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Buried Secrets

**Buried Secrets** is the third episode of Season 3 and the 55th episode overall. This episode aired on October 17th 2014.

## Official Description

When the guys discover a Kraang ship buried under April's house, they also uncover April's lost mother.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Ice Cream Kitty
* Mom Thing

## Trivia

* First and only appearance of Mom Thing.
* Renae Jacobs, who voiced Mrs. O'Neil, had originally portrayed April O'Neil in the original 1987 series.
* The episode is inspired by John Carpenter’s *The Thing* as April’s mom turns out to be more than what she seems.
	+ Raphael calls the creature "Mom **Thing**" as a nod to the movie title itself.
	+ The scene where her monster head splits in half was taken directly from the film.
	+ The turtles faces being revealed coming out of it's body resembles the last scene we see the Thing and it reveals a dog coming out of it's guts.
* This episode makes several references to the internet horror game *"Slender"*.
	+ The creatures Donnie and Leo turn into is similar to the game's main antagonist *"Slender Man"*.
	+ The episode takes place in the woods in an abandoned farmhouse. In the game *"Slender: The Arrival"*, the first 2 chapters take place in the woods in an abandoned wooden home trying to find some information.
* The Flashing Jack-o-lantern Raphael's watching on TV is a reference to the Silver Shamrock commercial and jingle from the cult classic *Halloween III: Season of the Witch*.
* The brand of whipped cream Michelangelo was using on Ice Cream kitty was "Realli Whip" a reference to the real life brand *Reddi Whip*.
* When Leo is washing the window he keeps repeating "Window cleaner on, window cleaner off." as a nod to *The Karate Kid'*s "Wax on, wax off.".
* This is the second episode in the series to be based on one of John Carpenter's films, the first being A Chinatown Ghost Story based on *Big Trouble in Little China*.
* Her monster face bears a resemblance to the alien's from *They Live!*, another of John Carpenter's films.
* "Mrs. O'Neil" acted similarly to Ross Rose from the 1980 horror film *Mother's Day*.
	+ The quote "You made Mother very angry." is taken directly from Mother's Day.
* The "One of us" chant used when Mrs. O'neil's clone was trying to convince April to join them, was taken from*Freaks*, a 1932 horror film, where the characters chanted "Gooba-gobble, gooba-gobble. We accept her. One of us, one of us.".
* Mikey shouting "Evil Clown" when Leo muses as to 'what's down there' in the basement of the farmhouse is a reference to Stephen King's "It"
	+ The Stephen King film being Seth Green's first appearance in media as he played the younger version of Richie Tozier.
Bat In The Belfry

**"Bat In The Belfry"**is the 19th episode of season 4 and the 97th of the overall. It aired on September 11th 2016.

## Official Description

Michelangelo befriends some odd, new superheroes named Wingnut and Screwloose.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* April
* Casey
* Splinter
* Wingnut
* Screwloose
* Monoculus
* Skullface McGillin
* Hun
* The Purple Dragons

## Trivia

* First and only appearance of Wingnut, Screwloose, Monoculus and Skullface.
* There are several references to the *DC Comics* character Batman.
	+ The episode's title is similar to the first episode of the 2004 Batman animated series, "The Bat in the Belfry".
	+ Wingnut is voiced by Daran Norris, who voiced Batman in the Imaginext's DC Super Frieds mini-series.
	+ Wingnut and Screwloose first appear as comic book characters.
	+ Wingnut's costume, much like in his classic counterpart, counts with his black gloves, black trunks and a utility belt.
	+ The "Wingnut-a-rangs" are a homage to Batman's iconic Batarang gadget.
	+ In this episode Wingnut ans Screwloose are parodies of a specific version of Batman and Robin, the ones from the 1966 TV series where the characters were played by Adam West and Burt Ward.
		- Wingnut's mask with the black front and the drawn eyebrows is a nod to Adam West's mask.
		- The Wing-Zookas are a homage to the series' Bat-Zooka.
		- Sound effects appear written on the screen as they did in the series to mimic the comics.
		- Screwloose's hair is based on that of Burt Ward's himself.
		- Screwloose's "Holly [blank], Wingnut!" is a reference to Burt Ward's Robin catchphrase, "Holly [blank], Batman!".
* Aside from these references, the Turtles make nods to other comic book heroes from both DC and Marvel comics while debating which one is the best comic. Wingnut and Screwloose(*Batman and Robin*), Arachnid-Man (*Spider-Man*), Superb Man (*Superman*), The Indelible Bulge (*The Incredible Hulk*), and the Fantastic Four Food Groups (*Fantastic Four*).
	+ Each of the comic covers shown are homages to real comic covers:
	+ The Amazing Spider-Man #300, The Incredible Hulk #1 and Fantastic Four #1.
* Wingnut and Screwloose's corrupted forms resemble there classic counterparts, as Wingnut's ears get uncovered by his cowl, his teeth get more protuberant and he changes into a hunched over posture. While Screwloose gets bald, matching his other versions.
* April's obsession with the Aeon crystal was referenced from the "The Lord of the Rings" character named Gollum who been obsessed with the One Ring that he has found.
	+ Michelangelo even points out that she's been acting as if the crystal was her "precious", the way Gollum refered to the one ring.
Race With The Demon

**"Race with the Demon"** is the 6th episode of season 3 and 58th overall. It aird on November 21st 2014.

## Official Description

When Casey and Donatello bond while building Casey's new hot rod, the bond is challenged by a hot-rodding mutant.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Speed Demon
* Dr. Cluckingsworth M.D.

