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* DarkerAndEdgier: While NeverSayDie was in effect, this episode threatens death and physical harm more than any other. We see a Mouser chomp a rat, Raphael physically threatens Stockman, Shredder orders some Foot Soldiers to put Stockman "out of the way," Splinter tells April he fears they will "join their ancestors" while fighting the Mousers, and April's apartment building collapses with Michelangelo inside (he's fine, of course).
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* DarkerAndEdgier: While NeverSayDie was in effect, this episode threatens death and physical harm more than any other. We see a Mouser chomp a rat, Raphael physically threatens Stockman, Shredder orders some Foot Soldiers to put Stockman "out of the way," Splinter tells April he fears they will "join their ancestors" while fighting the Mousers, and April's apartment building the mansion collapses with Michelangelo inside (he's fine, of course).
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Baxter Stockman doesn't question the Shredder's unusual attire, his weird fixation of rat-extermination and the ''talking rhino and warthog'' that act as his benefactors and leave via giant drill from their OldDarkHouse base. And remember, this is early in the series before mutants and aliens started becoming a common occurance.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Baxter Stockman doesn't question the Shredder's unusual attire, his weird fixation of rat-extermination and the ''talking rhino and warthog'' that act as his benefactors and leave via giant drill from their OldDarkHouse base. And remember, this is early in the series before mutants and aliens started becoming a common occurance. occurrence.
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* GetOut: The Ajax Pest Control Company's boss's response to Baxter Stockman after he proposes his idea of Mousers to solve the city's rat problem.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The Ajax Pest Control company. Them kicking Baxter Stockman out and rejecting his idea of Mousers out of fear that they'll drive their exterminators out of business is what ultimately leads to him siding with the Shredder.
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* LiteralMinded: While at April's apartment, Raphael finds shampoo with instructions to use a capfull. Unfortunately, he ends up using ''baseball'' cap.
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* LiteralMinded: While at April's apartment, Raphael finds shampoo with instructions to use a capfull. Unfortunately, he ends up using a ''baseball'' cap.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Shredder calls the exterminator a "short-sighted fool" for blowing an opportunity with Baxter's Mousers.[[note]][[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic You wanna make me a millionaire? Richest exterminator in the world? What's wrong with you?!]][[/note]]
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* WhatAnIdiot: InUniverse, Shredder calls the exterminator a "short-sighted fool" for blowing an opportunity with Baxter's Mousers.[[note]][[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic You wanna make me a millionaire? Richest exterminator in the world? What's wrong with you?!]][[/note]]
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* CassandraTruth: The others don't really believe Michaelangelo when he tells them about encountering Krang, at least until the next episode.
* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding: It's hinted that April was the only one living in her apartment building when it was destroyed by the mousers.
* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding: It's hinted that April was the only one living in her apartment building when it was destroyed by the mousers.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Michelangelo's encounter with "a giant brain" is disbelieved by the others... despite Michelangelo being a mutated turtle.
* CassandraTruth: The others don't really believeMichaelangelo Michelangelo when he tells them about encountering Krang, at least until the next episode.
* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding: It's hinted that April was the only oneliving in her apartment building when it was destroyed by the mousers.
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* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding: It's hinted that April was the only one
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Baxter Stockman doesn't question the Shredder's unusual attire, his weird fixation of rat-extermination and the ''talking rhino and warthog'' that act as his benefactor. And remember, this is early in the series before mutants and aliens start becoming public knowledge.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Baxter Stockman doesn't question the Shredder's unusual attire, his weird fixation of rat-extermination and the ''talking rhino and warthog'' that act as his benefactor. benefactors and leave via giant drill from their OldDarkHouse base. And remember, this is early in the series before mutants and aliens start started becoming public knowledge.a common occurance.
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* WhatAnIdiot: InUniverse, Shredder calls the exterminator a "short-sighted fool" for blowing an opportunity with Baxter's Mousers.[[note]][[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic You wanna make me a millionaire? Richest exterminator in the world? What's wrong with you?!]][[/note]]
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Baxter Stockman doesn't question the Shredder's unusual attire, his weird fixation of rat-extermination and the ''talking rhino and warthog'' that act as his benefactor. And remember, this is early in the series before mutants and aliens start becoming public knowledge.
* WhatAnIdiot: InUniverse, Shredder calls the exterminator a "short-sighted fool" for blowing an opportunity with Baxter's Mousers.[[note]][[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic You wanna make me a millionaire? Richest exterminator in the world? What's wrong withyou?!]][[/note]]you?!]][[/note]]
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* DoWellButNotPerfect: The reason why Baxter Stockman's mousers were rejected by the exterminator company is because they are ''too'' effective at exterminating rats, the invention capable of driving exterminators out of business.
