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Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation

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Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation is a television show that ran from 1997 - 1998 on Fox Kids. It was produced by Saban Entertainment. The Turtles made a special appearance on Power Rangers: In Space: Shell Shocked but were first introduced at the end of the episode Save Our Ship.

The series was supposed to follow the 1987 cartoon series, but that wasn't the case. Instead, it follows the events of the first three live-action films.

A fifth turtle, Venus de Milo was added to the team. Also introduced was an army of humanoid dragons called "The Rank" led by the Dragonlord.

The show never caught on and was canceled after one season of 26 episodes. There were plans for an animated 2nd season, but they never materialized. The events of the show are not considered "canon."

The characters of April O' Neil and Casey Jones were supposed to appear in the upcoming 2nd season, which ended up not being produced.

Episodes can be viewed here.

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[edit] Characters

[edit] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

TMNT as they appear in Next Mutation.
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[edit] Allies

[edit] Villains

[edit] Venus de Milo

The most interesting contribution the show made to the Turtle's mythos is a fifth turtle, Venus de Milo. Venus, a female, is shown as being an adept of the mystic arts of the Shinobi. Her fighting style sometimes resembles Kung Fu more than Ninjutsu. Venus is a controversial character and many fans didn't like her.

At the time, many fans believed that Venus was created by Fox and Eastman and Laird were forced to use her. Others say that Kevin Eastman created the character because he has a positive opinion of her. Either way, Peter Laird does not like Venus and removed her profile from the official site, but it has since been restored.

[edit] Episode List

# TV Broadcast Title Original Airdate
1 S01E01 "East Meets West, Part 1" September 12, 1997
2 S01E02 "East Meets West, Part 2" September 19, 1997
3 S01E03 "East Meets West, Part 3" September 26, 1997
4 S01E04 "East Meets West, Part 4" October 3, 1997
5 S01E05 "East Meets West, Part 5" October 10, 1997
6 S01E06 "The Staff of Bu-Ki" October 17, 1997
7 S01E07 "All in the Family" October 24, 1997
8 S01E08 "Silver and Gold" October 31, 1997
9 S01E09 "Turtles' Night Out" November 7, 1997
10 S01E10 "Meet Dr. Quease" November 14, 1997
11 S01E11 "Windfall" November 21, 1997
12 S01E12 "Truce or Consequences" November 28, 1997
13 S01E13 "Trusting Dr. Quease" May 11, 1998
14 S01E14 "Mutant Reflections" April 6, 1998
15 S01E15 "Sewer Crash" May 13, 1998
16 S01E16 "Going Ape" April 27, 1998
17 S01E17 "Enemy of my Enemy" May 14, 1998
18 S01E18 "King Wick" April 23, 1998
19 S01E19 "The Good Dragon" May 12, 1998
20 S01E20 "The Guest" May 4, 1998
21 S01E21 "Like Brothers" April 24, 1998
22 S01E22 "Unchain My Heart, Part 1" February 6, 1998
23 S01E23 "Unchain My Heart, Part 2" October 11, 2003
24 S01E24 "Unchain my Heart, Part 3" February 20, 1998
25 S01E25 "Unchain my Heart, Part 4" February 27, 1998
26 S01E26 "Who Needs Her" May 15, 1998

[edit] Second Season

According to TV.Com's NT:TNM page, had there been a second season, April and Casey were to return to the Ninja Turtles universe, and Shredder would have returned either to join forces with Dragon Lord or be at war with him. There would have also been a storyline involving the government discovering the turtles, and hunting them down, possibly ending with the death of a family member, most likely Splinter.

[edit] Tidbits

This series featured two vehicles; a jeep & a motorcycle. Mikey drove the jeep while Raph drove the motorcycle.

On the closing credits (and a promo ad for the series), you'll see TMNT playing as a band (Raph & Leo; guitars, Don; bass & Mikey; drums).

The show was shot and produced in Canada (eh?).

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