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* LatexPerfection: This episode introduces the bald male human rubber masks the Ninja Turtles are often seen wearing when going undercover above ground in Season 3. April gives the masks to the Turtles, saying she had her TV studio's wardrobe department make them. When the Turtles first try the marrsks on, we get this gem...

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* LatexPerfection: This episode introduces the bald male human rubber masks the Ninja Turtles are often seen wearing when going undercover above ground in Season 3. April gives the masks to the Turtles, saying she had her TV studio's wardrobe department make them. When the Turtles first try the marrsks masks on, we get this gem...

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* TheBadGuyWins: Even though he failed to destroy the Turtles, Krang still managed to get the element needed to help re-power the Technodrome.



-->'''Raphael:''' Some days, it just doesn't pay to get out of you shell.



* LatexPerfection: This episode introduces the bald male human rubber masks the Ninja Turtles are often seen wearing when going undercover above ground in Season 3. April gives the masks to the Turtles, saying she had her TV studio's wardrobe department make them. When the Turtles first try the masks on, we get this gem...

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* LatexPerfection: This episode introduces the bald male human rubber masks the Ninja Turtles are often seen wearing when going undercover above ground in Season 3. April gives the masks to the Turtles, saying she had her TV studio's wardrobe department make them. When the Turtles first try the masks marrsks on, we get this gem...



* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Shredder has successfully forced the turtles to surrender and is about to order Bebop and Rocksteady to finish them off, only for Krang to interrupt and make Shredder retreat so he can take a crack at them with his new weapon.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Clayton Kellerman is based on Morton Downey Jr.

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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: NiceJobFixingItVillain:
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Shredder has successfully forced the turtles to surrender and is about to order Bebop and Rocksteady to finish them off, only for Krang to interrupt and make Shredder retreat so he can take a crack at them with his new weapon.
** Shredder himself would end up spoiling Krang's plan when his arrival in a drill module would distract Krang long enough for the Turtles to take out his MiniMecha. Ironically, Shredder showed up in order to watch Krang [[SelfFulfillingProphecy get beaten by the Turtles]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Clayton Kellerman is based on Morton Downey Jr.rrrrrrr
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* VillainBall: Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady actually have the turtles cornered and defenseless, and it was there that Krang orders them to let the turtles go so that he could be the one to destroy them instead.

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* VillainBall: Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady actually have the turtles cornered and defenseless, and it was there then that Krang orders them to let the turtles go so that he could be the one to destroy them instead.
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* PsychopathicManchild: When Krang orders Shredder to [[VillainBall let the turtles escape what would have been a victory for Shredder so that he could destroy them]], Shredder stamps his feet like a petulant child.
--> '''The Shredder:''' You never let me have any fun!


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* VillainBall: Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady actually have the turtles cornered and defenseless, and it was there that Krang orders them to let the turtles go so that he could be the one to destroy them instead.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Clayton Kellerman is based on Morton Downey Jr, just as ''Trial'' is a ShoutOut to ''Series/TheMortonDowneyJrShow''.
* ShoutOut: When April gives them their LatexPerfection masks, Raphael asks if she had gotten them from "[[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy's]] Garage Sale".

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Clayton Kellerman is based on Morton Downey Jr, just as Jr.
* ShoutOut:
** Clayton Kellerman's show
''Trial'' is a ShoutOut to ''Series/TheMortonDowneyJrShow''.
* ShoutOut: ** When April gives them their LatexPerfection masks, Raphael asks if she had gotten them from "[[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy's]] Garage Sale".Sale".
** Bebop and Rocksteady take the time to watch ''The Slurps'', a cartoon meant to be ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981''.

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* DownerEnding: After rescuing Clayton Kellerman from Krang and Shredder, Clayton is grateful to the turtles for saving him but in order to protect his reputation, he must continue badmouthing them. Things take a turn for the worse when April, who had been recording the battle between the turtles and Krang and Shredder to prove turtles as heroes, reveals her camera was damaged during the fight, much to the turtle's dismay.

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* DownerEnding: After rescuing Clayton Kellerman from Krang and Shredder, Clayton is grateful to the turtles for saving him but in order to protect his reputation, [[UngratefulBastard he must continue badmouthing them. them]]. Things take a turn for the worse when April, who had been recording the battle between the turtles and Krang and Shredder to prove turtles as heroes, reveals her camera was damaged during the fight, much to the turtle's dismay.dismay.
* {{Heel}}: The wrestling match the turtles watch at the beginning includes a wrestler named "The Terrible Turtle."
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Clayton's smear campaign has a very real negative effect on the Turtle's reputations. It gets so bad, an angry mob forms to chase them off after they had just stopped a robbery in broad daylight.



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Clayton Kellerman is based on Morton Downey Jr.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Clayton Kellerman is based on Morton Downey Jr.Jr, just as ''Trial'' is a ShoutOut to ''Series/TheMortonDowneyJrShow''.
* ShoutOut: When April gives them their LatexPerfection masks, Raphael asks if she had gotten them from "[[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy's]] Garage Sale".

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* UngratefulBastard: Even though the turtles save Kellerman's life, he tells them he's still going to trash them on his show, since that's what brings in the ratings.

