Turtle Power Pod

A podcast where we watch each episode of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon and give you a breakdown! With your co-hosts Basem and Cranny.

Basem is now live-streaming! 12/15/2020

Basem is now live-streaming! Have you missed hearing Basem? Well listen to him (almost) daily @ /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/17205263

S05E08 - Muckman Messes Up 03/18/2020

S05E08 - Muckman Messes Up Listen on YouTube at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Compound X7! A truly devious concoction that could spell the utter demise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Or it could make a gross booger man. Either way, this episode has Basem and Cranny (and Church) going CRAZY! S05E08 - Muckman Messes Up Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/13567688

S05E07 - Michelangelo Meets Bugman Again 02/12/2020

S05E07 - Michelangelo Meets Bugman Again Watch the show with us at https://youtu.be/dxpUqLRyKIg Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Reading is fun! Michelangelo is out to get his favorite comic. But what's this? IT'S NOT BEING PUBLISHED ANY MORE?! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are on the case. At the same time, a mysterious new dweeb is hot on the turtles' tails! What does this stranger have in store? And who is... THE SWATTER? Find out, today! S05E07 - Michelangelo Meets Bugman Again Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/13107110

S05E06 - Donatello's Badd Time 01/22/2020

S05E06 - Donatello's Badd Time Watch the show with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Donnie's Disastrous! Shredder and Krang aren't in this episode so let's see how good it could possibly be! With Donatello overworking himself, it seems like he's cracked and turned to a life of crime. Basem and Cranny drink a bit and then get upset. S05E06 - Donatello's Badd Time Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/12837743

S05E05 - Enter: Mutagen Man 12/25/2019

S05E05 - Enter: Mutagen Man Watch the show with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Dissolving Dinguses, Batman! Shredder and Krang have a dastardly plot to turn the entire city of New York into mutants! Luckily a hapless delivery man stumbles onto them in the Arctic and ruins their plans, but at what cost? Now it's up to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to combat this new unlikely threat with weird powers. Basem and Cranny have a pleasant conversation with Basem's brother, too. S05E05 - Enter: Mutagen Man Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/12525938

S05E04 - Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko 10/18/2019

S05E04 - Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko Watch the show with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at We love retcons! BDid you know that before the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were found by Splinter, a lizard joined them in the ooze? And did you know that a weird guy named Mr. X found them all and took the lizard? And that he raised the lizard in secret as a weird pseudo-son but has no emotional attachment to him? Neither did Basem or Cranny! S05E04 - Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/11600564

S05E03 - My Brother the Bad Guy 09/06/2019

S05E03 - My Brother the Bad Guy Watch the show with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Oroku Saki, leader of the Foot! But did you know there's another Oroku? As in, HIS BROTHER? Basem and Cranny learn about the origins of the Three Brothers Kojima, and the history of Metal Gear Solid! Join us, won't you? S05E03 - My Brother the Bad Guy Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/11146382

S05E02 - Once Upon a Time Machine 08/21/2019

S05E02 - Once Upon a Time Machine Watch the show with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Hokum's back! The insufferable rabbit is back for a sequel, this time to warn the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles about an imminent threat... in the future! How will they save the day this time? Find out! S05E02 - Once Upon a Time Machine Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/10938950

S05E01 - The Turtles and the Hare 07/31/2019

S05E01 - The Turtles and the Hare Watch the show with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at We thought it was over! The boys suffer in silence as season 4 returns to stab them in the guts one last time. Can they survive the onslaught of mediocre storytelling that befalls the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles this week? FIND OUT NOW! S05E01 - The Turtles and the Hare Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/10725695

TMNT Movie (1990) - Part 2 07/10/2019

TMNT Movie (1990) - Part 2 Watch the show with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at The finale! The boys are finishing the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie! Did it hold up? Did they love it? Listen and find out. TMNT Movie (1990) - Part 2 Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/10467023

TMNT Movie (1990) - Part 1 06/26/2019

TMNT Movie (1990) - Part 1 Watch the show with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Holy crap! The boys are finally getting to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HOLY GRAIL, the 1990 live-action movie! They're excited, and you should be too. This is a long one, so strap in your buttholes and get ready to get positively nostalgic. TMNT Movie (1990) - Part 1 Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/10255601

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) Episode 1 06/12/2019

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) Episode 1 Watch the show with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Between season 4 and 5, we revisit one of Cranny's favorite childhood cartoons; the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog! Let's see if, like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, nostalgia has warped our brains and memories like a never-ending soul-sucking monster from the past... Also this is different than last week. Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog(1993) Episode 1 Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/10122391

Sonic (1993) Episode 1 05/31/2019

Sonic (1993) Episode 1 Watch the show with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Between season 4 and 5, we revisit one of Cranny's favorite childhood cartoons; Sonic the Hedgehog! Let's see if, like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, nostalgia has warped our brains and memories like a never-ending soul-sucking monster from the past... Sonic (1993) Episode 1 Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/9990077

S04E39 - Unidentified Flying Leonardo 05/15/2019

S04E39 - Unidentified Flying Leonardo Watch the show with us at https://youtu.be/o4M6YIKmmr0 /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/9788042

S04E38 - The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting 05/01/2019

S04E38 - The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting Watch the show with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Incompetent fools! We're not just talking about us, we're talking about Bebop and Rocksteady. After failing to get some tech from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Shredder and Krang think it's time for an UPGRADE. Will giving sentient life to a robot killer backfire? I 'unno. S04E38 - The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/9494057

S04E37 - Big Bug Blunder 04/17/2019

S04E37 - Big Bug Blunder Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Oh no! We screwed up big time and forgot to record video! This is truly a travesty. However the episode is so boring you might not even notice. S04E37 - Big Bug Blunder Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/9427256