## Trivia

* First appearance of Dr. Cluckingsworth M.D.
* First and only appearance of Speed Demon.
* This is the 3rd time Donnie is under mind control.
* Although this episode shares a similar name with the 1975 film *Race with the Devil* it has the same premise from the 1983 John Carpenter's horror film *Christine*, which is about a sentient and violent automobile of the same name.
	+ The premise of the episode is also similar to *Maximum Overdrive*and *The Car That Ate Paris*which are also horror films about sentient cars.
* The tires on the Turtle Racer reads "Good Enough Tires", as reference to Goodyear tires.
* "Deadman's Curve" is the colloquial name given to any extremely dangerous hairpin turn on a US highway road.
* Surfer Rock music plays on the radio while in the hippie van a reference to surfer music's popularity in the 60's
	+ Surfer music also plays during the scenes with the Speed Demon and the human the speed demon possessed has hair and clothes similar to a stereotypical 60's car jockey.
* The head of the Turtle Racer's lever highly resembles a Madball, a line of gross out monster toy balls from the mid 80's.
* After Casey, April and Donnie get home, while souping up an old jalopy into a race car; Donnie and Casey go through an Insult Alphabet the same way their Live-action counterparts from the first TMNT Live-action movie do.
	+ The roles of who calls who what are reversed though, as Donnie is the one that calls Casey "Barfaroni" in the series, where in the movie Casey is the one that Calls Donnie that.
* The Cage Dr. Cluckingsworth sits in as the onboard Navigation system for the Turtle Racer looks like R2D2.
	+ Case in point, Dr. Cluckingsworth's job as the Navigator is akin to that of an R2 Robot's job as copilot for a single-person star-fighter jet in the Star Wars Franchise.
* The Turtle Racer resembles the Hot Wheels' Bone Shaker, with it's black body, silver front, opened top, and flames painted on the sides.
Target: April O' Neil

***Target: April O'Neil*** is the 32nd episode of TMNT and is the 6th episode of the second season. It aired on November 23rd, 2013.

## Official Description

April tries to resume her normal life; April realizes that she may have put her friend in jeopardy when Karai starts hunting her again.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Karai
* Shredder
* Chrome Dome
* The Foot Bots
* The Kraang

## Trivia

* First appearance of Chrome Dome.
* April becomes friends with the Turtles again.
* April kisses Donnie for the first time at the end of the episode.
* This is the second time Mikey completely hides in his shell.
* Mikey ha Shadow puppet skills.
* A reference to Mazinger Z is made in this episode when the Turtles watch Super Robo Mecha Force Five. The Robot's "laser attack" used on the giant squid is similar the Breast Fire attack from the 1972 anime.
* When Mikey said "Like a Turtle Do" after they took out the Kraang guards, you can see the building behind Mikey said "Cowabunga". This is a nod to the 1987 series.
* The line Donnie said at the end of the episode ("I LOVE BEING A TURTLE!") is the same line used in all 4 TMNT movies and a lyric from the 2003 series theme song.
* Donnie flying around in space is a parody of Nyan Cat.
The Arena of Carnage

"The Arena of Carnage**"**is the 7th episode of season 4 and the 85th of the overall. It aired on January 24th 2016.

## Official Description

The Turtles are captured and thrown into the Triceraton Arena.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Fugitoid
* Zeno
* Zanramon
* Mozar
* Zoran
* Triceraton Soldiers
* Spasmosaur

## Trivia

* First and only appearance of Zeno and Zanramon.
* Shredder, Rahzar, Tiger Claw, Rocksteady and Bebop are holograms in this episode.
* This episode is an adaption of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage issue 6 and the 2K3 episode Turtles in Space.
* The fight simulation at the begining of the episode is a nod to some fighting games as Mortal Kombat and Street Fight.
	+ Shredder sitting in the back watching the fights and announcing the new challengers and special attacks represents the villain Shao Kahn from Mortal Kombat, who coincidentally also wears a horned helmet, spiked shoulder pads and a cape.
	+ Leonardo defeats Tiger Claw punching him during a spinning jump and shouting "Shoryuken!" while flames appear in the background, a reference to Street Fighter.
	+ Right before being defeated, Rahzar stands dizzy in place, waiting for Michelangelo's final attack, a reference to Mortal Kombat.
	+ When Leonardo defeats Tiger Claw with a regular attack it was a "Fatality", but Michelangelo's final blow on Rahzar was a "Baloonality", a reference to some funny and unusual final attacks from Mortal Kombat, such as "Friendship".
* This version of the Spasmosaur has multiple eyes, which gives it a look similar to the Rathtars from the Star Wars Franchise.
Season 5

## Episodes

Scroll of the Demodragon

The Forgotten Swordsman

Heart of Evil

End Times

Lone Rat and Cubs

The Curse of Savanti Romero

The Crypt of Dracula

The Frankenstein Experiment

Monsters Among Us!

When Worlds Collide

Wanted Bebop and Rocksteady

The Foot Walks Again

The Big Blowout

Yojimbo

Osoroshi no Tabi

Kagayake! Kintaro

The Wasteland Warrior

The Impossible Desert

Carmageddon
Mazes & Mutants

**Mazes & Mutants**is the 15th episode of TMNT Season 2. It is the 41st episode of the series and it aired on April 27th, 2014.

