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* BottleEpisode: "Tobias," which only features Tobias and Ax, and is nothing but character material. Unfortunately, it didn't work out very well and is one of the worst episodes.
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** Particularly funny in the episode "Tobias," where Christopher Ralph has to play an even younger Tobias is the new kid in school, and faces a bully who's clearly younger and shorter than him.
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* VillainDecay: Visser One. In the books, she's a menacing, proactive and dangerous figure. In the show, she spends most of her onscreen time watering plants.
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* VillainDecay: Visser One. In the books, she's a menacing, proactive and dangerous figure. In the show, she spends most of her onscreen time watering plants.
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* BadassDecay: Oh good ''god'', Rachel. What have they done to you?
* Chickification: Rachel again, as part of her BadassDecay.
* Chickification: Rachel again, as part of her BadassDecay.
* LoweredMonsterDifficulty: Visser Three in spades. He spends almost every appearance in his vulnerable human morph.
* MagicalNegro: Randomly shows up in "Tobias" to offer encouragement. May double as a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.
* MagicalNegro: Randomly shows up in "Tobias" to offer encouragement. May double as a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.
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* UnexplainedRecovery: In the episode based on "The Underground," Tobias is shot with a dracon beam and falls down completely stiff, and even if he somehow survived, there's no indication that the other Animorphs took him with them in their escape. In the next episode, he's back to normal with no explanation.
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* TookALevelInDumbass: Compared to their book counterparts? Pretty much all of them.
* UnexplainedRecovery: In the episode based on "The Underground," Tobias is shot with a dracon beam and falls down completely stiff, and even if he somehow survived, there's no indication that the other Animorphs took him with them in their escape. In the next episode, he's back to normal with noexplanation.explanation.
* VillainDecay: Visser One. In the books, she's a menacing, proactive and dangerous figure. In the show, she spends most of her onscreen time watering plants.
* UnexplainedRecovery: In the episode based on "The Underground," Tobias is shot with a dracon beam and falls down completely stiff, and even if he somehow survived, there's no indication that the other Animorphs took him with them in their escape. In the next episode, he's back to normal with no
* VillainDecay: Visser One. In the books, she's a menacing, proactive and dangerous figure. In the show, she spends most of her onscreen time watering plants.
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*** It's also worth noting that early on, the books specifically did not state the characters' ages; the show was already canceled by the time the series was finishing up, when readers discovered the Animorphs were originally 13 (and 16 by the series' end).
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* IGotBetter: In the episode based on "The Underground," Tobias is shot with a dracon beam and falls down completely stiff, and even if he somehow survived, there's no indication that the other Animorphs took him with them in their escape. In the next episode, he's back to normal with no explanation.
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* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of "The Stranger". After the Ellimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?
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* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of "The Stranger". After the Ellimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?one"]]?
* UnexplainedRecovery: In the episode based on "The Underground," Tobias is shot with a dracon beam and falls down completely stiff, and even if he somehow survived, there's no indication that the other Animorphs took him with them in their escape. In the next episode, he's back to normal with no explanation.
* UnexplainedRecovery: In the episode based on "The Underground," Tobias is shot with a dracon beam and falls down completely stiff, and even if he somehow survived, there's no indication that the other Animorphs took him with them in their escape. In the next episode, he's back to normal with no explanation.
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* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of The Stranger. After the Ellimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?
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* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of The Stranger."The Stranger". After the Ellimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?
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* Expy: The Ellimist becomes one of Obi Wan Kenobi. Old man, same cloak, blue and transparent.
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* Expy: {{Expy}}: The Ellimist becomes one of Obi Wan Kenobi. Old man, same cloak, blue and transparent.
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* Expy: The Ellimist becomes one of Obi Wan Kenobi. Old man, same cloak, blue and transparent.
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* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of the stranger. The Stranger. After the Elimist Ellimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?
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* MakingUseOfTheTwin: When Ax morphs Jake so that Jake can be tied up while his Yeerk is starved. (Ax lives as Jake in Jake's home and [[SenseFreak enjoys food]] while there.)
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* MakingUseOfTheTwin: When Ax morphs Jake so that Jake can be tied up while his Yeerk is starved. (Ax lives as Jake Shawn Ashmore's twin Aaron Ashmore appears in Jake's home and [[SenseFreak enjoys food]] while there.)the one scene with two Jakes.
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Broad Strokes refers to a work assuming that the basic plot of a non-canon or dubious-canon entry in a series happened, but not everything about it did
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* BroadStrokes: Wasn't ''quite'' a case of InNameOnly, but it was close.
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* BroadStrokes: AdaptationDecay: Wasn't ''quite'' a case of InNameOnly, but it was close.
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* OffTheShelfFx: Very obviously suffers from budget issues, like the dracon beams being flashlights with a few plastic extensions.
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* DullSurprise: Anyone who's infested with a Yeerk. A big departure from the books where Yeerk Controllers are able to make their hosts act perfectly normally, which naturally also greatly lessens the tension when it's obvious who the Controllers are.
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* IGotBetter: In the episode based on "The Underground," Tobias is shot with a dracon beam and falls down completely stiff, and even if he somehow survived, there's no indication that the other Animorphs took him with them in their escape. In the next episode, he's back to normal with no explanation.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Jake is [[{{Film/X-Men}} Iceman.]]
