“Mascot Melee” | |||||||
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Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode | |||||||
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Season Code: | 010 | ||||||
Episode: | 5B | ||||||
Original airdate | September 26, 2018 | ||||||
Written by | Ian Busch | ||||||
Producers: | Vladimir Radev | ||||||
Andy Suriano | |||||||
Ant Ward | |||||||
Directed by | Sebastian Montes | ||||||
Voice Direction | Rob Paulsen | ||||||
Supervising Director | Alan Wan | ||||||
Storyboard Artist: | JJ Conway | ||||||
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"Mascot Melee" is the eighth episode (Episode 5A) of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It first aired on September 26th, 2018.
Synopsis[]
In order to get a birthday gift for Splinter, the Mad Dogs have to take on thuggish Times Square mascots.
Appearing in Mascot Melee[]
Major characters[]
- Atomic Lass (Grey Griffin) (debut)
- Donatello (Josh Brener)
- Joey the Junkyard Dog (John DiMaggio) (debut)
- Leonardo (Ben Schwartz)
- Michelangelo (Brandon Mychal Smith)
- Raphael (Omar Benson Miller)
- Robot Vampire (Grey Griffin) (debut)
- Sergeant Woodpecker (Eric Bauza) (debut)
Minor characters[]
Species[]
- Humans
- Mutant cockroaches (debut)
- Mutant rat
- Mutant turtle
Objects and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- New York City
- Manhattan (debut)
- Times Square (debut)
- Turtle Lair
- Manhattan (debut)
Plot[]
In the middle of Times Square, Raph walks around a crowd in a hippopotamus costume. No one finds this unusual, since there are many people in mascot costumes around Times Square. Raph's brothers are in the Moon Buggy, communicating with walkie-talkies. They guide him towards a department store, so they can buy a present for Splinter's birthday with their combined funds. They plan to get Splinter a new yukata; his old one is worn, ripped, and exposes his underwear, which horrifies the Turtles. Donnie, Leo, and Mikey get distracted by a meme sent by April. This leads Raph to bump into a man with a creepy smile. The creepy man just nods at Raph's apology, then walks away.
When Raph gets to the store, he reaches for his wallet, but can't find it on him. While Raph frantically searches, he bumps into another man, causing his hippopotamus head to fall off. The crowd sees Raph's face, but think that he is dressed as the Turtle-potamus meme. The people offer to pay for pictures with Raph, and the Turtles encourage the idea so Raph can earn back their misplaced money. Raph poses for pictures, and gets lots of tips, but this catches the attention of a few mascots from the Jupiter Jim franchise. The Atomic Lass mascot tries to sway the people, saying that memes are temporary, and the Jupiter Jim mascots have always been around. This does not work, and the mascots sing a little song, threatening to hurt Raph if he doesn't leave.
The other Turtles dress up as aliens and make their way to the crowd. A fight/dance-off starts between the Turtles and the mascots. Leo takes down the breakdancing, chain-whipping Joey the Junkyard Dog. Atomic Lass steps in, and Donnie sweeps her off of her feet. Sergeant Woodpecker knocks Donnie aside, and Raph intervenes with some dancing. Atomic Lass's moves seem to steal the show. But the Turtles quickly hack all the screens in Times Square to show the Turtle-potamus meme, and dance together. The people fill Raph's hippopotamus head with tips. Raph declares victory and decides its time to go get Splinter's gift.
Atomic Lass throws her giant hammer at the Turtles, and Donnie uses his Tech-Bō to stop her. He knocks her costume's head off by accident, revealing the creepy man from earlier. The head of Atomic Lass' hammer breaks open, and stolen money and jewelry falls out, including Raph's wallet. The creepy man had been pickpocketing everyone in Times Square. Sergeant Woodpecker tries to stop Raph from grabbing the money, and Raph punches the woodpecker head off, revealing a mutant cockroach. The other Jupiter Jim mascots, and the creepy man are also mutant roaches, and fight with the Turtles. After their battle, Sergeant Woodpecker tries running off with all the money, but Raph stops him with a powerful punch.
After returning the people's money, and buying Splinter's new yukata, the Turtles go home. Splinter opens the box and marvels at the yukata's quality. He says he will wear it on special occasions. He then offers to train with the Turtles, as he is already wearing his "jumping jacks" yukata. The Turtles are horrified again.
See also[]
Quotes[]
- Donnie: My hero, Atomic Lass, may be about to sing!
- Raph: Have you seen my wallet?
- Mikey: April's memes are so lit!
Notes and errors[]
- This episode contains some continuity errors.
- At the end of this episode, Splinter receives his typical brown and yellow yukata he wears in every other present day appearance in the series to replace his old, tattered red yukata. That would seem to place this episode chronologically before even the first episode "Mystic Mayhem", when he was already wearing the new yukata. However, in this episode, the Turtles already have the mystic weapons they took from Baron Draxum's armory no earlier than in "Mystic Mayhem".
- In this episode, the Turtles have their Turtle Tank, which Donnie first unveiled in its current state in "The Fast and the Furriest", but in "The Fast and the Furriest", Splinter steals the tank for a joy ride before the other Turtles can see it for the first time and is wearing the brown and yellow yukata he receives in this episode.
- At the end of this episode, Splinter receives his typical brown and yellow yukata he wears in every other present day appearance in the series to replace his old, tattered red yukata. That would seem to place this episode chronologically before even the first episode "Mystic Mayhem", when he was already wearing the new yukata. However, in this episode, the Turtles already have the mystic weapons they took from Baron Draxum's armory no earlier than in "Mystic Mayhem".
Trivia[]


- In this episode, Mikey states, "I still think my trench coat idea would've worked." This is a reference to the 1987 TV series and the 1990 film in which the Turtles wear trench coats and fedoras as disguises when in public.
- It is revealed in this episode that Raph is allergic to peanuts.
- The dance the Turtles do is Vanilla Ice's Ninja Rap from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze.
- April's meme features the head of Raphael from the 1987 TV series, pooping cookies. The meme itself is also a reference to Nyan Cat.
- When Donnie closes the Turtle Tank's door, he whistles the 1987 TV series' theme song.
- Running Gag: Donnie mentions that he would like to work with Atomic Lass fighting crime in Uraniumville.
- The Turtles' poses when exiting the Turtle Tank are a reference to the Ginyu Force from Dragon Ball Z Kai. This reference was drawn by Rise of the TMNT director and story artist JJ Conway.[1]
- The design of the red yukata that the Turtles replace in this episode is reminiscent of previous Splinter costume designs from the 2012 TV series, 2003 TV series, and the 1987 TV series.