List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) episodes

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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 August 14, 2012, all ten seasons are available on DVD in North America from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 5 December 28, 1987 January 1, 1988
2 13 October 1, 1988 December 26, 1988
3 47 September 25, 1989 July 24, 1990
4 39 September 8, 1990 December 8, 1990
5 22 March 28, 1991 November 16, 1991
6 16 September 19, 1992 November 7, 1992
Sideseason 13 September 18, 1993 October 30, 1993
7 14 October 30, 1993 December 18, 1993
8 8 September 17, 1994 November 5, 1994
9 8 September 16, 1995 November 4, 1995
10 8 September 14, 1996 November 2, 1996

Episodes

Season 1 (1987–88)

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  • All five first-season episodes were written by David Wise and Patti Howeth
No.
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No. in
season
Title Animation directed by Original air date TV
broadcast
1 1 "Turtle Tracks" Fred Wolf & Vincent Davis December 14, 1987 (1987-12-14)[1][2] S01E01

New York City is experiencing a crime wave. Reporter April O'Neil discovers the thieves are ninja. As a street gang attacks April, she escapes into the sewers, where four big talking turtles defeat the thugs, and take April to their lair. There April meets their mentor, a 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. Before April can expose them, she's kidnapped by the Shredder. The Turtles race to free her.

  • First Appearances of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michaelangelo, April O'Neil, Irma (Blu-ray), Master Splinter, Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady, Burne Thompson and Vernon Fenwick.
2 2 "Enter The Shredder" Fred Wolf & Vincent Davis December 15, 1987 (1987-12-15) 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 two members of the street gang, Bebop and Rocksteady are respectively mutated into a warthog and a rhino. The Foot Soldiers kidnap Splinter, and the Turtles go rescue him at the Technodrome.

Notes: First Appearances of Krang and the Technodrome. The image used during the end credits for seasons one through three is taken from this episode; specifically at 03m 19.8s, when April sees the Technodrome drilling through the ground.
3 3 "A Thing About Rats" Fred Wolf & Vincent Davis December 16, 1987 (1987-12-16) 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 hide in April's apartment.

  • First Appearance of Baxter Stockman.
4 4 "Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X" Fred Wolf & Vincent Davis December 17, 1987 (1987-12-17) 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.

  • First Appearances of The Neutrinos (Kala, Dask, and Zak), General Traag and the Turtle Van.
5 5 "Shredder & Splintered" Bill Wolf December 18, 1987 (1987-12-18)[3] 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. Donatello reverses the polarity causing the entire Technodrome to be pulled into Dimension X.

Notes: First Appearances of Krang's android body and the Turtle Blimp. Final episode where Vernon Fenwick is voiced by Pat Fraley.

Season 2 (1988)

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  • All thirteen second-season episodes were directed by Fred Wolf.
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season
Title Written by Original air date TV
broadcast
6 1 "Return of the Shredder" Story by: David Wise and Patti Howeth
Teleplay by: Christy Marx
October 1, 1988 (1988-10-01)
January 3rd, 1990
(BBC One)
S02E01

Shredder returns from Dimension X. However, Krang says until Shredder proves himself trustworthy cause he failed to defeat the turtles and Splinter with Krang's technology, he will be denied the aid of his Foot Soldiers or Rocksteady and Bebop, who are still stuck in Dimension X. Shredder goes to a corrupt, sleazy karate school and teaches the students how to commit crimes while dressed as the Turtles in an attempt to discredit the real Turtles. Shredder also frees Baxter Stockman from custody and tasks him with kidnapping Splinter.

Notes: First Appearances of Irma and Tiffany. Vernon is now voiced by Peter Renaday.
7 2 "The Incredible Shrinking Turtles" Larry Parr October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08)
January 10th, 1990
(BBC One)
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. Shredder also tries to convince Krang but Krang insists Shredder that he will only believe it if he brings the turtles on a plate for Krang. Now Splinter and April O'Neil must intervene. April is able to enlarge the Turtles, but our heroes lose in the end as Shredder escapes with the first fragment.
8 3 "It Came from Beneath the Sewers" Larry Parr October 15, 1988 (1988-10-15)
January 17th, 1990
(BBC One)
S02E03
After discovering that a mutant plant has had its growth accelerated by the first fragment of the Eye of Sarnoth, Shredder unleashes it on the city to attack the Turtles. Meanwhile, April is lured into a trap by Shredder, and is immediately captured. However, the Turtles disguise themselves as pizza delivery boys and free her, though Shredder escapes, again, with the fragment, while the Turtles must destroy the mutant plant that is wreaking havoc on the city.
9 4 "The Mean Machines" Michael Reaves October 22, 1988 (1988-10-22)
January 24th, 1990
(BBC One)
S02E04
Upon finding the second fragment of the Eye of Sarnoth, Shredder uses it as a power source for a supercomputer named Omnis, in the hopes of opening a portal to Dimension X. Meanwhile, the Turtles must deal with machines that suddenly go haywire all over the city.
10 5 "Curse of the Evil Eye" Martin Pasko October 29, 1988 (1988-10-29)
January 31st, 1990
(BBC One)
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 6 "The Case of the Killer Pizzas" Douglas Booth November 5, 1988 (1988-11-05)
February 7th, 1990
(BBC One)
S02E06
Krang sends the eggs of Xenomorph-like creatures, which look like meatballs, in order to assassinate the Turtles. Baxter Stockman then rigs a contest so that he and Shredder can deliver the deadly pizzas to the Turtles. However, due to heavy customer demands the Turtles end up getting ordinary pizzas, and the booby-trapped pizzas are out somewhere in New York! Shredder and Baxter may have ended up becoming victims of their own plots when the pizza monsters do not discriminate between ally and enemy.
12 7 "Enter: The Fly" Michael Reaves and Brynne Stephens November 12, 1988 (1988-11-12)
February 14th, 1990
(BBC One)
S02E07

Tired of Baxter Stockman's constant failures, Shredder sends him to Dimension X in exchange for bringing Bebop and Rocksteady back to Earth as his henchmen. When Krang, unable to find any more use for Baxter, tries to disintegrate him, a malfunction causes Baxter to instead cross-mutate into a fly.

13 8 "Invasion of the Punk Frogs" Michael Reaves November 19, 1988 (1988-11-19)
February 21st, 1990
(BBC One)
S02E08

Shredder is running low on mutagen, so Krang sends a canister that ends up in the Everglades due to transdimensional problems. Shredder sees the mutagen canister broke, but did create four mutant frogs whom he befriends and gets to commit robberies, as well as to hate the Turtles. Donatello realizes Shredder is ordering robberies of chemicals in order to mass produce mutagen. The Turtles must not only face the misguided Frogs, but their job is complicated due to the NYPD now having an anti-Turtle task force.

  • First Appearances of the Punk Frogs (Attila the Frog, Genghis Frog, Rasputin the Mad Frog, and Napoleon Bonafrog).
14 9 "Splinter No More" Michael Reaves and Brynne Stephens November 26, 1988 (1988-11-26)
February 28th, 1990
(BBC One)
S02E09
Donatello devises a cure to make Master Splinter human again. Meanwhile, Shredder plans to open a gate to Dimension X.
15 10 "New York's Shiniest" Richard Merwin December 3, 1988 (1988-12-03)
March 7th, 1990
(BBC One)
S02E10

A robot cop, Rex-1, helps April and the Turtles defeat an evil army of robot cops under the control of Shredder.