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The popularity of the ''Animorphs'' book series eventually led to a television series. This was initially met with a ''lot'' of resistence within the fanbase, due to feelings that this would eventually cheapen the great book series. But even in the midst of the backlash, Scholastic went ahead with production and the series premiered September 15, 1998 on {{Nickelodeon}}. Despite the popularity of the books, the series didn't not have the same popularity and only went on to last 26 episodes.
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The popularity of the ''Animorphs'' book series eventually led to a television series. This was initially met with a ''lot'' of resistence within the fanbase, due to feelings that this would eventually cheapen the great book series. But even in the midst of the backlash, Scholastic went ahead with production and the series premiered September 15, 1998 on {{Nickelodeon}}. Despite the popularity of the books, the The series didn't not have gain the same popularity as the books, and only went on to last lasted 26 episodes.
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** Although the characters are older than their book counterparts, as they are clearly in high school. They appear to be more along the lines of 15.
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* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: The fandom's reaction to this show. Even the author hated it.
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It isn\'t Why Don\'t You Just Shoot him, it\'s Complexity Addiction. (Justified?)
* ComplexityAddiction: The Yeerks only rarely use Dracon beams, presumably for budget reasons.
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* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of the stranger. After the Elimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The Yeerks only rarely use Dracon beams, presumably for budget reasons.
** Or maybe because the 'Dracon beams' are just glorified flashlights.
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** Or maybe because the 'Dracon beams' are just glorified flashlights.
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* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of the stranger. After the Elimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The Yeerks only rarely use Dracon beams, presumably for budget reasons.
** Or maybe because the 'Dracon beams' are just glorified flashlights.
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Restored Why Dont You Just Shoot Him; it doesn\'t really count as a Headscratcher since we know it was for budget reasons.
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* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of the stranger. After the Elimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?one"]]?
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The Yeerks only rarely use Dracon beams, presumably for budget reasons.
** Or maybe because the 'Dracon beams' are just glorified flashlights.
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** Or maybe because the 'Dracon beams' are just glorified flashlights.
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* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of the stranger. After the Elimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The Yeerks only rarely use Dracon beams, presumably for budget reasons.
** Or maybe because the 'Dracon beams' are just glorified flashlights.
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** Or maybe because the 'Dracon beams' are just glorified flashlights.
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* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of the stranger. After the Elimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The Yeerks only rarely use Dracon beams, presumably for budget reasons.
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** Or maybe because the 'Dracon beams' are just glorified flashlights.
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* BroadStrokes: Wasn't ''quite'' a case of InNameOnly, but it was close.
* DawsonCasting: Most glaringly for Christopher Ralph, the 22-year old actor playing ''thirteen-year old'' Tobias.
* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Jake still gets his tiger, but most of the other Animorphs have significantly weaker morphs. Rachel goes from a grizzly bear and an elephant to a lion (stealing SixthRangerTraitor David's battle morph) Marco goes from his gorilla to a wolf, and Cassie loses her own wolf in favor of a horse.
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* LighterAndSofter: Compared to the books. Most episodes were rated PG, and later ones were often G.
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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: The Yeerks, when they bother to use their weapons.
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* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of the stranger. After the Elimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?
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* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of the stranger. After the Elimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?one"]]?
* WhyDon'tYouJustShootHim: The Yeerks only rarely use Dracon beams, presumably for budget reasons.
* WhyDon'tYouJustShootHim: The Yeerks only rarely use Dracon beams, presumably for budget reasons.
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* MakingUseOfTheTwin: When Ax morphs Jake so that Jake can be tied up while his Yeerk is starved. (Ax lives as Jake in Jake's home and [[SenseFreak enjoys food]] while there.)
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* MakingUseOfTheTwin: When Ax morphs Jake so that Jake can be tied up while his Yeerk is starved. (Ax lives as Jake in Jake's home and [[SenseFreak enjoys food]] while there.))
* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of the stranger. After the Elimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?
* ShoutOut: Rachel's dialog in the television adaptation of the stranger. After the Elimist shows the kids what the future of Earth will be like if they continue to fight, Rachel asks a familiar question: [[AChristmasCarol "What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?
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* AdaptationDecay: Yep.
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* FauxActionGirl: Rachel in the [[AdaptationDecay TV series.]]
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* FauxActionGirl: Rachel in the [[AdaptationDecay TV series.]]Rachel.
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* LargeHam: Eugene Lipinski as Visser Three in the TV series.
* MakingUseOfTheTwin: TV series, when Ax morphs Jake.
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* LargeHam: Eugene Lipinski as Visser Three in the TV series.
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* MakingUseOfTheTwin:TV series, when When Ax morphs Jake.Jake so that Jake can be tied up while his Yeerk is starved. (Ax lives as Jake in Jake's home and [[SenseFreak enjoys food]] while there.)
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{{Flanderization}}: The characters in the TV adaptation were pretty much flanderized versions of their book counterparts.
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* {{Flanderization}}: The characters in the TV adaptation were pretty much flanderized versions of their book counterparts.
