Curse of the Evil Eye

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“Curse of the Evil Eye”
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 Cartoon) episode
Season Code:	2
Episode:	5
Original airdate	October 29, 1988
Written by	Martin Pasko
Producers:	–
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1988 Season October 1, 1988 - December 31, 1988 List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episodes

Episodes: "Return of the Shredder" "The Incredible Shrinking Turtles" "It Came from Beneath the Sewers" "The Mean Machines" "Curse of the Evil Eye" "The Case of the Killer Pizzas" "Enter: The Fly" "Invasion of the Punk Frogs" "Splinter No More" "New York's Shiniest" "Teenagers from Dimension X" "The Catwoman from Channel Six" "Return of the Technodrome" 1987 Season – 1988 Season – 1989 Season – 1990 Season – 1991 Season – 1992 Season – 1992-1993 Vacation in Europe sideseason – 1993 Season – 1994 Season – 1995 Season – 1996 Season

"Curse of the Evil Eye" is the tenth episode of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series. It is the fifth episode of season 2 (1988), and the tenth episode of the series. This episode was written by Martin Pasko. It originally aired on October 29, 1988, in syndication. It is available on DVD in the box set released on April 26, 2005.

Plot Summary

The Turtles, equipped with a new tracking device called a Sarnath-o-meter, are on the trail of the third (and last) fragment of the Eye of Sarnath but, once again, Shredder locates it before they do. Now the villain has all three fragments and after fusing them together, attaches them to his helmet, where he is convinced that he can control its power.

The Turtles spy Baxter Stockman exiting a Chinese take-out restaurant and follow him to a moth-balled freighter that's docked in the harbor. Shredder unleashes the power of the Eye of Sarnath and wills an illustrated red dragon, painted on the side of the box of Chinese take-out, to come to life and attack the Turtles. Shredder is more than pleased with his new found power. The Turtles are frightened by the red dragon and back away as Donatello accidentally drops the Sarnath-o-meter - which is later recovered by Baxter Stockman.

April O'Neil, Vernon and a Channel 6 News team arrive on the scene to see Leonardo and Michelangelo riding on the back of the red dragon as it flies high over the border. Blodgett, the Channel 6 News van driver, panics and drives away.

Meanwhile, Donatello and Raphael are able to knock Shredder's helmet off, causing the red dragon to disappear and Michelangelo and Leonardo plummet into a nearby pool. Blodgett, returning to the dock, loses control of the van and jumps out as the van veers off the pier and into the harbor. Vernon fires him on the spot and Blodgett sheepishly walks away - but not empty handed, since it seems that he has found Shredder's helmet.

Back at his apartment, Blodgett, wearing Shredder's helmet, laments about losing yet another job. He drops an inspirational tape into his Sony Walkman and accidentally wills himself a brand new limousine.

Back at the Turtles' lair, Splinter instructs the TMNT to locate the Sarnath-o-meter if they wish to find Shredder's helmet. The boys, disguised as pizza deliverymen, hit the streets.

Meanwhile, Shredder is anguished over the loss of his helmet and rebukes all of Baxter's efforts to help. Baxter takes the Sarnath-o-meter and hits the streets himself, finds Blodgett and the helmet and is now determined to use its powers for his own ends. With the helmet, Stockman no longer needs the Sarnath-o-meter and disposes of it in the trash.

Cement Man rules!

"So. What do you think? Is it me? You can be honest."

Baxter's first foray into his lust for power is to create a Taj Mahal duplicate. This, of course, attracts the attention of the Turtles. Upon their arrival, Baxter creates a monster to turn them into "Turtle Soup."

Meanwhile, Blodgett, determined to reclaim the helmet, discovers the discarded Sarnath-o-meter and begin his search.

Back at the Taj Mahal, Shredder and Blodgett arrive to claim the helmet. Baxter tries to turn a golden minaret into a monster but is unsuccessful - it seems that the Eye has no effect on gold. Shredder is able to retrieve his helmet, trap the Turtles in a plastic bubble and escapes with both the Eye and the Sarnath-o-meter. Donatello warns that Shredder is now a walking time bomb.

Moments later, April and Splinter, who received an S.O.S. from Leonardo while they were engaged in mortal combat with Baxter's monsters, arrive and release the Turtles. Blodgett arrives to save April from a falling wall. He tells the Turtles that the Eye has no effect on gold.

The Turtles, flying high over New York City with golden shields, spy Shredder, foil his attack attempts and warn him of the danger. It seems that the Sarnath-o-meter was designed to destroy the "Eye" with a massive explosion when the two came in contact and now it is reaching critical mass. Shredder tosses the Sarnath-o-meter into the Hudson just moments before a massive explosion. When the dust clears, Shredder is gone.

April manages to convince Vernon to give Blodgett his job back, and Blodgett announces that he'll take everyone out to dinner as thanks. April then informs Blodgett that the cost of the van will come out of his salary. Somewhat abashed, he offers the Turtles pizza as a celebratory gesture.

