Series synopsis
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American action & adventure animation kids television series that premiered on FOX on February 8, 2003. It ended on February 28, 2009. It was created by Lloyd Goldfine. It stars Michael Sinterniklaas, Wayne Grayson, Sam Riegel and Gregory Abbey.
When four pet turtles were bathed in alien ooze, they began to mutate and became the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Raised in New York City sewers by their foster father and wise sensei, Master Splinter, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael wage war against crime. Led by Master Splinter, the four turtles learn the ancient martial art of Ninjitsu, mastering skills of stealth, weapons, and fighting. They stop evildoers in all forms, whether barbaric gangs, lowlife crooks, deranged cyborgs ...
Premise
When four pet turtles were bathed in alien ooze, they began to mutate and became the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Raised in New York City sewers by their foster father and wise sensei, Master Splinter, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael wage war against crime. Led by Master Splinter, the four turtles learn the ancient martial art of Ninjitsu, mastering skills of stealth, weapons, and fighting. They stop evildoers in all forms, whether barbaric gangs, lowlife crooks, deranged cyborgs, or even the crime syndicate The Foot, led by their archrival, The Shredder.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Michael Sinterniklaas as Leonardo (voice)
- Wayne Grayson as Michelangelo (voice)
- Sam Riegel as Donatello (voice)
- Gregory Abbey as Raphael (voice)
- Darren Dunstan as Master Splinter (voice)
- Veronica Taylor as April O'Neil (voice)
- Marc Thompson as Casey Jones (voice)
- Scott Rayow as Shredder (voice)
Supporting cast
- Clay Adams as Cody Jones (voice)
- Sean Schemmel
- Mike Pollock as Garbageman (voice)
- Scott Williams as Baxter Stockman (voice)
- Greg Carey as Hun (voice)
- Cedric Leake as Dragon Face (voice)
- Eric Stuart as Purple Dragon Member (voice)
- Frederick B. Owens as The Guardian (voice)
- Dan Green as Mortu (voice)
- Terence Archie as The Guardian #2 (voice)
- David Zen Mansley as The Entity (voice)
- J. David Brimmer as Warrior King (voice)
Guest cast
- Sean Schemmel
- Mike Pollock as Garbageman (voice)
- Scott Williams as Baxter Stockman (voice)
- Greg Carey as Hun (voice)
- Cedric Leake as Dragon Face (voice)
- Eric Stuart as Purple Dragon Member (voice)
- Frederick B. Owens as The Guardian (voice)
- Dan Green as Mortu (voice)
- Terence Archie as The Guardian #2 (voice)
- David Zen Mansley as The Entity (voice)
- J. David Brimmer as Warrior King (voice)
- Megan Hollingshead as Dr. Abigail Finn (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 177 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 23 | October 14, 2006 | March 27, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 26 | February 8, 2003 | November 1, 2003 |
| Season 2 | 26 | November 8, 2003 | October 2, 2004 |
| Season 3 | 26 | October 9, 2004 | April 23, 2005 |
| Season 4 | 25 | September 10, 2005 | April 15, 2006 |
| Season 5 | 12 | February 16, 2008 | May 4, 2008 |
| Season 6 | 26 | July 29, 2006 | October 27, 2007 |
| Season 7 | 13 | September 13, 2008 | March 7, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Insane in the Membrane The mutant outbreak continues to spread throughout the sewers and subway tunnels while the Turtles try to contain the threat. Back at Area 51, Baxter Stockman prepares a new body for cerebral transfer despite warnings from Agent Bishop. When Stockman's body begins to show signs of rejection, he becomes delirious, which leads to a rampage against the person he believes to have caused all his problems, April O'Neil. In the end, seeing April as his mother due to his delusions, Stockman sacrifices himself by being drowned in the East River while handing her to the Turtles and Casey. |
October 14, 2006 |
| 2 |
Turtles Forever Whoa, dude! Worlds collide when the Turtles from one dimension meet the Turtles from another dimension! What the shell is going on? The two Turtle teams must work together to find the Technodrome and undo this multi-dimensional mess! Meanwhile, Shredder sets out to track down his counterpart, Ch'rell, who devises a master plan to travel back to the Prime Universe to wipe all the Turtles out of existence! Get ready for two times the Turtle Power as the teams seek guidance from two versions of Splinter, meet classic characters like Casey and April, and face a slew of enemies! |
November 21, 2009 |
| 3 |
Mayhem from Mutant Island During a night of showing off their extreme sports gear, the Turtles are attacked by a monster from beneath the Earth. They trace the beast to a remote island where they uncover their old foe, Dr. Baxter Stockman, who has created vicious monstrosities to unleash on the unsuspecting public. |
March 27, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Things Change In their underground lair deep beneath the city streets, the Turtles and Master Splinter are suddenly attacked by a horde of Mouser robots! |
February 8, 2003 |
| 2 |
