Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) season 2

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Season 2
No. of episodes26
Release
Original network 4Kids TV
Original releaseNovember 8, 2003 (2003-11-08) –
October 2, 2004 (2004-10-02)
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The second season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles originally aired between November 8, 2003 and October 2, 2004, beginning with the "Turtles in Space, Part 1: The Fugitoid" episode. [1] The episodes were first released on DVD in eight volumes, TMNT Volume nine through Volume fourteen. The volumes were released From May 18, 2004 through January 18, 2005. The episodes were later released in 2 part season sets; part 1 was released on February 19, 2008, containing the first 12 episodes of the season, and part 2 was released on October 28, 2008 with the final 14 episodes. [2]

Contents

Story

Picking up from the first season's cliffhanger, the Turtles find themselves teleported to the alien world of D'Hoonibb, where they immediately are caught up in a war between the Triceraton Republic and the Galactic Federation. The two races are fighting over Professor Honeycutt, who has the plans for a teleportation device that both sides seek for their war efforts against each other. The Turtles end up on the Triceraton home world, and after saving Honeycutt, are teleported back to Earth by the Utroms. The aliens reveal themselves to be benevolent and reunite the Turtles with Splinter, whom they had healed after their last confrontation with the Shredder, who survived the battle as well. His attack is foiled when the Utroms are able to teleport to their home planet with Honeycutt, and his true nature as a Utrom criminal named Ch'rell is revealed before he is defeated once again.

In the wake of the Shredder's defeat, a gang war erupts over control of his lost territory by the remainder of the Foot Clan, the Purple Dragons (led by Hun), and the New York mafia (aided by Baxter Stockman). Leonardo and Raphael argue over their place in fighting in the war, but the Turtles end up aiding Karai, the Shredder's adopted daughter, in claiming control of the New York Foot Clan and restoring order to the city. Though they part with a friendly ceasefire, the Shredder is revealed to have survived yet again, and Karai's loyalty to her father conflicting with her honor becomes a critical dilemma for her for the remainder of the series. The Turtles meet a Triceraton named Zog who has become stranded on Earth after they returned and is delusional about breathing oxygen and mistakes them for Triceraton officers, he helps them to attack a freighter belonging to the foot and stop the Shredder from creating an army of advanced robotic soldiers.

In the season finale, the Turtles follow Splinter to the Battle Nexus, a kingdom where a tournament is held between the multiverse's greatest warriors by the Ultimate Daimyo. The Turtles meet new allies in the form of Miyamoto Usagi and Murakami Gennosuke and end up working to defeat an attempted coup on the Daimyo's life by his own son and Drako, Splinter's old foe.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Villains

Recurring

Crew

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was produced by Mirage Studios, 4 Kids Entertainment, 4Kids Productions, and Dong Woo Animation and distributed by 4 Kids Entertainment and was aired on Fox's Saturday morning kids' block in the US. [3] The producers were Gary Richardson, Frederick U. Fierst, and Joellyn Marlow for the American team; Tae Ho Han was the producer for the Korean team. [3]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
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2
3
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5		"Turtles in Space"Chuck PattonMichael RyanNovember 8, 2003 (2003-11-08)
November 15, 2003 (2003-11-15)
November 22, 2003 (2003-11-22)
November 29, 2003 (2003-11-29)
December 6, 2003 (2003-12-06)		S02E01&02&03&04&05

Part 1 - The Fugitoid: The Turtles find themselves beamed halfway across the universe to the planet D'Hoonnib and right into the middle of a police action!

Part 2 - The Trouble with Triceratons: On the planet D'Hoonnib, the Turtles team up with the Fugitoid, a.k.a. Professor Honeycutt, a scientist trapped in a robot's body, who is being pursued by the rogue military forces of General Blanque.

Part 3 - The Big House: The Turtles are taken prisoners by the Triceratons and thrown into a Tri prison, their lives to be used as a bargaining chip to convince the Fugitoid to build his Teleportal device.

Part 4 - The Arena: The Turtles are taken to the Tri-sports Arena, where gladiators go in but never come out.