  • First Appearance of Rex-1.
16 11 "Teenagers from Dimension X" Michael Reaves December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10)
March 14th, 1990
(BBC One)
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 12 "The Catwoman from Channel Six" Richard Merwin December 17, 1988 (1988-12-17)
March 21st, 1990
(BBC One)
S02E12
A freak accident from a transporter turns April into a cat-woman. Irma meets TMNT in order to rescue her.
18 13 "Return of the Technodrome" Michael Reaves December 24, 1988 (1988-12-24)
March 28th, 1990
(BBC One)
S02E13
While Splinter goes out on a retreat, the turtles must try to stop the Technodrome from returning to Earth.

Season 3 (1989–90)

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date TV broadcast
19 1 "Beneath These Streets" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves September 25, 1989 (1989-09-25) S03E01
The Turtles learn the cost of slacking off when Splinter is badly hurt during a confrontation with Shredder.
20 2 "Turtles on Trial" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves September 26, 1989 (1989-09-26) S03E07

The intentions of the 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.

  • First appearance of Krang's "bubble walker"
21 3 "Attack of the 50-Foot Irma" Bill Wolf Rowby Goren September 27, 1989 (1989-09-27) S03E08

Irma accidentally becomes gigantic and her naturally clumsy nature makes her a danger to the city. The Turtles and April O'Neil hide her and search for her cure.

Title Reference: Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.
22 4 "The Maltese Hamster" Bill Wolf David Wise September 28, 1989 (1989-09-28) S03E09

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. Could Shredder be behind this?

Title Reference: The Maltese Falcon

23 5 "Sky Turtles" Bill Wolf Reed Shelly and Bruce Shelly September 29, 1989 (1989-09-29) S03E03
The Turtles go flying when the Shredder invents a gravity-altering device. Soon it extends to the surface and affects all of New York City.
24 6 "The Old Switcheroo" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October 2, 1989 (1989-10-02) S03E06
The bodies of Shredder and Splinter are switched when a device is accidentally activated during a battle between the Turtles and their enemies. As Shredder plans the Turtles' demise and Splinter plans on how to get back to his body, everyone else is clueless
25 7 "Burne's Blues" Bill Wolf Story by: Bill Wolf
Teleplay by: Gordon Bressack
October 3, 1989 (1989-10-03) S03E17

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.

  • First appearance of Don Turtelli
26 8 "The Fifth Turtle" Bill Wolf Francis Moss October 4, 1989 (1989-10-04) S03E10

A 13-year-old boy 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.

  • First appearance of Zach and his brother Walt.
27 9 "Enter the Rat King" Bill Wolf Buzz Dixon October 5, 1989 (1989-10-05) S03E15

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?

Notes: This is the very first episode not to feature Shredder. First appearance of the Rat King. In this episode, Burne Thompson is voiced by Townsend Coleman instead of Pat Fraley.
28 10 "Turtles at the Earth's Core" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October 6, 1989 (1989-10-06) S03E16

After witnessing a living dinosaur wander in the city and disappear abruptly, the Turtles follow its tracks into a large hole, where they discover a shocking revelation: A cave where dinosaurs still roam. Meanwhile, Shredder and his mutant goons, Bebop and Rocksteady, are also there, but to collect a crystal needed by Krang to recharge the power cells of the Technodrome. The Turtles discover that the crystal is the source for all lifeforms inside the cave, and must get it back before they are all destroyed.

Title Reference: Tarzan at the Earth's Core
29 11 "April Fool" A.K.A. "April Foolish" Reg Lodge Michael Reaves and Brynne Stephens October 9, 1989 (1989-10-09) S03E02

Emperor Aleister of Malicuria comes to the United States with a sample of Lydium 90, which gets noticed by Krang as a way to power up the Technodrome, which has constant brownouts. To celebrate relations between Malicuria and the US, the Emperor hosts a masquerade ball in New York, but his bored daughter and April's exact double, Princess Mallory sneaks out for a night on the town. April crashes the party dressed as a princess, and gets mistaken for Mallory, but the masquerade is also crashed by Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady, who plans to kidnap Mallory in order to get the Lydium 90 shard.

30 12 "Attack of Big MACC" Bill Wolf Francis Moss October 10, 1989 (1989-10-10) S03E23

A robot warrior, known as the Mobile Armored Computerized Combatant (M.A.C.C.), arrives from 400 years in the future in 20th-Century New York. He befriends the Turtles, but Shredder and Krang are looking to bring him to their side, at any means necessary.

  • Ace Duck is briefly seen on the Turtles' television, making his only appearance in the series.
31 13 "The Ninja Sword of Nowhere" Bill Wolf Michael Edens and Mark Edens October 11, 1989 (1989-10-11) S03E12

Shredder gains possession of an ancient ninja sword that is crafted from an alien metal, allowing it to 'cut' through dimensions.

32 14 "20,000 Leaks Under the City" Bill Wolf Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle October 12, 1989 (1989-10-12) S03E18

Krang and Shredder's plan to flush out the Turtles from the sewers leaves the city flooded with water (and creatures!) from the Atlantic Ocean.

Title Reference: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Notes: Final Appearance of Tiffany. In this episode, both Donatello and Bebop are voiced by Greg Berg instead of Barry Gordon.
33 15 "Take Me to Your Leader" Bill Wolf David Wise October 13, 1989 (1989-10-13) S03E14

Worried that Shredder will soon win, Leonardo takes some time off, doubting his leadership. Meanwhile, Krang and Shredder drain solar energy from the Sun for the dual purpose of powering the Technodrome and capitulating Earth into another Ice Age. Without Leonardo, the three other Turtles try to thwart Shredder while taking turns as leader, but each realizes they need to overcome their own flaws, such as Raphael sticking to a decision, Michaelangelo becoming more serious and Donatello needing to analyze even the most obvious facts.

Title reference: Take Me to Your Leader
34 16 "Four Musketurtles" Bill Wolf Doug Molitor October 16, 1989 (1989-10-16) S03E32

A bump on the head leaves Leonardo thinking that he is in 17th century France, and that he and his comrades are Musketeers.

Title Reference: The Three Musketeers

Notes: In this episode, both Donatello and Bebop are voiced by Greg Berg instead of Barry Gordon. This episode was part of the TV Teddy video range where the titular teddy bear interacted with scenes and the presenter of the video.
35 17 "Turtles, Turtles, Everywhere" Bill Wolf David Bennett Carren and J. Larry Carroll October 17, 1989 (1989-10-17) S03E29
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 18 "Cowabunga Shredhead" Bill Wolf Duane Capizzi and Steve Roberts October 18, 1989 (1989-10-18) S03E04

Shredder thinks he's Michaelangelo after a computer malfunction.

  • In this episode, Krang is voiced by Townsend Coleman instead of Pat Fraley.
37 19 "Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers" Bill Wolf Francis Moss October 19, 1989 (1989-10-19) S03E05

Aliens abduct Donatello and Rocksteady.

