Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series, season 5) | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 20[1] |
Release | |
Original network | Nickelodeon (episodes 1–10; 18–20) Nicktoons (episodes 11–17) |
Original release | March 19 – November 12, 2017 |
Season chronology | |
List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) episodes |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [nb 1] | Prod. code [3] | USA viewers (millions) |
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105 | 1 | 'Scroll of the Demodragon' | Sebastian Montes | Randolph Heard | March 19, 2017 | 501 | 1.10[4] |
Despite the Turtles victory against the Shredder, the Foot Clan has been reborn as an underground cult led by Tiger Claw. As he plans to resurrect the Super Shredder with the aid of the mighty demodragon, Kavaxas. | |||||||
106 | 2 | 'The Forgotten Swordsman' | Alan Wan | Peter Di Cicco | March 26, 2017 | 502 | 1.21[5] |
When Karai became the rightful heiress of the Foot Clan, her old teacher, Hattori Tatsu, seeks rightful ownership by hunting the Shredder's legendary helmet, the Kuro Kabuto. Unfortunately, Tiger Claw and his lackeys are also in search of the Kabuto, as it is one of the essential items required for Kavaxas to return the Super Shredder to life. | |||||||
107 | 3 | 'Heart of Evil' | Rie Koga | Gavin Hignight | April 2, 2017 | 503 | 0.91[6] |
Donatello's grudge with Don Vizioso threatens the Turtles' newest mission: To retrieve the heart of the Super Shredder, which is in the possession of Don Vizioso himself. | |||||||
108 | 4 | 'End Times' | Sebastian Montes | Brandon Auman | April 9, 2017 | 504 | 1.39[7] |
With the aid of Karai and Leatherhead, the Turtles, April and Casey must defeat Kavaxas and prevent him from destroying the world with his army of the undead. | |||||||
109110 | 56 | 'When Worlds Collide' | Sebastian MontesAlan Wan | Todd Casey and Elliott Casey Eugene Son | June 18, 2017 | 510511 | 0.92[8] |
The Newtralizer returns to New York City, more powerful than ever before, and joins forces with a dangerous and unexpected ally. With the help of Mona Lisa and Sal Commander, the Turtles fight back to defend their city. | |||||||
111 | 7 | 'Yojimbo' | Rie Koga | Stan Sakai | July 23, 2017 | 515 | 1.11[9] |
The Ninja Turtles are transported to an alternate dimension, where they befriend the Samurai Rabbit and fierce master swordsman, Miyamoto Usagi. | |||||||
112 | 8 | 'Osoroshi no Tabi' | Sebastian Montes | Brandon Auman | July 30, 2017 | 516 | 1.03[10] |
Usagi leads the Turtles through a haunted forest, where they end up encountering mischievous and highly dangerous spirits. | |||||||
113 | 9 | 'Kagayake! Kintaro' | Alan Wan | Henry Gilroy | August 6, 2017 | 517 | 1.37[11] |
As they reach their destination, Usagi and the Turtles must help young Kintaro fulfill his destiny. | |||||||
114 | 10 | 'Lone Rat and Cubs' | Alan Wan | Kevin Eastman | August 13, 2017 | 505 | 1.06[12] |
When Splinter is mutated into a sewer rat, he must learn to survive the life of a mutant on the run while protecting four infant mutant turtles from the Kraang. It is a flashback set before the events of 'Rise of the Turtles, Part 1'. | |||||||
115 | 11 | 'The Wasteland Warrior' | Rie Koga | Brandon Auman | September 22, 2017 (Nicktoons) | 518 | N/A |
In an alternate post-apocalyptic future, all humans and most of the mutant population have been wiped out due to an extremely powerful mutagen bomb. Only a weathered version of Raphael, who has most of his childhood memories lost to him, and Donatello (whose consciousness has been transferred into Metalhead) have been traveling throughout the Impossible Wasteland trying to stay alive while being pursued by Verminator Rex and his Honey Badger' Ravagers. They befriend a female meerkat warrior named Mira, the last of her tribe. She harbors the secret to 'Paradise' and is looking for a wise turtle called 'the Holy Chalupa.' | |||||||
