A Chinatown Ghost Story

A Chinatown Ghost Story is the 23rd episode of Season 2 and the 49th episode of the series. It aired on September 12th, 2014, although it was released a week early on the Nick.com website.

Official Description
Donnie becomes increasingly jealous of April and Casey's relationship; April is kidnapped by an evil spirit who intends to drain her powers.

Characters

 * Leonardo
 * Donatello
 * Raphael
 * Michelangelo
 * Master Splinter
 * April O' Neil
 * Casey Jones
 * Irma
 * The Purple Dragons
 * Ho Chan

Trivia

 * First and only appearance of Ho Chan
 * This is the 3rd time Leo and Raph are under Mind Control.
 * This is the 1st time Mikey is under mind control.
 * When Ho Chan detects April in his mind, his initial and false description of her is a red-haired girl with a yellow jumpsuit. This is a reference to April's looks in the 1980's cartoon episodes.
 * As the Purple Dragon member Sid attacks Mikey, he yells "Shoryuken!" as a reference to an attack from the Street Fighter games.
 * When Mikey says "Nice Hats" this is a reference to 2003 series, where Shedder's Elite Ninja's had the same hats
 * When Casey is electrocuted, we can see a shot in which there is a large crack on the front of his skull. Most of the crack is covered by a metal plate.
 * This episode is based on the film "Big Trouble in Little China".
 * Ho Chan is voiced by the same actor who played Lo Pan (the film's main antagonist), James Hong.
 * The powers Ho Chan gives the Purple Dragons and the Turtles are both references to the three storms, Lo Pan's servants in the film.
 * The Purple Dragons represent the film's chinese street gang "Lords of Death", as well as "The Three Storms" with their straw hats and glowing eyes.
 * According to Kevin Eastman himself, "Big Trouble in Little China" is one of his favorite movies.
 * Ho Chan's line "It's all in the reflexes." is one of the film main character's best known catchphrases.