Bad Hair Day

**"Bad Hair Day"** is the seventeenth episode of the second season (Episode 9B) of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and is the sixty-third episode overall in the series. It first aired on June 19, 2020.

## Characters

* Leonardo (Ben Schwartz)
* Resort Guard (Nolan North)
* Yōkai Masseuse (Eric Bauza)
* April O'Neil (Kat Graham)
* Baron Draxum
* Donatello (Josh Brener)
* Greeter (Oliver Vaquer)
* Hidden City Police
	+ Guardsman 1
	+ Guardsman 2 (Audrey Wasilewski)
* Michelangelo (Brandon Mychal Smith)
* Raphael (Omar Benson Miller)
* Splinter (Eric Bauza)
* Yōkai Pedicurist (Audrey Wasilewski)
* Yōkai Resorter #1 (Oliver Vaquer)
* Yōkai Resorter #2 (Larissa Perron)
* Yōkai Resorter #3 (Oliver Vaquer)
* Yōkai Resorter #4 (Nolan North)

## Plot

Beginning with Leo next, he found a brochure about a luxury resort and Spa treatment. He knew he had been fighting lately so he decided to have a relaxing day at the Luxury resort. As he arrived at the spa, everyone watched as he started to head to the beach and rested on a bench. One of the resort guards asked him to leave but Leo said he wanted a relaxing day before he was kicked out.

One of the waiters asked Leo that he should try the Last Resort across the street. Leo feels disgusted when he enters the resort because of the mucky water, dust and muck. A yokai masseur came by and asked Leo if he wanted a massage. Leo was completely delighted now that he can relax. But the masseur tried to massage his back but it was stiff. Leo told him that he has a shell. He decided that he should go back to the Luxury resort but the masseur said that he doesn’t quite have what they’re looking for. He asked Leo what people liked .Leo began to think it over and guess it must be their hair. The yokai masseur nodded and said that Leo doesn’t have any hair because he is a reptile. Leo decided to give it a try and the masser poured liquid into his head and his hair grew.

Now that his hair has grown on his head, Leo starts to head back to the Luxury spa. Some of the guests are amazed and now Leo can finally relax. He begins to fall asleep but when he wakes up, someone is crying out that their objects are taken. Leo seemed confused as to why he kept falling asleep and waking up into different places. He asked Mind Raph what he should do as his imagination tells him that he should dip his feet into a chocolate fountain so he can track down the thief. Once his feet are dipped in chocolate, he goes back to sleep.

After a few minutes, he wakes up and sees that his feet didn’t leave a dirty trail. One of the concerned people is asking the resort guards to find the thief. Leo scratched his head until a bunch of money fell out of his hair. He panics as the guests continue to complain. Leo said that he should investigate the thief. The resort guard asked if he should do this and one of the guests said that he does have amazing hair.

Using the security globe, Leo looks through the pearl to see what it had recorded. Then to his surprise, his hair started moving on his own and started stealing objects. Stunned, Leo thought he saw Splinter asking for help and taking away his sword. He zooms in and sees that the yokai masseur was the one who gave him evil hair.

His hair started to move and started to attack Leo/. Leo struggled to get the yokai out of his head and tried to strangle it. He crashes right through the hair salon and starts shaving his entire head by cutting the hair off his head. After his hair is cut off, Leo grabs the yokai masseur and takes him to the resort guards. He explained that the yokai masseur is stealing items under everyone’s noses. But at first, the resort guards didn’t recognize who he was and guessed he’s the same guy they kicked him out. Leo gets arrested and placed in a cell along with Raph, April, Donnie and Draxum.

Then, after a while, the officer came and informed them that their lawyers were here. The only ones who have escaped are Splinter and Mikey who are busting them out. Splinter gave Leo his oodachi and all of the family started to leave through the portal.

## Trivia

* This episode is part of a 4-part special known as "Tales of the Hidden City", along with "Raph's Ride-Along", "Donnie vs. Witch Town", and "Hidden City’s Most Wanted".
* Some nods to the 2003 TV series were made in this episode:
	+ Leo refers himself as the Battle Nexus champion, something Michelangelo has gloated about.
	+ Leo states his last name is Splinterson, which was the given last name to the Turtles.
		- However, it is currently unknown if it's the last name used for the Turtles in this series.
* The face of one member of the Yōkai Council can be seen on one of the coins picked by Leo.
* The Yōkai masseuse from the Mystic Train and the Curator from the Mystic Library make a brief appearance.
* It was revealed in August 2020 from *Rise of the TMNT* writer Ron Corcillo in a Tweet that the inspiration for Leo's hairstyle in this episode was British-American musician Barry Gibb.