An attempt a thorough reference list to the Old Toon

[Jester]

Hello all, Jester here. Like I said when the TMNT wiki was first introduced I want to go all out and make a guide to Pizza references, pop culture points, and mistakes from the OT. here's what I have so far...and this is only the first 2 epiosdes. :P

Jester's Reference Guide to the TMNT

TMNT Episode Guide

Episode 1: Turtle Tracks
Written by: David Wise and Patti Howeth

Cast:
• James Avery: Shredder
• Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Foot Critic 1 (“Impudent dog, bow before our beloved master!”), Fake Teeth/Goofy Noses Vender,
• Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Sound Technician
• Pat Fraley: Vernon Fenwick, Burne Thompson, Card Shark
• Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Foot Critic 2? (“For this misdeed you should be banished from the Foot Clan…”),
• Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil,
• Tress MacNeille: Gun Toting Granny, Manhattan Security Services Receptionist
• Rob Paulsen: Raphael, ACME Guy (“I have absolutely no idea.”), Camera Man, Ninja Server,
• Peter Renaday: Splinter, Professor (“It’s made in Japan.”), Master Teacher (“I say throw the bum out!”), Ninja Behind the Counter,


Mistakes:
1. When April attempts to leave the Lair, she is stopped by Donatello, who speaks with Raphael’s voice.
2. Occasionally the top of the Turtles plastrons are green when seen in the opening at the top of their trench coats.
3. While the Turtles slide down the rope bridge to the neighboring roof, Donatello’s wrist bands are his skin tone, not purple.
4. After the Turtles slide down the rope and onto the neighboring rooftop, there are 2 Leonardos and 2 Raphaels. There is no sign of Michaelangelo.
5. Though one of Leonardo’s swords is still on the roof, it appears and reappears in its scabbard throughout the rest of the episode.
6. Despite Michaelangelo being seen caring only one set of nunchucks, in battle he uses two pairs. This happens off and on throughout the first season.

Pizza References:
1. Strange toppings introduced. (Pepperoni and ice cream, jelly beans and mushrooms, anchovies and peanut butter, sashimi, whipped cream, and bananas and sausage specifically)
2. Michaelangelo calls himself, “Master of the whirling pizzas.”
3. The Ninja Pizza Pizzeria
4. The Turtles take nothing seriously, aside from pizza.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Shredder: “What the Devil!”
2. Michaelangelo: “Pizza Time!”
3. Shredder calls the punks “idiots” and “Cretans”.
4. Raphael: “Out of your shell”
5. Michaelangelo: “Cowabunga!”

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael: “Try again Mr. Wizard!”
(A reference to the 80’s educational TV series, Mr. Wizard)
2. Raphael: “Here’s lookin’ at you kid!”
(A parody of Humphrey Bogart from Casablanca)

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Donatello: “I love saying lines like that!”

Wacky Inventions:
1. Mutagen


Notables:
1. Krang doesn’t appear in this episode.
2. Pat Fraley voices Vernon Fenwick for the five episode pilot. In the sixth episode, Return of the Shredder (the first episode of season one), Peter Renaday takes over Vernon’s voice.


Episode 2: Enter the Shredder
Written by: David Wise and Patti Howeth

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder,
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo,
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady,
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Vernon Fenwick
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop,
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil,
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael,
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter
@ The Robot Rovers sound to be voiced by multiple cast members.


Mistakes:
1. Leonardo speaking in Raphael’s voice: “I gotta feelin’ we’re in Kansas anymore, Uncle Toto.”
2. As Shredder says, “Indeed he is.” In response to Donatello’s mussing that Splinter’s in trouble, Michaelangelo’s bandana changes colors from orange to purple.
3. When Raphael says, “Take your time why don’t ya!” as Donatello causes the moving walls to retract, his bandana goes from red to orange.
4. Michaelangelo shrieks a warning to Raphael, in what sounds like Raphael’s own voice.
5. When Raphael’s voice says “More bad news,” Leonardo’s head moves suggesting he’s saying the line.
6. When Michaelangelo says, “Jump for it!” his bandana is red, and changes as the Turtles jump.
7. When Bebop and Rocksteady bust through the pavement to face the Turtles, Bebop’s shirt is yellow instead of red.
8. Leonardo, in the fight with Bebop and Rocksteady, jumps in the air with his sword ready to cut Bebop’s gun. When he comes back in to shot, he’s wearing red and slices the gun. Raphael, in his trademark red, kicks Bebop in the chest, knocking him to the ground. Then Raphael somehow is able to jam his sai into Rocksteady’s gun as Bebop continues to fall off screen.
9. As Rocksteady tries to uses his teeth to get out of the zoo cage, his nose is seen behind the bar he’s “chewing”.
10. Raphael’s “R” is clearly visible as the Turtles talk to April, but Michaelangelo’s “M” is missing.


Pizza References:
1. Pizza for breakfast (topped with Corn Flakes, Raisin Bran, and Choco-Puffs)
2. Michaelangelo: “Now that’s what I call a serious pizza!”

Catchphrase Counter:
1. Shredder: “That’s quite a brain you’ve got, Krang.”
Krang: “Of course it is, it’s all I’ve got.”
2. Raphael: “I hate it when he says that!” (and later “I really wish you’d stop saying things like that.”)
3. “Turtles fight with honor!”
4. Shredder: “Bebop, Rocksteady Destroy them!”
5. Shredder: “You idiots!”
6. Rocksteady: “Say your prayers, Toitles.”

Pop Culture References:
1. Michaelangelo: “That dude’s drivin’ Shay Stadium around under the city!”
(A reference to the baseball stadium in NYC, home of the New York Mets.)
2. Leonardo/Raphael: “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore, Uncle Toto.”
(A obvious reference to the Wizard of Oz)

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Shredder’s Robots
2. The Technodrome

Any helps or corrections welcome.

[Krang]

Nice job! I like the extensive voice casts and all the details about the episodes. The only suggestion I have is to maybe note the source of each of the pop culture references as you did for the second one for the first episode. Keep up the great work!

[Sewer Bull]

Oh wow. You're going to do a huge job, Jester boy.

[gobo]

Other than some grammatical junk, it's really good. But, you need to put the extra A in Michaelangelo's name. That's important Ninja Turtles history. :P

[Aignatius]

In the cast list:
"Tress MacNeille: Gun Totting Granny, Manhattan Security Services Receptionist"

That would be Gun Toting Nanny. Just a typo that jumped out. :)

[Jester]

Good Point Krang. It was the plan, I just haven't goten around to puting the refrence to the refrence there.

Gobo, I wasn't sure if I should keep the "a"...I guess i will.

Episode 3: A Thing About Rats
Written by: David Wise and Patti Howeth

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder,
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Computer Voice?
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady,
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Baxter Stockman
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello,
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil,
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael,
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Ajax’s Pest Control Owner

Mistakes:
1. Raphael’s belt tie is missing in the opening scene.
2. Baxter’s neck goes from flesh tone to white while he’s pitching his Mousers.
3. Splinter’s nose blinks brown while he’s facing the Mousers.
4. Leonardo’s mouth never moves when he says, “Hang on, Master Splinter.”
5. As Donatello reads “Trademark: Baxter Stockman Inventions,” Michaelangelo’s arm is seen holding the Mouser foot. When we see Donatello he is looking at a Mouser head.
6. Shredder’s neck is purple rather than flesh-tone for most of the episode.
7. Donatello says “So, if there are hundreds of them now, but his bandana is orange.
8. As the Turtles, April and Splinter run for the ropes, 2 Mousers block the window. Michaelangelo kicks one, the other just vanishes.
9. Using stock footage from earlier in the episode at the end several errors occur. April is seen driving in the shot before, but in the reused footage Michaelangelo is driving. Also where Donatello talking in the clip the first time makes sense, here Raphael’s voice is heard saying the lines about Michaelangelo eating too much pizza, and Donatello’s mouth moves.

Pizza References:
1. Michaelangelo attempts to make instant pizza when the Turtles ransack April’s apartment.
2. Raphael: “Michaelangelo, I do believe you’ve finally had one pizza too many.”

Catchphrase Counter:
1. Shredder: “Seek out Hamato Yoshi, and DESTROY HIM!” (and later “Now my children, seek out Hamato Yoshi, the four Turtle, and that news-woman April O’Neil. Destroy them all!!)
2. Shredder calls Michaelangelo an “impudent idiot!”

Forth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael: “They aren’t paying me enough to take this kind of abuse.”

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Mousers
2. Turtle Ski Cycle

Notables:
1. Bebop appears in this episode but has no lines.


Episode 4: Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X
Written by: David Wise and Patti Howeth

Cast
@ James Avery: Shredder,
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Clown 1?
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady,
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Zak, Graninator, Army General
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil,
@ Tress MacNeille: Kala
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Clown 2?
@ Thom Pinto: Dask,
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, General Traag


Mistakes:
1. When Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady losers, Bebop’s glasses are black.
2. When Shredder mentions that the Neutrinos have escaped, Bebop’s glasses and Mohawk are brown.
3. Graninator speaks with Traag’s voice
4. Traag and Graninator shot at the Turtles as they jump at them, but all you see are stills of the jumping Turtles and Traag and Graninartor.
5. In one cut of Raphael in the gunner’s seat, the seat belts are green.
6. When Leonardo is fighting Bebop and Rocksteady in the Technodrome, he is grabbed by Rocksteady’s grey hand, when we pull away we see Bebop holding Leonardo. The voice that says “Gotcha Shell-brain!” is also Rocksteady’s.
7. Michaelangelo breaks a pair of his nunchucks on Traag, but later when he’s holding both pair they are undamaged.

Pizza References:
1. Michaelangelo: “All this gear and you left out the pizza oven.”
2. Michaelangelo: “Pizza Time!”

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Krang calls Shredder an “addle-brained idiot!”
2. Michaelangelo screams “Pizza Time!” as the Turtles first drive the Turtle Van.
3. Michaelangelo also says “Cowabunga!” during this sequence.
4. Michaelangelo says “Gun it, April!” twice in this episode.
5. Krang calls Saki an “imbecile.”
6. Traag calls Graninator an “idiot.”
7. Michaelangelo says, “Cowabunga!” as he and Raphael try to get Krang.

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael: “Book um Don-o!”
(A parody of the phrase, “Book um Dan-o!” from Hawaii Five-O.)
2. Michaelangelo: “A little wax and it’ll shine like new.”
(Turtle Wax is used to fix it, for obvious reasons)
3. Dask calls earth the Planet of the Squares, possible a reference to Planet of the Apes.
4. Raphael: “Some dirty rat must have squealed to the coppers about us, meh.”
(A James Cagney reference.)
5. April reads the Turtles their favorite fable, the Tortoise and the Hare.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Turtle Van
2. Stone Warrior Weather Maker

Notables:
1. The Twin Towers are mentioned in this episode.
2. All we know of Krang’s origin is summed up in this episode.
3. Michaelangelo’s relationship with Kala begins to develop.
4. Turtle Com sound effects heard as Star Mobile effects.


Episode 5: Shredder and Splintered (VHS Title: The Shredder is Splintered)
Written by: David Wise and Patti Howeth

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder,
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, TV Announcer?
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady,
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Army General, Burne Thompson, Vernon Fenwick
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Pro-Turtle Girl
@ Tress MacNeille: Baxter’s Maid, Gun Totting Granny
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Man Interviewed about Turtles (“Turtles. Green, smelly Turtles.”), Pro-Turtle Boy, “Turtle Alert”
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, News Reporter, Warning, General Tragg,


Mistakes:
1. Shredder’s neck is again purple for most of the episode.
2. When Michaelangelo asks what fuel the Star Mobile needs, his wrist bands are green not orange.
3. When Michaelangelo “trashes” Bebop and Rocksteady, Leonardo is seen in all red gear.
4. The buttons and switches in Krang’s android body begin to disappear and reappear.
5. When the Turtles and Splinter are hanging from the rope after the commercial break, Raphael is colored purple.
6. Raphael closes his hand around his Turtle Com to punch a Foot Soldier, but when he opens his hands it’s gone.
7. At one point when Splinter faces Shredder, his nose is brown.
8. When the Turtles view Krang in his body through the Technodrome’s monitors, Raphael’s belt tie is missing and doesn’t reappear until the Turtles turn to stop Krang from opening the portal.
9. As Raphael talks about shrinking Krang down, he and Donatello switch bandana colors and back again.
10. At one point where Krang takes a swipe at the glider, his body’s nose is the same color as his visor.
11. When Michaelangelo says, “Let’s eradicate this creep, man” Raphael’s elbow pad is missing.
12. The Bat mutant that was used to demonstrate the Retro-Mutagen Ray is seen in a cage in the Technodrome when Krang calls for Traag.
13. When Raphael says, “Not so fast chrome breathe!” his mouth doesn’t move.
14. Donatello, who had been re-programming the portal, is seen fighting Shredder and Krang.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Shredder: “Bebop, Rocksteady. The Turtles are headed this way, find them and destroy them!
2. Michaelangelo screams “Cowabunga!” as the Turtles board the Starmobile.
3. The Turtles scream, “Go, green machine!” when they fight the Foot outside the Technodrome.
4. Vernon says, “Gun it, April!” in this episode.
5. Krang calls the Turtles “wretched reptiles!”
6. Shredder calls Splinter a “wretched rodent,”
7. When the Turtles face the reduced Krang, they scream, “Let’s kick some shell!”
8. Michaelangelo calls Shredder “Shred Head.”
9. Raphael calls Shredder “chrome breathe.”

Pop Culture References:
1. Shredder: It’s alive! IT’S ALIVE!”
(Parody of the movie Frankenstein.)
2. Krang: “Now wretched reptiles you will face the WRATH OF KRANG!”
Michaelangelo: “Wasn’t that the name of a movie?”
(A reference to the second Star Trek movie, The Wrath of Kahn.)
3. Raphael: “I second that emotion.”
(This is the name of a song by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles)

Wacky Inventions:
1. Turtle com
2. Turtle Blimp
3. Krang’s Body
4. The Electro-cage Generator
5. Retro-mutagen Ray

Notables:
1. This is the last episode in which Pat Fraley provides the voice of Vernon Fenwick.

[Aignatius]

Oops... :embarass:

Actually, I was referring to the word toting.

[Jester]

Oops... :embarass:

Actually, I was referring to the word toting.

Good call....

Totting=To emphasize..."I totted my great ability do do voices."

Toting= To carry. "I'm toting a machine gun in my purse."

oops....:embarass:

[Aignatius]

Good call....

Totting=To emphasize..."I totted my great ability do do voices."

Toting= To carry. "I'm toting a machine gun in my purse."

oops....:embarass:

Ha! I didn't even know totting was a word! VEry kewl. Learn something new every day. :evilgrin:

[Jester]

I'm wrong again....:P
Totting is to add together. Like with a Tote Board...not sure if this may be some person's mistake too...:( I dunna...

[Aignatius]

Dictionary.com is a very handy site. :D

[Jester]

Episode 6: Return of the Shredder
Story by: David Wise and Patti Howeth
Written by: Christy Marks

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Punk 2
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady
@ Peter Cullen: Punk 1, Smash, “Napoleon”
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma, Tiffany
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Baxter Stockman
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Robber 1
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Grocery Store Clerk
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Robber 2
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick


Mistakes:
1. While recapping the pilot, Raphael speak in Leonardo’s voice when explaining the ooze left Yoshi trapped in the form of a rat.
2. Splinter’s nose blinks brown when he calls the Turtles to him upon his premonition that the Shredder will return.
3. When Donatello questions Shredder’s return, his teeth are red.
4. This episode features one of many occurrences where April’s Turtle com is inconsistent.
5. When Michaelangelo says “Yeah, like, what’s the haps?” his mouth doesn’t move.
6. When the Turtles turn to the TV to watch the tape of the Crooked Ninja Turtle Gang, Raphael’s gear turns blue.
7. When Shredder explains his plot to Splinter and points his sword at him, Splinter’s kimono overlap closure is missing.
8. As Splinter tells Saki that the Turtles will defeat him, the upper part of his leggings are brown.
9. When Shredder is explaining his defeat to Krang, the antenna on the top of Krang’s body is missing.
10. Rocksteady’s stomach is yellow in the same scene.

Pizza References:
1. The premise for Michaelangelo and Leonardo’s shopping trip is for toppings for pizza.
2. As the Turtles re-cap the previous 5-part pilot, they are munching on pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. Perhaps as a nod to the original Mirage comic books, all the Crooked Ninja Turtle Gang members wear red gear.
2. Baxter’s cell mate is an obvious clichéd joke about insane people thinking they’re Napoleon Bonaparte.
3. Michaelangelo sings a parody of “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad”: “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Oil Drums”

Wacky Inventions:
1. Shredder’s Communicator
2. Baxter’s Ultimate Rat Catcher

Forth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. At the end where April tells the Turtles she “was winking at Splinter,” April breaks the forth wall within the show. Splinter’s line to follow and his wink also breaks the forth wall, only this time to the audience.


Some of the voice cast stuff is a bit hard, trying to put voices with characters, so I'm not sure I'm 100% accurate. If you have reason to believe so, please feel free to send a correction.

[Jester]

Episode 7: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
Written By: Larry Par

Cast:
@James Avery: Shredder, Rescue Worker
@Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
@Cam Clark: Leonardo, The Sarnath Alien
@Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Baxter Stockman, News Reporter
@Barry Gordon: Donatello
@Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
@Rob Paulsen: Raphael
@Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. When Leonardo holds his nose to jump into the garbage, his teeth are red
2. When the Turtles are hiding behind a trash can, on their way home, the top of Leonardo’s head is blue and the place where his bandana is supposed to be is green.
3. Donatello says “There’s gotta be an easier way to get home than this,” but he’s colored blue.
4. Again in this episode, Michaelangelo goes from carrying one pair of nunchucks to two and back again.
5. While in the jar, the Turtles weapons disappear and reappear.

Pizza References:
1. Michaelangelo’s Shredder disguise is made of old pizza tray
2. Michaelangelo: See if that gizmo has a setting for food, bud. I could use a pizza break.
Raphael: Will you cool it with the pizzas, we’re after something big!
Michaelangelo: Well, alright then. Just make it a family size pizza!
3. Four mini Turtles and one huge slice of pizza, enough for everybody. Maybe.
4. When the tiny Turtles are attacked by the fish, Michaelangelo swears of anchovy pizzas. Raphael, ever the optimist, says Michaelangelo may never eat another pizza ever.
5. The Turtles receive tiny pizzas at the end of this episode, an example of Splinter making a funny.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is a reference to the films The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) and the Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981).
2. Raphael references Custer’s Last Stand when Leonardo calls for the Turtles to stand their ground.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Alien Crystal Detector (Sarnathometer) Mark 1
2. Heat Seeking Turtle Scope

Notables:
1. The first episode of the “Eye of Sarnath” 4-parter.
2. The first use of the “girlish grunt” is in this episode, when the Turtles face Shredder.
3. Bebop and Rocksteady do not appear in this episode.


Episode 8: It Came from Beneath the Sewers
Written by: Larry Parr

Cast:
@James Avery: Shredder
@Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
@Cam Clark: Leonardo
@Jennifer Darling: Irma, Mom?, Boy 2
@Pat Fraley: Krang, Baxter Stockman, Carnival Owner
@Barry Gordon: Donatello,
@Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Daughter?, Boy 1
@Rob Paulsen: Raphael
@Peter Renaday: Splinter, Reporter

Mistakes:
1. When the Turtles and April are riding in the van to find the fragment, the wrist band on the hand Donatello holds the Crystal Detector comes and goes.
2. Leonardo’s wrist and elbow pads are missing while he ‘s driving right before the Turtles and April go into the carnival.
3. When the Turtles pass the kids with the fragment, their teeth are colored red.
4. When Michaelangelo pulls out the mini ladder while the Turtles are clowning, his wrist band is missing.
5. Before Shredder jumps the kids with the fragment, their skin tones are switched.
6. Shredder, earlier in the episode, says Baxter threw out the fragment from the previous episode and asks Krang to help him find it, leading to the kids who found it. When Shredder and Baxter return to their hideout, Shredder test the crystal to see what its special power is, but in the previous episode we learned it causes things to shrink (and possibly the exact opposite, grow like in the case of the plant in this episode). Wouldn’t Shredder have already known this and not need to test the fragment?
7. When Shredder uses April’s Turtle Com to contact the Turtles, it’s not the compact style, but the same style as the Turtles carry.
8. While on the Turtle Com with Shredder Donatello’s teeth are red.
9. While Raphael is shooting the alien plant from the Turtle Van, Donatello turns down an alley, and Raphael’s gear turns orange.
10. When the alien plant, grabs a trash can to dump on Leonardo, a pair of feet are seen coming out of the bottom before Leonardo is hit with the can.
11. As Flora, Michaelangelo’s belt ties disappear and reappear.
12. While fighting the alien plant Donatello is seen floating in midair, thanks to reused stock footage.

Pizza References:
1. When the Turtles arrive at the carnival, Michaelangelo hopes the fragment is found near a pizza stand since he’s “so hungry [he’s] hollow”.
2. While debating a plan to rescue April, Michaelangelo mentions a pizza break to help him think, which lead to the Turtles deciding to come to April’s aid dressed as pizza delivery boys.
3. At the end of the episode the Turtles scarf a pizza made with “everything except green veggies.”

Pop Culture References:
1. When Shredder tells the boys with the fragment he’s from “Dimension X, in a far off galaxy.” They respond that they aren’t scared since they’ve seen every episode of Star Trek.

Notables:
1. Krang recalls Shredder to the Technodrome to examine the crystal fragment at the beginning of this episode.
2. Bebop and Rocksteady do not appear in this episode.


Episode 9: The Mean Machines
Written by Michael Reaves

Cast:
@James Avery: Shredder, Robber 1
@Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
@Cam Clark: Leonardo, Cabbie
@Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Baxter Stockman, Robber 2
@Barry Gordon: Donatello,
@Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil,
@Rob Paulsen: Raphael
@Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, O.M.N.U.S, Reporter


Mistakes:
1. Despite being on screen for about 2 seconds, the bank robbers the Turtles thwart change voices.
2. When Shredder grabs the cabbie out of his car, you can see his purple (as opposed to grey) chest. The robe also makes it look as if his mask and helmet are one piece in several shots.
3. Shredder’s communicator is grey (as opposed to purple).
4. Leonardo says, “The machines, they’ve got us surrounded,” but his mouth doesn’t move.
5. Leonardo says, “Did you have to use the ‘D’ word?” in Raphael’s voice.
6. Shredder’s communicator is a hand held earlier, and later is a compact similar to April’s Turtle Com.
7. Before the TNT explodes the Turtles dive behind a barricade, but Michaelangelo and Raphael’s colors are flipped.
8. As Leonardo and Donatello discuss if the Sarnathometer can find the fragment, Leonardo’s belt ties are missing.
9. Donatello is driving the van. April is to his right, then Raphael, and Michelangelo. Leonardo is in the back. We pull in close to Donatello. When we pull out, Michaelangelo is missing entirely. Upon returning from the commercial, all 5 are seated in front, with Leonardo between Michaelangelo and Raphael.
10. Leonardo’s voice comes out of Raphael’s mouth when he says, “Shredder got control of it.”
11. While the Turtles march on foot to Shredder’s hideout, Michaelangelo is holding what looks like one nunchuck handle in his hands.
12. Shredder plans to open a portal with out the help of Krang, yet he contacts Krang to gloat over how soon the portal will be operational.
13. While Michaelangelo’s taking out the Shredder’s video feed, his bandana goes green and his head goes orange and back again.
14. Three Turtles are seen putting on suction cups to scale the building, 2 colored red and Donatello. One of the red turtles talks with Donatello’s voice and his bandana turns green.
15. As the Turtles start to scale the building, Michaelangelo’s shell blinks green.
16. When Leonardo says, “That’s it April, you’d better take cover,” his mouth doesn’t move.
17. Leonardo is shown to April’s right, seconds later it’s Raphael, then it’s Leonardo again, then Raphael.
18. Michaelangelo is shown eating pizza, but he’s playing with a toy robot.
19. When Raphael says, “Oh, another robot!” he’s colored purple.
20. Thanks to stock footage, Leonardo’s mouth doesn’t move when he says, “Get ready!” In fact, you can hear the sound effect for when he draws his katanas but you never see the action, just the Turtles, April and Splinter munching on pizza.

Pizza References:
1. The Turtles, April, and even Splinter sit down to a celebratory pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. One piece of the Turtles disguise in this episode is a set of Groucho Marx glasses.
2. An Astro-Boy parody is show on the Turtles TV in the lair.3.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Alien Crystal Detector (Sarnathometer) Mark 2
2. O.M.N.U.S (Omnipotent Multi-processing Nexus of Universal Sentience)

Notables:
1. Bebop and Rocksteady do not appear in this episode.

[Jester]

Episode 10: The Curse of the Evil Eye
Written by: Martin Pasko

Cast:
@James Avery: Shredder, Dock Worker 1
@Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Mr. Blodget
@Cam Clark: Leonardo
@Pat Fraley: Krang, Baxter Stockman, Dock Worker 2
@Barry Gordon: Donatello
@Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
@Rob Paulsen: Raphael
@Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick


Mistakes:
1. When Leonardo spots Baxter on the streets, he goes from having 3 fingers on his right hand, to 4.
2. Despite having his weapons transmogrified by the Eye, Leonardo’s swords appear in his belts throughout the first bout with Shredder.
3. Michaelangelo’s bandana tie flaps in the breeze while on the back of the dragon, Leonardo’s doesn’t.
4. Before the commercial break Raphael is sai-less, thanks to the Eye of Sarnath. When we return from the commercial break, you can see them in his hands and belt.
5. When the cops arrive on the scene, there’s an extra bit of green coming of the side of Raphael’s head.
6. Baxter turns an abandoned building into a “veritable Taj Mahal” complete with golden minarets, but the Eye has no effect on gold. Can it create gold out of nothing?
7. Splinter drives the Turtle Van. (It is established later in “Enter: The Fly” that Splinter can’t drive.)

Pizza References:
1. The Turtles use pizza delivery boy disguises again in this episode. Michaelangelo’s warned not to eat the props by Leonardo.
2. Blodget offers to treat the gang to an expensive diner, but when he’s told he had to pay for the news van out of his pocket he says he’ll just order pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. Baxter’s blob monster looks like the Batman villain Clayface.
2. As Leonardo attempts to free Michaelangelo from the blob monster’s glob, Raphael calls him a “regular Abe Lincoln” a reference to the “Great Emancipator.”
3. The TV in Blodget shows parodies of the Smurfs, Alvin and the Chipmunks and even the Turtles themselves (mixed with a little Rambo).

Wacky Inventions:
1. Alien Crystal Detector (Sarnathometer) Mark 3
2. Baxter’s Rear View Glasses
3. Baxter’s Multi-Function Ray Gun (Disintegrates the Turtles’ sewer worker costumes and generates a hand and foot shaped beam to get the helmet from Blodget.)

Notables:
1. Blodget’s cat Mortimer closely resembles Michaelangelo’s cat Klunk from the TMNT comic books.
2. The “girly grunt” is used twice when the Turtles face Baxter’s blob monster.
3. Shredder says the line, “So much for your blob monster,” twice.
4. Bebop and Rocksteady do not appear in this episode.

Should I do a "Catchphrase Counter"?

[Peanut]

These are really cool, man. Keep it up.

Never ceases to amaze me that there are so many mistakes in every single episode.

[gobo]

Dang. That's awesome. To be comprehensive, I'd do a catchphrase dealy. Of course, it'd take forever for me to get around to it. But, I'd love to be able to look at a list someday, and think, "so, that's how many times whoever has always wanted to say that or the Turtles called themselves amphibians". That'd just be too cool for words. :D

[Jester]

Wanna help? I was gonna ask someone if they'd be willing to do the "Catchphrase Counter"...:P

[themaxonline]

What do you mean by "girly grunt"?

This is great!

Another notable for the last one, at least for me, is that the electrical monster created by Baxter is similar to the one created by Tempestra in Season 4. I've never watched them back-to-back to see how similar they are though. They're obviously not related to each other at all though.

[Jester]

You asked...and here it is. I used only the 2 from Evil Eye because I couldn't get the Shrinking Turtles episode to import into Movie Maker.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Jesterangalo/th_GirlyGruntfromEvilEye.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Jesterangalo/?action=view&current=GirlyGruntfromEvilEye.flv)

[oldmanwinters]

How in the world did the editors let an error like that slip?

Surely they had enough Turtle grunts to choose from!

[themaxonline]

You asked...and here it is. I used only the 2 from Evil Eye because I couldn't get the Shrinking Turtles episode to import into Movie Maker.

LMAO! I never noticed that before. hahaha! That's hilarious!

[Jester]

Dang. That's awesome. To be comprehensive, I'd do a catchphrase dealy. Of course, it'd take forever for me to get around to it. But, I'd love to be able to look at a list someday, and think, "so, that's how many times whoever has always wanted to say that or the Turtles called themselves amphibians". That'd just be too cool for words. :D
Oh Gobster, I wasn't really thinking that extensive either...mainly "Pizza time!" "Cowabunga!" and "You Idiots!" or "Mutant morons!" but I guess "I always wanted to say that" and it's variants or the many misuses of the word amphibians would also work.

[T_Libra]

Didn't have time to look through the whole thread, but:

I thought the voice of Donatello was the guy who voiced 'Foot Critic 2'.

[Jester]

It's possible...like I said, I'm really just guessing. There are others I'm not sure about.

[T_Libra]

Not trying to be too critical here, but did Pat Fraley really do Vernon's voice in the first season? To me it just sounds like Peter Renaday changed his inflection (if that's the right word I'm looking for) after first season.

I need to get a life or something :ohwell:

EDIT: After checking the IMDB, it appears you're 100% correct.

[Jester]

Yeah, I'm not sure where I heard it but I heard they swapped. At first I thought like you, that Peter just modified how he read Vernon...not so.

Oh, I did change the Foot Critic 2, so feel free to fact check those voice acting credits all day long. I welcome the corrections.

EDIT: I'm working on the obviously pizza themed episode "The Case of the Killer Pizzas" right now. Should I list it as one big pizza reference?

[Jester]

I'll be going back to the past few episodes, since I did decide to do the "Catchphrase Countdown." Here are episodes 11 and 12.

Episode 11: The Case of the Killer Pizzas
Written by: Douglas Booth

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, The Flier Boy
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, UFO Manager, Bake Off Announcer
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma, Little Rich Boy
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Baxter Stockman
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello,
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Little Rich Girl
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Mario?
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Alfredo?


Mistakes:
1. Raphael says the line, “I can practically smell him,” but his mouth doesn’t move.
2. When Raphael twirls a pair of pizzas on his sais during the fight with Shredder, his gear is purple.
3. Baxter pulls 4 names from the tumbler, but the close up of his hands and the dialogue only mention 3 winners, yet when we see the Turtles with their pizzas all four are holding one.
4. When the Turtles thank April and offer her a pizza in gratitude, Michaelangelo has Raphael’s sais, only they seem see through or unintentionally added.
5. April is seen using what looks like a 80’s style mobile phone or a walkie-talkie when calling Leonardo who is using his Turtle Com.
6. Once again Michaelangelo carries one or two pairs of nunchucks, depending on the shot.
7. When Raphael says, “if it isn’t history by now,” he has Leonardo’s swords.
8. The “Turtle Assault Team” originally consists of Michaelangelo and Donatello, but when the Turtle Blimp is landed on the roof, Leonardo, who has been piloting, transforms into Donatello and gets of the blimp with Raphael. When we return to the penthouse, Raphael and Donatello are the new “Turtle Assault Team.”
9. Before the Turtles charge the creatures in the penthouse Michaelangelo is carrying swords.
10. Raphael’s voice says, “Are you alone?” to April, but Michaelangelo is seen and moves slightly as the line is said making it appear he’s speaking.
11. Leonardo pushes Shredder away from the grasp of one of the creatures, the next scene shows Raphael, who speaks as Leonardo, saying, “Sure you did!” Then Raphael is grabbed by a creature and asks for help in his actual voice.

Pizza References:
1. This episode is one large pizza reference.

Catchphrase Counter:
1. Baxter calls Bebop and Rocksteady “idiots.”
2. When the tidal wave hits the lair, Michaelangelo says, “Cowabunga!”
3. Raphael calls Shredder a “tin faced geek.”
4. Shredder refers to the Turtles as "mutants" three times.
5. Donatello and Michaelangelo scream “Turtle power!” as they lunge through the open window.
6. Shredder calls Baxter an “idiot.”
7. Leonardo says that the Turtles will "go down fighting" twice in this episode.
8. Michaelangelo screams “Cowabunga!” as he dives in to the river after the controller.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Case of the Killer Pizza title may be a reference to a Perry Mason title “The case of the Killer Kiss”
2. The creatures resemble the creatures from the movie Alien.
3. The “harmless furry little creature” or “cute little pizza eating powder puffs” turning into larger, less harmless creatures is similar to the plot of Gremlins.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Pizza Creature Control Device


Episode 12: Enter: The Fly
Written by: Michael Reaves and Brynne Stephens

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Flower Delivery Guy
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Baxter Stockman
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello,
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Far East Flower Shop Owner
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick


Mistakes:
1. When the Turtles are eating the pizza at the start of the episode, Michaelangelo throws it in to the air, Leonardo cuts it in half, and Raphael and Donatello catch the halves. By when they go to Donatello’s close up, he’s wearing orange.
2. The Flower Delivery Guy’s hair goes from being brown when he delivers the Doku plant to April, to red when he’s first confronted by Shredder then brown again before he faints.
3. When Splinter trashes the Doku plant, the heels of his feet are brown.
4. When Splinter shows the Turtles a picture of a Gazai plant it looks almost identical to the Doku plant.
5. When Shredder comments on Krang allowing Baxter to escape, Krang’s eyes in Shredder’s communicator are white rather than purple.
6. Splinter has a new, unique communicator design in episode.
7. When Shredder uses his blaster to shoot the Turtles, his neck is purple.
8. When Shredder calls out the Knucklehead his leggings are flesh tone.
9. When Leonardo deflects the mutants’ blasts at the Knucklehead, Donatello’s gear is red then turns purple when he’s free.
10. When Donatello tells Raphael he doesn’t have to rub in the fact that he thought they should return to the blimp, Raphael’s plastron is green
11. When Leonardo kicks open the air valve, his plastron is green.
12. Though the Turtle Blimp is loosing air, when the Turtle’s parachute away it doesn’t seem to lose any air.
13. Donatello’s Turtle Com is grey, not green and yellow.
14. While Bebop and Rocksteady cover Baxter’s devices exposed electrodes, Rocksteady’s head is brown.
15. When Baxter is zapped by the Phase Shifter, his wings and extra arms vanish.

Pizza References:
1. When the Turtles return home after losing Shredder atop the World Trade Center, they munch on pizza.
2. Baxter uses a pizza parlor as a point of reference when telling Shredder where the Turtles are.
3. Raphael tells Shredder they are in no mood to party when the challenges them, to which Michaelangelo retorts, “Unless of course there’s plenty of pizza.
4. Michaelangelo makes a Gazai topped pizza at the end of the episode.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Shredder refers to Bebop as a “mutant moron.” Rocksteady echoes the phrase.
2. Shredder refers to the Turtles as “amphibians.”
3. Raphael refers to Shredder as “Shredhead”
4. Donatello screams, “Turtle power!”
5. Bebop: “Say goodbye, Toitles”
6. Shredder refers to the mutants as “Cretans.”
7. Shredder calls the mutants “idiots”
8. Raphael refers to Shredder as “Tin Skin.”

Pop Culture References:
1. Donatello’s line, “The bo is mightier than the blaster,” is a parody of the quote, “The pen is mightier than the sword,” by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
2. Shredder’s line, “’Step into my parlor’, said the Knucklehead to the fly,” is a parody of the quote, “’Step into my parlor,’ said the spider to the fly.”

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang’s Disintegrator Unit
2. Knucklehead
3. Baxter’s Phase Shifter Device

Notables:
1. The twin World Trade Towers are mentioned.
2. The “girly grunt” is heard again when the Turtles face Baxter the Fly the first time.
3. Splinter refers to April as “my child.”

[SLASH!!!]

Cool list but one thing I noticed for episode two.



Pop Culture References:
1. Michaelangelo: “That dude’s drivin’ Shay Stadium around under the city!”
(A reference to the soccer stadium in Halifax, England)


Considering the fact that they are obviously in New York City. Wouldn't that line refer to Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets. What New Yorker human or turtle is gonna know some stadium in England.

[Jester]

True, that came up due to my misspelling of Shay (Shea) I'll fix it....I thought something was wrong, but I found no references to NYC since I misspelled Shea.

Thanks SLASH!!!

[Krang]

The list is looking great so far, Jester. Would you mind if I stickied this thread?

[Jester]

Please do.

[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)

[Jester]

Episode 16: Teenagers from Dimension X
Written by Michael Reaves

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder,
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Cyber Punk Leader
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady,
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson,
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Guard Robot
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil,
@ Tress MacNeille: Kala
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael,
@ Thom Pinto: Dask
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter


Mistakes:
1. As Krang watches the Neutrinos enter the portal to earth, the back ground is Shredder’s location, not Dimension X.
2. When Leonardo asks what Shredder is up to now, his bandana is red.
3. When Bebop and Rocksteady carries the Neutrinos into the cheese truck, Bebop’s mohawk is completely brown.
4. When he sees the Neutrinos waking up, part of Rocksteady’s shirt is grey.
5. When Donatello tells Leonardo he’s picking up the Neutrino’s signal, his wrist band is gone.
6. When Raphael gets splashed by Michaelangelo’s Cheapskate wake, half of his bandana is green
7. Leonardo says, “Hang on!” in Raphael’s voice.
8. Shredder parks the cheese truck over top of the manhole the Turtles and Neutrinos open, but in the next shot, the van is gone and the Turtles and Neutrinos rush for the Starmobile.
9. Donatello’s mouth doesn’t move when he says, “It’s gonna blow!”
10. Portions of Donatello’s bo and belt is colored grey upon the return from the break.
11. The platform Krang sits on in his android body goes from grey to pink as he talks to Shredder.
12. When Shredder and the Mutants go after the Turtles and Neutrinos, Bebop’s glasses are brown and his vest is the same color as his bullet sash.
13. Shredder calls for Bebop to “identify” them to the robot guard, but he motions to Rocksteady.
14. When Shredder and the Mutants board the elevator, Bebop’s hair is totally brown.
15. The size of the trilithium crystal changes throughout the episode, getting progressively smaller.
16. When Shredder orders the Mutants to blast the door, the blast is seen coming through the door before it is blasted in.
17. When Bebop and Rocksteady zap the gang, both Raphael and Michaelangelo are carrying sais.
18. The Neutrinos don’t remember April, though she was with the Turtles when they met them in “Hot-rodding Teenagers from Dimension X.”
19. For the first part of Michaelangelo’s line about the “mento-naturalizer” Leonardo’s mouth moves.
20. When the Neutrinos’ car alarm zaps Shredder, part of his neck of his cape is grey.
21. When Donatello jumps into the beams to remove his ropes, his gear is orange.
22. When Donatello disarms Rocksteady, his wrist bands are gone.
23. When Donatello’s line, “You were saying?” is spoken, Raphael is shown, but his mouth doesn’t move.
24. When Shredder and the Mutants flee the Cyber Punks, Bebop’s hair is totally brown.
25. When the Turtles see April, Donatello’s wrist bands are missing.
26. When the Turtles jump into the Starmobile, Leonardo suddenly becomes Raphael

Pizza References:
1. When the Turtles crash into the produce stand, Michaelangelo says that the fruit he’s covered in would make a good pizza sauce.
2. Michaelangelo says the “mento-naturalizer” sounds like something you put on a pizza.
3. The Turtles give the neutrinos a pizza a going away present. Raphael tells a dishearten Michaelangelo he’s not losing the girl, but “gaining a portion of pizza.”

Catchphrase Counter:
1. Shredder calls Bebop a “Cretan.”
2. Michaelangelo screams, Cowabunga!” as the Turtles search for the Neutrinos.
3. Zak refers to the Turtles as “amphibs.”
4. Michaelangelo screams, Cowabunga!” as the Turtles return to the lair with the Neutrinos.
5. Dask calls Shredder, “Tin Skin.”

Pop Culture References:
1. The Turtles are watching a Gamera style movie at the beginning of the episode (The Space Turtle That Ate Tokyo).
2. Raphael compares Michaelangelo and Kala to Romeo and Juliet
3. “Trilithium crystal“ is a play on the Star Trek power source Dilithium.
4. Zak says he feels like he’s been run over by a Star Destroyer, a large Emperial ship from the Star Wars Trilogy.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Mentoneutralizer
2. Transdimensional Hyper Signal
3. Cheapskate
4. Extra-Dimensional Tracker
5. Venutian Remote Control
6. Particle Accelerator/Cyclotron

Forth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Shredder says, seemingly to no one but the audience, that it’s hard to find good help now days.
2. Michaelangelo: Don’t ya just love it when he talks like that?

Notables:
1. The Neutrinos use a portal to get from Dimension X to earth, but in the future episode, “Dimension X Story” they don’t have one, because it cost too much on their meager allowance.

[Jester]

Episode 17: The Catwoman from Channel Six
Written by: Richard Merwin

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder,
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Woo
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady,
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Sumo
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop,
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil,
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Restaurant Patron
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Myron Bimpilton

Mistakes:
1. While Bebop and Rocksteady munch on Chinese food on the Matter Transporter, Bebop’s mohawk is solid brown.
2. Bebop draws a wooden sword that becomes a baseball bat.
3. As Bebop and Rocksteady enter the lair, Bebop has 2 mouths.
4. After Bebop knocks Raphael’s sais out of his hang, his gear turns orange.
5. The antennas of Donatello’s Turtle Com are green, not grey.
6. When Splinter explains about “Shredder’s Thugs” attack, Michaelangelo’s wrist band is missing.
7. When April leaves Michaelangelo is sitting between Donatello and Raphael, when Raphael says she shouldn’t go alone to Woo’s, Leonardo is between him and Donatello.
8. April’s eye blinks flesh tone when she completes her transformation.
9. Leonardo talks to Irma on Aprils Turtle Com, but his bandana is red on the view screen.
10. Leonardo’s Turtle Com has no antennas when he talks to Irma.
11. When Michaelangelo tells Donatello the cat is attracted to him because he eats anchovy pizzas, he speaks in Raphael’s voice.
12. At times Splinter has 1, 2, or no badges on his kimono.
13. When Leonardo is contacted by Splinter, his Turtle Com is brown and later the shell portions disappear.
14. Leonardo uses his sword to remove April’s mind-control collar, but when she comes to her senses Donatello is holding the katana.
15. When Michaelangelo uses his mouse to distract the tiger, Splinter’s bottom lip is flesh tone.
16. After the mouse bites Bebop’s finger he has 2 mouths again.

Pizza references:
1. The Turtles are eating pizza while they watch a monster movie on TV.
2. When April spies the Mutants’ take out containers, she asks if the Turtles have sworn off pizza.
3. After rescuing Donatello, Michaelangelo tells him “pizza’s the perfect payback!”
4. The cat comes to Donatello, not because he’s her favorite, but because he eats anchovy pizzas.
5. The Turtles eat pizzas at the end of the episode.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. The Turtles yell “Turtle Power!” as they attack the Mutants who just broke their TV.
2. Shredder calls Bebop a “Cretan” twice.

Pop Culture References:
1. Leonardo and Michaelangelo do a Bogart impression, Michaelangelo admits he can’t do Bogie.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Matter Transporter
2. Mind-Control Collar

Forth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Michaelangelo challenges the audience to say “furious fun-filled food flinging fight!” three times fast.

Notables:
1. Irma actually meets the Turtles for the first time in this episode.


Episode 18: Return of the Technodrome
Written by: Michael Reaves

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder,
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady,
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop,
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil,
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick


Mistakes:
1. Throughout the episode Donatello’s wrist band disappears and reappears.
2. Krang’s tentacles aren’t seen this entire episode.
3. Donatello’s wrist bands are green when April arrives at the lair.
4. Several different times while Krang is watching the portal, his shoes are peach not red.
5. When Shredder turns to yell at the Mutants, his torso is flesh colored.
6. When Shredder and the Mutants enter the power station; Bebop’s mohawk is completely brown.
7. The number of Foot and Rock soldiers changes every time they are seen.
8. As the Turtles are about to go over the falls, Donatello’s wrist band flashes back on, though it is still colored green.
9. As the Turtles hang from the blimp, Leonardo and Donatello’s plastrons are a bit too short at the bottom.
10. Leonardo talks to an invisible Michaelangelo, Donatello, and April.
11. When Michaelangelo responds to Leonardo, his mouth doesn’t move.
12. When Donatello says, “I’ll try,” his mouth doesn’t move.
13. When Donatello says, “Hey, it worked,” his mouth doesn’t move.
14. Before the break the Turtles’ weapons were drawn, but they are sheathed when we return.
15. Donatello’s voice says, “Watch and learn,” but Leo’s mouth moves.
16. When Krang is on the Turtles’ TV, there is a blank spot in the screen that you can see the lair wall through.
17. When Rocksteady asks Shredder why he stopped, his teeth blink grey, and his belly is yellow.
18. When Bebop finds the Turtles in the control room, his mohawk is all brown.
19. When The Turtles face the Mutants in the control room, Rocksteady’s belly is yellow.
20. The center of the D on Donatello’s belt is white, rather than grey when the Turtles escape the Technodrome.
21. Splinter’s nose is completely brown as the Turtles and April revel in their victory.

Pizza References:
1. When Leonardo says the Turtles will “go out with Turtle honor, fighting”, Raphael says, “I’d rather go out for pizza, biting.”
2. The Turtles and April scarf pizza at the end of this adventure, while Splinter enjoys sushi.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Shredder calls the Mutants “mutant morons.”
2. Michaelangelo shouts, “Cowabunga!” as the Turtle Blimp crash lands in the river.
3. Krang calls the Turtles amphibians.

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael says the Technodrome is “five times the size of the Huston Astrodome.”
2. Splinter and Shredder’s confrontation is reminiscent of Luke’s battle with Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes back.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Polarity Director
2. Krang’s Earthquake Machine/Drill Mechanism

Notables:
1. This episode explains why the Technodrome is in the center of the earth at the beginning of season 3.



and with that, season 2 is done...on to season 3, later. :p

[Jester]

Episode 19: Beneath These Streets
Written by: Michael Reaves

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder,
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady,
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Professor
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop,
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Ticket Taker, Police Scanner
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Man in a Cape
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, News Anchor

Mistakes:
1. When Krang pulls levers and pushes buttons on the console, at first both hands are peach, then one hand is red, and the other is flesh colored, and later they are both red.
2. When Bebop asks if he has to take the Transport Module back to the Technodrome, he has 2 mouths.
3. Leonardo’s voice comes from Raphael’s body when he says, “If only we’d obeyed him…” as Leonardo finishes the sentence, “…instead of goofing off,” he nods as the words are said, but his mouth doesn’t move.
4. The Turtles’ belt ties are missing, as Leonardo says the line above.
5. When Shredder throws the gas grenade, Rocksteady’s nose horn is the same color as his skin.
6. The Medi-laser, disappears as the turtles turn to return with it to the lair.

Pizza References:
1. Michaelangelo offers the other Turtles a granola and licorice pizza at the start of the episode, but they’re stuffed from the peanut butter and pickle they had for lunch.
2. After the Turtles watch Kung Fu Commandos vs. Chainsaw Cheerleaders, they go out for pizza, which Michaelangelo regrets after Splinter is hurt, “even though it was delicious.”
3. When Shredder returns for the Medi-laser’s control module, Michaelangelo says, “We’ll be on him like cheese on a pizza.”
4. Hiding from the Turtles in the sewer, according to Raphael, “is like trying to hide a pizza under Michaelangelo’s nose.”
5. Michaelangelo: “One can’t eat 12 pizzas with out regretting it the next day.”

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Shredder calls the Mutants “incompetent buffoons.”
2. Donatello asks Michaelangelo why he doesn’t scream his trademark “Cowabunga!” battle cry, to which Michaelangelo says he’s bored with it.
3. The Turtles scream, “Turtle power!” as the rush Bebop and Rocksteady in the park.
4. Donatello calls Shredder, “Metal-mouth.”
5. Krang calls the Turtles, “adolescent amphibians.”
6. Shredder calls the Turtles, “aggressive amphibians.”
7. The Turtles shout, ”Let’s kick some shell!” as they face the Foot Soldiers.
8. Krang calls Shredder a “bungling idiot.”

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael says, “I’m lookin’ at trouble right here in River City,” a reference to the musical The Music Man.
2. Michaelangelo, bored with “Cowabunga,” decides to say, “Yabba, dabba, doo,” but Donatello stops him.
3. Raphael says, “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the sewers,” a parody of the Jaws II tag line, “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.”

Wacky Inventions:
1. Pneumatic Transport Modules.
2. Medi-laser

Forth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Shredder asks “Why can’t I find competent help?” to no one, save maybe the audience, or himself.
2. Raphael says, “Boy oh, boy. Some days it just doesn’t pay to come out of your shell,” directly at to audience after Donatello tells him that they may have the Medi-laser, but Shredder has the module.

Notables:
1. Splinter uses the name “Sacagawea” as a battle cry. She was Louis and Clark’s Indian guide when they explored the Louisiana Purchase.

[Jester]

Episode 20: Turtles on Trial
Written by Michael Reaves

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Clayton Kellerman
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Angry Man
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma, Angry Woman
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson,
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil,
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael, “On Trial” Announcer
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Rock Soldier, Guard


Mistakes:
1. When the Turtles try on their masks, the Raphael’s reflection is wearing blue gear.
2. When Krang is bickering with shredder, part of the back of his body is grey rather than yellow.
3. When the Turtles flee from the mob and into the sewers, there are 2 Leonardos.
4. Shredder and Splinter both call the building Shredder and the Mutants come up into a museum, Splinter even goes so far as to call it the “Natural History Museum”, but the sign out front reads “Planetarium.”
5. When Kellerman points to the Turtles on his monitor, Raphael and Leonardo’s gear is switched.
6. On the Turtle’s monitor, you can see Kellerman’s tie move at the bottom of the table, and between April’s legs.
7. The Turtles’ positions changes from shot to shot.
8. Michaelangelo speaks with Raphael’s voice when he asks Kellerman which part of their story is hard to believe.

Pizza References:
1. The Turtles, according to Michaelangelo, “fight for truth, justice, and a bigger slice of the pizza pie!”

Catchphrase Counter:
1. Michaelangelo screams “Cowabunga!” as the Turtles and April Cheapskate to the studio.
2. Donatello is upset by the destruction of the amphibian exhibit.
3. The Turtles say “Turtle power!” as they attack Shredder and his goons.
4. Michaelangelo screams “Cowabunga!” as they chase Shredder.
5. Bebop says, “Its Toitle bashin’ time!”
6. Bebop also says, “Warthog power!” a parody of the Turtles own battle cry.
7. Shredder calls Bebop an “imbecile.”
8. Michaelangelo calls Shredder “Can-head.”
9. Kellerman calls the Turtles “abnormal amphibians.”
10. Krang calls the Turtles amphibians.

Pop Culture References:
1. “On Trial” is a parody of TV talk shows, especially The Jerry Springer Show.
2. Raphael says that all the audience of “On Trial” needs are torches and a castle to storm, a reference to the village mobs in the old Frankenstein movies.
3. The masks April brings to the Turtles resemble the classic Tor Johnson mask.
4. Michaelangelo says the Turtles need to flee the angry mob at warp speed, a Star Trek reference.
5. Bebop and Rocksteady watch their favorite show, the Slurps, a parody of the Smurfs.
6. Rocksteady says he missed coming up behind the museum, “by that much,” a reference to the line said by Maxwell Smart from Get Smart.
7. Krang is in search of “Solarminite,” an element said to be able to destroy planets in the Ed Wood film, Plan 9 from Outer Space, which ironically stared Tor Johnson.
8. Raphael asks, “Where’s John Wayne when we need him?” when Shredder starts shooting arrows at them.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang’s Bubble Walker.
2. Krang’s Commandeered Military Mech.

Forth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After saying the audience of “On Trial” is acting like animals, Michaelangelo asks the audience, “What am I saying?”
2. Irma wonders what fame will do to the Turtles, and if they’ll still talk to her.
3. After Krang calls Bebop and Rocksteady a “couple of yo-yos,” he winks at the camera and says, “I made a funny.”

Notables:
1. April brings the Turtles their bald rubber human masks, which they later wear on the streets.
2. The Freeze Ray in Krang’s proposed arsenal against the Turtles is identical to the one used to freeze the Punk Frogs in “Invasion of the Punk Frogs.”

[gobo]

Excellent. :evilgrin:

[Jester]

Episode 21: Attack of the 50 Foot Irma
Written by: Rowby Goren

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Professor Von Zifflian
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, News Anchor


Mistakes:
1. When Michaelangelo is hanging streamers, his belt buckle is the same color as his plastron.
2. In the bunk beds the Turtles sleep Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo, and Michaelangelo, but when Michaelangelo falls while hanging streamers, Raphael is some how on top of Donatello.
3. The diamonds at the center of the Turtles’ plastrons are green at the first of the episode.
4. The handles of Michaelangelo’s nunchucks are grey, and blink brown when the Turtles run to the door of the lair after Shredder.
5. Michaelangelo speaks with Leonardo’s voice when he says, “This calls for action!”
6. Splinter’s nose is brown when he stops the Turtles from running out like “a turtle with it head cut off.”
7. The door to Shredder’s Transport Module is blown of, but as he walks through the smoke, it is still there.
8. Everyone pronounces the mineral’s name as “Exaboron” but Krang’s computer calls it “Exaporon”.
9. Krang’s nose is grey as he takes the exaboron to the ray.
10. Shredder has a different communicator when he first arrives on the surface.
11. When she first starts talking to Leonardo, April’s Turtle Com looks closed.
12. Michaelangelo speaks with Leonardo’s voice when he says, “We’ve go to get her out of there,” referring to Irma being trapped in the enlarging ray.
13. When the Turtles first run towards the trapped Irma, the ray effect is missing from the scene.
14. The cork in one of Donatello’s flasks is transparent.
15. When Donatello uses his grappler to brake the Turtle Van, in one scene he’s colored blue.
16. Raphael uses his sais to pin the electrical wires to the ground, and in the next shot they’re right back in his belt.
17. When the Turtles talk to Irma from the roof, Michaelangelo’s nunchuck handles are grey and the chains are brown.
18. When Irma says, “Big mouth,” her big mouth doesn’t move.
19. In one scene on the roof, Raphael and Leonardo’s gear is switched.
20. When April comes to the roof to warn the Turtles and Irma, raphael’s belt is on backwards.
21. When Bebop and Rocksteady are trying to knock down the planetarium’s door, Rocksteady’s shirt is red.
22. When the Turtles start driving in pursuit of Irma, Leonardo is driving, Michaelangelo is riding shot gun, Raphael is in the back seat, and Donatello is in the rear lab area. Then at one point, Raphael is seen leaning out of the passenger side front window, but when the Turtles get out of the van to confront Irma, Donatello is in the drivers seat, Michaelangelo is in the back driver’s side, Raphael is in the front passenger spot, and Leonardo is in the rear passenger seat.

Pizza References:
1. With Michaelangelo planning the party, the entire menu is pizza related.
2. Irma destroys a UFO Pizza sign.
3. Michaelangelo gets 31 flavors of ice cream pizza for Irma’s party.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Raphael, thinking Michaelangelo is Shredder, calls him “Shred-head”
2. The Turtles scream “Turtle power!” as the rush out to save April.
3. Leonardo: Let’s make Turtle tracks.
4. Shredder calls the Mutants “Cretans.”
5. Michaelangelo yells, “Cowabunga!” as he traps Shredder and the Mutants in Saturn’s rings.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode’s title is a parody of the movie title “The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman” from 1958.
2. Michaelangelo calls Irma’s snoring a “6.5 on the Ricotta scale,” a parody of the Richter scale.
3. Michaelangelo says, “It’s scarfin’ time!” perhaps a parody of the Thing’s signature, “It’s cloberin’ time!”

Wacky Inventions:
1. Exaboron Powered Enlarging Ray
2. Exaboron Sensor

[Jester]

Episode 22: Sky Turtles
Written by: Reed Shelly and Bruce Shelly

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma, Lady at Dress Shop 1
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Dress Shop Owner
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Lady at Dress Store 2
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick


Mistakes:
1. The extra prongs on the dagger floating in the lair are pointed down (towards the hilt) when it’s first seen, and up when it’s seen again.
2. When we see Shredder and Krang after Leonardo mentions that the floating is caused by them, the grill on the back of Krang’s body is missing.
3. As Shredder turns up the Anti-Gravity Generator, Krang’s shoulder pads are peach, not grey.
4. When April contacts the Turtles after the gravity is restored, her Turtle Com is the wrong design.
5. After the Anti-Gravity Generator overloads, Krang’s gloves are peach, not red.
6. After the Turtle Van is caught in the grip of the extreme gravity, Donatello seems to be in the driver’s seat, and Leonardo in the passenger’s seat, but earlier Leonardo was driving and Raphael was riding shotgun. They will continue to change positions while the Van is overturned.
7. When Bebop, Rocksteady, and their small army of Foot Soldiers move in on the Turtles, Michaelangelo’s in the drivers seat, and the Foot Soldiers don’t seem to be wearing the anti-gravity boots.
8. When Rocksteady says, “It’s Toitle trashin’ time!” his mouth doesn’t move.
9. When the Foot Soldiers first start goose stepping they have black boots.
10. Rocksteady’s horn transitions to a darker grey when he watches the Foot march away.
11. Something obscures part of Michaelangelo’s shell while he’s upside down in the van.
12. Rocksteady’s horn blinks dark grey when he enters the Turtle van.
13. The Turtles belt ties are occasionally unaffected by the fact that they are upside down.
14. Michaelangelo throws is slow-mo chucks at the Foot, but later they appear in his belt.
15. The red dots on the Anti-Gravity Boots are very inconsistent, sometimes appearing on the right, left, either or, both, or not at all.
16. The Punks and the Foot Bots walk normally with the Anti-Gravity Boots, but the Turtles walk around like they’re on the moon.
17. Krang’s gloves again go from being red to peach when he and Shredder discuss the power of controlling gravity.
18. Donatello suddenly goes from riding on the tail of the glider to piloting it,
19. Michaelangelo is eventually seen on the tail, and Donatello where he was sitting.
20. The Turtles swiped Rocksteady, and 2 Foot Soldiers boots, yet Bebop floats up when gravity is reversed in his sneakers; his boots reappear later.
21. As Bebop and Rocksteady float past the Blimp, Bebop’s vest is white.
22. Donatello details the plan to use the satellite dish using just the gilder, but his gear is red.
23. Raphael and Michaelangelo have switched seats when the glider is detached then switch back.
24. Donatello’s wrist bands are missing as Michaelangelo and Raphael position the satellite. Leonardo’s wrist band goes green at the same instance.
25. Raphael is seen sitting in the front again, but he’s sporting nunchucks.
26. Shredder’s shin blades reappear underneath his boots after Bebop and Rocksteady fall on him (they have been missing the entire episode, most likely because of the boots).

Pizza References:
1. Michaelangelo is putting on weight because of, you guessed it, pizza.
2. There is a “Pizza!” billboard visible when we first see the Channel 6 building.
3. A floating pizza truck gets Michaelangelo’s attention.
4. Michaelangelo breaks his diet and scarfs a half dozen pizzas to keep from floating away again.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Rocksteady: “It’s Toitle trashin’ time!”
2. Shredder calls the Punks “Pathetic peons.”
3. Donatello says, “Like Michaelangelo would say, ‘Exact-i-mundo dude.” Michaelangelo starts to repeat him, but catches himself.
4. Shredder calls the Turtles “Wretched reptiles.”
5. Shredder calls the Turtles “Shell-backed simpletons.”
6. Michaelangelo calls Shredder “Shred-head”


Pop Culture References:
1. When Michaelangelo finally gets Anti-Gravity Boots, he references the Nancy Sinatra song, “These Boots Were Made For Walking.”
2. After getting the hot foot from the lava prodused by the escaping Shredder’s Transport Module and Donatello telling Michaelangelo and Raphael they should be happy they saved the day, Raphael says that he’s “Dancing in the street,” a possible parody of the song “Dancing in the Streets” by Martha and the Vandellas.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Anti-Gravity Generator
2. Anti-Gravity Boots

[Jester]

Episode 23: The Maltese Hamster
Written by: David Wise


Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Robbery Witness, Burne Thompson
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Chester the Delivery Boy, Lefty
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma, Lady at the Meat Rack
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Mr. Schlamontly, The “Copper”,
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Tony “The Butcher” Vivaldi


Mistakes:
1. Donatello is told by Raphael to stop narrating as it blows the Turtles cover, but he continues, and his mouth stops moving. (Possibly only internal dialogue) April later interrupts, possibly proving even that wrong.
2. When April gushes over the Hamster, Donatello and Raphael’s voices are flipped as they grumble.
3. When the Turtles rush back to Schlamontly’s to find Michaelangelo, Raphael and Donatello’s voices are again swapped.
4. When Donatello and Leonardo meet back up at the antique shop, Donatello’s plastron is green.
5. When an antique whacks Donatello in the head, his plastron is green.
6. The background behind Donatello goes from the light green of the wall behind the TV to the color of the TV itself.
7. When Donatello reveals himself to Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady both have 2 mouths.
8. The captured Turtles and Splinter are standing behind the Butcher, you can see Leonardo on the far left, with Michaelangelo to his right. When Donatello goes to untie them, Michaelangelo is on the far left, Raphael is to his right, and Leonardo is on the far right.
9. As Shredder reprimands the Mobsters, Bebop and Rocksteady both have 2 mouths, as it is re-used footage.
10. Despite speaking the narration at the end, Donatello’s mouth doesn’t move

Pizza References:
1. When the Turtles are trying to guess what April saw, Michaelangelo asks if it’s a “new kind of pizza I haven’t tried yet?”
2. Michaelangelo asks to be gagged with a pizza ladle after April gushes over how cute the Hamster is.
3. Michaelangelo spots a “genuine Louis the 14th antique pizza maker” at Schlamontly’s Antique Shop.
4. Donatello compares being buried in rubble to eating “liverwurst pizzas on an empty stomach.”

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. The Butcher calls Shredder “Metal-Mouth.”
2. Shredder calls the Mutants “incompetent slugs.”
3. Donatello calls Shredder “Shred-Head”

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is a parody of The Maltese Falcon, a novel from 1930 which was later adapted into a film staring Humphrey Bogart in 1941.
2. Donatello narrates the episode like a old mystery movie.
3. Raphael calls Donatello “Sam Spud-head” a parody of the Maltese Falcon’s Sam Spade.
4. The Mob’s gear was “so advanced, it was straight out of Star Wars.”
5. April asks, “How much is that hamster in the window?” a parody of the song “How Much is That Doggie in the Window?” from 1952.
6. After Lefty captures Splinter and Leonardo, he mimics James Cagney and says, “Meh, you dirty rat, it curtains for you.”
7. When Donatello appears on the TV Lefty says 2 lines, the second is in the Butcher’s voice.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Super-Conducting Magnet

Forth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. When April asks, “How much is that hamster in the window?” Raphael looks at the audience and says, “Why do I Have a feeling that song won’t make the top 10?”
2. As the Mobsters surround Donatello and April, Donatello in his “gum shoe” voice says he “knew it was time for a break.”
3. Raphael turns to the camera and says, “When it comes to exit lines, nobody beats ole Shredder.”


Notables:
1. Pat Fraley is not in this episode; Townsend Colman steps in as Burne Thompson (you can tell because Burne sounds a little like Rat King.)

[Jester]

Episode 24: The Old Switcheroo
Written by: Michael Reaves


Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick


Mistakes:
1. Donatello and Leonardo are seen picking up Splinter, but when we cut to a close up, it’s Leonardo and Raphael.
2. Bebop and Rocksteady blast a hole in the roof to escape, but are seen coming out of a ground level door.
3. When Rocksteady says, ”That rat.” His mouth doesn’t move.
4. When The Turtles help Splinter to the Van, Donatello and Michaelangelo’s gear is flip-flopped.
5. Rocksteady is the one prodding Shredder to hurry into the module, but Shredder replies to the prodding by calling him “Hog breathe.”
6. After whipping the Turtle’s shells, Splinter talks with Shredder’s voice, where earlier he only “thought” in Shredder’s voice.
7. Krang’s android body has an extra bit of yellow when he tells Shredder/Splinter he has no time to talk about mind transference.
8. The Turtles don’t seem to recognize the Transport Module, and this is the 6th episode they’ve been in.
9. The necklace Bebop wears is mostly black when he comes out of the Module.

Pizza References:
1. Donatello makes a Super Fast Pizza Maker
2. The Turtles and Shredder/Splinter munch some pizza lunch.
3. Pizza is a perfect test to see if Splinter is Splinter.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Raphael calls Shredder “Can-Head”.
2. Shredder calls the Punks “Mutant Morons”.
3. Donatello calls Shredder “Tin Grin”.
4. Michaelangelo calls Rocksteady, “Horn Head.”

Wacky Inventions:
1. Super Fast Pizza Maker
2. Mind Swapping Machine
3. Krang’s Brain Wave Scanner

Forth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Leonardo says, seemingly to the audience, that he never thought he’d be shaking hands with Shredder.
2. Donatello tells the audience he thinks Michaelangelo has watched to many kung-fu movies.

[gobo]

Go, Jester! Only 169 left to go!

[ToTheNines]

Are these on a web-site, or are you just putting them here?

[Jester]

Just here, for right now. I plan on putting them on a TMNT dedicated Wikipedia site, and Krang has even said he'd host it on the main page.

[Jester]

Episode 25: Burne’s Blues
Story by: Bill Wolf
Written by: Gordon Bressack

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Radio DJ,
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Crook 2
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma, Alien Elvis Clone 2
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Wolfgang Plink
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Crook 1
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Alien Elvis Clone 1
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Spy in Trench Coat
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Don Turtelli


Mistakes:
1. Burne’s press pass disappears after it’s placed in the band of his fedora.
2. Shredder’s communicator changes color while he talks to Krang about Nutrifreeze.
3. Burne’s clothes change colors to match Turtelli’s when he confronts Burne and Vernon.
4. The Turtles are hanging on to the module from bottom to top, Leonardo, Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donatello. In one scene, Leonardo is “below” Donatello, and Michaelangelo and Raphael shift “down” to compensate.
5. The Turtle’s ropes change colors (sometimes brown, sometimes white, and sometimes grey) as they hold on to the module.

Pizza References:
1. Nothing beats the heat, in Michaelangelo’s opinion, like a steaming pizza.
2. The Turtles meet a pizza they don’t like, Tofu and Fresh Shrimp, though it is due to spoiled ingredients.
3. Plink, thanks to the Turtles using pizzas to trash the Crooks, creates an Anchovy and Chocolate Fudge pizza.
4. Irma asks if Burne means the story or the pizza lacked key ingredients. She also says it had everything: “Pathos, Passion, and Pepperoni.”
5. The Turtles eat pizza while Burne raves about Alien Elvis Clones.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Shredder calls the Mutants “imbeciles.”
2. Shredder, as Michaelangelo, says, “Chill out, dudes.”
3. Michaelangelo screams, “Cowabunga!” as the Turtles race to save April.
4. Michaelangelo says, “Cowabunga, companeros,” as he and the Turtles hitch a ride on Shredder’s module.

Pop Culture References:
1. The pizza chief Wolfgang Plink is a parody of renowned chief Wolfgang Puck. Raphael calls him the “Picasso of Pizza.”
2. The Crooks comment on the Turtles disguises asking them if they are returning to Casablanca, a reference to Bogart.
3. When Michaelangelo is exposed to the Nutrifreeze, he says he feels like Frosty the Snow-Turtle.
4. Burne and Vernon are captured by Alien Elvis Clones.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Nutrifreeze

Forth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Shredder comments on April’s atrocious dialogue after she says, “You’ll never get away with this, Shredder.”
2. Raphael asks, “Who says there’s nothing funny on television?” to the audience.

Notables:
1. The Don Turtelli that appears in this episode is different from the Turtelli that appears later in the series.

[gobo]

You're at the home-stretch. Only 167 eps left to go. You can do it, Jester!

[wyze2099]

3. Splinter refers to April as “my child.”

Considering April admitted to winking at Splinter earlier in the series, this particular term of endearment is all kinds of creepy.

[HalfcourtGame]

Sorry to break up the great reference list here but I figure the master here would have an answer. What, if any, episode is Ace Duck in?

[ToTheNines]

I think its some episode in season 2 or early season 3, Mike is watching an "Ace Duck Marathon" on TV. He wasn't a real character.

[General Traag]

Nice listing, it's funny to read how many strange mistakes they made.

This one though is my favorite so far and really makes me wonder how much lsd the artists took a day ("catwoman from channel six"):

3. As Bebop and Rocksteady enter the lair, Bebop has 2 mouths.
I mean really, wth? °°

[gobo]

I actually felt queasy realizing that one. :dead:

[Canadian Turtle]

This is SOO cool! I have to take the time to go through your listings cuz they're huge! I was actually wishing this was going on before as I was re-watching all the episodes. I actually started making notes because I was mainly interested in those little stings to the toy line like what was just posted about Ace Duck. Which gets mentioned by Mike when he is on the TV.

I love spotting the accessories and strange characters like the plunge gun and army tubes. Even that blue thing that came with sewer swimmin don. I'm not sure if you are including any references to the toy line, but I love that part of it. I love how they make small attempts to justify the toys by nodding to the toys in like one scene in the show. Way to go man!! Keep it up.

[trish_trash]

This is totally awesome!! I've been watching season 4 and my and my brothers like to pick out mistakes.
I love how you put the voices in there too. I've been wondering who does who's voice.

[Canadian Turtle]

Were there ever triceratons in the old toon? I know there was a 1990 toy which seems to be extremely close to the comic book.

[Jester]

Yes. The Triceratons appear in the episode "Night of the Dark Turtle."

[gobo]

It was the lamest invasion ever...

[Jester]

Indeed. About as lame as this project has become. I need to get back at it, but time is not on my side.

[gobo]

Here are some nit-picky notes I nit-pickily took for the Euro-cruise eps as soon as the Season 7 DVDs came out.

Here's a legend:
"who" is a list of characters involved (in order of intelligible words spoken) and their corresponding voice actors
"what" is a list of notable inanimate objects involved
"when" is the time frame given
"where" is a list of locations shown


"TOWER OF POWER"
Written by: Michael Edens
who:
Donatello: Barry Gordon
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
Raphael: Hal Rayle
Splinter: Peter Renaday
sailor 1: ?Renaday?
sailor 2: ?Renaday?
Krang: Pat Fraley
Shredder: Jim Cummings
Rocksteady: Cam Clarke
Irma: Jennifer Darling
Burne: Pat Fraley
April: Renae Jacobs
Vernon: Peter Renaday
sidewalk Cafe customer: Barry Gordon
Bebop: Barry Gordon
Notre Dame security guard: ?Fraley?

what:
The Technodrome
The Eiffel Tower
Neutronic Generator
Channel 6 News Van

when: Bastille Day
where:
The Lair
New York harbor
Atlantic Ocean
Dimension X ?asteroid?
the sewers of Paris
A L'Escargot Slimee (restaurant)
Notre Dame Cathedral
The Louvre



"RUST NEVER SLEEPS"
Written by: Lee Schneider and Matthew Malach
who:
Splinter: Peter Renaday
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
art vandal: Barry Gordon?
Raphael: Hal Rayle
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Shredder: James Avery
Krang: Pat Fraley
Bebop: Barry Gordon
Rocksteady: Cam Clarke
flower salesman: ???
artist: ???
Donatello: Barry Gordon
April: Renae Jacobs
Burne: Pat Fraley
power plant director: ???
monsieur ice cream man: ???
customer: ?Jacobs?

what:
The Technodrome
The Rust Encruster
The Eiffel Tower
Turtlecom
ice cream truck
Turtle Van

when: ???
where:
The Louvre
Dimension X ?asteroid?
the sewers of Paris
Channel 6 Building



"A REAL SNOW JOB"
Written by: Misty Taggart
who:
Splinter: Peter Renaday
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
Raphael: Hal Rayle
Donatello: Barry Gordon
Irma: Jennifer Darling
April: Renae Jacobs
Rudy (Ski Instructor): ???
Krang: Pat Fraley
Shredder: James Avery
Bebop: Barry Gordon
Rocksteady: Cam Clarke

what:
Turtle Van
Technodrome
Foot Skis?
Turtlecom
Turtle Blimp

when: the middle of Winter
where:
Austrian Alps
Lichtenbroich
Dimension X asteroid



"VENICE ON THE HALF SHELL"
Written by: Misty Taggart
who:
Raphael: Hal Rayle
Donatello: Barry Gordon
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
Krang: Pat Fraley
Shredder: Jim Cummings
April: Renae Jacobs
Burne: Pat Fraley
Irma: Jennifer Darling
Rocksteady: Cam Clarke
Bebop: Barry Gordon

what:
Technodrome
Turtlecom
Hydrofluxor

when: Mardi Gras (or Mardi Gras season at least)
where:
Venice, Italy
Dimension X asteroid
April's Paris apartment
Channel 6 Building
the sewers of Venice



"ARTLESS"
Written by: Doug Molitor
who:
Splinter: Peter Renaday
Donatello: Barry Gordon
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
April: Renae Jacobs
Lukron Yikum: ?Jacobs?
Lukron Dob: ?Renaday?
Professor Marco: ???
Vernon: Peter Renaday
male tourist: Barry Gordon
female tourist: ?Jacobs?
Raphael: Hal Rayle
museum nightwatchman 1: Cam Clarke
museum nightwatchman 2: ?Renaday?

what:
Turtle Van
Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper
Donatello's St. George
Michelangelo's David
Raphael's School of Athens
The Trevi Fountain
The Sistine Chapel
The Roman Collosseum

when: ???
where:
the river Arno, Florence, Italy
alien spaceship
Rome, Italy
Vatican City



"THE LOST QUEEN OF ATLANTIS"
Written by: Michael Edens
who:
tour guide: ???
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Raphael: Hal Rayle
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
Donatello: Barry Gordon
Splinter: Peter Renaday
Irma: Jennifer Darling
April: Renae Jacobs
Vernon: Peter Renaday
bazaar shopkeeper: ?Renaday?
Atlantean high preist: Jim Cummings
Krang: Pat Fraley
Shredder: Jim Cummings
Rocksteady: Cam Clarke
Atlantean Guard: Barry Gordon?

what:
The Acropolis
Technodrome
Channel 6 Van
tour bus

when: ???
where:
Athens, Greece
Dimension X asteroid
Atlantis



"THE IRISH JIG IS UP"
Story by: Carole Mendelsohn
Written by: John Fox
who:
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
Raphael: Hal Rayle
April: Renae Jacobs
Splinter: Peter Renaday
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Donatello: Barry Gordon
Krang: Pat Fraley
Shredder: Jim Cummings
Bebop: Barry Gordon
Rocksteady: Cam Clarke

what:
Turtle Van
Technodrome
Bubble Walker
Rainbow Trans-Charmer

when:
where:
Dublin, Ireland
Dimension X asteroid (tropical)
McGillicuddy Castle
Dublin Zoo



"SHREDDER'S NEW SWORD"
Written by: Francis Moss AND Ted Pedersen
who:
Donatello: Barry Gordon
Splinter: Peter Renaday
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
Raphael: Hal Rayle
Shredder: Jim Cummings
Krang: Pat Fraley
Bebop: Barry Gordon
April: Renae Jacobs
Irma: Jennifer Darling
Rocksteady: Cam Clarke
Merlin: Jim Cummings
Brittish reporter: ???
King Arthur: ???

what:
Excalibur

when:
where:
The Brittish Museum
the sewers of London
Royal Albert Hall
The Bank of England
The Tower of London
Camelot



"RING OF FIRE"
Written by: Michael Edens
who:
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Splinter: Peter Renaday
Raphael: Hal Rayle
Donatello: Greg Berg
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
Krang: Pat Fraley
Shredder: Jim Cummings
Bebop: Greg Berg
April: Renae Jacobs
Vernon: Peter Renaday
Irma: Jennifer Darling
Rocksteady: Cam Clarke

what:
Turtle Van
Technodrome
Turtlecom

when: Festival of the Bulls
where:
Lisbon, Portugal: olive warehouse, beach, Bull Ring, cathedral
Dimension X asteroid (tropical)


"TURTLES ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS"
Written by: Doug Molitor
who:
April: Renae Jacobs
Raphael: Hal Rayle
Splinter: Peter Renaday
Donatello: Barry Gordon
Irma: Jennifer Darling
Shredder: Jim Cummings
Rocksteady: Cam Clarke
Bebop: Barry Gordon
Conductor #1 (Fritz): ???
Engineer (Bela): ???
Conductor #2: ???
Vernon: Peter Renaday
Baroness: Renae Jacobs?
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Baron: ???

what:
Krang's Fusion Supercharger
Donatello's new Long-Range Magnet
Donatello's air-propulsion unit

when:
where:
Gare de Lyon, Paris, France
Munich, Germany
The River Danube
Vienna, Austria
Budapest, Hungary
Bucharest, Romania
Bulgaria



"APRIL GETS IN DUTCH"
Written by: Misty Taggart
who:
harbor worker 1: ???
harbor worker 2: ???
Donatello: Barry Gordon
Raphael: Hal Rayle
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Irma: Jennifer Darling
April: Renae Jacobs
Krang: Pat Fraley
Shredder: Jim Cummings
Bebop: Barry Gordon
Rocksteady: Cam Clarke
jewel thief 1: ???
jewel thief 2: ???
Market lady: ?Jacobs?
officer 1: ???
officer 2: ???

what:
Turtle Van
Turtlecom
Technodrome
Laser Dimension Blade
Dimension X Communicator

when: ???
where:
Amsterdam harbor
Amsterdam Diamond Market
Dimension X asteroid (tropical)
cheese factory



"NORTHERN LIGHTS OUT"
Written by: Ted Pedersen AND Francis Moss
who:
April: Renae Jacobs
Raphael: Hal Rayle
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
Donatello: Barry Gordon
Alternative Energy Conference host: Cam Clarke
Professor Swenson: ???
Erik the Red-Eye: Jim Cummings
viking 1: ???
viking 2: ???
viking hag: Renae Jacobs
viking 3: ???

what:

Turtlecom
viking's ride (motorcycle type thing)
Turtle Van
longboat

when:
where:

Oslo, Norway
Conference Center
The Ring of Fire



"ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR TURTLE"
Written by: Dennis O'Flaherty
who:
tour guide: ???
April: Renae Jacobs
Michaelangelo: Townsend Coleman
Donatello: Barry Gordon
Raphael: Hal Rayle
room service: Cam Clarke
Leonardo: Cam Clarke
Splinter: Peter Renaday
Professor Moriarty: ?Gordon?
Observatory watchman: ?Coleman?
Sherlocke Holmes: Peter Renaday?
Doctor Watson: ???
sniper:
Inspector Lestrad?: ???
Moriarty's trooper: Barry Gordon
Burne: Pat Fraley
Vernon: Peter Renaday

what:
atomic clock
air gun cane

when: 1991
where:
Duke of Earl Hotel sewer
221B Baker Street
Oxford Science Museum


I'll be editing this info when I find the few things I know I missed. If anyone has something to add, let me know and I'll consider editing that in as well.

[The Green Ranger]

wow Jester, nice work. You should ask Krang and Shredder to put up a section to the website with all of your work, it's great!

[lethrhd]

Amazing work, keep it up

[Dejablue]

I know on youtube there are some videos about the mistakes found in the episodes.

[Protoman]

It's nice to see something along the lines of the Transformers community of dedication being done on the wiki now. Keep up the great work and I will pitch in when I can.

[Rise1184]

Awesome! Man, these episodes always bring back so much memories.

[Jester]

Thank's for the assist Gob-ster.

[gobo]

Sure thing, Je-ster. :P Anything else you need me to help with over a year ago?
Watch this, folks. He'll catch on eventually. :evilgrin:

[Jester]

Hey!!

If you're offering i need help stalking Rob Paulsen?

[Jester]

I'm back!!!!

Episode 26: The Fifth Turtle
Written by: Francis Moss

Cast:
@ James Avery: Shredder
@ Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Walt? (TV.com lists Nicholas Omana)
@ Cam Clark: Leonardo, Rocksteady
@ Jennifer Darling: Irma
@ Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Punk 2
@ Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
@ Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
@ Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Zach
@ Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Punk 1


Mistakes:
1. Despite appearing on screen only a few minutes, the punks who harass Donatello and Raphael voices change.
2. When Zach helps the turtles, Raph is colored as Leo. (2:38)
3. Krang’s hands when he’s first show are red, but when he gives Shredder “an astronomy lesson” they are flesh tone and then turn back to red.
4. The transport module whirs, but goes nowhere for a few seconds.
5. When Leo comments on something sticky on the floor of the van, he steps into something in the sewer floor.
6. When Rocksteady and Bebop explain the plan in Zach’s room, one of Rocksteady’s horns is grey, not white.
7. Though Zach returned Raphael’s Turtle Com, he somehow has one in his room. (He is given one at the end of the episode.)
8. As Donatello spells out Shredder’s plan, his mouth doesn’t move.
9. Raphael’s shoulder is brown when he and Mikey are tied to their chairs.
10. The placement of the tied up Turtles changes from scene to scene.

Pizza References:
1. The other Turtles interrupt Donatello’s studies of a rare astrological phenomenon for a late night mozzarella run. Raphael: Hey, planetary alignments come and go, but pizza is forever!
2. The billboard outside Channel 6 is an ad for pizza.
3. The sticky substance on the floor of the van can’t be pizza. Mikey hasn’t eaten any in it for a “whole month”
4. As part of Zach’s tour of the lair, he is treated to a hot fudge and anchovy pizza.
5. He also sees Donatello working on a container that “Michaelangelo’s pizza sauce won’t dissolve.”
6. Michaelangelo tells Zach they could meet the Turtle Fan club at pizzeria openings.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Shredder calls the Turtles “Meddlesome Reptiles”
2. Zach almost says “Turtle Power!” but falls off his bike mid catchphrase.
3. Shredder called Bebop and Rocksteady “clumsy ignoramuses.”

Pop Culture References:
1. Some of Zach’s toys include a E.T look alike, a Raggedy Ann (or Andy).
2. Raph asks Zach, “Who ya gonna call, Mutant Busters?” when he asks for Don’s Turtle Com, a parody of Ghost Busters.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Capsidium Crystals

Forth Wall Breaking Humor:\
1. When Shredder tells the Turtles they won’t stop him, Mikey chimes in with, “Get serious dude, they don’t call this the Shredder Show.”

Notables:
1. The Turtles again use their Tor Johnson masks.
2. From a Rob Paulsen fan stand point, it’s amusing that Raphael is the Turtle who saves Zach from the swinging pendulum.
3. Though he seldom calls the Turtles this, Splinter refers to Zach as, “My son.”

