[Opening sequence and theme song.]
[Episode opens with a view of abandoned buildings. The turtles and April drive through the streets in the Turtle Van. Donatello is holding the crystal converger.]
Donatello "It's beeping pretty good now. We're definitely getting closer to the alien crystal."
April O'Neil "And to the story of the decade. Crystals from outer space, real-live aliens from other planets! And I can't tell a soul about it."
Leonardo "It's only until we find the other fragments, April."
Raphael "Leonardo's right. There's too much at stake here."
Donatello "Hey, it's indicating for us to turn here."
Michelangelo "Well, it looks kinda deserted, doesn't it?"
Donatello "No doubt about it. We're getting closer."
[The converger leads them to a carnival.]
Leonardo "End of the line."
April "A carnival?"
Donatello "That crystal is somewhere on these grounds."
Michelangelo "Well, I just hope it's near the pizza stand. I'm so hungry I'm hollow."
April "Wait a minute, fellas. You can't walk in there looking like that."
Leonardo "Why not? Is there a carnival dress code?"
April "You're turtles, remember?"
Raphael "So that's why I'm green. And I always thought it was something I ate."
Donatello "It's cool, April. We'll just tell 'em we're with the sideshow."
[Cut to Dimension X and the Technodrome.]
Krang "Unfortunately I had to call you back here to Dimension X. Obviously, it's vital. Now, let me see the crystal."
Shredder "I--I--I'm afraid it was lost, Krang."
Krang "Lost? How could such a thing happen?"
Shredder "My idiot assistant Baxter accidentally threw it out."
Baxter Stockman "It's possible I merely misplaced it."
Shredder "Don't eat near the equipment, you micro-brain!"
Stockman "Yes, Master. I'm sorry."
Shredder "You must help me find it, Krang. I'll never be able to defeat the turtles without all the fragments."
Krang "A-a-all right, Shredder. But let this be the last time. I'm a ruthless Intergalactic Evildoer, not a wet nurse. Ah-ha! I've located it in an area outside the city."
Shredder "I know where this is. On the grounds of a small carnival."
Krang "Splendid. Then that is where you shall go."
Shredder "To a carnival?"
Krang "Yes, you'll fit in quite well with the other freaks."
[Back at the carnival . . .]
Leonardo "We can't be far now."
Raphael "Yeah, we hang a left at the bearded lady and go past the flea circus."
Donatello "I got news for ya. We already did pass the flea circus."
Little Girl "Hey, mom, look at that bunch of weird people."
Mom "You see what happens if you don't eat all your vegetables, dear? You turn green like them."
Little Girl "Quick, pass the spinach."
Leonardo "Ok, turtles, it's very close now."
April "Hold everything. Where's Michelangelo?"
Michelangelo "All right, here I go again. Cowabunga! Like, whoa, I'm batting a thousand!"
April "Michelangelo, I've been looking all over the carnival for you!"
Michelangelo "Why'd you do that? I was right here. Here, I won these for you."
April "You really shouldn't have done it."
Dark Haired Boy "That was fun! Want to go again?"
Red Haired Boy "I can't. I'm all out of tickets."
Dark Haired Boy "Hey, look!"
Red Haired Boy "Wow! You think It's a diamond?"
Dark Haired Boy "If it is, we can trade it for lots more rides."
Donatello "All right, we're zeroing in on it."
Raphael "What, those two kids have the crystal?"
Donatello "Alien tracking devices never lie."
Raphael "What are we supposed to do, knock 'em out and grab it?"
Michelangelo "I'll take the little one. Oh, wait a minute. They're both little."
April "Never mind, fellas. I'll talk to them."
Manager "Where the heck have you bozos been? The show started ten minutes ago. You're the next act. And why aren't you in your clown outfits?"
Leonardo "Excuse me, but I think you're making a mistake."
Manager "I made my mistake when I hired you geeks. Now get in there and be funny. And next time, leave those corny turtle suits home."
Raphael "What do you say we lay this guy out?"
Donatello "Come on, Raphael. We don't want to make a scene."
April "But three dollars is all I've got. Would you please sell me that thing?"
Dark Haired Boy "Three dollars! That won't buy diddly nowadays."
Red Haired Boy "Yeah, we're children of the eighties, remember?"
April "How about a credit card?"
