Planet of the Turtles

“Planet of the Turtles”
1987 TV series episode
Season Code:	4
Episode:	8
Original airdate	September 20, 1990
Written by	George Shea
Producers:	–
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 Season September 10, 1990 - December 8, 1990 List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episodes

Episodes: Syndication "Plan Six From Outer Space" "Turtles of the Jungle" "Michelangelo Toys Around" "Peking Turtle" "Shredder's Mom" "Four Turtles and a Baby" "Turtlemaniac" "Rondo in New York" "Planet of the Turtles" "Name That Toon" "Menace Maestro, Please" "Superhero for a Day" "Back to the Egg" Saturday Mornings "Son of Return of the Fly II" "Raphael Knocks 'em Dead" "Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe" "Raphael Meets His Match" "Slash - The Evil Turtle from Dimension X" "Leonardo Lightens Up" "Were-Rats from Channel 6" "Funny, They Shrunk Michelangelo" "The Big Zipp Attack" "Donatello Makes Time" "Farewell, Lotus Blossom" "Rebel Without a Fin" "Rhino-Man" "Michelangelo Meets Bugman" "Poor Little Rich Turtle" "What's Michelangelo Good For?" "The Dimension X Story" "Donatello's Degree" "The Big Cufflink Caper!" "Leonardo Versus Tempestra" "Splinter Vanishes" "Raphael Drives 'Em Wild" "Beyond the Donatello Nebula" "Big Bug Blunder" "The Foot Soldiers are Revolting" "Unidentified Flying Leonardo" 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

Character voices

• Leonardo (Cam Clarke)
• Donatello (Barry Gordon)
• Michelangelo (Townsend Coleman)
• Raphael (Rob  Paulsen)
• Splinter (Peter Renaday)
• April O'Neil (Renae Jacobs)
• Vernon Fenwick (Peter Renaday)
• Dalton Dumpsky (Townsend Coleman) (debut)
• Shredder (James Avery)
• Krang (Pat Fraley)
• Turtle wrestling announcer (Barry Gordon) (debut)
• Rupert (Townsend Coleman) (debut)
• Hans (Pat Fraley) (debut)
• Fitz (Townsend Coleman) (debut)
• Dr. Turtlestein (Peter Renaday) (debut)
• Turtle cab driver (Pat Fraley) (debut)
• Speedy turtle cafe vendor (James Avery) (debut)

Locations

• Turtle Lair
• Technodrome
• City sewers
• City dump
• City streets
• Dr. Turtlestein's house

Vehicles

• Turtle Van
• Garbage Copter
• Turtle Cab

Home media releases

VHS

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtles

DVD

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 4
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Classic Series Collection

Notes

Errors

• Shredder's boots flashed to light grey and back when he slipped on the glue on the floor when battling Splinter.
• As the turtle wrestlers enter the sewers through a portal, Leonardo speaks in Michelangelo's voice.
• Donatello is seen with Michelangelo's colors when Splinter open the refrigerator at the end of the episode.
• When Splinter and April are carrying the Foot Soldiers' protective suits with them, they are not seen carrying the helmets.

Trivia

• Bebop and Rocksteady do not appear in this episode. Interestingly enough, their roles appear to have been filled in by Hans and Fits in this episode.
• It isn't shown how April and Splinter got back to Earth, or what happened to Rupert, Hans, Fitz, or Dr. Turtlestein. Though it's presumed Dr. Turtlestein sent everyone back to their homes.
• One of the components of the Personal Energy Projector mentioned is the Flux Capacitor which is based on a component of the same name from the Back to the Future trilogy which allowed the DeLorean and Jules Verne Train to travel through time.

Gallery

• Planet of the Turtles/Gallery