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| Title = The Return of the Technodrome
 
| Title = The Return of the Technodrome
 
| Series = Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
 
| Series = Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
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| Season = 2
 
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| Episode = 13
 
| Episode = 13
| Airdate = [[December 17]], [[1988]]
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| Airdate = [[December 24]], [[1988]]
 
| Writer = [[Michael Reaves]]
 
| Writer = [[Michael Reaves]]
 
| Producers1 = [[Kara Vallow]]
 
| Producers1 = [[Kara Vallow]]
 
| Prev = [[The Catwoman from Channel Six]]
 
| Prev = [[The Catwoman from Channel Six]]
 
| Next = [[Beneath These Streets]]
 
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'''''Return of the Technodrome''''' is episode number 18 of the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' cartoon series. It is the final episode of season 2 ([[1988]]).
 
'''''Return of the Technodrome''''' is episode number 18 of the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' cartoon series. It is the final episode of season 2 ([[1988]]).
   
==Plot Summary==
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==Plot summary==
At Channel 6, [[Irma Langinstein (1987 TV series)|Irma]] asks her friend [[April O'Neil (1987 TV series)|April O'Neil]] when April will meet the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]. April says they are not the most exciting thing in her life. Burne Thompson tells April it is a slow news day and to go out and make news.
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At Channel 6, [[Irma Langinstein (1987 TV series)|Irma]] asks her friend [[April O'Neil (1987 TV series)|April O'Neil]] when April will meet the [[Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]. April says they are not the most exciting thing in her life. [[Burne Thompson (1987 TV series)|Burne Thompson]] tells April it is a slow news day and to go out and make news.
   
Meanwhile in the sewer system under [[New York City]], [[Splinter (1987 TV series)|Splinter]] leaves the TMNT for his tri-annual three days fast and meditation. April comes and hopes for a story. [[Raphael (1987 TV series)|Raphael]]  says it is a big city so something is bound to happen.
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Meanwhile in the sewer system under [[New York City]], [[Splinter (1987 TV series)|Splinter]] leaves the Turtles for his tri-annual three-day-long fast and meditation. April comes by, hoping for a story; [[Raphael (1987 TV series)|Raphael]] says it is a big city so something is bound to happen.
   
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Krang declares that "the invasion can wait no longer!" and that he's bringing the Technodrome back to [[Earth (1987 TV series)|Earth]], after which he will be destroying the Turtles himself. He sends Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady to put a [[polarity deflector]] at the Niagara Falls hydroelectric power station, which will allow him to transport the entire war machine to Earth.
[[Krang (1987 TV series)|Krang]] wants to destroy the TMNT, saying Shredder has let those turtles escape for the last time. Krang wants to re-power the [[Technodrome (1987 TV series)|Technodrome]] and send it from [[Dimension X]] to [[Earth]]. Shredder is shocked at this. [[Shredder (1987 TV series)|Shredder]] takes [[Bebop (1987 TV series)|Bebop]] and [[Rocksteady (1987 TV series)|Rocksteady]] to [[Niagara Falls]], which is on the border between the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], and uses Krang's "polarity deflector" to transport the Technodrome to Niagara Falls. Shredder takes over the Niagara Falls power plant and shuts off power to New York City. They route the power to the Technodrome instead.
 
   
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Shredder takes over the Niagara Falls power plant and shuts off power to New York City, rerouting the energy to the Technodrome instead. Fed from both sides, a portal opens and the Technodrome begins to activate. Krang also sends through <span>a small contingent of </span>[[Foot Soldiers (1987 TV series)|Foot Soldiers]]<span> and </span>[[Rock Soldiers (1987 TV series)|Rock Soldiers]]<span>.</span>
Leo assumes Shredder is responsible for the power outage. [[Donatello (1987 TV series)|Donatello]] listens to Krang and Shredder's plan using a communicator, and learn that Shredder has been sent a small contigent of [[Foot Ninja|Foot]] and [[rock soldiers]].
 
