Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) season 2
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (season 2) | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | 4Kids TV |
| Original release | November 8, 2003 – October 2, 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' second season originally aired between November 8, 2003 and October 2, 2004, beginning with the "Turtles in Space, Part 1: The Fugitoid" episode.[1] The episodes were first released on DVD in eight volumes, TMNT Volume nine through Volume fourteen. The volumes were released From May 18, 2004 through January 18, 2005. The episodes were later released in 2 part season sets; part 1 was released on February 19, 2008, containing the first 12 episodes of the season, and part 2 was released on October 28, 2008 with the final 14 episodes.[2]
Story
Picking up from the previous season's cliffhanger, the Turtles find themselves teleported to the alien world of D'Hoonibb, where they immediately are caught up in a war between the Triceraton Republic and the Galactic Federation. The two races are fighting over Professor Honeycutt, who has the plans for a teleportation device that both sides seek for their war efforts against each other. The Turtles end up on the Triceraton home world, and after saving Honeycutt, are teleported back to Earth by the Utroms. The aliens reveal themselves to be benevolent and reunite the Turtles with Splinter, who they had healed after their last confrontation with the Shredder, who survived the battle as well. His attack is foiled when the Utroms are able to teleport to their home planet with Honeycutt, and his true nature as an Utrom criminal named Ch'rell is revealed before he is defeated once again.
In the wake of the Shredder's defeat, a gang war erupts over control of his lost territory by the remainder of the Foot Clan, the Purple Dragons (led by Hun), and the New York mafia (aided by Baxter Stockman). Leonardo and Raphael argue over their place in fighting in the war, but the Turtles end up aiding Karai, the Shredder's adopted daughter, in claiming control of the New York Foot Clan and restoring order to the city. Though they part with a friendly ceasefire, the Shredder is revealed to have survived yet again, and Karai's loyalty to her father conflicting with her honor becomes a critical dilemma for her for the remainder of the series.
In the season finale, the Turtles follow Splinter to the Battle Nexus, a kingdom where a tournament is held between the multiverse's greatest warriors by the Ultimate Daimyo. The Turtles meet new allies in the form of Miyamoto Usagi and Murakami Gennosuke, and end up working to defeat an attempted coup on the Daimyo's life by his own son and Drako, an old foe of Splinter's.
Cast
Main cast
- Michael Sinterniklaas as Leonardo, the leader of the Turtles who seeks an alliance with Karai. (26 episodes)
- Frank Frankson as Raphael, Leonardo's second-in-command who often argues with him. (26 episodes)
- Sam Riegel as Donatello, the Turtles' genius inventor. (26 episodes)
- Wayne Grayson as Michelangelo, the Turtles' youngest member and a large source of comic relief. (26 episodes)
- Darren Dunstan as Splinter, the Turtles' sensei and adopted father, the former pet of Hamato Yoshi. (18 episodes (has no lines in episode 13))
- Scottie Ray as Ch'rell/Oroku Saki/The Shredder, the main antagonist of the series and leader of the Foot Clan, whose true nature is revealed early into the season. (7 episodes)
- Veronica Taylor as April O'Neil, a woman who develops feelings for Casey Jones. (9 episodes (has no lines in episode 1))
- Marc Thompson as Casey Jones, an ally of the Turtles who develops mutual feelings for April O'Neil. (11 episodes (has no lines in episode 1))
- Scott Williams as Baxter Stockman, a brilliant, maniacal scientist who abandons the Foot for a majority of the season. (9 episodes)
Recurring cast
- Greg Carey as Hun, the Shredder's second-in-command, a hulking gangster and the leader of the Purple Dragons.
- Karen Neil as Karai, adopted daughter of the Shredder whose devoted service and loyalty to him conflicts with her sense of honor, especially of Leonardo's more-than-friendly feelings for her. After the Shredder returns, she becomes his new second-in-command.
- Marc Thompson as The Ultimate Daimyo, a warrior king who hosts a tournament of the multiverse's greatest warriors every three years; Drako, a draconian warrior who carries a grudge towards Splinter for besting him in the Battle Nexus tournament years ago.
- Michael Alston Bailey as Zanramon, the despotic Prime Leader of the Triceraton Republic; Big Boss, the leader of the Mob.
- Dan Green as Mortu, the leader of the benevolent Utroms; Commander Mozar, the second in command of the Triceraton Republic.
