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

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 | Martial Arts | Friend | Ninja | Shredder

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Renae Jacobs	...	April O'Neil (190 episodes, 1987-1996)
Jim Cummings	...	Additional Voices / ... (180 episodes, 1987-1996)
Townsend Coleman	...	Michelangelo / ... (147 episodes, 1987-1996)
Pat Fraley	...	Krang / ... (136 episodes, 1987-1996)
Beau Weaver	...	Additional Voices (131 episodes, 1987-1996)
James Avery	...	Shredder (126 episodes, 1987-1994)

Also Known As:

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

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 many of the newer episodes, Michaelangelo used a grappling hook as his weapon instead of his traditional nunchauks. This is because nunchauks were outlawed in many countries and since the show went international, they changed it for everyone.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the episode "Return of the Shredder", when Leonardo says the phrase starting with "That same gel", it's coming out of Raphael's mouth.

Quotes:

Donatello: Boy, this guy's more into pizza than we are.
Raphael: Yeah. What's he gonna do next?
[sarcastically]
Raphael: spray us with tomato sauce?
Raphael: [sprayed with tomato sauce] I had to ask.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Eleva20ren (2008) (TV)

The Best Animated Series Of My Childhood

Teenage Mutant Nija Turtles is something I will never forget because it touched me in a way no other series did when I was a kid. The Ninja Turtles were fun loving, pizza eating and ninja fighters. And they taught kids lessons along the way. What more can you ask for. Oh yeah, the next best thing.