   
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The Turtles conclude that the blackout is probably Shredder's doing, and Donatello manages to tune his [[Turtle Communicator|Turtle Com]] in order to listen to Krang and Shredder's transmissions.
When the TMNT and April arrive at the Niagara Falls in their blimp, they are attacked by Bebop and Rocksteady. Bebop shoots down the blimp's glider with his laser gun. Donatello saves the TMNT and April by using the blimps remote control, sending down the ropes from the blimps balloon. The TMNT and April fly away and safely land, hanging in the ropes as the glider falls down the waterfall.
 
   
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Leonardo is determined not to disturb Splinter's meditations. But while Splinter is meditating in the woods, he senses something dangerous approaching.
The TMNT then encounter Splinter, who had seen the electricity coming out from the plant, creating a dimensional portal. Krang has the Technodrome prepare anti-gravity plates and it heads to the portal. The TMNT rush into the plant after distracting the Foot soldiers and Rocksteady and stop the flow of the river. But Krang re-opens the dimensional portal, and the Technodrome arrives. Krang is happy that the turtles will soon be crushed. The turtles, surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, wonder what to do now (Raphael says they could always hope an asteroid hits). Krang bids them farewell and tries to fire a laser gun from the Technodrome, but the gun doesn't work because Krang used to much power to keep the dimensional portal open.
 
   
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When the Turtle Blimp approaches Niagara Falls, the glider is shot down by Bebop and Rocksteady, and they nearly go over the falls. When they make it to dry land, Splinter is waiting there for them.
Shredder reactivates the Hydro Electric Plant, which recharges the Technodrome. Krang burrows the Technodrome underground, causing an earthquake in New York City. Krang then takes over the TVs in the city, and demands that the inhabitants leave the city within 24 hours, or else Krang will cause a bigger earthquake, destroying the city. Krang had told Shredder he plotted to make the evacuated city their base of operations and from there they will use the capabilities to conquer the planet.
 
   
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The Technodrome is lifted by antigravity plates towards the portal, even as the Turtles attempt to distract their enemies and stop the river's flow. But it is all in vain, as the Technodrome arrives on Earth once more, and a small army of Foot Solders and Rock Soldiers appear around them. Krang stops them from attacking, however, as he wants to kill the Turtles himself. However, the Technodrome's weapons have been depowered because of the dimensional portal, and the Turtles escape with the use of the blimp.
The TMNT, who had heard Krang's message, discover the Technodrome underground. Splinter says, "So begins the final battle." The TMNT break inside using a bomb. While Spliter fights Shredder in their "final confrontation" on a bridge inside the Technodrome, the TMNT fight Bebop, Rocksteady and the [[Foot Clan|Foot Soldiers]] in the control room (after telling them not to use their weapons as it will damage the circuitry). Donatello fiddles with the wires.
 
   
 
Shredder reactivates the hydroelectric plant, which recharges the Technodrome. Krang burrows the Technodrome underground, causing an earthquake in New York City. Krang then takes over the TVs in the city, and demands that the inhabitants leave the city within 24 hours, or else Krang will cause a bigger earthquake, destroying the city. Krang plans to make the evacuated city their base of operations and from there they will use the Technodrome's capabilities to conquer the planet.
When the inhabitants refuse to leave New York City, Krang tries to start another earthquake. However, when Donatello changed the wires in the control room it altered the seismic polarities and instead, the Technodrome drills deeper underground. Krang blames Shredder, whom is last seen dangling by his cape at the end of the broken bridge where he fought Splinter. The Technodrome comes down to the Earth's core and appears to sink in lava.
 
   
 
The Turtles, who had heard Krang's message, discover the Technodrome underground, and break inside using a bomb. While Splinter fights Shredder in their "final confrontation" on a bridge inside the Technodrome, the Turtles fight Bebop, Rocksteady and the Foot Soldiers in the control room (after telling them not to use their weapons as it will damage the circuitry). Donatello rewires part of the Technodrome, which alters the seismic polarities.
In the New York City sewer system, the TMNT celebrate their victory with pizza and April comments that it was a great story.
 
