List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) episodes
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This is a list of episodes of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series. The series debuted on February 8, 2003 on the Fox Network as part of Fox's 4Kids TV Saturday morning lineup and ended on February 28, 2009. The series was produced by Mirage Studios, which owned one third of the rights to the show.[citation needed]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 26 | February 8, 2003 | November 1, 2003 | Fox (FoxBox/4Kids TV) | ||
| 2 | 26 | November 8, 2003 | October 2, 2004 | |||
| 3 | 26 | October 9, 2004 | April 23, 2005 | |||
| 4 | 26 | September 10, 2005 | April 15, 2006 | |||
| 5 | Ninja Tribunal | 12 | August 7, 2006 | May 2, 2008 | ||
| 6 | Fast Forward | 26 | July 29, 2006 | October 27, 2007 | ||
| 7 | Back to the Sewer | 13 | September 13, 2008 | February 28, 2009 | The CW (The CW4Kids) | |
| Turtles Forever | November 21, 2009 | |||||
Series
Season 1 (2003)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' first season originally aired between February 8, 2003 and November 1, 2003, beginning with the "Things Change" episode.[1] The episodes were released in two separate volumes, the first on May 22, 2007 with twelve episodes, and the second on September 18, 2007 with fourteen episodes.[2][3]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | TV broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Things Change" | Chuck Patton[4] | Michael Ryan[4] | February 8, 2003[4] | S01E01 |
| 2 | "A Better Mousetrap" | Chuck Patton[5] | Marty Isenberg[5] | February 15, 2003[5] | S01E02 |
| 3 | "Attack of the Mousers" | Chuck Patton[6] | Eric Luke[6] | February 22, 2003[6] | S01E03 |
| 4 | "Meet Casey Jones" | Chuck Patton[7] | Michael Ryan[7] | March 1, 2003[7] | S01E04 |
| 5 | "Nano" | Chuck Patton[8] | Eric Luke[8] | March 8, 2003[8] | S01E05 |
| 6 | "Darkness on the Edge of Town" | Chuck Patton[9] | Marty Isenberg[9] | March 15, 2003[9] | S01E06 |
| 7 | "The Way of Invisibility" | Chuck Patton[10] | Marty Isenberg[10] | March 22, 2003[10] | S01E07 |
| 8 | "Fallen Angel" | Chuck Patton[11] | Marty Isenberg[11] | March 29, 2003[11] | S01E08 |
| 9 | "Garbageman" | Chuck Patton[12] | Eric Luke[12] | April 5, 2003[12] | S01E09 |
| 10 | "The Shredder Strikes" | Chuck Patton[13][14] | Michael Ryan[13][14] | April 12, 2003[13] | S01E10 |
| 11 | April 19, 2003[14] | S01E11 | |||
| 12 | "The Unconvincing Turtle Titan" | Chuck Patton[15] | Marty Isenberg[15] | May 3, 2003[15] | S01E12 |
| 13 | "Notes from the Underground" | Chuck Patton[16][17][18] | Eric Luke[16] | May 10, 2003[16] | S01E13 |
| 14 | Greg Johnson[17] | May 17, 2003[17] | S01E14 | ||
| 15 | Greg Johnson[18] | May 24, 2003[18] | So1E15 | ||
| 16 | "The King" | Chuck Patton[19] | Michael Ryan[19] | May 31, 2003[19] | S01E16 |
| 17 | "The Shredder Strikes Back" | Chuck Patton[20][21] | Eric Luke[20][21] | June 7, 2003[20] | S01E17 |
| 18 | June 14, 2003[21] | S01E18 | |||
| 19 | "Tales of Leo" | Chuck Patton[22] | Marty Isenberg[22] | September 13, 2003[22] | S01E19 |
| 20 | "The Monster Hunter" | Chuck Patton[23] | Michael Ryan[23] | September 20, 2003[23] | S01E20 |
| 21 | "Return to New York" | Chuck Patton[24][25][26] | Marty Isenberg & Michael Ryan[24] | September 27, 2003[24] | S01E21 |
| 22 | Marty Isenberg & Michael Ryan[25] | October 4, 2003[25] | S01E22 | ||
| 23 | Michael Ryan[26] | October 11, 2003[26] | S01E23 | ||
| 24 | "Lone Raph and Cub" | Chuck Patton[27] | Eric Luke[27] | October 18, 2003[27] | S01E24 |
| 25 | "The Search for Splinter" | Chuck Patton[28][29] | Greg Johnson[28][29] | October 25, 2003[28] | S01E25 |
| 26 | November 1, 2003[29] | S01E26 | |||
Season 2 (2003–04)
