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04x24 - Rebel Without a Fin

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". Aired: December 28, 1987 – November 2, 1996.*
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Set in New York City, the series follows the adventures of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their allies as they battle the Shredder, Krang, and numerous other villains and criminals.

04x24 - Rebel Without a Fin

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♪ Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles ♪

♪ Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles ♪

♪ Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles ♪

♪ Heroes in a half shell ♪

♪ Turtle power ♪

♪ They're the world's ♪

♪ Most fearsome
fighting team ♪

We're really hip.

♪ They're heroes
in the half shell ♪

♪ And they're green ♪

Hey, get a grip!

♪ When the evil Shredder
attacks ♪

♪ These turtle boys
don't cut him no slack ♪

♪ Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles ♪

♪ Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles ♪

♪ Splinter taught them
to be ninja teens ♪

He's a radical rat.

♪ Leonardo leads ♪

♪ Donatello does machines ♪

And that's a fact, Jack.

♪ Raphael is cool,
but rude ♪
Gimme a break.

♪ Michelangelo
is a party dude ♪

♪ Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles ♪

♪ Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles ♪

♪ Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles ♪

♪ Heroes in a half shell ♪

♪ Turtle power ♪

What's the name of that movie
again, Michelangelo?

Gorgonzola Versus
The Slime Monster.

Gee, after going to all
the trouble of getting
these new disguises,

it better be good.

Are you kidding?

Nobody can stomp Tokyo
like old Gorgonzola.

Oh, now there's something you
don't see everyday.

You don't suppose--

Stop, thieves!

We better do something
about this, and fast.

Yeah.

I don't want to miss the
beginning of the movie.

They went around that corner.

Aw, this pearl
must be worth a fortune.

Not to mention what the rest
of the pot will bring us.

[LEONARDO]
Hey, you, stop!

Does this thing suddenly
seem heavier to you?

All right, just put it down
and there won't be any trouble.

Heh heh, will you
look at that.

We're being attacked
by a hiking troop.

Oh, yeah?

Laugh this off.

Grab it!

Hang on, Donatello!

I got it, I got it!

I don't got it.

I'll stop that
overgrown flower pot.

Yow!

[GROANING]

Good work, Raphael,
you stopped it.

Just call me talented.

Look! The thieves are escaping!

Yeah, but at least
we got the urn.

But I wonder what's so special
about this oversized cookie jar.

Excuse me, could I interject
a thought at this point?

What, Raphael?

Get this darn thing off of me!

Any mail for me
while I was gone?

The Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles,

how can I ever thank you?

Well, buying me a new shell
would be a start.

Why were those crooks
after this thing, anyway?

[MAN]
I can't understand it.

Three times have they tried
to steal it since I bought it.

Well, it looks pretty valuable.

True, this is the urn
of Chaka Hatchi,

it is extremely precious,

but the legends
say it is cursed!

I can believe that.

Sounds to me like you
need some protection-ay,
amigo.

I'm having an entire security
system installed,

but it won't be finished
until 3:00 today.

Turtle-sans, keep the urn until
the security system is in place.

But the only place we can
take it is the sewers.

We're going to have to lug
it all the way down there?

[RAPHAEL]
I have a feeling this
is not going to be

the high spot of my day.

What is happening?

Come, my Lotus Blossom.

Who are you?
What did you call me?

Come with me.

No, Lotus.
You mustn't go.

You don't belong with him.

You are mine.

Oh, that dream again.

The third time this week.

The Turtles have
something to do with it.

I must seek them and find out
the meaning of this,

or I shall have no peace.

[RAPHAEL]
Boy, is this any way
to earn a living?

There it goes again!

You know, if I didn't know
it was impossible,

I'd say this urn was trying
to smash itself open.

I don't know what it was the
thieves chipped off,

and all this inscription says
is "In honor of Chaka Hatchi".

I have never seen
an urn like this.

But what about that Chaka dude,
Master Splinter?

I must consult my ancient
clan histories to learn
more about him.

Gee, that could take hours.

Yeah, and there is something
majorly mysterioso
about that urn.

Perhaps it would help if we knew
why the thieves were after it.

Maybe we'd find a clue
at the scene of the crime.

What makes you think that?

