Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or T.M.N.T. for short) is an American computer-animated television series on Nickelodeon based on the long-running franchise of the same name, which Nickelodeon purchased ownership of in 2009. It is the thirty-third major Nicktoon. Produced by LowBar Productions, it ran from September 29, 2012 to November 12, 2017, with 124 episodes over five seasons. It was succeeded by Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2018.
Contents
- 1 Plot
- 2 Episodes
- 3 Overview
- 4 Home video releases
- 5 Broadcast history
- 6 Voices
- 7 Reception
- 8 Trivia
- 9 Videos
- 10 See also
- 11 External links
Plot[]
When ninjutsu master Hamato Yoshi and his four pet turtles are exposed to mutagen, they undergo major physical transformations: Hamato Yoshi becomes a humanoid rat under the name of Splinter and the turtles become teenage human/turtle hybrids. Splinter retreats to the New York City sewers, where he raises the four turtles as his adopted sons and imparts to them his knowledge of ninjutsu.
After venturing to the surface for the first time, the teenage Turtles discover an alien race called the Kraang is planning to take over New York City with their plans involving the same mutagen that created the Ninja Turtles. The Ninja Turtles befriend sixteen-year-old April O'Neil when she and her father Kirby have been abducted by the Kraang.
While Kirby remains a prisoner of the Kraang, April becomes an ally of the Ninja Turtles as they help her to find out where the Kraang have taken her father, while discovering that she is not all human but, in fact, a Kraang/human mutant hybrid possessing a various array of the Kraang's powerful extrasensory/psychic/psionic/mental abilities as a result of her late mother being experimented on before April was born sixteen-seventeen years ago. The Ninja Turtles also learn that Splinter's adopted younger brother and old archenemy, the Shredder, is leading the ninja Foot Clan into tracking down Splinter and his sons to put an end to their clan once and for all.
Episodes[]
- Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode list
Overview[]
Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale |
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1 | 26 | September 29, 2012 | August 8, 2013 |
2 | 26 | October 12, 2013 | September 26, 2014 |
3 | 26 | October 3, 2014 | September 27, 2015 |
4 | 26 | October 25, 2015 | February 26, 2017 |
5 | 20 | March 19, 2017 | November 12, 2017 |
Home video releases[]
- Main article: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles videography
Broadcast history[]
Country | Channel |
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United States |
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Voices[]
- Jason Biggs as Leonardo (seasons 1–2)
- Seth Green as Leonardo (seasons 3–5)
- Rob Paulsen as Donatello
- Sean Astin as Raphael
- Greg Cipes as Michelangelo
- Mae Whitman as April O'Neil
- Josh Peck as Casey Jones
- Hoon Lee as Hamato Yoshi/Master Splinter
- Kelly Hu as Hamato Miwa/Karai
Reception[]
The series has received largely positive reviews from critics and fans of the 80's and 2003 series. It has been praised for combining the elements of the 87 and 03 shows, and for its good animation and stories.
Trivia[]
- Rob Paulsen, who voices Donatello, previously voiced Raphael in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series. These two series cross paths in the episodes "Trans-Dimensional Turtles" , ".
- Unlike her previous counterparts, April O'Neil is a teenager who is naturally gifted with powerful psionic/extrasensory abilities in addition to her ninjitsu skills.
Videos[]
TMNT Theme Song Animatic (Seasons 1 - 4) 🐢 - TMNT - Nick Animation
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Original Titelsong - Nickelodeon Deutschland
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Season 5 Theme Song (HQ) Episode Opening Credits Nick Animation
See also[]
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- The 2014 film
External links[]
- Turtlepedia: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)
- Nickstory Archives: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
- NickToons: G.L.O.B.E. Archives: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) at Behind the Voice Actors
This show has a wiki of its own: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Wiki.
Nicktoons | ||
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1990s premieres | Doug • Rugrats • • Rocko's Modern Life • Aaahh!!! Real Monsters • Hey Arnold! • KaBlam! • The Angry Beavers • CatDog • Oh Yeah! Cartoons • The Wild Thornberrys • SpongeBob SquarePants • Rocket Power | |
2000s premieres | As Told by Ginger • The Fairly OddParents • Invader Zim • Action League Now! • ChalkZone • The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron • All Grown Up! • My Life as a Teenage Robot • Danny Phantom • Avatar: The Last Airbender • Catscratch • The X's • El Tigre • Tak and the Power of Juju • Back at the Barnyard • The Mighty B! • Making Fiends • | |
2010s premieres | Planet Sheen • T.U.F.F. Puppy • Winx Club • The Legend of Korra • Robot and Monster • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles • Sanjay and Craig • Breadwinners • Harvey Beaks • Pig Goat Banana Cricket • The Loud House • Bunsen Is a Beast • Welcome to the Wayne • The Adventures of Kid Danger • Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles • Pinky Malinky • The Casagrandes | |
2020s premieres | It's Pony • Glitch Techs • Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years • Rugrats (2021) • Middlemost Post • The Patrick Star Show • Star Trek: Prodigy • Big Nate • Monster High • Transformers: EarthSpark • Rock, Paper, Scissors • The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish • Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | |
See also | List of programs broadcast by NickToons |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | ||
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Media | 2012–2017 animated series (Episodes (Seasons: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5) • DVD releases • Comic book • Video game) • Turtles Take Time and Space • Out of the Shadows • 2014 movie (Sequel) (Video game) • Danger of the Ooze • Mutants in Manhattan • Arcade game • Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Episodes • Comic book • Movie) • Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles • Shredder's Revenge • Splintered Fate • The Cowabunga Collection • Battle Tycoon • Mutant Mayhem • Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles • The Last Ronin • Mutants Unleashed | |
Characters | Heroes and allies | Leonardo • Raphael • Michelangelo • Donatello • Splinter • April • Casey • Karai • Kirby • Mighty Mutanimals (Slash, Pete, Leatherhead, Tyler Rockwell) • Mutagen Man • Jack J. Kurtzman • Ice Cream Kitty • Bigfoot • The Punk Frogs • Bernie • Dr. Cluckingsworth • Mondo Gecko • Muckman and Joe Eyeball • Renet • Fugitoid • Utroms • Miyamoto Usagi |
Villains | Shredder • Rahzar • Fishface • Baxter Stockman • Tiger Claw • Bebop and Rocksteady • Krang • Kraang Prime • Kraang Subprime • Mrs. Campbell • Biotroid • Traag • Granitor • Hun • Snakeweed • Spider Bytez • Rat King • Foot Clan • Triceratons • Kraathatrogons | |
Locations | Dimension X • Channel 6 | |
Vehicles | Turtle Van • Turtle Blimp • Shellraiser • Ulixes • Technodrome |