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Articles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 Series
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) 13
List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) episodes 25
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) (season 1) 38
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mtation season
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Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation 70
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1-3 Films
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film) 75
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze 81
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III 87
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Turtles Forever and TMNT Films
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Turtles Forever 146
TMNT (film) 150
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) season 1 165
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) season 2 170
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Film
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film) 175
References
Article Sources and Contributors 181
Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 185
Article Licenses
License 186
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
This article is about the franchise as a whole. For specific entries in the franchise, see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(disambiguation).
Cover of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Publication information
Publisher Mirage Studios
First appearance Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)
Created by Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird
In-story information
Base(s) Manhattan
Member(s) Leonardo
Raphael
Donatello
Michelangelo
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (often shortened to TMNT or Ninja Turtles) are a fictional team of four
teenage anthropomorphic turtles, named after four Renaissance artists, who were trained by their anthropomorphic
rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu. From their home in the storm sewers of New York City, they battle petty criminals,
evil overlords, mutated animals, and alien invaders while attempting to remain isolated from society.
The characters originated in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book before their expansion into a cartoon
series, films, video games, toys, and other general merchandise. During the peak of the franchises popularity in the
late 1980s through the early 1990s, it gained considerable worldwide success and fame.
History
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles first appeared in an American comic book published by Mirage Studios in 1984
in Dover, New Hampshire. The concept arose from a humorous drawing sketched out by Kevin Eastman during a
casual evening of brainstorming with friend Peter Laird. Using money from a tax refund, together with a loan from
Eastmans uncle, the young artists self-published a single-issue comic intended to parody four of the most popular
comics of the early 1980s: Marvel Comics Daredevil and New Mutants, Dave Sims Cerebus, and Frank Millers
Ronin. The TMNT comic series has been published in various incarnations by various comic book companies since
1984.
The Turtles started their rise to mainstream success when a licensing agent, Mark Freedman, sought out Eastman and
Laird to propose wider merchandising opportunities for the franchise. In 1986, Dark Horse Miniatures produced a set
of 15mm lead figurines. In January 1987, Eastman and Laird visited the offices of Playmates Toys Inc, a small
California toy company that wanted to expand into the action figure market. Development was undertaken by a
creative team of companies and individuals: Jerry Sachs, ad man of Sachs-Finley Agency, brought together the
animators at Murakami-Wolf-Swenson headed by Fred Wolf. Wolf and his team combined concepts and ideas with
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the Playmates marketing crew, headed by Karl Aaronian, VP of sales Richard Sallis and VP of Playmates Bill
Carlson.
Aaronian brought on several designers, and concepteur and writer John C. Schulte and worked out the simple
backstory that would live on toy packaging for the entire run of the product and show. Sachs called the high-concept
pitch "Green Against Brick". The sense of humor was honed with the collaboration of the MWS animation firm's
writers. Playmates and their team essentially served as associate producers and contributing writers to the miniseries
that was first launched to sell-in the toy action figures. Phrases like "Heroes in a Half Shell" and many of the comical
catch phrases and battle slogans ("Turtle Power!") came from the writing and conceptualization of this creative team.
As the series developed, veteran writer Jack Mendelsohn came on board as both a story editor and scriptwriter.
David Wise, Michael Charles Hill, and Michael Reaves wrote most of the scripts.
The miniseries was repeated three times before it found an audience. Once the product started selling, the show got
syndicated and picked up and backed by Group W, which funded the next round of animation. The show then went
network, on CBS. Accompanied by the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series, and the subsequent
action figure line, the TMNT were soon catapulted into pop culture history. At the height of the frenzy, in the late
1980s and early 1990s, the Turtles' likenesses could be found on a wide range of children's merchandise, from Pez
dispensers to skateboards, breakfast cereal, video games, school supplies, linens, towels, cameras, and even toy
shaving kits.
While the animated TV series, which lasted for 10 seasons until 1996, was more light-hearted, the comic book series
continued in a much darker and grittier tone. In 1990 a live-action feature film was released, with the turtles and
Splinter being portrayed by actors in partially animatronic suits created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. The film
became one of the most successful independent films, and spawned two sequels, as well as inspiring a 3D animated
film set in the same continuity, which was released in 2007 under the title TMNT. After the end of the cartoon series,
a live action series in the vein of the films was created in 1997 in conjunction with Saban Entertainment. The series
was called Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation and introduced a fifth, female turtle called Venus De Milo, but was
largely unsuccessful and was canceled after one season.
The property lay dormant until in 2003 a new animated TV series also entitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles began
to air on Fox Box (4Kids TV). The series storyline stuck much closer to the original Mirage comic book series, but
was still less violent. It lasted for seven seasons and 156 episodes, ending in February 2009.
On October 21, 2009, it was announced that cable channel Nickelodeon (a subsidiary of Viacom) had purchased all
of Mirage's rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property. Mirage retains the rights to publish 18 issues a year,
though the future involvement of Mirage with the Turtles and the future of Mirage Studios itself is unknown.
Nickelodeon has developed a new CGI-animated TMNT television series and will partner with fellow Viacom
company Paramount Pictures to bring a new TMNT movie to theaters. The TV show premiered on Nickelodeon on
September 29, 2012. However, in June 2012, Paramount shut down their planned production due to script issues,
pushing their release date back to May 2014.
Main characters
Main article: List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters
Leonardo (Leo) The tactician, courageous leader and devoted student of martial arts, Leonardo wears a blue
mask and wields two long and razor-sharp katanas that slice through nearly anything solid. As the oldest of the
four, he bears the burden of responsibility for his brothers and sensei, which often leads to conflict with Raphael.
Leonardo was named after the Italian polymath, painter, engineer, inventor, writer, anatomist, and sculptor,
Leonardo da Vinci.
Michelangelo (Mike or Mikey) Easy-going, fun-loving jokester, and free-spirited being, Michelangelo wears an
orange mask and wields a pair of nunchakus. He is the youngest of the four Turtles, and often provides the comic
relief. While he loves to relax and eat pizza, this Turtle also has an adventurous and creative side. He is something
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of the "surfer" boy, speaking usually in a Southern California accent. He is named after the Italian Renaissance
painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer, Michelangelo. His name was originally misspelled
"Michaelangelo" by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman.
Donatello (Don or Donnie) The scientist, inventor, engineer, and technological genius, Donatello wears a purple
mask and wields a bo staff. Donatello is perhaps the least violent turtle, preferring to use his knowledge to solve
conflicts, but never hesitates to defend his brothers. He is named after the early Renaissance Italian artist and
sculptor from Florence, Donatello.
Raphael (Raph) The team's bad boy, Raphael wears a dark red mask and wields a pair of sai. He is physically
strong, has an aggressive nature, and seldom hesitates to throw the first punch. He is often depicted with a
Brooklyn accent. His personality can be alternately fierce and sarcastic, and oftentimes delivers deadpan humor.
Still, he is intensely loyal to his brothers and sensei. He is named after the Italian painter and architect of the High
Renaissance, Raphael.
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Splinter The Turtles' sensei and adoptive father, Splinter is a Japanese mutant rat who learned the ways of
ninjutsu from his owner and master, Hamato Yoshi. In the 1987 TV series, Archie Comics series and the 2012 TV
series, Splinter was Hamato Yoshi mutated into a humanoid rat instead of being just Yoshi's pet. In the IDW
comics, he is Hamato Yoshi reincarnated as a mutated rat.
April O'Neil A former lab assistant to the mad scientist Baxter Stockman, April is the plucky human companion
of the Turtles. April first met the Turtles when they saved her from Baxter's Mouser robots. She embarks on many
of the Turtles' adventures and aids them by doing the work in public that the Turtles cannot. In the 1987 TV
series, Archie Comics series and subsequent three films, April was a television news reporter. In the 2012 cartoon
series, April is a teenager who is rescued by the TMNT and later is given some 'crash courses' in being a ninja by
Splinter.
Casey Jones A vigilante who has become one of the Turtles' closest allies as well as a love interest to April.
Casey first met up with the Turtles after having a fight with Raphael. Casey fights crime with an assortment of
sporting goods (baseball bats, golf clubs, hockey sticks, cricket bat, etc.) while wearing a hockey mask to protect
his identity.
Shredder A villainous ninjutsu master called Oroku Saki who is the leader of the Foot Clan. In every
incarnation of the TMNT franchise, he has been the archenemy of Splinter and the Turtles. Shredder prefers to
use his armor instead of weapons in some versions.
Karai A female high-rank member of the Foot Clan who has appeared in several different TMNT comics,
cartoons and films, as well as in multiple video games. In some incarnations of the character, she is closely related
to the Shredder as his adopted daughter or biological granddaughter. In most works, she shares an ambiguous
rivalry (occasionally even bordering on romantic interest) with Leonardo.
Comics
Mirage
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)
Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premiered in May, 1984, at a comic book convention held at a
local Sheraton Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It was published by Mirage Studios in an over-sized
magazine-style format using black and white artwork on cheap newsprint, limited to a print run of only 3,250 copies.
Through a clever media kit that included a press release in Comic Buyer's Guide #542 and a full page ad placed in
Comic Buyer's Guide #547, the public's interest was piqued and thus began the Turtle phenomenon. The small print
runs made these early comics and trade magazines instant collector items, and within months they were trading for
over fifty times their cover price. The name "Mirage Studios" was chosen because of Eastman and Laird's lack of a
professional art studio at the start of their career, before their creation made them both multi-millionaires.
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Mirage also published a bi-monthly companion book entitled Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, featuring
art by Ryan Brown and Jim Lawson, which was designed to fill in the gaps of continuity in the TMNT universe. This
put the original series and Tales in the same mainstream continuity, and the two are thus canon to each other. The
title's first volume was from 19871989, released in alternating months with the regular Eastman and Laird book. All
seven issues of Volume One have been collected in trade paperback form twice, and twenty-five issues of Volume
Two have been collected in trades of five issues each.
As the TMNT phenomenon proliferated to other media, Eastman and Laird would find themselves administrating an
international merchandising juggernaut. However, this prevented the two creators from participating in the
day-to-day work of writing and illustrating a monthly comic book. For this reason, many guest artists were invited to
showcase their unique talents in the TMNT universe. The breadth of diversity found in the various short stories gave
the series a disjointed, anthology-like feel. Fans stuck with the series, and what was originally intended as a one-shot
became a continuing series that lasted for 129 issues spanning four separate volumes (having 62, 13, 23 and 31
issues in the four distinct volumes).
In June 1996, Image Comics took over publishing the title in what is considered "Volume 3" of the series. It was a
slightly more action-oriented TMNT series and although notable for inflicting major physical changes on the main
characters, Peter Laird, co-creator of the TMNT, has said this volume is no longer in canon as he began publishing
Volume 4 at Mirage Publishing. As an explanation, he offered in the pages of Volume 4's letter column: "It just
didn't feel right."Wikipedia:Citing sources
After taking back the series from Image Comics, Mirage Studios resumed publication of a fourth volume in
December 2001, under the simple title TMNT. After the publication of issue #28, writer Peter Laird placed the series
on an eight-month hiatus to devote himself to production of the 2007 TMNT movie. However, after that eight months
had passed Mirage's official website went on to list the series as in "indefinite hiatus". In January 2008, Mirage had
finally confirmed that the series would return in May 2008. Issues 29 and 30 had a limited printing of 1,000 copies
each, and were available through the official TMNT website. Although the purchase agreement with Nickelodeon
allows Laird to produce up to 18 comics a year set in the original Mirage continuity, no new material has been
released since the sale.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures was a comic book series published from August 1988 to October 1995 by
Archie Comics. The initial storylines were close adaptations of the 1987 TV series, but with the fifth issue Eastman
and Laird decided to hand the series over to Mirage Studios employees Ryan Brown and Stephen Murphy who
immediately abandoned the animated series adaptations and took the title in a decidedly different direction with
all-new original adventures, including the uniting of several of the series' recurring characters as a separate team, the
Mighty Mutanimals.
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Dreamwave
A monthly comic inspired by the 2003 TV series was published by Dreamwave Productions from June to December
2003. It was written by Peter David and illustrated by LeSean Thomas. In the first four issues, which were the only
ones directly adapted from the TV series, the story was told from the perspectives of April, Baxter, Casey, and a pair
of New York City police officers.
IDW
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IDW Publishing)
In April 2011, IDW Publishing announced that they had acquired the license to publish new collections of Mirage
storylines and a new ongoing series.
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The first issue of the new series was released on August 24, 2011. Turtles
co-creator Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz write, with Eastman and Dan Duncan handling art chores.
Manga
The Turtles have appeared in several manga series.
Mutant Turtles ( Mytanto TtoruzuHelp:Installing Japanese
character sets) is a 15-issue series by Tsutomu Oyamada, Zuki mora, and Yoshimi Hamada that simply adapted
episodes of the original American animated series.
Super Turtles ( Sp Ttoruzu) is a three-issue miniseries by Hidemasa Idemitsu,
Tetsur Kawade, and Toshio Kud that featured the "TMNT Supermutants" Turtle toys that were on sale at the
time. The first volume of the anime miniseries followed this storyline.
Mutant Turtles Gaiden ( Mytanto Ttoruzu
GaidenHelp:Installing Japanese character sets) by Hiroshi Kanno is a re-interpretation of the Turtles story with no
connection to the previous manga.
Mutant Turtles III is Yasuhiko Hachino's adaptation of the third feature film.
Comic strip
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (comic strip)
A daily comic strip written and illustrated by Dan Berger featured an adventure story Monday through Friday and
activity puzzles on weekends (with fan art appearing later). The comic strip was published in syndication until its
cancellation in December, 1996. At its highest point in popularity, it was published in over 250 newspapers.
Television series
First animated series (19871996)
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)
When little known Playmates Toys Inc. was approached about producing a TMNT action figure line, they were
cautious of the risk and requested that a television deal be acquired first.
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On December 28, 1987, the Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles' first cartoon series began, starting as a 5-part miniseries and becoming a regular Saturday
morning syndicated series on October 1, 1988 with 13 more episodes. The series was produced by
Murakami-Wolf-Swenson Film Productions Inc (later Fred Wolf Films). Mirage Studios does not own the rights to
this cartoon series. The show places a much stronger emphasis on humor than the comics do. Here, the Ninja Turtles
are portrayed as four wise-cracking, pizza-obsessed superheroes who fight the forces of evil from their sewer
hideout, and they make their first appearance in masks color-coded to each turtle, where previously they had all worn
red.
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The cast included new and different characters like Bebop and Rocksteady and the Neutrinos. Original characters
like Splinter, Shredder, and the Foot Soldiers stayed true to the comics in appearance and alignment only. Instead of
being Hamato Yoshi's mutated pet rat, Splinter was a mutated Hamato himself. The Foot Soldiers changed from
human ninjas to an endless supply of robotic grunts, allowing large numbers of them to be destroyed without anyone
dying (this was a very important decision in terms of the show's child audience; excessive violence would have
alienated parents of children, the show's target demographic). Krang, one of the series' most memorable villains, was
inspired by the design of the Utrom, a benign alien race from the Mirage comics. The animated Krang, however, was
instead an evil warlord from Dimension X. Baxter Stockman, whose race was changed from black to white either
due to apprehension toward depicting a villainous African American character in a children's cartoon or that for
Shredder to boss around a black Stockman would be perceived as racist. Either way, Stockman was rewritten as a
shy and meek lackey to Shredder, later mutating into an anthropomorphic housefly. During the final two seasons of
the show, in order to combat the rising popularity of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the lead villain switched to
Lord Dregg, an evil alien overlord bent on world conquest by trying to distract the public into believing that the
Turtles were the enemy instead of himself.
Starting on September 25, 1989, the series was expanded to weekdays and it had 47 more episodes for the new
season. There were 28 new syndicated episodes for Season 4 and only 13 of those episodes aired in 1990. The
"European Vacation" episodes were not seen in the United States until USA Network started showing reruns in late
1993 and the "Awesome Easter" episodes were not seen until 1991. These episodes were delayed because of
animation or scheduling problems.
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The turtles are also well known for their use of idiomatic expressions
characteristic of the surfer lingo of the time, especially by Michelangelo. Words and phrases included "bummer",
"dude", "bogus", "radical", "far-out", "tubuloso", "bodacious", and possibly the most recognized, "cowabunga". On
April 21, 1990, a drug prevention television special was broadcast on ABC, NBC, and CBS named Cartoon All-Stars
to the Rescue that featured some of the most popular cartoons at the time; representing TMNT was Michelangelo,
voiced by Townsend Coleman.
Starting on September 8, 1990 (with a different opening sequence), the show began its run on CBS. The CBS
weekend edition ran for a full hour up until 1994, initially airing a couple of Saturday exclusive episodes back to
back. There would also be a brief "Turtle Tips" segment in between the two episodes which served as PSA about the
environment or other issues. After 1994, the show was reduced to just a half hour and only 8 episodes per season
were produced, grouped into a "CBS Action Zone" block that also featured WildC.A.T.s. and Skeleton Warriors, both
of which were canceled after one season; though TMNT retained its "Action Zone" pre-intro. The two shows in the
block were also produced by Fred Wolf Films. The series ran until November 2, 1996, when it aired its final episode.
Its enormous popularity gave rise to its numerous imitators, including the Battletoads, Cheetahmen, Wild West
C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa, Road Rovers, Street Sharks, Extreme Dinosaurs, and Biker Mice from Mars. Currently,
all 193 episodes are available on DVD and VHS.
Anime series
Main article: Mutant Turtles: Choujin Densetsu-hen
In addition to the American series, a Japan-exclusive two-episode anime OVA series was made in 1996, titled
Mutant Turtles: Choujin Densetsu-hen. The OVA is similar in tone to the 1987 TV series and uses the same voices
from TV Tokyo's Japanese dub of the 1987 TV series. The first episode was made to advertise the TMNT
Supermutants toys. It featured the Turtles as superheroes, who gained costumes and superpowers with the use of
Mutastones, while Shredder and Bebop and Rocksteady gained supervillain powers with the use of a Dark
Mutastone. As with the Super Sentai and Power Rangers franchises, the four Turtles could combine to form the giant
Turtle Saint. The second episode was created to advertise the Metal Mutants toys in which the characters gain Saint
Seiya-esque mystical metal armor that can transform into beasts.
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Live-action series (19971998)
Main article: Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
In 19971998, the Turtles starred in a live-action television series called Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation that
directly follows the events of the first three movies. A fifth turtle was introduced, a female named "Venus de Milo"
who was skilled in the mystical arts of the shinobi. The series was a loose continuation of the movie franchise, as
Shredder had been defeated and the Ninja Turtles encountered new villains. Other connections to the feature films
include the fact that Splinter's ear was cut, the Foot Soldiers were humans, and the Turtles lived in the abandoned
subway station seen in the second and third movies. The Next Mutation Turtles made a guest appearance on Power
Rangers in Space. It was canceled after one season of 26 episodes.
Second animated series (20032009)
In 2003, a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series produced by 4Kids Entertainment began airing on the "FoxBox"
(later renamed "4Kids TV") programming block. It later moved to "The CW4Kids" block. The series was
co-produced by Mirage Studios, and Mirage owned one-third of the rights to the series. Mirage's significant stake in
creative control resulted in a cartoon that hews more closely to the original comics, creating a darker and edgier feel
than the 1987 cartoon, but still remaining lighthearted enough to be considered appropriate for children.
This series lasted until 2009, ending with a feature-length television movie titled Turtles Forever, which was
produced in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the TMNT franchise and featured the Turtles of the 2003 series
teaming up with their counterparts from the 1987 series. 4Kidstv.com featured all the episodes of the series, up until
September 2010; 4Kids no longer owns the license to the show, meaning that it can no longer be viewed at
4Kidstv.com.
Third animated series (2012present)
Nickelodeon acquired the global rights to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from the Mirage Group and 4Kids
Entertainment, Inc. and announced a new CGI-animated TMNT television series. The series premiered in 2012 and
has proven to be a hit, having already been renewed for a third season.
Feature films
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film series)
The Turtles have appeared in four feature films. The first three are live-action features produced in the early 1990s:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) and Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993). The Turtles were played by various actors in costumes featuring animatronic heads,
initially produced by the Jim Henson's Creature Shop. The fourth film is a CGI-animated film titled simply TMNT
and released in 2007. A reboot is currently in production by Platinum Dunes, Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount
Pictures, and is tentatively due to be released in 2014.
Merchandise
Among the first licensed products to feature the Ninja Turtles was a pen and paper RPG titled Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles & Other Strangeness, published by Palladium Books in 1985 and featuring original comics and illustrations
by Eastman and Laird themselves. The game features a large list of animals, including elephants and sparrows, that
are available as mutant player characters. There were several more titles in this genre, including Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles Adventures, Truckin' Turtles, Turtles Go Hollywood, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Guide to the
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Universe, and Transdimensional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
In 1986, Dark Horse Miniatures in Boise, Idaho produced an attendant set of lead figurines; unlike later incarnations
the bandannas on the store's display set were painted all black before the multicolored versions were released to help
younger readers distinguish between the four characters other than their weaponry. Palladium allowed the license to
lapse in 2000, in part due to declining sales stemming from the "kiddification" of the animated and live-action
incarnations to that point. However, Palladium's publisher, Kevin Siembieda, has indicated a potential willingness to
revisit the license given the franchise's recent moves closer to its roots.
Toys
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures
During the run of the 1987 TV series, Playmates Toys produced hundreds of TMNT action figures, along with
vehicles, playsets, and accessories, becoming one of the top collectibles for children. Staff artists at Northampton,
Massachusetts-based Mirage Studios provided conceptual designs for many of the figures, vehicles, and playsets and
creator credit can be found in the legal text printed on the back of the toy packaging. In addition, Playmates
produced a series of TMNT/Star Trek crossover figures, due to Playmates holding the Star Trek action figure license
at the time. Playmates employed many design groups to develop looks and styles for the toy line, including Bloom
Design, White Design, Pangea, Robinson-Clarke, and McHale Design. The Marketing VP of Playmates, Karl
Aaronian, was largely responsible for assembling the talented team of designers and writers, which in turn, helped
germinate continued interest in the toy line.
Never before in toy history did an action figure line have such an impact for over two decades, generating billions of
dollars in licensing revenue. The series was highly popular in the UK where, in the run-up to Christmas, the Army &
Navy Store in London's Lewisham devoted its entire basement to everything Turtle, including games, videos,
costumes and other items. Playmates continue to produce TMNT action figures based on the 2003 animated series.
The 2007 film TMNT also gave Playmates a new source from which to make figures, while NECA produced a series
of high-quality action figures based on character designs from the original Mirage comics. In 2012, a new toy line
and a new classic toy line from Playmates were announced to be released.
Video games
Main article: List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games
The first Famicom/NES TMNT game was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, released by Konami/Ultra in 1989 and
later ported on the many home computers and eventually for the Wii on the Virtual Console. Also released by
Konami in 1989 was the first TMNT arcade game, also titled simply Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, later ported to
the NES as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, leading to an NES-only sequel, Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project, which used the look of the arcade game, as opposed the first NES game.
The next Turtles console game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, was released in 1991 as an arcade
game, and was later ported to the Super Nintendo in 1992. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist was
also created for the Sega Genesis in the same year, and used many of the art assets from TMNT IV. There was also a
trilogy of TMNT video games for the original Game Boy system made by Konami, consisting of: Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers, and Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue. As the video game series progressed, and the Ninja Turtles' popularity began to
decline in the mid-1990s, the video games changed direction. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
was released as a set of one-on-one fighting game similar to the Street Fighter series.; each console's version if the
game was a distinct game.
Konami also acquired the license to adapt the 2003 TV series into a video game franchise, resulting in a new series
of games with 3D gameplay inspired by the old TMNT beat 'em up games (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003
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video game), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant
Nightmare).
In 2006, Ubisoft acquired the rights of TMNT games, beginning with a game based on the 2007 animated feature
film. A beat 'em up game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack was released for the DS in 2009, to coincide
with the series' 25th anniversary.
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In 2013, Activision released the downloadable game Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles: Out of the Shadows, based on the 2012 TV series and developed by Red Fly Studio for the Xbox Live
Arcade, PlayStation Network and Steam.
In other media
Food tie-ins
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles food tie-ins
During the height of their popularity (19871996) the Turtles had a number of food tie-ins. Among the most notable
of these products was Ninja Turtles Cereal, produced by Ralston-Purina as a kind of "Chex with TMNT-themed
marshmallows" which also came with a small pouch of Pizza Crunchabungas, pizza flavored corn snacks in the
shape of pizzas (the commercial starred the Ninja Turtles as Will Vinton-created claymations); Hostess Ninja Turtles
Pudding Pies, featuring a green sugar crust and vanilla pudding inside; and Royal OOZE Gelatin Desserts,
distributed by Nabisco under "Royal Gelatin" in three different flavors: orange, strawberry, and lime. Shreddies used
to give out TMNT toys in their boxes when the cereal advertising was still geared toward children. One example of a
TMNT prize was rings featuring a character on the cartoon (1992). There was also green Ninja Turtle ice cream with
different toppings according to which turtle flavor one ordered. Chef Boyardee also released a canned pasta with the
pasta in the shapes of the four turtles themselves.
Concert tour
To capitalize on the Turtles' popularity, a concert tour was held in 1990, premiering at Radio City Music Hall on
August 17. The "Coming Out of Their Shells" tour featured live-action turtles playing music as a band (Donatello,
keyboards; Leonardo, bass guitar; Raphael, drums and sax; Michelangelo, guitar) on stage around a familiar plotline:
April O'Neil is kidnapped by the Shredder, and the turtles have to rescue her. The story had a very Bill-n'-Ted-esque
feel, with its theme of the power of rock n' roll literally defeating the enemy, in the form of the Shredder (who only
rapped about how he hates music) trying to eliminate all music. A pay-per-view special highlighting the concert was
shown, and a studio album was also released. Stylistically, the music's genre was closest to hair metal/power rock.
The track listing is as follows:
Since the tour was sponsored by Pizza Hut in real life, there are many references to their pizza. Empty Pizza Hut
boxes are seen onscreen in the "Behind the Shells" VHS. As part of a cross-marketing strategy, Pizza Hut restaurants
gave away posters, audio cassettes of "Coming Out of Their Shells", and "Official Tour Guides" as premiums. The
original show of the tour was released on video with a making of video also released. The song "Pizza Power" was
later used by Konami for the second arcade game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time.
At the Disney-MGM Studios theme park
On June 30, 1990, the TMNT appeared in the "New York Street" section of Disney-MGM Studios theme park in
Orlando. Emerging from their Turtle Party Wagon, they would "ninja dance" across the stage while April performed
the theme song to the show. After the main show was done they would pose for pictures and sign autographs. The
Turtles also made appearances in Disney's "Very Merry Christmas Parade" to sing their own rendition of "Santa
Claus is Coming to Town". They also appeared during the Easter parade dancing to their single "Pizza Power!" The
Turtles' live shows and appearances ceased production in 1996.
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Parodies
Although the TMNT had originated as something of a parody, the comic's explosive success led to a wave of
small-press, black and white comic parodies of TMNT itself, including Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters,
Pre-Teen Dirty-Gene Kung Fu Kangaroos, and a host of others. Dark Horse Comics' Boris the Bear was launched in
response to these TMNT clones; its first issue was titled "Boris the Bear Slaughters the Teenage Radioactive Black
Belt Mutant Ninja Critters". Once the Turtles broke into the mainstream, parodies also proliferated in other media,
such as in satire magazines Cracked and Mad magazine and numerous TV series of the period.
Controversies
Departure from origins
In keeping with the "grim 'n gritty" feel to parody Frank Miller's Ronin/Elektra material, the Turtles engaged in a
greater amount of overt violence in the pages of the early Mirage comic book series by Eastman and Laird. As the
TMNT were introduced into the mainstream, they were radically redesigned. In issue #19 of Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles, the creators published an editorial addressing any possible concerns of readers as a result of this. It stated, in
part: "We've allowed the wacky side to happen, and enjoy it very much. All the while, though, we've kept the
originals very much ours forty pages of what we enjoy and want to see in our books, whether it comes from our
own hands or from those of the talented people we work with."
[5]
In the film Turtles Forever, the original Mirage
Turtles refer to their descendants as "sell-outs", in reference to their colorful accessories (the originals are conveyed
in black and white).
Teenage Mutant "Hero" Turtles
Upon TMNT's first arrival in the United Kingdom and Ireland the name was changed to "Teenage Mutant Hero
Turtles" (or TMHT, for short), since local censorship policies deemed the word ninja to have excessively violent
connotations for a children's program (in Ireland, however, the first season aired as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
before changing to "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles"). Consequently, everything related to the Turtles (comic books,
video games, toys, etc.) had to be renamed before being released in these nations, as well as in the German-speaking
countries.
The lyrics were also changed, such as changing "Splinter taught them to be ninja teens" to "Splinter taught them to
be fighting teens". The policies also had other effects, such as editing out use of Michelangelo's nunchaku (which
were at the time banned from appearing in 18-rated movies) and generally toning down the usage of all the turtles'
weapons. To head this problem off, the showrunners elected to remove Michelangelo's nunchaku entirely during
season three, replacing them with a grappling hook called the "Turtle Line" that served as Mikey's signature weapon
for the rest of the show's run.
In Italy, Spain and Portugal, they kept Michelangelo's nunchaku but the "TMHT" logo could be seen in the intro, as
it was not edited to reflect the title in each of those translations. In Spain the cartoon was originally aired in regional
TV channels and thus had different dubs in addition to Castillian: Galician and Catalan;Wikipedia:Citation needed in
the Galician version, the title As Tartarugas Mutantes ("The Mutant Turtles") was used. The Italian and European
Portuguese dubs also had few edits.
However, when the live-action movie came out in 1990, the Ninja of the title was kept even in the UK. In time,
nunchaku scenes were retained in previously-censored movies such as those of Bruce Lee. The same went for the
PAL releases of the early video games, which had Michelangelo's weapon of choice fully visible and usable. By the
time of the 2003 TV series, these censorship policies had been abolished, and no changes have occurred in the
content of the show. The name "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" remained unchanged for the 2003 TV series. As a
result, in the UK, the 1987 TV series is still called Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and the 2003 TV series is called
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In 2009, Lionsgate Home Entertainment released the 25th Anniversary Collectors
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Edition on Region 2 DVD in the UK. This 3-Disc set contains all the episodes of Seasons 1 and 2 and 4 episodes
from the final season, as well as a 1-Disc DVD with the first few episodes of Season 1. This release features the
original, unedited episodes under the "Ninja Turtles" title, and also marks the first time the show has been released
uncensored in the UK.Wikipedia:Citation needed
Ownership rights
Due to various movie and television deals, the various TMNT films and television series have split between various
companies, with Mirage Studios having retained copyright and trademark until October 19, 2009, at which point the
rights for the entire TMNT franchise were sold by co-creator Peter Laird to Nickelodeon.
TV series
The original animated series (19871996) was produced by Fred Wolf Films Dublin (as Murakami Wolf Swenson
(MWS) and Murakami Wolf Dublin (MWD) during earlier seasons), and syndicated by Group W. The series itself is
owned by Wolf Films, with home entertainment rights residing with Lions Gate Entertainment, and until recently,
syndication rights belonged to Nickelodeon's former corporate sibling CBS Television
Distribution.Wikipedia:Citation needed The initial five-part miniseries (retroactively considered the first season) was
copyrighted by Playmates Toys, although it is unclear if they still hold any rights or interest to the series.
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation was produced by Saban Entertainment, and as of September 2011, is owned by
Saban Brands and distributed by MarVista Entertainment.
The second animated series (20032009) was a co-production between Mirage Studios and 4Kids Entertainment.
Nickelodeon's October 19, 2009 buyout of the TMNT franchise included an approximate $9.75 million payment to
4Kids to terminate its right to serve as the merchandise licensing agent prior to the scheduled expiration of the
representation agreement in 2012. Due to the buyout, all future TMNT film and television series rights are owned by
Nickelodeon.
Movies
The first three TMNT live-action films were produced by Golden Harvest, with New Line Cinema (now a sister
company of Warner Bros. Entertainment) distributing the films in the United States, with 20th Century Fox
distributed the second and third films in most other territories. The first two films were copyrighted by the UK-based
Northshore Investments, who according to the legal indicia for the comic book adaptations of those films, owned the
supporting characters Keno, Tatsu, Chief Sterns and Professor Jordan Perry. The third film was copyrighted by
Clearwater Holdings. The fourth film was produced by Imagi Animation Studios, and released by Warner Bros.
Entertainment in association with the Weinstein Company.
Michael Bay is set to produce a feature film directed by Jonathan Liebesman titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on
August 8, 2014.
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Comic books
Initially, Mirage allowed employees and freelancers to retain the rights to characters they created for the TMNT
Universe but had never licensed for media and merchandise outside comic books. Eventually, due to the difficulty of
keeping track of everyone's rights, Mirage made TMNT character creators sign retroactive work-for-hire contracts.
One creator who did not sign over the rights to his TMNT work was Swamp Thing veteran Rick Veitch.
References
[1] IDW Announces New Comic Series Based on the Original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http:/ / www. idwpublishing. com/ news/ article/
1677/ ) IDW Publishing April 1, 2011 Accessed April 7, 2011
[2] About the Creators (http:/ / www. tmnt25. com/ turtle_power/ about_the_creators. html#4) TMNT25.com (January 2009). Retrieved on
13109.
[3] "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987/I) Trivia (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0131613/ trivia) IMDB.com (February 2019). Retrieved
on 22109.
[4] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack hands-on (http:/ / ds. ign. com/ articles/ 102/ 1021102p1. html) ign.com
[5] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vol. 1 #19, March, 1989.
Bibliography
Eastman, Kevin (2002). Kevin Eastman's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Artobiography. Los Angeles: Heavy
Metal. ISBN 1-882931-85-8.
Wiater, Stanley (1991). The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Treasury. New York: Villard. ISBN
0-679-73484-8.
External links
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the Nickeloedeon website (http:/ / www. nick. com/ shows/ ninja-turtles/ )
(English)
TMNTPedia - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Wiki (http:/ / tmnt. wikia. com/ wiki/ Main_Page) (English)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http:/ / www. toonopedia. com/ turtles. htm) at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
(English)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)
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Genre Action/Adventure
Science fiction
Comedy
Martial arts
Format Animated series
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
by Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird
Developed by David Wise
Directed by Yoshikatsu Kasai (season 1)
Bill Wolf (seasons 27)
Tony Love (seasons 810)
Voices of Cam Clarke
Townsend Coleman
Barry Gordon
Rob Paulsen
Peter Renaday
Renae Jacobs
Pat Fraley
James Avery
Jim Cummings
Tony Jay
Theme music composer Chuck Lorre
Dennis C. Brown
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 10
No. of episodes 193 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird
Producer(s) Rudy Zamora (season 1)
Walt Kubiak
Andy Luckey (seasons 27)
Bill Wolf
Kara Vallow (seasons 810)
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Murakami Wolf Swenson(1987-1992)
IDDH (1987-1992)
Fred Wolf Films (1992-1996)
Mirage Studios
Surge Licensing
Distributor Group W Productions (19871995)
Eyemark Entertainment (1995-1996)
Broadcast
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Original channel first-run syndication (Seasons 13)
CBS (Seasons 410)
Picture format 480i SDTV
Audio format MTS Stereo
Original run December 14, 1987 November 2, 1996
Chronology
Followed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (earlier known as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in some European countries due to
controversy at the time) is an animated television series produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and the French
company IDDH. The pilot was shown during the week of December 14, 1987 in syndication as a five-part miniseries
and the show began its official run on October 1, 1988. The series featured the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
characters created in comic book form by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The property was changed considerably
from the darker-toned comic, to make it more suitable for children and the family. The initial motivation behind the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series was that, upon being approached to create a toy line, Playmates Toys
was uneasy with the comic book characters' small cult following. They requested that a television deal be acquired
first, and after the initial five-episode series debuted, the California toy company released their first series of Ninja
Turtles action figures in the summer of 1988. The two media would correspond in marketing style and popularity for
many years to come.
David Wise and Patti Howeth wrote the screenplay for the first five-part miniseries. When the series continued in the
second season, comic artist Jack Mendelsohn joined the show as the executive story editor. Wise went on to write
over seventy episodes of the series, and was executive story editor for four later seasons as well. Wise left the series
partway through the ninth season, and Jeffrey Scott took over as the story editor and chief writer for the rest of the
show's run.
The show was in Saturday morning syndication from October 1, 1988 to September 9, 1989. After it became an
instant hit, the show was expanded to five days a week and aired weekday afternoons in syndication in most markets,
from September 25, 1989 to September 17, 1993. Starting on September 8, 1990 (with a different opening sequence),
the show began its secondary run on CBS's Saturday morning lineup, beginning as a 60-minute block from 1990 to
1993, initially airing a couple of Saturday exclusive episodes back to back. There would also be a brief "Turtle Tips"
segment in between the two episodes which served as PSA about the environment or other issues. There were a total
of 20 "Turtle Tips" segments produced and aired. Beginning in 1994, the show began airing as a 30-minute block
until the series ended. The series ran until November 2, 1996, when it aired its final episode.
The show helped launch the characters into mainstream popularity and became one of the most popular animated
series in television history. Breakfast cereal, plush toys, and all manner of products featuring the characters appeared
on the market during the late 1980s and early 1990s. A successful Archie Comics comic book based on the animated
show instead of the original black-and-white comics was published throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Action figures were top-sellers around the world. In 1990, the cartoon series was being shown daily on more than
125 television stations, and the comic books sold 125,000 copies a month.
Storyline
The origin story in the television series differs greatly from that of the original Mirage Studios comics. In this
version, Splinter was formerly a human being, an honorable ninja master named Hamato Yoshi who had studied art
history as a hobby. Yoshi was banished from the Foot Clan in Japan after being deceived by the seditious Oroku
Saki, who pinned Hamato Yoshi's dogi to the wall with a knife, preventing him from kneeling before their sensei
which was seen as an insult. When Yoshi removed the knife, the sensei was again insulted believing Yoshi was
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drawing the blade in opposition to him. Exiled from the ninja clan, the disgraced Yoshi moved to the United States,
specifically New York City. Being penniless, Yoshi is forced to live in the sewers. Back in Japan, Saki has been
given command of the Foot Clan, which he corrupts by teaching his students how to commit robberies and other
crimes.
While living in the sewers with the rats as his friends, Yoshi one day found four turtles, recently bought from a pet
store by an unnamed boy who accidentally dropped them in the sewer. Yoshi returned one day from his explorations
around New York to find the turtles covered with a strange glowing ooze. The substance caused the turtles, most
recently exposed to Yoshi, to become humanoid, while Yoshi, most recently exposed to sewer rats, became a
humanoid rat, and started going by the pseudonym "Splinter". This, and the following Archie TMNT Adventures
Comics, is the only origin story in the TMNT franchise where the Turtles come to Yoshi before being exposed to
mutagen. Also, Yoshi becomes a rat, whereas in most other versions, he is Yoshi's pet rat that becomes humanoid.
This is also the only version in which the Turtles become fully grown immediately after exposure to the mutagen,
whereas Splinter raises them from infancy in other versions. Yoshi adopts the four turtles as his sons and trains them
in the art of ninjitsu. He names them after his favorite Italian renaissance artists: Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo),
Donato di Niccol di Betto Bardi (Donatello), Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael), and Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti
Simoni (Michelangelo). In most versions, the Turtles tend to go by nicknames Leo, Donny, Raph, and Mikey, but in
this version they are always addressed by their full names. Each Ninja Turtle wears a mask over his eyes with a
distinctive color, and is trained in the art of a distinct weapon.
[1]
Meanwhile, Oroku Saki has left Japan and tracked Yoshi to New York City, where he intends to destroy him once
and for all. He has become associated with Krang, a disembodied alien brain who has been banished from his home,
Dimension X, where he was a great warlord. Saki has taken on a new persona, donning a suit covered with razor
spikes, complemented by a long cape, and a metal mask over his mouth. He has also taken on the pseudonym "The
Shredder".
[2]
It becomes clear early in the series that the mutagen that transformed the Turtles and Splinter into their new forms
was dumped into the sewer by Shredder in an effort to murder Yoshi. Shredder, not knowing the full effect of
mutagen at the time, thought he had concocted a deadly poison. The Turtles vow to take revenge on the Shredder for
dishonoring their master, as well as turning him into a rat. The Turtles' vendetta evolves into stopping Shredder's
ongoing criminal career with the aid of Channel 6 reporter April O'Neil. Another goal of the Turtles is to force
Shredder to restore Hamato Yoshi's human form, but this is also dangerous as it could also result in the Turtles
reverting to ordinary turtles and losing their humanoid abilities. The Turtles begin to take on the role of vigilante
crime-fighters operating outside of the jurisdiction of law enforcement against any criminals, much like Casey Jones
in the third season. For the first couple of seasons, it seems as if the Turtles are constantly preoccupied with hiding
their existence. This seems to be slowly relaxed and, by the last few seasons, most citizens seem to be well aware of
them. They also frequently have to deal with citizens misunderstanding them, thanks to the efforts of Burne
Thompson, April's employer, and Vernon Fenwick, a Channel 6 cameraman, who distrust the Turtles and frequently
blame them for the trouble that the Shredder and Krang cause. Eventually the Turtles manage to build up a small
amount of trust with New Yorkers whom they have saved from Shredder or other villains.
Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady (two street thugs morphed into animal form by exposure to the Shredder's
mutagen), and a small army of robotic Foot Soldiers try to destroy the Turtles and take over the world. Much of their
quest for world domination hinges on bringing the Technodrome (Krang's mobile fortress, and his and The
Shredder's base of operation) to the surface as it was either stuck in the Earth's core, Dimension X, the arctic, or
Arctic Ocean.
In the last three seasons, the show, which had already lasted well past the average lifespan of most Saturday morning
cartoon series, went through dramatic changes. The animation became darker and closer to the movies' style, the
color of the sky in each episode changed from the traditional blue to a continuous and ominous dark-red sky (which
was commonplace with newer action-oriented children's programming at that time), the theme song was changed, the
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introduction sequence added in clips from the first live-action film, and the show took on a darker, more
action-oriented atmosphere.
[3]
The Turtles finally banish The Shredder and Krang to Dimension X at the end of the eighth season. They destroy the
engines and the "trans-dimensional portal" of the Technodrome preventing them from returning to Earth,
[4]
though
they later return for a few episodes in season ten.
[5]
A new villain, Lord Dregg, an evil alien warlord, appeared as
their new chief nemesis for the final two seasons. Lord Dregg begins a propaganda campaign against the Turtles,
turning the general population against them and in favor of him and his forces. The Turtles also suffered from
subsequent mutations that would temporarily metamorphosize them into hulks with diminished intelligence. Also the
TMNT gained a close new ally, Carter, a black male with an incurable mutation disease before he left to look for a
cure in the future.
[6]
Dregg is eventually outed as a villain, but the Turtles are never hailed as heroes within the
city.
[7]
Wikipedia:Citation needed In the last episode of the series, the Turtles trap Dregg in Dimension X.
[8]
In 2009, the Turtles, Shredder, Krang, and various other characters from the 1987 series returned for the 25th
anniversary crossover movie Turtles Forever, in which they meet up with their counterparts from the 2003 series.
Due to financial reasons, none of the original voice actors were able to reprise their roles, and replacement actors
were used instead. In relation to this particular series, the plot suggests the film is most likely set sometime before
Shredder and Krang are banished to Dimension X, during the time the Technodrome is stuck near the Earth's core.
In April 2013, Ciro Nieli, the executive producer of the 2012 Turtles series, confirmed in an interview that the 1987
Turtles would cameo in a one-hour special in Season 2. Cam Clarke, Townsend Coleman, Barry Gordon and Rob
Paulsen reprise their roles as Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael, respectively, in the closing of the
episode "Wormquake!".
Soundtrack
Through most of the series, the episodes featured a recurring background music which reflected the mood of the
situation, as well as ID music for settings such as the Technodrome, the sewers, Channel 6, etc.. The soundtrack was
composed by Dennis Challen Brown (credited as "D.C. Brown" and later as "Dennis C. Brown") and Chuck Lorre.
Lorre penned the theme song (and did the spoken parts) and became a successful television producer. To date the
soundtrack has never been released for retail. Chuck Lorre said he has never received any royalties.
The Channel 6 News theme music also appeared in the Turtles in Time video game.
Voice acting
Casting for the show took place in Los Angeles. During recording of the voice acting, all the main cast recorded
together. According to Renae Jacobs, voice-actress of the reporter April O'Neil, working together "was great for
camaraderie and relationships. We played off each other...there was a lot of ad libbing."
Also according to Jacobs, the actors frequently undermined the efforts of the show's creators to make the show
grittier and more serious, instead embracing silliness and jokes for both children and adults.
"[The Turtle voice actors] were kind of like The Marx Brothers, The Stooges, Laurel & Hardy, Burns and
Allen and all of those wonderful, fabulous old radio personalities and early movie personalities all rolled up
into one. Those guys put the heart and soul into those turtles and came up with those personalities."
Renae Jacobs, Interview
[9]
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Characters
Main article: List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters
Main Characters
Heroes
Leonardo (voiced by Cam Clarke) The blue-masked turtle, wields two razor-sharp katanas. He is the leader and
commander of the team who is the closest to Splinter and is also the most serious member of the team who values
his leadership.
Michelangelo (voiced by Townsend Coleman) The orange-masked turtle, wields the whirling nunchaku and
later a grappling hook (and often whirling pizzas). He is the most relaxed member of the team and is the source
for many of the catch phrases of the series such as "Cowabunga!". Michelangelo often thinks of ways he and his
brothers can have fun and is the party dude, he is also obsessed with pizza and will just about scope out any
topping to put on his pizza.
Donatello (voiced by Barry Gordon in most episodes, Greg Berg for some episodes of Season 3) The
purple-masked turtle, wields a really long and tall B staff. He is the scientist of the team and is constantly
tinkering with various inventions. Donatello's capabilities in science and technology have been key factors for the
Turtles' success in their battles.
Raphael (voiced by Rob Paulsen in most episodes, Michael Gough in season 10) The red-masked turtle, wields
two sai. In a radical departure from the angry and brooding incarnations, he is the jokester of the team and often
comes out with sarcastic and witty remarks. Raphael teases the other turtles, but can also brighten the mood up for
the show and constantly breaks the fourth wall.
Allies
Splinter (voiced by Peter Renaday, Townsend Coleman for some episodes of Season 5) A strict and wizened
sensei that was a former classmate of Oroku Saki until Oroku set him up for an offense towards his master which
he did not commit and was kicked out. Since then, he lived in the sewers of Manhattan as a homeless man. Upon
being exposed to the mutagen at the same time when four turtles were exposed, Hamato Yoshi transformed into a
mutant rat (which he had come in contact with while in the sewers) who trained the Turtles in ninjutsu.
April O'Neil (voiced by Renae Jacobs) A red-headed TV reporter from Channel 6 News, discovers the Turtles'
home in the sewers and befriends the TMNT.
Casey Jones (voiced by Pat Fraley) - A street-fighting vigilante who is friends with the Ninja Turtles. He fights
using sports equipment and wears a hockey mask.
Villains
Shredder (voiced by James Avery until Season 8, Bill Martin onwards) The nemesis of the Turtles, is usually
the main villain in other media, but in this TV series Shredder always, against his will, has to take orders from
Krang. In his earlier life, he was Oroku Saki, a teammate of Hamato Yoshi until he set him up for an offense
towards the sensei which he did not commit and was kicked out.
Krang (voiced by Pat Fraley in most episodes, Townsend Coleman for a few episodes from season 3) An
extremely intelligent, disembodied brain from Dimension X, who commands the Technodrome. He funds and
helps plan most of Shredder's schemes.
Rocksteady (voiced by Cam Clarke) - Rocksteady is one of Shredder's clumsy oafish henchmen. Rocksteady was
originally a member of an unnamed street gang that was on Shredder's side. Rocksteady was exposed to Mutagen
in Shredder's experiments that turned him into a mutant rhinoceros after coming in contact with a rhinoceros that
was stolen from the zoo.
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Bebop (voiced by Barry Gordon in most episodes, Greg Berg in some episodes of Season 3) One of Shredder's
clumsy oafish henchmen. Bebop was originally a member of an unnamed street gang that was on Shredder's side.
Bebop was exposed to Mutagen in Shredder's experiments that turned him into a mutant warthog after coming in
contact with a warthog that was stolen from the zoo.
General Traag (voiced by Peter Renaday) - The leader of the Rock Soldiers who works for Krang.
Granitor (voiced by Pat Fraley) - A Rock Soldier who is General Traag's right-hand man.
Alpha One (voiced by Jim Cummings) - A Foot Soldier who had his intelligence increased by Krang & Shredder
to replace Bebop and Rocksteady. He took control of the Technodrome and attempted to banish all life forms on
Earth to Dimension X. He was eventually transported to an unknown dimension by the Turtles.
Rat King (voiced by Townsend Coleman) - Rat King is a homeless man living in a dilapidated portion of the
New York City sewer system near the Turtles and Splinter. In episodes featuring him, the Rat King would often
enact some sort of plot to establish his own rat-controlled government and bring human rule to an end, believing
that rats (which he counted himself as) were superior to all other species, whom he described as "inferior
non-rodents."
Baxter Stockman (voiced by Pat Fraley) - Baxter Stockman was a misguided blond European-American inventor
(as opposed to a dark-haired African-American as he was portrayed in the Mirage comics) who tried to bill his
Mousers to the Ajax Pest Control company. They did not like his suggestion saying it would put them out of
business (the Mouser was too effective and there would soon be no more rats to kill) and threw him out of the
building. He was approached by Shredder to replicate his Mousers to hunt down Splinter. After the Ninja Turtles
defeated the Mousers, Baxter Stockman was arrested and thrown in the asylum. Shredder later broke him out
where Baxter Stockman became Shredder's lackey and helped him to get the "Three Fragments of the Eye of
Sarnath" (an alien artifact that would grant the owner virtually limitless power). Shredder later traded Baxter
Stockman to Krang for the return of Bebop and Rocksteady. When Krang found no use for Baxter and decided to
kill him, a fly that had been on Baxter soon merged with him turning him into a humanoid fly. He has
occasionally had revenge plots against the Ninja Turtles and Shredder. On a related note, Baxter Stockman had a
twin brother named Barney who threw fits whenever the Turtles mistook him for Baxter.
Leatherhead (voiced by Jim Cummings in most episodes, Peter Renaday in "Night of the Rogues") - Leatherhead
is a large alligator who had mutated when he swam through a Mutagen-polluted part of the swamp. He hunted the
Turtles' allies the Punk Frogs and then went after them. He then proceeded to hunt the Turtles on their own turf in
the sewer.
Slash (voiced by Pat Fraley) - Slash was an ordinary turtle mutated by Bebop and Rocksteady.
Metal head A robot turtle that was created by Shredder. He has numerous voice's that sound like any of the
turtles and has a laser gun installed in his chest. He can also fight by extending his arm's and leg's. Sometimes
he'd malfunction and attack Shredder and his goons other than just the turtles.
Smash (voiced by Peter Cullen) - Leader of the "Slash for Cash Dojo."
Ray (voiced by Pat Fraley) - A humanoid fish created by Dr. Polidorius to serve him. He is not to be confused
with Ray Fillet.
Wingnut and Screwloose (voiced by Rob Paulsen and Townsend Coleman) - An alien bat and an alien mosquito
who brainwashed kids at a military school to help them invade the earth.
Tokka and Rahzar (voiced by Rob Paulsen and Townsend Coleman) - Two out-of-control mutants created by
Shredder when he released mutagen into the city zoo a while back, Tokka is an alligator snapping turtle, and
Rahzar is a gray wolf. Their names in the show are misspelled as Toka and Razar.
Lord Dregg (voiced by Tony Jay) An alien warlord who antagonizes the Turtles in Season 9 and Season 10
after Shredder and Krang are banished to Dimension X. By the end of the series, Lord Dregg ends up banished to
Dimension X following the final battle.
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HiTech (voiced by Rob Paulsen in Season 9, Cam Clarke in Season 10) - An insect-like alien in high tech
armor who is Lord Dregg's second-in-command. When Mung proves more efficient as second-in-command,
Lord Dregg blasts HiTech off in a pod to "orbit the galaxy".
Mung (voiced by Cam Clarke) - A hunchbacked beetle-like henchman of Lord Dregg who replaced HiTech in
the final season. He is a technical and mechanical genius where he surpasses HiTech.
TechnoGang - A gang of insect-like foot soldiers that serve Lord Dregg.
Batmen - A group of ugly winged humanoid that serve as the alternate foot soldiers for Lord Degg.
Recurring characters
Channel 6 News Staff - The workers of Channel 6 News that often have involvements with the Ninja Turtles.
Following the destruction of the Channel 6 News building during Season 8, these characters slowly faded out of
the show.
Burne Thompson (voiced by Pat Fraley in most episodes, Townsend Coleman in one episode in Season 3) -
April and Irma's boss at Channel 6 News. Like J. Jonah Jameson he believed the Turtles were a menace and
encouraged April to expose them.
Vernon Fenwick (voiced by Pat Fraley in Season 1, Peter Renaday in later seasons) - April's cameraman and
rival news reporter.
Irma (voiced by Jennifer Darling) Channel 6's secretary who debuts from season 2. She is a friend of April
and she also befriends the TMNT.
Zach the Fifth Turtle (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - A 14-year-old teenager who is the turtles biggest fan. Also has
an older brother called Walt, and a female friend called Caitlin.
Carter (voiced by Bumper Robinson) - Introduced in season nine, he comes to New York to study martial arts
under Splinter. He is accidentally exposed to the Turtles' Mutagen which causes him to spontaneously mutate
between his human and mutant forms, and Carter was able to help the turtles throughout Seasons Nine and Ten
against Dregg. During Season Ten, although Carter wanted to return to College and was prepared to leave after
Donatello is able to stabilize his mutation, he learns from April that the Turtles were in trouble from Dregg,
Krang, and Shredder. While assisting the Turtles and their past selves that were transported from the past by their
friends from the future Landor and Merrick, Carter found that he could still mutate. After the battle in the episode
"Turtles to the Second Power", Carter accepts Landor and Merrick's offer to travel with them to the future so he
can be fully cured of his mutation.
The Punk Frogs - The frog-like counterparts of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who were created by Shredder
and trained in the martial arts. They turned against Shredder and became allies of the Ninja Turtles.
Attila the Frog (voiced by Townsend Coleman) - A Punk Frog that is armed with a mace. He is named after
Attila the Hun.
Ghengis Frog (voiced by Jim Cummings) - A Punk Frog that is armed with an axe. He is named after Genghis
Khan.
Napoleon Bonafrog (voiced by Pat Fraley) - A Punk Frog that is armed with a whip. He is named after
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Rasputin the Mad Frog (voiced by Nicholas Omana) - A Punk Frog that is armed with a bow and arrow. He
is named after Grigori Rasputin.
