The following is an episode list for the animated television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which premiered in 1987. In total 193 episodes aired between 1987 and 1996. The first three seasons were aired in syndication. CBS aired the rest of the series on Saturday mornings.
As of September 1, 2009, the first eight seasons are available on DVD from Lions Gate Entertainment
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD Release Date (Region 1) | Discs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1987 | April 20, 2004 | 1 | |
| 2 | 13 | 1988 | April 26, 2005 | 1 | |
| 3 | 47 | 1989 | December 6, 2005 | 1 | |
| April 4, 2006 | |||||
| August 29, 2006 | |||||
| December 5, 2006 | |||||
| 4 | 41 | 1990 | March 13, 2007 | 5 | |
| 5 | 20 | 1991 | August 7, 2007 | 3 | |
| 6 | 16 | 1992 | April 8, 2008 | 2 | |
| 7 | 13 | 1993 | May 12, 2009 | 4 | |
| 14 | |||||
| 8 | 8 | 1994 | September 1, 2009 | 1 | |
| 9 | 8 | 1995 | TBA | ||
| 10 | 8 | 1996 | TBA | ||
| April 20, 2004 | 1 | ||||
Season 1 (1987-1988)[]
The first season aired in syndication in December 1987. At this point in the series, the Technodrome is located underneath New York City.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | TV Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Turtle Tracks" | David Wise, Patti Howeth | December 14, 1987 | S01E01 |
| New York City is on a crime wave; as reporter April O'Neil discovers, the thieves are ninja. As a street gang attacks April, she falls into the sewers, where four big talking turtles defeat the thugs, and take April to their lair. There April meets their mentor, the rat Splinter, who tells her his backstory as the Japanese ninja Hamato Yoshi. As the Turtles and April investigate the streets for the thieves' origins, they discover a group of robot ninjas, whose uniform Splinter recognizes as belonging to the Foot Clan. | ||||
| 2 | "Enter the Shredder" | David Wise, Patti Howeth | December 15, 1987 | S01E02 |
| Foot Clan leader Oroku Saki, the Shredder decides, along with his partner Krang from Dimension X to turn two thugs into mutant henchmen using the mutagen that created Splinter and the TMNT. Thus Bebop and Rocksteady are born using a stolen rhino and warthog from the zoo. The Foot Soldiers also kidnap Splinter, and the Turtles go rescue him at the Technodrome. | ||||
| 3 | "A Thing About Rats" | David Wise, Patti Howeth | December 16, 1987 | S01E03 |
| The Shredder hires the scientist Baxter Stockman, because his invention, rat-seeking robots named Mousers, can help him find Splinter. After an initial Mouser attack, the Turtles and Splinter go hide in April's apartment. | ||||
| 4 | "Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X" | David Wise, Patti Howeth | December 17, 1987 | S01E04 |
| Shredder opens the portal to Dimension X for the first time. Three teenage kids known as Neutrinos and two of Krang's stone warriors emerge. The turtles befriend the teens, but before long the two stone warriors set up a special weather making device that causes trouble. | ||||
| 5 | "Shredded & Splintered" | David Wise, Patti Howeth | December 18, 1987 | S01E05 |
| Shredder transmits a message to the turtles showing off a retromutagen gun that could turn Splinter back into a human. When Splinter goes after the gun Shredder then has completed Krang's new body and puts him in it. Then after the Turtles come to help Splinter they have to deal with Krang and his new body. Then after the turtles defeat Krang and Splinter destroys that retromutagen gun to save the turtles Shredder and Krang try to open the portal again. Fortunately Donatello reverses the polarity causing the entire Technodrome to be pulled into Dimension X | ||||
Season 2 (1988)[]
The second season aired in syndication. For most of this season, the Technodrome is located in Dimension X. Shredder is without Krang's help for much of this season.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | TV Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | "Return of the Shredder" | David Wise, Patti Howeth (story) Christy Marx (teleplay) | October 1, 1988 | S02E01 |
| Shredder returns from Dimension X and sets out to frame the turtles with a group of thugs dressed as them. | ||||
| 7 | "The Incredible Shrinking Turtles" | Larry Parr | October 8, 1988 | S02E02 |
| The turtles seek out the fragments of the eye of Sarnoth, a crystal with unimaginable power. After finding the first fragment, Shredder steals it and uses it to shrink the turtles. | ||||
| 8 | "It Came from Beneath the Sewers" | Larry Parr | October 15, 1988 | S02E03 |
| Shredder uses one of the fragments of the eye of Sarnoth to create a mutant plant and unleashes it on the city to attack the turtles. | ||||
| 9 | "The Mean Machines" | Michael Reaves | October 22, 1988 | S02E04 |
| Shredder uses a fragment of the eye of Sarnoth to power a super computer in the hopes of opening a portal to Dimension X. Meanwhile, the turtles deal with machines going haywire and trying to destroy them. | ||||
| 10 | "Curse of the Evil Eye" | Martin Pasko | October 29, 1988 | S02E05 |
| Shredder completes the eye of Sarnoth, attaches it to his helmet and plans to unleash its power on the world. However, when the turtles intervene the helmet falls into other hands. | ||||
| 11 | "The Case of the Killer Pizzas" | Douglas Booth | November 5, 1988 | S02E06 |
|
Shredder & Baxter Stockman switch meatballs on some pizzas, used as prizes in a contest, with some weird alien eggs from Dimension X. The Turtles must battle the Xenomorph-like creatures that hatch from the eggs in order to save the city. | ||||
| 12 | "Enter: The Fly" | Michael Reaves, Brynne Stephens | November 12, 1988 | S02E07 |
| Shredder gets Bebop and Rocksteady back as his henchmen in exchange for Baxter. When Krang tries to exterminate him, a freak accident occurs turning him in a mutant fly. | ||||
| 13 | "Invasion of the Punk Frogs" | Michael Reaves | November 19, 1988 | S02E08 |
| The turtles deal with four mutant frogs who are now under Shredder's command and also deal with a group of anti-mutant enforcers. | ||||
| 14 | "Splinter No More" | Michael Reaves, Brynne Stephens | November 26, 1988 | S02E09 |
| Donatello devises a cure to make Master Splinter human again. Meanwhile, Shredder plans to open a gate to Dimension X. | ||||
| 15 | "New York's Shiniest" | Richard Merwin | December 3, 1988 | S02E10 |
| A robot cop, Rex-1, helps April and the Turtles defeat an evil army of robot cops under the control of Shredder. | ||||
| 16 | "Teenagers from Dimension X" | Michael Reaves | December 10, 1988 | S02E11 |
| The Neutrinos return to Earth after hearing in on the plan of Krang and Shredder to get rid of the turtles via brain-drain. Shredder finds interest in their Starmobile's ability to open dimension portals and tries to get his hands on it, and meanwhile the turtles try to get the Starmobile's main energy source running again. | ||||
| 17 | "The Cat Woman from Channel Six" | Richard Merwin | December 17, 1988 | S02E12 |
| A freak accident from a transporter turns April into a cat-woman. Irma meets TMNT in order to rescue her. | ||||
| 18 | "Return of the Technodrome" | Michael Reaves | December 24, 1988 | S02E13 |
| While Splinter goes out on a retreat, the turtles must try to stop the Technodrome from returning to Earth. | ||||
Season 3 (1989)[]
The third season aired in syndication. For most of this season, the Technodrome is located at the Earth's core. Transport modules with drills are used to travel between the Technodrome and the Earth's surface
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | TV Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | "Beneath These Streets" | Michael Reaves | October 19, 1989 | S03E01 |
| The Turtles learn the cost of slacking off when Splinter is badly hurt during a confrontation with Shredder. | ||||
| 20 | "Turtles on Trial" | Michael Reaves | October 20, 1989 | S03E02 |
