Donatello's Duplicate

CAST OF CHARACTERS: The TMNT, April O'Neil, Splinter, Vernon Fenwick

GUEST STARS: The Rat King, Pinky McFingers, McFingers' Thugs, Mayor, TMNT clones

LOCATIONS: Turtles' Lair, McFingers' Mansion

VEHICLES: TurtleVan

SYNOPSIS:

Donatello decides to create a clone of himself so that he can spend more time on his inventions while his clone spends more time fixing things around the Lair. Donny tests his latest invention on a sewer rat and accidentally gets his hand in the way, causing the rat clone to talk just like Donatello.

The talking rat is discovered by The Rat King and is convinced by a local hood, Pinky McFingers, that they could take over the world with Donatello's invention.

Meanwhile, Donatello turns his cloning machine on himself and, thanks to an algebraic miscalculation, creates a clone that is 10 times smarter than he is. The clone refuses to do the work that Donatello specifically created it for. Donatello decides to put him in his place until he discovers that his clone is also 10 times more adept in ninja skills. The clone defeats Donatello, ties him up, locks him in a closet, and then finds himself abducted by Pinky McFingers. With McFinger's new found power and intelligence from Donatello's clone he decides that he does not need The Rat King anymore.

Meanwhile at the hideout the clone convinces McFingers that he is not Donatello and builds a cloning device that replicates thousands of rats, causing the city to be infested with them. While the city is in a panic, McFingers and his crew loot the shops.

Meanwhile, back at the lair, the turtles try to fix things at the lair only to find they need Donatello more than they think. They find Donatello locked up in the closet and he tells them of his clone. As they begin their search, the TMNT encounter the Rat King who is more than happy to help them find the vlone to get revenge on Pinky Mcfingers for double crossing him. The Rat King gives our heroes Pinky McFingers' address.

At McFinger's Mansion, Donatello's clone creates clones of Michaelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo. Donatello tricks his clone into revealing the cloning process. When he does, all Turtle clones, including Donatello's and the rat's disappear solving the city's rat problem. It also puts a wrench in Pinky Mcfinger's plan to loot the city.

Pop culture references

 * Clone Donatello's "I'm melting!" line is a reference to the Wicked Witch and the West's last words in The Wizard of Oz.

Trivia

 * Cam Clarke provides Pinky McFingers' voice for this episode.

Errors

 * The top of the back of Raphael's Turtlecom was grey when he answered April's call.
 * Before Michaelangelo asked if Donatello was the Rat King, he was seen with a pair of nunchucks on his belt.