"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987/I) TV series 1987-1996

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Writers:

Joe DiStefano (writer)
Kenny Hotz (one episode)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The adventures of a quartet of humanoid warrior turtles and their friends.

Plot Keywords:

Turtle | Ninja | Martial Arts | Shredder | Friend

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Renae Jacobs	...	April O'Neil (191 episodes, 1987-1996)
Jim Cummings	...	Additional Voices / ... (184 episodes, 1987-1996)
Townsend Coleman	...	Michelangelo / ... (145 episodes, 1987-1996)
Pat Fraley	...	Krang / ... (133 episodes, 1987-1996)
Beau Weaver	...	Additional Voices (133 episodes, 1987-1996)
James Avery	...	Shredder (128 episodes, 1987-1994)

Also Known As:

"Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" (UK)
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Series" (USA)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (193 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Mirage Studios

Trivia:

In the original comics, all four turtles had red bandanas. For the TV show, they were each given a different color to make it easier to tell them apart.

Goofs:

Continuity: In one episode, right when Donatello is talking to an outer space companion, he gains Michaelangelo's body.

Quotes:

[Raphael and Michaelangelo are tied up back-to-back in chairs with a bomb next to them]
Raphael: We're Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! We oughta be able to escape from a cornball setup like this!
[Raphael notices Michaelangelo rocking side to side]
Raphael: What are you doing?
Michaelangelo: Well, I once saw this movie where this dude was tied up and he just kept rocking back and forth 'til he fell over.
Raphael: It's worth a try.
[Raphael rocks side to side with Michaelangelo and they soon fall over]
Raphael: Great! Then what did he do?
Michaelangelo: I dunno. I went into the kitchen for some popcorn.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992) (V)

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Heroes in a half shell TURTLE POWER!

Their the worlds most fearsome fighting team.

We're really hip.

Their Heroes in the half and their green.

Hey get a grip.

When the evil shredder attacks, these Turtle four don't cut him no slack.

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Splinter taught them to be Ninja teens.

He's a radical rat

Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines.

And that's a fact jack!

Raphael is cool but crude

Gimme a break.

Michaelangelo is a party dude.

PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!

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Heroes in a half shell TURTLE POWER!

One of the best show I ever watched.

Growing up as a kid in the UK I had to put up with the show being renamed "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" aswell as the theme song being changed to say "Hero" Instead of "Ninja" the start of "P.C." in the UK.

What's wrong with the word Ninja I ask you?

Ninja's are cool and the turtles proved this.

Of course Cam Clarke (Leonardo) now does the voice of Prince Adam / He Man in the new He Man series, and who could forget Will Smith's Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince, James Avery as The Shredder.

A Classic cartoon which should be brought out on DVD.