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* LackOfImagination: When asks why he couldn't just make a comic without stalking people, Spiegel admits that he's never had an original idea in his life.
* SelfDeprecation: The Turtles all laugh at the thought of a Ninja Turtles comic book.

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* TenMinuteRetirement: Brick Bradley decided to become a pacifist after casting away his past life as a superhero. Unfortunately, his help is needed to control the termites that are destroying New York City, so Michelangelo drags him there so he can get him angry enough to transform into Bugman again.



* BerserkButton: April effortlessly breaks Bugman of his serenity by insulting his outfit.



* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Michelangelo nearly breaks Bugman of his zen at the thought of April dying in a collapsng building.
* IgnoredEpiphany: Spiegel had ruined Bugman's life and put his publishing company through a lawsuit after publishing every detail of Bugman's life. This episode has him try to do the same to the Turtles, even destroying entire buildings with mutant termites just to get their attention.



* SequelEpisode: To "Michelangelo Meets Bugman", of course.

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* SequelEpisode: To "Michelangelo "[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987S04E31MichaelangeloMeetsBugman Michelangelo Meets Bugman", of course.Bugman]]".



* TenMinuteRetirement: Brick Bradley decided to become a pacifist after casting away his past life as a superhero. Unfortunately, his help is needed to control the termites that are destroying New York City, so Michelangelo drags him there so he can get him angry enough to transform into Bugman again.
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* CaptainErsatz: The Swatter is an in-universe example, specifically of Shredder himself. Naturally, the Turtles laugh at his cheap knockoff of a costume upon seeing him. [[spoiler:It's justified, too, since it's actually [[NerdInEvilsHelmet Jerry Spiegel]] in an attempt to get the Turtles' attention so he can make a comic based on their lives.]]

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* CaptainErsatz: The Swatter is an in-universe example, specifically of Shredder himself. Naturally, the Turtles laugh at his cheap knockoff of a costume upon seeing him. [[spoiler:It's It's justified, too, since it's actually [[NerdInEvilsHelmet Jerry Spiegel]] in an attempt to get the Turtles' attention so he can make a comic based on their lives.]]
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* WhatWereYouThinking: When interviewing the scientist who modified some termites so that they could eat any material, April questioned conducting the experiment at all as a stupid idea, since they could be destructive if they were let loose.

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* WhatWereYouThinking: When interviewing the scientist who modified some termites so that they could eat any material, April questioned conducting the experiment at all as a stupid idea, since they could be destructive if they were let loose.loose.
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* AchievementsInIgnorance: After Michelangelo makes a few unsuccessful attempts at angering Brick Bradley into his Bugman form, all it takes is April insulting his toga outfit without even trying, which he takes as a personal offense.



* MartialPacifist: Brick Bradley decided to become a pacifist after casting away his past life as a superhero. Unfortunately, his help is needed to control the termites that are destroying New York City, so Michelangelo drags him there so he can get him angry enough to transform into Bugman again.


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* TenMinuteRetirement: Brick Bradley decided to become a pacifist after casting away his past life as a superhero. Unfortunately, his help is needed to control the termites that are destroying New York City, so Michelangelo drags him there so he can get him angry enough to transform into Bugman again.
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-->'''Raphael:''' Just wait until Shredder sees this!

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* {{Irony}}: The Bugman comic's publisher said to a disguised Mikey that it was the most original idea of all time. The author, Jerry Spiegel, [[PlagiarismInFiction actually studied Bugman's life in secret to make it]]. To add even more irony, Spiegel is [[Creator/JerrySiegelAndJoeShuster named after]] a celebrated real-life comic book author!

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* {{Irony}}: The Bugman comic's publisher said to a disguised Mikey Michelangelo that it was the most original idea of all time. The author, Jerry Spiegel, [[PlagiarismInFiction actually studied Bugman's life in secret to make it]]. To add even more irony, Spiegel is [[Creator/JerrySiegelAndJoeShuster named after]] a celebrated real-life comic book author!author!
* MartialPacifist: Brick Bradley decided to become a pacifist after casting away his past life as a superhero. Unfortunately, his help is needed to control the termites that are destroying New York City, so Michelangelo drags him there so he can get him angry enough to transform into Bugman again.
* SequelEpisode: To "Michelangelo Meets Bugman", of course.



