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 | nunchaku | fighting style | dual wield | warrior | 

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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

Version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)

User Reviews

Bad Show That Was Going To Get Better

I must admit from the start that I only watched half of the 26 episodes of terrible show and I was a huge fan of the previous movies and cartoons.

Though the first, and only, season of this show was terrible, it was supposedly suppose to become better with addition of April O' Neal, Casey Jones, and the Rat King in the second season, and the rumors of Bebop, Rocksteady, and Krang being added after. This is a show that could have became great if given time, but like everything on TV they get rid of good ideas quickly and leave bad ideas on forever.

The reason for me not liking this show was I thought the bad guys were bad character ideas, they should have got the rights to use original and good villains, like Krang, Leatherhead, Rat King, and such, they were good ideas. This show might have seemed better if I hadn't seen any other Turtles shows or Movies, but compared to anything else associated to the Turtles, this show was complete crap.