The Neutrinos - An alien race of teenagers from Dimension X, whose only goal in life is to have fun.
Zenter and Grizzla (voiced by Rob Paulsen and Jennifer Darling) - The leaders of the Neutrinos.
Dask (voiced by Thom Pinto)
Kala (voiced by Tress MacNeille)
Zak (voiced by Pat Fraley)
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Usagi Yojimbo (voiced by Townsend Coleman) - A samurai rabbit and a master swordsman from an alternative
universe's/reality's 16th century Edo Period Japan where animals are the dominant species on Earth, not humans.
He appeared in two episodes. Usagi Yojimbo is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai starring the ronin hero
rabbit, Miyamoto Usagi, which had several crossovers with the TMNT comics; apparently the TV show writers
did not understand the distinction and misnamed the character after the comic book.
Kerma (voiced by Jan Rabson) - A Turtleoid from the planet Shell-Ri-La who arrives in Earth seeking the Turtles
help in protecting his home planet.
Mona Lisa (voiced by Pat Musick) - A teenage girl who was turned into a mutant reptile. She is potentially
Raphael's love interest and appears in "Raphael Meets His Match."
Walt (voiced by Townsend Coleman) - Zach's older brother.
Rex-1 (voiced by Jack Angel) - A robot policeman built to keep crimes out of the city.
Episodes
Main article: List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) episodes
International broadcasting
In the United Kingdom, TMNT was released under the name Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (TMHT). This was due to
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the controversy surrounding ninjas and related weapons such as nunchaku at the
time. The intro sequence was heavily edited because of this, replacing the word ninja with hero or fighting, using a
digitally faded logo instead of the animated blob, and removing any scenes in which Michelangelo wields his
nunchaku, replacing them with random clips from the show.
The TMHT version was aired in other European countries, including Ireland (except series 1, which had the original
title), Belgium, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, in local dubs (the
Finnish version was in English with subtitles, while Polish was in English with a voice-over translation). In
Denmark, the English censored version was aired on the national broadcaster TV2. It had subtitles as well, however,
only seasons 2 and 3 were aired in this fashion. Season 1 was aired as one spliced feature, instead of the original five
part miniseries. The movie was titled The Epic Begins, and included heavy edits from each of the five episodes.
After the 2 seasons had aired on Danish TV, the show was cancelled; however, it later returned with local dubs of
episodes from season 5, and Denmark was also one of the first countries to get to see the episodes in which the
turtles travel to Europe. These were also aired with subtitles.
The original series aired in early 2011 during the early morning hours on TV2 in Denmark. All 193 episodes have
been re-dubbed, and this time they aired in their original US unedited form.
In Spain, the name of the cartoon was translated to Las Tortugas Ninja (with the word ninja in the title), but at first
the TMHT version was still used for dubbing, although the original TMNT version was also alternatively aired.
Other European countries (including Bulgaria, France, Italy, Russia, Serbia and Turkey) dubbed the original TMNT
version.
In Ireland, the series was initially known as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the intro sequence was unedited when
it debuted with the airing of the second season. After the first two episodes were broadcast, the name was changed to
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and the intro was edited, except for season one. In 20072008, episodes were aired in
their original US unedited form.
When shown on the BBC, phrases like "Let's kick some shell!" and "Bummer!" were removed from the episodes (the
latter may relate to a British slang term for anal sex). The series Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation was also referred
to as Hero Turtles, possibly using the term hero to separate the television series from the live action movies. The
2003 television series, however, remained intact when shown in the UK and Ireland. This led the UK and Ireland to
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have a disambiguation between the two animated series, using Hero Turtles to separate the 1987 television series
from the other incarnations of the franchise. In 2009, a DVD of the first two seasons was released under the Ninja
Turtles branding, thus bringing this version of the franchise into line with the later versions.
The first season of the show premiered in Australia as a two-part (90 minutes each) prime-time miniseries on the
Seven Network, in 1989, before shifting to a 4:30pm timeslot for Season 2. Later, after ratings fell, it was moved to
a morning timeslot on Agro's Cartoon Connection. The show was mostly uncensored, airing under its original name
with occasional edits, including the editing of Season 1 into the two-part 90-minute primetime broadcasts. However
some "Hero Turtles" branded merchandise was commonly available in the country due to being imported cheaply
from the UK.
Reruns
As of April 6, 2012 reruns of the series currently broadcast weekly on Teletoon Retro in Canada. There are no other
TV reruns of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series currently airing in North America. Although
the last episode broadcast on CBS on November 2, 1996, reruns continued to air until August 16, 1997.
[10]
The series
previously reran in North America in Quebec on Super cran, who rebroadcast the entire series from 2006 to 2008,
and on the USA Network's USA Cartoon Express from September 13, 1993 to September 15, 1996. Lionsgate Home
Entertainment and Fred Wolf Films own the rights to the show, and they have been responsible for the DVD
releases. Neither Mirage Studios nor Viacom, the current owner of the franchise, own the rights to the 1987
television series, so Lionsgate and Fred Wolf are not under any obligation to inform them of future releases.
[11]
Many episodes were released on many VHS tapes from 1988 to 1996 by Family Home Entertainment. Some reruns
were shown for UK audiences on BBC weekday mornings (although they were mostly all from seasons two and
three). In the Republic of Ireland, the series ended its original run on August 9, 1998, but the show was regularly
rerun on RT Two until 2008.
[12]
In Yugoslavia the series was broadcast on RTS and on RTV Pink for several years
until 2002. In Denmark the show is aired every weekday at 6.00 am on TV 2. In Australia, the rights to the show are
now owned by Network Ten, and the show occasionally airs on their digital channel Eleven in the early morning.
Reception
IGN named TMNT as the 55th best show in the Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows. While the story diverged
heavily from the original conception of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with the universe of the original Mirage
comics, the 1987 television series is largely the most notable and popular incarnation and drove the franchise to the
phenomenal status it would achieve in pop culture. Co-creator, Peter Laird, has publicly shared his distaste with the
show on numerous occasions. Retroactively, the cross-over film Turtles Forever established a common multiverse
continuity between all Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles variations that existed at the time of the 25th anniversary of the
original Mirage comicbooks, primarily focusing on this series, and those of the 2003 animated series. Therefore,
while not part of the original canon of the Mirage Turtles, the series can be considered part of the wider official
turtles canon.
At the time, the series was criticised for its commercialism and violent content.
DVD releases
Region 1
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has released the entire series on DVD in Region 1. Initially it was released in
volumes, with each volume containing 913 episodes in production order, with the exception of the first volume,
which included bonus episodes from the last season. After six volumes, it was announced that the series would now
be released in season sets, starting with season 4. However, the episodes "Once Upon a Time Machine" and the 1991
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prime-time special "Planet of the Turtleoids" were omitted from the Season 5 set, but are included in the Season 10
set as bonus episodes. The DVDs do not include the Turtle Tips PSAs.
On November 13, 2012, Lionsgate released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Complete Classic Series on DVD in
Region 1.
[13]
The 23-disc set features all 193 episodes of the series as well as bonus features. It also contains special
collectors edition packaging.
On July 23, 2013, Lionsgate re-released all 47 episodes of season 3 together in a 4-disc box set.
[14]
DVD name Ep
No.
Release Date Additional Information
Volume 1 9 April 20,
2004
Contains all 5 episodes of season 1 and 4 bonus episodes from season 10
Volume 2 13 April 26,
2005
Contains all 13 episodes of season 2
Volume 3 12 December 6,
2005
Contains episodes 112 from season 3
Volume 4 12 April 4, 2006 Contains episodes 1324 from season 3
Volume 5 12 August 29,
2006
Contains episodes 2536 from season 3
Volume 6 12 December 5,
2006
Contains episodes 3747 from season 3 and the first episode of season 4
Season 3 47 July 23, 2013 Contains all 47 episodes from season 3
Season 4 40 March 13,
2007
Contains all 13 syndicated episodes from Season 4 (including the first episode, which already appears on
Volume 6), all 26 CBS episodes from Season 4, and one of the final two syndicated episodes of which aired in
Season 5, but were left from Season 4.
All new interviews with James Avery (the voice of Shredder) and Pat Fraley (the voice of Krang/Slash)
Fresh from the Oven: A Recipe for a Cowabunga Cheese Pizza, Fit for a Ninja Turtle
Season 5 18 August 7,
2007
Contains all episodes from Season 5, except "Once Upon a Time Machine" and "Planet of the Turtleoids". Part
1 and 2
"The Turtles: A Ninjatastic Look Back" featuring all new-interviews with Barry Gordon (Donatello), Rob
Paulsen (Raphael), Cam Clarke (Leonardo), and Townsend Coleman (Michelangelo).
"Under The Shell" with Usagi Yojimbo (interview with Townsend Coleman) and Baxter Stockman.
Season 6 16 April 8, 2008 Contains all 16 episodes from Season 6.
Season 7 27 May 12, 2009 Contains all 14 episodes from Season 7 and the "Vacation in Europe" mini-series.
Re-released on November 3, 2009 as a complete season set minus the figurines.
Season 8 8 September 1,
2009
Contains all 8 episodes from Season 8.
2011
Contains all 8 episodes from Season 9.
2012
Contains all 8 episodes from Season 10 and the episodes "Once Upon a Time Machine" and "Planet of the
Turtleoids" Part 1 and 2 which were missing from the Season 5 Set.
Interviews with the animators.
Complete
Series
193 November
13, 2012
Packaged inside an exclusive, plastic molded collectible "party van" with DVDs of all 10 seasons (including
all the same on-disc bonus content found in the previous individual releases).
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Region 2
The first volume of the 25th Anniversary Edition, containing all episodes from the first two seasons in a PAL format,
was released for Region 2 DVDs by Lions Gate Home Entertainment in the UK and Ireland on 25 May 2009.
4 DVDs containing 3 episodes each based around Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelango were released on
19 May 2014.
DVD Name Ep
#
DVD
#
Release
Date
Additional Information
Season 12 22 3 May 25,
2009
Contains all episodes from seasons 1 and 2, plus 4 bonus episodes from season 10.
Best of
Leonardo
3 1 May 19,
2014
Contains the episodes Hot-Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X, Unidenfied Leonardo, and
Leonardo Cuts Loose.
The series has also been released by German distributor KSM GmbH.
DVD Name Ep
#
DVD
#
Release Date Additional Information
DVD
Collection
24 5 May 17, 2007 (Disk 1
& 2)
July 26, 2007 (DVD
Collection)
August 17, 2007 (Disk
3 to 5)
Contains all episodes from season 8, 9, and 10.
First released in 5 Single DVDs entitled "Disks".
Later released as a DVD Collection containing this 5 Disks.
Both, the Single Release and the Collection only includes the German Audio Track.
Box 1 25 5 March 12, 2009 Contains all episodes from seasons 1 and 2, plus first 7 episodes from Season 3.
Contains the German Hero Turtles TV Version and the Uncut US Version as well.
Box 2 5 May 3, 2010 Contains 25 more episodes from Season 3.
The 25 included episodes are announced to be in chronological Order.
Box 3 30 6 July 12, 2010 Contains the remaining 15 episodes from Season 3, the first two episodes from Season 4 and
the complete "European Vacation" Side-Season.
Box 4 6 October 17, 2011 Contains 30 more episodes from Season 4.
Box 5 6 December 5, 2011 Contains the remaining Episodes from Season 4 as well as all episode from Season 5 and
the first of Season 6.
Box 6 29 6 February 12, 2012 Contains the remaining Episodes from Season 6 as well as all of Season 7.
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Region 4
The Series is being released in Australia by Lions Gate Home Entertainment. The first six DVD's are more or less
duplicated from the Region 1 discs released in America, however unlike the American release Season 4 was broken
down into several separate volumes (7 to 9). The discs are in Region 4, but they are in NTSC picture format, instead
of PAL, reflecting the changes in television technology since the original airing of the series in 1990. The released
episodes reflect the series initial Australian broadcast in its late afternoon timeslot. Later episodes from when the
show was shifted to a morning timeslot (due to declining popularity), have yet to be released.
DVD name Ep No. DVD No. Release date Additional information
Volume 1 9 1 2009 Includes the complete first Season and four episodes from Season 10.
Volume 2 13 1 2009 Includes the entire second Season.
Volume 3 12 1 2009 Includes episodes 112 of Season 3.
Volume 6 12 1 2009 Includes episodes 3847 of Season 3 and episode 1 of Season 4.
Volume 9 13 1 2009 Includes episodes 2839 of Season 4 and episode 1 of Season 5.
Magazine
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Magazine was a children's magazine published quarterly by Welsh Publishing Group,
Inc during the height of TMNT popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was officially licensed by Eastman
and Laird and available by subscription.
[15]
The $1.95, 32-page magazine featured articles about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and a variety of other
subjects, including an article on the last page of each issue spotlighting a real life turtle species. Mirage Studios staff
artists such as Dan Berger and Jim Lawson provided a majority of the covers and spot illustrations. A pullout poster
was available in every issue and was painted by Mirage Studios artist Michael Dooney.
References
[1] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 series episode "Turtle Tracks"
[2] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 series episode "Enter the Shredder"
[3] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 series episode "Get Shredder"
[4] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 series episode "Turtle Trek"
[5] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 series episode "The Power of Three"
[6] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 series episode "Turtles to the Second Power"
[7] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 series episode "Mobster from Dimension X"
[8] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 series episode "Divide and Conquer"
[9] http:/ / teenagemutantninjaturtles. com/ blog/ chatting-with-april-oneil-an-interview-with-renae-jacobs
[10] The Daily Herald August 16, 1997
[11] " (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ html/ dvd_classictoons. html)" Official TMNT website'.' Retrieved 2007-09-06.
[12] " (http:/ / www. rteguide. ie/ listings.html?date=1& channel=132)" RT Guide. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
[13] http:/ / www.tvshowsondvd. com/ news/ Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Complete-Classic-Series-Collection/ 17417
[14] http:/ / www.tvshowsondvd. com/ news/ Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Season-3/ 18393
[15] http:/ / www.comiccollectorlive. com/ index/ CoverTitle. aspx?id=02cac175-b423-43d6-b50c-91b3d8c03eed
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External links
Official website (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ synopses. htm)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http:/ / www. tv. com/ shows/ teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1987/ ) at TV.com
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0131613/ ) at the Internet Movie Database
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http:/ / www. bcdb. com/ cartoons/ Other_Studios/ M/ Murakami-Wolf-Swenson/
Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles/ index. html) at the Big Cartoon DataBase
List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV
series) episodes
The following is an episode list for the animated television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which premiered in
1987. In total 193 episodes aired between 1987 and 1996. The first three seasons were aired in syndication. CBS
aired the rest of the series on Saturday mornings.
As of August 14, 2012, all ten seasons are available on DVD in North America from Lions Gate Entertainment.
Series overview
Season Episodes Originally aired DVD releases
Region 1 Discs Region 4 Discs Region 2 (Germany) Discs
1 5 1987 April 20, 2004
1
1 March 11, 2009 1 March 12, 2009 5
2 13 1988 April 26, 2005 1 March 11, 2009 1
3 47 1989 December 6, 2005 1 March 11, 2009 1
April 4, 2006 1 June 3, 2009 1 May 3, 2010 5
August 29, 2006 1 June 3, 2009 1
December 5, 2006 1 June 3, 2009 1 July 12, 2010
6
6
4 39 1990 March 13, 2007 5 September 9, 2009 1
see note
6
September 9, 2009 1 October 17, 2011 6
see note
3 December 5, 2011 6
5 22 1991 August 7, 2007
3
2
see note
4
6 16 1992 April 8, 2008 2 n/a February 20, 2012 6
Sideseason 13 1993 May 12, 2009 4 September 9, 2009
1
5 July 12, 2009
6
6
7 14 n/a February 20, 2012 6
8 8 1994 September 1, 2009 1 July 26, 2007
5
7
9 8 1995 August 16, 2011 1
10 8 1996 August 14, 2012 1
see note
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List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) episodes
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Notes
^1 Episodes 1, 2, 6 and 7 from Season 10 were included as a bonus on the USA, UK and Australian releases
of Season 1.
^2 Episodes 2, 21 and 22 from Season 5 are included in the Season 10 release.
^3 Episodes 2739 from Season 4 have so far not been included on the Australian DVD releases.
^4 Episodes 1 and 2 from Season 5 were included on the Australian release of the "Vacation" sideseason.
^5 Episodes 14 from the "Vacation in Europe" sideseason were not included on the Australian DVD releases.
^6 In Germany, the "Vacation" sideseason was released in a set with the end on Season 3 and episodes 12
from Season 4.
^7 The German release of Seasons 8, 9 and 10 does not contain the English audio track. All other releases do.
Season 1 (1987)
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) (season 1)
No.
in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date TV broadcast
1 1 "Turtle Tracks" Fred Wolf and Vincent Davis David Wise and Patti Howeth December14,1987 S01E01
2 2 "Enter the Shredder" Fred Wolf and Vincent Davis David Wise and Patti Howeth December15,1987 S01E02
3 3 "A Thing About Rats" Fred Wolf and Vincent Davis David Wise and Patti Howeth December16,1987 S01E03
4 4 "Hot Rodding Teenagers" Fred Wolf and Vincent Davis David Wise and Patti Howeth December17,1987 S01E04
5 5 "Shredder & Splintered" Fred Wolf and Vincent Davis David Wise and Patti Howeth December18,1987 S01E05
Season 2 (1988)
No.
in
series
No. in
season
6 1 "Return of the Shredder" Bill Wolf David Wise and Patti Howeth (story)
Christy Marx (teleplay)
October1,1988 S02E01
7 2 "The Incredible Shrinking Turtles" Bill Wolf Larry Parr October8,1988 S02E02
9 4 "The Mean Machines" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October22,1988 S02E04
8 3 "It Came from Beneath the Sewers" Bill Wolf Larry Parr October15,1988 S02E03
10 5 "Curse of the Evil Eye" Bill Wolf Martin Pasko October29,1988 S02E05
11 6 "The Case of the Killer Pizzas" Bill Wolf Douglas Booth November5,1988 S02E06
13 8 "Invasion of the Punk Frogs" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves November19,1988 S02E08
12 7 "Enter: Baxter The Fly" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves and Brynne Stephens November12,1988 S02E07
14 9 "Master Splinter No More" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves and Brynne Stephens November26,1988 S02E09
15 10 "New York's Shiniest" Bill Wolf Richard Merwin December3,1988 S02E10
16 11 "Teenagers from Dimension X" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves December10,1988 S02E11
17 12 "The Catwoman from Channel Six" Bill Wolf Richard Merwin December17,1988 S02E12
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18 13 "Return of the Technodrome" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves December17,1988 S02E13
Season 3 (1989)
No.
in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed
by
Written by Original air date TV
broadcast
19 1 "Beneath These Streets" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October19,1989 S03E01
20 2 "Turtles on Trial" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October20,1989 S03E02
21 3 "Attack of the 50-Foot Irma" Bill Wolf Rowby Goren October23,1989 S03E03
22 4 "The Maltese Hamster" Bill Wolf David Wise October24,1989 S03E04
23 5 "Sky Turtles" Bill Wolf Reed Shelly and Bruce Shelly October25,1989 S03E05
24 6 "The Old Switcheroo" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October26,1989 S03E06
25 7 "Burne's Blues" Bill Wolf Bill Wolf (story)
Gordon Bressack (teleplay)
26 8 "Zach The Fifth Turtle" Bill Wolf Francis Moss October30,1989 S03E08
27 9 "Enter the Rat King" Bill Wolf Buzz Dixon October31,1989 S03E09
28 10 "Turtles at the Earth's Core" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves November1,1989 S03E10
29 11 "April's Fool"A.K.A. "April
Foolish"
Reg Lodge Michael Reaves and Brynne Stephens November2,1989 S03E11
30 12 "Attack of Big MACC" Bill Wolf Francis Moss November3,1989 S03E12
31 13 "The Ninja Sword of Nowhere" Bill Wolf Michael Edens and Mark Edens November6,1989 S03E13
32 14 "20,000 Leaks Under the City" Bill Wolf Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle November7,1989 S03E14
33 15 "Take Me to Your Leader" Bill Wolf David Wise November8,1989 S03E15
34 16 "Four Musketurtles" Bill Wolf Doug Molitor November9,1989 S03E16
35 17 "Turtles, Turtles, Everywhere" Bill Wolf David Bennett Carren and J. Larry
Carroll
November10,1989 S03E17
36 18 "Cowabunga Shredhead" Bill Wolf Duane Capizzi and Steve Roberts November13,1989 S03E18
37 19 "Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers" Bill Wolf Francis Moss November14,1989 S03E19
38 20 "Camera Bugged" Bill Wolf Michael Edens and Mark Edens November15,1989 S03E20
39 21 "Green with Jealousy" Bill Wolf Reed Shelly and Bruce Shelly November16,1989 S03E21
40 22 "Return of the Fly" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves November17,1989 S03E22
41 23 "Outlaw Hero Casey Jones" Bill Wolf David Wise November20,1989 S03E23
42 24 "Mutagen Monster" Bill Wolf Michael Edens and Mark Edens November21,1989 S03E24
43 25 "Corporate Raiders from Dimension
X"
Bill Wolf David Wise November22,1989 S03E25
44 26 "Pizza by the Shred" Reg Lodge Michael Edens and Mark Edens November23,1989 S03E26
45 27 "Super Bebop & Mighty Rocksteady" Bill Wolf David Carren and Larry Carroll November24,1989 S03E27
46 28 "Beware the Lotus" Bill Wolf Doug Molitor November27,1989 S03E28
47 29 "Blast from the Past" Reg Lodge David Wise November28,1989 S03E29
48 30 "Leatherhead Terror of the Swamp" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves November29,1989 S03E30
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49 31 "Michelangelo's Birthday" Reg Lodge Bill Wolf (story)
Eliot Daro (teleplay)
50 32 "Usagi Yojimbo" Bill Wolf David Wise December1,1989 S03E32
51 33 "Case of the Hot Kimono" Bill Wolf David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll December4,1989 S03E33
52 34 "Usagi Come Home" Bill Wolf David Wise December5,1989 S03E34
53 35 "The Making of Metalhead" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves December6,1989 S03E35
54 36 "Leatherhead Meets the Rat King" Bill Wolf David Wise December7,1989 S03E36
55 37 "The Turtle Terminator" Reg Lodge David Bennett Carren and J. Larry
Carroll
December8,1989 S03E37
56 38 "The Great Boldini" Bill Wolf Francis Moss December11,1989 S03E38
57 39 "The Missing Map" Bill Wolf David Wise December12,1989 S03E39
58 40 "The Gang's All Here" Bill Wolf James A. Davis December13,1989 S03E40
59 41 "The Grybyx" Reg Lodge Michael Reaves December14,1989 S03E41
60 42 "Mister Ogg Goes to Town" Bill Wolf David Wise December15,1989 S03E42
61 43 "Shredderville" Bill Wolf Francis Moss December18,1989 S03E43
62 44 "Bye, Bye, Fly" Bill Wolf David Wise December19,1989 S03E44
63 45 "The Big Rip Off" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves December20,1989 S03E45
64 46 "The Big Break In" Bill Wolf David Wise December21,1989 S03E46
65 47 "The Big Blow Out" Bill Wolf David Wise December22,1989 S03E47
Season 4 (1990)
Syndication episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
66 1 "Plan 6 from Outer Space" Bill Wolf David Wise September 10, 1990 S04E01
67 2 "Turtles of the Jungle" Bill Wolf Misty Taggart September 11, 1990 S04E02
68 3 "Michelangelo Toys Around" Bill Wolf Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss September 12, 1990 S04E03
69 4 "Peking Turtle" Bill Wolf Antonio Ortiz and Carmela Ortiz September 13, 1990 S04E04
70 5 "Shredder's Mom" Bill Wolf Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss September 14, 1990 S04E05
71 6 "Four Turtles and a Baby" Bill Wolf Misty Taggart September 17, 1990 S04E06
72 7 "Turtlemaniac" Bill Wolf Rowby Goren September 18, 1990 S04E07
73 8 "Rondo in New York" Bill Wolf Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen September 19, 1990 S04E08
74 9 "Planet of the Turtles" Bill Wolf George Shea September 20, 1990 S04E09
75 10 "Name That Toon" Bill Wolf Misty Taggart September 21, 1990 S04E10
76 11 "Menace Maestro, Please" Bill Wolf Martin Pasko September 24, 1990 S04E11
77 12 "Super Hero for a Day" Bill Wolf Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen September 25, 1990 S04E12
78 13 "Back to the Egg" Bill Wolf Dennis Marks September 26, 1990 S04E13
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CBS episodes
No.
in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed
by
Written by Original air date TV
broadcast
79 14/1 "Son of Return of the Fly II" Bill Wolf David Wise September15,1990 S04E18
80 15/2 "Raphael Knocks 'em Dead" Bill Wolf Jack Mendelsohn September22,1990 S04E19
81 16/3 "Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the
Universe"
Bill Wolf David Wise September22,1990 S04E20
84 17/4 "Raphael Meets His Match" Bill Wolf Charles M. Howell IV September22,1990 S04E21
83 18/5 "Slash The Evil Turtle from
Dimension X"
84 19/6 "Leonardo Lightens Up" Bill Wolf Dan DiStefano September29,1990 S04E23
85 20/7 "Were-Rats from Channel 6" Bill Wolf David Wise October13,1990 S04E24
86 21/8 "Funny, They Shrunk Michelangelo" Bill Wolf Michael Edens October13,1990 S04E25
87 22/9 "The Big Zipp Attack" Bill Wolf David Wise October20,1990 S04E26
88 23/10 "Donatello Makes Time" Bill Wolf Dennis Marks October20,1990 S04E27
89 24/11 "Farewell Lotus Blossom" Bill Wolf David Wise October27,1990 S04E28
90 25/12 "Rebel Without a Fin" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October27,1990 S04E29
91 26/13 "Rhino-Man" Bill Wolf David Wise November3,1990 S04E30
92 27/14 "Michelangelo Meets Bugman" Bill Wolf Dennis Marks November3,1990 S04E31
93 28/15 "Poor Little Rich Turtle" Bill Wolf David Wise November10,1990 S04E32
94 29/16 "What's Michelangelo Good For?" Bill Wolf Ted Pedersen and Francis
Moss
95 30/17 "The Dimension X Story" Bill Wolf David Wise September8,1990 S04E16
96 31/18 "Donatello's Degree" Bill Wolf Jack Mendelsohn September8,1990 S04E17
97 32/19 "The Big Cufflink Caper!" Bill Wolf David Wise
November17,1990
(primetime)
[1]
November 10, 1990
S04E34
98 33/20 "Leonardo Versus Tempestra" Bill Wolf Misty Taggart November17,1990 S04E35
99 34/21 "Splinter Vanishes" Bill Wolf Francis Moss and Ted
Pedersen
100 35/22 "Raphael Drives 'em Wild" Bill Wolf Misty Taggart November24,1990 S04E37
101 36/23 "Beyond the Donatello Nebula" Bill Wolf Dennis O'Flaherty December1,1990 S04E38
102 37/24 "Big Bug Blunder" Bill Wolf Michael Reeves December1,1990 S04E39
103 38/25 "The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves December8,1990 S04E40
104 39/26 "Unidentified Flying Leonardo" Bill Wolf Sean Roche December8,1990 S04E41
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Season 5 (1991)
No.
in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air
date
TV
broadcast
105 "The Turtles and The Hare" Bill
Wolf
Misty Taggart March 28, 1991 S05E01
106 "Once Upon a Time Machine" Bill
Wolf
Michael Maurer March 29, 1991 S05E02
107 "My Brother, the Bad Guy" Bill
Wolf
Dennis O'Flaherty September21,1991 S05E03
108 "Michelangelo Meets Mondo
Gecko"
Bill
Wolf
Gary Greenfield September21,1991 S05E04
109 "Enter: Mutagen Man" Bill
Wolf
David Wise September28,1991 S05E05
110 "Donatello's Badd Time" Bill
Wolf
Misty Taggart September28,1991 S05E06
111 "Michelangelo Meets Bugman
Again"
Bill
Wolf
David Wise October5,1991 S05E07
112 "Muckman Messes Up" Bill
Wolf
Francis Moss and Ted
Pedersen
113 "Napoleon Bonafrog: Colossus of
the Swamps"
Bill
Wolf
Dennis O'Flaherty October12,1991 S05E09
114 "Raphael Versus The Volcano" Bill
Wolf
Carole Mendelsohn October12,1991 S05E10
115 "Landlord of the Flies" Bill
Wolf
Gordon Bressack October19,1991 S05E11
116 "Donatello's Duplicate" Bill
Wolf
Jack Mendelsohn & Carole
Mendelsohn
117 "The Ice Creature Cometh" Bill
Wolf
David Wise November2,1991 S05E13
118 "Leonardo Cuts Loose" Bill
Wolf
119 "Pirate Radio" Bill
Wolf
Misty Taggart November9,1991 S05E15
120 "Raphael, Turtle of a Thousand
Faces"
Bill
Wolf
Dennis O'Flaherty November9,1991 S05E16
121 "Leonardo, the Renaissance Turtle" Bill
Wolf
Dennis O'Flaherty November16,1991 S05E17
122 "Zach and the Alien Invaders" Bill
Wolf
Francis Moss and Ted
Pedersen
123 "Welcome Back Polarisoids" Bill
Wolf
Misty Taggart November30,1991 S05E19
124 "Michalangelo, the Sacred Turtle" Bill
Wolf
Dennis O'Flaherty December7,1991 S05E20
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125 "Planet of the Turtleoids: Part 1" Bill
Wolf
David Wise
August31,1991
(prime-time)
[2]
October 26, 1991
(Saturday)
S05E21
126 "Planet of the Turtleoids: Part 2" Bill
Wolf
David Wise August31,1991
(prime-time)
October 26, 1991
(Saturday)
S05E22
Season 6 (1992)
No.
in
series
No. in
season
127 1 "Rock Around the Block" Bill Wolf David Wise September12,1992 S06E01
128 2 "Krangenstein Lives!" Bill Wolf David Wise September19,1992 S06E02
129 3 "Super Irma" Bill Wolf David Wise September26,1992 S06E03
130 4 "Adventures in Turtle-Sitting" Bill Wolf Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn October3,1992 S06E04
131 5 "Sword of Yurikawa" Bill Wolf Marc Handler October10,1992 S06E05
132 6 "Return of the Turtleoid" Bill Wolf David Wise October17,1992 S06E06
133 7 "Shreeka's Revenge" Bill Wolf Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn October24,1992 S06E07
134 8 "Too Hot to Handle" Bill Wolf Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn October31,1992 S06E08
135 9 "Nightmare in the Lair" Bill Wolf Dennis O'Flaherty November7,1992 S06E09
136 10 "Phantom of the Sewers" Bill Wolf David Wise November14,1992 S06E10
137 11 "Donatello Trashes Slash" Bill Wolf David Wise November21,1992 S06E11
138 12 "Leonardo is Missing" Bill Wolf David Wise November28,1992 S06E12
139 13 "Snakes Alive!" Bill Wolf David Wise December5,1992 S06E13
140 14 "Polly Wanna Pizza" Bill Wolf Jack Mendelsohn December12,1992 S06E14
141 15 "Mr. Nice Guy" Bill Wolf Steve Granat and Cydne Clark December19,1992 S06E15
142 16 "Sleuth on the Loose" Bill Wolf Matt Uitz December26,1992 S06E16
Season 7 (1993)
Sideseason (Vacation in Europe)
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No.
in
series
No. in
season
143 1 "Tower of Power" Bruno-Rene Huchez Michael Edens September 13, 1993 EU01
144 2 "Rust Never Sleeps" Bruno-Rene Huchez Lee Schneider and Matthew Malach September 14, 1993 EU02
145 3 "A Real Snow Job" Bruno-Rene Huchez Misty Taggart September 14, 1993 EU03
146 4 "Venice on the Half-Shell" Bruno-Rene Huchez Misty Taggart September 15, 1993 EU04
147 5 "Artless" Bruno-Rene Huchez Doug Molitor September 15, 1993 EU05
148 6 "Ring of Fire" Bruno-Rene Huchez Michael Edens September 16, 1993 EU06
149 7 "The Irish Jig Is Up" Bruno-Rene Huchez Carole Mendelsohn (story)
John Fox (teleplay)
September 16, 1993 EU07
150 8 "Shredder's New Sword" Bruno-Rene Huchez Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen September 17, 1993 EU08
151 9 "The Lost Queen of Atlantis" Bruno-Rene Huchez Michael Edens September 17, 1993 EU09
152 10 "Turtles on the Orient Express" Bruno-Rene Huchez Doug Molitor September 20, 1993 EU10
153 11 "April Gets in Dutch" Bruno-Rene Huchez Misty Taggart September 20, 1993 EU11
154 12 "Northern Lights Out" Bruno-Rene Huchez Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss September 21, 1993 EU12
155 13 "Elementary, My Dear Turtle" Bruno-Rene Huchez Dennis O'Flaherty September 21, 1993 EU13
Main Season
No.
in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
TV
broadcast
156 14/1 "Night of the Dark Turtle" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
157 15/2 "The Starchild" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
158 16/3 "The Legend of Koji" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
159 17/4 "Convicts from Dimension X" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
Jack Mendelsohn October9,1993 S07E04
160 18/5 "White Belt, Black Heart" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
Jack Mendelsohn and Carole
Mendelsohn
161 19/6 "Night of the Rogues" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
162 20/7 "Attack of the Neutrinos" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
163 21/8 "Escape from the Planet of the
Turtleoids"
Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
164 22/9 "Revenge of the Fly" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
165 23/10 "Atlantis Awakes" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
166 24/11 "Dirk Savage: Mutant Hunter!" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
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167 25/12 "Invasion of the Krangazoids" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
David Wise December4,1993 S07E12
168 26/13 "Combat Land" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
169 27/14 "Shredder Triumphant!" Bill Hutten and Tony
Love
Season 8 (1994)
No. in
series
No. in
season
170 1 "Get Shredder!" Tony Love David Wise September17,1994 S08E01
171 2 "Wrath of the Rat King" Tony Love David Wise September24,1994 S08E02
172 3 "State of Shock" Tony Love David Wise October1,1994 S08E03
173 4 "Cry H.A.V.O.C.!" Tony Love David Wise October8,1994 S08E04
174 5 "H.A.V.O.C. in the Streets!" Tony Love David Wise October15,1994 S08E05
175 6 "Enter: Krakus" Tony Love David Wise October22,1994 S08E06
176 7 "Cyber-Turtles" Tony Love David Wise October29,1994 S08E07
177 8 "Turtle Trek" Tony Love David Wise November5,1994 S08E08
Season 9 (1995)
No. in
series
No. in
season
178 1 "The Unknown Ninja" Tony Love Mark Edens and Bob Forward September 16, 1995 S09E01
179 2 "Dregg of the Earth" Tony Love Mark Edens and David Wise September 23, 1995 S09E02
180 3 "The Wrath of Medusa" Tony Love David Wise September 30, 1995 S09E03
181 4 "The New Mutation" Tony Love David Wise October 7, 1995 S09E04
182 5 "The Showdown" Tony Love David Wise October 14, 1995 S09E05
183 6 "Split-Second" Tony Love David Wise October 21, 1995 S09E06
184 7 "Carter, the Enforcer" Tony Love David Wise October 28, 1995 S09E07
185 8 "Doomquest" Tony Love David Wise November 4, 1995 S09E08
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Season 10 (1996)
No. in
series
No. in
season
186 1 "The Return of Dregg" Tony Love Jeffrey Scott September14,1996 S10E01
187 2 "The Beginning of the End" Tony Love Jeffrey Scott September21,1996 S10E02
188 3 "The Power of Three" Tony Love Jeffrey Scott September28,1996 S10E03
189 4 "A Turtle in Time" Tony Love Jeffrey Scott October5,1996 S10E04
190 5 "Turtles to the Second Power" Tony Love Jeffrey Scott October12,1996 S10E05
191 6 "Mobster from Dimension X" Tony Love Jeffrey Scott October19,1996 S10E06
192 7 "The Day the Earth Disappeared" Tony Love Jeffrey Scott October26,1996 S10E07
193 8 "Divide and Conquer" Tony Love Jeffrey Scott November2,1996 S10E08
DVD releases
English-language DVD releases of the original Ninja Turtles series are handled by Lions Gate Entertainment. As of
August 14, 2012, seasons 110 are available in North America, and seasons 12 in the UK, while Australia have
received the majority of seasons 14 including the "Vacation in Europe" sideseason chronologically restored to its
correct place in the series.Wikipedia:Citation needed In Germany, seasons 13 plus the "Vacation" sideseason have
been released on DVD by KSM Film, featuring both German and English audio tracks, with seasons 4 and 5 to
follow before the end of 2011.Wikipedia:Citation needed KSM had also previously released seasons 810 on DVD,
though these episodes did not include the English audio.
Region 1 (United States and Canada)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (April 20, 2004) [3]
Single disc containing all 5 episodes from season 1, plus 4 bonus episodes from season 10.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume Two (April 26, 2005) [4]
Single disc containing all 13 episodes from season 2.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 3 (December 6, 2005) [5]
Single disc containing episodes 112 from season 3.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 4 (April 4, 2006) [6]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume Five (August 29, 2006) [7]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 6 (December 5, 2006) [8]
Single disc containing episodes 3747 from season 3, plus episode 1 from season 4.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season Four (March 13, 2007) [9]
5-disc set containing all 39 episodes from season 4, plus episode 1 from season 5.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 5 (August 7, 2007) [10]
3-disc set containing episodes 320 from season 5.
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Note: This release skips over episode 2, "Once Upon a Time Machine", and the two-part season finale,
"Planet of the Turtleoids".
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 6 (April 8, 2008) [11]
2-disc set containing all 16 episodes from season 6.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 7 Part 1: The Leonardo Slice (May 12, 2009) [12]
Single disc containing episodes 16 from the "Vacation in Europe" sideseason. Packaged with a free Leonardo
action figure.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 7 Part 2: The Michelangelo Slice (May 12, 2009) [12]
Single disc containing episodes 713 from the "Vacation in Europe" sideseason.Packaged with a free
Michelangelo action figure.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 7 Part 3: The Donatello Slice (May 12, 2009) [12]
Single disc containing episodes 17 from season 7. Packaged with a free Donatello action figure.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 7 Part 4: The Raphael Slice (May 12, 2009) [12]
Single disc containing episodes 814 from season 7. Packaged with a free Raphael action figure.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Complete Season 8 (September 1, 2009) [13]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Complete Season 7 Set (November 3, 2009) [14]
4-disc set containing all 13 episodes from the "Vacation" sideseason, plus all 14 episodes from season 7.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Complete Season 9 (August 16, 2011) [15]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Complete Season 10 (August 14, 2012) [16]
Note: This release includes the two skipped over episodes from season 5, "Once Upon a Time Machine", and
"Planet of the Turtleoids".
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Complete Classic Series Collection (November 13, 2012) [17]
Includes all volumes and episodes that were released since 2004, packaged in a collectable box with a visual
similarity to the Turtle Van.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Complete Season 3 (July 23, 2013) [18]
4-disc set containing all 47 episodes from season 3.
Region 2
United Kingdom
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 'Turtally' Awesome Episodes from the Original TV Series (May 25, 2009)
[19]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original TV Series 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition (May 25, 2009)
[19]
3-disc set containing all 18 episodes from seasons 1 and 2, plus 4 bonus episodes from season 10.
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Germany
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles DVD Collection (July 26, 2007) [20]
5-disc set containing all 24 episodes from seasons 8, 9 and 10.
Note: This is the only German release of the series to date that does not contain the English audio track.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Box 1 (March 12, 2009) [21]
5-disc set containing all 5 episodes from season 1, all 13 episodes from season 2, plus episodes 17 from
season 3.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Box 2 (May 3, 2010) [22]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Box 3 (July 12, 2010) [23]
6-disc set containing episodes 3347 from season 3, episodes 12 from season 4, plus all 13 episodes from the
"Vacation" sideseason.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Box 4 (October 17, 2011) [24]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Box 5 (December 5, 2011) [25]
6-disc set containing episodes 3339 from season 4, plus all 22 episodes from season 5 and the first episode
from season 6.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Box 6 (February 20, 2012) [26]
6-disc set containing episodes 216 from season 6 and all of the regular season 7.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Gesamtedition (November 29, 2013) [27]
22-disc set containing episodes 1169 from season 1 to season 7.
Region 4 (Australia)
(NOTE: Some of these weblinks give inaccurate information)Wikipedia:Citation needed
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 1 (March 11, 2009) [28]
Single disc containing all 5 episodes from season 1, plus 4 bonus episodes from season 10.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 4 (June 3, 2009) [31]
Single disc containing episodes 3747 from season 3, plus episode 1 from season 4.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 7 (September 9, 2009) [34]
Single disc containing episodes 513 from the "Vacation" sideseason, plus episodes 12 from season 5 and
episode 2 from season 4.
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References
[1] TV Guide, September 814, 1990
[2] TV Guide, August 31 September 6, 1991
[3] http:/ / www. tvshowsondvd. com/ news/ Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles/ 1123
[10] http:/ / www.tvshowsondvd. com/ news/ Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles/ 7616
[11] http:/ / www.tvshowsondvd. com/ news/ Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Season-6-Box-Art/ 8900
[17] http:/ / www.tvshowsondvd. com/ news/ Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Complete-Classic-Series-Collection/ 17417
[18] http:/ / www.tvshowsondvd. com/ releases/ Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Season-3/ 13400
[19] http:/ / www.amazon. co. uk/ dp/ B001TJKVWS/
[20] http:/ / www.amazon. de/ Teenage-Mutant-Hero-Turtles-Serie/ dp/ B000J4QR3G
[21] http:/ / ksmfilm. de/ programmdetail. php?id=764
[26] http:/ / new-ksm. de/ programmdetail.php?id=1905
[27] http:/ / www.ksmfilm. de/ programmdetail.php?id=3221
[28] http:/ / www.devoteddvd. com. au/ shop/ product_info.php?products_id=48995
[31] http:/ / www.jbhifionline.com. au/ dvd/ dvd-genres/ tv/ teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-volume-4/ 427156
[34] http:/ / www.jbhifionline.com. au/ dvd/ dvd-genres/ tv/ teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-vol-7/ 448705
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) (season 1)
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(season 1)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Season 1
No. of episodes 5
Broadcast
Original channel Syndication
Original run December 14, 1987 December 18, 1987
Season chronology
Next
2
The first season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aired in syndication in December 1987. At this point in the
series, the Technodrome is located underneath New York City. Chronologically, this is the 5-part pilot movie
episode, "Heroes in a Half Shell".
Episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
1 1 "Turtle Tracks" Fred Wolf and
Vincent Davis
David Wise and
Patti Howeth
New York City is experiencing a crime wave. Reporter April O'Neil discovers the thieves are ninja. As a street gang attacks April, she escapes into
the sewers, where four big talking turtles( except for Michaelangelo who is a human adult)defeat the thugs, and take April to their lair. There April
meets their mentor, a rat Splinter, who tells her his backstory as the Japanese ninja Hamato Yoshi. As the Turtles and April investigate the streets
for the thieves' origins, they discover a group of robot ninjas, whose uniform Splinter recognizes as belonging to the Foot Clan. Before April can
expose them, she's kidnapped by the Shredder. The Turtles race to free her.
Note: First Appearances of The Turtles (Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael & Michelangelo), April O'Neil, Master Splinter, Shredder, Bebop and
Rocksteady, Burne Thompson and Vernon Fenwick. Villains: Shredder and unnamed street gang. Note: After the ending of tmnt 3, Mikey is in the
body of a honor guard and is now an adult
2 2 "Enter the
Shredder"
Fred Wolf and
Vincent Davis
David Wise and
Patti Howeth
Foot Clan leader Oroku Saki, the Shredder decides, along with his partner Krang from Dimension X to turn two thugs into mutant henchmen using
the mutagen that created Splinter and the TMNT. Thus BeBop turns into a Warthog and RockStady turns into a rino Master Splinter gets captured
from the zoo. The Foot Soldiers also kidnap Splinter, and the Turtles go rescue him at the Technodrome.
Note: First Appearances of Krang and The Technodrome.
Note: The frame during the end credits for seasons 1-3 is taken from this episode.
Villains: Shredder, Bebop, Rocksteady, and Krang.
3 3 "A Thing About
Rats"
Fred Wolf and
Vincent Davis
David Wise and
Patti Howeth
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The Shredder hires the scientist Baxter Stockman, because his invention, rat-seeking robots named Mousers, can help him find Splinter. After an
initial Mouser attack, the Turtles and Splinter go hide in April's apartment.
Note: First Appearance of Baxter Stockman.
Note: Krang frees Michelangelo and helps him to destroy the Mouser Control device.
Villains Shredder, Krang Bebop, Rocksteady, and Baxter Stockman.
4 4 "Hot Rodding
Teenagers"
Fred Wolf and
Vincent Davis
David Wise and
Patti Howeth
Shredder opens the portal to Dimension X for the first time. Three teenage kids known as Neutrinos and two of Krang's stone warriors emerge. The
turtles befriend the teens, but before long the two stone warriors set up a special weather making device that causes trouble.
Note: First Appearances of The Neutrinos, General Traag and the Turtle Van. Villains: Shredder, Krang, Bebop, Rocksteady, and General Traag.
5 5 "Shredder &
Splintered"
Fred Wolf and
Vincent Davis
David Wise and
Patti Howeth
Shredder transmits a message to the turtles showing off a retromutagen gun that could turn Splinter back into a human. When Splinter goes after the
gun Shredder then has completed Krang's new body and puts him in it. Then after the Turtles come to help Splinter they have to deal with Krang
and his new body. Then after the turtles defeat Krang and Splinter destroys that retromutagen gun to save the turtles Shredder and Krang try to open
the portal again. Fortunately Donatello reverses the polarity causing the entire Technodrome to be pulled into Dimension X.
Note: Debut of Krang's android body and the Turtle Blimp.
Note: Final episode where Vernon Fenwick is voiced by Pat Fraley.
Villains: Shredder, Krang, Bebop, Rocksteady and Rock Soldiers.
Notes
In late 1989 the first five episodes from series 1 were adapted in a 50 minute video special called The Epic Begins
(aka How It All Began) released by Family Home Entertainment in the USA and Tempo Video/Abbey Home
Entertainment in the UK (with the British tile called Teenage Mutant HERO Turtles).
External links
TV Com
[1]
References
[1] http:/ / www. tv. com/ shows/ teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1987/ season-1/
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(season 2)
(1987) Season 2
No. of episodes 13
Broadcast
Original run October1,1988 December24,1988
Season chronology
Previous
1
Next
3
The second season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aired in syndication. For most of this season, the
Technodrome is located in Dimension X. Shredder is without Krang's help for much of this season. And starting in
this season the series begins its official run.
Episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
6 1 "Return of the
Shredder"
Bill Wolf David Wise and
Patti Howeth
(story)
Christy Marx
(teleplay)
Shredder returns from Dimension X. However, Krang says until Shredder proves himself he will be denied the aid of his Foot Soldiers, Rocksteady,
or Bebop, who are still stuck in Dimension X. Shredder goes to a corrupt, sleazy karate school and teaches the students how to commit crimes while
dressed as the Turtles in an attempt to discredit the real Turtles. Shredder also frees Baxter Stockman from custody and tasks him with kidnapping
Splinter.
Villain: Shredder
Note: First Appearances of Irma and Tiffany.
Note: Vernon is now voiced by Peter Renaday.
7 2 "The Incredible
Shrinking Turtles"
Bill Wolf Larry Parr October8,1988 S02E02
The turtles seek out the fragments of the eye of Sarnoth, a crystal with unimaginable power. After finding the first fragment, Shredder steals it and
uses it to shrink the turtles. Now Splinter and April must intervene. April is able to enlarge the Turtles, but our heroes lose in the end as Shredder
escapes with the first fragment.
Villain: Shredder
Title Reference: The Incredible Shrinking Man
9 4 "The Mean Machines" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October22,1988 S02E04
Shredder uses a fragment of the eye of Sarnoth to power a super computer in the hopes of opening a portal to Dimension X. Meanwhile, the turtles
deal with machines going haywire and trying to destroy them.
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8 3 "It Came from
Beneath the Sewers"
Bill Wolf Larry Parr October15,1988 S02E03
Shredder uses one of the fragments of the eye of Sarnoth to create a mutant plant and unleashes it on the city to attack the turtles.
10 5 "Curse of the Evil
Eye"
Bill Wolf Martin Pasko October29,1988 S02E05
Shredder completes the eye of Sarnoth, attaches it to his helmet, and plans to unleash its power on the world. However, when the Turtles intervene,
the helmet falls into other hands.
Villain: Shredder
11 6 "The Case of the
Killer Pizzas"
Bill Wolf Douglas Booth November5,1988 S02E06
Krang sends the eggs of Xenomorph-like creatures, which look like meatballs, in order to assassinate the Turtles. Baxter Stockman then rigs a
contest so that he and Shredder can literally deliver the death pizzas to the Turtles. However, due to heavy customer demands the Turtles end up
getting ordinary pizzas, and the bobby-trapped pizzas are out somewhere in New York! Shredder and Baxter may have ended up becoming victims
of their own plots when the pizza monsters do not discriminate between ally and enemy.
Villain: Shredder
13 8 "Invasion of the Punk
Frogs"
Bill Wolf Michael Reaves November19,1988 S02E08
Shredder is running low on mutagen, so Krang sends a canister that ends up in the Everglades due to transdimensional problems. Shredder sees the
mutagen canister broke, but did create four mutant frogs whom he befriends and gets to commit robberies, as well as to hate the Turtles. Donatello
realizes Shredder is ordering robberies of chemicals in order to mass produce mutagen. The Turtles must not only face the misguided Frogs, but
their job is complicated due to the NYPD now having an anti-Turtle task force.
Villain: Shredder
Note: First Appearances of the Punk Frogs. In a parallel to Splinter naming the Turtles due to his love of art history, Shredder names the frogs after
conquerers and military geniuses he admires.
12 7 "Enter: Baxter The
Fly"
Bill Wolf Michael Reaves
and Brynne
Stephens
Shredder gets Bebop and Rocksteady back as his henchmen in exchange for Baxter gets mutant into a fly
Villain: Shredder Note: This episode was created as a tribute to the classic 1958 science-fiction horror film The Fly. It's 1986 remake film of the
same name premiered one year before the series began.
14 9 "Master Splinter No
More"
Bill Wolf Michael Reaves
and Brynne
Stephens
Donatello devises a cure to make Master Splinter human again. Meanwhile, Shredder plans to open a gate to Dimension X.
Villain: Shredder
15 10 "New York's Shiniest" Bill Wolf Richard Merwin December3,1988 S02E10
A robot cop, Rex-1, helps April and the Turtles defeat an evil army of robot cops under the control of Shredder.
Villain: Shredder Note: First Appearance of Rex-1.
16 11 "Teenagers from
Dimension X"
Bill Wolf Michael Reaves December10,1988 S02E11
The Neutrinos return to Earth after hearing in on the plan of Krang and Shredder to get rid of the turtles via brain-drain. Shredder finds interest in
their Starmobile's ability to open dimension portals and tries to get his hands on it, and meanwhile the turtles try to get the Starmobile's main energy
source running again. Villain: Shredder
17 12 "The Catwoman from
Channel Six"
Bill Wolf Richard Merwin December17,1988 S02E12
A freak accident from a transporter turns April into a cat-woman. Irma meets TMNT in order to rescue her.
Villain: Shredder
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18 13 "Return of the
Technodrome"
While Splinter goes out on a retreat, the turtles must try to stop the Technodrome from returning to Earth.
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(1987) Season 3
No. of episodes 47
Broadcast
Original run October19,1989 December22,1989
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The third season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aired in syndication. For most of this season, the Technodrome
is located at the Earth's core. Transport modules with drills are used to travel between the Technodrome and the
Earth's surface.
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19 1 "Beneath These
Streets"
Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October19,1989 S03E01
The Turtles learn the cost of slacking off when Splinter is badly hurt during a confrontation with Shredder.
20 2 "Turtles on Trial" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October20,1989 S03E02
The intentions of the Ninja Turtles are put to the test when a controversial TV-figure portrays our heroes as menaces to society. The Turtles forego
publicly clearing their name to defeat Krang and his new robotic weapon.
Note: First appearance of Krang's "bubble walker"
21 3 "Attack of the 50-Foot
Irma"
Bill Wolf Rowby Goren October23,1989 S03E03
Irma accidentally becomes gigantic and her naturally clumsy nature makes her a danger to the city. The Turtles and April O'Neil hide her and search
for her cure.
Title Reference: Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.
22 4 "The Maltese Hamster" Bill Wolf David Wise October24,1989 S03E04
Gangsters are swiping all the antiques in town. And when they swipe most of our heroes, it's up to Donatello and April to find out why. Could
Shredder be behind this?
Title Reference: The Maltese Falcon
Note: Krang is not in this episode.
Note: In this episode, Burne Thompson is voiced by Townsend Coleman instead of Pat Fraley.
23 5 "Sky Turtles" Bill Wolf Reed Shelly and
Bruce Shelly
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The Turtles go flying when the Shredder invents a gravity-altering device. Soon it extends to the surface and effects all of New York City.
24 6 "The Old Switcheroo" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October26,1989 S03E06
The personalities of Shredder and Splinter are switched when a device is accidentally activated during a battle between the Turtles and their
enemies. As Shredder plans the Turtles' demise and Splinter plans on how to get back to his body, everyone else is clueless.
25 7 "Burne's Blues" Bill Wolf Bill Wolf (story)
Gordon Bressack
(teleplay)
In the middle of a summer heat wave, someone is destroying all the air conditioners and taking all the city's freon. In the meantime, Vernon and
Burne go looking for the Turtles, but find something else. Note: First appearance of Don Turtelli, who makes a brief cameo.
26 8 "Zach The Fifth Turtle" Bill Wolf Francis Moss October30,1989 S03E08
A 13-year-old boy tries his best to help out the Turtles, but with some not so optimal results. In the end, he proves himself to be a great asset to the
Turtle team.
Note: First Appearance of Zach and his brother Walt.
27 9 "Enter the Rat King" Bill Wolf Buzz Dixon October31,1989 S03E09
A mysterious, sewer-dwelling man has an unnatural ability to put rats under his control. Can Splinter resist, or will he destroy the Turtles at the
bidding of the Rat King?.
Villain: The Rat King mysterious-dwelling man
Note: This is the very first episode not to feature Shredder.
Note: First Appearance of the Rat King.
Note: In this episode, Burne Thompson is voiced by Townsend Coleman instead of Pat Fraley.