116 | 12 | 'The Impossible Desert' | Sebastian Montes | Peter Di Cicco | September 22, 2017 (Nicktoons) | 519 | N/A |
Raphael, Donatello and Mira continue to be trapped by constant sandstorms throughout the desert, but are saved by none other than Chompy Picasso, who has grown considerably over the decades. On their way, they manage to find 'the Holy Chalupa' who is, in truth, an elderly thin Michelangelo. He takes them to his home, an old pizza shop, where Ice Cream Kitty waits. While the three Turtles are catching up and trying to accept the loss of their leader and eldest brother Leonardo, they are all attacked by Verminator Rex who has become allied with Imperius Reptilicus and reptilian Scale Tail Clan. The villains manage to abduct Mira but is followed by an angry Raphael. | |||||||
117 | 13 | 'Carmageddon!' | Alan Wan | Gavin Hignight | September 22, 2017 (Nicktoons) | 520 | N/A |
Still trapped in 'the Pit', Raphael manages to defeat his two opponents and is hailed as leader of both tribes by the crowd. Aided by Mira, Mikey, Donnie and Chompy, they flee in search of 'the Green Paradise', but they are forced to confront Maximus Kong, the evil leader of the Wasteland. In a shocking revelation, Raphael learns that Maximus Kong is Leonardo. A flashback reveals that the Mutagen bomb caused him to undergo a second mutation, resulting in memory loss and insanity. But, Raphael's love for his brother frees Leonardo from his rage and helps him to regain his memories. All four brothers are reunited and arrive at 'the Green Paradise' (also known as the Oasis) with Mira. A shot shows the four Turtles and Splinter taking a picture together. This is followed by Leonardo holding a picket sign in dedication to the creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. | |||||||
118 | 14 | 'The Curse of Savanti Romero' | Rie Koga | Peter Di Cicco | September 27, 2017 (Nicktoons) | 506 | N/A |
The Turtles' plans to enjoy Halloween are put on hold when strange monsters threaten to transform New York City. | |||||||
119 | 15 | 'The Crypt of Dracula' | Sebastian Montes | John Shirley | September 27, 2017 (Nicktoons) | 507 | N/A |
Renet transports the Ninja Turtles to Transylvania to stop Savanti Romero from recruiting Count Dracula. | |||||||
120 | 16 | 'The Frankenstein Experiment' | Alan Wan | Brandon Auman | October 4, 2017[13] (Nicktoons) | 508 | N/A |
Savanti recruits Frankenstein's Monster and will soon unleash his creatures on the 21st century. | |||||||
121 | 17 | 'Monsters Among Us' | Rie Koga | Kevin Burke and Chris 'Doc' Wyatt | October 11, 2017 (Nicktoons) | 509 | N/A |
When Renet and the Turtles return to a world run by monsters, they realize they have made the situation even worse. | |||||||
122 | 18 | 'Wanted: Bebop & Rocksteady'[14] | Rie Koga | Peter Di Cicco | November 12, 2017[15] | 512 | 1.36[16] |
When the 1987 series version of the Shredder and Krang appear in the 2012 Ninja Turtles' dimension, they employ the present Bebop and Rocksteady, and find their plans succeeding better than ever. Meanwhile, the 1987 series versions of the Ninja Turtles seeks help from the present Ninja Turtles, April O'Neil and Casey Jones to stop both Krang and Shredder. | |||||||
123 | 19 | 'The Foot Walks Again!'[14] | Sebastian Montes | Mark Henry | November 12, 2017[15] | 513 | 1.36[16] |
The Turtles must train their 1987 series counterparts to face a greater threat than they've ever encountered while April and Casey seeks help from Karai and Shinigami to track down Bebop and Rocksteady and discover 1987 series Shredder and Krang's dangerous scheme to take over both the 1987 and 2012 universes. | |||||||
124 | 20 | 'The Big Blowout'[14] | Alan Wan | Jed MacKay | November 12, 2017[15] | 514 | 1.36[16] |
The Ninja Turtles (with the aid of April, Casey, Karai, Shinigami) enlist the help of the Mighty Mutanimals to stop 1987 series Krang and Shredder from destroying the 2012 series Earth, with a little help from the unlikeliest of mutants. |
The CG series will air one last season starting Sunday, March 19.