Meet Mondo Gecko

"Meet Mondo Gecko" is the 17th episode of season 3 and 69th overall. It aired on May 10th, 2015.

Official Description
Michelangelo and Casey become friends with Mondo Gecko, a radical, skateboarding, reptilian teenager.

Characters

 * Leonardo
 * Donatello
 * Raphael
 * Michelangelo
 * April O' Neil
 * Casey Jones
 * Ice Cream Kitty
 * Mondo Gecko
 * Hun
 * The Purple Dragons
 * Fishface
 * Stockman Fly
 * Bebop
 * Rocksteady
 * Tiger Claw
 * Rahzar
 * Don Vizioso
 * Fulci Twins
 * Pizza Face
 * Spider Bytez
 * Snakeweed

Trivia

 * First appearance of Mondo Gecko.
 * Last apperance of Pizza Face, Spider Bytes and Snakeweed.
 * The episode's title homages Mondo Gecko's first appearance in the 1987 TV series: Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko.
 * Robbie Rist, the voice of Mondo Gecko, also voiced Michelangelo in the 90's live action movies.
 * Mondo Gecko's catchphrase "Cowabunga" is the turtles main battle cry in most versions of the series.
 * This is also the first time that Mikey ever said this catchphrase.
 * The shirt Mondo Gecko wears has the word "tokay" on it.
 * This name references the species known as tokay geckos, a nocturnal arboreal gecko that ranges in areas such as northeast India, Indonesia, and west New Guinea.
 * When Mikey swings down to rescue Mondo Gecko from falling down the building, his yodel is similar to that of Tarzan.
 * When the arena lights up, the beat of the song We Will Rock You by Queen is played.
 * Xever's last name, Montes, is revealed in this episode.
 * Xever's aliases "Mr. X" is an homage to the 1987 series episode Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko, where Mondo Gecko first debuted, as Mondo was recruited by a man called Mr. X for a life of crime.
 * Jason's human hair resembles Mondo Gecko's in the Archie comics.
 * Raphael was playing with Mikey's Limited Edition Unicorn-man and a Chris Bradford action figure with an action feature that's activated by squeezing its legs, much like the 2014 film Combat Warriors figures.