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* {{Bookends}}: In airdate order, the first aired episode of ''Batman: The Animated Series'' ("[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE15TheCatAndTheClawPartOne The Cat and the Claw, Part 1]]") featured Red Claw as the villain. This, the last new episode to air before the ArtShift into ''The New Batman Adventures'' also features Red Claw as the villain.

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* {{Bookends}}: In airdate order, the first aired episode of ''Batman: The Animated Series'' ("[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE15TheCatAndTheClawPartOne ("[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE15TheCatAndTheClawPart1 The Cat and the Claw, Part 1]]") featured Red Claw as the villain. villain. This, the last new episode to air before the ArtShift into ''The New Batman Adventures'' also features Red Claw as the villain.
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* {{Bookends}}: In airdate order, the first aired episode of ''Batman: The Animated Series'' ("[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE15TheCatAndTheClawPartOne The Cat and the Claw, Part 1]]") featured Red Claw as the villain. This, the last new episode to air before the ArtShift into ''The New Batman Adventures'' also features Red Claw as the villain.
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* ProgressivelyPrettier: While Red Claw was already [[AmazonianBeauty quite attractive]] her design's gotten touched up a bit, her facial features now softer and lusher.
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* TitleDrop: The password.

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* TitleDrop: The It's the password.
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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Alfred tells Bruce he's in London, in which Bruce asks 'London England?' and Alfred replies 'There is only one', though there is a city of London in Ontario, Canada, and at least 8 Londons in the United States, among others. Though, as Alfred is British, this statement can be taken as him either not knowing about them, or simply regarding London, England as [[PretenderDiss the only TRUE London]].
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Alfred's "cousin" Frederick is an obvious example for Creator/DavidNiven, down to the hairstyle, nose, and mustache.
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* AbortedArc: Red Claw’s brawl with Batman ends with her managing to remove his mask, before he ejects her into a seeming DisneyVillainDeath. Due to the character not appearing again, it’s unknown if she saw his face or not.
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The Unicorn is Scotland.


* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The two-part password to arm a nuclear warhead based in the UK is the address of the missile silo and "the lion and the unicorn", famous symbols of England.

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* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The two-part password to arm a nuclear warhead based in the UK is the address of the missile silo and "the lion and the unicorn", famous symbols of England.the United Kingdom.
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* TitleDrop: The password.
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* MathematiciansAnswer: Played with. Alfred and Frederick had been captured and injected with TruthSerum. When the serum starts to take effect, Alfred appears to be drunk off it. When Red Claw asks, "What's the second password?", he replies "The lion and the unicorn..." Turns out Alfred was faking inebriation as the password was exactly what he said.

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* MathematiciansAnswer: Played with. Alfred and Frederick had been captured and injected with TruthSerum. When the serum starts to take effect, Alfred appears to be drunk off it. tells Red Claw that she'll get nothing but gibberish out of him. When Red Claw asks, "What's demands his half of the second password?", he replies passcode, Alfred starts reciting the rhyme [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_and_the_Unicorn "The lion Lion and the unicorn..." Unicorn".]] Turns out Alfred was faking inebriation as the Alfred's password was exactly what he said.
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* TheBusCameBack: Red Claw's second appearance after their first appearance 77 episodes ago.

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* TheBusCameBack: Red Claw's second appearance after their her first appearance 77 episodes ago.
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* TwoKeyedLock: The missile requires two codes. Alfred knows one and Freddie knows the other.

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* DayInTheLimelight: One of the few times Alfred ventures out of Wayne Manor and gets to take part in action, to say the least.



* ShirtlessScene: Dick Grayson trains wearing barely anything, and this does not go unnoticed by Alfred.

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* ShirtlessScene: Dick Grayson trains wearing barely anything, anything in the beginning, and this does not go unnoticed by Alfred.
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* TheBusCameBack: Red Claw's second appearance after their first appearance 77 episodes ago.


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* ShirtlessScene: Dick Grayson trains wearing barely anything, and this does not go unnoticed by Alfred.
-->'''Alfred:''' I do wish you would put on a shirt, you're out to catch a cold in this dank cave.
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* IgnoredConfession: Red Claw demands a password from Alfred. Alfred tells her that she'll get nothing but gibberish out of him. After being drugged with TruthSerum, he starts reciting [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland "The Lion and the Unicorn"]]. Even when drugged up on truth serum, he continues reciting the poem. Unlike most cases of this, she does eventually realize that the password ''is'' "The Lion and the Unicorn"... it just takes her a while.

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* IgnoredConfession: Red Claw demands a password from Alfred. Alfred tells her that she'll get nothing but gibberish out of him. After being drugged with TruthSerum, he starts reciting [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland "The Lion and the Unicorn"]]. Even when drugged up on truth serum, he continues reciting the poem. Unlike most cases of this, she does eventually realize that the password ''is'' "The Lion and the Unicorn"... it just takes her a while.
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* IgnoredConfession: Red Claw demands a password from Alfred. Alfred just ignores her and starts reciting "The Lion and the Unicorn", from the ''Wonderland'' books. Even when drugged up on truth serum, he continues reciting the poem. Unlike most cases of this, she does eventually realize that the password is "The Lion and the Unicorn"... it just takes her a while.

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* IgnoredConfession: Red Claw demands a password from Alfred. Alfred just ignores tells her and that she'll get nothing but gibberish out of him. After being drugged with TruthSerum, he starts reciting [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland "The Lion and the Unicorn", from the ''Wonderland'' books.Unicorn"]]. Even when drugged up on truth serum, he continues reciting the poem. Unlike most cases of this, she does eventually realize that the password is ''is'' "The Lion and the Unicorn"... it just takes her a while.
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Red Claw kidnaps Alfred and his old colleague, Frederick, for the code to a nuclear missile.

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* IgnoredConfession: Red Claw demands a password from Alfred. Alfred just ignores her and starts reciting "The Lion and the Unicorn", from the ''Wonderland'' books. Even when drugged up on truth serum, he continues reciting the poem. Unlike most cases of this, she does eventually realize that the password is "The Lion and the Unicorn"... it just takes her a while.
* MathematiciansAnswer: Played with. Alfred and Frederick had been captured and injected with TruthSerum. When the serum starts to take effect, Alfred appears to be drunk off it. When Red Claw asks, "What's the second password?", he replies "The lion and the unicorn..." Turns out Alfred was faking inebriation as the password was exactly what he said.
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The two-part password to arm a nuclear warhead based in the UK is the address of the missile silo and "the lion and the unicorn", famous symbols of England.
* RetiredBadass: It's revealed that Alfred spent time as a British government operative many years ago and, even though his primary duties were behind a desk, he amassed quite a few skills.
* TruthSerum: Red Claw injects Alfred and "Cousin Freddie" with a serum.

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