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This is a list of episodes of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series. The series debuted on February 8, 2003 on the Fox Network as part of Fox's 4Kids TV Saturday morning lineup and ended on February 28, 2009. The series was produced by Mirage Studios, which owned one third of the rights to the show.[ citation needed ]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 26 | February 8, 2003 | November 1, 2003 | Fox (FoxBox, 4Kids TV) | ||
| 2 | November 8, 2003 | October 2, 2004 | ||||
| 3 | October 9, 2004 | April 23, 2005 | ||||
| 4 | September 10, 2005 | April 15, 2006 | ||||
| 5 | Ninja Tribunal | 12 | April 22, 2006 | July 8, 2006 | ||
| 6 | Fast Forward | 26 | July 29, 2006 | October 27, 2007 | ||
| 7 | Back to the Sewer | 13 | September 13, 2008 | February 28, 2009 | The CW (The CW4Kids) | |
| Shorts | Mayhem from Mutant Island | 13 | March 7, 2009 | May 23, 2009 | ||
| Turtles Forever | November 21, 2009 | |||||
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ' first season originally aired between February 8, 2003 and November 1, 2003, beginning with the "Things Change" episode. [1] The episodes were released in two separate volumes, the first on May 22, 2007 with twelve episodes, and the second on September 18, 2007 with fourteen episodes. [2] [3]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | TV broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Things Change" | Chuck Patton [4] | Michael Ryan [4] | February 8, 2003 [4] | S01E01 |
| 2 | "A Better Mousetrap" | Chuck Patton [5] | Marty Isenberg [5] | February 15, 2003 [5] | S01E02 |
| 3 | "Attack of the Mousers" | Chuck Patton [6] | Eric Luke [6] | February 22, 2003 [6] | S01E03 |
| 4 | "Meet Casey Jones" | Chuck Patton [7] | Michael Ryan [7] | March 1, 2003 [7] | S01E04 |
| 5 | "Nano" | Chuck Patton [8] | Eric Luke [8] | March 8, 2003 [8] | S01E05 |
| 6 | "Darkness on the Edge of Town" | Chuck Patton [9] | Marty Isenberg [9] | March 15, 2003 [9] | S01E06 |
| 7 | "The Way of Invisibility" | Chuck Patton [10] | Marty Isenberg [10] | March 22, 2003 [10] | S01E07 |
| 8 | "Fallen Angel" | Chuck Patton [11] | Marty Isenberg [11] | March 29, 2003 [11] | S01E08 |
| 9 | "Garbageman" | Chuck Patton [12] | Eric Luke [12] | April 5, 2003 [12] | S01E09 |
| 10 11 | "The Shredder Strikes" | Chuck Patton [13] [14] | Michael Ryan [13] [14] | April 12, 2003 [13] April 19, 2003 [14] | S01E10&11 |
| 12 | "The Unconvincing Turtle Titan" | Chuck Patton [15] | Marty Isenberg [15] | May 3, 2003 [15] | S01E12 |
| 13 14 15 | "Notes from the Underground" | Chuck Patton [16] [17] [18] | Eric Luke [16] [17] [18] | May 10, 2003 [16] May 17, 2003 [17] May 24, 2003 [18] | S01E13&14&15 |
| 16 | "The King" | Chuck Patton [19] | Michael Ryan [19] | May 31, 2003 [19] | S01E16 |
| 17 18 | "The Shredder Strikes Back" | Chuck Patton [20] [21] | Eric Luke [20] [21] | June 7, 2003 [20] June 14, 2003 [21] | S01E17&18 |
| 19 | "Tales of Leo" | Chuck Patton [22] | Marty Isenberg [22] | September 13, 2003 [22] | S01E19 |
| 20 | "The Monster Hunter" | Chuck Patton [23] | Michael Ryan [23] | September 20, 2003 [23] | S01E20 |
| 21 22 23 | "Return to New York" | Chuck Patton [24] [25] [26] | Marty Isenberg [24] [25] [26] | September 27, 2003 [24] October 4, 2003 [25] October 11, 2003 [26] | S01E21&22&23 |
| 24 | "Lone Raph and Cub" | Chuck Patton [27] | Eric Luke [27] | October 18, 2003 [27] | S01E24 |
| 25 26 | "The Search for Splinter" | Chuck Patton [28] [29] | Greg Johnson [28] [29] | October 25, 2003 [28] November 1, 2003 [29] | S01E25&26 |
The Shredder returns in season 2 and is revealed to be an Utrom named Ch'rell. Karai, the daughter of the Shredder makes her first appearance in this season.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 28 29 30 31 | 1 2 3 4 5 | "Turtles in Space" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | November 8, 2003 November 15, 2003 November 22, 2003 November 29, 2003 December 6, 2003 | S02E01&02&03&04&05 |
