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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Mark of the Saurian
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E6

    The Saurians plot to destroy the Searcher and start a galactic war by infiltrating the starship and a space station in human disguise. Only Buck, who has contracted a strange virus, is able to see the true form of the Saurians, but no one believes him. When the Suarians realize that Buck is a threat to them, he becomes the target of their assassination attempts.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Neogenic Nightmare: Mutants' Revenge
    6.8/10(17 votes)

    S2:E5

    Wolverine catches up with Spider-Man, hot on the trail of the missing Hank McCoy. Discovering his location and the plot to destroy all mutantkind the two team up and rescue Beast in the nick of time just as he was about to become the first test subject of Landon's horrendous plan. But when Landon accidentally falls victim to his own experiment he is changed into a giant monster that feeds on electrical energy.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - The Ninja Sword of Nowhere
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    S3:E13

    Krang's computers detect an alien metal on the surface of the Earth. Krang sends Shredder, along with an Alien Metal Detector, to the surface to find it.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Take Me to Your Leader
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    S3:E15

    Full of self doubt, Leonardo leaves the team. Michaelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello all take turns being leader as they try to figure out why the sun is getting smaller.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  5. undefined Season 7 Episode 8 - Shredder's New Sword
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    S7:E8

    In Dimension X Krang is using a long-range scanner and discovers a rare metal buried in a ruined castle in England. The metal turns out to be King Arthur's legendary sword, Excalibur.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 42 - Mister Ogg Goes to Town
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    S3:E42

    While searching for a device to transform crude oil into liquid hydrogen, Krang accidentally brings Mr. Ogg from Dimension Z to earth.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Enter: The Rat King
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    S3:E9

    Thompson assigns April to research the growing rat infestation. She is pursued by an army of rats and escapes on a passing city bus.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 46 - The Big Break In
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    S3:E46

    The Technodrome is up and running again, and it is up to the Turtles to hinder Shredder and Krang from getting to the surface.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Attack of the Big MACC
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    S3:E12

    A robot warrior arrives from 400 years in the future in 20th-Century New York.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Red Dawn
    6.1/10(18 votes)

    S2:E4

    Jubilee joins Colossus as he returns to his homeland of Russia, and helps him face an unbeatable menace from the Cold War, who wishes to restore the former Soviet Union, and has a history with Wolverine.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Plan Six From Outer Space
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    S4:E1

    With the Technodrome in serious need for new equipment, Bebop and Rocksteady are sent to Earth, disguised in human form, to capture the Channel 6 building and return it to Dimension X.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  12. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - Northern Lights Out
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    S7:E12

    Eric Red, seizes both April and Professor Swenson's map to the underground volcanoes in Scandinavia to tap into the molten energy and melt the polar ice caps.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - Superhero for a Day
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    S4:E12

    Gadget Man comes out of retirement after 50 years, but is tricked by Shredder into fighting against the Turtles.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Francis Moss

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - The Hand of the Goral
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E11

    Buck, Wilma, and Hawk explore a strange planet and come across the wreckage of a spacecraft and its lone survivor. He is taken back to the Searcher by Wilma, while Buck and Hawk continue to explore. After some unexplained happenings on the planet, they return to the Searcher, where they find that everyone has undergone personality changes -- becoming the opposite of their real selves. Buck soon learns that he can not even trust Wilma and Hawk to help him solve the mystery of what has happened.

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    Writer:Francis Moss

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Francis Moss Ratings Summary

"Mark of the Saurian" is the best rated episode written by Francis Moss. It scored 7.5/10 from 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on February 5, 1981. It is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "Neogenic Nightmare: Mutants' Revenge".