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00:01On a stage.
00:02Okay, what's next?
00:03I can do improv all day.
00:05Who's got a prompt?
00:06It can be anything. Hit me.
00:08Oh, oh, mutants!
00:09Oh, yeah, uh, fighting other mutants.
00:11Uh, usually it's something like
00:13pirates going grocery shopping
00:15or detectives at the beach.
00:17Oh, mutant detectives!
00:19Michelangelo sags.
00:20What are you guys doing?
00:22Giving you prompts.
00:24No, you're just shouting mutant over and over,
00:26which makes me think you don't want to help me home my craft.
00:29You just want to hear cool mutant stories.
00:31That's not how improv works.
00:33Oh, come on.
00:34We've been hanging out for months,
00:35and you never tell us any of the cool mutant stuff you do.
00:38You gotta have some stories.
00:40We don't.
00:41We go to high school just like you.
00:42The most exciting thing we've done lately
00:44is find our dad's favorite tea brand
00:45after he claimed it was discontinued.
00:47And it wasn't even discontinued.
00:49The bodega just moved across the street.
00:51That's a terrible story.
00:53Okay, fine. You want a story?
00:56Well, gather round,
00:57because I've got a tale for you.
00:58This one has everything.
01:00Mystery.
01:01Danger.
01:03Friendship.
01:04Betrayal.
01:05And lots and lots of improv.
01:08Yeah!
01:08Pages of sketches and instant photos flip past.
01:11Against a black and white sketch of a city,
01:13Leonardo evades Rocksteady and Bebop.
01:15Raphael fights off a bug mutant with his thigh.
01:18A giant snapping turtle rolls into him.
01:20A truck crashes into the snapping turtle.
01:22Donatello twirls his bo staff and evades foes.
01:26Scientists and mutants flank Michelangelo.
01:28He twirls his nunchaku.
01:30A giant slime monster looms over the turtles.
01:33The title appears,
01:34Nickelodeon, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
01:41In daylight, Michelangelo skateboards on a sidewalk holding plastic bags.
01:45He grinds on a road barrier, then rides around his brothers.
01:48That's everything, right?
01:50We got the teepee, jalapeno poppers, nasal spray for dad, and 12 frozen pizzas.
01:55Check, check, and check.
01:57You know, this is a whole lot cooler when we had to hide and sneak around.
02:00I mean, you know, almost getting caught, ready to fight our way out.
02:03Except we never got caught, did we?
02:05Because we are ninja.
02:07The shadows are our home.
02:08Why have we never considered just getting this stuff delivered?
02:11But this is way better, right?
02:13We get to talk to people. Talking to people is good.
02:16Friends are good, Donnie.
02:18Several vans marked RT6 pull up. Armored goons get out.
02:21Again?
02:22Oh, no! It's mystery mercenaries.
02:24I wonder who sent them.
02:26You know who it is, Mikey.
02:28Yeah, man, I mean, I love fighting, but even I'm getting tired of this.
02:31This is the fourth time this week.
02:33The turtles fight off the goons.
02:35How can you still be trying to defend him?
02:37Defend who?
02:39For real.
02:40Why is it always about the blood?
02:42Leonardo knocks a syringe into a goon's butt.
02:44Maybe just once someone could try to kidnap us because they love and admire us.
02:49Everyone stops and stares at Leonardo.
02:51I'm just saying, it could be anyone.
02:54Like the Earth Protection Force.
02:56Daddy, what? No, that's not real.
02:58Believe what you want to believe, but just know they're out there.
03:02Guys, can we focus?
03:04Hang on, Leo.
03:05Michelangelo rolls his skateboard under a goon who slips.
03:08He faces another goon raising his bags.
03:10The goon points and laughs.
03:12Michelangelo spins the bags rapidly and pummels the goon.
03:16Another goon squirts Raphael with mustard from a hot dog vendor.
03:19Ah, dude, what the heck?
03:21Ugh, you've got to be kidding me.
03:24Rod Team Six.
03:25Okay, what a shocker.
03:26Pull back! Pull back!
03:28The goons retreat into their vans.
03:29The vans bump into each other and a stop sign as they clumsily make their escape.
03:34Michelangelo's brothers glare.
03:36Told you.
03:37Maybe it's Rod, like, you know, some cool supervillain team name.
03:42Or it could be...
03:44Okay, you got me.
03:46Look, Rod's a good dude.
03:48He just really wants to be a mutant.
03:49And yes, sometimes sends people after our blood, but is that so bad?
03:54Yes!
03:56At night, a goon slams into Raphael's shell.
03:58Ah!
03:59Unfazed, Raphael watches as another goon carries him away.
04:02In a store.
04:03Hey, wingnut.
04:05As goons creep past the counter, wingnut draws a laser gun.
04:10The goons retreat.
04:11In a park, Leonardo lounges on a bench.
04:14A goon puts a sack over him.
04:16Uh, hello? Is there something I can help you with?
04:18He spots a cop with a horse and flees.
04:20I can't help but know he puts a bag over my head.
04:23In the present.
04:24Okay, so maybe it was more than a few times, but I'm pretty sure his heart isn't in it.
04:29Yeah, or his brain.
04:30Or logic.
04:31Common sense.
04:32Michelangelo's phone lights up.
04:34It's him, isn't it?
04:35Huh?
04:35A text from RD reads, OMG, bro, followed by a meme.
04:39You're texting with Rod, who literally tried to kidnap us a minute ago.
04:42Mikey, Rod Underwood tried to wipe us out. That's how we met him.
04:47But ironically, he's one of the only people who truly gets me.
04:50Oh, and we have a lot of the same interests.
04:52Also, it's Rod Jr. His dad is Mr. Underwood.
04:56Dude, for real, stop talking to that guy. Seriously.
04:58I can't just end our friendship like that.
05:00Sure you can!
05:01Doesn't seem like it would be hard.
05:03Michelangelo frowns at the Rod Jr. contact on his phone.
05:07At the theater.
05:08Mikey!
05:10Mikey!
05:12Mikey!
05:12He sits facing his two friends, who hold up their arms.
05:16Psst!
05:16Mirror!
05:17You're not mirroring!
05:18Huh?
05:19Oh, sorry, sorry.
05:21Hey, do you guys ever have that thing where, like, you have a friend,
05:25but your other friends don't like him because your friend is trying to kidnap you?
05:29This is about Rod, isn't it?
05:31I said a friend.
05:32I didn't specify who.
05:33How are you even friends with that guy?
05:35He is always coming here and messing up our rehearsals.
05:38Rod wants a snack.
05:39Rod wants to know if he saw his livestream.
05:41Rod forgot how to tie his shoes.
05:42And honestly, he doesn't smell great either.
05:44I keep it all natural in the pits.
05:46My body is a temple, son!
05:48A white, bearded slob, Rod, squirts cheese spray into his mouth.
05:51He chokes, spitting on a tan-skinned girl.
05:53We're in a windowless basement with no AC, Rod.
05:57This is exactly what we're talking about, Mikey.
05:59He's a distraction.
06:01You know what?
06:02I don't need this or you guys.
06:03I quit the team.
06:04You were never on it!
06:06Tearful, Rod rolls over cushions.
06:08Ugh!
06:09Fine!
06:10You want me gone?
06:11I'm gone!
06:11He storms out, then returns.
06:14And don't forget, I'll be going live tonight on all socials at The Rod Father.
06:18Like The Godfather, with a zero instead of a O.
06:218 PM Eastern Time.
06:22And dog, hit me up on the app for that merch.
06:245% best friend discount.
06:26Okay!
06:27Now I'm storming out!
06:29Michelangelo holds an overpriced shirt.
06:31He said eight, right?
06:31What time is it now?
06:34At a water fountain, Rod sucks directly from the spout with his cheese-coated lips.
06:41Michelangelo steps outside, frowning.
06:43Hey, Rod.
06:44We gotta talk.
06:45Rod looks at his phone.
06:46Yeah, yeah, sure.
06:47On a bench.
06:48Hey, which thumbnail should I use for my next post?
06:51In photos, Rod poses in front of planes.
06:53You own two private jets?
06:55What?
06:56No, those are my dads.
06:57I gotta get the views by any means necessary.
07:01Look, Rod.
