01PLOT

The episode begins with Raphael and Michelangelo sparring in the Turtles' lair. Michelangelo taunted Raphael; Raphael got so mad that he was about to club Mikey with a lead pipe. Leonardo stopped the fight and Raph went topside to cool down. In the topside, Raphael screams out in rage and asks what is wrong with him?!

Meanwhile, in an apartment, we see well-built man, named Casey Jones was lifting weights and watching a news report in his Casey Jones' apartment about the city's rising crime. Once the report ended, he has a vision of Purple Dragons about the time when he was a kid and we can see their leader, Hun. Determined to put an end to the Purple Dragons, he put on his hockey mask, took his equipment, and left his apartment. With this, he exclaims (and declares) that they will all pay, because Casey Jones is on the job!

Meanwhile, we see woman walking down to streets, and is surrounded by three members of Purple Dragons, just as Casey arrives and confronts thugs. While Raph was clearing his head, he spotted Casey Jones dealing with a three members of the Purple Dragons. Raph stayed on the sidelines until Casey got too violent, after starting to furiously beating up the thugs. Seeing the fight too violent and brutal, Raph tries to stop him, but Casey resented the intervention and the two fought one another. Eventually, Casey drove off on his motorcycle, telling Raph to meet him at Central Park.

Back at the lair, the Turtles discovered a secret chamber which turns out to be an elevator to an abandoned warehouse. Once Raph returned, he filled the rest of the group in on his encounter with Casey. They decided to fight him again. To prepare, they took the van from their first adventure topside and turned it into the Battle Shell.

On the appointed night, the Turtles found Casey on his motorcycle in Central Park. Raph got on the Shell Cycle and was able to knock Casey of his bike. Raph began to talk some sense into Casey. Casey finally reveals his reason why he hates Purple Dragons so much - we see a flashback when Casey was young boy, the gang of Purple Dragons and their leader, Hun destroyed his father's store, since his father refused to pay (and possibly foreshadowing his father's death). This explains why he wants to get rid of Purple Dragons, when they were surrounded by Purple Dragons. With the help of the rest of the Turtles, they were able to defeat the gang. In the end, they were able to make Casey their ally and then Casey and Raph ended up in friendly face-off.

02CAST & APPEARANCES

Casey JonesDEBUT

Marc Thompson

Donatello

Sam Riegel

Leonardo

Michael Sinterniklaas

Michelangelo

Wayne Grayson

Raphael

Frank Frankson

Splinter

Darren Dunstan

ALSO APPEARING

Purple Dragon GangDragon Face · Cedric LeakeHun · Greg CareySpikeTwo TonTV Reporter · Kathy Borland

03OBJECTS, VEHICLES & PLACES

OBJECTS & VEHICLESBaseball batBattle ShellBōCasey Jones' motorcycleGoaltender maskIce hockey stickKatanaNunchakuSaiShell Cycle

LOCATIONSCentral ParkNew York City streetsY'Lyntian outpost lair

SPECIESHumanMutant ratMutant turtle

04SCREEN GRABS

4 frames. Auto-matched screencaps via Fancaps.net.

05MEMORABLE QUOTES

Splinter: Ah my son, so angry. Rage is a monster that will destroy you from within. Raphael, a true warrior finds balance in all things.

Casey Jones: Somebody's gotta stop those Purple Dragons. Somebody's gotta make them pay! And they will pay. They'll all pay! 'Cuz Casey Jones is on the job!

_[Leo, Mikey, and Don arrive in the Battle Shell to back up Casey and Raph]_ Casey: Friends of yours? Raphael: Brothers, actually. Casey: I can see the family resemblance. Michelangelo: I'm the pretty one!

06NOTES & GOOFS

After Donatello says "That's some stank" he can be seen with two bō staffs and two shells.
When Leonardo says "Hey, are we moving?" Michelangelo's eyes disappear.

07TRIVIA

This episode is based on _Raphael_ #1.
This episode marks the first appearance of Casey Jones in the 2003 TV series.
This episode marks the first appearance of Dragon Face.
This episode is ranked #3 on the TMNT Top Ten.
This episode introduces the Battle Shell and Shell Cycle.
This episode was adapted as a level in the 2003 video game.
This is the first episode which focuses on Raphael, he is the first turtle who has a first focus episode.
Casey Jones is introduced in his apartment, while he watches the reports of crime on his TV sets. As the news ends, he gathers up his sports gear weapons, puts on his hockey mask and heads out to battle crime in his own way. This is the same way he was introduced in the first TMNT movie. However, that scene was cut from the movie. It does, however, appear in the comic book adaptation of the film, which, despite being drawn in a vastly different style from normal (leading some to believe it was likely drawn by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird themselves), was released by Archie Comics, which also released the comic adaptations for the second and third movie sequels as well.