| 32 33 34 | 6 7 8 | "Secret Origins" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke Michael Ryan Marty Isenberg | January 17, 2004 January 24, 2004 January 31, 2004 | S02E06&07&08 |
| 35 | 9 | "Reflections" | Chuck Patton | Roland Gonzalez | February 14, 2004 | S02E09 |
| 36 | 10 | "The Ultimate Ninja" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | February 7, 2004 | S02E10 |
| 37 | 11 | "The Return of Nano" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | February 21, 2004 | S02E11 |
| 38 | 12 | "What a Croc!" | Chuck Patton | Ben Townsend | February 28, 2004 | S02E12 |
| 39 | 13 | "Return to the Underground" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | March 6, 2004 | S02E13 |
| 40 41 42 | 14 15 16 | "City at War" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke Marty Isenberg Ben Townsend | March 13, 2004 March 20, 2004 March 27, 2004 | S02E14&15&16 |
| 43 | 17 | "Junklantis" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke | April 3, 2004 | S02E17 |
| 44 | 18 | "The Golden Puck" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan | April 10, 2004 | S02E18 |
| 45 46 | 19 20 | "Rogue in the House" | Chuck Patton | Eric Luke Ben Townsend | April 17, 2004 April 24, 2004 | S02E19&20 |
| 47 | 21 | "April's Artifact" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | May 1, 2004 | S02E21 |
| 48 | 22 | "Return of the Justice Force" | Chuck Patton | Marty Isenberg | May 8, 2004 | S02E22 |
| 49 50 51 52 | 23 24 25 26 | "The Big Brawl" | Chuck Patton | Michael Ryan Ben Townsend Marty Isenberg | May 15, 2004 September 18, 2004 September 25, 2004 October 2, 2004 | S02E23&24&25&26 |
Many of the Ninja Turtles' enemies return in season 3. This is the final season that includes Utrom Shredder.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 54 55 | 1 2 3 | "Space Invaders" | Roy Burdine | Dean Stefan Eric Luke Marty Isenberg | October 9, 2004 October 16, 2004 October 23, 2004 | S03E02&03&04 |
| 56 57 58 | 4 5 6 | "Worlds Collide" | Roy Burdine | Ben Townsend Marty Isenberg Eric Luke | October 30, 2004 November 6, 2004 November 13, 2004 | S03E05&06&07 |
| 59 | 7 | "Touch and Go" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | November 20, 2004 | S03E08 |
| 60 | 8 | "Hunted" | Roy Burdine | Ben Townsend | November 27, 2004 | S03E09 |
| 61 | 9 | "H.A.T.E." | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | December 4, 2004 | S03E10 |
| 62 | 10 | "Nobody's Fool" | Roy Burdine | Greg Johnson | December 11, 2004 | S03E11 |
| 63 | 11 | "The Lesson" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | December 18, 2004 | S03E13 |
| 64 | 12 | "The Christmas Aliens" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | December 25, 2004 | S03E01 |
| 65 | 13 | "New Blood" | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | January 22, 2005 | S03E12 |
| 66 | 14 | "The Darkness Within" | Roy Burdine | Ben Townsend | January 29, 2005 | S03E14 |
| 67 | 15 | "Mission of Gravity" | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | February 5, 2005 | S03E15 |
| 68 | 16 | "The Entity Below" | Roy Burdine | Greg Johnson | February 12, 2005 | S03E16 |
| 69 | 17 | "Time Travails" | Roy Burdine | Bob Forward | February 19, 2005 | S03E17 |
| 70 | 18 | "Hun on the Run" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | February 26, 2005 | S03E18 |
| 71 | 19 | "Reality Check" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | March 5, 2005 | S03E19 |
| 72 | 20 | "Across the Universe" | Roy Burdine | Greg Johnson | March 12, 2005 | S03E20 |
| 73 | 21 | "Same As It Never Was" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | March 19, 2005 | S03E21 |
