Teenage mutant ninja turtles 2003 tv#

The feature-length story featured appearances from the ‘80s version of the Turtles, an appearance from the original comic book version of the Turtles, and various references to a quarter century of Turtles mythology. Turtles Forever was a great way to end what was already an excellent ‘toon and it was the perfect tie in with the then Turtles’ 25th anniversary celebrations (which also took place in 2009). To conclude the ‘00s run of the Turtles, an animated spin-off movie, Turtles Forever was released in 2009.

Teenage mutant ninja turtles 2003 tv#

After 155 episodes, the Turtles’ TV adventures came to an end, but when the final episode aired in 2009 it wasn’t quite the end for Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael. Season Seven was another short season, comprising just 13 episodes and concluded with Wedding Bells and Bytes – the wedding of Casey Jones and April O’Neil. Yeah, it’s getting really confusing now – I know! Instead, this Shredder was the combination of Viral, a villain from Season Six, and the computer ‘back-up’ memories of Ch’rell (the Utrom Shredder). Yep, ol’ Shred-head was back, but this time it was in the form of the deadly Cyber Shredder, who was neither the Utrom Shredder (Season One to Three), the Karai Shredder (Season Four) or the original Shredder (Season Five). Once again the Turtles were given a slight makeover and once again they were pitted against the Shredder! Ch’rell inevitably made a comeback.Īiring between 20, Season Seven (aka Back To The Sewers) saw the Turtles transported back to their own time period to conclude their TV adventures. Season Three of Turtles 2K3 concluded with Exodus, a two-part story which saw the Turtles finally defeat Ch’rell (aka the Utrom Shredder) – although perhaps ‘finally’ and ‘defeat’ are not quite the correct words. The third season also introduced Agent Bishop – a secret government agent who worked to protect the planet from extra-terrestrial threats… even if that included the Turtles. Oh, and epic was certainly the correct word to describe Season Three of Turtles 2K3 as during a rather interesting five-part story, Leo, Mikey, Raph and Don were separated from each other and sent to different time zones and realities. The three-part season three story, Space Invaders, which was followed by the three-part story Worlds Collide, also brought an epic war to Earth, with the alien Triceratons invading the planet in search of the Fugitoid. The second season also saw the introduction of Karai, the Shredder’s adopted daughter, who made her debut in the ‘ City at War’ story arc.Īs the show continued into Season Three the action still largely focused on the Turtles’ adventures in New York, with occasional stories taking place in other dimensions or realities. The biggest reveal of the second season was the discovery that Shredder was an evil Utrom named Ch’rell – the Utrom who indirectly created the Turtles. With Season Two there came more revelations, more characters – including Leatherhead, the Triceratons and the Fugitoid – and yet more butt-kicking action. Meanwhile with Shredder temporarily out of the picture, the Turtles started to learn a little more about their mysterious origins, including their connection to the alien race known as the Utroms.

Although at first it seemed as if Shredder had been beheaded by Leonardo there was in fact a lot more going on with the metal-faced menace than the Turtles realised and his ‘death’ was merely a short setback. Leading the Foot Clan, controlling rival gang the Purple Dragons and (regularly) maiming lacky Baxter Stockman, gave Shredder a strong presence even though he wasn’t always standing toe-to-toe with the Turtles.Īs the first season progressed the Turtles found themselves increasingly at odds with Shredder culminating in a rooftop battle leading to the apparent death of Shredder. In the early episodes of Season One, the Shredder made a few appearances sans armour, yet he was just as deadly regardless of his attire. The first season also demonstrated that this new version of the Turtles was a little more adult in tone than the previous version, with storylines that built up into an ongoing story arc.Ī breakout star of the first season was the Shredder. From April, Casey and Splinter through to Shredder, evil genius Baxter Stockman and Shredder’s right hand goon Hun. Season One of Turtles 2K3 introduced many of the characters who would remain a mainstay of the series.