Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 1

2012 · 26 episodes · ★ 7.4

What Season 1 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The first season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aired on Nickelodeon from September 29, 2012 to August 8, 2013. The season introduces four turtles, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo.

26episodes

Sep 28, 2012premiered

Aug 8, 2013final episode

10 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Rise of the Turtles (1)
Sep 28, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 6.4
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...
Directing: Michael Chang · Writing: Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia
1x02 Rise of the Turtles (2)
Sep 29, 2012 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
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.
Directing: Alan Wan · Writing: Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia
1x03 Turtle Temper
Oct 6, 2012 · 23 min
The Turtles are in danger of exposure when hot-headed Raphael is caught on video arguing with a human on the street. He must learn to control his temper in order to help the others retrieve the video before it falls into the wrong hands.
Directing: Alan Wan · Writing: Jeremy Shipp · Starring: Nolan North, Lewis Black
1x04 New Friend, Old Enemy
Oct 13, 2012 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Juan Meza-Leon · Writing: Joshua Hamilton · Starring: Kevin Michael Richardson, Clancy Brown, Christian Lanz
1x05 I Think His Name Is Baxter Stockman
Oct 20, 2012 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Michael Chang, Ciro Nieli · Writing: Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia · Starring: Phil LaMarr, Danny Jacobs, Brian Bloom, Scott Menville
1x06 Metalhead
Oct 27, 2012 · 23 min
When Donatello loses confidence in his bo staff as an effective weapon, he constructs Metalhead, a fully armed robotic turtle based on Kraang technology.
Directing: Juan Meza-Leon · Writing: Tom Alvarado · Starring: Brian Bloom, Scott Menville, Nolan North, Ben Cross
1x07 Monkey Brains
Nov 3, 2012 · 23 min
Donatello and April investigate a scientist’s disappearance, but discover a conspiracy regarding a bizarre psychic monkey instead.
Directing: Alan Wan · Writing: Ron Corcillo, Russ Carney · Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Jim Meskimen, Frank Welker
1x08 Never Say Xever
Nov 10, 2012 · 23 min
Leo fears his act of mercy has come back to haunt him when Xever holds a local noodle shop owner hostage.
Directing: Michael Chang · Writing: Kenny Byerly · Starring: Kevin Michael Richardson, Clancy Brown, Christian Lanz, Sab Shimono
1x09 The Gauntlet
Nov 17, 2012 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Juan Meza-Leon · Writing: Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia · Starring: Kevin Michael Richardson, Nolan North, Clancy Brown, Christian Lanz
1x10 Panic in the Sewers
Nov 24, 2012 · 23 min
The Turtles must defend their home in the sewers when Chris Bradford tries to destroy it with a dangerous chemical.
Directing: Alan Wan · Writing: Jeremy Shipp · Starring: Kevin Michael Richardson, Brian Bloom, Clancy Brown, Andrew Kishino
1x11 Mousers Attack!
Dec 8, 2012 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Michael Chang · Writing: Kenny Byerly · Starring: Kevin Michael Richardson, Christian Lanz, Andrew Kishino, Brian Bloom
1x12 It Came From the Depths
Dec 15, 2012 · 23 min
Michelangelo befriends Leatherhead, an unstable mutant alligator who possesses a strange piece of Kraang technology, but the other Turtles aren’t sure whether Leatherhead is a friend or a foe.
Directing: Juan Meza-Leon · Writing: Ron Corcillo, Russ Carney · Starring: Peter Lurie, Brian Bloom, Scott Menville, Nolan North
1x13 I, Monster
Jan 25, 2013 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Michael Chang · Writing: Jase Ricci · Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Jim Meskimen
1x14 New Girl in Town
Feb 1, 2013 · 23 min
Snakeweed returns and begins abducting people. Tired of Raphael's constant criticism while trying to stop Snakeweed, Leonardo lets Raphael try his hand at leadership. While away from the group, Leonardo meets a female Foot Ninja named Karai, who tries to lure him to the dark side.
Directing: Alan Wan · Writing: Jeremy Shipp · Starring: Kevin Michael Richardson, Kelly Hu, Brian Bloom, Danny Jacobs
1x15 The Alien Agenda
Feb 8, 2013 · 23 min
The Turtles get their first look at high school when April's school project draws attention from the Kraang.
Directing: Juan Meza-Leon · Writing: Kenny Byerly
1x16 The Pulverizer
Feb 15, 2013 · 23 min
The Turtles meet their first fan when a teenager decides to dress up and fight crime as "The Pulverizer."
Directing: Alan Wan · Writing: Russ Carney, Ron Corcillo
1x17 TCRI
Mar 1, 2013 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Michael Chang · Writing: Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia
1x18 Cockroach Terminator
Mar 15, 2013 · 23 min
While trying to foil a Kraang invasion plot, the Turtles are hunted by a giant cockroach.
Directing: Juan Meza-Leon · Writing: Jeremy Shipp
1x19 Baxter's Gambit
Apr 5, 2013 · 23 min
Baxter Stockman seeks revenge on Fishface and Dogpound as well as the Turtles, and lures them all into a deadly labyrinth.
Directing: Alan Wan · Writing: Jase Ricci
1x20 Enemy of My Enemy
Apr 12, 2013 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Michael Chang · Writing: Kenny Byerly
1x21 Karai's Vendetta
Apr 27, 2013 · 23 min
While the Turtles are infiltrating an undersea Kraang base, the Foot Clan attempts to capture April.
Directing: Sebastian Montes, Juan Meza-Leon · Writing: Ron Corcillo, Russ Carney
1x22 The Pulverizer Returns!
May 11, 2013 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Alan Wan · Writing: Jeremy Shipp
1x23 Parasitica
Jul 20, 2013 · 23 min
Michaelangelo must fight his brothers when they fall under the control of a parasitic wasp.
Directing: Michael Chang · Writing: Pete Goldfinger
1x24 Operation: Break Out
Jul 27, 2013 · 23 min
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.
Directing: Michael Chang · Writing: Jase Ricci
1x25 Showdown (1)
Aug 8, 2013 · 23 min
The turtles engage in a difficult battle, as they make a desperate assault on TCRI to shut down the Kraang portal.
Directing: Sebastian Montes, Juan Meza-Leon · Writing: Jennifer Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin
1x26 Showdown (2) Season Finale
Aug 8, 2013 · 23 min
With the world at stake, the only thing of importance is that the Turtles complete their mission. No matter what ...
Directing: Alan Wan · Writing: Jennifer Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin