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* '''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage|The Mirage Comics]]''' (1984-1993, 2001-2010): Stories featuring the original incarnation of the turtles. These are notable for its semi-real time storytelling (stories written after 2001 featured the turtles in their thirties); its lack of a consistent [[Rogues Gallery]]; and alternating between "throw-everything-at-the-wall-to-see-what-sticks" and "heavily focused" approaches to storytelling. This incarnation comprises Volumes 1, 2, and 4 of the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' comic book, two volumes of ''Tales of the TMNT'', and a multitude of one-shots and mini-series.
* '''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 series)|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 (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 was released on 2014, with [[Michael Bay]]'s Platinum Dunes serving as the production company.
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* '''[[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.
* '''''[[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 Discontinuity|because she doesn't exist and never did]].
* '''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 series)|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.
* '''[[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.
* '''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 series)|The third cartoon (2012-2017)]]''': The first cartoon produced by Nickelodeon, an [[All CGI Cartoon]].
* '''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018-)]]''': The second cartoon produced by Nickelodeon, a re-imagining of the series with 2D animation.
* '''Videogames''': By both [[Konami]] and [[Ubisoft]]. Notable entries include:
** ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (video game)]]'' (1989). An infamously [[Nintendo Hard|difficult]] [[NES]] [[Platformer]]
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