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Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (1997-1998)

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TV-Y7
20min
Action, Adventure
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Season: 1 Years: 1998 1997

The "heroes in a half-shell" return to stop the evil Dragon Lord with help from their newest member, Venus De Milo.

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IMDb traces the history of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from their inception and rise in the 1980s and '90s to 'Mutant Mayhem,' their latest animated incarnation from producer Seth Rogen. In 1984, Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman self-publish the first issue of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." In 1987, Playmates Toys licenses the Turtles and develops an animated series to promote its upcoming toys, which brought in $1.1 billion over the next four years. The cartoon and action figures establish the Turtles' distinct personalities as well as their passion for pizza, colored masks, and "cowabunga" catchphrases. In 1989, Teenage Mutant Ninja video games debut for Nintendo and at the arcade. More than 40 games have been released in formats from Playstation to pinball. In March 1990, the Turtles hit the silver screen, grossing more than $200 million, the highest-grossing independent film up to that time. Two live-action sequels and a Vanilla Ice collaboration follow ... but with diminishing returns. In 1997, a live-action reboot series adds a controversial fifth Turtle named Venus de Milo. The decision to add Venus splits Laird and Eastman's partnership, and "Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation" is canceled after one season. From 2003 to 2016, there are two more reboots on TV, plus two live-action films, where computer-generated Turtles took over for the guys in rubber suits. A fourth animated series debuts in 2018, this time going back to their early teen years. "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" ends in 2022 with a movie on Netflix. And in 2023, the Turtles return to theaters with a new computer-animated feature. 'Mutant Mayhem' producer Seth Rogen hopes to bring youthful energy (tech and all) back to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (Australia) (VHS)
Clear Vision (2014) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Discovery Toons (2011) (Non-US) (tv) (Latin America)
Disney-ABC Domestic Television (2002) (United States) (tv)
Fox Kids Network
Fox Kids Network (2001) (Germany) (tv)
Fox Kids Network (Non-US) (tv) (Latin America and Brazil)
Hub Network (United States) (tv)
Kix (2012) (United Kingdom) (tv)
MarVista Entertainment (2011) (World-wide) (tv)
RTL (1998) (Germany) (tv)
Saban International
Super RTL (1999) (Germany) (tv)
Twentieth Century Fox
Vortexx (2013) (United States) (tv)

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Plot Summary	In this live-action TV series, the Turtles are older than in the movies or cartoon, and are joined by a fifth, female Turtle. "Venus De Milo" mutated with the other 4 Turtles but was washed away with the current in the sewer into New York's Chinatown before Splinter came across the turtles. After learning the Shinobi arts in China for 17 years, Venus has returned to New York. The Turtles are now faced with new villains such as Dragon Lord, Bonesteel and Vam Mi. Written by Venus De Milo Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	donatello-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-character leonardo-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-character michelangelo-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-character raphael-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-character splinter-character See All (59) »
Genres	Action Adventure Comedy Family Sci-Fi
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Certification	Australia:G (some episodes) Australia:PG (some episodes) South Korea:All United States:TV-Y7

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Also Known As	Saban's Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (United States) Ninja Turtles (World-wide, English title) Saban's Hero Turtles: The Next Mutation (United Kingdom) Hero Turtles (United Kingdom) Hero Turtles: The Next Mutation (United Kingdom) See more »
Runtime	20 min
Official Sites	The Official TMNT Page by Mirage
Country	Canada United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Sound Mix	Stereo
Filming Locations	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada See more »

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Trivia	The series followed the continuity of the live-action films with the Turtles living in the same abandoned train station featured in the second and third films, Splinter's ear is slashed as it was in the original film series, and Michaelangelo's signature weapon being a pair of tonfa instead of his traditional Nunchucks which he gave away to Mitsu at the end of the third film. See more »
Goofs	In most driving scenes you see Leonardo start to drive the hummer but Michelangelo is the one driving when they are on the street. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation - East Meets West (1997). See more »

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