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"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987/I) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1987-1996

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"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987): :  -- Trailer for the DVD release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Season 7
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987): :  -- YouTube - TMNT25: Scott Mednick & Galen Walker Interview [Ray Carsillo] (Flash)
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987): :  -- YouTube - TMNT25: Kevin Eastman Interview [Ray Carsillo] (Flash)
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987): :  -- YouTube - TMNT25: Gary Richardson Interview [Ray Carsillo] (Flash)
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987): :  -- YouTube - TMNT25: Steve Barron Interview [Ray Carsillo] (Flash)

Overview

User Rating:
8.2/10   2,710 votes
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Writers:
Joe DiStefano (writer)
Kenny Hotz (one episode)
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 full episode list
Plot:
The adventures of a quartet of humanoid warrior turtles and their friends. full summary
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
80s quality cartoon carried into the 90s more (42 total)

Cast

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Renae Jacobs ... April O'Neil (190 episodes, 1987-1996)
Jim Cummings ... Additional Voices / ... (181 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 (127 episodes, 1987-1994)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (UK)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Series (USA) (alternative title)
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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 more

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Trivia:
The show was re-named "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" for its UK transmission, because it was thought that the connotations of the word "ninja" were too violent. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In one episode, right when Donatello is talking to an outer space companion, he gains Michaelangelo's body. more
Quotes:
Rocksteady, Bebop: [Bebop and Rocksteady have kidnapped Michaelangelo] We got a Turtle! We got a Turtle!
Michaelangelo: [Tied up] Put a Sock in it!
[is promptly gagged]
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Muppet Babies: Sing a Song of Superheroes (#7.10)" (1990) more

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16 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
80s quality cartoon carried into the 90s, 2 January 2004
Author: D.E from Canada



This was probably the cartoon that saved the animation of the 90s from being really awful. The last of the great, great 80s cartoons.

Great writing, great characters, voice talent, stories, humour. This is only reiterated by its long running air time in syndication, and its slot on CBS Saturday morning.

I remember the syndicated episodes and the CBS episodes being slightly different.

Now for my real beef: Don't be fooled by the remakes and redoings, live-action, animated or otherwise of TMNT that you see now a days. They're all INFERIOR products compared to the original 80s cartoon. If you want to see the quality that was TMNT...you must see the 1987 syndicated and CBS series.

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