| The intentions of the Ninja Turtles are put to the test when a controversial TV-figure portrays our heroes as menaces to society. The Turtles forego publicly clearing their name to defeat Krang and his new robotic weapon. | ||||
| 21 | "Attack of the 50-Foot Irma" | Rowby Goren | October 23, 1989 | S03E03 |
| Irma accidentally becomes gigantic and her naturally clumsy nature makes her a danger to the city. The Turtles and April hide her and search for her cure. | ||||
| 22 | "The Maltese Hamster" | David Wise | October 24, 1989 | S03E04 |
| Gangsters are swiping all the antiques in town. And when they swipe most of our heroes, it's up to Donatello and April to find out why. Is Shredder behind this? | ||||
| 23 | "Sky Turtles" | Reed Shelly, Bruce Shelly | October 25, 1989 | S03E05 |
| The Turtles go flying when the Shredder invents a gravity-altering device. | ||||
| 24 | "The Old Switcheroo" | Michael Reaves | October 26, 1989 | S03E06 |
| Splinter's and Shredder's personalities are switched when a device is accidentally activated during a battle between the turtles and Bebop and Rocksteady. Shredder plans the turtles demise and Splinter plans on how to get back to his body while everyone else is clueless. | ||||
| 25 | "Burne's Blues" | Bill Wolf (story) Gordon Bressack (teleplay) | October 27, 1989 | S03E07 |
| In the middle of a summer heat wave, someone is destroying all the air conditioners and taking all the city's freon. In the meantime, Vernon and Burne go looking for the Turtles, but find something else. | ||||
| 26 | "The Fifth Turtle" | Francis Moss | October 30, 1989 | S03E08 |
| A 14-year-old tries his best to help out the Turtles, but with some not so optimal results. In the end, he proves himself to be a great asset to the Turtle team. | ||||
| 27 | "Enter the Rat King" | Buzz Dixon | October 31, 1989 | S03E09 |
| A mysterious, sewer-dwelling man has an unnatural ability to put rats under his control. Can Splinter resist, or will he destroy the Turtles at the bidding of the Rat King? This episode marks the first where Shredder doesn't make an appearance. | ||||
| 28 | "Turtles at the Earth's Core" | Michael Reaves | November 1, 1989 | S03E10 |
| After witnessing a live dinosaur wander in the city and disappear abruptly, the turtles follow its tracks. What they find in the large hole where it entered is a shocking revelation: The era in which the dinosaurs roamed the earth. Shredder and his mutant goons, Bebop and Rocksteady are there to collect a crystal needed by Krang to recharge the power cells of the Technodrome. | ||||
| 29 | "April Fool" | Michael Reaves, Brynne Stephens | November 2, 1989 | S03E11 |
| Emperor Aleister of Malicurian comes to New York City, bringing along a shard of Lydium 90 to the USA. In order to get the mineral to fuel the Technodrome, Shredder invades the costume party thrown by the Malicurian US Embassy to kidnap Aleister's daughter, princess Mallory, but ends up capturing April in a fancy dress who looks just like Mallory. | ||||
| 30 | "Attack of Big MACC" | Francis Moss | November 3, 1989 | S03E12 |
| A robot warrior from 400 years in the future gets trapped in modern-day New York. He befriends the Turtles, but Shredder and Krang want him to come to their side, at any means necessary. | ||||
| 31 | "The Ninja Sword of Nowhere" | Michael Edens, Mark Edens | November 6, 1989 | S03E13 |
| Shredder gains possession of an ancient ninja sword made from an alien metal that can 'cut' through dimensions. | ||||
| 32 | "20,000 Leaks Under the City" | Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle | November 7, 1989 | S03E14 |
| Krang and Shredder's plan to flush out the Turtles from the sewers leaves the city flooded with water (and creatures!) from the ocean. | ||||
| 33 | "Take Me to Your Leader" | David Wise | November 8, 1989 | S03E15 |
| Full of self doubt, Leonardo leaves the team. Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello all take turns being leader as they try to figure out why the sun is getting smaller. Are Shredder and Krang draining the sun's power? | ||||
| 34 | "Four Musketurtles" | Doug Molitor | November 9, 1989 | S03E16 |
| A bump on the head leaves Leonardo thinking that he is in 17th century France, and that he and his comrades are Musketeers. | ||||
| 35 | "Turtles, Turtles Everywhere" | David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll | November 10, 1989 | S03E17 |
| Shredder programs the city's new garbage collecting super-computer to collect the Turtles. But when Shredder doesn't specify 'Ninja' Turtles, the super-computer collects them all! Turtles of the city of every shape and size are not safe. | ||||
| 36 | "Cowabunga Shredhead" | Duane Capizzi, Steve Roberts | November 13, 1989 | S03E18 |
| The Shredder thinks he's Michelangelo after a computer malfunction. | ||||
| 37 | "Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers" | Francis Moss | November 14, 1989 | S03E19 |
| Aliens abduct Donatello and Rocksteady. | ||||
| 38 | "Camera Bugged" | Michael Edens, Mark Edens | November 15, 1989 | S03E20 |
| An alien on vacation on Earth has a camera that takes more than just pictures. | ||||
| 39 | "Green With Jealousy" | Reed Shelly, Bruce Shelly | November 16, 1989 | S03E21 |
| Shredder and Krang engineer a love potion that makes Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael all fall in love with Irma. Donatello races for an antidote before Shredder drains a naval submarine of all its power. | ||||
| 40 | "Return of the Fly" | Michael Reaves | November 17, 1989 | S03E22 |
| Baxter Stockman returns to get revenge on the Turtles and Shredder. | ||||
| 41 | "Casey Jones Outlaw Hero" | David Wise | November 20, 1989 | S03E23 |
| An eager vigilante is causing a stir in the city, while Krang and Shredder take over all the machines. Maybe this new 'hero' can help the Turtles. | ||||
| 42 | "Mutagen Monster" | Michael Edens, Mark Edens | November 21, 1989 | S03E24 |
| A train accident produces gallons of mutagen that drench nearby cattle. The result is a super bull with a temper! | ||||
| 43 | "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X" | David Wise | November 22, 1989 | S03E25 |
| White-collar criminals give new meaning to the term 'hostile take-over.' Casey Jones helps the Turtles uncover who's behind a new wave of corporate crime. | ||||
| 44 | "Pizza by the Shred" | Michael Edens, Mark Edens | November 23, 1989 | S03E26 |
| Michelangelo gets a job as a pizza delivery boy. But who's his new boss? | ||||
| 45 | "Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop" | David Carren, Larry Carroll | November 24, 1989 | S03E27 |
| Shredder and Krang produce hi-tech versions of Rocksteady and Bebop to keep the Turtles busy while they take control of people's minds. | ||||
| 46 | "Beware the Lotus" | Doug Molitor | November 27, 1989 | S03E28 |
| A skilled, and lovely, ninja warrior is hired by Krang to defeat the Turtles. Shredder's replaced, Leonardo's met his match. | ||||
| 47 | "Blast from the Past" | David Wise | November 28, 1989 | S03E29 |
| Splinter suffers amnesia as the Turtles try to remind him that he is the true leader of the Foot Clan. | ||||
| 48 | "Leatherhead Terror of the Swamp" | Michael Reaves | November 29, 1989 | S03E30 |
| Our old friends, the Frogs, are being terrorized by a mutant alligator in the Florida Everglades. Leatherhead teams up with Shredder to battle the Frogs and the Turtles. | ||||
| 49 | "Michelangelo's Birthday" | Bill Wolf (story) Eliot Daro (teleplay) | November 30, 1989 | S03E31 |
| It's Michelangelo's birthday, but none of his brothers seem to remember, and it frustrates him greatly. Meanwhile, Shredder and Krang discover what is possibly an "anti-mutagen" that, after testing it on three rock soldiers, can undo mutations. Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady are sent to use it on the Turtles, and our heroes have a few close calls. Moth balls have never been so useful. | ||||
