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| Series = Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) |
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==Plot synopsis== |
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| + | {{spoiler}}The episode begins with the {{1987link|Ninja Turtles|Turtles}} battling a strange, heavily-armed alien at an old airport, and eventually subduing him with the tail of an old [[propeller airplane (Divide and Conquer)|propeller airplane]]. When they try to question him, he simply tears off {{1987link|Leonardo}}'s belt and vanishes. {{1987link|Raphael}} states that he is the sixth alien to attack them, steal something of no particular value and vanish. |
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| − | This episode starts with the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] fighting against a scaly alien at an old airport. He proved to be more than a match for them, he is armed with a plasma blaster and a razor disk. He also had a timer to see how much time left with the [[turtles]]. [[Michaelangelo]] drives a plane and heading towards the alien. The alien uses x-ray vison and sees Michelangelo, he fires and hit a propeller. However, he can still drive it uses the tail of the plane to knock the alien to the ground. The turtles went up to question him of why is he here to attack, but he tears off [[Leonardo (1987 TV Series)|Leonardo]]'s belt and disappears. [[Raphael]] stats that's the sixth alien that got away before they can question them and one of them took Michaelangelo's grapplers. Leonardo asured that they'll catch the next one to find out what's up. |
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| + | The alien is transported back to a cantina, where it is confirmed that he was fighting the Turtles for ninety-one seconds. This turns out to be the doing of {{1987link|Dregg}}, who has promised power and wealth to whoever survives ninety seconds against the Turtles. |
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| + | In the {{1987link|Turtle Van}}, {{1987link|Michelangelo}} finds a tiny microbot-like tracker lodged in his shell, which has been used to track them. Just then, a four-armed blue alien attacks them, using shapeshifting powers to fight them. The alien steals {{1987link|Donatello}}'s [[Bō]]-staff, and then departs. |
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| − | The next scene shows the alien have returned to some Cantina on a strange planet. At the Cantina, [[Lord Dregg|Dregg]] is holding a court, where he guarantees power and wealth for anyone that "survives" 90 seconds against the TMNT. |
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| + | Dregg declares that he has what he needs, and summons the five aliens who have succeeded to come with him. Mung has created more microbots, and Dregg demands a container of them, which will throw off their invasion plans off schedule. His obsession becomes clear as he attacks [[Mung]] before taking the microbots and leaving. |
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| − | Inside the [[Turtle Van]], the TMNT are discussing over what has been going on that week. No matter where they go, an alien finds them. Michelangelo finds a transmitter in his shell, they quickly thrown it away. A blue alien with four arms appears and attacks the TMNT. This one has a shapeshifting ability. She turned her upper left arm into a chain with a claw at the end and catches Leonardo and [[Donatello]]. Then she change into a rhino and rams the horn through the seats. The van drives off the edge of the road, but with Michaelangelo is unable to reach the emegency botton due to being push againest the seats. The alien grabs Donatello's [[bo]] and disappears. Michaelangelo then presses the botton to open the parachutes and turtles landed safely. They exited the van and wondered why would the alien fled when had the upperhand. Donatello notice the homing device that Michelangelo had on him looked like a microbot, meaning that Dregg is up to something. |
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| + | At the {{1987link|Turtle Lair|lair}}, {{1987link|Hamato Yoshi|Splinter}} invites the Turtles to meditate with him, and later teaches them a new martial arts move, the Flying Claw. |
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| − | The blue alien returns with the staff. Dregg announces that he has what he came for, so the games are over. He cruited five aliens that passed, the scaly alien, blue alien, stone ball alien, brain-like alien, and a robot, saying that he has a job for them. The turtles return to their lair, wondering why aliens attacked with no reason, take something with no value, and leave after 90 seconds. Raphael jokes that it could be a new event in outer space. They called [[April]] to see if there were any alien sighting in the world. Strangely, there hasn't, but she'll call back just in case. Confused that they are the only ones that been attcked. Donatello looks up the computer and finds transporter energy that beams the aliens to [[Earth]], it is coming from the black hole where they last saw Dregg. When noise was heard in the other room the turtles came to attack, but it revieled to be [[Splinter]]. He told them that they are unnerved, so they meditate with him. |
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| + | The microbots create a [[Morphogenesis Exoskeleton]] for Dregg, which seizes and absorbs the five aliens who succeeded in fighting the Turtles. He beams down to confront the Turtles, and shows off what his new device can do: he has gained the powers of the five he absorbed, including shapeshifting, great strength, X-ray vision, robotic limbs and immense size. |
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| − | Back at the strange planet, [[Mung]] is working on tanks filled with [[microbots]]. He meets up with Dregg telling that their nearly full. Dregg says that he needs a container of microbots, Mung told him that they need all of the microbots in order to complete their invasion fleet on schedule. Dregg pushed Mung and calls him a fool, when he had the power of [[Krang]] and [[Shredder]] he was a pinch close of defeating the turtles, he doesn't care of the invasion plans, he only wants the turtles destroyed cause they foiled his every plan, so he needs microbots to defeat the turtles. Mung tells Dregg that he lost sight of their goal to conquer Earth, he had gain obsession of destroying the turtles, Dregg threaten that he will destroy anyone who gets in his way, including Mung. Dregg fires his eye beams at the tank and gets a container of microbots himself, then he departs with the aliens. Seeing that Dregg now lost it, Mung exclaims, "You're mad, Dregg! Mad!". At the [[Dreggnaut]], Dregg releases the microbots to make him one last thing he needs to use againest the turtles. Back at the lair the turtles are sparring, Splinter told to use the new skill he taught them, called the Flying Claw. That is when they jumped to their opponents back and get good hold. He said if they learn it well that don't need any more techniques, Splinter and the turtles bowed. Back at Dregg's ship, the microbots are done what he needs, a suit called a [[Morphogenesis Exoskeleton]]. When he puts it on himself he'll show what it does. He pushes the bottons and the wrist, five mechanical arms from the chest lashes onto the aliens, realizing it was a trap that they cannot escape. Then he absorbs them into his body. The arms glew red and the aliens has shruck into them, sending them to Dreggs body. Now that Dregg has stolen the powers of the five aliens, he believes that he is ready to attack the TMNT himself. He steps on to the teleporter to send himself to Earth. |
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| + | As they lick their wounds, Splinter states that when a hermit crab wants to impress its enemies, it gets a bigger shell. Donatello brainstorms that they could use {{1987link|Krang's Android Body|Krang's robotic body}} against Dregg - not only is it powerful, but it has a molecular expander that allows size changes. The body was in the {{1987link|Technodrome}}, [[Turtle Trek!|which was destroyed in their last encounter]], but the suit is practically indestructible (despite being easily disabled by {{1987link|Irma}}), so it should still be useful. |
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| − | At the lair Leonardo practice the move while the others watched. He told they should practice it so can use on the next alien, but it's been hours. When the alarm rung, Donatello checks up that someone has beam down to a site not far from them, the TMNT went to investigate. At construction site the turtles met up with Dregg, he said that he waited for them for their demise. They questioned him of the aliens, assumed that they were his friends. Dregg press a botton, then grows in size. He reviels that the those aliens were the most powerful in all the galaxies and he has all of their powers. Dregg attacks the TMNT, he uses the shapeshifting power to turned into claw tipped chian and threw it at the turtles, catching Donatello by the foot. Raphael and Michaelangelo ties it to a steel frame, but Dregg pulls it to left Donatello. Leonardo and Michaelangelo pulls him out. Dregg then pulls the building down, but misses the turtles. Knowing that their no match, the turtles are retreating back to the sewer. Dregg turns into a ball to roll onto the them. Luckily, there was an opened manhole to escape, but Dregg uses x-ray vision to see through the street. He uses robotic arms and catches Michaelangelo, Leonardo frees him. He orders the team to head lower while slows down Dregg. He breaks a pipe that pushes Dregg away and the turtles escapes. |
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| + | Donatello tinkers with the portal for awhile, only to be called by Dregg with the news that he's captured {{1987link|April O'Neil|April}}. <span>Leonardo and Raphael will go save her, while Donatello and Michelangelo will go get the robot body. </span> |
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| − | Now the TMNT are trying to figure out how to defeat Dregg since he has numerous powers. Splinter gave them advice, when a hermint crab wants to impress its enemies, it gets a bigger shell. That gives Donatello an idea, a bigger shell, but not a turtle shell. He recalls Krang's old robot body, it has a molecular expander, a device inside of it that makes it grow, but the body was in the [[Technodrome]], [[Turtle Trek!|which was destroyed in their last encounter]], but the suit is indestructible, so it should still be useful. The turtles protest of using the [[dimensional portal]] [[The Day the Earth Disappeared|since the last time it got them in trouble]], but Donatello got it to work this time. At April's apartmant, Dregg appears in her computer and uses her something he needs, bait. Dregg then calls the TMNT and shows that he has April. Leonardo and Raphael will go save her, while Donatello and Michaelangelo will go get the robot body. They go through the dimensional portal to [[Dimension X]] and take it from the ruins of the Technodrome. Meanwhile, Leonardo and Raphael went to April's apartment, but they realize they've been lured into a trap. |
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| + | Donatello and Michelangelo arrive at the abandoned, ruined Technodrome, which is now positioned atop a hill. Unfortunately strange robotic monsters have taken refuge inside, including one that [[Krang's Android Body-like robot|resembles Krang's body]], but they manage to find what they came for and make their way back. |
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| − | Dregg gives them a choice of their death, but he gladly choices for them. Raphael threw his [[Sai]] at the wall that knocks a cabinet onto Dregg. When Dregg sprayed the floor with liquid nitrogen, Leonardo hits floor with a chair sending Dregg below. Then they freed April and escapes in the Turtle Van, but Dregg turns into a motorcycle chased after them. |
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| + | Attempting to rescue April, Raphael and Leonardo are seized by Dregg and narrowly manage to escape. Dregg transforms his lower body into a motorcycle and pursues them to a junkyard... only to be attacked by Michelangelo and Donatello inside Krang's body. Unfortunately, they have only one minute before the body shrinks down and explodes. |
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| + | They perform the Tiger Claw on Dregg, grabbing him from behind just as Donatello and Michelangelo bail out. They open the portal to Dimension X, throwing him through just before the body explodes. |
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| Written by | Jeffrey Scott | ||||||
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| Directed by | Tony Love | ||||||
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Divide and Conquer is the 194th and last episode of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series. This episode of the show was written by Jeffrey Scott. It originally aired on November 2, 1996, on CBS.
Plot synopsis
The episode begins with the Turtles battling a strange, heavily-armed alien at an old airport, and eventually subduing him with the tail of an old propeller airplane. When they try to question him, he simply tears off Leonardo's belt and vanishes. Raphael states that he is the sixth alien to attack them, steal something of no particular value and vanish.
The alien cantina.
The alien is transported back to a cantina, where it is confirmed that he was fighting the Turtles for ninety-one seconds. This turns out to be the doing of Dregg, who has promised power and wealth to whoever survives ninety seconds against the Turtles.
In the Turtle Van, Michelangelo finds a tiny microbot-like tracker lodged in his shell, which has been used to track them. Just then, a four-armed blue alien attacks them, using shapeshifting powers to fight them. The alien steals Donatello's Bō-staff, and then departs.
Dregg declares that he has what he needs, and summons the five aliens who have succeeded to come with him. Mung has created more microbots, and Dregg demands a container of them, which will throw off their invasion plans off schedule. His obsession becomes clear as he attacks Mung before taking the microbots and leaving.
At the lair, Splinter invites the Turtles to meditate with him, and later teaches them a new martial arts move, the Flying Claw.
The microbots create a Morphogenesis Exoskeleton for Dregg, which seizes and absorbs the five aliens who succeeded in fighting the Turtles. He beams down to confront the Turtles, and shows off what his new device can do: he has gained the powers of the five he absorbed, including shapeshifting, great strength, X-ray vision, robotic limbs and immense size.
As they lick their wounds, Splinter states that when a hermit crab wants to impress its enemies, it gets a bigger shell. Donatello brainstorms that they could use Krang's robotic body against Dregg - not only is it powerful, but it has a molecular expander that allows size changes. The body was in the Technodrome, which was destroyed in their last encounter, but the suit is practically indestructible (despite being easily disabled by Irma), so it should still be useful.
Donatello tinkers with the portal for awhile, only to be called by Dregg with the news that he's captured April. Leonardo and Raphael will go save her, while Donatello and Michelangelo will go get the robot body.
Donatello and Michelangelo arrive at the abandoned, ruined Technodrome, which is now positioned atop a hill. Unfortunately strange robotic monsters have taken refuge inside, including one that resembles Krang's body, but they manage to find what they came for and make their way back.
Robot Mistaken for Krang's android body
Attempting to rescue April, Raphael and Leonardo are seized by Dregg and narrowly manage to escape. Dregg transforms his lower body into a motorcycle and pursues them to a junkyard... only to be attacked by Michelangelo and Donatello inside Krang's body. Unfortunately, they have only one minute before the body shrinks down and explodes.
They perform the Tiger Claw on Dregg, grabbing him from behind just as Donatello and Michelangelo bail out. They open the portal to Dimension X, throwing him through just before the body explodes.
At the lair, Splinter tells them proudly that they are exceptional students, and that he is proud to be their equal. This confuses the Turtles until he explains that they no longer need a teacher or guide because he is no longer their superior in skill. Leonardo happily declares that they can handle just about anything... only to be distracted when Donatello's microwave popcorn goes out of control.
Character Voices
- Donatello (Barry Gordon)
- Leonardo (Cam Clarke)
- Michelangelo (Townsend Coleman)
- Raphael (Michael Gough)
- Splinter (Peter Renaday)
- April O'Neil (Renae Jacobs)
- Lord Dregg (Tony Jay) (death)
- Mung (Cam Clarke) (death)
- Orange Dimension X Alien (Peter Renaday)
- Blue Dimension X Alien (Barry Gordon)
- Pink Dimension X Alien (???)
