[Jester]

Episode 13: Invasion of the Punk Frogs
Written By: Michael Reaves

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Mr. Mayor
@ Jim Cummings: Genghis Frog, Captain Hoffman
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Attila the Frog, and Rasputin the Mad Frog
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma, Female Tourist
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Napoleon Bonafrog, Police Loudspeaker
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Tourist’s Son
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, New Reporter

Mistakes:
1. When Michaelangelo is running the obstacle course, he goes from toting two pairs of nunchucks to one.
2. When Bebop says, “It’s Turtle trashin’ time!” it’s in Rocksteady’s voice.
3. Donatello uses his bo to pole-vault attack Rocksteady. He bounces of his chest and into a near by dumpster; his bo can be seen in his belt as he falls in.
4. Rocksteady has a uniquely designed orange communicator.
5. The Turtles slip in loose change while pursuing Bebop and Rocksteady, weapons drawn. When they get up, the weapons are holstered.
6. While Shredder is explaining his naming of the Frogs, a part his left hand gauntlet is flesh tone.
7. In introducing the Frogs, the wrong Frog is shown when Shredder calls his name. Napoleon and Rasputin are flipped.
8. Michaelangelo talks very clearly while fighting with a slice of pizza.
9. Leonardo’s Turtle Com looks to be a compact style, like April’s.
10. The hilts on Leonardo’s swords go from having lines in them to show the wrap, to one solid brown handle while he talks the Turtles into helping the Frogs.

Pizza References:
1. Michaelangelo tells Raphael to pretend there’s a pizza waiting at the end of the obstacle course as incentive.
2. The Turtles munch pizza when Splinter asks about any new activity from Shredder.
3. Weird mutants (like Punk Frogs and Splinter) don’t like pizza.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Michaelangelo makes a reference to having his shell waxed.
2. Bebop: “It’s Turtle trashin’ time!”
3. Shredder calls Rocksteady a “Cretan”.
4. Shredder tells the Frogs, if they encounter the Turtles, to “destroy them!”
5. Michaelangelo screams “Cowabunga!” as the Turtles stop the Frogs from stealing the niotrinoline.
6. Raphael calls Shredder, “Shred-head.”
7. Donatello calls him, “Tin face.”

Pop Culture References:
1. “The Creatures from the Maroon Lagoon” is a parody of the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954).
2. Shredder’s holographic appearance is similar to Don Johnson’s character, James "Sonny" Crockett, on Miami Vice.
3. Like the Turtles, the Frogs are named after people near to Shredder’s heart, world conquers and rulers.
4. Michaelangelo mentions the Turtles should leave at “warp speed,” a reference to Star Trek.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Shredder’s Holographic Projector
2. The Anti-Turtle Squad’s Freeze Tank

Forth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Donatello turns to the camera and asks where he learned to say lines like that after telling Shredder he’s going to take the fall.

Notables:
1. The first references to Shredder and Krang’s plan to bring the Technodrome back to earth are made in this episode.
2. Like the turtles, color and weaponry can be used to distinguish the 4 frogs:
Attila the Frog is armed with a mace, is olive green, and wears an orange and yellow striped shirt, blue pants and a circle shaped necklace
Genghis Frog is armed with an axe, is yellow-green, and wears a purple shirt with orange polka dots, blue pants and a triangle shaped necklace
Napoleon Bonafrog is armed with a whip, is blue-green and wears a half yellow and half orange shirt, purple pants and a circle shaped necklace.
Rasputin the Mad Frog is armed with a bow and arrow, is a brownish green, and wears an orange shirt with purple polka dots, red pants and a triangle shaped necklace.