S04E36 - Beyond the Donatello Nebula 04/03/2019

S04E36 - Beyond the Donatello Nebula Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at We're back! We have a brand new look and a brand new attitude. Nothing's gonna stop us now! Also we're watching a Ninja Turtles episode where a shape-changing alien with an English accent helps Donatello defeat a television station tycoon. S04E36 - Beyond the Donatello Nebula Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/9237578

Basem and Kasey - EP1: Some Kinda Hell Prison 03/12/2019

Basem and Kasey - EP1: Some Kinda Hell Prison Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Basem and Kasey! Basem's silky-voiced fiance is here to record with him today, and they just chat about life and birth control and the patriarchy for 40 minutes. Basem and Kasey - EP1: SomeKindaHellPrison Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/8949206

S04E35 - Raphael Drives 'Em Wild 11/21/2018

S04E35 - Raphael Drives 'Em Wild Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Mr. Big is back in town! Forget that we've never met him before. Or Little Huey. Or the Premier of Vadeem. They're central to this weeks plot, damnit! Basem and Cranston suffer through a very poorly written 'Freaky Friday'-esque episode. S04E35 - Raphael Drives 'Em Wild Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/7642091

S04E34 - Splinter Vanishes 11/14/2018

S04E34 - Splinter Vanishes Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Splinter is gone! It sure would be a shame if two of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles most dangerous foes joined forces to attack them at a time like this. Also, Basem and Cranny spend an hour defining 'hobby'. S04E34 - Splinter Vanishes Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/7556702

S04E33 - Leonardo Versus Tempestra 11/07/2018

S04E33 - Leonardo Versus Tempestra Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at It's a classic story. Boy plays video game. Video game gets hit by magic lightning. Evil goddess spews from cursed video game to destroy the world. Why wouldn't this be the best episode we've ever watched? S04E33 - Leonardo Versus Tempestra Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/7466186

2018 Halloween - The Real Ghostbusters! 10/31/2018

2018 Halloween - The Real Ghostbusters! Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Happy Halloween! This year the boys are celebrating the SPoOoKiEst time of the year by watching the first Halloween episode of a cartoon that ISN'T Ninja Turtles. Join them as they explore the world of New York in 'The Real Ghostbusters'! 2018 Halloween - The Real Ghostbusters! Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/7378073

S04E32 - The Big Cufflink Caper! 10/24/2018

S04E32 - The Big Cufflink Caper! Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at CHINESE EXPLOSIVES! When EVERY SINGLE one of Basem and Cranny's predictions come true, they have to find a way to deal with the information. Basem might physically shut down, to the point of losing control of some of his bodily functions. Cranston might pretend everything is fine, and develop some sort of Stockholm Syndrome. Either way, join us! S04E32 - The Big Cufflink Caper! Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/7284767

S04E31 - Donatello's Degree 10/18/2018

S04E31 - Donatello's Degree Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Donna Tello's been going to school. When Donatello gets his degree from the prestigious Sopho University, he get's an invite to visit the school as the dean's special guest. But how will he show up? He's a turtle! S04E31 - Donatello's Degree Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/7230881

S04E30 - The Dimension X Story 10/10/2018

S04E30 - The Dimension X Story Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at This is a bit disjointed. We don't know who wrote this plot but it doesn't seem like they kept up with the story so far. We do our best to piece it all together but in the end, we can only do so much! What are your thoughts? S04E30 - The Dimension X Story Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/7149711

S04E29 - What's Michelangelo Good For 10/03/2018

S04E29 - What's Michelangelo Good For Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Another Mikey episode? But this time we finally learn Michelangelo's superpower; animal telepathy! Even though the nonbelievers try and keep him down, he'll do whatever it takes to get his brothers out of the clutches of an evil mad scientist with a furry kink. S04E29 - What's Michelangelo Good For Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/7122964

S04E28 - Poor Little Rich Turtle 09/26/2018

S04E28 - Poor Little Rich Turtle Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Mikey has a crush! Enter Ms. Shellhammer, a plucky young girl with a degree in being stuck-up. Basem and Cranny hate her. But is she redeemed by the end of the episode? And will we ever see her again? Find out, probably! S04E28 - Poor Little Rich Turtle Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/7091772

S04E27 - Michelangelo Meets Bugman 09/19/2018

S04E27 - Michelangelo Meets Bugman Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Mikey is a nerd. His misguided disrespect for his master ends up with him meeting his favorite superhero! But will this be a buddy-comedy romp, or end poorly for April O'Neil who somehow ends up in the middle of everything? Find out! S04E27 - Michelangelo Meets Bugman Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/7063156

Rise of the TMNT Episode 1 Review 09/12/2018

Rise of the TMNT Episode 1 Review Watch along with us at Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at Rise AGAIN! Basem is finally pumping blood again and Cranny can breath, so it's time to get back to business! Thanks to a generous (but in hindsight, totally not worth it) donation, this episode is basically ruined by how drunk we are! But we still get to watch the first episode of the new TMNT series; Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (premiering September 17th on Nickelodeon, and available to watch now on youtube!). Rise of the TMNT Episode 1 Review Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/7032812

S04E26 - Rhino-Man 06/27/2018

S04E26 - Rhino-Man Watch along with us at Or watch the shorter RE-SHELLED version: Love the show as much as we love you? Check out our Patreon page at The boys are back! But will this be a return to form or will Basem and Cranston bumble around like idiots? Who knows! Also, there's a new player in New York intent on finding the greatest superhero in the city. Are his intentions pure or does he have some poorly-written ulterior motive? Find out! S04E26 - Rhino-Man Twitter Email YouTube Check out Wikihow We Do It at ~ Cowabunga, dudes /episode/index/show/turtlepowerpod/id/6743013

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