OllieSuave-007 This cartoon series of the crime-fighting humanoid warrior turtles is the one that started the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle trilogy of shows, movies and video games.This is an entertaining series created with plenty of martial arts action and exciting plots - perfect for the kids. It was a real treat seeing turtles Leonardo, Rafael, Michaelangelo and Donatello battle the evil forces of the Food Clan and their mastermind, Shredder, with the help and guidance of the humanoid rat, Splinter, and reporter, April O'Neil.Overall, a very good superhero TV series - fun, adventurous and tastefully done good guy vs. bad guy action for the kids.Grade B+

amberlb I'm amazed at how toned down this version is. I've enjoyed some episodes so far. I actually love the relationship between the brothers here than I do in the 2003 version. There's more, "I love you," and "I need you" emotion within their 80s incarnation. I really liked that.I love a good show with a true family vibe.April O'Neal's 80s incarnation kind of bugs me though.I like her 2003 incarnation better.I like that the Ninja Turtles seem more relaxed in being a ninja and protecting people.Their 2003 incarnation seemed like they were trying too hard.

blackarachnia2 Being a child of 11 years old the first year that this show aired I was kind of glad that I got to watch this on CBS. I loved TMNT and find that TMNT 06 is barely even watchable.You've got 4 turtle teens each having different personalities and their sensei who happens to be a rat and the TMNT name is born. I loved TMNT when I was a child and I had hoped for its return to YTV. If not for the parent and teacher groups acting to get this show banned from YTV I think it would have lasted a lot longer than it did.Thank goodness for TELETOON otherwise we wouldn't have Ninja Turtles today.

dee.reid I don't care that the original 1987 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" cartoon was toned down drastically from the Mirage comics first published in 1984 by co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. As a die-hard Turtle-fan I grew up while Turtlemania was at its peak, so this cartoon was obviously a must. Sure, it's a wanton commercialization of a once-novel idea, the grit and violence now slapstick rather than graphic. The show basically follows the adventures of our four reptilian mutant heroes (Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michaelangelo, and their sensei Splinter) as they continue a never-ending battle with the Shredder and his Foot Clan, and finding allies/foes with aliens, travelers from Dimension X, and even other mutants. Mixing old characters (April O'Neill and Casey Jones, for example) with new and original ones (Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady), "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" succeeds in just being fun entertainment, and is still one of the greatest pieces of animation made within the last 25 years. The new animated movie certainly looks promising in returning the characters to their roots in the real nitty-gritty, even though I'm not too hot on CGI turtles.10/10