Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Distinctly different from the grim, violent, and dark MIRAGE comics from which the Turtles originated, this version of the franchise has remained the longest running, and most memorable, version of all. 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 Channel 6 news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's arch enemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X.

Series details

• Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1987-12-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-11-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 4159

Cast and credited roles

• Cam Clarke — Leonardo
• Gregg Berger — Donatello
• Barry Gordon — Donatello
• Michael Gough — Raphael
• Thom Pinto — Raphael
• Hal Rayle — Raphael
• Rob Paulsen — Raphael
• Townsend Coleman — Michelangelo
• Renae Jacobs — April O'Neil
• Peter Renaday — Splinter
• Townsend Coleman — Splinter
• Bill Martin — Shredder

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-12-14; final listed air date 1987-12-18; episode order: 5.
• Season 2: premiered 1988-10-01; final listed air date 1988-12-24; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1989-10-19; final listed air date 1989-12-22; episode order: 47.
• Season 4: premiered 1990-09-08; final listed air date 1990-12-01; episode order: 39.
• Season 5: premiered 1991-03-28; final listed air date 1991-12-07; episode order: 22.
• Season 6: premiered 1992-09-12; final listed air date 1992-12-26; episode order: 16.
• Season 7: premiered 1993-09-13; final listed air date 1993-12-18; episode order: 27.
• Season 8: premiered 1994-09-17; final listed air date 1994-11-05; episode order: 8.
• Season 9: premiered 1995-09-16; final listed air date 1995-11-04; episode order: 8.
• Season 10: premiered 1996-09-14; final listed air date 1996-11-02; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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