[tone-master21]

@Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Walt? (TV.com lists Nicholas Omana)


Voice Chasers (http://voicechasers.com/database/showprod.php?prodid=175) and the Technodrome main page both also have Walt being voiced by Nicholas Omana.

[Jester]

I know, but I could swear it sounded like Townsend Coleman, like that hadn't cast Omana yet...but I could be wrong.

[gobo]

Yeah, I'd be surprised if that's not just an alt name for Coleman. For what purpose would they do that though? :-?


P.S. - Hooray for back in businessness! :D

[oldmanwinters]

Here's an open question for you Old Toon chronology experts:

Did the Neutrino royal family (Zenter, Gizzla, and baby Tribble) appear in any other episodes besides "Four Turtles and a Baby"? That's the only appearance I can remember, but it seems the TMNT are already familiar with them by that episodes so I'm wondering if they were introduced earlier.

[CyberCubed]

No, that was their first and only appearance.

[oldmanwinters]

No, that was their first and only appearance.

Thanks! I'll take your word for it. Off hand, do you know if the classic Neutrino trio ever explained that they were ruled by a king and queen in any of their previous appearances? All I remember is that they said they were rebels in Krang's war torn Dimension X in their initial appearance, "Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X."

[gobo]

Off hand, do you know if the classic Neutrino trio ever explained that they were ruled by a king and queen in any of their previous appearances?
Not that I recall, but I'm marathoning the entire OT right now. I'll let you know if I ever hear of them in any other ep. I'm guessing they're just more of those out-of-nowhere themes and characters that help make syndicated season 4 my least favorite bunch of eps (like the case of the two-headed biker, referenced in "TURTLEMANIAC"). :roll:

[oldmanwinters]

Not that I recall, but I'm marathoning the entire OT right now. I'll let you know if I ever hear of them in any other ep. I'm guessing they're just more of those out-of-nowhere themes and characters that help make syndicated season 4 my least favorite bunch of eps (like the case of the two-headed biker, referenced in "TURTLEMANIAC"). :roll:

And "Rondo from New York"? Man, that episode was strange! And I'm speaking as a Rambo fan!

I appreciate your help on this too.

[CyberCubed]

LOL, I liked that Rambo episode.

If only because I thought bringing movie characters to life was a fun concept, especially since they were all old black and white movie monsters.

[Oroku Kazuo]

haha, i can't help but like the Zach episodes: it's like the writers are both honoring and making fun of TMNT fans at the same time

[Cryomancer]

Here's an open question for you Old Toon chronology experts:

Did the Neutrino royal family (Zenter, Gizzla, and baby Tribble) appear in any other episodes besides "Four Turtles and a Baby"? That's the only appearance I can remember, but it seems the TMNT are already familiar with them by that episodes so I'm wondering if they were introduced earlier.

Those characters are in the Super Turtles manga weirdly enough. Even with the baby, still the same age.

Didn't the neutrinos complain about "all the adults" of Dimension X fighting and being serious all the time? I wonder if the royals are supposed to be serious for neutrinos?

[gobo]

haha, i can't help but like the Zach episodes: it's like the writers are both honoring and making fun of TMNT fans at the same time
As well as his own son. :D

[oldmanwinters]

Those characters are in the Super Turtles manga weirdly enough. Even with the baby, still the same age.

Didn't the neutrinos complain about "all the adults" of Dimension X fighting and being serious all the time? I wonder if the royals are supposed to be serious for neutrinos?

Yeah, that whole "don't trust anybody over 30" mantra eventually rings hollow for everybody!:lol:

I actually asked this question about the Neutrinos while trying to get references for DrSpengler's translation of the manga!

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Those characters are in the Super Turtles manga weirdly enough. Even with the baby, still the same age.

Didn't the neutrinos complain about "all the adults" of Dimension X fighting and being serious all the time? I wonder if the royals are supposed to be serious for neutrinos?

This was how many young people back in the days actually felt. A lof of young people went outside to protest against war, social injustice and famines. The Cold War had strict borders and just remember the Vietnam War.

Today, wars still exist, but less people care. Newspapers today just more cover Britney Spear's romances, just a small notice with wars and other problems.

[pannoni1]

This was how many young people back in the days actually felt. A lof of young people went outside to protest against war, social injustice and famines. The Cold War had strict borders and just remember the Vietnam War.

Today, wars still exist, but less people care. Newspapers today just more cover Britney Spear's romances, just a small notice with wars and other problems.


Let's get back to the subject, and I'll do "Enter the Rat King".

Episode 27: Enter the Rat King
Written by: Francis Moss

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Cab Driver
Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Rat King
Jennifer Darling: Irma
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. When the Turtles head for the Channel 6 building's window the strap around Donatello's bo is brown instead of gray.
2. April uses a Turtles/Splinter "stretch-style" Turtlecom instead of her circular turtlecom when she contacts them with it in the sewers.
3. When the Turtles are eating pizza, Donatello's bo and Leonardo's Kantanas disappear from their belts after the TV monitor goes static.
4. April's voice was not muffly when she was starting to remove her gag when she asked who the Rat King was.
5. Although Donatello mentions they wish they had those anti-gravity boots from episode 6 (Return of the Shredder), they actually appear in the episode "Sky Turtles", which is actually episode 23.
6. In April's dressing room, a post-it note on the wall written by the Rat King spells her last name as "O'Neill" instead of "O'Neil".
7. Just before the Turtles encounter the Rat King, Donatello's Bo changes color from brown to white, then flashes brown before turning white again.
8. The color configuration on the Rat King's soda bombs reverses from blue and red from top to bottom to red and blue after he says "bring her (April) back to the palace", and Irma says "Wait!"

Pizza References:
1. Splinter mentions that there is one box left of pizza, but it turns out to be a common sewer rat.
2. While searching for April, Michelangelo mentions that the sewers are emptier than a pizza pan after an attack of the midnight munchies.
3. The turtles are eating pizza in the kitchen near the end of the episode.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" and all say "Turtle Power!" upon leaving the Channel 6 studio for the sewers.
2. Raphael warns the turtles that they are Turtle Soup as Splinter affected by the Rat King's flute threatens to destroy the turtles.
3. Michelangelo calls Irma a Dudette.

Pop Culture References:
1. The mighty hunter doll in the sewers is a reference to the 1940 Merrie Melodies short.
2. Leonardo mentions that it's a small world down in the sewers, a homage to the Disney song.
3. The Rat King was created as a take off on the 1965 movie, "King Rat", starring Richard Dawson as a military prisoner.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael mentions that although rats upset him and his friends, he states that its a terrific dinner topic.
2. Vernon says "Shouldn't we get some professional help" when entering the sewers.
3. Michelangelo says, "you want to zoom that by us again?" when Leonardo shows the direction the Rat King's lair is located when the turtles reach the subway tracks.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Rat King's rat-attracting flute
2. The Rat King's soda bombs
3. Donatello's Super Rodent Trap

Kidnapping:
April is carried away by the Rat King after her news report about rats.

Notables:
1. The first episode without Shredder.
2. First episode of the Rat King.
3. The third episode of five to begin its title with "Enter" followed by the character introduced.

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Episode 28: Turtles at the Earth's Core
Written by: Michael Reaves

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter*

Mistakes:
1. When the Turtles confront the Foot Soldiers on the way to attack Shredder and Krang, Raphael refers to them as "Rock Soldiers".
2. Donatello's bo is black instead of brown when the Turtles first encounter Dippy in the street.
*3. Shredder speaks in General Tragg's voice when he speaks to Krang on his comlink, despire Tragg never appearing officially in the episode.
4. The T-REX is drawn with three fingers, but in 1904, scientists discovered that the third skeletal finger is really the skeletal features of a second dinosaur.
5. When Michelangelo says "I was afraid he might say that" shortly after he gets pulled out of the hole leading to the Earth's core, Raphael and Donatello's belt initial colors are reversed, similar to the prevailing style of Season 2.
6. When Raphael is stuck in the tar pit, he mentions that an archeologist would rescue the turtles 50 million years from now. However, scientists believe that dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago.

Pizza References:
1. When Michelangelo encounters the T-Rex, he says "Now I know what an anchovy on my pizza feels like!"
2. Michelangelo mentioned that he thought mozzarella was never so good upon getting rescued from the tar pit.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Bebop & Rocksteady "clumsy cretins" and "idiots".
2. Right as the dinosaurs are about to bust open the Fortress vehicle, the turtles say "Turtle Power!"
3. Right before the dinosaur frees the crystal, Leonardo says "Turtles Fight With Honor".
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as they escape the Fortress vehicle.

Pop Culture References:
1. Krang states that he should think about subscribing to cable since he sees the same boring images on the Technodrome's portal screen, in reference to the fact that non-cable TV has only a few channels.
2. Michelangelo refers to the crystal that Dippy has a relationship with as a disco ball.
3. Krang says, "To me Rocky, I'm Open!", a popular expression used in football. In addition, we hear other football terms such as "pass interference", "intercepted in the end zone and "touchdown" as everyone fights for the crystal.
4. The episode title is in reference to the 1930 novel Tarzan at the Earth's Core.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. When Michelangelo asks Raphael why the Turtles have to run after Dippy, Raphael responds that it wouldn't be much of an episode.
2. Michelangelo says "don't touch that dial dude!" upon finding Krang and Shredder.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Anti-gravitation skimmer
2. The Fortress shell built by the Foot Soldiers
3. Shredder's microwave ray device

[gobo]

Very good work, guy. :tthumbsu:

[Jester]

Indeed. :D

[ToTheNines]

Something else you might want to add: Shredder is voiced by Peter Reneday for a single line in that episode.

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Episode 29: April's Fool (listed on the title card as "April Fool")
Written by: Michael Reaves and Brynne Stephens

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Malicurian Emperor
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Princess Mallory
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Second Malicurian Guard
Peter Renaday: Splinter, First Malicurian Guard, News Anchorman

Mistakes:
1. Donatello's Turtlecom is round like April's when contacting her at the Embassy.
2. Donatello's belt initial and buckle are the same same color when her receives the costume trophy.
3. The Technodrome is back to its original spot as shown from its first appearance this season, despite being mobile in "The Fifth Turtle".
4. Krang claimed he was a scientist in Enter The Fly. However, he should have known better about Lydium-90 being unstable in the Earth's core due to extremely high temperatures as explained by Donatello.
5. Shredder calls the Turtles "wretched amphibians" inside the museum when they are really reptiles.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. April signs out with "This is April O'Neil, Channel 6 News" after her report in front of the Malicurian Embassy.
2. Shredder calls Bebop & Rocksteady "cretins" and "pathetic peons".
3. April says "let go of me you..." before being taken away by the bad guys.
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as his glides away with his nunchucks and the turtles escape the ballroom.
5. Raphael says "Banzai!" as the turtles jump from the police helicopter to the Turtle Blimp.
6. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as the turtles go after Shredder and his mutants after landing the Turtle Blimp.
7. Shredder says "moronic mutants" to Bebop & Rocksteady shortly before Princess Mallory orders everyone to stop.

Pizza References:
1. Donatello and Raphael are eating a slice of pizza in Splinter's Room when we first cut to the Turtles' lair. A moment later, Leonardo then grabs a slice of marshmallow and pepperoni pizza to Splinter, but refuses to accept.
2. Michelangelo says that he smells pizza while on the second floor of the Embassy.
3. In the ballroom, Michelangelo finds a mini-pizza, and jokes that it will be when it grows up.
4. The Turtles are eating pizza in Splinter's room at the end of the episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. The guests dressed at the Masquerade are dressed in various costumes, such as Batman and Superman.
2. Shredder says "You should have tried door number 2" when April tries to get away, a reference to the game show "Let's Make a Deal".

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael states that the Turtles' dance card is full as they get ready to leave the ballroom.
2. Raphael says, "Remember kids, we're professionals. Don't try this at home" when hanging on the police helicopter in which Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady are holding April hostage.

Wacky Invention:
Donatello's digital binoculars

Kidnappings:
1. April is kidnapped by Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady as she is talking to the Turtles at the Embassy on her Turtlecom.
2. April escapes but is kidnapped again by the same bad dudes when Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady block the only exits out of the embassy. This time, April's mouth is also covered.

Notable:
This is the first episode animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin, commonly known for more limited animation than the various Asian animation studios.

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Episode 30: Attack of Big MACC
Written by: Francis Moss

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, First Tank Operator
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo, Hotel Owner
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Library Security Guard
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, MACC

Mistakes:
1. When the Turtles greet MACC, Raphael's sais are visible on the back of his belt instead of the front.
2. Right before Michelangelo says "Peace dude" with MACC, Leonardo speaks with Donatello's voice.
3. This episode uses Season 2's closing credits instead of Season 3's.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. April says "put me down you big lug".
2. Shredder says to MACC "Destroy the turtles!"
3. Shredder says "blasted turtles" after MACC gets free of Krang's control.
4. MACC says "no problemo dude" to Michelangelo a moment later.

Pizza Reference:
The Turtles are eating one pizza at the end of the episode, however a second pizza was overcooked and appears chocolate brown.

Pop Culture References:
1. MACC appears to based off of S.A.I.N.T. Robots (Strateigic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport) from the 1986 movie Short Circuit. MACC calls a TV Camera Number 5, after the main robot from the film.
2. In the hotel, Shredder states that he paid using his Alien Express card, and that he'd never leave the Technodrome without it, based off of American Express' "Don't leave home with out it" advertising campaign of the 1980s.
3. Bebop asks Rocksteady as they retreat in the transport module if he likes the popular Waltz and Foxtrot dances better.
4. MACC frequently speaks by using quotes from Western movies, such as "bushwackers", "comanche", "galoops", and "howdy partner".
5. Michelangelo is watching Tom and Jerry in the lair until MACC's circuits destroys the TV monitor.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
As the turtles are tied up in chains, Raphael describes the scene as a cartoonists' nightmare.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Super Laser from the army labratory
2. Krang's two mind-controlling docilators

Kidnapping:
The Turtles are tied up with chain ropes after the enter the Technodrome to try and save MACC.

Notables:
1. On the Family Home Entertainment VHS release and on some video promos, this episode is titled "Attack of the Big Macc". The VHS release also edits the fadeout between the second commercial break and the line by Donatello "He's going to fire!", to the point that it seemed like nothing happened.
2. Ace Duck, a character in which the Turtles watch on the television at the start of the episode, was made into a Playmates Action Figure is shown.

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Episode 31: The Ninja Sword of Nowhere
Written by: Michael Edens & Mark Edens

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Antique Store owner
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Alien Husband
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Alien Wife
Thom Pinto: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistake:
April mentions that the turtles are found at the intersection of Centre Street and 3rd Avenue during her news report following "John and Marcia", but in the real NYC, the two streets never intersect each other.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Shredder says "it's those blasted turtles" when he encounters the turtles.
2. Splinter says "Cowabunga" as the Turtles come to rescue him.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo makes a deep dish oatmeal pizza with grapefruit toppings for breakfast.
2. Michelangelo mentions that the Microwave Transmitter can cook a mean pizza.
3. The pizza parlor next to the Channel 6 building is visible.

Pop Culture References:
1. Krang is watching "John and Marcia" on the Technodrome's portal screen, which is loosely based on a soap opera/sitcom.
2. A 1957 Studebaker is one of the cars found in the Crash 'em and Stash' em Auto Salvageyard.
3. Shredder mentions the "old shell game", which is about shuffling a bunch of shells with a ball underneath one of them.
4. Raphael says "We Have Liftoff", which is best associated with the missions to the Moon.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Bebop mentions that he would become a professional person because he hates commuting.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Alien Metal Detector
2. Alien Metal Ninja Sword
3. Donatello's Microwave Transmitter
4. The elctromagnet from the forklift in the Salvageyard.
5. The alien spaceship

Kidnapping:
Splinter is kidnapped by Shredder as he drags him into another dimension.

Notables:
1. The first episode in which an alternate voice for Raphael is provided (by Hal Rayle).
2. The turtles do not wear their bandanas when they wear their disguises for some odd reason.

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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.

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Episode 33: Take Me to Your Leader
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Second Policeman
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michaelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, First policeman
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Robot Guard, Bridge Attendant

Mistakes:
1. In Leonardo's dream, Raphael refers to Rocksteady as "hog-breath" which is Bebop's common insult.
2. When the Turtles slide on the ice while running from the polar bear, Leonardo is heard screaming, and the same would happen when Donatello slips on the snowy stairs and crashes on Michelangelo and Raphael, but Leonardo isn't in these scenes. This was a result of a stock voice effect used in post-production and not a live vocal.
3. After Donatello falls down the snowy stairs in the schoolhouse, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo gain snow boots.
4. When Leonardo leaves the turtles, he wears his winter outfit, but when he returns he wears blue colors, and the snow boots the other turtles received moved suddenly in the snowy schoolhouse (see mistake 3).
5. During Leonardo's dream, a dog bites Leonardo's foot, but he shows no reaction.
6. After Raphael declares Donatello the leader, Donatello's belt initial changes from gray to white.
7. When Donatello explains how he found the other Turtles and points to the fireworks, Raphael and Leonardo switch positions.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Shredder says "Turtle Soup" at the end of Leonardo's dream.
2. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as he slides on the ice trying to escape the polar bear.
3. Michelangelo soon says "Let's Make Turtle Tracks!" as they escape from the polar bear.
4. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole!" when he enters the schoolhouse.
5. Krang says "you Wretched Reptiles" during the skyscraper battle.
6. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as the Turtles slide down the elevator shaft.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo sees a pizza on the Technodrome's floor during Leonardo's dream, but it turns out to be a trap door.
2. Raphael says that he would play "Spin the Pizza" with Michelangelo. It determined who would be the new leader.
3. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible in this episode.
4. Michelangelo throws a snowball at Raphael, he said that "I'll roll you over through a pizza cutter like hot mozzarella."
5. There are three pizzas in Splinter's room at the end of the episode. Michelangelo eats a slice and says "that's scarfing down pizzas" when Splinter asks about what he does best.

Pop Culture References:
1. Rocksteady says "Where's that Abe Lincoln guy when you need him" when Shredder asks him to help, in reference to his emancipation of slavery.
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2. After Michelangelo falls from the schoolhouse's stairs, he spins around and states why they call it Breakdancing, a popular dancing fad of the mid-1980s.
3. After the school's facade collapses, Michelangelo says "School's Out" after the 1972 Alice Cooper song.
4. Raphael says "Who programmed this Robot? King Kong?"
5. Raphael says "Easier said than done, leadhead" as they start to fight the bad guys at the top of the skyscraper, in reference to the 1963 song by the Essex.
6. As the bad guys flee from the skyscraper, Shredder's parachute has a smiley face and says "Have a Nice Day!", a popular 1970s expression and symbol.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang says "You have a way with words, Shredder" as he activates the Solar Ciphon.
2. Afterwards, Shredder says "Well I've always wanted to be a writer".
3. Raphael says, "If we don't get up their quick, this is going to turn into a two-part episode" right before the turtles enter the skyscraper.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Robot Guard guarding the Mile High Towers
2. The Solar Ciphon
3. Donatello's Energy Tracker
4. The transmitter bomb in the schoolhouse

Notable:
1. This is the last episode in which the turtles eyelids colors match their bandana colors until Leatherhead Terror of the Swamp. However, not all episode prior to this one featured bandana color-matching eyelids. This feature was occasionally seen in Season 1, but was mostly used in Season 2 as well as in a few early Season 3 episodes as well.
2. This is the first episode in which Krang with his android body appears in the city since Shreddered and Splintered.

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Episode 34: Four Musketurtles
Written by: Doug Molitor

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

Mistakes:
1. If Leonardo thinks he's D'Artagnan, then he should be speaking in a French accent, not an English one.
2. When Krang gives his flackback about transporting the Imperbuim with other Krangezoids, he is still a brain along with other Krangezoids, but he had a humanoid body before being exiled to Earth, where he then removed it.
3. Right as Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady get into the transport module, they all look for the Imperbium Gem, and Rocksteady is holding the little generator for it, but the Gem is already on the generator.
4. The teeth grille on the Turtle Van's bumper was not present when Michelangelo told Donatello to come to the parade.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. While Krang is protected by the Imperbium's shield, he says "I am invincible!"
2. Donatello calls Shredder "Tin Grin" right as he attacks him with his bo to the transport module.

Pizza References:
1. The Turtles are eating grape jelly pizza as they watch "Revenge of the Polkadot Slime, Part 5".
2. Michelangelo tells Leonardo to "wake up and smell the pizza" while he is fainted in the jewelry store.

Pop Culture References:
1. Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is celebrated, and includes a parade with floats and people dressed in various costumes.
2. The title and theme of this episode is a reference to the 1844 novel "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas. April dresses like a 17th-century noblewoman right out of the novel, and shows a copy of this book. Various quotes from the book are said, mainly by Leonardo. Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo are costumed as Athos, Porthos, and Aramis.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Michelangelo says that he feels so corny talking like a Musketeer as the Turtles come to battle, right before Leonardo's "spell" wears off.

Wacky Invention:
Krang's Imperbium Generator

Kidnappings:
1. Irma is kidnapped by Shredder because she has the Star of Brazil diamond that he's seeking.
2. April is kidnapped by Shredder as she tries to rescue Irma, and becomes his slave.

Notables:
1. The first episode in which Krang's android body is shown to move by itself, meaning it has an autopilot setting.
2. The Foot Soldiers in this episode have a yellow Foot Clan symbol on their heads instead of the standard red.
3. The first appearance of the Channel 6 News Copter.

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Episode 35: Turtles, Turtles Everywhere
Written by: David Bennett Carren & J. Larry Carroll

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Pat Fraley: Krang
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, voice over for news reporter at City Hall
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Profressor
Unknown Voice Actor: Dump-1000

Mistakes:
1. As Bebop and Rocksteady help Shredder get the turtle off of his foot, the floor goes from having no turtles to having many turtles all in the same shot.
2. The metal which grabbed three of the Ninja Turtles were shown as gray metal but are seen with their normal white gloved hands when Dump-1000 releases them.
3. Raphael says "Bonzai" as Donatello is shown leaping onto the sewer pipe, but Raphael is not present. (This is due to an error in post-production using a stock voice).
4. When April is at the beach, palm trees are visible, but in the real New York metropolitan area, palm trees do not grow.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. Leonardo says that "we use Turtle Power to clean and scour" as the Turtles clean up the lair.
2. Raphael saying "Bonzai" (see mistake No. 3)
3. Donatello saying "Heroes in a Half Shell" (see fourth wall breaking humor No. 2)
4. Shortly afterwards, Leonardo says "Turtle Power".
5. As Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo slide down the chute into the control room, Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!"

Pizza References:
1. Raphael mentions "wait what you see what he puts on his pizzas" when referring to Michelangelo's habit of watching garbage shows. Michelangelo then steps on a puddle of cheese pizza, slides across the room, and crashes into the wall.
2. April would buy Michelangelo a pizza when the Galapagos Turtle when he started to cry as it went out to sea. Michelangelo then says that the recycling center would have some great leftover toppings.

Pop Culture References:
1. Shredder thought that when he reached Bebop on the comlink near the beginning of the episode that he was Santa Claus.
2. As the Robotruck's arms chase the Turtles, Michelangelo mentions that he just had his shell Turtle Waxed, in reference to the auto care product.
3. The phrase "Open Sesame" as a password by Rocksteady is used in reference to Ali Baba story.
4. The Galapagos sea turtle is a real world endangered species of the green sea turtle found in the tropical and subtropical Pacific Ocean.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says that the Turtles laugh at danger when Splinter warns them that they are in great danger.
2. Donatello says "We're Heroes in a Half Shell! Remember the Theme Song?" immediately afterwards.
3. As the Turtles drive to the recycling center to save April, Michelangelo says "Isn't this music excellent" as the last notes of the Battle Theme cue play.
4. Raphael says "what a great cliffhanger" right before the second commercial break.
5. As Shredder talks to Krang on his comlink in the control room of the recycling center, Donatello says "What a cornball! Who writes this guy's dialogue anyway?" A moment later, April says "and he complains about Shredder's corny dialogue?"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Dump-1000's advanced recycling facility control system, including Robo-Trucks and a high-tech processing center, including Dump-1000 itself and a main control room.
2. Krang's Turtle Control Overrider

Kidnappings:
1. Every non-mutant turtle is kidnapped by Dump-1000's system.
2. April is kidnapped by Shredder after she ends up at the Recycling Center.
3. Donatello is kidnapped by a Robo-Truck as he tries to contact the other Turtles for help from the telephone booth.

Notables:
1. The first episode in which the main entrance to the sewers nearest the Turtles' lair is shown to have its lid drop as the Turtle Van comes through.
2. The Turtle Van is shown to have a telescoping chair that contains a control panel and a laser gun. It is also shown to have a hatch on its roof for the turtles' grappling hooks.

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Episode 36: Cowabunga, Shredhead
Written by: Duane Capizzi & Steve Roberts

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Vinnie
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. When Rocksteady and Bebop dance around Michelangelo, they switch positions.
2. When Leonardo and Raphael are approaching the pizza oven, Leonardo speaks in Raphael's voice.
3. Michelangelo is seen with his nunchuks when he exits the lair, but his nunchucks are not present on his shell right before he gets captured by Rocksteady and Bebop.
4. Michelangelo has a sock in his mouth, but later in the episode, he's gagged with a cloth.
5. When Rocksteady and Bebop pat Michelangelo on the head, and say "too bad we have to flush him", the sock is in Michelangelo's mouth, but a shot later, it's gone.
6. Michelangelo's ankles are tied, but when a cloth covers his mouth later on, his ankles are untied.
7. When Donatello and Michelangelo grab Shredder after Splinter hypnotizes him, Michelangelo's belt initial shows Leonardo's "L".
8. When Splinter hypnotizes Shredder back to his normal self, Michelangelo and Donatello grab him, but in the next shot they are replaced by a clone of Leonardo and Raphael.
9. After Michelangelo is hypnotized by Splinter, the animation resembles a Looney Tunes style.
10. After Shredder leaves the pizza kitchen, the three turtles can be seen popping out of trash cans, but Leonardo is colored as Michelangelo, who is currently held hostage.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. The hypnotized Shredder says that he "Hunga for Cowabunga" when he fights with Michelangelo for the Cheapskate.
2. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady "idiots" while they are shooting at the Michelangelo clones and after he discovers that the synthesizer is about to explode.
3. When Michelangelo is rescued by Leonardo, he says "Cowabunga!"
4. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop "moronic mutants" when he removes the graphic disc after he discovers that the holograms aren't doing their function.
4. The hypnotized Shredder says "Turtle Power" and "Cowabunga" while he is destroying the synthesizers.

Pizza References:
1. At the beginning of the episode, Raphael, Leonardo, and Donatello discovers that Michelangelo ate all of the turtles' pizzas. This leads Splinter to control Michelangelo from no longer eating any more pizzas. This leads to:
2. "I Crave Pizza No More." This is part of mind control to prevent Michelangelo from eating all of the pizzas, and Raphael feels that it might be safe now to order out some pizza.
3. When the hypnotized Shredder first comes to the Turtles lair', he is shown carrying three pizzas and they pop out and land on Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello's heads. When he is introduced by Splinter, he says that he likes to consume "mondo portions of pizza".
4. Shredder says that the graphic disk even contains information about Michelangelo's appetite for pizza.
5. Michelangelo goes to Vinnie's Pizza, despite says that he craves pizza no more. He agrees for The Works, but then a Splinter voiceover says "I Crave Pizza no More" convincing Michelangelo not to eat it.
6. The hypnotized Shredder says that he would go to Vinnie's Pizza to find Michelangelo while the other three turtles are at Channel 6.
7. We see Vinnie's Pizza kitchen which consists of a Shredder (which hypnotized Shredder says to transform back into his normal state). Leonardo and Raphael then get shoved onto a conveyor belt under pizza dough and head towards the oven, getting some cheese and toppings along the way. They then get rescued by Donatello, but then an experiment causes a new batch of pizza on top of them, though it was designed for the turtles to escape it more easily.
8. At the end of the episode, Raphael delivers eight pizzas in the Turtles' kitchen. Splinter tells Michelangelo that he shall crave pizza once again, and that he'll have two, no four, wait a minute it better make that eight pizzas.

Pop Culture References:
1. Kung Pau is an ancient form of mind control.
2. When the holographic synthesizer is first turned on, Bebop says that the lights on the monitor look just like Christmas at the state pen.
3. The graphics disc also contains a function where The President can be cloned, though the animated image on April's computer looks little like George H.W. Bush (president at the time the episode first aired).
4. When the Michelangelo clones appear in a circle, Rocksteady states that they feeling like that they are at a shooting gallery and Bebop wishes he could count and keep score.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Michelangelo's "I can't believe I'm saying this" after he says "I Crave Pizza no More".

Wacky Inventions:
1. The holographic synthesizer and its accompanying graphic floppy disk and electromagnetic forcefield.
2. The robotic pizza making machine at Vinnie's Pizza.

Kidnapping:
Michelangelo is kidnapped by Rocksteady and Bebop at Vinnie's Pizza and is tied up after they drag him to the synthesizer's room.

Notables:
1. This is the second character in which Shredder's mind has been altered into, the first being Splinter from "The Old Switcheroo".
2. This is the only episode in which the Channel 6 building appears but only contains one member in the episode, April.
3. The computer monitors give the proper spelling of "Michelangelo".
4. The first episode in which Krang (voiced by Townsend Coleman) has an alternative voice.

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Episode 37: Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers
Written by: Francis Moss

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Berada
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Klatu
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Nikto
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. When Rocksteady steps back away from Donatello, Donatello is carrying Michelangelo's nunchucks.
2. Bebop's stun laser was drawn like a regular Anterian blaster right before he hit Nikto's toy.
3. When Shredder finished speaking to Krang on his comlink, Krang's bubble walker was visible, but not Krang himself.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Bebop an imbecile when he returns to the Technodrome.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady a dimwit when asked to find his location on the alien ship.
3. Michelangelo yells "Cowabunga!" when he slides into the Acme Glue Factory.
4. Shredder calls Splinter a "meddling rodent" when in the glue factory.
5. April says "what a sensational story this will make" during the Nuclear plant battle.
6. Shredder says "foolish Turtles!" as he escapes into the transport module.
7. April signs off by saying "This April O'Neil, Channel 6 News, Signing off!" at the end of the episode.

Pizza References:
1. Donatello asks to help Irma to pick up a pizza while she's in the Turtles' Lair.
2. Right before he gets captured by the ray, Donatello mentions how April is a sucker Pepita's Pan-American Pizzas.
3. Rocksteady calls Donatello "Pizza breath" when he meets him in the alien dimension.
4. When Michelangelo asks Raphael about what caused the burn marks where Donatello got transported, Raphael responded that some poor klutz dropped on of Papita's Hot Chilli Pizzas.
5. On the alien spaceship, Berada says "this is the most delicious pizza, Donatello". Pizza is shown inside the control room, and one slice automatically moves into mid-air before sliding into Nikto's mouth. Splinter hears the pizza reference and meets Donatello right as he is holding a box of pizza.
6. Donatello presents the aliens a Won Ton and Lotts pizza, only to have Splinter say that mozzarella causes aliens to go to sleep.
7. Michelangelo wants to start cooking pizzas for the aliens, despite not returning for another 3,000 years.

Pop Culture References:
1. Donatello feels that roller coaster companies would love to have fun the way he got transported into the alien dimension.
2. When the Turtles battle the Foot Soldiers in the nuclear fission plant, Raphael throws a ball at them and uses bowling terms "strike", "set them up in the next alley".
3. The episode title is in reference to the 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Michelangelo: What goes "Quack quack?" Leonardo: "Duck?" Michelangelo: "Exactamondo!" (refers to ducking from the Foot Soldiers in the glue factory).
2. April says that this story so far doesn't have a happy ending right before Shredder captures her.
3. When the power source goes up in the Nuclear Plant, Raphael says "didn't I see this in a movie once?"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Plasma Heat Dissipator
2. Klatu's energy conversion unit and spaceship
3. Klatu's crystal that causes laser ropes to tie up intruders and create a shield around the user.
4. The particle transmitter in the Acme Glue Factory
5. The springboard that launches the Turtle Van
6. The aliens' Stun Lasers

Kidnappings:
1. Donatello and Rocksteady are kidnapped by the aliens due to Rocksteady's impolite behavior.
2. Shredder imprisons Splinter and Donatello has he transports himself and Rocksteady down to the Nuclear Reactor.

Notables:
1. The Kung Fu Theater is still playing the same theatrical movie from "Beneath These Streets".
2. This episode celebrates April's first anniversary at Channel 6. This implies that the timeline of the series up to this point takes place just under a year (evidenced by Rocksteady warning April to go back reporting for fashion shows in "Turtle Tracks").
3. Krang is shown in his Bubble Walker in the first half of this episode.

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Episode 38: Camera Bugged
Written by: Michael Edens and Mark Edens

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Fripp
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Old Lady
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Policeman
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, News Anchor

Mistakes:
1. When the Turtles jump out of the Turtle Van to battle Shredder Leonardo is seen with both katana blades drawn, but is seen redrawing one katana when he requested Shredder to surrender.
2. Right after the first commercial break, Donatello's bo straps are brown instead of gray.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. When Michelangelo gets ready to attack Splinter during ninja practice, he says "Cowabunga".
2. Shredder says "blasted turtles" right before they arrive in fountain square.
3. Shredder calls the Turtles "wretched reptiles" during the battle at the fountain square.
4. Donatello says "not quite tin grin" shortly afterwards to Shredder.
5. Krang calls Bebop and Rocksteady cretins when caught inside of the Polarisoid camera.
6. Shredder refers to April a "meddeling reporter" in the Technodrome.
7. Krang calls Shredder a "numbskull".
8. Leonardo says "Turtles Fight With Honor" when the battle inside the Channel 6 newsroom begins.
9. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" right before the roller coaster cars movie into the tractor trailer truck.
10. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as he surfboards back to Earth in the Channel 6 building.

Pizza References:
1. The pizza sign to the right of the Channel 6 building is visible twice in this episode.
2. When the Turtles are on the roller coaster inside the Polarisoid camera, Michelangelo says "I wish I hadn't eaten that pizza before we left".
3. Part of a pizza billboard is shown next to the building the Turtles are hanging against while still in the roller coaster car.
4. Michelangelo says to Fripp if he happened to take a picture of a pizza parlor when they are sitting on the horse statue.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Turtles ask for a vacation in this episode after ninja practice. Michelangelo requests Malibu Beach, California; Donatello the Smithsonian in Washington, DC; Leonardo a generic war museum, and Raphael Las Vegas.
2. When April knocks Shredder into the water fountain, Raphael gives Shredder a 4.8 on that dive, which is a low score in the sport of diving.
3. Lots of references to popular photography terms and expressions in this episode, from self-portrait to "You're on vanishing (from candid) camera" to "Capture the moments". The name "Polarisoid" derives from the Polaroid camera.
4. While on the ship inside the alien camera, Donatello says "Shredhead overboard", a spoof on the popular "Man overboard" expression.
5. Michelangelo compares the life preserver thrown at Shredder by Donatello to a horseshoe.
6. When the policeman arrive at the water fountain, Raphael tells the Turtles that "they're playing our song", a 1978 musical.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Shredder says "I always wanted to say that" after saying "roll cameras" inside the Channel 6 news room.
2. Shredder says "Farewell mutants, or have I already said that" as he climbs back aboard the ship after he was knocked down.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Polarisoid Camera
2. Fripp's Spaceship
3. Fripp's Landing Pod

Kidnappings:
The Polarisoid camera basically kidnaps anybody who is exposed to its flash, trapping them inside the camera in a parallel dimension.

Notable:
First appearance of Fripp the Polarisoid.

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Episode 39: Green With Jealousy
Written by: Reed Shelley and Bruce Shelley

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Sailor
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Flower Delivery Guy
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Krang, Burne Thompson
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Submarine Captain

Mistakes:
1. When Shredder blows candle smoke in Krang's android body, his body sneezes in Krang's voice, but Krang's android body doesn't have a voice.
2. Right as the love potion takes effect, Leonardo's and Michelangelo's voices switch places.
3. Leonardo and Donatello get stuck in the submarine porthole. When Bebop then releases a missle, the turtle's voices are switched.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Krang calls the Turtles "wretched reptiles" at the end of the first Technodrome scene.
2. When Rocksteady and Bebop arrive at the surface the second time, Rocksteady says "it's Turtle trashin' time!"
3. April says "let me go you disgusting creep" when held hostage inside the submarine.
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" when he jumps off the pier into the harbor shortly after becoming free from the love potion.
5. Shredder says "Blasted Turtles" when they see them swimming toward the transport module below the submarine.
6. Shredder says "wretched reptiles" shortly before the Technodrome floods.
7. Krang calls Rocksteady and Bebop "mutant morons" when they return in the flooded Technodrome.

Pizza References:
1. When Rocksteady and Bebop land their transport module at the surface, a building with the word "pizza" over the door is visible.
2. Rocksteady tells Bebop that they need to pour the love potion on the pizzas.
3. The Turtles drive to a pizzeria in their Turtle Van and Michelangelo says he wants some so he doesn't go empty handed. The turtles are then shown eating pizza in the Turtle Van while driving back, noting that Donatello warns that the pizza they just purchased was supposed to be for April and Irma. Michelangelo says that peanut butter and clams are an acquired taste. What the Turtles don't know is that Krang's love potion is hidden inside that pizza, and it causes Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo to fall in love with Irma.
4. Donatello while in the lab examines crumbs from the last pizza the Turtles' ate and discovered that it contained love potion within it.
5. Rocksteady is eating a slice of pizza while they travel in the transport module back to the surface for the second time.
6. Donatello creates a chocolate chili pizza in order to use an antidote to restore everyone back to normal. The Turtles on eat some of the pizza after Splinter tells them that the pizza was for Irma, which forces their minds back to normal.

Pop Culture References:
No real "pop" references in this episode, though alot of terms and quotes about love and relationships are used, such as "sugarlips", "puppy love", "my darling", and "the course of true love never runs smoothly".

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
None in this episode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Technodrome's storage battery
2. Krang's love potion
3. Donatello's antidote to the love potion
4. Rocksteady and Bebop's radio-controlled torpedo and raft

Kidnapping:
Rocksteady drags away April at the Naval Yard, drags her onboard and ties her up aboard the USN sub.

Notable:
The only episode in which both Krang and Burne Thompson are voiced by Townsend Coleman.

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Episode 40: Return of the Fly
Written by: Michael Reaves

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Greg Berg: Donatello, Bebop
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Rat King
Pat Fraley: Krang, Baxter Stockman
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. The Technodrome is missing its upper left cannon tip when it moves forward briefly.
2. Rocksteady's eyes are white instead of yellow during the self-improvement video course scene.
3. Krang's eyes are white instead of purple right before Baxter flees the Technodrome up the Transport Module chute.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. The Turtles say "Turtle Power!" as they are skating on the ice, but then fall down.
2. Shredder calls Bebop a pinhead right before Baxter reaches Shredder.
3. Shredder calls Bebop a fool when he strikes the module.
4. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop mutant morons as they escape the crumbling sewer.

Pizza References:
1. Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello are holding a slice of pizza at the end of the episode.
2. Shortly after, Michelangelo wants a slice of pizza, but is instead given ice by Splinter.

Pop Culture Reference:
The Rat King calls one of his rats "Mickey", in a possible reference to "Mickey Mouse".

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says "Don't you wish you could deliver lines like that with a straight face?" as the Turtles leave the Lab.
2. Bebop says "Pretty corny dialogue, ain't it?" as he and Rocksteady hold Baxter with Shredder's cape.
3. Raphael says "I knew he say that" upon Leonardo recommending April to stay in the abandoned subway station. Upon April deciding to go instead, Raphael replies with "I knew she'd say that!"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's Gamma Ray Sonar Tracker
2. Donatello's Retrocatapult
3. Rocksteady and Bebop's Freeze Guns
4. The Valve Rig/Water Drain

Kidnapping:
April is kidnapped by Baxter as she and the Turtles prepare to arrive at the underground water tank.

Notables:
1. First time Shredder is seen without his cape
2. First appearance of the Retrocatapult, but it won't be used properly until "Corporate Raiders From Dimension X".
3. The spire that Baxter is struck by lightning to fully re-enter Earth is the Chrysler Building, which makes its only appearance in this series.
4. The first time that Michelangelo uses his grappling hook solo instead of his nunchucks when he stops the gas line. This begins his shift from the nunchucks to the grappling hook as his main weapon.
5. The episode ends with a closing circle "Iris Out" ending, a common ending style on classic cartoons.

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Episode 41: Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Man Sleeping on Bench in Park
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Casey Jones, Second Sports Store Robber
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Bakery Thief
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Second Sports Store Robber
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
None in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole!" when Casey Jones first lands right in front of him.

Pizza Reference:
Michelangelo is bummed that there is no pepperoni left to make pizza for breakfast.

Pop Culture References:
1. Casey says "The Martians are coming" when the Turtles try to convince him that they're not criminals, which is a take off on the phrase "The British are Coming" from the American Revolution.
2. Casey Jones uses various terms and expressions from the world of law, such as jawbreakers, nutcase, under arrest, and lawbreakers.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Right before the Rocksteady and Bebop reach the surface, Rocksteady says "Kids, we're trained professionals. Don't try this at home!"
2. Raphael mentions that some people are just so darn impatient upon sensing April calling the Turtles for help.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's supersized Knucklehead
2. Krang's automatic machine controlling bug controllers and bugs
3. Donatello's Portatracker

Kidnapping:
Casey gets captured by Krang.

Notables:
1. First appearance of Casey Jones outside of the Mirage comics.
2. April is shown dressed in her pajamas in her bed.
3. April's trademark stock voice scream is used twice: right after the first commercial break, and again when the hair dryer blows her hair inside her Channel 6 office.



Episode 42: Mutagen Monster
Written by: Michael Edens & Mark Edens

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

Mistakes:
1. The mutant bull was created by two bulls, but when the bulls are separated after Shredder loses of control of them, three bulls walk out.
2. After Raphael and Donatello lure the bull with the red tarp, Michelangelo is colored like Leonardo.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop idiots as they fight over the switch. He then calls them mutant morons and miserable maggots after the two trains crash.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop incompetant wimps right before he speaks to the mutated bull.
3. *When Bebop, Rocksteady, and Shredder run from the Mutated bull, Bebop is heard saying "Mama" in Barry Gordon's voice.
4. Raphael says "Banzai!" as they fall and land onto the bull.
5. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop bugbrains as they push the railcart down the railroad.
6. After Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady crash, Shredder refers to the TMNT as "meddling turtles" and calls Bebop and Rocksteady "overweight oafs".
7. When on the cheapskate, Michelangelo says "Cowabunga, with the accent on cow".
8. Shredder calls Bebop and idiot when Bebop appears confused on the receptor ring's controls.

Pizza References:
1. As Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael watch the TV, Michelangelo is bringing a pizza with mushrooms. Splinter describes it a deep dished pizza.
2. Leonardo tells the Turtles that they have to save Vernon or the mutated bull will squish him flatter than a pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Turtles are watching "Shootout at the Cactus Corral" on the TV, which is a western. This influences the Turtles, especially Donatello and Michelangelo to talk like cowboys throughout this episode.
2. April mentions a couple of popular broadcasting terms in this episodes: "technical difficulties" and "split screen".
3. Rocksteady is shown holding a Wanted poster in the Technodrome scene about two-thirds into the episode.
4. Bebop spins the receptor ring like a hula hoop.
5. Michelangelo compares the Mutagen Monster to a cow, calling it a "Mootagen Monster".
6. After sliding through the hedge, Raphael says "Where's The Beef?", after the 1984 commercial.
7. Raphael tells April after being licked by the cow at the end that the spiked look (a popular '80s hairstyle) is in.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
When in Splinter's lair, Raphael says that he hopes that there isn't a joke coming up about a bunch of cows and the stable.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The university's atom smasher
2. Krang's receptor ring and remote control device

Notables:
1. Shredder's evilness is noted in that with the mutagen he doesn't want to destroy just the Turtles, but also Krang.
2. April's stock voice scream is heard after she says "nice horns" to the mutated bull.

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Episode 43: Corporate Raiders from Dimension X
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Second Octopus Inc. Businessman
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Brainwashing Speaker Voice
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, First Octopus Inc. Businessman
Jennifer Darling: Octopus Inc. Receptionist
Pat Fraley: Casey Jones, Octopus Inc. Interviewer, Third Octopus Stadium Businessman
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Russian Pizza Room Waiter
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Angry Octopus Inc. Worker
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Octopus Inc. Board Meeting Businessman, First Octopus Stadium Businessman, Second Octopus Stadium Businessman
Unknown Voice Actor: Octavious Ogilvy

Mistakes:
1. After the Turtles and Casey discover Shredder, Leonardo speaks with Raphael's voice.
2. As the Turtles and Casey are being attacked in the Octopus Inc. Office of the President, Raphael says "Don't you think there's too much violence in today's workplace?", but his mouth isn't lipping to the dialogue.
3. When Leonardo says "There's only one thing do do, Donatello, let him have it" followed by Donatello holding the water spray was frozen.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady "lazy mutants".

Pizza References:
1. Raphael says "that's 11 pizzas you owe me to Michelangelo" when building a stack of soda cans at the start of the episode.
2. On her news report, April reports that a global pizza shortage is expected. Michelangelo wonders how he can survive from that story.
3. The Turtles go to The Russian Pizza Room for dinner, and the waiter mentions the pizza shortage.

Pop Culture References:
None in this episode, with mostly business and workforce terms used.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
At the end of the episode, Raphael says that it may not be a realistic ending, but it is a happy one.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's wired speakerphone in the Turtle Van that is Turtlecom compatible
2. Octopus Inc's cords that keep employees from walking away
3. Octopus Inc's hypnotic equipment
4. Octavius Ogilvy's hearing aid
5. Octopus Inc's stadium's Grand Arising mechanism

Kidnappings:
1. Many corporate executives are kidnapped by the men in business suits who form Octopus, Inc.
2. After the Turtles and Casey find Shredder, he ties them up and throws them into a broom closet with Mr. Oglivy.

Notables:
1. Even though Pat Fraley and Jennifer Darling's most prominent characters (Krang, Burne Thompson, and Irma) are not present in this episode, they still do some voicing.
2. A shot of the employees entering the Incredibly Large Corporation was recycled after a shot was showing the Turtles laying on a heap in the street.
3. Krang is mentioned by Donatello but does not appear in this episode.



Episode 44: Pizza by the Shred
Written by: Michael Edens & Mark Edens

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Rat King
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Weird Pizza to Go spokesman
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistake:
At the start of the episode, the Turtles are fixing the Neutrino's red Starcruiser, but when it was last seen in "Teenagers From Dimension X", the Turtles had kept the blue Starcruiser.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. When Rocksteady and Bebop are flipping pizza dough, Shredder calls them blisterheads.
2. Shredder calls Krang a fool in disagreement that the Turtles won't each such a weird pizza.
3. Bebop says "Mama!" when he escapes the Turtles and the Rat King with Rocksteady and Shredder.
4. Shredder calls Bebop an idiot when the Starcruiser drives out of control.

Pizza References:
1. This episode is one big pizza reference, with Michelangelo working for Shredder's Wierd Pizza to Go. It begins with a commercial of "Weird Pizza to Go" featuring a pizza with a pickle and three jalapinos forming a face.
2. When we first see the Weird Pizza building, Rocksteady and Bebop are seen flipping pizza dough.
3. Krang then tells Shredder on his comlink about how long it would take for the pizza parlor to deliver the Turtles to him. Shredder responds that the Turtles can't resist a pizza by ordering any ingredients they want.
4. As Michelangelo comes to apply for his pizza delivery job, he says the opportunity is like a slice of pizza.
5. Michelangelo is seen delivering pizzas to a couple apartments, including a pickle and ice cream pizza. He next delivers a whole pizza with a plain cheese topping to Vernon.
6. Donatello says "It's pizza time" right as he turns on his blender only for it to explode. He then discovers the Weird Pizza advertisement in the newspaper.
7. Donatello then orders a peanut butter and avocado pizza with extra pickles from a phone booth.
8. April feels that its weird for her delivering weird pizzas, though Michelangelo asks her that she's doing an undercover report on bogus pepperoni.
9. April thinks she's delivered the Turtles' pizza, but the Rat King calls it junk food and accepts it as crunchy by April.
10. When Michelangelo finds out he has been fired, he discovered that Shredder has been using the pizzas as a way to find and destroy him and the other Turtles.
11. Michelangelo explains to the Turtles that he had been delivering pizzas for extra dough (money), but Raphael responds by saying pizza dough.
12. In the abandoned subway station, the Rat King tells Shredder that he can't have his pizza except for the anchovy.
13. Shredder throws the Rat King's pizza to Leonardo the way people get pied in the face.

Pop Culture References:
1. The fuzzy dice that Michelangelo brings to the Starcruiser is a popular accessory and made popular in the 1950s on car windshields.
2. Michelangelo was checking out the latest surfboards at "Belly Boards 'R Us", a parody of Toys 'R Us, Babies 'R' Us, and Kids 'R' Us.
3. Right as Michelangelo converts the Starcruiser to flying mode, he says "Starcruiser to Houston control, we have liftoff!", which is based on the traditional launch sequence by NASA space vehicles.
4. Phone booths were in decline by the late 1980s, and the truck taking away the phone booth where the Turtles ordered their pizza reflects that trend.
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5. When reaching the surface, Bebop says to Shredder and Rocksteady that they "shouldn't have tried to hang thirty", which is a parody of Hang Ten, the surfing maneuver.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. When wondering how Michelangelo could get a job, Donatello says "did that make sense to you?"
2. Raphael says "the villain business has been bad lately, but that's ridiculous".
3. When Shredder, Rocksteady, and Bebop leave, the Rat King says "Don't you hate it when people drop in unannounced?"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's Proton Wrench
2. Donatello's Anti-Matter Spark Plug
3. Shredder's Anchovy homing device
4. Donatello's blender.
5. The Footski

Notables:
1. The Sewer Tubes, still not yet formally called by that name, are used and are discovered to have a net used for capturing various foes.
2. The first time that Shredder encounters the Rat King.
3. When Shredder hits Leonardo in the face by the peanut butter and avocado pizza, Leonardo says that he has been "Pizza faced". Although never appearing in this series, there was a Playmates action figure called Pizzaface.
4. The Starcruiser was said to have 83 trillion miles on it by Raphael. This would calculate to just over 14 light years, which is far enough to travel to just 34 stars in this galaxy despite originating from Dimension X.
5. This episode was animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin.

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Episode 45: Super Bebop and Mighty Rocksteady
Written by: David Carren & Larry Carroll

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady/Super Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Vinnie's Pizza Waitress
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop/Mighty Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Channel 6 Anchorman

Mistakes:
1. The title of the episode is "Super Bebop & Mighty Rocksteady", but Krang names the supermutants Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop. This is also how Family Home Entertainment named this episode upon its VHS release.
2. When Leonardo and Donatello are outside Channel 6 patrolling, Leonardo's hand holding the Turtlecom shows four fingers, but the Turtles have only three fingers.
3. After installing the Mesmerizer on the antenna, Shredder's skin turns to light tan, and his vest turns a dark grey.
4. Burne seems much shorter than usual in some scenes, in particular when Shredder contacts Krang while looking down from the roof in the news studio.
5. Krang's eyes are white instead of purple when he responds to Shredder's complaints about the Mesmerizer.
6. The disk Rocksteady holds when Donatello spins him into the Channel 6 lobby is a rectangle instead of a square.
7. When inspecting the disk in the Turtle Van, Donatello's animation appears much more "cartoony" than usual. His eyes are wider and his smile on his face seems rather goofy.
8. When Donatello says "Here it goes" in the Channel 6 lobby, his bandana is tied more like rabbit ears than usual.
9. Burne's body gets bigger and bigger as he falls off of the hanging light.
10. Donatello's teeth were red instead of white when he uses the Super Mutant Remote Device on the supermutants.
11. Michelangelo's belt color matches his plastron and the bottom of the pastron is green while Donatello inspects the Mesmerizer's schematics.
12. When the reprogrammed supermutants are seen dancing and Mighty Bebop grabs Shredder to dance, the animation is recycled after Shredder turns around.
13. Even though the Turtles have green eyelids by this point in the series, right before the Turtles leave the lair, Leonardo has blue eyelids.
14. The mesmerizer's glow is colored blue when Shredder turns it on, but then when the Turtles see the glow from the street, it is magenta, despite still having the same function.
15. When the Turtles first enter the Channel 6 building in front of the supermutants, Donatello says "what are these guys" in Raphael's voice.
16. Donatello's "D" on his belt is not visible when he says "they're big trouble that's what they are" right before the second commercial break.
17. When the supermutants pull the Turtles off of the side of the Channel 6 building, Michelangelo lands on top of Raphael, even though on the shot before it is clear that Michelangelo was further down the building as they cut to the next scene.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Bebop says "Mama!" (in a natural voice) right before he and Rocksteady fall from the antenna tower.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop "moronic mutants" after seeing that they fell from the antenna tower.
3. Bebop says "Mama!" (in a stock voice) right before he and Rocksteady get thrown by the supermutants.
4. Krang calls Rocksteady and Bebop complete idiots and imbeciles.
5. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop "stupid mutants" to distinct them from the supermutants.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo sees Vinnie's Pizzeria while patrolling the Channel 6 building, and the Turtles decide to have a pizza there since it is close enough to the building to patrol.
2. Michelangelo wishes he ordered a pickled hair and caramel fudge topping pizza at Vinnie's, but it turned out to be just cheese and anchovies.
3. The pizza billboard (see mistake 14) next to Channel 6 is visible. This confirms that this is Vinnie's Pizzeria next to Channel 6.
4. Shredder, Rocksteady, and Bebop crash into a pizza delivery cart. Michelangelo admits that all of that pizza is totally trashed.
5. The Turtles return to Vinnie's Pizza at the end of the episode. They eat a marshmallow and asparagus pizza as a gift from April and Irma.

Pop Culture References:
1. The various spells cast by the Mesmerizer turn those who are affected into a spell identified by the Mesmerizer's schematics. First, it was slaves/zombies. Next, after the screw fell out of the Mesmerizer, it was young children. This included games such as Tag, Hopscotch, Jump Rope, One Potato Two Potato, and watching cartoons. When the Mesmerizer's radiation color changed from blue to yellow, it was dogs, expressed by barking sounds. When it changed from yellow to pink, it was gorillas, shown by Burne's swinging on the light in the news studio and Shredder climbing the Channel 6 antenna.
2. When holding onto the disk while caught in the Channel 6 revolving door, Rocksteady states that he won't spill the beans by giving the disk to the Turtles. This refers to the Depression-era expression by the poor "hobo" culture.
3. While the Turtles are watching the hypnotized Channel 6 crew members, Michelangelo jokes that they're watching "Night of the Living Newscaster", a parody on the 1968 George A. Romero film "Night of the Living Dead".
4. At the start of the episode, the generic news reporter reports on a shortage of rutabagas. A rutabaga is a vegetable that originates as a cross between cabbage and turnips.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Michelangelo thinks that the Channel 6's crew's "you command, I obey" chant kind of has a catchy beat.
2. Michelangelo says "is this ever suspenseful or what?" right before the Turtles fall from the side of the Channel 6 building.
3. Raphael says "that's right, give him ideas" right after the Supermutants pick up the globe in the Channel 6 lobby.
4. Donatello says that he's a Ninja Turtle, not a cartoon writer when responding to Michelangelo's question about how to get back into the building.
5. Vernon is gliding outside of Channel 6's canopy like a monkey, and Irma admits that Shredder tried to turn her and the rest of the crew into monkeys, despite never actually remembering it consciously.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Mesmerizer
2. Supermutant reprogrammable Schematics floppy disk
3. Shredder's Mesmerizer-proof Amulet
4. Super Mutant Remote Device

Notables:
1. The Playmates action figure Mighty Bebop was released in 1993. However, it is not based upon the same character in this episode. In fact, Robotic Rocksteady and Robotic Bebop also released in 1993 by Playmates are far more accurate to the supermutants.
2. With the shot of Rocksteady and Bebop crashing into the news studio, it is revealed that Channel 6's main newsroom is directly below the roof.
3. First appearance of the Channel 6 building's lobby.
4. Despite being a widely known super villain by this point, the people on the Channel 6 elevator do not recognize Shredder.
5. On the Family Home Entertainment VHS release, a few seconds between Acts Two and Three are edited out to appear that there is no commercial break present.
6. Bebop calls Krang the "boss" rather than Shredder right before he's instructed to retrieve the disk.

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Episode 46: Beware the Lotus
Written by: Doug Molitor


Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Hotel Owner
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Florist
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Dr. Gilman
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Lotus Blossom
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Monsieur Oaf
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Channel 6 Anchorman

Mistakes:
1. In the close up of the flower seller on the hotel's TV set, a sewer wall and tunnel is visible behind her.
2. When Splinter wakes up and attacks the Foot Soldiers, Rocksteady speaks in Bebop's voice.
3. When Krang meets Lotus in the abandoned apartment, four of the five Foot Soldiers do not have the Foot Clan logo on their heads.
4. Vernon reports that he is in Little Tokyo, but in the real New York City, there is no specific neighborhood with that name.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Right before April's report on romance begins, Michelangelo says "Cowabunga". (in stock voice)
2. Shredder calls the hotel owner an idiot during Leonardo's battle with Lotus.
3. Krang calls Splinter a mutant maggot as the Foot Soldiers prepare to destroy him.
4. Krang calls Shredder a has-been when he wants to take away destroying Splinter from Lotus' hands after Shredder called Lotus a traitor.
5. As Shredder and Krang escape the building, Krang promises that he wouldn't insult Shredder again, but then immediately calls Shredder a tin-faced moron.
6. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop cretins right before all slide down the pole from the same building.

Pizza References:
1. When the Turtles are watching Wolfman on the TV, they are seen eating pizza.
2. A disguised Lotus sends the Turtles a pizza (and a Lotus) at the end of the episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael tells Leonardo that Romeo that Juliet's goons captured Splinter, in reference to the Shakespeare tragedy.
2. Somewhat related to mistake number 4, Little Tokyo, U.S.A. was a 1942 film.
3. Raphael says "Can a Turtle Breakdance?", based on the '80s dance as they plan on rescuing Splinter.
4. Bebop says that Splinter was playing Possum, a children's outdoor game.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. When Krang sees Lotus' ability on Shredder, he says that he'd applaud if he had hands.
2. Shredder says that no matter who loses that it will be someone he hates.
3. After Shredder says that he still has a few tricks left up his sleeve, Rocksteady grabs Shredder's arm and literally looks up his sleeve.
4. Lotus says that she is a professional after talking to Leo that she is being paid to kidnap Splinter.
5. After Burne says that April's report on romance will be a smash, the next scene shows a Foot Soldier literally smashing glass from the building the Turtles/Foot are in.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Scent analyzer
2. The Foot Soldiers' Stun Gun

Kidnapping:
Splinter is kidnapped by Lotus and some Foot Soldiers at her secret hideout.

Notables:
1. First appearance of Lotus Blossom. This is also the first female ninja whose ever appeared in the TMNT universe. This would later inspire the creation of Karai during the Mirage Comics' City at War storyline in 1992.
2. Krang is in his bubble walker in this episode.
3. It is revealed that the Foot Soldiers' hands in this series contain both Caucasian and Black human colored hands, as shown on the shot where two Foot Soldiers grab Leonardo's arms.


Episode 47: Blast From the Past
Written by: David Wise

Special Note: Please refer to "Turtle Tracks", "Enter the Shredder", and "Shreddered & Splintered" for specific references/errors found from the archive footage.

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Krang (new footage)
Pat Fraley: Krang (archived footage)
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Shibano Sama
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
No new errors in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder refers to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as accursed during the first scene.
2. After Bebop and Rocksteady's spell is freed by Shibano, Bebop says "Mama" in the stock voice.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo cooks two pizzas by first spinning his arms, and then Leonardo credits his superior pizza making abilities.
2. Shibano Sama tells the Turtles and Splinter to save the last slice of pizza for him at the end of the episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. Rocksteady says "What's up, Boss?" to Shredder right before they get into the transport module, a homage to the popular Bugs Bunny expression.
2. The side of the Majestic Theatre, found in Broadway's Theater District is shown during the Turtles/Splinter journey to the museum.
3. Raphael compares the Asian American museum to a scene out of a Kung Fu movie, movies inspired by Chinese martial arts.
4. Shibano Sama's character design looks fairly similar to Skeletor from He-Man fame.
5. The "Kur-Li Maneuver" was inspired by a defense made famous by Curly Howard, one of the Three Stooges.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang says that next time he would conquer a planet, he'd use an accountant.
2. In the museum, Raphael says that "due to technical problems with Master Splinter, we're all in deep trouble."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Shredder's amnesia-generating gas trap
2. Donatello's mind-restoring potion

Notables:
1. The only clip show of the series featuring archived footage of the episodes "Turtle Tracks", "Enter the Shredder" , and "Shreddered and Splintered" from Season 1.
2. Raphael uses a katana blade during the ninja exercise.
3. With regards to the specific cut scenes, the following archived footage is used: the first archived footage from the episode Turtle Tracks begins with the scenes from the Hamato Yoshi origin story (archived audio about Splinter dishonoring the clan), and includes all scenes up to the Turtles' introductions. The order of the Turtles' introductions was switched to Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael. We then cut back to April's first report, followed by the Turtles' first battle with the street punks up to April fainting (with archived audio). After a couple more present day scenes, we then go to the cut of the Technodrome under the city from "Enter: The Shredder", and proceed right to the guest room where he chooses Bebop and Rocksteady to mutate. We then cut to the scene where Bebop and Rocksteady get mutated (with archived audio). After a brief cut back to the present time, we cut to Splinter getting captured by the Roadkill Rodney (with archived audio), followed by the Turtles discovering Splinter's walking stick (archived audio), then cut right to the Turtles entering the room where Splinter is held hostage in the Technodrome through the moment they rescue Splinter (with archived audio). We then move on the scene where April drives toward the zoo, through the scene where Bebop and Rocksteady first attack with their firearms (mostly archived audio except for a line Donatello explains about Bebop and Rocksteady's attack), until the second commercial break. A few seconds after the second commercial break, we cut right to the Bebop and Rocksteady battle in "Shreddered & Splintered" (with archived audio). About midway through the battle, we cut back to the present, then we cut to the scene where Krang first receives his android body (with archived audio). After the Shredder says "It's Alive!" the second time, we cut to the scene where Krang's android body grows larger over the turtles (archived audio with a couple of Michelangelo present day voice overs towards the beginning of the scene), with the Krang battle abridged to about a third of its original length. Finally, we have the "Turtle Soup" scene that ends with Shredder and Krang escaping underground (with archived audio), where the archived footage ends.
4. This marks the last official appearance of Roadkill Rodney, even though it was only archived footage.
5. The second commercial break comes at a point where there was no commercial break in the original episode (Enter the Shredder), making any climax purpose useless.
6. Although this episode uses the Murakami Wolf Dublin vanity plate at the end, the archived footage came from Murakami Wolf Swenson episodes.

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Episode 48: Leatherhead Terror of the Swamp
Written by: Michael Reeves

Voice Cast:
Greg Berg: Donatello, Bebop
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Attila the Frog, Rasputin the Mad Frog
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Leatherhead, Genghis Frog
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Louisiana Tourist Boy
Pat Fraley: Krang, Baby Shredder, Napoleon Bonafrog
Dorian Harewood: Shredder
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Louisiana Tourist

Mistakes:
1. The back part of the inside of Leonardo's Turtlecom is the same color as the rest of the device when he is contacted by the Punk Frogs.
2. When Rocksteady and Bebop fire their lasers their fingers aren't making contact with the triggers.
3. When the Turtles, Frogs, and April look at Baby Shredder, there were gaps visible on the strapping of Donatello's bo.
4. When the smoke from Rasputin's arrow cleared, it revealed a shot of Shredder's discarded clothes next to Leatherhead's foot, but Shredder's clothing was still intact as he was actually in the Fountain of Youth.
5. When Michelangelo jumps out of the Fountain of Youth, Leonardo speaks in Raphael's voice.
6. In the cut scene showing April and Irma at the beach, there are hills and mountains visible in the distance, but in the real Florida, there are no significant hills at the coast.
7. After returning to the Technodrome, Rocksteady's eyes are colored white instead of yellow in the first shot.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Krang calls the Turtles "bothersome Shellbacks".
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady a mutant muttonhead when he incorrectly drives the transport module to the swamp.
3. Shredder calls the Turtles/Punk Frogs as "webfooted wimps" when stuck in the quicksand.
4. When Michelangelo sees the foutnain of youth, he says "Cowabunga". After the water changes his behavior, he says "Cowabunga" again as he leaps onto a tree branch.
5. After Shredder mutates into a baby, he calls Bebop and Rocksteady morons and Bebop an overgrown klutz.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo cooks a pizza and shows it to the other Turtles right before Genghis summons the Turtles for help on Leonardo's Turtlecom.
2. Michelangelo says "not even on a pizza" with regards to mosquito toppings on a pizza.
3. Raphael calls the quicksand sticker than Michelangelo's melted mozzarella (pizza).

Pop Culture References:
1. Leatherhead's human personality resembles a Louisiana native, and uses many terms about the culture of the region in general, such as "gumbo" and "voodoo magic".
2. The Fountain of Youth is based upon the fictional landmark in which Ponce De Leon searched in Florida.
3. Genghis says "Who ya gonna call? Gator busters?" when they carry Leatherhead, a takeoff on the popular Ghostbusters phrase.
4. Michelangelo compares a mosquito to the size of a 747, named after the Boeing Jumbo Jet.
5. Michelangelo says that he's totally jazzed right before the final battle with Leatherhead/Shredder begins, as Jazz music originated in nearby New Orleans.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Attila tells Genghis that "it's just a figure of speech".
2. Raphael says to April while captured in the net in the tree "life sure takes funny twists, doesn't it?"
3. As Shredder, Leatherhead, Bebop and Rocksteady gets away and the good guys are still stuck in the quicksand, Rasputin says that Shredder does have a pleasant laugh.

Wacky Inventions:
None in this episode.

Kidnappings:
The Turtles and April are kidnapped when Leatherhead sets up a secret trap that leaves them trapped in a net while being hanged from a tree.

Notables:
1. First appearance of Leatherhead.
2. The first episode in which Shredder is not voiced by James Avery (voiced by Dorian Harewood).
3. The last episode in which the Turtles' eyelids have the same colors as their bandanas. Afterwards, the Turtles' eyelids will be green.
4. April is seen wearing a yellow bikini and Irma wearing a blue one-piece swimsuit.
5. April reveals her age to be 28 in this episode.


Episode 49: Michaelangelo's Birthday
Story by: Bill Wolf
Written by: Eliot Daro

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. At first the blown up turtles have their leg bands, but after that they don't have them present for the next four shots.
2. In the same scene, the blown turtles have a third toe and a fourth finger.
3. Also in that scene, the Turtles gain a few plastral plates.
4. Shredder says that Michelangelo is held at Sixth street and Hill street. In the real New York, there is no such intersection.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Donatello says "let's haul shell" after responding to April's report on his Turtlecom.
2. Shredder calls the Turtles "wringing repillions" as they dodge the anti-mutagen spray.
3. Shredder calls Krang a pompous little ganglion on his comlink.
4. Shredder says "Au Revoir losers" as they escape.
5. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" at the end of the episode.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo delivered a pizza that has a birthday cake on top of it at the start of the episode.
2. Vinnie's Pizza billboard is visible when the transport module reaches the surface.
3. Michelangelo asks Splinter to check out Vinnie's Fast Food Pizzeria when on the surface.
4. Donatello sympathizes that when he believed Michelangelo died from the Flush-o-Matic that at least he passed on like a puddle of melted mozzarella.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Turtles are seen watching "Attack of the Killer Anchovies", which is a takeoff on the classic cartoon "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes".
2. Another Toys 'R' Us reference in this episode when Donatello answers the Turtlecom as "Turtles 'R' Us".

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Rocksteady says "he must have seen this episode before" when he turns toward the audience.
2. Rocksteady says "I always wanted to say that" after Krang rings the bell to summon him and Rocksteady to the surface with Shredder.
3. Raphael says that planning a surprise party is "too much fun".
4. When Vernon sees Bebop and Rocksteady attack the streets, he says that even though its a disaster, it still makes a great story.
5. When Shredder tell Rocksteady about what to give Michelangelo for his birthday, Raphael says "never mind the jokes".
6. When Bebop and Rocksteady reach Shredder after he inflates Shredder, Bebop says that we missed the whole show, and Shredder responds by saying that there won't be a second performance.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Flush-o-Matic
2. Krang's anti-mutagen formula and spray
3. Splinter's magic moth balls

Kidnapping:
Shredder grabs Michelangelo and ties him down in front of the Flush-o-Matic.

Notables:
1. First episode in which the title includes the name of a Turtle.
2. First appearance of the Flush-o-matic.
3. This episode was animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin.

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Episode 50: Usagi Yojimbo
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Roadside Game Guy
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rabbit Hutch Worker
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Usagi Yojimbo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Obento, Army General in Tank
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Posh Restaurant Waiter, Rabbit Hutch Manager
Peter Renaday: Splinter, General Traag

Mistakes:
1. When a Foot Soldier knocked Usagi to the ground, he was carrying both swords, but when we cut to the next scene, only one sword was drawn.
2. When Donatello explains to Splinter about Usagi's proper dimension, Usagi's eyes change colors from yellow and blue to white and black and back again in the same shot.
3. When the Turtles retreat to the Turtle Van after they encounter the dragon, the rectangular border around the word "TURTLES" is clear-colored instead of dark green.
4. When Raphael says "Michelangelo, that is a brilliant idea", he is shown with Donatello's colors.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls the Turtles "Blasted Turtles" after they defeat the first wave of Foot Soldiers.
2. The Rabbit Hutch manager says to Michelangelo that he should be at the Turtle Soup restaurant.
3. Krang calls Usagi a "Mutant Maggot" during the final Technodrome scene.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo throws a pizza at Usagi after he attacked the other Turtles.
2. The Vinnie's Pizzeria billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.

Pop Culture References:
1. Right before Donatello presents the dimensional portal, Raphael says that they should dial long distance and then the area code for Dimension X. This reflects the era this episode was made before cellphones were common and most people only dialed the area code for long distance phone calls.
2. Usagi stops at a carnival game stand featuring teddy bears and dolls as prizes, including one that looks like a Cabbage Patch Kid and Raggedy Ann.
3. As Michelangelo and Raphael run from the dragon's fire, Michelangelo says that it will be a "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight", in reference to the Guy Lombardo song.
4. During the climax, Leonardo says "Hit us With Your Best Shot", a parody of the Pat Benatar song.
5. During the second Technodrome scene, Krang says "Promises, Promises", in reference to the song from the 1968 musical based on the 1960 film The Apartment.
6. At the Rabbit Hutch restaurant, one of the employees says "Hold the Mayo", a popular quote in the 1980 film Airplane.
7. Usagi Yojimbo's name was derived from Akira Kurosawa's 1960 film Yojimbo, and is influenced to icons of Japanese cinema such as Lone Wolf and Cub, Zatoichi, and Godzilla.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael states that Usagi is not just from Japan but also an alternate universe and that he speaks English.
2. After Splinter tells Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael to face the dragon, Raphael says "How come we get all the fun jobs?"
3. Michelangelo says "I wish I could get to say lines like that" after Leonardo says "take Turtle steel" at the dragon.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Portable Portal Generator
2. Shredder's Dimensional Teleporter
3. The Foot Soldier's Power Pack

Notables:
1. First appearance of Usagi Yojimbo. This is also the only official crossover character used in the series, as Usagi Yojimbo was created by Stan Sakai in 1984 in the anthology "Albedo Anthropomorphics".
2. Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode, the first since Enter The Rat King.
3. First appearance of Donatello's Portable Portal Generator.


Episode 51: Case of the Hot Kimono
Written by: David Bennett & J. Larry Carroll

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Kimono Store Shopkeeper
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson
Joan Gerber: Aunt Agatha Marbles
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Don Turtelli

Mistakes:
1. When Leonardo goes onto the balcony to rescue April and Vernon when they are still blindfolded, he is seen with Donatello's bo.
2. Inside the kimono crate, Leonardo says "and people wonder why I love this job" in Raphael's voice and also has Donatello's bo.
3. The Turtles have white belts instead of brown when they and Aunt Aggie regroup in Turtelli's penthouse suite.
4. Inside the warehouse, Leonardo says "here's April's microphone and Vernon's camcorder" in his normal voice, but then he says "but no April and Vernon" in Donatello's voice.
5. When Vernon falls from Turtelli's apartment building with April, his ankles are tied, but when they land, his ankles are untied.
6. When Michelangelo is first seen carrying pizzas out of the pizzeria, he is carrying five pizza boxes. In the next shot, he is seen carrying seven boxes.
7. When the Turtles are shown stuck in the oil slick as the limousine gets away, two of the Turtles are not shown with their bandanas.
8. Leonardo tells Michelangelo to activate the Pizza Thrower aboard the ship, but it is actually the Retrocatapault.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Leonardo says to Don Turtelli "you are about to get Turtle Waxed!".
2. Don Turtelli calls April and Agatha "nosy females" aboard the ship.
3. Leonardo and Michelangelo say "Turtle Power" as they launch from the Retrocatapult. Turtelli's assistant responds by saying "who said Turtle Power?"
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he launches his grappling hook at Turtelli's speed boat.

Pizza References:
1. Aunt Agatha tells April that she's developed a bizarre taste for pizza toppings after her interview with her.
2. The Turtles are seen carrying pizzas outside of a pizzeria in their first appearance of this episode. When the Kimono robbers arrive, Leonardo throws some pizza at them.
3. Agatha picks up a pizza crust in the Turtles' lair and smells it, describing it as being topped with a unhealthy combination of chocolate fudge, peanut, and bean sprouts.
4. When all 4 Turtles in their trench coats see the Kimono robbers, Michelangelo mentions that "we're fresh out of pizzas."
5. Michelangelo says that the leaf mixed with olive oil that Agatha taste tests is not even on a pizza.
6. When talking about the silk worms, Michelangelo asks if he could get them on a pizza-to-go.
7. See Mistake No. 8
8. Agatha bakes a pizza with cheese, spinach root, and soybean subsitute to the Turtles at the end of the episode. Donatello and Michelangelo criticize her cooking ability at making pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. Donatello poses as a Cowboy when he persuades Don Turtelli to come down from his penthouse to a kimono shop.
2. As Agatha explains, shipping high means to sail at high tide.
3. Agatha says "Elementary My Dear, April" in the Channel 6 building and later "Elementary, My Dear Donatello" on the ship, as a reference to "Elementary, My Dear Watson" by Sherlock Holmes. This reference would later be used for the title of a future episode in this series (Elementary, My Dear Turtle during the European Vacation sideseason, which happens to feature Sherlock Holmes as a character).
4. While Michelangelo climbs onto the ship, he says "Aye Aye Skipper, gangster away" as a parody of the traditional expression "Aye Aye Captain, Bombs Away."
5. As Michelangelo chases Turtelli in his speed boat, after saying Cowabunga, he says "ride 'em Turtle" as a reference on the 1943 western movie Ride 'Em Cowboy.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Right as the Turtles' lair scene fades out, Raphael says "A Hot Kimono? What makes me think this is the start of something wacky?"
2. Raphael says "I'll do the jokes if you don't mind" after Agatha examines an oil slick from the limousine.
3. Don Turtelli's butler says "listen to that guy laugh" as Don Turtelli tickles Vernon's foot with a feather.
4. (See Mistake No. 2) Leonardo in Raphael's voice (with Donatello's bo) says "and people wonder why I love this job".
5. As we fade into the second commercial break in response to April and Vernon jumping off of the building, Michelangelo covers his eyes and says "I can't look!"
6. Raphael says "what do you think this is, a cartoon?" right before April and Vernon land on the awning.
7. Raphael says "have we got the hang of these daring rescues or what?" as he and Donatello climb from the Sewer Tubes onto Turtelli's yacht.

Wacky Invention:
The Turtlecycle

Kidnappings:
April and Vernon are kidnapped by Don Turtelli after a bogus tip was provided by him.

Notables:
1. The Turtlecycle is introduced, but is never specifically mentioned by that term.
2. Shredder does not appear in this episode, the first since Enter the Rat King and only the second occurance in the series up to this point.
3. Don Turtelli calls the Turtles amphibians aboard the ship, but Donatello correctly explains to him that they're reptiles.
4. Michelangelo uses his grappling hook in this episode, despite still being Season 3. This may have been one of the last episodes produced in this Season given this and the use of the Sewer Tubes (not yet formally introduced based on the proper episode order).

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Episode 52: Usagi Come Home
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Man at Mall
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Usagi Yojimbo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Obento
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Boy Dressed with Rabbit Ears
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter
Unknown Voice Actor: Dr. Rufus Winterbottom, Gas Station Worker

Mistakes:
1. When Leonardo uses the sewer pipe's door to protect himself from Usagi's attacks, his "L" is a Season 2-styled white.
2. Donatello says "I have an idea" in Leonardo's voice.
3. When Usagi is tossed onto the mall fountain's floor, Raphael speaks in Leonardo's voice.
4. Krang's eyes are white instead of purple on the final shot of the first Technodrome scene.
5. Usagi's eyes have a white schlera isntead of yellow right before he jumps up and cuts the sewer pipe with his sword.
6. Rocksteady's eyes are white instead of yellow as he and Bebop exit the fireworks factory.
7. Rocksteady's eyes are again white instead of yellow as Shredder says "swear eternal loyalty to me" to Usagi.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Usagi a blasted rabbit on his first appearance in this episode.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop imbeciles after they come out of the transport module.
3. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop zeroes while they are in the alley near the Animal Society.
4. Shredder tells Usagi's task is to "destroy the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." Shredder than tells Usagi if he loses the duel with him to "destroy the Turtles." Upon Usagi's defeat, Shredder reaffirms him to destroy the Turtles.
5. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga dude" after Donatello launches the fireworks.
6. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop brainless hulks when he tells them that it isn't an abandoned warehouse.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo brings three pepperoni pizzas into Donatello's lab and says "It's pizza time".
2. A moment later, Raphael says to Donatello "too busy for pizza?"
3. A man delivers Michelangelo a pizza at the end and he explains to Usagi exactly what that food its.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is in reference to the 1943 movie Lassie Come Home.
2. Raphael warns Donatello not to use his portal to tune into a wrestling match by mistake.
3. When the alien movie comes on Donatello's portal, Michelangelo believes he is watching "The Planet of the Rubber Bands", a spoof on the 1968 movie "Planet of the Apes". This would also inspire the title of two future episodes in this series, "Planet of the Turtles" and "Planet of the Turtleoids".
4. Michelangelo is seen playing Jacks in the training room when Donatello gives up.
5. Bebop says the famous Bugs Bunny "What's Up, Doc?" as he points his gun at Dr. Winterbottom.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang says to Shredder "watching reruns of your old failures" near the start of the episode.
2. Shredder said that he had to open his big mouth after the transport module door falls and makes him scream.
3. Michelangelo says that he always wanted to be on TV as he fools Usagi on all those TV monitors.
4. In response to Pop Culture Reference No. 5 listed above, Bebop says "I always wanted to say that".

Wacky Inventions:
1. Bebop's powerful magnet
2. Rocksteady's toy robot
3. The extreme energy boosting formula

Kidnapping:
Shredder, Rocksteady, and Bebop kidnap Obento, and is found bound and gagged at an abandoned warehouse.

Notable:
Final appearance of Usagi Yojimbo.


Episode 53: The Making of Metalhead
Written by: Michael Reaves

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Dorian Harewood: Shredder
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Megatech Security Guard
Various Voice Actors: Metalhead (originally Dorian Harewood (Shredder), than after its reprogrammed, in order of appearance, Townsend Coleman (Michelangelo), Rob Paulsen (Raphael), Cam Clarke (Leonardo), Barry Gordon (Donatello), and in the final battle, Pat Fraley (Krang).

Mistakes:
1. Bebop's Com Link was rectangular in shape when he was contacted by Shredder near the start of the episode.
2. Rocksteady's eyes are white instead of yellow after he and Bebop are thrown to the wall by Metalhead.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady cretins shortly after they reach the surface.
2. After the alarm at Megatech sounds, Shredder is impatient for the blasted turtles.
3. Krang tells Metalhead to seek and destroy the Turtles.
4. The Turtles say "Turtles Fight With Honor" in their first fight with Metalhead.
5. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop idiots after a splash of water gets Shredder wet.
6. Shredder calls Bebop a fool and an idiot as he shoots at Metalhead.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo wanted a tea and toast pizza instead of chicken soup that April gives him.
2. Bebop wants to order pizza and not pay for it as he and Rocksteady are carrying sacks of money.
3. Vinnie's Pizzeria's billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Turtles in this episode are sick with Turtlepox, a parody on the human Chicken Pox disease.
2. Rocksteady says "If I only had a brain" on the first street scene, in reference to the Wizard of Oz's scarecrow quote.
3. Bebop says "Hit the road Jack" to the Megatech security guard in reference to the 1961 Ray Charles song.
4. Another "What's up boss" by Bebop in reference to Bugs Bunny's "What's up Doc?" (see Mistake No. 1)
5. As April peeks above the sewer cover into the financial district, she says "Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the sewers", in reference to the tagline from the 1975 movie Jaws.
6. As the Brainalyzer affects the Turtles, Michelangelo describes it as a heavy metal concert going on in his head.
7. When Metalhead speaks as Raphael, he wonders if the decorator of the Turtles' Lair is the Phantom of the Opera, the title character of the 1987 musical.
8. Raphael says "there goes the neighborhood", popularized in the 1970 movie Watermelon Man as Metalhead senses Shredder approaching the lair.
9. Michelangelo says "Catch us if you Can" while on his Cheapskate in pursuit of Shredder, a possible reference to the 1965 Dave Clark Five song.
10. Near the end, Donatello says that he created Metalhead as a Frankenstein.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
While being gagged by Metalhead, Raphael says to Donatello "Want to run by that one more time, Donatello?"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Metalhead himself, including its remote camera
2. Krang's Brainalyzer
3. The laser beam from Channel 6's satellite dish

Notables:
1. First appearance of Metalhead. This is not the same Metal Head character from Justice Force.
2. The tension theme cue plays right before the second commercial break, but after the break, it turns out to be just a reprogrammed Metalhead by Donatello. This is the first time in the series that such tension at the end of an act turns out to be just a joke rather than an enemy attack.
3. Bebop and Rocksteady (with Shredder) get covered in cement by a truck for the first time since Shreddered and Splintered.

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I now have more episode recaps than Jester, but let's continue! About one quarter of season 3 to go!

