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{{retitle|''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (franchise)}} | {{retitle|''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (franchise)}} | ||
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|name = ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' | |name = ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' | ||
|image = | |image = Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles logo.png | ||
|aka = ''Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles'', ''TMNT'' | |||
|debut = [[1983 (releases)|1983]] | |debut = [[1983 (releases)|1983]] | ||
|creator = {{w|Kevin Eastman}}, {{w|Peter Laird}} | |creator = {{w|Kevin Eastman}}, {{w|Peter Laird}} | ||
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|genre = Action adventure series | |genre = Action adventure series | ||
|time = [[1991 (releases)|1991]] | |time = [[1991 (releases)|1991]] | ||
|relevant media = [[COMIC]]: | |relevant media = [[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}} | ||
|relevant | |relevant characters = [[Master Splinter]], [[Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Raphael]], [[Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Leonardo]], [[Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Michelangelo]], [[Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Donatello]] | ||
}} | |relevant locations = [[Turtle Lair]] | ||
'''''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''''', commonly abbreviated as '''''TMNT''''', is an American media franchise created by {{w|Kevin Eastman}} and {{w|Peter Laird}}. | }}{{you may|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|n1=the titular group}} | ||
'''''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''''', formerly known in some regions as '''''Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles''''', and commonly abbreviated as '''''TMNT''''', is an American media franchise created by {{w|Kevin Eastman}} and {{w|Peter Laird}}. | |||
The series stars the titular [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]], a group of [[mutant]] [[turtles]] who live in [[Turtle lair|a lair]] in the [[sewers]] of [[New York City]] which consists of [[Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Leonardo]], [[Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Donatello]], [[Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Michelangelo]], and [[Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Raphael]], all named after [[Italian]] [[Renaissance]] artists. The group is led by their sensei, [[Master Splinter]], a mutated [[rat]] who, like them, is capable of [[speech]]. | |||
== Crossover == | |||
[[File:TMNT Comic Relief.jpg|left|thumb|The [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)}}]] | |||
The series was among the various series to [[crossover]] with each other for [[Comic Relief]] in [[1991 (releases)|1991]], alongside ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | |||
This occurred in the [[comic book]] ''[[The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)|The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic]]'', which featured a segment relating to [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|the turtles]]. The segment was preceded by [[Lenny Henry (in-universe)|Lenny Henry]] and [[Jonathan Ross (in-universe)|Jonathan Ross]] arguing over whether they were the Teenage Mutant ''[[Ninja]]'' Turtles or the Teenage Mutant ''[[Hero]]'' Turtles, something further referenced in the ''TMNT'' section itself. | |||
== Production connections == | |||
=== Comics === | |||
[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] have been the publisher of TMNT comics since [[2011 (releases)|2011]], its existence overlapping with the final three years of ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s [[Doctor Who (IDW)|own American comic book run under the publisher]]. | |||
=== Television and film === | |||
[[AKOM]] worked on animation production for {{wi|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}. | |||
[[Frank Welker]], who voiced [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] in ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|LEGO Dimensions]]'' and related media, voiced Rahzar and Tokka in the 1991 film, {{wi|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze}}. He was also the initial voice of Monkey Rockwell in the {{w|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|2012 series}}. | |||
The aforementioned 2012 series also featured [[Greg Cipes]] ([[Beast Boy]] in ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|LEGO Dimensions]]'' and related media) as the voice of Michelangelo, and [[David Tennant]] (the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[Fourteenth Doctor]]) as the voice of Fugitoid. | |||
=== Miscellaneous === | |||
''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' content is available in ''[[Fortnite]]'', which also features some ''[[Doctor Who]]'' content. | |||
== External links == | |||
{{TurtlePedia}} | |||
{{TMNT}} | |||
[[Category:Real world series with DWU connections]] | [[Category:Real world series with DWU connections]] | ||
[[Category:Television overviews]] | |||
[[Category:Comic overviews]] | |||
Latest revision as of 00:56, 22 October 2024
- You may be looking for the titular group.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, formerly known in some regions as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, and commonly abbreviated as TMNT, is an American media franchise created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.
The series stars the titular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a group of mutant turtles who live in a lair in the sewers of New York City which consists of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael, all named after Italian Renaissance artists. The group is led by their sensei, Master Splinter, a mutated rat who, like them, is capable of speech.
Crossover[[edit]]
The series was among the various series to crossover with each other for Comic Relief in 1991, alongside Doctor Who.
This occurred in the comic book The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic, which featured a segment relating to the turtles. The segment was preceded by Lenny Henry and Jonathan Ross arguing over whether they were the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, something further referenced in the TMNT section itself.
Production connections[[edit]]
Comics[[edit]]
IDW have been the publisher of TMNT comics since 2011, its existence overlapping with the final three years of Doctor Who's own American comic book run under the publisher.
Television and film[[edit]]
AKOM worked on animation production for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Frank Welker, who voiced Scooby-Doo in LEGO Dimensions and related media, voiced Rahzar and Tokka in the 1991 film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. He was also the initial voice of Monkey Rockwell in the 2012 series.
The aforementioned 2012 series also featured Greg Cipes (Beast Boy in LEGO Dimensions and related media) as the voice of Michelangelo, and David Tennant (the Tenth and Fourteenth Doctor) as the voice of Fugitoid.
Miscellaneous[[edit]]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles content is available in Fortnite, which also features some Doctor Who content.
External links[[edit]]
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