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02x03 - It Came from Beneath the Sewers

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". Aired: December 28, 1987 – November 2, 1996.*
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Set in New York City, the series follows the adventures of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their allies as they battle the Shredder, Krang, and numerous other villains and criminals.

02x03 - It Came from Beneath the Sewers

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♪ Teenage mutant
ninja turtles ♪

♪ teenage mutant
ninja turtles ♪

♪ teenage mutant
ninja turtles ♪

♪ heroes in a half shell ♪

♪ turtle power ♪

♪ they're the world's
most fearsome fighting team ♪

We're really hip.

♪ They're heroes
in the half shell ♪

♪ and they're green ♪

Hey, get a grip.

♪ When the evil shredder
attacks ♪

♪ these turtle boys
don't cut him no slack ♪

♪ teenage mutant
ninja turtles ♪

♪ teenage mutant
ninja turtles ♪

♪ splinter taught them
to be ninja teens ♪

He's a radical rat.

♪ Leonardo leads,
donatello does machines ♪

That's a fact, Jack.

♪ Raphael is cool,
but rude ♪

Gimme a break!

♪ Michelangelo is a
party dude ♪ party!

♪ Teenage mutant
ninja turtles ♪

♪ teenage mutant
ninja turtles ♪

♪ teenage mutant
ninja turtles ♪

♪ heroes in a half shell ♪

♪ turtle power ♪




it's beeping
pretty good now.

We're definitely getting
closer to the alien crystal.

And to the story
of the decade--

crystals from outer space,

real-live aliens
from other planets!

And I can't tell
a soul about it.

It's only until we find the
other fragments, April.

Leonardo's right. There's
too much at stake here.

[BEEPING]

Hey, it's indicating
for us to turn here.

[ENGINE REVS,
TIRES SCREECH]

Well, it looks kinda
deserted, doesn't it?

No doubt about it.
We're getting closer.

[CARNIVAL MUSIC PLAYING]

RAPHAEL:
End of the line.

A carnival?

DONATELLO: That crystal is
somewhere on these grounds.

MICHELANGELO: Well, I just hope
it's near the pizza stand.

I'm so hungry
I'm hollow.

Wait a minute,
fellas.

You can't walk in there
looking like that.

Why not? Is there
a carnival dress code?

You're turtles,
remember?

So that's
why I'm green.

And I always thought
it was something I ate.

It's cool, April.

We'll just tell 'em
we're with the sideshow.

KRANG: Unfortunately I had to call
you back here to dimension x.

Obviously, it's vital.

Now, let me see
the crystal.

Uh, I--I--I'm afraid
it was lost, krang.

Lost?! How could
such a thing happen?

My idiot assistant Baxter
accidentally threw it out.

It's possible
I merely misplaced it.

[ZAP]

Don't eat near the
equipment, you micro-brain!

Yes, master.
I'm sorry.

You must help me
find it, krang.

I'll never be able
to defeat the turtles

without all the fragments.

A-a-all right,
shredder.

But let this be
the last time.

I'm a ruthless
intergalactic evildoer,

not a wet nurse.

[BEEPING]

Aha! I've located it in
an area outside the city.

I know
where this is--

on the grounds
of a small carnival.

Splendid. Then that
is where you shall go.

To a carnival?

Yes, you'll
fit in quite well

with the other freaks.
Ha ha hoo hoo!

LEONARDO:
We can't be far now.

RAPHAEL: Yeah, we hang a
left at the bearded lady

and go past
the flea circus.

Uh, I got news for ya. We already
did pass the flea circus.

Hey, mom, look at
that bunch of weird people.

You see what
happens if you

don't eat all your
vegetables, dear?

You turn green
like them.

Quick,
pass the spinach.

Ok, turtles,
it's very close now.

Hold everything.
Where's Michelangelo?

All right,
here I go again.

Cowabunga!

[ALL CHEERING]

Like, whoa,
I'm batting a thousand!

Michelangelo, I've been looking
all over the carnival for you!

Why'd you do that?
I was right here.

Here, I won these
for you.

