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Channel 6

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Channel 6 (Also known as Channel Six News) is the TV station in New York City for which April O'Neil works as a news reporter in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures comics, various video games, Turtles Forever and the 2014 film. It also appears in, the 2003 TV series, the IDW series, and the 2012 TV series. The news studio is located in a building with a big 6 on it.

Comics

Mirage

While there is no Channel 6 in the Mirage comics, issues 6 and issue 7 do have Jim McNaughton reporting for "News Center 6 Eyewitness News" which could very well be the inspiration for "Channel 6".

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Archie

In the Archie Comics series April worked at Channel 6, WRTL, and Channel 7.

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IDW

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Cartoons

1987 TV series

Besides April O'Neil, the known staff of Channel 6 are Burne Thompson, the boss of the station, Vernon Fenwick, the cameraman and reporter who rivals with April and tries to steal her stories, and Irma Langinstein, the secretary who's best friends with April.

The newsvans, with the red classical 6 on it, were white during season 1. However, during later seasons, their color had changed to blue.

In the episode Get Shredder! [1], The Shredder placed an explosive device in Channel 6's basement and trapped April O'Neil, Irma, Vernon, and Burne in one of the offices. He then forced the Turtles to trade for Krang, whom he believed they had captured (although in reality, Krang was seized by Drakus; a former friend of Krang's, and the original designer of the Technodrome who Krang sold out years ago). Although the Turtles were successful in rescuing Krang, the Shredder still blew up the building. Fortunately, Splinter was able to free the hostages before the building exploded. Burne Thompson blamed the Turtles for the destruction of the Channel 6 building, and as a result the Turtles became wanted outlaws. After these events, the Channel 6 crew moved to a smaller building. In season nine, April had become a freelance reporter and the crew of Channel 6 was never seen again for the remainder of the series.

It should be noted that in the season 10 episode The Beginning of the End April is seen briefly watching Channel Six news.

In Turtles Forever

The Channel 6 building also made a cameo appearance in Turtles Forever.

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2003 TV Series

In the 2003 TMNT episode Secret Origins, Part 1, Channel 3 news is seen. In the episode Secret Origins, Part 3, April O'Neil (complete with yellow jumpsuit) pretends to be from "Channel 9", then says "Channel 6" when the fake nine on her costume turns upside-down. Tammy Tamlin reports for Channel 6 in TMNT: Back to the Sewer.

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2012 TV Series

The old cartoon Channel 6 building made a cameo in the end of The Manhattan Project, Part 2, but Nickelodeon also has it's own version of Channel 6.

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Movies

90's Films

In the first three live-action films April was a reporter from Channel 3 instead of 6.

Employees

  • April O'Neil - Channel 3 News Reporter
  • Charles Pennington - Channel 3 News CEO
  • May Williams - Channel 5 News Reporter
  • June - Co-news anchor for Channel 3
  • Phil - News manager for Channel 3 News
  • Freddy - Technical assistant for Channel 3 News’ news van

2014 Film

Besides April O'Neil the new Paramount production will feature members of the Channel 6 crew as Vernon Fenwick and Bernadette/Burne Thompson, original characters from the 80's cartoon.

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Trivia

  • Although Channel 6 is fictional, Indianapolis ABC affiliate WRTV has used channel six since the 1950s.

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