Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Season 1

Splinter:
The two greatest weapons at the ninjas’ disposal are placement and surprise. Tonight we perfect a move that utilizes both. Leonardo! Invisible Flying Dragon!

Leonardo:
[rises, bows, and leaps over his father.] Hi-yah!

Splinter:
Raphael!

Raphael:
[does the same maneuver.] Hah!

Splinter:
Donatello!

Donatello:
[leaps over his father.] Hi-yah!

Splinter:
Michelangelo! [Michelangelo is busy scribbling in a notebook and ignores him.] Michelangelo? [uses his walking stick to rap Michelangelo on his shell.]

Michelangelo:
Yow!

Splinter:
What are you doing?

Michelangelo:
Uh, nothing. [holds the notebook behind his back.]

Raphael:
Oh, yeah? Let me see. [grabs it out of his hand.]

Michelangelo:
Hey! Give it back!

Raphael:
Ha, ha!

Michelangelo:
Come on guys...

Donatello:
Keep away!

Raphael:
[tosses it to Donatello.] Keep it away!

Donatello:
Keep away!

[Michelangelo runs from one to the other trying to grab the notebook. He jumps up to try and catch it, but Leonardo leaps and gets it instead.]

Leonardo:
[opens the notebook.] Hey, check this out.

[Leo, Donnie and Raph scrutinize Mikey's Super Turtle costume sketches, mocking]

Raphael:
What's this, the "Nin-Justice League"?

Donatello:
More like the "Shell-Tastic 4"!

Leonardo:
"The Legion of Sewer Heroes"!

[Don, Leo and Raph start laughing]

Michelangelo:
Well, hardy-har! Even our levelheaded leader gets a funny in.

Leonardo:
You’re not really serious about this superhero kick, are you?

Michelangelo:
[grabs the notebook from his brother.] Why not? Superheroes never have to hold back because they’re scared someone’s gonna see them. And wouldn’t it be nice to get a little credit for the good we do?

Splinter:
Your intentions are noble, Michelangelo. But you must never forget who you are. You are ninja! You operate in the shadows.

Michelangelo:
But can’t we accomplish so much more out in the open?

Splinter:
There are many paths, my son. You must choose the one that is true to yourself. Now let us return to our training.