07:02I love hanging out with you, but my brothers, my improv group, the sign spinner at Times Square,
07:08those two strangers I met on the subway, maybe they're all right.
07:12I think maybe we need some space.
07:16Michelangelo sets down the shirt.
07:17Are you breaking up with me?
07:19No, Mikey, come on, man.
07:21Let's talk.
07:22Please, let's talk about this.
07:23Michelangelo frowns.
07:24It's not you, Rod.
07:26It's me.
07:28Although there's a lot of evidence that it's you.
07:31I'm sorry, okay?
07:32But for real, you're like my best friend.
07:34You're one of the only people that gets me.
07:36I feel the same way.
07:38But maybe you could, I don't know, stop trying to kidnap me and my brothers and steal our blood, too?
07:43Whoa!
07:44Whoa, let's not get crazy here.
07:46Michelangelo stares at Rod.
07:49Okay, fine.
07:50I'll stop.
07:51But if the opportunity is there, you can't expect me to, like, nah, take it.
07:54Like, if you got a nosebleed or something, then it's like fair game, right?
07:57He narrows his eyes and holds out his hand.
07:59Shake on it.
08:00Rod smirks.
08:02Even better.
08:03He spits in his cheesy bandaged hand and holds it out.
08:06Maybe we just make this a verbal agreement.
08:09A Rodfather stream.
08:10That's how old Rod, me, best friend to the Ninja Turtles, is gonna become a mutant.
08:16Probably Mutagen Man.
08:18Although Power Rod is still a contender.
08:21Hey, for anyone just joining the live, don't forget to smash that button and subscribe!
08:26A thumbs-down emoji falls.
08:30Hey, check it out.
08:31Two dudes in ski masks just kicked down my door.
08:34They're looking around.
08:35They see me.
08:36Yep, now they're coming right at me.
08:38The view tilts.
08:39I think I'm being kidnapped!
08:42Whatever happens.
08:43Don't forget to subscribe and put down in the chat when you think I'll be rescued.
08:47And smash that button!
08:49Woo!
08:50Several laughing emojis fall.
08:54At a pizzeria, the turtles sit at a table.
08:57Frowning, Michelangelo glances at his phone.
08:59As he takes another look, Raphael tries to steal his slice.
09:03Mikey, buddy, you doing all right?
09:05Yeah.
09:05Usually you, you know, talk more.
09:08What?
09:09Oh, yeah.
09:10It's just weird.
09:11I haven't heard from Rod since yesterday.
09:13It's just odd, you know?
09:15Not really.
09:16I'd be celebrating.
09:17Yeah, he's the worst.
09:18Michelangelo scowls.
09:19Later, they emerge from the subway.
09:21Come on, Mikey.
09:22You're better off without him.
09:24You've got us.
09:25You've got your stand-up comedy.
09:27It's improv.
09:27Sure, yeah, whatever, dude.
09:29We're just saying you don't need Rod.
09:31But I am going to miss beating up Rod Team Six.
09:35I am a multi-layered, complicated person, okay?
09:39Not just some one-note joke-telling, skateboard-riding, pizza-eating dude.
09:43We all have friends that maybe not everyone approves of.
09:45Like Raph and the Purple Dragons.
09:47Or Irma.
09:48What's wrong with Irma?
09:49But somehow Rod is a problem.
09:51I think maybe you just don't want me to grow as a person.
09:54The only thing you're going to grow hanging around Rod is a rough foot fungus.
09:58A long limo pulls up.
10:00Whoa.
10:01Check it out.
10:02Two burly white bodyguards get out, flanking a red-haired white woman with glasses.
10:08Uh, can we help you?
10:11My name is Lexus.
10:12I work for Rod Underwood Sr.
10:14He would like to speak with you at his office uptown.
10:17Lexus gestures to the limo.
10:19This is awesome!
10:21Guys, guys, guys, we can't just get in a random limo.
10:24Uh, yeah, we can.
10:25Dude, it's a limo.
10:26I've never even been this close to a limo.
10:28And it's not random.
10:29It's from Rod's death.
10:30That's even worse.
10:31What if it's a trap so he can kidnap us for our blood?
10:34Lexus dips her chin.
10:36There's unlimited snacks inside.