Title Reference: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
38 20 "Camera Bugged" Bill Wolf Michael Edens and Mark Edens October 20, 1989 (1989-10-20) S03E11

A visit to Earth from a Polarisoid results in havoc when Shredder (and later, April O'Neil) comes into possession of the alien's camera, because it does more than just take pictures.

  • First appearance of Frip the Polarisoid.
39 21 "Green with Jealousy" Bill Wolf Reed Shelly and Bruce Shelly October 23, 1989 (1989-10-23) S03E13

Shredder and Krang engineer a love potion that makes Leonardo, Michaelangelo, and Raphael all fall in love with Irma. Donatello races for an antidote before Shredder drains a naval nuclear submarine of all its power, and things get crazy when Rocksteady takes a dose of the potion and falls in love with April.

  • In this episode, both Krang and Burne Thompson are voiced by Townsend Coleman instead of Pat Fraley.
40 22 "Return of the Fly" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24) S03E30

Baxter Stockman returns for revenge against the Turtles and Shredder, while our heroes attempt to stop Shredder's plan to siphon water from an underground reservoir.

Title reference: Return of the Fly

  • In this episode, both Donatello and Bebop are voiced by Greg Berg instead of Barry Gordon.
41 23 "Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero" Bill Wolf David Wise October 25, 1989 (1989-10-25) S03E27

An eager vigilante is causing a stir in the city, while Krang and Shredder take control of all the machines in the city. Maybe this new 'hero' can help the Turtles.

Notes: First appearance of Casey Jones. First episode not to feature Master Splinter.
42 24 "Mutagen Monster" Bill Wolf Michael Edens and Mark Edens October 26, 1989 (1989-10-26) S03E26

A train accident produces gallons of mutagen that drench nearby cattle. The result is a super bull with a temper!

  • In this episode, both Donatello and Bebop are voiced by Greg Berg instead of Barry Gordon.
43 25 "Corporate Raiders from Dimension X" Bill Wolf David Wise October 27, 1989 (1989-10-27) S03E35
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 26 "Pizza by the Shred" Reg Lodge Michael Edens and Mark Edens October 30, 1989 (1989-10-30) S03E39
Michaelangelo gets a job as a pizza delivery boy. But who's his new boss?
45 27 "Super Bebop & Mighty Rocksteady" Bill Wolf David Carren and Larry Carroll October 31, 1989 (1989-10-31) S03E21
Having had it with Bebop and Rocksteady's incompetence, Shredder and Krang use their technology to create robot duplicates of them, who are stronger and more intelligent, to keep the Turtles busy while they install a damaged mind-controlling Mesmerizer at the top of the broadcast tower at the Channel 6 building.
46 28 "Beware the Lotus" Bill Wolf Doug Molitor November 1, 1989 (1989-11-01) S03E19

A skilled, and lovely, ninja warrior is hired by Krang to defeat the Turtles. Shredder's replaced, Leonardo's met his match.

  • First appearance of Lotus.
47 29 "Blast from the Past" Reg Lodge David Wise November 2, 1989 (1989-11-02) S03E22

Splinter suffers amnesia as the Turtles try to remind him that he is the true leader of the Foot Clan by reminiscing on their earliest adventures.

Notes: This episode is mainly a clip-show. Final episode where Krang is voiced by Townsend Coleman instead of Pat Fraley.
48 30 "Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves November 3, 1989 (1989-11-03) S03E20

Our old friends, the Punk Frogs, are being terrorized by a mutant alligator in the Florida Everglades. Leatherhead teams up with Shredder to battle the Frogs and the Turtles.

Notes: First appearance of Leatherhead. In this episode, both Donatello and Bebop are voiced by Greg Berg instead of Barry Gordon. In this episode, Shredder is voiced by Dorian Harewood instead of James Avery.
49 31 "Michaelangelo's Birthday" Reg Lodge Story by: Bill Wolf
Teleplay by: Eliot Daro
November 6, 1989 (1989-11-06) S03E28
It's Michaelangelo's birthday, but none of his older 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.
50 32 "Usagi Yojimbo" Bill Wolf David Wise November 7, 1989 (1989-11-07) S03E33

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.

  • First appearance of Usagi Yojimbo.
51 33 "Case of the Hot Kimono" Bill Wolf David Bennett Carren, J. Larry Carroll November 8, 1989 (1989-11-08) S03E38

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.

  • First appearance of Agatha Marbles.
  • Second Episode without Shredder and Krang as the main villains.
52 34 "Usagi Come Home" Bill Wolf David Wise November 9, 1989 (1989-11-09) S03E36

Shredder tricks Usagi Yojimbo into battling the Turtles.

Title Reference: Lassie Come Home.

  • Final Appearance of Usagi Yojimbo.
53 35 "The Making of Metalhead" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves November 10, 1989 (1989-11-10) S03E31

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.

Notes: In this episode, Shredder is voiced by Dorian Harewood instead of James Avery. First appearance of Metalhead.
54 36 "Leatherhead Meets the Rat King" Bill Wolf David Wise November 13, 1989 (1989-11-13) S03E37

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. The two villains end up arguing, then finally fighting each other instead of the Turtles.

  • Third episode without Shredder and Krang as the main villains.
55 37 "The Turtle Terminator" Reg Lodge David Bennett Carren and J. Larry Carroll November 14, 1989 (1989-11-14) S03E24

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.

Notes: Final episode where Raphael is voiced by Thom Pinto instead of Rob Paulsen. In this episode both Donatello and Bebop are voiced by Greg Berg instead of Barry Gordon.
56 38 "The Great Boldini" Bill Wolf Francis Moss November 15, 1989 (1989-11-15) S03E43

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 stage illusionist named Boldini.

  • Final Appearance of Don Turtelli.
57 39 "The Missing Map" Bill Wolf David Wise November 16, 1989 (1989-11-16) S03E42
Zach's big brother, Walt, steals a rare pouch containing the only map to the Turtles' lair.
58 40 "The Gang's All Here" Bill Wolf James A. Davis November 17, 1989 (1989-11-17) S03E41

Bebop and Rocksteady put on an act to get the Turtles to eat cookies, but not any ordinary cookies, because these cookies could turn them into humans! Tempted to find out what being a human is like, Michaelangelo eats one and becomes one. While the effects wears off from time to time, they still kick back in. Meanwhile, the Turtles search for Michaelangelo with an antidote for the anti-mutagen before it destroys him, while Shredder's two mutant goons ask for help from their old gang to rob a ship. And during it all, April attempts to "join" the gang to get a story for Burne.

Title Reference: Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here
59 41 "The Grybyx" Reg Lodge Michael Reaves November 20, 1989 (1989-11-20) S03E25
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 42 "Mister Ogg Goes to Town" Bill Wolf David Wise December 15, 1989 (1989-12-15) S03E44
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 43 "Shredderville" Bill Wolf Francis Moss November 22, 1989 (1989-11-22) S03E34

The Turtles enter an alternate universe in which they dreamed that they never existed, where Shredder rules the city as Shredderville.