   
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As a result, Krang's attempt to trigger another earthquake instead drills the Technodrome deeper underground, until it falls into the Earth's core and sinks in lava. Krang blames Shredder, whom is last seen dangling by his cape at the end of the broken bridge where he fought Splinter. The Turtles are at first afraid that Splinter is trapped in the Technodrome, but their sensei escapes at the last second.
==Writer==
 
*Michael Reaves
 
   
 
In the New York City sewer system, the Turtles celebrate their victory with pizza and April comments that it was a great story.
==Character voices==
 
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*[[Leonardo (1987 TV series)|Leonardo]] ([[Cam Clarke]])
 
*[[Leonardo (1987 TV series)|Leonardo]] ([[Cam Clarke]])
 
*[[Donatello (1987 TV series)|Donatello]] ([[Barry Gordon]])
 
*[[Donatello (1987 TV series)|Donatello]] ([[Barry Gordon]])
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==Locations==
 
==Locations==
 
*[[Turtle Lair (1987 TV series)|Turtle Lair]]
 
*[[Turtle Lair (1987 TV series)|Turtle Lair]]
*[[Channel 6]]
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*[[Channel 6 (1987 TV series)|Channel 6]]
 
*Shredder's hideout
 
*Shredder's hideout
 
*[[Technodrome (1987 TV series)|Technodrome]]
 
*[[Technodrome (1987 TV series)|Technodrome]]
*Dimension X
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*[[Dimension X (1987 TV series)|Dimension X]]
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*[[Niagara Falls]]
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*[[Niagra Falls Hydroelectric power station]]
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*[[Niagara River]]
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*Earth's core
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*[[Earth's core]]
   
 
==Vehicles==
 
==Vehicles==
*[[Turtle Blimp]]
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*[[Technodrome (1987 TV series)|Technodrome]]
 
*[[Technodrome (1987 TV series)|Technodrome]]
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==Inventions/devices==
 
==Inventions/devices==
*Polarity Deflector
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*[[Polarity deflector]]
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*[[Turtlecoms]]
*Turtle Blimp Remote Control
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*[[Turtle Blimp remote control]]
*Exploding Ninja Star
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*[[Exploding shuriken]]
   
 
==Home media releases==
 
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===Animation/Technical Errors===
 
===Animation/Technical Errors===
 
*Throughout this episode, Donatello's mask and elbow pads are pink.
 
*Throughout this episode, Donatello's mask and elbow pads are pink.
*Krang is also coloured in a deeper red than his usual pink hue.
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*Krang is also colored in a deeper red than his usual pink hue.
*A little later, when Leonardo reaches for his Turtle-Com, he is drawn really, ''really'' fat.
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*A little later, when Leonardo reaches for his Turtle-Com, he is drawn huskier then usual.
**And a bit later on, when Michelangelo says, "Yeah! Let's show those creepazoids what Turtle power is all about!" both him and Leonardo are drawn chubby.
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**And a bit later on, when Michelangelo says, "Yeah! Let's show those creepazoids what Turtle power is all about!" both he and Leonardo are drawn chubby.
 
*When Donatello tunes his Turtle-Com and intercepts Shredder's message, his wrist bands are missing. Oddly, this error not only occurs in this scene, but several others later on as well.
 
*When Donatello tunes his Turtle-Com and intercepts Shredder's message, his wrist bands are missing. Oddly, this error not only occurs in this scene, but several others later on as well.
 
*Donatello and Michelangelo vanish when the Turtle Glider hits the water in one scene.
 
*Donatello and Michelangelo vanish when the Turtle Glider hits the water in one scene.
 
*Donatello's belt buckle has an "L" on it as the Turtles dangle from the blimp.
 
*Donatello's belt buckle has an "L" on it as the Turtles dangle from the blimp.
 