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* UngratefulBastard: Even though the turtles save Kellerman's life, he tells them he's still going to trash them on his show, since that's what brings in the ratings.ratings.
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Clayton Kellerman, host of the popular show ''On Trial'', has taken to slandering the Turtles on the air. Hoping to share their side, the turtles convince April to get them on the show so they can present their side of the story. This puts them right in the crosshairs of Krang, who wants to seize the opportunity to destroy the turtles on national television.


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* LetsSeeYouDoBetter: Shredder finally has had enough of Krang's berating him for his failures and challenges Krang to take on the Turtles himself.
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* AnimationBump: This episode was animated by Creator/ToeiAnimation, who previously worked on Season 1, resulting in much more detailed and fluid animation reminiscent of the Season 1 episodes, compared to other Season 3 episodes largely animated by Creator/A1Productions and Murakami-Wolf-Swenson's satellite studio in Ireland.

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* AnimationBump: This episode was animated by Creator/ToeiAnimation, who previously worked on Season 1, resulting in much more detailed and fluid animation reminiscent of the Season 1 episodes, compared to other Season 3 episodes largely animated by Creator/A1Productions and Murakami-Wolf-Swenson's satellite studio in Ireland.Ireland (with some handled by Creator/HanhoHeungUp and Creator/WangFilmProductions).
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* UngratefulBastard: Even thought the turtles save Kellerman's life, he tells them he's still going to trash them on his show, since that's what brings in the ratings.

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* UngratefulBastard: Even thought though the turtles save Kellerman's life, he tells them he's still going to trash them on his show, since that's what brings in the ratings.
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* MetaphorIsMyMiddleName: April is with the Turtles in their ConspicuousTrenchcoat disguises combined with their new human masks at the pizzeria when she hears an alarm ringing at the jewelry store across the street and comments there's trouble nearby. The Turtles strip of their disguises and spring into action as Raphael tells April not to worry, as "'Trouble' is our middle name!" Donatello comments, "[[LampshadeHanging I didn't know we had middle names.]]"

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* MetaphorIsMyMiddleName: April is with the Turtles in their ConspicuousTrenchcoat disguises combined with their new human masks at the pizzeria when she hears an alarm ringing at the jewelry store across the street and comments there's trouble nearby. The Turtles strip of their disguises and spring into action as Raphael tells April not to worry, as "'Trouble' is our middle name!" Donatello comments, "[[LampshadeHanging I didn't know we had middle names.]]"]]"
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Shredder has successfully forced the turtles to surrender and is about to order Bebop and Rocksteady to finish them off, only for Krang to interrupt and make Shredder retreat so he can take a crack at them with his new weapon.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Clayton Kellerman is based on Morton Downey Jr.
* UngratefulBastard: Even thought the turtles save Kellerman's life, he tells them he's still going to trash them on his show, since that's what brings in the ratings.
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'''Michaelangelo''': I think it makes a real fashion statement. And the statement is "yuck!"

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'''Michaelangelo''': I think it makes a real fashion statement. And the statement is "yuck!""yuck!"
* MetaphorIsMyMiddleName: April is with the Turtles in their ConspicuousTrenchcoat disguises combined with their new human masks at the pizzeria when she hears an alarm ringing at the jewelry store across the street and comments there's trouble nearby. The Turtles strip of their disguises and spring into action as Raphael tells April not to worry, as "'Trouble' is our middle name!" Donatello comments, "[[LampshadeHanging I didn't know we had middle names.]]"
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-->'''Donatello''': Hey, great! Mow we don't look like mutant turtles! \\

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-->'''Donatello''': Hey, great! Mow Now we don't look like mutant turtles! \\

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* DownerEnding: After rescuing Clayton Kellerman from Krang and Shredder, Clayton is grateful to the turtles for saving him but in order to protect his reputation, he must continue badmouthing them. Things take a turn for the worse when April, who had been recording the battle between the turtles and Krang and Shredder to prove turtles as heroes, reveals her camera was damaged during the fight, much to the turtle's dismay.

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* AnimationBump: This episode was animated by Creator/ToeiAnimation, who previously worked on Season 1, resulting in much more detailed and fluid animation reminiscent of the Season 1 episodes, compared to other Season 3 episodes largely animated by Creator/A1Productions and Murakami-Wolf-Swenson's satellite studio in Ireland.
* DownerEnding: After rescuing Clayton Kellerman from Krang and Shredder, Clayton is grateful to the turtles for saving him but in order to protect his reputation, he must continue badmouthing them. Things take a turn for the worse when April, who had been recording the battle between the turtles and Krang and Shredder to prove turtles as heroes, reveals her camera was damaged during the fight, much to the turtle's dismay.dismay.
* LatexPerfection: This episode introduces the bald male human rubber masks the Ninja Turtles are often seen wearing when going undercover above ground in Season 3. April gives the masks to the Turtles, saying she had her TV studio's wardrobe department make them. When the Turtles first try the masks on, we get this gem...
-->'''Donatello''': Hey, great! Mow we don't look like mutant turtles! \\
'''Raphael''': Yeah, we look like [[PaperThinDisguise mutant turtles wearing people masks]]. \\
'''Michaelangelo''': I think it makes a real fashion statement. And the statement is "yuck!"
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* DownerEnding: After rescuing Clayton Kellerman from Krang and Shredder, Clayton is grateful to the turtles for saving him but in order to protect his reputation, he must continue badmouthing them. Things take a turn for the worse when April, who had been recording the battle between the turtles and Krang and Shredder to prove turtles as heroes, reveals her camera was damaged during the fight, much to the turtle's dismay.

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