| 50 | "Usagi Yojimbo" | David Wise | December 1, 1989 | S03E32 |
| A rabbit ronin warrior from an alternate dimension is lost in our world. While the Turtles help him adjust, Shredder steals a dragon egg to unleash it on the city. Usagi Yojimbo's unwavering sense of bushido helps save the day. | ||||
| 51 | "Case of the Hot Kimono" | David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll | December 4, 1989 | S03E33 |
| Someone is stealing all the kimonos in the city. After Master Splinter's favorite kimono is stolen, April's famous detective aunt helps the Turtles retrieve it. | ||||
| 52 | "Usagi Come Home" | David Wise | December 5, 1989 | S03E34 |
| Shredder tricks Usagi Yojimbo into battling the Turtles. | ||||
| 53 | "The Making of Metalhead" | Michael Reaves | December 6, 1989 | S03E35 |
| Even a case of Turtle Pox cannot stop our heroes from an attempt to take down Shredder and Krang after they unleash Metalhead, a robotic fighting machine programmed to seek and capture the Turtles. | ||||
| 54 | "Leatherhead Meets the Rat King" | David Wise | December 7, 1989 | S03E36 |
| Leatherhead arrives in New York seeking revenge for his defeat only to run into the Rat King who captures him and reveals his plans for world domination. | ||||
| 55 | "The Turtle Terminator" | David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll | December 8, 1989 | S03E37 |
| Irma is kidnapped by Bebop and Rocksteady and is replaced by a robot that looks just like her that is programmed to eliminate the turtles. However, things seem a bit wrong as whenever the word "turtle" is said it instantly "zaps" whatever causes the word to be said with a laser. Meanwhile, the turtles try to rescue Irma from the Shredder's clutches. | ||||
| 56 | "The Great Boldini" | Francis Moss | December 11, 1989 | S03E38 |
| The Turtles must clear their names when they are believed to be jewel thieves who stole a priceless emerald during a magic act run by a wizard named Boldini. | ||||
| 57 | "The Missing Map" | David Wise | December 12, 1989 | S03E39 |
| Zach's big brother, Walt, steals a rare pouch containing the only map to the Turtles' lair. | ||||
| 58 | "The Gang's All Here" | James A. Davis | December 13, 1989 | S03E40 |
| Bebop and Rocksteady put on an act to get the turtles to eat cookies; But not any ordinary cookies, but cookies that could turn them into humans! Michelangelo eats one, tempted to find out what being a human is like, and becomes one. Though, the effects wears off from time to time, but still kicks in. Meanwhile, the turtles search for him with an antidote while the two mutant goons of the Shredder find assistance of their old gang to rob a ship. And during it all, April attempts to "join" the gang to get a story for Burne. | ||||
| 59 | "The Grybyx" | Michael Reaves | December 14, 1989 | S03E41 |
| Kala's pet Grybyx, which has a really bad temper whenever it gets hungry, escapes from Dimension X through a portal to Earth, causing trouble for the Turtles. | ||||
| 60 | "Mr. Ogg Goes to Town" | David Wise | December 15, 1989 | S03E42 |
| An impish alien comedian from Dimension Z (who has mannerisms similar to Pee Wee Herman), escapes to Earth to cause big trouble for the TMNT. | ||||
| 61 | "Shredderville" | Francis Moss | December 18, 1989 | S03E43 |
| The Turtles have entered an alternate universe in which they thought had never existed and The Shredder rules the city as Emperor. | ||||
| 62 | "Bye Bye Fly" | David Wise | December 19, 1989 | S03E44 |
| An interdimensional alien spacecraft leads Baxter Stockman to his latest vengeful plot to destroy the Turtles and Shredder. | ||||
| 63 | "The Big Rip Off" | Michael Reaves | December 20, 1989 | S03E45 |
| After several failed attempts to get the Technodrome re-energized, Shredder and Krang run one last-ditch distraction for the Turtles at Fort Charles while Bebop and Rocksteady steal energy fuel cells from the neighboring space research center. | ||||
| 64 | "The Big Break In" | David Wise | December 21, 1989 | S03E46 |
| The Technodrome is up and running again, and it is up to the Turtles to hinder Shredder and Krang from getting to the surface. | ||||
| 65 | "The Big Blow Out" | David Wise | December 22, 1989 | S03E47 |
| After several setbacks, Shredder and Krang steal all of New York's electricity and charge it into a giant transdimensional gateway, designed to send Earth into Dimension X. The Turtles must defeat their enemies once and for all before Earth is destroyed by Krang's Rock Soldier army. | ||||
Season 4 (1990)[]
Beginning in season four, the show aired on Saturday Mornings on CBS. During this season, the Technodrome is back in Dimension X. Dimensional portals are used to travel between Earth and Dimension X.
Note that the Vacation in Europe episodes take place between the first two episodes of this season.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | TV Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | "Plan 6 from Outer Space" | David Wise | September 10, 1990 | S04E01 |
| With the Technodrome in serious need for new equipment, Bebop and Rocksteady are sent to Earth, disguised in human form, to capture the Channel 6 building and return it to Dimension X | ||||
| 67 | "Turtles of the Jungle" | Misty Taggart | September 11, 1990 | S04E02 |
| A professor's new ray-gun causes plants to go wild and his pet ape Jocko to become a giant rampaging monkey. By using the same ray-gun, Donatello is increased to Jocko's size so he can fight the giant ape and save April from him. | ||||
| 68 | "Michelangelo Toys Around" | Ted Pedersen, Francis Moss | September 12, 1990 | S04E03 |
| While trying to see the new toys at the Toy Fair, Michelangelo stumbles upon a plot to take over a noted toy company. | ||||
| 69 | "Peking Turtle" | Antonio Ortiz, Carmela Ortiz | September 13, 1990 | S04E04 |
| The Turtles must battle a reanimated Terracotta Army after Shredder steals an energy device shaped like a giant pearl, which is held and guarded by a Jade Dragon. | ||||
| 70 | "Shredder's Mom" | Ted Pedersen, Francis Moss | September 14, 1990 | S04E05 |
| New York is in the middle of an induced heat wave caused by Shredder, who must battle the Turtles and deal with his mother at the same time. | ||||
| 71 | "Four Turtles and a Baby" | Misty Taggart | September 17, 1990 | S04E06 |
| When General Tragg and his troops attack the Neutrino capital, the Neutrino leaders, Zenter and Gizzla, send their infant daughter Tribble through a portal to Earth, asking the Turtles to look after her, but Tribble causes big trouble for our heroes. | ||||
| 72 | "Turtlemaniac" | Rowby Goren | September 18, 1990 | S04E07 |
| An eccentric billionaire, Monroe Q. Flem, who is also a collector, wishes to collect every piece of TMNT memorabilia that he can get his evil hands on, including April and the Turtles themselves. | ||||
| 73 | "Rondo in New York" | Francis Moss, Ted Pedersen | September 19, 1990 | S04E08 |
| A big-time Hollywood action movie star arrives in New York to promote his newest movie. Unfortunately, reality hits hard for Michelangelo as he discovers that his movie idol is not all he's cracked up to be. Meanwhile, Shredder and Krang steal a substance that can bring inanimate objects to life. | ||||
| 74 | "Planet of the Turtles" | George Shea | September 20, 1990 | S04E09 |
| The Turtles must save the Earth from a massive energy drain and its Apocalyptic result by traveling to another dimension where turtles are the dominant species. | ||||
| 75 | "Name That Toon" | Misty Taggart | September 21, 1990 | S04E10 |
| A Technodrome computer disguised as an electronic keyboard ends up on Earth, and in the most unlikely of hands. | ||||
| 76 | "Menace Maestro, Please" | Martin Pasko | September 28, 1990 | S04E11 |
| The Turtles must contend with the "Phantom of the Floxy" while trying to hinder Shredder's latest plan to bring the Technodrome back to Earth. | ||||
