It Came from Beneath the Sewers


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It Came from Beneath the Sewers is an episode of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series. It is the second episode of season 2 (1988). This episode was written by Larry Parr. It originally aired on October 15, 1988. It is available on DVD in the box set released on April 26, 2005.

Plot Summary
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and April O'Neil use the "Crystal Converger" as they are driving around in the Turtle Van in search for the "Three Fragments of the Eye of Zarnov".

Meanwhile in the Technodrome, which is located in Dimension X, Krang and Shredder uses the high tech equipment inside the Technodrome to locate the Fragment just outside New York City, near where a traveling carnival show has arrived.

The Crystal Converger has led the TMNT and April to the same carnival, but before they can find the Fragment, it's found by two small boys. While April unsuccessfully tries to buy it from them for three dollars, the TMNT are mistaken for performers and find themselves entertaining an audience, earning enough money to buy the Fragment from the small boys. But just then, Shredder and Baxter Stockman arrives and steals the fragment from the boys.

Back at their hideout, Shredder and Baxter Stockman discover another aspect of the fragment's power: as the crystal makes contact with residue from Dimension X on Shredder's boot, the crystal is able to create a mutating spore. Shredder believes that this will enable him to obtain the other two Fragments and defeat the TMNT.

Later in the sewers, the TMNT tell Splinter how they lost the Fragment to Shredder. Suddenly, a giant plant breaks the wall and attacks the TMNT. The TMNT defeat the plant, which retreats deeper into the sewers. The TMNT are convinced that the plant originates from Dimension X.

At April's apartment, April and Irma are drinking coffee when someone knocks on the door. When April looks out, she finds a note containing only an address, signed "the TMNT". April goes alone to the address, which turns out to be an empty warehouse. Shredder, who had set the trap, captures April, ties her to a chair and gags her with a cloth, and uses her Turtle Com to contact the TMNT. He dares them to rescue April. The TMNT, disguised as pizza delivery boys, arrive at the warehouse. When Shredder and Baxter Stockman refuse to open the door, the TMNT throw pizzas at them until they run away. As the TMNT are untying April, a TV in the warehouse shows breaking news: a giant plant is destroying the city. As the plant escape its way down into the sewer system, the TMNT's home, Splinter tell the TMNT to "start at the root of the problem". The TMNT follow the tracks from the plant, and Michaelangelo is dressed as a female plant decoy to distract the giant plant, as the other TMNT attacks it. Leonardo recalls Splinters word, and uses his katana swords to attack the "root of the plant", causing it do die.