Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, also known as just Ninja Turtles or TMNT, is a multimedia franchise created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in November 1983. The title refers to four fictional humanoid turtles named Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael. They practice ninjutsu and various Japanese martial arts, while guided by a humanoid rat, Splinter, as their sensei. Their best human friend is a woman named April O'Neil.
Nickelodeon purchased the TMNT franchise from Mirage Studios and 4Kids Entertainment in October 2009.[1]
TMNT media produced under Nickelodeon[]
Television series[]
Comic books[]
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures
- Turtles of Grayskull
Films[]
- 2014 film
- Out of the Shadows
- Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- Untitled Mutant Mayhem sequel
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
Video games[]
- 2013 video game
- Danger of the Ooze
- 2014 video game
- Out of the Shadows
- Mutants in Manhattan
- Arcade game
- Shredder's Revenge
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Tycoon|Battle Tycoon
- Splintered Fate
- Mutants Unleashed
- Tactical Takedown
- The Last Ronin
- Empire City
Crossover games[]
- Nickelodeon Super Brawl
- Nick Wacky Racers 3D
- Nickelodeon All-Stars Tennis
- Nickelodeon SlimeZone
- Nickelodeon Kart Racers
- Nick Football Champions
- Pixel Town
- Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis
- Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
- Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny
Pre-2010 TMNT media owned by Nickelodeon[]
Comic books[]
- Mirage comics
- Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures
- Daily comic strip
- Dreamwave comics
Television series[]
Films[]
Notes[]
- Although Nickelodeon's ownership of the Ninja Turtles franchise has always included the rights to the characters' depictions from the 1987 animated series produced by Fred Wolf Films (including its characters appearing in a few crossover episodes of the 2012 series, video games, and various merchandise depicting the 1987 characters produced since 2010), Nickelodeon would not own the original cartoon itself until July 20, 2023.
- However a cover by Mike Patton of the theme for the 1987 series is used instead of its original theme during official uploads on the TMNT YouTube channel.
- Nickelodeon also doesn't own the 1990 film series and the 2007 film, which are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, though every of the movies were streaming on Paramount+ at one point.
- Nickelodeon also doesn't own Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation and Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend, as those are produced by Saban Entertainment and Tsuburaya Productions.
- The live action movie version of the turtles are among the avatars that appear in the film Ready Player One.
Gallery[]
The complete series release for the 1987 series
The complete series release for the 2003 series