01x26 - Operation Normal/Sparring Partner

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- ♪ Rise of the

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

♪ Rise of the

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

♪ Heroes in the half-shell Turtle power ♪

♪ Rising up against evil paint the city green ♪

♪ Raph is ready for a fight Leo's making a scene ♪

♪ Mikey's got mad skills Donnie rocks machines ♪

♪ With each other they discover ♪

♪ Their destiny and rise

♪ Cowabunga

♪ Rise of the

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

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♪ Heroes in the half-shell Turtle power ♪

♪ Rise

[playful music]

- Nom, nom, nom, nom... - [babbling]

- Is that pizza looking at me?

all: Eat us, we are delicious.

- Uh, guys, could we maybe just order cheese?

- What? You mean not get the Super Creepy Supreme?

I wish just once we could go to a normal pizza spot.

- But you know we can't go into human places with, uh,

this whole situation.

Embrace it, April, you're just a magnet for weirdness.

- I know, it's just sometimes a girl just needs normal--ugh!

- What do you mean? What's not normal about this?

- Okay, birthday boy, get ready to...

[babbling] Par-tay!

[splatters]

[cheers and applause]

[upbeat music] - Hah.

Aw, Exploding Frankie never gets old.

[sloshing]

- I'm going to class.

♪

- Hey, anybody seen my eye?

[school bell rings]

- [grunts]

- So, everyone has their lab partners.

- No, I'm a partner-less freak.

- Miss O'Neill, this is science.

We leave emotions at the door.

You can partner with our new student.

[foreboding music]

- Please be normal. Please be normal.

Please be normal.

- Aloha.

It means both hello and goodbye.

This time I'm using it as hello.

I'm Sunita. Sorry, was that weird?

- No, I've seen weird and that is not it.

I'm April.

- Open your books to page , and please,

let's be adults about these gruesome photos

of human anatomy.

- Cool. - [slowly] Cool.

- Oops, you got a little googlyschmootz on you.

[playful music]

- [gasps]

- Is everything okay?

- Yeah, all normal here.

Nice boots, by the way.

- Hey, what's your number? We should hang out some time.

- Yes, we should. That would be totally normal.

I mean, totally cool.

So yeah, let's exchange numbers.

[sirens blaring in the distance]

[cell phone whirs]

[rumbling] - What the--?

- Ah, oh.

April, you got to come.

Mikey found some invisibility paint,

we're gonna put it on Dad's tail.

- [laughs] I love you guys, and def send me pics,

but now that school's over, I'm just gonna chill

and have a nice, normal day.

- Scoff. Are you really still on this whole

"I want things to be normal"kick?

- Uh, what were these for? I am normal.

[tense upbeat music]

[screams, groans]

Whoo-hoo! Uh-huh!

- Yes, what big city girl doesn't have a kayak

and hazmat suit?

- Look, guys, just because I love the bonkers,

doesn't mean I don't want normal sometimes too.

- I mean, you could try, but it'll be easier

for everyone involved if you just admit

you're a total weirdo magnet.

- I've got non-weirdo friends,

like--like my new friend Sunira.

Su--Suneera.

Sunita.

Who I'm texting to see if she wants to hang out later.

And she does. Hah! In your face.

[mocking laugh]

- Do you think April could really have a normal day?

- Short answer, no.

Long answer, nooooo.

- Then it's up to her two totally not weirdo friends

to make this happen. - Ah!

[upbeat music]

[cell phone clicking]

- Why do you always make us dress up as old ladies.

- Number one, comfort. Number two, to blend in

as we monitor April's day for max normalcy.

- Thanks for showing me around. New York is a-mazing!

They took all of the charm of the sidewalk

and made it higher.So cool.

- Hah! You should've been up here

when we were fighting Meat Sweats.

- Huh?

- I... mean, um, fighting the sweats I get

when I eat too much pork.

That's not any better, is it?

- How's she doing, Hortense? - She almost blew it, Patty.

Oh, fab-o boots.

And that is Donnie and Hortense talking.

- Hold on, what do we got here?

- You shall not pass.

- Oh, no, you know how April freaks out

around cosplay wizards.

- Operation Normal to the rescue.

[upbeat music]

- [squawks]

- Oh. Oh, dragon!

♪

- OMG, what is that? What is it?

- Oh, a pretzel cart?

Have you never had a genuine New York street pretzel?

- [chuckles] No. But can I now?

Please, please, please, please?

- Oh, it is on.