Notes: In this episode, Shredder is voiced by Dorian Harewood instead of James Avery. Loosely based on the movie It's a Wonderful Life
62 44 "Bye, Bye, Fly" Bill Wolf David Wise November 23, 1989 (1989-11-23) S03E40

An interdimensional alien spacecraft leads Baxter Stockman to his latest vengeful plot to destroy the Turtles and Shredder.

Notes: First appearance of spaceship computer. Final episode where Shredder is voiced by Dorian Harewood instead of James Avery.
63 45 "The Big Rip Off" Bill Wolf Michael Reaves November 24, 1989 (1989-11-24) 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 46 "The Big Break In" Bill Wolf David Wise November 27, 1989 (1989-11-27) 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 47 "The Big Blow Out" Bill Wolf David Wise November 28, 1989 (1989-11-28) S03E47
After several setbacks, including firing a missile towards the turtles out at the South Dakota countryside, missing and instead blowing up Mount Rushmore, 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. At the end, the turtles send the Technodrome to Dimension X and are celebrated as the heroes in town.

Season 4 (1990)

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  • All forty-one fourth-season episodes were directed by Fred Wolf.
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Title Written by Original air date TV
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66 1 "Son of Return of the Fly II" David Wise September 8, 1990 (1990-09-08) (CBS) S04E16
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.
67 2 "Raphael Knocks 'Em Dead" Jack Mendelsohn September 8, 1990 (1990-09-08) (CBS) S04E17

Raphael must contend with a mobster named Pinky McFingers when he is kidnapped from a local comedy club. (This is the only episode appearance of Baxter Stockman's twin brother Barney Stockman.)

Note: First appearance of Pinky McFingers.
68 3 "Plan Six from Outer Space" David Wise September 10, 1990 (1990-09-10) (Syndication) 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 take it to Dimension X. To keep the Turtles distracted, Rocksteady & Bebop also deploy a robot duplicate of Master Splinter, but it malfunctions and starts going gonzo.

Title Reference: Plan 9 from Outer Space
69 4 "Turtles of the Jungle" Misty Taggart September 11, 1990 (1990-09-11) (Syndication) 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.
70 5 "Michaelangelo Toys Around" Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss September 12, 1990 (1990-09-12) (Syndication) S04E03
While trying to see the new toys at the Toy Fair, Michaelangelo stumbles upon a plot to take over a noted toy company.
71 6 "Peking Turtle" Antonio Ortiz and Carmela Ortiz September 13, 1990 (1990-09-13) (Syndication) S04E04
The Turtles must battle a reanimated Terracotta Army after The Shredder steals an energy device shaped like a giant pearl, which is held and guarded by a Jade Dragon.
72 7 "Shredder's Mom" Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss September 14, 1990 (1990-09-14) (Syndication) S04E05
Krang frees Miyoko Saki, Shredder's mother from the retirement community. Shredder threatens the world's governments to surrender to Krang or he will gradually raise the world's heat, which causes New York to be in the middle of a massive heat wave. The Turtles get help from Colonel Yogurt, an air force officer to thwart Shredder, who is starting to get annoyed with his mother's success.
73 8 "Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe" David Wise September 15, 1990 (1990-09-15) (CBS) S04E18

On their latest trip to Earth, Bebop and Rocksteady steal a machine that makes everyone scared of everything.

Title Reference: Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
74 9 "Raphael Meets His Match" Charles M. Howell IV September 15, 1990 (1990-09-15) (CBS) S04E19
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.
75 10 "Four Turtles and a Baby" Misty Taggart September 17, 1990 (1990-09-17) (Syndication) S04E06

When General Tragg and his troops attack the Neutrino planet capital, the Neutrino leaders, King Zenter and Queen 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.

Title Reference: Three Men and a Baby
76 11 "Turtlemaniac" Rowby Goren September 18, 1990 (1990-09-18) (Syndication) 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 O'Neil and the Turtles themselves.

Title Reference: Lisztomania
77 12 "Rondo in New York" Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen September 19, 1990 (1990-09-19) (Syndication) S04E08
A big-time Hollywood action movie star arrives in New York to promote his newest movie. Unfortunately, reality hits hard for Michaelangelo 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.
78 13 "Planet of the Turtles" George Shea September 20, 1990 (1990-09-20) (Syndication) S04E09
The Turtles must save the Earth from a massive energy drain and its Apocalyptic result by traveling to another planet where turtles are the dominant species.
79 14 "Name That Toon" Misty Taggart September 21, 1990 (1990-09-21) (Syndication) S04E10
A Technodrome computer disguised as an electronic keyboard ends up on Earth, and in the most unlikely of hands.
80 15 "Slash – The Evil Turtle from Dimension X" David Wise September 22, 1990 (1990-09-22) (CBS) S04E20

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.

Note: First Appearance of Slash and Donald J. Lofty.
81 16 "Leonardo Lightens Up" Dan DiStefano September 22, 1990 (1990-09-22) (CBS) S04E21
Frustrated with his bossy nature, Raphael and Michaelangelo accidentally shoot Leonardo with the personality modifying ray, turning him into a fun loving 'dude' who neglects his responsibilities. Donatello, Raphael and Michaelangelo must stop Maestro G. Cleff from destroying the city.
82 17 "Menace Maestro, Please" Martin Pasko September 24, 1990 (1990-09-24) (Syndication) S04E11
The Turtles meet Irma's boyfriend Howie, who has bought an old opera house with the intent of turning it into a nightclub. The Turtles must contend with the "Phantom of the Floxy", as does Shredder, who is planning to get the Technodrome back to Earth.
83 18 "Back to the Egg" Dennis Marks September 26, 1990 (1990-09-26) (Syndication) 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. Leonardo and Michaelangelo are turned into 5 Year olds.

Title Reference: Back to the Egg
84 19 "Were-Rats from Channel 6" David Wise September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29) (CBS) S04E22
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.
85 20 "Funny, They Shrunk Michaelangelo" Michael Edens September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29) (CBS) S04E23

When Michaelangelo 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 Michaelangelo on his wild adventure.

Title reference: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
86 21 "The Big Zipp Attack" David Wise October 6, 1990 (1990-10-06) (CBS) S04E24
An alien called a "Zipp" is sent to Earth, but this little alien soon becomes a big problem.
87 22 "Donatello Makes Time" Dennis Marks October 6, 1990 (1990-10-06) (CBS) S04E25
Donatello invents a machine that can freeze time, which a deranged professor steals as part of a plan to conquer the world.
88 23 "Farewell, Lotus Blossom!" David Wise October 13, 1990 (1990-10-13) (CBS) S04E26
Ninja Lotus Blossom's nightmares draw her to a strange artifact in the Turtles' possession. The artifact contains an angry spirit, whose dearest wife's spirit/soul is lying deep within Lotus herself.
89 24 "Rebel Without a Fin" Michael Reaves October 13, 1990 (1990-10-13) (CBS) S04E27

Dr. Polidorius, a mad scientist plotting to mutate all humanity into aquatic-beings, creates Ray (not the similarly-named Mighty Mutanimals character), who possesses several abilities of different marine species. Ray kidnaps April O'Neil, and Polidorius mutates her into a fish-woman to be Ray's mate.

