Across the Universe

"Across the Universe" is the seventy-second episode of the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), which originally aired on March 12, 2005.

Major Characters

 * Donatello (Sam Regal)
 * Leonardo (Michael Sinterniklaas)
 * Michelangelo (Wayne Grayson)
 * Raphael (Frank Frankson)

Secondary Characters

 * Splinter (Darren Dunstan)
 * Ultimate Drako (Ted Lewis/Marc Thompson)


 * Godman Falcon (Team Fitts' pilot for bike #23)
 * Methania Fitts (Team Fitts' navigator for bike #23)
 * Tripper Nitro (Team Koyoshada's pilot for bike #6)
 * Jag Majoria (Team Koyoshada's navigator for bike #6)
 * Race Commissioner Tangent Morrey
 * Nobby Bloe (Planet Racer announcer)
 * Muk (Team Fitts' mechanic)
 * Mud Riders

Main Locations

 * Turtle Lair
 * Planet Laotora 4

Voice-Over Introduction
Raphael : Get this, I am racing pro-bike. The thing is, this ain't no shell-cycle, its a planet racer and these babies are so high octane they require two riders. The other thing is, these ain't you average racetracks, its a hostile alien world with some unusual obstacles. When you race as a planet racer, winning is one thing, surviving is another.

Plot Synopsis
After Ultimate Drako sends the Turtles through time and space, Raph finds himself in the middle of an intergalactic race

Trivia

 * At the beginning of this episode, we see through Raphael's point of view seconds before the events of Reality Check when Ultimate Drako appears and separates the Turtles and Splinter across time and space.
 * Rapahel comes face to face with the world and characters of Peter Laird and Jim Lawson's highly regarded "Planet Racers" series of graphic novels.