28 10 "Turtles at the Earth's
Core"
After witnessing a living dinosaur wander in the city and disappear abruptly, the Turtles follow its tracks into a large hole, where they discover a
shocking revelation: A land frozen in a stage where dinosaurs roam the land. Meanwhile, Shredder and his mutant goons, Bebop and Rocksteady,
are also there, but to collect a crystal needed by Krang to recharge the power cells of the Technodrome. The Turtles discover that the crystal is the
life force for the entire dinosaur population and must get it back before they are all destroyed. Title Reference: Tarzan at the Earth's Core
29 11 "April's Fool"A.K.A.
"April Foolish"
Reg Lodge Michael Reaves
and Brynne
Stephens
Emperor Aleister of Malicuria comes to the United States with a sample of Lydium 90, which gets noticed by Krang as a way to power up the
Technodrome, which has constant brownouts. To celebrate relations between Malicuria and the US, the Emperor hosts a masquerade ball in New
York, but his daughter Mallory sneaks out for a night on the town. April crashes the party and gets mistaken for Princess Mallory, but the
masquerade is also crashed by Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady, who plans to kidnap Princess Mallory in order to get the Lydium 90 shard.
30 12 "Attack of Big MACC" Bill Wolf Francis Moss November3,1989 S03E12
A robot warrior, known as the Mobile Armored Computerized Combatant (M.A.C.C.), arrives from 400 years in the future in 20th-Century New
York. He befriends the Turtles, but Shredder and Krang are looking to bring him to their side, at any means necessary.
Note: In this episode, Ace Duck is briefly seen on the Turtles' television screen, marking this as his only on-screen appearance in the series.
31 13 "The Ninja Sword of
Nowhere"
Bill Wolf Michael Edens
and Mark Edens
Shredder gains possession of an ancient ninja sword that is crafted from an alien metal, allowing it to 'cut' through dimensions.
Note: In this episode Raphael is voiced by Thom Pinto instead of Rob Paulsen.
32 14 "20,000 Leaks Under
the City"
Bill Wolf Bob Schooley and
Mark McCorkle
Krang and Shredder's plan to flush out the Turtles from the sewers leaves the city flooded with water (and creatures!) from the ocean.
Title Reference: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Note: Final Appearance of Tiffany.
Note: In this episode, both Donatello and Bebop are voiced by Greg Berg instead of Barry Gordon.
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33 15 "Take Me to Your
Leader"
Worried that Shredder will soon win, Leonardo takes some time off, doubting his leadership. Meanwhile, Krang and Shredder drain solar energy
from the Sun for the dual purpose of powering the Technodrome and capitulating Earth into another Ice Age. Without Leonardo, the three other
Turtles try to thwart Shredder while taking turns as leader, but each realizes they need to overcome their own flaws, such as Raphael sticking to a
decision, Michaelangelo becoming more serious and Donatello needing to analyze even the most obvious facts.
34 16 "Four Musketurtles" Bill Wolf Doug Molitor November9,1989 S03E16
A bump on the head leaves Leonardo thinking that he is in 17th century France, and that he and his comrades are Musketeers.
Title Reference: The Three Musketeers
35 17 "Turtles, Turtles,
Everywhere"
Bill Wolf David Bennett
Carren and J.
Larry Carroll
Shredder programs the city's new garbage collecting super-computer to collect the Turtles. But when Shredder doesn't specify 'Ninja' Turtles, the
super-computer collects them all! Turtles of the city of every shape and size are not safe.
36 18 "Cowabunga
Shredhead"
Bill Wolf Duane Capizzi
and Steve Roberts
The Shredder thinks he's Michelangelo after a computer malfunction.
Note: In this episode, Krang is voiced by Townsend Coleman instead of Pat Fraley.
37 19 "Invasion of the Turtle
Snatchers"
Bill Wolf Francis Moss November14,1989 S03E19
Aliens abduct Donatello and Rocksteady. Title Reference: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
38 20 "Camera Bugged" Bill Wolf Michael Edens
and Mark Edens
A visit to Earth from a Polarisoid results in havoc when Shredder (and later, April O'Neil) comes into possession of the alien's camera, because it
does more than just take pictures.
Note: First appearance of Frip the Polarisoid.
39 21 "Green with Jealousy" Bill Wolf Reed Shelly and
Bruce Shelly
Shredder and Krang engineer a love potion that makes Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael all fall in love with Irma. Donatello races for an
antidote before Shredder drains a naval submarine of all its power.
Note: In this episode, both Krang and Burne Thompson are voiced by Townsend Coleman instead of Pat Fraley.
40 22 "Return of the Fly" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves November17,1989 S03E22
Baxter Stockman returns for revenge against the Turtles and Shredder, while our heroes attempt to stop Shredder's plan to siphon water from an
underground reservoir.
41 23 "Outlaw Hero Casey
Jones"
An eager vigilante is causing a stir in the city, while Krang and Shredder take control of all the machines in the city. Maybe this new 'hero' can help
the Turtles.
Note: First Appearance of Casey Jones.
Note: Master Splinter is not in this episode.
42 24 "Mutagen Monster" Bill Wolf Michael Edens
and Mark Edens
A train accident produces gallons of mutagen that drench nearby cattle. The result is a super bull with a temper!
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43 25 "Corporate Raiders
from Dimension X"
White-collar criminals give new meaning to the term 'hostile take-over.' Casey Jones helps the Turtles uncover who's behind a new wave of
corporate crime.
44 26 "Pizza by the Shred" Reg Lodge Michael Edens
and Mark Edens
Michelangelo gets a job as a pizza delivery boy. But who's his new boss?
45 27 "Super Bebop &
Mighty Rocksteady"
Bill Wolf David Carren and
Larry Carroll
Shredder and Krang produce hi-tech versions of Rocksteady and Bebop to keep the Turtles busy while they install a mind-controlling Mesmerizer at
the top of the broadcast tower at the Channel 6 building. However, little do they know that the Mesmerizer was damaged when the real Bebop and
Rocksteady attempted to install it.
46 28 "Beware the Lotus" Bill Wolf Doug Molitor November27,1989 S03E28
A skilled, and lovely, ninja warrior is hired by Krang to defeat the Turtles. Shredder's replaced, Leonardo's met his match.
Note: First Appearance of Lotus.
47 29 "Blast from the Past" Reg Lodge David Wise November28,1989 S03E29
Splinter suffers amnesia as the Turtles try to remind him that he is the true leader of the Foot Clan.
Note: This episode is mainly a clip-show.
Note: Final episode where Krang is voiced by Townsend Coleman instead of Pat Fraley.
48 30 "Leatherhead Terror of
the Swamp"
Our old friends, the Punk Frogs, are being terrorized by a mutant alligator in the Florida Everglades. Leatherhead teams up with Shredder to battle
the Frogs and the Turtles.
Note: First Appearance of Leatherhead.
Note: In this episode, Shredder is voiced by Dorian Harewood instead of James Avery.
49 31 "Michelangelo's
Birthday"
Reg Lodge Bill Wolf (story)
Eliot Daro
(teleplay)
It's Michelangelo's birthday, but none of his brothers seem to remember, and it frustrates him greatly. Meanwhile, Shredder and Krang discover
what is possibly an "anti-mutagen" that, after testing it on three rock soldiers, can undo mutations. Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady are sent to use
it on the Turtles, and our heroes have a few close calls. Moth balls have never been so useful.
50 32 "Usagi Yojimbo" Bill Wolf David Wise December1,1989 S03E32
A rabbit ronin warrior from an alternate dimension is lost in our world. While the Turtles help him adjust, Shredder steals a dragon egg to unleash it
on the city. Usagi Yojimbo's unwavering sense of bushido helps save the day.
Note: First Appearance of Usagi Yojimbo.
Note: Bebop and Rocksteady are in not this episode.
51 33 "Case of the Hot
Kimono"
Bill Wolf David Bennett
Carren, J. Larry
Carroll
Someone is stealing all the kimonos in the city. After Master Splinter's favorite kimono is stolen, April's famous detective aunt helps the Turtles
retrieve it.
Villain: Don Turtelli
Note: First Appearance of Agatha Marbles.
Note: Second appearance (and first major appearance) of Don Turtelli.
52 34 "Usagi Come Home" Bill Wolf David Wise December5,1989 S03E34
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Shredder tricks Usagi Yojimbo into battling the Turtles.
Note: Final Appearance of Usagi Yojimbo.
53 35 "The Making of
Metalhead"
Even a case of Turtle Pox cannot stop our heroes from an attempt to take down Shredder and Krang after they unleash Metalhead, a robotic fighting
machine programmed to seek and capture the Turtles.
Note: First Appearance of Metalhead.
54 36 "Leatherhead Meets the
Rat King"
Bill Wolf David Wise December7,1989 S03E36
Leatherhead arrives in New York seeking revenge for his defeat only to run into the Rat King who captures him and reveals his plans for world
domination. The two villians end up arguing, then finally fighting each other instead of the Turtles.
55 37 "The Turtle
Terminator"
Reg Lodge David Bennett
Carren and J.
Larry Carroll
Irma is kidnapped by Bebop and Rocksteady and is replaced by a robot that looks just like her that is programmed to eliminate the turtles. However,
things seem a bit wrong as whenever the word "turtle" is said it instantly "zaps" whatever causes the word to be said with a laser. Meanwhile, the
turtles try to rescue Irma from the Shredder's clutches.
Note: Final episode where Raphael is voiced by Thom Pinto instead of Rob Paulsen.
Note: In this episode both Donatello and Bebop are voiced by Greg Berg instead of Barry Gordon.
56 38 "The Great Boldini" Bill Wolf Francis Moss December11,1989 S03E38
The Turtles must clear their names when they are believed to be jewel thieves who stole a priceless emerald during a magic act run by a wizard
named Boldini.
Villain: Don Turtelli
Note: Final Appearance of Don Turtelli.
57 39 "The Missing Map" Bill Wolf David Wise December12,1989 S03E39
Zach's big brother, Walt, steals a rare pouch containing the only map to the Turtles' lair.
58 40 "The Gang's All Here" Bill Wolf James A. Davis December13,1989 S03E40
Bebop and Rocksteady put on an act to get the Turtles to eat cookies, but not any ordinary cookies, because these cookies could turn them into
humans! Tempted to find out what being a human is like, Michelangelo eats one and becomes one. While the effects wears off from time to time,
they still kick back in. Meanwhile, the Turtles search for Michelangelo with an antidote for the anti-mutagen before it destroys him, while
Shredder's two mutant goons ask for help from their old gang to rob a ship. And during it all, April attempts to "join" the gang to get a story for
Burne.
Title Reference: Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here
59 41 "The Grybyx" Reg Lodge Michael Reaves December14,1989 S03E41
Kala's pet Grybyx, which has a really bad temper whenever it gets hungry, escapes from Dimension X through a portal to Earth, causing trouble for
the Turtles.
60 42 "Mister Ogg Goes to
Town"
Bill Wolf David Wise December15,1989 S03E42
An impish alien comedian from Dimension Z (who has mannerisms similar to Pee Wee Herman), escapes to Earth to cause big trouble for the
TMNT. Title Reference: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
61 43 "Shredderville" Bill Wolf Francis Moss December18,1989 S03E43
The Turtles have entered an alternate universe in which they thought had never existed and The Shredder rules the city as Emperor.
62 44 "Bye, Bye, Fly" Bill Wolf David Wise December19,1989 S03E44
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An interdimensional alien spacecraft leads Baxter Stockman to his latest vengeful plot to destroy the Turtles and Shredder.
Note: Final episode where Shredder is voiced by Dorian Harewood instead of James Avery.
63 45 "The Big Rip Off" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves December20,1989 S03E45
After several failed attempts to get the Technodrome re-energized, Shredder and Krang run one last-ditch distraction for the Turtles at Fort Charles
while Bebop and Rocksteady steal energy fuel cells from the neighboring space research center.
64 46 "The Big Break In" Bill Wolf David Wise December21,1989 S03E46
The Technodrome is up and running again, and it is up to the Turtles to hinder Shredder and Krang from getting to the surface.
65 47 "The Big Blow Out" Bill Wolf David Wise December22,1989 S03E47
After several setbacks, Shredder and Krang steal all of New York's electricity and charge it into a giant transdimensional gateway, designed to send
Earth into Dimension X. The Turtles must defeat their enemies once and for all before Earth is destroyed by Krang's Rock Soldier army.
Note: This is the last episode to air before the release of the first live action film adaption.
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(1987) Season 4
No. of episodes 39
Broadcast
CBS
Original run September8,1990 December8,1990
Season chronology
Previous
3
Next
5
The fourth season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is split into two sub-sections that aired concurrently: thirteen
episodes which aired daily in syndication, and twenty-six episodes that premiered in hour-long double-bills on
Saturday Mornings on CBS, which would serve as its home for the remainder of the whole series. A brief "Turtle
Tips" segment aired between the two episodes which served as PSA about the environment or other issues. There
were a total of 20 "Turtle Tips" segments produced and aired. The syndication episodes featured the original title
sequence, while the CBS episodes deubted a new title sequence, and also did away with the show's title cards.
During this season, the Technodrome is back in Dimension X, having been launched through a portal at the
conclusion of season three. The season premiere, "Plan 6 from Outer Space", aired in syndication, and detailed how
the villains' battle fortress crash-landed on an asteroid; in the later episode, "The Dimension X Story" a volcano on
the asteroid erupted, immobilizing the Technodrome by surrounding it with molten lava. "The Dimension X Story"
was evidently intended to be the first episode of the CBS run, as many other episodes which aired before it from both
the syndication and CBS episodes refer to the Technodrome being trapped in lava, but wound up airing very late in
the season.
Note that the Vacation in Europe episodes take place between the first two episodes of this season.
Episodes
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66 1 "Plan 6 from Outer
Space"
Bill Wolf David Wise September 10, 1990 S04E01
With the Technodrome in serious need for new equipment, Bebop and Rocksteady are sent to Earth, disguised in human form, to capture the
Channel 6 building and return it to Dimension X. To keep the Turtles distracted, Rocksteady & Bebop also deploy a robot duplicate of Master
Splinter, but it malfunctions and starts going gonzo.
Note: This is the first episode to air after the release of the first live action film.
Title Reference: Plan 9 from Outer Space
67 2 "Turtles of the Jungle" Bill Wolf Misty Taggart September 11, 1990 S04E02
A professor's new ray-gun causes plants to go wild and his pet ape Jocko to become a giant rampaging monkey. By using the same ray-gun,
Donatello is increased to Jocko's size so he can fight the giant ape and save April from him.
68 3 "Michelangelo Toys
Around"
Bill Wolf Ted Pedersen and
Francis Moss
September 12, 1990 S04E03
While trying to see the new toys at the Toy Fair, Michelangelo stumbles upon a plot to take over a noted toy company.
Note: Master Splinter is not in this episode. Villain: Wilbur Weasell
69 4 "Peking Turtle" Bill Wolf Antonio Ortiz and
Carmela Ortiz
The Turtles must battle a reanimated Terracotta Army after The Shredder steals an energy device shaped like a giant pearl, which is held and
guarded by a Jade Dragon.
70 5 "Shredder's Mom" Bill Wolf Ted Pedersen and
Francis Moss
Krang frees Miyoko Saki, Shredder's mother from the retirement community. Shredder threatens the world's governments to surrender to Krang or
he will gradually raise the world's heat, which causes New York to be in the middle of a massive heat wave. The Turtles get help from Colonel
Yogurt, an air force officer to thwart Shredder, who is starting to get annoyed with his mother's success.
71 6 "Four Turtles and a
Baby"
Bill Wolf Misty Taggart September 17, 1990 S04E06
When General Tragg and his troops attack the Neutrino capital, the Neutrino leaders, Zenter and Gizzla, send their infant daughter Tribble through a
portal to Earth, asking the Turtles to look after her, but Tribble causes big trouble for our heroes.
Title Reference: Three Men and a Baby
72 7 "Turtlemaniac" Bill Wolf Rowby Goren September 18, 1990 S04E07
An eccentric billionaire, Monroe Q. Flem, who is also a collector, wishes to collect every piece of TMNT memorabilia that he can get his evil hands
on, including April O'Neil and the Turtles themselves. Title Reference: Lisztomania Villain: Monroe Q. Flem
73 8 "Rondo in New York" Bill Wolf Francis Moss and
Ted Pedersen
A big-time Hollywood action movie star arrives in New York to promote his newest movie. Unfortunately, reality hits hard for Michelangelo as he
discovers that his movie idol is not all he's cracked up to be. Meanwhile, Shredder and Krang steal a substance that can bring inanimate objects to
life.
74 9 "Planet of the Turtles" Bill Wolf George Shea September 20, 1990 S04E09
The Turtles must save the Earth from a massive energy drain and its Apocalyptic result by traveling to another dimension where turtles are the
dominant species.
Note: Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode. Title Reference: Planet of the Apes
75 10 "Name That Toon" Bill Wolf Misty Taggart September 21, 1990 S04E10
A Technodrome computer disguised as an electronic keyboard ends up on Earth, and in the most unlikely of hands.
Note: First appearance of Howie. Title Reference: Name That Tune
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76 11 "Menace Maestro,
Please"
Bill Wolf Martin Pasko September 24, 1990 S04E11
The Turtles meet Irma's boyfriend Howie, who has bought an old opera with the intent of making it into a nightclub. The Turtles must contend with
the "Phantom of the Floxy", as does Shredder, who is planning to get the Technodrome back to Earth.
Note: Final appearance of Howie. Note: Master Splinter is not in this episode.
77 12 "Super Hero for a Day" Bill Wolf Francis Moss and
Ted Pedersen
Gadget Man comes out of retirement after 50 years, but is tricked by Shredder into fighting against the Turtles.
Title Reference: King for a Day
78 13 "Back to the Egg" Bill Wolf Dennis Marks September 26, 1990 S04E13
Krang hires a multi-dimensional ring-master who intends on making the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles part of his circus by using an anti-aging
serum. Leonardo and Michelangelo are turned into 5 Yrs old
Title Reference: Back to the Egg
Note: Master Splinter and Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode. Note: Final episode to be aired in Syndication.
CBS episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
79 14/1 "Son of Return of the
Fly II"
Vengeful Baxter Stockman and an A.I. computer return to Earth from a dimensional limbo and capture the Turtles while luring Shredder into their
trap as well.
Note: First episode to be aired on CBS.
80 15/2 "Raphael Knocks 'em
Dead"
Bill Wolf Jack Mendelsohn September22,1990 S04E19
Raphael must contend with a mobster named Pinky McFingers when he is kidnapped from a local comedy club. (This is Professor Barney Melish's
only episode - related to Herman Melish from the previous episode.)
Villain: Pinky McFingers
Note: First Appearance of Pinky McFingers.
81 16/3 "Bebop and
Rocksteady Conquer
the Universe"
On their latest trip to Earth, Bebop and Rocksteady steal a machine that makes everyone scared of everything. Title Reference: Flash Gordon
Conquers the Universe
84 17/4 "Raphael Meets His
Match"
Bill Wolf Charles M. Howell
IV
September22,1990 S04E21
Raphael wins a place at the owner of a fast food chain's party. When the yacht is taken hostage by Hi-Tech pirates he and the mysterious
lizard-woman Mona Lisa work together to stop them. Villian: Captain Filch
83 18/5 "Slash The Evil
Turtle from
Dimension X"
Bebop and Rocksteady use Krang's new Mutagen on Bebop's pet turtle Slash so he can do their housework for them. Slash runs away and is conned
by an irritated entrepreneur into framing the TMNT.
Note: First Appearance of Slash. Note: First Appearance of Donald J. Lofty.
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84 19/6 "Leonardo Lightens
Up"
Bill Wolf Dan DiStefano September29,1990 S04E23
Raphael and Michelangelo shoot Leonardo with a Gun Donatello Raphael and Michelangelo must stop him
85 20/7 "Were-Rats from
Channel 6"
Bill Wolf David Wise October13,1990 S04E24
After many failed attempts from his rodent subjects to find food, the Rat King learns of an abandoned canister of mutagen lost in the sewers and
claims it for himself. Then, he kidnaps Irma and Vernon and uses the mutagen to transform them into his mutant slaves, for the sole purpose of
raiding food warehouses. It is later discovered that the mutations are unstable and can only be active if the Rat King plays his hypnotic flute.
86 21/8 "Funny, They Shrunk
Michelangelo"
Bill Wolf Michael Edens October13,1990 S04E25
When Michelangelo decides to put one of Donatello's inventions on max power for his own entertainment, he ends in aquite literallylittle
problem. April and Vernon get caught in the shrinking ray while getting footage of a military ship and join Michelangelo on his wild adventure.
Title Reference: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Villian: Talbot Breech
87 22/9 "The Big Zipp
Attack"
An alien called a "Zipp" is sent to Earth, but this little alien soon becomes a big problem.
Note: Second Appearance of Donald J. Lofty.
88 23/10 "Donatello Makes
Time"
Bill Wolf Dennis Marks October20,1990 S04E27
Donatello invents a machine that can freeze time, which a deranged professor steals as part of a plan to conquer the world. Villian: Lloyd Cycloid
89 24/11 "Farewell Lotus
Blossom"
Ninja Lotus Blossom's nightmares draw her to a strange artifact in the Turtles' possession. The artifact contains an angry spirit, whose wife's soul is
within Lotus.
Note: Final Appearance of Lotus.
90 25/12 "Rebel Without a Fin" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October27,1990 S04E29
Dr. Polidorius, a mad scientist plotting to mutate all humanity into aquatic-beings, creates Ray (not the similarly-named Mighty Mutanimals
character), who possesses several abilities of different marine species. Ray kidnaps April O'Neil, and Polidorius mutates her into a fish-woman to be
Ray's mate.
Note: Final Appearance of Donald J. Lofty.
Title Reference: Rebel Without a Cause Villian: Dr. Polidorius
91 26/13 "Rhino-Man" Bill Wolf David Wise November3,1990 S04E30
Bebop and Rocksteady dress up as superheroes as part of a plot to steal a diamond that will power up a laser Krang has created. Meanwhile, the
Turtles must deal with a wave of hypnotic slaves under the command of J. Gordon HungerDunger.
92 27/14 "Michelangelo Meets
Bugman"
Bill Wolf Dennis Marks November3,1990 S04E31
Michelangelo meets his favourite comic book hero after he saves a weakened Brick Bradley in the sewers, and then he and Bugman take on the evil
Electrozapper together.
Note: First Appearance of Bugman. Villian: Electrozapper
93 28/15 "Poor Little Rich
Turtle"
The Turtles must baby-sit and protect a young rich girl named Buffy Shellhammer from Shredder and Krang, as she knows of a formula for a super
fuel needed for the Technodrome.
Title Reference: The Poor Little Rich Girl
94 29/16 "What's Michelangelo
Good For?"
Bill Wolf Ted Pedersen and
Francis Moss
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Michelangelo must rescue the other Turtles when they are captured by an evil scientist. Villian: Dr. Lesseau
95 30/17 "The Dimension X
Story"
Shredder has a plan to destroy the Turtles, but with the Technodrome's portal out of commission, he is unable to challenge them on Earth, so he uses
the Dimensional Teleporter to bring his enemies to Dimension X.
Note: This is the final episode in which Michelangelo uses nunchaku as his main weapon rather than a grappling hook Villain: Shredder
96 31/18 "Donatello's Degree" Bill Wolf Jack Mendelsohn September8,1990 S04E17
Donatello earns his degree from Sopho University, but discovers that he has been mistaken for a girl, so he asks Irma to masquerade as him.
Meanwhile, the real Donatello discovers a plot by Professor Philo Sopho to destroy the Earth.
Note: First Appearance of Professor Sopho. Villian: Professor Philo Sopho
97 32/19 "The Big Cufflink
Caper!"
Bill Wolf David Wise
November17,1990
(primetime)
[1]
November 10, 1990
S04E34
The Turtles switch sides and discover that the Shredder is the main man behind a ring of cufflink thefts that has suddenly hit New York. Title
Reference: The Big Caper
Note: First Appearance of Big Louie.
98 33/20 "Leonardo Versus
Tempestra"
Bill Wolf Misty Taggart November17,1990 S04E35
When a power surge causes an arcade machine to release Tempestra, It's up to Leonardo to stop her digital wrath before she becomes dangerously
powerful.
Note: First Appearance of Tempestra. Villian: Tempestra
99 34/21 "Splinter Vanishes" Bill Wolf Francis Moss and
Ted Pedersen
Splinter has suddenly disappeared, and a note left behind from him forces the Turtles to go their separate ways, but one by one, they are captured by
Leatherhead and the Rat King.
Villains: Leatherhead and the Rat King
100 35/22 "Raphael Drives 'em
Wild"
Bill Wolf Misty Taggart November24,1990 S04E37
A machine called the Transmogrifier causes Raphael and a cab driver to swap bodies, and it is later discovered that a defect in that same small
device could do some very big damage to the city if activated.
Villain: Mr. Big
101 36/23 "Beyond the
Donatello Nebula"
Bill Wolf Dennis O'Flaherty December1,1990 S04E38
While trying to contact the Turtle Nebula, Donatello meets an intelligent lizard alien named Algernon ("Algae" for short), who must help him and
the other Turtles rescue April from a greedy man named Hostile Hiram Grelch. Villian: Hostile Hiram Grelch
102 37/24 "Big Bug Blunder" Bill Wolf Michael Reeves December1,1990 S04E39
A failed mutagen experiment results in an invasion of giant insects and arachnids in New York City.
Note: Final Appearance of Metalhead.
103 38/25 "The Foot Soldiers
Are Revolting"
A Foot Soldier named Alpha-1 has his intelligence increased, but it results in a Foot Soldier rebellion against Shredder and Krang and the duo's
exile from the Technodrome.
104 39/26 "Unidentified Flying
Leonardo"
Bill Wolf Sean Roche December8,1990 S04E41
54
While helping April investigate a report of giant monsters attacking a superstitious farming village, Leonardo is mistaken for an alien from another
planet. The lone Turtle must avoid being hunted down into extinction while also trying to rescue April from a mad scientist.
Note: Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode. Villain: Dr. Davens
[1] TV Guide, September 814, 1990
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(season 6)
Season 6
No. of episodes 16
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Season chronology
Previous
5
Next
7
The sixth season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aired in 1992. In this season, the Technodrome is located at the
bottom of the Arctic Ocean. Transport Modules are used to travel between the Technodrome and New York City.
Episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
127 1 "Rock Around the
Block"
As part of his latest plan, Krang brings General Traag to Earth from Dimension X as a distraction for the Turtles, while Krang tries to turn a laser at
the ice and free the Technodrome from its prison at the North Pole. Meanwhile, Donatello learns a new fighting move, Wu Wei, where one ninja
turns his opponent's attack against him without action. Title Reference: Rock Around the Clock
128 2 "Krangenstein
Lives!"
Krang's robot body goes out of control because Bebop & Rocksteady lose the right machine Chip. Michelangelo won't stop playing a video game,
much to the other Turtles' annoyance. Title Reference: Frankenstein
129 3 "Super Irma" Bill Wolf David Wise September26,1992 S06E03
Irma gets super magnetic powers and starts to fight crime. She decides to stop Krang's plan. When her powers wear off, the Turtles foil Krang and
rescue Irma. Set on Halloween. Title Reference: Superman
130 4 "Adventures in
Turtle-Sitting"
Bill Wolf Jack Mendelsohn
and Carole
Mendelsohn
Michelangelo accidentally turns Leonardo Raphael and Donatello into 5 yrs old with Donatello's "Food Revivafier"(a machine that turns old and
rotten food fresh again), wihle Splinter is out
Title Reference: Adventures in Babysitting' In this episode Leonardo Raphael and Donatello are 5 yrs old Note: Final Appearance of Mad Dog
McMutt.
131 5 "Sword of Yurikawa" Bill Wolf Marc Handler October10,1992 S06E05
A mystery ninja steals a powerful sword that belonged to his old ninja master in order to test the Turtles' ninja spirits.
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132 6 "Return of the
Turtleoid"
A friend of the Turtles, Kerma, is hunted down by a destroyer because of a glitch in its sensors. The destroyer was supposed to hunt down a space
pirate named Nerma, but the glitch made it come out "Kerma".
Note: Final Appearance of Big Louie.
133 7 "Shreeka's Revenge" Bill Wolf Jack Mendelsohn
and Carole
Mendelsohn
A vain, galactic outlaw named Shreeka is after her power ring that Krang took from her. The problem is that April now has the ring.
134 8 "Too Hot to Handle" Bill Wolf Jack Mendelsohn
and Carole
Mendelsohn
A machine is causing the Earth to move closer to the sun. Vernon's incredibly smart nephew, Foster, helps the Turtles on their adventure.
Villain: Professor Philo Sopho
Title Reference: Too Hot to Handle
Note: Final Appearance of Professor Sopho.
135 9 "Nightmare in the
Lair"
Bill Wolf Dennis O'Flaherty November7,1992 S06E09
Donatello's newest invention, the "Dream-o-Vision" helmet, causes Michelangelo and Leonardo to be stuck in a nightmare world & the lair is being
terrorized by a Freddy Krueger-like person.
Villain: Creepy Eddie
136 10 "Phantom of the
Sewers"
The Turtles help a man with a disfigured face (that was actually dried paint) stop a bank robbery.
Title Reference: The Phantom of the Opera
Villain: Rufus Higby
137 11 "Donatello Trashes
Slash"
Donatello goes to a store and finds Slash, who was dim-witted but now very smart.
Villain: Slash
138 12 "Leonardo is
Missing"
Leonardo gets lost Raphael Donatello and Michelangelo must find him wihle Splinter is training
Villain: Krang Sherder BeBop and RockStady In this episode BeBop turns into Leonardo and Michelangelo drives the van
139 13 "Snakes Alive!" Bill Wolf David Wise December5,1992 S06E13
The Turtles try to solve a missing snake mystery, but Leonardo is afraid of snakes. A scientist who had a snake venom lab accident and turned into a
snake tries to turn the city into a swamp.
Note: Final Appearance of Pinky McFingers.
Villain: Cobrato
140 14 "Polly Wanna Pizza" Bill Wolf Jack Mendelsohn December12,1992 S06E14
Michelangelo buys a parrot and names him Ditto, although the bird really belongs to a criminal who is after a rare key around Dido's neck because
the Gulubi Ruby, the gem the thief stole, is in a vault that only the key can open.
Villain: Mugsy MacGuffin
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141 15 "Mr. Nice Guy" Bill Wolf Steve Granat and
Cydne Clark
Donatello's "Personality Alterator" turns Raphael too nice to fight. A mad scientist uses it to turn every policeman to nice so his robots can steal
money and jewels.
Title Reference: No More Mr. Nice Guy
Villain: Professor Von Shrink
142 16 "Sleuth on the Loose" Bill Wolf Matt Uitz December26,1992 S06E16
April's aunt helps the Turtles stop a mad scientist from building a doomsday device.
Villain: Prof Von Volt
Note: Final Appearance of Agatha Marbles.
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(season 7)
Season 7
No. of episodes 27
Broadcast
Season chronology
Previous
6
Next
8
The seventh season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles chronologically begins where Episode 142 left off. The
Technodrome is still located at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean until the last episode, when it is sent back to
Dimension X. However the side season takes place during season 4, while the Technodrome is in Dimension X.
These episodes were produced before Season 4 and aired in 1993 on the USA Cartoon Express.
[1]
In Europe, they
aired in 1992.
Episodes
Sideseason (Vacation in Europe)
No. in
series
No. in
season
143 1 "Tower of Power" Bruno-Rene Huchez Michael Edens September 13,
1993
EU01
After winning a free European vacation, the Turtles journey to Paris, France. Meanwhile, Shredder, Rocksteady and Bebop are planning to steal
metal from the Eiffel Tower in order to power up the Technodrome.
Title Reference: Tower of Power
Villain: Shredder
Note: Throughout this season Raphael is voiced by Hal Rayle instead of Rob Paulsen.
Note: Throughout most of this season Shredder is voiced by Jim Cummings instead of James Avery.
144 2 "Rust Never Sleeps" Bruno-Rene Huchez Lee Schneider and
Matthew Malach
September 14,
1993
EU02
Still in Paris, the Turtles & Master Splinter visit the Louvre. Meanwhile, due to Shredder's incompetence, Krang's new Hyper Rocket Thruster
becomes a Rust Encruster, with which he plans to oxidize the world's famous landmarks & monuments, unless world leaders use their power
reserves to bring the Technodrome back to Earth.
Title Reference: Rust Never Sleeps
Note: This is the first of two episodes where James Avery does the voice of Shredder.
Villain: Shredder
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145 3 "A Real Snow Job" Bruno-Rene Huchez Misty Taggart September 14,
1993
EU03
In the Austrian Alps, Krang plans to use his new invention to melt the Alpine glaciers, flooding the low-lying villages.
Villain: Shredder
Note: This is the second of two episodes where James Avery does the voice of Shredder.
146 4 "Venice on the
Half-Shell"
Bruno-Rene Huchez Misty Taggart September 15,
1993
EU04
The Turtles take a tour of Venice, Italy, just in time for the annual Mardi Gras festival, which April O'Neil is covering for Channel 6. Meanwhile,
Shredder & Krang plan to hold the priceless treasures of Venice to ransom by using Krang's HydroFluxor to flood the city.
Villain: Shredder
Title Reference: Heroes in a Half-Shell
147 5 "Artless" Bruno-Rene Huchez Doug Molitor September 15,
1993
EU05
Two intergalactic art collectors are stealing the priceless artworks from the museums of Florence, Italy. The aliens are taking only artworks
designed by the Renaissance masters that the Turtles are named after.
Villains: Dob and Vikum
148 6 "Ring of Fire" Bruno-Rene Huchez Michael Edens September 16,
1993
EU06
The Turtles & Splinter arrive in Lisbon, Portugal, just in time for the annual Running of the Bulls. Meanwhile, Shredder & the mutants will use
Krang's new heat ray magnifier to burn the city to ashes using the power of the Sun unless the Turtles can stop them.
Title Reference: Ring of Fire
Villain: Shredder
Note: Final episode where both Donatello and Bebop are voiced by Greg Berg instead of Barry Gordon.
149 7 "The Irish Jig Is Up" Bruno-Rene Huchez Carole Mendelsohn
(story)
John Fox (teleplay)
September 16,
1993
EU07
The TMNT & Splinter journey to Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, land of myth & legend. Meanwhile, Shredder, Rocksteady & Bebop
use Krang's Rainbow TransCharmer to transform all of the cute, furry animals in Dublin into vicious beasts.
Villain: Shredder
150 8 "Shredder's New
Sword"
Bruno-Rene Huchez Francis Moss and
Ted Pedersen
September 17,
1993
EU08
Shredder takes possession of the mythic sword, Excalibur, and proclaims himself "King Shredder". The Turtles, along with Merlin, must take it
from him or else the Medieval Times will merge with the modern world.
Title Reference: The Emperor's New Clothes
Villain: Shredder
151 9 "The Lost Queen of
Atlantis"
Bruno-Rene Huchez Michael Edens September 17,
1993
EU09
The Turtles & Master Splinter travel to Athens, Greece, while April & Irma buy a mysterious amulet from a flea market vendor. Unfortunately,
Krang & Shredder have tracked enormous power readings straight to April's necklace, which is slowly transforming her into the Queen of the
mythical underwater city of Atlantis.
Villains: Shredder and the Atlantians
152 10 "Turtles on the Orient
Express"
Bruno-Rene Huchez Doug Molitor September 20,
1993
EU10
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The Turtles take a trip on the famous Orient Express that runs from Gare de Lyon in Paris, France to Istanbul, Turkey. But Shredder is also on board
and is planning to use Krang's new Super Charger to launch the Orient Express into the world's largest oil field.
Villain: Shredder
Title Reference: Murder on the Orient Express
153 11 "April Gets in Dutch" Bruno-Rene Huchez Misty Taggart September 20,
1993
EU11
In Amsterdam, Netherlands, the Turtles must stop Shredder from stealing the Duchess Diamond, that Krang needs to power his Laser Dimension
Blade. Shredder has some competition though, as two bumbling thieves also want the diamond for themselves.
Villains: Shredder and two thieves
Title Reference: Alice Gets in Dutch
Note: Final episode where Jim Cummings does the voice of Shredder.
154 12 "Northern Lights
Out"
Bruno-Rene Huchez Ted Pedersen and
Francis Moss
September 21,
1993
EU12
While April is covering the Alternative Energy Convention in Oslo, Norway, the Turtles must track down Erik the Red Eye, a modern-day Viking
& his crew, after they steal Professor Sven Svenson's scientific notes.
Villain: Eric the Red Eye
155 13 "Elementary, My
Dear Turtle"
Bruno-Rene Huchez Dennis O'Flaherty September 21,
1993
EU13
After experiencing a time-slip with an atomic clock, the Turtles find themselves in 1890, where they meet the famous detective Sherlock Holmes &
his assistant, Dr. Watson, hot on the trail of Professor Moriarty, who has stolen the atomic clock with intentions to rule the future. The Turtles must
retrieve the atomic clock before Moriarty uses it to change history & proclaim himself Emperor of the World.
Title Reference: Elementary, My Dear Watson
Villain: Professor Moriarty
Note: Hal Rayle does the voice of Raphael for the last time.
Main Season
No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
TV broadcast
156 14/1 "Night of the Dark
Turtle"
Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
After a fight with Shredder causes Donatello to be struck by a laser beam, his personality changes to become a costumed superhero known as the
Dark Turtle. His mission: Seek out & destroy Shredder. Meanwhile, a dinosaur-like alien race called Triceratons, invades Earth.
Note: Barney Stockman's final appearance (an extremely brief cameo in the lab where Shredder picks up the Micro-Blaster).
Villain: Shredder
157 15/2 "The Starchild" Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
A small alien being, named Quirx, crash-lands on Earth, with intergalactic stormtroopers in hot pursuit. The Turtles must figure out how to get
Quirx back to his home planet, before Earth is destroyed.
Villain: Drako
158 16/3 "The Legend of
Koji"
Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
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Shredder uses a time machine to travel back to Ancient Japan in the year 1583. He plans to defeat Hamato Koji, the man who founded the Foot
Clan, and Splinter's great ancestor, for if Hamato Koji is defeated, then Master Splinter would never have been born and the Turtles would forever
remain ordinary turtles.
Villain: Shredder
Note: April is not in this episode.
Note: Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode.
159 17/4 "Convicts from
Dimension X"
Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
Jack Mendelsohn October9,1993 S07E04
Two convicts from Dimension X are brought to Earth when Donatello's Portable Portal Generator malfunctions. Unfortunately, Vernon & Irma are
transported to the Dimension X Penitentiary in their place. The Turtles must defeat these convicts & somehow save Irma & Vernon.
Villains: Dimension X convicts
Note: First Dimension X-themed episode without Krang and Shredder.
160 18/5 "White Belt, Black
Heart"
Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
Jack Mendelsohn
and Carole
Mendelsohn
While Splinter's sensei, Mogo-san, is visiting New York, a criminal gang of ninja, known as the Black Heart Gang, are terrorizing the city with a
crime spree, and Mogo-san's grandson, Yoku, is their leader. The Turtles & Splinter must stop Shredder & the Black Heart Gang from stealing
secret maps of nuclear missile sites.
Villains: Shredder, Mr. Crocker and the Black Heart Ninja Gang
Note: James Avery does the voice of Shredder for the last time.
Title Reference: White Hunter, Black Heart
161 19/6 "Night of the
Rogues"
Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
In an attempt to finally defeat the Turtles once and for all, Shredder assembles Leatherhead, Tempestra, Scumbug, Chrome Dome, Antrax, The Rat
King and Slash to form a team that proves too much for the TMNT.
Note: Final Appearances of Zach, Leatherhead, Tempestra, Chrome Dome and Slash.
Note: For the rest of the season Shredder is voiced by Townsend Coleman.
162 20/7 "Attack of the
Neutrinos"
Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
The Neutrinos return and assist the TMNT in keeping a new invention out of Krang's clutches.
Note: Final Appearances of the Neutrinos.
163 21/8 "Escape from the
Planet of the
Turtleoids"
Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
Kerma the space turtle returns once again for the Turtles help in programming his city's new defence robots but Groundchuck and Dirtbag have also
returned to the city to cause trouble.
Note: Splinter is not in this episode.
Note: Final appearance of Kerma, Groundchuck, and Dirtbag.
164 22/9 "Revenge of the Fly" Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
Baxter Stockman & his alien computer return to Earth from the Dimensional Limbo & take possession of Shredder's Retro-Mutagen Ray Gun. After
stealing the essences of various insects & arachnids, he uses them to turn people into mutant insects & arachnids. The Turtles must battle the
creatures & turn the people back to normal.
Note: Final Appearance of Baxter Stockman.
165 23/10 "Atlantis Awakes" Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
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The Turtles discover an Atlantean city, not in ancient Greece, but in modern times. After meeting a merman who, in reality is the true King of
Atlantis, the Turtles must defeat Shredder & dethrone Bebop, who been set up as a puppet king.
Title Reference: Atlantis Attacks
166 24/11 "Dirk Savage:
Mutant Hunter!"
Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
Professional mutant hunter Dirk Savage is conned into to rounding up New York's mutants, Tokka and Rahzar, Two of the Punk Frogs, Leonardo,
Michelangelo and Mondo Gecko all fall prey and become part of a mutant slug's army.
Villains: A.J. Howard and Tokka and Rahzar
Note: Final Appearances of Mondo Gecko and the Punk Frogs.
167 25/12 "Invasion of the
Krangazoids"
Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
In order to defeat the Turtles, Krang creates 6 clones of himself to deal with them. But, when the clones start to think for themselves & Krang loses
control, the Turtles must save the city.
168 26/13 "Combat Land" Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
A new amusement theme park has opened with Shogun, Medieval & Future themed attractions. The Turtles are invited to try out the attractions, but
when the robots in the park start to play too rough, the Turtles are in big trouble.
Villain: Horatio Stressbar
169 27/14 "Shredder
Triumphant!"
Bill Hutten and
Tony Love
After bringing the Technodrome back to the surface, Shredder and Krang trap the Turtles and send them to Dimension X where they become slaves.
In the meantime, Shredder and Krang are back on Earth once again as they try to take over the world.
Villain: Shredder
Note: Final episode where Townsend Coleman is the voice of Shredder.
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(season 8)
Season 8
No. of episodes 8
Broadcast
Original run September17,1994 November5,1994
Season chronology
Previous
7
Next
9
The eighth season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aired in 1994. From this point onwards, the show was retooled
into a more action based series. Among the changes, the tone of the show became darker, the art style changed
significantly, and many of the previous notable characters were removed. There was also a new title sequence and
completely new theme song. These last and final three seasons are known as the "Red Sky episodes" amongst fans,
due to the fact that the sky was constantly portrayed as red, instead of the usual blue. The Technodrome is now in
Dimension X, while Krang, Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady are stranded on Earth.
Episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
170 1 "Get Shredder!" Tony Love David Wise September17,1994 S08E01
Shredder & Krang are still loose on Earth, but without the resources of the Technodrome, they plan to steal equipment from the abandoned Hall of
Science at the World Fair. Krang's former weapons engineer, Drakus, using the guise of Beserko, also shows up to cause trouble. Once Krang is
captured by Drakus, Shredder under the impression that the turtles have Krang demands his return or he'll blow up Channel 6 with the Turtle's
friends inside.
Note: William E. Martin replaces James Avery as the voice of Shredder.
Note: Final appearance of the main Channel 6 Building
Villain: Drakus a.k.a Beserko
171 2 "Wrath of the Rat
King"
Tony Love David Wise September24,1994 S08E02
While Krang tries to re-acquire the Technodrome from Dimension X, Shredder tracks down the Rat King & makes an alliance with him in order to
destroy the Turtles. Meanwhile, the destruction of the Channel 6 building has led Burne Thompson to denounce the turtles as a complete menace at
Channel 6's new location, which leads the turtles to realize that maybe their actions are hurting people more often rather than helping them.
Note: Final Appearance of the Rat King. Villain: The Rat King
172 3 "State of Shock" Tony Love David Wise October1,1994 S08E03
64
A band of ninja, led by a mysterious villain named Megavolt, are stealing electronic equipment from power plants all over the city, and the Turtles
are being blamed for the crimes. The Turtles must find a way to defeat Megavolt & clear their names before it is too late.
Note: Final Appearance of Irma.
Villain: Megavolt
173 4 "Cry H.A.V.O.C.!" Tony Love David Wise October8,1994 S08E04
A mysterious organization of mutants calling itself Highly Advanced Variety Of Creatures has surfaced in the city. Although their pro-mutant
intentions seem good on the outside, what are their true motives? The Turtles must find out.
Villain: H.A.V.O.C.
174 5 "H.A.V.O.C. in the
Streets!"
Tony Love David Wise October15,1994 S08E05
Titanus & his H.A.V.O.C. organization are back, and this time they are planning to build a Sky Platform so that they can retrieve a lost Flux
Transformer from a military base. Titanus creates a new mutant called Synapse, a being of pure energy, that can control anything mechanical. The
Turtles must stop Titanus & his evil plans once & for all.
Note: Final Appearances of Burne Thompson and Vernon Fenwick.
Villain: H.A.V.O.C.
175 6 "Enter: Krakus" Tony Love David Wise October22,1994 S08E06
Still after the Flux Transformer, Titanus & his mutants track its unique electronic signals, in order to locate it & get it back. Meanwhile, the Turtles
have their hands full, when an enforcer named Krakus shows up. The Turtles must find out who Krakus is & whether he is friend or foe.
Villain: H.A.V.O.C.
176 7 "Cyber-Turtles" Tony Love David Wise October29,1994 S08E07
Krang & Shredder steal the Astro-Viewer, a powerful telescope, before disabling a starfighter passing over Earth. Once aboard the starfighter,
Shredder steals the Fire Star, a crystalline fragment with the power of 1000 suns which renders its possessor invincible. Krang needs it in order to
rule the universe & to merge Earth with Dimension X.
Note: Final Appearance of Casey Jones.
Villain: Shredder & Krang
177 8 "Turtle Trek" Tony Love David Wise November5,1994 S08E08
Krang & Shredder are using the city's power to operate Krang's new Transdimensional Portal to Dimension X, so that they finally has access to their
Rock Soldier armies & resources. The Turtles rescue a resident of Dimension X, named Gargon, held captive by Krang on Earth, who agrees to help
track down Shredder & Krang.
Villain: Shredder
Note: Final Appearances of General Traag and Bebop and Rocksteady.
Note: Final episode with Shredder and Krang as the lead villains.
Title Reference: Star Trek
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(season 9)
Season 9
No. of episodes 8
Broadcast
Season chronology
Previous
8
Next
10
The ninth season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aired in 1995. From this point onwards, Lord Dregg takes over
as the main villain of the series. The Technodrome is not seen in this season. This is also the last season with David
Wise's input.
Episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
178 1 "The Unknown Ninja" Tony Love Mark Edens and
Bob Forward
A mysterious young man, who has been tracking the Turtles' movements, wishes to train under Master Splinter's guidance. Meanwhile, the Turtles
race to stop Lord Dregg's plans for global domination.
Villain: Lord Dregg
Note: First Appearances of Lord Dregg, HiTech and Carter.
Note: Final Appearance of the Turtle Blimp.
179 2 "Dregg of the Earth" Tony Love Mark Edens and
David Wise
The Turtles try to stop Dregg's Techno Gang from stealing a Proton Accelerator, but due to Carter's interference, the aliens get away. Dregg needs
the device to repair his Molecular Converter, but the Turtles need to expose Dregg's true intentions.
Villain: Lord Dregg
180 3 "The Wrath of
Medusa"
Tony Love David Wise September 30, 1995 S09E03
Dregg hires an alien bounty hunter named Medusa to help capture the Turtles. The Turtles must fight off this new threat. Meanwhile, Carter realises
that he is more of a hindrance than a help.
Villain: Medusa
181 4 "The New Mutation" Tony Love David Wise October 7, 1995 S09E04
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The Turtles set out to prove Dregg's true motives, after nearly getting arrested by military police at Hyper Dyne Labs. The Techno Gang steal a
substance called X-Fire, a highly explosive fuel. The Turtles are also still coming to grips with their unstable mutations. Meanwhile, an alien slug,
called a Slorr, hatches & begins terrorising the city.
Villain: Lord Dregg
182 5 "The Showdown" Tony Love David Wise October 14, 1995 S09E05
Using a Hypno Transmitter, Dregg is disrupting all the TV stations in the city with a hypnotic signal, which becomes permanent after 20 minutes.
After the Turtles destroy his transmitter, Dregg decides to replicate the Turtles' mutagen in order to make his Techno Gang invincible.
Villain: Lord Dregg
183 6 "Split-Second" Tony Love David Wise October 21, 1995 S09E06
A new foe appears in the form of the time-obsessed Chronos, who has thrown the city into chaos, due to all clocks malfunctioning. Can the Turtles,
April & Carter stop him before it is too late?
Villain: Chronos
184 7 "Carter, the Enforcer" Tony Love David Wise October 28, 1995 S09E07
Dregg plans to build a Star Shield, a device that Dregg claims will protect Earth from hostile alien invaders. Meanwhile, the Turtles, with the help
of April & her mini-cam, hope to expose Dregg for the fraud that he is. The Turtles also find out that Dregg has built an android replica of Cater.
Note: First Appearances of Landor and Merrick.
Villain: Lord Dregg
185 8 "Doomquest" Tony Love David Wise November 4, 1995 S09E08
An interdimensional being called Doomquest comes to Earth to try to get a powerful crystal from Lord Dregg. The turtles find that their unstable
mutations are now starting to cause them to lose their intelligence whenever they mutate into their new forms. In the end, April is able to
successfully expose Lord Dregg's true intentions to the world.
Note: Raphael is voiced for the last time by Rob Paulsen until Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (2012 TV series), this time voiced as Donatello and
later Raphael as a cameo guest character in "The Manhattan Project" A.K.A "Wormquake!".
Villain: Doomquest
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(season 10)
Season 10
No. of episodes 8
Broadcast
Season chronology
Previous
9
The tenth season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was the final season of the series. Shredder and Krang return for
3 episodes, and the Technodrome is still in Dimension X.
Episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
186 1 "The Return of
Dregg"
Tony Love Jeffrey Scott September14,1996 S10E01
While the Turtles work on using fragments of the Vortex Crystal to stabilize their mutations, Lord Dregg plans to use the fragments to create
another Vortex Crystal to power his Vortex Transporter. Meanwhile, Dregg's second-in-command, HiTech, is blasted into space, to be replaced by
Dregg's top scientist, Mung, as his new second-in-command.
Note: Michael Gough replaces Rob Paulsen as the voice of Raphael.
Note: First Appearance of Mung.
Note: Final Appearance of HiTech.
187 2 "The Beginning of
the End"
Tony Love Jeffrey Scott September21,1996 S10E02
While Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello & Carter work on restoring Leonardo to his regular self, Mung steals all the plutonium from a power plant
in order for Dregg to build a Plutonium Ray to turn Leonardo into a radioactive killer. Title Reference: Beginning of the End
188 3 "The Power of Three" Tony Love Jeffrey Scott September28,1996 S10E03
Lord Dregg teleports Shredder & Krang from Dimension X to the Dregnaught in order to learn more about the Turtles & Earth's weapons.
Meanwhile, after permanently stabilizing his mutation, Carter finally leaves the Turtles & returns to college. Title Reference: Power of Three
189 4 "A Turtle in Time" Tony Love Jeffrey Scott October5,1996 S10E04
After draining the Turtles' life energy & Krang's intelligence, Dregg becomes a super-being, and plans to fire the Vortex Transporter at the Sun,
bringing a piece of the Sun down to Earth. If the people of Earth refuse to surrender, Dregg will cause the Earth to become a second Sun, and
afterwards he will eventually do the same to every other planet in the universe. Meanwhile after learning of the situation, Carter returns, and
knowing he can't handle it alone, Carter contacts the turtles' friends Landor and Merrick who brings the turtles' past selves to the present as well as
Splinter mentioning to him that despite his mutation being stabilized, there is a chance that Carter can still mutate. Title Reference: Turtles in Time
190 5 "Turtles to the
Second Power"
Tony Love Jeffrey Scott October12,1996 S10E05
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After re-energizing the present-day Turtles, the Turtles of the past have only 3 hours to get back to their time, or they will all cease to exist.
Meanwhile, during the 15 hours it took to re-energize the Turtles, the remainder of Dregg's invasion fleet has been completed and has been
unleashed on the entire planet, and now the Turtles and Carter have to stop Dregg, Krang, and Shredder. In the end Shredder and Krang are sent
back to Dimension X, and after sending the past turtles back to their time, Landor and Merrick give Carter an offer to come with them to their time
in the future to receive medical treatment that will completely cure him of his mutation. Carter accepts and he and the turtles say their goodbyes
before he teleports away. Note: Final Appearances of Shredder, Krang, Carter, and Landor and Merrick.
191 6 "Mobster from
Dimension X"
A slimy amoeba-like mobster from Dimension X, known as the GlobFather, steals the Protein Computer. The GlobFather is working for Dregg &
Dregg plans to use the Protein Computer to hack into all of Earth's telecommunications systems & military computers, to control them via his own
brain.
192 7 "The Day the Earth
Disappeared"
Lord Dregg has managed to open a gigantic portal that is large enough to pull the entire Earth into Dimension X. While trying to figure out how to
stop it, Leonardo, Donatello & Master Splinter are pulled through the portal, after Dregg turns the portal on them, sending each of them across
dangerous alien dimensions. Title Reference: The Day the Earth Stood Still
193 8 "Divide and
Conquer"
Tony Love Jeffrey Scott November2,1996 S10E08
Lord Dregg, using a morphing suit capable of instantly draining life-force from others, absorbs the power of five super-beings, and multiplies their
combined power a hundred fold, becoming a God. He comes after the Turtles, who must travel to Dimension X and get Krang's android body from
the destroyed Technodrome if they are to defeat him.
Title Reference: Divide and Conquer
Note: Shredder and Krang are mentioned.
Note: Final Appearance of Lord Dregg, and Mung.
Note: Final Episode of the series.
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Ninja Turtles: The Next Mtation season
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
"Next Mutation" redirects here. For the Space Quest game, see Space Quest V: The Next Mutation.
Format Action-adventure
Comedy
by Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird
Starring Michael Dobson
Kirby Morrow
Jason Gray-Stanford
Matt Hill
Stephen Mendel
Lalainia Lindbjerg
Saffron Henderson
Canada
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 26
Production
Production company(s) Saban Entertainment
Mirage Studios
Distributor Saban Brands
MarVista Entertainment
Broadcast
Original channel Fox Kids
Original run September 12, 1997 March 20, 1998
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation is an American live-action television series produced by Saban Entertainment,
which ran on the Fox Kids network from 1997 to 1998. The short-lived series was based loosely from Mirage
Studios' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. As of September 16, 2011, the series is currently distributed by Saban
Brands and MarVista Entertainment, as Saban has recently regained the rights to the show from Disney.
The series introduced many new elements to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles saga, including a female mutant turtle
called Venus de Milo (named after the famous statue) and new central antagonists, an army of humanoid dragons
known as "The Rank" led by the vicious Dragonlord.
The series was touted (in some of the promotional material) as a continuation of the 1987 TV series, but by the
period of time it aired it became apparent that this was not the case. Instead, the series apparently followed the
continuity of the live-action films. The Turtles lived in the same abandoned train station featured in the second and
third films, and Splinter's ear is slashed as it was in the original film. However, the films and the series display
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differing styles, Shredder being alive (and no longer Super Shredder), and the absence of April O'Neil and Casey
Jones. In a departure from other TMNT continuities, Leonardo states in the second episode that the Turtles are not
blood-related, while other media either explicitly states that the Turtles are biological siblings or avoids the issue
altogether.
Other notable differences were found in the Turtles' weapons; Leonardo carried one double-bladed ninjat instead of
two katana (though he was shown to own two in a few episodes); Raphael's twin sai could combine to make a staff;
and because nunchaku are outlawed in several places, Michaelangelo's signature weapon in this series was a pair of
tonfa. Similarly, the name of the series was amended in several countries to Hero Turtles: The Next Mutation under
censorship ruling.
Characters
Turtles and allies
Leonardo (portrayed by Gabe Khouth, voiced by Michael Dobson)
Donatello (portrayed by Richard Yee, voiced by Jason Gray-Stanford)
Michelangelo (portrayed by Jarred Blancard, voiced by Kirby Morrow)
Raphael (portrayed by Mitchell A. Lee Yuen, voiced by Matt Hill)
Splinter (portrayed by Fiona Scott, voiced by Stephen Mendel)
Venus de Milo (portrayed by Nicole Parker, voiced by Lalainia Lindbjerg)
Chung I (portrayed by Tseng Chang, voiced by Dale Wilson)
Enemies
Shredder (portrayed by Patrick Pon, voiced by Doug Parker) The Shredder appeared in the five-part episode
"East Meets West" when he and the Foot Ninjas discovered the Turtles' hideaway. When Venus de Milo came
into view, she uses her shinobi abilities to defeat the Shredder presumed for good and the Foot was disbanded.
His alias of Oroku Saki was later found on the streets when Dragon Lord's soldiers attack him in order to obtain a
ninja amulet. After Dragon Lord's forces were busy fighting the Turtles, Oroku Saki was defeated and later seen
in a deserted alley with the amulet in his possession where he has appeared to have unlocked the power of the
ninja amulet and laughs maniacally. Yet the series was cancelled before another season revolving around this can
be made.
Dragon Lord (portrayed by Gerald Wong, voiced by Christopher Gaze) Leader of the Rank and the King of all
Dragons. He and his forces were trapped in an enchanted glass years ago and have now escaped.
Wick (portrayed by Adam Behr and Bill Terezakis, voiced by Lee Tockar) A small dragon who is Dragon
Lord's sidekick.
Rank Lieutenant (portrayed by Andrew Kavadas) The head of Dragon Lord's army.
Dr. Cornelius Quease (portrayed by Simon Webb) A world renowned scientist and expert on mutation. He
attempts to create various weapons to defeat the turtles. He is also quite insane. The Dragon Lord refers to him
as a "master of the new magic" AKA science.
Silver (portrayed by Gary Chalk) The last of the Yetis. Instead of living on top of the mountain, he makes his
life by going into the crime business and starting a gang of humans who think of him as the smartest boss around.
Monkey Thief Mick (portrayed by Michael Dobson) One of Silver's henchmen.
Monkey Thief Dick (portrayed by Ronnie Way) One of Silver's henchmen.
Simon Bonesteel (portrayed by Scott McNeil) A big game hunter who specializes in hunting endangered
animals. He has collected things off of endangered animals like elephant ivories, baby seal pelts, dolphin hides,
and mountain gorilla skulls. He considers the Ninja Turtles endangered species as well since there are only five of
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them. Bonesteel possesses a paranoid personality and is known to give his weapons female names. In the
four-part episode "Unchain My Heart," Simon Bonesteel is also known for hunting supernatural creatures when it
came to Vam-Mi and her vampire henchmen.
Vam-Mi (portrayed by Kira Clavell, voiced by Saffron Henderson) A 10,000-year-old female vampire from
China. She was previously defeated by Chung I who tore out her heart plunging her into a long sleep. Her
henchmen Bing and Chi Chu used a magic potion to awaken her.
Bing (portrayed by Justin Soon, voiced by Colin Musback) A male vampire and one of Vam-Mi's henchmen,
his appears to be the age of a child.
Chi Chu (portrayed by Lauren Attadia, voiced by Sherry Thorson) A female vampire and one of Vam-Mi's
henchmen, she appears to be the age of a child.
Episode guide
Episode Title Airdate Synopsis
1 "East Meets West, Part 1" September 12, 1997
4 "East Meets West, Part 4" October 3, 1997
5 "East Meets West, Part 5" October 10, 1997
6 "The Staff of Bu-Ki" October 17, 1997
7 "Silver and Gold" October 24, 1997
8 "Meet Dr. Quease" October 31, 1997
9 "All in the Family" November 7, 1997
10 "Trusting Dr. Quease" November 14, 1997
11 "Windfall" November 21, 1997
12 "Turtles' Night Out" November 28, 1997
13 "Mutant Reflections" December 5, 1997
14 "Truce or Consequences" December 12, 1997
15 "Sewer Crash" December 19, 1997
16 "Going Ape" January 9, 1998
17 "Enemy of My Enemy" January 16, 1998
18 "King Wick" January 23, 1998
19 "The Good Dragon" January 30, 1998
20 "The Guest" February 6, 1998
21 "Like Brothers" February 13, 1998
22 "Unchain My Heart, Part 1" February 20, 1998
23 "Unchain My Heart, Part 2" February 27, 1998
24 "Unchain My Heart, Part 3" March 6, 1998
25 "Unchain My Heart, Part 4" March 13, 1998
26 "Who Needs Her" March 20, 1998
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Power Rangers crossover
Outside of The Next Mutation, the Turtles also guest-starred alongside the Power Rangers in Power Rangers in
Space. The end of the episode "Save Our Ship" leads directly into "Shell Shocked," where the Turtles are summoned
and brainwashed by Astronema to fight the Rangers. Her control over them is later broken, and they team up with
the Space Rangers to battle Astronema's forces. Before returning to New York, the Turtles have one request from the
Rangers: space surfing on the Galaxy Gliders.
Venus de Milo
The show's most notable contribution to the Turtles mythos was a fifth mutant turtle, a female named Venus de Milo
(initially named Mei Pieh Chi), was skilled in the mystical arts of the shinobi and wears a light blue mask that was
braided in the back, giving the appearance of a ponytail. Venus was portrayed by Nicole Parker and voiced by
Lalainia Lindbjerg.
Venus de Milo only appeared in The Next Mutation. In a 2007 interview, director Kevin Munroe elaborated on the
instructions Peter Laird gave to him for TMNT. Munroe admitted that among those rules was, "theres absolutely no
mention of Venus de Milo, the female Turtle. You cant even joke about that with Peter. Its just one of those things
that he hates with a passion."
[1]
Cancellation
The show was cancelled in the summer of 1998, despite solid ratings. The cancellation of the show marked the first
time that the Turtles were off TV screens for a protracted period since the animated series debuted in 1987. A new
animated series would eventually begin airing in 2003.
Home video releases
The five-part pilot episodes were released in a heavily edited VHS compilation shortly following the series premier.
The complete series of the "Hero Turtles" version was released on DVD in the UK by Jetix Films. The series in
divided between two volumes, containing three discs each. Volume 1 was released in July 2007 and Volume 2 was
released in February 2008. Some foreign territories have released the full-length form of episodes in their native
languages, including Germany, France, Israel, Poland and Italy. Shout! Factory released the first volume of Ninja
Turtles: The Next Mutation on DVD on September 4, 2012. On December 4, 2012 Shout! Factory released the
second volume on DVD.
Ninja Turtles The Next Mutation Volume 1 (Episodes 1- 13)
Ninja Turtles The Next Mutation Volume 2 (Episodes 14- 26 plus the two cross-over episodes from Power
Rangers in Space)
This series is currently available for watching on Netflix and LoveFilm.
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Broadcast history
In the United States of America, the show first aired from 1997 to 1998 on Friday afternoons on Fox Kids at 4:30
p.m.
The show was aired in the Republic of Ireland on RTE Two from 1998 to 1999.
The show was aired in the United Kingdom on Fox Kids UK on 1997 to 2003 and Kix! on 2012 to 2013.
The show was aired in Australia on Network Ten on 1998 to 2001 and Fox Kids Australia on 1999 to 2000.
As of June 2013, the United States broadcast rights to Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation are held by The Hub, which
airs the show on Saturday afternoons.
Reception
The series received mixed to negative reviews. Randy Miller III of DVD Talk said "It's far from the best incarnation
of TMNT, but The Next Mutation has a goofy Power Rangers vibe that younger audiences might enjoy."
David Johnson of DVD Verdict said "The first thing that immediately jumps out at us is the live-action format.
Taking a cue from the fun-to-ridiculous-to-boring feature films, Ninja Turtles dispenses with the usual animation and
suits up the stunt guys in rubber get-ups and turns them loose. At first glance it's sort of cool, and certainly brings
back memories of the days of Corey Feldman-voiced shenanigans. But the cheapness of the production eventually
catches up with the show. The turtle costumes look odd, particularly the masks, which appear to be molded out of
whatever Gumby is made of. The opponents, be they Foot Clan or others looks less like legitimate threats to turtle
well-being and more like your neighbor's weird kid and his friends LARPing in the backyard. When a
moderately-budgeted feature film series is unable to figure out how to make Splinter not look like a Muppet with
rickets, it's no surprise this shoestring kids show can't stick the landing either."
References
[1] "Director Kevin Munroe on TMNT" (http:/ / animated-views. com/ 2007/ director-kevin-munroe-on-tmnt/ ). Animated-Views.com. April 9,
2007. Retrieved April 17, 2007.
External links
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0127388/ ) at the Internet Movie Database
NextMutation.com (http:/ / www. nextmutation. com), unofficial Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation site with
forum.
TVShowsOnDVD.com (http:/ / www. tvshowsondvd. com/ shows/ Ninja-Turtles-Mutation/ 6312), vote for Ninja
Turtles: The Next Mutation to be released onto DVD.
NinjaTurtles.com (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ ), the official TMNT website.
Henshin! Talk (http:/ / www. henshintalk. com/ ), a message board to discuss Superhero shows.
View episodes (http:/ / turtledojo. moonfruit. com/ #)
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1-3 Films
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film)
North American release poster
Directed by Steve Barron
Produced by Simon Fields
Kim Dawson
David Chan
Screenplay by Todd W. Langen
Bobby Herbeck
Story by Bobby Herbeck
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles
by Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird
Starring Judith Hoag
Elias Koteas
Josh Pais
Robbie Rist
Corey Feldman
Brian Tochi
Kevin Clash
Music by John Du Prez
Cinematography John Fenner
Edited by William D. Gordean
Sally Menke
James R. Symons
Production
company
Golden Harvest
Limelight Entertainment
888 Productions
Mirage Enterprises
Northshore Investments
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Release date(s) March30,1990
Country United States
Language English
Budget $13.5million
Box office $201,965,915
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1990 American live-action film, and the first film adaptation of the Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. It was directed by Steve Barron and released on March 30, 1990. This film presents
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the origin story of Splinter and the Turtles, the initial meeting between them, April O'Neil and Casey Jones, and their
first confrontation with The Shredder and his Foot Clan.
When the New York City Police Department is unable to stop a severe crime wave caused by the Foot Clan, four
vigilantes Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello and Raphael come forth to save the city. Under the leadership
of Splinter and together with their new-found allies April O'Neil and Casey Jones, they fight back and take the battle
to The Shredder. The film kept very close to the dark feel of the original comics, and is a direct adaptation of the
comicbook storyline involving the defeat of Shredder, with several elements also taken from the 1987 TV series that
was airing at the time, such as April being a news reporter, and the turtles having different-colored masks, as
opposed to the uniform red masks of the comic.
The film was followed by three sequels: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze in 1991, Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles III in 1993, and TMNT in 2007. Upon its release the film became the second highest-grossing
independent film of all time, and became the ninth highest grossing film worldwide of 1990 and the most successful
film in the franchise.
Plot
As an unsolved crime wave rises in New York City, news reporter April O'Neil covers the reports and rumors of a
mysterious 'Foot Clan', a gang of ninjas plaguing the city. April continues to cover news of the crime wave, to the
point where Shredder, leader of the Foot, decides she needs to be silenced. She is attacked by the Foot in a subway
and is knocked unconscious while trying to fight them off. Raphael has been following her to retrieve his sai - which
he had lost in a previous battle - and easily fights off the Foot. He carries April back to the Turtles' hideout, unaware
one of the Foot is following. Splinter then recounts to an astonished April their origins: once ordinary animals living
in the sewer, they were mutated into intelligent, human-sized creatures by a discarded canister of toxic waste. The
Turtles escort April back home. Upon their return to the sewers, the Turtles find their home ransacked and Splinter
kidnapped. With nowhere else to go, the four distraught Turtles return to April's apartment and spend the night there.
Meanwhile, the Foot Clan continues to grow, incorporating a number of delinquent teens into their ranks. One of
these teens is Danny Pennington, the son of April's supervisor Charles Pennington, who is arrested for robbery. After
bailing Danny out of jail, Charles stops by April's apartment, where Danny incidentally catches a glimpse of one of
the Turtles in hiding. He then reports back to Shredder, who has been searching for the Turtles.
At April's apartment, Leo and Raph get into a heated argument. Raph goes to the roof, where the Foot ambush him.
Comatose, he's thrown through April's skylight, and the Turtles scramble to defend themselves from the Foot. Things
look bleak until the arrival of Casey Jones, who helps them fight off the remaining Foot warriors. However, the
building catches fire during the melee, and the Turtles are forced to retreat.
They retreat to a farm that belongs to April's family, and she learns that she was fired from her job when Casey hears
her boss from her answering machine while fighting the Foot. Raph eventually recovers from his coma, and the
Turtles train together vigorously, while April and Casey fall in love. At one point, Leo manages to make contact with
Splinter through meditation, and after the Turtles witness him in a shared vision, they decide to return to New York
to find and rescue him.
Despite being a member of the Foot Clan, Danny had secretly been taking counsel from Splinter, who shares with
him the story of his master Hamato Yoshi's murder by a rival ninja named Oroku Saki. Splinter explains that during
his master's murder at the hands of Saki, the cage that he stayed in was knocked over. Splinter had lunged at Saki's
face, clawing and biting him in vengeance for his master. Saki, bleeding and enraged, sliced off part of his ear with a
katana. When Danny learns Shredder intends to have Splinter killed, he and Casey set him free from captivity.
Although the Foot were set to ambush the Turtles in the sewers upon their return, the Turtles manage to turn the
tables on them. The fight escalates into the streets above and eventually onto a rooftop, where the Turtles finally face
off against Shredder, but prove to be no match for him. Leo eventually scores a hit with his ninjato, but is ultimately
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disarmed and pinned to the ground. Before Shredder can finish Leo off, Splinter appears and challenges him to a
fight. Splinter reveals Shredder is in fact Oroku Saki, and they met at the home of Hamato Yoshi. Saki removes his
mask and touches his scar, remembering how Splinter gave it to him. Saki then charges Splinter, who using
Michelangelo's nunchaku, ensnares the Shredder's yari, leaving him to dangle precariously over the roof's edge. In
desperation, the Shredder throws a tanto from his belt, but when Splinter reaches up to catch it, his grip is released
and Saki falls into the back of a garbage truck. Casey then pulls the lever to activate the compactor, crushing the
Shredder. As the police arrive on the scene, the teens inform them on where all the stolen goods can be found.
On the roof, the Turtles watch as April and Casey finally share a kiss, while they reunite with Splinter and, while
trying to come up with a proper word to cheer with, Splinter suggests the phrase "Cowabunga." The Turtles
unanimously agree, and Splinter declares, "I made a funny!" and laughs as the film ends.
Cast
Live actors
Judith Hoag as April O'Neil
Elias Koteas as Casey Jones
James Saito as The Shredder
Michael Turney as Danny Pennington
Jay Patterson as Charles Pennington
Raymond Serra as Chief Sterns
Toshishiro Obata as Tatsu
Sam Rockwell as Head Thug
Voice cast
Brian Tochi as Leonardo
Robbie Rist as Michelangelo
Corey Feldman as Donatello
Josh Pais as Raphael
Kevin Clash as Splinter
David McCharen as Shredder
Michael McConnohie as Tatsu
Puppeteers
Rickey Boyd as Splinter (facial assistant)
Kevin Clash as Splinter (puppeteer)
David Forman
*
as Leonardo (in-suit performer)
David Greenaway as Raphael (facial assistant)
Josh Pais
*
as Raphael (in-suit performer)
Martin P. Robinson as Leonardo (facial assistant)
David Rudman as Donatello (facial assistant)
Michelan Sisti
*
as Michaelangelo (in-suit performer)
Leif Tilden
*
as Donatello (in-suit performer)
Robert Tygner as Splinter (assistant puppeteer)
Mak Wilson as Michelangelo (facial assistant)
* All four actors who played the Turtles also appeared in cameos as minor characters, with David Forman
(Leonardo) as a gang member, Michelan Sisti (Michaelangelo) as a pizza delivery man, Leif Tilden (Donatello) as a
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messenger of The Foot and Josh Pais (Raphael) as a passenger in a taxi.
Josh Pais, who portrayed Raphael, is the only actor to portray a Turtle on screen and provide his voice.
Production
Filming took place from July to September 1989. The film's budget was $13.5million. Much of the production took
place in North Carolina (with a couple of location shoots in New York City during the summer of 1989 to capture
famous landmark areas such as Times Square, Empire State Building, and the Hudson River), at the North Carolina
Film Studios, where New York rooftop sets were created. Production designer Roy Forge Smith and his art director,
Gary Wissner, went to New York City four months prior to filming and took still photographs of rooftops and other
various locations. While in NYC, Smith and Wissner were allowed to explore an abandoned Brooklyn subway line,
as they could not gain access to a city sewer, but the structure of the subway had the same principle as a sewer. They
also went to a water tunnel which had large pipes running through it.
After design sketches were created, the construction team used the studios' backlot to create some of the sets. There
were problems with the manholes that led to the Turtles' home, in that an eight-foot square room had to be
constructed beneath them, but found water at about five-feet, and thus had to pour concrete into the underground
rooms to keep the water out. In order to make the sewer authentic, a tide-mark was given, and it was covered with
brick, plaster and stucco paint to give the walls a realistic look. The Turtles themselves were done by Jim Henson's
Creature Shop in London. Jim Henson said that the creatures were the most advanced that he had ever worked with.
The creatures were first made out of fiberglass, and then remolded out of clay. They were produced as moulds to cast
the whole body in foam rubber latex. The work at the Shop was completed within 18 weeks.
Marketing
Live Entertainment Inc. announced that the film would go to VHS via its Family Home Entertainment label on
October 4, 1990. The suggested price was $24.99 per cassette. Pizza Hut engaged in a $20 million marketing
campaign tied into the film (despite the fact that Domino's Pizza was used as product placement in the film itself).
Items included advertising in print, radio, and television, and several rebate coupons.
[1]
Alternate versions
The UK version was severely censored due to its censorship guidelines considering Eastern fighting weapons like
the nunchaku. Alternate shots of Michaelangelo were used in order to conceal his nunchaku weapon, or omitted
altogether - for instance, the show-off duel between Michaelangelo and a member of the Foot clan. Also, the death
scene of Shredder was heavily cut because of this and the Turtle Power song was edited to change the word 'ninja' to
'hero' as per the UK TV series. The uncensored version was released on DVD in 2004 in the UK due to relaxations of
the censorship laws.
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The German theatrical voice-dubbed version is identical with the UK version, i.e. it omits the
usage of the nunchaku. Furthermore, the German dubbing audio track contains several "cartoon-like" sounds in order
to soften the violence of the fight scenes. Although the German dub of the film was released with uncensored picture
on DVD in Germany, the German dub audio version with the "funny noises" was still kept, because they were
permanently merged into the German voice-dubbing audio.
Reception
The film was a commercial success and was praised by the large fanbase, but received mixed reviews from critics.
Based on a sample of 39 reviews, the film holds a 44% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is exactly as advertised: one-liners, brawls, and general silliness. Good for the young
at heart, irritating for everyone else."
[3]
Roger Ebert gave it 2 stars out of 4, saying, "this movie is nowhere near as
bad as it might have been, and probably is the best possible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie. It supplies, in other
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words, more or less what Turtle fans will expect." The film was also criticized for its level of violence, though Ebert
opined that it was mostly stylized and not graphic.
Box office
The film opened at the box office in North America on March 30, 1990, entering at #1 over the weekend and taking
in more than $25million. The film turned out to be a huge success at the box office, eventually making over
$135million in North America, and over $66million outside North America for a worldwide total of over
$200million, making it the ninth highest grossing film of 1990 worldwide. The film was also nominated for awards
by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.
Home release
In 1990, the film reached No.4 in home video market. The film was released to DVD in Region 1 on September 3,
2002; it includes only minor special features such as a trailer and interactive menus. The film was also released in the
MiniDVD format.Wikipedia:Citation needed
On August 11, 2009, the film was included in a special 25th anniversary boxset (25th anniversary of the original
comic book, not the movie), released to both DVD and Blu-Ray formats. It also contains Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, and 2007's animated release, TMNT. No
additional features, other than theatical trailers, were included.
In Germany, however, a "Special Edition" was released on March 12, 2010 with additional features, including an
audio commentary by director Steve Barron, an alternate ending, and alternate takes from the original German
release where Michelangelo's nunchaku had been edited out.
Warner Home Video released the film along with Secret of the Ooze and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III as part of
a "Triple Feature" on Blu-ray in June 2012, minus the fourth film TMNT. Warner Home Video released the film
separately on Blu-ray on December 18, 2012.
Soundtrack
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Legacy
Following the huge success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the box office, several sequels were created. Only a
year later, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze was released in theaters and was a commercial
success. In 1993, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III was released in theaters and the reaction was poor. After a
14-year absence from the theaters a fourth film was released in 2007, though unlike the first three, this was a CGI
animated film. A reboot was announced and will also go for the title, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, set for a 2014
release.
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teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-reboot-finally-gets-an-official-title/ ) Retrieved April 23, 2013
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TMNT I (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ movies/ movie1. htm) on the Official Ninja Turtles website.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http:/ / www. allmovie. com/ movie/ v120119) at AllMovie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http:/ / www. boxofficemojo. com/ movies/ ?id=teenagemutantninjaturtles. htm) at
Box Office Mojo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/ teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_the_movie/ )
at Rotten Tomatoes
TMNT movie soundtrack information (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ html/ scores. htm) at the Official Ninja
Turtles website.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of
the Ooze
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II:
The Secret of the Ooze
North American release poster
Directed by Michael Pressman
Produced by Thomas K. Gray
Kim Dawson
David Chan
Written by Todd W. Langen
by Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird
Starring See Cast section
Cinematography Shelly Johnson
Edited by Steve Mirkovich
John Wright
Production
company
Golden Harvest
Mirage Enterprises
Northshore Investments
(USA & Canada)
20th Century Fox
(international)
Release date(s) March22,1991 (United States/Canada)
Running time 90 Minutes
Country New Zealand
Hong Kong
Japan
Language English
Budget $25 million
Box office $78,656,813 (USA)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze is a 1991 American live-action film. It is the sequel to the
1990 film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Secret of the Ooze was then followed by a third film in 1993, and a
fourth film (TMNT) in 2007. The film is commonly abbreviated as TMNT II. The movie is distributed by New Line
Cinema. Outside the United States, it is internationally distributed by 20th Century Fox.
The film follows the adventures of the four Turtles: Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, and their Master
Splinter. Roughly resuming from the events of the last film, the villain, Shredder, returns to take back command of
the Foot Clan, and work towards getting revenge on the Turtles. When he learns the secret behind the Turtles'
mutation, he becomes more dangerous than ever. The film sheds some light on the origins of Splinter and the
Turtles, as well as introduces two new villains: Tokka and Rahzar.
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Unlike the first film, this one rarely showed the use of the Turtles' weapons. They instead fight bare-fisted for much
of the film as part of an attempt to tone down the violence of the previous movie. The film was released on March
22, 1991, and received mixed to negative reviews from critics who felt it departed from the much darker tone of the
original 1990 film, and was more light-hearted. Despite this, the film was financially successful, and it became the
13th highest grossing film domestically in the year of its release.
Plot
Following Shredder's defeat, the Turtles live with their friend April O'Neil while they look for a new home. Keno, a
pizza delivery driver, unintentionally encounters burglars while he was delivering a pizza. Because he is a witness to
the crime, the burglars attack Keno, who reveals that he is an excellent martial artist when he defends himself against
assault. Shortly before he is overwhelmed, the Turtles arrive and help Keno subdue the criminals. After quickly
forming a friendship, Keno becomes one of the few humans in The Turtles' inner circle.
Meanwhile, the Foot hide in a large junkyard, where Shredder's right-hand-man, Tatsu, has taken leadership.
However, he steps down when Shredder returns, having survived being crushed, and burning with vengeance. April
interviews Prof. Jordan Perry, head scientist of TGRI, on their efforts to neutralize pollutants resulting from their
experiments. A Foot spy is a member of her crew; he discovers toxic waste produced by TGRI has caused a mutation
in nearby dandelion plants, producing exponential growth. Splinter, seeing the report on television, shows the Turtles
and April the canister of the "ooze" that caused their mutation, revealing it was manufactured by TGRI,
Shredder dispatches the Foot to obtain the ooze. The Turtles infiltrate TGRI seeking answers, but discover the Foot
kidnapped Perry, and escaped with the last ooze canister. Shredder forces Perry to expose a baby snapping turtle and
wolf to the ooze, transforming them into Tokka and Rahzar. However, Perry altered the ooze to make them stupid;
Shredder is irritated when they consider him their "mother," but is impressed with their immense strength.
Meanwhile Keno and Raph infiltrate the Foot by having Keno pose as a recruit, and the other three Turtles discover a
new lair in an abandoned subway station. With Keno's assistance, Raph successfully finds the Foot HQ, but is
captured by Shredder. Keno escapes to inform the others, but the group is led into a trap and pitted against Tokka
and Rahzar. The Turtles are overwhelmed, but manage to escape into a small manhole Tokka and Rahzar can't fit
through, rescuing Perry in the process. Perry reveals the ooze was created by accident rather than on purpose,
depressing Donatello. Splinter assures Don his worth can't be judged by his origins. The Foot have April tell the
Turtles that Tokka and Rahzar will attack populated areas unless they fight. Perry develops an anti-mutigen.
The Turtles meet the Foot, tricking Tokka and Rahzar into eating anti-mutigen donuts. They find out, leading to a
fight that spills into a nightclub. Singer Vanilla Ice improvises a song to trick the patrons into thinking the fight's part
of his act. Advised by Perry, the Turtles spray fire extinguishers into Tokka and Rahaar's mouths; the carbon dioxide
speeds up the anti-mutagenic process. After the Turtles take care of the Foot and Tatsu, Shredder arrives and takes a
hostage, revealing he still has the ooze. Keno arrives and kicks the canister out of his hands, which is recovered by
Perry, but Shredder retains a small vial of the ooze. Via an exploding a sound applifier, Shredder's blasted out the
window onto the docks outside. The Turtles follow, finding he drank the ooze and mutated into a "Super-Shredder".
Shredder begins tearing down the dock, as Leonardo tries to reason him; if he collapses the supports, he'll die too.
Shredder doesn't care, destroying the dock's supports and collapsing it on top of them, crushing him while the Turtles
dive to safety in the water.
Splinter watches April give a newsreport, reciting a vague thank-you letter left by Perry. When the Turtles return,
Splinter shows a newspaper with a picture of them dancing at the club on the front page. As punishment, the Turtles
are forced to do flips, Splinter quoting Vanilla Ice's rap and laughing as they begin, proudly saying "I made another
funny!".
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Cast
Paige Turco as April O'Neil, a news reporter, and the human companion of the Turtles and Splinter. Paige Turco
replaced Judith Hoag for this film and the following film.
David Warner as Professor Jordan Perry, the professor works for the TGRI company as head scientist. He works
with the Turtles to create an antidote for the mutated Tokka and Rahzar.
Ernie Reyes, Jr. as Keno, a pizza delivery boy who meets the turtles in the beginning of the film and befriends
them.
Franois Chau as the Shredder, the main villain in the TMNT franchise. He survived the battle with Splinter from
the first film, and wishes to get revenge on Splinter and the Turtles.
Kevin Nash as Super Shredder, the mutated form of Shredder. As a result of using the ooze, the Shredder
becomes a large behemoth.
Toshishiro Obata as Tatsu, the Shredder's right-hand man and temporary leader of the Foot Clan in his absence.
Vanilla Ice as Jack, a club performer who's inspired to perform "Go Ninja Go!" after witnessing the TMNT fight.
Voice Cast
Adam Carl as Donatello, one of the four turtles and is known for his technological expertise within the TMNT
franchise. He wears a purple bandana and carries a b staff on the back of his shell.
Kevin Clash as Splinter, the master and father figure of the turtles, and is a mutant rat.
Laurie Faso as Raphael, the more aggressive and rebellious of the four turtles. He wears a red bandana and carries
two sai in his belt.
David McCharen as Shredder
Michael McConnohie as Tatsu
Robbie Rist as Michelangelo, the most light-hearted of the four in both the film and the TMNT universe. He
wears an orange bandana and carries dual nunchaku on each side within his belt.
Brian Tochi as Leonardo, the leader of the Turtles within the TMNT franchise. He wears a blue bandana and
carries two katana on the back of his shell.
Frank Welker as Tokka and Rahzar, a mutated alligator snapping turtle and wolf duo that were mutated by the
Shredder using the ooze canister from TGRI.
Puppeteers
Rickey Boyd as Splinter (facial assistant)
Kurt Bryant as Tokka (in-suit performer)
Mark Caso as Leonardo (in-suit performer)
Kevin Clash as Splinter (puppeteer)
Sue Dacre as Splinter (assistant puppeteer)
Mark Ginther as Rahzar (in-suit performer)
David Greenaway as Raphael (facial assistant)
Rick Lyon as Tokka (facial assistant)
Rob Mills as Donatello (facial assistant)
Gord Robertson as Rahzar (facial assistant)
Michelan Sisti as Michelangelo (in-suit performer)
Leif Tilden as Donatello (in-suit performer)
Kenn Troum as Raphael (in-suit performer)
Robert Tygner as Leonardo (facial assistant)
Mak Wilson as Michelangelo (facial assistant)
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Production
Due to the large success of the first film, it was generally expected that a sequel would follow. The film was
produced on a budget of $25 million (USD), higher than the budget of the 1990 film, which was $13.5 million. Like
the first film, New Line Cinema distributed The Secret of the Ooze. Both the voice actors of Michaelangelo and
Leonardo reprised their roles in the second film, whereas Corey Feldman did not voice Donatello in the second
movie. Also, a different actress had been hand-picked for the role of April O'Neil, with Paige Turco replacing Judith
Hoag from the first film. The character of Casey Jones, who was a prominent character in the first movie, did not
appear here. Ernie Reyes Jr., who was Donatello's fight double in the first film, was cast as a new character, Keno, as
the producers admired Reyes and his performance in the first movie so much they asked him to join in this sequel.
Todd W. Langen returned from the first film to write the screenplay.
Originally, the studio wanted Bebop and Rocksteady, from the cartoon, to appear. However, Kevin Eastman and
Peter Laird were not in favor of it due to having to go though legal clearances for the characters, so Rahzar and
Tokka were created.
The abandoned subway station, which serves as the new lair for the Turtles, is based on real-world decommissioned
New York subway City Hall Station, of the former Interborough Rapid Transit company. However, the station is not
completely abandoned as it appears in the movie. Trains currently pass through the station daily as they turn around
to head uptown, passengers are allowed to ride through the station, but the train does not stop and so they cannot
disembark. During filming of the scene where the Turtles are trapped in the net and fall to the ground, one of the
stuntmen broke an ankle. Some filming took place in North Carolina, much like the first, where the New York City
skyline was created at the North Carolina Film Studios. The building used for the entrance to April's apartment is the
office of the New York location of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, which did the animatronics work for the film as well
as its predecessor. The film is dedicated to the memory of Jim Henson. This makes it the first movie dedicated to
Henson, the second being The Muppet Christmas Carol. This is also the first TMNT film to include a dedication, the
second would be TMNT which was dedicated to the late Mako, the voice actor for Splinter in the film.
Reception
The film was released less than a year after the first, using the taglines "Back by bodacious demand" and
"Cowabunga, it's the new turtle movie". Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze was released in
theatres on March 22, 1991, in the United States, and was subsequently released in numerous countries from June
through to August.
Based on a sample of 28 reviews, the film holds a 36% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus "Not
only is the movie's juvenile dialogue unbearable for adults, but the turtles' dopey and casual attitude towards physical
violence makes them poor kids' role models." The film opened at number one in North America on its first weekend
of release, taking in over $20 million (USD), eventually making $78,656,813 in total. The film was a success at the
box office, but made less than the first film. Some fans noted that there was also a reduction in the use of weapons by
the turtles in the film, perhaps due to violence in the first film. (Leonardo and Raphael only use their weapons once
each in the movie, for example.)
Like with its predecessor, the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles installment was censored in the UK due to usage
of forbidden weapons (the nunchaku), most notably during the opening credits sequence where Michelangelo
imitates their use by swinging a pair of sausages. The edits were waived for the DVD release in 2002.
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The German
version was not censored visually; however, funny cartoon sound effects to soften the violence were added to the
fight scenes (as already with the first film).
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Merchandising
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise was arguably at the height of its popularity around the time that The
Secret of the Ooze was released in theatres. A number of tie-ins were brought out alongside the release of the film. A
new line of toys were introduced for the release of the film, including "Movie Star" toys of all four turtles, with the
box art depicting stills from the film, as well as a cartoon rendition of the turtles gathered around a canister of ooze
in the top right corner of the package. In contrast to the usual Turtles' figures, the film series figures were softer and
more rubbery, to better reflect the look of the animatronic costumes used in the films. They also featured ball joints
at the neck, shoulders, and hips, and each figure came with a small, plastic canister with a sticker of "Ooze" wrapped
around them. An official film adaptation was also released by Eastman and Laird.
Figurines of Super Shredder, Tokka and Rahzar were also available, though they were not as closely aligned to the
film as the four turtles were. The Playmates company produced the figurines. The Turtles franchise had by now also
immersed itself into the food industry, with characters from the franchise appearing on numerous food products.
Royal Gelatin Desserts adapted the "Ooze" name into their product, and featured the Turtles on the packages. The
boxes included various recipes involving ooze in some form.
Music
See also: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II The Secret of the Ooze: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
An original motion picture soundtrack was released alongside the film in 1991 by SBK Records.
The soundtrack featured 10 tracks from the film. The soundtrack featured music from artists such as Ya Kid K,
Cathy Dennis and David Morales, Tribal House and Dan Hartman. However, the most famous song featured on the
soundtrack was Ninja Rap by rapper Vanilla Ice.
The song featured strongly within the feature film, as Ice makes an appearance as himself, and begins to freestyle a
ninja rap song when the turtles end up fighting Tokka and Rahzar within the club where he was performing. In the
terms of the plot, this song was to trick the audience into believing the fight was a harmless 'show' and thus not to
panic.
A music video was also produced for Ninja Rap at the time of the film's release. The soundtrack also features two
original pieces from the Orchestra On The Half Shell. The original music was done by John Du Prez, who won a
BMI Film Music Award for his work.
Home Video releases
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze was first released on VHS in North America on July 31,
1991.
The film was later released to DVD in Region 1 on 3 September 2002; it contained only minor special features and
interactive menus.
On 4 August 2009, the film was included in a special 25th-anniversary boxset, released to both DVD and Blu-Ray
formats. It contains Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
III, and 2007's animated release, TMNT.
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References
[1] Comparison between UK-VHS (rated PG) and UK-DVD (also rated PG) (http:/ / www. movie-censorship. com/ report. php?ID=1742672)
External links
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ movies/ movie2. htm)
at the Official Ninja Turtles website.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0103060/ ) at the
Internet Movie Database
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. (http:/ / www. allmovie. com/ movie/ v48904) at
AllMovie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/
teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_2_the_secret_of_the_ooze/ ) at Rotten Tomatoes
Soundtrack information (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ html/ scores. htm) at the Official Ninja Turtles website.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
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For other uses, see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (disambiguation).
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stuart Gillard
Produced by David Chan
Kim Dawson
Thomas K. Gray
Written by Stuart Gillard
Turtles
by Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird
Starring Elias Koteas
Paige Turco
Mark Caso
David Fraser
Jim Raposa
Matt Hill
Cinematography David Gurfinkel
Edited by William D. Gordean
James R. Symons
Production
company
Golden Harvest
Clearwater Holdings
Hong Kong
Japan
Language English
Budget $21 million
Box office $42,273,609 (USA)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III is a 1993 American action film, the second sequel to the 1990 live-action
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. It was produced by Clearwater Holdings Ltd. and Golden Harvest. This was the
last Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film released by New Line Cinema and released on VHS along with Columbia
Tristar Home Video. It was internationally distributed by 20th Century Fox. Unlike the previous films, the Jim
Henson's Creature Shop did not provide the advanced animatronics.
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Plot
In feudal Japan 1603 a boy is being chased by four samurai on horseback. As they go into the woods, a mysterious
woman emerges from the underbrush and watches closely. However, the samurai eventually capture and take the
boy, revealed to be a prince named Kenshin, with them.
In the present, April O'Neil has been shopping at the flea market in preparation for her upcoming vacation. She
brings her friends gifts to cheer them up. Michelangelo is given an old lamp (the lampshade of which he wears as an
impression of "Elvis Presley in Blue Hawaii"), Donatello is given a broken radio to fix, Leonardo is given a book on
swords and Raphael is to receive a fedora, but having stormed off earlier, he is never formally given it. For Splinter,
she brings an ancient Japanese scepter. Back in the past, Kenshin is being scolded at by his father, Lord Norinaga,
for disgracing their family name, but Kenshin argues that his father's desire for war is the true disgrace. Their
argument is interrupted by Walker, an English trader who has come to supply Norinaga with added manpower and
firearms, and Kenshin leaves his father's presence to brood alone in a temple. There, he finds the same scepter and
reads the inscription: "Open Wide the Gates of Time".
In the present, April is looking at the scepter and it begins to light up. She is then sent back in time, while Kensin
takes her place; each wears what the other did. Upon arrival, April is accused of being a witch, but Walker deduces
she has no power and has April put in prison to suffer. Back in the present, Kenshin is highly distressed upon seeing
the turtles and calls them "kappa". After learning from Kenshin of the situation, the turtles decide to go back in time
to get April. However, according to Donatello's calculations; they have to do it within 60 hours, otherwise the
scepter's power will disappear due to the space-time continuum being out of sync. They bring in Casey Jones to
watch over the lair and use the scepter to warp through time. When doing so, the turtles are replaced by four of
Norinaga's Honor Guards and are confused at their new surroundings.
Back in time, the turtles awake on horseback and make a poor show of riding their steeds. During the confusion,
Mikey (who is carrying the scepter) ends up riding off alone into the forest and gets ambushed by an unknown
assailant. The others go to search for April at Norinaga's palace, where their identity as Honor Guards allows them
cover in their search. After following one of Walker's thugs into the prison, the turtles rescue April and also free
another prisoner named Whit (locked up for trying to start a mutiny against Walker, and who bears a striking
resemblance to Casey), but their sloppy escape ends up leaving them all alone in the wilderness and without a clue
where to go. Meanwhile, in the present, Kenshin is getting impatient and anticipates a fight from Casey. Casey
instead introduces him and the Honor Guards to television hockey, which manages to calm them down for the time
being.
Out in the woods, the turtles, April, and Whit are again attacked, this time by villagers mistaking them for Norinaga's
forces. The attack stops when Mitsu, leader of the rebellion against Lord Norinaga, unmasks Raphael and sees that
he looks just like one of her prisoners. The turtles realize that she is talking about Mikey and accompany Mitsu to
her village. When they arrive, the village is being burned down by Walker's men. As the turtles help the villagers
save it, Mikey is let out by a pair of clueless soldiers and joins in the fight. Walker is forced to retreat, but the fire
continues to burn and has trapped a young boy named Yoshi inside a house. Michelangelo saves Yoshi from the fire,
then Leonardo helps him recover by performing CPR.
As Walker continues bargaining with Lord Norinaga over buying guns in exchange for gold, the turtles spend some
time in the village. Donatello decides to have a replica scepter made so they can get back home, while Michelangelo
teaches some of the people about pizza and later tries to console Mitsu about Kenshin, whom she is in love with.
Raphael also gets in touch with his sensitive side through the child Yoshi, ironically being the one who teaches
Yoshi on how to control his temper. Back in the present, the Honor Guards from the past are quickly adjusting to life
in the 20th Century, and Casey decides to challenge them to a hockey game. To Casey's dismay, the Honor Guards
think hockey is about beating up each other. Meanwhile, Kenshin and Splinter show fear that the ninja turtles will
not return home in time before their sixty hours are up.
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In the past, the replica scepter is completed, but an argument between Michelangelo and Raphael ends up breaking it.
To make matters worse, Mitsu informs them that Lord Norinaga has agreed to purchase Walker's guns and will
attack the village in the morning. When Raphael sneaks off to visit Yoshi, however, he is surprised to find the
original scepter in the child's possession. The turtles are overjoyed to see it but are angry at Mitsu for hiding it and
essentially forcing them to fight her war, however, Mitsu's father clarifies that it was his idea to have the turtles fight
in her place.
Suddenly, Whit betrays everybody and captures Mitsu, and the turtles return to Norinaga's palace to save her. After
rescuing her, they are cornered by Norinaga and are made to fight waves of his soldiers. The turtles respond by
freeing the prisoners in the palace, starting an all-out war on the palace grounds. After a while of fighting, Leo
defeats Lord Norinaga in a heated sword duel, comedically finishing him by cutting his hair and then trapping him
inside of a bell. Deciding to cut his losses, Walker takes the scepter and tries to escape to his boat. When cornered by
the turtles at the dock, Walker throws the scepter into the air as a distraction. The turtles catch the scepter, while
Whit launches a catapult at Walker and knocks him off the dock to his death.
The turtles are now ready to return to their own time, but Mikey says he'd rather stay. The other turtles and April try
to convince him otherwise until Kenshin activates the scepter and makes the decision harder. After a long debate,
Michelangelo reluctantly agrees to go home with his brothers, but just barely misses grabbing the scepter in time.
The Honor Guards switch back with the Turtles (all except for Michelangelo) Fortunately, the last remaining Honor
Guard activates the scepter and swaps places with Mikey.
In the past, Norinaga admits surrender to Mitsu and Kenshin, and the two lovers share a tender reunion.
Michelangelo, meanwhile, is depressed over the thought of growing up, but Splinter cheers him up by performing
the "lampshade Elvis" impression, and the rest of the turtles join in with a final dance number.
Cast
Live actors
Paige Turco as April O'Neil
Elias Koteas as Casey Jones / Whit
James Murray as Splinter
Stuart Wilson as Walker
John Aylward as Niles
Sab Shimono as Lord Norinaga
Vivian Wu as Mitsu
Henry Hayashi as Kenshin
Travis A. Moon as Yoshi
Mark Caso as Leonardo
David Fraser as Michaelangelo
Jim Raposa as Donatello
Matt Hill as Raphael
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Voice cast
Brian Tochi as Leonardo
Robbie Rist as Michelangelo
Corey Feldman as Donatello
Tim Kelleher as Raphael
James Murray as Splinter
Rist and Tochi (who did the voices of Michelangelo and Leonardo, respectively) are the only two voice actors to
voice the same character throughout all three live-action TMNT movies. However, Feldman voiced Donatello in both
this and the first movie.
Soundtrack
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Reception
Reviews for the film have been mostly negative by both fans and critics. Based on a sample of 22 reviews, the film
holds a 27% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus "It's a case of one sequel too many for the heroes
in a half shell, with a tired time-travel plot gimmick failing to save the franchise from rapidly diminishing returns."
[1]
It was poorly received by the LA Times as well. It was even reviewed by the Angry Video Game Nerd, who usually
only reviews poorly designed video games or consoles and after reviewing it with hugely negative reviews,
proceeded to slice his VHS copy of the film in half with a katana and then smash both halves into pieces with a
hammer.
Other common criticisms include the absence of any established TMNT villains, like Shredder or Krang. James
Berardinelli gave it one out of four stars, citing that "any adults accompanying their kids will have to invent new and
interesting ways to stay awake. Not only is this movie aimed at young children, the script could have been written by
them."
[2]
TV Guide gave it two out of four stars and said in their review, "If the time-travel gimmick has to be
employed twice in a row then it's probably best to banish these characters to a retirement sewer,"
[3]
when
commenting about a possible future film invoking time travel.
Despite most of the reviews from critics, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III debuted at No.1 at the box office.
As with the both previous films, the British PG version was censored due to usage of forbidden weapons
(Michelangelo's nunchaku). For these scenes, alternate material was used. The cuts were waived for the DVD
release.
[4]
The German theatrical and video version was based on the censored UK cut; the DVD is uncut.
Home media releases
The film was released to DVD in Region 1 on September 3, 2002; it contained only minor special features and
interactive menus.
On August 4, 2009, the film was included in a special 25th-anniversary boxset, released to both DVD and Blu-Ray
formats. It also contained Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze,
and 2007's animated release, TMNT. In this release the film is given the subtitle Turtles in Time, previously a
common misnomer by fans confusing it with the video-game of the same name.
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References
[1] Rotten Tomatoes - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/ teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_iii/ )
[2] Reelviews - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (http:/ / www. reelviews. net/ movies/ t/ teenage3. html)
[3] TV Guide - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (http:/ / movies. tvguide. com/ teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-iii/ review/ 129479)
[4] Comparison between the UK VHS (rated PG) and the UK DVD (also rated PG) (http:/ / www. movie-censorship. com/ report.
php?ID=5740678)
Reviews (http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/ teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_iii/ ) Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved
January 14, 2005.
Box office information (http:/ / www. boxofficemojo. com/ movies/ ?id=tmnt3. htm) Box Office Mojo. Retrieved
January 14, 2005.
External links
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0108308/ ) at the Internet Movie Database
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (http:/ / www. allmovie. com/ movie/ v80175) at AllMovie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/ teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_iii/ ) at
Rotten Tomatoes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III soundtrack information (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ html/ scores. htm) at
the Official Ninja
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV
series)
Genre Action/Adventure
Comedy-drama
Science fiction
Format Animated series
by Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird
Developed by Lloyd Goldfine
Voices of Mike Sinterniklaas
Wayne Grayson
Sam Riegel
John Campbell
Darren Dunstan
Veronica Taylor
Marc Thompson
Scottie Ray
Scott Williams
Karen Neil
Greg Carey
David Zen Mansley
Theme music composer Norman J. Grossfeld
Russel Velazquez
Composer(s) Ralph Schuckett
Rusty Andrews
John Angier
Mark Breeding
Louis Cortelezzi
Joel Douek
John Petersen
Pete Scaturro
John Siegler
John Van Tongeren
Russel Velazquez
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 7
1 TV film
Production
Producer(s) JoEllyn Marlow
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Running time 21-23 minutes
Production company(s) Mirage Studios
4Kids Entertainment
Dong Woo Animation
Distributor 4Kids Entertainment (2003-2009)
Viacom (2009-present)
Broadcast
Original channel 4Kids TV (season 16)
The CW4Kids (season 7)
Original run February4,2003 February28,2009
Chronology
Preceded by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)
Followed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated television series, mainly set in New York City. It first aired
on February 4, 2003 and ended on February 28, 2009. The series marked the revival of the franchise as a Saturday
morning cartoon on Fox's Fox Box programming block (later known as 4Kids TV). The TMNT 2003 TV series was
produced by 4Kids Entertainment, and Mirage Studios, which each owned half of the rights to the show, and
animated by Dong Woo Animation. Reruns ran on Cartoon Network's Miguzi block in 2004. The series migrated to
The CW4Kids in its final season after 4Kids's contract with Fox ended. However, all episodes aired on the Canadian
channel Teletoon under the Kapow block. Nickelodeon now owns the rights to this and any future Turtles series.
Overview
In the 2003 TV series, the four Turtles' personalities are in some ways different from the 1987 TV series in an
attempt to follow the Mirage Comics versions of the characters more closely. All the characters are more complex
individuals, and the Turtles have a stronger family bond. The tone is also somewhat more serious with a greater
emphasis on action. The show does not feature nearly as much slapstick comedy or heavy puns as its animated
predecessor, and the only turtle to use surfer slang is Michelangelo. The 2003 series also features magical powers
absent from the earlier incarnation. Leonardo and Raphael often pick fights with each other, Michelangelo is now
very obsessed with being cool and famous, and Donatello seems to take his inventions more seriously. The opening
theme is the only one of the animated shows not to feature a few lines describing each turtle individually.
The series covers a large scope of the Turtles' adventures taking them from the sewers, to the streets of New York
City (namely April's apartment), to the woodlands of rural New England, to outer space, alternate dimensions, to the
future, and ultimately home once more. The first several seasons focus on the Turtles' battles against The Shredder
and The Foot as well as the Purple Dragons, while the later seasons branch out to include other antagonists.
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Characters
Turtles
Leonardo - Leonardo is the leader of the group and as such, the most balanced turtle. He concerns himself mostly
with his training and meditation. While this leads him to be the most disciplined of the Turtles, it can also be a
shortcoming, as Leonardo has been shown to be a relative workaholic on more than one occasion. He wears a
blue mask and favors twin Japanese katana swords as his weapons.
Raphael - Raphael is the hothead of the group. He often lets his anger get the best of him and struggles to cope
with some of the tougher issues the Turtles face. He would much rather rush into action than contemplate the best
move. Throughout the run of the series, he works on his anger to some degree, but still flies into a rage when one
of his brothers or friends are harmed or captured. He wears a red mask (the only one of the four to keep the red
mask) and his primary weapons are twin sai.
Donatello - Donatello is the intellect of the group. He surrounds himself with technological experiments and
often endeavors to retain the enemies technology to make enhanced gear for the turtles. He is responsible for
creating the shell-cell (a cell-phone like communicator) and Battle Shell (the Turtles' enhanced tactical vehicle)
among other devices. Upon occasion he forgets to see the bigger picture by becoming obsessed by something else
(usually his latest project). He wears a purple mask and favors a traditional bo staff as his weapon.
Michelangelo - Michelangelo is the goofy but lovable Turtle. He concerns himself with comics and horror
movies, and sees the world in terms of good or bad, with no gray areas in between. He often refers to him and his
brothers as superheroes, often wishing he could join the ranks of his favorite comic book characters. He wears an
orange mask and favors two nunchaku. Michelangelo is an honorary member of the second incarnation of the
Justice Force as Turtle Titan. He is also the Battle Nexus champion.
Allies
Splinter - Splinter is the mutant rat leader of the entire family, and serves as a father figure for the Turtles. He
once was a pet for a renowned martial artist named Hamato Yoshi in Japan. It was from watching Yoshi that
Splinter first learned the art of ninjitsu which he then passes on to the Turtles. Splinter often acts as much as a
spiritual guide and counselor to the team as he does their teacher. While he does not wield a traditional Japanese
weapon, Splinter carries a cane which he can utilize as a weapon (like a bo staff) with fierce proficiency. Unlike
the previous animated series, the Turtles often refer to Splinter as their father, rather than their master and he
refers the Turtles as his sons.
April O'Neil - April O'Neil is the Turtles' closest human ally and "big sister". When they first meet April is
working under Baxter Stockman as a technical assistant. April is tech savvy on a level close to Donatello, making
them fast friends once they become allies. April often assists the Turtles with recon on various missions. She later
offers her apartment to the Turtles as a temporary home. April's apartment is located above the Second Time
Around antique store which she owns and operates. April serves as the Turtles first true glimpse into human
interaction and helps them learn about the outside world. She later becomes romantically involved with Casey
Jones. She eventually gets married to Casey in the final episode.
Casey Jones - Casey Jones is a confidant and friend to the Turtle family. He operates as a vigilante, at first on his
own, and then later as a member of the Turtles' extended crew and at times trains with them. While at first being
more closely aligned with Raphael, Casey quickly becomes part of the family and valuable fighter. When in his
full get-up he wears a hockey mask, and utilizes a hockey stick and other sports paraphernalia as his weapons. He
takes to April quite quickly, and although she dislikes him initially the two become romantically involved. He
eventually gets married to April in the final episode.
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Professor Honeycut/Fugitoid - Professor Honeycut is a robot from a distant galaxy. Originally an alien with an
appearance no different from humans and living on the planet D'hunib, he was forced to take his current form
after he was struck by lighting during a storm which transferred his consciousness into his worker robot. He
invented a transmatter portal device, which gives the user the ability to teleport anywhere in space. Two warring
factions called the Federation and the Triceretons seek to gain control of the device. This makes the professor a
fugitive on the run. When the Turtles encounter him, they attempt to help him escape his fate and keep the device
away from both factions.
Leatherhead - Leatherhead is a mutated green crocodile who was taken in by the Utroms when they discovered
that their mutagen (the same that transformed the Turtles) made him sentient. Leatherhead lived with the Utroms
peacefully until Shredder's attack forced him into hiding. Some time later Baxter Stockman fooled him into aiding
him with a scheme to restore his body. Ultimately, Leatherhead learned that Stockman had ties to the Shredder
and wound up fighting on the side of good. As the series progresses he becomes a semi-regular member of the
Turtles extended family.
Justice Force - A superhero group that is allied with the Turtles. The original members of the Justice Force was a
spoof of the Justice Society of America while the second incarnation of the group is a spoof of the Justice League
and the Avengers.
Stainless Steel Steve - The founding member of the original Justice Force. He has a metal saucer on his
forehead that is capable of smashing through walls and withstanding any blows.
Joey Lastic - The founding member of the original Justice Force that has elastic powers.
Zippy Lad - The founding member of the original Justice Force that has super-speed even when his current
age has him confined to a wheelchair. Zippy Lad was later seen in "Membership Drive" training the Justice
Force's new recruits. He is a parody of Flash.
Metal Head - The founding member of the Justice Force who has fluid "metal" hair. Due to his artificial
nature, Metal Head hasn't aged in a decade and is even a member of the Justice Force's second incarnation.
Dr. Dome - The founding member of the Justice Force. Dr. Dome has the ability to control robots called
Domeoids. He later left the Justice Force following a squabble with Stainless Steel Steve over the love of
Battling Bernice. Dr. Dome was later revealed to have had a child named Ananda with Battling Bernice.