## Official Description

The Turtles try to relax by playing a role-playing game, but the game becomes real.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* Ice Cream Kitty
* Sir Malachi

## Trivia

* First and only appearance of Sir Malachi.
* April, Leatherhead and Dr Rockwell were just illusions.
* The title is a reference to the RPG movie "dungeons and dragons".
* Princess April's bubble prison and her crown are references to Princess Daphne from the game Dragon's Lair. Also, the game's final boss is a non-flying dragon, just like Leatherhead was in the episode.
* When Mikey says "Dude, I don't want to be stuck in the 1980s" this is a reference to the 80's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.
* The manner in which Sir Malachi moves his crystal ball around his hand in one scene is a reference to Jareth The Goblin King from the Jim Henson film *Labyrinth*
* Malachi's quote "Live long and LARP" is a reference to the Vulcan salute, which is "Live Long and Prosper".
* The skeletons throughout Sir Malachi's Mazes and Mutants game looked strangely similar to the Rat King.
* The Episode has references from The Lord of the Rings, a 3 volume book series written by J. R. R. Tolkien & a movie trilogy, which include:
	+ Mikey's creepy obsession towards the +1 Ring of Awesome has the same characteristic as Gollum who was obsessed with the One Ring.
	+ Donnie's final words, "*YOU SHALL NOT PASS!*" was said by the wizard Gandalf who faced the Balrog at the Bridge of Khazad-dûm and broke the Bridge, but was dragged down by the Balrog.
	+ Plus, ironically enough, Raph's voice actor Sean Astin, played Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
	+ And, on top of that, the "dragon" (who is actually Leatherhead) in the treasure pile is reminiscent of the dragon Smaug from the books.
New Friend, Old Enemy

"***New Friend, Old Enemy***" is the 4th episode of Season 1 in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It premiered on October 13th, 2012.

## Official Description

Michelangelo uses a social networking site to befriend a famous martial artist.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Shredder
* Chris Bradford (Soon to be Dogpound, Soon to be Rahzar)
* Xever Montes (Soon to be Fishface)
* The Foot Clan

## Trivia

* First appearances of Chris Bradford (Dogpound/Rahzar) and Xever Montes (FishFace)
* A picture shows that Splinter and Shredder fought in the army together.
* Part of Mikey's Secret Kata shown in the episode is the ''henshin'' (Transformation) pose of Kamen Rider V3, a Japanese superhero from a 1973 TV series of the same name.
* The Social Network that Mikey used to be friends with Bradford was called MyFace, this is a reference to the social networks Facebook and Myspace.
The Legend of the Kuro Kabuto

**The Legend of the Kuro Kabuto** is the 20th episode of the second season and is the 46th episode of the series. It aired on June 15th, 2014

## Official Description

Leo tries to convince the team to rescue Karai; a master thief steals Shredder's helmet.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* Shredder
* Karai
* Tiger Claw
* Rahzar
* Fish Face
* Stockman Fly
* Ivan Steranko
* Anton Zeck
* The Foot Bots

## Trivia

* First appearance of Anton Zeck.
* This is the 3rd time the Turtles fight Shredder.
* 'Stockman-Fly' was in this episode, but instead of speaking he just buzzes.
* "Kuro Kabuto" means "Black Helmet" in Japanese.
* Among Steranko's collection is Excalibur and the Spear of Destiny which are items in actual myths and legends.
Attack of The Mega Shredder!

**"Attack of The Mega Shredder!"** is the 21st episode in season 3 and the 73th episode overall. It aired on August 16th, 2015.

## Official Description

Leonardo decides to sneak into Shredder's lair alone, and winds up facing the biggest mutant threat yet.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Karai
* Shredder
* Tiger Claw
* Stockman Fly
* Bebop
* Rocksteady
* Fishface
* Rahzar
* Shredder Mutants
* The Foot Bots

## Trivia

* Last appearance of the Shredder Mutants.
* First and only appearance of Mega Shredder
* The Shredder Mutants mutated into Mega Shredder.
* Leo wears his outfit from Vision Quest.
* Raph injures his leg in this episode.
* The Turtle Mech is used again for the 2nd time
* This is the first time Casey helps fight in the Turtle Mech.
* Mega Shredder is the first mutant to be made from other mutants.
* The episode's title is a reference to the manga and anime series *Attack on Titan*.
	+ When Leo and Mikey attack Mega Shredder, they improvise their Grappling Hooks in a manner resembling the ODM gear used by Scouts in *Attack on Titan*, specially when Leo is on his own using both his and Mikey's grappling hooks and his swords to attack Mega Shredder.
* The scales on Mega Shredder's back are identical to Godzilla's. The music playing during Mega Shredder's appearance are also very similar to the original Godzilla's sountrack.
* Mega Shredder's brain is located on his tongue, which is in the form of a young Oroku Saki, proving Stockman used Saki's DNA to create the Shredder Mutants.
	+ Mega Shredder's tongue strongly resembles the awaken form of Ophelia from the manga series *Claymore*.
* The Mega Shredder fighting the Turtle Mech is a reference to the classic Giant Robot Vs. Giant Monster theme used mostly in Japanese TV series and cartoons.
* Mega Shredder has a green face with yellow eyes resembling the moon from "The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask".
Tale of Tiger Claw

**"Tale of Tiger Claw"**is the 24th episode of season 4 and the 102nd of the overall. It aired on February 12th 2017.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* April
* Casey
* Splinter
* Chompy
* Alopex
* Shredder
* Tiger Claw
* Rocksteady
* Bebop
* Mousers

## Trivia

* This episode first aired in South Korea on December 17th 2016
* First appearance of Alopex.
* Tiger Claw's hand is cut off in this episode.
* Tiger Claws real name is Takeshi
* Alopex is voiced my Minae Noji, the actress who voiced Tang Shen in the episode "Tale of the Yokai", and who portrayed Karai in the 2014 reboot film by Paramount.
* When the Turtles catch up with Tiger Claw and Alopex, Raphael shouts to Tiger Claw "Back off, Tony!", referencing Tony the Tiger, the mascot of the Kellogg's breakfast cereal "Frosted Flakes".
* Bebop's Mixtape is a reference to the Mixtape in Guardians of the Galaxy
A Chinatown Ghost Story

**A Chinatown Ghost Story** is the 23rd episode of Season 2 and the 49th episode of the series. It aired on September 12th, 2014, although it was released a week early on the Nick.com website.

