Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 

Four ninja turtles, mutated by a mysterious alien substance, must rise up out of the sewers and defend their city against evil forces from both the past and present.

Creators:

Ciro Nieli, Joshua Sternin, J.R. Ventimilia

Stars:

Sean Astin, Rob Paulsen, Greg Cipes

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 11 wins & 52 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Sean Astin	...	Raphael 124 episodes, 2012-2017
Rob Paulsen	...	Donatello / ... 124 episodes, 2012-2017
Greg Cipes	...	Michelangelo / ... 123 episodes, 2012-2017
Mae Whitman	...	April O'Neil / ... 92 episodes, 2012-2017
Hoon Lee	...	Splinter / ... 77 episodes, 2012-2017
Seth Green	...	Leonardo / ... 70 episodes, 2014-2017
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	The Shredder / ... 62 episodes, 2012-2017
Josh Peck	...	Casey Jones / ... 59 episodes, 2013-2017

Storyline

Cowabunga, dude! The Turtles are back. Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo are four mutant turtles, trained in the art of "ninjutsu" by their sensei, Master Splinter. The animated series explores their camaraderie as they learn to rely on one another as they unravel the mystery of their existence and train to become the heroes they are destined to be. And they're doing all that while trying to defeat Master Shredder, an old enemy of Splinter who is training a peculiar band of ninjas while hiding in New York City. When they are in the surface world, the Turtles become involved in a conspiracy involving alien creatures, robotic droids and missing scientists. And they come face to face with the glowing green substance that originally mutated them.

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Plot Keywords:

turtle | alien | talking animal | outer space | reboot | 

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Genres:

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

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

T.M.N.T

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lowbar Productions, Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kelly Hu who voices Karai, previously appeared in Surf Ninjas (1993) which not only was released the same year as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), but also starred Ernie Reyes Jr., who is famously remembered for portraying Keno, the martial arts talented pizza delivery boy in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), and was also distributed by New Line Cinema, the same film company that distributed the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film trilogy.

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Quotes

[series theme song]
Chorus: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Heroes in a half shell! Turtle power! / Here we go! It's the lean, green, ninja team / On the scene, cool teens doing ninja things / So extreme, out the sewers like laser beams / Get rocked with the shell-shocked pizza kings! / Can't stop these radical dudes / The secret of the ooze made the chosen few / Emerge from the shadows to make their move / The good guys win and the bad guys lose...

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Crazy Credits

In every episode, the last scene fades into a hand-drawn image, in Osamu Dezaki anime style.

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Connections

Referenced in Nostalgia Critic: Disney Afternoon (2014)

User Reviews

Surprise surprise...

It was indeed as surprise for me when i watched the season premier, i was a little skeptical and scared to watch as one of my favorite childhood memory could be ruined again. I was sooo wrong, this proved not only to be a worthy watch but added some more elements to the individuality of the characters, for example the height, facial expressions all made the Turtles differentiable from each other *(besides the colored eye band/mask of course). I just fell in awe & admiration within the first minutes, there was just one thing though which withheld a 10 star, cowabungaaaaaa. My most used word as a kid was missing and that was a bummer. It does have many more extras to balance the missing but i still anticipate i may hear it. This is indeed a worthy and more than expected successor to the 80's super-hit show.