History Recap / TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003S1E3AttackOfTheMousers

* ThePowerOfTrust: When Splinter analyzes April as she swears to keep this secret --

-->'''Leo''': Is this another lesson, sensei? Sensing the truth?

* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: Once April realizes that she isn't really dreaming, Splinter is (justifiably) worried that April will expose the existence of himself and his sons--while April assures Splinter that (with or without him and his sons being mutants) she really won't tell anyone about them, she also argues that (more likely than not) no one would believe her if she did tell them. Mikehy and even Leo both agree that April's got a point in what she's saying.

* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: At first, Master Splinter is understandably worried that April will expose the existence of himself and his sons, but she points out that even if she did tell anyone, they probably wouldn't believe her unless they saw Splinter and the Turtles for themselves (even Leo and Mikey agree that April has a point in what she's saying).

-->"A very wise frog once said, 'It's not easy being green.'"

* BridalCarry: As April and the turtles are leaving Stockman's lab before it's destroyed, one of the turtles carries April out like this so she'll be able to escape safely with them.
* CutTheJuice: Ultimately subverted--as April explains to the Turtles, the only way that she could truly stop the mouser robots was by activating an "overload" sequences, which leads to the destruction of the Stocktronics-lab and company building.

* SuddenlyVoiced: During the flashback, Splinter recalls being amazed when the Turtles actually began talking.

* AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: Splinter tells April about how he and the Turtles were mutated, but when she asks him how do they know martial arts, he responds with, "That is a story for another time."

* AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: Splinter tells April about how he and the Turtles were mutated, but when she asks him how he could've known martial arts, he responds with, "That is a story for another time."

* CutTheJuice: Ultimately subverted--as April explains to the Turtles, she couldn't simply shut down the robots and the only she was able to actually stop them was by activating an overload sequence.

* CutTheJuice: Subverted--April explains to the Turtles that the only way she could stop the mouser-robots was by activating an "overload" sequence.
* FreakOut: April the first time she wakes up and sees the Turtles.

* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: At first, Master Splinter is understandably worried that April will tell people of the existence of himself and his sons, but April points out that even if she did tell anyone about him and the turtles, they probably wouldn't believe her--even Leo and Mikey agree that April does have a point in what she's saying.

* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: April points out to Master Splinter and the turtles that even if she did tell anyone about their existence, they probably wouldn't believe her--even Leo and Mikey agree that April does have a point in what she's saying.

* IWarnedYou: Before he's dragged off, the Shredder reminds Stockman that he warned him about the price for failure.

* ThatWasNotADream: April tries to hard to invoked AllJustADream after waking up from her first encounter with the Turtles.

* AllJustADream: Invoked by April, who's convinced that she's having a really long dream after waking up from her first encounter with the Turtles.

* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: This is how April assures Splinter and his sons that she can keep their secret--even Leo and Mikey agree that April has a point with what she's saying.

* AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: Splinter tells April about how he and the Turtles were mutated. When she asked how they learned martial arts, he tells her "that is a story for another time."

* ThePowerOfTrust: When Splinter analyzes April as she swears to keep this secret:

* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: April assures Master Splinter and the turtles that she can keep their secret by pointing out that even if she ''did'' tell anyone, no one would most likely believe her--even Leo and Mikey agree that she has a point.

* AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: Splinter tells April about how he and the Turtles were mutated. When she asked how they learned martial arts, he tells her "that is a story for another time".
* CutTheJuice: Subverted. April explains to the Turtles that the only way she could stop the mouser-robots was by activating an "overload" sequence.

* YouHaveFailedMe: Stockman suffers the first of his many, many painful punishments at the hands of the Shredder. [[spoiler:He loses his left eye.]]
* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: April assures Master Splinter and the turtles that she can keep their secret, because she points out that no one would believe her--even Leo and Mikey agree that she has a point.

* CutTheJuice: Subverted. April explains to the Turtles that the only way she could deactivate the mousers was by activating an "overload" sequence.
* {{Metamorphosis}}: This episode reveals how the Turtles and Splinter were mutated.

* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: This is how April assures Splinter and his sons that she can keep the secret as no one would believe her.

* CutTheJuice: Subverted. The only way Donatello could deactivate the Mousers was to activate the self-destruct sequence.
* {{Metamorphosis}}: This episode reveals how the Turtles and Splinter were mutated

* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou: This is how April reassures Splinter that she can keep the secret as no one would believe her.

* YouHaveFailedMe: Stockman suffers the first of his many, many painful punishments at the hands of the Shredder. [[spoiler: He loses his left eye.]]

* YouHaveFailedMe: Stockman suffers the first of his many, many punishment at the hands of the Shredder. [[spoiler: He loses his left eye.]]