## Official Description

Donnie becomes increasingly jealous of April and Casey's relationship; April is kidnapped by an evil spirit who intends to drain her powers.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Irma
* The Purple Dragons
* Ho Chan

## Trivia

* First and only appearance of Ho Chan
* This is the 3rd time Leo and Raph are under Mind Control.
* This is the 1st time Mikey is under mind control.
* When Ho Chan detects April in his mind, his initial and false description of her is a red-haired girl with a yellow jumpsuit. This is a reference to April's looks in the 1980's cartoon episodes.
* As the Purple Dragon member Sid attacks Mikey, he yells "Shoryuken!" as a reference to an attack from the Street Fighter games.
* When Mikey says "Nice Hats" this is a reference to 2003 series, where Shedder's Elite Ninja's had the same hats
* When Casey is electrocuted, we can see a shot in which there is a large crack on the front of his skull. Most of the crack is covered by a metal plate.
* This episode is based on the film "Big Trouble in Little China".
	+ Ho Chan is voiced by the same actor who played Lo Pan (the film's main antagonist), James Hong.
	+ The powers Ho Chan gives the Purple Dragons and the Turtles are both references to the three storms, Lo Pan's servants in the film.
	+ The Purple Dragons represent the film's chinese street gang "Lords of Death", as well as "The Three Storms" with their straw hats and glowing eyes.
	+ According to Kevin Eastman himself, "Big Trouble in Little China" is one of his favorite movies.
	+ Ho Chan's line "*It's all in the reflexes*." is one of the film main character's best known catchphrases.
Parasitica

Parasitica is the 23rd episode of the series. It was scheduled on June 29, 2013, but was replaced with ***The Alien Agenda.*** For UK, it is scheduled to air on June 15, 2013, but instead, ***Pulverizer Returns*** was aired. Officially, it aired on June 22, 2013 in UK. It at last aired in the US July 20th 2013.

## Official Description

Michaelangelo must fight his brothers when they fall under the control of a parasitic wasp.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Mutant Wasps

## Trivia

* First appearance of the Mutant Wasps.
* Parasitica is an order of parasitoid wasps.
* This is the 1st time Leo, Raph and Donnie are under mind control.
* This is the first episode where Michelangelo needs to fight his brothers, but this time Mikey needs to use his mind to save his brothers.
* This is the first time Mikey is fighting solo without his brothers, and against his brothers.
* This is the first episode where Leo was physically aggressive towards Mikey.
* The shapeshifting alien disguised as a woman shown in Space Heroes is a parody of the Salt Vampire from the first episode of Star Trek.
* When Mikey tries to lure Leo away with his Space Heroes comicbook, the publisherlabel in the topleft corner shows "Lock &" over a key. This is a reference to the comicbook series "Locke & Key", which is published by IDW, who also publish the TMNT comics.
The Wrath of Tiger Claw

**The Wrath of Tiger Claw"** is the 18th episode of the second season, and the 45th episode of the series overall. It aired on June 8th, 2014.

## Official Description

When Tiger Claw returns, he vows to destroy the Turtles.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Kirby O' Neil
* Irma
* Mr Murakami
* Karai
* Shredder
* Tiger Claw

## Trivia

* This is the 4th time Mikey has battle damage, he is knocked out by Tiger Claw.
* This is the 2nd time Casey has battle damage.
* Karai finds out that Splinter is her father.
* This episode was aired out of order.
* Mikey does Michael Jackson's Moonwalk on the ice rink.
* This episode marks the first time that Karai is ever seen inside of The Turtles Lair.
* While fighting Tiger Claw, Casey Jones calls him Katmandude this is a reference to Katmandu, who like Tiger Claw is a tiger.
* This is the final episode with Jason Biggs as part of the voice cast. Starting from the next episode, Leo is voiced by Dominic Catrambone for the rest of Season 2.
Tachyon

—Josh the Hedgehog

The **Tachyon** is a Second Generation Primordial Mech planned by Josh the Hedgehog and manufactured by the Imperium. It is currently the strongest Primordial Mech up to date. Originally, this mech is formerly called First Hadron, as there is an existing Hadron for Louie the Fox. Model-wise, the Tachyon is formerly called First Hadron MK III.

## Development

This Primordial Mech was developed with sleek yet strong armor (steel-plated runescedalite) that can withstand most metallic and energy projectiles. It possesses Energy Reflecta Shielding which protects the Tachyon from energy attacks such as plasma, energy beams, and the like. It also possesses a secret Absolute Defense System uses an array of hexagonal ethereal shields that can be projected over any part of the mech.

Its Observatory Sensor enables the Tachyon to plot the trajectories of incoming projectiles or plot the probable movements of enemy units. It can even detect cloaked units within a 300-meter radius.

It is equipped with Tachyonic Boosters which allow the Tachyon to break the sound barrier. This gives the mech the ability to overwhelm even stronger units due to its high mobility and bombastic weaponry strength. Its speed can be further increased by deactivating the Tachyonic Drive Limiters which regulate its overall performance. However, all shielding systems except the Absolute Defense System (which is powered by the Nexus Drive) will be completely drained when this is done. The Tachyon can only use its Judgment Sabers and can still use its Rift Aspect. When these two capabilities are used in timely coordination, it can practically devastate any enemy unit within its range and can even avert severe danger depending on the situation as shown in Chapter 1 of Imperium x Jkirk Federations: Fray of the Multiverse, wherein the said mech has avoided the destruction of Cryglen City by disintegrating the Anti-Matter Bombs using the Rift Judgment Sabers.

