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Turtle Tunes is a 25-minute, live-action special released direct-to-video in 1994.^[1]

Plot

April O'Neil gets the Ninja Turtles their very own show, and the Turtles themselves ask the kids if they'd help shoot some footage of them in the park for their videos.

Music

Some of the songs are basically children's tunes re-written with references to the TMNT franchise. Here's a list:
- "We're the Turtles"
- "We've Been Livin' in the Sewer" ---> "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain "
- "Skateboardin' Round the Fountain" ---> "I've Been Working on the Railroad"
- "Leonardo Has a Row Boat" ---> "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
- "I Love to Ride the Carousel" ---> "Oh, Suzanna!"
- "It's a Pity When the City Isn't Clean"
- "I Got Friends"
- "Don't Talk to Strangers"
- "On Top of the Pizza" ---> "On Top of Spaghetti"

Continuity/Logic Errors

Michaelangelo is seen wearing the scarf he had in the Christmas special, but it doesn't appear in this itself.
According to this special, Leonardo can't swim.
Raphael sings a song about friendship despite Raphael usually being the anti social one.
The Turtles sing a song about picking up garbage, but at one point Michaelangelo seems to be cleaning trash with just a stick.
One of the lyrics in the garbage has Donatello lamenting about "slipping on gum." Despite gum usually being sticky.
Near the end of the "On Top of the Pizza" song, Raphael lifts his arm and yells, "Cowaaaabunga DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!" in a very coughed voice.

Special Effect Errors

This special uses the same costumes and exactly the same opening song as We Wish You a Turtle Christmas.
In one scene, when Leonardo's facing the camera, you can peer into his mouth and see the background through a hole in it. We get a repeat of this from Mikey when he talks about the show almost being over.
Raphael's mask is slipping off of his face at the very end of "Don't Talk To Strangers", and right before "I Love To Ride The Carousel".
For some reason, a ukulele sound can be heard from the keyboard during the friendship song.

Nods and References

The Turtles once again mention April O'Neil and other characters from the show without them actually appearing.

References

↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110716063511/http://www.ninjaturtles.com/html/vhs_classic.htm

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Films

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Theatrical releases

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) · The Secret of the Ooze · Template:Suflonk · TMNT · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) · Out of the Shadows · Mutant Mayhem

Direct-to-video
Coming Out of Their Shells · Operation Blue Line · We Wish You a Turtle Christmas · Turtle Tunes · Turtles Forever · Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie · Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles · 35 Days of Kevin Eastman · The Making of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Behind the Shells

