The 2003 series is my favorite interpretation of the Turtles, that series a amazing. Also that series had THE most badass Shredder. Dude was a fucking MONSTER, easily one of my favorite villains from ANY cartoon.

I personally love the 2003 series because as said, I grew up with it!

2003 series the best and most faithful... i await the hatred

the 2003 series had a crossover with the 80's show

I loved the 03-09 series, it was amazing, brings back so many memories :)

Forgot to mention that Leo and Raph finally got to fight each other in TMNT. Probably one of the most epic fights ever.

What about Turtles Forever animated movie?

The 2003 series was one of the best tmnt series!

I love Lucy was indeed a great show. Also surprised you didn't mention Turtles Forever when mentioning the 03 series.

best version of TMNT is the 2003 Series

It's great to see someone who grew up with the 80s cartoon who can also see how awesome the 2003 cartoon is. It's in my top 5 cartoons of all time.

NO! You didn't mention Turtles Forever :(

I grew up on that 2003ish tmnt so much nostalgia !!! I love that serious

Why do people continue to talk about "that show that shall never....EVER be talked about again!!"???That live action show almost killed the TMNT franchise!

He forgot to mention the REALLY GOOD crossover with the two TMNT cartoon series :(

I grew up with the 87 turtles but I also read the comics so honestly the 2003 version is my favorite.

My favorite incarnation is the 2003/2012 and they are tied I grew up with both of them and I'm loving the new series so much!

I grew up on the 80's turtles, but the 2003 series is probably my favorite. The original was great when I was a kid, but the 2003 one I could appreciate as an adult. Ugh, civil war was terrible. That said, I think this new one could be ok. At least the premise is not as stupid as hero registration.

6:36: "plus this is were we got the freaking ninja rap!" Also 7:26: I tried to forget about that

The new show has surpassed all others. Even the original movie. It's so well done, and Shredder and Splinter are actually Badass.

No love for turtles forever?

loved the 00`s version better a lot more darker

6:31 OOOOHHHHH YEAH THIS IS MY JAM EVEN THO THAT PHRASE IS AS OLD AS THE MOVIE ITSELF ITS STILL MAH JAM

I grew up with the 87 show so that always holds the most nostalgia for me, but I've enjoyed each incarnation of the turtles, including the comics. Also glad to hear I'm not the only person that liked the second film and the new films.

I grew up with the 2003 turtles. Man that version was awesome....~sighs happily~

what got me in was the 2003 series. best one

my fave has to be the newest show. It's what got me into TMNT in the first place. Not to mention their version of Splinter's origen story is the best!

personally I'm a big fan of the IDW series, the idea that Splinter and the Turtles are reincarnations of Hamato Yoshi and his sons from fudal Japan is just amazing, it's the perfect origin for them to me

... am I the only person who remembers the Turtles Forever animated movie?

I'm 13 now and the '03 turtles is what I grew up on that and spectacular spiderman on Saturday mornings

As an 80s-90s kid, the 87 series has a special place in my heart with many memories. Never knew about the 2003 series, but it looks badass, excited to try and watch it now. Ain't I supposed to be too old for this stuff...

There's another animated movie that connected the 80s show with the early 2000s show: Turtles Forever. I totally love that

the 03' series was awesome

I loved the 2003 series i was about 4 or 5 when I started watching it

the fact that kevin eastman is an older relative makes me happy to have you do something on a great group of characters i grew up on

TMNT got me into role-playing. Used to play the Palladium system TMNT game with a bunch of mates from school and it was great. Loved realising the original turtles were more gritty than the cartoon. Happy memories.

LEO IS MY FAVORITE AND THE BEST WHO ELSE AGREES

The 2003 verison is by far the best i grew up on that on wake up on saturday on 4kids just to watch it

My personal favorite TMNT Cartoon is the current 2012 series. Though I gotta say the 2003 series has my favorite theme song. Remember, "Watch out for SHREDDER!"

I grew up with the 2003 series, but I first got into it when I saw the live action cartoon movies. I then became a hard core ninja turtle fan. GO NINJA, GO NINJA, GO, GO NINJA, GO NINJA, GO, GO,GO, GO, GO NINJA RAP.

my favorite is the 2003 and 2012 TMNT

Man oh man was the 2014 movie awful.

TMNT: The Dark Comic Version (The Second Animation after the 1980s adaptation, including "The Lost Episodes" when they meet "The Ninja Tribunal."). Thanks.

2003 series was easily the best TMNT series for me. The storylines, the graphics, etc were outstanding. Almost every character was a badass in their own right while still being a kids show. The way Shredder was created and what they made him to be was so epic!!!!!

