The BEST episodes of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles season 1

Every episode of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles season 1!

Four turtle brothers with ninja powers encounter new allies and villains and discover a magical world they never knew existed beneath the streets of New York City.

Last Updated: 8/29/2024Network: NickToonsStatus: Ended
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The Evil League of Mutants
star
7.75
16 votes

#1 - The Evil League of Mutants

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/19/2019

The Turtles end up facing a new and dangerous threat in their beloved city as Baron Draxum, Huginn, and Muninn gather some of their toughest mutant enemies like Meat Sweats, Hypno-Potamus, Warren Stone, Repo Mantis, and the Sando Brothers in a plot to destroy them.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
Writer: Jesse Gordon
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Mind Meld
star
7.57
14 votes

#2 - Mind Meld

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/9/2019

Frustrated by his brothers' childishness during an important mission, Donatello enhances their intelligence. However, things get quickly out of hand when they begin displaying Donatello's personality traits as well.

Directors: Abe Audish
Writer: Jesse Gordon
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Mystic Library
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7.56
9 votes

#3 - Mystic Library

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/29/2019

The Turtles plumb the depths of a mysterious hidden library in search of a way to rescue Mayhem from within April's mirror. While trying to be quiet, they must also evade not having a sound heard by the Bat Librarian's Hush-Bats and contend with the Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
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Donnie's Gifts
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7.53
59 votes

#4 - Donnie's Gifts

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2018

Donnie creates new gear for his brothers in order for them to overcome their bad habits. However, the gear only becomes a nuisance as they fight mutated chef dubbed Meat Sweats, who plans to cook the turtles in order to gain their powers.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
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Shell in a Cell
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7.41
32 votes

#5 - Shell in a Cell

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/19/2018

Leo unseats Raph's wrestling idol Ghostbear from his title as the champion of the world after accidentally falling on him from the rafters. Raph soon becomes irked by Leo's cockiness and decides to wrestle him himself.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
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How to Make Enemies and Bend People to Your Will
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7.36
11 votes

#6 - How to Make Enemies and Bend People to Your Will

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 6/22/2019

Baron Draxum struggles to move up the ladder in the Foot Clan while Foot Recruit was displeased that she hasn't gotten her mark yet. Upon finding a loophole where a Foot Clan member who can outdo an acting leader can assume this position, Baron Draxum leads the Foot Recruit into organizing a blunder for the Foot Lieutenant and the Foot Brute when the next Kuroi Yoroi fragment is at the botanical gardens. Meanwhile, the Turtles hold a contest to see who can withstand the smell of the corpse flower at the same botanical gardens.

Directors: Abe Audish
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Shadow of Evil
star
7.30
10 votes

#7 - Shadow of Evil

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/20/2019

As the Turtles try to find pieces of a strange metal Baron Draxum is looking for, Splinter intents to get to the bottom of these odd activities at April's new job at the Foot Shack. He soon learns that the Foot plan to resurrect their ancient master the Shredder by reassembling the Kuroi Yoroi armor. As the parties clash, the secrets of Splinter's past finally come to light.

Directors: Alan Wan, J.J. Conway
Writer: Ian Busch
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You Got Served
star
7.30
10 votes

#8 - You Got Served

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/15/2019

Señor Hueso has just remembered that an ogre gang called the Makers of Brutality and a reptilian gang called the Makers of Barbarianism have book reservations at Run of the Mill Pizza. While helping Señor Hueso at Run of the Mill Pizza since his employees have fled, Leo and Mikey get sidetracked by brotherly competition. They must overcome this to keep the peace while trying not to wreck Run of the Mill Pizza.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
Writer: Ian Busch
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star
7.30
44 votes

#9 - War and Pizza

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/2018

In order to save April's job at Albearto's, Donnie upgrades the main animatronic of Albearto only for it to go out of control

Directors: Brendan Clogher
Writer: Ian Busch
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Mystic Mayhem
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7.23
90 votes

#10 - Mystic Mayhem

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/20/2018

The Turtles discover for the first time that they are not the weirdest things in New York when they encounter two villains from the Hidden City pursuing a cat-like agent. They have their first encounter with Baron Draxum who is making mutants with the help of his Oozesquitos.

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Nothing but Truffle
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7.23
13 votes

#11 - Nothing but Truffle

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/16/2019

When Michelangelo and Todd Capybara spy on Meat Sweats in order to learn his most delicious recipe, the Turtle and the mutant chef become BFFs after Meat Sweats accidentally absorbs Todd's niceness. The two of them go on a look for the extremely rare lunar truffle that only grows when the Moon is in alignment with Jupiter, and face its Were-Tree guardian.

Directors: Alan Wan
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Operation: Normal
star
7.18
11 votes

#12 - Operation: Normal

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/8/2019

Leo and Donnie try desperately to help April enjoy a quiet day with a new friend named Sunita. They learn that she is a slime Yōkai who uses a special amulet to turn into a human. They soon get targeted by the Foot Clan since the boots that Sunita's human form is wearing are part of the Kuroi Yoroi.