**Also during that scene, Donatello is at the top of the rope as the Turtles grab it. When the entire group lands, Leonardo's the one at the top.
 
**Also during that scene, Donatello is at the top of the rope as the Turtles grab it. When the entire group lands, Leonardo's the one at the top.
*Because of a possible layering error, Krang is seen in several shots piloting the Technodrome...''several feet away from the controls.'' Maybe Splinter wasn't the ''only'' psychic on that show.
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*Because of a possible layering error, Krang is seen in several shots piloting the Technodrome... ''several feet away from the controls.''
 
*The window on Krang's exo-suit becomes narrow when Krang relates his plans of world domination to Shredder.
 
*The window on Krang's exo-suit becomes narrow when Krang relates his plans of world domination to Shredder.
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*When [[Splinter]] tells the Turtles that he chose to go on retreat not that he had to, his right wrist band was uncoloured.
*Krang should be taller than Shredder, and yet appears the same size or even smaller than him in some scenes.
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*Krang (in his android body) should be taller than Shredder, and yet appears the same size or even smaller than him in some scenes.
*The boots on Krang's android are flesh coloured like his body instead of the usual red.
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*The boots on Krang's android are flesh colored like his body instead of the usual red.
*Leonardo's mask and bands are coloured dark blue in this episode.
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*Leonardo's mask and bands are colored dark blue in this episode.
*When Rocksteady lunges towards Leonardo in their fight in the Technodrome, he is missing his strap and bandolier and his belly is coloured the same as his vest.
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*When Rocksteady lunges towards Leonardo in their fight in the Technodrome, he is missing his strap and bandolier and his belly is colored the same as his vest.
 
*When the Turtles, Splinter and April are knocked to the floor by Krang's earthquake, Leonardo and Raphael's letters on their belts are swapped.
 
*When the Turtles, Splinter and April are knocked to the floor by Krang's earthquake, Leonardo and Raphael's letters on their belts are swapped.
 
*At the beginning of the final scene, Splinter is eating from a sushi container but the container disappears in the next shot.
 
*At the beginning of the final scene, Splinter is eating from a sushi container but the container disappears in the next shot.
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*When Shredder stopped Bebop, Rocksteady and the Foot Soldiers when he sensed Splinter's presence, Rocksteady's teeth flashed from white to grey and back when he was in the middle of talking.
 
*When Shredder stopped Bebop, Rocksteady and the Foot Soldiers when he sensed Splinter's presence, Rocksteady's teeth flashed from white to grey and back when he was in the middle of talking.
 
*Rocksteady's dagger disappeared and reappeared a couple of times after Shredder sent them to finish off the Turtles after he went off to deal with Splinter.
 
*Rocksteady's dagger disappeared and reappeared a couple of times after Shredder sent them to finish off the Turtles after he went off to deal with Splinter.
*Leonardo and Donatello are missing their weapon covers for most of this episode and Michaelangelo's are not seen at all. Incidentally all the Turtles' weapon covers would not be seen at all on their belts starting from Season 3 onwards apart from various noted animated errors.
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*Leonardo and Donatello are missing their weapon covers for most of this episode and Michelangelo's are not seen at all. Incidentally all the Turtles' weapon covers would not be seen at all on their belts starting from Season 3 onwards apart from various noted animated errors.
   
 
===Continuity Errors===
 
===Continuity Errors===
*When April contacts the Turtles (a little while after Splinter leaves), Leonardo and the Turtles stop their hoverboards just short of the sewer entrance. When the scene cuts to Raphael saying, "You had to open your big mouth!" the Turtles are already in the sewer entrance.
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*When April contacts the Turtles (a little while after Splinter leaves), Leonardo and the Turtles stop their hover-boards just short of the sewer entrance. When the scene cuts to Raphael saying, "You had to open your big mouth!" the Turtles are already in the sewer entrance.
 
