Series synopsis
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation is an American sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure comedy kids television series that premiered on FOX on September 12, 1997. It ended on March 20, 1998. It stars Kirby Morrow, Matt Hill, Jason Gray-Stanford and Michael Dobson.
Everyone's favorite teenage mutants are back in live action to fight crime with help from a new ninja turtle -- a female named Venus De Milo.
Premise
Everyone's favorite teenage mutants are back in live action to fight crime with help from a new ninja turtle -- a female named Venus De Milo.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kirby Morrow as Michaelangelo (voice)
- Matt Hill as Raphael (voice)
- Jason Gray-Stanford as Donatello (voice)
- Michael Dobson as Leonardo (voice)
- Lalainia Lindbjerg as Venus de Milo (voice)
- Stephen Mendel as Splinter (voice)
- Gabe Khouth as Leonardo
- Jarred Blancard as Michaelangelo
Supporting cast
- Nicole Parker as Venus de Milo
- Christopher Gaze as Dragonlord (voice)
- Gerald Wong as Dragonlord
Guest cast
- Dale Wilson as Chung I (voice)
- Anthony Harrison as The Good Dragon
- Andrew Kavadas as Lieutenant
- Patrick Pon as Shredder
- Chang Tseng as Chung I
- Ed Hong-Louie as Keeper of the Staff
- Garry Chalk as Silver
- John Tench as Monkey Thief
- Len Gibson as Andre
- Simon Webb as Dr. Quease
- Scott McNeil as Bonesteel
- Linden Banks as Animal Dealer
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | September 12, 1997 | March 20, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
East Meets West (1) Vowing to stop Dragon Lord, Shredder's evil successor, wise Master Chung tells his daughter that she must join the Ninja Turtles to save humankind. |
September 12, 1997 |
| 2 |
East Meets West (2) Venus De Milo arrives in New York and introduces herself to the Turtles. Then she reveals that she too was dropped into the toxic sludge at birth. |
September 19, 1997 |
| 3 |
East Meets West (3) Venus leads the Turtles in meditation to help Splinter escape from his dream state, after which they practice martial arts to enter the Dream Realm. |
September 26, 1997 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 12, 1997 |
| Last aired | March 20, 1998 |
| Runtime | 21 minutes |
| Status | canceled |