- Get ready, she's coming our way.

- Oh, mm.

Aw, the Foot!

Man, evil guys have the worst timing.

Portal-portal, don't let me down.

[heroic music]

[grunts] [portal zaps]

Hyah! Nailed it.

Eve--eventually.

[giggling]

Uh-oh. [sword clanks]

- Ow.

- Get your pretzels.

Get them in yellow or dark yellow.

- What are you doing here?

- Oh, what a cute, old lady. Are you two friends?

- No, that'd be weird.

Not that I don't like old ladies.

My grammy's an old lady. Let's go get pizza.

[portal zaps] [grunting]

[tranquil music]

♪

- [sighs] This is more like it.

Two normal girls eating normal pizza

in a normal pizza restaurant.

- Par-tay! - [gasps] Ah!

- Ah. - Uh.

- Happy birthday, Cindy.

[playful music]

- Everything okay?

- Sorry, a rough birthday flashback.

One regular pizza it is.

- Waiter, these two New Yorkers

would like two of your New Yorkiest pizzas.

♪

- Operation Pizza, subset of Operation Normal

is going great. - Uh, I wouldn't be so sure.

[menacing music]

Operation Normal just went defcon red alert.

- They usually go by number, but, uh, let's move.

- And we'll take two ice waters.

- Would you care for any lemon?

- No! - Yep, yep.

Lemon does anger a lot of people.

- Um, I'll be right back.

See if you can find us a dessert [giggles].

- [gasps] I will not let you down.

- [groaning]

- Leo, are you good? Are you okay?

- [chuckles]

- Good, good, now, um,

I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but...

are you following me?

- No.

- So you just happened to be selling pretzels earlier

and now fighting right here?

- Would you believe yes?

- Okay.

But I just want one day

where I don't get caught up in all the weirdness.

Please just fight somewhere else.

[tender piano music]

- Oh, no. [cat screeches, meows]

- Pizza's so last week. Let's go.

Out the back.

[upbeat electronic music]

♪

[grunts]

[screams]

all: [gasp]

- Hyah! Hah!

- Huh? - [gasps]

- Now this is what I'm talking about.

- Laser tag was a great idea. Cover me!

[lasers zapping]

- [grunting]

- Really?

both: [groaning] - Again?

Come on, Leo.

Ruining my normal day and laser tag?

Laser tag is sacred.

- Beyond sacred. How could you?

- We've been trying to help you have a normal day,

but those Foot bozos keep following you.

- That's what you think we're doing?

[snickers]

[grunting, groaning]

- Ah.

- Okay, look, I'm gonna help you kick their butts,

and then you two got to go. Deal?

- Deal. Operation Normal is about to get un-normal

and then go back to normal.

[upbeat music] [lasers zapping]

[groans, grunting]

♪

- Uh.

[grunts, groans]

- Look out!

- [grunts, screams]

- Uh, was that Sunita? She's got a little pepper.

- [grunts]

♪

- April? - Sunita?

- What's, um, new?

- You know, stuff.

Look out!

- Ditto!

- Oh, no, you don't. Grandma's here.

- Ah!

Is that a flying turtle in an old purple dress?

- Um, yep.

Look, Sunita, you're way cool, and this has been a blast,

but there's some super dangerous guys

that are after me, and I'll text you later,

maybe we can get some ice cream?

- After you? No, they're after me.

- What? Why would the Foot Clan be after you?

- Uh, they've been following me for days.

That's why I went undercover as a human.

I just wanted a normal day.

- [gasps] You're a Yokai?

- A googlyschmootz.

You had some on your shoulder earlier.

- You mean Exploding Frankie? - Yeah, he's my pops.

- Stomp, stomp, stomp... - Hey, Sunita.

Isn't today your birthday?

- Today is my birthda--oh! Good thinking.

- [grunts]

- [babbles] - [groans]

[splatters]

- [grunts]

[gasps]

I shall require medical attention.

- April, what happened? Where's Sunita?

[dramatic musical flourish]

- Ah! She's in puddles.

April, it is not normal to liquefy your friends.

- Yeah.

[dramatic music]

♪

- [laughs] She's like Exploding Frankie.

It never gets old. I love it.

- Hah, so, I guess you never stopped being a weirdo magnet

after all, huh, April?

- You know what? I don't need to be normal.

For me, weird is normal, and I am so cool with that.

- As a fellow weirdo, I concur.

Hey, fake pearls!

