An attempt a thorough reference list to the Old Toon

[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]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

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]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

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").

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by gobo

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").

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.

[Cryomancer]

Originally Posted by 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.

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?

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Cryomancer

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!

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

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Cryomancer

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.

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Originally Posted by Swedenfan 1982

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.

[Jester]

Indeed.

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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.