Battling Bernice - The founding member of the Justice Force. She was killed in action and was revealed to
have had a child named Ananda with Dr. Dome.
Silver Sentry - The leader of the second incarnation of the Justice Force who would occasionally be partnered
with Michelangelo. In the "Flash Forward" part of the series, it was revealed that Silver Sentry has a grandson
who became the second Turtle Titan. He is a parody of Superman.
Ananda - The daughter of Battling Bernice and Dr. Dome who previously blamed the Justice Force for her
mother's death. After Dr. Dome cleared things up with his daughter on why her mother died, Ananda joined up
with the second incarnation of the Justice Force.
Chrysalis - Member of the second incarnation of the Justice Force who comes from India. She can create an
energy field similar to psychic telekinesis where she can form wings for flight, project energy blasts, and use
her mind to manipulate objects.
Tsunami - An aquakinetic Japanese superhero who is a member of the second incarnation of the Justice Force.
He is somewhat similar to Aquaman and Namor.
Nobody - Officer Longe was a police officer who was demoted to archive duty after Ruffington complained to
the police commissioner that he was stalking him. Angered at this, Officer Longe became the superhero
Nobody and received help from Michelangelo and Leonardo into stopping Ruffington. In "Still Nobody," the
Turtles helped Nobody when the Turks planned to threaten two elderly witnesses which ended with the Turks
disbanding and their leader ending up arrested. In "Membership Drive," Nobody and Raptarr joined the second
incarnation of the Justice Force. He is somewhat similar to Batman.
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Raptarr - Raptarr is an Avian (a race of angel-like creatures with bird feet that were created by the Y'Lyntians
from human slaves) who met the Turtles when it came to stopping the rogue Avian Mephos. In "Membership
Drive," Raptarr joins the second incarnation of the Justice Force.
Nanobot - Nanobot was originally a group of small robots with the mind of a 3 year old that were created by
Dr. Marion Richards for the government. It later escaped and ran into a street vendor named Harry "The
Schlub" Parker and made a body from his broken toys. He fought the Turtles and Casey Jones which ended
with him being thrown into the blast furnace. In "Modern Love: The Return of Nano," a part of Nano survived
and recreated a body which he uses to spring Harry from prison and abduct Dr. Richards in order to make a
happy family. This time, an electronic pulse from a roller coaster at Coney Island was able to defeat Nano. In
"Membership Drive," parts of Nano were seen in the wreckage of a Triceraton ship which Baxter Stockman
salvages for Bishop. Baxter Stockman placed a control microchip on one of the nanobots in order to control it.
It caused an internal conflict that sent Nano on a rampage. In a new body, Nano fought the Turtles and the
Justice Force until Michelangelo used Moleculo's shrinking belt to remove the rogue nanite. Afterwards, Nano
built a new body and joined up with the Justice Force.
Green Mantle - Al Gordon found a superpowered cape made by an alien taylor and used to fight crime as the
Green Mantle. During a fight with Mechazoid, Green Mantle's cape was knocked off him and was founded by
a comic book fan. 25 years later, Al Gordon is working as a security guard at a comic book when he tries to
stop Dr. Malignus from stealing the Green Mantle cape. After Dr. Malignus was defeated by Raphael and
Michelangelo, Stainless Steel Steve picked up Al Gordon and the two Turtles give Al Gordon the cape back
enabling him to become Green Mantle once again. He is a spoof of Green Lantern.
Ultimate Daimyo - The Ultimate Daimyo is the ruler of the Battle Nexus and the holder of the War Staff. He
made himself known to the Turtles when he came to Earth to reclaim his son Ultimate Ninja after he was defeated
by Leonardo.
Miyamoto Usagi - Miyamoto Usagi is a samurai rabbit and master swordsman from an alternative universe's 16th
century Edo Period in Japan, where animals are the dominant species, not humans. He became a friend and close
ally of the turtles, especially developing a strong friendship with Leonardo, since both are swordsmen. Leonardo
also ended up in Usagi's dimension when Ultimate Draco scattered the five mutants to different parts of the
multiverse.
Murakami Gennosuke - Murakami Gennosuke is an Indian rhinoceros bounty hunter who is a companion of
Miyamoto Usagi.
Lord Simultaneous - Lord Simultaneous is a Time Lord who is the Master of Time and Space. He once had an
apprentice named Savanti Romero who tried to steal Lord Simultaneous' Time Scepter (which also has a mind of
its own) and was banished to the 15th Century. Lord Simultaneous later took on another apprentice named Renet.
Renet - Lord Simultaneous' latest apprentice. She was later put through a Trial to become a Timestress (a
female Time Lord) by defeating Savanti Romero in the past.
Ancient One - The Ancient One is an ancient ninjitsu master who had trained Hamato Yoshi and Yukio Mashimi.
Joined the Ninja Tribunal after the Tengu Shredder was defeated.
Ninja Tribunal - A group of four ninjitsu masters who gathered the Turtles and four others to be their acolytes in
order to combat the growing threat of the Tengu Shredder.
Kon-Shisho - The Ninjitsu Master of Spirit. He was the first of the Ninja Tribunal to reveal his true form to
the Turtles and the other Acolytes.
Juto-Shisho - The Ninjitsu Master of Weapons. He was the second of the Ninja Tribunal to reveal his true
form to the Turtles and the other Acolytes.
Chikara-Shisho - The Ninjitsu Master of Strength who is the only female of the group.
Hisomi-Shisho - The Ninjitsu Master of Stealth who is the largest of the group. He doesn't speak as he
embodies the three pillars of ninjitsu that consist of stealth, silence, and secrecy.
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Ninja Tribunal Acolytes - Besides the Ninja Turtles, four humans were gathered by the Ninja Tribunal to be
their acolytes and to train them for the fight against the Tengu Shredder.
Adam McKay - A large human who is one of the Acolytes of the Ninja Tribunal. Adam is shown to wield a
war hammer and a ball and chain. Adam is good friends with Donatello and contributed ideas for the design of
the Turtle Taxi. His avatar is the bear.
Faraji Ngala' - A human from Africa who is one of the Acolytes of the Ninja Tribunal. Faraji's weapon of
choice is an African Blade and has become good friends with Leonardo. His avatar is the lion.
Joi Reynard - A female Japanese human who is one of the Acolytes of the Ninja Tribunal. Joi's weapons of
choice are a rope dart and a staff. Joi is good friends with Raphael. Her avatar is the hawk.
Tora Yoshida - A human from Japan who is one of the Acolytes of the Ninja Tribunal. He is good friends
with Michelangelo and wields a pair of sickles in battle. His avatar is the wolf.
Cody Jones - In the "Flash Forward" series, Cody Jones was the great grandson of April O'Neil and Casey Jones.
He was the one who accidentally brought the Ninja Turtles and Splinter to 2105. When Cody's parents had past
away, his uncle Darius Dun took over the O'Neil Tech as the CEO. In the event that Cody joins the Ninja Turtles
in battle, he rides in the Turtle X battle suit.
Serling - A robot butler who acts as the caretaker of Cody Jones. Serling would often be annoyed by the Turtles'
antics. During the "Back to the Sewer" season, Viral took over Serling causing him to end up in the present day.
Starlee Hambrath - A young alien girl who works as an intern at O'Neil Tech who is in love with Cody Jones.
Constable Biggles - A gold robot who is the Chief Constable of the Peace-Keepers (the law enforcement of the
Pan Galactic Alliance).
Enemies
The Foot Clan - A secret ninja organization that seeks to take control of the city through criminal activity.
The Shredder/Ch'rell- The main antagonist of the Turtles throughout most of the series run. He is the leader
of the Foot Clan, a secret organization of ninja that seek to take control of the city through criminal activity.
The Shredder's empire is functioning at its peak until the arrival of the Turtles. Soon after their arrival and
interference, the Turtles become the Shredder's main focus. The Shredder then focuses his efforts on ridding
himself of the Turtles using his Foot Ninja to aid him. During the course of the series the Shredder is first
revealed to be the killer of Splinter's former master Hamato Yoshi and later an Utrom war criminal named
Ch'rell who was responsible for causing numerous deaths throughout the galaxy under numerous aliases like
Torrinon, Kako Naso, and Duke Acureds. The Utroms (except for Ch'rell) are a peaceful alien race who
crash-landed on earth during the feudal period in Japan at the time when they were transporting Ch'rell. It was
then that Ch'rell took on the guise of Oroku Saki, A.K.A. The Shredder. When it came to the final battle,
Ch'rell used the salvaged Triceraton technology to build a spaceship to take revenge on the Utroms only for the
Turtles to stow away. When the spaceship exploded, an Utrom ship teleported everyone off the ship. Ch'rell
ended up standing trial before the Utrom High Council for his various crimes and the Utrom High Council
eternally exiled Ch'rell to the ice asteroid Mor Gal Tai.
Tengu Shredder - This is the true and original Shredder that tries to take over the world. His original form
was a giant demon until he tempted Oroku Saki, a former member of the ninja tribunal, to take over the
world using his power, and takes over his body.
Cyber Shredder - A program created by Utrom Shredder as a backup identity in case he was defeated.
Viral's attempt to gain the data of Shredder causes her to merge with the data of the Utrom Shredder
resulting in the creation of the Cyber Shredder.
Karai - The adoptive daughter of Shredder. She made herself known to the Turtles during a gang war between
the Foot, the Purple Dragons, and the mob. After the Utrom Shredder was exiled to Mor Gal Tai by the other
Utroms, Karai became the next Shredder.
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Yin and Yang - Karai's personal aides.
Hun - Hun is the Shredder's muscle, and leader of the Purple Dragons. He constantly seeks the Shredder's
approval and leads the Foot into battle against the Turtles. He is revealed to have been responsible for the
death of Casey Jones's father years earlier, and as such, is a particular enemy of Casey. Later in the series when
it appears that the Shredder is gone for good, Hun returns to leading the Purple Dragons as a separate criminal
entity, only to return to the Shredder's side when he returns. Hun hates what he calls "freaks", which are
basically any being other than a human, and was shocked when he discovers his master's true form. After this
experience, Hun leaves the Foot for good, and organizes the Purple Dragons from a street gang to a criminal
organization. In Turtles Forever, he mutates into a monstrous turtle-like creature.
Baxter Stockman - Baxter Stockman, the first arch-villain the turtles encounter, is a technical genius and mad
scientist responsible for creating the mousers: a series of mouse-like robots that can eat through practically
anything. While at first it appears the robots were created in order to help control the cities growing rat
problem, it is revealed that Stockman created them as a technical resource for the Shredder. Stockman often
does his best to win the favor of the Shredder, but frequently fails leading to his general torture and ultimate
dismemberment until only his brain and eye remained. Shortly before the Utrom Shredder was exiled to Mor
Gal Tai by the Utroms, Baxter Stockman defected to Agent Bishop's side.
Dr. Chaplin - A young scientist who was later recruited by the Shredder and idolizes Baxter Stockman and is
in love with Karai. Following the Utrom Shredder being exiled to Mor Gal Tai, Dr. Chaplin stays by Karai's
side.
Master Khan - Member of the Foot Clan and servant of the Cyber Shredder. He gained control of the Foot
Clan following the Tengu Shredder's defeat.
Amazonian Blade Bots/Karai Legion - Robots created by Dr. Chaplin and modeled after Karai.
Foot Ninjas - The Foot Soldiers of the Foot Clan.
Foot Tech Ninjas - Foot Ninja that can turn invisible. Their cybernetic armor makes them faster and stronger
than regular Foot Ninja.
Elite Foot Ninjas - The seemingly most-skilled members of the Foot Clan who serve as Shredder's personal
guard and field commanders on specific missions.
Foot Geneticist - Foot scientists who created the underground monsters.
Foot Police - Also known as the Foot Gestapo, the Foot Police are Foot Soldiers empowered by Ch'rell in the
episode "Same As It Never Was," where Donatello is transported by Ultimate Drako into an alternate reality
where Utrom Shredder takes over the world. These members of this reality's Foot Clan served as security
enforcers and patrolled the streets. They wore long trench coats with the symbol of the Foot present on their
left shoulder which identified them as members of the police force.
Foot Technicians - Members of the Foot Clan that have cybernetic enhancements.
Foot Mechs - The robot soldiers of the Foot Clan that were created by Baxter Stockman.
Foot Mystics - The seldom-seen magic-using members of the Foot Clan. Each one has powers over a classic
element: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Metal. It is later revealed that they are the heralds of the Tengu Shredder.
Metal Mystic - Controls metal can form blades that can stab or tear enemies asunder. He can also create
liquid metal and metallic dust.
Earth Mystic - Larger and more muscular than the other Mystics. He can create dust, sand, dirt and mud
that blinds or overwhelms enemies, hurl large boulders, and tunnel underground.
Fire Mystic - He can create large flames and fireballs that packs a burning touch and explosive power.
Water Mystic - He can make waves of water and choking giant bubbles that submerges someone and
drown them. He is also capable of creating walls of ice as well as freezing.
Wind Mystic - The most agile and flexible of the Mystics. He can conjure powerful wind currents such as
tornadoes and can dodge many attacks and is shown to run faster than other beings. Although all of the
Mystic Ninjas can fly, the Wind Ninja is the fastest while in the air.
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Kappa Tengu - Turtles demons who serve the Tengu Shredder.
Mutant Shredder Clones - Three mutants who dress in Shredder style armor.
Mini Shredder - A mutant who resembles a mini version of Shredder.
Shiva Shredder - A mutant with four arms.
Spike-Armed Shredder - A mutant with lobster like claws
Nezumi-Tengu - A group of minions in the Tengu Shredder's army.
Re-Animated Foot Soldiers - The undead minions of the Tengu Shredder.
Purple Dragons - An urban street gang that is led by Hun and initially allied with the Foot Clan.
Angel - A female member who becomes an ally of the Turtles
Bam-Bam - A heavyset member of the Purple Dragons.
Claw - A Purple Dragon member who has a claw on his hand.
Dagger - A Purple Dragon member who carries lots of daggers.
Dragon Face - The acting leader of the Purple Dragons who works under Hun. Dragon Face has a tattoo of a
dragon on his face. He became the second-in-command to Hun after his predecessor John was apparently
killed by the Shredder. He later turns on Hun.
John - John was the acting leader of the Purple Dragons during the group's first encounter with the Turtles. He
was apparently killed by the Shredder for the group's failure to rob an armored car.
Mohawk - Member with a tall punk mohawk. In Turtles Forever he is mutated into a dog.
Ruffington - The head of Ruffington Arms who was an ally of the Purple Dragons. He was first seen being
targeted by Nobody.
Spike - A red spiky-haired member of the Purple Dragons.
Spike (2) - A black bald member with a tattoo on his head.
Spuds - The leader of the Purple Dragons' North Hampton branch.
Sunny - Member of the Purple Dragons with blue hair and a ponytail.
Two Ton - A heavyset member of the Purple Dragons.
Vang - Member of the Purple Dragons. He has the same hairstyle as John. Became Hun's second in command
after the Dragons went solo.
Waxer - Member who wears a backwards hat.
The Mob - An organized crime group who fought the Foot and Purple Dragons for control of the city. They were
allied with Baxter Stockman for a brief time.
Big Boss - The leader of the Mob.
Weasel - The Mob's lieutenant.
Dr. Malignus - A supervillain who was the archenemy of Silver Sentry.
Garbageman - A morbidly-obese man in a high-tech contraption that he gets around in. He planned to make his
own kingdom out of different junk which his plans always being thwarted by the Ninja Turtles. Garbageman was
slated to appear in the Lost Season episode "Nightmares Recycled". The plot was supposed to resolve around the
revelation that The Garbageman and Hun were born as conjoined twins, separated at birth by a seedy, back-alley
surgeon; the baby that would later become Garbageman was thrown in the trash, whereas Hun was kept and
raised. This was deemed by the powers-that-be at 4Kids as inappropriate for children's programming, and thus,
the episode was scrapped before being completed.
Touch and Go - Mr. Touch and Mr. Go are two assassins often hired by Hun who draw their powers from each
other. Mr. Touch has super-strength while Mr. Go has super-speed.
Ultimate Ninja - The son of Ultimate Daimyo who first appeared to challenge Leonardo to the death to become
the greatest ninja in the universe, to which he loses. During the Battle Nexus Tournament, he returns claiming to
be the turtles' friend, but in reality he sided with Drako to kill Leonardo and the Daimyo to take control of the
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universe. Both fail and are sent drifting through the universe for countless millenniums, causing their bodies to
merge into one. Both return to steal the Time Scepter and the Daimyo's war staff and send the turtles into different
worlds. After the turtles escape they fight Drako and Ultimate Ninja until both the war staff and the Time Scepter
turn on both and turn them into ashes. Lord Simultaneous then revives Ultimate Ninja into a child so that the
Daimyo can raise his son once again.
Drako - A dragon warrior that previously fought against Master Splinter at the Battle Nexus tournament. He
became angry after losing and took his anger out on Splinter until the Ultimate Daimyo drove him away. He
forms an alliance with Ultimate Ninja to kill the Daimyo in turn for the Daimyo's war staff. Both fail and are sent
drifting through space for thousands of years, causing their bodies to merge into one. Both steal the war staff and
the Time Scepter in attempt to take their revenge on the turtles until both the war staff and the scepter turn on
Drako and Ultimate Ninja and turning them into ash. Unlike Ultimate Ninja however, Drako was not revived by
Lord Simultaneous.
Agent John Bishop - Agent Bishop is a secret government agent from the Earth Protection Force (a secret
organization formed by President Ulysses S. Grant that is tasked with protecting the planet from alien invasion
and any other sort of extraterrestrial threat). He first comes into contact with the Turtles during the Triceraton
invasion, somewhat later in the series. Although he at first appears to be somewhat of an ally, he in fact wishes to
gain access to the Turtles in order to study their mutant DNA. Long after the Triceraton threat is over, Bishop
continues to hunt the Turtles ultimately becoming one of their main villains for the majority of the fourth season.
Bishop allies with Dr. Baxter Stockman and utilizes his technical knowledge in much the same way the Shredder
did previously, though their partnership works better as Bishop does not give Baxter "punishments for failure" as
Shredder did. It was revealed that John Bishop was a soldier back in the 19th century and was experimented upon
by Grey Aliens which granted him longevity. In the "Fast Forward" part of the series, Bishop becomes the
President of the Pan Galactic Alliance, and an ally of the Turtles ever since one of the aliens he held captive
rescued him from one of Baxter Stockman's experiments that went horribly awry. With the exception of the
Shredder, Bishop is the only villain who is more agile and quicker than the Turtles.
Savanti Romero - He was Lord Simultaneous' earlier apprentice until he tried to steal the Time Scepter and was
banished to the 15th Century while transformed into a demon-like state. When the Turtles and Renet to the 15th
Century. The Turtles managed to defeat him and Lord Simultaneous banished him to prehistoric times. Savanti
later tried to amass an army of dinosaurs and envoke the "Ring of Fire" which he plans to use to cause all the
volcanoes to erupt and push Earth out of the way of the asteroid. Savanti Romero was defeated by the Ninja
Turtles and Renet.
Rat King - Rat King started out as a prototype bio-mechanical super-soldier that was created by Agent Bishop's
group using genetically manipulated DNA of alien, the turtles, Bishop, and Splinter.
Lord Hebi - A large snake villain who is the archenemy of Miyamoto Usagi.
Darius Dun - One of the primary antagonists of the "Flash Forward" season. The uncle of Cody Jones and the
CEO of O'Neil Tech who covers up his illegal activities. His fate is uncertain due to several unfinished episodes.
He would have most likely been defeated by both the Turtles and the Dark Turtles. He is a slight spoof of Lex
Luthor.
Sh'Okanabo - One of the primary antagonists of the "Flash Forward" season. Sh'Okanabo is a shapeshifting alien
who planned the "Day of Awakening" on Earth. He is ultimately defeated by the Turtles after hi "Day of
Awakening" failed and he is killed after exposure to the sun.
Viral - A female computeriezed system that is Sh'Okanabo's assistant. She can go into computer systems and
infect them similar to a computer virus. Following the defeat of Sh'Okanabo, Viral possessed Serling and
followed the Turtles back to the present. She came across the data of the Utrom Shredder and her attempt to
encrypt it caused her and the data to merge into the Cyber Shredder.
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Inuwashi Gunjin - A group of four winged warriors who are controlled by Darius Dun. Their name is Japanese
for Golden Eagle Soldiers. They later become allies of the Turtles after Darius Dun loses control of them.
Dark Turtles - Evil clones of the Ninja Turtles created by Sh'Okanabo and controlled by Darius Dun.
Dark Leonardo - The Dark Turtles clone of Leonardo.
Dark Michelangelo - The Dark Turtles clone of Michelangelo.
Dark Donatello - The Dark Turtles clone of Donatello. He is the inventor of the Terrorpin (which is similar to
the Ninja Turtles' Hovershell).
Dark Raphael - The Dark Turtles clone of Raphael
Torbin Zixx - A mercenary who is constantly outsmarts the Turtles, claiming that his intentions are good, when
in reality, he was smuggling weapons for other aliens or using the Turtles for his own benefit. His fate is uncertain
due to several unfinished episodes in the "Flash Forward" season. He would've most likely been defeated by the
Turtles.
Triple Threat - A three-headed alien professional wrestler who was banned from wrestling for his violent moves
and causes trouble throughout the "Fast Forward" season. His heads consist of a red head with a white face and
dreadlocks on his right side, a one-eyed blue head in the middle, and a yellow head on his left side.
Jammerhead - A cyborg who is the leader of the Street Phantoms. Jammerhead and his Street Phantoms use their
cloaks that enable to become non-solid, enabling them to avoiding attacks and go through solid objects (such as
walls).
Aliens
The Utroms - An alien species that Ch'rell was a part of. Some of the Utroms ended up crash-landing on Earth
700 years ago while they were transporting Ch'rell. Since then, the Utroms have set up TCRI as their front until
they could find a way to get back to the Utrom Homeworld.
Utrom High Council - The governing body of Utroms that reside on the Utrom Homeworld.
Council of Three - A group of high-ranking Utroms who were among the Utroms that had crashed on Earth
700 years ago.
Mortu - An Utrom Captain that was among the Utrom that crashed on Earth 700 years ago. He takes his orders
from the Council of Three. His name is "Utrom" spelled backwards.
Krang - A Utrom by the same name as the villain from the1987 cartoon. He made a cameo as one of the
Utroms escaping back to the Utrom Homeworld.
Utrominators - In the dystopian future reality, amongst The Utrom Shredder's soldiers are enslaved, and
apparently somewhat zombified Utroms. Some of these zombie Utroms are fitted into giant, winged,
mechanic-like exo-suits, and are known as Utrominators.
Guardians - Human beings that protect the Utroms.
The Triceratons - The Triceratons are a warring alien race from the Triceraton Homeworld. with the appearance
of a humanoid Triceratops. The Turtles come into contact with when they are accidentally transported across
several galaxies at the end of the first season while attempting to find the missing Master Splinter. The Turtles
then become a public enemy of the Triceratons for harboring a fugitive known as the Fugitoid, who possesses a
transporting technology that the Triceratons desperately want. The Triceratons wish to use Professor Honeycutt's
technology to aid them in their war with a military group called the Federation. Later in the series, the Triceratons
invade earth believing that the Fugitoid is still in hiding there when in reality he has gone to live with the Utrom
on their homeworld. In the "Flash Forward" part of the series, the Triceratons are members of the Pan Galactic
Alliance.
Zanramon - The Prime Leader of the Triceratons. He led the Triceratons into hunting the Fugitoid for the
teleportation device that he had. He was later overthrown and shares a cell with General Blanque.
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Commander Mozar - A Triceraton with an eyepatch over his left eye and a robotic hand who is the leading
soldiers of the Triceraton Army. He later sided with Traximus to overthrow Zanramon.
Traximus - A Triceraton warrior who befriended the Turtles during their visit to the Triceraton Homeworld.
Later he becomes the leader of the Triceraton Republic after he overthrows Zanramon.
Zog - A Triceraton that was stranded on Earth. He sided with the Turtles to fight Shredder and sacrificed his
life to defeat Shredder on his ship.
Monza Ram - Leader of the Triceraton All-Star Team. Later he and his team join Traximus' rebel army.
Zed and Raz - Two Triceraton sports announcers who cover the Tri-Sports Arena games.
Gruell - A Triceraton that was the Tri-Sports Arena Master.
Boss Zukko - A Triceraton who is the leader of a gang of Triceraton Rebels in Fast Forward.
The Federation - The Federation is an alien military organization of human appearance that the Turtles meet
when they are in space. The Federation is locked in a war with the Triceratons and both sides seek to gain access
to a robot known as the Fugitoid. The Fugitoid, having created a dimensional portal that would give either side a
huge tactical advantage in their current battles, has become the prized object of the war. When the Turtles
befriend Professor Honeycutt, the Federation seeks to destroy them for harboring him.
General Blanque - The head of the Federation military. He led the Federation into hunting the Fugitoid for the
teleportation device that he had. He was later imprisoned in the same cell as Zanmaron after the Triceratons
made peace with the Federation.
Lonae - A female who is General Blanque's aide and a double agent for the Triceratons.
Seasons Breakdown
During the show's run, the format was changed several times. The original run of the first four seasons kept the
Turtles in their native New York facing The Shredder, The Federation/Triceratons, and Bishop. After the fourth
season the show received its first major format change in the "Ninja Tribunal" season.
"Ninja Tribunal" season
This season focused on a new threat presented by another version of the Shredder said to be the original legendary
villain Oroku Saki from feudal Japan. The Turtles were then asked by the Ninja Tribunal (a group of warriors who
seek to combat this ancient, "Tengu" Shredder) to train alongside several human warriors to become strong enough
to battle the Shredder. This involved the Turtles gaining new weapons, learning how to channel their chi into
powerful projectiles, and finding their inner animal spirit. This season marked the end of the use of the original
character designs and format.
Fast Forward season
This season featured a brand new direction as well as a completely redesigned look and feel. The season focused on
the Turtles being transported 100 years into the future to the year 2105 where they meet and befriend Cody Jones, a
teenage descendant of April and Casey. Cody runs a successful and influential technology company and is its sole
heir. The newly formatted show saw a brighter tone than its predecessor, and focused on shorter story lines. Some of
the previous shows characters did return, however, including Bishop and Baxter Stockman.
Back To The Sewer season
This season was the last of the show's run. It featured yet another redesign for the entire cast similar to the designs
from TMNT and brought the Turtles back into present day New York. The season did feature some returning
characters from the Fast Forward season. The main villain for the Turtles as they battle in a cybernetic reality is a
cybernetic version of the Shredder.
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Turtles Forever
Turtles Forever is a 2009 TV movie featuring the Turtles and effectively brings an end to the 2003 series. The movie
features the revamped character designs from the Back to the Sewer season. The story centers around the Turtles
encountering their 1987 animated counterparts who were accidentally transported to the 2003 Turtles' dimension.
Both sets of Turtles face off against the villains from both series in an attempt to prevent the Utrom Shredder from
destroying all of time and space.
Episodes
See also: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) DVD releases
Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 26 February 8, 2003 November 1, 2003
Season 2 26 November 8, 2003 October 2, 2004
Season 3 26 October 9, 2004 April 23, 2005
Season 4 26 September 10, 2005 April 15, 2006
Season 5 (The Lost Episodes) 12 March 24, 2007 May 3, 2008
Season 6 (Fast Forward) 26 July 29, 2006 October 27, 2007
Season 7 (Back to the Sewer) 13 September 13, 2008 February 28, 2009
Principal Cast
Mike Sinterniklaas - Leonardo, Dark Leonardo, Lord Hebi
Sam Riegel - Donatello, Dr. Chaplin, Zippy Lad (1st Time), Dark Donatello
Frank Frankson - Raphael, Dark Raphael
Wayne Grayson - Michelangelo, Krang, Gruell, Metal Head, Dark Michelangelo
Christopher C. Adams - Cody Jones
Greg Carey - Hun
Darren Dunstan - Splinter, Council of Three
David Zen Mansley - Bishop, Savanti Romero, Zog, Rat King, Monza Ram, Kon-Shisho, Darius Dun, Triple
Threat (Green Head)
Karen Neil - Karai
Scottie Ray - Shredder/Oruku Saki, Tengu Shredder, Cyber Shredder, Triple Threat (Yellow Head)
Veronica Taylor - April O'Neil, Nanobot (young)
Marc Thompson - Casey Jones, Serling, Ultimate Daimyo, Drako, Mr. Touch, Juto-Shisho
Scott Williams - Baxter Stockman
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Additional voices
Michael Alston Bailey - Zanramon, Dr. Malignus
Amanda Brown - Starlee Hambrath
David Chen - Ancient One, Tora Yoshida
Eva Christensen - Viral
Marc Diraison - Raptarr, Ruffington, Silver Sentry
David James Elliott - Torbin Zixx
Dan Green - Mortu, Commander Mozar
Jason Griffith - Usagi Yojimbo
Britton Harring - Adam McKay
Megan Hollingshead - Sydney, Moriah, Dr. Abigail Finn
Liza Jacqueline - Renet
Tara Jayne - Angel
Carrie Keranen - Ananda
Cedric Leake - Dragon Face
Gary K. Lewis - Leatherhead
Ted Lewis - Ultimate Ninja, Kluh
Rachael Lillis - Tomoe Ame
David Moo - Faraji Ngala
Mark Odgers - Triple Thread (Red Head)
Lisa Ortiz - Jhanna
F.B. Owens - Traximus
Mike Pollock - Garbageman, General Blanque
Tony Salerno - Nanobot (adult)
Sean Schemmel - Nobody, Ancient One, Yukio Mashimi, Constable Biggles,Master Khan, Sh'Okanabo
Rebecca Soler - Joi Reynard
Eric Stuart - Hamato Yoshi, John, Murakami Gennosuke
Tom Wayland - Jammerhead
David Wills - Stainless Steel Steve
Oliver Wyman - Fugitoid/Professor Honeycut, Joey Lastic, Mr. Go
Stuart Zagnit - Dr. Dome
References
External links
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http:/ / www. tv. com/ shows/ teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2003/ ) at TV.com
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http:/ / www. bcdb. com/ cartoons/ Other_Studios/ M/ M-_Miscellany/
Mirage_Studios/ Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles/ index. html) at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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series) episodes
This is a list of episodes of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series. The series debuted on February 4,
2003 on the Fox Network as part of Fox's 4Kids TV Saturday morning lineup, and ended on February 28, 2009. The
series was produced by Mirage Studios, which owned one third of the rights to the show.Wikipedia:Citation needed
Series
Season One: 2003
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' first season originally aired between February 4, 2003 and November 1, 2003,
beginning with the "Things Change" episode.
[1]
The episodes were released in two separate volumes, the first on
May 22, 2007 with twelve episodes, and the second on September 18, 2007 with fourteen episodes.
[2][3]
No.
in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Originalairdate TV broadcast
1 1 "Things Change"
Chuck Patton
[4]
Michael Ryan February8,2003 S01E01
2 2 "A Better Mousetrap"
Chuck Patton
[5]
Marty Isenberg February15,2003 S01E02
3 3 "Attack of the Mousers"
Chuck Patton
[6]
Eric Luke February22,2003 S01E03
4 4 "Meet Casey Jones"
Chuck Patton
[7]
Michael Ryan March1,2003 S01E04
5 5 "Nano"
Chuck Patton
[8]
Eric Luke March8,2003 S01E05
6 6 "Darkness on the Edge of Town"
Chuck Patton
[9]
Marty Isenberg March15,2003 S01E06
7 7 "The Way of Invisibility"
Chuck Patton
[10]
8 8 "Fallen Angel"
Chuck Patton
[11]
9 9 "Garbageman"
Chuck Patton
[12]
Eric Luke April5,2003 S01E09
10 10 "The Shredder Strikes, Part 1"
Chuck Patton
[13]
Michael Ryan April12,2003 S01E10
11 11 "The Shredder Strikes, Part 2"
Chuck Patton
[14]
12 12 "The Unconvincing Turtle Titan"
Chuck Patton
[15]
Marty Isenberg May3,2003 S01E12
13 13 "Notes from the Underground, Part 1"
Chuck Patton
[16]
Eric Luke May10,2003 S01E13
Chuck Patton
[17]
Greg Johnson May17,2003 S01E14
Chuck Patton
[18]
16 16 "The King"
Chuck Patton
[19]
Michael Ryan May31,2003 S01E16
17 17 "The Shredder Strikes Back, Part 1"
Chuck Patton
[20]
Eric Luke June7,2003 S01E17
18 18 "The Shredder Strikes Back, Part 2"
Chuck Patton
[21]
19 19 "Tales of Leo"
Chuck Patton
[22]
Marty Isenberg September13,2003 S01E19
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20 20 "The Monster Hunter"
Chuck Patton
[23]
Michael Ryan September20,2003 S01E20
21 21 "Return to New York, Part 1"
Chuck Patton
[24]
Chuck Patton
[25]
Marty Isenberg October4,2003 S01E22
Chuck Patton
[26]
Michael Ryan October11,2003 S01E23
24 24 "Lone Raph and Cub"
Chuck Patton
[27]
Eric Luke October18,2003 S01E24
25 25 "The Search for Splinter, Part 1"
Chuck Patton
[28]
Greg Johnson October25,2003 S01E25
26 26 "The Search for Splinter, Part 2"
Chuck Patton
[29]
Greg Johnson November1,2003 S01E26
Season Two: 20032004
The Shredder returns in season 2 and is revealed to be an Utrom named Ch'rell. Karai the daughter of the Shredder
makes her first appearance in this season.
No.
in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written By Originalairdate TV Broadcast
27 1 "Turtles in Space, Part 1: The Fugitoid" Chuck Patton Michael Ryan November8,2003 S02E01
28 2 "Turtles in Space, Part 2: The Trouble with Triceratons" Chuck Patton Eric Luke November15,2003 S02E02
29 3 "Turtles in Space, Part 3: The Big House" Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg November22,2003 S02E03
30 4 "Turtles in Space, Part 4: The Arena" Chuck Patton Michael Ryan November29,2003 S02E04
31 5 "Turtles in Space, Part 5: Triceraton Wars" Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg December6,2003 S02E05
32 6 "Secret Origins, Part 1" Chuck Patton Eric Luke January17,2004 S02E06
33 7 "Secret Origins, Part 2" Chuck Patton Michael Ryan January24,2004 S02E07
34 8 "Secret Origins, Part 3" Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg January31,2004 S02E08
36 10 "The Ultimate Ninja" Chuck Patton Michael Ryan February7,2004 S02E10
35 9 "Reflections" Chuck Patton Roland Gonzalez February14,2004 S02E09
37 11 "The Return of Nano" Chuck Patton Eric Luke February21,2004 S02E11
38 12 "What a Croc!" Chuck Patton Ben Townsend February28,2004 S02E12
39 13 "Return to the Underground" Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg March6,2004 S02E13
40 14 "City at War, Part 1" Chuck Patton Eric Luke March13,2004 S02E14
41 15 "City at War, Part 2" Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg March20,2004 S02E15
42 16 "City at War, Part 3" Chuck Patton Ben Townsend March27,2004 S02E16
43 17 "Junklantis" Chuck Patton Eric Luke April3,2004 S02E17
44 18 "The Golden Puck" Chuck Patton Michael Ryan April10,2004 S02E18
45 19 "Rogue in the House, Part 1" Chuck Patton Eric Luke April17,2004 S02E19
46 20 "Rogue in the House, Part 2" Chuck Patton Ben Townsend April24,2004 S02E20
47 21 "April's Artifact" Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg May1,2004 S02E21
48 22 "Return of the Justice Force" Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg May8,2004 S02E22
49 23 "The Big Brawl, Part 1" Chuck Patton Michael Ryan May15,2004 S02E23
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50 24 "The Big Brawl, Part 2" Chuck Patton Ben Townsend September18,2004 S02E24
51 25 "The Big Brawl, Part 3" Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg September25,2004 S02E25
52 26 "The Big Brawl, Part 4" Chuck Patton Michael Ryan October2,2004 S02E26
Season Three: 20042005
Many of the Ninja Turtles enemies return in season 3. This is the final season that includes Utrom Shredder.
No.
in
series
No. in
season
54 1 "Space Invaders, Part 1" Roy Burdine Dean Stefan October9,2004 S03E02
55 2 "Space Invaders, Part 2" Roy Burdine Eric Luke October16,2004 S03E03
56 3 "Space Invaders, Part 3" Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg October23,2004 S03E04
57 4 "Worlds Collide, Part 1" Roy Burdine Ben Townsend October30,2004 S03E05
58 5 "Worlds Collide, Part 2" Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg November6,2004 S03E06
59 6 "Worlds Collide, Part 3" Roy Burdine Eric Luke November13,2004 S03E07
60 7 "Touch and Go" Roy Burdine
Michael Ryan[30]
61 8 "Hunted" Roy Burdine Ben Townsend November27,2004 S03E09
62 9 "H.A.T.E." Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg December4,2004 S03E10
63 10 "Nobody's Fool" Roy Burdine Greg Johnson December11,2004 S03E11
64 11 "New Blood" Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg January22,2005 S03E12
65 12 "The Lesson" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan December18,2004 S03E13
53 13 "The Christmas Aliens" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan December25,2004 S03E01
66 14 "The Darkness Within" Roy Burdine Ben Townsend January29,2005 S03E14
67 15 "Mission of Gravity" Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg February5,2005 S03E15
68 16 "The Entity Below" Roy Burdine Greg Johnson February6,2005 S03E16
69 17 "Time Travails" Roy Burdine Bob Forward February7,2005 S03E17
70 18 "Hun on the Run" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan February8,2005 S03E18
71 19 "Reality Check" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost March5,2005 S03E19
72 20 "Across the Universe" Roy Burdine Greg Johnson March12,2005 S03E20
73 21 "Same As It Never Was" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan March17,2005 S03E21
74 22 "The Real World, Part 1" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost March26,2005 S03E22
75 23 "The Real World, Part 2" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan April2,2005 S03E23
76 24 "Bishop's Gambit" Roy Burdine Greg Johnson April9,2005 S03E24
77 25 "Exodus, Part 1" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost April16,2005 S03E25
78 26 "Exodus, Part 2" Roy Burdine Greg Johnson April23,2005 S03E26
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Season Four: 20052006
For the entire season Karai is the leader of the Foot Clan. Hun controls the Purple Dragons. New enemies are seen in
this season.
No.
in
series
No. in
season
79 1 "Cousin Sid" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost September10,2005 S04E01
80 2 "The People's Choice" Roy Burdine Baz Hawkins September17,2005 S04E02
81 3 "Sons of the Silent Age" Roy Burdine Steve Murphy October1,2005 S04E03
82 4 "Dragon's Brew" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan October8,2005 S04E04
83 5 "I, Monster" Roy Burdine Brandon Sawyer October15,2005 S04E05
84 6 "Grudge Match" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost October22,2005 S04E06
85 7 "A Wing and a Prayer" Roy Burdine Baz Hawkins September25,2005 S04E07
86 8 "Bad Day" Roy Burdine Brandon Sawyer November5,2005 S04E08
87 9 "Aliens Among Us" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost November12,2005 S04E09
88 10 "Dragons Rising" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan November19,2005 S04E10
89 11 "Still Nobody" Roy Burdine Baz Hawkins November26,2005 S04E11
90 12 "All Hallows Thieves" Roy Burdine Gavin Hignight October29,2005 S04E12
91 13 "Samurai Tourist" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost December3,2005 S04E13
92 14 "The Ancient One" Roy Burdine Steve Murphy December10,2005 S04E14
93 15 "Scion of the Shredder" Roy Burdine Eugene Son February4,2006 S04E15
94 16 "Prodigal Son" Roy Burdine Gavin Hignight February11,2006 S04E16
95 17 "Outbreak" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost February18,2006 S04E17
96 18 "Trouble with Augie" Roy Burdine Eugene Son February25,2006 S04E18
97 19 "Insane in the Membrane" Roy Burdine Matthew Drdek October14,2006 (UK) S04E19
98 20 "Return of Savanti, Part 1" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost March11,2006 S04E20
99 21 "Return of Savanti, Part 2" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost March18,2006 S04E21
100 22 "Tale of Master Yoshi" Roy Burdine Steve Murphy March4,2006 S04E22
101 23 "Adventures in Turtle Sitting" Roy Burdine Roland Gonzalez March25,2006 S04E23
102 24 "Good Genes, Part 1" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost April1,2006 S04E24
103 25 "Good Genes, Part 2" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost April8,2006 S04E25
104 26 "Ninja Tribunal" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan April15,2006 S04E26
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Season Six (Fast Forward): 20062007
The Turtles are in the future. New enemies are seen. Most of the old characters are not in this season at all. The
Turtles and Splinter have different designs in this season.
No.
in
series
No. in
season
117 1 "Future Shellshock" Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg July29,2006 S06E01
118 2 "Obsolete" Roy Burdine Adam Beechen August5,2006 S06E02
119 3 "Home Invasion" Roy Burdine Rich Fogel August12,2006 S06E03
120 4 "Headlock Prime" Roy Burdine Steven Melching September30,2006 S06E04
121 5 "Playtime's Over" Roy Burdine Julia Lewald October7,2006 S06E05
122 6 "Bishop to Knight" Roy Burdine Steve Murphy October14,2006 S06E06
123 7 "Night of Sh'Okanabo" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan October21,2006 S06E07
124 8 "Clash of the Turtle Titans" Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg October28,2006 S06E08
125 9 "Fly Me to the Moon" Roy Burdine Rich Fogel November4,2006 S06E09
126 10 "Invasion of the Bodyjacker!" Roy Burdine Roger Slifer November11,2006 S06E10
127 11 "The Freaks Come Out at Night" Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg November25,2006 S06E11
128 12 "Bad Blood" Roy Burdine Roland Gonzalez December2,2006 S06E12
129 13 "The Journal" Roy Burdine Steve Murphy December9,2006 S06E13
130 14 "The Gaminator" Roy Burdine Wendell Morris December16,2006 S06E14
131 15 "Graduation Day: Class of 2105" Roy Burdine Julia Lewald March24,2007 S06E15
132 16 "Timing Is Everything" Roy Burdine Joe Kelly March31,2007 S06E16
133 17 "Enter the Jammerhead" Roy Burdine Julia Lewald April7,2007 S06E17
134 18 "Milk Run" Roy Burdine Steven Melching April14,2007 S06E18
135 19 "The Fall of Darius Dunn" Roy Burdine Rich Fogel April21,2007 S06E19
136 20 "Turtle X-Tinction" Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg April28,2007 S06E20
137 21 "Race For Glory" Roy Burdine Larry Hama September8,2007 S06E21
138 22 "Head of State" Roy Burdine John Drdek September15,2007 S06E22
139 23 "DNA is Thicker than Water" Roy Burdine Roland Gonzalez October6,2007 S06E23
140 24 "The Cosmic Completist" Roy Burdine James Felder October13,2007 S06E24
141 25 "The Day of Awakening" Roy Burdine Steve Murphy October20,2007 S06E25
142 26 "Zixxth Sense" Roy Burdine Rich Fogel October27,2007 S06E26
Unproduced Fast Forward episodes
A ten-episode second season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward was originally in production, intended
to be aired on 4Kids TV in the fall 2007. However, the season was scrapped mid-production, and the last six
episodes of the first season of Fast Forward were held over for airing in the fall instead. A storyboard animatic of
the first episode was released through the Rewards Plaza of the 4Kids website.
[31]
The titles for the unproduced
episodes were later revealed and some were used for the Back To The Sewer season .
[32]
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# Title Originalairdate TV Broadcast
"Master Fighter 2105" May 11, 2009 (animatic online)
"Something Wicked" N/A
"Bounty Huntin'" N/A
"Turtles, Turtles Everywhere" N/A
"Law and Disorder" N/A
"The Devil and Dr. Stockman" N/A
"The Incredible Shrinking Serling" N/A
"A Question of Honor" N/A
"City Under Siege / Con Space" N/A
"Homeward Bound" N/A
Season Five (The Lost Episodes): 2008
To try to increase interest in the series, in 2006 Fox aired the "Fast Forward" season on commercial
TVWikipedia:Citation needed. 4Kids Entertainment later signed a deal with Comcast and the season began airing on
Comcast-On-Demand in August 2006; however, after airing five episodes, the airing was canceled. Fox later aired
the "Membership Drive" episode on March 24, 2007, which was the first episode of the season to air on regular
television. 4Kids TV started showing "The Ninja Tribunal" and the 12 completed episodes of this season on
February 9, 2008. The season was promoted as the "Lost Episodes"Wikipedia:Citation needed.
No.
in
series
No. in
season
105 1 "Lap of the Gods" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost February 16, 2008 S05E01
106 2 "Demons and Dragons" Roy Burdine Joe Kelly February 23, 2008 S05E02
107 3 "Legend of the Five Dragons" Roy Burdine Danny Fingeroth March 1, 2008 S05E03
108 4 "More Worlds Than One" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost March 8, 2008 S05E04
109 5 "Beginning of the End" Roy Burdine Joe Kelly March 15, 2008 S05E05
"Nightmares Recycled" Roy Burdine Roland Gonzalez N/A S05E06
110 6 "Membership Drive" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost March 24, 2008 S05E07
111 7 "New World Order, Part 1" Roy Burdine Danny Fingeroth March 29, 2008 S05E08
112 8 "New World Order, Part 2" Roy Burdine Matthew Drdek April 5, 2008 S05E09
113 9 "Fathers & Sons" Roy Burdine Roland Gonzalez April 12, 2008 S05E10
114 10 "Past and Present" Roy Burdine Joe Kelly April 19, 2008 S05E11
115 11 "Enter the Dragons, Part 1" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost March 26, 2008 S05E12
116 12 "Enter the Dragons, Part 2" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost May 3, 2008 S05E13
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Season Seven (Back to the Sewer): 20082009
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) (season 7)
For most of the season, Cyber Shredder is the main villain. For most of the season, Master Splinter is trapped in
cyber space, with Donatello in one turtle rescue missions.
No.
in
series
No. in
season
143 1 "Tempus Fugit" Roy Burdine Eric Basart September13,2008 S07E01
144 2 "Karate Schooled" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan September20,2008 S07E02
145 3 "Something Wicked" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan September27,2008 S07E03
146 4 "The Engagement Ring" Roy Burdine Robert David October4,2008 S07E04
147 5 "Hacking Stockman" Roy Burdine Joe Kelly October18,2008 S07E05
148 6 "Incredible Shrinking Serling" Roy Burdine Robert David October25,2008 S07E06
149 7 "Identity Crisis" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan November1,2008 S07E07
150 8 "Web Wranglers" Roy Burdine Robert David November8,2008 S07E08
151 9 "SuperQuest" Roy Burdine Robert David November15,2008 S07E09
152 10 "Virtual Reality Check" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan November22,2008 S07E10
153 11 "City Under Siege" Roy Burdine Steve Melching November29,2008 S07E11
154 12 "Super Power Struggle" Roy Burdine Robert David February21,2009 S07E12
155 13 "Wedding Bells and Bytes" Roy Burdine Matthew Drek & Robert David February28,2009 S07E13
"Mayhem from Mutant Island" Roy Burdine Matthew Drek & John Drek March27,2010 S07SP-1
Mayhem from Mutant Island Shorts
Starting March 7, 2009, a series of 13 shorts, called "chapters", ranging from 90 seconds to two minutes in length,
began airing on The CW4Kids during episodes of TMNT: Back to the Sewer and Chaotic: M'arrillian Invasion. They
were streamed on the 4Kids website a week in advance of airing them on television. The episodes comprise a single
story called "Mayhem from Mutant Island."
[33]
On March 27, 2010 the 13 shorts were re-aired edited together under
just the "Mayhem from Mutant Island" title as an episode of TMNT: Back to the Sewer.
# Title Original airdate
TV Broadcast
1 "What Lurks Beneath" March7,2009 S07E14
While riding around with their sports gear, the Turtles are attacked by a giant crustacean-type monster that emerges from the sewers.
2 "Terror Unleashed" March7,2009 S07E14
The Turtles overcome the monster, only to fall into the sewer. Upon landing, a large group of mutants attacks.
3 "Trouble Runs Rampant" March14,2009 S07E14
After narrowly escaping the mutants in the sewer, the Turtles don their Sub-Sewer Gear in order to combat them.
4 "Showdown in the Subterrane" March21,2009 S07E14
The Turtles defeat the dinosaur mutants, only to subsequently discover they were right in front of a Purple Dragons stronghold.
5 "Attack of the Purple Dragons" March28,2009 S07E14
The Turtles face off with Hun and the Purple Dragons, believing them to be responsible for the mutant dinosaurs. It is revealed, however, that
Baxter Stockman is the true culprit.
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6 "Face-Off with the Foot" April4,2009 S07E14
After Hun tells the Turtles that Khan and the Foot Clan are behind the mutant attacks, the Turtles don new metal armor and forge new weapons
before storming their hideout.
7 "Rivals Take Arms" April11,2009 S07E14
Using their new armor and weapons, the Turtles battle with Khan and the Foot Clan.
8 "Dread Returns" April18,2009 S07E14
The Foot Clan backs off as a mutant T-rex enters the scene, grabbing Leo into its jaws.
9 "In Pursuit of Danger" April25,2009 S07E14
The Turtles chase after the mutant T-rex in the Hauler, but once Leo is freed, the Turtles find themselves facing an entire group of mutant dinosaurs.
10 "The Scourge Revealed" May2,2009 S07E14
Using the Hauler, the Turtles take out as many of the mutant dinosaurs as they can, which causes the underground railway tunnel they are fighting
in to collapse. Immediately after, they receive a message from Stockman.
11 "Rendezvous with Evil" May9,2009 S07E14
The Turtles locate Stockman in their helicopter, but are struck out of the air by the mutant dinosaurs. The Turtles respond by donning their Mech
Wrecker suits and engaging the mutant dinosaurs in battle.
12 "Stockman Strikes" May16,2009 S07E14
As the Turtles battle with Stockman and the mutant dinosaurs, Don discovers that the dinosaurs are being controlled by a radio tower.
13 "Fate of the Deranged Dinos" May23,2009 S07E14
Don destroys the radio tower with his mech suit, and the dinosaurs become docile. With that, the Turtles leave the island.
Movie
A direct to TV and DVD movie based on the series was produced by 4Kids Entertainment; it aired on The CW4Kids
on November 21, 2009.
No. Title Writer Director Released
1 "Turtles Forever" Roy Burdine and Lloyd
Goldfine
Rob David, Matthew
Drdek, and Lloyd Goldfine
November21,2009
When the turtles of the 1987 animated series are accidentally brought to the world of the 2003 series, the old turtles must ally with the new to stop
Ch'rell, the Utrom Shredder, whose evil plan of revenge for his exile threatens the existence of the very multiverse itself.
DVD releases
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) DVD releases
References
Official episode guide at the Mirage Studios website. Retrieved on February 29, 2008
Season 1
[34]
, 2
[35]
, 3
[36]
, 4
[37]
, 5
[38]
, 6
[39]
, 7
[40]
Official TMNT & TMNT: Fast Forward episode guide at 4Kids TV website.
[41]
Retrieved on February 29, 2008
Official TMNT: Back to the Sewer episode guide at 4Kids TV website.
[42]
Retrieved on September 14, 2008
[1] Season One Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/
newsynopses01.htm)
[2] Season 1 part 1 (http:/ / www.tvshowsondvd.com/ releases/ Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Season-1-Volume-1/ 6528)
tvshowsondvd.com. retrieved on February 15, 2008
[3] Season 1 part 2 (http:/ / www.tvshowsondvd.com/ releases/ Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-Season-1-Volume-2/ 6936).
tvshowsondvd.com. retrieved on February 15, 2008
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[4] Things Change (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 01. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[5] A Better Mousetrap (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 02. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[6] Attack of the Mousers (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 03. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[7] Meet Casey Jones (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 04. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[8] Nano (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 05. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[9] Darkness on the Edge of Town (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 06. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February
15, 2008
[10] The Way of Invisibility (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 07. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15,
2008
[11] Fallen Angel (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 08. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[12] Garbageman episode (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 09. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[13] The Shredder Strikes, Part 1 (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 10. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February
15, 2008
15, 2008
15, 2008
[16] Notes from the Underground, Part 1 (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 13. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website.
February 15, 2008
February 15, 2008
February 15, 2008
[19] The King (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 16. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[20] The Shredder Strikes Back, Part 1 (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 17. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website.
February 15, 2008
February 15, 2008
[22] Tales of Leo (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 19. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[23] The Monster Hunter (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 20. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[24] Return to New York, Part 1 (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 21. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15,
2008
2008
2008
[27] Lone Raph and Cub (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 24. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[28] The Search for Splinter, Part 1 (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 25. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February
15, 2008
15, 2008
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editintro=Template:Disambiguation_needed/ editintro& client=Template:Dn
[31] 4Kids Blog: Inside the Shells Master Fighter 2105 (http:/ / www. 4kids. tv/ show/ tmnt/ blog/
tmnt-fast-forward-lost-episode-master-fighter)
[32] Fast Forward Season 2 episode titles (http:/ / forums.thetechnodrome. com/ showpost. php?p=699715& postcount=7)
[33] http:/ / www.4kidstv.com/ tmnt-back-to-the-sewer
[34] http:/ / www.ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ newsynopses01. htm
[41] http:/ / www.4kids. tv/ show/ tmnt/ episodes
[42] http:/ / www.4kids. tv/ show/ tmntsewer/ episodes
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External links
Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/
newsynopses. htm)
Episode list with synopses at TV.com (http:/ / www. tv. com/ teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-2003/ show/ 11995/
episode_guide. html)
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(season 1)
(2003) Season 1
No. of episodes 26
Broadcast
Original channel 4Kids TV
Original run February 8, 2003
November 1, 2003
Home video release
DVD release date Part 1: May 22, 2007
Part 2: September 18, 2007
Season chronology
Previous
Next
2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' first season originally aired between February 8, 2003 and November 1, 2003,
beginning with the "Things Change" episode.
[1]
The episodes were first released in eight volumes, TMNT Volume
one through Volume eight. The volumes were released From September 2, 2003 through March 16, 2004. The
episodes were later released in 2 part season sets, part 1 was released on May 22, 2007 which had the first 12
episodes, and part 2 was released on September 18, 2007, this had the final 14 episodes of the season.
[2]
Crew
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was produced by Mirage Studios, 4 Kids Entertainment, 4Kids Productions, and Dong
Woo Animation and distributed by 4 Kids Entertainment and was aired on Fox's Saturday morning kids' block in the
US. The producers were Gary Richardson, Frederick U. Fierst, and Joellyn Marlow for the American team; Tae Ho
Han was the producer for the Korean team. The entire season was directed by Chuck Patton. The writers for season
one were Michael Ryan, Marty Isenberg, Eric Luke, and Greg Johnson.