Its destructive yet risky capability is the use of Rift Aspect, a unique system that involves disintegration of objects within a molecular level upon contact. It shares this system with the formidable Imperium aircraft Garudion.

Its other weapons involve the Rexcaliberean Unit, which fires energy blades that can cut through most armor having little resistance.

## Specifications

### **General Characteristics**

* **Crew:**Two
* **Height:** 7.17 meters
* **Weight:** 9.91 metric tons
* **Power Source:** Nexus Drive, Natura Lattice Core

### **Design Features**

* Energy Reflecta Shielding
* Absolute Defense System
* Harrier Spire Mode
* EMP Shielding
* Cockpit Ejection System
* Tachyonic Travel
* Rift Aspect
* Tachyonic Transport System

### **Armaments**

* 1x torso-mounted Diffusion Prism
* 1x torso-mounted Infinity Quasar
* 2x Judgment Sabers (melee weapon) (can activate Rift Aspect)
* 2x back-mounted Tachyonic Boosters
* 1x head-mounted Observatory Sensor
* 1x left-arm-mounted Rexcaliberean Unit

## Trivia

* The Tachyon is named after "tachyon", an imaginary particle faster than the speed of light.
Meet Mondo Gecko

**"Meet Mondo Gecko"**is the 17th episode of season 3 and 69th overall. It aired on May 10th, 2015.

## Official Description

Michelangelo and Casey become friends with Mondo Gecko, a radical, skateboarding, reptilian teenager.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Ice Cream Kitty
* Mondo Gecko
* Hun
* The Purple Dragons
* Fishface
* Stockman Fly
* Bebop
* Rocksteady
* Tiger Claw
* Rahzar
* Don Vizioso
* Fulci Twins
* Pizza Face
* Spider Bytez
* Snakeweed

## Trivia

* First appearance of Mondo Gecko.
* Last apperance of Pizza Face, Spider Bytes and Snakeweed.
* The episode's title homages Mondo Gecko's first appearance in the 1987 TV series: Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko.
	+ Robbie Rist, the voice of Mondo Gecko, also voiced Michelangelo in the 90's live action movies.
* Mondo Gecko's catchphrase "Cowabunga" is the turtles main battle cry in most versions of the series.
	+ This is also the first time that Mikey ever said this catchphrase.
* The shirt Mondo Gecko wears has the word "tokay" on it.
	+ This name references the species known as tokay geckos, a nocturnal arboreal gecko that ranges in areas such as northeast India, Indonesia, and west New Guinea.
* When Mikey swings down to rescue Mondo Gecko from falling down the building, his yodel is similar to that of Tarzan.
* When the arena lights up, the beat of the song **We Will Rock You** by Queen is played.
* Xever's last name, Montes, is revealed in this episode.
* Xever's aliases "Mr. X" is an homage to the 1987 series episode Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko, where Mondo Gecko first debuted, as Mondo was recruited by a man called Mr. X for a life of crime.
* Jason's human hair resembles Mondo Gecko's in the Archie comics.
* Raphael was playing with Mikey's Limited Edition Unicorn-man and a Chris Bradford action figure with an action feature that's activated by squeezing its legs, much like the 2014 film Combat Warriors figures.
Beyond The Known Universe

**"Beyond The Known Universe"**is The First episode of The Season 4 and the 78th episode overall of the Series. It aired on October 25th 2015.

## Official Description

The team meets a strange alien robot called the Fugitoid.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Fugitoid
* Lord Dregg
* The Vreen
* Valaxina
* Chupo
* Robot Vendor
* Alien Merchant 1
* Alien Merchant 2

## Trivia

* First appearance of Lord Dregg and The Vreen.
* First and only appearance of Valaxina and Chupo
* The Fugitoid brings the turtles 6 months back in time and is voiced by David Tennant, better known for his role as the Tenth Doctor on *Doctor Who*.
	+ The time travelling effect also resembles some of the Doctor Who opening sequences.
* When Leo did his space log voice over, this is a reference to Star Trek, where they did the voice over space log when the tv episodes or movie starts.
* This episode marks the sixth new opening sequence of the series:
	+ The Channel 6 building is seen during the new opening sequence.
	+ A Triceraton Flying Harness can also be seen in the opening being blown up by Fugitoid's ship.
	+ This new opening also marks the first on screen appearence of Armaggon and Lord Dregg.
	+ Oddly, at the end of the opening sequence the turtles feature their regular weapons, instead of the new scape ones.
* When Casey mentioned Vanilla Ice, he is the rapper who sung 'Go Ninja, Go Ninja, Go' In TMNT 2.
* The Space port on the planet Varanon is inspired on the Mos Eiley space port in the planet Tattooine from the *Star Wars* franchise.
	+ Both space ports are known for being filled with all kinds of criminals.
* When April is seen wearing a yellow space suit with white boots and belts, It is a reference to 80s April, who wore the yellow jumpsuit in the 80s cartoon.
	+ April is also seen standing in the **exact** same pose 1987 April is doing in one of her character renders at the beginning of the episode.
* The episode is dedicated to McKaylee Belle Grampp, the 3-year-old daughter of Eddie Grampp (a computer animator at Nickelodeon), who died in a car accident on August 12, 2015.
Pizza Face