The Shredder returns in season 2 and is revealed to be an Utrom named Ch'rell. Karai, the daughter of the Shredder makes her first appearance in this season.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Turtles in Space" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | November 8, 2003 | S02E01 |
| 28 | 2 | Eric Luke | November 15, 2003 | S02E02 | ||
| 29 | 3 | Marty Eisenberg | November 22, 2003 | S02E03 | ||
| 30 | 4 | Michael Ryan | November 29, 2003 | S02E04 | ||
| 31 | 5 | Marty Eisenberg | December 6, 2003 | S02E05 | ||
| 32 | 6 | "Secret Origins" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | January 17, 2004 | S02E06 |
| 33 | 7 | Michael Ryan | January 24, 2004 | S02E07 | ||
| 34 | 8 | Marty Isenberg | January 31, 2004 | S02E08 | ||
| 35 | 9 | "Reflections" | Chuck Patton | Roland Gonzalez | February 14, 2004 | S02E09 |
| 36 | 10 | "The Ultimate Ninja" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | February 7, 2004 | S02E10 |
| 37 | 11 | "The Return of Nano" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | February 21, 2004 | S02E11 |
| 38 | 12 | "What a Croc!" | Chuck Patton | Ben Townsend | February 28, 2004 | S02E12 |
| 39 | 13 | "Return to the Underground" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | March 6, 2004 | S02E13 |
| 40 | 14 | "City at War" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | March 13, 2004 | S02E14 |
| 41 | 15 | Marty Isenberg | March 20, 2004 | S02E15 | ||
| 42 | 16 | Ben Townsend | March 27, 2004 | S02E16 | ||
| 43 | 17 | "Junklantis" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | April 3, 2004 | S02E17 |
| 44 | 18 | "The Golden Puck" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | April 10, 2004 | S02E18 |
| 45 | 19 | "Rogue in the House" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | April 17, 2004 | S02E19 |
| 46 | 20 | Ben Townsend | April 24, 2004 | S02E20 | ||
| 47 | 21 | "April's Artifact" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | May 1, 2004 | S02E21 |
| 48 | 22 | "Return of the Justice Force" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | May 8, 2004 | S02E22 |
| 49 | 23 | "The Big Brawl" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | May 15, 2004 | S02E23 |
| 50 | 24 | Ben Townsend | September 18, 2004 | S02E24 | ||
| 51 | 25 | Marty Isenberg | September 25, 2004 | S02E25 | ||
| 52 | 26 | Michael Ryan | October 2, 2004 | S02E26 | ||
Season 3 (2004–05)
Many of the Ninja Turtles' enemies return in season 3. This is the final season that includes Utrom Shredder.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "Space Invaders" | Roy Burdine | Dean Stefan | October 9, 2004 | S03E02 |
| 54 | 2 | Eric Luke | October 16, 2004 | S03E03 | ||
| 55 | 3 | Marty Isenberg | October 23, 2004 | S03E04 | ||
| 56 | 4 | "Worlds Collide" | Roy Burdine | Ben Townsend | October 30, 2004 | S03E05 |
| 57 | 5 | Marty Isenberg | November 6, 2004 | S03E06 | ||
| 58 | 6 | Eric Luke | November 13, 2004 | S03E07 | ||
| 59 | 7 | "Touch and Go" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | November 20, 2004 | S03E08 |
| 60 | 8 | "Hunted" | Roy Burdine | Ben Townsend | November 27, 2004 | S03E09 |
| 61 | 9 | "H.A.T.E." | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | December 4, 2004 | S03E10 |
| 62 | 10 | "Nobody's Fool" | Roy Burdine | Greg Johnson | December 11, 2004 | S03E11 |
| 63 | 11 | "The Lesson" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | December 18, 2004 | S03E13 |
| 64 | 12 | "The Christmas Aliens" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | December 25, 2004 | S03E01 |
| 65 | 13 | "New Blood" | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | January 22, 2005 | S03E12 |
| 66 | 14 | "The Darkness Within" | Roy Burdine | Ben Townsend | January 29, 2005 | S03E14 |
| 67 | 15 | "Mission of Gravity" | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | February 5, 2005 | S03E15 |
| 68 | 16 | "The Entity Below" | Roy Burdine | Greg Johnson | February 12, 2005 | S03E16 |
