Donatello quotes from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Leonardo

It's so nice of you to look after us while we're sick, April. By the way, this soup is cold. Could you warm it up again?

Raphael

April, can I have a glass of water?

Donatello

Could you get me another blanket?

Michelangelo

Tell me a story.

April

Ah, for a bunch of heroes on the half shell, they can be real babies!

Leonardo

What is it?

Donatello

He looks like a giant turtle.

Splinter

Be careful, my students. You are pitted against a superior fighting machine.

Raphael

That doesn't scare us.

I am Metalhead. I crush turtles.

Raphael

Now, that scares us.

Donatello

Hey, Michelangelo, how about a pizza with the works?

Michelangelo

Pizza? No way, dude. I crave pizza no more.

Leonardo

Amazing.

Donatello

Astonishing.

Raphael

Not bad. Maybe now it's safe to order out for some pizzas.

Shredder

No need, dudes. I brought back some takeout. So, like, let's get down and pig out.

Leonardo

It's Shredder!

Shredder

Where!? Where!?

Raphael

That guy's seen too many Filthy Harry movies.

Leonardo

Come on. We better stop him.

Raphael

Why us? Let the cops handle him.

Donatello

Think, Raphael. He pops in and out of the sewers. He fights crime. He knows Kung Fu.

Raphael

In other words, people are gonna think he's us.

Leonardo

Now do you see why we have to stop him?

Michaelangelo

Yeah. Our reptile reputations will get a bad rap.

Raphael

Say cheese, cheeseball.

April

Turtles. Oh, thank goodness you're here.

Raphael

Has your camera always acted like that?

April

It's like it suddenly had a mind of its own. And worse, my scooter drove off by itself.

Donatello

We'll deal with that later. Right now, we gotta find that dipstick in the hockey mask.

Donatello

Well, so much for those bugs. And Krang's giant knucklehead.

Leonardo

And we couldn't have done it without you, Casey.

Michaelangelo

Yeah, you are truly.... [he turns around to see that Casey has left] ...gone.

Donatello

How do you like that? He didn't even say goodbye.

Leonardo

He was a strange guy. Reckless, dangerous, and totally violent.

Raphael

Yeah. I liked him too.

Leonardo

Somehow, I got the feeling he'll cross our paths again.

[he has overheard the conversation from afar] Somehow, I got a feeling he's right.

Raphael

I don't believe it! We finally got rid of Shredder.

April

And best of all, before he could get his evil hands on Channel 6's latest transmitting equipment.

Leonardo

Knowing him, he would've turned it into some powerful new weapon of destruction.

Michelangelo

Do you realize what this means, dudes?

Raphael

Yeah. Turtles retire with honour.

Leonardo

I can resume my studies of the martial arts.

Donatello

I can get back to my inventions.

Michelangelo

I can get back to making pizzas.

Raphael

I don't know about you, but this turtle can use a well-deserved vacation. You know, London. Paris. Borneo. Some real fun.

Donatello

Whoa!

Leonardo

We're being invaded by giant vines!

Donatello

Do you realize what this means?

Raphael

Somebody traded our cow for a handful of beans? [They all start shouting as the vines tangle around them]

Donatello

It's the rays from the Professor's molecular intensifier! It actually works!

Leonardo

It's a Neutrino baby. She must have come through a portal.

Donatello

Here's a note. "Dear Ninja Turtles, please keep an eye on our Tribble. We'll dig you later, Gizzla and Zenter”. [While he’s reading, Tribble climbs out of the basket, onto the floor, and crawls away]

Michelangelo

This diaper dudette must be their offspring.

Leonardo

They wouldn't have sent her unless there was real trouble.

Raphael

Well, there's real trouble right here in Sewer City. Tribble has disappeared. Oh, great. Two minutes on the job, and we're blowing it."

Raphael

Oh, man, this is too much! How can you guys watch that big phony?

Michelangelo

Dude, he's no phoney. [He uses the remote to turn the TV back on] Rondo's totally cool!

Donatello

It's only a commercial for his new movie, Raphael.