Episode 54: Leatherhead Meets the Rat King
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Pizza Delivery Guy
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Rat King
Jim Cummings: Leatherhead
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Baggage Checker
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. The cardboard dummy of Krang is without his Android body, which would not be practical when fighting due to the clear advantage of the Turtles' power.
2. After Michelangelo blinks his green eyelids when he says "it's only garbage" while holding a slice of pizza, the next time he blinks, his eyelids are orange.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. As the Turtles charge upon the cardboard dummies, they all shout "Go Green Machine!"
2. While April watches a tape of her report, the pre-taped April signs out by saying "This is April O'Neil for Channel 6 Happy Hour News!"
3. The Rat King calls Leatherhead a fool as he fires his bazzoka at the cardboard turtle.
4. After Leatherhead flies away, Rat King refers to the "wretched turtles".

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo feels that the other Turtles and Splinter should just grab a garbage mountain so he can grab a pizza.
2. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
3. While still in the junkyard, an black man delivers six pizzas and asks which of the Turtles ordered a pizza with chocolate sprinkles and clam sauce. Of course the answer is Michelangelo, and starts eating it. Raphael then says that his beautiful strategy his done in by a pizza.
4. Soon afterwards, Michelangelo gets angry and says "Pepperoni Pirates! Pizza Wreckers!"

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael quotes William Shakespeare about how a garbage dump stinks, based on the Romeo and Juliet quote "A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
2. Michelangelo declares victory on Mount Trashmore, a parody of Mount Rushmore.
3. Donatello uses his bo like a baseball bat, hits a bomb, and says "an infield double at least."

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. As the Turtles and Channel 6 crew huddle up in front of the poison tanker, Raphael says "this may take a while."
2. After the Rat King is trapped in the rubble, he finishes off by saying "this may take a little time."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Rat King's Rat Poison Tanker
2. Donatello's Garbage Bomb Launcher
3. Leatherhead's bazooka gun

Kidnappings:
1. Irma and Vernon are kidnapped by the Rat King and bounds and gags them.
2. April is kidnapped by Leatherhead after trying to escape the Rat King.

Notables:
1. Shredder, Krang (on his three-wheeled stool from Season 1), Bebop, and Rocksteady appear as dummies, but do not physically appear in this episode.
2. First instance in which James Avery does not voice in consecutive episodes.
3. The longest gap without Irma since she was first introduced (3 episodes) ends with this episode.
4. The shot where Leatherhead peeks into the subway tunnel with the subway train approaching closely resembles the scene from the episode "A Thing About Rats".
5. Vernon's screaming can be heard for a couple seconds after the camera fades to black at the end of Act Two.


Episode 55: The Turtle Terminator
Written by: David Bennett Carren & J. Larry Carroll

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Stan
Greg Berg: Donatello, Bebop
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Balloon Vendor
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Turtlenator
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Thom Pinto: Raphael
Tony Pope: Anchorman
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. When Irma tells Shredder for stepping on her foot, a frozen shot of her and Rocksteady was shown instead of her action.
2. After the Turtles fight when Shredder gets the paint can stuck to his head, a shot of him exiting the Transport Module was shown instead of Rocksteady and Bebop putting him inside.
3. When April warns Leonardo on the Turtlecom that Irma has been replaced by the Turtlenator, Raphael is shown sitting next to Leonardo, but on the next shot, Michelangelo is shown sitting next to Leonardo, but then it changes back to Raphael when Leonardo says that they'll check it out.
4. While Irma is cooking on the stove, Rocksteady is speaking "what's happening with lunch" in Bebop's voice.
5. Vernon says "I've heard of hot news flashes, but this is ridiculous" using the anchorman wearing a red shirt's voice.
6. Krang's eyes are white instead of purple when he is first seen in his bubble walker.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop muddleheaded mutants after some salt falls on them.
2. Michaelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as he leaps toward the glass in the sewers.
3. The Turtlenated Irma calls Vernon a numbskull.
4. Rocksteady says "shellbacks" as he releases a bunch of cans on the Turtles as he, Bebop, and Shredder escape in the Transport Module (see mistake No. 2).
5. Irma says "Turtle Power" after April's Turtlecom conversation in the Turtle Van.
6. As the Turtles get out of the Turtle Van to fight the oversized Turtlenator as Irma, Raphael says Banzai, and then all Turtles immediately say "Turtles Fight With Honor".

Pizza Reference:
Michelangelo says "wake up and smell the pizza" in the Turtle Van when discussing about where Shredder and his mutants are hanging out.

Pop Culture References:
1. This episode is one big reference to the 1984 movie Terminator. Irma plays a similar role in which Sarah Connor does in the movie, though there are only two presumed Irmas rather than three like in the movie.
2. After the Turtles crash into the glass, Splinter says "Things are not always what they appear", a possible reference to the Romen poet Phadeus.
3. As Michaelangelo kicks a paint can, he says "Let the Good Times Roll", a 1956 Rock & Roll classic by Shirley & Lee.
4. Raphael calls Donatello "Einstein" in the Channel 6 Van after the famous scientist.
5. Shredder says "I wouldn't count my Turtles before they hatched", a take on the popular expression from the Aesop fable "The Milkmaid and Her Pail".
6. Raphael says "batter up!" as he throws baseballs at the Turtlenated Irma. He then says "visitors 8, home team nothing" to presume that the Turtles are losing the battle at that point.
7. Michelangelo then says "Hit Me With You Best Shot" from the Pat Benatar rock hit.
8. Raphael says "hey laser breath! Your mother wears steel sneakers" as a spoof on the phrase "Your mother wears army (combat) boots", a popular expression in the mid-20th century which referred to women of "ill-repute" while in the mirror maze to the Turtlenator.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Bebop says "you don't want to know" with regards to what Shredder is saying when the paint bucket is stuck over his head.
2. Irma says that the Turtlenator (as Irma) eyes shooting laser beams are "kinda attractive".

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Turtlenator robot
2. The Turtlenator's magnetic ray and laser beams

Kidnapping:
Irma is kidnapped by Rocksteady and Bebop.

Notables:
1. The first of only two episodes in which two Turtles are voiced by alternate voice actors.
2. Last episode in which Raphael is voiced by Thom Pinto.
3. This episode proves that April and Irma's apartments are in the same building.
4. Final mention of Tiffany in this series whom Burne is speaking to on the phone. Her last full appearance was in the episode 20,000 Leaks Under the City.
5. Krang is seen in his bubble walker in this episode.
6. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin.

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Episode 56: The Great Boldini
Written by: Francis Moss

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Dr. Fishfine
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Rat King
Pat Fraley: The Great Boldini, Sergeant O'Flaherty
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Lt. Bronski
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Zach, Rodney
Peter Renaday: Don Turtelli
Maggie Roswell: Caitlin

Mistakes:
1. As the Turtles are being threatened with arrest, Raphael says "I look terrible in stripes," but his mouth doesn't move to the line.
2. Leonardo and Raphael's color's switched when Donatello read the side of Turtelli's van. Also, Leonardo's L is a Season 2-styled white.
3. Zach was missing his backpack right before he told Don Turtelli the emerald's location.
4. When we see Donatello's face close-up at the museum, his eyes overlap his mask and also lacks an inkline applied to it.
5. After Caitlin was captured by Turtelli and the camera zooms on Turtelli holding her, her shirt changes from pink to yellow.
6. When Caitlin talks to Donatello in the computer room, his "D" is a Season 2-styled white.
7. When Donatello picks up Caitlin onto his shoulders in the art gallery, we instead go to a shot of the wooden crates from the museum's basement are shown.
8. When Michelangelo speaks in front of the table about his famous magical hat trick for the first time, his "M" is a Season 2-styled white. When we zoom in on Michelangelo, he blinks with orange eyelids instead of the green established by this point in the series.
9. When we first pan to the museum, the "6" on the News Van is backwards.
10. Leonardo speaks in Donatello's voice when he states that Caitlin is an associate turtle.
11. Right as the Turtles drive the news van back into the sewers, the "6" is backwards.
12. As Michelangelo lands after getting blown by the winds and says "This is outdoor weather", his "M" and Donatello's "D" are a Season 2-styled white.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April signs out with "This is April O'Neil, Channel 6 News" after Boldini tied and gagged on the floor.
2. The Turtles say "Turtle Power!" as they try to escape from O'Flaherty and Bronski.
3. Donatello answers his Turtlecom by saying "Donatello here."
4. April signs out with "This is April O'Neil, for Channel 6 News" after she feels that the Turtles are to blame for the stolen emerald.
5. As the Turtles try to head into the sewers, O'Flaherty shows up and calls the Turtles "Wretched larnydivers."
6. Raphael says "Banzai!" as the Turtles throw snowballs at Turtelli.
7. In the following scene, Michelangelo says a stock voiced "Cowabunga".

Pizza References:
None in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. Michelangelo performs as a magician in the Lair, complete with a magic wand, hat, and rabbit. He even says lingo such as "Abracadabra".
2. In the museum's storage room right before Caitlin tosses the Emerald to Turtelli, we see a painting of Mona Lisa and a statue of Michelangelo's David.
3. Donatello tells April for Michelangelo to stop acting like he is in a gangster movie.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Donatello says "the show isn't over, its just beginning" in response to seeing that the Tortellini Emerald being stolen.
2. Raphael says "this is a family show" after Donatello asks if there will be a strip search by the museum's security guards.
3. April says "don't I always" in response to Donatello's command to cover the story of Turtelli's and Boldini's arrest.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The museum's laser alarm system
2. The museum's computer room and climate control system.

Kidnappings:
1. Zach and Caitlin are kidnapped by Don Turtelli thinking that Boldini is suspicious.
2. After hiding the emerald, Zach and Caitlin are recaptured by Boldini with the Rat King's assistance.
3. Boldini and Turtelli are captured and handed over to the police by the Turtles.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Don Turtelli and his minions.
2. In the episode "The Fifth Turtle", Zach says that he is going on 14, but here is acts more like an eight to ten-year old. Zach even says "yuck, she's not my girlfriend" to Caitlin after she gets captured and one of Turtelli's minions threatens to attack Zach.
3. First episode without Splinter.


Episode 57: The Missing Map
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Cop in Park
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Nicholas Omana: Walt
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Zach
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Army General
Unknown Voice Actor: Man with Mint Hose

Mistakes:
1. As Bebop and Rocksteady fire their laser guns at the Turtles, the drill tip of the transport module is missing.
2. After Leonardo releases a large balloon he rides on, he's colored like Michelangelo.
3. Donatello and Michelangelo seem worried about themselves when Rocksteady corners them in the tanker. But in every previous appearance, they kicked Bebop and Rocksteady's butts.
4. Walt fully covers Rocksteady fully in mint-scented extinguishment, but his dagger is untouched.
5. The top eye of the Technodrome is missing when it slides towards the lava river.
6. When the Turtles are in the sewers looking for Zach, Raphael speaks in Leonardo's voice.
7. When Walt ran across the park full of people, the zoomed in shot shows his shirt beige instead of white.
8. In the first shot of Krang preparing the Thought Extractor, Rocksteady's strap and bandolier are grey.
9. When Rocksteady stands over a trap door in the Technodrome, his belt is grey.
10. When Rocksteady fires at the Turtles, the red tip on his stun-laser rifle and his shoulder strap are missing.
11. Leonardo's Turtlecom is round in shape like April's when she contacts him.
12. The Foot Clan symbol on the second Techno-Rover that Zach controls was mirror flipped when it launched its missles.
13. Rocksteady's stun-laser rifle switched colors when he dropped it after Walt covered it in mint foam.
14. Splinter's kimono is colored black instead of magenta in several sections when we see a shot of his side facing Zach with Raphael and Leonardo sitting on the couch. He is again shown with the same color pattern at the final scene of the episode.
15. When Rocksteady and Bebop charge to grab Zach, his eyes are white instead of yellow.
16. As Rocksteady and Bebop carry Zach away across the bandshell, Rocksteady's eyes change from white to yellow.
17. April's Turtlecom is grey instead of gold when she contacts Leonardo.
18. When Raphael says "Stand back Walt, we'll handle this", his belt initial is colored in the Season 2 style.
19. After Leonardo mentions that the cannon is 100 years old, his eyelids are blue instead of green.
20. Michelangelo's "M" is missing on his belt when standing next to Raphael in the shot that includes Splinter, Walt, and Zach at the end of the episode. In the next shot, his eyelids are orange instead of green.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. The episode starts with the famous "This is April O'Neil, Channel 6 News".
2. Zach says "Turtle Power" when he grabs the pouch from Walt and onto the park's bandshell.
3. As Walt is grabbed by Shredder, he refers to Rocksteady and Bebop as numskulls.
4. Zach says "Turtle Power!" as he escapes from the Thought Extractor chamber.
5. Bebop says "Mama!" as he and Rocksteady land in the Technodrome's laundry room.
6. Krang says "Oh No!" after Zach says that it's Eyeball Missle time.
7. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" after Donatello spots a Techno-Rover.

Pizza Reference:
The scrapbook contains the crust from Michelangelo's first slice of pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. Right before Zach and Walt leave the sewers, Michelangelo says "That's the way we like it" in reference to the 1975 KC and the Sunshine Band song.
2. The bandshell stage contains a fencing foil, mask, and shield.
3. A slot machine is used to indicate the data that is needed to be extracted on the Thought Extractor.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Rocksteady says "How do I look?" after Bebop tells him that he's on stage.
2. Shortly before the end of Act I as the tension theme plays, Rocksteady says that this play has one more act (even though there are still two acts).
3. Krang says that he loves it when Shredder begs after he said "Please?"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Thought Extractor
2. The Foot's Techno-Rovers with Eyeball Missles
3. The Technodrome's Automatic Ventilation System
4. The Technodrome's Gyroscopic Balance Control
5. Shredder's Surveillance Drome

Kidnapping:
Zach is captured by Shredder and taken to the Technodrome.

Notables:
1. Raphael found it humiliating that the Turtles used to get lost in the sewers.
2. The first episode where Krang uses a device to extract information from his victim's minds.
3. The Turtles have a picture of themselves before their mutation. It is unknown whether Splinter photographed them before they mutated or if the Turtles had an encounter with the boy who purchased them.
4. The TMNT Scrapbook contains a reference from the episode "Beware the Lotus", and mentions Lotus and the blossom.
5. First appearance of Walt.
6. Despite not being the official Fifth Turtle (Raphael refers to him at the "sixth turtle"), Walt's shirt consists of the number 5, which is being used on April O'Neil's shirt in the 2012 Nickelodeon series.
7. Bebop reveals that the Technodrome consists of 972 rooms.

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Episode 58: The Gang's All Here
Written by: James A. Davis

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Lugnut
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, First Teenager
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Jersey Red
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Second Teenager
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. When the Turtles discover that the mutagen cookie is unstable, Leonardo is speaking with Donatello's voice, but in the same shot, his voice changes back to normal.
2. Leonardo and Raphael's colors switch when Donatello works on an antidote to restore Michelangelo to normal.
3. Look carefully for this one. When Leonardo drives the Turtle Van as he says "there are 12 million people in this city", the word "TURTLES" is missing from the shell on the front bumper.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady oafs when they are still in their disguises minus their faces.
2. Michelangelo says that it could be a major bummer if he didn't try right before he mutates into a human for the first time.
3. After Michelangelo tosses Jersey Red, he says "Turtle Power does it again!"
4. The last word on Michelangelo's note to the other Turtles is determined to be Cowabunga when Donatello reads it.
5. Raphael says "Banazai!" when he, Leonardo, and Donatello come to the rescue.
6. Shortly after, Raphael, Leonardo, and Donatello say "Turtles Fight with Honor."
7. April says "Put me down you muscle bound mutant" in the next shot as Rocksteady gags her away up the cargo net.
8. Michelangelo says that he needs some "Total Turtle Power" as he tries to pull April up to him atop the ship.

Pizza References:
1. Donatello says "no time for pizza guys" at the start of the episode.
2. Michelangelo admits that the cookies in the bag given by the disguised Bebop and Rocksteady were not pizza, but at least round.
3. Vinnie's Pizzeria's billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible twice, in particularly in the shot near the end of the episode.
4. Michelangelo says that Jersey Red is going to pound April into pizza dough, right before he transforms back into a Turtle for the first time.
5. Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael are eating pizza in the kitchen when Raphael asks Leonardo and Donatello where Michelangelo is.
6. In the final scene, Michelangelo says that he can hardly wait for the tubular pizza. Donatello brings out a chocolate chip pizza, and Michelangelo decides not to eat it due to his recent experience as a human.

Pop Culture References:
1. Leonardo always wondered what it would be like riding in a Western rodeo.
2. Vernon wants a show on Matchbook collecting, which involves collecting matchbooks mostly from restaurants and hotels.
3. As Michelangelo says "Bright lights, big city, here comes Michael J. Angelo", he may be referring to the 1961 song by Jerry Reed and being a take on the actor Michael J. Fox.
4. The title of this episode may refer to several different works of fiction, from the 1939 Googie Withers film, to the 1941 Mantan Moreland and Frankie Darro film, to the 1943 Busby Berkeley film, or to the Fred Astaire song. There was even an episode from the animated series "Alvin and the Chipmunks" made in 1984 and an episode from the series "Pee-wee's Playhouse". However, it is most likely in reference to the 1917 song "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here" written by D.A. Esrom.
5. As Michelangelo swings on a rope to rescue April from Rocksteady, she says that "you might be Tarzan, but I'm not Jane" from Tarzan lore.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang calls Shredder a comedian after he said that he knew a splendid recipe for boiled brains.
2. Burne says to April that violence, crime, and brutality are all the elements of great family viewing.
3. Raphael says "don't you fellas know I never work without a net?" after he uses an axe at the gang members.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's antidote spray can to the Anti-Mutagen Formula.
2. Donatello's mutagen-trackeing ray

Kidnapping:
April is gagged by Rocksteady aboard the ship.

Notables:
1. None of the gang members are part of same punks from season 1. This is because Shredder mutated them in "Hot Rodding Teenagers" and cured them in "Shreddered and Splintered."
2. The final usage of the very first background music cue, first heard at the very beginning of Turtle Tracks, is used in this episode when April decides to dress up as a gang member.


Episode 59: The Grybyx
Written by: Michael Reaves

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Zak
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Tress MacNeille: Kala
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, The Grybyx
Thom Pinto: Dask
Peter Renaday: Splinter, News Anchorman

Mistakes:
1. Bebop's laser pistol gets gunked up, and then when he accidentally throws it, it becomes a riffle.
2. When the transport module get shot, Bebop says "boss, I think we oughta run" in Rocksteady's voice.
3. As the monster Grybyx chases the Turtles, April, and Neutrinos, Raphael runs sideways and the background moves to the other side.
4. After the Neutrinos are back in Dimension X, Leonardo's, Donatello's, and Michelangelo's belt initials are in their Season 2 color pattern.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Holy guacamole" when he sees the Grybyx come through the portal.
2. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady fools when he first encounters the Grybyx.
3. Leonardo says "Turtles Fight With Honor" while still on the Turtlecycle.
4. Michelangelo says "Let's Kick some Shell" and "Cowabunga" during the same fight.
5. Shredder calls Leonardo a meddling reptile right before the Grybyx's rifle fires at Shredder. As he flees, he then blames it on the "blasted Grybyx."
6. The Turtles say "Go Green Machine!" right before Shredder stuns them with his spray.
7. Shredder calls Rocksteady a sentimental sob in the power plant.
8. Michelangelo says "Holy guacamole" after he sees the supersized Grybyx come out of the power plant.
9. Shredder refers to the "Blasted Grybyx" after he comes out of the store with his completed component. He then calls Bebop and Rocksteady bugbrains after they smash that component.
10. Bebop says "Mama!" right before he gets swung in circles on the swing set by the Grybyx's laser.

Pizza References:
1. Raphael says that the loser pays for the pizzas based upon who loses Ninja practice.
2. April presents one of Michelangelo's pizzas to the Grybyx, but upon eating it, it turns evil into a big monster. April doubts by saying "what harm could a little pizza do."

Pop Culture References:
1. Michelangelo and Donatello are playing Pong on the TV at the start of the episode.
2. Michelangelo compared the trash can lid that the Grybyx is floating to a flying saucer of UFO lore.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Leonardo says that its too quiet, Raphael says "and how do I know he was going to say that?"
2. Krang personally thinks that Grybyxes are bothersome little things.
3. Shredder says "what a heart-wrenching touching scene" right before he tells his minions to stun the Turtles/Neutrinos/April.
4. Raphael says "now you know why he's our leader" after Leonardo says "now they're outgoing."
5. Raphael looks into the "camera" and says "don't you just hate it when people can't control their pets?"
6. Michelangelo admits that he means in the nicest possible way that the Grybyx is like a one man demolition squad.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Grybyx's psychokinetic abilities, the power of moving things just by thinking about them.
2. Shredder's Electrokinetic Detector
3. Dask's Grybyx Tracking Device
4. Shredder's shield used to deflect the Grybyx's laser beam.
5. The psychokinetic energy draining device in the power plant.

Notables:
1. The final appearance of the "zoo cue", commonly associated with Bebop and Rocksteady in Season 1.
2. This episode has some parallels with the plot of The Case of the Killer Pizzas. Like the Pizza Monsters in that episode, Grybyxes eating pizza (or any earth food) causes them to grow into giant monsters, but the difference is that unlike the Pizza Monsters who became evil upon microwave cooking, it doesn't become evil until after the tasting. Incidentally, the same music cue is used as April sees the Grybyx grow evil and turn into a monster. Grybyxes turn normal and smaller upon getting wet, in a parallel situation to the Pizza Monsters getting electrocuted. But a big difference is that water makes Pizza Monsters grow to full size, which is the opposite of Grybyxes. Also, the Grybyx flees the good guys like the small pizza monsters fleed en route to the sewers.
3. April's nails are pink in this episode, instead of the normal tan.
4. Final appearance of the Turtlecycle.
5. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin.

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Episode 60: Mr. Ogg Goes to Town
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Museum Security Guard
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Sailor
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Mr. Ogg, Museum Professor
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1.When Donatello comes to the rescue by knocking the time bomb into the river, he says it with Raphael's stocked-voiced "Banzai!"
2. Leonardo had Raphael's sais on his belt when Donatello asks Ogg what he had against the Turtles.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Rocksteady a birdbrain when Rocksteady watches the museum exhibit on TV.
2. Shredder tells Bebop and Rocksteady to take care of the insolent creature after Mr. Ogg kisees Shredder.
3. Rocksteady then calls Mr. Ogg a pipsqueak before he turns him and Bebop into mini-mutants.
4. When April tries to get into the museum in front of the security guard, she says "April O'Neil, Channel 6 News."
5. See the Mistake.

Pizza Reference:
Michelangelo cooks a pizza at the end of the episode with lots of hardware store-type toppings, such as a wrench, screwdriver, and bolts.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is a reference to the 1936 Frank Capra movie "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town."
2. Dimension Z is obviously a Dimension X parody, which itself was a 1950s science fiction radio drama.
3. Michelangelo describes the tuxedos that Raphael asks why the Turtles are wearing as "squares", a popular 1950s term describing a person with conservative taste.
4. Mr. Ogg says that a great movie would be "The Turtle Chainsaw Massacre", a parody on the 1974 horror film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
5. The Statue of Liberty is shown in this episode.
6. Mr. Ogg returns to Dimension Z through Donatello's portal by saying "And away we go!", which was the phrase that was used to open an episode of the 1950s-60s Jackie Gleason Show.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. April says "Me and my big mouth" after she says "are you nuts?"
2. Shredder says "why should they get all the bad puns" after he fires some oil at Michelangelo and Raphael.
3. Raphael says that "We're Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and that we should escape a corny setup like this", when referred to being tied up with a time bomb about to explode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Dimension Z's Oil Transmuter Forumla
2. The missle rope that Shredder uses to catapult onto the oil tanker
3. The Numatic Module connecting the oil tanker to the Technodrome
4. Shredder's time bomb

Notables:
1. We see Shredder's personal quarters consisting of lots of antique Asian vases and porcelain.
2. Michelangelo uses his Grappling Hook in this episode, though he still holds his nunchucks in another shot.
3. Final appearance of a background music cue when Donatello first moves his Portable Portal Generator.
4. This episode ends with a background music cue often used in tension situations, the first instance in this series.


Episode 61: Shredderville
Written by: Francis Moss

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Angry Mob Member
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Dave the Disguise Store Guy
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Robot Receptionist
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, First Rock Soldier
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Dorian Harewood: Shredder
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Zach, Second Rock Soldier
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, General Traag

Mistakes:
1. During the studio fight, Leonardo has his swords drawn, but after the commercial break, he draws them again.
2. When the Turtles first enter the costume shop, the store clerk doesn't have a mustache, but he's supposed to.
3. During the last fight between human Rocksteady and Bebop, Donatello's bo breaks into two pieces, but later when in Shredder's office, he has in back on his shell.
4. The Technodrome is much smaller in this episode than in any other episode.
5. During the day, the sky is red and polluted, but at night, the sky looks normal.
6. Rocksteady's camouflage pattern is on his shirt, but in season 1, his camouflage patter is on his pants.
7. Michelangelo is shown at the end of the episode with no nunchucks on his belt even though his grappling hook broke instead.
8. When General Traag and the Rock Soldiers seek the Turtles outside the Technodrome, they are shown in the doorway with pink spray paint on them before Zach applied it to them.
9. Raphael tells Rocksteady and Bebop that they already had sent them to the cleaners in reference to the Turtles throwing them into the Channel 6 building's basement, but they already encountered the two afterwards before they escaped the building.
10. Rocksteady and Bebop's laser pistols are drawn larger than normal when they use them against the Turtles in their first scene.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says Cowabunga after the Channel 6 elevator door opens.
2. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as the Turtles use their grappling hooks to escape and slide down out of the Channel 6 building.
3. Zach says "I owe you one" after he gives the Turtles a high-five after escaping the Technodrome.
4. Michelangelo and Donatello say "Turtle Power!" as they come into battle with the two Rock Soldiers.
5. Rocksteady and Bebop call the Turtles "mutant wimps" as they encounter the Turtles in the Channel 6 hallway.

Pizza References:
1. Before the dream, Michelangelo wishes for a double-decker fudge-filled pizza.
2. When the Turtles reach the surface seeing Shredderville for the first time, Michelangelo says that the street kind of reminds him of the lair after a pizza party.

Pop Culture References:
1. The plot of this episode is a spoof of the 1946 holiday film "It's a Wonderful Life."
2. The store front of Dave's Disguises features a large Mr. Potato Head.
3. The One Dollar bill shown in Dave's Disguises features Shredder as a portrait, and the motto is changed to "In Shredder We Trust."
4. The room where the Turtles battle Bebop and Rocksteady is said by Michelangelo to be right out of the Arabian Nights, with April and Irma dressed up as Arabian princesses throughout this episode.
5. Vernon presents an episode of "I Love Shredder," a parody of "I Love Lucy."
6. Leonardo says "Boo!" to Vernon and Burne scaring Vernon into a baby grand piano, which is a possible reference to the 1932 comedy movie.
7. Michelangelo says that he'd seen cars at a demolition derby in better condition than the Technodrome.
8. Human Bebop describes the Turtles as not the four Tooth Fairies, but (Snow White &) the Seven Dwarfs.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Michelangelo says that the world is in terrible shape when he sees that the globe in the Channel 6 lobby is damaged.
2. Raphael says that he'll never know how "I Love Shredder" ended after Michelangelo causes the rock soldiers to take notice and avenge against the Turtles.

Wacky Invention:
The Technodrome's external megaphone

Notables:
1. Irma appears for the first time since the Turtle Terminator, ending the longest time between appearances in the series up to this point (5 episodes)
2. One of the few times in the series where Shredder is dressed outside his combat armor. He only wears the face mask and helmet from his battle armor, and is clad in a business suit.
3. The second episode where Shredder is shown as a baby in one scene.
4. This is the only episode in which the majority of the story is a dream, in which the transition takes place when a snoring Donatello is awakened by a splash of water. We transition out of the dream when April says "get up Donatello" when clinging onto the falling Channel 6 building, and return to normal when Splinter says "get up Donatello."
5. April's stock-voiced scream is heard as she and Irma run from the Turtles in the Arabian-themed room.
6. Bebop and Rocksteady are shown in their human forms in this episode.
7. Krang is only seen on his original stool from Season 1 in this episode.
8. Michelangelo uses his Grappling Hook individually in this episode despite still being Season 3.

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Episode 62: Bye, Bye, Fly
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Baxter Stockman
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Dorian Harewood: Shredder
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Female Archeologist
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Male Archeologist
Unknown Voice Actor: "Z", the Spaceship Computer

Mistake:
When Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady reach the temple, the Turtles are shown coming out of a sewer tunnel, but a few shots later when the same sewer tunnel is shown, the Turtles are nowhere to be seen.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April signs out of her first report saying "This is April O'Neil, Happy Hour News!"
2. While Shredder is busy figuring out how to get the portal to work, he calls Rocksteady and Bebop cretins.
3. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he floats away in the Sewer Tube.
4. Leonardo says "Turtle Power" as he fires a missle from his Sewer Tube at the Footskis.
5. Bebop calls the Turtles "shellheads" in response.
6. After Rocksteady's arrow hits Michelangelo's Sewer Tube, he says "Cowabunga."
7. Shredder calls the Turtles repulsive reptiles right before his comlink conversation with Krang.
8. Krang calls Baxter a bugbrain right before Shredder heads toward the Temple in his Footski.
9. Shredder as a fly calls Rocksteady and Bebop fools and idiots.
10. Shredder calls Bebop a miserable mutant when he asks why he must do the job from just an insect.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo says that watching April on the news "pizza time." The Turtles are seen eating pizza while watching her report.
2. After Michelangelo is transformed back into a turtle, he says that he feels like a pizza.
3. When the Turtles return to the lair, Michelangelo says that the archaeologists could be digging into the pizza pantry at any minute.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is a possible reference of the 1960 musical "Bye, Bye, Birdie."
2. The Turtles are performing Aerobics at the start of the episode.
3. When we first see Baxter, he is seen singing "Here we go gathering trash in May", a parody of the folk song/nursery rhyme "Here we go Round the Mullberry Bush."
4. As the Turtles see Shredder down the river, Raphael says "we're up the creek", referring to the 1984 comedy movie.
5. Bebop asks Krang for a lifetime subscription to comic books.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
At the end of the episode, Raphael says that the Turtles have been saved by science, causing all to laugh hard.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Temple Spaceship
2. Z, the Spaceship's computer
3. Donatello's camcorder
4. The Spaceship's pan-dimensional warp drive, consisting of several pieces including a beryllium crystal and the retaining bolt that is never recovered to complete the warp drive.
5. The Spaceship contains a mutant gun that can change anyone into a particular animal at a much smaller size.
6. The Spaceship galley's Food-o-Matic robots, complete with cooking utensils

Notables:
1. The first appearance of Baxter's spaceship computer, "Z". His name will not be mentioned until "Son of Return of the Fly II."
2. Final episode in which Dorian Harewood voices Shredder.
3. The Sewer Tubes are finally formally introduced in this episode despite being its third overall appearance.
4. Baxter says "Good riddance to bad rubbish", the same phrase that Shredder said to him right before being sent to the Technodrome to turn into a fly as he scares the archeologists away.
5. Baxter turns Michelangelo into a gerbil, the only time that a Turtle has been both shrunken down in size and turned into a different animal in this series.
6. Baxter says "Aaaahhh!!! Monsters!" just like the old lady with a gun in the episode Turtle Tracks when he first sees the Turtles with their protective armor.

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Go ninja go ninja go! ^_^

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Episode 63: The Big Rip Off
Written by: Michael Reaves

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Fort Charles Soldier
Pat Fraley: Krang, Fort Charles Scientist
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, CY-CLOMPS

Mistakes:
1. Donatello puts a Killer Drone helmet on twice.
2. Rocksteady throws his dagger at a lever to help him and Bebop get away, but his dagger is made of metal, when its normally made of wood.
3. Just as the Turtles follow Rocksteady and Bebop who are trying to escape the power plant, Leonardo carries Donatello's bo staff. Also, the back of the module is spinning, which isn't normal for a transport model of the module. Its best to pay attention to Leonardo for this shot.
4. The weapons on the Turtles' shells are much smaller when they wear the Killer Drone armor.
5. When Shredder and Krang contract Rocksteady and Bebop, Bebop isn't holding the Comlink while he's being viewed on the Technodrome's monitor screen.
6. Just as the Technodrome loses power for the first time, the image of Bebop from an earlier contact is still on the view screen.
7. When Shredder's Transport Module crashes though the portal chamber's door at the end of the episode, the module's drill tip was pink instead of grey, and the damage to the door disappears as it comes to a stop.
8. Bebop's shoes are white instead of red when Shredder contacts him at the research plant when he and Rocksteady grasp hold of the hook to escape the sticky oil.
9. Bebop's bandolier is brown instead of black in parts of this episode.
10. The door on Vernon's newsvan is colored red, plus the "6" is red in the middle. The "6" is also drawn backwards.
11. The strapping in Leonardo's sword is grey when he dodges Rocksteady's dagger.
12. Both buttons on Shredder and Rocksteady's Comlinks are yellow instead of yellow and red.
13. Rocksteady is animated differently in Shredder's Comlink compared to the rest of the episode.
14. The Turtles' eye masks and belt initials were missing when they walked through the doors of CY-CLOMP's chamber. At the same time, the circular area where the belt initials are normally placed are colored brown instead of grey.
15. The rear top tread of Shredder's module is missing as it surfaces at the Fort.
16. When Rocksteady and Bebop escape from the power plant, the control panel and seats are missing inside their Transport Module.
17. After Rocksteady and Bebop crashes through the wall at the power plant, the outside shot showed a broken window instead of a broken wall.
18. Michelangelo and Donatello's shells are green instead of greenish yellow when they watch Rocksteady and Bebop crash through the wall.
19. The Transport Module's top tread and window is missing at it reaches the surface of the missle plant.
20. When Raphael looks at himself in his Killer Drone garb in the rest room's mirror, one of his sai from his belt is missing and his initial isn't reversed in his reflection.
21. Michelangelo's right leg and the bottom of his left leg were not drawn when Donatello spoke when he arrived at the Fort.
22. When Bebop backs away from the Turtles after they charge up on him at the plant, parts of the strapping on Donatello's bo are missing.
23. The top of Donatello's head flashes from purple and back when Rocksteady attacks on it.
24. When Leonardo says "and April is on her way there", the front bumper logo on the Turtle Van says "TURTLE", missing the "S".
25. Michelangelo's "M" is missing on his belt when he says "Turtles 4, Robots Zippo" as the Turtles are holding the mirrors.
26. The Turtles' belt initials are missing when Shredder and Krang watches them in their robotic drone outfits walking down a corridor on the Technodrome's portal screen.
27. The TV in whch the Turtles are watching at the end of the episode seems to be a lighter shade of brown than normal.
28. In the first shot of the final scene with April on the TV screen and Michelangelo holding a comic book, what appears to be a sideways "L" and a person is visible on the front cover, but in the next shot when we zoom in on Michelangelo and the comic book, the objects on the front cover are missing.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Bebop a bugbrain baboon when he asks him for the energy modules.
2. Leonardo says "Turtles fight with honor" right as Raphael releases sticky water on Bebop and Rocksteady.
3. Rocksteady calls Leonardo a wimp as he and Bebop are about to escape.
4. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop idiots as he carries the five-candle torch. After he fails to see that Rocksteady and Bebop retrieved the energy modules, he calls them blithering blisterbrains.
5. Shredder calls Rocksteady a horn-head klutz when Bebop brings in a covered lamp.
6. Shredder feels that everytime he makes a mistake he wonders why they are his idiotic mutants.
7. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop klutzes as he tells them to get to the surface before it is too late.
8. Donatello calls the big blue and white robot at Fort Charles "chrome dome" while not specifically referring to Shredder or Chrome Dome itself.
9. Michelangelo says "Total bummer dudes" as the Robotic Drones approach the Turtles.
10. Shredder calls the Turtles fools during the battle for the crystal.

Pizza References:
None in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. When Rocksteady and Bebop see Shredder carrying the five-candle torch, Rocksteady calls him "Frankula" and Bebop calls him "Dracenstein", both portmanteaus of the supermonsters Frankenstein and Dracula.
2. In the Technodrome, Shredder says to Krang "Look Who's Talking", which may have been a reference to the then-current film starring Kirstie Alley and John Travolta.
3. When Rocksteady answers his comlink and wonders if it is his "boss" Shredder, Shredder says "no, it's the Tooth Fairy!"
4. Numerous baseball references are used as the crystal is passed from person to person until Shredder takes hold, including "the pitch", "right over the plate", "strike one, strike two, and strike three you're out."

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Michelangelo admits to Donatello that Shredder and his minions have been after power for the Technodrome in every episode.
2. Krang says "very funny" after Shredder says "Look Who's Talking."
3. In the same scene, after Shredder says "trust me", Krang says "trust me? I've heard that before."
4. Bebop says "I'm glad they ain't watching some miniseries" after Shredder instructs him and Rocksteady to stop peddling on the bicycles.
5. Raphael says "another dozen death dealing traps like this and we'll be done for the day" after Michelangelo's grappler causes the pipe at the Fort to burst into smoke.
6. Donatello says "now don't you kids at home try this, we're trained professionals" right after Leonardo cuts a secret passage in the Fort with his kantanas,

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Killer Drone helmets
2. Fort Charles' Energy Modules
3. Fort Charles' Robotic Drones
4. Fort Charles' maximum security computer
5. The trilithium crystal
6. The Fort's laser security doors
7. The Technodrome's energy generating exercise bicycles

Kidnapping:
April is thrown into a vault by the Fort's robotic drones.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of the Transport Modules until "Enter Mutagen Man" in Season 5.
2. This is the first episode of a three-part arc involving Shredder's conquest for the Technodrome to take over the Earth.
3. Michelangelo uses his grappling hook as his weapon in this episode despite still being Season 3.
4. At 28 mistakes, this episode contains more errors than any other episode in this series.
5. The final appearance in which the Technodrome is in its original spot in the center of the earth.

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Episode 64: The Big Break-In
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Fort McIntosh Receptionist
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Army Colonel
Peter Renaday: Splinter, General Traag

Mistakes:
1. During the tea ceremony at the beginning, none of the Turtles have their weapons, but at some point Raphael gains his sais in his ninja belt.
2. Just as the Technodrome is about to roll over the Turtles, Raphael says "I can't move", but his mouth doesn't move to the line.
3. Due to a layering error, Donatello is shown hitting the hole in the Technodrome's Relay Room instead of falling into it when Krang uses his special weapon ball arm attachments to toss him and Michelangelo to the ground.
4. The Channel 6 logo on the back of the newsvan throughout this episode is colored blue instead of red with a white outline.
5. When April's news van rolls over right before the Technodrome reaches the surface, the "6" is backwards. Its best turn your head upside down to notice this error.
6. When the Technodrome arises before the second commercial break, the Foot Clan symbol on the entrance is red, but after the commercial break when it arises, it is grey.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Earth a "wretched planet" as he and Shredder are starting the Technodrome's rise to the surface.
2. Leonardo says "Turtle Power" after kicking the sewer pipe on their search for the Technodrome.
3. Shortly afterwards as Michelangelo slides down the sewer pipe, he says "Cowabunga."
4. Raphael and Leonardo say "Turtle Power" when they drive away in the Turtle Seeking Cycles. In the next short, Michelangelo says the stock-voiced Cowabunga when he and Donatello drive away in the Techno Rover.
5. Raphael says "I owe you one buddy" after Leonardo saves him from being sawed off.
6. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" after they escape from the Technodrome on their way to save April.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo says that being in the Earth's crust makes him think of pizzas.
2. As the Technodrome approaches the Turtles in the crust, Raphael says that it will flatten them like Turtle pizzas.
3. At the end, Michelangelo mentions a place in town that makes tiny little green pizzas with flags and marshmallows for golf balls.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Turtles and Splinter are practicing a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony at the start of the episode.
2. Donatello says "Geronimo!" after Leonardo says "Turtles Fight With Honor", which is used when people jump from a great height, in particular a skydiving term that originated in 1940.
3. Leonardo says that its raining Foot Soldiers, a parody on the popular "raining animals" poems from around the 17th century.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Michelangelo says "Dudes, looks like showtime" indicating that their most exciting adventure yet is about to take place.
2. Raphael says "still think you like to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle" when he is aware that the Technodrome is near.
3. April says "don't you just hate it when that happens" when she struggles to get the door open amid the approaching Technodrome.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Minimizer
2. The Turtle Seeking Cycles
3. The Technodrome's drilling mechanism
4. Donatello's sound wave detecting tracker
5. Donatello's surveillance gear

Notables:
1. Final appearance of the Technodrome under the earth. It is not specifically shown at the same spot in the Earth's core where it lands, but is still presumed to be in that location by Donatello at the start of the episode. It is also the first appearance of the Technodrome on the Earth's surface since "Return of the Technodrome."
2. Last appearance of the Technodrome "Jaws" background music cue.
3. Final appearance of the Techno Rovers.
4. First time since Shreddered & Splintered that Krang uses his android body's special weapon arms.


Episode 65: The Big Blow Out
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Traffic Cop
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Man at Power Plant
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Army Colonel, Motorist
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, General Traag

Mistakes:
1. The S.C.U.D. missle was supposed to explode upon impact. Plus a S.C.U.D. missle couldn't even reach the clouds and it carried the whole Technodrome through a portal in outer space.
2. After the Technodrome is seen on Vernon's news report, Donatello is colored as Michelangelo.
3. When we cut inside the Channel 6 Van at the start of the episode on Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael, the interior and most of the outside of the van is colored yellow like the Turtle Van.
4. The Turtle Van is missing the word "TURTLES" on the bumper and is shown opaque with regards to the right window visible as the Turtles head to the power turbines.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder's first line in this episode is "Wretched reptiles."
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady a honking hornhead after he steps on Shredder's foot.
3. Michelangelo says that its time to make Turtle Tracks right before the Technodrome unleashes its multiple saw blades.
4. As the Turtles and Splinter climb up the Technodrome, Shredder refers to them as "wretched shellbacks."
5. Right as the Technodrome's missle turns to miss Mount Rushmore, Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!"
6. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole!" when he sees the Technodrome causing the Dimension X portal to open.
7. Shredder calls Splinter a wretched rodent during the battle with him.
8. Michelangelo calls Shredder "Tin Grin" when he turns the crank to knock Shredder down the room where he was battling with Splinter.
9. After Shredder lands into the pool of water after his big freefall, he comes out and blames the "accursed turtles."
10. As Shredder attempts to destroy the Turtles at the battle's climax, he says "Farewell accursed enemy."
11. During the victory celebration, Raphael feels like they've probably seen the last of Shredhead.

Pizza Reference:
Although the word pizza is never said, we see a chef tossing dough and Michelangelo wants his reward for victory smothered with pepperoni and hot fudge, and the Turtles enter what appears to be a pizzeria.

Pop Culture References:
1. Mount Rushmore is shown in this episode.
2. At the Mount Rushmore Power Plant, Michelangelo is saying that the Technodrome is turning into a Daddy-Long-Legs 'drome, which was a novel written in 1912 by Jean Webster and was the basis of several films.
3. Inside the power plant, Donatello says that little David is about to bring down Goliath. in reference to the Old Testament story.
4. Raphael must have known how King Kong had felt based upon how the Technodrome's functions are programmed.
5. Raphael hopes that the Army takes Amphibian Express, a spoof on American Express.
6. After Bebop and Rocksteady get tied up by Michelangelo's grappling hook, Bebop says "Thanks for the memory" of Bob Hope fame.
7. The one battle scene with the Shredder and Splinter fights resembles the room from the Death Star in Star Wars where Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in battle.
8. Michelangelo gives Shredder a "royal flush" to knock him down into freefall, which is usually the highest hand in poker.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang tells Shredder that he's mixing his metaphors with regards to moving the Technodrome.
2. Donatello says "what a waste of a heroic line" after the current shuts off in the power plant.
3. After the Turtles narrowly miss Mount Rushmore while riding on the missle, Raphael says "do those guys remind you of someone?"
4. After Donatello and Raphael encounter the Army General, Raphael says "don't you watch TV?" to the General.
5. Raphael says "I love that military lingo" after he says "Roger Wilco."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Mount Rushmore Power Antenna
2. The Technodrome's robotic arms
3. The Technodrome's satellite dish

Kidnapping:
Raphael is grabbed by a giant claw and is sealed off on a conveyor belt, set to be crushed by spikes in the Technodrome.

Notables:
1. Final episode of Season 3 and the final one with the underground cave closing credit sequence.
2. The Technodrome returns to Dimension X for the first time since Return of the Technodrome.
3. Final usage of a music cue used primarily for Channel 6, used when the cars are stuck in traffic in this episode.
4. The Rex movie theater is still playing the same movie that it played on Season 3's first episode, "Beneath These Streets": Kung Fu Commandos vs. Chainsaw Cheerleaders.
5. The World Trade Center appears in this episode.
6. The only time in this series that the Technodrome destroys buildings whole.
7. Michelangelo uses his grappling hook in this episode, despite still being Season 3.
8. Final mention of Dimension Z.





Well guys, we've made it through the first 65, and it sure is a great resource to print while watching through the series. After I post Plan 6 From Outer Space, feel free to go back to gobo's partial recaps depending on preference, or simply continue on into the CBS era.

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Jeez. Slow down, man. Give yourself time to breathe and such every now and then. :P

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Another mistake in the Big Blowout is where the Technodrome is rolls over a highway interchange instead of plowing through it. The interchange is a little lower than the Technodrome's front cannon.

Regarding the missile, it takes NASA multiple fuel tanks just to get a shuttle into space. There's no way a tiny missile is going to get the Technodrome airborne, let alone free from the Earth's gravitational pull.

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Episode 66: Plan 6 From Outer Space
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Punk With Knife
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Channel 6 Security Guard
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Woman in Park
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Clothing Store Owner, Channel 6 Job Interviewer
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Pretendicon, Man in Park

Mistakes:
1. The Turtles don't seem to recall human Bebop and Rocksteady, but back in Shredderville, they were able to identify them as humans.
2. When Krang was shaking Shredder, the wrist bands on his android body were red instead of grey.
3. Raphael's belt initial was white as in Season 2 after he recovered from being tossed in the snack truck.
4. When Raphael throws a thug into the dumpster, Leonardo speaks with Donatello's voice.
5. When Leonardo tells Michelangelo to hose Bebop and Rocksteady, on the close-up shot of the trigger, Michelangelo is seen with Leonardo's blue wristbands.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Krang calls the Dimension X army fools and idiots at the start of the episode.
2. Shredder tries to blame the "accursed Turtles" and not himself for Krang in terms of who's fault it was for losing the last battle.
3. Raphael says "Turtles Retire with Honor" as a parody of "Turtles Fight with Honor" when he feels that Shredder and Krang are gone for good.
4. Burne says "go go go go go go" when he sees the Turtles get ready to take on the punk right before we cut back to the Technodrome. This is his first usage of this catchphrase and will be a common occurrence through Season 7.
5. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop cretins when he calls the Channel 6 office. Later in the telephone conversation, he calls them brainless slugs.
6. Bebop says "Mama!" as he and Rocksteady get thrusted back into Dimension X.
7. Donatello: "The Eiffel Tower is going to get some Turtle Power!"

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo says that he could get back to making pizzas when standing in front on Channel 6, and also wears a hat that pizza chefs wear.
2. Donatello has a pizza on top of his Pizza Flipping Machine in his lab.
3. Michelangelo cooks about seven pizzas with toppings such as sausage and anchovies in the kitchen, but is upset that there is no pepperoni left.
4. When topside, Michelangelo groans that every pizzeria in town is out of pepperoni.
5. Greasy Eddie's European Pizza was the sponsor of the European Vacation prize.
6. Raphael: Michelangelo is going to see the Leaning Tower of Pizza!

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode spoofs the 1959 Edward D. Wood, Jr.'s science fiction movie Plan 9 From Outer Space. In an interview by David Wise, he was asked by Fred Wolf to come up with as many references from that movie as possible. The 6 refers to the Channel 6 building.
2. In a studio inside Channel 6, Bebop and Rocksteady are taping an episode of "The Idaho Potatoes", which is a parody of the popular '80s cartoon California Raisins.
3. One of the lyrics of "The Idaho Potatoes" is "I heard it through the potato vine", a parody of the 1967 Motown song I Heard it Through the Grapevine.
4. When the computer in the Technodrome shows the plan for the Trans-Warp thrusters to take the Channel 6 building to Dimension X, sound effects from the Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man are used.
5. Raphael: All I need is my Amphibian Express card. (A parody of American Express)
Rocksteady: I think we'll use our Oblivion Express! (Same parody done to the clothing store owner)
6. When Leonardo wonders what Michelangelo is worrying about in the lair, he thinks that it may be "Invaders from another Planet", a take-off on the Invaders from Mars films from 1953 and 1986.
7. Even though Bebop says that on Channel 6's schedule that there are Kung Fu kiddie cartoons on at 3:00 AM and although this was made in 1990, it can be understood to a contemporary audience as a nod to the Nickelodeon cartoon Kung Fu Panda.
8. One of the programs on the Channel 6 schedule that Rocksteady moved was "My Mother the Tank", a parody of the 1965 TV series My Mother, the Car.
9. When Bebop and Rocksteady wonder why Shredder contacted them at the Channel 6 office, he said that he dialed M for moron, a reference to the 1954 musical Dial M for Murder.
10. Raphael's remark about the "Leaning Tower of Pizza" is a spoof of Pisa, Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael: "Next time I wish the writers would come up with a better plot device."
2. Raphael: "And don't ask me to say that again."
3. Bebop: "Here's another show we can personally cancel."
4. Rocksteady: "But we got something better: great ratings."

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Holographic Cloaker
2. Trans-Warp Thrusters
3. Pretendicon Robot
4. Donatello's pizza flipping machine

Kidnapping:
April is grapped by Bebop and Rocksteady in the potato costumes and is thrown into a locker in a room in the basement of Channel 6.

Notables:
1. First episode of Season 4. This brings about a number changes, including some new background music, the first appearance of the Technodrome on the Dimension X asteroid cleanly (drawn very rough at the end of the Big Blow Out), and a new closing credit sequence that includes the Turtles sliding down an elevator shaft from a shot of the episode "Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe." Also, Michelangelo's de facto weapon is now a Grappling Hook. However, his nunchucks are still visible on the back of his shell throughout this season (including the European Vacation episodes), and holds and swings them a few times even, including in this episode when the punk appears in front of the Channel 6 building.
2. Bebop and Rocksteasdy act as if they don't recognize Dimension X, but they spent the first half of Season 2 there. This could qualify as a mistake, but it is likely due to the mutants' low IQs and that they just don't understand it.
3. Bebop and Rocksteady last appeared as humans on screen in Shredderville. However, this was a dream, and the last time they appeared as humans in "real life" was in Enter, the Shredder. This is also their final appearance as "humans" in the series. However, they are not truly human since a holographic mirror still shows them as mutants.
4. The Pretendicon is similar to the Turtle Terminator in which it impersonates Splinter, much like Irma did in the earlier episode.
5. Lots of fanon consider that the European Vacation sideseason immediately follows this episode, given how the Turtles win a trip at the end of this episode. It is unclear however if the vacation is redeemed immediately. However, given that Michelangelo still has his nunchucks in his shell as well as with the Technodrome located on the Dimension X asteroid, it is presumed to take place in Season 4.
6. Irma appears in this episode but does not have any spoken lines.
7. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin.
8. On the DVD release of this episode, the logo for Family Home Entertainment from 1991 is shown after the credits.

Please go to post #58 to continue on to the mini-recaps for the Vacation in Europe (or as gobo likes to call it, Euro-cruise) episodes if you prefer to continue in that fanon.

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Episode 67: Turtles of the Jungle
Written by: Misty Taggart

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Professor Willard W. Willard
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. Just as the giant Jacko attacks, Leonardo speaks in Donatello's voice.
2. Pay close attention to Michelangelo. As the giant Jacko grabs Michelangelo, the original Michelangelo is still holding onto Jacko's leg, but a second Michelangelo is pulled away.
3. As Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo first grabbed onto Jocko's leg, the close up shot of them shows them holding onto his bare skin.
4. As Shredder enters Professor Willard's lab, Leonardo says "Shredder!" wearing a purple bandana like Donatello.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Donatello answers his Turtlecom to reach April by saying "Donatello Here."
2. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" right after they agree with Leonardo's plan with stopping Jocko.
3. April says "Put me down banana breath!" after Jocko grabs a hold of her.

Pizza References:
1. The Turtles are eating pizza while watching TV after returning from their first visit with professor Willard.
2. Michelangelo: "Like ordering a banana pizza!"
3. the Turtles are eating pepperoni pizza while watching April's report at the end of the episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode spoofs George of the Jungle, a popular 1960s cartoon series.
2. Right as Donatello reveals his Hot Dog Fixer-Upper, Raphael says "Make way for the garbage", a possible spoof on the line "Make way for the bad guy" from the 1983 movie Scarface.
3. The car that Burne drives closely resembles the 1958 Ford Edsel.
4. As the jungle vines invade the Lair, Raphael says "who's the Joker" as a reference to the Batman arch-enemy.
5. During the Com-link conversation, Krang says "Cry me up a River", a reference to the 1953 song "Cry Me a River" by Arthur Hamilton and popularized by Julie London.
6. Raphael: "Do you supposed this will count on my frequent flier mileage?", referencing the airline service that provides benefits which took off in 1979.
7. Michelangelo and Raphael reference the Banana Boat song, referring to a ship docked at the East River filled with bananas along with the lyric "daylight come and you want go home." It was made famous by Harry Belafonte in 1956.
8. Raphael on the ship: "Let's do a little monkey business", in reference to the 1931 Marx Brothers film.
9. Another King Kong reference by Raphael: "It's King Klutz again!" April also mentions about apes climbing tall buildings and grabbing women, and thinks that Jocko's seen the movie.
10. Jocko spins Michelangelo on the ground and Raphael feels that he his playing "Spin the Turtle" on him, after the popular game Spin the Bottle.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Donatello: "Ho ho. Very funny, Raphael."
2. Donatello: "They must have spent their entire budget on this one episode."
3. Michelangelo: "Oh, I always wanted to do that." He says this after his "oooooooooooo" chant as he was gliding across the street on a vine.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Professor Willard's Molecular Intensifier and Remote Molecular Intensifier
2. Donatello's Hot Dog Fixer-Upper

Kidnappings:
1. Jocko grabs April and leaves her tied up on a flagpole.
2. Shredder kidnaps Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Professor Willard and ties them up in the hotel's lab.

Notables:
1. Bebop and Rocksteady do not appear in this episode.
2. Professor Willard's lab is at the Park Central Hotel. In the real NYC, there is an actual hotel with the same name located on 7th Avenue near Carnegie Hall.
3. More background music cues are introduced, including "Donatello's invention" cue, a sample of the "Bugman" cue, the enhanced, higher-tension version of the Baxter Stockman cure that resembles the Twilight Zone theme (right as Jocko grows into a giant), and a remix of "Vernon's Theme".
4. April's stock scream is heard as Jocko grabs her from the flagpole.
5. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin.


Episode 68: Michelangelo Toys Around
Written by: Ted Pedersen & Francis Moss

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Mr. Tyler
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Toy Fair Security Guard
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Kevin Tyler
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Dwayne
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Wilbur Weasell
Unknown Voice Actor: Maurice

Mistakes:
None in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo at the beginning says "I've got to make Turtle Tracks out of here."
2. April begins her Toy Fair report by signing in with "This is April O'Neil, Channel 6 News."
3. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" after he ends up in the playroom of Tyler Toys' estate.
4. Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael say "Turtle Power!" when they confront the Tyler Toys employees.

Pizza Reference:
Kevin cooks his first pizza next to Michelangelo in his kitchen. The pizza isn't well made, but Michelangelo still tastes it anyway.

Pop Culture References:
1. This episode involves a toy fair, which takes place every February at the Javits Convention Center in NYC showcasing the newest toy releases and trends. Like the Toy Fair in real life, only those who work in the toy industry can attend.
2. One of the board games at the Toy Fair is named "Monotony", a parody on Monopoly.
3. One of the tables at the Toy Fair says "Dolls 'R' Us", a spoof of Toys 'R' Us.
4. As Raphael and Leonardo try to destroy the Tyranno Toys, Raphael says "Signed, Sealed, and..." while Leonardo says "undelivered", in reference to the 1970 Stevie Wonder song "Signed, Sealed, Delivered."
5. Michelangelo hoped that it wasn't the Turtles' last stand, in reference to Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Donatello: "Good one Raphael", after he stated that Michelangelo would better be suitable going to the Toy Fair as a toy.
2. Raphael: "Wilbur Weasel? Sounds like the name of a cartoon character!"
3. Raphael: "Terrible choice of words", referring to Mr. Tyler's plea to Mr. Weasell to stop with the forklifts.
4. Donatello: "I always cry at happy endings."

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Tyrrano Toy and its remote control devices
2. Maurice's motorized ping-pong shooting tank and remote control
3. Tyler Toys' crushing forklifts

Kidnappings:
1. Mr. Weasell captures Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael in a net with his forklift.
2. Drawyne and Maurice tie up Mr. Tyler in front of his estate.

Notables:
1. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin.
2. The opening scene of this episode was only a dream, and the transition out of it was accompanied by an encounter with the Tyranno Toy when a piece of newspaper fell over Michelangelo's head.
3. A flashback to an earlier scene occurs before Michelangelo goes into the Tyler Toys truck where Raphael appears in a circle saying Michelangelo "you'd have better luck going as a toy."
4. First usage of the "Turtle Tips" background music cue, used when Michelangelo arrives at the Toy Fair.

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Episode 69: Peking Turtle
Written by: Antonio Ortiz & Carmela Ortiz

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. Donatello's strapping on his bo was missing when Leonardo used the pearl to knock over the marble warriors. In the same shot, Raphael's belt is red instead of brown.
2. When the Turtle Blimp lands on the roof, the "T" and "U" in "TURTLES" are not drawn as crisply at the top compared to the other letters, notably on the letters' upper sections where they are missing their green outlines.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop sniveling cowards after the get up from the broken vases.
2. Bebop: "Thery'll be Turtle Soup for everyone tonight!"
3. The Turtles say "Turtles Fight With Honor" as they battle the Peking Statues in the alley.
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as Raphael says "jump" as they dodge two Peking Statues on a pile of crates in the alley.
5. Shredder calls Rocksteady a blithering idiot during his com-link conversation during the Turtles' battle with the statues in front of the News Van.
6. Shredder orders the statues to get those "meddling reptiles."
7. Leonardo responds by ordering a Tatical Turtle Retreat.
8. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop "fools, imbeciles, and cretins" after they are knocked down by the Turtles on top of the Peking Statues.

Pizza References:
1. When Leonardo tried to pass the basketball to Donatello, Michelangelo carrying a pizza was hit and the gum drop choco-chip pizza landed all over Michelangelo's face, and complained that it was perfectly ruined.
2. Leonardo instructs the Turtles to use the Pizza Parlor escape route when trying to avoid the statues.
3. Rocksteady and Bebop walk past Mongolian Pizza, which happens to be Rocksteady's favorite pizzeria.
4. When the Turtles are tossing the pearl, Michelangelo says that they thought they kept it in a pizza oven.
5. The Turtles are eating a box of Von Schitchel's Mongolian Pizza at the end, and Michelangelo asks Splinter to try it. It contains ox burgers and yak cheese as toppings.

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael: "Magic Johnson, eat your heart out!" The Turtles are playing basketball at the start of the episode. During the battle with Bebop and Rocksteady, more basketball terms such as home court advantage and technical foul are used.
2. General Chang's marble army is based on the Terracotta Army of Xi'an, China.
3. Shredder orders the Peking Statues as "left my wife and 48 kids", which was once a common cadence count for marching bands.
4. The Turtles comment that the electrocharged pearl is some hot potato, after the popular game.
5. When Bebop senses defeat, he says to Shredder "I Think We're Alone Now", a pop/rock song that was a hit for Tommy James and The Shondells in 1967 and Tiffany in 1987.
6. When Vernon is caught with the wicker jar on his head, April says to him that it reminds her of one of her favorite songs, "Turkey in the Straw", a folk song that dates from around the 1820s.
7. Splinter rejects Michelangelo's offer for a slice of Mongolian Pizza by saying "To Each His Own", based upon the 1946 film and song by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. When Shredder accepts Krang's idea to kidnap April, Shredder states that we've done that about 30 times before, but then says "who's counting?"
2. Leonardo: "And you thought only the other Turtles made witty remarks."
3. Shredder says to Krang "don't you know how to say please" right before he activates the pearl.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Activator Device that makes the Peking Statues mobile.
2. The remote control for the Peking Statues
3. Donatello's sewer pipe-shaped lens
4. The Pearl's energizing apparatus

Kidnapping:
While not tied up, April and Vernon in the Channel 6 Van are gagged away by the Peking Statues.

Notable:
This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin.


Episode 70: Shredder's Mom
Written by: Ted Pedersen & Francis Moss

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Miyoko Saki
Pat Fraley: Krang, General Yogure
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, United World Plaza Ambassador
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Professor Higgins
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Fort Lauderdale Guard
Unknown Voice Actor: Black man (Hey, it's getting warm)

Mistakes:
1. Shredder's mom calls him "Oroku", but that is actually his last name.
2. One of Raphael's sais is missing from his belt when he talks to Leonardo right before the Turtles head into the garbage room.
3. Rocksteady's eyes are white instead of yellow after he steps out of the portal with Bebop and Shredder on Earth.
4. The text on the flyer that says "THIS WAY TO COMPUTER ROOM" changes from black to red when we get a close up on it with Leonardo.
5. When Krang says "Shredder, don't be angry!", his eyes are white instead of purple.
6. Rocksteady's eyes are white when Shredder's mom walks up to Yogure between Rocksteady and Bebop.
7. Right as the Turtles are freed from the forcefield, the Turtles' belt initials are white as in Season 2. Raphael's "R" is also white when he says "mutants, works every time."

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April begins her report by signing in "This is April O'Neil for Channel 6 News."
2. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as the Turtles swing their way onto the Technodrome.
3. The Turtles say "Turtle Power!" as they battle the Foot Soldiers.
4. Shredder refers to Rocksteady and Bebop as numbskulls when his mom requests them to take on the Turtles.
5. The Turtles say "Turtle Power!" when they enter the Technodrome's control room.
6. Bebop says "Mama" after the miss the Turtles laying down on their shells and end up in another room.
7. Shredder calls Bebop a fool when he is worried about the Solar Mirror.
8. April signs off of her last report by saying "This is April O'Neil for Channel 6 News."

Pizza Reference:
As the space shuttle approaches the beam, Michelangelo remarks that "we'll be cooked like pizzas in a flying oven."

Pop Culture References:
1. When Krang interrupts Shredder, he says "Krang the Magnificent." This may be a possible reference to Carnac the Magnificent, a recurring role on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
2. Splinter gives Donatello an Abacus, an ancient calculating device invented in China.
3. The Turtles and Yogure travel to Dimension X using a Space Shuttle, similar in style to the ones formerly used by NASA.
4. The garbage room scene is highly reminiscent of the same scene in the movie Star Wars.
5. Yogure refers to a mirror in Earth orbit from the Star Wars Project. This does not refer to the George Lucas franchise but rather the President Reagan project.
6. The people at the Fort Lauderdale Retirement club are playing croquet as Miyoko returns to Earth.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. As the Turtles are about to be crushed, Michelangelo says "Didn't we do this in another episode?", referring to the closing walls in the Technodrome in the episode "Enter the Shredder."
2. Krang to Shredder referring to his energy plan: "Well I've heard that before."
3. When Donatello sees a sign that shows the way to the computer, Michelangelo says that we've already done that once this episode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Solar Mirror Satellite
2. Donatello's antenna-seeking device

Kidnappings:
Miyoko sends a glass force field on the Turtles in the control room.

Notables:
1. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin. It also introduces a new logo for episodes with this particular animation studio with MWD instead of MW and the company's name in a Helevetica font.
2. Jennifer Darling voices in this episode but her main character, Irma, does not appear in this episode.
3. This episode is based on the scientific theory of Global Warming/Climate Change, which was a relatively new concept for its time.
4. April wears a light grey tank top and short pants as it gets near 100 degrees. Later in the episode, she wears a lilac dress.
5. This episode mentions Los Angeles and shows a shot of the city as a desert with some leftover traffic and roads.
6. Michelangelo is holding is nunchucks after General Yogure frees them from the force field.

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Episode 71: Four Turtles and a Baby
Written by: Misty Taggart

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Gizzla
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Woman in Baby Store
Tress MacNeille: Tribble
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Zenter
Peter Renaday: Splinter, General Traag
Unknown Voice Actor: Pizza delivery boy

Mistakes:
1. Raphael's belt initial was white when he jumped into the air to attack Bebop.
2. Bebop speaks in Rocksteady's voice when he said "Turtles" after they bumped into them before the fight at Channel 6.
3. April's rotary phone has only eight holes, whereas a standard rotary phone has ten holes.
4. When we see Tribble climb out of the news studio and we see a shot of the outside, Tribble, Irma, and April are shown only halfway up the Channel 6 building. In the episode "Super Bebop and Mighty Rocksteady", the news studio was directly below the roof.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Krang instructs Zenter and Gizzla to try not to be an idiot when in the Technodrome's control room.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop idiots after they suspect they hear a telephone ringing instead of the SpectroAnalyzer after they arrive in the sewers.
3. The Turtles say "Go Green Machine!" during the sewer battle.
4. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop morons after Rocksteady believes that Tribble is hanging out at a baby disco.
5. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he leaps toward the fire hydrant next to the Channel 6 building. Raphael also says "Cowabunga" as he rides up the hydrant's water pressure to rescue Tribble.
6. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop idiots after they come through the portal near the TV shop.
7. After the news report with Burne and Tribble, Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop dimwits.
8. Krang says "Oh no!" after Zener and Gizzla escape the Technodrome.
9. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop idiots when they enter the Channel 6 lobby and are instructed to grab Tribble.

Pizza References:
1. At the beginning of the episode, Michelangelo on the phone requests four large smoked herring and hot fudge pizzas with double cheese.
2. A pizza delivery boy delivers a pizza to Michelangelo, right as Tribble dropped onto the pizzas from Dimension X.
3. When Michelangelo returns to the lair, Donatello calls it "giggling pizza", and Raphael remarks that although Michelangelo has strange pizzas, this one takes the pie.
4. Michelangelo cooks one large carrot pizza in a blender until Tribble uses her telekinetic powers to throw Michelangelo onto a skateboard, causing the prepared recipe to crash on top of him.
5. Part of the Vinnie's Pizza billboard is visible after Tribble crawls out of the news studio.
6. Michelangelo delivers a giant pablum pizza with strange spinach toppings at the end of the episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Neutrino baby Tribble was named in reference to the Star Trek TOS episode "The Trouble with Tribbles."
2. The episode title is in reference to the 1987 movie "Three Men and a Baby."
3. Zenter and Gizzla's flying car is modeled after a late 1930s/early 1940s-era automobile.
4. Shredder says "Say Bye Bye Baby" after he grabs Tribble from April, to reference the 1949 song in the musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and popularized by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Raphael: "I've never hit a mutant in a dress before. It might be fun."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's Interdimensional Tuner
2. Krang's SpectroAnalyzer

Notables:
1. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin.
2. The closing credits theme plays during the battle in the sewers.
3. April is wearing white sleepwear in her apartment as she holds Tribble.
4. Krang is seen in his bubble walker in this episode.
5. The Turtles wear Turtleneck jackets with no bandanas and blue caps as they head topside for the Baby Contest.
6. Irma says that we're 13 floors up, and given that in the previous episode "Super Bebop and Mighty Rocksteady" contained the Channel 6 news studio directly below the roof, this reveals the number of floors contained within the Channel 6 building.
7. Bebop's eyes are briefly visible when he lifts his glasses during the Baby Contest.

[Killer Moth]

Can't wait for you to do "Turtlemanic." I had noticed that Lt. Montoya, from the episode's opening scenes, looks a lot like Lt. Monahan from Quincy M.E. (His actor passed away, earlier this year.) Look it up, and between the facial design and the name, it isn't a coincidence.

The Rosebud reference, of course, was from Citizen Kane, but also a tad sly in characterization. Mainly, the Kane character had his own "weird collection" hobby, like the villain-of-the-day, Monroe Phlegm.

(Okay, saw the episode on DVD, yesterday, so it's fresh in my mind. Heh.)

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Episode 72: Turtlemaniac
Written by: Rowby Goren

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Lieutenant Montoya
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Clyde
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Monroe Q. Flem, Vinnie
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Edler

Mistakes:
1. At the end of the episode, Donatello and Raphael pick up a wax copy of Splinter, and Donatello speaks in Leonardo's voice. Also, when everyone laughs, the wax Splinter even laughs.
2. While he's watching the Turtles on a monitor's screen, Flem's mouth doesn't move for half a line. After the Turtles enter the museum, Donatello speaks in Raphael's voice, then the two of them switch positions, but Raphael continues the line.
3. The Turtles recall the "Case of the Two-Headed Biker" when they used a shovel to battle the Sumarion Slug, but these events never happened in a previous episode.
4. Flem seems to know the layout of the Turtles' lair, but if it was that simple, then why couldn't Shredder and Krang ever track it down, considering Krang's more technical skills?
5. At first April is lowered in the vat of hot wax horizontally, but after the commercial break, April is being lowered vertically.
6. Flem freaks out twice about his wax figures melting, but the second time is a repeated clip of the first time his wax figures start to melt.
7. April's fanny pack is yellow in portions of this episode.
8. A part of Shredder's wax figure has different colors from his normal appearance and is missing his gauntlets.
9. Rocksteady's wax figure is missing its right shoulder strap.
10. Splinter's wax figure had a brown nose in his first shot.
11. As the Turtles walk past the replica of their lair, their shells are dark grey instead of olive green.
12. As April heads for Flem's mansion, the portion between the top and middle of the "6" on the News Van is red instead of light blue.
13. Before the commercial break, the positioning of the tied up Turtles against the wall from left to right is Michelangelo-Leonardo-Raphael-Donatello. After the break, the order switches to Leonardo-Raphael-Michelangelo-Donatello. Also, the way the Turtles are shown tied up is incosistent; before the break, it shows Michelangelo and Leonardo tied up on their stomachs, but not Raphael and Donatello. After the break, only the Turtles' feet are shown tied up.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April signs out of her report with "April O'Neil, with Channel 6 News."
2. After Michelangelo heard about April's idea for pizza, Michelangelo says "Let's make Turtle Tracks, dudes!"
3. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga, dude!" when he pops out of the flodded storm drain on a surfboard.
4. April calls Edler "smogbreath" as he is about to lock her in the birdcage.
5. Flem calls Clyde a mushbrain after he drops some artifacts. After possessing hold of a replica Turtlecom, he calls Clyde a "doat."
6. Michelangelo: "We're all going to be Turtle Waxed!"
7. April calls Flem a scuzzy weasel after complaining that Flem considers news reporters like April a dime a dozen compared to the four Turtles.
8. April signs out of her final report saying "This is April O'Neil for Channel 6 News."

Pizza References:
1. After April's report, she invites the Turtles to join her at Vinnie's Pizza. In response, Michelangelo says "did someone mention pizza at Vinnies?"
2. As the Turtles are shown at Vinnie's, Michelangelo asks Vinnie for a jumbo pizza with everything to go. However, Michelangelo notices that one of the pizza boxes above the counter on the menu is missing.
3. As Michelangelo goes after Clyde before he goes into the sewer system, he asks April to keep an eye on his pizza. In response, April feels that he has better things to do.
4. Michelangelo is shown with Vinnie's Pizza box after returning to the Lair.

Pop Culture References:
1. Another Toys 'R' Us reference as Leonardo saves April: "Rescues 'R' Us."
2. Raphael tells Flem to pop out and say Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, this is your life, referring to the 1950s documentary-biography radio and TV series.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael: Promise him (Michelangelo) a pizza and he'll follow you anywhere.
2. The Turtles seem to take the laughing gas from Clyde's truck TOO literally, all laughing hard for about 30 seconds. Leonardo says to Michelangelo that this is no time for gags. Towards the end, Michelangelo says "What else could I get you dudes to laugh at my joke?"
3. Donatello: "Why couldn't we use the elevator to get to April's apartment?"
Raphael: "This is more visual."
4. Raphael: "They can always read addresses like this in the movies."
5. Michelangelo: "This Flem sure laughs a lot."
Raphael: "Villains on this show always do."
6. Leonardo: "Let her go, you fiend!"
Raphael: "Another classic line, Leonardo."
7. April: "Getting gas means never having to listen to bad jokes."
8. Leonardo: "Look out, gas!"
Raphael: "Three times in one show."
9. Michelangelo: "Very funny dudes."
Raphael: "Good one Leonardo."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Flem's Waxmation Robots and remote control
2. Flem's Frequency Tracking Device
3. Flem's Special Turtle Knockout Gas
4. Flem's Wax-making vat of hot wax and control panel

Kidnappings:
1. Edler gags and carries away April into a bird cage in Flem's mansion and locks her up.
2. Flem and his minions tie up all four Turtles against the wall in his mansion. At the same time, April is now hung from the ceiling and in line to become a wax figure.

Notables:
1. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin.
2. Vinnie is animated differently compared to his normal appearance.
3. Wax statues of Shredder and Mr. Ogg and the Turtlenator from previous episodes are seen, along with wax figures of Bebop, Rocksteady, and Leatherhead. Also, Flem's Wax Robots highly resemble the Turtlenator in design.
4. April's apartment has a different layout compared to its normal appearance since the beginning of Season 3, along with orange-colored walls. April's telephone in her apartment is still green, but is now push button instead of a rotary dial in the last episode. Also, the only part of the apartment block that is shown is the same as the hallway outside.
5. Final appearance of the "sleepy" background music cue at the start of the episode.
6. The Turtleneck jackets in which the Turtles are wearing in this episode are a different color to those worn in the last episode, in which they corresponded to their colored bandanas. Leonardo's is yellow, Donatello's is a light blue, Michelangelo's is red, and Raphael's is purple.
7. April's stock voiced scream is heard as she tries to outrun Flem's guard dogs.

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Episode 73: Rondo in New York
Written by: Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Oswald
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Rondo
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael

Mistakes:
1. Shredder releases some movie snakes, and they slither towards tied up and sitting down Donatello and the college boy, but after the commercial break, both of them are standing up.
2. Rocksteady's eyes are white while Shredder speaks to Krang on his comlink.
3. Shredder's comlink is light blue instead of magenta when the back of it is shown in the theater's projection room.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April signs out of her first report with "This is April O'Neil, live, for Channel 6 News."
2. Shredder calls Oswald a fool after he makes him spill the Vitalizer.
3. Donatello says "Donatello here" when he answers his Turtlecom.
4. Shredder calls the audience in front of the box office fools prior to the beginning of the Movie Marathon.
5. Shredder says that the blasted turtles are at the cinema while he's talking to Krang on the com-link. Krang calls the Turtles fools in response.
6. While Bebop & Rocksteady are eating popcorn, Shredder wants to enjoy the end of those meddlesome reptiles.
7. While Bebop & Rocksteady fight over a sample of the Vitalizer, Shredder calls them numbskulls.
8. The movie Rondo calls one of the monsters an alien scum.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo mentions that the theater is serving free pizza.
2. After the Turtles reach the theater, Raphael wonders where the free pizza is.
3. When the Turtles reach April, Raphael mentions that pizza is their pied piper.

Pop Culture References:
1. Bebop and Rocksteady are watching Cheezy & Freezy, a parody of Tom & Jerry on the TV in Oswald's lab.
2. As Rocksteady attacks Raphael and Leonardo, he says that this rock is going to roll, mentioning the music genre.
3. Michelangelo said to Raphael that Rondo owned a condominium on "Entertainment Tomorrow", a parody of Entertainment Tonight.
4. The monster movie marathon promo ends with "Be there and be scared", a takeoff on the popular 1950s expression "Be there or be square."
5. The movie Rondo appears in front of the street saying "Never fear, Rondo is here", a spoof on Underdog's catchphrase.
6. Another Wrath of Khan reference when the movie Rondo wants to prepare to face the wrath of an enraged Rondo.
7. (See Pizza Reference No. 3) Raphael mentioning that the pizza is their pied piper refers to the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael: "Isn't movie magic wonderful?"
2. Michelangelo to Rondo: "You got to help us. Us fans are counting on you!"
3. When Krang holds a sample of the Vitalizer in the Technodrome, he thinks Shredder is going to terrorize the city with more cheesy and sleazy cartoons.
4. Raphael: "I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist."
5. Raphael: "I know its a silly question, but why didn't we just take the regular elevator instead?"
Leonardo: "I prefer the element of surprise."
Raphael: "You're right Leonardo, it works every time."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Oswald's Vitalizer, which makes inanimate things come to life.
2. The anti-monster searchlights

Kidnappings:
1. April is briefly gagged by one of the movie's monsters.
2. Shredder kidnaps Donatello and Oswald and ties them up at the city college.

Notables:
1. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf-Dublin.
2. April's stock voice scream is heard after a movie monster grabs April.
3. Splinter does not appear in this episode, the first occurrence of this series.


Episode 74: Planet of the Turtles
Written by: George Shea

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Rupert
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Fritz
Pat Fraley: Krang, Hans, Turtle Cab Driver
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Turtle Wrestling Announcer, Personal Energy Projector spokesman
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Dalton Dumpsky
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Dr. Turtlestein

Mistakes:
1. Just as the Turtle Wrestlers enter the sewers from a portal, Leonardo speaks with Michelangelo's voice.
2. Shredder's boots flashed between light grey and back when he slipped on the glue while battling Splinter.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April signs in with her Garbagecopter report with "This is April O'Neil for Channel 6 News."
2. Shredder sees the blasted Turtles when he sees them carrying hypnotized April on the Technodrome's main screen.
3. The Turtles say "Let's Turtleize them!" to Hans and Fritz as they drag them through the portal.
4. April says "I'm April O'Neil of Channel 6 News" to two Technodrome workers carrying protective suits.
5. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as he launches his grappling hook at Fritz.
6. Raphael says "Banzai!" as he and Leonardo tackle two Foot Soldiers.

Pizza References:
1. After Michelangelo was disappointed with the wrestling match on TV, he wanted to go out for pizza.
2. Speedy Turtle is a fast food choice that sells a regular pizza and a pizza on a bug.
3. The Turtles are eating pizza while watching April's report at the end of the episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is a parody of the 1968 movie Planet of the Apes. Donatello also comments that one of the channels he received on the TV in the Lair was from the "Planet of the Cows". In the van, Raphael wanted to tune in to "Planet of the Humans."
2. This episode has a bunch of wrestling-themed references, such as the World Federation of Intergalactic Combat Tag Team Wrestling, a spoof of the former WWF, now the WWE along with its Tag Team moniker, along with technical skills such as being pinned and a reverse double arm back forelock.
3. The method in which the Personal Energy Projector can be ordered is styled like a vintage infomercial, with ordering only via snail mail and a PO Box address. Later, when Rupert introduces the Portable Portal, he also says "batteries not included", a common expression on TV commercials.
4. The Turtles, April, Splinter are seen wearing the Technodrome's protective masks. This is a possible reference to the Stormtroopers of Star Wars.
5. Michelangelo calls Hans a Jolly Green Giant after the mascot of the vegetable company.
6. After April, Vernon, and Dumpsky fell asleep, Michelangelo thought that they were in Dreamland, which was a former amusement park in Coney Island in the early 1900s.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Shredder says to Rupert "Villains don't pay for things."
2. April says to the Turtles after the Garbagecopter crashes by saying "But I thought you guys were supposed to rescue us", given that the Turtles almost always have rescued April up to this point.
3. Shredder: "Oh I love being a villain."
4. After Donatello explains his plan to go to the Planet of the Turtles, Raphael says, "Did you folks at home get that?"
5. Krang: "And then, we'll go into reruns! I guess."
6. Krang: "I'm not sticking around for the climax of this show."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Rupert's Personal Energy Projector (PEP)
2. Rupert's Beauty Overhaul Device (BOD)
3. The Garbagecopter
4. Dumpsky's Converter
5. The Technodrome's protective suits
6. Rupert's Pocket-Sized Portable Portal

Notables:
1. This is the only syndicated episode of Season 4 not animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin, with the Murakami Wolf Swenson logo appearing at the end.
2. Hans and Fitz roles in this episode seem to have a similar function to Bebop and Rocksteady, which do not appear in this episode.
3. One of the cows in the channel that Donatello picked up from another dimension has a ring on a nose, a possible shout out to the bull in the episode "Mutagen Monster."
4. April's stock voiced scream is heard as Hans and Fritz walk through the portal in the sewers.
5. The first time in which Splinter and April were in the Technodrome's main control room.
6. In Turtle Tracks, Shredder instructed all Foot Soldiers to return to the Technodrome using a microphone. In this episode, we finally see Shredder using a microphone alerting the Foot Soldiers. A security alarm also sounds like in the first episode, but with a different pitch.
7. The episode ends with an iris out on Leonardo.

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Episode 75: Name That Toon
Written by: Misty Taggart

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Howie Hardy, Arty (the Junk Store Owner)
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. Pay close attention to the countdown on the Dematerializer. Throughout the episode, the countdown is much different and sometimes adds remaining time. When it first appears, the countdown says 12. It is later shown saying 18, goes from 4 to 7 after the first commercial break, back up to 17 when we return back to the Technodrome where it goes as low as 2, then back up to 1879 later on, then quickly drops from 303 to 115 when it shows the Turtles trying to destroy the time bomb.
2. Right as the time bomb is defused, neither Donatello nor Michelangelo's mouths move to their lines.
3. When Krang first feels the effects when Howie plays the Motherboard, the shot of Shredder and him show Krang as smaller than Rocksteady and Bebop who were standing behind them. Also, the old Transport Module tubes which were seen behind them was a normal wall in a previous shot.
4. Krang's android hands are human colored instead of red when Krang first holds the tracking device to track the Motherboard's interference.
5. One of the knobs on the Turtles' TV is missing its cover when Donatello changes the channel in which we first see Krang. In a following shot, the knob is shown back on the TV.
6. Right as bebop throws the Motherboard through the portal, it is missing its black keys.
7. The word antiques on the junk store is incorrectly spelled "antigues."
8. After Michelangelo and Donatello catch the Motherboard, Michelangelo's "M" is missing.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Krang complained that the blasted Turtles used music to sabotage his computers.
2. Donatello answers his Turtlecom saying "Donatello here."
3. Shredder calls the Turtles fools after they thought that the Motherboard had something to do with Krang's threat.
4. Donatello calls Shredder "tin grin" as he tries to stop Shredder from escaping Howie's loft. Shredder says "you fools" as everyone starts to escape.
5. As Shredder causes a door to block the Turtles from escaping, he calls them "repulsive reptiles."
6. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" and the other Turtles say "Turtle Power!" as they grapple out of Howie's apartment building.

