History Film / TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze

** April when she learns from Freddy about Splinter's plans to send Tokka and Rahzar into Central Park.

* EurekaMoment: After Freddy gives the mutated dandelion to the Shredder, the latter realizes whatever caused it to mutate would be useful against the Turtles and has his subsequently men steal the last ooze canister.

* BerateAndSwitch: When Freddie returns with the enlarged dandelion, Shredder says this is not why he sent him to follow April around. Freddie immediately pleads to be heard out, but Shredder angrily yells at him to be quiet. Shredder then reveals he thinks what Freddie has done is even better than what he wanted; he just hates being interrupted.

* EurekaMoment: After Freddie gives the mutated dandelion to the Shredder, the latter realizes whatever caused it to mutate would be useful against the Turtles and has his subsequently men steal the last ooze canister.

* InternalReveal: Viewers know early on that Freddie is both a Foot Ninja and one of April's co-workers. She learns the truth late in the movie when he relays a message from Shredder to give to the Turtles.

* MauveShirt: Freddie fares better than the other Foot Ninja mooks, due to also being April's co-worker and the one to alert Shredder to the effects of the ooze.

** April when she learns from Freddie about Splinter's plans to send Tokka and Rahzar into Central Park.

* SadisticChoice: After having Tokka and Rahzar tear up a street, Shredder has Freddie deliver an ultimatum for the Turtles: face the evil mutants at the construction site tonight or stay in hiding while his mutants rampage through a very crowded Central Park. Leo and Raph note they don't have any other choice but to go to the construction site.

While it was still a money maker, it garnered some criticism from fans of the first film for [[LighterAndSofter toning down the violence and adult themes]], and although Creator/JimHensonsCreatureShop still worked on the movie, the costumes and animatronics were considered a little inferior, supposedly toning down the gritty detail to avoid scaring children (they still looked just fine, though). Generally considered more like the goofy cartoon than like the edgy comic, the best example of this being Shredder, [[VillainDecay who went from being a badass to still a bit of a badass but a little more bumbling]]. Despite these criticisms, it is still considered a {{guilty pleasure}}.

* LighterAndSofter: Mostly because of the MoralGuardians.

* MagicPants: Shredder's outfit (cape and all) grows with him when he becomes Super Shredder.
** Which crosses over into BodyHorror when you realize that thanks to the ooze ''his costume is now a part of him.''

* YourSizeMayVary: Due to [[TheOtherDarrin changes in the suit actors of both the characters]], Raph goes from being the [[BigLittleBrother tallest turtle]] in [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990 the first movie]] to being slightly shorter than Leo here (and that height order is maintained in both ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIII'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}''). Given they are teenagers, it can be explained that they are still growing as of now.

The film also stars Creator/PaigeTurco as April O'Neil; Creator/DavidWarner as Professor Jordan Perry; Kevin Clash as Splinter; Raymond Serra as Chief Sterns; and Toshishiro Obata as Tatsu, with voice dubbed by Creator/MichaelMcConnohie.

** The Turtles again when they encounter the Foot again and later when they realize their donut plan didn't work.

* MotorMouth: During his interview, Perry is aware he can be this and asks April (in rambling fashion, mind you) if she'd prefer succinct answers instead of something that would need to be edited later. She tells them they're currently live and thus won't be editing any of this, so he gets right to the point.

** When Perry explain to the turtles about the anti-mutigen, he puts it in a glass cup that has [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]] on it and makes sure to show it very clearly to the camera.

* VillainDecay: The Foot get worse in this film, [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy where they don't even land a hit]].
** Lampshaded when Keno tells the Turtles that the Foot are openly recruiting on the streets to bolster their ranks after the bulk of their forces were beaten by the Turtles and arrested by police in the first film. A lot of them ''are'' just freshly trained, so it makes sense.

** [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Tokka and Rahzar]] replace Bebop and Rocksteady, a combination of [[ExiledFromContinuity rights issues with the cartoon]] and Eastman and Laird's reluctance to use Bebop and Rocksteady from the cartoon.

** The Turtles when they see Tokka and Rahzar for the first time.
** April and the Turtles when they learn about Splinter's plans to send Tokka and Rahzar into Central Park.
** The Turtles when they encounter the Foot again and later when they realize their donut plan didn't work.

* ThatsGottaHurt: After Don's battle with Tokka leads to him being thrown into the house where Perry is captured, Don brushes himself off and says, "Oh, that hurt". Seconds later, after Don pulls off the tape from Professor Perry's mouth, the latter yells "Ow!" in pain.

* ThatsGottaHurt: After Don's battle with Tokka leads to him being thrown into the house where Perry is captured, Don brushes himself off and says, "Oh, that hurt".

