Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Difference between revisions

* '''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|The first cartoon (1987-1996)]]''', with Fred Wolf at the helm: Resemblances to its source material are mostly superficial. The first cartoon featuring the turtles proved even more popular than the comics, thanks to the [[Adaptation Distillation|distillation]]/[[Flanderization]] of the four turtles to easily identifiable character types; the addition of villains Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady; the promotion of the Shredder from one-shot baddie to [[Arch Enemy]]; gleeful breaking of the fourth wall; the addition of food addiction (pizza) and a catch phrase ("Cowabunga," although there were others), and a general comedic bent. The series ended in 1996, after ten seasons, 194 episodes, and one retool which attempted to make the series more dramatic.

* '''''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures]]''''' (1988/1989-1995): Midway through its run, the original cartoon spawned its own comic book, published by Archie Comics. While it initially limited itself to adapting some of the cartoon stories, it eventually evolved into something as different from the cartoon as the cartoon was from the original comic book. This incarnation of the turtles is generally regarded favorably, with a notable contingent of fans clamoring for inclusion of its characters into future incarnations.

* '''[[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 Discontinuity|subsequently ignored by Peter Laird]] upon the publication of Volume 4. Mostly remembered for mutilating three out of the four turtles, and for a plot featuring a three-way struggle for leadership of the Foot involving Raphael, who had taken on the Shredder identity after finding his armor; Pimiko, the original Shredder's daughter; and Lady Shredder, a ninja of unknown origin dressed in the familiar armor.

** ''[[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.

* '''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW|The IDW Comics]]''' (2011-): The first new incarnation of the turtles following the purchase by Nickelodeon, it features elements from all previous incarnations before it, as well as a heavily revised origins for the familiar characters.

* '''Videogames''': By both [[Konami]] and [[Ubisoft]]. Notable entries include:

** ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (video game)]]'' (1989). An infamously [[Nintendo Hard|difficult]] [[NES]] [[Platformer]]

'''Other media franchises''': There are also other media franchises of the series, including [[wikipedia:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles food tie-ins|food tie-ins]] (Ninja Turtles cereal, Chef Boyardee TMNT pasta, Ninja Turtles cookies, etc.); a ''Coming Out of Their Shells'' concert tour that first premiered at the Radio City Music Hall (with Donatello on keyboards, Leonardo on bass guitar, Raphael on drums and sax, and Michelangelo on guitar, as the story had a feel similar to ''[[Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure]]'', with its theme of [[The Power of Rock|the power of rock n' roll]] literally defeating the enemy, in the form of the Shredder (who only rapped about how he hates music), trying to eliminate all music); and a stage show at the Disney-MGM studios theme park in Orlando, Florida from 1990 to 1996.

 

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'''The ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise has the following tropes:'''