You really shouldn't
have done it.

Whoa! That was fun!
Want to go again?

I can't. I'm all
out of tickets.

Hey, look!

Wow! You think
it's a diamond?

If it is, we can trade it
for lots more rides.

All right,
we're zeroing in on it.

[SIGNAL SOUNDING]

LEONARDO: What, those 2 kids
have the crystal?

Alien tracking
devices never lie.

What are we supposed to do,
knock 'em out and grab it?

I'll take the little one.

Oh, wait a minute.
They're both little.

Never mind, fellas.
I'll talk to them.

Where the heck
have you bozos been?

The show started


You're the next act.

Huh?
Huh?

And why aren't you
in your clown outfits?

Excuse me, but I think
you're making a mistake.

I made my mistake
when I hired you geeks.

Now get in there
and be funny.

And next time, leave those
corny turtle suits home.

What do you say
we lay this guy out?

Come on, Raphael. We don't
want to make a scene.

But $3.00
is all I've got.

Would you please
sell me that thing?

$3.00! That won't
buy diddly nowadays.

Yeah, we're children of
the eighties, remember?

Uh, how about
a credit card?

Forget it.
We don't take plastic.

Don't go away.
I'll be right back.

Oh, maybe we should
have taken the $3.00.

Man, you'll never get
anywhere with that attitude.

There it is--
the crystal.

That little brat
has it.

Baxter, this will be like taking
candy from a baby. Ha ha ha!

You certainly have a way
with words, master.

[CIRCUS MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHEERING]

[LAUGHING]

I don't know why
we're doing this.

I feel like
such a doofus.

I do, too,
but it's all part

of tracking down
that fragment.

Aahh-aahh-aahh!

Whoa!

Who-whoa! Unh!

Michelangelo,
what happened?

Aw, I never thought
being a circus star

could make you
see stars.

Quick, give me
all the money you have.

Like, what is this,
a holdup?

I've got to get those kids
to sell me that fragment.

What a bummer.

I left my wallet
in my other shell.

Michelangelo!

Well, hey,
it was worth a try.

Here they come now,
master.

I wonder where that lady
with the $3.00 went.

Yeah. This thing's
starting to get heavy.

I'll be happy
to take it off your hands.

Hey! Where'd you
come from?

If you must know,
from dimension x

in a far-off galaxy.

You don't scare us,
mister.

We see every episode
of star trek.

That's right. Now
give that thing back.

Yee-oww!

SHREDDER:
Oh, no! The crystal!

Have no fear, master.
I've got it.

Good catch, Baxter.

You must admit,
I do have soft hands.

Yes, and
a head to match.

Aw, you big nerd!

SHREDDER: Now to discover
the secret of the crystal

and what special power
it has.

Quite fascinating.

A most unusual
molecular infrastructure.

[ELECTRICAL HUMMING]

Clumsy fool!

You could have
damaged it.

You also ruined
my shine.

It seems to have picked up
some mud from your boot.

That glob, it's
starting to grow.

Hmm, this is what
I wiped from the crystal.

BAXTER: It's some kind
of sporelike substance,

a primitive form
of plant life.

It must have stuck to my boot
when I was in dimension x.

Touching the crystal must have
triggered its growth process.

A mutant plant,

the perfect way to flush out
those mutant turtles.

Soon the power of the eye
of zarnov will be mine!

Ha ha ha!

[WATER DRIPPING]

And we came so close to
getting that fragment, too.

Yeah. What a bummer.

You came close once.

The better to prepare you
for your next encounter.

Tell that
to this tracking device.

I think it's suffering
from battery burnout.

Hey, no biggie.

I'll just boogie on
down to the store

and pick up
some fresh ones.

Uh, except
for one small problem?

This gizmo's
from another planet,

and what store carries battery
size, uh, quadruple "z"?

What do you advise,
master?

I have a feeling the answer
will soon come to us.

[RUMBLING]
Ooh!

What's going on?!

[PLANT GROWLING]

I saw this
on the late show once.

The invasion of the mean,
green, giant k*ller beanstalk.


Didn't think
I could say it, did ya?

