Recap / Married With Children S 2 E 13 To Build A Better Mouse Trap

• Epic Fail: Al's and Steve's attempts to kill the mouse predictably end in this.
• Men Use Violence, Women Use Communication: Al and Steve resort to DIY methods of getting rid of the mouse. Peg and Marcy suggest using an exterminator
• Mistaken for Dog: Peg's fear of mice comes from when she was a kid and took care of a mouse she thought was a baby chihuahua
• Plagiarism in Fiction: Parodied
  Wally: We hate meeces to pieces. Yeah we stole it, but the cartoon characters can't sue.
• Surprisingly Realistic Outcome:
  • Al tries to shoot the mouse with a rifle, and ends up dislocating his shoulder from the recoil.
  • He also tries to use some cheese as bait so he can smash it with a hammer in a gag straight out of Tom and Jerry or Looney Tunes. The only thing he hits is his own thumb. Peg even Lampshades it by making the Roadrunner's famous "beep beep" sound.
• Take That!: Al threatens to strap the mouse down, tape its eyelids open, and make it watch thirtysomething.
• Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Mice for Peg.