"Rise of the Turtles" | |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episodes | |
Episode nos. | Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2 |
Directed by | Michael Chang (Part 1) Alan Wan (Part 2) |
Written by | Joshua Sternin J.R. Ventimilia |
Production codes | 101 102 |
Original air dates | September 28, 2012 September 29, 2012 (Part 2) | (Part 1)
"Rise of the Turtles" is the two-part series premiere of the 2012 animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The first part of the episodes aired on Nickelodeon on September 28, 2012, with the second part airing the following day on September 29, 2012.
In the episodes, the Turtles visit the surface world in New York City for the first time since being mutated, and witness the Kraang kidnap April O'Neil and her father, Kirby. The Turtles attempt to rescue the O'Neils, while learning of the mutagen possessed by the Kraang which could hold many secrets relating to their mutations.