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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Originally on: Syndicated (30 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: December 28, 1987    Last Aired: November 2, 1996
Show Categories: Action/Adventure, Animation
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
This version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the most distinctive from its MIRAGE comic origins. It thrived more on humor instead of a dark attitude, especially in earlier seasons. Its creativity and bizarre humor made it something in the late '80s and early '90s something that had never been done before, so it drew in fans and grew to syndication on USA's Cartoon Express and new episodes...
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Episodes

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Last episode: Divide and Conquer
Dregg makes a proposition to any warrior that they will be showered with wealth and power if they can last 90 seconds against the Turtles. The Turtles seem to be a match for the aliens fueled by Dregg's motivation that keep appearing in their dimension.

Dregg, now clearly insane, has tricked the alien warriors and absorbs all of their strength. He is now able to overpower the Turtles. Donatello has an idea to use the portal to recover Krang's old android body. This will be the Turtles' only weapon to shut down the maniacal alien once and for all.
Aired: Saturday November 2, 1996
192. The Day the Earth Disappeared Oct 26, 1996 3 Reviews 8.42
191. Mobster from Dimension X Oct 19, 1996 0 Reviews 8.17
190. Turtles to the Second Power (3) Oct 12, 1996 0 Reviews 8.96
189. A Turtle in Time (2) Oct 5, 1996 0 Reviews 8.24

Videos

 
Season 4 DVD (Promotional Trailer)

Over 12 hours of totally tubular fun! All full episodes plus bonus...

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Krang (DVD Bonus Features)

Voice over talent, Pat Fraley talks about how he became part of the...

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Slash (DVD Bonus Features)

Pat Fraley talks about his approach to the character of Slash.

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Ad-Lib (DVD Bonus Features)

Pat Fraley talks about how much reign the voice over actors had on...

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Editor's Blog

 

My first blog entry for TMNT.

Hi, gang! I apologize for the lack of updates. Read here. Read more »
Posted by OneRadicalDude, 07/29/2006 9:27pm  4 Comments
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Cast

 
Jennifer Darling - Irma
Tony Jay - Dregg
Bumper Robinson - Carter
Michael Gough (II) - Raphael (Season 10)
Cam Clarke - Leonardo/Rocksteady
Rob Paulsen - Raphael
Townsend Coleman - Michaelangelo
Barry Gordon - Donatello/Bebop
Renae Jacobs - April O'Neil
Peter Renaday - Splinter (Hamato Yoshi)/Vernon Fenwick
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Community Reviews (81)

 
2.6
Terrible
"Before my time"
The Turtles rock the show doesn't.
Continue » Posted Jun 22, 2008 1:40 am PST
9.9
Superb
"Classic"
Theis show is about four mutant turtles trained by a rat who studied under ninja. NOw they save the world from the evil shreeder and his mtant monsters.
Continue » Posted Jun 16, 2008 9:29 am PST
10.0
Perfect
"Trendsetter"
Best cartoon of the 80s without question, and possible the best cartoon if all time.
Continue » Posted Jun 13, 2008 2:42 pm PST
9.0
Superb
"Classic"
Piece of my childhood
Continue » Posted Jun 1, 2008 11:46 am PST
9.1
Superb
"Bring it back!"
The show that was worth getting up for and watch in the morning when i was a kid.
Continue » Posted Jan 12, 2008 7:49 pm PST
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Show: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
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Ratings Rank: 1,210 of 17,661  ( 6)
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