Part 5 - Triceraton Wars: The turtles are faced with their biggest challenge yet, getting home!
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7
8		"Secret Origins"Chuck PattonEric Luke
Michael Ryan
Marty Isenberg		January 17, 2004 (2004-01-17)
January 24, 2004 (2004-01-24)
January 31, 2004 (2004-01-31)		S02E06&07&08
The Turtles are teleported back to Earth with Professor Honeycutt by the Utroms and they're reunited with Master Splinter. The Utroms take the Turtles and Splinter to the oracle pod chamber, a virtual reality simulation that chronicles historical events. Inside the chamber, the Turtles discover that the Utroms were transporting a criminal who caused them to crash land on the Earth in Feudal Japan, where they are forced to live in secret among humans and deal with the feudal versions of the Foot Clan and the Shredder. After Baxter Stockman infiltrates the TCRI building and sabotages the oracle pods, the Turtles and Splinter become trapped in virtual reality and must battle the feudal Shredder and his Foot Ninja while pursuing the Guardians so they can find a way out of the simulation. The Turtles and Splinter activate the internal fail-safe of the oracle pod chamber only to find the TCRI building besieged by multiple enemies. The National Guard stands outside the building trying to get in while a very much alive Shredder leads an attack at the heart of the Utrom's base. The Turtles and Splinter help the Utroms to their homeworld and learn that the Shredder is the one who caused the Utroms to crash. They evacuate the building and reunite with their friends, leaving Shredder in the imploding building
359"The Ultimate Ninja"Chuck PattonMichael RyanFebruary 7, 2004 (2004-02-07)S02E9
The Turtles, Splinter, Casey and April relax in the lair for a movie night. However, during an ice cream run, Leonardo is challenged to a gyoji-refereed duel by a headstrong young ninja from another dimension. The challenge comes in a tradition unfamiliar to Leonardo, but worrisome familiar to Master Splinter.
3610"Reflections"Chuck PattonRoland GonzalezFebruary 14, 2004 (2004-02-14)S02E10
The gang return to the farmhouse in Northampton to rest and recuperate. Taking a retrospective look at the recent events, they discuss their encounters with the Shredder as well as the discovery of his true form – a centuries-old criminal Utrom. However, despite his maliciousness, the Turtles and their sensei realize that the Shredder also played an instrumental role in their origins.
3711"The Return of Nano"Chuck PattonEric LukeFebruary 21, 2004 (2004-02-21)S02E11
Nano, the nanorobot who met his supposed demise in the junkyard, reawakens and reassembles. With a newfound motivation to create a family, Nano breaks his "father", Harry Parker, out of Rikers Island prison and kidnaps his "mother", Dr. Richards, from her laboratory. When his "family" doesn't turn out as he hoped, Nano goes berserk and begins to wreak havoc on Coney Island, where April and Casey happen to be on a "not-a-date".
3812"What a Croc!"Chuck Patton Ben Townsend February 28, 2004 (2004-02-28)S02E12
Michelangelo helps Donatello by exploring the underwater accessway beneath the lair. Here he encounters Leatherhead, a mutant crocodile torn between two personalities: a peaceful inventor and a vicious animal. The Turtles go with Leatherhead to his sewer home and encounter an old foe with whom Leatherhead has teamed up.
3913"Return to the Underground"Chuck PattonMarty IsenbergMarch 6, 2004 (2004-03-06)S02E13
Determined to find a cure for his genetically mutated friends, Donatello and his brothers return to the subterranean city. Unfortunately, when the Turtles return, they find that their friends have reverted to monsters and the Crystal Moon is nowhere to be seen.
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42		14
15
16		"City at War"Chuck PattonEric Luke
Marty Isenberg
Ben Townsend		March 13, 2004 (2004-03-13)
March 20, 2004 (2004-03-20)
March 27, 2004 (2004-03-27)		S02E14&15&16
With the Shredder gone, the Foot Clan, the Purple Dragons, and the mob struggle to control New York City, quickly turning the streets into a dangerous turf war. Feeling the onus of the chaos in the streets, Leonardo sets out to quell the situation while Raphael argues that it's not their fight. The Turtles become embroiled in the turf war as they face off against the Foot, headed by the Elite Guard, while a mob-funded attack robot created by Baxter Stockman and the Purple Dragons, led by Hun, besiege the Foot's rundown headquarters. To make matters more complicated, a ninja from Japan named Karai enters the fray, though her intentions are ambiguous. At her mercy, the Turtles have no choice but to bargain with her. Karai introduces herself as the Shredder's adopted daughter and leader of the Foot operations in Japan. She promises the Turtles that the Foot Clan will leave them in peace if they help her assume the Shredder's role to stop the raging turf war. Raphael refuses to help, but his brothers and Casey go along with the plan.
4317"Junklantis"Chuck PattonEric LukeApril 3, 2004 (2004-04-03)S02E17
With the underwater accessway complete, Donatello and Michelangelo explore the Hudson River in the newly christened Shell Sub. They soon come across an underwater fortress, which Mikey dubs Junklantis. It is of little surprise that the inhabitants of this facility are responsible for the freighters disappearing in New York Harbor. However, it is a surprise to see this facility is run by the egomaniacal Garbageman.
