Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)/Easter eggs

This page is meant for hidden content - aka "easter eggs" - and references in the Nickelodeon 2012 TV series only.

I Think His Name is Baxter Stockman

 * Michelangelo humms the 1987 series theme song as he takes his headphones off.

Monkey Brains

 * The T-Phone's rigntone is actually the 1987 series theme song.

The Mutation Situation

 * Michelangelo calls Mr. O'Neil's mutant form "Wingnut" as a reference to that character

Follow The Leader

 * When Donnie turns on his Mutagen Tracker it makes the startup sound of the classic 1989 Game Boy (which the device largely resembles).
 * Raphael says "Your Scanner is about as useless as a trench coat on a turtle" as a reference to the disguises wore in the 87 series.
 * Michelangelo sings "Go Ninja! Go Ninja! Go!" from Vanilla Ice's Ninja Rap.

Invasion of the Squirrelanoids

 * This whole episode is an homage to the film "Alien".

The Lonely Mutation Of Baxter Stockman

 * Baxter says he has "great plans, mutant pigs and rhinos", as a hint to Bebop and Rocksteady's appearance in the show.

Vengeance is Mine

 * When Michelangelo gets scratched by Rahzar in slow motion he moans "Tokka" as a reference to Rahzar's partner in other incarnations.

A Chinatown Ghost Story

 * Ho Chan says "I see a girl with red hair and a yellow jumpsuit, no, it's just a t-shirt" as a reference to 80's April outfit.
 * This whole episode is an homage to the film "Big Trouble in Little China".
 * Ho Chan says Irma also may have powers, Irma has green eyes and in the film only a girl with green eyes could make Lo Pan mortal again.
 * The Purple Dragons represent the film's chinese street gang "Lords of Death", as well as "The Three Storms" with their straw hats and glowing eyes.
 * Kevin Eastman talked in an interview about how "Big Trouble in Little China" influenced the personalities of Donatello and Casey Jones in the original comics. By coincidence this episodes's main plot revolves around Jones and Donnie.
 * Ho Chan's line "It's all in the reflexes." is one of the film main character's best known catchphrases.
 * Sid attacks Mikey saying "Shoryuken", the name of an attack from the Street Fighter games.