First of all, Merry Christmas, everybody.
Well, with having accepted the mantle of Shredder and becoming the new official leader of the Foot Clan, Leo now has to face up with wearing the Kuro Kabuto, something he couldn't make himself comfortable doing. Leave it to Mikey to come up with a way to help his brother taking that final step.
Yeah, New York is where Hip Hop was invented, and I figure it to be funny to incorporate some of that part of the City's heritage.
I was also inspired by an interview with Steve Whitmire who took over the role of Kermit the Frog from Jim Henson. Whitmire said that the puppet was basically taunting him, DARING him to pick it up and bring Kermit to life.