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The Worst Episodes of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Worst episode
S1E1 Mystic Mayhem
6.1466 votes
Best episode
S2E13 Mystery Meat
8.7242 votes
Top season
Season 2
7.6avg
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14h 46m
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 1 - Mystic Mayhem
    6.1/10(466 votes)

    S1:E1

    The Turtles discover for the first time that they are not the weirdest things in New York when they encounter two villains from the Hidden City pursing a cat-like agent. They have their first encounter with Baron Draxum who is making mutants with the help of his Oozesquitos.

    Directors:Brendan Clogher, Sebastian Montes
    Writers:Jesse Gordon, Ron Corcillo, Ian Busch, Russ Carney

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  2. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 18 - Al Be Back
    6.3/10(207 votes)

    S1:E18

    The Turtles plan their first public musical gig at Albearto Land. When it happens, it gets crashed by Albearto and his army of animatronic bears from failed Albearto's fastfood franchises.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 15 - The Gumbus
    6.4/10(226 votes)

    S1:E15

    Leo, Mikey and April investigate a mysterious specter haunting a themed supermarket called Stock 'n Shop which leads to their encounter with Baxter Stockboy.

    Directors:Jamie Vickers, Abe Audish
    Writer:Ian Busch

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  4. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 10 - Shell in a Cell
    6.4/10(223 votes)

    S1:E10

    Leo unseats Raph's wrestling idol Ghostbear from his title as the champion of the world after accidentally falling on him from the rafters. Raph soon becomes irked by Leo's cockiness and decides to wrestle him himself. When Ghostbear joins the fight, Raph learns that Ghostbear doesn't play by the rules.

    Director:Sebastian Montes
    Writer:Jesse Gordon

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  5. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 4 - War and Pizza
    6.5/10(312 votes)

    S1:E4

    In order to save April's job as a party captain at Albearto's Pizzeria, Donnie upgrades the main animatronic of Albearto, only for it to go out of control.

    Director:Jamie Vickers
    Writer:Jesse Gordon

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  6. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 7 - Down with the Sickness
    6.5/10(242 votes)

    S1:E7

    Splinter has come down with the rat flu, and the Turtles must deal with its 7 different stages involving fever, "Wild Rat Man", "Captain Cuddle Cakes", "Ninja Supreme", karaoke love songs, and fan fiction. The Turtles hope that Splinter will make to the final stage called "Must Say Yes" so that they can ask him for whatever they want.

    Director:Brendan Clogher
    Writers:Ron Corcillo, Russ Carney

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  7. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 14 - Hypno! Part Deux
    6.5/10(214 votes)

    S1:E14

    Hypno-Potamus returns and causes havoc at April's homecoming dance by hypnotizing the attendees.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 27 - Nothing But Truffle
    6.5/10(184 votes)

    S1:E27

    When Michelangelo and Todd Capybara spy on Meat Sweats in order to learn his most delicious recipe, the Turtle and the mutant chef become BFFs after Meat Sweats accidentally absorbs Todd's niceness. The two of them go on a look for the extremely rare lunar truffle that only grows when the Moon is in alignment with Jupiter, and face its Were-Tree guardian.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 40 - The Ancient Art of Ninja Hide and Seek
    6.5/10(172 votes)

    S1:E40

    Splinter teaches his sons the Art of Ninja Concealment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 6 - Repo Mantis
    6.6/10(236 votes)

    S1:E6

    Mikey and Donnie try to get a Jupiter Jim moon buggy vehicle from a repo yard, where they run afoul of its owner Repo Mantis. In exchange for the prop vehicle, Mikey and Donnie are hired as repo men and are sent to repossess an RV on Long Island. However, the deal deteriorates when they meet the RV's possessor, a kind mutant named Todd Capybara, and his puppies.

    Director:Jamie Vickers
    Writers:Ron Corcillo, Russ Carney

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  11. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 9 - Mascot Melee
    6.6/10(227 votes)

    S1:E9

    While looking for gifts for Splinter, the Turtles traverse through Times Square where they fight the thuggish mascots lurking there.