Dark Haired Boy "Forget it. We don't take plastic."
April "Don't go away. I'll be right back."
Dark Haired Boy "Oh, maybe we should have taken the three dollars."
Red Haired Boy "Man, you'll never get anywhere with that attitude."
Shredder "There it is. The crystal. That little brat has it. Baxter, this will be like taking candy from a baby."
Stockman "You certainly have a way with words, Master."
[Cut to the main ring under the big top. The turtle drive around in a tiny car, and then get out to wave to the crowd.]
Michelangelo "I don't know why we're doing this. I feel like such a doofus."
Leonardo "I do, too, but it's all part of tracking down that fragment."
[The turtles start performing tricks. Michelangelo is shot off a ladder from a squirting flower.]
Michelangelo "Whoa!"
April "Michelangelo, what happened?"
Michelangelo "Aw, I never thought being a circus star could make you see stars."
April "Quick, give me all the money you have."
Michelangelo "Like, what is this, a holdup?"
April "I've got to get those kids to sell me that fragment."
Michelangelo "What a bummer. I left my wallet in my other shell?"
April "Michelangelo!"
Michelangelo "Well, hey, it was worth a try."
Stockman "Here they come now, Master."
Dark Haired Boy "I wonder where that lady with the three dollars went."
Red Haired Boy "Yeah. This thing's starting to get heavy."
Shredder "I'll be happy to take it off your hands."
Red Haired Boy "Hey! Where'd you come from?"
Shredder "If you must know, from Dimension X, in a far-off galaxy."
Red Haired Boy "You don't scare us, Mister. We’ve seen every episode of Star Trek."
Dark Haired Boy "That's right. Now give that thing back."
[Boy kicks his leg and Shredder loses his hold on the crystal.]
Shredder "Oh, no! The crystal!"
Stockman "Have no fear, Master. I've got it."
Shredder "Good catch, Baxter."
Stockman "You must admit, I do have soft hands."
Shredder "Yes, and a head to match."
Dark Haired Boy "No! You big nerd!"
[Cut to Shredder and Stockman inside an abandoned building.]
Shredder "Now to discover the secret of the crystal and what special power it has."
Stockman "Quite fascinating. A most unusual molecular infrastructure."
[Crystal fragment falls off the table and hits Shredder’s boot, picking up some residue from it.]
Shredder "Clumsy fool ! You could have damaged it. You also ruined my shine."
Stockman "It seems to have picked up some mud from your boot."
Shredder "That glob, it's starting to grow."
Stockman "This is what I wiped from the crystal. It's some kind of spore-like substance, a primitive form of plant life."
Shredder "It must have stuck to my boot when I was in Dimension X."
Stockman "Touching the crystal must have triggered its growth process."
Shredder "A mutant plant, the perfect way to flush out those mutant turtles. Soon the power of the eye of Zarnov will be mine!"
[Cut to the turtles and April, back in the lair.]
Leonardo "And we came so close to getting that fragment, too."
Michelangelo "Yeah. What a bummer."
Splinter "You came close once. The better to prepare you for your next encounter."
Donatello "Tell that to this tracking device. I think it's suffering from battery burnout."
Michelangelo "Hey, no biggie. I'll just boogie on down to the store and pick up some fresh ones."
Raphael "Except for one small problem. This gizmo's from another planet, and what store carries battery size, quadruple ‘z’?"
Leonardo "What do you advise, Master?"
Splinter "I have a feeling the answer will soon come to us."
[The lair begins to shake violently. A large crack begins to form in one wall.]
April "What's going on?!"
[Vines start breaking through the wall. The turtles ready their weapons.]
Michelangelo "I saw this on the late show once. The invasion of the mean, green, giant killer beanstalk.
Didn't think I could say it, did ya?"
[Breaks the fourth wall.]
Didn't think I could say it, did ya?"
Leonardo "Stand back, April. This is no Mother's Day plant."
Michelangelo "Chill out, bro! I'm green, same as you!"
Raphael "Except for your face. That's turning blue."
Leonardo "Stand back, fellas. This one's on me. Let's see how tough this thing really is."
April "Ah! It's got me!"
Donatello "Back off, buster! She's not plant food!"
Raphael "Down, boy!"
April "What kind of hideous plant was that?"
