Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) Was SHOCKING!

[@JordanFringe94]

Thanks so much for watching! Did you check out this version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? If so, what did you think about it? Also, which version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is your favorite overall? Let me know!

[@love4trollz]

Pls do trollz it’s a hair thing

[@VongolaXZax]

I'd say 2003 1st and 2012 2nd

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

This version is the Teen Titans Go version of TMNT and the last one was the Teen Titans

[@charmianernest1449]

TMNT 2003

[@legoking6165]

TMNT 2012 is what made me a turtles fan in the first place! And I bought the complete series DVD pack earlier this year!

[@benwasserman8223]

2012’s TMNT always felt like a proper mashup of the 80s and 2000s Ninja Turtles’ aesthetic. Right blend of weird and serious storytelling.

[@bowserbreaker2515]

It's my favorite version of the TMNT. It's one of the few times I like that a show is in 3D instead of 2D.

[@sprocket403]

This right here was my FIRST encounter with TMNT. Honestly, there WERE some nightmare fuel moments (I was eight at the time), but I still LOVED it. Even to this day it retains a special place in my heart.

[@bowserbreaker2515]

I like how this show really wasn't afraid to go dark and get pretty grotesque. And it handled that tone very well.

[@Cuddlebear6285]

To this day this iteration of TMNT has by far the best version of Splinter and I will simply not be accepting differing opinions at this time.

[@dieoutlanders4938]

🗣🗣🗣

[@IIDrixxy]

The only correct answer

[@VongolaXZax]

Ngl, 2012 Splinter is a favorite of mine as well, cannot be compared.

[@GhostboyEms420]

Real

[@christopherkillian3368]

I like this splinter more than the splinter that we got in the Newest Movie

[@Shonenboiss]

2012 will always be my favorite Version of the Tmnt. The brotherhood/family dynamic of the Turtles and Splinter were my favorite part of the Series

[@TheCommenterDragon]

TMNT 2012, is one of my all time favorite incarnations of this amazing franchise!

[@WolfBoy-om6dw]

Same here man!

[@christopherkillian3368]

Was about to come here and comment the same thing

[@MathijsBeute-zz3hs]

Yeah same It is even in my top 3 of all time

[@EChacon]

One interesting aspect is that the show not only takes elements from the comics but also takes elements from the 1986 and 2003 cartoons respectively for the 2012 series while also introducing new characters as well. Even it’s noticeable with Dr. Baxter in the 2012 series being similar to the 2003 iteration where he was also African-American but taking elements from the 80’s Baxter where he gets turned into a Mutant fly from the Mutagen. Even Renet, the Fugitoid and the Triceratons which originally were from the TMNT comics also were borrowed from the 2003 iterations.

[@jessicagreenfield6584]

This was my favorite show at the time growing up as a teenager and being in love with this show! It was just so good and I cried so many times during its darkest moments. Thank you for finally covering this version of the show

[@VongolaXZax]

Yo, 2012 was me and my little sister's all-time favorite TMNT show!!🎉🎉🎉 The moments got better and the stakes higher after seasons 2 and 3. The growth and challenges the turtles went throughout the series will forever be memorable. I gotta binge the series one of these days.

[@davidalan6701]

I’m old enough that I grew up with the original cartoon. This one, to me, became the definitive version of the turtles, and I’ve had trouble watching any other versions after.

[@BaoKimshi]

I feel you

[@AnarkyV2]

I just logged in after a depression episode so thank you Jordan, because this was the first thing I see with a 10 sec ago upload date and I love your stuff

[@travisbishop782]

I hope your day gets better, my dude. I know how depression gets to people.

[@pekar43]

I love the 2003 show so much personally, but this one is also very saucy

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

This is the one that introduced me to the franchise and I’m glad that it did

[@nawazaliak]

Me too

[@MrGabeanator]

the 2 things I remember the most from this series are 1 Mae Whitman turns in one of her best performances ever as April O Neil and thats saying something about how great she is and 2 Karai is voiced by Stacy from Phineas&Ferb

[@EpicToySeries]

Ah, the version that introduced me to the Turtles. I'll admit I haven't completed the show as of typing (having fallen off during the fourth season due to how long it aired, and the Sunday morning timeslot it had since 2014), but this version holds a special place in my heart. Despite not watching an episode of the 2003 series at the time, I loved how the show was serialized. Not to mention the stories got darker after each season, which I thought was super unique and felt like the series was growing up with its audience in real-time. I loved the voice cast, the animation holds up rather nicely, and I'm glad to have grown up with this and still enjoy it over a decade later; it's essentially a show made by fans, for fans. Without it, I probably wouldn't have kept a tab on the various iterations that followed.

