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Episode 32: 20,000 Leaks Under the City
Written by: Bob Schooley & Mark McCorkle

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Greg Berg: Donatello, Bebop*
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Tiffany
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. After the giant squid picks up Rocksteady, he can still be seen in the boat.
2. Donatello's bo disappears from his belt when he turns the Sewer Tube around when he and Michelangelo return to the lair.
3. The top of Krang's android body is gray instead of tan at the start of the episode.
4. April is missing her rear hip pack when Burne mentions to avoid going to his birthday lunch.
5. When the water floods the Turtles' lair, Splinter goes down the waterfall in the sewers, but after the commercial break, he's still in the water above and never goes down the waterfall, which allows Michelangelo to rescue him before he goes down the waterfall.
6. April says that she's at the corner of Fifth and Main, and there is a Main street in Manhattan's Roosevelt Island, but the two streets never intersect in the real Manhattan.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Bebop says "Mama" as he loses control of the red boat.
2. Shredder calls Bebop & Rocksteady "idiots" as they crash their boat near Shredder.
3. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as he comes to rescue Splinter from falling off the waterfall.
4. Michelangelo says Shredder was cooking up "instant turtle soup" based upon the flooding of the city.
5. Shredder says "blasted turtles" when he speaks to Krang on his comlink.
6. Shredder says "Wretched Reptiles" when he encounters the Turtles.
7. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as the Turtle Van rides the wave and approaches Shredder and his punks.
8. Shortly after, Leonardo says "Turtles Fight With Honor!"
9. Bebop says "Mama!" when Donatello gives the squid control and his spinning in the air grasped by the squid.
10. April signs off with "Turtle Power!" as she signs out of her news report.

Pizza References:
1. The pizza parlor billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
2. The turtles are eating pizza right as the water floods the sewers.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is in reference to the classic 1870 science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.
2. Raphael mentions a telephone call for Mr. Jaws when he picks up the phone at the phone booth, which is in reference to not the 1975 movie, but of the Top 5 Dickie Goodman hit from the same year.
3. Immediately afterwards, Raphael says "Don't Call us, We'll Call You" in reference to the 1974 song by Sugarloaf and Jerry Corbetta.
4. Burne mentions that the city is experiencing the biggest story since the Johnstown Flood, which flooded the Pennsylvania city in 1889.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Shredder says "Oh would you believe I actually made a funny" as he controls the squid in an attempt to destroy the turtles.
2. Bebop says that this is better than a video game when the Turtles are spinning as the squid grasps control on them.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Super Pump
2. Donatello's Sewer Tube
3. Donatello's outboard motor for the Turtle Van that allows the wheels to float on water.
4. Rocksteady's blaster grenade
5. Vernon's diving suit
6. Shredder's Brain Wave Neutralizer

Notables:
*1. The first episode in which an alternate voice for Donatello and Bebop is provided (by Greg Berg). Despite that, some stock voices provided by Barry Gordon are used, such as "Mama" and "Whallllooooooooo" after Bebop loses control of the red boat.
2. This episode debuts the Sewer Party Tube. Even though it is not formally named until "Bye Bye Fly" 30 episodes later, it is clearly distinct when the searchlights reveal it. It is referred to as the "Turbo Tube" in this episode.
3. The final physical appearance of Tiffany. In the episode "The Turtle Terminator", Burne is briefly seen talking on the phone to her.