Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles - TMNT preschool show on the way!

[Chaotix12345]

Originally Posted by Variety

Set to launch on YouTube later this year, “Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles” is conceived as a 30-episode CG-animated series consisting of four-minute installments that follow the childhood years of Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo.

Looks like TMNT is joining Marvel, DC, Looney Tunes, Star Wars, and Star Trek in the realm of preschool-targeted shows later this year. Kinda funny that the last attempt at a TMNT preschool offering, Half-Shell Heroes, was around for multiple years mostly in toy form, yet this is announced as a series before toys were even confirmed.

[CyberCubed]

Is this set in the Mutant Mayhem universe? Would fit with those scenes of Splinter and the Turtle tots seen in the flashbacks of the movie.

[Heyowakka]

It’s probably either the MM turtles or the 2012 ones.

[CyberCubed]

Given they say it's CG shorts and the new movie is coming out in 2027, I would assume they would use the Mutant Mayhem designs.

[Andrew NDB]

One can hope this isn't indicative of the new management/ownership over at Paramount/Nickelodeon... but it probably is.

[sdp]

Baby ronin
So cute. It'll sell tons of merch

[ZariusTwo]

Spidey and his Amazing Friends was a huge brainrot hit for Disney+, little surprise Paramount want a piece of that.

[CyberCubed]

It's just 4 minute shorts, there's no reason for anyone to be reasonably bothered by this.

[ZariusTwo]

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

It's just 4 minute shorts, there's no reason for anyone to be reasonably bothered by this.

Sure it does. This isn't the 80s. If the rights holders are allowing TMNT to be pasteurized for pre-schoolers then that gives some idea of the limits of how far they will let the brand go in other directions.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Sure it does. This isn't the 80s.

[Smithguy789]

One the one hand, I'm looking forward to my kid having TMNT aimed at his age group.

On the other hand, that Variety article reads like we've hit full-blown Disney level Nostalgia Content-Over Story.

[sdp]

If you read the article it doesn't inspire much confidence. They are trying to frame it as this huge marketing push at every demographic but they don't have much. Just random things that some shouldn't even be there.

The few themed restaurants? Why is that even there? You're catering the the older audience through a Last Ronin book? a book for pre-teens? It's like they're throwing things at the ceiling to see what sticks. The only real plan there is the Teeny Turtles shorts, many brands have done this, it's like those forgetabble Spider Man shorts with chibi characters in really basic premises. I've seen it done a couple of times, unsure how successful they actually end up being. Clearly it isn't usually covered by fandoms unless to make fun of them but none of them are the target audience so perhaps there is a margin of profit there.

The mattel news might be the biggest news there really, but if they're stuck making MM2 and new live action movie figures I don't think those lines will be extremely successful.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by sdp

You're catering the the older audience through a Last Ronin book?

Which wasn't even from the latest regime at the top of Paramount/Nick. That was from the LAST one that, like or not, almost gave us a Last Ronin movie. And one of the first things this new regime is doing and announcing is pre-teen stuff with TMNT?

[IndigoErth]

Had hoped they would not, hoped past speculation was just jokes. Was a matter of time, I suppose, but this came along sooner than I'd have figured.

[ToTheNines]

I’ve been saying they should do something like this for a while. Probably a smart move. And I have a 3 year old so I can check it out without being a weirdo lol. Hopefully it’s semi enjoyable and not pure brainrot.

But of course it’s disappointing that there’s not anything for us announced. They should be putting out G, PG and PG-13 content and cover all their bases. Unfortunately the market research is probably telling them that dudes in their 40s will just consume the baby crap and buy all the merch anyway.

[sdp]

[CyberCubed]

That guy posted 4 unrelated screenshots, the top left is from Turtles Forever.

[sdp]

Stop being such a cowaboomer.

[Heyowakka]

But I’m a millennial…