Clash of The Mutanimals

"Clash of the Mutanimals" is the 16th episode of season 3 and 68th overall. It aired on May 3rd, 2015.

Official Description
With his mind-control serum completed, the Shredder kidnaps and experiments on the Mighty Mutanimals.

Characters

 * Leonardo
 * Donatello
 * Raphael
 * Michelangelo
 * Splinter
 * Leatherhead
 * Slash
 * Dr Rockwell
 * Pigeon Pete
 * Karai
 * Shredder
 * Tiger Claw
 * Stockman Fly
 * Fulci Twins
 * The Foot Bots

Trivia

 * This is the 4th time Raph is under mind control.
 * This is the 4th time the Turtles fight Shredder.
 * This is the 1st time The Mutanimals fight Shredder (2nd for Leatherhead).
 * This is the 1st time Slash and Rockwell are under mind control.
 * This is the 1st time Leo and Raph fight each other for real.
 * The title for this episode references the 1981 ancient Greek adventure film and its 2010 remake Clash of the Titans
 * Crognard's message at the end of his cartoon episode was a nod to He-Man's lessons.
 * Michelangelo realized how similar the episodes of Crognard The Barbarian are similar to their missions.
 * The plot of using mind-controlling worms to turn protagonists into sleeper agents (until the worms can be expelled), is virtually identical to a similar plot used in the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
 * When Tiger Claw holds Rockwell hostage saying " We'll see if all monkeys go to heaven." This a reference to the movie All Dogs Go To Heaven.
 * The idea of a Turtle being mind-controlled to work for the Shredder came from the TMNT IDW comics City Fall series where something similar happened to Leo.
 * The idea of Raph possessing Shredder's gauntlets is a reference to the Image comics where Raph becomes the new Shredder after wearing his armour.