[Opening sequence and theme song.]
[Open inside the Turtle Lair. The Turtles are searching through clothes in a closet.]
Donatello "Aw, come on, Leonardo. There must be something we can wear to the Channel 6 Halloween party."
Michelangelo "Yeah, disguise-meisters like us should be the hit of the party."
Raphael "And maybe cop first prize in the costume contest."
Leonardo "No, the idea is to not draw attention."
Donatello "How's this?"
[He holds up a trenchcoat and fedora.]
Raphael "Excuse me, haven't we overdone this one?"
Leonardo "Well, what about this?"
[He holds up a white body suit with rhinestones.]
All "Too common these days."
Leonardo "Ah, well, that's the selection, fellas."
Donatello "Aw, looks like we can't go to that Halloween ball."
Michelangelo "Well, dudes, there goes our reputation as party animals."
Splinter "Ahem. If I may make a suggestion, why not go disguised as yourselves?"
Leonardo "Go to the party as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?"
Donatello "Sensei, that's brilliant!"
Michelangelo "Righteous notion, dude! After all, who looks more like us than us?"
[Cut to Magno-Dyne Labs. April O’Neil, accompanied by a cameraman and Irma, is interviewing a scientist in his lab.]
Chumley "Professor Chumley"
April O'Neil "And how exactly does it work?"
Chumley "Unlike conventional magnets, which attract metal objects, the reverse polarity magnet can repel and suspend objects in mid-air. Observe that anvil.
See? The anti-magnet is strong enough to lift even the heaviest of metal objects."
[The magnet causes the anvil to rise into the air.]
See? The anti-magnet is strong enough to lift even the heaviest of metal objects."
[He turns off the machine and the anvil drops with a clank.]
April "That's really incredible, Professor."
Chumley "Yes, the anti-magnet will save energy, reduce pollution, ushering in the new era of progress and pros--
prosperity."
[sobs and stammers.]
prosperity."
April "April O'Neil signing off with a scientist of great genius and even greater emotion."
Chumley "What great emotion?
Get that anvil off my foot!"
[He indicates the anvil, which landed on his foot.]
Get that anvil off my foot!"
[Irma and the cameraman rush forward.]
Irma Langenstein "Oh, here, here-- we'll help you."
[She and the cameraman pull on the anvil. They lift it, but Irma’s hands slip off and she flies backwards.]
Irma "Oh!
Oh, yuck!"
[She crashes into a table, knocking it over and breaking some glass beakers. The contents spill on her.]
Oh, yuck!"
[April and Chumley rush over to her.]
April "Irma, are you all right?"
Irma "Piu! What is this stuff? It smells awful."
Chumley "Just some chemicals. I assure you, they're perfectly harmless."
Irma "But what if they turn me into some sort of mutant? Like Bug-man, or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?"
Chumley "[laughing] Oh, you have my word, that's completely impossible."
Irma "Oh, oh. I feel dizzy."
April "I'll drive you home, Irma."
Irma "Uh, never mind, I can stagger there from here."
[Walking awkwardly, she makes her way to the exit. Shift to the Technodrome beneath the ocean. Krang and Shredder are watching April’s broadcast.]
Chumley "See? The anti-magnet is strong enough to lift any metal object, up to three tons."
Krang "Incredible. That anti-magnet is just the thing we need to rule the world."
Shredder "Have you taken leave of your senses, Krang? How can we rule the world with a reverse polarity magnet?"
Krang "Don't you see? By attaching it to the amplifying antenna on top of the Technodrome, we can increase its power a hundredfold. We'll be able to lift anything: aircraft, ships, entire buildings! We'll bring the world to its knees."
Shredder "When you're right, you're right."
[Cut to Irma’s apartment. She is trying on her costume in front of a mirror.]
Irma "Uh, how come this costume doesn't fit right? I worked on it for weeks. Maybe this chemical's caused me to lose weight. I wish. [sighs] Let's face it; I just don't look very heroic."