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-=Turtle Tunes=
+'''Turtle Tunes''' is a 25-minute, live-action special released direct-to-video in [[1994]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110716063511/http://www.ninjaturtles.com/html/vhs_classic.htm</ref>
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-'''Turtle Tunes''' is a 25-minute, live-action special released direct-to-video in [[1994]].<ref>http://www.ninjaturtles.com/html/vhs_classic.htm</ref>
 ==Plot==
+[[April O'Neil (Stage Show)|April O'Neil]] gets the [[Ninja Turtles]] their very own show, and the [[Turtles]] themselves ask the kids if they'd help shoot some footage of them in the park for their videos.
-April O' Neil gets the Ninja Turtles their very own show, and the Turtles themselves ask the kids if they'd help shoot some footage of them in the park for their videos.
 ==Music==
+* Some of the songs are basically children's tunes re-written with references to the [[TMNT]] franchise. Here's a list:
+** "[[We're the Turtles]]"
-* The Turtles and the kids have a pretty nasty habit of talking over the song they're supposed to be singing sometimes. This makes it sound like they couldn't come up with any lyrics for them.
+** "[[We've Been Livin' in the Sewer]]" ---> "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain "
-* Some of the songs are basically children's tunes re-written to shoehorn various references to the TMNT franchise. Here's a small list:
-** "I Love to Skateboard 'Round the Fountain" ---> "I've Been Working On the Railroad"
+** "[[I Love to Skateboard 'Round the Fountain|Skateboardin' Round the Fountain]]" ---> "I've Been Working on the Railroad"
-** "Leonardo Row Your Boat" ---> "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
+** "[[Leonardo Row Your Boat|Leonardo Has a Row Boat]]" ---> "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
-** "Oh, Donatello! This Ride's Not For Me!" ---> "Oh, Suzanna!"
+** "[[Oh, Donatello! This Ride's Not For Me!|I Love to Ride the Carousel]]" ---> "Oh, Suzanna!"
-** "On Top of the Pizza" ---> "On Top of Spaghetti"
+** "[[It's a Pity When the City Isn't Clean]]"
+** "[[I Got Friends]]"
+** "[[Don't Talk to Strangers]]"
+** "[[On Top of the Pizza]]" ---> "On Top of Spaghetti"
 ==Continuity/Logic Errors==
+* [[Michelangelo (Stage Show)|Michaelangelo]] is seen wearing the scarf he had in the [[We Wish You a Turtle Christmas|Christmas special]], but it doesn't appear in this itself.
+* According to this special, [[Leonardo (Stage Show)|Leonardo]] can't swim.
-* Michelangelo is seen wearing the scarf he slapped on in the Christmas special, but it doesn't appear in this itself.
+* [[Raphael (Stage Show)|Raphael]] sings a song about friendship despite Raphael usually being the anti social one.
-* According to this, Leonardo can't swim. Unless we take the first Ninja Turtles NES game as being canon, you should take this with a grain of salt...the size of ''Kentucky.''
+* The Turtles sing a song about picking up garbage, but at one point [[Michaelangelo]] seems to be cleaning trash with just a stick.
-* Raphael sings a song about friendship. ''Raphael'', the most ANTI-SOCIAL Turtle in the group, sings about FRIENDSHIP. Let that sink in for a moment.
+* One of the lyrics in the garbage has [[Donatello (Stage Show)|Donatello]] lamenting about "slipping on gum." Despite gum usually being sticky.
-* The Turtles sing a song about picking up garbage, but all Michelangelo seems to be doing with that broom is sweeping it all to the side. Pointless, much?
+* Near the end of the "[[On Top of the Pizza]]" song, Raphael lifts his arm and yells, "Cowaaaabunga DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!" in a very coughed voice.
-* One of the lyrics in the garbage has Donatello lamenting about "slipping on gum." Wait, '''WHAT?''' GUM DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY!
-* Near the end of the "On Top of the Pizza" song, Raphael lifts his arm and yells, "Cowaaaabunga DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!" Aside from the fact that his voice sounds broken during this....WHY? Wasn't it him a while ago who was bashing Mikey's choice in pizza toppings?
 ==Special Effect Errors==
+* This special uses the same costumes and exactly the same opening song as ''[[We Wish You a Turtle Christmas]]''.
+* In one scene, when Leonardo's facing the camera, you can peer into his mouth and see the background through ''a hole in it.'' We get a repeat of this from Mikey when he talks about the show almost being over.
-* This special uses the same costumes and the exact same opening song as "We Wish You a Turtle Christmas". As such, all of the [[We Wish You a Turtle Christmas#Criticism|criticism directed towards the awful quality of those in the latter]] apply here, too.
+* Raphael's mask is slipping off of his face at the very end of "[[Don't Talk To Strangers]]", and right before "[[I Love To Ride The Carousel]]".
-* In one scene, when Leonardo's facing the camera, you can peer into his mouth and see the background through ''a hole in it.'' That's rather disturbing. We get a repeat of this from Mikey when he talks about the show almost being over.
+* For some reason, a ukulele sound can be heard from the keyboard during the friendship song.
-* Raphael's mask is slipping off of his face at the very end of "Don't Talk To Strangers", and right before the Carousel Ride song.
-* Raphael has the magical ability to make a ukelele sound like a keyboard during the friendship song.
 ==Nods and References==
+* The Turtles once again mention [[April O'Neil (Stage Show)|April O'Neil]] and other characters from the show without them actually appearing.
-* The Turtles once again mention April O' Neil and other characters from the show without them actually being seen.
-==Trivia==
-* This special ''does'' lampshade a bit that the Turtles are basically going in full view of the public without being in disguise. And, just like [[We Wish You a Turtle Christmas|before]], the kids seen don't run away and scream in terror when four humongous man-sized turtles approach them. Perhaps April told everyone that they're in costumes?
-* The name of the show is "TMNT TV". Try saying that three times fast.
-* The "Don't Talk to Strangers" song seems to imply that all strangers are ninjas that you shouldn't talk to. Er...subtle?
-* Raphael fears carousels. Don't wipe your screen, you read that right.
-* Splinter can be heard talking to the Turtles at the end, but he sounds rather constipated. "You tried....YOUR BEST!"
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