Pizza References:
1. The pizza billboard on top of Vinnie's Pizzeria is shown when we see a shot of the Channel 6 building twice in this episode.
2. Michelangelo thought that the close call with the Dematerlializer had to do with the last pizza he had.
3. Michelangelo delivers a pizza to Howie's loft after the battle.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is a spoof on the game show Name That Tune.
2. Howie's song "Teenagers in Shells" is based upon the 1958 Dion and the Belmonts song "A Teenager in Love." Another song resembled "Get your Kicks on Route 66."
3. Donatello wants to watch "Adventures of secret agent 000", a possible reference to the 00 Agents of James Bond.
4. Howie's first song he wanted to play was "Big City Blues", possibly in reference to the 1932 film by Mervyn LeRoy.
5. Burne complains that the newsroom is too much like a hootenanny, which commonly referred to a folk-music party which was most common in usage from the 1930s to 1950s.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Irma: "It's playing our song", referring to the melody the Motherboard plays (See Notable no. 3)
2. Shredder: "It's curtains Turtles! I've always wanted to say that."

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Dematerializer
2. The Motherboard
3. Donatello's tracking module
4. Donatello's Portal Activity Detector
5. Krang's tracking device

Notables:
1. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf-Dublin.
2. First appearance of Howie.
3. The melody in which the Motherboard and Dematerializer play automatically is "Heroes in a Half Shell" from the theme song. The song which Howie broadcasts citywide uses these lyrics in an '80s pop/rock styled song.


Episode 76: Menace Maestro, Please
Written by: Martin Pasko

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Howie Hardy, Eric/Erk, Al
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, First Construction Woker
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. April appeared to be smiling after Al had fired Howie.
2. The typeface for the words "LAUNCH TEST SEQUENCE ABORTED" on the Technodrome's big screen changes from a blocky font to a sportsboard-style font when we pan out in the next shot and back again.
3. Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady use the Transport Module Tubes to travel to Earth in this episode instead of the Dimensional Portal.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April signs in her newscast in front of the music hall with "This is April O'Neil Channel 6 News."
2. Krang calls Bebop and Rocksteady morons after they believe that the Energy Accumulator is a vacuum cleaner.
3. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the pipe organ rises from the pit.
4. Shredder hopes that those mutant morons had the Energy Accumulator assembled as he was returning to Rocksteady and Bebop.
5. Shredder refers to Rocksteady and Bebop as numbskulls after Rocksteady says "Ain't that it is me, boss?"
6. Bebop and Rocksteady say "Mama" after Erk attacks them.
7. The Turtles say "Go Green Machine!" as they come to rescue April and Irma. After their thanks, the Turtles all say "Turtle Power."

Pizza References:
None in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. Eric/Erk's persona as the Phantom of the Moxie is a parody of the character from the novel/musical The Phantom of the Opera. Eric was the actual Phantom's true name.
2. The episode title is a parody of the 1938 swing song "Music, Maestro Please" by Jack Hylton & his Band.
3. April said that the Floxy was reopening as a new wave dance club, which was common throughout the 1980s.
4. The Floxy may have been named based upon the Roxy Theater on Broadway in NYC.
5. The melody in which Howie plays his first song on the pipe organ is based off of Jerry Lewis' 1957 rock and roll classic "Great Balls of Fire."
6. Raphael thought that there were Daddy, Mommy, and Baby Phantoms, in reference to Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
7. At the end of the episode, Raphael says whoever said rock and roll will never die never had to listen to Howie. This refers to the 1959 song "Rock and Roll is Here to Stay" by Danny and the Juniors.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang to Shredder: "At the rate you're going, you'll tune in to some silly cartoon show."
2. Shredder: "The Turtles? They're always in my way!"
Krang: "It is their show you know."

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Energy Accumulator
2. The Pipe Organ Spaceship
3. Donatello's Improved Tracking Module

Kidnappings:
Rocksteady and Bebop tie up April and Irma as ordered by Shredder.

Notables:
1. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf-Dublin.
2. Final appearance of Howie.
3. An urban legend states than the actual episode 76 was a cancelled episode titled "Shredder in Love." However, many sources state it was just a skip in the production numbering, and given the continuity with the previous episode, is generally accepted for this to be the actual episode number 76, and this topic will list episode numbers based on the proper order.
4. A few clips from the previous episode, "Name That Toon", are shown as the Turtles and Howie explain how they got the chips from Shredder.

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Episode 77: Superhero For a Day
Written by: Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Male Cashier
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Female Cashier
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Policeman
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Gadgetman, Channel 6 Anchorman

Mistakes:
1. When the Turtles see the police taking Rocksteady and Bebop away, Raphael speaks in Donatello's voice.
2. Krang says that he needs a power vacuum to free the Technodrome from the lava bed and mentions the volcano's eruption, but the volcano hadn't erupted yet like it did in this episode "The Dimension X Story."
3. After Raphael asks "What about Shredder?" to Leonardo as they approach the bridge, Leonardo speaks in Donatello's voice.
4. While Michelangelo is swinging onto the bridge, Michelangelo's nunchucks are visible in some shots in his shell, but in others, they are missing.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April begins and ends her report on Gadgetman with "This is April O'Neil, with Channel 6's Where are They Now."
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop numbskulls after watching April's report.
3. As the Turtles enter the power plant they all say TURTLE, then only Donatello says "power" as they encounter Shredder and some Foot Soldiers. This is repeated when they enter the second power plant later in the episode.
4. Michelangelo refers to Shredder as Shredhead in the power plant.
5. Shredder is upset that the cursed Turtles escape the power plant after hearing the news report.
6. Krang says "Oh no" and Bebop says "Mama!" as the energy is rewired into the Technodrome and shuts off its power.

Pizza References:
1. The Turtles are each holding several pieces of pizza like they are playing poker.
2. At the end, Michelangelo tells Gadgetman that he has a far out idea for a pizza dough tosser, and that we can't fight crime with a pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. This episode is one huge Inspector Gadget reference, including his Egg beater helicopter and van.
2. Another Underdog reference: "Never fear, Gadgetman in here!"
3. Gadgetman makes a Superman reference when he says "This looks like a job for Gadgetman!"
4. Michelangelo says that candy is mondo dandy, in reference to the Candy is Dandy poem by Ogden Nash.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Michelangelo: We'll don't have a cow, man.
Raphael: Wrong show.
2. Shredder: "Why do I think this is where I come in?"
3. Gadgetman: "Taster the bitterness of defeat!"
Rocksteady: No big deal, we taste that all the time. (Bebop and Rocksteady both laugh acting like a laugh track.)
4. Raphael: "So are you Shredder? Let somebody else handle the snappy comebacks, Leonardo."
5. After April explains to Donatello how she unplugged the generator, Raphael says "What do you expect? It's a cartoon."
6. All Turtles: "TURTLE..."
Donatello: "Power."
Raphael: "Didn;t we do this already?"
7. Leonardo: "They got away again!"
Raphael: "After 100 episodes, you expected something different?"
8. Gadgetman; "The Meanage Newtant Injured Myrtles... no the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I'm sorry, I always have trouble with that."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Gadgetman's Egg Beater Helicopter
2. Gadgetman's Pursuit Boots
3. Krang's Power Vacuum Amplifiers
4. Gadgetman's Van
5. Gadgetman's Plunger Rope
6. Shredder's Turtle Destruction Device
7. The Rewired Relay

Kidnappings:
1. Gadgetman ties up a man during his flashback scene.
2. Gadgetman, Bebop, and Rocksteady kidnapped a few civilians and are found near Shredder's command center.
3. Gadgetman and some Foot Soldiers tie up the Turtles to the power plant's generator.

Notables:
1. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf-Dublin.
2. Irma does not appear in this episode, although Jennifer Darling still voices a character.
3. Krang's bubble walker is used when Shredder contacted him on his comlink while setting up the energy drainer.
4. Gadgetman must be of very old age since he wasn't suspicious as to why somebody claiming to represent a superhero is wearing a villainous costume. He also still watches on a black and white TV.
5. The Turtles wear their winter outfits in this episode.
6. The Technodrome briefly moves in this episode, the only time it ever does this entire season.

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Episode 78: Back to the Egg
Written by: Dennis Marks

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Murphy
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Maitre'd
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Louie
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Unknown Voice Actor: Captain Kroolik, Grillox, Uncle Bob

Mistake:
The Channel 6 building has the "6" shown as yellow instead of its normal red in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Captain Kroolik calls Shredder a clumsy idiot after he noticed that his Serum only worked on two of the pizzas.
2. Shrunken Leonardo call Raphael and Donatello meanies.
3. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" after he and Leonardo pull away on the Cheapskate.
4. Donatello answers his Turtlecom when April contacts him saying "Donatello here."
5. Tiny Leonardo and Michelangelo say "Tiny Turtle Power" after defeating Captain Kroolik.
6. As April gets tied up by Gorillox, she says "Let go of me you big ape!"
7. April calls Captain Kroolik a despicable heartless monster after she is tied up.
8. Shredder says that a Turtlecom keeps him in contact with those slimy reptiles.
9. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole" after he returns to his normal size.
10. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" after he lands on the studio's floor.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo finds a flyer for Posh Pizza, that includes a special introductory offer of four pizzas for the price of one.
2. Shortly afterwards, Michelangelo suggest the Turtles to watch "The Turtles that scarped pizza."
3. The Turtles arrive in posh pizza, which unlike a typical pizzeria is a fine dining establishment.
4. The four pizzas are visible behind the Posh Pizza building when Shredder allows Kroolik to spray the Serum on the pizzas.
5. After the Turtles taste their pizzas, Michelangelo and Leonardo shrink in size thanks to the Serum's formula. Leonardo complains that he can't reach the pizza, and says "I want my pizza" like a four-year old. The shrunken Michelangelo then fights with Leonardo, and causes the slice to fly across the room and onto the Maitre'd's back, and start a food fight.
6. As Leonardo and Michelangelo get ready to cross the busy street full of traffic, three "Pizza For You" trucks showing five pizzas on them are visible.
7. Little Leonardo and Michelangelo are eating pizza in the kitchen while Donatello explains the Serum. Little Michelangelo says that the pizza is yummy but doesn't even remember how to make pizza.
8. (See Fourth Wall No. 3) In an alley, Raphael throws some pieces of rotten pizza. The search ends with Donatello finding Michelangelo's teeth marks on the slice of pizza he tasted at Posh Pizza and Raphael finding Leonardo's teeth marks.
9. After discovering the pizza that shrunk Leonardo and Michelangelo, Raphael jokes about stopping for more pizza.
10. Donatello explains to April on the Turtlecom that Shredder slipped some Serum on the pizzas.
11. Uncle Bob thinks that Leonardo is Italian, but responds by saying that he likes pizza.
12. Donatello instructs Raphael to bake two pizzas in the microwave after creating his antidote.
13. Donatello throws the two antidote-covered pizzas to Tiny Michelangelo and Leonardo, but Michelangelo feels tired of eating pizza, and Leonardo is not pleased with the mushroom topping. Raphael tells them to quite griping and eat the pizza, while Donatello tells them to finish the pizza and the Tiny Turtles will get ice cream. They agree and eat the pizzas, causing them to return to their normal state.

Pop Culture References:
1. Preschool-aged Leonardo and Michelangelo chant the nursery rhyme "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe."
2. As Donatello and Raphael take off their trench coats, Donatello says "Easier said than done fella", possibly referring to the 1963 pop hit by The Essex.
3. Leonardo and Michelangelo are seen drawing coloring books in the living room.
4. One of the objects on April's TV/Computer that Leonardo is playing with looks like Pac-Man.
5. Uncle Bob's Costume Kiddie Cartoon Show features kids in the audience dressed as Bugs Bunny, a football player, a pirate, a ghost, a witch, and a princess.
6. Uncle Bob tells Shredder, Kroolik, and Grillox that they're taping Star Trek in studio 4B.
7. Michelangelo sings "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" as he spins around Kroolik in front of the stage.
8. Donatello says "Run April, Run" while she's still tied up, a possible reference to the 1975 David Geddes song "Run Joey Run."
9. The episode title is in reference to the 1979 Wings album of the same name.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang: "Stop whining Shredder! The show must go on."
2. Raphael reminds the other Turtles to leave the Maitre'd a tip, but instead of referring to the money added to the substotal, tells them to not eat crackers in bed.
3. Raphael: "Anybody who thinks that Ninja Turtles is all fun and games should see this episode."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's age-reversing Serum
2. Donatello's age-reducing Antidote

Kidnappings:
1. Captain Kroolik slams a garbage can completely covering the shrunken Leonardo and Michelangelo.
2. Grillox ties up April in front of the Uncle Bob Show's stage.

Notables:
1. This episode is animated by Murakami Wolf-Dublin and is the final syndicated episode of Season 4, unless if you consider "Turtles and the Hare" as a Season 4 episode as the DVD set does unlike most other sources. This is also the final usage of the original opening sequence until "Turtles and the Hare."
2. In the scene where Krang explains the serum, Shredder's movements and expressions suggest that he is laughing, but it is not accompanied with any sound.
3. Raphael is shown holding only one pizza before he and Donatello enter the Channel 6 studio before switching back to holding two as they enter it.
4. Despite the appearance of Krang and Shredder, Bebop or Rocksteady do not appear in this episode. Captain Kroolik sort of takes on a similar role to Baxter from the early episodes.
5. The Turtles' TV in their Lair looks more modern than normal in this episode with a more rectangular screen and more buttons.
6. First instance in which Shredder and Krang walk outside of the Technodrome onto Dimension X's asteroid.
7. Michelangelo's drawing of himself as a five year old is properly spelled "Michelangelo."
8. Michelangelo's nunchucks are never seen, even on his shell in this episode.


Episode 79: Son of Return of the Fly II
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Baxter Stockman, Computer Salesman
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Herman J. Mellish
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Z

Mistakes:
1. When the debris from the clock tower's gears fell over Shredder, Baxter, Bebop, and Rocksteady, the sheath and dagger handle switched colors.
2. When Donatello unveils Baxter's footprint on a piece of plaster in the Lair, he first does it in the Turtles' kitchen but after the second commercial break, he does it in the bedroom.
3. Raphael speaks that the gadget might have sank in Leonardo's voice while at a junction near the end of the sewer system. He also says "I don't think so" in Leonardo's voice in the same scene.
4. How could the Turtles survive a fall after being sprung up from the clock tower without even noticing a slight pain?

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. When Baxter first sees the Turtles, he refers to them as "stupid, greasy."
2. Shredder referred to Baxter as a pipsqueak fly when defending his stance with regards to who should defeat the Turtles.

Pizza Reference:
Vinnie's Pizza's billboard next to Channel 6 is visible twice in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. The clock tower has the same bell pitch as Big Ben's.
2. Raphael says "Do You Hear What I Hear?", a Christmas song when he hears what turns out to be Vernon's shaver.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Baxter: "Not funny, not funny!"
Raphael: "Nobody likes puns anymore."
2. Before Shredder breaks down a wall at the clock tower, Raphael tells Baxter that Shredder won't show up. After Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady bust down the wall, Raphael asks Baxter to sue him.
3. Raphael: "Since when did we become the Teenage Mutant Ninja Boy Ninnies?"

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Solid Energy Generator
2. Channel 6's advanced computer network, including a card reader-device.
3. Channel 6's secret door
4. Melish's Auto-destruct device

Kidnappings:
1. Baxter ties up all four Turtles via the Solid Energy Generator's energy ropes and holds them hostage them in a clock tower.
2. April, Irma, Vernon, and Burne are held motionless to the ceiling by Z in the hallway in the Channel 6 building.

Notables:
1. This is the first episode on the DVD set that was produced for CBS, and the first with the new opening sequence and no title card. The Group W Productions logo is silent after the MWS logo, and will remain that way for about half of the CBS episodes of this season. CBS episodes are also approximately 90 seconds longer than syndicated episodes at around 23 1/2 minutes in length, including the opening and closing credits. However, this was not the first episode that aired on CBS Saturday morning (The Dimension X Story).
2. The first appearance of Baxter's Alien Computer Z outside of his ship seen in "Bye, Bye Fly" and also the first time he is given a face.
3. The Rat King and Leatherhead are mentioned in this episode by Raphael.
4. The World Trade Center appears in this episode.
5. The T.V. Vision store has a sign that advertises a sale for widescreen TVs, which were very rare in 1990.
6. Bebop's eyes are briefly shown after the Turtles escape the clock tower.
7. Shredder's stock-voiced "Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh" is heard as he is bound by Z.
8. Vernon is shown wearing a white undershirt at the end of the episode.

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Episode 80: Raphael Knocks 'Em Dead
Written by: Jack Mendelsohn

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Stagehand, Police Sergeant, Pinky's First Goon
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Shecky Schtick
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Mr. Bigelow
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Barney Stockman, Joey, Police Officer
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Audience Member
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Anchorman
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Pinky McFingers
Unknown Voice Actor: Pinky's Second Goon

Mistakes:
1. Barney Stockman seems to know about Baxter's fly transformation, but ever since Baxter became a fly, he's been where he would have no contact with anyone on Earth.
2. The first scene of Pinky at the House of Ha-Ha was frozen.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Vernon says that Raphael is making a total fool of himself.
2. April tells Mr. Bigelow that she's April O'Neil from Channel 6 News.
3. In reply, Mr. Bigelow calls her a nosy reporter.

Pizza References:
1. Leonardo asks if the other Turtles are interested in pizza.
2. A man asks Raphael where his pizza that he ordered is.
3. Michelangelo is seen eating a slice of pizza and mentions that Raphael missed a stupendous pizza.
4. Vinnie's Pizza's billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible twice in this episode.
5. Raphael: "I have never seen a man eating a shark, but I have seen a Turtle eating a pizza."

Pop Culture References:
1. Donatello wants to watch "Lifestyles of the Brilliant and Scholarly," a nod to "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous."
2. Michelangelo is seen reading a TV Guide.
3. One of Pinky's goons asks Joey to "Make me Laugh", which was on a couple occasions a TV game show.
4. A portrait of Leonardo's Mona Lisa is shown during Raphael's spell under the Gag-a-Magnifier.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Donatello tells Raphael that he gets his daily quota of bad jokes just by hanging around him.
2. Raphael says that he could be such a great stand-up comic if he wasn't so busy protecting the world from evil.
3. Raphael: "I've heard of a captive audience but never a captive performer."
4. Raphael: "I can't believe this is happening! This is too bizarre, even for a cartoon." (These lines also comprise a portion of the opening sequence of Rob Paulsen's podcasts.)
5. Every joke Raphael and the other comedians make while under the Gag-a-Magnifier's control is subject to this.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Barney's Gag-a-Magnifier
2. Donatello's satellite TV system, bringing the TV to 112 channels.
3. Burne's Insect Repellent
4. Barney's Gagmasks
5. The Laughometer
6. Pinky's auto-disappear remote control

Kidnappings:
1. Pinky magically forces Raphael to disappear, and is later shown tied up inside a bag in the trunk of his limousine!
2. After Raphael frees himself, he ties up Pinky and his two goons, though it wouldn't be long until they free themselves.
3. Pinky and his minions rekidnap Raphael with a net on top of him inside Barney Stockman's lab.

Notables:
1. First appearance of Pinky McFingers.
2. Although Shredder does not appear in this episode, James Avery still voices a few minor characters in this episode. For the most part, the rest of this season will alternate between episodes featuring Shredder and another featuring a specific Turtle.
3. April pronounces Raphael as both "rah-fay-ell" and "rah-fie-ell" in this episode.
4. Michelangelo is seen holding and spinning his nunchucks as they arrive at Pinky's hideout with Leonardo and Donatello.
5. Barney Stockman's character design is the same as his brother Baxter except that his hair is red instead of blonde.
6. First episode with a special focus on Raphael.


Episode 81: Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Scientist
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Bully, Mayor
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Man with Cotton Candy
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Zach, Movie Director
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. Rocksteady speaks with Bebop's voice when Zach gets away with the Anxietron Ray.
2. The sign on City Bank was misspelled "CTIY".
3. When Leonardo takes out his kantana to give to Zach, the sword sheath on his belt disappeared in the next shot.
4. When Raphael says "Well, that worked like a charm," Leonardo is shown gaining Donatello's mask.
5. On the side of one the Channel 6 News Vans in the building's parking lot while April in another van talks to Vernon, the logo is completely red instead of a red "6" on a white background and red border, rendering the "6" indistinct.
6. The "6" on both the side an back of April's news van as Gorgonzolla approaches her is partially indistinct.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady idiots and peabrain pinheads when he contacts them on his comlink.
2. As the Turtles jump into City Hall's elevator, Michelangelo says "Cowabunga."
3. Zach says "Turtle Power" as he tries to flee Rocksteady and Bebop with the Anxietron.
4. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as he and Zach slide down a tree branch to try and stop Rocksteady and Bebop.
5. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady inculcate idiots right after he steps out of the portal.

Pizza References:
None in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. "Gorgonzilla" is a parody of the movie Godzilla.
2. At City Hall, Bebop mentions that every day's a holiday except for Sunday, possibly referring to the 1937 film.
3. The title of this episode is in reference to the 1940 film Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. April: "How come you guys always have to wait until the last minute to rescue me?"
2. Zach says that he is a Turtle, but then April says that's funny and that he doesn't look like one.
3. Raphael: "Everyone gets a little tense now and then."

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Anxietron Ray
2. Gorgonzola and its remote control panel

Kidnappings:
1. Bebop and Rocksteady causes Gorgonzola to kidnap April by swallowing her inside his body.
2. Bebop kidnapps and ties up Splinter and he and Rocksteady ties him to railroad tracks.

Notables:
1. Michelangelo is holding one of his nunchucks inside City Hall.
2. The elevator in which the Turtles jump in when Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" contains a shot which is used for the closing credit sequence for all non-Europe episodes for Seasons 4-7.
3. April's stock-voiced scream is heard after Bebop and Rocksteady reprogram Gorgonzola's controls to kidnap her. It is heard again right after Gorgonzola swallows April.

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Episode 82: Raphael Meets His Match
Written by: Charles M. Howell IV

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Crew Member in Bridge
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Man in Donatello Costume
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Pat Musick: Mona Lisa
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Channel 6 Announcer
Thom Pinto: MacDonald Crump, Captain Filch
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick
Unkown Voice Actor: Blonde Woman with blue costume

Mistakes:
1. While April is delivering Captain Filch's ransom report, the background is of the city skyline during the day, but the party takes place out to sea at night. It is also shown as daytime when Raphael says "we better get moving before it slithers its way back on board."
2. When Raphael surfaces through the sewer cover near Crump's yacht, he speaks in Leonardo's voice.
3. Raphael's "R" is missing when he tells Mona that she isn't a grotesque mutant.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April calls Vernon a wimp as she grabs the camera from him.
2. April calls two of Filch's monsters overgrown seaweeds as she is being carried off by them.
3. Michelangelo says his stock-voiced Cowabunga as he slides down the Turtle Blimp.
4. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as he swings and knocks down seven of Filch's monsters.

Pizza References:
1. When everybody returns to the Lair, Mona presents pizzas to everyone, thanks to Michelangelo's happiness.
2. The episode opens with a shot of Pick-a-Peck-o-Pizza, with a space-age design. The pizzas are very small. Raphael comments that MacDonald Crump owns the chintziest chain of pizza parlors in the world. Michelangelo then says that he would stick with Vinnie's, but three Turtles aren't happy enough that they won more mini pizzas from Pick-a-Peck-o-Pizza. Raphael's ticket shows a pepperoni pizza on the top of the ticket.
3. During April's report, Macdonald Crump says that his promotion at Pick-a-Peck-o-Pizza made the cruise possible.
4. As the yacht pulls away, Mr. Crump tells guest aboard to do his pizza restaurant's twist. However, Vernon says that all that pizza talk makes him nauseous.
5. MacDonald Crump says that he would sell shares of stock of his pizza chain just so Captain Filch could free him.
6. MacDonald Crump offers the Turtles as Vice Presidents of his pizza chain after they defeat Captain Filch.

Pop Culture References:
1. MacDonald Crump is based off of tycoon Donald Trump.
2. "Pick-a-Peck-o-Pizza" was modeled after the alliteration Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.
3. One of the people in costume boarding Crump's yacht resembles Batman, and two others have a Ninja Turtle costume with Donatello's and Michelangelo's colors.
4. Mr. Crump's pizza twist is inspired after the 1960 Chubby Checker song.
5. Mona says in the bridge to Raphael that they will be trading one-liners with Davy Jones if the yacht doesn't change course.
6. Raphael knocks off one of Filch's monsters with a shuffleboard stick and treats it like a shuffleboard puck.
7. Raphael makes a Long John Silver reference when he swings to Captain Filch that he hasn't wrecked Long John Turtle.
8. Another Godzilla reference as Michelangelo is watching "Bugzilla" on the Lair's TV.
9. Aboard the bridge, Raphael says "mattahari" to Mona, which was a dancer convicted of espionage during World War I, and included a 1931 film starring Greta Garbo.
10. Captain Filch refers to "The Seven Seas", which are basically the seven largest bodies of water on Earth, though its meaning varies now and in a historical sense.
11. When Raphael says "Man to Mutant", this may have possibly referred to Man to Man, a 1922 movie.
12. April mentions about walking the plank, which is a form of torture practiced by rogue seamen.
13. When Michelangelo says "Brave little turtle", that may be a nod to the 1980 Thomas M. Disch novel The Brave Little Toaster.
14. As Raphael prepares to leave Mr. Crump for the Turtle Blimp, he says "Easy Come, Easy Go," possibly referring to the Elvis Presley song and movie of the same name.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Donatello: "Okay Raphael, the coast is clear. I finally get to say that."
2. Raphael: "Have we met?"
Mona: "Yes, such a kidder."
3. Raphael: "I thought I was supposed to have the clever remarks."
4. Raphael: "Now I think she's finally catching on."
5. Raphael: "I feel a flashback coming on. You see, I told you so."
6. Mona Lisa: "I always wanted to hear one of the real Turtles say a line like that."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Captain Filch's Forcefield Generator
2. Captain Filch Submarine's automatic catwalk

Kidnappings:
1. Mona Lisa ties up two officers in the yacht's bridge.
2. About 15 people including MacDonald Crump are tied up and held hostage by Captain Filch and his monsters.
3. April is bound by two of Filch's monsters and has her mouth covered after her news report.
4. Raphael is tied up near the front of the yacht.

Notables:
1. First usage of the short, 30-second 2nd intro introduced with 'Son of Return of the Fly II." This version had a tendency to be used for non-Shredder episodes because during CBS's one hour block of TMNT on Saturday mornings, the full intro had already been played for the first episode that normally features Shredder, and this was the second episode of the block. There are also no spoken parts (such as "Hey, get a grip") used as well. The lyrics for this short version are:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
They're the world's must fearsome fighting team!
They are Heroes in a Halfshell and they're green!
When the evil Shredder attacks, these Turtle boys don't cut no slack!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Heroes in Half Shell, Turtle Power!

2. The dialogue that Raphael tells Mona Lisa that he's one of the Ninja Turtles is part of the introductory sequence of Rob Paulsen's Talking Toons podcasts.
3. Michelangelo is holding is nunchucks when he lands aboard Crump's yacht.

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Episode 83: Slash: The Evil Turtle From Dimension X
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Donatello Impersonator
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Secretary
Pat Fraley: Krang, Slash
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Raphael Impersonator
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Donald J. Lofty
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Fenton Q. Hackenbrush

Mistakes:
1. A part of the Raphael impersonator's costume has a nose which turns a flesh color and not green.
2. Raphael is shown with Michelangelo's colors when Leonard and Raphael grapple with Slash.
3. When Donatelo says "What are they so miffled about?" just before the mob chases the Turtles, Raphael's pants are missing.
4. Leonardo's kantanas made a sheathing sound when Slash broke them.
5. Donatello's shell markings were moved when he and Michelangelo were ejected from the Space Bowl.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he uses a grappling hook to knock down one of the sewer workers.
2. Krang calls Bebop a klutz after he knocks down an electrode next to the Superchraged Mutagen.
3. Bebop says "Mama!" after he opens the portal and Slash throws him away
4. Donatello says "that was my favorite bo" after Slash breaks a piece of it near the Freedom Bell.
5. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the Turtles jump onto Slash's rocket.
6. Michelangelo says his long "Cowabunga" as the Turtles jump from the Rocket onto the Technodrome Space Vehicle.

Pizza References:
1. Raphael tells Michelangelo not to eat jelly bean and sausage pizzas before going to sleep.
2. A box with a picture of a pizza on it is shown in Bebop and Rocksteady's quarters where Slash is.
3. Donatello asks April to meet the Turtles at the Flying Pizza Inn when he contacts her from a phone booth.
4. April is shown inside Flying Pizza Inn, where a chef is putting a pizza in the oven and another pizza is on the counter next to him. We then go outside and see a shot of the sign for the pizzeria.
5. A moment later, Slash goes inside Flying Pizza and eats a total of six pizzas on the counter while standing next to April.
6. April tells the Turtles after Slash gets away that he even liked pizza.
7. A pizza box falls on Slash's spaceship and Michelangelo says that April said that he dug pizza. Michelangelo then picks up the pizza box, says "pizza time, dude", and Slash says "give me that pizza." Slash then says "I want that pizza", then Michelangelo allows him to open it, only to reveal a few leftover crumbs.

Pop Culture References:
1. Donald J. Lofty, like MacDonald Crump from the last episode, is a spoof of Donald J. Trump. Interestingly, he says "You are fired!" to Fenton at the end of the episode many years before it became Trump's signature catchphrase from the reality series The Apprentice.
2. The Freedom Bell in the park is a parody of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.
3. During the battle with Slash in the park, Leonardo tell Slash that he's giving Turtles a bad name, in reference to the Bon Jovi song "You Give Love a Bad Name."
4. Bebop in the Technodrome says "Like Father, Like Mutant," which may be a reference to the 1987 comedy Like Father, Like Son.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael: "They might be autograph hunters."
2. Raphael: "Oh I feel so hard boiled in these trenchcoats."
3. As April tells the Turtles that Slash is roaming the city, Raphael says, "Just what this show needs. Another mutant turtle."

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Space Scowl
2. The Technodrome Space Vehicle
3. Supercharged Mutagen

Notables:
1. First appearances of Slash and Donald J. Lofty.
2. Michelangelo is shown holding one pair of nunchucks when the Turtles draw their weapons in front of Fenton twice in this episode. He is also shown holding a pair of nunchucks when the Turtles start to battle Slash in front of the Freedom Bell.
3. Final appearance of Krang's background music cue, used right after the first commercial break.
4. The Turtle Impersonators play a similar role to the Crooked Ninja Turtle Gang in the episode "Return of the Shredder."
5. Florida is mentioned in this episode.
6. It is revealed that the Flying Pizza is the same pizzeria first shown in the episode "Beneath the Streets", where we can see the Rex Movie Theater visible, though it is no longer playing the Kung Fu movie it was still playing in the episode "The Big Blow Out."
7. April's stock voiced scream is heard after she gets in the Channel 6 Newsvan and Slash bangs on the van.
8. The Chrysler Building is shown in this episode.
9. It is revealed that the wall in which the Technodrome's portal screen is attached to adjoins the exterior when Slash escapes.


Episode 84: Leonardo Lightens Up
Written by: Dan DiStefano

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Channel 6 Switchboard Operator
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, G. Clef, Man in Park
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Fingers
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Tress MacNeille: Woman in Park
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Knuckles
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. As Vernon drives off to escape the loud music, the top half of the "6" is fully red and indistinct.
2. The word "TURTLES" is not visible on the Turtlevan as Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo see Leonardo on a skateboard in a small park, and also when Leonardo skates near it when the fire hydrant's water gushes the van.
3. April reports from the US Mint, but there is no actual mint in NYC.
4. Donatello's belt initial is a Season 2-style white after the Turtles destroy the sound system and he says "Sometimes the simple answers are the best."

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Leonardo calls Splinter a fuddy duddy after a boost of energy lightens his personality.
2. Burne says "go go go go" to April on the phone while she's at the Dog Show.
3. Leonardo says "Cowabunga" after he lands on the beach after surfing.
4. Leonardo says "Cowabunga" when he demonstrates his skateboarding ability to Splinter.
5. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" after Leonardo returns to normal.
6. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he fires his grappling hook at G Clef's sound system.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo is practicing some new pizza recipes when Leonardo interrupts him and some pizza dough lands on top of his head. He interprets Leonardo's "cutting edge" by slicing the dough into six pieces, tastes on piece and admits he even likes it raw, and asks Leonardo for a slice.
2. Vinnie's Pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
3. Michelangelo wished that the Turtle Blimp would have landed at a pizzeria, not a sidewalk cafe.
4. Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo are eating pizza as Leonardo interrupts April's report.

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael is watching the game show Let's Make a Deal on the lair's TV based upon his "take door number 3" quote.
2. Another Frankenstein reference as Donatello says that the ray created a Frankinsurfer on Leonardo.
3. As Donatello talks to Leonardo right after he lightened up, he mentions Pandora's Box, initially referring to a jar opened by Pandora releasing all evil into the world, though it also refers to a single and album by Aerosmith.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Vernon interrupts April's sign on in her City Hall report by saying "and Vernon Fenwick."
2. Donatello never thought he would say that he actually misses the old Leonardo.
3. As Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo leave the Lair, Raphael says "Let's get laughing boy."
4. G. Clef: "Talk is cheap! Especially corny dialogue like that."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's Personality Modifier Device
2. G. Clef's Super Stereo
3. Donatello's Soundproof Helmets
4. Leonardo's Soundproof Earmuffs

Notables:
1. First appearance of Donatello's Personality Alterator Device.
2. The short intro is used for this episode.
3. April's stock voiced scream is heard immediately after the first commercial break.
4. The exact same animation is recycled when the Turtles are riding their blimp above buildings, specifically when the blimp is too far away to see the word "TURTLES." The first usage is as the Turtles are checking in on Leonardo at the beach, the second is right before we are introduced to the Soundproof Helmets.
5. First episode with a special focus on Leonardo.

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Episode 85: Were-Rats From Channel 6
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Man in Street
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Rat King, Second Explosive Thief
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Gypsy Woman
Pat Fraley: Krang, Cheese shop Owner
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, First Explosive Thief
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. Donatello was with the other Turtles in battle with Rocksteady and Bebop in the plane, but after he, the other Turtles, Irma, and Vernon had fallen from the plane, was later seen riding the Turtle Blimp. It would have been more logical if he left the others to fight while he was going to get the blimp from the Lair.
2. While Rocksteady was speaking to Shredder on this Comlink, he wasn't holding the Comlink.
3. As the Turtles leave the Rat King's lair, Leonardo is colored red instead of blue.
4. Donatello's belt was purple instead of brown when April asked the Turtles if they had seen Irma and Vernon.
5. The Rat King first ties up Vernon with a brown rope, but in the next shot, he is shown tied up with a black rope, but later in the same scene, he is once again shown with a brown rope.
6. When the Rat King emerges from the sewers onto the street, the mailbox is incorrectly spelled "US MALE." In the next shot, the side door of the Channel 6 building is misspelled "REAR ENTRACE."
7. Leonardo starts out by untying April, but in a closeup shot of her, it is Michelangelo who finishes untying her despite apparently not switching places.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Bebop says "Mama!" as Vernon throws him aboard the airplane.
2. Michelangelo says his long "Cowabunga!" as the Turtles, Irma, and Vernon lose their grip from the airplane.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo says to Leonardo that the thieves stole some cheese because they wanted some extra mozzarella for a midnight pizza snack.
2. Vinnie's Pizza's billboard is visible next to the Channel 6 building twice in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. Vernon in the sewers with Irma says that rats scare the dickens out of him, referring to author Charles Dickens.
2. Raphael says that the mutagen is supposed to green, not tutti frutti, which was a 1955 Rock and Roll classic by Little Richard.
3. Raphael is sarcastic that the mutated Irma and Vernon and going to Holland for the Gouda Cheese festival.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Donatello: "I hate being the straight Turtle."
2. After Donatello says "Let's get out of here" after he shuts a sewer door preventing some rats from invading, Raphael says "I wish I said that."
3. Right before the second commercial break, Raphael says that he just can't take all of this suspense.

Wacky Inventions:
No new inventions in this episode.

Kidnappings:
1. The Rat King kidnaps Irma and Vernon with his black rope (See mistake No. 5)
2. After Irma turns into a rat, she grabs April and is taken away with Rat King where she ties her up in his lair.

Notables:
1. First of two occurrences which Irma and Vernon are turned into mutants.
2. Shredder speaks to Bebop and Rocksteady with his Comlink instead of watching them on the Technodrome's portal screen.
3. The original tension theme is used again before the first commercial break, and will continue to be used throughout the rest of this season.
4. Michelangelo spins one of his nunchucks during the battle with the Rat King in the sewers. He is also holding a pair when the Turtles reach the room where April is kidnapped.


Episode 86: Funny, they Shrunk Michelangelo
Written by: Michael Edens

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Talbot Breech
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. Vernon's regular voice is heard after the cat licks him.
2. April's regular voice is heard when she says "and you and I do the same thing" after Michelangelo escapes from the submarine.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. When on his surfboard, Michelangelo says to Donatello that he hungers for a Cowabunga.
2. Michelangelo's Cowabunga echo is heard as a big wave pushes him out of the sewers.
3. Burne says "go go go" to Vernon when telling him to go to the harbor with April.
4. Leonardo says "We've got to do something!" after he sees that April and Vernon has been shrunken with the aircraft carrier.
5. Michelangelo's long Cowabunga is heard while he rides on top of the cat.
6. Michelangelo says Cowabunga when he swings onto the shrunken aircraft carrier in the bathtub.
7. Raphael calls Talbot "shorty" in demand to return Michelangelo, April, and Vernon back to their normal size.

Pizza References:
1. Right before Michelangelo is shrunken, he says that he thinks he's scarfing some bad pizza.
2. Michelangelo says how he must look to a pizza with everything as the cat tries to eat him.
3. Michelangelo sees acres and acres of pizza inside the ship.
4. In the next scene, the other Turtles in the lair are eating peanut butter and salami pizza with double yogurt toppings.

Pop Culture References:
1. This episode title may be based off of the 1989 movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, with some of the action based off of Tom and Jerry.
2. When the cat threatens the shrunken Michelangelo trapped in the bottle, he tells him to "beat it" in reference to the Michael Jackson song.
3. Raphael says to leave it to Michelangelo for him to take out the trash, a reference to the sitcom Leave it to Beaver.
4. When Michelangelo sees Talbot's phone, he says to reach and touch some turtles, in reference to the AT&T slogan of the 1980s and 1990s and also a Diana Ross song from 1970.
5. Michelangelo launches the airplane from the aircraft carrier by saying NASA's "Houston, we have liftoff."
6. When Michelangelo says to pick on somebody your own size, he fixates Talbot and the cat as he makes some twisted logic, and is also a trope on the website TV Tropes.
7. When Michelangelo is trapped in the bottle, he compares it to a Genie in a Bottle from Arabian Nights lore.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says that he'd knew thought that he would say that he needs Michelangelo.
2. Michelangelo says why can't there be a mouse hole when you need one like there is in the real cartoons as the cat chases him.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's Wind and Wave Generator
2. Michelangelo's new surfboard
3. Talbot Breech's submarine, with robotic arms and control panel including a miniaturizing ray.
4. Talbot's three robots

Kidnappings:
1. Talbot Breech's cat activates the submarine's miniaturizing ray, shrinking Michelangelo and ending up captured inside of a bottle with the top sealed by its robotic arms.
2. Talbot kidnaps the shrunken April and Vernon in a sealed bottle after Michelangelo had escaped.

Notables:
1. This is the third and last time in this series in which Michelangelo has been shrunken while still being a Turtle. He was previously shrunken in The Incredible Shrinking Turtles and Back to the Egg, and this time he is even smaller than those other two occasions, with his voice in this episode pitched the highest of all of these occasions.
2. Right before the ray returns Michelangelo to his regular state, he is seen swinging his nunchucks.

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Episode 87: The Big Zipp Attack
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Ajax Candy Worker
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Donald J. Lofty, Zipps
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Channel 6 Announcer

Mistakes:
1. As a Zipp eats part of Donatello's pizza machine, Donatello fully becomes Michelangelo, and back to his original self.
2. Shredder's cape and flesh are the same color throughout the episode.
3. Krang's android body has fingernails right before he, Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady went to investigate Zipps' egg landing on the asteroid.
4. One of the Zipps double after it eats a steel door handle and a parking meter despite the fact that the creatures double only when they eat copper.
5. After the Zipp shrinks back to normal, it doesn't make an effort to fly back onto the skyscraper leaving Michelangelo instead to rescue him.
6. Donatello's bo is missing its strapping when the Turtles look up at zipp eating the candy factory's main tower.
7. Even though Krang later finds out about the volcano in "The Dimension X Story," he refers to the volcano that the Technodrome is stuck on as a mountain.
8. Raphael's colors are a bright purple (though not as light as Donatello) as he is cleaning up the pizza dough by the shell carpet.
9. Why would a Zipp appear on earth again after it came back to Dimension X only to end up in the sewers, where there is still a lot of copper left to repeat the process all over again?

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Krang says "Oh No!" after he sees some shafts broken, and Shredder calls Bebop a moron.
2. Krang calls Bebop a fool after Bebop finds that the Zipp is cute.
3. Raphael calls Zipp leadbelly after it eats the VCR.
4. The Turtles say "Go Green Machine!" as they start their quest to stop Shredder from destroying the skyscraper.
5. Raphael calls Shredder "chrome dome" right before he can escape into Dimension X through the portal.

Pizza References:
1. Vinnie's Pizza billboard is visible next to the Channel 6 building.
2. Donatello tests out his automatic pizza dough maker, but it malfunctions, sending many pieces of pizza dough flying out of the device.
3. When the Turtles find out that Shredder is threatening to collapse Donald J. Lofty's skyscraper, Michelangelo thinks its pizza time rather than time to safe their friends.

Pop Culture References:
1. The plot from this episode resembles the Transformers G1 episode "Kremzeek!"
2. Raphael calls Donatello's mistake of sending all the Zipps to eat the candy bar to form the giant Zipp a King Kong-sized mistake.
3. The Turtles are watching "Look Out For Daddy", a reference to an actual 1950s sitcom, "Make Way For Daddy" on the TV near the start of the episode.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
After the Ajax Candy worker tells Donatello that he's on of the Turtles' biggest fans, Donatello says that he'll send him an autographed photo later.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Rigidium Transport Vehicle and metal detector
2. Donatello's Automatic Pizza Dough Maker
3. Shredder's rigidium spire-destroying machine

Notable:
The Museum of Natural History appears in this episode.


Episode 88: Donatello Makes Time
Written by: Dennis Marks

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Scientist
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, First Policeman
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Dennis Marks: Professor Lloyd Cycloid
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Museum Curator
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Second Policeman

Mistakes:
1. After the effects of the Time Stopper had worn off, the Turtles' weapons disappeared when they fell to the ground.
2. During the final scene, the Time Stopper was drawn mirror-flipped.
3. Leonardo was shown with Raphael's sai when he spoke to Donatello on the Turtlecom at Cycloid's house.
4. At the end of the episode, the mushrooms on Michelangelo and Raphael's pizzas are red.
5. When all four Turtles are shown frozen, Raphael's and Michelangelo's belt initials are missing.
6. The same museum from the previous episode is shown, but April says that she's reporting art museum rather than the natural history museum.
7. Before the first commercial break, the frozen Turtles are shown in a diamond formation with Michelangelo at the top, Leonardo at the bottom, Raphael on the left, and Donatello on the right. After the break, the Turtles are shown in a horizontal formation with the order, from left to right, Michelangelo-Raphael-Donatello-Leonardo.
8. April's microphone is missing its circular top during her report at Spyro Laboratories. Also, the Channel 6 logo swaps its red and white colors as April comments on the year old pizza crust.
9. When Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo arrive at the Turtle Jet Skis, four of them are still visible when Donatello's was used earlier and is later shown right below Professor Cycloid's laboratory.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. The Turtles say "Turtle Pow..." until Professor Cycloid freezes them. They finish the "Power" after their spell wears off.
2. Professor Cycloid says that the moment somebody opens the door to his lab, it will be Turtle Soup for Donatello. He repeats this after the second commercial break.
3. Leonardo says "Turtle Power" and Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as they hop on their Jet Skis.
4. After Leonardo says "water is our element", the Turtles say "Turtle Power!"
5. April signs out of her final report saying "This is April O'Neil, Channel 6 News, singing off."

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo eats a slice of pizza when he asks the other Turtles "what's the haps?
2. Raphael first believes that Donatello's Time Stopper is a state of the art pizza oven. Michelangelo thought that the greatest invention of the 20th century was the pizza oven, not the Time Stopper.
3. As Donatello's experiment begins, Michelangelo hands Raphael a piece of pizza and asks Donatello when to say "pizza cheese" to smile. Raphael then takes a bite, and then admits that when Michelangelo is unfrozen in time, that slice of pizza will be history. After Raphael is frozen, Donatello grabs the slice and finishes it.
4. After Michelangelo says "Where's my grappling hook", Raphael says "Where's my pizza?" Michelangelo responds by saying that there's a fresh baked one in the oven.
5. Donatello then cooks a pizza in which the Turtles eat in the kitchen.
6. April claims that Spyro Labs' laser can even slice a year old pizza crust. She then tells Vernon that they're lucky that they got a wall instead of a year old pizza during the demonstration.
7. Vinnie's Pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
8. Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo are eating pizza while watching April's report after they save the day, and Michelangelo says "pizza lovers".

Pop Culture References:
1. Donatello wondered if Thomas Edison had ever put up with a Time Stopper.
(gone round the bend) scientist
2. Tu-Tu-Karmen at the art museum is based on the ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamen.
3. As professor Cycloid comes out of the sewer, he says that there's no place like home, referring to the Wizard of Oz phrase.
4. Donatello tells Cycloid that his name his Donatello, psycho, referring to the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock movie.
5. As professor Cycloid prepares is satellite, he sings "The Laser Cuts the Liridium" in the tune of the children's song "The Farmer and the Dell."
6. When Michelangelo says to "deep six it in the East River," he may be referring to DC Comic's Deep Six villains created by Jack Kirby.
7. Professor Cycloid tells Donatello to "make yourself comfortable,", a pop hit for jazz singer Sarah Vaughan in 1954.
8. Raphael compares some lasers in front of Cycloid's lab to the American Independence Day fireworks.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. While Donatello jet skis around the sewers, he says that the scenery is not much but the music is pretty exciting.
2. Professor Cycloid says that Turtle Soup is amusing and that he must remember that when he writes his memoirs.
3. Professor Cycloid: "I'm a scientist, not a poet. Ha ha ha ha!"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Sewer Jet skis
2. Time Stopper
3. Spyro Laboratories Laser Device
4. Professor Cycloid's Toxic Slime Pit
5. The Cycloid Satellite

Kidnapping:
After Professor Cycloid freezes Donatello in his lab, he ties up Donatello and hangs him upside down.

Notables:
1. First episode with a special focus on Donatello.
2.This is the only episode in which the writer has also voiced a character (Dennis Marks). His name is not shown on the Voice Talent listing, but is presumed to have been to have been his voice.

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Episode 89: Farewell, Lotus Blossom
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Annoyed Restaurant Customer
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Sushi Chef
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Short Robber
Pat Fraley: Krang, Chakahachi
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Lotus Blossom
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Japanese Man
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Tall Robber

Mistakes:
1. As Leonardo and Lotus are digging through a pile of onions, Leonardo is colored like Raphael.
2. Leonardo speaks in Donatello's voice after the Turtles rescue the urn.
3. No lava was seen around the Technodrome's tracks in this episode.
4. After Lotus breaks one of Leonardo's swords, another sword is shown on his belt after the other Turtles pick him up, though when the Turtles retreat into the record warehouse, only one of Leonardo's swords is visible.
5. The scene of the samurais drawing their swords is recycled in the next part of the fight.
6. Rocksteady is wearing Bebop's shoulder pads near the end of April's report.
7. Michelangelo's grappling hook was missing its hook when he spun it around but reappears when it wraps around the pearl thieves.
8. Donatello's mouth doesn't move when he says "You know? If I" as the Turtles stop the urn before it falls off a cliff in the sewers.
9. It's best to pause for this one, as it literally happens in a blink of an eye. At around the 6:33 mark, after we cut from Krang to Bebop and Rocksteady after he says "at least I'd know when to SHUT UP!", a shot of an Animatic used during the animation production process is visible. It is titled at a 135 degree angle and says RETAKE at the top, SC. 8P/8PA in the middle, and ROLL #96(A) at the bottom.
10. Donatello's mouth does not move when he says "Uh Oh" while standing in a box of records in the warehouse.
11. Donatello's eyelids are purple instead of green after he blinks his eyes after he says "that's what I call a record breaking event".

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder was mad that the "repugnant reptiles", referring to the Turtles had the urn after listening to April's report.
2. Shredder calls Krang a fool when telling him that the urn has powers that he'd never dream of.
3. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady morons after Rocksteady wants to go Earth to retrieve the urn.
4. Lotus calls the Turtles desoclators as the escape to the record warehouse.
5. After Lotus enters the warehouse, she calls the Turtles cowards.
6. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the Turtles charge on Lotus in the warehouse.
7. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady nincompoops when instructing them to get the urn on Earth.
8. Raphael says "wretched reptiles" when he does a Shredder impression to Lotus.
9. Raphael calls Rocksteady a hornhead and Bebop "hogbreath" during their battle with the urn.
10. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady pinheads after he finds out that they destroyed the urn.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo compares the vinyl records to burned out pizzas.
2. Michelangelo says that he'd find happiness in the pizza oven, but it turned out to be an old tire.

Pop Culture References:
1. The warehouse contains a bunch of vinyl records, and Donatello even explains how they were considered a relic as it was what people used to listen to before compact discs (CDs). In 1990. the CD was the highest technology available for listening to music, and vinyl records by then were limited to a small niche audience.
2. Bebop quotes the Academy Awards when he says that if they had an Oscar for sneakiness, the disguised Shredder would be a shoe-in.
3. After Lotus invades the record warehouse, Michelangelo says "have it your way, dudette", in reference to the Burger King slogan.
4. The city transitions into a medieval Japanese city as Chakahahi uses his magic. Several Japanese cultural touchstones are featured, including mackerel, pagodas, and Mount Fuji.
5. Another AT&T reference when the Turtles end up in a telephone pole after the city returns back to normal when Raphael says "want to reach out and touch someone?"
6. As Michelangelo swings to Lotus, he says "All for one and one for all", which derives from the Latin phrase Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno, and is the motto of Switzerland and the motto of The Three Musketeers.
7. When Michelangelo lands in a box of records, he says that his Swashbuckling days are over, which refers to a movie genre that is influenced by the chivalry stories of Medieval Europe, such as King Arthur.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says that "it always works when they do it on TV" when referring to the scene of the crime where the urn got stolen.
2. After Rocksteady asked Bebop why he turned off the TV following April's report, Bebop said that there were cartoons coming on next.
3. Raphael says that you never get incredibly wise advice like Splinter gives on those other cartoon shows.
4. Raphael remarks on Donatello about the fact that ghosts are scientifically impossible right as Chakahachi appears in front of the Turtles.
5. Donatello: "If he (Chakahachi) is from Japan, why is he speaking English?"
Raphael: "Because we can't afford subtitles!"
6. When Lotus tells Leonardo why the Secret Hideout is a secret despite being lots of signage, Leonardo tells her that its a joke.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Shredder's Holographic 3D Video Camera, which is disguised as belonging to Channel 6.
2. The Urn of Chakahachi
3. Bebop's ladder-shaped missle

Kidnappings:
1. Bebop kidnapps Lotus by firing a ladder-shaped missle at her and forcing her nailed to a brick wall.
2. Chakahachi's wife was kidnapped 400 years in the past.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Lotus.
2. Only episode in which every voice actor voices multiple characters.
3. This episode includes the 1991 Family Home Entertainment logo from the original VHS release on the DVD release.
4. Gorgonzola, which was a monster in "Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe," is mentioned by Michelangelo near the start of this episode.
5. The first scene of Lotus is a dream that transitions when she screams after Chakahachi grabs her.
6. The Turtles stock voiced grunt heard on the episode "Case of the Killer Pizzas" is heard as the Turtles, Bebop, and Rocksteady fight for control over the urn.
7. The episode ends with an iris out of Michelangelo in a tire-shaped iris.

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Episode 90: Rebel Without a Fin
Written by: Michael Reaves

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Ray
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Alan Oppenheimer: Dr. Polidorius
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Donald J. Lofty
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistake:
The "6" on the outside of the Channel 6 building is yellow instead of red for this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" and "Prepare to be shell shocked dudes" when he appears in front of Splinter in the lair.
2. Burne says to April "go go go go go" in her office right before she contacts the Turtles on her Turtlecom.
3. Michelangelo says "talk about being shell shocked" after Ray zaps him into the water.
4. Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael say "Turtle Power" as they battle Ray in the sewers.
5. Michelangelo calls Dr. Polidorius a sleazoid when the Turtles reach his lab.
6. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" when they reach Dr. Polidorius and Ray's hideout the second time.
7. Dr. Polidorius calls April a fool after she activates the emergency floodgate.

Pizza References:
1. Three pieces of pizza on a pan are shown in the Lair in front of the couch when it is first shown near the start of the episode. During a fight in the lair a moment later, Michelangelo falls on the pan and causes one of the pieces to land on the floor and Michelangelo says "my pizza!" Splinter then trips and falls on the slice that landed on the floor.
2. Michelangelo finds a coupon for a free pizza in the sewers.
3. As the Turtles keep searching for April, Raphael says that the Turtles have gone through the sewers like Michelangelo goes through a pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. April mentions that Donald J. Lofty is building another yuppie reservation, referring to the Young Urban Professionals popularized in the mid-1980s.
2. When Ray encounters the Turtles, he tells them that they're looking for the snoopy reporter April, referring to the Peanuts character.
3. Dr. Polidorius says that after the explosives are detonated, the city will be called "New Atlantis."
4. After the Turtles are free from the electrical lights and as Dr. Polidorius escapes, Donatello calls him Polly Wolly Doodle after the folk song.
5. When Leonardo asks if April is alright, she tells him to call her "Tina Tuna,", a reference on pop singer Tina Turner.
6. The episode title derives from the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause.
7. Shortly before April is mutated, Leonardo calls Dr. Polidorius "Dr. Polyanna", after the 1913 Eleanor H. Porter novel.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael jokes that what kidnapped April was something at a weigh station, which does have a scale for trucks, instead of a fish mutant.
2. Raphael says that if the sewers were laid end to end, they would be long enough to reach the moon.
3. Raphael says "Oh man, not another mad scientist" when the Turtles reach Dr. Polidorius' lab.
4. After April turns into a fish, Dr. Polidorius says that she'll be getting fanmail from dolphins in no time.
5. Raphael mentions that they use SONAR to track villains in other fish stories.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Dr. Polidorius's Evolution Accelerator
2. Dr. Polidorius's Explosive Chargers
3. Dr. Polidorius's Giant Computer

Kidnappings:
1. Ray captures April in the sewers and brings her to Dr. Polidorius, and then throws her into the Evolution Accelerator, turning her into a fish.
2. Dr. Polidorius kidnaps the Turtles by activating a ring of high voltage lights around them.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Donald J. Lofty.
2. Ray in this episode is sometimes confused with Ray Fillet, a Mutanimal from the Archie Comics' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (TMNTA) series that is an ally of the Turtles. In fact, Ray Filley was originally intended to be what ended up being Ray in this episode, but creator Ryan Brown and TMNTA writer Stephen Murphy did not want to see this character as a villain.
3. April calls Ray "Fishface" when she asks her to release her, which is going to be a new mutant villain in the 2012 Nickelodeon animated series.
4. This is the only CBS episode from this season that ran during the second half hour and did not feature a Turtle as the feature character.
5. After Leonardo finished talking to April on his Turtlecom, a clip from the episode "Raphael Knocks 'Em Dead" was played, featuring Michelangelo and Donatello walking through the sewers in that episode. This footage was recycled in this episode when Leonardo says "Let's fan out and search for her!" when they were searching for April in the sewers right before another segment of footage from that previous episode showing the water flowing on the sewer floor was shown.
6. Shredder, Bebop, Rocksteady, and Leatherhead are mentioned in this episode.
7. The prefix poly- is used for name calling against Dr. Polidorius in this episode by the Turtles, including Polyunsaturated, Polynesia, and Polyhedron.
8. The credits are slightly modified in this episode and is the first episode since Season 1 that does not include the Group W Productions logo after the MWS logo.


Episode 91: The Adventures of Rhino-Man
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Punk, Burglar
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Cheeseburger Man
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Old Woman in Street
Pat Fraley: Krang, Policeman
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, J. Gordon Hungerdunger, Hungerdunger's Butler

Mistakes:
1. Leonardo is wearing Donatello's purple colors when he cut the rug on the wall to capture Hunderdunger's butlers.
2. The "6" on the Channel 6 building is yellow instead of red in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder refers to Bebop and Rocksteady as idiots after he comes through the portal. After he bumps into them, he calls them morons. After he describes the Scanner, he calls them atom brain airheads. He then refers to them as morons after the two mutants escape.
2. When Hungerdunger asks to Shredder who's on the Turtle Blimp, Shredder responds by saying the "accursed Turtles."
3. Right before Shredder and his henchmen could escape through the portal with the diamond, the Turtles arrive saying "Go Green Machine!"
4. During the battle for the diamond, Shredder calls Raphael a wretched turtle.

Pizza References:
None in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Turtles are dressed in navy blue jackets with white pants and sailor hats when they are topside at the start of this episode. This resembles the uniform of the Navy.
2. Shredder mentions Fort Knox where the largest reserve of gold in the US is held.
3. Another Underdog parody as Vernon says "Have no fear, Newsman is here," and Rhinoman says "Rhinoman is here."
4. As Newsman, Vernon says that he could do the Locomotion, a pop hit by Little Eva and Kylie Minogue in a single bond.
5. Raphael makes another King Kong reference when referring to the diamond like an engagement ring for him.
6. Two statues in front of Hungerdunger's mansion firing a laser at the Turtle Glider are carved like Cupid.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. In the living room of the Lair, Raphael warns the other Turtles that next week the show may be called "The Adventures of Bebop and Rocksteady."
2. As Rhinoman and Might Hog climb into Hungerdunger's airplane, Shredder says that he hates being wrong.
3. Raphael says that you'll become a zombie if you work in television for too long.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Calcinator Heat Ray
2. Rhinoman and Warthog's Jet Packs
3. Shredder's Police Broadcast Scanner
4. Hungerdunger's Zombie Serum
5. The Zombie Serum Antidote

Kidnapping:
The dark haired burglar is tied up by Bebop and Rocksteady.

Notable:
Final appearance of the dark haired burglar who first appeared in "New York's Shiniest". The burglar has a lighter skin tone in this episode.

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Episode 92: Michelangelo Meets Bugman
Written by: Dennis Marks

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Robber #2
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson
Dan Gilvezan: Brick Bradley/Bugman
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Robber #1
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Dr. Dome
Unknown Voice Actor: Electrozapper

Mistakes:
1. When Donatello and Raphael save April from the fire at the power station, Donatello's bo magically disappears when it lies on the ground.
2. While the Turtles are practicing and Michelangelo is blind-folded, he's wearing Donatello's purple colors and the "D" on the ninja belt.
3. When Leonardo asks where Michelangelo is, his mouth doesn't move.
4. When we get a shot of the Turtlevan with Michelangelo and Bradley inside, the word "TURTLES" is missing on the front bumper.
5. The central portion of the Channel 6 logo on the side of the Newsvan is blue instead of red and white in its first shot in front of the power plant.
6. April says that this is the first time she has gone flying with a real fly, but that had already happened in "Return of the Fly" when Baxter Stockman grabbed her and flies off with her.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. The second robber driving the truck full of loot calls Brick Bradley an idiot.
2. Michelangelo says "Cowabugga" when hearing about Bugman's origin.
3. Michelangelo says Bugman Power and Turtle Power together at last after accepting Brick Bradley's request to join him as heroes.
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the Turtlevan launches out of the garage.
5. Raphael says that the electricity in the Lair is not acting as weirdly lately as the Cowabunga kid is, referring to Michelangelo.
6. Raphael says "as Michelangelo would say, Cowabunga!" as he, Donatello, and Leonardo pull away from the sewers on the Turtle Jetskis.
7. After Michelangelo is freed from an electron tube, Electrozapper calls Michelangelo an overgrown reject from a pet shop.
8. Electrozapper calls Michelangelo a repugnant reptile during his battle with him in the power plant.
9. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" right before Electrozapper retreats from the power plant up an elevator.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo asks to Bradley "Do Turtles like pizza?" right before both put their seatbelts on in the Turtle Van.
2. A pizza is seen on the table in front of the couch in the Lair when Donatello reads an issue of the Bugman comic.

Pop Culture References:
1. Dr. Dome's name is a spoof of the Marvel Comics villain Doctor Doom.
2. The Leestanite substance, which is Bugman's weakness, is named after Marvel author Stan Lee. Bugman's origin story and powers were inspired by Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk, both created by Lee. Electrozapper was likely based off of the Spider-Man villain Electro.
3. This episode's plot somewhat resembles The Real Ghostbusters episode "Captain Steel Saves the Day."
4. April first calls Brick Bradley "The Incredible Hunk", a reference to The Incredible Hulk.
5. After April learns that the comic book-style heroes names' are Electrozapper and Bugman, she comments if she stumbled into a comic book convention.
6. When Electrozapper first attacks at April, she says "Take Five!", which is a 1959 jazz song by the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
7. Raphael says "Yes Virginia, there is a Bugman" during the final battle with Electrozapper, a parody of the expression "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
8. Electrozapper tells Bugman "You don't mean a thing if it ain't got that sting," a reference to the 1931 Duke Ellington song "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing".
9. When Michelangelo saves Bugman in the sewer, he says to him "A turtle's got to do what a turtle's got to do," a break-in on the John Wayne quote "A Man's Gotta Do What a Man's Gotta Do" from the 1953 movie Hondo.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. As the other Turtles turn the light off in the Ninja Practice room of the lair, Michelangelo says "Very funny. Turn the lights out on a dude wearing a blindfold."
2. When Michelangelo asks if Bugman's powers during his origin story contained floating like a butterfly and stinging liked a bee, his response was that some other guy already did that.
3. Michelangelo and Brick Bradley say that they are together because "you asked for it."
4. Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael laugh very hard for about ten seconds after they read Michelangelo's note that he's gone off to fight Electrozapper with Bugman, and Raphael admits that its his funny joke he's ever made.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Leestanite
2. Electron tubes

Kidnappings:
1. Bugman wraps up and captures Electrozapper during his first battle with him. However, Electrozapper fights back and kidnaps Bradley and Michelangelo in electron tubes!
2. April is paralyzed and caught in a ring of fire after Electrozapper activates the electron tubes.

Notables:
1. First appearance of Brick Bradley/Bugman.
2. Final appearance of the Turtle Jetskis.
3. After the MWS logo, the Group W logo reappears with its standard short version, consisting of a synthesized melody of three ascending notes repeating several times followed by a horn as the W fills to a brownish color. Also, the logo begins with the W appearing sideways as laser lights fill its outline.
4. The Family Home Entertainment paintbrush logo from the VHS release appears on the DVD release.


Episode 93: Poor Little Rich Turtle
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Buffy Shellhammer
Pat Fraley: Krang, Buffy's Father
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. Before the first commercial break as Buffy's weight collapses a sewer pipe as she falls, the order the Turtles appear horizontally from left to right is Leonardo-Michelangelo-Donatello-Raphael. After the break, the order switches to Leonardo-Donatello-Raphael-Michelangelo.
2. Leonardo is seen with Donatello's bo as he talks to Buffy at April's apartment.
3. Raphael is colored like Donatello when he says "how come the odds became lousy all of a sudden" after a bunch of Foot Soldiers encroach on the Turtles.
4. When Michelangelo delivers two pizzas at the end of the episode, they are first shown looking more like pies, then look more like pizza in the closing shot of them on the table.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April signs off of her report with "April O'Neil, happy hour news."
2. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he grabs Buffy right before Bebop and Rocksteady could use the Shrinking Ray on her.
3. As the Turtles jump to save Buffy in the sewers, Raphael says "Banzai!"
4. Donatello refers to Bebop and Rocksteady as dimwits after the Turtles/Buffy land after the big drop in the sewers.
5. Buffy calls Rocksteady a sleazoid after he grabs her.
6. After Shredder contacts Rocksteady and Bebop on the Comlink, he calls them lamebrains.
7. As Bebop and Rocksteady invade April's apartment, the Turtles say "Go Green Machine!"
8. While being tested by the Brainalyzer, Buffy calls Shredder a junkman, ugly, stupid, and also calls Rocksteady and Bebop sleazoid goons. When the Brainalyzer malfunctions, Shredder calls Buffy a wretched brat and an obnoxious child.
9. Shredder says "destroy the Turtles!" when he commands his Foot Soldiers.
10. After the Turtles and Buffy escape the Technodrome, Shredder says that he doesn't want to see that wretched brat again.
11. Raphael calls Shredder "Shredhead" after returning Buffy to her estate.
12. Krang says "Oh no" as the Dimension X Asteroid spins out of control.

Pizza Reference:
Michelangelo delivers two pizzas to the table at the end of the episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. Buffy first thought that Michelangelo was a Martian.
2. The episode title is a take off on the 1936 Shirley Temple film Poor Little Rich Girl.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. When Raphael talks to Buffy in the park, he says "How come we couldn't get stuck with one of those icky cutsy sweet kids that they have in all those other cartoon shows?"
2. As Donatello's bo breaks the popcorn machine and cause some popcorn mix to fall on Bebop and Rocksteady, Bebop says "That's what I call a tasty fight!"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Shredder's Shrinking Ray
2. Shredder's 17 Tracking Devices
3. The carousel in the park has a switch that allows it to float up into the air.
4. The Technodrome's Brainalyzer. This is similar to the Brainwave Detector in the episode The Old Switcheroo but is not the same device.

Kidnappings:
1. Rocksteady and Bebop capture Buffy after the Turtles fail to stop them at April's apartment. They then tie her up into the Brainalyzer.
2. After Buffy escapes from the Brainalyzer, Shredder shrinks her using the Shrinking Ray and imprisons her in a miniature prison.

Notables:
1. The Turtles are seen wearing their winter apparel in this episode, which is rather odd since based on the tree foliage in West Park, it is presumably late spring, summer, or early fall.
2. Michelangelo is shown hold his nunchucks when he leaps over a brick wall in front of Bebop and Rocksteady at the Shellhammer's estate. He is also shown carrying a pair when the Turtles say "Go Green Machine" at April's apartment.
3. Final appearance of the Techno-Rover.
4. The Group W logo as it first appeared on Michelangelo Meets Bugman is used in this episode.

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Episode 94: What's Michelangelo Good For?
Written by: Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Dr. Lesseau
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Zoo Director
Phylicia Rashad: Dr. Jane Goodfellow
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. After Michelangelo sets off an alarm, Leonardo speaks in Raphael's voice.
2. Leonardo speaks "Why do I have to go with you?" in Donatello's voice. At the start of this episode, the Turtles are wearing color-coded jackets.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Let's haul shell!" as the Turtles exit the Turtle Van into the Park Zoo.
2. April signs in with "This is April O'Neil for Channel 6 News" for her zoo report.
3. Michelanglo says that Jane's boat comes equipped with Turtle Power.
4. Leonardo says "Turtles Fight With Honor" after he is freed from his cell.
5. In response, Dr. Lesseau refers to the Turtles as wretched reptiles.
6. Dr. Lesseau says "destroy the Turtles" after he frees the zoo animals from their cells.
7. Dr. Lesseau calls the zoo animials stupid mutants.

Pizza References:
1. Raphael says that Dr. Doolittle may be heading back to hell possibly for a pigeon pizza when responding to April about why they are at the zoo.
2. Donatello tells Dr. Lesseau that its all the pizza that they eat which makes them a mutant Turtle.
3. Michelangelo senses pizza while in the boat with Jane indicating where the Turtles have been kidnapped to.

Pop Culture References:
1. Dr. Lesseau and his island is a spoof of the novel and film of H.G. Well's The Island of Dr. Moreau.
2. When imprisoned aboard Dr. Lesseau's submarine, he has the feeling that this is no Club Med, a travel program that specializes in getaways.
3. A Tarzan reference when Michelangelo says "Me, Michelangelo, you Jane" when they both swing on a vine.
4. Another Let's Make a Deal reference as Michelangelo says to Dr. Lesseau when he arrives at his hideout that he should have taken door number three.
5. Another Toys 'R' Us reference as Michelangelo thinks that Dr. Lesseau does his shopping at Robots 'R' Us as he sends out the Robotic Bear.
6. Raphael makes a Doctor Doolittle reference after April sees the Turtles in the park.
7. After Michelangelo first arrives on Dr. Lesseau's island, Raphael says that he can't watch Wild Kingdom, which is an actual TV show that features wildlife and nature.
8. After Dr. Lesseau has the Turtles captured in their cells, he says "Eeny, meeny, mighty moe, catch a turtle, watch him go", a spoof of the nursery rhyme "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe."
9. Dr. Goodfellow is named after Jane Goodall, famous for studying chimpanzees.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says "Don't you just love the way he delivers those noble speeches" after Leonardo tells Dr. Lesseau that he's wasting his time.
2. After Donatello says that a bul doesn't play fair, Raphael says that villains are supposed to because it is in their contract.
3. (See Notables No. 2) Michelangelo says that he heard a voiceover of Splinter.
4. After Dr. Lesseau's bull grabs Donatello, he says that there's too much violence on television already.
5. (See Pop cultural reference No. 3) Michelangelo says that he waited the whole show to say that.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Mutater Laser
2. The Robot Bear, Wolf, and Chimpanzees
3. The Island's surveillance system, including cameras and laser detecting system.
4. Dr. Lesseau's submarine

Kidnappings:
1. Two of the robot animals tie up Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello and then are imprisoned aboard Dr. Lesseau's hideout on his island.
2. Later on, Donatello is strapped up and is forced to be lying down on a chair and is sentenced to the Mutater Laser's effects.

Notables:
1. Phylicia Rashad's name is not seen on the Voice Talent section of the credits, but it is confirmed that she voiced in this episode.
2. A voiceover of Splinter is heard from earlier in the episode describing how the Turtles are in grave danger is heard when Michelangelo sees the island in which the Turtles are held captive.
3. The Group W logo as it first appeared on Michelangelo Meets Bugman is used in this episode.
4. The Family Home Entertainment paintbrush logo from the VHS release appears on the DVD release.

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Episode 95: The Dimension X Story
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, First Channel 6 Technical Guy
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Vic the Video Store Owner
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Zak
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Vernon Fangirl
Tress MacNeille: Kala
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Angry Dimension X Alien
Thom Pinto: Dask
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. Zak says he can't afford a transdimensional portal on his crummy allowance, but in "Teenagers From Dimension X," his star cruiser was equipped with one.
2. Raphael's and Michelangelo's color are switched when Raphael tells Donatello to open the portal when he and the gang are in the volcano. In the same shot, Raphael is holding a Turtlecom shaped like April's.
3. The news report showing Michelangelo and Raphael battling the Dimension X aliens shows Michelangelo with Leonardo's blue colors. They flash back to orange as he defends against the attack.
4. Rocksteady was briefly missing his bandolier when he and Bebop tossed a huge tire at Raphael.
5. Wile April was filming the Turtles at the junkyard, the "6" on her camera was back to front.
6. While Vernon is holding the news camera at Plast-o-rama Pleasure Dome, the "6" is back to front.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Krang calls Rocksteady and Bebop a pinhead and a peabrain in their first scene.
2. Shredder says "Greetings, accursed Turtles" after he interrupts "Snow White and the Seven Samurai." He later calls them "web-footed wimps."
3. Krang says that he's surrounded by morons in the second Technodrome scene.
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he loses his grip and gets pulled into the tornado.
5. Shredder called Rocksteady and Bebop fools after Michelangelo, Raphael, April, Irma, and Vernon arrived in the Technodrome.
6. April says "What a story!" after she's excited that she's in the Technodrome.
7. Michelangelo says his long Cowabunga after he and his friends swing out of the Technodrome onto the Dimension X asteroid.
8. Raphael says Cowabunga as he swings at Rocksteady and Bebop in the Technodrome.
9. Michelangelo refers to Shredder as Shredhead and Chrome Dome as he releases some oil on him.
10. Immediately afterwards, April says "What a Story" twice until Vernon steals her camera.
11. Shredder calls Michelangelo a wet-footed creep after Michelangelo's attack on him wears out, who in response says Cowabunga as they send him, Bebop, and Rocksteady into the Laundr-o-matic.
12. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady morons after they land in the Laundr-o-matic.
13. Krang calls Bebop and Rocksteady idiots after they along with Shredder returning to the control room.
14. Krang calls Shredder an idiot after the lava hardens, keeping the Technodrome stuck.

Pizza Reference:
Vinnie's Pizza's billboard is visible in the shot next to the Channel 6 building.

Pop Culture References:
1. At the video store, Raphael wanted to rent "Snow White and the Seven Samurai", referring to both the Seven Dwarfs Disney movie and
2. One of Vernon's topics on his talk show was if Elvis Presley invented the video game.
3. When the tornado was approaching the Turtles in the junkyard, Raphael asked Donatello if he was sure Shredder is gong to drag them to Oz, referring to the cyclone scene from The Wizard of Oz.
4. As the Turtles leave the Lair, Raphael tells Splinter to capture his subscription to "Turtles Home Companion," referencing Home Companion magazine.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Raphael says "That was easy" and some lasers fire from Bebop and Rocksteady, Raphael says "I have to stop saying things like that."
2. As the Turtles run on the asteroid, Raphael tells the Turtles to believe in fairies. Then the Neutrinos arrive, and he says "What did I tell you?"
3. Donatello from the Channel 6 building says "I wonder what Raphael and Michelangelo are doing right now." We cut back to the Technodrome and Raphael says "I wonder what Donatello and Leonardo are doing right now."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Dimensional Teleporter
2. The Neutrino's aqua-colored Starcruiser, with saw and hammer
3. The Technodrome's Laundr-o-matic Computerized Clothes Washing System
4. The space vehicle that Vernon is driving
5. The Pleasure Dome's rocket powered pogo stick
6. Krang's volcanic detonator explosives

Kidnappings:
Rocksteady and Bebop capture April, Irma, and the Neutrinos inside the Plast-o-rama dome and drive them off inside the volcano next to the Technodrome.

Notables:
1. Michelangelo and Raphael are successful in blowing up the volcano and trapping the Technodrome in molten lava, but it is never explained how it erupted in the syndicated episodes of this season.
2. The first time Irma and Vernon visit the Technodrome.
3. As original recordings circulate, this was the actual first episode that aired on CBS Saturday Morning on September 8, 1990, along with Donatello's Degree afterwards. On the DVD release, there is also no Group W logo after the MWS logo, and will remain so for the next several episodes. Finally, the credit sequence is back to the one used for the "first" 11 CBS episodes.
4. Final appearance of the remix of the main battle theme.
5. Kala says that if the Technodrome was free, it would be bad news for everyone in Dimension X. However, nothing of disaster ever happened to its inhabitants when it left for Earth in "My Brother, the Bad Guy."
6. The scene where Shredder says "I've gotta get out of this bonehead outfit" was recycled as it was used earlier in the episode when he said that he'd find the Turtles right after Krang revealed to him about the Technodrome being trapped on the volcano.
7. The Neutrinos still have their red Starcruiser as seen throughout the series, but instead of a blue Starcruiser as their other vehicle, they have a bluish green Starcruiser.
8. Michelangelo spins his nunchucks and throws one at Rocksteady's firearm in the Technodrome in this episode.


Episode 96: Donatello's Degree
Written by: Jack Mendelsohn

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, First Musclebound Scientist
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Alarm System Spokesperson
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Second Musclebound Scientist
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Train Conductor
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Professor Filo Sopho
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. Donatello's bandana is missing when one Musclebound Scientist says "bye, bye, turtletop."
2. When Splinter appears in the Lair's living room and asks the Turtles if they have seen Donatello, his left kimono insignia logo is missing.
3. A banner at the graduation ceremony says "SOPHO U. CLASS OF '94", however it is presumed that this episode takes place in 1990.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
Shortly before Donatello is kidnapped, he tells Irma that Professor Sopho is a crackpot, a wacko, a nutcase, and a walking loony bin.

Pizza References:
1. Vinnie's Pizza's billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
2. The two musclebound scientists deliver a bunch of pizzas to Irma, going by the pseudonym "Donna Tello." This was because on Donatello's application, he listed his favorite foods as pizza, pizza, and more pizza.
3. Raphael thinks that all of the pizza crumbs are making Maxwell, Michelangelo's pet fish, hyper.
4. When in the Channel 6 Newsvan, Michelangelo says that the eggheads in his fishbowl with Maxwell are drier than a year old pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. Michelangelo is listening to a Walkman when he says "Work's a synch when you dig a cool beat" in the Lair.
2. Irma calls a scientist a Whiz Kid when talking about the Binary Transducer, in which the term Whiz kids has referred to a number of pop cultural touchstones, from the University of Illinois basketball team from the 1940s to the 1980s TV show about a group of teenaged computer hacking amateur detectives.
3. When Leonardo rescues Donatello, he says "Never say Never", which may refer to a song from the 1986 film An American Tail to a song by Styx on their Cornerstone album.
4. When Raphael speaks to Michelangelo with his fishbowl containing his pet Maxwell in the Lair, he says "the nut doesn't fall far from the shell," a spoof on the proverb "The apple does not fall far from the tree."

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. A Musclebound Scientist says to Irma that he likes that sense of humor to a brilliant scientist, and Donatello says that was close.
2. As two scientists encounter Donatello, one says to him that they should cook his goose. Donatello says "You two wimps, you got to be joking."
3. After Michelangelo belives that Donatello is hanging out at the library from the Lair, we cut back to the university and Donatello says "Yes, I actually am hanging out at the library."
4. At the graduation exercises, Donatello says "Why am I talking to myself?"

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Binary Hexadecimal Retriever Transducer
2. The Giant Galvanometric Oscilloscope and remote control
3. The Cybernetic Security System

Kidnappings:
1. The Cybernetic Security System briefly kidnapped Donatello by clawing him tight.
2. After Donatello warns Irma of the dangers, the two Musclebound Scientists cover Donatello with a bag, tie him up with a chain, and carry him away to the Oscilloscope where he is held hostage.

Notables:
1. First appearance of Professor Filo Sopho.
2. The short intro is used for this episode.
3. This was the second episode aired by CBS on September 8, 1990, the Turtles' Saturday morning debut.

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Episode 97: The Big Cufflink Caper!
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Pietro Calzone
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Babyface "Beaver" Cleaver
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Wealthy Cufflink Victim
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Wealthy Opera House Woman
Pat Fraley: Krang, Wally Cleaver
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Big Louie, Gargantuan Toy Company Designer

Mistakes:
1. The first site of April and Irma over the vat of taffy shows them in a frozen image, even when they speak.
2. The bow tie from Donatello's suit is missing in the fourth shot of him holding it up.
3. When Michelangelo tells Leonardo on the couch that April has never won an award before, Leonardo's belt initial is missing.
4. In the first shot of the Turtle Van, the word "TURTLES" is missing from the shell on the front bumper.
5. After three dishes fire from the wall at the Calzoni mansion, Michelangelo's belt initial is in its Season 2-style colors with a white initial and gray outline.
6. On the balcony outside of the Calzoni mansion, the Turtles belt initials are in their Season 2 colors, but as they jump, they switch back to the normal gray initial and white outline.
7. As the Turtles jump into the Turtle Van after retreating from the mansion, the word "TURTLES" is missing on the front bumper.
8. The word "TURTLES" is missing from the front shell bumper on the Turtle Van as it drives some winding roads on the way back to the city.
9. Leonardo's belt initial is a Season 2-style white when he says "We're gonna have to figure out some way of destroying it" in the Turtle Van.
10. When we first see a shot of a pizza at the pizzeria, the cheese on it is colored white, but in a later shot, it is colored orange.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Big Louie an incompetent chiseler when he first appears on Big Louie's monitor in his office.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop idiots after Rocksteady thinks that Shredder will never get his hands on the cufflinks.
3. Raphael calls Shredder "Shredhead" after he comes out of the portal at the manson.
4. Donatello calls Shredder "Shredhead" when he holds the cufflinks at the taffy factory.
5. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as he swings across the taffy vat to free April and Irma.
6. Right before Raphael hoses down Big Louie with taffy, Big Louie refers to the Turtles as "dirty reptiles."
7. After Shredder discovers that he received the fake cufflink at the Technodrome, he refers to the Turtles as "repulsive reptiles." He then appears on the Turtle Van's monitor to greet the "wretched Turtles."

Pizza References:
1. In the Lair's bedroom, Michelangelo says that he's used up every weird pizza recipe in the book.
2. When the Turtles arrive at the retirement tribute, Michelangelo hopes that its pizza for dinner.
3. When Michelangelo first encounters Big Louie, he says that he's tired of working for pizza crust.
4. When Donatello asks the other Turtles who Pietro Calzoni is, Leonardo believes its the pizza tycoon, Raphael says its the owner of all the Calzoni pizza parlors, and Michelangelo says deliver within six hours or your pizza is cold.
5. At the Calzoni mansion, a portrait containing three pizzas is shown on a wall. Michelangelo then sees a giant pizza cutter, and we then see a room with two more pizza portraits and a pizza that hangs from the ceiling. Three dishes then fire and Michelangelo refers to them as killer pizza trays. Donatello then figures that Big Louie is even more hung up on pizza than the Turtles are.
6. A bunch of pizzas are mechanically thrown at Big Louie, Shredder, and his mutants after Babyface discovers that the cufflink is under seige.
7. The Turtles go to a pizzeria after returning to the city, and Raphael says "after all they have gone through, how could they have look at a pizza?"

Pop Culture References:
1. Wally and Babyface "Beaver" Cleaver are parodies of characters from the 1950s TV sitcom Leave it to Beaver.
2. The episode title is in reference to the 1957 movie The Big Caper.
3. At the retirement tribute, Leonardo tells a waiter that he's with the Halloween products division.
4. One of the toys that the Toy Company showcases was a "Transfarmer," a spoof on the Transformers. Another was a "Chatty Charmaine" doll, in which an actual Charmaine doll exists.
5. After Donatello slides and falls on the mall's ice skating rink, he says that it will be the last time that he makes a Dorothy Hamill impression.
6. Two of the cufflinks in Calzoni's mansion consist of a design of the Confederate Flag, two of a Greek design, and two of an Ancient Egyptian style.
7. Raphael thinks the goons at the retirement tribute are "Bowling for Turtles," a reference to the game show Bowling For Dollars which peaked in popularity in the 1970s.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Raphael believes that whoever possess the cufflinks could rule the world, he says that its one of the silliest things you've ever heard.
2. As the Turtles leave the pizzeria for the taffy factory, Raphael asks if their is a script actor in the house.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Big Louie's Explosive Cufflink
2. Big Louie's vacuum gun
3. Gargantuan's Little Wonder Junior Assault Weapon
4. The Zamboni Machine
5. The Turtle Van's analyzer
6. Donatello's Automatic Buffing Machine

Kidnappings:
Shredder and his minions capture April and Irma and carry them to a taffy factory, where they are hung above a taffy vat.

