History WesternAnimation / TheSecretOfNIMH2TimmyToTheRescue

* UnfortunateName: Dr. Valentine, who proves to be every bit as lame as his name might imply.

* VillainSong: "If You Just Say Yes", sung by [=Evil!Martin=]. Doubles as a VillainRecruitmentSong, since he was trying to convince Timmy to join him.

* VillainSong: "If You Just Say Yes".

The film received mostly negative reviews, particularly compared to the first ''NIMH'', and most Creator/DonBluth fans like to [[FanonDiscontinuity quietly pretend it never happened.]]

* Cain and Abel: Martin and Timmy, almost.

* GoshDangItToHeck: Aunt Shrew ("Oh, to ''heck'' with him...").

** Though his raising of Timmy is questionable like the rest of the rats, Mr Ages is far less acerbic and grumpy than he was in the first film.
** Though they were far from Jerkasses in the first place, the Brisby family and Miss Shrew seem to be on much softer terms with Jeremy by this point, compared to the first where they could just barely tolerate him.

* AdultsAreUseless: Every adult in Thorn Valley appears to have TookALevelInJerkass inbetween the end of the first movie and the beginning of this one; for starters, they keep telling Timmy not to be so selfish, when they're the ones piling on the pressure and constantly comparing him to his father. Then, when somebody comes to them for help, they keep her prisoner instead. (Okay, they say no because they believe the mission could be a risk to Thorn Valley's location especially since scientists from NIMH are apparently searching for their lost experimental animals at the beginning of the film). It doesn't quite befit their actions elsewhere in the movie, however, since they entrust several other people (including ''[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Jeremy]]'' of all people) with its location without holding them captive.)

* AdultsAreUseless: Every adult in Thorn Valley appears to have TookALevelInJerkass inbetween the end of the first movie and the beginning of this one; for starters, they keep telling Timmy not to be so selfish, when they're the ones piling on the pressure and constantly comparing him to his father. Then, when somebody comes to them for help, they keep her prisoner instead. (Okay, they say no because they believe the mission could be a risk to Thorn Valley's location (especially since scientists from NIMH are apparently searching for their lost experimental animals at the beginning of the film). It doesn't quite befit their actions elsewhere in the movie, however, since they entrust several other people (including ''[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Jeremy]]'' of all people) with its location without holding them captive.)

* ArtEvolution: The sequel employs none of the harsh, dark imagery or highly intricate and realistic backgrounds that lent the original film its strong edge, and instead the the animation is bright and colourful (as well as noticeably cruder and lower budget) to supplant the much more kid-friendly tone of the sequel; this is made especially jarring after the opening prologue which consists of a montage of clips from the original film.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Timmy is a ''constant'' victim of this, owed in no small part to his recklessness.

** In fact, with the exception of [[AscendedExtra Timmy]], nearly every character has a noticeably smaller role in the sequel.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Mrs. Brisby. The rats worship her husband for helping them but seem to forget that she warned them to move to Thorn Valley to escape from NIMH in the first movie. She doesn't even get a statue. For that matter neither does Nicodemus, who they seem to almost worship now.

* WidelySpacedJailBars: When [[spoiler:Evil Martin]] locksTimmy up, the barsare clearly wide enough for him to squeeze through.

* SuddenlyVoiced: Brutus, who was a silent, intimidating presence in the original. Now he's a bumbling oaf serving as a source of [[ComicRelief comic relief]].
* TookALevelInKindness: Though his raising of Timmy is questionable like the rest of the rats, Mr Ages is far less acerbic and grumpy than he was in the first film.

* ShoutOut: Jenny's parent's names are [[Film/HelenOfTroy Troy and Helen]] McBride.

** Jenny was just as responsible for saving Thorn Valley as the prophesised Timmy as well. She escaped NIMH alone, she went on a dangerous journey to Thorn Valley alone, and she was willing to go back and defeat the villains ''alone.'' She braved ''much'' greater dangers than Timmy, and later is, in fact, directly responsible for stopping the bad guy!

* EvilIsHammy: Arguably [[HamAndCheese one of the better parts]] is [[spoiler: Martin's]] dramatically hammy performance in the later portion of the film performed by Eric Idle, who seems to have loads of fun delivering every last line. He doesn't just chew the scenery as [[spoiler: Martin]] - he gobbles it up whole, shats it back out, and then gobbles it up again, rinse and repeat twice more. ("You'll be happy. Oh, so happy, if '''you''' '''''just''''' ''''' SAY YYYYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!'''''")

* RoleReprisal: Dom Deluise and Arthur Malet reprise their roles as Jeremy the Crow and Mr. Ages respectively.

* {{Disneyfication}}: Unlike the original, ''Rescue'' plays this straight, complete with musical numbers and numerous [[CanonForeigner comic relief extras]].

* ShoutOut: Jenny's parent's names are Troy and Helen McBride.

** Timmy, who's constant arrogance and tendency to act before he thinks often puts himself and worse yet his friends in danger all throughout the movie.

* AdultsAreUseless: Every adult in Thorn Valley appears to have TookALevelInJerkass inbetween the end of the first movie and the beginning of this one; for starters, they keep telling Timmy not to be so selfish, when they're the ones piling on the pressure and constantly comparing him to his father. Then, when somebody comes to them for help, [[WhatTheHellHero they say no for no real reason and keep her prisoner]]. (Okay, they say no because they believe the mission could be a risk to Thorn Valley's location (especially since scientists from NIMH are apparently searching for their lost experimental animals at the beginning of the film). It doesn't quite befit their actions elsewhere in the movie, however, since they entrust several other people (including ''[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Jeremy]]'' of all people) with its location without holding them captive.)