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A squid from the North Atlantic Ocean appears in the in the 1987 cartoon episode 20,000 Leaks Under the City. It enters Krang's Super Pump, but Krang sends it back to flooded New York City. There, Shredder attaches a Brainwave Neutralizer to the squid's body, allowing him to control the squid.

When Shredder has been defeated by the Ninja Turtles, Donatello removes the Brainwave Neutralizer, and the squid returns back to the sea.

The concept of the Ninja Turtles battling a squid is a reference to Nemo and the other crewmembers in the submarine Nautilus fighting a squid in Jules Verne's 1870 adventure novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

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