Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series, season 6)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Season 6
No. of episodes16
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseSeptember 12 (1992-09-12) 
December 26, 1992 (1992-12-26)
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The sixth season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aired in 1992. [1] In this season, the Technodrome is located at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. Transport Modules are used to travel between the Technodrome and New York City.

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Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleWritten byOriginal air dateTV
broadcast
1271"Rock Around the Block" David Wise September 12, 1992 (1992-09-12)S06E01
As part of his latest plan, Krang brings General Traag to Earth from Dimension X as a distraction for the Turtles, while Krang tries to turn a laser at the ice and free the Technodrome from its prison at the North Pole. Meanwhile, Donatello learns a new fighting move, Wu Wei, where one ninja turns his opponent's attack against him without action.
1282"Krangenstein Lives!"David WiseSeptember 19, 1992 (1992-09-19)S06E02
When Bebop and Rocksteady accidentally wreck one of the computer chips in Krang's robot body and try to replace it with a chip from a portable game system, it comes to life and goes on a rampage. While chasing after it, Shredder has a big fall which makes him suffer amnesia. Meanwhile, Michaelangelo won't stop playing a video game, much to the other Turtles' annoyance.
1293"Super Irma"David WiseSeptember 26, 1992 (1992-09-26)S06E03
Irma gets super magnetic powers and starts to fight crime. She decides to stop Krang's plan. When her powers wear off, the Turtles foil Krang and rescue Irma. Set on Halloween.
1304"Adventures in Turtle-Sitting"Jack Mendelsohn and Carole MendelsohnOctober 3, 1992 (1992-10-03)S06E04
Michaelangelo accidentally turns Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello into 5-yr olds with Donatello's "Food Revivafier" (a machine that turns old and rotten food fresh again), while Splinter is out.
1315"Sword of Yurikawa"Marc HandlerOctober 10, 1992 (1992-10-10)S06E05
A mystery ninja steals a powerful sword that belonged to his old ninja master in order to test the Turtles' ninja spirits.
1326"Return of the Turtleoid"David WiseOctober 17, 1992 (1992-10-17)S06E06
A friend of the Turtles, Kerma, is hunted down by a destroyer because of a glitch in its sensors. The destroyer was supposed to hunt down a space pirate named Nerma, but the glitch made it come out "Kerma".
1337"Shreeka's Revenge"Jack Mendelsohn and Carole MendelsohnOctober 24, 1992 (1992-10-24)S06E07
A vain, galactic outlaw named Shreeka is after her power ring that Krang took from her. The problem is that April O'Neil now has the ring.
1348"Too Hot to Handle"Jack Mendelsohn and Carole MendelsohnOctober 31, 1992 (1992-10-31)S06E08
A machine is causing the Earth to move closer to the Sun. Vernon's incredibly smart nephew, Foster, helps the Turtles on their adventure.
1359"Nightmare in the Lair"Dennis O'FlahertyNovember 7, 1992 (1992-11-07)S06E09
Donatello's newest invention, the "Dream-o-Vision" helmet, causes Michaelangelo and Leonardo to be stuck in a nightmare world, while the lair is being terrorized by a Freddy Krueger-like person.
13610"Phantom of the Sewers"David WiseNovember 14, 1992 (1992-11-14)S06E10
The Turtles help a man with a disfigured face (that was actually dried paint) stop a bank robbery.
13711"Donatello Trashes Slash"David WiseNovember 21, 1992 (1992-11-21)S06E11
When an alien ray makes him a super-genius, Slash returns to Earth, bent on turning the entire population of New York City into mutant turtles like him, with the intention of turning the whole world into mutant turtles so he can become the 'One Supreme Turtle', leaving Donatello to fend him off in a battle of smarts.
13812"Leonardo is Missing"David WiseNovember 28, 1992 (1992-11-28)S06E12
Leonardo gets lost and Raphael, Donatello and Michaelangelo must find him while Splinter is training. Meanwhile, after hearing about Leonardo's disappearance, Shredder and Krang use the Holographic Cloaking Machine on Bebop to make him look like the missing turtle, and have him cause trouble to ruin the turtles' reputation.
13913"Snakes Alive!"David WiseDecember 5, 1992 (1992-12-05)S06E13
The Turtles try to solve a missing snake mystery, but Leonardo is afraid of snakes. A scientist who had a snake venom lab accident and turned into a snake tries to turn the city into a swamp.
14014"Polly Wanna Pizza"Jack MendelsohnDecember 12, 1992 (1992-12-12)S06E14
Michaelangelo buys a parrot and names him Ditto, although the bird really belongs to a criminal who is after a rare key around Dido's neck because the Gulubi Ruby, the gem the thief stole, is in a vault that only the key can open.
14115"Mr. Nice Guy"Steve Granat and Cydne ClarkDecember 19, 1992 (1992-12-19)S06E15
Donatello's "Personality Alterator" turns Raphael too nice to fight. A mad scientist uses it to turn every policeman to nice so his robots can steal money and jewels.
14216"Sleuth on the Loose"Matt UitzDecember 26, 1992 (1992-12-26)S06E16
April's aunt helps the Turtles stop a mad scientist from building a doomsday device.

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References

  1. Mark Pellegrini (April 14, 2015). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) Season 6, Part 1 Review". Adventures in Poor Taste. Retrieved December 10, 2015.