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Recap / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) S03E26 "Pizza by the Shred"

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While the Turtles work on upgrading the Neutrinos' Starcruiser, Michaelangelo gets a job as a pizza delivery turtle. Little does he know that the pizza joint he’s working for is a front for the Shredder’s latest plan to destroy the Turtles.


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  • Continuity Nod: The Turtles still have the Starcruiser the Neutrinos left behind. It ends up being taken
  • Cool Car: The Starcruiser, as the Turtles rice it up.
  • Does Not Like Spam: Krang tells Shredder that nobody likes anchovies on pizza.
  • Downer Ending: Played with. Shredder and his mutants escape from the turtles by stealing their Starcruiser, but they are unable to control it since its air brakes weren't repaired. This understandably upsets the Turtles, since they spent the whole episode (and series) fixing it up since receiving it, and hardly ever got the chance to use it themselves.
  • Extreme Omnivore: Donatello somehow decides to add a wicker basket to a pizza dough blender because it adds "fiber".
  • Hero Stole My Bike: Mike "borrows" the Starcruiser from the other turtles to deliver his pizza faster.
  • Not Now, Kiddo: While skiing through the sewers to find the Turtles' Lair (unaware they're tracking the Rat King's hideout), Bebop noticed fewer Foot Soldiers following them due to the Turtles getting rid of them. Shredder tells him to be quiet because he can't hear the homing beacon. Only after threatening the Rat King does he notice.
    Shredder: My Foot Soldiers! What happened to them?!
    Bebop: That's what I tried to tell you, boss, they're gone.
  • Oh, Crap!: Mike, when he finds out his boss is the Shredder, who tried to find the Turtles' lair.
  • Paper-Thin Disguise: The Turtles are somehow unable to recognize Shredder's voice, his armored hands and eyes... apparently, they cannot see it is him unless they seem him face to face.
  • Running Gag:
    Michelangelo: (seeing Shredder's hand on a commercial) Where have I seen those hands before?
    Michelangelo: (seeing Shredder's eyes through the door slot) Where have I seen those eyes before?
    Donatello: (after ordering Weird Pizza on the phone) Where have I heard that voice before?
  • The Quincy Punk: One of the pizza customers looks like this.
  • Wacky Cravings: One of the customers is a pregnant woman who ordered pickles and ice cream pizza.

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