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* '''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|The movies]]''': Debuting in 1990, the first movie combined events from the comic book with the cartoon's humor. It went on to be extremely popular, breaking records for an independent film and even though reviews weren't glowing, praise was given to the [[Jim Henson]] Shop for the costumes. The resulting two sequels cost more and made less, started to fall into self-parody and ended the series. More than a decade later, the TMNT movie franchise was revived with the 2007 release of the fully-CGI ''TMNT''. Made as a [[Broad Strokes|tenuous continuation]] of the original movies, it received respectable reviews for the animation and character storylines, but was criticized for the main plot mysticism. ''Another'' reboot of the TMNT film franchise will be released on 2012, with Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes serving as the production company.
* '''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legend Of The Supermutants|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Legend of the Supermutants]]''' (1996). An [[Anime]]. It is a two-episode OVA which adapts (very freely) the Turtles into Japanese anime format, although they're mainly [[Merchandise-Driven|thinly-veiled ads]] for Takara's Japanese version of the ''Turtles'' toyline. Among the changes made, the turtles have the power to transform into ''"Super Turtles"'' for about three minutes (during which they look really manly), have an animal-themed armor each (like in ''[[Saint Seiya]]'') and can fuse together to form the ''"Saint Turtle"''. Besides that, the bad guys also have transforming powers, and Shredder turns into a Dragon. Oh Japan, what would we do without your Wacky Dragon-Based Hijinks... For further info, visit [[The Other Wiki]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles:_Legend_of_the_Supermutants\] or just see [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGMfb60lc14&feature=related this video].
* '''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage|TMNT Vol. 3]]''' (1996-1999)': Published by Image Comics, this series was the official continuation of the Mirage continuity, until it was [[Canon
* '''''[[Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation]]''''' (1997-1998), a live-action Saturday morning show by Saban (guys behind ''[[Power Rangers]]''), aired on [[Fox Kids]] in 1998 shortly after the animated series ended. It lasted only one season before going belly-up. The new series added a new character, [[The Scrappy|Venus de Milo]], a female turtle with knowledge of the art of Shinobi (and playing the foil to the scientifically-minded Donatello). Many fans were [[Fanon Discontinuity|antagonistic]] to the series, and Peter Laird was even [[Berserk Button|more]] antagonistic to Venus, although nobody knows why [[Canon
* '''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|The second cartoon (2003-2009)]]''': Mirage teamed up with [[4Kids! Entertainment|4Kids]] in order to produce this new cartoon, this time making sure it had a closer resemblance to the comic book it was based on. Nicknamed TMNT 2k3, the series featured faithful adaptations of most of the comic book's stories, contained major [[Arc|story arcs]], and straightened up the original patchwork narrative and made it more coherent. Surprisingly for a show produced by someone with 4Kids' pedigree, it has avoided several of the tropes associated with Saturday Morning cartoons, such as [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]] and [[Status Quo Is God]]. It ended in 2009, after six years, seven seasons, and two retools.
** ''[[Turtles Forever]]'', an animated movie crossing over this incarnation of the turtles with that of the first cartoon, and acting as a celebration of the franchise's 25th anniversary.
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