I Think His Name is Baxter Stockman

"I Think His Name is Baxter Stockman" is the fifth episode of the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series). It aired on October 20, 2012.

Major Characters
Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, Master Splinter, and Baxter Stockman

Main Locations
Sewer Lair, Roofs, and Alleys

Plot Synopsis
The episode starts off with Splinter meditating, but he’s distracted by the Turtles making a mess and skateboarding in the lair. Splinter scolds them and punished them by grounding them for a week ( one of the many parenting duties of Splinter). Later with the turtles bored, Donnie shows his brothers his latest invention, a music player equipped with an advanced AI microchip. Mikey dubs the music player the T-Pod ( the turtles version of an iPod) and volunteers to try it out. When he puts it on polka music comes on and he starts complaining, then Donnie switches it to normal music. Raph, meanwhile, is sick of being cooped up and decides to leave the lair to find a skateboarding spot. Leo argues against breaking Splinter's rules, but Donnie and Mikey side with Raph. Leo goes along with them to "lead them away from bad stuff."( the most obvious excuse to break the rules in the history of excuses)

They sneak out when Splinter is asleep ( which was pretty stupid for a bunch of amaturs). While they're on the roofs, Mikey thanks Donnie for all the new songs on the T-pod. Confused, Donnie jumps on Mikey shoulders and sees that the T-pod now has thousands of songs and is adding new ones every second. But he didn't program it to do that, so he concludes it must be the AI chip's doing. Leo tells his brothers that ninjas are supposed to be swift and silent, but not looking where he falls, crashes into a greenhouse and runs into a beehive. When he finally lands in a garbage pile, Raph says " That wasn't very silent Leo!"

When the Turtles find a skating spot, they see a man in powered battle armor Baxter Stockman walking down the street. Raph thinks he needs a beat down, but Leo refuses until Stockman attempts to break into a building. The Turtles overpower Stockman easily and leave him in a dumpster. When they get back home, Mikey realizes the T-pod is missing but doesn't tell his brothers. Meanwhile, Stockman finds the T-pod and it begins to upgrade his armor.

The next day, the Turtles are training with Splinter but all of them are tired. Splinter suspects something but they won't tell him anything, and he disciplines them to see of they can avoid a "randori" ( that's a wooden stick). Later, Leo is watching Space Heroes when the show is interrupted by a news bulletin reporting an attack on a TCRI office complex. It's Baxter Stockman using his newly upgraded armor to take his revenge on the people who fired him. When the Turtles see that he has the T-pod, Mikey admits that he dropped it during the fight. They make plans to sneak out again so they can take it back from Stockman.

That night the Turtles track Stockman down and demand the T-pod from him, but he refuses to give it up. A fight breaks out, and this time Stockman easily defeats them. Then the T-pod upgrades his armor again and he becomes even more powerful, forcing the Turtles to retreat back to the sewer. This time Splinter catches them sneaking in and they have no choice but to tell him the truth. After hearing their story, Splinter scolds the Turtles but also tells them how to defeat an armored enemy so they can stop Stockman once and for all.

Once again the Turtles confront Stockman, this time with a new plan. He chases Mikey back to his brothers, and while Leo, Raph and Donnie fight him, Mikey leaves and comes back with a beehive. He throws the beehive into Stockman's armor and the bees attack him from the inside. When he falls, Leo stabs the T-pod and breaks it. Stockman is left powerless and  nervously asks if they can "Call it a tie?" The turtles throw Stockman in a dumpster with Raph once again saying, "Now it's a tie."

After the Turtles report back to Splinter, he praises them for a job well done and decides they aren't grounded anymore. But first, it's time for more "randori".

Quotes
Raphael:  (Imitating Splinter) "I don't know what's going on because they snuck out while I was asleep! "               Leonardo: "Real mature. But I'm your leader and as your leader I say nobody's going." Raphael: "Well, as your followers, we're going anyway." Leonardo: "Well, as your leader... I'm going with you... to lead you... away... from... bad... stuff."

Leonardo: "Halt villain!" Raphael: " Halt villain? When did we start talking like that?" Leonardo: "We're heroes  That's how heroes talk?"

Donatello: (Sees Baxter Stockman walking) "Who the heck it that guy?" Raphael: "I don't know, but he needs a beat down." Leonardo: "Hold on Raph we don't know that he's gonna do anything wrong. He's probably on his way to... church?" Raphael: "Wearing powered battle armor? What kind of church is that?" Michelangelo: "A really awesome one." Leonardo: "Ugh... look. It's my call. I decide who gets a beat down." (Baxter tries to break in some building)                                                                                                           Leonardo: "That guy needs a beat down."

Raphael: "Ugh, I can't believe we're stuck down here for a whole week!" Donatello: "Guys, guys! You wanna see what I made?" Raphael: "This is how bored I am. Yes Donnie, I do."

Michelangelo: (Turns on T-pod) "AHHHH!" Leonardo: "What's wrong?" Michelangelo: "It's polka! Make it stop, make it stop!" (Donatello walks over and turns on an other tune)            Michelangelo: "Thanks." (Starts dancing)                                                                                                       Raphael: "That's it! I gotta get out of here."