Michelangelo "I don't know, man, but it was mondo bizarro."
Donatello "My guess is, it's not from this planet."
Raphael "I could almost hear it say ‘ouch’."
Michelangelo "I think that was me."
Leonardo "Well, whatever it was, we seemed to have frightened it off."
Splinter "I have a feeling we have not seen the last of that plant creature."
Raphael "Do you think it's somehow connected to the Shredder?"
Splinter "It is highly possible. He has access to Dimension X, where many strange organisms abound."
Leonardo "Speaking of Shredder, we'd better start searching for those crystals."
April "Great. Let's get started."
Leonardo "No, April. We'll drop you off at your apartment. We need you to stay on the turtle com."
April "I'd rather go along. You turtles have all the fun."
[Back to Shredder and Stockman.]
Shredder "Blast! That plant is moving too slowly. It will take weeks to flush out those turtles!"
Stockman "It appears we'll have to come up with a different plan to destroy them."
Shredder "Brilliant deduction, Baxter. I sometimes wonder how that little pinhead of yours manages to hold all those great big brains."
Stockman "Really, Master, you don't have to be cruel."
Shredder "Luckily, I've come up with the perfect plan to lure the turtles to their demise."
[To April’s apartment.]
Irma "So, how come you're sitting home all by your lonesome? You couldn't get a date, either, huh?"
April "No, Irma. I'm staying home because I'm expecting someone to call."
Irma "Sure you are."
April "So, what's new at Channel 6?"
Irma "Oh, well, Burne said, "if you don't have a story on the air in 24 hours, you can look for another job.""
April "Gee, Irma, I'm sure glad I asked."
[There is a knock at the door.]
April "Who could that be?"
Irma "Maybe it's a gentleman caller."
April "I seriously doubt it. I don't know any gentlemen. [Finds a note and reads it aloud.] "Come quick. We need your help. Signed, the turtles." And there's an address!"
Irma "You're always talking about those crazy turtles. Are you sure you didn't just dream them up?"
April "You're right, Irma. They're just figments of my imagination. Bye!"
[Scene shifts to April arriving at a building after nightfall.]
April "This is the address on the note. Turtles, are you here?"
Shredder "No, but I am!"
April "Shredder!"
Shredder "Baxter, where are your manners? Offer the young lady a seat."
Stockman "Gladly, Master."
Shredder "Make yourself comfortable, Ms. O'Neil. You may be here a very long time. Ah ha!"
April "What are you doing?"
Shredder "Making sure you don't get lonely."
[Cut to turtles driving along in their van.]
Leonardo "The turtle communicator!"
Donatello "April, is that you?"
Shredder "Not even close."
Donatello "It's Shredder. What do you want, you metal-faced misfit?"
Shredder "Now, now, speak with respect. I'm holding your friend April hostage."
Raphael "That's April, all right. I recognize her mumbles."
Leonardo "All right, Shredder, where have you got her?"
Shredder "423 Dock Street. I'll be waiting, mutants."
Leonardo "Okay, turtles, let's haul shell!"
Raphael "This is it. 423 Dock Street."
Leonardo "But we just can't rush in there without a plan."
Raphael "Yeah. That scuzzball probably has the place booby-trapped."
Michelangelo "I think so much better on a full stomach. How 'bout we take a pizza break, huh?"
His brothers "A pizza break?!"
Michelangelo "Oh, chill out, dudes. It was only a suggestion."
Leonardo "Michelangelo, you just gave us the perfect way to surprise Shredder."
Michelangelo "I did?"
[All four turtles dressed in pizza delivery outfits and carrying boxes knock on Shredder’s door.]
Donatello "Special delivery."
Shredder "See who that is."
Stockman "It's four green pizza delivery boys."
Shredder "I don't remember ordering any pizzas, especially green ones."
Raphael "Well, you're gettin' 'em, whether you want 'em or not!"
Stockman "I--I can't see!"
Michelangelo "Like, that was the plan, dude!"
Shredder "It will take more than a pizza with extra olives to stop me. Bothersome mutants!"
Michelangelo "Uh, who likes their crust extra crispy?"
Donatello "This bo's for you, Shredder. Hi-yah!"
Shredder "Blast you!"
Leonardo "Hold real still, April."
April "I knew you'd come through!"
