In a previous Showcase we watched the first miniseries for the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. Tonight the second miniseries, minus the episode that brought Shredder back to Earth. In case you missed the aptly titled “The Return Of Shredder”, Oroku Saki is sent back to Earth minus his Foot Soldiers and mutants, Krang refuses to help any further until he destroys the Ninja Turtles.
Instead we jump to the next storyline, the “Eye Of Sarnath”. In these four episodes, Shredder sees the Turtles rescue a dying alien, learning of a shattered crystal from space called the Eye Of Sarnath. The individual fragments already have unusual and dangerous powers, but if brought together it’s even worse. At this point the show ramps up the comedy elements a bit more, but not as much as the show would continue to be in syndication. Also, for some reason Nickelodeon’s official YouTube channel doesn’t use the original theme song. Still, I think you’ll enjoy.
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