must see of old toon?

[Icebot]

Originally Posted by tengushredder

hi grew up watching 2k3 series and i lmost finished it ,but i don watch much of the old toon,only 2 first seasons..and somo random espisodes...i know that there isnt much continuity in fact i can watch any episode..so what do you recomend for me? apart of the first five?

For any fan of the 2003 series, I would recommend The Legend of Koji from season 7. It has Shredder, Splinter and the turtles traveling back in time to ancient Japan to when the Foot Clan was founded. Sometimes, that episode feels like a 2003 episode to me, and I like it.

Also, Night of the Dark Turtle, also in season 7. It's the only episode that has Triceratons. You may be surprised that they don't have helmets on considering they can't breathe oxygen in the 2003 show.

Mobster From Dimension X from season 10. It has a scientist who kinda looks like 2003 Baxter Stockman and he invented a helmet that can control stuff electronically with the mind just like the Fugitoid did.

[pannoni1]

For season 2:

-Return of the Shredder
-The four "Eye of Sarnath" episodes
-Enter: The Fly
-Invasion of the Punk Frogs
-Splinter No More
-Return of the Technodrome

Season 3:

-Beneath These Streets
-Turtles on Trial
-Sky Turtles
-The Old Switcheroo
-Enter: The Rat King
-Cowabunga Shredhead
-Return of the Fly
-Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero
-Corporate Raiders From Dimension X
-Beware The Lotus
-Super Bebop and Mighty Rocksteady
-Leatherhead
-Leatherhead Meets The Rat King
-Usagi Yojimbo
-Usagi Come Home
-Bye, Bye Fly
-Shredderville
-The "Big" Trilogy

-Season 4:
-Plan Six From Outer Space
-Planet of the Turtles
-Raphael Meets His Match
-The Dimension X Story
-Slash: The Evil Turtle From Dimension X
-The Big Cufflink Caper
-Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe
-The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting
-Once Upon a Time Machine

Season 5:
-My Brother, The Bad Guy
-Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko
-Muckman Messes Up
-Enter: Mutagen Man
-Zach and the Alien Invaders
-Planet of the Turtleoids (Parts 1 and 2)

Season 6:
-Rock Around the Block
-Krangenstein Lives!
-Return of the Turtleoid
-Sword of Yurikawa
-Shreeka's Revenge
-Donatello Trashes Slash

Season 7:
-Night of the Dark Turtle
-The Legend of Koji
-White Belt, Black Heart
-Night of the Rogues
-Attack of the Neutrinos
-Escape From the Planet of the Turtleoids
-Revenge of the Fly
-Atlantis Awakes
-Dirk Savage: Mutant Hunter
-Invasion of the Krangazoids
-Shredder Triumphant!

Season 8:
-All except for the three H.A.V.O.C. episodes

Season 9:
-Split-Second
-Doomquest

Season 10:
-The Power of Three
-A Turtle in Time
-Turtles to the Second Power
-Divide and Conquer

[Coola Yagami]

I used to think that if there was a way to trim down the ep count and only keep the ones that 'mattered' it would go something like this.

All of season 1 and 2.

Season 3's first episode, and any episode that has recurring or playmates based TMNT characters like Leatherhead, Casey Jones, Rat King, Metalhead, etc and the 'Big Trilogy'. I kinda hate to add Zach to that list... but he appears in too many episodes to leave out, so... oh well.

Season 4's openers since I guess Dimension X story and Plan 6 from Dimension X both open the season. Any episode that features the recurring guest stars like Leatherhead and such, as well as the newer Playmates-based characters like Mondo Gecko, Slash, Muck Man, Mutagen Man, etc. And any episode where the Technodrome changes location as well. Tempestra's episode also counts so it explains where she came from in the 'Night of the Rogues' episode.

And to wrap it up I guess all of the Red Sky eps since the plots became tighter in continuity.

[Zulithe]

Thanks for all the recommendations guys... I just don't have time to sit down and watch every episode of all 10 seasons these days... it's good to know what the best eps are so I can try to revisit them sometime.

[CyberCubed]

I've been rewatching the show for a while now, even just watching 2 eps per day you can get through the whole series rather quickly.

A lot of good episodes are solo adventures for the Turtles where they go off on their own. Those eps may not be "important," but they're fun episodes with the Turtles on their own adventures.