Because it always works
when they do it on TV.

[APRIL]
This is the third time burglars
have tried to steal

the urn of Chaka Hatchi since
it arrived in this country.

Presently, it is being
guarded by the Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles.

April O'Neil,
lunch-time news.

Aw, gee, boss, why'd
you turn it off?

Yeah, there was cartoons
coming on next.

The urn of Chaka Hatchi
in the hands of those Turtles!

I can't believe it!

All my life I've been searching
for that urn,

and now those repugnant
reptiles have it.

We're stuck on this
miserable planetoid,

and all you can think about
is your porcelain collection.

You fool, that urn contains
powers you've never dreamed of.

Ptah! I'd have been better
off hiring street mimes.

At least they know
when to shut up!

I must have that urn!

Oh, goodie, does that mean we
get to go to Earth,

and get it for you, boss?

No! You morons would
probably drop it!

There is one on Earth
who is much better suited
to get it for us.

But first,
she must be convinced.

Bebop, Rocksteady, bring me the
holographic 3D video camera.

Now, to seek out the Turtles.

[FREQUENCY TUNING]

[SHREDDER]
Lotus Blossom.

[LOTUS]
Who are you?

I am the ghost
of Chaka Hatchi,

the leader of the clan
from which you are descended.

I have no clan.
I am a masterless warrior.

You are wrong, Lotus Blossom.

Your parents were
from the Chaka Hatchi clan.

They were?

A grave crime has been
committed.

Our clan's sacred urn
has been stolen.

We have been dishonored.

If I am indeed a member
of this clan,

I must do anything
for its honor.

Then go, punish the Turtles
who have disgraced us,

and return here with the urn!

If the Turtles are guilty, they
will suffer the consequences.

Gee, boss, you were great.

I think you really fooled her.

Uh, yeah, if they gave Oscars
for sneakiness,

you'd be a shoe-in.

Why, thank you.

Now all we have to do
is sit back and wait

while Lotus Blossom
gets the urn for us.

Here's something.

Those thieves must
have dropped it.

The secret hideout.

You know, there's something
vaguely suspicious sounding
about that name.

It sure sounds like a place
where criminals would hang out.

Then let's get them!

Yeah!

We'll make them tell
everything they know about--

[RAPHAEL]
Lotus Blossom,
what are you doing?

Do you have the urn
of Chaka Hatchi?

Yes, but--

Then you have dishonored
my clan and now you must pay!

Aghh! Look out!

Lotus Blossom, stop this!

You have dishonored my clan!

What clan?
You have no clan.

I am a descendant
of Chaka Hatchi!

What? That's impossible!

You speak treason
against my clan!

We got to get that
lady to calm down.

Maybe if we sang her
a soothing ballad.

Whoa!

[LOTUS BLOSSOM]
Come back, you desecrators!

Circle round and find cover.

What the heck
are these things?

They're records.

You know,
what people used to listen
to before compact discs.

Whoa, somebody really burned
these pizzas!

Show yourselves, you cowards!

I want that urn
or your shells!

[MICHELANGELO]
Have it your way, dudette.

Cowabunga!

You get the feeling Lotus
is upset about something?

Uh-oh.

Oh, no, you don't.

All for one and one for aah!

I think my swashbuckling days
are over, dudes.

Now, Lotus, you're a little
distraught--

Yeah, let us explain.

Hi-ya!

That's what I call a
record-breaking event.

Now, Turtles,
you will pay.

[LEONARDO]
All right, hold it!

You want the urn?
You've got it.

At last you see reason.

Take me to it at once!

But it belongs
to that old man.

I know,
but it's our only chance
to explain things to her.

I have been studying
clan history all day, Lotus.

You are not descended
from the Chaka Hatchi clan.

The ghost seemed so real.

Lotus, ghosts are
a scientific
impossibility.

And those dreams
I've been having?

Surely the real Chaka Hatchi

would have known
that the Turtles are merely
guarding the urn.

I fear someone is
deceiving you.

But why?

Why would someone
go to such lengths
to trick me?

Think, Lotus.

Can you remember
anything about him?

He was wearing
an armored mask,

but his voice
did sound familiar.

