Changes: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2001 pilot)

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In 2001, a 5-minute pilot for a 3D animated CGI TV series was produced by Rainbow Studios for the purpose of shopping around to networks. No networks were interested at the time, so the project was scrapped.

Characters

Trivia

In the beginning of the video, Michelangelo yells "Turtle Power!" which was an exclamation by the Turtles from the 1987 television series. The famous catchphrase "Cowabunga!" is yelled by Michelangelo at the end, which is also from the 1987 television series.

There are several similarities between the CGI pilot and the 2003 television series, such as Raphael stopping Michelangelo from yelling "Cowabunga!" at the end of the pilot, which was a running gag throughout the 2003 series. Another similarity is the design of the vehicle that Donatello made, which is almost identical to the Battle Shell. In addition, the scene with April fighting the Foot Ninjas is similar to the 2003 adaption of April learning Ninjutsu and assisting the Turtles in fighting the Foot. The similarities are most likely due to the pilot not being picked up, so to make up for it, the creators of the 2003 series incorporated several aspects from the CGI pilot into their show.
The truck that Raphael and Casey fight Foot Ninjas on has the word "Mirage" on the side. This is a reference to Mirage Studios, which is the studio that handles the Mirage Comic book series.

Gallery

Complete 5 Minute Pilot Video On The Old Official TMNT Website

Official site link

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 == Trivia ==
-* In the beginning of the video, Michelangelo yells "Turtle Power!" which was an exclamation by the Turtles from the [[1987 TV series|1987 television series]].
+* In the beginning of the video, Michelangelo yells "Turtle Power!" which was an exclamation by the Turtles from the [[1987 TV series|1987 television series]]. The famous catchphrase "Cowabunga!" is yelled by Michelangelo at the end, which is also from the 1987 television series.
-* There are several similarities between the CGI pilot and the [[2003 TV series|2003 television series]], such as Raphael stopping Michelangelo from yelling "Cowabunga!" at the end of the pilot, which was a running gag throughout the 2003 series. Another similarity is the design of the vehicle that Donatello made, which is almost identical to the [[Battle Shell]]. In addition, the scene with April fighting the Foot Ninjas is similar to the 2003 adaption of April learning Ninjutsu and assisting the Turtles in fighting the Foot Ninjas. The similarities are most likely due to the pilot not being picked up, so to make up for it, the creators of the 2003 series incorporated several aspects from the CGI pilot into their show.
+* There are several similarities between the CGI pilot and the [[2003 TV series|2003 television series]], such as Raphael stopping Michelangelo from yelling "Cowabunga!" at the end of the pilot, which was a running gag throughout the 2003 series. Another similarity is the design of the vehicle that Donatello made, which is almost identical to the [[Battle Shell]]. In addition, the scene with April fighting the Foot Ninjas is similar to the 2003 adaption of April learning Ninjutsu and assisting the Turtles in fighting the Foot. The similarities are most likely due to the pilot not being picked up, so to make up for it, the creators of the 2003 series incorporated several aspects from the CGI pilot into their show.
 * The truck that Raphael and Casey fight Foot Ninjas on has the word "Mirage" on the side. This is a reference to [[Mirage Studios]], which is the studio that handles the [[Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage Comic book series]].
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