List of episodes
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No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Originalairdate TV broadcast
1 1 "Things Change"
Chuck Patton
[3]
Michael Ryan February8,2003 S01E01
In the midst of an intense training session with Master Splinter, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are attacked by Mouser robots, which tear
asunder their underground New York City home and separate them from their sensei. With their lair destroyed, the Turtles must search for their
Master and find a new home.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #1, "The Turtles origin is told".
2 2 "A Better Mousetrap"
Chuck Patton
[4]
Marty Isenberg February15,2003 S01E02
After the Turtles settle into their new lair, they discover the source of their Mouser problem: Stocktronics founder and CEO, Dr. Baxter Stockman.
Donatello repairs a disabled Mouser and the Turtles track it through the sewers, where coincidentally they stumble upon April O'Neil, a young
apprentice fleeing the wrath of Dr. Stockman.
Partially based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #2, "TMNT VS the Mousers".
3 3 "Attack of the
Mousers"
Chuck Patton
[5]
Eric Luke February22,2003 S01E03
After fainting from their initial encounter, April O'Neil wakes up in the Turtles' lair. It is there April learns of the Turtles' origin, and they all agree
that Baxter Stockman and his rampaging Mousers must be stopped.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #2, "TMNT VS the Mousers".
4 4 "Meet Casey Jones"
Chuck Patton
[6]
Michael Ryan March1,2003 S01E04
During a sparring session, Raphael lets his anger get the best of him and almost hurts Michelangelo seriously. He decides to go "topside" to cool off
and meets someone filled with more anger than him: a streetwise vigilante named Casey Jones.
Based on Raphael, Microseries Issue #1, "Me, Myself and I".
5 5 "Nano"
Chuck Patton
[7]
Eric Luke March8,2003 S01E05
A small-time thief goes on a crime spree when he stumbles upon a form of artificial intelligence made up of nanotechnology. When the crook and
his ward reach April O'Neil's new antique shop, "2nd Time Around," they face off against Casey and the Turtles.
6 6 "Darkness on the
Edge of Town"
Chuck Patton
[8]
After a blackout knocks out the lights in the lair, the Turtles go topside to investigate. Once above ground, the Turtles encounter the mysterious Foot
Clan gathering artifacts from around the city.
7 7 "The Way of
Invisibility"
Chuck Patton
[9]
Casey Jones becomes an unwanted house-guest in the Turtles' lair, so Raphael takes him topside to get some much needed air. During a routine
skirmish with a street gang known as the Purple Dragons, Raph and Casey encounter the Foot Tech Ninja, whose cyber-armor enhances their
strength and speed while giving them invisibility. Raphael is kidnapped and then interrogated by Hun, while Casey escapes to get help.
8 8 "Fallen Angel"
Chuck Patton
[10]
Angel, a girl Casey knows from the neighborhood, is going through her initiation to join the Purple Dragons. Casey fears her going down the wrong
path and tries to stop her from joining the gang with the help of the Turtles.
9 9 "Garbageman"
Chuck Patton
[11]
Eric Luke April5,2003 S01E09
When homeless people start to disappear mysteriously, the Turtles set out to investigate. Their search leads them to a garbage-filled island where
the homeless are being used as slaves by the villainous Garbageman.
10 10 "The Shredder Strikes,
Part 1"
Chuck Patton
[12]
Leonardo meets a mysterious man named Oroku Saki, who appears to be the leader of the Foot Clan; despite previous skirmishes with the Foot, Leo
is offered a truce and a chance to fight against a "greater evil". Almost taken in by the offer, Leo's brothers encourage him to consult Master
Splinter. They soon learn the true nature of the Foot and the significance of their emblem.
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11 11 "The Shredder Strikes,
Part 2"
Chuck Patton
[13]
Oroku Saki reveals himself as the Shredder and exclaims, "Those who are not with me are against me, and I crush anyone who stands against me!"
The Turtles soon find themselves outmatched and make a hasty retreat. Concurrently, Master Splinter searches for his sons and prepares a
counteroffensive.
12 12 "The Unconvincing
Turtle Titan"
Chuck Patton
[14]
Marty Isenberg May3,2003 S01E12
Michelangelo yearns to use his fighting abilities to help others in the city, leading him to create his alter ego: Turtle Titan. While attempting to
team-up with his superhero inspiration, Silver Sentry, Mikey must battle his hero's arch-nemesis, Dr. Malignus.
13 13 "Notes from the
Underground, Part 1"
Chuck Patton
[15]
Eric Luke May10,2003 S01E13
While Donatello examines a pair of mysterious crystals, the lair's perimeter alarm is triggered after the crystals begin to glow. The Turtles
investigate and find tracks indicating the presence of some unknown creature. These tracks lead them deep underground where they uncover an
abandoned Foot Genetics Lab.
Chuck Patton
[16]
Inside the Foot Genetics Lab, the Turtles learn of past experiments that turned human subjects into monsters. The brothers soon encounter a group
of these creatures who are at first hostile, but eventually become allies. The Turtles now find themselves helping these creatures evade the attacks of
similar, but mindless monsters. This new partnership takes the Turtles deeper into the seemingly haunted catacombs, where creatures, and now
Donatello, have disappeared.
Chuck Patton
[17]
The source of the mysterious crystals found in the lair appears to be an ancient subterranean city. This site is also the location where Donatello and
the Turtles' monster allies disappear. The city is inhabited by the sole survivor of an ancient race; although he claims wanting to return the creatures
to their original form, his true intentions remain unknown.
16 16 "The King"
Chuck Patton
[18]
Michael Ryan May31,2003 S01E16
With the Foot scouring the sewers, the Turtles move in with April. When the water heater breaks down, Donatello goes down to the basement to fix
it. Here Don meets April's tenant, Kirby, an artist whose mysterious power opens an adventure to another dimension.
Based on Donatello, Microseries #1, "Kirby and the Warp Crystal".
This episode was dedicated to comic book writer Jack Kirby.
17 17 "The Shredder Strikes
Back, Part 1"
Chuck Patton
[19]
During an early morning training run, Leonardo encounters a legion of Foot Ninja and Hun. A thunderstorm develops not long before Leo
encounters a new foe, the Foot Elite. As he becomes overwhelmed, Leo witnesses the return of an unexpected enemy: the Shredder.
Based on Leonardo #1 "What Goes Around Comes Around".
18 18 "The Shredder Strikes
Back, Part 2"
Chuck Patton
[20]
After being thrown through a window into April's apartment, Leonardo lies unconscious while his brothers and Master Splinter defend against
waves of attacking Foot Ninja. Desiring revenge, the Shredder seeks to destroy the Turtles and their allies at any cost.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #10 "Silent Partner"
19 19 "Tales of Leo"
Chuck Patton
[21]
After barely escaping the Shredder's attack, the Turtles, Splinter, Casey and April head to the old farmhouse of Casey's grandmother. As Leonardo
lies unconscious, each member of his family tells Leo a tale of his early adventures, hoping their voices will rouse him back to consciousness.
20 20 "The Monster Hunter"
Chuck Patton
[22]
Michael Ryan September20,2003 S01E20
Still recuperating at the old farmhouse, the Turtles try to keep themselves busy. Raphael helps Leonardo forge new katana blades while
Michelangelo, Donatello and Casey deal with the overzealous Abigail Finn, who hopes to catch the legendary "Green Man of the Woods."
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21 21 "Return to New York,
Part 1"
Chuck Patton
[23]
Thinking he has destroyed his enemies, the Shredder is not prepared for a surprise attack on his headquarters by the Turtles and Splinter. With April
providing computer intel at the lair, the Turtles work their way up to the Shredder, floor by floor.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #19, "Return to New York, Book One".
Part 2"
Chuck Patton
[24]
Marty Isenberg October4,2003 S01E22
Continuing their assault, the Turtles and Splinter encounter mutant clones in a Foot Genetics Lab and a near indomitable foe, the Foot Mystic
Ninjas. The Turtles finally make it to the Shredder's throne room, but they are interrupted by an exosuit-clad Baxter Stockman, who hopes to get
revenge on both the Shredder and the Turtles.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #20, "Return to New York, Book Two".
Part 3"
Chuck Patton
[25]
Michael Ryan October11,2003 S01E23
With Baxter Stockman causing a problem for everyone, the Turtles work with the Shredder to stop him. Just as soon as Stockman is out of the way,
the Turtles enter a rooftop battle. With help from a mysterious group of warriors known as the Guardians, the Turtles enter what looks to be a fight
to the finish against the Shredder.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #21, "Return to New York, Book Three".
24 24 "Lone Raph and Cub"
Chuck Patton
[26]
Eric Luke October18,2003 S01E24
With the Shredder defeated, his headquarters destroyed, and the Foot in disarray, the Turtles turn to a new problem: Master Splinter is missing.
Angry and confused, Raphael impatiently heads out to find his sensei only to be thrust into a solo adventure helping a headstrong kid, Tyler, against
ruthless mobsters.
25 25 "The Search for
Splinter, Part 1"
Chuck Patton
[27]
Greg Johnson October25,2003 S01E25
After a frustrating and exhaustive search for Splinter, the Turtles' suspicions turn towards the Guardians. This suspicion leads them to an austere
building with the company name TCRIthe same name on the canister of ooze responsible for their mutation. Following their only lead, the
Turtles enlist April and Casey to help them get inside.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #4, Rescuing Master Splinter".
26 26 "The Search for
Splinter, Part 2"
Chuck Patton
[28]
Greg Johnson November1,2003 S01E26
The Turtles manage to infiltrate the TCRI building, discovering there is more to the employees and to the building itself than meets the eye. They
manage to find an unconscious Splinter in a stasis tank, but soon find themselves transported to a place unknown.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #4, Rescuing Master Splinter".
References
[1] Season One Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/
newsynopses01.htm)
[2] TMNT DVD releases on Official Site (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles. com/ html/ dvd_toons. htm) ninjaturtles.com. retrieved on February 15,
2008
[3] Things Change (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 01. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[4] A Better Mousetrap (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 02. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[5] Attack of the Mousers (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 03. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[6] Meet Casey Jones (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 04. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[7] Nano (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 05. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[8] Darkness on the Edge of Town (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 06. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February
15, 2008
[9] The Way of Invisibility (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 07. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[10] Fallen Angel (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 08. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[11] Garbageman episode (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 09. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
15, 2008
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15, 2008
February 15, 2008
February 15, 2008
February 15, 2008
[18] The King (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 16. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
February 15, 2008
February 15, 2008
[21] Tales of Leo (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 19. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
[22] The Monster Hunter (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 20. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
2008
2008
2008
[26] Lone Raph and Cub (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 24. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 15, 2008
15, 2008
15, 2008
External links
Season One Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles.
com/ cartoon/ newsynopses01. htm)
episode_guide. html?season=1& tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;0)
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(2003) Season 2
No. of episodes 26
Broadcast
Original run November 8, 2003
October 2, 2004
Home video release
DVD release date Part 1: February 19,
2008
Part 2: October 28, 2008
Season chronology
Previous
1
Next
3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' second season originally aired between November 8, 2003 and October 2, 2004,
beginning with the "Turtles in Space, Part 1: The Fugitoid" episode.
[1]
The episodes were first released on DVD in
eight volumes, TMNT Volume nine through Volume fourteen. The volumes were released From May 18, 2004
through January 18, 2005. The episodes were later released in 2 part season sets; part 1 was released on February 19,
2008, containing the first 12 episodes of the season, and part 2 was released on October 28, 2008 with the final 14
episodes.
[2]
Crew
Han was the producer for the Korean team.
List of episodes
121
No. in
series
No. in
season
27 1 "Turtles in Space,
Part 1: The Fugitoid"
Chuck Patton Michael Ryan November8,2003 S02E01
The Turtles are teleported to the planet D'Hoonnib, and almost immediately jump to the aid of a besieged robot called the Fugitoid. The Turtles
soon learn the Fugitoid's name is Professor Honeycutt, a scientist trapped in a robot's body. Honeycutt is the target of the scheming General Blanque
who wants Honeycutt to create a teleportal device so the Federation can conquer the galaxy. With the Federation in pursuit, the Turtles and
Honeycutt are on the run.
Based on Microseries, Fugitoid Issue #1, "The Fugitoids Origin" and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #5, "Teaming Up with
Fugitoid".
[3]
Part 2: The Trouble
with Triceratons"
Chuck Patton Eric Luke November15,2003 S02E02
As they continue evasion, the Turtles and Professor Honeycutt decide to consult smugglers to get off D'Hoonnib. Despite their efforts to remain
undercover, the Turtles soon find out that the Federation is not the only group targeting Professor Honeycutt. A dinosaur-like species, known as the
Triceratons, enter the equation and apprehend the Fugitoid. Seeing Professor Honeycutt as their only hope for returning to Earth, the Turtles pursue
the Triceratons to a scout ship camouflaged as a bunker.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #5, "Teaming Up with Fugitoid".
[4]
Part 3: The Big
House"
Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg November22,2003 S02E03
With the Fugitoid in tow, the Triceraton scout ship returns to the Triceraton Homeworld via Tribase One. The Fugitoid is brought before the leader
of the Triceratons, Prime Leader Zanramon, and demands are made for Professor Honeycutt to construct a teleportal device else the Turtles will be
executed. Meanwhile, the Turtles are incarcerated at a Triceraton prison where they soon devise a plan of escape.
[5]
Part 4: The Arena"
Chuck Patton Michael Ryan November29,2003 S02E04
The Turtles escape from the Triceraton prison is thwarted and they are entered into the Games by Prime Leader Zanramon. Their entrance is part of
an attempt to coerce Professor Honeycutt into building his teleportal device. When the Turtles win their match, they are imprisoned again as slaves
where they befriend a Triceraton prisoner, Traximus, and they renew each others' hopes of freedom.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #6, "The Triceraton Homeworld".
[6]
Part 5: Triceraton
Wars"
Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg December6,2003 S02E05
The Turtles manage to take Prime Leader Zanramon hostage and convince the Fugitoid to build his teleportal device so they can return to Earth.
Professor Honeycutt agrees, provided the Turtles destroy him if they are captured. Using the Prime Leader's personal space cruiser, the Turtles and
the Fugitoid escape to a planetoid in the Egarom sector with the warring Triceraton Republic and Federation in full pursuit.
[7]
32 6 "Secret Origins, Part
1"
Chuck Patton Eric Luke January17,2004 S02E06
The Turtles are teleported back to Earth with Professor Honeycutt by the Utroms and they're reunited with Master Splinter. The Utroms take the
Turtles and Splinter to the oracle pod chamber, a virtual reality simulation that chronicles historical events. Inside the chamber, the Turtles are
transported to feudal era Japan where they learn of the Utroms crash-landing on Earth. It is here, they encounter an early incarnation of the Foot
Clan led by a look-alike of The Shredder.
[8]
2"
Chuck Patton Michael Ryan January24,2004 S02E07
After Baxter Stockman infiltrates the TCRI building and sabotages the oracle pod chamber, the Turtles and Splinter become trapped in virtual
reality as it turns to a physical reality. No longer holographic projections, the Turtles must battle the feudal era Shredder and his Foot Ninja while
pursuing the Guardians so they can find a way out the simulation.
[9]
122
3"
Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg January31,2004 S02E08
The Turtles and Splinter activate the internal fail safe of the oracle pod chamber only to find the TCRI building besieged by multiple enemies. The
National Guard stands outside the building trying to get in while the Shredder leads an attack with the Foot at the heart of the Utrom's base. The
Turtles and Splinter help the Utroms evacuate and escape the Shredder's wrath, and they soon learn of the Shredder's true form.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #7, "All is Revealed".
[10]
36 10 "The Ultimate Ninja" Chuck Patton Michael Ryan February7,2004 S02E10
The Turtles, Splinter, Casey and April relax in the lair for a movie night. However, during an ice cream run, Leonardo is challenged to a
gyoji-refereed duel by a headstrong young ninja from another dimension. The challenge comes in a tradition unfamiliar to Leonardo, but worrisome
familiar to Master Splinter.
[11]
35 9 "Reflections" Chuck Patton Roland Gonzalez February14,2004 S02E09
The gang return to the farmhouse in Northampton to rest and recuperate. Taking a retrospective look at the recent events, they discuss their
encounters with the Shredder as well as the discovery of his true forma centuries-old criminal Utrom. However, despite his maliciousness, the
Turtles and their sensei come to the realization that the Shredder also played an instrumental role in their own origins.
37 11 "The Return of Nano" Chuck Patton Eric Luke February21,2004 S02E11
Nano, the nanorobot who met his demise in the junyard, reawakens and reassembles. With a newfound motivation to create a family, Nano breaks
his "father," Harry Parker, out of Rikers Island and kidnaps his "mother," Dr. Richards, from her laboratory. When his "family" doesn't turn out as
he hoped, Nano begins to wreak havoc on Coney Island, where April and Casey happen to be on a "not-a-date."
38 12 "What a Croc!" Chuck Patton Ben Townsend February28,2004 S02E12
Michelangelo helps Donatello by exploring the underwater access way beneath the lair. Here he encounters Leatherhead, a mutant crocodile torn
between two personalities: a peaceful inventor and a vicious animal. The Turtles go with Leatherhead to his sewer home and encounter an old foe
with whom Leatherhead has teamed up.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #45, Leatherhead Too.
39 13 "Return to the
Underground"
Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg March6,2004 S02E13
Determined to find a cure for his genetically mutated friends, Donatello and his brothers return to the subterranean city. Unfortunately, when the
Turtles return, they find their friends have reverted back to monsters and the Crystal Moon is missing.
40 14 "City at War, Part 1" Chuck Patton Eric Luke March13,2004 S02E14
With the Shredder gone, the Foot Clan, the Purple Dragons, and the mob struggle to control New York City, quickly turning the streets into a
dangerous turf war. Feeling the onus of the chaos in the streets, Leonardo sets out to quell the situation while Raphael argues that it's not their fight.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #50-55, "City at War: Parts 1-6".
41 15 "City at War, Part 2" Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg March20,2004 S02E15
The Turtles become embroiled in the turf war as they face off against the Foot, headed by the Elite Guard, while a mob-funded attack robot created
by Baxter Stockman and the Purple Dragons, led by Hun, besiege the Foot's rundown headquarters. To make matters more complicated, a ninja
from Japan named Karai enters the fray, though her intentions are ambiguous. At her mercy, the Turtles have no choice but to bargain with her.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #56-59, "City at War: Parts 7-10".
42 16 "City at War, Part 3" Chuck Patton Ben Townsend March27,2004 S02E16
Karai introduces herself as the Shredder's adopted daughter and leader of the Foot operations in Japan. She promises the Turtles that the Foot Clan
will leave them in peace if they help her assume the Shredder's role to stop the raging turf war. Raphael refuses to help, but his brothers and Casey
go along with the plan.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue, #60-62 "City at War: Parts 11-13".
43 17 "Junklantis" Chuck Patton Eric Luke April3,2004 S02E17
With the underwater access way complete, Donatello and Michelangelo explore the Hudson River in the newly christened Shell Sub. They soon
come across an underwater fortress, which Mikey dubs Junklantis. It is of little surprise that the inhabitants of this facility are responsible for the
freighters disappearing in New York Harbor. However, it is a surprise to see this facility is run by the egomaniacal Garbageman.
44 18 "The Golden Puck" Chuck Patton Michael Ryan April10,2004 S02E18
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Casey takes the Turtles to see a game of his favorite sport, Super Slam Hockey. When parahawks piloted by Texan roughnecks swoop down and
steal the sport's championship prize, the Golden Puck, Casey will stop at nothing to recover it. With the help of the Turtles, Casey takes on the
roughnecks and their employer, Mr. Arboost.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #14, "The Unmentionables".
45 19 "Rogue in the House,
Part 1"
Chuck Patton Eric Luke April17,2004 S02E19
Somehow, the Shredder survived their last encounter and seeks revenge on the Turtles. When the Shredder learns much of the Foot has been killed
during the recent turf war, Hun introduces Saki to their new army of Foot Mechs. With their army almost complete, the Foot sends a mech to find
and destroy the Turtles. When this Foot Mech attacks his family, Splinter devises a counterattack with the aid of a powerful warrior in a tricky
alliance.
46 20 "Rogue in the House,
Part 2"
Chuck Patton Ben Townsend April24,2004 S02E20
Leonardo, Raphael and Splinter are held captive on the Shredder's freighter and Karai is forced to make a choicehonor her promise to the Turtles
or obey her master. Meanwhile, Donatello attempts to destroy the Shredder's new headquarters, while Michelangelo and Zog find themselves
fighting against the Shredder's Foot Ninja.
47 21 "April's Artifact" Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg May1,2004 S02E21
As the Turtles and Casey help April prepare her antique shop for reopening, April stumbles on a puzzle cube that used to belong to her Uncle
Augie. As she cleans the artifact off, the cube begins to glow bright and transports April and the Turtles to an alternate dimension. Traveling
through a tropical environment, they must evade large hornets and find their way home.
48 22 "Return of the Justice
Force"
Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg May8,2004 S02E22
When Splinter encourages his sons to leave the lair so he can meditate, the Turtles and Casey take the opportunity to go on a road trip to
Northampton. In a trip spurred on by Michelangelo's desire to find a missing issue of the Justice Force, they gang find themselves in an adventure
with the real-life Justice Force.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume One Issue #15, "Dome Doom".
49 23 "The Big Brawl, Part
1"
Chuck Patton Michael Ryan May15,2004 S02E23
As he does every three years, Master Splinter mysteriously goes off and leaves his sons for a few days. This time, however, curiosity sets in and the
Turtles follow him through an interdimensional gateway, ending up in a nexus between dimensions, where the multiverse's greatest warriors meet to
duel each other in tournaments. Despite his discontent, Master Splinter hesitantly allows his sons to enter the competition.
2"
Chuck Patton Ben Townsend September18,2004 S02E24
In the Battle Nexus, the Turtles fight other warriors from different dimensions in an attempt to become the Battle Nexus Champion. Leonardo teams
up with the anthropomorphic rabbit ronin, Miyamoto Usagi, to fight off would-be contract killing assassins. During round one Donatello is knocked
out and Leo is hit by a poison dart in round two while fighting his rabbit friend.
3"
Chuck Patton Marty Isenberg September25,2004 S02E25
Master Splinter is framed for attempting to kill the Ultimate Daimyo and is imprisoned while Raphael and Michelangelo find themselves pitted
against each other in the Battle Nexus Tournament. Meanwhile, Leonardo falls into a coma after being struck by a poisonous dart, and Donatello
and Usagi must defend Leo and a gravely wounded Daimyo from more assassins.
4"
Chuck Patton Michael Ryan October2,2004 S02E26
Michelangelo reaches the finals and faces off against Kluh to become the Battle Nexus Champion. Concurrently, Donatello and Usagi continue to
defend the Daimyo and Leonardo against assassins while Raphael and Traximus attempt to free the imprisoned Master Splinter. The recent swirl of
events have all been orchestrated by the Daimyo's son, the Ultimate Ninja, and a vengeful dragon named Drako who seek control of the Daimyo's
warstaff.
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References
[1] Season Two Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/
newsynopses02.htm)
2008
[3] Turtles in Space, Part 1: The Fugitoid (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 27. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website.
February 19, 2008
[4] Turtles in Space, Part 2: The Trouble with Triceratons (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 28. html) Ninja Turtles
Official Website. February 19, 2008
[5] Turtles in Space, Part 3: The Big House (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 29. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website.
February 19, 2008
[6] Turtles in Space, Part 4: The Arena (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 30. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website.
February 19, 2008
[7] Turtles in Space Part 5: Triceraton Wars (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 31. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website.
February 19, 2008
[8] Secret Origins, Part 1 (http:/ / www.ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 32. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 19, 2008
[11] The Ultimate Ninja (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles.com/ cartoon/ 2003/ synopses/ 35. html) Ninja Turtles Official Website. February 19, 2008
External links
Season One Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles (2003) Season 3
No. of episodes 26
Broadcast
Original run October 9, 2004
April 23, 2005
Home video release
DVD release date N/A
Season chronology
Previous
2
Next
4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' third season originally aired between October 9, 2004 and April 23, 2005, beginning
with the "Space Invaders, Part 1" episode.
[1]
The entire season was released on DVD in seven volumes from March
2005 through May 2006.
[2]
Crew
List of episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
54 1 "Space Invaders,
Part 1"
Roy Burdine Dean Stefan October9,2004 S03E02
The Earth comes under attack when the Triceratons mount a surprise invasion. Following an energy trail from the transmat device, Prime Leader
Zanramon is convinced Professor Honeycutt resides on the planet and send his forces to apprehend all people thought to have been in contact with
the Fugitoid. The Turtles do their best to evade capture, but come to the rescue of April and Casey when the two are taken captive and held at
Central Park. The turtles manage to free the prisoners and are successful in saving April and Casey, but Donatello gets captured by the Triceratons.
Part 2"
Roy Burdine Eric Luke October16,2004 S03E03
Donatello is captured and taken to the Triceraton mothership. Prime Leader Zanramon questions Donatello concerning the whereabouts of the
Fugitoid, but Don insists the Fugitoid is no longer on Earth. The Triceraton leader continues to wreak havoc on Earth, levitating the city of Beijing
into the stratosphere, and defeats the Justice Force after they were called to attack the Triceratons. Meanwhile, Donatello's brothers manage to steal
a Triceraton ship and infiltrate the Triceraton mothership, but soon find themselves surrounded by a cadre of Triceratons in the mothership sewers.
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Part 3"
Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg October23,2004 S03E04
The Triceratons surrounding the turtles turn out to be a group of rebellious Triceratons led by Traximus, so Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo
form an alliance with them. The rebel leader wishes to overthrow Prime Leader Zanramon and reinstitute the representative government of the
Triceraton Republic. With the rebel group, the Turtles seek to secure their brother, Donatello, and sabotage the Prime Leader's attack on Earth. With
the help of the rebels, the turtles rescue Donatello and escape to Earth. The Triceratons scan for positrons and find nothing so they realize that the
fugitoid was not on Earth, but they find the teleportal trail of when the fugitoid left Earth, so the Triceratons plot a new course for that planet.
However at the end of the episode the fugitoid returns to Earth.
57 4 "Worlds Collide,
Part 1"
Roy Burdine Ben Townsend October30,2004 S03E05
Despite convincing the Triceratons that the Fugitoid has in fact left Earth, the Turtles are dismayed to find that the Fugitoid has returned. Having
erased any information on the Teleportal from his hard drive, he attempts to offer himself up to the Triceratons to encourage them to end their war
against the D'Hoonib Republic. But the Turtles refuse to let their friend be captured.
Part 2"
Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg November6,2004 S03E06
The Turtles and Professor Honeycutt are captured by the enigmatic Agent Bishop. Turning the Fugitoid over to General Blanque of D'Hoonib,
Bishop performs medical experiments on the Turtles, which threaten to result in their deaths.
Part 3"
Roy Burdine Eric Luke November13,2004 S03E07
Splinter, April and Casey rescue the Turtles and Leatherhead from Agent Bishop's clutches, and they all set off to find the Fugitoid. Meanwhile,
Traximus and his rebel group attack the Triceraton Prime Leader, and the Fugitoid struggles to end the war between the Triceratons and the
D'Hoonib Federation.
60 7 "Touch and Go" Roy Burdine
Michael Ryan[3]
Raphael seeks shelter and learns a lesson in empathy when an angry mob looking for aliens chases him through the New York City alleys.
Meanwhile, Master Splinter and Michelangelo must fight two hired assassins possessing super-strength and super-speed abilities.
61 8 "Hunted" Roy Burdine Ben Townsend November27,2004 S03E09
A big game hunter searches the sewers, seeking a giant crocodile rumoured to live in them. He runs into an emotionally unstable Leatherhead, who
has been living in the Turtles' lair. Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6
62 9 "H.A.T.E." Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg December4,2004 S03E10
The gang is relaxing in the countryside when their peace is shattered by some violent, alien-hating survivalists. Raphael and Donatello try to put a
stop to them--and deal with an atomic bomb--while April's and Casey's relationship is put at risk by the arrival of Casey's overprotective mother.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12 "Survivalists".
63 10 "Nobody's Fool" Roy Burdine Greg Johnson December11,2004 S03E11
Leonardo and Michelangelo meet up with caped crusader Nobody and attempt to help him out...well Mikey does anyway.
Based on Tales of the TMNT #2 Nobodys Fool!.
64 11 "New Blood" Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg January22,2005 S03E12
The Turtles explore a crashed Triceraton ship that was left in the Hudson River after the alien invasion. Here they encounter three
"Karai-Bots"--dangerous robots designed by Baxter Stockman's overly enthusiastic young apprentice, Dr. Chaplin.
65 12 "The Lesson" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan December18,2004 S03E13
April asks the Turtles to teach her martial arts, and they refuse, knowing they could do more harm than good by training her without sufficient
expertise. They tell her about the last time they tried to train a preteen boy, back when the Turtles themselves were much younger.
53 13 "The Christmas
Aliens"
Roy Burdine Michael Ryan December25,2004 S03E01
In a solo adventure, Michelangelo attempts to thwart the Purple Dragons in their attempt to steal a truck full of toys meant to be delivered to an
orphanage for Christmas. He also comes across a stray kitten, which he takes under his wing and names him Klunk. At the lair, Mikey's brothers
and Master Splinter plan a huge feast and invite all their friends.
Based on Michaelangelo #1 The Christmas Aliens.
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66 14 "The Darkness
Within"
Roy Burdine Ben Townsend January29,2005 S03E14
Angel asks the Turtles to help her find her brother, who went missing after exploring some tunnels under an old mansion. The Turtles venture in and
encounter a disturbing centuries-old monster, which captures them and forces each Turtle to confront his greatest fear.
67 15 "Mission of
Gravity"
Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg February5,2005 S03E15
The Turtles are overjoyed to encounter an old friend who they thought was dead, and they all set out to lower the floating city of Beijing back to the
Earth's surface. Going against her father's wishes, Karai secretly tries to help the Turtles, while, Baxter Stockman, whose technological skills are at
risk of being usurped, tries to get rid of Dr. Chaplin.
68 16 "The Entity Below" Roy Burdine Greg Johnson February6,2005 S03E16
To Michelangelo's chagrin, the Turtles must venture back down to the underground city to investigate, after Donatello's crystals start glowing at the
same time that massive earthquakes shake the world. But none of them are prepared for what they are about to learn about the Earth's history.
69 17 "Time Travails" Roy Burdine Bob Forward February7,2005 S03E17
The Turtles become involved in a time hoping adventure with the apprentice timestress Renet to foil the plans of the evil demon sorcerer Savanti
Remaro as he tries to escape his exile to the dark ages. Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8
70 18 "Hun on the Run" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan February8,2005 S03E18
Sent by the Shredder to obtain a piece of alien technology held by the US government, Karai is captured by Agent Bishop who offers to return her
in exchange for all the alien technology that Shredder has himself. Shredder instead sends the disgraced Hun to rescue the girl whom Hun
despises. As if there was not enough dishonor among thieves, Stockman lures the Turtles into the battle as well...
71 19 "Reality Check" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost March5,2005 S03E19
The Ultimate Daimyo's son and Drako, merged into one entity, arrive in the Turtles' lair with Lord Simultaneous's Time Scepter. Seeking
vengeance, the monster teleports each Turtle, and Splinter, to a different dimension. Michelangelo finds himself in a dream come true--a world
where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are superheroes with amazing powers. His joy is ended abruptly, however, when he finds out who the
Superturtles' archenemy is.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #7
72 20 "Across the
Universe"
Roy Burdine Greg Johnson March12,2005 S03E20
Raphael arrives in a dimension where different alien species race huge motorcycles in high-stake competitions. Raph joins in, and tries to teach his
companions how to race honorably. This crossover episode is based on Peter Laird's and Jim Lawson's real-life comic series, "Planet Racers."
73 21 "Same As It Never
Was"
Roy Burdine Michael Ryan March17,2005 S03E21
Donatello is thrown into a grim, dystopian future, where the Shredder exercises totalitarian control. Don must find his emotionally hardened family
and friends, who believe he has been dead for thirty years, to plan a final attack on the Shredder's headquarters.
74 22 "The Real World,
Part 1"
Roy Burdine Christopher Yost March26,2005 S03E22
Leonardo finds himself in a feudal Japan-like dimension where he encounters anthropomorphic samurai animals, including his old friend, Usagi.
This crossover episode is based on Stan Sakai's real-life comic series, "Usagi Yojimbo."
75 23 "The Real World,
Part 2"
Roy Burdine Michael Ryan April2,2005 S03E23
Leonardo, hoping to find his family, travels with Usagi to the Battle Nexus to get help from the Daimyo.
76 24 "Bishop's Gambit" Roy Burdine Greg Johnson April9,2005 S03E24
Agent Bishop captures Master Splinter to extract some of his mutant rat DNA. The Turtles, Professor Honeycutt, and Leatherhead invade Bishop's
laboratory and discover just how frightening Bishop's plans for the world are.
77 25 "Exodus, Part 1" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost April16,2005 S03E25
The Shredder prepares to leave the Earth and spread his plans of conquest and mass murder to other planets. As the citizens of New York City
celebrate Oroku Saki's monetary aid in repairing the city after the Triceraton invasion, the Turtles and their allies decide they must sneak into the
Shredder's headquarters and stop him from leaving Earth at all costs.
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78 26 "Exodus, Part 2" Roy Burdine Greg Johnson April23,2005 S03E26
After a crushing defeat at the Shredder's hands, the Turtles and Splinter, on board the Shredder's starship, must make some difficult decisions in
order to stop their hated enemy.
References
[1] Season Three Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / mutantooze. org/ ninjaturtles/ cartoon/
newsynopses03.htm)
[2] TMNT DVD releases on Official Site (http:/ / mutantooze. org/ ninjaturtles/ html/ dvd_toons. htm) ninjaturtles.com. retrieved on February 15,
2008
[3] http:/ / toolserver.org/ %7Edispenser/ cgi-bin/ dab_solver. py?page=Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(2003_TV_series)_(season_3)&
editintro=Template:Disambiguation_needed/ editintro& client=Template:Dn
External links
Season One Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / mutantooze. org/
ninjaturtles/ cartoon/ newsynopses01. htm)
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(2003) Season 4
Karai and Leonardo in the episode "Prodigal Son"
No. of episodes 26
Broadcast
Original run September 10, 2005
April 15, 2006
Home video release
DVD release date September 12, 2006
Season chronology
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' fourth season originally aired between September 10, 2005 and April 15, 2006,
beginning with the "Cousin Sid" episode. Fourteen random episodes from this season were released on DVD on
September 12, 2006.
[1]
Much of this season focused on Leonardo, the group's leader, who became more reserved and isolated following the
final episode of the previous season in which he, his brothers and their master were almost killed. He went so far as
to lash out at Splinter, causing him serious injury.
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Han was the producer for the Korean team. Jai Law (who also collaborated on animated series Captain planet) was
show runner for episodes produced after #23 after Sid Ferguson's departure.
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79 1 "Cousin Sid" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost September10,2005 S04E01
With their bodies bruised and their spirits wounded, the gang returns to the countryside to heal. Unfortunately, their recuperation is interrupted
when Casey's cousin, Sid, shows up demanding money, which he needs to repay a debt to the Purple Dragons. Based on Tales of the Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
80 2 "The People's
Choice"
Roy Burdine Baz Hawkins September17,2005 S04E02
The Turtles go on a camping trip in the forest and explore an abandoned sawmill. Their sojourn is interrupted by an extraterrestrial mech that
crashes into the nearby lake. The Turtles meet an alien, Jhanna, who is nominated to fight the corrupt Moriah in fair combat. When Moriah arrives
on Earth, bringing with her an unfair advantage, the Turtles rush to Jhanna's aid. Meanwhile at the farm, Casey struggles to express his true feelings
for April. Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13
81 3 "Sons of the Silent
Age"
Roy Burdine Steve Murphy October1,2005 S04E03
Still recovering in the countryside, the Turtles, April and Casey take a raft down the Connecticut River. April confronts Leonardo about his
newfound ire and brooding attitude. As Leo expresses his resentment and shame from his last encounter with the Shredder, they are interrupted by a
fish-like humanoid creature covered in radiation burns from a nearby nuclear power plant which possesses April's body and tells her of her past.
Based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #28
82 4 "Dragon's Brew" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan October8,2005 S04E04
Hun returns to the Purple Dragons and heads a campaign hijacking weapons shipments. Leonardo's newfound fury leads him to recruit Casey to put
a stop to these thefts; however, when the two confront the Purple Dragons after a train hijacking, they encounter a foe that is a danger to all of them.
83 5 "I, Monster" Roy Burdine Brandon Sawyer October15,2005 S04E05
The Turtles and Casey take their training to an abandoned brickworks and practice stealth in a game of hide and seek. Their training is soon
interrupted by an enigmatic figure bandaged from head to toe. The man, who seems to have a special relationship with rats, attacks the team
viciously and captures Michelangelo. Leonardo rambunctiously retaliates, to the chagrin of his brothers and Casey. Unbeknownst to them, the
Turtles have played a large role in this stranger's dark past. Based on Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4
84 6 "Grudge Match" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost October22,2005 S04E06
Michelangelo is challenged by his former Battle Nexus rival, Kluh, who feels that an interference during their final match gave Mikey an unfair
opportunity to win. Given the fluke-like nature of his victory, Mikey turns to Leonardo for help in training him to deal with an opponent twice his
size. Despite his claims of unfairness, Kluh's father places a spell on the Battle Nexus to ensure that the rematch is a fight to the death.
85 7 "A Wing and a
Prayer"
Roy Burdine Baz Hawkins September25,2005 S04E07
During a night-time training exercise on the rooftops of New York City, the Turtles are interrupted by two warring Avians, a race whose appearance
resembles angels. The Turtles come to the aid of Raptarr, who is trying to stop the exiled Mephos from starting a civil war in the Avian city and
conquering the Earth.
86 8 "Bad Day" Roy Burdine Brandon Sawyer November5,2005 S04E08
During a meditation session, Master Splinter's sudden collapse is the first of a nightmarish chain of events, which force the Turtles to face death,
destruction, and tragedy. Matters become worse as they come face-to-face with their most contentious foes, who, forming an alliance, seek to break
the Turtles' spirits.
87 9 "Aliens Among Us" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost November12,2005 S04E09
When the president threatens to cut the funding of the Earth Protection Force, Agent Bishop engineers an alien invasion to attack the president
during a press conference before a meeting at the United Nations.
88 10 "Dragons Rising" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan November19,2005 S04E10
As Hun expands the Purple Dragons' power via illicit arms trades, the Turtles and Casey Jones seek to stop him yet again. Leonardo continues to
unduly press his brothers while Casey seeks revenge on Hun for causing a tragic event during his childhood.
89 11 "Still Nobody" Roy Burdine Baz Hawkins November26,2005 S04E11
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Nobody returns and reaches out to the Turtles and asks their help in stopping his foe, Ruffington, and the Purple Dragons from selling weapons to a
violent street gang, the Turks.
90 12 "All Hallows
Thieves"
Roy Burdine Gavin Hignight October29,2005 S04E12
The Turtles are preparing to celebrate Halloweenone of the few times in the year where they can be seen in public. When costumed thieves steal a
statue from April's antique shop, the Turtles put aside their jack-o'-lanterns and pursue them. This theft is part of a bigger plan by a sorcerer, the
King of Thieves, who plans to use the statue to unleash a legion of minions on the city. When the Turtles come to disrupt his plans, the sorcerer
summons the Thievery God, bringing the statue to life; it then sets out to destroy the Turtles. Based on Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
#3
91 13 "Samurai Tourist" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost December3,2005 S04E13
Master Splinter invites Miyamoto Usagiand the irresponsible, sloppy Murakami Gennosukefrom their dimension to Earth in the hopes that
Usagi can speak to Leonardo about his wayward attitude. When Gen wanders off to explore downtown Manhattan, the Turtles, Usagi and Casey set
out to find him. Their search becomes complicated when an assassin, sent after Leonardo by Lord Hebi, follows Gen and Usagi to Earth.
92 14 "The Ancient One" Roy Burdine Steve Murphy December10,2005 S04E14
When Leonardo's anger causes him to injure Splinter, he seeks redemption by travelling to Japan. There, he begins a quest to find the Ancient One,
who once trained Splinter's sensei, Hamato Yoshi.
93 15 "Scion of the
Shredder"
Roy Burdine Eugene Son February4,2006 S04E15
With Leonardo gone, Splinter, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo witness the return of the Shredder. They are plunged into the fight of their
lives as they ward off volleys of Foot Ninja and Foot Mechs that lay waste to their lair.
94 16 "Prodigal Son" Roy Burdine Gavin Hignight February11,2006 S04E16
Leonardo returns home to find the lair in ruins and his family missing. His search for answers and his family eventually lead him to the realisation
that Karai is no longer an ally.
95 17 "Outbreak" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost February18,2006 S04E17
Following the invasion engineered by Agent Bishop, genetic material from the replicated aliens combines with inhabitants of the sewers and
surrounding waterways, causing a mutant outbreak. Fearing the spread of outbreak, Bishop sends Baxter Stockman to contain the threat.
Meanwhile, the Turtles search for items to furnish their new lair, but now must face the threat of attacking mutants.
96 18 "Trouble with
Augie"
Roy Burdine Eugene Son February25,2006 S04E18
April discovers a distress signal from her Uncle Augie, who became trapped in another dimension years ago. She appeals to Donatello for help and
they use April's puzzle cube to travel across the multiverse. They find Augie, along with his new lizard-like friends, the Brotherhood, who claim
they wish to help the inhabitants of Earth. Unfortunately, they soon discover the Brotherhood's true aspirations are not so benevolent.
97 19 "Insane in the
Membrane"
Roy Burdine Matthew Drdek October14,2006 (UK) S04E19
The mutant outbreak continues to spread throughout the sewers and subway tunnels while the Turtles try to contain the threat. Back at Area 51,
Baxter Stockman prepares a new body for cerebral transfer despite warnings from Agent Bishop. When Stockman's body begins to show signs of
rejection, he becomes delirious, which leads to a rampage against the person he believes to have caused all his problems, April O'Neil. In the end,
seeing April as his mother due to his delusions, Stockman sacrifices himself by being drowned in the East River while handing her to the Turtles
and Casey. Note: This episode still hasn't been shown in the US due to Censorship Reasons.
98 20 "Return of Savanti,
Part 1"
Savanti Romero plots his revenge against the Turtles and Renet after they had him banished to the Cretaceous period. Using his magic to
manipulate time, Romero lures the Turtles and Renet into a trap to obtain the time sceptre. Based on Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #7
99 21 "Return of Savanti,
Part 2"
Having travelled to the past, the Turtles and Renet battle with Savanti Romero and his telepathically controlled dinosaurs as Savanti attempts to
change the historic timeline by preventing the dinosaur extinction event.
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100 22 "Tale of Master
Yoshi"
Roy Burdine Steve Murphy March4,2006 S04E22
When the power goes out in their lair, the Turtles and Splinter gather around the candlelight as Leonardo tells a story he learned from the Ancient
One about Splinter's sensei, Hamato Yoshi.
101 23 "Adventures in
Turtle Sitting"
Roy Burdine Roland Gonzalez March25,2006 S04E23
The Turtles continue to deal with the seemingly unstoppable mutant outbreak, but they leave Donatello under care of April and Casey when he
becomes very ill. However, Donatello's illness is not just a cold; he is in the final stages of a secondary mutation that will transform him into a
savage beast. Meanwhile, Bishop recovers Stockman's brain from the bottom of the East River and resurrects Stockman giving him the half
monster, half cyborg body.
102 24 "Good Genes, Part
1"
Roy Burdine Christopher Yost April1,2006 S04E24
When it is apparent that Donatello's secondary mutation is causing his body to degenerate, the Turtles and Leatherhead agree they must go directly
to Agent Bishop's headquarters to demand a cure. This scenario proves to be fortuitous as Bishop offers to help the Turtles if they retrieve an
ancient piece of technology from the Foot.
103 25 "Good Genes, Part
2"
Roy Burdine Christopher Yost April8,2006 S04E25
The Turtles agree to Bishop's offer in exchange for the cure to Donatello's secondary mutation. They are charged with infiltrating the Foot's
headquarters and retrieving the Heart of Tengu. However, Bishop does not have a cure for Donatello and the retrieval of the Heart of Tengu turns
out to be the groundwork for a plan that even Bishop doesn't understand.
104 26 "Ninja Tribunal" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan April15,2006 S04E26
Still recovering from his secondary mutation, Donatello feels cooped up inside the new lair. To help their brother out, the other Turtles decide to
take Don topside to get some much needed air. The Turtles are then ambushed and captured by masked wooden warriors. The Turtles arrive before
the Ninja Tribunal, four beings with a great resemblance to the Shredder. Along with four other warriors, the Tribunal entreats the group for aid
against a greater evil.
References
[1] Season Four Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / mutantooze. org/ ninjaturtles/ cartoon/
newsynopses04.htm)
External links
Season Four Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / mutantooze. org/
ninjaturtles/ cartoon/ newsynopses04. htm)
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(season 5)
(2003) Season 5
No. of episodes 12
Broadcast
Original run March 24, 2007 May 3, 2008
Home video release
DVD release date May 20, 2008
Season chronology
Previous
4
Next
6
The "Ninja Tribunal" arc (12 episodes) was originally intended to be season five of the 2003 Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles animated series, but the schedule was changed to try to increase interest in the series and "Fast
Forward" became the fifth season to air on commercial TV. After the scheduling change was made, Mirage and its
partners decided to finish production on the "Ninja Tribunal" episodes and release them directly to DVD. 4Kids
Entertainment later signed a deal with Comcast and this season began airing on Comcast-On-Demand in August
2006. Mass confusion ensued regarding which season was officially season five and which was season six. However,
after airing five episodes Comcast stopped airing the episodes.
The "Ninja Tribunal" episodes were scheduled to be released on DVD sometime in early 2007, but 4Kids
Entertainment later removed them from their release schedule. 4Kids started showing the episodes starting on
February 16, 2008. Although the title doesn't appear in the show itself, the season was promoted in commercials as
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Lost Episodes.
[1]
The DVD set was released on May 20, 2008.
The "Nightmares Recycled" episode was never completed. The script was finished and some animation had begun
when 4Kids pulled the plug because it was deemed too controversial and violent for a children's program (Hun and
the Garbageman were conjoined twins that were surgically separated at birth by a back-alley surgeon with the
Garbageman being discarded as 'garbage'). Since there was no chance of it airing, it was shelved in the early stages
of production.
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105 1 "Lap of the Gods" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost February 16, 2008 S05E01
Abducted by the Ninja Tribunal and separated from Master Splinter, the Turtles and the human Acolytes are taken to Japan to begin their training.
And they're going to need it, because the ancient evil they've been drafted to fight is on its way and it's frighteningly familiar.
106 2 "Demons and
Dragons"
Roy Burdine Joe Kelly February 23, 2008 S05E02
The Turtles begin training with the mysterious Ninja Tribunal, experimenting with new powers and weapons. After securing the first of the
Tribunals Lost Artifacts, our heroes learn to their horror that the great evil they are destined to face is the long-imprisoned spirit of the one, true
Shredder!
107 3 "Legend of the Five
Dragons"
Roy Burdine Danny Fingeroth March 1, 2008 S05E03
The Turtles train with the Ninja Tribunal to prevent the resurrection of the Shredder. But when Splinter and the Ancient One express serious doubts
about trusting the Tribunal, leaving the Turtles confused. If they all agree on the goal, why the doubts? To explain the danger to the Turtles, Splinter
and the Ancient One reveal the secret history of the Tribunal including the true origin of the Shredder!
108 4 "More Worlds Than
One"
Roy Burdine Christopher Yost March 8, 2008 S05E04
The Turtles and company continue their training under the Ninja Tribunal, learning to fight in the physical as well as mental and spiritual worlds.
Theyre going to need that knowledge, because the second artifact of the Shredder has been found, guarded by a horde of nasty tengu demons that
eat Acolytes for breakfast literally!
109 5 "Beginning of the
End"
Roy Burdine Joe Kelly March 15, 2008 S05E05
Returning to the Tribunal Monastery with the second Lost Artifact, things seem to be going well for our heroes when old foes infiltrate the
monastery. With all three artifacts in the hands of evil, they plan a sneak attack on the Tribunal and their students with devastating results!
"Nightmares
Recycled"
Roy Burdine Roland Gonzalez N/A S05E06
Raph, Don, Casey, and Aprils evening salvage operation lands them a one-way ticket to Recycle World the Garbagemans deadly realm of refuse!
As if fighting for their lives in a world of lethal compactors and shredders wasn't bad enough, they've got to do it all with Hun whos not thrilled
to reveal that he and Garbageman have something in common DNA!
NOTE: This episode was never completed. The script was finished and some animation had begun when 4Kids pulled the plug because it was
deemed too controversial and violent for a children's program (apparently Hun and the Garbageman were conjoined twins that were surgically
separated at birth by a back-alley surgeon with the Garbageman being discarded as 'garbage'). Since there was no chance of it airing, it was shelved
in the early stages of production.
110 6 "Membership Drive" Roy Burdine Christopher Yost March 24, 2008 S05E07
The Justice Force is expanding its ranks, and Mike plans on joining up as Turtle Titan!, while Leo is more concerned in alerting them to the threat
of the original Shredder. But when Nano reappears (thanks to Bishop and Baxter Stockman), everything quickly spirals out of control into a
superhero vs. nanotech slugfest! But has Nano come back as friend or foe? And will the Turtle Titan and Leo survive long enough to find out?
111 7 "New World Order,
Part 1"
Roy Burdine Danny Fingeroth March 29, 2008 S05E08
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The original Shredder is resurrected by the Foot Mystics, whose first agenda is to destroy Karai the false Shredder. And, while the Turtles are
enemies of both Shredders, they realize that if the original Shredder wins, his goal of creating a world of destruction, devastation and chaos will be
one huge step closer to reality. So, like it or not, they have to help Karai even while shes intent on killing them!
112 8 "New World Order,
Part 2"
Roy Burdine Matthew Drdek April 5, 2008 S05E09
In their attempt to rescue Karai from the Foot Mystics and new Shredder, the Turtles wind up in a raging battle filled with magic and martial arts
where they use everything the Tribunal taught them - but will it be enough to escape with Karai and their lives?
113 9 "Fathers & Sons" Roy Burdine Roland Gonzalez April 12, 2008 S05E10
Weary after their first battle with the new Shredder, the Turtles doubt they can defeat him. To lift their spirits, Splinter and the Ancient One shares a
tale of the Turtles toddler days. The story reveals that though the Turtles were small, they overcame impossible odds to defeat a phantom bent on
reviving the Shredder, though they may not remember it.
114 10 "Past and Present" Roy Burdine Joe Kelly April 19, 2008 S05E11
Shredder begins to build a new dynasty in New York, transforming the whole island into a hellish nightmare. The Turtles team up with Karai in a
daring plan to direct Shredders energy against him from mystical Keystones around Manhattan but will it be enough?
115 11 "Enter the Dragons,
Part 1"
Roy Burdine Christopher Yost March 26, 2008 S05E12
The demonic Shredder has transformed New York City into a nightmare version of Feudal Japan and the rest of the world is next! But the Turtles
have a plan, and if it takes allying themselves with some of their former enemies to bring the fight to the Shredder, so be it because if they fail,
there is no tomorrow!
116 12 "Enter the Dragons,
Part 2"
Roy Burdine Christopher Yost May 3, 2008 S05E13
With the help of allies and enemies alike, the Turtles have fought their way through a demonic version of New York to confront the Shredder once
and for all! Now the Turtles must have everything they've got and have no choice but to focus their energy and become their avatars...Dragons. This
night the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will meet their destinies whether it be to live or die!
References
[1] Get Ready...the TMNT Lost Episodes Have Been Found (http:/ / www. 4kids. tv/ buzz/ view/ 781) 4kids.tv. Retrieved on February 20, 2008.
[2] Nightmares Recycled (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ cartoon/ 2006/ synopses/ 110. html) episode at Ninja Turtles Official Website.
Retrieved on February 15, 2008
External links
Season Five Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
Fast Forward
No. of episodes 26
Broadcast
The CW4Kids (re-runs)
Original run July 29, 2006 October 27, 2007
Home video release
DVD release date Part 1: February 6, 2007
Part 2: August 7, 2007
Season chronology
Previous
5
Next
7
The Fast Forward arc originally aired between July 29, 2006 and October 27, 2007, beginning with the "Future
Shellshock" episode. It also includes recreated designs for all characters in both Fast Forward and Back to the
Sewer (Season 7)
This season mostly takes place in 2105 New York City, with plots such as ShOkanabos attempts to unleash the
"Day of Awakening"; the Turtles attempts to expose Darius Dunns criminal activities, and to return to their own
time; and Cody Jones growth. Due to the multispecies population of the future, the Turtles are now free to move
about openly and interact with everyday people. The season is lighter in tone and less violent than previous ones,
with a greater emphasis on jokes.
The season was originally going to air a year later, but to try to increase interest in the series, 4Kids and Fox started
airing this season a year earlier instead of the "Ninja Tribunal" arc.Wikipedia:Citation needed This season became
the fifth season to air on commercial television even though it was the sixth season produced. After the scheduling
change was made, Mirage and its partners decided to finish production on the "Ninja Tribunal" episodes and release
them directly to DVD. 4Kids Entertainment later signed a deal with Comcast and this season began airing on
Comcast-On-Demand in August 2006. Thus mass confusion has ensued regarding which season is officially season
five and which is season six. Chronologically this season comes after the "Ninja Tribunal" season.
The episodes were released in partial season sets. Volume 1, named "TMNT Fast Forward: Future Shellshock!", was
released on February 6, 2007, and had the first 13 episodes, and volume 2, named "TMNT Fast Forward: Day of the
Awakening", was released on August 7, 2007, and had the remaining 13.
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117 1 "Future Shellshock" Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg July29,2006 S06E01
In the middle of a particularly heated argument (over which TV programmes to watch), the Turtles and Splinter are abruptly transported to the year
2105 by a time machine unwittingly created by Cody Jones, heir to the vast O'Neil-Jones business empire and descendant of April and Casey. Upon
their arrival, the Turtles quickly get separated and minutes later, Mikey finds himself ambushed by a horde of mysterious, cloaked figures: The
Street Phantoms, led by the cyborg Jammerhead. His terrapin brothers must first rendezvous with a fussy English-accented robot called Serling,
meet Cody and adapt to their new surroundings before setting out on a desperate rescue mission.
118 2 "Obsolete" Roy Burdine Adam Beechen August5,2006 S06E02
Hoping to fix the Time Window and return home, the Turtles sneak out with Cody and go to O'Neil Tech to meet Starlee Hambrath who works
there. However, Darius Dunn sees the guys and wants them away from Cody and in his lab for study. Unleashing old mercenaries against the
Turtles, it looks as if Darius will get his wish - until they turn on him and kidnap Cody instead. With Starlee help the boys use new technology to
create new weapons which get a full workout when our heroes stage a desperate rescue mission.