**Pizza Face** is the 18th episode of Season 2 and the 44th episode overall. It aired on May 18th, 2014.

## Official Description

Mikey struggles to convince the others that a new mutant is trying to attack and capture people using living pizzas.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Ice Cream Kitty
* Irma
* Pizza Face

## Trivia

* First appearance of Pizza Face.
* Leonardo is voiced by Dominic Catrambone in this episode instead of Jason Biggs for the rest of season 2.
* This episode aired out of order.
* This is the 2nd time Leo, Donnie and Raph are under mind control.
* It is also the 1st time April and the 3rd time Splinter are under mind control.
* The plot of this episode is similar to *Invasion of the Body Snatchers*.
* Victims of Pizza Face were trapped in a similar fashion that people were in Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
* When Mikey traps the Pizza inside the freezer Ice Cream Kitty twists her head as an homage to The Exorcist, where the possessed girl not only twists her head, but also causes her room to get colder.
* Mikey eats his way out of Pizza Face just like the Xenomorph's chestbusters do in the Alien franchise.
* This is the second time Mikey sings "Go ninja, go ninja, go!" from the Vanilla Ice's Ninja Rap. The first being in Follow The Leader.
* A pizza mutant melting in the furnace during the interrogation scene looked similar to the Gremlin's head in the fire place in Joe Dante's *Gremlins*
* The pizzas say "eat me, eat me" in a similar fashion to the cakes in the Tiny Toons episode "Little Cake of Horrors"
* On a phone box, it says 'The Triceratons are here' , which is foreshadowing the Triceratons will be coming to the show in the future.
* In the beginning of the episode Irma wants to watch Dusk of the Zombies 4, which is a reference to George Romero's ''Dawn of the Dead''.
* When Mikey had to pretend to be a zombie, this a reference to the movie Shaun of The Dead.
* Another film poster shown on the outside of the movie theater was called ''Brain Beasts from Dimension X'', an obvious reference to the Kraang.
* This episode featured Mikey baking for the first time in this series.
* Among the VHS tapes in the Lair that the Turtles had piled on the VCR, some of the titles can clearly be read. They are:
	+ Jive Jackson: Man of Action'' (a possible Michael Jackson/John Shaft parody)
	+ Ben and Stinky'' (Ren and Stimpy parody title)
	+ Granny Hit Squad''
	+ Omega Force 3: Revenge of the Ultor Syn'' (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith) and ''The Stuffed 2'' (A parody of the horror movie ''The Stuff'', which, in reality, never had a sequel).
The Invasion

'**The Invasion'** is a two part episode, the Season 2 finale and the 51st and 52nd episodes of the series. They officially aired on television on September 26th, 2014, but were released one week earlier on nick.com as well.

## Official Description

Leo and Donnie disagree about their plan to stop the Kraang invasion; Donnie must step up as a leader when Leo makes a mistake and is separated from the team.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Ice Cream Kitty
* Kirby O' Neil
* Irma
* Karai
* Shredder
* Tiger Claw
* Rahzar
* Fishface
* Kraang Prime
* Kraang Sub Prime
* The Foot Bots
* The Kraang
* Earth Protection Force

## Trivia

* First appearance of Kraang Sub Prime and the EPF.
* Last appearance of Irma as she revealed to be a robot.
* The Turtle Mech and The Party Wagon appear for the first time.
* This the first time The Turtles are defeated and have to flee New York.
* This is the first time blood was shown, during Splinter and Shredder fight and on Donnie's arm.
* This is the 4th time Leo has battle damage. He was badly injured in this episode.
	+ Also Donnie injured his arm.
* April's apartment is fully shown for the first time.
* Leatherhead helps Splinter fight the Shredder.
* Splinter gets tossed into a whirlpool by the Shredder and is saved by the mutant Karai, though is now separated from the Turtles.
* April's father, Kirby O'Neil, is mutated (again), this time into a Dimension X creature.
	+ Most of New York have been mutated into Dimension X creatures.
* The Turtles Lair and The Shell-Raiser are badly damaged.
* Leo is shown getting tossed into April's house through the window (by the Foot Clan). This is what happened in the ending of the TMNT 2003 Series episode "The Shredder Strikes Back, Part 1" and the ending of the Leonardo one-shot from the Mirage comics.
* Most of Leo's situation while being ambushed is very similar to what happened in the Leonardo one-shot Mirage comic.
* The year 1984 on the signboard of 'Second Time About...' is a homage to when the Ninja Turtles franchise first started.
* When Kraang Prime faints, there's a brief appearance of a wind-blown newspaper with an article about a dinosaur man resembling a triceratops as a reference to the Triceratons.
* The Kraang who find Splinter in the sewer prior to his meeting up with Leatherhead shout "Exterminate! Exterminate!" This is likely a nod to the Daleks of the long-running science fiction series *Doctor Who*, as Exterminate is their most oft-repeated line. The Kraang and Daleks in their base forms bear some resemblance to each other, both of them appearing as tentacled aliens with prominent brains.
* There is a Horror and Sc-Fi Film Festival being held in the movie theater, ironic to the events happening in the episode.
* It is revealed that, in the show's universe, the Kraang were responsible for the human evolution from neanderthals.
* This is the last time Dominic Catrambone voices Leo, Seth Green takes over the role in season 3.
Operation: Break Out

***Operation:Break Out*** is the twenty-fourth episode in the 2012 series. It premiered on July 27th, 2013.

## Official Description

Donatello breaks into a secret Kraang detention center in order to rescue Kirby O'Neil, but ends up trapped inside with a deadly prisoner.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Kirby O' Neil
* Spike
* Newtralizer
* Shredder
* The Kraang

## Trivia

* First appearance of the Newtralizer
* This is the first time Donnie has gone on a solo mission.
* If you look on the back of Kirby's neck, there is a chip controlling him, which was properly seen in the following episode.
Monkey Brains

"***Monkey Brains***" is the 7th episode in Season 1 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It premiered on November 3rd, 2012.

