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* RightBehindMe:
-->'''Chuckie:''' ''(as Spike, who appears as a moose in the shadows, approaches behind him)'' I don't see any moose! Where's the moose, Tommy? Where? Where? Where?
-->'''Tommy:''' [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder THERE!]]
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* DroppedInTheToilet: Tommy is captured by Bob and Mike, a pair of criminals who mistake him for the infant son of millionaire Ronald Thump and hold him for ransom. While in their apartment building, Tommy finds some stolen jewels and tosses them in the toilet. When Bob and Mike find out, they are horrified, and argue over which one of them is going to get the jewels out before Tommy can flush them.
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The sixth episode of the first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''.

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* TheMagazineRule: Bob and Mike subscribe to ''Burglar Life''.

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* TheMagazineRule: Bob and Mike subscribe to possess an issue of ''Burglar Life''.
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* TheMagazineRule: Bob and Mike subscribe to ''Burglar Life''.
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* AdultFear: Tommy gets kidnapped by two men who mistook him for the son of a billionaire, and nobody is even aware that Tommy is gone in the first place.
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Bob and Mike.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Tommy escapes from his playpen using a toy wrench instead of a screwdriver.
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* AnAesop: Keep the front door securely closed and locked, and be careful with whom you trust to look after your children.


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* AnAesop: Make sure your lawn is safe for your kids. If the holes are too deep, you can fall in and possibly break your arm or leg.
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* StupidCrooks: Bob and Mike. They kidnap Tommy, believing him to be the infant son of a billionaire (due to them mixing up their ''real'' target's house address). Even then, the one-year-old baby becomes too much for the two idiots to handle so fast, they ended up returning Tommy to Stu and Lou before they had even realized he was gone. As the crooks leave, the ransom note flies out of Stu's hands and covers Mike's eyes, causing him to crash into a hydrant and send him and Bob flying headfirst into the back window of a police car.

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* StupidCrooks: Bob and Mike. They kidnap Tommy, believing him to be the infant son of a billionaire (due to them mixing up their ''real'' target's house address). Even then, the one-year-old baby becomes too much for the two idiots to handle so fast, they ended up returning Tommy to Stu and Lou his family before they had even realized he was gone. As the crooks leave, the ransom note flies out of Stu's hands and covers Mike's eyes, causing him to crash into a hydrant and send him and Bob flying headfirst into the back window of a police car.
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* StupidCrooks: Bob and Mike. They kidnap Tommy, believing him to be the infant son of a billionaire (due to getting their ''real'' target's house address wrong). Even then, the one-year-old baby becomes too much for the two idiots to handle so fast, they ended up returning Tommy to Stu and Lou before they had even realized he was gone. As the crooks leave, the ransom note flies out of Stu's hands and covers Mike's eyes, causing him to crash into a hydrant and send him and Bob flying headfirst into the back window of a police car.

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* StupidCrooks: Bob and Mike. They kidnap Tommy, believing him to be the infant son of a billionaire (due to getting them mixing up their ''real'' target's house address wrong).address). Even then, the one-year-old baby becomes too much for the two idiots to handle so fast, they ended up returning Tommy to Stu and Lou before they had even realized he was gone. As the crooks leave, the ransom note flies out of Stu's hands and covers Mike's eyes, causing him to crash into a hydrant and send him and Bob flying headfirst into the back window of a police car.
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-->'''Boris''': AAH! MINKA! MINKA! TURN THIS MASHUGANA THING OFF!
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(''The crooks hand Tommy back to Stu, then walk away. Stu stares in utter confusion as they get into their car and drive off'')\\

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* VanityLicensePlate: The license plate on Bob and Mike's car is revealed to say "BRGLRS".
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* MiseryTrigger: Due to the recurring banana that Bob kept trying to give to Tommy, When Didi presented a toy banana to Tommy, he starts crying at the sight of it.

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* HereWeGoAgain: At the end of the episode, the moose the babies found was really Spike with tree branches stuck to his ears. This leads Tommy to believe that Spike was pretending to be a moose to tell them they have to go a little further to get to Moose Country. Chuckie says, "Oh no!" when he hears this.

