Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American computer animated television series of the superhero fantasy and adventure/comedy genres. It is based on the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles multimedia franchise, first conceived by comic book writers and artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird back in 1984. This is the third animated TV series to feature the Ninja Turtles, and the first series that is completely comprised of computer generated images. The series was produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios, and developed for television by Ciro Nieli, Joshua Sternin and J.R. Ventimilia. It began airing on Nickelodeon on Sunday mornings at 11:00 on September 29th, 2012.

Voice Cast

 * Sean Astin .... Raphael
 * Jason Biggs .... Leonardo
 * Greg Cipes .... Michelanglo
 * Rob Paulsen .... Donatello
 * Hoon Lee .... Splinter
 * Mae Whitman .... April O'Neil
 * Kevin Michael Richardson .... Shredder
 * Nolan North .... The Kraang
 * Seth Green .... Leonardo

Production crew

 * Kevin Eastman - Creator
 * Peter Laird - Creator
 * Ciro Nieli - Executive producer
 * Joshua Sternin - Executive producer
 * J.R. Ventimilia - Executive producer
 * Peter Hastings - Executive producer
 * MacGregor Middleton - Producer
 * Ant Ward - Supervising producer

The Turtles

 * Leonardo: Blue mask; Preferred weapon(s): Katana; Leader of the group; takes things more seriously than most.
 * Michelangelo: Orange mask; Preferred weapon(s): Nunchaku; Resident goofball; takes nothing seriously.
 * Donatello: Purple mask; Preferred weapon(s): Bo staff; Computer hacker and the brains of the group.
 * Raphael: Red mask: Preferred weapon(s): Sais; Cantankerous, easily provoked and loves to fight.

Notes & Trivia

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 * Executive producer Jennifer Ventimilia is credited as J.R. Ventimilia in this series.


 * Jason Biggs provided the voice of Leonardo for the first two seasons, departing after the season two episode "The Wrath of Tiger Claw". Afterward, the role of Leonardo was voiced by Seth Green.

Home Video

 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Beginning
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rise of the Turtles
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Enter Shredder
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Ultimate Showdown
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutagen Mayhem
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Good, the Bad, and Casey Jones