Title reference: Rebel Without a Cause
90 25 "Rhino-Man" David Wise October 20, 1990 (1990-10-20) (CBS) S04E28
Rich tycoon J. Gordon HungerDunger runs a contest for the best superhero, with a phony diamond as a prize, to cover up a scheme to hypnotize the world. Even the Foot Clan gets suckered into this contest, with Bebop and Rocksteady dressing up as superheroes so they can win the diamond, and use to power up a laser Krang has created.
91 26 "Michaelangelo Meets Bugman" Dennis Marks October 20, 1990 (1990-10-20) (CBS) S04E29
Michaelangelo 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.
92 27 "Poor Little Rich Turtle" David Wise October 27, 1990 (1990-10-27) (CBS) S04E30

The Turtles must baby-sit and protect a young rich girl named Buffy Shellhammer from Shredder and Krang, as she knows of a formula for a super fuel needed for the Technodrome.

Title reference: The Poor Little Rich Girl
93 28 "What's Michaelangelo Good For?" Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss October 27, 1990 (1990-10-27) (CBS) S04E31
Michaelangelo must rescue the other Turtles when they are captured by an evil scientist.
94 29 "The Dimension X Story" David Wise November 3, 1990 (1990-11-03) (CBS) S04E32

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.

Note: This is the final episode in which Michaelangelo uses nunchaku as his main weapon rather than a grappling hook.
95 30 "Donatello's Degree" Jack Mendelsohn November 3, 1990 (1990-11-03) (CBS) S04E33

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.

Note: First appearance of Professor Sopho.
96 31 "The Big Cufflink Caper!" David Wise September 14, 1990 (1990-09-14) (CBS primetime)[4]
November 10, 1990 (CBS)
S04E34

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 City.

Title reference: The Big Caper
97 32 "Leonardo Versus Tempestra" Misty Taggart November 10, 1990 (1990-11-10) (CBS) S04E35

Leonardo becomes addicted to a new arcade game, Tempestra's Revenge, which ends up affecting his usual routine. But when a freak power surge releases Tempestra from the cabinet, Leonardo has to stop her digital wrath before she becomes dangerously powerful.

Note: First appearance of Tempestra.
98 33 "Splinter Vanishes" Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17) (CBS) S04E36
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.
99 34 "Raphael Drives 'em Wild" Misty Taggart November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17) (CBS) S04E37
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.
100 35 "Super Hero for a Day" Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen November 24, 1990 (1990-11-24) (Syndication) S04E12

Gadget Man comes out of retirement after 50 years, but is tricked by Shredder into fighting against the Turtles.

Title Reference: King for a Day
101 36 "Beyond the Donatello Nebula" Dennis O'Flaherty November 24, 1990 (1990-11-24) (CBS) S04E38
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 37 "Big Bug Blunder" Michael Reeves November 24, 1990 (1990-11-24) (CBS) S04E39
A failed mutagen experiment results in an invasion of giant insects and arachnids in New York City.
103 38 "The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting" Michael Reaves December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01) (CBS) S04E40
A Foot Soldier named Alpha-1 has his intelligence increased, but it results in a Foot Soldier rebellion against Shredder and Krang and the duos exile from the Technodrome.
104 39 "Unidentified Flying Leonardo" Sean Roche December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01) (CBS) S04E41
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.
105 40 "The Turtles and The Hare" Misty Taggart March 28, 1991 (1991-03-28) (Syndication) S04E14
The Turtles travel to a FairyTale Dimension in an attempt to save the city from Shredder's Docilizer, while also making friends with a local citizen of that dimension, Hokum Hare (based on the Hare character from "The Tortoise and the Hare").
106 41 "Once Upon a Time Machine" Michael Maurer March 29, 1991 (1991-03-29) (Syndication) S04E15

Set up as a follow-up episode, 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. Ultimately, the Turtles of both the past and the future must team up to thwart Shredder before his actions cause all of time to be destroyed. Title Reference: Once upon a time

Note: Final episode to be aired in Syndication.

Season 5 (1991)

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  • All twenty fifth-season episodes were directed by Fred Wolf.
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107 1 "My Brother, the Bad Guy" Dennis O'Flaherty September 14, 1991 (1991-09-14) S05E01
A family secret is revealed when Lieutenant Kazou Saki of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrives from Japan to arrest his brother Oroku Saki, who turns out to be the Turtles' greatest enemy. Shredder and Krang manage to get the Technodrome out of Dimension X and back to Earth again, but Donatello re-programs it to crash in the Arctic.
108 2 "Michaelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko" Gary Greenfield September 14, 1991 (1991-09-14) S05E02

Michaelangelo'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.

Note: First Appearance of Mondo Gecko.
109 3 "Enter: Mutagen Man" David Wise September 21, 1991 (1991-09-21) S05E03
A delivery man accidentally falls into Krangs 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 4 "Donatello's Badd Time" Misty Taggart September 21, 1991 (1991-09-21) S05E04
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 5 "Michaelangelo Meets Bugman Again" David Wise September 28, 1991 (1991-09-28) S05E05
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 6 "Muckman Messes Up" Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen September 28, 1991 (1991-09-28) S05E06
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 7 "Napoleon Bonafrog: Colossus of the Swamps" Dennis O'Flaherty October 5, 1991 (1991-10-05) S05E07
While testing an experimental Muta-Shooter invented by Krang, Shredder unexpectedly turns Napoleon Bonafrog into a muscular, monstrous version of himself.
114 8 "Raphael Versus The Volcano" Carole Mendelsohn October 5, 1991 (1991-10-05) S05E08

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

Title Reference: Joe Versus the Volcano
115 9 "Landlord of the Flies" Gordon Bressack October 12, 1991 (1991-10-12) S05E09

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.

Title Reference: Lord of the Flies
116 10 "Donatello's Duplicate" Jack Mendelsohn & Carole Mendelsohn October 12, 1991 (1991-10-12) S05E10
Tired of fixing everything in the lair, Donatello decides to clone himself so he can work on his other inventions. However, Donatello's clone turns against him and joins the Rat King in an attempt to conquer the city with a rat infestation.
117 11 "The Ice Creature Cometh" David Wise October 19, 1991 (1991-10-19) S05E11

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 the ice.

Title Reference: The Iceman Cometh
118 12 "Leonardo Cuts Loose" David Wise October 19, 1991 (1991-10-19) S05E12
A nerd-turned-muscleman captures three of the Turtles, and a reluctant Leonardo must ask Casey Jones for help in rescuing them.
119 13 "Planet of the Turtleoids: Episode 1" David Wise August 31, 1991 (1991-08-31) (prime-time)[5]
October 26, 1991 (Saturday)
S05E19

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 Kerma, where our heroes must help defend his planet from a two-headed dragon named Herman the Horrible.

