Old friends, new enemies enhance ‘TMNT’ Season 3 (2004-05)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): Smartly interlaced storytelling puts “TMNT” at its highest ebb of craftsmanship outside of early Mirage and the first movie.
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Old friends, new enemies enhance ‘TMNT’ Season 3 (2004-05)
What are they doing with Turtles in space?! A look at ‘TMNT’ Season 2 (2003-04)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): The second season of the Laird-overseen series faithfully adapts the Triceraton-Fugitoid arc, and gives surprising backstories to Shredder and Splinter.
Mirage (almost) comes to our screens: A look at ‘TMNT’ Season 1 (2003)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): Peter Laird is proud of this cartoon. Should fans be also? Let’s review the opening 26 episodes.
The epic ends in a thrilling way in ‘TMNT’ Season 10 (1996)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): Jeffrey Scott ably takes over for David Wise with the show’s most high-stakes adventuring in these final eight episodes, which most fans didn’t see until 2012.
Not the Dreggs: ‘TMNT’ reaches new heights in Season 9 (1995)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): Even without Channel Six’s and Krang’s gangs, the show becomes well-animated in both senses of the word.
Red sky at night, animators’ delight: A look at ‘TMNT’ Season 8 (1994)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): The lack of comedic threads make these eight Wise-penned episodes dour, but the animation makes a huge leap.
‘TMNT’ ‘Wises’ up for surprisingly strong Season 7 (1993, CBS)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): David Wise delivers standouts “Night of the Dark Turtle,” “The Legend of Koji” and “Shredder Triumphant!,” plus fan favorite “Night of the Rogues.”
‘TMNT’ takes welcome ‘Vacation in Europe’ to start Season 7 (1993)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): This batch provides a superficial respite from NYC, as the standard plots are simply transposed. But a couple episodes stand out.
‘TMNT Adventures’ Issues 23-31 (1991-92) explore Turtles’ Japanese roots
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Though not deeply profound tales, it’s clear Archie is trying; and here we get cool newcomers like Slash and Ninjara.
‘TMNT Adventures’ spins off into ‘Mighty Mutanimals’ (1991)
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book review): One title is not enough to contain Clarrain’s action and environmental themes, but the plots remain quite basic.