## Official Description

Donatello and April make a bizarre discovery while investigating a scientist's disappearance.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Dr. Tyler Rockwell
* Dr. Victor Falco (Soon to be The Rat King)

## Trivia

* First appearance of Rockwell's and Victor Falco's.
* Donnie draws his 'master plan' Flowchart on the back of a movie poster for "Space Heroes III: The Resurrection of Mindstrong" (a parody of the film poster for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock).
* This is the 2nd time Donnie has battle Damage
* Raphael can be seen reading a "Creatures" comic book about Kappa. Kappa are Japanese water demons that the Turtles are mistaken for in the live-action film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III".
* When April and Donatello are out investigating the disappearance of Rockwell, April wears Greg Cipes's line of holster accessories.
* This is the first episode to explore the mental abilities that April has.
* The T Phone is a reference to the I Phone.
Fungus Humungous

**Fungus Humungous** is the 10th episode of the second season and the 36th episode of the series and aired on February 16th.

## Official Description

A fungus mutant spreads through the sewers causing April and the Turtles to experience their worst fears; Leonardo must face his greatest fear.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Fungus Humungous

## Trivia

* First and only appearance of Fungus Humungous.
* The Mushroom dancing around Leo to the tune of "The Nutcracker Suite." is a reference to Walt Disney's 1940 animated film, Fantasia.
* Leo has the same general fear as his other incarnations, failure since he fears of losing his brothers, and there's nothing he can do about it.
* Mikey makes a Super Mario Brothers reference, as he jumped on the top of the mutant mushrooms and called it "Super Mikey Brothers".
* Raph screaming "I'll bury you, cockroach!" is likely a reference to the movie *Scarface* where Tony Montana retorts in anger what he would do to Casper Gomez and the Diaz brothers.
* April's worst fear is bats (her dad), Casey's fear is rats, Mikey's fear is the Squirrelanoids, Donnie's fear is April's rejection, Raph's fear is roaches (the Spy-Roach) and Leo's fear is being a bad leader.
* Although Fungus Humungous was destroyed in the episode, one of the producer of the show said they wanted to bring him back in the future.
Riddle Of The Ancient Aeons

**"Riddle Of The Ancient Aeons"** is the 5th episode of season 4 and the 83rd of the overall. It aired on January 10th 2016.

## Official Description

The Turtles find themselves on a planet of pure evil.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Fugitoid
* The Aoens
* Mozar
* Zarus
* Zovox
* Triceraton Soldiers
* Splinter (Hologram)

## Trivia

* This is the first and only appearance of, the Aoens.
* Splinter was a hologram in this episode.
* When the lead Aeon offers his thanks to the gang for saving them from their corruption, he poses his fingers in the familiar Vulcan salute from Star Trek lore.
* The first trap Casey activates when entering the temple is reminiscent of the film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", where the first trap when entering the temple were saws coming from the walls and from the ground.

* The Aeons pure form resemble angels, while their corrupted form resemble demons.
* The Aeons have a third shinning eye on their foreheads, in some culures the third eye (also known as the inner eye) is a mystical and esoteric concept referring to a speculative invisible eye which provides perception beyond ordinary sight, stablishing the Aeons as enlightened beings.
Earth's Last Stand

**"Earth's Last Stand"**is the 14th episode of season 4 and the 92nd of the overall. It aired on April 24th 2016.

## Official Description

As the team finally reaches Earth, Fugitoid reveals a horrible secret about his past.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Fugitoid
* Chompy
* Splinter
* Slash
* Leatherhead
* Dr Rockwell
* Pigeon Pete
* Mondo Gecko
* Muckman
* Bishop
* Shredder
* Tiger Claw
* Mozar
* Zorin
* The Triceratons

## Trivia

* This episode is the end of the Space arc as earth is saved.
* Last appearances of Pigeon Pete, Mozar, Zorin, Triceraton Soldiers, Bishop and Fugitoid.
* The Triceratons are killed in this episode.
* Splinter, The Mutanimals, Shredder and his henchman return in this episode.
* This is the 2nd time a turtle (Leonardo) temporary dies.
* Kraang Sub Prime was seen in a flashback.
* When the Fugitoid prepares to destroy the Heart of Darkness and the Triceraton flagship as it powers up its Devastator ray, it is a shout-out to the movie *Independence Day*, where Russell Case sacrifices himself to fly his F/A-18 Hornet, loaded with an armed missile that was stuck to its launch clamps, into the mouth of the alien saucer's primary weapon, setting off a chain reaction that destroyed the saucer from the inside out.
When Worlds Collide

**"When Worlds Collide"**is a 1 hour episode. It is the 5th and 6th episode of season 5 and the 109th and 110th of the overall. It aired on June 18th 2017.