Dude a great tmnt movie that you didn't mention is Turtles Forever. It's a cross over with the 1980 cartoon and the 2003 turtles. It's a must watch

Love the IDW comics and I grew up with both 80's and 2003 TMNT! Great times back in the day. Saw both latest TMNT movies and loved them. Also saw all first three movies from the 90's

I grew up on the 80s TMNT movies 🔥🔥🔥 I LOVED the new movies!!! I thought they were so great and did pretty good at catching the spirit of the turtles. Though people don't like it and basically wanted the old turtles again, it wouldn't hav worked, that genre of film has changed and though I loved those, if they redid it then I don't think it would've worked...probably woulda been a bit corny

@1:01-1:07 - a clip from the commercial for the TechnoDrome playset back in the early 90s. Ahh memories for me as a kid of the 80s! I wanted that playset soooo bad!! But my mom thought it was just too expensive at $50!

Fast Forward was pretty dope.

I'm surprised that you covered nearly everything TMNT related. Kudos to you man. Although I was a little perplexed why you only mentioned the Mirage and IDW comics (and totally agree with IDW being so kickass), but didn't mention their stint with Dreamwave or Archie comics, the latter being where more of their lore was developed

Thank for letting me relive my childhood. Now I have the turtle rap and the 87 theme in my head

TMNT Forever was my favorite cartoon. it brought the '87 series and the '03 series along with the original comic version and the 1st movie

You forgot about the 2009 turtles forever series. They did really good by crossing over all the different variations of the ninja turtles. THATS one of my favorites

Grew up on the cartoon and original movies. That first movie still holds up and is one of my favorites. It doesn't dumb itself down for kids, and all the characters have distinct personalities. Joining the foot looked tempting, but Shredder looked bad ass but was genuinely menacing (at least to a little kid). They kind of undid most of that with the sequels, but they were still enjoyable. Look forward to seeing the new one.

All i have to say is "Pizza dude gots 30 seconds". that's one of my favorite quotes ever.

My absolute favorite Turtles incarnation was the original Mirage TMNT comics. Specifically the Eastman/Laird issues of Volume 1. Amazing stuff. The first TMNT movie borrowed a lot of its plot from the foot-related material in issues 1-11 of the comic, plus the Raphael/Casey fight in Raph's one-shot, and the Leonardo one-shot was adapted, but it was Raphael fighting the foot alone on the rooftops.

As a 2000 kid, as much as I love the 1987 series, I grew up on the 2003-2009 series and had all the figures and DVDs, for me there will never be a better TMNT show or movie.

The Crossover with 2003 series, the 80s series and the original mirage comics turtles was the best TMNT animation to date

1987 was definitely my favorite era of the turtles I am also looking forward to the 3rd so I can see the 2016 follow up great show thanks Variant!

The TMNT that had the sequals Fast Forward and Back to the Sewers was my favorite series. I'm kinda liking the new series that's currently airing too, mostly because the turtles actually resemble teenagers in it

"Four turtles, four brothers. Genetically reborn in the sewers of New York City. Named after the early great Renaissance Italian masters, and were trained as ninjas by their rat sensei in the martial arts form of ninjutsu. They have battled many petty criminals, evil overlords, mutated creatures, and alien invaders, while they attempted to remain hidden underground from society."

2003 TMNT was my favorite cartoon ever

Everytime Arris ends a statement or point- right before a cut edit, his voice drops, eyes widen, and gives his head a little shake. in all his vids. You cannot unsee now. youre welcome :P

Cold Cut Combat!!! The Missing Link!!! Secret of the ooze is my favorite movie that involves the turtles.

Thank you I hate when movie critics hate on Secret of the Ooze but it was always my favorite as well. True fan

the new TV show is great! it has so many homages to the original TV show AND the old movies. it also goes into a lot of the lore & is just awesome and actually VERY funny!

The 2003 TMNT series has arguably one the greatest cartoon themes songs ever. The 2012 tmnt series as a whole has been great so far.

I think I remember that what got me started on liking the TMNT cartoons was the movies, which I love as well.

Tmnt for me was tv show 1987- 1996 and idw comics always the best😊☺

You forgot that the 2003-2009 TMNT show had a movie that crossed over with 1987's turtles. They had that 1987 pink guy with the metal orb base (which got upgraded with 2009 tech) as a villain and both worlds' Shredders. This show also had two name-change shows (to help distinguish it from others) called "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fastfoward" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Back to the Sewers". To sort it out, my brother's and I just call it the 'back to the sewers' universe or BTTS when texting.

