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The Best Episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Every episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

The Best Episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in...
  1. Background image for Turtle Tracks
    8.1/10(649 votes)

    #1 - Turtle Tracks

    S1:E1

    April O'Neil, ace reporter for Channel 6, investigates recent break-ins, allegedly by Ninjas, which have resulted in the thefts of numerous technologies. A chance encounter with a gang of thieves soon leads her to a bigger story when she is saved from the criminals by four Ninja trained, mutated Turtles.

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  2. Background image for Shredder & Splintered
    8.1/10(406 votes)

    #2 - Shredder & Splintered

    S1:E5

    As Shredder lures Splinter into he Technodrome, this time with the promise that a weapon in his possession can restore the sensei to human form, the Turtles confront a giant-sized Krang, now in a new body, in the heart of New York City.

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  3. Background image for Enter: The Shredder
    8.0/10(489 votes)

    #3 - Enter: The Shredder

    S1:E2

    The Shredder kidnaps Splinter in an attempt to lure the Turtles to his own cause. In order to rescue Splinter the Turtles must enter the Shredder's mobile fortress and brave it's dangerous weaponry.

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  4. Background image for Ring of Fire
    8.0/10(113 votes)

    #4 - Ring of Fire

    S7:E6

    Krang sends Shredder to set up a special lens that will focus the sun's rays to create a devastating heat ray.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Cowabunga Shredhead
    7.9/10(192 votes)

    #5 - Cowabunga Shredhead

    S3:E18

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

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    Director:Unknown
  6. Background image for Tower of Power
    7.9/10(109 votes)

    #6 - Tower of Power

    S7:E1

    The Turtles and Splinter win a trip to Europe, but wind up riding in a crate with the Turtle Van. Meanwhile, Krang devises a giant electromagnet to pull the Technodrome free from an asteroid.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Divide and Conquer
    7.9/10(119 votes)

    #7 - Divide and Conquer

    S10:E8

    Lord Dregg launches a final attack on the Ninja Turtles.

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    Director:Unknown
  9. Background image for Return of the Technodrome
    7.8/10(221 votes)

    #8 - Return of the Technodrome

    S2:E13

    Krang, sick of Shredder's constant failings, resolves to return the Technodrome to Earth.

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    Director:Unknown
  10. Background image for Michaelangelo, the Sacred Turtle
    7.8/10(120 votes)

    #9 - Michaelangelo, the Sacred Turtle

    S5:E20

    While the other Turtles go off to the local Planetarium to see O'Malley's comet, Michaelangelo visits the Natural History Museum with April O'Neil for the unveiling of the mummy of Ahmed Turt-el.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Get Shredder!
    7.7/10(104 votes)

    #10 - Get Shredder!

    S8:E1

    Shredder & Krang are still loose on Earth, but without the resources of the Technodrome, they plan to steal equipment from the abandoned Hall of Science at the World Fair. Krang's former weapons engineer, Drakus, using the guise of Beserko, also shows up to cause trouble.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise
  12. Background image for Wrath of the Rat King
    7.7/10(99 votes)

    #11 - Wrath of the Rat King

    S8:E2

    Burne has created a hot line for callers to use should they spot those responsible for the destruction of the Channel Six News Building. Inside the Hall of Science, Shredder is fearful that the Turtles will eventually find a way into the building and decides to seek out an old friend in the sewers: the Rat King!

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise
  13. Background image for A Thing about Rats
    7.6/10(415 votes)

    #12 - A Thing about Rats

    S1:E3

    Baxter Stockman, a mad scientist, is showing an exterminator his new invention: a rat catching robot called Mousers.

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  14. Background image for Enter: The Fly
    7.6/10(253 votes)

    #13 - Enter: The Fly

    S2:E7

    Frustrated at Baxter's latest failure, Shredder contacts Krang in Dimension X and demands that Rocksteady and Bebop be sent to aid him.

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  15. Background image for The Old Switcheroo
    7.6/10(189 votes)

    #14 - The Old Switcheroo

    S3:E6

    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.

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  16. Background image for Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero
    7.6/10(190 votes)

    #15 - Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero

    S3:E23

    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.

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  17. Background image for Leatherhead Meets the Rat King
    7.6/10(156 votes)

    #16 - Leatherhead Meets the Rat King

    S3:E36

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise
  18. Background image for The Big Blow Out
    7.6/10(146 votes)

    #17 - The Big Blow Out

    S3:E47

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise
  19. Background image for Poor Little Rich Turtle
    7.6/10(111 votes)

    #18 - Poor Little Rich Turtle

    S4:E28

    Krang has come up with yet another brilliant plan to free the Technodrome. The evil alien sends Bebop and Rocksteady to kidnap Buffy Shellhammer, 15 year-old CEO of Shellhammer Chemicals.

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Turtles and the Hare
    7.6/10(110 votes)

    #19 - The Turtles and the Hare

    S5:E1

    In Krang's latest scheme, Rocksteady and Bebop, dressed as Easter bunnies, are blasting people with a Docilizer Ray and turning them into timid, rabbit-like people.

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Raphael VS The Volcano
    7.6/10(102 votes)

    #20 - Raphael VS The Volcano

    S5:E10

    Thanks to a malfunction in Donatello's Healthometer, an invention designed to diagnose one's health, Raphael is convinced that he is not long for this world. Raphael decides to make the world a better place with what little time he has left.

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Welcome Back, Polarisoids
    7.6/10(116 votes)

    #21 - Welcome Back, Polarisoids

    S5:E19

    Krang wants to get a hold of the Polarisoids' camera. Krang sends a fake invitation to the Polarisoids to visit Earth, only the Polarisoids think that the invitation is from the Turtles.

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Sword of Yurikawa
    7.6/10(105 votes)

    #22 - Sword of Yurikawa

    S6:E5

    Krang plans to blow up the Tri-State Bridge just as a convoy of trucks carrying a rare form of toxic waste passes overhead.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for A Real Snow Job
    7.6/10(102 votes)

    #23 - A Real Snow Job

    S7:E3

    The Turtles are vacationing in the Alps, as Splinter goes off to a nearby mountain to meditate. April is in an Alpine village with Irma when she notices the ice and snow melting, unusual for this time of year.

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Northern Lights Out
    7.6/10(99 votes)

    #24 - Northern Lights Out

    S7:E12

    Eric Red, seizes both April and Professor Swenson's map to the underground volcanoes in Scandinavia to tap into the molten energy and melt the polar ice caps.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Cyber-Turtles
    7.6/10(112 votes)

    #25 - Cyber-Turtles

    S8:E7

    While investigating the theft of a rare telescope, the Astro-Viewer, the Turtles discover odd tracks leading away from the National Space Exploration Center.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

Best Episodes Summary

"Turtle Tracks" is the best rated episode of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". It scored 8.1/10 based on 649 votes. Directed by Yoshikatsu Kasai and written by Patti Howeth, David Wise, it aired on 12/14/1987. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Shredder & Splintered".