Plot: The Turtles, as teenagers, deal with their new life as heroes while also dealing with the pressures of going to high school in New York City.
Season 1 of tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was Good.
Pros: It did well focusing on spending time with the turtles individually. A lot more of this world were well fresh out. The animation style was a lot cleaner and polished. They helped developed the adversaries quite well as well like Bishop, Purple Dragons & The East River Three and it also did well is bridging the gap for the planned sequel.
Cons: I enjoyed the first story-ark more than the second. The Mechazoid didn’t feel that much of a threat in my opinion and a lot of the other mutants were hit & misses and the turtles get spilt up throughout most of the season.
Genre: Science Fiction, Superhero
Based on The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created
by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman
Showrunners: Christopher Yost, Alan Wan
Voices of Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon & Ayo Edebiri.
Theme Song Composer: Matt Mahaffey
Composer: Matt Mahaffey
Executive producers: Christopher Yost, Alan Wan, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Josh Fagen
Producer: Louis J. Cuck
Production companies: Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Point Grey Pictures
Network: Paramount+
Casts & Characters:
Main
- Micah Abbey as Donatello: The tech guru of the Turtles who uses a bō staff in combat. He has a liking for anime and video games.
- Shamon Brown Jr. as Michelangelo: The fun-loving jokester of Turtles who uses nunchucks. He desires to be a stand-up comedian.
- Nicolas Cantu as Leonardo: The leader of the Turtles who uses two katana. He has a romantic interest in April O’Neil.
- Brady Noon as Raphael: The muscle of the Turtles who uses a pair of sai. He has a “fight first, ask questions later” attitude.
- Ayo Edebiri as April O’Neil: A high school reporter and human friend of the Turtles.
- Splinter is a mutant rat and the adoptive father and mentor of the Turtles. He was previously voiced by Jackie Chan in Mutant Mayhem, but only speaks in a gibberish language called “vermin” in Tales. Fred Tatasciore provides the voice and is credited as “Splinter Vermin”, and Brady Noon narrates the second half in a Splinter impression
Recurring:
- Rose Byrne as Leatherhead: A mutant alligator and member of the Mutanimals, a group that allies with the Turtles. She used to be a member of Superfly’s gang, the main villain in Mutant Mayhem.
- Natasia Demetriou as Wingnut: A mutant bat and the mechanical genius of the Mutanimals. She used to be a member of Superfly’s gang and shares a close bond with Donatello.
- Austin Post as Ray Fillet: A mutant manta ray and member of the Mutanimals. He used to be a member of Superfly’s gang and mostly communicates by singing his name.
- Amad Jackson as Genghis Frog: A mutant frog who wields a battle axe. He used to be a member of Superfly’s gang. Jackson replaces Hannibal Burress from Mutant Mayhem.
- Alex Hirsch as Scumbug: A mutant cockroach and love interest of Splinter.
- Alanna Ubach as Bishop: A brilliant inventor who believes mutants are a threat to humanity. She is recruited by the Earth Protection Force (EPF).
- Pete Davidson as Rod: A lazy rich kid who desires to be a mutant.
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Pigeon Pete: A mutant pigeon and member of the Mutanimals. He was mutated by a sample of Michelangelo’s blood.[5]
- Timothy Olyphant as Goldfin: A mutant goldfish and leader of the villainous group the East River Three. The group was mutated when Superfly’s machine fell into the ocean in Mutant Mayhem.
- Jillian Bell as Lee the Eel: A mutant eel and member of the East River Three.
- Danny Trejo as Mustang Sally: A mutant seahorse and member of the East River Three.
- Carlin James and Jamila Velasquez as Hun and Angel: Members of the street gang the Purple Dragons.
I recommend watching this series on either Paramount+ or Nickelodeon on Sky.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe