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The Worst Episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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S4E16 Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe
6.2155 votes
Best episode
S1E5 Shredder & Splintered
8.1486 votes
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Season 1
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 4 Episode 16 - Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe
    6.2/10(155 votes)

    S4:E16

    On their latest trip to Earth, Bebop and Rocksteady steal a machine that makes everyone scared of everything.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 29 - Blast from the Past
    6.4/10(186 votes)

    S3:E29

    Splinter suffers amnesia as the Turtles try to remind him that he is the true leader of the Foot Clan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Mark Edward Edens, Michael Edens

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  3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 4 Episode 15 - Raphael Knocks 'em Dead
    6.4/10(145 votes)

    S4:E15

    Raphael must contend with a mobster named Pinky McFingers when he is kidnapped from a local comedy club.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jack Mendelsohn

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  4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 4 Episode 19 - Leonardo Lightens Up
    6.4/10(145 votes)

    S4:E19

    A ray-gun makes Leonardo carefree and ignore his responsibilities. This leaves the Turtles defenseless and the city at the mercy of Maestro G Clef, a villain who destroys the city with music.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan DiStefano

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  5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 37 - The Turtle Terminator
    6.5/10(183 votes)

    S3:E37

    Irma is kidnapped by Bebop and Rocksteady and is replaced by a robot that looks just like her that is programmed to eliminate the turtles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 39 - The Missing Map
    6.5/10(169 votes)

    S3:E39

    Zach and his brother Walt visit the Turtles. As they leave, Walt takes a map that could guide Shredder to the lair if it happens to fall into the wrong hands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 3 - Attack of the 50-Foot Irma
    6.6/10(239 votes)

    S3:E3

    Irma accidentally becomes gigantic and her naturally clumsy nature makes her a danger to the city.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rowby Goren

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  8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 33 - Case of the Hot Kimono
    6.6/10(179 votes)

    S3:E33

    Someone is stealing all the kimonos in the city. After Master Splinter's favorite kimono is stolen, April's famous detective aunt helps the Turtles retrieve it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 38 - The Great Boldini
    6.6/10(177 votes)

    S3:E38

    The Turtles must clear their names when they are believed to be jewel thieves who stole a priceless emerald during a magic act run by a wizard named Boldini.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 42 - Mister Ogg Goes to Town
    6.6/10(171 votes)

    S3:E42

    While searching for a device to transform crude oil into liquid hydrogen, Krang accidentally brings Mr. Ogg from Dimension Z to earth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 40 - The Gang's All Here
    6.6/10(167 votes)

    S3:E40

    Shredder tries to trick the Turtles into eating cookies made with anti-mutagen. Michaelangelo, wanting to be a human, tries one of the cookies and it mutates him into a teenager.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Wise

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  12. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 4 Episode 20 - Were-Rats from Channel 6
    6.6/10(143 votes)

    S4:E20

    After many failed attempts from his rodent subjects to find food, the Rat King learns of an abandoned canister of mutagen lost in the sewers and claims it for himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 5 Episode 14 - Leonardo Cuts Loose
    6.6/10(136 votes)

    S5:E14

    A series of baffling crimes are being committed by "brawny burglars" with thick Austrian accents and the Turtles are on the case, but so is Casey Jones and that could mean nothing but trouble for the Turtles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 4 Episode 13 - Back to the Egg
    6.6/10(131 votes)

    S4:E13

    Krang hires a multi-dimentional ring-master who intends on making the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles part of his circus by using an anti-aging serum.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 8 - The Fifth Turtle
    6.7/10(226 votes)

    S3:E8

    A 14-year-old boy tries his best to help out the Turtles, but with some not so optimal results.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Gordon Bressack

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  16. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 17 - Turtles, Turtles Everywhere
    6.7/10(197 votes)

    S3:E17

    Shredder programs the city's new garbage collecting super-computer to collect the Turtles. But when Shredder doesn't specify 'Ninja' Turtles, the super-computer collects them all! Turtles of the city of every shape and size are not safe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  17. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 24 - Mutagen Monster
    6.7/10(196 votes)

    S3:E24

    In an attempt to hijack two separate trains carrying the ingredients needed to make mutagen, Rocksteady and Bebop cause their head-on collision, resulting in the spillage of both chemicals in the city's train yard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J. Larry Carroll

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  18. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 3 Episode 41 - The Grybyx
    6.7/10(167 votes)

    S3:E41

    Kala's pet Grybyx, which has a really bad temper whenever it gets hungry, escapes from Dimension X through a portal to Earth, causing trouble for the Turtles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  19. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 4 Episode 21 - Funny, They Shrunk Michaelangelo
    6.7/10(140 votes)

    S4:E21

    While Michaelangelo is testing out a sailboard in the sewers he accidentally gets swept out into the city harbor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 4 Episode 25 - Rebel Without a Fin
    6.7/10(140 votes)

    S4:E25

    Dr. Polidorius creates a half-man half-fish named Ray. The Doctor has Ray plant explosives in certain parts of the sewer so that he can sink the city beneath the ocean.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 5 Episode 8 - Michaelangelo Meets Bugman Again
    6.7/10(134 votes)

    S5:E8

    Michaelangelo and the other Turtles go topside in an effort to find the latest issue of "The Adventures of Bugman", only to learn that the comic book has been canceled.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 5 Episode 4 - Michaelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko
    6.7/10(133 votes)

    S5:E4

    Michaelangelo awakes in the middle of the night from a bad dream. Unable to remember what it was about, Splinter assists him through hypnotism. Mikey vividly recalls the day that he and his brothers fell into the sewer and landed in the green ooze but he also sees a small lizard crawling through the contaminant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 5 Episode 6 - Donatello's Badd Time
    6.7/10(130 votes)

    S5:E6

    While road testing the Turtle Van with his latest inventions, Donatello encounters a family of criminal hillbillies known as the Badd Family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 7 Episode 4 - Venice on the Half-Shell
    6.7/10(116 votes)

    S7:E4

    Krang decides to use a hydrofluxer device to flood Venice, holding it for ransom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Misty Stewart-Taggart

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  25. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 2 Episode 11 - Teenagers from Dimension X
    6.8/10(267 votes)

    S2:E11

    While cruising around Dimension X, the Nutrinos decide to buzz the Technodrome. The Nutrinos learn of Krang & Shredder's latest plan to destroy the Turtles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe" is the worst rated episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It scored 6.2/10 from 155 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on September 22, 1990. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Blast from the Past".

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