| 77 | "Super Hero for a Day" | Francis Moss, Ted Pedersen | September 25, 1990 | S04E12 |
| Gadget Man comes out of retirement after 50 years, but is tricked by Shredder into fighting against the Turtles. | ||||
| 78 | "Back to the Egg" | Dennis Marks | September 26, 1990 | S04E13 |
| Krang hires a multi-dimensional ring-master who intends on making the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles part of his circus by using an anti-aging serum. | ||||
| 79 | "Son of Return of the Fly II" | David Wise | September 8, 1990 | S04E14 |
| Vengeful Baxter Stockman and an A.I. computer return to Earth from a dimensional limbo and capture the Turtles while luring Shredder into their trap as well. | ||||
| 80 | "Raphael Knocks 'em Dead" | Jack Mendelsohn | September 8, 1990 | S04E15 |
| Raphael must contend with a mobster named Pinky McFingers when he is kidnapped from a local comedy club. (Baxter Stockman's twin brother Barney's only episode) | ||||
| 81 | "Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe" | David Wise | September 15, 1990 | S04E16 |
| On their latest trip to Earth, Bebop and Rocksteady steal a machine that makes everyone scared of everything. | ||||
| 82 | "Raphael Meets His Match" | Charles M. Howell IV | September 15, 1990 | S04E17 |
| Raphael wins a place at the owner of a fast food chain's party. When the yacht is taken hostage by Hi-Tech pirates he and the mysterious lizard-woman Mona Lisa work together to stop them. | ||||
| 83 | "Slash - The Evil Turtle from Dimension X" | David Wise | September 22, 1990 | S04E18 |
| Bebop and Rocksteady use Krang's new Mutagen on Bebop's pet turtle Slash so he can do their housework for them. Slash runs away and is conned by an irritated entrepreneur into framing the TMNT. | ||||
| 84 | "Leonardo Lightens Up" | Dan DiStefano | September 22, 1990 | S04E19 |
| A ray-gun makes Leonardo carefree and ignore his responsibilities. This leaves the Turtles defenseless and the city at the mercy of Maestro G Clef, a villain who destroys the city with music. | ||||
| 85 | "Were-Rats from Channel 6" | David Wise | September 29, 1990 | S04E20 |
| After many failed attempts from his rodent subjects to find food, the Rat King learns of an abandoned canister of mutagen lost in the sewers and claims it for himself. Then, he kidnaps Irma and Vernon and uses the mutagen to transform them into his mutant slaves, for the sole purpose of raiding food warehouses. It is later discovered that the mutations are unstable and can only be active if the Rat King plays his hypnotic flute. | ||||
| 86 | "Funny, They Shrunk Michelangelo!" | Michael Edens | September 29, 1990 | S04E21 |
| When Michelangelo decides to put one of Donatello's inventions on max power for his own entertainment, he ends in a—quite literally—little problem. April and Vernon get caught in the shrinking ray while getting footage of a military ship and join Michelangelo on his wild adventure. | ||||
| 87 | "The Big Zipp Attack" | David Wise | October 6, 1990 | S04E22 |
| An alien called a "Zipp" is sent to Earth, but this little alien soon becomes a big problem. | ||||
| 88 | "Donatello Makes Time" | Dennis Marks | October 6, 1990 | S04E23 |
| Donatello invents a machine that can freeze time, which a deranged professor steals as part of a plan to conquer the world. | ||||
| 89 | "Farewell, Lotus Blossom" | David Wise | October 13, 1990 | S04E24 |
| Ninja Lotus Blossom's nightmares draw her to a strange artefact in the Turtles' possession. The artifact contains an angry spirit, whose wife's soul is within Lotus. | ||||
| 90 | "Rebel Without a Fin" | Michael Reaves | October 13, 1990 | S04E25 |
| Dr. Polidorius creates Ray Fillet, who possesses several abilities of different marine species. Meanwhile, April O'Neil is kidnapped and mutated into a fish-woman who is to be Ray's mate. | ||||
| 91 | "Rhino-Man" | David Wise | October 20, 1990 | S04E26 |
| Bebop and Rocksteady dress up as superheroes as part of a plot to steal a diamond that will power up a laser Krang has created. Meanwhile, the Turtles must deal with a wave of hypnotic slaves under the command of J. Gordon HungerDunger. | ||||
| 92 | "Michelangelo Meets Bugman" | Dennis Marks | October 20, 1990 | S04E27 |
| Michelangelo meets his favourite comic book hero after he saves a weakened Brick Bradley in the sewers, and then he and Bugman take on the evil Electrozapper together. | ||||
| 93 | "Poor Little Rich Turtle" | David Wise | October 27, 1990 | S04E28 |
| Michelangelo must babysit and protect a young rich girl named Buffy, who knows the formula for a super fuel that Krang needs for the Technodrome. | ||||
| 94 | "What's Michelangelo Good For?" | Ted Pedersen, Francis Moss | October 27, 1990 | S04E29 |
| Michelangelo must rescue the other Turtles when they are captured by an evil scientist. | ||||
| 95 | "The Dimension X Story" | David Wise | November 3, 1990 | S04E30 |
| Shredder has a plan to destroy the Turtles, but with the Technodrome's portal out of commission, he is unable to challenge them on Earth, so he uses the Dimensional Teleporter to bring his enemies to Dimension X. | ||||
| 96 | "Donatello's Degree" | Jack Mendelsohn | November 3, 1990 | S04E31 |
| Donatello earns his degree from Sopho University, but discovers that he has been mistaken for a girl, so he asks Irma to masquerade as him. Meanwhile, the real Donatello discovers a plot by Professor Philo Sopho to destroy the Earth. | ||||
| 97 | "The Big Cufflink Caper!" | David Wise | September 14, 1990 (primetime)[1] November 10, 1990 | S04E32 |
| The Turtles switch sides and discover that the Shredder is the main man behind a ring of cufflink thefts that has suddenly hit New York. | ||||
| 98 | "Leonardo Versus Tempestra" | Misty Taggart | November 10, 1990 | S04E33 |
| When a power surge causes an arcade machine to release Tempestra, It's up to Leonardo to stop her digital wrath before she becomes dangerously powerful. | ||||
| 99 | "Splinter Vanishes" | Francis Moss, Ted Pedersen | November 17, 1990 | S04E34 |
| Splinter has suddenly disappeared, and a note left behind from him forces the Turtles to go their separate ways, but one by one, they are captured by Leatherhead and the Rat King. | ||||
| 100 | "Raphael Drives 'em Wild" | Misty Taggart | November 17, 1990 | S04E35 |
| A machine called the Transmogrifier causes Raphael and a cab driver to swap bodies, and it is later discovered that a defect in that same small device could do some very big damage to the city if activated. | ||||
| 101 | "Beyond the Donatello Nebula" | Dennis O'Flaherty | November 24, 1990 | S04E36 |
| While trying to contact the Turtle Nebula, Donatello meets an intelligent lizard alien named Algernon ("Algae" for short), who must help him and the other Turtles rescue April from a greedy man named Hostile Hiram Grelch. | ||||
| 102 | "Big Bug Blunder" | Michael Reeves | November 24, 1990 | S04E37 |
| A failed mutagen experiment results in an invasion of giant insects and arachnids in New York City. | ||||
| 103 | "The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting" | Michael Reaves | December 1, 1990 | S04E38 |
| A Foot Soldier named Alpha-1 has his intelligence increased, but it results in a Foot Soldier rebellion against Shredder and Krang and the duo's exile from the Technodrome. | ||||
| 104 | "Unidentified Flying Leonardo" | Sean Roche | December 1, 1990 | S04E39 |
| While helping April investigate a report of giant monsters attacking a superstitious farming village, Leonardo is mistaken for an alien from another planet. The lone Turtle must avoid being hunted down into extinction while also trying to rescue April from a mad scientist. | ||||
Season 5 (1991)[]
For most of this season, the Technodrome is frozen at the North Pole. The transport modules from season 3 are reused, this time to drill underneath Canada and into New York City.
