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* BrainMonsteer: At the episode's climax, Major Synapse cranks the machine UpToEleven and turns himself into a truck-sized, floating brain.
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** The first question lobbed at psychic Major Synapse is, [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail "What is the airspeed velocity of an African swallow?"]]
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* StealingTheCredit: Implied; realizing that the Norma Ray did work as intended, Darkwing excitedly goes on about how this will make him a better crime fighter than ever, before telling Launchpad not to mention his powers to anyone else.
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* FacePalm: Partway through the episode, it's snowing in the living room due to Launchpad's new powers:
--> '''Herb''': Gee, Drake, maybe you oughta have you air conditioner checked.\\
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--> '''Herb''': Gee, Drake, maybe you oughta have you air conditioner checked.\\
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** Naming the invention a "[[Film/NormaRae Norma Ray]]", even though it's namesake has absolutely zilch in connection with psychic powers.
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** Naming the invention a "[[Film/NormaRae Norma Ray]]", even though it's namesake has absolutely zilch in connection with psychic powers.
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* PunBasedTitle: The title is a pun based on the heavy metal genre.
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* BrickJoke: In the opening, Darkwing rants at Launchpad for volunteering to deliver a package for S.H.U.S.H. When Launchpad protests that it was on the way, Darkwing points out they're in Switzerland. At the end of the episode, Darkwing proposes getting Launchpad a replacement pilot's cap on the way home. Launchpad objects that the pilot's store is not on their way home. Darkwing answers that it is for him.
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* HowDoIShotWeb: Launchpad has difficulty controlling his abilities; sometimes the power gets misdirected or something happens that he didn't want based on a thought. Generally, it seems they are likeliest to do something incorrectly [[YouWereTryingTooHard when he's straining to do something with them]] (like Dr. Bellum's tests) or when he's nervous.
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* HowDoIShotWeb: Launchpad has difficulty controlling his abilities; sometimes the power gets misdirected or misdirected, something happens that he didn't want based on a thought. Generally, it thought, or his powers overdo what he's telling them. However, he seems they are likeliest to do something incorrectly [[YouWereTryingTooHard have fairly good control over them when he's not straining to do something with them]] (like Dr. Bellum's tests) or when he's nervous.and his mind isn't wandering.
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* PreemptiveDeclaration: The first sign Launchpad notices that the Norma Ray worked occurs when he picks up a lamp and tells Darkwing it's to prevent it from getting broken. A few seconds later, Gosalyn launches herself into her father and bowls him over. Darkwing tumbles onto the very table where the lamp had been sitting.
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* PreemptiveDeclaration: PreemptiveDeclaration:
** The first sign Launchpad notices that the Norma Ray worked occurs when he picks up a lamp and tells Darkwing it's to prevent it from getting broken. A few seconds later, Gosalyn launches herself into her father and bowls him over. Darkwing tumbles onto the very table where the lamp had been sitting.
** When Darkwing decides to take him back to Switzerland to have the powers removed, Launchpad says they'd better hurry because someone will swipe the Norma Ray shortly.
** The first sign Launchpad notices that the Norma Ray worked occurs when he picks up a lamp and tells Darkwing it's to prevent it from getting broken. A few seconds later, Gosalyn launches herself into her father and bowls him over. Darkwing tumbles onto the very table where the lamp had been sitting.
** When Darkwing decides to take him back to Switzerland to have the powers removed, Launchpad says they'd better hurry because someone will swipe the Norma Ray shortly.
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* ReassignedToAntarctica: Major Synapse hates being in charge of the Psychic division. Apparently, he got the post because of some incident in which he ordered F.O.W.L. troops to secure a volcano.
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* TheWorfEffect: After Major Synapse blasts himself with the Norma Ray and turns into pure mental energy, he throws Launchpad, who had previously been the strongest psychic in the episode.
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* PreemptiveDeclaration: The first sign Launchpad notices that the Norma Ray worked occurs when he picks up a lamp and tells Darkwing it's to prevent it from getting broken. A few seconds later, Gosalyn launches herself into her father and bowls him over. Darkwing tumbles onto the very table where the lamp had been sitting.
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* HowDoIShotWeb: Launchpad has difficulty directing his abilities, and even when they do activate, he can't necessarily use them smoothly. Generally, it seems they are likeliest to do something incorrectly [[YouWereTryingTooHard when he's straining to do something with them]] (like Dr. Bellum's tests) or when he's nervous.
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* HowDoIShotWeb: Launchpad has difficulty directing controlling his abilities, and even when they do activate, abilities; sometimes the power gets misdirected or something happens that he can't necessarily use them smoothly.didn't want based on a thought. Generally, it seems they are likeliest to do something incorrectly [[YouWereTryingTooHard when he's straining to do something with them]] (like Dr. Bellum's tests) or when he's nervous.
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* HowDoIShotWeb: Launchpad has difficulty directing his abilities, and even when they do activate, he can't necessarily use them smoothly. Generally, it seems they are likeliest to do something incorrectly [[YouWereTryingTooHard when he's straining to do something with them]] (like Dr. Bellum's tests) or when he's nervous.
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* StatingTheSimpleSolution: When Gosalyn finds that Launchpad accidentally brought Major Synapse's wallet home with him, Launchpad decides to try to use his powers on the wallet to find Synapse. Gosalyn points out that the wallet has Synapse's driver's license and they could just check the address on it.
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* BlowingARaspberry: Darkwing razzes F.O.W.L. High Command when Major Synapse shows off that he's captured him.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: J. Gander calls Launchpad first "Lawnchair" and then "Stamp Pad."
* AnythingButThat: Hotshot and Flygirl will do anything, including allowing someone to zap them with a ray that could potentially blow their heads up, rather than end up with latrine duty.
