Ep 23. Adventures In Turtlesitting

The show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles season 4 episode 23, "Adventures In Turtlesitting," revolves around the four ninja turtles and their friend Casey Jones. The episode starts with April O'Neil leaving for the week to visit her aunt in Florida. As April's departure becomes certain, the turtles and Casey begin to wonder how they will keep themselves occupied in her absence.

While in the middle of the conversation, April left and noted some important reminders for the turtles and gave them a relatively more significant task to serve as their responsibility during her absence, which is to take care of Kirby, a friend of theirs who is a mutant dog. Kirby's mutation was due to the exposure of mutagen and has the ability to talk and communicate with humans. The instructions and the task seem simple initially, but as the day progresses, the turtles find themselves in a string of chaos.

The chaos starts when Raph gets hold of a pizza coupon and convinces his brothers and Casey to go out for a pizza treat to celebrate the last day of exams. Ignoring Leo's suggestion to stay and take care of Kirby, they all rush out to grab their favorite pizza. But soon afterward, the situation starts to go wrong. On their way back, they are attacked by the Triceratons, and the battle they had with them leads to the destruction of their home.

As they return, they find out that Kirby has escaped. They start to roam around in the city, looking for Kirby. In the midst of their search, they meet with old enemies, Bebop and Rocksteady. Bebop and Rocksteady are shown to be making bombs in their new house and have not lost their touch on causing chaos. When the turtles initially confront them, Bebop and Rocksteady seem to have changed their ways and decided to turn over a new leaf. Believing them to have mended their ways, the turtles decide to trust them.

However, in an unfortunate series of events, the turtles find out that Bebop and Rocksteady were lying and were still up to no good. They had stolen Kirby and held him hostage, and had planned to use him as a bargaining chip to obtain the mutagen they needed to make their bombs. In a heated battle with Bebop and Rocksteady, the turtles manage to rescue Kirby, but not without getting themselves into deeper trouble.

As they start their journey back home, they realize that they have been followed by the Triceratons all along, and more significantly, that they had located their new hideout. In the ensuing battle, Casey comes up with a plan and succeeds in warding off the Triceratons. The turtles and Casey return home victorious, but they find that their victory has come at a cost. The house is a mess, and they have missed Kirby's birthday, which was the main reason for April's trip to Florida.

As they return Kirby home and try to clean up their house's mess, April returns. The episode ends with April being surprised and happy about the efforts put in by the turtles in taking care of Kirby and their wayward victory with the Triceratons. She is not disappointed about the mess and, instead, is ecstatic about the happy and cheerful homecoming party that the turtles have thrown for Kirby, the mutant dog.

In conclusion, the episode "Adventures In Turtlesitting" is full of action, chaos, and unforeseen happenings that cross the turtle's path. The episode has plenty of entertainment for both young audiences and older viewers who grew up with the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.