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: This episode explores the consequences of having an in-universe superhero comic book, as Bugman's true identity and whereabouts were exposed to all, leading to being evicted from his apartment by the landlady, since people didn't stop coming to learn about him (not to mention the would-be supervillains that wanted to take on him). This has caused him to relocate.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: This episode explores the consequences of having an in-universe superhero comic book, as Bugman's true identity and whereabouts were exposed to all, leading to being evicted from his apartment by the landlady, since people didn't stop coming to learn about him (not to mention the would-be supervillains that wanted to take on him). This has caused him to relocate.relocate outside of the city.
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* {{Irony}}: The Bugman comic's publisher said to a disguised Mikey that it was the most original idea of all time. The author, Jerry Spiegel, [[UsefulNotes/Plagiarism actually studied Bugman's life in secret to make it]]. To add even more irony, Spiegel is [[Creator/JerrySiegelAndJoeShuster named after]] a celebrated real-life comic book author!

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* {{Irony}}: The Bugman comic's publisher said to a disguised Mikey that it was the most original idea of all time. The author, Jerry Spiegel, [[UsefulNotes/Plagiarism [[PlagiarismInFiction actually studied Bugman's life in secret to make it]]. To add even more irony, Spiegel is [[Creator/JerrySiegelAndJoeShuster named after]] a celebrated real-life comic book author!

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* CaptainErsatz: The Swatter is an in-universe example, specifically of Shredder himself. Naturally, the Turtles laugh at his cheap knockoff of a costume upon seeing him. [[spoiler:It's justified, too, since it's actually Jerry Spiegel in an attempt to get the Turtles' attention so he can make a comic based on their lives.]]
* StalkerWithoutACrush: Jerry Spiegel, the author of the Bugman comic books, once spent his time prying into Bugman's life in order to draw it, to the point that Bugman himself declared a lawsuit against its publisher for unauthorized usage. After it got cancelled, he turned his attention to the Turtles and their lair, to their dismay.

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* CaptainErsatz: The Swatter is an in-universe example, specifically of Shredder himself. Naturally, the Turtles laugh at his cheap knockoff of a costume upon seeing him. [[spoiler:It's justified, too, since it's actually [[NerdInEvilsHelmet Jerry Spiegel Spiegel]] in an attempt to get the Turtles' attention so he can make a comic based on their lives.]]
* {{Irony}}: The Bugman comic's publisher said to a disguised Mikey that it was the most original idea of all time. The author, Jerry Spiegel, [[UsefulNotes/Plagiarism actually studied Bugman's life in secret to make it]]. To add even more irony, Spiegel is [[Creator/JerrySiegelAndJoeShuster named after]] a celebrated real-life comic book author!
* StalkerWithoutACrush: Jerry Spiegel, the author of the Bugman comic books, once spent his time prying into Bugman's life in order to draw it, to the point that Bugman himself declared a lawsuit against its the publisher for unauthorized usage. After it got cancelled, he turned his attention to the Turtles and their lair, to their dismay.

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* CaptainErsatz: The Swatter is an in-universe example, specifically of Shredder himself. Naturally, the Turtles laugh at his cheap knockoff of a costume upon seeing him. [[spoiler:It's justified, too, since it's actually Jerry Spiegel in an attempt to get the Turtles' attention so he can make a comic based on their lives.]]



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: This episode explores the consequences of having an in-universe superhero comic book, as Bugman's true identity and whereabouts were exposed to all, leading to being evicted from his apartment by the landlady, since people didn't stop coming to learn about him. This has caused him to relocate.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: This episode explores the consequences of having an in-universe superhero comic book, as Bugman's true identity and whereabouts were exposed to all, leading to being evicted from his apartment by the landlady, since people didn't stop coming to learn about him.him (not to mention the would-be supervillains that wanted to take on him). This has caused him to relocate.
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Michelangelo is disappointed to learn that his favorite comic, Bugman, has been cancelled, but he's reminded that the real superhero exists. Which is good, as New York City comes under attack by a swarm of genetically-modified termites controlled by a mysterious new supervillain. Can Michelangelo track down Bugman in time before the city's reduced to ashes?

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* StalkerWithoutACrush: Jerry Spiegel, the author of the Bugman comic books, once spent his time prying into Bugman's life in order to draw it, to the point that Bugman himself declared a lawsuit against its publisher for unauthorized usage. After it got cancelled, he turned his attention to the Turtles and their lair, to their dismay.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: This episode explores the consequences of having an in-universe superhero comic book, as Bugman's true identity and whereabouts were exposed to all, leading to being evicted from his apartment by the landlady, since people didn't stop coming to learn about him. This has caused him to relocate.
* WhatWereYouThinking: When interviewing the scientist who modified some termites so that they could eat any material, April questioned conducting the experiment at all as a stupid idea, since they could be destructive if they were let loose.

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