Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987
What is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
The television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which premiered in 1987, is an animated show that features four turtles as the main characters. The series helped launch the characters into mainstream popularity, becoming one of the most popular animated series in television history.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1987
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 193
- Runtime
- 22 minutes
- First aired
- Dec 14, 1987
- Last aired
- Nov 2, 1996
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- CBS, USA Network, Syndication
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
- Updated
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The television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which premiered in 1987, is an animated show that features four turtles as the main characters. The series helped launch the characters into mainstream popularity, becoming one of the most popular animated series in television history. The show was the first television appearance of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The term teenage refers to something related to or intended for teenagers, who are typically aged between 13 and 19. The series follows the adventures of the turtles and their allies as they battle against evil forces. The turtles are befriended by Hamato Yoshi, a Japanese man who teaches them the skills of the ninja. They team up with news reporter April O'Neil to fight against their enemies, including Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X. The series features the turtles fighting crime and battling various villains.
Should you watch it?
“Four mutated turtles and their rat master fight villains in the sewers of New York City.”
- features iconic ninja training
- includes classic hero versus villain dynamics
- contains fantasy violence
- features complex alien antagonists
Watch it if you enjoy classic animated stories about heroes fighting against evil forces.
The series features animated action and conflict suitable for a general audience.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 5 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Turtle Tracks Dec 14, 1987
- E2 Enter: The Shredder Dec 15, 1987
- E3 A Thing about Rats Dec 16, 1987
- E4 Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X Dec 17, 1987
- E5 Shredder & Splintered Dec 18, 1987
Season 2 · 13 episodes
- E1 Return of the Shredder Oct 1, 1988
- E2 The Incredible Shrinking Turtles Oct 8, 1988
- E3 It Came from Beneath the Sewers Oct 15, 1988
- E4 The Mean Machines Oct 22, 1988
- E5 Curse of the Evil Eye Oct 29, 1988
- E6 The Case of the Killer Pizzas Nov 5, 1988
- E7 Enter: The Fly Nov 12, 1988
- E8 Invasion of the Punk Frogs Nov 19, 1988
- E9 Splinter No More Nov 26, 1988
- E10 New York's Shiniest Dec 3, 1988
- E11 Teenagers from Dimension X Dec 10, 1988
- E12 The Cat Woman of Channel Six Dec 17, 1988
- E13 Return of the Technodrome Dec 24, 1988
Season 3 · 47 episodes
- E1 Beneath these Streets Sep 25, 1989
- E2 Turtles On Trial Sep 26, 1989
- E3 Attack of the 50-Foot Irma Sep 27, 1989
- E4 The Maltese Hamster Sep 28, 1989
- E5 Sky Turtles Sep 29, 1989
- E6 The Old Switcheroo Oct 2, 1989
- E7 Burne's Blues Oct 3, 1989
- E8 The Fifth Turtle Oct 4, 1989
- E9 Enter: The Rat King Oct 5, 1989
- E10 Turtles at the Earth's Core Oct 6, 1989
- E11 April Fool Oct 9, 1989
- E12 Attack of the Big MACC Oct 10, 1989
- E13 The Ninja Sword of Nowhere Oct 11, 1989
- E14 20.000 Leaks Under the City Oct 12, 1989
- E15 Take Me to Your Leader Oct 13, 1989
- E16 Four Musketurtles Oct 16, 1989
- E17 Turtles, Turtles Everywhere Oct 17, 1989
- E18 Cowabunga Shredhead Oct 18, 1989
- E19 Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers Oct 19, 1989
- E20 Camera Bugged Oct 20, 1989
- E21 Green with Jealousy Oct 23, 1989
- E22 Return of the Fly Oct 24, 1989
- E23 Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero Oct 25, 1989
- E24 Mutagen Monster Oct 26, 1989
- E25 Corporate Raiders from Dimension X Oct 27, 1989