Notables:
1. First appearance of Big Louie.
2. Tony "The Butcher" Vivaldi (or his double) appears as one of Big Louie's henchmen but his voice is different.
3. Donatello mentions how the Turtles have never worn their tuxedos before. However, they were previously worn in the episode "Back to the Egg", and this is their last appearance in the series. However, that episode had a different writer.
4. Michelangelo uses his nunchucks to hit the cracked spot on the mall's ice rink. He also draws them during the battle at the taffy factory.
5. April's stock voiced scream is heard as she and Irma are about to get kidnapped.

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Episode 98: Leonardo Versus Tempestra
Written by: Misty Taggart

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Night Watchman
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Gaille Heideman: Tempestra
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. When Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo wake up in the arcade, the patterns on Michelangelo and Leonardo's shells are drawn the wrong way.
2. When Leonardo says "Tempestra's powers need power," his mouth doesn't move.
3. Raphael says "Is this about this Tempestra game" in Donatello's voice to Leonardo on the Turtlecom.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Raphael calls the dummy Shredder "Shredhead."
2. Raphael says "Let's make Turtle Tracks" when the Watchman approaches the Turtles at the arcade.
3. Burne calls Vernon an idiot when he knows that its 112 degrees in his office.
4. April says that she's "April O' Neil, Channel 6 News" when Tempestra asks Leonardo who his friend is.
5. Tempestra calls Leonardo a fool when she says to him that she's programmed to win.
6. Michelangelo says Cowabunga when he, Raphael, and Donatello jump out of the Watertight Hatch.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo appears to be carrying about five pizza boxes when the Turtles arrive at the arcade.
2. Two boxes of pizza are shown on the arcade's floor as Raphael tells Donatello to wake up. One box is open and except for a crumb is empty, and there are pizza crumbs strewn over the floor. Michelangelo is seen eating a slice of pizza.
3. Michelangelo offers Leonardo a slice of shredded coconut and sweet pickled pizza when the Turtles return to the living room of their Lair. Raphael and Donatello are also shown eating pizza.
4. Raphael brings a supply of pizza pans to Donatello's Diving Belt, and the top pan contains a slice of pizza, which Michelangelo eats despite denying that his pizza pans are being used.
5. A pizza shop is visible when April drives in her news van.
6. Michelangelo is eating a slice of pizza when Donatello explains his plan to stop the flood outside of the Lair. He says that soggy pizza can be a real drag.
7. After Raphael offers Leonardo to play more games at the arcade, Leonardo says a couple pizzas and movie will be just fine for him.

Pop Culture References:
1. The arcade the Turtles arrive at is typical of a 1980s/very early 1990s era video arcade. Some of the games include "Slime Surfer", "Turbo Tentacles", and "Brain Buster". But having a character talk in a clear voice on an arcade game was still almost unheard of in 1990, which apparently eluded Leonardo to try "Tempestra's Revenge."
2. Raphael refers to Donatello as Sleeping Beauty, best known for its 1959 Disney animated feature, when he sleeps at the arcade.
3. Pac-Man's gameplay and loss of life sounds from the arcade version is heard when Leonardo gets a game over on Tempestra.
4. A Coca-Cola billboard is visible as April drives past Times Square.
5. After Leonardo jumps into April's news van, April compares Tempestra's earthquake to a Shake N' Bake recipe.
6. Leonardo tells April in the news van about a snack attack, which was a computer game released in 1982 for the Apple II.
7. Leonardo says on his Turtlecom to the other Turtles after Tempestra comes to live that it will be Doomsday if they other Turtles' don't arrive in a flash, in which Doomsday was the title of a novel by Warwick Deeping first published in 1927.
8. During the final battle, Michelangelo tells Tempestra's fire monster not to play with fire, in which "Playing With Fire" contains a multitude of references, from the tiltle of several films, including one from 1921 co-written by Doris Schroeder, to a 1981 novel by Charlotte Lamb under the pseudonym Sheila Holland.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Irma's meeting with Burne, she says "And I believe this job was a promotion."
2. After Leonardo and April's ride on the roller coaster Gigantus, she asks if April wants to go on again with him, but then says "just kidding."
3. Leonardo tries to convince Tempestra that her power is just a joke during the final battle with her.

Wacky Inventions:
1. When a player reaches Tempestra's Revenge reaches the final level, the power surge along with the player's computer input forcs a hyperfield vacuum that pulls Tempestra into the dimension the player is playing the game.
2. Donatello's Diving Belt
3. Donatello's Watertight Hatch

Notables:
1. First appearance of Tempestra.
2. The short intro is used for this episode.
3. A dummy of Shredder is shown in the Ninja Training Room.
4. Leonardo has a brief dream in which Tempestra says that he'll never beat her.
5. Michelangelo is shown holding his nunchucks when he arrives at the final battle scene after jumping from the Watertight Hatch.

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Episode 99: Splinter Vanishes
Written by: Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rodney's Father, Food A La Dude Critic
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Rat King, Food a la Dude announcer
Jim Cummings: Leatherhead
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Rodney Van Gelt
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. Leonardo is colored like Michelangelo as they split up as the Turtles are on the street.
2. Raphael tells April that Leonardo is at the corner of 5th and Main, which does not exist in the actual NYC.
3. In the first shot of Leonardo in Roseanne's Fitness Center right before we see Leatherhead, his "L" his missing.
4. After Raphael backflips onto a crate to dodge the Rat King and his rats at the warehouse, is "R" on his belt is missing.
5. When Donatello says "Raphael" while he's tied up upside down, his eyes disappear for a fraction of a second.
6. As the Rat King and Leatherhead's robots encroach on the Turtles, Michelangelo's twirling nunchucks or grappling hook are heard, but the Turtles are frozen.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April signs on with her report with "This is April O'Neil for Channel 6 News."
2. Rat King calls hits rats "his loyal subjects" after they sense to him that the Turtles and Splinter are gone.
3. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" after they are reunited by Leonardo.
4. Leatherhead calls Splinter a "fur-covered saw brat" as he encounters him and the Rat King.
5. Rat King calls his rats "his disloyal subjects" after Splinter meditates them away.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo decides to miss April's report so he can eat a couple of pizzas in the oven.
2. After April's report, Michelangelo says "It's pizza time," and then says to Leonardo that Splinter hates pizza.
3. Vinnie's Pizza's billboard is visible next to the Channel 6 building in this episode.
4. At the fitness center, Leonardo says that his job isn't much but does keep him in pizzas.
5. On the Food a la Dude show, Michelangelo demonstrates strawberry surprise pizza with anchovy sauce.
6. After Michelangelo is fired from Food a la Dude, he goes to the show's freezer to retrieve his secret pizza sauce.
7. When April arrives at the empty Food a la Dude studio, she feels Michelangelo must have swallowed all of the pizza pride he had.
8. Leonardo and Michelangelo say that a King without any subjects is like a Turtle without a pizza.
9. Michelangelo delivers a Swiss Cheese pizza topped with mint gator at the end of the episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. At the fitness center, Leonardo tells a couple of students to shake their booties, after the 1976 KC and the Sunshine Band disco song.
2. Michelangelo mentions John Wayne during the battle with the robots.
(may good fortune shine on you) splinter on tv report
3. Rodney Ven Gelt mentioned a Singing Turtlegram, a parody on the Singing Telegram that is used to deliver funny messages by telegraph, with the Sing-o-gram truck providing the transport of them.
4. Right before April is grabbed by Splinter, she describes the scene as a regular Rat Race, which provides a multitude of pop culture references including a 1950 science fiction novel by Jay Franklin and the 1960 film The Rat Race by Robert Mulligan.
5. Leatherhead tells Leonado in the Fitness Center "No more Mr. Nice Gator", a parody on "No More Mr. Nice Guy," which has provided a multitude of pop cultural references including an Alice Cooper song.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Raphael sings Happy Birthday to Rodney, he says that he just sings it and doesn't write it.
2. Raphael feels that he is stupid saying "Sally's Silly Singing Song-o-Grams Here" in a warehouse.
3. Raphael says that its ironic that he's trapped like a rat like a rat after a hook grabs him at the warehouse.
4. After Donatello asks April after he escapes the burning Fix-it-Shop, April replies by saying "It's your show."
5. April says "don't these villains get tired of using an abandoned warehouse as their hideout?" as she enters the warehouse that Raphael got kidnapped in.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Robotic Control Microchip
2. Leatherhead's Android Alligators
3. The Rat King's Robot Rats

Kidnappings:
1. The Rat King's rats freeze Michelangelo and tie him up in the freezer at Food a La Dude and drag him away to the Rat King, where he is later hung upside down by Leatherhead in the Rat King's lair.
2. Raphael gets grabbed by a hook by the Rat King in an abandoned warehouse and is tied up like Michelangelo is next to him.
3. Leatherhead sprays some gas at Donatello on the street and grabs him into Leatherhead's car and ties him up in the Rat King's lair next to Michelangelo and Raphael.

Notables:
1. This is the only CBS episode that aired during an hour block that was designated as a "Shredder episode" that does not feature Shredder.
2. Final usage of the original tension theme right before the first commercial break.
3. Michelangelo is seen twirling his nunchucks as the Turtles draw their weapons after they are reunited and say "Turtle Power."
4. The Group W logo as it appeared on "Michelangelo Meets Bugman" is used in this episode.


Episode 100: Raphael Drives 'Em Wild
Written by: Misty Taggart

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Clothing Store Worker
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Little Huey, Premier of Vadeem
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Mr. Big
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Mayor, Professor
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Oscar

Mistakes:
1. Raphael was initially seen carrying five pizza boxes from Vinnie's, and is shown again when he reaches the Lair in Oscar's body. Then after the other Turtles attack him, the shot of him covered with pizzas shows about 15 to 20 pizza boxes on top of him.
2. A traffic signal shows a formation of green on the left and red on the right, which is the opposite formation of how a horizontally formatted traffic light is shown, right before we cut to shot where Mr. Big falls next to Raphael as Oscar in the cab.
3. As Michelangelo says Cowabunga, the Turtle Van bumper is only spelled "TURTLE", missing its "S".
4. After April makes a U-turn on her News Van and takes out her Turtlecom, the shell design on the back is missing.
5. When Oscar as Raphael does a ninja punch in front of the Turtle Van, both the word "TURTLES" and the shell design from the shell bumper is missing.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Oscar as Raphael says "Let's Make Turtle Tracks" and "Turtle Power" as he and the other Turtles head through the sewers.
2. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the Turtle Van drives around with Oscar as Raphael driving.

Pizza References:
1. At the beginning of the episode, Michelangelo asks Leonardo and Donatello where Raphael is with the pizzas.
2. Raphael sees Vinnie's Pizza after his ride in a shopping cart.
3. Little Huey then drives over to Vinnie's Pizza, where Raphael is seen picking up five pizza boxes before hopping in Oscar's cab. Oscar then says that Raphael must pay extra for those pizzas because they aren't a pizza delivery service.
4. Soon, Little Huey carries seven pizzas out of Vinnie's, but after realizing that Oscar's cab is gone, falls down, dropping the pizzas and forcing one to open and splatter on Little Huey.
5. Mr. Big is upset that Little Huey stopped for a pizza instead of delivering him the Transmogrifier.
6. The Turtles get worried in the Lair that they've last seen Raphael at Vinnie's Pizza over two hours ago. Soon, the body swapped Raphael as Oscar delivers the pepperoni and onion pizzas to Donatello, Michelangelo, and Leonardo. Unfortunately, the they suspect a intruder and knock him down, causing all the pizzas to topple on top of him, and some of the pizza flies out of the boxes onto other boxes, the wall, and the floor. Raphael in Oscar's body said that he was just a little late delivering the pizzas.
7. A whole pizza is shown on the coffee table in front of the couch when Michelangelo and Donatello sit on the couch with Leonardo and Oscar's body on either end of the table.
8. The Turtles are eating pizza when watching Oscar get an award on the TV in the Lair.

Pop Culture References:
1. When the Turtles start to discover that Raphael is inside Oscar's body, he says that he's just entered the Turtle Twilight Zone.
2. After Raphael returns back to his real body, he tells Donatello that he was driving a pumpkin on the way to Cinderella's Ball, referring to the fairy tale and Disney film.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Raphael says "Big city cab drivers, don't you just love 'em?" at the end of the first scene of him in Oscar's cab.

Wacky Invention:
The Transmogrifier

Kidnapping:
Little Huey and Mr. Big kidnap the Premier of Vadeem at Pier 53.

Notables:
1. The Rex Theater returns in this episode, but this time is playing "Slime Creatures From Planet Zurp." This would be its final appearance.
2. Similar to The Old Switcheroo, the Transmogrifier causes a body swap takes place between Raphael and Oscar, except this time their voices are switched along with their minds.
3. Michelangelo pronounces Raphael "Ra-fie-el" instead of is normal "Ra-fay-el" when he figures out that Raphael's personality is inside Oscar's body.
4. This marks the final appearance of the Group W logo for a CBS episode on the DVD releases. This time, the complete "Laser W" logo sequence that was shown abridged in "Michelangelo Meets Bugman" is used, and begins with a blue rectangular octagon rotating around with pinkish orange laser lights forming the W, along with a few extra ascending synth tones. However, for later episodes as originally aired on CBS and USA Cartoon Express for the rest of this season and Season 5, the Group W Productions laser lights logo would continue to be used (in its full form with the synth tones).

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Episode 101: Beyond the Donatello Nebula
Written by: Dennis O'Flahterty

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, First Card Player, Clam's Clunkers Cowboy
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Hiram Grelch, Cab Driver, Thin Grelch Goon
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Fat Grelch Goon
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Second Card Player
Unknown Voice Actor: Algy

Mistakes:
1. During the taxi cab ride, Donatello becomes Michelangelo.
2. After Michelangelo runs from the police when he's wearing a dog mask, Donatello is seen in the Turtle Van, but he isn't with the Turtles.
3. Leonardo cuts the ropes that binde April, but he fully becomes Donatello, who isn't even in this scene, holding Leonardo's sword.
4. Part of a news desk at Channel 6 disappears when Grelch's goons force April and Vernon back against the wall.
5. The "6" on the Channel 6 building is yellow instead of red when Donatello and Algy head over to Grelch's apartment.
6. When April tells Grelch that it's too bad his plan to take over all of the TV stations is going to fail, there are spaceships outside of the windows.
7. Donatello's belt ties are missing when he introduces Algy to the Turtles.
8. When the Turtle Van stops in front of the Channel 6 building, a shot of the front has the word TURTLES spelled "UTLE."
9. Michelangelo's nunchucks are white instead of brown when he is first shown inside the Grelchs' penthouse.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April signs in her report with "This is April O'Neil, Channel 6 Action News."
2. Algy calls the two Grelches in the Channel 6 News Studio inconsiderate ruffians.
3. April says "Put me down you big gorilla" when the red Grelch kidnaps and gags her from the news studio.
4. Hiram Grelch calls the Channel 6 employees pigheads when he talks with April inside the skyscraper.
5. Hirman calls his two minions wimps when they don't recognize that the martian on the TV is really Algy in a costume.
6. Hirman calls his two minions pinheads when he sees that there's only 30 seconds left until the robot invasion.
7. Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo say "Turtle Power" when the slide down the ropes from the Turtle Van to the Grelchs' Penthouse.

Pizza References:
1. Raphael wonders if extraterrestrial Turtle life will have pizza.
2. Michelangelo causes a prank to Donatello that there is an extraterrestrial Turtle that wants a pizza with double cheese and anchovy pizza toppings.
3. Vinnie's Pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible twice in this episode.
4. As Donatello meets algy, in the Lair, Michelangelo is rolling pizza dough with a pin and Leonardo wants to wait for Donatello to finish his new pizza machine. Michelangelo however wants to break the whole pizza barrier.
5. Michelangelo then says that frozen pizza is the happenin' thing, as he, Leonardo, and Raphael eat pizza while watching April's report on the TV.
6. Michelangelo delivers seven pizzas from Vinnie's to Algy and takes it back to his home. Raphael is upset that Algy took all of the pizza, then Michelangelo says that he saved a slice, only to have Algy take it in case he takes the scenic route home. Michelangelo was then upset because of this.

Pop Culture References:
1. On the rooftop of a building, Donatello says that they would laugh at Albert Einstein's "Theory of Neutronic Thermozoids", which is a reference to his Theory of Relativity.
2. When Algy meets Donatello, he says to him "You can call me Algy," a reference to the 1986 Paul Simon song "You Can Call Me Al."
3. Algy in his spaceship tells Donatello if he's a Warp Drive mechanic, which was used in Star Trek.
4. The car chase scene is a common plot device used in action movies, and this one may be inspired by the 1971 movie The French Connection.
5. Donatello explains Algy about how cathode ray tubes are found inside your television, which is antiquated now since flat-panel LCD and Plasma televisions replaced CRT sets during the 2000s.
6. Donatello sees that Algy has tiddlywinks, an indoor game played on a mat with a set of disc.
7. April says that the film festival is over when she starts to lose hope. Film Festivals are popular cultural events showcasing new films and talent.
8. When Michelangelo says "Leapin' Lizards!" when he sees Algy in the penthouse, that refers to the catchphrase from Little Orphan Annie.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. In the Turtlevan, after Raphael tells Leonardo to tell him something that he doesn't know, Leonardo responds by saying that he was telling the viewers.
2. April says "Usually only the Turtles get to do things like this when she fires the glue gun at the Grelch's.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Algy's Flimofob Spaceship
2. Donatello's Extraterrestial Turtle Transmitter
3. The Grelch Goons' Sticky Glue Guns

Kidnapping:
A Grelch Goon carries off April from the news studio, puts her into a limousine, and tie her up near the top a skyscraper, which is Grelch's penthouse.

Notables:
This along with Big Bug Blunder were aired in a backwards fashion on CBS, since it is the only time this season where the Shredder and Krang episode is aired second in the one-hour block.


Episode 102: Big Bug Blunder
Written by: Michael Reaves (see Mistake NO. 2)

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, Hot Dog Vendor
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Genghis Frog
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. Krang's abdomen was red after a mutant ant entered through the portal.
2. Michael Reeves' first name during the title graphic is incorrectly spelled "MICHEAL".
3. A sign on a fence in which the mutated scorpion destroys is incorrectly spelled "NO TRESTASSING" instead of "NO TRESPASSING."

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop imbeciles after they fire their lasers at a fly in the Technodrome.
2. Afterwards, Krang calls the two mutants mutton headed mutants because they damaged the mutagen.
3. After the mutated fly escapes through the portal, Krang calls the two mutants meddling morons.
4. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop bumbling dolts when he explains his plan about mutating the insects with mutagen.
5. Shredder calls Bebop a dunderhead after he drops some mutagen causing an ant to mutate.
6. A warehouse contains balloon floats used in the Thanksgiving Day Parade, which is sponsored by Macy's in the real world.

Pizza References:
1. The episode begins with a shot of the Pizza Emporium pizzeria, and then cuts to the lair with Michelangelo delivering a pizza box, and says that watching TV and scarfing pizza makes his fulfilled existence.
2. Michelangelo bets pesos to pizzas that the first mutated fly's origin is Dimension X.
3. The Turtles, April, and Genghis are eating a pizza at the end of the episode, and Michelangelo tells Genghis that likes to scarf some pizza after a victory.

Pop Culture References:
1. Donatello calls the mutated scorpion Scorpio after the zodiac sign and constellation.
2. When Michelangelo sees that the mutated fly has returned free, he describes the scene as "Close Encounters of the Bug Kind," referring to the 1978 movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
3. Rocksteady describes a bunch of ants running on the ground as a "wild ant chase", a possible reference to the John Fletcher comedy play The Wild Goose Chase.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Shredder hates to admit calling Rocksteady and Bebop bumbling dolts, Bebop says that he loves it when his boss Shredder gives him compliments.
2. Raphael says that if the superhero business ever dries up, Donatello could get a job as a construction worker while Donatello uses a forklift to battle the scorpion.
3. After Shredder signs out of his comlink conversation and says that soon the city will be conquered by giant ants, he says that it is moments like this that he lives for.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Metalhead's Vacuum Cleaner
2. Shredder's Insect Growth Mutagen
3. Krang's Vile Device with a time mechanism

Kidnappings:
1. A mutated scorpion briefly grasps Michelangelo.
2. Rocksteady chains up and ties up the mutated ant to a railing.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Metalhead.
2. The first appearance of Shredder and Krang in five episodes and Shredder's first reference in four episodes, the longest drought without the two main villains in the series up to this point.

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Episode 103: The Foot Soldiers are Revolting
Written by: Michael Reaves

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Male Tourist
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Alpha One
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. There are two Foot Soldiers resembling Alpha One firing at the Turtles from a railing at the top of the building.
2. On the rooftop, there are three Alpha One impersonators.
3. After the elevator is discovered out of order, the animators forgot to put April's lipstick on.
4. In this episode, the volcano on the asteroid the Technodrome is stranded on is missing and so is the hardened lava.
5. April's camera looks like a gun after Irma, Vernon, and Burne get transported to Dimension X.
6. The Foot Soldiers entired bodies are purple when they advance on Rocksteady and Bebop before they push them into the life pod.
7. As Alpha One and the Foot Soldiers appear through the portal, one of the female tourists speaks with the male tourist's voice.
8. After one of the Foot Soldiers blast the Wave Modulator out of Donatello's hand, he lets out a yelp with Leonardo's voice.
9. Rocksteady's dagger and sheath switched colors when he came out of the sewer cover.
10. When Michelangelo exited from the manhole right before Alpha One fired at the Turtles with the Displacement Device, his nunchucks were upside down on his belt.
11. Leonardo didn't open up his Turtlecom when he spoke to April.
12. Donatello is colored like Leonardo and his bo is missing from his belt when he walks away from the teleportation device after he removes the Wave Modulator.
13. When the cyclist was on his bike that Alpha One shot with the Displacement Device, he was white skinned, but when he arrived at the Technodrome, his skin was brown.
14. Rocksteady's grenade was missing from his shoulder strap when he tied up two Foot Soldiers in the stairway.
15. Raphael's ankle bands were green instead of red when he fell off of the sewer pipe he was grabbing onto.
16. The Foot Soldier that fired the Wave Modulator from Donatello had four fingers when he held out his gun.
17. The building in which the Displacement Device is position shows in the lobby that the elevator goes up to the 14th floor. However, when we see the Turtles breaking through the doors at the roof, the level indicator only goes up to the 10th floor.
18. The cheese and crust on the pizza at the end of the episode switch colors when we cut from Raphael by himself to Michelangelo showing the pizza pan.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop losers when we first cut to the Technodrome.
2. Shredder calls two Foot Soldiers metal morons after Alpha-1's waves hypnotize them against Shredder.
3. Leonardo says "Turtles fight with honor" after Rocksteady, Bebop, Alpha-1, and some other Foot Soldiers come through the portal into the sewers.
4. Alpha-1 calls Donatello a disgusting organism when he asks him to give him the Wave Modulator.
5. Alpha-1 calls some tourists pitiful lifeforms when he and some other Foot Soldiers send them to the Technodrome.
6. The Turtles say Turtle Power when they reach the roof of the building near the Displace Device and Alpha-One.
7. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady klutzes when he gives them a second chance at their jobs.

Pizza References:
1. When Michelangelo is bored watching TV, he tells his friends to check out the pizza situation.
2. Michelangelo says in the sewers that Alpha One is not planning to build a high-tech pizza maker with the Wave Modulator.
3. Vinnie's Pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
4. Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo are shown eating pizza in the living room near the end of the episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is in reference to the quote "The Peasants are Revolting" from the 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
2. Michelangelo calls Donatello Mr. Wizard when he contacts him in the Lab, which was a 1950s children's TV series starring Don Herbert that focused on science topics.
3. When Bebop plays Mr. Quest, Atari 2600 Pac-Man sound effects are heard.
4. Right before the second commercial break, Michelangelo says that they should change the Turtles' names to the Teenage Mutant Sitting Ducks. Sitting Ducks was a lithograph created by Michael Bedard and was also a 1980 film.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says "This wasn't in the script" when two Foot Soldiers through him during the battle in the sewers.
2. Leonardo never thought he'd say to Rocksteady that he owes him one when he two Foot Soldiers to be stuck on the railing.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Alpha One, the only Foot Soldier with a designated name and the only one that speaks.
2. Advanced Wave Modulator
3. Dimensional Displacement Device
4. Technodrome Life Pod
5. The Technodrome's ceiling trap

Kidnappings:
1. Alpha-1 briefly causes Shredder to be tied up.
2. Leonardo ties up Rocksteady and Bebop after they can't return back to the Technodrome and after the Foot Soldiers leave.
3. Alpha-1 and his clan uses the Dimension Displacement Device to force many humans stranded in the Technodrome.

Notables:
1. Final episode written by Michael Reaves.
2. April uses a telephone at Channel 6 instead of her Turtlecom to contact the Turtles.
3. None of the Turtles were confused or surprised about why Alpha One could speak when they first encounter him.
4. This is the only occasion in which Burne Thompson is in the Technodrome/Dimension X.
5. Michelangelo is seen holding one of his nunchucks when he tells Rocksteady and Bebop that he thought they were on the Turtles' side.


Episode 104: Unidentified Flying Leonardo
Written by: Sean Roche

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Farmer
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Scoop Oliver
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Dr. Davens, Billy Jim Bob McJames
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Second Man in Diner
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Documentary Presenter
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, First Man in Diner
Unknown Voice Actor: Police Officer

Mistakes:
1. Donatello's bo on his belt disappears into thin air after he pulled back after bringing Splinter out of his nightmare.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April tells Scoop Oliver in the diner that she's April O'Neil of Channel 6 News.
2. Burne calls Leonardo a scaly skin troublemaker when he speaks to him on the phone from Channel 6.
3. Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello say "Turtle Power" when they get Leonardo's orders that April needs to be saved.

Pizza References:
1. Leonardo contacts April on the Turtlecom to request her to come to the lair for some pizza.
2. When Leonardo decides to go with April, Michelangelo decides to just enjoy some pizza for the documentary in the Lair.
3. Michelangelo wonders how you divide four pizzas with three guys when he, Raphael, and Donatello are worried about when Leonardo will return.
4. A pizza joint is visible in High Falls when April drives off in her news van to look for Leonardo. A later shot shows it to be Goobers' Down Home Pizza. It is shown again when the giant tomatoes attack the town.
5. Billy Jim Bob gives Leonardo a pizza after he saves him after he fell from a cliff.
6. When the Turtle Blimp arrives at High Falls, Michelangelo tells Leonardo if he had been whipping up a pizza sauce that got a little out of hand.
7. Raphael whips up a UFP (Unidentified Flying Pizza) at the end of the episode, but it only contains dough and Raphael looses his grip and the dough ends up on Michelangelo's head.

Pop Culture References:
1. Donatello is shown holding a TV Guide magazine when he looks for an educational TV show.
2. April calling a reporter for the High Falls Gazette is a possible reference to the Niagara Falls Gazette newspaper.
3. This episode is one big reference on UFOs.
4. Yet another Toys 'R' Us reference as April sees that one of the stories in one of Scoop Oliver's scrapbooks is from Tractors 'R' Us.
5. Billy Jim Bob says "Great Balls of Fire," referring to the 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis song, when he returns to the diner that there are UFOs attacking.
6. Another Attack of the Killer Tomatoes reference when a bunch of large tomatoes bounce and attack High Falls and Billy Jim Bob describes the scene as the "Attack of the Mutant Tomatoes."
7. Leonardo feels like "Leonardo and the Beanstalk," referring to Jack and the Beanstalk, right before he jumps into the hay of Billy Jim Bob's truck.
8. Billy Jim Bob wishes Leonardo to phone home (from the movie ET) to quit enlarging the crops.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Leonardo says to the camera that sometimes being green has a certain advantage when he hangs in a tree.
2. Leonardo says that it's amazing what you can do when you have to when he figures out the controls of the UFO helicopter.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Vita-Ray Beam Gun
2. The UFO Helicopter

Kidnappings:
1. Leonardo gets kidnapped by a garbage truck and ends of dumped in a landfill.
2. A UFO helicopter grabs April and flies away with her trapped inside, where she is handcuffed by Dr. Davens and taken to a plant lab and handcuffs her to a beam.
3. Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo are tied up in vines across from April in Dr. Daven's plant lab.

Notables:
1. Most episode guides consider this the final episode of Season 4, but the Season 4 DVD set includes the following episode, "The Turtles and the Hare" on its release.
2. The portion of the episode that occurs right after the landfill scene where April talks to Leonardo on the Turtlecom up until Splinter wakes up in the Lair is only a dream.

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Episode 105: The Turtles and the Hare
Written by: Misty Taggart

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, The Big Bad Wolf
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Jack
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Hokum Hare
Jennifer Darling: Mildred, Little Boy
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Little Girl
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Chicken Little, Truck Driver
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick, The Giant

Mistakes:
1. Rocksteady jumps out of the way of the Docilizer Ray when Hokum Hare moves the microwave satellite dish towards Shredder, but Krang tells him that it has no effect on mutants.
2. Inside the Microwave Transmission Center, the buttons on Shredder's Com-link are missing.
3. The Channel 6 Easter Egg Hunt banner changes from white to pink when we cut to a shot of only right portion of the sign visible with the Turtles, April, Mildred, and Hokum in front of the Turtle Van.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Krang calls Rocksteady and Bebop idiots after he tells them that the Dosilizer has no effect on mutants.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop dumbunnies when he asks Krang about them testing his Docilizer.
3. Donatello says "Donatello Here" when he answers his Turtlecom in the Turtle Van.
4. Rocksteady refers to the Turtles as Shellbacks right before Shredder instructs him and Bebop to leave the Channel 6 building.
5. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole" when he sees the Big Bad Wolf runs after the Three Little Pigs on the Dimensional Scanner.
6. Leonardo and Raphael say "Turtle Power!" when they jump into Donatello's portal into the Fairy Tale Dimension.
7. Raphael calls Shredder "Shredhead" as his throws a sai and hits him.

Pizza References:
None in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is dervied from the Aesop fable The Tortoise and The Hare.
2. The fairy tale dimension contains an animated personification of some Mother Goose tales. Included are The Tortoise and the Hare, Rub-a-dub-dub, Chicken Little, The Three Little Pigs and Jack and the Beanstalk which is the primary fairy tale plot used in this episode.
3. This episode takes place at Easter, and is reflected by Donatello's Easter Egg machine, Easter Baskets, Bebop and Rocksteady's Easter Bunny disguises, and an Easter Egg Hunt.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Right before Rocksteady and Bebop walk through the portal, Rocksteady says that this episode is going to be full of rabbit jokes.
2. After Shredder tells Rocksteady and Bebop to leave the Channel 6 studio, they say that someday they'll have their own show and they'll be the boss of Shredder.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Docilizer
2. Donatello's East Egg-Making Machine
3. Donatello's Portable Spectrascope
4. Syranium Crystal Refractor
5. Donatello's Dimensional Scanner
6. The Microwave Transmission Tower

Notables:
1. First episode of Season 5 by most episode guide sources, though the DVD sets include this as the final episode of Season 4. This is also the final episode in which Michelangelo's nunchucks are visible behind his shell, except for a brief appearance in "Landlord of the Flies" and in the European Vacation episodes that aired out of order.
2. The original opening sequence last seen in "Back to the Egg" returns for this and the following episode.
3. This episode was animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin.
4. The Group W productions logo as it was last seen in "Back to the Egg" returns for this and the following episode.
5. First appearance of Hokum Hare.
6. Splinter does not appear in this episode.
7. Final appearance of Donatello's full-sized Portable Portal Generator until "The Day the Earth Disappeared."


Episode 106: Once Upon a Time Machine
Written by: Michael Maurer

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Old Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Old Michelangelo, Hokum Hare
Pat Fraley: Krang, Police Officers
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Old Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Old April O'Neil, Jersey Red
Nicholas Osama: Lugnut
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Old Raphael, High-Five
Peter Renaday: Splinter
Unknown Voice Actor: Reginald, Turtle Mansion Guide

Mistakes:
1. Raphael is colored like Leonardo after the Turtles stopped looking at their older counterparts at their mansion.
2. In this episode, Shredder's Com-link is missing its yellow and red buttons and is mirror-flipped.
3. The Turtles board the subway for the future at the Central Avenue Station, but in the real NYC, there is no subway station with that name.
4. During Old April's report, Old Leonardo's belt initial is colored like it was in Season 2.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder is excited that the future holds a world without those wretched reptiles.
2. Shredder says that even in the future he is plagued by those blasted reptiles.
3. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they leave the Lair as Hokum warns them that Shredder is trying to take over the future.
4. Raphael calls Shredder Shredhead when he first sees him in the future.
5. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they swing across the subway station in 2036 to knock down some thugs.
6. After the battle with Bebop and Rocksteady's gang, he tells Hokum and the other Turtles to find Tin Grin.
7. The old Turtles say "Turtle Power" after they accept to battle Shredder while in their flying car.
8. High-Five calls the Turtles "greenback yellowbellies" when the young Turtles escape into the subway.

Pizza References:
1. Hokum cooks a pizza, bunny-style with lots of vegetable toppings at the start of the episode. When Hokum leaves the Lair, he asks Michelangelo to keep the pizza warm.
2. Michelangelo is seen eating pizza in the lair, but Splinter takes it away from him noting that all those calories will make him fat.
3. Michelangelo's Cowabunga Pizza is a pizzeria in 2036, topped with a statue of Michelangelo holding a pizza.
4. Reginald delivers Old Michelangelo about nine pizzas and eats one.
5. Old Michelangelo offers young Michelangelo a piece of his farewell pizza right before he returns to 1991.
6. Hokum is seen with three pizza boxes has he stands in Donatello's portal.

Pop Culture References:
1. The subway in 1991 shows some graffiti, including the Peace Sign when April signs out of her report on crime.
2. Raphael is trying to watch Milligan's Island, a parody of the TV series Gilligan's Island until Splinter turns off the TV for ninja exercises.
3. When Hokum sees a statue of the Turtles in the future, Hokum says that they are more famous than Little Bo Peep.
4. As Hokum enters Donatello's portal, he says that Hansel and Gretel would love the Turtles' pizzas.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Hokum says he sees the same bad guys he met on the last episode when he peeks down into the subway car in which Shredder and his mutants are on.
2. Jersey Red says "I always wanted to say that" when she forces the police officers against the wall inside the police station.
3. After Donatello says that there is less than 15 minutes remaining to save the future and return to 1991, Raphael asks him if that counts the commercial break.
4. When Shredder tells the young Turtles to challenge him at the subway tunnel, Raphael looks at the camera and says "I wonder if he means us".
5. Michelangelo says that he never would feel that he would say something like that after he rejects Old Michelangelo's Farewell Pizza.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Flying Taxi
2. The Old Age Mutant Turtles Flying Car
3. Krang's Matter Transformer
4. The Time Distortion and Portal
5. The Flying Calendar (the date reads November 11, 2036)
6. Donatello's Energy Meter

Notables:
1. Final syndicated episode not on USA network and the final that does not take place in Europe based on the official episode order. Also the last episode that uses the original opening sequence until "Tower of Power".
2. Final appearance of Hokum Hare.
3. Final appearance of the Group W Productions laser lights logo, and the final episode that plays the closing theme in full until "Tower of Power".
4. Final episode animated by Murakami Wolf Dublin.
5. This episode was not released on DVD until the Season 10 DVD was released.
6. Final appearance of Bebop and Rocksteady's gang, though only three members from "The Gang's All Here" are seen.
7. Many of the civilians in 2036 have hairstyles resembling the Neutrinos.
8. The Statue of Liberty turns into the Statue of Shredder and back in this episode.
9. Bebop's eyes are visible right as he contacts Shredder on his Com-link at the entrance to the subway station.
10. Vernon is seen in this episode but does not speak.

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Episode 107: My Brother, the Bad Guy
Written by: Dennis O'Flaherty

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Kojima Brothers
Pat Fraley: Krang, Kazuo Saki, Mr. Reilly
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Ninja Museum Policemen, Kazuo Saki's Identification Device Voice

Mistakes:
1. Beginning with this episode and continuing with all CBS episodes through Season 7, Rob Paulsen's last name in the credits is incorrectly spelled "Paulson".
2. Rocksteady's dagger is missing from his back when he and Bebop are firing their guns at the police from the university window as Donatello watches them.
3. Given that in Japanese naming conventions that the last name comes before the first name, Shredder's brother's last name is Saki instead of Oroku.
4. When Michelangelo says "come on!" during Vernon's news report, his mouth doesn't move.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. After the Turtlecom conversation with April, Donatello wonders what Tin Grin is up to.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop imbeciles at the electronics factory when we first see him there.
3. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop when they fight over the lever on what they suspected to be an arcade machine.
4. Shredder calls Rocksteady a fool when he instructs him to pull the sheet off of the Kojima Brothers' Holograms.
5. Bebop says "Mama" when Shredder reveals the holograms.
6. Krang says "what about those blasted Turtles" during his Com-link conversation with Shredder.
7. Shredder tells the Kojima Brothers inside the electronics hideout to destroy the Turtles.
8. The Kojima Brothers say in unison "Destroy the Turtles" when they encounter them in the sewers.
9. Leonardo says "Turtles, Fight with Honor" after Kazuo explains that its his responsibility to arrest Shredder.
10. The Kojuma Brothers say "Destroy the Turtles" right after the second commercial break.
11. Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo say "Turtle Power" after Splinter tells them to fight with honor during the hologram battle.
12. After the Kojima Brothers are defeated and the Turtles head after Shredder, they all says "Let's Kick Some Shell!"
13. Krang calls Shredder a bucket brain when he sees that the Technodrome is sinking deeper into the lava. In response, Shredder calls Krang a nasty little hump of ganglia.
14. Shredder calls Kazuo a brat after he knocks away his gun that he was about to fire at the Turtles.
15. Shredder calls Kazuo a soft-hearted wimp when Kazuo challenges him to a fight at the fusion plant and throws him back through the portal.

Pizza References:
1. After Donatello shows Michelangelo his snack machine, Michelangelo asks him if he is sure he doesn't want him to go for pizza.
2. Rocksteady said that in the sewers that a good place to place the Hologram Projector is near Vinnie's Pizzeria.
3. Michelangelo says that he still sprouts for pizza at the end of the episode, instead of the sushi that Splinter offers.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force flag is seen in this episode.
2. The Kurokuwa-shu originally appeared in the manga Lone Wolf and Cub, written by Kazuo Koike.
3. When Rocksteady and Bebop head off to take the Hologram Projector into the sewers, Shredder says that it will be "finders weepers", a parody on the expression "Finders Keepers" which is also the name of several films and a Nickelodeon Game show in the late 1980s.
4. Rocksteady's line of "come and get me copper" is a tribute to James Cagney in the 1949 film White Heat. Rocksteady also says that he heard it in a movie once. After Rocksteady ducks from a laser, Bebop says that they must have seen the same movie.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After the Turtles and Kazuo Saki agree that Shredder is behind the theft, Raphael asks if TV has commercials.
2. Rocksteady says that he always wanted to say the line "come and get me coppers."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Shredder's getaway van
2. The Giant Magnet
3. Lieutenant Saki's Identification Device
4. Hologram Projector
5. Donatello's Snack Machine
6. The Kojima Brothers Holograms

Kidnapping:
Shredder handcuffs Kazuo to a pole in the fusion power plant.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of the Dimension X Asteroid.
2. For the first time in this series, the Technodrome changes its location early in the season rather than at the finale.
3. First episode that takes place in real time in Japan; Turtle Tracks and Blast From the Past featured flashback scenes.
4. First episode of Season 5 that aired on CBS Saturday Morning. The two-part episode Planet of the Turtleoids was shown as a primetime special on CBS prior to this episode, but since the Technodrome is already established in the Arctic, that is not the first episode in the current canon of this season.
5. The second introduction sequence returns, and will continue to be used until the European Vacation episodes.
6. During the closing credits, the theme is slightly shortened at the end in order to make way for a musical stinger over the MWS logo, which consists of seven notes, with the sixth note longer than the others.
7. Showing how weak Bebop's memory is, he asks what a hologram is to Shredder like he completely forgot the concept from the episode Cowabunga, Shredhead. Splinter, however, recalls the events of that episode telling Kazuo Saki that the last time that Shredder used holograms, he was planning to kidnap the President.


Episode 108: Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko
Written by: Gary Greenfield

Voice Cast:
Greg Berg: Sluggo
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Basher
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, First Army Officer
Pat Fraley: Police Chief
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Mr. X
Unknown Voice Actor: Mondo Gecko

Mistake:
The truck hijacking news got out so quickly. It was out in the middle of nowhere, but April's on the case shortly after.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Basher calls Michelangelo "fishfood breath".
2. As Basher smashes Michelangelo's Turtlecom, he calls him a shellback.
3. Mondo Gecko calls Basher a cheesehead and a dweeb as he betrays them.
4. Mr. X calls Basher and Sluggo idiots after Mondo Gecko knocks them down. After Basher knocks over and triggers the Super Explosive, Mr. X calls him a clumsy fool.
5. Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello say "Turtle Power" when they arrive at Mr. X's hideout through the glass ceiling.
6. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" has he protects Mondo Gecko from Mr. X's firearm.
7. April says "What a dynamite story!" when she arrives at Mr. X's hideout.
8. Michelangelo and Mondo Gecko say "Cowabunga" as the episode ends.

Pizza References:
1. Donatello explains to Michelangelo that eating lots of cream cheese pizzas before bed gives him the same nightmare.
2. After Splinter hypnotizes Michelangelo, he tells him that he senses himself alone on a desert island made completely with pizza.
3. Donatello cooks a hot oatmeal pizza and is seen eating pizza with Raphael. After Leonardo asks him where he'd last see Michelangelo, he opens the refrigerator and a stack of pizza pans is seen.
4. As Mondo Gecko threatens to fire at Michelangelo, Michelangelo tells Mr. X that he's a pizza man himself.

Pop Culture References:
1. Mr. X is also the name of the main villain of the main antagonist and final boss in the Streets of Rage video games, and are both powerful crime lords. The first game in the series was released a month before this episode first aired.
2. Devil's Mountain, Mr. X's hideout, has no such real place name on Earth. It is perhaps in reference to Devil's Peak in Cape Town, South Africa.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. In the warehouse, Mondo Gecko says to Michelangelo that he first met him at the end of Act One, right before the first commercial break.
2. Michelangelo says "You kids might not want to watch this part" when Basher and Sluggo force the truck with Michelangelo down the mountain.
3. As Michelangelo is stranded inside the truck as it travels down the mountain, he hopes that there's a cartoon in his entire life before his eyes.
4. Michelangelo says "where have I heard that one before" as his pendant fails to work on Mondo Gecko initially.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Super Explosive
2. Mondo Gecko's power Skateboard
3. Donatelo's Neuton Divider Tracking Device on the Turtle Blimp's controls

Kidnappings:
1. Mondo Gecko briefly kidnaps Michelangelo, hanging him upside down in the sewers.
2. Mondo Gecko kindaps Michelangelo in the warehouse by throwing a fishing net on him, and then the basher carries him off into the bed of a pickup truck.
3. The Turtles kidnap Mr. X, Sluggo, and Basher and trap them inside the hideout.

Notables:
1. First appearance of Mondo Gecko.
2. Michelangelo's dream of the baby Turtles landing in the sewers on top of the ooze is different from the one shown on Turtle Tracks.

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Episode 109: Enter: Mutagen Man
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder, First Construction Worker, Second Construction Worker
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Seymour/Old Lady
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Seymour/Security Guard, Construction Worker
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Seymour Gutz/Mutagen Man
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Butch O'Reilly

Mistakes:
1. Seymour is able to mutate non-organic material such as clothing and Shredder's metal mask. Plus, pay attention to Krang, when he tells Seymour to mutate into Shredder, his tentacle goes magically through the monitor screen.
2. When April uses her Turtlecom to contact the Turtles when she's trapped on the sky tram, it is depicted like the Turtles version.
3. Donatello's belt initial has a white D with a grey outline like it was in Season 2 when he and Michelangelo hog tie Bebop.
4. During Act Two, Seymour's animation is mirror-flipped.
5. The mud and the surface in which the Transport Module was on were the same color when the Module heads underground when Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady head towards the space station.
6. When Raphael says "Not from where I'm standing" as they peek into the basement of Ace Scientific Company, his mouth doesn't move for part of that line.
7. In the first shot of the Ace Scientific Company building as the Turtles peek from the manhole cover, the word "ACE" is missing above the 655 and corporate logo, but is visible when we see a shot of it with Mutagen Man a moment later. It is also visible when we see a shot of the Channel 6 van with nobody on the street, but the next time it is shown as April and the disguised Mutagen Man as Irma head towards the Channel 6 News Van, the word "ACE" is missing.
8. The Channel 6 building is misspelled "CHANEL" in the shot of the Turtles running towards the building.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. The Turtles say "Go Green Machine" when the decide to check out Ace Scientific Company as they leave the Lair.
2. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he swings across the street to clear the disguised Old Lady out of harm from the traffic.
3. Leonardo and Raphael say "Turtle Power" as they jump into a dump chute at the unfinished skyscraper.
4. The Turtles say "It's Turtle Time!" as they jump off a bus near the river when they see April.
5. Krang refers to Mutagen Man as an idiot right before he returns to Shredder's hideout.
6. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" after Krang is distracted by the Bebop clone.
7. Shredder calls the Turtles two-towed twits after he discovers that he dumped the mutagen into the disposal system.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo would rather explore the surface of a pizza than the planet Venus.
2. A pizza joint is visible in the shot where the disguised Old Lady is stuck in the middle of the street fighting traffic.
3. Michelangelo cooks up some pizzas and hands one to Donatello saying that there's nothing like a bubbling pizza after a long day of making the world safe from tyrants.

Pop Culture Reference:
Raphael tells Butch that he'd get the Congressional Medal of Horror, a parody of the Congressional Medal of Honor if he captures and defeats the Turtles.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang says he's telling the audience about how he and Shredder must get the mutagen before the rocket lifts off.
2. Krang calls Bebop and Rocksteady morons after they tell him how they failed to retrieve the Byndex-3.
3. Raphael tells the construction worker "don't you guys watch Television" to tell him that the Turtles are not Alien Invaders.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Byndex-3
2. The Central-Matic Waste Disposal System

Kidnappings:
1. Mutagen Man disguises as Irma and locks her in a janitor closet in the Ace building.
2. Seymour disguised as an Old Lady throws Donatello and Michelangelo into a dumpster in the alley near the Channel 6 building and locks it.
3. When a disguised Vernon mutates back into Mutagen Man, he quickly turns around, grabs April, ties her up, and hangs her on an aerial tramway en route to be shredded.
4. The Turtles tie up Bebop and Rocksteady near the launch pad.

Notables:
1. First appearance of the Transport Modules since "The Big Rip Off".
2. Mutagen Man's Playmates toy lists him as a bad guy, however in this episode he as Seymour is a good guy designated to retrieve the Byndex-3 against his own desire by Shredder.
3. Burne tells Vernon that his namesake talk show, which was shown to be a hit in the episode "The Dimension X Story," is getting lousy ratings and Irma mentions that his talk show is about to be cancelled.
4. Krang appears in the city for the first time since "Shredderville".


Episode 110: Donatello's Bad Time
Written by: Misty Taggart

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Dr. Keppel
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Splinter
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Bedelia Badd, First Woman in Salon
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Buford Badd
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Second Woman in Salon
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Bubba Badd

Mistakes:
1. When Splinter speaks to Donatello about his camoflauge to the Turtle Van, the right-side (on Splinter's left) yellow symbol on his kimono is missing in a couple of shots.
2. In a side view of the Turtle Van as the Badd's drive it, the rectangular border surrounding the word TURTLES is white instead of green.
3. When the Power Sizer is in the Turtle Van in the Badd's control, we see a shot of a street with the shops "ViDEO WORLD" and "STANS" in the same block, with their lights on. When we cut back to the street after a scene inside the Turtle Van, we not only see ViDEO WORLD and STANS again in the same block, but the lights have also turned off.
4. In the next shot, when the Turtle Van crashes into two cars at an intersection, the traffic signals not only are missing a yellow light, but each side has two lights of the same color rather than red and green.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Burne says "go go go go" when he requests April and Irma to check out the scene of the crime victims at the beauty salon.
2. Michelangelo says to Donatello that he needs some Turtle Van Power.
3. April says "This is April O'Neil, Channel 6 News" when she starts her news report at Keppel Research Laboratories.
4. April says to Buford "let go of me you cornfed gorilla" when he grabs her and Irma.
5. April says "what a story!" when she picks her her news camera after the Badds leave the research laboratory.
6. Donatello says "Donatello here" when he answers his Turtlecom while in the Badd's car.
7. Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo say "Turtle Power" when they escape into the sewer cover after they see Donatello in the Badd's car.
8. Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo say "Turtle Power" and Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" when they come to the rescue for Donatello as they slide down from a building using a grappling hook.
9. The Turtles say "let's turtleize them" during the battle with the Badd's.

Pizza References:
1. The episode opens with Michelangelo opening the freezer noticing that the pizzas are melting, and Michelangelo throws one pizza to Leonardo, who tehn passes it to Raphael, who then puts it in the oven. They are then shown eating the pizza a minute minute later, in which Michelangelo says about Donatello that all work and no pizza makes a dull dude.
2. Vinnie's pizza billboard is visible next to the Channel 6 building.
3. Michelangelo blew a fuse, causing the Lair to lose power when he was microwaving about ten pizzas.

Pop Culture References:
1. When Donatello says "Chalk up another one for science" in the Turtle Van, that may be a reference to the quote "Chalk up another one for the Fonz" from Happy Days.
2. Leonardo is reading an issue of Crimestoppers weekly. Crimestoppers is an organization that involves providing information about crime activity.
3. Bedelia opens up a western-style wanted poster in the Turtle Van after it stops.
4. Bubba wants to watch the Mighty Muskrat cartoon, in reference to the Mighty Mouse cartoon instead of retrieving the diamond while in the Turtle Van.
5. Donatello says that he read the latest information on the Power Sizer in the latest issue of GQ: Genius Quarterly, which is a spoof on the magazine Gentlemen's Quarterly.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. April tells Dr. Keppel to tell our audience about the diamond.
2. Donatello says "people think we geniuses have it easy" when he says that he has to outsmart his inventions while driving the Badd's car.
3. Raphael asks Leonardo to explain what Donatello has been doing for the entire episode when Leonardo is talking to him on the Turtlecom.
4. In the shot of Dr. Keppel with a swirl of smoke behind him, he says that he hates flashbacks as much as you do but somewhat has to explain what's going on.
5. Raphael says "don't ever try this at home, kids; we're professionals" after he slides down the building using a grappling hook onto the top of the Turtle Van.
6. Right as the Turtle Van stops, Donatello says "as they say in all those cartoons, phew that was close."

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Turtle Van's parachute braking system
2. Dr. Keppel's Power Sizer
3. The Turtle Van's smokescreen machine
4. The Badd's Getaway Vehicle's vacuum
5. The Turtle Van's springboard on its roof
6. The Turtle Van's Mud Missles
5. The Badd's Getaway Vechicle's Ice Missle

Kidnapping:
Bedelia shoves and locks Donatello into the trunk of the Badd's car.

Notables:
1. First episode in which Splinter is voiced by Townsend Coleman.
2. Only episode in which the tension theme plays immediately after the commercial break.

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Episode 111: Michelangelo Meets Bugman Again
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Professor Higginbottom
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Jerry Spiegel/The Swatter
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Juliet Schmooze's secretary
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Short Criminal, Police Officer
Dan Gilvezan: Brick Bradley/Bugman
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Tress MacNeille: Juliet Schmooze, Lady with green bow
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Unknown Voice Actor: News Vendor, Tall Criminal

Mistakes:
1. In April's report at the shopping mall she says that the skies are clear, though they are actually partly cloudy.
2. In a closeup shot of the Entire State Building's elevator up/down buttons, they are shown with a grey outline and orangish red buttons, but in the next shot as Swatter enters the elevator, both the up/down buttons and outline are gold.
3. After the Turtles return to the Lair, Donatello's "D" is missing in the first shot inside the Lair.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he launches his grappling hook at two criminals in order to save Jerry Spiegel.
2. Michelangelo says "holy guacamole" after his phone call with Juliet.
3. When Donatello speaks to Swatter on the roof of the skyscraper, he refers to Shredhead about him ripping off his costume.
3. Michelangelo calls Brick Bradley a wimped-out crumb in the Turtle Van.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo says that Jerry Spiegel is as slippery as a greasy pepperoni (referring to a pizza) after the criminals are captured.
2. Irma warns Michelangelo that if Brick Bradley does a comic and finds out about his favorite pizza place, the bad guys will be after the Turtles.
3. One of the questions that Swatter asks the Turtles (minus Michelangelo) on the roof is their favorite things to put on pizza.
4. Vinnie's Pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
5. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they avenge on Swatter on top of the skyscraper.

Pop Culture References:
1. Jerry Speigel is a parody of Superman creator Jerry Seigel.
2. When Raphael checks out the titles at the comic book stand that Michelangelo is browsing, one of the titles is the "Teen Twinkies", a parody of the Teen Titans.
3. One of the buildings is named the Entire State Building, a parody of the Empire State Building.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Swatter says that being a bad guy is such fun at the end of his first scene.
2. Right before the second commercial break, Michelangelo looks straight at the screen saying that Brick Bradley picked a bad time to find inner peace.
3. In the Turtle Van, Michelangelo says "Who's supposed to being ticked off? Him (Brick Bradley) or me?"
4. Leonardo: "Can you imagine anyone publishing a comic book about us?"
Raphael: "That has got to be the dumbest idea I have ever heard."
Michelangelo: "You are right dude. The entire concept is multo bizarro." Then, Michelangelo grabs a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book under the bed and says "come on dudes, you read it too."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's Sewer Intruder alert system
2. Swatter's Hypno Ray
3. The Entire State Building's Transmitting Equipment

Kidnappings:
Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael are stuck to a thick wall at the top of the Entire State Building by Swatter.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Brick Bradley/Bugman.
2. Swatter, Jerry Spiegel's alter ego, is a Shredder spoof. Since he is voiced by Townsend Coleman, his voice sounds similar to Shredder's during the later portion of Season 7.
3. This is notable for being the first non-Shredder episode written by David Wise and also due to the fact that it aired on CBS during the first half hour when Shredder episodes would normally air.
4. Only episode in which Vernon is voiced by Townsend Coleman.
5. A flashback clip from the episode "Michelangelo Meets Bugman" is used when Michelangelo talks to Raphael about Bugman's origin.
6. Shredder and Krang is mentioned in this episode by Michelangelo.


Episode 112: Muckman Messes Up
Written by: Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder*
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, News Anchor
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Garson Grunge/Muckman
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Joe Junkee/Joey Eyeball
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Tropotron Labs Security Guard

Mistakes:
1. The mutagen vat is full after Splinter released its contents on Shredder and Krang earlier in the episode.
2. When Shredder and mutants escabe the lab after the Turtles avenge on them, a small flap, which appears to be the door to the Transport Module and its seat appear on the side of the Module closest to the drill.
3. In this episode and Landlord of the Flies, Krang has dark purple corneas.
4. Ted Pedersen's last name is incorrectly spelled "Pederson" on the written by credit.
5. Raphael, Leonardo, and Donatello's belt initials are colored like they were in Season 2 (grey outline, white letters) when April contacts them while Donatello is holding an issue of Genius Quarterly.
6. April says "So long fellas" in Irma's voice when the Turtles prepare to travel to the Technodrome.
7. Donatello's belt initial has its Season 2 colors when he says that the Portable Portal Generator's power is running out.
8. In Irma's apartment, Michelangelo takes several bites of a slice of pizza, but the pizza appears to have not taken any bites.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they go into Tropotron Labs.
2. Shredder (voiced by Jim Cummings) says "quick you idiots" to Rocksteady and Bebop as they retreat to the Module.
3. April says "put me down you big glub of garbage" when Muckman grabs her.
4. April calls Shredder a "real big fibber" while she's tied up in the warehouse.
5. Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo say "Turtle Power" as they leave Donatello's Lab in search of April and Irma. They again say "Turtle Power" as they pop out of the sewer cover where Donatello is.
6. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the Turtles and Muckman walk through the portal.
7. The Turtles and Muckman say "Turtle Power" as they enter into the Technodrome as they step out of the portal.
8. Leonardo says "Let's make Turtle Tracks" after a laser destroys Donatello's bo.
9. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the Turtles and Muckman jump through the portal back into the Turtles' Lair.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo asks Donatello if the X7 Compound can be used as pizza toppings.
2. A piece of pizza is shown next to Donatello's computer in his lab.
3. Michelangelo would rather pour Muckman's DNA samples over pizza.
4. A pizza is shown on the table of Irma's apartment and Irma says "two dozen pizzas and I'm the hostess with the mostess." Michelangelo also holds and eats a slice of pizza (See Mistake No. 8 )

Pop Culture References:
1. Donatello tells some destroyed Foot Soldiers that they were supposed to limbo, a Trinidadian dance that involves bending backwards under a pole.
2. Michelangelo makes a baseball reference as Rocksteady and Bebop slide through a door saying "Nice slide dudes, but you're out!"

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Garson and Joe say that these are some pretty neat special effects after the X7 Mutagen causes them to start mutating.
2. After Shredder says "I shall not fail", Bebop says "how man times have I heard that before" and Rocksteady says "What number episode is this?"
3. When Raphael sees that Muckman and Joe Eyeball are capturing April, Raphael says "Just what this show needs, more mutants."
4. Joe Eyeball says that an abandoned warehouse works as a good hideout an any other story.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Door Opening Gizmo
2. Mutagen Tracker
3. The Compound X7 Mutagen
4. Krang's Spectro Cathode Analyzer

Kidnappings:
1. Muckman and Joey Eyeball grab April and Irma, tie them up, and hold them hostage on two chairs in an abandoned warehouse.
2. Rocksteady ties up Splinter in the alley where Shredder, Bebop, Muckman and Joey Eyeball are holding April and Irma hostage. Splinter is then taken to the Technodrome and is hanging above a mutagen vat.

Notables:
*1. When Shredder and his mutants head back to the Transport Module, some stock dialogue voiced by Jim Cummings recorded for another episode is heard. This reveals that this episode was aired out of order with regards to when the episodes of Season 5 were recorded.
2. Michelangelo is shown holding a pair of nunchucks in the shot of the Turtles in the alley where Muckman, Joe Eyeball, April and Irma.
3. Not counting the Vacation in Europe, final appearance of the Shredder's theme background music.
4. A flashback clip of Rocksteady and Bebop unleashing the X7 Mutagen is shown on Tropotron's instant replay footage.
5. Final appearance of Splinter inside the Technodrome.

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Episode 113: Napoleon Bonafrog: Colossus of the Swamps
Written by: Dennis O'Flaherty

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Attila Frog, Big Louie's Caucasian Henchman
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Cab Driver
Jim Cummings: Shredder, Genghis Frog
Pat Fraley: Krang, Napoleon Bonafrog, Big Louie's Black Henchman
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Nicholas Omana: Rasputin the Mad Frog
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Big Louie

Mistake:
Rocksteady flings a worm into the mutagen, and the worm has a rhino head and wings, but Splinter mentions that the mutagen takes the form of any animal it had last contacted with. So the rhino head is normal, but the wings aren't.


Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop idiots when they say to him that they want to feed the alligators while in the Transport Module.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and imbecile when he tells him to use the Mutagen Detector.
3. Shredder refers to the Punk Frogs as the "blasted Punk Frogs" as they retreat from him.
4. Shredder calls Napoleon a bug-eyed traitor as he fires the Muta-Shooter at him in the sewers.
5. Shredder calls the Turtles green geeks when he fires the Muta-Shooter at them a moment later.
6. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop idiots when he instructs them to retreat topside from the sewers.
7. Rocksteady says "shellbacks" when he fires his gun closing off the exit in which he, Bebop, and Shredder retreated from in the sewers.
8. Shredder calls Rocksteady an idiot when he tells him to drive off in the taxi cab.
9. Shredder calls Napoleon a cretin after his Muta-Shooter failed to effect Donatello.

Pizza References:
1. At the start of the episode, Leonardo tells Michelangelo that he is eating his sixth pizza in less than an hour, and Donatello gives him the suggestion to call Pizza Eaters Anonymous. Leonardo then grabs a pizza from Michelangelo and places it on the table. Michelangelo then says that he would trade a week's supply of pizza for a little excitement. Then, a module from above grabs the pizza and takes it away.
2. When the Turtles go topside, Michelangelo mentions that it was Piltdown Petroleum Products that stole his pizza.
3. Michelangelo presents a pizza to Napoleon after the battle that's topped with bugs, gnats, and mosquitoes.

Pop Culture References:
1. Donatello's comment on "Pizza Eaters Anonymous" is a parody of the organization Alcoholics Anonymous.
2. The Star of Hoboken diamond that Shredder gives to Big Louie may be in reference to the Star of the East diamond that was purchased from Cartier Paris by Evalyn Walsh McLean.
3. Michelangelo is playing his Kung Fu Surfers video game which includes a surfer jumping a shark on a surfboard. The expression "Jump the Shark" refers to the moment that any TV Show or any other pop cultural franchise's quality begins to go downhill, and it was first shown by Fonzie on the sitcom Happy Days.
4. Raphael mentions the Empire State Building in this episode.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Raphael said that he had to say that the Turtles are boxed when when the Turtle Van gets trapped inside Big Louie's hideout.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Muta-Shooter
2. The Pizza Grabbing Module
3. Donatello's Satellite Monitors
4. Shredder's Mutagen Detector
5. Donatello's Sewer Surveillance Cameras
6. The Turtle Van's Hovercraft Capability
7. The Transport Module's Heat-Seeking Missle

Kidnappings:
1. Big Louie and his henchmen kidnap Napoleon in his car.
2. Rocksteady and Bebop shove Donatello into an oil barrel and tie him up and lock him inside the trunk of a taxi cab. He is then held hostage by Shredder.

Notables:
1. This episode takes place in August as confirmed by Michelangelo talking about the Petroleum company stealing antifreeze.
2. Bebop and Rocksteady are dressed in tropical clothing in this episode.
3. First episode in which Jim Cummings voices Shredder.


Episode 114: Raphael Versus the Volcano
Written by: Carole Mendelsohn

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Young Man on Skateboard, Fireman in Car, Fire Chief
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Police Sergeant
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, All Nite Costume Shop Cashier, Channel 6 Reporter with pink shirt, purple tie and brown jacket
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, LaVerne Portside, Boy on Skateboard
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Professor Wilhelm Vanilli
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Man with Green Shirt and Gun
Unknown Voice Actor: Man With Bucket

Mistakes:
1. The "6" on the Channel 6 building is yellow instead of red when a shot of the building is first shown, and later on in the episode as the camera pans up the front of the building to April's Newscopter.
2. Donatello and Raphael have their Season 2-style belt initials when Raphael says "Adios Amigo" after his healthometer test.
3. Raphael's eyes have red eyelids when he blinks after he purchases a costume at the costume shop, even though they were phased out for green eyelids during Season 3.
4. Part of the Channel 6 logo on the news van is filled red instead of white when April drives up to the Police Sergeant.
5. The dial on the television inside April's Newsvan is set to Channel 5 instead of Channel 6 when it is shown with Burne on the screen.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Donatello say "Turtle Power" as they leave the Lair in search of Raphael.
2. Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Donatello say "Turtle Power" as they hop aboard the Turtle Blimp to save Raphael from the volcano.
3. Donatello calls Raphael an idiot when he swings down the rope from the Turtle Blimp into the volcano.

Pizza Reference:
Michelangelo tells Donatello to fix the oven since he's counting on pizza tonight. Unfortunately, Donatello says to Michelangelo that Raphael has only 24 hours to live, and Michelangelo bursts out in tears, and tells Donatello that there were so many good pizzas to look forward to.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is in reference to the 1990 film Joe Versus The Volcano.
2. The "Adios Amigo" reading on the healthometer may be in reference to the 1976 Western movie of the same name starring Richard Pryor and Fred Williamson.
3. Professor Wilhelm Vanilli may be named after Botanist Jerry Wilhelm.
4. Splinter says "A healthy mind in a healthy body" to Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo when Donatello brings over the healthometer, which is based upon the Latin expression "Mens sana in corpore sano".
5. While Raphael is wandering off in the sewers and some water drips on top of his head, he says that his head is catching a "Cold Sweat", a Top 10 soul/funk song for James Brown in 1967.
6. Since Professor Vanilli says "Aloha" when he grabs Vernon's microphone and due to the fact that the island that the volcano is on is named Poppalua, this may be a reference to Kapalua on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
7. Vernon mentions about winning an Emmy Award for broadcasting excellence after Vanilli grabs the microphone from him.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
None in this episode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Healthometer, consisting of the readings "A-1 Specimen", "Physically Fit", "Not So Hot", "Sick as a Dog", and "Adios Amigo".
2. Professor Vanilli's Toxic Formula

Notables:
None in this episode.

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Episode 115: Landlord of the Flies
Written by: Gordon Bressack

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Restaurant Customer
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Baxter Stockman, Elevated Train Conductor #1
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Vinnie
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Elevated Train Conductor #2
Unknown Voice Actor: Restaurant Waiter

Mistakes:
1. The interior of the transport module is grey when Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady arrive at the stadium. In addition, they are also drawn off model when they exit it and there are no seats visible inside.
2. The telephone that Michelangelo dials in the Lair only has nine buttons, as their are ten digits and a standard keypad has twelve buttons.
3. Like in the episode Muckman Messes Up, Krang has dark purple corneas instead of lilac.
4. In a shot where the Turtles are pulling out the ragtops from two convertibles, there are rather tall mountains visible behind the city, which does not exist in the real NYC.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Baxter calls Bebop and Rocksteady moronic mutants when he first sees them.
2. Donatello says "Donatello here" when he answers his Turtlecom.
3. The Turtles say "Let's Turtleize 'Em" when they leave the Lair to avenge on Baxter.
4. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" when they jump and land on the suspension bridge.
5. After Donatello has an idea by seeing some abandoned convertibles on the bridge, Michelangelo says "Cowabunga".
6. Donatello says that we better make Turtle Tracks when he discovers the power Baxter is using to destroy the city.
7. Immediately afterwards, the Turtles say "Turtle Power."
8. Baxter calls the Turtles "ninja nootnicks" after Donatello says about how easy it is to see through plastic.
9. Donatello says "let's make Turtle Tracks" right as the flies threaten to explode the generator at the power plant.
10. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the Turtles climb aboard the Channel 6 Copter.
11. Michelangelo calls Shredder "Shredhead" when he sees him inside the stadium.
12. Leonardo calls Shredder "Tin Grin" after he is freed from the tarf.

Pizza References:
1. Splinter tells the Turtles to get rid of their unfinished portions of pizza, as we see a shot of some nearly empty pizza boxes with some flies swarming over the crumbs.
2. Michelangelo orders pizza on the phone in the lair and asks the other Turtles if they want extra pepperoni on their pizza. We then discover he is calling Vinnie's pizza, where he promises to deliver pizza within 30 minutes.
3. Michelangelo picks up one family sized pizza with extra marshmallows, only to open it up and see that a bunch of flies have eaten nearly the whole pizza and swarm the Lair. As a result of this, Splinter suggests that the Turtles go out for pizza next time.
4. Vinnie's Pizza's billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
5. When Michelangelo is in the Channel 6 Copter, he says that he could go for a garlic pizza with chocolate syrup and shrimp.
6. After the battle, Leonardo is holding a pizza, a whole pizza sits on the coffee table in front of the couch, and Raphael is eating a slice of pizza while the Turtles watch April's report on their TV set. The episode ends with Donatello eating a pizza and a pizza box that says Vinnie's Pizza is shown on the floor.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is in reference to the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
2. Krang says to Baxter that has "fly by night" tactics, which may refer to the Rush album, the 1942 Thriller movie, or the 1968 children's novel by K.M. Peyton.
3. Vernon announces "Operation: Fly Storm", a parody of the Operation: Desert Storm movement from the first Gulf War in 1991 on the televsion in the Turtles' Lair.
4. Michelangelo says that he describes the Turtles as a S.W.A.T. team, which spawned a 1970s TV series and number one song.
5. Raphael says "'Come into the parlor,' said the Turtle to the fly," a spoof of the 1829 Mary Howitt poem The Spider and the Fly.
6. Donatello tells Rocksteady and Bebop on the bridge that its way past the Age of Miracles, which may be in reference to the 1985 John Brunner science fiction novel.
7. The stadium is a baseball stadium, and the Turtles give out some baseball lingo, such as "7th inning stretch", "pop fly", and "back to the minors". Leonardo is also holding a baseball bat after he is freed from the tarf.
8. Raphael says "The Silence of the Flies" when he notices how quiet it is at first inside the stadium. This is a spoof of the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs.
9. Donatello says at the stadium "It ain't over until the Portable Portal Generator sings," a reference to the popular expression "It ain't over until the Fat Lady sings."

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Donatello doesn't want to ruin the surprise for the viewers when Michelangelo asks him "what is the plan, Stan?"
2. At the stadium, Raphael looks directly at the screen and says "How come Donatello gets to make all of the grand entrances?"

Wacky Invention:
Krang's Anti-Matter Platter

Kidnappings:
Baxter's flies sack up Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo inside a roll of tarf inside the stadium.

Notables:
1. Michelangelo's nunchucks are visible on the back of his shell when the Turtles retreat into the sewers from the fly swarm.
2. Final appearance of the World Trade Center.



Episode 116: Donatello's Duplicate
Written by: Jack & Carole Mendelsohn

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Pinky McFingers, McFigers' Thug #1, Channel 6 Newscaster
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Rat King, Mayor
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Donatello's Cloned Rat
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, McFingers' Thug #2
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. When Raphael answered April's call, the top of the back of his Turtlecom was grey.
2. When Raphael blames Donatello on the clone he built of himself inside the Turtle Van, the shot of the shell on the front bumper says "TURTLE" instead of "TURTLES".

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Donatello says to Leonardo "I owe you one" after Leonardo compliments the job that Donatello does.
2. Raphael says "Banzai" as he charges against the Donatello Clone in the Lair's living room.
3. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" when they come to the rescue at Pinky's lab to save April.
4. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole" after he sees that a clone of himself has been created.

Pizza Reference:
Michelangelo tells Donatello that the pizza oven needs serious help as he holds an overcooked pizza to him.

Pop Culture References:
1. When Donatello's Duplicate says "I'm melting!", this references the Wicked Witch of the West's quote from The Wizard of Oz. Another quote from that movie, "Come out, Come Out Wherever You Are" is spoken by Raphael as he asks for Donatello to come to them in his lab.
2. When Splinter warns Donatello about his duplicate, he says to him "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature," which was a famous quote used in a 1970s Chiffon Margarine commercial.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. (See pop cultural reference No. 2) Donatello says "Wasn't that a TV commercial?" in response.
2. As Pinky's thugs grab April, she says to them "I though you two watch cartoons, not the news."
3. After the Rat King laughs to the Turtles, Raphael says "don't you just love rodent humor?"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's Cloning Device
2. The Turtle Van's Digital Feedback Scanner

Kidnappings:
1. Donatello's Duplicate ties up the original Donatello and throws him in a closet adjacent to the Lab and shuts the door on him.
2. Pinky McFingers' Thugs place a bag and then tie up the Donatello Clone in chains and then carry him away in the sewers. They then take him at Pinky's hideout on top of a mountain.
3. McFinger's thugs gag April, take her to Pinky's lab, and the Donatello Clone locks April up in a prison cell.

Notables:
1. Despite the presence of Pinky McFinger's original voice actor, Peter Renaday present in this episode who voiced him in the episode "Raphael Knocks 'Em Dead", he is alternatively voiced by Cam Clarke, providing him a voice that sounds similar to Rocksteady's, especially of the scene of him in the sewers.
2. Act One ends with two tension music cues on top of each other: the second version of the primary tension theme and the background music first used in Turtle Tracks as the Hamato Yoshi saw the Turtles covered in ooze.
3. When Michelangelo questions if Donatello is the Rat King in the Lab, a pair of his nunchucks are visible in his shell.

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Episode 117: The Ice Creature Cometh
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Army Scientist
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. There were two Donatellos when the Turtles were cleaning the kitchen after they extinguished the fire.
2. Even though the Technodrome moves away from its original spot towards the end of the episode, it reverts to its original spot in later episodes.
3. Bebop was speaking in Rocksteady's voice when he told the ice creature to go back as it approached the Technodrome.
4. The triangle on Krang's Android Body on the top portion of the yellow cover surrounding Krang is missing when the ice creature scares him back inside the Technodrome.
5. The Turtles' belt initials have their Season 2 colors (white intials, grey outlines) when they first look up at the ice vreature from the street.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" after he says that it's pizza time in the lair.
2. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they try to break the ice from the refrigerator/freezer in their Lair.
3. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady boneheads after Bebop asks Shredder for help in the Technodrome.
4. The Turtles once more say "Turtle Power" as they again try to break the ice from the refrigerator/freezer in the Lair.
5. Bebop says "Mama" as the ice creature grabs him from the Technodrome's floor.
6. The Turtles say "Turtles to the Rescue!" after they take word of April's report of the ice creature invasing the city.
7. Rocksteady calls Bebop a wimp after he throws a snowball at him.
8. Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael say "Turtle Power" as they throw their weapons at the icicles above April, Irma, and Vernon.
9. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" after he brings the Heat Ray to the other Turtles in front of the Channel 6 building.
10. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the rocket lifts off with the ice creature.
11. Krang says "Oh no!" as the ice creature approaches the Technodrome after it returns to the arctic.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo says "It's Pizza Time" as he wears a chef's hat in the Lair's living room.
2. Michelangelo then says that pizza is his life's work, and then wants to scarf the miracle of pizza, only to find the freezer frozen.
3. Vinnie's Pizza's billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
4. Michelangelo plugged back in the refrigerator/freezer because he thought that the pizzas might go bad.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is in reference to the movie The Iceman Cometh, both its 1960 and 1973 versions.
2. Bebop's line "A mutant's work is never done" while seeing the mess near the mutagen mixer in the Technodrome is in reverse to the 1972 Sonny and Cher song "A Cowboy's Work is Never Done".
3. Bebop frees the ice creature because he feels that he is a Good Samaritan.
4. As the Ice Creature tries to break the Technodrome free of the ice, Bebop calls the ice creature "Frosty", a homage to Frosty the Snowman.
5. When Rocksteady says "If it ain't busted, bust it" is a parody on the famous quote "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", first said by Bert Lance in 1977.
6. Rocksteady describes the scene near the Channel 6 building as a regular Winter Wonderland, referring to the holiday song.
7. After Raphael emerges from some snow, he says that he'll call the book of frozen records, referring to The Guinness Book of World Records.
8. Raphael asks Donatello how to stop that frozen Godzilla.
9. Raphael says "Twinkle Toe Turtles to the Rescue", in which "Twinkle Toes" was the nickname of Canadian Football pioneer Fritz Hanson.
10. The rocket says NASA on it, referring to the space organization.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. When Rocksteady sees the mutagen mixer, he says "Don't tell me this is going to be another mutant story. Isn't everybody sick of 'em by now?"
2. As the Ice Creature as seen by Bebop and Rocksteady, Bebop says "I guess this is going to be another mutant story after all."
3. Raphael says that he can't take this whole dumb plot when the Turtles are struggling to figure out how to defeat the ice creature atop the transmission tower.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Mutagen Mixer
2. Donatello's Heat Ray
3. The Technodrome Main Screen's Window Opener
4. The Defense Base's Thermal Explosive

Kidnappings:
The Ice Creature freezes some army soldiers with its ice cold breath.

Notables:
1. Bebop and Rocksteady made snowmen in the rough shape of Shredder and Krang.
2. This is the second and last time in which the Lair is covered in ice.

Episode 118: Leonardo Cuts Loose
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Hans
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, First Goon
Pat Fraley: Casey Jones, Wally Airhead, Third Goon, Fourth Goon
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Second Goon
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. When Casey asked the goon to sign up for exercise class, the strap around his mask was white.
2. When Casey Jones kniocked down Leonardo and Michelangelo, Michelangelo had Donatello's colors.
3. When Raphael attacked Hans in the final battle, his belt ties disappeared and reappeared.
4. Watch carefully. When Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo are riding on the exercise machine on the streets, just before they pass the NAS van, Michelangelo's "M" is missing.
5. When Splinter and Leonardo discuss about how to save the other Turtles, while they are standing near the shell carpet, the "ONE WAY" text on the one way sign is missing.
6. Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo's belt initials are missing when they are first shown chained against the wall at Air Heads House of Pecs.
7. Even though a supreme court building is featured in this episode, New York state's highest court is actually called the New York Court of Appeals and is located in Albany, not NYC.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they approach the building where the goons committed their crime until Donatello tells them that it could be a big mistake.
2. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" after he, Raphael, and Donatello emerge above ground from the exercise machine.
3. Wally calls the Turtles pathetic little reptiles when they exercise in front of him.
4. Casey refers to the Turtles as wimps when he first denies Leonardo's order to save the other Turtles.
5. A goon calls Casey an overdeveloped wimp right before he forces him onto a treadmill.
6. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole" when he first sees Wally's Blockbuster.
7. Wally instructs his goons to stop the little pipsqueak that is Casey when he tries to attack the Blockbuster.
8. The Turtles say "Let's Turtleize Them" after Wally and his goons start to attack the city with the Blockbuster.
9. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" when they start the final battle with Wally and his goons.

Pizza Reference:
Vinnie's Pizza's billboard is visible next to the Channel 6 building.

Pop Culture References:
1. Michelangelo says that the Turtles are going to be "Taking it to the Streets" after seeing April's report on the goons, referring to the 1976 Doobie Brothers song.
2. The words "No Pain No Gain" above the check-in desk of Air Head's House of Pecs are in tribute to the exercise motto made famous by Jane Fonda in her 1982 workout video.
3. When Raphael first sees the Blockbuster, he says that it is definitely not the Welcome Wagon, which is a business that contacts new homeowners after they move providing advertisements from local businesses.
4. Wally Airhead says the famous "I'll Be Back" quote from The Terminator several times in this episode.
5. Right before Raphael slams a trash can on top of a goon, he mentions Hunky Dory, which is also the title of David Bowie's fourth album from 1971.
6. When Michelangelo says that he wants to "use his head" at the end of the episode, this may refer to the 1964 Mary Wells song.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. As Michelangelo asks Raphael about how to beat the Goons after the Turtles failed in their first battle, Raphael says that he'll figure out something before the episode is over.
2. Right before Casey comes to the rescue, Michelangelo says that he will think positive and that somebody will come to rescue him and Raphael and Donatello.
3. After Raphael emerges from the rubble, he says that if he has one more roof dropped on his head that he's sitting out the rest of the episode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Air Head's Strongnium-90 ray
2. Wally's strength-generating chemical elements
3. Wally's Blockbuster

Kidnappings:
The exercise machine in the Lair suddenly ties up Donatello, locks up Michelangelo, and clamps Raphael and drags them away. They are then chained to a wall at Air Heads House of Pecs.

Notables:
1. A pair of Michelangelo's nunchucks were visible on his shell when the Turtles were chasing after Wally's goon as they exited the gym.
2. Not counting Vacation in Europe, this is the final appearance of the saxophone background music cue first heard in Enter: The Shredder when the Turtles met April outside the Channel 6 building for the first time.

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Episode 119: Pirate Radio
Written by: Misty Taggart

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Dickie Bark
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: WOOF's Captain

Mistakes:
1. Shredder, Rocksteady, and Bebop travel to the city using the Dimensional Portal instead of the Transport Module. Krang also throws some equipment through the portal.
2. Even though the Technodrome moved in "The Ice Creature Cometh", it is shown back in the original spot it landed on in "My Brother, the Bad Guy".
3. The triangle above Krang on his damaged body is missing when he says to Shredder "Don't bother me with your endless questions."
4. The top of the Cheapskates are tan instead of green in this episode.
5. When Krang sees Shredder broadcasting from WOOF via the Technodrome's Portal screen, the back of the compartment of the Android Body which holds Krang is red instead of yellow. When he sees Michelangelo and Irma in a boat, the back of the same compartment is flesh colored.
6. The bumper on the front of the Turtle Van is spelled "TUTLES" when Leonardo brakes and Raphael tells him to watch out.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop cretins after Rocksteady incorrectly calls Krang's invention a "spitting device".
2. Bebop says "Mama" when Krang's Splitting Device malfunctions sending laser fire out of control.
3. Krang calls Bebop an idiot after he turns on WOOF in the Technodrome.
4. April signs off with "This is April O'Neil for Channel 6 News" right before Burne enters the news studio.
5. Shredder calls Bebop a moron after they reach Michelangelo in the sewers.
6. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" when they battle Bebop and Rocksteady in the sewers.
7. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" immediately afterward.
8. The Turtles say "Let's Kick Some Shell" right before Rocksteady and Bebop unleash some barrels at the Turtles.
9. Donatello says "Donatello here" when he answers April's Turtlecom call.
10. Donatello and Raphael say "Turtles to the Rescue" when they rescue Michelangelo from a construction beam.
11. Leoanrdo, Raphael, and Donatello say "Turtle Power" as the Turtle Van begins to hover over the water as they seek to rescue Michelangelo.
12. Shredder calls the people in the boats dunderheads as they approach the WOOF ship.
13. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop cretins after the microphone gets damaged in WOOF's studio.
14. Shredder tells Rocksteady and Bebop to stop acting like wimps after Rocksteady tell Shredder that his fans walked the plank.

Pizza References:
1. Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello are eating pizza in the kitchen. Then Michelangelo's loud boombox plays and the other Turtles split up the final piece of pizza.
2. Vinnie's Pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
3. Michelangelo is eating a slice of pizza in the kitchen when he says "Who's this Slicer dude?"
4. When the other Turtles return to the kitchen after Michelangelo leaves, Raphael opens the oven and says that Michelangelo left the pizza in the oven.
5. Donatello says "Can Turtles like Pizza" right before he activates the Turtle Van's Power Drain.
6. After Michelangelo's radio breaks, Vinnie advertises a 2 for 1 pizza sale on the damaged speaker.

Pop Culture References:
1. When Michelangelo says that he is listening to Dickie Bark, the "Wolfman", that refers to the 1960s-70s disc jockey Wolfman Jack, though it may also refer to the mysterious AM radio DJ in the movie American Graffiti.
2. Many references to the radio industry are quoted, such as a jingle and a drive-time DJ.
3. When Bebop gets excited about the citizens being hypnotized to the radio station, he says "Goody Goody", which is a big band song from 1936 first performed by Benny Goodman and his Orchstra.
4. After Michelangelo falls and lands in a boat with Irma, Raphael says "Too bad he didn't bring his Rubber Duckie, referring to the 1970 Sesame Street song sung by Ernie (Jim Henson).
5. Krang makes a Rub-a-dub-dub nursery rhyme spoof when he sees Michelangelo and Irma on the portal screen in a boat heading for WOOF's ship, using the words "one Turtle in a tub" instead of "three men in a tub".

