Synopsis:
Following the events of the first episode, we start off in the Turtles' sewer lair where April begins waking up all of the turtles. The foursome do some training before starting their day.
During the training, Michelangelo loses his patience, and is defeated by Leonardo, much to the dismay of the others.
During breakfast, the turtles decide which kinds of cereal they want, and Splinter offers sushi, as April explains how they need to get out and start searching for what caused the events of the previous night.
As April and the Turtles begin scavenging the sewers, they notice unusual things such as water leaking down from the building that no longer exists, as well as a large carved out hole underground. April wants to continue, but the Turtles caution that they better inform Splinter first.
Next we see the Technodrome trailblazing a path under the earth with a laser beam. Shredder is muttering to himself about the retreat the night before being summoned by Krang.
When we first meet Krang, he is a brain sitting in a laboratory by himself. He torments Shredder by calling him by his real name "Saki". He requests a body to become more mobile. Shredder goes on to say how he does not trust Krang, but needs his help in order to help defeat the Turtles. Krang suggests mutating stronger beings, to which Shredder decides to test this on his own gang members. He leaves laughing while acknowledging Krang's "brain".
Back in the sewer, the Turtles & April discuss their findings with Splinter. The rat explains that they must proceed with caution as Orku Saki is the most dangerous man he knows. April heads up to the surface to see if the newsroom has any footage on where the Technodrome could be.
Splinter and the Turtles being to run through the sewers in pursuit of the Technodrome.
Meanwhile, at the city zoo, a citizen and his dog are relaxing while reading the news when 2 robots appear, and melt the bars of the rhino and warthog cages. They then tie up the beasts, and though struggling at first, eventually overcome them to drag them below the surface of the earth to the Technodrome.
Back in the sewers, the Turtles and Splinter continue hiking through the newly formed canyons in pursuit of the armored fortress. They encounter rocks blocking the path, to which Splinter leads the effort to burrow through.
In the Technodrome, Shredder meets with the gang members to determine who will be experimented on. At first he is met with resistance, until he explains that the 2 chosen will have the opportunity to get even with the Turtles. Suddenly all of the gang members rush the door to be chosen.
In a laboratory room, Bebop and Rocksteady are taken to 2 chairs where they are strapped in against their will. Shredder enters wearing a hazmat suit as the Rhino and Warthog are drug in by the machines. We fade back to the sewers just before the mutation.
As the Turtles climb to the surface, they come out in the middle of a busy street. Once out of traffic, they discover a pizza shop offering Jumbo pizza right next to Channel 6 News.
At Channel 6 News, April meets with her boss to discuss her whereabouts the past few days. April explains how she is on to something big, while her boss forgives her absence with a new story about the zoo robbery. As she leaves Channel 6, she sees the Turtles dressed as a street gang. She explains what happened in the zoo, and they head over to investigate.
Back underground, Splinter discovers the Technodrome, and is quickly overcome by the robots.
At the zoo, the Turtles jump into the hole cut by the robots, and have April remain at the surface.
Once underground, the Turtles discover Splinter's walking stick outside the Technodrome, and are invited inside by the Shredder.
Back at the zoo, April places a call to Channel 6 requesting a camera crew, but is denied until she confirms to have a story.
In the Technodrome, the Turtles first encounter walls caving in, before busting the control panel, and Donatello hot-wiring the door. Next the 2 robots attack the turtles, and are disabled before being thrown through a seemingly bottomless pit. Once inside the next room, they are engaged by several deadly machines. The ensuing battle features the Turtles taking out the machines. After defeating the machines, they are cut off by a spiked roller that attempts to smash them. The detonate a bomb to narrowly escape, and find themselves inside a room with the Shredder and Splinter, with the latter being suspended high above the room.
Shredder explains to the Turtles that he is responsible for the Turtles' mutation. As the Turtles express their doubts, Shredder unleashes Bebop and Rocksteady in their mutated forms. The Turtles make quick work of them and several Foot Soldiers, before cutting Splinter down, and escaping the Technodrome.
April races back to the zoo as the Turtles & Splinter arrive back on the surface. As they get Splinter to a bench to rest, Bebop and Rocksteady resurface with laser guns and military gear. The Turtles quickly disarm the twosome, and trick them into giving chase before running into an animal cage. Once inside, the Turtles escape out the back, and lock down the cage while mocking the two henchmen's intelligence.