There's a lot like those in Seasons 4 and 5.

[Cipher]

"Leonardo Lightens Up" must be seen to be believed.

Season seven is superb! if you exclude the europe vacation episodes that is.
Otherwise, most of each season is really good actually.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Once Upon a Time Machine is season 5.

[CyberCubed]

Season 5 has some real gems like "The Ice creature cometh" the one with Shredder's brother, "Donatello's Duplicate" and the Mutagen Man episode.

I also really like Muckman's episode oddly enough. Mainly because its the only ep of Season 5 where the Turtles go to the Technodrome and battle Foot Soldiers.

Also all episodes with Baxter, Rat King and Leatherhead were great.

[ssjup81]

Aside from the first two seasons, I'd recommend season 7. It had a lot of good eps, imo. As for specific eps, I'll add more on that later when on my laptop.

Edit: Okay, back on the laptop. Anyway, here are eps I'd recommend checking out and I'm not going to mention season 1, 2, or 7 eps since I recommended those as a whole.

Okay, eps I'd personally recommend, and sorry if some of these have already been mentioned:

Season 3
Beneath These Streets: Really good ep, especially since they were really teen-like for it. You know, rebellious against their parents, that type of thing.

Turtles on Trial: What I liked about this one, was what I enjoyed about season 8. People doubting the turtles and people turning against them.

Sky Turtles: It was just silly. lol

The Old Switcheroo: Splinter and Shredder switch places. lol

Burne's Blues: Well, maybe.

The Fifth Turtle: Introduces Zach. I know a lot of people didn't like him, but...as a kid, I did. I thought it was cool that he FOUND the lair and could hang with them.

Enter the Rat King: Rat King's introduction ep.

Ninja Sword of Nowhere: Yay ninja stuff! lol

Take me to your leader: Sorta. It's a nice Leo ep, but I also disliked it for the other three.

Cowabunga Shredhead: Loved this one asa kid, and still love it as an adult! Shredder was hilarious.

Green with Jealousy: Not sure how many like it, but...I always liked this one as a kid too and kinda still like it now. One girl...three lovesick turtles. Who will she choose? lol

Return of the Fly: Obvious why. lol

Casey Jones Outlaw Hero: Obvious why. lol

Corporate Raiders from Dimension X: I loved Casey Jones eps as a kid.

Pizza by the Shred: lol Gotta love working for Shredder and not knowing it. lol

Super Bebop and Mighty Rocksteady: Yay!

Beware the Lotus: Lotus was an awesome character. The OT's version of Karai, getting down to it.

Leatherhead Terror of the Swamp: Obvious why

Usagi Yojimbo: Obvious why

Usagi Come Home

The Making of Metal Head

Leatherhead Meets the Rat King: Fun ep

Shredderville: Just a take on what the world would be like if Shredder won

Bye Bye Fly

The Big Rip Off/The Big Break In/The Big Blow Out

Wow...I liked a lot of season 3. Didn't realize it.

Season 4
Plan Six from Outer Space
Shredder's Mom
Son of the Return of the Fly II

Raphael Meets his Match: Wow! I LOVED this ep as a kid, and still one of my all-time favs of the series. ^^ I really liked Mona Lisa.

Slash the Evil Turtle from Dimension X

Were Rats from Channel 6: The story was stupid, but still fun.

Donatello Makes Time: I'm one of the odd ones who actually liked this ep. lol

Farewell Lotus Blossom

Rebel without a Fin: Dunno, I liked this ep a lot as a kid. Thought it was funny. ^^

What's Michelangelo Good For?
Donatello's Degree

Leonardo versus Tempestra: Great Leo ep, imo.

Splinter Vanishes

The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting: The Foot Soldiers revolt. lol

Season 5
Once Upon a Time Machine: I know a lot of people recommend this one, but personally, I never liked it much. Didn't care for it then, don't now.

My Brother the Bad Guy: Introduces Shredder's brother, and no, it's not Nagi. ^^

Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko

Raphael versus the Volcano: Raph thinks he's dying.

Donatello's Duplicate

The Ice Creature Cometh: I really like Bebop more than I do Rocksteady.

Leonardo Cuts Loose: This ep I recommend for being so funny, and it has characters with very bad Arnold Scharzeneggar (sp?) impressions. *coughs*RobPaulsen*coughs* lol Oh, and of course, there's Casey Jones.

