Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

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This version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the most distinctive from its MIRAGE comic origins. It thrived more on humor instead of a dark attitude, especially in earlier seasons. Its creativity and bizarre humor made it something in the late '80s and early '90s something that had never been done before, so... more »

This version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the most distinctive from its MIRAGE comic origins. It thrived more on humor instead of a dark attitude, especially in earlier seasons. Its creativity and bizarre humor made it something in the late '80s and early '90s something that had never been done before, so it drew in fans and grew to syndication on USA's Cartoon Express and new episodes would be aired weekends on CBS in late 1990.

Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi, a Japanese man who fled from New York and had nowhere to live but in the sewers. He was framed by his enemy, Oroku Saki, in a plot to kill the sensei. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the four turtles into human-like creatures. Hamato (now Master Splinter) changes into a giant rat from the green glow and teaches the turtles the skills of the ninja as they team up with Channel 6 news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's archenemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X. There would be other enemies as well. Season 3 gave new opportunities outside the Shredder storyline, such as Don Turtelli, the Rat King, and Leatherhead. Especially in later CBS episodes, where there were many episodes without the Turtles battling Shredder, enemies such as Pinky McFingers and other minor recurring villains would fight the Turtles as well.

After Season 7, the show took a dark turn towards the action storyline that made it more of a mainstream American adventure cartoon as Dregg and other characters were created and gave the Turtles quite a zealous collection of adventures before they finally faded out in 1996.

In the U.K, TMNT was broadcast under the name Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles due to fears that the "ninja" part of the logo was too extreme a word to use on British television at the time.less «

• Turtles Merchandise

  Did anyone have any of the turltes merchandise? I had a donny sponage chair and a turtle camera that as yellowish green. I think Mikey was the character on the top. Plus I have the pizza power game. I really want the turles in time video game as well. How about everyone else.??

  Did anyone have any of the turltes merchandise? I had a donny sponage chair and a turtle camera that as yellowish green. I think Mikey was the character on the top. Plus I have the pizza power game. I really want the turles in time video game as well. How about everyone else.?? less «

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• Technodrome location in European episodes

  I can't remember but does anyone know if they're's an explanation given as to why in the European Vacation episodes the Technodrome is on a tropical island? Shouldn't it be in the Artic or under water?

  I can't remember but does anyone know if they're's an explanation given as to why in the European Vacation episodes the Technodrome is on a tropical island? Shouldn't it be in the Artic or under water?less «

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• Who is your favourite bebop or rocksteady?

  Which of shredder's dumb mutants do you think really is the best?

  Which of shredder's dumb mutants do you think really is the best?less «

  seinfeld121 Last online Dec 31, 1969
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  10 Perfect

  As Michaelangelo would say "Tubuloso!" hide « show »

  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is one of the best cartoons of the 80s. My favorite ninja turtle is Michaelangelo. Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael are great, too. This show is about four turtles who fall in the sewers and have been affected with mutagen, which turns into humanoid pizza-loving turtles, and must defeat Shredder and his foot clan. The first three TMNT videos I got were Case of the Killer Pizzas (my favorite), Attack of the Big Macc, and The Turtles' Awesome Easter. This cartoon is totally radical! Disreguard the 2003 remake, THIS is the real Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Cowabunga dudes!

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  PercytheGreen Added May 30, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  A classic cartoon that entertained me as a child and still does as an adult. hide « show »

  "Cowabunga" became my favorite word when i was a child all thanks to Michelangelo. This cartoon was my favorite of all time and still entertains me as an adult. I laugh and cant believe how cheesy it was at times and some of the dialogue is terrible but I don't mind it. The villains were classic as well, between shredder, rocksteady, and beebop, it was always an interesting battle. If only the new series were as good as this one but alas this is a classic that will leave an impression until the day I die. Everyone should love this show especially if they watched it when they were young.

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  Theophylaktos Added Jan 2, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  The show follows a band of crime fighting teenage mutant ninja turtles, Donatello Michelangelo Raffaele and Leonardo who are lead by their sensei and father splinter hide « show »

  This is one of my personal favorite shows of all time. It is amazing!
  
  The show is exactly as the title implies, a band of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles living in new york city go around fighting crime, specifically against the major protagonist, the evil Shredder who leads the foot, or a band of evil ninjas. The main characters are Leonardo, the leader, Donatello, the brains, Michelangelo, the clown and goofball, and Raffaele the bad tempered fighter. Their father is a martial arts teacher who was mutated from the same chemicals that the others were, he is turned into Splinter a rat.

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  bobdole777 Added Nov 18, 2008 All my reviews
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  2.6 Terrible

  The Turtles rock the show doesn't. hide « show »

  i have never really watched this show at all. I have a computer game of it which i think is alright but i dont really get the point of it. I love the actual turtels themselves which gets them a score of 2.5 already, but for the show i dont really think its that brilliant. If they redone the show and maybe made some changes then i'd think about liking it more. Overall my favourite part of Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles has to be the turtles names. They are so cool. But for now this show isnt a favourite of mine.

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  Bonjovi101 Added Jun 22, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.9 Superb

  Theis show is about four mutant turtles trained by a rat who studied under ninja. NOw they save the world from the evil shreeder and his mtant monsters. hide « show »

  I really enjoy this show when i was a kid, my favorite charcter order is Leo, Mikey,Raph, and the Donney. I enjoy the old ones better then the newer tennage mutant ninja turtles. i grew up with thius show and this was my first action animated tv show. I reccomed that everyone should watch this show cause it will make u feel like a kid agian. I just wish that they put this show back on tv and they should make a chanel that has all great old cartoons so people can watch them agian. I really love this show and watch it again.

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  Bruin9 Added Jun 16, 2008 All my reviews