As April records footage of the two in the cage, Bebop and Rocksteady shout threatening insults her way. April then leaves with the Turtles & Splinter.
Later that night, the robots arrive back at the zoo to break Bebop and Rocksteady while explaining that Shredder wants to have a little chat with them. The henchmen ask if there is any way to stay locked up in the zoo before being drug underground and back to the Technodrome.
Following the events of the first episode, we start off in the Turtles' sewer lair where April begins waking up all of the turtles. The foursome do some training before starting their day.
During the training, Michelangelo loses his patience, and is defeated by Leonardo, much to the dismay of the others.
During breakfast, the turtles decide which kinds of cereal they want, and Splinter offers sushi, as April explains how they need to get out and start searching for what caused the events of the previous night.
As April and the Turtles begin scavenging the sewers, they notice unusual things such as water leaking down from the building that no longer exists, as well as a large carved out hole underground. April wants to continue, but the Turtles caution that they better inform Splinter first.
Next we see the Technodrome trailblazing a path under the earth with a laser beam. Shredder is muttering to himself about the retreat the night before being summoned by Krang.
When we first meet Krang, he is a brain sitting in a laboratory by himself. He torments Shredder by calling him by his real name "Saki". He requests a body to become more mobile. Shredder goes on to say how he does not trust Krang, but needs his help in order to help defeat the Turtles. Krang suggests mutating stronger beings, to which Shredder decides to test this on his own gang members. He leaves laughing while acknowledging Krang's "brain".
Back in the sewer, the Turtles & April discuss their findings with Splinter. The rat explains that they must proceed with caution as Orku Saki is the most dangerous man he knows. April heads up to the surface to see if the newsroom has any footage on where the Technodrome could be.
Splinter and the Turtles being to run through the sewers in pursuit of the Technodrome.
Meanwhile, at the city zoo, a citizen and his dog are relaxing while reading the news when 2 robots appear, and melt the bars of the rhino and warthog cages. They then tie up the beasts, and though struggling at first, eventually overcome them to drag them below the surface of the earth to the Technodrome.
Back in the sewers, the Turtles and Splinter continue hiking through the newly formed canyons in pursuit of the armored fortress. They encounter rocks blocking the path, to which Splinter leads the effort to burrow through.
In the Technodrome, Shredder meets with the gang members to determine who will be experimented on. At first he is met with resistance, until he explains that the 2 chosen will have the opportunity to get even with the Turtles. Suddenly all of the gang members rush the door to be chosen.
In a laboratory room, Bebop and Rocksteady are taken to 2 chairs where they are strapped in against their will. Shredder enters wearing a hazmat suit as the Rhino and Warthog are drug in by the machines. We fade back to the sewers just before the mutation.
As the Turtles climb to the surface, they come out in the middle of a busy street. Once out of traffic, they discover a pizza shop offering Jumbo pizza right next to Channel 6 News.
At Channel 6 News, April meets with her boss to discuss her whereabouts the past few days. April explains how she is on to something big, while her boss forgives her absence with a new story about the zoo robbery. As she leaves Channel 6, she sees the Turtles dressed as a street gang. She explains what happened in the zoo, and they head over to investigate.
Back underground, Splinter discovers the Technodrome, and is quickly overcome by the robots.
At the zoo, the Turtles jump into the hole cut by the robots, and have April remain at the surface.
Once underground, the Turtles discover Splinter's walking stick outside the Technodrome, and are invited inside by the Shredder.
Back at the zoo, April places a call to Channel 6 requesting a camera crew, but is denied until she confirms to have a story.
In the Technodrome, the Turtles first encounter walls caving in, before busting the control panel, and Donatello hot-wiring the door. Next the 2 robots attack the turtles, and are disabled before being thrown through a seemingly bottomless pit. Once inside the next room, they are engaged by several deadly machines. The ensuing battle features the Turtles taking out the machines. After defeating the machines, they are cut off by a spiked roller that attempts to smash them. The detonate a bomb to narrowly escape, and find themselves inside a room with the Shredder and Splinter, with the latter being suspended high above the room.
Shredder explains to the Turtles that he is responsible for the Turtles' mutation. As the Turtles express their doubts, Shredder unleashes Bebop and Rocksteady in their mutated forms. The Turtles make quick work of them and several Foot Soldiers, before cutting Splinter down, and escaping the Technodrome.