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Donatello says "Isn't it neat how I always know the names of these gadgets" after he discovers Krang's Ventrilacoder.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Interdimensional Splitting Device
2. Krang's Ventrilacoder
3. Krang's Automatic Digital Tuner Beam
4. Donatello's White Noise Filters
5. Krang's Chasm

Kidnappings:
1. Shredder kidnaps WOOF's captain and his assistant aboard WOOF's ship.
2. Bebop and Rocksteady tie up Dickie in the WOOF studio.

Notables:
1. Master Splinter is not in this episode.
2. WOOF is a real life radio station in Dothan, Alabama that operates on the frequencies 560 AM and 99.7 FM. The AM band broadcasts gospel music on Sundays and sports talk the rest of the weak, while the FM band broadcasts an adult contemporary music format.
3. Final appearance of the Footski.
4. Only occurrence in which Krang's Android body is broken into pieces.
5. Shredder calling himself "The Slicer" when he is a DJ for WOOF is basically a rough spinoff on his original nickname.


Episode 120: Raphael, Turtle of a Thousand Faces
Written by: Dennis O'Flaherty

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, First Bank Guard, Police Sergeant, Blonde McMutt Goon
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Bank Vice President
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Second Bank Guard, Redheaded McMutt Goon
Unknown Voice Actor: Mad Dog McMutt

Mistake:
The word "TURTLES" on the front of the Turtle Van is reversed right before it reaches McMutt's hideout.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo say "Turtle Power!" as they drive off in the Turtle Van after they discovered the real McMutt.
2. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole" after McMutt's helicopter lifts the Natural History Museum off the ground.
3. McMutt calls Raphael, April, and Irma boneheads after his helicopter returns to the surface.
4. Leonardo says "Turtles Fight with Honor" and Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as they along with Donatello descend from the Turtle Blimp to avenge McMutt and his goons.

Pizza References:
1. Raphael offers free pizzas for everyone if the other Turtles can pick him out of a crowd in a park.
2. Donatello says that all is fair in war and pizzas right before he, Leonardo, and Michelangelo enter the gate to the City Park.
3. As the Turtles are looking for McMutt, Michelangelo says that he could taste that pizza now. As they find him, Michelangelo asks him for a pizza with tuna fish, peanut butter, and grape jelly, and then Leonardo and Donatello ask for one.
4. Raphael disguised as Mad Dog McMutt asks for a pepperoni and cheese-flavored crutchy bone, which obviously reflects the two most popular pizza toppings.

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael's Mad Dog impersonation sounds like Sylvester Stallone.
2. This episode title is in reference to the 1957 film Man of a Thousand Faces that accounts the life of silent movie star Lon Chanely.
3. Near the start of the episode, Raphael is in a Long John Silver costume and makes an impression of him, with Michelangelo calling him "Long John Turtle."
4. Raphael disguised as Mad Dog McMutt makes a Kansas/Toto reference in the park from The Wizard of Oz.
5. (See Pizza reference No. 2) War and Pizzas as said by Donatello references the 1869 Leo Tolstoy novel War and Peace.
6. Raphael makes another King Kong reference after Irma says that the guard dogs are just "dogs", and Raphael says that King Kong is "just a monkey".
7. Michelangelo says "I'll be doggone" as the Turtle Van pulls up to McMutt's hideout, which is a 1965 Motown song by Marvin Gaye.
8. Raphael mentions the SPCA after he talks about a Turtle being 'napped by a dog.
9. Irma calls McMutt a Hound Dog after the 1956 Elvis Presley song just before she threw a dinosaur leg bone at him.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
April says to Raphael that if you've been in enough episodes, some of the Ninja Moves were bound to rub off.

Wacky Invention:
McMutt's helicopter

Kidnappings:
McNutt grabs Raphael, April, and Irma with a claw from his helicopter, pulls them aboard, get then get tied up aboard, and then get locked up in the back of the helicoper.

Notables:
1. Final episode with Raphael in its title.
2. First appearance of Mad Dog McMutt.
3. Vernon and Burne are mentioned but not seen in this episode.
4. This is the only time in the series in which a Turtle instructs April (and Irma) to be tied up.

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Episode 121: Leonardo, the Renaissance Turtle
Written by: Dennis O'Flaherty

Voice Cast:
Jack Angel: REX-1
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Mayor
Jim Cummings: LEX
Pat Fraley: Professor Mindbender
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Pinky McFingers

Mistakes:
1. When Michelangelo went over to the picnic basket to answer his Turtlecom, he was shortly seen with Leonardo's kantanas on his belt.
2. When the Turtle Van pulls up to the 5th Street Bank, the border surrounding the word TURTLES on the front shell is a light shade of green.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April signs out of her report with "This is April O'Neil, Channel 6 News".
2. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" when the arrive at the bank where Pinky and his Goons are robbing.
3. At City Hall, Leonardo says "We've got to do something" after April doubts that REX-1 could restore his memory.
4. Professor Mindbender calls Leonardo a green meddler after LEX fails to release him at City Hall.
5. Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo say "Turtle Power" when they arrive at City Hall.

Pizza References:
1. The Turtles are eating pizza as they watch April's report about LEX.
2. Leonardo thanks April for a great pizza shortly before they are forced to stopped by LEX on a crosswalk.
3. As Leonardo and April try to escape the Lair from LEX, a pizza is on the table in the kitchen. A few moments later, April throws that pizza onto LEX's head.
4. The Turtles are seen eating pizza on the table in the bedroom at the end of the episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. LEX says "Go directly to Jail. Do not pass Go," in reference to the board game Monopoly after the Remote Controlled Police Car carries off Pinky and his minions.
2. After the first commercial break, LEX tells Leonardo and April that "Crime does not pay", which is also the title of a Golden Age comic book series and a radio crime drama series in the 1930s-40s.
3. When REX-1 says "Stop in the name of LEX" as Leonardo and April run through the kitchen in the Lair, he is referring to the 1965 Motown song "Stop in the Name of Love" by the Supremes.
4. Afterwords, Leonardo says that he has created a Frankincop, another Frankenstein reference.
5. Professor Mindbender begins his report after Vernon's introduction with "Law and Order", referring to the long-running drama series of the 1990s and 2000s.
6. The Rexanne robot at the end of the episode may be a possible reference to Roseanne Barr, in which her self-titled sitcom was then at its peak of popularity.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. When LEX asks April for her last words in the crosswalk, she says that she can think of a few, but are not appropriate for television.
2. Leonardo says "Why am I suddenly talking like Michelangelo" after he says "Everything's bodacious" as he emerges from a sewer crate into City Hall.
3. April tells Leonardo that he made a funny just like Raphael after he tells Professor Mindbender to put the money used to repair LEX on Leonardo's credit card.

Wacky Inventions:
1. LEX's Remote Controlled Police Car
2. Donatello's Long Range Scanner
3. Donatello's Turtlecom Transmitter
4. Mindbender's Radio Controlled Romobile
5. The Auto-Answer Circuit

Kidnappings:
LEX ties up Pinky and his goons and then the Remote Controlled Police Car automatically picks them up and places them in the back of the car.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of REX-1.
2. This along with the following episode is notable for being the only one hour block when they first aired on CBS for this season in which there is no Shredder episode.
3. The Punk Frogs are shown in this episode but do not speak. This is also the final appearance of Rasputin and Atilla Frogs.


Episode 122: Zach and the Alien Invaders
Written by: Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Zach's Father, Eric
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Colonel Clout/Screwloose
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Zach's Mother
Pat Fraley: City Tunnel Worker
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Hypnotized Cadet, Woman in Mall
Nicholas Omana: Walt
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Zach, Sergeant Rambo/Wingnut
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Sergeant O'Flaherty

Mistakes:
None in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole" when Zach sees the "Slime Monsters", really just city tunnel workers disguised, approaching him.
2. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole" when he sees Wingnut fly by the building that he and Donatello are grabbing onto.
3. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" when he and Donatello see the aliens approaching them in a corridor at the military base.

Pizza References:
1. A sign on a door says "PIZZA" when April and Irma drive off after getting word on the aliens.
2. The mall shows a pizza sign, and Walt tells Zack that he's getting a pizza. As the Turtles arrive at the mall, Michelangelo says that Zach will meet them at the pizza parlor.
3. Vinnie's Pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
4. Raphael senses more alien invaders approaching the lair, but it turns out to be Michelangelo carrying about a dozen pizzas and asks the other Turtles to give him a hand.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Turtles are watching "Cube of Misfortune" on the TV which is a parody of the game show Wheel of Fortune.
2. The Bug Busters reference Ghostbusters, complete with the no symbol over a bug on their uniforms.
3. Raphael gags that he is the Tooth Fairy after the Turtles discover that Zach is in trouble after their Turtlecom call with him.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Inside the Channel 6 van, April thinks that bug-eyed aliens are pretty silly to her.
2. In the Turtle Van, Raphael says that if Zach stops acting weird soon it will be a short episode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Roachbots
2. Wingnut's Disintegrator Bazooka
3. Ten-Hunt's Alien Mind Changer
4. The Turtle Van's Catapult

Kidnappings:
1. Clout and Rambo tie up Eric to a chair right before they transform into Wingnut and Screwloose.
2. Wingnut grabs and bounds Zach and takes him to the Alien Mind Changer, and holds him captive to alter his memory.
3. Donatello and Michelangelo are captured by two Roachbots and are taken to the Alien Mind Changer chair that Zach is also on.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Walt.
2. Michelangelo reveals that the Turtles are five feet tall when he describes Donatello's voice coming from a talking turtle while on the Alien Mind Changer chair.

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Episode 123: Welcome Back, Polarisoids
Written by: Misty Taggart

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Millimeter
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, F-Stop
Tony Pope: Fripp
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Say Cheese

Mistakes:
1. The people running out of the subway entrance is a series of duplicates.
2. The Transport Module's door was blue when Shredder, Rocksteady and Bebop entered it.
3. Raphael and Donatello are colored like Leonardo when the Turtles lift the Turtle Van, resulting in the allusion of three Leonardos total in the Turtle Van.
4. When the Turtles started to eat the pizza at Vinnie's, the pizza was wholly intact, but after Donatello stops talking, only four slices remained.
5. The first shot of the jigsaw puzzle pizza on the kitchen table shows seven out of eight slices, then when the shot zooms out showing all four Turtles, only six out of eight slices are shown.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says Cowabunga when a pizza is delivered to the Turtles at Vinnie's.
2. Leonardo calls Shredder Shredhead when he asks him if he's taking up a hobby in the sewers.
3. The Turtles say Turtle Power right before Shredder sends a monster from the Polarisoid dimension using their camera.
4. Burne says to Vernon "go go go" to instruct him to tape the Polarisoids.
5. Shredder calls Krang a Mad Medula after a new monster was created with the Polarisoid Camera.
6. The Turtles say Turtle Power while in the Turtle Van after Fripp comments that Shredder makes terrible home movies.
7. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop mutant morons as a rolling ball chases after them.
8. April signs in with her Times Square report with "This is April O'Neil for Channel 6."
9. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop nitwits when they don't understand where their Magnetic Gravity Anchors are.
10. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" after Fripp turns of the Polarisoid camera and just before he lands on the street.
11. Krang says "Oh no" after Donatello breaks his computer code.
12. April signs on with her report with the Polarisoids with "This is April O'Neil for Channel 6 News."

Pizza References:
1. A pizza jigsaw puzzle is shown at the start of the episode, and Raphael says that cardboard pizza is not a real heavy favorite of his.
2. Fripp tells his son that they eat pizza when their spaceship flies over the city. After the spaceship lands, Fripp's daughter asks him where the pizza is.
3. A waiter delivers a pizza to the Turtles over at Vinnie's, and Michelangelo says "That's what I call a pizza!" Donatello explains that the Turtles came to get pizza because they were inspired by that pizza puzzle.
4. Vinnie's Pizza's pizza billboard is shown next to the Channel 6 building.
5. F-Stop says that making pizza is fun, and Say Cheese asks Michelangelo how many pizzas they've made so far. The pizzas are mostly just dough that are littered all over the Lair's kitchen.

Pop Culture References:
1. Bebop says to Rocksteady in the Technodrome "Smile! You're on Alien Camera" as a parody on the radio/TV program Candid Camera.
2. UFOs and King Kong are mentioned by Burne in his Channel 6 office.
3. The billboard in Times Square with a television screen says FONY around the edges, a parody of the Sony corporation, which had a billboard in the real Times Square in a similar style in the 1970s and '80s.
4. When a bunch of cats and dogs fall down after the Polarisoid Camera was turned off, Raphael says that "it's raining cats and dogs", a popular phrase used in poetry and song.
5. The episode title may be in reference to the 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Right before the first commercial break, Michelangelo says "Isn't this part where they usually say to be continued?"
2. After Raphael says to Donatello that he's bringing down the house (referring to the sewer ceiling), he tells him to come up with a better line.
3. When Krang says "As one of those Turtles would say, it's cool to rule", he's referring to Michelangelo.
4. As Donatello talks to April on the Turtlecom, he says that Shredder is playing more than just a movie mogul.
5. Raphael hopes that the audience believes that the Turtles and Fripp were saved by a mattress truck.
6. When Say Cheese asks if the pizza that fell onto Michelangelo's face still counts as part of the 10 pizzas they've made, Michelangelo says "very funny."
7. When F-Stop and Say Cheese start a food fight in the Lair's kitchen, Michelangelo peeks under the table and says "Kids, don't you just love 'em?"
8. Raphael said "someone had to say it" after he says that it's raining cats and dogs.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Robot Garbage Truck
2. Krang's Magnetic Gravity Anchors
3. The Turtle Van's Seismographic Alarm

Kidnappings:
The Turtles are briefly clawed by the Robot Garbage Truck and held captive inside the Turtle Van.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Fripp and the Polarisoids.
2. Final appearance of the alternate Shredder theme background music first used in Hot Rodding Teenagers.

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Episode 124: Michelangelo, the Sacred Turtle
Written by: Dennis O'Flaherty

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Professor Tut
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Second Guard
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Third Guard
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Percival Pifflecoot, First Guard
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick, Casbah

Mistakes:
1. When Michelangelo grabs his disguise from the Lair, his "M" briefly vanishes.
2. Raphael's belt initial reversed when the Egyptian warriors bowed in front of Michelangelo.
3. Michelangelo's name in the episode title credit is misspelled "Michalangelo".
4. When the other Turtles arrive at the Spinx, the front bumper of the Turtle Van is spelled "TUTLE".

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as he exits the Lair.
2. Michelangelo says Holy Guacamole after the tomb opens to reveal the mummy at the museum.
3. April says "Put me down you big gorilla" to Casbah when they arrive at Percival's Sphinx right before he unwraps the carpet in which she was held.
4. The First Guard calls Michelangelo an infidel when he feels convinced that he stole the Turtle Eye.
5. Michelangelo says Cowabunga when he swings his grappling hook to try to escape and/or attack the Egyptian Museum Guards.
6. Michelangelo says Holy Guacamole after he enters Percival's Sphinx.
7. Michelangelo says an unenthusiastic Cowabunga while the walls in the crushing room in the Sphinx close inward.
8. April refers to Percival as "the Pitiful" after he says that soon he will be the greatest pharaoh of all time.
9. Leonardo says "Let's Make Turtle Tracks" when he and Donatello hurry back into the Turtle Van.
10. Raphael and Michelangelo say "Turtles Fight With Honor" as they agree to battle the four evil guards in the Sphinx.
11. The Third Guard says Cowabunga after the Turtles exit Vinnie's.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo is eating a pizza while he watches TV at the beginning of the episode.
2. When the other Turtles return to the Lair, an unfinished pizza is on the table in front of the sofa and Leonardo thinks that Michelangelo left the Lair to get more pizza.
3. Michelangelo is seen eating a slice of pizza at the Barkley's building.
4. Michelangelo and the Three Guards are eating pizza at Vinnie's after the Turtles save the day.

Pop Culture References:
1. When Donatello tells Michelangelo that he wants to see O'Malley's comet with him and his brothers, this is in reference to Halley's Comet.
2. The "Chain Gang" in the "Chain Gang Mummy" movie that Michelangelo wants Donatello to see is in reference to the 1960 Sam Cooke R&B hit.
3. The mummy Ahmed Turt-el is in reference to the Egyptian Pharaohs Amenhotep I-IV. Professor Tut is named after Tutankhamen, and the museum exhibits ancient Egyptian artifacts such as a tomb, hieroglyphics, and an Egyptian Eye.
4. Although not referring to any specific movies, Michelangelo seems to be in love with movies with mummies in this episode, in which many with word "mummy" in them have been released.
5. When Michelangelo asks the First Guard to take him to see April, the guard says that he's come to return the Turtle Eye to the Valley of the Kings, which was also the title of a 1954 movie.
6. When Raphael sees four new guards in the Sphinx chase after him and Michelangelo, he says "Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire", which is based on the subject of a 15th century fable by Italian author Laurentius Abstemius in The Hecatomythium.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After a museum guard says to bow before Ahmed Turt-el as he is looking down at the ground, Michelangelo looks at the camera and says "Who am I to argue?"
2. Raphael thinks that Percival's quote about "somebody opening your Sarcophogus" during Vernon's report sounds like a million laughs to him.
3. Michelangelo says "I had to ask" after the First Guard tells him that the ruby's energy will cause the comet to crash into earth.
4. Raphael looks at the screen and says that he feels so much better knowing that the Guards are on his side.
5. Michelangelo says that it's too late to rewrite the script after Raphael doesn't believe in "The Sacred Turt-el".

Wacky Inventions:
1. Percival's Ray Magnifier
2. Donatello's Laser Generator

Kidnapping:
Casbah kidnaps April in the museum and is shown covered and tied up by a rug in his convertible.

Notables:
1. This was the final new episode aired on CBS for this season.
2. Final episode with Michelangelo in its title.
3. Splinter does not appear in this episode.
4. A sign says "Worlds Fair 1955" as Casbah drives off with April, but there was never an actual World's Fair in the real world.
5. A sampling of the Rat King flute theme plays when Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello return to the Lair and wonder where Michelangelo is.
6. April is dressed in an Egyptian Queen's outfit in this episode.

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Episodes 125 and 126: Planet of the Turtleoids (Parts 1 and 2)
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Shell-Ri-La-High Councillor (not seen)
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Groundchuck, Bork, TV Announcer
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Dirtbag
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Diner Worker
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Tattoo, Dwork-O
Jan Rabson: Kerma
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Chrome Dome
Bob Ridgely: Herman the Horrible

Mistakes:
1. The pink portions of the Transport Module were white instead of pink when Shredder and Krang exited it at the monkey house. In addition, the hatch opened downward instead of upwards.
2. After the Turtles exited the pet shop, the design on the back of their shells was drawn differently.
3. The design of April's Turtlecom was different when Rocksteady used it at the zoo compared to its first appearance when it was shown in the street because the ground was different.
4. When Splinter explains to Donatello about how it isn't good to be a non-mutated Turtle, the left three-circled logo is missing on his kimono.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Tattoo a miserable mutant when he fails to reply to him.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop losers when he first talks to him.
3. Shredder calls Bebop a miserable idiot when after he misguides the Module.
4. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop goof-offs for setting animals free.
5. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop sipper-heads when he accuses them for setting two animals free and mutating them and Krang calls them dipsticks.
6. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop fools when he instructs them to stop Dirtbag and Groundchuck.
7. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop boneheads during a com-link call after he discovers that Dirtbag and Groundchuck got away.
8. When Rocksteady tries to contact the Turtles from April's Turtlecom, he refers to them as wimps.
9. The Turtles say "Go Green Machine" after Dirtbag and Groundchuck are freed at Shell-Ri-La.
10. The right head of Herman the Horrible calls the Turtles and Kurma miserable turtleoids when it first sees them.
11. Michelangelo says Cowabunga when he rides on top of Groundchuck and says that he wants to be in a rodeo.
12. Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo say Turtle Power as they rescue April from the approaching Technodrome Mark II.
13. As the Technodrome Mark II is being destroyed, Shredder instructs Chrome Dome to "destroy those Turtles."
14. Chrome Dome refers to the Turtles as wretched reptiles after Shredder and Krang escape in the Module.

Pizza References:
1. At the start of the episode, Michelangelo says that he could taste the hot fudge and anchovy pizza now.
2. Vinnie's Pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
3. When Donatello gives up on the Turtles while they are in jail, Michelangelo tells him to think about what he'll be giving up, including pizza.
4. Right before the Turtles leave for Earth, Donatello says that Shell-Ri-La doesn't even have pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. The name Kurma may have been inspired by Kermit the Frog.
2. Groundchuck calls Shredder a little Buckaroo after the cowboy group.
3. When Raphael first fights Groundchuck near the Channel 6 building, he uses the fencing term Touche.
4. Shell-Ri-La is named after the location Shangri-La from the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton.
5. Donatello acknowledges overpaid executives when he discusses the issue about the Turtleoids' Gold Machine, since it makes a case for the unbalance income distribution that is actually a bigger issue today than when this episode first aired.
6. As the Turtles find an escape hatch from the jail cell, Michelangelo launches his grappling hook and says "Up, Up and Away", which is a 1967 song and album by The 5th Dimension.
7. When Herman says "I Shall Return" after his Ray Cannon breaks and flies away, that quotes General Douglas Macarthur when he evacuated the Philippines during WWII.
8. Raphael doesn't refer to Chrome Dome as "Sugar and spice and everything's nice" from the nursery rhyme "What Are Little Boys Made Of?" as the Turtles battle him in the park.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Tattoo throws a birdcage on top of Raphael, he says that he thought that this only happens in cartoons.
2. In the Lair, Raphael seeming tells the audience that if Donatello starts singing, he advises to switch over to another channel.
3. When the Turtles suspect guests ripping off their style, Donatello suggests that it might be Copyright Infringement.
4. April says that she has a feeling that this is going to be a long episode while she's watching Shredder and Krang in the Technodrome.
5. Bork at the Shell-Ri-La court says that the TMNT aren't real but that someone just drew them.
6. Raphael says that the devices near the cave are cheap for generating suspense.
7. Michelangelo says "like we didn't do enough fighting in this episode already" when the Turtles discover the Technodrome Mark II.
8. When the Turtles return to the Lair, Raphael says that if you insert a plot about a planet entirely populated with turtles in a movie, you'd never believe it.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Kurma's Spaceship
2. Krang's Heat Ray
3. The Gold Machine
4. Pulverizer Ray Ship
5. The Technodrome Mark II
6. The Mutagen Dispenser
7. Adamantium
8. Shell-Ri-La's Forcedome Generator
9. Shell-Ri-La's Gold Stamping Device
10. Kurma's Zapper
11. Herman's Ray Cannon

Kidnappings:
1. The Turtles, Groundchuck, and Dirtbag all get captured by Kurma and are seen tied with a ring of electricity surrounding their bodies aboard Kurma's Spaceship as he sends them off to Shell-Ri-La before Leonardo frees himself and the other Turtles.
2. Rocksteady and Bebop grab April and take her to the Technodrome where she gets tied up with one of the Technodrome's parts.
3. The Turtleoids send the Turtles to jail after losing the jury at the Shell-Ri-La court house, and are shown behind bars in a cell.
4. April is rekidnaped by Chrome Dome in the Technodrome and is tied up with the same part from the Technodrome to a tree at Median Park.
5. The Turtles kidnap Dirtbag and Groundchuck at Shell-Ri-La.

Notables:
1. First appearances of Dirtbag, Groundchuck, Chrome Dome, and Kerma.
2. This is currently regarded as the final episodes of Season 5. However, it was originally broadcast on August 31, 1991 on CBS for a one-hour primetime special. It remains the only TMNT episode in history ever to debut in primetime. However, given that the Technodrome is already at the North Pole which was established with the episode My Brother, the Bad Guy, it is now regarded as the Season's finale on all episode guides. It is also the only multi-part episode of this series. When it was rerun on USA Network in the mid-1990s and overseas, it was split into two separate episodes, with the words "TO BE CONTINUED..." added after the end first episode which happens right as Herman the Horrible flies near the Turtles and Kurma. It is also the only episode of the series in which the title credit is shown in green text.
3. When it was aired together on primetime and CBS Saturday morning, the opening and closing credit sequence was only shown once. It also features a unique closing credit sequence featuring a shot of a scene of Shell-Ri-La (right when Leonardo says "Turtles would live" while aboard Kurma's Spaceship), and also the closing theme is remixed in a slightly faster, more spirited mix. It is also the final episode to feature the Murakami Wolf Swenson logo.
4. Vernon never pays for his root beer float when he receives hit, and his also isn't told whether he can have it on the house.
5. The Technodrome Mark II inspired Playmates Toys' Technodrome Scout Vehicle when it was released in 1993.
6. This episode never appeared on DVD until the Season 10 set was released, including this as a bonus episode.
7. Rocksteady and Bebop consider the zoo as the same zoo in which they came from, despite being humans before they were mutated. This may seem like a mistake, however in the Archie Comics which was originally based on this series, they both show signs of recalling their animal lives before the mutation.
8. Krang's Bubble Walker is seen in this episode.
9. The only time this season in which Krang travels away from the Technodrome.


This recap is a big milestone for me, marking my 100th episode referenced and also the fact that there are only five short seasons left.

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You tryna get this done for the premiere or something? Every day... My goodness... Don't lose your sanity in the process, 'kay?

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Episode 127: Rock Around the Block
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Self-Help Guru
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, General Traag, Space Station Guard

Mistakes:
1. When Splinter first appears, one of the yellow patches on Splinter's kimono on his left is missing. When we zoom out to a shot of both Splinter and Donatello, both of his patches are missing. The left patch is also missing when Splinter walks up to Donatello on the sofa near the end of the episode.
2. When Michelangelo launches his grappling hook to save April and her news van for the moment, he is colored like Donatello.
3. When April returns to the Channel 6 building in the Turtle Van, the word CHANNEL on the building is misspelled "CHANEL".

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady imbeciles when they are playing Space Pilot.
2. At the beginning during ninja exercises, Raphael tells Michelangelo that he's cowered his last bunga.
3. April signs in her news report when she appears on a TV monitor in the Technodrome with "This is April O'Neil, Channel 6 News".
4. Shredder refers to Bebop and Rocksteady as cretins when they fight over a pile of comic books.
5. Krang refers to the Turtles as meddlesome reptiles as he walks over to open the portal to Dimension X.
6. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady boneheads after they see a dinosaur fossil and get scared, and Bebop says "Mama".
7. The Turtles say "Go Green Machine" when they charge against Traag.
8. Donatello says "That was my favorite bo" after Tragg destroys it.
9. Traag calls the Turtles "foolish reptiles" after the Turtles fail to destroy him.
10. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they charge against the recharged rock monsters.
11. Krang says "Oh No" after the Technodrome falls into the ocean.

Pizza References:
1. Vinnie's Pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
2. Michelangelo says that it's pizza time after Traag escapes through the portal.
3. Michelangelo delivers two victory pizzas to the Turtles after they return home. Raphael throws one of the pizzas on Donatello's face at the very end of the episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is in reference to the 1954 Bill Haley and his Comets song "Rock Around the Clock".
2. Splinter explains to Donatello Wu Wei, a Taoism concept about the art of doing without action.
3. The comic book "Captain Cow" may be in reference to the Captain America comic series.
4. Bebop tells a Space Station Guard that he didn't say "Mother May I", a children's game.
5. The game Space Pilot that Bebop and Rocksteady are playing is in reference to the 1978 video game Space Invaders.
6. Right before the Turtles enter the forklifts, Raphael describes the large rock monster as an overgrown Pet Rock, a toy fad of the mid-1970s.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Splinter explains Wu Wei, Michelangelo mentions that its pretty heavy philosophical stuff for a cartoon show.
2. Krang tells Shredder that they have to develop a story plot when April's report begins.
3. As Vernon does his stress control exercise, April says to the audience "I think he's finally found something he's good at."
4. Raphael says "Why didn't I just stay in bed this morning" when Traag repcharges the rock monsters.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Rockolizer
2. Krang's Remote Control Device
3. The Rock Crushing Machine

Kidnappings:
Rocksteady and Bebop tie up the two space station guards and lock them in a hangar.

Notables:
1. First episode of Season 6.
2. First episode with the Fred Wolf Films logo.
3. For the rest of the run on CBS, there is only one new episode per week.
4. New background music debuts, and the episode titles change to an italic font, similar to what is shown on the closing credits from Season 4 onwards.
5. First appearance of the Technodrome under the ocean. The Technodrome in the Arctic would resurface in Leonardo is Missing later in this season when the episode aired out of order.
6. Only episode in which one Turtle holds a different Turtle's weapon; during ninja practice, Leonardo is seen holding one of Donatello's bo. When Splinter explains Wu Wei to Michelangelo, Raphael is also seen holding a bo.
7. Krang is seen in his bubble walker in this episode, and his android body is not seen.
8. Final physical appearance of the Natural History Museum.


Episode 128: Krangenstein Lives!
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Man in Cab
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Angry Employee, Robber
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Barney Mushnik
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Video Game Voice/Krang's Android Body

Mistakes:
1. Leonardo and Raphael's colors switch when Splinter tells Michelangelo that video games doesn't help his practice.
2. Rocksteady's dagger and sheath switch colors when Leonardo lifts the coffee cup in which Rocksteady and Bebop are trapped under.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Donatello makes a Shredder impression at the start of the episode by saying "wretched reptiles".
2. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady bubble-brains after Krang experiments with his android body.
3. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady meatheads when he realizes that they brought up the Transport Module to the right spot.
4. Krang refers to Rocksteady and Bebop as stupid mutants when he ponders about where his Android Body is.
5. Shredder calls a couple of gang members interlopers when he picks them up.
6. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" when they start their battle with Rocksteady and Bebop.
7. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole" after he sees Krang's Android Body shrink to a miniature size.
8. Raphael calls Shredder "Tin Grin" when the Turtles find him on City Hall's steps.
9. When Shredder reaches the top step of City Hall's steps, the Turtles draw their weapons and say "Turtles Fight With Honor!"
10. Shredder calls Vernon an idiot when he stares his camera at his face. Shredder then gains his full memory back and refers to the Turtles as wretched reptiles.
11. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" after he connects a wire to Krang's Android Body.
12. Shredder refers to Rocksteady and Bebop as dunderheads when they bring the Module up in front of City Hall.
13. Michelangelo calls Shredder Shredhead while he controls the Android Body.

Pizza Reference:
Vinnie's Pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title references Frankenstein.
2. Michelangelo's Space Trek video game references Star Trek.
3. When Michelangelo says "all work and no play makes Michelangelo a dull dude" after April's Turtlecom conversation is in reference to the proverb "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy", originating in the 1600s but most famously used in the 1980 movie The Shining.
4. When Krang's Android says "Targeting enemy Saigons", this is in reference to the allied forces of the Vietnam War.
5. Raphael makes a Demolition Derby reference after the supersized Android Body tosses a car.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. When Krang says "It's alive, it's alive!", this is in tribute to Shredder's quote when the Android Body first came to life in Shredder & Splintered.
2. Raphael says "When will I learn to keep my big beak shut" right before Krang's Android knocks him away.
3. When the mesmerized Shredder picks up his com-link and calls it a pager, he looks at the camera and says "Is it possible I'm a plumber?"
4. In the Big Bang Fireworks Factory, Shredder says to the camera "Don't ask what prompted me to do this, it just seems like a good idea" when he wants to explode the entire city with fireworks.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Michelangelo's Space Trek video game
2. The Android Body's Ectoframe and Binary Transformation Circuit
3. Krang's Molar Coordination Chip
4. Shredder's Triggering Device

Kidnapping:
The Turtles tie up Shredder laying down in front of City Hall.

Notables:
1. Final occasion where Shredder removes his mask.
2. Dummies of Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady are shown in the Turtles' Lair.
3. Krang's Bubble Walker is seen in this episode.
4. This is the only episode in which Krang's Android Body speaks.

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Man.. This is quite impressive!

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Episode 129: Super Irma
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Channel 6 Voiceover
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Bank Robber #2
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Man with Grey Costume, Thug #1
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Red-Haired Woman With Bat Necklace
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Professor Chumley, Bank Robber #1
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Thug #2, Thug #3

Mistakes:
1. As Shredder and his mutants escape from Super Irma via the Transport Module, it leaves behind lava, however the Technodrome is currently located under the ocean.
2. Irma's chest is drawn at the wrong angle and her eyes are a bit off when she gets locked in the safe and says "nothing gets in the way of Super Irma!"
3. When Krang scolds Shredder, Bebop's mohawk becomes brown.
4. When Shredder decides to retrieve the Super Magnet, the outline on Bebop's skull neckware is somewhat thicker. It turns back to normal after Bebop turns.
5. Leonardo and Raphael's colors are reversed when Shredder and Krang escape through the garbage chute.
6. Even though Irma is notified of a break-in at Magno Dyne labs from a police broadcast, no police are shown when the scene of the crime is shown.
7. As the professor turns off the magnet, it falls straight down with a loud clang. Even though the camera angles suggest that he is not even near where the magnet is going to drop, it ends up falling on his foot. Also, a very heavy anvils falls on a man's foot in a clear view of three people watching him, and nobody noticed it until the victim pointed it out.
8. Why would a magnetic beam aimed at a non-metallic body part of Shredder bowl him over when Super Irma has control over magnetism?
9. It is odd that the Turtles left April and Irma suddenly instead of waiting for them to escort them back to the Lair.
10. In the aftermath of the dynamite blast, the safe door is not in a logical place, where the impact would have logically happened inside the safe. Also, after the Turtles get hit by the blast, they are simply dazed when they get away.
11. Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady are all running away from Irma after she knocks Shredder over, desipte Shredder ordering his mutants to kidnap her.
12. When Krang says to Shredder that Irma's a woman of steel, the triangle above Krang on his Android Body is missing.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop lunkheads after they think that Super Irma who landed in the Transport Module was heavy mice and noisy termites.
2. Michelangelo says Cowabunga when she starts to dance with the red-haired woman at the costume ball.
3. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop dipsticks when Shredder tells them that they parked the Module by a fire hydrant.
4. Shredder calls Rockstady and Bebop meatheads after they turn on the magnet's beam as it touches Irma outside.
5. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as the Turtle Van jumps off a pier and converts to Submarine Mode.
6. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" when they reach Shredder in the Technodrome.
7. Raphael calls Shredder Shredhead when he fights him.
8. Krang says "Oh No" as Shredder tells him that they are escaping through a hatch that is a garbage chute.

Pizza References:
Vinnie's Pizza's billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible three times in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. Leonardo holds an Elvis Presley costume when the Turtles discuss about what to wear at the Halloween party. Also, a studio in Channel 6 is decorated for Halloween.
2. When the Turtles escape from the Technodrome, Donatello references the sinking of the Titanic.
3. Irma's leotard, boots, and cape appear to resemble Wonder Woman's costume design.
4. After Super Irma says that she wants to be a crimefighter, Raphael says to her that you better leave it to us young urban professionals, also called yuppies which was is a subculture which first became popular in the 1980s.
5. When Krang says that Super Irma is the woman of steel, this is in reference to Superman's Man of Steel nickname.
6. The quote "When you're right, your right" in which Shredder says to Krang in the Technodrome is in reference to the 1987 Sci-Fi film Spaceballs.
7. Michelangelo tells the redheaded woman at the Halloween Ball to do the Turtle Trot, which is a spoof of the Foxtrot dance, most popular in the 1920s and 1930s.
8. Shredder refers to Krang's medulla oblongata, the lower half of the brainstem.
9. Michelangelo talks about motorhogs in Magno-Dyne Lab's to the professor, which is a spoof on the Air Hogs line of toy planes, helicopters, and rockets.
10. The line "Crime Does Not Play" as said by Irma as she destroys the Foot Soldiers is in reference to the Golden Age comic book series of the same.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Shredder says almost a perfect entrance when he sends the Transport Module to earth, Shredder says "I did say almost" after some water lands on top of it.
2. Raphael tells Professor Chumley after the Turtles greet him "would you please sign an autograph for your Aunt Minnies."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Magno-Dyne Lab's Reverse Polarity Anti-Magnet
2. The Technodrome's Amplifying Antenna
3. Donatello's Homing Transmitter
4. Donatello's Portatracker

Kidnappings:
1. Super Irma ties up two bank robbers.
2. After Super Irma's powers wear off, Bebop and Rocksteady tie her up to a wall.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Irma inside the Technodrome.
2. First appearance of the Turtle Van's "Submarine Mode".
3. When Splinter tells the Turtles to go as themselves at the costume party, Leonardo does a title drop.
4. First time since Shredder & Splintered in which Shredder's sword breaks like a butter knife.
5. Bugman is mentioned in this episode.
6. Vernon is dressed up in a purple-haired costume with a blue jacker, grey undershirt, pink pants, and black boots.
7. April's costume resembles her costume from the episode "April Fool".
8. First appearance of Channel 6's control room.

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Episode 130: Adventures in Turtle-Sitting
Written by: Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Mad Dog McMutt
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Ice Cream Man
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Big Louie, Pinky McFingers

Mistake:
April tells Burne from her news van that she's at Fifth and Main, which as established earlier in the series, is not an actual location in the real NYC.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder refers to Bebop and Rocksteady as lamebrain mutants right before they come up to the surface on their Transport Module. After they land on the surface, Shredder calls them clumsy louts.
2. When Rocksteady and Bebop don't realize they are carrying weather balloons, Shredder calls them warped brains. After they trip over them, Shredder calls them razor-brain klutzes.
3. Krangs refers to Rocksteady and Bebop as bumbling cretins when he talks to Shredder about the Weather Station's equipment.
4. Shrunken Donatello calls Rocksteady and Bebop birdbrains when he, Leonardo, and Raphael speak to them from a skateboard.
5. Michelangelo refers to Rocksteady and Bebop as Shredder's mutant morons after he leaves April's apartment.
6. The shrunken Turtles say "Tiny Turtle Power" after the see the Jolly Time Ice Cream truck get away.
7. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop idiots as they float away on the webather balloon on the island.
8. Burne says to April "Go go go go go" when he instructs her to go to the island.
9. Bebop calls April a nosy reporter when he sees her flying in the News Copter.
10. Raphael refers to Shredder as Shredhead after he pets him and says goochi-goochi-goo.
11. Leonardo calls Shredder Tin Grin after all Turtles are back to normal.
12. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" after he is untied by Leonardo and takes out his grappling hook.
13. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady hornheads after Michelangelo is untied from the palm tree.
14. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" when they swing up to the top of the weather balloons.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo tells Donatello that you can only keep a pizza warm for so long when he heads to the Lab.
2. Michelangelo gives Donatello a week-old slice of pizza, and then says that there's nothing more important than thinking about pizza.
3. Donatello asks April for some pizza after she returns to her apartment.
4. Vinnie's Pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is in reference to the 1987 comedy film Adventures in Babysitting.
2. Jolly Time Ice Cream is a parody of Jolly Time Popcorn.
3. When Donatello gives Raphael a banana, he says "The proof is in the eating", a parody of the proverb "The proof of the pudding's in the eating".
4. Krang tells Shredder in the weather balloon factory that the experiment with the island is as phony as the $3 bill, which is often used to poke fun at celebrities.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang turns from pink to almost purple when he speaks to Shredder about his mutants spoiling his plans. This may seem like an animator error, but it is justified when Shredder says "I never realized how purple picks up the lavender in your eyes."
2. After April leaves her apartment, Irma looks at the shrunken Turtles and then at the camera and says "So how come I have a feeling I'll hate myself for this?"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's Food Revivafier
2. The island-lifting weather balloons

Kidnappings:
1. Bebop and Rocksteady tie up two guards inside the warehouse of the weather station.
2. Bebop, Rocksteady, and the Foot tie up Michelangelo and April to a palm tree on the island after the Turtles fail in their battle.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Mad Dog McMutt.
2. First and only time in which Raphael and Donatello are turned into children, and the second and last time in which Leonardo is turned into a child, which last happened in "Back to the Egg".
3. This episode is the only one in this series to have an episode title of the same name in the 2003 series.


Episode 131: The Sword of Yurikawa
Written by: Marc Handler

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Police Chief
Pat Fraley: Krang, Ambassador Marishima
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Yafayette LeDrone
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. Splinter explains that the Sword of Yurikawa has a price to pay if it fell into the wrong hands, but at the end of the episode, Splinter says the sword can only be used for good purposes. Also, Leonardo is colored as Michelangelo.
2. When Shredder enters the Japanese Embassy, he removes the grate, but it is then seen back on the wall when he jumps to the ground.
3. LeDrone apparently smashed the surveillance camera with his fist, but the video footage of his stealing the sword shows him using a blast from his power ring.
4. Tall mountains appear behind the city when we see a shot of the suspension bridge, which is out of place based on the real New York City.
5. Rocksteady's eyes are white instead of yellow when he, Bebop, and Shredder appear on the portal screen when Krang asks for the explosives.
6. When Michelangelo says "There are only two cables left", a shot of the Suspension bridge shows about dozen cables still attached. A few additional shots show more than two cables attached.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April signs off of her report with "This is April O'Neil, Channel 6 News".
2. The Turtles say "Turtles eat with honor" when they eat a pizza, a knockoff of "Turtles fight with honor".
3. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" right before an awning falls on top of them.
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" when the Turtles slide down the Channel 6 building.
5. Leonardo says "Go Green Machine" when the Turtles fight through LeDrone's spikes.
6. Michelangelo calls Shredder Shredhead when the Turtles encounter him.

Pizza References:
1. The Turtles walk up to a pizza parlor, where Michelangelo picks up an anchovy and hot fudge pizza, and all Turtles share the pizza as they eat it.
2. After the Turtles realize that the sword has been stolen, Raphael says that they've blown their assignment for a lousy pizza, and Michelangelo says that the crust was seriously stale.
3. Vinnie's Pizza's billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
4. When Splinter instructs the Turtles to return the sword to the embassy, Donatello says that they won't stop for pizza. Raphael then pitches in and says "unless if its a really great pizza", and Michelangelo mentions if the pizza contained guacamole and marshmallow toppings.

Pop Culture References:
1. Yurikawa is also the name of Saki Yurikawa, who is a serial killer from the manga Reiko the Zombie Shop.
2. The episode title may be in reference to Terry Brook's epic fantasy ++Shannara.
3. After Michelangelo sees April report and Splinter explains the sword, he says timeout along with the hand signal used in American Football.
4. After Shredder returns to the Technodrome for the first time, Krang gags that he believes in the Tooth Fairy.
5. When Michelangelo sees the police by the embassy, he refers to them as The Boys In Blue, which is also the title of a 1982 comedy film. This gag has also happened a few times earlier in this series, including the episodes "Hot Rodding Teenagers From Dimension X" and "New York's Shiniest".

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Shredder tells Krang that he doesn't have any hands, Krang responds with "You never miss a show, do you."
2. After Shredder leaves for the surface for the second time and says "Trust me", Krang says that he's heard that before.
3. Raphael felt for sure that when the Turtles reached LeDrone's mansion that it would turn into a fight scene.
4. Donatello says "For all of you non-speaking French viewers, that means goodbye!" after he gets paralyzed by LeDrone.
5. When the Turtles are shown tied up on the bridge, Raphael says "Do we have to listen to that stupid laugh?" when referring to Shredder's laugh.
6. After the Turtles leave the Lair at the end of the episode, Splinter winks at the camera.

Wacky Inventions:
1. LeDrone's Armored Tank
2. LeDrone's Maltese Ring
3. Krang's Mindbender Ray
4. LeDrone's Double Cross Bow

Kidnappings:
1. Donatello gets briefly tied to his feet by LeDrone in his mansion.
2. The Turtles get tied up when LeDrone fires the ball and chain from his Armored Tank. They then get tied up in ropes by Bebop and Rocksteady atop the suspension bridge.

Notables:
1. The sword is similar to The Sword of Tengu from the 2003 series.
2. The Japanese Embassy in the US is actually located in Washington, DC, not New York like it appears in this episode.
3. A sign refers to the suspension bridge as the "Tri State Bridge". No such bridge exists in NYC, but it may be in reference to the Triborough Bridge.

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Episode 132: Return of the Turtleoid
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Diner Worker
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Big Louie's grey-haired Goon
Pat Fraley: Destructor X
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Big Louie's brown-haired Goon
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Dr. Winston Sturdley
Jan Rabson: Kurma
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Big Louie

Mistake:
When Raphael says to Kurma at the end of the episode "Teetsy weetsy micro problems" and he blinks his left eye, the eyelid starts out as green then quickly turns red.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April signs off of her report with "This is April O'Neil for Channel 6 News".
2. Big Louie refers to the Turtles as rotten shellbacks after he leaves Top Notch after they defeated his henchmen.
3. The Turtles say "Go Green Machine!" after Leonardo comes up with a plan inside April's apartment.
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" and the Turtles say "Turtle Power" as the Turtles charge to stop the two thieves at the end of the episode.

Pizza References:
1. The Turtles are seen eating pizza when watching April's report with Dr. Sturdley.
2. After the Turtles enter Top Notch Scientific Corp, Michelangelo says that he'd rather be home in a cool sewer with a warm pizza.
3. Vinnie's Pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible twice in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael mentions that Big Louie and his henchmen have been watching way to many '30s gangster movies.
2. When Destructor X fires at Michelangelo inside Kurma's spaceship, he says "shish kebab city", in which shish kebab is a Middle Eastern dish that consists of meat threaded on a skewer that is grilled.
3. When Raphael says "this place can be hazardous to your health" as the Turtles flee Destructor X on Kurma's spaceship, this is in reference to the original tobacco health warning of "Caution: Cigarette Smoking May be Hazardous to Your Health" from the 1960s.
4. At the marble factory, Big Louie says that he wants to be rich beyond the dreams of avarice, which is spoken by Mrs. Beverley in the second act of the 1753 play The Gamester by Edward Moore.
5. After the Turtles destroy Destructor X, Raphael describes him as "All Shook Up", referencing the 1957 Elvis Presley song.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael mentions that every time April does a report on a scientific breakthrough, Shredder shows up and steals it.
2. Raphael looks at the camera and says "Nice to be needed" after Donatello asks him not to just stand there but help him in defeating Big Louie's henchman.
3. Donatello tells Leonardo that Shredder and Krang are not in this episode.
4. After Leonardo says "Lights, what a bright idea" as the Turtles walk towards Channel 6, he looks at the camera and says that he made a funny.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Dr. Sturdley's Sonic Disintegrator
2. Kurma's Miniature Gold Machine
3. Destructor X

Kidnappings:
The Turtles tie up Big Louie's two henchmen at Top Notch Scientific Corp.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Big Louie.
2. Shredder and Krang are mentioned in this episode but are not seen.
3. Final appearance of Herman the Horrible, though he is only shown with a picture from Michelangelo's wallet.
4. Big Louie incorrectly refers to the Turtles as amphibians inside his car, but the brown-haired goon corrects him that they're reptiles.


Episode 133: Shreeka's Revenge
Written by: Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Eartha Kitt: Shreeka
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Shop 'Til You Drop Channel Spokesman

Mistakes:
1. When Shreeka comments about April's jumpsuit, April's back waist was on the right side instead of the left.
2. One shot of Spiffany's jewelry store incorrectly spells it as "Spipffany's".
3. When April O'Neil leaves the Channel 6 building, there are no buildings on the right and the buildings on the left seem far away, which seems out of place from all of the exterior shots surrounding the building.
4. In the shot of the Fax Tracker, the top of the triangle above Krang is not separated from the top of the compartment.
5. April says that the new Channel 6 building is located at the corner of Fourth and Main, which does not exist in the real NYC.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady chicken libbered blister brains while they are standing next to a hatch on the outside of the Technodrome.
2. Burne pages April to get in his office, and says "Go go go".
3. Shredder refers to Shreeka as a foolish female when she enters the Channel 6 building.
4. Shreeka refers to Rocksteady and Bebop as fools after they see April exit the Channel 6 building. After they all land in a bush after spinning out of control on the building's doors, Shreeka calls them imbeciles. Then as she contacts Krang on the Fax Tracker, she refers to them as incompetent mutants.
5. Shreeka refers to Rocksteady and Bebop as simpletons and oafs after they've disappeared to Pier 86 and while Shrekka just wanders around by herself.
6. Shreeka calls Rocksteady a clumsy oaf as April starts to fall from the new Channel 6 building.
7. Raphael says that Shredhead is getting away after he surrenders the ring to Shreeka.
8. Shreeka refers to the Turtles as ridiculous reptiles right as starts to use the powers of her energy ring.
9. Shreeka calls Rocksteady an overgrown oaf after he disagrees with her move right before her ring melts.
10. Krang says "Oh no" after Shreeka drops Rocksteady and Bebop from her ship.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo says to April that she could spin the revolving restaurant on the new Channel 6 building at super spin and make pizzas.
2. Michelangelo reads a brochure about a Purse-Size Porta Pizza Maker.
3. Vinnie's Pizza's billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
4. The Turtles present April a pizza for her birthday.

Pop Culture References:
1. In the first Technodrome scene, Shredder says that his idea beats his idea of bungee jumping Foot Soldiers, referring to the sport.
2. The Shop 'Til You Drop Channel that the Turtles are watching in the Lair is a parody of the many TV channels in which customers shop from home, such as QVC, HSN, and ShopNBC.
3. The jewelry store Spipffany's is a parody of Tiffany & Company.
4. A Coca-Cola billboard is visible when April flies near the Channel 6 building.
5. Michelangelo makes a reference to Jerry Lee Lewis' Great Balls of Fire as a flame from Shreeka's ring just misses him.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Raphael talks about the video cassette Chuckle Away, he says that he doesn't write them, but reads them.
2. Bebop says that kiddie cartoons leave so much to the imagination while he and Rocksteady watch a cartoon from the TV Vision store window.
3. Raphael says "Don't you just hate those cornball lines?" after he dumps some cement onto Shredder.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Shreeka's Ship
2. Shreeka's Energy Ring
3. The Dimension X Fax Tracker

Kidnapping:
A construction worker for the new Channel 6 building is seen tied up when Shreeka reaches April.

Notables:
1. This is the final appearance of the Technodrome under the ocean for the rest of this season.
2. Some sources list Tress MacNeille as the voice of Shreeka, but many reliable sources indicate that Earth Kitt provided her voice despite having her name not listed in the credits.
3. Rocksteady and Bebop are wearing blue scuba outfits early in the episode.

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Episode 134: Too Hot to Handle
Written by: Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Luggage Man
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Soup to Nuts Boy
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, First Goon
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Professor Filo Sopho
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Foster Fenwick, Second Goon

Mistakes:
1. When Leonardo tears apart Foster's Magnet and yells at Donatello, he is colored like him.
2. The sofa in the Lair has four seats in this episode as opposed to the usual three.
3. During the battle with the Turtles, Sopho's Goons' hand blasters switch hands.
4. If the corn looks like its just about ready to be harvested and yet the tulips are in bloom in Holland, which isn't possible at the same time of year (spring vs. late summer/early fall).
5. When Leonardo says "All right, way to go buster" to Foster, his mouth does not move.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Burne Thompson says "Go go go" after he tells him to go across the street to bring him a Danish.
2. Foster calls the Turtles ridiculous reptiles when he snags April's Turtlecom.
3. Michelangelo says "Let's Make Turtle Tracks" after they discover that Sopho's hideout is in the city.
4. Sopho refers to the Turtles as those blasted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when they find his hideout.
5. The Turtles say "Turtle Pow.." until Sopho's forcefield knocks them down. Leonardo says "Turtle Pow..." after Foster shuts down the forcefield.
6. Sopho refers to his enemies as fools when he says that nobody can penetrate his forcefield.

Pizza References:
1. Foster calls Donatello "pizza breath" in the Turtle Van.
2. The Turtles eat dinner at a pizzeria and two pizzas are shown on the table where the Turtles and Foster are seated. Michelangelo says that he's in the mood for a chocolate fudge sardine chili pepper pizza with plenty of whipped cream on top.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is also the title of three movies, one from 1938 starring Clark Gable, a 1960 film starring Jayne Mansfield and rereleased with the title Playgirl After Dark, and a 1977 action film starring Cheri Caffaro. It is also the title of an episode of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! cartoon and an album by the funk band Heatwave.
2. When Leonardo is anxious to watch a new Spielbug Sci-Fi flick, this is in reference to director Steven Spielberg.
3. Michelangelo calls Donatello Ke-mo sah-bee, a quote from The Lone Ranger, when he checks out what he's doing in the Lab.
4. The studio that produces "The Day the Earth Collided With The Sun", Pinnacle Pictures is in reference to Paramount Pictures. The title of that movie is in reference to the 1951 movie The Day The Earth Stood Still.
5. Professor Sopho holds up a smiley face and says "Have a Nice Day" after he mentions that the Earth will be burnt by the sun in 12 hours.
6. April reports that the wax figures at the Paris Wax Museum (Known as The Grevin) are melting. One of the figures resembles Elvis Presley.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. When Raphael sees the movie that Leonardo shares at the start of the episode, he mentions about how do they come up with this stuff.
2. Foster tells Vernon that he can hum that stupid theme song.
3. Michelangelo says "I think I missed that episode" when Raphael mentions Sopho University, referring to the episode "Donatello's Degree". Donatello said that he was brilliant.
4. The First Goon in Sopho's Lab says that he's the nicest villain that he's ever worked for.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Solar Magnet
2. Donatello's Portable Earthilizer
3. Automatic Dog Walker
4. Atomic-Powered Fertilizer
5. Soup to Nuts Machine
6. Jet Propelled Space Shoes
7. The Turtle Van's Insti-freeze Spray Jets

Kidnappings:
The Turtles tie up Sopho and his Goons after they defeat them in his hidden laboratory.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Professor Sopho.
2. Despite having a computer since the beginning of the series, April types on a typewriter in this episode.
3. Raphael uses an accent similar to Wakko when he says "Wouldn't want to disappoint a sweet little innocent kid" to Donatello.
4. Central Park was referred to as Center Park in this episode.


Episode 135: Nightmare in the Lair
Written by: Dennis O'Flaherty

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Diploma Presenter, Creepy Eddie
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Milton Frobish III
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Milton Frobish II
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
None in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says holy guacamole when a tidal wave is about to crash on him.
2. Michelangelo says holy guacamole when the hockey net turns into a monster.
3. Michelangelo says cowabunga as he skis down a hill right before he sees a hole filled with lava.

Pizza References:
1. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible four times in this episode.
2. When Raphael tries on the Dream-O-Vision, Michelangelo is holding a pizza and nearly gives a slice to Raphael until he realizes that he didn't sign up for this gig. Raphael says "Feed me more pizza than you!"
3. The Turtles minus Michelangelo are eating pizza at Vinnie's Pizzeria, and Raphael says that its not like him to turn down a pizza.
4. As Donatello and Raphael bring a box of pizza into the Lair, they hear Creepy Eddie's cat. As they spot him, they throw some pizza at it. After the cat disappears with Eddie, Splinter says that he is alright thanks to their pizza marksmanship.
5. Michelangelo tells Leonardo that it was a pizza with peanut butter and lobster sauce right before he went to bed that inspired his nightmare.
6. The Turtles are eating popcorn pizza after Crazy Eddie is destroyed.

Pop Culture References:
1. Splinter says that he would listen to Sumo Wrestling on the radio when he was young.
2. Raphael mentions that Frobish III's report should have been saved for Thanksgiving.
3. When Leonardo first tries on the Dream-O-Vision, we cut to a scene based on the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing, with the expression "The tortoise has landed" quoting the phrase "The eagle has landed." Leonardo also says "This is one small step for a turtle (man), one giant leap for turtle (man) kind".
4. Michelangelo's second Dream-O-Vision scene takes place on an ice hockey rink, where hockey terms such as "hat trick" and "blue line" are mentioned.
5. Vernon says to Frobish II when he brings out his son on a wheelchair "I cannot tell a lie", quoting George Washington.
6. Michelangelo decides to watch "The Undersea World of Pierre Gousteau" at the end of the episode, which is based off of the 1973 documentary The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau".

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After the Turtles return to the Lair following Raphael's Dream-O-Vision experiment, he says "somebody re-wrote my script!"
2. Leonardo tells Michelangelo that he should stick to kiddie cartoons if they ever get back home.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's DREAM-O-VISION
2. Parabolic Synchronizer
3. Rea-static Magnetometer

Kidnappings:
1.Crazy Eddie paralyzes Splinter in the Lab within a pink wall.
2. Crazy Eddie causes Raphael and Donatello to be stuck in sand in the Lab.

Notables:
None in this episode.

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Episode 136: Phantom of the Sewers
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Rufus Higby "The Phantom", Bogart Flywheel
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Willie Wombat
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael

Mistakes:
None in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he attempts to cross the cross the sewer as he jumps.
2. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they swing their way onto Bogart's platform.
3. Michelangelo says that three of Bogart's robots nearly Turtlewaxed their shells.

Pizza References:
1. The Willie Wombat Pizza Pan Theatre features a pizza on its marquee and inside in the first scene consists of a bunch of pizzas on tables. Numerous references to this place are made throughout the episode. It also includes a separate pizzeria.
2. While watching April's report, Raphael says that pizza and turtles he can understand, but pizza and wombats?
3. Michelangelo says that the Pizza Pan Theatre may have some ultra weird pizza he hasn't tried yet.
4. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of the episode is in reference to the 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera.
2. Raphael says the catacombs in the sewers looks like a reject from "Better Homes and Catacombs", a parody of the magazine Better Homes and Gardens. Catacombs are subterranean man-made passageways used for religious purposes that are best associated with the Roman Empire.
3. Michelangelo makes another Great Balls of Fire reference (see previous episodes) when Bogart fires some fireballs at the Turtles.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Raphael asks Michelangelo if he came up with the name "Phantom of the Sewers", he replies back that it is just the name of this episode.
2. After the Turtles ride the elevator up from the sewers to the Pizza Pan Theatre, Raphael says that we've come up into the middle of a cartoon show.
3. Raphael says "How corny" after he says Cityville Bank's slogan.
4. Raphael says "I feel a flashback coming on" right before the scene cuts to a flashback describing Bogart's story about how he became the Phantom. After it does, he says "I was right".
5. After the Pizza Pan Theatre is destroyed, Michelangelo says "talk about sinking real estate values."

Wacky Inventions:
1. The remote controlled coffee machine
2. Willie Wombat Pizza Pan Theatre's robotic puppets

Kidnapping:
Rufus Higby is tied up in the theater's pizzeria and is taken into the sewers where he frees himself.

Notables:
1. Willie Wombat is also the name of a Bugs Bunny-like character in the cartoon Taz-Mania.
2. The hydra tapestry in the Lair says "hoao S.T." below the tapestry.
3. Only five voice actors are used, the fewest in any episode.


Episode 137: Donatello Trashes Slash
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Susan Blu: Turtle Cookery Show Host
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Turtle Weatherman
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Reptile House Employee
Pat Fraley: Slash, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Turtle News Anchor
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Channel 6 Receptionist, Turtle Cookery Show Host in Slash's imagination
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Turtle Shopping Channel Presenter
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Channel 6 Security Guard, Channel 6 Announcer

Mistakes:
1. When Vernon is shown on the television reporting at the Reptile House, the "6" on the microphone is white instead of red.
2. The "6" on the rug in the Channel 6 lobby is drawn back to front.
3. Raphael speaks in Leonardo's voice when he tells April where Slash has gone.
4. The shot of Donatello walking on the sidewalk with the mutated Vernon and Burne shows buildings changing from brown to yellow before they disappear from view.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Donatello says "that was my favorite bo" after the Pizza Slicer cuts up his weapon right before it comes to a complete stop.
2. Slash calls the Turtles ignoramuses when he sends his machines to destroy the Turtles atop the Trumpet Tower. He is even mentions about being more grammatically correct and calls them ignoramusii.
3. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he launches his grappling hook to a railing on the Trumpet Tower.

Pizza References:
1. One of the high-rises has a billboard that says "PIZZA" at the start of the episode.
2. Michelangelo delivers three marshmallow, octopus, and chilli pepper pizza to the Turtles in the lair.
3. Donatello presents his Automatic Pizza Slicer, and Michelangelo thinks it looks more like a pizza shredder. Donatello says that it will carve up pizzas in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, it malfunctions and causes the three pizzas to splatter all over the Lair's living room.
4. After the Pizza Slicer is found damaged beyond repair, Michelangelo tells the other Turtles to head up to Vinnie's, and Raphael comments "for unshredded pizza".
5. Donatello says to Leonardo from his Turtlecom "Does Michelangelo like pizza?" while he is trapped under a pile of girders.
6. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible three times in this episode.
7. The pizza slicer is repaired and used to destroy Slash's robots and Raphael mentions that it was worthwhile after all.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Turtle Weather Channel was a spinoff on The Weather Channel that was first launched in 1982.
2. After Slash forces some studio lights on the Turtles inside the Channel 6 building, Raphael says "I'm beginning to see the light", a big band/swing song written by Duke Ellington and Harry James in 1944.
3. After Vernon is afraid that Slash may attack him, Burne says "I Can Dream, Can't I", a number one pop hit by the Andrews Sisters in 1950.
4. After the mutated Vernon and Burne fall down the stairs, Vernon says "I've fallen and I can't get up!", which was the slogan used for LifeCall in the late 1980s and early 1990s and is currently the slogan for Life Alert.
5. The Trumpet Tower apartment building is based off of the Trump Tower in NYC.
6. Michelangelo says "Hot Stuff", a reference to the 1979 Donna Summer disco song when fireballs from the Trumpet Tower fire at him.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Donatello says that Slash character was as dumb as mud when he first identifies that he has returned to Earth.
2. Michelangelo says that he remembers Slash from episode 74 when he tells his flashback about his first trip to earth. This may have been the 9th episode produced in Season 4 since that Season's episodes aired out of order, though most sources state it as the 83rd episode.
3. Slash looks at the camera and says "being a genius is certainly hard on my moron endings."
4. Michelangelo says that Slash makes an exit in four different languages as he blasts off from the Channel 6 building.
5. Michelangelo wonders why this episode didn't feature a big explosion like so many others in this series have, not understanding that Donatello altering Slash's intelligence forced him to escape Earth.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's Automatic Pizza Slicer
2. The Automatic Sewer Cover and elevator that Donatello uses to go from the sewers to the surface
3. Slash's Trans-frequency Flux Oscillator
4. Slash's Anti-gravitational Beam
5. Slash's Immobilizer Ray
6. Slash's Animalizer Ray
7. Slash's Ice Gun
8. Donatello's Automatic Cheese Grater

Kidnappings:
1. Slash causes Donatello to be trapped under a pile of girders.
2. Slash freezes the Turtles with his ice gun in the Turtle Cookery Show studio at Channel 6.

Notables:
1. Slash is presumed to return to Earth without passing through a dimension portal, raising the possibility of escaping Dimension X without a portal.
2. Slash's intelligence appears to lower than he was in Slash: The Evil Turtle from Dimension X.
3. Shredder is mentioned by Raphael when describing the Pizza Slicer but does not appear in this episode.
4. Final episode with Donatello in its title.

[gobo]

I always thought the Wombat voice was Coleman.

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Episode 138: Leonardo is Missing
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Car Salesman
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Speega, TV Environmentalist Spokesperson
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick*

Mistakes:
1. In addition to the continuity error of the Technodrome in the Arctic, penguins are seen and they live in Antarctica and not the Arctic.
2. Leonardo is supposed to be missing, but Raphael becomes Leonardo right before the Turtles enter the underground cavern. Right after Michelangelo sees the dinosaurs, Michelangelo briefly becomes Leonardo.
3. Krang's left android hand changes colors from red to tan when he moves his hand as he introduces the Hyper Thruster's components to Shredder. Also, his right android hand is missing.
4. Krang's hands are flesh colored when he says that he found the dinosaurs' energy source.
5. The triangle above Krang when he says "let me relish it" is missing.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole" when he sees the mess that Leonardo made in the Lab.
2. Rocksteady calls the Turtles bonedomes when he and Bebop start to attack the Turtles at the bubblegum company.
3. Shredder tells Krang that the one main problem with his plans are those blasted Turtles.
4. After Rocksteady and Bebop return to the Technodrome, Shredder tells Krang that created a plan to carry out those miserable shellbacks, referring to the Turtles.
5. Bebop as Leonardo says "Cowabeako", a variation of Cowabunga when he skatesboards across the sidewalk on sand.
6. Bebop as Leonardo calls Speega a wimp as seen from the giant video screen.
7. Donatello refers to Rocksteady and Bebop as pinheads when he says that they stole the baseball cards.
8. As Shredder, Krang, and his mutants retreat to the Transport Module, Shredder tells Krang that he's had it with his idiotic schemes.

Pizza References:
None in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. When the Turtles return from the lair, Raphael tells Michelangelo that his giant lizard ate more buildings than Michelangelo's three-headed dragon, which is in reference to the arcade game Rampage.
2. It is revealed that someone was stealing baseball cards with bubble gum. It turns out to be Rocksteady and Bebop, where Rocksteady mentions he has a Nolan Ryan card.
3. Vernon says that Leonardo clone has been spotted in more places than Elvis.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Donatello says that baseball card loving kids everywhere are depending on him and his brothers.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Transport Driller and Power Cells
2. Krang's Hyper Thruster
3. The Holographic Cloning Machine

Kidnappings:
The Turtles minus Leonardo tie up Rocksteady and Bebop inside a TV studio.

Notables:
1. This episode aired out of order since the Technodrome is once again seen in the Arctic, where it has appeared on the ocean floor since Rock Around the Block. This is also the final appearance of Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady for the rest of this season.
2. Final episode with Leonardo and any Turtle name in its title.
3. Final appearance of Krang's holographic cloaker.
*4. Vernon is not seen in this episode, but his voice is heard on April's communicator.


Episode 139: Snakes Alive
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Red Haired Boy
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Pinky's First Goon
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Little Girl
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Rudolph Cobrato, Brown Haired Boy, Killer Snakes From Outer Space Spokesman
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Pinky McFingers

Mistakes:
None in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Pinky calls Leonardo a rotten reptile when he first sees him at the dock.
2. The little girl says "Go Green Machine" after Leonardo agrees to bust some bad guys and the red haired boy says "Turtle Power".

Pizza Reference:
The Turtles walk past Vinnie's Pizza, and Leonardo tells the others that they should stop for some pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael tells Leonardo that he's jumpy as a cat when he sees a coil shaped like a snake. That expression derives from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", used in a play by Tennessee Williams.
2. This episode exploits ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes. It is a characteristic of Indiana Jones.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
None in this episode.

Wacky Invention:
Cobrato's Thermal Device

Kidnappings:
1. Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello get captured by snakes in the old botanical garden and get imprisoned in a glass cage at Rudolph Cobrato's lab.
2. Leonardo ties up Pinky and traps his two goons in a fishing net at a pier.
3. Rudolph gets tied up by the Turtles after he his defeated.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Pinky McFingers and his goons.
2. A painting of Shredder is seen in the Turtles' Exercise Room, but Shredder is not seen in this episode.
3. Final appearance of Vinnie's Pizza.
4. A voiceover of Splinter in Leonardo's brain is heard when he encounters the snakes at the botanical garden.

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Episode 140: Polly Wanna Pizza
Written by: Jack Mendelsohn

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Ralph, Mean Green Giant
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Mugsy McGuffin
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Boris
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Security Guard
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Polly (Referred to as "Ditto" by the Turtles), Construction Worker #2
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Clyde, Construction Worker #1

Mistakes:
1. The red outline around the Channel 6 logo on April's microphone disappears when April says that Mugsy has waited 15 long years.
2. The height of the Bearing Arms Hotel is inconsistent throughout this episode. When we first see the hotel, it it shown to be approximately 14 stories tall, but later in the episode, it is drawn to be about 10 stories tall in one shot, before going back to the 14 stories model as Michelangelo climbs the building with his grappling hook. In a later scene with the Keep Out sign in front of the building, the building is drawn to be about nine stories tall. Donatello's computer then shows a rendering of the building to be ten floors tall. In the shot with April and the building, it is drawn to be about 15 stories tall. Finally, when the building explodes, the side appears to have three more floors than the front.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Mugsy calls Boris a nitwit when he asks him for the key to the vault where he left the ruby.
2. April says "April O'Neil, at Channel 6 News" when she asks the audience to contact her if they find Polly.
3. Leonardo says "Turtle Power" after Ditto/Polly delivers Michelangelo's grappling hook to him.
4. Mugsy calls Boris an idiot after he sees that the Galloby Ruby has been destroyed with the hotel.
5. Ditto/Polly says "Cowabunga Dude" after he has been relocated.

Pizza References:
1. This episode begins with a pizza on the Turtles' kitchen table, and Raphael is waiting for the anchovies and bananas to be ready, and says "I want that pizza!" Soon afterwards, Clyde splatters the unfinished pizza on Raphael, Leonardo, and Donatello.
2. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
3. Michelangelo makes Ditto/Polly a snail and earthworm pizza.
4. Ditto/Polly says "Polly Wanna Pizza!" after he has been relocated.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is in reference to the 1880 song "Polly Wolly Doodle".
2. Ralph says "A Parrot is a parrot" after Ralph gives a parrot to Mugsy, to quote the Shakesperian "A Rose is a Rose" quote.
3. The Mean Green Giant is a parody of the Jolly Green Giant.
4. The poster of the Mean Green Giant says "World Wrestling League" at the bottom, in reference to what was then known as the World Wrestling Federation.
5. Michelangelo says that Ditto ate one little Foot Locker, mentioning the shoe store chain.
6. Ditto says "Women and children first" from Titanic lore when it causes a sewer pipe to flood.
7. When Michelangelo leaves the Lair with Ditto, he says "Goodbye Cruel Dudes", in reference to the 1961 James Darren song "Goodbye Cruel World".
8. Mugsy says "This is what the little Dickens looks like" when he presents a picture of Polly to the TV. This is in reference to Little Jimmy Dickens, who had a 1965 hit called "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose".
9. As Michelangelo walks on the street with Ditto/Polly back to Ralph's Pet Shop, he says that he'll "Miss You Like Crazy", a 1989 hit by Natalie Cole.
10. Raphael says "Didn't I see this once in a Lassie episode after knowing that Ditto/Polly wants to follow the Turtles to the hotel.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says that he'd always dreamed of hearing Michelangelo in stereo.
2. Raphael says that in true cliffhanger fashion, the hotel should blow up in about two minutes.

Wacky Invention:
Donatello's Key Analyzer Spectroscope

Kidnappings:
None in this episode.

Notable:
The elevator dial in the Channel 6 building reveals that the building is ten stories tall.


Episode 141: Mr. Nice Guy
Written by: Steve Grant and Cydne Clark

Voice Cast:
Greg Berg: Museum Security Guard
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, First Thief
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Second Cop, Second Thief
Pat Fraley: First Cop
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Iggy
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Little Boy
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, X-2
Hal Rayle: Dr. Otto Von Shrink, X-12
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Bus Driver

Mistakes:
The scenes at the Von Shrink Institute of Mental Health take place in the daytime, while most others take place at night, and the events take place over just two days. By the time the episode ends there have been three occasions in which it was daytime and three nightfalls.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Burne tells April to "Go Go Go" to cover a recent increase in crime.
2. Leonardo says "Let's go green machine" after Donatello spots a crime at the Crosstown Bank.
3. Leonardo says "Let's go green machine" as the Turtles arrive at Joe's Drive-In.
4. The Turtles say "Turtles fight with honor" when they start to battle Otto's Enforcer Robots.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo brings home a pizza and drops a slice into a fishbowl with his two goldfish for Raphael.
2. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.
3. Raphael asks his brothers about when was the last time he took him out for pizza in a nice mood.
4. When the Turtles hit the street, Michelangelo says that he couldn't wait to rest his chops around a Vinnie's Pizza.
5. As the Turtles walk out of Vinnie's, Donatello says that the liver and bubblegum pizza really hit the spot.
6. Otto makes a pizza inside his Phobia Chamber, but is actually a giant monster.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is also the name of a 1987 film. It may also refer to a number of works titled "No More Mr. Nice Guy", most famously being a song by Alice Cooper.
2. The quote "Busy hands are happy hands" that Raphael says right after the personality alterator lightens him up comes from the children's television show Captain Kangaroo.
3. Michelangelo says that Raphael has gone from Mr. Mean to Mr. Rogers, referencing the children's television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Michelangelo says that Raphael's hangup with birthdays is because he's afraid of becoming a Middle-aged Mutant Ninja Turtle.
2. Michelangelo tells the two Bank Robbers that they've broken into the movies as the movie ends and the Turtles push them into the screen.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Dr. Otto Von Shrink's robots, X2 and X12
2. Otto's Cranial Regressor
3. Dr. Von Shrink's Conveyor Belted Getaway Car
4. Otto's Phobia Chamber
5. Otto's Enforcer Robots

Kidnappings:
1. The two Jewel Theives tie up a cop at the Crosstown Bank.
2. Otto deploys a force field to trap Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Donatello's Personality Alterator device.
2. Raphael's birthday is celebrated.
3. Leonardo pronounces Raphael "Rah-fee-el" instead of his usual "Rah-fie-el" after he sees the two thieves escape in April's News Van.
3. Second and final appearance of the rear elevator with the dial of the Channel 6 building.
4. Final appearance of the Channel 6 Newscycle.
5. Even though Joe's Drive In is playing "Invasion of the Turtleoids", no reference to Kerma is mentioned.
6. Although associated with Leonardo, Michelangelo says "We've got to do something" when he explains to Leonardo and Donatello about restoring Raphael to his normal self from the Channel 6 News Van.

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Episode 142: Sleuth on the Loose
Written by: Matt Uitz

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Dr. Webb, Car Driver
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Professor Von Volt
Joan Gerber: Agatha Marbles
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Man in Library, Garth
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Boy with Skateboard
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Knuckles
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. Right before Agatha gets teleported through Donatello's TV, the Tapestry drawing says COn at the bottom. After she is teleported, the Tapestry drawing says 77AEOP below it.
2. Garth normally has four stripes between his shirt's collars, but when Knuckles says "Right professor," he is shown with five stripes.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Leonardo says "Turtles to the Rescue!" after he gets word of April's report as the Turtles leave the Lair.
2. Vol Volt refers to the Turtles as stupid reptiles as Von Volt's molecularizer beam is processed in the Re-molecularizer Chamber.
3. Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Donatello shout "Turtle Power!" as they exit the Turtle Van to fight the robot.
4. Von Volt calls Agatha a meddling old bitty as he activates his doomsday device.

Pizza References:
1. Donatello bets that its a pizza with the works that it was the rich uncle who performed the case of the rich guppie after watching Aunt Agatha on the TV.
2. Michelangelo brings home a pizza to the Lair, while Donatello tells him that he'll have the pizza to keep him company while he monitors Dr. Webb's part. He is also seen eating a slice of pizza while watching a monster movie.
3. When discussing to Raphael, Michelangelo asks if someone could recreate the pizza so he could recreate the crime.
4. Agatha shows a slice of pizza when Donatello turns on his Teleportation TV. Michelangelo then wants to wonder what was on that pizza.
5. Donatello says that we'd bet a pizza on Aunt Agatha's guilty plea after she agrees to help the Turtles.
6. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael tells Donatello that he's been watching way to many reruns of Star Trek after he explains the Molecular Disintegrator Beam.
2. Agatha says to April "Brilliance runs in our family dear", which is in reference to the quote "Insanity runs in the family" from the 1944 film Arsenic and Old Lace.
3. When Dr. Von Volt's two henchmen get away in the blue van, Agatha says "Fiddlesticks", which are sticks used to play the rhythm of old fiddle music and is also the name of a 1930 cartoon.
4. Raphael tells Agatha that she was a pole vault gold medalist in the 1952 Olympics. Agatha says she won in 1956 In the actual 1956 Olympics, the gold medalist was Bob Richards and there was not yet a competition yet for women.
5. As the Doomsday Device counts down, Raphael mentions that it could be the Last Laugh, which was a Hardy Boys novel and a 1924 silent film.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Donatello explains his departiculator device, Raphael asks him to explain it again in English.
2. After Donatello turns on the Teleportation TV, Michelangelo says that its another episode of "Sleuth on the Loose".
3. Agatha says that she's the guest star after she comes out from a manhole cover after dodging a van.
4. Michelangelo looks into the camera and says, referring to Agatha "Whoa! Is she awesome or what?" after saying that a rare breed of cat is in central Afghanistan.
5. Raphael says to the camera "But I'm sure she will" after Agatha talks about bronco busting in the Himalayas.
6. Right after Agatha stops the doomsday device from explosion, Raphael tells her that these cliffhangers are tough on the nerves.
7. At the end of the episode, Michelangelo says that we'll have to wait for the summer reruns to find out whodunit. This happened to be the last episode of Season 6.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Molecular Disintegrator Beam
2. Professor Von Volt's Re-molecularizer Chamber
3. Donatello's Departiculator, Oscillator Relay Control, and Teleportation TV
4. Von Volt's Destroyer Robot
5. Von Volt's Destroyer Insect
6. Von Volt's Doomsday Device

Kidnappings:
1. Aunt Agatha is briefly trapped in a garbage can by Knuckles.
2. Garth and Knuckles are tied up as the Turtles and Agatha escape Dr. Von Volt's lab.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Agatha Marbles.
2. Final episode of Season 6.
3. The Turtles are seen wearing their winter outfits in this episode.
4. Final appearance of Genius Quarterly magazine.

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50 episodes to go! Now moving onto the Vacation in Europe episodes.

Episode 143: Tower of Power
Written by: Michael Edens

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Shredder
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Second Sailor, Notre Dame Security Guard
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, French Cafe Customer
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Hal Rayle: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, First Sailor

Mistakes:
1. Shredder smashes April's news camera and all of the broken pieces go up, but the Eiffel Tower wasn't yet magnetized.
2. When the Turtle Van is first seen in the Paris sewer, the inside is uncolored.
3. The Turtles' weapons are magnetically thrown at Donatello, including the wooden section of Michelangelo's nunchucks, but wood isn't magnetic. Also, the Turtles gain back their weapons.
4. After Leonardo is thrown into the Turtle Van, he's wearing Raphael's colors.
5. When Vernon walks to the Channel 6 Van after Burne drops April from the ceremony coverage, he is shown walking straight through the back door instead of around it.
6. When Vernon falls into the giant cake, his jacket disappears.
7. When Irma pulls out the scissors when she and Vernon are stuck on the tower, her watch disappears.
8. The word "STOP" on the stop sign in the Turtles' lair has orange letters instead of white, and the outline is olive green with a brownish background.
9. In Plan 6 From Outer Space, Michelangelo read the letter from Greasy Eddie's Pizza claiming that the Turtles won a European Vacation, but in this episode, it is Donatello who reads it.
10. The word "EXIT" in the Lair has green letters instead of red and is missing its red outline.
11. Rocksteady says "The boss and his magnetic personality" from the Eiffel Tower in Bebop's voice.
12. Michelangelo and Leonardo's belt initial are showing their season 2 colors of a white initial and gray outline near the end of the episode when Michelangelo asks Splinter for some more down time.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Leonardo says "Turtle Power" as he instructs the Turtles to Ninja practice in the Paris Sewers.
2. Shredder refers to April, Irma, and Vernon as fools when he sees that they've brought the Channel 6 Van over to Paris.
3. Krang calls Shredder a metal-faced muttonhead as he responds on Shredder's Com-Link from the Eiffel Tower.
4. Michelangelo says "Holy guacamole" after Rocksteady turns off the Neutronic Generator.
5. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop lunkheads when he tells them to be careful with the Ion Flow Converter.
6. April says that she should have known that old Tin Grin was behind the problem.
7. Raphael says that it's time to bring a little Turtle Power to the Eiffel Tower after the Turtles see that April is kidnapped.
8. After talking to Krang, Shredder hopes that his idiots, Bebop and Rocksteady have finished assembling the power controls.
9. Michelangelo refers to Shredder as Shredhead after he and Donatello knock Bebop and Rocksteady into the sewers.
10. Shredder calls Raphael a fool after he blocks Shredder's vision with his hands.
11. Krang refers to Shredder as a fool when he thought that Shredder didn't believe there was a large enough object to support the Electromagnetic Antenna.

Pizza References:
1. Donatello says that the Turtles have won a European Cruise courtesy of Greasy Eddie's Pizza. Michelangelo then says that he knew scarfing off all that pizza would pay off.
2. Michelangelo tells Splinter that it would be better than Greasy Eddie's Pizza in terms of vacationing in Europe.
3. Aboard the Maude, Raphael tells Splinter that pizza for breakfast may not have been such a dynamite idea. Michelangelo then says "don't bring up pizza, dude."

Pop Culture References:
1. The ship in which the Turtles and Splinter cruise is named Maude, which is also the name of a '70s TV sitcom.
2. Splinter mentions the names of some French cuisine aboard the Maude, including peasant underglass, chocolate truffles, and snails. April also mentions Crepe Souzets in the News Van.
3. The Paris landmarks featured are the Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, and the Paris Sewers. The Louvre features Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
4. Tower of Power is also the name of a 1970s funk band.
5. This episode takes place on France's national holiday, Bastille Day.
6. When one of the trumpeteers' pants falls, his underwear is shown with the Fluer de Lis, the national flower of France.
7. When Vernon says "Every Anchorman for Himself" after the Neutronic Generator activates, this may be in reference to the 1980 French film Sauve qui peut la vie (Every Man for Himself).
8. Michelangelo mispronounces Notre Dame and mentions the football team while at the cathedral.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Raphael says "Doesn't anybody just surrender anymore" right as Shredder gets ready to battle the Turtles.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Neutronic Generator
2. The Ion Flow Converter
3. The Technodrome's Electromagnetic Antenna

Kidnappings:
1. Rocksteady and Bebop tie up April in the Eiffel Tower.
2. Shredder then takes April into an elevator car, disables the controls and locks her.

Notables:
1. Hal Rayle replaces Rob Paulsen voicing Raphael for the entire Vacation in Europe sideseason.
2. The Vacation in Europe sideseason takes place during Season 4 since the Technodrome is shown back on the Dimension X asteroid. Also, Michelangelo's nunchucks, absent since early Season 5, are once again visible in the back of his shell.
3. These episodes had a long production history. The episodes were first written in the summer of 1990 according to my personal collection of Francis Moss' scripts yet contain some sound effects and background music introduced for the 1992 CBS Season (Season 6). They were first aired in the UK during the 1992 Christmas season and did not air in the US until September of 1993, concurrent with the CBS episodes of Season 7.
5. In the US, these episodes aired in syndication on the USA Network. This causes a couple additional changes with regards to the introduction and closing. The original opening sequence and title card last seen in Once Upon A Time Machine returns. The closing credits feature a split screen that only features the French unit that distributed these episodes, and lack credits such as Voice Talent, Storyboard Artists, Character Design, Music, and other credits done by the American unit. Finally, the full end of the TMNT theme returns and plays over both the Fred Wolf Films theme and the Westinghouse Broadcast International logo, which was the international distributor of Group W Productions and the logo features a red W with yellow text on a black background.
6. The unedited versions of these episodes never appeared in the US until the DVDs were released in 2009, since USA Network had a practice of editing out their episodes in favor of commercials, promos, and Cartoon Express segments.
7. All Vacation in Europe episodes were animated in France.
8. The final appearance of the Shredder's theme background music cue is used.