My favorite live action was TMNT 3 because it was so culturally spot on and really interesting on top of the awesome one liners! Haha

Nostalgia doesn't ALWAYS win. I'm 35, and grew up on the original Turtles cartoon series. Loved it, was an insane Turtles fanboy...but fanboys grow up. Honestly, after everything, I still think the first Turtles live action movie and the second cartoon series were the best of the line. I was like 23 when the second series came out, and my God...you're right to compare it to Batman: TAS. I'd call this series tied for a close second place with Gargoyles as the best animated series ever. Batman, Gargoyles and Turtles II are basically my holy trinity of cartoon series. Also, if you get the chance and in keeping with the spirit of this video...go look up the animated movie "Turtles: Forever." It's based in the Turtles II reality, and it features them jumping through dimensions to visit every iteration of the Turtles right back to the beginning. Including the Turtle Prime universe which is, you guessed it...the original comic book. It's a really fantastic and powerful retrospective...and the interactions between the original Kids Cartoon turtles and the Turtles II versions are comedy gold. If you really want to see how the Turtles have evolved, and see it all side by side, Forever is pretty much perfect.

Secret of the ooze was my favorite too!!! Still watch it from time to time in my 20s

I got introduced to it as a kid through the toy line in the 80s because my middle name is Rafael, my mother bought me Raphael.. I was hooked ever since.. I still have that original soft head toy with his weapons in a bag somewhere too.. Loved that show even though its cheesy as an adult.. The first movie was by far superior to the others to me.. Raphael got me saying "DAMN" and it pissed off moms so bad lol..

I grew up on the original '87 cartoon, and my parents saw that I was so into it at the time that they bought me the original Mirage Comics versions (they assumed it was the same as the cartoon), so I grew up on that one as well. My favorite being the original cartoon from '87, as that was what really got the ball rolling for the franchise.

2003 was my favorite and it’s super awesome!!! Notes From The Underground is my favorite

You forgot Turtles Forever animated movie, its when the 2003 series meet the clasic series and defeated both of their shredders

THANK YOOOOOOUUUU!!! For the backflash of SATURDAY MORNINGS!!! HAHAHA!! I would get in trouble cuz the TV was right next to my parents room hahahahaha

Secret of the Ooze was what made me love the TMNT!

I've loved every comic, tv show, and movie rendition that has been made :)

Omg I had forgotten about the Power Rangers/TMNT crossover!! I loved that episode as a kid!! The 2003 cartoon is my favorite.

I went to that concert! I had a blast! I'm with you that the 2014 movie was pretty cool. And I agree with most of the comments - the 2K3 series was the best out of all of them, though the 2012 series is great, too. ...but dude...how could you be a TMNT fan and not mention Turtles Forever? That was the BEST TMNT movie ever!

Gotta say my favorite was the 2003 TMNT mainly because I grew up with it, and like monsieur Arris said nostalgia trumps all.

I like them all. I have been watching them since the beginning as well. I would do my own cross over with them , GI Joe, and Transformers. I had a pretty good imagination back in the day

I also grew up on the 2003 series but I also remember it ending or being replaced with a version where they go to the future and have like saner weapons or something.

The original Eastman/Laird comics... Yes, I'm one of _those._

the 03 series will forever be my favourite. So fucking amazing. Loved it as a kid, still fucking love it now

out of ALL the TMNT cartoons the Nickelodeon TMNT is my BEST. too bad it's coming to an end

I grew up with the 2003 tmnt series with my bother, we loved the show and still watch it every now and then.

My family had the first TMNT live action on VHS when I was a kid and I was more than excited when TMNT 2003 came out; I remember that I ate my lunch (which was fried potato slices) as fast as possible so that I wouldn't miss the premier which was around noon

I wish TMNT 2012 did another Turtles Forever like special. 1987, 2003, 2012 turtles together. That would have been a freaking blast.

2003 was the only series I watched but it was incredible, it was the reason I got into TMNT as well :D

The 2003, I think, had the best balance of humor with seriousness, and it was the most versatile, with adult themes, but also stuff for kids to enjoy.

The Cross-over they did with the current incarnation of the Turtles is just an updated version on the movie Turtles Forever. Also the Vanilla Ice Ninja rap was pretty dope back in the day, but the song Shell Shocked from the Live Action 2014 TMNT movie just blew me away.

Like you, I think Secret of the Ooze was the best out of the original movie trilogy. I know that the popular opinion is that the first one was the best because it was the darkest, but the 2nd one had a lot of humor that worked well. And for me, I like my ninja turtles to be funny.

My favorite TMNT incarnations are IDW, 2003, 2012, 2014 movie and 2016 Out of the Shadows !!

Hey Arris, did you know that there is another tv animation series of TMNT? I think it started in 2009, where the turtles traveled to the future in the year 2105. The name of this show is called TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES FAST FORWARD!

Every time Arris says "Teenage Murant Ninja Turtles" or just "Ninja Turtles" or "Turtles", take a shot

Hey Arris, I've got an idea for an episode, how about you give us a list of your favorite villains turned heroes and heroes turned villains.

this show was part of the reason why I love turtles