01PLOT

Earth is experiencing some kind of atmospheric disturbance which allows the Turtles to view TV shows from other worlds. They are tuning into a wrestling match from Planet of the Turtles, where the Flying Turtlenecker Brothers defeat smaller opponents.

Dimension X is experiencing the same type of disturbance, which allows Krang to watch the same show. On a commercial break, Krang sees Rupert, a turtle pitchman, selling a personal energy projector. Krang thinks he can use this projector to draw energy from Earth to power the Technodrome. He sends Shredder to the Planet of the Turtles to retrieve the projector. Shredder gets chased by Rupert and the Turtlenecker Brothers back through the portal to Dimension X as he tries to steal the projector. With the Turtlenecker Brothers stuck in Dimension X, Krang convinces them to go and capture the Turtles. He sends them to the sewers through a dimensional portal and they capture the Turtles, bringing them back to the Technodrome. April happens to be with the Turtles and radios Splinter as soon as they disappear. Splinter gets there just in time and he and April enter the portal just before it closes.

In the Technodrome, Krang has set up the projector and drained almost all of the energy from Earth. The Turtles realize they have to come up with a way to stop Krang. Splinter and April rescue them and they split up. Donatello and Rupert are sent to the Planet of the Turtles to look for Dr. Turtlestein, the inventor of the projector, to see if he knows of a way to stop it. Splinter, April, and the rest of the Turtles stay in the Technodrome to try and stop Krang. Donatello and Rupert come back just in time with a portable transporter and reverse the effects of the projector, sending the energy back to Earth. Dr. Turtlestein uses the transporter to send the Turtles, Splinter and April back to Earth.

02CAST & APPEARANCES

Cam Clarke

Barry Gordon

Townsend Coleman

Rob Paulsen

Peter Renaday

Renae Jacobs

Peter Renaday

Dalton DumpskiDEBUT

Townsend Coleman

Shredder

James Avery

Krang

Pat Fraley

Turtle wrestling announcerDEBUT

Barry Gordon

RupertDEBUT

Townsend Coleman

HansDEBUT

Pat Fraley

FitzDEBUT

Townsend Coleman

Dr. TurtlesteinDEBUT

Peter Renaday

ALSO APPEARING

Turtle cab driver · Pat FraleySpeedy turtle cafe vendor · James Avery

03OBJECTS, VEHICLES & PLACES

OBJECTS & VEHICLESGarbage CopterTechnodromeTurtle CabTurtle Van

LOCATIONSCity dumpCity sewersCity streetsTurtle LairDr. Turtlestein's house

SPECIESAlien turtle _(debut)_HumanMutant ratMutant turtle

04SCREEN GRABS

9 frames. Screencaps via Turtlepedia (CC BY-SA).

05MEMORABLE QUOTES

Shredder: I'll take that! Rupert: Sure, for $19.95 you will! Shredder: Don't be ridiculous, villains don't pay for things.

06NOTES & GOOFS

When Leonardo tells Donatello to turn the wrestling back on, Raphael is shown in Donatello's colors and has his letter "D".
When Donatello does turn it back, Leonardo acts surprised, as if they weren't just watching it.
Shredder's boots flashed to light grey and back when he slipped on the glue on the floor when battling Splinter.
As the Turtle Wrestlers enter the sewers through a portal, Leonardo speaks in Michelangelo's voice.
When Splinter and April are carrying the Foot Soldiers' protective suits with them, they are not seen carrying the helmets.
Donatello is seen with Michelangelo's colors when Splinter opens the refrigerator at the end of the episode.
At the very end of the episode, the Turtles, except for Donatello, have noticeably swapped positions with each other.

07TRIVIA

Bebop and Rocksteady do not appear in this episode. Interestingly enough, their roles appear to have been filled in by Hans and Fitz, who act in the fashion of Hans and Franz, two characters originated by Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon for _Saturday Night Live_.
Hans speaks in both his and Fitz's voice when they step from the portal into the sewers.
One of the components of the personal energy projector mentioned is the Flux Capacitor which is based on a component of the same name from the _Back to the Future_ trilogy which allowed the DeLorean and Jules Verne Train to travel through time.
Raphael broke the 4th wall by turning to the camera while saying "And to think I used to like sports".
Raphael broke the 4th wall by saying "Excuse me, did you folks at home get that?"
Krang broke the 4th wall by saying "I'm not sticking around for the climax of this show."
This is the only syndicated season 4 episode not to be animated in Dublin, Ireland.

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