| 74 75 | 22 23 | "The Real World" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost Michael Ryan | March 26, 2005 April 2, 2005 | S03E22&23 |
| 76 | 24 | "Bishop's Gambit" | Roy Burdine | Greg Johnson | April 9, 2005 | S03E24 |
| 77 78 | 25 26 | "Exodus" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost Greg Johnson | April 16, 2005 April 23, 2005 | S03E25&26 |
For the entire season Karai is the leader of the Foot Clan. Hun controls the Purple Dragons. New enemies are seen in this season.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 1 | "Cousin Sid" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | September 10, 2005 | S04E01 |
| 80 | 2 | "The People's Choice" | Roy Burdine | Baz Hawkins | September 17, 2005 | S04E02 |
| 81 | 3 | "Sons of the Silent Age" | Roy Burdine | Steve Murphy | October 1, 2005 | S04E03 |
| 82 | 4 | "Dragon's Brew" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | October 8, 2005 | S04E04 |
| 83 | 5 | "I, Monster" | Roy Burdine | Brandon Sawyer | October 15, 2005 | S04E05 |
| 84 | 6 | "Grudge Match" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | October 22, 2005 | S04E06 |
| 85 | 7 | "A Wing and a Prayer" | Roy Burdine | Baz Hawkins | September 24, 2005 | S04E07 |
| 86 | 8 | "Bad Day" | Roy Burdine | Brandon Sawyer | November 5, 2005 | S04E08 |
| 87 | 9 | "Aliens Among Us" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | November 12, 2005 | S04E09 |
| 88 | 10 | "Dragons Rising" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | November 19, 2005 | S04E10 |
| 89 | 11 | "Still Nobody" | Roy Burdine | Baz Hawkins | November 26, 2005 | S04E11 |
| 90 | 12 | "All Hallows Thieves" | Roy Burdine | Gavin Hignight | October 29, 2005 | S04E12 |
| 91 | 13 | "Samurai Tourist" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | December 3, 2005 | S04E13 |
| 92 | 14 | "The Ancient One" | Roy Burdine | Steve Murphy | December 10, 2005 | S04E14 |
| 93 | 15 | "Scion of the Shredder" | Roy Burdine | Eugene Son | January 28, 2006 | S04E15 |
| 94 | 16 | "Prodigal Son" | Roy Burdine | Gavin Hignight | February 4, 2006 | S04E16 |
| 95 | 17 | "Outbreak" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | February 11, 2006 | S04E17 |
| 96 | 18 | "Trouble with Augie" | Roy Burdine | Eugene Son | February 18, 2006 | S04E18 |
| 97 | 19 | "Insane in the Membrane" | Roy Burdine | Matthew Drdek | February 25, 2006 | S04E19 |
| 98 99 | 20 21 | "Return of Savanti" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | March 11, 2006 March 18, 2006 | S04E20&21 |
| 100 | 22 | "Tale of Master Yoshi" | Roy Burdine | Steve Murphy | March 4, 2006 | S04E22 |
| 101 | 23 | "Adventures in Turtle Sitting" | Roy Burdine | Roland Gonzalez | March 25, 2006 | S04E23 |
| 102 103 | 24 25 | "Good Genes" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | April 1, 2006 April 8, 2006 | S04E24&25 |
| 104 | 26 | "Ninja Tribunal" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | April 15, 2006 | S04E26 |
To try to increase interest in the series, Fox aired the "Fast Forward" season on commercial TV in 2006. 4Kids Entertainment later signed a deal with Comcast and the season began airing on Comcast-On-Demand in August 2006; however, after airing five episodes, the airing was canceled. Fox later aired the "Membership Drive" episode on March 24, 2007, which was the first episode of the season to air on regular television. 4Kids TV started showing "The Ninja Tribunal" and the 12 completed episodes of this season on February 9, 2008. The season was promoted as the "Lost Episodes" [30]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 1 | "Lap of the Gods" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | April 22, 2006 | S05E01 |
| 106 | 2 | "Demons and Dragons" | Roy Burdine | Joe Kelly | April 29, 2006 | S05E02 |
| 107 | 3 | "Legend of the 5 Dragons" | Roy Burdine | Danny Fingeroth | May 6, 2006 | S05E03 |
