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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!

Best episode
S1E5 Shredder & Splintered
8.1485 votes
Worst episode
S4E16 Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe
6.2154 votes
Top season
Season 1
7.8avg
Binge time
3d 0h
193 episodes
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 5 - Shredder & Splintered
    8.1/10(485 votes)

    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.

    Director:Yoshikatsu Kasai
    Writers:Patti Howeth, David Wise

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  2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 1 - Turtle Tracks
    8.0/10(768 votes)

    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.

    Director:Yoshikatsu Kasai
    Writers:Patti Howeth, David Wise

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  3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 2 - Enter: The Shredder
    7.9/10(589 votes)

    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.

    Director:Yoshikatsu Kasai
    Writers:Patti Howeth, David Wise

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  4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 10 Episode 8 - Divide and Conquer
    8.0/10(140 votes)

    S10:E8

    Lord Dregg launches a final attack on the Ninja Turtles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jeffrey Scott

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  5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 7 Episode 6 - Ring of Fire
    8.0/10(139 votes)

    S7:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Edens

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  6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 18 - Cowabunga Shredhead
    7.9/10(236 votes)

    S3:E18

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 7 Episode 1 - Tower of Power
    7.9/10(135 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Edens

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  8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 4 Episode 28 - Poor Little Rich Turtle
    7.8/10(138 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 2 Episode 13 - Return of the Technodrome
    7.7/10(276 votes)

    S2:E13

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 3 - A Thing about Rats
    7.6/10(498 votes)

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Yoshikatsu Kasai
    Writers:Patti Howeth, David Wise

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  11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 6 Episode 5 - Sword of Yurikawa
    7.7/10(126 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 8 Episode 2 - Wrath of the Rat King
    7.7/10(118 votes)

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  13. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 10 Episode 3 - The Power of Three
    7.7/10(117 votes)

    S10:E3

    Mungg informs Dregg that he came across two individuals who claimed they were old acquaintances of the turtles: Shredder and Krang!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jeffrey Scott

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  14. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 2 Episode 7 - Enter: The Fly
    7.6/10(308 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Michael Reaves, Brynne Stephens

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  15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 23 - Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero
    7.6/10(235 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bruce Shelly, Reed Shelly

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  16. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 47 - The Big Blow Out
    7.6/10(183 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  17. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 8 Episode 7 - Cyber-Turtles
    7.6/10(130 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  18. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 5 Episode 10 - Raphael VS The Volcano
    7.6/10(129 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 8 Episode 1 - Get Shredder!
    7.6/10(123 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  20. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 7 Episode 12 - Northern Lights Out
    7.6/10(119 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Francis Moss, Ted Pedersen

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  21. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 8 Episode 6 - Enter: Krakus
    7.6/10(111 votes)

    S8:E6

    Krakus, a cop from the future, arrives and thinking that the Turtles are in league with Titanus, shakes them down for information.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  22. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 6 - The Old Switcheroo
    7.5/10(231 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Mark Edward Edens, Michael Edens

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  23. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 36 - Leatherhead Meets the Rat King
    7.5/10(191 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  24. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 5 Episode 20 - Michaelangelo, the Sacred Turtle
    7.5/10(146 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 4 Episode 9 - Planet of the Turtles
    7.5/10(134 votes)

    S4:E9

    The Turtles must save the Earth from a massive energy drain and its Apocalyptic result by traveling to another dimension where turtles are the dominant species.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Shredder & Splintered" is the best rated episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It scored 8.1/10 from 485 votes. Directed by Yoshikatsu Kasai and written by Patti Howeth, David Wise, it aired on December 18, 1987. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Turtle Tracks".

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