*During Leonardo's ambush of Rocksteady, Raphael causes the latter to blast a Rock Soldier and a Foot Soldier at point-blank range, rendering them unconscious in front of the doorway. Yet, once the Turtles regroup in front of that same passage, neither is seen. Where did they go?
 
*During Leonardo's ambush of Rocksteady, Raphael causes the latter to blast a Rock Soldier and a Foot Soldier at point-blank range, rendering them unconscious in front of the doorway. Yet, once the Turtles regroup in front of that same passage, neither is seen. Where did they go?
   
 
===Logic Errors===
 
===Logic Errors===
*Upon intercepting Krang's orders to Shredder, Donatello says that he couldn't make out the transmission... right before saying in full detail what Krang's plans are. ''Huh?''
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*Upon intercepting Krang's orders to Shredder, Donatello says that he couldn't make out the transmission right before saying in full detail what Krang's plans are.
*Why didn't Bebop and the army open fire on the Turtle Glider as it passes by on the river? They just stare at it as it passes by.
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*Why didn't Bebop and the army open fire on the Turtle Glider as it passes by on the river? They just stare at it as it passes by. For that matter, why didn't they attack when the Turtles made their way to dry land?
 
*What happened to all of those soldiers after Krang calls them off? There were probably hundreds of them (some of them in jeeps, no less) in one scene, only for that number to dwindle to a handful later on.
*Krang has his mortal enemies completely surrounded by his army, only for him to call them off five seconds later because he wants to do them in himself. And he proceeds to do this by...aiming an easily avoidable laser at them that conks out because the Technodrome is running on fumes as it is (something Krang himself commented on mere seconds ago.)
 
**Come to think of it, what happened to all of those soldiers after Krang calls them off? There were probably hundreds of them (some of them in jeeps, no less) in one scene, only for that number to dwindle to a handful later on.
 
 
*The Turtles prepare for the end as Krang aims a laser at them, and yet it doesn't occur to anyone that they can simply run away? The scene even suggests that the army that formerly surrounded them left a clear passage ''right behind them.''
 
*The Turtles prepare for the end as Krang aims a laser at them, and yet it doesn't occur to anyone that they can simply run away? The scene even suggests that the army that formerly surrounded them left a clear passage ''right behind them.''
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*How does a small army manage to miss a ''blimp'' that was flying directly over them?
 
 
===Nods and References===
 
*The way Splinter and Shredder can sense each other's presence is similar to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader in ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''.
 
   
 
===Trivia===
 
===Trivia===
 
*Throughout the episode, Krang's suit appears to be smirking.
 
*Throughout the episode, Krang's suit appears to be smirking.
 
*First appearance of Donatello's "exploding throwing stars''."''
*When Shredder throws a tantrum at the [[Turtles]] escaping, the animation makes him look like he's either dancing or throwing a fit.
 
 
*The fight between Shredder and Splinter does feature a nice bit of continuity with "[[Splinter No More]]", in that Splinter says that he no longer considers himself to be [[Hamato Yoshi]], and now sees himself only as the Turtles' mentor, Splinter.
*First appearance of Donatello's "exploding throwing stars''.''
 
 
*The part where [[Michelangelo (1987 TV series)|Michelangelo]] tried to attack the Foot and [[Rock Soldiers]] with his nunchucks was omitted from all UK broadcastings of this episode due to censorship reasons.
*On the other hand, the fight does feature a nice bit of continuity with "[[Splinter No More]]", in that Splinter says that he no longer considers himself to be [[Hamato Yoshi]], and now sees himself only as the Turtles' mentor.
 
*The part where [[Michelangelo (1987 TV series)|Michelangelo]]  tried to attack the Foot and [[Rock Soldiers]] with his nunchucks was omitted from all UK broadcastings of this episode due to censorship reasons.
 
 
*The part where [[Donatello (1987 TV series)|Donatello]] uses the exploding ninja star to blast a way into the [[Technodrome (1987 TV series)|Technodrome]] was deleted from the UK video releases of the episode for censorship reasons.
 
