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* [[Dawson Casting]]: Most glaringly for Christopher Ralph, the 22-year old actor playing ''thirteen-year old'' Tobias.
** 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.
*** 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).
** Particularly funny in the episode "Tobias," where Christopher Ralph has to play an even younger Tobias as the new kid in school, and faces a bully who's clearly younger and shorter than him.
* [[Dull Surprise]]: 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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* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Of a sort. If somebody scratches at their ear in the show, it's a good sign that they're a Controller.
* [[Shout-Out]]: 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: [[A Christmas Carol|"What you showed us...is it the definite future or just a possible one"]]?
* [[Stupid Evil]]: The Yeerks always had elements of this, but it went into overdrive in the mercifully-brief second season.
* [[The Bad Guy Wins]]: In "Not My Problem". Too bad for the Yeerks it's just an [[It's a Wonderful Plot]] episode.
* [[Took a Level In Dumbass]]: Compared to their book counterparts? Pretty much all of them.
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* [[Villains Blend in Better]]: Averted. In the books, it's said that Yeerks can perfectly imitate their host's behavior so that not even those closest to them can tell the difference. In the TV series, Controllers show clear differences in behavior from their hosts. For example, Principal Chapman says that he hates a pet cat that he once loved, which makes his daughter suspicious. Ax also says that he can tell who's being Controlled by looking in the host's eyes.
** Oddly enough, it's averted in the [[It's a Wonderful Plot]] episode "Not My Problem," which actually has two surprising twists about characters being Controllers. It's a good thing they weren't this effective in the real world.
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