Character voices

• Leonardo (Cam Clarke)
• Michelangelo  (Townsend Coleman)
• Raphael (Rob Paulsen)
• Donatello (Barry Gordon)
• Splinter (Peter Renaday)
• April O'Neil (Renae Jacobs)
• Shredder (James Avery)
• Krang (Pat Fraley)
• Baxter Stockman (Pat Fraley)
• Blob Monster
• Vernon Fenwick (Peter Renaday)
• Blodgett (Townsend Coleman)
• First dock worker (James Avery)
• Second dock worker (Pat Fraley)

Locations

• Turtle Lair
• Abandoned freighter
• Shredder's hideout
• Blodgett's apartment
• City docks
• Taj Mahal/Abandoned building
• Interstate Bridge

Vehicles

• Turtle Blimp
• Turtle Van
• Channel 6 News van

Home media releases

VHS

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles

DVD

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 2
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Classic Series Collection
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Classics

Notes

Trivia

• One of Baxter's monsters appeared in the Prehistoric Turtlesaurus level in the arcade and Re-Shelled versions of Turtles in Time under the name Cement Man. In the SNES version, he is replaced by Slash.
• First time Shredder is seen without his helmet and mask since Splinter's flashback tale in "Turtle Tracks".
• Baxter uses a gun that shoots out hands and feet. He uses a similar gun in Turtles in Time.

Errors

• When Baxter is close to finishing the Turtles with his blob monster, Shredder's helmet is seen with the eye on the opposite way to how he welded it, and it remains so until Shredder throws the helmet and the Sarnothometer into the river at the end of the episode.
• Michelangelo launches his nunchaku to catch the dragon's mouth, but when it disappears, the nunchaku also disappears.
• A similar situation occurs when the Cement Man absorbs Leonardo's katana: the katana disappears when the monster does.
• Vernon's suspenders/braces are missing when Blodgett mentions Leonardo and Michelangelo riding on the dragon's back.
• The second dock worker is seen with no hair when the shot cuts from the Turtles to him, but his hair reappears just before he kicks the barrel away.
• Leonardo's katana sleeves were missing from his belt when he and Michelangelo were falling back down to earth after Shredder's dragon disappeared.
• Shredder turns Leonardo's katanas into ice cream cones, but later, they are seen on his shell between shots.
• The Eye of Sarnath's crystals seem to fluctuate depending on what scene they're in. The previous episode's crystal was large enough to not be concealed by Shredder's hand, and the one in this episode is the size of a small fruit. Yet when Shredder repairs the Eye, all three pieces are quite small.

• When Baxter creates the Blob Monster with the Eye of Sarnath, the fight is outdoors, but after the commercial break, the fight is indoors.
• The Eye's effects seem to vary from person to person, since with Shredder and Baxter, losing the Eye seemed to negate everything they had made/transformed, yet Blodgett's living room is still full of comic books long after he loses it.

Quotes

Baxter: Surrender, Turtles, and I might spare you! If you can admit that I, Baxter Stockman, have accomplished what Shredder could not!

Shredder: (running into temple) I'll bear that in mind, Baxter, when I've delivered your eulogy, you traitorous vermin!!

- Next time, make sure Shredder's out of earshot before you start to brag, Baxter.

Donatello: Get ready Baxter, Ninja class is about to begin!!

Baxter: (firing at a mural on the wall) No, my friend, You're the one who's about to learn a lesson!

- Donatello and Baxter. Nerd fight!

Shredder: (destroying punch-bag) Those blasted Turtles!! Because of them I've lost the helmet!

Baxter: I think I have the solution to your problem Master!

Shredder: Not now! If Krang finds out about this!...

Baxter: But Master, I...

Shredder: I said "silence" you blithering fool, I'm thinking!! I can't be bothered with your ridiculous toys at a time like this!

Baxter: (muttering to himself) Ridiculous toys, hmm?! (he puts the Sarnothometer in his pocket and leaves)

Shredder: Now stop wasting my time with those idiotic inventions of yours! Baxter? Baxter where are you? BAXTER?!

- BAAAAAAAAXTEEER!!!!

Shredder: So much for your blob monster!

Baxter: You won't have as much luck with this! (he fires the Eye at a minaret) That minaret, I'll turn it into another monster! (nothing happens) It's...not working!

Shredder: So the Eye does have a limitation. It has no effect on gold! (lunging towards Baxter) Now you miserable worm...you're going to pay!! (snatching back helmet)

- Baxter's day in the sun comes to an end.

Blodgett: I can turn this gold watch into lots of gold. Piles of gold! (nothing happens) Oh, it didn't work. I wonder why not?

Baxter Stockman: Because you're an idiot, that's why!

Gallery

• Curse of the Evil Eye/Gallery

External links

• Lines at - Springfield! Springfield!