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Follows

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987/II)

Followed by

Mutant Turtles: Chôjin densetsu hen (1996) (V)
"Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation" (1997)

Version of

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987/II)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989) (VG)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
"Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation" (1997)
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (2003)
TMNT (2007)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011)

Edited into

"I Love the '80s" (2002)

Spin off

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) (TV)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan (1990) (VG)
 -  The videogame is a spin off from the cartoon show.
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Big Cufflink Caper! (#4.47)" (1990/I)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991) (VG)

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Bruce Willis/Neil Young (#15.1)" (1989)
 -  Mentioned in Thirty Something serial ad
"Saved by the Bell: Save That Tiger (#1.16)" (1989)
 -  Screech, while wearing a ninja outfit, calls himself "Teenage Mutant Ninja Screech."
Body Chemistry (1990)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Catalina Caper (#3.4)" (1990)
 -  Joel: And he's a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
"Saved by the Bell: Miss Bayside (#2.8)" (1990)
 -  Lisa says, "I don't believe it! I lost to a Teenage Mutant Dork?"
"The Golden Girls: Zborn Again (#6.7)" (1990)
 -  The show is mentioned by name.
"Cheers: I'm Getting My Act Together and Sticking It in Your Face (#9.16)" (1991)
 -  Cliff mentions that it was first a comic book.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gamera vs. Barugon (#4.4)" (1991)
 -  Joel:Now, thinking back about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, it isn't all that weird after all, if you think about it
Peter's Friends (1992)
 -  characters, but not a clip
"Tiny Toon Adventures: Return of Batduck (#3.6)" (1992)
 -  During Plucky & Hamton's sewer walk, few of the Ninja Turtles can be seen running around.
"Saved by the Bell: The College Years: Pilot (#1.0)" (1993)
 -  Zack mentions the Ninja Turtles to Screech.
"Animaniacs: Hooked on a Ceiling/Goodfeathers: The Beginning (#1.4)" (1993)
 -  The narrator mentions Michael Angelo, the artist and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from this show appear thinking the narrator meant to turtle named after him.
"Saved by the Bell: The College Years: The Poker Game (#1.6)" (1993)
 -  One of the girls calls Kelly a "teenage mutant ninja tramp."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Village of the Giants (#6.23)" (1994)
 -  Servo: Put a shell on him, he's a teenage mutant ninja turtle.
Shadow Warrior (1997) (VG)
Tigasin (1999)
 -  When Gregorio sees someone in mask, he says "Ninja, Ninja Turtle."
Harlem Aria (1999)
 -  "You look like a gay ninja turtle."
"King of the Hill: Aisle 8A (#4.5)" (1999)
 -  Bobby wears Ninja Turtles pajamas with Leonardo's face on it.
Y tu mamá también (2001)
About a Boy (2002)
"Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps: Vomit (#2.4)" (2002)
 -  One of the TV theme tunes Johnny asks to be sung to him.
Darkness Falls (2003)
 -  Young Kyle has some Ninja Turtle dolls in his room
Trapped... (2003)
 -  Toy figure of character April O'neill appears prominetly in a simbolic way
View from the Top (2003)
 -  Mike Myers says "I'm a Mutant Ninja Turtle!"
"Futurama: Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles (#5.7)" (2003)
 -  Episode title spoofs the name of this show.
Zero Day (2003)
 -  Ninja Turtle toy used for shooting practice
"King of the Hill: Reborn to Be Wild (#8.2)" (2003)
 -  In a photograph Bobby is dressed like Raphael for Halloween.
The Incredibles (2004)
 -  The vehicle the Mole Men appear in at the end of the film is the same as the transport modules in Ninja Turtles
Fear of Clowns (2004) (V)
 -  Ninja Turtle action figure in projectionist's room
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
 -  Talked about
Knight of the Living Dead (2005) (V)
 -  GasMask Man sings the tune from this show when he is doing his daring escape.
"Family Guy: Deep Throats (#4.23)" (2006)
 -  Meg and Adam West watch the show
"Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Challenge of the Superfriends (#4.1)" (2006)
 -  One of Mac's attempted catch phrases is, "Cowabunga, dudes," spoken by Michaelangelo
The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down (2006)
 -  "Ninja Turtle green"
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Part 1 (#2.1)" (2007)
 -  Talked about.
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Part 2 (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  Talked about.
Side Sho (2007) (V)
 -  son has a turtle named Ninja
"South Park: Imaginationland (#11.10)" (2007)
 -  A Ninja Turtle is seen in Imaginationland
"Reaper: Ashes to Ashes (#1.9)" (2007)
 -  A character tells her mother not to sell her TMNT dolls. The mother comments that "Donatello was her first boyfriend."
South Park: Imaginationland (2008) (V)
 -  The turtles are in Imaginationland.
The Supermarket (2009)
 -  Toys shown in scene
One Minutes (2009)
 -  Nick and Todd are arguing over whether Ace Duck ever appeared in an episode of the Turtles cartoon series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up (2009) (VG)
 -  The title is a remix of the title of the original cartoon.
"Supernatural: Free to Be You and Me (#5.3)" (2009)
 -  dean refers to rafael as a ninja turtle

Featured in

"I Love the '80s" (2002)
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
Anime: Drawing a Revolution (2007) (TV)
 -  Talked about, clips used.
Eleva20ren (2008) (TV)
 -  Clip featured.

Spoofed in

"The Real Ghost Busters: Mean Green Teen Machine (#6.5)" (1990)
 -  parody
"Muppet Babies: Sing a Song of Superheroes (#7.10)" (1990)
 -  spoofed by Kermit, Fozzie, Rowlf, Animal, and Bean
Basket Case 3: The Progeny (1992)
 -  When Belial uses the robo-walker near the end, it is a spoof on the character Krang from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992) (V)
 -  Plucky reads a comic book called "Immature Radioactive Samurai Slugs"
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 5th Anniversary Special (1998) (TV)
 -  Spoofed as Embryonic Rockabilly Polka-dotted Fighter pilots
Paper Mario (2001) (VG)
The Fairly OddParents in: Channel Chasers (2004) (TV)
 -  a quartet of cows similar to TMNT is breifly mentioned
"Robot Chicken: S&M Present (#1.9)" (2005)
 -  Fatone gets trained by the Turtles
"Robot Chicken: Rodigitti (#2.8)" (2006)
 -  The Ninja Turtles become Senior Mutant Ninja Turtles
Man Vs. (2009)
 -  Four characters wear assorted colored face masks and shout "Cowabunga!"

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