"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:

For Season 4, 28 episodes were produced for syndication and 26 episodes were produced for CBS' "Kid TV" Saturday morning line up. However, of 15 of the syndicated episodes never aired in 1990. The "European Vacation" episodes were not seen in the United States until USA Network started showing reruns in late 1993 and the "Awesome Easter" episodes weren't seen until 1991. An easy way to tell that these are Season 4 episodes is: the original intro is used, title cards are used, the closing credits uses the still image that debut that season, and the Technodrome is stuck on an asteroid in Dimension X. The most likely these episodes were delayed was because of animation or schedule problems.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

M.A.C.C: Where is your nearest Data Bank Repository?
Leonardo: Data Bank Repository?
Donatello: He means the public library.
All: That way.
[They all point in different directions]
Donatello: Great ninjas, yes. Great readers, no.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)

One of the greatest shows of all time.

As a kid, this was one of the greatest TV series of all time. Everything about it was fresh and original; nowadays, cartoons (and other TV shows) copy other shows. Leonardo was always my favorite because he was the mature, leadership-involved turtle. I miss it not being on the air. This show, the Transformers, G.I. Joe, and X-Men were the best cartoons.