Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme Song, for the 1987 TV series is the most iconic song in the franchise. The instrumental version plays during the action scenes and the end credits. In the Red Sky episodes, the song was remade.

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Lyrics

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Heroes in the half shell

Turtle Power!



They're the world's most fearsome fighting team (We're really hip!)

They're heroes in a half shell and they're green (Hey - get a grip!)

When the evil Shredder attacks

These turtle boys don't cut him no slack



Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Splinter taught them to be ninja teens (He's a radical rat!)

Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (That's a fact, jack!)

Raphael is cool but (c)rude (Gimmie a break!)*

Michelangelo is a party dude (Party!)



Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Heroes in the half shell

Turtle Power!

Censored UK version

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles

Heroes in a half-shell

Turtle power!

They're the world's most fearsome fighting team (We're really hip!)

They're heroes in a half-shell and they're green (Hey - get a grip!)

When the evil Shredder attacks

These turtle boys don't cut him no slack!

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles

Splinter taught them to be fightning teens (He's a radical rat!)

Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (That's a fact, jack!)

Raphael is cool but (c)rude (Gimme a break!)

Michelangelo is a party dude (Party!)

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles

Heroes in a half shell

Turtle power!

2nd Version

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Turtle Power!

They're the world's most fearsome fighting team

They're heroes in a half shell and they're green

When the evil Shredder attacks

Turtles fight back

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Turtle Power!



Crude or Rude?

Throughout the years, it has been disputed whether the theme song defines Raphael as "cool but crude" or "cool but rude". The dispute stems from the fact both terms have similar meanings, both can apply to the character, and multiple official sources using both terms:

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