119 3 "Home Invasion" Roy Burdine Rich Fogel August12,2006 S06E03
Raphael is impatient with the highly automated future - especially when Cody builds the Turtles a fancy new Dojo complete with realistic
holographic simulation battle programs. Unfortunately, a malicious living computer virus named Viral takes over Cody's building, and traps the
Turtles inside the Dojo. Raph's worst fears are realized when the simulations are turned into a high-tech deadly prison, and the Turtles have to fight
for their lives. One battle simulation with attack drones was based entirely on Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa.
120 4 "Headlock Prime" Roy Burdine Steven Melching September30,2006 S06E04
When he sees an ad for a pro-wrestling tournament, a homesick Raph can't resist. Leo tags along at Splinter's suggestion. However, it turns out that
wrestling 22nd century-style is more about body language than actual physical fighting, but things are livened up when Triple Threat, a banned
wrestler with three bickering heads, crashes the arena to prove himself and steal the box office receipts. It's up to Raph and Leo to stop the crazed
powerhouse any which way they can.
121 5 "Playtime's Over" Roy Burdine Julia Lewald October7,2006 S06E05
Mikey is obsessed with the video game Helix, goes crackers when he finds out that the sequel is being released. The turtles need a guide to navigate
the humongous Levellex Mall, and enlist clueless Cody, who enlists street-wise Starlee who uses it to go on date with Cody. But at the mall,
Jammerhead and the Street Phantoms hijack the delivery trucks full of Helix 2! When the Turtles are framed by Jammerhead for the crime, Cody
steps in sporting his own personal Turtle-Armor to save the day and shows Constable Biggles a video that show the Turtles are innocent! Back at
Cody's building they thank Cody for helping them, then Starlee show up and tells Cody how romantic he is and to gave Mikey the Helix 2 game.
122 6 "Bishop to Knight" Roy Burdine Steve Murphy October14,2006 S06E06
The guys are shocked to find that their old archenemy, Agent Bishop, is alive and well in the year 2105. And he's President of the Pan-Galactic
Council, an organisation dedicated to peace between alien species! Furthermore, to add insult to injury, he needs their help tracking down wanted
mercenary and all around bad dude Torbin Zixx! When Zixx delivers a bomb to the South Street Moonport, they quickly learn that in the future,
nothing is as it seems.
123 7 "Night of
Sh'Okanabo"
Roy Burdine Michael Ryan October21,2006 S06E07
When Mikey finds out that Cody has never seen a horror flick, our boisterous movie aficionado drags Cody and his three brothers downtown for a
little horror movie festival viewing. What the turtles don't expect is that their horror movie festival is going to turn into the real thing ... when they
meet Sh'okanabo face to face.
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124 8 "Clash of the Turtle
Titans"
Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg October28,2006 S06E08
Mikey discovers someone has taken over his old superhero persona, Turtle Titan, and sets off to deal with the "imposter" even though he appears
to be much more mature and responsible than Mikey will ever be! But there's a little more to this Turtle Titan than Mikey realizes.
125 9 "Fly Me to the
Moon"
Roy Burdine Rich Fogel November4,2006 S06E09
Cody and the Turtles go to the moon in search of a rare lunar alloy. But their quest is cut short when they discover that the Inuwashi Gunjin have
been sent there by Darius Dun to make sure that they never come back alive.
126 10 "Invasion of the
Bodyjacker!"
Roy Burdine Roger Slifer November11,2006 S06E10
Jammerhead takes identity theft to whole new level when he gets his hands on the ultimate stealth device: The Bodyjacker! He uses it to take over
Darius Dun's body in order to infiltrate O'Neil Tech and steal its greatest secrets! When our heroes step in to stop him they discover that one of
those secrets appears to be a covert weapons-building program by Darius himself! The Turtles can't wait to expose him but first they have to
survive an attack by the greatest weapon in the arsenal: Darius' own incredible battlesuit! They find Jammerhead and destroy Bodyjacker device and
Constable Biggles put Jammerhead in jail.
127 11 "The Freaks Come
Out at Night"
Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg November25,2006 S06E11
After an outing downtown, Mikey starts behaving strangely as in super strength, green-slime-spewing strangely. The reason, the Turtles soon
discover, is that Mikey has been implanted by one of ShOkanabos gene-seeds. ShOkanabo has begun his first test of introducing the seeds into
the general population in order to propagate his alien race, transforming ordinary folks into monstrous Kanabo drones! But will our heroes be able
to stop him before becoming implanted themselves?
128 12 "Bad Blood" Roy Burdine Roland Gonzalez December2,2006 S06E12
Sh'Okanabo makes a deal with Darius Dun by giving him Kanabo clones of the Turtles, each with the Turtles' fighting style and memories. Darius
leads the Turtles into an ambush and disarms them. Cody, Splinter and Serling come to help but end up in a mess of trouble. With Splinter and
Serling arrested by the Peacekeepers, Cody must put his Ninja training and a little detective skill to good use.
129 13 "The Journal" Roy Burdine Steve Murphy December9,2006 S06E13
While rooting around in Cody's Trophy Room, Don, Leo, Mike and Raph come across a journal written by April O'Neil and Casey Jones. and which
describes their lives when they return to the past. In spite of Splinter's warning that knowing their future could be dangerous, the guys set about
reading it, only to find that they future back in the past will be all but rosie.
130 14 "The Gaminator" Roy Burdine Wendell Morris December16,2006 S06E14
The Turtles get their hands on a prototype game system called "The Gaminator," virtual reality rumoured to be the ultimate gaming experience.
They get more than they bargained for when they are digitized and sucked into the game, where they find that the Gaminator is actually a trap set by
Viral so that she can get her revenge on the Turtles and defeat them on her own turf!
131 15 "Graduation Day:
Class of 2105"
Roy Burdine Julia Lewald March24,2007 S06E15
Splinter is pleased to announce that the Turtles are about to graduate from the ninja rank of Genin to the more advanced rank of Chunin. Everyone
is quite excited... until it is made clear that Michelangelo will not be graduating with his brothers since he has been playing video games instead of
training. To bring their brother up to speed, they test him in a series of challenges in order to understand the true meaning of Ninjutsu.
132 16 "Timing Is
Everything"
Roy Burdine Joe Kelly March31,2007 S06E16
When Darius Dun and Sh'Okanabo join forces, it can only mean one thing trouble! Anxious to test out their version of Cody's Time Window,
Sh'Okanabo jumps the gun and unleashes a "Time storm" on New New York City, opening random portals to points across time with the Turtles
smack in the middle of the chaos!
133 17 "Enter the
Jammerhead"
Roy Burdine Julia Lewald April7,2007 S06E17
Jammerhead busts his way out of prison, looking to even the score with his Turtle foes. Thanks to a newly developed chip, he can download fighter
footage and instantly mimic the moves of the best martial artists. He tracks down and confronts the Turtles during a visit from Starlee's alien family.
Now the turtles have to protect Starlee's family and figure out how to 'beat' the new & improved Jammerhead.
134 18 "Milk Run" Roy Burdine Steven Melching April14,2007 S06E18
139
Intergalactic mercenary Torbin Zixx returns and enlists the Turtles' help in smuggling a ship full of humanitarian aid past Triceraton space
gangsters. But the Triceratons are obsessed with finding Zixx, and it's up to the guys to help him escape and complete his mission...
135 19 "The Fall of Darius
Dunn"
Roy Burdine Rich Fogel April21,2007 S06E19
When Cody uncovers Darius Dunn's secret weapons manufacturing program, he obtains his Turtle X battle armour and he and his uncle have a final
showdown over who will ultimately control the vast O'Neil Tech empire.
136 20 "Turtle X-Tinction" Roy Burdine Marty Isenberg April28,2007 S06E20
Serling and the Turtles are working on their surprise birthday party for Cody when all of a sudden the Turtle X suddenly starts going out of control.
It turns out the fugitive Darius Dun planted a "Trojan Horse" virus in Cody's exo-armor and is now controlling Turtle X to enact his revenge on his
nephew and the Turtles. The guys have to work together to take down the deadly Turtle X a prospect made all the more difficult when Cody gets
trapped inside!
137 21 "Race For Glory" Roy Burdine Larry Hama September8,2007 S06E21
The Turtles enter a tricked-out Hovershell in a cross-country road race that pits the latest high tech experimental vehicles against one another. But
the fun and games quickly turn serious when Triple Threat decides to crash the race and steal all the cars.
138 22 "Head of State" Roy Burdine John Drdek September15,2007 S06E22
When President Bishop is attacked by mysterious underground monsters, he enlists the help of the Turtles. Our fearless green guardians must rescue
Bishop before he loses his head (literally!) to another sinister figure from the Turtles' past... Baxter Stockman!
139 23 "DNA is Thicker than
Water"
Roy Burdine Roland Gonzalez October6,2007 S06E23
Darius comes down hard on the Dark Turtles and places the blame squarely on Dark Leo's spiky shoulders. To prove that he is an apt leader Dark
Leo devises a plan to destroy the Turtles from within by being wounded and captured. While being nursed back to health, Dark Leo's time with the
TMNT causes him to have second thoughts about the enterprise...
140 24 "The Cosmic
Completist"
Roy Burdine James Felder October13,2007 S06E24
Raphael has nothing but contempt for Michelangelo's geeky toy collection, but when the leader of the Inawashi Gunjin comes to the Turtles for help
with a malevolent alien, Raphael must think like a geek to beat Aramzedo, the ultimate collector!
141 25 "The Day of
Awakening"
Roy Burdine Steve Murphy October20,2007 S06E25
When the entire population of Moonbase Bishop goes missing, it appears that Sh'Okanabo has jump started his plan to take over the Earth. The
Turtles stage an assault on the base, only to find a bigger, badder Sh'Okanabo with an army of Kanabo Drones hiding on the dark side of the
moon! The Day of Awakening is at hand!
142 26 "Zixxth Sense" Roy Burdine Rich Fogel October27,2007 S06E26
Torbin Zixx convinces the Turtles to help him recover an experimental matter transmitter that he was forced to give to Triceraton space gangster
Boss Zukko to pay off an old debt. The fate of the world may rest on the success of their mission. But can they trust Zixx?
Unproduced Fast Forward episodes
A ten-episode second season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward was originally in production, intended
to be aired on 4Kids TV in the fall 2007. However, the season was scrapped mid-production, and the last six
episodes of the first season of Fast Forward were held over for airing in the fall instead. A storyboard animatic of
the first episode was released through the Rewards Plaza of the 4Kids website.
[2]
The titles for the unproduced
episodes were later revealed and some were used for the Back To The Sewer season .
[3]
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# Title Originalairdate TV Broadcast
"Master Fighter 2105" May 11, 2009 (animatic online)
Viral brings the character of Master Fighter, the ultimate martial master from the Turtles favorite hi-chop-socky martial arts films, to life. This
virtual Master Fighter plays out the storyline of the film he was created from, believing the Turtles, Cody and Serling to be his mortal enemies!
Master Fighter makes short work of them but thats when Master Splinter shows up, Master vs. Master!
NOTE: Production of this episode was not completed, but the animatic of it is available on YouTube.
"Something Wicked" N/A
A Triceraton deep space freighter detects life signs coming from a lone asteroid. As per United Federation of Planets regulations, they investigate
only to find the Utrom Shredder! The Utrom Shredder takes over the Triceraton ship, enslaves the Triceraton crew, and creates for himself a new
organic/cyborg Triceraton body (a Tre-Shred-aton, if you will). This new Shredder then plots a course for the Milky Way galaxy, and New
Manhattan in particular, to exact revenge on the Turtles. However, our heroes receive word of the Shredders resurrection from some old Utrom
allies, including Captain Mortu, and their long lost comrade Leatherhead!
NOTE: Production of this episode was not completed, but the title was later salvaged and used for an episode of Back to the Sewer.
"Bounty Huntin'" N/A
When Boss Zucko collects the bounty on Torbin Zixx by handing him over to an unscrupulous criminal kingpin the Turtles get suckered into
mounting a rescue mission. But Zucko keeps capturing Zixx again and again, turning Zixx over to different gangs of thugs, aliens, and crime
syndicates and the Turtles keep having to spring Zixx. Eventually our heroes discover theyve been had - Zixx and Zucko have been working
together since the very beginning, collecting and splitting millions of credits from all of the bounties on Zixxs head! Now theyve got to teach Zixx
and Zucko a (hopefully painful) lesson.
NOTE: Production of this episode was not completed.
"Turtles, Turtles Everywhere" N/A
Tired of the constant failures of the Dark Turtles he created, Darius Dunn decides its time to build a better mousetrap - - or gang of henchmen, if
you will. Turning his technological know how to the task, Dunn creates the TechTurtlesand what better way to give them a test run than sending
them after the now obsolete Dark Turtles? Reeling from the high tech onslaught of the TechTurtles and desperate to survive, the Dark Turtles have
no choice but to turn to their enemies, the Turtles, for help. In the heat of battle, the Ninja Turtles teach the Dark Turtles what honor and sacrifice is
truly about. After this battle, things will never be the same.
"Law and Disorder" N/A
When Jammerhead reprograms Constable Biggles to take down the Turtles, our heroes find themselves under attack by the entire police force! And
the Turtles thought Biggles couldnt get any more annoying!! Now the green team supreme must battle both cops (Biggles police force) and robbers
(Jammerheads Street Phantoms), get to Jammerhead, and get Biggles back to his normal obnoxious self!
"The Devil and Dr. Stockman" N/A
Recently installed into a new body (courtesy of his good friend and head of the UFP, President Bishop), a chipper Stockman finds himself anxious
to begin his new life as a one of the good guys. Stockman invites himself along to an intergalactic Science Expo with his new best friends forever
the Turtles. But when the Shredder attacks their ship and they all find themselves stranded on a hostile planet, with the Shredder hunting them,
will Stockman be tempted by the Shredder to go back to his evil ways or will he stay the good guy course and help the Turtles survive?
"The Incredible Shrinking Serling" N/A
Realizing that getting back to their own time has become imperative, the Turtles and Cody begin a series of Time Window experiments, using
Serling as a guinea pig! The first test causes Serling to explode! The next test shrinks him to action figure size (Er I think weve accidentally
altered space instead of time)! Next, tiny Serling gets sent into the past! But targeting the precise point in time is more difficult than youd think,
and for a moment Serling winds up in some prehistoric age! Just as hes about to be eaten by a T-Rex, he is pulled again through time, and
materializes in the Turtles Lair! But, to Serlings chagrin, he learns that a) his systems are not functioning very well (hes temporarily lost motor
functions), and b) hes at a point in time where the Turtles are still kids (the Turtle Tots)! Its Serlings worst nightmare as the Turtle tots tap him as
their favorite new toy and he must clandestinely work to save the mischievous foursome as they get into all sorts of trouble.
NOTE: Production of this episode was not completed, but the script was later salvaged and adapted into an episode of Back to the Sewer bearing
the same title.
"A Question of Honor" N/A
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A Turtles/Space Usagi team up.
"City Under Siege / Con Space" N/A
As Triple Threat is being deported from earth via a prisoner transport shuttle he hijacks the ship and rallies all of the convicted alien thugs onboard
to join him on a crime spree the likes of which New New York has never seen! President Bishop is desperate to keep order in the city, but is he
desperate enough to team up with the Turtle Titan for help?
NOTE: Production of this episode was not completed, but the script was later salvaged and adapted into an episode of Back to the Sewer bearing
the same title.
"Homeward Bound" N/A
When Cody mysteriously fluxes out of existence, the Turtles double their efforts on the Time Window, if only so they can rescue him. But with the
Utrom Shredder, Mech Turtles, and Darius all closing in fast it will take a little help from some friends. Thankfully, Usagi, Leatherhead, and the
Utroms arrive to aid our heroes. But despite Dons best efforts he cant seem to break through to the point in time he and his brothers came from.
Meanwhile, it becomes clear that the bad guys are targeting the Time Window too! The good and the bad guys are closing in - - but thats when the
Dark Turtles enter the fray and buy Don some much needed thinking time. Don fires up the Time Window with search parameters to find Cody
and it finally does locate him! Don see Cody in some subterranean location, tinkering with some kind of high tech machine, watching various
images of the (future) Turtles. With the help of their allies, the villains are defeated, and the Turtles, Splinter, and Serling jump through the Time
window to rescue Cody only to find that they have materialized safe and sound, back in their lair, in the year 2007! Cody has built a crude Time
Beacon here in the Turtles home time, enabling the Time Window in Codys time to finally bridge the gap accurately and safely. Where they all
live happily after.until Season 8!
References
2008
[2] 4Kids Blog: Inside the Shells Master Fighter 2105 (http:/ / www. 4kids. tv/ show/ tmnt/ blog/
tmnt-fast-forward-lost-episode-master-fighter)
[3] Fast Forward Season 2 episode titles (http:/ / forums.thetechnodrome. com/ showpost. php?p=699715& postcount=7)
External links
Season Six Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles.
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(season 7)
TMNT: Back to the Sewer
No. of episodes 13
Broadcast
Original channel The CW4Kids
Original run September 13, 2008 February 28, 2009
Home video release
DVD release date N/A
Season chronology
Previous
6
Next
The seventh season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, titled Back to the Sewer, aired on Saturday mornings on
the CW4Kids on CW Network in 2008-2009. With this season, the show moved from Fox's 4Kids TV lineup to the
CW. The season began with the episode "Tempus Fugit" which aired on September 13, 2008. It is followed by the
TV special Turtles Forever.
Development
A new art style of Back to the Sewer,
on the example of Karai
Following their intentions to return the characters to the present day and adapt a
tone similar to the recent TMNT movie, 4Kids pitched a revamp of the series to
Peter Laird codenamed "Superworld". The initial proposal was given the 'thumbs
down' by Laird. Following this was a second proposal called TMNT Overload,
which was approved by Mirage, but rejected by Playmates, who then proposed
their own idea, only to have that be rejected by 4Kids and Mirage.
On October 24, Steve Murphy confirmed on his blog that Playmates, Mirage, and
4Kids had firmly agreed on the new direction, which will take place in the
continuity of the 2003 series and use the "more realistic aspects" of the aborted
"Overload" pitch, with character designs similar to that of the 2007 TMNT
movie.Wikipedia:Link rot
Its description was as follows:
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in New York, ready to
race across the rooftops and take on all challengers!
Not only are Casey and April back and ready to bust some bad guy
butt, but a brand new, super advanced Turtle Lair is under construction (thanks to some hi-tech
know-how Donatello garnered from the future), and of course there are all sorts of new heavy duty
Turtle vehicles gearing up to roar down the streets of NYC and give the Foot a taste of some serious
Turtle.
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The stakes have never been higher, their enemies have never been stronger... and if the Turtles are going
to be triumphant theyll need to work together in ways they never have before.
Further info was revealed in December 2007:
When the Turtles return from the future to their present time, Viral interferes causing Master Splinter to
get trapped in cyberspace, bits of his data code scattered all throughout the digital domain. The Turtles
must find a way to access the virtual realm so they can gather Splinters code and save their beloved
father before he is lost to them forever...And what good is a digital realm without a super bad guy!
That's right; the Shredder is back in new form. In order to save their master, the Turtles must now face...
The Cyber Shredder! Now the Turtles must fight on two fronts - cyberspace and the real world. And
twice the locations, means twice the bad guys. That's right; the TMNT will be facing off against Hun,
the Foot, Baxter Stockman, and some dangerous digital monsters! Get ready, because the Turtles are
back from the future, back in action, and back to the sewers! Wikipedia:Link rot
Three samples of a new opening theme song were announced by 4Kids to be under consideration on February 22,
with the option for fans to vote on each of the samples and determine an official opening theme song. Six pitches for
the theme song were released on February 29 most confirming that the Shredder will return in some form. Much of
the theme lyrics identify him as "Cyber-Shredder". A trailer was released on August 8.
On September 6, a sneak peek of the season's opening episode was featured on 4Kids official website. The footage
revealed that the Turtles return from the future after Michelangelo coaxes Viral into assisting
them.Wikipedia:Citation needed However, the Turtles discover they have been sent back a year or so later from
when they had left, and also bear witness to a near-future where a war has broken out between the Utrom Shredder
(Ch'rell), the original Tengu Shredder (Oroku Saki) and the yet-unencountered Cyber-Shredder.Wikipedia:Citation
needed Viral, desperate for energy after being depleted in battle, taps into the present day's network systems, but is
overtaken by a Foot Ninja computer code, transforming her body and mind into the
Cyber-Shredder.Wikipedia:Citation needed
It is later revealed that Cyber-Shredder is a digital back-up of Ch'rell's memories from prior to his attempted
departure from Earth in the third season finale.Wikipedia:Citation needed
List of episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
143 1 "Tempus Fugit" Roy Burdine Eric Basart September13,2008 S07E01
When the Time Window is finally repaired, the Turtles enter into it to head home. Instead of returning to the lair, they find themselves with Viral,
who had escaped from inside Serling. Viral takes control of the time portal, sending the turtles to different points in history, hoping they will be
eliminated. However, Mike tricks her into taking them to the not-too-distant future where the Tengu, Utrom, and a unknown third Shredder are
fighting for control with rivaling Foot Clans. The turtles meet an enemy who claims to have killed them, but manage to have Serling open a new
portal in time to send them home by using the decompilier on Viral once again. However, Viral manages to muster enough control over Serling to
make him fire the decompilier at Master Splinter, scattering him into data-bits while in the time stream. Upon returning to the present, Donatello
blames himself for the loss of Splinter. Elsewhere, Viral attempts to recharge her energy by hacking into a heavily guarded Foot data vault.
However, it backfires as a program infects her and transforms the digital being into Cyber-Shredder.
144 2 "Karate Schooled" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan September20,2008 S07E02
The Turtles are reunited with Casey Jones and April O'Neil, who inform them that they have been missing for an entire year. Everyone tries
adjusting back to the lower tech era, while Donatello begins construction on a device to enter cyberspace to retrieve the data-bits of Master Splinter.
Casey has been attending a martial arts school, heading by Khan, a devoted Foot Clan operative who is recruiting and brainwashing his students to
rebuilt the Foot. Despite the Turtles interference, Khan's hopes are renewed when Cyber-Shredder makes contact with him from cyberspace.
145 3 "Something Wicked" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan September27,2008 S07E03
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The Turtles journey into cyberspace to save as much of Master Splinter as they can find, using the new Cybernaut armor and weapons designed by
Donatello. However, there is a major obstacle in their way: Cyber-Shredder. And he has no intention of letting his most hated foes get back home to
the real world. OH NO!
146 4 "The Engagement
Ring"
Roy Burdine Robert David October4,2008 S07E04
Casey and Raphael head to Chinatown to find an engagement ring for April. However, as Hun is after a magical ring that can summon monsters, as
precaution against the Cyber-Shredder, the store-owner gives it to Casey. The ring causes the evil in April to grow, until she turns into a monster;
Hun is beaten badly, leaving him to give up on the ring. Managing to get the ring off April, Casey succeeds in saving her. The store-owner gives her
the real engagement ring, and she and Casey are engaged.
147 5 "Hacking Stockman" Roy Burdine Joe Kelly October18,2008 S07E05
While Donatello focuses on collecting Splinters data bits, his brothers find themselves pulled into a war between The Foot and the Purple Dragons;
Baxter Stockman has been hacking into the Foot's funding for the Purple Dragons. Cyber-Shredder possesses Stockman's robotic body. Stockman
abandons the body, having learned never to get too comfy in one. Stockman's body proves formidable under Cyber-Shredder's control, taking all the
attacks they throw at it. Stockman contacts Donatello, informing him of the situation; Donny gives up on retrieving Splinter's data-bits and distracts
Cyber-Shredder, allowing Baxter to upload a firewall to keep the Shredder trapped in cyberspace.
148 6 "Incredible Shrinking
Serling"
Roy Burdine Robert David October25,2008 S07E06
Sick of being in a primitive era, Serling arranges for each of the turtles to spend the evening doing something they like, to prevent interference with
construction on a Time Window. However, it backfires, shrinking him to the size of a toy and sending him at least 50 years into the past, where he
destroys a boy's toy soldier. It then sends him to when the Turtles were toddlers; they fight over him before being reprimanded by Splinter. Serling
is then kidnapped by the boy he encountered earlier, now a rich toy mogul who is intent on possessing such an amazing "toy". However, Serling's
attitude causes the Turtles and the mogul to hate him, and he ends up back in the present, back to normal. The Turtles take Serling out on one of
their nightly rooftop runs, cheering him up.
149 7 "Identity Crisis" Roy Burdine Michael Ryan November1,2008 S07E07
Cyber-Shredder unleashes a virus that wipes the Turtles' memories, reprogramming them so that they work for the Foot. The four Turtles do the
bidding of Master Khan while April, Casey, and Serling attempt to restore the memories of the four heroes. Do they succeed? WHO KNOWS?
150 8 "Web Wranglers" Roy Burdine Robert David November8,2008 S07E08
Cyber-Shredder creates a prototype web portal to escape cyberspace. He sends animals through which mutate and attack New York City, leaving
the Turtles to clean up the mess and stop Cyber-Shredder from becoming real once again. When it seems that the Cyber-Shredder has perfected the
portal, Donatello hacks it, causing the Shredder to grow and distort the moment he materializes in the real world. In the end, Cyber-Shredder is
banished back to the cyberspace.
151 9 "SuperQuest" Roy Burdine Robert David November15,2008 S07E09
When Donatello finds that more of Splinter's data bits are in Michelangelo's favorite online game, Superquest, the Turtles enter the game to retrieve
the data bits. However, they are being limited to Superquest's rules and character abilities. The Turtles must learn to use their character's powers to
unlock the chest that holds the cluster of Data bits. Assisting them is the Elfinator, a character controlled by Hun, who doesn't know he's helping the
turtles (as they appear human on the screens viewed by the players). The Ultimate Player character breaks the rules by posing as a NPC, but the
person in charge of the rules fell asleep at the screen. The U.P. is defeated in a group effort and the turtles take Splinter's data-bits. Ironically, Mikey
and Hun both say they wish to be friends in real life.
152 10 "Virtual Reality
Check"
Roy Burdine Michael Ryan November22,2008 S07E10
The turtles retreat from Cyber-Shredder back into the real world, exploding the portal in the process, leaving Donatello to try repairing it. Leonardo,
Raphael, and Michelangelo experience a strange series of events that suggests that they are still in cyberspace; when they try warning Donatello,
Cyber-Shredder releases a virus to topple buildings and form mountains to block them. The Turtles eventually get to Donatello and tell him they're
still in cyberspace. Donatello opens a portal for the Turtles to escape from cyberspace. However, Cyber-Shredder managed to copy Donatello's
plans thanks to a bug, allowing him to construct a perfected portal and enter the real world, where Khan and his faction of the Foot await.
153 11 "City Under Siege" Roy Burdine Steve Melching November29,2008 S07E11
Cyber-Shredder hacks into the power-grid of New York, taking control of every electronic device in the city; effectively, conquering it. Meanwhile,
the Turtles find that Hun and the Purple Dragons have been attacked. Once they realize that the Foot are behind the electrical problems, The Turtles
battle through New York to restore the power grid. They fight Cyber-Shredder and succeed in electrocuting him to death, causing the Foot to flee.
However, once alone, the Shredder's body juts out a spike, impaling a wire and releasing an electric current into it.
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154 12 "Super Power
Struggle"
Roy Burdine Robert David February21,2009 S07E12
Mikey resumes his role as Turtle Titan, finding a green cape after a battle. Forcing Raph to don it as a sidekick, Mikey is surprised that it grants him
super powers; the cape belonged to a deceased member of the Justice Force, who are impressed enough to invite Raph to join. Dr. Malignus tries to
get the cape for his own villainous designs. Mikey becomes jealous of Raph, resulting in them tearing the cape in two in a tug-a-war for it; each
wears a half, but finds that the super powers have been divived betweening them. In the end, they decide to destroy the cape, rather than risk a
villain getting hold of it again.
155 13 "Wedding Bells and
Bytes"
Roy Burdine Matthew Drek &
Robert David
February28,2009 S07E13
The Turtles manage to collect all of Master Splinter's data-bits and reconstruct him in reality. Unknown to them, Cyber-Shedder placed a bug in the
data-bits, causing a tracer to appear in Splinter's ear, allowing him to track the turtles to April's farm. There, both April and Casey are happy Master
Splinter has returned, making their wedding day tomorrow an even better day, until the Shredder and the Foot decide to crash the party. After
accidentally giving away that Viral's digital core still exists in him, Cyber-Shredder is (hopefully) finally killed by the decompilier, forcing Kahn
and the Foot to flee. The wedding resumes with guests from different dimensions, planets and times. The Rat King, Agent Bishop, Codey Jones, the
Damiyo and Ultimate Ninja, and Renet all watch from a distance or through science/magic.
"Mayhem from
Mutant Island"
Roy Burdine Matthew Drek &
John Drek
March27,2010 S07SP-1
During a night of showing off their extreme sports gear, the Turtles are attacked by a monster from beneath the Earth. They trace it to a remote
island where they uncover their old foe, Baxter Stockman, who has created vicious monstrosities to unleash on the unsuspecting public. This
episode was composed of a series of 13 "chapters" ranging from 90 seconds to two minutes in length. This episode is considered out of continuity
with the rest of the series.
References
External links
Season Seven Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles.
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Turtles Forever and TMNT Films
Turtles Forever
Turtles Forever
Distributedby 4Kids Entertainment
Directedby Roy Burdine
Lloyd Goldfine
Producedby Sarah C. Nesbitt
Screenplayby Rob David
Matthew Drdek
Lloyd Goldfine
Basedon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
by Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird
Starring Michael Sinterniklaas
Wayne Grayson
Sam Riegel
Greg Abbey
Darren Dunstan
Marc Thompson
Veronica Taylor
Scottie Ray
Musicby Michael Brady
Cinematography Mark Burton
Editingby John Carnochan
Mike Kahn
Productioncompany Mirage Studios
Language English
Originalchannel The CW4Kids
Nickelodeon
Releasedate November21,2009
(The CW4Kids)
August 29, 2010 (Nickelodeon)
Runningtime 81 minutes
Turtles Forever (also known as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever or TMNT: Turtles Forever) is a
2009 American television film produced by 4Kids Entertainment and Mirage Studios. The movie is a crossover film
featuring three different incarnations of the titular heroes throughout the franchise's history: the original Prime
Turtles team from the 1984 comic book series, the light-hearted, family-friendly characters from the 1987 animated
series, and the darker, more serious cast of the 4Kids' own 2003 animated series in an adventure that spans
multiple parallel universes. It also marks the finale to the 2003 animated series. This movie was produced in
Turtles Forever
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celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.
A rough, nearly finished version of the film premiered at the San Diego Comic Con in July 2009. The movie was to
be released in theaters for one night on October 29, 2009, but due to disputes between 4Kids Entertainment and
Fathom, the event was canceled, according to National CineMedia.Wikipedia:Citation needed The movie aired on
TV on The CW4Kids station on November 21, after the 25th anniversary Top 10 Countdown.
An encore showing aired from November 28 to December 12, split into three 23-minute episodes. A third showing
of the movie aired on March 20 the following year. A fourth showing aired on May 29. An uncut version of the film
appeared on the CW4kids's website on December 16 that includes 8 minutes of footage cut from the version that
aired on TV. The movie was released on non-anamorphic widescreen DVD on August 24, 2010 from
Nickelodeon/Paramount Pictures home entertainment.
[1][2]
The DVD release contains the TV edit. The uncut
anamorphic widescreen version was later released in 2011 on DVD in the PAL DVD regions (2 and 4). There are
currently no plans for an American release of the uncut movie. On August 29, 2010, Nickelodeon aired the movie on
the channel for the first time, then aired again on Thanksgiving Day of 2010.
Plot
When a battle between the Purple Dragons and what appear to be the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is captured on
film, the Turtles are quick to refute their master Splinter's accusations of carelessness. Breaking into the Purple
Dragons' headquarters to get to the bottom of these mysterious doppelgngers, the Turtles discover that their
"impostors" are, in fact, versions of them from another dimension.
The "1987 Turtles" prove to be too childish for the more serious-minded "2003 Turtles", promising to tell them what
happened after their lunch. They head down to a pizza place, only to terrify the citizens [Unbeknownst to the 1987
Turtles, their 2003 counterparts have been operating in secret]. When the cops arrive and attempt to capture them,
they sneak out the back, allowing the 2003 Turtles to capture them and take them to the 2003 Splinter. Back in the
2003 Turtles' lair, the 1987 Turtles explain that they were teleported into their world in a dimensional portal accident
that has also brought their arch-enemy, Shredder and their battle fortress, the Technodrome, along with them.
The eight Turtles head below the ground to track down the Technodrome, but they draw the attention of the
Shredder. Quickly putting the pieces together, the Shredder realizes that there may be a version of himself on this
world that he can ally with to take the Turtles down. To buy himself some time Shredder uses the Technodrome to
escape the Turtles and bar their path from following him. Unable to track the Technodrome, the Turtles resolve to
create a portal device of their own so they can travel to the "1987 universe" and obtain the gear the 1987 Turtles
usually use to take the Technodrome down. While the Turtles are occupied with this task, Shredder uses the
Technodrome's technology to locate his dimensional counterpart, the Utrom known as Ch'rell, still in frozen exile on
an ice asteroid after his final defeat by the 2003 Turtles. Ch'rell is teleported to the Technodrome, but upon
recovering, immediately overthrows his bumbling other-self and seizes control of the fortress with the aid of his
adopted daughter, Karai, who had been monitoring his movements and tracked him down after realizing he had
escaped his frozen prison.
Using Dimension X technology and Utrom science to create a new robotic exoskeleton for himself, Ch'rell
dispatches his right-hand man Hun - who has been mutated into a monstrous mutant turtle himself after being doused
with mutagen from the 1987 universe in the earlier battle - to track the Turtles down. With the aid of Bebop and
Rocksteady, Hun finds and attacks the Turtles' lair, but the eight reptiles complete their dimensional portal stick and
escape to the 1987 universe. Unfortunately, Splinter is captured by Hun and brought before the Utrom Shredder to
serve as bait in a trap.
The 2003 Turtles meet the 1987 universe versions of April O'Neil and Splinter, and then return to the 2003 universe
with the 1987 Turtles vehicles: the Party Wagon and Turtle Blimp. However, they discover that in their absence,
Ch'rell has fused the sciences of the Utroms and Dimension X to rebuild the Technodrome as a truly terrifying war
machine, filled with legions of improved robotic Foot Soldiers and mutated Purple Dragons. Entering the fortress to
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recover Splinter, the Turtles are defeated, and Ch'rell then reveals his master plan: While using the Technodrome to
examine the multiverse, he has discovered that there are not just the Turtles of the 1987 world and the 2003 world,
but scores of them from countless alternate dimensions. Knowing that the turtles of those dimensions would stand in
his way to conquer those worlds, Ch'rell has decided to destroy them all by eliminating their counterparts in "Turtle
Prime", the original universe from which all others came. Ch'rell scans the eight Turtles, each secured within an
enormous spherical centrifuge-like device contained within the Technodrome, to locate the base similarities between
them that will pinpoint the location of Turtle Prime, seemingly destroying the brothers in the process. Once Ch'rell
has teleported the Technodrome away across the dimensions to Turtle Prime, however, the Turtles reappear, having
been saved from oblivion by Karai, who has realized her father's mad ambition would also spell their own
destruction.
With their world being erased around them as the Utrom Shredder's plan goes into motion, the Turtles break into
Purple Dragon headquarters again to appropriate some of the tech the criminals stole, in order to upgrade their
dimensional portal stick and follow the Utrom Shredder to Turtle Prime. They're attacked by Hun again, who's still
seeking revenge for his mutation. However, when he sees what's happening to the world, the repentant Hun
surrenders the tech just before he's erased. The Turtles accomplish their task, and are whisked away to a grim and
bleak monochrome realm from whence all Turtle realities sprang. They are attacked by the native 1984 "Prime
Turtles", but they eventually manage to convince their ferocious progenitors to help them save all of creation.
The twelve Turtles, with the aid of Splinter, Karai, and even the 1987 Shredder and Krang, engage Ch'rell in battle,
but he grows to massive height using molecular amplification technology from Dimension X and seems impervious
to their attacks. When Ch'rell is accidentally clipped by the energy beam from the Technodrome, however, his armor
is damaged. The Turtles all try to force him into the beam before it is abruptly cut off when Rocksteady trips over the
power cable and unplugs it. Ch'rell takes this opportunity to grab the 1984 Turtles and begins crushing them. The
world begins to fade just as the 2003 world did, but Ch'rell panics and hesitates when he notices that he too is fading.
Karai attempts to appeal to her father, telling him that what he's trying to do will destroy them all, including him.
Ch'rell briefly wavers, but resumes his assault, declaring that he will gladly sacrifice himself to wipe out all Turtles
across the multiverse. At the last minute, the 1987 Turtles throw explosive throwing stars at Ch'rell's leg, causing
him to trip and drop the 1984 Turtles. Undeterred, Ch'rell prepares to finish the job until Bebop plugs the beam
power cable back in and thus inadvertently obliterates Ch'rell.
With their foe defeated, the Turtles watch as their respective realities restore themselves. Splinter and Karai note that
Ch'rell always returns no matter how he is defeated, but the various characters decide they'll be there to stop him
whenever he may rise again. The 1987 characters take the Technodrome and return to their homeworld, while the
2003 characters use the portal stick to return to theirs. The 1984 Turtles decide to go get some pizza to eat, as
somewhere else, across time and space, Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman put the finishing touches on the first issue of
Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, expressing the hope that the book will sell.
Voice cast
All 1987 characters are listed as '88 in the film's credits.
The original actors from the '87 series were originally going to reprise their roles but because 4Kids is a non-union
corporation in New York and the actors are Los Angeles union actors, they could not be hired due to it being a
non-union project and hiring costs.
Michael Sinterniklaas as Leonardo
Wayne Grayson as Michelangelo
Sam Riegel as Donatello
Greg Abbey as Raphael
Darren Dunstan as Splinter
Marc Thompson as Casey Jones
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Veronica Taylor as April O'Neil
Scottie Ray as Utrom Shredder/Ch'rell
Greg Carey as Hun
Karen Neill as Karai
Dan Green as 1987 Leonardo
Johnny Castro as 1987 Michelangelo, Rocksteady
Tony Salerno as 1987 Donatello
Sebastian Arcelus as 1987 Raphael
David Wills as 1987 Splinter, 1984 Shredder
Rebecca Soler as 1987 April O'Neil
Load Williams as 1987 Shredder
Braford Cameron as Krang, Bebop, 1984 Michelangelo
Jason Griffith as 1984 Leonardo
Christopher C. Adams as 1984 Donatello
Sean Schemmel as 1984 Raphael
Peter Laird as Himself (uncredited)
Kevin Eastman as Himself (uncredited)
References
[1] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles DVD news: Announcement for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Forever | TVShowsOnDVD.com (http:/ /
www.tvshowsondvd. com/ news/ Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-TMNT-Forever/ 13877)
[2] "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever" DVD coming August 24, 2010! | toonzone.net (http:/ / www. toonzone. net/ forums/
showpost.php?p=3668987& postcount=84)
External links
Official website (http:/ / www. ninjaturtles. com/ ) from Mirage Studios
4Kids TV TMNT site (http:/ / www. 4kids. tv/ show/ tmnt)
Turtles Forever (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt1543920/ ) at the Internet Movie Database
Turtles Forever review (http:/ / marvel. toonzone. net/ specialfeatures/ movies/ turtlesforever/ reviews/
moviereview. php)
Turtles Forever Poster making of (http:/ / e-mannland. blogspot. com/ 2009/ 09/ turtles-foreverposter. html)
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TMNT (film)
This article is about the 2007 film. For other uses, see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (disambiguation).
TMNT
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Kevin Munroe
Produced by Thomas K. Gray
Galen Walker
Paul Wang
Written by Kevin Munroe
by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
Starring Nolan North
James Arnold Taylor
Mikey Kelley
Mitchell Whitfield
Chris Evans
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Mako Iwamatsu
Kevin Smith
Patrick Stewart
Zhang Ziyi
Narrated by Laurence Fishburne
Music by Klaus Badelt
Cinematography Steve Lumley
Edited by John Damien Ryan
Production
company
Imagi Animation Studios
Distributed by United States and Japan:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Germany:
TOBIS Film GmbH & Co. KG
International sales:
The Weinstein Company
Language English
Budget $34 million
Box office $95,608,995
TMNT is a 2007 American computer-animated fantasy action film and a part of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(TMNT) franchise. The film is the fourth installment in the original TMNT film series. Written and directed by
Kevin Munroe, the film features the voice talents of Nolan North, James Arnold Taylor, Mikey Kelley, Mitchell
Whitfield, Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart, Zhang Ziyi and Laurence Fishburne
(who provides narration). It was the last film that Mako Iwamatsu made before his death and was co-produced by the
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franchise's co-creator Peter Laird for Warner Bros. Pictures.
TMNT was the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film made with computer-generated imagery (CGI), created by
Imagi Animation Studios, as well as the first feature film in the franchise in 14 years. Its plot was often presumed to
take place after the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live action film trilogy. TMNT co-creator Peter Laird later
stated it takes place in its own universe separate from the previous films, which was supported by its depiction in
Turtles Forever. The film sees the four Turtles (Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo) grow apart after
their final defeat of the Shredder, when strange things are happening in New York City as ancient creatures threaten
the world and the Turtles must reunite to save it.
TMNT premiered theatrically on March 23, 2007. It was a commercial success, grossing $95 million worldwide for a
budget of $34 million, but received mixed reviews from film critics. Its release coincided with tie-in products
including toys, comics and video games.
Plot
3,000 years ago, an Aztec warlord named Yaotl and his four generals discover a portal opening into a parallel
universe which is said to have great power. Yaotl becomes immortal from the power, but his four generals were
turned to stone. The portal releases 13 immortal monsters that destroy his army as well as his enemies. In the present,
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have grown apart. After defeating the Shredder, Master Splinter has sent Leonardo
to Central America for training. Donatello works as an IT specialist, Michelangelo works as a birthday party
entertainer called Cowabunga Carl and Raphael works at night as a vigilante nicknamed Nightwatcher. April O'Neil
operates a company that locates and acquires relics for collectors with the help of her boyfriend, Casey Jones.
During a business trip to Central America, April runs into Leonardo and tells Leonardo that the turtles have drifted
apart. April returns to New York with a statue for her client, Max Winters, the richest man in the city. Upon arrival
she calls Casey and tells him that she spoke to Leo and tells him that Leo's not coming back. However a little later
does Leo return, and April and Casey deliver the statue to Winters. Winters hires Karai and the Foot Clan to search
the city for the thirteen beasts before the portal opens again. Raphael encounters Casey, who reveals his knowledge
of Raphael's double identity and joins him in hunting criminals.
Winters, who is actually the still-immortal Yaotl, reanimates his generals with his company's advanced technology,
but they remain made of stone. Leo returns to the sewer, meeting Splinter. Splinter forbids the Turtles from fighting
until they can act as a team again. While training, the Turtles encounter one of the thirteen beasts battling the Foot
Clan. The Turtles engage the beast, going against Leo and Splinter's orders. When Raphael visits Casey, they
encounter one of the monsters and witness its capture by the Foot and the Stone Generals, who spot them and
Raphael is knocked unconscious. Casey takes Raphael back to the apartment while April calls the Turtles for help
and reveals the identities of Yaotl and his Generals. After being revived, Raphael suggests they pursue Yaotl, but
Leo forbids him to go until Splinter gives out the order and so Raphael goes out to investigate alone as Nightwatcher.
Leo, Donny and Mikey return to their sewer home to plan their next move, where Donny discovers the reopening of
the portal will be directly over Winters' skyscraper headquarters. Splinter tells Leo that his team is incomplete, and
that he knows what he must do. After eleven monsters have been captured, General Aguila questions Yaotl's actions.
The Generals conspire to betray Yaotl, wanting to remain immortal. Raphael encounters one of the remaining
monsters but drives it off. Leo fights Raph, but when he breaks Leo's twin swords, Raphael is forced to leave. The
Generals capture Leo, intending to substitute him for the thirteenth missing beast, and Raphael decides to make
amends by rescuing Leo. As the portal opens, Yaotl discovers his generals' treachery, while Splinter and the Turtles,
accompanied by Casey and April, fight their way through the Foot Clan cordon and breach the tower. Yaotl reveals
the truth to the heroes: he wants to be free of his curse of immortality. The Generals reveal that they wish to preserve
their immortality, but also to use the portal to bring in more monsters to conquer the world.
Having refused to betray Yaotl in exchange for serving the Generals, April, Casey and the Foot Clan work together,
searching for the final monster while the Turtles fight the Generals. Splinter and Yaotl fight off numerous monsters
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emerging from the portal. April, Casey and Karai arrive at the tower with the last monster. The monster crashes into
the Generals, dragging them into the portal before it closes. Karai warns them to enjoy their victory while it lasts,
claiming they will soon contend with a familiar foe, which the Turtles suspect to be the Shredder. She and the rest of
the Foot Clan depart. Yaotl, now mortal, honors the Turtles and Splinter, thanking them with his dying breath for
fulfilling his lifelong wish. Splinter places Yaotl's helmet among his trophy collection, as well as Raphael's
Nightwatcher helmet and Michelangelo's turtle costume, and the film ends with Raphael narrating that the Turtles
will always be brothers as the four of them jump across the rooftops of New York.
Cast
Nolan North as Raphael / Nightwatcher
James Arnold Taylor as Leonardo / Military Man
Mikey Kelley as Michelangelo / Cowabunga Carl
Mitchell Whitfield as Donatello / SSC
Mako Iwamatsu as Splinter
Sarah Michelle Gellar as April O'Neil
Chris Evans as Casey Jones
Patrick Stewart as Max Winters / Yaotl
Zhang Ziyi as Karai
Louis Chirillo as Ben Jackson
Kevin Michael Richardson as General Aguila
John DiMaggio as Colonel Santino
Paula Mattioli as General Serpiente
Fred Tatasciore as General Gato
Laurence Fishburne as Narrator
Kevin Smith as Diner Cook
Production
The first of three films released in the TMNT franchise by New Line Cinema in the early 1990s was Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles. Subsequently, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze was released in 1991, and
finally Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III in 1993. A computer graphics imagery (CGI) TMNT movie was first
announced in 2000, with John Woo supposedly at the helm. That movie languished in development hell and Woo
ultimately moved on to other projects.
TMNT, executive produced by the TMNT co-creator Peter Laird, departs from the previous films' live action style,
and is the first film CGI film in the series. Writer/director Kevin Munroe said that he wanted to do total CGI instead
of live action and CGI turtles because it would be easier for the audience to "suspend disbelief for such an offbeat
story" as there would be no break in the reality between CGI and live action. Producer Tom Gray explained that the
decision to depart from the live action series was due to escalating budgets for the three films, and with each film
making less than its predecessor, a CGI film became a reality. For example, the first film made $135.2 million on a
budget of $13.5 million, and the third made $44 million on a budget of $21 million. Orange Sky Golden Harvest's
rights to the franchise had expired, and Gray said the question arose there over a CGI TMNT film in 2004.
Munroe stated in terms of the story line that ideas were floated as extreme as the Turtles being in space, but
eventually it just came back to New York City, and the theme of the family that had fallen apart. When developing
the screenplay, Munroe wanted to take on a less lighthearted tone or "less Cowabunga" and place an emphasis on
dark elements as shown in the original comics to appeal to the mature audience. "I had a very specific tone because
mixing that sort of action and comedy is a very specific thing. Most people were just coming and wanting to make it
too funny. I think that version of the movie could do really well, but we wanted to do something where it sort of
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pushes the envelope a little bit more and says that animation is more than just comedic animals bumping into each
other and farting!" Munroe said that in design and in the rendering of the animation, he was after the feel of a comic
book. Karai was one of Munroe's favourite characters from the comics and he "was the one who really pushed for
Karai" to appear in the film.
[1]
Development and pre-production for TMNT began in June 2005 at Imagi's Los Angeles facility and the CGI
animation was produced in Hong Kong, followed by post-production in Hollywood. In designing the New York
backdrop, art director/concept artist Simon Murton stylized the familiar Manhattan skyline and urban landscapes:
"We began with cinematic cues from certain black-and-white films from the 1940s and '50s. I really wanted to push
the lighting and the environments to create the look and feel of an alternate reality." The animators that worked on
the fight sequences were inspired by Hong Kong action films. Animation director Kim Ooi explains said that
because of CGI they were able to "push and stylize beyond the limits of live action." Imagi used Maya with Pixars
RenderMan for the production pipelines back-end.
The cast is new compared to the older films. Jim Cummings and Frank Welker (who voiced Tokka and Rahzar in
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze) are the only past TMNT actors to appear in this film.
Cummings has previously contributed voice-work in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. The film also
features the two voice actors for Ratchet in the Ratchet & Clank series, Mikey Kelley from the first game, and James
Arnold Taylor from the others, playing Michelangelo and Leonardo respectively. TMNT was Mako Iwamatsu's last
film prior to his death. Mako was announced as the voice of Splinter at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2006.
He then died the next day. A dedication to Mako appears at the end of the film's credits. Although Iwamatsu is the
only actor credited in the role, Greg Baldwin performs a substantial portion of Splinter's dialogue in the finished
film; Baldwin had already mimicked Iwamatsu's voice when he took up the late actor's role as Iroh in the
concurrently-produced cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender, and used this precedent to successfully lobby to join the
cast of TMNT as Splinter following Iwamatsu's death.
Talking about a possible sequel to the film, Munroe said:
Shredder it would be cool to see. Id love to see us explore the Karai and Foot Ninja thing a little more. I
love the Rat King, even though its such a one-opp villain, but I still think it would be kind of cool to go back
to him. [...] Id love to and this is sort of the out there one, as I dont think it would work for our next sequel
the idea of the Triceratons. I think that would be really fun the idea of traveling to that planet or them
invading or something. [...] We come up with ideas for Peter [Laird]. Okay, Pete, they time-travel back, and
they go to Mayan culture, and they fight aliens, who just happen to be teleporting back at the same time. And
hes like, Eh, we did it in 1992. Stuff like that. I mean, theyve been everywhere. Theres so much source
material.
[2]
Marketing and tie-ins
At the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con, the TMNT panel screened an exclusive preview that contained a Splinter
voice-over with facial tests, concept art, muscle and dynamic fight tests, and a few comedic scenes. A sneak peek
booklet containing storyboards, environment designs and character designs by comic artist Jeff Matsuda was also
distributed at the convention.
Several tie-in products were released in 2007. The McDonald's fast-food chain had the film-based toys to collect
with the purchase of a Happy Meal. A series of action figures based in the film's characters was released by
Playmates Toys. A novelization, adapted from Monre's screenplay by Steve Murphy, was published by Simon
Spotlight. A five-issue prequel comic miniseries was published by Mirage Comics.
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Soundtrack
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music from the Motion Picture
The licensed soundtrack Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music from the Motion Picture was released by Atlantic
Records in 2007.
Video games
Main articles: TMNT (video game) and TMNT (Game Boy Advance)
Two beat'em up/action adventure game adaptations of the film were developed and released by Ubisoft in 2007 for a
variety of video game consoles. A mobile game TMNT: The Power of 4 was also developed by Overloaded and
released by uClick that same year. In addition, characters from the film are available in Ubisoft's 2009 Wii and
PlayStation 2 fighting game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up, while artworks from the film are available in
this game as unlockable content.
Release
The film was originally set for release domestically (USA and Canada) on March 30, 2007, which would have been
the 17th anniversary of the release of the first TMNT film. The March 30 date was advertised in the teaser trailer and
early posters, but the release was moved up to March 23. A home media edition of TMNT was released on August 7,
2007, for the DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray. In 2009, a box set with all four TMNT films was released to celebrate the
franchise's 25th anniversary. The DVD release contains several Special Features, including commentary on the
feature by writer/director Kevin Munroe; an alternate opening and an alternate ending to the film; and interviews
with some of the featured voice talent as well as the filmmakers.
Reception
Box office
TMNT ranked number one at the box office on its opening weekend, beating 300 (the top film of the previous two
weeks), The Last Mimzy, Shooter, Pride, The Hills Have Eyes 2 and Reign Over Me. Weekend estimates showed that
the film made $25.45 million over the weekend of March 2325, 2007. The film grossed over $95 million
worldwide, including over $54 million domestically during its 91 day run in the 3,120 North American theaters.
Critical response
TMNT received mostly mixed to negative reviews from film critics. The film has a 34% approval rating on the
review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 117 reviews with an average rating of 5/10, and the consensus
being "TMNT's art direction is splendid, but the plot is non-existent and the dialogue lacks the irony and goofy wit
of the earlier TMNT movies." Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score from
film critics, calculated an average rating score of 41 out of 100 based on 21 reviews.
Claudia Puig of USA Today gave a negative review, stating that the film "is trying for a new image. But it takes more
than an awkward title attempting to sound cool to overcome its mundane plot and silly dialogue." Michael Ordona of
the Los Angeles Times wrote that "despite the doll-like cartoonishness of the human figures, the filmmakers seem to
expect us to take this animated romp seriously. Too seriously." Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe called the film "a
junk-food pastry. The plot is the wrapper. The action is the oily sponge cake. And the message - family, family,
family - is the processed cream filling."
Conversely, Todd Gilchrist of IGN gave the film a positive review, calling it "a fun, action-filled adventure that will
satisfy longtime fans and generate a legion of new ones, whether it be by virtue of simple storytelling, solid CGI,
carefully-choreographed action, or just the spirit and energy that only the Turtles can create." Stephen Hunter of The
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Washington Post felt that the film "is technically superb and quite enjoyable as long as you don't bang your head
against the plot, which will cause hot flashes, premature aging and fallen arches." According to Steven Rea of The
Philadelphia Inquirer, the film is "not so dark or scary as to keep most kids away" and it "has a cool, noirish sheen.
There's an attention to detail in the visuals and sound design that pushes it up several notches above most kiddie
fare."