Stand back, April.

This is
no mother's day plant.

[GROWLING]

Chill out, bro!

I'm green,
same as you!

Except for your face.

That's turning blue.

Stand back, fellas.
This one's on me.

Hyah!

Let's see how tough
this thing really is.

Ow!

Ohh! It's got me!

Back off, Buster!

She's not plant food!

Down, boy!
Hyah! Hyah!

[GROWLING]

Phew. What kind of
hideous plant was that?

I don't know, man,

but it
was mondo bizarro.

My guess is, it's not
from this planet.

I could almost
hear it say ouch.

I think
that was me.

Well, whatever it was,

we seemed to have
frightened it off.

I have a feeling
we have not seen

the last of that
plant creature.

Do you think it's somehow
connected to the shredder?

It is
highly possible.

He has access
to dimension x,

where many strange
organisms abound.

Speaking of shredder, we'd better
start searching for those crystals.

Great. Let's
get started.

No, April. We'll drop you off
at your apartment.

We need you to stay
on the turtle com.

I'd rather go along.

You turtles
have all the fun.

Blast! That plant
is moving too slowly.

It will take weeks to
flush out those turtles!

It appears we'll have to come up

with a different plan
to destroy them.

Brilliant deduction,
Baxter.

I sometimes wonder how that
little pinhead of yours

manages to hold
all those great big brains.

Really, master,

you don't
have to be cruel.

Luckily, I've come up
with the perfect plan

to lure the turtles
to their demise.

Ha ha ha!

So, how come you're sitting
home all by your lonesome?

You couldn't
get a date, either, huh?

No, Irma.
I'm staying home

because I'm expecting
someone to call.

Sure you are.

Uh, so, what's new
at channel 6?

Oh, well, vern said,

[GRUFFLY] "If you don't have a
story on the air in 24 hours,

you can look
for another job."

[LAUGHS] Gee, Irma,
I'm sure glad I asked.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Who could that be?

Maybe it's
a gentleman caller.

I seriously doubt it. I
don't know any gentlemen.

"Come quick.
We need your help.

Signed, the turtles."

And there's an address!

You're always talking about
those crazy turtles.

Are you sure you didn't
just dream them up?

You're right, Irma. They're just
figments of my imagination.

Bye!

This is the address
on the note.

Uh, turtles,

are you here?

No, but I am!

Shredder!

Baxter, where are
your manners?

Offer the young lady
a seat.

Gladly, master.

Make yourself comfortable,
Ms. O'Neill.

You may be here
a very long time.

Ha ha ha!

Aha!

What are you doing?

Making sure
you don't get lonely.

[BEEP]

[BEEP]

The turtle
communicator!

April, is that you?

Not even close.

It's shredder.

What do you want,
you metal-faced misfit?

Now, now,
speak with respect.

I'm holding your friend
April hostage.

[MUFFLED]

That's April, all right.
I recognize her mumbles.

All right, shredder,
where have you got her?



I'll be waiting,
mutants.

Ok, turtles,
let's haul shell!

[ENGINE REVS]

DONATELLO: This is it.


But we just can't rush
in there without a plan.

Yeah. That scuzzball probably
has the place booby-trapped.

I think so much better
on a full stomach.

How 'bout we take
a pizza break, huh?

ALL: A pizza break?!

Oh, chill out, dudes.

It was only
a suggestion.

Michelangelo,

you just gave us the perfect
way to surprise shredder.

I did?

Special delivery.

See who that is.

BAXTER: It's 4 green
pizza delivery boys.

I don't remember
ordering any pizzas,

especially green ones.

Well, you're gettin' 'em,
whether you want 'em or not!

I--I can't see!

Like, that was
the plan, dude!

It will take
more than a pizza

with extra olives
to stop me.

Yah!

Bothersome mutants!

Uh, who likes
their crust extra crispy?

This Bo's for you,
shredder.

Hyah!

Blast you!

Hold real still,
April.

I knew you'd
come through!

You didn't think we'd let shredder
get away with this, did you?

Speaking of shredder
getting away...