April races back to the zoo as the Turtles & Splinter arrive back on the surface. As they get Splinter to a bench to rest, Bebop and Rocksteady resurface with laser guns and military gear. The Turtles quickly disarm the twosome, and trick them into giving chase before running into an animal cage. Once inside, the Turtles escape out the back, and lock down the cage while mocking the two henchmen's intelligence.
As April records footage of the two in the cage, Bebop and Rocksteady shout threatening insults her way. April then leaves with the Turtles & Splinter.
Later that night, the robots arrive back at the zoo to break Bebop and Rocksteady while explaining that Shredder wants to have a little chat with them. The henchmen ask if there is any way to stay locked up in the zoo before being drug underground and back to the Technodrome.
Character Introductions:
Krang - Brain-bodied warlord from Dimension X. He is allied with the Shredder and shares the home base of the Technodrome. He is in need of a body, which Shredder is working on supplying him with, in exchange for help in destroying the Turtles.
Out of the Sewer:
4 different locations:
Sewer Den
- Home location of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Master Splinter
Technodrome
- Immense super-vehicle used as a hideout by Shredder, his gang, Krang and the Foot Clan.
City Zoo
- Local Zoo where a Rhino and a Warthog are kidnapped and taken underground to be mutated with Bebop and Rocksteady.
Channel 6 News Building
- Television broadcasting & office building where April works.
Amusing Things You May Have Missed:
- The Turtles are somehow able to find entire boxes of cereal in the sewer to add as toppings to their pizzas.
- The Technodrome appears to be manual transmission
- Splinter apparently takes the term "Rat" offensively
- The robot kidnapping the Rhino promises that he won't get hurt if he comes along quietly. Following the mutation, the beasts are never seen again, suggesting they were eliminated after their use by the villains.
- New York sewers are big enough to swing through like Tarzan
- Michaelangelo compares the size of the Technodrome to Shea Stadium
- The gang room in the Technodrome apparently has blood splattered on the walls
- The Rhino and Warthog look exhausted when being drug into the laboratory
- Donatello looks constipated when stressed out
- Channel 6 TV Studios always keep their doors wide open in a crime-ridden city
- The Turtles disguise themselves as an early 1990's street gang
- The Turtles fall a seemingly dangerous distance from the surface to the Technodrome
- Raphael & Michaelangelo's shells begin cracking under pressure
- The robots fall through a seemingly bottomless pit
- Michaelangelo's Nunchucks can smash through solid metal
- Raphael's Sais can cut through solid steel
- After defeating the robots, the Turtles conveniently find a bomb that can be used to escape their next obstacle
- Shredder points out that he is the cause for the Turtle's mutation
- The Turtles can jump higher than normal beings
- There are two manholes side-by-side on a busy street
- Bebop and Rocksteady can jump several feet out of the ground despite their sizes
- The laser guns have the same sound effect when fired as the ones in the James Bond film Moonraker (1979)
- Rocksteady has a grenade on his person. If he really wanted to destroy the Turtles, why not throw this into the cage before getting trapped in it?
Wacky Pizza Styles:
- Cornflakes
- Raisin Bran
- Chocolate Puff
- Cornflakes
- Raisin Bran
- Chocolate Puff
Weird/Interesting Shop Names:
- Silver's Goods "Only For You"
- Ray's Jumbo Pizza
Notable Notations:
- Episode Runtime: 22:48
- Classic Opening Sequence
- First appearance of Krang
- First appearance of Bebop and Rocksteady in their mutated forms.
- First appearance of Bebop and Rocksteady in their mutated forms.
Conclusion:
Good second outing for the Turtle's franchise. The decision to pick up the story where the first episode left off creates a nice sense of continuity, and allows for greater development of the relationship between April and the Turtles. The introduction of Krang, and the mutation of Bebop and Rocksteady set up the character's appearances for the rest of the series. The actions scenes are well done as well as the Turtles sense of teamwork. Well done. Recommended.
Blogger's Note: All pictures used here are intended for informational & entertainment purposes.
Good second outing for the Turtle's franchise. The decision to pick up the story where the first episode left off creates a nice sense of continuity, and allows for greater development of the relationship between April and the Turtles. The introduction of Krang, and the mutation of Bebop and Rocksteady set up the character's appearances for the rest of the series. The actions scenes are well done as well as the Turtles sense of teamwork. Well done. Recommended.
2/193
Blogger's Note: All pictures used here are intended for informational & entertainment purposes.
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