GREAT MOMENTS IN TMNT HISTORY!

1980

May 1984

1983

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird first come up with the idea of the TMNT.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 debuts with a print run of only 3,275 copies. Demand fuels additional printings and an ongoing series that will run for nearly a decade and spawn countless other comics.

December 14, 1987

The first animated series debuts. It will run for 10 seasons and 193 episodes.

Summer 1988

The first wave of TMNT action figures arrives, becoming one of the most successful toy lines in history.

Oct. 11, 1989

The TMNT arcade game is released. While not the first video game to feature the Turtles, to this day it remains the most beloved!

March 30, 1990

Feb. 8, 2003

A new animated series reboots the Turtles for TV. It runs for six seasons and spawns another successful wave of action figures and toys.

March 23, 2007

TMNT, an animated movie featuring the voices of Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Patrick Stewart, and others opens.

Sept. 28, 2012

Nickelodeon debuts a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series to critical and fan acclaim. It runs for five seasons.

Aug. 8, 2014

A new live action TMNT movie, produced by Michael Bay, arrives. A sequel follows in 2016.

July 20, 2018

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a stylish take on the TMNT’s early days, premieres on Nickelodeon.

2020

The first live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie hits theaters. Sequels follow in 1991 and 1993.

Nov. 2, 1996

The final episode of the original animated series airs. But you can’t keep a good Turtle down for long!

Nov. 21, 2009

Animated TV movie Turtles Forever airs. Years ahead of the multiverse trend, this story unites the 2003 animated Turtles with their 1987 TV versions and the Eastman and Laird comics versions.

August 2011

IDW Publishing kicks off a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic series that is a brilliant entry point for new fans of the comics. It’s still going strong today.

Aug. 2, 2023