History Recap / TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987S02E04TheMeanMachines

* AIIsACrapshoot: When Shredder and Baxter hook the fragment of the Eye of Sarnoth into the mega computer, O.M.N.S.S., it turns into a power-mad and megalomanic AI.
* AnimatingArtifact: The Eye of Sarnoth fragment [[InstantAIJustAddWater makes O.M.N.S.S. self-aware when he plugs the crystal into it]], [[AIIsACrapshoot the resulting AI turning on its creators]].

* AnimatingArtifact: The Eye of Sarnoth fragment [[InstantAIJustAddWater makes O.M.N.S.S. self-aware when he plugs the crystal into it]], [[AIIsACrapshoot the resulting AI that turns on its creators]].

* AnimatingArtifact: The Eye of Sarnoth fragment [[InstantAIJustAddWater makes O.M.N.S.S. self-aware when he plugs the crystal into it]], [[AIIsACrapshoot the resulting AI wasting no time in turning on its creators]].

* AnimatingArtifact: The Eye of Sarnoth fragment makes Baxter Stockman's computer self-aware when he plugs it into it, the resulting AI -- O.M.N.S.S. -- wasting no time in turning on its masters.

* MundaneSolution: Omnss is defeated when April [[CutTheJuice pulls the computer's plug]].

Shredder and Baxter recover the second fragment of the Eye of Sarnoth, using it to power a malevolent computer named Omnss that can control any machinery it can at will. Shredder plans to use Omnis to not only open a portal back to Dimension X and return the Foot Soldiers to Earth, but to destroy the Turtles as well.

* MundaneSolution: Omnss is defeated when April pulls the computer's plug.

-->'''Mikey''': ''[[overhearing approaching machines.]]'' [[OhCrap And sooner than we thought!]]

* MathematiciansAnswer: In order to reach Shredder and O.M.N.S.S. the Turtles and April have to scale the exterior of a skyscraper. When April sees how high up they are (complete with {{VertigoShot}}) and baulks at this, their response is less than helpful.

-->'''April''': [[You'veGotToBeKiddingMe You're kidding!]] It's seventy stories straight down!

* MathematiciansAnswer: In order to reach Shredder and O.M.N.S.S. the Turtles and April have to scale the exterior of a skyscraper. When April sees how high up they are (complete with VertigoShot) and baulks at this, their response is less than helpful.
-->'''April''': [[YouveGotToBeKiddingMe You're kidding!]] It's seventy stories straight down!

* AIIsACrapShoot: When Shredder and Baxter hook the fragment of the Eye of Sarnoth into the mega computer, O.M.N.S.S., it turns into a power-mad and megalomanic AI.

* MundaneSolution: Omnss is defeated by April pulling the computer's plug.

* MundaneSolution: Omnss is defeated by April unplugging it.

Shredder and Baxter recover the second fragment of the Eye of Sarnoth, using it to power a malevolent computer named Omnis that can control any machinery it can at will. Shredder plans to use Omnis to not only open a portal back to Dimension X and return the Foot Soldiers to Earth, but to destroy the Turtles as well.

* AIIsACrapShoot: When Shredder and Baxter hook the fragment of the Eye of Sarnoth into the mega computer, O.M.N.U.S., it turns into a power-mad and megalomanic A.I.
* ChekhovsGun: The alien tracker ends up being incompatible with Turtle Van's equipment, which results in it being short circuited. This ends up saving the Turtle's lives later on when Omnis takes control of the van and attempts to force it to crash; Donatello links the tracker with the van again to fry the van's systems.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Splinter is seen eating pizza alongside the Turtles and April at the end of the episode. This was before later episodes as early as later season two would go on to establish that he couldn't stand pizza.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Splinter is seen eating pizza alongside the Turtles and April at the end of the episode. This was before later episodes established that he couldn't stand pizza.