| 108 | 4 | "More Worlds Than One" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | May 13, 2006 | S05E04 |
| 109 | 5 | "Beginning of the End" | Roy Burdine | Joe Kelly | May 20, 2006 | S05E05 |
| - | - | "Nightmares Recycled" | Roy Burdine | Roland Gonzalez | Unaired | S05E06 |
| 110 | 6 | "Membership Drive" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | May 27, 2006 | S05E07 |
| 111 112 | 7 8 | "New World Order" | Roy Burdine | Danny Fingeroth Matthew Drdek | June 3, 2006 June 10, 2006 | S05E08&09 |
| 113 | 9 | "Fathers and Sons" | Roy Burdine | Roland Gonzalez | June 17, 2006 | S05E10 |
| 114 | 10 | "Past and Present" | Roy Burdine | Joe Kelly | June 24, 2006 | S05E11 |
| 115 116 | 11 12 | "Enter the Dragons" | Roy Burdine | Christopher Yost | July 1, 2006 July 8, 2006 | S05E12&13 |
The sixth season, subtitled Fast Forward, originally aired between July 29, 2006 and October 27, 2007, beginning with the "Future Shellshock" episode. [31] It includes new designs for all returning characters.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 1 | "Future Shellshock" | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | July 29, 2006 | S06E01 |
| 118 | 2 | "Obsolete" | Roy Burdine | Adam Beechen | August 5, 2006 | S06E02 |
| 119 | 3 | "Home Invasion" | Roy Burdine | Rich Fogel | August 12, 2006 | S06E03 |
| 120 | 4 | "Headlock Prime" | Roy Burdine | Steven Melching | September 30, 2006 | S06E04 |
| 121 | 5 | "Playtime's Over" | Roy Burdine | Julia Lewald | October 7, 2006 | S06E05 |
| 122 | 6 | "Bishop to Knight" | Roy Burdine | Steve Murphy | October 14, 2006 | S06E06 |
| 123 | 7 | "Night of Sh'Okanabo" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | October 21, 2006 | S06E07 |
| 124 | 8 | "Clash of the Turtle Titans" | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | October 28, 2006 | S06E08 |
| 125 | 9 | "Fly Me to the Moon" | Roy Burdine | Rich Fogel | November 4, 2006 | S06E09 |
| 126 | 10 | "Invasion of the Body Snatcher!" | Roy Burdine | Roger Slifer | November 11, 2006 | S06E10 |
| 127 | 11 | "The Freaks Come Out at Night" | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | November 25, 2006 | S06E11 |
| 128 | 12 | "Bad Blood" | Roy Burdine | Roland Gonzalez | December 2, 2006 | S06E12 |
| 129 | 13 | "The Journal" | Roy Burdine | Steve Murphy | December 9, 2006 | S06E13 |
| 130 | 14 | "The Gaminator" | Roy Burdine | Wendell Morris | December 16, 2006 | S06E14 |
| 131 | 15 | "Graduation Day: Class of 2105" | Roy Burdine | Julia Lewald | March 24, 2007 | S06E15 |
| 132 | 16 | "Timing Is Everything" | Roy Burdine | Joe Kelly | March 31, 2007 | S06E16 |
| 133 | 17 | "Enter the Jammerhead" | Roy Burdine | Julia Lewald | April 7, 2007 | S06E17 |
| 134 | 18 | "Milk Run" | Roy Burdine | Steven Melching | April 14, 2007 | S06E18 |
| 135 | 19 | "The Fall of Darius Dunn" | Roy Burdine | Rich Fogel | April 21, 2007 | S06E19 |
| 136 | 20 | "Turtle X-Tinction" | Roy Burdine | Marty Isenberg | April 28, 2007 | S06E20 |
| 137 | 21 | "Race For Glory" | Roy Burdine | Larry Hama | September 8, 2007 | S06E21 |
| 138 | 22 | "Head of State" | Roy Burdine | John Drdek | September 15, 2007 | S06E22 |
| 139 | 23 | "DNA is Thicker than Water" | Roy Burdine | Roland Gonzalez | October 6, 2007 | S06E23 |
| 140 | 24 | "The Cosmic Completist" | Roy Burdine | James Felder | October 13, 2007 | S06E24 |
| 141 | 25 | "The Day of Awakening" | Roy Burdine | Steve Murphy | October 20, 2007 | S06E25 |
| 142 | 26 | "Zixxth Sense" | Roy Burdine | Rich Fogel | October 27, 2007 | S06E26 |
For most of the final season of the series, subtitled Back to the Sewer, the Shredder of the virtual world of Cyberspace is the main villain, and Master Splinter is trapped deep within virtual limbo with a desperate Donatello resolved to restore his real world form.