Master Splinter: "How many times have I told you not to skate it the lair?" Michelangelo: "Non, Sensei." Master Splinter: "I shouldn't have to tell you

Donatello: "So who wants to try it?" Michelangelo: "I do! Toss me the T-pod!" Donatello: "The T-pod?" Michelangelo: "Turtle... pod, T-pod (laughs) I'm so good at naming stuff." Raphael: "You really gonna plug in a advanced piece of military technology directly into Mikey's head? What if it melts it's brain?" Donatello: "It won't. And even if it did who would know the difference?"

Baxter Stockman: "You will feel the furry of my powered-HOLY COW, YOU GUYS'RE TURTLES!!"

Baxter Stockman: "AT LAST, I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!"                                                                    Worker 1: "Who-...who are you?"                                                                                                             Baxter Stockman: "You'll never know. I'm the thing that haunts your nightmares! I'm the na-a-amless shadow who-!"                                                                                                                                                  Worker 2: "Baxter?" Baxter Stockman: "No."                                                                                                                        Worker 2: "Baxter Stockman?"                                                                                                                Baxter Stockman: "N-NO?!"                                                                                                                  Worker 2: "HEY EVERYBODY, IT'S BAXTER STOCKMAN!"                                                                    Raphael: "I think his name's Baxter Stockman."                                                                                          Boss: "All this 'cuz I fired you?!" Baxter Stockman: "HEY, THAT COFFEE MACHINE WAS BROKEN BEFORE I EVEN-uh, I mean, uh, I don't know what you're talking about!"

Donatello: "He has the T-pod?!" Michelangelo: "Oh, uhm, I might have dropped that during the fight." Donatello: "You dropped it during the fight?! Nice going Mikey!" Michelangelo: "It's your fault!" Donatello: "How is it my fault?!" Michelangelo: "You know I can't be trusted with nice things!"

Michelangelo: "If my opinion counts for anything, Donnie is right." Donatello: "Hey, thanks Mikey. But it doesn't." Michelangelo: "Didn't think so..."

Leonardo: "Alright Stockman, nobody wants to hurt you." Raphael: "We don't? Did I miss some meeting?" Leonardo: "We just want the T-pod." Baxter Stockman: "Give up my source of power? Why would I do that? So you can laugh at me again, throw me in a dumpster?" Raphael: "Sounds good to me."

(While running away for Stockmanpod)                                                                                       Michelangelo: "The Stockmanpod is right on top of us!" Raphael: "Stop calling him that, that's a stupid name!" Leonardo: "Split up, he can't follow us all!" Michelangelo: "No way! He's gonna follow me!" Leonardo: "Why would he follow you?" Michelangelo: "They always follow me!" Leonardo: "Just stop being paranoid and just do it!" (Turtles split up and Stockmanpod follows Mikey)                                                                                             Michelangelo: (Screaming) "AHH! I told you he was gonna follow me!"

Baxter Stockman: "I've got you now!" Michelangelo: "Oh, yeah? Well I've got... HOT CHEESE!"

Leonardo: "Ah, Sensei!" Master Splinter: "And where have you been?" Raphael: "Nowhere..." Master Splinter: "How did you get so hurt?" Leonardo: "Oh, that, uhm, we were, uhm..." Raphael: "Hit..." Donatello: "By a..." Michelangelo: "Bus?" Donatello: "Hit by a bus!?" Michelangelo: "Well what was I supposed to say? Meteor? Cow? Flying building!"

Master Splinter: "The first rule of being a ninja is do no harm, unless you need to do harm, then do lots of harm!"

Michelangelo: "Excuse me, Sensei but ninjas never had to go up against guys in armor." (Sees painting)               Michelangelo: "Oh, I mean ninjas always had to go up against guys in armor." Raphael: "Nice save." Leonardo: "Sensei, what was their secret?" Master Splinter: "They understood that you do not fight the armer, you fight the man inside." (Turtles stare at Mikey who looks at them) Michelangelo: "Why are we all looking at each other?"

Donatello: "Are you sure this is gonna work?" Leonardo: "Like Sensei said, don't fight the armor, fight the guy inside. And one thing thing we now about bad guys... they love chasing Mikey"

Baxter Stockman: (After being defeated) "So? We'll call it a tie?                                                                       Leonardo: "Wanna call it a tie, Raph?"                                                                                                           Raphael: "Not yet" (After throwing him in a dumpster) "Now, it's a tie."

More to be added...

Trivia

 * This is the first episode in which TCRI is mentioned.
 * This is the first episode where April has not been seen or mentioned.
 * When Mikey puts the T-Pod away you can hear him humming part of the original theme song.
 * Donnie is shown using his staff as a Naginata for the first time.
 * Donnie appears to oddly have pink wheels on his skateboard, this might be a mistake since all the other turtles appear to have wheels that match their bandannas except Raph and Donnie.
 * Mikey uses slang as in the scene where the police are coming, you hear Mikey say " Oh geez! It's the po po! ", And this might be a reference because in 1987 series they use to say Boys in Blue!
 * There is a brief shot of a storefront named "FUTUA-TOID" whose logo uses a similar typeface as the cover of Mirage's comic "Fugitoid" #1.

I Think His Name Is Baxter Stockman