Note:Used in the frame in 2 series (parts) of Planet of the Turtleoids, starting from season 5
120 14 "Planet of the Turtleoids: Episode 2" David Wise August 31, 1991 (1991-08-31) (prime-time)[5]
October 26, 1991 (Saturday)
S05E20
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.
121 15 "Pirate Radio" Misty Taggart November 2, 1991 (1991-11-02) S05E13
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".
122 16 "Raphael, Turtle of a Thousand Faces" Dennis O'Flaherty November 2, 1991 (1991-11-02) S05E14
Raphael's latest study of disguises leads the Turtles to attempt a rescue when he is mistaken for a mobster named "Mad Dog McMutt".
123 17 "Leonardo, the Renaissance Turtle" Dennis O'Flaherty November 9, 1991 (1991-11-09) S05E15
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.
124 18 "Zach and the Alien Invaders" Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen November 9, 1991 (1991-11-09) S05E16

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.

Title Reference: Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
125 19 "Welcome Back Polarisoids" Misty Taggart November 16, 1991 (1991-11-16) S05E17
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.
126 20 "Michalangelo, the Sacred Turtle" Dennis O'Flaherty November 16, 1991 (1991-11-16) S05E18
While on a visit to an Egyptian Exhibit, Michaelangelo is mistaken for a Pharaoh named "Amun Turt-El", also known as "The Sacred Turtle".

Season 6 (1992)

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  • All sixteen sixth-season episodes were directed by Fred Wolf.
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127 1 "Rock Around the Block" David Wise September 12, 1992 (1992-09-12) S06E01
As part of his latest plan, Krang brings General Traag to Earth from Dimension X as a distraction for the Turtles, while Krang tries to turn a laser at the ice and free the Technodrome from its prison at the North Pole. Meanwhile, Donatello learns a new fighting move, Wu Wei, where one ninja turns his opponent's attack against him without action.
128 2 "Krangenstein Lives!" David Wise September 19, 1992 (1992-09-19) S06E02
When Bebop and Rocksteady accidentally wreck one of the computer chips in Krang's robot body and try to replace it with a chip from a portable game system, it comes to life and goes on a rampage. While chasing after it, Shredder has a big fall which makes him suffer amnesia. Meanwhile, Michaelangelo won't stop playing a video game, much to the other Turtles' annoyance.
129 3 "Super Irma" David Wise September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26) S06E03
Irma gets super magnetic powers and starts to fight crime. She decides to stop Krang's plan. When her powers wear off, the Turtles foil Krang and rescue Irma. Set on Halloween.
130 4 "Adventures in Turtle-Sitting" Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn October 3, 1992 (1992-10-03) S06E04
Michaelangelo accidentally turns Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello into 5-yr olds with Donatello's "Food Revivafier" (a machine that turns old and rotten food fresh again), while Splinter is out.
131 5 "Sword of Yurikawa" Marc Handler October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10) S06E05
A mystery ninja steals a powerful sword that belonged to his old ninja master in order to test the Turtles' ninja spirits.
132 6 "Return of the Turtleoid" David Wise October 17, 1992 (1992-10-17) S06E06
A friend of the Turtles, Kerma, 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 7 "Shreeka's Revenge" Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn October 24, 1992 (1992-10-24) S06E07
A vain, galactic outlaw named Shreeka is after her power ring that Krang took from her. The problem is that April O'Neil now has the ring.
134 8 "Too Hot to Handle" Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31) 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 9 "Nightmare in the Lair" Dennis O'Flaherty November 7, 1992 (1992-11-07) S06E09
Donatello's newest invention, the "Dream-o-Vision" helmet, causes Michaelangelo and Leonardo to be stuck in a nightmare world, while the lair is being terrorized by a Freddy Krueger-like person.
136 10 "Phantom of the Sewers" David Wise November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14) S06E10
The Turtles help a man with a disfigured face (that was actually dried paint) stop a bank robbery.
137 11 "Donatello Trashes Slash" David Wise November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21) S06E11
When an alien ray makes him a super-genius, Slash returns to Earth, bent on turning the entire population of New York City into mutant turtles like him, with the intention of turning the whole world into mutant turtles so he can become the 'One Supreme Turtle', leaving Donatello to fend him off in a battle of smarts.
138 12 "Leonardo is Missing" David Wise November 28, 1992 (1992-11-28) S06E12
Leonardo gets lost and Raphael, Donatello and Michaelangelo must find him while Splinter is training. Meanwhile, after hearing about Leonardo's disappearance, Shredder and Krang use the Holographic Cloaking Machine on Bebop to make him look like the missing turtle, and have him cause trouble to ruin the turtles' reputation.
139 13 "Snakes Alive!" David Wise December 5, 1992 (1992-12-05) 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 14 "Polly Wanna Pizza" Jack Mendelsohn December 12, 1992 (1992-12-12) S06E14
Michaelangelo 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 15 "Mr. Nice Guy" Steve Granat and Cydne Clark December 19, 1992 (1992-12-19) 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 16 "Sleuth on the Loose" Matt Uitz December 26, 1992 (1992-12-26) S06E16
April's aunt helps the Turtles stop a mad scientist from building a doomsday device.

Season 7 (1993)

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143 1 "Tower of Power" Bruno-Rene Huchez Michael Malach September 13, 1993 (1993-09-13) EU01

After winning a free European vacation, the Turtles journey to Paris, France.

Meanwhile, Shredder, Rocksteady and Bebop are planning to steal metal from the Eiffel Tower on Bastille Day in order to power up the Technodrome.
144 2 "Rust Never Sleeps" Bruno-Rene Huchez Lee Schneider and Matthew Malach September 14, 1993 (1993-09-14) EU02

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 oxidize the world's famous landmarks & monuments, unless world leaders use their power reserves to bring the Technodrome back to Earth.
145 3 "A Real Snow Job" Bruno-Rene Huchez Misty Taggart September 15, 1993 (1993-09-15) EU03
In the Austrian Alps, Krang plans to use his new invention to melt the Alpine glaciers, flooding the low-lying villages.
146 4 "Venice on the Half Shell" Bruno-Rene Huchez Misty Taggart September 16, 1993 (1993-09-16) EU04

The Turtles take a tour of Venice, Italy, just in time for the annual Mardi Gras festival, which April O'Neil 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 5 "Artless" Bruno-Rene Huchez Doug Molitor September 17, 1993 (1993-09-17) EU05
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 6 "Night of the Dark Turtle" Bill Hutten and Tony Love David Wise September 18, 1993 (1993-09-18) S07E01
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.
149 7 "Ring of Fire" Bruno-Rene Huchez Michael Edens September 20, 1993 (1993-09-20) EU06
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.
150 8 "The Irish Jig Is Up" Bruno-Rene Huchez Story by: Carole Mendelsohn
Teleplay by: John Fox
September 21, 1993 (1993-09-21) EU07
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.
151 9 "Shredder's New Sword" Bruno-Rene Huchez Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen September 22, 1993 (1993-09-22) EU08
Shredder takes possession of the mythic sword, Excalibur, and proclaims himself "King Shredder". The Turtles, along with Merlin, must take it from him or else the Medieval period will merge with the modern world.
152 10 "The Lost Queen of Atlantis" Bruno-Rene Huchez Michael Edens September 23, 1993 (1993-09-23) EU09
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.
153 11 "Turtles on the Orient Express" Bruno-Rene Huchez Doug Molitor September 24, 1993 (1993-09-24) EU10
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.
154 12 "The Starchild" Bill Hutten and Tony Love David Wise September 25, 1993 (1993-09-25) S07E02
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.
155 13 "April Gets in Dutch" Bruno-Rene Huchez Misty Taggart September 27, 1993 (1993-09-27) EU11
In Amsterdam, Netherlands, 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.
156 14 "Northern Lights Out" Bruno-Rene Huchez Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss September 28, 1993 (1993-09-28) EU12
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.
157 15 "Elementary, My Dear Turtle" Bruno-Rene Huchez Dennis O'Flaherty September 29, 1993 (1993-09-29) EU13
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.
158 16 "The Legend of Koji" Bill Hutten and Tony Love David Wise October 2, 1993 (1993-10-02) S07E03
Shredder uses a time machine to travel back to Ancient Japan in the year 1583. 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 Master Splinter would never have been born and the Turtles would forever remain ordinary turtles.
159 17 "Convicts from Dimension X" Bill Hutten and Tony Love Jack Mendelsohn October 9, 1993 (1993-10-09) S07E04
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 18 "White Belt, Black Heart" Bill Hutten and Tony Love Jack Mendelsohn and Carole Mendelsohn October 16, 1993 (1993-10-16) S07E05

