[CurbStompBattle Curb-Stomp]] their younger brothers and it ''is'' unfair to all four of them - it's frustrating and demoralizing for Donnie and Mikey to get beaten so quickly, and Leo and Raph don't get much benefit out of it at all.[[Note]] In fact, after this point it becomes increasingly rare to see Leo or Raph spar against Donnie or Mikey at all. It does still occasionally happen, but Leo and Raph continue to spar against each more far more often ''because'' they're more evenly matched and can benefit more from it.[[/note]]

JerkassHasAPoint: Leo is the one to initially suggest that he and Raph teaming up against Donnie and Mikey "seems unfair", and he seems to at least ''try'' to be tactful about it. Indeed, he and Raph do [[CurbStompBattle Curb-Stomp]] their younger brothers and it ''is'' unfair to all four of them - it's frustrating and demoralizing for Donnie and Mikey to get beaten so quickly, and Leo and Raph don't get much benefit out of it at all.[[Note: In fact, after this point it becomes increasingly rare to see Leo or Raph spar against Donnie or Mikey at all. It does still occasionally happen, but Leo and Raph continue to spar against each more far more often ''because'' they're more evenly matched and can benefit more from it.]]

* VillainTeamUp: Dogpound enlists Stockman in hacking into April's phone. Later, Shredder decides to recruit Stockman for his mechanical skills.
* WorkingTitle: "Mouserthon"

%%* BrokenAesop: The episode is set up to demonstrate how all the turtles are important to the team, but the episode still ends heavily favoring the "A Team": Leo and Raph.

* ExcitedEpisodeTitle

* BrokenAesop: The episode is set up to demonstrate how all the turtles are important to the team, but the episode still ends heavily favoring the "A Team": Leo and Raph.

* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: [[TropesAreNotBad Done without actually seeming too forced]]. Mikey and Donnie can't take down Dogpound without the A-team's muscle, and Raph and Leo can't escape the Mousers without Donatello's intellect.

* ContinuityNod: April's training with Splinter is alluded to once again.

* DivideAndConquer: The episode's premise has the heroes doing this. [[spoiler: [[DividedWeFall It doesn't work]].]]

* [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice Job Breaking It Heroes]]: The conflict of this episode is more or less entirely caused by the turtles going out to get April's phone, against the wishes of both April and Master Splinter. In the end, [[spoiler: all that they end up accomplishing is getting the footclan to recruit Baxter Stockman... and breaking April's phone... twice]].

* VillainTeamUp: Dogpound enlists Stockman in hacking into April's phone. [[spoiler: Later, Shredder decides to recruit for his mechanical skills.]]

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: The Turtles keep calling Baxter Stockman "Dexter Spackman".

* ExcitedShowTitle: Episode variation.

** When Splinter calls for a two-on-two training session, Leo immediately starts to say that he'll partner up with Donnie, possibly referring to [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E9TheGauntlet The Gauntlet]], where he claimed that he didn't want to be partnered up with Mikey.