[SHREDDER LAUGHING]

Soon the urn of
Chaka Hatchi will be mine,

and with it,
the ultimate power
in the universe!

Can you make it so
we don't have to clean
our rooms no more?

With that urn
I can do anything.

And to think that
Lotus Blossom herself

is going to get it for me.

But how are we going to
get it from Lotus?

I hadn't thought of that.

I guess you two nincompoops

will have to go to Earth
and get it after all.

Oh, goody.

We get to make
trouble on Earth.

Make all the trouble you want,

just get that urn!

And remember,
don't drop it.

I was born 400 years too late.

I don't belong in this world.

I belong in ancient Japan!

Everyone is where they are
for a reason, Lotus.

All my life
I've wanted to belong,

to find someplace
where I fit in.

But I am a ninja.

What use am I
to the modern world?

Hey, we're ninjas, too,
remember?

You could always
move in here with us.

Somehow I don't think
I'd be happy in the sewers.

If I may make
a suggestion, Lotus.

If you look for happiness
outside of yourself,

you will never find it.

Happiness exists
only within you.

Whoa.

Dude.

And remember,
you never get incredibly
wise advice like this

on those other cartoon shows.

Did you find out anything
about the urn, Master Splinter?

I have indeed, Leonardo.

According to these records,

it contains the remains of
a 16th-century clan leader.

Let me guess.

His name wouldn't be
Chaka Hatchi, would it?

Correct, Donatello.

Chaka Hatchi
was reputed to be a very
powerful magician.

Legend has it
he could create a pagoda

with a wave of his hand.

Whoa!

I'll bet he was popular
at parties

with a trick like that.

But the legends also say
that the urn is cursed.

When he passed away,
Chaka Hatchi was searching
for his kidnapped wife,

and his spirit
can never rest

until he finds her again.

Uh, Leonardo,
what time is it?

According to my Turtle watch,
it's 5 of 3.

Good.

Then let's get this
haunted jug out of here!

Care to join us, Lotus?

My plans for the day
are shot.

I might as well help you.

[DONATELLO]
I hope that old man

got the security system
installed.

[MICHELANGELO]
I'll say!

I don't want to have to
carry this thing back
to the sewers again.

[RAPHAEL]
One urn, coming up!

Well, what do you know?

Just what we was looking for.

Lotus, that ghost you saw,

did he by any chance
sound like this?

[IMITATING SHREDDER]
"You wretched reptiles.

I'll get you if it's
the last thing I do."

Yes! That's him!

I might have known
Shredder was behind this.

[LOTUS]
Guard the urn!

I'll handle them!

After the pasting
she gave us,

I almost feel sorry
for those two g*ons.

I ain't afraid of you,
Lotus Blossom.

Give me that urn!

No way.
We saw it first,
horn head!

[GRUNTING AND SHOUTING]

Well, here we go again.

[SHOUTING]

Whoa!

Dumb-dumbs!

That isn't any ordinary urn.

It's cursed.

You can't scare us.

Look at it, stupid!
It's a burial urn!

A burial urn?

[RAPHAEL]
Nice going, hog-breath!

You going to pay
for that thing?

Guys, look!

[THUNDER]

I am Chaka Hatchi,
unleashed from the urn!

I'm not sure this guy's
ready for the big city.

[DONATELLO]
I'm not sure the city's ready
for this big guy.

I am Chaka Hatchi.

Excuse me,
but weren't you the guy

who said that ghosts
were scientifically
impossible?

Okay, so I made one
little mistake.

Who stole the pearl
of Osagawaga island
from my urn?

[ALL]
What?

I vowed to find
my kidnapped wife,

even from beyond
the grave.

I cast a spell
which created the world
of old Japan

inside the urn,

so that I could continue
my quest.

The pearl was the key
to that spell.

But when it was removed,

the world within
the urn vanished.

But if he's from
ancient Japan,

how come
he's speaking English?

Because we can't
afford subtitles.

Now, I shall search
for my wife here

by turning this world
into the world of my past.

All right, Chaka Hatchi!

Do what you want
in your own world,

but leave this one alone!

Silence, mortal!

[SCREAMING]

Such a strange new custom
since I've been away.

Now everybody
dress like turtle.

