Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) season 4
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (season 4) | |
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No. of episodes | 39 |
Release | |
Original network | Syndication CBS |
Original release | September 8 December 8, 1990 | –
Season chronology | |
The fourth season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is split into two sub-sections that aired concurrently: thirteen episodes which aired daily in syndication, and twenty-six episodes that premiered in hour-long double-bills on Saturday Mornings on CBS, which would serve as its home for the remainder of the whole series. A brief "Turtle Tips" segment aired between the two episodes which served as PSA about the environment or other issues. There were a total of 20 "Turtle Tips" segments produced and aired. The syndication episodes featured the original title sequence, while the CBS episodes debuted a new title sequence, and also did away with the show's title cards.
During this season, the Technodrome is located on the Volcanic Asteroid in Dimension X, having been launched from Earth through a portal at the conclusion of season 3 .[1] The season premiere, "Plan 6 from Outer Space", aired in syndication, and detailed how the villains' battle fortress crash-landed on an asteroid; in the later episode, "The Dimension X Story" a volcano on the asteroid erupted, immobilizing the Technodrome by surrounding it with molten lava.[2] "The Dimension X Story" was evidently intended to be the first episode of the CBS run, as many other episodes which aired before it from both the syndication and CBS episodes refer to the Technodrome being trapped in lava, but wound up airing very late in the season.
Note that the Vacation in Europe episodes take place between the first two episodes of this season.[3]
Episodes
Syndication and CBS episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV broadcast |
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66 | 1 | "Plan Six from Outer Space" | Bill Wolf | David Wise | September 10, 1990 | S04E01 |
67 | 2 | "Turtles of the Jungle" | Bill Wolf | Misty Taggart | September 11, 1990 | S04E02 |
68 | 3 | "Michelangelo Toys Around" | Bill Wolf | Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss | September 12, 1990 | S04E03 |
69 | 4 | "Peking Turtle" | Bill Wolf | Antonio Ortiz and Carmela Ortiz | September 13, 1990 | S04E04 |
70 | 5 | "Shredder's Mom" | Bill Wolf | Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss | September 14, 1990 | S04E05 |
71 | 6 | "Four Turtles and a Baby" | Bill Wolf | Misty Taggart | September 17, 1990 | S04E06 |
72 | 7 | "Turtlemaniac" | Bill Wolf | Rowby Goren | September 18, 1990 | S04E07 |
73 | 8 | "Rondo in New York" | Bill Wolf | Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen | September 19, 1990 | S04E08 |
74 | 9 | "Planet of the Turtles" | Bill Wolf | George Shea | September 20, 1990 | S04E09 |
75 | 10 | "Name That Toon" | Bill Wolf | Misty Taggart | September 21, 1990 | S04E10 |
76 | 11 | "Menace Maestro, Please" | Bill Wolf | Martin Pasko | September 24, 1990 | S04E11 |
77 | 12 | "Super Hero for a Day" | Bill Wolf | Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen | September 25, 1990 | S04E12 |
78 | 13 | "Back to the Egg" | Bill Wolf | Dennis Marks | September 26, 1990 | S04E13 |
CBS episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV broadcast |
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79 | 14–1 | "Son of Return of the Fly II" | Bill Wolf | David Wise | September 15, 1990 | S04E14 |
80 | 15–2 | "Raphael Knocks 'Em Dead!" | Bill Wolf | Jack Mendelsohn | September 15, 1990 | S04E15 |
81 | 16–3 | "Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe" | Bill Wolf | David Wise | September 22, 1990 | S04E16 |
82 | 17–4 | "Raphael Meets His Match" | Bill Wolf | Charles M. Howell IV | September 22, 1990 | S04E17 |
83 | 18–5 | "Slash – The Evil Turtle from Dimension X" | Bill Wolf | David Wise | September 29, 1990 | S04E18 |
84 | 19–6 | "Leonardo Lightens Up" | Bill Wolf | Dan DiStefano | September 29, 1990 | S04E19 |
85 | 20–7 | "Were-Rats from Channel 6" | Bill Wolf | David Wise | October 13, 1990 | S04E20 |
86 | 21–8 | "Funny, They Shrunk Michelangelo" | Bill Wolf | Michael Edens | October 13, 1990 | S04E21 |
87 | 22–9 | "The Big Zipp Attack" | Bill Wolf | David Wise | October 20, 1990 | S04E22 |
88 | 23–10 | "Donatello Makes Time" | Bill Wolf | Dennis Marks | October 20, 1990 | S04E23 |
89 | 24–11 | "Farewell, Lotus Blossom!" | Bill Wolf | David Wise | October 27, 1990 | S04E24 |
90 | 25–12 | "Rebel Without a Fin" | Bill Wolf | Michael Reaves | October 27, 1990 | S04E25 |
91 | 26–13 | "Rhino-Man" | Bill Wolf | David Wise | November 3, 1990 | S04E26 |
92 | 27–14 | "Michelangelo Meets Bugman" | Bill Wolf | Dennis Marks | November 3, 1990 | S04E27 |
93 | 28–15 | "Poor Little Rich Turtle" | Bill Wolf | David Wise | November 10, 1990 | S04E28 |
94 | 29–16 | "What's Michelangelo Good For?" | Bill Wolf | Ted Pedersen and Francis Moss | November 10, 1990 | S04E29 |
95 | 30–17 | "The Dimension X Story" | Bill Wolf | David Wise | September 8, 1990 | S04E30 |
96 | 31–18 | "Donatello's Degree" | Bill Wolf | Jack Mendelsohn | September 8, 1990 | S04E31 |
97 | 32–19 | "The Big Cufflink Caper!" | Bill Wolf | David Wise | September 14, 1990[4] November 17, 1990 | (primetime)S04E32 |
98 | 33–20 | "Leonardo Versus Tempestra" | Bill Wolf | Misty Taggart | November 17, 1990 | S04E33 |
99 | 34–21 | "Splinter Vanishes" | Bill Wolf | Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen | November 24, 1990 | S04E34 |
100 | 35–22 | "Raphael Drives 'em Wild" | Bill Wolf | Misty Taggart | November 24, 1990 | S04E35 |
101 | 36–23 | "Beyond the Donatello Nebula" | Bill Wolf | Dennis O'Flaherty | December 1, 1990 | S04E36 |
102 | 37–24 | "Big Bug Blunder" | Bill Wolf | Michael Reeves | December 1, 1990 | S04E37 |
103 | 38–25 | "The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting" | Bill Wolf | Michael Reaves | December 8, 1990 | S04E38 |
104 | 39–26 | "Unidentified Flying Leonardo" | Bill Wolf | Sean Roche | December 8, 1990 | S04E39 |
References
- ^ Mark Pellegrini (12 September 2013). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) Season 4 Part 1 Review". Adventures in Poor Taste. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ Mark Pellegrini (10 April 2014). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) Season 4 Part 6 Review". Adventures in Poor Taste. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ Mark Pellegrini (21 August 2015). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) Season 7, Part 1 Review". Adventures in Poor Taste. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ TV Guide, September 8–14, 1990
23 Disk Set DVD Release
- The Turtles And The Hare is placed in spot 40 in series 4. (Disk 11) This Episode was aired first before Once Upon A Time Machine.
- Once Upon A Time Machine aired 2nd in the 4th series but is a bonus Episode on Disk 23 of the complete set.