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* HereWeGoAgain: At the end of the episode, the moose the babies found was really Spike with tree branches stuck to his ears. This leads Tommy to believe that Spike was pretending to be a moose to tell them they have to go a little further to get to Moose Country. Chuckie says, "Oh no!" when he hears this.
-->'''Chuckie''': OH, NO!
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* StupidCrooks: Bob and Mike. They kidnap Tommy, believing him to be the infant son of a billionare (due to getting their real target's house address wrong). Even then, the one-year-old baby becomes too much for the two idiots to handle so fast, they ended up returning Tommy to Stu and Lou before they had even realized he was gone. As the crooks leave, the ransom note flies out of Stu's hands and covers Mike's eyes, causing him to crash into a hydrant and send him and Bob flying headfirst into the back window of a police car.

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* StupidCrooks: Bob and Mike. They kidnap Tommy, believing him to be the infant son of a billionare billionaire (due to getting their real ''real'' target's house address wrong). Even then, the one-year-old baby becomes too much for the two idiots to handle so fast, they ended up returning Tommy to Stu and Lou before they had even realized he was gone. As the crooks leave, the ransom note flies out of Stu's hands and covers Mike's eyes, causing him to crash into a hydrant and send him and Bob flying headfirst into the back window of a police car.
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(''The crooks hand Tommy back to Stu, then away. Stu stares in utter confusion as they get into their car and drive away'')\\

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* StupidCrooks: Bob and Mike. They kidnap Tommy, believing him to be the infant son of a billionare (due to getting their real target's house address wrong). Even then, the one-year-old baby becomes too much for the two idiots to handle so fast, they ended up returning Tommy to Stu and Lou before they had even realized he was gone. As the crooks leave, the reansom note flies out of Stu's hands and covers Mike's eyes, causing him to crash into a hydrant and send him and Bob flying headfirst into the back window of a police car.

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* StupidCrooks: Bob and Mike. They kidnap Tommy, believing him to be the infant son of a billionare (due to getting their real target's house address wrong). Even then, the one-year-old baby becomes too much for the two idiots to handle so fast, they ended up returning Tommy to Stu and Lou before they had even realized he was gone. As the crooks leave, the reansom ransom note flies out of Stu's hands and covers Mike's eyes, causing him to crash into a hydrant and send him and Bob flying headfirst into the back window of a police car.

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'''Bob''': We've learned our lesson, and we're very sorry, Mr. Thump. (''The crooks hand Tommy back to Stu, then away. Stu stares in utter confusion as they get into their car and drive away'')\\

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'''Bob''': We've learned our lesson, and we're very sorry, Mr. Thump.\\
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* DonutMessWithACop: Near the end of the episode, Bob gets blinded by his ransom note, causing him to crash his car into a fire hydrant. He and Mike are launched out of it and land in the back window of a police car, which is conveniently parked next to a donut stand.

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* DonutMessWithACop: Near the end of the episode, Bob Mike gets blinded by his ransom note, causing him to crash his car into a fire hydrant. He and Mike Bob are launched out of it and land in the back window of a police car, which is conveniently parked next to a donut stand.



-->'''Mike''': Please take him back!\\
'''Bob''': We've learned our lesson, and we're very sorry, Mr. Thump. (''The crooks hand Tommy back to Stu, then away. Stu stares in utter confusion as they get into their car and drive away'')\\
'''Stu''': Who were those guys?



* StupidCrooks: Bob and Mike. They kidnap Tommy, believing him to be the infant son of a billionare after getting their real target's house address wrong. Even then, the one-year-old baby becomes too much for the two idiots to handle so fast, they ended up returning Tommy to Stu and Lou before they had even realized he was gone. As the crooks leave, the reansom note flies out of Stu's hands and covers Mike's eyes, causing him to crash into a hydrant and send him and Bob flying headfirst into the back window of a police car.

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* StupidCrooks: Bob and Mike. They kidnap Tommy, believing him to be the infant son of a billionare after (due to getting their real target's house address wrong.wrong). Even then, the one-year-old baby becomes too much for the two idiots to handle so fast, they ended up returning Tommy to Stu and Lou before they had even realized he was gone. As the crooks leave, the reansom note flies out of Stu's hands and covers Mike's eyes, causing him to crash into a hydrant and send him and Bob flying headfirst into the back window of a police car.
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*GardenHoseSquirtSurprise: When getting out of a hole he fell in, Chuckie accidentally dislodges the valve to the Pickles family's garden hose, creating a geyser. This causes Boris' garden hose to stop flowing when he tries to fill his birdbath with water and another couple's fountain to stop flowing. When the valve lands on the switch that turns the Pickles family's water flow off, Boris gets sprayed by his garden hose, and the couple get sprayed by their fountain.
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The sixth episode of the first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}.