4418"The Golden Puck"Chuck PattonMichael RyanApril 10, 2004 (2004-04-10)S02E18
Casey takes the Turtles to see a game of his favorite sport, Super Slam Hockey. When parahawks piloted by Texan roughnecks swoop down and steal the sport's championship prize, the Golden Puck, Casey will stop at nothing to recover it. With the help of the Turtles, Casey takes on the roughnecks and their employer, Mr. Arboost.
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20		"Rogue in the House"Chuck PattonEric Luke
Ben Townsend		April 17, 2004 (2004-04-17)
April 24, 2004 (2004-04-24)		S02E19&20
Somehow, the Shredder survived their last encounter and seeks revenge on the Turtles. When the Shredder learns that much of the Foot has been killed during the recent turf war, Hun introduces Saki to their new army of Foot Mechs. With their army almost complete, the Foot sends a mech to find and destroy the Turtles. When this Foot Mech attacks his family, Splinter devises a counterattack with the aid of a powerful warrior in a tricky alliance. Leonardo, Raphael, and Splinter are held captive on the Shredder's freighter and Karai is forced to make a choice – honor her promise to the Turtles or obey her master. Meanwhile, Donatello attempts to destroy the Shredder's new headquarters, while Michelangelo and Zog find themselves fighting against the Shredder's Foot Ninja.
4721"April's Artifact"Chuck PattonMarty IsenbergMay 1, 2004 (2004-05-01)S02E21
As the Turtles and Casey help April prepare her antique shop for reopening, April stumbles on a puzzle cube that used to belong to her Uncle Augie. As she cleans the artifact off, the cube begins to glow bright and transports April and the Turtles to an alternate dimension. Traveling through a tropical environment, they must evade large hornets and find their way home.
4822"Return of the Justice Force"Chuck PattonMarty IsenbergMay 8, 2004 (2004-05-08)S02E22
When Splinter encourages his sons to leave the lair so he can meditate, the Turtles and Casey take the opportunity to go on a road trip to Northampton. On a trip spurred on by Michelangelo's desire to find a missing issue of the Justice Force, the gang find themselves in an adventure with the real-life Justice Force.
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26		"The Big Brawl"Chuck PattonMichael Ryan
Ben Townsend
Marty Isenberg		May 15, 2004 (2004-05-15)
September 18, 2004 (2004-09-18)
September 25, 2004 (2004-09-25)
October 2, 2004 (2004-10-02)		S02E23&24&25&26
As he does every three years, Master Splinter mysteriously goes off and leaves his sons for a few days. This time, however, curiosity sets in and the Turtles follow him through an interdimensional gateway, ending up in a nexus between dimensions, where the multiverse's greatest warriors meet to duel each other in tournaments. Through an old friend of Splinter's who had battled him in the qualifying round, the Turtles learn that Splinter was the past Battle Nexus champion, who defeated an evil dragon named Drako in the final round despite breaking his leg. Despite his discontent, Master Splinter hesitantly allows his sons to enter the competition. In the Battle Nexus, the Turtles fight other warriors from different dimensions in an attempt to become the Battle Nexus Champion. Leonardo teams up with the anthropomorphic rabbit ronin, Miyamoto Usagi, to fight off would-be assassins before the tournament started. During round one Donatello is knocked out while the other three turtles and Splinter advance. During round two, Raphael defeats his Triceration ally Traximus, Splinter forfeits to allow Michaelangelo to advance, and Leo is hit by a poison dart shot by the Ultimate Ninja while fighting Usagi. Master Splinter is framed for attempting to kill the Ultimate Daimyo and is imprisoned while Raphael and Michelangelo find themselves pitted against each other in the Battle Nexus Tournament. Michelangelo manages to take advantage of Raphael's anger and beat him without throwing a punch. Meanwhile, Leonardo falls into a coma after being struck by a poisonous dart, and Donatello and Usagi must defend Leo and a gravely wounded Daimyo from more assassins. Michelangelo reaches the finals and faces off against Kluh to become the Battle Nexus Champion. Concurrently, Donatello and Usagi continue to defend the Daimyo and Leonardo against assassins while Raphael and Traximus attempt to free the imprisoned Master Splinter. The recent swirl of events has all been orchestrated by the Daimyo's son, the Ultimate Ninja, and Drako who seek control of the Daimyo's warstaff as well as revenge on Leonardo and Splinter for their past defeats.

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References

  1. ↑ Season Two Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website Archived 2008-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ TMNT DVD releases on Official Site Archived 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine ninjaturtles.com. retrieved on February 15, 2008
  3. 1 2 "TMNT credits on Dongwoo Animation". Dongwoo Animation Co. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2008.
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