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| Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode | |||||||
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| Original airdate | August 9, 2022 | ||||||
| Written by | Michael DeGrantis | ||||||
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"Raph's Catchphrase" is a short that is part of the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series. It first aired on August 9th, 2022 on the Nickelodeon Cartoon Universe YouTube channel.
Appearing in Raph's Catchphrase[]
Major characters[]
Minor characters[]
Species[]
- Human
- Altered human
- Mutant turtle
Objects and vehicles[]
- Clam chowder (debut)
- Kusari-fundō
- Mystic Ōdachi
- Shuriken
- Tech-Bō
- Tonfā
Locations[]
- New Jersey
- Fish market ladder factory
Plot[]
At a New Jersey fish market ladder factory, Foot Lieutenant, Foot Brute, and Foot Recruit brew clam chowder in a huge vat. Donatello angrily announces the theft to his brothers. Leonardo shouts for them to relinquish the clam chowder, but Foot Lieutenant taunts him and the three thieves continue to eat. Raphael then demands they give back the clam chowder immediately, or he will defeat them “like a boss”. To his surprise, the Foot says “like a boss” right along with him. Foot Recruit says it is predictable, and Foot Lieutenant encourages Raph to ideate a new catchphrase for himself. Raph claims that “like a boss” is liked by all and turns to his brothers for support, but they are less than enthusiastic. Raph says he’s full of catch phrases as he grabs onto a hook and line to swing up to the platform his enemies are on.
Raph says “return to sender” as he kicks Foot Brute off the platform. Foot Lieutenant doesn’t find that inspiring, so Raph licks his own fist, and announces that he will be gone “lickety split”. Disgusted, Foot Lieutenant steps away from the saliva-covered fist, but then finds himself right on the edge of the platform and Raph pushes him off.
The other three Turtles are completely grossed out and Raph’s smile vanishes. He then suddenly finds himself dodging numerous shuriken launched at him by Foot Recruit. She continues throwing them as Raph charges at her. He punches her and sends her into a pile of shrimp, announcing that “it’s what’s for dinner”. Foot Recruit gives him a thumbs up and Raph smiles, but then gives him a thumbs down.
Angry, Raph uses his mystic tonfā to plow into the Foot, yelling “all aboard for smash town” and various other phrases as he single-handedly pummels the threesome. He finally stops when Foot Lieutenant yields and says that the Foot is partial to his original catchphrase.
Satisfied, Raph dons glasses and exclaims "like a boss" joined by everyone else.
Trivia[]
- The sunglasses Raph wears are reminiscent of Kamina's from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.