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Season 1 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Mutant heroes live in New York sewers and train in martial arts to protect the city from crime.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Season 1

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Charles Solomon Los Angeles Times 07/11/2018
"Teen-age Mutant Ninja Turtles"... boasts the year's silliest title for a miniseries. But a preview of the first half-hour episode suggests that the five-part cartoon fails to live up to the promise of its wonderfully absurd name. Go to Full Review Richard George IGN Movies 07/12/2018
The feel of the entire series is markedly lighter than its printed counterpart... Despite these differences, the first Ninja Turtles is still noteworthy. Go to Full Review Nathan Birch Uproxx 07/12/2018
The first thing you notice if you revisit the "classic" 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon is how surprisingly good the early episodes are. Go to Full Review Ralph Novak People Magazine 07/12/2018
All children's animated series should be this hip, playful and witty. All adult TV series should be this hip, playful and witty. Go to Full Review Daniel Powell Den of Geek 07/11/2018
4/5
The final episode of Season 1 (Shredded & Splintered) features one of the series' most exciting storylines, with Shredder daring the Turtles to enter the Technodrome, to retrieve a device that would change Splinter back into human form. Go to Full Review Mack Rawden CinemaBlend 07/11/2018
4/5
It knows exactly what it wants to be at all times: a show about mutant amphibians battling goofy, borderline incompetent bad guys hellbent on destroying them. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Forged S @RT91207856 01/10/2024 It's hard to view this show as a comic book show. While some fans of the IP remember this cartoon and the subsequent live action movies as the origin of these characters, other snobbish purists have come along and renounced the show as having anything to do with the comics. Both have, in their own way, created iconic storylines that have shaped the characters and the brand as a whole, a brand that's lasted for three decades (with a recent movie) See more william d @Cardsrule 08/07/2023 One of the best Animated tv shows ever made. See more Muhammad A @RT33068959 12/09/2022 Probably the best season of this show. I enjoyed it. See more 06/19/2022 The show of my early childhood. See more Read all reviews
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Rob Paulsen

Raphael

Cam Clarke

Leonardo

Barry Gordon

Donatello

Townsend Coleman

Michelangelo

Renae Jacobs

April O'Neil

Peter Renaday

Splinter

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 28, 1987 Turtle Tracks Reporter April O'Neill investigates a string of ninja break-ins and meets four ninja-trained mutant turtles who work with her to solve the crimes. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 29, 1987 Enter the Shredder April and the Turtles embark on a mission to save her dad, but they eventually have to confront Shredder himself, who's taken the job of destroying the Turtles into his own hands. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 30, 1987 A Thing About Rats When the robotic Mousers attack Master Splinter and the turtles, they flee the sewer and hide in April's apartment. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 31, 1987 Hot-Rodding Teenagers From Diminsion X Battle lines are drawn as the portal to Dimension X is opened for the first time; a weather-making device causes problems for the city. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 1, 1988 Shredder and Splintered Shredder lures Splinter into a trap, leading to a showdown between the Turtles, Krang, and The Shredder. Details

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Vincent Davis
Screenwriter
David Wise, Patti Howeth
Network
Syndicated
Rating
TV-Y7
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 28, 1987