Cowabunga! When Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hit TV screens in 1987, it turned four pizza-loving sewer dwellers into pop culture icons. Created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the series transformed their gritty comic book origins into a colorful, action-packed adventure filled with humor, martial arts, and brotherly love.
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael — trained by their wise rat sensei, Splinter — battled Shredder, Krang, and an army of Foot Soldiers beneath the streets of New York City. Mixing comedy with catchy one-liners and a theme song fans still hum today, the show became a defining hit of late-’80s and early-’90s animation.
More than a cartoon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles launched a global phenomenon of toys, movies, and reboots — proving that teamwork, courage, and a good slice of pizza never go out of style.
