Favorite episode in season six of the old toon?
 

I just got the the dvd of season six from the old series and I spent the last three days watching the episode and I just finnished watching the today. And what is the best is that I can actually remember seeing these episodes when they came on the USA cartoon express line up when I was a kid. And I have to say that I really, really enjoyed this season. I was supriced on how good and entertaining these episides where.

Since it's been so long since i've seen season six of the old toon i had forgotten what these episokde where like and pretty much shared the same oppinion that the later season after season three and before season seven where the low point of the old toon run. But after watching these episode I have to say that this is pretty far from the truth. This season seemed to be a real step up from season five and four as far as animation and story telling goes. season seven if my favorite because it's tone and story telling returns to how it was back in season one of the show but after seeing season six I think it the return of good story telling and began in season six. Maybe it's because David Wise wrote the majority of season sixs episodes but I found them to be much better in quality than season five and even season four. Heck even the episodes not written by David Wise where pretty good and enjoyable like Sword of Yurikiwa and Nightmare in the lair where pretty good, even the sillier ones.

Which episode did you guys like the best of this season?

Sword of Yurikawa. One of the best episodes in the whole OT period.

Nightmare in the Lair.

I would have to say Sword of Yurikawa.

The opener, "Rock around the Block" and "Krangestein lives" were both excellent.

I love it when Krang's Android body goes rogue, great episode.

Those are my faves also it was so nice for Traag to have his own episode finally! I also enjoyed Shreeka's Revenge allot.

I also marked Sword of Yurikawa & Return of the Turtleoid as faves because I just love when Splinter & April are more involved in the episodes then they usually are.

Phantom of the Sewers.

There were some reused plots in this season. "Too hot to handle" was another episode about the Earth being heated up, and I recall there was a previous episode with Shredder doing the same thing. Was that the one his mother was in?

The Turtles turning into little kids was also similar to that Season 4 episode where I think Raph and Don get turned into little kids.

there are some reused plots in this season but I sort of liked it, like in Mr. Nice Guy with the personality altering ray I thought it was a nice nod to continuity. I also like how in this season most of the episodes took place at night time rather than having the turtles running around in broad day light like they normally do. I don't know it just made the episodes seem more a appropiate for the theme of the turtles to be in this setting. :)

I really liked Krangastien. For one it focused on Krang's body in this one which I liked since when the show began and Krang built it it just seemed like a plot devise to give Krang some mobility, and for once he was in his bubble walker which I rather like. I really liked seeing the robot body go beserk and attacking on its own with all those gadgets of death in it's arms. You really don't get to see more of Krang's in action except in the first season and in the finale of season three. Kinda make you wonder why, if the body is that amped up with weapons and arsenal that Krang doesn't go out and fight the turtles on his own more often. I also really liked how Shredder lost his memory in this episode and struck out on this own. I think this episode really emphasised how genuanly dangerous Shredder can be as a villan if he wheren't so distracted by getting even with the turtles or trying to gas up the technodrome. He still has his eveil instancts and on his own with out any one to foul him up he was able to make a lethal weapon and menace the city and would have succeeded had he not got his memory back and remembered his beef with the turtles. I think this proved that Shredder is actually a compentent bad guy who is just a victim of the people he is around, and also if he would just forget about avenging him self against the turtles he might actually win in conquring the city. :P

Season 6 is great! I voted "Rock around the block" and "Sword of yurikawa" as my favorites!

Off topic...which season has the episode where the turtles enter some kinda dreamland where Shredder has taken over?
Also...what volume iare the big blowout episodes in

I think your thinking about episode "Shredderville" from season 3!

Agreed, I loved that episode anyway. Even though Raph was toned down in the old toon, he did act like a grouch or jerk in a number of episodes and this ep did a good job of focusing on that.

It's pretty much why I still love this version of Raphael. His sarcasm was great, and when he got pissed off he would always let everyone know it.

Shredderville
 

It's "Shredderville" in season 3 (1989). The TMNT dream that Shredder took over New York City. The night before they said they wished they were never born.