Episodes #125 and #126 originally ran as a 1-hour prime-time special titled "Planet Of The Turtleoids". When reran, it was split into two parts.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | TV Broadcast |
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| 105 | "The Turtles and The Hare" | Misty Taggart | S05E01 | |
| The Turtles travel to a FairyTale Dimension in an attempt to save the city from Shredder's Docilizer. | ||||
| 106 | "Once Upon a Time Machine" | Michael Maurer | S05E02 | |
| Hokum Hare and the Turtles hitch a ride on a time-traveling train to 2036, where they discover that Shredder has plans for the future New York City. | ||||
| 107 | "My Brother, the Bad Guy" | Dennis O'Flaherty | September 21, 1991 | S05E03 |
| A family secret is revealed when Lieutenant Saki arrives from Japan to arrest Oroku Saki—who turns out to be the Turtles' greatest enemy. | ||||
| 108 | "Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko" | Gary Greenfield | September 21, 1991 | S05E04 |
| Michelangelo's strange dreams lead him to seek out Mondo Gecko, a lizard who was caught in the same ooze as the Turtles. Gecko eventually rebels against his boss, Mr. X, and his bombing campaign. | ||||
| 109 | "Enter Mutagen Man" | David Wise | September 28, 1991 | S05E05 |
| A delivery boy accidentally falls into Krang's new unstable Mutagen and becomes able to transform into anyone he chooses. Shredder tricks him into helping him launch the Mutagen into space and mutate the world, but this "Mutagen Man" has other ideas. | ||||
| 110 | "Donatello's Badd Time" | Misty Taggart | September 28, 1991 | S05E06 |
| Donatello has tricked out the Turtle Van, but while taking it for a test drive, it's stolen from him by a family of robbing hillbillies. Can Donatello get the Van back in time before his brothers find out? | ||||
| 111 | "Michelangelo Meets Bugman Again" | David Wise | October 5, 1991 | S05E07 |
| When the city is hit with a sudden termite infestation, the only superhero who can help—Bugman—is too at peace with himself to aid the Turtles in defeating it. | ||||
| 112 | "Muckman Messes Up" | Francis Moss and Ted Pederson | October 5, 1991 | S05E08 |
| An accident causes two garbagemen to mutate into Muckman and Joe Eyeball. Muckman's slime is found to weaken the Turtles, and Shredder tricks him into working with him. | ||||
| 113 | "Napoleon Bonafrog: Colossus of the Swamps" | Dennis O'Flaherty | October 12, 1991 | S05E09 |
| While testing an experimental Muta-Shooter invented by Krang, Shredder unexpectedly turns Napoleon Bonafrog into a muscular, monstrous version of himself. | ||||
| 114 | "Raphael Versus The Volcano" | Carole Mendelsohn | October 12, 1991 | S05E10 |
| A malfunction of Donatello's latest invention ultimately results in Raphael believing he is about to die, and ultimately trying to save the world by himself. | ||||
| 115 | "Landlord of the Flies" | Gordon Bressack | October 19, 1991 | S05E11 |
| Baxter Stockman leads a swarm of flies in an attempt to conquer New York and prove his worth to Shredder and Krang so he can become human again. | ||||
| 116 | "Donatello's Duplicate" | Jack & Carole Mendelsohn | October 19, 1991 | S05E12 |
| Tired of fixing everything in the lair, Donatello decides to clone himself so he can work on his other inventions. | ||||
| 117 | "The Ice Creature Cometh" | David Wise | November 2, 1991 | S05E13 |
| Bebop and Rocksteady botch another mutagen experiment, resulting in a giant ice creature who Bebop dubs "Frosty", and Shredder uses this monster to freeze New York solid, preoccupying the Turtles long enough for him to steal thermal explosives needed to melt the Technodrome free from its ice. | ||||
| 118 | "Leonardo Cuts Loose" | David Wise | November 2, 1991 | S05E14 |
| A nerd-turned-muscleman captures three of the Turtles, and a reluctant Leonardo must ask Casey Jones for help in rescuing them. | ||||
| 119 | "Pirate Radio" | Misty Taggart | November 9, 1991 | S05E15 |
| Using a hypnotic microphone and speaker, Shredder takes over a radio station and broadcasts a signal that sends the population of New York City sailing into a dimensional limbo dubbed "Krang's Chasm". | ||||
| 120 | "Raphael, Turtle of a Thousand Faces" | Dennis O'Flaherty | November 9, 1991 | S05E16 |
| Raphael's latest study of disguises leads the Turtles to attempt a rescue when he is mistaken for a mobster named "Mad Dog McMutt". | ||||
| 121 | "Leonardo, Renaissance Turtle" | Dennis O'Flaherty | November 16, 1991 | S05E17 |
| A mad professor named Mindbender creates a law-enforcement robot named "LEX" to clean up crime in New York, but LEX ultimately starts arresting numerous innocent people for the smallest infraction. With the other Turtles unreachable, Leonardo must discover his own innate skills to stop this rogue robot before he and Mindbender declare themselves dictators of the city. | ||||
| 122 | "Zach and the Alien Invaders" | Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen | November 23, 1991 | S05E18 |
| Zach, the Turtles' young friend, is put into military camp by his parents after making numerous false reports of aliens, only to find two real aliens—Wingnut and Screwloose—brainwashing the cadets to be their army and must call in the Turtles to defeat them. | ||||
| 123 | "Welcome Back, Polarisoids" | Misty Taggart | November 30, 1991 | S05E19 |
| Frip the Polarisoid arrives back on Earth with his family for a visit, and must ultimately ask the Turtles for help in reclaiming his camera while helping them stop Krang's latest plan to conquer the city. | ||||
| 124 | "Michelangelo, the Sacred Turtle" | Dennis O'Flaherty | December 7, 1991 | S05E20 |
| While on a visit to an Egyptian Exhibit, Michelangelo is mistaken for a Pharaoh named "Amun Turt-El", also known as "The Sacred Turtle". | ||||
| 125 | "Planet of the Turtleoids: Part 1" | David Wise | August 31, 1991 (prime-time)[2] October 26, 1991 (Saturday) | S05E21 |
| After clashing with the mutant bull and mole duo Groundchuck and Dirtbag, the Turtles and their new enemies are taken to Shellri-La by an alien "Turtleoid" named Kurma, where our heroes must help defend his planet from a two-headed dragon named Herman the Horrible. | ||||
| 126 | "Planet of the Turtleoids: Part 2" | David Wise | August 31, 1991 (prime-time)[2] October 26, 1991 (Saturday) | S05E22 |
| With Herman the Horrible defeated and exposed as two renegade Turtleoid delegates on Shell-Ri-La, the Turtles return to Earth, where they must destroy Shredder's new Technodrome Mark II and then defeat Chrome Dome. | ||||
Season 6 (1992)[]
In this season, the Technodrome is located at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. Transport Modules are used to travel between the Technodrome and New York City.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | TV Broadcast |
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| 127 | "Rock Around the Block" | David Wise | September 12, 1992 | S06E01 |
| The Technodrome is stuck in the ice and Krang tries to turn a laser at the ice and free it (the Technodrome). Donatello learns a new fighting move, Wu Wei, where one ninja turns his opponent's attack against him without action. | ||||
| 128 | "Krangenstein Lives" | David Wise | September 19, 1992 | S06E02 |
| Krang's robot body goes out of control because Bebop & Rocksteady lose the right machine Chip. Michelangelo won't stop playing a video game, much to the other Turtles' annoyance. | ||||
| 129 | "Super Irma" | David Wise | September 26, 1992 | S06E03 |
| Irma gets super magnetic powers and starts to fight crime. She tries to stop Krang's plan but her powers wear off. The Turtles foil Krang and rescue Irma. | ||||
| 130 | "Adventures in Turtle-Sitting" | Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn | October 3, 1992 | S06E04 |
| Michelangelo accidentally turns his brothers into five-year-olds with Donatello's "Food Rebibifier"(a machine that turns old and rotten food fresh again), while Shredder, Rocksteady and Bebop steal weather balloons and helium tanks. | ||||
| 131 | "Sword of Yurikawa" | Marc Handler | October 10, 1992 | S06E05 |
| A mystery ninja steals a powerful sword that belonged to his old ninja master in order to test the Turtles' ninja spirits. | ||||