You're standing on my toe schmootz.

I need that to fully reform my--whoa.

Hey, where are my boots?

[ominous music]

♪

- The Dark Armor is almost complete.

- We are one step closer to its dark power.

So dark! So powerful.

- [evil laugh]

[rock music]

♪

[boom] all: Ah!

- Wha...? - Boom shakalaka.

Did that come from the Tank garage?

- No, no, no, no. No, there's definitely

nothing wrong with my tank because it for sure

doesn't backfire for no reason sometimes.

[boom]

- Whoo-hoo! That's the stuff.

- Raph, is that you? - No--I mean, yes.

Why would I speak and then it not be me?

[laughs] One sec.

[clattering] [grunts]

Hey, it's my brothers.

What brings you all to the lair?

- Hah! - What was all that noise?

- What noise?

- Was that just you setting up our next sparring session?

- Sure, yeah.

It was that and nothing else.

- Sweet. I could go for a game of capture the bandana.

- Usual rules, first to grab a bandana

other than his own color is the winner.

- Uh, I'm not really in the mood to play a game.

- Then why'd you set it up?

- Oh, that's right. I--I am in the mood.

- Dude, what is with you?

- Donnie versus Raph. Go!

- Taste my bandana fury! Ah.

- Whoa. Donnie, you are so strong.

- A quadruple threat, my friend.

Strong, funny, amusing and hilarious.

- Kind of look like Raph took a dive.

- Please, Leo,

you forget Einstein's Law of Brains over Brawn.

- Right. That. Uh, okay, good game, then.

[chuckles]

- Huh?

- [scoffs] Einstein's Law of Brains over Brawn.

Of course I took a dive,

so I could get back to my real bandana game

with my favorite sparring partner.

- [groaning menacingly]

[ominous music]

[laughs]

- Piecing the paper ninja back together was genius.

I'm not letting you grab a bandana.

Nope, I'm not. He's as good as new.

Oh, buddy, your eye. - Uh?

- Well, almost new. Uh, I'll fix that later, buddy.

- Buddy.

[upbeat music]

- [laughs] Raph's gonna beat you.

- No blue.

- Ah!

- [groans gleefully]

- Ah!

You're not winning that easy.

[shine chimes]

- Uh...

- Now, what is the rule? We only touch red

orange, blue or purple bandanas.

Nothing else. - [whines]

♪

[clinking]

Uh? - [grunts]

[clattering]

- [screeches]Buddy.

- Accidents happen. It's all good.

- [laughs] - Whoa, your foot.

[baby talk] Someone needs Raphy's help?

I just can't imagine a nicer sparring buddy than you.

You're perfect.

Except for the backwards foot thing.

- Come on, Raph, aren't you skating?

- Great game, but I got to go bye-bye.

We'll tussle again tomorrow.

- Buddy.

- Sorry, buddy, you can't come. - [moans]

- I know, I know, I'll miss you too.

And remember, keep it down.

If my brothers find you, you'll be confetti

before you can say... [moans]

- [moans] - Exactly.

- Buddy. [door slams]

[suspenseful music]

[door opens]

Buddy?

♪

- You know what I just remembered?

How much I hate paper ninjas.

I must suddenly remember I hate those guys

like times a day.

- Oh, indeed. I've been working on a shredding attachment

for the next time we cross paths.

[maniacal laughter]

- [shrieks] Sure glad none of our close personal friends

are made out of paper.

- [laughs] Oh, yeah. - [gasps]

- Huh. Ah!

all: Oh.

- [giggles]

- Huh, there appears to be some gunk on the ramp.

Perhaps we should crane our necks upward

to see from whence it came.

Mm...

- I looked. It must've come from down here.

Definitely not from any place above.

- Uh.

- [grunts] [laughs]

- What is with you? Why are you so crazy?

- [chuckles] I'm not crazy. You're crazy--ah!

Say, how about we all hang out in our rooms alone

for three to five minutes?

- Come on. - Dude, we are skating.

[thump]

- Uh, you're right. We can hang right here

and never look at what's behind us.

[playful music]

- [giggles]

[giggling]

[whirring]

- No. Buddy, only touch bandanas.

I mean, nobody touch bananas.

They're slimy.

- Okay, dude, what is with you today?

- It's obvi, Leo. He's wigging

'cause he's dying to shred some paper dweebs.

- [moans]

- So you're itching to make paper scraps, huh, Raph?

- Oh, yeah, I hate those paper jerks.