While Splinter's sensei, Mogo-san, is visiting New York, a criminal gang of ninja, known as the Black Heart Gang, are terrorizing 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.

  • James Avery last time he voiced Shredder.
161 19 "Night of the Rogues" Bill Hutten and Tony Love David Wise October 23, 1993 (1993-10-23) S07E06
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 too much for the Turtles to handle on their own.
162 20 "Attack of the Neutrinos" Bill Hutten and Tony Love David Wise October 30, 1993 (1993-10-30) S07E07
The Neutrinos return and assist the TMNT in keeping a new invention out of Krang's clutches.
163 21 "Escape from the Planet of the Turtleoids" Bill Hutten and Tony Love David Wise November 6, 1993 (1993-11-06) S07E08
Kerma 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 22 "Revenge of the Fly" Bill Hutten and Tony Love David Wise November 13, 1993 (1993-11-13) S07E09
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 23 "Atlantis Awakes" Bill Hutten and Tony Love David Wise November 20, 1993 (1993-11-20) S07E10
The Turtles discover an Atlantean city, not in ancient Greece, but in modern times. After meeting Merdude, 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 24 "Dirk Savage: Mutant Hunter!" Bill Hutten and Tony Love David Wise November 27, 1993 (1993-11-27) S07E11
When the evil mutants Tokka and Rahzar wreak havoc on the local mall, the city hires professional mutant hunter Dirk Savage to arrest the mutant population, including the Turtles, the Punk Frogs and Mondo Gecko. But genetics billionaire turned mutant slug A.J. Howard takes advantage of Savage's inability to trust mutants for his own plans.
167 25 "Invasion of the Krangazoids" Bill Hutten and Tony Love David Wise December 4, 1993 (1993-12-04) S07E12
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 26 "Combat Land" Bill Hutten and Tony Love David Wise December 11, 1993 (1993-12-11) S07E13
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 27 "Shredder Triumphant!" Bill Hutten and Tony Love David Wise December 18, 1993 (1993-12-18) S07E14
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 are back on Earth once again as they try to take over the world.

Season 8 (1994)

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  • All eight eighth-season episodes were directed by Tony Love and written by David Wise.
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170 1 "Get Shredder!" September 17, 1994 (1994-09-17) S08E01
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 from the 1964 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.[6]
171 2 "Wrath of the Rat King" September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24) S08E02
While Krang tries to re-acquire the Technodrome from Dimension X, where it has been sucked into a black hole, 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 wrongfully 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 3 "State of Shock" October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01) S08E03
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 4 "Cry H.A.V.O.C.!" October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08) S08E04
A mysterious organization of mutants calling itself Highly Advanced Variety Of Creatures (H.A.V.O.C.) 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 5 "H.A.V.O.C. in the Streets!" October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15) S08E05
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 6 "Enter: Krakus" October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22) S08E06
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 7 "Cyber-Turtles" October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29) S08E07
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. When the starfighter's crew don power cybernetic armor in order to begin a hunt for the Fire Star, the Turtles use a set of armor for themselves to stop both the crew and Shredder.
177 8 "Turtle Trek" November 5, 1994 (1994-11-05) S08E08
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. This episode's title is a reference to Star Trek.

Season 9 (1995)

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  • All eight ninth-season episodes were directed by Tony Love.
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178 1 "The Unknown Ninja" Mark Edens and Bob Forward September 16, 1995 (1995-09-16) S09E01
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. The turtles' mutations prove to have become unstable.[7]
179 2 "Dregg of the Earth" Mark Edens and David Wise September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23) S09E02
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 3 "The Wrath of Medusa" David Wise September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30) S09E03
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 4 "The New Mutation" David Wise October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07) S09E04
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 terrorizing the city.
182 5 "The Showdown" David Wise October 14, 1995 (1995-10-14) S09E05
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 6 "Split-Second" David Wise October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21) S09E06
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 O'Neil & Carter stop him before it is too late?
184 7 "Carter, the Enforcer" David Wise October 28, 1995 (1995-10-28) S09E07
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 Carter.
185 8 "Doomquest" David Wise November 4, 1995 (1995-11-04) S09E08
An interdimensional being called Doomquest comes to Earth to try to get a powerful crystal from Lord Dregg. The Turtles find that their unstable mutations are now starting to cause them to lose their intelligence whenever they mutate into their new forms. In the end, April is able to successfully expose Lord Dregg's true intentions to the world.

Season 10 (1996)

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  • All eight tenth-season episodes were directed by Tony Love and written by Jeffrey Scott.
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186 1 "The Return of Dregg" September 14, 1996 (1996-09-14) S10E01
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, HiTech, is blasted into space, to be replaced by Dregg's top scientist, Mung, as his new second-in-command.
187 2 "The Beginning of the End" September 21, 1996 (1996-09-21) S10E02
While Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donatello and 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 3 "The Power of Three" September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28) S10E03
Learning about the Turtles' previous arch-enemies Shredder and Krang, Lord Dregg teleports them from Dimension X to the Dregnaught in hopes of joining forces to destroy the Turtles once and for all. Meanwhile, after permanently stabilizing his mutation, Carter finally leaves the Turtles & returns to college.
189 4 "A Turtle in Time" October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05) S10E04
After draining the Turtles' life energy & Krang's intelligence, Dregg becomes a super-being, and 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, and afterwards he will eventually do the same to every other planet in the universe. 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 as well as Splinter mentioning to him that despite his mutation being stabilized, there is a chance that Carter can still mutate.
190 5 "Turtles to the Second Power" October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12) S10E05
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 entire planet, and now the Turtles and Carter have to stop Dregg, Krang, and Shredder. In the end Shredder and Krang are sent back to Dimension X, and after sending the past turtles back to their time, Landor and Merrick give Carter an offer to come with them to their time in the future to receive medical treatment that will completely cure him of his mutation. Carter accepts and he and the turtles say their goodbyes before he teleports away.
191 6 "Mobster from Dimension X" October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19) S10E06
A slimy amoeba-like mobster from Dimension X, known as the GlobFather, steals the Protein Computer. The GlobFather is working for Dregg and 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 7 "The Day the Earth Disappeared" October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26) S10E07
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 and Master Splinter are pulled through the portal, after Dregg turns the portal on them, sending each of them across dangerous alien dimensions.
193 8 "Divide and Conquer" November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02) S10E08
Lord Dregg, using a morphing suit capable of instantly draining life-force from others, absorbs the power of five super-beings, and multiplies their combined power a hundred fold, becoming a god. He comes after the Turtles, who must travel to Dimension X and get Krang's android body from the destroyed Technodrome if they are to defeat him.[8]

