Animals, It's Just a Word!

"Animals, It's Just a Word!" is the 14th episode of the third season of Teen Titans Go!, and the 118th overall episode of the series.

Summary
Beast Boy presses the fire button on Cyborg's laser cannon and the Titans die, but Beast Boy puts his blood in them to save them from dying and now have the ability to transform into animals and act like animals.

Plot
The episode starts with Cyborg showing off his new laser cannon invention with Beast Boy in the control booth. He transforms into a cat and is tempted to press the fire button, but Cyborg orders him to control his "animal urges". Cyborg keeps a close eye on him, but Beast Boy eventually pushes the button and the Titans end up in the hospital. Beast Boy announces that he replaced all the blood they lost with his own, much to their disgust. Robin yells at him, and while yelling at him suddenly transforms into a dog, howling. This makes them realize that Beast Boy's DNA must have given them the power to turn into animals, and Starfire eagerly turns into a cat, exclaiming that she is adorable. Raven then announces she is thirsty, transforms into a goldfish and hops into a bowl. Cyborg turns into a parrot, shouting about how cool this was. Robin warns that they can be animals but not become them, to which Cyborg replies "Whatever. I just want to turn into a tiny donkey!" And does so, dancing to music with the Titans cheering him on.

Back in the Tower, Robin (in dog form) takes a pan filled with meat off of the stove, announcing breakfast is ready. He dumps the meat on the floor, and the Titans (all in dog form) eat it. Cyborg walks in and sniffs. He asks what smells so good and Starfire answers that it is the meat. Cyborg replies that it's not that, but it's Beast Boy's dog behind. The Titans then go about sniffing each other's behinds. They all then transform into birds, flying high over Jump City and pooping on Dr. Light's shiny new car in the process. They then spot the H.I.V.E and attack them as sharks. That night, the Titans are playing cards in the Tower. Starfire then suddenly goes crazy yipping and runs toward the window. They ask her what is wrong and she exclaims that she has spotted a cat. The rest of the Titans then join her yipping and screaming at the window. Raven then stops, wondering what just happened, and Beast Boy explains that it was their animal urges. It then changes to a montage of the Titans going about their everyday life as animals.

The next day, Beast Boy walks in and asks the Titans if they are ready to sniff some butts. They eagerly agree and try to shape-shift, but it doesn't work. Robin figures that their power must have been temporary. Starfire than says she still urges to claw at the couch And Cyborg says he wants a cracker. Raven then starts flying around, complaining how dry it was in the Tower. Starfire then begins know king everything off the counter and Cyborg perches on the couch like a bird, angrily stating he wants a cracker. Robin then begins crawling around and stops to sniff Beast Boy's behind. He throws a toy and Robin and Starfire fight over it. Beast Boy then decided that he will train the animal Ttians to behave. A montage then shows of Beast Boy training the Titans.

Later, Beast Boy is sitting on the couch with Robin, Starfire and Cyborg when he notices that he forgot about Raven. He finds her at the end of the hallway, flopped down on the floor with her eyes closed. Beast Boy exclaims that she is dead and tearfully flushes her down the toilet. Later, the crime alert rings and they leave. Beast Boy exclaims "Let's do this!" , but the Titans are bunched together, scared. Cyborg is perched on a light pole, but flies down at Beast Boy's angry command. Cinder block towers over the Titans, but then a manhole cover appears on the ground and Raven jumps out with an alligator and a rat. She yells "ATTACK!" and the three punch him, defeating him. She explains to the Titans that She was sleeping, and then woke up in the sewer. She was now mutated and had cool new "sewer friends". Cinderblock then wakes up, and they quickly defeat him.

The episode ends back in the tower, with Beast Boy saying that a valuable lesson was learned and Raven saying that her sewer friends would hang with them.

Characters

 * Starfire
 * Cyborg
 * Beast Boy
 * Raven
 * Robin
 * Gizmo (cameo)
 * Jinx (cameo)
 * Mammoth (cameo)
 * See-More (cameo)
 * Billy Numerous (cameo)
 * Dr. Light (cameo)
 * Cinderblock
 * Mutant Alligator (debut)
 * Mutant Rat (debut)

Trivia

 * This is the fifth episode was released on the Cartoon Network app before its official date. The fourth were "The HIVE Five", "The Return of Slade", "More of the Same", and "Scary Figure Dance".
 * The Titans been acting like an animal they like throughout the episode, Starfire as a cat, Robin as a dog, Cyborg as a bird, and Raven as a fish, due to Beast Boy transformed into animals, he's been different ones.
 * Music from "Artful Dodgers" was reused.
 * The TV's Guide use the plot of "A Farce" for info.

Continuity

 * Cyborg's interest in miniature donkeys is carried over from "Beast Man".
 * Raven is seen unhooded for the twenty-ninth time.
 * Bodybuilder Raven returns again, the first time she appears was in "Oil Drums".
 * This is the second time Robin gets superpowers.
 * This, once again show Starfire loves cats, as being one. (Dreams, Caramel Apples, Multiple Trick Pony, And the Award for Sound Design Goes to Rob, The HIVE Five, Cat's Fancy)
 * The scene from "Crazy Day" when Beast Boy was a donkey appears again.
 * The second time Starfire's doing the same cat-face since "The HIVE Five ".

Errors

 * Beast Boy replaced Cyborg's blood with his blood, however in "Tower Power" it is said that Cyborg doesn't have blood.
 * When Beast Boy was trying to flush Raven, he jumped on Raven several times and yet Raven did not wake up from her sleep.

Running Gags

 * The Titans using the animal edges.

Transcript
The transcript for "Animals, It's Just a Word!" can be found here.