** While Donatello is busy freeing Raphael during the junkyard scene, he pulls the duct tape off of his mouth, which prompts Raph to yell at him about almost ripping his lips off. Don proceeds to put the tape back on him while he works on untying him.

** Tatsu and the Foot refugees in the junkyard get one upon realizing the Shredder has survived.

** Donatello, Michelangelo and Leonardo when they fall victim to the Foot's trap in the junkyard. And that the Shredder's alive.
** The Turtles when they see Tokka and Rahzar for the first time.

** April and the Turtles when they learn about Splinter's plans to send Tokka and Rahzar into Central Park.
** The Turtles when they encounter the Foot again and later when they realize their donut plan didn't work.

** The Turtles once again when they encounter Super Shredder at the docks.

** The Turtles when they encounter the Foot again and later when they realize that their donut plan didn't work.

** The Turtles again when they encounter Super Shredder at the docks.

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* ItsQuietTooQuiet:
--> '''Donatello''': The perimeter's quiet.\\

** Like in the first film, Leonardo says "Awesome!" as his first line.

* ClippedWingAngel: While Super Shredder is hulked out immensely, he became little more than a rampaging beast and ended up doing himself in.

* DestinationDefenestration: Happens to Shredder after Mikey uses a sound amplifier to magnify a keytar, blasting him out of a window.

** [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Tokka and Rahzar]] replace Bebop and Rocksteady, a combination of [[ExiledFromContinuity rights issues with the cartoon]] and wanting to introduce new characters for new toys.

** Although it was originally intended for the ooze to be alien in origin, like in the comics.
* ToyDisguise: At the beginning of the film, the Turtles battle the robbers at a toy store. When Donatello comes across a clown doll, this gives him the idea to pose as one to catch the robber off guard.

* EurekaMoment: After Freddie gives the mutated dandelion to the Shredder, the latter realizes whatever caused it to mutate would be useful against the Turtles and has his men steal the canister.

** Splinter says "Cowabunga!" upon rescuing Leo, Mikey and Don from the Shredder's trap like he did at the end of the first film.

* TheComicallySerious: Similar to the ending of the first film, Splinter scolds the Turtles over revealing themselves, ending his "Ten flips, now!" command with a "Go ninja, go ninja, go!" As soon as they started to flip, Splinter says "I MADE [[CallBack ANOTHER]] FUNNY! HAHAHAHAHA!"

** Michelan Sisti, Michelangelo's suit actor, appears as one of the men April encounters outside of her apartment.

** Leif Tilden, Donatello's suit actor also makes a cameo as a foot member.

* EurekaMoment: After Freddie gives the mutated dandelion to the Shredder, the latter realizes that whatever caused it to mutate would be useful against the Turtles.

* CallBack: Like in the first film, Leonardo says "Awesome!" as his first line.

* {{Expy}}: Tokka and Rahzar are original creatures, standing in for Bebop and Rocksteady from the '87 series. Originally, they ''were'' supposed to be them, but this was changed.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Happens to the Shredder ''again'' when he uses the last vial of ooze [[EmergencyTransformation to transform into]] [[spoiler:the Super Shredder]]. It ends up doing him in when the transformation robs him of any sense of reason and he brings the docks down on his own head [[TakingYouWithMe in an effort to kill the Turtles]].

* ImmediateSequel: Picks up maybe a few days after the first film, as Shredder is shown rising from the garbage and TheRemnant of the Foot Clan meet up in a designated fallback location (conversely, dialogue about the Turtles and Splinter living with April imply it's been a few weeks or even months, as she has a new apartment and Keno mentions she has become famous for ordering a lot from the local pizzeria).

** Happens again when Don is tossed into the room where Professor Perry is being held and again, he pulls the tape off rather crudely. Professor Perry is a lot more forgiving though.

* SelfDisposingVillain: The Turtles never really fight Shredder head on through the movie. In the final encounter, Shredder drinks the last of the ooze and turns into Super Shredder. He tries to kill the Turtles by dropping a pier on them...and only [[AntiClimax ends up offing himself]]. Leo even cites the dangers of what he's doing but Shredder's beyond caring by this point.
* SequelHook: When Keno knocks away a canister of ooze from Shredder, Dr. Perry is shown retrieving it and suspiciously skulking away, not seen for the rest of the film. This is not followed up on, though rumors say he was supposed to be revealed as an Utrom.

* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: Michael Pressman, who directed the movie, argued this was the key to the live action films' success: You ''believe'' them. It's not that the Turtles are real; the kids know they're just guys in fancy costumes, but they pull it off so well that you're not distracted by the suits and can just get into the story.