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written By | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | 1 | "Tempus Fugit" | Roy Burdine | Eric Basart | September 13, 2008 | S07E01 |
| 144 | 2 | "Karate Schooled" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | September 20, 2008 | S07E02 |
| 145 | 3 | "Something Wicked" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | September 27, 2008 | S07E03 |
| 146 | 4 | "The Engagement Ring" | Roy Burdine | Robert David | October 4, 2008 | S07E04 |
| 147 | 5 | "Hacking Stockman" | Roy Burdine | Joe Kelly | October 18, 2008 | S07E05 |
| 148 | 6 | "Incredible Shrinking Serling" | Roy Burdine | Robert David | October 25, 2008 | S07E06 |
| 149 | 7 | "Identity Crisis" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | November 1, 2008 | S07E07 |
| 150 | 8 | "Web Wranglers" | Roy Burdine | Robert David | November 8, 2008 | S07E08 |
| 151 | 9 | "SuperQuest" | Roy Burdine | Robert David | November 15, 2008 | S07E09 |
| 152 | 10 | "Virtual Reality Check" | Roy Burdine | Michael Ryan | November 22, 2008 | S07E10 |
| 153 | 11 | "City Under Siege" | Roy Burdine | Steve Melching | November 29, 2008 | S07E11 |
| 154 | 12 | "Super Power Struggle" | Roy Burdine | Robert David | February 21, 2009 | S07E12 |
| 155 | 13 | "Wedding Bells and Bytes" | Roy Burdine | Matthew Drek & Robert David | February 28, 2009 | S07E13 |
Starting March 7, 2009, a series of 13 shorts, called "chapters", ranging from 90 seconds to two minutes in length, began airing on The CW4Kids during episodes of TMNT: Back to the Sewer and Chaotic: M'arrillian Invasion. They were streamed on the 4Kids website a week in advance of airing them on television. The episodes comprise a single story called "Mayhem from Mutant Island." [32] On March 27, 2010 the 13 shorts were re-aired complied together as a single episode titled "Mayhem from Mutant Island".
| No. | Title | Original air date | TV Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "What Lurks Beneath" | March 7, 2009 | S07E14 |
| While riding around with their sports gear, the Turtles are attacked by a giant crustacean-type monster that emerges from the sewers. | |||
| 2 | "Terror Unleashed" | March 7, 2009 | S07E14 |
| The Turtles overcome the monster, only to fall into the sewer. Upon landing, a large group of mutants attacks. | |||
| 3 | "Trouble Runs Rampant" | March 14, 2009 | S07E14 |
| After narrowly escaping the mutants in the sewer, the Turtles don their Sub-Sewer Gear in order to combat them. | |||
| 4 | "Showdown in the Subterrane" | March 21, 2009 | S07E14 |
| The Turtles defeat the dinosaur mutants, only to subsequently discover they were right in front of a Purple Dragons stronghold. | |||
| 5 | "Attack of the Purple Dragons" | March 28, 2009 | S07E14 |
| The Turtles face off with Hun and the Purple Dragons, believing them to be responsible for the mutant dinosaurs. It is revealed, however, that Baxter Stockman is the true culprit. | |||
| 6 | "Face-Off with the Foot" | April 4, 2009 | S07E14 |
| After Hun tells the Turtles that Khan and the Foot Clan are behind the mutant attacks, the Turtles don new metal armor and forge new and even stronger weapons before storming their hideout. | |||
| 7 | "Rivals Take Arms" | April 11, 2009 | S07E14 |
| Using their new-and-improved armor and weapons, the Turtles battle with Khan and the Foot Clan. | |||
| 8 | "Dread Returns" | April 18, 2009 | S07E14 |
| The Foot Clan backs off as a mutant T-rex enters the scene, grabbing Leo into its jaws. | |||
| 9 | "In Pursuit of Danger" | April 25, 2009 | S07E14 |
| The Turtles chase after the mutant T-rex in the Hauler, but once Leo is freed, the Turtles find themselves facing an entire group of mutant dinosaurs. | |||
| 10 | "The Scourge Revealed" | May 2, 2009 | S07E14 |
| Using the Hauler, the Turtles take out as many of the mutant dinosaurs as they can, which causes the underground railway tunnel they are fighting in to collapse. Immediately after, they receive a message from Stockman. | |||
| 11 | "Rendezvous with Evil" | May 9, 2009 | S07E14 |
| The Turtles locate Stockman in their helicopter, but are struck out of the air by the mutant dinosaurs. The Turtles respond by donning their Mech Wrecker suits and engaging the mutant dinosaurs in battle. | |||
| 12 | "Stockman Strikes" | May 16, 2009 | S07E14 |
| As the Turtles battle with Stockman and the mutant dinosaurs, Don discovers that the dinosaurs are being controlled by a radio tower. | |||
| 13 | "Fate of the Deranged Dinos" | May 23, 2009 | S07E14 |