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The sixth episode of the first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}.
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The sixth episode of the first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}.

'''Ruthless Tommy'''

Two crooks kidnap Tommy, mistaking him for a millionaire's son, but he ends up being too much trouble for them to handle.

'''Moose Country'''

The babies search for a moose after Grandpa tells them a story about one.

! "Ruthless Tommy" provides examples of:

* AdultFear: Tommy gets kidnapped by two men who mistook him for the son of a billionaire, and nobody is even aware that Tommy is gone in the first place.
* AdultsAreUseless: Not only do Lou and Stu not even notice that Tommy is gone when Bob and Mike return him to them, but Bob and Mike are so incompetent at holding Tommy ransom, that they suffer a series of AmusingInjuries and eventually return him to Stu and Lou. Additionally, Didi and Lou set this episode's entire plot in motion by leaving the front door open.
* BananaPeel: When Bob and Mike return to their apartment, Tommy slips on the peel of the very banana that Bob tried to feed him, causing him to lose his ball and cry about it.
* BlandNameProduct: Bob and Mike's apartment is littered with Burger Buddy cups and wrappers.
* DonutMessWithACop: Near the end of the episode, Bob gets blinded by his ransom note, causing him to crash his car into a fire hydrant. He and Mike are launched out of it and land in the back window of a police car, which is conveniently parked next to a donut stand.
* FatAndSkinny: Mike is the fat criminal, and Bob is the skinny one.
* FunWithFlushing: When Tommy finds a briefcase filled with stolen jewelry, he tosses them into the toilet. When Bob and Mike find out, they argue over which one of them will get them out before Tommy has the chance to flush them.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Mike always has a cigarette dangling from his mouth.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Near the end of the episode, the ransom note flies out of Stu's hands and covers Mike's eyes, causing him to crash into a hydrant and send him and Bob flying headfirst into the back window of a police car, where they are promptly arrested.
* HydrantGeyser: Happens to the hydrant that Mike crashes his car into when he is blinded by his own ransom note.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Bob and Mike mistake Tommy for the infant son of millionare [[Creator/DonaldTrump Ronald Thump]], and hold him for ransom.
* ParentalObliviousness: When Bob and Mike give up and return Tommy to Stu and Lou, neither one of them is aware of Tommy's kidnapping.
* PityTheKidnapper: Tommy gets captured by Bob and Mike, but Tommy ruins their hideout, so they give him back to his family while apologizing a lot, but his parents hadn't even realized he was missing.
* SixIsNine: Tommy gets kidnapped as a result of Bob and Mike succumbing to this trope.
* SeniorSleepCycle: Lou falls asleep watching a fishing show on television. Not long after, Tommy awakens and goes outside, but Lou doesn't wake up until after Bob and Mike deliver the ransom note.
* StupidCrooks: Bob and Mike. They kidnap Tommy, believing him to be the infant son of a billionare after getting their real target's house address wrong. Even then, the one-year-old baby becomes too much for the two idiots to handle so fast, they ended up returning Tommy to Stu and Lou before they had even realized he was gone. As the crooks leave, the reansom note flies out of Stu's hands and covers Mike's eyes, causing him to crash into a hydrant and send him and Bob flying headfirst into the back window of a police car.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Bob and Mike.
* WeaponsThatSuck: While Tommy attempts to get his ball back from a high shelf, he climbs on top of a vacuum cleaner and accidentally turns it on, causing it to suck up Bob and Mike's stolen money.

! "Moose Country" provides examples of:

* HereWeGoAgain: At the end of the episode, the moose the babies found was really Spike with tree branches stuck to his ears. This leads Tommy to believe that Spike was pretending to be a moose to tell them they have to go a little further to get to Moose Country. Chuckie says, "Oh no!" when he hears this.
* HumanLadder: Tommy and Chuckie form one to get out of the playpen. Phil and Lil hold Chuckie's hands to keep him balanced.
* {{Leitmotif}}: In this episode, when a moose is shown or talked about, the same sound plays in the background almost every time.
* SeniorSleepCycle: Lou falls asleep after he tells the babies the story of a moose he and his father found when he was a kid.

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