A Better Mousetrap The Turtles discover the source of the Mouser robots that trashed their old lair: Dr. Baxter Stockman -- a noted technological genius/inventor, who tries to pass off the Mousers as a means to eradicate the city's rat problem. |
February 15, 2003 |
| 3 |
Attack of the Mousers When April O'Neil wakes up in the Turtle's lair she has major trouble dealing with the reality of four giant talking Turtles and a Zen-master rat. She soon learns of the origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and they realize their common enemy is Baxter Stockman and his army of robotic Mousers. |
February 22, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Turtles in Space (1): The Fugitoid The Turtles are taken across space to the Planet D'Hoonnib - and right into the middle of a Police arrest! They befriend Professor Honeycutt, alias The Fugitoid, who is being pursued by the military forces of General Blanque. The General wants Honeycutt's teleportation device, perhaps the only way The Turtles will reach Earth again... |
November 8, 2003 |
| 2 |
Turtles in Space (2): The Trouble with Triceratons Still trapped on D'Hoonnib, the Turtles and The Fugitoid visit a seedy night club in an effort to find transportation off of the Planet. But General Blanque intercepts them, and, in the battle that follows, Fugitoid is captured by another party interested in the teleportation device... |
November 15, 2003 |
| 3 |
Turtles in Space (3): The Big House Captured by the Triceratons, the Turtles are used to persuade the Fugitoid to work on his teleportation device. Trapped in a jail cell, the Turtles plot an escape plan. But will it work? And can they get to Fugitoid in time? |
November 22, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Space Invaders (1) The Triceratons have invaded looking for the Fugitoid. Unfortunately, no one on Earth knows what the heck the big horn heads are talking about. |
October 9, 2004 |
| 2 |
Space Invaders (2) Having managed to rescue Casey and April from becoming slaves, the turtles have lost Donatello to the Triceratons. Donatello tries desperately to convince Prime Leader Zanramon that the Fugitoid is not on Earth! |
October 16, 2004 |
| 3 |
Space Invaders (3) Searching for the captive Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo sneak their way into Republic Central, the hub of the Triceraton Homeworld. |
October 23, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cousin Sid The Turtles hide out at Casey's farm to recover from their battle with the Shredder. However the ghosts of Casey's past come back to haunt him when his cousin Sid arrives with a gang in tow... |
September 10, 2005 |
| 2 |
The Peoples' Choice The Turtles bear witness to a rumble in the urban jungle between two alien princesses, fighting for the right to party and rule. Pistols at twenty paces. Tally ho. |
September 17, 2005 |
| 3 |
A Wing And A Prayer Ascending to new heights, the Turtles aid the winged warrior named Raptarr against the renegade Mephos to save the floating city of the Avians. |
September 25, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lap of the Gods The Ninja Tribunal has called on eight acolytes to stop the coming evil. But first they have to train and be taught some important lessons that may mean the difference between life and death. |
February 16, 2008 |
| 2 |
Demons and Dragons The Turtles begin training with the mysterious Ninja Tribunal, experimenting with new powers and weapons. After securing the first of the Tribunal’s Lost Artifacts, our heroes learn to their horror that the “great evil” they are destined to face is the long-imprisoned spirit of the one, true Shredder! |
February 23, 2008 |
| 3 |
Legend of the 5 Dragons The Turtles train with the Ninja Tribunal to prevent the resurrection of the Shredder. But when Splinter and the Ancient One express serious doubts about trusting the Tribunal, the Turtles are confused. If they all agree on the goal, why the doubts? To explain the danger to the Turtles, Splinter and the Ancient One reveal the secret history of the Tribunal… including the true origin of the Shredder! |
March 1, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Future Shellshock The Turtles and Splinter find themselves in a futuristic world after accidentally being pulled through a time window. |
July 29, 2006 |
| 2 |
Obsolete The Turtles use new technology to create new weapons in an effort to escape the future. |
August 5, 2006 |
| 3 |
Home Invasion A computer virus traps the Turtles inside the Dojo and they must fight for their lives. |
August 12, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tempus Fugit When the Time Window is repaired, the Turtles enter it to go home, but instead of ending up back at the lair they are sent on a harrowing trip through the past, present and future. |
September 13, 2008 |
| 2 |
Karate Schooled The Turtles are reunited with Casey and April; Casey is brainwashed by his new martial arts instructor. |
September 20, 2008 |
| 3 |
Something Wicked The Turtles journey into cyberspace as Cybernauts on a mission to save as much of Master Splinter as they can find. |
September 27, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 8, 2003 |
| Last aired | February 28, 2009 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 10:00:00 |