Super Irma
 

It's Super Irma

Looking back at this thread, it's suprise me that episode "Rock around the Block" didn't get higher ratings:ohwell:

When I was young, I would say "Mr. Nice Guy". For some reason I loved that one...but now I would say "Krangenstein Lives!" because it's a throwback to "Shredder & Splintered" plus Shredder loses his memory and it's hilarious.

looks like Sword of yurikawa is winning so far. :)

Gosh I wonder why?:lol:

Sorry to infest this thread with my season three questions...but I'm pretty damn confused....Shredderville and the Big Blow Out are both supposed to be on season 3...Yet...I have vol. 1-4, and dont have either...and the vol.5 is the raph covered one full of season four episodes isnt it?

season 3 spanned from volume 3-6 or 7 I believe.

Here is a breakdown what has been released on DVD from the original series:

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Volume 1:
Turtle Tracks
Enter The Shredder
A Thing About Rats
Hot Rodding Teenagers From Dimension X
Shredder and Splintered

Bonus Season 10 Episodes:
The Return of Dregg
The Beginning of the End
Mobster from Dimension X
The Day the Earth Disappeared

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Volume 2:
Return of the Shredder
The Incredible Shrinking Turtles
It Came From Beneath The Sewers
The Mean Machines
Curse of The Evil Eye
The Case Of The Killer Pizzas
Enter: The Fly
Splinter No More
Teenagers From Dimension X
Invasion of the Punk Frogs
New York's Shiniest
The Cat Woman of Channel Six
Return of the Technodrome

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Volume 3:
Beneath These Streets
Turtles on Trial
Attack of the 50 Foot Irma
The Maltese Hamster
Sky Turtles
The Old Switcheroo
Burne's Blues
The Fifth Turtle
Enter the Rat King
Turtles At the Earth's Core
April's Fool
Attack of Big MACC

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Volume 4:
The Ninja Sword of Nowhere
20,000 Leaks Under the Sea
Take Me to Your Leader
Four Musketurtles
Turtles, Turtles Everywhere
Cowabunga Shredhead
Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers
Camera Bugged
Green with Jealousy
Return of the Fly
Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero
Mutagen Monster

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Volume 5:
Corporate Raiders from Dimension X
Pizza By the Shred
Super Bebop and Mighty Rocksteady
Beware the Lotus
Blast from the Past
Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp
Michaelangelo's Birthday
Usagi Yojimbo
Case of the Hot Kimono
Usagi Come Home
The Making of Metalhead
Leatherhead Meets the Rat King

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Volume 6:
The Turtle Terminator
The Great Boldini
The Missing Map
The Gang's All Here
The Grybyx
Mr. Ogg Goes to Town
Shredderville
Bye, Bye Fly
The Big Rip-Off
The Big Break-In
The Big Blow Out
Plan 6 from Outer Space

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Season 4:
Plan 6 from Outer Space
Turtles of the Jungle
Michaelangelo Toys Around
Peking Turtle
Shredder's Mom
Four Turtles and a Baby
Turtlemaniac
Rondo in New York
Planet of the Turtles
Name That Toon
Menace, Maestro Please
Super Hero for a Day
Back to the Egg
Son of Return of the Fly II
Raphael Knocks 'em Dead
Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe
Raphael Meets His Match
Slash - The Evil Turtle from Dimension X
Leonardo Lightens Up
Were-Rats from Channel 6
Funny, They Shrunk Michelangelo
The Big Zipp Attack
Donatello Makes Time
Farewell, Lotus Blossom
Rebel Without a Fin
The Adventures Of Rhino-Man
Michaelangelo Meets Bugman
Poor Little Rich Turtle
What's Michelangelo Good For?
The Dimension X Story
Donatello's Degree
The Big Cufflink Caper!
Leonardo vs. Tempestra
Splinter Vanishes
Raphael Drives 'em Wild
Beyond the Donatello Nebula
Big Bug Blunder
The Foot Soldiers are Revolting
Unidentified Flying Leonardo
The Turtles and the Hare

Bonus Features:
All new interviews with James Avery (the voice of Shredder) and Pat Fraley (the voice of Krang/Slash)
Fresh from the Oven: A Recipe for a Cowabunga Cheese Pizza, Fit for a Ninja Turtle

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Season 5:
Donatello's Badd Time
Donatello's Duplicate
My Brother, The Bad Guy
Enter: Mutagen Man
Napoleon Bonafrog: Colossus Of The Swamp
Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko
Michelangelo Meets Bugman Again
Leonardo Cuts Loose
Muckman messes Up
The Ice Creature Cometh
Zach And The Alien Invaders
Raphael Versus The Volcano
Raphael, Turtle Of Thousand Faces
Pirate Radio
Land Lord Of The Flies
Leonardo, The Renaissance Turtle
Welcome Back Polarisoids
Michelangelo The Sacred Turtle

Bonus Features:
The Turtles" A Ninjatastic Look Back
Under The Shell - Yosagi Yojimbo
Under The Shell - Baxter Stockman
Trailer Gallery

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Season 6:
Rock Around the Block
Krangenstein Lives!
Super Irma
Adventures in Turtle-Sitting
Sword of Yurikawa
Return of the Turtleoid
Shreeka's Revenge
Too Hot to Handle
Nightmare in the Lair
Phantom of the Sewers
Donatello Trashes Slash
Sleuth on the Loose
Polly Wanna Pizza
Leonardo is Missing
Mr. Nice Guy
Snakes Alive!

No bonus features on season 6

Ummm.... Did 2 people seriously vote for Super Irma?

I've only watched 2 episodes (via youtube) and Don Trashes Slash was my fav. But I'm not voting till I get the disc.

Wow..I was way off...finding all these is gonna be a pain:lol:
Anyways, thanks guys.

Also keep in mind that for SOME random odd reason, most online retailers actually list VOLUME 6 as SEASON 6 and it was VERY annoying when doing google searches for a season 6 release date (last year). I'm so glad THAT's over with now tho, lol. But for people that don't yet own them, keep that in mind.

I actually ordered volume 5 thinking it was season 5. columbiahouse.com had it listed wrong and I was a bit annoyed. At least they were decent enough to exchange. noobs

I really liked Rock Around the Block. It was a good episode and i liked that Tragg featured a bigger role in this one. Also the technodrome finnally moves to another location, the ocean! I thought it was a visual treat to see the turtles sparring in the begining you don't see that to often and you got to see more of their training hall/dojo in this episode. And it was intersting to see Raphael and Michelangelo sparr and to see Michaelangelo, not just holding his own but winning the sparring match by throwing him into the wall, a contrast to how in a season three episode where Raphael beats Michaelangelo in sparring rather easily and tosses him. Also I liked the little bit of Leonardo and Donatello sparring because it showed Leonardo being cocky and besting Donatello rather effertlesly. It was to see something not come so easily to Donatello in this episode since he was having trouble mastering woo wei and couldn't quite get the concept of defeating your oppenent with their own force. It was amusing seeing him trying it out on Raphael and he throws the couch at him LOL :lol:

And I loved the turtles going up against Tragg. He has got to be the most under used villan in the OT. He posed a legitimate threat to the turtles with his gravel monsters and gave the turtles a run for their money. It was nice seeing the turtles not being able to defeat the baddie of the day so easily, and seeing the bad guy cause some actual mayhem by having anything mineral attack people and causing destruction. It even had some good suspence with April almost going over a giant hole in the van trying not to make a move and a pencil rolls off the dash board to nock her over the edge. This episode gave Leonardo a chance to shine by being the one to come up with the idea how to defeat the gravel monsters and directing theaction instead of Donatello all the time. For once Donatello seemed pretty at lost on how to handle things and it was an intersting dynamic to see him like that. But Donatello proves himself by finnally figuring the art of woo wei and lets the bad guys destroy them selves. Although I was confused as to wghat the turtles where actually doing when they where sitting in a circle. A few close up shots of their faces made it seem like they where straining. :ohwell: So what does that mean? Where they actually trying to maipulate the technodrome with their minds or something and actually caused it to sink through the ice? The whole scene looked less like they where doing nothing and more like they where useing some shared mind control to stop the technodrome. In which case it sort of defeats the priniple of woo wei. :ohwell:

I just thought they were doing nothing. which confused me because they had never used this technique before and never again. :ohwell:
But in this instance, doing nothing worked. Luckily IMO

My Favorite Season 6 Episode is Krangenstein Lives! I love the music in the episode and Krang's Robotic Body.