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* EvilVsEvil: Krang helps the turtles ruin Shredder's mouser plan so Shredder can focus on building his new body.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Krang helps the turtles ruin Shredder's mouser plan so Shredder can focus on building his new body.
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* CassandraTruth: The others don't really believe Michaelangelo when he tells them about encountering Krang, at least until the next episode.
* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding: It's hinted that April was the only one living in her apartment building when it was destroyed by the mousers.
* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding: It's hinted that April was the only one living in her apartment building when it was destroyed by the mousers.
* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Donatello mentions how the Mousers easily found Splinter in the sewers, he comments on how they must be able to track down rodents...which means they can probably find him at April's apartment.
* LiteralMinded: While at April's apartment, Raphael finds shampoo with instructions to use a capfull. Unfortunately, he ends up using ''baseball'' cap.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Krang helps the turtles ruin Shredder's mouser plan so Shredder can focus on building his new body.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Krang helps the turtles ruin Shredder's mouser plan so Shredder can focus on building his new body.
* OldDarkHouse: Shredder's base of operations for the episode.
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* WhatAnIdiot: In-Universe, Shredder calls the exterminator a "short-sighted fool" for missing an opportunity with Baxter's Mousers.
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When inventor Baxter Stockman invents a rat-seeking robot called a Mouser, Shredder sees it as his key to eliminate Splinter once and for all.
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* CoolCar: Sort of. Baxter just drives an ordinary van that would end up being used by the Turtles. In the next episode however, it becomes the iconic Party Wagon.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: We first see Stockman trying to sell his Mouser robot to an exterminator. He's thrown out because it might work too well, driving pest control out of business.
* DarkerAndEdgier: While NeverSayDie was in effect, this episode threatens death and physical harm more than any other. We see a Mouser chomp a rat, Raphael physically threatens Stockman, Shredder orders some Foot Soldiers to put Stockman "out of the way," Splinter tells April he fears they will "join their ancestors" while fighting the Mousers, and April's apartment building collapses with Michelangelo inside (he's fine, of course).
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Shredder says this word-for-word after having Stockman build him a Mouser master control, and sends his Foot Soldiers to do the dirty work.
* OhCrap: The Turtles when they piece together how easily the Mousers can track people and there are now hundreds of them tracking Splinter and April.
* OutOfCharacterMoment: In one scene, Raphael threatens to physically hurt Baxter if he doesn't tell the whereabouts of the Shredder.
** Ironically, that's how he constantly was in the comics.
** May double as a MythologyGag as it's not unlike a scene in the original comics where Raphael [[TalkToTheFist punches out Baxter]] for [[BullyingADragon taunting the turtles after being captured]].
* TitleDrop: At one point, Baxter Stockman says "This Shredder must really have a thing about rats".
* WhatAnIdiot: In-Universe, Shredder calls the exterminator a "short-sighted fool" for missing an opportunity with Baxter's Mousers.
!!Tropes
* CoolCar: Sort of. Baxter just drives an ordinary van that would end up being used by the Turtles. In the next episode however, it becomes the iconic Party Wagon.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: We first see Stockman trying to sell his Mouser robot to an exterminator. He's thrown out because it might work too well, driving pest control out of business.
* DarkerAndEdgier: While NeverSayDie was in effect, this episode threatens death and physical harm more than any other. We see a Mouser chomp a rat, Raphael physically threatens Stockman, Shredder orders some Foot Soldiers to put Stockman "out of the way," Splinter tells April he fears they will "join their ancestors" while fighting the Mousers, and April's apartment building collapses with Michelangelo inside (he's fine, of course).
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Shredder says this word-for-word after having Stockman build him a Mouser master control, and sends his Foot Soldiers to do the dirty work.
* OhCrap: The Turtles when they piece together how easily the Mousers can track people and there are now hundreds of them tracking Splinter and April.
* OutOfCharacterMoment: In one scene, Raphael threatens to physically hurt Baxter if he doesn't tell the whereabouts of the Shredder.
** Ironically, that's how he constantly was in the comics.
** May double as a MythologyGag as it's not unlike a scene in the original comics where Raphael [[TalkToTheFist punches out Baxter]] for [[BullyingADragon taunting the turtles after being captured]].
* TitleDrop: At one point, Baxter Stockman says "This Shredder must really have a thing about rats".
* WhatAnIdiot: In-Universe, Shredder calls the exterminator a "short-sighted fool" for missing an opportunity with Baxter's Mousers.