Award Category Winner/nominee Result
2008 Annie Awards Storyboarding in a Feature Production Sean Song Nominated
References
[1] Davis, Erik. (March 23, 2007) Interview: 'TMNT' Director Kevin Munroe The Moviefone Blog (http:/ / blog. moviefone. com/ 2007/ 03/
23/ interview-tmnt-director-kevin-munroe/ ). Blog.moviefone.com. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
[2] Armstrong, Josh. (April 9, 2007) Director Kevin Munroe on TMNT Animated Views (http:/ / animatedviews. com/ 2007/
director-kevin-munroe-on-tmnt/ ). Animatedviews.com. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
External links
TMNT (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0453556/ ) at the Internet Movie Database
TMNT (http:/ / www. boxofficemojo. com/ movies/ ?id=tmntcg. htm) at Box Office Mojo
TMNT (http:/ / www. allmovie. com/ movie/ v334940) at AllMovie
TMNT (http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/ teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles/ ) at Rotten Tomatoes
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles logo
Genre Action-adventure
Dramedy
Science fantasy
Format Computer animation
by Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird
Developed by Joshua Sternin
J.R. Ventimilia
Voices of Jason Biggs
Seth Green
Greg Cipes
Rob Paulsen
Sean Astin
Mae Whitman
Hoon Lee
Kevin Michael Richardson
Nolan North
Opening theme "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
Ending theme "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (instrumental)
Composer(s) Sebastian Evans II
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
Production
Executive producer(s) Ciro Nieli
Joshua Sternin
J.R. Ventimilia
Peter Hastings
Producer(s) MacGregor Middleton
Ant Ward (supervising producer)
Production company(s) Lowbar Productions
Mirage Studios
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Broadcast
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Original channel Nickelodeon
Picture format 480i NTSC
1080i HDTV
Original run September29,2012 present
Chronology
Preceded by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)
External links
Website
[1]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American computer animated television series that premiered on Nickelodeon
on September 29, 2012. It is the third animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series and is produced by
Nickelodeon Animation Studio. On October 2, 2012 and February 26, 2013, Nickelodeon renewed the series for a
second and third season, respectively. On June 17, 2014, Nickelodeon ordered a fourth season of the show.
Plot
Season One
Ninjutsu master Hamato Yoshi (Splinter) is carrying his four pet turtles through the streets of New York City when
he encounters members of an alien race called the Kraang. During an altercation with these aliens, Hamato and the
turtles are exposed to an alien chemical called mutagen (which is said to have unpredictable results) and they
undergo major physical transformations. Hamato Yoshi becomes a humanoid rat and the turtles become
anthropomorphic. Splinter retreats to the New York City sewers, where he raises the four turtles as his sons and
imparts to them his knowledge of ninjutsu.
Now teenagers, the Turtles venture to the surface for the first time and learn that the Kraang are using the mutagen as
part of their plan to take over New York City. The Turtles befriend the teenage April O'Neil after she and her
scientist father, Kirby, are abducted by the Kraang. Donatello develops a crush on April.
While Kirby remains a prisoner of the Kraang, April becomes an ally of the Turtles, who help her to find out where
the Kraang have taken her father. April is also being trained by Splinter to be a kunoichi or female ninja.
The Turtles also learn that Splinter's long-time archenemy Oroku Saki (Shredder) has come to New York City and
has ordered his Foot Clan to track down Splinter and his sons, and put an end to their clan. Though Shredder ends up
learning about the Kraang through his adoptive daughter Karai.
The Turtles discover that the Kraang (who are under the leadership of Kraang Prime) have come to Earth from
Dimension X and are plotting to use the mutagen to convert the Earth into a planet that will be suitable for their race.
Finally, the turltes send the Technodrome crashing and falling into the water towards the bottom of the sea.
Season Two
The Turtles must now find and get rid of all of the remaining Kraang technology including mutagen before other
people and animals get hold of it and are mutated by the Kraang which resulted in one of the missions having the
Turtles unknowingly scattering the mutagen canisters throughout the city. During this time, the Turtles gain new
allies to help them in their mission and new enemies that antagonize them. However, Splinter and the Turtles are still
struggling with their battle against the Shredder who is now an ally of Kraang Prime and the rest of the Kraang. The
Shredder travels back to Japan in order to recruit a mutant bounty hunter named Tiger Claw to help in his quest to
defeat his enemies. Karai also learns that Splinter is her father. Karai soon after is mutated into a snake.
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Characters
Main article: List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) characters
Cast
Main cast
Seth Green - Leonardo (Season 3-)
Jason Biggs - Leonardo, Rat Man Freak (Seasons 1 & most of 2)
Dominic Catrambone - Leonardo (in last few second season episodes)
Rob Paulsen - Donatello, 80's Raphael
Sean Astin - Raphael
Greg Cipes - Michaelangelo
Hoon Lee - Hamato Yoshi/Splinter
Mae Whitman - April O'Neil, Princess
Kevin Michael Richardson - Oroku Saki/Shredder, General Unsura
Kelly Hu - Karai/Miwa
Josh Peck - Casey Jones
Nolan North - Kraang, Chrome Dome, Lunk, Commander Grundch
Clancy Brown - Chris Bradford/Dogpound/Rahzar
Christian Lanz - Xever/Fishface
Additional voices
Roseanne Barr - Kraang Prime
Eric Bauza - Tiger Claw
Lewis Black - Vic/Spider Bytez
Brian - Captain Ryan, Captain Dash Coolstar, Cyberoid X
A. J. Buckley - Pete
Cam Clarke - 80's Leonardo
Townsend Coleman - 80's Michaelangelo
Jeffrey Combs - Dr. Victor Falco/Rat King
Ben Cross - Dr. Mindstrong
John DiMaggio - Antonio/Pizza Face
Kevin Eastman - Ice Cream Kitty
Corey Feldman - Spike/Slash
Robert Forster - Jack J. Kurtzman
Barry Gordon - 80's Donatello
Anna Graves - Celestial
Danny Jacobs - Snake/Snakeweed
Andrew Kishino - Fong, Sid
Phil LaMarr - Baxter Stockman/Stockman-Fly
Peter Lurie - Leatherhead
Scott Menville - Crankshaw, Blip
Jim Meskimen - Carlos Chiang O'Brien Gambe
Kate Micucci - Irma Langinstein
Ciro Nieli - Pizza Guy
Cassandra Peterson - Mrs. Campbell
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Paul Reubens - Martin Milton/Sir Malachi
Sab Shimono - Mr. Murakami
James Sie - Tsoi
Keith Silverstein - Kirby O'Neil
Roger Craig Smith - The Pulverizer/Timothy/Mutagen Man
JB Smoove - Anton Zeck/Bebop
Fred Tatasciore - Steranko/Rocksteady, Fungus Humungous
Danny Trejo - Newtralizer
Kari Wahlgren - Joan Grody
Frank Welker - Dr. Tyler Rockwell
Crew
Andrea Romano - Voice Director
Episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired (U.S. dates) DVD release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 26 September29,2012 August8,2013 Volume 1:
February26,2013
Volume 2: July9,2013
Volume 3:
October1,2013
Complete Season:
November18,2013
Volume 1: March6,2013
Volume 2: June26,2013
Volume 3:
September4,2013
Volume 4:
October23,2013
2 26 October12,2013
TBA
Volume 1:
March11,2014
Volume 1: March31,2014 Volume 1: June25,2014
3 26 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Background
On October 21, 2009, a press release was made indicating that Viacom had bought the complete rights of the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise from Peter Laird for $60 million, and would be developing a CGI animated
TV series for its Nickelodeon family of channels for broadcast in 2012. A feature film, to be released by Paramount
Pictures (also a division of Viacom), is slated for 2014.
Jason Biggs voices Leonardo and Rob Paulsen voices Donatello. In June 2011, it was confirmed that Sean Astin is
playing Raphael and Greg Cipes is Michelangelo. In August 2011, it was revealed that Mae Whitman would be the
voice for April O'Neil. In April 2012, it was announced that Phil LaMarr would be playing the role of Baxter
Stockman and Nolan North would be playing a race of aliens known as the Kraang, while Roseanne Barr is
confirmed to voice their leader, Kraang Prime. Actress Kelly Hu confirmed her role as Karai in May 2012. Corey
Feldman has been confirmed to play the role of Slash. Recurring TMNT character Casey Jones began appearing in
the second season, and is voiced by former Nickelodeon star Josh Peck.
[2]
Production art was leaked on the Nickelodeon website before it was taken down. The images showed the designs of
all four Turtles, Shredder, Splinter, a teenage April O'Neil and the Kraang, an alien race that combines elements of
both Krang and the Utroms. A trailer for the series was released on June 21, 2012, on Nickelodeon USA. In June
2014, it was announced that Seth Green would replace Jason Biggs as the voice of Leonardo in season 3.
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Merchandise
Playmates Toys created a new line of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles consumer products to go along with the show.
In mid 2012, Playmates Toys released their first wave of basic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures which
consisted of "hero figures" Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, Splinter and April O'Neil as well as "villain
characters" Shredder, Kraang, and a Foot Soldier. In early 2013, Playmates released series 2 which consisted of the
new "hero" character Metalhead as well as new villains Dogpound and Fishface. In April 2013, the third wave
appeared which included the "hero" character Leatherhead as well as villains Snakeweed and Baxter Stockman.
Wave four was released in early August and it featured the villains Rat King and Spyroach as well as new "Stealth
Tech" versions of the four turtles. Wave 5 was released in October with a 7 pack of Mousers as well as four baby
versions of the Turtles (Turtles in training) October saw the final release of 2013 with wave six which included two
new villains: Spider Bytez and a newly sculpted Shredder figure featuring a removable helmet and cape. Wave seven
first appeared in February 2014 with figures for Kirby Bat, Squirrelanoid, Casey Jones, and Mutagen Man.
The Lego Group released a LEGO theme of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2013.
[3]
Video games
In 2013, Nickelodeon released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run for iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPad,
and iPod Touch.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, a downloadable game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and
Microsoft Windows, was released on August 28, 2013 by Activision, although the PS3 version has been delayed
with no current release date. It is a 3D beat 'em up game, and features an online multiplayer co-op for up to four
players.
Activision also released a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game based on the series for Wii, Xbox 360, and
Nintendo 3DS on October 22, 2013.
Broadcast
The series debuted on Canadian channel YTV on September 29, 2012. It also premiered on Nickelodeon (UK) and
Nickelodeon (Ireland) on October 1, 2012. The Australian and New Zealand arms of Nickelodeon debuted the show
on October 8, 2012.
Reception
IGN has given the show positive reviews, with many episodes reviewed being given the "Editor's Choice" title.
"Wormquake!" has, so far, received the highest rating of 9.5/10.
[4]
The series premiered in the U.S. to 3.9 million
viewers.
[5]
Variety has praised the show, saying "...handsomely produced effort, with a strong vocal cast, considerable humor
and scads of high-spirited action. If the goal was to introduce the Turtles to a new generation amphibious mission
accomplished."
"The Manhattan Project" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of "Outstanding Animated
Program".
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References
[1] http:/ / www. nick. com/ shows/ ninja-turtles/
[2] Comic-Con: Nickelodeon Sets 'Legend of Korra,' 'Ninja Turtles' Panels (Exclusive) (http:/ / www. hollywoodreporter. com/ live-feed/
comic-con-nickelodeon-sets-legend-576484) Hollywood Reporter, Retrieved July 13, 2013
[3] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | LEGO Shop (http:/ / shop. lego. com/ en-US/ Teenage-Mutant-Ninja-Turtles-ByTheme)
[4] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: "Wormquake!" Review - IGN (http:/ / www. ign. com/ articles/ 2014/ 03/ 06/
teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-manhattan-project-review)
[5] Starlight Runner Entertainment Tapped to Prep Nickelodeon's Hit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Franchise for Multi-Platform - Yahoo! News
(http:/ / news. yahoo. com/ starlight-runner-entertainment-tapped-prep-nickelodeons-hit-teenage-140034127. html)
External links
Official website (http:/ / www. nick. com/ shows/ ninja-turtles/ )
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (http:/ / www. bcdb. com/ cartoons/ Other_Studios/ N/ Nickelodeon/
Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles/ ) at the Big Cartoon DataBase
series) episodes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American computer animated series based on the eponymous franchise that
premiered on September 29, 2012 on Nickelodeon in the United States and on YTV in Canada. It premiered on
Eleven in Australia at 7:30am on Sunday, June 30, 2013.
Seasons
Season Episodes Originally aired (U.S. dates) DVD release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 26 September29,2012 August8,2013 Volume 1: February26,2013
Volume 3: October1,2013
Complete 1st Season:
October7,2014
Complete Season:
November18,2013
Volume 1:
March6,2013
Volume 2:
June26,2013
Volume 3:
September4,2013
Volume 4:
October23,2013
2 26 October12,2013
TBA
Volume 1: March11,2014
Volume 1: March31,2014 Volume 1:
June25,2014
3 26 2014 TBA TBA TBA TBA
4 20 2015 TBA TBA TBA TBA
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Episodes
Season 1 (2012/13)
The episodes aired with their working titles outside North America.
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) season 1
No.
in
series
No. in
season
date
Production
code
U.S.
viewers
(in
millions)
1 1 "Rise of the Turtles" (Part 1) Michael Chang Joshua Sternin & J.R.
Ventimilia
September 29,
2012
101 3.9
2 2 "Rise of the Turtles" (Part 2) Alan Wan Joshua Sternin & J.R.
Ventimilia
September 29,
2012
102 3.9
3 3 "Turtle Temper" Alan Wan Jeremy Shipp October 6, 2012 103 3.2
4 4 "New Friend, Old Enemy" Juan Jose Meza-Leon Joshua Hamilton October 13,
2012
104 2.8
5 5 "I Think His Name is Baxter
Stockman"
Michael Chang & Ciro Nieli Joshua Sternin & J.R.
Ventimilia
October 20,
2012
105 3.4
6 6 "Metalhead" Juan Jose Meza-Leon Tom Alvarado October 27,
2012
106 3.6
7 7 "Monkey Brains" Alan Wan Russ Carney & Ron
Corcillo
November 3,
2012
107 3.7
8 8 "Never Say Xever" Michael Chang Kenny Byerly November 10,
2012
108 2.9
9 9 "The Gauntlet"
"Enter Shredder"
Juan Jose Meza-Leon Joshua Sternin & J.R.
Ventimilia
November 17,
2012
109 2.8
10 10 "Panic in the Sewers"
"Mojo Rising"
Alan Wan Jeremy Shipp November 24,
2012
110 2.9
11 11 "Mousers Attack!"
"Mouserthon"
Michael Chang Kenny Byerly December 8,
2012
111 3.4
12 12 "It Came From the Depths"
"Leatherheaf"
Juan Jose Meza-Leon Russ Carney & Ron
Corcillo
December 15,
2012
112 3.5
13 13 "I, Monster"
"Rat Trap"
Michael Chang Jase Ricci January 25,
2013
114 2.6
14 14 "New Girl In Town" Alan Wan Jeremy Shipp February 1,
2013
113 2.3
15 15 "The Alien Agenda" Juan Jose Meza-Leon Kenny Byerly February 8,
2013
115 2.4
16 16 "The Pulverizer" Alan Wan Russ Carney & Ron
Corcillo
February 15,
2013
116 2.6
17 17 "TCRI" Michael Chang Joshua Sternin & J.R.
Ventimilia
March 1, 2013 117 2.1
18 18 "Cockroach Terminator" Juan Jose Meza-Leon Jeremy Shipp March 15, 2013 118 2.2
19 19 "Baxter's Gambit" Alan Wan Jase Ricci April 5, 2013 119 2.3
20 20 "Enemy of My Enemy" Michael Chang Kenny Byerly April 12, 2013 120 2.3
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21 21 "Karai's Vendetta" Juan Jose Meza-Leon &
Sebastian Montes
Russ Carney & Ron
Corcillo
April 27, 2013 121 3.1
22 22 "The Pulverizer Returns!" Alan Wan Jeremy Shipp May 11, 2013 123 2.8
23 23 "Parasitica" Michael Chang Pete Goldfinger July 20, 2013 122 2.2
24 24 "Operation: Break Out" Michael Chang Jase Ricci July 27, 2013 124 2.1
25 25 "Showdown" (Part 1) Juan Jose Meza-Leon &
Sebastian Montes
Joshua Sternin & J.R.
Ventimilia
August 8, 2013 125 3.1
26 26 "Showdown" (Part 2) Alan Wan Joshua Sternin & J.R.
Ventimilia
August 8, 2013 126 3.1
Season 2 (2013/14)
Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) season 2
No.
in
series
No. in
season
date
Production
code
U.S.
viewers
(in
millions)
27 1 "The Mutation Situation" Sebastian Montes &
Ciro Nieli
Brandon Auman October 12,
2013
201 2.7
28 2 "Invasion of the Squirrelanoids" Michael Chang Todd Garfield October 19,
2013
203 2.6
29 3 "Follow the Leader" Alan Wan Eugene Son November 2,
2013
202 2.5
30 4 "Mutagen Man Unleashed" Sebastian Montes Kevin Burke & Chris
"Doc" Wyatt
November 9,
2013
204 2.7
31 5 "Mikey Gets Shellacne" Alan Wan Thomas Krajewski November 16,
2013
205 2.7
32 6 "Target: April O'Neil" Michael Chang Nicole Dubuc November 23,
2013
206 2.5
33 7 "Slash and Destroy" Sebastian Montes Gavin Hignight November 30,
2013
207 2.5
34 8 "The Good, the Bad, and Casey
Jones"
Michael Chang Johnny Hartmann February 2,
2014
209 2.7
35 9 "The Kraang Conspiracy" Alan Wan Brandon Auman February 9,
2014
208 2.9
36 10 "Fungus Humungous" Sebastian Montes Mark Henry February 16,
2014
210 2.8
37 11 "Metalhead Rewired" Alan Wan Peter Di Cicco February 23,
2014
211 2.7
38 12 "Of Rats and Men" Sebastian Montes Todd Garfield March 2, 2014 212 2.7
3940 1314
"The Manhattan Project"
[1]
"Wormquake!"
Michael Chang &
Alan Wan
Brandon Auman & John
Shirley
March 14, 2014 997 2.4
41 15 "Mazes & Mutants" Michael Chang Eugene Son April 27, 2014 215 2.7
42 16 "The Lonely Mutation of Baxter
Stockman"
Sebastian Montes Brandon Auman May 4, 2014 216 2.3
43 17 "Newtralized!" Alan Wan Gavin Hignight May 11, 2014 217 2.0
164
44 18 "Pizza Face" Sebastian Montes Kevin Burke & Chris
"Doc" Wyatt
May 18, 2014 219 2.3
45 19 "The Wrath of Tiger Claw" Michael Chang Christopher Yost June 8, 2014 218 2.3
46 20 "The Legend of the Kuro
Kabuto"
Alan Wan Doug Langdale June 15, 2014 220 1.9
47 21 "Plan 10" Michael Chang Henry Gilroy June 22, 2014 221 2.1
48 22 "Vengeance is Mine" Sebastian Montes Peter Di Cicco June 29, 2014 222 2.2
Season 3
On February 26, 2013, Nickelodeon ordered a third season of the show. In June 2014, it was announced that Seth
Green would replace Jason Biggs as the voice of Leonardo in season 3.
Season 4
On June 17, 2014, Nickelodeon ordered a fourth season of the show.
References
[1] http:/ / epguides. com/ TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles_2012/
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) season 1
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season 1
(season 1)
No. of episodes 26
Broadcast
Original run September29,2012 August8,2013
Season chronology
Next
Season 2
List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episodes
The first season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aired on Nickelodeon from September 29, 2012 to August 8,
2013. The season introduces four turtles, Leonardo (voiced by Jason Biggs), Donatello (voiced by Rob Paulsen),
Raphael (voiced by Sean Astin) and Michelangelo (voiced by Greg Cipes).
Production
Stockman and Nolan North would be playing a race of aliens known as the Kraang, while Roseanne Barr was
Feldman has been confirmed to play the role of Slash. Recurring TMNT character Casey Jones is slated to appear in
the second season of the series, where he will be voiced by Josh Peck.
[1]
both Krang and the Utroms. A trailer for the series was released on June 21, 2012, on Nickelodeon USA.
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Cast
Main Cast
Jason Biggs as Leonardo
Rob Paulsen as Donatello
Sean Astin as Raphael
Greg Cipes as Michelangelo
Mae Whitman as April O'Neil
Hoon Lee as Hamato Yoshi/Splinter
Kevin Michael Richardson as Oroku Saki/Shredder
Nolan North as the Kraang
Recurring Cast
Clancy Brown as Chris Bradford/Dogpound
Christian Lanz as Xever/Fishface
Kelly Hu as Karai
Phil LaMarr as Baxter Stockman
Jeffrey Combs as Dr. Victor Falco/Rat King
Roger Craig Smith as The Pulverizer/Timothy/Mutagen Man
Episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
date
Production
code
U.S. viewers
(in millions)
1 1 "Rise of the
Turtles" (Part 1)
Michael Chang Joshua Sternin &
J.R. Ventimilia
September 29,
2012
101 3.9
On their first trip to the surface, the Turtles witness April O'Neil and her father Kirby get abducted by the Kraang. Donnie convinces the others that
it is their duty to rescue the O'Neils.
2 2 "Rise of the
Turtles" (Part 2)
Alan Wan Joshua Sternin &
J.R. Ventimilia
September 29,
2012
102 3.9
The Turtles find out where the O'Neils are being held and infiltrate their hideout even if it means battling the giant plant mutant Snakeweed.
3 3 "Turtle Temper" Alan Wan Jeremy Shipp October 6, 2012 103 3.2
During a fight with the Kraang, Raphael loses his temper when he is insulted by a caustic New Yorker named Vic who videotaped the Turtles and
threatens to expose them to the world. When three of the Ninja Turtles try to rescue Vic from the Kraang, the Ninja Turtles' attempt to rescue him
and get rid of the footage goes horribly wrong when Vic is mutated into the spider-like mutant Spider Bytez, who then beats up the turtles easily.
Raphael then learns to control his temper and defeats Spider Bytez despite his harsh insults.
4 4 "New Friend, Old
Enemy"
Juan Jose
Meza-Leon
Joshua Hamilton October 13,
2012
104 2.8
To prove that Turtles can be friends with humans, Michelangelo uses a social networking site to befriend Chris Bradford, a famous martial artist
who is secretly Shredder's top lieutenant. Shredder has assigned Chris Bradford to work with Xever in order to find Splinter.
5 5 "I Think His Name
is Baxter
Stockman"
Michael Chang &
Ciro Nieli
Joshua Sternin &
J.R. Ventimilia
October 20,
2012
105 3.4
Splinter grounds the Turtles for a week because Michelangelo was skateboarding in the lair. When the Turtles sneak out against Splinter's orders,
they battle Baxter Stockman, who plans revenge on TCRI after they fired him for an incident revolving around spilled copier toner.
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6 6 "Metalhead" Juan Jose
Meza-Leon
Tom Alvarado October 27,
2012
106 3.6
Weary of using his simple wooden b to fight the technologically-advanced Kraang, Donatello creates Metalhead (a remote-controlled robot turtle
reverse-engineered from Kraang technology) to fight in his place. When Metalhead malfunctions and falls under the control of the Kraang,
Donatello must find a way to stop his invention.
7 7 "Monkey Brains" Alan Wan Russ Carney &
Ron Corcillo
November 3,
2012
107 3.7
After teaming up to investigate the disappearance of local scientist named Dr. Tyler Rockwell, April and Donatello encounter a bizarre psychic
mutant monkey. They come to realize that that the monkey is actually Rockwell, and that Dr. Victor Falco was the person who turned him into the
monkey.
8 8 "Never Say Xever" Michael Chang Kenny Byerly November 10,
2012
108 2.9
Following a fight with the Purple Dragons at a noodle shop, Leo fears his act of mercy has come back to haunt him when Xever, Chris Bradford, the
Purple Dragons, and the Foot Ninjas hold the blind local noodle shop owner Mr. Murakami hostage.
9 9 "The Gauntlet"
"Enter Shredder"
Juan Jose
Meza-Leon
Joshua Sternin &
J.R. Ventimilia
November 17,
2012
109 2.8
After April receives a warning from her imprisoned father which arrived on a mutant pigeon named Pete, she and the Turtles embark on a mission
to save him and stop the Kraang from detonating a mutagen bomb in the city. But the Turtles aren't prepared for anything when the Shredder makes
his move on them and an accident involving Chris transforms into Dogpound and Xever transforms into Fishface.
10 10 "Panic in the
Sewers"
"Mojo Rising"
Alan Wan Jeremy Shipp November 24,
2012
110 2.9
Following a nightmare involving Shredder defeating the Turtles, Splinter ends up putting the Ninja Turtles in training 24/7. The Ninja Turtles soon
defend their home in the sewers when Shredder orders Dogpound and the Purple Dragons to destroy it with chlorosulfonic acid (an extremely
dangerous chemical that reacts violently to water).
11 11 "Mousers Attack!"
"Mouserthon"
Michael Chang Kenny Byerly December 8,
2012
111 3.4
The Purple Dragons mug April in order to steal her phone. Simultaneous threats from the Purple Dragons and from Baxter Stockman's mechanical
MOUSERS force the Turtles to split into 2 groups Leo and Raph and Donnie and Mikey.
12 12 "It Came From the
Depths"
"Leatherheaf"
Juan Jose
Meza-Leon
Russ Carney &
Ron Corcillo
December 15,
2012
112 3.5
After the Turtles rescue an anger-prone mutant alligator from the Kraang, Mikey nurses him back to health and befriends him. The Turtles learn that
the alligator, Leatherhead, has the Kraang's power cell, which must never be returned to them.
13 13 "I, Monster"
"Rat Trap"
Michael Chang Jase Ricci January 25, 2013 114 2.6
The Turtles must save the city and Splinter's mind from Dr. Victor Falco, who is now the terrifying Rat King.
14 14 "New Girl In
Town"
Alan Wan Jeremy Shipp February 1, 2013 113 2.3
Snakeweed returns and begins abducting people. Tired of Raphael's constant criticism while trying to stop Snakeweed, Leonardo lets Raphael try
his hand at leadership. While away from the group, Leonardo meets a female Foot Ninja named Karai who tries to lure him to the dark side.
15 15 "The Alien Agenda" Juan Jose
Meza-Leon
Kenny Byerly February 8, 2013 115 2.4
Leo and Raph fight over whether or not they can trust Karai. The Turtles get their first look at high school when April's school project draws
attention from the Kraang. Karai learns about the existence of the Kraang and tries to tell Shredder, but he is uninterested. Karai then follows the
turtles into a Kraang research facility, where she is found by Raphael, which ultimately leads to a battle between the Kraang and the Turtles.
16 16 "The Pulverizer" Alan Wan Russ Carney &
Ron Corcillo
February 15,
2013
116 2.6
168
Donatello converts Leatherhead's subway car into a battle van, which Mikey names the Shellraiser. While taking the Shellraiser for a test drive, the
Turtles meet their first fan, a teenager dressed up to fight crime as "The Pulverizer", who turns out to be a lazy teenage boy with no self defense
skills whatsoever. Baxter Stockman perfects a pair of cybernetic legs for Fishface using stolen Kraang technology, and the Kraang search for their
lost power cell.
17 17 "TCRI" Michael Chang Joshua Sternin &
J.R. Ventimilia
March 1, 2013 117 2.1
While breaking into the hostile environment of TCRI headquarters upon being told of its location by Leatherhead, the Turtles discover the true
intent of the Kraang: to open a portal to Dimension X and begin an all-out invasion. The Turtles resolve to stop them even if they end up having
to fight the rock monster Traag. During the fight, Michelangelo finds a Kraang Data Storage Device. Donatello de-codes the device and discovers
that the Kraang are after April.
18 18 "Cockroach
Terminator"
Juan Jose
Meza-Leon
Jeremy Shipp March 15, 2013 118 2.2
Donatello creates a "spyroach" to spy on the Kraang in TCRI. They learn that the Kraang are planning on drilling into the Earth's core. Then, the
spyroach becomes accidentally mutated. When the Turtles find the Spyroach, they find out that it is targeting Raphael, because he tried to destroy
the spyroach earlier, since he is afraid of cockroaches.
19 19 "Baxter's Gambit" Alan Wan Jase Ricci April 5, 2013 119 2.3
Following a three-way fight between the Turtles, the Foot, and the Kraang, Baxter Stockman convinces Shredder to let him use a foolproof plan.
Unbeknownst to them, his true intentions with the plan involve seeking revenge on the Turtles (who have been foiling his plans) and Dogpound and
Fishface (who have been abusing and threatening him) by luring them all into a deadly labyrinth called the Maze of Doom. Now the Turtles,
Dogpound, and Fishface must form a temporary truce to get out of the Maze of Doom alive. Meanwhile, Splinter works to find the right weapon for
April as she learns more about Splinter's past.
20 20 "Enemy of My
Enemy"
Michael Chang Kenny Byerly April 12, 2013 120 2.3
When a Kraang invasion scheme threatens to destroy the Turtles and put the whole world in danger, Karai offers an alliance with the Turtles. After
declining Karai's offer, the Turtles eventually decide that teaming up with Karai might be a good idea when Karai mentions weapons that are being
shipped to the Shredder that she could steal. However, when the Turtles plan on destroying the Shredder once and for all, Karai's loyalty to the
Turtles vanishes and now the Turtles must deal with Shredder and Karai as well as the Kraang.
21 21 "Karai's Vendetta" Juan Jose
Meza-Leon &
Sebastian Montes
Russ Carney &
Ron Corcillo
April 27, 2013 121 3.1
After the Turtles discover a Kraang plot to turn Earth's water into Kraang water, they infiltrate an undersea Kraang base guarded by a sea creature
from Dimension X. Shredder interrogates a captured Kraang droid and learns that April is not only an ally of the Turtles, but the key to the Kraang's
ability to take over Earth, so Shredder sends Karai to capture her. April is skilled at evading Karai, but when cornered, she is terrible at fighting and
is beaten up, but manages to escape by using a lesson that she learned from Splinter when Karai shows sympathy for her.
22 22 "The Pulverizer
Returns!"
Alan Wan Jeremy Shipp May 11, 2013 123 2.8
Splinter has the Turtles to switch weapons Leo gets Donnie's bo staff Donnie gets Raph's sai Raph gets Mikey's nunchucks and Mikey gets Leo's
sowrds their weapons and having them use whatever is nearby as makeshift weapons in combat. Meanwhile, Shredder learns about the mutagen
from the captive Kraang operative where he states that the mutagen has unpredictable results. When Shredder plans to create an army of mutants,
the Turtles must rely on the help of the Pulverizer (who was recruited into the Foot) who volunteers to gather information on the inside on their
behalf. When he carelessly agrees to be a test subject for a stolen supply of Kraang Mutagen, the Turtles' rescue mission
23 23 "Parasitica" Michael Chang Pete Goldfinger July 20, 2013 122 2.2
While investigating a destroyed Kraang hideout, the Turtles are attacked by a giant mutant wasp, which stings Leo. After the wasp dies they find an
egg, which Leo says should be brought back to the lair. That night, Raph tries to destroy the egg but Leo, who is under the influence of the wasp's
toxin, is determined to protect the egg. Leo bites Raph, infecting him as well. Mikey and Donnie attempt to cure them, although Donnie gets
infected before he can finish the antidote. Donnie instructs Mikey on how to prepare the cure before succumbing to the infection and biting him.
Mikey finishes the antidote and administers the cure to his brothers just as the egg hatches. Mikey then kills the newborn wasps with the
Shellraiser's cannon.
24 24 "Operation: Break
Out"
Michael Chang Jase Ricci July 27, 2013 124 2.1
169
In an attempt to impress April, Donatello breaks into a secret Kraang detention center alone in order to rescue Kirby O'Neil. He manages to rescue
Kirby, although they end up trapped in the detention center with a deadly prisoner called the Newtralizer. Meanwhile, April is hearing sounds that
even Splinter can't. The Turtles successfully escape the Newtralizer and bring Kirby to their lair, where he re-unites with his daughter, although they
are unaware of the fact that Kirby has fallen under the Kraang's control.
25 25 "Showdown" (Part
1)
Juan Jose
Meza-Leon &
Sebastian Montes
Joshua Sternin &
J.R. Ventimilia
August 8, 2013 125 3.1
After learning that the Kraang are planning an invasion, The Turtles engage in a difficult battle as they make a desperate assault on TCRI to shut
down the Kraang's portal before it summons the Technodrome, and in order to save April whom the Kraang managed to capture with the help of
Shredder. They destroy TCRI, but not before the Technodrome comes through the portal.
26 26 "Showdown" (Part
2)
Alan Wan Joshua Sternin &
J.R. Ventimilia
August 8, 2013 126 3.1
The Turtles must infiltrate the Technodrome in order to save April. Meanwhile, Splinter faces off against Shredder after defeating Dogpound and
Fishface. When he recognizes Karai as his long-lost daughter Miwa (whom Shredder had told that Splinter killed her mother), Splinter retreats in
sorrow. Back at the Technodrome, the Turtles must get through Kraang Prime to get to April before Kraang Prime can abduct some human
specimens.
References
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season 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles (season 2)
No. of episodes 22
Broadcast
Original run October12,2013
Season chronology
Previous
Season 1
Next
Season 3
List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episodes
The second season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles began airing on Nickelodeon on October 12, 2013. On October
2, 2012, Nickelodeon ordered a second season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Casey Jones and Slash have been
confirmed to make their debut in this season. Executive producer Ciro Nieli has confirmed that the Mutagen Man
will have a large role in the second season and an hour-long episode featuring the voice actors of the original TMNT
series (Cam Clarke, Townsend Coleman, Barry Gordon and Rob Paulsen) in their respective roles for a cameo.
Production
Stockman and Nolan North would be playing a race of aliens known as the Kraang, while Roseanne Barr was
Feldman was confirmed to play the role of Slash. Recurring TMNT character Casey Jones was confirmed to appear
in the second season of the series, where he is voiced by Josh Peck.
[1]
both Krang and the Utroms. A trailer for the series was released on June 21, 2012, on Nickelodeon USA.
Jason Biggs departed the role of Leonardo after the 19th episode of season 2 and was temporarily replaced by
Dominic Catrambone. Seth Green will assume the role beginning in season 3.
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Cast
Main
Jason Biggs (Dominic Catrambone in four episodes) as Leonardo
Rob Paulsen as Donatello
Sean Astin as Raphael
Greg Cipes as Michelangelo
Mae Whitman as April O'Neil
Hoon Lee as Hamato Yoshi/Splinter
Kevin Michael Richardson as Oroku Saki/Shredder
Nolan North as the Kraang
Recurring
Clancy Brown as Chris Bradford/Dogpound/Rahzar
Christian Lanz as Xever/Fishface
Kelly Hu as Karai
Josh Peck as Casey Jones
Phil LaMarr as Baxter Stockman/Stockman Fly
Jeffrey Combs as Dr. Victor Falco/Rat King
Corey Feldman as Slash
Kate Micucci as Irma
Roger Craig Smith as The Pulverizer/Timothy/Mutagen Man
Episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
date
Production
code
U.S. viewers
(in millions)
27 1 "The Mutation
Situation"
Sebastian
Montes & Ciro
Nieli
Brandon Auman October 12,
2013
201 2.7
The Turtles' mission to prevent the Kraang from delivering a shipment of mutagen to Shredder causes the mutagen canisters to scatter into the city,
where one of them hits Kirby O'Neil, causing him to transform into a mutant bat. Blaming the brothers for her father's mutation, April walks out on
them.
28 2 "Invasion of the
Squirrelanoids"
Michael Chang Todd Garfield October 19,
2013
203 2.6
While searching for the missing mutagen, the Turtles encounter a squirrel forcing its way down the throat of a homeless man. After taking him back
to their lair for study, the Turtles are shocked when the creature multiplies within the man's stomach and escapes. They try to track down the
mammals, unaware that they've undergone a metamorphosis into hideous mutagen creatures.
29 3 "Follow the Leader" Alan Wan Eugene Son November 2,
2013
202 2.5
Shredder heads to Japan to take care of an urgent matter, leaving Karai in charge of the Foot. She then captures Leonardo and forces him to do
battle with the Foot Bots, robotic versions of the Foot Ninjas, as a way to lure Splinter to her.
30 4 "Mutagen Man
Unleashed"
Sebastian
Montes
Kevin Burke &
Chris "Doc"
Wyatt
November 9,
2013
204 2.7
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Donatello becomes very jealous of a student April is tutoring in math named Casey Jones and vents his sorrows to Timothy. The mutated
Pulverizer, affected by this, then begins feeding on the experimental mutagen, enabling him to form sludgy arms and legs, transforming him into
what Mikey later dubs "Mutagen Man." The former teen then escapes to find April.
31 5 "Mikey Gets
Shellacne"
Alan Wan Thomas
Krajewski
November 16,
2013
205 2.7
Michelangelo plays with some rejected retro-mutagen samples and contracts a dangerous acne infection that mutates out of control. The Turtles
head to the remains of TCRI to find a molecular centrifuge to make an antidote for the infection and find Baxter Stockman with the only one in his
possession. Without the centrifuge to help with the cure, Michelangelo is doomed, so he does whatever it takes to retrieve it, later running afoul of
Dogpound and witnessing the birth of an enemy both old and new.
32 6 "Target: April
O'Neil"
Michael Chang Nicole Dubuc November 23,
2013
206 2.5
The Kraang and Karai continue their pursuit of April and unleash an advanced Foot Bot later dubbed "Chrome Dome" by Michelangelo. With no
other choice, April must put aside her grudge against the Turtles and ally with them to take down both Chrome Dome and a squadron of Foot Bots.
Eventually, she decides to forgive the Turtles and repair her friendship with them.
33 7 "Slash and Destroy" Sebastian
Montes
Gavin Hignight November 30,
2013
207 2.5
After Raphael's pet turtle Spike drinks some mutagen, he mutates into a spiky, hulking turtle, renaming himself "Slash." Slash offers Raph a chance
to join with him and form an ultimate ninja team, to which Raph happily accepts, thrilled by the idea of fighting crime side-by-side with his newly
mutated buddy. However, Slash's true motives eventually emerge....The elimination of Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo.
34 8 "The Good, the Bad,
and Casey Jones"
Michael Chang Johnny Hartmann February 2, 2014 209 2.7
Casey Jones establishes a new motive to protect his neighborhood from any future attacks from ninja and mutants. Casey ends up meeting Raphael
(who is learning about anger control from Splinter) following his fight with the Purple Dragons, and since he is both a mutant and a ninja, Casey
considers him a threat, and the two fight each other. Casey ends up following Raph to the sewer lair and discovers the existence of Splinter and the
other three Turtles, as well as their friendship with April. However, he unintentionally leads the Foot Bots to the lair. Raph and Casey have to set
aside their differences before the lair's location is revealed.
35 9 "The Kraang
Conspiracy"
Alan Wan Brandon Auman February 9, 2014 208 2.9
April feels left out and insists on joining the Turtles on a mission to a newly-rebuilt TCRI. During this time, a secret about April's origins is revealed
by a mysterious man.
36 10 "Fungus
Humungous"
Sebastian
Montes
Mark Henry February 16,
2014
210 2.8
When the spawns of mutanted sentient mushrooms spread through the sewers, their spores cause April, Casey, and the Turtles to experience their
worst fears. Leonardo must face his greatest fear of losing his team in order to stop the Fungus.
37 11 "Metalhead Rewired" Alan Wan Peter Di Cicco February 23,
2014
211 2.7
After Donnie upgrades Metalhead's artificial intelligence, the other Turtles become suspicious of the new, sentient Metalhead. At the same time, the
Turtles stumble upon the Kraang's plot where they have been capturing the mutants so that they can control them.
38 12 "Of Rats and Men" Sebastian
Montes
Todd Garfield March 2, 2014 212 2.7
When the Rat King returns, Splinter must overcome his fears of being controlled by Rat King in order to defeat his enemy. Meanwhile,
Michelangelo adopts a stray cat that April found after it unknowingly eats ice cream and mutagen transforming it into an "Ice Cream Kitty."
3940 1314
"The Manhattan
Project"
[2]
"Wormquake!"
Michael Chang
& Alan Wan
Brandon Auman
& John Shirley
March 14, 2014 997 2.4
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Leonardo considers asking Splinter for help while facing Shredder's new assassin called Tiger Claw. Meanwhile, Donnie must put aside his rivalry
with Casey in order to uncover a Kraang plot.
Note: This episode was released 12 days early (March 2, 2014) on official distributors for the series, including Nick.com. Cam Clarke, Townsend
Coleman, Barry Gordon and Rob Paulsen (who plays Donatello in this series) reprise their roles as the 1987 counterparts of Leonardo,
Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael, respectively, at the end of the episode. Promotional material listed this episode as "Wormquake!", while the
title used within the episode itself is "The Manhattan Project".
41 15 "Mazes & Mutants" Michael Chang Eugene Son April 27, 2014 215 2.7
The Turtles try to relax by playing a role-playing game called "Mazes & Mutants," but the game becomes real when a mutant Sparrow named "Sir
Malachi" sends the Turtles into the game in order to make it through the maze, defeat the dragon, and save Princess April.
42 16 "The Lonely
Mutation of Baxter
Stockman"
Sebastian
Montes
Brandon Auman May 4, 2014 216 2.3
Baxter Stockman gets mutated into a fly by Shredder for his consecutive failures with his latest one being a mutant duck. Meanwhile, The Turtles
finally discover a retro-mutagen that can restore Kirby O'Neil to his human form. When Stockman-Fly finds out about the retro-mutagen, he
kidnaps April and demands that the Turtles hand over the retro-mutagen in exchange for April.
43 17 "Newtralized!" Alan Wan Gavin Hignight May 11, 2014 217 2.0
Tension arises between Raphael and Casey Jones due to Casey's inability to handle bigger mutant threats. This issue is truly put to the test when
Raph and Casey cross paths with Slash and his new partner: The Newtralizer.
44 18 "Pizza Face" Sebastian
Montes
Kevin Burke &
Chris "Doc"
Wyatt
May 18, 2014 219 2.3
When living pizzas begin turning people into zombies, including Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Splinter, and April, it's up to Michelangelo to save
them from their leader, a mutant pizza chef named "Pizza Face".
Note: In this episode, Leonardo is voiced by Dominic Catrambone instead of Jason Biggs.
45 19 "The Wrath of Tiger
Claw"
Michael Chang Christopher Yost June 8, 2014 218 2.3
Tiger Claw returns and vows revenge on the Turtles. He works with Karai on a ruse to locate their lair, but it fails when the truth finally comes to
light for her.
Note: Jason Biggs voices Leonardo for the last time.
46 20 "The Legend of the
Kuro Kabuto"
Alan Wan Doug Langdale June 15, 2014 220 1.9
A thief named Anton Zeck is hired by Steranko (one of Shredder's weapon dealers who appeared in a previous episode) to steal Shredder's helmet,
the "Kuro Kabuto." Meanwhile, the Turtles try to plan a rescue mission for Karai. When they accidentally come into possession of the Kuro Kabuto,
however, they decide to use it to their advantage and trade it for her, eventually leading to an all-out war between them, Zeck, and Shredder's forces
to claim it.
Note: For the rest of this season, Leonardo is voiced by Dominic Catrambone.
47 21 "Plan 10" Michael Chang Henry Gilroy June 22, 2014 221 2.1
When Raphael accidentally switches minds with a Kraang after one of their Earth infiltration devices is damaged, he must find a way out of the
Technodrome and back to his body without being discovered before "Plan 10" goes into full effect.
48 22 "Vengeance is Mine" Sebastian
Montes
Peter Di Cicco June 29, 2014 222 2.2
Leo stages a rescue for Karai against Splinter's wishes. While the mission is a success, Karai's knowledge of the truth makes her rush out to take her
revenge on Shredder for killing her mother and lying to her for so long, leading to an unexpected turn of events. Karai falls into a vat of mutagen,
turning her into a mindless snake-like creature.
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References
[2] http:/ / epguides. com/ TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles_2012/
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Film
Teaser poster, featuring Leonardo
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Produced by Michael Bay
Andrew Form
Bradley Fuller
Galen Walker
Scott Mednick
Ian Bryce
Screenplay by Josh Appelbaum
Andr Nemec
Evan Daugherty
Turtles
by Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird
Starring Megan Fox
Alan Ritchson
Jeremy Howard
Pete Ploszek
Noel Fisher
Will Arnett
Danny Woodburn
William Fichtner
Johnny Knoxville
Tony Shalhoub
Music by Brian Tyler
Cinematography Lula Carvalho
Edited by Joel Negron
Glen Scantlebury
Production
company
Nickelodeon Movies
Platinum Dunes
Gama Entertainment
Mednick Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) August8,2014
Language English
Budget
$125 million
[1][2]
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an upcoming American action comedy film based on the franchise of the same
name. A reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series, the film is directed by Jonathan Liebesman and
stars Megan Fox, Johnny Knoxville, Pete Ploszek, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Alan Ritchson, Danny Woodburn,
Tony Shalhoub, William Fichtner, and Will Arnett.
The film was announced shortly before Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Peter Laird sold the rights to the
franchise to Nickelodeon in 2009. It is to be produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Michael Bay's production
company Platinum Dunes, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is scheduled to be released on August 8,
2014.
Premise
Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from
the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover
their destiny as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April and her
wise-cracking cameraman Vernon Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder's diabolical plan.
Cast
Pete Ploszek as Leonardo
Johnny Knoxville as the voice of Leonardo
Alan Ritchson as Raphael
Noel Fisher as Michelangelo
Jeremy Howard as Donatello
Megan Fox as April O'Neil
William Fichtner as Shredder/Eric Sachs
Danny Woodburn as Splinter
Tony Shalhoub as the voice of Splinter
Will Arnett as Vernon Fenwick
Minae Noji as Karai
Whoopi Goldberg as Bernadette Thompson
Abby Elliott as Taylor
Production
Development
In October 2009, following the news of Nickelodeon purchasing all of Mirage's rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles property, it was announced that Nickelodeon would produce a new film through corporate sibling Paramount
Pictures with an expected release date sometime in 2012. In late May 2011, it was announced that Paramount and
Nickelodeon had brought Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners Bradley Fuller and Andrew Form on to
produce the next film that will reboot the film series. Bay, Fuller, and Form would produce alongside Walker and
Mednick. For the script, the studio originally hired Matt Holloway and Art Marcum to write the film for close to a
million dollars. According to TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman, the John Fusco version was a little too edgy for
what Paramount wanted. A year later, the studio turned to writers Josh Appelbaum and Andr Nemec to rewrite the
script. In February 2012, Jonathan Liebesman was brought in to negotiations to direct the film, beating out Brett
Ratner. Later in March, it was announced that Paramount had pushed back film's release date to Christmas Day
2013.
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In early March 2012, Michael Bay revealed at Nickelodeon's 2012 upfront presentation that the film will be simply
titled Ninja Turtles and that the turtles will be "from an alien race". News of Bay's creative change was met with
criticism from within the fan community. In response to the announcement, actor Robbie Rist, who voiced
Michelangelo in the first three films, wrote to Bay accusing him of "sodomizing" the franchise. Rist later remarked
that he could have been out of line since Bay makes more money than he does. In response to the feedback, Bay
issued a statement asking fans to calm down since a script had not been revealed, his team was working closely with
the creators, and would include all the elements that made them fans to begin with. Both Brian Tochi, who voiced
Leonardo in the first three films, and Judith Hoag, who played April O'Neil in first film, have voiced their support
towards the creative change. TMNT co-creator Peter Laird expressed his thoughts on the change asking fans to take
Bay's advice and wait until more of Bay's plan is made available. Laird also stated that he felt the "ill-conceived
plan" could be a "genius notion," as it would allow fans to have the multitude of bipedal anthropomorphic turtles that
they have been asking for. He would point out that while the concept of a turtle-planet backstory made for a great
run-of-the-mill science fiction story, it had no real place in the Ninja Turtles universe. The franchise's co-creator
Kevin Eastman stated that he had been invited behind the scenes of the film, and concluded that he was officially on
board with the project and that, although he could not say much, he believes it to be "awesome". Via Twitter, Corey
Feldman, who voiced Donatello in the first and third films, voiced his support for the film saying that he loves Bay's
remakes and he is eager to reprise his role. In response to the backlash, Liebesman stated that he was glad to hear
about the fan's response, since he and Eastman had been locked in a room working on ideas that, from his own
perspective as a fan, everybody will love. While he would not confirm whether or not Bay's comment did represent
the film's premise, he did stress on the ooze itself and its background in the original comic, reminding that the ooze
was the product of alien technology. In regards to how the Turtles would be rendered, Liebesman would not say
exactly what visual direction would be taken, but he did state that he did enjoy Weta Digital's work in Rise of the
Planet of the Apes. He also pointed out that the film would not be exclusively about action but will also focus on
brotherhood, friendship, and responsibility.
In late March 2012, Michael Bay posted on his website explaining the title change and stressing that nothing had
changed regarding the Turtles. He stated the reason the title was shortened was a request by Paramount to make the
title "simple". He continued that the Turtles were the same as fans remember and regardless of the title change they
still act like teenagers. He urged everyone to give everybody who was involved a chance, as they had the fans
interest at top priority and would not let anybody down. On June 12, 2012, Eastman revealed some of the things for
the film stating that April would not be 16 years old like in the 2012 cartoon series, he feels Ken Watanabe would
make a great Shredder, he would like to bring Reyes back as a Foot lieutenant, and martial arts wise they are looking
at Fist of Legend and The Raid: Redemption. Three days later, it was reported that production for this project has
been shut down. While the release date has been pushed back five months, the work stoppage for the film was said to
be "indefinite". However, other sources said that the film would be released on May 16, 2014 due to problems in that
script that need to be corrected. In July 2012, Eastman called it "easily the best Turtle movie yet". Kevin Eastman
stated that the movie is creating its own story but has to be true to the source material or else they will get "fucking
murdered".
In August 2012, an early version of the script, dated 1/30/12, titled "The Blue Door" and written by Appelbaum and
Nemec, was leaked online. It featured major changes to the origins: the Turtles hail from another dimension that
consists of turtle warriors, Splinter is an alien from the same dimension as well, Shredder is "Colonel Schrader", a
government agent who is secretly an alien who can grow blades from his body, "The Foot Clan" is just "The Foot",
an elite Black Ops unit led by Col. Schrader, Casey Jones is an 18 year old security guard/amateur ice hockey player
that finds the Turtles and is the focus of the movie, April is also 18 and is having relationship troubles with Casey
because she is moving to New York due to an internship at CBS, Raphael is the comic relief instead of
Michelangelo, and Michelangelo falls in love with a turtle woman from his home planet. A cease and desist order
was sent by Paramount Pictures to a website that was hosting the script. Peter Laird read the script and commented
on his blog that "all true TMNT fans should be grateful to the new 'powers that be' that they did not allow this
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wretched thing to go any further." In response to The Blue Door, Bay stated that the draft had been written before he
and Platinum Dunes joined the project and was promptly rejected some time before. On January 12, 2013,
Production Weekly revealed the film would start filming in April 2013 in New York.
[3]
The following month, the
studio pushed back the film's release date until June 6, 2014, and a new writer, Evan Daugherty, was brought on
board. On August 15, 2013, Paramount postponed the release date to August 8, 2014 in order to avoid competition
with other family-friendly films released in June 2014 as well as one of Paramount and Michael Bay's other releases,
Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Casting
In mid February 2013, actress Megan Fox had been reported to be cast as April, reuniting her with Michael Bay after
he fired her from Transformers: Dark of the Moon at behest of Steven Spielberg for comparing Bay to Hitler, an
allegation Spielberg himself denied. Bay confirmed Fox is back in good terms with him as early as April 2011 but it
was said by a close source that Fox had to personally apologize again to get the role of April. Jessica Biel had
expressed interest in playing the part. In regards to Fox's casting, Laird commented that he felt there were better
choices to play April, but that he would prefer not to get too worked up over the issue.
A month later, it was reported that Alan Ritchson, Pete Ploszek, Jeremy Howard and Noel Fisher were cast as
Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo respectively. In early April, Will Arnett was cast in a role that was
being kept secret until leaked photos revealed that he had been cast as April's cameraman and rival, Vernon Fenwick.
Soon after that, actor Danny Woodburn joined the cast as Splinter.
In early May, William Fichtner was cast in the film as a lead with iconic stature in the Turtles mythology. That same
month, former Saturday Night Live star Abby Elliott was cast in the film. Also, it was revealed that Whoopi
Goldberg appeared on set, and that she is portraying Bernadette Thompson, a female version of Burne Thompson.
On June 22, 2013, Fichtner revealed to the Huffington Post that he is playing The Shredder. Fichtner revealed to
Screenrant.com that the Shredder will not be called as Oroku Saki, but as Eric Sachs. On August 3, 2013, Kevin
Eastman posted on his Facebook page that he was heading to New York to shoot a cameo in the movie. In October
2013, William Fichtner revealed that Bebop and Rocksteady will not be appearing in the film. In March 2014, it was
revealed that Abby Elliott would be playing April O'Neil's roommate. In April 2014, Abby Elliot revealed that her
character will be named Taylor, and on April 3, actors Johnny Knoxville and Tony Shalhoub joined the film as the
voices of Leonardo and Splinter respectively.
Filming
Principal photography began March 22, 2013 in Tupper Lake, New York. Shooting began in April in New York City
and at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh on Long Island, New York under the code words "four squared" (4SQ).
On April 20, 2013, the film was renamed as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. On April 29, 2013, Michael Bay
retracted comments that the turtles will be aliens. Early set photos were made public showing the turtles' actors in
black and grey motion capture suits, complete with life-sized turtle shells, with each actor wearing arm bands and
accents of their corresponding turtle's signature color. Production for the film wrapped on August 6, 2013.
Additional filming occurred in January and April 2014.
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Release
The release date for the film was moved around several times until it was set for August 8, 2014.
Marketing
A teaser trailer for the film was shown at Cinema Con on March 24, 2014
[4]
before its public release on March 27.
[5]
On April 13, 2014, the first TV spot for the movie was released.
[6]
A second version of the teaser trailer was released
on April 30, 2014.
[7]
Footage of the film was shown at CineEurope with an introduction from Megan Fox. On June
18, 2014, Playmates Toys announced they have a new product line of toys based entirely on the film, including
action figures, vehicles and role play gear.
[8]
Nickelodeon Consumer Products also announced a complete
merchandise lineup of movie-based products that will be available in all major retailers from July 2014 through the
holiday season.
[9]
On June 23, 2014, Paramount gave fans the opportunity to see new posters and a new trailer by
voting for their favorite turtle on Twitter. The following day, Paramount released a new trailer which includes the
single "Reptile's Theme Song" by Skrillex. A second TV spot for the film was released on July 3, 2014. On July 7,
2014, Pizza Hut announced a new advertising campaign for the film, which includes the return of the chains Cheesy
Bites Pizza, social media contests themed around the film, and a television advertisement featuring the new movie
incarnations of the characters. On July 10, 2014, four motion posters of the turtles were released and new TV spot
debuted that day as well. Paramount will promote the film on July 24, 2014 at San Diego Comic-Con International.
Planned sequels
William Fichtner revealed in an interview that he has signed on for three TMNT films.
[10]
Video game
A video game based on the film will be released on Nintendo 3DS and will be available on August 8, 2014.
[11]
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Official website (http:/ / www. teenagemutantninjaturtlesmovie. com/ )
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) (http:/ / www. boxofficemojo. com/ movies/ ?id=tmnt2013. htm) at Box
Office Mojo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) (http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/ teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_2013/
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