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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The early 2000s cartoon was TMNT’s best project

By Mark Lynch

TMNT during The World Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "TMNT" at Chinese Mann in Hollywood, CA, United States. (Photo by E. Charbonneau/WireImage for Warner Bros.)
TMNT during The World Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "TMNT" at Chinese Mann in Hollywood, CA, United States. (Photo by E. Charbonneau/WireImage for Warner Bros.) /
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5. Splinter was a legend

Splinter has always been the one to train his sons. Something he learned from his former owner, Hamato Yoshi. However, it’s rare that you actually see him fight more than a few times. This wasn’t the case in this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.

Splinter was more than someone who raised three sons and taught them to fight. After winning the Battle Nexus Tournament, he was known throughout the multiverse as a champion. This showed a fighting level that hadn’t been seen. His biggest accomplishment in the tournament came in the championship round when he beat a giant lizard. That’s not the most impressive part. He did it with an injured leg.

4. Going to different places

In this series, the Ninja Turtles didn’t stay in New York. Their adventures took them all over the world, other planets, universes, and alternate timelines. This was more than just a scenery change. Each time they left New York they returned with a new skill or life experience.

For example, they used a meditation technique to slow their breathing (season 2, “Turtles in Space”). This helped them survive in a place with little to no oxygen. None of the other projects have shown the Ninja Turtles doing anything like this.

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