The following is an episode list for the animated television seriesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which premiered in 1987. In total, 193 episodes aired between 1987 and 1996. The first three seasons were aired in syndication. CBS aired the rest of the series on Saturday mornings.
From August 14, 2012 and onwards, all ten seasons are available on DVD in North America from Lionsgate Home Entertainment, the successor to Family Home Entertainment, which released the series' VHS tapes in North America (early Lionsgate DVD releases were co-branded with FHE).
All five first-season episodes were written by David Wise and Patti Howeth. The chief director was Yoshikatsu Kasai, who was not credited in the credits of the English version.
Directed by: Milton Gray, Marsh Lamore, Bob Shellhorn, Mike Svayko Supervising director: Karen Peterson
Duane Poole and Tom Swale
April 21, 1990 (1990-04-21)
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Michael is a young teenage boy who is using marijuana and stealing his father's beer. His younger sister, Corey, is constantly worried about him because he started acting differently. When her piggy bank goes missing, her cartoon tie-in toys come to life to help her find it. After discovering it in Michael's room along with his stash of drugs, the cartoon characters proceed to work together and take him on a fantasy journey to teach him the risks and consequences a life of drug abuse can bring.
When the 1987 version of the Turtles are accidentally brought to the universe of the 2003 series, the old Turtles must ally with the new to stop Ch'rell, the 2003 Utrom Shredder, whose evil plan of revenge for his exile threatens the existence of the very omniverse itself of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles everywhere. Fortunately, he is double-crossed by his own adopted daughter, Karai, who aids the Turtles.
Turtles Forever celebrates the 25th anniversary of the TMNT franchise.
The Turtles from the universe of the 2012 series discover the existence of the 1987 series universe, and their counterparts there. Tiger Claw ends up on the Earth of the 1987 series.
The 2012 turtles are transported to a parallel universe, where they meet their counterparts and together they battle Kraang Subprime and 80s Krang. Both the Donatellos go to the original Mirage comics universe, but only for a short time.
When the '87 series version of Krang and the Shredder appear in the 2012 dimension, they employ the '12 Bebop and Rocksteady, and find their plans succeeding better than ever. Meanwhile, the 1987 series versions of the Ninja Turtles seeks help from the '12 Ninja Turtles, April O'Neil and Casey Jones to stop both Krang and Shredder.
The Turtles must train their '87 counterparts to face a greater threat than they've ever encountered while April and Casey seeks help from Karai and Shinigami to track down Bebop and Rocksteady and discover '87 Shredder and Krang's dangerous scheme to take over both the 1987 and 2012 universes.
The Ninja Turtles (with the aid of April, Casey, Karai, Shinigami) enlist the help of the Mighty Mutanimals to stop '87 Krang and the Shredder from destroying '12 dimension, with a little help from the unlikeliest of mutants.
DVD releases
English-language DVD releases of the original Ninja Turtles series are handled by Lions Gate Entertainment. All episodes from seasons 1–10 have been released in North America, including the "Vacation in Europe" sideseason. In the UK, only seasons 1 and 2 have been released in their entirety, alongside several compilation discs. Australia have received the complete seasons 1-4, not including the "Vacation" sideseason. These discs were released in NTSC format, despite PAL being standard for the region. In Germany, KSM Film has released every episode from seasons 1–10, including the "Vacation" sideseason. These releases feature the German audio track, while seasons 1–7 also include the original English audio.
2-disc set containing all 16 episodes from season 6.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Season 7 Part 1: The Leonardo Slice (May 12, 2009) [10]
Single disc containing episodes 1–6 from the "Vacation in Europe" sideseason, packaged with a free Leonardo action figure.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Season 7 Part 2: The Michelangelo Slice (May 12, 2009) [11]
Single disc containing episodes 7–13 from the "Vacation in Europe" sideseason, packaged with a free Michelangelo action figure.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Season 7 Part 3: The Donatello Slice (May 12, 2009) [12]
Single disc containing episodes 1–7 from season 7, packaged with a free Donatello action figure.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Season 7 Part 4: The Raphael Slice (May 12, 2009) [13]
Single disc containing episodes 8–14 from season 7, packaged with a free Raphael action figure.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Complete Season 8 (September 1, 2009) [14]
Single disc containing all 8 episodes from season 8.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Complete Season 7 Set (November 3, 2009) [15]
4-disc set containing all 13 episodes from the "Vacation" sideseason, plus all 14 episodes from season 7.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Complete Season 9 (August 16, 2011) [16]
Single disc containing all 8 episodes from season 9.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Complete Season 10 (August 14, 2012) [17]
Single disc containing all 8 episodes from season 10, plus an episode held over from season 4 and two episodes held over from Season 5.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Complete Classic Series Collection (November 13th, 2012[18]; June 12, 2018 first re-release;[14] October 15, 2024 second re-release[15][16][17])
23-disc set including all 193 episodes from seasons 1–10, including the "Vacation" sideseason, the 2012 release is packaged in a collectable plastic box molded to resemble to the Turtle Van.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Complete Season 3 (July 23, 2013) [19]
4-disc set containing all 47 episodes from season 3.
Note: This release is just a re-packaged volumes 3–6 as Season 3.
