CARTOON EVOLUTION #42 / POP CULTURE EVOLUTION #9 – TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (TMNT)
I take a look at the history and evolution of the TMNT. Launching in 1984 as a small, independent comic – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles quickly exploded! With a globally popular cartoon series, action figure line, and live-action movie trilogy in only a matter of a few years, Turtlemania took the world by storm – spawning dozens of re-boots, spin-offs and franchise instalments in the following decades.
In this video, we’ll trace his evolution from 1945 to now. To do so, we’ll trace their evolution from 1984 to now. To do so, we’ll touch on their design and thematic changes over 4 decades of comics, series, movies, and merchandise. Here’s my look at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles through the years!
CLIPS & MEDIA FEATURED
TMNT Media
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989 cartoon)TMNT: Coming Out of Their Shells Tour
RTD Presents Operation Blue Line
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secrets of the Ooze
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Turtle Tunes
We Wish You a Turtle Christmas
Mutant Turtles: Choukin Densetsu-hen / Superman Legend
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
Power Rangers in Space: Shell Shocked
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Out of the Sewers (2003 cartoon)
Turtles Forever
TMNT (2007)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 cartoon)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Rise of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / The Movie
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
DC Injustice 2 – TMNT DLC Pack
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
OTHER MEDIA
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Transformers
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Howard the Duck
My Lucky Stars (Jackie Chan at Golden Harvest)
Take On Me – Aha!
Money for Nothing – Dire Straits
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Ghostbusters
Batman (1989)
Underground – David Bowie (Labyrinth)
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller
National Lampoon’s Men in White
Batman: The Dark Knight
The LEGO Movie
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One
Barbie
Oppenheime
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Awesome as always, Dave
I've always preferred Lego Ninjago, but it's hard to not love the Turtles if you're a classic geek
This was very interesting, educational, and entertaining for me. Excellent! I've been a TMNT fan my whole life. My favorite TMNT series is the '87 series with the 2012 series a close second. I'm only just now watching the 2003 series and am enjoying it so far. My favorite TMNT movie is Secret Of The Ooze with Out Of The Shadows a close second. I enjoy all of the movies, though. I haven't seen any of Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series after episode 1 nor its Netflix movie. I plan to see Mutant Mayhem soon.
2012
I love TMNT it's so amazing and interesting My favorite versions of the TMNT are 1)TMNT 2012, 2)TMNT 2003, 3)TMNT IDW COMICS, 4)TMNT 1987, with that order,
Seems to be a theme with this one: Every time an iteration shifts to a lighter tone, it bombs.
Reminds me of the early 90s Batman film iteration.
Great episode man. Love me some TMNT. The 2003 and 2007 version along with Rise are my favorites.
Can you do an evaluation on Peter Pan.
So far I feel like the franchise hasn't had a true failier with it's animated shows, and or it's animated movies really. The original is a massively influential classic, the 2003 and 2012 shows are both fantastic in their own ways, and while I've not seen the 2018 series it does sound like it turned out better than many of us initially feared. Even the 2007 film I remember thinking was alright, and from the look of it the Batman crossover and the new film are also both really solid.
The major point of struggle always seems to be live action, with basically only the original movie being unanimously liked and all others being either mixed or outright hated
Videos like this are why I love this channel, well researched and explained
I got into tmnt by roblox
The ninja turtles have always had such a massive presence in my life since 2007 but I didn’t start to really get into it until 2012. Now reading the original comics it’s such a wild difference to me. However I can see how the comic became what we know
Heroes in a half-shell, turtle power!
My first introduction was Turtles Forever,
but it's the 2012 revival that stood out.
Can you please do a cartoon evolution of the smurfs does the smurfs is one of my favourite cartoon please?
COWABUNGA!!! Loved it, Dave!
I how the 2012 series started out with a very fun, Teen Titans vibe but eventually went even darker than the 2003 series.
Legacy franchises are an interesting one to tackle. Especially those that reinvent themselves with each new series and have done so with a regular frequency in multiple media. Makes it hard to fail after so long as people can say if they don't like one they can check out the other adaptations. Kind of makes me wander what would have happened if Masters of the Universe and She-Ra had kept up the same frequency in multiple media. Although they look to be returning in more recent years with a well liked by most Netflix She-Ra not long ago and two MOTU series at the same time as each other with one aimed at adults and another kids. Something they may have taken from TMNT playbook with having the kid shows and comics at the same time as more wide audience movies and comics
your thumbnail is out of order 😭 the 2003 series and the 2007 movie need to be switched
Alot of versions i loved turtle prime, classic tmnt, original 1990 tmnt movies, tmnt next mutation, 2003 tmnt, 2007 movie, turtles forever movie, 2012 turtles, 2014 turtle movies, 2019 batman vs tmnt and 2023 tmnt mutant mayhem
I watched parts of the 2012 TMNT but I grew up with the 2003 TMNT and they have been my favorites ever since. The music, characters, and storylines are simply so vast and entertaining. It lends itself to full rewatches very well.