Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers

Character voices

 * Leonardo (Cam Clarke)
 * Donatello (Barry Gordon)
 * Michaelangelo (Townsend Coleman )
 * Raphael (Rob Paulsen )
 * Splinter (Peter Renaday )
 * April O'Neil (Renae Jacobs )
 * Burne Thompson (Pat Fraley)
 * Irma Langinstein (Jennifer Darling )
 * Shredder (James Avery )
 * Krang (Pat Fraley )
 * Bebop (Barry Gordon )
 * Rocksteady (Cam Clarke )
 * Klatu (Barry Gordon)
 * Mirahda (Barbara Billingsley)
 * Nikto (Renae Jacobs)

Locations

 * Turtles ' Lair
 * Technodrome
 * Harbour
 * Glue Factory
 * Alien Spaceship
 * City streets
 * Channel 6 building
 * Nuclear Reactor Plant

Vehicles

 * Turtle Van
 * Transport Module
 * Alien Spacehip

Plot Synopsis
The Turtles are celebrating April's first anniversary of her job at Channel 6. April, however, is depressed because her boss had warned her that if she doesn't come up with a big story, she won't be around to celebrate her second year. In an effort to cheer her up, Donatello asks Irma to help him pick up a pizza.

Meanwhile, in the Technodrome, Krang is working on a device that ends up exploding. Shredder told him that he warned Krang that the plasma heat dissipator couldn't stand that much overload. Krang, however, is unfazed, because the device had picked up a powerful energy supply at the fission reactor plant at the university, and he wants Shredder to find it.

Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady set up shop in the abandoned Acme Glueworks, and Bebop and Rocksteady are sent out to find the power source at the fission plant. However, Bebop and Rocksteady confuse "fission" for "fishing" and end up spending the next three hours at the harbour fishing. Shredder is furious,

Suddenly, a beam of light shoots from the sky, lifting away Rocksteady. Bebop panics, thinking Shredder did that to him, but the Shredder has no idea what Bebop is babbling about. When Bebop returns to the Technodrome, he reports that he lost Rocksteady, in addition to not catching a single fish.

Meanwhile, Donatello and Irma have arrived at Papino's Pan-American Pizzas, which are apparently April's favorite. However, before they can go inside, Donatello ends up in a beam of light just like the one that took away Rocksteady, and he's taken away as well. Irma panics and runs away.

Back in the Technodrome, Bebop is telling the story of Rocksteady's disappearance. Krang realizes that, if Bebop is telling the truth, then the only explanation is visitors from space. At the Turtles' Lair, after hearing Irma's story, Splinter has come to the same conclusion, having sensed an alien presence. April is thrilled, seeing alien visitors as the perfect story to keep her job at Channel 6.

Meanwhile, Donatello finds himself in a strange cavern, apparently after a wild ride that he claims the roller coaster companies would love to have. He attempts to call the turtles, but realizes he dropped his Turtle-Comm. He then sees someone coming his way, which turns out to be Rocksteady. They get in a brief fight, but then team up to find a way out of wherever they are, even managing to outwit an alien monster.

At Channel 6, Vernon has all but taken over April's office. Vernon's picked up a story about radiation at the university, and is going to go out to cover it. Burnes tells April that she can tag along as Vernon's Camera operator. Meanwhile, the Turtles are investigating the scene of Donatello's disappearance, and find his Turtle-Comm, proving Irma's story.

Back in the caves, Donatello and Rocksteady are still looking for a way out, but find themselves running into cliff edges everywhere they go, including one that all but disappears right from under them while they're pressed against a wall. Donatello gets a theory, and tells Rocksteady to let go of the wall. They fall, but the area around them changes into another cave, which eventually turns into the main room of an alien spaceship.

It turns out they were in a holographic simulation being controlled by an alien child, Nikto. It turns out Nikto had beamed them up from Earth because he wanted somebody to play with. His parents, Kaltu and Berada, introduce themselves, explaining that they came to Earth some time ago and were forced to come back because Nikto left one of his toys there, which turns out to be the source of power that was being detected from the fission plant that, if left unattended, could mean the end of the world.

Back on Earth, Shredder and Bebop are investigating Rocksteady's disappearance. Shredder is convinced that the Alien Ship could have unspeakable treasures, but Krang is insistent on Shredder getting that power source from the University. Shredder, however, plans to get on that Alien Ship and take it over.

Back on the ship, Donatello and Rocksteady are given a tour of the ship, including a display of a matter to energy converter that powers the entire ship (and makes great coffee). Rocksteady sneaks off and manages to make contact with Shredder, telling him about all the neat stuff, and eventually figuring out a way to broadcast the ship's coordinates to him. Donatello manages to stop him, but a bit too late. However, Donatello manages to re-wire Rocksteady's Com-Link to make contact with the other turtles, telling them to intercept Shredder at the glue factory.

Errors

 * Bebop's stun laser was drawn like an Anterian blaster just before he hit Nikto's toy with it.
 * When Rocksteady backed away, Donatello was seen with Michelangelo's nunchuks.
 * When Shredder concluded talking to Krang on his comlink, Krang's bubble walker was visible, but not Krang.
 * The ledge that Donatello and Rocksteady jumped off was fully intact even though it had already started fading away shortly beforehand.

Trivia
This episode derives its name from the science fiction movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers.