[Opening sequence and theme song.]
[Episode opens on a launch area surrounded by a tall fence topped by razor wire. The Turtle Van is parked on the street next to the fence and the Turtles are inside the fence line, hiding behind a small building. They are all peering at a rocket which is set to launch. Over the loudspeaker, a man performs the countdown.]
Man "T-minus four, and clear to lift... [indistinct.]"
Raphael "This is not my idea of a smart thing to do, Donatello."
Donatello "But I've just gotta get a closer look at that rocket. Imagine, it’s going on a four-year mission to explore the surface of the planet Venus."
Michelangelo "Well, I'd rather be exploring the surface of a pizza, dude."
Leonardo "Besides, this base is restricted. We shouldn't even be here."
Donatello "Relax, Leonardo. We're not hurting anything. Besides, I can learn a lot from this place.
"Central-Matic Waste Disposal System." Wow.
See? You just attach this hose to that nozzle, and it sucks up dirt into a central incinerator."
[He reads the sign on the side of the building.]
"Central-Matic Waste Disposal System." Wow.
[He points out the parts.]
See? You just attach this hose to that nozzle, and it sucks up dirt into a central incinerator."
Raphael "Terrific. State-of-the-art dirt disposal."
[A security guard rounds the corner.]
Security guard "Hey, you! What are you doing in there?"
Donatello "Uh, we were just leaving."
Security guard "
Wait! Hold it!"
[Stammering.]
Wait! Hold it!"
[The Turtles leap into their van and speed away. The guard runs into the street and watches them go.]
Security guard "On second thought, what would the brass think if I told them I was chasing little green men?"
[Cut to the Technodrome in a frozen crater in the Arctic. Krang is communicating with Shredder, who is in a warehouse in New York City. Behind him are large vats filled with mutagen.]
Krang "What's keeping those two punks? We must have the mutagen ready before that rocket takes off this afternoon."
Shredder "I know. I know. You don't have to tell me."
Krang "I'm not. I'm telling the audience. We must load the mutagen in the rocket's fuel tanks, so it will be blasted all over the city by the vapor trail during take-off, turning every human being into a horrible mutant."
Shredder "Don't worry. Bebop and Rocksteady will be back soon."
Krang "They'd better! We must have that Byndex 3 in order to stabilize the mutagen, or else it can't cause any permanent mutations."
[Bebop and Rocksteady enter the warehouse.]
Rocksteady "Hi, Boss. We're back."
Shredder "See? I told you they'd be here."
Krang "But where is the Byndex 3?"
Rocksteady "Well, um-"
Shredder "Don't tell me you didn't get it."
Rocksteady "But Boss, the place was crawling with guards. They had the whole building surrounded."
Krang "What? Why would a small-time company like Ace Scientific be surrounded by guards?"
Bebop "Well, it wasn't at first."
Rocksteady "Yeah, yeah. We snuck in, and we grabbed the container of Byndex 3 like you told us."
Bebop "But as we were leaving, we spotted this candy machine."
Rocksteady "Let me tell it. But it ate my quarter and wouldn't spit out a candy bar."
Bebop "So, we blasted it."
Shredder "And that's when they called the guards?"
Bebop "Whoa, gee, Boss. How'd you guess?"
Krang "I don't believe this. You morons! Now we'll never get the Byndex 3 before that rocket launches."
[There is a metal clanging sound. Everyone looks up to see a delivery man standing on the mezzanine above them. The man clears his throat.]
Seymour Gutz "Excuse me! Hello, I'm Seymour Gutz from “Fly By Night Messengers.” Is this the “Touch of Romance” flower shop?"
Shredder "Does this look like a flower shop?"
Seymour "Well, not as such. But I have this urgent overnight letter to deliver to them, you see."
Shredder "How the devil did you wind up all the way up there?"
Seymour "Well, I don't have a very good sense of direction."
Shredder "Well, direct yourself out of here! Yes, but I absolutely, positively must get this letter delivered."
Rocksteady "How about if we deliver you?"
Bebop "Air mail!"