*The part where [[Donatello (1987 TV series)|Donatello]] uses the exploding ninja star to blast a way into the [[Technodrome (1987 TV series)|Technodrome]] was deleted from the UK video releases of the episode for censorship reasons.
 
*First time April enters the Technodrome.
 
*First time April enters the Technodrome.
 
*Leonardo, Michelangelo and Donatello are missing their weapon sheaths throughout most of the episode.
 
*Leonardo, Michelangelo and Donatello are missing their weapon sheaths throughout most of the episode.
 
*The way Splinter and Shredder can sense each other's presence is similar to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader in ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''.
   
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
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:- '''Splinter''' basically tells everyone they're in deep trouble.
 
:- '''Splinter''' basically tells everyone they're in deep trouble.
   
 
*'''Shredder: '''So Hamato Yoshi, It appears it is time for our final confrontation!
 
 
:*'''Shredder: '''So Hamato Yoshi, It appears it is time for our final confrontation!
 
 
:*'''Splinter:''' Hamato''' '''Yoshi is no longer. There is only Splinter
 
:*'''Splinter:''' Hamato''' '''Yoshi is no longer. There is only Splinter
 
:*'''Shredder: '''And soon ''he ''will be gone as well!!
 
:*'''Shredder: '''And soon ''he ''will be gone as well!!
:*'''Leonardo: '''Had enough?
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:*'''Leonardo: '''Had enough?
 
:*'''Rocksteady: '''Me? ''(growls) ''You're about to get plasmarised!!
 
:*'''Rocksteady: '''Me? ''(growls) ''You're about to get plasmarised!!
   
 
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The Return of the Technodrome
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) episode
Returnofthetechnodrometitlecard
Season Code: 2
Episode: 13
Original airdate December 24, 1988
Written by Michael Reaves
Producers: Kara Vallow
Episode chronology
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1988 Season
October 1, 1988 - December 31, 1988
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Episodes:

  1. "Return of the Shredder"
  2. "The Incredible Shrinking Turtles"
  3. "It Came from Beneath the Sewers"
  4. "The Mean Machines"
  5. "Curse of the Evil Eye"
  6. "The Case of the Killer Pizzas"
  7. "Enter: The Fly"
  8. "Invasion of the Punk Frogs"
  9. "Splinter No More"
  10. "New York's Shiniest"
  11. "Teenagers from Dimension X"
  12. "The Catwoman from Channel Six"
  13. "Return of the Technodrome"

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Return of the Technodrome is episode number 18 of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series. It is the final episode of season 2 (1988).

Plot summary

At Channel 6, Irma asks her friend April O'Neil when April will meet the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. April says they are not the most exciting thing in her life. Burne Thompson tells April it is a slow news day and to go out and make news.

Meanwhile in the sewer system under New York City, Splinter leaves the Turtles for his tri-annual three-day-long fast and meditation. April comes by, hoping for a story; Raphael says it is a big city so something is bound to happen.

Krang declares that "the invasion can wait no longer!" and that he's bringing the Technodrome back to Earth, after which he will be destroying the Turtles himself. He sends Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady to put a polarity deflector at the Niagara Falls hydroelectric power station, which will allow him to transport the entire war machine to Earth.

Shredder takes over the Niagara Falls power plant and shuts off power to New York City, rerouting the energy to the Technodrome instead. Fed from both sides, a portal opens and the Technodrome begins to activate. Krang also sends through a small contingent of Foot Soldiers and Rock Soldiers.

The Turtles conclude that the blackout is probably Shredder's doing, and Donatello manages to tune his Turtle Com in order to listen to Krang and Shredder's transmissions.

Leonardo is determined not to disturb Splinter's meditations. But while Splinter is meditating in the woods, he senses something dangerous approaching.

When the Turtle Blimp approaches Niagara Falls, the glider is shot down by Bebop and Rocksteady, and they nearly go over the falls. When they make it to dry land, Splinter is waiting there for them.