Michelangelo

Yeah, and look what April got us; four tickets to the premier of it. "Rondo VIII: Hit Hardest."

Raphael

Yeah, I think I'll wait for the home video.

Leonardo

And I need to do my ninja workout.

Michelangelo

Don't pass this one up, dudes. The theatre is serving free pizza.

Leonardo

On the other hand—

Raphael

It is a unique cultural event.

Donatello

And we wouldn't want to disappoint April.

Leonardo

Where are you going, Donatello? The movie doesn't start for a couple of hours.

Donatello

Oh, April arranged for me to use the City College biology lab this week.

Leonardo

There's April now.

Donatello

We're gonna have to distract him so I can get to those controls!

Michelangelo

[spots a pizza box] April said he dug pizza! [he and Donatello kick Slash away into a pile of garbage where a steel bucket clamps onto his head] Pizza time, dude!

[pulling off bucket] Give me that pizza!

Donatello

Oh no! [he pulls the control lever sending the ship soaring skyward and Slash and Michelangelo down a chute]

I want that pizza! [takes the box away from Michelangelo and looks into it to find nothing there] What? No pizza? You tricked me! EVERYBODY TRICKS ME!

Donatello

[He's just used his personality ray gun on Leonardo to turn him back] There. That should take care of it.

Raphael

Do you think it worked?

Donatello

We'll know in a minute. [removes the goggles from Leonardo's eyes]

Leonardo

Donatello, this workshop of yours is a disgrace. And Raphael and Michaelangelo, why aren't you in the practice room, working out?

It worked.

Leonardo

Okay, that does it.

Raphael

I have got to get some Zs.

Donatello

Michelangelo is out of here.

Michelangelo

[dancing to DJ Dickie Bark of WOOF on his boombox, until his brothers take his boombox from him] Hey, wait a minute! [being grabbed by his brothers]

Donatello

We warned you, Michelangelo! No more rock and roll!

Okay, canine cuties, chow down on this three-woof tune on pirate radio W.O.O.F. Woof, woof, woof! [Donatello turns off the boombox]

Michelangelo

But dudes, I'm listening to my main man, Dicky Bark, the Woofman! And it's tune time, woof, woof, woof!

Leonardo

Wrong, wrong, wrong! It's snooze time.

Raphael

That Bark guy's woofing is driving me out of my shell.

Michelangelo

But dudes, it's the numero uno station in the whole city. Just give it a listen. It'll grow on you.

Raphael

Yeah, like a fungus!

Michelangelo

Hey, w--wait! [Leonardo and Raphael throws him into the wet sewer and Donatello throws his boombox into the wet sewer] You dudes will be sorry!

Good night...dude!

Michelangelo

Oh, sure, make me sleep in the cold, wet sewer. Well, at least I've got Dicky Bark to keep me company.

[Michelangelo turns on his boombox] All right, now, bubba, it's The Fleabags scratching their way up the charts with "Itching To See You, Baby".

Michelangelo

Woof, woof, woof! [he dances with his boombox, annoying his brothers]

Oh, no. Not again? Not again?

Not there!

It's Bebop, Rocksteady, Shredder & Dregg.

Dregg

My name's Dregg. [grabs Irma] Gotcha!

Irma

Put me down! Hey!!!

Dregg and Shredder, get your hands off her!

Shredder

[snap fingers] Tied her up.

You got it, boss!

Irma

[ties rope by Dregg, Bebop & Rocksteady] Shredder, what do you thinking you doing?!

April

Untie up, Shredder, or release her!

Another one! Seize her!

Rocksteady

Gotcha!

April

Uh-oh!

Shredder

Another one! Tied her up, you will not get away this time.

Bebop

Got it, boss.

April

[ties rope] Dregg, Shredder, don't try her again?!

You can't tied ropes!

Shredder

What's this turtles! Get them!

Shredder! Get your hands off with April and Irma.

Raphael

Michelangelo, are you okay.

Splinter

What's a matter?

Leonardo

Did you April and Irma Tied her up?

Donatello

They Dregg get away?