Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

TV Series
1987–19961987–1996
TV-Y7TV-Y7
23min

Cam Clarke, Townsend Coleman, Barry Gordon, and Renae Jacobs in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

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

Creators
- Kevin Eastman(based on the Mirage Comics "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" comic books created by)
- Peter Laird(based on the Mirage Comics "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" comic books created by)
- David Wise(series developed by)
Stars

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Awards
- 4 wins & 6 nominations

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10 seasons

10 years

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Leonardoas Leonardo…

193 episodes193 eps • 1987–1996

Donatelloas Donatello…

186 episodes186 eps • 1987–1996

Raphaelas Raphael…

170 episodes170 eps • 1987–1995

Townsend Coleman

Michelangeloas Michelangelo…

193 episodes193 eps • 1987–1996

April O'Neilas April O'Neil…

191 episodes191 eps • 1987–1996

Splinteras Splinter…

181 episodes181 eps • 1987–1996

Krangas Krang…

153 episodes153 eps • 1987–1996

Shredderas Shredder…

106 episodes106 eps • 1987–1993

Jennifer Darling

Irma Langinsteinas Irma Langinstein…

81 episodes81 eps • 1988–1994

Shredderas Shredder…

28 episodes28 eps • 1988–1995

Dreggas Dregg…

17 episodes17 eps • 1994–1996

Raphaelas Raphael…

14 episodes14 eps • 1990–1992

Bumper Robinson

Carteras Carter

13 episodes13 eps • 1995–1996

Daskas Dask…

10 episodes10 eps • 1987–1993

Bebopas Bebop…

8 episodes8 eps • 1989–1991

Raphaelas Raphael…

8 episodes8 eps • 1996

Tress MacNeille

Kalaas Kala…

7 episodes7 eps • 1987–1993

Shredderas Shredder

7 episodes7 eps • 1994–1996

Creators
- Kevin Eastman(based on the Mirage Comics "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" comic books created by)
- Peter Laird(based on the Mirage Comics "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" comic books created by)
- David Wise(series developed by)
All cast & crew
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This show tells the adventures of four turtles who were transformed into humanoids by a strange ooze and were trained as ninja by a human martial arts master, Hamato Yoshi, who was changed into a humanoid rat, Splinter, by the same substance. Together with the intrepid reporter, April O'Neil, they fight against the threats against the world, like Shredder and Krang. —Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>

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Trivia
In the original comics, all four turtles had red bandanas. For the TV show, TMNT creator Peter Laird decided to give each Turtle a different color to make it easier to tell them apart: Leonardo has a blue bandana, Raphael a red bandana, Donatello a purple bandana and Michelangelo an orange bandana. This color scheme became so popular it eventually became a staple of the TMNT saga.

Goofs
In many of the earlier episodes, a specific turtle's line would come out of the wrong character's mouth (i.e., Leonardo speaking with Raphael's voice).

Quotes
Chorus: [series theme song] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Heroes in a half-shell - Turtle power! They're the world's most fearsome fighting team! They're heroes in a half-shell and they're green! / When the evil Shredder attacks, These turtle boys don't cut him no slack! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Splinter taught them to be ninja teens! / Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines! / Raphael is cool but rude! / Michelangelo is a party dude! / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Heroes in a half-shell - turtle power!

Alternate versions
In 1991, CBS aired the show during their Saturday Morning line-up, with all new episodes and a new opening was added too. Along with the package came 'Turtle Tips', a portion of the show that gave useful information.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #6.1 (1991)

Soundtracks
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme
Composed by Chuck Lorre and Dennis C. Brown

Top review

Cowabunga! A memorable cartoon!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is very cool cartoon with the series about 4 turtles that get covered in ooze and become ninja mutants along with a guy the got turned into a rat. So now they fight crime on the streets of New York City against the evil Shredder and his two goons Rocksteady and Bebop.

Leonardo was the leader of TMNT. Donatello was the expert at machines and mechanical stuff. Raphael was the tuff one and the practical joker and Michaelangelo was the one who is the life of the party. Splinter thought them to become ninja superhero teens and also the turtles would get help from news reporter, April O'Neill. I thought James Avery did a good job at voicing the Shredder and so did Jim Cummings for the final seasons for this show. I also thought Barry Gordon did a good job at Donatello because I also liked Barry Gordon doing Razor from Swat Kats: Radical Squadron and the other voice actors were good too! I hope sooner or later they start making dvds of the complete episodes of every season this show had. I also enjoy the new series on Fox Box

BOTTOM LINE: GOOD SHOW!

User Rating: 9/10

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What are the differences between the UK-Version and the US-Version?

Runtime
- 23min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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Cam Clarke, Townsend Coleman, Barry Gordon, and Renae Jacobs in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

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