[@midnightfox3157]

This version of the turtles have always been My fav

[@danicolee4180]

I miss this show 😢

[@CJ_Espinoza]

As far as 3D animation in the early 2010’s goes this version of TMNT still holds up. It doesn’t have the same uncanny valley feeling a lot of other 3D Nickelodeon shows had around this time.

[@bookworm7076]

The 2003 and 2012 TMNT TV shows were important parts of my childhood. They're the main reasons why TMNT remains one of my all-time favourite franchises. Thanks for this great video!

[@cooperationiskey]

As a lifelong hardcore Turtles fan, I went into the 2012 series absolutely thinking I'd hate it. Too many changes, blah blah blah. But I ended up LOVING it dearly. Ciero really did an amazing job with the series.

[@blazie42069]

Even if it had some small flaws, it was shockingly really good

[@juzoinui4627]

This was peak TMnt and i honestly hated the 3D style at first but when the show went on, I can definitely say this is best TMNt ever

[@brickinterviewertv]

having greg cipes voice a orange banded super hero is so awesome im glad he got to voice mikey like he did chiro and kevin micheal Richardson as shredder aka antarui from super robot is awesome to

[@gundambassexe31]

I loved TMNT 2012 so much tbh as it was it's own thing but had small callbacks and references to the 87 03 series mixing in stuff like mutagen , tiger claw and modern versions of idw cast Alopex, Razhaer , Rocksteady bebop and a Kaiju sized Tokka even super shredder

[@justsomeguywithlonghair6595]

I watched 2012 Ninja Turtles ninja 🥷 🐢 when it first aired. A lot of childhood memories

[@anjacup1422]

I am really appreciative of how you use network bumpers to integrate the ads on KZbin into the video. It is a lovely touch and sort of paints the medium of what you’re talking about.

[@Peepimus]

Ah, the one I personally grew up with! I was so attached that I got all 4 turtles as toys which I still have.

[@teverogers1134]

You’re killing it dude!!! Keep it up!

[@Zegaexiron]

As a Turtle fan since childhood I wasn't sure about this at first but once the action hit I was sold

[@robertlinke2666]

same here, i held off for so long, and when i did started watching i realized it was good once you get over the 3d i do not have that same thing with the 2018 tho, at all

[@cesarvictorino4301]

Fun fact there is a crossover fanfic by The Legendary Dragon reaper called Along came some Turtles. It’s TMNT 2012 meets Spectacular Spider-Man.

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

Where is it posted?

[@whodissis1]

TMNT 2012 officially became my favorite version of the turtles when they made a Howard Stern reference in the very last episode 😂

[@SloanTheOtaku]

My early days as a kid on KZbin, I use to watch weekly reviews on the latest TMNT 2012 episodes. Good times

[@luis99tv]

This was definitely the best animated series os the Turtles. I watched from the begging to the end. And... what a f***ng great end this series had.

[@quinnhouk5369]

I loved this reboot so much

[@Zekrel]

I was introduced to TMNT through TMNT 2007. With a craving for more, I watched Turtles Forever, which introduced me to the 1987 & 2003 series. After binging both series and rewatching them over and over again for years, I one day saw an advertisement for the 2012 series (which hadn’t released yet). Both me and my friend (who also loves TMNT) were hyped and watched it all the way through. Right now, it’s my favorite series because it’s a bit of a combination of what I love about TMNT as a whole, and also added a new spin to it. I won’t lie, I was very antagonistic towards Rise of the TMNT when it was announced and started releasing, but after giving it a real chance I came to love it and now deeply regret judging it too soon. I’m enjoying what they’re doing with the new TMNT movie/show and hope it stays this level of quality. I also liked every live action movie (the original trilogy and the Michael Bay films) but admittedly didn’t enjoy the Next Mutation.

[@tovarasudrugas477]

This is the real TMNT for me, i grew up with it

[@deadfrogfoot]

as a kid this version of April was one of my only tv crushes

[@connormarchand6302]

Ah yes my favorite incarceration of the turtles, no disrespect for the 2003 version I grew up with though 😅

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

I barely watched Nickelodeon back in the 10's except for SpongeBob reruns and barely watching five episodes of The Loud House after work, but oh man, the 2012 TMNT was absolutely rad!

[@iHarleyMarley]

I honestly can't remember what first brought me to your channel, but my inner child thanks you so much. Im now almost 30 and introducing all these shows to my children. Thank you.

[@thevoidhungers]

2012 tmnt is, to this day, my favorite tmnt show. Tmnt and mlp literally made me who i am today. Whether that's a good thing or not is up for debate lmao😅

[@DisillusionedMillennial]

TMNT 2012 is my favorite and I grew up watching the original 87 turtles lol

[@CrowTRobot]

They totally wrote this with 80’s-born adults in mind.

[@Spencerguitarplayer]

I was skeptical about this era of tmnt. But was pleasantly surprised with the show as a whole.

[@poodytanx8611]

I don’t blame you on passing on this one first. Lifelong turtles fan but I didn’t like the look either. I did give it a shot and really liked it tho. Once I finally watched rise though it took the cake for me. I try not to be so judgy these days thanks to shows like these

[@masterturtle6512]

Love that my favorite irritation of TMNT is getting more love recently ❤

[@yeweston1411]

This one is my second favorite adaptation, my first being the 2003 version even tho I didn’t truly know what I was watching until I was like 5 😂 (I was born in 02)

[@profjeff9]

The 2012 Turtles are my favorite. The only thing that annoys me is that they spent the entire show on a Donnie-Casey-April love triangle and didn't really resolve it. I loved the characters and the world, but that subplot felt pretty pointless after all the time they spent on it.

[@Jjinjuriki]

T H I S is what I think of when someone say Nina turtles cartoon. Yes I grew up with the ‘03 one also but idk this series stuck with me

[@akilcharles3473]

Out of all the iterations of the TMNT series the 2012 series is probably my favorite out of all of them with Rise of the TMNT & 1986 version being tied for 2nd. It's a great mix mash of being a comedic and action show that's grounded with these characters. Also Michelangelo is my favorite turtle.💛🐢

[@cameronnewton7053]

This version was the first variant i ever saw, i loved it from day dot, karaii and shredder were handled well, i loved the way the villians were done, and i also loved the general progression and how it got more and more dark and gritty as time goes on, i didn't mind the final season as i saw it as more of a stand alone (it definitely shouldn't be a cannon ending though) Personally i see the ending of the series as being just after the end of the mainstream seasons. I tried to watch rise sfter it cane out but i never got into it, having grown up on the more grittier aspects of the 2012 show the goofiness wass too off putting for me.

[@ProfessorTakatoPalm]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles 2012 is my favorite TMNT series ever. I think the reason why is I was a teen durring it’s run so some things they did felt kinda close to home for me. Regardless it’s the best series and I wish Nickelodeon aired it more then just 2 times a week. Nicktoons aired it all the time

[@asiriusworm]

I LOVE the 2012 tmnt.. they made Ralf afraid of cockroaches.

[@1ario15]

I really wish they would have put the mystic powers of the turtles in the show, mainly cause I want to see them in a 3D space

[@EmoryGreen-j2k]

Oh my gosh, this is like one of my favorite versions of TMNT It was my whole entire childhood, but even without nostalgia it’s still a really really fire so I rewatch it like 1000 times

[@LadyL2121]

Exposed to tmnt through the old live action movies & series and 2012 series was the show that got me in the tmnt franchise along with finding the 2003 series on KZbin and the rest is history

[@seanamaso2091]

Mr. Jordan Fridge, Sir. You already grabbed my heart with the Ben 10 retrospective video, but this.... ...I am forever grateful for you. Thank you for all of your hard work. 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@TMNTTHECONTINUITY]

TMNT 2012 is my favorite show ever and my favorite version of the TMNT ever it is why I'm a huge TMNT super fan and I'm writing my own TMNT series I love it, I love TMNT 💚💙💜♥️🧡

[@Seeyou45]

Funny enough this is the last Nicktoon show I ever watched. In fact, I will be honest I sort of weened myself off of Nick in the late 2000s as I became a teenager. Funny enough I did the sane with CN and Disney as well around the same time but I rewatched Regular Show and Adventure Time to catch the finals.

