The Best Episodes Written By David Wise

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(18 votes)

   #1 - If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?

   S1:E4111/18/1992

   When genius Edward Nygma's greedy boss unjustly fires him, Nygma seeks revenge as the Riddler.

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   7.9/10(22 votes)

   #2 - The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne

   S1:E2910/29/1992

   Dr. Hugo Strange's invention, a machine that reads people's thoughts, leads him to discover that Bruce Wayne is Batman.

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   7.5/10(25 votes)

   #3 - The Clock King

   S1:E149/21/1992

   When a maniacally punctilious man faces financial ruin because of attorney Hamilton Hill, he transforms into the devious Clock King and swears revenge on Hill, now the mayor of Gotham.

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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #4 - The Big Blow Out

   S3:E4711/28/1989

   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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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #5 - The Rebirth (3)

   S4:E311/11/1987

   After capturing Daniel and Arcee and acquiring the Plasma Energy Chamber key, Scorponok and the Decepticons make their way to Cybertron. The Autobots head after them, but Spike and Cerebros stay on Nebulos and come up with a strategy to use a Hive city as a weapon against Scorponok. Meanwhile, the Decepticons and Scorponok begin to threaten Earth and it is up to the Autobots and their allies to stop them.

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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Microbots

   S2:E1110/6/1985

   The Decepticon ship that shot down the Ark has been found and Megatron manages to find a component containing great power. With this power a danger to everyone, Perceptor, Bumblebee and Brawn shrink down and journey through Megatron's body to get it away from the Decepticon leader.

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   6.8/10(5 votes)

   #7 - Turtle Tracks

   S1:E112/14/1987

   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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   6.8/10(5 votes)

   #8 - Shredder & Splintered

   S1:E512/18/1987

   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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   6.8/10(4 votes)

   #9 - The Rebirth (1)

   S4:E111/9/1987

   While much has changed and there has been a peaceful lull lately, the Decepticons are happy to get back to basics. Soon, Autobot City is a mess and the Plasma Energy Chamber key is stolen. The fight moves to Cybertron and in front of the soon activated the Plasma Energy Chamber, no less. An unexpected reaction from it, though, leaves a number of Transformers on both sides (plus Spike and Daniel) on Nebulos. Greater fighting awaits there, as machine-hating Nebulons seek to overthrow the evil Lord Zarak and the Hive. Getting back home is, of course, on hold for the recent arrivals to Nebulos. However, the Hive appears unstoppable and only something truly radical may work against them.

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    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - The Rebirth (2)

    S4:E211/10/1987

    Daniel and four Nebulans join with five Autobots to battle the Hive, but the Hive decide to do something similar with a group of Decepticons. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime goes to Vector Sigma to find out the whereabouts of the missing Autobots and encounters an old face, learning the answer and what must be done.

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    6.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Enter: The Shredder

    S1:E212/15/1987

    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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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - The Maltese Hamster

    S3:E49/28/1989

    Gangsters are swiping all the antiques in town. And when they swipe most of our heroes, it's up to Donatello and April to find out why. Could Shredder be behind this?

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #13 - The Turtle Terminator

    S3:E3711/14/1989

    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.

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Bye Bye Fly

    S3:E4411/23/1989

    An interdimensional alien spacecraft leads Baxter Stockman to his latest vengeful plot to destroy the Turtles and Shredder.

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - The Great Boldini

    S3:E3811/15/1989

    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.

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Michaelangelo's Birthday

    S3:E3111/6/1989

    It's Michaelangelo's birthday, but none of his brothers seem to remember, and it frustrates him greatly.

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - The Gang's All Here

    S3:E4011/17/1989

    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.

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    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #18 - A Thing about Rats

    S1:E312/16/1987

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

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    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Time Bomb

    S3:E711/10/1978

    A scientist who has traveled back in time from the year 2155, thinks she can become a billionaire by using her "inside" information.

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    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp

    S3:E3011/3/1989

    While Raphael is reliving the past, via the Turtles' photo album, their frog friends in the Florida Swamps are being terrorized by a mutant alligator known as Leatherhead.

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    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Leatherhead Meets the Rat King

    S3:E3611/13/1989

    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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    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Green with Jealousy

    S3:E2110/23/1989

    Krang sets his sights on a powerful Nuclear-Powered Submarine, believing it's fuel will be more than enough to power the technodrome.

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    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #23 - The Big Rip Off

    S3:E4511/24/1989

    After several failed attempts to get the Technodrome re-energized, Shredder and Krang run one last-ditch distraction for the Turtles at Fort Charles while Bebop and Rocksteady steal energy fuel cells from the neighboring space research center.

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    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Return of the Shredder

    S2:E110/1/1988

    Just when the Turtles believe themselves rid of Shredder, tin-grin is able to persuade Krang to return him to Earth.

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    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #25 - Flash the Wonder Dog

    S1:E43/19/1989

    Dale's television hero, Flash, is kidnapped and framed by Fat Cat, in a ploy to discredit dogs everywhere.

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