Any moment I'm not slicing a paper jerk into jerk confetti

is a wasted jerk moment.

Bunch of jerks.

[whispers] I don't mean you.

[solemn music] - [moans, whimpers]

♪

[crying]

- And the hug is still going. - Good times.

You know, we should do this again.

- Yeah, see you.

- He's acting weird. And not just Raph weird.

Mikey weird. No offense.

- I was gonna say the same thing.

- He is hiding something.

[sirens blaring in the distance]

- Hot soup!

- Hot soup.

Ah! - A pressing development,

sensei. - Let me guess,

you want to smash and/or demolish something.

- No. I mean, okay, if you insist.

Hah!

[glimmer rings]

I have spotted one of our origami soldiers

loose in the city.

- What is he doing out there alone?

- Attacking. May I join him in wiping out peasants

one speck at a time? - [exhales deeply]

You really need a hobby.

But let's get to the bottom of this.

- Buddy, buddy.

Hey, where'd you go, buddy?

- There you are. What's up with all the secrecy?

- Brothers, what are you guys doing?

- Hold that thought. We've got a little situation

going on. [civilians screaming]

[ominous music]

- [groans]

- Ah! - [groans]

[dog whimpers]

- A paper ninja?

- And he's only attacking people in red bandanas.

Huh, it's like someone who wears a red bandana

really hurt this guy's feelings once.

Strange.

- Dibs on shredding him.

- What? No. We only call dibs on pizza, skate ramps,

and Donnie's stuff. - Hey.

- Maybe we shouldn't shred him at all, you know?

That seems fair, right?

- Raph's out. Dibs on his share of the confetti.

And dibs on Donnie's. - Hey.

- [giggles giddily]

[heroic music]

- Confetti-abunga!

What are you doing? - Come on, what is happening?

- I, uh, changed my mind. Um, I'm calling dibs.

Buddy, you got to get out of here.

- No, not buddy.

[boom] - You?

You all really need a hobby.

- Oh, we got one. Kicking butt and taking names.

And you are?

[boom]

- Don't make us pulverize your guts into guts bits.

- Give us back our origami man.

- Of course, he was yours,

but now he seems more like a free agent,

so you can just go home. Thanks, though.

- We will do nothing of the sort.

You are so not reading our tone.

- He's ours and he's coming with us.

- Certainly, how many piece would you like him in?

Arrivederci, paper punk.

- No, no, no, no, no, no. Not my buddy.

- Okay, it's official, Raph's gone cuckoo.

- Look, you're not the jerk, I'm the jerk.

I didn't mean that stuff.

I just didn't want 'em to shred you.

Our weeks of sparring and playing capture the bandana

have been the best fights of my life.

When I fight my brothers,

I just think about fighting you and getting rid of them

so I can fight you again.

both: Wha...?

- You did let Donnie beat you. - We will never know.

- Yeah, I did. - We will never know.

- He's my new best friend.

And if anyone wants to take away my buddy,

they got to come through me.

- [gasps]Buddy.

- Touching. And in case you couldn't tell,

that was sarcasm.

- We could never let you keep him.

Shred him, Recruit.

- My extreme pleasure.

[upbeat music]

[grunts] Kunai.

- Back off. He's ours.

A--apparently.

- A new best friend?

Don't need this.

You're a mad dog now, baby.

- [giggles] Buddy.

- That's right. You're on our team.

But this fight's not about grabbing our bandanas,

it's about kicking Foot Faces.

Are you with me? - [affirmative grunt]

- This way, buddy.

- [groan]

- Get him. [groans]

- [grunting]

- Guts bits!

- There's too many of them.

Get to higher ground, buddy.

[grunting]

♪

[alarm blaring]

Go, go, go. I'm right behind you, buddy.

[grunting]

♪

- Huh!

- [laughing] Ah!

- Ha-ha! - Ah!

- Time to recycle these g*ons. - Ah!

[thump]

all: Ah. - Buddies.

- Finish them. And shred the traitor.

- [groaning]

[dramatic music]

♪

- They grow up and turn against you so fast.

♪

- Ah!

[boom] No!

[glimmer chimes]

all: [gasp]

- I'm calling it, boys. Our buddy's the winner.

[rip]

Aw, man, I owe you one, guys.

- And we owe you one too, for throwing your fights.

- That can neither be confirmed or denied.

- What do you say, buddy?

First one to grab the red bandana wins?

- Buddy. - [shrieks]

[laughter]