Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 8/10Kids & familyGenuinely watchable for and with children.This show: 8/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 8/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Michael SinterniklaasWayne GraysonGregory AbbeySam RiegelDarren DunstanMarc Thompson
Written by
Kevin EastmanLloyd GoldfinePeter Laird
Starring
Michael SinterniklaasWayne GraysonGregory AbbeySam RiegelDarren DunstanMarc Thompson
Written by
Kevin EastmanLloyd GoldfinePeter Laird
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | |
| S2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | |
| S3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.8 | |
| S4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | |
| S5 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 | |||||||||||||||
| S6 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | |
| S7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 9.4 |
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About
"the turtles saga that actually took itself seriously"
This is the 2003 reboot of the four turtle brothers trained in ninjutsu by their rat sensei, defending New York from mutants, ninja clans, and interdimensional threats. Compared to the campier 80s cartoon, it leans harder into martial-arts choreography, serialized story arcs, and a moodier atmosphere that occasionally gets genuinely tense. Across its long run the tone shifts a lot, from grounded sewer-level fights to sprawling time-travel and space sagas, so it rewards viewers who stick with entire seasons rather than dipping in randomly. It's carried by earnest character dynamics and surprisingly ambitious plotting for a kids' show.
Watch it for
the shift toward serialized, comics-inspired storytelling that gave the turtles real stakes and growth.
Maybe skip if
you want simple, self-contained episodes rather than long multi-season story arcs.
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Season 12003
7.910K269h 32m
The Turtles slowly come into conflict with the Foot Clan. After their lair is destroyed by Baxter Stockman's mousers, they find a new home elsewhere in the sewers and also gain new allies in the form of April O'Neil and Casey Jones. The Turtles foil the plans of the Shredder, Hun, and Stockman on numerous occasions before Shredder offers Leonardo a peace offering in exchange for their service, citing an unknown evil they must face together. Splinter reveals the Shredder and Hun's hand in murdering his master Hamato Yoshi, and the two sides come to blows in a battle that seemingly ends in the Shredder's defeat. However, unknown to the Turtles, the Shredder survives, and after his ninjas savagely ambush and wound Leonardo, destroys April's home and believes them dead, though the Turtles, Splinter, Casey and April survive and depart for Casey's family's farm house in rural New York. After Leonardo's wounds heal and their resolve is restored, the group returns to New York to face the Foot Clan. However, after their triumph against the Shredder, Splinter vanishes, and after following a lead from a mysterious group known as the "Guardians", the Turtles discover the Utroms, an alien race hiding amongst humanity, and are unable to save Splinter from them before being teleported into space.
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Season 22003
7.87K269h 31m
The Turtles find themselves teleported to the alien world of D'Hoonibb, where they immediately are caught up in a war between the Triceraton Republic and the Galactic Federation. The Turtles end up on the Triceraton home world, and after saving Honeycutt, are teleported back to Earth by the Utroms. The aliens reveal themselves to be benevolent and reunite the Turtles with Splinter. In the wake of the Shredder's defeat, a gang war erupts over control of his lost territory by the remainder of the Foot Clan, Hun and the Purple Dragons, and the New York mafia, aided by Baxter Stockman. Shredder is revealed to have survived yet again, and Karai's loyalty to her father conflicting with her honor becomes a critical dilemma for her.
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Season 32004
7.86K269h 10m
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Season 42005
7.75K268h 52m
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Ninja Tribunal2008
8.02K124h 14m
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Fast Forward2006
7.14K269h 20m
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Back to the Sewer2008
6.82K154h 21m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Michael Sinterniklaas Leonardo, Dark Leonardo, Weasel
Wayne Grayson Michelangelo, Turtle Titan, Dark Michelangelo
Gregory Abbey Raphael, Triceraton, Dark Raphael
Sam Riegel Donatello, Dr. Chaplin, Dark Donatello
Darren Dunstan Splinter, Utrom Council, Fish Monger
Marc Thompson Casey Jones, Serling, Drako
Veronica Taylor April O'Neil, Reporter, Dr. Richards
Sean Schemmel Constable Biggles, Metal Mystic, Earth Mystic
David Zen Mansley Agent Bishop, Kon Shisho, Darius Dun
Scott Rayow The Shredder, Oroku Saki, Ch'rell
Crew
Kevin Eastman
Lloyd Goldfine
Peter Laird
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