Editing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (section)

===First animated series (1987–1996)===
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Debuting in 1987 as a five-part miniseries and becoming a regular Saturday-morning syndicated series on October 1, 1988, the first animated series follows the adventures of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their allies as they battle the [[Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Shredder]], [[Krang]], and numerous other villains and criminals in New York City.<ref>{{Cite news|title= 'Ninja Turtles' Crawls Out, Lands on Back|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date= December 28, 1987|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-28-ca-21302-story.html|access-date= October 6, 2017|first= Charles|last= Solomon|archive-date= November 3, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101103184040/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-12-28/entertainment/ca-21302_1_mutant-ninja-turtles|url-status= live}}</ref> The property was changed considerably from the darker-toned comics, to make it more suitable for children and families. Produced by [[Fred Wolf Films]], the series ran for ten seasons and ended in 1996.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news|title= THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Ninja Turtles Save the Day For CBS Children's Lineup|work= The New York Times|date= November 26, 1990|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/26/business/the-media-business-ninja-turtles-save-the-day-for-cbs-children-s-lineup.html|access-date= October 6, 2017|first= Bill|last= Carter|archive-date= June 13, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180613184848/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/26/business/the-media-business-ninja-turtles-save-the-day-for-cbs-children-s-lineup.html|url-status= live}}</ref>