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Episode 144: Rust Never Sleeps
Written by: Lee Schneider and Matthew Malach

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Policeman
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, French Artist
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Art Vandal, Monsieur Ice Cream Man
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Little Girl
Hal Rayle: Raphael, Monsieur Power Plant Director
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Flower Seller

Mistakes:
1. Donatello and Michelangelo's weapons are switched when they approach Rocksteady and Bebop at the Eiffel Tower.
2. When Leonardo, Raphael, and April walk to the apartment window to search for Shredder, Raphael is shown with an unrusted pair of sai after the Turtles' weapons are rusted.
3. Although Michelangelo's grappling hook was struck by the Rust Encruster, he used a pair of rusted nunchucks to fight Rocksteady and Bebop at the tower later in the episode.
4. The Turtle Van was missing the teeth from its bumper right before it was hit with the Rust Encruster's beam.
5. As Leonardo and Raphael got into the ice cream truck, Leonardo's kantanas were unrusted.
6. When Michelangelo ran off to jump up the tower to taunt Rocksteady and Bebop, the chains on his nunchucks were unrusted.
7. When Donatello used the Rust Encruster to restore a car to normal, he is colored like Michelangelo.
8. Shredder's Com-Link shows a scene of the Eiffel Tower during the day instead of night when he tells Krang that the tower is about to collapse.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder says to Krang that patience is for wimps.
2. Krang refers to the Turtles as miserable shellbacks after he loads a postcard to April from the Technodrome.
3. Shredder says "What better place to enjoy Turtle Soup than in Paris" after reading the Turtles post card.
4. Krang calls Shredder an idiot when he mistakens thrust for rust. After he screws up with the Rust Encruster, Krang calls him a walking sardine can.
5. Krang calls Rocksteady a fool after he thinks that all the plaster comes from Paris.
6. The power plant director calls April a nosy reporter when April walks up to him.
7. Shredder tells Bebop to unplug the Rust Encruster before the blasted Turtles interfere with his plans.
8. The Turtles say "Turtle Power!" as they decide to go topside and exit the sewers.
9. Michelangelo says "Time to make Turtle Tracks!" as Rocksteady and Bebop start to rust the Turtles' weapons.
10. Rocksteady calls Bebop a warthead when he knocks him down near the Eiffel Tower.
11. Bebop says "Mama!" as the ice cream truck nearly runs him over by the Eiffel Tower.
12. Leonardo and Raphael say "Turtle Power!" after they jump out of the ice cream truck near the Eiffel Tower.
13. Shredder calls Michelangelo a dimbo when he sees that he can't operate the Rust Encruster.
14. Michelangelo calls Shredder Tin Grin right before he rusts him with the Encruster.
15. Krang calls Shredder an incompetent ninny after he returns to the Technodrome addressing his failure.

Pizza References:
1. The Turtles write on a postcard to April, visible from the Technodrome, a message that includes "The French Pizza isn't half bad either".
2. Michelangelo asks the other Turtles to order a pizza for breakfast after the Turtles accomplish their mission. Leonardo then says to him "is that all you think about? Pizza?"

Pop Culture References:
1. The Garden of Versailles and the Paris Opera House landmarks are mentioned. Michelangelo says that we might be able to see The Phantom of the Opera.
2. When Krang says that he'll never get the scrappy to Earth when referring to the Rust Encruster, he's referring to Scrappy Doo from Scooby-Doo.
3. Michelangelo compares the Eiffel Tower to the world's largest Jungle Gym, an attraction found at some amusement parks.
4. Michelangelo compares the Eiffel Tower to an Erector Set as he first spots it in the distance from the Turtle Van.
5. The Turtles make a Ghostbusters reference when from the Turtle Van they all shout out "Who'd you gonna call? Rustbusters!" as they approach the Eiffel Tower.
6. The title of this episode is also the name of a 1979 album by Neil Young.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Bebop says "I always wanted to say that" when he says "Hey Krang".
2. After Bebop and Rocksteady toss the French Artist out of his studio, he looks at the camera and says "Everyone who's an art critic."
3. Shredder says to Leonardo and Raphael "You two are about to see stars", referring to a common animation technique used after characters get attacked upon.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Rust Encruster
2. Krang's Hypercombustion Obsidizer Rocket

Kidnappings:
1. Michelangelo ties up a criminal at the Louvre with his grappling hook.
2. Rocksteady and Bebop tie up April to a human model at the French Artist's studio.

Notables:
1. Between the last episode and this episode, the Mona Lisa at the Louvre was moved from a side wall to a pillared wall in the middle of a corridor.
2. Michelangelo is shown holding and twirling his nunchucks in this episode.



Episode 145: A Real Snow Job
Written by: Misty Taggart

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Rudy
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Hal Rayle: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. After Bebop and Rocksteady crashed their Snow Speeders, Krang's shoulder pads on his android body are red.
2. Leonardo was colored like Donatello when he picked up a video tape inside April's cabin.
3. When Bebop and Rocksteady went to the chalet to kidnap April, Donatello's Turtlecom is shaped like April's.
4. If the last two episodes take place in July, essentially the middle of summer, how can it be the middle of winter in the next episode when a vacation usually lasts no more than a month?
5. The upside down triangle above Krang is red instead of yellow throughout this episode. Also, when he tells Shredder to come to him, the triangle disappears.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder tells Krang that he didn't want to send two dunderheads, referring to Rocksteady and Bebop after they pass through the portal.
2. Krang calls Rocksteady and Bebop bogbrains after they crashed their Snow Speeders.
3. April says "Let me go, you big ape!" when April arrives at Shredder's hideout as Rocksteady continues to carry her off.
4. As the Turtles fly aboard the Turtle Blimp, they say "Turtle Power!"

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo inserts a pizza into an oven in the back of the Turtle Van, and is then shown eating a slice after it is cooked.
2. Michelangelo says "Forget pizzas, I total love snow!" after the Turtle Van lands via parachute near the base of a mountain.
3. The Turtles are shown eating two pizzas with Swiss cheese after they return to April's chalet.

Pop Culture References:
1. Michelangelo says "Mondo moguls" as he follows the Turtles down the mountain on skis, referring to an Winter Olympic sport.
2. When the Turtles spot footprints in April's chalet, Michelangelo makes an "Abominable Snowman" reference, which reference to the ape-like Yeti that lives in the Himalayas. It is also the name of a 1957 film and the character Hugo the Abominable Snowman appears in various Looney Tunes cartoons.
3. Michelangelo calls the melting glacier while watching the video tape a snow cone, which is also known as shaved ice or a snowball that is a popular warm weather desert.
4. When April asks Shredder that he should be on the show "Lifestyles of the Vicious and Infamous", this is a spoof on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael tells Leonardo that he's been in enough of these shows to know that Splinter always talks like that, right as Splinter parts from the Turtles.
2. After Krang talks about his plan to melt all the glaciers, he says that he's so clever that he can hardly stand himself.
3. Shredder says "such tired old dialogue from such a bright young girl" after April says that he and Krang were at the bottom of his plans.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Snow Speeders
2. Krang's Zolatropic Waves and model of Lichtenbroich
3. Krang's Microwave Relay Stations and the Relay Dish
4. The Turtle Van's Parachute

Kidnapping:
Rocksteady grabs April's Turtlecom and carries her off to Shredder's hideout, where she is initially tied up.

Notables:
1. Second and final episode in which Shredder is voiced by James Avery for the Vacation in Europe sideseason.
2. Final mention of Shredder's mother, where he says that her mother kept threatening to run away from home.

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Episode 146: Venice on the Half Shell
Written by: Misty Taggart

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Shredder
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Hal Rayle: Raphael

Mistakes:
1. As the Turtles turn around and look for Donatello who is missing while in the gondola, Michelangelo is colored like him.
2. The Technodrome is seen at a much smaller scale than it should be when Shredder and Krang survey the damage to their troops.
3. Krang breaks a switch to open the side door to the Technodrome, but in the next shot after the door broke into pieces, it is shown completely intact.
4. Since this episode takes place around Mardi Gras (February/early March), it seems illogical since it was mid-July during the Paris episodes and vacations generally don't last more than a few weeks.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Krang calls Shredder a tinface twerp after Shredder thinks that chewing gum is the best way to defeat the Turtles. Krang also refers the Turtles as wretched Turtles as he comes up with a plan.
2. Donatello responds to April's Turtlecom call by saying "Donatello here."
3. Krang calls Rocksteady a hornhead after he says that chewing gun is complicated to him.
4. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as the Turtles surf on wooden boards right before they exit the Venice Sewers.
5. Donatello refers to Shredder as Tin Grin when he explains his appearance to April.
6. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" after they understand the Hydro-Fluxor's plans to flood Venice.
7. Krang calls Bebop an amoeba brain after he loses the instructions.
8. Michelangelo says Cowabunga after the Molecular Wave Intensifier passes through the portal.
9. Krang calls Shredder a fool after he starts the Hydro-Fluxor without the Intensifier.
10. Krang refers to the Turtles as "blasted turtles" after they rescue April and Irma from the griffin.
11. Bebop and Rocksteady say "Mama!" as their boat rides on a board and jumps over the Turtle Van and then crashes.
12. Shredder blames the Intensifier's malfunction on the blasted Turtles.
13. Krang wonders how much damage the staley shellbacks did to his Hydro-Fluxor.

Pizza References:
1. Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo are eating a slice of pizza in the gondola at the start of the episode.
2. After Donatello falls off of the gondola, Michelangelo tells him to keep steering in the same direction because he smells pizza.
3. Michelangelo is carrying four pizzas and is holding a slice when the Turtles walk into the sewers of Venice.
4. There is a pizza cart at the Mardi Gras Carnival and Michelangelo holds a slice of pizza. Donatello comments that the pizza is great.

Pop Culture References:
1. When Raphael tells Donatello to sit down and that he's rockin' the boat, that refers to the 1974 disco song by the Hues Corporation.
2. When Krang says that he plans to double his pleasure and double his fun after he and Shredder note that the TMNT are in Venice, that comes from the slogan for Doublemint Gum in the 1980s and 1990s.
3. Irma calls Burne "Mr. T" when he was talking on the phone to April, which was a popular 1980s cartoon franchise.
4. Shredder compares the pieces of the Hydro-Fluxor to Tinker Toys after Krang says that he'll send it to Venice piece by piece.
5. Raphael makes a Wheel of Fortune reference when Donatello picks up the Hydro-Fluxor's instructions by saying "You gonna let us in on this or are you going to let Vanna start turning letters?"
6. Michelangelo says that he thought he always liked the sound of heavy metal (A rock genre as well as a movie) after the Molecular Wave Intensifier passes through the portal.
7. The Crab Nebula seal found on the fake Last Supper painting refers to a nebula formed from a supernova by a star in the constellation Taurus that exploded in 1054.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang says that he thought up himself why Shredder was dumped in the Grand Canal, and says that it was a nice touch.
2. Michelangelo in the Turtle Van says that Irma's scream of "Help!" sounded like the musical note G above high C, which in fact it is.
3. Donatello explains the switch inside the Turtle Van about the pontoon for all the technically minded folks at home.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Hydro-Fluxor, with the Molecular Wave Intensifier the most important part.
2. The Turtlevan's Magnetic Field

Kidnapping:
A stone griffin grabs April and Irma and flies off with them.

Notable:
Michelangelo is seen holding one of his nunchucks when Shredder invades the Venice Sewers. He draws both nunchucks when he goes into an attack stance as Bebop and Rocksteady threaten. He also holds a pair right after Shredder and his mutants escape through the portal.


Episode 147: Artless
Written by: Doug Molitor

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Museum Watchman #1
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Male Tourist
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Lukron Yikum, Female Tourist
Hal Rayle: Raphael, Lucron Dob
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Professor Marco, Museum Watchman #2

Mistake:
Yikum says "Impudent earthlings" in Dob's voice.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Raphael says "Time to make Turtle Tracks" as two tourists start chasing the Turtles.
2. Leonardo says "Turtles fight with honor" as he and the others draw out their weapons to fight the Lukrons.
3. The Turtles say "Turtle Power!" after the Stasis Beam's powers wear off on the Turtles.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo says that if it was his last supper he'd order pizza.
2. Donatello says that the Last Supper painting was sliced away like a pizza.
3. A pizza is shown on an outdoor table near the end of the episode, and Michelangelo says that it will be his last pizza (thought it really isn't).

Pop Culture References:
1. Vatican City, the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel, the Underground Catacombs, and the Trevi Fountain are the Roman landmarks featured in this episode.
2. At the museum, artworks composed by the renaissance artists in which the Turtles were named after are featured: Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, Michelangelo's David, Raphael's School of Athens, and Donatello's St. George.
3. As the Turtles drive to Rome, Donatello says the expression "All roads lead to Rome", written by Chaucer in 1391.
4. Donatello compares Shredder and Krang to Punch and Judy after sensing the power of the Lukrons, a puppet show having its roots in 15th century Italian comedy.
5. Dob says that he'll sell the Coliseum by the pound, in reference to the 1973 Genesis album "Selling England by the Pound".
6. Leonardo says "When in Rome, do as the Romans did" as the Turtles pick up their weapons in the Coliseum. This was first said by St. Ambrose in Medieval Rome. Also, When in Rome is a 1952 film starring Van Johnson and Paul Douglas.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Michelangelo says "Who'd pay to see a movie about Mutant Turtles?" after the two tourists chase after the Turtles.
2. Yikum says "this will make an amusing story" as she knocks down Michelangelo and Donatello.
3. Michelangelo thinks that the space aliens (Lukrons) stole the artwork because they were Turtle fans rather than just stealing artworks named after the Turtles' namesakes.
4. Vernon complains that the Coliseum is not in the script.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's Rocket Pack
2. Dob's Stasis Beam
3. The Lukron's Laser Guns

Kidnappings:
Dob activates his Stasis Beam and paralyzes the Turtles.

Notables:
1. Michelangelo is shown twirling one of his nunchucks as he approaches Yikum. He also twirls both nunchucks as people throw food at the Turtles. He also holds a pair when he says that the Lukrons are from outer space. Finally, he twirls his nunchucks during the final battle with the Lukrons.
2. Krang and Shredder are mentioned by Donatello but are not in this episode.
3. Final appearance of the "Trouble Ahead" background music as the Lukrons are first shown.
4. The red W logo says "GROUP W PRODUCTIONS" instead of Westinghouse Broadcasting International in this episode.

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Episode 148: Ring of Fire
Written by: Michael Edens

Voice Cast:
Greg Berg: Donatello, Bebop
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Shredder
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Hal Rayle: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
1. The shells on the Turtles' grappling hooks were missing when they reached the top of the building.
2. The interior of the Turtle Van is uncolored in its first shot of it inside the olive warehouse. Additionally, the word "TURTLES" is missing on the front shell.
3. The crust of the pizza was the same color as the cheese after Donatello removes it from his new machine, as are the other pizzas in the pile he places it upon. Also, while Splinter says that Donatello had ALMOST finished with his new pizza making machine, the stack of pizzas suggests that he finished it moments ago.
4. Michelangelo's Turtlecom lacks details, such as the shell pattern, the view screen, and some buttons when he first contacts the other Turtles.
5. Leonardo is seen with Donatello's bo as the bull charges straight toward the Turtles after the second commercial break. After the Turtles say "Yes!" in response to Donatello's "Shall we join him?" as they hide behind a wooden wall, Leonardo and Donatello's weapons are switched.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Holy cowabunga" when he sees three bulls charging at him.
2. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" when he surfs on a bench seat.
3. Shredder calls Rocksteady a nitwit when he orders him to empty the sand from the truck.
4. April says "Let go of me you tin ape!" after Shredder grabs a hold of her and Irma by the Esterol Hotel.
5. Michelangelo says Cowabunga again from his bench surfboard right before April yells for help.
6. Michelangelo says "Turtle Power!" after he tells the other Turtles from his Turtlecom that Shredder is attacking April, and he refers to Shredder as Shredhead.
7. Shredder refers to Vernon as a wimp reporter after Vernon tries to flee him inside the bull arena.
8. Michelangelo refers to Shredder as Shredhead as Donatello explains the silicon sand.

Pizza Reference:
Splinter tells the Turtles that Donatello is about to finish his new pizza machine recycled from an old olive press. Michelangelo then asks him "who wants a green olive pizza?", and Leonardo adds "with black olive topping". Donatello removes a finished pizza and places it on a stack of about six pizzas.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is in reference to the 1963 Johnny Cash song.
2. The episode takes place during Lisbon, Portugal's Festival of the Bulls.
3. When Vernon says that he has sand in his shoes right after Bebop activates the sand truck's dump lever, this is in reference to the 1964 Drifters song "I've Got Sand In My Shoes".
4. When Michelangelo says "what a pipe dream" while standing on top of a triangular stack of pipes, Pipe Dream is the title of a 1916 film starring Oliver Hardy, a 1955 Rogers and Hammerstein musical, and a 1989 video game originally called Pipe Mania.
5. Donatello uses his bo like a golf club when he strikes two paint cans at Bebop and Rocksteady and yells "fore!"
6. Leonardo says "Let's fly Turtle Airways", in reference to many airline companies such as U.S. Airways and British Airways.
7. Irma says that she always wanted to be the Toast of the Town, referring to the original title of The Ed Sullivan Show while she and April are tied up on the Magnifying Lens.
8. Donatello says that April is using Morse Code while she is trapped in the bell tower.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang says "This is the educational portion of our show" after Shredder tells Krang to turn off the map highlighting Lisbon.
2. After Michelangelo says "I owe you one" to Raphael, Raphael says "Nah, we get paid to do this."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's New Pizza Making Machine
2. Krang's Heat Ray
3. Shredder's Magnifying Lens

Kidnappings:
1. Shredder grabs and ties up April and Irma in front of the Esterol Hotel.
2. Shredder grabs April, Bebop and Rocksteady grabs Irma, where they are tied up, laid down on the Magnifying Lens, and taken to the top of a bell tower.

Notables:
1. Final episode in which Greg Berg voices Donatello and Bebop.
2. Part of Krang is outside of his android body when he explains about grinding the lens.
3. Final reference to MacDonald Crump given during April's report at the Esterol Hotel.
4. Burne is mentioned but not seen in this episode.
5. Michelangelo is seen twirling one of his nunchucks when he asks Bebop and Rocksteady to put Vernon down.


Episode 149: The Irish Jig Is Up
Story by: Carole Mendelsohn
Written by: John Fox

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Shredder
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Hal Rayle: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter

Mistakes:
1. Bebop and Rocksteady's voices are switched when they yelp for help and want to go home.
2. After Rocksteady and Bebop's personalities change, Bebop hugs Donatello, but in the next shot, he is shown hugging Raphael.
3. Part of Krang's cornea is white when Shredder asks him if this is a school.
4. Krang asks the Rock Soldiers to bring in the Rainbow Trans-Charmer, but it is the Foot Soldiers that actually deliver it.
5. As the Turtles come to rescue April from the sheep, the "6" on her camcorder is back to front and much of the camera alternates between black and grey over the course of the scene.
6. When Leonardo says "It's working!" as the sheep turn to avoid the Turtles, his mouth doesn't move.
7. Bebop and Rocksteady's voices are switched when Rocksteady says "Help!" and Bebop says "I want to go home" after the ray causes the lion at the zoo to get bigger.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Krang says that the blasted Turtles are in Ireland when he sees the Turtle Van on a small screen inside the Technodrome.
2. Shredder refers to Bebop and Rocksteady as numbskulls after they tell Shredder that he walked right through one.
3. Krang calls Rocksteady an idiot as he tries to eat a rabbit.
4. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as he uses his grappling hook to save April after she falls off of a cliff.
5. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady idiots as they move toward the Trans-Charmer's ray.
6. Shredder refers to the people at the zoo as fools after he tells them to run.
7. Bebop says "Mama" after the ray causes the lion at the zoo to grow in size.
8. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as he slides down his grappling hook from the Castle to a tree.
9. Michelangelo refers to Shredder as Shredhead as he walks up to him in front of the Castle.
10. Krang tells Shredder to take care of those blasted Turtles after Shredder contacts him on his Com-link for more power.
11. Shredder calls Michelangelo a fool when he says that his friends are being transported to Dimension X.
12. After the Danger alarm goes off inside the Technodrome, Krang calls Shredder an idiot, and Shredder refers to the Trans-Charmer to him as idiotic.
13. Leonardo says "How about some Turtle Power Shredder?" after he and the other Turtles walk up to him after the Castle returns to the ground.
14. Krang refers to Bebop and Rocksteady and disguisting creatures after they return to the Technodrome.
15. Right before Donatello changes Michelangelo back to normal, Michelangelo says that he really freaked out Shredhead.

Pizza References:
1. Raphael thought that pizza was Michelangelo's middle name, not clever right after Michelangelo ties up a lion to a tree.
2. Michelangelo says that he wants to transform Shredder into a chicken sandwich pizza while he is still supersized.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title may be in reference to the 1979 Styx song "Renagade", which contains the lyrics "The jig is up, the news is out."
2. The McGillicuddy Castle and Dublin Zoo are the featured landmarks in this episode.
3. The Turtles are wearing Hawaiian shirts and Raphael says that the only place the Turtles will blend in is at a Luau as soon as the Turtles get out of the Turtle Van.
4. Splinter explains to the Turtles and April about St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. April also talks about Leprechauns.
5. When Michelangelo gets hit by the transformer, he acts like Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang tells Shredder from his Com-link that he always wanted to people to run when he sees him, and that now they will when they smell him.
2. Leonardo asks Donatello to try that again in English after he explains that the behavioral inversion inducer with chromatic delivery system forced Bebop and Rocksteady to get smaller.
3. Raphael says that if this turns into one of those warm and fuzzy shows, he's leaving after April decides to take Bebop and Rocksteady to the zoo.

Wacky Invention:
The Rainbow Trans-Charmer

Kidnapping:
Bebop and Rocksteady, despite being smaller than usual, tie up April to a tree at the zoo.

Notables:
1. The shot of the Technodrome is of a cel instead of the normal background.
2. Krang is in his bubble walker in this episode.
3. April wears a blue coat over her yellow jumpsuit in this episode.

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Episode 150: Shredder's New Sword
Written by: Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Shredder, Merlin
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Hal Rayle: Raphael, King Arthur
Peter Renaday: Splinter
Unknown Voice Actor: British Reporter

Mistakes:
1. As Shredder and his mutants run and escape from the Turtles, Bebop is driving on the left side of the car like in America, but in England, the driver is on the right side of the car.
2. The Turtles' plastrons are green when they first wear their punk disguises.
3. April's belt is black when she asks Irma if she's admiring London.
4. When Shredder says to Bebop "Do you think I'm doing this for Krang?", they hole on the back of Rocksteady's shirt briefly flashes yellow.
5. Rocksteady's eyes are white instead of yellow when Shredder says that he's just a few feet from Excalibur. Also, the hole on the back of his shirt is colored yellow.
6. A section of Raphael's right sai disappears when Donatello says "King Shredder, huh!"
7. The bo strapping on Donatello's bo is missing when Raphael says "Say, would you show me how to do this wishing stuff?".
8. Rocksteady's eyes are white when Shredder holds up Excalibur at the Tower of London.
9. Rocksteady's eyes are white right after he and Bebop push the Turtles and Merlin into the Thames.
10. Rocksteady's eyes are white when Shredder tells Krang to open the portal.
11. A portion of Krang above his eyes flashes a darker shade of pink a few times right before he opens the portal.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Bebop a fool after he thinks that Shredder was never so eager to please Krang before.
2. While in the Royal Albert Hall, Raphael says that he hasn't seen this much sparkle since Donatello Turtle Waxed his head.
3. Michelangelo says "We'll never catch Shredhead now!" after he and his mutants drife off from the Royal Albert Hall.
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he surfs away from Rocksteady during the battle near the castle.

Pizza Reference:
At the end of the episode, Raphael bets that Michelangelo is dreaming of pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. London landmarks featured in this episode include the Tower of London, the Bank of England, Big Ben, the British Museum, Hyde Park, Tower Bridge, and Royal Albert Hall.
2. The episode title is in reference to the children's story The Emperor's New Clothes.
3. Splinter explains Stonehenge in the British Museum.
4. This episode has several references to the King Arthur stories, such as the fair maid of Astolat, the Black Knights, and Queen Guinevere.
5. In the sewers, the Turtles are dressed like English punk rockers.
6. The British Reporter begins his cricket scores segment right before the Turtles tune out from his broadcast.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Shredder says to Krang "I know you're going to tell me and the folks at home" after Krang explains Diridium.

Wacky Invention:
Krang's Element Detector

Kidnappings:
1. Rocksteady and Bebop fire their laser guns at a chandelier, and force four bobbies (English policemen) to be tied up.
2. Shredder and his mutants grab April and Irma while driving and tie them up at the Tower of London against two seats.
3. Shredder, Bebop, Rocksteady, and the Black Knights tie up the Turtles and Merlin and are pushed into the Thames.

Notables:
1. Burne is mentioned by Irma but is not in this episode.
2. Michelangelo is shown holding one of his nunchucks as the Turtles go after Shredder at Hyde Park. He is holding both as the Turtles approach the stone lions.
3. This is the final appearance of the saxophone background music cue first heard in Enter: The Shredder when the Turtles met April outside the Channel 6 building for the first time.


Episode 151: The Lost Queen of Atlantis
Written by: Michael Edens

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Shredder, Atlantean High Priest
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Acropolis Tour Guide
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Atlantean Guard
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Hal Rayle: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick, Bazaar Shopkeeper

Mistakes:
1. Leonardo's katanas in his shell are much thinner than normal for parts of this episode.
2. Raphael fully becomes Donatello after Raphael says "How are we going to get past those guards" in which the next shop is a close up of Donatello and Michelangelo, in which he says "No problemo dudes."
3. The right central portion of the Channel 6 logo on the News Van in the shot of it parked next to a white bus is blue instead of red and white.
4. When the white van drives up to the Acropolis near April, the side door is white instead of yellow, and there are a total of eight side windows instead of six.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Leonardo says "Turtle Power" as he jumps from an awning.
2. Leonardo says "Turtles to the Rescue" after he says that Shredder and his minions are shoplifting April.
3. Donatello calls Rocksteady a dimbo while he's inside a merchant cart.
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the Turtles hit a trap door in a tunnel and nearly fall into a spiked pit.
5. The Turtles say "Turtle Power!" as they start the battle with the Atlanteans inside the Acropolis.
6. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady imbeciles after Rocksteady complains that Shredder is driving the bus too fast.
7. Bebop says "Mama!" as the tentacled monster threatens to attack him and Rocksteady.
8. Michelangelo refers to Shredder as Shredhead after they get untangled from the tentacled Atlantis monster.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo tries to deliver the Atlantis Guards pizza by saying "Pizza guy here!" on a bicycle, but one guard replies with "Pizza?" Michelangelo replies that it was a jumbo sized pizza with extra Greek olives, and opens up the pizza box in front of the guard. He declines and then Michelangelo throws the pizza and the box at him and lands in his face.
2. Raphael says to April that he'll explain what happened to her over a delicious Greek pizza. She responds by saying in her medallion voice "We goddesses do not eat pizza."

Pop Culture References:
1. Inside Athens' Acropolis, the winged horses are in reference to the mythological Pegasus.
2. The episode title is in reference to the 1937 novel The Lost Queen of Egypt by Lucile Phillips Morrison.
3. Rocksteady mentions Breath Mints after Krang discusses what he's looking for at Athens.
4. When Bebop says that grabbing April's medallion is like taking candy from a baby, this is in reference to the 1965 Len Barry song "1-2-3".
5. Right as the Rock Soldiers grab April and Irma, Irma says that she and April are delicate young things, which may be in reference to the Michael Jackson song P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing).
6. While in the Bazaar, Michelangelo says that this is like his all time favorite film: The Three Stooges versus the Mummy.
7. Right before Donatello attacks the High Priest, he says "What goes up must come down" in reference to the 1969 song "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat and Tears.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. At the hotel, Vernon says to April "Who do you think you are bossing around the people like that? A cartoon producer?"
2. After Shredder instructs Bebop and Rocksteady to follow the flying horses, Shredder looks at camera and says "How many times in life would you ever get to say that?"
3. Right before Rocksteady jumps into the portal, he says that he hates when he doesn't have time to think of a clever exit line.

Wacky Invention:
The Sacred Medallion

Kidnappings:
1. The Turtles are briefly caught in a net in the tunnel behind the Bazaar.
2. The Atlantean guards handcuff Irma and Vernon to a column at the Acropolis.
3. Michelangelo and Shredder get binded by a tentacled monster as Atlantis awakens.

Notables:
1. Michelangelo is seen twirling one of his nunchucks when he stands next to Donatello as the Rock Soldiers approach them. He also twirls one of his nunchucks right in front of Shredder after Atlantis sinks.
2. First occurrence in which just the Turtles drive the Channel 6 Van.
3. The Turtles are shown wearing Atlantean outfits and April is shown wearing a Greek dress.

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Episode 152: Turtles on the Orient Express
Written by: Doug Molitor

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Shredder
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Baron
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Baroness
Hal Rayle: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Fritz, Bela, Conductor

Mistakes:
1. Right before the first commercial break when Michelangelo says "We're flying now, dude!", his mouth doesn't move.
2. Splinter's left kimono patch is missing when he first appears in front of Shredder.
3. After Donatello touches the Fusion Supercharger and shows his skeleton, his face is normal and not a skull.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady lunkheads right before he reveals the fusion supercharger.
2. Leonardo says "Turtles fight with honor" after they take off their band costumes to fight Rocksteady and Bebop. Donatello responds with "fight with honor, but watch your elbow."
3. Rocksteady calls Raphael a shellback when he tries to attack him with a trombone.
4. When April comes up to Shredder, she introduces herself that she's April O'Neil of Channel 6 News.
5. When Bebop grabs April, she says "Let go of me you big ugly bug ridden half witted creep!"
6. Bebop says "Mama!" as he and Rocksteady get pushed off the train into the river.
7. Shredder calls Bebop a dimbo when he isn't sure that he's supposed to jump onto the train.
8. Michelangelo calls Shredder Shredhead when he sees that he's got Donatello.

Pizza Reference:
After Leonardo smells Hungarian Goulash, Michelangelo thinks that its a new pizza topping. Michelangelo then asks some villagers for some Goulash Pizza and he says that he'll make the dough.

Pop Culture References:
1. Countries and cities during this episode include the Gare de Lyon in Paris, France; Munich, Germany; Vienna, Austria; Budapest, Hungary; Bucharest, Romania; and Istanbul, Turkey. The Autobahn is also included.
2. The title of this episode is in reference to the 1934 detective book by Agatha Christie and the 1974 film based on the novel.
3. As the Turtles board the train in Munich, they are dressed with German Oom-pah band costumes.
4. After Bebop sacks April in a mailbag, Bebop says "The chick is in the mail", in reference to the quote "The check is in the mail" as said by Jack Burton in the 1986 movie Big Trouble in Little China.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Donatello says that in every flick he's seen about the Orient Express, it is full of spy and intrigue.
2. After the Hungarian villagers run off from the Turtles, Michelangelo says that they don't watch too much television.
3. Shredder says "Trust you to have a corny line like that, Splinter" after Splinter says to him that he only engineered his own defeat.
4. Raphael says "Gee, I wish I'd said that" after Michelangelo says "Get along little doggy" to Rocksteady.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Fusion Supercharger
2. Donatello's Long-Range Magnet
3. Donatello's air-propulsion unit

Kidnappings:
Bebop and Rocksteady sack April and Irma into mailbags and lock them in the rear compartment of the train.

Notable:
Michelangelo uses a standard rope instead of a Grappling Hook in this episode.


Episode 153: April Gets in Dutch
Written by: Misty Taggart

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Shredder
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Security Guard
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Spats' Sidekick
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Market Lady
Hal Rayle: Raphael, Spats Sparkle
Unknown Voice Actor: Harbor Worker #1, Harbor Worker #2

Mistakes:
1. A flower cart shows tulips in bloom, which only bloom in the spring which conflicts the beginning of the vacation which happened in July.
2. When Leonardo says "here's your rope!" as he tosses a rope to Rocksteady and Bebop in the canal, his mouth doesn't move.
3. As Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady escape the diamond market and are shown running down a hallway, Rocksteady's eyes are white.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Bebop and Rocksteady say "Mama!" after Leonardo lands a rope on them in the canal.
2. Donatello calls Shredder Shredhead while he's standing on the dock in the canal in front of him.
3. Shredder calls Rocksteady and idiot when he doesn't understand to smash the case that the diamond is in.
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he launches his grappling hook to the jewel thief's boat in order to save April.
5. Krang calls Shredder a boob after the fake diamond explodes.
6. Michelangelo yells Cowabunga when he launches his grappling hook to save April at the cheese factory.
7. Michelangelo refers to Shredder as Shredhead when he jumps onto a windmill.
8. Donatello says "Let's make Turtle Tracks outta here" when he instructs the Turtles to leave the windmill.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo presents his brothers a hot fudge with liver and double cheese pizza in the Turtle Van and says that at least we have enough pizza for the trip. Raphael though says that this is last pizza left for the trip, and Leonardo tells Michelangelo that there's more to life than pizza.
2. Michelangelo says that the entire town doesn't have one pizzeria when the Turtles walk by the river near a bridge. Next, Donatello asks Michelangelo what it takes to get his mind off of pizza.
3. After April says that it's going to be a great vacation, Michelangelo complains that there's still no pizza. Irma delivers Michelangelo two pizza boxes and the episode ends with a shot of the Wooden Shoe Pizzeria.

Pop Culture References:
1. Amsterdam is featured in this episode, along with its Diamond Market, harbor, and a cheese factory.
2. The episode title is based upon the 1924 comedy short Alice Gets in Dutch.
3. When Michelangelo asks Donatello "What's the plan, Stan?" in the Turtle Van about rescuing April, that comes from the lyric "Make a new plan, Stan" in the 1975 Paul Simon song "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover".

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang says "I'm such an evil genius" after he explains the diamond's powers to Shredder.
2. When Shredder asks Krang if he's failed him before, right after Shredder goes through the portal, Krang says "In almost every episode!"
3. After Leonardo says that Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady are not in the net for the hell of it, Donatello tells Leonardo that he made a joke.
4. When Rocksteady asks the Turtles to throw him a line from the canal, Raphael says "Okay, here's one. What did the mayonnaise say to the refrigerator?" Bebop says "no, not that kind of line!"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Spats Sparkle's Speedboat
2. The Laser Dimension Blade
3. Donatello's Cheese Detector

Kidnapping:
Spats and his sidekick grab April and drive off in their motorboat. She is then hung and tied up in a cheese factory.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Shredder and Krang for the Vacation in Europe.
2. Final episode in which Shredder is voiced by Jim Cummings.
3. Final episode with April in its title.
4. Final appearance of the climatic battle background music.

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Episode 154: Northern Lights Out
Written by: Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Alternative Energy Conference Announcer
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, First Viking, Third Viking, Fourth Viking, Fifth Viking
Jim Cummings: Eric the Red Eye
Pat Fraley: Second Viking
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Viking Villager
Hal Rayle: Raphael, Professor Sven Svenson

Mistakes:
1. When April tells the Turtles that she wants something Scandinavian to eat, Raphael's red bandana is missing.
2. When the Turtle Van makes a left turn around a pier, the rectangular border around the word TURTLES is white instead of green.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. April says "What a story" as Eric the Red Eye runs across the stage at the Alternative Energy Conference.
2. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they hang glide toward Eric.
3. Eric refers to his vikings as fools when they don't understand that the Turtles are on the hang gliders.

Pizza References:
1. April reveals that her lunch is pizza, and Michelangelo comes down from the tree to tell her that it was his idea, but April says "Pizza? I want something Scandinavian to eat!" Michelangelo then says that its a Scandinavian pizza with sardines and Luca fish toppings. The Turtles then eat the pizza, but April only takes a bite and puts the rest of the slice in a bag.
2. After the battle, Donatello says that he could go for a slice of pizza right now. April then presents him a slice of sardine and Luca fish pizza, while Donatello rejects it.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode derives from the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights. Also, Lights Out was the name of a 1930s-40s radio and later TV series.
2. Eric the Red Eye is named after the Viking explorer Erik the Red. He says that he's the son of Thor, the Norse God of Thunder.
3. When the Turtles see a fjord, Raphael thinks that it was a Norwegian automobile, parodying American automaker Ford.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. When Eric questions that Donatello smells like fish, Donatello replies with "Ha ha, very funny."
2. Raphael says that closing cliffs are act ending, literally right at the end of Act One.
3. Raphael says he feels like a character in Saturday matinee cliffhangers as the Turtles hang from a cliff.
4. Michelangelo says if the Viking ship carrying April crashes, the show is going to end early.
5. At the old Viking village, April says that Eric has seen too many Viking movies.
6. As Leonardo speaks to the Viking Villager about the Viking legend, Raphael says "I bet you there was going to be a big fight", and Donatello responds with "We'll have one later".
7. Raphael says "Why do I feel another cliffhanger coming on" right before the sea serpant bites the Viking ship.
8. After Eric says "You can't stop me now Turtle", Donatello says "Villains say that all the time."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Eric's Remote Control Cliff Closing Device
2. The Viking's Thermal Detonator
3. The Solar Hang Gliders
4. Eric's Holographic Hammer Axe and Laser Oar
5. Eric's Frequency Disruptor
6. The mechanical Sea Serpent

Kidnapping:
Eric and his Vikings grab April and leave her hostage aboard their Viking ship.

Notables:
1. The Turtles are seen wearing Viking outfits after they arrive at the old Viking village.
2. Eric compares the dragon robot to a giant shredder.


Episode 155: Elementary, My Dear Turtle
Written by: Dennis O'Flaherty

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Pizza Delivery Guy, Air Gun Cane Goon
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Dr. Watson, 20th Century/Victorian Night Watchman
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Moriarty's Trooper
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Hal Rayle: Raphael, Inspector Lestrade, Professor Moriarty
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Sherlock Holmes, Newsreader

Mistakes:
1. Even though the theft of the atomic clock happened at night, it was daytime when the Victorian Watchman entered the observatory.
2. Michelangelo's nunchucks were upside down when Holmes' bust landed near him on the ground.
3. When Dr. Watson took cover, Holmes' bust was missing from the window.
4. When Donatello drew his bo to battle Holmes, instead of showing the stairs that led to the observatory, it instead showed the background of the Turtles exiting the sewers into Moriarty's alternate 1991.
5. Raphael was colored like Leonardo when he found the secret entrance to Moriarty's hideout.
6. Leonardo was colored like Raphael when the Turtles entered the science museum.
7. When first dueling Moriarty with his katana, Leonardo was colored like Raphael.
8. When Donatello picks up the pizza boxes when the delivery guy comes to the London sewers, there are six pizza boxes, but when he puts in on a crate, there are only five.
9. At various points in this episode, the Turtles' eyelids match the colors of their bandanas instead of being green. For example, Michelangelo's eyelids are orange instead of green when Splinter says "Remember" while he holds a slice of pizza. Also, Donatello's eyelids are purple right after the whirlwind from the clock takes the Turtles to the 19th century.
10. When the Turtles see the punks attack Oxford, Donatello says "Down that alleyway" in Leonardo's voice.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he launches from a catapult.
2. Professor Moriarty's assistant refers to the Turtles as fools after he finds out that they interfered with his equipment in the observatory.
3. Dr. Watson calls Leonardo a nitwit after Leonardo forgets to use "Mr." in front of Sherlock Holmes.
4. The alternate Burne tells the Turtles to let April go, go, go.

Pizza References:
1. A pizza delivery guy delivers Donatello about six pizzas in the London sewers, but April decides to pass them up for an interview. As the Turtles start eating their pizzas, Splinter arrives.
2. Michelangelo says "No more fish and chips pizza for me" right after the Turtles get sent back to the 19th century.
3. After April presents Michelangelo with an apple in a cave right below the science museum, Michelangelo says that pizza would be better.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Greenwich Observatory, 221B Baker Street, Scotland Yard, and the Imperial Science Museum are the London attractions featured and/or mentioned in this episode.
2. The night watchman mentions the famous siege of Devin Castle. There is an actual Devin Castle located in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
3. The Duke of Earl hotel is named after the 1962 #1 song by Gene Chandler.
4. Michelangelo says that Lestrade was in "Sherlock Holmes and the Spider-woman", in which the last part of the title is in reference to Spider-Man.
5. At the end of the episode after the Turtles exit the London sewer, Splinter says that perhaps the Turtles had too much time on their hands, in reference to the 1980 Styx song "Too Much Time on my Hands".

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says "See you at the end of the show" after April leaves for an interview.
2. Michelangelo says to watch some modern history on the television in the form of cartoons, which is really just an in-universe news report contained within a cartoon.
3. Donatello tells Raphael that all these villains have secret entrances to their hideouts as the Turtles walk underground in Oxford, and its because its in their contracts.
4. As Moriarty's Troopers go after the Turtles, Donatello says to the camera "Don't worry, we won't say have a nice trip."
5. After Raphael asks "Is this going to be a flashback?", Donatello says "No, just a dissolve" as the camera dissolves to the Turtles in the secret cave with April, Vernon, and Burne.
6. Raphael says "Don't you just love the way he says those lines?" when referring to Leonardo when he says "Cause I have right on my side!"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Moriarty's Air Gun Cane
2. Greenwich Observatory's Laser Beam Alarm System
3. The time traveling atomic clock
4. Moriarty's Time Machine

Kidnappings:
None in this episode.

Notables:
1. Final Vacation in Europe episode.
2. Final appearance of the title card, first introduction sequence, split-screen closing credit sequence, and Westinghouse Broadcasting International logo.
3. Final episode in which Hal Rayle voices Raphael.
4. Final appearance of Michelangelo's nunchucks.
5. The trains used to travel to Oxford are from the Orient Express. It also marks the only time in the series in which all four Turtles are wearing eyeglasses.

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Nearing the finish line... ^_^

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Episode 156: Night of the Dark Turtle
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Security Guard
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Green Triceraton
Jess Harnell: Captain Zorax, Wolf Jaxon
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Wolf Jackson's Goon
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Wallet Thief

Mistake:
The "H" on the copy of the Midknight Avenger comic book was missing when Donatello picked it up.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady idiots when they break his Micro-Blaster. When he speaks to Krang on his Com-link about their actions, he refers to his mutants as boneheads.
2. Shredder calls Donatello a fool while he battles with him at the government research lab.
3. Shredder says that thanks to those meddling Turtles, the security has been beefed up at the research lab.
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabung..." until as he hits a red Triceraton he is tossed back.
5. Dark Donatello calls Shredder an accursed enemy has he drops him. Leonardo then calls him Shredhead.

Pizza References:
1. Raphael thinks that Donatello uses his brain to invent electric pepperoni slicers.
2. After hypnotized Donatello leaves the living room, Michelangelo says that the cheese has slipped off the amigo's pizza.
3. At the end of the episode, Donatello says that he's looking for his electric cheese shredder because he is dying for pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. When Donatello wears his suit, he looked a lot like Batman.
2. The Midknight Avenger comic book is in reference to Marvel's Avengers franchise.
3. The title of this episode is in reference to the 1971 horror film Night of the Dark Shadows.
4. During the final battle, Donatello calls Shredder a Vermin, who is also a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Bebop says if he and Rocksteady hang around tied up, they won't know how the rest of the story will turn out.
2. Michelangelo describes Stargate from the laser Generator as heavy duty special effects.
3. Michelangelo says that there's a whole 'nother act to go right as the second commercial break begins.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Triceratons' Star Cruisers
2. Shredder's Micro-Blaster
3. The Natural History Museum's robotic dinosaurs
4. Dark Donatello's Turtle Smoke Bomb
5. The Triceratons' Stargate Generator
6. Dark Donatello's Power Rope
7. Dark Donatello's Laser Eyes
8. The Triceratons' Laser Prison Generator

Kidnappings:
1. Shredder and Wolf Jackson tie up three of the research lab's guards on the street.
2. Donatello ties up Bebop and Rocksteady to a stoplight and hooks them to a fire hydrant.
3. The Tricertatons fire their Laser Prison Generator and kidnap a bunch of humans behind a pink laser cage.

Notables:
1. Only appearance of the Triceratons in the series. Unlike in the Mirage Comics and the 2003 4kids series in which they are known as the Triceraton Republic, they are known as the Triceraton Empire.
2. In 1993, Super Don, an action figure that resembles Dark Turtle was produced by Playmates.
3. The return to CBS brings back the second "inside the sewers" introduction sequence, the elevator shaft closing credits with slightly shortened theme and musical stinger over the Fred Wolf Films logo, and the removal of the title card for the rest of the series. It also returns the Turtles to New York, the Technodrome under the ocean and the return of Rob Paulsen and James Avery voicing.
4. Some new background music and sound effects, including some that carry over into the Red Sky seasons, are introduced.
5. Donatello's Sewer Intruder alert System returns as his Early Warning Alarm System.
6. When Dark Donatello launches his hook to a flagpole, the US flag only contains 48 stars instead of 50 as it has since 1960.
7. Final mention of the Natural History Museum.
8. Casey Jones is mentioned by Raphael but does not appear in this episode.
9. Splinter's voice begins to take a more mellower tone this season.


Episode 157: The Starchild
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Drako, Radio Voice #1
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Adult Quarx
Elizabeth Daily: Quarx
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Radio Voice #2
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Marrick
Unknown Voice Actor: Drako's Alien, Police Officer

Mistake:
When Donatello says "huddle time!" in which there is a shot of April and Vernon next to the Channel 6 News van, a section of the red border around the "6" is white instead of red.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Drako refers to the Turtles as fools after Leonardo asks him why he was picking on Quarx.
2. April says "What a story!" when she sees Drako's Space Fleet arrive near the Channel 6 building. She also says "What a story!" as Leonardo attacks Drako.
3. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as he swings his grappling hook to attack Drako's clan.
4. Drako refers to the Turtles as fools when he tells them that if they don't find the Starchild, Earth will be obliterated.
5. Drako says that those fools, referring to the Turtles, will never be able to capture the Starchild after they drive off from the plaza in front of Channel 6.

Pizza References:
None in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. Starchild was a Canadian progressive rock band, a song by synthpop band Level 42, and a Teena Marie album from 1984. However, the title of this episode may be in reference to the Starchild skull, a 900-year old skull that some believe is extraterrestrial in origin.
2. Quarx may have been named for Quark from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. However, Quarx itself seems to be a nod to ET.
3. After Drako blasts off for the first time, Donatello refers to him as an Intergalactic Storm Trooper from Star Wars.
4. Drako tells Marrick that he and his fleet will capture Quarx one way or another. "One Way or Another" is a 1979 New Wave song by Blondie.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says to the Police Officer that he doesn't watch much TV. This is due to the long run of the series at the time in which the policeman doesn't understand about the TMNT.
2. After a cement truck drops on Raphael, he says that if he gets trashed one more time, he's quitting the show.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Drako's Ship and his Fleet
2. Drako's Tracking Device
3. Quarx's Teleconnectic Powers
4. Quarx's Spacecraft
5. Drako's Saucer Robots
6. Drako's Hypnotic Device

Kidnappings:
None in this episode.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of the City Dump.
2. Bugman is mentioned by Leonardo when he tells Splinter about Michelangelo's Bugman toys.

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Episode 158: The Legend of Koji
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Koro
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Japanese Guardsman
Renae Jacobs: Female Warrior
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Oroku Sancho
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Hamato Koji, Head Samurai

Mistakes:
1. Shredder's ancestor goes by the name Oroku Sancho, which would make Oroku Shredder's last name, but in "My Brother, the Bad Guy", Shredder's brother is called Kazuo Saki, and in "Shredder's Mom", she refers to Shredder as Oroku, implying that Oroku is Shredder's first name and Saki is his last name.
2. As Shredder steals Sancho's battle armor, he's wearing silver boots.
3. Just before Donatello activates the time portal, Shredder goes from wearing Oroku Sancho's battle armor to wearing his standard metal costume in between shots.
4. Koji's swords are missing from his back in many shots during the battle with the female warriors.
5. When Koji bulled the Nojima Blade out of the shrine, it did not have a sheath, but it did have one when he ran to the village to face the dragon.
6. When Splinter gives the Turtles disguises right before they pass through the time portal, his two golden kimono patches are missing.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder says that he wants to destroy those accursed Turtles once he passes through the time portal.
2. Shredder describes the Japanese guards as ignorant fools as he fires his laser pistol at them.
3. Shredder throws a spiked bomb at three Japanese guards and refers to them as cretins.
4. Shredder calls Oroku Sancho a fool after he says that he'll find his items for himself inside the palace.
5. As the Turtles approach the time portal, Raphael says Shredhead.
6. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole" after Splinter says that unless if the past is fixed, the TMNT would forever remain ordinary turtles.
7. Shredder refers to the Samurai as fools as they run away from the Turtles.
8. Shredder calls the Turtles wretched reptiles as he climbs onto the saddle and presents him the Time Machine Remote Control.
9. Koro calls the Turtles little fools when he sees that they don't want to fight.
10. Shredder tells his clan to destroy the Turtles right as the final battle starts.
11. Shredder calls Oroku Sancho an idiot after he calls him an imposter.
12. Shredder calls the Turtles miserable Turtles after he returns to the present.

Pizza Reference:
At the end of the episode, Michelangelo delivers a pepperoni pizza telling the Turtles that it didn't exist back then.

Pop Culture References:
1. Some of the portraits inside the museum of Fine Arts are paintings by Harmenszoon van Rijn Rembrandt.
2. After the Turtles remove their cloaks, the Head Samurai calls them Tengus. Tengu are supernatural creatures found in Japanese culture. The name Tengu would be reused in the 2003 4kids cartoon, notably as one form of The Shredder.
3. The Sama in the name of the Shibano Sama shrine is used as a Japanese honorific suffix.
4. In Japan Koji may refer to two eras, one during the Heian period from 1142-1144 and another during the Muromachi period from 1555-1558.
5. Koro is named after a Japanese incense burner.
6. Michelangelo describes the dragon as Godzilla's great granddad.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Michelangelo said that Koji got help from the special effects dudes.
2. Donatello thinks that Leonardo's duck maneuver during the final battle only works in the movies.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Shredder's Time Portal
2. Shredder's Time Machine Remote Control
3. Shredder's Anti-Gravity Ray

Kidnapping:
Oroku Sancho gets kidnapped by Shredder and is found tied up in his palace.

Notables:
1. First episode without April O'Neil.
2. This is the only episode in which Shredder appears but there is no Krang, Bebop, or Rocksteady.
3. There was no reason why Splinter wandered off from the Turtles and Koji's fight with Koro.
4. Shredder is seen wearing an ancient Japanese outfit.


Episode 159: Convicts From Dimension X
Written by: Jack Mendelsohn

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Second Dremga Brother
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: First Dregma Brother
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Skaarg, Hungry Dimension X Alien
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Dementor, First Dimension X Prison Guard, Third Dimension X Prison Guard, Exercise Prison Guard
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick, Second Dimension X Prison Guard

Mistakes:
1. After April runs for the news van, Leonardo, back at the rock pile, speaks in Raphael's voice.
2. Leonardo is colored like Raphael when he asks what's wrong with Donatello's Early Warning System.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they draw their weapons when they see Skaarg and Dementor.
2. Leonardo says "Turtles Fight With Honor" after Skaarg and Dementor invade the Lair.

Pizza References:
1. While Michelangelo is watching a movie right before Donatello's Early Warning System goes off, he is holding a slice of pizza.
2. When the Turtles get back to Donatello's lab, Michelangelo says that the dude tosses a taxi like Vinnie tosses a pizza.

Pop Culture References:
1. After Skaarg and Dementor leave the sewers, Skaarg says "If we can make it here, we can make it anywhere" referring to the lyrics from the Frank Sinatra song "New York, New York".
2. When the Turtles and April see Skaarg and Dementor return in their attack vehicle, Raphael refers to them as the Gruesome Twosome, a 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon and a 1967 film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Given this was made in 1993, when Dementor says "What primitive electronic equipment these creatures are still using", it is hilarious in today's viewpoint as it refers to some cathode ray televisions and some VCRs.
2. During the first fight with Skaarg and Dementor, Raphael says "Funny. When you need a taxi there's never one around."
3. Raphael says that he's a sucker for Leonardo's "Turtles Fight With Honor" battle cry after he says it in the Lair.
4. After Burne disappears on the screen in April's news van, April turns toward the camera and says "And people think he's hard-hearted."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Skaarg and Dementor's Flying Tank
2. Donatello's Life Force Scanalyzer
3. Donatello's Intruder Beam
4. Skaarg and Dementor's Levitating Ray Gun

Kidnappings:
1. Skaarg and Dementor are electrically tied up by Dimension X prison guards and are locked behind electron particle bars.
2. After Donatello accidentally allows his portable portal to open, Skaarg and Dementor escape to Earth and Vernon and Irma walk through a portal to find themselves trapped behind the same prison cell.
3. Skaarg and Dementor imprison the Turtles in a forcefield in their Lair.

Notables:
1. First Dimension X themed episode without Krang.
2. First appearance of Dimension X since April Gets in Dutch, although based on the series' rough continuity, it is the first appearance since My Brother, the Bad Guy.
3. Although the Technodrome is not shown in this episode, the Technodrome background music plays four times in this episode.

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Episode 160: White Belt, Black Heart
Written by: Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Purple Black Heart Ninja
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Jewelry Guard #2, Green Black Heart Ninja
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Master Mogo-San, Jewelry Guard #1
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Mr. Crocker, Jewelry Guard #3, Cop
Brian Tochi: Yoku
Unknown Voice Actor: Yellow Black Heart Ninja, Blue Black Heart Ninja

Mistakes:
1. Krang's Android hands are flesh-colored instead of red when he first appears.
2. Krang's Android hands are flesh-colored when Rocksteady delivers him a Com-Link.
3. Raphael is colored like Leonardo when April comes up to the Turtles in front of the Chinese restaurant after exiting the News Van.
4. When Splinter grabs the heirloom from Mogo-San, his right kimono patch is missing.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder refers to Bebop and Rocksteady as baboons when he tells them that they didn't take a bath.
2. Krang calls Rocksteady a cretinist klutz when he snags the Com-Link from Rocksteady.
3. Raphael calls Shredder Tin Grin when the Turtles find him with Yoku.
4. Shredder refers to the Turtles as meddlesome reptiles after he unleashes some peas on them.
5. Leonardo says "Turtles Fight With Honor", Donatello says "Go Green Machine", and Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the Turtles jump through a hole to fight the Black Heart Gang.
6. Mr. Crocker refers to the Turtles as the meddlesome Turtles as he enters the government building during the battle with the Black Heart Gang.
7. Krang calls Shredder an imbecile after his plans fail and is stranded in the Gobi Desert.
8. Krang calls Bebop and Rocksteady imbecilic bugbrain idiots after they cover him with paint.

Pizza Reference:
The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is in reference to the 1990 film White Hunter Black Heart starring Clint Eastwood.
2. Mogo-San may have been named for the DC Universe character Mogo from Green Lantern.
3. Michelangelo calls Yoku Yogi as in Yogi Bear when he tells him to come with the Turtles at the restaurant.
4. Michelangelo says "Our Turtle Lips Are Sealed", in reference to the 1981 Go-Go's song "Our Lips Our Sealed" after refusing to tell April about Yoku.
5. When Shredder tells Krang about why he doesn't have hands on the Com-Link, he says "All things come to he who waits", a phrase originated by French poet Violet Fane in her poem Tout vient qui sait attendre.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
None in this episode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Turtle Van's Hydraulic Lifts
2. Shredder's Paralyzer Ray

Kidnappings:
1. The Black Heart Gang tie up the three guards at the jewelry warehouse.
2. The Black Heart Gang force April to drive to a top secret government building where she is tied up by them and Shredder.
3. Mr. Crocker and the Black Heart Gang are tied up after they lose in battle to the Turtles.

Notables:
1. Final episode in which Shredder is voiced by James Avery.
2. Dimension X is mentioned in this episode.


Episode 161: Night of the Rogues
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Shredder, Rat King, City Crime Commissioner, Ye Old Pizza Shoppe Spokeperson
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Casey Jones, Slash, Chrome Dome, Antrax
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Scumbug
Gaille Heideman: Tempestra
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Zach
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, Leatherhead

Mistakes:
1. The "6" on April's microphone is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from upright when the commissioner says that he's been aggressive on the war of crime and corruption.
2. Donatello and Leonardo switch places when Donatello opens up his Turtlecom to listen to April. Also, the Turtlecom lacks the two circular red buttons towards the bottom left, and is colored gray in the shot of the living room with all four Turtles and Splinter.
3. Krang's cornea is white instead of purple when he tells the Foot Soldiers to start excavating immediately.
4. Leonardo's belt initial has Season 2's colors in the first shot of him at April's Channel 6 office.
5. When Leonardo answers his Turtlecom when April tells him that Tempestra, Scumbug, and Leatherhead is invading Channel 6, all three oval buttons right below the Turtlecom's screen are white instead of red, green, and white.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder refers to Raphael and Donatello as wretched reptiles when he sees them on the street near the City Hall of Records.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop morons after they cover him in sludge.
3. After Shredder returns to the Technodrome, he refers to the Turtles as "miserable Turtles". After Krang speaks, Shredder then calls the Turtles "accursed shellbacks".
4. Next, Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop morons and drops them down a hatch in the Technodrome. He closes the hatch calling them bumbling idiots.
5. After Shredder returns from Dimension X, he talks to Krang about replacing his pinheads Rocksteady and Bebop.
6. Michelangelo says "Cowabun" until Tempestra knocks him and Leonardo down.
7. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga!" as the Turtles jump down a waterfall in the sewers.

Pizza References:
1. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible twice in this episode.
2. As Slash and the Rat King walk past the T.V. Vision store, Slash says that he smells pizza and that the Turtles love pizza.
3. Ye Olde Pizza is the oldest pizza shop built in the city. April tells the Turtles on the Turtlecom that Slash and Rat King are attacking this pizza parlor downtown.
4. Michelangelo describes pizzeria snatching as the foulest crime of all when he sees the Rat King and Slash lift Ye Olde Pizza, and tells them to put down that pizza parlor. Right before he is grabbed by Slash and the Rat King, he says that he'll pass on the pizza.

Pop Culture Reference:
When Splinter says in front of the Channel 6 building that his sixth sense thinks that the Turtles are in trouble, this refers to extrasensory perception (ESP), often called the sixth sense.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Down in a pit in the Technodrome, Bebop says that we may be stuck there for at least the rest of this episode.
2. Raphael asks Shredder if he's leaving the show after Shredder says to the Turtles that they've humiliated him for the last time.
3. Michelangelo says that the bad guys always get away at the end.
4. At the end of the episode, Michelangelo says that any resemblance between Vernon and a real human being is purely coincidental.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Porta-Tracker
2. Scumbug's Scumgun
3. Scumbug's Laser Net
4. Chrome Dome's Disintegrator
5. Krang's Tractor Beam

Kidnappings:
1. Leatherhead cuffs up Vernon around his waist near the Channel 6 News studio and is dragged off by him.
2. Chrome Dome grabs and captures Leonardo by the stock exchange.
3. Slash and the Rat King grab and kidnap Michelangelo after they destroy Ye Olde Pizza on top of him.
4. Scumbug throws his Laser Net to kidnap Donatello and Raphael in the Channel 6 building, and Leatherhead carries them away. The Turtles are then taken to the Bug Zapper Building where they are locked out and tied up with in electric ropes.

Notables:
1. First episode in which Shredder is voiced by Townsend Coleman.
2. Dimension X briefly appears in this episode.
2. Final appearances of Zach, Tempestra, Leatherhead, Chrome Dome, and Slash.
3. Final appearance of the original Transport Modules.
4. Antrax and Scumbug's origins of their mutations were never explained.
5. Leatherhead for this episode is voiced by Peter Renaday instead of Jim Cummings. Tempestra is voiced by Jennifer Darling instead of Tress MacNeille.
6. Krang is in his bubble walker in this episode.
7. Final appearance of the T.V. Vision store.
8. Final appearance of the Rat King's flute.

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Episode 162: Attack of the Neutrinos
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Shredder, Doctor Floyd O'Toole
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Zak
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Tress MacNeille: Kala
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Mole Squad Leader, First Mole Squad Member
Thom Pinto: Dask
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, General Traag

Mistakes:
1. After Kala blasts a hole through the Technodrome's wall, Shredder's boots are grey.
2. Shortly before the Technodrome crashes underwater, Krang's Android hands match the color of its flesh.
3. Krang's Android's shoulder pads are red instead of flesh colored in the shot of him and Shredder watching Dr. O'Toole on the TV.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder complains to Traag why they brought the Neutrinos after they pass through the portal because they are friends of those wretched reptiles.
2. After the Neutrinos are neuralized, Krang tells them to take care of those rotten Turtles.
3. Raphael refers to Bebop and Rocksteady as idiots after they are tied up.
4. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the Turtles and Vernon slide down his grappling hook from the Technodrome to April's News Copter.

Pizza Reference:
The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible three times in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. When the Neutrinos sign off from Donatello's Transdimensional Communicator, Kala says "We'll catch you later alligators" in reference to the 1956 Bill Haley & The Comets song "See You Later Alligator".
2. In the city park, Dask inside one of the Starcruisers say to Zak "Let's nail those fingerpoppin' squares", in reference to the 1960 Hank Ballard and the Midnighters song "Finger Poppin' Time".

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says to Donatello that all of his inventions blow up after he tells Splinter than not all inventions are dangerous.
2. Bebop says that he loves being a bad guy as he and Rocksteady tie up April.
3. As Donatello can't figure out how to make the Sonic Pulverizer work, Raphael says "Why do these things always happen right before the commercial?", at the end of Act Two.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Shredder and Krang's Amphibious Module
2. Dr. O'Toole's Sonic Pulverizer
3. Dr. O'Toole's Hover Thruster
4. Donatello's Transdimensional Communicator
5. Krang's Neuralizer

Kidnappings:
1. Traag kidnapped the Neutrinos in Dimension X and brought them to the Technodrome, tied up by being surrounded by electricity.
2. Rocksteady and Bebop tie up April to a chair in Channel 6's control room after Vernon gives Shredder Dr. O'Toole's tape. They later tie up two more Channel 6 employees.
3. After April is kidnapped, Shredder and his mutants kidnap Vernon and take him to the Technodrome.
4. Raphael and Michealngelo tie up Bebop and Rocksteady to chairs in the Technodrome.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of the Neutrinos and their Starcruisers.
2. First appearance of Shredder and Krang's Amphinious Modules, which can travel quicker than the original Transport Modules. They won't be used until "Revenge of the Fly".
3. Final appearance of Vernon inside the Technodrome.
4. First time that the Technodrome returns to the city since The Big Blow Out. Also, the first time in which the Technodrome moves since Rock Around the Block. This is also the only second time in which the Technodrome significantly moves mid-season, the other occasion being during Season 1.


Episode 163: Escape From the Planet of the Turtleoids
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Scientist in Sci-Fi movie, Invasion of the Space Turtles Narrator
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Shredder, Groundchuck, First Hunter Drone, Bob Collins
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Dirtbag
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Woman in Sci-Fi movie
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Space Turtle
Jan Rabson: Kerma
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick, Second Hunter Drone
Unknown Voice Actor: Captain Dredd

Mistakes:
1. Raphael's belt intial has its season 2 colors after Captain Dredd kidnapps Kerma.
2. Krang was yellow in the close-up shop of him in his bubble walker after Shredder's sword broke.
3. When Captain Dredd broke Leonardo's katana with his energy blade, it didn't make a sound. Also, during his battle with Dredd, the one katana on his belt disappeared after his other broke.
4. When Raphael mentions when Dirtbag and Groundchuck destroyed Shell-Ri-La's force dome, he doesn't describe Dirtbag's part in it.
5. After Captain Dredd's first ship arrived at Shell-Ri La, the ship was again seen behind the Turtles as he ran towards them.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Krang refers to Bebop and Rocksteady as meatheads when he says that he's working on a plan to repower the place.
2. Shredder tells Krang what would happen if those accursed turtles would stop them after Krang explains his solar collector plan.
3. Burne tells Vernon to "go go go" to interview the Hunter Dromes.
4. Michelangelo says "Holy guacamole" when the Turtle Robots retreat from the Turtles.
5. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he attacks Groundchuck right after Kerma grabs him.
6. Raphael calls a Turtle Robot an idiot after he grabs him.
7. Michelangelo says "Maximum Turtle Power!" after Kurma shuts down the Turtle Robots.
8. Shredder calls Krang a fool after he discovers that the Turtles weren't destroyed.

Pizza References:
1. On the screen that shows a shot of the rear of a Turtle where the Hunter Dromes say "Turtle assimilated", a pizza is shown on the lower left.
2. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.

Pop Culture References:
1. Donatello explaining Kerma's spaceship describes that a warp drive creates a flux in the space-time continuum, a reference to Back to the Future.
2. When the Turtles see the robot clones in Shell-Ri-La, Raphael references Charles Caleb Colton's "Imitation is the sicerest form of flattery".
3. When Raphael says "Throwing the bull" as Dirtbag falls into the ground, that is in reference to the 1946 cartoon starring Mighty Mouse.
4. Raphael yells "Toro!" during his battle with Groundchuck, in reference to the phrase used in bullfighting.
5. After the Turtles return to the lair, Michelangelo says that he wants to watch "Invasion of the Space Turtles", in reference to the 1990 movie Invasion of the Space Preachers.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After a Turtle Robot grabs Raphael, he says "We're the good guys!"
2. Michelangelo says "It's the end" as the episode ends.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Captain Dredd's Ship
2. Brute Force Ship and Robots
3. Shredder's Super Sword
4. Krang's Hunter Drones
5. Kerma's Turtle Robots and remote control

Kidnapping:
Captain Dredd grabs Kerma and flies away with Dirtbag and Groundchuck in his ship, and his tied up in a chair.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Kerma, his Rocket Ship, and Shell-Ri-La.
2. Final appearances of Dirtbag and Groundchuck.
3. The 30-second version of the second opening sequence is used for the first time since Leonardo Versus Tempestra. It is also the only time in which it is used during a Shredder episode.
4. Krang appearas in his bubble walker in this episode.
5. Vernon's birthday occurs in this episode.

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Episode 164: Revenge of the Fly
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Shredder, Genetic Research Lab Professor
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Baxter Stockman
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick, Fire Chief
Unknown Voice Actor: Z

Mistakes:
1. Baxter's intension is to turn people into insects. However, he turns some people into scorpions, spiders, and centipedes, which are not insects, but commonly mistaken for bugs. The Genetic Research Lab Professor makes the same misinterpretation.
2. The stallholder which mutated into a scorpon was mutating a second time next to the Ring Toss stall.
3. The Amphibious Module has only two treads in the middle of its underside when it draws up with Baxter next to the Genetic Research Lab.
4. Donatello was colored like Raphael when Leonardo took out is katana to destroy the Retromutagen Ray.
5. When Rocksteady and Bebop set up an explosive inside the Technodrome, Shredder's boots were grey.
6. The middle button on Leonardo's Turtlecom right below the screen is yellow instead of green in the shot of April behind a burning building.
7. When Donatello tells the Turtles that they have to shut down the main computer as they are running in the technodrome, their belt initials are colored like they were in Season 2.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder says that he could destroys those accursed Turtles once and for all as he pulls out his Retromutagen Ray.
2. Burne tells April to "Go go go" to the genetic research lab where Baxter stole the formula.
3. Raphael says to spider Vernon "Don't be an idiot".
4. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady fools as they attempt to open a locked door using an apparatus that includes parts of Krang's Bubble Walker.
5. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as he launches his grappling hook for the Turtles to escape back to the Technodrome just before they are stranded with Baxter.

Pizza Reference:
The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is in reference to the 1984 movie Revenge of the Nerds.
2. Raphael says to the Fire Chief that he should make an infomercial about the Super Slusher 2000.
3. Michelangelo refers to the mutated man at the cotton candy stand as a creepy crawlyzoid, in reference to Creepy Crawlers, a toy made by Mattel starting in 1964 as well as a cartoon series.
4. When the Power Cell explodes, Shredder tells Krang that he nearly blew them all to Kingdom Come, which is the title of a novel by J.G. Ballard, Melvyn Bragg, as well as a 1919 Western film starring Hoot Gibson.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Michelangelo takes down Baxter from a spider web, Raphael tells Vernon "that not how we get rid of villains on this show."
2. At the end of the episode after Vernon runs off because he feels hungry, Raphael looks at the camera and says "No comment".

Wacky Inventions:
1. Super Slusher 2000
2. The Neutrolium Crystal
3. Baxter's portable computer
4. The Power Cell

Kidnappings:
1. Bee Burne covers Leonardo in honey and Moth Irma wraps up Michelangelo like a cocoon in front of the Channel 6 reception desk.
2. The Turtles tie up Baxter after Michelangelo knocks him down from a spider web in front of the Channel 6 building.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Baxter Stockman and Z the Alien Computer.
2. Final appearance of the Retromutagen Ray Gun. Plus, Leonardo had the chance to restore Splinter back to Hamato Yoshi since the Mutagen Ray can restore anybody back to their human form, but he destroys it.
3. Krang appears in his bubble walker in this episode.
4. Final appearance of the "Security Services Theme" and "Baxter Stockman's Theme" background musics.
5. This is the only episode in which Irma, Vernon, and Burne are mutated and the third and final time in which April is mutated.


Episode 165: Atlantis Awakes
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Aleem Sealicant/Merdude
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Shredder
Jeannie Elias: Hepax Lagamina
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Malathar, Atlantean Guard

Mistakes:
1. Rocksteady is in two places at the same time: fighting Leonardo and Michelangelo in the dungeon, and with Shredder stealing the large jewel.
2. The Technodrome's eyelid is white instead of gray as it moves across the ocean.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he goes surfing in the sewers.
2. Michelangelo says "Holy guacamole" when he says Aleem is like a Merdude.
3. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as the Turtles to begin to ride on Merdude's fish and ray as they approach Atlantis.
4. Shredder calls Rocksteady a fool after he thinks that Malathar is much stranger than he is.
5. Shredder calls Rocksteady a fool after he complains to him why Bebop is king and he isn't.
5. Bebop calls Shredder Shredhead after he tells him that he's the boss, right before Shredder gets mad and contacts Krang on his Com-link.
6. Raphael calls Shredder Shredhead when he and Donatello try to stop him from grabbing the Focusing Crystal.
7. Shredder calls Bebop a sniveling swine as he bows in front of Shredder next to the Amphibious Module.

Pizza References:
1. Leonardo asks Michelangelo "Are you sure you haven't had one too many pizzas" right before Merdude pops out of the water in front of the Turtles.
2. Michelangelo delivers a Merdude Special pizza topped with seaweed, kelp, and cabelta fish. Raphael says that he'll have nightmares about this pizza for the rest of his life.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is in reference to Atlantis Attacks, a comic book crossover published by Marvel in 1989.
2. Donatello tells the Turtles that Plato discovered the sinking of Atlantis in the 4th century BC.
3. Raphael says that Bebop as king couldn't even pass for a court jester, a person that usually tells jokes to a European figure of authority. It is also the title of a 1955 Danny Kaye film.
4. As the Turtles ride on the dolphins to search for The Star of Atlantis, Michelangelo references the cowboy ballad "Git Along, Little Dogies".

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Bebop says "I love that one" after he tells the guards to clap the Turtles in irons.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Sewer Raft
2. The Focusing Crystal
3. The Trident of Power
4. The Hammer of Atlantis defense system

Kidnappings:
1. Two Atlantean Guards kidnap Hepax and take her away after Bebop becomes king. She is later seen in a prison cell behind bars.
2. As Michelangelo and Leonardo free Hepax, they lock up Rocksteady in an adjacent cell.

Notables:
1. April O'Neil is not in this episode. It is also the first episode in which Renae Jacobs does not voice any character.
2. At three episodes, this is the longest streak in which Splinter does not appear up to this point.
3. The 30-second opening sequence is used for the final time.
4. Final appearance of a Sewer Tube.
5. Krang is in his bubble walker in this episode.
6. Bebop calls Merdude fishface, a character in the 2012 Nickelodeon series right as Merdude picks up his Seasshell Shield in the Atlantis Arena.

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Episode 166: Dirk Savage: Mutant Hunter
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Channel 6 Voiceover
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Dirk Savage, Rahzar
Jim Cummings: Genghis Frog
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Napoleon Bonafrog
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, A.J. Howard, Tokka
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Mondo Gecko

Mistakes:
1. Donatello and Raphael's belt ties are gray instead of brown while they watch Vernon's report in April's office.
2. The telephone keypad in which Donatello uses to call incorrectly has the letters "ABC" over the digit "1". This results in the following configuration: 2: DEF, 3: GHI, 4: JHL (with the K incorrectly drawn as an "H"), 5: MNO, 6: PQR, 7: STU, 8: VWX, and 9:YZ.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Donatello calls A.J. Howard and Dirk Savage idiots after watching their Channel 6 appearance.
2. Dirk refers to the Turtles as mutant scum as he runs into the Turtles in the sewers after Michelangelo is captured by the magnet.
3. Leonardo says "We've got to do something" after he sees that Mondo Gecko has been captured.

Pizza References:
1. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible three times in this episode.
2. Michelangelo says "wake up and smell the pizza" dude to Leonardo shortly after they see that Mondo Gecko has been captured.
3. Genghis Frog offers the Turtles a nice jumbo pizza after they are all saved.

Pop Culture Reference:
At the end of Vernon's report, he says "Your Number's Up", which was also the title of a short-lived game show hosted by Nipsey Russell in 1985.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says that there are eight million mutants in this series and Dirk Savage catches two of the good ones after the Turtles in the park see that the Punk Frogs are missing.
2. Michelangelo says that its almost a happy ending until Genghis Frog offers him a pizza, and then says that it's a happy ending as the episode closes.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Dirk Savage's Electromagnet
2. Dirk Savage's Stun-Ray Gun
3. A.J. Howard's Compliance Cuffs and master remote control

Kidnappings:
1. Dirk Savage ties up Napoleon and drags away Genghis in the park, where he is later tied up and put in the back of Dirk's truck with Napoleon.
2. After Dirk brings back Napoleon and Genghis to A.J.'s hideout, the shot shows that six other mutants are kidnapped behind laser bars in prison.
3. Michelangelo gets caught by the magnetism of Dirk Savage's Electromagnet. During the battle with him in the sewers, Dirk uses his Stun-Ray Gun to paralyze Leonardo, tie him up, and then take him away with Michelangelo. He then locks the two in the back of his truck and drives off.
4. Dirk Savage captures Tokka while he was eating Turkey on the street and is driven off to A.J.'s hideout.
5. While Dirk Savage is driving, he uses his Stun-Ray Gun to tie up Mondo Gecko skateboarding and puts him in the back of his truck.
6. Donatello paralyzes and ties up Rahzar in laser ropes in order to free Dirk Savage's mind.
7. Leonardo and Michelangelo, under the spell of the Compliance Cuffs, grab April and give her cuffs, and carry her off. The two Punk Frogs do the same with Irma.

Notables:
1. Final appearances of Mondo Gecko and the Punk Frogs.
2. Tokka and Rahzar, who first appeared in the 1991 movie The Secret of the Ooze, make their only appearances in this series.
3. First episode to have a primary focus on mutants.
4. Some of the mutants captured include a female giraffe who was originally a crane scientist.


Episode 167: Invasion of the Krangezoids
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Gloomy Krangazoid
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Shredder
Pat Fraley: Krang, Scaredy Krangazoid, Nasty Krangazoid, Smarty Krangazoid
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Vain Krangazoid
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick, Goofy Krangazoid

Mistakes:
1. While Donatello is holding his tracking device, a shot of the Channel 6 News Van shows a red stripe along the entire left side of the News Van.
2. In the shot of Donatello with his Tracking Device when he discovers some heat coming from the sewers, the central portion of the "6" on the News Van is blue instead of red and white.
3. When the Turtles open the doors and move in front of the Channel 6 News van when they find Shredder, the portion of the doors right under the windows are red instead of blue.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they cause Rocksteady and Bebop to escape the bakery.
2. Krang refers to Rocksteady and Bebop after they fail to stop the Turtles at the bakery.
3. Burne tells April to "Go go go" to the A-1 Scientific Supply Company after her report at the bakery.
4. Michelangelo refers to Shredder as Shredhead when he sees the Amphibious Module near the A-1 Scientific Supply Co.
5. The Nasty Krangenzoid refers to the main Krang as an idiot after bumbling why he should take orders from him.
6. The Nasty Krangenzoid calls the Turtles frog-faced freaks as he attacks his lasers at them at A-1.
7. The Nasty Krangezoid calls the Scaredy Krangezoid a half-wit after it's afraid to retrieve the prototype high energy capacitor.
8. Krang refers to the Krangezoids as ingrates after he finds out that they're disobeying his command and mutate.
9. Shredder refers to the Turtles as miserable Turtles as Raphael answers his Turtlecom.
10. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole" after the Turtles encounter the full size Krangezoids in the sewers.
11. Shredder wonders what's keeping those stupid Turtles from rescuing April and Leonardo in time right before they come to the rescue.
12. Shredder calls Leonardo a wretched reptile as they draw their swords during the battle.
13. Shredder refers to the Turtles as wretched reptiles after he, Bebop, and Rocksteady return to the Technodrome.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo says that he wished that he had a pizza for every blaster he's taken away from Bebop and Rocksteady during the battle in the bakery.
2. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible twice in this episode.

Pop Culture Reference:
The 47 Loyal Ronin Go Hawaiian movie at the start of the episode is based off of a mix of Hawaiian, Surfing, and Samurai movie, particularly those released in the 1950s and 1960s.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After the Goofy Krangezoid retreats, Michelangelo says "How much weirder can this show get?"
2. Raphael says "Always wanted to say that" after he says "Drink blazing photons Roboscum" to some Foot Soldiers.
3. After Donatello says that six Vernon clones wouldn't be so bad, six TV monitors all show Vernon, on second thought he feels that would be pretty horrifying.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Thermo-Generator
2. Krang's Krangezoid Generator
3. Shredder's Teleportation Device

Kidnappings:
Leonardo and April get teleported to Shredder via the Teleportation Device inside April's Newscam where they are handcuffed to poles.

Notables:
1. Krang is seen in his Bubble Walker in this episode.
2. Final appearance of the Channel 6 main theme.
3. Michelangelo says that April's middle name is Harriet as they depart the Channel 6 building to seek the Krangezoids.
4. Final appearance of Donatello's Tracking Device.
5. Final usage of the tension theme background music.
6. Final instance in which just the Turtles drive the Channel 6 Newsvan.

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Episode 168: Combat Land
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Stressbar's Nerd
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Shogun Robot
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Black Knight Robot
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Denton Nulcet
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Horatio Stressbar

Mistakes:
1. When Leonardo searches for Michelangelo alone, he's colored as Raphael.
2. Even though the Turtles' weapons were banned when they first entered Combat Land, their weapons are shown on their belts throughout parts of the remainder of the episode.
3. Leonardo grunted in Raphael's voice when he attacked the Shogun with his staff.
4. When Leonardo used his katana to destroy the robot's control unit, it looked like a safety katana.
5. Even though Medieval warriors carried broadswords in that era, Michelangelo took a katana into the Medieval zone.
6. While Donatello and Raphael fight the robots in the final battle in front of Irma and Vernon, Raphael becomes Leonardo.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Donatello says "Cowabunga" as he and Leonardo lifts an awning during the battle in the center of Combat Land.
2. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he tosses his own clone to a wall.

Pizza References:
1. Raphael asks Michelangelo if he has enough pizzas and videos at the start of the episode, and Donatello and Raphael are seen carrying about a dozen pizza boxes each.
2. After the Turtles return to the Lair, Donatello and Raphael are seen eating those pizzas.
3. Raphael figured that Michelangelo went striaght for the nearest pizza stand after the Turtles and April discover that Michelangelo is missing.
4. When Leonardo decides to relax after the Turtles return to the lair, a piece of pizza is visible on a plate on the table in front of the sofa.

Pop Culture References:
1. When Stressbar's Nerd says "Golden Mongoose" to open a door, this is in reference to the character from the mythological Indian epic Mahabharata.
2. After Irma says that the doors at Combat Land are voice activated, Michelangelo tells Irma to pump up the volume on her Channel 6 Newscam, refrencing a 1987 pop song by M/A/R/R/S.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says that he always knew that this show was educational after Donatello explains what steam does to the city.
2. After a flashback scene of Donatello covering a Future Zone Robot with bucket is shown with Donatello explaining it, Raphael says that he just saw it in a flashback.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Future Zone Robot Motorcycle
2. Combat Land's Robots
3. Denton Nulcet's Duplicator

Kidnappings:
1. Michelangelo is kidnapped by the Black Knight and is glued to a wall in Denton Nulcet's lab where he is duplicated.
2. Irma and Vernon get locked into a room after getting captured by Future Zone robots.
3. Leonardo is kidnapped by a Michelangelo clone and taken to Denton Nuclet's lab.
4. Michelangelo uses his grappling hook to tie up Stressbar's nerds.

Notable:
Final appearance of the "enemy attack" background music.


Episode 169: Shredder Triumphant!
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Shredder, Blue Dimension X Alien
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein, Zwerk
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Weesel
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, General Traag, Hairy Dimension X Alien, News Reporter
Unknown Voice Actor: The Great Chaarg

Mistakes:
1. Shredder and his mutants arrived outside the museum in an amphibious module, but when they escape, it's a Transport Module. Also, the back of the module spins, which isn't normal either.
2. As the Technodrome drives on its own towards the portal, it's tilted 45 degrees twice. Plus, the tank tracks don't even touch the ground as it moves.
3. When Rocksteady forces April, Vernon, and Irma to the window, Rocksteady's pants are seen when the shot shows the long way down.
4. Irma shoots Krang's android body, which shows damage, but as Krang Shredder, and his mutants escape, Krang's body is undamaged.
5. When Michelangelo tells Shredder to bring Leonardo and Raphael back to earth to fight them, their colors are switched.
6. Before Krang opened the portal to allow General Traag and his Rock Soldiers to Earth, he is seen standing next to Traag.
7. When Shredder, Rocksteady, and Bebop arrived at the museum, the Amphibious Module had no seats.
8. Donatello's bo strapping is brown when he uses the remote control to send the Technodrome to Dimension X.
9. The episode takes place during the day, but in the live report of April reporting at the Asian art museum, it is night.
10. Splinter's yellow left kimono patch is missing several times in this episode.
11. Krang's Android's hands are flesh colored when he and his Rock Soldiers march towards city hall.
12. Krang's Android hands are flesh colored when he stands in front of Burne and Vernon inside the Channel 6 building. Plus, the triangle above Krang is upside down, pointing upwards.
13. When April and Irma walk to the Channel 6 News Van, the center of the "6" on the left side is blue instead of red and white.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as his swings on his grappling hook to knock down Rocksteady and Bebop at the art museum.
2. Shredder says "Destroy those wretched reptiles" while in battle with the Turtles at the art museum. Leonardo responds by calling Shredder Shredhead.
3. Shredder refers to the Turtles as wretched reptiles right before Bebop and Rocksteady shove them into Dimension X.
4. Shredder refers to the Turtles as accursed Turtles after they are shoved into Dimension X.
5. Michelangelo says "Holy guacamole" after he first sees the Great Chaarg.
6. Donatello calls Shredder Shredhead when he talks to him on the Transdimensional Communicator. Shredder responds by calling the Turtles miserable reptiles.
7. At the end of that same conversation, Raphael calls Shredder Shredhead and Shredder responds by calling the Turtles wretched reptiles.
8. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they return from Dimension X to fight Shredder.
9. Krang refers to all of the good guys as fools after Michelangelo, Donatello, April and Irma leave him stranded and head towards the Technodrome.
10. Irma calls Shredder Shredhead when she fires her gun and knocks one of the swords from him.
11. Krang says "Oh no" after the Technodrome enters Dimension X.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo is eating a slice of pizza as they are watching April's report at the art museum.
2. The pizza billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible six times in this episode.
3. A clone of Krang turns into Michelangelo who says that he could go for a pizza after General Traag talks to him.

Pop Culture References:
1. After the news report with the space shuttle, Raphael says to Donatello that they've fallen for the old Double Jeopardy trick, which is both a criminal law and also the second round of the game show Jeopardy!
2. Weesel calls the Turtles pixies, a small flying creature in folklore as they exit his spaceship.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Raphael explains to the other Turtles the process of stopping the Technodrome by having all say out loud to break in, fight the Foot Soldiers, disconnect the power device, and escape with it as if had been done so many times in this series.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Weesel's Spaceship
2. The Sentinels Spaceships and Master Control Bunker
3. The Bunker's Transdimensional Communicator
4. Krang's Holographic Cloaking Device

Kidnappings:
1. The Turtles get cuffed up when Leonardo attempts to disconnect a power source in the Technodrome.
2. Zwerk gets handcuffed and put into slavery for The Great Chaarg.
3. Bebop and Rocksteady tie up April, Irma, and Vernon to seats inside the Channel 6 building.
4. Splinter ties up Rocksteady and Bebop in April's office as he comes to rescue the Channel 6 Crew.

Notables:
1. This is the last episode of Season 7 and the final one in which the sky is predominantly blue. It is also the final appearance of the second introductory sequence, the original theme song, the main battle theme, and the elevator shaft credits.
2. Final episode in which April wears her yellow jumpsuit.
3. Final episode in which Townsend Coleman voices Shredder.
4. Final episode in which Krang uses his Android body. He won't reappear in it again until Turtles Forever.
5. Final episode in which the Technodrome is under the ocean and on Earth, and the first time that it seriously threatens the city since "The Big Blow Out". It is also the first appearance in Dimension X since "My Brother, the Bad Guy" without counting the Vacation in Europe episodes and "April Gets in Dutch" when counting the European Vacation episodes for Season 7.
6. Final appearance of the Amphibious Modules.
7. Final appearance of the Channel 6 News Van.
8. Final appearance of the original Channel 6 News Studio, April's Channel 6 office, and the Channel 6 lobby.
9. Final appearance of the "someone's coming" background music.
10. Final appearance of the Foot Soldiers.

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Episode 170: Get Shredder!
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Chemistry Worker
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Car Thief Boss, Police Unit 7 Voice #1
Jim Cummings: Drakus/Berserko
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Police Unit 7 Voice #2
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Bill Martin: Shredder
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, First Thug
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

Mistake:
On the closing credits for this season and next, under the Voice Talent section, Renae Jacobs is incorrectly spelled Renae Jacbos.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder refers to the Turtles as miserable shellbacks when they first encounter them in this episode.
2. After Bebop's firearm fails to fire, Donatello refers to Shredder as Shredhead.
3. Shredder calls Leonardo a pathetic freak in their sword duel in front of the Hall of Science.
4. Leonardo calls Shredder a miserable maggot after he destroys the Channel 6 building.
5. Shredder calls the Turtles wretched teenage punks during the final battle with the Turtles.
6. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga dude" after the Turtles knock down Shredder during the climax.

Pizza References:
None in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. The 1964 World's Fair in New York is referenced in this episode.
2. After Beserko appears, Raphael compares Shredder to a pussycat, which was also the name of a Batman character in the 1960s TV series.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Shredder looks at the camera and says that he'll have to resort to bluffing after he sees that Rocksteady and Bebop are powerless.
2. Leonardo says that the Berserko character grabbed Krang after the Turtles' Turtlecom conversation with Shredder.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Berserko's Annihilator
2. Taiwan Laser Generator
3. Berserko's Cyberdrones

Kidnappings:
1. The Turtles kidnap the Car Thief boss by having Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello trap two of his thugs with tires and then Leonardo ties a chain around the boss and hangs him by raising a pulley.
2. Rocksteady and Bebop tie up two Chemists while Shredder retrieves some chemicals.
3. Rocksteady and Bebop carry April and Irma into a control room with Vernon and Burne and locks them up. They are presumably saved by Splinter right before the Channel 6 building implodes.
4. Berserko ties up Krang using several belts and hangs him from a pole in the Hall of Science.
5. Michelangelo ties up Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady after the Turtles defeated them in battle. However, they escape.
6. Berserko is tied up by the Turtles after he is defeated in his Annihilator.

Notables:
1. First episode of Season 8 and of the "Red Sky Era", because throughout the remainder of the series, the predominant color of the sky on Earth is red.
2. This debuts the third introductory sequence and second theme song. The new introductory sequence incorporates scenes from episodes of this season along with some shots of the 1990 live action film. With regards to the song, the lyrics are changed to:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (3x)
Turtle Power!

They're the world's most fearsome fighting team!
They're Heroes in a Halfshell and they're green!
When the evil Shredder attacks
Turtles Fight Back!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (3x)
Turtle Power!

3. For the remainder of the series, Krang is in his Bubble Walker, because his Android Body was heavily damaged in the previous episode. This is likely because Krang was not able to fix it without the resources available in the Technodrome as he is stranded on Earth.
4. First episode in which William E. (Bill) Martin voices the Shredder, who will voice him for the remainder of the series.
5. April's eyes change to hazel for this season, and now wears a brown jacket with a green undershirt and more casual yellow pants.
6. New background music is introduced to reflect the darker tone of the series.
7. For the rest of the series, the Turtles' holes in their bandanas are larger and more of a diamond shape to give them a darker appearance. Their belts are also a lighter shade of brown, and finally, their teeth are more frequently visible.
8. Final appearance of the original Channel 6 building.
9. First appearance of the Hall of Science building.
10. For the rest of the series, the Turtles' Lair is dominated by a color scheme of violet bricks and aqua floors and couch. Their living room now has a white tiled floor.
11. Irma appears but does not speak in this episode.
12. This episode debuts the fourth closing credits outro, consisting of a picture of the Turtles on the street with a shortened instrumental of the new introductory theme.


Episode 171: Wrath of the Rat King
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Rat King
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson, Policeman #1
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Policeman #2
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Bill Martin: Shredder
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick, General Traag, Channel 6 Announcer

Mistake:
The Turtles said that Shredder had the Retromutagen Ray gun, but in Revenge of the Fly, Leonardo destroyed it.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Raphael wonders if its Krang and Shredhead who is inside the Hall of Science as the Turtles and April head towards the building.
2. As Bebop launches a bomb from atop the Hall of Science on the Turtles, Rocksteady calls the Turtles crummy.
3. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he launches his grappling hook to a pole atop the Hall of Science building.
4. Krang refers to Rocksteady and Bebop as lamebrains when he discovers that he needs assistance for his Shockwave.
5. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they agree to find Shredder's Retromutagen Ray (See mistake No. 1)
6. The Rat King calls Krang, Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady pathetic fools as they try to get a hold of the Shockwave.
7. The Rat King calls the Turtles disgusting reptiles as they interfere his plans while he possesses the Shockwave.
8. The Turtles say "Go Green Machine" after they captured The Rat King.
9. Burne tells April to "go go go" down to the mail room after her report about the Rat King's defeat.

Pizza Reference:
After the Turtles flee from the Hall of Science, they park the Turtle Van in front of a pizzeria in which the storefront sign says "Pizza".

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael calls Shredder a Megalomaniac, which is derived from Megalomania, which is a 1975 song by Black Sabbath and a 1989 science fiction novel by Ian Wallace.
2. Raphael responds to April's Turtlecom by saying that the Agony of Defeat, a phrase popularized by ski jumper Vinko Bogataj in 1970 when it was used in the opening in ABC's Wide World of Sports has happened to the turtles.
3. The Westmore Research Center may have been named for Michael Westmore and his family, who are famous Hollywood make-up artists.
4. On Vernon's report after the Turtles failed for the third time in this episode, he says that the Turtles are the enemies of Law and Order, in reference to the long-running crime drama series.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
None in this episode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Krang's Shockwave
2. Bebop and Rocksteady's Orange Catapult Gizmo and missiles

Kidnappings:
1. Rocksteady and Bebop kidnap two security guards at the Westmore Research Center.
2. the Turtles tie up The Rat King after defeating him in battle.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of the Rat King. Since he avoided getting captured by the Turtles in this series, he is finally brought to justice.
2. First appearance of the second, smaller Channel 6 building.
3. First appearance of April's red Dodge Viper.
4. Final appearance of pizza.
5. The Technodrome is seen caught in a black hole in Dimension X.
6. The water in the sewers has a slimy green color, very unlike the blue or greenish blue earlier in the series.

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Episode 172: State of Shock
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Megavolt's Ninja, Police Officer #2
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Colonel Wesley Knight
Jennifer Darling: Irma Langinstein
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Tony Jay: Alex Winter/Megavolt
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick, Police Officer #1

Mistakes:
1. In this episode and many others throughout the Red Sky era, there are tall mountains and no rivers drawn around the city, very unrepresentative of New York's topography.
2. From right after Leonardo's Turtlecom call with April until near the end of the Turtles' first battle with Alex Winters, Raphael is only seen with one sai.
3. Raphael speaks to Megavolt saying that he'll prove by being the best Ninjas in Leonardo's voice.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they jump out of the Turtle Van on top of the Emeryville Power Station.
2. Burne tells April to "go go go" to the Green Power Plant after he suspects the Turtles are invading it.
3. Alex Winter calls the Turtles fools as he fires some electrical charges right before Michelangelo knocks him down from his grappling hook.
4. Megavolt refers to the Turtles as puny insects while the Turtles are sitting or grabbing on him.
5. Colonel Knight calls Leonardo a scum after he tells him that Dark Water's power source is associated with Alex Winter.
6. April says "What a Story" right after Donatello and Michelangelo exit the Turtle Van during the final battle with Megavolt.
7. Michelangelo says Cowabunga right before the time bomb explodes.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is also the title of a 1984 song by the Jacksons featuring Michael Jackson and a 1979 Ted Nugent album.
2. During the battle with Alex Winter's Ninjas at the top of the Power Station, Michelangelo says that this is no place for Roughousing, in reference to the Wolverine character Roughouse.
3. When Leonardo asks for a way to stop Megavolt as the Turtles peek inside the Green Power Building, Raphael responds with "waltzing in" after the dance.
4. Dark Water/D.W. Furniture may have been named for the 1920 book Darkwater: Voices From Within the Veil by W.E.B. Du Bois.
5. As Colonel Knight and his officers invade on the Turtles, Raphael calls him a meathead, which is also the name of the alley cat from Tom and Jerry.
6. Raphael calls Megavolt "grunge face", after the musical genre grunge right before Donatello and Michelangelo grab the time bomb.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Michelangelo says "Talk about a slick exit" after Alex Winters' Ninjas retreat from the Power Station.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's Writing Decoder
2. Megavolt's High-Capacity Battery
3. D W Furniture's highly concentrated form of energy
4. The Aircraft Hangar's Time Bomb

Kidnappings:
Colonel Knight and his officers locks up the Turtles at Dark Water's headquarters.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of Irma.
2. A potion of the sky, especially around the moon is blue in the exterior shot of Dark Water headquarters right after the Channel 6 scene with April, Irma, and Burne.


Episode 173: Cry H.A.V.O.C.!
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, OverDrive, Magma
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Police Officer, Amok
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Titanus, Raptor
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Red Masked Thief, Seizure
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, HighBeam
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick, Museum Thief

Mistake:
Raphael is seen with Leonardo's colors when Titanus says to them that he and Donatello have turned against him.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as he falls from the historical museum, and then says Holy Guacamole as he is rescued by Raptor.
2. Titanus calls the Turtles pathetic reptiles after the Turtles arrive at the Mutation Generator's lab.

Pop Culture References:
1. H.A.V.O.C. was possibly named for the vehicle of the same name from the GI Joe: A Real American Hero toyline. However the title of this episode is likely epynomous with the 1942 film starring Margaret Sullavan and Ann Sothern.
2. OverDrive's "like taking candy from a baby" quote after stealing some weapons in front of the Turtles and policemen comes from the 1965 Len Barry song "1-2-3".
3. Burne says that he doesn't understand how he could give the FCC, or Federal Communications Commission to allow time to air a bunch of mutants after they enter the Channel 6 station.
4. One of the chemicals in a science lab that Leonardo and Michelangelo use is nitroglycerin, a liquid commonly used in manufacturing explosives and used for treating heart conditions such as angina and chronic heart failure.
5. Michelangelo calls OverDrive a Speed Demon, who was originally a comic book superhero known as the Whizzer/Robery Frank right before he defeats OverDrive.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael tells Leonardo to end the "civic lesson" after he sees that Amok and OverDrive are breaking the law as Amok lifts up a police car.
2. Raphael says "Now doesn't that sound sinister" after April says from Donatello's Turtlecom about how H.A.V.O.C. will tape an anti-rebuttal about the mysterious abductions.
3. Michelangelo says "Does this mean the show will only be half as long next week" after the Turtles split into pairs.
4. After Leonardo asks if H.A.V.O.C. is a friendly club, Raphael says "Ok, we've got the moral of the episode already!"

Wacky Invention:
H.A.V.O.C's Mutation Generator

Kidnappings:
1. The Turtles tie up the masked thieves after attempting to steal loot from a jewelry store.
2. Titanus kidnaps April and Burne at the Channel 6 station by using his claws to fire lasers, tying them up.
3. A man is shown sealed and lying down in a mutant generator, where he is mutated into Magma.
4. Raphael and Donatello are thrown into H.A.V.O.C.'s garbage chute after Titanus tells them that they've turned against his offerings.

Notables:
1. The Turtles' Lair is not seen in this episode.
2. First appearance of H.A.V.O.C, Titanus, Amok, OverDrive, Raptor, Seizure, HighBeam, and Magma.

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Episode 174: H.A.V.O.C. in the Streets
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Prison Con/Synapse
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Amok
Pat Fraley: Burne Thompson, Titanus, Raptor
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Seizure
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, HighBeam
Peter Renaday: Vernon Fenwick

Mistakes:
None in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Titanus refers to the Turtles as wretched Turtles after he discusses the Sky Platform.
2. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as the Turtles take off in the spaceship.
3. HighBeam calls his H.A.V.O.C. mutants fools as the Sky Platform starts to go down.
4. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as the Turtles jump from the Sky Platform right before it crashes.

Pop Culture References:
1. Raphael makes a pool/billiards reference when he says "8 ball and the intake" inside the Aerospace Plant.
2. As Synapse flees the Turtles after they destroy the forklift, Raphael says that Synapse is like Greased Lightnin', in reference to the song from the movie Grease.
3. Raphael calls Synapse an overweight Gloworm, after the toy by Hasbro right before Leonardo knocks him down with the deflection of his katana.
4. After the Turtles land in the water after jumping from the Sky Platform, Raphael says "Anyone bring a Rubber Duckie?", referencing the Sesame Street character and song.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
After the Turtles exit the Aerospace Plant, Donatello says that he thought that Shredder and Krang are masters of the fast exit.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Titanus' Flux Transformer
2. Titanus' Sky Platform
3. Seizure's Comlink

Kidnappings:
1. At the Aerospace Plant, Leonardo gets cuffed by a machine, Donatello gripped by an industrial claw, and Raphael gets grabbed by a claw and trapped inside a box, thanks to Synapse's electrical powers.
2. Michelangelo is kidnapped by HighBeam and Seizure and is tied up to a wall inside the Aerospace Plant.

Notables:
1. OverDrive and Magma do not appear in this episode.
2. Final appearance of the second Channel 6 station and the Channel 6 Newscopter.
3. Final appearance of Vernon and the final physical appearance of Burne.
4. The person that mutates into Synapse is the same criminal in which the Turtles defeated in "Get Shredder".
5. Shredder and Krang are mentioned but do not appear in this episode.
6. One of the cues used in this episode was originally used in Season 5.


Episode 175: Enter: Krakus
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, OverDrive, Magma
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Amok
Pat Fraley: Titanus, Raptor
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Seizure
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, HighBeam
Peter Renaday: Military Guard
Unknown Voice Actor: Krakus

Mistake:
As Donatello and Michelangelo exit the Turtle Van, Michelangelo's "M" briefly turns into a "D".

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. HighBeam says that Titanus will decide the meddling Reporter's fate after OverDrive kidnapps April.
2. As the mutated Krakus arrives at the steel mill, he refers to the H.A.V.O.C. mutants as mutant scum.
3. Krakus refers to the H.A.V.O.C. mutants as mutant trash right as some of the mutants go through the TimeGate.

Pop Culture Reference:
Krakus was probably named for the legendary Polish prince of the same name who founded Krakow, Poland's second largest city.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says "So much for that dramatic entrance" after the Turtles enter H.A.V.O.C. headquarters and see that no mutants are attacking immediately.
2. Donatello tells Raphael that its a prerecorded message as the Turtles listen to Titanus inside H.A.V.O.C. headquarters.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Mutation Generators' Duration Timer
2. Titanus' TimeGate
3. Krakus' TimeCop

Kidnappings:
1. OverDrive uses his rope to tie up April after Krakus' powers are stolen. She is later taken to a steel mill where she is set to be lowered into lava.
2. Krakus is thown into the sewers by H.A.V.O.C. and is later seen trapped under asphalt rubble.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of H.A.V.O.C., Titanus, Amok, OverDrive, Raptor, Seizure, Highbeam, and Magma.
2. Final episode that beins with Enter: in its title.
3. At four episodes, the longest stretch in the series without Master Splinter concludes with this episode.

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Episode 176: Cyber-Turtles!
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Casey Jones, Burne Thompson*
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop, Goon #2
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Bill Martin: Shredder
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Goon#1
Unknown Voice Actor: Commander Korak, Glaxxons, Police Officers, National Space Exploration Center Sceintist

Mistake:
April's eyes are black instead of greenish blue right before she answers her pager.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Holy Guacamole" after the Turtles see the Glaxxons transform via the Cyber Suits.
2. A Glaxxon calls Cyber Raphael and Cyber Donatello meddlers when they have trouble figuring out how to activate the weapon systems.
3. After the alarm goes off inside the Hall of Science, Krang says "Oh no."
4. Cyber Michelangelo calls Shredder Shredhead when he and Cyber Leonardo approach him.
5. Krang calls Casey and April meddling fools right before Casey knocks Krang down.

Pop Culture References:
1. During the fight with the goons, Raphael says "A fool and is chain are soon parted", in reference to the famous expression "A fool and his money are soon parted", first used in the 16th century by the poet Thomas Tusser.
2. Donatello tells April that what she got on tape from the first fight is enough to convince Burne that they're on the side of Law and Order, referring to the long-running crime show.
3. After the Turtles get tied up by the Glaxxons, Michelangelo says that the Turtles come in friendship and all that jazz, in reference to the song "All That Jazz" from the 1975 musical Chicago.
4. As Cyber Donatello and Cyber Raphael approach the Cyber Glaxxons, Raphael calls one of them an overstuffed alley cat. Alley cat is the name of a Bent Fabric song, a 1984 action film, a 1983 video game, and also a Los Angeles punk band.
5. When Casey fights Shredder, Shredder calls him a vigilante, which is the title of a DC comics character along with a 1988 arcade game.
6. Cyber Raphael calls the gold and grey Glaxxon "furrball", which is also the name of a Tiny Toons character.
7. Cyber Leonardo says "Dream On", the title of a 1973 Aerosmith song right before he arrives inside the Hall of Science to defeat Shredder and his Mutants.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
None in this episode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Cyber Suits
2. Glaxxon's Space Ship
3. The Astro-Viewer Telescope
4. The Firestar
5. The Hall of Science' Main Laser
6. Shredder's Stun Grenade

Kidnappings:
1. The Turtles tie up three goons on the opening battle using Michelangelo's grappling hook.
2. A Glaxxon ties up the Turtles inside their Space Ship, and are then taken away and locked up.

Notables:
*1. Final appearance of Burne, whose voice is only heard on April's radio.
2. Final appearance of Casey Jones.
3. Final episode which involves new figures from a toyline (Playmates' Cyber Samurai action figures).
4. The Cyber Suits also appeared in Archie Comics' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #62-66.
5. Final episode in which April has her original hairstyle and in which her jacket is buttoned.
6. Beserko is mentioned but does not appear in this episode.
7. Donatello removes his belt initial and it is revealed to be a mirror.
8. Final episode released onto VHS by Family Home Entertainment, in 1996.


Episode 177: Turtle Trek
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Bill Martin: Shredder
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, General Traag
Unknown Voice Actor: Gargon, The Wrecking Crew, Bolerafon Alien

Mistakes:
1. The exterior of the Technodrome is an orangish-brown color instead of white in this episode.
2. The Turtles' belt initials are missing right as they bust into the Hall of Science early in the episode.
3. Donatello speaks with Raphael's voice when he tells Michelangelo that they're in the middle of nowhere as the Turtles approach the Technodrome.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop fools at the start of the episode.
2. Raphael calls Shredder Shredhead when the Turtles enter the Power Relay Station.
3. Michelangelo asks Gargon where Shredhead is after the Turtles and Gargon take care of some Dimension X creatures.
4. Shredder calls the Turtles accursed enemies right as he prepares to use his Retromutagen Cannon.
5. Leonardo calls Shredder "Chrome Dome" right as the Turtles launch a ship for takeoff near the Technodrome.
6. As Michelangelo and Leonardo dump Shredder into the chemical vat inside the Technodrome, Michelangelo says "Sayonara Shredhead."
7. After Shredder comes out of the chemical vat, he refers to the Turtles as "wretched reptiles".
8. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the Turtles jump through the Technodrome's portal to head back to Earth.
9. Krang refers to the Turtles as "Miserable Turtles" after the Technodrome lands upside down on the giant worms.

Pop Culture References:
1. The planet Bolerafon was likely anmed after Maurice Ravel's 1928 ballet Bolero.
2. The Wrecking Crew is also the title of a 1969 film starring Dean Martin and Elke Sommer, a 1960 spy novel by Donald Hamilton, and a 1985 Nintendo video game. But they were most likely named for the Marvel Comics supervillains.
3. The title of this episode was named after Star Trek.
4. Raphael says that Gargon is leading the Turtles on a Wild Goose Chase, in reference to the comedy play written by John Fletcher in 1621 along with a 1915 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
5. After the Turtles return to the Lair, Raphael says that the Turtles could have been the Pet Shop Turtles if they weren't successful against Shredder, possibly in reference to the New Wave group The Pet Shop Boys.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says "Somebody just left the TV on" after the Turtles hear a voice say "Help me" through a dimensional portal.
2. Raphael says to the camera that he always wanted to play with one of these things during the battle with the Rock Soldiers.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Shredder's Energy Transmitter
2. Shredder's Retro-Mutagen Cannon
3. Gargon's Rocket Ship

Kidnapping:
Gargon is seen behind pars in a prison cell when the Turtles find him.

Notables:
1. Final episode of Season 8 and the final episode in which the fourth closing credit sequence, consisting of the Turtles on the street is used.
2. Final episode in which Shredder and Krang are the Turtles' archvillains, and their final appearance until "The Power of Three" in Season 10.
3. Final appearances of Bebop and. Rocksteady
4. Final appearances of General Traag and the Rock Soldiers.
5. Final appearance of the Hall of Science.
6. Third and final episode in which April does not make an appearance.
7. Final appearance of the Technodrome in operable condition and its last appearance until the series finale, "Divide and Conquer".
8. In the first scene of the Technodrome, a musical cue from Season 6 is heard.

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Episode 178: The Unknown Ninja
Written by: Mark Edens & Bob Forward

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Police Officer #1, Intimidator #2
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Copcor Scientist
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Hi-Tech
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Copcor President, Intimidator #1, Police Officer #2
Bumper Robinson: Carter

Mistakes:
None in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Dregg calls the Turtles meddling mutants after the first arrive in his control room.
2. As Carter forces Dregg to retreat he calls him and the Turtles wretched deviants.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is in reference to "(The) Unknown Soldier", which is the title of numerous pop cultural references, such a 1954 novel by Vaino Linna, a two film adaptions, a comic book character in both Ace and DC comics, and a rock song by The Doors.
2. Raphael said to Splinter that Carter did keep the Technogoons from turning the Turtles into Turtle Tetrazzini, which is a dish made with diced fowl or seafood, mushrooms, and butter/cream/Parmesan sauce with wine and stock vegetables.
3. Leonardo calls Dregg "Space case" after he arrives at his control room aboard the Dreggnaught, which may be in reference to the Transformers G2 Decepitcon Space Case.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
During the test of the Intimidator, after one says to Copcor that they're about to engage in criminal activity, the employess laugh and the Copcor President says to the sceintist "Is this your idea of a joke?"

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Dreggnaught
2. Donatello's TurtleCam
3. The Intimidators
4. Hi-Tech's TechnoGangsters

Kidnapping:
Carter is clamped by a claw of the Dregganught and is taken to space in it.

Notables:
1. First episode of Season 9 along with the first appearance of the final closing credit sequence, which consists of the show's logo above the credits in the font used for Seasons 4-7 for the first part of the credits, followed by reverting to the font introduced in Season 8 for the second half of the credits, all on a black background. Also, the episode titles are now in a similar font last used in Season 5. Some new background music is also introduced. The episode length shortens by 30 seconds to 23 minutes, including intro and outro. All episodes for this season are animated by Shanghai Morning Sun.
2. First appearnces of Lord Dregg, Hi-Tech, Carter, and the Technogangsters. Lord Dregg becomes the new primary villain for the Turtles as of this episode.
3. First appearance of the Dreggnaught.
4. For the remainder of the series, April's jacket is unbuttoned, her hair is more frizzy and bobbed, her pants are now a mustard brown, and her eyes are now an aqua blue. She also is a freelance reporter for the remainder of the series, ending her relations with Channel 6.
5. One of April's coworkers is reminiscent of professor Jordan Perry from The Secret of the Ooze movie.
6. Final appearance of the Turtle Blimp.
7. The Ninjas shown from Donatello's TurtleCam may have presented how human Foot Soldiers would have be portrayed in this series.
8. Hamato Yoshi and the Foot Clan are mentioned in this episode.
9. After the Turtles damage the Intimidator's steering controls, Raphael tells the Turtles that they have to lay off the pepperoni. This isn't exactly a pizza reference, but it is a shout-out to it, and the German subtitles do use the word pizza.


Episode 179: Dregg of the Earth
Story by: Mark Edens
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Drone #1
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil, Drone #2
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Hi-Tech
Bumper Robinson: Carter
Unknown Voice Actor: TV Announcer

Mistake:
The horizontal black lines on Leonardo's Turtlecom are missing when he says to Carter "You shouldn't be doing this on your own".

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the Turtles and Carter slide down the elevator shaft inside the Dregg Tower.
2. Dregg calls Hi-Tech a fool after he tells him that a stray blast could destroy the entire building.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title may be in reference to the 1980s animated series Defenders of the Earth.
2. Raphael tells the other Turtles that they are at the wrong end of a shooting gallery right before the mutated Carter forces the TechnoGangsters to retreat.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
None in this episode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Proton-Accelerator
2. Dregg's Molecular Converter
3. The TechnoGangster's Sonic Disintegrator
4. Dregg's Drones

Kidnapping:
The Turtles are captured by Hi-Tech and his TechnoGangsters inside the Dregg Tower, where they are then taken to the Dreggnaught and strapped to steel slabs in Dregg's Power Chamber.

Notables:
1. During the climax, Raphael calls Dregg "fishface", which is a character in the 2012 Nick series.
2. The Turtles briefly show their new mutations on their hands while they lie down on the slabs in Dregg's Power Chamber, but don't fully mutate.

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Episode 180: The Wrath of Medusa
Story By: Mark Edens
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, General Controller
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Technogangster #1
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil, Technoganster #2
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Carol Katz: Medusa
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Hi-Tech
Peter Renaday: Splinter, TV Announcer
Bumper Robinson: Carter
Unknown Voice Actor: Administrator

Mistakes:
1. The horizontal black lines on Raphael's Turtlecom are missing when he answers April's call.
2. When the Turtles and Carter find that Leonardo is missing, his belt is shown, but in the next scene where Leonardo is held captive by Medusa, he is seen with his belt.
3. Raphael's "R" is white instead of grey when Carter tells him that he came back.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Dregg said that those wretched mutants get in the way right before he calls up Medusa.
2. Medusa calls the Turtles and Carter filthy mutants as they reach the control room onboard her spaceship.
3. Medusa then calls the Turtles/Carter wretched deviants after Donatello grabs the Virtual Reality Projector.

Pop Culture References:
1. Medusa was named after the Gorgon in Greek mythology.
2. Inside the hydroelectric plant, Medusa says "The More the Merrier", which is also the title of a 1943 comedy film.
3. After the Turtles are rescued by Carter aboard Medusa's Spaceship, Michelangelo says "Carter's in Charge", in reference to the 1980s TV sitcom Charles in Charge.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
During Carter's battle with the Technogangsters, Raphael says that you have to admire a guy who's in touch with his feelings.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Dregg's Stasis Relay System
2. Donatello and Carter's Virtual Reality Projector
3. Medusa's Onboard Teleporter
4. The Neutronium
5. The Skysat Space Station
6. Medusa's Spybot
7. Medusa's Spaceship

Kidnappings:
1. Leonardo is kidnapped by Medusa above the hydroelectric plant and is then tied up and finally locked inside a chamber on Medusa's ship.
2. Raphael is hand cuffed by Medusa after he speaks to Carter about returning.
3. Michelangelo is trapped inside a box via Medusa's gun after he realizes that the Leonardo is a hologram.
4. Donatello is kidnapped after he drops his Turtlecom while battling Medusa. Later on, all Turtles are sitting next to each other tied up inside Medusa's ship locked in a chamber.

Notables:
1. First appearance of Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo's complete New Mutations.
2. A portion of the sky is blue when Carter rides off in his motorcycle after he speaks with Splinter when hears the battle of Donatello and Medusa on the Turtlecom.


Episode 181: The New Mutation
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, MP Officer
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, News Reporter, Technogangster
Barry Gordon: Donatello,
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil, Dregg's Tannoy Voice
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Hi-Tech
Peter Renaday: Splinter
Bumper Robinson: Carter

Mistakes:
None in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as he and Raphael swing around a rope inside the Citadel to allow multiple Replicons to fall through a hole.
2. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as he is launched from the top of the Turtle Van.
3. Dregg refers to the Turtles as "wretched Turtles" after his plans for the laser cannon fail as he retreats with the Dreggnaught.

Pop Culture References:
1. Michelangelo says "picked up the spare" in reference to the bowling term after he takes down two Technogansters while swinging on a rope.
2. After the Turtles mutate for the second time, Leonardo complains that he can't use brute force, which is also the name of a comic by Simon Furman about intelligent cyborg animals saving the environment.
3. Carter tells the Turtles that a monster the size of a Mack Truck, referring to the Slorr is terrorizing the city.
4. Carter says at the episode that the new mutations are something only a Mama Turtle could look like, in reference to Mama Bear from Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Leonardo says that we're Ninjas and don't use blasters, Raphael says "Who wrote that rule?"
2. At the playground, Raphael says that the Turtles have turned into horrifying supermutants on national TV.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Carter's Wrist Ray
2. The X-fire Fuel
3. Donatello's Technotracker
4. Dregg's Replicon

Kidnappings:
None in this episode.

Notables:
1. First appearance of Leonardo's complete new mutation.
2. A large portion of the sky is blue early in the episode when the TurtleVan is shown turning left.
3. Part of the sky is blue when the Turtles and Carter arrive at the playground.
4. Part of the sky is blue when Carter alerts the Turtles from his motorcycle via his Turtlecom.
5. Michelangelo refers to the Slorr as "fishface", the name of a mutant in the 2012 Nick series.

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Episode 182: The Showdown
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Sleazebug
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Technogangster
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Hi-Tech, Alien Guard
Peter Renaday: Karg
Robbie Rist: Jet McCabe
Bumper Robinson: Carter
Unknown Voice Actor: Cyborg

Mistakes:
1. April uses the Turtlecom style like that of the Turtles and Carter, and not her circular model when she contacts the Turtles.
2. The gates that lead to the arena can't be lifted or bended, but you can magically walk through them.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Jet McCabe calls Carter are stinkin' maggot right as Michelangelo persuades Carter for help.
2. Dregg refers to the Turtles as "accursed Turtles' after Hi-Tech tells him that the Earth is returning to normal.
3. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as he uses his grappler to knock down the Alien Guard.
4. Dregg calls his Technogangsters fools as the Mutation Machine gets destroyed.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title shares its name with numerous pop cultural references, including several films.
2. When Dregg first contacts Sleazebug, he asks him if he's still looking for recruits for the Pan-Galactic Tournament, possibly in reference to the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster from Douglas Adams' The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
3. Raphael says to Carter that mutating is worse than watching a Celebrity Bowling marathon, which was a 1970s syndicated TV game show.
4. An Alien Guard says "Have it your way" after Carter says that six against one isn't fair, in reference to the long-running Burger King slogan.
5. One of the sound effects heard during the video games at the end of the episode was used for Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. 2 when objects/enemies were thrown.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Raphael tells Donatello that he broke the goofy meter after he believes that Sleazebug made his getaway at the seesaw in the playground.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Dregg's Hypno Transmitter
2. Carter's TurboFlex
3. Dregg's CompuScanners
4. Karg's Teleporter
5. Dregg's Mutation Machine

Kidnappings:
Sleazebug captures Raphael and Donatello by clawing them and tying them up as they seek the Hypno Transmitter.

Notables:
1. Part of the sky is blue right before Carter encoutners Jet McCabe for the second time.
2. Splinter is mentioned but does not appear in this episode.


Episode 183: Split-Second
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Subway Conductor
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Winston Fripp/Chronos
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil, Subway Passenger
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Hi-Tech
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Reporter
Bumper Robinson: Carter

Mistakes:
1. Splinter's yellow kimono patches are missing as Chronos throws missiles to tie him against a wall.
2. The events during the flashback between the Turtles and Chronos never happened, at least not during an episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
None in this episode.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is also the name of a 1953 film starring Stephen McNally, a 1992 science fiction film and a TV game show.
2. Michelangelo's remark to Raphael inside the Antique Timepiece Museum says that Dregg has a lot of time on his hands, in reference to the 1980 Styx song "Too Much Time on My Hands".
3. Donatello says that Chronos' Thermal device will turn the vault into a giant pressure cooker. Pressure cooker was the name of a 1983 Atari game.
4. On April's computer that shows that a man is arrested in the clock tower, the text around it describes China's only national news magazine, Beijing Review.
5. When the Turtles see Chronos' Clockwork Warriors next to him, Michelangelo describes them as Speed Freaks, which is the title of a 1979 video game.
6. After the Turtles surrender to Chronos, Michelangelo says that Splinter is on the top of the tower where the ball drops for New Year's Eve (One Times Square in the real New York).

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael says "Leave the comedy to the professionals" to Michelangelo after he thinks that someone has too much time of their hands.
2. Raphael says "And they say cartoons aren't educational" after Donatello explains that LL and LT stand for latitude and longitude.
3. Raphael says "Oh no, I feel a flashback coming" right as Leonardo explains the flashback at the Clock Tower.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Chronos' Thermal Clock Device
2. Chronos' Clockwork Warriors
3. Chrono's Concussion Generators

Kidnappings:
1. Winston Fripp is shown tied up in the flashback scene at the Clock Tower.
2. The Turtles surrender to Chronos so they don't cause Splinter to be destroyed after he introduces his Clockwork Warriors. They are tied up and then taken to the Clock Tower and are hung against the wall.
3. Splinter is kidnapped by Chronos in the sewers and is taken to the top of the Clayburn Tower where he is found tied up.

Notables:
1. Part of the sky is blue when two Clockwork Warriors approach to knock down Leonardo and Donatello.
2. One of the large clocks on the side of a building reads 17:22 meaning that it uses 24-hour formatting, which is unusual in the US outside of military bases and airports.
3. The sky is blue in the shot of Splinter tied to the spire of the Clayborn Tower as Carter comes to the rescue.
4. The Turtles tie up Chronos in the Clock Tower with their Super Mutations.

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Episode 184: Carter, the Enforcer
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Roxanne Beckford: Merrick
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, News Director, Technogangster #2
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Technogangster #3
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil, Woman in Future
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Hi-Tech, TechnoGangster #1
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Guard
Bumper Robinson: Carter
Kevin Schon: Landor

Mistakes:
1. The outline on the top portion on the back of Leonardo's Turtlecom is white instead of yellow when he tries to contact Carter.
2. As Donatello breaks open the prison cel where Landor and Merrick are held captive, the lines on his bo strapping are missing.
3. The outline on the top and bottom portions on the back of Raphael's Turtlecom is white instead of yellow when Raphael contacts April.
4. In the future, when Landor holds back Michelangelo, there's two Landors in a single shot.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
None in this episode.

Pop Culture Reference:
The title of this episode may be in reference to the 1976 "Dirty Harry" film starring Clint Eastwood.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After Carter is captured and April looks for him, April says "kids today have no patience".
2. Raphael says that somebody's way off-script when the Turtles see that the Carter Android is acting evil.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Dregg's Star Shield
2. Landor and Merrick's Time Travel Device
3. The Carter Android

Kidnappings:
1. Carter is abducted by a team of TechnoGangsters and is taken away to the Dreggnaught, where he is held captive to Dregg and is seen lying down and strapped to a bed.
2. Landor and Merrick are kidnapped by some TechnoGangsters in the future are are taken away aboard a starship, where they are held imprisoned behind laser protected bars.

Notables:
1. First appearances of Landor and Merrick.
2. Part of the sky is blue when the Technogang descends upon the Turtles, April, Landor, and Merrick.


Episode 185: Doomquest
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, News Director
Jim Cummings: Doomquest
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil, Mayor
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Rob Paulsen: Raphael, Hi-Tech
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Draconus
Bumper Robinson: Carter
Unknown Voice Actor: Alien Scout

Mistakes:
None in this episode.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Draconus calls Michelangelo and Leonardo fools when he tells them to unhand the Vortex Crystal near the Turtle Van.
2. Doomquest calls the Turtles and Carter pathetic worms after they mutate into their Super Mutations in front of him, and also calls them simpletons and arrogant insects.
3. When the Turtles in their Super Mutations start attacking each other, Doomquest calls them fools.
4. As Dregg retreats in the Dreggnaught, he commands Hi-Tech to get off of this wretched planet.

Pop Culture Reference:
The title of this episode is in reference to the 1981 Iron Man story arc.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
None in this episode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Vortex Crystal
2. Draconus' Hover-Chariot

Kidnapping:
Michelangelo is cobwebbed by the Scorpion Alien against a brick wall, paralyzing him.

Notables:
1. Final episode of Season 9.
2. Final episode in which Raphael is voiced by Rob Paulsen.
3. The "ONE WAY" sign in the Lair is shown to be repainted with white letters on a light red arrow and a dark red background.
4. Part of the sky is blue at many points throughout this episode.
5. Final episode written by David Wise.
6. Final appearance of the Technogangsters.

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Episode 186: The Return of Dregg
Written by: Jeffrey Scott

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Hi-Tech, Mung
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Channel 6 Newscaster
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Night Watchman
Michael Gough: Raphael
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil, Waitress
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Cabby
Bumper Robinson: Carter

Mistake:
Right before Leonardo emerges from the Turtlevan, the teeth on the front on the van is rectangular rather than a pair of curved smiles.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Dregg refers to the "meddlesome Turtles" right before he tells Mung to deploy the Micro-bots.
2. Dregg tells to Mung about the destruction of the meddling reptiles at the Hydroelectic Plant.

Pop Culture References:
1. The word "INTERNET" appears on April's computer right before she loses power.
2. April tells the Turtles that dregg is at the old Atlantic Steel Mill. In the real world, such a place existed in Atlanta, Georgia for most of the 20th century.
3. Raphael says he wants a number 50 million sunscreen after Dregg tells him that he and his friends are heading for the center of the sun. This is in reference to SPF sunscreen.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
None in this episode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Donatello's Virtual Reality Simulator
2. Mung's Canister
3. Mung's Micro-bot
4. The Vortex Transporter
5. The Hydroelectric Plant's Robot

Kidnappings:
1. Hi-Tech is tied up by Mung's army and is locked inside a space capsule where he is exiled off.
2. Two Hydroelectric Power Plant workers are seen trapped and asking for help inside a glass cage.
3. April is grabbed by two of Mung's soldiers at the Hydroelectric Plant, is sealed up and is placed on the Vortex Transporter.
4. Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Carter are kidnapped the same method that April in this episode after they defeat the Robot.

Notables:
1. First episode of Season 10 and the first written by Jeffrey Scott. The episode titles are now in a Helevetica font. The episodes for this season, like in Season 8 are animated by Dai Won. The bricks in Donatello's Lab return to their original shade seen before Season 8. Also, some new background music is introduced.
2. Final appearance of Hi-Tech.
3. First appearance of Mung.
4. First episode in which Raphael is voiced by Michael Gough.
5. This episode marks the end of Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello in their Super Mutations.
6. Final appearance of Channel 6 News.
7. First appearance of Mung's Bat-Men.
8. This episode was originally released onto DVD in 2004 on the Volume 1 disc containing the first five episodes and is billed as one of the four "Never seen bonus episodes", even though it originally aired in 1996.


Episode 187: The Beginning of the End
Written by: Jeffrey Scott

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Mung
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Michael Gough: Raphael
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Referee, News Reporter
Bumper Robinson: Carter

Mistakes:
1. Inside the animal warehouse, there's an uncaged/unsecured gorilla, but given the situation that would be too dangerous.
2. The Turtle Van is missing its white grille teeth right before April contacts Michelangelo on the Turtlecom.
3. The bumper of the Turtlevan surrounding the grille teeth is yellow instead of green when Michelangelo, Raphael, and Carter arrive at the warehouse.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Dregg calls Leonardo a fool after Leonardo asks Dregg why he cured him.
2. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as he and Raphael exit Dregg's Space Shuttle.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is in reference to the 1957 science fiction film of the same name.
2. Raphael says to Leonardo after he mutated back to normal that he was auditioning for the next Jurassic movie, in reference to the 1993 movie Jurassic Park.
3. The hockey arena in which the Turtles enter has a sign that says "Mighty Clucks", in reference to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, which were a movie series and are now currently just the Anaheim Ducks.
4. Raphael says that he feels like a frozen TV dinner after Super Mutation Leonardo unleashes some ice on the other Turtles.
5. Raphael says that the train switch as he and Michelangelo try to stop the train from killing Carter was never so hard on his electric train set.
6. When Michelangelo says that he'll let his Turtle fingers do the walking to search for the address of the warehouse, this is in reference to the Yellow Pages slogan.
7. Raphael says that Santa (Claus) will not give Dregg the puppy he's asking for when he and Carter are inside the animal warehouse.
8. Michelangelo asks Donatello about how to stop Leonardo before the Big Bang after he carries April off.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Inside the warehouse, April says that she's in another one of Dregg's evil plots.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Plutonium Ray
2. Donatello's De-mutater

Kidnappings:
1. Leonardo is kidnapped by one of the Bat-Men and is taken encased to the warehouse.
2. April is captured and encased and locked inside a glass cylinder at the warehouse.

Notables:
1. Leonardo's Super Mutation ends with this episode.
2. Final occurance in which the cover that holds the entrance to the sewers near the Turtles' Lair opens.
3. Part of the sky is blue when Leonardo carries April off outside of the auto warehouse.
4. This episode was originally released onto DVD in 2004 on the Volume 1 disc containing the first five episodes and is billed as one of the four "Never seen bonus episodes", even though it originally aired in 1996.

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Episode 188: The Power of Three
Written by: Jeffrey Scott

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Mung
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Bill
Pat Fraley: Krang, Cab Driver
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Michael Gough: Raphael
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Bill Martin: Shredder
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Trolley Conductor
Bumper Robinson: Carter

Mistakes:
1. April's Dodge Viper has back seats, but real-life Vipers only have two front seats. Plus, her Viper is a coupe, but in previous episodes, it was a roadster.
2. Michelangelo's "M" is white instead of gray in the shot of Splinter, Carter, Michelangelo, and Donatello in Donatello's Lab.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Dregg tells Mung from the Dreggnaught's dinning room about getting rid of those meddling reptiles.
2. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga, dudes" when he says that he found a surfboard in the sewers.
3. Dregg tells Shredder and Krang after they arrive on Earth to destroy the Turtles.
4. Dregg calls Mung and his Bat-Men fools as Shredder and Krang start to attack them and flee.
5. Krang calls Dregg a fool after he and Shredder arrive on the street.
6. The Turtles say "Turtle Power!" when they draw their weapons to fight after being transported to the power plant.
7. Shredder calls Michelangelo a repugnant reptile after he grabs him.
8. Dregg calls Shredder and Krang fools after Krang straps Dregg onto a bed when he and Shredder try to become the new leaders.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode may be in reference to the 1976 children's novel by Diana Wynne Jones or the Doctor Who episode.
2. Raphael tells Michelangelo not to play too much Virtual Invaders, in reference to the video game Space Invaders, before bedtime.
3. The Newspan tower is a parody of the television channel C-SPAN.
4. After the Turtles land after a series of falls in the sewers, Michelangelo says that it was better than Wally's Water World, a reference to the many water theme parks.
5. After the Turtles are taken to the Dreggnaught, Michelangelo says that their lives have been reduced to a B-movie.
6. Donatello tells Dregg from his prison pod that he has cosmic consciousness.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
None in this episode

Wacky Invention:
Dregg's Energy Draining System

Kidnappings:
1. The Turtles and April are defeated in battle to Shredder and are tied up and transported to the Dreggnaught. The Turtles are trapped in four pods lying down while April is trapped inside a cylindrical pod surrounded by lasers.
2. Shredder and Krang are kidnapped by Dregg and Mun and are strapped and cuffed up to two operating tables. Later, in the next episode, Krang is shown to be imprisoned in a similar way to April.

Notables:
1. First appearances of Shredder and Krang since "Turtle Trek".
2. The flashback scene of the Turtles, Shredder, and Krang was never used in a previous episode.
3. After the Turtles see Shredder on the Turtlecom, Michelangelo refers to Shredder as Metalhead, a character seen earlier in this series.
4. The episode ends with a "TO BE CONTINUED..." graphic, only the second time in this series with the other being after "Planet of the Turtleoids, Part 1".
5. This episode is just over 22 1/2 minutes long (including intro and outro), the shortest since the syndicated episodes.


Episode 189: A Turtle in Time
Written by: Jeffrey Scott

Voice Cast:
Roxanne Beckford: Merrick
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Mung
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Michael Gough: Raphael
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Bill Martin: Shredder
Peter Renaday: Splinter
Bumper Robinson: Carter
Kevin Schon: Landor

Mistake:
Michelangelo is seen with Raphael's colors when he speaks from the cylindrical laser cell after the Turtles are re-captured.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Dregg calls the Bat-Men fools after Shredder escapes from the Energy Draining System's chamber.
2. The Turtles say "Go Green Team" after they are freed from the Energy Draining System's pods.
3. After the Turtles are kidnapped in the cylindrical laser cells, Michelangelo says that the Turtle Power is out.
4. Krang says "Oh no" when he loses his Bubble Walker.
5. 1994 Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" as the 1994 Turtles and Carter get Vortex Transported to the Dreggnaught.
6. Dregg calls the 1994 Turtles fools when he first meets them in battle. He then calls them foolish creatures a little later in the same battle.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is in reference to the arcade and Super Nintendo game Turtles in Time.
2. The 1994 Raphael tells Landor that he's lost from the first turn he took into the Twilight Zone after the 1994 Turtles arrive in Donatello's Lab.
3. 1994 Leonardo tells 1994 Donatello that there is no time for a lecture on Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
4. 1994 Michelangelo says "Fire Drill" when he uses his grappler to knock down a fire extinguisher at a Bat-Man.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
None in this episode.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Intruder Tranquilizer Scan System
2. The Dreggnaught's Virtual Reality Simulator
3. The Subspace Amplification Chip
4. Mung's Invasion Robot Cops

Kidnapping:
The Turtles are trapped in four cylindrical laser cells similar to April's after Dregg uses the Turtles' Ninja powers on them.

Notables:
1. An extra Krang is seen on Dregg's head as Shredder and the real Krang try to escape via the Vortex Transporter. This idea becomes more well known in the 2003 4kids series where the Shredder is protected by a Utrom.
2. Unlike in "Once Upon a Time Machine" which consisted of Turtles from the present and the future, this episode and the next consist of Turtles from the present and from the past. This idea would later be exposed in the 2009 Made-For-TV movie Turtles Forever.
3. This episode consists of a flashback scene from the episode "Turtle Trek", and the theme from the outro of "Planet of the Turtleoids" and the alternative Technodrome theme briefly play. It is also the first appearance of the Technodrome since "Turtle Trek", though it is set in the past during that particular episode.
4. At around 21 minutes and 15 seconds, this is the shortest episode aired for CBS up to this point.
5. Third an final episode to end with "TO BE CONTINUED..."

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Episode 190: Turtles to the Second Power
Written by: Jeffrey Scott

Voice Cast:
Roxanne Beckford: Merrick
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Mung
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Seargant
Pat Fraley: Krang
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Michael Gough: Raphael
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Bill Martin: Shredder
Peter Renaday: Splinter, League of Nations Ambassador
Bumper Robinson: Carter
Kevin Schon: Landor

Mistakes:
1. In the previous episode, Krang lost his bubble walker, but he has it back in this episode.
2. Dregg asks Mung to call up the League of Nations, however that organization was reorganized in 1946 to form the United Nations.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. After the Turtles, April, and Carter escape the power plant, Dregg refers to the Turtles as wretched reptiles.
2. The Turtles say "Go Green Machine!" as they arrive at the Power Plant in front of Dregg, Mung, Shredder, and Krang.
3. As the final battle begins, all eight Turtles say "Turtles to the Second Power!"
4. Raphael tells Dregg that he stole some Turtle Power from him as he puts an energy helmet on his head.

Pop Culture References:
1. As the Turtles and Carter try to defend against the Attack Monsters, as they hide into an alley, Leonardo says "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" in reference to boxer Robert Fitzsimmons.
2. The episode title may be in reference to the 1994 Iron Man episode "Iron Man to the Second Power".
3. Michelangelo says that the Inavsion Force robots are controlled like his Rock'em Sock 'em video game, in reference to the popular toy robots.
4. Donatello tells Dregg that his starship is "Stardust", which is also the name of numerous movies, songs, a band, and a couple comic book characters.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Michelangelo tells Dregg that he's been watching reruns after Donatello explains about using Dregg's virtual reality simulator.
2. In the power plant, right before a Robot Monster causes the Turtles to fall, Raphael says that they don't make alien invasion monsters like they used to.

Wacky Invention:
Dregg's Invasion Force Robot Mosters

Kidnappings:
None in this episode.

Notables:
1. Final appearances of Shredder, Krang, Carter, Landor, and Merrick.
2. The Technodrome is mentioned but does not appear in this episode.
3. Final appearance of Paris, France.
4. Final appearance of the original Vortex Transporter.
5. At around 20 minutes and 45 seconds, this is the shortest episode aired in the entire series.


Episode 191: Mobster From Dimension X
Written by: Jeffrey Scott

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Mung, Ambassador
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Lab Guard, Globefather's Gangster #2
Dave Fennoy: Professor Alvin Huxley
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Globefather's Gangster #1, General Patterson
Michael Gough: Raphael
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil, Switchboard Operator
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Peter Renaday: News Reporter
Bumper Robinson: Carter
Unknown Voice Actor: The Globefather, Ronnie Huxley, Switchboard Guard

Mistakes:
1. The large car that the Globefather's gangsters are driving to chase Ronnie is colored blue instead of gray in one shot.
2. Donatello becomes Raphael when he completes his gadget that will allow him to tap into the main phone computer.
3. Right as Donatello crashes inside the telephone switchboard building, his "D" is missing.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. The Turtles say "Turtle Power" as they crash through the skylight into Dr. Huxley's lab.
2. The Globefather tells Professor Huxley that if he doesn't want to become an amoeba like a meddling Turtle, he should tell him what he did with the Protein Computer Brain.
3. The Globefather calls Donatello a fool after he tells him that he dialed the wrong number on the Turtlevan's cellphone.
4. Dregg calls the Switchboard Operator a fool as she loses control of the beam satellites.
5. The Turtles say "Go Green Machine" as they begin the battle inside the telephone switchboard building.
6. Dregg calls the Turtles fools right before he fires the particle beam satellites.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Globefather's name is in reference to The Godfather, and the Globefather is loosely based on Al Capone.
2. Raphael calls one of the gangsters a soda jerk as he uses a sai to knock some soda cans at him.
3. After Donatello's early warning system goes off, Raphael thinks that Captain Kirk from Star Trek was beamed down.
4. Right before Ronnie emergenes from a trash can, a gray care that drives on the street looks a lot like a 1980s Ford LTD Crown Victoria.
5. Raphael thinks that someone spilled the Jell-O mold as a pile of amoeba ooze lurks on Ronnie and Raphael.
6. April is shown to have a notebook (also called a laptop) computer with a cellular modem. The laptop would become April's primary computing device in the 4kids and Nickelodeon series.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Raphael tells Michelangelo that entering the Globefather's hideout building was one of the best entrances the Turtles have ever made.
2. At the end of the episode, the Turtles and the Huxleys laugh after Raphael tells Michelangelo that he could have tripped Ronnie up with his remote controlled car.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Dr. Huxley's Protein Computer
2. Dr. Huxley's Electrontic Reflex Capacitor
3. The Turtlevan's Cellphone
4. The Particle Beam Satellite Targeting System
5. Donatello's Phone-Tapping Helmet

Kidnappings:
1. As the Globefather takes off his uniform and expands, he grabs and bounds Raphael.
2. Professor Huxley was kidnapped by the Globefather and is tied to a chair in his hideout, where he is partially covered with amoeba ooze.

Notables:
1. Professor Huxley looks similar to Baxter Stockman from the Mirage Comics and the 2003 4kids series.
2. The news studio as shown on the TV while the Globefather watches a news report looks similar to the old Channel 6 news studio.
3. The gangster that uses scissors to cut some ropes looks similar to Pinky McFingers.
4. 30th and final episode without Splinter.
5. This episode was originally released onto DVD in 2004 on the Volume 1 disc containing the first five episodes and is billed as one of the four "Never seen bonus episodes", even though it originally aired in 1996.

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Episode 192: The Day the Earth Disappeared
Written by: Jeffrey Scott

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Mung
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Michael Gough: Raphael
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Peter Renaday: Splinter, News Reporter

Mistakes:
1. When Leonardo tries to grab Donatello's hand after he is grabbed by a monster, his arm band is colored red like Raphael.
2. Leonardo is colored like Raphael when he tries to break free from a rock on the rock planet and says that the rock is like steel.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Dregg calls Splinter a meddling rat when he tries to escape him after falling into the Dreggnaught's control room. After he escapes, Dregg calls him a fool.
2. Dregg calls Splinter a fool when he activates the Vortex Transporter to bring the Turtles to the Dreggnaught.
3. Dregg calls Leonardo a fool after he destroys the Vortex Transporter's controls.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is in reference to the 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still.
2. Raphael says that he wouldn't feel safe through Donatello's portal if he was a Crash Dummy.
3. Michelangelo asks the monster for a double Turtle whopper with secret sauce, in reference to Burger King's Whopper sandwich.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Michelangelo asks Donatello about how he fixed the portal one more time in English.

Wacky Inventions:
1. Dregg's Paratroopin' Robots
2. The new Vortex Transporter. It is very similar in design to the original.
3. The Transporter Override Controls
4. Donatello's Plasma Dampers

Kidnappings:
None in this episode.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of the Dreggnaught.
2. This episode was originally released onto DVD in 2004 on the Volume 1 disc containing the first five episodes and is billed as one of the four "Never seen bonus episodes", even though it originally aired in 1996.
3. The sky is blue on Earth throughout this episode.
4. There is a set of hologram Turtles in the opening scene.


Episode 193: Divide and Conquer
Written by: Jeffrey Scott

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Mung
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Scaly Android Alien
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Blue Dimension X Alien
Michael Gough: Raphael
Renae Jacobs: April O'Neil, Blue Android Alien
Tony Jay: Lord Dregg
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Orange Dimension X Alien
Unknown Voice Actor: Pink Dimension X Alien

Mistakes:
1. The Technodrome is seen on a short hill, but the last time it appeared in "Turtle Trek", it was pulled into a hole by a ground monster.
2. April didn't recognize Krang's android body, but she's seen it many times throughout the series.
3. In "Shredder & Splintered", Donatello knocked out the crystal to the molecular amplification unit that allows the body to expand and contract, which it does do in this episode.
4. An alien stole Leonardo's belt early in the episode, but when he is seen in the Turtle Van, it reappears.
5. Krang's Android Body is much taller than Dregg when it is first powered up, but it is only slightly taller than him just a few seconds later, and its size is inconsistent throughout the battle. This is proven by the shots comparing the crane and Dregg, remaining the same throughout the battle. Also, the Turtles inside the suit are very small in some shots, even though Krang grew in size with its amplification.
6. The four-armed shapeshifter only battled the Turtles for 30 seconds despite not passing Dregg's requirement of 90 seconds in terms of being chosen for being his best warrior.
7. When the Turtles in Donatello's Lab talk about why the aliens are attack them, Leonardo is first seen at the computer. After Michelangelo's Turtlecom conversation with April, Donatello is seen at the computer.
8. When Leonardo tells the Turtles to head into the sewers when he tries to stop Dregg, he opens a sewer cover and the Turtles go inside. But Leonardo then cuts a water main and goes into the same manhole cover for a second time.
9. Dregg was able to walk on wooden floors despite spraying them with liquid nitrogen, and should have fallen well before Leonardo destroyed the floors.
10. Donatello says that Raphael and Michelangelo have five seconds left in the suit before it explodes, but approximately 15 seconds pass before the suit shrinks.
11. The Technodrome's portal is operating normally, but in the scope of "Turtle Trek", Shredder and Krang's two-year absence between appearances is pointless.
12. The front bumper surrounding the teeth of the Turtle Van is brown instead of green as Leonardo, Raphael, and April jump in and drive away.
13. After defeating Dregg, the stop sign in the Turtles' Lair has red letters on a silver blue background.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Michelangelo says Cowabunga right before the Turtle Van drives off the road and over a cliff.
2. Dregg calls Mung a fool after he says that Microbots will cause the best solution to conquering Earth.
3. Dregg says that he's ready to destroy those repugnant reptiles after he uses the powers of the Morphogenesis Exoskeleton.
4. Dregg calls the Turtles foolish little beings as the Turtles try to save Donatello from the giant chain hook.
5. Michelangelo says Cowabunga as he and Donatello jump through the portal back to Earth with Krang's Android Body.
6. Dregg calls the Turtles fools as he arises from a pile of cars and knocks down the Android Body.

Pop Culture References:
1. The episode title is in reference to the Why We Fight World War II newsreel.
2. During the battle with Lord Dregg, Raphael mentions King Kong.
3. The Liquid Nitrogen weapon was heavily used in the 1980s Transformers cartoon, where it is used by the character Ironhide.
4. Splinter explains to the Turtles the Flying Claw technique, which originated in China during the Sui dynasty and is used to ensnare a foe and throw him off balance.
5. Raphael wishes Dregg could grant him a two-week paid vacation to Hawaii.
6. Leonardo tells Dregg that he's "Walking on Thin Ice", a 1981 New Wave song by Yoko Ono right before he falls through the floor of April's apartment.
7. Michelangelo calls the Orange Dimension X alien Tin Man after the Wizard of Oz character when he asks him for the Technodrome's portal.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Michelangelo asks Donatello in English about how the gravitational stress on the Android Body's atoms will cause it to collapse.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Turtle Van's Parachute
2. Dregg's Morphogenesis Exoskeleton
3. The Liquid Nitrogen Spray

Kidnapping:
Dregg goes right through April's computer monitor, grabs and ties her up to a chair in her apartment.

Notables:
1. Series finale. The reason for the series' end is not due to sagging ratings or poor merchandise sales but due to network television Educational and Informational (E/I) requirement, in which TMNT does not provide enough of.
2. It is unknown who or whay caused the portal to allow Michelangelo and Donatello to push Krang's Android Body and Dregg back to Dimension X.
3. When the ruins of the Technodrome are shown, a variant of the familiar background music is played.
4. Krang's Android Body and the ruins of the Technodrome make one final appearance.
5. The final line in the series is spoken by Raphael, about making a dig at Donatello cooking popcorn.
6. According to Raphael, seven aliens attacked the Turtles in Dregg's contest, not including Dregg himself. It is assumed that two of the aliens fared poorly in their battle with the Turtles since Dregg absorbed five of the aliens.
7. Shredder and Krang are mentioned but do not appear in this episode.


Well, the end of the journey has come, and I hope this project provides a great resource for all TMNT fans in the universe when enjoying the original series. And this thread is no longer just "an attempt", the attempt has been successful. Turtle Power!

[gobo]

Booyajenga! ^_^

[dawwe]

Great stuff here. I don't know if anybody else already did this but I would like to point out that the title to episode 8 is most likely a reference to the 1955 movie "It Came from Beneath the Sea".

[dukebothers]

brilliant work dude!

[jorgovan21]

Episode 34: Four Musketurtles
Mistakes:
1. If Leonardo thinks he's D'Artagnan, then he should be speaking in a French accent, not an English one.
2. When Krang gives his flackback about transporting the Imperbuim with other Krangezoids, he is still a brain along with other Krangezoids, but he had a humanoid body before being exiled to Earth, where he then removed it.
3. Right as Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady get into the transport module, they all look for the Imperbium Gem, and Rocksteady is holding the little generator for it, but the Gem is already on the generator.
4. The teeth grille on the Turtle Van's bumper was not present when Michelangelo told Donatello to come to the parade.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. While Krang is protected by the Imperbium's shield, he says "I am invincible!"
2. Donatello calls Shredder "Tin Grin" right as he attacks him with his bo to the transport module.

Pizza References:
1. The Turtles are eating grape jelly pizza as they watch "Revenge of the Polkadot Slime, Part 5".
2. Michelangelo tells Leonardo to "wake up and smell the pizza" while he is fainted in the jewelry store.

Pop Culture References:
1. Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is celebrated, and includes a parade with floats and people dressed in various costumes.
2. The title and theme of this episode is a reference to the 1844 novel "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas. April dresses like a 17th-century noblewoman right out of the novel, and shows a copy of this book. Various quotes from the book are said, mainly by Leonardo. Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo are costumed as Athos, Porthos, and Aramis.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Michelangelo says that he feels so corny talking like a Musketeer as the Turtles come to battle, right before Leonardo's "spell" wears off.

Wacky Invention:
Krang's Imperbium Generator

Kidnappings:
1. Irma is kidnapped by Shredder because she has the Star of Brazil diamond that he's seeking.
2. April is kidnapped by Shredder as she tries to rescue Irma, and becomes his slave.

Notables:
1. The first episode in which Krang's android body is shown to move by itself, meaning it has an autopilot setting.
2. The Foot Soldiers in this episode have a yellow Foot Clan symbol on their heads instead of the standard red.
3. The first appearance of the Channel 6 News Copter.

It should be ImperVium, as in ImperVious to pain, as in invincible... Imperbious is not a word...

[jorgovan21]

Episode 52: Usagi Come Home
Written by: David Wise

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady, Man at Mall
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, Usagi Yojimbo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Obento
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil, Boy Dressed with Rabbit Ears
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter
Unknown Voice Actor: Dr. Rufus Winterbottom, Gas Station Worker

Mistakes:
1. When Leonardo uses the sewer pipe's door to protect himself from Usagi's attacks, his "L" is a Season 2-styled white.
2. Donatello says "I have an idea" in Leonardo's voice.
3. When Usagi is tossed onto the mall fountain's floor, Raphael speaks in Leonardo's voice.
4. Krang's eyes are white instead of purple on the final shot of the first Technodrome scene.
5. Usagi's eyes have a white schlera isntead of yellow right before he jumps up and cuts the sewer pipe with his sword.
6. Rocksteady's eyes are white instead of yellow as he and Bebop exit the fireworks factory.
7. Rocksteady's eyes are again white instead of yellow as Shredder says "swear eternal loyalty to me" to Usagi.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Usagi a blasted rabbit on his first appearance in this episode.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop imbeciles after they come out of the transport module.
3. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop zeroes while they are in the alley near the Animal Society.
4. Shredder tells Usagi's task is to "destroy the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." Shredder than tells Usagi if he loses the duel with him to "destroy the Turtles." Upon Usagi's defeat, Shredder reaffirms him to destroy the Turtles.
5. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga dude" after Donatello launches the fireworks.
6. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop brainless hulks when he tells them that it isn't an abandoned warehouse.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo brings three pepperoni pizzas into Donatello's lab and says "It's pizza time".
2. A moment later, Raphael says to Donatello "too busy for pizza?"
3. A man delivers Michelangelo a pizza at the end and he explains to Usagi exactly what that food its.

Pop Culture References:
1. The title of this episode is in reference to the 1943 movie Lassie Come Home.
2. Raphael warns Donatello not to use his portal to tune into a wrestling match by mistake.
3. When the alien movie comes on Donatello's portal, Michelangelo believes he is watching "The Planet of the Rubber Bands", a spoof on the 1968 movie "Planet of the Apes". This would also inspire the title of two future episodes in this series, "Planet of the Turtles" and "Planet of the Turtleoids".
4. Michelangelo is seen playing Jacks in the training room when Donatello gives up.
5. Bebop says the famous Bugs Bunny "What's Up, Doc?" as he points his gun at Dr. Winterbottom.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. Krang says to Shredder "watching reruns of your old failures" near the start of the episode.
2. Shredder said that he had to open his big mouth after the transport module door falls and makes him scream.
3. Michelangelo says that he always wanted to be on TV as he fools Usagi on all those TV monitors.
4. In response to Pop Culture Reference No. 5 listed above, Bebop says "I always wanted to say that".

Wacky Inventions:
1. Bebop's powerful magnet
2. Rocksteady's toy robot
3. The extreme energy boosting formula

Kidnapping:
Shredder, Rocksteady, and Bebop kidnap Obento, and is found bound and gagged at an abandoned warehouse.

Notable:
Final appearance of Usagi Yojimbo.


Episode 53: The Making of Metalhead
Written by: Michael Reaves

Voice Cast:
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Pat Fraley: Krang, Burne Thompson
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Dorian Harewood: Shredder
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Megatech Security Guard
Various Voice Actors: Metalhead (originally Dorian Harewood (Shredder), than after its reprogrammed, in order of appearance, Townsend Coleman (Michelangelo), Rob Paulsen (Raphael), Cam Clarke (Leonardo), Barry Gordon (Donatello), and in the final battle, Pat Fraley (Krang).

Mistakes:
1. Bebop's Com Link was rectangular in shape when he was contacted by Shredder near the start of the episode.
2. Rocksteady's eyes are white instead of yellow after he and Bebop are thrown to the wall by Metalhead.
3. How did Metalhead get Krang's voice?

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Shredder calls Bebop and Rocksteady cretins shortly after they reach the surface.
2. After the alarm at Megatech sounds, Shredder is impatient for the blasted turtles.
3. Krang tells Metalhead to seek and destroy the Turtles.
4. The Turtles say "Turtles Fight With Honor" in their first fight with Metalhead.
5. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop idiots after a splash of water gets Shredder wet.
6. Shredder calls Bebop a fool and an idiot as he shoots at Metalhead.

Pizza References:
1. Michelangelo wanted a tea and toast pizza instead of chicken soup that April gives him.
2. Bebop wants to order pizza and not pay for it as he and Rocksteady are carrying sacks of money.
3. Vinnie's Pizzeria's billboard next to the Channel 6 building is visible.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Turtles in this episode are sick with Turtlepox, a parody on the human Chicken Pox disease.
2. Rocksteady says "If I only had a brain" on the first street scene, in reference to the Wizard of Oz's scarecrow quote.
3. Bebop says "Hit the road Jack" to the Megatech security guard in reference to the 1961 Ray Charles song.
4. Another "What's up boss" by Bebop in reference to Bugs Bunny's "What's up Doc?" (see Mistake No. 1)
5. As April peeks above the sewer cover into the financial district, she says "Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the sewers", in reference to the tagline from the 1975 movie Jaws.
6. As the Brainalyzer affects the Turtles, Michelangelo describes it as a heavy metal concert going on in his head.
7. When Metalhead speaks as Raphael, he wonders if the decorator of the Turtles' Lair is the Phantom of the Opera, the title character of the 1987 musical.
8. Raphael says "there goes the neighborhood", popularized in the 1970 movie Watermelon Man as Metalhead senses Shredder approaching the lair.
9. Michelangelo says "Catch us if you Can" while on his Cheapskate in pursuit of Shredder, a possible reference to the 1965 Dave Clark Five song.
10. Near the end, Donatello says that he created Metalhead as a Frankenstein.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
While being gagged by Metalhead, Raphael says to Donatello "Want to run by that one more time, Donatello?"

Wacky Inventions:
1. Metalhead himself, including its remote camera
2. Krang's Brainalyzer
3. The laser beam from Channel 6's satellite dish

Notables:
1. First appearance of Metalhead. This is not the same Metal Head character from Justice Force.
2. The tension theme cue plays right before the second commercial break, but after the break, it turns out to be just a reprogrammed Metalhead by Donatello. This is the first time in the series that such tension at the end of an act turns out to be just a joke rather than an enemy attack.
3. Bebop and Rocksteady (with Shredder) get covered in cement by a truck for the first time since Shreddered and Splintered.


See Making of Metalhead... I added a mistake.

[jorgovan21]

Episode 34: Four Musketurtles
Written by: Doug Molitor

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

Mistakes:
1. If Leonardo thinks he's D'Artagnan, then he should be speaking in a French accent, not an English one.
2. When Krang gives his flackback about transporting the Imperbuim with other Krangezoids, he is still a brain along with other Krangezoids, but he had a humanoid body before being exiled to Earth, where he then removed it.
3. Right as Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady get into the transport module, they all look for the Imperbium Gem, and Rocksteady is holding the little generator for it, but the Gem is already on the generator.
4. The teeth grille on the Turtle Van's bumper was not present when Michelangelo told Donatello to come to the parade.

Catchphrase Countdown:
1. While Krang is protected by the Imperbium's shield, he says "I am invincible!"
2. Donatello calls Shredder "Tin Grin" right as he attacks him with his bo to the transport module.

Pizza References:
1. The Turtles are eating grape jelly pizza as they watch "Revenge of the Polkadot Slime, Part 5".
2. Michelangelo tells Leonardo to "wake up and smell the pizza" while he is fainted in the jewelry store.

Pop Culture References:
1. Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is celebrated, and includes a parade with floats and people dressed in various costumes.
2. The title and theme of this episode is a reference to the 1844 novel "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas. April dresses like a 17th-century noblewoman right out of the novel, and shows a copy of this book. Various quotes from the book are said, mainly by Leonardo. Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo are costumed as Athos, Porthos, and Aramis.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
Michelangelo says that he feels so corny talking like a Musketeer as the Turtles come to battle, right before Leonardo's "spell" wears off.

Wacky Invention:
Krang's Imperbium Generator

Kidnappings:
1. Irma is kidnapped by Shredder because she has the Star of Brazil diamond that he's seeking.
2. April is kidnapped by Shredder as she tries to rescue Irma, and becomes his slave.

Notables:
1. The first episode in which Krang's android body is shown to move by itself, meaning it has an autopilot setting.
2. The Foot Soldiers in this episode have a yellow Foot Clan symbol on their heads instead of the standard red.
3. The first appearance of the Channel 6 News Copter.

It's definitely imperVium... http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Impervium

[gobo]

It's definitely imperVium... http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Impervium
That's the way I always heard it pronounced too. I just let it slide since he was on a roll.

[Jade]

In what part of Turtle Tracks does Mikey utter ''Cowbunga!'' for the first time?

[Jester]

In what part of Turtle Tracks does Mikey utter ''Cowbunga!'' for the first time?
I think it's in the flooding Foot HQ. When he's surfing on the water cooler.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

This is quite an extensive guide you have there, Jester.

[mikey22]

what a wonderful thread!!!!
the best thread since sliced bread!

(i hate that saying but it rhymed)

awesome job guys! makes me feel glad i joined this site years ago for fun reads like this!

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

4. Raphael tells Agatha that she was a pole vault gold medalist in the 1952 Olympics. Agatha says she won in 1956 In the actual 1956 Olympics, the gold medalist was Bob Richards and there was not yet a competition yet for women.

It wasn't introduced until Sydney 2000. She either tells a lie, or travelled to Melbourne disguised as Bob Richards (locking the real Bob Richards up inside the changing room before competition, or inside the cargo hold of a ship or aeorplane on the way to Australia) and won. :)

Or maybe she participated in an unofficial womens competition in Melbourne during 1956, unofficially refered to as "Olympic Summer Games".

[Wingnut II]

Episode 107: My Brother, the Bad Guy
Written by: Dennis O'Flaherty

Voice Cast:
James Avery: Shredder
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Rocksteady
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo
Jim Cummings: Kojima Brothers
Pat Fraley: Krang, Kazuo Saki, Mr. Reilly
Barry Gordon: Donatello, Bebop
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Vernon Fenwick
Unknown Voice Actor: Ninja Museum Policemen, Kazuo Saki's Identification Device Voice

Mistakes:
1. Beginning with this episode and continuing with all CBS episodes through Season 7, Rob Paulsen's last name in the credits is incorrectly spelled "Paulson".
2. Rocksteady's dagger is missing from his back when he and Bebop are firing their guns at the police from the university window as Donatello watches them.
3. Given that in Japanese naming conventions that the last name comes before the first name, Shredder's brother's last name is Saki instead of Oroku.
4. When Michelangelo says "come on!" during Vernon's news report, his mouth doesn't move.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. After the Turtlecom conversation with April, Donatello wonders what Tin Grin is up to.
2. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop imbeciles at the electronics factory when we first see him there.
3. Shredder calls Rocksteady and Bebop when they fight over the lever on what they suspected to be an arcade machine.
4. Shredder calls Rocksteady a fool when he instructs him to pull the sheet off of the Kojima Brothers' Holograms.
5. Bebop says "Mama" when Shredder reveals the holograms.
6. Krang says "what about those blasted Turtles" during his Com-link conversation with Shredder.
7. Shredder tells the Kojima Brothers inside the electronics hideout to destroy the Turtles.
8. The Kojima Brothers say in unison "Destroy the Turtles" when they encounter them in the sewers.
9. Leonardo says "Turtles, Fight with Honor" after Kazuo explains that its his responsibility to arrest Shredder.
10. The Kojuma Brothers say "Destroy the Turtles" right after the second commercial break.
11. Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo say "Turtle Power" after Splinter tells them to fight with honor during the hologram battle.
12. After the Kojima Brothers are defeated and the Turtles head after Shredder, they all says "Let's Kick Some Shell!"
13. Krang calls Shredder a bucket brain when he sees that the Technodrome is sinking deeper into the lava. In response, Shredder calls Krang a nasty little hump of ganglia.
14. Shredder calls Kazuo a brat after he knocks away his gun that he was about to fire at the Turtles.
15. Shredder calls Kazuo a soft-hearted wimp when Kazuo challenges him to a fight at the fusion plant and throws him back through the portal.

Pizza References:
1. After Donatello shows Michelangelo his snack machine, Michelangelo asks him if he is sure he doesn't want him to go for pizza.
2. Rocksteady said that in the sewers that a good place to place the Hologram Projector is near Vinnie's Pizzeria.
3. Michelangelo says that he still sprouts for pizza at the end of the episode, instead of the sushi that Splinter offers.

Pop Culture References:
1. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force flag is seen in this episode.
2. The Kurokuwa-shu originally appeared in the manga Lone Wolf and Cub, written by Kazuo Koike.
3. When Rocksteady and Bebop head off to take the Hologram Projector into the sewers, Shredder says that it will be "finders weepers", a parody on the expression "Finders Keepers" which is also the name of several films and a Nickelodeon Game show in the late 1980s.
4. Rocksteady's line of "come and get me copper" is a tribute to James Cagney in the 1949 film White Heat. Rocksteady also says that he heard it in a movie once. After Rocksteady ducks from a laser, Bebop says that they must have seen the same movie.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. After the Turtles and Kazuo Saki agree that Shredder is behind the theft, Raphael asks if TV has commercials.
2. Rocksteady says that he always wanted to say the line "come and get me coppers."

Wacky Inventions:
1. Shredder's getaway van
2. The Giant Magnet
3. Lieutenant Saki's Identification Device
4. Hologram Projector
5. Donatello's Snack Machine
6. The Kojima Brothers Holograms

Kidnapping:
Shredder handcuffs Kazuo to a pole in the fusion power plant.

Notables:
1. Final appearance of the Dimension X Asteroid.
2. For the first time in this series, the Technodrome changes its location early in the season rather than at the finale.
3. First episode that takes place in real time in Japan; Turtle Tracks and Blast From the Past featured flashback scenes.
4. First episode of Season 5 that aired on CBS Saturday Morning. The two-part episode Planet of the Turtleoids was shown as a primetime special on CBS prior to this episode, but since the Technodrome is already established in the Arctic, that is not the first episode in the current canon of this season.
5. The second introduction sequence returns, and will continue to be used until the European Vacation episodes.
6. During the closing credits, the theme is slightly shortened at the end in order to make way for a musical stinger over the MWS logo, which consists of seven notes, with the sixth note longer than the others.
7. Showing how weak Bebop's memory is, he asks what a hologram is to Shredder like he completely forgot the concept from the episode Cowabunga, Shredhead. Splinter, however, recalls the events of that episode telling Kazuo Saki that the last time that Shredder used holograms, he was planning to kidnap the President.


Episode 108: Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko
Written by: Gary Greenfield

Voice Cast:
Greg Berg: Sluggo
Cam Clarke: Leonardo, Basher
Townsend Coleman: Michelangelo, First Army Officer
Pat Fraley: Police Chief
Barry Gordon: Donatello
Renae Jacobs: April O’Neil
Rob Paulsen: Raphael
Peter Renaday: Splinter, Mr. X
Unknown Voice Actor: Mondo Gecko

Mistake:
The truck hijacking news got out so quickly. It was out in the middle of nowhere, but April's on the case shortly after.

Catchphrase/Insult Countdown:
1. Basher calls Michelangelo "fishfood breath".
2. As Basher smashes Michelangelo's Turtlecom, he calls him a shellback.
3. Mondo Gecko calls Basher a cheesehead and a dweeb as he betrays them.
4. Mr. X calls Basher and Sluggo idiots after Mondo Gecko knocks them down. After Basher knocks over and triggers the Super Explosive, Mr. X calls him a clumsy fool.
5. Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello say "Turtle Power" when they arrive at Mr. X's hideout through the glass ceiling.
6. Michelangelo says "Cowabunga" has he protects Mondo Gecko from Mr. X's firearm.
7. April says "What a dynamite story!" when she arrives at Mr. X's hideout.
8. Michelangelo and Mondo Gecko say "Cowabunga" as the episode ends.

Pizza References:
1. Donatello explains to Michelangelo that eating lots of cream cheese pizzas before bed gives him the same nightmare.
2. After Splinter hypnotizes Michelangelo, he tells him that he senses himself alone on a desert island made completely with pizza.
3. Donatello cooks a hot oatmeal pizza and is seen eating pizza with Raphael. After Leonardo asks him where he'd last see Michelangelo, he opens the refrigerator and a stack of pizza pans is seen.
4. As Mondo Gecko threatens to fire at Michelangelo, Michelangelo tells Mr. X that he's a pizza man himself.

Pop Culture References:
1. Mr. X is also the name of the main villain of the main antagonist and final boss in the Streets of Rage video games, and are both powerful crime lords. The first game in the series was released a month before this episode first aired.
2. Devil's Mountain, Mr. X's hideout, has no such real place name on Earth. It is perhaps in reference to Devil's Peak in Cape Town, South Africa.

Fourth Wall Breaking Humor:
1. In the warehouse, Mondo Gecko says to Michelangelo that he first met him at the end of Act One, right before the first commercial break.
2. Michelangelo says "You kids might not want to watch this part" when Basher and Sluggo force the truck with Michelangelo down the mountain.
3. As Michelangelo is stranded inside the truck as it travels down the mountain, he hopes that there's a cartoon in his entire life before his eyes.
4. Michelangelo says "where have I heard that one before" as his pendant fails to work on Mondo Gecko initially.

Wacky Inventions:
1. The Super Explosive
2. Mondo Gecko's power Skateboard
3. Donatelo's Neuton Divider Tracking Device on the Turtle Blimp's controls

Kidnappings:
1. Mondo Gecko briefly kidnaps Michelangelo, hanging him upside down in the sewers.
2. Mondo Gecko kindaps Michelangelo in the warehouse by throwing a fishing net on him, and then the basher carries him off into the bed of a pickup truck.
3. The Turtles kidnap Mr. X, Sluggo, and Basher and trap them inside the hideout.

Notables:
1. First appearance of Mondo Gecko.
2. Michelangelo's dream of the baby Turtles landing in the sewers on top of the ooze is different from the one shown on Turtle Tracks.
Mondo Gecko was played by John Mariano.

[Bjarni]

In what part of Turtle Tracks does Mikey utter ''Cowbunga!'' for the first time?

He uses the surfer slang when he's surfing. It wasn't suppose to be a catchphrase. Just a reference to actual surfers.

[Galactus]

He uses the surfer slang when he's surfing. It wasn't suppose to be a catchphrase. Just a reference to actual surfers.

According to David Wise it's a reference to an old Peanuts strip were Snoopy was surfing and his thought bubble says 'Cowabunga'.