Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series, season 5)

A family secret is revealed when Lieutenant Kazou Saki of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrives from Japan to arrest his brother Oroku Saki, who turns out to be the Turtles' greatest enemy. Shredder and Krang send the Technodrome from Dimension X to Earth, but Donatello re-programs it to crash in the Arctic.

Villain: Shredder

Note: 35 last episode with Technodrome in dimension X in season 4 and sideseason Vacation in Europe was used the last time

Note: 1 episode with Technodrome in the Arctic above water surface

Note:The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

Michelangelo's strange dreams lead him to seek out Mondo Gecko, a lizard who was caught in the same ooze as the Turtles. Gecko eventually rebels against his boss, Mr. X, and his bombing campaign.

Note: First Appearance of Mondo Gecko.

Note: Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode.

Villain: Mr. X

Note:The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

A delivery man accidentally falls into Krangs new unstable Mutagen and becomes able to transform into anyone he chooses. Shredder tricks him into helping him launch the Mutagen into space and mutate the world, but this "Mutagen Man" has other ideas.

Villain: Shredder

Note:2 episode with Technodrome in the Arctic above water surface

Note:The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

Donatello has tricked out the Turtle Van, but while taking it for a test drive, it's stolen from him by a family of robbing hillbillies. Can Donatello get the Van back in time before his brothers find out?

Note: in this episode Master Splinter is voiced by Townsend Coleman instead of Peter Renaday.

Note: Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode.

Villains: The Badd Family

Note:The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

When the city is hit with a sudden termite infestation, the only superhero who can help—Bugman—is too at peace with himself to aid the Turtles in defeating it.

Note: Final Appearance of Bugman.

Note: Final episode where both Master Splinter and Vernon are voiced by Townsend Coleman instead of Peter Renaday.

Note: Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode.

Villain: The Swatter

Note: As in earlier series Bugman of the fourth season: "Michelangelo Meets Bugman"

Note:The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

An accident causes two garbagemen to mutate into Muckman and Joe Eyeball. Muckman's slime is found to weaken the Turtles, and Shredder tricks him into working with him.

Villain: Shredder

Note: 3 episode with Technodrome in the Arctic above water surface

Note:The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

While testing an experimental Muta-Shooter invented by Krang, Shredder unexpectedly turns Napoleon Bonafrog into a muscular, monstrous version of himself.

Note: In this episode Shredder is voiced by Jim Cummings instead of James Avery.

Note: In this episode Napoleon is voiced by Townsend Coleman instead of Pat Fraley

Villains: Shredder and Big Louie

Note: As in earlier series after Big Louie in the fourth season: "The Big Cufflink Caper!"

Note: Big Louie will return in the sixth season the last two episodes: "Adventures in Turtle-Sitting" and "Return of the Turtleoid"

Note: 4 episode with Technodrome in the Arctic above water surface

Note:The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

A malfunction of Donatello's latest invention ultimately results in Raphael believing he is about to die, and ultimately trying to save the world by himself.

Note: Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode.

Villain: Wilhelm Vanilli

Title Reference: Joe Versus the Volcano

Note:The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

Baxter Stockman leads a swarm of flies in an attempt to conquer New York and prove his worth to Shredder and Krang so he can become human again.

Villains: Shredder and Baxter Stockman

Title Reference: Lord of the Flies

Note: As in earlier series Baxter Stockman of the fourth season: "Son of Return of the Fly II"

Note: Baxter Stockman will return in the seventh season the last episode: "Revenge of the Fly"

Note: 5 episode with Technodrome in the Arctic above water surface

Note:The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

Tired of fixing everything in the lair, Donatello decides to clone himself so he can work on his other inventions. However, Donatello's clone turns against him and joins the Rat King in an attempt to conquer the city with a rat infestation.

Note: Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode.

Villains: Pinky McFingers and Rat King

Note: In this episode Pinky McFingers is voiced by Cam Clarke instead of Peter Renaday.

Note: As in earlier series after Pinky McFingers in the fourth season: "Raphael Knocks 'Em Dead"

Note: As in earlier series after Rat King in the fourth season: "Splinter Vanishes"

Note: Pinky McFingers will return in the sixth season the last episode: "Snakes Alive!"

