Season 1

September 12, 1997

Vowing to stop Dragon Lord, Shredder's evil successor, wise Master Chung tells his daughter that she must join the Ninja Turtles to save humankind.

September 19, 1997

Venus De Milo arrives in New York and introduces herself to the Turtles. Then she reveals that she too was dropped into the toxic sludge at birth.

September 26, 1997

Venus leads the Turtles in meditation to help Splinter escape from his dream state, after which they practice martial arts to enter the Dream Realm.

October 3, 1997

The Turtles barely escaped the last time they were confronted by Dragon Lord. Now their nemesis has stolen the coveted Serum of Invincibility!

October 10, 1997

Donatello and Venus have very different ideas regarding how to neutralize the Serum of Invincibility.

October 17, 1997

Dragon Lord reaches through the time warp to steal the Staff of Bu-Ki, an ancient relic with the power to destroy any and all shinobi spell-casters.

October 24, 1997

When a series of high-profile bank robberies ravage New York City, the Turtles choose not to get involved right away.

October 31, 1997

One of Donatello's biggest idols in the world of science, Dr. Quease, is kidnapped by the dragons.

November 7, 1997

While on an early-morning sewer jog, the Turtles discover a rare baby Turtle in the underground storage house of crazy poacher Simon Bonesteel.

November 14, 1997

When Dragon Lord and Dr. Quease have an argument, Quease propositions Donatello, because he thinks they should work together.

November 21, 1997

When Michaelangelo finds a winning lottery ticket, he thinks his sewer days are over. But the others have already dreamt of ways to spend the money!

November 28, 1997

After an encounter with Bonesteel, Mikey comes up with an idea -- an all-night rave for animal rights where everybody dresses as their favorite beast.

December 5, 1997

Our heroes have a hard time sorting out who's who when their evil counterparts start popping up everywhere -- and they all look like the Turtles.

December 12, 1997

The dragons are tired of Dragon Lord's oppressive regime, and want to help the Turtles send him back into the mirror. Are they for real?

December 19, 1997

As Donatello is scanning the Web for information, someone breaks into his computer and sends him a coded message -- one that reprograms Donny's brain!

January 9, 1998

Raphael is enjoying one of his favorite pastimes -- harassing crazed poacher Simon Bonesteel -- when a platoon of Rank warriors join in the game.

January 16, 1998

When the Turtles stumble upon a man being attacked by dragons in Central Park, they are shocked to learn they've rescued someone from their past!

January 23, 1998

When an alchemy accident gives Wick telekinetic powers, he not only uses it over the Dragon Lord, but he puts the Ninja Turtles to the test too!

January 30, 1998

When Venus's life is saved by one of the Dragon Lord's Rank warriors, the Turtles are forced to re-examine their views on dragons.

February 6, 1998

When his apartment burns down, Splinter's chess opponent moves in with the Turtles for a few days.

February 13, 1998

The continuing conflict between Raphael and Donatello comes to a head... again. This time, however, Mike and Leonardo get dragged into it.

February 20, 1998

While the Turtles are busy evading Bonesteel, an old enemy of Chung I's arrives in New York to destroy Chung I's former student: Venus.

February 27, 1998

Raphael and the Turtles go against the wishes of Venus and Splinter and return Vam Mi's heart. Yet the vampires are determined to destroy Venus.

March 6, 1998

Bonesteel is sick and tired of the immortal bloodsuckers getting in the way of his efforts to capture the Turtles.

March 13, 1998

With the Turtles being held hostage by Bonesteel, it's up to Splinter and Venus to defeat the vampires once and for all.

March 20, 1998

When Venus accidentally traps someone in a forcefield, they begin to question her value to the team, recounting her numerous mistakes in the past.