I really liked Return of the Turtleoid I loved seeing Kerma again. He is such a cute lovable little character. This was another episode that took place mostly at night which I like seeing in the old toon. This whole episode was filled with little gems and had pretty good suspence. The evil robot that was after Kerma was convincingly threatening and violent and added good urgency to the story of trying to figure out a way to destroy it. And this robot was bad. It had a pretty creepy design and you get a chilling feeling of what this ruthless killing machine could do to such gentle, defensless creature like Kerma and what horriable death he would have if it gets him. And even though as the viewer you might feel a little annoyed with kerma for not dealing with the situation himself and dragging the turtles into his "little problem" after seeing what menace he is about against and how weak and frail he is you undestand his need for help and the concern.

This episode was a good balance of entertainment and grit with some pretty memerable momets that I really enjoyed. Like the constant mentioning of Shredder being behind everything, you expect him to show up but he doesn't, to the amusing way Kerma is finnally reintroduced by every time he tries to get one of the turtles attention each of them brushes him off saying "not now___" thinking he is one the turtles LOL. I liked how this episode was set up, the fight scene when they are in Kermas space ship was cool and I liked how they found it the robots weakness is bright lights when Michaelangelo shinned a flashlight into it's eyes. And then as if matters wheren't already worse Kerma loses his gold machine which cause him to get sick making him lose conscienceness. But I think this episodes best part was Splinter and April teaming up together to protect Kerma from the robot. These two actually make a pretty good team together and it's nice when they take a more active role in the show. The whole sequance of them trying to hold the robot off was great. I love the chemistry Splinter and April have and the dynamic they both share of being limited in what they can do with one being slightly crippled and one being unable to fight but being able to compensate for each others weaknesses. All around great episode!

wow how many seasons are in this series? Is it more than the current series? What did the 80's toon have like 250 episode in it or something? :o

The original series had 193 episodes over 10 seasons.

I'm still watching season 6 but I figured I'd make a comment now. I have two episodes left to watch. I just finished watching Leonardo Is Missing.
The first comment is how that episode managed to actually make season 6. I'm surprised I haven't noticed it before (aside from it being mentioned here before once or twice). It seems like a pretty big error on the part of the show. Although it aired after like 6 episodes of no Krang/Shedder so one would forget that the Technodrome is actually in the ocean and not the ice. Next time I rewatch the series, I'll have to make note of that so I can watch it in a better order.
Secondly, I didn't realize just how much like seasons 4 and 5 this season really was. For some reason, I remembered Season 6 being more serious and more like season 7 but it is pretty much like the previous two so I didn't quite enjoy it as much as I thought I would. But I still like it more than 5, I think.

So far though, I did enjoy Leonardo Is Missing the most. Probably my favourite episode of season 6. I liked how the turtles and Splinter had that vision where they saw dinosaurs for a brief second. It was kind of eerie.
I'm also quite looking forward to Snakes Alive so that one could end up being my favourite. I'll vote after I finish the final two episodes.

I thought the episode in season six where more entertaining than episode in season four and five and had more bulk to them. I can only really think of two or three episodes in this season that I didn't like. What I liked about this season is that alot of the episodes where set at night rather than during the day. The weakest episode on here was probably Adventures in turtle sitting. I really couldn't find anything redeeming in that episode.

Yeah, that's another thing about season 6 is that I seemed to remember more episodes being set during the night. At least more than actually were. I guess most of my memories of season 6 episodes are actually from 7.

I can't WAIT for 7 now though! While I do want the european episodes to hit DVD at some point, I'm really hoping that whatever the next batch that comes out are the actual season 7 episodes! I can't wait for the Starchild and Night of the Rogues and all of the other cool ones!

Season 6 is a fantastic season. A lot of fans seem to think Season 7 is when the show got really good, but Season 6 was where it returned to almost consistent good episodes.

Not saying Seasons 4 and 5 were bad, but they had too many forgettable episodes those seasons.

Love this season 6.

My favorites are Rock Around The Block and Return Of The Turtleoid. Lots of action.

Dunno why this was bumped, but I don't really care for season 6. It may be my least favorite.

Really? Season 6 probably had the best mix of action and comedy.

So many funny and memorable episodes this season.

My favorite of the season would have to be Sword of Yurikawa.