Ever since Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuted a few years ago I have been wondering, along with many fans, where were Bebop and Rcoksteady. In the original cartoon these two were Shredder’s go to henchmen. I kept waiting to see what would happen and who would become Bebop and Rocksteady. After the first and second seasons came and went I sort of forgot to be on the lookout for the characters. Then I heard news about some Bebop and Rocksteady toys being released. I wasn’t able to find them before watching the episode Serpent Hunt and when I did I was surprised and thrilled to see that we were finally getting Bebop and Rocksteady on the show. At the end of Serpent Hunt Anton Zeck and Ivan Steranko are mutated to become Bebop and Rocksteady respectively. How I didn’t see this coming is beyond me, but I didn’t and was glad to be surprised.

So, today the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are going to come face to face with Bebop and Rocksteady for the very first time. I can’t wait to watch.

Bebop and Rocksteady Join Shredder on his Quest to Defeat the Turtles During a Brand-New Episode of Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Premiering March 8 at 11:00a.m. (ET/PT)

Franchise-favorite villains, Bebop (J.B. Smoove) and Rocksteady (Fred Tatasciore) hit the small screen when brand-new episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return Sunday, March 8, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. In the action-packed episode, “The Pig and the Rhino,” Donnie finishes a new batch of retro-mutagen, in hopes of saving Karai, while the Turtles find themselves hunted by Shredder’s new vengeful henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady. Beginning March 8, Turtle fans can watch the special hour-long premiere “Battle for New York” pre-released on Nick.com and the Nick App through March 15. The episode will premiere on Nickelodeon Sunday, March 15, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT).

Also beginning March 8, Turtle enthusiasts can participate in “TMNT Mutation Madness,” an interactive bracket-style tournament that will give fans everywhere a chance to cast their votes in four rounds of mutant match-ups counting down to the Ultimate Mutant Champion. While Nicktoons airs mutant-driven Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episodes, the tournament starts online with sixteen mega-mutants including: Fishface, Spider Bytez, Tiger Claw, Slash, Bebop and Rocksteady, among others competing for the title of Ultimate Mutant Champion. As part of Nicktoons’ “Mutation Madness” each round, will reveal the brackets narrowing from 16 to 8 to 4 to 2, with the Ultimate Mutant Champion debuting March 23. Along with casting a vote every round, fans can enter special sweepstakes for prizes and unlock exclusive content to learn more about each mutant through bios, gifs, images and videos.

For more TMNT action, viewers can logon to Nick.com for full episodes, quizzes and games, including “Shadow Heroes” and the recently release, “Mikey’s Day Off.” In the new game, crime has taken the night off, but that doesn’t stop Mikey from relieving his boredom by sneaking around the turtle lair to throw paper balls at his bros.