[@NoshikiYT]

The show is and was my favorites growing up along with 2003 ver

[@masterturtle6512]

This was video was a true Christmas gift 🎁 🎄

[@brownhairedloser]

There was a remaster for one of the 2012 games that came out a couple months ago

[@lieffian]

I loved the 2003 and 2012 versions

[@itsjykee]

This was the last good show I remember on Nickelodeon

[@masont2008]

I used to watch this show all time 😂

[@quickfreeze4]

This is my favorite cartoon version of the turtles

[@deandredukes95]

Even though 03 version is my favorite and what I grew up on, 2012 is a close second

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

2003s version will always be the best to me

[@Zacman1123]

I'm pretty sure it was said that the final season was not-canon to the previous season.

[@Miksy51]

Wyrm was my favorite I guess XD

[@BaoKimshi]

I usually am a bit reluctant when it comes to CGI shows, but this one and Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles truly deliver.

[@vinnietheanimationgod8149]

The best version of TMNT in my opinion Jordan Fringe 👍❤️🐢

[@jessetorres8738]

The 2012 TMNT series is my favorite incarnation of the turtles because it blends the comedy with the horror elements of the franchise very well, 1 of the reasons why was that they actually killed off Shredder, Master Splinter, & the entire planet Earth, which is surprising given it was made by Nickelodeon.

[@CrowTRobot]

This is the perfect mashup up of the IDW comics, the 1990 movie and the 80’s cartoon. It’s safe for kids but written with millennial adults in mind. I have a few nitpicks (like Donnie’s weird crush) but overall I think they nailed it. Tonally it feels like a mix of Airbender and Teen Titans. There’s some goody episodes but they also hit the emotional moments really hard.

[@Truck-kun11]

These were my ninja turtles growing up (apart from the animated TMNT movie which I lost count of how many I watched on DVD) and they will always have a special place in my heart.

[@Feed-Me-Lore]

You mean the 2007 movie, right? Because if so, then this was my exact experience also lol

[@ayush21399]

This is the best tmnt for me❤

[@SogekingFirebirdStar]

I hope you talk about Rise next year, I love that series. Particularly how none of the Turtles have a creepy crush on April.

[@abareamphibia6812]

This is the best tmnt animated show blends the humor of the 80s, the seriousness of the 03 series (minus fast forward and back to the sewer),has awesome takes on characters from both the comics and 80s show, and hands down the most evil version of shredder, this is the tmnt show I come back to when I want some tmnt goodness

[@paulgilbert5278]

This was the one that I grew up on

[@BrandonLuallenMusic]

I grew up on the early 2000s series. I was 18 years old when the 2012 series released and I REFUSED to watch it until like 2019. Undoubtedly, it is the best TMNT series to date. Perfect is nearly every way.

[@heftyjongle2958]

The cheese phone truly an emergency

[@Guym379]

I'm a huge fan mr frindge

[@DKTH77]

This is probably the TMNT i saw the most of but i seen some of each. It was really good and i really like the franchise as a whole

[@potatofarmergyro1720]

They made Splinter such an amazing character in this iteration, his death still hurts me.

[@Big_Banes]

When I was younger I saw the classic, the jim henson movies and the 2007 Animated movie but this was my real introduction to TMNT

[@zachschmitt3654]

2003 version was best but 2012 is probably my second favorite.

[@5uperM]

It really was.

[@stevesamuals2651]

One of the most shocking parts of the series to me was when they killed off splinter. Like, i would have NEVER expected this series to activly kill off splinter in any way.

[@cedricjones7560]

Do the Alvin and the Chipmunks 2015 series please!