| 69 | 17 | "Time Travails" | Roy Burdine | Bob Forward | February 19, 2005 | S03E17 |
| 70 | 18 | "Hun on the Run" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | February 26, 2005 | S03E18 |
| 71 | 19 | "Reality Check" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | March 5, 2005 | S03E19 |
| 72 | 20 | "Across the Universe" | Roy Burdine | Greg Johnson | March 12, 2005 | S03E20 |
| 73 | 21 | "Same As It Never Was" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | March 19, 2005 | S03E21 |
| 74 | 22 | "The Real World" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | March 26, 2005 | S03E22 |
| 75 | 23 | Michael Ryan | April 2, 2005 | S03E23 | ||
| 76 | 24 | "Bishop's Gambit" | Roy Burdine | Greg Johnson | April 9, 2005 | S03E24 |
| 77 | 25 | "Exodus" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | April 16, 2005 | S03E25 |
| 78 | 26 | Greg Johnson | April 23, 2005 | S03E26 | ||
Season 4 (2005–06)
For the entire season Karai is the leader of the Foot Clan. Hun controls the Purple Dragons. New enemies are seen in this season.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 1 | "Cousin Sid" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | September 10, 2005 | S04E01 |
| 80 | 2 | "The People's Choice" | Roy Burdine | Baz Hawkins | September 17, 2005 | S04E02 |
| 81 | 3 | "A Wing and a Prayer" | Roy Burdine | Baz Hawkins | September 24, 2005 | S04E03 |
| 82 | 4 | "Sons of the Silent Age" | Roy Burdine | Steve Murphy | October 1, 2005 | S04E04 |
| 83 | 5 | "Dragon's Brew" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | October 8, 2005 | S04E05 |
| 84 | 6 | "I, Monster" | Roy Burdine | Brandon Sawyer | October 15, 2005 | S04E06 |
| 85 | 7 | "Grudge Match" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | October 22, 2005 | S04E07 |
| 86 | 8 | "All Hallows Thieves" | Roy Burdine | Gavin Hignight | October 29, 2005 | S04E08 |
| 87 | 9 | "Bad Day" | Roy Burdine | Brandon Sawyer | November 5, 2005 | S04E09 |
| 88 | 10 | "Aliens Among Us" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | November 12, 2005 | S04E10 |
| 89 | 11 | "Dragons Rising" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | November 19, 2005 | S04E11 |
| 90 | 12 | "Still Nobody" | Roy Burdine | Baz Hawkins | November 26, 2005 | S04E12 |
| 91 | 13 | "Samurai Tourist" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | December 3, 2005 | S04E13 |
| 92 | 14 | "The Ancient One" | Roy Burdine | Steve Murphy | December 10, 2005 | S04E14 |
| 93 | 15 | "Scion of the Shredder" | Roy Burdine | Eugene Son | January 28, 2006 | S04E15 |
| 94 | 16 | "Prodigal Son" | Roy Burdine | Gavin Hignight | February 4, 2006 | S04E16 |
| 95 | 17 | "Outbreak" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | February 11, 2006 | S04E17 |
| 96 | 18 | "Trouble with Augie" | Roy Burdine | Eugene Son | February 18, 2006 | S04E18 |
| 97 | 19 | "Insane in the Membrane" | Roy Burdine | Matthew Drdek | February 25, 2006 | S04E19 |
| 98 | 20 | "Tale of Master Yoshi" | Roy Burdine | Steve Murphy | March 4, 2006 | S04E20 |
| 99 | 21 | "Return of Savanti" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | March 11, 2006 | S04E21 |
| 100 | 22 | March 18, 2006 | S04E22 | |||
| 101 | 23 | "Adventures in Turtle Sitting" | Roy Burdine | Roland Gonzalez | March 25, 2006 | S04E23 |
| 102 | 24 | "Good Genes" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | April 1, 2006 | S04E24 |
| 103 | 25 | April 8, 2006 | S04E25 | |||
| 104 | 26 | "Ninja Tribunal" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | April 15, 2006 | S04E26 |
Season 5: Ninja Tribunal (2006–08)
