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Polly is a parrot appearing in the 1987–1996 animated TV-series episode Polly Wanna Pizza. He is the pet parrot of Michelangelo[1] for a short time.

Polly was previously the pet parrot of Mugsy McGuffin,[2] a gangster jailed for stealing the Galoobie Ruby, who had placed the key to the ruby's hiding place around the bird's neck. McGuffin's goon Boris accidentally spilled paint on the bird's feathers, and took him to Ralph's Rent-A-Pet in order to get him cleaned off. As it happens, an identical bird was waiting to be rented at the same time, and Polly ended up being rented by Michelangelo, who named him "Ditto."

Unfortunately Polly proved to be a rather destructive pet, eating the Turtles' personal possessions and causing mayhem. Eventually Michelangelo was reluctantly forced to return the bird, only for Polly to fly off and lead him to the decrepit hotel where the ruby was hidden. When Michelangelo fell through several floors, Polly flew back to the other Turtles to alert them to his plight. However, he was recaptured by Mugsy on the way to the hotel, and ate the key that the gangster was trying to reclaim.

Polly then helped rescue Michelangelo by flying his grappling hook to the other three Turtles, allowing them to escape the hotel with only seconds before its demolition. After this, the parrot was relocated to the zoo, where he gained the affections of a lady parrot.

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