* BigGuyRodeo: Dr. Bellum grabs Major Synapse around the neck as she tries to stop him from getting his hands on the Norma Ray and using it on F.O.W.L. subjects. She achieves absolutely nothing.
* BlowingARaspberry: Darkwing razzes F.O.W.L. High Command whenMajor Synapse shows off that he's captured him.
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* AnythingButThat: Hotshot and Flygirl will do anything, including allowing someone to zap them with a ray that could potentially blow their heads up, rather than end up with latrine duty.
* BigGuyRodeo: Dr. Bellum grabs Major Synapse around the neck as she tries to stop him from getting his hands on the Norma Ray and using it on F.O.W.L. subjects. She achieves absolutely nothing.
* BlowingARaspberry: Darkwing razzes F.O.W.L. High Command when
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* FailedASpotCheck: Dr. Bellum, J. Gander, and Darkwing are so busy watching Launchpad try to perform the psychic tests (pick up a balloon and light a match with his mind) that they completely fail to notice the trees outside first being yanked out of the ground and levitated and then being lit on fire.
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* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Sarah Bellum has no problem with the Norma-Ray being used on Launchpad, despite knowing that it could kill him (in front of Darkwing and [[HarmfulToMinors Gosalyn]], [[HeterosexualLifePartners Darkwing]], no less) if anything goes wrong.wrong. Then she jokes about cutting his head open to see what the ray did. Later, she accidentally almost calls Hotshot and Flygirl (who she doesn't realize are with F.O.W.L.) "victims" rather than "volunteers."
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* InsultOfEndearment: Darkwing fondly calls Launchpad "knucklehead" in the last line of the episode.
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* SuperPowersForADay: The episode gives Launchpad superpowers, but by the end of the episode, they're gone again.
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* PsychicPowers: The point of the episode. Hotshot can control fire and ice, Flygirl gets MindOverMatter and {{Flight}}. Both have precognition. Launchpad wins the SuperpowerLottery and gets [[AllOfYourPowersCombined all of their powers combined]], but he can't control them as smoothly as Hotshot and Flygirl can.
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* PsychicPowers: The point of the episode. Hotshot can control fire and ice, Flygirl gets MindOverMatter and {{Flight}}. Both have precognition. Launchpad wins the SuperpowerLottery and gets [[AllOfYourPowersCombined [[AllYourPowersCombined all of their powers combined]], but he can't control them as smoothly as Hotshot and Flygirl can.
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* BlowingARaspberry: Darkwing razzes F.O.W.L. High Command when Major Synapse shows off that he's captured him.
* DeadpanSnarker: One of the F.O.W.L. commanders refers to Darkwing blowing a raspberry at them as a typical witticism.
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* PsychicPowers: The point of the episode. Hotshot can control fire and ice, Flygirl gets MindOverMatter and {{Flight}}. Both have precognition. Launchpad wins the SuperpowerLottery and gets telekinesis, fire and ice powers, and precognition, [[AllOfYourPowersCombined all of their powers combined]], but he can't control them as smoothly as Hotshot and Flygirl can.
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* FreakinessShame: Launchpad gets embarrassed when his head begins growing due to his psychic powers, and it's one of the reasons he [[IJustWantToBeNormal wants to return to being normal.]]
* HypercompetentSidekick: Darkwing is thrilled when he realizes that the Norma Ray did in fact give Launchpad superpowers, planning to use them to {{curb stomp|battle}} his opponents. He becomes irritated and wants to get rid of them again after Launchpad's awkward early uses of them. By the end, he's interested in keeping them again, but Launchpad now wants them gone, and he gets his wish when they apparently wear off after the final battle.
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* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Dr. Sarah Bellum has no problem with the Norma-Ray being used on Launchpad, despite knowing that it could kill him (in front of Darkwing and [[HarmfulToMinors Gosalyn]], no less) if anything goes wrong. Later, she accidentally almost calls Hotshot and Flygirl (who she doesn't realize are with F.O.W.L.) "victims" rather than "volunteers."
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* SuperPowersForADay: The episode gives Launchpad superpowers, but by the next episode, they're gone again.
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* ThoughtAversionFailure: The Norma-Ray gives normal people assorted PsychicPowers. However, the targeted person isn't supposed to be thinking at all while the invention is used on them, or else [[YourHeadASplode their head will explode]]. Guess how the Villain of the Week is defeated.
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* MyBrainIsBig: Towards the end of the episode Major Synapse overloads himself with psychic abilities and turns into a giant floating head with a bulging brain.
* NewAgeRetroHippie: Before being exposed to the Norma Ray, Hotshot and Flygirl were just two hippies.
* PsychicPowers: the point of the episode.Launchpad, Hotshot, Hotshot can control fire and ice, Flygirl get the ability to move objects mentally. gets MindOverMatter and {{Flight}}. Both have precognition. Launchpad (at least) also gets MindOverMatter and precognition.
* SuperPowersForADay: The episode gives Launchpad superpowers, but by the next episode, they're gone again.
* YourHeadAsplode: Major Synapse, after Darkwing and co overload him with questions while he's overloaded with psychic powers.
* NewAgeRetroHippie: Before being exposed to the Norma Ray, Hotshot and Flygirl were just two hippies.
* PsychicPowers: the point of the episode.
* SuperPowersForADay: The episode gives Launchpad superpowers, but by the next episode, they're gone again.
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* KilledOffForReal: Major Synapse has not appeared again after the episode.
* PsychicPowers: the point of the episode. Launchpad, Hotshot, and Flygirl get the ability to move objects mentally. Launchpad (at least) also gets precognition.
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* KilledOffForReal: Major Synapse has not appeared again after the episode.
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