This week we break down the season 5 primetime special premiere "Planet of the Turtleoids". In our longest episode records so far, we break down the hour special and bring you the details on how this aired originally and the impact it had during that time. Also, this special had a record number of new toys introduced including Groundchuck, Dirt Bag, and Chrome Dome.

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This week we break down the season 4 finale "Unidentified Flying Leonardo". We talk about the finale episode of our long road of season 4 as Leo goes to upstate New York and is mistaken for an alien. And the villain of this episode wants to make the vegetables much larger to disrupt the eco system.

This week we break down the episode "The Foot Soldiers are Revolting". We get introduced to Alpha-1 as he takes over the Technodrome and plan to put the entire Earth's population in there instead. Also, this episode is plagued with a lot of animation and logic errors. Not one of the finest honestly. Jason and Anna give their review of Mutant Mayhem as well

This week's news items: Turtles of Grayskull and Palladium RPG Kickstarter

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Episode breakdown starts: 41:11

This week we break down the episode "Big Bug Blunder". A bug titled episode without Baxter Stockman! We finally get a return of Shredder and Krang as they send giant bugs to New York to fight. Jason also recaps his adventures at Dragon Con this year and thanks everyone who made it to out panel.

This week's news items: Mutant Mayhem Wave 2 figures and Video Game

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This week we break down the episode "Beyond the Donatello Nebula". Donatello is determined to find turtle aliens, forgetting that he found them in an earlier episode. In this episode we get to meet Algie, an alien lizard that can transform into different things and have mind powers. We also go into what we did over the break and the TMNT trivia contest that Jason attended.

This week's news items: Shredder's Revenge DLC

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This week we break down the episode "Raphael Drives 'Em Wild". What the kids in the 90s wanted in their cartoon shows - MORE GANGSTERS!! Here, Raph and cab driver Oscar switches bodies as a turtle is now driving taxis while a human is hanging out with the Turtles. All this because Vinnies puts their pizzas into fancy boxes like cakes. Also, Anna tells you about her rude cab driver she had at one time.

This week's news items: SDCC Reveals

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Episode breakdown starts: 56:18

This week we break down the episode "Splinter Vanishes". Splinter leaves the turtles a video tape saying that he is left and they have to move out of the sewers. The turtles split up and do their own career paths as Rat King and Leatherhead teams up again to take over New York with robot rats and gators.

This week's news items: Shredder's Revenge DLC, NECA SDCC TMNT 3, TMNT X BigBoyToys

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This week we break down the episode "Leonardo Versus Tempestra". Leo is now addicted to video games as the Turtles get permission to go into an arcade building after hours, but still have to hide from the night security guard. We even go into discussions about playing arcades in the 90s.

This week's news items: Best Buy and Target NECA Exclusives, Mutant Mayhem Trailer Reactions

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Episode breakdown starts: 56:10

This week we break down the episode "The Big Cufflink Caper". The very first TMNT Prime Time Special! We talk about how this aired during the time when the family sitcoms would play and discuss how this was a great introductory episode for new fans and parents. We also talk about how useless are cufflinks and how it almost ruined our wedding.

This week's news items: Mutant Mayhem Updates, Last Ronin MiniMates, NECA SDCC Announcements

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Episode breakdown starts: 41:55

This week we break down the episode "Donatello's Degree". We talk about how growing up with strange names come up with situation like these as we both are able to relate to it. Also, we get introduced to Professor Sopho who wants the make the world bald just like his head.

This week's news items: Splintered Fate, Jada Toys Sewer Playset

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Episode breakdown starts: 47:00

This week we break down the episode "The Dimension X Story". We really feel this episode was intended for the season 4 premiere, but CBS decided to air it later in their scheduling. Vernon gets his own talk show as Shredder has the technology to interrupt a VHS tape. Also, Jason and Anna discuss the new Mutant Mayhem Trailer.

This week's news items: Super7 Ultimates Wave 10 Updates, Funko Pop Bitty, The Last Ronin video game

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Episode breakdown starts: 47:00

This week we break down the episode "What's Michelangelo Good For?". Our third Mikey-focused episode in a row! Here we get to see the origins of Pigeon Pete while the turtles need to fight the chief of police from Zootopia.

This week's news items: Super7 Ultimates Wave 10, Mutant Mayhem Vehicles and Playsets, Shredder in Call of Duty

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Episode breakdown starts: 36:36

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This week we break down the episode "Poor Little Rich Turtle". Mikey gets a new crush on a spoiled rich girl named Buffy. And Krang wants to kidnap her, because she has her grandfather's secret recipe for rocket fuel - doesn't contain 11 herbs or spices though.

This week's news items: Mutant Mayhem trailer, cast, and toy reveals

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Episode breakdown starts: 43:51

This week we break down the episode "Michelangelo Meets Bugman". Anna is back from maternity leave and we have returned to the normal mode of the podcast as we talk about our least favorite character, Bugman

This week's news items: Haulathon 2.0, IDW BST AXN figures, and the Kid's Choice Awards prediction

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Episode breakdown starts: 36:20

This week we have Kevin joining us to talk about the original Mirage TMNT Comics. The one that started it all for the franchise, we talk about the main differences and how to get into the series if you are new. Also, a lot of non Ninja Turtle related tangents as well.

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News Items: NECA TMNT Van, Portal Generator, and Accessory Set, TMNT Vs Street Fighter, Eastman and Laird new project.

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We talk about the life and influence of the Power Ranger actor, Jason David Frank.

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This week we have Spencer joining us to shellabrate the 2003 series on its 20th anniversary. We go over the episodes we remembered, the merchandise we collected, and the video games we played. Also, Jason goes over the crazy DVD releases it had, but it did have a cool spine collage.

News Items: MiniMates Blimp, BST AXN Krang, Leaked Storyboard

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Mike is joining us for the entire podcast this week as we talk about the highs and lows of 2022. We go over the Rise of the TMNT Movie, Shredder's Revenge, the Cowabunga Collection, and many other offerings the previous year gave us. What were your favorite TMNT related things from 2022?

News Items: Toon Super7 figures, Wal-Mart Playmates Exclusives, TMNT Mezco Figures

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We have returned for 2023 and are still on our bonus episodes, as this week we are joined by John from Comics on the Spot!! John and I talk about the recent video game Shredder's Revenge and discuss if we are still playing it and the joys we had with it.

News Items: Playmates Reissues, Black and White Usagi Yojimbo, Mutant Mayhem Leaks

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Our first bonus cast with guest Christian from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Der Talk!! Christian does his own podcast from Austria, so we HAD to look back to this episode with his perspective! Hear some interesting insights, especially from some of the changes from the German dub.

News Items: AutoT, NYCC reveals, Donnie and the Invisible Man

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