- Jason Griffith as Miyamoto Usagi, an anthropomorphic rabbit samurai who the Turtles meet in the Battle Nexus tournament.
- Frederick B. Owens as Traximus, an honorable Triceraton gladiator the Turtles befriend; Leatherhead a mutant crocodile tricked into helping Baxter Stockman.
- Ted Lewis as Ve-Sama, a warrior prince who goes by the title "Ultimate Ninja", who seeks a battle with Leonardo; Kluh, a hulking Levram warrior who becomes a rival of Michelangelo.
- Oliver Wyman as Fugitoid/Professor Honeycutt, a Federation scientist whose mind was accidentally uploaded into an android's body, who possesses the plans for a teleportation device warred over by the Triceratons and Federation; General Blanque the leader of the Federation; Gyoji, the referee of the Battle Nexus.
Crew
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was produced by Mirage Studios, 4 Kids Entertainment, 4Kids Productions, and Dong Woo Animation and distributed by 4 Kids Entertainment and was aired on Fox's Saturday morning kids' block in the US.[3] The producers were Gary Richardson, Frederick U. Fierst, and Joellyn Marlow for the American team; Tae Ho Han was the producer for the Korean team.[3]
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written By | Original air date | TV Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Turtles in Space, Part 1: The Fugitoid" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | November 8, 2003 | S02E01 |
| 28 | 2 | "Turtles in Space, Part 2: The Trouble with Triceratons" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | November 15, 2003 | S02E02 |
| 29 | 3 | "Turtles in Space, Part 3: The Big House" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | November 22, 2003 | S02E03 |
| 30 | 4 | "Turtles in Space, Part 4: The Arena" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | November 29, 2003 | S02E04 |
| 31 | 5 | "Turtles in Space, Part 5: Triceraton Wars" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | December 6, 2003 | S02E05 |
| 32 | 6 | "Secret Origins, Part 1" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | January 17, 2004 | S02E06 |
| 33 | 7 | "Secret Origins, Part 2" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | January 24, 2004 | S02E07 |
| 34 | 8 | "Secret Origins, Part 3" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | January 31, 2004 | S02E08 |
| 35 | 9 | "Reflections" | Chuck Patton | Roland Gonzalez | February 14, 2004 | S02E09 |
| 36 | 10 | "The Ultimate Ninja" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | February 7, 2004 | S02E10 |
| 37 | 11 | "The Return of Nano" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | February 21, 2004 | S02E11 |
| 38 | 12 | "What a Croc!" | Chuck Patton | Ben Townsend | February 28, 2004 | S02E12 |
| 39 | 13 | "Return to the Underground" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | March 6, 2004 | S02E13 |
| 40 | 14 | "City at War, Part 1" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | March 13, 2004 | S02E14 |
| 41 | 15 | "City at War, Part 2" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | March 20, 2004 | S02E15 |
| 42 | 16 | "City at War, Part 3" | Chuck Patton | Ben Townsend | March 27, 2004 | S02E16 |
| 43 | 17 | "Junklantis" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | April 3, 2004 | S02E17 |
| 44 | 18 | "The Golden Puck" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | April 10, 2004 | S02E18 |
| 45 | 19 | "Rogue in the House, Part 1" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | April 17, 2004 | S02E19 |
| 46 | 20 | "Rogue in the House, Part 2" | Chuck Patton | Ben Townsend | April 24, 2004 | S02E20 |
| 47 | 21 | "April's Artifact" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | May 1, 2004 | S02E21 |
| 48 | 22 | "Return of the Justice Force" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | May 8, 2004 | S02E22 |
| 49 | 23 | "The Big Brawl, Part 1" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | May 15, 2004 | S02E23 |
| 50 | 24 | "The Big Brawl, Part 2" | Chuck Patton | Ben Townsend | September 18, 2004 | S02E24 |
| 51 | 25 | "The Big Brawl, Part 3" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | September 25, 2004 | S02E25 |
| 52 | 26 | "The Big Brawl, Part 4" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | October 2, 2004 | S02E26 |
References
- ^ Season Two Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website Archived 2008-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ TMNT DVD releases on Official Site Archived 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine ninjaturtles.com. retrieved on February 15, 2008
- ^ a b "TMNT credits on Dongwoo Animation". Dongwoo Animation Co. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
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External links
- Season One Episode list with detailed synopses at the Official Ninja Turtles website
- Episode list with synopses at TV.com
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