- E26 Pizza by the Shred Oct 30, 1989
- E27 Super Bebop & Mighty Rocksteady Oct 31, 1989
- E28 Beware the Lotus Nov 1, 1989
- E29 Blast from the Past Nov 2, 1989
- E30 Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp Nov 3, 1989
- E31 Michaelangelo's Birthday Nov 6, 1989
- E32 Usagi Yojimbo Nov 7, 1989
- E33 Case of the Hot Kimono Nov 8, 1989
- E34 Usagi Come Home Nov 9, 1989
- E35 The Making of Metalhead Nov 10, 1989
- E36 Leatherhead Meets the Rat King Nov 13, 1989
- E37 The Turtle Terminator Nov 14, 1989
- E38 The Great Boldini Nov 15, 1989
- E39 The Missing Map Nov 16, 1989
- E40 The Gang's All Here Nov 17, 1989
- E41 The Grybyx Nov 20, 1989
- E42 Mister Ogg Goes to Town Nov 21, 1989
- E43 Shredderville Nov 22, 1989
- E44 Bye Bye Fly Nov 23, 1989
- E45 The Big Rip Off Nov 24, 1989
- E46 The Big Break In Nov 27, 1989
- E47 The Big Blow Out Nov 28, 1989
Season 4 · 39 episodes
- E1 Plan Six From Outer Space Sep 10, 1990
- E2 Turtles of the Jungle Sep 11, 1990
- E3 Michaelangelo Toys Around Sep 12, 1990
- E4 Peking Turtle Sep 13, 1990
- E5 Shredder's Mom Sep 14, 1990
- E6 Four Turtles and a Baby Sep 17, 1990
- E7 Turtlemaniac Sep 18, 1990
- E8 Rondo in New York Sep 19, 1990
- E9 Planet of the Turtles Sep 20, 1990
- E10 Name That Toon Sep 21, 1990
- E11 Menace, Maestro Please Sep 28, 1990
- E12 Superhero for a Day Sep 25, 1990
- E13 Back to the Egg Sep 26, 1990
- E14 Son of Return of the Fly II Sep 15, 1990
- E15 Raphael Knocks 'em Dead Sep 15, 1990
- E16 Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe Sep 22, 1990
- E17 Raphael Meets His Match Sep 22, 1990
- E18 Slash the Evil Turtle from Dimension X Sep 29, 1990
- E19 Leonardo Lightens Up Sep 29, 1990
- E20 Were-Rats from Channel 6 Oct 13, 1990
- E21 Funny, They Shrunk Michaelangelo Oct 13, 1990
- E22 The Big Zipp Attack Oct 20, 1990
- E23 Donatello Makes Time Oct 20, 1990
- E24 Farewell, Lotus Blossum Oct 27, 1990
- E25 Rebel Without a Fin Oct 27, 1990
- E26 Rhino-Man Nov 3, 1990
- E27 Michaelangelo Meets Bugman Nov 3, 1990
- E28 Poor Little Rich Turtle Nov 10, 1990
- E29 What's Michaelangelo Good For? Nov 10, 1990
- E30 The Dimension X Story Sep 8, 1990
- E31 Donatello's Degree Sep 8, 1990
- E32 The Big Cufflink Caper Sep 14, 1990
- E33 Leonardo VS Tempestra Nov 17, 1990
- E34 Splinter Vanishes Nov 24, 1990
- E35 Raphael Drives 'Em Wild Nov 24, 1990
- E36 Beyond the Donatello Nebula Dec 1, 1990
- E37 Big Bug Blunder Dec 1, 1990
- E38 The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting Dec 8, 1990
- E39 Unidentified Flying Leonardo Dec 8, 1990
Season 5 · 22 episodes
- E1 The Turtles and the Hare Sep 23, 1991
- E2 Once Upon a Time Machine Sep 24, 1991
- E3 My Brother, the Bad Guy Sep 14, 1991
- E4 Michaelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko Sep 14, 1991
- E5 Enter: Mutagen Man Sep 21, 1991
- E6 Donatello's Badd Time Sep 21, 1991
- E7 Muckman Messes Up Sep 28, 1991
- E8 Michaelangelo Meets Bugman Again Sep 28, 1991
- E9 Napoleon Bonafrog: Colossus of the Swamps Oct 5, 1991
- E10 Raphael VS The Volcano Oct 5, 1991
- E11 Landlord of the Flies Oct 19, 1991
- E12 Donatello's Duplicate Oct 19, 1991
- E13 The Ice Creature Cometh Oct 26, 1991
- E14 Leonardo Cuts Loose Oct 26, 1991
- E15 Pirate Radio Nov 2, 1991
- E16 Raphael, Turtle of a Thousand Faces Nov 2, 1991
- E17 Zach and the Alien Invaders Nov 9, 1991
- E18 Leonardo, the Renaissance Turtle Nov 9, 1991
- E19 Welcome Back, Polarisoids Nov 16, 1991
- E20 Michaelangelo, the Sacred Turtle Nov 16, 1991
- E21 Planet of the Turtleloids, Part 1 Aug 31, 1990
- E22 Planet of the Turtleloids, Part 2 Aug 31, 1990
Frequently asked questions
Who are the main characters?
The main characters are four turtles, their master Splinter, and a reporter named April O'Neil.
Who are the villains?
The primary antagonists are Shredder and an alien warlord named Krang.
Where does the story take place?
The story is set in the sewers and city of New York.
How did the turtles change?
The turtles were transformed into human-like creatures after being exposed to a strange green glow.
Who is Master Splinter?
Master Splinter is a Japanese man named Hamato Yoshi who transformed into a giant rat.