10:38No amount of snacks is going to convince us to...
10:41Leonardo stands alone.
10:43When a limo pulls up, you just get in.
10:45Check out this sound system.
10:47Leo, get in!
10:48He leans close to Lexus, his eyes narrowed.
10:51What kind of snacks?
10:53In the limo, Michelangelo plugs in his phone, which reads,
10:56Limo Playlist.
10:57Several speakers surround Lexus and her bodyguards.
11:00The turtles beam at snacks and video games.
11:03Michelangelo and Raphael belt into a karaoke microphone.
11:06Donatello's wide eyes sparkle as a slushy machine fills his cup.
11:12Oh, and there's an ice maker?
11:14Oh, man, and it's the fancy circle kind.
11:17Raphael chokes on an ice cube.
11:18The driver's partition opens and closes
11:20as Michelangelo plays with controls.
11:23The turtles rise out of a sunroof as the limo sits in traffic.
11:26I feel like I'm in an early 2000s romp.
11:31Out of the way!
11:32But there's more traffic.
11:35The limo pulls up to the gilded entrance of Underwood Tower,
11:38a massive skyscraper.
11:39Inside, Lexus lets the turtles into a huge office with a mini-golf hole.
11:44Whoa!
11:45Whoa!
11:46Guys, check it out!
11:49This is awesome!
11:50I'm gonna throw some golf clubs.
11:51I think this is a first edition.
11:52Wow, everybody looks like little ants from up here.
11:55Oh, there's an ant getting mugged.
11:57At the desk.
11:58Sell 27 shares of the Swiss bank stat.
12:00No, don't short it.
12:02I said sell it.
12:03Dump it!
12:04You got it, Mr. Underwood.
12:05This is so cool.
12:07I feel like a master of the universe.
12:09Like a Illuminati.
12:10Yeah, if you're in charge of the world, we're all in trouble.
12:12Force!
12:13Raphael swings.
12:14A golf ball ricochets around the loom.
12:16A blonde, middle-aged white man catches it.
12:20So, you're the things my son is so obsessed with.
12:24Lexus tells me you're all idiots.
12:27Harsh.
12:28At the desk.
12:30Move.
12:31Michelangelo gets up.
12:32The blonde man, Rod Sr., takes his seat.
12:35I brought you here because earlier today, I was sent a package.
12:39A cardboard box.
12:41Open it.
12:42Do we have to?
12:44Oh, that's all you, man.
12:46I'm not touching that.
12:46He's your friend's dad.
12:47Michelangelo grips the box.
12:51He slowly removes the lid.
12:55Ew.
12:56What is that?
12:57Crushed cheese puffs?
12:58Ugh.
12:58Or hairy corn nuts?
13:00Wait.
13:01Oh, no.
13:03Ew, is that Rod's beard?
13:05I think I'm gonna throw up on you, Rod's dad.
13:08How was it shaved off in one piece?
13:10There's a note.
13:12Hello.
13:12We have taken Rod Jr.
13:14If you ever want to see him again, send...
13:17That's it.
13:18It just stops.
13:19Ugh.
13:20Turn it over.
13:21Oh.
13:22One million dollars in fives and twenties.
13:25No tens or else.
13:26Please and thank you.
13:27Ooh!
13:28Rod's been kidnapped by extremely polite kidnappers.
13:31You don't need to raise your hand.
13:33Uh, sir?
13:34You're rich.
13:36Why don't you just pay the ransom?
13:38Because I don't want to.
13:40Rod has been a waste of money since the day he was born.
13:43And I will not waste any more of it on him.
13:46But you're his dad.
13:47Unfortunately.
13:48But you're his friend, he tells me.
13:52The Mutant Heroes of New York.
13:54Feels like this is something you could handle?
13:57For free?
13:58I want you to find Rod and deal with the people responsible for taking him.
14:03Can we borrow your limo?
14:04No.
14:05At home.
14:06What?
14:07Come on.
14:08Are you serious?
14:09You're not going to help?
14:10This is literal karma.
14:12He tried to kidnap us and now he got kidnapped.
14:15It's kind of funny, honestly.
14:16The universe is speaking, brother.
14:17All you have to do is listen.