| 132 | "Return of the Turtleoid" | David Wise | October 17, 1992 | S06E06 |
| A friend of the Turtles, Kurma, is hunted down by a destroyer because of a glitch in its sensors. The destroyer was supposed to hunt down a space pirate named Nerma, but the glitch made it come out "Kerma". | ||||
| 133 | "Shreeka's Revenge" | Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn | October 24, 1992 | S06E07 |
| A vain, galactic outlaw named Shreeka is after her power ring that Krang took from her. The problem is that April now has the ring. | ||||
| 134 | "Too Hot to Handle" | Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn | October 31, 1992 | S06E08 |
| A machine is causing the Earth to move closer to the sun. Vernon's incredibly smart nephew, Foster, helps the Turtles on their adventure. | ||||
| 135 | "Nightmare in the Lair" | Dennis O'Flaherty | November 7, 1992 | S06E09 |
| Donatello's newest invention, the "Dream-o-Vision" helmet, causes Michelangelo and Leonardo to be stuck in a nightmare world & the lair is being terrorized by a Freddy Krueger like person. | ||||
| 136 | "Phantom of the Sewers" | David Wise | November 14, 1992 | S06E10 |
| The Turtles help a man with a disfigured face (that was actually dried paint) stop a bank robbery. | ||||
| 137 | "Donatello Trashes Slash" | David Wise | November 21, 1992 | S06E11 |
| Donatello goes to a store and finds Slash, who was dim-witted but now very smart. | ||||
| 138 | "Leonardo is Missing" | David Wise | November 28, 1992 | S06E12 |
| Leonardo gets lost following a stress signal while Krang invents a "Hyper-Thruster" to blow the Earth off its axis and to melt the ice. Technodrome is not at the bottom of the sea. There is also another bug, go and find it. | ||||
| 139 | "Snakes Alive!" | David Wise | December 5, 1992 | S06E13 |
| The Turtles try to solve a missing snake mystery, but Leonardo is afraid of snakes. A scientist who had a snake venom lab accident and turned into a snake tries to turn the city into a swamp. | ||||
| 140 | "Polly Wanna Pizza" | Jack Mendelsohn | December 12, 1992 | S06E14 |
| Michelangelo buys a parrot and names him Ditto, although the bird really belongs to a criminal who is after a rare key around Dido's neck because the Gulubi Ruby, the gem the thief stole, is in a vault that only the key can open. | ||||
| 141 | "Mr. Nice Guy" | Steve Granat and Cydne Clark | December 19, 1992 | S06E15 |
| Donatello's "Personality Alterator" turns Raphael too nice to fight. A mad scientist uses it to turn every policeman to nice so his robots can steal money and jewels. | ||||
| 142 | "Sleuth on the Loose" | Matt Uitz | December 26, 1992 | S06E16 |
| April's aunt helps the Turtles stop a mad scientist from building a doomsday device. | ||||
Vacation in Europe sideseason (1993)[]
This sideseason takes place between episodes 66 and 67, while the Technodrome is in Dimension X. These episodes were produced before Season 4 and aired in 1993 on USA's Cartoon Express.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | TV Broadcast |
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| 143 | "Tower of Power" | Michael Edens | S07E01 | |
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After winning a free European vacation, the Turtles journey to Paris, France. Meanwhile, Shredder, Rocksteady & Bebop are planning to steal metal from the Eiffel Tower in order to power up the Technodrome. | ||||
| 144 | "Rust Never Sleeps" | Lee Schneider, Matthew Malach | S07E02 | |
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Still in Paris, the Turtles & Master Splinter visit the Louvre. Meanwhile, due to Shredder's incompetence, Krang's new Hyper Rocket Thruster becomes a Rust Encruster, with which he plans to oxidise the world's famous landmarks & monuments, unless world leaders use their power reserves to bring the Technodrome back to Earth. | ||||
| 145 | "A Real Snow Job" | Misty Taggart | S07E03 | |
| In the Austrian Alps, Krang plans to use his new invention to melt the Alpine glaciers, flooding the low-lying villages. | ||||
| 146 | "Venice on the Half-Shell" | Misty Taggart | S07E04 | |
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The Turtles take a tour of Venice, Italy, just in time for the annual Mardi Gras festival, which April is covering for Channel 6. Meanwhile, Shredder & Krang plan to hold the priceless treasures of Venice to ransom by using Krang's HydroFluxor to flood the city. | ||||
| 147 | "Artless" | Doug Molitor | S07E05 | |
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Two intergalactic art collectors are stealing the priceless artworks from the museums of Florence, Italy. The aliens are taking only artworks designed by the Renaissance masters that the Turtles are named after. | ||||
| 148 | "Ring of Fire" | Michael Edens | S07E06 | |
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The Turtles & Splinter arrive in Lisbon, Portugal, just in time for the annual Running of the Bulls. Meanwhile, Shredder & the mutants will use Krang's new heat ray magnifier to burn the city to ashes using the power of the Sun unless the Turtles can stop them. | ||||
| 149 | "The Irish Jig Is Up" | Carole Mendelsohn (story) John Fox (teleplay) | S07E07 | |
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The TMNT & Splinter journey to Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, land of myth & legend. Meanwhile, Shredder, Rocksteady & Bebop use Krang's Rainbow TransCharmer to transform all of the cute, furry animals in Dublin into vicious beasts. | ||||
| 150 | "Shredder's New Sword" | Francis Moss, Ted Pedersen | S07E08 | |
| The Shredder took possession of the mythic sword, Excalibur, and proclaimed himself "King Shredder." The Turtles, along with Merlin, must take it from him or else the Medieval Times will merge with the modern world. | ||||
| 151 | "The Lost Queen of Atlantis" | Michael Edens | S07E09 | |
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The Turtles & Master Splinter travel to Athens, Greece, while April & Irma buy a mysterious amulet from a flea market vendor. Unfortunately, Krang & Shredder have tracked enormous power readings straight to April's necklace, which is slowly transforming her into the Queen of the mythical underwater city of Atlantis. | ||||
| 152 | "Turtles on the Orient Express" | Doug Molitor | S07E10 | |
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The Turtles take a trip on the famous Orient Express that runs from Gare de Lyon in Paris, France to Istanbul, Turkey. But Shredder is also on board and is planning to use Krang's new Super Charger to launch the Orient Express into the world's largest oil field. | ||||
| 153 | "April Gets in Dutch" | Misty Taggart | S07E11 | |
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In Amsterdam, Holland, the Turtles must stop Shredder from stealing the Duchess Diamond, that Krang needs to power his Laser Dimension Blade. Shredder has some competition though, as two bumbling thieves also want the diamond for themselves. | ||||
| 154 | "Northern Lights Out" | Ted Pedersen, Francis Moss | S07E12 | |
| While April is covering the Alternative Energy Convention in Oslo, Norway, the Turtles must track down Erik the Red Eye, a modern-day Viking & his crew, after they steal Professor Sven Svenson's scientific notes. | ||||
| 155 | "Elementary, My Dear Turtle" | Dennis O'Flaherty | S07E13 | |
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After experiencing a time-slip with an atomic clock, the Turtles find themselves in 1890, where they meet the famous detective Sherlock Holmes & his assistant, Dr. Watson, hot on the trail of Professor Moriarty, who has stolen the atomic clock with intentions to rule the future. The Turtles must retrieve the atomic clock before Moriarty uses it to change history & proclaim himself Emperor of the World. | ||||
Season 7 (1993)[]
This season chronologically begins at where Episode 142 left off. The Technodrome is still located at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean until the last episode, when it is sent back to Dimension X.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | TV Broadcast |
