Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) season 7

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Season 7
No. of episodes27
Release
Original network CBS and USA Network (Cartoon Express)
Original releaseSeptember 18 (1993-09-18) –
December 18, 1993 (1993-12-18)
Season chronology
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The seventh season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles chronologically begins where Episode 142 left off. The Technodrome is still located at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean [1] until the last episode, when it is sent back to Dimension X for the third and final time. However the sideseason takes place during season 4, while the Technodrome is on the Volcanic Asteroid in Dimension X. [2] These episodes were produced before Season 4 and aired in 1993 on the USA Cartoon Express. [3] In Ireland, they aired in 1990 placed between seasons 4 and 5. [4]

Contents

The more educational-based nature of the "Vacation in Europe" episodes allowed the use of Christian references. For example, Leonardo da Vinci's painting The Last Supper is seen in "Artless", set in Italy, while "Ring of Fire", set in Portugal, shows a Roman Catholic cathedral, complete with crosses, while crosses in general are avoided in the codes of US children's cartoons otherwise. [2]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateTV
broadcast
1431"Tower of Power"Bruno-Rene HuchezMichael MalachSeptember 18, 1993 (1993-09-18)EU01
1442"Rust Never Sleeps"Bruno-Rene HuchezLee Schneider and Matthew MalachSeptember 18, 1993 (1993-09-18)EU02
1453"A Real Snow Job"Bruno-Rene HuchezMisty TaggartSeptember 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)EU03
1464"Venice on the Half Shell"Bruno-Rene HuchezMisty TaggartSeptember 25, 1993 (1993-09-25)EU04
1475"Artless"Bruno-Rene HuchezDoug MolitorOctober 2, 1993 (1993-10-02)EU05
1486"Night of the Dark Turtle"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveDavid WiseOctober 2, 1993 (1993-10-02)S07E01
1497"Ring of Fire"Bruno-Rene HuchezMichael EdensOctober 9, 1993 (1993-10-09)EU06
1508"The Irish Jig Is Up"Bruno-Rene HuchezStory by : Carole Mendelsohn
Teleplay by : John Fox		October 9, 1993 (1993-10-09)EU07
1519"Shredder's New Sword"Bruno-Rene HuchezFrancis Moss and Ted PedersenOctober 16, 1993 (1993-10-16)EU08
15210"The Lost Queen of Atlantis"Bruno-Rene HuchezMichael EdensOctober 16, 1993 (1993-10-16)EU09
15311"Turtles on the Orient Express"Bruno-Rene HuchezDoug MolitorOctober 23, 1993 (1993-10-23)EU10
15412"The Starchild"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveDavid WiseOctober 23, 1993 (1993-10-23)S07E02
15513"April Gets in Dutch"Bruno-Rene HuchezMisty TaggartOctober 30, 1993 (1993-10-30)EU11
15614"Northern Lights Out"Bruno-Rene HuchezTed Pedersen and Francis MossOctober 30, 1993 (1993-10-30)EU12
15715"Elementary, My Dear Turtle"Bruno-Rene HuchezDennis O'FlahertyNovember 6, 1993 (1993-11-06)EU13
15816"The Legend of Koji"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveDavid WiseNovember 6, 1993 (1993-11-06)S07E03
15917"Convicts from Dimension X"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveJack MendelsohnNovember 13, 1993 (1993-11-13)S07E04
16018"White Belt, Black Heart"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveJack Mendelsohn and Carole MendelsohnNovember 13, 1993 (1993-11-13)S07E05
16119"Night of the Rogues"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveDavid WiseNovember 20, 1993 (1993-11-20)S07E06
16220"Attack of the Neutrinos"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveDavid WiseNovember 20, 1993 (1993-11-20)S07E07
16321"Escape from the Planet of the Turtleoids"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveDavid WiseNovember 27, 1993 (1993-11-27)S07E08
16422"Revenge of the Fly"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveDavid WiseNovember 27, 1993 (1993-11-27)S07E09
16523"Atlantis Awakes"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveDavid WiseDecember 4, 1993 (1993-12-04)S07E10
16624"Dirk Savage: Mutant Hunter!"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveDavid WiseDecember 4, 1993 (1993-12-04)S07E11
16725"Invasion of the Krangazoids"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveDavid WiseDecember 11, 1993 (1993-12-11)S07E12
16826"Combat Land"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveDavid WiseDecember 11, 1993 (1993-12-11)S07E13
16927"Shredder Triumphant!"Bill Hutten and Tony LoveDavid WiseDecember 18, 1993 (1993-12-18)S07E14

DVD release

For the 23 disc DVD set of all 10 seasons these episodes are listed as Episodes 14 - 20 on discs 19 and 20 of the 2012 collector's edition after the Vacation In Europe side season. Vacation in Europe was released on discs 17 and 18 of the 2012 DVD collection edition. Discs 17 - 20 are Season 7 in the collector's set.

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References

  1. ↑ Mark Pellegrini (November 27, 2015). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) Season 7, Part 3 Review". Adventures in Poor Taste. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Mark Pellegrini (August 21, 2015). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) Season 7, Part 1 Review". Adventures in Poor Taste. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) Episodes - TV.com". Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ RTÉ Guide, 8–14 December 1990 edition and subsequent dates
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