The Rat Sandwich

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1	15b

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"The Rat Sandwich" is the 30^th episode of Season 1 of Chowder and the 30^th episode overall.

Synopsis[]

Reuben uses a rat (in a sandwich) to complain so he can have free food.

Plot[]

Reuben is using his rat at the Farmers Market, sending everyone into a panic for free food, but an angry rhino (Gazpacho's boss) comes and tells him and his rat "I thought I made it clear I never wanted to see you two dirtbags here again" to which Reuben replies "My good sir, I had assumed that was just a friendly suggestion." "Well, here's another suggestion for you" says the rhino, deliberately pulling the snout off of Reuben's face, to which Reuben states "I don't like what you're suggesting" and leaves, only to come back for his snout. He then sees Chowder and the gang buying groceries. He then decides to get his free food in Mung Daal's Catering. He orders a sandwich and says that there's a dead rat in it (and Chowder wants to eat it.) Then he says that if they don't do whatever he says, he'll show the rat and get them out of business.

Chowder soon complains that Reuben will not share his food. Mung dressed up like Truffles because he wanted to wear her dress and to distract Reuben while Chowder gets the sandwich. He still wants to eat the sandwich. So he takes a bite and the rat tells him that he's trying to "play dead". He also reveals that he does all the work and Reuben gets the food.

Part of the costume falls and Reuben sees through the trick. The gang thought it's over and they won, but then he calls all the rats and says that he guess they'll be taking care of him forever. Soon Chowder tells the rats that the rat and him have something in common and should not work for Reuben since they always do Reuben's dirty work. Realizing that Chowder is right, the rats rebel against Reuben and kick him out while he's still in his bed. Reuben shouts at the rats that they're all off his birthday calendar. For a reward, all the rats get sandwiches, ending with Reuben's old pet rat doing the same trick, but with a seemingly dead roach.

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Trivia[]

This is the first puppet credit sequence to not have Chowder and Truffles's debut as a puppet.
Chowder's stomach talked for the second and last time in this episode, and his stomach talked in a rough, Mr. T style.
He named his stomach Mr. Tummy and it had a face.
Mung Daal claimed that "...I look good in this dress."
Truffles says "Au contraire." This similar like Phineas says "Au contraire, big sister. You're the star of the show." on Phineas and Ferb Episode "Out of Toon" and how Freakshow says "Au contraire. That's French for 'I bet this hurts.'" in the Reality Trip movie of Danny Phantom.
The Wilhelm scream can be heard in the Cartoon Network promo when they show Truffles laughing like a maniac.

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Season 1	The Froggy Apple Crumple Thumpkin • Chowder's Girlfriend • Burple Nurples • Shnitzel Makes a Deposit • Grubble Gum • The Cinnamini Monster • Certifrycation Class • The Sing Beans • The Wrong Address • The Wrong Customer • Mahjongg Night • Stinky Love • The Thrice Cream Man • The Flibber Flabber Diet • Gazpacho Stands Up • A Taste of Marzipan • The Puckerberry Overlords • The Elemelons • At Your Service • Chowder and Mr. Fugu • The Vacation • The Sleep Eater • Sniffleball • Mung on the Rocks • The Heavy Sleeper • The Moldy Touch • The Bruised Bluenana • Shnitzel and the Lead Farfel • The Thousand Pound Cake • The Rat Sandwich • Chowder Loses His Hat • Brain Grub • Shnitzel Quits • The Broken Part • The Meach Harvest • Banned from the Stand • Créme Puff Hands • The Apprentice Games
Season 2	The Arborians • The Garage Sale • Panini for President • Chowder's Babysitter • The Fire Breather • The Flying Flinger Lingons • Hey, Hey It's Knishmas! • Chowder's Catering Company • The Catch Phrase • The Hot Date • Shopping Spree • The Party Cruise • Won Ton Bombs • The Big Hat Biddies • The Deadly Maze • Kid Shnitzel • Gazpacho Fights Back • The BLT's • The Trouble with Truffles • The Dinner Theater • Big Ball • The Brain Freeze • The Snail Car • The Lollistops • Endive's Dirty Secret • Big Food • Paint the Town • The Blackout • The Dice Cycle • The Chain Recipe • The Garden • Sheboodles • Gazpacho Moves In • My Big Fat Stinky Wedding • Apprentice Appreciation Day • The Grape Worm • A Faire to Remember • Tofu Town Showdown
Season 3	Hands on a Big Mixer • The Blast Raz • The Spookiest House in Marzipan • The Poultry Geist • The Apprentice Scouts • The Belgian Waffle Slobber-Barker • A Little Bit of Pizzazz! • The Birthday Suits • The Heist • The Prank • Old Man Thyme • Chowder's Magazine • Weekend at Shnitzel's • Taste Buds • Gazpacho! • The Toots • Chowder Grows Up