The BEST episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) season 3

Every episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) season 3!

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.

Last Updated: 1/29/2024Network: NickelodeonStatus: Ended
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Annihilation: Earth! (1)
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8.34
74 votes

#1 - Annihilation: Earth! (1)

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 9/27/2015

When the turtles get word of the Kraang's return, they realize there is an even bigger threat coming to Earth.

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Attack of the Mega Shredder!
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8.31
125 votes

#2 - Attack of the Mega Shredder!

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/16/2015

Leonardo decides to sneak into Shredder's lair alone, and winds up facing the biggest mutant threat yet.

Directors: Alan Wan
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Annihilation: Earth! (2)
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8.12
59 votes

#3 - Annihilation: Earth! (2)

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/27/2015

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Tale of the Yokai
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8.08
87 votes

#4 - Tale of the Yokai

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/9/2015

When the Turtles are accidentally transported to the past, they happen to cross paths with a familiar ninja clan.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
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Vision Quest
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8.05
111 votes

#5 - Vision Quest

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/18/2015

Leo takes the Turtles to train in the woods in an advanced ninja ritual; the Turtles must overcome their weaknesses and face their enemies to become a true ninja.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
Writer: Todd Casey
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Dinosaur Seen in Sewers!
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7.96
79 votes

#6 - Dinosaur Seen in Sewers!

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/20/2015

Raph makes a new friend named Zog, an alien Triceraton.

Directors: Michael Chang
Writer: Todd Casey
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Return to New York
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7.93
113 votes

#7 - Return to New York

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/25/2015

When the Turtles return to the city to search for Splinter, they discover that the city has been overrun with Kraang.

Directors: Alan Wan
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Clash of the Mutanimals
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7.92
89 votes

#8 - Clash of the Mutanimals

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/3/2015

The Shredder kidnaps and experiments on the Mighty Mutanimals.

Directors: Michael Chang
Writer: Henry Gilroy
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Within the Woods
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7.92
198 votes

#9 - Within the Woods

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2014

Narrowly escaping from the Shredder and the Kraang, the turtles, April, and Casey take shelter at April's family farmhouse upstate to recover and figure out how to stop the Kraang. The turtles deal with not having Splinter around and the possibility of Leo not making a full recovery, and a mysterious creature stalks the group.

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Buried Secrets
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7.91
157 votes

#10 - Buried Secrets

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2014

When the guys discover a Kraang ship buried under April's house, they also uncover April's lost mother.

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Serpent Hunt
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7.91
75 votes

#11 - Serpent Hunt

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/1/2015

As the Turtles search for Karai, they are forced to deal with a city filled with Kraangdroids as well as Zeck and Steranko.

Directors: Michael Chang
Writer: Greg Weisman
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Turtles in Time
star
7.90
79 votes

#12 - Turtles in Time

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/2/2015

The turtles travel through time because of an apprentice's actions, and they must unite to combat Time Master Savanti Romero.

Directors: Alan Wan
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The Deadly Venom
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7.88
90 votes

#13 - The Deadly Venom

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/17/2015

Karai becomes brainwashed and goes after the turtles.

Directors: Alan Wan
Writer: Eugene Son
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Meet Mondo Gecko
star
7.84
83 votes

#14 - Meet Mondo Gecko

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/10/2015

A skateboarding reptilian becomes friends with Mikey and Casey.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
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The Pig and the Rhino
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7.80
96 votes

#15 - The Pig and the Rhino

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/8/2015

Donnie finishes a new batch of retro-mutagen in hopes of saving Karai; the Turtles are hunted by Shredder's new henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady.

Directors: Alan Wan
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The Noxious Avenger
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7.79
98 votes

#16 - The Noxious Avenger

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/26/2015

A new and unfamiliar mutant known as Muckman begins to gain notoriety as New York City's 'Monster Hero.'

Directors: Alan Wan
Writer: Todd Casey
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Battle for New York (2)
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7.78
45 votes

#17 - Battle for New York (2)

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/15/2015

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In Dreams
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7.68
114 votes

#18 - In Dreams

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2014

When the Turtles are trapped in their dreams by creatures, April and Casey must figure out how to wake them up.

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Casey Jones vs. the Underworld
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7.64
122 votes

#19 - Casey Jones vs. the Underworld

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/22/2015

Annoyed he was left out of the fight against the Kraang, Casey hunts down the Purple Dragons and Shredder to prove he just as great as the turtles.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
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The Croaking
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7.62
101 votes

#20 - The Croaking

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2014

After getting in trouble for trashing the house, Michelangelo gets upset and flees. After meeting the Napoleon Bonafrog, a member of the Punk Frogs, he unknowingly joins them in a plan to capture the humans and take over the city.

Directors: Michael Chang
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The Fourfold Trap
star
7.61
107 votes

#21 - The Fourfold Trap

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/13/2015

The Turtles are baited by an unknown enemy into deadly traps.

Directors: Sebastian Montes
Writer: Mark Henry
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Battle for New York (1)
star
7.55
107 votes

#22 - Battle for New York (1)

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/15/2015

While the Mighty Mutanimals lay siege to TCRI, the Turtles must brave the bizarre world of Dimension X to save the enslaved people of New York.

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The Creeping Doom
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7.52
111 votes

#23 - The Creeping Doom

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/23/2015

After an accident, Donnie finds himself slowly losing his intelligence.

Directors: Michael Chang
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Race with the Demon!
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7.52
96 votes

#24 - Race with the Demon!

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2014

When Casey and Donatello bond while building Casey's new hot rod, the bond is challenged by a hot-rodding mutant.

Directors: Alan Wan
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A Foot Too Big
star
7.47
189 votes

#25 - A Foot Too Big

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2014

When the Turtles discover Bigfoot in the woods, Donnie befriends it and insists they protect it from a hunter.

Directors: Michael Chang
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