• Air date: 25 Sep '89 47 episodes
      Distinctly different from the grim, violent, and dark MIRAGE comics from which the Turtles originated, this version of the franchise has remained the longest running, and most memorable, version of all. 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 the sewers. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the four turtles into human-like creatures. Hamato (now Master Splinter) changes into a giant rat from the green glow and teaches the turtles the skills of the ninja as they team up with Channel 6 news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's arch enemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X.
  • List of Episodes (47)
    • 26. Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers

      14 Nov '89
      Michelangelo sees an advertisement for a new pizza parlor called Weird Pizza To Go and tries to get a job there.
    • 27. Mutagen Monster

      15 Nov '89
      Shredder orders Rocksteady and Bebop to place the mesmerizer atop the Channel Six News Building Tower.
    • 28. Shredderville

      16 Nov '89
      Krang hires a female Ninja, Lotus, to replace Shredder. Lotus has agreed to help Krang locate the Turtles in exchange for 100 pounds of gold.
    • 29. The Turtle Terminator

      17 Nov '89
      Krang and Shredder have been defeated once too often by the Turtles. Shredder takes Rocksteady and Bebop up to the Earth's surface and to the Asian-American Cultural Center where the burial urn of an ancient noble warrior and founder of the Foot Clan, Shibana-Sama, is on display.
    • 30. Case of the Hot Kimono

      20 Nov '89
      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.
    • 31. Return of the Fly

      22 Nov '89
      Today is Michelangelo's birthday and the other turtles plan a surprise party.
    • 32. Bye Bye Fly

      24 Nov '89
      Thanks to a run-in with General Traag from Dimension X, the Turtles discover that Krang is experimenting with his dimensional portal again.
    • 33. The Making of Metalhead

      27 Nov '89
      April's Aunt Agatha, a detective, visits her at Channel Six News and asks to meet the Turtles. Meanwhile, Michelangelo and Leonardo encounter two crooks, Bruce and Rodney, who are stealing kimonos from all over town.
    • 34. Leatherhead Meets the Rat King

      29 Nov '89
      In an effort to rid himself of the Turtles, Shredder with the help of Rocksteady and Bebop kidnap Obento, caretaker of the Far East Animal Society then blackmail Usagi Yojimbo into destroying the Turtles.
    • 35. April's Fool

      01 Dec '89
      While the Turtles are suffering from turtle pox, a disease that affects only mutant Turtles, Krang has developed a robotic turtle that he calls Metalhead.
    • 36. Green with Jealousy

      04 Dec '89
      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.
    • 37. Usagi Come Home

      05 Dec '89
      Rocksteady and Bebop, on Shredder's orders, kidnap Irma. As soon as April discovers Irma has been abducted, she contacts the Turtles.
    • 38. Mr. Ogg Goes To Town

      07 Dec '89
      The Turtles, Zach and his friend Caitlin visit the Museum where a magician, the Great Boldini, intends to make a valuable emerald disappear.
    • 39. The Great Boldini

      08 Dec '89
      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.
    • 40. Michelangelo's Birthday

      02 Feb '90
      Shredder tries to trick the Turtles into eating cookies made with anti-mutagen. Michelangelo, wanting to be a human, tries one of the cookies and it mutates him into a teenager.
    • 41. Pizza by the Shred

      06 Feb '90
      An affectionate, cuddly creature from another world shows up on Earth, with the ability to move objects by mental power. It turns out to be an escaped pet of the Neutrinos.
    • 42. The Big Rip-Off

      07 Feb '90
      While searching for a device to transform crude oil into liquid hydrogen, Krang accidentally brings Mr. Ogg from Dimension Z to earth.
    • 43. The Big Break-In

      08 Feb '90
      The Turtles are rustrated that they let Shredder slip away from them again. They feel like giving up, and wish they had never been born.
    • 44. The Big Blow-Out

      09 Feb '90
      A team of archaeologists stumble upon a temple of unknown origin buried near the Turtles' lair. Before they can investigate further, they are frightened off by Baxter Fly, who explores the temple himself.
    • 45. The Grybyx

      14 May '90
      In a last ditch attempt to gain power for the Technodrome, Krang Sends Rocksteady and Bebop to steal a newly created set of energy modules from a hi-tech science lab located at Fort Charles.
    • 46. The Gang's All Here

      16 May '90
      Now successfully re-energized, The Technodrome begins moving towards the surface. Krang sends for a miniaturizer from Dimension X. With it he can shrink anyone and anything that stands in his path.
    • 47. The Missing Map

      24 Jul '90
      The Technodrome suddenly surfaces. The Turtles barely get out of its way in time before Shredder begins firing lasers.