Episodes 47

1 Beneath these Streets

September 25, 1989

22m

The Turtles learn the cost of slacking off when Splinter is badly hurt during a confrontation with Shredder.

2 Turtles On Trial

September 26, 1989

22m

The intentions of the Ninja Turtles are put to the test when a controversial TV-figure portrays our heroes as menaces to society.

3 Attack of the 50-Foot Irma

September 27, 1989

22m

Irma accidentally becomes gigantic and her naturally clumsy nature makes her a danger to the city.

4 The Maltese Hamster

September 28, 1989

22m

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?

5 Sky Turtles

September 29, 1989

22m

The Turtles go flying when the Shredder invents a gravity-altering device.

6 The Old Switcheroo

October 2, 1989

22m

The personalities 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.

7 Burne's Blues

October 3, 1989

22m

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.

8 The Fifth Turtle

October 4, 1989

22m

A 14-year-old boy tries his best to help out the Turtles, but with some not so optimal results.

9 Enter: The Rat King

October 5, 1989

22m

Thompson assigns April to research the growing rat infestation. She is pursued by an army of rats and escapes on a passing city bus.

10 Turtles at the Earth's Core

October 6, 1989

22m

Dinosaurs invade the Big Apple. Befriending a young diplodocus the Turtles trace the invading dinosaurs to their source finding a lost world.

11 April Fool

October 9, 1989

22m

Emperor Aleister of Malicuria comes to New York City, bringing along a shard of Lydium 90 to the USA.

12 Attack of the Big MACC

October 10, 1989

22m

A robot warrior arrives from 400 years in the future in 20th-Century New York.

13 The Ninja Sword of Nowhere

October 11, 1989

22m

Krang's computers detect an alien metal on the surface of the Earth. Krang sends Shredder, along with an Alien Metal Detector, to the surface to find it.

14 20.000 Leaks Under the City

October 12, 1989

22m

Still searching for a way to destroy the Turtles, Krang develops a super pump that he intends to use to flood the sewers.

15 Take Me to Your Leader

October 13, 1989

22m

Full of self doubt, Leonardo leaves the team. Michaelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello all take turns being leader as they try to figure out why the sun is getting smaller.

16 Four Musketurtles

October 16, 1989

22m

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

17 Turtles, Turtles Everywhere

October 17, 1989

22m

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.

18 Cowabunga Shredhead

October 18, 1989

22m

The Shredder thinks he's Michaelangelo after a computer malfunction.

19 Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers

October 19, 1989

22m

Aliens abduct Donatello and Rocksteady.

20 Camera Bugged

October 20, 1989

22m

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

21 Green with Jealousy

October 23, 1989

22m

Krang sets his sights on a powerful Nuclear-Powered Submarine, believing it's fuel will be more than enough to power the technodrome.

22 Return of the Fly

October 24, 1989

22m

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.

23 Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero

October 25, 1989

22m

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.

24 Mutagen Monster

October 26, 1989

22m

In an attempt to hijack two separate trains carrying the ingredients needed to make mutagen, Rocksteady and Bebop cause their head-on collision, resulting in the spillage of both chemicals in the city's train yard.

25 Corporate Raiders from Dimension X

October 27, 1989

22m

High ranking corporate executives are kidnapped by men in business suits. The Turtles don't get involved until they learn that one of these corporations is the world's largest suppliers of pizza.

26 Pizza by the Shred

October 30, 1989

22m

Michaelangelo gets a job as a pizza delivery boy. But who's his new boss?

27 Super Bebop & Mighty Rocksteady

October 31, 1989

22m

Shredder and Krang produce hi-tech versions of Rocksteady and Bebop to keep the Turtles busy.

28 Beware the Lotus

November 1, 1989

22m

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

29 Blast from the Past

November 2, 1989

22m

Splinter suffers amnesia as the Turtles try to remind him that he is the true leader of the Foot Clan.

30 Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp

November 3, 1989

22m

While Raphael is reliving the past, via the Turtles' photo album, their frog friends in the Florida Swamps are being terrorized by a mutant alligator known as Leatherhead.

31 Michaelangelo's Birthday

November 6, 1989

22m

It's Michaelangelo's birthday, but none of his brothers seem to remember, and it frustrates him greatly.

32 Usagi Yojimbo

November 7, 1989

22m

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.

33 Case of the Hot Kimono

November 8, 1989

22m

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.

34 Usagi Come Home

November 9, 1989

22m

Shredder tricks Usagi Yojimbo into battling the Turtles.

35 The Making of Metalhead

November 10, 1989

22m

While the Turtles are suffering from turtle pox, a disease that affects only mutant Turtles, Krang has developed a robotic turtle that he calls Metalhead.

36 Leatherhead Meets the Rat King

November 13, 1989

22m

Leatherhead has come to the city searching for the Turtles. While crawling through the sewers he encounters the Rat King who charges him with trespassing.

37 The Turtle Terminator

November 14, 1989

22m

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.

38 The Great Boldini

November 15, 1989

22m

The Turtles must clear their names when they are believed to be jewel thieves who stole a priceless emerald during a magic act run by a wizard named Boldini.

39 The Missing Map

November 16, 1989

22m

Zach and his brother Walt visit the Turtles. As they leave, Walt takes a map that could guide Shredder to the lair if it happens to fall into the wrong hands.

40 The Gang's All Here

November 17, 1989

22m

Shredder tries to trick the Turtles into eating cookies made with anti-mutagen. Michaelangelo, wanting to be a human, tries one of the cookies and it mutates him into a teenager.

41 The Grybyx

November 20, 1989

22m

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.

42 Mister Ogg Goes to Town

November 21, 1989

22m

While searching for a device to transform crude oil into liquid hydrogen, Krang accidentally brings Mr. Ogg from Dimension Z to earth.

43 Shredderville

November 22, 1989

22m

The Turtles are frustrated that they let Shredder slip away from them again. They feel like giving up, and wish they had never been born.

44 Bye Bye Fly

November 23, 1989

22m

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

45 The Big Rip Off

November 24, 1989

22m

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.

46 The Big Break In

November 27, 1989

22m

The Technodrome is up and running again, and it is up to the Turtles to hinder Shredder and Krang from getting to the surface.

47 The Big Blow Out

November 28, 1989

22m

After several setbacks, Shredder and Krang steal all of New York's electricity and charge it into a giant transdimensional gateway, designed to send Earth into Dimension X. The Turtles must defeat their enemies once and for all before Earth is destroyed by Krang's Rock Soldier army.

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