Saban's Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (1997–1998)
"Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation" (original title)

In this live-action TV series, the Turtles are older than in the movies or cartoon, and are joined by a fifth, female Turtle. "Venus De Milo" mutated with the other 4 Turtles but was washed... See full summary »

Stars:

Jarred Blancard, Mitchell A. Lee Yuen, Dean Choe

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jarred Blancard	...	Michaelangelo (26 episodes, 1997-1998)
Mitchell A. Lee Yuen	...	Raphael (26 episodes, 1997-1998)
Dean Choe	...	Raphael (26 episodes, 1997-1998)
Richard Yee	...	Donatello (26 episodes, 1997-1998)
Gabe Khouth	...	Leonardo (26 episodes, 1997-1998)
Nicole Parker	...	Venus De Milo (26 episodes, 1997-1998)
Kirby Morrow	...	Michaelangelo (26 episodes, 1997-1998)
Matt Hill	...	Raphael (26 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Donatello (26 episodes, 1997-1998)
Michael Dobson	...	Leonardo (26 episodes, 1997-1998)
Lalainia Lindbjerg	...	Venus De Milo (26 episodes, 1997-1998)
Shishir Inocalla	...	Venus De Milo (25 episodes, 1997-1998)
Fiona Scott	...	Splinter (25 episodes, 1997-1998)
Stephen Mendel	...	Splinter (25 episodes, 1997-1998)
Larry Lam	...	Leonardo (24 episodes, 1997-1998)
Geoff Wong	...	Donatello (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Lauro Chartrand	...	Michaelangelo (17 episodes, 1997-1998)
Christopher Gaze	...	Dragonlord (17 episodes, 1997-1998)
Gerald Wong	...	Dragonlord (16 episodes, 1997-1998)
Adam Behr	...	Wick (12 episodes, 1997-1998)
Bill Terezakis	...	Wick (12 episodes, 1997-1998)

Storyline

In this live-action TV series, the Turtles are older than in the movies or cartoon, and are joined by a fifth, female Turtle. "Venus De Milo" mutated with the other 4 Turtles but was washed away with the current in the sewer into New York's Chinatown before Splinter came across the turtles. After learning the Shinobi arts in China for 17 years, Venus has returned to New York. The Turtles are now faced with new villains such as Dragon Lord, Bonesteel and Vam Mi.

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Plot Keywords:

turtle | kung fu classic | superhero | warrior | ninja turtle | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Official Sites:

The Official TMNT Page by Mirage

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Saban's Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mirage Studios, Toei Company, Fox Kids Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min 30 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only Ninja Turtles related TV series to not feature April O'Neal or Casey Jones. There is a rumor that they were meant to appear in second season had the show not been canceled after one season.

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Connections

Follows Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

User Reviews

This is EVEN worse than the movies and the cartoon put together

I thought I had seen bad movie drivel in Superman IV - but this piece of hogwash REALLY takes the biscuit.

First of all I remember watching the very dark TMNT movie that was cool during the 80s and it wasn't half as bad as this drivel.

First they get rid of the only interesting character - Shredder and then they tell us there is a female Turtle who constantly uses one-liners in an arnie style. Unfortuently her one-liners are REALLY, REALLY bad...no, I mean, they are REALLY bad.

This TV show, produced by FOX is the most silliest, money-making scheme I've ever seen, and who knows what the producers were thinking "hey, I know lets make a tv show based on that really cool 80s movie but lets take out the most interesting character and give them the same script EVERY week".

Avoid this rubbish.

Rating: 0/10