## Official Description

When Mona Lisa suddenly arrives on Earth, Raphael must get her and Bishop to work together to defeat an alien threat and save the Earth.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* April
* Karai
* Chompy
* Mona Lisa
* Sal Commander
* Bishop
* Newtralizer
* Lord Dregg
* Queen
* Porn
* Rook
* R’Kavaka
* Ultroms
* Earth Protection Force
* The Vreen
* Renet (does not speak)

## Trivia

* First and only appearance of R'kavaka.
* Lord Dregg and Newtralizer die in this episode.
* Last appearance of Lord Dregg, Newtralizer, Sal Commander, The Vreen, Queen, Rook, Porn and the Ultroms.
* Mona Lisa stays on earth to be close to Raph and join the Mutanimals
* When April uses water to short out Newtralizer's tech, she creates the illusion that she's waterbending, similar to Katara from *Avatar: The Last Airbender*, who Mae Whitman also provided the voice of.
* The Newtralizer is defeated the same way as Darth Sidious in *Return of the Jedi*.
* This episode reveals the following:
	+ G'Throkka has a bionic eye because Newtrailzer took out his real one and left him to perish by his wound.
	+ Michelangelo has kept in touch with Renet.
	+ Salamandrian's are forbidden in Earth's galaxy.
	+ Lord Dregg survived after being sucked out into space by the Triceratons in the episode "The Ever-Burning Fire".
	+ Newtralizer's real name is K’Vathrak.
Rise of the Turtles

Rise of the Turtles  is the first, 2 part episode of the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series),which originally aired on September 29, 2012.

## Official Description

Splinter allows his teenage sons to visit the surface for the first time.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Kirby O' Neil
* Spike
* The Kraang
* Snake/Snakeweed
* The Foot Clan
* Shredder

## Trivia

* First Appearances of The Turtles, Splinter, April, Kirby, Spike, The Kraang, Snakeweed, The Foot Clan and Shredder
* Hamato Yoshi mutates into Splinter like the 1987 animated series and the Archie Comics series that is loosely based on the 1987 animated series.
* Like in the '87 series episode "A Thing About Rats", the Turtles don't believes Mikey's story of an alien brain.
* April and her father are introduced when walking in front of the Second Time Around Antique Store, which April inherited from her father in some continuities of the live-action films & the previous incarnation.
* When the Turtles start exploring the streets, one of the store windows they pass has the word "Ventimillia" on it. This is a reference to J.R Ventimillia, one of the producers and writers for the series.
* Raph's comic book has a picture of Mutagen Man on the cover.
* Leo's favorite show, "Space Heroes", is reminiscent and a parody to the existing show "Star Trek: The Animated Series".
* This is the first episode in which "Booyakasha!" is said.
* In this episode Raph beat Leo in a training match, this could imply that Raph is stronger than Leo.
* This is the first appearance of Mikey's new weapon, the kurigasama a chain-sickle.
* The heart background used when Donnie first sees April looks somewhat like the ending background used in The Powerpuff Girls.
* Donnie is the first turtle to have a crush on a girl (April).

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Of Rats and Men

**Of Rats and Men** is the 12th Episode of the second season and the 38th episode overall in the series. It aired on March 2nd, 2014.

## Official Description

When the Rat King returns, Splinter must overcome his fears in order to defeat his enemy.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Casey Jones
* Irma
* Ice Cream Kitty
* The Rat King

## Trivia

* First appearance of Ice Cream Kitty
* Last appearance of the Rat King, he fell to his death.
* This is the 2nd time Splinter is under mind control.
* The very title of this episode is a reference to the famous book known as *Of Mice and Men*.
* The way how Irma fainted is a nod to the 1987 TMNT series where Irma fainted in almost every situation.
* Ice Cream Kitty actually helped the Turtles defeat the Giant Rats without being ordered to do so, which hints that he/she has a surprising level of intelligence for a Mutant.

* Mikey once again fails at trying to hide having mutated something, the first time being when he tired to hide that April's dad was mutated into WingNut, which ultimately jeopardized April's friendship with the Turtles.
* The Rat King has tried this rat people scheme once before, back in the 1987 episode: '''Were-Rats from Channel 6'''. Instead of Irma and Vernon this time, however, he had captured Irma and Casey instead. Nevertheless, in both variations, he wanted to have Irma be the first person to get experimented on.
* The title of the movie in the movie theater where a Giant Rat scared a man was titled, ***Food of the Vermin***, which is a reference to the 1976 sci-fi movie *The Food of the Gods*.
* The Rat King has apparently named many of his rats, and has a use for each of them.
	+ Aristotle - Seeing-eye Rat (Normal)
	+ Caligula - Riding Rat (Giant)
	+ Claudius - Siege Rat (Giant)
	+ Nero - Siege Rat (Giant)
	+ Commodus - Siege Rat (Giant)
The Creeping Doom

**"The Creeping Doom"** is the 22nd episode of *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* season 3 and the 74th episode overall. It aired on August 23rd, 2015.

## Official Description

After an accident, Donnie finds himself slowly losing his intelligence.

## Characters

* Leonardo
* Donatello
* Raphael
* Michelangelo
* Splinter
* April O' Neil
* Ice Cream Kitty
* The Creep
* Son of Snakeweed
* Creepweed

## Trivia

* Last appearance of The Creep.
* First and only appearance of Son of Snakeweed and Creepweed.
* Creepweed is also the second mutant to be made from other mutants, the first being Mega Shredder.
* This is the first time Raph has no mask on.
	+ It is also the 2nd time Leo has no mask on.
* Michelangelo reveals that he has a photographic-memory.
* The Turtles have a periscope on top of the spiral staircase.
* The computer game Donnie was playing is called Pin Pong which started in the 1980s.
* Swamp Creatures take Manhattan is a reference to the Friday 13th sequel, Jason Takes Manhattan.
* The items on Donatello's shelf of collectables were: the Kraang Communication Orb, the Obturaculum Somniorum, aFoot-Bot's head, a Kraangdroid's head, the Creep, and a Snakeweed's claw.
* The only noticible difference between Snakeweed and his "son" is that Son of Snakeweed does not talk.
* Creepweed is the third plant-like mutant with regenerative abilities to be introduced in the series, it's also the fusion of the first and the second: Snakeweed and the Creep.