Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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  1. ninjutsu
    the traditional Japanese method of espionage
    Clockwise from top: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael
    Publication information
    Publisher Mirage Studios[1]
    First appearance Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
    (May 1984)
    Created by Kevin Eastman
    Peter Laird
    In-story information
    Base(s) Manhattan
    Member(s) Leonardo
    Michelangelo
    Donatello
    Raphael

    The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or simply Ninja Turtles) are a fictional team of four anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ni...
  2. ninja
    a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu
    (October 2009)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Tmnt 7.jpg
  3. mutant
    an animal that has undergone mutation
    (October 2009)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Tmnt 7.jpg
  4. conceptualization
    inventing or contriving an idea or explanation
    Phrases like "Heroes in a Half Shell" and many of the comical catch phrases and battle slogans ("Turtle Power!") came from the writing and conceptualization of this creative team.
  5. Mendelsohn
    German architect who migrated to Palestine in 1937
    As the series developed, veteran writer Jack Mendelsohn came on board as both a story editor and scriptwriter.
  6. polymath
    a person of great and varied learning
    Leonardo was named after the Italian polymath, scientist, engineer, inventor, anatomist, and painter, Leonardo da Vinci.
  7. High Renaissance
    the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content
    He is named after the Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, Raphael.[7]
  8. mirage
    optical illusion in which hot air distorts distant objects
    Clockwise from top: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael
    Publication information
    Publisher Mirage Studios[1]
    First appearance Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
    (May 1984)
    Created by Kevin Eastman
    Peter Laird
    In-story information
    Base(s) Manhattan
    Member(s) Leonardo
    Michelangelo
    Donatello
    Raphael

    The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or simply Ninja Turtles) are a fictional team of four anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art o...
  9. cricket bat
    the club used in playing cricket
    Casey fights crime with an assortment of sporting goods (baseball bats, golf clubs, ice hockey sticks, cricket bat, etc.) while wearing a hockey mask to protect his identity.
  10. mutate
    undergo a change or alteration in form or qualities
    In the 1987 TV series and Archie Comics series, Splinter was Hamato Yoshi mutated into a rat instead of being just Yoshi's pet.
  11. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
    Clockwise from top: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael
    Publication information
    Publisher Mirage Studios[1]
    First appearance Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
    (May 1984)
    Created by Kevin Eastman
    Peter Laird
    In-story information
    Base(s) Manhattan
    Member(s) Leonardo
    Michelangelo
    Donatello
    Raphael

    The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or simply Ninja Turtles) are a fictional team of four anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art o...
  12. megalomaniac
    a pathological egotist
    From their home in the storm sewers of New York City, they battle petty criminals, evil megalomaniacs, and alien invaders, all while remaining isolated from society at large.
  13. mouser
    a cat proficient at mousing
    April first met up with the Turtles when they saved her from Baxter's Mouser robots.
  14. catch phrase
    an expression that has become memorable through popular usage
    Phrases like "Heroes in a Half Shell" and many of the comical catch phrases and battle slogans ("Turtle Power!") came from the writing and conceptualization of this creative team.
  15. maven
    one who is very skilled in or knowledgeable about a field
    David Wise, Michael Charles Hill, and Michael Reaves wrote most of the scripts, taking input via Mendelsohn and collaborating writer Schulte and marketing maven Aaronian.[citation needed]

    The miniseries was repeated three times before it found an audience.
  16. animate
    make lively
    First animated series (1987–1996)
    o 4.2
  17. wield
    handle effectively
    Both are expected to debut in 2012.[6]
    [edit] Main characters

    For supporting characters see List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles supporting characters

    * Leonardo (Leo) — The courageous leader and devoted student of martial arts, Leonardo wears a blue mask in some versions and wields two katana.
  18. offbeat
    strikingly unconventional
    Much of the Turtles' mainstream success began when a licensing agent, Mark Freedman, sought out Eastman and Laird to propose wider merchandising opportunities for the offbeat property.
  19. deadpan
    deliberately impassive in manner
    His personality can be alternately fierce and sarcastic, and oftentimes delivers deadpan humor.
  20. Renaissance
    period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages
    Clockwise from top: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael
    Publication information
    Publisher Mirage Studios[1]
    First appearance Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
    (May 1984)
    Created by Kevin Eastman
    Peter Laird
    In-story information
    Base(s) Manhattan
    Member(s) Leonardo
    Michelangelo
    Donatello
    Raphael

    The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or simply Ninja Turtles) are a fictional team of four anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ninju...
  21. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
    At the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park
    * 10 Parodies
    * 11 Controversy
    o 11.1
  22. catapult
    an engine providing medieval artillery used during sieges
    The show then went network, on CBS. Accompanied by the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series, and the subsequent action figure line, the TMNT were soon catapulted into pop culture history.
  23. franchise
    a statutory right or privilege granted by a government
    During the peak of its popularity in the late 1980s through early 1990s, the franchise gained considerable worldwide success and fame.
  24. plucky
    showing courage
    * April O'Neil — A former lab assistant to the mad scientist Baxter Stockman, April is the plucky human companion of the Turtles.
  25. villainous
    extremely wicked
    * Shredder — A villainous ninjutsu master called Oroku Saki.
  26. initiate
    set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
    Development initiated with a creative team of companies and individuals: Jerry Sachs, ad man of Sachs-Finley Agency, brought together the animators at Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, headed by award-winning animator Fred Wolf.
  27. oftentimes
    many times at short intervals
    His personality can be alternately fierce and sarcastic, and oftentimes delivers deadpan humor.
  28. incarnation
    act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
    In every incarnation of the TMNT franchise, he has been the archenemy of Splinter and the Turtles.
  29. subsequent
    following in time or order
    The show then went network, on CBS. Accompanied by the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 TV series, and the subsequent action figure line, the TMNT were soon catapulted into pop culture history.
  30. subsidiary
    functioning in a supporting capacity
    On October 21, 2009 it was announced that cable channel Nickelodeon (a subsidiary of Viacom) had purchased all of Mirage's rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property.
  31. paramount
    more important than anything else; supreme
    Nickelodeon plans to develop a new CGI-animated TMNT television series and will partner with fellow Viacom company Paramount Pictures to bring a new TMNT movie to theaters.
  32. alternately
    in an interchanging sequence or position
    His personality can be alternately fierce and sarcastic, and oftentimes delivers deadpan humor.
Created on Thu Feb 17 02:52:17 EST 2011

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