Episode 14: Splinter No More
Written By: Michael Reaves and Brynne Stephens

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Punk 2
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Big Guy on the Street, Cop 2
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Cabbie, Punk 1
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Cop 1
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. When Michaelangelo opens the pizza box, you see a little less than half a pizza, since the box seems too small to contain the whole circular pie. The zoom in on the pizza seems to be a trick to make look more accurate.
2. The retro-mutagen spray goes from a clear beaker to a metallic container as Donatello puts the cap on and turns to Splinter.
3. When Splinter transforms into Yoshi, his chest is bare under his kimono in one shot, in the next he has a shirt and tie.
4. While the Turtles are covered with books, Leonardo’s belt buckle is missing.
5. When Leonardo jumps up, part of his eyebrow is green rather than blue.
6. When the Turtles all stand up from under the books, Donatello’s wrist bands are gone and stay gone until he finishes explaining Shredder’s scheme
7. Raphael’s belt ties are missing while Donatello explains Shredder’s plan.
8. Again, though Shredder’s plan is to get his forces from Dimension X without Krang’s help, he contacts him and to gloat.
9. When Raphael says it’s a jungle in the city, he has a sword on his back.
10. April has a Turtle style Turtle Com in this episode.
11. Krang’s towel goes from blue to red then back again, depending on the shot.
12. As circle menacingly under the control of the Neural Scrambler, Donatello’s wrist bands are again missing.
13. When Donatello is fighting Raphael, his wrist band disappears, reappears, and disappears again.
14. Once Splinter is back to normal, the shirt and tie come and go.
15. While Shredder reads the incantation, his neck becomes purple.
16. Splinter’s nose has a white portion when he explains that the portal is to the wrong dimension.
17. When Raphael asks how to stop the monster, he is holding a sword.
18. Splinter’s kimono collar blinks brown when he mentions the portal is a short lived one.
19. Leonardo’s side is yellow when he tells the Turtles to force the monster back through the portal.

Pizza References:
1. The episode opens with Michaelangelo returning from a pizza run (and a sushi run for Splinter).
2. Raphael says the remnant ooze looks like an old pizza.
3. The Turtles eat pizza at the end of the adventure, and now that Splinter is a rat again, they get more pizza.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Donatello makes the same “Raw fish, blech” comment in reference to Splinter’s turning down the sushi tray.
2. Raphael calls Shredder, “Tin Skin.”
3. Shredder calls the mutants, “Cretans,” twice.
4. Shredder calls Leonardo a “wretched reptile.”
5. Raphael calls Shredder, “Metal Mouth.”
6. The Turtles scream “Turtle Power,” as they attack the creature.

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael says the remnant ooze looks like “what’s left of the Wicked Witch of the West,” a reference to the Wizard of Oz.
2. The sign above the subway terminal Splinter escapes through has a reference to Cucamonga, a part of Mel Blanc’s conductor’s 3 cities: Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Retro-mutagen Spray
2. Shredder’s Neural Scrambler

Notables:
1. Michaelangelo calls Leonardo, “Bro,” in this episode, but more like 2 guys would a friend, not in a brotherly sense.
2. On an ironic note, Yoshi is wearing a pink shirt and purple tie, much like the other character Peter Reneday voiced, Vernon Fenwick.


Episode 15: New York’s Shiniest
Written By: Richard Merwin

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder, Anarchy Punk
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Bandana Punk
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Driving Punk , Guard 2
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Guard 1, REX Clones


Mistakes:
1. When we first see Bebop and Rocksteady, Rocksteady talks with Bebop’s voice.
2. While Donatello talks to April on his Turtle Com, the antenna goes from grey to green and back again.
3. When Irma says, “Who are you calling?” her lips don’t move.
4. When Raphael tells the punks to hand over April’s things, his teeth are green.
5. When Irma fauns over REX, part of his head is blue, not grey.
6. While watching April’s broadcast, Shredder seems to not know of REX, but earlier in the episode he explained to Krang about him like he did.
7. Before the break, Raphael is driving the Turtle Van, when we return to the Show, Leonardo is driving.
8. April and Splinter are driving a Turtle Van to hunt for the Turtles, but we last saw it driven off the bridge by the Turtles themselves.
9. When Donatello turns on the Turtle Com’s tracking device, its antenna are green.
10. Leonardo speaks with Raphael’s voice as the Turtles defend April and Splinter from the REX Clones.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. While he explains his plan to capture and clone REX-1, Shredder says “Destroy the Turtles!”
2. Shredder calls the mutants “Imbecilic buffoons.”
3. Shredder tells the REX Clones the Turtles are their prime targets and their job is to “Destroy them!”
4. Leonardo tells the guys they’ll go down bravely, “just like true Ninja Turtles!”
5. Leonardo screams “Turtle Power!” as he drives the Van off the bridge.
6. Leonardo incorrectly calls the Turtles amphibians.
7. Shredder sends the REX Clones to the amusement park to “destroy the Turtles!”

Pop Culture References:
1. When April enters the REX lab, she compares it to Frankenstein’s.
2. One of the movies REX-1 “quotes” is Wizard of Oz.
3. Another is the Three Stooges.

Wacky Inventions:
1. REX-1 (Robot Enforcement EXperiment-1)