Directors: Alan Wan
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Repo Mantis
star
7.17
24 votes

#13 - Repo Mantis

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/20/2018

Mikey and Donnie try to get a Jupiter Jim moon buggy vehicle from a repo yard, where they run afoul of its owner Repo Mantis. In exchange for the prop vehicle, Mikey and Donnie are hired as repo men and are sent to repossess an RV on Long Island. However, the deal deteriorates when they meet the RV's possessor, a kind mutant named Todd Capybara, and his puppies.

Directors: Jamie Vickers
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Mrs. Cuddles
star
7.14
21 votes

#14 - Mrs. Cuddles

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/20/2018

April and the brothers make Raph face his greatest fear: an adorable kids' TV show rabbit named Mrs. Cuddles. However, things aren't so funny anymore when Mrs. Cuddles suddenly comes to life and begins hunting the Turtle family to feed on their fears.

Writer: Ian Busch
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Bullhop
star
7.14
14 votes

#15 - Bullhop

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/2/2019

Things go sour when the Turtles try to help a down-and-out mutant in the form of the bellhop-turned-mutant bull from "Bug Busters" while at the same time planning a raid on the Grand Nexus Hotel to obtain more of Big Mama's web goo. Bullhop eagerly decides to help his benefactors out.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
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Mascot Melee
star
7.12
25 votes

#16 - Mascot Melee

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/26/2018

While looking for a new robe for Splinter, the Turtles traverse through Times Square, where they fight the mascots lurking there who get jealous of Raphael's "Turtlepotamus" meme. When they take the money that Raphael has made, the other Turtles suit up and take action against the mascot - until they discover the true identity of the mascots as mutant cockroaches.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
Writer: Ian Busch
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Warren & Hypno, Sitting in a Tree
star
7.10
10 votes

#17 - Warren & Hypno, Sitting in a Tree

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/1/2019

Baron Draxum, Huginn, and Muninn want the gauntlet that Warren Stone has since it's part of the Kuroi Yoroi armor, but he's not giving it up without a fight and a side of betrayal. As the Turtles get involved with Warren's roommate Hypno-Potamus being threatened, April remembers who Warren Stone is as she was part of a fan club dedidicated to him called the Stoneheads.

Directors: J.J. Conway
Writer: Jesse Gordon
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The Fast and the Furriest
star
7.08
25 votes

#18 - The Fast and the Furriest

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/24/2018

When Donnie's newly-built Turtle Tank goes missing, he and the Turtles must find it. While going after some usual suspects, they are unaware that the Turtle Tank was taken by Splinter, who is additionally invited to "dinner" with Meat Sweats.

Directors: Brendan Clogher
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Origami Tsunami
star
7.07
27 votes

#19 - Origami Tsunami

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/25/2018

Longing for the excitements of hero life, Leo talks the team into tracking down the paper thief duo currently stalking the city. In doing so, the Turtles run into the Foot Clan and their mystic ability to create origami warriors.

Directors: Jamie Vickers
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star
7.00
15 votes

#20 - Hot Soup: The Game

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/16/2019

Mikey goes on a solo mission to retrieve a classic video game based on Lou Jitsu's film Hot Soup. Incidentally, however, he will have to contend with the Foot Clan's new recruit who is on a very similar mission at the very same auction house.

Directors: Abe Audish
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star
7.00
12 votes

#21 - Late Fee

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/23/2019

The simple task of returning a single DVD just before its loan period runs out is complicated by endless craziness in New York, including an encounter with Ghostbear.

Directors: Abe Audish
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Portal Jacked!
star
7.00
9 votes

#22 - Portal Jacked!

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/6/2019

Leo loses his brothers in a portal and must venture to the mystic Hidden City to save them while dragging Señor Hueso along for the ride. He suspects that they are on the pirate ship run by Señor Hueso's brother Capitán Piel.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
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Hypno! Part Deux
star
7.00
19 votes

#23 - Hypno! Part Deux

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/3/2018

Hypno-Potamus returns and causes havoc at April's homecoming dance by hypnotizing the attendees.

Directors: Jamie Vickers
Writer: Jesse Gordon
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Smart Lair
star
6.94
17 votes

#24 - Smart Lair

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/9/2019

To ease their household chores, Donatello invents a new artificial intelligence, S.H.E.L.L.D.O.N., who begins to see exclusively to his creator's needs. Disgruntled, Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo choose to rewire the robot, which leads to near-fatal consequences for their brother.

Directors: Brendan Clogher
Writer: Ian Busch
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The Purple Jacket
star
6.93
15 votes

#25 - The Purple Jacket

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/26/2019

During a visit in April's school, Donatello becomes enamored with an exclusive tech club, the Purple Dragons, and joins them on the spot. However, when the Dragons abuse his tech for criminal purposes, Donatello is forced to choose between stopping the crooks and losing his treasured purple membership jacket.

Directors: Abe Audish
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