To try and increase interest in the series, Fox aired the "Fast Forward" season on commercial TV in 2006. 4Kids Entertainment later signed a deal with Comcast and the season began airing on Comcast-On-Demand on August 7, 2006; however, after airing five episodes, the airings were canceled. Fox later aired the "Membership Drive" episode on March 24, 2007, which was the first episode of the season to air on regular television. 4Kids TV started showing "The Ninja Tribunal" and the 12 completed episodes of this season weekly beginning on February 16, 2008. The season was promoted as the "Lost Episodes."[30]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [31] | Prod. code [32] | K6–11 rating/share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 1 | "Lap of the Gods" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | August 7, 2006 (Comcast-On-Demand) | 105 | N/A |
| 106 | 2 | "Demons and Dragons" | Roy Burdine | Joe Kelly | August 7, 2006 (Comcast-On-Demand) | 106 | N/A |
| 107 | 3 | "Legend of the 5 Dragons" | Roy Burdine | Danny Fingeroth | August 7, 2006 (Comcast-On-Demand) | 107 | N/A |
| 108 | 4 | "More Worlds Than One" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | August 7, 2006 (Comcast-On-Demand) | 108 | N/A |
| 109 | 5 | "Beginning of the End" | Roy Burdine | Joe Kelly | September 20, 2006 (Comcast-On-Demand) | 109 | N/A |
| - | - | "Nightmares Recycled" | Roy Burdine | Roland Gonzalez | Unaired | 110 | N/A |
| 110 | 6 | "Membership Drive" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | March 24, 2007 | 111 | 1.3/6[33] |
| 111 | 7 | "New World Order" | Roy Burdine | Danny Fingeroth | March 29, 2008 | 112 | 1.3/5[34] |
| 112 | 8 | Matthew Drdek | April 5, 2008 | 113 | 1.7/7[35] | ||
| 113 | 9 | "Fathers and Sons" | Roy Burdine | Roland Gonzalez | April 12, 2008 | 114 | 1.3/5[36] |
| 114 | 10 | "Past and Present" | Roy Burdine | Joe Kelly | April 19, 2008 | 115 | 1.1/5[37] |
| 115 | 11 | "Enter the Dragons" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | April 26, 2008 | 116 | 1.1/5[38] |
| 116 | 12 | May 2, 2008 | 117 | 1.2/5[39] | |||
Season 6: Fast Forward (2006–07)
The sixth season, subtitled Fast Forward, originally aired between July 29, 2006 and October 27, 2007, beginning with the episode "Future Shellshock."[40] It includes new designs for all returning characters.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code [40] | K6–11 rating/share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 1 | "Future Shellshock" | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | July 29, 2006 | 118 | 0.7/4[41] |
| 118 | 2 | "Obsolete" | Roy Burdine | Adam Beechen | August 5, 2006 | 119 | N/A |
| 119 | 3 | "Home Invasion" | Roy Burdine | Rich Fogel | August 12, 2006 | 120 | N/A |
| 120 | 4 | "Headlock Prime" | Roy Burdine | Steven Melching | September 30, 2006 | 121 | 1.1/5[42] |
| 121 | 5 | "Playtime's Over" | Roy Burdine | Julia Lewald | October 7, 2006 | 122 | 0.8/4[43] |
| 122 | 6 | "Bishop to Knight" | Roy Burdine | Steve Murphy | October 14, 2006 | 123 | 1.3/7[44] |
| 123 | 7 | "Night of Sh'Okanabo" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | October 21, 2006 | 124 | 0.8/4[45] |
| 124 | 8 | "Clash of the Turtle Titans" | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | October 28, 2006 | 125 | 0.8/3[46] |
| 125 | 9 | "Fly Me to the Moon" | Roy Burdine | Rich Fogel | November 4, 2006 | 126 | 1.0/4[47] |
| 126 | 10 | "Invasion of the Body Snatcher!"[a] | Roy Burdine | Roger Slifer | November 11, 2006 | 127 | 1.2/5[48] |
| 127 | 11 | "The Freaks Come Out at Night"[b] | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | November 25, 2006 | 128 | 1.2/5[49] |
| 128 | 12 | "Bad Blood" | Roy Burdine | Roland Gonzalez | December 2, 2006 | 129 | 0.9/4[50] |
| 129 | 13 | "The Journal" | Roy Burdine | Steve Murphy | December 9, 2006 | 130 | 1.2/4[51] |
| 130 | 14 | "The Gaminator" | Roy Burdine | Wendell Morris | December 16, 2006 | 131 | 1.4/6[52] |
| 131 | 15 | "Graduation Day: Class of 2105"[c] | Roy Burdine | Julia Lewald | March 24, 2007 | 132 | 1.3/6[33] |
