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You bring up a pretty valid observation. It's a pretty tried and true formula that, even when toyed with (3 or 5 people instead of 4, or bringing a girl into the works) still manages to be pretty successful. I think you could make a reasonable comparison between the TMNT and any show with an ensemble cast from the A-Team to Lost to Star Trek.
The only foursome I can think of right now that pre-dates Dumas is the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. But they didn't fight crime so much as just f*ck everybody's day up and have a blast doin' it.
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