This show turns 10 years old this year

*neatoman* · 01-05-2022, 05:45 AM

It just hit me, it's the tenth anniversary this year. I think it's a little easy to forget that because the show only ended about five years ago and kids' cartoons typically end before getting a fourth season and often don't even last three.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 01-05-2022, 10:43 AM

2022 also marks the fifth anniversary since the final season aired.

The Great Saiyaman · 01-05-2022, 02:44 PM

I'm still watching my DVD boxes of the series, there's so much I can get from it for my fan comic.

*IndigoErth* · 01-05-2022, 05:05 PM

Eesh, already?

This is why we have those kids saying "It was a big part of my childhood!" while the rest of us older people sit here like "What? That was practically just yesterday!"

Ten years goes way too fast.

*FredWolfLeonardo* · 01-05-2022, 05:22 PM

This was the first version of tmnt that made me a hardcore fan. Watching it as it aired on tv after coming right back from high school was quite the experience, especially when you're starting to understand concepts like the the Shredder, the Foot Clan, mutants and so many others for the very first time.

And while I haven't brought myself to watch the show in its entirety again, rewatching certain scenes from the most important episodes like the first fight with the Shredder, I find that the show still holds up to this day.

*CyberCubed* · 01-06-2022, 05:32 AM

Rewatching certain scenes out of context isn't really rewatching the show, it's like looking at clips. I've watched through the show in full 3 times (once in the original airing, and two rewatches).

I should probably start a 4th rewatch eventually. By comparison I've rewatched the original cartoon probably 50+ times (probably more since as a kid I just watched reruns on TV all the time), and rewatched the 4kids series between 12-15 times.

Maybe I should stick with my annual rewatches until the episodes are burned into my brain.

Adventuremaster18 · 01-06-2022, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Eesh, already?

This is why we have those kids saying "It was a big part of my childhood!" while the rest of us older people sit here like "What? That was practically just yesterday!"

Ten years goes way too fast.

As someone who was introduced to the Turtles through this show when he was 10, I'm really surprised that it's already 10 years old lol.

*Andrew NDB* · 01-06-2022, 01:56 PM

The show isn't 10 years old. The show is 5 years old. The beginning of the show is 10 years old.

*neatoman* · 01-06-2022, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

The show isn't 10 years old. The show is 5 years old. The beginning of the show is 10 years old.

So if they were to produce another season this year, five years after it initially ended and not produce another one, while also ending this year, would that mean the show is suddenly less than a year old?

*Andrew NDB* · 01-08-2022, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by neatoman

So if they were to produce another season this year, five years after it initially ended and not produce another one, while also ending this year, would that mean the show is suddenly less than a year old?

If they did that in earnest, then yes. But no shows really do that. You have shows like Dexter or Gilmore Girls or Heroes that've come back for revivals... these aren't considered "the new season." It's considered a new show, at least from a branding standpoint.

The last two (BAD!) seasons of X-Files from a couple of years ago is maybe the only show that acts like they are new numerical season additions to the old, same intro and all.

*IndigoErth* · 01-08-2022, 10:36 AM

Futurama totally did that without being rebranded as another show.

*ToTheNines* · 07-09-2026, 01:24 PM

15 year anniversary is next year. Y’all expecting anything significant?

*neatoman* · 07-09-2026, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

15 year anniversary is next year. Y’all expecting anything significant?

Yeah, I expect that Paramount will release Mutant Mayhem 2 and market that exclusively when it comes to the TMNT franchise.

The Great Saiyaman · 07-09-2026, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

15 year anniversary is next year. Y’all expecting anything significant?

I hope they'll do a more complete book about the art of the series, like the one they did about "Rise" recently.

I mean, "Rise" didn't do half as good as the 2012 series and yet is getting all the accolades, what's the deal here?

*ToTheNines* · 07-09-2026, 08:10 PM

Dark Horse and Ciro released one in 2017. Unfortunately, it looks like it’s nearly $400 to get ahold of one now.

*Prowler* · 07-22-2026, 05:20 PM

14 years old now, it seems.

This show came out around the time I entered university. (I only got into university when I was 21. Not 18 like the majority do). I remember watching the first couple of episodes and not vibing with it. So I gave up on the show rather early and had university and other stuff to focus on instead. I missed its entire run.

I thought I felt old when the 2k3 cartoon was no longer the "new TMNT cartoon", but 2012 no longer being the newest TMNT cartoon hits harder

01-05-2022, 02:44 PM	#3
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Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,208	The show isn't 10 years old. The show is 5 years old. The beginning of the show is 10 years old. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

01-05-2022, 10:43 AM	#2
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,475	2022 also marks the fifth anniversary since the final season aired.

01-05-2022, 05:05 PM	#4
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,285	Eesh, already? This is why we have those kids saying "It was a big part of my childhood!" while the rest of us older people sit here like "What? That was practically just yesterday!" Ten years goes way too fast.

01-06-2022, 05:32 AM	#6
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,685	Rewatching certain scenes out of context isn't really rewatching the show, it's like looking at clips. I've watched through the show in full 3 times (once in the original airing, and two rewatches). I should probably start a 4th rewatch eventually. By comparison I've rewatched the original cartoon probably 50+ times (probably more since as a kid I just watched reruns on TV all the time), and rewatched the 4kids series between 12-15 times. Maybe I should stick with my annual rewatches until the episodes are burned into my brain.

01-08-2022, 10:36 AM	#11
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,285	Futurama totally did that without being rebranded as another show.

07-09-2026, 01:24 PM	#12
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,009	15 year anniversary is next year. Y’all expecting anything significant?

07-09-2026, 08:10 PM	#15
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,009	Dark Horse and Ciro released one in 2017. Unfortunately, it looks like it’s nearly $400 to get ahold of one now.