Note: Rat King will return episode in the seventh season: "Night of the Rogues"

Note: The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

Bebop and Rocksteady botch another mutagen experiment, resulting in a giant ice creature who Bebop dubs "Frosty", and Shredder uses this monster to freeze New York solid, preoccupying the Turtles long enough for him to steal thermal explosives needed to melt the Technodrome free from the ice.

Villain: Shredder

Note: Master Splinter is not in this episode. However, he was mentioned.

Note: 6 episode with Technodrome in the Arctic above water surface

Note: The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

A nerd-turned-muscleman captures three of the Turtles, and a reluctant Leonardo must ask Casey Jones for help in rescuing them.

Note: Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode.

Villain: Wally Airhead

Note: The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

After clashing with the mutant bull and mole duo Groundchuck and Dirtbag, the Turtles and their new enemies are taken to Shellri-La by an alien "Turtleoid" named Kerma, where our heroes must help defend his planet from a two-headed dragon named Herman the Horrible.

Villain: Herman the Horrible and Shredder

Note: First Appearances of Kerma, Groundchuck, Dirtbag, and Chrome Drome.

Note: 9 episode with Technodrome in the Arctic above water surface

Note: The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

With Herman the Horrible defeated and exposed as two renegade Turtleoid delegates on Shell-Ri-La, the Turtles return to Earth, where they must destroy Shredder's new Technodrome Mark II and then defeat Chrome Dome.

Villain: Shredder

Note: Kerma will return in the sixth season of the series "Return of the Turtleoid"

Note: Groundchuck and Dirtbag will return in the seventh season the last episode: "Escape from the Planet of the Turtleoids"

Note: 10 episode with Technodrome in the Arctic above water surface

Note: Set before the beginning of season 6, With the Technodrome still in the Arctic above the water surface, and it's 2 episodes before the start: "Rock Around The Block" and "Leonardo is missing"

Note: The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

Using a hypnotic microphone and speaker, Shredder takes over a radio station and broadcasts a signal that sends the population of New York City sailing into a dimensional limbo dubbed "Krang's Chasm".

Villain: Shredder

Note: Master Splinter is not in this episode.

Note: Despite the Technodrome being in the Arctic, Shredder and co. use the portal twice to get around in New York instead of the Transport Modules.

Note: 7 episode with Technodrome in the Arctic above water surface

Note: The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

Raphael's latest study of disguises leads the Turtles to attempt a rescue when he is mistaken for a mobster named "Mad Dog McMutt".

Note: Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode.

Villain: Mad Dog McMutt

Note: First Appearance of Mad Dog McMutt.

Note: Mad Dog McMutt will return in the sixth season the last episode: "Adventures in Turtle-Sitting"

Note: The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

A mad professor named Mindbender creates a law-enforcement robot named "LEX" to clean up crime in New York, but LEX ultimately starts arresting numerous innocent people for the smallest infraction. With the other Turtles unreachable, Leonardo must discover his own innate skills to stop this rogue robot before he and Mindbender declare themselves dictators of the city.

Note: Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode.

Villain: Dr. Mindbender

Note: Final appearance of Rex-1.

Note: The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

Zach, the Turtles' young friend, is put into military camp by his parents after making numerous false reports of aliens, only to find two real aliens—Wingnut and Screwloose—brainwashing the cadets to be their army and must call in the Turtles to defeat them. Title Reference: Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

Note: Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode.

Villains: Wingnut and Screwloose

Note: Final appearance of Zach's older brother Walt

Note: First and only appearance of Zach and Walt's parents.

Note: As in earlier series after Zach in the fourth season: "Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe"

Note: The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

Frip the Polarisoid arrives back on Earth with his family for a visit, and must ultimately ask the Turtles for help in reclaiming his camera while helping them stop Krang's latest plan to conquer the city.

Villain: Shredder

Note: Final appearance of Frip the Polarisoid.

Note: 8 episode with Technodrome in the Arctic above water surface

Note: The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!

While on a visit to an Egyptian Exhibit, Michelangelo is mistaken for a Pharaoh named "Amun Turt-El", also known as "The Sacred Turtle".

Note: Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady are not in this episode.

Villain: Sir Percival

Note: Master Splinter is not in this episode.

Note: The second screensaver of the animated series was used beginning on the part of the 4th season from Son of Return of the Fly II to the 7th season ending before Shredder Triumphant!