The BEST episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) season 1
Every episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) season 1!
Four ninja turtles, mutated by a mysterious alien substance, must rise up out of the sewers and defend their city against evil forces from both the past and present.
#1 - Showdown (1)
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 8/8/2013
The turtles engage in a difficult battle, as they make a desperate assault on TCRI to shut down the Kraang portal.
#2 - Operation: Break Out
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/27/2013
Donatello breaks into a secret Kraang detention center in order to rescue Kirby O'Neil, but ends up trapped inside with a deadly prisoner called the Newtralizer.
#3 - Mousers Attack!
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/2012
When simultaneous threats from the Purple Dragons and Baxter Stockman’s mechanical Mousers force the Turtles to split into two groups, Donnie & Mikey must prove that their “B Team” is just as valuable as Leo & Raph’s “A Team.”
#4 - Showdown (2)
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 8/8/2013
With the world at stake, the only thing of importance is that the Turtles complete their mission. No matter what ...
#5 - Panic in the Sewers
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/2012
The Turtles must defend their home in the sewers when Chris Bradford tries to destroy it with a dangerous chemical.
#6 - Enemy of My Enemy
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/12/2013
After witnessing the Kraang in action, Karai realizes the seriousness of the alien threat and proposes an alliance with the Turtles....unless the Shredder finds out.
#7 - Karai's Vendetta
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/27/2013
While the Turtles are infiltrating an undersea Kraang base, the Foot Clan attempts to capture April.
#8 - Cockroach Terminator
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/2013
While trying to foil a Kraang invasion plot, the Turtles are hunted by a giant cockroach.
#9 - Parasitica
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 7/20/2013
Michaelangelo must fight his brothers when they fall under the control of a parasitic wasp.
#10 - Baxter's Gambit
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/5/2013
Baxter Stockman seeks revenge on Fishface and Dogpound as well as the Turtles, and lures them all into a deadly labyrinth.
#11 - The Pulverizer Returns!
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2013
When Shredder plans to create an army of mutants, the Turtles must rely on the help of the Pulverizer, who was recruited into the Foot (to be expendable) and volunteers to gather information on the inside on their behalf. When he agrees to be a test subject for a stolen supply of Kraang Mutagen, the Turtles rescue him, but not before he recklessly gets himself mutated.
#12 - New Girl in Town
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/1/2013
Tired of Raphael's constant criticism, Leonardo lets him try his hand at leadership, while Leonardo meets a female ninja, Karai, who tries to lure him to the dark side.
#13 - It Came from the Depths
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/2012
Michelangelo befriends an unstable mutant alligator, who he later names Leatherhead, possesses a strange piece of Kraang technology, but the other Turtles aren’t sure whether Leatherhead is a friend or a foe.
#14 - The Alien Agenda
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/8/2013
The Turtles get their first look at high school when April's school project draws attention from the Kraang.
#15 - Metalhead
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2012
When Donatello loses confidence in his bo staff as an effective weapon, he constructs Metalhead, a fully armed robotic turtle based on Kraang technology.
#16 - Never Say Xever
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2012
Leo fears his act of mercy has come back to haunt him when Xever holds a local noodle shop owner hostage.
#17 - The Gauntlet
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2012
After April receives a warning from her imprisoned father, she and the Turtles embark on a mission to save him and stop The Kraang from detonating a mutagen bomb in the city.
#18 - The Pulverizer
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/15/2013
The Turtles meet their first fan when a teenager decides to dress up and fight crime as "The Pulverizer."
#19 - Monkey Brains
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2012
Donatello and April investigate a scientist’s disappearance, but discover a conspiracy regarding a bizarre psychic monkey instead.
#20 - I, Monster
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/25/2013
The Turtles must face off against a new enemy, The Rat King, who threatens not only to take control of the city, but of Splinter's mind as well.
#21 - New Friend, Old Enemy
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2012
To prove that Turtles can be friends with humans, Michelangelo uses a social networking site to befriend a famous martial artist who is secretly Shredder's top lieutenant.
#22 - I Think His Name Is Baxter Stockman
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2012
When Donatello's latest invention gives failed inventor and perpetual loser Baxter Stockman enhanced abilities, the turtles must learn to use their heads instead of brute force to defeat him.
#23 - Rise of the Turtles (1)
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2012
For fifteen years, four mutant Turtles and their rodent sensei have lived a secret life beneath the sewers of New York. Coming to the surface for the first time, the Turtles soon find their day out interrupted as a young girl and her father become the targets of mysterious, and dangerous, men...
#24 - TCRI
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/2013
While breaking into the hostile environment of TCRI headquarters, the Turtles discover the true intent of the Kraang and resolve to stop the alien invasion once and for all.
#25 - Rise of the Turtles (2)
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2012
When April O'Neil is abducted, the Turtles search leads to the base of the robotic Kraang army, and Leonardo struggles to unify his rebellious brothers to victory.