The Technodrome is lifted by antigravity plates towards the portal, even as the Turtles attempt to distract their enemies and stop the river's flow. But it is all in vain, as the Technodrome arrives on Earth once more, and a small army of Foot Solders and Rock Soldiers appear around them. Krang stops them from attacking, however, as he wants to kill the Turtles himself. However, the Technodrome's weapons have been depowered because of the dimensional portal, and the Turtles escape with the use of the blimp.

Shredder reactivates the hydroelectric plant, which recharges the Technodrome. Krang burrows the Technodrome underground, causing an earthquake in New York City. Krang then takes over the TVs in the city, and demands that the inhabitants leave the city within 24 hours, or else Krang will cause a bigger earthquake, destroying the city. Krang plans to make the evacuated city their base of operations and from there they will use the Technodrome's capabilities to conquer the planet.

The Turtles, who had heard Krang's message, discover the Technodrome underground, and break inside using a bomb. While Splinter fights Shredder in their "final confrontation" on a bridge inside the Technodrome, the Turtles fight Bebop, Rocksteady and the Foot Soldiers in the control room (after telling them not to use their weapons as it will damage the circuitry). Donatello rewires part of the Technodrome, which alters the seismic polarities.

As a result, Krang's attempt to trigger another earthquake instead drills the Technodrome deeper underground, until it falls into the Earth's core and sinks in lava. Krang blames Shredder, whom is last seen dangling by his cape at the end of the broken bridge where he fought Splinter. The Turtles are at first afraid that Splinter is trapped in the Technodrome, but their sensei escapes at the last second.

In the New York City sewer system, the Turtles celebrate their victory with pizza and April comments that it was a great story.

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Home media releases

DVD

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 2
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Classic Series Collection

Notes

Animation/Technical Errors

  • Throughout this episode, Donatello's mask and elbow pads are pink.
  • Krang is also colored in a deeper red than his usual pink hue.
  • A little later, when Leonardo reaches for his Turtle-Com, he is drawn huskier then usual.
    • And a bit later on, when Michelangelo says, "Yeah! Let's show those creepazoids what Turtle power is all about!" both he and Leonardo are drawn chubby.
  • When Donatello tunes his Turtle-Com and intercepts Shredder's message, his wrist bands are missing. Oddly, this error not only occurs in this scene, but several others later on as well.
  • Donatello and Michelangelo vanish when the Turtle Glider hits the water in one scene.
  • Donatello's belt buckle has an "L" on it as the Turtles dangle from the blimp.
    • Also during that scene, Donatello is at the top of the rope as the Turtles grab it. When the entire group lands, Leonardo's the one at the top.
  • Because of a possible layering error, Krang is seen in several shots piloting the Technodrome... several feet away from the controls.
  • The window on Krang's exo-suit becomes narrow when Krang relates his plans of world domination to Shredder.
  • When Splinter tells the Turtles that he chose to go on retreat not that he had to, his right wrist band was uncoloured.
  • Krang (in his android body) should be taller than Shredder, and yet appears the same size or even smaller than him in some scenes.
  • The boots on Krang's android are flesh colored like his body instead of the usual red.
  • Leonardo's mask and bands are colored dark blue in this episode.
  • When Rocksteady lunges towards Leonardo in their fight in the Technodrome, he is missing his strap and bandolier and his belly is colored the same as his vest.
  • When the Turtles, Splinter and April are knocked to the floor by Krang's earthquake, Leonardo and Raphael's letters on their belts are swapped.
  • At the beginning of the final scene, Splinter is eating from a sushi container but the container disappears in the next shot.
  • Rocksteady is missing his shoulder strap and his turtle shell is on the wrong hip when he is sleeping on the ground after being hit with Splinter's sleep spice.
  • The hand grips on Shredder's gauntlets are missing in the close up shot of him holding the Polarity Deflector after receiving the device from Krang.
  • When Rocksteady falls into the control console, the wiring terminal that Donatello is working on is replaced with a plain steel wall which he is seen fumbling his fingers on in a wiring altering position.
  • A Rock Soldier can be seen on the floor of the control circuit room after the fight with the Turtles, even though no Rock Soldiers were seen with Bebop and Rocksteady before they separated from Shredder earlier on.
  • When Shredder complained to Krang about the power being shut off, the shot of Krang at the controls showed a shot of Shredder at his hideout from the beginning of the episode instead of inside the power station.
  • When Shredder stopped Bebop, Rocksteady and the Foot Soldiers when he sensed Splinter's presence, Rocksteady's teeth flashed from white to grey and back when he was in the middle of talking.
  • Rocksteady's dagger disappeared and reappeared a couple of times after Shredder sent them to finish off the Turtles after he went off to deal with Splinter.
  • Leonardo and Donatello are missing their weapon covers for most of this episode and Michelangelo's are not seen at all. Incidentally all the Turtles' weapon covers would not be seen at all on their belts starting from Season 3 onwards apart from various noted animated errors.

