Animation

‘TMNT’ takes welcome ‘Vacation in Europe’ to start Season 7 (1993)

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ ” “Vacation in Europe” (1993) episodes have a mythic “lost episodes” quality in my mind. I was gradually losing interest in

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‘TMNT’ Season 6 (1992) episodes 9-16 aren’t too scary

The back half of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Season 6 (1992, CBS) has some episodes with fully developed sitcom-esque plots and life lessons for kids,

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‘The Princess and the Goblin’ (1991) isn’t slick, but it has childlike wonder

Unfortunately for “The Princess and the Goblin” (1991), it was released in the United States in 1994, the same year as “The Lion King.” Comparisons

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‘TMNT’ writers get breathing room to start Season 6 (1992)

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Season 6 (1992, CBS) marks the first time when there was only one episode per week instead of two. Likely because

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‘TMNT’ Season 5 (1991) tries a bit of character development, continuity

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ ” writers mix things up a bit by trying for a little character development and even some continuity in the back

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Action figures take spotlight in ‘TMNT’ Season 5 (1991)

As we get into Season 5 of our “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” reviews, some housekeeping is in order. The Hokum Hare two-parter — “The Turtles

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Poor little rich cartoon: A look at the end of ‘TMNT’ Season 4 (1990)

The back half of CBS’ first season of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Season 4, episodes 27-39) (1990) is around the time my interest started to

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Missing Mona Lisa: A look at ‘TMNT’s’ early CBS episodes (Season 4, 1990)

In the first CBS episode, as the Turtles (rather slowly) recognize that a giant fly footprint belongs to Baxter Stockman, they muse about who else

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‘TMNT’ Season 4 (1990) stumbles out of gate with syndicated episodes

After the March 1990 “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie, the cartoon’s move to CBS Saturday Mornings in the fall was much-hyped. As a kid, I

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Season 3 (1989) goes out in a ‘Big’ way

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Season 3’s (1989) concluding batch (episodes 38-47) features imaginative notions, the return of Baxter-Fly and the Neutrinos, and a suitably “Big”

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