| Don destroys the radio tower with his mech-suit, and the dinosaurs become docile. With that, the Turtles leave the island. | |||
A TV movie based on the series was produced by 4Kids Entertainment. It premiered November 21, 2009 on The CW4Kids.
| Title | Written by | Directed by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Turtles Forever" | Rob David, Matthew Drdek, and Lloyd Goldfine | Roy Burdine and Lloyd Goldfine | November 21, 2009 | |
| When the turtles of the 1987 animated series are accidentally brought to the world of the 2003 series, the old turtles must ally with the new to stop Ch'rell, the 2003 Utrom Shredder, whose evil plan of revenge for his exile threatens the existence of the very omniverse itself of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles everywhere. Fortunately, he is double-crossed by his own adopted daughter, Karai, who aids the turtles. | ||||
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The third season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles originally aired between October 9, 2004, and April 23, 2005, beginning with the "Space Invaders, Part 1" episode. The entire season of the television series was released on DVD in seven volumes from March 15, 2005, through May 16, 2006. This is the only season of the 2003 series which has a prodcode, and included a Christmas episode under the title "The Christmas Aliens".
The fourth season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles originally aired between September 10, 2005 and April 15, 2006, beginning with the "Cousin Sid" episode. Fourteen random episodes from this season were released on DVD on September 12, 2006. Much of this season focused on Leonardo, the group's leader, who became bitter, reserved and isolated following the final episode of the previous season in which he, his brothers and their master were almost killed. He went so far as to lash out at Splinter, causing him serious injury. This season is known among of fans as the darkest season of the series.
The sixth season originally aired between July 29, 2006, and October 27, 2007, beginning with the "Future Shellshock" episode. The season is lighter in tone and less violent than previous ones, with a greater emphasis on jokes, and includes recreated designs for all returning characters.
The seventh and final season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, titled Back to the Sewer or TMNT: Back to the Sewer, aired on Saturday mornings on the CW4Kids on CW Network in 2008–2010. With this season, the show moved from Fox's 4Kids TV lineup to the CW. The season began with the episode "Tempus Fugit" which aired on September 13, 2008. It is followed by the TV movie Turtles Forever.
Turtles Forever is a 2009 American animated superhero television film directed by Roy Burdine and Lloyd Goldfine and written by Goldfine, Rob David, and Matthew Drdek. A crossover film featuring two different incarnations of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fighting together, it was produced in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the characters and serves as the finale to the 2003 TV series. The film aired on The CW4Kids on November 21, 2009.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an ongoing American comic book series published by IDW Publishing. Debuting in August 2011, the series is part of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles media franchise created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird and was the first new comic incarnation of the Turtles to debut after the franchise's sale to Nickelodeon in October 2009. It is the fifth comic book series in the franchise's publication history and serves as a reboot of the franchise's story and characters.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, known as Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for its 2017 fifth and final season, is an American animated television series developed by Ciro Nieli, Joshua Sternin, and Jennifer Ventimilia. It is the third animated series in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The series aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from September 28, 2012, to November 12, 2017. It was produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and LowBar Productions. Bardel Entertainment handled layout and CG animation services. The series begins with the Turtles emerging from their sewer home for the first time, using their ninjutsu training to fight enemies in present-day New York City.