Continuity Errors

  • When April contacts the Turtles (a little while after Splinter leaves), Leonardo and the Turtles stop their hover-boards just short of the sewer entrance. When the scene cuts to Raphael saying, "You had to open your big mouth!" the Turtles are already in the sewer entrance.
  • During Leonardo's ambush of Rocksteady, Raphael causes the latter to blast a Rock Soldier and a Foot Soldier at point-blank range, rendering them unconscious in front of the doorway. Yet, once the Turtles regroup in front of that same passage, neither is seen. Where did they go?

Logic Errors

  • Upon intercepting Krang's orders to Shredder, Donatello says that he couldn't make out the transmission right before saying in full detail what Krang's plans are.
  • Why didn't Bebop and the army open fire on the Turtle Glider as it passes by on the river? They just stare at it as it passes by. For that matter, why didn't they attack when the Turtles made their way to dry land?
  • What happened to all of those soldiers after Krang calls them off? There were probably hundreds of them (some of them in jeeps, no less) in one scene, only for that number to dwindle to a handful later on.
  • The Turtles prepare for the end as Krang aims a laser at them, and yet it doesn't occur to anyone that they can simply run away? The scene even suggests that the army that formerly surrounded them left a clear passage right behind them.
  • How does a small army manage to miss a blimp that was flying directly over them?

Trivia

  • Throughout the episode, Krang's suit appears to be smirking.
  • First appearance of Donatello's "exploding throwing stars."
  • The fight between Shredder and Splinter does feature a nice bit of continuity with "Splinter No More", in that Splinter says that he no longer considers himself to be Hamato Yoshi, and now sees himself only as the Turtles' mentor, Splinter.
  • The part where Michelangelo tried to attack the Foot and Rock Soldiers with his nunchucks was omitted from all UK broadcastings of this episode due to censorship reasons.
  • The part where Donatello uses the exploding ninja star to blast a way into the Technodrome was deleted from the UK video releases of the episode for censorship reasons.
  • First time April enters the Technodrome.
  • Leonardo, Michelangelo and Donatello are missing their weapon sheaths throughout most of the episode.
  • The way Splinter and Shredder can sense each other's presence is similar to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

Quotes

Donatello: I hate to say it, but with the Technodrome in Krang's control, we've got our shells to the wall!!

Leonardo: (to Splinter) Master, we must make plans to defeat Krang and Shredder!

Splinter: Unfortunately we can do little until we learn their plan, and by then it might be too late!!

- Splinter basically tells everyone they're in deep trouble.
  • Shredder: So Hamato Yoshi, It appears it is time for our final confrontation!
  • Splinter: Hamato Yoshi is no longer. There is only Splinter
  • Shredder: And soon he will be gone as well!!
  • Leonardo: Had enough?
  • Rocksteady: Me? (growls) You're about to get plasmarised!!

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