Home releases

English-language DVD releases of the original Ninja Turtles series are handled by Lions Gate Entertainment. As of August 14, 2012, seasons 1–10 are available in North America, and seasons 1–2 in the UK, while Australia have received seasons 1-4 spanning over 9 volumes, skipping the Vacation in Europe side season (which many websites incorrectly state that they do) and the discs being released in NTSC format, instead of PAL. In Germany, seasons 1–3 plus the "Vacation" sideseason have been released on DVD by KSM Film, featuring both German and English audio tracks, with seasons 4 and 5 to follow before the end of 2011.[citation needed] KSM had also previously released seasons 8–10 on DVD, though these episodes did not include the English audio.

Region 1 (United States and Canada)

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (April 20, 2004) [1]
Single disc containing all 5 episodes from season 1, plus 4 bonus episodes from season 10.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 2 (April 26, 2005) [2]
Single disc containing all 13 episodes from season 2.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 3 (December 6, 2005) [3]
Single disc containing episodes 1–12 from season 3.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 4 (April 4, 2006) [4]
Single disc containing episodes 13–24 from season 3.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 5 (August 29, 2006) [5]
Single disc containing episodes 25–36 from season 3.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 6 (December 5, 2006) [6]
Single disc containing episodes 37–47 from season 3, plus episode 1 from season 4.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Season Four (March 13, 2007) [7]
5-disc set containing all 39 episodes from season 4, plus episode 1 from season 5.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Season 5 (August 7, 2007) [8]
3-disc set containing episodes 3–20 from season 5.
Note: This release skips over episode 2, "Once Upon a Time Machine", and the two-part season finale, "Planet of the Turtleoids".
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Season 6 (April 8, 2008) [9]
2-disc set containing all 16 episodes from season 6.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Season 7 Part 1: The Leonardo Slice (May 12, 2009) [10]
Single disc containing episodes 1–6 from the "Vacation in Europe" sideseason. Packaged with a free Leonardo action figure.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Season 7 Part 2: The Michelangelo Slice (May 12, 2009) [11]
Single disc containing episodes 7–13 from the "Vacation in Europe" sideseason.Packaged with a free Michelangelo action figure.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Season 7 Part 3: The Donatello Slice (May 12, 2009) [12]
Single disc containing episodes 1–7 from season 7. Packaged with a free Donatello action figure.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Season 7 Part 4: The Raphael Slice (May 12, 2009) [13]
Single disc containing episodes 8–14 from season 7. Packaged with a free Raphael action figure.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Complete Season 8 (September 1, 2009) [14]
Single disc containing all 8 episodes from season 8.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Complete Season 7 Set (November 3, 2009) [15]
4-disc set containing all 13 episodes from the "Vacation" sideseason, plus all 14 episodes from season 7.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Complete Season 9 (August 16, 2011) [16]
Single disc containing all 8 episodes from season 9.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Complete Season 10 (August 14, 2012) [17]
Single disc containing all 8 episodes from season 10.
Note: This release includes the two skipped over episodes from season 5, "Once Upon a Time Machine", and "Planet of the Turtleoids".
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Complete Classic Series Collection (November 13, 2012) [18]
Includes all volumes and episodes that were released since 2004, packaged in a collectable box with a visual similarity to the Turtle Van.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Complete Season 3 (July 23, 2013) [19]
4-disc set containing all 47 episodes from season 3.

Region 2

United Kingdom

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – 3 'Turtally' Awesome Episodes from the Original TV Series (May 25, 2009) [20]
Single disc containing episodes 1–3 from season 1.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original TV Series – 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition (May 25, 2009) [21]
3-disc set containing all 18 episodes from seasons 1 and 2, plus 4 bonus episodes from season 10.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Best of Leonardo (May 19, 2014)

[22]

Single disc containing 3 episodes.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Best of Michelangelo (May 19, 2014)

[23]

Single disc containing 3 episodes.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Best of Donatello (May 19, 2014)

[24]

Single disc containing 3 episodes.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Best of Raphael (May 19, 2014)

[25]

Single disc containing 3 episodes.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Classics (September 22, 2014)

[26]

Single disc containing 10 fan favorite episodes.

Germany

  • Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles – DVD Collection (July 26, 2007) [27]
5-disc set containing all 24 episodes from seasons 8, 9 and 10.
Note: This is the only German release of the series to date that does not contain the English audio track.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Box 1 (March 12, 2009) [28]
5-disc set containing all 5 episodes from season 1, all 13 episodes from season 2, plus episodes 1–7 from season 3.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Box 2 (May 3, 2010) [29]
5-disc set containing episodes 8–32 from season 3.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Box 3 (July 12, 2010) [30]
6-disc set containing episodes 33–47 from season 3, episodes 1–2 from season 4, plus all 13 episodes from the "Vacation" sideseason.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Box 4 (October 17, 2011) [31]
6-disc set containing episodes 3–32 from season 4.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Box 5 (December 5, 2011) [32]
6-disc set containing episodes 33–39 from season 4, plus all 22 episodes from season 5 and the first episode from season 6.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Box 6 (February 20, 2012) [33]
6-disc set containing episodes 2–16 from season 6 and all of the regular season 7.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Gesamtedition (November 29, 2013) [34]
22-disc set containing episodes 1–169 from season 1 to season 7.

Region 4 (Australia)

(NOTE: Some of these weblinks give inaccurate information)[citation needed]

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 1 (March 11, 2009) [35]
Single disc containing all 5 episodes from season 1, plus 4 bonus episodes from season 10.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 2 (March 11, 2009) [36]
Single disc containing all 13 episodes from season 2.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 3 (March 11, 2009) [37]
Single disc containing episodes 1–12 from season 3.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 4 (June 3, 2009) [38]
Single disc containing episodes 13–24 from season 3.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 5 (June 3, 2009) [39]
Single disc containing episodes 25–36 from season 3.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 6 (June 3, 2009) [40]
Single disc containing episodes 37–47 from season 3, plus episode 1 from season 4.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 7 (September 9, 2009) [41]
Single disc containing episodes 2-14 from season 4.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 8 (September 9, 2009) [42]
Single disc containing episodes 15-27 from season 4.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Volume 9 (September 9, 2009) [43]
Single disc containing episodes 28-40 from season 4.

See also

References

  1. TMNT Cartoon Episode 1 Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. United States Copyright Office record
  3. United States Copyright Office record
  4. TV Guide, September 8–14, 1990
  5. 5.0 5.1 TV Guide, August 31 – September 6, 1991
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