14:18Rafael drops a basketball on Donatello.
14:20Leo, come on.
14:22Regardless of who he is and what he's done,
14:24it's still a person in trouble who needs help.
14:26Isn't that, like, our whole thing?
14:28I know you like him, Mikey, but...
14:31Maybe this is just for the best.
14:32At the theater.
14:33I can't believe this.
14:35Rod gets kidnapped and nobody cares.
14:37Not his dad, not my brothers, just me.
14:40Uh, this is, uh, kind of not specific for our scene work today.
14:46Come on, Mikey.
14:48Maybe your brother is right.
14:49Maybe this is for the best.
14:51Yeah, I mean, we're so close to taking our show
14:54out of this small theater and...
14:56And besides, Rod is kind of awful.
14:59Yeah, I mean, obviously being kidnapped is a terrible thing,
15:03but everyone sort of... hates him.
15:07That's it! Everyone does hate him!
15:09So whoever kidnapped them has to hate him the most.
15:12Uh, who would hate Rod the most?
15:16Way to keep the scene going.
15:17Probably someone who knew him really well.
15:20His dad, me, you guys, my brothers,
15:23a lot of online delivery drivers.
15:24He's never had a job or really worked with...
15:28Bishop!
15:29They work together.
15:30She hates Rod and is probably still trying to get money
15:32for her robot stuff.
15:34Ha!
15:34Come on, you guys.
15:36We have to find Bishop.
15:37Uh, didn't Bishop try to, like, wipe you out
15:40with killer robots?
15:41Yeah, but she's super nice now.
15:43Come on.
15:44I promise you, nothing bad is going to...
15:46Destroy all robots around them.
15:48Okay, so I may have missed a mark on this one.
15:54All right, does anyone have any ancient Japanese weapons on them?
15:58No, we don't have ancient Japanese weapons on us.
16:01Uh, okay, not sure how this is going to go then,
16:04but hey, it's just like improv.
16:06Your prompt is survival.
16:09Anchor Zoids!
16:10A shutter opens, revealing Bishop.
16:12Stand down!
16:14Bishop! Hey, it's been a while.
16:16Good to see you.
16:18Can I call you Josephina, Josie?
16:21No.
16:22What do you want, mutant?
16:23Uh, just some casual conversation about Rod
16:27and maybe not to get murder-botted.
16:30Rod?
16:31Ha.
16:31What about that imbecile?
16:33See?
16:34Everybody hates him.
16:36Michelangelo and his improv friends take seats
16:38as a huge shutter rises.
16:39Uh, he's been kidnapped, and I thought you knew Rod,
16:43you didn't like Rod, and you need money to fund your...
16:46He gapes.
16:46Hey, uh, last time we teamed up to stop the Mechazoids,
16:51and you, me, us, we're cool, right?
16:55Of course.
16:57Behind Bishop stands a gargantuan robot bearing an EPF logo on its chest.
17:04What exactly are you doing here?
17:06What is Earth Protection Force?
17:09Government stuff, a lot of paperwork, red tape, very boring.
17:13What were you saying about Rod?
17:15Right, right, sorry.
17:17Hang on.
17:18Rod was kidnapped.
17:20And?
17:20And, uh, we're trying to figure...
17:23We're trying to figure out who...
17:24Who took...
17:25Hang on!
17:27Mutant threat detected.
17:28Attack in progress.
17:29No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
17:31Not an attack.
17:32It was...
17:32It was a sneeze.
17:34A robot scans Michelangelo's friends.
17:37Robots politely escort them out,
17:39then turn their weapons on Michelangelo.
17:43He blocks a drill with his Michaku.
17:46He kicks a robot, then attacks another with a drill.
17:49This was just a friendly visit!
17:51I just had some questions!
17:53He dodges an attack.
17:55You're really holding onto this Destroy All Mutants thing.
17:58He hits a robot, making its head spin.
18:00He handsprings over a whiteboard, making it spin, hitting a robot's head.
18:05The robot stops it.
18:06They move on opposite sides of the board.
18:08Michelangelo dives away from another robot.
18:10One robot decapitates another.
18:14A robot replaces its missing hand with a severed head, then attacks.
18:18Michelangelo blocks its hand with his Nunchaku.