Locations
Home media releases
DVD
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Final Season
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Classic Series Collection
Notes
Animation/Technical Errors
- After the alien at the beginning of the episode steals Leonardo's belt, Leonardo has it back when we see the Turtles in the Turtle Van.
- When the Turtles power up Krang's exo-suit, it's towering over Dregg in terms of height. A few seconds later, it's barely taller than him. The exo-suit would change size throughout the battle. You can try explaining this away as Dregg changing his size to match the suit in terms of power, but shots showing the crane indicate Dregg's remaining the same size throughout the fight.
- The Turtles piloting the suit can appear downright tiny at times, despite Krang implying since the suit's first appearance that they should be growing with the suit.
- When the Turtles are sparring in the lair, Leonardo is fighting Raphael. In a closeup of them holding their weapons in front of Splinter, Leonardo is on the left and Raphael is on right, meaning they should be reversed from the opposite angle (Splinter's POV). But when we see the opposite angle, they're in the same positions.
- In the same shot, Leonardo is first holding his sword with his left hand and Raphael is first holding his sai with his right hand. In the opposite angle shot, their hands switch.
- When Leonardo, Raphael and April leave her apartment, the lettering on the front of the Turtle Van is... blue instead of white, not black for a change!
- In the scene inside the Technodrome when Michelangelo asks the robot where Krang's robot body is, an upside down shot shows Donatello on the right, meaning he should be on the left when looking at him the right way up. But he's still on the right when we see him the right way up in next shot.
- When we see the Turtle Van's mouth being crushed, the lettering on the front of the van is black instead of white.
- For some reason, the ice Dregg generates is yellowish green.
Continuity errors
- One of Lord Dregg's 'requirements' for choosing the best warriors is having them last 90 seconds against the Turtles. The four-armed shapeshifter is one of the chosen, but she only fought them for 30 seconds before vanishing with Donatello's staff.
- After Leonardo orders the Turtles to head to the lower drains while he tries to slow down Dregg, he opens a manhole cover, dives right inside, followed by the other Turtles, right before cutting a water main and diving into the same manhole cover...again. Wait, what?
- Donatello warns Michelangelo that making Krang's exo-suit grow in size comes with a time limit, right before it 'shrinks to the size of a ping-pong ball and explodes'. When was this ever an issue?
- How is Lord Dregg able to walk on those wooden floors after spraying them with liquid nitrogen? He should have gone under long before Leonardo smashed the floors.
- Donatello yells that they've only got five seconds left in the suit before it explodes, but 15 seconds pass before anything happens.
- Who or what opens the portal to allow Donatello and Michelangelo to push the suit and Dregg to Dimension X?
- The Technodrome's portal is working just fine, but in "Turtle Trek" this would have made Shredder and Krang's 2 year absence pointless.
- When April first sees Krang's android body fight Dregg, she says "What on Earth is that?" Because it's pretty easy to forget something you've seen only a hundred times out of sheer terror, isn't it?
- Donatello refers to Krang's android body as being virtually indestructible, apparently forgetting that it was destroyed and/or dismembered on at least three occasions (including Irma shooting it in the back).
Trivia
- This is the very last episode of the 1987 series, and therefore the last appearances of the Turtles, April O' Neil, Splinter and Lord Dregg in the 1987 series. Years later in Turtles Forever, the 1987 Turtles, April, Splinter, Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady all reappear.
- Items stolen in this episode (or mentioned as being stolen) include: Leonardo's belt buckle, one of Michelangelo's grapplers, and Donatello's Bō-staff.
- The key technique taught to the Turtles in this episode is the 'Flying Claw', a move that does ultimately defeat Lord Dregg, but is otherwise impractical, since the opponent's arms are free and there's nothing preventing the captured party from flinging himself backwards... if Leo's application of the move is anything to go by.
- According to Raphael, seven aliens have attacked the Turtles in Lord Dregg's contest, not including Dregg himself, who is number eight. Since Dregg absorbed five of the aliens, presumably the other two failed miserably during their attempts to battle the Turtles.
- Raphael gets the last line in the series... and it's to make a dig at Donatello's "cooking..." which is really just heating popcorn in a microwave.
- This is the first and only time the Technodrome is in an episode without Krang and Shredder, which is lost and destroyed in Dimension X by this point.
- The ruined remains of the Technodrome appear in Dimension X, complete with the ominous theme that plays when it usually appears.
- Raphael mentions King Kong during the battle with Lord Dregg.
- Krang's exo-suit makes one final appearance here, and it's instrumental in the Turtles' attempt to finally get rid of Lord Dregg.
- The use of liquid nitrogen as a weapon hearkens from another classic 80's cartoon, namely the The Transformers, where it is employed by the character Ironhide.
External links
- Divide and Conquer at The Official TMNT Web Site (archived)