Night of the Dark Turtle

"Night of the Dark Turtle" is an episode of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Characters

 * Leonardo (Cam Clarke)
 * Donatello (Barry Gordon)
 * Raphael (Rob Paulsen)
 * Michelangelo (Townsend Coleman)
 * Splinter (Peter Renaday)
 * Shredder (James Avery)
 * Krang (Pat Fraley)
 * Rocksteady (Cam Clarke)
 * Bebop (Barry Gordon)
 * April O'Neil (Renae Jacobs)
 * Wallet Thief (Peter Renaday)
 * Security Guard (Townsend Coleman)
 * Wolf Jaxon (Jess Harnell)
 * Wolf Jaxon's Goon (Rob Paulsen)
 * Triceratons
 * Captain Zorax (Jess Harnell)

Plot Synopsis
After being zapped by electricity, Donatello begins to act strange and turns into a dark superhero called the Dark Turtle. Meanwhile, an alien race known as the Triceratons have landed on Earth and are planning an invasion and the Shredder schemes once again to create the most powerful weapon.

Trivia

 * The Triceratons appear for the first time in the 1987 series. They refer to themselves as the Triceraton Empire, when in the comics, its known as the Triceraton Republic.
 * An action figure resembling the Dark Turtle, called Super Don, was produced by Playmates Toys in 1993.
 * Donatello looks a lot like Batman when he wears his suit.

Animation errors

 * When Donatello picked up the copy of the Midknight Avenger comic book, the H on the title was missing.
 * After the turtles enter the government research lab and Leonardo says that they haven't seen any sign of Shredder, Donatello's mouth starts moving before Leonardo has finished speaking, and no words come out either.
 * Upon finding Shredder in the government research lab, the two doors behind the turtles are open despite them only opening one of them when they entered the room.

Locations

 * Turtle Lair
 * City streets
 * Wolf Jackson's hideout

Vehicles

 * Turtle Van
 * Triceration Fleet

Gadgets

 * Com-Link
 * Turtlecom
 * Micro Blaster