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The Best Episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1

Every episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 5 - Shredder & Splintered
    8.1/10(486 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(771 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(592 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 1 Episode 3 - A Thing about Rats
    7.6/10(499 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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  5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 1 Episode 4 - Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X
    7.3/10(481 votes)

    S1:E4

    Shredder experiments with the Inter-Dimensional Portal, hoping to contact Krangs' Rock Soldiers and prepare an invasion of Earth, but a group of fun-loving aliens called the Neutrionos, renegades in Krang's dimension, take advantage of the Portal's opening and use it to arrive on Earth.

    Director:Yoshikatsu Kasai
    Writers:Patti Howeth, David Wise

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Shredder & Splintered" is the best rated episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 486 votes. Directed by Yoshikatsu Kasai and written by Patti Howeth, David Wise, it aired on December 18, 1987. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Turtle Tracks".