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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Robert DePalma. Background. Created by Mirage Studios in 1984 as a comic book. Team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles T rained by their rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu N amed after four Renaissance artists. The Turtles.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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  1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Robert DePalma

  2. Background • Created by Mirage Studios in 1984 as a comic book. • Team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles • Trained by their rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu • Named after four Renaissance artists.

  3. The Turtles • They reside in the sewers of Manhattan • Have several cohorts that help them battle battle petty criminals, evil megalomaniacs, and alien invaders,

  4. Leonardo • Courageous leader-oldest of the four • Devoted student of martial arts • Most Skilled fighter • Named after Leonardo da Vinci.

  5. Rapheal • The team's bad boy • Wears a red mask • Wields a pair of sai. • Intense fighter • He is named after the Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, Raphael.

  6. Michelangelo • Wields a pair of nunchaku. • Provides much of the comic relief. • He is named after the Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer Michelangelo Buonarroti.

  7. Donatello • The knowledgeable scientist, inventor, engineer, and technological genius • Wields the bo staff • He is named after the sculptor Donatello.

  8. Weaknesses • Donatello has a long range of attack, but attacks slowly. • Raphael’s attack is fast but he has short range. • Obsessed with pizza.

  9. Ownership • On October 19, 2009, at which point the rights for the entire TMNT franchise were sold by co-creator Peter Laird to Nickelodeon.

  10. Marketing • During the peak of its popularity in the late 1980s through early 1990s, the franchise gained considerable worldwide success and fame. • After beginning as a comic book, the first TMNT cartoon series began on December 28, 1987. • In addition to the American series, a Japanese exclusive two-episode anime OVA series was made in 1996, titled Mutant Turtles: ChoujinDensetsu-hen. • The Turtles have featured in four feature films. • Licensed for toys, cartoons, video games, films, and other merchandise.

  11. Marketing (Continued) • Turtles had a number of food tie-ins, notably Ninja Turtles Cereal • Concert tour held in 1990, premiering at Radio City Music Hall. The "Coming Out of Their Shells" tour featured live-action turtles playing music as a band.

  12. Ideas for the Future • Popularity has not disappeared • New tv show • New film • Video games • Real Turtles

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