Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles parents guide

No surprises for a TV-Y7: no swearing and nothing scary.

Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated TV-Y7.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

No gore

Violence

Some violence

Some fighting or peril.

Sex and nudity

None noted

Language

None noted

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What is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles about?

Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in the sewers. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the four turtles into human-like creatures. Hamato (now Master Splinter) changes into a giant rat from the green glow and teaches the turtles the skills of the ninja as they team up with news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's arch enemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X.

Cast and crew

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