"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:

As humans, Bebop was African-American and Rocksteady was blond.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the episode "Michaelangelo Meets Bugman" when Michaelangelo throws his grappling hook, the letter D (for Donatello) appears on his belt.

Quotes:

Krang: If I had hands I would cover my ears, if I had them!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "King of the Hill: Reborn to Be Wild (#8.2)" (2003)

GREAT!

This was a wonderfully done cartoon series. It was inventive and classy. Many stories were original and made sense as opposed to many cartoon series from that era. Animation was great. Nothing compared to today, but for that time it was something. An overall great series, catch the reruns where ever you can.