Farewell,
amphibians,

till we meet again!

Bummer!
They got away!

Forget those two
for now.

We've got
a bigger problem,

like finding
those fragments.

[CRASH]
W-what was that?!

DONATELLO: Correction. We've got
an even bigger problem than that,

mainly stopping
that alien plant

before it destroys
the entire city.

Turtles, I'm not
so sure we can.

NEWSCASTER: The mayor has
declared a state of emergency

as the monstrous
alien vines continue

to choke off
the streets of the city.

DONATELLO: Man,
it's a jungle out there.

MICHELANGELO: Yeah, they ought
to rename this vine street.

We'll need some
antiplant firing power.

Battle stations,
everyone.

RAPHAEL: Right!

DONATELLO:
Bull's-eye, Raphael!

Grr! Rraah!

[GULPS]
Donatello!

The brakes!

Hmmmh! Wrrrb!

Oh, man, that thing's humongous!

RAPHAEL: I don't believe it.
It's ripping off our bumper!

LEONARDO: What for?

DONATELLO: That's what for.
It's actually eating it.

Well, like,
they are rich in iron.

Rrrhhh!

Ok, chump,

you just bit off
more than you can chew.

Turtle power!

Rrrhhh!

Whoa!

Whoa!

Thanks a lot,
Raphael.

Heh heh!
Any time, old buddy.

Rracchh!
Great!

It's retreating.

Yecch!

Not great. It's headed
for the sewers.

Invading the sanctity
of our happy home?!

This time,
it's gone too far!

No one knows the sewers
better than splinter.

Come on, guys.
He'll help us track it down.

At the rate that plant
is growing,

by now, it could be
anywhere under the city.

Where should
we start looking, master?

It is wise to always start
at the root of the problem.

Of course. The root!

Splinter is right!

Yeah, I can resonate
with that.

Uh, but where
do we glom on to it?

Even the longest journey
starts with a single step.

Hmm...

I think I know
what splinter means.

This trail of green goo could only
have been made by that plant.

Well, what are we
waiting for?

An engraved invitation?
Let's go!

LEONARDO: The trail
leads along this corridor...

And then disappears.

There's something really
weird going down here.

Aah!
Rrrahhh!

It's got me!

Rraahhh!

N-no, wait! Don't!

I--I taste terrible!

You're saying that
to something

that was raised
on fertilizer?

Uh-oh. Looks like we'll have
to call up our secret weapon.

You mean...

Exactly. [WHISTLES]

Yoo-hoo! Oh, flora!

Come on, man!
Hee hee!

You mustn't keep
a weed waiting.

But I feel
like such a twerp.

Besides,
I hate first dates.

Rrahhh!
Unh!

Heh heh. Cuchi-coo!

[High-pitched voice] You big tease!
Hoo hoo hoo!

I'll bet you do that
to all the growths!

Ungghh! [KISSING]

Great!
It likes you.

Yeah! Hee hee hee!

You two could make
beautiful mulch together.

Go ahead, plant one
on its lips.

Actually, I'd rather
plant one on its plant!

Uunnhh!

Grhrhrr!

Turtle power!

This one's for you, bud!

Just think of us as your friendly
neighborhood weed whackers!

Hyah!

[GROWLING]

Fellas, remember
what splinter said.

Get at the root
of the problem.

Gotcha!

Rrhh! [GROANS]

It looks like adios
for this vine fellow.

[HISSING]

All right!
We did it!

Ninja power,
yeah!

Way to go,
Michelangelo!

Watch it, bud.
You're crushing my leaves.

I may wanna wear this at the
next harvest moon ball.

This is some
dynamite pizza.

What's on it,
Michelangelo?

Everything except green veggies.
Ha ha ha!

Good idea, after that experience
with the giant plant.

I hope you fellas don't feel
that way about all plants.

What's that for,
April?

Well, every sewer can use
a little cheering up.

Well, it is
sort of pretty.

What kind of plant
is it?

H-uunh!

A Venus's-flytrap.
Hee hee hee!

Now she tells me.

[ALL LAUGHING]