[@horton3556]

This is the only TMNT series I've watched and I really enjoyed when ever I caught it on TV and that April was a bit of an awaking for 13 year old me.

[@dippy-19999]

a quick note, the mad max style future episodes aren’t canon, as said by Nickelodeon themselves, so it’s just a what if scenario

[@christophergarrett7082]

Its a great version of the ninja turtles

[@AGenerousLove]

This show(franchise as a whole)changed my life

[@DarkestVoid]

I was always a major Cartoon Network kid besides loving SpongeBob and Fairly Odd Parents but TMNT (2012) was one show I would watch a ton on Nickelodeon. Definitely a great show.

[@zayjustplay1713]

Broo you should do pbs good shows like author , that one show where it was like live action kids competing and the dog was a host and he was a cartoon… then one more the buster mini spin off where he went around the world or some like that Lol 😂

[@Gojifan74]

This is my favorite iteration of the turtles, it’s kinda like the teen titans (2004) it has it’s silly moments but when it wants to get serious it’s serious.

[@jjferreira0421]

This is my favorite ninja Turtles show by the way Jordan fringe. Could you please do a transformers animated video?

[@Xecryo]

This series was to TMNT as Lego Batman was to Batman. They people making it understood why people like TMNT. Was it dark and brooding? Yes. Was it light and fun hearted? Also yes. For me it hit all the right notes and when you saw Shredder hand the turtles their shells on the WOLF building that's when I knew this was a series I wanted more of.

[@ToontownAndCpenguin]

While Rise is my favorite iteration, I admire 2012 a lot. It can get dark... very dark. I mean with Karai's backstory & there's a certain thing we saw on screen twice that those poor turtles had to live through both times (can't say without major spoilers), yeah, it's dark. They also slip in some near Animaniacs level adult jokes like how the shell they got that one sub joke past the censors, I have no idea. It's such a great watch, even if the pacing can be bad at times & you can see the conflict in the writers room by some decisions made in the show but in a sense, the things that bring it down makes it almost more fun for me as someone who loves reading & writing TMNT fics. Just last night, I was up reading a iteration crossover chatfic where 2012 Donnie was placed into the isolation chamber after the others found out about his thing regarding April. This takes place with the majority of turtles being adults (MM/Tales are still teens) & the whole April thing is in the past for Donnie so he's trying to defend himself on the matter, claiming he's gotten over it. I loved reading this (clearly the author had a good time writing it & I'm amazed they pulled it off with how hectic their life is rn; if I could toss extra kudos their way, I would) & it goes off of a flaw the series had. That's an example on how issues in a show can elevate fanfiction. Yes, I do consider the writing behind Donnie's crush on April to be a flaw. While it is realistic (seriously, the guy spent the first 15 years of his life not interacting with society so I understand his behavior in the beginning), the fact he struggled to learn his lesson through the series & grow into a better person is what kills it for me. When I write TMNT fic, I tend to also age up the turtles a little because I like placing it post series & the 2012 turtles, definitely my favorite set to write for. Yes, Rise is my favorite iteration but I need a couple extra cups of coffee if I'm going to be consistently writing those turtles but 2012? Just something with their sibling dynamic & things they went through in that world makes them more interesting to write. I've got a few iteration crossovers myself & in one of the fics, I have a chapter where a good chunk of it is 2012 April chatting with 2003 Don. There's a point where April admits to when she reduced her Donnie down to a quantum smear & ended up having a little bit of a spat with Don who couldn't understand how what she did was possible. She stated it more on murdering Donnie so Don's thinking is that if Donnie is alive & well, how is it he got killed? It's when April went into further detail, he understood. The topic of the overall conversation was about being possessed by something that's making them do things they wouldn't normally since it was found out that Don actually remembers the time he was double mutated (he did tell his brothers he doesn't remember any of that but I think it's an interesting idea to explore if he lied to them about it so they wouldn't worry) & Don did confide in April on this which is why she opened up on the Za-Naron thing. I love having these insane traumatic experiences to toy around with & 2012 has quite a few of them.

[@Juggalo94]

I was iffy at first but I loved the story the end got kinda weird though

[@wisconsinking323]

I literally just started binging it earlier today, I love it.