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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

★ 7.8 1987 11 seasons TV-Y7 Action & AdventureAnimationComedyKids

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.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in its release era

Released in 1987, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1987-12-14
Rating
TV-Y7
TMDB score
7.8/10
Original language
EN
Status
Ended
Production
United States of America
Studio
Murakami Wolf Swenson, Fred Wolf Films, Surge Licensing
Topicsmartial artsmutantpizzasupernaturalturtlecartoonsuperherobased on comic

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