Leonardo "You didn't think we'd let Shredder get away with this, did you?"
April "Speaking of Shredder getting away!"
Shredder "Farewell, amphibians, till we meet again!"
Raphael "Bummer! They got away!"
Leonardo "Forget those two for now. We've got a bigger problem, like finding those fragments."
April "W-what was that?!"
[Looks at viewing screen to see giant tentacles bursting up through the city streets.]
Donatello "Correction. We've got an even bigger problem than that, mainly stopping that alien plant before it destroys the entire city."
Leonardo "Turtles, I'm not so sure we can."
Newscaster "The mayor has declared a state of emergency as the monstrous alien vines continue to choke off the streets of the city."
Donatello "Man, it's a jungle out there."
Michelangelo "Yeah, they ought to rename this Vine street."
Leonardo "We'll need some antiplant firing power. Battle stations, everyone."
Raphael "Right!"
Donatello "Bull's-eye, Raphael!"
Leonardo "Donatello! The brakes!"
Michelangelo "Oh, man, that thing's humongous!"
Raphael "I don't believe it. It's ripping off our bumper!"
Leonardo "What for?"
Donatello "That's what for. It's actually eating it."
Michelangelo "Well, like, they are rich in iron."
Raphael "Ok, chump, you just bit off more than you can chew."
Leonardo "Turtle power!"
Michelangelo "Thanks a lot, Raphael."
Raphael "Any time, old buddy."
Donatello "Great! It's retreating."
Raphael "Not great. It's headed for the sewers."
Michelangelo "Invading the sanctity of our happy home?! This time, it's gone too far!"
Leonardo "No one knows the sewers better than Splinter. Come on, guys. He'll help us track it down."
[They leap down into the sewers and meet up with Splinter.]
Donatello "At the rate that plant is growing, by now, it could be anywhere under the city."
Leonardo "Where should we start looking, Master?"
Splinter "It is wise to always start at the root of the problem."
Donatello "Of course. The root! Splinter is right!"
Michelangelo "Yeah, I can resonate with that. But where do we glom on to it?"
Splinter "Even the longest journey starts with a single step."
Leonardo "Hmm. I think I know what Splinter means. This trail of green goo could only have been made by that plant."
Raphael "Well, what are we waiting for, an engraved invitation? Let's go!"
Leonardo "The trail leads along this corridor and then disappears."
Raphael "There's something really weird going down here."
Donatello "It's got me! N-no, wait! Don't! I -- I taste terrible!"
Raphael "You're saying that to something that was raised on fertilizer?"
Leonardo "Uh, oh. Looks like we'll have to call up our secret weapon."
Raphael "You mean . . . ."
Leonardo "Exactly. Yoo-hoo! Oh, Flora!"
Raphael "Come on, man! You mustn't keep a weed waiting."
Michelangelo "But I feel like such a twerp. Besides, I hate first dates."
Mutant Plant "Cuchi koo!"
Michelangelo "You big tease! I'll bet you do that to all the growths!"
Leonardo "Great! It likes you."
Raphael "Yeah! You two could make beautiful mulch together."
Donatello "Go ahead, plant one on its lips."
Michelangelo "Actually, I'd rather plant one on its plant!"
Leonardo "Turtle power! This one's for you, bud!"
Donatello "Just think of us as your friendly neighborhood weed whackers!"
Leonardo "Fellas, remember what Splinter said. Get at the root of the problem. Gotcha!"
Michelangelo "It looks like adios for this vine fellow."
All "All right! We did it! Ninja power! Yeah!"
Raphael "Way to go, Michelangelo!"
Michelangelo "Watch it, bud. You're crushing my leaves. I may wanna wear this at the next harvest moon ball."
[Back at the lair, the turtles are eating.]
Donatello "This is some dynamite pizza. What's on it, Michelangelo?"
Michelangelo "Everything except green veggies."
Leonardo "Good idea, after that experience with the giant plant."
April "I hope you fellas don't feel that way about all plants."
Leonardo "What's that for, April?"
April "Well, every sewer can use a little cheering up."
Michelangelo "Well, it is sort of pretty. What kind of plant is it?"
[The plant opens up and chomps Michelangelo’s nose.]
April "A Venus flytrap."
Michelangelo "Now she tells me."
[End Credits]