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Comic book authors Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird began working on illustrations together.In 1983, Eastman drew a masked turtle standing on its hind legs armed with nunchucks.Laird added the words "teenage mutant".
Developing the concept into a comic book, Eastman and Laird named them after the Renaissance artists.In March 1984, they printed copies of first issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.3000 copies were sold in a few weeks
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On December 28, 1987, the TMNT's first cartoon series began, starting as a five-part miniseries and becoming a regular Saturday-morning syndicated series. They make their first appearance in masks color-coded to each turtle, where previously they had all worn red. -
The "Coming Out of Their Shells" tour featured live-action turtles playing music as a band on stage around a familiar plotline: April O'Neil is kidnapped by the Shredder, and the Turtles have to rescue her. The story had a very Bill-n'-Ted-esque feel, with its theme of the power of rock n' roll literally defeating the enemy, in the form of the Shredder. -
In 1997–1998, a live-action series, Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation, aired on Fox. It introduced a female turtle, Venus de Milo, skilled in the mystical arts of the shinobi.[The Next Mutation Turtles made a guest appearance on Power Rangers in Space. The Next Mutation was canceled after one season of 26 episodes. -
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In 2003, a new TMNT series produced by 4Kids Entertainment began airing on the "FoxBox" programming block. This series lasted until 2009, ending with a feature-length television movie titled Turtles Forever, which was produced in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the TMNTs franchise and featured the Turtles of the 2003 series teaming up with their counterparts from the 1987 series, and eventually are visited by the black and white comic versions of themselves in the final act. -
The 2012 version is characterized by anime-like iconography and emphasis on mutagen continuing to wreak havoc on the everyday lives of the Turtles and their enemies; in addition, the tone of this version is similar to the original series, but also features a handful of serious episodes as well. -
The film received generally negative reviews from critics, but earned $493.3 million on a $125 million budget and became the highest grossing film in the series.The film won the Worst Supporting Actress award for Fox's performance as April O'Neil and also received nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay.Conversely, it was also nominated at the 28th Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Movie, Movie Actor and Movie Actress. -
It was released on June 3, 2016, in 3D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D, by Paramount Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics, although it was considered an improvement over its predecessor but was not successful, grossing $245 million against a $135 million budget, resulting in a planned third film being scrapped. -
Nickelodeon made a new 2D animated series based on the franchise, which appeared in September 2018. This version is characterized by lighter humor, and also had some anime iconography.
