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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 2 Reviews 8.29
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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My first blog entry for TMNT.

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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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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
10.0
Perfect
"Classic"
Really hip ninja teens who don't give a slack? Heroes in a half-shell with awesomely radical turtle power? Wow. Cowabunga cool, dude!
Continue » Posted Dec 12, 2007 1:54 pm PST

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6.2
Fair
"A decent show"
A very good show but largely Overrated.
Continue » Posted Dec 5, 2007 3:56 pm PST
9.7
Superb
"Classic"
Cowabunga! This show rocks.
Continue » Posted Oct 7, 2007 6:01 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
"Classic"
"I believe the correct word for this show Is... Cowabunga!" The idea of four crime fighting turtles which stand against evil along side there rat sensei and various allies in a town littered with crime to save the world from powerful enemies
Continue » Posted Aug 30, 2007 4:19 pm PST
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