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Airdate: December 30th, 2000

Dr. Weird builds a titanic robotic rabbit, which spritzes everything it does not smash (such as the Powerpuff Mall and, more importantly, Carl's car) with a hair-growing formula. It is up to the Aqua Teens to stop this menace, though Master Shake is not as enthusiastic about this mission as he first seemed.


"Rabbot" contains examples of:

  • Animal Mecha: Rabbot
  • Blatant Lies: Shake claiming that meteors destroyed Carl's car.
  • Character Catchphrase: Averted, this is one of the few times Shake says "Dancing is forbidden!" (Although the line can be heard in the credits.)
  • The Drag-Along: At first Shake is interested in solving the mystery, then at the end he hardly even wants to do it anymore.
  • Downer Ending: The Aqua Teens give up at the end and as the credits roll we're treated to the sight of Rabbot still destroying the city with hair spray.
  • Early-Installment Weirdness:
    • The art style for the Aqua Teen's house and Carl's house are more computer-generated than the somewhat realistic look they have in later episodes.
    • The narrator speaks way more often than he usually does.
    • Frylock is noticeably calmer about Shake's antics.
  • Establishing Character Moment: Carl gets one after the Cold Open: we see him standing next to his smashed automobile screaming "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FRICKIN' CAR?", immediately letting us know about his short temper and tendency to yell.
  • Hypocritical Humor: After constantly asking to go swimming, Shake tells Meatwad that he shouldn’t swim in other people’s pools, which is exactly what he was doing. Lamp Shaded when Meatwad tells him that Shake is swimming, but Shake just tells him that he’s just floating around in the pool.
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: It seems like the day is saved after Meatwad's beatbox puts a halt to Rabbot's rampage. Shake ignores this and taunts Rabbot without further mapping out a plan to trap it, allowing Rabbot to resume its destruction.
  • Overly Long Gag: Shake trying to open up their garage door.
  • Recycled Animation: Many of the backgrounds in this episode were used from the show SWAT Kats.
  • Running Gag: The Aqua Teen's going to Carl's pool instead of solving their mystery.
  • What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: Shake's power involves shooting out green harmless paste onto the ground.

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