The Ancient Art of Ninja Hide and Seek

**"The Ancient Art of Ninja Hide and Seek"** is the fortieth episode (Episode 22B) of *Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*. It first aired on October 26th, 2019.

## Characters

* Donatello (Josh Brener)
* Gus (Fred Tatasciore)
* Leonardo (Ben Schwartz)
* Michelangelo (Brandon Mychal Smith)
* Raphael (Omar Benson Miller)
* Splinter (Eric Bauza)
* Big Mama (Lena Headey)
* Yōkai bellhops
	+ Fox bellhop (Eric Bauza)
	+ Otter bellhop (Nolan North)
	+ Owl bellhop (Fred Tatasciore)

## Plot

It all started in the kitchen where Raph placed a pizza box on the table. He said that they are gonna play rock paper scissors to get the first slice against Mikey until the pizza slice disappears from Raph’s hand. The moment it went dark again, the pizza box was gone. They think the lair is haunted until they realize it was Splinter. The rat explained that they are beginning a lesson of ninja stealth and invisibility.

He leads them outside the roof and tells them they must learn without their weapons. The first lesson is leep from the shadows to hide in the shadows. The second is blind spot, sneaking from each other’s back. The third, light as a feather is they have to move quickly and stealthy without any noise. The fourth is slow motion jitsu by sneaking up and taking the object carefully while no one’s looking. The last is blending by disguising as one of them.

At first, Mikey thought he can turn off the sun but he doesn’t, Raph tried to be light as a feather but caused an earthquake on the roof causing a water tower to break, and even thought that Splinter is in that trash pile but he is disguised as a ninja to fool them.

After a while, the rat said that he should send them on  a mission to achieve Gus’ tags. As they went to the Nexus hotel, three days had passed and Splinter realized that their sons were in trouble. He starts to go after them and disguises himself as a bellhop.

First, he found Donnie and Mikey under the card and realized that they were not found. He followed them to the next floor and saw Gus sniffing them out .He used his tail to distract Gus with the rib bone. Now that Donnie and Mikey have blended in, Splinter should find Leo and Raph.

In the restaurant, he finds Raph was trying to get the dog tags while he held a leaf over his head. Fearing that Gus smelled Raph, he uses a ball as a distraction and slides a artwork painting so he can blend perfectly. Splinter then started to find Leo next.

Leo is hiding behind other people’s backs in the bar while he tries to take the dog tags. However he is caught and starts to flee from the room, bumping into Donnie, Mikey and then Raph as the turtles disappear into the wall and into Big Mama’s bedroom.

The bellhops surrounded them until Mikey clapped his hands and the lights went out. Splinter looked through the vents as the turtles took down the bellhops in the shadows. With all of the lessons they had learned, they managed to get the dog tags. Splinter seemed proud of himself.

Outside, the turtles deliver the dog tags to Splinter. He is honored but he tells them that they needed much work in order to be stronger. The turtles bid goodbye and leave.

That night, Splinter sneaks into Big Mama’s bedroom and unlocks the cabinet with the dog tags that turned out to be a key. He pulled it out and revealed that as a human, he dated Big Mama.

## Trivia

* This episode, along with "Turtle-dega Nights: The Ballad of Rat Man", was leaked early online.
* This episode is one of Andy Suriano's favorite episodes of the first season of the series.
* At the end of the episode, it is revealed that Splinter knew Big Mama back when he was Lou Jitsu.
* This episode marks the final appearances in the series of both the otter bellhop and the owl bellhop. The fox bellhop would appear one more time in the second season episode "Many Unhappy Returns".
* It was revealed in October 2019 by *Rise of the TMNT* executive producer Suriano in a Tweet that the room in which the Turtles successfully steal Gus' tags belongs to Gus.

## Transcript

* The Ancient Art of Ninja Hide and Seek Transcript

## Gallery

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