[COMMUNICATOR BEEPING]

Have you got it?

Yeah, but I don't think
you want it.

Don't tell me
you dropped the urn!

Well, as a matter of fact--

You pinheads!

I should let you
stay there forever!

Aw, please, boss. No.

Gee, boss,
you're the best pal

a mutant ever had.

Well, that's two less
g*ons to worry about.

[RAPHAEL]
Yeah, but we've still got

one big goon on our hands.

It sounds to me like
the only thing
that will make him happy

is getting that pearl back.

What was the place
on that matchbook?

The Secret Hideout?

Yeah, maybe
the crooks are there.

And maybe they still
have the pearl.

That's a lot of maybes.

You got a better plan?

Yeah, but it mainly involves

taking a cruise
to the Bahamas.

I'll go get Lotus
and take her with me.

The rest of you,
try to hold him off.

That should be a snap.

You always give us
the easy jobs.

What is going on?

The urn broke,

Chaka Hatchi's free,

and we've got to find
that pearl the crooks stole!

Whoa!
This city sure is
changing.

[CARS HONKING]

Hey, I ordered
a cheeseburger!

I'm sorry.
No cheeseburger.

We only serve sushi here.

Man, oh, man!

We've got to do
something about this, dudes!

Don't panic.
We can handle this.

I must continue the search
for my beloved.

I have no time
to deal with you!

My samurai will destroy you.

Okay, now panic.

[LOTUS]
For a secret hideout,

this doesn't seem
very secret.

I guess they want to be sure
everyone knows where it is.

But if it's supposed
to be a secret...

[LEONARDO]
It's a joke, Lotus.

I can't believe
we lost that urn.

Who cares?

We still got this.

A pearl as big
as an onion.

Then I hope you won't cry
if I take it away from you.

Here, take it!

You, come back!

That way.

Oh, yeah!

Two can play at that game.

Hit it, Lotus!

No more games.

Give us that pearl!

You want it,
get it yourself!

We've got to find it.

Come on, let's blow.

This could take forever.

Boy, these samurai
play rough.

[RAPHAEL]
Yeah, why don't you go

try to talk
some sense into them?

There's nowhere
left to run.

Then we'll just
have to take them!

With what?

[MEN SHOUTING]

Can you believe this?

I'm defending myself
with a mackerel!

Bye, guys!

Have a nice day!

Uh-oh.

I'd say the only way is up.

Maybe this wasn't
such a good idea.

But at least the view's nice.

Yeah, but we may not
be around long enough
to enjoy it.

[LOTUS CRYING]

Don't cry, Lotus.

It's not so bad.

It's not me, silly.

It's the onions.

In fact,
for the first time
in my life, I'm happy.

See? The modern world
isn't so bad.

Sometimes it's even fun.

Maybe there really is
a place for me here in--

I found it!

When they yell "Timber!",
start worrying!

Where are you, my beloved?

[LEONARDO]
Stop!

If we give you
back the pearl,

will you leave us alone?

Yes.

I will continue
my search within the urn.

Then here it is.

It is you,
my long lost wife!

I am nobody's wife.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

You are she,
the one I have sought
for all these centuries.

But I am not 400 years old.

My wife's spirit
lives within you.

Surely you must feel it
in your heart,
in your dreams.

Yes, you were the man
in my dreams!

Our souls have been
searching for one another
for centuries.

I will release her spirit
from within you.

She will rejoin me
in the world of old Japan
within the urn.

No longer will your sleep
be troubled

by dreams of me.

Thank you for releasing
the spirit from within me.

I will never forget you.

Sayonara, Lotus Blossom.

Now I can stay here
in this world,

where I truly belong.

Now you're talking, Lotus.

Well, as long
as we're up here,

anyone want to reach out
and touch someone?

I'm really happy for Lotus.

Yes, I think she's finally
on the path to happiness.

Each of us must create
our own happiness, my sons.

Then, truly,
happiness will be
wherever we find it.

Well, I know where
to find happiness.

Right here in the old
pizza oven!

Huh?

I was wondering where
I left that thing.

Thanks, Michelangelo.

Well, I guess that's
today's moral, dudes.

Search for happiness,
and you find an old tire.