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| 156 | "Night of the Dark Turtle" | David Wise | September 18, 1993 | S07E14 |
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After a fight with Shredder causes Donatello to be struck by a laser beam, his personality changes to become a costumed superhero known as the Dark Turtle. His mission: Seek out & destroy Shredder. Meanwhile, a dinosaur-like alien race called Triceratons, invades Earth. | ||||
| 157 | "The Starchild" | David Wise | September 25, 1993 | S07E15 |
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A small alien being, named Quirx, crash-lands on Earth, with intergalactic stormtroopers in hot pursuit. The Turtles must figure out how to get Quirx back to his home planet, before Earth is destroyed. | ||||
| 158 | "The Legend of Koji" | David Wise | October 2, 1993 | S07E16 |
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Shredder uses a time machine to travel back to Ancient Japan in the year 1543. He plans to defeat Hamato Koji, the man who founded the Foot Clan, and Splinter's great ancestor, for if Hamato Koji is defeated, then Hamato Yoshi (Splinter) & the Turtles will never be born. This episode marks the first where April O'Neil doesn't make an appearance. | ||||
| 159 | "Convicts from Dimension X" | Jack Mendelsohn | October 9, 1993 | S07E17 |
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Two convicts from Dimension X are brought to Earth when Donatello's Portable Portal Generator malfunctions. Unfortunately, Vernon & Irma are transported to the Dimension X Penitentiary in their place. The Turtles must defeat these convicts & somehow save Irma & Vernon. | ||||
| 160 | "White Belt, Black Heart" | Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn | October 16, 1993 | S07E18 |
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While Splinter's sensei, Mogo-san, is visiting New York, a criminal gang of ninja, known as the Black Heart Gang, are terrorising the city with a crime spree, and Mogo-san's grandson, Yoku, is their leader. The Turtles & Splinter must stop Shredder & the Black Heart Gang from stealing secret maps of nuclear missile sites. | ||||
| 161 | "Night of the Rogues" | David Wise | October 23, 1993 | S07E19 |
| In an attempt to finally defeat the Turtles once and for all, Shredder assembles Leatherhead, Tempestra, Scumbug, Chrome Dome, Antrax, The Rat King and Slash to form a team that proves to much for the TMNT | ||||
| 162 | "Attack of the Neutrinos" | David Wise | October 30, 1993 | S07E20 |
| The Neutrinos return and assist the TMNT in keeping a new invention out of Krang's clutches. | ||||
| 163 | "Escape from the Planet of the Turtleloids" | David Wise | November 6, 1993 | S07E21 |
| Kurma the space turtle returns once again for the Turtles help in programming his city's new defence robots but Groundchuck and Dirtbag have also returned to the city to cause trouble. | ||||
| 164 | "Revenge of the Fly" | David Wise | November 13, 1993 | S07E22 |
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Baxter Stockman & his alien computer return to Earth from the Dimensional Limbo & take possession of Shredder's Retro-Mutagen Ray Gun. After stealing the essences of various insects & arachnids, he uses them to turn people into mutant insects & arachnids. The Turtles must battle the creatures & turn the people back to normal. | ||||
| 165 | "Atlantis Awakes" | David Wise | November 20, 1993 | S07E23 |
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The Turtles discover an Atlantean city, not in ancient Greece, but in modern times. After meeting a merman who, in reality is the true King of Atlantis, the Turtles must defeat Shredder & dethrone Bebop, who been set up as a puppet king. | ||||
| 166 | "Dirk Savage: Mutant Hunter" | David Wise | November 27, 1993 | S07E24 |
| Professional mutant hunter Dirk Savage is conned into to rounding up New York's mutants, Tokka, Rahzer, Two of the Punk Frogs, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Mondo Gecko all fall prey and become part of a mutant slug's army. | ||||
| 167 | "Invasion of the Krangazoids" | David Wise | December 4, 1993 | S07E25 |
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In order to defeat the Turtles, Krang creates 6 clones of himself to deal with them. But, when the clones start to think for themselves & Krang loses control, the Turtles must save the city. | ||||
| 168 | "Combat Land" | David Wise | December 11, 1993 | S07E26 |
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A new amusement theme park has opened with Shogun, Medieval & Future themed attractions. The Turtles are invited to try out the attractions, but when the robots in the park start to play too rough, the Turtles are in big trouble. | ||||
| 169 | "Shredder Triumphant!" | David Wise | December 18, 1993 | S07E27 |
| After bringing the Technodrome back to the surface, Shredder and Krang trap the Turtles and send them to Dimension X where they become slaves. In the meantime, Shredder and Krang back on Earth once again try to take over the world. | ||||
Season 8 (1994)[]
From this point onwards, the show was retooled into a more action based series. Among the changes, the tone of the show became darker, the art style changed significantly, and many of the previous notable characters were removed. These final three seasons are known as the "Red Sky episodes" amongst fans, due to the fact that the sky was constantly portrayed as red, instead of the usual blue.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | TV Broadcast |
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| 170 | "Get Shredder!" | David Wise | September 17, 1994 | S08E01 |
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Shredder & Krang are still loose on Earth, but without the resources of the Technodrome, they plan to steal equipment from the abandoned Hall of Science at the World Fair. Krang's former weapons engineer, Drakus, using the guise of Beserko, also shows up to cause trouble. Once Krang is captured by Drakus, Shredder under the impression that the turtles have Krang demands his return or he'll blow up Channel 6 with the Turtle's friends inside. | ||||
| 171 | "Wrath of the Rat King" | David Wise | September 24, 1994 | S08E02 |
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While Krang tries to re-acquire the Technodrome from Dimension X, Shredder tracks down the Rat King & makes an alliance with him in order to destroy the Turtles. Meanwhile the destruction of the Channel 6 building has led Burne Thompson to denounce the turtles as a complete menace at Channel 6's new location, which leads the turtles to realize that maybe their actions are hurting people more often rather than helping them. | ||||
| 172 | "State of Shock" | David Wise | October 1, 1994 | S08E03 |
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A band of ninja, led by a mysterious villain named Megavolt, are stealing electronic equipment from power plants all over the city, and the Turtles are being blamed for the crimes. The Turtles must find a way to defeat Megavolt & clear their names before it is too late. | ||||
| 173 | "Cry H.A.V.O.C.!" | David Wise | October 8, 1994 | S08E04 |
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A mysterious organization of mutants calling itself Highly Advanced Variety Of Creatures has surfaced in the city. Although their pro-mutant intentions seem good on the outside, what are their true motives? The Turtles must find out. | ||||
| 174 | "H.A.V.O.C. in the Streets!" | David Wise | October 15, 1994 | S08E05 |
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Titanus & his H.A.V.O.C. organization are back, and this time they are planning to build a Sky Platform so that they can retrieve a lost Flux Transformer from a military base. Titanus creates a new mutant called Synapse, a being of pure energy, that can control anything mechanical. The Turtles must stop Titanus & his evil plans once & for all. | ||||
| 175 | "Enter: Krakus" | David Wise | October 22, 1994 | S08E06 |
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Still after the Flux Transformer, Titanus & his mutants track its unique electronic signals, in order to locate it & get it back. Meanwhile, the Turtles have their hands full, when an enforcer named Krakus shows up. The Turtles must find out who Krakus is & whether he is friend or foe. | ||||
| 176 | "Cyber-Turtles" | David Wise | October 29, 1994 | S08E07 |
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Krang & Shredder steal the Astro-Viewer, a powerful telescope, before disabling a starfighter passing over Earth. Once aboard the starfighter, Shredder steals the Fire Star, a crystalline fragment with the power of 1000 suns which renders its possessor invincible. Krang needs it in order to rule the universe & to merge Earth with Dimension X. | ||||
| 177 | "Turtle Trek" | David Wise | November 5, 1994 | S08E08 |
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Krang & Shredder are using the city's power to operate Krang's new Transdimensional Portal to Dimension X, so that they finally has access to their Rock Soldier armies & resources. The Turtles rescue a resident of Dimension X, named Gargon, held captive by Krang on Earth, who agrees to help track down Shredder & Krang. | ||||
Season 9 (1995)[]
From this point onwards, Lord Dregg takes over as the main villain of the series. The Technodrome is not seen in this season. This is also the last season with David Wise's input.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | TV Broadcast |
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| 178 | "The Unknown Ninja" | Mark Edens & Bob Forward | September 16, 1995 | S09E01 |
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A mysterious young man, who has been tracking the Turtles' movements, wishes to train under Master Splinter's guidance. Meanwhile, the Turtles race to stop Lord Dregg's plans for global domination. | ||||
| 179 | "Dregg of the Earth" | David Wise | September 23, 1995 | S09E02 |
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The Turtles try to stop Dregg's Techno Gang from stealing a Proton Accelerator, but due to Carter's interference, the aliens get away. Dregg needs the device to repair his Molecular Converter, but the Turtles need to expose Dregg's true intentions. | ||||
| 180 | "The Wrath of Medusa" | David Wise | September 30, 1995 | S09E03 |
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Dregg hires an alien bounty hunter named Medusa to help capture the Turtles. The Turtles must fight off this new threat. Meanwhile, Carter realises that he is more of a hindrance than a help. | ||||
| 181 | "The New Mutation" | David Wise | October 7, 1995 | S09E04 |
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The Turtles set out to prove Dregg's true motives, after nearly getting arrested by military police at Hyper Dyne Labs. The Techno Gang steal a substance called X-Fire, a highly explosive fuel. The Turtles are also still coming to grips with their unstable mutations. Meanwhile, an alien slug, called a Slorr, hatches & begins terrorising the city. | ||||
| 182 | "The Showdown" | David Wise | October 14, 1995 | S09E05 |
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Using a Hypno Transmitter, Dregg is disrupting all the TV stations in the city with a hypnotic signal, which becomes permanent after 20 minutes. After the Turtles destroy his transmitter, Dregg decides to replicate the Turtles' mutagen in order to make his Techno Gang invincible. | ||||
| 183 | "Split-Second" | David Wise | October 21, 1995 | S09E06 |
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A new foe appears in the form of the time-obsessed Chronos, who has thrown the city into chaos, due to all clocks malfunctioning. Can the Turtles, April & Carter stop him before it is too late ? | ||||
| 184 | "Carter, the Enforcer" | David Wise | October 28, 1995 | S09E07 |
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Dregg plans to build a Star Shield, a device that Dregg claims will protect Earth from hostile alien invaders. Meanwhile, the Turtles, with the help of April & her mini-cam, hope to expose Dregg for the fraud that he is. The Turtles also find out that Dregg has built an android replica of Cater. | ||||
| 185 | "Doomquest" | David Wise | November 4, 1995 | S09E08 |
| An interdimensional being called Doomquest comes to Earth to try to get a powerful crystal from Lord Dregg. Lord Dregg's true intentions were revealed to the world. | ||||
Season 10 (1996)[]
This is the final season of the 1987 Ninja Turtles series. The Technodrome is abandoned.
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Original airdate | TV Broadcast |
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| 186 | "The Return of Dregg" | Jeffery Scott | September 14, 1996 | S10E01 |
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While the Turtles work on using fragments of the Vortex Crystal to stabilize their mutations, Lord Dregg plans to use the fragments to create another Vortex Crystal to power his Vortex Transporter. Meanwhile, Dregg's second-in-command, High Tech, is blasted into space, to be replaced by Dregg's top scientist, Mung, as his new second-in-command. | ||||
| 187 | "The Beginning of the End" | Jeffrey Scott | September 21, 1996 | S10E02 |
| While Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello & Carter work on restoring Leonardo to his regular self, Mung steals all the plutonium from a power plant in order for Dregg to build a Plutonium Ray to turn Leonardo into a radioactive killer. | ||||
| 188 | "The Power of Three" | Jeffrey Scott | September 28, 1996 | S10E03 |
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Lord Dregg teleports Shredder & Krang from Dimension X to the Dreadnaught in order to learn more about the Turtles & Earth's weapons. Meanwhile, after permanently stabilizing his mutation, Carter finally leaves the Turtles & returns to college. | ||||
| 189 | "A Turtle in Time" | Jeffrey Scott | October 5, 1996 | S10E04 |
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After draining the Turtles' life energy & Krang's intelligence, Dregg plans to fire the Vortex Transporter at the Sun, bringing a piece of the Sun down to Earth. If the people of Earth refuse to surrender, Dregg will cause the Earth to become a second Sun. Meanwhile after learning of the situation, Carter returns, and knowing he can't handle it alone, Carter contacts the turtles' friends Landor and Merrick who brings the turtles' past selves to the present. | ||||
| 190 | "Turtles to the Second Power" | Jeffrey Scott | October 12, 1996 | S10E05 |
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After re-energizing the present-day Turtles, the Turtles of the past have only 3 hours to get back to their time, or they will all cease to exist. Meanwhile, during the 15 hours it took to re-energize the Turtles, the remainder of Dregg's invasion fleet has been completed and has been unleashed on the city and now the Turtles and Carter have to stop Dregg, Krang, and Shredder. | ||||
| 191 | "Mobster from Dimension X" | Jeffrey Scott | October 19, 1996 | S10E06 |
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A slimy amoeba-like mobster from Dimension X, known as the GlobFather, steals the Protein Computer. The GlobFather is working for Dregg & Dregg plans to use the Protein Computer to hack into all of Earth's telecommunications systems & military computers, to control them via his own brain. | ||||
| 192 | "The Day the Earth Disappeared" | Jeffrey Scott | October 26, 1996 | S10E07 |
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Lord Dregg has managed to open a gigantic portal that is large enough to pull the entire Earth into Dimension X. While trying to figure out how to stop it, Leonardo, Donatello & Master Splinter are pulled through the portal, after Dregg turns the portal on them. | ||||
| 193 | "Divide and Conquer" | Jeffrey Scott | November 2, 1996 | S10E08 |
| Lord Dregg launches a final attack on the Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must travel back to the Technodrome to retrieve Krang's old android body to defeat him. | ||||
See also[]
- List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) episodes
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