Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in the sewers. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the four turtles into human-like creatures. Hamato (now Master Splinter) changes into a giant rat from the green glow and teaches the turtles the skills of the ninja as they team up with news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's arch enemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996) is an American animated action comedy series created for a syndicated and CBS audience, running ten seasons and 193 episodes of 22 minutes each. Four mutant turtles, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael, are raised in the New York sewers by their rat sensei Splinter, a former Japanese man transformed by a glowing green ooze. Voice actors Cam Clarke, Barry Gordon, Townsend Coleman, Rob Paulsen and Peter Renaday bring the brothers and their mentor to life. The engine is a steady cycle of confrontations: the turtles and reporter April O'Neil (Renae Jacobs) battle the Foot Clan and their arch enemy Shredder (James Avery), while the alien warlord Krang plots from another dimension. Episodes are largely self-contained adventures, with recurring villains and a sprawling run that moves through a long list of stories. The tone is playful and brisk, mixing martial arts action with slapstick jokes and pizza gags. Fans of Batman: The Animated Series, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, and Transformers will find familiar nostalgic fun in this eighties cartoon.

Audiences broadly regard the series as a positive, nostalgic kids' action cartoon, with its early seasons rated more warmly than its later run.

• Batman: The Animated Seriesshared animated superhero team format, action comedy tones, and ninja martial arts spectacle
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universeshared kid-friendly animated action, toy-driven franchise lineage, and comic-book origins
• Transformers (1984)shared Saturday morning cartoon format, team-based heroics, and recurring villain storylines

Release Date

1987-12-14

Episode runtime

22 min

Rating

7.9 / 10 (872)

What is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles about?

Four mutant turtles trained in ninja arts by their rat sensei defend New York from the Shredder and alien warlord Krang alongside reporter April O'Neil.

What is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.

Is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as mild.

What did critics think of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

Audiences broadly regard the series as a positive, nostalgic kids' action cartoon, with its early seasons rated more warmly than its later run.

Which shows are like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

Shows with a similar feel include Batman: The Animated Series, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, and Transformers (1984).

How long is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 10 seasons, 193 episodes.

Is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles still running?

No, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has ended.

Where can I watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

In United States, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.