Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
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| Format | Action-Adventure-Comedy |
| Created by | Haim Saban ea. |
| Starring | Kirby Morrow Jason Gray-Stanford Matt Hill Lalainia Lindbjerg Saffron Henderson Stephen Mendel |
| Country of origin | united States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Original channel | Fox Kids |
| Original run | 1997 – 1998 |
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Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (abbreviated to NT:TNM) is a live-action television series produced by Saban Entertainment, which ran on the Fox Kids network from 1997-1998. The short-lived series was based loosely from Mirage Studios' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The series introduced many new elements to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles saga, including new central antagonists, an army of humanoid dragons known as "The Rank" led by the vicious Dragonlord. It was touted (in some of the promotional material) as a continuation of the first cartoon series, but by the period of time it aired it turned apparent that this was not the case. Instead, the series apparently followed the continuity of the live-action films. The Turtles lived in the same abandoned train station featured in the second and third films, and Splinter's ear is slashed as it was in the original film. However, most fans tend to regard the films and the series as two separate entities, citing differing styles, The Shredder being alive (and no longer Super Shredder) and the absence of April O'Neil and Casey Jones.
One thing that did make it stand out was the inclusion of a female mutant turtle called Venus de Milo — named after the famous statue. Other notable differences were found in the Turtles' weapons; Leonardo carried one double-bladed ninjatō instead of two; Raphael's twin sai could combine to make a staff; and because nunchaku are outlawed in several places, Michelangelo's signature weapon in this series was a pair of tonfa. Similarly, the name of the series was amended in several countries to Hero Turtles: The Next Mutation under censorship ruling. [1][2]
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[edit] Cast
- Leonardo: Gabe Khouth
- Voice of Leonardo: Michael Dobson
- Michaelangelo: Jarreed Blancard
- Voice of Michaelangelo: Kirby Morrow
- Donatello: Ricard Yaw
- Voice of Donatello: Jason Gray-Stanford
- Raphael: Mitchell A. Lee Yuen
- Voice of Raphael: Matt Hill
- Venus de Milo: Nicole Parker
- Voice of Venus: Lalainia Lindbjerg
- Splinter: Fiona Scotty
- Voice of Splinter: Stephen Mendel
- Shredder: Patrick Pon
- Dragon Lord: Gerald Wong
- Voice of Dragon Lord: Christopher Gaze
- Wick: Adam Behr, Bill Terezakis
- Voice of Wick: Lee Tockar
- Rank Lieutenant: Andrew Kavadas
- Silver: Gary Chalk
- Monkey Thief Mick: Michael Dobson
- Monkey Thief Dick: Ronnie Way
- Chi Chu: Lauren Attadia
- Voice of Chi Chu: Sherry Thorson
- Vam-Mi: Saffron Henderson
- Bonesteel: Scott McNeil
- Bing: Justin Soon
- Voice of Bing: Colin Musback
- Chung I: Chong Tseng
[edit] Episode Guide
| Episode # | Episode Name |
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| 01 | "East Meets West" Part 1 |
| 02 | "East Meets West" Part 2 |
| 03 | "East Meets West" Part 3 |
| 04 | "East Meets West" Part 4 |
| 05 | "East Meets West" Part 5 |
| 06 | "Staff Of Bu-Ki" |
| 07 | "Silver & Gold" |
| 08 | "Meet Dr. Quease" |
| 09 | "All in the Family" |
| 10 | "Trusting Dr. Quease" |
| 11 | "Windfall" |
| 12 | "Turtles Night Out" |
| 13 | "Mutant Reflections" |
| 14 | "Truce Or Consequence" |
| 15 | "Sewer Crash" |
| 16 | "Going Ape" |
| 17 | "Enemy of My Enemy" |
| 18 | "King Wick" |
| 19 | "The Good Dragon" |
| 20 | "The Guest" |
| 21 | "Like Brothers" |
| 22 | "Unchain My Heart" Part 1 |
| 23 | "Unchain My Heart" Part 2 |
| 24 | "Unchain My Heart" Part 3 |
| 25 | "Unchain My Heart" Part 4 |
| 26 | "Who Needs Her" |
Outside of The Next Mutation, the Turtles also guest-starred alongside the Power Rangers in the Power Rangers In Space episode "Shell Shocked." This originally aired February 21, 1998, and has the Turtles brainwashed by Astronema and forced to fight the Rangers. When the Rangers break Astronema's control, they and the Turtles defeat Astronema's forces. But before departing, the Turtles have one request from the Rangers and, at the end, are seen space surfing on their Galaxy Gliders.
[edit] Venus de Milo
The show's most notable contribution to the Turtles mythos was a fifth mutant turtle, a female named Venus de Milo who was skilled in the mystical arts of the shinobi and wears a blue mask like Leonardo; however, some mistaken her in utilizing Kung Fu rather than ninjitsu due to many of her fighting techniques and tools. Venus was portrayed by Nicole Parker and voiced by Lalainia Lindbjerg.
[edit] Cancellation
The show was cancelled in the summer of 1998. Fans of the series have theorized that this was because Saban and Fox were unwilling to pay further licensing fees to Mirage Studios. Shortly after the live-action series was canceled, there were plans for an animated version of the series, but this never materialized.
[edit] DVD Release
The complete series has been released on DVD in the UK by Jetix Films. The series in divided between 2 Volumes, each containing 3 discs each. Volume 1 was released in July of 2007 and Volume 2 was released in February 2008. At the moment there is still no plan for any US release.
[edit] External Links
- Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation at the Internet Movie Database
- TVShowsOnDVD.com, vote for Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation to be released onto DVD.
- NinjaTurtles.com, the official TMNT website.
- Henshin! Talk, a message board to discuss Superhero shows.
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