    Director:Sebastian Montes
    Writer:Ian Busch

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  12. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 16 - Mrs. Cuddles
    6.7/10(221 votes)

    S1:E16

    April and the brothers make Raph face his greatest fear: an adorable kids' TV show rabbit named Mrs. Cuddles. However, things aren't so funny anymore when Mrs. Cuddles suddenly comes to life and begins hunting the Turtle family to feed on their fears.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 20 - Pizza Pit
    6.7/10(193 votes)

    S1:E20

    It’s Pizza Week, the greatest week of the year, but the Turtles’ favorite pizza joints keep getting taken out. DIGG, a trio of unsuccessful girl musicians mutated into burrowing animals, begin sinking the Turtles' favorite pizza places into the ground, prompting the Turtles to go after them before they have no place left to get their favorite food.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 17 - Stuck on You
    6.8/10(213 votes)

    S1:E17

    After an unfortunate glue accident, the Turtles have to fight a whole host of villains like the Mutant Silverfish, the Foot Clan, Hypno-Potamus, and Warren Stone while literally being stuck together.

    Director:Sebastian Montes
    Writer:Ian Busch

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  15. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 5 - Newsworthy
    6.8/10(199 votes)

    S1:E5

    To prove himself as the greatest enemy of the Turtles, former news anchor-turned-mutant earthworm Warren Stone gets in the way of the Turtles as they track down Hypno-Potamus, who is abducting the animal partners of other magicians.

    Director:Sebastian Montes
    Writer:Dale Malinowski

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  16. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 37 - Man vs. Sewer
    6.8/10(181 votes)

    S1:E37

    The Turtles lazy river ride through the sewers turns savage when Raph's separated and left alone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 2 Episode 6 - Breaking Purple
    6.8/10(153 votes)

    S2:E6

    Donnie's parenting causes S.H.E.L.L.D.O.N. to run away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 26 - Mind Meld
    6.9/10(195 votes)

    S1:E26

    Frustrated by his brothers' childishness during an important mission, Donatello enhances their intelligence. However, things get quickly out of hand when they begin displaying Donatello's personality traits as well.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 32 - Sparring Partner
    6.9/10(179 votes)

    S1:E32

    Raph becomes friends with a new sparring partner in the form of Frankenfoot and must keep it secret from his brothers, who don't like the guy. When Frankenfoot is driven from the lair, this gives the Foot Lieutenant and the Foot Recruit the opportunity to take it into the Foot Clan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 2 Episode 7 - Repairin' the Baron
    6.9/10(156 votes)

    S2:E7

    Mikey tries to get Draxum to tolerate humans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 2 - Origami Tsunami
    7.0/10(326 votes)

    S1:E2

    Longing for the excitements of his life, Leo talks the team into tracking down the paper thief duo currently stalking the city. In doing so, the Turtles run into the Foot Clan, who use their mystic ability to create origami warriors from the stolen paper.

    Director:Sebastian Montes
    Writers:Ron Corcillo, Russ Carney

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  22. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 25 - Bullhop
    7.0/10(185 votes)

    S1:E25

    Things go sour when the Turtles try to help a down-and-out mutant in the form of the bellhop-turned-mutant bull from "Bug Busters" while at the same time planning a raid to obtain more of Big Mama's web goo. Bullhop eagerly decides to help his benefactors out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 2 Episode 5 - Lair Games
    7.0/10(154 votes)

    S2:E5

    April presents her award winning documentary about the Turtles’ at an annual event: The Lair Olympics. This year's event, however, takes a surprise turn when Donatello unexpectedly gains ground against the past games' constant champion, Leonardo, sparking a fierce competition between the two brothers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 3 - Donnie's Gifts
    7.1/10(246 votes)

    S1:E3

    The Turtles have to fight their bad habits, but they must also fight the mutated chef Meat Sweats.

    Director:Brendan Clogher
    Writer:Ian Busch

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  25. Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 21 - Smart Lair
    7.1/10(198 votes)

    S1:E21

    To ease their household chores, Donatello invents a new artificial intelligence, S.H.E.L.L.D.O.N., who begins to see exclusively to his creator's needs. Disgruntled, Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo choose to rewire the robot, which leads to near-fatal consequences for their brother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Mystic Mayhem" is the worst rated episode of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It scored 6.1/10 from 466 votes. Directed by Brendan Clogher, Sebastian Montes and written by Jesse Gordon, Ron Corcillo, Ian Busch, Russ Carney, it aired on July 20, 2018. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Al Be Back".

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