Leonardo the Renaissance Turtle: Great Leo ep! Definitely one of the best ones along with the snake ep.

Planet of the Turtleoids Parts 1/2

Season 6
Rock Around the Block
Krangenstein Lives
Sword of Yurikawa
Return of the Turtleoid
Shreeka's Revenge
Donatello Trashes Slash

Snakes Alive: This is the other Leo ep I thought was really good!

Polly Wanna Pizza: Good for Mikey fans

Mr. Nice Guy: Good for Raph fans.

As for season 8 - 10, I guess I'd recommend those seasons too, mainly because those seasons are short. Oh, and I think I'm missing an ep. The ep where they learn how the Foot Clan was formed. They end up going back to ancient Japan or something like that. It was really nice, since you get to see Oroku Saki and Hamato Yoshi's ancestors.

Eps I wouldn't recommend are those terrible (imo) European Vacation eps. ><

Edit: Never mind. The ep I was thinking of was The Legend of Koji. It was in season 7. I thought it was earlier than that. ^^

[CyberCubed]

Season 3 was also almost consistently excellent. The only bad Season 3 eps were, "The Gangs All here" (ep Mike turns human), "The Turtle Terminator, (ep with a robot Irma, bad animation and Raph's alternate voice), "Blast from the Past, (clip show ep).

I actually liked Zacks eps in Season 3, mainly because they always threw him into important episodes. His debut ep was fine, and he was in, "The Great Boldini" and "Shredderville" as well.

I also strangely don't have a problem with Mr. Ogg's episode.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

All episodes with a moving Technodrome.

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Cipher

"Leonardo Lightens Up" must be seen to be believed.

Hahaha, even as a kid I thought "holy ****" while watching it.

Skateboarding Splinter!

[CyberCubed]

"What's Michaelangelo good for?" from Season 4 was the best, "mad scientist" episode of the series.

The guy was like Hugo Strange from Batman, and I loved the way he genetically spliced animals together. That and its a Michaelangelo episode where he has to rescue the other Turtles all by himself.

Plus Pigeon Pete is in it. He was better before he was mutated.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Hahaha, even as a kid I thought "holy ****" while watching it.

Skateboarding Splinter!

I liked those musicians.

[Pterobat]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Skateboarding Splinter!

Whoa.

I'm working my way back through the old cartoon in order this time, instead of watching the episodes focused on my favourite characters first--I saw a screencap of this and thought it was from a PSA. Now that skateboarding Splinter is canon, I'm looking forward to seeing the awesomeness.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Why do people say season 4-5 + Vacation in Europe (I like the Sherlock Holmes crossover) are that bad? I agree the Shredder and Krang episodes are weaker than during season 1-3, but the non-Shredder episode are good, and give space for solo-adventures, leaving New York City for rural USA and new characters (mad scientists, gangsters, Jane Goodfellow, Mona-Lisa and Mondo Gecko, and Kevin Tyler, also I would prefer Buffy Shellhammer being hunted by someone other). As a kid, I hated non-Shredder and Krang episodes, but in 2003-2004 when re-watching, I recall seing "Enter the Rat King", and I was like "Fantastic episode".

Non-Shredder and Krang episodes aren't even supposed to include the same ninjutsu action and rivalry.

TMNT shall have two aspects, that makes it so great
**The first one is the down to Earth perspective, which includes the TMNT meeting ordinary people, travelling to rural districts and that stuff.
**The other is the fantastic science fiction elements of Dimension X, Krang and the Technodrome.

[CyberCubed]

Yeah it's untrue. Seasons 4 and 5 have many excellent episodes.

There are a few duds in both but some lackluster episodes can be excused.

[mikey22]

splinter vanishes

night of the rogues

dirk savage mutant hunter

take me to your leader

the maltese hampster

it came from the egg or back to the egg mike n leo are babies

the big blow out

casey jones outlaw hero

beneath these streets (might be wrong anme but 1st ep of season 3

if you are looking for best solo eps

leonardo lightens up

dunno know but episode where raphael goes around as mad doog mcmutt

donatello has a great episode in season 6 where he clones himself

mikeys got a few good ones i liked him with bugman

enjoy! there are many good ones

and of course

NIGHT OF THE DARK TURTLE donatello is batman

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by mikey22

it came from the egg or back to the egg mike n leo are babies

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