113 - Donatello's Degree || Turtle Recall

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.

WE'RE BACK!! 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 News section starts: 18:58 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 News section starts: 25:26 Episode breakdown starts: 1:05:02

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 Order TMNT figures here: https://ee.toys/XOPDN9 News section starts: 28:12 Episode breakdown starts: 51:08

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 Order TMNT figures here: https://ee.toys/XOPDN9 News section starts: 8:05 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 Order TMNT figures here: https://ee.toys/XOPDN9 News section starts: 9:33 Episode breakdown starts: 32:32

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 Preorder Last Ronin MiniMates here: https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/dc85150?id=MO-711053676 News section starts: 11:33 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 Preorder Last Ronin MiniMates here: https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/dc85150?id=MO-711053676 News section starts: 6:32 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 News section starts: 13:09 Episode breakdown starts: 47:00