| 132 | 16 | "Timing Is Everything" | Roy Burdine | Joe Kelly | March 31, 2007 | 133 | 1.3/5[53] |
| 133 | 17 | "Enter the Jammerhead" | Roy Burdine | Julia Lewald | April 7, 2007 | 134 | 1.4/6[54] |
| 134 | 18 | "Milk Run"[d] | Roy Burdine | Steven Melching | April 14, 2007 | 135 | 1.3/5[55] |
| 135 | 19 | "The Fall of Darius Dunn"[e] | Roy Burdine | Rich Fogel | April 21, 2007 | 136 | 1.5/6[56] |
| 136 | 20 | "Turtle X-Tinction" | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | April 28, 2007 | 137 | 1.2/5[57] |
| 137 | 21 | "Race For Glory"[f] | Roy Burdine | Larry Hama | September 8, 2007 | 138 | 1.4/6[58] |
| 138 | 22 | "Head of State" | Roy Burdine | John Drdek | September 15, 2007 | 139 | 1.2/5[59] |
| 139 | 23 | "DNA is Thicker than Water" | Roy Burdine | Roland Gonzalez | October 6, 2007 | 140 | 1.2/5[60] |
| 140 | 24 | "The Cosmic Completist" | Roy Burdine | James Felder | October 13, 2007 | 141 | 1.6/6[61] |
| 141 | 25 | "The Day of Awakening" | Roy Burdine | Steve Murphy | October 20, 2007 | 142 | 1.5/7[62] |
| 142 | 26 | "Zixxth Sense" | Roy Burdine | Rich Fogel | October 27, 2007 | 143 | N/A |
Season 7: Back to the Sewer (2008–09)
For most of the final season of the series, subtitled Back to the Sewer, the Shredder of the virtual world of Cyberspace is the main villain, and Master Splinter is trapped deep within virtual limbo with a desperate Donatello resolved to restore his real world form.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code [63] | K6–11 rating/share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | 1 | "Tempus Fugit" | Roy Burdine | Eric Basart | September 13, 2008 | 144 | 1.1/4[64] |
| 144 | 2 | "Karate Schooled" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | September 20, 2008 | 145 | 1.1/5[65] |
| 145 | 3 | "Something Wicked" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | September 27, 2008 | 146 | N/A |
| 146 | 4 | "The Engagement Ring" | Roy Burdine | Robert David | October 4, 2008 | 147 | N/A |
| 147 | 5 | "Hacking Stockman" | Roy Burdine | Joe Kelly | October 18, 2008 | 148 | 1.2/5[66] |
| 148 | 6 | "Incredible Shrinking Serling" | Roy Burdine | Robert David | October 25, 2008 | 149 | 1.4/6[67] |
| 149 | 7 | "Identity Crisis" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | November 1, 2008 | 150 | 0.9/4[68] |
| 150 | 8 | "Web Wranglers" | Roy Burdine | Robert David | November 8, 2008 | 151 | 1.2/5[69] |
| 151 | 9 | "SuperQuest" | Roy Burdine | Robert David | November 15, 2008 | 152 | 1.0/4[70] |
| 152 | 10 | "Virtual Reality Check" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | November 22, 2008 | 153 | 1.1/5[71] |
| 153 | 11 | "City Under Siege" | Roy Burdine | Steve Melching | November 29, 2008 | 154 | N/A |
| 154 | 12 | "Super Power Struggle" | Roy Burdine | Robert David | February 21, 2009 | 155 | 1.2/4[72] |
| 155 | 13 | "Wedding Bells and Bytes" | Roy Burdine | Matthew Drek & Robert David | February 28, 2009 | 156 | 1.3/5[73] |
Television film
A TV movie based on the series was produced by 4Kids Entertainment. It premiered November 21, 2009 on The CW4Kids.
| Title | Written by | Directed by | Original air date | K6–11 rating/share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Turtles Forever" | Rob David, Matthew Drdek, and Lloyd Goldfine | Roy Burdine and Lloyd Goldfine | November 21, 2009 | 1.5/6[74] | |
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When the turtles of the 1987 animated series are accidentally brought to the world of the 2003 series, the old turtles must ally with the new to stop Ch'rell, the 2003 Utrom Shredder, whose evil plan of revenge for his exile threatens the existence of the very omniverse itself of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles everywhere. Fortunately, he is double-crossed by his own adopted daughter, Karai, who aids the turtles. | |||||