18:20Wait, wait, wait, wait, no!
18:22From the robot's perspective, it pounds Michelangelo's cheek.
18:25It throws the Nunchaku to the headless robot,
18:27who replaces its head with them.
18:29The first robot's two heads share a look.
18:32Okay, I'm no scientist, but that's not gonna...
18:35Its weapons spin.
18:36Oh, okay, I guess it didn't work!
18:38Michelangelo rolls over desks to avoid spinning blades.
18:41A robot punches him from behind.
18:44Michelangelo gets to his feet.
18:47Ah!
18:49Bishop watches the fight impassively.
18:51She eyes a phone.
18:52Then a security camera.
18:55Its aperture contracts.
18:57She scowls.
18:58The robots advance.
18:59What?
19:00Call off your machines.
19:01But we can learn from...
19:02The units could be valuable.
19:04Do as you're told.
19:05Fine.
19:06When we're ready.
19:07The robots leap into the air over Michelangelo.
19:10Mechazoid, stand down!
19:13They stop.
19:20What the heck was that?
19:22I thought we were friends.
19:23Or at least begrudging allies.
19:25Huh.
19:25It sounds like you have poor judgement when it comes to friends then.
19:29Where is Rod?
19:30Did you kidnap him?
19:32If mutants are so amazing, then why not use that mutant brain and think for a second?
19:36Your brother seemed intelligent enough.
19:38Be more like him.
19:40Wait.
19:41Are you insulting me or complimenting me?
19:44I can't tell.
19:45Ay, idiota!
19:46Why would I want to spend more time with Rod?
19:48Look around.
19:49I have all the funding I need.
19:52I don't care where Rod is or isn't.
19:55But for the sake of getting you out of my hair, Rod has a brother and sister you should talk
20:00to.
20:01Really?
20:02You never stop telling me how much they disliked him.
20:05Maybe start there.
20:06Now, please, can you leave?
20:09I have work to do.
20:10A suspect list.
20:12Okay, so it's not you.
20:14But I got a lead.
20:16I got to tell my brothers.
20:17At home.
20:18Guys, guys, I'm doing it.
20:20I'm like a real detective.
20:21I interrogated a suspect and got a new lead.
20:23Mikey, you're probably going to want to see this.
20:28Wait, you guys are watching Rod's livestream?
20:30This must be from the Nike Got Kidnapped.
20:32Yeah, I know.
20:32It's hilarious.
20:33Look at this.
20:34They see me?
20:35Yep.
20:35Now they're coming right at me.
20:37They're coming right at me.
20:39They're coming right at me.
20:40The video freezes on an attacker.
20:42Guys, he was kidnapped.
20:44That's not...
20:46Look at his face.
20:47There was a comment about something right before the kidnapping.
20:50So we watched it and found this.
20:53Before we go any further, I have breaking news to share.
20:58No.
20:59He didn't.
21:00Yes, that's right.
21:01I finally did it.
21:02Now I have in my possession real mutant blood.
21:05And soon, I too will be a mutant.
21:09We have to get that blood back.
21:11If it falls into the wrong hands, who knows what will happen.
21:14We have to get Rod.
21:17Michelangelo stares.
21:18Oh, sure.
21:19Now you want to help.
21:20Elsewhere, a beardless rod sits bound and blindfolded.
21:24Hello?
21:26Hello?
21:27Can anyone hear me?
21:28Was the beard necessary?
21:30Do you know how long it took me to grow this out?
21:33My face is cold, dude.
21:35A kidnapper holds the mutant blood.
21:41Audio description provided by International Digital Center.
21:44Written by Steven Christopher.
21:45Voiced by Tess Warman.
21:47Credits.
21:47Get Rod.
21:48Written by Mikey Leavitt.
21:49Storyboard director, J.J. Conway.
21:51Credits continue.
21:59Copyright 2025 Viacom International Incorporated.
22:02All rights reserved.
22:03Logos, Point Grey.
22:07Nickelodeon Productions, Paramount.
22:09Tess Warman Fiber.
22:09Have a film with my first name.
22:09Eric Lee Police.
22:09As limbicades at recomendable� Jeśli Uyes.
22:10Need a喝酒.
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