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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV Series) Theme Song is the song that played over the titles in the 2003 series seasons one through five. The lyrics (and accompanying animation) changed slightly in seasons four & five, in part to reflect upcoming events on the show.

Lyrics (from S01E01)[]

TMNT_(2003)_opening

TMNT (2003) opening

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Turtles count it off:
1! 2! 3! 4! Turtles!
Mutant chain reaction. (Turtles!)
Livin' underground! (Turtles!)
Ninjutsu action! (Turtles!)
It's a shell of a town!

Turtles count it off:
(1!) Live by the code of the martial arts...
(2!) Never fight unless someone else starts.
(3!) Always stick together no matter what...
(4!) If all else fails, then it's time to kick butt!

I love bein' a....
I love bein' a....
I love bein' a Turtle!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Turtles count it off:
1! 2! 3! 4! Turtles!
There's no one better. (Turtles!)
Shredder: Watch out for Shredder! (Turtles!)
They're like no others! (Turtles!)
Those teenage brothers!

1! 2! 3! 4!
1! 2! 3! 4!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
(Turtles! Turtles!)

Version 2 (from S04E02)[]

(Changes in bold)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Turtles count it off:
1! 2! 3! 4! (Turtles!)
Mutant chain reaction. (Turtles!)
Livin' underground! (Turtles!)
Ninjutsu action! (Turtles!)
It's a shell of a town!

Turtles count it off:
(1!) Leonardo's always in control.
(2!) The wise guy is Michelangelo.
(3!) Donatello, he's the brains of the bunch.
(4!) Count on Raphael to throw the first punch!

I love bein' a...
I love bein' a...
I love bein' a Turtle!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Turtles count it off:
1! 2! 3! 4! (Turtles!)
There's no one better. (Turtles!)
Michelangelo: We shredded Shredder! (Turtles!)
They're like no others! (Turtles!)
Those teenage brothers!

1! 2! 3! 4!
1! 2! 3! 4!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
(Turtles! Turtles!)

Version 3 (from S04E16)[]

Lyrics_-_HD

Lyrics - HD

(Changes in bold)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Turtles count it off:
1! 2! 3! 4! (Turtles!)
Mutant chain reaction. (Turtles!)
Never let us down! (Turtles!)
Ninjutsu action! (Turtles!)
It's a shell of a town!

Turtles count it off:
(1!) Leonardo's always in control.
(2!) The wise guy is Michelangelo.
(3!) Donatello, he's the brains of the bunch.
(4!) Count on Raphael to throw the first punch!

I love bein' a...
I love bein' a...
I love bein' a Turtle!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Turtles count it off:
1! 2! 3! 4! (Turtles!)
There's no one better. (Turtles!)
Karai: Watch out for Shredder! (Turtles!)
They're like no others! (Turtles!)
Those teenage brothers!

1! 2! 3! 4!
1! 2! 3! 4!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
(Turtles! Turtles!)

Lyrics (from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Awesome Art Contest)[]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Turtles count it off:
1! 2! 3! 4! Turtles!

Donatello: (interrupting the theme song) Hey, they're almost look like us!
Michelangelo: (to the viewers) But, I bet YOU can do better!

Trivia[]

  • There seems to be an editing mistake in the first version of the intro. In the scene where Splinter destroys two enemies, the scene looks squished in. When compared to the previous and next two shots, they're edited to fit the ratio.
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