#couldnt get the rights to say the tingler huh

[klunk2003]

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Michelangelo: “A regular Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde!”

Cody Jones: “Doctor who and mister what? Should I be really honored or really offended?”

M: “You mean you dont know about Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?”

Leonardo: “The black and white movie? Spencer Tracy?”

Donatello: “Famous story? Robert Louis Stevenson?”

C: “Nope, never heard of them.”

M: “It’s like one of the all time classic monster movies!”

C: “What’s a monster movie?”

M: “You’re kidding! Frankenstein? The Mummy? Tell me you’ve at least heard of King Kong! Dracula? Creature from the Black Lagoon? Or even The Tangler?”

Speaker: Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Donatello to Cody Jones

Context: Serling comments his disapproval on Cody’s battle armor, Turtle-X, and Leo defends him stating its for his protection and Raph says it’s to “transform into a mega powered kick butt robot warrior.” Mikey jumps in and calls him Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and the above conversation takes place.

Media origin:

1. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1941) is a movie about a mad scientist— Dr Jekyll— that performs an experiment that transforms him into a violent and evil man called Mr Hyde. The 1941 film is the one Mikey is referencing but was originally a novella published in 1886 and has had numerous other adaptations on stage, in film, radio, and television.

2. Spencer Tracy is the actor that portrays Jekyll and Hyde in the 1941 film.

3. Robert Louis Stevenson is original author of the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

4. Frankenstein is a classic monster character originally appearing in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) but has had numerous adaptions like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Following the classic monster movie theme, Mikey is most likely referencing Universal’s Frankenstein film series debuting in 1931. The series had eight films in total, the final one released in 1948.

The rest of the references are all from classic monster movies from that general era as well.

5. The Mummy franchise is about an ancient Egyptian mummified priest being ressurected. Mikey is referencing Universal’s films spanning from 1932-1955 with six films, but has had remakes since.

6. The King Kong franchise is about a giant ape-like beast that attempts to possess a beautiful, young woman. Mikey is referencing the original franchise that aired four films from 1933-1967 and has had several remakes since.

7. The original Dracula (1931) is about a vampire that preys upon a young woman called Mina and wants to turn her into a vampire. The vampire hunter Van Helsing is enlisted to stop and kill him. There were a total of three films in the series, the last one released in 1943.

8. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) is about a group of scientists encountering a creature called the Gill-Man in the waters of the amazon. The franchise had three films, the last one released in 1956. Unlike the other classics in this list, Creature from the Black Lagoon has never had a reboot of any kind. There have been several times a remake began but all were ultimately cancelled or abandoned.

9. The Tangler is a play on words to the film The Tingler (1959). The film follows a scientist that discovers a parasite that feeds on fear and causes a “tingle” sensation in the spine of the host. Similar to Creature from the Black Lagoon, there are no sequels. However, a follow-up novel was published in 2023.

Season & episode: S6E07 “Night of Sh'Okanabo"

Episode’s original airdate: October 21, 2006