The Technodrome's portal to Earth is out of commission, so if the Shredder can't go to the Turtles, he has to bring the turtles to him.
Tropes:
- Kent Brockman News: Vernon gets his own talk show — Vernon — where he spreads baseless conspiracy theories to a live studio-audience, like the idea that pizza-delivery boys are a menace to society. The only reason why he got it was that it's "controversial" and is pulling ratings.
- Shout-Out: Snow White and the Seven Samurai is an obvious mashup of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Seven Samurai.
